Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1899 — Page 3

O “A PERFECT FOOD—as Wholesome as it is Delicious.” /\ § ‘ WALTER BAKER & CO.’S 0 COCOA | A 1 O \r ' ■; i “Has stood the test of more than too years* use among all yC A.l j f. classes, and for purity and honest worth is unequalled.” XZ ZX ''l ‘ i A —Medical and Surgical Journal. /\ V t Costs less than ONE CENT a Cup. z( C? Trade-Mark on Every Package. V WALTER BAKER & CO. LTD., A V traoe .m»rk. Established 1780. DORCHESTER, MASS. /X

Additional Locals. YI-KI cures corns and warts. Its First-class photos all sizes at re fl need prices. All work guaranteed. Knoff’s old stand. 44tf C JJ. Walters, of Vera Cruz, was in town last Saturday and while here made the Democrat a pleasant and ! profitable call. A scientist says: “It the earth was flattened out the sea would be two miles deep all over the world.’’ If 1 anv man is caught flattening out the j earth shoot him on the spot. A great I manv of us can t swim. Pneumonia, lagrippe. coughs,colds, croup and whooping cough readily vield to One Minute Cough Cure. Use this remedy in time and save a doctor’s bill or the undertaker’s. I Page Blackburn. ts A vounglady living over in Madison county swallowed a penny one day last week, and sent in haste fora physician. The doctor not only got the penny but made the young woman's | father cough up $2 besides. Little neglected scratches and wounds frequently result in bloodpoisoning. Better heal them quickly, with DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, a thoroughly anti-septic application with a record of always curing piles, old ulcers, sores,cuts, wounds and skin disease. Page Blackburn. ts A little attention given to cleaning up around your property now mav save a doctor bill later on. All the accumulation of filth during tin' winter months is a menace to health and should be burnt or removed before the ' hot weather. It is time to clean up. A good memory often serves money ; and also good health. If you are troubled with constipation, indigestion or any form of stomach trouble remember to take home a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and health! will be restored to you. Trial sizes 10c 110 doses 10c) large sizes 50c and 51.00. Holthouse, Callow X Co.

I «1 LUCKY RGRINt» I II M Etthinger & Co., of Cincinnati, 0., manufacturers of men’s fine clothing, are quitting |j B business We learned this, and within twenty-four hours were on the ground We sue- » || fe ' ceeded in securing several lots of suits that we are now selling for less money than it cost Q to manufacture them. This is a chance to get a good suit of clothes cheap. s We can mention only a few items here. ® go ® i g "i'. 36 Scotch suits at $4.00. 27 beautifully finished lancy g g g W . Made from a light Scotch worsted suits at 89.00. /I fg S=. (4IA/ plaid goods, seams double sewed There are no better tailored till f g H '- . : and taped, coat faced garments made than these. ’ jg back to armhole. This suit There is no way to make them @ |g | © would be cheap at $6.00. better. They are well worth sl4. J J g it I/ " They will cost you only $4 00. These 27 go at $9.00 each. B ADMIRAL W. T. CALF-CIJ XSjXuf (copyrighted) ’* ADMIRAL W. S. SCHLEY 8 175 pairs ladies’ fine shoes, Utz & Dunn make, all new shoes, latest styles. Regular g g PriC 200 3 pSi a s n mfA°drels price $3.00 and $3.50. They are just a little g S off in style. Your choice $1.50. R See our goods, note our prices, then buy elsewhere if you can. g & o I KE-RN, BRITTSON & BEELER. | Decatur, Indiana. S

Marion Smith, of Geneva, was in the city last Friday on business and in the meantime looking up friends. For Sale or Trade A span of nudes. Will exchange for heavy team or sell and give reasonable time. | J. W Place. Its It is time to begin spring cleaning, ! especially as to the back yards. When the piles of ashes and old cans are removed, a little white-wash will add ■ wonderfully to the appearance of good health. I People who have once taken De- ■ Witt's Little Early Risers will never ! have anything else. They are the ■ famous little pills’’ for torpid liver : and all irregularities of the system. Page Blackburn. ts The Indiana Agricultural ExperiI ment station has demonstrated that i young chickens that are fed on skim milk in addition to other food, put on flesh twice as rapidly as those that have only water in addition to other ,food. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days, i Its action upon the system is remark- ' able and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease imj mediately disappears. The first dose j greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by Smith A Yager, Druggists, Decatur. A man at Veedersburg, Ind., put seventy-five pounds of dynamite under ' the kitchen stove to thaw out and 1 \ went away, leaving the family to watch j the stuff. On returning he found his family gone, having taken with them ' the house and also the dynamite. As i yet they have not returned. Tried and true. Thousands have tried Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin J for constipation, indigestion and sick- ! headache and have found it true to : the claim made for it. viz: that it is ! the best remedy now before the good people for the relief of stomach troubles. Trial size 10c large sizes 50c and >I.OO at Holthouse, Callow Co.

If troubled with rheumatism, give Chamberlain’s Pain-Balm a trial. It will not cost you a cent if it does no good. One application will relieve the pain. It also cures sprains and bruises in one-third the time required by any other treatment. Cures burns, frostbites, quinsey, pains in the side and chest, glandular and otiier swellings are quickly cured by applying it. Every bottle warranted. Price 25 and 50cts. Holthouse, Callow & Co. m Northern Indiana towns are already commencing to advertise their Fourth of July celebrations. The termination of the Spanish war, with the magnificent achievements for the arms of American soldiers has kindled anew the fire of patriotism and the great national holiday will be more generally celebrated this year than for a generation. Decatur ought not to be behind in its observance. Notice We. the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on tw o 25 cent bot t les or boxes of Baxter's Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure constipation, billiousness, sick-head-ache, jaundice, loss of appetite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, liver complaint, or any of the the diseases for which it is recommended. It is highly recommended as a spring tonic and blood purifier. Sold liquid in bottle, and tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents for either. One package of either guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. Page Blackburn. It is said {occasionally passenger agents in the western states receive applications from some citizens of Utah asking for transportation for John Smith and wives. While they may refuse to make the ticket out for plurality wives. Smith’s women get the benefit as he can select any one of them he chooses to take with him on the trip, Once when a ticket was made out for Samuel Sinister and wives, the conductor of the train was rather unwilling to permit five wives to ride on one ticket, but he had to carry them all as Sinister was ready to swear they were all his women. A Thousand Tongues Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard st., Philadelphia, Pa., when she found that Dr. King’s New Discover}' for Consumption had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for manv years had made life a burden. AIL other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Royal Cure "it soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly, something I can scarcely remember doing before. I feel like sounding its praises throughout the universe." So will every one who tries Dr. King's New Discovery for any trouble of the throat, chest or lungs. Price 50cts and SI.OO. Trial bottles free at Page Blackburn's drug store; every bottle guaranteed.

If you have piles, cure them. No use undergoing horrible operations that simply remove the results of the disease without removing the disease itself. Place your confidence in DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It has never failed to cure others; it w ill not fail to cure you. Page Black burn. ts If you want to make cultivation easy, either on the farm or in the garden, begin in time. Don't wait till weeds are up as high as the plant, and have made a sod all over the ground, but stir often, just as soon as vou can after every rain. The corn should always receive one cultivation at least before it is well through the ground, especially if it rains directly after planting. Robbed the Grave. A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunked, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately a friend advised trying Electric Bitters; and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improvement. 1 continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim.” No one should fail to try them. Only 50cts., guaranteed, at Page Blackburn’s drug store. A question has been recently sprung touching the right of the street commissioner to exact labor for poll tax from the boys who have for the past year been in the service of the United States as solders. It is contended by the boys that they are exempt from this duty by reason of such service, the same as the old soldiers of what used to be dominated as the “late war.” If they succeed in establishing this point there will be a whole lot of people shedding tears because they did not “jine” and take the trip along with the boys.—Columbia City Post. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’ Catarrah Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props.', Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, . have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. A\ est & Truax, wholesale druggists, Toledo, Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, wholesale druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surface of the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's family Pills are the best. m