Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 24 June 1897 — Page 3

backache makes the youn'' feel <4-i, itic! 'lie old feel that lite is hot worth the living. It is a clanger sigiuil o f Kidney Disease. It can be CURED When a nmn has any serious trouble with his kidneys as 1 have had, and for years has tried all kinds of kidney medicines without getting any benefits from vhem, it is natural if he tries a new remedy and it cures his pains and aches, he should say a word in its favor. I have had kidney troubles and back ache so tong that I don’t know when it commenced. But Ido know that until 1 bought some of Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pilis at the People's Drug Store, and used them thoroughly, I never had any such relief from pains and kidney weakness as I have now. Hobbs Spara gus Kidney Pills are the best kidney medicine I know of. H. J. Mercer, 1609 8. Liberty St.. Muncie, Ind. HOBBS Sparagus Kidney Pills. BOBBS REMEDY CO., Pbopriitobb, Chicago. Dr. Hobbs Pills For Sale in DECATUR, IND., by SMITH A CALLOW, Druggists, The Old Dorwin Drug Store.

LOCAL. NEWS. Some are Nllucellaneouß, Other# Personal, and Still 4>ther# are Nothing But News. Tvpe writing paper is kept in stock at this printery. Lawyers should note this fact. Decatur’s Fourth of July celebration will be a demonstration that you read about. Prepare yourselves for the event. General Prosperity still just “around the corner,” notwithstanding the boomerang efforts of republican prosperity prophets. Work on the new brick street has bugun in earnest, and Will be pushed to completion with all the old time vigor so well known to exist with Contractor Woods. A hair restorative is being given a thorough trial by one of our citizens who mourns over the departure’ of many stray locks. If it’s a good thing he will push it. The Democrat’s list of subscribing readers grows larger as time goes by. Thfs fact is a demonstrator that we print all the news all the time. Subscribe now. The Allison’s will leave some time the first of.l uly for their annual summer outing among the refreshing breezes of northern Michigan. The time thus spent renews life and makes the old young again. Bob Blackburn has been relating to us many of his experiences in railroad circles many years ago. At one time he worked for the great Monon road and knows much of southern Indiana’s early history. Grand Chancellor Hunt of the Knights of Pythias has appainted Hon. W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton, as grand chancellor of this district. The honor is not a light one, and is bestowed into deserving hands. Save your car fare to Fort Wayne, Toledo or any other city, and patronize the merchants of Decatur. You can buy better goods and buy them cheaper so what more do you want. Let’s build up Decatur by leaving all cash at home. I Right and wrong advertising are as far apart in spirit, methods and results as east and west. It your business is all that it ought to be, the people want you as much as you want them; and earnest, honest, persistent advertising will^ bring them to you.— Dixey. Township trustees, justice’s of the peace and all other officials can get their blinks printed at this office. Your order books and nearly every other official document can be made here as cheap as they are furnished by any supply house. Come aud see us. L The Journal, the organ of the city, will please inform us as to what amount the city can invest in bonds for the building ol an electric light plant without" “exceeding the limit of indebtedness.” We favor public improvements, and for fear we might oppose a “good thing,” beg for a little enhghtennfent. There are more nice, comfortable and commodious residence inDeca-

tur than in any other city in northern Indiana. This is a fact that we are proud of, and every other citizen ought to be proud of. Located as we are in a fertile garden spot, with many advantages not ei.joyed by our neighbors, we ought to be happy inde d. The lawyers of the city welcomed the close of the April court (erm, alleging as a reason hat (hey were actu illy tired, which was occasioned by the vast amount of work done during ihe term. They are a lucky lot of individuals, for we know other class s of bm mess and professional people who would welcome a mad rush of work and business. Chicago Purchasing agencies are distributing bills in the different towns in Northern Indiana to induce people to purchase their goods in the windy city instead of patronizing their home merchants and business people. In nine cases out of ten those who are influenced through these agencies will be played on for suckers. These agents are looking for “easy mark” and they find them in people who turn from their legitimate and honest dealers and patronize Chicago sharks under the pretense of selling goods below cost. Governor Mount is now being severely criticised for his grand stand plays at reformation in the wage expenses in our state institutions. The criticisms propounded suggest that while paring down the scale of w T ages and salaries, his sincere motives should compel him to begin with the office of governor and go down,. It is no doubt a fact that employes and officers at the state house could better afford a reduction in their fees and salaries than many people who labor for SSO and S6O a month. Give us reformation clear down the line. Our seggestions last week that the council order, of the city’s financial standing seemed to strike a popular chord, if one wre to juige by the many compliments bestowed upon us. Many had never thought of such a suggestion, but as the saying is they took to it like a duck to water, and are now earnest in their appeals. They pay the money and have a right to know where some is expended. If the city is in debt they have a right to know to what extent, and what the probabilities of payment are. A. report upon this matter will save much contusion. A Kansas editor and a rich widow were engaged to be married, when the neighbors began to talk about it, charging that he was marrying her for her riches. The young editor was vexed at this, of course, and in order to show up its untruthfulness, he persuaded his affinity to turn her worldly pelt over to a grown daughter, and that would prove to the world the sincerity of his affections. The trusting widow did so, and the first night the editor and the yonng girl eloped, and in the morning the widow pied the forms in the office and would have pied the editor if she could have found him. • The New York Journal recently sent to the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois special staff correspondents for the purpose of investigating the industrial conditions at the present time, now more than seven months after the election of McKinley. Their partial reports were published in last Monday’s issue of that paper and they show nothing but want, suffering shutting down of mills and bankruptcy.® The amount of failures in Ohio alone since January Ist last is estimated at $50,000,000 and in Stark county, the home of McKinley, thirty-five assignments have been filed with a total of $438,500. Although as yet no striking improvement has resulted, the average age of senators and representatives at Washington has been considerably lessened since the last Congressional directory was issued. Previous to that the average in the senate was above 60. ; It is now 57, and the average age of representatives has fallen from 50 to 44. A good share of the congressmen were very young, and some of them were not even born the time of the rebellion. This is true of both houses. In the senate, however, the old fellows still maintain the wliiphand and earn the reputation for doddering which one of their members ascribes to them. They manage to monopolize time and refuse to be jarred out of their bld ways of transacting public business. One notable fact concerning be present

congress is the large number who were born in foreign countries. No less than twenty-seven are natives of other countries than ours and twenty-three were born in the British empire. If the finances and funds of the citv have been judiciously applied, the Journal need not fear but should invite “partisan criticism ” But no matter which, the taxpayers are entitled to a full and comp] te account ■ of the public acts of their servants, 1 the officers of the city. Above all, | they are entitled tn a statement of the City’s indebtedness and where : and how the money collected has been expended. The council owes it to our people, and refusal now will strongly condemn their official acts. We contend for nothing but what is right, just and proper, and in doing so represent the wishes of the people irrespective of party, creed or previous condition of servitude, as it were. -Give us the figures. The superintendent of public instruction, has completed the school enumeration for the state. It totalizes 749,860, making an increase over 1996 of 16,134. We reproduce the following figures and counties, among them being Adams county which shows a gain of 241: Counties. 1896 1897. Adams 7.511 7.752 A11en22.488 23.353 Marion 72 272 44.118 i Vanderburgh2B,764 20.-834 Vig016.221 17 682 E1khart1,2,233 12.355 Whitley 5.522 5 719 Kosciuska 8 746 8. 8$ ! Lagrange3.§o6 4.847 Huntington,B 720 8,958 Steube 4,375 4.466 Wabash 8.593 8.909 Jay 8.699 8,802 Noble.. ■ .... 6.680 6 815'1 Wells 7 435 7,606 DprL.g the recent campaign Wm. J. Bryan said: “A trust cannot exist utdess it is connived at by the lawmakers or those who enforce the law. You have had something to do wnh the coal trust, and your coal cbsts you about 61 a ton more this year than last. It means that a trust can go to every fireside and exact an unjust tribute before the man who sits by the fireside can be warm. It mt&iis that our natural wants drives >us into a pen where, the men who own the trusts can slaughter us at their m,ercy.” This is evident truth. Every person' of common intelligence knows it is true. We see at the present time members of congress conniving at their existence by voting to them the right to tax the people for the benefit of the law-breakers, who divide the profits. We see officials, state and national, conniving at them by failure to enforce the laws. Their existences is one of the abuses of government. It arises because officials do not keep the trust and perform the duties for which they were elected. The people can remedy this by making their will felt. The trusts must go if the people are honestly desirous that they pressed.—lndianapolis Sentinel. Mr. Isaac Horner, proprietor of the Burton House, Burton, W. Va., and one of the most widely known men in the state was cured of rheumatism after three years of suffering. He says: “I have not sufficient command of language to convey my | idea of what I suffered, my physicians told me that nothing could be none for me; and rny friends were fully convinced that nothing but death would relieve me of mv suffering. In June, 1894, Mr. Evans, then salesman for the Wheeling Drug Co., recommended Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. At this time my ‘ foot and limb were swollen to double their normal size and it seemed to me my leg would burst, but soon after 1 began using the Pain Balm, the swelling began to decrease, the pain to leave, and now I consider that lam entirely cured. For sale by Smith & Callow. j VACATION DAYS. In the Lake Regioos of Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Minnesota, lowa and South Dakota, along the lines of the Chicago, Wilwaukee & St. Paul Railway, are hundreds of charming localities preeminently fitted for summer homes, nearly all of which are located on or near lakes which have not been fished out. These resorts range in variety from the “full dress for dinner” to> the flannel shirt eostum for every meal. Among the list are names familiar to.many of our readers ajf the peirtection of Northern summ/r resorts. Nearly all of the Wisconsin points of interest are'within a short distance from Chicago or Milwaukee, and none of them are so far away from the “busy marts of civilization” that they cannot be reached in a few hoars of travel, by frequent trains, over the finest road in the Northwest—the Chicago,

Muslin Underwear Sale BOSTON STORE. Thursday. Friday, Saturday, June 24,25,26 68c. 79c. Skirts, elegant muslin trimmed Skirts, best Lockwood muslin in Tore,han lace, worth $1.00; IPS™* 1 , embroidery, worth this sale aR d 25; sa^e 68c. 79c. 69c. 39c. Skirts, Torchan trimmed, as- Night Gowns, well worth the sorted sizes, worth 85c; regular price of 50c; sale days only 59c " 39c. 82c. 69c. Night Gowns, best makes of Nightgowns, heavy fruit of the muslin, trimmed in eithei foi- loom mnslin, hemstitched and chan lace or embroidery tucked worth 75c to 85c; for 82c. 69c. 89c. k 84c. style, worth Drawers, latest patterns, best Boc, tins sale muslin, al worth $1.25 and 61; 69c. 84c. ' ■ ■WWW—■ I I I L I U—M——WWW—--23FA11 Muslin Underwear at reduced prices, at BOSTBN STORE. ' 1.0. O. F. BLOCK. KOEBLER 3 HOLTZ CO. * - 0 .-J ’ - ■ . . • • - •

Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Send a two cent stamp for a copy of ••Vacation Days” giving a description of the principal resorts, and a list of summer hotels and boarding houses, and rates for board, to Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111. -i- " The True Remedy. W. M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, 111., “Chief” says: -“We won’t keep house without Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughsand colds. Experimented with many others, but never got the true remeddy until we used Dr. King’s New Discovery. No other remedy can take its place in our home, as in it we have a certain and sure cure for coughs, colds, whooping cough, &c.” It is idle to experiment with other remedies, even it they are urged on you as just as good as Dr. King’s New Discovery. They are not as good, because this remedy has a record of cures and besidt s it is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at Page Blackburn’s drug store. — o •To Atlanta from Louisville without change.—CommencingMay 2nd, the Southern Railway inabonnectipn with the Queen & Creseut Route, extented its Louisville '& Chattanooga sleeping car line through to Atlanta. Through sleeper leaves Louisville daily at 7:35 p. m. arriving Atlanta 11:40 a, m. Close connections, Union Depot, Chattanooga for Birmingham, Meridian and New Orleans. Also to Atlanta for Georgia and Florida points. When traveling south or southeast, see that your .tickets read via Louisville & Southern Railway. All ticket agents sell them. " Wm. 11. Tayloe; Ass’t. G. P. A. Louisville, Ky. -Free Pills.» Send yopr address to H. E Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of constipation uind sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly tree from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by givingytone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 25c per box. Sold by Page Blackburn, druggist. . '■ ' ...

nt it iis J I Thp tart I !I b U bUJbu _ . I i In our line of Boots and Shoes. | j No matter how tempting the offer of § j other stores, no wide-awake buyer |i should think of making a purchase be- J fore seeingjhow much better they can do ! with us. The clearly i n i' 11 prove how well we can serve you. y * ' ' ■ [7 Bring us your feet and we will fit them with a ' -7 ' || ■ ‘ : Osa Ladies’ kid button shoe, So cents. p Ladies’ green shoes, $2.00 and|s2.sO. gj Ladies’ dark, chocolate, silk’]vestingtop, $2.25. ■ .'• • S Gent’s buffi shoes, 90 Gent’s dark chocolate vici kid, $2.00. Gent's black vid kid, $2.00. ft It will surprise you to See our Bar- || gain Counter. L Children’s slippers 25 and 50 cents. || Ladies’slippers, 50 cents, ” - W’Don’t forget to see us.- ‘ || loifc 8 iioiiioj. « ! J Iff®