Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1899 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM, Publisher. J 1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Postofflceat Decatur. Indiana as Second-Class Mail Matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY. APRIL 20. Portland's brick streets will cost them near 5400.000. The above sum includes sewerage. II Mil ■! !■■■ ■■II.B I 111 Spring advertising should not be neglected. This is the season of year when styles, color or finish should lie properly portrayed and there is no better medium than the newspaper. E. A. McKee now owns the North Manchester Leader, the purchase being made several days ago. Ras knows full well how to make a good newspaper and the new purchase will be no exception to the rule. Mvncie is already advertising a i street carnival which will take place' June 5,6, 7.8, 9, ami 10. The affair is under the direct supervision of the Muncie Elks, and that is sufficient to j guarantee that it will be done up just right. All the acts of the last legislature will soon be in full force and effect. They are printed and being sent to to the various counties in the state and after being duly receipted, a proclamation will be issued declaring them in effect. New York democrats have feasted long and loud, the variation being a 810 plate and aBl plate. At both, oratory was profuse and the elements seem to indicate that the democrats are willing, ready and anxious to get together and unite for the coming campaign in 1900. Mayor Harrison of Chicago, has lieen or will be invited to address the Democratic Editorial Association, at its mid-summer meeting at Madison, Indiana. May 18. As it is impossible for any one to withstand the pressure of Indiana democratic editors, it is presumed he will confer upon himself the honor of attending. Decatur is more than showing her progressive spirit. Improvements that are substantial, modern and beautiful are fast taking the place of the old antiquated buildings that have for years performed well their mission but now are being laid aside to better meet the demands of the present century. It is not necessary to indulge in anything bordering upon bragadocia to intimate that Decatur is a better city, a more progressive city and a more prosperous city than any other on this part of the globe.

I The Greatest ... t I Soap Sale. ! X IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF $ INDIANA, WILL BEGIN HERE S | Saturday, April 22. | ’T'HE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD X I is now on exhibition in our show window. X 1 A sac simile of the great Morro Castle of X Havana, Cuba, and reproduction of the famous battle of San Juan Hill, built out of 14,666 cakes X $ of fine Royal Castile Soap. It is the most mag- -jv nificent display of Toilet Soap ever attempted in the world and brings with it the greatest Soap bargain ever offered in America. 2 CAKES FOR 5 C - Everybody welcome to all they want at this price. This Soap has been made especially for us by the Royal Soap Co., of Cincinnati, q S whose soaps have been the standard for nearly a quarter of a century, and to introduce this soap jg, thoroughly they permit us to sell it TWO CAKES ; FOR FIVE CENTS for a limited time. It is a gx 0 wonderfully fine, dainty soap, soothing to the Ijj skin and beautifying to the complexion. REGU- Ih @ LAR PRICE IS 10 CENTS A CAKE. Rememij J) I* er our price, Two Cakes for sc. It is so cheap (5 b that it can be no cheaper, and so good that it can be no better. The rich cannot get a better Toilet gx Soap than this is and the poor can afford a nice f>> Toilet Soap at this price. Sale begins, S I Saturday, April 22. | «b Come early before the rush commences. i New Fair Store. I Sole Agents for Adams c )unty, also Berne, Gejg neva and Monroe.

’ ■ Company B. will be home some time about April 28. This will be a joyous re union, and every one should assist Sam Henry Post in properly demonstrating the patriotic feeling our peo- : pie have for Company B. i When professional undertakers and embalmers testify that the army beef was embalmed there is not much chance for further controversy. That is expert authority that cannot be controverted. Fort Wayne Sentinel. The boom of Mayor Jones of Toledo ! for the gubernatorial nomination, is steadily growing, and much fear is expressed in the Hanna wing, that it i may become a serious factor. The i Forakerites will assist in gratifying the political ambition of Mayor Jones. — And the fighting still goes on in the ; Philippines. Our troops whip the Filipinos and take a town every day or two, but as soon as they get the town it would require 100,000 men on the island of Luzon alone, to garrison all the towns, the Filipinos occupy it ' again. And this sort of thing is likely itogo on indefinitely. It is not surI prising that men are beginning to ask ‘ each other how long the people of this country will be willing to put up with this sort of thing. The question is pertinent. "What is a Democrat anyway?" the Anderson Herald exclaims. Well. sir. a democrat is one who believes in civil and religious freedom, in popular government, in liberty regulated by law. in measures that subserve the greatest good to the greatest number, in a sys- ! tern ot taxation that is equally just in j its operation and takes from the citi-1 zens in proportion to his earnings and I possessions, in legislation that dis- . criminates neither against the poor nor against the rich, in laws that afford ample protection to life and property. and in claiming nothing for himself that he is not willing to concede to his fellow. That is the conception the Times has as to what constitutes a democrat and as to what is meant lie American democracy.— ' South Bend Times. Carter H. Harrison believes in reform in politics and at the Milwaukee Jefferson celebration, said: •Where, ’hen, shall the work of reform begin ? The answer is evident, at the very foundation of our political system, in the village and municipal government. Let our young men, the hope and future bulwark of our republic, regard service in municipal politics as the highest proof they can give of their patriotism. Ours is the party of the people. Unless we serve the people honestly and fairly we are unfaithful to our trust. Duty requires us to strike the first blow at corruption within our own party ranks. Let the word go forth that democracy will not tolerate a man, no matter how profuse his professed devotion to the party creed, who does not place his obligation to the public above any and every personal consideration.”

We Can Please You j nn Tr W 00 IF I I I A man is never at his best in y* / \ \ * the old-fashioned kind ot ready- A | Ji I made clothes sold in most cloth- ,-Jbuh. 1 . -. X Lr Lj * ing stores. It you want to do -nil/ yourself justice, try one of our 1/ I 1/ Hart, Schaffner & Marx finely ■ * I n tailored suits. You can get one * || I pi that will fit as though made to LI I measure and bring out your good ! points better than anything the F7 average tailor can make to your WIQl 1 If order. The H. S. &M. suits W? gl |y are elegant, durable and not ■||| VA expensive. Ba| raft film II ■ L nnuL i. y i uiinuLii. // I j I \ X FOUR-BUTTON SACK SUIT 7 x ~ ~ by Hart, Sch artier & Mari GUARANTEED CLOTHING.

Taffy on a Stick. The Decatur Democrat has been doing the conference in first-class style with an illustrated daily that speaks well for the enterprise of Editor Ellinghain. Kokomo Dispatch. The Decatur Democrat “humped" itself during the M. E. conference recently held there and devoted much space, profuse with cuts of public buildings and residences of the town. Every Methodist should have been proud to carry away with him a copy of the Democrat. Wabash Star. The Decatur Democrat issued a splendid daily during the conference week at that place. It was newsy and contained a splendid lot of half-tone cuts which added very materially to the appearance of the paper. We thank Bro. Ellingham for rememering us. Winchester Democrat. The Daily Journal and Conference issue of the Democrat gave some very fine photograveures of residence ['roperties in Decatur. These houses are an ornament to the city and their pictures beautifully ornament the papers that present them. Just wait until the Star News becomes a man something will then be done. —Star News.

Men of prominence in the Methodist conference compliment the excellence of the Decatur Democrat's daily report. The Democrat was as neat as a new pin every day, bright, original and correct. Brother Ellingham is a live fellow, and his paper shows it. His Sunday morning edition of eight pages was quite metropolitan. Red Key Times.

The Daily Conference edition of the Decatur Democrat was issued during the entire session of the Fiftysixth annual conference and was a splendid edition, both in point of mechanical ability and in complete digest of affairs of interest connected with the members and conference session. Mr. Ellingham and his assistants are all very deserving of anv and all compliments bestowed upon them.—Geneva Herald. The Decatur Democrat issued a special edition each day of the M. E. conference in that city, which contained the portraits of the different ministers present, as well as the various churches of the city and a number of the business houses. The editor and proprietor of the Democrat is one of the most enterprising newspaper men in Indiana, and has shown this ever since he has been connected with that paper. Winchester Herald. There is not a man in the country but favors sound money, and the silly twitter of the gold standard press is thoroughly disg-usting to thinking people. It is quite apparent that the average gold standard advocate has but a faint conception of what money is. A piece of gold the size, weight, firmness and shape of a gold coin is not money. There is something more needed. It must have the government back of it saving that it is so many dollars before it can pass current as a money medium of exchange. All money issued by a sound and stable government is sound monev, gold bug aristocrats to the contrary notwithstanding in fact the man who insists that any other idea is correct is not a good citizen, he is a traitor to the country and should be so treated. The man who talks about aSO cent dollar is a fool or a knave. There can l>e no such a thing as a dollar of less than one hundred cents. Muncie Herald.

ORATORY PROFUSE. PRIMARY CONTEST AT THE OPERA HOLSE FRIDAY NIGHT, Arthur Suttles and Faye Smith will Represent Decatur High School at Portland May 5. The primary yontest for the purpose or selecting delegates from the Decatur high school to represent this [city at the meeting of the Eastern Indiana Oratorical Association was held at Bosse's opera house last Fri- [ day evening. The audience was quite enthusiastic and the evening's entertainment a howling success in every i sense of the word. The various high school classes were present in a body and made themselves very evident by ■ their class songs and yells. It was almost nine o’clock when the curtain i arose and the contest was opened by [ prayer by Rev. Pearce. Miss Effie Woodward, chairman of the meeting, then stated the purpose of the meeting and instructed the judges as to their duties, concluding by announcing the first participant in the battle for oratorical honors. Miss Nora '■ Smith, class of 1901. Miss Smith charmed her hearers by an able and masterly talk on "The Man of the Nineteenth Century", holding out the ; idea that the greatest man of the age and probably of history has been the grand old leader of English parliament, Glandstone. Her effort was a , ■ splendid one, well prepared and nicely delivered. She was followed by George Krick on the subject, "Per

I sonal Liberty", and the young man I certainly did credit to himself and the class he represented. He said, “In the long category of human desires no other one desire has played so important a part in the arena" of human affairs, or exerted such a powerful and lasting influence upon human historv as has the desire for liberty.” He dwelt at length upon the heroic stands that have been made for liberty during the past centuries and closed by ,saying that the people of the world are not yet free in mind, nor will they lie until that ideal day arrives when a generation has been developed which will do right because it is right. His paper was excellent and although his first appearance as an orator his delivery was splendid. The next subject, “What Education is of Most Worth?’ was handled by the winner of the oratorical honors, Arthur Suttles, and although he faltered just a trifle at the start soon warmed to his subject and gave an interesting and rousing argument upon the necessity of an education fitted to our surroundings. He said the necessary knowledge was the knowledge which makes perfect men and women in every respect. Our education should be first of the things surrounding us. This concluded the contest in oratory and was followed by several songs by the high school glee" club, which were well received. Rev. Pearce then made an appeal for the donation of eatables for the banquet to be given by our citizens as a reception to Company B. The contest for a representative to secure the honors at Portland in Declamation was then opened bv Robert Schrock in “The New South", selection from the famous speech of I Henry Douglas, delivered bv that ! gentleman several years agQ before [the New England Historical Society [at Boston. Robert did splendidly and the high grade he received was most richly deserved. Miss Josephine Nibhek followed in Will Carleton's .beautiful ballad. “The District School Master. Miss Josephine has an ex- : cellent appearance before an audience , and it was deeply regreted by every [one that she was unable to finish her

recitation. Fred I. Patterson recited, "Absolution" and he is certainly a star in stage manners, as graceful and easy appearing as an actor of much more experience. At any time during his recital of the sad storv of love and death, you could almost have heard a pin drop so interested were his hearers. Miss Faye Smith, winner of the declamation prize, followed in "The Painter of Seville", and although the youngest of any of the contestants, her presentation of that most difficult reading was par excellence itself. The evening's program was closed by Miss Harriet Hill, in Whittier's beautiful poem. “King Volmer and Elsie", and she also presented her number in a pleasing manner, showing no little care and training. While the judges were deliberating as to the successful aspirants, the audience were again entertained by a “yell battle" Ix’tween the various classes. The judges then reported the following grades: Oratory, Nora Smith. 87.58; Arthur Suttles, 85.2; George Krick, 77.5; Declamation, Robert Schrock, 96; Josephine Niblick, 87: Fred Patterson, yfi.lii; Faye Smith, 96.50, and Harriet Hill. 91. By this it will be seen that our school will be represented in oratory by Arthur Suttles and in declamation by Miss Faye Smith. The contest will be held at Portland, May 5, and a large crowd will attend from this city to urge our banner bearers, Suttles and Smith, on to victory. The judges of the contest were Prof. J. P. Sharkey, of Van Wert; Prof. George Simian, of Rochester, and Hon. W. D. Hamer, of Huntington.

Wherever a few long-headed republicans gather just now, the subject how the party can get the idea that it is too favorable to trusts out of the heads of the voters, is apt to come up for discussion. At a gathering of several republican senators in Washington this week, one of them said: "I must confess that I do not consider the political outlook over bright for the republican party. The spring elections were not encouraging. The Toledo election I regard as most significant. Sam Jones, the independent candidate for mayor, got almost as many votes as his republican and democratic opponents combined. What does it mean ? I believe it is a condemnation of trusts and monopolies, The republican party is in a very perilous position. It has apparently been captured by the trust barons and monopolists. Unless we can shake them off, I believe it will be next to itnposible to elect McKinley or any one on the republican presidential ticket next year." Another republican senator present said: "The sentiment against trusts is certainly very strong throughout the west, and I agree with vou that we must do something radical in order to disabuse the impression in the public mind that the republican partv is a party of trusts. It will not be an easy thing to do. however. Even if we put in a strong anti-trust plank in our platform next year, the fact that the campaign will be in the hands of Mark Hanna and othertrust magnates, will render our declaration against trusts almost farcial." The secret to a good business i s advertising and lots of it. M illiam J. Bryan on the Philippine I question: “I object toshootin? Christianity into the Philippines with gating guns, first, because it does not do any good to those that are hit; and I second, it keeps those who are not hit so busy burying the dead that they have neither opportunitv nor time to profit by it." i

pqOTICE TO CONTRACTOES, Office of the city clerk. April 20, l«p. Sealed proposals will be received bv the common council of the cltv of Decatur at this office until 12 o’clock uoon ot Tuesday, May 2. 1899. For digging a trench for air and water pipes and back filling the same. commencing at r near the power bouee at the water worki staI lion in said city, thence running in an easterly direction to the St. Mary s river, a distance ■ of al»out eight hundred feet, not exceeding five feet in depth, according to the plansand specifications on file in this office Each bid must be accompanied byasufficiert guaranty of a disinterested person that it the bid is accepted a contract will be entered into and the performance of it properly se- : cured. The common council reserves the right to reiect any and all bids. By order of the common council. P. M. Hower, Clerk. JXqXHICE TO KON-KESI DENTS State of Indiana, county of Adams, ss In the Adams circuit onurt. April term, 1 John Hilty vs Noah Bet gman, Euphemia Berg-man. , .... Alexander Johnson j 1 Laura Johnson, j Complaint to foreclose Wji'i*m Johnson, i mortgage. iHmand, Benjamin P. Moier. J $4 000. It appearing- from affidavit filed intheabove entitled cause, that Noah Bergman and Euphemia Bergman of the above named defendants are non-residents of the state of h* diana Notice is therefore hereby given the said Noah Bergman and Euphemia Bergman that they t-e and appear before the ' Honorable Judge of the Adams I circuit court on the Inth day of June. 1899. the same being the sSth juridical day of the April term thereof, to be boiden at the court house in the city of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 10tt» day of April A. D. 1899, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in their absence. Witness, my name, and the seal of said court hereto affixed this 19th day of April, 1899. JOHN H. LENHART. Clerk 6 3 By E. Burt Lenhart. Deputy Schurger & Smith, Attorneys for plaintiff. QIRCUIT COURT ALLOWANCES. Ordered by the court that the foliowin? named persons be allowed the amount set opposite their name and for the puipose herein specified: M L Byers, services as talesman *l4 M JnoM Fuhrman. - - “ J Henry Sherry, jr, “ “ juror. D C Neuenscbw’dr, # " Mathias Thomas. “ •• . Geo W Martz, “ “ “ J) Jacob Huser, •• Abraham Stalter, •• • " Wm Sel'emeyer. * ” WD Reinhart. ** •• ” 31/89 Gust Yager, • Martin Retaking, “ “ " 4,1 *. Anthony Spuller, •• “ “ • John WTabler, *• “ 39-0 James L Edge. “ “ talesman * H H Burehneii. “ Matbias Uhiman, *• " ? Wallace Moats. “ “ J Geo Haeflmg. “ “ ” ® Frank Parrel. ** “ jury bailiff 1 ML Byers. ‘ 10 Homer Cross, , l F E McLean. “ “ court “ * Dan Erw io, per deim 'J Wm Lehn an. meals for jury 3 F E McLean, house bailiff Dan Erwin, attending court * do attachments \ Mary J Berglin. meals for Mrs Pace J * Mrs Fred Mills, sec’t’y. meals for jury J * Cteni Macklin, riding bailiff L Dan Erwin, serving petit jury do “ struck “ ■ 31W do - “ S**; „ do “ grand “ * S Frank Farrell, riding bailiff S -c LLMawn, “ " ■■ wm Frank Farrell, “ ' ’ .Si Fred Brown. *• Bowen. Merrill & Co. Am St Rept. Vol M H A Fristoe. meals for jury no D B Erwin, attorney for poor -• .; Ballard Publishing Go. Vol 5 and Index . Miss Adda Snow, reporter o 00 Jno Barnett, janitor J K Bobo, attorney for poor ■ ’ I. the undersigned hereby certify that u foregoing statements are true and correct, a found among the records in mv office. Noah Mangold. Auditor. C. D. Lewton. Deputy. — —-—" Capital $120,000. Established 1--’ THE OLD ADAMS COUNTYBANK Decatur, Indiana. Does a general banking business, makescj lections In ail rents of the country. n J town, township and county r”*ders. to and domestic exchange bought andsoiu- - Officers-V .H. Xtbliek. President: 1». -i baker. Yice President: K. K. Allison. t o and C. S. Niblick. Assistant Cashier