Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1891 — Page 3

HARP OF IRELAND. BY KIL COURTBAND. "Oh! could we hear those tones again O'er Frin’s>Steamtng meadows. Methinks "twould free the hills .rom stain And lift the land from shadows. Hark! listen now that, rippling swell From castle, rock and river; ’Tis echoed back from fuchsia-bell— Our Ireland’s harp a-quiyer. It floats adown the mountain pass. That music of the ages; The amid the grass. All closed the day-book s pages. Soft roses hide their pouting lips, The birds have ceased their singing, «■ And near the land sail silent ships, * For the harp of Ireland's ringing. / It comes again, and yet once more, ' Where seagulls fan the dim light; H lingers on the wave-washed shore. Then wanders up the starlight. And bells in tune for vesper chime Have caught that music only. For it died away like an olden rhyme And left the midnight k>pely. Anderson, S. C, . awldWery OK Tracing a Dark Crime. BY ALEXANDER ROBINSON, M. D. CHAPTER L Rat-Tat-Tat. I am a doctor, and usually a light sleeper, but on this night I must have overdone myself, for, having failed to arouse me by jerking the office bell, the party outside had resorted to this violent means of pounding upon the door. Springing ups and now fully awake, I hastily slipped on my clothes. In the meantime, the party outside had given another/series of scientific raps on the inoffensive panels of my door. ‘•Be easy, there; I am coming,” I called, tugging at it refractory boot. Finally equipped I struck for the door and opened it, having first turned up the flame of the night lamp, which had been left burning behind a screen. A Than stood on theastens. * He was muffled up from the chill night air so that his face was hardly visible. “Doctor, 1 want you.” I bent forward to gain a better view of his countenance. jyAVhat you. Mr. Ketcham!” lie, nodded his head. This man, Abner Ketcham, was one of the shrewdest detectives in the whole city of New York. His name was a household word. Under many an alias the detective had figured in the most important cases of the'tiines. * I knew him because we iWid had some little business a month, before, when I was fresh from my foreign travel and researches into the mysteries of the materia uiedica of the ancient Egyptians. At that time I had been enabled to do Mr. Ketcham a great favor, and he had taken a fancy to me. Possibly this might account for his . calling rhe up at 3 o’clock in the morning, as I had learned it was. “Allow me one minute to put on my hat and coat, sir. and 1 am with you.” “Bring your ease along, also every known antidote for poison,” he said. I did as he requested. We were soon outside, and for the first time I noticed that a carriage stood near the curb. “In with yoq. Doctor. Ba<*k again, driver, and don’t spare horse-flesh.” I began to be interested. The words of the together with certain other things that could be taken into consideration, seemed to foreshadow some event beyond the ordinary. We started off at a round pace. Though bursting with curiosity,l wouldnot say a word, knowing Mr. Ketcham too well for that At last he spoke. “I have a caw for you. Doctor, that will try your skill.” “You’re welcome to it. sir.” “Have you ever met Dr. Seabury?” “I have seen him and heard much of him, nut have no personal acquaintance.” He had mentioned the name of a physician noted for his knowledge in the line of toxicology. . There never yet had been any casein the way of poisons, present or ancient, which, submitted to him, could Hot be readily solved. Mr. Ketcham said no more. 1 was left to take it for granted.that I was to be a eo-laborer with the great Doctor Seabury upon some intricate case. The thought flattered me. Though 1 had never had any personal ’acquaintance with the old gentleman, I was following in his footsteps, .having made toxicology or the science of poisons , in their relation to the human body iny life study. He must have heard of me, then, and needing assistance on some point on which he was not positive, had sent for me « I could see Mr. Ketcham's eye's upon my f /;e every little while. No doubt ho wondered why I refrained from asking questions: but 1 had read my man before, and knew that the easiest way to his regard was silence and selfpossession at all times. z Hence, 1 determined to be surprised at nothing, no matter what might happen. The rattle and bang caused by such rapid progress over the stony streets was' far from being conducive to comfort, , even if one were inclined to talk. — At length the vehicle drew up close to the curb. “Here we are, Doctor, ” said the detective, as he opened the door he had been pervously fingering, and leaped out. • ■ I followed more sedately, as I had a couple of small cases to look after. ' Glancing up, I discovered that we were before a house that was peculiar, not only in itself but because its class is almost obsolete in New York, where every foot of ground is worth g great deal of money. The house fronted on the street, but it had a side yard, which was. I had no doubt, a garden, although a high wall prevented me from making sure of this. I could just catch a glimpse of a stable in the rear. We walked up the steps. Mr. Ketcham opened the front door in a free and easy manner that told he was perfectly familiar with its working. There was not a soul in the hall. The gas burned dimly. A glance around showed so that it was the abode of one who certainly possessed wealth, and who had traveled a great deal, for every foot of space seemed to have some valuable ornament, painting or bit of bric-a-brac, such as a man of taste and unlimited means would pick up during years spent abroad. » f “Up-staifs, Doctor,” said the detective. I followed on. My feet sank into the softest of Persian carpets upon the stairs. I was puzzling my brain to determine the nature of the peculiar Eastern odor that

seemed to steal so softly upon one’s senses, and could imagine myself once more in an Oriental house with a Turkish Host. Mr. Ketcham opened a door and stood there to allow me to enter first. The chamber was apparently a bedroom, though the curtains and draperies hung around hid the bed and bewildered me at first. A soft light was diffused through the apartment by a lamp of strange construction, that stood upon a table, the legs of which were made of long elephants’ tusks. Around me were a thousand things marking the tastes of the man who had fitted the room up. These did not <Jraw my attention now beyond a sweeping glance, I turned to Mr. Ketcham, who had silently entered the room, closing the door, and stood beside me. “You are wondering why I brought you here, Doctor?” ■“I admit it. sir. ” “Before we go any further I wish to say a few words. In my experience you can well understand I have seen some strange things, many of which bordered on the impossible, and yet, Doctor, I can solemnly assure you, that in this room I have come across one, winch, all things considered, promises to be tiie most profound mystery that has ever crossed my path.” I started at his words. Their impressiveness‘lent a new interest to the affair. The lamp flickered, as a light draught .from an open window struck it. I took a step in that direction, with the intention of closing the window, but, i comprehending my intention, the de- I tective laid a hand on my arm. “Leave it open, Doctor. I have a reason for such a thing. It affords me a clue to the crime.” Crime! Then some evil deed had been done—murder perhaps! I set my sachels down, ready for business when the detective chose to act. He dropped into a chair. “Turn the lamp up, Doctor.” I examined the remaftabie lamp, that ; certainly had been imparted, for its like had never been seen in this country be- i fore, and finding out that a touch on a little silver ball was all that was necessary, I soon accomplished his desire. “Now, please step over to the bed i yonder, and quietly draw back the cur- ) tain.” His voice was calm, but I could detect I an undercurrent of excitement in it— I something I had never imagined a man of j his iron nerve and inflexible purpose al- I lowed himgelf to indulge in. My thoughts were running riot as I advanced toward the tapestries that served as curtains to the bed. What was about to meet my eyes? Was there a horrible sight presented behind that screen? " ■ The rich Oriental figure of the tapes- J try to my excited gaze seemed to be- t come a writhing mass of silver and gold serpents twining about each other, and the rustling of the autumn-tinted leaves outside the open window resolved itself into their hissing. With an effort of my will I laid hold upon the curtain. ' “Draw it back, Doctor,” said Mr, 1 Ketcham.'quietly. j 1 did so. I The curtain was hung upon rings that 1 ’ glided along a silver rod attached to the | side .of the canopy overhead, for. the bed, I although massive and richly carved, was i of an antique; pattern. It was occupied. ■- Upon the pillow rested the head of an elderly man, with a sndw-white beard and a grand face, which seemed stamped with the seal of death. In that minute of silence I felt that I could hear the beating of my heart, i while the ticking of the little ormolu ; clock upon the ebony secretary in one ! corner of the chamber sounded as the pounding of a great hammer. For a short space of time I gazed almost in stupefaction at the face of the dead. Then, breaking from the spell that had come upon me, 1 started back with a low cry. Mr. Ketcham sat there by the table, his hand toying with a paper cutter in the form of a dagger, and his eyes fixed, not on me, but upon a certain spot upon the ceiling. This was a favorite attitude of his, and he assumed it generally when crossquestio'ning a man. Then, again, lie had away of bringing those keen orbs pf ins suddenly to bear upon the face of the party opposite him, and at such times they seemed to biaze and pierce into the very soul, as though lie strove to read one's thoughts. Controlling myself as well as I was able under the peculiar circumstances of the case, I walked toward the table and : quietly sat down in a chair that seemed i’ to invite occupancy. “Doctor, you are surprised?” lie said, at last, coolly, as he turned his head and looked at mo with a smile. I plight have denied the soft impeachment, but of. what avail? I “Mr. Ketcham, I admit it. lam both I surprised and mystified. ” j “You are no worse off than myself. I Remember what 1 told you. There is a ■ strange marvel here that will require ' much hard work to solve' it.” “Will you throw some light upon the I subject—why am I brought here?” i “All in-good time. Doctor. You have seen the old gentleman who lies yonder?” with a motion of the thumb toward the bed. = “I have.” . . v “Do you recognize him?” “Certainly.” “Beyond all roasqjfcof doubt?” “It is Dr. Mr. Ketcham yubbed his hands and smiled. CHAPTER 11. • In the daily pursuit of his business the old detective, saw so much of death that he wa,s not apt to be deeply impressed in the presence of the grim monster. I .soon discovered this fact. “When you mentioned the name of the old Doctor, I thought you were taking me to have a with him.” A dry chucklfe was the only answer. “If he is dead, I do not see what good a cloctor would be. A detective might , prove of more assistance to you, sir.” I His eyes were searching the figures of the paper on the ceiling. r “That is where you mistake, Doctor. I never yet a detective to aid me in a case, but more than once I have been well assisted by a lawyer or a doctor. In the present instance you have made a mistake which I hasten to correct. I did not call you in to consult with the old physician, nor even to administer an antidote, as you may have thought from my asking you to fetch along your case, for even at that moment I knew, beyond all shadow of doubt, Ihat the renowned old Dr. Seabury was a dead man.” ... “Pardon mo, then, Mr. Ketcham, but what in the deuce did you call me in for? A doctor is powerless after death comes.” “Powerless to save, perhaps, but not to aid the stern arm of legal vengeance.” His impressive words sounded like the striking of a gong. There was something back of this. I had believed it a natural death, or, at the worst, suicide. His words suggested a deeper vein. “Mr. Ketcham, ain I to infer that a crime has been committed here?” “You are to look for evidences of murder. ” I sprang to my feet.

“Before I do so, you must tell me what you know of this strange thing, for I eannot work in the dark.” “I do not mean you shall, Doctor. There are a few little things which you may not care to hear, but the main part of the stdry shall be yours. Sit down again. There is time enough for work.” I settled myself in the easy chair, and prepared to listen. The old, detective was a good storyteller. His voice was low and impressive, and he brought out the strong points in his line with an emphasis that forced them upon, my consideration. “I have known Dr. Seabury for some six months. He came to my office one day, and made my personal acquaintance. Before that time I had made use of him in his professional capacity op several occasions, and had come to respect him highly. . ( “On the occasion of his visit to me. he gave me to understand that he had an enemy of whom he was in mortal fear, a party who had once followed him from India to England, seeking his life, and lost track of him there. “Os late the old Doctor had been warned in some way that the enemy had discovered the fact of his being in New York, and not a day passed without his being in fear of a visit from this party, who had sworn that oceans should hot stand in the way when vengeance for some real or fancied wrong was to be wrought. “It worried Dr Seabury so that he could not sleep nights. “At’his suggestion I had a private telegraph wire run from his house! to my den, where some one was to be always on hand to answer a call. “This Was not the first time such a lucky windfall had Come to me, and a man is a fool when he refuses to cater to the whims of a rich man. “Some months went by without any alarm, and I began to look on the thing as a soft job. “To-night at ten minutes past two I was aroused from a light slumber by the alarm. “It had come at last “Luckily I had thrown myself on a sofa in the den without more than kicking my boots off, so that in one minute I was out on the street and running for all I was worth in this direction. “I made " good time, and in not more than ten minutes reached the house. “The Doctor had shown me how to open the door, and I entered quietly. “All was as still as a graveyard, and to me terribly suggestive. “The gas jet in the lower hall was allowed to. burn low all night, so I easily found my way up stairs. “This door, which we used in entering, was locked on the inside. “I listened, but could not hear even the slightest sound. “The Doctor had shown nie a means of entering his office and study adjoining this room, byway of a closet in an old lumber room next to it. . “When I entered here that window was open as you see it, the lamp flared and flickered in the draught, and the old physician lay there—dead. \ “At first 1 thought lie might have felt the pangs of approaching dissolution, and, lacking the power to cry out. had pressed the knob in the wall beyond the bed there, which sounded the alarm in my den. “A minute’s examination convinced me that such was not the case, for in his other hand, tightly pressed, lie held this odd little flask—a miniature phial.” He handed it to me. It was made of crystal, and contained a few grains of powder. I drew out the stopper and smelled of the contents, feeling rather than seeing the eyes of Mr, Ketcham upon me. “You recognize the scent, Doctor?” he asked, somewhat eagerly for him. “I do, emphatically. ” “It is an odor which, once caught, can never be mistaken. Am I right?” “Perfectly so, Mr..Ketcham.” “What is it that crystal phial contains?” “I am almost ready to swear a .few grains of a most singular and deadly poison found in the Pyramids of Egypt .—a poison that has baffled the known world to tell the origin of or find an antidote for. Dr. Seabury himself offered no means of determining its origin, which is lost in mystery.” . “I thought so Just such a poison, then, as a, man might take if he desired to baffle the skill of the best physicians?” I shrugged mj r shoulders. * » “It is certain death. ” “Go near the bed again and bend over the dead man. See if you can detect this odor about his lips. ” I did so, and reported in the affirmative. Dr. Seabury had undoubtedly taken this most fatal of poisons with suicidal intent. As this fact became apparent to me, I began to feel master of the situation. All that Mr. Ketcham had said now dwindled into insignificance before the report of my superior wisdom. For the moment I was puffed up with a sense of my, importance. Mr. Ketcham did not glanceat me, but I knew he was well aware of my condition. Afterward, looking back. I wondered how it was he did not literally jab a knife into the balloon of self-importance I had inflated, and allow it to collapse. I was indebted to Jiim for letting me down easy. “Doctor, how about this poison; does it leave any traces behind?” he asked. “That is the peculiar part of it, Mr. Ketcham. It assimilates with the blood, and passes at once into the system; while it kills the action of the heart in from ten seconds to a minute, it would be impossible for the most learned physician to state positively that the man had not died from a natural cause—disease of the heart. ” The old detective gave a whistle. “A most dangerous dust to fall into the hands of an unscrupulous man,” “He would become a modern male Borgia, undoubtedly.” “Still the odor seems to linger, Doctor.” « “It will for some time; but it would not be recognized by any physician who had not received a special training in this line of his business.” “I presume, Doctor, on the face of this matter, you are disposed to call it a suicide?” “Undoubtedly, sir.” “And would return home with that conviction.” “If you are done with me.” “I might get on without your assistance from this point on, but for several reasons, which I will not state, I pre/er that you remain with me. ” “As you will, sir.” - “To begin with, Doctor, how about this poison—I have known those that clogged the action of the heart to discolor the skin upon the left chest, as the returning blood failed to find an outlet from the pumping ventricle of the heart. * “1 have never heard of that being the case with this poison, sir.” “It would surprise you then to find that such was the case?” “Very much, Indeed.” “Perhaps another thing would astonish you considerably. Listen to me, Doctor. When Dr. Seabury snatched up that crystal phial ahd swallowed a small part of the contents, his horrified eyes rested upon the faceurf the party he had so long feared, and who had followed him about over most of the world. ” His voice was calm, his words impressive • - >

They struck me forcibly, and I looked at Mr. Ketcham with great wonder. “Are you sure of that, sir?” “I am in possession of facts which ‘ warrant me in saying, beyond all shadow of doubt, that some agile party climbed up the vines clinging to the side of the j wall of the house, and crept in at the window. “When the old Doctor saw them, the scare caused him to swallow the poison, which he Kept near him for the purpose, and then striking the electric bell in the wail, summoned me to avenge if too late to save.” “Avenge! Why, sir, you say he died by his own hand. Then how could you avenge such a work? The deed is beyond your reach, even did the la*r allow it.” “It all depends whether the poison had time to kill him. Please be so kind as to look for the dark traces above his heart, of which I spoke.” I jumped to my feet, feeling that there was a hidden meaning in his words. A minute later I gave vent to a low cry that told of amazement. 1 had made a discovery. chapter'iii. Mr. Ketcham did not leave his chair. Hrs positive gaze was fastened upon the ceiling, as though those mystic lines and writhing serpents held him enthralled. , I had found the old Doctor’s nightdress opened at the throat, and when I bared his left chest, according to directions, I made the discovery that brought forth the low cry from my lips. “Ah, Doctor, is it as I mentioned?” asked the detective, calmly. “No, sir.” “Still you seem to be much perturbed over something.” “1 have come upon a fact that I fancy must have been known to you, sir.” “Indeed; what is that?” “I see upon the white garment, just over his heart. Wliat appears to be a drop tof blood, hardly dry.” “Examine it closer, Doctor.” “Great heaven! Sir, the garment has been punctured by some small weapon, not much thicker than a darning needle.” Still he was unmoved. His eyes persisted in remaining glued upon the fantastic figures above. “It stands to reason, Doctor, according to my idea, that any weapon to have punctured the linen and drawn blood must have entered the flesh. ” I bent my headJower to examine. Not satisfied, I went over to my case, and, taking out a probe, proceeded to investigate more fully. The case was certainly becoming more intensely interesting as we proceeded, and I could now confess that there was. indeed, more about it than had appeared on the surface. I vividly remembered what this old and veteran detective had declared with regard to the mystery—that it gave ise of proving the most remarkable one that had eVer crossed his path. In two minutes I had arrived at a certain conclusion. “It is as I suspected, sir.” “Ah! Doctor, tell me what you have discovered. ” 7 “Thepe is a small but deep puncture of a.pecj-niar nature just at this point.” “From your observations, what would you imagine had caused the wound?” “I have seen a dagger, called by the Malays a creese, that would be apt to make such a wound.” He smiled broadly at my words, and I knew I had echoed, some thought of his. “Doctor, you builded better than you knew that time. Do you know whether the weapon went into the heart?” “Os course only a post-mortem examination could prove that, but I have no reason to doubt it.” “Then why did not the blood gush out?” “The strange weapon was immediately withdrawn, and. the lips of the wound closing,.the blood flbwed inwardly.” “My conclusion exactly, Doctor. Now, I wish to put a question which will require a moment’s thought on your part tp answer. Are you ready?*- ’ “Proceed. Mr. Ketcham?” “According to your professional knowledge, keeping all the facts of the case before your mind, is there any positive wav of learning this important point, viz.:”—and his quick eyes were glued upon my face—“had the deadly poison time to work before that Malay creese was buried momentarily in his heart?” This was a technical problem, but I had already solved it to my own satisfacf action. [TO BE CONTINUED. 1 Harked Him Off. Wild beasts are easily alarmed by the unexpected. The Italian’s organ monkey that saved itself from the bulldog by taking off its cap, evidently seemed to theistartled brute a creature that could pull off ifs own head. A stranger instance is related by an African hunter who had been- trapping for the animal collectors of Hamburg. He was out one aftternbon with some of the natives, preparing a bait in a rocky ravine. “We had built a stout pen of rocks and logs and placed a calf as a bait. The sun was nearly down as we started for camp, and no one had the least suspicion of the presence of danger until a lion which had been crouched beside a bush sprang out and knocked me down. “In springing upon his prey the lion or tiger strikes as he seizes. ' The blow of the paw, if it falls on the right spot, disables the victim at once. “I was so near this fellow that he simply reared, seized me by the shoulder and pulled me down. I was flat on the earth before I realized what had happened. “I was on my back and he stood with both paws on my waist, facing the natives and growling savagely. The men ran off about three hundred feet and then halted, which was doubtless the reason why I was not carried off at once. “I can say without conceit that I was fairly cool. The attack had come so suddenly that I had not had time to get ‘rattled.’ I had been told by an old Boer hunter, that if I ever found myself in such a predicament as this I must appeal to the lion’s fears. “Had I moved my arm to get my pistol the beast would have lowered his head and seized my throat. So long as I lay quiet he reasoned that I was dead, and gave his attention to the natives. “Suddenly I barked like a dog, followed the bark with a growl, and that beast jumped twenty feet in his surprise. He came down between me and the natives, and I turned enough to see that his tail was down. “I uttered more barks and growls, but without moving a hand, and the lion, after making a circle ar&und me, suddenly bolted and went off with a scare which would last him a week. “If you had picked up a stick and discovered it to be a snake you would do just as the lion did. He supposed he had pulled down a man. The man turned mto a dog. He could not understand it and it frightened him.”— Cor. San Francisco Journal. An Indiana couple were engaged for seventeen years, and three days after the marriage ceremony applied for a divorce. This is marrying at leisure and repenting in haste.

Business Directory. THE DECATUR NATIONAL BANK. Capital. «M 000. Surplus, K.OOQ. Organized August 15, 1888. OHoers—T. T. Dorwin. President; P.W.Bmlth, Vice-President; R- S. Peterson. Cashier; T. T. Dorwin, P. W. Smith. Henry Derkes, J. H. Holbrook, B. J. Terveer. J. D. Hale and R 8. Peterson, Directors. We are prepared to make Loans on good security, receive Deposits, furnish Domestic and Foreign Exchange, buy and sell Government and Municipal Bonds, and furnish Letters of Credit available in any of the principal cities of Europe. Also Passage Tickets to and from the Old World, including transportation to Decatur. Adams County Bank Capital, 875,000. Surplus, 875,000. Organized in 1871. Officers—D. Studabaker, President; Jesse Niblick,Vice-President; W. H.Niblick, Cashier. Do a general banking business. Collections made in all parts of the country. County, City and Township Orders bought. Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought and •old. Interest paid on time deposits. 1 FRANCE * MERRYMAIL J. T. frano? i/ MKHKYMAK gat Xsa'vw* DECATUR, INDIANA. Office Nos. 1,2 and 3. over the Adams County Bank. Collections a specialty. j£IESSE HOUSE, L J. MIESSE, Proprietor, Decatur, Ind. Location Central—Opposite Court Hous*. Tta leading hotel in the city. A. S. HOLLOWAY. Pla.3rHilolgui <•> Surgeon Office over Burns’ harness stere, residence at Mr. Elias TyrriU’s, southwest corner Third and Monroe streets. AU calls promply attended to in city or country nighVor day. JQ. NEPTUNE, • DENTIST. Now located over Holthouse’s shoe store, and is prepared to do all work pertaining to the dental profession. Gold fiUing a specialty. By the use of Mayo’s Vapor he is enabled to extract teeth without pain. AU work warranted. O.T. May, MdZ. FX&T-ailolskxxcß} Burgeon Monroe. ... Indiana. AU call* promptly attended to day or night. Office at residence. TFZLZIA AT H. MYERS, Flxy sician dbSurgeon Specialty—The Treatment of Women. Office at residence, 157 West Wayne street. Ft. Wayne. Indiana, from 10 to 12 a. tn. and 3 to 5 p. m. Telephone 89. 5m3 -iPttjPrnf. L. H. Zeigler, Veterinary Surgeon. Modus Operand!. Or chotomy, Overotomy. Castrating SSa Ridgling Horses and Spaying Cattie and Dehorning, and treating their diseases. Office near Romberg’s Uvery •table, Decatur, Indiana. X 3 -S. XioBTLUM, Veterinary Surgeon, Monroe, Xnd. Successfully treats all diseases of Horses and Cattle. WiU respond to calls at any time. Prices reasonable. James R. Bobo, ja.t'jfcoi’xi.eTr at Law Decatur, - - Indiana, Paul G. Hooper, at Xjcl'W Decatur, • Indiana. MRS.M.L.HOLLOWAY,M.D, Having again located in Decatur, one door north of the M. E. Church, will- engage in the practice of Medicine, giving especial attention to Nervous Diseases peculiar to Women and Children. WiU attend cases in the country when conveyance is furnished. Office hours Kolla, tn. and 2 to 4:30 p. m., except Thuraday and Saturday afternoons. 35 MONEY TO LOAN On Farm Property on Long Time. 2NTo Coxumlaalon. Low Rate of Interest. JPa-rtigkl Xr*moutm In any amounts caa be made at any time and stop interest. Call on, or address, A. K. GRUBB, or J, F, MANN, Office: Odd FeUows’ Building, Decatur. FORT W® nun ; and LOUISVILLE The SHORT LINE Between K 9 NORTH and SOUTH■M ” Solid Trains To And From liiwi Cincinnati. Bb ’LI Ul® Through Coaches Between INDIANAPOLIS llSlUwk & FORT WAYNE VjUfelk ® ure Connections ln * Jn,on Depots. tKiuW 'W E 1 Un * xc * ,,o<l 8er»lo« VaVbuP * For Rates and othi Ib\\ \\ information call \V\\ \\ a\ on nearest agent or WW \ ' Gen’l Paas. & Ticket 1 \v' > Agt ” w *y ne » lnd - GEO. W. BBADBURY, General Manager. B. & BUTTON, Sup’t. Whitewater B. B. TIME CARD.—SOUTH. May 18, 1890. Standard Time Fort Wayne. ...Iv * 6 00 am [lO 25 am ♦ 6 40 pn Blufftonar 6 58 11 21 7 41 Montpelier 7 30 11 52 8 14 Hartford 748 12 10 pm 833 Muncie 8 30 12 50 9 15 Indianapolis 10 30 3 50 11 20 Cincinnatil. 5 U 0 Louisville 7 Oo * Dally NOBTH. f sex. Sunday. Louisville. 4 7 80 Cincinnati 7 59 Indianapolis [7 00 am 11 15 8 15 pn Muncie * 905 115 pm 510 Hartford... 9 45 1 57 5 50 MontpeUer 10 05 2 15 6 08 Bluffton. 10 36 2 48 6 38 Fort Wayne 11 35 3 45 7 40 ONK~FAR£~FdB BOUND TRIP bUNDAYH

Notice to Teachers! Notice is hereby given that there will be a SubUc examination of teachers at the office of le county~-6uperintendent, in Decatur. Indiana, on the last Saturday of each month. Applcantsfor license must present “the proper trustee’s eertiffieate or other evidence of good moral character,” and to be successful must pass a good examination in orthography, reading. writing, arithmetic, geography. English grammar, physiology, history of the United States, science of education, and present pn the day of examination, a review or composition upon one ot the following named books: Tale of Two Cities. David Copperfield. Ivanhoe, Heart of Midlothian. Henrv Esmond, The Spy, The Scarlet Letter, The Sketch Book, Knickerbocker’s New York. The Happy Boy (by Bjornson). Poems of Longfellow, Poems of Bryant, Poems of Whittier. Poems of Lowell. Hawthorne’s ‘Marble Faun.’ and Carlyle’s ‘Heroes and Hero Worship,’ Holmes’ ‘Autocrat of the Breakfast Tabla, McMaster’s ‘Life of Franklin.’ and Charle* Blade’s ‘Put Yourself in His Place." Said oonpvltlon shall contain not less than 600 nor more than 1.000 words, shall be in the applicant’* handwriting, and shall be accompanied with a declaration that itPis the applicant's origins! work. Reviews will be graded onmeamsnshtp, orthography and composition. Examinations will begin promptly At 8:30 a.m. No i)c«nse will be granted to applicants under seventeen years of age, after August 1889. J. F. SNOW. Co. Bupt. FOR MEN ONLY! rvnznpjMßFor LOST or FAILING MANHOOD B'fl I .! rTir finfirnl and NERVOUS DEBILITY Mi'll 1 1 Hl I ■ |’’y** kness of Body and Mind, Effect* J*Bai>J>INNAJ, < »Jgqyi» w Excesses in Old or Your.e. ItQbußt* Koble MANHOOD fhlly Restored. How to enlarge and Btre.rU,.. WZAK, ÜBDEVELOPKD OKGASS A PSRTStt KUDY. ZbMl.telT »MII.g BOMB TRKATMEM-BeneCt, In “ e„’ ■Un tMUb fror. 60 Starts ud Fsralm Con.tries. Write thei. John F. Lachot 33ex»xxe, Xxxri., Keeps a full Hn« of Pure Drugs Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Paints, Brushes, Oils. Toilet and Fancy Articles. Also a complete stock of Choice Family Groceries, All of which will be sold at lowest living prices. Physicians' Prescriptions carefully compounded. Give him a calL SPECIAL NOTICE. I desirs to say to the people of Adam* County that if you want an abstract to your land, Mortgage or deed executed you can get the sam* done with neatness and dispatch by calling oa A MoW. BOLLMAN, Bacordsr.

O. T. DOBWDI. A. A. WICWOL.S. J. ROBT. CHRISTEM. DECATUR STONE AND LIME CO., Proprietors of the DOLOMIC LIMESTONE QUARRIES And Manufacturers of Doorand Window Sills and Gaps, Range Work, Monument Bases, Curbing’, Wall Stone and Snotxz "W trite Uizne, and dealers in Plaster Paris, Plastering Hair, Portland and Louisville Cement. We guarantee the quality of our Lime equal to any made. Call on us and we will convince you that you can save money by dealing with us. Quarry and warehouse,-north of Second St, City office. Dorwin’s Photograph Gallery. 5 ’ 6m6 MONEY TALKS. And so does the prices on every article of goods at Porters Hamess shod And Second-Hand Store Tell their own stary. Having removed to the Kover Hall Building, a few steps east of Second Street, I cordially invite all my friends to call and see me when in need of anything in the line of new and second-hand Harness, Stoves, Tinware, Household Goods and a thousand and one articles that are sold cheaper:. THAN DIBT! ■■■-■ - ' - “ , Don’t be humbuggeo into buying high priced goods without first seeing my im-, mense stock and learning the I have to offer. J@“Hunt me up and save your $ $ S. Porter. Madison Street,SWest of Stope’s Hardware Store. J* PIXLEY & CO., THE HEAD OF THE CLOTHING TRADE IN Fort Wayne, Ind. Announce that their several Departments in this Mammoth Clothing House art complete with the most varied and largest assortment yet shown in O CENTS FALL AND WINTER WEAR. O

MEN’S SUITS. We have never been able to show such a large variety of styles of pretty goods as now. Our Cheviots Suits are all the rage, and we show them in Black and Blue, cut in Sack, Double and Single Breasted, and the popular Cutaway in Boys and Children. We are prepared to meet the wants of the most fastidious. We also show full lines of lower grades.

* PIXLEY & COMPANY, ■ 16 and 18 East .Berry St, - - - frort Wayne, Indiana. '

Chicago and Atlantic R’y., With its Pullman-built equipment, substantially ’ constructed roadway, and low rates of fare insure a safe, speedy, and economical journey to all points EAST OR WEST. Write to your nearest railway agent for ths attractive low rates via this line. TIME-CARD IN EFFECT DEC. L 1890. GOING EAST. Stations— No. 2. No. 8. No. IL | No. 30. Chicago..lv 730am320 pm 7 \spm Archer ave Englewood Hammond.. 830 4 17 825 Cr. Point .. 9 06 8 55 KoutsL7 N. Judson Rochester. . 11 3J 6 33 10 57 Akron Newton 801ivar..... Huntintn .. JL 05 pm 7 50 12 20 am 5 15 am Kingsland. .A Decatur.. ..K 22 8 42 111 8 45 Ohio City.. TO 55 1 42 10 20 Spencer’lle. £..'. Lima 854 954 2 30 1 00 pm AlgerA Kenton.... 4 59 10 38 3 17 4 15 Marion ..ar 0 00 11 20 4 05 6 40 New York., i...., Boston , GOIXG west. Stations— No 1. No. 5. No. 3. No. 17. Bostoni| New York .. ...Ii Marion.. .Iv 9 35 am 12 45 pm 11 20 pm 1 6 15 am Kenton.. .10 30 125 12 10 am 900 ' AlgerLima 11 29 2 07 12 55 ill 05 Spencer’lle. ....*.;. Ohio City .. 12 27 pm 2 55 ... 1 2 55 pm Decatur ...1 05 3 23 2 14 ; 4 50 Kingsland. Huntintn... 225 420 325 ;J 30 Bolivar'ri Newton , Akron Rochester.. 3 58 5 28 4 45« N. Judson. Kouts Cr. Point .. 6 35 Hammond. 7 15 7 59 7 25 Englewood.,z. Archer ave. Chicago, .ar 8 20 8 50 8 25 Trains 5,3, 8, and 12, daily. 30 and 33 daily except Sunday. For rates, time tables and other information call upon station agents or address, W. C. RHIEARSON, D. I. ROBERTS, Gen. Pass. Agt., Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. Chicago, 111. An utterly unprecedented accident was caused by a freak f the wind in Paxton, Hl. During a heavy windstorm the spire of the Congregational Church was raised on the wings of the wind, elevated to a considerable height,, and then plunged point foremost through the roof. The novel sight drew vast crowds of spectators, who were axions to behold a church turned wrong end upward.

OVERCOATS. For zero weather, also the Fall or Me dium Weight, and the most desir abh things can be had of us in Kerseys Meltons, Cassimeres, Worsteds, eta. cut in English Box and Plain Sacks ii Slim and Stout In Furnishing Goodi for Gents nothing could be more oom plete. An inspection is solicited. W shall be able to save you money.