Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1899 — Page 6

Tn aui'.tary msnoß m r :-*nir- s ;<metimes ' •.'ir~' rannon Tails oom cne piact: :c mother uni pile them ip i.l ,iay long That .s aiL Perhaps it does not <«*em '<’erv Terr Jae but it *><sn -rears his life out. I: is practically i Leath sentence, anti he knows :t he -rntiid rather he shot Many a -icx nsan reels the «me way lacut the burden if disease Thar he is ngg-ng □acx md rbrth front iav :a fay He vould. as soon be down with i ncrau nsease. It will come :o Thar sooner ir later A nan 3 life can he imaged out by dyspepsia and .ver • tni . aint. The experience of Mr J T CardweiL ;t Fail Creek Denot. Pittsylvania . ’-"i-. dinws now Dr Pierce « Soiden Metiicai Dtscov -r-’ -tttves neopie r’r ;m consumption iy •viA-ntr up ‘.heir nutritive irganism uid giv*nff t Sower x -nippiy pare healthy buxML which drive* nit htaod poisons ind -lead tissues tmi iuiais ip sound. whuie30me se*ii and muscle. : fee: :t my itir ’ —tes Mr lirnwell n a - o y r - o v — ;e ynu Ji he ast'.nif lenedt.- :■—•■*•. ~ m '■■■ u* f > • LcHtra Medical iT-scnv**— inc itCe Pellets. Seven -rars ur intruded ; -severe mid. which Saffled ie -kill .1 ine if rhe nest pftywans n n - Slate h ~m n in<i - .nt:nu->-~-v verse ind ■m . uie-t :c write a the V r‘.c ■> Wecicai The m.-we'- n- rupurr iti’--:-eri me ’•. ;se ■ Golden Medics, hiscnver— and Reflets Sir Tsdisestum in<i i”**- ampiaint at tins lime :wr months iso messed 7n ~vn cr three isws after . lad commenced he is-* if year nedi:me n*' —nah 'ia<t -nnr*i" -4appe-.i r linesman n.- letter my aw -inir*ts i-vi - ind I ffeft new ife ind •’gar in my whole rjody This starve <-.ns Discovery makes serve f< " '.e inc power. -i .s iar better than « emx-;cus :r ices not ma /-* ~f:c~ 'at. iiies tet increase the weight of _• :u.ent ye- rLe.

> -.- T-_ [Oryr-j-.r ’c- •’• , 3. Lpp .1. rtt C 0.2 he ua.s--a.no hud ru. y recowered by this ‘inie. and had h.s .nvesri~u L. v ... I iue ..i - ' . -i-:n the pc.—. :i 'y thar van.' t- a.>a ai.giia ne - uhn .? '-* i tn. -- . ‘he •disrward of rhe •har’ed. pu>.-.' ‘in aad ia ‘ue evening • ne . .U' i "ue patio, wher* -v * » u<-5 ■ . ' - -me • . ■ ’ -.l' 3 . He nad -eea . a his <r :' a . lay. and at last had. been ■* b , , ~—There were exu.’.i.-cu. r’-- an i.t rue >:ck he east- -.pen ’.ne. anr ‘tie man ha-. • i-f ■‘" u i - . ■ I'nivi- and illness. a<r.d ”iie L<; • ■. kno vs I cutn. - sra' da >. m h j ar' . :•■ t 2 - j"’- i‘ rhlrurs 5 r "• ck. uu'.. t. j. a —-.- -n* ; <s r ’• -i 7J7 *. ~7 '‘7 7

*>-*•?» me :.i a ‘ha: - entne with me. aoc•. ~ .'..i. z-Cite* ■ 'a ■-- The renuesr. w.-. i!rf -j ; a * p^Ted ‘ gc w-_ '.e*he - i ' ' '.".ar £rra sa"« for the- rwstlinz ba-z.i -ia J i~ re »ta-> away 'c ' >1 ixz..: rime. I war.:*; r.c ’-I*;”* u; ir •u; Brer iLiri-. .a 'me to proven- e«m.p ieaciens- next :ay: g-. a. : is .1 the wak - f 'ae g-ia ’ zca: ar . is almost 'he head r.f 'j- .uy. j - Wrap pi jit a pieee cf matting ac*:ut the *h.iH!T. so as nc' to frZrliT’en. L:n> *<*a. I 1 ~ i( ;r.jr ~o wr-re -k- 1 sai a.b<at Br'er Miguel we fame alcoar. ami. friar&t-eaef at my remeriry —to ci . it by no -rrcnjrer name—her *ense if hamcr af'erwanrd xc' the nester Wr £emr v - ’*—’•>! that wr waxen eompaaion ec-dd dud no be*ter f. '.i. - 'han the’ : r r s • • ; —-.:-» :•■ i.n.; . - - a Seated caiiticm-ly ? a’any to w h>* re ‘ iay. near' he ‘ j r>i" -«■- ' his arm. Then we headed out t ?< sea. The £rst streakscf r*d w-r* -..bene*ting- -h* peak of Tr. «. . ■ ag-ainM? rhe eastern iky when w** est Orote behind r..< am: .-. a few mome-*- i* wis liefer

•'is*, a...-. .a i .** * ' . *■ t« *o 't* horiar-n. Moment after moire-.- I ‘trained my ey*« to the westward ns.- . fina/y I <w a tiny black ma* that zr«w more distinct as I looked. The relief was <c great that Ife - ebilly. Dfekwa*really earning. at last —reining precisely wbei he sa •' he would —ar.d rhe suspense was a.meet over. How I blessed McPherson and hisfeirhfn. old engine f Hew I wanted to get Dfek’* honest : hand between my own fingers I Then a> sudaien.gr_- oe>: --• 1 •• m“. and I locked at Dorotea. she ba*! seen, the smekt; and if ever a woman's face expressed the grief of apfreas-t -g -rparat.o- t-wrefitf fears and donb'eoßcernirsg rhe furore, hem did at that ! aaoment. Her dark, me: o.cgeyes were swimming in tears: and with her arms tight ahent me she hi-i her face in «y , breast, sobbing cot: “Is it tree, gnendo tn o. that—yoa—are to — A ■ r- aajfarfaf

' I shall die'." ; -v- n’’ .'• ■■ :'-i —- ■ "' r *a-Ha.'st-ad is on that ’'earner: he and I *i'vu her now: we are jesmr to • a.3 the eapra rowlav. and leave «Hiajan - - evening*. Eu- when we jjc away a *i ’ ** r eveiisr -- ■a- the ro *ea r ■ i u ina •»e > arma Siemens —wi‘. ie ’-v.-a us.’* Friends, have you ever seen, the sans.'rae >' ak over a ;ea womans face? Have you ever -sen. the Love■rh‘ '. her ••* "--s amitrue fir mastery w ’’per-i a' cns aocut her ar . ..< .- af-een min--- Ha-e voti ever een half sTraiiS' ed by warm, hare a'mis. as red Ups whispered shy. '* ■ a l 'i •' " ; *'iest.cus. wr.cii ■:r .mau * in;r on must -Bippiy .' Bwause. 2: ycu '-> .i v«'- - ..le m : - - >1- S' r r<;u -■> appreciate what oeeurrwt that May mem ajr. *wen'v m..*-s trtin shure. <rhi> -it.. -11 n redaeneu every --teit if •he proa, aad -he a-»i al'i Conti -ss sreametl nearer and nearer nnr . her anchors - .'vered over us md Ha.stead a own. hands dropped -he ladder by which weeihnijed un ueek. ■ . . ■ •■••. wfflk oir-stre-.'aed arms in -he <ic<:r-vty of n>ca'- vi •■•'.• ’ ‘ — a girt whom Dick inrroeucen. as La r.ipi-ana. ’.a Saun Ha .■.-read—and ■'vhn embraced bath Durarea and myself t -h de-. ah-St impar-laiity. we <1 >■: .:-• Fir- ’an Luis -.rn nude-Enii -di ■■: '.r- md-wi-i ne.ik. It 'acre, upon 1 whi*e neld,. ■ ■ 1 . - fa S . : •. j; e; 1.- •tea 1- -a ed 'he Pa-' •nc a h lUtfrwf v-*.irs : j ami was -he join- hamtiw ':-k of Mro. Halstead iu<? R-anj'v L 2;.IS'S It 'hr* ’ CUJI •v .1- * • ’■ '. j-i' ~- J :**rza.. :r air- - -._- ■■ - I -e iad beet mck-wtul. ryimr j r fruai Agxaa -v ai" kis .w-i.ifa.’' —'UGaua J.- :.i 14 a '-s' •iroHTJetrl soa-lzi-ia’v w»*re •arefal ro acvaanr—it ' ay h-s • rs. 'he . lading- eummeneeu aerate we rise from • Aat* "aa • e n-t 'v la im« ■.■*.* .■* - irh' ~1. r.i2. .3 m « -i- -jt 14 as i ■ 1., _ i.. FL ;* il -G 3 As_ -I ’l—l . -j e ArS > sreamers- siiddra searaaee: ~hj* tf a ■ - - mi' a • : a 114 2 rw a * r- ; . a£ to be xa.- ’ - ‘ ■ -*- • ' . -vas -1 .caa'.’Si a- 2'3 •- 12 rryirg ■• - g z-';zz.- 'a - i‘ ne sm-tA-'i and .73' I '•' 2*S v 3 t- .3. 'lt Qt Thr -Jy qiaesrioii he »I*. . aud 'r'lsLee*- ver- inch. 7.1.1 _ i r ~0.,; „i 1 -1- ■• v • T ( ; 'c”■ _ .1 . _ --•....-■ J- —>l k. -a - . 1 aAc v how far . m. .les wet-.d ' 3 ~ 13* " •*. SO 31 I‘3'’ : "e .7 -11 II '.41 T i .■, a rr-. ’*' ; ’ 3r* w r’r' , ie3TS' : J’l' ' Th-* r. .. ' i rvir'.ir«it*d‘

- ~' p r-a'ed * ; cue vi- a de- - .■- '* n.:: ._• ri -h j- cf'en anti •iiirars it* v- ' :<.k him aaek to i -.. -r j_ -; ' 't ■ - : ’ii - f : 110-w ■.’ 3 -- i • *• -1 ie n_r • J"i rs i:■ -•- " . - i ■<- ’ tne i man - i. ■. : z"' ~~ i - ' cm. He 1x: >” • -’.ne* i -* udness fir Tham--1 1.1 r-'-i - : —-a rich z nape "i iim • i- uip is he .i’*es'i -i ;. i v- - m.i n he a i— •>’ ze- - ■ j—i ■ le Jis- a.no—no "a.— me i . • - • ■ ■ :- ■ le ma’* mar-fed .ay ay * " Ji ' htsh-ap a" 'he end - ie r:r:rt. ind Jas' is 'h - ~ v-’- r .nr xs.iur** I handed 'aem raeir fee £r via leavy. -hc'ig-n t '.' •'-' ha.n*.!•'• me i' zirst _ .•. - J.- '- <-'".> • ~ ■_ iris in 'he lo', and t had "a no me with bi* iek :is z»- f; re 2•,i. il ie rsoade 'hem that it waszT - i job-*. I explained -iiat hey had j-is' rendered me. viir.l ii. - ’-nr--sented. but ‘.hat if "here were any -. in services fir 'he fnal repose zf Br'er Mig wf - -r : _ i 3-eu.iy appear ’= 'hern B.irto’.-->’n- i n didn’t usdersrand it at □.. d i nd. .<e rhe asr i'e ‘*h:rchmaa he was. fare me h s zeneit.e' in before he walked down, 'he aeeommoda'icn. ladder. But if *'*r he ife*« me m a eerneri Ah. we ..

kare :o have inythinr unp'eaaiKt oeewr -o icar our frie»deA:3. Tha* s z'-~. is the Cowress steamed away fre m o'd saja* hierMaepc.it- ’ ed *rra ght :or Hi-.z-Kong a happy * family party rathere< the eaptaca’s room An enormrsiis bag of eopra. -akez from the cargo. Lav - . t- .-. -1- ■1- - - ■ - r jt. r.g’„e ji-s of Ir-d <-ocr.mt ker- ■ -. :b < ~ s. sr.. -e collars, bars « of pure sl>er. The was safe os hoard, aod we were rieh—rich beyoEd the creams of arariee. 1 POSTSCRIPT BY THE ATTHGR. j In arrareißg Mr. Ste-ens' narrative for p : . . i' ct. I fiid he has neglected to state the amocmt he and Capt. a tualy real zed from -he ga'.leoa'r -reasnre; so. thinking that this mat be of interest to many of his 1 readers I restore to add a few details 1 %

f supplied from ur ,’jnver\u">cii ut a.r.- * ana rlines. The. ~--a.-r.er made a< ( a k passage to a_- • V3i- -.:e Uomr-A mu’and ana.nu r ‘unon':<»n y k t j handle *id ’he silver. .jurh m 'Gin and niiovs. - r v **4 ji dr::f‘= ’-u U. udon ' > 'he Amount ■■•’>. The -v . ien- emen. writ their wives. Mir. McPherson and Dun <:ive<rre. Paiueios. ’hen ma-ie a moat --eiinurfu. vovatfe. by wav of - rgapore am: 'uez. * Eng'anu. vnere wove snevessra n disposing- of the iro.d. nr tn average price of three rounds -.x -ni mgs > rhe -a noon, reaiizimr upwards of £ hWf.-.HJO more. Vf-er giving MePherson ua. .n. and p« ng Ramiraz <k ‘ >• :n ru. ter .... c in-e- j. Mr -'-ens anti Cant. Hnl.'.-emi tinaiiy net*e<:. n round numbers. Sl.rii->a. uni each. They then went uro na—ivrsh -i as steamship owners. uu;i<: :ig ' >ir '": e- inansmn steamers, ami r»di-r.ng th- -i.-’.-css Jr', cn wi-h qua-.i-ipiv -xijnnsion eng-nes. T*i s de**' fens ''- ic ’ niakiusr mnnev for aem. and they halve each built luxurious homes, where they iive uwst if I*7 ’ nie 'Vieu ashore houir 1 Severn. xgu‘3> -f each. y<*ar bv both upan rhe Cfrantess in .•riis-injr i. v **r 'he vivid, some’ me» *u--< u- -■. -avir. ind some'mes met-y u .21 da.-r. for p«eat ire. Haih"*ad\ home s on *he coast of Coru'vii . near anti -sevens '.'vus 72** * 'iv rues' }»-:i i':'l. 3:aces -,n 'lie .1- 'amla near Sinra Barham. Svmir Palacios inn .en. de -Vi *:im. :e< wh Ze TfcPherson. a ‘onSmnet: jueh- j or an a.wilts ie 7 und in hErnr'cns quaver* an ‘ le Caunre® of Devon, if wich he s pan owner. and. 'hGU-h he ireasinnai ’ u-repr.s rhe huspi-a. if his friends. *tevens and Halstead, ‘hey are mrefni “o amid pass.ZLkT -hr-. iJ-h i-s .:ar- .c ~ga.ll vhrii <jf adveu'ure The v mng*-sr me. when vis!'.:-* ' 3ie ■: SttH"a Barbara, win iru- -hem r‘ : ' r—-i~ ind. hr»p .!<••< -a “Th ■-»* are caA n.-hhi 4— athes ’ha' he :sv*i v-ir n ‘he Paeine icenn. ■'.u' he's ‘in fat 'n v'*a.r 'hem any As f®r his mo‘her and 'ncia Halstead. ‘hey are n bux 1 c<i ’•cme'.axes iev rake Tom an Gui -auiphcr-w'inti mesr 'hree dresses vh_c- were ir-h master--.ee* ac terv <imr ign. anti ore iervic**-.* :-* wh_> -he” niik 'he ■--.IS’l ~ . 7” • . ■; 3e J-’VT. . and ‘ke wrerk cn ’he ran'a Ho»a r«*rT. oi*i At- f*.r. 1 r 1 >ti nt* v •*•,«! .er " tit\i*hs *n -ir-L v . 'i_ s<m. ! 3ir r mt*~ : hmsia■ h-:n fr ni ‘.he r.nzn. _-r-e*i£ -f _£nn♦ln -r np. n .1 rhne. Then, t ’inn ha“sr <a? •- n_ n nen -• 1 ir ■ j trrn*. avra.v F’lii *smit• is. ■ nx* *■ nni our uanir hzmi it tsa-j f r ins dr * Irrr n-‘i;. '« i •. Th- -her m'jz. ashevr. but him Ajlail:'.n- ; 11 /nsm ’+-ixe*i. Surely ’_ - i ‘ xr r .: tie icn Chr nkk- serv • ‘ msi&izin- I_.

Pur.:- ’ were capsized fr i a "~h. After a- r e * I 'mn die -vi- rj ■r.r-i J.at Fr-jhiy _u.--‘tanmd-- iml Painter -wnni i.-diTr* Frjiayzr..-m: rA i<at and was ir wn edL ' e • Y!»O7< Ti< ; mnstani piaster -e a hsrnue» hu~ it zlth' :e hxKidleti wtdi as mnek nrrnnnspectam as i woman. There was a new 7 married man mce wfriiw 1 wife Bild him *1 pu: q 1 mustard piaster v, 'tr-- 1 -'.nL He iad faitn n her uni pn~ it n. Tarn oe w*mc ' if'fieepuur under ’ .rmen® which is n<u T t > mr man m 1 taaoamd. The piaswr earned " aim -mewhat miTRa." nabiy hnr. mr he irsnied "mu Hr Ji r 'er r was 'he hetTer resiiie*. ae and nriiiene» in his wife, ffexr my i< -. and 1 va’l feveifiped merer m hm •nest, .nd his wife «niy ammed ind «n«t she had imposed m" me r< nid aarA iseo?** '♦» mke T .1 niaerer t ips r ini* him. Thnncn bar waa m<«nriis ujz.. 'h<- marß >f die master > •nil Tpr»n "he man like a »mnd. md he sow rejgaiTis ms wire s remetiips w-rii 'CTiKpicien.—ffew Trk »mmerr:ai Advemser. ■arrteai b’ 31«>nH. In the island >f Banqney them is a tr.be >f Dnsnns diffiaring widely tn .annage. religion and cnstnms from rhw tribes lear.nir that name Marriages are pert rmed in the forest in the presence if two families. There is no pnbiie gathering or feast. The rite consists in transferring a r r~ *." ... . ... . « . — * •jS . - —

ir p f ri'- .i firm aw zodcn kmtfa tst the eaif cf the msa s leg t a dm:~»r it m tne ~ man s leg. Arter r- .i—---the mar, takes the bride t,: her heme, where he resides in ft tire as a member of the fam il'. Wkiwaiewl AAmtSaewewCß. Tr-.mtiic r f Pages Prem a Private Diary gives seme whisst ■*! advertt-e---mente. as. far instance "Keqpectabi* girt, abcttt lb, wanted for bottling. An>i fr:m a bcckseKer s catalogue •■Clergymen.—A fine ctHecti nef 20'j clergymen, consisting - f Pretestant reiwMtere. R-man CathcAc- Wesfavaa M ethedists. Unitarians and Presbyterian- nice clean kt—s -hillings. A Valid Exeaae. “Pieaee excuse William fr. m school u»lay write the boy's mether to the teacher, “as he sat up late last night Mndying his lessc ns and is too sleepy to reroe ts <t;r. — PhiWAelnhia Kswsl

V LES OF STAMPS. [*<•!? •<i Lxi<t esr. Uncle Sam r-inted jwrt a fe* po*W -r-ing m-vearl’S" ThenamWof U-ns immp* thP ■f the t —-on mm 1. c matter may *« maAe met- -■ ’■ ting it otherw-a*. \ An ordinary 3 cent stamp «2. ,'; one inch ■• ng. F~ m thi* fa _ tie nlcnlas. n / :vl ; C'i 1/ -hat tne naanber -t ‘S B ®*?* ~.iy 4 nominatii n mened m . ■ <- *■ a - end. w aid i -rao.v exneedhrn 33 ■•’ wcvis ’nw W’.nid mdkE i n strip f stamp*. -a« - a ne a«l-w. .a the head f the Father f Ea-.intry_ • _ r i b**»t m« r* 4 tnan cnee iH‘i hi i - u ‘ •*■ a half ar iimi the eqaat. r i'>f ■• mse diengh. the 3 cent *tamt* are these prmeipaly m»L tacre ire ithers. Enough I cent been .r-’tii—i dttring .ne -t- --..... . - B y. v lari isy y way “ Ear pe mil Aisa. ’ 2. n: ap - - arrangeit n nr -strip, -i-* stamps, h -•• prodncThm and sales, are f minor importance. ■■ mparat: .-peakim*. hnt :r « mtarestmg £=•:» that almost exactly one mile of n stamps was manufiurntreii ft:r the -’.enand f i *»f. f «•’ stamps 'ar pt tnetii n was •sini-a-eiit to i little tn< re than half a nriong. ir about one-fif--eentii f i mile. 3«iw. if all the posta-re stamps print- -.- . - - ■ - *' •'-• - ■ . v. 7 . riae°d ne n' n iai tiler is nearfv is might be without pp*r.ng them under pressure how high <u> y u suppose rhe pile of them weald oe. Thi-re :s no use zuesamr p:u would never go* * near;- r.ght unless ~ u w‘-nt t> wots tn •aicniare :t r r - :ur-—-if. Thi to - ion mi stamps f all ii iiommarii ns -nnte-i tmtng rhe m.--CTt -«.ar —-he statement. >f .■nurse, is appr'isimati — v tin w-r man elevation f '3l miles. This is m<,r* than three -.mi * -i- beiithr r lie highest mountain ;n rhe world —Mount Everest, a -a... Hlnix.a-.-ie If "he same num-a-r .f stamps vas niied ip :n the form if the • urtinary •heeti: if I' 1 " "mil. it roiv. _ hat “lie .*acA would be ;V-r a fifth ‘t i mile nigh. Dnrimr "be rear -o- “he number f special ieiiverp *ramp- sold was about >. tiiu. hi". Lt s .nlv reasonaoie tti ®ipp- r- hat “he o-erage lourney if rhe -tii- iai te;i’-- r- me-senger ;s half a mile Inoe i -hat s .a.iosurd tmdermate mt . - rgo hat. n this isanmirrii n -he -oral iistance traveled u.r-T-iai isiiverr n — was aiv-nt X v_;, ■ mii-e. That i -"i” • nsut•rmue na<-- “o traverse, is may be reuixsd wnen t s onstderrd “bat a mes»»yr -<>- n 'Trier '(• tcr~ mpiisn that n&tai listsmcr. v. aid tare -o go inunt .."•• tinwe .gr-na he v.-.riA >r nve nines “t ne m< -oti ,n« utx It .t-r-iirr rr-_n igrres rarnisheii iv •he isTiirrment "hat the aver ,ct- . -ts.n n J„-sa«. nrtserts. .minding n.-v. "voEiea. an. ailfren. -pends <".30 - 'oetmie er v.i- -■ i • N*-w l m ■oases -eecnn m-h .n -zretKinsre >f t.-- rgsmet t ' .amma “turri. ~it ry.- ..TEO... .a fowrrh. vtrb «. -■ T j; titee-masing: ;w t ~tmtfaif i ... - - - ■.i :, - iijii'.EU. vttii -.-nrs Arxan-

» Tk, ..z- -H-. .1» •_ .11 ir .mii. vttta -1 rinr. V *110111“i n 3jXTTie. Ze. .’.miii- >iunr<.n »r L. nibv-l>. t j vm me <r 'hr* mrrncT -Tinp- -m* n mty ir rhe urmr inrrmr 'he SantiUK3 ‘zimnxiim was m 'he mry :he .>riier iay urn n 'muse m omeb( d" ffitei mm vherher much fear f team van -*mubiTe-i '.y mertaily woundtl mpn. F<ir is kit'C" ±e word, replied Zr. 'ruoiiuin. A zoed many mortal v rrniin iiii jt rpr .me- ..in 7 ireat shock, ind m smm zaee* seemed impcwible f r ‘up men ■ realize thar they were r mg ■ The idea was mt nsttrzos, mnarnr'il _ne?:aceivabie. and they rmred uruust n They feix that something u_d “e b.zt- ' -a" - them, and ■j.-” ?•-■ >- '--1 -riy at the tj< uzht - t in m It was amply a ■ntr ng znin * instinctive q life. *tier v w-re bommbing that me va’tmis ia-1 z. pewer to resist the me’rzsu'Tu* The nerve centers were parri.-'Zr-.L the iprimzs f energy snap-pe-t mil tne- ~ta, f rves shattered 'Hat tuey accepted death as do wocnc-at id men. Bet ween ti> ee tw extremes were all manner f gradati ns. There is e,. iran<:.ir’i :i cenavc :r in the face of immcnen: It :s entirely a matter of risal f.rc-. Very few men sent mesflires. These wh realirei fully that they m«s <h- w-r- <fent. mcatly. and ■■ tn:nkixg lam speaking, f nrse - caees in which death ensued very -c rtly after the w; und. not ci se vhi. .ingered in the hospitals. —New Urueans Times-IXanccTat.

■wOwag Rate, ia I‘arta Rieo. A sn.rt sxe is in operatic n between Yauco and Pence, a dhtance >f 2> aniies. with tw; star. :ns ob the line at Gcay.tm.ii and Tallabca. This railread an a--rare i£En al -m meof <2.760 per m.i,e but it should be noted that — , - the high freight rates. <2 2.t per t 3 far a 22 mile hash . r 10 cents per t. a mile, a great part of the freight carrying between Yauco and P. nee is t-rs tmei by x , c sn twsrfn i n w.th -he raii»«d. «she tr -.ght rate’s s f the ox carts are not -■ h■■ wer than tus.ee of the railway, “y '* " ' I at<it the same. Besides this rxressive charge, the railway dees E ' which should obtain in this district, as it dees net reach to the narb r es Pence, where the great bulk of business is done. Bulk must be ; broken and toe goods transferred.—Anb n... Mattei Lluveras in Engineering Mag-azin _• i

(OOklna o»«" !-<>""•- A thoughtful Virginian of mature T ,. , r . undertook to oxplam U , why f-mthern people living in the | rth n-vert so often to th<- old sash- - cooking ' The Nmty of the . .gh.-rn family -l> nntr lay *’* ‘'*'? ‘ 4 , ..ningof the fr>o<l tomtit the tawte of j . , momtiers of the household, tn- , dividnallv and ■ dl-.i th<dy Old Annt Dinah r Aunt Sarah, or Aunt Chloe, tb e cook, knew exactly from years of . X what tach of the children liked w i .. o. ■ fath- r -nbm.tted to and what rhe n..-’.' - demanded, and t>hecould; oleate all. . Tak fr r example, a nee pnddwg, D e . f the familiar stand bys. In the mixing of the ingredients Aunt (hlce j w old mutter to herself; ‘Mars ilhe i e like j l-ntv o’ cinnamon. 111 jes put ; in n< ther little piece o’ cinnamon for ; Mars Willie. Miss Tavy she like all-; «r,i,-.e 111 jet put in a little mo all- ■ .1 -< - M:-- Tavy. Mars Habersham | fhke plenty o'doves. I must please, Ma** Habbv wid a little mo’ doves. | y - Julia she f >nd o' nutmeg. Dar’s a little m nutmeg for Miss Julia. Mar-, ster e all right if dey 's plenty o’ rice, an cl- misem eat all de *gg an milk. Dev all f nd ■ reesins, an dey all likes : ugar plenty so dar dey goes an de puddiii ready for de nben. ’ .-_h.- been stirring all the time f t d-ur life and. having looked out f , .. .1 h member of the family, the dish i bi and to be a success.” —New York The Woman of It. Th Philad- Iphia Record says: “Alm< st the first thing a visitor does upon -nt ring the r om in which the DeclaraC E f ’independence was signed is to add his autograph to the vast collec- - n f m re than 20 years. The custo.fcan f the book a few days ago, in sneaking f his experience, said: ‘You w uldn t believe it. but we have had nlvrwi attempts ti mutilate the regis- - r to write anything in it except ■ —- an l ad-ir—- —■ and on both of i tg. se oecasi. ns the culprits were wo- I men. ■••There' another strange thing a out thr visit rs. ’he continued. ‘Of i rhe thousands who come here the only 1 nes we have any trouble with are the : w men. We have a tape stretched across »n th. se hairs he said, as he pointed -. a I ng line f •seats of the mighty.’ as it were—chairs of the signers—‘to prevent pec pie from sitting in them. Well u- w man only yesterday wanted us t, :ut the tape for her, because -he claimed -he was a descendant of one f the signers and thought she had a right t. sit in his chair, and she went away mad when we wouldn't make an exception in her case. •®e swept the Street. A newly arrived Irish servant was installed :n the home of a family on the west side last week, and on the first an rni-ig ft service she was told to go >ur ind sweep the sidewalk. »“-r an absence of something like in ; nr the .. usekeeper went ont to see via* had become of the new servant, 'he was seen way down at the end of “ne , a hard at work. She had gone ii- ;n >z * length, and she said she - p. —

Help... Mature I Babies and children need I | proper food, rarely ever medi- j j cine. If they do not thrive j 1 on their food something is I | wrong. They need a little | j help to get their digestive j j machinery working properly, j S c °emW<!?n COD LIVER OIL h/TZf HYPOPHOSPHITES of I fTfEf. SOM !w ; l gc: .:.a’iy correct this J Ic .Cttv, j A xzs vi*J put from er.:- j j fourth to ba’i a teaspoonful • : in toby s botile three or four • I t mes c dav you will soon sc; I J z I a marked improvement. For | I j larger children, from half to f j a teaspoonful, according to i J age, dissolved in their milk. I | if you so desire, will very j j soon show its great nourish- i r ing power. If the mother's j ! milk does not nourish the I I baby, she needs the emul- j j sion. It will show an effect j j at once both upon mother | s and child. II 5 i ■. : \ . >v.s. x c ,, | MOTT'S PENNYROYAL PILLS iIjWW.-. T h, - r »>*»».« trivrv- \" *-*** »««••• I Xk Cit'Jit wemaahcKHt. Mciing de- I 10W* yk'l'iwnt ot onraiK and txHiy 5« M* CWU ‘ or w, "»en tbern. s aniX't dv harm—Ute be -Ar. jfcfr «orr canncli <Jo X»chlrieb A Fue!!!nr

henry B. heller ATTOBNEY AT LAW i Ossie. roon.s 1 an<l 2. Btc ne Block ’ court house oct '°P[KX: le Collections. v,„ - v 'ary Public i RICHARD K. ERWIN ATTORNEY AT LAW. General pra G’ f n(is, ' e ets i tatlon. r?t f or consul JAMES T. MERRYMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW DECATCH, IND. ’ | Office—Noe. 1. 2 A over Adams Cn u. I refer, by pernilMion to AdSms (M R- 3. PETERSOK ’ ~ ATTORNEY AT LAW. DECATUR. INDIANA. B Roo ffiSl a C d 2 the Anthony Holthons, 4. P BEATTY J r.iuss MANN & BEATTY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW I And Notaries Public. Pension [ cured, odd Fellows building CU ' ms UohnSchunter. DaveE.S ffiith SCHCRijER & SMITH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Mosey toloax at lowest rates of , Abstracts of titie. rea estate and eolkcS Rooms 1. 2 and 3 W elfley block. lect '°»« DeVilbiss & Archbold. DENTISTS. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Phnnr- Gffice. 42. 1 “ ont ■ Residence, ». NEFTUrriE J3TIOS. DENTISTS. Njw located over the City Niwg Stand are orepared to di. all work pertaining to the dental profession. Gold filling a specialtv By use of Mayo’s Vapor they are enabled to extract teeth without nain. Work guaranteed J. D. HALE DIALER IN Grain, Seed, Wool, Salt, Oil, Coal, Lime, Fertilizers. Elevators on the Chicago & Erie and Clove Leaf railroads. Office and retail store songeast corner of Second and Jefferson Streets W Your ©atronage solicited. i I ; Capital JL30.000 Established’ll THE OLD ; ADAMS COUNTY BANK Decatur, Indiana. f i 4 Does a general banking business, makes cob lections in all part?* < f the • untry. Buys J ; town, township and county <. ’•drr>. Foreign . and domestic exchange t>»u.rht and sold. Interest paid on time dep« <r- - x St •

baker. Yice President: R. K. A >.m,Cashier, and C. S. Niblick. \—istant Cashier TIIE Jkisse DKATik. im*. House. I. j. MEISSE, Proprietor. First-Class Hotel. ..BATHS.. $1.50 and $1.25 PIR PAY. Opposite Coirt H»»«e. MORTGAGE LOANS Money Loaned on Favorable Terms LOW RATE OF INTEREST Frivelege of Partial raying* Abstracts of Title Carefiilh Frepard F. M. SCHIRMEYER* Cor. 2d and Madison Sts. DECATI B. , -' iD SEND US ONE Kurobie It *« yc ur ' ' ■ dejx't and if f.’und ivrfec? :? <aS’.Mßct .rv JkJ wfcx B ■•4 tk' r-waieal JBv.M. <F ** A|l -' • u —n,-- f|!r ever s* 'tpwoth* ipuC f Ki H»MT A U“* R ,,a n v?iir JIjB ~ 3 : c« TA uOCUb STOVE CAI* UV d<r • r I. Z*S T . -r ve is si« !sa and freight charts This ®ky « •• jron, * W-,iLUll. icpfeUxSS. made -r “£ t { ? " d n *jZ-ne ar>rv ft-e*. Mary evrerx bea* y b*nd- t ! tar«* ovea shelf. b4a<y Wk-hn«« h«nd nxle; plated ortmmecUtuw.* Jr>d ‘’Y.?’ (wSatiu SEARS. ROEBUCK *£O; OMM. *C, — “