Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1899 — Page 8

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Pleasant Tills. Mrs. James Boyd is quite poorly. Jerry Archer returned last week from Georgia. Charles Yager spent New Years at Decatur with his parents. Miss Lillie Noll spent the past week abroad with friends. Our schools opened again last Monday after a week.s vacation. Quite a number of this place took in the sights at \N illshire Monday evening. Cal Davis and family of Chicago, spent several days here with relatives and friends. Mrs. Albert Fuller returned to her home at Toledo, Ohio, Monday after several weeks stay here with friends. What has become of the Journal correspondent of this place? Brace up brother, and give the Journal readers the new s. The smallest things may avert the greatest influence. DeWitt's Early Risers are unequalled for overcoming constipation and liver troubles. Small pill, best pill, safe pill. Page Blackburn. Honduras. J. H. Falk was at Decatur last Wednesday on business. J. C. Meyers is spending the week with relatives at Indianapolis. Our merchant is slowly recovering from a severe attack as erysipelas. Our burg was well represented on the streets of Decatur last Saturday. Quite a number of young folks gathered at the home of H. S. Steele and were pleasantly entertained. There seems to have been several spooks, as they are generally called, rambling about this place after nigbt. Take heed boys. Our mail carrier, Frank Crum, tried the fast mail plan last Monday, and seems to be well pleased with this way of carrying IT.l T . S. mail, Call at the home store and see those cut prices on underwear. We are going to close them out and they are cheap for the next thirty days. Horrible agony is caused by piles, burns and skin diseases. These are immediately relieved and quickly cured by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Beware of worthless imitations. Page Blackburn.

Monmouth. Mrs. J. Kemp is slowly improving from lagrippe. Chas. Franks of Warren, spent the holidays here. Reuben Lord is again able to be up after a long illness. Protracted meeting will begin at Concord in the near future. John Dutcher, who has been attending school at Angola, spent the holidays here. Henry Magley and Mrs. J. Christen of this place, accompanied by S. S. Magley and wife and Mrs. J. Magley of Decatur, attended the funeral of Ella Magley at Columbia City last Monday. The following persons ate turkey at the Christen homestead on New Years: Godfrey Christen and wife, Misses Kittie Christen and Bertha Sellemeyer of Decatur, and John Lang an wife of Fort Wayne. Lagrippe is again epidemic. Every precaution should be taken to avoid it. Its specific cure is One Minute Cough Cure. A. J. Shepherd, publisher Agricultural Journal and Advertiser. Eldeu, Mo., says: “No one will Ire disappointed in using One Minute Cough Cure for lagrippe.'’ Pleasant to take, quick to act. Page Blackburn. The Concord Sunday school elected the following officers for 1899 and one new class was organized: Supt, J. C. Houk: ass't supt., John Christen; secretary, Sam Houk; ass’t sec’y, Bert Christen; Chorister, E. Houk; ass’t chorister. John Evans; organist, Sanna Kunkle. Teacher, class No. 1, Mrs. Rose Houk; class 2. Sanna Kunkle; class 3, Mrs. S. Houk; class 1. Mrs. Mary Houck; class 5, Mrs. S. Furhman; class 6, W. A. Fonner; class 7, S. Furhman. Linn Qrove. Oral V. Hoffmann was at Celiua, Ohio, over the Sabbath, the guest of Lew Justus and wife. Fred Hoffmann and Eugene Runyon left for Decatur Tuesday. The former will tarry a few dayß 'looking after contract business. Your Itemizer, James Rohn, Frank Mundhank and John Thomas attended the I. O. O. F. Encampment at Geneva Monday evening. Oscar Holbrook of Richmond, Minnesota, Amos Augsberger and wife, Jacob Greader and wife of Columbus Grove, Ohio, are paying their people a visit. Leo Herrmann conveyed twenty acres of his laud to David Meshberger, consideration $1,250. Also Jos'epn

gglev to Mrs. Mary Neaderhouser. forty* acres for $2,200. No buildings on either purchase. The I. O. O. F. lodge here installed the following officers on Wednesday evening: Samuel Oplinger. N. G.; Eli French, Y. G.; Wm. Wechter, sec’y; Peter Hoffmann, treas.; Lewis Reynolds, Fred Gottschalk and John Sullivan, trustees. The former for three vears. the latter for two and one year, respectively. Mr. S. A. Fackler, editor of the Micanopy (Fla.) Hustler, with his wife and children, suffered terribly from lagrippe. One Minute Cough Cure was the only remedy that helped them. It acted quickly. Thousands of others use this remedy as a specific for lagrippe. and its exhausting after effects. Never fails. Page Blackburn. Four of our young men and ladies, in answer to an advertisement took the train for Richmond to contract and receive qualifying instructions in the interest of the Co-operative Pub. Co. of Philadelphia, for which they were to receive a salary of SSO per month. Three of the parties purchased the proper outfit each costing $4.75. The contract was now pending from the quaker city office. Some of the applicants taking instructions of one week's duration, but it now ap pears that the Richmond branch office was under the postoffice inspectors surveilanee who informed one of our applicants that the business was a confidence fake and that the said applicants would be proper persons to testify before the C. S. court at Indianapolis, in the near future. This, however, is approximating the work. One young man was to go to various large cities, there appear in the presence of large audiences and let his bustness be known. However, they now realize this was their first lesson in learning that the ways of the world are wicked and the hearts of men are no better.

Oil City. Rev. B. F. Aspy was a caller in the city last Friday. There is no sickness reported in this community this week. Our school opened last Monday after a week’s vacation. Don’t forget the farmers’ institute at Decatur, January 13 and 11. Mrs. Mary Clark was a visitor at T. P. Hollingsworth last Sunday. Miss Della Hollingsworth spent the holidays in Randolph county with relatives. Mrs. Orudorff, of Jefferson township. visited at Charles Pvle's last Saturday. Dan Eugle and family, of Phoenix, were visiting Mrs. Engle’s parents the past week. Last Saturday was hog day at Geuava and several of our people hauled their hogs away. Theives tried to break into James Fravel’s home one night last week but were frightened away. David Teeple came home from Wren, Ohio, last Saturday, after a pleasant week’s visit at that'place. Messrs. J. Kahler and J. Whitten, of Westerville, Ohio, visited at J. Showalter's last Sunday and Monday. Miss Maggie Macklin returned to her work at Geneva after a pleasant week in this city with relatives and friends. J. T. Burley, John Kahler, John M bitten, Earl and Cora Burley visited in Hartford township last Sundav at C. A. Bussells. Miss Cora Burley, of this place, and her cousins, John Kahler and John Whitten, of Ohio, were visiting at A. L. Buckeye last Tuesday. Coughing injures and inflames sore lungs. One Minute Cough Cure loosens the cold, allays coughing and heals quickly. The best cough cure for children, perfectly harmless. Page Blackburn. Last Thursday evening several of Earl Burley’s schoolmates gathered at his home to remind him of his twentieth birthday. The evening was spent in music and plays until a late hour when refreshments were served and all departed wishing him many happy returns. Eastern Dispatch. Schools are again at their educational occupation here. Samuel Myers and family of Ohio, visited Durrs during the holidavs. We are informed that a protracted meeting has commenced at the Methodist church at Steele. It is said that a world is built up of all kind of people, so is a nation who are all in a turmoil, all the time building up different societies but we need j not look at a world or a nation to see j those people only in different parts, look at our home community. First-class photos 50 cents per doz. at Knoff’s old stand. 40tf Asheville, only through car line is via Queen A Crescent Route and Southern li'y from Cincinnati.

PROCJRAM ADAMS COUNTY FARMERS INTTITITE. To be MelJ in the Circuit Court Room. Dec«. tur. Indiana. Friday and Saturday. January 13 and 14. iSqq. FRIDAY, 9:30 A. M. SHARP. Music. j. Opening exercises by Rev. \\. rl. Daniel. "How we secure a stand of clover anil carry it through the summer . bv H. F. McMahan,of Fairfield, Ind. "Feeds and Feeding . by Jonathan Fleming. Discussion of subject by J. A. Barkley. “How to increase the cheer and comfort of home", by Mrs. J. C. Erwin, of Bourbon, Ind. AFTERNOON, 1:15. "How much schooling shall we give our boys and girls, and where shall they get it”? By H. F. McMahan. "Poultry raising as a profitable industry”, by Mrs. H. A. Honk. "Household conveniences”, by Mrs. J. C. Erwin. EVENING. The exercises will consist of lectures on "Free Mail Delivery , by Mr. H. F. McMahan; "The Best Legacy for the Child re u", by Mrs. J. C. Erwin, followed by short talks by Rev. W.H. Daniel. Hon. R. K. Erwin, Rev. G. W. Pearce and Mr. John \Y. Tyndall, the four last selecting their own subject. SATURDAY, 9:30 A. M. Music. Opening exercises by Rev. H. C. Duckett. “What hog cholera is, and what we do to prevent it", by H. F. McMahan. "Planting and care of the orchard", by W. F. DeVilbiss. of Fort Wayne. “Responsibility for the success or failure of our children", by Mrs. J. C. Erwin. "Results obtained by the past year's experiment with sugar beet in Allen and Adams counties”, by E. Johnson. afternoon, 1:15. “A talk to young farmers and their wives", by H. F. McMahan. “Our greatest need”, by Mrs. J. C. Erwin. “Selection and care of a small flock of sheep", by W. J. Myers. Discussion by Henry Hobrock. Miscellaneous business. Election of officers.

Pleasant Valley. Born, tc Mr. and Mrs. Joel Durbin a big boy. Rev. Mills preached at this place Wednesday night. Chas. Martz and wife spent the holidays in Madison county. James Hendricks and wife and Mrs. Valentine visited over Sunday in Jay county. An infant child of Will McKean was buried last Tuesday in the Ray cemetery. G. Christner and wife and G. Stauffer visited during the holdays at Bluffton. Ohio. Mrs. Jacob Kessler was visiting her father and sister at Liber. Jay county, returning home Friday. Several of our young folks danced the old year out and the new one in at Meyers’ Saturday night. Will Mullin, of Gas City, returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with relatives here and at Berne. The Misses Cora and Flora Lahman, of Gas City, spent the holidays with relatives here and at Steele. E. B. Smith returned to his studies at Purdue University last Monday. He has spent two and a half years a'l ready and still has one and a half vears to complete his course. Pleasant Valley has now a literary society with the following officers: G. R. Martz. Pres.; Edward Anderson, Vice Pres.; Bertha Anderson, Sec.; G. H. Martz. Treas., and Joseph Wable, Marshal. Meets every Friday evening. Monroe Council No. 47. Jr. 0. U. A. M. elected the following officers for the ensuing term: R. B. MeKeeman, C.; Logan Wolfe, V. C.; J. D. Hendricks, A. R. S.; E. B. Macy, Con.; Jacob Kessler, Warden; C. E. Albaugh, I. S.; James Gilbert, O. S.; and the following trustees, J. D. Hendricks, Logan Wolfe and G. R. Martz. We neglected to chronicle the family reunion which was held at David Reffey’s. Mrs. Refleys’s brothers and sisters were presnt. from a distance. Those present were Wm. McLean of Nebraska, and Arthur McLean of lowa. Mrs. McLean of Crawford county, Ohio, also Eli Hendricks and wife, Newt McLean and wife, John Hamrick and wife and the children. Over forty were present, Take the Sunshine Route from Chicago to Los Angeles, San Francisco and other points in California, and escape the rigors of winter in the East and North. Pullman tourist cars for first and second class passengers leave Chicago every Saturdav at 2 o’clock p. m. via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Kansas City, thence to California via the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway a real Sunshine Route. This is the earliest afternoon train leaving Chicago for the west after arrival of morning trains from the east, thus avoiding tedious delavs. The Sunshine Route is essentially the best and most patronized through car line for men, women and children. Every attention paid to the needs of passengers enroute. Send for a Sunshine Route time-table folder. It costs nothing. Address. E. G. Hayden. Traveling Passenger Agent, 131 Arcade. Cleveland, Ohio. 38-5

THE HOUSEHOLD. The Dining Table-Honeysuckle Picture Frame-Some Handsome Bugs. Tbe entire furnishings cf » room should be dark, p rev" room itself be bright and cheerful. X sideboard, china closet, chairs and table should be of the same color and co spend in color with tbe woodwork ot the room. The hard wood floor is of course preferable to anything else, bnt a painted and varnished border and tbe center of the floor covered by a mg is au arrangement not to be despised. Tbe table is naturally tbe most necessaiy piece of furniture in this very important room, and its dainty and at tractive appearance has much to o with the health and spirits of the family who assemble here at least twice during the day. The round table, measuring about five feet across, is the most convenient shape for ordinary use, and it is by far the most sociable for entertainments, as the gneste all face one another, and it lends itself nicely to effective decoration. The first requisite for the table is a heavy canton flannel interlining, which, laid between the table and the linen cover, deadens tbe sonnd of china, glass and silver placed upon the table, pre serves tbe polish of the wood and brings into greater prominence tbe whiteness of the cloth. A well executed centerpiece of embroidery, lace or drawn work adds to tbe appearance of the table. It should be placed so that its center corresponds exactly with tbe center of the table cover, and when a central decoration of flowers or ferns is used care must be ex ercised that it occupy tbe center of this piece, and that all other ornamentation, as candelabra, bonbon dishes, etc., be arranged in uniform position so as to balance. It is not at all necessary to have corresponding pieces, but the dis ferent pieces used must be so placed as to harmonize with the general arrange ment of the table. In setting tbe table for dinner all this may be attended to before tbe necessary articles are arranged, tbe first of which are tbe plates, and they are onder no circumstances ever omitted, then the forks, knives and snoons, and when the table is about completed the glasses are placed, thus lessening the danger of breaking them. Honeysuckle Picture Frame. The honeysuckle picture frame is one of the prettiest gifts that can be chosen for a present. It is simple, artistic aDd inexpensive. The honeysuckle has deli

: | I THE HONEYSUCKLE DESIGN. cate bnff tints, running into pale green as the flowers reach the stem, and the leaves are of a cool green. This design may be executed in water colors on the mat of a frame or embroidered upon linen, and any picture framer will make up the frame, binding tbe edges neatly with paper. In any one of the large shops frames for painting may be purchased, together with little silver corners to slip over tbe different sections of the frame. These hold tbe whole together when finished.—New York Tribune. Some Handsome Bugs. Probably tbe most satisfactory inexpensive rug is one of body brnssels carpet. These are usually kept in stock at the large carpet bouses, made from remnants as tbev acccnmulate. They can be had in various sizes from a square of nine feet or even somewhat less to a size that will serve in a large room. They come, too, in beautiful Persian patterns, and, well made as they are, with borders carefully matched and seams lined and pressed, they are both handsome and durable. A good domestic Smyrna costs a little more and has the added advantage of use on both sides. The ingrain art squares are not to be recommended in a room where tbe wear is at all serious. They are useful and effective, as they come in excellent designs, for light service, tbeir extreme cheapness being another advantage. The important rngs of this character are more durable, *8 they ought to be, costing twice as much or more, but their patterns are rather dull, and their grade of colors limited and difficult to tone with furnishings. Jute rugs are to be found in most attractive patterns and in a variety of colorings, dark and light, and at a very low price. They should be pur chased, however, with the knowledge that their wearing qualities are very poor. Pin In Blankets. Pigs in blankets are neithsr so plebian nor yet aristocratic as tbeir name or Insurious wrappings might imply. They are simpiy good plump oysters salted and peppered, snugly wrapped in thin slices of bacon, pinned securely in place by wooden toothpicks and pan broiled in a very hot chafing dish Cook just long enough to crisp the bacon and serve on small slices of delicately browned toast, with a garnish of water crass.

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HUMOR OF THE HOUR. Green owns a few lots out on the i Boulevard, so of course it was perfectly I natural for him to be there early yester- i day morning, about half past 9, to be ! exact. Ho was standing on the sidewalk j looking down tbe wide avenue when j Brown rode by on his wheel. Green knew Brown had no lots on the Boulevard, so he was surprised to see him away out there so early. 11. .2 to him. Brown redo alongside the curb and dismounted from j his 1896 model. “What are you doing out here so 1 early?’ ’ asked Green. “Came cut to put my shoestrings in,” was the reply. “Came out for what!” “To put my shoestrings in.” “Bay, old man, you want to take something. You're all run down. ” “I’ll esplaib,” said Brown, and then he continued: "You see, my wife is away visiting, and when I came out of the house this morning I left the latchkey on the Inside of the door so I can t get iDto the house. I broke my shoestring springing to catch a car, and I'm changing offices, so when I bought a new pair of strings down town there was no place where I could take off my shoes to put ’em in. So I got my wheel —left it agaiust the fence in our backyard—and rode ont here where one doesn’t see anybody.” “Well, what do you think of that!" exclaimed Green. “Why in the world didn’t you put tbe strings in your shoes at the store where you bought them?” Brown’s jaw fell. “By jove, old man, ’ he said slowly, “I never thought of it.” And as he rode away Green remarked, “Well, a chap who will ride an 1896 model is capable of anything. ” —Detroit Free Press. The Great Naval Game. “Does your son get any of the prize money?” “I dnuno. He never was no hand at winnin prizes. Jane Lucindy is the prize winner of our fam’ly. Mos’ every ornament you see in this room was won by her playin pergressive euchre. If Johnnie’s got a prize, I'm ’fraid it’s a booby one.’’—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Tbe nails of two fingers never grow with the same degree of rapiditv. The nail of the middle finger growg with the greatest rapidity, and that of the thumb least. It has been computed that the average growth of tbe finger nail is one-thirty-second of an inch per week, or a little more than an inch and a baif per year. The music committee of a Devonshire church recently advertised in one of the London papers for an organist and music teacher to instruct the choir. Among 88reCe , iVed W3S the following: Gentlemen I noticed your advertisement for an organist and music teacher either lady or gentleman. Having been both for several years, I offer — services. ” 3 *“? fain, the monn(J w Joscb.l ornitn, 0,6 Sunder of the Mor mon faith, claims to have dug up* under celestial direction, the golden plates on which were inscribed the MtLnon ISSJ >8 situated on tbe farm of Ad

'J'rKSPIKE ALLOWANCES Commissioner’s court. DecemberipfriL?l| Ordered by the court thst tbe K.t; named persons be allowed the amount posite their name and for the purposes; ; -pec i tied: Milo Median, repair on grave road WH. Niblick, repair on grav road lßm J Wm Patton, repair on itrave: r*: . ■£:£ Daniel Runyon, repair on gravel nab tg Charles Pyle, repair on grave! nai ” v‘\ Jona< Neuenseh wander. repair >ni- :> v Chas Raehildater. repair on graveironi Owen Sapp. Henry Bradford, “ Samuel Zerkle. " ’ “ h; p Hank ol Geneva r C rtrr.'r. cuartuey CioUH-r. Henry Miller, Hubert Linton, jesse Baker, -SP Joseph Linti n. Daniel Bteler. Butler Woodruff. " r I Peter Kinney. Henry FogelJ. Ed J Kinney. jjHj Prank Miller, P A Macklin, “ „ YM George Keynolds. “ „ 0i ■ I Daniel Yoder AKm " John Schuidler Peter Moser John Zirruon Christ Augsberger ” " ,1 Christian Yoder. Joseph Zaur Abe Stuckey " " . S'Js Wm Miller Thomas E Mann Chris Burkholder Wm Macklin “ '■ Levi Schindler " r Aaron Bricker M W Lewis “ „ I, m Stmison A Soldner. “ Ira J Baker Paul Girod Schug Bros Homer Charleston. Fred Meyers “ * Bank of Berne CG Augsberger “ .. ;jH Ban Eekrote fJH Geo W Brewster Calvin Teeter <■■ t red Studler " . j " i Emil Erhart “ | Jacob Augsberger til lames Foreman - ■ Jacob Abnet. John Aonet ; ■ James Sullivan Prank Bebout ” i(W Emanuel Keiffe “ - Ben Meshberger :« Charles Rough Smith Runyon Wilber C Simes David Meshberger .. YtM Joseph Zehr “ i Sam Augsberger ofl Jacob Yoder " ~ D I Chris Yoder d|S Charles Row " -J Levi Augsberger ' Ensleyx Meshberger " HueckeriNeaderh er " DS Berne Lumber Co " : -S Did Adams Co Bank “ Holthouse, Callow Co ’’ ‘ 5 C Wilder “ ’ .. «* 'V Watts “ i 1 Albert Butler “ .. if® A Butler ~ „ J* J Chapman “ j .. * W Fonner “ . ~ S Pillars ” ~ .. i*| David Rice ” .. t}£! Fred Sieigmeyer ‘ • !" George Gase “ .. #{|j Frank McConnell “ i’M Charles Hakemeyer " .. *M W m Hakemeyer JohnTonnellier 5;1 J Maun “ .. „ * 1 Karlo Mann “ >. George Keller “ .• MI Conrad Gallmeyer •* j, j Henrv Derkson “ q I Joseph Lower “ ■ »,g W'ra, Conrad - August Scheimao Ernest Scheiman “ *:■ John Wllte “ - II Henry Dourhman “ •• \\ Wmßogner “ .. - *JI John Bogner “ •• ,3 B H Frank " I*. | Calvin Miller ACo “ .. - . •»,* Decatur Inveatin’t Co ” JohnFuhrman “ .. - I , Mont Evans " .. 5,1 Charles Kiess " •- * 4 | 'V H Niblick (Robison • “ - j Fnd Heckman " - :’>! Skill r otlS ■ ’ | CCDSchiman “ , ■ I. the undersigned. herebT cv*• • j foregoing statements ; - r e true » found among the records in ~ HELP WANTKU ,|AL * ~ AGENTS get titty cents ° n ? 0 c r h a ge B &* experience necessars « r v- P « s. ) flt. Address Tbe Catholic - St., New York,