Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1895 — Page 10

(j J I-J- -*•- J — " '-—'l' — — — ————-——————— FARMERS, COME AND TRY THE ♦ Hew Oak Roller Mills. TRY Everything New and the Latest. •W 1 Improved Machinery. AND Good Flour. BE Big Turnout. HAPPY. Elegant Bread A. VanCAMP. First Street. Decatur, Ind.

ONE WAY TO LIVE CHEAPLY. A Scheme Discovered by Gallant Colonel Wilk. Joseph Tanski, the Polish refugee, narrates many stories of the shifts to which he and his fellow-exiles were compelled to resori in order to keep aoul and body together. None of these is more curious and interesting than one relating to his friend Col. \Vilk, who had been decorated by the emperjtr of the French for gallant service in the French army, but who afterward found himself obliged to live upon eixty francs a month. It was pretty tight work, and so •01. Wilk had to confess; but one day he met with a strange bit of good fortune. He had been out for a walk, and was on his way home when a big Newfoundland dog came running down the street, pursued by a gang of boys and men, all armed with sticks. The dog, panting and terrified, ran straight to- . ward Col. Wilk, and rook refuge between. his feet. The crowd drew near with loud and excited shouts. “It Is a mad dog! Kill him!” A policeman, more courageous than the mob, stepped forward. “Halt!” shouted the Knight of the Legion of Honor. ‘‘The dog belongs to me. It is not mad.” His resolute air, and perhaps the red ribbon in his buttonhole, made an impression upon the pc I iceman. “Very well,” he said; “since the dog is yours, lead him away.” , So said, so done. Col. Wilk took the dog home, washed and combed it. andthen went with it to the butcher’s to buy it some scraps of meat For twenty-five centimes the butcher gave him a fine lot, and on his way home ■Wilk bought a few vegetables. AU these bits—bits of moat, bones a.n<l vegetables—he put into a pot together, with a suitable quantity of water; and our of the pot both he and the dog made a sumptuous dinner. The problem of living was solved. , Day after day, as often as his purse ran low, which was pretty often, he bought bits of meat “for his dog.” Nobody Agas the wiser, and the Polish exile and his dog lived upc-n thirty-five centimes a day, and the Knight of the Legion of Honor could once more receive his friends like a man of the, * world. Judge Hainan Canrht. “having-. Judge William Steele Holman, of Indiana. has rounded out fifteen terms as a member of Congress, and in the thirty years of his service no man can say the Judge was not an alert statesman. The Judge was seldom caught napping in iiis self-con-stituted duties as watch-dog of the Treasury. Judge Culberson, of Texas, however, scored a neat one cn him. Mr v Culberson was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House. For many days he carried in his pocket ’ a little bill creating a new judicial district for Southern California. He knew that the only way to have it passed was by unanimous consent in the mortting hour. Holman was opposed to the measure, and stood ready at all times to object. So afraid ■was Judge Holman that Judge Culberson would steal a march on him and base his bill that he would remain m his seat every day till the expiration of the morning hour. One morning Judge Holman noticed that Culberson was absent from the hall of the House and he went to the barber shop and asked for a quick shave. When the Indiana face bore a good thick coat of lather Judge Culberson came into the hall and caught the Speaker's eye. He said he had a little bill he desired to pass. He stated the object of tne bill as briefly as possible. There was no objection and the bill passed. When Holman returned to his seat and was told that the' bill had passed he was hot with indignation. When he asked Judge Culberson Tor an explanation rhe latter said simply: “William, 1 ketched you with the lather on your face and I took advantage of my opportunity and rushed my bill through. You should never shave when on duty.-—St. Louis Republic. “Sp tty’’ on Per Hack. Her daughter of four-or'five years told a falsehood. She said to the child: “What a pity! for this makes a dark spot on yourself.” Hearing this, the girl began to cry. “But, my dear,” said the mother, “if from this moment you speak the exact truth the dark spot will go away.” This comforted the child and gave her inspiration. How much better sonic such method as this than the customary one of saying: “Oh. ,what a naughty girl! Now God won’t love you,” or so, you will not go to Heaven when you die.”— Abby Dias in .Metaphysical Magazine. Some Schoolboy Answers. Here fire some schoolboy answers to examination questions: “A point,” wrote one boy. “is that which will not appear any bigger, even if you get a magnifying glass.” “Two straight lines cannot inclose a space unless they, are crooked,” said another who may have had Irish blood in his veins.' “Parallel straight lines are those i which meet at the far end of infinity,” is equal to some poetry. “Things which are impossible are equal to one another,” is common sen e. even though it is not exactly mathematical. —Living Church. f Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder Awarded Gold Medal Mrdwmtw Fair. San Frandsca.

SHE DIDN’T BLAME THE JAPS. How if Lillie G 11 Expi-naand Hor Dislike for tin- ChU>-He Dies*. A pretty and talkative little girl, evidently her mo'Jhc.' 's pet, was riding in a Sixth avenue “L” train the other afternoon. Her mother aceoinpraied her. The child often set the passengers laughing at her droll and ingenuous remarks. Presently a remarkably fat Ohlmaman, in full Chinese costume, entered arad sat opposite the child. She looked at him in apparent amazement and then, turning to her mother, with an air that slliowed she had “given it up,” asked: “Mama, what's that opposite?” “Sh —. That’s a Chinaman, my dear,” answered the mother in a low tone. “The same kind of Chinaman papa says the Japanese are killing?” “Yes, my dear. Don’t talk so loud. The child meditated a moment and then said: “Well. I don’t blame them.”—New York Herald. The Sei

i.i / r f ] 1

■; many in the family, mum?” “Omy two—my husband and myself.” “If yer were only divorced, mum. I’d go with yer. but I can’t work for so many*in the family.”-—Chicago Herald. WHEN HE WAS NO GENTLEMAN. - G*s>rge IV. Wax Told Once, and Anoilie** Tiin* Proved it. When Lord Liverpool was forming bis in 1822 he thought it absolutely necessary to nave Canning at the foreign office, although aware that the appointment would be obnoxious to George IV. The Duke of Wellington undertook the unpleasant task of communicating Lord Liverpool s determination. Ass fiocn as the king knew what was warned of him. he broke out, “Arthur, tt'is impossible! I said, on my honor ats a gentleman, he should never be one of my ministers again. lam sure you .will agree with me. that I cannot do what I said on my honor Us a gentleman I-wciuld nsr do.” Another man would have been silenced. but the great soldier, always equal to an emergency, replied: ‘Pardon me, sir, but I don’t agree with you- at all. Your majesty is not a gentleman.” The bold assertion startled the king but the duke went on: “Your majesty is not a gentleman, but the sovereign of England, with duties :o your people far above any to yourself, and these duties render it imperative that you shopld employ the abilities of Mr. Canning.” “Well, Arthur,” said the king, drawing a long breath, “if I must. I must.” Although he did not like being told he was not a gentleman. George IV. had once, at least, while regent, forgotten he xyas. one. This was when he flung a glass of wine in Col. Hamiyn’s face, with “Hamlyn, you are a blackguard!” The-insulted officer could not return the compliment without committing something like treason—it was out of the question to challenge the prince while to let the insult pass-unnoticed was equally impossible. The colonel filled his glass and threw the contents in the face of his neighbor, saying: “His majesty’s toast! pass it on.” “Hamlyn. " cried the regent, “you're, a capital fellow! Here’s to your health.” And they were fast friends from that evening.—Boston Globe. , • SHyiiiCH ot Dean Hook. The late Dean Hook, though a man of no genius, obtained .considerable reputation as a preacher, and did great good by his sermons. The secret lay In his common sense. His industry is well illustrated by what he said to an artisan, who talked to him of his surprise in seeing the light burning. in the vicarage study, as he went.to work At five in the morning. “Well, my lad. it takes a deal of courage to get up -bt all: and it only requires a little mc-re to get up at four.” His common sense is shown by his direction.:: about preaching. “First state your caste; thep state your facts; Chen -make out your case; then sipn up. If your ssrwon is not in your opinion a good cue, deliver it as if you thought it a. good one.” Another of his .dicta was, “Preach to the many, but always try to bring in something for the few.” He deprecated the impatience with which sermons are heard. “If you have something to say, you must have some time to say it. In these davs men onlv measure

sermons by minutes. ’Mr. A. preached this morning,/didn’t he.’ ‘Yes, a capital sermon, —only nine minutes and a half.” CATARRH OF THE KIDNEYS. Sometime Called Bright’s Disease—Dr. Hartman’s Latest Lecture. In the course of a recent lecture at the Surgical Hotel Dr. Hartman said: “Catarrh of the Kidneye is a very common disease, growing more and more common each year. The symptoms are pain in the buck, scanty, highcolored urine, containing albumen and various sediments, nausea, and some times vomiting; puffiness of the face and feet; dropsy of the legs; shortness of breath and general weakness, palor and dryness of tbe skin, chilly feelings, alternating with fever andsleeplessness “A tablespoonful of Pe-ru-na should be taken before each meal, between meals, and at bedtime, and enough Man a-lin to produce one natural action of the bowels each day. When the disease is of longstanding heated Pe ru-na should be applied to to the back in addition to the',above treatment, and the diet consist principally of milk and dry toast. Avoid liquors and tobacco.” The l’e-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company, of Co’.umbus, Ohio, are offering free, post-paid, two medical books, oneon catarrh and catarrah diseases the other on spring medicines and spring diseases. These books contain tbe very latest and most reliable information on these important subjects For free book on cancer address Dr Hartman. Columbus, Ohio. A Card from the High School. 1 have been creditably informed that certain persons have been maliciously circulating scandalous reports concerning tbe young ladies of tbe high school and myself. LI have in my possession the following statement signed by fifty of the young ladies of the highschool: “Whereas, malicious and scandalous reports have been circulated, detrimental to the character of Supt, Moffett and reflecting no less upon the character of us. as members of the hisrh school. Vt’e, the undersigned, wish to inform the public that his conduct toward us has never been other than that of a true gentleman.” I that this will be sufficient to convince al! candid, fair minded persons that such reports are utterly false If in thejfuture, I shall be reliably informed that such persons are continuing tbe circulation of these falsehoods, I shall onLbebalf of eveiy young lady in the high school as well as myself, be I compelled to take legal action through my attorneys. Very truly, A. D. Moffetp , Far Famed. There is no medicine that lias given satisfaction equal to that of Dr. Marshall’s Cough Syrup.r This Cough Syrup is hailed with delight from all parts of the world There can be nothing that has so thoroughly established itself in the minds and hearts of the American people, every day we receive greeting and words of praise fiom some one that has been cured by this marvelous remedy. If you should needaniedclne for your cough, all we ask is a trial and we are satisfied that you will use. no other. It is guaranteed to cure, Price 25 50 and SI.OO. Sold by all dealers. m Li.nu Fell ttsiUS. An invention intended for lazy men is exhibited in a show window downtown. ... It is a mechanism for feeding horses or. rather, dropping the feed where the horses can easily get it. There is a clock which can be set for a certain hour, the same as an alarm clock, and when that hour comes a weight contrivanee opens a chute and the oats or corn-falls into the feed box. Two men of plain clothes and curious disposition stopped so study the wonderful invention and to read the explanatory placard. “You ought to have one o’ them, Frank, and then you wouldn’t have to go out and feed before breakfast,” said one. “It ain’t tbe feedin’ that bothCrsi me. If they've got a machine that’ll dry the kindlin’ wood and start a fire, thaw out the. pump, curry the horses, milk two cows, grease a wagon, slop the pigs, and cut two bushel of chop feet, by Neddy. I’ll buy oijje and take it home with me.” ‘“Well, I guess like as not they’ll have one after awhile." And they passed on to the next window.—Chicago Record. Win) Knows What Dingbats Are?. The Boston Journal gives- various theories as to the meaning of the word “dingbats.” One writer who Spent-his boyhood in Maine thinks i;. means to spank, because his mother when getting ready to use the slipper threatened to put the “dingbats” on him. From Wilbarham Academy comes the explanation that, it means the breakfast biscuit, which the students dispose of by sticking it io the under side of the table, throwing it at the hands of other students, or eating it. A Connecticut pupil states that to receive punishment at the hands of the teacher is known as “getting rhe dingbats,” Two Philadelphians agreed that it means money, as-in Ihe sentence, “I’ve got the dingbats for it.” But New Hampshire agees witli Maine that, it means spanking,-and so the majority appears io side with the maternal slipper. It is from such “little acotps’’ that the tall tree of our almost cosmopolitan language has grown." We got "blizzard ’ from the West, “kukr lux” from the Soui h, “boom” from the ambitious cities, "crank from the etcentric mihiTs in every part of the country, “pantata”.’ from Italy, “chalitze” from Russia, 1 Dingbats is going to be a great convenience. Dr- Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Medal and Diploffi?.

Good bo«rd and lodging at the Union Bakery. d3ofttfw4Btf • ... , - .. Seed potatoes, 50c per bushel, at Ed. Johnson’s. w7-tf Wanted—A few good boarders at Mrs. Mary Qongletons. 367ifwltf Get your trunks and Valises, a fine lot to be closed out soon at Porter’s. 2-4 Trunks! trunks and valises, finest lot in tbe city; cheap at H. S. Porter’s. 2-4 Farmers, when In Decatur eat at the Union Bakery and you will get value received. d«ostfw43tf For Sale, one new Breyman Tile Machine, nearly new. Very cheap. 51tf Adams County riolthous &'Smith have by far the largest stock of New Wall Paper, all grades in the city. Call and see their line and get prices. 2-6 Mrs, E. Bradley still bandies Buikbart’s Compound. Any one in need of this famous medicine will find her five doors south of Jail on First St. 51-18 For fine carriage and buggy painting call at Smith Bro’s. Wagon Shop or H. M. Romberg. We use Murphy’s best flnishining varnishes and Brewster colors. d376tfw3-3 Landreth’s, “fresh every year” Garden Seeds in dated packages. Also bulk seeds. Sold only by Holthouse & Smith, 2-6 “The Old Drug Store.” I have lands n North Dakota and Texas. I will sell or trade for lands in Adams or adjoining counties and in proper case will give difference in money. 52tf David Studabaker. Mayer & Foreman have associated themselves together for the purpose of furnishing the people of Adams county with first class brick. You will And them at the yard west of Patterson & Pillars’mill. ,6tf We are headquaters for Wall Paper and Paints. We carry the largest and best selected stock and make prices right down to rock bottom. Holthouse & Slitii, 2-6 “The Old Drug Store ” ATTENTION EVERYBODY! The flrm of Jacob ClosS & Son will close out their stock of jewelry. You can buy at your own price. So call soon as the business will be closed at an early dav. 363tf Jacob Gloss & Son. Licensed to Wed John Loshe to Lizzie Wolpert. Peter Braun to Rosa Lichte. Henry Bulmahn to Minnie Berning. John Baker to Rosa Wolpert. Peter Stein to Hattie Stetler. Union City Races. The Union City Driving Club will give a trotting and pacing meeting in that city May 28, 29, and 30. 1895. They have an excellent half mile track, and all purses will be paid in gold at the conclusion of each race. The following are the classes already provided for, and several specials will be arranged later: PACING. Classes—2:4s, 2:40, 3:00, 2:18. TROTTING. Classes—3:oo, 2:22, 2;35, and a mixed race for two-year-olds and under. Entries close Saturday, May 25, 1895. This meeting is followed by the C , H. & D Circuit, beginning at Dayton, June 4. Eggs for HatchingBred Plymouth Rock exclusively, have selected some fine cockerels in person from the fine yards of Joe Cunningham and W. A. Nole, sired by the $15.00 cockerel that took first premium at the Kokomo show of 1894, by the World’s Fair. Judge Marshall. Eggs will he for sale at Everett & Hite’s grocery, at 50 cfs per setting of 13. All orders filled promptly. Address J, Bright, Peterson, Ind. Shipping price SI.OO per setting. d387-2wstf BEAL ESTATE TRANFEBS. J T France coni*to Mary A Daugherty, inlot49 Gfeneva $ 1 JX) Jas H Sullivan to Cyrus Sacket, inlots 175 Berne. (KM) 00 JnoS Peterson to Elsie Bollman, pt inlots 351 252, Decatur 700 00 David Baumgartner to Daniel Brewster,2o acres Jefferson tp.. 050 00 Daniel Brewster to John Ketchum ’ 20 acres Jefferson tp 750 00 Agnes Cline to John W Peterson, pt outlot 71, Decatur. 1500 00 J W Slusser to John Muter et al, 40 acres Je7ersoir tp. 1000 00 Marie E Santiers to Tfios .J_ Elzey .1 und 1-8 pt 80 acres Root tp 166 30 Jos E Thomas C W Hocker, und X 80 acres Monroe tp.... 1000 op. Peter Forbing to A K Bell, ihlots 584 5.85; Decatur 1000 00 J W W Buck to Cbllins, Harding & Leonard, inlot 272, Gedeva 800 00 Wm Fields et al to Debbie E Sullivan, inlot 385, Geneva. 100 00 Jos L W Bears to J W Watson 20 acres Hartford tp. 700 00 G W to Pyle Wm Redding, inlot 361, <Jeneva ... .. ? 110 00 Rosa D Shoemaker to Mary A Pyle inlots 483 384, Geneva 400 00 John Inniger to Hocker & Thomas 4o acre#4ibnroe tp. 750 00 Chris L Whiteman to P A Macklin 10 aerces Wabash tp A..300 00

WE CM PI IT, I WK 11111 111 IT, I .. .DO DO IT. (EifJK.:.; 1 ■■< l Kr-J.~ 1 / SELL GOOD CLOTHING i FOR LESS MONEY Than any other House in the country. F Jusi come in and try us. We have everything needed in wearing apparel, from the Smallest Boy to the Largest Man. OUR Mffllßl Tailoring Department Can Not be Excelled. Try us for a first-class Fit. t Yours truly, P. Holihoiise S Go. . .. F 8" 1 -

The Coach Trotting Stallion, OTHELLO 11. Will stand for mares commencing April 11, and ending the first week in July as follows: Mondays at Charlie Marland’s. IX miles south-east of Williamsport; Wednesdays and Thursdays at the stable of Lewis Koenemanu, in Preble township; Fridays and Saturdays Romberg’s livery and feed stable, Decatur. Othello 11. a coach horse, was foaled May> 188 ft. He was sired by Othello I. an Arabian stallion, who was awarded the highest prize at the horse fair in Oldenburg. Germany, in 1885. Othello II took first premium at the Adums county fair in 18$), in the general purpose class, and at the Fort Wayne fair in 18(10. Othello 11, Is a dark bay. He was imported from Oldenburg, Germany, in October, 1888, by Koenemann. Is entered in the government stud book at Oldenburg; Germany. TERNIS-To insure a mare with foal, JS; due and payable when the mare has foaled. Any persou parting with a mare before known to be with foal forfeits insurance. Care taken to prevent accidents, but responsible for none HENRY KOENEMANN, Owner. Come and see this fine stallion.

SPUING OPENING! 77?. , ... ..... ■' Everybody Invited To call and see the immense stock of fine Shoes and Slippers we have just received. .. we have the largest assortment and finest line of Oxfords and Walking Shoes that ever was sold in the city. We also have an immense ’■ stock of Working Shoes for men and boys that will be sold cheap—cheaper than ever. Our aim in selling shoes W-J is to give the best material and §tyle for the least money. We are here for business. Yours to serve, / 1 U’ 1 R. J. HOLTHOUSE * BRO.

ECOWMICIL The reason we sell 40c Candy : for 30c is because we want the 30 cents more than we want the Candy. We never can have a better Candy Bargain, and we don’t propose to because when times are better we’re going to have 40 cents for that fine Candy or not sell it. Yours to please, ..