Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 1 July 1897 — Page 7

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township trustees. john d. n iiH.i '<;eb. Trustee Union Township. Office r>ay Monday, oi each week. insu ad of Tue'-duj, 12 48 L. W. LEWTON. Trustee Root Township. i Muiiduj oi each week, instead of Tuesday. 7-33 j GEORGE W. RHOWN, ( Trustee Kirkland Township. loitio' Day—Monday of each week, instead <>f Tuesday, 3-34 j JOHN STEELE, Trustee Washington Township. ; ■Office Days—Taetdat s and Saturdays at Sur I veyor’s office. —Wednesdays at home. WILLIAM !•’. SCHEG, Trustee Monrot Township. Office Z>av Monday of each week, instead of ■ Tuesday. 7-33 i — t*t' 7S | C. E STECK EY. * Trustee French Tqwnship. Office Dav—Monday ot each week, instead of Tuesday. 7-33 tt.IHASCK - T »,..«’*»■" > FRANCE A MERRY MAN. ATTORNEYS AT Lt aw, DECATUR, IND OUlee-Nos. 1.2 and 3. over Adam- t ... B;.i . We reft?r, oy permission, tn a- t •>. Ban* * I A P BEATTY F MaSI MANN & BEATTY ATTORNEYS AT LAW And Notaries Public. Pension claims prosecuted. Odd Fellows buildins. I K. K. EKHIS. Attornoy-nt-lanTV. e Rooil ’ and 2 Niblick <k Tonnellier Boek. Decatur, Indiana. R, -g. PETERSON ATTORNEY AT LAW, DECATUR. INDIANA. I Rooms I and 2, In the Anthony Holthouse lohn Schurger. W. H. Reed. Dave E. Smith: SCHURGER. REED & SMITH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Mosey to Loan at lowest rates of interest j Abstracts of title, real estate and collections Rooms 1. 2 and 3 WelQey block. 38 I ED. COFFEE, apd Justice of ROOM 3, OVER POSTOFFICE. Decatur, Xxaciiftn«J. D. HJLLHL lealek in hain, Seed, Wool, Salt, Oil. Coal, Lime, Fertilizers. •tenors on the Chicago & Erie and Clover • railroads. Office and retail store souths’! corner of Second and Jefferson Streets. - i our patronage solicited. I A. L. DEVILRIES, DENTIST I. o. o. F. BLOCK. Ei? f s*’ lon al Dentist. Teeth extracted withKnwCui’ Especial attention given to bridge Knahi r\ lilustrj ‘ , ’ ,,n a h° ve - Terms rea- > Office- >econd street, over Roseny ■•clothing store. 2fr-ly I J DENTIST. KL W n '?'A’’' i ,‘‘ Vl ' r Hv3boiiw’» shoe store, | ■Bntai I e r°d. 9 all work pertaining to the ; K the tu r 8 ? ion * Gold tilling a specialty, i EhVapor he is enabled to without pain. Work guaranteed. I L . E. H LeBRUN, lliihtj Sargecn mi Lecatur, Indiana. ■ p° rner Second and Madison street. « BMs, ™ 7! diseases of Domesticated AniB»UsdM Ung a Bpec,alt y of Optical Caaea- ; B*-ly ? ° r Promptly attended to. I

r I he Citic-tifo .V Erie 1 lilwitv will sell ex 'tn on Li kets av.vuut of B O I’. E. ine.-liitiz a Mini.rapolis, Minnesota.! r July 3rd and 4 b; final return limit. | August 2t)d. Round trip $17.10. For furbljei mfor.ua im. call or a.idles.-, J. W Dr Long, Agent. , The Chicago & Ette railway will mn two special excursions t<> Chautauqua Lake, NY.. on Juh 2nd and August 2 donly. Round trip rate $9 60, Reurn limit 30 dais For further Infor- i . niation call or address J. m . DeLot g. Agent. The Chicago & Erie railway will on ' account ot the Photographers A“socfti- • lion ot America at Celeron. N. Y., sell ' excursion tickets at one fare tor round trip. Tickets sold July 11th and 12th i Return limit. July 20th. For furthei ■ information call or Address •1 M DeL tng. Agent. The Chicago & Erie jailway will on account of the 4th of July sell excursion tickets at one fare for round trip to points within 200, miles and also to points on connecting lines. Tickets sold Ju'y 3rd. 4th and sth Return limit Inly 6 r h. For further information call or address • J tv DeLong. Agent. Ti e Chicago & Erie railway w?l sell ; excursion tickets to Ttftonto. Omtario ■ account of Epworth League Interna tional./'onv’ention at one fare for round trip Tickets so don J» ! v 13 hto 1-s'h. Final return limit August 12th Fof full information call or address. J. W. DvLong, Agent. Go to the N. E. A convention Mil waukee. July 6 9 via thr North-Western ■ Line, “The Like Shore Route ” Ex i enrsion rates, frequent trains, quicks. Ft’trw". patlor cars and dining See that your tjekets rea l fro n Chicago via the Chicago & North-Western R'y. For full information apply to ticket I agents of connecting lines or address, W. B, Kniskern. G I’. A T. A ■ Chicago, 111 15-2 An Atlanta I nterpi i-e of Great Ylerit. It affotds us pleasure to call esjecial j atten’ion to the adverfist merit of the ■ “Mother’s Friend. ’ appearing tn ‘tins i issue. The Bradfield Regulator Co. of Atlanta Ga., have at great expense is ■ sued almost attractive and meritorious ; book, which they mail free, containing information of the greatest value’ and i importance to all ladies expecting to become mothers. That the “Mother's Friend” is a remedy wonderful in its effects, and relieves the expectant mother of increditable suffering and robs the final hour of confinement of its dread, pain and terror, is fully attested by the experience of happy j ■ mothers all over tbis-continent. A per usal of the book will convince any It dy, and the use of “Mother's Friend” cause her to become its enthusiastic friend. J blessing the hour when first she heard of it and was induced to use it. Semi your name and address to the Bradfield i Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga., and recievein return, free, this excellent book. “To Expectant Mothers,” containing information of great value to all I ladies 1-5-4

Keep Up Your Scott’s Emulsion in Summer-time are your resources for the summer? Have you an abundance of health stowed away for the long, hot, depleting days, or does summer find you low in vitality, run down, losing flesh, and weak ? Scott s Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil will give you the proper reserve force, because it builds up the system on a solid foundation. A tonic may stimulate; Scott’s Emulsion not only “boosts, it sustains. It is a wiv precaution always to have at I least a small bottle of Scott’s FmuKon in i the house. Unopened, it will keep mdefmitetv. Tightly corked, after using, kept in s a cool place, it will remain sweet for weeks. For sale by all druggists at ♦ ♦♦so Cents and 5 1 " 00 I

WASHINGTON LETTER, IN«tcle Sam to Indemnify the Sender cf Lost Letters In Line at Last. Jerry Simpson’s Big District. [Special Correspondence.] Uncle Sam is going to be honest and pay for the property he loses. The new law providing indemnity to the amount I of $lO for lost registered mail goes into ‘ effect July 1. It is the belief of the postmaster general that the new law > will bring to his department a great i deal of profitable business. The postofflee department bids for | business like any tradesman orcarrit r. i ! Os late years the express companies j i have been cutting into Uncle Sum’s postal order business and cutting down i his registration trade. Last year there was a decrease in registration fee receipts at San Francisco of nearly 6 per ■ cent, at Cincinnati of about 1 per cent, ■ atpetroit of more than 5 per cent, at Inuisville cf more than 4 per cent, at. Minneapolis of more than 10 per cent, at Portland, Or., of more than 9 per cent and at St. Paul of 5 per cent. Uncle Sam Behind the Times. At other large offices there was an i increase, but it was not in proportion j to the increase in other branches of j postal business. At New York, for ex- ' ample, the increase was less tiran 8 per j cent and at- St Louis only 3 per cent. Altogether the’paid registrations fell off nearly 6 per cent. The causes of this decline in the popularity of the registry servidfe are the competition of the express companies and the fact that they indemnify the shipper in case of loss, while the postoffice department does not. The United States is the only great country in the world which runs its registry business on this plan. Great Britain pays $25 or less, according to the loss, and for an extra fee guarantees indemnity up to $250. France pays $5 i tfi $10; Austria, Belgium, Holland, ■ Portugal, Roumania, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany, Luxemburg^Egypt and Haiti. about $lO each, ami Colombia, Costa j Rfta, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Greece, Italy, Norway, Persia, Russia, Servia, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland anil Turkey, sums ranging from $2.25 to $13.40. The United States is classed with such benighted countries as the Kongo Free State and Bolivia. The registry business brought to the. I postoffice last year $975,388.88. C ’A large ■ jus t of this was profit, because there svas no risk to the government ami the cler- i ical expense of handling the matter was ! comparatively small. Department Really Self Sustaining. . Nearly 4,200,000,Q00 stamps, postal cards, etc., were issued last year, which ■ [. means probably 4,000,000,000 pieces of I i mail sent through the postoffice. If 15,- I i 000,000 pieces of registered mail yielded ' i $975,000 revenue, or fcarly 11 per cent ■ ■ of the total revenue of the postal service, ■ [ the registry service must be very profit- ■ able. Small wonder that the postmaster ■ ■ general, with his $8,000,000 annual ■ ■ deficit staring him in th& face* has | wanted for many years to make a bid .! for public patronage in the matter of i I registered mail. Uucle Sam has not a ' monopoly cf the rfoney and valuables transportation us Jz? has of the letter ■: business. [ A great part'of the business of the I ' j postoffice is handling government mail. ! In fact, if the postal service stood on its ! ' j own legs—if the service the department ■ II renders to other government offices was ' I charged against them—the postal busi- ! ness would be self sustaining and we I . might have 1 cent letter postage. As it ’ I is, about one-fifth of the business of the registration office last year was done for the departments. Trainload, of Gold as Mail. The registered mail is put to strange ■ uses. A few years ago a trainload of gold was brought from San Francisco ! to New York as “registered mail.” If every piece of fltst class mail matter lost last year had been worth $lO, i the department, under the new law, 1 i woultl have bad to pay only $5,820 indemnity. The increase in the general ! receipts of the postal service last year was 7 per cent. If the registration busi- I ness had increased in rhe proportion of other blanches ot the service, the govl eminent would have received SIOO,OOO , i more than it did. If the grafting of an I : indemnity will bring back the registration business which the government , . has lost and give a normal increase, it I will be worth about $94,000 a year net.® But if there was no profit in it the postoffice department could afford to do this justice to the people who send money by mail. Last year more than sll,000 was realized by the dead letter office on money and valuables lost in the mail for which no owner could be found. This fund would have paid all the claims made by people who suffered [ losses aud complained about them, and I have left $5,000 balance. Jerry Simpson’s Larsre District. Jerry Simpson represents the largest congressional district in the United States in point of population. Jerry would not mind if it was a little smaller as to territory and population both, for then he could manage it more easily. There are 86 counties in his district, which goes by title as “the Big Seventh, ” and he has to corral a plurality of the votes represented by a population of 278,208 before he can be re-elected. He would just revel in running for congress in Nevada, with its population of 45,761, or Utah, with a population of 207,905, or Arizona, with 59,620, or New Mexico, with 153,593, or Okla- ; homa, with 61,834, or Wyoming, with i its population of 60,705, or even Mon- : tana, with a population of 132,159, but instead of that he has to herd a plurality of 57,000 votes into the ballot boxes in his district or the other fellow gets there. The other fellow got there in the campaign of 1394, and one of the reasons why Jerry likes to aggravate Tom Reed so well is because the “great' white czar” went into Jerry's district last fall and said the district had been represented by chaos for four years. Jerry doesn't like to be denominated • ‘ chaos. ’' Carl Schofield.

The Exceptional Time. “Almost any man Nvill admit that he’s liable to make mistakes.” “Yes, except v»1 ■ n t • makes them.” —Chicago Journal. Out on the Veranda. Hazy twilight dies away, Fall the curtains < f the day, And tl.e night moves slow on high, Li-'.'ning .-tar lumps in the sky; Just the tii. e < t t.ay for me, Just the time f< r me to be Out on the veranda With Miranda! • Wondrous sights of night can stir The soul of me and the soul of her. Yet with eyes upon the stars I’m not free from earthly jars. « Silence may correct appear. There’s another fellow here— Out on the veranda With Miranda!

MnTHFR’»“ If 1U I S sLI a I of meaning and about which such tender and holy recollections cluster as that of “ Mother ’’—she who watched over our helpless infancy andguided our first. tottering step. Yet the life of every Expectant Mother is beset with danger and all effort should be made to avoid it.

so assists nature in the change taking place that the Expectant Mother is enabled to look forward without

Mother’s Friend

dread, suffering or gloomy forebodings, to the hour when she experiences the joy of Motherhood. Its use insures safety to the lives of both Mother and Child, and she is found stronger after than before confinement—in short, it “makes Childbirth natural and easy,” as so many have said. Don’t be persuaded to use anything but MOTHER’S, FRIEND “My wife suffered more in ten minutes with either of her other two children than she did altogether with her last, hatijig previously used four bottles of ‘Mother's Friend.’ It is a blessing to any one expecting to become a MOTHER,” says a customer. HenSkrson Dale, Carmi, Illinois. ! Os Druggists at SI.OO, or sent by express on receipt of price. Write tor b'ook containing testimonials ; and valuable information for all Mothers, tree. I The Britilflebl Regulator Co., Atlanta. Ga.

HOW TOOT OUT. Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four I hours; a sediment or settling indicates [ an unhealthy condition of the kidneys. I when urine stains linen it is evidence of kidney trouble Too frequent desire ]to urinate or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and ; bladder are out of order. « HAT TO I»O. There is comfort in the knowledge so i often expressed, that Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy fulfils every wish In relieving pain in the back, kidneys,' liver, bladder and every part of the urinary, passages. It corrects inability to ■ bold urine and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate, | The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful i cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. e Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent | free by mail. Mention Decatvr ' Democrat and send your address to ■ Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghampton, N.Y. The proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer. IHlcliigan in Summer. Northern Michigan rias increased in popularity as a place for summering, not only on account of the climatic conditions but because it provides such a variety of pleasures for such a variety of people. With the opportunities so great for the enjoyment of congenial society, the fishing, boating, bathing, the excellence of the hotels and clubs, the comforts of cottage life, there is no chance tor tnonotony. The climate, owing to the proximity of the great lakes and the latitude, is no where equalled for the invigoration of tired and worn out humanity. * Send for illustrated descriptive matter giving information about the different points, lists of hotels, rates of fare and train service of the Grand Rapids & Indiana R’y, the route of the Northland Express, the fast vestibuled train carrying through sleepers from St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis and Chicago to Petoskey and Mackinaw. Address C. L. Lockwood. G. P. A., Grand Rapids, Mich. 12 8 Only $25.00 to San Francisco, From Chicago Via ttie North-Western Line (Chicago & North-Western Railway), the famous “California in 3 Days” Route, June 23 to July 3, inclusive, on account of the C. E. Conven- ' tion. Similar rates will be made east bound. For full information apply to ticket agents of connecting lines or address C. Traver, T. P. A., Frank Irish, T P. A., Marine National Bank Building, Pittsburg, Pa.

I /SHANDY CATHARTIC toe i ,25 < 50 DRUGGISTS J I MRQfli lITPT V PTTBR JNTPPh tft core an?rasoof ron-tipatinn. Cnscarets tee the lileal I.axa-4 ♦ HDDUuU 1 Du 1 uUnJlnll 1 LLL' tire, never trrip or gripe, hut cause easy natural results. Sani-i f pie ami hoohlet free. A<i. STERLING lIEMEOV to.. Chirago. Montreal, Can.. or Xetv Fork. ei:.J

“OJ ATION FOR BI SINESS MEN On ChicagqGroat Western Railway, in towns situalsd in bent, sectionsof lowa. Illinois. Minnesota and Missouri. Over fifty different lihes wanteu Including bankers, bakers, blacksmiths, doctors, drugs, hardware, harness, furniture, geiteral stores, grain a'nd stock buyers, marble works, creameries and various manufacturing Industries. Information and assistance free. • Send for maps and maple leaflets ebptaining farm lists and description of each location. W J. Reed, Industrial Agent. Chicago Great Western Railway, '604 Endicott Bldg. St. Paul. Minu. \ A Great Medicine Given Away, Smith & Callow are uow’ giving free to all a trial package of the great herbal remedy, Bacou'a Celery King. If ladies suffering from nervous disorders and constipation will use this remedy they will soon be free from the headaches and backaches that have caused them so much suffering. It is a perfect regulator. It quickly cures biliousness, indigestion, eruptions of the skin and all blood diseases. Large sizes 25c and 50c. From Sire to Son. As a family medicine Bacon’s Celery King for the nerves passes from sire to son as a legacy. If you have kidney, liver or blood disorder get a free sample package of this remedy. If yob have indigestit n, constipation, headache, rheumatism, etc , this specific will cure you Smith & Callow, the leading druggi-ts. are sole agents and are distributing samples free. Large packages soc and 25c. One Way to be Happy J Is to attend to the comfort of yourfamily. I | Should any one of them catch a' slight cold or cough, call at once on Smith & Callow, I sole agents and get a trial bottle of Otto’s Cure, the great German Remedy, free. We give it away to prove that we have a sure cure for coughs, c> Ids, asthma, consumption and all diseases of the throat and lungs, Large sizes 50c and 25c. An Important Question* If your friends or neighbors are-‘suffering | from coughs, colds, sore throat, or any throat or lung disease (Including consumption,! ask them if they have ever used Otto's Cure. This famous German remedy is having a large sale here and is performing some wonderful cures of throat and lung diseases Smith ,V Callow ; will give you a sample bottle free. No matter I what other medicines have failed to do, try | Otto’s Cure. Large sizes 25 and 50 cents. “I have never had a days sickness m my life,” said a middle-aged man the other day “What a comfort it would be,” sighs some poor invalid, “to be in his place for a year or two.” Yet half the invalids we see might be just as healthy as he. if they would only take proper care of themselves, eat proper food—and digest it. Ith so .strange that such simple things are overlooked by those who wayX health. Food makes health. It makes strength—and strength wards off sickness. The man who had never been sick was strong because he’ al waysjligested his food, and you could become the same by helping your stomach Jo work as well as his. Shaker Digestive Cordial will helpyour stomacb and make you strong and healty by making the food you eat make you fat. Druggists sell it, Trial bottle 10 cents. CURED WITHOUT COST. BLOOD POISON. “The life of all flesh is the blood thereof.”— 14. e The late Dr. Ricord, of Paris* was the most celebrated authority in the world on Syphilis, Scrofula, and other blood diseases. These disorders, whether inherited or acquired, cause skin eruptions, sore throat, ulcers, swelling of the glands, falling out of hair, disease of bone«» nerviousness, impairment of sexual power and permature medtal and physical decay. To anj sufferer we will send, on receipt of six cents in stamps, Dr. Ricord’s famous prescription for the blood. Positive and permanent cures gna ran teed. Address Ricord Medical Co.. MarionO, 1 Why Paj Rent* Better own a farm! Start now! Correspondence solicited from intending settlers. The North-Western HomeSeeker gives practical information to those interested in the pursuits of agriculture, dairying, and cattle raising. Send for free copy to C. Traver, Rooms 3 and 4, Marine National Bank Building. Pittsburg, Pa. Smith & Bell are paying the highest eash prices for Clear White Ash logs, ( cut 12 feet long, 12 inches and over at the top end. must be clear and staight Everybody Says so. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most wonderful medical discovery of the age. pleasant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 25, 50 cents, bold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. Don’t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away* To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic. full of life, nervfc and vigor, take No-To-Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or fl. Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money. Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, 25c. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 50c. sl. All druggists. | Capital <120,000. Established ISTI THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK Decatur, Indiana. Does a general banking business, makes collections In all parts of the country. Buyi town, township and county orders. Foreign and domestic exchange bought aud sold. Interest paid on time deposits. Officers— W. ll.Niblick. President; D. Studebaker, Vice President; R. K. Allisou, Cashier, and O. S. Niblick. Assistant Cashier

F. C, Ccmpany Corsets, s MAKE American Beauties uORR E 0 T Wllr. SHAPES. '\Jillk * RTISTIC OjiWEFFECTS. ah Lengths. On Each Box. NEWEST h&tA MODUS. FANGY “ JSk PLAIN - FEATHEIWE CORSET CO,, SOLE MANUFACTURERS. SOLD BY KUEBLER & MOITZ GO, DECATUR mm™ AS* ‘ P CAPITAL P.W. Smith, SIOO,OOO. J 11. HobUbck. • i J, B Holt house, NATIONAL: Sil ISPI.I Si • I f. 5,000, > % OFFICERS: 81l jg P. w. Smith, President, alls Si! .1. ti. WolthoiiM.-. Vice-Pres. C. A Outran. Cashier. E X. Ehing.r, Asst. Cash’r ' A general banking business is transacted. Foreign drafts issued. Interest given on time deposits. Lak9 Erie & Western R. R. ' ..ALL RAIL.. Niagara Falls EXCURSION. I . WAIT FOB THE O1A) RELIABLE .. Lake Erie & Western ... * * PER£ONALLO CO DUCTED !| NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION lliursdiiy, August 5. 1597. * . .. ALSO ... SANDUSKY, PUT-IN-BAY, CLEVELAND AND BUFFALO. WITH SIDE TRIPS TO ' Lewton, Toronto, Thousand islands. i For tickets, rate, time and pamphlet containing general i agent of the above route, or address C. F. DALY, (icneral Passenger and Ticket Agent. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Dr. O. V. CONNELL, htoriiuy lupin ui Isgtsl Decatur, Ind. « Officb I. 0.0. F. Block. Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary Ooliere nd Toronto Veterinary Dental Bcnool. ir* . ail diseases of domesticated anlni* I '' r 'e.ll> attended to day nr night. 1® I* t-a E J >*v h J