Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 1 December 1893 — Page 4

®he democrat JT. BtACKB CRN, Proprietor. iRtBIDAY. DEC. I. Rates of Stihsrrlptinn. 7 One Year, tn advni co •> 60 '. Four Months 60 :’> All subscriptions not paid during the year Will be charged at the rate of 12.00. ' Office in Democrat Building, cast aide of Second Street—ground floor v The tariff question!will take up the’most of the coming session of f Congress. Sausage is now being hianufac. tured by electricity. This looks a good deal like trying electrocution on a dog. Am extremely high tariff on wo and a correspondingly low price, bnrely the blessing is at the wrong end. Mexico, a half sister of the United States, is having a small-sized rebellion within herself. The first . battle was fought last Saturday. Reports say the mortality list was enormous. . The Commissioners report out of the 26,000,000 people who attended the World’s Fair, only 156 were arrested for drunkenness. This will lead a great many to question the efficiency of the police service. The hard-times specter was not stalking around the merely for pleasure or health. This fact accounts for a good deal that would otherwise puzzle the wise men of the people. The farmers of Bluecreek and Monroe townships have concluded to build a gravel road to some town. Why not have it come to Decatur .- Jt can be brought to our city by some effort on our part, The Pension question is not worts rying the mind of Republican editors as much as it did a few months ago. The poor old veteran (whom they so dearly loved about election time) have passed from their minds at the present time. |;j. The Monday morning Tinies, of Fort Wayne, devotes the most of it’s space to telling the good people where they can get the best drink on Thanksgiving Day. The “House of Call” instead of the House of God whereiie directs them to gather togetehr. Let our City Council put on a little more “push” towards prohibiting the hitching of animals on our streets for any period in excess of ten minutes at a time and at the same time let them prepare a place where farmers may hitch their team when they come to town to trade. The Daily Commercial of Portland, Indiana, “arrove” at our sanctum last Thursday. It is published by E. J, Marsh, who is also editor and proprietor of the weekly Commercial. It is newsy and neat and ought to be taken and read by the people of that city and county as readily as hot cakes by a hungry a’cold morning. Last a team of horses that were being on Court Street and hitched to the wheels of a wagon, became frightend, and F would have inverted the wagon and done other damage, bad not passersL by came to the rescue and relieved the situation. The proper caper for ; our authorities to enforce would be to put a stop to using the street for ; any purpose of feeding or hitching. : _x— I Money that will stay in thecoun try and perform all of the services expected of money paying debts -■ public and private, and buying food, clothing and shelter is the best money that can be devised. Legal tender greenbacks are that kind of > money. They stay at home without ’ watching while gold is always ready to fly away to foreign lands at a moment's notice. And even when we issue bonds to get the gold’back it is with the knowledge that at their maturity we shall have to send the gold away again to take them up. Besides bonds bear interest which the people have to pay, while the greenbacks bear no interest. The greenback is the money par excellence. :• ' 4

The following taken from the Chicago Post and which has readily found space in many other papers since its appearance in the Post, is worthy of quotation: “The lion. Walter (,>. Gresham is not in need of pity, sympathy, aid or comfort in his present difficulty, lie is an old hand in the light for the right of things. It is not many years since we saw him standing effect and doing battle as a circuit J udge for just ice against a far more powerful foe than the Hawaiian cabal can be. The same men under the leadership of thtl same newspaper that assaulted Judge Gresham for his decision in the \\ abash receiveiship case are assaulting Secretary Gresham for his attudeinthe Hawaiian affair. But they want the old inspiration. Their attacks are less cunning. They show what football players call lack of team work. They are not as well coached. Jay Gould is dead.' 1 We feel assured that we are right when we say that the American flag is just as near and dear to Judge Gresham as it is to any of his enemies. lie believes in justice and right. He honors the flag and believes that it should be kept above reproach. His enemies want to use it as a shield to protect their wrong doings. Our flag is to be respected and should always be found in the right. An investigation, then a move in the right is the proper course. The attention of the civilzed world is confronted by a new game which is gaining a strong foothold in the sporting fraternity. That game is foot ball,'and it at the present is upheld by our colleges and what should be considered the best element of 4 society\ The press, the pulpit, our officials and politicians generally oppose prize-fight-ing. They consider it degrading, and oppose it because it is brutal and no doubt but the ground is well taken. Just in what respect foot- 1 ball out-classes prize-fighting we are unable to say, except our laws are opposed to the latter, while our statutes are silent in regard to the former. Foot-ball is more brutal than prize-fighting. Scarcely a week passes but that one or more deaths are chronicled in the history of foot ball. Deaths in the prizering are few’ in comparison. We are not defending the “manly art” but we do think that il the evil that results from the game is as great as that which emanates from the ring, the two sports should be placed side by side. At afiy rate, foot-ball is a dangerous game, and it is to be lamented that too many of our bright youths meet death while playing the gaiOfe “for fun.” The fall just passed has been a remakable one. We never had such good roads during the fall season as the one just closed. But this is the .exception; but few of the old settlers remember a season like the one we have yet[ being so far as roads are concerned. But should the winter prove to be an open one, we will have fluid enough before next summer. A move for the betterment of a road is being discussed by a large number of the farmers of Bluecreek and Monroe townships- The main question seems to be where shall they build the road, so as to give them the best outlet for the their products Willshire, Ohio, is their nearest town; while Berne is much farther away, it is the best market, so that as yet they are undecided but are discussing the market and the cost of building the road The central point seems to |»e agreed upon, starting from somewhere near the Hoblitt school house on the line, of Bluecreek and Monroe townships. The move is a commendable onC” and those interested therein are deserving of success; no difference what route they conclude to build their road on. WUHre - satisfied that with the encouragement that is necessary for Success, the road can be built to Decatur instead of either of the aforementioned towns. The majority of the farmers prefer doing business in their own county seat when they can.get there.without too-much-inconvenience, but with good roads > leading to other towns they are i prone to follow' tli(< good roads, especially during the—season —of the year when roads are ba<l; it therefore becomes necessary .that our business meh take a look at the i . situation if such a road' is to be ■ built. Why not bring it to DecaITcan be done as easy as to i let it go somewhere else. The L farmers along the line are willing I to donate work enough to build a I fair share of the road, and thereHs 1 plenty of material in the creeksand t ditches in this county to build roads - all Over the county. While Blue • creek and St. Marys townships have r gravel enough to gravel any and all roads leading through them. While

all the creeks here have a plenty of good material, then our stone quarries furnish an inexhaustible amount of material so that all that is necessary to have good roads is energy on the part of our people. The fanners along the line between Monroe and Bluecreek townships are w illing to donate their time and haul the gravel and make the road to where the township line crosses the road leading into Decatur, either of the other towns are willing to do their share if they can get good encouragement. PURPOSE OF AN INCOME TAX. An income tax is right if it is for revenue and wrong if it is for confiscation. The Democratic party has never started out to convert a man’s properly to public uses simply because he happened to have more property than some other rnau. If government were unnecessary, taxes would be unnecessary. Gov. eminent exists because injustice exists and requires curbing. It exists secondarily because there are some duties which cannot be economically or efficiently discharged by voluntary co-operation of individuals. There sound government stops. An income tax in the United Slates is required to distribute more equitably the burdens of taxation necessary to fulfill Government obligations. It would be a mighty crime if it were used to punish men for havipg worldly goods, Tariff taxes paid by the families and are an exemption of the rich. Their inconvenience presses severelyj upon the agricultural States whose products depend upon export prices and therfore upon trade activity. The farmers have been taxed for Government expenses and for bounties for Eastern manufactures. An income tax will equalize the burdens. It cannot equalize the effect of restriction upon trade. That disadvantage the farms must bear until we can conduct our fiscal affairs without duties on imports. Reports from the Ways and Means Committee say that the Democratic members have all agreed upon an income tax except Bourke Cockram If it is true that all have agreed except him, he will agree. He has too much sense to oppose a report. Republican States have fun up the cost of government to -$500,000,000 a year. It is right that they should pay a fair proportion of this enlarged expense. The common people of the West and South pay too much already. They did not vote for the Republican mortgages. The money of the big incomes in the Eastern centers put Benjamin Harrison and the Fifty-first Congress in power. The big incomes should help to pay the bills, especially when the poorer households give up so much of their slender incomes to the private interests of the protected classes, Glaring injustices., in the operation of Federal tax laws haye inspired income tax propositions which boldly speak for confiscation. Such propositions are the indivdual property of crude and incautious minds. 1 hey cannot become the platform of a great party whose object is the limitation of taxes to necessary public purposes. A Democratic income tax cannot go further than to effet an equitable redistribution of taxes. It would cease to be Democratic and become something else the moment it crossed the line. A tariff tax affords an exemption for large incomes. An income tax should specify a limit of exemption for small incomes. The Ways and Means Committeemen are quoted as in favor of a *I,OOO limit and a heavier valuation upon incomes from fixed investments than upon those derived from active business. ft is. estimated that a 3 per cent tax upon a fair valuation under that rule would, above all cost of collection. produce enough revenue to fully meet -all current deficiencies and all decreases caused by tariff reduction. . ; J In justice to the masses the rich , cannot be allowed to longer escape J a reasonable proportion of Federal l taxation. The income tax will come; t<i stay? I soi. ■< rrow has. the honor of I having ti e oldest representative in , j <,’ongr< •-. Pennsylvania had the honor until last Saturday, O’Neil I being tie C',r.gr»srnan who was ! . the father of the house. His death \ | last Saturday transfered this honor ' jto.Mr. lb,lman of Indiana. Mr.- \ Holman and Mr. O'Neil have each ■ served their constituents for twenty- ’ i| nine years. ; • ' j

FILL GREETINGS — or — PETE HOLTHOUSE & CO. OUR FALL STOCK OF ms, bois and childrens' cldthdig, Hats, Caps and Cents Furnishing’Goods, ARE NOW READY FOR INSPECTION ON OUR SHELVES. We have taken especial pains this Fall to secure such Goods as will be entirely satisfactory to all purchasers, and ask you to give us the pleasure of showing you whatever you may need. Our Merchant Tailoring Department is Complete. New, Seasonable and Desirable Patterns Fill Our Shelves. All Workmanship Guaranteed. Come in and Select Early. Yours to Please, F. HOLTHOHSE k GO, THE (AE PRICE (DITHIERS MERCHIIT TAILORS. F. SCHAFER & LOCH’S HARDWARE STORE, Iloadquartcr* JF-ox* STOVES AND RANCES. Winter is now close at hand and you will need a stove. We have an endless variety and a large stock to select from, and our priced are WORLD HEATERS A (11 I £• Robes, Blankets, Whips, 11V AliU 8 L Al Slei & hs > Buggies; Surreys, VIII iMVIA "I Road Carts and the cclebrated 1 urnbull Wagons, Is Unequalled in the City. Call and see us, 2nd street, Decatur, Ind.

When oifa’visit to lowa, Mr. K. Dalton, of Luray, Russell County, Kansas, called at the laboratory of Chamberlain & Co., Des Moines, to show them his six year old boy. whose life had been saved by Chamberlain’s Cough'Kemedy, it having cured him of a very severe attack of croup. Mr. Dalton is certain that it-sated his boy’s life and is enthusiastic in his praise of the Remedy. For sale by W. 11. Nachtrieb. d ■i Specimen Cases. S. 11. Clifford, New Cassel Wis., was troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism, ' his stomach waS disordered, his liver af- ' fected to an alarming degree, appetite fell • away, and he was terribly reduced in flesh ; and strength. Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg. Hb. bad a running sore on his leg of eight ’ years’ standing. Used three Iwdtles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes.of Bii'Jt- : ten’s Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba, 0., bad five JargtWever sores on his leg, dwt/ds said hd was incurable. One bottle Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's Atniea Halve cured him entirely. Sold at DltW'lf' ' burn A Miller, drug store, (successor* to A, I K.Pierce.

A lloiißehahl Treasure. r - D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y., says that he always keeps Dr. King’s New Discovery in the house and bis’family has' always found the very best results follow its use; that he would not be without it, if procurable. (1. A. Dykeman Druggist, Catskill, N.Y., says that. Dr. King’s New Discovery is undoubtedly the befit Cough remedy: that he has used it in his family' for eight years, and it has never failed to do all that is claimed for it. Why not try a remedy so long tried and tested. Trial bottles free at Blackburn & Miller’s Drugstore. Regular size 50c. and. *I.OO. (Successors to A. R. Bierce.) Horsemen will find Fassett’s Herb Liniment the best liniment they have ever used for swllelngs, enlarged glands, callouses, tumors, capped hock, curb, and for general use with horses* For sale by Holthouse A Smith, druggist. d Chronic constipation is easily cured with Power Pills. Eor sale by Holthouse A Mmfili. druggist. <• Ahldone relieves rheumatic pains, cures hearja/dm, netiraW and insomnia. For Mte by Holthouse A Smith, druggist, d I

ri Irn. tr Vi J~W«. U t Aj*||iufT- ~ ~ . VGn ru - air I 1 i—i ■ * *** ** l * (L/Thf re was a young wife in Good Ho»X? , Who always used I '■ L? /O SANTA CLAUS SOAP, I / She once lost her head, 1 I her washing to bed, 1 Tfryfe. her Cherub hunff out on the 1 rope ’ 1 I -/T BUT IT WAS WHITE ANO CLEAN /J r'' > ALL THE SAME. ' yOUK there is no equal to CLAUS. and insist on having it. SOAP. ' It is the best soap made for every household use, and once ■ introduced it is always recognized as a friend of the family. SOLD EVERYWHERE. , • M.d. only by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO., Chicago.' i *it*i v— * ~,nutii.„rj Daniel Sclileg’el, DEALER IN LIGHTNING RODS, SPOUTING, ROOFING, ANO Tinware of all Kinds. SWijOßfll and M tone to orfe. Front St., near Jefferson Street.’ Decatur, ~ ~ Indiana. Secure, to CIR L 8 a painless, penect development and thus prevents life-long / I 1/1*" | H | I|\ /I Sustains and soothes Overworked Aa AAU 1 f AkAls Women, Exhausted Mothers, ’ and prevents prolapsus. Cures Palpitation, Sleepless- “ DISEASES OF WOMEN ANb' CHILDREN ” ness, nervous breaking down (often a book worth dollars, sent sealed for 10c. preventing insanity), providing a safe Change of Life, and a hale and happy old age. Reader, sufibring from any complaint peenliar to the female sex, ZOA-PIIORA is worth everything to you. Letters for advice, marked “Consulting Department,” are seen by our physicians oalj;. ZOA-PHORA CO., H. G. COLMAN, Bec’y, Kalamatoo, Mich.

Moore’s Poultry Remedy Is the oldest Poultry Remedy on the market. Positively prevents and cures CHOLERA and GAPES. More than pays for its use in the extra production of EGGS. Sold by Holthouse, & Smith druggists, Decatur. Ind. LADIES« Dr. DU MOIST’S FEMALE REGULATING PILLS are always safe and reliable. 12,000 testimonials from all over the world. Deware of dangerous substitutes and imitations. Bribe $2 per package. Sent by mail securely sealed from observation. Address, Dr. 11. Du Mont, 98 S. Halsted st. Chicago, 111., U. S. A All Female trouble treated. BerneJHotel. Refitted and refurnished, location central, a first-class Hotel in every respet. Furnished complete for accommodation of transient. Rates |2.00 per day. 42tf J. F. Lachot Prop. Money to Loan —At 6 per cent on long time. Abstracts, insurance and collections. Farm and city property tor sale. Call on Schurger, Reed & Smith. 41 ts. Money to Loan—At six per cent in terest with privilege of partial payment. 37tf Christen & Schirmeyer. The Only Cure for Old Chronic Cases. Health Tid-Bits Infuse youthful vigor, stop unnatural seminal wasting, cure impotency, bod blood, catarrh, weak eyes, nerves, kidneys, etc. Hy mail sl, of The Park Drug Co., Nos. 175 <t 177 Sycamore St., Cincinnati, O. Ileal th and Happiness. Honey of Figs is the Queen of all cathartics; syrups or pills. One anticipates its taking with pleasure. No other remedy sells so well or gives such satisfaction. It acts gently on inactive bowels or liver, relieves the kidneys, cures constipation, colds, fevers, nervous aches, etc., and restores the beauty of health. Ladies and children prefer it. The Fig Honey Co. of Chicago make it. %'ry a bottle. Only one cent a dose. IloUhouse & Smith. 17y Mr. .1. P. Blaise, an extensive real estate dealer in Des Moines, lowa, narrowly escaped one of the severest attacks of pneumonia while in the northern part of thatstate during a recent blizzard, says the Saturday Review. Mr. Blalze had occasion to drive several miles during the storm and was so throughly chilled that he was unable to get warm, and inside of an houre after his'return he was threatened with a severe case of pneumonia or lung fevei. Mr. Blalze Sent to the nearest drug store and got a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, of which he had often heard, and took a number of large doses. He says the effect whs wonderful and in a short time he was breathing quite easily. He kept on taking the medicine and the next day was able to come to Des Moines, Mr. Blalze regards his cure as simply wonderful. For sale by W. 11. Nachtrieb, Druggist, d i • “ t. For a sore throat there Is nothing better than a flannel bandage dampened with Chamberlain’s Pain Halm. It will nearly always effect a cure in one night's time. This remedy Is also a favorite for rheumatism and has cured W r><) eent bottles for sale by W. 11. Nachtrieb Druggist. “

J. D. HALE, DEALER IN Grain. OU, Seeds, Coal, Wool, Lime, Salt, fertilisers. Elevators on the Chicago St Erie and Clover Leaf railroads. Offioe’and Retail store southeast corner of Second and Jefferson streets. MTYOUB PATRONAGE SOLICITED. NERVE PILLS. FREE TRIAL. Cures Permanently elthor'acutear chronic in either sex. it restores impaired 01 lost power. Checks all fc-ms of waste ordrain; makes strong the worn,. Pul I package Cl; six for *5. trial package 12e. with book, sent securely sealed on receipt of price. Address Dr. it. DuMont. IM do. Halsted street. Chicago 11) 37 lr AND SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND. FORT WAYNE, IND, Send for handsome Illustrated catalogue. T. L Staples Pres. 0-0 TO H. M. ROMBERG For Your LIVERY. Ths Beit Rigs and most Reasonable Prices. 11U COLORADO TOURIST RATES. Low rate excursion tickets on sale at principal T., Bt. L. & K. C. Stations. The Clover Leaf Route offers through tickets, via all routes beyond St. Louis Liberal privileges in limit and stop overs, Buffet Vestibuled Sleeping Cars, Buffet Reclining Chairs, seats free. Call on nearest agent or address. C. C. JENKINS, Gen’l Pass Ag’t. Toledo, Ohio. ROTTLED GOODS. The justly celebrated Milwaukee and Fort Wayne Beers are exclusively bottled in this city by Mayer &Kleinhenz. To secure either of these brands of the famous foaming drought exterminator, you have only to send us a postal card or leave an order in person and it will be promptly delivered to you in either bottled or kegged packages. 9-ly Mayer & Kleinhenz. You may profit by the experience of others if you carefully peruse the advertisements In this issue. Do not forget that important announcements appear upon the inside pages. A few choice lots yet for sale at an extremely low price in the new addition to the city of Decatur. For price and terms call on Grant Railing. 43' ,f - Henry Mayer & Co. are prepared to furnish first-class brick of all kinds. Brick for side walks, brick for wells, brick for cisterns, and brick for building purposes, always on hand. 15tf •