Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1894 — Page 4

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■»■■•■■■■■■■■■■■■ ®he democrat Jf. JHKAOKBVItir, PretwUhor. fRIDAY, APRIL 27. 1894. Rat<'» us Hub»crfpthm. One Year, In advance U 60 , 91 x Months "6 Four Montes 60 All subscriptions not pt'td during the year will be charged st the r«teof#2.ou. Office In Democrat Building, east sldeol Seo end Hrect-Ktrvnd fleer DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL CONVENTION The Judicial convention will be held at Portland. Ind.. Wednesday, May 16, 1894. for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Judge of he 26th J udicial Circuit and a Prosecuting Attorney for said district. The basis of representation to be one delegate for each 200 votes cast for Matthews for governor and one for each fraction of 100 and over. George W. Bolds, I p m John Hanlin, f COUNTY TICKET. - ; For Auditor. ;Pem. : W. H. H. FRANCE. _ ; For Clerk. :Dem.i JOHN H. LENHART. • Dem.: DANI EL P. BOLDS. ; ; For Recorder. "Cetn.: HARVEY HARRUFF ; ; Fdr Sheriff. :i>em.: peter p. ash ba uch er. £„ For Coroner. , Dem.; s. C. CLARK. :Dem.: w. E. FULK. J = I AgM. *...... p or Commissioner—2nd Dist. If De,n ■: •• * ••• For Coinmissioner —3rd Dist. :Dem.- DAVID ECKROTE. | MERCHANTS OF DECATUR. Why don’t more of our merchants take hold of the Willard Steele pro- ' ject in organizing a County Fair Association. Several our merchants were interviewed to-day on this subject, and all were favorable to the enterprise: The only remaining obstacle now in sight to be removed is the selection ot energetic managers, directors,&c. Mr. Steele would be pleased to have our merchants take such interest in this matter as they deem necessary to a speedy organization. Here is the opportunity of a life-time for our merchants to get a County Fair established that will be of more real benefit to them than any other class of citizens. Talk it up. It is doubtful if the law can ever regulate the divorce question, but a law to prohibit certain individuals from marrying would undoubtedly be a step in the right direction. But this is a free country and the most loathsome, vulgar, illiterate,drunken pauper in America may marry the most beautiful and accomplished, innocent women in all the land, provided he is able to facinate her, and how often this is done to her shame and sorrow. Oh, for a generation of high priced women and girls! This nation is sick of cheap women. Divorce is a natural result of our loose marriage system ancl has proved a blessing in many cases. If women could only be taught to select with care the divorce question would settle itself. Let a woman get her growth physically and a grain of common sense before she marries and let a man be physically, financially* and mor ally able to take care of a wife before he dares to ask for one. If yen want to convince your neighbor that he is wrong and that the docrine and principle he promulgates are detrimental, you must first gam his ear by reasonable means. Publishing him in a newspaper neither softens his heart nor brightens his mind. Referring to his imagine or supposed belief publicly and injuring bis business privately, never causes him to harmon ise with you, but widens the breach already started. The effect of such | a practice reverts back to the detriment of its author as the echo from the huge mountain side. ■

. WHERE ARE THE TRICKSTERS NOW? . The City Council Explodes their War ions Schemes. Which they were Circulating to r, “Catch” the Street Laborer’s Vole, 5 J ' h r The Council at hst meeting vdopted a resolution cheating a “Street La- > bor Fund,” out of which City orders ■ for street labor are to be paid. This [ has been- contemplated for some I time, but owing to the indebtedness , of the City exceeding the constitui tional limit of two per cent, it could 1 not be accomplished. The last report of the City Treasurer, however, i showed that the indebtedness was now within the limit. The Council has been working for some time to bring this about and have finally succeeded. The object was to take up all the old City and Town bonds due and the old orders and start the city without any indebtedness except a bonded one. This would practically put the City upon a cash basis. Accordingly an ordinance providing for the funding of the indebtedness of the City has been passed to its second reading. However, it will be six or eight weeks before bonds can be sold and the old orders taken np, and so to afford immediate relief to the laboring men so they would not have to discount their ordprs until the bonds could be sold; the resolution setting aside SSOO was passed last night. This was in accordance with the suggestion of A. P. Beatty, Democratic candidate for Mayor. When these bonds are sold and the money in the treasury then the Council will set aside this money coming in into special funds so all orders drawn upqn the City Treasury will be paid in full when presented. The Council has been considering this for a year past, but owing to our the two per cent, limit it could not be legally accomplished until now. This excess of indebtedness was caused by the Council forcing street improvements in the last three or four years for the benefit of the laboring man The Democratic Council still tries to benefit the laborer by saving him a discount on his order. If we judge rightly there will be no change to an aristocratic doctor in the ! First Ward the labor “boss” manufacturer in the Second Ward, and a lawyer in the Third Ward. The Democratic candidates for Council are all Labw'ing Men, and laboring men can best trust their interests in the bands of their own friends and sympathizers. Chicago has closed some of her schools on account of the small-pox. The communication from J. F. Mann exposes the fallacy of the Republican policy of the City. Calamity howlers may shriek, but facts show the Republican party responsible for the present condition of this country. Every Liquor Dispensary in South Carolina has received orders to close immediately as the result of the Governor’s acquiesence in the the Supreme Court decision that the law is unconstitutional. It is necessary that the City be . put in shape to ward off contagious diseases. The time of year is here s for them to appear and the best i way to do, is to prepare tor them before they get here. Our Republican friends will move “Blocks of Five” this year to carry r this State; realizing that to sustain t their policy they must carry this . State or their policy matters t will be buried so deep that they > will never be resurrected. r No doubt but the Republican > Party in convention assembled at - Indianapolis will declare what they - call the principles of the party to the majority of the voters. This i will be amusing, as the party never i had anything but policy, and being - organized on policy and office-get-i ting it will die a party of policy without a principle. 0

JL 1 -JLAILgg • [ Our esteemed neighbor on the corner says they refused a big “ad” from Fort Wayne. We rise to explain they mean the Fruit House “ad.” Some people are consistent eveq if they do tell bad talcs on themselves. ► — — The party of many policies have declared another batch ot policies to present to the people this fall. They took in about all except the ’ A. P. A., and the whisky policy. 1 The whisky they took before and 1 the A.P.A. they will take after a rest 1 of a few days. i ■ Democrats have a right to expect from tl <ii Representatives good active work. But for the party that robbed the Treasury of the United States as the Republican party did when they were last in office. It is simply the old cry of “Stop Thief,” thinking thereby to save themselves, well knowing that everything in sight was lo oted be fore they turned it. Gars Shoaer, editor of the Monday Morning Times, of Fort Wayne and Dr. Young are having a time of it in calling each other names In the last issue of the Times, Young in characterized with all the vile namtes that can be penned. Young has been in trouble nearly all the time he has resided in Fort Wayne. But a short time has passed since an attorney gave him a severe beating for getting out a scurrillous circular. This time be is charged with a like offense. The Republicans in convention at Indianapolis yesterday set forth what they declare to be the platform on they are willing to go to defeat. They were Joo cowardly to mention the A. P. A. plank that had been hewn out for them by some member of the Committee on Resolutions. The same way with the temperance plank, they were too cowardly to meet that question, but they will have enough to meet this fall without having any more riders to carry. On Tuesday, May 1, will occur the election of city officers. The nominees on the Democratic ticket for the various offices to be filled, are all well and favorably known to the majority of the voters of the city of Decatur, as law-abiding citi zens and good Democrats. No dissatisfaction thereto should be entertained by any Democrat, save on personal grounds. That the entire ticket will be elected there is not a shadow of doubt. Many schemes and false statements have been, circulated by Republican politicians during the past few weeks, “as to what they would do if placed in office.” THE HAKKETS. The Democrat desiring to fulfill its promises to its readers and make it a reliable and welcome visitor to the home of the farmers, will give more attention in the future to the markets. Os course the daily fluctuations of the markets in the grain centers which govern the prices paid by dealers, will render it impossible to always give correct quotations, but we will endeavor to give the prices paid on publication day as accurate as possible. The receipts of grain of all kinds in this market, are extremely light, especially of corn and oats, scarcely enough to supply the local demand for consumption. Our farmers are generally holding or feeding wheat, rather than accept the low price dealers can afford to pay. It is the desire of all people, consumers as well as producers, that price should advance, but sentiment won’t do it. The great question of supply and consumption is the ari biter. On this question we may remark that there was in the elevators in ( the United States April Ist, 105,000,000 1 bushels and the government report 1 shows that there was 114,000,000 million bushels in farmers hands, making a ’ total supply of 219,000,000 bushels. Our consumptive demand for spring wheat seeding and domestic use will require about 100,000,000 bushels, until 1 July Ist, which leaves a surplus of 119,t 000,000 bushels for export, for which r there appears but little foreign demand. ( The result is not encouraging for holders, but the chances for starving for 1 want of bread in the near future, are r reduced to a minimum. ’ A few choice lots yet tor sale at an ex- ■ tremely low price in the new addition to r the city of Decatur. For price. and terms call on Grant Railing. 43-ts-

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Hl LES AND REGULATIONS I * For the Government of Town,City and County Boards of Health. Inasmuch as there are quite a number of cases of measles and scarlet fever In our city, and as there seems to be a misunderstanding among the people in regard to the rules and regulations of the Board of Health governing contagious diseases, we take this means of giving the people the* necessary information as to what the rules of the Board of Health are. Rule 2. No person shall be admitted into any public or private school, from any house or building infected with any contagious or infectious disease, or who may re-, cently have been afflicted with small-pox, scarlet fever, cholera, whooping cough, diphtheria, membraneous croup, measles or other contagious or infectious disease until first presenting a certificate signed by a reputable physician that all danger of communicating such disease to others is passed and said certificate is indorsed by the health officer in whose jurisdiction the person may reside. , Rile 6. No parent, guardian or other person having charge or control of any child or children, shall allow or permit any such child or children to go from any house or building infected with small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, cholera or other contagious or infectious diseases, to attend any church or public meeting, or place of amusement or to travel in any street, or in any public vehicle, or to appear on any public street or highway. Section 14. Any person or persons, who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall lie deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hun dred dollars. And now a few words as to the terms scarlet rash, scarlatina and scarlet feverft and the rules as promulgated by the Board of Health, It recognizes the different names only as applying to the disease Scarlet Fever. We wish this distinctly understood As we often find the mostmalignantcases of scarlet fever following or accompanying these so-called cases of “scarlet rash,” and when the people come to understand that these different terms apply only to the dreadful disease Scarlet Fever, they will, we trust, put forth their best efforts to assist the Board of Health in preventing a disease that has such serious results to the children, the sunshine of our homes and future hope of our country, Respectfully, H. F. Costello, M. D. Secretary City Board of Health. My wife was confined to her bed for over two months with a very severe attack of rheumatism. We could get nothing that would afford her any relief, and as a last resort* gave Chamberlain’s Pain Balm a trial. To our great surprise, she began to imprpve after the first application, and by using it regularly she was soon able to get up and attend to her house work. E. H. Johnson, of C. J. Knutson & Co.. Kensington. Minn. 50 cent bottles for sale by W. H. Nachtrieb, druggist. a Persons who are subject to attacks of bilious colic ’can almost invariably tell, by their feelings, when to expect an attack. If Chamberlain’ Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is taken as soon as these . symptoms appear, they can ward off the disease. Such persons shotrtd always keep the Remedy at hand, ready for immediate u§g when needed. Two or three doses of it at the time will save them much suffering. 1 For sale by W. H. Nachtrieb, druggist, a DECATUR MARKETS. I (Corrected daily for The Democrat.) , Wheat No. 2 I 52 I Corn No. 2 37 ; Oats No. 2 30 i Rye 40 ' Clover 500 Timothy - - -—— ••• • • 2M ’ Flax 1 00 I Butter . 17 . Eggs 9 i Lard.... 19 , Potatoes 1 00 Hams 11 Shoulders 6 1 Bacon ...*..•••■ •. 8 Wool 9to 14 . Cattle 3 9>to 850 ► FJoffs .....••••*♦•••••••••*••• • • 00 1 Sheep • • 00 to 325 T,ambs • • .....3 00 to 3 50

TO DEIUOt’KATIC VOTERS, it is very loudly maimed by the republicans in the present city campaign that the platform which they have adopted in reference to funding the indebtedness of the city and taking up ah old orders, so that all current orders will be paid in full and the man who labors on the street will not have to stand the "shove” on his order, is original with the republicans. This is not true for they have adopted a theory which the Democratic Council have been working on for some time, and which only awaited the condition of finances to put in effect. The writer however, just before the republican nomination for city officers had a conversation with a leading republican of the city, who is now a candidate, in which I detailed the purposes of the Council. The conversation related more especially to my desfre to see the indebtedness of the city funded, all old orders taken up, and specific appropriations made to cover all the different departments of the city iroverameut, so that the street laborer would be paid out of a street fund set aside for that purpose; the fire department paid out of a “fire department” fund and so on with other funds. In this way if- the “light fund” or the “special street fund” or any other fund became exhausted, it would not be proper to encroach upon any other fund to pay thpse orders but they would have to waft until that particular fund were replenished out of the next payment of taxes. The idea was to put the man who labors on the strefcr upon the same basis as the city* officer ctr the bond-holder with his interest. The bond-holder doesn't have to discount ids order for interest, and neither does the city officer. If a special fund were set aside for street work, then laborer would have to do would be to present his order to the city treasurer and get his money In full —no discount about it. This subject and my hopes that I could bring it about was talked over by myself and this republican leader at a time when 1 was thinking of being a candidate for the democratic nomination for mayor, and my purposes were fully stated to him. 1 then'decided not to be a candidate, and decided to bring my arguments to bear upon the present council and with what result, the action of the council at the last meeting will show. Owing to the indebtedness exceeding the 2 per cent limit, the action could not be taken before. This republican however with whom 1 conversed no doubt wrote, or dictated the resolutions adopted by their convention. They now seek to claim the credit for the move lookingfo the placing of the laborer, bond-holder and city officer upon the same footing. simply following in the path that myself and several of the council have, marked out, When the two bondordinances introduced last meeting night are passed, and the bonds disposed of, laborers will not have to discount any more orders. The credit of it is due to the democrats. Os course we don’t blame the republicans for trying to take advantage, and stealing democratic thunder, but what we want to do is to caution democrats that they may not be mislead by their claims. Yours Truly, Jas. F. Mann. ONE FARE EXCURSION TO DENVER JUNE 10th and 11th. For Annual Meeting American Institute of Homeopathy at Denver, Colo., June 14 to 22nd, the T. St. L. & C. R. R„ “Clover Leaf Route,” will issue one fare excursion tickets from all stations. Ample return limit, stop overs, side trips, etc. Buffet reclining chair cars, seats free. Vestibule sleeping cars via Clover Leaf Route, Call on nearest agent or address, C C. Jenkins, general passenger agent, Toledo, O. N. B.—Low rate excursions to Portland, Ore., account Presbyterian Meeting, May.

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Lines. Schedule In •■•ct Nov. 12,1893. Trains Leave Decatur as Follows: TRAINS WXBT. Limited, dally for p M No. 8, Pacific Express, dally for I ~m . M No. L Express, dally for Chicago 10:46 A. M No.JU. Local, daily, except Sun-1 lo .gQ & TRAINS RAST. No. 8, Vestibule Limited, dally for I New York and Boston j daily for New 2;og p M dally for New No. 30. Local, dally except Sun- > day A. M. Train No. 12 carries through sleeping cars to Columbus, Uirclevill, Chiillcathe, Waverly, Portsmouth. Irontor. and Kenova, via Colum bus Hocking Valley & Toledo and Norfolk & Western Lines. J. W. DeLong. Agent. W. G. Mac Edwards T. P A. Huntington. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. Trains run on Central Standard Time. 28 minutes slower than Coluidbus or former time. Took effect March 15. 1894. GOING NORTH. STATIONS. I No. 1 No. 3 No. 5 No. 7 Cincinnati. .Ive .. 805 Kfchtnond 735 pm 11 ooatn; Winchester.... 884 .. 1149. I Portland »14 .. 1228 pm Decatur 10 12 .. 125 .. L Ft.Wayne...arr 10 55 .. 215 .. “ •• ...Ive 235 . 805 am Kendallville.. 3 41 «10.. Rome City 3 58 9 26.. Wolcottville 4 01 soffik. Valentine 4 11 9 42 .. LaGrange 4 19 9 53 .. Lima 4 29 1010.. Sturgis 441 1021.. Vicksburg 5 36 11 14 .. . Kalamazoo, arr 6 05.. 1145 .. ..Ive 6 25.. 545 am 1235 pm Gr. Rapids..arr 810 . 725.. 215 •• •* ..Ive 740 D., O.H.&M.cr 755 Howard City... .7... 905 Big Rapids 1000 Reed City 10:15 .. Cadillac art .......1145 “ ....Ive ... 11 50 .. ... Traverse City 150 pm Kalkaska 155 .. Pctoskcj 3 55 ..’ Mackinac City. 5 15 _ COING SOUTH. STATIONS. No. 2 No. 6 No. 4 No. 8 Mackinac City 740 am Petoskey a I 5 Kalkaska 11 .. Traverse City 1105 Cadillac .. ..arr 105 pm •• ... . Re 1 25 Reed City 2 35 Big Rapids -... 3 05.. - Howard City 350 D..G.H.&M.cr .... 6 00 Gr. Kanids .arr 5 15 a- v • ■ “ “ ..ive 650 am 1120 pm 316 pm Kalamazoo.arr 100 am 4 00j.. “ ..ive 838 406 .. Vicksburg 9 04 4 30 ..» Sturgis 9 56 77. 6 24 .. Lima 10 10 5 37 .. LaGrange .... 10 22 6 60 .. Valentine 1031.. 6 00 .. Wolcottville... 10 42 912.. Rome City 10 47 6 18 .. Kendallville... 1103 6 36.. Ft. Wayne..arr 7 60 .. “ “ ..ive 12 35pm 545 am Decatur 125 ’ 6 30 Portland 214 7 30 Winchester.... 2 49.. 809 Richmond.,... 3 45.. 916 pm Cincinnati 6 30 13 01 Trains 2 and 4 C run daily between Grand Rapids and Cincinnati. C. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen. Pass. Agent JEFF. BRYSON Agent, Decatur, I Ujl