Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1891 — Page 7

HEARD IN THE QUIET NIGHT. BY MBS. NAPOLEON B. MOBANGE. It woke a life-time's sleeping pain, And yet was but an old refrain: Mystic, although I knew it well: For on it was the midnight spell. It trembled on the listening air: ; Its source was Vague, I knew not where: , In some lone watcher's heart no doubt, » But how it put my peace to rout! I never knew how many tears Had dimmed the half- forgotten years a Until that music, searching, sweet, ” Stole forth from its unknown retreat. It turned the leaves of memory back: It put my soul upon the rack; I could not of its charms partake \ For thinkinglbf my own heartache. AramfsW a < -- OR Tracing a Dark Grime. ' BY ALEXANDER ROBINSON, M. D. CHAPTER XVlll—(Continued.! Chuckling over the success of my little . ruse, I began to look around for some evidence that the man had been in the Seabury house on that terrible-night. At first my search was without avail. I looked in eyery crack and cranny I could find, but success did noLgrect my efforts. If he had brought anything with him the man seemed to have been careful enough to have securely hidden it. Still I did not despair. It was not my nature to give up easily. The more difficulties that,’-arose, the more determined I,’appe.ared. My search was continued with ever increasing vigor. Half of the ten minutes liad already , elapsed, and 1 pould expect to hear the footfalls of the Colonel on the dark and. narrow stairs at any time. While I searched I kept my ears open for such sounds. At last I believed I was rewarded. In a dark hole, where it had evidently been thrown cohtc’mptuously as of Wttle value , because it was alone. I found a silver spoon. It was old and light. Upon the end was engraved a name. I read it with such satisfaction as the .hunter can feel when hisgajne is sighted along the gun barrel, or ■‘perhaps She angler yyiien a violent tug announces' that his line has been taken by the wary bass. A little’ diplomacy now' and the game was surely mine. The. name was‘‘Seabury. ” The spoon had jcoine from the house where the murderhatl been committed. Air. Ketcham had been right, in reading the handiwork of Colonel t ain upon the pantry window. He had becir there. This man knew' more concerning the -mysterious murder than perhaps any living soul. If he had not committed the crime himself, then he eoirld tell who did. I felt a savage delight in..the thought that I now held a key to unlock the mystery. ■ .1': 11 Mr. Ketcham might yet. b|> forced to learn the truth from me. ~My hopes beat high. I threw the lone spoon back whence it had come. Why had he taken that one article, tprily to cast it contemptuously aside when he reached his den? Ah! the rendering of this answer would lift the veil from the whole. I meant to solve it very soon. I must confess that the appearance of this spoon on the scene of action gave my theory a hard blow. If I was to look upon the man its the Nemesis, following his intended_;victim from clime to clime with but one object ■in view—the death of old Doctor Seabury, what In the wide world could lie mean by carrying off this solitar£spoon? Was it his nature asserting itself? lie was a burglar by profession, and on seeing a spoon lying in his way as he made his retreat from the house, he could not resist the temptation to pick it up. The act was done mechanically, and when on reaching home he found it in his pocket, with tlie hated name of * Seabury engraved upon the end, he cast * it from.him in the loftiest of scorn. This was my only standing ground. I could not but confess that it was rather a flimsy foothold, but it was the best I could fipd. On the other hand, what? Suppose Itftls man was as- simon-pure burglar, who had never heard of Seabury before, and who had entered the house of the old Doctor intent On robbery— why bad he failed to accomplish his end? & \ This was an interesting question. To answer it propefly I would have to know exactly what, passed, and through him alone could this be gained. It was easy to believe that he had been in the house about the time the crime-was committed. Hence, it was necessary to find out. what had scared the burglar away. Had' he seen the murder done? Perhaps he had caught a glimpse of Mr. Ketcham as ho hastily entered the dimly lighted hall, and recognizing the detective, had fled the moment.the other went tip-stairs.. I On the basis of this theory—which, be | it remembered I did not accept as yet—tiihis was a very reasonable conclusion, and one which would bear further analThese thoughts were not laggards. They flashed through my njind with intense I saw the two paths open before me, and must soon know which it was for me to tread. By this time I expected to hear my quondam friend returning. Surely all of ten minutes had passed away since he went off. I listened to hear him, but as yet there were no sounds to indicate that he was coming up the stairs. Perhaps I could not do better than to look around some more. There might be *» Other things to discover. ■ I was in the act of putting this idea into execution when far down below I head some one on the stairs. Was it the Colonel? The unknown was undoubtedly coming up the stairs with all the rapidity he could throw into the movement. Immediately I began to wonder whether anything had occurred to alarm the man. In no other way could I account for the mad haste with which he ascended the rickety stairs at the risk of his life. ' With no' little anxiety then I waited for his appearance on the scene. ; I had not Fong to wait. The fpptfalls drew nearer until they were aJ'.the top of the upper stairs. Then there ( Jcould be heard a hand groping along the wall as if for the door. *■ When the door opened, as I expected, Colonel Cain pushed into the room. In one hand he clasped the black bottle, with the other he closed and locked the door. His face was expressive of the wildest alarm. CHAPTER XIX. , I kept cool / There was no use getting excited, for I was npt in danger, though the burglar seemed to have received a shock of some kind. 1 »

To use a popular expression that exactly covers the case, “it was none of my funeral.” No sooner had the panting burglar locked the door than he raised the bottle to his lips and took a good drink, probably with the intention of calming his nerves. “Joslyn, we’re cornered!” were the first woPds he gave utterance to. “What do you mean?” “I mean the police are sharp after us.” “Come, come! what have wo done that they should copper us?” I said, more to draw him out than anything else. face danced with a strange light; it shone from his dark eyes like electricity, and 1 realised that when worked up this man must be a bad customer to tackle. • “I reckon it’s me they’re after; but as you are in my company they'll run you in at the same time. It’s the same old story of dog Tray again. ” “But. see here, Colonel, I didn’t know you were wanted bad for anything.” He didn’t take the hint, but smiled grimly- ' ~ . “YoiiwSed I am, Joslyn. I had got the liquor, and was oh the way back, when I saw a bluecoat hiding behind a pile of boxes that stood on the curb. “ -Hallo!’ saiil I to myself. ‘l’ll watch you. my Ihie fellow, and see what is up.’ “So I did: and it took me just about one minute to learn that he was watching the upper story of this old house. “That meant, me. I knew it Just as well as I did the a, b ; eof my profession. What was Ito do? I could easily have slipped away, and they be none the wiser. “But I remembered that you were up here, and you were my friend. I’ve done some tough things in my day, but I never yet went back on a friend. “So, at the risk of my neck, I have come back here to get you out. ” 1 silently shook his ’hand. My mind was dwelling upon his words.. At the risk of his- neck. What could that mean but murder? The expression had done more to revive a feeling of hope in my breast than anything that had yet occurred. “We must get out of this Joslyn. The officers .will be yp here soon, for they must have seen me enter, gnd believe their bird is safely caged.” “Then, we must get out,* Colonel. ” “Words of wisdom, my friend, and the sooner we put them into execution the better for us. ” “How shall we levant?” lie looked upward. 1, too, turned my eyes toward the scuttle, with the'ready box beneath it. t “That’s our lay, Joslyn. ” I had determined to accompany the other, believing that my time was a.pthe truth to be made known. The chase, might be a hot one: but if 1 intended to carry out my plans I could, only look for a revelation from Colonel Cain; so 1 must not lose track of him. I had an idea that whatever the police really wanted him for his guilty conscience made him believe it was for the murder of old Dr. Seabury. “Is there nothing here you Wnean to take with you in your flight?” I asked. He quickly cast his eye around. Then, springing forward, he snatched the old creese from its position on the wall. “That'* may prove a trusty weapon. Anyhow they won't lay hold of it as evidence against me, ” he muttered almost savagely. Better and better. I came near chuckling, and rubbed my hands together in silent glee. By degrees the man was giving himself away, and, at this rate, I would soon be in possession of the whole truth. Having secured the knife l|e now sprang upon the box and unfastened the’ scuttle. When this was pushed back an opening was revealed plenty large enough for a man to pass through. I could see the stars beyond. Colonel Cain did not hesitate an instant, but, seizing hold of the edges, with a muscular effort he drew himself half way through. It was now an easy task to finish, and presently he was looking down upon me from the roof. “Come on, Joslyn.’’ he hoarsely whispered. I did not need any urging, for my sharp ears had caught the sound of heavy steps upon the stairway, as of , men groping their way upward. There could be little doubt but that they were the hounds of the police force closing in upon the jackal of a cracksman whom they had succeeded in covering. . ♦ As these sounds were on the first flight of steps. I realized that the officers had stolen a march upon us. and came near reaching the door in time to cut off our escape. I was no mean hand ’at this sort of work, and managed to climb through the hole in the roof with as much agility as the burglar,, had shown. “They’re coming,” I said, quickly. “Yes, I hear them, the hounds. Come, we’ll baffle them yet. ” He was terribly excited, although I could not see his face in the darkness to watch its fluctuations. What did this signify? Was there the dark frame of the gibbet looming up on his mental hqrizon? The scuttle having been closed, we began to make our way across the roof. This was my first experience in such peculiar work. If the reader has never clambered over the roofs of a block of city houses, nt>w wp and now down, he can have no appreciation of the. situation. It is additionally enhanced when there | is a hot pursuit made. The same feeling came over me that I had experienced when 1 discovered the three officers entering the house on Madison avenue where I was concealed. A consciousness of innocence made me . rebel against being pursued like a criminal, and yet when I realized that I had taken this yoke voluntarily upon me, I felt that there was no use complaining. Os course the Colonel led. He knew the way, and that in itself was sufficient to make him a guide. ~ .. We left the roof of the tenement in a rather singular method. Reaching the edge at its lowest corner the burglar turned to me. “Don’t be afraid to go down after me. There’s a flat roof below, ” he whispered. I saw him pass over the gutter and then he vanished from my sight. A second or two later there came a dead fall below. “Come on, Joslyn. ” s Voices sounded back of me. The policemen were at the scuttle, having readily guessed our method of escape from the room of the old tenement. I did not hesitate, knowing the chances I was taking both ways, but proceeded to follow the example cast by my quondam friend. Throwing myself flat, I grasped the edge of the gutter firmly with both hands, and then allowed my body to fall 3 over. Thus I found myself hanging in utter darkness from the gutter of a house that was folly five stories in height, o Faith, however, is a wonderful thing. I knew Colonel Cain had gone down in this way, and that* I could do the same. Just as I was about to let go any way, I felt a pair of hands touch mv body. “Drop—it’s only a couplebf feet, Joslyn.” I did so. Knowing the depth I did not receive as much of a shock as might have been the case had I been in utter ignorance as to whether I should fall one .foot or twenty. I found that we were upon another roof, but somewhat nearer the ground. The cracksman led me along this. It

was of tin, and rattled somewhat under our feet, at which he muttered a curse. “Hang the luck! That racket gives us away,” he said, crossly. 'X? c , hear the police hastening toward the point where we had left the , roof ’ an d had no doubt but they had heard our movements. By this time, however, we had man- *° a ' n t'he end of the second roof. ” i? 1 was next on the programme I could not even guess, but must await the turn of events now so rapidly occunng. M atching my companion, I saw him swing off upon what seemed to be a board. I got down on my knees the better to examine it, and I found that my suspicions were quite true. A board it undoubtedly was,* of sound strength, and just wide enough to allow a man of steady nerve to walk upon it. Where did it lead? A large building was before us, looming up like a castle. I knew it was a tenement of some sort, and the plank seemed to extend from the gutter of our roof to a porch of some kind in the rear of the other tenement. Ah! I haa it. This porch was made of iron, and was really a portion of a modern fire escape. Looking up, .1 could just distinguish another like it, outlined against the sky. Os course there were more below.. It could not be the idea of ColoneljSain to remain upon the roofs longejft®!! he could help. The ground" wds~liraronly hope of escape. I could now see exactly how he hoped to make this anchorage. Upon this plank'' then depended our hope of escape. \ Had it been missinawe should be captured beyond a doubtS The reader can imagine that I had no slight task4>efore me. A slip on my part would send medown to death. To a man of ordinary nerve it would not have been much of a job to have crossed over in the daytime. Two short steps would have accomplished it. In the night time, however, the plank was all but invisible. I dared not put my foot down without first feeling that it was in the center of the plank. Shutting my teeth hard, I made the forward movement There was a period of suspense that appeared longer to me than it really must have been. „ Then my outstretched hands came in I contact with an iron railing. Eagerly I clutched it, and a feeling of relief went through my frame as I realized that I was safe. The Colonel was there and helped me .to clamber over the railing. Then as he bent down I did likewise. 1 found that he had the plank securely wedged between two scrolls in the ironwork of the porch, so there could not have been much chance of its working loose while one was crossing. He- was desperately engaged now in working this end of the plank loose. ' I saw the idea at once. It would cut off immediate pursuit by isolating the fire escape from the "adjoining roof. „ By our united efforts we managed to get the plank free from its fastenings. “Down with it, Joslyn. ” The officers were investigating the descent from the upper to the lower roof. I could see a dark lantern in use. If they should turn it upon us they might, discover something to their advantage. We released our hold on the plank. Jt went surging downward at once, but being heavy, fell like a rock, so that no sound was made until it reached the bottom, when there»eame a sudden crash, and all was still again. One of the officers was now hanging over the gutter above, and the man with the lantern dared not turn it away, as the light was needed right there. This assisted us. We had no sooner allowed the.plank to drop than the 'Colonel's arm was placed on my shoulder, and he drew me back. • “Here’s the way down, comrade. We haven’t a second to lose. They’ll open tire on us if they throw the light this way. ” There was- a small opening at the other end of the iron porch. Below this depended an iron ladder, which in turn reached down to the next landing. In this way the descent could be made to the bottom. These fire escapes are •daily growing more common in certain portions of the great city. Their utility is unquestioned, if they can be only kept clear, but the inmates of tenements seem to look upon the porches as deposi-' tories of truck and sleeping places during the hot nights of summer. The way we went through that opening was a caution. No danger now of thejadder giving way. On the porch below we landed in the midst of a family enjoying a sound sleep upon their open couch. Our advent among them was the cause of much consternation. But one idea prevailed, and this was that the house must be on fire, and the people above were taking advantage of them. So they followed us as well as possible, but in the jam the opening was filled, and there they stuck, screaming and cursing at a rate to awaken the dead. I have often looked back with considerable amusement to that scene, but just then I had no time to enjoy it. Os course the attention of the officers would be directed toward this point now, and we could hardly hope to escape discovery, unless we were exceeding spry about getting down. Other difficulties met us. More people were upon the fire escape, and we had to push through or over them. “Fire! fire!” rang out on the night air. A bedlam ensued, the like of which it has never been my fortune to hear since. Men swore in seven languages, while women and children ran the scale backward and • forwafd with their shrill cries. One would have thought a menagerie had broken loose in the neighborhood. > In the midst of this racket we hung from, the lower porch and dropped, reaching the ground in safety. Then my companion led the way to an arched passage, opening the door as he went with what seemed magic slight-of-hand. From this we emerged and found ourselves walking hastily down the street. Colonel Cain had eluded his trackers to fall a victim to one more keen. CHAPTER XX. There has always been a love of adventure in my system. Many a time during the past has it cropped out, but never until this night could I say that it had been fully satisfied. I was ready to cry out enough, for the present at least. ’J?his night would stand out as a most singular* event in the ordinary life of a city physician. It was easy for me to see that my companion was exceedingly well pleased with his escape. As my hand touched his arm I could feel that he was trembling with excitement, although while the impending peril lasted he had been practically cool. There had of late come up some very important reason when he feared to fall into the hands of the police. I remembered that the old detective, Mr. Ketcham, had said there was no special cause for this man’s arrest Just now. Yet the officers seemed going to very great trouble in order to effect his capture. One thing alone made me believe it could hardly be for the murder of Dr. Seabury he was wanted. It waß believed by the public that the worthy physician had committed suicide. Few people - I

I knew that a crime Jiad occurred. Then I how could these ordinary police officers ! be in full chase after the supposed murderer when the facts of the case did not even admit of Mr. Kdtcham’s believing this man to be the guilty party? It was incredible. I could not unite such antagonistic facts, and yet sullenly held on to the case, not being willing to acknowledge myself beaten. Where were we going now? That was a matter which concerned my companion more than myself. He was walking along with his head bowed down, as though in deep thought, and yet when he turned to look around him every little while, I could see his eyes still shining with the phosphorescent gleam that had made me compare them with the orbs of a wild beast hunted in the forest. As I waited for him to speak, it. was a long time ere the silence was broken, but at last he turned to me. “Joslyn, we have stood by each other nobly, so far, and I’ll be hanged if I haven’t taken a decided liking to you, but I reckon the time has come for us to part. ” “Why so, Colonel?” I asked, throwing a grieved vein into my voice. “I would not ask you to follow where I am about to go,* and yet it seems to be my only chance now of eluding the.se hounds until the breeze blows over and I can skip from the city.” “Have I refused to go with you?” “No, no; you have stuck to mi* with a warmth that commands my highest admiration, Joslyn.” I did not seem gratified. “I see now how it is, Colonel. You have become tired of my company. Well, I can’t blame you. Let us part here.” “Nd, no, my friend, you misunderstand me. Short as has been our acquaintance I have become, very much attached to you, more so than I ever remember of being with any man.” I could not help being mollified at this confession. “Then why do you wish to part?” • “Simply because Ido not desire to drag you with me to? an uncongenial place, when you have no reason to desire to remain hidden.” “You don't want to be too sure about that. But how do you know I won't follow you? Try and see. If I can’t stand it I’ll back out, that's all. Besides, if you’re going into retirement for a time you'll want to open some communication with the outer world. I can be your means of hearing what is going on. ” He hesitated no longer. “Joslyn, have it your own way. lam content, if you are. Come with me, and perhaps some day, should you be hairdpressed for a secret hiding place, yoiT may be glad that you went to seek shelter among the dead. ” His words did no<encourage me, although I at once accompanied him. Among the dead! What new adventure was now to befall me? All manner of grisly phantoms, waving their skeleton arms in warning, seemed to rise up and bid met keep off: but I had made up my mind, and it must be something more terrible than imagination that could keen me back now. My curiosity would soon be satisfied, at any rate. Colonel' Cain did not vouchsafe an explanation of any sort, but strode on, and I followed, sometimes at his heels, and again forging up to his side. We i>l tinged down side streets, until, conversant as I believed myself to be with the major portion of Gotham, I was not a little bewildered, and hardly knew where we were, when I was brought up standing by my companion. Then I knew we must have reached our destination. Looking around I failed to recognize the spot, and yet there were many evidences of its being the old part of New York. Houses that were quite respectable in their appearance lined the streets. We had halted before what seemed to be an old iron door, set in a high wall. The sight of both made me think of a prison yard, and yet this was not such. After his usual careful search of the street, the cracksman took a key from his pocket, and inserted it in the lock. Some muscular exertion was necessary to turn it, but I could hear the tongue slide back with a ponderous sound. Then the iron door was loose, and could be pushed opfen with slight exertion. Beckoning me to follow him, my companion entered. Remembering our experience in ascending the multitudinous stairs of the old tenement house, I once again grabbed the Colonel by the coat tails. After we had passed through the doorway, he paused to fit the key in the other side and turn it again. We were in utter darkness, so that it would have been impossible for one to have seen his hand before his hose. Turning to the right the Colonel led the way along as though he were acquainted with his surroundings, yqt several times he slipped or stumbled, and I came near going down with hirti in a heap. / As near as I could make out Ave were in a covered way, possibly a drive of some sort, which extended along in the same direction as the wall. When we reached the end, looking up I could see the blue sky. The waving arms of great! weeping willows stood between and swept up and down as though in mockery. As I lowered my eyes I could not help but start, for in the darkness I seemed to be surrounded by a ghostly company. Scores of white objects lay around, their exact dimensions and outline being somewhat hidden by the gloom that lay like a pall over all. I knew they were tombstones., A-cemetery in the heart of the city. This then was where the hunted burglar meant to hide until the storm had subsided and it was safe for him to appear once more. I could not but admire his shrewdness in selecting such a place, where no one would ever look for him. As a secret den its equal could hardly be found in all the>great city. He walked in and out among the tombs of by-gone worthies and ; seemed to know just where he was heading,, for he made no mistakes. Thus he ushered me down the steps and into a deserted sepulcher. The place was gloomy and had a rather unpleasant odor, but I was not thinking of this. I watched the Colonel close the door in silence, and then he struck a match, lighting a candle. With curiosity I looked around the place which I believed would see the end of my trail, so far as the burglar was concerned. 4 [to be continued. | How Did the Turtle Find His Way? The rocks at the west coast of the island of St. Helena abound with sea turtles, some of them as heavy as a man, and an English steamer once took aboard several dozen of those sea monsters, intending to deliver them alive to a provision dealer in Liverpool. But before they reached English waters one of the turtles was taken ■ick and was flung overboard, after having been branded with the name of the smp. Next year the same steamer came across the same tortoise on the coast of St. Helena, more than 4,000 miles from the point where the homesick creature had been flung back over* board.— Chicago Inter

Business Directory. THE DECATUR NATIONAL BANK. Capital, 850,000. Surplus/17,00*. Organized August 15,1881 Ofllcers—T. T. Dorwin, President t'P.W.Sssltt, Vice-President; R. 8. Peterson, Cashier: T» T. porwin, P. W. Smith, Henry Derkes, J. H. Holbrook, B. J. Terveer, J. D. Hale and B. 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 at Credit available in any of the principal cities of Europe. Also Passage Tftkets to and from the Old World, including transportation to Decatur. Adams County Bank Capital, .175,000. Surplus, *75,000. Organized in 187 L Officers—D. Btudabaker, President: Jesse Hibllck,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 ana Domestic Exchange bought and sold. Interest paid on time deposits. VIRANCE * MERRYMAN. J. T. FRANOi A- J. I. MERRYMAW DECATUB, INDIANA. Office Nos. L 2 and 8, over the Adams County Bank. Collections a specialty. HOUSE, L J. MIESSE, Proprietor. Decatur, Ind. . Central—Opposite Court House. Tke leading hotel in the city. A. e. BOLLOWAY, atloisexx Suirsooxx Office over Burns’ harness store, residence at Mr. Elias Tyrr-iH's, southwest corner Third and Monroe streets. AU calls promply attended to in city or country night or day. JQ. NEPTUNE, • DENTIST. Now located over Holthouse’s shoe store, and Is prepared to do all work pertaining to the dental profession. Gold flUing a specialty. By the use of Mayo’s Vapor ha is enabled to extract teeth without pain. All work warranted. O. T. May, H. D., X*lx3rai±olm,xxrib B-sxx*seoxx Monroe. ... Indiana. All calls promptly attended to day or night. Office at residence. WILLIAM H. MYERS,* dbSnrgeon. Specialty- The Treatment of Women. Office at residence, 157 West Wayne street. Ft. Wayne, Indiana, from 10 to 12 a»tn. and 3to 5 p. m. Telephone 89. 6m3 l. H. Zeigler, Veterinary Surgeon. Modus Operand!. Or chotomy, Overotomy. Castrating gM Ridgling Horses and Spaying Cattie and Dehorning, and treating their diseases. Office near Romberg’s livery stable, Decatur, Indiana. XI. EE. XieERUMT, Veterinary Surgeon, AAoziroe, Ind. Successfully treats all diseases of Horses and Cattle. Will respond to calls at any time. Prices reasonable. *• J • ■ • ■ ■ . ■ ’ lames E. Bobo, Law Deeatwr, - - Zndtona. Eaul G. Hooper, AttoimeTF a,t XJfb'w* Decatur, - • JndiavMß. MRS.M.LHOLLOWAY,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. Will attend cases in the country when conveyance is furnished. Office hours B*to 11 a. m. and 2 to 4:30 p. tn., except Thursday and Saturday afternoons. 85 MONEY TO LOAN On Farm Property on Long Time. IWo Cozmuiaaion. Low Rate of Interest. Fnrtlal In any amounts can be made at any time and. stop interest. CaU on; or address, A. JK. GBUBB, or J, E.MANN, Office: Odd Fellows! Building, Decatur. FBRI ; MM ■ and LOUISVILLE : ahM Thiii Tiler Lilroiit ,4* The SHORT LINE Between K® NORTH ind ,SOUTHpWM Solid Trains To And From ffiTiM C 1 wcl N N atk W ' 1-I Through Coaches Between INDIANAPOLIS * fortwayne Www Sure Connections. ffi \mLvWL In Union Depots. Wv\l -AN *" | Unexcelled Berries i For Bates and othI I%\\ W'-;> V er Information call I xkjLvon nearest sgent or | W ’ M F,SHER > ' G*nT Pass. & Ticket « f Agt„ FL Wayne, Ind. GXO. W. BRADBURY, General Manager. B. S. SUTTON, Sup’t. Whitewater B. B. TIME OAR©.—SOUTH. May 18, 1680,Standard Time Fort Wayne....lv *#ooamMo2s am ♦ 6 40 pa Blufftonax 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 Indianapolia 10 30 S 50 11 20 Cincinnati........ 5 30 Louisville 7 00 • Daily > NORTH. t Ex. Sunday. Louisville.....f7 8o Cincinnati 7 59 , Indianapolis +7 00 am 1115 a 15pa Muncie....*9 05 115 pm 810 * Hartford 945 157 &60 MontpeUer.. 10 05 2 15 S 08 Bluffton 10 36 2 48 ft 38 Fort Wayne II 35 3 45 7 40 QKK FABX FOB ROUND TBIY SUNDAYS

Notice, to Teachers! \ - Notice is hereby given that there will be a Sublic examination of teachers at the office of io county superintendent. In Decatur, Indiana, on the last Saturday of each month. Applcantsfor license must present “the proper trustee’s eertifficate 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 on the day of examination, a review or oomposl- . tion upon one ot the following named books: Tale of Two Cities. David Copperfield, Ivanhoe, Heart of Midlothian, Henry 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 Table, McMaster’s ‘Life of FrankUn,’ and Charles Baade’s ‘Put Yourself in His Place.’ Said oomporitlon shall contain not less shan 600 nor more than 1.000 words, shall be in the applicant’s own handwriting, and shall be accompanied with a declaration that it is the applicant’s original work. Reviews will be graded on penmanship, orthography and oomposition. Kxaminatlous will begin promptly at 8:30 a. m. No license will be granted to appllcants under seventeen years of age, after August 1888. J. F. SNOW. Co. feupt. FOR MJEN ONLY! Kfl I al 11 LOST or FAnjNG MANHOOD. Bff I“t.I11^ r ‘1 1 1 1 “dNERVOUS DEBrtlTv' MINli In I i|^’»kneßS o f Body and Mind, Effects S tefftify froM 60 BU>m and Faralgn Countries. Write them? John F. Lachot Serxie, Keeps a full Uns 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'sbld it lowest living pricest Physicians’ Prescriptions carefully compounded. Give him a call. SPECIAL NOTICE. I desire to say to the people of Adams County that if you want an abstract to your.. land, Mortgage or deed executed you can get the same done with neatness and dispatch by calling on A. MoW. BOLLMAN, ‘ Beoardec.

<X S.JX3BWZK, A. A. IQCHOr.!- J, BOBT. CHRISTKB. DECATUR STONE AND LIME CO., Proprietors of the DOLOMIC LIMESTONE QUARRIES And Manufacturers of Doorand Window Sills and Caps, Range Work, Monument Bases, Curbing, Wall Stone and Snow White Ijime, 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. W MONEY TALKS. And so does the prices on every article of goods at Poitor’s Harness SHop And Second-Hand Store Tell their own stary, Having removed to the Kover Hall Building, a few steps- mA 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 A TH AIT A DEBT! Don’t be humbugged into buying high priced goods without first seeing my im- . mense stook and learning the inducements I have to offer. tttJ“Hunt me up and save your »■ » » » 1 !S. Porter. Madison Street, West of Stone’s Hardware Store. PIXLEY & CO., THE HEABOF THE CLOTHIKG TRADE IN j ; Fort Wayne, Ind. Announce that their several Departments in this Mammoth Clothing House an complete with the most varied and largest assortment yet shown in O GENTS FALL AND WINTER WEAR. OMEN’S SUITS. OVERCOATS. We have never been able to show such For zero weather, also the Fall or Me a large variety of styles of pretty goods dium Weight, and the most desirabh as now. Oar Cheviots Suits are all the things can be had of us in Kerseys rage, and we show them in Black and Meltons, Cassimeres, Worsteds, ete. blue, cut in Sack, Double and Single cutin English Box and Plain Sacks » Breasted, and the popular Cutaway in Slim and Stout. In Furnishing Good Boys and Children. We are prepared for Gents nothing could be more com to meet the wants of the most fastidious, plete. An inspection is solicited. W We also shew full lines of lower grades, shall be able to save you moi.ey. / PIXLEY & COMPANY, ‘ ' ■ - ■ ■ - ‘‘ ' ■ . . . ■ '' -I.— . 16 and 18 East Berry St, - - - Fort Wayne, Indiana. t_ - — -

Chicago and Atlantic R’y-i With its Pullman-built equipment, substantially constructed roadway, and low rates ot fare insure a sate, epeedy, and economical journey to all points EAST OR WEST. Write to your nearest railway agent for the attractive low rates via this line. TIME-CARD IN EFFECT DEC. 1, 1890. GOING EAST. Stations — No. 2. No. 8. No. 12. No. 30. Chicago. .Iv 7 30 am 3 2o pm 7 25 pm Archer Englewood. Hammond.. 830 4 17 825 Cr. Point .. 9 06 8 55 Kouts.. N. Judson . Rochester. . 11 30 6 33 10 57 Akron.... Newton’. Bolivar . Hnntintn .. 105 pm 750 12 20 am 515 ass Kingsland. • • • Decatur.... 2 22 8 42 1 11 8 45 Ohio City.. 255 1 42 10 20 Spencer’Ue. Lima 3 54 9 54 2 30 1 00 pm Alger Kenton.... 4 59 10 38 3 17 4 15 Marion ..ar 6 00 11 20 4 05 6 40 New York. Boston GOING WEST. Stations— No. 1. No. 5. No. 3. No. 17. Boston.*. New York Marion.. .Iv 9 35 am 12 45 pm 11 20 pm 6 15 ass Kenton ... 10 30 1 25 12 10 am 9 00 Alger Lima 11 29 2 07 12 55 U 05 . Spencer’lle Ohio City .. 12 27 pm 2 55 .2 55pm Decatur .. . 1 05 3 23 2 14 4 50 Kingsland . . Hnntintn... 2 25 420 325 730 Bolivar Newton..., Akron Rochester. .358 5 28 445 N. Judson.. ..4 Kouts Cr. Point .. 6 35' Hammond. 7 15 750 7 25 Englewoodl Archer ave Chicago, .ar 8 20 8 50 8 25 Trains 5,3, 8, and 12, daily. Trains 1,2, 30 and 33 daily except Sunday. For rates, time tables and other information call upon station agents or address, W. C. RHIEABSON, D. I. ROBERTS, Gen. Paes. Agt., Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. Chicago, 111. Driven nearly to insanity by the cruelty of her wealthy husband, Frau Augusta Shley, the wife of a prominent Berliner, drowned herself and her 15-year-old daughter in a river near Berlin the other day. Before leaping into the water the mother aad child vept bitterly, then kissed and embraced and died locked in each other’s arms, having struggled fiercely with the fishermen who strove to rescue them.