Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 18 May 1899 — Page 3

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Additional Locals. sJiss lantha Gregory was the guest of Huntington friends last week. Mike McGriff, of Geneva, was in town last Friday looking after business. Among the coachmen of Berlin are seven retired army officers, three excastors and sixteen nobles. The Miller Wabash railway case wa s continued from Friday until yesterday when it was again taken up. The Decatur Cycle Club have eighteen members now and the members ar e very enthusiastic over the organization. B- J. Kohne, of LaPorte, Ind., was circulating among friends in the city the first of the week. Barney is an old Adams county boy but for twenty vears he has been a resident of La Porte. Myrtle Billman sued W. .1. Bieber, a Van Wert saloonist. for S3OO damages for selling her husband liquor after he had been forbidden to do so, and was awarded $lB2 by a jury in a justice court. The Indiana school books will be furnished next year bv five different houses, as follows: Indiana School Book Co.. D. C. Heath & Co.. Eaton & Co., Silver, Burdette & Co., and Glen A Co. It will complicate settlements considerably. Notice —We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on two 25 cent bottles or boxes of Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure constipation, billiousness, siek-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.

Saturday j Is our Special Sale Day and we want you to visit us. SEEING IS BELIEVING. We don’t expect you to buy of us simply because you read our advertisements, but the advertisement may lead you to Look Us Through. That’s what we are aiming at; if you look you’ll buy. TRY IT AND SEE Our Ladies' Fine Kid Shoes, Black Q and Tan, all Styles of Toes, regular 'h |. Q Q price $2.25. This sale, *T 7 Gents’ Fine Vici Kid, Tan and * Q Black, all Shapes of Toes, regular D|,oo price $2.25 and $2.50. This sale . *T 7 Con’t fail to see our Bargain Counter. It contains nothing but bargains. Your chaice at — YOU CAN NOT MISS THIS SALE, AS IT IS A SAVING OF 25 per cent. TO YOU J. jd. j

Gus Rosenthal was looking after business at Fort Wayne last Friday. Mrs. J. Q. Neptune was the guest of friends at Bluffton the latter part of last week. Farmers were too busy to come to town last Saturday and consequently trade was lighter than usual. Dave VanCleef and John Gerard were advertising the New Fair Store over the county several days last week. Several ball players have already been signed by the club management and are working out for the first game | which will be played soon. People who have once taken Dej Witt’s Little Early Risers will never ! have anything else. They are the I famous little pills” for torpid liver I and all irregularities of the system. Page Blackburn. ts Governor Mount Saturday accepted the services of the students of the Culver military academy as his escort to the State G. A. R. encampment at Terre Haute. The academy will furnish a band, the black horse troop and a battalion of infantry. 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. i Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and health will be restored to you. Trial sizes 10c (10 doses 10c) large sizes 50c and SI.OO. Holthouse, Callow & Co. ‘•Wonderland ’99", the Northern Pacific railway annual, for this year, i has been received at this office with ! the compliments of the passenger de- ' partment of the road. The pamphlet ' contains 104 pages, beautifully illustrated, describing the regions tributary to the road and is a model of good workmanship. The book is of untold value to school teachers, scholars, tourists or home seekers and can be obtained by sending six cents in stamps to Charles S. Fee. general passenger agent, St. Paul, Minn.

Pearl Cutting is in Chicago looking after a lucrative position which he has in view. A number of Decaturites will attend the street carnival to be given by the Muncie Elks next month. A number of people from this city v ere at Fort Wayne Tuesday to hear the famous Hoosier poet, Riley. The Decatur Cycle Club were photographed by Artist Moser Sunday morning prior to starting on their first run. Hugh Woods left Saturday for Auburn, where he will represent E. Woods A Co. this week and present the citv a bid on a large contract to be let. “ . An exchange says that a Kansas man discovered that brandy can be made out of sawdust, and a discouraged prohibitionist asks what chance a good cause will have when a man can go forth with a rip saw and get drunk on a fence rail. 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 The natives of Porto Rico make soap for washing purposes out of the leaves and bulks of plants. Their shaving soap is prepared from cocoanut oil and home-made lye, and the process of shaving involves the use of a cocoanut shell cup, a donkey tail brush and a razor fashioned from a piece of broken glass. Tried and true. Thousands have tried Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for constipation, indigestion and sickheadache 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 SI.OO at Holt house, Callow & Co. An old fruit raiser gives the following receipt for keeping worms from apples. Fill a two ounce vial with carbolic acid and suspend it uncorked in the apple tree. If the tree is large suspend more than one bottle. The fumes will kill or drive away the insects which produce apple worms. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible burn, scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the best in the world, will kill the pain and promptly heal it. Cures old sores, fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, all skin eruptions. Best pile cure on earth. Only 25c. a box. Sold by Page Blackburn, druggist. Prof. Doeamus, of New York, says that washing lace curtains or any kind of cloth in a solution of phosphate of ammonia makes them so near fireproof as to remove all danger of conflagration from that source. In view of the numerous disastrous fires started by curtains blown against a gas jet or a lighted lamp, the announcement is an important one. Unfortunate people are they who while suffering from kidney diseases are prejudiced against all advertised remedies. They should know that Foley’s Kidney Cure is not a quack remedy, but an honest guaranteed medicine for kidneys and bladder troubles. 50c. and SI.OO per bottle. Holthouse, Callow & Co. m The hull of the Paul Jones, the illfated pleasure craft upon which the daughter of Mayor Taggart, of Indi anapolis. lost her life, has been found. The condition of the foundered vessel indicates that there was an explosion of naptha in the hold completely shattering the timbers, probably instantly killing all on board. The bodies were supposed to have been swept out to sea. ■

Charles R. Wessmar, 2503 Ashland St., Evanston, 111., writes: My boy 2| years old had a severe cold which refused to yield to any treatment until we tried Foley's Honey and Tar which gave immediate relief, and he was completely cured before using one bottle. Guaranteed, 25 and 50c. Holthouse, Callow & Co. m Tesla thinks a man has just so many hours to lx* awake, and the fewer of these he uses up each day the more days will they last. "I believe , said he, “that a man might live 200 years if he would sleep most of the time. There is no doubt some people would live longer if they slept more. Modern society, with its manifold methods of killing time from dark to dawn, is an enemy to longevity. “I Was Weak, Nervous and Run Down.” I 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 new being. A number of my friends also speak with gratitude of the good your medicine h; s done them —it is indeed a grand remedy. Yours Gratefully, Mrs. L. V. Criig, 907 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 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. West A 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

When weak, weary ami wasted from kidney diseases, why not try Foley’s Kidney Cure, a guaranteed medicine. 50c. and SI.OO a bottle. Holthou.se. Callow & Co. m Reduced rates to Cincinnati. Sunday, May 21. for train 6, due at Deca tur at 1:34 a. in., the G. R. A I. will sell round trip tickets to Cincinnati. Ohio, at rate of $1.50 each. Good | for return only on train 5, leaving | Cincinnati at 8:45 p. m. same date. ‘ Cin •inr.ati and Brooklyn teams will play ball. 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 will not fail to cure you. Page Blackburn. ts The Sunday excursion has already made its appearance in several parts of the country, and will no doubt soon | be in our midst and in fyll swing. i This has been a great feature of most railroads for the past few years, and a special anoyance to clergymen, whose audiences have been neatly thinned thereby. In bad shape. I was in bad shape and suffered a great deal with my kidneys. I was requested to try Foley’s Kidney Cure, I did so and in four days I was able to go to work again, now lam entirely well. Chas. Reprogle, Atwater, O. Holthouse, Callow A Co. m The postoffice department has ordered free mail delivery for Alexandria, beginning July Ist. The postoffice inspector who lias gone over the town reports the sidewalks in villianous condition and has suggested the importance of improvements before the carriers are put on. If the recommendations are not complied with the installation of the service may be delayed. 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. A patent has been granted in Germany for a new method of writing on glass, using an aluminum point. The glass which is to be written on is first moistened with vinegar and the writing or drawing made w ith the point. Fine particles of aluminum adhere to the glass, which when dry shows the marking in silvery lines that cannot be readily removed by friction. An obstinate sore cured. Jas. G. Amhertof, Della, 0., writes: I had an obstinate sore on my face whieheverything else failed to heal, after one application of Banner Salve it began to heal and after three applications it was entirely healed leaving no scar. Holthouse, Callow & Co. m Shall the country boy continue to deplore his lack of chance? A reporter has recently ascertained that 70 per cent, of the cleverest men of the Chicago exchange were brought up on farms. While mere circumstance of birth may sometimes make or mar success in life, it is doubtless true that the all-around education of the farm is one of the best foundations for specialization in any future career. That Throbbing Headache. Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for sick and nervous headaches. They make pure blood and strong nerves and build up your health. Easy to take. Try them. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sold by Page Blackburn, druggist. The largest dog in the world lives in Chicago. He is a St. Bernard, whelped Oct. 10, 1898, and his name is Simon Lomond. From tip of nose to tip of tail he measures 7 feet, 74 inches. He is 36 inches tall, the measure being taken from the ground to a point between the shoulders. His weight is 210 to 240 pounds. He is beautifully marked with the genuine St. Bernard shades. Asthma in worst form relieved. Miss Maud Dickens, Parsons, Kans., writes: I suffered eight years with asthma in its worst form. I had several attacks during the last year and was not expected to live through them. I began using Foley’s Honey and Tar and it has never failed to give immediate relief. I recommend it to all those suffering with asthma. 25 and 50c. Holthouse, Callow & Co. m It was Bill Nye, who, having been appointed postmaster at Laramie, wrote to the Postmaster-General saying: “Dear General —You must not believe the reports circulated by my enemies. I am not proud nor haughty. You may feel at perfect liberty to address me at anv time, and I will gladly advise you. We government officials must stand together. Let harmony be the watch-word.” Spain’s Greatest Need. Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, S. C. Weak nerves had caused severe pains in the back of his head. On using Electric Bitters, America’s greatest blood and nerve remedy, all pain soon left him. He says this grand medicine is what his country needs. All America knows that it cures liver and kidney trouble, purifies the blood, tones up the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life into every muscle, nerve and organ of the body. If weak, tired or ailing you need it. Every bottle guaranteed, only 50c. Sold by Page Blackburn, druggist.

A Bicycle Manufactured of First Class Materials, W ——— — — Fitted with First-Class Equipments. Furnished in a First Class Manner. Manufactured bv a First-Class Comp’y, S £ q f | | SOMETHING WHOLLY DIFFERENT IN IT’S MAKEUP FROM ANYTHING HERETOFORE OFFERED AT ANY SUCH PRICE. A WHEEL YOU CAN RIDE WITH PLEASURE FOR IT'S NOT A BARGAIN COUNTER OR AUCTION HOUSE WHEEL. 8 I BUT | i i Regularly made-. Regularly sold. Regularly guaranteed | AND ALL FOR $25. | ® Something never before offered. p, I I IF YOU WANT A HIGH GRADE WHEEL SEE ■ ■ ■ ti | Scarlet Hudson. i I Schafer, Son L 1 Loch - ■ J

Don’t fail to attend the concert to be given by the 160th regimental band at Bosse's opera house, Thursday, May 25. 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 remedv and find health and happiness. Sold by Page Blackburn. Price 5c cts. Yi-Ki cures corns and warts. It 7 Justices of the peace outside of cities of less than 100,000 population under a new law, are required to add fifty cents to the costs in all fines where a judgment is rendered. This fee, the law specifies, is to be turned over to the trustees who shall place it to the credit of the general fund for the benefit of the same purpose. In cities of 100,000 and over the maximum fee for township purposes is $3.00. Kokomo, Ind., April 4, 1898. I can sav without fear of successful contradiction that Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm is the best medicine I have ever used for kidney and liver troubles. I suffered for five years and about despaired of obtaining relief when your Liver and Kidney Balm was recommended to me. In it I found the desired relief. J. H. Ar nett. For sale by Holthouse, Cal low & Co. ' m Street time is now being worked out under the new law at the rate of fifteen cents an hour. It used to take sixteen hours to work out the two dollars poll tax, but the new price cuts it short about two hours. There is an impression prevailing that the new law pertains to work on public build ings and not to street work and the like, and the attorney-general will be consulted. If you suffer from tenderness or fullness on the right side, pains under sloulder-blade, constipation, biliousness, sick headache, and feel dull, heavy and sleepy your liver is torpid and congested. DeWitt s Little Early Risers will cure you promptly, pleasantly and permanently by removing the congestion and causing the bile ducts to open and flow naturally. They are good pills. Page Blackburn. ts I consider it not only a pleasure by t a duty I owe to my neighbors to tell about the wonderful cure effected in my ease by the timely use of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I was taken very badly with flux and procured a bottle of this remedy. A few doses of it effected a permanent cure. I take pleasure in recommending it to others suffering from that dreadful disease. J. W. Lynch, Dorr, W. Va. This remedy is sold bv Holfhouse, Callow A Co. m

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 other swellings are quickly cured by applying it. Every bottle warranted. Price 25 and 50 cts. Holthouse, Callow & Co. m Levi Mock was a visitor in Wabash last night where he participated in an old fiddlers' contest. As usual he came home with two prizes. The first prize was for being the tallest fiddler present and was a fine $6 lamp. The other prize landed was a hundred ten cent cigars for playing “Hell on the Wabash” in an entrancing manner. Mr. Mock also rendered, “A Hot Time in the Old Town” and set the audience wild. Bluffton Chronicle. An Epidemic of Whooping Cough. Last winter during an epidemic of whooping cough my children contracted the disease, having severe coughing spells. We had used Dr. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy very successfully for croup and naturally turned to it at that time and found it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure. John E. Clifford, proprietor Norw’ood House, Norwood, N. Y. This remedy is for sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. m The city attorney of Elkhart has submitted an opinion to the treasurer of that municipality, bv request, relative to the effectiveness of the road tax law, which was supposed to have been repealed by the late legislature. The attorney says the former law has not been in any way affected and is now in full force, as it has been since 1867, and according to the attorney's opinion the city may continue to collect the road tax as heretofore. Everblooming tea roses from the bench in about ten varieties at 15 and 25 cents each. Geraniums 10c. each or $1 per doz. Pansys 40c. per doz. Verbenas, Coleus, Sweet Alysium, Small Geraniums 50c. per doz. Cauna’s 15 and 25 cents each. Vesey Greenhouses. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Shipped by freight or express. 10-1 20 Cents Given Away. Cut this out and take it to the drug store named below and you will rej eeive a regular 25c size bottle of Dr. ! Sawyer’s Ukatine for sc. Ukatine positively cures all forms of kidney difficulties, dyspepsia, constipation, headache, rheumatism, puffing of theeyes. Ukatine cures pimples and ; blotches, and makes sallow and yelj low skin white. Do not delay, but J take advantage of this great offer, as thousands bear evidence to the | wonderful curative powers of Ukai tine. Nachtrieb & Fuelling. m