Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1895 — Page 5

-' Great Closing Out Sale! $25,000.00 > 'WOH.TXX : Dry Goods, Cloaks, Carpets, Queensware. To be converted into cash at a TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE.

ie me We can’t afford to wait. V The seiling must be quick, the goods /must be sold. i T- ■'s& (, Now is your time to get TWO dollars wor ON E You can’t realize the bargains offered until you see them. Ladies Capes and Jackets. — Fine quality bo.ucle and and beaver jackets, ripple back shawl collar. 88 50, former price SI2JIO. Extra tine quality boucle jacket,, ripple back, silk lined, shawl collar, sll, former price sls. Genuine astrachau cape, .is- Good coney tur cape $l5O. Great reductions in dress goods—Fancy novelty dress goods 35c former price 50c All wool henrietta L ’ 37U-. loimer once 7'.<- Fancy novelty K'’ : ■■'• Endless-Other bargains too numerous to mention. ( Call early and make your selections. Now is the time to buy. i JOHN O. 11. NIBLICK, Executors.

vZ M® i wrTir 1 wllllf I See by the Report that Woodward & Bail’s Is the place to buy Holiday Goods. . . Linn Grove Item.. itev. D. B. Reckard of. Poneto made a business trip here on Tuesday. As Courtney Kronin started for home . .last Saturday night and just when he the old Hay Scale Site the broncho on which he was mounted fell in the gutter breaking a shoulder blade. The rider sailed over the animals head and made a safe landing. The horse had to be killed. L. L. Dunbar and the., writer hereof obligation to our worthy ’member of congress for a number of copies of Congressional Records They form a sightly library of matter of interest of the doings of that august body. Benjamin Meshberger put up 40 gal- % lons of lard, the'same being equal to N»320 pounds, from three hogs. The side not included in the rendering, If any one in the county can make a better report we will have Ben to stand aside. Geo. Baxter, of Bluffton, has opened up a barber shop in Bibersteins making two tousorial parvlors for the town and we now can challenge Chicago in that that you can get a hair cut while you can be served with quail on toast at the same time. y Peter Hoffmann left for Indianapolis early Thursday morning on business. Ilondru* item. Christmas is near at hand, and Jbhn Kreps is getting in a large stock of goods to meet it. , Charley Pease, 6f Illinois, is spending a few weeks with, Jtis uncle, Adam 4 Pease, near this place. Schools are progressing nicely at present at this place. A number of our boys left last Saturday evening for near Bluffton where they expected to give a free serenade, t and in return get the beer. But about one o’clock they were all back slumberand dreaming of that good old time they had yelling and shooting for about live hours and no treat at the end. If you don’t succeed at first boys, try, try, again. Miss Hermina Anen left last week ♦ for Lima, Ohio, to spen a few weeks with relatives, • A Cough Charmer. f \ Mr. Tyler, of the largo wholesale drug I ,u se of Strong, Cobb & Co., Cleveland, ■Jthio. says, Dr. Marshall’s Lung Syrup, is' cough charmer, the merits of which, have long since been realized by thousands of people. Nothing can equal the results, obtained from the use of this great medicine, its cures are in exact ratio, with the num- i A ber ot cases in which it has been used, and 1 unless you give It a trial you can not con* i’ • Vince yourself of its true ‘merit... Sold everywhere by druggists. Price 25c, 50e : and SI.OO. d i E ; . ■ - .. '~~~

Berne Item*. Theo. Biersdoffer returned Monday noon from Geier, ()., where he has been employed as ck’ik in a dry goods store. * * Dr. Smneburner accompanied Mrs. Daniel Weldy to .Cincinnati, Tuesday, where she will have some surgical work performed. Phillip Schng returned Monday from a four weeks seige ot the petit jury. Chas Schng is confined to the house with a bad case of catarrh Attorney Cottrell was at Decatur the forepart of the week. Paul Baumgartner went to Willshire Tuesday. Springer & Reisen shipped two car loads of stock Wednesday. Sam Reisen will in the near future have the end-string of the law in bls bands, as he is appointed justice of the peace of Monroe township. Any body who wants the law now or acted the’ right way. should wsAll on Sam. We' congratujjUe him and wish him success Charles Martz left Wednesday-night for Biuffton, where he will be employer iu the restaurant business. —u ’ The following are the court ex-, penses for the last term: J. fl. Lenhart, clerk $93 011 Holthouse & Smith 2 70 Adda Snow 75 25 J. Q. Neptune 6 00 J. S. Colchin ' 3 25 11. S. Costello 3 00 Geo II Martz 0 00 C. C Lichtenwaiter 3 25 Coffee & Baker 9 .75 J. Martin ......... 650 Bowen Merrill Co 4.8 00 Mann & Beatty. i'j' f .... 35 00 P. P. Ashbaucljer, Sheriff ,128 30 F. E. McLean 45 00 L. 11. Corbin 45 00 E. France 7 50 L. L, Mason. 3k 50 Eli Merryman 31 50 C. Xade r ~ q 5 ()0 Clutn Mabklin 20 00 Total $Ol2 56 Catarrh Cannot Be Cured. With local applications, as they.-cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, ami in ot\ cure it you must takeJnternal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh cure is taken internally. ami acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians. It is coneposed, of the best tonics known, combined with the. best blood purifiers, aetiiY directly on the mucous stTrfaees. TMe perfect combination of the two ingTedibnts is what /produces such wonderful 1/sults in curing Catarrh. Send for testmj'ffiials. free. \F. J..Cjiexev& Co., Propnetofs, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists. Price 75c. Chicago * Erie Holiday Hate*. For the holiday season the Erie Lines will sell tickets at one-third fare to all points in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, also to a large number in New Yolk? Pennsylvania ami Illinois, inclqdtng all stations on.fts lines west of Salamanca aWßufftllo. This arrangement will enable passengers to visit Chicago. Detroit, Toledo. Cleveland Buffalo, Pittsburg. Columbus.,Cincinnati, Indianapolis ami intermediate points. 1 Tickets on sale Dde., 24th. 25th, .‘list ami Jan.. Ist. with return limit up to and ineluding Jan... 2nd. Special concessions and ' limits to students ami teachers in colleges, .'stannaries, public schools, etc., For further information address 7- McEdwarus, P. A.. I Huntington. Inti; or J. W. DeLove. Ggent, * „ . Decatur, Ind. | Dr. Price’s Cream Bakins Powder [ World** Fair Hicheat Award. 4 . "

Nynday School Convention. Adams coumy Sunday Sc.liools met in convention in the Baptist church at Decatur Indiana, December, 9, 1895, at 1:45 p. m. Delegates present 49. Convention opened by J singing “Blessed Assurance.” “Girding on the Armor.” The Devotional Exercises were conducted by Rev. C. 1). Hazleton, pastor of the Baptist church, in aver excellent and earnest maimer. After which all joined in singing "What a Friend we Have in Jesus.” Several short prayers werd then offered. No. 74 was then sung, after which the reports of the county officers were read. Singing, “Are You Washed in the Blood.” Address, “Organization, Association, Cooperation,”— C. L Weaver. Singing, “More Love to Thee.” Next was appointment of Hut following committees: Nomination:—Bev. Shephard, Chairmap: Chas Sqttie.i. John Christen, 11. D. Mumma. Resolutions:—J. IL Gerard, Ilugii Miller A. M. Manlier. Enrollment: A. L. Garboden, John Woy. Awakener: Rev. C. D. Hazelton, Henry Foreman. ‘ State Superintendant, C. D. Meigs, of Indianapolis, could not be present and his address was posponed. The Awakener was then discussed by C. L. Weaver. State Secretary and Treasurer. Assignment of delegates to places of entertainment and adjournment. Monday Evening Session: -Commeucad at 7;;i0 p. m.at sama place. Opened with a song service led by Baptist choir. “Throw Out the Life Line,” ‘“Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus,” “Blessed Assurance,” “Scatter Nunsliiny.;’’ Scripture reading and prayer by Rev. J W. Metzner, of Berne. Anthem by choir. State Secretary C. L. Weaver addressed the audience upon “Sunday School Work.” Singing, “What a Wonderful Savior.” State Superintendant. Meigs gave an address, “How to reach the masses,” in which he said there were 35,000 people in Marion county who never darkened a church door and as a rule our people who live in the tiiiest houses mid on the finest streetsill the great cities are the ones who do not believe in Christianity and often live within the shadow of the chiuch, and the ringing of the bell: but are very often very near if not entirely lost, but will at the last Great Day be called to the Bar of Justic 10 answer God has this great world of ours divided into two classes. That we should first look after home missions. He also gave the Sunday school statistics for the State, and also drew a tree to represent tlie state work. The address was listened to with earnest attentiveness. ■ 1 Collection ¥2.17. Adjournment. Tuesday Morning Session:—Convention opened at 8:30 with Bible Lesson led by C. D. Meigs. After singing “Blessed Assurance,” Harry Christen of Monmouth addressed the convention on the subject, “United,” in a- very enthusisastic way. which was among the best on the program, as Mr., Christen is becoming quite an orator.. Ln ; his address he spoke of the "Coming Glory”, which seemed to reach the heart of everyone present. Address, by C. L. Weaver, “The Home Class Department and Systematic Bible Study at Home,” which is a pdrt of the .Sunday school for those who cannot attend Sunday school but can be a member of whatever school they may choose, but have the lesson at home by studying it from 15 to 30 minutes each week ami keep a record ot their study ing. Then followed the election of officers. The nominating committee reported the following: President, A. Van Camp; Vice President. J. 11. Geriard: Secretary. Hugh Miller; Assistant Secretary, ’Ella Wyatt: Treasurer. John Woy: 11. C. D. Superintendant, J. E. Stoops: Assistan’t 11. C. D. Superintendant, Albert Brittson. it was then moved and secomleil that aii amendment be mai/e to the nominating report to the effect'that Bro. J. 11. Gerard lie . President and. Rev. Metzner he Vice. Presi- . dent. Motion carried. It was moved ami seconded that hereafter the association hold their annual convention in November. Motion carried. , Then followed the installation ceremonies of the new ly elected .officers «bf the association, ... . The constitution of the county ami township by Nellie N. Blackburn, the county Secretary, in a very impressive manner.. Rev. B. F Vaughan then convention the subject, “Boy Lost— Whose? Why - .”' which was discussed in a very able manner, and which went to show that it was not only the boy's own fault, for he might not have been lost had he of liad Hie aid of other friends.to sustain him in bis weakness. The yommitte on resolutions then read and submitted Hie following resolutions which were adopted.. Resolved. That we extend a vote of thanks to our State officers for their christianlike services throughout the year and enthusiastic Influence rfnd practical instruction in this convention. Also to our county and township •officers for Htithfat service; ftnrsticking close to the work, evenamidst evidence of great indifference on the part of those who should have been their’niost ititerested suppotters. Also to the goed people of the Baptist ci>ureH forfhe useof their house, and their quire for help in the meeting, and to all citizens of Decatur wltose hospitality we enjoyed. >V hereas. the great need of the cause in our county should eleeilate the assistant interest ot every 8. S. worker in it. We notice with sot row the small attendance nt this convention and yet with pleasure the increase over last year. Whereas, the Sunday school statistics of onr <a>um,y call loudly and urgent ly upon all churches arid Christ ians Jov. more earnest and aggressive work all along the line.. Whereas.-ofir eoiinty Sunday School Association is the only organization in the world . winch attempts to gather the statistics of all Sunday schools in the county, both the denominational and I nion schools, and which will be published at the inter-national eonvention in Boston in'Slti. Therefore bo it Resolved, that wtt hereby instf.net our cotintv seerc.fH'-v to Jki' all diligeite< to secure Si full amt aeem-.lte report; mid We-urge ox erv i Smid.iv;school supermtemlent to ntajte it re-, post oh 'blanks furnished, ssi ihstf oureounly ; usay not t e misri.presenteil by only a partial riffiors. ■ . Resolved, that wo hereby adopt- the lormol , Constitution recotntnendesi by State Association, with whatever changes our executive eotninltleodeen\wise, and that we authorize 1 oureoentv ttpiiaurerto order 250 eiiprvs for distribution, with "Aslam-s ounty" Aiserted, I nt a cost m.f I'xes'ctil-ig *.',.''l s.n I tn pay for samevmt ot the funds tn treasury. Resolved, that we w.mt >m coumy to be I

Haw you inougiil? OF- /TIXJE . . WIST.MS PRESEffi *»■ YOU ARE GOING TO BUY? 9 Remember we have an immense line of •' ’ ' ’ • • . • ■ . • ■■ ■. . HOLIDAY GOODS. F-iriosit. Clieapest, . . . IN THE CIT Come and see us, YAGER BROTHERS, “THE DRUGGISTS.” East side of Main street.

named as a‘ Hstmier” county in the StateTeports, and every township to be a ’Banner Township,’’ and we hereby accept and adopt the "Banner” standard, and call upon our county ami township 'officer- to work up to ft as speedily as possible, and we pledge our prayers and our earnest help ini he great work - Resolved. That only through and by efficient work in every township can we "reach the masses” in our entire county, and we t herefore urge our township presidents to effect complete organizations, and adopt the form of township constitution recommended by the State Association ar an early date, and we urge our county officers to assist in the work and help organiz.e every township before the next state convention meets in June. ISC, to receive and publish county reports. Resolved, That we accept the apportionment of ¥2O asked Os oureorinty for (be State work, and we pledge the state association that sum tor the year ending J one, ISIHi. and will fry and increase rhe amount. Resolved. That we approve of the work of the 'Home Class Department." which has been adopted try the county associations. .Resolved. That a systematic house to house canvass Be made of our entire county, as has been done and that it. be done by t he concerted, act ion of all Sunday schools, on or before Hie lath day -.of April Istti and flint our county secretary"eorr< -pond with the state assoefiition for dellnite instructions and for samples of the necessary blanks tolte used. Resolved.. That those resolutions be printed in one or more of om' c-iuntv t>apers. and that 'before the type is distributed a sufficient number of voptes be printed on slips to furnislt j one to each pastor and Sunday, school superintendent in the iybunty. and that the secretary "be Instructed to so distribute them. Unsolved. That, when we adjourn it shall be to go back to our several Helds of labor wit h renewed energy and zeal In our Master's work and to be faithful to the spirit of these resolutions, and, by Bod's help and grace, to put them into actual practice. C. 1). Meigs then gave a talk 011,.Definite plans of work .for 1895-9(5. Adjournment. I Afternoon Session:—Convention opened 1 at 1:30. . | Devotional exercises conducted by Rev. | W. IL Shephard. Rev. J. Wise could not be present and left ifissubject, “Does Sunday school work pay?” in the bands of Rev. J. E. Stoops, who led in tin open discussion followed by John VVoj, Hiram Gladden, Rev. Shephard and J. 11. Gerard. Rev, .Cocking not being present Open Parliament with subject, "Mistakes,” was presided over by J. E. Stoops. ..Mistakes of Saperintendanfs was next discussed. • Mistakes of Teacher’s, John Cluisten, 11. D. Mumma Mistakes of other Officers. Alex Garbokan Rev. Horton, J. 11. Gerard. Celtics Criticised by the Critic. ? . Singing, “Blest be the Tie.’’ Rev. Horton very ably addressed the Sunday school workers' on “The teaching power pt a Godly Life" which goes to show what a Godly teacher can dp. J. IL Gerard then gave a short talk oiT. •'lndivVlual Faithfulness the Key to Suc•ct’ss,” which was very ins.tructive. The committee- on enrollment then re- ’ ported names enrolled on the list, but fliis does not include near ail that were present as there was quite an increase over the proceeding years. Benediction. Adjournment. J Cotton, wool, silk or mixed goods can be dyed at, the same time, in Hie stum', ketjle with tin 1 , Putnam Fadeless Dyes; Each package colorseverything and colors from oiie-third to :vhalf more thanany.other.dye. Only 10 cents.- Sold by W. IL Naehtrieb, Druggist. , * Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder A**# *w. Sm> «*kssh*»

Look I p the No«e and You Can See the Catarrh Irritation. The part of the nasal passages affectI ed bj catarrh is always the membrane I of the nose, and in a common coid this can be seen to be reddened and frequently covered with mucous. This diseased surface can be so readily s/en. .that any inexperienced observer, in a good light; can see the diseased -mem- ’ brane tn Hie nose. Later on the dis- • ease can be seen in the throat, after it has parsed throtfgh the .nasal passages and. back . and down the throat to the tonsils, which are enlarged, and the surrounding membrane is reddened _and tilled with little pale w-liite elevations.. This is yet an uncomplicated, simple catarrh, which can be readily I and surely relieved by the application lof Pretzingers’ Catarrh Baku. If this ! balm be applied to tire membrane of ' the nose in sucii a quantity that it can ; be drawn back into the head, the whole ' of the diseased surface above described : will be bathed with this healing ’xnnti went, and such an-application repealed i twice a day, will speedily effect a cute, ■ even of erirqnie catarrh as above described. The length of time required 1 tor the treatment; of simple, uucomplil cated catarrh, will vary with the stage !at which the treatment is begun A simple cold-in the head, where the disease is. con lined to the nasal passages, will yield to treatment over night, buk after the disease has- extended kieyond the nasal passages ind into the ibkqat, it qiay require from ten days to two weeks of treatment to thoroughly relieve the condition. This balm costs but lifty cents, and can be had at any drug.store. or ITetzinger Bros., Cneiii ists, Dayton, Ohio, who manutacture this remedy, will send same on receipt of price, or a small sample for two Cent stamp. NAPOLEON’S VALIE OF VICTOKY. It Find* a Slrikint’ Counterpart in Kecent W orld rriuinpliM. Napoleon knew well the value of a victory. After Austerlitz the world seemed his. Fame invited, fortune favored, everything stimulated his as-, piring ambition. With growing power lie gathered the fruits of victory. And so has it ever been, Success succeeds. A notable illustration of thjs. truth, is | furnished by the great victories won at i the World's Fair in '93 and the Cali- | fornia Midwinter Fair in '9l by Dr. Trice’s Cream Baking Powder Ever increasing, sales and popularity have’ been the result. The people have promptly ratided the official verdicts that declared Dr, Price’s, for leavening poteer, keeping, qualitfies, purity and general excellence, the ’■foremost baking powder in all the world.” , Quite ns quickly as the great Emperor do they know the value of a victory that gleans world- wide supremacy.

■ I A M U B<MHi " - ■“ ; | Sent Fiee to Catarrh Patients for a , ; Short Tillie—A Holiday Gift. D Everybody interested in the subject of catarrh and other winter diseases f i i will be glad to learn that the Ee-ru-na . Drug Manufacturing Company, cf Coi- . umbus, Ohio, is sending, free of charge, ■ an illustrated book of sixty-four pages ■on the subject of catarrh. Tbis-book . - contains illustrations showing the brain, lithe nasal passages, throat lungs, ■; trachea, bronchial tubes,' stomach, ■ j fiver, middle ear, etc. There are four I full-page illustrations, showing the circulation. nervous system, glandular system and the vital organs: The book is 'a'compiete guide to the prevention and cure of chronic catarrh and all disi eases of 'winter. Colds, coughs, consumption, dyspepsia, la grippe, bron - . chitis. and pneumonia are described ■ arid treated. •Diseases of the kidneys, . liver, lungsdear, eyes and pelvic organs ■[are. illustrated. explained, and the I treatment given. Every family ought . ;4o have a copy of this book Tit once. i Thbusaiids and thousiiruist of lives can be by Studying it aud -practicing ' what it teaches. It will teach toothers how to take care of themselves and shield their tauitlies from disease. Write name and address plainly. Be sure to have a bottle of Ee-ru-na - in the bouse as.the cold weather is alI readt upon us. This .reifiedy. wiselyLjused, will prevent Colds, coughs* and r_ | other ills, of cold weather, and is the' i greatest catarrh remedy of the a'g£. i The Andrews Raid. Grana exhibition *of large oil paintings, illustrating the famous Andrews .Raid, accompanied iby a thrilling explanation by the r engineer cj the exposition. At Presbyterian church, Tuesday evenibg/’dlec., 17. Admission 10 and 20 cents. Dr. Chas .E; .Miller will.again be at j Ilflthouse & Smith’s drug store- Satu.r'ilay, Dec”"’ 28th. Those who need glasses ami those who have had ditlic.ulty to get the..proper glasses, are ■ specially invited to call. “ :>.i-2-Skates! Skates!! Skates-!!! We sell the-Dariiey & Beery. skates, the best made', at the same price you j pay for cheap, light-made skates. Call I and see thepa. . v k. T)-2 Ei.i.swoit-rp, .Vlvrmi/A Co. ■- ■ ■ Eon Sai.e—The scenery in the Meibers" Opera House. This is a full set ot scenes and in good condition. As [have concluded to quit the opera i house business, this will be sold cheap. I have a line piano with the tro&se that I sell will with or without the scenery. d368-tfwltf John Mei,bers. UftADAl’LlEriuxsl ju 2l>llium,. - VXP». MIL'.-: raiN eciit a <k>iv. ’ Afftknisniirts.