Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1891 — Page 1

VOLUME XXXIV.

——UIJW 1 Will W' The new grocery. Remember the auction <>u nt \t Wed nesday. Surveyor J. W. Tyndall is at Indianapolis this week. Look out for the ad of the new grocery nevi week. Pasty and weeding cake.. a specffjtv, at .' Martin's Star bakery. to 4 1 Dr. Dorwin and Scott are con 1 templating a trip south in a few days. | - Frank‘France who left for the west sometime since is now located at Hill City, South Dakota. Mrs. Joe Daniels, who has been visting i her parents. Able Cross and. wife, re- i turned home Tuesday. No book accounts will be run at the new grocery, of Barney Meibers. Every thing will be on a cajh basis. For Sale—lmproved farms and timber lands, also town property at prices to suit purchasers. Schurger A Reed. 42* James A. Mills, who le ft here for Rapid City, Dakota, has left that plage, and is now at Denver, Colo? where he expects ’ to locate. Miss May Hughes places us under obligations for some fine specimens of orange blossoms that she just received from a friend in Florida. Several of our citizens, with the help of I the citv council, are working verv hard to 1 improve our city in the way of better } streets. Keep the ball ro'ling. For Sale.—A h ,use and lot in Crabb's ; south-western’addition all in go ,d repair, j Seven good rooms with all necessary im | provements. For particulars call at this 1 office? . 47 ts , r - ; \ • - . j n-ch winder. of French township, was a caller a'’J is fill; e.Mon-I - day and left, the name o' Bet j.-.ir.in Gar- : ber'together with the cost for the Demo ' crat one year. Mrs. C Sou her and has op-red up a- - shop on Second street, one [ door south of Dorwin’s ga'lciy. uo.s' .jr-. ’■[ and extends a cordial invitation to a’l parties desiring: work 40 < 0 It is stated on pretty good authority j that some of the boys are on the anxious 1 seat. They are probably afraih th«t thev j will be brought before his honor to testify i in regard to their conduct. Remember that at the Democrat office I you will find a complete line ts all kic.es i of legal blanks-, such as mortgages, deeds. 1 justice’s su ninons, warrants, executions, 1 &c. When in need of anything in that line call and see us. William Eveninger, of Louisvi lie, Ky., was here over Sunday, the guest of B. J Terveer and family. The gentleman is a ’ prominent business man of Louisville and in all probability will become a citizen of our city, as he. is very well pleased with i the surroundings. - J • I - | If you contemplate buying -wall paper don’t fail to see Holthouse A Blackburn's line They.have the very latest designs and styles. Their prices are universally low, while their stock is so laige hat it is ; almost impossible to not find some pattern | to suit you. 40 4 | Wanted—White and bur, ak timber | for which I will pay the ca-h for on stump. I including small timber for cross ties; also, j will pay cash for ties delivered <>n the | Chicago & Erie road, and want fi'tv good ' tie makers. 3 Address. W. W Had, Lima. ' Ohio, or S. Gdlespie. Roihq-’er. Ind. 4 } A boon to wives.— taving used •-•Moth- J er’s Friend" I would no be without it. It I is a bo m to wives who know thev must ; pass through the painful ordeal of child j birth. Mrs. Melbourne. lowa. Write th, Bradfield Regulator Co , Atlanta, Ga., for further particulars. Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. Barney Meibers went t> Fort Wavne | Tuesday afternoon to buv a new stock of groceries and which he will open up and be ready for business by Monday next. He will occupy the room formerly us d | by J. A M ills. Barney proposes te ' revolutionize the grocery business in this city. On last Saturday evening J seph Bremerkamp, proprietor of the ‘Capital.’’ had prepared a ba> quet to which he invited a large number of his many friend-, to wh'ch they had respond- d, and' at the saw tim a number of the ladies of our c tv to thy ; ■- number of twenty or more c;-lled, and seated them-elve- in the front part of *4 e foom to witness their lords enjoy thrmselves. The host bemg in his happiest mood, made everyone pi esent t»cl at home. All retired at e'even o’clock after a good time. V/e feel under obligations to Mr. Ash- • • • - % ■ . * ■ pyaft tor the very able.taanney in which he to blow our bugle last week. We return thanks for the same. But we are in a position .to do our own blowing whenever it becomes necessary. Now, we don’t want to discourage the g-ntlem<n from sounding hi.s oyrdj pr?fs >s from week to week. That wouldn’t do, while the milk and honey i->Fjwin£ in from ano h-r source. We are rally pleased that he has fcildsd an oinamentpieasing to .he eye, out Jtj is bjirc on p—r’s pocketbook. Great irnen, perhaps, hire lived in the historic ftges, but of all.th blow-hards our neighbor ddwn the sleet is welcome to the whole bakery, roUng pin and all. • *

'T~~H —V. The Decatur Democrat.

seen ’jzi’arawi aro Ti.c n-. w grocery will open up next | week. I Auction at the old C. abb's enner-on 1 Wednesday, March nth. ' Fresh bread, pies and cakes baked 1 it the Star b. ’ ery every day. 50-4 Robgrt Ehinger was at Cniccgo the fore 1 p’r. < the wt •k on business. I Sign the petitions now bei.it circulated : ior u.e stoning of the several str lets. ' Three improved farms for sale on easy 1 payments. • Inquire of I. W. Hendricks, Monroe, Indiana. 50"5 A. C. Miller, superintendent of the ■ National Transit Co., (Standard C.l Co ) | was in the city Tuesday. A number of prosecutions for desecra ting the Sabbath have been begun this week, and more to follow. Would it not be a wise thing for several of the alleys in the main portion of the . city to be stoned as well a» the st eets. If reports are correct the young lady that has growri the longest of any one in this city, will soon be a bride. Money to Loan—At from 6 to 7 per cent on five year's time on improved farm and city property. Call on Schurger nScßeed. - 42* Silas W. Hale, o r Geneva, has appointed one of the trustees of the I Eastern Indiana asylum located at Rich? ' mond. j Miss Becca Stce e has opened .her dre*s | making s' op oveiy John Miller's b-rber j sh..p, v here she wi.l be pit a-ed to receive ; a share of your patronage s°’3 ! We have up-, nod dr s . .aking sir p j over die di ug store o! Ho t ou e X Black : burn, w: ere we Kindly solicit a share ot our Mrs C. E. Watson ai d f M..r:. F. rrsmj _ 4.S 3 ; John E Suiita was heard complaining ast Tu sday.morning about- H. A. Miller ' botheri rg tneai in the night, ,bu- when the tacts b came kn »vn, it was on account ot I a girl Jjaby at Mill- r’s I Mrs. A. G. Po ii g, an lady of ' i>irkl d t-jw..s ip, dud Tuesday evening i f-om neryoas tr. übles. Funeral services 1 w.re held at the Washington chutch, the I interment taking place at the Beery cemi terv Thur-day , : Rare of. 50 cen’s ior round rip from i Decatur to Geneva for Farmers’ institute I j <-n March 19’. n, can be secured if fifty 01 j more tickets Parties desiring I tickets pre .cq :'c-..c j to leave their names i with tiie - cr- ax. I a Craig N.. ,i.-r m a letter to Dr. A, R Pierce, states he is at Chattanooga, Tenn , eats c<>rn bread, pork and beans three times a day; and that he is getting fleshy, so much so that he will commence the use of anti-fat in a few days. Rev. Hopple accompanied i»- Mrs. H. !ll Smith, Mrs. John Everett, Mrs. L. C. IMi ler, Mrs. W. M. Walter . Mrs. Frank Mann an-! MW Annie "-’itmes attended the annual ewention of the Bap-' Ist \s ,<>ei tiou of .the state ot Liciana, held at Fort W.-vi e th’s week. i Another !'• How has now decla ed his | intention of being a candidate for marsh :1 j before the D.-m >crat c piimary, but avs ! not to give it away, as. it is some Jme I before the .ele; ton will occur. There j. will be at lea-t lour candidates in tt-e field, I and'active work will soon be the order of 1 he day. If vou want rename new garden seeds ’ - : call on Holthouse X Blackburn, druggists, j and aet Landreth's- I’-.iladelphia seeds | Every package is dat-d and warranted ' f esh. No old seed sent out by this firm ; s they r. quire 'he merchant to burn up i <‘l seeds th-y have llt 0.1 hand a‘ the :n 1 I -it the s-ason. 48 3 Frank Stone, son of Tames II Stone, this citv, and who has been traveling for H J Ash. a hardware dealerof Ft. ; has acc- pted a n> sition with an I- diananoi ii- ha dwa e firm, and is now m that ci v j 'noting up the line o'' goods of that firm vhi'h he will hand’e Fr.nk will travel over the northern part of the state. If you intend to paint or paper your ■ house in the near future it will be to y-ur n'ere-t. to cr 11 on u a and rxarnine our ■ tr'ck o f paint and wall paper. We have a compleie st<-ck : n ’ei'' e- line, we a-e -ell ng the Hta‘h X Mil igan paints .yid t'nted Lar's whi h we guarantee t > out-■v<-ar and 01 t pr ad aw print in the mar '•et Gjve us a call S’ Id and guaran'eed hv W. H. NachtHtb. 49 fn 3 : L’st of miclai'ned letters remaining it; the. postolTtce at . Deea'ur, Ind-, for,:tl.q w. ek ending February 28, 1891: Mr. V S. P-’.ts-, Nir s f. Whitman, Mr. E Wondr’ ff, Mr. F ank Taeue, Mr. John D Tripl-’t. NJr. Jei'f r-on G. So n -rs, Miss Sus’e Born- 3 . A. P. F -id. C F Flydecker. Win. H. Hftblis. ‘iiil ii E Howt r. PerI -ons calling for the above will please say I “advertised.” B. W. Qi-inn, P. M. j Tne TJrrin dramatic corpnany which appeared at the opera house last week ad verti-etLvery extensively a grand maHnee to take place at the opera house on Saturday afternoon, and at which each Qli'ld present would r-c-ive a toy But *”hcn lhe time catne t‘ir distributing hese eleaan" pr< -e' ts.the children found •hat they hdlv : i^.dup"di info pacing ten cents to sea v-- y i-.oipri sho v, and to receive at y that co.t,. ..pout fifteen cents a hundred.. -Sr.ame on such ,sh ow snaps; The next show that comes to the city and advertises, grand gift enterprisesshould be run out of tlje city. If the comp-my that appears on the stage i4n’t a go d drawing card without the giv : ng £way of presents to catch acr&wd it should not be patronized,

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY. MARCH (1.1891. 0

1 Oranges, lemons and banannas at the ■Star-bak-.ry. ' 5° 4 All the latest patterns . in carpets and curtains at J. Niblick A' Son. s°'4 The C. & E. will put in a track scales at this station the coming week. Louis Yager has secured a position in a drug house at Hot S,?f”'.gs. Arkansas. /'rank Davis, of St. Marys township, is rejoicing ever the advent o; a boy baby •.• f his home. - ? John Bowers lefi Wednesday, tor Gal-ve.-to?., Texas, where he will remain for several davs. Year attention is cal'ed to the sale of fine Jersc v cattle and other stock of George Tricker, March 12th. A stray hog, red Jersey,'weighing about 125 poem’s. The owner will please call for it at Frederick Boknecht’s. John Kirkendall, of Monroe township, i leaves for Spokane Falls Waslk, next Monday, where he expects to locate. J. W. P ace is putting away ten ‘ca r loads of Minnesota ice this week. A sample ca»e of the same may be seen at the postoffice. B. J Terveer is at Monterey, Indg., this week, engnged in taking an invoice of a stock of haidware of a firm that had made an assignment. Emanuel Gr ffin, of Bluffton, was in tl.t city- Wednesdav looking t< r a bus n s j r< om in w t ich to put in a stock, vi dry goods, Jiqti >r s. boots, shoe-, etc. The Ster i g Mvdieal College of Columbus, Ohio, he d .its fortv-fou th an nual co nrnem ein«-nt on lasc i-ignt. Dr L J Mattox, ol thi, county, is o<e of the era.t nates. . -■ Francis Murphy, the great temperance apostle, is ho'ding mee'ings at Wabii-h this we k Whv ro- have him c- me t Dee tur. There is a good field here foi is p r.ince workeis. I'enry Mayer is the local agentQof this city for the famous Centlivre beer of Fort Wayne, and the Fred Miller beer of Milwaukee, Wis. When wanting pure beerggi v e Henry an order. to* The surveyor of the' G R. A I railroad was h. re the for part of the week running a Hue for a new switch to be Ibcate i in the north part ot the citv and will be used b’> the brick yard, store quarries and lime works. “Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and neuralgii radically cures in 1 to 3 days. It« act on upon the svst/m is remarkable ai d mvsterious- It removes at once?the cause i and the disease immediately di-appears. I The first dose grt-a'lv ben-firs. ■ Price 75c So dby Hoithcu-e & B.ac'sb’urn 47-+ Ladies de-n ing gbou"il ting garmentgood work t d r as na'd"' j-r-i.-- ■ , ca ! ~: -i us. second - -t:i;r y :,o; tit of Pine--’- oak- j ery. Rco io merlv occupied b.v N t c l Blew. E. Kellison A M. Revnolds I k'so han-de the ce ebrated Wi;. cii-n., khr-ulder brace corset and acn-e-dress shields. E. Kellison. Comity Commissioner Henry Stacy is so far recuperated from his la’e serious illness that hr-called down-to the county farm on la.-t Fridav. was present’at the inventory of property by the commissioners, remained over Sunday with nis orother-i’.-l::”. Superintendent France, and on Moed iy went to D-eatur to take part in commis-ioners c urt. . To;< Sale —A fine farm of’o-.e hundred tn I siktv acre-, in Sh‘i‘ii Duka a. the farm is. i- B oße county, sixteen n;i[e- ‘s u’h o' Huron, in a rich farming c u'-trv, vv:’ I_ eight'- -fi-e ;>eres under cultivation, ago >d ii tme v'ouse. go d and all n ce sarv out buiidii'gs'. good well of water, over one hundred be ring apple re- j s, with blent' of small Bait School house within oncl fourth o ! ? mi'e. A bargain For parte uiars call at 'his office <*r H. S. Porter. 481When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, Dr W. J. Carte, sucerilnt ndent of the Standard Medical.and Smgical Ins ltute. Fort Wayne, may be consulted at the Burt House aga n next Mor.da’’, March 9*h. Dr. Car e*' h s had tvventv-fiv. ear-; pr. ctlc - and is or eof the b— t know n and successful .spec : a‘ists in the e untry N 1 i.ifferenee vvti»t yur troub'< s or who hive tieate I vou. do not give up m’il vou have c nsulted 'hi- experienced physician. No charge or txarr-i a’ion. Our reporter accosted a “citizen’’ wi h a kin 1 good m riling .greeting last Monday, •md in return tor it came verv near getting, tr u ccd. I’hi''. great and immortal citiaen n-1 d ent rtain ho ars of c>r ab ising any c.t .'e'i v it put good and sulh i nt cati-e In the fust place lie simple jumped the wrong peison and in the next he bad no cause tor the insulting remarks a'dressed 'o our rep-.rter. We have no desire to ■ roast" this personag •. but if he still persists m his wild harangue we mi-ht possible be induced trt bring forth the great keys and open tip the situ ition. • It is a pretty hard matter torlin a news paper to suit evervbody. yet we have the fiist person tn see that due? not know ex aetl v h<lw it should bt done. The 'fearless and rigvit d-si-;t.g editor may Offend and lose a sabsciiber, but if he is right he gain live) Ik mav lOSC erbser but . . s D gain two. If he mb-ws noi\>xtTi-pl. a-e any one he will please no one. If he tri-s to ride all'he horses in the fi-'ld lie will “e ./a, ■ s-\ ;.i each of them. Tne ed-t'.r should foKow hi- h- ’iut/Y vvci-o> sideri J c-nnv-cgi n, and the man be should ! abor to please is him self. If he does thiswi h ability and w i'nout fear 01 f ivor, he will have a greater following and b tter support, though he be wr 'r.g half the time, than he who trims his stii's to every changing breeze and j Withou.t. chart O'" comnass, principle or ; purpose, drifts aimless with the ever shitt- * tide.

Cali at the Star bakery for a warm meal or. ivneh. 50-4 1 Mrs. J. NV. Parry, ot Richmond, is visiting her dan zb* er. Mrs. Duke Stoops. : Joseph Gibson, o. Cincinnati, Ohio, was in the city last Tuesday the guest of A. T. Lvnch. 1 * Barney Meibc.s will be ready for business next Monday. Remember the place, Mills old stand. A complete new assortment in fine dress /'o-ff- T .China silk and spring jackets at J. Niblick & Son. 40.4 Jacob Mar* n at the Star bakery and ■ s'a'irant. invites all his farmer friends to call and see him when in the city, to-4 D. M. Kerr, of Monroe township, went to Marion Tuesday to appear before the pension examining board of that city J. A. Hendricks, of Wabash township, has moved to this city and is occupying the Coverdale residence on south Third street. John Vail A Bro. have purchased the machinery of a woolen mill at Vera Cruz, Wells county, and will move ihe same to Magky A K. Grubb attended a meeting and banquet of the agents of the Union L*fe I’ surance Comp 11 > at Fort Wayne last Wednesday Conrad Brake, county commissioner, ' vvas taken sud?enly ill last luesdav m'>rnl- tig witu heart trouble, out was able to be down stree ve t reay. Ice is a very thin crop in .this locali y bur our i ce men W ent alter it in greu - ape thi- week. The ice*put up so lar is .bout four ine' es thick An old gentleman by the name of Lahman, of the town ot Berne, was fcund dead in l.is bed last Saturday morning. He >ad lately cmne Tom Miss', itri. Jacob Deiong and wile and Mrs F. L Bone, of Jay county, returned home 1. st Saturday after sp. nd ug a v eqk at the o d- dy ol their sck sister, Mrs. A. G. Pvd ng. Subscribe for the Decatur Democrat and get a good farm paper free for one y ar. It is the American Farmer and it should go into the homes 01 ail our rural subscribers, Cali and see the paper and you will be pleased with it. Soldiers Attention—Now is the time to apply for increase, under present laws many pensioners are entitled to larger pensions than they are now receiving. No pay unless successful. James T. Merryman, 2itf Att’y and Claim Ag’t. She suffered : o - fifteen y ears.—My wife has siiiT' ed for fi'teen wars from conges'ti n a d pamtu- men trua’ioh. After us ■1 in- the ■ bvtt es of BradfiJd’s Regulato.* I -he 1 how.to- e t. do her h .use vvo>k an i I co where she pleas--s. J - . W Davis, Mora.iai Fads N. C. Write Bradfield Reg Jo., Atkin a, Ga., for particulars, bold by H. Ithouse A Blackburn. Here is a piece about a blush, which may interest the ladies: A blush is a tempoiary evythma and calor sic effulgence of the physiognomy, tiologised by the <vpreceptivene-s c-f the sensorium when a predicament of ur.quillib’ity front a sen-e of shame, anger, etc ; eventuating in a parasis ot the vasomotor nervous fila mt-nts of the facia cap llaries wrurvby being divested of 1 heir elasticity are suftu-ed, wiifi a compound nutritive circulating liquid emenaiing irornan intimidatedpree do rd fa. That hacking cough can be cured by Shiloh’s Cure. We guarantee it. Sleepless nights, made miserable by that terrible cough. Shiloh’s cure is the rem ed v for you. Shiloh’s Cough and Consumption Cure is sold bv us on a guarantee. It cures consumption Croup, whooping cough and bronchitis immediately relieved by Shiloh’s Cure. The Rev. Geo. H. Thayer, <•; Bourbon, Ind . savs: “Both myself and wife owe our lives to Shiloh’s Consumption Cure.” Why will vou cough when Shiloh’s Cure will give you immediate relief P- ’ce 10 cts., 50 ct.-.. and sl. Shiloh’s Cure will immediately relieve croup whoooing cough «nd bronchitis Sold by Holthonse & Blackburn. 24* On last Friday evening, David Andrews who has depended upon his mother and O'her fri n.is, and by what he rou'd pick up ar-und a’ d ff rent placefor a livi lihA d. indue d a young grl b u’ fifh en years o'- ag • \o leave the towi and marry him. 'i he» !• ft in the evening and returned t<-> his broth "'s in ke morning. Th- young g ri's nnme is Anna Stev ens, an orphan. Herfith ra-dinnthtr hav'ngdi d some time ago J ‘.rob Buhler, Sen., o: th s citv had taken t e iri from her gua'dian F. F. F-eeh, of Union township, to raise and educate, and as thev supposed everything was moving along n celv, th>girl attending school regularly gr d promptly and was ge'firtg'glor-g as well as gni> niembi.r of the 01 :as to w hich she t’Llongt-i. She had also taken considerable interest in music an.l Bird t’s was l aving her instructed in that branch as though she was their own child, little dreaming that they were to be robbed of her in such a manner, and bv such a course, t r they well ktjow that tjie matter was arranged by some person t’pdm whom they should h ive received better trea rnent Line who should have been willing to assist in the care and protection of the oyphaq child,«insteaci of assisting iq getting her into the hands of one about old enough to ' be her lather, arid as is believed has only married her for the sum of BSOn' 1 .. tbat her guardian ha< in tippe • lliarr jage may be a happy one, u there has been the dirty scheming work done by other parties that brought about : the marriage of this ch'ld. tq q qaan of his age, tor a merclnu r ( j/ur'pose, it is to be ■ hor. i tf~ai justice will overtake them No f person here knows where thev got the i license or where they w -re married at. as t' -.y con'd not get license here without 1 'he con-etv ot her guardian or anafikliyit ■ I that she w is of legal age to marry Later.—The license vyere issued to. t j t'qem bv II Vsn Wert coimtv, Ohio, on the 27th day 1 I of Ft bruarv, upon the affidavit nf Jona'han • Easy, of Van We’t, who by his pe •! has placed himself in a fairway to serve a • term in the pen. • ''i ■.* ■ .■« . - - ■

I S me ot our old bachelors and widowers Have coii- iuded to establish a dead line, and the fust .widower from Ohio that ■ crosses, it they will shoot on the sp-K. This was done too late to Frederick Roop, of Ohio, oom marrying Miss Lou Allen ' on last Wednesday evening at the home . of her mother bn Second street. Mr Roop is one of Oh'o’s substantial farmers, high)' respected? While 'Miss Allen is ■ne i I this city’s best young ladies. The , Democr it extends co gratulations. Jesse Lotzenhizer, < f Blue Creek townshi, . but who is now teaching school in • Kirkland township, was arrested by Constable Middkton Wednesday afternoon ! on a charge of bastardv preferred against him by Miss Mary E. Cline, de ..ghter of > William Ci ne, of KirX-land town hip Je-se had his preliminary before ’Squire Hill Wedresday evening, who b-'und him ■ over to the circuit court in the sum “ ; ■ SSOO. The last heard of he was skirmishing around for bail. > On last Tuesday evening at the resi- • dence ot the bride’s mother, Mrs. Blue, the marriage c ntract was solemnized between Mi-s -Nettie ‘ Blue and Bennet Schrank, both well known society people ot this city.i The fair bride is one of the manv b■•autital voting ladies of our city.. ’ May the r lite be one 01'continual happiness is the wi'-h of the Democrat. The mayor’s office this week has been the scent of several little tilts of Jaw; ; Several cflcnde s have been brought be-, so e h s lion -r '0 te-tiiy in regard to crimi- I rfli vi -1-ti.ms of ti e st-.tutes, and in con ■ seq tn e <>r which sever*! pers< ns have been c.' inmitl. d to jail, while otners ha.e - paid their fi es Judge Studabiker attended the ded'ea j tion of the new- court houses at Bluffton i last Moed.iv evening.. The at to ne-s or | Bh'fttoo wore the entertainers and' right'j r -yaliy did hey do rh< ir part. Tue Ju ! »e made s -me very ti nely remarks on early day life in cur neiehb-oing county. Mrs., Jennie Hatgin, of Portland, assisted by Eden lodge, of the same place, will ins'itu'e a lodge ot L dies of the Knights of Pythias of this place. They will start with twenty-two members. The ceremony will be at the Pi thian hall this even ing. The new grocery and provision store opens up next week. Mr Members, the' proprietor, has purchased an entire new stock of goodsand proposes to sell them at prices be’ow all competitors as he has bought thefn for cash and proposes to sell th-.m on a like basis. The members of the Presbyterian church met at the parsonage on last Wednesday evening, all loaded, and as they left to congratulate the br'de and groom at Mrs. Allen’s, Rev. Allen found his larder replenished with at least forty al lowances Auction, —On Wednesday. March nth, on the corner of Monroe and Second -tree's, in ’he brick, corner; we will sell it .auction dry goods, notions, cloaks, clothe g, hats, caps, etc. Mosiman A Griffin You can until the first of Ma-ch get the Democrat and the Anierican Farmer for one dol'a l - and fifty cents, or the Democr \t. American Farmer and Cincinnati Enquirer, the three tor two dollars and thirty cents in advance Mrs. Noah Mangold and Miss Ida j Garrets >n h.v. e op< ned a dressmaking I ?hop a. the residence of Noah -.Mangold 'on Second sire t Thev respectfully a licit a share of the public patronage. Al work guarante-d 40 I For Rent—For a '♦-‘•'JJ 1 three years, of over, for cash or share of crop, eighty acres, fifty i.n-'er cul iv itien, all fenced si'uated in Jefi'er-on tqv hship. For par ticuiars call on Daniel Buckmaster, Deca tur, Ind; 40-4 As meetings in some < f the churche- I still continue, the G W. I I. ntertain- i rnent arranged by the ! »d •s of the Christian church fo l - S»‘urd <y evening, will be ; postponed until next week Annie T„ daughte- o’ John and Kate Myers, dhd ot Br-ght’s disease, last Monday; age! »wo years, tour months and linetien davs. Fun< ral last Wednesday fr-un the Catuolic church -• i - - - - . • •-• } The Alumni wih me. t at tiie resi Jenci of Godfev Chr’-ten. Tuesday ev-ri g, March lo’li. All graduates of tne Deca tur High S/bo-I are requested to b present N ek Tonuellier. the hardware and imn'ement. dcah'r, is moving his -stock of go ds 'romt/- Gl---. bnild ng tod* ero > n so merl'occupied by Pence, the saloon man. 11. -g tr manufacture’*o‘‘ Bluffton, was in ti e citv Tuesday. Mr. ! Wt-icking i -formed its that Cong'-essman Martin would return to B vff-oqj ‘o-mpr- ! row. Mrs. I. T M rrrman returned from Grgrid Rapids, Mich , Tuesday, where she had been waiting on her sister, Mrs Tllburrv, wh > was s-rionsly ill. Owing to pressing demand on ogr columns th : s week we have been emp lied tn cut cur local news items iLown and make them b' tel as possible Per.ce, the saloon m*n has quit bysuness and removed his stock and fixtures to South NVhitely. Ind , wheve he will en ‘ gage in, the sano bus qesi. , If you want to see ths latent styles in ' wall paper. go‘Q A B’ackbura's successors borwin, Holthouse & Cm. . T.ces rock bottom. 50 4 « Barnev Meibers will not keep i bpof/s 41 , his new grocery store,, V u ' : w $ : goods nt rock-boitom prices. t ' ; ; Henry Mayer, the ice man, has had > several car loads of ice shipped in from > Mi'higan this week. ;( : I 5 The fifty first cupgretfs clos-ep last W-cd- - II nesday ar.l Wb'h, it (losed reign of i t Czar R' ed , Hon. S F Thach, of Huntington. is in ! t thecitv. He is a cnus : n of Clerk Hale. I i A chi'd of J'C >b Abnett, of W.«bash ] i 1 township, wss burled last Wedntslav. |r r ; a' Remember the new grocery w|ll op»n next week, ’ ' •

Teacher’s Institute Proceedings. [Correction.—ln last week's Democrat tbe printer made us say that “Since ISSi tbe county has had a commissioner of high schools. " This should have been, since 1888 the county has had a commissioned high school] High schools are commissioned by the State Board of-Education. The Joint Teacher's Institute convened at Geneva, in the M. E. church building, on Saturday, February 31,1801, with near a hundred teaehe.rs in attendance. The exercises were begun with music under the direction of Miss Lulu Meeks, after which J. A. Anderson conducted an appropriate opening exercises. Mr. Perry Miller ntxt favored the institute wij;h a well written paper on. “Needed School Legislation.’ ’ Among some of the suggestions offered wore that: '/here be a compulsory education law enacted. That the necessary uu-Is Le raised by projier means to have eight or nine months school each year. That a suitable tax be levied to procure district school libraries. That free school books be provided, tor the children in the public schools. In discussion of the subject Mr. B. A. Winans exjircoscd his prelereube lor a free school text book system and showed the hindrances to classtlcation and gradation under the present system; advocates the uniform length of school terms; basing the apportionment of school revenues on the average daily attendance iu-ioad of the enumeratii n; a wholesome compulsory education law. It is cheaper > to build school lu.-qsc.-, tb.c: to build jails. Lu I Gennanyaud Prussia pup.ls mi’»t attend school I three months within the j ear, for the first I twelve years of school Tore. Cc'/pn’scry cdu- ; Cai ion is as just as compulsory eti .i.-.mvut in 1 ike urmy. Men who will not -go into the de- ; icaee of the OQimtry in time of war are made ' to do so. «> | Mr. W. F. Pyle—lt would be imposing upon • citizens to force pupils to attend school. Some ‘ teachers would punish pupils unjustly, still , the child would have to go co school. The child would interest and do no good. 11. Laakciiau —There sliculd lie another school Crnicer separate from the trustee to look after the township schools—a township priuci. pal or township superintendent. Trustees have too much other work to do to attend to tire sphopls as they demand. 1 don't believe in uce text books. The child who owns the book will take care of it; if the book is not his •he will tear it up to get a new one. I don't think books given free gratis would be any improvement. D. B. Erwin favors a compulsory education law. Some scholars stay out of school on very small excuse, if the parents were held responsible many children would be more regular in their attendance at school. Mr. Snyder thinks trustees should pav janitor’s fees for teachers. The Attorney-General. has so decided and trustees should be reminded of this as part of the trustees duty to pay lor such janitor service as is necessary to be done. W. J. Archbold favors compulsory educa tion law. The fear of the law.would prompt the regular attendance and but few would need bo fined. Q.,N. Tyndall—Teaehe -oHad ought-id make their work more permanent. For what they io they don’t get enough pay to ri.ay at it. L'uo many stand .11 their own light in this. J. E. Orr—When the taw was first made to govern lud.aua the demands of the state were different from nc v. Tne law should m.iw demand, the citizen to be educated. Tuts can be .cconlplished by compulsory educational lawsH. Dirkson—Schools arts not now as they were years ago. Then people were more common'. and children did not need to be dressed in isueh expensive clothes as they are now. Sottie people don’t like to send their ehiiuren to school unless they are well dressed. ’ These children stay out of school 1 on this account. Some times I believe we shojiid have longer school te¥ms.' We want as good teachers us our money will hire. Tne best of teaenei s cun make more money than we pay them at some other work. W e must have longer terms if We Keep the best teachers at the worKoi teaching school. Mr. Wechter—l believe the compulsory educational law is a good flung. Those vety people who say they do.i't- semi their cbildreu 10 school because they have no clothes that aie tit; but tne children run on the more people see them than if they were in ; . iji. it is oniy an excuse and isn’t the thitg I at a.i. I J. W. Smith—l dono> know about thistinng. 1 We are paying our teach, rs about all we Can. Where is the money coming from to pay janitors? 1 believe in “Live and let live.' 1 don t believe in taxing people to dt-ath. Don’t know ab.>ut compulsory laws. Some people are stubborn, it mignt not work so well in the :<mg run. 1 tluus il we liva up to tuv ’iaw wc have and patrons would gn and visit lh<schools ana talx with the teacher mui fiaa what are do.ug it wuu.d mr übnui m vroTE 'loo many people believe cverj thing ihe children say ana lei ihroi stay cut ci scnobl when the chad is tv bi.i.ac ami UO; trocher. Parents should iukv enough inu-rota to go and see betore they cvn.p;';uu. Mr. Brown—Every cm.d siioum uike iidi au.algcot ins school uajs. luv chuuryu non t ,i ’ ■ey ide benefits c; until u is tee ute. s Patrons some times loos ut sv»u i/tu matter that is secondary toother taiugs. BRe work and so on. 1 thujk th< teacher is much to i a.nine if there is Ro interest shown by tne i.pi.s. J, visit my schools and learn wiiat the I r e:\eacro ar© doing and what interest is b<mg ; aroused .in. the district by the teacher. If tne ' teacher properly presents iue wqra the cnildreu win be interested av.il they in turn will cause the parentF to cake more interest. Mr. N'v#lewedo-I represent VAiskini;ton iiship and can speak '.or >uy township. We don't have any children itiat stay out of school oil i.cvuunt, of not baviug clothes. When parents uyc absolutely .to poor 41 get books tor their etnldren I get them tot them; the law imtkes it the trustee's duty. Our schools are ;ffl getting along nicely and the teaehers are doing well. 1 visited the schools and know that this is so myself. Mr. Shi mp—Can a law bo enacted to abridge the privileges ol any citizen? 1 Supt. Bmjw--There is no law uawfittp'n that does uot assumed rights of sonio Ofiß V a £ presents but certain regulations IGpri Mhleh it has been decided wC.yld,Xieu'efieial to society or community, i’foereare those who claim certahi priYhogvi that are denied them by soc.ety and by community, and from which they are prx>hibit®d, by the laws of the state or uatiqn. M. Herr—l am-iii favor of a compulsory eduiiaticm law. TJuero are certain cases Where yoliimg b.itt compulsion will ever roach the i case. W hen I -was trustee 1 tried every way to • lpc<ca»e the attendance at school. I plead and ! sirgued with some patrons to help keep up the ■ schools, all to no purpose. Some would growl I and complain of the teacher when they know ■ nothing at all about the schools. A WWlfAs °<' excuse was all they were A, DfWdW I must furnish olotheiaa<l those who [ are hfiX the county pays for II Moi. There »o particular fund for this but the trustee should do his duty i# d»to, matter 1 wy the sooner we have a

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■BIB«BiIM1|| | hII 111 111 IB I, n l»l II >!■■! «■!■! I compulsory education law the better. It is l>adly needed and that right now. I Supt. Snow—So Ir as tbe janitor fees arc concerned, shall say that the allowance of certain holidays will very nearly compensate for the sum paid janitors for the term. The County Board at its last meeting arranged to allow teachers for two holidays—if the holidays fell on school days—and 1 think this con - cession by the trustees should be accepted by teachers as a very reasonable compromise in lieu of janitor fees. Our trustees have supplied the schools with something more useful than the library, though the library is a valuable educational aid. The monthly school paper, which furnishes supplemental reading for all the grades, is far more useful and is fresh and new each mouth. Children soon tire of the same old book day after day, but a new paper each month they will read With eagerness and relish. Mrs. Rosa Shoemaker next favored the institute with an extensive review on Knickerb ker's Histcry of New York which met tho general appreciation of all who heard it. After noon intermission and some excellent music by the choir, E. E Freiiiline read an excellent paper on Pestalo. zi as an instructor. In this paper was shown tic pe.-uliarities, good and uthe/wise, of the noted Si visa educator among winch may be m-v.tiou’d: His Inducing the learner rather than orciug him to learn. Analysis from the whole of thesubject to Its parts, a teacher of morals, his use of object lessons, and also his impulsive nature, his lack of orgauizihg ability, bis over estimate ot the family as an-educational factor, his lack of whnt 1$ uOw known as tiie ■•practical. ’ C. Mann in diacuseion of tiie paper said he agreed with it in most things, but was ot the opinion that Pe.jia.ozzi was one of the first to advocate the-special work >f language lessons by use of objects, and also believed in not telling the cbi.d win.; the cinid could reasonably well iln.l out for himself. G. H. L.xtighery next read a well prepared paper on the suaj. e; of “Thv per cent method di exam,nations, wiiat can b<? better used in their place.” Among the ideas' expressed were: “The exuiuiuraicn ii- no test of’ the teacher’s ability to teacli, yct-n is a good line for mental dißCipl'ne. Ti.c < :ily test sto subject the teacher co a iln iom.-h course of training. Teaching should be a yiotvssion. Now the best teachers must pass the examinations. The best lawyers and doctors are exempt. The teacher is regarded as not entitled to per-form-his work unless subjected to these tests' which not determine Ins ability to eoatrol the school. J. T. Kelly—The license should be issued to permit the teacher to teach 1n any county In the state. Teachers shopld uot be compelled to attend a normal school liefore being licensed. Teachers seldom are graded higher than should be. A teacher’s success should be well considered. Some teachers tell more In written examinations than others who are more - successful teachers. Some become embarassed and fail. A few written examinations within the term are all right. I don’t approve of to freq written examinations. J. HFBryan—We should have certain standardsby which the knowledge of the pupil or teacher should be Estimated.- We must conform to certain rules. One teacher may judge his pupils ability higher than another teacher would. In the teacher’s ranks the lowest rounds of the ladder are the fullest; as wo ascend the weaker drop off. My idea the teacher should exercise the more man and the less animal. When we notice the minister and the lawyer performing their work with the examination, Severy few years, we believe the teacher should do tho same; but the doctor is a doctor for ife, ai l works at his profession. Tbe teacher wee ks.at Ills l ir a year or two and uses it as a stepping stem to some mere paying calling. 1 don't like inont’iiy examinations. I belioye it would be beticr if the schools could command ie- exami.u ticr. and' more, ability. He wtliis r •ay be dime is a question. Perhaps by better ’>:ise- ami i rgor terms, and a higher standard 01 teachers qualifications. T.,Garogley— Certain- examinations arecuit and others may be easy. Wh.:t igeasyfbr one may beditficr.lt tor another. ll .V thesanio ia school. ?ome pupils like arithmetic and want to put their whole tiuio hi on arithmetic.. In this branch he njaj; pas/ a gootiexamination but poor in some other cue. Teachers do not got well enough paid for tiieir qualifications. W. A. Aspy-By the written examluatiiju, the teacher has in the pupHf- own hand tbe answer 1c the question aad it is for the teacher suould the pupil or parent not be satisfi- d with the g. ade g:xea by tho teacher. J H Bryan—No book »w»i Is practical wh»r is needed Is practf.‘«t think/'-s. Genera! reading will do rqi.vfi to help in ■ ins line. O. M. Harris-When ,'he teacher has his school work he lias in : little time t> deg anything els a . Next T. F. Haee ier. rorii .; valuable pa’per on'the subject “Needless waste of time by teachers in school work." Aiaongthc thevgbta expressed were: Time id ed away can. be ;q»v ter employed. The ttl'irnare of cdn<-.s.tk»i» ' is freedom. Too many AeiAare, yet in the twilight of what ihey .ro? uyingtoteaeh. The object of cro.eat'oa .s to c vvlop power. The school is a + . ..<• unlc s y is conducted by a sell t'-jived rnro’t -i. Mai. ■ the pupils thinx but kaowledge Ist 1 ■ <oror. It is a was’.© sit' j labor to give knowledge Imt noi power, Makiyevr pupil, rotp’i. vv’i .a. Some utfte is lost s In echoing the irjpiis answer •'.f. < f>r him, writing eopi; ‘or pi'Fiis ce.rfr' kig each line written i y .bn pirdG ‘No eej. y book. Explaining every pref'-h-m too etulr ■• class wolf u>v sai < oro'aimr, :>•■ birring pupils to Walkout in Iv.ilco; i.n- s. dee to read, accurate lint tv, la map nruv.h wide iuterruiitlcus w.rjlethe emss is ic. io ..solving probien>» for one pupil while the 01-, rs are all idle, wvittan examinations, u.-x o -s roll calls and allowing whispering. X r. Htiee<vr's pa per was disepssed 1 y GallOgh’.v and Underwood an.l others. Mr Underwood a.irees wi;h the sentiment ot.' the paper in most thiii'is. but believes that some theories sire “beaiififu! to lieheM.” b<>t they '.voi’t •'•pan out" w hen it < oiiies u<presetiqe.. Alter a number ol'appropriate and! well rendered selections of music tlw institute ad--journed. with the prevaiilngi .’Pinion that this, was one of the most iqtoxesying institutes jet held at Geneva. Nerve and Liver Pills Act on a new principle—UMguisting thn liver, stomach and bowels through the* nerves. A new discovery. Dr. Miles,” Puls speedily cere biliousness, bad taste torpid liver, piles, constipation. Unequaled for men, women, children. Smallest, mildest, surest! 30 doses, 25 cents.. Samples free, at W. 11. Nachtrieb's. 2S* Bosse’s Mountain The best, salve in the Mw' J for, Lwms, piles, boils, fresh old -ores, 1 frozen feet, sore eves. c»c, Gua>anreeci to be superi w to any rotigr tor bums and scalds. It has pa <.4fual f r piles in all Sold AX druggists. * Card ot Thanks > — To the frievds who se» kindly assisted' i | us during ihe sick» 0 s «nd ‘uneral of my • i wile, J desire ty reiurn my si cere thanks* 1 ‘ ). W HitNnitteKS.