Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1895 — Page 9

iBjT yF" ' 1 n ■ —-» "■»«»- > . Business Directory. THE DECATL’R NATIONAL BANK. * DECArUK. • INDIANA. CAPITAL STOCK. SIUO.OOO. OFFICERS:—P. W. Smith. President; J. B. Hoi.thokh*. Vioo-Prc-ident; 0. A. I*u<>an, , Ouhter; E. X. Ehinchch, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS:—P. W. Smith. Wm. A. Kvtilbh. J. U. Hai.i. D. G M. I’hoiit, J. H. Hobhock, C. A. Dug am. John n. Houthouhf. Thia bank <loea a general banking biuinera. Loans money upon approved aoeiirity, dle•ouota paper, makes collections. send- money ty-any points, buys county and city orders. k -[lnterest given on money de|> mlted, on time eertltlcHtes. The Old Adams County Bank ? CAPITAL, (120,000. ESTA BLISiIED, 1871. Officers:—W. H. Niblick. Pres.. D. Btudaoaker, Vlce-pres; Rufus K. .iliison, Cashier. 0. 8. Niblick, Ass’t Cashier. Do a general banking business. Collections made in all parts of the oouutry. County, City and Township orders bought. Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought and sold. Interest paid on time deposits. Paul G, Hooper, Attorney at Law Decatur. Indiana. *l. 9. FRANC!. J.r. MCHHVMAN FKANCE A MERRYMAN. •A.ttorney®'»«t«Liaxxr, Office:—Noe. 1. 2 and 3. over the Adams Omintv Bank. Collections a aotcialty. J. TX. 8080, MASTER COMMISSIONER AND * ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Real Estate and Collectiona. R, K. ERWIN, A.ttoriioy«at-Ijaw, * Room J and 2 Niblick & Tonnellier Block, Decatur, Indiana. A. P. BBATTY. J. P. MANN. JHANN A BEATTY, j9k.ttox'zxoy «-«k.t"tse».'V7cr, And Notaries Public. Pension Claims Prosecuted. Odd Felloes' Buidllng. G. ». DICKERSON, Attorney and Notary T’xxtolio. Pension claims a specialty. Real collection agent. Geneva, - - Indiana. % in ' L * HOLLOWAY, M. D. Office and residence one door north of M. E church. Diseases of women and children a fc specialty. ", -r-' jT A. G. HOLLOWAY, Physician and Surgeon. Office over Boston Store. Residence one door north of M .E.Church. 38-3lt.f P. B. THOMAS,: M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Office over Burns' harness shop, east side of Second Street, Decatur, Indiana. All calls promptly attended to in city or country night or day. k ST. <?. NEFTUNE, I DENTIST. j. Now located over Holtbouse’s shoe store. B » prepared to do all work pertaining to the I dental profession. Gold tilling a specialty. I By the use of Mayo’s Vapor he is enabled to I extract teeth without pain. Work guaranteed. I GO TO— ■=—— H. M. ROMBERG 3H«or Your LIVERY. Im I Ths Best and most Reasonable Prlcee. litl I MONEY TO LOAN ■ i On Farm property on’long time. B Wo Coxn.mi®Bion. | Low rate of Interest. I® Farttnl K' In anv amounts can bo made at any time Jand I stop interest. Call on or address, E A. K. GRUBB or J. F. MANN, | Office:—Odd Fellow’s Building. ■ , — .A.T — I MERRYMAN’S I FACTORY ■ You can get all kinds of I Hard and Soft Wood, | Siding, Flooring, Brackets. I Moulding, hodd-sized Sash and K Doors. K» Tact all kinds of building material madore furnished on short notice. Bf 1 t •: . — —- — [Look Here! I am lie re; to stay and can sell mails anfl Pianos ■ft cheaper than anybody else can afford to ■ sell them. I sell different makes. iCLEANING AND REPAIRING ■■’J: ..done reasonable. See me first and save money. HL J. T. COOT* Decatur Ind.

Wishington-Oay Address. BY J. F. KNOW. Kg KO-DAY is one of our moat fanportant national holiday a. On no,other day, perhaps, is there a better opportunity for giving lea sons of true patriotism. No school is ao small that its pupils should not grow to be patriotic men and women. The flag of the nation should be exhibited, patriotic selections should be ■ read or recited, that each little boy and girl, as well as older people, may be reminded of what this country cost, and what it is now worth to them. What individual in the great galaxy of the noble dead is more dear to the heart of an American than he who was “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” a century ago? Not that Washington’s birthday has more in it than that of many other patriots, but that it occurs at a time when pupil and teacher, teacher and parent, may all work in one common cause to commemorate the events that cause us to enjoy freedom as a people. • It was Washington’s sword that was unsheathed to defend our infant colors—the red, white and blue. It was his voice and vote that moulded the present constitution, the basis of the laws of our nation; it was his manly heart and iron will that launched the ship of state after eight long years of war, and safely conducted her through the eight tempestuous years in which she strug gled even for an existence. It was he, who, after more than twenty years’ toil and service for his country, rested from his labors to hear the tribute of our ever thankful people. Kings have been placed upon thrones, and the country drenched in blood to keep them there. A throne was within the grasp of Washington, but as the “noblest Roman of them all” he spurned it, that the infant nation might survive and grow to ripe old age. He, the guardian, not of lords and dukes, but of the noble freemen with whom long years of hardship upon the battle fields made him to know as kinsmen and as brothers. So undeflled and sincere was their confidence in him, that he was chosen to put in operation the nation’s first machinery of government. Around him on every hand were the ravages of war; the broken credit of a people; the quarreling elements of states; the disbanded army in destitution; the widows without provisions and and the orphans crying for bread. With the wisdom of a statesman he chose his assistants from among his friends and the friends of the new nation. Hamilton, his secretary of the treasury, we are told, “smote the rock and the resources poured forth” from other countries. The once derided ensign of the new nation grew in respect throughout the entire civilized world. By the guidance of Washington the contending factions were held together until the scars of battle and wounds of contention were healed, and the nation grew into a vigorous system that could stem the tide of storm. He and none other was it that made it possible for us to be the great and powerful nation we are to day. We are apt to forget, when we behold the sturdy oak, that it began as an acorn. We think of it as it is to-day, and not as then. When we look at our great and fertile country as we see it today, we can hardly picture an infant government at its beginning; a government with the population of the state of Indiana or the city of New York. So it had its beginning as the United States. Could its founders ev lb have dreamed of the ultimate result of their labors? At the close of the Revolution its population was near three millions; at present near seventy millions; its area a"bout four hundred thousand square miles; now, ten times as great. One of our states alone covers twice as much space as Ireland and England together. The farmlands of this country are equal in extent to the combined areas of England, Belgium, Austria, Germany and France. At the close of the revolution there was not a steam ship nor successful railroad in existence; in 1830 there were but twenty-five miles of railroad in the United States. Telegraphs were unknown. Our nation now has one hundred and seventy thousand miles of railroad netting the country from center to circumference; and telegraph lines sufficient-in length to girdle the earth more than twenty times. Our nation spends more money on education than on armies; and publishes more newspapers than Great Britain, France and Germany combined. Many countries of Europe can trace the record of their country back a thousand years. The record of our free republic is less than two hundred years old. Her government is the envy of Kings and the pride of the liberty loving people in foreign lands.

Though of many nationalities, stand shoulder io shoulder when a fqreign power threatens to molest even a single American citizen. Even “Old England,” whose greed for land has never yet been satisfied, “shows her teeth” no more when the stars and stripes backs a command from her Secretary of State. / Whence comes all this show of love of country; love of home and right to freedom? The love of freedom has outgrown monarchy. The consciousness in the boy or girl that he or she has rights; has duties, and that by his labor and intelligent appreciation of the powers that God has given and that his country grants him, makes him grasp more firmly the mallet and the chisel with which an everlasting name may be inscribed on the tablet of his nation’s progress. He depends not upon his neighbor, for success or failure, but upon himself, and his regard for the rights of self and neighbor. He in time will learn that justice is the keystone to the arch of success; and that our laws aim to give just men their rights. Socially and religiously men are nearer together than they were ever before since the nation’s history began. On this our most important national holiday, the questions concerning how we became a nation should receive consideration. It is the duty of the teacher, whether at the bar of justice, in the pulpit or at the social fireside, to teach the child that he has a conscience that will in due time stamp upon him character that will be shown in his conduct as a citizen. This conduct will either merit approval or condemnation, of the community of which he will be a part. If his conduct is that of a Noolan, Arnold or Giteau, that no American flag will wave between him and danger; but the vengeance of a nation will hold high the rod of chastisement and censure, and he must endure its stinging effects. Why celebrate the Fourth of July? Why Washington’s birthday? Why not be law-abiding and patriotic each day and all the time? Who has not seen the “.Sunday moralist?” Such .are the pitfalls and stumbling blocks to society. We may hear of those who are “Sunday patriots,” but no greater proof of patriotism can exist than that which is shown in defense of a nation where it is in need of support. Whose were more worthy of commemoration than the actions of General George Washington? Do we owe no expression of gratitude to the defenders of our nation’s flag and honor? The booming of cannon, the rattle of musketry, the flash of the sabre or the waving to the breeze of our national stars and stripes are no less eloquent than the limping of the veteran or the buttonette in the lappel of the soldier’s coat. For each, and all of these, re - mind us of deeds of valor and heroism which helped to make us today one and undivided people, under one ruler, one government and one national emblem. We are told that previous to June, 1777, the united colonies struggled under sectional standards. One the “rattle snake flag;” another the “pine tree colors;” another the Cambridge banner, &c. Soon after the adoption of a general and uniform standard the forces at Rome New York hastily constructed the flag of stars and stripes—said to be the first one used after the adoption of a standard by the colonial congress then in session. The xed flannel dress, the tow linen towel, and the cape of a blue overcoat were called into service for the occasion. Thus we see that the daughters of the revolution also contributed their share toward the nation’s emblem. Now, it matters little whether the standard be made of flannel, flax, silk or bunting, it represents all that is in freei dom, and ejjtiiby. The infant idea has I gone forth to the world, and now proudly floats over the heads of the millions whom no other nation can humble nor intimidate so long as it i adheres to the example and precepts I of its father- Washington Os the many revolutionary patriots perhaps none were more ardent in the cause of freedom than Washington and Eranklin. Washington with sword and commanding presence, serving eight years without pay, and Franklin with money..press and the pen ever active. • About the close of the revolutionary struggle Franklin wrote a friend: “I soon must quit this scene, but yah may live to see our country flourish; as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is over. Like a field of young Indian corn which long fair weather and sunshine had enfeebled and dis colored, and which, in that weak state .by a thunder gust of violent wind, hail and rainaeemed to be threatening absolute destruction; yet the storm being past it recovers fresh verdure, shoots up with double vigor and delights the eye not of the owner only, but of every observing traveller.” • How true, his prediction; even our enemies as a nation are surprised at our wonderful growth and development. After the war was over and

the last victory won, our own Franklin attended a banquet At a foreign court. When toasts were proposed I an Englishman, with a Britain’s pride, | arose and said, “Here’s to Great Brit ; ain. the Sun that gives light to all nations.” A Frenchman next, with their char- | acteristie enthusiasm, proposed, ' “Here’s to France, the Moon whose magic rays moves the tides of the : world.”Then Benjamin Franklin, with a twinkle in his eye, arose and said, “Gentlemen, here’s to George Washington, the Joshua of America, who commanded the “sun” and the “moon” to stand still and they obeyed him.” With Washington, as with all others, I it was an easy thing to be tempted to do wrong. In early life he was controlled and guided by the counsel and advice of a sensible and affectionate mother. At the age of eleven years his father died, and his half brother Lawrence taught him many ideas of business. He. being one of the chief managers of the original Ohio Land Company, George under his direction learned the science and art of surveying. He soon grew to manhood and became proficient in his chosen calling. This land companies’ interests, perhaps, had something to do with bis appointment, some years later, by Governor Dinwiddie, to visit the French near the head waters of the Ohio. Washington’s early ambition was I to be a sailor, and a seaman. He accompanied his brother Lawrence to the West Indies, and on his return at his mother’s urgent request he aban doned the jsea for all time. Like little “Eitel Fritz,” second son of Germany’s Emperor, he was a great admirer of pretty women, and partic ularly his mother. His great devotion to her caused her words to ever find lodgement in his memory. His brother’s plantation lay along the banks of the Patomac; and, his school days before he learned surveying, were spent in the “Old Field school house.” where the church sexton taught school; here he was taught the rudiments of education, j It was left for life’s school to give him a practical knowledge of men and conditions. His experience, as a surveyor, as a militia colonel, and his trip across the Alleghanies, all broadened his vision of humanity. Upon his re- j turn from his visit in the north-west, | so great was the interest in the re- 1 port made by him, that the colonial ■ press from New England to Georgia, gave extended notices of his observations. The London papers also made mention of him, and commented upon the intentions of the French west of the Alleghanies.’ In connection with his mission to the French, Washington was required to report to some Boston gentlemen. While at the home of Beverly Robinson, he for the first time, met the fair and accomplished Mary Phillipse, who won the heart of the young colonel, but like Miles Standish, he trusted his suit to another. With the apprehension and backwardness of the Plymouth captain he would say: “I can march up to a fortress and summon the place to surrender, but march up to a woman with such a proposal, I ’dare not. I’m not afraid of bullets, nor shot from the mouth of a cannon, but of a thundering “No!” point blank from the mouth of a woman, that, I confess, I’m afraid of, nor am I ashamed to confess it!” With the usual result, when one’s mission is entrusted to another, Miss Phillipse became the bride of another — Colonel Roger Morris, The wounded affections of the then Colonel Washington, were healed in 1759 by taking for his wife the young and handsome widow of Mr. Daniel P. Curtis. She proved to be a devoted companion, and was ever attentive to the interests of her hus.band and son and daughter-John Parke Curtis and Nellie Curtis. Nellie lived only to young woman' i hood. John grew to manhood anti, j became a staff officer of Washington in the Revolution. He lived to see the close of the war and”surrender of Cornwallis; but hardly had the sound of battle passed away until death claimed him for her own. \\ashington called upon him, but was met at the door by the weeping wuddw“wlidT>fpSe the sad news. Washington bowed his head' and gave vent to his SDrrow. Turning to the widow, he said: “By your consent I adopt the two younger children as my own.” These were Eleanor and George Parke Curtis, aged six months, and three years. Thus. Jve see him who had faced death a hundred times upon the field of battlq, could not consent to pass unnoticed the sufferings of widows and orphans. On the morning of Dee. 14, 1799, this sterling patriot was called upon to resign that trust not given by man; account for the deeds of the past and receive his reward. As the hour of dissolution drew nigfy his approval of the edict was in these words: “It is well.” , On hearing the sad news of his death, congress at once made arrange-

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ments for the observance of appropriate commemoration services. On the succeeding February—l 800, I the natal day of Washington, suitable eulogies and orations were delivered on both sides of the water. Public bodies as well as private societies in France and America testified to their remembrance and profound regard for the deceased statesman and patriot. On hearing of the death of Wash- , ington, Napoleon Bonaparte, then i First Consul of France, announced | the news to the army and commanded < that black crape be suspended from all the standards and flags of France for ten days. The British fleet, of more than “ sixty sail,” was ordered by Lord Bridgeport, to lower its 0 flags to half mast in honor of their “ noble foeGeorge Washington.” At Mt. Vernon, now he rests. He dreams of battle fields no more, but the government vessels as they pass toll the bells and sailors and officers form in line and doff their caps and salute the tomb of Washington. A White Lie. She sat with au anxious heart and a half tearful eye furtively watching him j as he was about to taste her first e.!n- 1 ner. He krew what was passing in her mind. After dinner was over he s-id: ■’l’m sorry for one thing." "What is it?” she asked. ‘‘That I didn’t get married sooner so that I might before this have enjoyed your delieicus cooking, my love.’ As a cook you are a success.” He lied, tut the messenger who should have flown up to heaven’s h: ncery with the falsehood folded his wings over tws” ears and lid not bear it.—New York Press. The Compass Plant. » On the western prairie is found the e<uup.issT plant whose leaves point to the north. We wish to direct you to the great health giver, Bacon’s C elery King for the Nerves. If you are suffering from dyspepsia, liver complaint and indigestion, if you are sh epJess at night and awake in the morning feeling languid, with a coated tongue and. sallow haggared looks. Bacon’s t elery King forlh? Nerves will cure you and restore youjd blooming health- Trial j ackages tree. Large size hue. at ilolthbuse & Smith’s sole agents. The Uut.' H.>i--. No matter how brutally the is punished, how excruciating the pain inflicted upon him. i e suiters b all mutely. He does net ;rj out a dog, but. by reason of fine organ:. r ; on j he suffers even more acutely. "his characteristic of the horse uh? be remembered, and his unvoiced, protest against pathetic,appeal for kind weatmeut and humane gohsideratiot’ i Free Pills • • J’ ' - - T ’ I Send your address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box ot New Life Pills. A trial wlli convince you of their merits. TH’MrpiHsea re vasv in ac? lion and are particularly effective in‘the cure of constipation and headache. For malaria fiver troubles they have proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be free from every deletions substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not by their action, but by amFbowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 25c per box. Sold by Blackburn A Miller. tiruKgisis. ’ . ’ * ’ ■ Evol<iti<>nl « # A New York mokey slipped his tether and went on a gorgeous jamboree among the saloons. All the accounts agree that-he juade a human being-of himself.—Boston Herald. All Free. Those who have used Dr. King’s New Discovery kndw Its: value, and those who htive not. have the op;x>rtunity to try it Free. Cal) oa the advertised druggists and get a trial bottle. Free. Send your name and address toll. E. Bucklen Ct Co., Chicago. and get a sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills, Free, as well as a copy ot Guide to Health an Household Instructor Free. All of which is guaranteed to do you good and cost you nothing. Blackburif & Miller’s drug store. Successors to A. R Pierer 1 .

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