Decatur Democrat, Volume 36, Decatur, Adams County, 9 September 1892 — Page 1

VOLUME XXXVI.

We have no after harvest time to make, but we must have a settlement of accounts. On September 10, 1892, we will place our subscription accounts in the hands of a collector. All parties in arrears can settle before that date for $1.60 a year. After they go into the collectors hands, then the $2.00 rate will be collected. So you see the advantage of coining early. You can now settle with us, but afterwards with the collector. Concerning Pension Legislation. Plymouth Democrat. The following letter writt n to Colonel McDonald, of Columbia City, Ind., contains some information which may be of interest to the readers of the Dtmocrat, It Is self explanatory and the statements th trein made can be relied upon as sub stantially correct: • Washington, D. C,, Aug. 3,1892. Col. I. B. McDonald. tJtlumbia City, Indiana. Dear Friend—Your favor of the 28.11 ult., enclosing an article written by you to the American Tribune, published at Indianapolis, and the lengthy phillippic of the editor in reply thereto, lias been received, Your article incorporating the number of special pension bills signed by.the several presidents from Lmcoln to Harrison, nnd the number of special acts vetoed by Grover Cleveland during ids term a= president, were, as yob say, furnished to you by me, and’ as the editor of the Tri bune has denied the truthfulness of the fig ures, I cheerfully comply with y our re quest to verify the apme. . The number of special pension bills signed by the several presidents from Lincoln to Harrison is substantially correct as an examination of the records show, and the statement of the editor of the Tribune is misleading; puroosely so, I think for the leason thet he gets his information from a specia' delivered by Mr. McKin ney, in August ISSB, instead of from the record which closed on the 4th of March. 1889. The record of special bills approved by the presidents named is as fol ows: Lincoln... 44 Johnson 43Grant 53° Hayes 3-i Gai field and Arther 706 Cleveland Harrison (approximately) tfoo From the time Mr. McKinney's speech was made until the close ol Air. Cleve land’s administration, congress had been in session nearly five months, and during that time nearly six hundred private pen sion balls had been passed and signed,Tua king the total signed by Mr. Cleveland during his four years exactly 1825, as 1 stated in my letter to you, and as >ou sta led it in your letter to the Tribune. At present I have no means at hand by which I can say exactly how many special bills President Harrison has signed, but tihe numberl gave you is approximately correct—l4oo, or about 425 less than were signed by Mr. Cleveland. The number of special pension bills vetoed 1 believe I gave you 85299. 1 re ’ ceived the information from a clerk in the department and supposed it was correct. Since you called niy attention to it, and as ■to I see by the Tribune article and.from various other republican papers, thnt the ji umber is given all the way from 254, 416 66c to 800. I have taken the trouble, assisted by an efficient clerk 01 the pension bureau, K> make a ciitical examination ol the offic.al record, and fn.d the number to be as follows: 491)1 congress- Ist session- vetoes 1 o •• “ 2nd ” “ 22 roll “ Ist " ” 103 •> “ 2nd “ ” Total - - - - 2 S [ You can say, therefore, without the tear Os successful contradiction, that the number of special pension bills vetoed by Mr. Cleveland during his term as president, is exactly “two hundred and fitty one.” Toe error in the increased number was on account.of vetoes ot other metis M atre-s th»n pension bids being incorporated an the total, such as the vetoes 4»t Lumped 4ip war, and. other claims against the government; bills tor the removal ot charges of dese.tiou; bi.ls lor public buildings, etc. Amounting in all to about fnty. ■’ik caieiul examination of the reasons given by Mr. Cleveland Tor these vetoes Will convince any unprejudiced mind that they were just and right in every instance under the laws, not only to the parties concerned, but to ‘‘Uncle Sam” who has 4o pay the bills as well. Let me give yon just one instance—and there were many vsry similar. In hir message vetoing the special bill passed for the relief of Rachel APierpont, February 27,1878, Mr. Cleveland said; “At the time the bill was introduced X" and passed an application for pension on behalf of the beneficiary named was pend '”** lag in the pension office. This appl entio 1 was filed in December, 1879 Within the last lew. day s, and on the 17th day ol Feb iruary, 1887, y pcnsreir wss granted tip >l. «id application arid a certificate issiiyd at preci cly the with returned auth rizi s, But the pension under the general laws dates from rite time of filing die application in 1879, while under a specitfl act it would uate only ffomuhe time of its patsage. In the interest cf the beDcUdary, and for her adidfototots K.-'o' '.. ■ . J

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Mg.i»*.iiini*w'«lll lewenamnwnm'jnig sr-v vantage, the special bill is therefore disapproved." By' vetoing .thia b-11 Mr. Cleveland saved this widow a pension of sl2 a month for eight year- ,or a total of .? 1 152. Were it necessary I < .uld give you dozens <>( other cases substantially in the same line. In the editorial in the American Tribunein reply to your article, I find the following: “During Grover Cleveland's teim, Gen. John C. Black, was commissionei ol pen ,ioiis,and Col. Matson, of Indiana, chairman of trip committee on invalid pen ions in the house, a ,d both men weie earnest triends of the soldiers, especially ii it could be shown that the applicant was a ■democrat, and congress passed a large number of billt, principally for widows, but they were lor such contemptably una 1 sums as on;, two, and four dollars pcmonth, and yet Giover Cleveland vetoed 255 bills 01 that class, principally to widows who had suddenly been called upon to support a family of fatherless children I The foregoing extract is absolutely false and without any foundation wl#itever in lact. .The pension bureau under Gen. Black was conducted solely in the interest of the soldiers, and it cannot* be shown in a single instance during his administration where political preference iiad anything to do with the allowance ol a claim. As you may remember, I way one 01 the clerks of tlie invalid pensions committee of the house during the 50th emigreswhich embrace I die last two years of Mr Cleveland's administration. My dutic were J-lten, asjiow, to examine the papers in the pension b r.-au, and other evidence in rejected cl . ins upon w hich bUs tor special acts were based, and to write reports on the saint. In the discliarg- c; these duties I necessarily became familiar, with everything connected will s,-.. i.' legible ion and had personal knowledge of nearly every case reported, and'a.l toe vetoes presented during that session, and I believe my statements ought to have as much weight a- the editor of the Tribune who evidently I bwj nothing concerning the subject about which he is talking, or rise lie knowingly and deliberately states w hat he knows to be false. Bills for special pensions are not introdused into congress un il all remedies under the general pension jaws, and the very liberal reguia.ious ot the several commissioners oi pensions, have been exhausted, and the case has been rejected for want of proof to sus.a n the claim, or has been found to be entirely without merit EvW UPW , U-U.“.5." yli*-B‘'' e “ to show that they are entitled to a pension, . and in fully nine ca-es out of ton there is no merit in them. When they have exhausted their remedy in the pdife sijn bureau they seek the member of congress in their district and ask him to in troduce a special -bill ior his, or- her, relief. The member, in order to make himself solid with Ins constituents, prepares a bill and “tin s it into congress” without knowing anything whatever as to its merits, or otherwise as the cc.se may be. The papers in the pension bureau are then sent for, an exami ation ot t,e veto of the commissioner of pensions (ior a rejection is l imply a veto, and Raunt is “Vetoing hundreds of claims every day) is entered upon, a report made, and through sympathy 01 influence of “a friend at court,” tne action of the bureau is set aside, the worse is made to appear the better, a favoiable report is made and adopted, and Lie case very often without any evidence to sub stantiate it, goes on the calender for the consideration of the house. Without a quorum i. has no trouble in getting through bo h branches Ol congress, and is sent 10 the president tor his consideration. Mr. Cleveland was honest enough, and courageous enough Under ins oath of office, to carefully examine every one of these cases and Where he found that the)- were wholly without merit; and that poor old deiehse*; ie.-.s Uncle Sam was. b.i.igrobbeu oi inon<y that ought to go to .Hie deserving, he did not lies tate to return the uill without his approval. And it is a remarkable fact which has prob ibly not occurred to the editor of the f’ribtfne that neither branch of congress dining Mr, Ckve and's entire term made an effort to pass a sirg-'e or.e of these 251 vetoed bills over the presidents objections. Wny? They knew the president wii tight and that all these bibs were'without merit. . ■ The statement of the Trib-iee that thes; Oil s were '■principally for widow , but they were for such ccntvinytibly small sums as one, two arid four dollars per month,”is afa sehodd out of whole cloth and wi.s made supply to belittle Mr CfoveLnd Since the war no special petision biii for wid.-or tor' any o re else for that matter, has ever passed carrying such “contemptible” amounts gs the Tribune states. These bills for widows are all ior sl2 per month, except in cases arising under the law of June 27, 1890, which usually calls for $8 per month. The Tribune further say-: • Duying ilie first two ygaisipf I’rcsidentTlai 1 isoh’s term, congnss was republican and passed all of the meritorious pension bills that the commit tee had time to consider.” . During the four years ot Mr, Cleve land’s administration, the hpuse wus democtatief ai d. the records show that-more pensien bills otiginaiii-g —in the house, were passed and -iikah-ie laks than durfog any I< ur yeats o a remlblieau _aUmiais_-_ tration sun e the < .esc ol the war. During the pre vht srssion of congress the number oi special bills introduced has fallen offynore than one half as compared with the 50th and jut congresses. This iLS * I *'.</’■ r.to -..t0 .L'XrA-.. .iLtKu.-.- - i ' T

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-rn-rv-r i- acroi'ttiled for by the’ passage o 1 the de pendent pension bill of 1890, providing for tlie 1 ■■iisioning of all those whose present disabilities a e such as to render them iftfab’e to earn a living by manual labor. Tlie Tribune attempts to show that on account ol Mr. Harrison’s great love for the sold er there have b en issued during his administration a larger number of certificates than were issued under Mr. Cleve Tanci. Tills is easily accounted for, as before sta’ed, by the passage of the act of June 27, 1890, authorizing the pensioning oi those wh<> are at present unable to earn a living, but are unable to trace their disabilities to army service. From June 27, iSiyo, to June 30, 1891, (the report for 1592 is not yet out) of this class qf claims there were filed in the pension bureau 243689 invalid claims and 78,270 widows’ claims; a total of 321,950. There were also filed during the year 353.582 applications under said act where pensions had already been allowed or applied for, making in all about 665 532 applications filed under said act the first year after it went into force. Soto compare the num’er of certificates issitfd under the general law, and the provisions of this act with the number of certificates issued before its passnge would be extremely unfair. But this, li.tter is already too long, and I have not time, nor is it necessary to continue it farther. There are a great many ether statements in the Tribune,v artiefo which are entirely unworthy of any cmurdera'.i >n what ver, and ‘"specially j from an oi l soldier like you wi.o fought i uravely an 1 courageously d rrin.; the war, I while the writor who cri vu a; feat: er-ijed told er, faring sump-uou-lv I every day a at . d tan- i. tl. ■lat . the private secre ar--<-f Inn a". i's gr.-a' : «ar g ‘ve. uc-r. I l.r.ve no patience with these alleged.soldier papers.. AH of them, as far as my knowledge extends, are sim-' p : y republican campaign documents, and •the democratic.soldier who puts his trust in any of them is sure to place himself in the hands of tfie Philistines. Wishing you plenty, health, peace and prosperity, and that we may both live to celebrate a glorious democratic victory this fall, I am, Sincerely yours, Daniel McDonald. Epworth League. The Epworth League will give a free entertainnj,eiit.this evening at the M. E church. liwitatibn to all. Miss Kate Work and Edgar Jones were delegates at the Slate Convention. Invitation lias been given to the league at Ml. Pleasant and Mt. Tabor to be present this evening. A report will be given this evening of the state’ convention which convened at Richniond last week. Program for to-night: Song, All hall the Power of Jesus Name. Prayer Song, Our Junior Hosts,-by Juniors. Reeitatiou, Sti Martin aud the Beggar Nellie Eizworth. Recitation, The mother wants her boy. Helen Grubb. Solo. Songs that reach my heart... Ethel Hale. Notes on the Slate League convention - ...E. L. Jones. Epworth Enthusiasm Kate Work. Violin Solo Millie Lenhart. Recitations.’.Mena Meyers. Matthew 25, 34, 35, 36Cora Sliaekley. Solo, Rock of Ages v . ..Roma Holmes. Why 1 am an Epworthian.lrwin Uramlyberry. Why I am a Methodist Lee Walters. Quartette. Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Tiiotnas, Lee Waiters and Grace McConuehey. Literary Chips Ikfflier C. Underwood. The Good old times T. P. Lehman. Song Hosannah Sing. Addressßev. G. H. Work. Song. Benediction. special Notice. :,To .the citizens of Decatur: In view of tee impending danger cf the Asiatic cholera invading this country, it is very important that the senitary condition of tlie city should be first-class. It iurged that each citizen.see to it thatiheir pr.mises are cleaned up and kept tree from any dec yimg matter. Cellars ar--often the breeders of disease. Sec that - t our cel'ar is free from any d.cai,i:-:g substance. This is a matter of great and vital ‘ importance to everyone, and if observed may be the means o. preventing a great deaTof sickness, not only Ol this disease but of otiiers. Very respect lull W. 11. Ri'ed, M or. - Harvest Excursions West, Aug. 29 and Sept. 26. The To ed- . St. Louis & Kansas City R. R., Clover' route, will issue half lare excursion tickets on above (? dates, to points south, southwest, north nnd northwest from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois staions. Ample return limit. “ Two trains daily to Harvest Territory. Free chair cars—Ves'ibuled sleeping cars, through tickets and i iggage checks. Call on nearest. Clover Leaf agent or address, C. C. Jenkins. Gen» Pas*. Agt. Toledo, O. New Dressmaking Shop M iss H »11 in—Ktoy—frrrt —Crwj lU r het liayc open ala dressmaking shop in the third 1 tootn over I ioltliuusu’s—foothmg «toie. They •espectlully ask a share of the patronage., 24 3 Mis Wil! Winch lett lor her home ! ast Wednesday. She was accampankd by* her mother, Mrs. Dr, Holloway. -i c'.els -.,Y s . > ,1 •

xaBW-rrTWirwr - - • "•mxrjuiiuw— ■ "■ Charles E. Mi lei , optician, will again tie at D. M. He: ley's jewelry store Friday and Saturday Bi;p.t. 23 and 24. Lost—On"tla streets qf Decatur last Friday a week, a small shoulder cape with silk fringe Finder will please leave at this office or Sp. ar.g & True’s. Tlie citizens ol Decatur and vicinity will again have ar. opportunity to consult Charles E. Miller, graduate optician, at Hensley’s jewelry store, Sept. 23 and 24 Dr. C. S. Clark was called to Ohio ,ast Friday, to see his brother who was suffering with Typhoid lever but is much better at this writing. The doctor returned on Monday. . • . Lost—A large envelope, containing some notes and o her papers, on second street, two week, ago. Finder will please return to Ike Rose.:thal or at this office and receive a liberal reward. Those desiri g spectacles accurately fitted to their eyes will again have an opportunity to have them accurately fitted by Charles E Miller, graduate optician at Hensley’s jewelry store, Sept. 23 and 24. Lenses guaranteed to be satisfactory. Attention Sons of Veterans. There will be-a meeting Saturday evening at 7 o'clock*>i;arp at,trig Post room of tb.e.G. A) R. fol the purpo e of organiza’.ion. It is earnestly requested ot every Son of a Veteit’ "> Be on hand, whether vo f have been a Timber or not. Come. Ali Tall ex soldfcr arc asked to be pre:er.'and aid and c , ■ v. -age the Sons of Veterans in this t g ird and loyal aeg T -..re'i* r, why a number o: e camp should tI ■ maintained -hefe Let everyone th,. . an interest in Ike welfare of this cc .y be on hand. To Consumers. The gas company requests all partiesd ’sirjpg the gas to call at the office of the ermpany ar d enter into a contract. The gas is free for domestic use from now un til tlie Ist of Octob, r. You who have your houses piped should come at once so tlie connection can be made at once. It is to your interest to con'ract at an eirlyday. The company has a large force of hands rbady to put in the burners and lamps, and tyc ready to give you the gas free to the first ot Octocber. Call at the £Oi£P !H sj'’ s .office and see the lamps and fixtures. State Board of Health. In view of the rapid spread of the Asia' tic cholera, in Europe, within the last sixty days; this Board feels tnat there is great danger that it will i -.vade our country, and comprehending the destruction of human life that would' ensue, recognize the necessity of placing the state in such a sanitary condition, that if it comes it will find no soil, in our borders to propagate its germ. . , It is therefore ordered that all Boards ;of Health observe the following: ? 1. Make a thorough sanitary inspec ion of their respective jurisdictions. See that all accumulati. ns ot filth, decaying animals and vegetable matter on. roads, streets,-alleys, door yards and vacant lots are~re:npved. 3. That all gutters and drains are kept open and clean, and that they are frequently flushed and disinfected wherever practical. 4. That all privy vaults, sinks, cesspools, foul cisterns, stagnant pounds, hogpens, foul stables, unwholesome cellars, manure piles, dirty yards or lots, foul sewers, and al! ether places suspected of being injurious to the public health, are thoroughly c eaned, disinfected and pur’fic'd. / 5. That all rank vegetation along streets sidewalks, and gutters of cities and towns is cut and destr yed and not 1,-ft so rot. 6. Attention i> called to the importance of compelling the proprietors if steam beats and those in control of railway property, owners ot hotels and boarding houses, school o fields, sheriffs, city co :n---cils, town tri. n -. ard othe. s in co: tie ’f propesty to ' on uglily clean a:.d ,i < infect thi ir p -.vs, ard prepme s-i : life water closets :■ the ; r patrotis, te:'.sit> ;-.-d scholars... • d nequently dlyiffFt'c' them. ’ , ■ = Atfent ::-:- -Ih -.l to the neee-< : ty ci mating trcip.-' ] c. .ions ol.all le/e tables and ot a < tie -of sod offeree tor sale. Tai t' vegetable* a::d fruits are frequently -. es of disease. 8. The carcass of an*’ dead ar.tmal or the offal from si tUghter houses., putrid animal.substance-, or the contents of privy vaults, must not he ftp'n public grounds, markM place, common, field, lot. road, street or alky; or into: any river, stream or lake. • . There shb'.ild be thorough .whitewash ing. drying, ver.:i aXion and disinfecting ! of all parts of h v atiofts by citizens of< the state.. Tre water supply should ■rc ceive special a-ttontion, and be carefully protected from p 'hition by seepage from fohl places and surface washings. Water being the readiest medjum through which cholera ind f' phoid lever spread, the absulule jufoessi 1 ' o sacredly protecting ttfrom contiml' a io ' is apparent. You lire direetC'.lUFpfbroulgtte'Ahii enforce the foregoi ’:. «hd to prosecute any t:ne who mav re- '-t the execution as yeur orders. By order of the board, C. N. Metcalf. M. D.. John D. Taylor, M. D., Secretary President.

Ira HoWcr is again attending school 1 Fort Wayne. Walter Crow at the Opera House to morrow night. Everybody will come to the gas display Saturday night. Attorney Manley, of Geneva, was in the city yesterday. Monday morning the infant son of Henry Frickle died. Wanted—A girl to do housework. Enquire at Darwin & Mosers gallery. Saturday evening there will be a free display of gas. Everybody invited. H. S. Porter gas fixtures and chandliers, grand display. A competent fitter to put them up. $1,500 in purses on races alone are offfered at the Portland Fair September 26 3°- ’9 2 - Dorw'n & Moser report a rush of business the best ior years at this time of season. Mrs. Charles 11. Bakei is the guest of Mrs. Lane McConnell, of Fort Wayne, this week. - • . Maggie and Ethel Pillars are visiting friends at Logansport. They will rem.iia about two weeks. Anthony Witfburger was ih town set ting tip the cijav. He. sa.ys they have, the nic .sf baby at their house of any in the coun'y. Saturday at 3 o’clock P. I Hen. V.’, F." Mc-Nagny at th;(court hoUse. Be sure and hear him. 1 ones Auton anTtoafigbier, M:.‘i. le:t Tnu;-; d.ty for Petoskey, Mich., where they will join Mrs. Auten, who has been for some time. Married at the M. E. Parsonage, Sunday evening, September 4 h, by the Rev. G. B. Woik, Mr. Collins B Jones and Miss Laura A. Denney, all of this city. We truly believe DeWitt’s Little Early Risers to be the most natural, most effective, most prompt and economical pill for biliousness, indigestion and inactive liver Holthouse, Blackburn & Co. 213 m Wanted—A respectable woman to take charge of a family of five, in good neighborhood in the country. Middle aged woman preferred. Enquire at thjs office. J. A. IW. Adair, of Portland, Indiana, will address the citizens of Geneva and vicinity on Saturday evening, Sept. 10th. “Late to bed and early to rise will short en the road to your home in the skies.” But early to bed and a "Little Early Risers,” the pill that makes life longer and better and wiser. Holthouse. Blackburn to Co. ‘ ’ 21-3 m Mrs. Francis Flagg, an old and -es> teemed citizen of this place died last Friday. Site has been, living alone for some time before her death. Her remains Were taken to Pleasant Mills for interment’ Cards are out announcing the. wedding of John S. Pete, son to Olive Hale, daughter of ex Clerk Hale. Tire ceremony will take place Sept. 14th at the- residence of the bride's parents The happy couple will leave at once tor a trip through the Southern states. It is a fixed and immutable law' that to have good, sound health one must have pure, rich and abundant blood. There is no shorter nor surer route than by a course of DeWitt's Sarsaparilla. Holtnouse, Blacxbuf-n to Co. 2t-.pn The Jay County Fair Association wi.l this year use in the Domestic Art. Fine Art, and Culinary department, the perforated tag with property check, this device will do away with the danger of .goods getting mixed or taken by wrong par.i s at the close of the Fair. Jemi.-on's great blood, liver and Kidney ! toil -dy for the diseases of the blood, liver I .rn-. k'-.1. Puri- y vegetable. C-unti i is 1.0 .is ic or other m'nera: j i : -o- Tor sale by ll .'lth>".ise,l>'.; ckI to CJ. _ 3 ' 4 "‘ i'•• . '.' -fsw ho re-k; ted before tin 1 | cv : .id .i:eenti led to travel pay ai d - .'-0..-.tu-c ato .e day for every 20 . . ■ : ? ace o; r.- g img t.s tlie capt ;o; ot 4 : state. I am now prepared to c ’.led slid cl.nms. 1 A.I soldi,rs are entit tol.to 27; cents per day while on fur- . .Hlg Rouekt Bl AC K Ul R N. r~ 22 4 A. O i list W. dr.esdat' evening a reoort 1 was sent out from this plice by one of the [ -elegraph operators stat.ng that the court onse was binned. A man who will : s-ctid such a report is- 1 ritk’ftf to be in the . '■:v‘ 'vl,f any company or. individual Tii.'te ni w b? jokes in. so ne way. that , lire tinwy But such a sf dement is one that? will call forth the condemnation ot alp good citizens. . A tramp gets in his work. The barn of Garret Voce! •' ede, three miles west of +sjwnr -firmed <->' fird 'Fnr'drv" ufteitioohto T: e " tn was drs-overed On fire by some T ’p'e.wbo-wcjfo. thi , »hit.g on a neigh' b >-s farm, but be-ore they the T >ot fell in s’o that everything was lost. He had his last year's corn crop with all of this summers crop in the barn, so that his fi'leen or sixteen hundred dollars, - -

- iiiii.u.. »> ill fits.. , '• - 5.. 'll 40.. 520.. , „ .... 125 pm 655.. i Walter Crovi.. 1 w .. 315 Walter Craw 1 4 4-5 , >4 " 1 f At the opera 1 ~■ ■ ■ ■ - Campaign opens Nagny at three —•*—»r —o2'/ """" The soldiers finectit .. e.wm proof. See the office sjo — . »(«)” W. F. McNagny. Ka 9 45.. o’clock p. m. at the court * ["iyi " .j)*)" | Will Christen, architecL’OOpm.. Pete Holthouse blothing stotl's ’’ See and hear Wa'ter Cr<s.. opera house to-morrow night, j A. C. Gregoifc house painter a hanger, solicits yo.tr patronage. Mrs. Ella fttsili on, with Fferb Mamie, have moved to Muncie, I Edgar 11. Olm»‘ead, ot Ar.gol occupy the pulpit at the Christian c next Sunday morning.

3. Mrs. David Flinders and son, Weorge. are visiting Tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Wf Gladden, near Decatur, Ind. For sale —Cucumbers for pickles by E. H Johnson, the gardner, at 2scts. per hundred. AH Orders promptly filled. 2gtf Junior Endeavor RUTy at the Christian church Sunday evening. All the li tie to ks in tie city will be there. Come everybody. fiivar. is no longer the chattip’ n I- ute of America. Corbett whipped hi .1 i I - * I foi-t ednesdiy n’gnt in twenty© ■ - - .'fS' r>. R. Patten. Rockford, Ilrj w: ' -I-hom personal ex-'-vience I can j me d DeWitt’s Sarsn-'arilla. a cure impure blood and gen r.tl debility. Holt-' house, Blackburn to Co. 21-301 The F. M. B. A. will have a picnic at S eel, on the 21st day of October. There will be speakers from abroad. Everyone is invited to come and bring their baskets well filled. The Journal of last week quoted our article on the school board fnr-once. But when it came to the bid, Afii craft fell back to his old habit, or the boa d misin formed him. We did not bid on the work. It is a truth in medicine that the smallest dos'e that'ljgtorjqf ffte care is the best. DesVitt’"s~'tohtle Eufiy Risers are the smallest pills, will perform the cure and are the best. Holthouse, Blackburn & C° - - 2i-jm William A. Wetter w.ll have a public sale at his res id , ee in Root township, two miles au.’ a :aif northeast of Decatur on Thursday S ' ember 22nd consisting of two mares, l vo 2-year-olds, three milch cows. two snrl-.r calves, five head of shoats, one sow with pigs, farming implements, ' .. - hold goods and many other articles. “'‘ ' 24-2 Capt. W. A. Abbett, who has long beer with Messrs. Percival and Hatton, real estate and insurance brokers. Des Moines, lowa, and is one of the best known a.id most respected business men of that city, says: "I can testify to the good qualiti -s of Chamberlain’s Cough’ Remedy. H av» ing'tided it ift- my ytmily for the past e ; ght years, I c.m safely say it has ro equal for either cough or croup." 50 cent bottles for sale by vV. H. Xachtrieb. s See anil hear Walter Crow, the greatest self taught humorist and musician, and his celeb:ate.i conceit company at the opera house to-morrow night. Strictly moral throughput. They propose to secure the-public by placing at Reserve Seat store oh arrival,of their company, SSOO a» a guarantee that any person dissatisfied with the enter’amriient Can have t“cir admi.tince fee cheerfully refunded Tickets on sale it the usual place. Ad; mission. 25c. Reserved seats, 35c. Children. t sc. • The f lends and ne ghbors-o! E. N.Tcr- | ril, t > the r." ofi fort-.-o - m >r-. gath- ; | ed.: i■up ' >n Tues.! .y. last, to r : mi::., dim 0. v-y.h .n. tiTia'-. A era ‘ ■* I ; ' ■ . -tie*'. '■ ;o.i w: c | d ."'.I .theeonp nywit'drew :n t.-.v :,.ir . t, v. etc a'iu.n ae. of m.i ie*t,. ■ .-.ift 1 pre-- w. e b.'s’-’weJ. Mr. ( i'< rr.l i> :. : he ul nefoub -’:, a go-->J ' ;tizee, an .1 a.'li. ■c :■ ist. tn. .: d now a be I rounds tvo-s e" p>.st. wi’h a plea ..: home and a ce.'i business, is deserving pt ■ congratula.io > H-tc's to you, “JDuk.” I The Jour—: tist-wcek takes Cda- i gressman M t i. to task for the manner ' tn which he ,:,i •-sed the large and res peclable an., e- 'at g'ectcd him at the courthouse l;i ciosi ig h'» at rangu? to his retdefsHw--1a 1 s: "Mr. Ma- tm told his heaters ver. !i::l; Concerniig , pension matters, and in what hedi. -. y he li ed Til'e a the’." * T.e ncx - .*■L a< fol ov- “If Mar tin want; to b -re-elected, h. , ■ mid quit I ‘ n ' * ff, making sn-ee*- .t he democy - are not in favor of p-e-Tns?* Editor A- utos.the nne that “lied like- a thied" im <’ so that belongs t. , his p:i'!> is oi to do so or they will read him ,r ::'.\j the party. To those who - took Kick-to ‘vthe h imber . t thro;its"„kno’ vnothing uartv, the ho . dives of the D-nnocntttc party and t-h. -’-'d n ’tn in general, that allied themsrfio with the Republican pamy, he may fi-'t fc tjonsible for act*. " \

91.00' ’ "1 ONLY FOR A DECKER BROTHERS GRAND PIANO AHD A TEAR S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE WEEKLY ENQUIRER A Decker Bro. Grand Upright Piano, $050.00 A Gladiator Watch and Case3o.oo A Lemaire 24 line Field Glass. .... 20.00 A Holman Parallel Bible. 13.00 A Venice Parlor Clock 12.00 A High Grade Safety Bicyclel2s.oo An Elgin Watch and Boss Case. . , . 25.00 A Haydock Rice Coil Spring \ Handy Top Bnggy p ••• A Railway Watch in 14 Karat Case. 75.00 A Life Scholarship in Watters') ?500 Commercial College so ’ A Six Octave Champion Organ .... 200.00 A Double Barrel Shot Gnn3o.oo A Silverene Case 7 jewel Watch. . . 10.00 A High Arm Improved Sewing Machine,ss.oo A 15 jewel Watch, Boss Case3s.oo A Flue Octave Parlor Organlso.oo A Gladiator Watch, Dueber Case. . . 30.00 A John C. Dneber Watch k Case. . . And 82 other valuable premiums will be presented to yearly subscribers of the Weekly Enquirer in April, 1892. Enclose one dollar for a year’s subscription to the Weekly Enquirer, and GUESS what will be the number of subscribers in the five largest lists received from Nov. 1, ’9l, to March 31, ’92. For same term last winter it was 2999, and the winter before was 1405. 16 The premiums, are to be presented nd ' those whose guesses are correct or la, arest correct. For full list see c h ur ?ekly Enquirer, now the largest 12 ■ dollar a year paper in the 1 nited

□UIRER COMPANY, , CINCINNATI, O. C a ' \ W-WHmMI 1 and Day Service betwaaa Xedo, Ohio, t. Louis, Mo. see chair cars y TRAINS—MODERN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. SLEEPING CXfIS “'*HT TRA.MB. , , r \rvED EN ROUTE, any Naur. Ml Jerau cott. - do, St Louio Alan w City It I _ bruises cr for ’'•/IF IvOmTE» seated or on n «M. Pain Balm is unr\7N^ dre “ 11. Xachtrieb. Bi ight people are the if CDO ' nize a good thing 7and/Mtw “ lots of briaht people th? LiitWv ers. If you are not bright these** , — make you so. Haith t:- ■, ‘ ■ to T. L. Smith, con ste neSj.;’? IxAUI ard brick work, is now readv to kinds ot work in his line on short Chimneys built on she t notice and tuteed '4 be lie best work tnat can be done. Don’t tai. to cal! on him when in need of any of the above work. iS- jm It dull, spiritless rhd stupid’; if your blood is thick and sluggish - it your anpetite is capricious and uncertain, you need a Sarsaparilla. '..For best results take DeWitts. HolthOuse, Blackburn & Co. 4 21 -3m John S. Bowers having bought B. P. Rice's interest in the stone quarrv will at all time have foun iatibn and crush stone on hand, and with switch off- ot G. R & I. railroad can de.iver stone at any station along (hree Iftes of railroads at lowprice, . iotf Soldiers Attention—Mow 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 suceessftiT. James T. Merryman, 2itf Att’y and Claim Ag't. Notice to All— That I will keep constantly on hand, at my milT’corn, oats , v chop; mixed chop, bran and sho-As of the best quality, and at the lowest possible prices- Will' deliver free to rjnv nart of Jh.e city... Cad and examitre-stock and prices. 34 ts. City Mills, J. S Hart. During the present season. Miv 20t-h to Octpb r 2’.st, th -G. !'. ?; ! J.Uy is'ue .exrursto:: ’kkvls to ■ ... d :e’urn at the to” ■ To zsar tfo’ .: S‘r 1.-uit 'c ; . ' 0t.:.l t- ■' ■ s the i - to ( , ne of f ie •.. o.' - f ' ■■■ t - - to t - s .-ct its tfi.e m::'-.: -■ to ■ ■ .O. ~s.'-Go s [guaranteed to be ti ■{ *S-f ETCh.-.ties Liebeiiyu.h. tin- it.m.lfor rt ud j bottler ot that cool aud rcr ■■■it g bi-'v»--.„ a'ge cail.d beer, is :> . .' :<> urr.i.li „’,l who disire i v: : most choice’. 7 Families who dc-i.e such a whoiOsonie and cool bevcia;;e leavg their ordets ui‘h him Tit a "'-I be promptly executed. Th ■ t- : nine nicer t' an Schlitz r .-.-:i u, '•! .ee ur.d Ceihtlii ,'s K. Le- .. ■ Gt. :i m a .11 li.tt ’ — For m..-.; 1 tr~ Mr It. F. Thtmrsou, 4 TiTDes M m.-. Lo-w ■' . -.i, so;.-to , afflicted wifi. el"oi i,- i :rr' . t. He, sat s; -;At ■' <it wiri \, -to: ‘.sb r ■ ?'. that -T -I feaml mv to— A,. —el-... I V 1 . • , . Z- L i. . '• 1 . ■'. . ■ 1 •' Cj*<AL. du,. ii’i ’ ”> •' ■edv 'lt ~tve so -'t' ■ . ■ e! t . 'beii- ve emte 1 m p .ri>a ' ‘ as I- i.ow eat ,-or drink without ifcar.tn anything I please.” I ha#e aUo us ditin my family with the be.t results. Ear sale by W, H. Nachtrieb. % . |r te '. .‘.'*T . ’ -"-'. I.