Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1893 — Page 7

A TANGLE OF HEARTS. The President of a Bachelors’ Club Falls a Victim to Love. i WRITTEN BY E. S. VAN ZILE.

CHAPTER IV.-Continued. A large dinner is apt to be a stupid affair until the dessert is reached. By that time the pangs of hunsrer—if people so far forget themselves as to indulge in such vulgar things—have been satislled, and the enlivening effects of judiciously chosen wines begin to be felt. My vis-a-vis seemed to forget allabout the peerage until the roast, game, salad, etc., had disappeared. Then, the conversation having become brisker, she turned to mo and asked if I knew the gentleman seated next to Agnes. She referred to our President, and I gave her his name and such other details regarding him as were of interest. “Ho seems very much struck with Miss Upton," remarked the old lady deprecatingiy. As our President was nothing more than a cultivated American he did not appear to be an eligible parti in the eyes of the Anglomaniac at my side. "0, no," I exclaimed thoughtlessly. •He is simply making a study of her.” “Why, is he an artist—or a doctor?" she asked, in surprise. Her question brought me to my senses. I looked about me and began to feel as though I was a conspirator, a member of a cabal which might well employ the poniard and the drug. To my eyes the scene took on the colors of romance. We were seated in the old Italian banquet hall. Agnes was the pride of an ancient Boman house. Her father, a haughty lord, had offended the members of our secret council, and, in the guise of friendship, wo partook of his hospitality only to work his ruin. When the hour should come one of us would slay the lord, others would seize the girl and before the startled household could recover from its dismay we would be fa beyond the walls of the Eternal City and riding for our lives. I awoke from my reverie to find that the ladies had left the room.< Agnes had been abducted, but in a modern and ceremonius way. Barnes camo over to my side of the table and lighted a cigar. “How are you? You look bored. ” “I am. And you?" “Bather! Been talking to a girl who once had a love affair and wants another. Am worn out." He sipped a llqu ur, and looked at me languidly. “That was fair,” I returned. “The girl was talking to a man who once had a love affair—and wants another. ” Barnes smiled. “Pretty good, old man. If you weren't a member of the club, however, I’d call you out and have a shot at you. I consider you a dangerous rival. You really seem to have the inside track." “Nonsense. If you make a girl your friend she will never love you. In this maiden prize sweepstakes for, all ages, my boy, I think I’d put my money on Barnes—‘Apollo* Barnes, as he is known to fame." “And lose it. Here comes the winner. ” Fernshaw joined us. “The old man seems to be getting splld at headquarters," he remarked, puffing a cigarette. Barnes and I followed his gaze and saw that he referred to the President, who was drinking brandy with Mr. Upton. “What do you mean to imply?” I asked, suspiciously. “That the President has lost his mosscovered heart to Agnes. ” Thia, was too dlsrepectful to pass unnoticed, and I spoke rather hotly. “You are unjust and undignified, Fernshaw. The President has been your firmest allv from the very start. You owe him a great deal. Your insane jealbusy is driving you mad.” “Perhaps it is," he said, gloomily. “But what are you all here for? Since I made my rash confession to the club I have not had the slightest chance to see Agnes. First it was Barnes, then you, then Chapman, and to-night the President monopolizes her attention. I really don’t think it’s fair to me. There are still four members of the club who have not met the Uptons. When are they to be introduced?” He moved away, and Barnes and I looked at each other gloomily. “Ho doesn’t know what took place at the last meeting,” said Barnes. “Somebody ought to tell him. ” “Yes—that’s so. You have tact. Suppose you break the news to him." “No. He doesn’t like me. Do it yourself. ” “Well, we’ll toss up for it. Agreed? Heads—l tell him; tails—you. There it goes, tails. Permit me to wish you luck. Be very gentle with him, Barnes. His temper isnot as quiet as it used to be." Barnes frowned, but ha 1 no chance to protest, as Mr. Uptcn at that moment led the way to the . drawing-room. The rain poured down in torrents on the night on which the club mot, but by 10 o’clock every member was present. Fernshaw, silent and morose, had come to the conclusion, evidently, that he must look after his own interests. There was rebellion in his eyes, and he hardly deigned to bow to the brethren. Barnes, Chapman and myself eat together in a sympathetic group. We were rivals, it is true, but were too broad-minded’to sulk in each other’s presence. And then, we had agreed to abide by the president’s decree, and the magnitude or the stake drew us together like sheep who dread the storm. “Whatdid Fernshaw say?" I whispered to Barnes. “He was very ugly at first, but after a long argument I convinced him that we had acted as honorable men should. I pointed out to him that it v as natural r, that we should all fall in love with \ Miss-Upton—that by so doing we complimented his own good taste. I further argued that he was as much bound to obey the President as we were, and that he stood as good a chance of wink nlng Agnes in this way as though we were all working against each other secretly. But look at the President. Did you ever see him so pale and .nervous?" It was true, our worthy leader was not himself,' and his face had a strangely haggard appearance. As he seated himself in front of us and called the meeting to order his voice trembled • and his hand shook as he toyed with a cigar. The routine of his duties seemed to quiet him lifter a time, and it was not until the critical moment, when the Fernshaw case came up in regular order, that he again lost control of his nerves. ..“Brethren,” he said, looking about the room as though he longed to escape, “I have a confession to make;" We jumped to our feet and rushed around him. “Do you love Agnes Upton?" cried Fernshaw. “Stand back,” exclaimed Barnes, pushing forward. “Whatdo you mean?" U "Another Biohmond in the field," suggested one of the happy four who had

“Brethren, I refgret to say,"continued I the President, in a dignified way, “that ’ I have succumbed to the fascinations of Miss Upton.'" There was a murmur, then a roar of protest. I “It can’t be!” • "At your age!" “Hasn't sne enough admirers as it is?" i “Good-by to the club! Let its epitaph be: ‘Perished in its maturity through the blighting influence of Agnes Upton.'" “Oh, spare me, brethren!" exclaimed the President “I tried so hard to be faithful to my trust But there was no escape. I loved her the moment I saw her." A sob broke from Fernshaw, who had thrown himselt upon a sofa. i Barnes looked pale but collected, . while Dr. Chapman and I pressed each other's hands and moaned in chorus. “What's to be done?" asked one of the happy quartette. “Disband the club," cried Fernshaw. “It is not fair to Agnes that this matter should go further. It is a shame that i her name was ever brought before you . all. Oh, I am a wretch. I wish I was , dead." l He burled his Byronlc features in his hand, and the sofa shook with his sobs. “Brethren," said the President, rising , with an effort and leaning against a ta- , ble, “I feel that it is my duty to suggest ( an expedient whereby the clfib may be , preserved and this tangle of hearts un- . raveled. If I were more than mortal I , would magnanimously withdraw from ■ the contest and leave the field to my I younger rivals. But, homo sum. You who love Agnes. Upton realize that it would now be impossible for me to give up my hope of winning her. You who , i know her not are not competent judges ; in the case. Now, my proposition, is this: All other mediation having failed, j let us present the matter to Miss Upton herself. You asked me to choose which of you should attempt to win her hand. 1 I suggest that each of us make her a proposal of marriage, and leave the rest to the dictates of her heart. Four of the five must eat the bitter bread of rejection, but I can answer for you all that the winner will receive the heartfelt congratulations of his rivals. What do you think? Shall we lay the matter before Agnes?" “Miss Upton, you mean, sir," exclaimed Fernshaw fiercely. “Miss Upton,” said the President meekly. “I see no other way," I remarked. “Under any circumstances she would be sure to learn from each of us the feeling she has aroused." “ You might try a round-robin on her, ” suggested one of the flippant outsiders. “Well,” remarked Barnes, who was perfectly cool, “I for one, am very anxious that the existence of the club be not destroyed by this strange tragedy. Os course, none of the five is willing to abandon the contest without putting his chances to the test But whoever captures the hand of Agnes Upton, lot it be understood that his defeated rivals shall still maintain toward each other their present fraternal relations.” “Os course," we chorused in a breath. “Let me ask," broke in Dr. Chapman, “how the situation as it now stands is to be conveyed to Miss Upton? Would It not be well for each of us to write to her?" “No, no,” exclaimed the President. “I never propose to a girl in writing. A personal interview is much more effective." “But don’t you see, Mr. President, that effectiveness is just what is not desired in this case?” asked somebody. “That’s sd—you’re right," returned the president, moodily. “ What shall we do?" . “I don’t care what you do, ” almost shouted Fernshaw. “I’m going to take my own course. I loved ,her first and I shall be the first to propose. If she rejects me, there will then be a chance for somebody else. ” With these rash and boastful words he rushed from the room, and we sbw 'him no more that night. “I shall write to her," said Dr. Chapman, calmly. “I shall call cd her to-morrow,” remarked the President, with a suspicion of pomposity. “I shall approach Mr. Upton first," said Barnes, looking wise. “I’ll wait," I added; and a few moments later we parted for the night. CHAPTER V. It was with a feeling of gloom that J awoke the following morning. The exciting scene of the previous evening had thrown an agitating influence over my sleep, and I had dreamed of duels, disaster, and destruction. After I had dressed, I gazed at myself in the mirror. "Did I stand any chance In this wild matrimonial scramble for the hand of Agnes Upton? Perhaps so, I thought, as I stroked my mustache and noticed with satisfaction that my complexion was not quite as sallow as usual. The storm had cleared away during the night, and the sun was shining brightly. I sauntered forth in better spirits than had dominated my being when I awoke. There was a sprightly look to the avenue as I hurried along toward Delmonico’s, anxious to get a lover’s breakfast of toast and coffee. It is a striking fact that the man who is in love and the royeterer who drank too much -champagne the night before always eat a very light meal in the morning. In the present instance I played both roles, and the result was that when my coffee and toast reached me I could not touch them. I sat looking out upon Broadway and thinking of Agnes Upton? Should I propose to her at once or wait until my rivalshad had an opportunity to present their claims? It was a hard question to answer. If I went to her immediately I might gain an advantage by the priority of my suit. The tale of Lochin - var oatno into my mind, and I preferred to ply his part than that of “the laggard in love." On the other hard, I felt that, as I had told the club I would wait, I was in honor bound to defer my proposal until my rivals had done their worst All is fair in love, they say, but the assertion is barbarous and should have no weight : with a member of such a club as ours— I a club based upon the highest ideal of man’s duty to his brother. For several days I was tortured by I these conflicting thoughts, 1 was rest- j less and unfit for work. I spent a great ! deal of time in my rooms, reading, musing, smoking. I saw no one, did not ■ call on Agnes, and took a kind of morbid delight in making myself thoroughly miserable. Two weeks went by, and, after dinner | one evening,l determined to put an end to my suspense. I trembled when I reached f this decision and nervously Mghted h^Ttwe'n whltSihfh“ T 1

meager, and I feared that Agnes would be so surprised nt my proposal that she would be Inclined to laugh at me. Surprise, philosophers say, is the most essential factor in the creation of merriment. I did not want to be ridiculed, and, as I strolled toward the Uptons' house, I almost regretted my impetuosity. It would have been better, perhaps, to have waited another week. I rang the bellj sent in my card, and was pleased to find the drawing-room deserted. A mo uent later Agnes entered the room. Shn was dressed in a low-cut evening costume of black and looked radiantly beautiful. I took her hand In silence and knew that 1 displayed agitation by my constrained manner. "You are quite a stranger," she re- - marked, seating herself. "I began to think you had forgotten us.” There was something cruel in the word “us,” aud my heart throbbed painfully. “Forgotten you?" I cried. "Indeed, you do mo an injustice. I have passed the last week thinking of you. Day and night you have been in my thoughts. Eyen in my Ukiiuib your face was before me. Ohs it has been a fearful week." I “That last remark is very complimentary," she said, eoquettishly. “But why do you talk in this way? You are maxing tun of me, and I thought we were such good friends. ” “Friendsr That cannot be. I love you, Agnes. I have loved you from the first moment of our acquaintance. ” She turned rather pale for an instant, and a peculiar smile crossed her face, but She did not speak. “Answer me," I said, seizing her hand. “Do ypu, can you love me? Will you be my wife?" “Yes,” she returned, frankly, looking at me calmly. I could hardly trust my ears. Accepted by Agnes Upton! M hat would the club say? I, the least attractive of the five lovers, had captured the prize without an effort. It was hard to believe; buj there lay her cold, white, slender hand in mine, and she was gazing up at me smilingly. I bent to kiss her. She released her hand and said: “Please don’t—now. This is all so sudden that I wish to be left alone. Come to me to-morrow, but go away now. I wish to think." Obediently I arose, a protest in my heart and an acquiescent smile on my lips. “As you please, Agnes. The task you set me is a hard one, but my reward is great. Good night, my fiancee. ” I kissed her hand and hurried from the room. The night air revived me, and my fevered brain grew quieter. Engaged to Agnes! I was walking on air, and listening to the songs of Paradise. I turned my head and looked back at the Upton house. A man stood in the doorway, and I tried to make out who it was. Before I could identify him, however, he had entered the hall. For a moment I felt annoyed, but soon realized that I had no right to be disturbed by the fact that a stranger had called at the house I had just left. It might be somebody to see Mrs. Upton or her husband. As I hastened down the avenue, the thought struck me that this was club night. Should I go to the meeting.’ Why not? It was only fair to my rivals that they should learn of my engagement from my own lips. I looked at my watch, retraced my steps, and soon reached Dr. Chapman’s residence, the place of the meeting. As I entered the room in which my brethren were gathered, I was surprised to find an air of cheerfulness radiating from the assemblage. Fernshaw was not present, but Chapman looked jolly? Barnes was laughing and talking in a light-hearted way, while the President appeared younger and handsomer than I had ever seen him. I did not have the cruelty to dash their merriment by the announcement of my success. Os course they* would feel hurt to learn that I had been accepted, while they had all been cast into outer darkness. I could not explain their apparent happiness, however. Perhaps the relief caused by the destruction of their hopes had brought them peace of mind. At all events,"instead of finding a dismal crowd, as I had expected to, I joined as jovial a set as the city thatnightheld. Champagne, cigars, good stories and a song now and then reminded us of what the club had been a few weeks before, ere the blighting influence of Agnes Upton had fallen upon our organization. Beluctantly, the President called us to order about 11 o’clock, and the work of the meeting was begun. I felt that I was in an unpleasant position. “The Fernshaw Case, ” as the affair wascalled, was certain to come up, and I realized that it was my duty’ to make a full confession regarding my success with Agnes. I noticed that the high spirits of Chapman, Barnes and the President had deserted them, and that they seemed nervous and uneasy. At length, after delaying the matter by various parliamentary devices, the President, turning very red, announced: “The Fernshaw case.” At that instant Fernshaw burst into the room. His face was ghastly white, his dress disordered, and his heavy breathing indicated a long run in the night air. He tried to speak, gasped painfully, seized a glass of champagne, drained it eagerly, q,nd then sank upon a chair. “What’s the matter, Fernshaw?” wc cried. “0, Agnes! Agnes!” he answered wildly. My conscience troubled me. I fe'.t that Fernshaw would accuse me of treachery, and I prepared for a fecene. Chapman, Barnes and the President all looked alarmed. “You moan Miss Upton,” said the latter, rising hurriedly. “Well, what about her?" “She’s eloped,” cried Fernshaw, bursting into tears. "Eloped with an Italian count." “It.can’tbe,” I returned. “It’s false. Fernshaw,” said the President angrily. “She’s engaged to me. She gave me her promise yesterday. ” “Absurd,” cried Dr. Chapman, waving a letter in the air. "I got this from her this morning. She has promised to be my wife.” You are all wrong,” exclaimed Barnes. “She accepted me this afternoon. “And mo this evening,” I put in. Fernshaw, recovering somewhat, stood up: “She a false-hearted woman. She told me she love—love—loved me two weeks ago to-night—after the meeting. ” Again his sobs came over him. “But how do you know she has eloped?" asked one of the lucky outsiders. “I just came froth there," explained Fernshaw. “Her father is nearly frantic. She left a note for him, saying she wanted to be a countess and liked the romance of a runaway match. 0, it’s horrible." Barnes, who was the coolest man In *he room, had been quietly filling the wino glasses. “I have a toast to propose, brethren," he said. "Let us drink to the welfare of our club, and may the brethren long remain bachelors.” Wc pledged the sentiment with a shout of acclaim, and not one who drank that toast has again disturbed the peace of out club by a confession of love, t itMII n >l

VISITOKSJO THE FAIR. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEiR COMFORT IN CHICAGO. Tlio lluHwoy Depot• Where ThouNßndM of Mt run from All Parte of the World Will A rr Homo Intui inatlon m* to Lodging*. E r. fn the World’* Fair City. Chicago correspondence:

HE pei son llvlngoutside of < hicauo who visits the World’s Fair for a single day only, w 1: find everything i.rrunged lor his contort and convenun ic. All rallr< a is coming to the city will land passengers at the terminal station at the Fair for ton cents in addition to the regular railway ticket. Here hand 1 aggage [may be checked, i •here abound toilet

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rooms, lunch ebunters, telegraph offices, and desks for writing. The Columbian gnards will direct the visitor to ids State building, where he may deposit his extra valuables. He may see the great show, take a terminal train for his depot at nightfall, and return borne within twenty-four hours, all at a cost

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of fhre. ticket of admission, lunch, and a trifle for a guide book or souvenir. Those coming from a distance, however, and those who wish to thoroughly inspect and enjoy the Exposition for a week or a month, should exercise considerable forethought. It is possible for such to formulate a pleasant and economical system ot procedure, provided they know what to do and how to doit. Unless they at rive at night—in which case a stop at some hotel will be advisable—they should devote tie first day to the securing of a settled abiding place. That care off their minds, they a e on a footing with the native-born Chicagoan, aad are independent of restrictions of time and method of realizing the Fair, as ot the exactions of of the harpies, who will strive to extort double prices from hurried or uniformed strangers. Chicago’?* Great Depots. There are six great depots in Chicago. The Northwestern is the only one located in the North Divsion of the city. Trains arriving here bring passengers principally from Northern Illinois, lowa, Wisconsin and other points lying along the route of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. This depot* faces east on Wells street, and a walk across the river and four blocks south, brings the visitor to the very center of the city. The Union Depot is the only one located in the West Division. Here several lines center—the Chicago, Burlington and Qnincy, which runs through Illinois, lowa and Missouri; the Pan Handle, bringing in mostly passengers from Indiana; the Milwaukee and St. Paul, crossing Illinois, Wisconsin and

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Minnesota; the Alton and St. Louis, cutting southwest across the State to Missouri; and the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, which lakes in Indiana. Ohio, Pennsylvania and the Eastern States. I I » I 881 J-' CHAXD CKKTBAt. DEPOT. This depot fronts on the Canal street, at th* corner of Adams. A walk of four squares east On the latter thoroughfare leads across a bridge to the business center. The Illinois Central Depot is on the lake front, and in addition to housing traffic from the State after which It is named, takes in passengers of the Michigan Central Road from Northern Indiana, Michigan and Canada. At the Dearborn depot arrive the trains of the Grand Trunk, the Wabash, the Western Indiana, and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroads. It is located at Polk and Dearborn streets. The Grand Central depot is at Harrison street and Fifth avenue, and 1* the terminus of the Northern Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. The Michigan Southern depot faces on Van Buren, just west of Clark street, and the Michigan Southern and the Rock Island and Pacific lines discharge their passengers here. These last-named four depots are all situated in the South

I nnd ate w.tliin hall a mile of the largo ' hotels and of the points where i the various street, elevated and , cable cars have their down-town terminals. State and Madison streets is a corner well worth keeping in mind as the chief center of Chicago. A visitor arriving at any of these depots,and meditating a sojourn here should, first of all, check his hand baggage. which may be stored for twentytour hours at lo cents per parcel. Inquiry at the depot Bureau ot Information will elicit courteous response. Should a conveyance be needed, a printed card In the same will give the legal fares, which are fifty cents for one mile in a one-horse vehicle, and double the amount for a two-horse one, one hundred pounds of trunk and twenty-five pounds of hand baggage being carried free. All baggage may be safely left at the depot until the visitor is settled in bis new home, when his landlord will take his checks and send for the same, at a cost of about twenty-five cents a trunk. How to Find Lodging?*. The question of finding a temporary domicile is now the all-absorb-ing one. There are any amount and all varieties of hotels near the business center, but high charges and great ciowda go along with them. There are, too, near the Fair grounds, new and large hotels which charge only $3 per .lay, or, where four room together, only $2; $7 boarding-houses, $1 lodgings, and even 20 cent restaurants. The advantage gained, however, by be-

Ing just at the Fair gates all the time are somewhat visionary. There is turmoil, rush and discomfort. Many of the new hotels are frail structures, many of the lodgings and restaurants are overcrowded, and the sensible visitors will find quite as reasonable rates and far more home-like ac-

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commodations away from the heterogeneous throng that will continually crowd the immediate vicinity of the Fair. The Fair grounds are some seven miles from the business center. Between these points are numerous quiet,

pretty streets, where arrangements for board and lodging may be made, nnd in the North Division,, just across the river, still more reasonable charges prevail. The West Division, however, comprising the largest section of the city, broad as it is long, affords a still better choice. It embraces a majority of the homes and population, is less crowded, and the visitor making it Jtiis objective point for a temporary rest-1 dence, will probably be more speedily , and satisfactorily suited than elsewhere. I With this section in view as a prospect- j ive place of residence, he will find ' many hotels which are quite rea- ! sonable in their charges, and furnished rooms without number. Taking Madison street as the central line, and proceeding, say, half-a-mile west of the river, north and south are safe, ; quiet residence streets, well built up. | Here a person can secure almost any kind of accommodations, from an elegantly furnished suite of rooms down i to one apartment with two ■ beds In it. I For a pleasant, comfortable furnished ! room, the charge should not exceed $1 per day, or $5 a week, and with board la the same house, about double that —~ M.- • K MICHIGAN SOUTHERN »EPOT; amount Rooms quite comfortable are to be found as low as (3,50 per week, and as restaurants are numerous and good on many West Division business I

1 thoroughfares, the visitor may get i I 2 >-cent substantial meal, and add trimI nilngo for a dime and a halt additional. I Ton dollars a week ought to cover ths board and lodging, and cover it quits satisfactorily. | Borne may make ad objection to loiil P|g|g||g| 11.1,1X018 CENTRAL depot. eating “so far” from the World’s Fail grounds. Distance, anywhere within the city limits, is a trifling consideratien, however. The seven-mile rides to and from the Fair should boa pleasure instead of a bugbear, as they afford the visitor daily the choice of a delightful journey by land and water. THE CHINESE QUESTION. Member?* of the Cabinet Discuss the De. cislon of the Supreme Coart. The Chinese quesVon occupied the entire attention of the Cabinet at its meeting Tuesday. Before the Cabinet meeting Chief Justice Fuller, who dissented from the decision ot the Supreme Court, called at the White House and had a brief talk with the President. Subsequently the Chief Justice had an interview with Secretary Gresham. It is understood the conclusion reached by the Cabinet was that the law could not be enforced, for the reason that there is no money available for that purpose. The act only carries an appropriation of SIOO,OOO. Secretary Carlisle showed that not more than $16,000 of that sum remained. It was estimated that it would cost 1o deport all the Chinese now in the country, who have not complied With the law, more than $6,000,000. It is evident the administration was eurprised by the decision, and the situation is perplexing. With the constitutionality of the law settled, it is embarrassing not to be able to enforce it, but in the absence of the money for the expenses of deporting the Chinese there seems to be nothing that can be done. If the Chinese would simply accept the situation and comply with the law it would simplify matters, but the impression is that most of them will not do this, but will resist as long as possible.

As to the expense of enforcing the law, it is not by any means sure that if Congress were in session the money would be appropriated. W. W. Rockhill, Chief Clerk of the State department, who has correspondents in the Chinese diplomatic service, and also a number of American friends in that country, says he has not heard a word concerning retaliation, and, furthermore, that there is hardly a likelihood such action will be considered, much less taken. Secretary Carlisle has received many telegrams asking for a suspension of the operations of the law for at least six I months. Walter Besant’s Maxims. It is a part of the sage to make i maxims. I have for some time sus- ! pected that 1 have arrived at the ■ period of life when the sage is at his I best, and I have now therefore tried ' my hand at a few useful maxims, [ writes Walter Besant in the London • Queen. Here they are—a mixed and I miscellaneous lot. Os course the i sage at this time of day must he cynical in order to be popular. I hope some of these are cynical enough. Those on riches seem —to a partial parent—to be maxims really worthy of the most Eastern—the most Himalayan—of sages. Out of ten men nine are boru to work for the tenth. Resolve to be the tenth. Without trampling the cleverest cannot get rich. Dives is never an example, because nobody considers himself really ■ rich. If you cannot become rich, 'rei member the many miseries of the ’ rich. 1 The consolation of those who fail is to depreciate these who succeed. He who foresees never acts. The greatest things are done-by the i greatest fools. Wise men never attempt anything, i 'When you lose-a leg begin at once ’ to practice with a wooden one. " — Men’s motives are mercifully hidj den by their shirt fronts. i Observe moderation in all things—especially in virtues. The best way to make a man honest is to make him ashamed of being found out There may be pride even in confessing mistakes. Everybody says that gentle birth is an accident, and everybody treats it as an achievement The most charming attribute of friendship is the right of candor. A Famous Coronet The famous diamond coronet comb which Louis XIV. gave to Mme. de Montespan, after all its wanderings and strange experiences, has at last fallen into the hands of Mrs. William Waldorf Astor. She wore it in her lovely silken hair at the Queen’s draw-ing-room a few days ago. Mrs. Astor t seems to have a love ot coUeoting oli jewels worn by famous women. I wonder if she believes in that gem - superstition which reads that jewels contain genii that work a good or evil influence on the person who wears them. The price paid for the gem ‘Was something like SIOO,OOO. How many little huaI rtf mouths that would feed.

Business Directory THE DECATUR NATIONAL BAHK. Capitol. *50,000; Bnrplux. *lO,W* J OrlcanlMd Ausnxt U, 1888. Offlosn—T. T. Dorwin, Praddrat; P. W. Sattk Vloe-Pmldeat; R. S. P.terton Cuhlnr; T. T.' Dorwin, P. W. Smith, H.ury Dorkta, J. £‘ Holbrook, B. J. T«nw, J, D, Halo and Rk Po Corson, Dtrootors. Wo are prepared to make Loana on food sonority, rooolTo Deposits, furnish Domoatlo an 4 Foreign Kxohanto, buy end mH Uoveramant and Municipal Bonda, and furniah latten ea Credit OTallable in any of the principal citloa of Europe. Alao Paaaage Ticket to and front the Old World, Including tranaportation tn Decatur. Adams County Bank Capital, *75.000. Surplua, 75,000. Organized In 187 L Officer*— D. Stndabekor. Preatdent; Robt. B. AUlson, Vice-Preaident; W. H. N Ibllok, Caahtor. Do a general banking buelnoaa. CoUeotloag Dado In all parta of the country. County. City and Townablp Orders bought. Foreign and Domoatlo F.xchaage bought and aold. Intereat paid on time depoaita. Paul G. Hooper, .A-ttorxioy £Xt TJaxv' Deeatur, - • TntUana. E3. EC LeBRUN. Veterinary Surgeon, Monroe, Ind, Successfully treats all diseases of Honea and Cattle. Will respond to calls at any time. Prices resonable. KBVIN, B. K. MANN, J. EKJfIN £ MANN, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, And Notarfea Public. Pension Clalma Prosecuted, Office in Odd Fellows’ Building, Decatur, Ind. T7IRANCB A MERRYMAJC J. T. TRA.Cn. J? J. I. MXRBTMXM aa.t Lnw, DBCATUR, INDIANA. Office Nos. 1, 2 and 3, over tho Adams County Bank. Collections a specialty. A.«. HOLLOWAY, Fliy»lolaii db Surseon Office over Burns' harness shop, residence one door north of M. E. church. All call* promptly attended to in city or country nl*h* or day. M, L. HOLLOWAY, M. D. Office and residence one door north of M. M church. Diseases of women and children speeialtiea. •.T. May, M. ■iolnnkb fl?ixx***owh Menree, ... Indlausa. AD calls promptly attended to day or HlghK OMoe at residence. J. B. 8080, B. T. BOBAk Master Commissioner. 8080 & SON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Beel listaxe and Collection, Decatux, Ind. O.P. M. ANDREWS, T’lxy ■iolan B?ux*seoz*. MONBOE. INDIANA. Office and residence 2nd and 3rd doors west of M. E. church, Prof. I. H. Zeigler, Veterinary Surgeon, Modus Operandl, Orche *1 Z 3 tomy, Overotomy, Castrating, Rid* ling. Horses and Spaying Cattle and Dehor* tng, and treating their diseases. Office over J H. Stone’s hardware store. Decatur Indiana, J. 3. Coverdale. M. D. P. B. Thomas, M D. DOCTORS Coverdale & Thomas Office ovr Pierce’s Drug store. Decatur, Ind H. F. COSTELLO, X>lxyaiioia.xx & Surgeon, Office over Terveer’s hardware store. Residence on Third street, in the old Derkes Sroperty. AH calls promptly attended to i city or country, day or night

Led Melson, Veterinary Surgeon, Decatur, Ind. Residence southeast cor. Decatur and Short streets. JQ. MPTI'Sg, • DENIST. Now located over Holthouse's shoe store, and is prepared to do all work pertaining to the dental profession. Gold filling a specialty, By the nee of Mayo’s Vapor he is enabled to extract teeth without pain. All work warranted. MONEY TO LOAN Oa Pana Property oa Loa< Time. Wo Coxnxnlaalon. Low Bate of Interest, 3T«ax-tl*l Payment* la aay amonata oaa be made at any tine and stop in tercet. Call on, or address, a. jt. gbubb, t jr. r. atjlvjt, OSes: Odd Fellows’ Bulldln<, Decatur. ALL KINDS OF JOB PRINTING NEATLY EXECUTED LI I I llltf'i 111 I IIIK