Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1899 — Page 3

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A. P. Beatty transacted business at Geneva, last Friday. Miss Flora Confer was at Fort Wayne the latter part of last week. Ed Menefee was at Ada. Ohio, on business the latter part of last week. Mrs. Daniel Erwin is at home after a several days outing at Put-in Bay. Miss Blanche Dailey of Bluffton, is the guest of Miss Bertha Helm for a few days. Curley Radamacher attended the Elks jubilee at Robinson Park, Fort Wayne, last Friday evening. Mrs. A. E. Huffman and son. Jesse, have returned to their home at Marion, after a several days visit with friends here. Rev. W. H. Daniel was at Richmond last Thursday where he delivered a funeral sermon of a former parishoner. Lydia Hilgeman and Hulda Fruchte of Magley attended the Sunday School Convention at Berne last Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. B. Laekamp, Elston, Mo., write: “One Minute Cure saved the life of our little bov when nearly dead with croup.” Page Blackburn. Cooling and soothing in its effects, you will find Dr. Sawyer’s Arnica and Witch Hazel Salve for eczema, piles, hives, burns and cuts. Nachtrieb A Fuelling. j The “kissing bug” is likely to be tolera ed in a sort of perfunctory manner until it attempts to strike a latter day gait by forming a trust, then look out. The world would be gloomy indeed were there no light in the dark picture of ill health. Get rid of your kidney trouble by using Dr. Sawyer’s Ukatine. Nachtrieb & Fuelling, j A writing-paper trust, with $25,000,000 capital, has been formed. The people may yet have to return to the primitive method of writing on birch bark. There is no ? about it. No question indeed with those who have used it, but that Foley’s Kidney Cure is absolutely reliable for all kidney and bladder diseases. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j The state treasurer is sending out notices to county treasurers that the uniform system of bookkeeping authorized by the last legislature for county treasurers will soon be made effective. You can’t cure dyspepsia by dieting. Eat good, wholesome food, and plenty of it, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food without aid from the stomach, and is made to cure. Page Blackburn. ts Some encouraging hearts had hopes that the closed season would leave a beneficial effect on the ordinary fish liars, but it seems they are redoubling their efforts to make up for lost time since the law went out. The popularity of Dr. Sawyer’s Ukatine as a kidney cure is far reaching, as it permanently cures all kidney’ disorders and brings you back to the realm of perfect health that insures true happiness. Nachtrieb A Fuelling. j Webb C. Hayes, son of the late President Hayes, late major of the First Ohio Infantry, has been appointed lieutenant colonel of the new thirty-first regiment, now organizing at Newport. Ky., and being recruited from Ohio, Indiana and Kentuckey. Thomas Rhoads, Centerfield, 0., writes: “I suffered from piles seyen or eight years. No remedy gave me relief until DeWitt's \\ itch Hazel Salve, less than a box permanently cured me.” Soothing, healing, perfectly harmless. Beware of counterfeits. Page Blackburn. ts Some girls don’t seem to understand the difference between the fatal “kissing bug,” and the non-fatal kissing bug. The non-fatal has roamed the land so ever since. He has two legs. The fatal kind has four legs. Just be calm and count the legs, and you’ll know what to expect.

A Thousand Tongues Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard st., Philadelphia, Pa., when she found Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made life a burden. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Royal Cure -“it soon removed the 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 50c. and 51.00. Trial bottles free at Page Blackburn’s drug store; every bottle garanteed.

Rev. Earle Wilfley will be here on Tuesday, August 15. Max Romberg was at Fort Wayne on business last Friday. Indiana has sixteen counties with “nary nigro” within their borders. The trusts will squeeze the waists of women and the pocketbooks of men. Mrs. J. L. Gay visited relatives and friends at Portland, the latter part of last week. Mrs. Noah Mangold and daughter Gladys, and Mrs. William Rhinehart are visiting relatives at Ansonia, Ohio. Mrs. R. K. Allison and children and Mrs. Foster are at home, after a visit of several weeks in various Colorado cities. A student of law can have the benefits of a good office in which to pursue his studies. For particulars apply at this office. Miss Bertha Sellemeyer attended the meeting of the Klassis of the German Reformed church at Berne last Thursday and Friday. For sores, ulcers, burns, galls, piles, nothing so good as Banner Salve, the most healing medicine in the world, 25c. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j At a recent white house reception President McKinley broke the record by shaking hands with 4,816 persons in one hour and forty-five mintues. A tired, sleepy, bilious ill is cured by Dr. Sawyer’s Little Wide Awake Pills. Little Wide Awake Pills regulate the stomach and liver and fill the bill. Nachtrieb & Fuelling. j The Monroeville base ball team defeated the Decatur Reds, a local team, in a loosely played game at Zimmerman's park last Friday. The score resulted twenty to eleven. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, benefit permanently. They lend gentle assistance to nature, causing no pains or weakness, permantly curing constipation and liver ailments. Page Blackburn. ts Marion Elks have decided to hold a carnival and give the members of the order in the state an opportunity to partake of the hospitality of the Marion lodge the early part of next summer. “What might have been” —if that little cough hadn’t been neglected is the sad reflection of thousands of consumptives. One Minute Cough Cure cures cough and colds. Page Blackburn. ts Miss Julia Eckleberger, who has been the guest of James Gay and family tor the past two weeks, returned to her home at Goshen last Saturday. She was accompanied to her home by Miss Goldie Gay, of this city. Summer tourist rates to Northern Michigan, commencing June Ist until September 30; good for return October 31, ’99. at followingrates: Traverse City $12.30, Petoskey $14.15, Mackinaw City $15.60, Mackinack Island or St. Ignace $16.60. Jeff Bryson, Agent. An Indianapolis preacher recently informed his congregation that if the members who used tobacco would quit the habit and give him the money they had been spending for the weed, he "would shingle the church and preach for a yea without charging a cent.”

DeWitt’s Little Early Risers expell from the system all poisonous accumlations. regulate the stomach, bowelsand liver,and purify theblood. They drive away disease, dissipate melancholy, and give health and vigor for the daily routine. Do not gripe or sicken. Page Blackburn. ts A Cincinnati man advertised his desire to sell a valuable secret for 50 cents. He stated that he would tell how he was cured of drinking, swearing, smoking, staying out at night, going to races, gambling, and how he gained twenty pounds in weight in two years. Several persons sent him 50 cents each, and here is the secret they received: “Just cured of all the bad habits named by an enforced residence for two years in the Ohio State prison. 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 dread condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, 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 Bitter;’ and to my grea't jov and surprise, the first bottle made'a decided improvement. I 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 50 cts., guaranteed, at Page Blackburn’s drug store.

Peas and beans are the most nutritious of vegetables, containing as much carbon as wheat and double the amount of muscle forming food. “I have received more benefit from one bottle of Foley’s Kidney Cure than from months ot treatment by physicians,” writes V. F. Conkin of Bowersville, Ohio. Holthouse, Callow & Co. A young St. Louis husband, lookforward with delight to the birth of his first born, determined to call the baby Dewey. It happened to be a girl baby, but the happy parent called her Dewalla. Rome City—Commencing May 15, the G. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets to parties of one to nine at rate of $2.35 each, good until Oct. 31,1899, for return. Parties of ten to fortynine $2 each, return limit three days from date of sale. The Eastern Indiana Encampment of the Sons of Veterans will be held at Geneva, August 18,19,20,21. A splendid program is being arranged and the affair promises to be a banner one in the history of Geneva. Gun-shot woundsand powder-burns, cuts, bruises, sprains, wounds from rusty nails, insect stings and ivy poisoning, quickly healed by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Positively prevents blood poisoning. Beware of counterfeits. “DeWitt's” is safe and sure. Page Blackburn, ts There have been 4,000 applications by pharmacists of Indiana for certificates from the state board of pharmacy. There have been 500 applications for permits to act as assistant pharmacists. In all the fees from these applications amount to about $7,000. Would cost him his life. I have been using Foley’s Kidney Cure and take great pleasure in stating it gave me permanent cure of kidney disease which certainly would have cost me my life. I recommend it to any one afflicted with kidney trouble. Oscar Bowman, Lebanon, Ky. Holthouse, Callow & Co. " j Cornstalks continue to look up. They yield cellulose worth S4OO a ton, used for stopping holesin battleships, fine card board and paper, the best foundation for dynamite, a patent cattle food, and a superior glue. But it is said that 250,000,000 tons of cornstalks still go to waste every year in this country. A diseased stomach surely undermines health. It dulls the brain, kills energy, destroys the nervous system and predisposes to insanity and fatal diseases. All dyspeptic troubles are quickly cured by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It has cured thousands of cases and is curing them every day. Its ingredients are such that it can’t help curing. Page Blackburn. ts The absence of a child from school in Switzerland, unless in case of illness, is punishable by a fine, the the amount of which isdaily increased. If it is suspected that the child’s illness is shammed, a doctor is sent by the school authorities, and when he is convinced that the suspicion is correct, the parents have to pay his fee. It is strange that some people who asy they never read patentmedicine advertisements will be found lugging home every now and then some favorite remedy of theirs. We don’t bother you with much reading but just ask you to try a 10c trial bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation, indigestion and stomach troubles. 50c. and SI.OO sizes. At Holthouse, Callow & Co. j

A Bluffton young man sat down the other day and wrote two letters, but in addressing them got them mixed. The result was a shirt manufacturer in Chicago got a polite invitation to the Sousa concert, while the girl was made frantic by receiving the following: “Please send me a sample of the stuff your shirts are made of." 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. Vi-Ki cures corns and warts. If 7 In a divorce case at South Bend there was quite a laugh created in court by an answer of the plaintiff to a question of her attorney. The fair witness told a harrowing tale of how her husband had assaulted her. striking her and finally putting her out of doors and telling her to “go to the devil.” Her attorney, anxious to bring out all tne facts asked, “where did you go then?” The plaintiff quickly replied, “I came straight to South Bend to you.” There is more catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable" For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and perscribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment,"pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address, F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. j

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. The Valparaiso Messenger says: “The man who advertises stands before the public in the full legitimate and dignified prominence of one who is proud of his business, has a right to be, and wants to do more of it. He is the kind of a man that everybody wants to do business with.” Bay Center, N. D„ Mar. 21. 1898. For years I have been troubled with inflammatory rheumatism, and last winter was confined to my bed helpless. I began taking Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm and applied locally the Volcanic Oil Liniment and was completely cured. J. Allison. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. The New Albany women have inauguarated a crusade against the use of women’s faces and forms in advertisements. The war was commenced by the Civic Class, which is composed of a number of prominent women of that city, and at a meeting of this class a revolution condemning the practice was adopted. A great deal of expenditure of money and time may be saved if you will only keep a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in the house. Nine-tenths of all ordinary sickness is from the stomach; keep that organ in proper condition and all will be well, Syrup Pepsin is a specific. Trial size bottles 10c. large sizes 50c. and SI.OO, of Holthouse, Callow & Co. j The gas field in Indiana has fallen from 2,800 square miles to 200. This statement is from a Southern Indiana paper, and we suppose was made after careful examination and tests, conducted by the editor, who probably don’t know anything about it, and couldn’t tell a gas well from a beer bottle. 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. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Page Blackburn druggist. There is a prevailing (relief that any person has the right to borrow a seine and use it without violating the new fish law, and that the required license is for the purpose of buying or owning a seine. No one is privileged to use a seine without he is individually licensed to do so, even though he may be in company with a person who has a license. You assume no risk when you buy Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Holthouse, Callow & Co. wil refund your money if you are not satisfied after using it. It is everywhere admitted to be the most successful remedy in use for bowel complaints and the only one that never fails. It is pleasant, safe and reliable. j It is claimed by some ladies that single-blessedness is the happiest condition for women, while others contend that happiness can only be found in matrimony. Both are wrong as neither is the ideal state of womanhood. For a woman to beexquisitively happy and in a ideal state of satisfaction with herself and the world she must be a rich widow*. 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 tp take. Try them. I Only 25c. Money back if not cured. Sold by Page Blackburn druggist. As long as a man is prosperous and has money he can’t keep friends off with a base ball bat. The moment he is unfortunate, and his wealth gone, he is is not only snubbed by his alleged friends,but they at once begin to do him all the harm possible. I When a man starts up grade the world falls behind and pushes. When he starts down, the world steps aside and greases the the track. “I W as 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 has done them —it is indeed a grand remedy. Yours Gratefully, Mrs. L. V. Criig, 907 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Whales’ teeth form the coinage of the Fiji Islanns. They are painted white and red. the red teeth being worth about twenty times as much as the white. The native carries his wealth round his neck, the red and the white of hiscoinage forming a conj irast to his black skin. A common and curious sight in the Fiji Islands is a newly married wife presenting her husband with a dowry of whales' teeth. Gave up all hope. Louis Prickett, 509 Bryan Ave., Danville, 111., writes: I had suffered several years with asthma and after trying a great many remedies I had given up all hope. I was advised to try Foley’s Honey and Tar. It immediately stops the coughing spells and I get my breath more freely. It is the only medicine that gave me relief. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j

Are you Among the crowd who are attending Mougey's Closing Out Sale?... If not, join the procession, and do not miss this money saving sale. The quality of goods and prices he offers can never be equaled. Remember, This sale is for CASH, and Closes August 1st. John H. Mougey.

Cats make the most careful toilet of any class of animals. The lion and the tiger wash themselves in exactly the same manner as the cat, wetting the dark, india-rubber-like ball of the forefoot and inner toe, and passing it over the face and behind the ears. The foot is thus at the same time a face sponge and brush, and the rough tongue combs the rest of the body. Mr. Editor.—My crop of FultzoMediterranean Wheat yielded 3309 bushels on 80 acres. Average over 41 bushels. Part of it was on corn ground which cut the average down considerable. I raised it for J. A. Everitt, Seedsman, of this place, of whom your readers can get free samples if they mention this paper. It is the greatest wheat I ever saw. D. C. Chenowech, Indianapolis, Ind. Sarah Barnwell Elliott has won an envied place in the minds of readers who love simple, direct, and beautiful fiction. She has written nothing more winning, for humor and pathos, than “Fortune’s Vassals,” th? complete novel of the “New Lippincott” for August. It is a story of every day life anywhere in America you please, but penetrated by qualities that show the romance just below the the prevailing matter-of-fact. Notice to Wheelmen. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 25 cent bottle of Henry & Johnson’s Arnica and Oil Liniment, if it fails to cure bumps, bruises, scratches, chafes, cuts strains, blisters, sore musles, sunburn chapped hands or face, pimples, freckles, or any other ailments requiring an external application. Lady riders are especially pleased with Arnica and Oil Liniment, it is so clean and nice to use. Twenty-five cents a bottle; one three times as large for 50cents. Page Blackburn. A woman notary public in Colorado was recently married and sought legal advice as to what namesheshould use in the future, officially. The attorney-general of the state has finally given the gratifying opinion that she must sign all documents as before her marriage, for he finds no law compelling or even authorizing a woman to drop her maiden name on the simple excuse ot marriage. In fact, he says that there is no authority for a change of name at any other time. I have for sale or exchange one farm of 100 acres, one farm of 120 acres, one farm of 60 acres, one farm of 121 acres, one house of seven rooms in the city of Decatur, one house of five rooms in the city of Decatur. Will sell any of the above on long time at low rate of interest on deferred payment, or will exchange part of the above for other property. R. K. Erwin. 19tf

YOU don’t need the doctor for every little trouble, but you do need in the house a trusty remedy for times of danger. Thousands are saved by having at hand Dr. J. H. McLeans Liver & Kidney Balm a certain cure for disorders of the Liver, Kidneys and Bladder. Use it at once for sore back, furred tongue, lost appetite and changes in urine or bowels. It is wise to be always ready for them. Sold by druggists, si.oo a bottle. THE DR. J. H. MCLEAN MEDICINE CO. ST. LOUIS MO. For sale by Holthouse. Callow & Co.

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