Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1896 — Page 6

Special Sale o# W ash Goods. Dimities. ... Chailies. . . ££ were that price, re- Q ' 77 . ducecl to - -OC Jaconette Duchesse. _____ Good style*, re- if) a w . . u ... duced to *- - lUu Swivel Silks. . . _ All colors, 40c and 50c All Wool Challies. goods,—Silk and OCn All colors, Reduced cotton, reduced to ZJu to - - - 25 c SHIRT WAISTS. Your choice any $2.00 waist, reduced to SI. 50. Your choice any $1.50 waist, reduced to 51.15. Your choice any $1.25 waist, reduced to SI.OO* You choice any SI.OO waist, reduced to 85c. Your choice any 75c waist, reduced to 65c. Anything in Wash Goods must CO at the r u o EB o LE " blo?k ti - Boston Store.

She democrat If. BLACKBURN, Proprietor. FRIDAY, JULY 31. 1896. Rates of Subscription. One Year, in advance fl 50 six Months 75 Four M0nth5....... 50 All subscriptions not paid during the year will be charged at the rate of 12.00. Office in Democrat Building, east sideof Sec ond Street—ground floor '■*> DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT. WILLIAM J. BRYAN, of Nebraska. _ FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, NATHAN SEW ALL. 2/ of Main. STATE TICKET. Governor B. F. Shively Lieutenant-Gov John U. Lawler Appelate Judges-First district, Edwin Taylor: second (list,. F. E Gavin: third dist.. Theodore Davis: fourth dist., Oalando Lotz.; fifth dist., G. E Ross. Secretary of State S. 31. Ralston Auditor of State Joseph T. Fanning Treasurer of state Morgan Chandler Attorney-General J. G. McNutt Reporter Supreme Court. .. Henry Wnrrum Superintendent Public Instruction Prof W. B. Sinclair State Statistician 0. H. Downey DISTRICT TICKET. Prosecuting Attorney DAVID E. SMITH, of Adams County. " For Representative. Adams and Jay counties, X JOHN T. KELLY, of Adams. N For Representative, Adams Blackford and Jay N J. T. McGEATH. of Blackiord. i COUNTY TICKET. A Sheriff. V PETER P. ASHBAUCHER. Treasurer, | JONAS NEUENSCHWANDER. V Auditor,. V NOAH MANGOLD. ’• I 1",'... - ■ j Surveyor, WILLIAM E. FULK. County Assesssr, i ELIAS CRIST. •,v • •■*.■'. •* . Commissioner—lst district, JOSEPH E. MANN. Commissioner—2nd district. - SAMUEL DQAK. Assumption'. Denunciation, Prophecy. The three words above cover and include everything that in favor of the gold standard and against the free coinage of silver. ASSUMPTIONS, Every so-called argument upon the gold side broadly assumes the entire controversy, and is only good in the event of .the assumption being true. For example, there is scarcely a contention made in favor of the gold standard that does not assume that gold has a fixed and unchanging value, and that the gold dollar is a true and honest dollar because it is gold. Day in and day out the cry of a “fifty-cent dollar” is rung into our ears and we are treated to an outburst of swelling indignation at the dishonesty of .coining dollars that are only worth fifty cents. What is meant by that? Just this : The silver which is required to make a silver - dollar can be bought in the market for fifty * cents in gold. Thus we see that gold is made, the rnfaßTble test? of vaTuiqand any other dollar, the material of which is not equal in value to the present gold dollar, is assumed to be a dishonest one.- This as-is—indu-lged-right in the face of • the fact t hat has been demonstrated a thou"sand times has itself doubled in bailie during the last.- twenty-tliree__ years. The. goTditei.settjes the whole question by burntuoffsly asserting that a gold dollar is : A ■* A ’ - *2—> - •- .

always wortli 100 cents —in gold. I'hat is, a gold dollar is always worth a gold dollar. One lump of gold is equal to another lump of gold of the same weight and fineness, and according to gold standard philosophy this proves that the “value'’ of gold never changes. So is a lump of silver always equal to another lump of.the same weight and fineness and under the same conditions. So is one bushel of wheat always equal to another of the same grade at the same place. So is one pound of cotton always equal to another of the same quality in the market. The illustrations could be multiplied almost vi ithotit limit. The assertion that the gold dollar is always worth 100 cents proves just nothing at all. The “hammar and fire tests,” by which the “intrinsic” value of gold is proven, are equally senseless. We are told by Mr. Atkinson that if a gold dollar is hammered or ilielted down into a shapeless mass It is still worth a dollar. Certainly, if it be anywhere near an open mint, because it can at once be hammered back'into a dollar. But if that lump of gold happened to be in the vicinity of the North Pole, or away off in the heart of the Patagonian Mountains, it would scarcelj’ be worth a full dollar in New York or London. Gold bullion is only equal in value to gold coin when it can be converted into coin without expense and without delay. This is conclusively proved by the experience ot England. Prior to 1844 there was always a delay in executing the coinage of gold, generally about sixty days. As a result there was a discount on the bullion, amounting usually to about 4 l < pence an ounce. And so it would be again. The “fifty-cent dollar” cry also involves another assumption that goes to the very heart of the whole question. It assumes that the value of silver bullion excluded from the mint and thrown upon the market as a mere commodity is the same as it would be with the mints of the United States open for'it-S reception and coinage. This is In total disregard of the great law of “su’pply and demand.” and right in the teeth of all human experience upon the subject. It is the same in principle as to claim that making it a crime to grind spring wheat into Hour or to use it as such would have no effect upon the value of the grain. Every argument against the free coinage of silver and in favor of the gold standard can be traced back directly to one or the other or both of these assumptions, which rest upon-no foundation whatever. PEI NAMES. The various terms of endearment (?) ..which find a place in the editorial columns of the average srold standard newspaper, and whicly,embellish the arguments of the orators whose eloquence if expended upon that sida, are too familiar to the reader to require extended comment. Fanaticism and fanatics, lunacy and lunatics, idocy and idiots, theives and theivery, knaves and knavery, swindle and swindlers, robbery and robbers, seoundreli.sni and scoundrels, repudiation ami repudiators, anarchy and anarchists, are a few of the choice epithets daintily employed to tiescribe the infamies of those who believe that it is wrong to compel a man to pay taxes, debts and fixed charges of all kinds in money that doubles in value about once in twenty-five years. Such expressions are, of course, very emphatic, and to a certain class of minds they may be entirely conclusive. But to those who reason upon the basis of ascertained facts, and who appreciate the difference between calling a man a theif and proving him to be one, they will hardly be accepted as “proof” of anything. However, we will not pursue this phase of the matter further, but will glance hastily at some goldite PROPHECIES. In 1878, after much agitation and debate, the Bland-Allison law was passed. It was bitterly opposed by the moneyed classes, as is every measure for an enlargement of the money supply, except when those classes themselves'wi-FiTo enlarge it for their own advantage by the issue of bank notes. It was vetoed by-the president and all sorts of extravagant objections were made/to it. As wi I be remembered, it' provided for the purchase and coinage of not less than r~52,~ ()U0,()00 or nforij than 84;00Q,(joo wofth?of silver bullion each month. If was declared that the law would literally flood us with s cheap silver: that it would drive all the

| gold out of the country and leave us upon a depreciated silver bash,'. Fifty millions of silver dollars were all that could' be safely coined. More than that would, drive the gold all out of the country aiul then would come Kl’IN! RUIN! RUIN! Well, we coined titty millions of these dollars, (fold obstinately refused to go 1 abroad, but on the contrary persisted in coming in more rapidly than ever. One hundred millions of them were coined. Still the gold came In ami still no ruin. Rut it was “coming”—always coming. Two hundred millions or these dollars , were struck. No expulsion of gold, but ’ large imports, and ruin still away off in ’ the dim distance. In 1885. after his election, Mr. Cleveland wrote his famous “Warner” letter addressed to General, Mr. Bland and others, in which he strongly urged the repeal of the Bland-Allison act. predicting all manner of calamities to come if it were not done. He repeated the same thing in nearly all of his messrges to Congress, and it there was financial ill to befall the country , in consequence of silver coinage that lie failed to mention it was merely because he could not think of it. But tile law was not repeated. We went on coining silver and at the same time accumulating gold until IS'.hk By this time we had coined about three hundred and seventy millions of silver dollar and at the same time had added not less than $200,000,- . 000 to our stock of gold. Still no ruin, and instead Os having too much silver the people were hungry and clamoring for more. This led to the passage of the famous Sherman law providing for the purchase of 4.500,000 ounces of silver bullion each month and the issuance of treasury notes thereon. It was not what the people were askii g for, but it was the best that could be then obtained. Wall street was complaining of financial stringency. and for a time, in a measure, relaxed its opposition. But as soon as that great money center was relieved, the cry of “danger” was again raised, and the repeal of the Sherman law was demanded. In 1800 the Baring Brothers failed, the Bank of England was tottering and grasping eagerly for gold. Heavy drafts were made upon the United States and many millions < f American gold were drawn otf to relieve the necssities of Europe. The “Sherman Law” was made the scape-goat, and when the panic, which began in England, swept around the world and finally reached the United States, it was aggravated and intensified by the action of the great banks of New York, that declared the Sherman law was the sole cause of the trouble and insisted upon its repeal. Mr. Cleveland called congress together for the single purpose of repealing that measure, declaring it to be the cause of the trouble, and that a removal of the cause would speedily restore prosperity. The same prophecy was made almost daily by the metropiitan press, while the. “big bankers” and the little ones, the chambers of commerce and boards of trade constantly re-echoed the cry. Mr. Sherman, near the close of the debate on the repeal in the senate, prophesied as follows: “In ten days the skies Will brighten, business will resume its ordinary course, and the clouds that lower upon our house will be in the deep bosom of the ocean buried.” All dependent. of course, upon the repeal of the lav? which bore his name. How completely tliat prophecy and every jatlibr emanating from Wall street has failed of verification is matter of common knowledge to all. Nearly three years have passed by with no return of prosperity and the gold men prophesying all the time, but accompanying their prophecies with ingenious explanations of why the prosperity failed to materialize. Sometimes the weather was too bad, at others it was too goodsometimes the crops were too large, at others they were to small; sometimes it was strikes and sometimes it was lockouts: sometimes it was overproduction and again it was under consumption, but the “Silver Craze” Was nearly always a disturbing element. Every time that gold won a political victory confidence was to be restored at once and business was going to revive. When Blackburn, Hardin and free silver were defeated in Kentucky, and with endless reiteration, the “craze” was pro- i nonneed “dead,” the gold philosophers I were fuR of enthusiasm about the prosperity that they saw' coming on angles’ w ings fobless the country. And it is still “coming.” The trouble now is the threat of free silver. For about three years, 1 under all conditions, with silver rampant 1 or silver “dead,” the business of the country has been almost at a standstill, and the pry of destress has everywhere been heard. ' Nevertheless, let Mr. Bryan be defeated ' and Mr. McLmley be installed in the 1 White House, and the whole laud, we are assured, will Isterally (low with milk and ’ honey. As prophets, the gold champions have been discredited, and condemned by the utter failure of every prophecy' they have made since the silver agitation Let the people novrdo a little independ- ■ ent thinking for. disregard the 1 mournful of wall Street and London, elect Bryan and Sewall and try ' the effects of a genuine American policy ■ for the American people.—From The National Bimetallist. Mrs, Khedie Noah, of this place, was 3 taken in the night witli cramping painsand the next day diarrhoea set in. She took half a bottle of blackberry cordial but got no relief. She then sent to me to see if I had anything that would help her. 1 sent her a bottle ot Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and the first dose relieved her. Another of our. neighbors ’ had been sick for about a week and had ’ tried different remedies for diarrhiea but * kept getting worse. 1 sent him, this same 5 remedy. Only four doses of it were requir--1 ed to cure iriin. — He says he owes his re--1 covery to this wonderful remedy.—Mrs. 1 Mary Sibley, Sidney, Mich. For sale by f all druggists. j • »■ : 3 I have lands in North Dakota and ' Texas. Swill sell or trade for lands I in Adams or adjoining counties and in i proper case will give difference in 3 money. 52tf David Studabaker.

When you need Dr. E. 11. Leßrun, you can phone him at bis residence. Phone 114. FOR RENT—House suitable for small family. Inquire at this office, ts For Sale, one new Breyman Tile Machine, nearly new. Very cheap. bltf Adams County Bank A plumber in Bremen or Hamburg, by hard labor and in a favorable season, can make no more than $5.40 a week. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy curescolds, croup and whooping cough. , It is pleasant, safe and reliable. For sale by all druggists j For bale - A good farm of 80 acres well improved, good house, good barn, and thoroughly underdrained. Good orchard, close to school, church and the postotlice; two good wells of water Call or address this office. 34tf Wanted—Several trustworthy gentlemen or ladles to travel in Indiana for established, reliable house Salary S7BO and expenses. Steady position. Enclose reference and self-addressed stamped envelope. The Dominiou Co.. Third Floor, Omaha Building, Chicago, Illinois. 50w24 Farm For Kent. For Rent.—A good farm of 110 acres in St. Marys township, one mile north of Rivare and four miles east of Decatur. The farm is under good cultivation and has good buildings. Will rent for two or five years for cash or note with good approved security. Call on or address for the next 3(4 days 114 W-5 AVesly Bowser. Bobo, Ind. / J S Railing, breeder of recorded Duroc J ersey swine. I have a tine herd of hogs at present, have sows bred for September farrow for sale. Male pigs from six to seven months old, pigs two months old. All breeding stock recorded. Pedigrees furnished. I will sell for cash or good notes. Write for «-has you want or come and see them Residence four and one-fourth miles southeast of Decatur lOwtf Cause and Efl’ect. First Old Lady—So poor Jerry Grimes is gone at last. Consumption, the doctor said it were. Second Old Lady—That’s strange. There never was any consumption in his family as I heard on. First Old Lady—Oh, that don't makv no difference! My sister’s ’usband was carried off by gastric fever, and they never had no gas in the house at all They always burned kerosine.—Londoi Fun. .; Not so Strange. So many people wonder and ask themselves, why is it that among so many Cough Syrups. Dr. Marshall’s Lung Syrup, is so far superior forcomdts.. This is not so strange. This medicine was k lifetime study- of Dr. Marshall and perfected by Dim while searching for his own health, the purest drugs are used in its manufacture, hence the results. The only way we can convince you of the true merit, of this medicine is for you. to give it a trial, it is guaranteed to give satisfaction. Price ils, 50 and sl. Sold by druggists and dealers. j They tell a story of a young woman —one of many—who, being afflicted with a sudden and mad desire to become an actress, called on the late Lester Wallack and requested his assistance in getting on the stage. The most debonair of actor managers looked at her in his own light comedy way and asked: “Are you married?” ‘'No, ” replied the aspirant. “My dear young lady, ” said Mr. Wallack, “go and get married, have two or three children, lose- them, be beaten by your husband, get a divorce —and then I comeback and try to act.” —New York I Journal. Last summer one of our grand children was_sick with a severe bowel trouble. Our doctor’s remedies had failed, then we tried Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which gave very speedy relief. We regard it as the best medicine ever put on the market for bowel complaints.—Mrs. F. G. Gregory, Fredrickstown, Mo. This certainly is the best medicine ever put on the market fordyseiitry, summer complaint, colic and cholera infantum in children. It never faits to give prompt relief when used in reasonable time and the plain printed directions are followed. Many mothers have expressed their sincere gratitude for the cures'it has effected. For sale by all druggists. j Lands for Sale. We offer fOT’sale the following valuable land in Adams County, Indiana. The south half of the .northeast quarter of section sixteen (16), in Root township, known as the Magley farm, and the east half of the northeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section sixteen , (16) situate in Monroe township, known as the Wm. Eaisure farm; also the east half of the northeast quarter of said section, known as the Ainsley Smith Smith farm; also 30 acres off pfj the 1 north side of the southwest quarter of section thirty (30), in Union township; . also the undivided one-half of in-lot ' No. 267, in the city of Decatur, including ’one half of the livery stable thereon; also the.following lots number ' 241 and 242 in the original plat of the town of Decatur. oThe above described lands will be I sold on reasonable terms, with payi ments to suit purchasers. For any further information call on 1 the Adams County Bank, Decatur, i- Indian. „ - October 1. 1895 w29tf .

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'A Vi "5 Commit With Dr. H. E. Keller ' Physician and surgeon formerly of Chicago, now known as Decatur’s leading and most successful physician and surgeon, makes in connection with bis gener <1 practice a specialty of all forms of chronic diseases, tumors, tetter, eczema, asthma, indolent ulcers, acute and chronic bronchitis, catarrh, heart trouble, diseases of the eye and ear, neuralgia, rheumatism, piles, flstules, fissures, rectal ulcers, nervous debility of the young, middle-aged and old people and catarrhal diseases of any nature or organ of the body cured not only temporary, but permanent and diseases of women and children a leading special ty. and all the diseases which the human body is heir to My past and uniform success encourages me in promising full satisfaction to all my patients. Consultation at my office both in German and English language, free to all. I will also attend to all calls day or night, city or country. doing a general practice and conforming •strictly to the principles of the Physo Medical School of Medicine, and there is no poison of any kind what- , ever used in my method of treating disease. I keep a full line of fresh drugs on hand and furnish all medicines from my office. I hope by the strict adherauce to the principles of truth and honest dealings to merit your patronage I am yours truly, H. E Keller. Office over Holthouse’s shoe store, west side Second street. Residence near corner of Fourth 'and Madison streets opposite the Catholic church. Office hours from Ba. m. to 11:30 p. m. and from 1 p. m to 5 p. m and from 6 p m. to 8 p m. Lock box 144, telephone residence No. 93, office No 32. JEADAC HE cured ln2o tmnu os by Dr. Mlles °AIN PnjA/'One cent a dose At d.-ugglat» — ' *

Down ta Sprang & True’s They wish to call your attentiot to some bargains they ate offering at this time: Splendid yard wide Unbleached Muslin ■■■■ ■*°* Splendid yard wide,Bleached Muslin 5 aud ,lC- . Splendid Calicos - . 4c * Standard Turkey Red, Indigo Blue and Fancy Prints. • ”°- Nice fast colors Staple and Dress Ginghams . s®« Good Style Chailies.. ...... ~..... c ‘ Persian style Challies • • • c * These Chailie make beautiful comforts, and you will make a mistake if you pass them. 7 foot plain window shades on spring roller 15c. 7 foot fringle window shades on spring roller.. ■■ I — “ |lc ‘ 7 foot plain cloth window shade offspring roller • • • ■ • 7 foot fringle cloth window shades on spring roller ■ All Linen Bleached and Unbleached Towelings - 5e yd - All Lhieii Table Cloth, 200 and u P ward We can show you the nicest and best line of lie shirting you ever looked at. We pride ourselves on having the best make of ladies’ and childrens’ Hosiery on the market, known as the Y. 8. F. Try them and be convinced. We have received an elegant line of 5c Handkerchiefs. Splendid value. Many of the same things are sold elsewhere at 10c, See them. Our 5 and 10c counters are loaded from top to bottom with bargains. Too many to name. 1 Com and see lor yourself. . ' . Everyboy knows we are Leaders in China, Glass ami. Qneeiixware. Splendid 7 inch p1ata5....... f/ 30e s set Nice large 7-lnch deep glass dishes.... 10c. Cups and Saucers..’ 30c set Nice large covered glass dishes ->c. Splendid7 inch deep dishes Wc._ Nice water g1a55e5...:........ 15c set. And a Thousand other articles as cheap. If you will come in and see. We can truth- , fully say that we have the largest and best selected line of dishware m the county. . Yes we are home in this line and we can do you good. In this deCroceries: partment our goods are nice and fresh and at rock-botton prices. If you buy anytliing that is not as represented, bring it back and get your money. The fanners of Adams county have found out where they can get the highest prices for their eggs. Grrocory Price lliistt. “C ’’’Sugar • Fancy Raisins, per lb. a 5c “A ’’ Sugar 5 First-class Japan tea, per lb 25c Granulated Sugar i 5% First-class Imperial tea. per lb 25c 3lb can best solid packed Tomatoes 3 Dried apples, pei c fOl . 25c. Rice, per lb s ,3c .2 lb can Hopkins steamed hominy 3 for 25c. Large yellow tube peach, per lb 12Xc Best cream cheese 10c. Fadcy Pork, per lb 7c Tincanlids per doz. ...... 5c Best Lard, perJb,.-, be Mason can rubbers, perdoz 5c Lion. Arbuckle an XXXX Coffee per Best matches 12boxes for 10c lb. . ........~oc Hand picked Navy beans, per pound.. Me Baking powder, per lb 12Xc Rolled ()ats, per ll> Canned corn, per can. _... A .. sc__ 7 cakes Laundry soap • -35 c Canned peas, per can 5c o . C 3 We have been doing business here for fifteen years and our trade lias increased largely each vear and the number ot new customers coming our way only proves that we try to do the fair square thing with.our trade. Make our store your seopping place when you come to town whether you buy or not. Tt om ottiTdoi* tlxo X’lftco. STprevuigr est! Tixt©.

CUBED WITHOUT COST. BLOOD POISON. “The life of alljtleshts the blood thereof."—Leviticus xvli, 14. The late Dr. Ricord, of Paris, was the moat celebrated authority in the world on Syphilis, Scrofula, an<l other blood diseases. These disorders. whether inherited or acuulred. cause skin eruptions, sore throat, ulcers, swellingof tlie glands, fallingout of.halr. disease of bohea! nervioitsness. impairment of sexual power and perinature medial and physical decay. To any sufferer we will send, on receipt of six cents in stamps. Dr. Rlcordja famous prescription for the blood. Positive and permanent curesgnaranleed. Address The Ricord Medical Co.. Marion. O. 14w-tf. THE MARKETS TO-DAY. Wheat No. 2 50 Corn, 28 Oats No. 2 L 5 Rye 25 Clover, red prime 4 20 Clover (Alsyke) 3 60 Timothy 1 25 Flax . 70 Butter 12 to 14 * Eggs ' 9 Lard Potatoes 25 Hams 10 Shoulders 8 Bacon 8 Wool, unwashed 9 to 12 Wool, washed 15 to 18 Cattle 3 00 to 3 50 Hogs 3 00 Sheep 3 00 to 4 50 Hay 16.00 to *B.OO Beef hides 4c Calf hides 5J£ Apples 25 Heal Rotate Transfer*. H W Walser et al to Frank Haviland, lot 231, Geneva * 175 Daniel Yaney to Dora Yaney, 20 A, Jefferson tp .. WOO 00 I Daniel Yaney to J F Yaney, 20 A, Jefferson tp ! 1500 00 Decatur Cemetery Asso’n to Sylvester Wolf, lot 124 25 00 Sarah M Spence to Shelby Ray, 20 A. Monroe tp , 1200 00 Angeline M Archbold to G Moyer iniot 15, Decatur 300 00 Malinda Franfield to J W Teeple, 6 80-100 A, Washington tp 500 00 Etta L Zimmerman to J W Teeple 33 20-100 A, Root tp 2500 00 W H Reed to W H Beam, 93 A, St. Marys tp J R Shafer to R B Pierce, receiver T St L & K C Ry Co, pt outlet, Decatur • 30 00