Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1882 — Page 3

THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT. Decatur Markets. | Oats 36* I Eggs 20 | Corn 50. f Butter 18 ’ Flax seed $1.25. Wheat [email protected] I Clover seed $4.50 fa S4.GO f Timothy seed $1.50 @ $.2-00 Locals. The band boys hop to-night. I The Lyric Combination at the court (house, on the 17th. There was a large attendance at the (Sunday schools last Sunday. A. McCann shipped four car load of hogs to Cincinnati this week. The public school opened on Monday with a number of new attendants. M. P. Walch proposes to give our people plenty of excursions next season. From some cause our county correspondence has been neglected of late. The Monmouth items reached this office last week one day too late for insertion. Geneva is sighing for a flouring, mill. It might pay some miller to investigate. Everyone should attend the Lyric concert at the Court House next Tuesday night. Remember the Lyric combination at the Court House, Tuesday evening, January 17th. Henry Mayer was the first to utilize the snow and sleet, Wednesday, delivering beer with a sleigh. The Monroeville Democrat, under the new management, is very much improved in its local department. The Bluffton daily Timet has been enlarged to a six column folio, to accommodate its increasing patronage. Henry Bremerkamp shipped to Chicago this week one of the finest car load of cattle ever shipped from this place. A pleasant party was held at the residence of Mr. Jake Shaffer on Wednesday evening last. About twentyfive of our young people were present. That prince of tramps, Jay Gould who travels in a special train of his own, has been west lately, cutting and pru. ning, re-orgaixing the official system of the Wabash railway. The Lyric concert is the first of a series of entertainments to be given under the auspices of a club of our townsmen. These entertainments will be worthy of your patronage. Safe Miller is hunting another knife. He gave Cash Perdieu, of Portland, his on account of the size and beauty of his nose. Nick Miller says it is not fair.

The whooping cough is patronized to a considerable extent hy our little folks. There is no improvement noticeable in the way they handle the whoop since we were a boy. Railroad projects are as plentiful as marriage benefit associations were a few weeks ago. W hen they mature they will be nothing left but the project, so far as a great many of them are concerned. T. J. Foster commenced the publication of the Fort M ayne daily Journal, Monday. This is the fifth daily in Fort Wayne. The Journal is a five column folio, bright and newsy. It will be sold at one penny. As you start off with the new year come to the office and subscribe for The Democrat. The dollar and a half it costs you will not miss, but you will miss the many items oi local interests it will contain during the year if you don't. . < Smokehouse thieves visited Mr. John G. Kuhn last week, but failed to steal anything. Luckily for them, Mr. Kuhn made a slight error in his calculations, which alarmed them too soon and saved one rascal fromgettingthc top of his head blowed off. Somebody is going to get hurt some of these days. Rev. J. H. Nevius, whose illness was mentioned last week, died at the residence of his son, at South Bend, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Spencer, sen., left Monday evening to attend the funeral. He organized the Presbyterian church at this place, and was for a number of years its pastor. A more extended notice of his life and death will be given next week. On Wednesday, Henry Kohne sold to Bremerkamp & Bottenberg, eighteen steers, whose united weight was 22,134 lbs. The lightest, a yearling, weighed 1,000; the heaviest, a three year old, weighed 1,497. They were undoubtedly the finest average lot of steers sold in this market this season. They paid five cents per pound for them, bringing the nice little sum of 11,106.70. They were shipped to Chicago. Miss Auretta Hoyt, Secretry of Central Committee, of Indiana Grand Temperance Council, will spend the greater part of next week in Adams countv. and will speak at the following places': Pleasant Mills. Monday even-

ing: Monroe Center, Tuesday; Berne, Tuesday evening; Buena Vista, Wednesday morning; Geneva, Wednesday evening; Hartford township, Thursday morning; Oat Grove Church, Thursday evening; Beery church, Kirkland township, Friday evening. Everybody attend these meeting that can. as her lectures are good. * Programme for the meeting of the Young People's Temperance Union at the M. E. church, Friday evening, January 20, 1882. Voluntary Choir Prayer Dr. Hastings Music Choir SpeechE. A. Huffman Declamation Miss Frank Metts DuettMaggie Hill and John McConahey Select Readingßarbara Shaffer Music Choir Select Reading Maggie Dorwin Music Choir Benedictionßev. Kanouse The Lyric combination comes to us highly recommended and promises to be the musical treat of the season. Miss Nettie Louise Hewitt, the young soprano; Miss Frances Kendrick; harp, violin and piano soloist; Miss Stella Winchester the talented pianist and accompanist; Mr. John A. Mason, dramatic and humorous elocutionist and baritone vocalist, will give us a pleasing and entertaining concert of popular music, consisting of songs, ballads, violin, harp and piano solos, vocal and instrumental duets, etc., at the Court House, Decatur, Tuesday. January 17. Reserved seats at the Fancy Store. Rev. Theo. 11. Wilkin’s was presented with a $l5O gold watch on last Sabbath by members of his congregation. He was waited on by a committee which was swelled by volunteers to the number of about seventy. The watch was presented to him in recognition of his laborious service rendered in building the new school building for the church. W. H. Niblick made the presentation speech, which was in Lis most happy vein, expressing the love, affection and confidence they reposed in him as their pastor. Father Wilkins responded, returning his warmest thanks for the magnificent, useful and valuable present thus tendered him. He enjoys in an eminent degree the confidence and good will of his congregation. Under his ministration they are united and working in harmony for the good of the church, much of which is due to his wise counsel and advice.

The Democrat gives place to the sermon of Rev. C. A. Kanouse, delivere d at the Presbyterian Church,last Sabbath The subject being the right of a minister to receive a present that came through a game of chance or lottery. He discussed it from a moral, religious and legal standpoint. The legal proposition is erroneous, because it is not applicable to the case. Almost any attorney would have told him that the way and manner voting was conducted at the recent fair, that no prosecution would lie under that statute quoted, or could it be succesfullybrought upon any other statute within our knowledge. A prosecution might j ust as well be brought under the statute for the collection of debt, larceny or divorce, as under the one quoj ted. It could be enforced under the one, as well as under the other, and successfully under none. As to the legal position he assumed, it follows that the premises being wrong the conclusion must be wrong, consequently both fall together. With the moral and religious questions raised, The Democrat takes no issue. We honor and respect every man’s sincere and earnest conscientious convictions, when he endeavors to square his life with them

Personals. Godfrey Christen is at Cincinnati. Dick Townsend was at Fort V ayne, Friday night. An infant child of Will Spencer is lying very low. Thcmas Murphy, of Portland, Sundayed in Decatur. Rufus Allison, and Ed. Shafer, Sundayed in Van Wert. Chas. Vance, of Willshire, Ohio, wa? in town on Tuesday. Dick Dorwin is now able to walk without the aid of his crutches. Marsh Burdge, of lan Wert, Ohio, has moved his family to Decatur. Miss Jessie Allison left for Toledo, las Friday, to visit her aunt, Mrs. Perry Crabbs. Will Wiley, of Bluffton, was in Decatur on Tuesday, and called on The Democrat boys. Perry Spencer, formerly of Tin Democrat office, has accepted a position on the Fort Wayne Sentinel. Supt. O’Rourke of the Grand Rapids Road came through here last Wednesday, looking after the interest of the Road. Mrs. Win. Reiter, of Decatur, Ind., sister of Mrs. Dr Cowan has been in town a few days visitings friends.—Ambum Courier. Miss Lulu Teague, of Fort Wayne, whom many of cur citizens know, was married on the 4th. to Edgar Ward, of Richmond. Mrs. Dr. Dorwin, returned from Richmond, Wednesday, leaving 1 annie very well satisfied with the surroundings at school. Miss Melete Numbers, is visiting Miss Laura Ballard, at Raysville. Before her return home, she will visit Mrs Commons, formerly of this place and Miss Mary Nordyke, at Richmond. S. Ray Williams, former editor of The Democrat, now of the Tipton Timet, was in town most of the week shaking hands with his friends. He left Thursday with his mother and sister for his new home. He expresses himself much pleased with his new location and with the people of Tipton. He will make he Times u spicy local paper and Democratic straight from the elbow.

SEItMOV ui THE REV. C. A. K A NOI SE, Delivered at the Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Sunday, January the Sth. The Watch and the Chance. Church Fairs—The Right of a Minister to Accept a Present that came through a Game of Chance or Lottery. 1. Cor. 10-23-33.—A1l things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. Let no man seek his own, but every man anothers wealth. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no questions for conscience sake; for the earth is the Lords’ and the fullness thereof. If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. But if any man say unto you, this is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake, for the earth is the Lords’ and the fullness thereof; conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other, for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience? For if Iby grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God; even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many that they m.ay be saved.

Having accepted the bible as the rule of faith and practice, the best that one can do is to go there with every uncertain question, and prayerfully, sincerely and with the best help at his command, inquire what it says. The question before the mind is . Will it be right to accept of a present, obtained by the parties presenting it, in a game of chance or lottery? Last Tuesday morning, at a quarter past nine, a committee of two called at the parsonage, and, as they said, in behalf of my friends in Decatur, wished to present me with a watch. I accepted cf the watch, and told the committee that I would return my thanks publicly this morning. Accordingly I thank the friends, who, out of respect for me, have presented me with so beautiful and useful a gift. So far as your intentions were concerned I have reason to believe that they were pure and sincere. If with any of you they were not so, it is with yourself and the judge who knows the most secret thought and the intents of the heart. I claim no right to judge any man's conscience. The gift is ornamental and valuable, and I shall prize it as a mark of your esteem, and also as furnishing an occasion to defend the Christians’ liberty, and denounce a tin which is creeping upon the church of God, to stifle Christian growth, to narrow Christian influence, and yoke the people of God with the world out of which they have been called.

The passage of scripture selected as the text, I understand to be the revealed will of God concerning his own children, who bear his name in the earth.

He here reveals the Christians liberty and it is as unlimited as the right. Whatever is right for any man, Christian or not, is right for the Christian. “All things are lawful” for him. Those whom Christ makes free are “free indeed.” It is called the glorious liberty of the children of God. But we are exhorted not to use this liberty for an occasion to the flesh. We are to act as free, and yet not using our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God; also, Paul says ’that we should take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to them that are weak. James says, also, whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. Now this liberty, as the liberty of our nation, is coupled with danger as well as hopes of prosperity and blessing. Like the fidelity of four millions of ignorant, poor and helpless black, this is fraught with peril, and there fore some laws are laid down to guide us in the proper use of this liberty and the text furnishes these rules. One is the law of expediency. That is expedient which tends to accomplish an end. That is justified expediency which leads to the accomplishment of a proper end. Now this end which is to be attained by Christian expediency, the text also affirms to be “the glory of God.” Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Paul introduces an illustration of this in the case of the meat market. Christian people of the Apostles’ time were placed in similar circumstances to ourselves, for those who were not Christians were yet keepers of the market, and as there were a great many slaughters made in behalf of the heathen gods, where, only some one part, as the blood, was wanted in the sacrifice, they took the remainder and put it up for sale in the shambles. Now it offered an occasion

for some to say that those Christians who bought the meat sanctioned idolatry. This put the Corinthian Christians in great perplexity to know what they ought to do. But Paul showed them how they should seek ‘the glory of God,’ in the salvation of these souls, and to refuse their meat would arouse prejudice and so hinder the progress of the gospel, and how that taking the meat did not necessarily sanction idolatry, although it was the meat of the idol But if any one should say to a Christian who was buying the idol meat, “this is idol meat,” and by this saying convey the idea that it was a great offence, for his sake who objects, the Christian should abstain, and not eat meat while the world stand, if it cause the weak brother to offend. The Christian is not to abstain because there is any wrong in taking the meat, but because of brethren who are not capable of discerning the difference between the eating of idol meat to the glory of God and the eating of idol meat to the sanctioning of idolatry. The end to be kept in view is the glory of God in the saving of souls. Another rule then follows, which is that of edification. “All things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.” It is the Christians’duty to edify. That is to teach the religion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This he .should do in word and deed. By his daily walk and conversation, he should show wherein Christianity consists and also, wherein it does not consist. Here again is the question to be asked, whether by taking of the idol meat the Christian can exemplify his Lord’s religion and do honor to his name? The Apostle continues his il lustration. He says to the Corinthian Christians, “suppose you are invited to dine with a heathen friend and he sets befort you meat which meat is a sacrifice, a feast in honor of his idol; now in order to show that man that you can eat the same meat at the same table to the honor of your God, eat, for “the earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof.” But should the heathen man show his Christian guest that his meat was to be eaten in honor of his god, and if his guest should partake they would consider him to have denied his own Lord, and paid his honor to the heathen’s god; then in this ease the Christian should refuse to eat because of him who explained it thus; although between him and his Lord there would have been no wrong done, should he have eaten of the meat.'

Still, an addditional discretion is given when the Apostle says, “ask no questions for conscience sake.” In doing that which is lawful the children of God are not obliged to go back and inquire into all the circumstances which preceded their having anything to do with it. The only question here is, is that part which the Christian is asked to take,lawful; if so he may engage in it with a clear conscience, providing he keeps in view the glory of God and the salvation of souls. Once more, the Apostle shows that in these decisions, the Christian must bear in mind that he is not to seek merely his own welfare, but that of oth ers. The Christian is not his own, but is bought with a price. He is now the servant of Jesus Christ who declared that he came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. And since Jesus Christ is servant of all and the Christian is his servant, he becomes the servant of all. Paul acknowledged this when he said, “I am debtor both to the Greek and to the Barbarian, both to the wise and to the unwise,’ thus including the whole of humanity as having a claim upon him. Christians, are to seek the highest good of others. As the scriptures affirms, the Christian, so far as he is able, is to give no offence; neither to the Jews nor to the Gentiles nor to the church of God, thus seeking the profit of many, that they may be saved. By the Jews, the Gentiles, and the church of God, the whole of humanity was represented. The highest good of the masses and not the gratification of self, is to be taken in to consideration in the decision of questions which lie exactly on the line between the world and the church of God; between the bondage of satan and the liberty of Jesus Christ.

This question I understand to lie exactly on the line between the right and the wrong. I feel that I am treading on dangerous ground. I have, in accepting the watch, gone to the utmost extent of Christian liberty. It is not pleasant to be so near the line Tertullian says, “How much more easily will she fear things unlawful, who is cautious and scrupulous in things lawful?” Clement also says, “They who do whatever is lawful will soon glide into that which is unlawful.” It is dangerous to walk so near. I have consented this once for the sake of expediency, for the sake of edifcation, and that I might not offend the church of God. In reaching a decision in regard to the question before us, I will say that so far as the lottery concerned it is already decided by this and many of the other states of the United States. Acts of 1881, Sec. 171-That, whoever sells a lottery ticket or tickets, or share in any lottery scheme or gift enterprise or acts as agent for any lottery, aids or abets any person or persons to engage in the same, or

transmits money by mail or express, or otherwise transmits the same to any lottery scheme or gift enterprise for the division of property, to be determined by chance, or makes or draws any lottery scheme or gift enterprise for a division of property not authorized by law, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not more than five hundred ($500), dollars nor less than ten ($10.) dollars. Now the command of God is, “Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God; the powers that be, are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God, and they that resist shall receive unto themselves damnation.” “Wilt thou then not be afraid of the powers?” “But if thou do that which is evil be afraid.” “Wherefore ye must need be subject, not only for wrath, for fear of wrath, but also for conscience sake. Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.” The fact that the state of Indiana, in the protection of its subjects has deemed it best to make the law which it has against lotteries; and the fact that God has laid down this law for protecting the higher powers of the state sufficiently decides the question of the right or wrong of the lottery, to any right thinking mind. It will therefore throw out of this discussion any further proof of its being right or wrong. Now brethren, I understand what I am doing when I present these things. I am pointing to that which condemns the late proceedings in the new Methodist Episcopal Church; I am pointing to that which condemns the proceedings that went on not long ago in the Catholic Church of this town; and I am pointing to that Which condemns a sin, which, so far as this town is concerned, had its origin in this Church over a boquet of flowers. We are all in the same boat. We are equally condemned of God, of the state which protect us, and as I understand, by the authorities of the town in which we

To my mind, fiiends and fellow citizens, this work is all wrong. The manner in which the watch was obtained is unlawful. The end in no sense sanctifying the means, for we are especially warned of God, “not to do evil that good may come.” Now, that this has been a sin of ignorance on the part of these churches, and of these individuals who took part in it, I have no question. I believe this has been done ignorantly. Therefore I take this occasion to revive the law, knowing that when the law is revived wc stand condemned as a com-

munity. I am sworn to hate sin. The lottery is sin. I cannot conscientiously have anything to do with it. In this present case, I had nothing to do with it. My intention was to go to the fair, but I staid away solely from the fact, that I was told that if I was not present my name would not be left on the board as a candidate for the watch. To whoever spoke to me about the matter, I expressed my opinion against it, and said I hoped they would do nothing in my behalf. Brethren, I believe in a living faith, and in no other kind. I try to live what I believe. I believed that the manner of getting the watch was wrong, and I let it alone and did what I could against it, without setting my self up as a bigot. On the other hand the presenting of gifts is beautiful, it is Christian, having its origin in heaven with God, who “gave his only begotten Son,” It is right and the accepting of gifts is right also. To this beautiful custom I give sanction, but to the lottery I do not. It was lawful for me to receive the wateh, and so far as the judgement of my session, and my own judgement is concerned, 'it was justifiably expedient that I might seek the good of many and not to offend any. And now I call upon you all to acknowledge your sin before God, to re-

pent of it and never do it again. If the church of God cannot stand without gambling, it can’t live, for when we turn it into a gambling house it ceases to be the church of God. Christian friends, we ought to humble ourselves before God on account of this sin and aeek his pardon. We have dishonored his house, his cause, and linked his church to the world. “Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.” Let us begin to serve God. We all need reforming. A faith that cannot be lived is not worth possessing. And a faith i when lived ought to coincide with the i teachings of scripture. 1 lam not contending for any thing ! new, nor for any old fegyism. I am ■ only contending for that which right , minded citizens, whether Catholics or i Protestants, believe in. We have been dickering with lawlessness, and we , do not believe in it. We are caught; in the trap of satan and there is not one of us but wants to get out of it. The officers of the various churches of Decatur, ought to demand that the churches over which they are set as • guardians, take sides with the law of • the common wealth, to assist those ■ who are in authority in carrying out - the law which is made for the good of r the masses, and in the end calculated r to work out good to every individual.

For one, I blush with shame when I see the present temperance movement drawing the people away from the churches, to carry on reform. The church is the reformer. It ought to be in every community. Brethren of the Decatur churches without exception, I say we’ suffer shame to come on the cause of Jesus Christ, when we make it a necccssity for independent reformers. There is not a question that arises, laden with the welfare of the state, that ought not to find support in all our churches. Here is a platform so broad that Protestants and Catholics may both stand on it. Every business man and every lawyer and every newspaper and emphatically every judge, as well as every gospel minister ought to give his consent with a hearty amen. Lawlessness and crime is our fault, not the fwult of the state. Let us begin to day to stand up for our beloved state by acknowledging that we have as churches, and a community, done wickedly. Let us this day take sides with our state, defend the laws she makes, set. our faces as flint against that which she denounces, and help maintain her honor. As citizens we are bound to do so, while as Christians we are twice bound, the law of God requiring us.

My friends, Christianity has a facination, and grandeur about it when our creeds are put into living characters. But as long as it is folded up in a catechism, or a theology, or held as a club to fight with, it gives more honor to the devil than to God. The cloak of Christianity soon becomes moth eaten on the shoulders of a professor who will not move out. We may hold the religion of Jesus Christ in a great many forms, but when we work it out in daily walk and conversation.it is the same. That part of our creed that will not work in practical life, is not worth the time and ink it takes to put it in the creed book. A church that has to point to its catechism for its religion, ought to have a physiola n at once. A moments delay and it will breath its last. This is a time to live what we profess, or throw our professions overboard. Not long ago a professor was ask-

ed to pray in prayer meeting and refused. As soon as he got outside a man of the world said to him, “You are the one who talked to me about leading a better life not long since. Why didn’t you pray when you were called on.” If I was ashamed to practice my religion I wouldn't ask any one else to accept of it. “Yes my friend, when you received your call to come over on the Lord’s side, he set you on a bill, and told the world to gaze at you, and look you through and if you couldn't stand, with Christ to help you and the holy spirit to help you, and the bible to help you, and saints to help you, and angels to help you, and having all to stand, then you must fall. You need not fret about the world, they will not forget to look at you, they will not lorget to criticise yon, they will not forget to ridicule. To-day this church in shame bows her head that she introduced into this community and its churches the sin of gambling. We confess it, and we turn from it. and turn against it, and entreat the members of this church hereafter to take no part in the like. We lay aside at least one sin and its weight which has been so easily besetting us, to run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our' t faith. Ami while I thank my friends most heartily for their beautiful gift, I must say, I hope such means will not be resorted to again in my behalf; hoping also that these words of warning may fall as tenderly as they are intended on your minds and hearts, and that the love of God may lead you all to those sweet experiences of obedience; that learning to be loyal here, you may be admittedjto his just and holy government above to live and reign with the Lord of Lords and King of Kings forever.

Candidate for Congress. The Bluffton Banner of last week contained a communication from Montpelier, suggesting the name of Hon Joseph S. Dailey, of Bluffton, as a candidate for Congress in this congressional district. The Banner in commenting upon the suggestion, heartily endorses the same. Mr Dailey has been well and favorably known in this county, and, so far as we know, the suggestion is favorably received here. If there is any dissenting voice it has not c ome to our knowledge. A personal and official acquaintance with him of years, enables us to cordially endorse all that has been said of him in this relation, with all due respect to other candidates.

BUY YOUR ( LOTIIIYQ OF THE MANUFACTURERS, Save The Retailer’s Profit AT — OWEN, PIXU2Y & CO’S, 15 and 17Court Street, I ffißT W AVMF 58 and 60 Clinton Street. | ■ Ml* I "n *

Fresh oysters direct from Baltimore, received every day at Jake Martin’s. Genuine Mershaum pipes at low prices, and a great variety of other smoking articles always on hand, at A. Krechter’s cigar store. —40tf. Dissolution ot Co-Patnersliip IJy mutual agreement we, the undersign )cd, have this day dissolved partner ship. For a time we will each occupy our present office for the purpose of settling up and disposing of all unfinnished firm business. Those indebted to the firm will please call at an early day and settle either by cash or note. Thanking our friends who have in the past favored us with their business and trusting we may each be favorably remembered in the future we re--mian, yours very truly. DAVID STUDABAKER. JOHN P. QUINN. Decatur, Oct. 25th, 1880. n3otf. Valuable Fraui for Sale. Two hundred and sixty-five acres; one hundred and fifty cleared, with good brick house, barn and outbuildings, orchard of bearing trees, etc. The land is thoroughly surface and underdrained, having eleven hundred rods of tile underdrain The soil is a black loam, of unsurpassed fertility, and lies six miles west of Decatur, on the T. D. &B. railroad. There is a station on the farm. For particulars of price and terms call cn or address, the Adams county Bank, Sep. 23, ’Bl. no, 25.—ts. ADJOURNED TERM. Adams Circuit Court. Notice is hereby given that on the 31st day of December, 1881, the Adams Circuit Court adjourned to meet and sit again on MONDAY, THE 30TH OF JAN., 1882. The regular panel of jurors and all parties and witnesses ,in causes pending in said Court are required to be present therein on the 30th day of January, 1882. Witness my hand and the seal of the Adams Circuit Court, this 3rd day of January, 1882. N. Blackburn, Clerk.

A NEW LEAF TURNED OVER. AT THE “OLD RELIABLE” Cash and. Produce Trumps 0 EVERYBODY READ! o NIBLICK. CRAWFORD & SONS Having tried the credit sy cm long enough to test its impracticability, have concluded to take a new tack, and, instead of having to put their goods at a price high enough to make up for bad debts, they are now determined to give their patrons the benefit of the MONEY SAVED BY THE “READY PAY SYSTEM,' in the reduced prices they are thus nabled to afford their customers. In this way they can “LIVE AND LET LVE !” It ie true, Justices a .d Constables may object, as it interferes with a business whisb to them, has proven quite a lucrative one. But under the new order of things, our friends will find goods at the store in the Adams County Bank Block so much lower than formerly, that they Will 100 Astonished J at the change which ready pay has wrought. It is folly to say much about it in ear *4 vertisement, as far as particularizing is concerned. The truth in this respect can only be satisfa o torily learned BY A VISIT TO THE STORE! Where all hands take pleasure in making known the huge bargains Ihaj have to offer in LADIES DRESS GOODS, MUSLINS, READYMADE CLOTHING, CARPEIS, QUEENSWARI, GLASSWARE, GROCERIES, ETC. Tlio Iliglicst Price Paid, for Country Produce. I stand:i by THE ‘ * OLD HELiIABT-iEI. 1 AND IT WILL STAND BY YOU. r 1 ; Niblick, Crawford & Sols.

Decatur, Ind., May 16,1879.

PyKECUTRIX SALE. Notice is hereby given that the under signed Executrix of the Estate of John Tonnellier deceased, will pursuant to tizr order of the Adams Circuit Court, made at the Decemb cr, 1881 term thereof, ou and after SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1882 at the law office of David Studabaker and John P. Quinn, over idams county bank in the town of Decatur, sell at private sale, to the highest and best responsible bidder, the fol.owing escribed real estate of said deceden , to-wit-Commencing at rhe no. liwest corner J in-lot No. 271 in the wc of Decatur, Adams county, State of m thence Sout£ along SeconJ eet 4 > feel, thence parallel with Vot th line of said lot 68 feet; thence North parallel with Second street 45 feet to the alley; thence West along the line of the a 1 ’ey 66 feet to the place of beginning. And also the following real estate towitz Commencing at the Southwest corner of in-lot No. 270 in said town of Decatur, Adams county Indiana; thence A'ast along the line of the alley, 66 feet: thence Noitl parallel with Second street, 22 feet; thapee West parallel with the south line of said lot, 66 feet to Second street; thence South along the line of said lot 22 feet to the place of beginning. And also the following to-wit: commencing at the Southeas ornerofsald Inlot No. 270 in the town e Oecatur, Adorns county, Indianr thence running with the alley 22 feet, .aence W®tt 66 feet, hence South 22 feet, (.hence East along the ijuth line of said 'otfififeetco the place of beginning. Vnd > the following to-wit: Twenw: feet wide'off of the the North side o ■ on to. 27 ,in the town of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, being the north one third (|) part of said in-lot No’ 270. Teems: One-third (J) of the purchase money to be paid in cash; one-third (j)in mx (6) and one-third (|) in twelve (12) mavd*B from day of sale. The deferred pay men. to be secured to the satisfaction of st® undersigned, with 6 per cent, interest t*f waiving valuation and appraisement laws. CATHARINE TONNSLLIER, Exeeutrix. David Studabaker & John P. Quinn Attorneys. No. 40—w. 3.