Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 24 July 1891 — Page 1

VOLUME XXXV.

How about a soldiers’ reunion? B W. Shblty is building a barn on bis lot. A number of Ft. Wayne’s 400, were in the c>ty over Sunday. Go to John Mayer tor first-class brick iStf John Kleinhenz spent Monday ard Tuesday with his brother at St. Rosa, Ohio. Rev. Berg, left Thursday, for Bardstown Illinois, to take charge of a congregation at that place. Maraied, July 11, IS9I, by Jas. R. Smith J. P., Joseph Russell to Florence McKean, both of this county. George W. Bears and family, of Van Wert, were on our streets last Saturday. Mrs. Bears was raised here. Misses Emma and Carey Tetman, sisters of Harmon Tetman are visiting in this city. They are from Dayton. Every one attend the special sale days commencing July 16th at J. Niblick & Son’s. 16-4 Marshal Fristoe is among the lost ones just now, while his better half is visiting with friends in Columbus and other cities in Ohio. J A number of the G A. R.Tost here will go to Detroit with the Fort Wayne boys. The rate of $4 55 being more than they are willing to pay. We erred last week in the name of the party who had taken charge of the factory in place of J. W. Vail, it should have read A. F. Harb, instead of Lawience. The poorest man in Decatur, if he is able to work can snvc a dollar a week and with it buy a nice lot for a home of Schurger & Reed. 16-2 John B. Overesch and wife, of LaFayette, are in the city, the guests of Rev, Spies and Rev. Vitz. Mrs. Overesch is a daughter of Rev. Spies. Uncle John Crawford says this year’s wheat crop puts him in mind of years ago ; when he had to back the wagon into tha wheat field to make room to load on th a sheaves. For Sale.—A house and lot in Crabb's south-western addition all in good repair. Seven good rooms with all necessary improvements. For particulars call at this office. 47 if Patrick J. Bobo has joined the Democrat force. He will look after the local , work and call upon the business men to remind them that the Democrat office is the only place m the city where you can get first-class job work. - As a number of our citizens have been wanting to see Albert Blue, the boy show man they can have the privilege next .week as Geary's World Museum will be herg next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. ' A few of the elect of the city repaired to the barn of Dr. Coverdale on the farm last Friday, where they had one of the old fashioned picnics. They slipped back into town without any music by the band, with nineteen in a one horse wagon, somewhat wet on the outside. .» Last Saturday evening while Peter Gaffer was standing tn-Pete Wilhelm’s saloon, the “Whittier,” a character about town, stepped up behind him and struck him in the neck, and proceeded to do Pete up in fine shape. To this Pete objected in such strong terms that the “Whittier” is now wearing a pair of black eyes. One dose of Dr. Marshall’s Lung Syrup taken in the evening before retiring will .give jou 1 good nights rest. It will cure your cough quicker than any other, and is pleasant to take. If you have never tried this remedy, ask your druggist for Dr. Marshall’s Lung Sy nip the next time you buy. It it guaranteed to give satisfaction. Sol . by all druggists. Adams county has raised a larger and better crop this year ’han ever before, in fact she raises as good crops as any county in the United States, ancFstill some of her ’people go out west, but they generally return. Farmers stay right here, there is no better place on earth. You can raise more here on one acre than on a a dozen in Nebraska or any other western State. Lost.—On last Friday morning on the Piqua road between Decatur and Middletown, a roll of blankets consisting of two heavy woolen, one cooling blanket, one woolen hood, and one linen hood with the horse’s name on, “Rattler” worked in with thread, one pair quarter boots, also the register of the horse folded therein and the name thereon, “Rattler Foam, owned by Dick Townsend.” The finder will be rewarded if they will inform T. J. Shields, of Decatur or Dick Townsend, of Fort Wayne. 1, Marion Elzey left last week for Mt. Clemens, Mich. Mr. Elzey was born and raised county and had it not been for failing health would have been (till in business here. For the twenty-one years that he was engaged in the jewelry at this place and the - progress ••••tnat he made as the city advanced showed that he was constantly up with the times, and should he engage in the business in his new home, the Democrat can cheerfully recommend him to the citizens of Mt. Clemens, as one worthy of their patronage, ar d his family, one in whom they can have full confidence. 4

The Decatur Democrat.

Roasting ears are now on the market. To night is the social at the G. A. R. hall. Miss English, of Indianapolis, is a guest of friends in this city. Great alteration sries commencing July 16th at J. Niblick & Son’s. 16-4 Miss Medd:e Moon, of Winchester, is the guest of her brother and family this week. Joe Daniels and family, of Preble, spent Sunday here, the guest of Able Cross and family. Mrs. Joseph Smith is in a very precarious condition, but at last reports was thought to be out of danger. Shaffer Bros, sold two traction engine.last week. One to Albert Yager and the other to John Hurless, of Wren, O. Three dwelling houses tor rent in central part of city. Enquire of D. Studabaker. 17-3 The, Misses Lida and Bernadetta Shuelker, of New Haven, Ind,, are visiting in the city, the guests of Miss Lena Barthell. Nelson K. Todd and wife, of Bluffton, were in the city over Sunday, the guests Mrs. Ladd's family and R. D. Patterson and family. The Mite society, of the U. B. church, will hold an Ice Cream social at the residence of Jacob Buhler, Sen., on next Tuesday evening. Everybody is invited. Money to Loan—At from 6 to 7 per cent on . five year’s time on improved farm and city property. Call on Schurger & Reed. 42* Columbia Harrison, fcmerly of this county, but now of Sioux City, lowa, is visiting with his children and other friends here. He is now about eighty-two years o’.d, and is quite spry for a boy of his age. Henry Mayer is the local agent of this city for the famous Centlivre beer of Fort Wayne, and the Fred Miller beer of Milwaukee, Wis. When wanting pure beer give Henry an order. |O* From July 27th to August 12th inclusive, the G. R. & I. raiboad will sell excursion tickets to Rome City and return at the rate of $1.70. These tickets entitles the purchaser to one admittance to the island. A number of the young friends of Miss Blanche Dibble surprised her on last Friday evening, A mpre chatting, rolicking, laughing set of misses never were together in this city. They all had a fine time. John E. King, was up before Mayor Reed last Monday pharged with being publicly intoxicated. John called for a jury and they came *o the conclusion that it was a mistake. The affidavit was filed by Samaptha Buhler and seems to be the out come of a little spite-work. Farmers and all others who fk sire fruit trees, vines and small fruits should no’ fail to see James Middleton before select ing their goods for fall setting. He rep resents the Painesville nursery, one of the oldest and largest in Ohio, and goes direct to the nursery to fill al) orders. Goods guaranteed to be first class. Ladies Have Tried It.—A number of my lady customers have tried “Mother’s Friend,” and would not be without for many times its cost. They recommend it to alb who are to become mothers. R. A Payne, druggist, Greenville, Ala. Write Bradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga., for particulars. Sole by Holthouse & Black burn. j For Sale—A fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, in Sou*h Dokata, the farm is in Beadle county, sixteen miles south of Huron, in a rich farming country, with eighty-five acres under cultivation, a good frame house, good and all necessary out buildings, good well of water, over one hundred bearing apple trees, with plenty of small fruit. School house within onefourth of a mile. A bargain For particulars call at this office or H. S. Porter. 4811 While A. T. Lynch did not serve Uncle Sam as a soldier, yet he drew a pension of one hundred dollars a few days ago. He is the owner of forty acres of land in Jay ccunty which he leased to the Wolf oil company, conditioned that they should put a'well down within ninety days from date of contract, and should put one down each ninety days thereafter until there were four wells, and on failure to do so they were to forfeit one hundred dollars a year for each well they failed to put down. Tne Wo'f oil company sold out to the Standard and from them he received his first installment last week. Silas M. Hale, of Geneva, was here last Friday visiting his brother-in-law, Robert McFaden, and lih sister in law, Mrs. 8. ll’ McGrew, and their families. Mr. Hale is a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Jnsane asylum at Richmond He says that although the institution had been poorly managed and was in bad repute when they took it, changes have been made in the rupcrintendent ftnd officials directly in charge until at present little complaint is hra*d. Mr. Hale is one of the best Democrats: in this part of the state, and we are pleased -to see thMt his worth is recogn|zeo in thp selection of officials for public ihsfiteti-ms, and that he was willing to arc fct this position at Rich- I mppd -» liejHbliea*. . j i

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1891.

.Notice the program of the Farmers’ institute in this issue. Recorder Boliman spent Sunday at Lake Maxinkukee. Attorney A. P. Beatty was at Ceylon, his home, this week. Etta, Squire Smith’s little daughter, is very sick with bilous fever. Learn telegraphy at the Binkley Telegraph School, Fort Wayne, Ind. 18-2 Henry Meibers and wife returned Monday from a visit with Emenhizer, Os near Berne. Some of the girls shed tears last Monday when they saw the boys march to the “Bee” fight. Parties wanting sheep on the shares can be accommodated if they will call an A. M. Fisher. I7tf The infant daughter of John T. France is not expected to live. It is afflicted with whooping cough. Marriages. — Edward Chronister to Susan Billman, Phillip Erb to Leesestte Pawne, Joseph J. Witice to Ellen Miller. Fred V. Mills and family, of Rockffird, 0., were the guests of Mrs. Mills’ parents, A. J. Hill and family over Sunday. For Sale—lmproved farms and timber lands, also town property at prices to suit purchasers. Schurger & Reed. 42* The G. R. & I. will make a special rate of 50 cents tor round trip to-day (Friday), to the state military encampment at Fort Wayne. Machine oils by the barrel, gallon or quart, at Holthduse, Blackburn & Co’s, drug store. Quality guaranteed. Prices rock bottom. 15-4 Jake Stultz, pacing mare, Blue Belle, took second money in the pacing race at Ft. Wayne last week. The mare is in poor condition and those who saw her say she did well. A number of the Masonic fraternity peo pie were at Winchester last Monday, at tending the funeral of Thomas Brown Gen. Brown has been in the house of representatives for a number of years and was once a candidate for governor. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the postoffice at Decatur, Ind., for the week ending July iS, 1891: J. M. Deffen dofer, Adam McNabb, John G. King, Mrs. Maggie Henderson. Persons call ing for the above will please say “advertised.” B. W. Quinn, P, M. Our factories are all but one running a full sefTrf hands and all seem to have a fair supply of material on hand to keep them running for sotpetirpe yet, with good prospects of selling all they pan manufacture. The Eagle Manufacturing Company is crowded with work and will be during the fall. The following named partjes were the guests of Miss Cora Meisse last Sunday: C. M. Olds, B. C. Olds, W. A. Evans, F. H. Swernogen, Miss Minnie Thompson, Miss Sue 1 hompson, Miss Florence McCurdy, Miss Mildiece McCurdy, all of Ft. Wayne Ir.d. exept Florence McCurdy, of Canton, Ohio. The editors, of Jay and Whitley counties have been telling big snake stories of late. The Post, of Columbia City, tells the last and of course the biggest. Now gentlemen if you will come up here awhile it will cure you, ipr our whisky does not make any one see snakes, much less a newspaper man, for it has been tried and has always been a failure on them. A special train of twenty-five cars, loaded with an iron bridge for a large viduct in St. Louis, passed over the T. St L. & K. C. road on last Wed nesday at 12:13 P, M. This is said to be the largest shipment of the kind ever made, it be'ng mas* sir e; so much so that some of the girdles were sixty-two feet long, and eight inches high. The above named road is coming to the front as one of the best roads iq the country. On last Sqnday James K- Niblick lost his pocketbook containing a large amount of money. On Monday torenom he had a lot of circulars prirted and distributed them along the road where the pocketbook had been lost. On Tuesday the pocketbook ard cop’ents were returned to him by Misses Emma Crist and Ella Good, two young lad ips who live in the neighborhood where the same was lost One of the advertisements coming to their notice, they hastened to return the money to its*' proper owner. Their honor and integrity is speh as the praise of Decatur, Ind , July 21st, 1891. Editor Democrat: —Please announce through your valuable paper, the reunion of the Indiana State Councils to be held by the Catholic Benevolent Legion in the city of Decatur on the 9th and 10th of September. The order of the day will be as follows; Solemn High Mass and prpoessjon by members of all the councils in the state. Dinner and supper will be served in the grove at the St. Marys school house. Fancy drilling by the Uniform Ranks of the Knights of St. Jphp. Speeches Will fie delivered in |he eypqing py ppomlnept from different part# of tfce I state. I Music by several hands. The public is | cordially Invited to attend.

Gus. P!e*singe r , of Bluffton, was in the city Wednesday. Everybody come to the ice cream social at the G. A. R. halt tomjght. Capt. Byers sprained his ankle List week and .was compelled to use a cane. W. H. Fcught, of Geneva, visited h’s father-in-law, Abe Flickinger, Monday. Smith & Bell have a good log wa°on and outfit for sale cheap. All No. 1. iS 3 Miss May Burt spent Sunday at Ft. Wayne, the guest of Miss Maggie Townsend. Sol Billman stepped high last week when he got his check from U ncle Sam for a pension. . Fitch Spencer, formerly of this place, but now of Wauseon, is in the city shaking hands with old friends this week. A. R. Bell, and “I. W. Vail left, last Wednesday, tor Northern Michigan, where they will remain some weeks. For the very best machine oils at the lowest prices, go to Holthouse, Blackburn & Co’s. 15-4 Frank Touey, of Fort Wayne, accompanied his mother to this place last Saturday. His mother was here looking after her property interests. Let us have a soldiers’ reunion in Decatur this fall. Our business men will no doubt donate liberally toward defraying expenses and caring for the boys. Mayor Reed fined Mrs. Mersman twenty dollars and cost last Thursday afternoon, for selling beer to “Peck” Champer, he being under the age of twenty-one. Robert Kline, of Root township, places us under obligation for some very fine peaches of this years raising. They are too fine to last long in a printing office. All parties indebted to Henry H. Bremerkamp, are requssted to call and settle, as the time has come when I must have money. Ycu will find me at the Fornax mills, so please do not delay coming. 18 3 The Clover Leaf train due in Toledo at 10:20 o’clock last night was delayed and left Cayuga 45 minutes late. The train came in on time, however, making over 60 miles an hour part of the distance.— Toledo Commercial. , x The following case has been filed since our last report: John W. White, trustee, et al vs the New York, Chicago & St. Louis railroad company, shit for damage. Demand, 11,893 io This is among the largest case on record in this county. . 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, MerrymaX, 2itf Att’y and Claim Ag’t. Our lumber market is among the best that the state affords, so is the men who are selling lyuiler. The farmers from .Mien county and across the Ohio line come here for bui'ding mu erlal, and well they m-y, for our people handle the bes‘, 'arid that at the lowest figures any man can live at. On last Saturday evening, sheriff Dailey of Wells county, came over iiere and organized a party, for a Sunday excursion. They left early Sunday morning, for Jas. Belle, in Kirkland township. There were twenty- nine in al), tut we are unable to give the names of but two of them, one was Janies Niblick, for he lest his pocket bock, the other we dare not tell, for fear of the sheriff. Rollie, the five-year old son of A. J. Reynolds was bitten by a neighbor’s dog Wednesday evening. The dog was muzzled with a leather strap around his head, which djd not prevent him from opening his mouth as usual, The leather muzzle is of no force unless they are tight enough so that the dog can’t get his mouth open. The attention of the authorities is called to this matter with the hope that it may receive the attention necessary. Qn August 4th, the Chicago & Erie R. R. run an excursion to Chautauqua Lake, for which tickets good to return within fifteen days will be sold at one fare for the round trip. This will positively be the only opportunity this season to visit Chau tauqua Lake and the famous Chautauqua Assembly at reduced ratpe. As the through trails of the Brie Lines between Chicago and New York all run via the Lake, no change of cars is required via this route. For details of the excursion, sleeping car reservations, etc , call on or address, D. I. Roberts, Ass’t Gen. Pass. Agt., Erie Lffies.Bo3 Phenix Bldg, Ch 5 - cago, Ill’s. 18 2 An exchange has this to say of mankind; “None are satisfied- One man is struggling to get justice; some other is trying to fly from it. One man is saving to build a house, another is trying to sell his building for less than ccst to get rid of it. One man is spending all the money he can make in taking a gir) tq a theater and sending flowers, in hopes of eventual ly making her his wife, while his neighbor is spending all the gold he has to get a divorce. The Eastern man wants to go West and the Western man to go East The farmer wants to go inpj the city and thp city ipaq wqntj to get jnto the country. The man |n trade wants to get out and everybody not in trade wants to be in. The old w<nt to be young and the young want tobe old, and soit goes."

Buhler Bros, are getting their flax fac’ory ready for operation Ira Blossom has a touch of the rheumatism and is compelled to use a cane. Fred Macwhiney, of Geneva, was in the city last Saturday on business. The W. C. T. U. held a meeting at the court he use last Sunday afternoon. Learn telegraphy at the Binkley Telegraph School, Fort Wavne. Ind. iS 2 Quite a large number Decaturites took in the excursion to Fort Wayne, to-day. Miss Allie Bechtel, of Wooster, 0., is visiting Mrs. Dr. Schrock and relatives in the city. The street contractors are crowding their work, but none too fast for. the people. Adolph Hart and family spent Sunday at Murray, Ind , visiting his father-in law, Geo. Archibold. Geary & Bowers’ are pushing the work on the sewer. They are progressing rapidly. You should not miss the special sales commencing July 16th at J. Niblick & Son’s. 16-4 Miss Mary Kenley, who was here attending the funeral of Mrs. Henry Lange returned to her home at Delphos, 0., Sat urday. The F. M. B. A. will have a social at the Luckey school house, Union township, on Saturday evening, Aug. 15. Refreshments will be served. The Ceylon base ball club played a game of ball with a picked nine of that place last Sunday. The score stood 14 to 24 in favor of the picked nine. The G. R. & I. have put on a new time card, the only change here is the South bound afternoon train passes here at 2:10 P. M. instead of 1:30, as heretofore. An immense bargain in Sheet Music. Your choice out of a stock of 500 copies for 5 cents, 3 for 10 cents. Holthouse, Blackburn a Co. iS 4 Henry Krick claims to have the best wheat raised in this county. While it only turned out thirty-one bushels to the acre, the test is sixty three pounds to the bushel. Mrs. John Neidenstine, an old resident of Adams county, died Wednesday evening. Funeral services will be held at the German Lutheran church Saturday morning, July 25. On last Tuesday, fjamantha Buhler was before Squire Smith charged with provoking John E. King. The case was tried by a jury, who tailed to agree after being out over ten hours. The jury was discharged On last Sunday, a large number of our people attended St. Peter’s church, in Root townsh : p> it being the farewell sermon of Rev. Berg, who had been the pastor there for about ten jeus. “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action uponthe system is remarkable jmd mysterious. It removes at once thecause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. Price 75c, Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. 47-+ A Lady in Texas Writes:—My case is of long standing; has baffled physicians; have tried every ren.edy I could hear of, but Bradfield’s Female Regulator is a l l that relieved me. Write Bradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga-, for further particulars. Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. j The funeral of the Hon. The mas Brown, of Winchester was one of the most imposing in the slate, being attended by men of note from all parts ot the state, and from different states there was over three hundred members of the Masonic fraternity in line representing all the adjoining sister lodges and large number of old scldiers. With volumn thirty five and number twenty-one, that is the present year, and three more issues, eight years will have parsed since the subscript on books of the Democrat passed into oir hands. And with number twenty-one we desire to have all accounts squared up and will hive most of them. To those who have received notices and nave not replied, we are waiting soy you, and so ycu who have not received any notice by mail, ycu can find your notice on the top of the paper, where you can always find how vour-sub-scription account stands with this office We will correct these from week to week It is necessary for the benefit of the farmers’ that some place be arranged for them to hitch their horses when they come to the city to stay only a short time to do some trading and then leave for home. All towns have some place for that purpose a great number of towns have a hitching rack around the public square, some by putting up posts and a rail and some by r chain from on© post to another. Where the square is large the place is a good one, but where it is like ours, the square small and the streets narrow then some other means must be resorted to, and the only thing that posable here is to put posts in CpuiJ now used soy that purpose, the only differ ence being that of putting up pja’s, while now they unhitch from their wagon* and tie to them. The fil»h and did will be no worse than now and not so bad, aa then It will receive the proper attention from the ctv officers who will see that it ia duly cileaned up and kept in a good aanitary condition.

Remember the ice cream social at the G. A. R. hall to-night. Mrs. R. A. Philips is with friends at Columbus, 0., this week. Mrs. Fred Johns is visiting her parentnear Vera Cruz, Wells county. Fied Sellemeyer ai.d family are visiting friends at Fort Wayne, this week. Lewis M iller and wife, ot Ft. Wayne, Sundayed with friends in this city. Rev. M. Vifz, of Greenville, 0., was the guest of his brother, Rev. H. W., this week. Jack Miller, ot Hammond, was in the city over Sunday. Jack has resigned his position at that place. August Busick, left for Cincinnati, O, last Monday, where he will spend six weeks visititng with friends there. Wanted—A house of seven or eight rooms South of Monroe street. No children. Address A. F. Harb, city. 18 2 Only one dollar a week will buy a nice lot in Decatur, Call on Schurger & Reed, 16-2 The C. & E. R. R. agent would like to see the man who was with the young man that bought a ticket to Fairmont, W. Va o July 15th. Hensley, the jeweler, has the finest show window in the city, and there is always a crowd of people standing in front of the store admiring it. A number of Decatur’s young people spend their Sundays down at Jim Place’s park. Jim keeps a nice respectable place and the people appreciate it. Sheet Music at Holthouse, Blackburn a Co’s at 5 cents per copy, 3 copies for 10 cents. All good standard selections former price 20 cents to sl. 18 4 Miss Ella Touhey left for Lima, Ohio, last Friday, where she will visit her brother, Mike’s family, for some time, and then will go to Belfountain,Jfor a months, stay. Special cut in summer suits! Gents all wool suit $5. Can't be duplicated in town for $7.50. If you can, we return your money. Ike means business. Ike Rosenthal, the modern clothier. Mrs. J. Fred France, left, last Tuesday, for New Holland, Ohio. She was accompanied by Mrs. Loudaman. They will spend some time at Dayton and Col ombus bpfore returning home. William Mcßrian left last Tuesday for Tewanna, Ind., where he has accepted a job with the Vandalia railroad, as a bridge carpenter. He will have charge of a gang of mep. While but a young man he is coming to the front. The W. R, C., of this place, with father and mother Roebuck, and Mrs. Wm. P. Porter, ot Ft. Wayne, agreeably surprised Mrs. Wm. A. Roebuck, last Wednesday. The W. R. C. were out to the number of nineteen. Tommy McMeil, a stone cutter, who has been working for the Snow Whi'e Lime company, was up before Mayor ; Reed this week for public intoxicatinn. He was fined two^. dollars and costs amounting to nine dollars. He is now boarding with Sheriff McConnell. Perry Andrews, ot Monroe Township, met with a serious accident last weak while helping Ogdens with their steam thresher, by geting his hand in the straw beater, which tore the flesh about all off. At home luck was better, his wile presenting him with two bouncing boy babies. S. P. Lenhart, proprietor of the Farmers’ Flour Exchange and Feed store, situated in Noah’s Ark on Second street, will exchange flour for wheat and pays th,e highest prices for corn, oats, hay, straw, etc. He keeps everything usually kept in a first class feed store. Flour and feed delivered in any part of the city free. ts Good advertising consists in the aelec tion of a few'strong, quick selling specialties, to stand as the representatives of your stock in price, quality and pattern. Just as you select one smart, active man from every 160,000 of the people, and send him to congress as your represents tive, so choose a good thing to represent the store, and talk about that article. Put your whole energy and force into astrong argument why that should be in every reader’s hands; try to talk as though that article was your entire stock. You will find it will draw more people to your stdre than the mere mention of a thous and articles. If you have sufficient spatje 4 two or three leaders can be pul out at once, but seldom more ffian that in an ordinary advertisement. Each day take a new article and treat it in like manner, and you will soon find that your leaders will be town talk. If you are a grocer 4 U wouldn’t be necessary to say you keep all kinds ot groceries, and itemize them. If you arp ordinary dealer, the public kn<W without telling; But should you have a new brand of pickles that is especially desirable, confine your advertisement to pickles for the day. No tradesman need lack for a specialty. If it is a good article it will pay to push, and if it sells, the staples will sell with it. Let specialties sell staples always, and try to take rank among your competitors as the one who is the quickest to recognize a

NUMBER 18.

Education. BY H. M BROTHERS. Next after life the most phenomenon in that inherent and inevitab’e attitude cf all life known to us, and without which it cannot be conceived to exist that is growth; the capacity which living things ot seli-development, self renewal, and self*, advance. Man is a living creature and all the power with which he has been endowed by his Creator are living powers and have the capacity of growth. His constituent elements do not abide in him inactive and changeless. They are not a heap or a pile. Their relation is not like the apples in a basket, but they are organically and vitally affiliated, alternately means and ends of each other. Therefore man presents himself as a unique whole a unity of life replete with the capacity of growth. Hence we need not despair because we have but little power in our powers and faculty in our faculties; for since they have the capacity of growth we can increase them, we can put power in our powers and capacity tn our capacities. Standing in the presence of this tact inciting us to effort, shall we be inactive and say that we have not the ability? Let us rather instantly apply ourselyes, under a benign Providence and with the facilities at hand, to the work of develop, ing the power we have. We can make them wax mightily if we wish. This idea ot education makes education to be education. It implies the existence in man of latent germs, properties, capacities call them by what term you please, which in a process of disciplinary training* need to be developed. It means physical and moral as well as inenta’ growth, wrapped up every phyiscal organ, there are latent germs of power which need development. To secure this result, the body must be subjected to those forms of vigorous, hardening toughening exercises fitted to itP It is not secured by anything that 1T done for the man, or upon the man, but by him and in him. If a man wants a strong, vigorous body* he must get by paying the vulgar price of personal exercise and exertion and just about the amount of it required in hia earning his own bread by the sweat of his own brow, and digging in his own motherearth. In this struggle of self discipline, the will puts forth its power to achieve, as in no other instance of human endeavor. God has ordained that it should be so, and in accordance with the utterance of the Greek poet, Herod, when he said, “The gods have placed sweat in the pathway to excellence.” For instance, does a man wish to acquire power to strike a blow with his arm of a degree not now possible to him, how shall he do it? Only by oneway. Let him use the power he now has in his arm, and continue to use it, augmenting it with every stroke, until ho can strike with the desired force. Use the power you have if you want.more; use it mormally, use it up to the point of bearing, and not beyond. This is the law of develop, ment by use; and to deny this law is to confront a divine decree. Observe how this same law reappears in the realm ot mind, and with a more, imperial majority, according as mind is an advance upon matter. Does the person who has augmented the strength of hia arm by use wish to gain accession oi mental power such as he has not, and whereby he can take up and read with interest and delight the master production of human genius. Let him treat hia mind as he has his arm; put it to drill on an ascending grade of difficult theme* of study; and let him khep it there at work until he has developed mental brawn and *■ muscle enough to do it; and let him not be discouraged though he be required to begin with Watt’s' “Hymns for Infant Minds.” Be it known that that person is educating himself the bist, other things be-equal, be it that he is in school or not, in a law office, in a store, in a shop or on a farm, who is adhering with the most rigid exactitude to the mandates of his physical, mental, and moral needs in intense andl persistent thinking. It is thinking that doesthe deed. Time has crowned him king. Let me assure you hero that good, roundabout common sens# has never been superseded by thq college diploma. Alma Water is no match for Mother Wit. Nothmg is more common than to see our socalled educated men—that is, our academytrained and college-bred men—surpassed in mental and moral power, and outdistanced in the race of-life, by men who have knows little, if' anything, of our set form of school training. There is a theory of education which teg* the emphasir upon ' knowledge acquired, and not mental substance enlarged. 'lt is the sap-bucket idea; ’he pupil waddles up under a spouting teacher, to be tilled. The significant fact here is that the bucket remains what it was. No energies have been evoked. * Some would isake the mind a nsi»t. the golden Isolate knowlege are poured into aa J hused, and then coined with it*. and superscription upon it. But the figure, while more elevated and inviting, is no advance upon the proceeding one. It leaves the mind unchanged. We -Xs revert thereto eto nature symbols. What t is an educated apple seed? An apple tree. What is an educated appleblossom? An apple. What is an educated mind?’ A mind developed in fullness. Nqw whatt the sunbeam, and the rain, and the dew,, and the breese and the. sod do, in bringing the appleseed and the apple blossonu to maturity, just that device is rendered: by knowledge acquired and used in bringing; the mind to maturity. Knowledge Is sunlight pouring into the blossom ©f the mindl; i’s product is developed mental germ. Be ■ . this ss it may, we claim that education in not tp increase what a num knows, but t®