Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1896 — Page 10

— iTLMEST. That is what c\ crybody says who visits the store of Jake bullenkanip, and looks oyer his immense stock of . . • Din NOTIONS, CABPETS. LACE CHITA INS. GROCERIES, Queensware -'\d Earthenware. EVERYTHING UP TO DATE. ■■■■■■■•“■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■"“" will pay von to visit our store. JAKE FULLENCAMP.

XOME OLD TWISS HAVE WE. What l*> Known <»l John anil Kl<har<l McGi-iIF, aged Ninety-two Year*. Geneva. April I.—Near this place the oldest twins in the United States and perhaps in the world reside They are John and Richard McGriff, agedjninetytwo years. They were born in Darke county, Ohio. August 31.1804. There also they received their early training and education? They were most sue cessful in the stock business in which they were engaged for half a century.’ They have always been industrious and much respected citizens, and both hate saved considerable wealth, which has been divided among their children. They have always been stanch democrats. having cast their first vote, side > by side, for Andrew Jackson, and have voted for every democratic candidate for president since that time, says the Chicago Times-Herald-Some years ago John McGriff moved to Indiana. He has made this his home j ever since, living with his youngest son, ■ Michael McGriff, ex-sheriff. After the latter’s term of office expired they] moved to Geneva, where they have' since lived. About the same time' Richard also disposed of his interests in Darke county and went to Indiana. < He settled in Deerfield, a few miles south of Geneva, and he and his twin ] brother have many happy visits together. August 31st is always a gala ( day in their lives,' as they celebrate their birthday in grand style. Hundreds of people participate in the celebration everv year and partake of the hospitality of the old men. They are tine-looking old fellows. John is slightly heavier than Richard.! but both are sturdy, well-built, healthy men. Thay do not look to]be over sixty years of age and the weather never gets too vicious for J ohn to take a stroll over the streets of or attend a political meeting They are both in the v ery_best_of health. Neither of them | has ever had a severe- illness.—l ndianapoiis Sentinel We have a picture of., the twins as above described. Call in and look at the picture. For Lincoln oats, pride of the north, and Learning & Kaffe’s seed corn, go to J. D Hale. 4 6 xi • - - —---r

BOOTS AND SHOES. _ g Great Bargains! W In New Styles. THIS IS NO ADVERTISING FAKE, But a real, genuine reduction in all grades of our stock. For reasons of my own. 1 want to great! v reduce our presedt stock on hand, and tlieonlv way to do it is to . REDUCE ms PRICES “ 15 MEN'S SHOE FOB $3. $4 WOMAN'S SHOE FOR 82. Reductions extend clear down the line, and lhese reductions are genni ne Rood Is. jriiaranle.'d n. be all richt. A. HOLTHOUSE. - - .. '•- ri • J ' - . . '' >3 z

Notice to High School Teuchern. Superintendents. principals and teachers of all commissioned and noncommissioned high schools of Adams county, Indiana, take notice: lhat in •June, July and August. the Department of Public Instruction will] furnish county superintendents with j lists for the examination ot high school j teachers, covering the branohes pro- | vided for in the course of study of the school in. which the applicant expects to teach. For the township graded schools and non-commissioned high schools.-in addition to the common school subjects will be: 1. Physical geography. 2. Outline of general history. 3. Ray s higher arithmetics 4. Civil governI ment. 5. Book-keeping. For the city high school of Decatur: 1. Algebra. 2. Civics. 3. Latin, 4 Rhetoric. -5. Physical geography. 6 i General History. 7. Physics, s Geometry. 5). Chemistry. 10 English i and American literature. High school licenses will be issued for six, twelve, twenty-four and thirty- : six months on the standard of grades ' made by applicants for common school licenses. Teachers holding state certificates and diplomas from the state I normal school are exempt from examination on the high school subjects. |No teacher is elligible to contract to do high school work unti I he or she holds a valid high school license, (Sec. 4425, 4501, R._ S.) also order' of state supeTinterident. : ACT' Out of regard for the old soldiers and their friends, the May examination of teachers will be held Friday, May 2Th. Respectfully, 1 6S5d-> 3w3m J. F. Snow, Co. Supt. Sand. Sand. Saud. When you want sand call on Ashley Mann and Mont Evans. They will supply you with the best, at .their yard I near the water works. Always plenty j on hand. JwJ3 Wanted- Several trustworthy gentle men or ladies to travel in Indiana for established, reliable house Salary S7BO and expenses. Steady position. Enclose reference and self-addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Co.. Third Floor, Omaha Building, Chicago, Illinois. 50w24

Services at M. E. church next Sunday. Preaching 10:30 a. in., subject “Our Boys,” 7:30 p. nt., subject “An Old Maid." As the roads are drying up, the pike question seems to be drying up at the same rate. Cheaper Than Ever At Hughes' Granite A Marble Works’. : Fifteen per cent, of a discouift for the i year 19515. All work warranted to be I new and first clrss. Lettering done inGerman and English. You are invited to stop and get prices. L. C. A Wm. Hi gijks. 47tf (Successors to W. S. Hugbss.) Notice. Page Blackburn has bought Craig Miller's entiie interest in all book accounts due the firm of Blackburn A Miller. The books are at the old stand. 3w-3t. Page Blacrihrn. Craig Miller. For Sale, one new Breyman Tile Machine. nearly new. Very cheap. 51tf Adams County Bank For Sale or Rent —A house of four rooms in Pleasant Mills. Call on or address. Elsworth Blazer, Pleasant Mills. Indiana. 65)0d-4t-4w-It. Notice of Trustees. I will be at my office on Tuesday of eacli week. George W. Brown. ' Trustee of Kirkland township. w 29 Um 1 will be at my olli’ce Tuesday of eacir. i week. L. W. Lev ton, 2wtf Trustee Root township. 1 will be at my office on Tuesday of each week. J. D._ Nidlinger, Us Trustee I nion Tp., The office days of the trustee of Washington township will be Tuesdays and Saturdays in the Surveyor's office, and Wednesdays at home. John 22tf Trustee of Washington Tp. Smith a Bell are paying the highest cash prices for Clear White /Ash logs, cut 12 feet long, 12 inches and over at the top end, must be clear and staight For all fine, complicated watches, clocks and jewelry repairing, I take no back seat Give me a fair trial and be convinced. M.S Elzey. Closs jewelry store. Iw4 I have lands in 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. For Sale —A good farm of 80 acres well improved, good house, good barn, and thoroughly underdrained- Good orchard, close to school, church and the postoffice; two good wells of water Call or address this office. 34tf Farmers Attention! lam now ready to cry sales. Terms reasonable Satisfaction guaranteed. Address, J. W. Hill, 48tf Pleasant Mills. Ind. A full line of fresh, of all kinds and evefything in the fruit lire at our usually low prices. We can make you • jobbers prices in qualities. Yours Truly. 37-ts, Coffee & Baker. Go to Ed Johnson's and get a quart of onion sets for live cents, also get a quart of sweet corn for five cents. While there he will show you the freshest and best garden seeds on the market. His are all home grown. Seed potatoes, the genuine early rose, the bell rose. He has the famous Banner potato, which he guarantees to excell all others in yield and quality. Last year be raised over a bushel from one potato. I wtf •In I Keele red. A full lineo choice Northern (frown Garden Seeds, embracing all the leading and popular varieties. For sale in bulk at about one-third the price usually charged for seeds in packagra AlSb have all the popular Hower seeds in packages and Sweet Peas and Nastur tiums in bulk. Your patronage solicited. John D. Hale. 51-6 t. ’Kali t<>i- SGThhilh arid the Coil volition t .lune Kith. The National republican convention will be held at St. Louis, Mo.. June Hsf,lßsM>. ’Tis none too early to “fix fences” both as to candidate and route. To those located east of St. Louis, particularly in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, we say (Hover Leaf Route. Correspondence invited, Address, C, C. Jenkins, Toledo Ohio. 0 . » Head Th Im Notice. Notice is hereby given that 1 intend to take contracts for plastering and patching in the year 185)6. I have lost all my means of support through sickness, and take this method of notifying the public of my intention. Before letting you work call ami get my figures on the same. 1 am prepared to do all kinds Of ts work, such as building chimneys, cisterns and cement sidewalks, and will do all work in first-class shape and as cheap as anyone else. All work warranted to give satisfaction. ’ 4c,tf Ashley Mann. I . . <5

The Poultry Yard. Set the timid hen in the evening, she will be less likely to 11 v off. Strange as it may sound, fowls cannot be kept healthy in foul houses. ■ The children will like to watch where , the best layer goes to nest. Set her I eggs. Soon as you have saved all the eggs I you • require for se'ting, off with the rooster's head Don't waste feed on non-producers. > Corn | lanted close to the hen house gives foxes, wolves ami oilier prowlers !a good chance to lake the poultry as 1 ; they scatter in the early morning. If chicks are removed from the hen ! while hatching be sure t.o leave undeV her any that are peculiarly marked, or she.may refuse to own them when put with her again. HATCHING TIME. Care is required of the attendant at this time, when the hatching is done in incubators, to keep the egg chamber of the machine up to proper temperature. Chicks should be left in Ihe tray until their down is dry, and then removed to a nursery until they gain strength and are fed at least once. Then they may be put in the brooder. Animal heat is removed from the incubator along with the chicks and the temperature of the I egg drawer at once falls. This endangers the life of the chicks yet in the shell and if often repeated they will become so chilled that they will not have strength to break wont of their frail prison walls. Chilling may be avoided by filling bottles with hot water. Wrapping them in cloths ami laying them in different parts of the chamber It is better to take this extra care than to wait for the lamp to warm up the ma thine and so to run the risk of .having a lot of chicks dead in the shell. When chicks come out promptly at the same time it indicates that the eggs were fresh and fertile and that the heat was regular and uniform Should they not all hatch in this satisfactory manner do not give up and let the heat run down. With proper care a large proportion of the balance may get. out a day or two late. If the delav be due to too little heat and not to a weakness of the germ, the late arrivals may be just as strong and hearty as the rest. There is, of course, a limit above which and below wtrch the heat cannot, safely go. Weak and deformed chicks may be due to too much or (£>o little heat No matter what may be the cause the birds are worthless and should be disposed of promptly. Broken shells sometimes slip over the ends of eggs and prevent the inmate from ch.pping his way out. For this reason all shells should be removed as soon as possible. The wise atte.ndant will open the incubator during hatching time only when necessary, and not permit meddling by outsiders A chick too weak to free himself from the shell may be help d out by skillful bands. The membrane surrounding it. is lined witk delicate blood vessels. These are easily ruptured, and when they are there is little hope for that chick. The first nursery, or brooder, should have a temperature of n-5 degrees for forty eight hours, after which time it may be kept at *5 degrees for a few days, and be gradually reduced to 75 or so. as the chicks grow.—From Farm Journal for April. The Hcsully < The Chicago Tribune inquiries regarding the use of cigarettes upon school boys to the principals of fifty of the city schools, men and women. The responsis of these teachers are of an alarming character. Dulled intellects, loss of power of application and physical weakness is the general verdict of these teachers as to the effect of cigarette smoking upon ' boys from ten to fourteen years of age. One teacher states that the habitual cigarette smoker is almost invariably under sized, growth seemingly stopping when t smoking begins. The victim , of the cigarette habit is always hollowcheeked,. pale and thin, consequently, ! the loss of mental and physical strength and all ambition Several teachefs say , that no dependence can be put upon , boys who are habitual cigarette smokers. It would se'em that such results as the Chicago tenclienj;Mve found to follow the habit of smoking cigarettes would cause the ambitious boy to avoid • it as he would the greatest evil which j could overtake him. Letter Llmi. I List of unclaimed letters remaining in the postoflice at Decatur, Ind., foi f the week ending April 4, 185)6: lony Helm, Sophie Reiter, Homer E Shaw, Elizabeth Chronister. Lulu Smiley, Mollie Guldice, Henry Gay J Reckard, Emma Runnels, ChaHej 1 Niamoner, F. H, Miller. Maggie Harrison, Harriet R'ownsend. 1 Persons calling 1 for above wil please say advertised. ? “ John Welfley : P. M. e ; r— —*= ■ . 8 Five new houses will be efectec 1 in the Lynch addition this spribg. t John Yagpr returned from_ Clin £ ton, lowa,'fuesday. Dr. Price’s Cream Balking Powdei World’s Fair Highest Medal and Diploma. ' ~ 1 t

, FOUR BAD ACCIDENTS Livqs Lost In Different Sections of the * Country, r < TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN UTAH. ’ i . i Seven Men Killeilb.vn I’l’env.it lire INplo- . Hinn of n Itln.t Mevernl Ot liers \re.ln- , Jnreil I'nniil.v ot riii-ee < lem.iteil In ; Vi'i'Kinia r.ii iele IH.ler Run lloun iinil lillleil In l , liilnilel|>!ii:i. 1 Ogdia. Utah. April 9. — A terrific explosion, resulting ,n the killing of seven men and the injuring: of several others, tx’enrred shortly' after 6 o'clock last evening in the canyon' 1 , four miles from . this city. The men were, employed by ( the Pioneer Powder Dam company and , were about to prepare a blast. w|ien a premature explosion occurred. The [ killed: Dan Moiikan. Ogden. . ' B. Kirkmax. Ogitcn. I (lEOUI.E \\ I Elt/Ogdi lLj, Nate Kempiox, Provo. Sami el Ha i i ii i n, Provo. ’ JEFI Hl 111. J.limlsGHe. Mike I.eaxax. Provo. i The wounded: ■ Andrew SproWes. ' — Alfred l.llmgstmt. George S ater ami several others. A report was widelv circulated late 1 last night that there were over ‘.mo men near the scene of the accident previous to the explosion, amt it is generally-be-lieved the loss of life Ims been far greater than at first reported, Foreman Dan .Moran was loading a ; hole for a blast ami had sprung it several times wit ~ giam fiowilei: so a- ' to get in a large quantity of black powder and it is stipp: sed the hole had not sufficiently cooled. When the accident occurred three men who were assisting m Hie work were thrown 50 feet over a cliff alighting on the river bank. The physicians went immediately to the i scene and the killed and wounded were brought to this city. TERRIBLE SAWMILL ACCIDENT. Two Persons Are Killed anil I'onr Injured In an Explosion. Newville. Pa.. April !).—A G rrible explosion occurred at t ie sawmill of I Dennis Boyd, situated at North Mountain, nine miles north of this place, yesterday, which resulted in the death of two men and the injury ot'four other persons, two of them girls. The dead are: John Boyd. 35 years of age, son of l)en- , nis Boyd,-proprietor ol th • mill. (iEOKGE'OILEi:. 22 years old. son of Andrew Oiler, a well known citizen ol this pluce. “ . The injured are: i Andrew Oiler, lost the sight of one eye ami had his arm broken. ’ Two young daughters of Oiler, seriously 1 injured. Son of Oiler, slightly hurt. The explosion occurred immediately after the mon had finished their meal. The men, with a number of other employes' o,f the mill, w ere sitting in front of the huge boiler, wiiile several work- , men were engaged in repairing a belt. Suddenly and without any warning the boiler blew up. wrecking a part of the building and instantly killing young , Bovd and injuring young Oiler so badly that he died withix a few minutes. The other men ami flic jx>ung children were ■ hit with fragments of the boiler and wreckage from the builHing. The Cause I of the explosion is-a mysfMyy. ■ .. .. —..... \ DLSTHESSI IH: \TH. Eady Bicyclist Kun Down and Killed by Team of Horses. Irin. ■\i>r..i.im | A,_Ai»i Morse, aged 30 years, wife of'Edwin F. Morse, senior member of the firm of Mouse, Williams.& Co., met an appalling death yesterday. On her wheel, t she had left her home at 1601 Girard . avenue with the intention of taking lunch with her husband. She had gone i but a short distance from the house "when the 1 orses of a heavy produce ‘ wagon became unmanageable and ran her’' down. Ono of the shafts of the . xvagon pciictraled her breast ami site died almost instantly. A crowd gather--8 ed about the Ixidy a moment later Mr. 3 Morse attracted by the excitement I mushed his wav thromrh ami funml thmangled body of Ins dead wife on the ground before him. ] J, ENTIRE FAMILY CREMATED. ' Three Persons Suffer Death From a Q Dwellii»KhoHM« Ki»’e. WiiEELiXG, April s).—Word has just 5 reached this city from Whetstone, Marti shal county, about 15 miles from this y city, that an entire family was cremated n in a fire which desfrofed the dwellinghouse of J.ackson Martin. Ihe dead lue: S JAI KSOX Maktix’, his wife mid child, o Some neighbors returning from church , s saw the roasting bodies in the tire, but . were, too lat-i to give any relief'. Lt is supposed that Martin woke up and that " the smoko being so dense prevented him from finding the door and lie had torn t. plunk off the wall, as his hixly was found in this opening he had made. R ILLINOIS PROHIBITIONISTS. T . — : r Platform Adopted by the Party—Favor . Free Silver. SPRINHPIKfX Ills., April 9.-Trite Prohibitionists of Illinois in state convOiif' tion assembled here yesterday adopted, y a platform declaring for the |prohibi- '• tion of the liquor traffic; giving the right tv> vole to women and men.; exII tensions of the civil service system to all grades of public service; free.sehools to children; observance of the Sabbath day; a tariff commission representing all political partii’s; election, of United “ States senators by direct vote of the people and ITi“c coinage of silver. A warm tight was had on the financial plunk, -ihe free silverites winning bv a vote of 212 tcHfifL The attempt to eiidbrse the- People’s Party pl-atforin was abortive and voted down by a large , majority. . - Tri j .. ‘ G-» ' "r , . • ‘ " r . o

Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair. DU / vw F CREAM BAKING POWtB . MOST PERFECT MADE.' A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. A Decatur man who chewed 20 cents <* worth of tobacco a week concluded to try the tobacco cure. In two weeks he ate up $1 50 worth of’he cure, and for the next two weeks he used ten cents worth of chewing gum. five cents worth of candy, a nickel's worth of peanuts i and five cents worth of cough drops per day. During these two weeks be also consumed two large rubber erasers, ate the rubber tips from fourteen lead pencils. chewed up a dozen pen holders m. l browsed off tils mustach as high up as he could reach. He is now chewing tobacco again, in the interest of econo-m-v - Home Keeker* Exeiii-*iou*. lii order to give everyone an oppor- » tunity to see the western country and enable the te stcure a home in rime to conimence work for the seaso i <>f 1896, the Chicago. M>l- - ,v Paul R'y has arranged to run a’•tri' of four home seekers excursin s i<. various points in the west,» northni s and southwest on the following ili e:< April 7th.[2lst and May sth, at the low rate of two dollars more tlm <.e fare for the round trip. Tickrisii.ll be good tor return on any I'ues lay or Friday within twenty one i da l s from date of sale. For rates, ime of trains and further details apply ' to any coupon ticket agent in the east or south, or address Robert (’. Jones, trav* ling passenger agent. Cincinnati, Ohio. 3(tsdlew3w 3w3 For Rent—J. H. Stone's store room corner Madison and Second streets opposite the court house, Decatur Ind. 3-4 J.S. Bowers..S. .1. Lainim. — JSBOWERS&CO Has to ofl'er to the public the largest and most complete line of "yT Sash, Doors, Blinds, Glass, 3F<. ■ White Lead, Paints, , Linseed and TR? Machine JES Oils. INTEI'W JSE'WirSTCSSteel finish, easy running, Noiseless and durable. Hay Loaders, Tedders, Bakes and Carriers, » Princess and Bryan Plowg’, Disc and Spring Tooth harrows, Walking and riding Cultivators, Studabaker Melburn and CapilM Wagons, harness, k f Bobes and Whips. yaking a ; specialty of the*'finest line in the city. Don’t fail to • get prices on such as was nev^offered here c i before, load of 1 Wire • at very low prices. On Binder Twine we are headquarters; don’t fail to get • our prices before you buy. CHAMPION MOWERS 8 You will miss it if yon don’t . see the latest and completes!; » binder ever offered. ■< * ’ i With a disposition full of i good motives we can convince ’ everybody in need of goods in . our line that we are the com- ? pany, ynd how to find out is 1 by giving its a: chaiiee. To do ‘ so, study this careful and . profit by it. J. S. BOWERS CO.. '