Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1899 — Page 3

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Additional Locals. Miss Murtie Hendricks is visiting relatiees at Monroe. Harry Miesse was the guest of his father in this city last Sunday. Mrs. Will Trout of Van Wert, spent Sunday with Dr. Trout and family. Chalmer Schafer and Miss Grace Daniels spent Sunday with Bluffton friends. Miss Hattie Studabaker and Mrs. Dick Morrison were Fort Wayne visitors last week. John H. Lenhart returned from Indianapolis last Friday where he had been attending to business. When weak, weary and wasted from kidney diseases, why not try Foley's Kidney Cure, a guaranteed medicine. 50c. and SI.OO a bottle. Holthouse, Callow & Co. m Earl and Lawrence Hughes are at home from college, where they have completed their first vear in the medical department of the ’University of Chicago.* People who have once taken DeWitt’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 A Missouri man figured it out one rainvday that he had walked 300 miles in cultivating one acre of corn. He thereupon sold his farm and moved I to town where he walked 600 miles to find a job. 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 50cts. Holthouse, Callow ■& Co. in

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1 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schafer were at Fort Wayne last Friday. Charles Beehtol of Hoagland spent Sunday with friends in the city. John Schugg of Berne, was a business visitor in the city last Saturday. Paul G. Hooper, the attorney, transacted business at Fort Wayne Friday afternoon, Mrs. C. M. Kenyon and family left last Saturday for Redkey, where they will join Mr. Kenyon. Marie Beery, a voung daughter of Daniel Beery, broke her left arm last Friday evening by falling. A. R. Pierce of Fort Wayne, was in the city Sunday to attend the funeral ceremonies of his old friend, Henry Winnes. Excursions to Toledo on Sundays, June 4 and 11. The Clover Leaf will issue usual low rate tickets. Trains will make schedule stops only. An obstinate sore cured. Jas. G. Amhertof, Della, 0., writes: I had an obstinate sore on my face which everything 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 According to an act of the legislature of 1899, the township trustees will meet at the auditor’s office the first . Monday in June at 10 o’clock and I proceed to the election of a county superintendent who will serve for four years. 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

In bad shape. I was in bad shape I 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, C.dlow & Co. m The attorney-general has rendered , a decision to the effect that the law requiring all bills against a city to be filed five days before they can be allowed does not apply to salaries of city officers and bills for labor filed for persons in the employ of the city. 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, woundsand skin disease. Page Blackburn. ts At Huntington the two year old daughter of Erhart Speaker fell into an open cistern and was submerged in the water ten minutes. She was supposed to be dead when taken out, but diligent efforts to resuscitate her were rewarded with success. 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. Francis M. Hinkle, a graduate of the Muncie high school, class '94, and since then a resident of South Bend and a member of Company F, 157th Indiana, has received the West Point cadetship appointment from the Thirteenth district. Ira Longnecker of Nappanee, is alternate. 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 Holthouse, Callow & Co. Dewey has a girl at Decatur, 111.,He keeps her picture on his dressing case and has cut himself three times while shaving by looking at the picture instead of into the glass. She is only a school girl but the Admiral is very much taken with her picture. 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 A law passed by a Nebraska legislature prohibits a railroad company from requiring a conductor, engineer, fireman, brakeman, telegraph operator or other trainmen who has worked ten consecutive hours, except in cases of casualities to again go on duty until he has had at least eight hours’ rest. 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 The family of George C. Dorland, of LaPorte. got judgment for $3,700 for his death in a wreck at Peru several vears ago. Dorland was traveling on an editorial pass on the back of which is a clause exempting the company from more than SIOO damages in case of acciient. The jury thought otherwise. How many farmers lost several dollars by failing to file their mortgage affidavits, the result of not knowing the provisions of the new law requiring mortgages to be filed before May Ist in order to be entitled to tax exemption ? A county paper would have kept you posted. 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 vour confidence in DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It has never failed to cure others; it will not fail to cure you. Page Blackburn. ts For the homeseekers excursions south and west the Clover Leaf will issuse the usual low rate excursion tickets from all stations on the first and third Tuesdays in June, July, August, September and October. Stop over privileges on the going trip, return limit as previous excursions. Call on nearOst agent. Hm3 “I Was Weak. Nervous and Run Down.” I want to testifytothegood 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. For a business man to say to an advertising solicitor: "Oh: goodness, no. It's too dull to advertise now. Wait until times pick up a little. ' is equivalent to a sick person saying to a physician: Oh! no, doctor, I can't take any of your medicine now: I'm too sick. Wait until I get better and then I’ll take it.” When the patient gets well if he ever does he will not lie in need of medicine. The best time to advertise is when the need of the stimulant is greatest, and that is when business is dull.

A goal memory often serves money and also good health. If you ire 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 lOe (1(1 doses 10c) large sizes 50c and SI.OO. Holthouse, Callow & Co. Bismarck’s Iron Nerve. Was the result of his splendid health. Indomitable will and tremendous energy are not found where stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels are out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they bring, use Dr. King's New Life Pills. They develop every power of brain and body. Only 25c at Page Blackburn’s drug store. James Eli Fisher, son of Calvin Fisher of Wabash, under sentence of eeath upon the charge of murder in Montana, has been reprieved by the governor of that state until June 5. The young man strongly asserts his innocence. It is believed the respite will enable him to clear himself of the terrible charge. 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 Four men were captured at Mud Lake, in Fulton county, a few days ago by the deputy fish commissioner while engaged in spearing fish. When the officers came upon them the men leaped from the boat and after reaching shore, took to the woods. The fish commissioner had five deputies and they were successful in capturing the quartette. Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life of joy. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures them; also old running and fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands, chilblains. Best pile cure on earth. Drives out pains and aches. Only 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Page Blackurn. Indiana will have to pay dearly for the privilege of having her soldiers camp on the state fair grounds. The committee appointed to assess the damages done to the grounds at Indianapolis by the soldiers while they were in camp there, has made its report and finds the damages amount to $8,897.50. The association evidently needs money. 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. Sold by Page Blackburn. Price 5c cts. Yi-Ki cures corns and warts. IE 7 The Standard Oil company has changed its distributing office from Toledo to South Bend. The object is to get out of Ohio as soon as possible. Employees of the Toledo office have already been transferred to Indiana headquarters. A reason advanced for the Sarndard’s vacation of Ohio is the fight Attorney General Monnett has made on the big corporations. Kokomo, Ind., April 4, 1898. I can say 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. Arnett. For sale by Holthouse, Cal low & Co. m People who drive up in front of a business place and leave their small child alone in the buggy or wagon do not realize what a great risk they are taking. A runaway may dash into it at any time or your own horst' may take fright and run away. It is thoughtlessness which may cost some one the life of their little child some day. Scarcely a day passes but the act is done in this city, I consider it not only a pleasure but a duty I owe to my neighbors to tell about the wonderful cure effected in my case 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 by Holt'house, Callow & Co. m An exchange says that a young man in a neighboring town advertised for a wife under an assumed name, and his sister answered the advertisement under an assumed name. Then photographs were exchanged, and now the young folks think there is no virtue in advertising, and the old folks think it pretv hard to have two fools in the family. No to Ugliness. The woman who is lovely in face, form and temper will always have friends. If she is weak, sickly and all run down, she will be nervous and irritable. If she has constipation or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions ami a wretched complexion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich complexion. It will make a good-looking, charming woman of a run down invalid. Only 50 cents at Page Blackburn’s drug store.

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Our line of ladies’ underwear is complete; prizes always the lowest, at the new Fair store. 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 Norwood House. Norwood, N. Y. This remedy is for sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. m May is described by a rural editor as being a month “when the mule with the sore shoulder flinches in the furrow and the cow bellers for her imprisoned offspring; when the butter giveth its color in the churn and the red ants riot among the milk crocks; when the hired man eats two pounds of bacon, nine soda biscuits, seventeen young onionsand drinks a gallon of buttermilk for supper, and then goes to bed and dreams of his girl and heaven.” “Wonderland ’99”, the Northern Pacific railway annual, for this year, has been received at this office with the compliments of the passenger department of the road. The pamphlet contains 194 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. In the neighborhood of fifty or sixty Blufftonians are waiting for suits of clothes that have not arrived and most of them are inclined to believe that they have been Aim slammed out of their’money. About a month ago an agent for a Chicago concern visited that city and took a large number of orders on which a part payment of cash was made. After staying around town awhile he left, and has not been seen since. There are numerous reminders behind to keep in memory. 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 ami financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & 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

20 Cents Given Away. Cut this out and take it to the drug store named below and you will receive a regular 25c size bottle of Dr. Sawver’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 yellow skin white. Do not delay, but take advantage of this great offer, as thousands bear evidence to the wonderful curative powers of Ukatine. Nachtrieb & Fuelling, m An Ohio man has devised a method of lighting his house with electricity at a very meager cost. With a system of geared wheels and a weight raised to the top of the house chimney he utilizes the force of gravity to run a dynamo. The result is plenty of light at small cost. In this connection one is surprised that plenty of the farmers who have wind mills to pump water do not utilize the mill to generate electricity. 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, billiousnese, 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 was resolved by the Fulton county board of education that no person under eighteen years of age and no one over forty years would be employed in the schools of that county, and any teacher who is not in this limit will be dismissed from the service of the county, unless he has kept abreast with the educational ideas of the hour. It was also decided not to employ married women in the schools. His Life Was Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling of it he says: “I was taken with typhoid fever, that ran into pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. I was so weak I couldn’t even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I expected to soon die of consumption, when I heard of Dr. King's New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief. I continued to use it, and now am well and strong, I can’t say too much in its praise.” This marvelous medicine is the surest and quickest cure in the world for all throat and lung trouble. Regular size 50 cents and SI,OO. Trial bottles free at Page Blackbnrn’s drug store; every bottle guaranteed.