Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 9 September 1881 — Page 2

THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT. BY A. J. HULL, Friday, September 9, ’Bl. ASSEMBLED WISDOM. Teachers of Adams County in Institute Convened. GENERAL VIEW OF OUR EDUCATIONAL HEAD-CENTERS. The teachers of Adams county assemb ed in the High School room of this place o i Monday mcraing last, and alter the lendering of some excellent music by the choir, Misses Estella Hart and Lucytftone, Prof. L. W. A. Luckey and John McConnehey, followed by prayer by Rev. Mr. Gleason, proceeded to organize themselves in an educational body Ly the election of officers. Supt. Luckey being, in the chair, A. F. S.mpson was elected Secretary, and Miss Maggie Metts and Mr. Loren Ayres enrolling secretaries. The Institute now being in working order, it proceeded immediately to work. The audience gave ear first to Supt. Luckey, who favored the students with a few remarks which were well received, as they should have been, being well timed and directly given. PHYSIOLOGY BY PROF. HASTIXGS. How to get at oral teaching of physiology in country schools is the question. Teach it incidentally. Teach it when you teach reading. If the scholar reads anything of the sen aes, take that occasion to teach physiology, incidentally. Obtain some bones—if only chicken bones —-and illustrate the subject Teachers should be able to draw the form .of the bones, because charts are net generally accessible. Seek to draw the child jnto general conversation on the lesson. Do not waste time by asking trivial questions, but important ones, avoiding technical terms, except the laeic common and important ones. I-Mck of interest arises from prevalent errors, among which may be mentioned the haphazard way in which eorne teachers assign lessons, i. e. considering the pages assigned as containing the lesson, when really they only contain information which may be gleaned of the lesson.

The speaker gave great emphasis to the having of real examples of existing facts in the formation of the human being; while human specimens may not be had, at all times, you can use pans of the inferior animals. Adjourned. Institute was called to order by Supt. Luckey at 1.30 p. in. BEADING BY SUPT. LUCKEY. We hare first a general discussion of the ends to be attained by reading. Physical development and vocal culture are the primary ends to be attained by primary reading. Physical development not so jnuch as vocal culture, because correct ' breathing and proper development of the organs of voice aro peculiar to the child. No child breathes incorrectly. Its breathing is that natural, that abdominal, breathing which Is essential to good health. The first object should be physical development. Conversation is the basis of all reading, and correct conversation is the basis of correct reading; and to converse, or read correctly, the vocal organs must be properly placed, must occupy a correct position. These organs primarily give out full, deep, resonant tones. Animals’ tones do not decrease in volume by use. The lion's roar, like pealing thunder, is equally full and deep in old and middle age. Not so with man. The speaker had tried to find out just when the change in the human voice takes plaee. While not able to fully determine the time when this change takes place, he thinks it is in the school room. To remedy this, the teacher should begin to work with the breathing apparatus. To read correctly, it is necessary that pure tone be used. To produce pure tone the organs must be in correct position. If you are teaching reading and are not practicing abdominal breathing you might as well stop. If we had space we would gladly give this lecture, or common sense talk, but our columns farbid the indulgence of our inclination. SCHOOL GOVERNMENT, BY PROF. WHITE. Horse whips are not, in themselves conducive to good government. One young man, the Professor knew, who took n school and was told by the patrons that the school was a very bad one—that the teacher should get a whip and commence the very first day to bring the boys up to the mark. The young man did this, and he proved a flat failure. The second young man began to make friends by honeying the boys and girls. He spoke to young ladies as if they were little girls, and be-

gun to cuddle them up. He failed, as a matter of course. Common sense is belter ‘ than all of the stuff you can get from these books. Use common sense, make friends nut of the children, but do it in a manly, open way. Do all your deeds frankly ; speak well of your predecessor ; reason with children—they are rational. Punishment does not alwa s make '.he scholar dislike the teacher. The Professor does believe in whipping, but does not believe in threshing and boxing around in a biutal way. The speaker had whipped for whispering, bad whipped for everything, but he never wanted the scholar to get mad because of ms whipping. This way of punishment is based on the condition that the children love you. Don't be too tough, and rowdyish, nor yet too soft and sickening. Dut be gentltmanly and firm, using common sense in your work. Don't jump off on too many newfangled ideas, but select eojne good way in which to rule your i school, and stick to it. In nicer to govern a school correctly you must like your scholars, and they ought to like you, then they will take . your advice. Then you must practice self- ■ government. You must control yourself, ‘ and practice out your preaching. If a teacher is a gentleman in every respect, it is an easy thing to get the scholars to be gentlemen and ladies. Some teachers

are orderly; his scholars will be orderly. Orderly schools are not necessarily idle schools. Some people say whers the children are too quiet they are not study - Ing. This need not bi the case, but in order to hero it other via) you mut work up the point of industry. The Professor thought it to be a wrong Jeal forth: te lAwJ o listen to any tale

which may be brought to him. Never be prejudiced against any scholar. Take it for granted that all the children are good; when bad comes up, then (I al withit—not before. The interesting lecture, of which the above Is a very brief notice, extended several minutes over the allotted time, but no one regretted it. Intermission. Institute met at 3 15 and the first exercise was a lecture, or rather a continuation cf Prof. White's lecture on “School Government, ’’ and was as interesting as the first part of the Professor’s speech. One especial point the speaker made was on the will of the child. A will-broken chill is a deformed child, He will steal sometimes—then lie about it. He will whisper in school and lie about it. He is little, is a whipped, cuffed, snifling child, dodging along without mind, honor or principle. During the course of the Professor s remarks he devoted a little time to literature. He didn’t believe in cramming- -didn't expect scholars to fill upon dates and trivial points. For instance take Tennyson. It is not necessary to,know the year in which he was born, but rather to know whether he was bom in this country or in England—what ho wrote,' generally speaking- whether he wrote poetry or history, and something particularly concerning the man. Sfudy these things rather than days and years. But above all, teachers should be well posted in literature, and be able to relate a great deal concerning literature in story form. Children remember storys when all else fails the mind. In answer to a question given by Mr. Dan Death, the Professor said that a good plan is to have a form on which scholars can write out something concerning authors, and thus condense all that they can find out about literature, which course tends to the development of the reasoning faculties and gives to the child the power of expressing itself in language suited to he subject.

Time for lecturing on School Government having ended, telegrams from Profs. Bloss and Ladd were read, stating their inability to be present at Decatur Orthoepy, by Supt. Luckey, was the next exercise. The difference between Ortho graphy and Orthoepy was explained. Orthoepy, the speaker said, is the science of utterance . How to teach the sounds of vowels was (he first thought presenting itself. He would select some small concrete word, and deal altogether with the sounds which are in the word, for the first day. He would make the pupil thoroughly acquainted with the sound before he applied them to any letters The Professor organized the institute in a class, and the entire recitation was an interesting and a very instructive one. 5'50 having arrived, Institute adjourns I to meet in the Court Honee at 7.30 p. m.

TUESDAY MORNING. Institute opened by music by the choir, assisted by Miss Kate Numbers, followed by prayer by the Superintendent. Upon the calling of the roll, a very noticeable and commendable feature of too few Institutes was noted by the regular workers, viz—With one or two exceptione, the enrolled members were all there promptly at their poets. At 9.20 the chair introduced to the audience, Prof. J C. McPherson, of Richmond, Ind., who until 10 a. m. held the undivided attention of the assembly to the subject of his lecture—Language The most common errors, said the speaker in composition wiit’ng, are these—l. Having pupils to write without thought. 2 Using unsuitable subjects. 3. Endeavoring to do too much. 4. Neglecting oral expressions- -confining the attention mostly to written forms. 5. Making the work one of memory rather than an adjustment of thought and language. He considered that the practice of assigning subjects, and these subjects unsuitable ones, and having the child write a page of foolscap on such subjects was a very bad one. If you ask a child to write on “The Pleasures

Memory" you ask it to wiite cf somei thing of which it knows nothing whatever. A child has no pleasure in memory. He , remembers nothing with pleasure. Another . great error is depending on memory for the written sentences. Y'ou tell the child to read a work and give you a synopsis of all it reads. He reads it and memorizes certain portions. These portions he w rites out and his composition is made up of these disjointed facts. This, in connection with writing too infrequently, is one of the greatest of errors The speaker thought that we require too much of the child, rather, mixing too much. The scholar writes out his exercise, an l we then ask him to read it from the platform, which is purely an elocutionary exercise : The speaker's time having expired, he gave way to Prof. Walters, who took up the subject of mathematics. The Professor took up fractions, and after defining some of the terms, and correcting some of the definitions as given by many instructors, attempted to make plain some of the trouble which teachers and scholars often make for themselves by getting the terms I multiple, divisor, factors, &e, mixed in their minds. The fault lies in too intrequent practice and reviews, whereupon the Professor went to the board and illustrated some of the points. Intermission LAXfiCAOK LESSON BT PHOT. MCPHERSOW. Prof. McPherson continued his lecture which was interrupted in the early mornI ing. The speaker thought children ought to grow intellectually as well as physically; that they ought to be taught to reach out, to reach up, to try, as it were, to get a little larger. Lot the chill express himself as he sees fit at first, then the teacher should afterward shave down a little—correct the wrong use of capital letters, bad grammar, and last, bad spelling. Now the place in which thise iangage lessons should appear on the common school programme is to be next noticed in the opinion of the speaker. They should be (a) in with the reading lessons, in the lower grades, (b) in the upper grades, they should form separate exercises. Prof. Jlcl'hersou thought that after ihe fourth reader, ex er cises of ten or fifteen minutes, and in these • exercises criticisms, weuld be in order : , When belearns this exercise the scholar . , should be given a text book This lecture was eagerly listened to, and if we eouid, should produce it in tact. FHYUIOLOGY DY PRQF. BA3TISGP. The subject of this lesson wia hygiene, for the teacher and the immediate paints which the speaker brought out were, (1.) Want of exercise—i’ e n the right kind of J

exercise. Don't e»erc<*e yourself in fretting, worrying. Bud troubling your mind. Let vour school affairs end for the day with the departure of teachers and scholars from (ho room. Take everything as a matter of course, and do everything which your are called upon to do, iu a business way. (2.) Don't violate the laws of health by eating food which does not agree with the stomach, an I by going out of a warm room into the cold air (3.) Keep the temperature even, and within a very few degrees of seventy. (4.) Ventilation. The speaker advised trustees to visit their school houses, and see that means are afforded for proper ventilation. If the trustees will not supply any deficiency in this respect, lie woul 1 do it himself and face the law for any damages. (5.) The yard—see that there is no pond in the yard; that there Is no garbage or vegetation in one corner. Adjourned. Institute met in thc Court room'at I*3o p. m. and after a choice selection of music by the choir,

l PROF J. MCPHERSON, of Richmond, addressed the assembly on “The First day of School,” a very brief ■ synopsis of which talk we present below: In opening schools there are some things which should be done before teaching. Secure a contract with your trustee. The sooner you acquire business habi's the . bettter for you. And teaching school is a . business which requires business habits. ' There are a dozen little things which you ought to do before your school epens—a dozen peculiarities which you shouldmake yourself acquainted with before the doors are opened for the first day. A contract made before you secure a valid license is not a binding contract. IFhen you go to contract with the trustee take your license with you. The school perhaps has a register. The law provides for a register by means of which the teacher can keep a record of the standing of the scholar, in his class. Get possession of that register, for from it you may learn something of the many littte peculariiies of that school. Bat if the school is nut furnished with a register, get possession of the last programme, and from it learn all you can. It is the teacher s duty to leave his school , in as good condition as he can . It is the point to which a teacher brings his school • from which we judge him. The teacher's ‘ work is a failure if he does not leave his ] school in a good condition. (This idea is not appreciated by many school officers.) j

j i When your school is left in good shape, ; you leave behind you a record of every 1 pupil so the next teacher knows where to begin. You should leave a record of each class, so that all may go on smoothly. I Suppose your predecessor has not left any 1 such a record for your use—then supply j the deficiency by search in another direction. Find out from the pupils before they come what books were used in school. Find ‘ out the order of exercises. Find out what , lessons were heard first, which later. Hav- < ing formed an estimate of the work you may have to do, visit the room before your ’ first day. Do not go later than ihe Friday 1 immediately preceding the Monday on which you may begin work. In this aclion go on this principle, viz : It is bet- 1 ter lhat you do not strip off your coat, cast ‘ away your collar and go to woik sweep- ' ing out the last summer's dust, in the pre- ' sence of your pupils. There is a moral , 1 influence which your pupils will feel if; 1 they find you prepared when they ome to ( the room. You want the full benefit of this : influence. You want to feel that those I maps are put where you want them. You ( want to know that th*se seats are where 1 you wish them. That those windows are • 1 fixed as y-u fixed them You want to feel j f an ownership in everything in that room, that you are master of the place. If you ; ‘ can better rake command of a school house ’ by thus changing the physical features. 1 such as rearranging the seats, &c , why ! : change them, that Is all. Another thing is, secure a suitable board- ’ ing place. There is much in that. If it ' is possible get a room where you can sic • by yourself, where your meditations can ! not be disturbed. Emerson says the way ( ’ to grow wise is to sit alone and keep a 1 diary. The speaker did not know concern- 1 ing the usefulness of keeping the diary, but there comes strength by sitting alone. ' The good teacher, to a certain extent, must be a mesmeriztr. During the day he gives off to tboio with whom he comes in contract a certain amount of nervous force. I In sitting alone he gets back a part of this ' force—rather, he renews his strength for the next day. So it is to youi advantage to get into a comfortable boarding place. 1 Be there when your pupiis arrive on the first morning. Let them find the master there I would say that half the troubles are hatched in the interval wh’ch may elapse between the coining of the scholars ' and the coming of the teacher. It the scholars have come first they have gotten up an 1 ‘‘temporary organization’ of their own. , ' which organization the teacher must break 1 up, before he can efiect his. If he is first, I ' he gains a little time They do not come j ' all at once. They have a good distance to i : come. One or two nr three come at a time, ' ' and those the teacnor can question about, j 1 his books, his classes, &c , and so get ac- , quainted with them. Begin in time. Don’t yield to t hat old ' superstition that the first dey is a worthless day. It is a day for work, and go to ; work in earnest on that day. ifyouiead a selection of scripture to begin with, have it already chosen. It is a mark of weak- 1 nees, as well as of disrespect t< your 1 scholars for a teacher to stand and cull through a book before he begins to read. Don’t let the pupils have an idea that your ground is strange to you If you 1 have taught one or twenty-five years, let j appearances be the same. Let the children I I see that you intend to crowd each day full j : of work:

(Space forbids evpn this very incomplete further following of Prof. McPherson's address. But he goes back to his Richmond office taking with him the good will and the respect of Adams county teachers.— R'p). SCHOOL GOVERNMENT, EY PROF. WHITE. This lecture was a continuation of the course with which Prof White opened the Institute, and was well received, being in excellent taste, and to the point in practicability and applicability. PRIMARY READING, BY SUP T LUCKEY. During the course of this lecture the Sup t gave an apt and comprehensive definition of the word reading. We give it below:

Reading is the Ability to Gather and Convey Thought. In some works we are told that reading is the enunciation of thought. In oihers still that reading is the transposition of the printed matter to the mind. Neither cf these all of the subject The one passes by silent reading: the other says nothing of the conveying of the ideas of the audio? io the*mind cf the hearer. Extending his remarks in an interesting way until the closing of the Institute for, the day, the Sup t was attentively listened to. The roll was called, and the attendance at the close of the second day was found . to be ninety-eight, nearly all of whom are ! regußr teachers.other carrying license or coDteinpl.uing examiua ion at tbo close of i the Institute. I Adjourned.

NIGHT SESSION. Promptly at 7:30 the teachers and many of our citizens assembled in the court room to bear Prof Macpherson discourse on “Boys’ Rights. ' The choir favored the audience with a selection of music, after which ‘Boys ’ were brought out, and an able champion they found in the Professor. The future monos the country are in no danger of being starved, or mistreated in any way. so long hb we have men like Mr. Macpherson among us. It would not have interested the boys themselves, probably, to have beard Qie speaker deliver his lecture. But there is not a parent in Decatur but would have been benefited by listening, and much more, by carrying out the suggestions of the gentleman. One point we cannot but notice. The speaker said that there Is not one of us that can go through in a day with the exercise which a little child will pass through in the same time. Nature teaches it that rest does not come from quitting our work, but in changing it frequently. Another point he urged upon the teacher especially is to make the school room a pleasant and an easy place for the boy. If ihe exercises are varied the school room will be a pleasant place to the boy. The speaker w&s emphatic on another point. He said we must fight the great heresy which has come up with us as we, Rs a race, emerged from barbarity into civilization: the one great heretical doctrine that learning and labor are foes. This idea is our enemy. We must fight it Learning and labor are not foes, and we must teach the idea that the work does not degrade the man, but the man degrades the work.

The right to be taught a useful trade is one of the boy's primary rights. He hesa j right to be taught something which he can exchange for ihe values which be must i have in his daily life. This portion of the lecture the speaker considered the platform on which he stands—so important does he consider the right to learn a trade. He said that not one syllable is there on the statute books of any State io the Union to protect aboy learning a trade. At ihe close of the evening's exercise Prof. Macpherson announced that with this lecture his Institute work in Adams county for this fall would end. On motion of Prof. Leonard Luckey the thanks of the Institute were tendered the gentleman. Adjourned. WEDNESDAY MORNING The day s work was commenced by music by the choir, followed by prayer from Rev. Metts. The same punctuality was noticable this morning as on former occasions. and the same cheerful attention given to work. The Superintendent ne doubt felt encouraged and strengthenei to go on in his work. The first regular work was ihe selection of a committee on resolutions. The members weie apportioned to the townships as follows: St. Mary's, Dan Death and Mollie Simpson; Rout, John Christen, Jr.; Blue Creek W. J. Edwards; Preble, B banker and Henry Laukenow; Washington. Mattie Sewell; Decatur, Ella Fitzgerald; Hartford, Ella Parrott.

The next exercise was a language lesson by the Sup't, The lesson pertained to the printing and writing of lessons for the first reader. Following this came a lesson on ARITHMETIC, BT PROF. WALTERS, In which the gentleman put some model solutions of problems on the board to illustrate why the terms of the divisor are inverted in the operation of division of fractions. Intermission. The Institute was called to order by the Superintendent, and the query “What shall be the standard of good order in the school, was given to the assembly :o be discussed at some future time. Mr. Dan Death beii g called to the chair the next lesson was announced to be HYGIENE FOR THE PUPIL, BY PROF. HASTINGS. The speaker deprecated the practice us keeping pupils occupying the same position for a long while. This treatment brought a state of restlessnes over the school, and restlessness is the foe of study. Recess, the speaker considered very important. He, when teaching a country school, always took advantage of the recess to go out and play with the children. Scholars should not sit facing the light, or with a glaring surface directly in front of the chil l. The eyesight is of no little importance, and should be shielded. When children come in from the playground they are warm, probably overheated. They find the air of the room quiet and their first impulse is to get in the draft—probably will throw up the winlow iu order to make a draft. Don't permit this; you may be permitting the child to there lay the foundation of a lifelong disease. When the child goes out of the warm, quiet air of the room into the cold, disturbed atmosphere of the outside, the teacher should see that additional clothing is put on. We are too careless in this respect. We take it for granted lhat children can stand more exposure, endure more eold, wear lighter clothing, than older when our judgment teaches us that the opposite is the case. Why not listen tq reason? Why sacrifice health to appearances? Noon having arrived Institute adjourned.

Institute met at 1.35 p. m., and The ’afternoon exercises were begun with a selection of music renderad by the choir iu a style very near to perfection. The Superintendent introduced to the Institute PROF. W. H. ERNST, Os Wells county, who conducted an exercise in reading. The speaker considered that education is not the acquisition of knowledge, but development—development of all that a child is or expects to be. Tne great defect in our readers is the amount of matter and the kind of matter. The child reads just as you and I read. It must have the picture before it in order to read and give to its mind the idea of the author. So we read. We have the pictures of nature before us and we read therefrom. The speaker pointed out to the teachers the, as he considered the question, proper mode of primary teaching. One error and a prominent one is th st teachers buildup for the scholar, when the chili sbou d build for himself. Start it from something it already knows and direct it aloag the path. It will build and grow mentally with his building. Use chalkuse it a great deal. Teach spelling, grammar and composition. You cannot teach any child to speak and write the English language correctly by giving it all its language lessons in the grammar class. The speaker had tried it and it could not be done. Especially was Prof. Ernst severe on teaching without any object. If the teacher is working at random, is groping in the dark, he had better stop, quit imme diateiy. The next exercise vas a continuation of SCHOOL GOV EK ENT, BY PROF. WHITE.

The talk was appropriate, and appreciated. related to matters in which all are interested. The speaker was especially se vere on the teacheis who are given to the use of slang phrases and trying in their talk to their schools to hit somebody over some one else s shoulders. Intermission. Upon the reassembling of the Institute the query noted this forenoon came up for an answer, and was replied to by .Messrs Death, White, Simpson. Frisinger and others. Some advocated the standard * study i. e. when all are studying then we have ' got the school to the standard. Others ad vised governing a school as a well appointed family i. e. make some leighbor- ' ing family your standard and when the f school reaches that real in whioh a well appointed family is running, then you have reached the standard. Pr f. Walters was of the opinion that we need no rule® ! on behavior. Let them have plenty of i work and never mind the hide confusion which must result from the performance of that work. The Superintendent answered the question also. His opinion was that our standard should be the standing of a lady or gentleman in the full sense of the Word. Ihe next exeroise was on orthography, I by Prof. Walters.which was comprehensive and well chosen. insulate adjourned. (Completed next week ]

The Golden Thread Tied. One of the social events of the season occurs*! st the residence of Mr. Philip Kern, of Union township, by the marriage of their daughter Drucilla, to Mr. Martin L. Smith, both of Adams county, Ind- On last Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, 1881. At three o’clock the parties presented them selves in the parlor, when Rev. Fisher, the officiating clergyman, preformed the ceremony, which was short, but very impres sire, after which the newly wedded couple were introduced to the guests present. By the time congratulations were over, rerefreshment were announced, and all present partook of the sumptuous repast prepared for the occasion. The bride was elegantly attired in drab sateen, trimed with satin of the same color. A white lace tie, with the hair neatly arranged added much to her appearance. The groom was dressed in conventional black. The following is a list of presents received from friends: Father and mother of the bride, silver caster and bible; Geo. Luckey and wife, bed spread, table cloth, wash bowl and waterpitcher; Tena Railing, canary bird and cage; Lucy Stone, glass tea set and set of tea spoons: Estella iiart, large cut glass fruit dish; Nora Kern, bed spread; Lavina Cline, large glass lamp; G. W. A. Luckey, clock; G. L. Kern, s»lver butter knife; Louisa Brock, tablecloth; Ella Rice, glass fruit dish; J. L.W. Luckey set of napkins; Jvah Kern, lemon dish; S.C. Beery, set of glass fruit dishes; G. B. Cline, glass cske stand; John Brock, stew kettle; Lilly Cline, glass pickel cup: Mrs. D. Railing, sofa tidy; €«eorge Brock, tea pot: Martha Spuller, water pitcher and towling; Tena Kern, set of flower, vases; Charley Brock, set of tea spoons; Wilson Spooler, salt stand; Johnnie Kern, pair cf scissors; Charley Ehinger, set cf wine glasses; L. W . A. Luckey, silver picke 1 caster. L.

C. & A. R. R. Notes. Mr. T. L. Moore, who has charge of the second division of the Chicago & Atlantic railroad has opened an office in the Studabaker and Allison buildings, up stairs. The office is in charge of Mr. S. L. Vance* J. C. Williams, chief engineer of the Chicago X Atlantic railroad was in this place Wednesday. Messrs. Lewis and Skidmore, of Lima, O . who, it is understood, have the contract for grading the road tbiough this county, were in this place Saturday last, and proposed to sublet that portion of their contract between this place and the elate line. While The Demociat has no particulars to give, it is understood that the road will be completed as fast as possible. Authentic information of progress will be given from week to week. Last week Jacob Martin served the first fresh oysters o f the season. The Boonville, Ind., Inquirer quotes watermelons at one cent each. Good potatoes are a scarce article and command * good price jn this market. Our exchanges arc complaining of the depredations of horse thieves. Outside the Catholic church and Sabbath schools, there ware no services in our churches Sunday morning. There w'.ll be a sufficien t police force on the camp ground to take care of all the rowdies that come* We the people are the sovereigns of this country. All have a right to do as they please, when they please to do right. Albert Buhler Isft for Montezuma, Mercer county, Ohio, this week, leaving orders for Thi Democrat to follow him. Parties were at the C., R. & Ft. W. railroad d pot last week who desired to contract for corn. They were from the burnt district south of us.

For good job work go to Taz Democrat office. A new stock of cards, bill heads, statements, note and letter heads, colored papers, etc., eto., just received. Martin Cunningham is lying in jail at Fort Wayne, awaiting his trial, charged with an a tempt to burglarize a store at Monroeville, Ind. Henry Houck has advertised a sals of personal property In Kirkland township, including his stock, hay in the mow. etc., Saturday, September 17th; a's ■ Alexander Eble, same township, on September 21st. Sylvester Peterson was awarded the contract for putting in a sewer for the Willshire folks, and is now hard at work pushing it to completion. The sewer runs along the west side of lhe main street. The heavy frosts of last winter followed by the severe drouth of this summer has killed an unusual number of fruit and ornamental trees. The people should not be discouraged but replace them with young trees the first opportunity. The new management are pushing work on the sewer Last week they put in onehnndtel and ten feet; this week they will complete about the same amount. They will cross Second sire et this week, and are now going westward rapidly. The Christian church were to have a basket meeting on the fair grounds, Sunday, but the rain interrupted. Had they sent this office a note it would have been announced last week.

There are very few families so poor bat that they can subscribe and pay for Tns Dimocbat. A earing of three cents a week will do it. Try it one year and you will acknowledge it one of the best investments . you have made. There is an opportunity for some one to engage in a profitable business, which will ; be without competition, and will par ; from the start. It is a foundry and ma- . thine shop. The repair work alone would be a profitable item When oar third railroad is completed, it will give us excellent fatalities for communicating with the surrounding country. A practical man in the business would find this the place he has been looking for and would receive every aid and encouragement from our people. The opportunity is here offered for Bluffton papers to get in their co mI2S&tS . James Davy, of Monroe township will realize from Lis grape crop SSOO this year. This shouid be a hint to our farmers to go and do likewise, as we hare no doubt that on interviewing Mr. Davy, he will say that he realized more from his grapes than all the rest of his crops taken together, I while the labor and expense compared to his otter crops was hardly worth menti on- | inz. I

Unless our citizens repair the old walks and build the newordered by the Trustees, and that quickly, the repairing and building will be sold out to the lowest responsible bidder. Our agricultural implement dealers say they have sold double the number of wheat and grain drills this fall ever sold in a single seasen before, whieh indicates the sowing of an unusually largo crop of wheal. Surface and under draining has doubled the average yield per acre of wheat in this county within a short time, and made what was once called au uncertain crop, almost as certain as a corn crop. Sylvester Wolf received a severe injury to his left bend. To uSe his own expression, be was fooling with a band cutter, when Ihe accident occurred. It was at a little threshing party, whether at his own house, ov at his neighbors could not be learned. The knife passed obliquely across the back of his hand, severing an artery and two tendons, making an ugly gash about three inches long. He came to town and secured the services ofDr. B. W. Freeman to dress the wound. Ketibxo.—Treasurer Iloltbouse that was, is ex-treasurer now. He stepped down and out, Monday, taking with him a box of cigars, which were distributed te all smokers. In these days of official malfeasance and default, it is refreshing to know that the Democratic record of this county for honesty and integrity upon the part of our officials remains unbroken and untarnished. Treasurer llolthouse being the last to retire, having accounted for his trust with the proper authorities, to their entire satisfaction. He was a popular officer, always ready to answer the inquiries pertaining to his office, as if it was a pleasure to answer all calls upon him. The best wishes of The Democrat follow him.

A Mother's Death. Died, in Decatur, Indiana, September 4, 1881, at the residence of her son, lYm. I’. Moon, Elizabeth Powell, in her eighty-fifth year. The deceased was born iu Penn's Manor, Bucks county, Penn., December 4, 1796; was married to Joseph Moon, March 19, 1819. Seven children were born to them, four of whom preceded her, also, her husband: who died December 8. 1869. After the death of her busband she made her home with her three survivingchildren. She left eleven grand-childreu, two great-grand-children, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss.

She emigrated to Wayne county. Indiana, in the spring of 1837, settling on the middle branch of White Water, five miles northcast of Richmond, near Cox' Mills, remaining in that neighbor- ' hood fortv years, where bv her many I acts of kindness and her sympathetic nature, she endeared herself to all who knew her. It might be truly said of her as of one of old, ‘'she looketh i well to the ways of her household and. eateth not of the bread of idleness". For almost fifty years she filled the position of a faithful wife, and was always ready to sacrifice anything for the good of her children. She never made a public profession of religion, but was always a regular | attendant at the house o! worship, until the weight of years deprived her of the privilege. She was inclined to the Quaker forms and customs, although she never united with them. When taken down with the sickness which resulted in her death, she said it would be her last, and expressed herself ready wheneve she would be called to change this state of earthly sorrow for a hotne where four score and five years makes not a wrinkle on the brow, neither do silver hairs appear. And, today, her friends feel sure she is clasping the bands of those who have been wailing and watching by the river for many years for the signal of her coming. * An extnxt from a private letter from Fort Wayne says that Dr. Woodward, of Ft. Wayne, said of Dr. W. 11. Schrock, that he would return home a different man.He experienced no difficulty in walking two or three miles, and he, the doctor, could not notice any symjtoins of valvular difficulty of the heart. With this view of the case the Dr. may be expected to return home with restored health, which is the wish of his friends. County Surveyor Kintz, who has the oversight of some ditching on Yellow creek, reports that the boys killed eight rattlesnakes last week. Other parties engaged in ditching tell some pretty tall snake stories, but having no desire to tell the biggest snake story a period is put right here.

Daughters, Wires, Mothers, Dr. J. E. MARCHIBI, UTICA, N T , BWconmu or DR MARC3ZBFS UTERINE CATHOLICON A POSITIVE CURE FOR FEMALE CCS PLAINTS. This Kernedy will act in barmonv with rhe Ferta,e system at ail tunes and s'so imm-diately upon the abdominal and uterine maeo'ee anS restore them to a healthy and strong condition Dr. Marchlsi's Uterine Catbolioon will cure falling of the Womh, Leoccorrha.s, Chronic !n---nammailon and Ulceration of the wonib.lnniden. tai Hemorrhage or Flooding. Painfol, Suppressed and Irrep-. ar Menstravtinn. EMney Complaint, and Is wy ec'slly adapted to the Change or Life. Send for pamphlet, tree. Ail letters of inquiry freely answered Addrew as adore F P K SA I*® 1 *® BV A *' L »»«• GGl'7rs. Price |t s, per hottie. Be ante and oslc fur Dr. Marchisl a Uterine Cattioltron 'l ake no other For sale by A. R. Pierce 4 Co. ami Dorwin & Hclthouse

KENDALL’S SPAVIN CURE. 7 WkendalusW (SPAVIN CURE® >■ J A It cures Spavins, tfplinis. Curbs, Ringbones and all similar blemishes, and removes the bunch without blieiciing. Forman it is now known to be one of the best, if not the best liniment ever discovered . We feel positive that every man ran have perfect success in every rase if he on ly use good common sense iu applying Kendall s Spavin Cure, and preserve in had cases of longstanding Read below the experience of others FROM COL. L. T. FOSTER. Youxgbtowm, 0., May 10, 1880. Dr- B. J. Kendall & Co., Gints.—l had a very valuable Haiubletonian colt which I prized very highly, he had a large bone spavin on one joint and a smaller one on the o'her which made him very lame: 1 had him under the charge of two Veterinary surgeons which failed to cure him 1 was ooe day reading the advertisement cf Kendall's JSpavin Cure in the Chicago Express, I determined at once to try it and got our Druggist here to send for it, they ordered three bottles; I took them a l and thought I would give it a thorough trial, I used it I according to directions and by the fourth day ihecolt ceased to be lame, and the lumps had entirely disappeared. 1 used but one bottle and the colts limbs are as free from lumps and as snooth nanny horse iu the State. He is entirely cured The cure was so remarkable that 1 kt two of my neighbors have the remaining two bottle*, who are now using it. Very respectfully, L. T FOSTER. Perseverance Will Tell.

Stovghton, Mass., March 16, 1880. B. J. Kendall & Co , Gents:-'-Id justice to you and myself, I think I ought to let you know that 1 have removed two bone • spavins with Kendall’s Spavin Cure, one . very large one, don't know how long the spavin had been there. I have owned the horse eight months. It took me four months to take the large one off and two for the small one. I have used ten bottles. The > horse is extremely well, not at ail stilt; and no bunch to be seen or felt. This is a wonderful medicine. It is a new thing here, but if it does fur ail what it hts dune tor me its sale will be very great. Respectfully yours, CHAS E PARKER.KENDALL S SPAVIN CURE. Acme, Mich, Dea 28, 1879. Dr B J Kendall & Co. Gents:—l sent yon one dollar for your Kendall's Spavin Cure last summer which cured a bone spavin with half h bottl-. The best liniment I ever used. Youis resptci fully, HOMER HOXIE. From Kev P. a. Graia<vr Presiding Elder of the St Albans Restrict. St Albans, Vt, J xn 20, 1880. Dr B J Kendall & Co, Gen’s:—ln reply l to your letter I wiil say that my e.xpeiieuce wiih Kendall s Hp.ivlu Cure has been veiy satisfoe’ery indeed Tlnee or four years ago I procured a I ott’.e of your agent, and with it cured a horse of lameness caused Jby a spavin. Last season horse became | lame and I turned uim o it for a few weeks when he became better, but when 1 put him on the road he grew worse, when 1 discovered that a liugbue was forming, I procured a bottle of Kendall’s Spavin Cure and with less than a buttle tuied him so I that he is not lame, neither can the bunch be iound. Respectfully vonre, fN GRANGER. Statin.int Made Under Oath. Ta whom it rosy concern In the year 1875 I treated with Kendalls Spavin Cute, a bone spavin of seveial months gruwtb, nearly half as large a« a hens egg, and completely stopped the laincrx -s and removed the enlargement. 1 have worked the horse ever since Very hard, »ud never has been lame, nor could I ever s-e sry difference in the tile of the hock joints since 1 treated him with Kendali a Spavin Cure, Il A GAINES. Enosburgh falls, Vt, Feb 25, 1*79. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 1 25th day of February A D 1*79. JUHN G JENNE, Justice of Peace. KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE On Luman fl.sh it has been ascertained by repealed trials to be the very best liniment ever used for any deep seated pain of lung stamping, or of short duration. Also tor corns, bunions, frost bites, or any bruise, cut or lameness- Some are afraid to use it bn human flesh simply leoause it is ahorse medic ne, but you should remember that what is good for beast is go-d for man, and we know front experience that ‘-Kendall a Spavin Cure can be used ou a child 1 year old with perftel safety. Its effects are wonderful on human flesh and it does not blister or make a tore. Try it and be convinced. What is Good for Beast is Good for Man. bk.vd its t rrrcTS ox human flesh! Patten's Mills, Washington co, N Y, 1 February 21, 1878. J B J Kendall, MD, Dear Sir: The particular case on which 1 used your Ken-I drll's Spavin Cure was a malignant ankle I sprain of sixteen months standing. 1 had tried many things, out in vain. Your: “Kendall Spavin Cure" put the foot to the i ground again, and, for the first time sin. e ' hurt, in natural position. For a family i liniment it excelle anything we ever used ' Yours truly, ' KEV M P BELL Pastor M E church, Patten’s Mills, N Y. Bakersfield, Vt, Dec 23, 1879 i B J Kendall & Co, Gents—l wish to a.l.i ' my testimony in favor of your invaluable liniment. “Kendall s Spavin Cure." In the spring of 1872 I slipped on the ice and sprained my right limb at the kuee joint I was very lame snd at times suffered the most excruciating pain. I w O re a bandage on it for over a year, and tried most everything in my reach, but eould tied nothing tltal would give ms permirueut relief When I overworked it would pain n e very much. In April 1878 1 began to think I should b- a cripple fur life; but having feme of ‘ Kendall’s Spavin Cure' ' thought I would try it. I used one-tliird of a bottle, and experienced relief at once The pain left me and has not troubled me since. 1 feel very grateful to you aud would recommend ‘Kendall's Spavine Cure to all who suffer with sprains and rheumatism. Yours truly, Mas. J. Boltkli. KENDALLS SPAVIN CURE. Kendall s Spavine Cure is sure in its effects, mild in its action as it does notblis•er. yet it is penetrating and powerful to reach any deep seated yain or to remove any bony growth or any ether enlargement if used for several days, such as spavins, splints, curbs, callous, sprains, swell- 1 ings, any lameness and all enlargements of the joints or limbs, or rheumatism ia man and for any perpose for which a liniment is used for num or beast. It is now ' known to be the best liniment for man ' ever used, acting mild and yet certain iu < its effects. It is used full strength with perfect safety at all seasons of the year ' Send address for illustrated Circular < whteh we think gives positive proof of ns - virtues No remedy htisever met with such I f unqualified success to our knowledge lor t beast as well as man. Price sl. per bottle, or six bottles for $5. All Druggists have it or can ret it for you.oritwill be sent to any address on i receipt of price bjr the proprietors. i - DK. J 8. KENDALL 4 CO. Enoeburg Falla, Vermont. : T vot. 20. no. 23-—I year. . i SOLD BY ALL DRUGGIST'S. | r

B. F. FREEMAN. Physician audSurgcon, 'Office over Dorwin & Holtbouse’s t'ru T 2 T " , ’ tM ’ v25u23-ly g PPOIN I ; Al . Notice is hereby given, that the usder Signed ba. been appointed adiuiui ßtr ., ‘ of the istate of Rachel Walter* l a . e . Adam, county, deceased. The estat, "1 ■ probably solvent. LORENZO CHERRYHOLMOB Sept. 9, 1881. Y 1'M1N1STRATORB BALE. Notice is hereby given, that the un b, r signed, administrator of the state of R» c t el Walter*, deceased will offer for sale public auction, at the residence of the ur ty r on nCd ,U UUi °“ toW “ shi » ) ' AJsi “» ooun-' Saturday, the 6th. x>f Outoler, 1881 the personal property of said estate ecn ’ sisttng of one horse, two cows, one ws lo / one dosen geese, hay in the mow, ual .’ household aud kitchen furniture, an I ' rious other articles. ’ * T *‘ Terms.- Eutus of three dollars and un der. cash; over three dollars a credit of nine months will be given, the purchase, giving note with surely to the satisfaction ot the undersigned, waiving benefit o f ...| nation and appraisement laws. Sale to h. gm at 10 o'clock a. m. LORENZOCHEKRYHOLMES _no23w4 Administrator. dministratorlTale.' ~ Notice is hereby given, that the undersigue.l, admtmstratorof the estate of J o h„ b. lonn.llier, deceased will offer fur sale at public auction, at the late residence of the decedent, in Rout township, Adams county, on the 12th of September 1881 the personal property of said ev-t « su<>ng of four horses, one cow oue X form spring wago-, one spring mL „“ J two horse Wng „ n , two combined and mowers, one grain drill, plow* hold a D nd° V e .\ far "l ing in ’P I “ DCQta ' house-' ot°ht:rlle k s UCheD,Urn,,UrC ’ Tkrm.s, Sums of three dollars and under, cash; over three dollars a credit of nine months will t e given, the purchaser ri u T n n r,h Ole 7 ,lhßure| j' 'otbe'satisfaclonot the undersigned, waiving benefit of valuation and appraisement Sws. Sale to vcg;n at 10 o clock a. m. A. IIOLTIIOUSE, » Administrator. Aug. Is, 1881.

SALE OF DITCH. V’OTICE shereby given . bst lhe „ n . dervtgned has been notified in writing by Nancy Lee, a land owner, and per son Interested in lhe s > called Le e ♦’itch, situated in Monroe township \ } ams county, that the follo wing name I person, tc-wit: Jacob Baker has failed to procure the excavation or construction of such part of said ditch as was apportioned to him repetively by lhe viewers, appointed according to law, in the manner and time , specified in the report made by said viewers. I shall, therefore, in pursuance of Section 12 of the Ditch law, approved March*' 1875, on Friday the 16th day nf It-bl, al 2 o'clock I’ M„ at the Court House door tn Decatur, let to the lowest and best responsible bidder, the excavation and construction of so much of the said Lee ditch as is described below to-wit : From station 20 to stat ion 32. being 1200 lineal feet apportioned by said viewers to Jacob Baker. Also the clearing of the timber on rhe line of said ditch, rttnniuIbroi.eh the land ofsaid Jaeob Baker. ° Said work to betlone strictly in accordan<e with the specifications 'attache.! tj the report of the viewers, fi’ed in the Aud- | ilor’s office of Adams county, Ind. U dders will be required to’ -Jilc a bond, ; with good aud sufficient security, payable .to the above mentioned Jacob Baker | for the faithful performance of said work within the time specified st the day of the I letting. G. CHRISTEN, Auditor Adams Co. Auditors office, Adams County, IrJ August 17, 18M. 20w4 ' NOTICE SALE CF DiTCH. Notice is hereby given that the under, signed has been notified in writing, by John Hart a 'and owner and person interested in the so called Wherry ditch, situated in Union township, Adams countc that the following named prison to wit: Joseph .Jiller has failed to procure the excavation or construction of such part of said ditch as was apportioned to him respectively by the viewers, appointed according to law, in tbe manner an 1 time specified in the report made by said viewers. I shall, therefore, in pursuance of section 12 of the ditch law, approved Mnrch ‘J. 1875, on Friday, the\6thday of September. 1881, at 2 o clock p. ni., ut the court house dorr in Deca'ur, let to the lowest and best responsible bidder, the excavation ard construction of so much of the said Wherry diteli as is described below, to-wit.-r'rom elation 98 to station 11G, being 1800 lineal feet apportioned by said viewers to Joseph Miller. Said work to done strictly in accordance with the specifications attached to tho report of said viewers, filed in the Auditor's office Decatur Indiana. Bidders will be required to file a bond, with good and suffici.nt security, payable te the above mentioned Joseph Miller for the faithful performance of sail work within the time specified at the day of the letting. G. CHRISTEN, Au,liter Adams county. Audi-ors office, Adams county Indians Aug. 18, ’Bl —w4. NOTICE SALE _ OF DITCH. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been notified in writing, bj Jacob Men'zer a laud owner, and person interested in the so called Bailey ditch, situated in Inion township, Adams county; that the following named persons, to wit | Benjamin Brown, J hn Stevenson and Ad- I aros county have failed to procure the excavation or construction of such part of said ditch as was apportioned to them respectively by the viewers, appointed ac- | cor-iing to law, in the manner and time I specified in the reports made by said view- I ere. 1 shall, therefore, in pursuance ot I Section 12 of the ditch law, approved March 9, 187-5, on

/ \iyth d*y of StplrmLr, at 2 o'clock p m , at the court house door iii Decatur, let to the highest and best responsible bidder, the excavation and construction of so much of the said Daily ditch as is described btlow, io wit.From station 136 to station 168, being -0l» lineal feet apportioned by said viewers to Benjamin Brown. Also from station 138 to station 155, being 1700 lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to John Stev- , euson. Also from station 32 to static® i-» being 1000 lineal fret apportioned by viewers to Adann county Said work to be done strictly in accorJ- ; uuce witli ihe specifications attached to the report of the viewers, filed in the Auditor 5 office Decatur, Indiana. Bidders wt.l be required to file • » with good and efficient security, p«ya®‘ e to rhe ahnve mentioned Benjamin Brown, John Stevenson and Adams County for t c faithful performance of said werk wiJ hlB the time specified at the day of the lettingG CHRISTEN, Auditor Adams county Aaditcr's office, Alams county, India®* August 18, 81.—w4. _ (live The Democrat office » when you want any job werk done, t best oi work done on short n nd ata reasonable rates.