Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1891 — Page 7

A MEMORY? BY J. P. V. KOONS. Above onr heads the robin sans. And heaven Was in hls throat., £ * The orchard with his music rang; Bat sweeter than his note Wfcre loving words that banished gloom, As sunshine does the mist. While snowy drifts of apple bloom Our upturned faces kissed. Such moments are the flowers of time. The immortelles of life. That linger like a tuneful rhyme. And lull its waves of strife. Muncie. Ind. DOESN'T SEE ME. BY J. F. JIOWARD. | i - When a block away she looks at her nosey . « And then at some w inflow's display; And as she comes nearer each step.she acts queerer. -V -r--" But has not seen me to-day. When a block away she looks at her nose; At. her toes. when two floors.away; And then with surprise she lifts her dark eyes' « L ' . ■ . "*? And bids me a smiling ■ > xood-day.” Havana, N. Y. OR ■ * Tracing-UM Crime. >• BY ALEXANDER ROBINSON, M. D. CHAPTER XXI. jWJX MAN never /“ || knows what ho is -3/ of until he Tries, - v-XfiKfrri/ fj’liy exemplified s> * ri n> y ,)Wn <aSf! - Had I been told a week before that * Would turn dctective. ne g l.ec.t my patients, lose VmKl my sleep, seek adventure, and ■.“ I A* riven associate; with criminals A _.weli, I would have assuredly |t considered my iiiformjint out F ' of his mind. \ IjOokiinif back, I etui Id see X how natura.lly. f I had fallen info my present./position. There was nothing st range about it. From tire start I bad been governed by • ireumstances. barked J>y the desire to ward tiff the tangled suspicion thiit soemed determined to.weavmit.self around the fair girl of the bereaved house. Lebpore. Yes, there was. iniiili of theold knight-" errant spirit within me. I was ready to perform wonders, if. possible, in the in- : to rest of beauty a nil goodness. Once. 1 got deep into the mystery. I became so-intensely • interested that.it niitst have been something very'important that would haye caused me to relinqitish my ho d. I was in lor it now. With reference to this man, I resolve I not. to waste time; He was in my power in one sense, and I was grimly de.ti-r- • mined to learn what lie knew. Strategy could be employed, and was even more ifltdy to (need success than , any show of- force. That was my ryindid opiijjon, after studying the man -more thoroughly with whom I was to - The time had now seemingly arrived for me to begin operations. When I looked around the old tomb and saw its dismal interior 1 turned to my companion., with a smile. “Do yon mean to .-jay, Colonel,.this is khe best hiding place you could find?” -It's, safe, ain’t, it? - ’ ."Well, if you mean that, it will never be found out I reckon you're right. Detectives or police officers seldom' th ink of pursuing a man beyond tJuj.grave.” s "That’s just what. I want—.security. If 1 was after comfort I'd have gone to lanother place, w'dipTf I know will be soari lic.A before the setting of another sun. but, when I waul to defy the whole raft of ’em I come here. ” "J don’t, say that I admire your choice, but it might suit some men.” “It suits me, Joslvn. Mind, I don't , expect you to stay. here. ” o "I'll stand it all I can, Colonel. You may make use of me. Iran bring you food and the daily papers.” "That will b" all I shall ask of you. and consider myself' lucky to have sfieh a friend*. ” "Do you know. I never dreamed of tiie existence of this old cemetery.” . ' "I<ew people know of it. and yet thioit-sanil.s-of the oldest families are represented* here, • iiuiiil reds fit/Ju a st.. The .jil:ic.e. has been, forgotten by those who did know of it, and no public curiosity has been aroused for quite a long tijne. - Some day New York will be astonished to read that a cemetery lies right in the heart .of the city, inclosed by houses and high walls. ” "Os com sc it is unused now, and doubtless has beurefor many years.” "Don’t you believe it. Bodies are privately received here from time to tinie,” "Tim deuce you say'-' How do you know?” ■ ••Well, in t.Wo wavs: First of alii, I have seen a, l otly brought in here on the sly; [ took a .t. Then, again, I've been in. t rceciv ing vault; and diseifycred that some ten or twenty coffins were v piled (Iff there, 'which, i fully believe, contained I,od.es sent on and held for !a< k'of funds to bury them with ” I was hprrllied at the revelation. The idea o's such poisonous atihosphen in thh heart of Gotham! It was enough to aiarjn any doctor'. Tlm ii the < oionel told me how, during an ea rl cr. vi-it to the place, lie had . found it by # aecident while being pursued t>y the police. In the course of his investigations he had managed to enter the dead ho tse, where lie was a toner assailed by a fearful odor, and saw the sight he described > to me. He had never spoken of it to a single soul, for he did not want public attention directed toward the" inclosed cometery, for such a tiling would spoil his ’ hiding place. While he was .talking I had been revolving the matter over in my mind. ■ How could I approach the subject tihat ’ interested itie most? ft did not take rnc long to make up my mind, and 1 simply watched until the conversation seemed to naturally drift Into the desired channel—though of course T had something to do with sending it tlwre, VVe began to talk of future plans, and r the'(.’oloiiel told me several tilings ho hoped to do later on. In rotuim I made one or two suggestions that might, boos profit, casually mentioning a certain one in particular. ‘•There's a house that I’ve been looking at for some iimo. I believe the old man's got plenty of ducats hidden away. It’s a queer old place; looks like it might bo haunted, but it would be the finest crib to crack I know of. Now there are only four people around the place, three besides the old doctor.” “Old doctor!” ho ejaculated. , “Why, yes, the proprietor of the house 'that sets in the grounds, old Dr. Seabur jr.”

He gave a quick start, and I heard hlni utter a cry. “Confusion! Joslyn, the devil himself couldn't tempt me to enter that house again.” Ah! the secret was partly out. He owned to having been there. I repressed the exultation that very . naturally came to me, and played my part. “Hallo! what do you know about the house of Dr. Seabury, Colonel'?'’ “A good deal,” ho replied,-compressing his lips, while a frown appeared on his' forehead. “Then you've been there?” “Once too often.” “Come. Colonel, this knocks me. What's, to hinder our making the old Doctor tell where he hides his gold.” ‘ “Dr. Seabury is dead.” F gave signs of intense surprise. ■ "Why. my plans have been arranged from away back, but that floors me completely. I knock under. Dr. Soa“bury dead! VVliy, I saw him only two days ago, and he appeared in good health. I ...called on him in the guise of a gentleman Wlh> invested'property, and had quite a ..chat, during which ['managed to pick up several points that would have -been valuable had T been allowed to carry out my plan. He must have been taken very suddenly?” ■< "He was. Read the papers. Joslyn, and you'll Jmirn something about it. not as mu li as. [ could tell you if I wautetl to, but enough to.learn the story.” J was very near the truth this time, and resolved to make a further eifQrt ere allowing it to slip from my grasp. “The Doctor was rather queer in his way, don't you think so. Colonel'”’ F could si e he was visibly worked, up, his face even showing alarm. “So he answered, shortly. . Not battled yet, I returned to the attack'. “I can't understand how it was you didn't make a haul. If I had ever gotten into a house it wojild be .short work with it.” Tlic man looked at. me with sudden shre'wdness. "Did I say f nad been in that house?” “I understood so.” "Tiien forget it. [ deny anything of Jhe sort. ” Here was> a dilemma. I liad not expected him to got -sb..sus-, pielous or abirmed. He had suddenly come to his senses, and bethought liim-self-that th° least said with regard to this matter the sooner mended. Whatever it might be that lie knew about the murder, it was quite evident that he did not mean to confide it to me'. My intention was strengthened by defeat. . [ saw tjiat it was worth while working this mine. The trutli would come out at some time, and I believed that by force or por.-nasion this man*could be made t i tel.J all-ho knew. One means had failed- should F bring the other to bear upon him? Tliis was a. sober question, arid oni' tpat F did not care to decide Without a further amount of reflection. There seemed qoother way of arrang--ing the matter, however, and f was alfaiost ready to i brow.myself into the breach when something- occurred to throw me oil' the track again for a. time. The Colonel gave a start, and suddenly blew out the canrl'e. ••W iiy did vou do that?” [ asked. ••('nless my ears deceived me I heard the iron gate.clang to,” lie'replied. “What am I to understand from that?” “Some one has qutered the walled-in cemetery, [’crimps they are bearing a coflin in.” » We proceeded to investigate, and I could not but believe something strange was lo happen. CHAPTER XXII. Tlier*' was one tiling about, the sepulcher which perhaps I have failed to remark to you. and as this will presentlv' come before the reader, ih* 1 sooner tliis is told the better the sciiueiiee will be understood. It was more than tin- ordinary tomb, being saini- t*-n feet, squa ■<-. bank of which Were a number of bol*-s l<>r>kinp jlike large Dutch ovens. ' \i These liiclirs Were intended ealui to hold a coflin. x. / Two of thern were s* aled up. purHuJre Were several still yawning open! . ° On oiu- -ide were about four old boxes with lids upon them. They vvi-re shipping < a--s for c.oflins that ii.i*l been tumbled in 'her*- at odd times. - \ . We had been seati d. 4 npun one of them while engaged in ••onvT’rsation. When vve sprang to ihe entrance of Ihe tomb, ami opening ihe door, pcepejd up over the top of th*- steps, our eyes were at once attracted by a moving light. It was el*ee e to the ground, and appeared’at intervals from behind tombs and gravestones so thickly planted here. “A fanturn!” 1 venturi-d. “Yes; there .can be no doubt of that, and moving this way.” Booking closer I could -ee figures behind the party who carried the lantern. A sudden suspicion flashed through my mind t hat th*- officers vv horn we had given the slip earlier in the night liad tracked ns to the old walled-in-eemetery, and that they were advancing to seize tlieir prey. This thought gave mi- a shock. Before I could-I'ommuiiicate the idea to Cain hi- had spoken again. ' “By Jove! a night burial. Joslyn.” “You don't mean it?” “Well. I got a glinips ■ just then of men eai rying a eollm. I.ook!” Sure enough; they, were so close now that as the view was no longer interrupted and tin- lantern held a little higher. We could see. four men following the Icadi r, holding a en'iin between them. “An- they taking it to i hi-dead-house?” I asked, quickly. “I dbii't think so. The jdace seemed full. Besides, it don't lie in this direction.” “They are heading‘straight this way.” “That is true. ” ' . ■ “Colonel, what if they v should intend to put it in here?’? My low words startled him. “It can hardly be possible?” “But if we should find it so when it is too late to fun?” “Then we would have to hide.” “By crawling into the man-holes?” . “Great Caesar, no! By utilizing a couple of those boxes, and pulling the lids over -us.” “Well, it's my impression, we shall have to come to that yet. See, they are close at hand, and still aim this way.” Even my companion began to see that this was the case. “Joslyn, as sure as I live 1 believe you are right. We must hide.” There was no time to be lost.' Already the man With the lantern was so close that the light fell on us. . Should our suspicions prove true we would just have time to carry out our plan, if everything went vyell. Without any loss of tliiffi we hurried into the vault Groping our way across it came to the first box. The lid of this was hastily whipped off. “Into it, Joslyn,” said the Colonel, huskily. I obeyed orders to the letter. This was no time for squeamishness. “If by any chance they knock the lid off play dead,” with which remark he clapped the rough pine lid over ma I could hear him at the next box, for my hearing seemed to be preternaturally keen. Possibly it was the peculiarity of my position that A scraping sound an' that he was clawing at the lid * ; ,er him,

and that he finally succeeded I judged from the fact of sudden silence falling on the place. We had finished none too soon. Already, the man bearing the lantern was descending the slippery stone steps leading to the sepulcher. He pushed open the door, which we had neglected to fasten. “This way, men. Now, be careful. We do not want any accident.” i The four bearers slowly descended with their burden, all tomb. I could feel my nerves quivering, such was the singular nature of the position in which I found myself. Perhaps I was now experiencing something , that had come to man v persons in a more aggravated form upon finding themselves buried alive—a feeling of horror akin to despair. “Put it down, men.” Some one moved the box in which I was lying, but only a. little. It offered more resistance than he had expected. “There. 1 -'some of you lend a hand. Move this box yonder sb that we can use | the two of them for horses. Now lift the coffin, and'rest it ac'rpss, so.” I I groaned, but the sound appeared to i be.taken as a snort from one of the-men, as they leaned over me. We were trapped, shut into boxes, and with a heavy weight resting on the lids. The air seemed to become suddenly dense to me so that I could hardly breathe. True, vve had escaped-discovery, but a disaster that seemed to be a great deal worse had now come upon us. The men prepared to .leave the vault. .I could-hardly restrain from calling out aft t them—indeed, my mouth was open “to do so when 1 thought better of it.We were left alone with the dead. I made an effort to rai.-e the lid from my box. but did not succeed., The narrow- space would not allow a man to Ibring anything like hie full strength to Bear on the subject. One thing was fortunate. I thought. A small corner of tire lid near my head had been broken off. This left an opening large enough for a full supply of air to come through. When I remembered this my spirits arose, for I realized that I was not .to be suffocated just yet, at any rate. "Joslyn!” • That was the Colonel hailing me. His voice sounded from the depths of the eartli. and s eim-d sepulchral enough to fully suit the occasion. “Halloa! Colonel, bow goes it?” I an--svvi-red. thinking that the occasion.might lie helped by a.littie levity, for my spirits Were very near the zero point. “Tius-is a nice pickle.” “How the deuce are vve to got out?” “I don't know. Can't you move yourlid?” “Not an inch.” ° .“That's bad. If I could only get a grip oil the thing I'd budge it,” e 1 . His words gave me an idea, I managed to tvvist'my arm around so that my hand passed to the end of the box. -■.-./ Here was the hole spoken of before. My .fingers wont through, and I got something of a clutch on the thing. Could I succeed in moving it? There was nothing like trying it, and defeat would not leave me any worse off than I Had been before. I strained every muscle, and hiade one heroic effort. . The result was not wholly satisfactory, and yet I felt the Till move. • hanging my tactics I attempted to shove it to one side, meeting with better success. There was now room enough to get hold with both hands, and I felt that the matter wa-s settled. "Colonel, Fm working it out. Have patience for a little while, and be sur- , prised at nothing.” “Hurrah!” he faintly cried, and I began to believe he was feeling the. lack of air. Tin's made me work faster, for although my own immunity was secured, I did not wish my companion to suffer, for lie was of value to me. I pushed the obstinate cover of the box slowly to one side. un,til at length I was able to sit up. Then you inay be sure I crawled out of that place-jn a hurry. I had not been able to see any of the men who brought the coffin in. and yet it had'struck nie that the voice of one was familiar even when hgard so indistinctly. I could not place him. and at this time could not bother thinking cfyer the. matter. When I crawled out of life box, my first duty was to strike a match. I hail a piece of candle in my pocket that the cracksman had given me. and this 1 lighted. "Colonel, are you all right still?” A groan answered me. The man was slowly suffocating, the lid of the box fitting closer than ire had ever, d reamed. I sprang to his relief. It was the work of a few seconds to pull the, lid to oue side and allow the air to enter. Before this'l had sniffed the musty atmosphere of the tomb with positive disgust. but myopinion of it had undergone something of a change. It was precious now. Colonel Cain immediately revived, and in two minutes was sitting tip. I helped him out of the box that had almost been his coffin. He sat on it, holding his head between his hands. “That was a close call, Joslyn.” “For you it certainly wsis. Did you ever see such luck we huvW for getting into peculiar scrapes?” "And luckily getting out again.” "That is true.” “But I don’t understand how you managed to escape. ,r 1 • ‘‘This explains it. I got a purchase on the lid by iiiYans of tliis hole. The rest was easy enough,” “Then vve owe a good deal to the small fact of there! being a "hole at the end of your coffin, Joslyn.” “It looks that way. Colonel. When I could move the lid a little, I came to a knowledge of the fact that you were suffering for want of air. “This hurried me up somewhat, and I made a grand effort that resulted in the liberation of both.” He had about recovered himself now, and yet there was a trembling about his knees as he arose, by which I realized what a shock his nerves had sustainedPerhaps this would be a good time to open my line of attack. The thought came to me with an abruptness that was rather paralyzing, and yet I could readily comprehend that it meant more than appeared on the surface. > f While the idea was yet floating before my mind, not having then positive shape I saw my companion bend over the head of the coffin thati had just been brought in. It was a plain, heavy, substantial affair. I had seen many like it for uso in a crypt. At the head was a sheet of thick plateglass, showing tiie face of .the deceased. This glass was about a foot square, and fitted into the lid so that it was positively air-tight. When I saw the Colonel bend over, holding the piece of candle in his hand, I did not think it was the hand of fate that beckoned him on, but au idle curiosity who among the city’s old inhabitants had expressed a desire to be buried in the walled-in cemetery. I supposed the dead person belonged to some old family like the Astors or Bleeckers, and that it was desired to lay

the body beside those who had been dear' in life. Hence, although my eyes followed Colonel Cain, it was with the same idle curiosity that I believed him guilty of. Had a shock of electricity been hurled upon us we could not have sprung into more active life> I was influenced, of course, by the action of the Colonel. He uttered a sharp cry, and I saw a look of intense surprise and horror leap into his face, as his eyes became glued upon the object in the coffin. I sprang to my feet, interested by his action, for he seemed to be waving oft some spirit hand that was trying to grasp his throat. “Great powers! It is he!” As a sudden thought flashed into my brain, I sprang forward and took the burning candle from his unresisting hand. Then I bent over the coffin. My suspicions were realized! A strange fate had brought about this climax, for /under the plate-glass I saw the white board and well-known features of Dr. Seabury. <HAPTER XXIII. The horrified manner of . the cracksman was now fully explained. “ - • In his present condition, when his nerves were out of shape, ft had given him a terrible shock to suddenly set eyes upon the face of the dead doctor. •Why? Either because his hand was red with hi? blood, or else some terrible picture was called' up in his mind by the spectacle now before his vision. That was what I was present for—what I had .Stuck to him like a leech for." passitig 5 ’ through various dangers—to learn the truth. ? Now was my time, I would never know a better. He had become terribly demoralized by the unexpected appearanife of Dr. Seabury’s body on tiie scene, and was in a condition when his mind eotilii lie most readily reached by a threat. One of my plans had failed I had been unable to tempt him into confiding the truth to me. The other must be tried, and this was tiie time for it. “Bless my soul, if it isn’t the Doctor!” I exclaimed, as though astounded. He shook his head in feeble assent, having seated himself upon a box. “Tliis is one, of the most singular things I ever heard of. In fact it looks suspicious. Why should the body of Dr. Seabury haunt .us? W hat had vve to do with his death?” Colonel Cain groaned. His face was vvfiite as chalk, and his i knees seemed to knock together, showing | greater evidence of fright than 1 had ever thought him capable of. “it's me lie's after, Joslyn,” he muttered. ? - "The deuce you say. Why should he be after you, man alive?” “You forget, man. I was in his house the night lie died.” His eyes seemed burning inthbir sockets. and his breath came thick and hot. Was tins a tacit .admission to the Affect that lie had been concerned in the death of the old physician? I could hardly take it as sjich.-and, yet there was undoubtedly a bearing that way. The alarm of the burglar at sight of the dead jitan. his fear of the police, and the presence *>f a creese in his room and now on his [lerson as an evidence he wished to hide—all these tilings served to make hope spring Up in my soul again. What if he should confess the truth—that he was guilty of the crime? I would havx.to kim into custody and turn himo-rrtf to tiie proper of- , ticials. ( Then- I could seek Mr. Ketcham and let him know that the drama had been I ended virtually without his assistance. In imagination I pictured myself as quietly telling him that 1 had run the murderer down, got him to confess the whole truth, and that he was now safely eaged in the Tombs. The very thought was exhilarating. 1 drew a quick breath, and then came to my senses. As yet 1 was a long wav- from reaching that point. Some delicate work was yet to be done before I could truly say that i had the matter down line. One thing was in my favor. Colonel Cain was in splendid condition to be brought to terms. His recent experience With that dread agent of death suffocation—and the shock received from setting eyes on the dead doctor, had unnerved him far more than aqy threat of personal violence could do. ftO BE CONTI W'KII. | ■■ —' • • An Educated Tarantula. A half-breed boy of Mexican and Indian £>lood recently attracted much at; j tention at Winslow, Ariz., by the per- ! forniances of an educated, tarantula he I owns. He carries the big, formidable-j looking insect in a large wooden box slung about his neck, which, when exhis pet, he places on the ground as a sort of stage. At the command of its master the tarantula mounted a .small ladder, rung a bell and performed on a miniature trapeze. Then, to,the thumping of a tambourine in the hands of the boy, it proceeded to revolve/slowly about, as if waltzing, and when it had finished saluted the crowd by lifting one leg three times. After its performance was over it crawled to its master’s shoulder, where it sat, occasionally running around his ue<sk or down into his bosom. The boy says he tamed the spider when it was young, first by feeding it every day until it grew accustomed to him, then gradually taught it the tricks it knows. He declares that it is much more intelligent than any deg, and very tractable, though uncompromising in. its enmity to any one but himself. It is as large us a silver dollar when curled up, though its legs are two or three inches long. The body is au ugly dull covered with short, coarse black hair, which also covers the limbs, but is very sparse and bristly. The eyes are small and gleam like diamond points, while the mouth is furnished with slender, overlapping fangs. The power of spring in these creatures is said to be something incredible,'a leap of ten feet being no tremendous exertion. The boy, who owns the only one which has ever mqde friends with any other living creature, is from the Mogollon Mountains, lying six miles south of Winslow. Manners of Men. Men who complain that their work does not agree with them forget that they are not forking for the r health. There is a great deal of good in the m.eu who speak well of other men, and much to be admired in the women who speak well of other women. The boy who swaps an ugly knife with a sharp blade for a fancy handled knife that won’t cut, should marry a woman who can support a man. When an old man says that the world is worse than it was when he was a boy, he admits that his life, so far as the world is concerned, was a failure. Whcjßyou ask a woman for a reason, she auswers, “Because;” but what a world of argument lies behind the voice in which she utters this simple word!— Atchiaon Globe.

<3 Business Directory. THE DECATUR NATIONAL BANK. capital, R 50.000. Surplus, rr.ooo. Organized August Ifi, 1888. Offlcers—T. T. Borwin, President; P.W. Smith, Vice-President; R. 8. Peterson. Cashier; T. T. Dorwin, 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 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, 175,000. Surplus, 875,000. Organized in 187 L Officers—D. Btudabaker, President; Jesse Kibiick.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. VIRANCE h MERRYMAN. j. t. trancm. a. J. T. MXBRYMAS -A.ttorn.oyß *t Xiaw, DSCATUB. INDIANA. Office Nos. 1, 2 and 3, over the Adams County Rank Collections a specialty. HOUSE, L J. MIESSE, Proprietor. Decatur, Ind. Location Central—Opposite Court House. Ths leading hotel in the city. A. e. HOLLOWAY. Z > lX7'«lola.3x «As Surgeon Office over Burns’ harness store, residence at Mr. Elias Tyrriil’s, southwest corner Third and Monroe streets. All calls protnply attended to in city or country night or day. JQ. NEPTUNE, • DENTIST. Now located over Holthouso’s shoe store, and is prepared to do all work pertaining to the dental profession. Gold filling a specialty. By the use of Mayo’s Vapor he is enabled to extract teeth without pain. All work warranted. 7 O?T. May. M. D_ fiiyßicianci! Hixrgeon Honroe. -, - - Indiana. All calls promptly attended to day or night. Office at residence. William h. myees, tfcSurgeon Specialty—The Treatment of Women. Office at residence, 157 West Wayne street. Ft. Wayne. Indiana, from 10 to 12 a. in. and 3to 5 p. m. Telephone SO. 5m3 . L H. Zeigler, Veterinary Surgeon. Modus Operand!. Or chotomy, Overotomy, Castrating Ridgiiu? Horses and Spaying Cattie and Dehorning£®nd treating their diseases. Office near Romberg’s livery Stable, Decatur, Indiana. XS- 3BE. LoBTIUNr. Veterinary Surgeon, Monroe, Incl. Successfully treats all diseases of Horses and Cattle. Will respond to calls at any time. Prices reasonable. James B. Bobo, I Attorney at Law Decatur, - - .Indiana. Paul G, Hooper, ja.'trtorxxey «vt Ij£X'vuJOecatur, - • Indian*. 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 8 to 11 a. m. and 2 to 4:30 p. m„ except Thursday and Saturday afternoons. 35 MONEY TO LOAN I ' ■ I ' ® On Farm Property on Long Time. : KTc» Commission. Low Rate of Interest. Puymonts . In any amounts can be made at any time and stop interest. Cail on, or address, A. UBB, or J. E. MANN, I Office: Odd Fellows’ Building, Decatur. FORT WHirt nun and LOUISVILLE TOis Viter Railrcids, The 6HORT LINE Bet ween NORTH and SOUTH. Hlu? Ifllfl Solid Train* To And From fi’rA QINC IN NATI. Mjg [ J Ul® Through Coaches Between INDIANAPOLIS & FORT WAYNE BlW'S* VjTtW Bure Connection* a\ wiySffk In Union Depots. Et fSW ■ Loveel Eetei —ANDi I Unexc «* lad BorvlM WWWF IV For Rate* and oth\Wl\\ \\ ® r information call \»\\ \\ XAvXkx* on nearest agent or WF addre " w U/. H. FISHER. ' Gen’l Pm*. A Ticket ! Agt., Ft. Wayne, Ind. GEO. W. BRADBURY, General Manager. B. 8 SUTTON, Sup’t. Whitewater B. B. TIME CARD.—SOUTH. May 18, 1890, Standard Time Fort Wayne. ...Iv * 6 00 am HO 25 am * 6 io pn Bluffton ar 658 11 21 741 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 1120 Cincinnati..... 5 .ih Louisville 7 Ou •Daily NORTH. t Ex. Sunday. Louisville f 73.) Indianapolis..... 47 00 ant 11 15 8 15 pn Muncie •9 05 115 pm 510 Hartford 9 45 1 57 5 50 Montpelier 10 05 8 15 6 08 Bluffton 10 38 9 48 8 38 Fort Wayn*,.,.*.. n3B 345 7 <o ONE FARE FOB BOUND TRIP SUNDAYS

Notice to Teachers! Notice is hereby given that there will be a Sublic examination of teachers at the office of le-county superintendent, in Decatur, Indiana, on the last Saturday of each month. Applcants for license must present “the proper trustee's certiffieate 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 examiuatiop. a review or composition upon one otrfhe following named books: Tale of Two CititS, 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 Brvant, 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 Franklin,’ and Charle* Reade’s ‘Put Yourself In His Place.’ Said oonspoaition 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 * declaration that it is the applicant’s original work. Reviews will be graded on penntanshlp. orthography and composition. Examinations will begin promptly at 8:30 a. m. No license will be granted to apSiicants under seventeen years of age, after kUguM 1888, J. i l . SNOW. Co. Supt. FOR MEN ONLY! Kfl 1 *4 j I -JHSJ For LOST or FAILING MANEOOD R’l i Hi *JpjM|4<Gea>ral and NERVOUS BEBHiIY lHlaIl WBaknesßof Ecc '-y and Mind, Effects rHUXirlllllof Errorscr Excesses in Older Your <r KoSnit, Nobl* MANHOOD fall? Eeetorod. How to onlor-., Birongthon WB4K, UNDKVKLOPSt) OKGaXS* PAKTSUF BODY Aboolutolv ootAOiog HOBB TKBATM£NT—Benefits In 1 ■on tosHir froml 60 Slates and Foreign Conntrles. Write them! John F. Lachot Xx&d.., Keep* a full line 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 price*. Physicians’ Prescriptions carefully compounded. Give him a calL SPECIAL NOITCE. I desire to say to the people of Adams County that it you want an abstract, to your land, Mortgage or deed executed you can get the same done with neatness and dispatch bv calling on A. McW. BOLLMAN, Recorder.

C. T. DOSWIX A. A. NICHOLS. J. ROBT. CHRIBTRN. DECATUR STONE AND LIME CO., Proprietors of the DOLOMIC LIMESTONE QUARRIES And Manufacturers of Doorand Window Silis and Caps, Range Work, Monument Bases, Curbing, Wall Stone and Snow Wliite Xiixne, 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. 6m6 MONEY TALKS. And so does the prices on every article of goods at Poilei’s Harass Shop 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 ere sold CHEAPER /. THAN /.DIRT! Don’t be humbuggeo into buying high priced goods without first seeing my immense stock and learning the inducements I have to offer. z —•" x t@°*Hunt me up and save your $ $ $ $ *-' I ' -li-SiH. £5. Porter. Madison Street, West of Stone’s Hardware Store. PIXLEY & COT, THE HEAD OF THE CLOTHING TRADE IN 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. 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, out iu 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, p" 16 and 18 East Berry St, ... Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Chicago and Atlantic R’y.» With its Pullman-built eqiiipment, substaatially constructed roadway, and low rates of fare insure a eats, epeedy, and '©coaquiical journey to all points x 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. S. No. 12. No. 30. Chicago.. lv| 7 3U am 32j pm 7 -.5 pm Archer ave. I - Englewood. 1 Hammond.. 8 30 4 17 8 25 Cr. Point .. 9 06 8 55 ......... Kouts .... .. N. Judson.. ..; ..i.. Rochester. . 11 33 6 33 10 57 ......... Akr0n...... ......... Newton.-.. Bolivar Huntintn .. 105 pm 750 12 20 am 515 am" Kingsland. .1 Decatur.... 2 22 8 42 lit .8 45 Ohio City.. 255 142 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 GOJXri WEST. Stations— No 1, No. 5. No. 3. No. 17. Boston 1.... New York . Marion.. .Iv, 9 35 am 12 45 pm 11 20 pm 6 15 am Kenton ... 10 30 1 25 12.10 am 9 00 Alger.. ; Lima 11 29 2 07 12 55 U 05 Speneer’He Ohio City .. 12 27 pm 2 55 2 55 pm Decatur ...1 05 3 23 2 14 4 50 Kingsland. Huntintn... 2 25 4 20 3 25 7 30 801ivar..... ......... ......... ......... Newton Akr0n...... ......... Rochester.. 3 58 5 28 4 45 N. Judson.. Kouts Cr. Point .. 635 ’... Hammond. 7 15 7 50 7 25 Englewood. Archer ave Chicago, .ar 8 20 8 50 8 25 Trains 5,3, 8. and 12, daily. Trains 1,2, 30 and S 3 daily except Sunday. For rates, time tables and other information call upon station agents or address, q ; ~ I W. C. RHIEARSON, D. I. ROBERTS, Gen. Pass. Agt., Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. Chicago, 111. A curious advertisement which appears in one of the English papers states: “Philanthropist—A lady would be pleased to hear from any benevolent persons willing to assist her iu procuring the necessary funds for the academical training of an intelligent young man whois compelled against hi-; inclination j to earn his living iu trade. Please comI munieate,” etc.

OVERCOATS. For zero weather, also the Fall or Ms dium Weight, and the most desirabh things can be had of us in Kerseys Meltons, Cassimeres, Worsteds etc. out in English Box and Plain Sacks i) Slim and Stout. In Furnishing' Good for Gents nothing could be more com plete. An inspection is solicited. W shall be able to save you moLey.