Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 2 February 1899 — Page 5

“A PERFECT FOOD —as Wholesome as it is Delicious.” WALTER BAKER & CO.’S COCOA - k *wk ** Has Btood the test of more than 100 years’ use among all ia ‘ !j VP classes, and for purity and honest worth is unequalled." fiu ' ‘ •■IT —Jfodical and Surgical Journal. [jj , 1 .! Costs less than ONE CENT a Cup. Trade-Mark on Every Package. WALTER BAKER & CO. LTD., tmos mask. Established I 780. DORCHESTER, MASS.

Additional Locals. Ski KI cures coms and warts, ltf Pease, of Geneva, was looking gftVr business here Monday. Van Camp transacted business at Hl, Wayne last Thursday afternoon. Bbudge D. D. Heller was acting as g ' .id judge at Fort Wayne last MonGolden, of Huntington, was a ie ss caller at the Democrat office last Saturday. ■attorney Levi Mock, of Bluffton, was looking after legal affairs in this city last Friday. ’kin. Job;- T. France was a visitor business at Fort Wayne the Stet’part of last week. ,‘ftj C, Patterson had a slight attack of the grip the latter part of last week, but s now much improved. Imp, nry Rieter, who has been emd at the Randall hotel, at Fort Wane, for some time, is at home. 9tt iple and fancy groceries at half pri< at the lire sale now in progress ,-erett N Hite’s old stand. 47-1 Bfhe thermometer registered five belov zero Monday morning. Cold Sugh for a light overcoat, thank you •|.e poor man must go out and wep'aer the storm, while the rich man can stay at home and storm at the wee her. 3t G. Ellingham is attending the amt a! meeting of the Democratic Em )rial Association at Indianapolis ths- week. Decatur Egg Case Co. wants to buy white ash stave bolts with bark off' Price $3.50 a cord delivered at the bigg Case Factory. 40-8 J. W. Cunningham, of Cunningham -. piano dealers of Portland, delivlred a fine piano to Jacob Miller, of thjf ?ity, last Saturday. Vad tidings to asthma sufferers. Foley's Honey and Tar gives quick au| positive relief. It is the great rem dy for disease of the respiratory Hans like asthma, bronchitis and Hrseuess. Holthoue, Callsow& Co. 47t3

■ERE IS WHAT ■>V ARE LOOKING FOR OTI3T COST SALE FOR CASH ONLY ) u J Will begin NOW, and L r Pnnl n p nnp ninnr I) Jv ,J » j ..... b • To close out my entire line of [Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. Having purchased i-w the interest of Mr. Locke !kM I wish to ' Dpfi np my olnnlz | IvllllbG IIIJ 0 übn, K 11 Hence this closing out sale. 11l I Don't wait. V Come and have first choice. I Yours for Bargains, I J.H. MOUGEY.

Apples are worth more than oranges. Mrs. Nellie Rupnght, of Ossian, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Shamp. T. C. Corbet was looking after the cigar trade at Geneva last Thursday. Great bargains are now being offered at the fire sale* at Everett & Hite’s old stand. 47-1 Dan. P. Bolds was looking after business interests at Peru the latter part of last week. Mrs. M. L. Holloway Sundayed with relatives at Fort Wayne, returning home Monday. A grand fox hunt will be held near Honduras, Saturday, February 11, and a great time is expected. “Hobson parties” are the latest fad in some places. They consist of games of an osculatory nature. The fifth game of the bowling series between Bluffton and Decatur will be played at Huntington next week. It makes very little difference to the man who has the grip whether the doctors agree or not whether it is contagious. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Doty, of Bellefountains, Ohio, were in the city last Friday to attend the Allison masquerade party. Frost bites and chilblains quickly cured by Banner Salve the most healing remedy in the world. Holthouse, Callow & Co. 4713 Wanted Reliable men to put in all or part of time taking orders for our lubricating oils and greasses. Liberal commission. The Federal Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 47-1 Mrs. Frank Mann and children returned home from Pendleton last Thursday, where they had been attending the funeral of the former's father, Rev. M. A. Teague. Cured Bronchial trouble. Chas. E. Davis, 1074 W. Congress st. Chicago writes: I have suffered for years with bronchial trouble and have tried many kinds of medicines without relief until I began taking Foley’s Honey and Tar. which cured me. It saved me doctor bill this winter. 25c. Holthouse, Callow & Co. 47t3

The epidemic lagrippe continues to be a pretty general thing over the county. At least one hundred eases have been reported during the past week. If all the maladies declared to be contagious, were really so, the only way possible to escape disease would be to live in a hermetically sealed glass case. Dr. Miller will again be at Dr. Boyers’ office Tuesday, February 7. Those having eye trouble will have an opportunity to have their eyes carefully examined. Mrs. W. H. Daniel was at Richmond I last Thursday, where she went to meet I her daughter, Grace, who returned from college at Delaware, Ohio, on account of sickness. In connection with the high school program next Friday afternoon, Hon. J. T. France will give a talk upon some phase of his profession. All are cordially invited. Everybody invited to attend the grand fox chase on Saturday, Feb. 11. The party will meet at Honduras. Hunt to begin at 10 o’clock. Go out and enjoy a holiday. Iron visiting cards are popular in Germany. The name is printed on them in silver and the sheets are so thin that forty of them only measure one-tenth of an inch in thickness. At the bowling contest last Friday evening Roy Archbold made the highest score, 134, while Miss Fannie DeVilbiss made the highest score of the ladies, 78. A good time is reported. The bill prohibiting judges and members of the legislature from accepting railroad passes was defeated in the house notwithstanding an unanimous committee report in its favor. Niblick & Co. this week occupy a half section on page five and this means that they have extra inducements in the way of bargains. Look them up, but you could not miss them if you wanted to. The following letters remain un- ' called for at the post office: Miss Maria Welter, John Walker, Mrs. Preshy Lindle, P. E. Fisher. Frank Lynne, John Mattox, George Baxter. Mrs. Lizzie Barnhart. The funny man in the Indiana house of representatives, while the sugar bounty bill was up for discussion, moved to amend by providing a bounty of one cent a pound for all “dead beats” grown in the state. In Switzerland they are making clocks which do not need hands and faces. The clock merely stands in the hall and you press a button, when, by means of phonographic internal arrangemnts, it calls out the time. Experience has taught us that the best remedy for aged is Dr. McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier. It strengthens the nerves and builds up vigorous and healthy appetite. For sale by Holthouse, Cali low & Co. 4713

Twenty New York banks are figuring to gain control of the entire tobacco crop in Cuba. It is estimated to be wortli $25,000,000 under normal conditions, but will be doubled within five years under the new order of : things. More adults die in kidney trouble I than any otherdisease. When the first I symptons of this disease appear, no ; time should be lost in taking Foley's Kidney Cure, which is guarnteed or money refunded. 50c Holthouse, Callow & Co. 4713 The merry war lietween the American sugar refiners is going on and getting a little hotter all the time. It j has also extended to the coffee roasting business, ami the people are getting cheaper sugar and cheaper coffee | as a result. A great many women have the idea that sickness is the righteous inheritance of their sex. This is wrong. ! Dr. J.H. McLean’s Liver and Kid i ney Balm, will correct irregularities peculiar to their diseases. Eor sale iby Holthouse, Callow & Co. 4713 The lengthening of the days is now I quite perceptible, but it may not be generally known that the length thus far is all added to the afternoons, the forenoons being' actually a few minutes shorter than they were in December. Bucklen s Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, I chilblains, corns, and all skin erup--1 tions, and positively cures piles or no pay required. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Page Blackburn. A reformer in the legislature wants to have county superintendents elected every two” years, and would give county commissioners power to remove them for incompetency, neglect lof duty or for acting as agent for the sale of any text book. In counties of less than 20.000 the salary is fixed at ■ $750 per yer year. Remarkable Rescue. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, 111., makes the statement, that she | caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month bv her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that j no medicine could cure her. Her: druggist suggested Dr. King's New Diseoverv forconsumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefit ted from first dose. She i continued its use and after taking ; six bottles, found herself sound and ' | well; now does her own jhousework, and is as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at Page Blackburn's drug store ' Large bottles 50 cents and SI.OO.

1 Cash is King! j | WITH CASH FOR CASH I 15 We can Underbuy. We can Undersell. g Until the market changes I will sell g Fine granulated sugar, 1 I Coffe A sugar, sc. J $ Extra C sugar, ® 1 Lion coffee, 10c. 1 1 Levering’s coffee, 10c. ® t Extra good bulk coffee, 10c. j | 1 gal. pail honey drip syrup, 28 cents. f New raisins, 5 cents. 1 i New prunes, 5 cents. ® I 1 lb. can baking powder, 5 cents. 1 f Best kettle lard, cents. 1 Nice, bright California hams, 7 cents. 1 g Nice, bright California chunks, 7 cents. B 2 lb. package Lakeside rolled oats, Bc. g 2 lb. package Quaker oats, 10 cents. e 10 bars Santa Claus soap, 25 cents. 1 f 8 bars Lennox soap & bx gold dust, 25c. 1 t 13 bars Ark soap & box gold dust, 25c. j f 10 bars Mascot soap, 25 cents. 1 J. T. tobacco, per plug, 18 cents. 1 Kylo tobacco, per plug, 36 cents. 1 t Standard Navy tobacco, 32 cents. 1 v Old Fort, 3-space, tobacco, 25 cents. 1 ‘ American Eagle tobacco, 25 cents. g | Charles F. True. I (Successor to Sprang & True.) S?

Rheumatism Cured in a Day. “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by Smith & Yager, Druggists, Decatur. “In God We Trust” first appeared on the copper two-cent issue of 1864, and is the first use of the word God in our government act. This sentence was introduced by James Polloee, exgovernor of Pennsylvania, director of the mint, with the approval of S. P. Chase, then secretary of the treasury. For lagrippe. Thomas Whitfield & Co., 240 Wabash-av., corner Jack-son-st, one of Chicago’s oldest and most prominent druggists, recommend Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for lagrippe, as it not only gives a most prompt and complete relief, but also counteracts any tendency of lagrippe to result in pneumonia. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. f It has been claimed that the grip, which is so prevalent, originated in Turkey. No wonder the sultan has been called “the sick man of the east.” It is also claimed that the disease is contagious and spreads along the main thoroughfares of east and west travel. It Hits the Spot. When suffering from a severe cold and your throat and lungs feel sore, take a dose of 1 Foley’s Honey and Tar, when the soreness will be at once relieved, a warm grateful feeling and healing of the effected will be experienced and you will say: “It feels so good. It hits the spot.” Guaranteed. Holthouse, Callow & Co. 47t3 The score of the Bluffton and Decatur bowling teams at the game played here on Wednesday evening of last' week was 3021 to 3208 in favor of the home boys. The 187 majority secured in that game placed Decatur in the lead by 245 points. SIOO Reward SIOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, actingdireetly upon the blood and mucuous surface of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any ease that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co,. Toledo. O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best.

Stetson’s Big Double Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co. at the Bosse opera house Monday, February 6. Especial mention is deserved to the many pleasant specialties. The two Topsies are the best ever seen, and are accomplished dancers. The Lone Star Quartette render some pleasant Negro melodies in a fine manner. Seat sale, Holthouse, Callow & Co. “I Was Weak, Nervous and Run Down.” T want to testify to the good Brown’s Cure has done me. I was weak, nervous and run down in vitality when I commenced taking it; it has done everything for me and I am now a newbeing. A number of my friends also speak with gratitude of the good your medicine has done them - it is indeed a grand remedy. Y’ours Gratefully, Mrs. L. V. Criig, 907 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. The largest private library in the United States is said to to belong to Col. Reuben T. Durrett, of Louisville, which contains over 50,000 volumes, collected during sixty years. Books on the history of the West predominate, and among them Col. Roosevelt j worked while preparing his “Winning of the West.” Such is the testimony of thousands concerning Brown’s Cure, a Perfect Family medicine, the best remedy known for the liver, kidneys and bowels, a positive cure for dyspepsia and all bowel troubles, sick headache, nervousness, constipation and loss of sleep. If you suffer try this great remedy and find health and happiness j Sold by Page Blackburn. Price 5c cts. Yi-Ki curescorns and warts. 117 |

; T WO Convincing / //Ww \ / /ZxSy cW a \ Arguments / rim I \ JL Jy 7 NT 11 in favor cf SELZ SHOES I j \ <7 ' j are ' rz Hk 1. Their thorough reliability —they are always the same. There is no guesswork in their construe- x. .7 tion. Twenty-seven years - ■ —— of shoe building has e placed SELZ far beyond that. 2. Their price—is far below what other manufacturers and dealers ask for corresponding values. That's why. we sell them in ever increasing numbers, and that's why you should wear them—to your lasting satisfaction. HENRY WINNES, cor. 2d and Monroe sts., Decatur.

In a divorce trial at Lebanon, this state, a son testified that his father had been drunk on an average of three times every week for the last thirty years. Figured out, Mr. Jones had been on 4,680 toots. The court was evidently justified in granting Mrs. Jones a divorce. What a prominent Kentuckian says. W. L. Yancy, Paducah, writes: I had a severe case of kidney disease and three of the best physicians of southern Kentucky treated me without success I was induced to try Folely’s Kidney Cure. The first bottle gave immediate relief and three bottles cured me permanently, I gladly recommend this wonderful remedy. Holthouse, Callow & Co. 47t3 A bill has been introduced into the legislature fixing a salary for county coroners. The salary is to be governed by the population of the county. In counties of 15,000 inhabitants of less, the salary is fixed at S2OO per year. From 15,000 to 25,000, the salary is to ' $250. It ranges up to $3,000 in counties having over $125,000 population. Do you always feel well? If you do you are a great exception to the rule. These American people are great slaves to their stomachs and in consequence many troubles arise, that unless headen off. cause much distress and suffering. A handy ami sure relief from such trouble is what you want and this is found in Dr. j Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin which cures constipation, indigestion and sick j headache. Holthouse, CalloAA - & Co. f