Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 28 September 1899 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVERY THVBSDAY MORNING BY LEW a. ELLINOHAM, Publisher. *I.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mall matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, SEPT. 28. Chicago has contributed nearly 87.000,000 in war taxes. Small recompenses for the expense, disease and death, caused by her bad beef. President McKinley will make a trip west, stopping enroute in Ohio to make a few speeches from the tail end of a Pullman. All this in the interest of Hanna. Massachusetts now comesgallantly to the front with a flattering indorsement of Bryan, and the demand that he be made the standard bearer and nominated for president in 1900. Subscribe for the Democrat and Sentinel, thereby getting more reading matter for a little money than you can get elsewhere. Then when vou read these two papers you get all the news all the time. Senator Foraker has unbelted himself and is stumping ()hio for Nash and that element of his party who have successfully knifed him upon every opportunity. Such is the I life of the politician.

Could all the profanity and indignation heard in the United States as a result of the Dreyfus trial be formed into one great tidal wave and hurled upon the shores of France, Spain would rise from her deep humility and look with sympathy upon her dishonored neighbor. The Red Key Daily Times was an addition to the welfare and success of the street fair held there, that can not be overlooked. The fair is said to have been a success and we heartily testify that the Times was likewise a full bloomin’ success, to the everlasting credit of its editor. Bro. C. M. Kenyon. We read with pleasure from the Indianapolis papers that the health of Ex-Senator Turpie is much improved. The Senator has long been the idol of Indiana democracy, and they are always ready to show their devotion and appreciation of this' grand old man. He now lives at his hame on Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis.

j SEE MOUGEY'S SALE 3 ! H ~4 1 ...OF FINE... 3 J P *4 Boots, Shoes | 3 and Rubbers.. | H h We still continue to give our customers an op- 3 h portunity to purchase shoes of the highest pos- 3 h sible quality at prices lower than goods of 2 h equal value have ever been sold. Our values 3 h have become 3< 3 Town Talk 3 £ and no wonder either. Come here and look at 3} £ the goods. \ou will admit their worth and 3< £ smallness of cash. 3 p Don't Buy You Winter Shoes 3 h Lntilyou have seen the largest values in the h £ city; and you will find them here. 3< h Men’s Heavy Russ Calf, double sole, black or £ tan, SI.SO. 3 £ Men’s Calf lined, latest toe, 51.90. 3 P Men’s Calf, London toe, $1,50. 3 P Men’s heavy work shoes, $1.35, $1.50. 3 P Ladies Dongola Welt, 52.00. P P Ladies Fine Dongola Dress shoe, $1.75, 3, P Ladies Kangaroo Calf, 51.75. 3 P Ladies Kangaroo Calf, $1,50. 3 p Children s shoes, all sizes, at Extremely 3} £ LOW Prices. These are only a few of the P P values we have. Come in and see for yourself P p and_.be convinced. P I JOHN H. MOUGEY 3 Pl XXXXXXX LXXXXXXXLXXX 11LXXXXX XXXXXXXI

' The Democrat and State Sentinel, two papers one year for one dollar, i Now is the time to subscribe. Twenty-three window glass factories in this state have been turned over |to the trust within the last week. The last republican legislature ap- ■ proved this sort of business, by its failure to make it a violation of the , Indiana statutes. And now the anti-trusters are to j have an inning. Such an organization is threatened and it merits the attention of our populace, who, unless drastic measures are pursued, are liable to be swallowed up by the powerful influence of combined wealth. The common people should hastily identify themselves against the trust Decatur merchants report a large business last Saturday, which marked the opening of the fall trade. The buyers were plentiful and they did not linger long until their wants were supplied. Decatur is fast becoming the best business and trading city in this part of Indiana. This fact is due to a large extent to the enterprise of our merchants. They have also been advertising and by that means are becoming more acquainted with the public. It pays, as the increased trade bears fruitful testimony. The South Dakota fusionists rather turned the tables on the advocates of retirement of the greenbacks by inserting a plank in their platform demanding the retirement of the national bank note and the substitution of a government fiat currency. Perhaps the South Dakotans have been out in the wild and wooly west so long that

they have become "hayseeds.” and are not’ fit to suggest a safe system of currency, but there are others, even in the effete east, who think that the national bank is not the only institution in the country which can be entrusted with the issuing of fiat money. —Kokomo Dispatch. Admiral Dewey, the hero of Manila and the pride of American patriotism, arrived in New York yesterday, after an absence extending over the past twentv-three months, and during which time much history has been written, in which the Admiral plays a very important and prominent part. His welcome in New York yesterday was greater in detail and enthusiasm than that ever accorded another American citizen. He is truly the pride of every one living on this side of the , murky globe, and his praises are being sung on every hand. In New York the crowd is estimated by the million and in every throat was seemj ingly a pair of lusty Dewey lungs all giving vent to their appreciation at the same time. Suchls American pride I with Admiral Dewey as the attraction.

TRUE’S CASH STORE MAKES PBICES_ comea“ tteat ■ about what an immense store I h * v ®’ Adams county, and the prices I getting what you want in my store_as any pla * do my utmost to p iea se make are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT and at al of all keep in mind that for you and make our dealings with you pleasant. First oi an seei CASH I UNDERBUY AND UNDERSELL.

DRV GOODS. Yard wide fine sheeting 3 C Yard wide heavy sheeting.... 4c Yard wide extra heavy sheet'g 4? c 40 in. wide heavy sheeting.... 5c Fancy ticking 8 C Extra heavy feather ticking.. 1 2ic 9-4 heavy brown sheeting 12? c 9-4 heavy bleached sheeting.. 15 C Mottled plush, heavy □ & 3c Outing flannels 4c Outing flannels, extra quality 5 C Dark and light prints and chailies for comforts, good quality, not cheap trash... • 3 All linen toweling 5 C 48 in. linen table damask 20c 52 in. linen table damask .... 25c 70 in. linen table damask 35 c Turkey red table damask 121 c Double fold fancy cotton plaid suiting- 5 C Double fold fancy mixed plaid suiting 1 0 15c 36 in. all wool fancy dress g'ds 19c 36 in. all wool serge 25c 36 in. Sicillians 25c 36 in. famous Jamestown dress goods 27i to 50 c Black creponsfrom. 50 c to $3.00 Also a full line of all the new dress goods of every description. Ladies’, Men's and Children's Hosiery at the right price.

The telephone argument that stockholders of the Citizens’ Company pay fifty cents a month for the use of their telephones while renters are charged two dollars a month for the same service, is so thin it will not wash. In the first place stockholders pay no telephone rental whatever, but instead pay an assessment of fifty cents a month on the stock owned. In the secund place there is not a knocker on the Citizens' company who did not have an equal chance to own stock of their own. at the time of the organization of the Citizens’ Companv. Then it was that men ridiculed the project and said they cared for no more investments resembling the creamery. Others who are now high in the councils of the new telephone organization, at that time subscribed for stock and then later refused to take it thinking we suppose, that it would turn out a failure. But since theprognostigators at that time were a little off color, they now think it great discrimination and a burning shame that they are not in on the ground floor receiving the blessings of a good telephone service at stockholders rates, and some of these same people have even showed their unlimited gall by intimating that if the Citizens' Company would take them to its bosom and sell them stock they would not only take it but would put a period to further agitation about a competing telephone line This is the element that parades itsell

before the public as its benefactor, not forgetting at regular intervals to shed briney tears about the redhanded discrimination of a fiftv cents and a two dollar rate. Who owns the Citizens’ Telephone Company? Whose business is it whether they pay fifty cents or five dollars a month rental, or nothing at all ? Any fatality on the line or damage done to its property, who makes it good ? As a matter of fact the stockholders assume this responsibility. Who would think of standing before the stockholders of either one of our banks and demand an accounting giving as a reason that they were making too much money, and as pations they were entitled to a division of the spoils. Such is only talk not argument. The Citizens’ Telephone Company have never realized a cent margin upon its local business in this city. What success it has had and what money it has made, if any, has come from a different source. The renter has never i paid the fiddler. And to hear some lof them take on one would think the rates charged a renter was far in excess of any other telephone system in existence, but a comparison finds them as low and lower than neighboring exchanges. Competition is all right except when it proves a burden to the public. With two exchanges many people would be compelled to keep both 'phones and that is where the burden would be. The loss of business to the Citizens’ Telephone Com- ' pany would be little or nothing, but

Ladies' heavy fleece lined Union suits 25 c Ladies’ extra heavy fleece lined vest 25 c Children's vest and pants... 1 0 c Up Men's camel hair wool vests... 45 c 10-4*heavy cotton blanket .... 45c 10-4 extra heavy, all wool, red white or gray blankets $2.03 Unscoured all wool yarn 42c|b Fine colored wool yarn... 50clb QUEENSWARE. Handled or unhandled cups and saucers, per set 2 QC 7 in. plates, per set 25c 12 in. meat platters, each 10c 14 in. meat platters, each 15c 16 in. meat platters, each 20 c Extra large size bowla pitcher 75c 5 and 6 in. glass fruit dish.... 5 C 7, 8 and 9 in. glass fruit dish.. IQc Water glasses, per set 10 c 101 piece decorated dinner set.s4.9 8 10 piece chamber set... $1.90 Fancy lamps 75c tO SI.OO Stand lamps.- 15 C , 20 c , 25c GROCERIES. Granulated sugar si c A sugar 5 C Extra C sugar 4ic Levering’s package coffee .... 9 C Extra bulk coffee 10c Corn starch, per pound 5 C Soda, per pound 5c

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the people who are forced to patronize two telephone lines would suffer more than any one would be lienefitted. But laying all this aside, if the proper affidavits showing no alliance with the Bell Telephone Company are produced, the Democrat will have no further objections to offer. This alliance with one of the worst monopolies in existence is sufficient to stamp it with odium. It is hard to realize that any one in this city would be willing to tie themselves to this great crushing monopoly, whose tyranny and abuse has caused an uprising of the people and the establishment of independent telephone lines. Twenty Political Remarks. 1. Most of our trouble comes from forgetting that every public officer is a hired man. 2. The man who puts his party above principle does not deserve to be called wise. 3. Your cause is not tied to a man. We have lifted principles above men. 4. I say, first, let the government issue ali money, drive the banks out of the issuing business, then we can settle whether it shall lie redeemable in coin or not.

5. I intend to advocate the income tax until the constitution is amended to authorize it so that no judges, no nine nor no one, can build a bulwark around the rich and throw the burdens of the government on the struggling poor. 6. When you call up the question of government ownership of railroads. I will tell you to get ownership if you can. but if you caunot get government control. 7. I want this district to declare that the principles for which Bland fought are as popular as ever. 8. The republicans have put the dollar above the man. 9. No tomb, bJ it ever so strong, can imprison a righteous cause. 10. All trusts are corporations and creations of law. What law creates, it can regulate or crush. 11. God made man. We looked upon God’s work and made a fictitious person called a corporation. Manmade man shall have no rights more sacred than God-made man. 12. The money trust is the biggest. Why let it alone and go out and fight the tooth pick trust? 13. Monarchy is force, a republic is consent. Do you believe in force or consent ? 14. Back of the imperialistic policy is the desire to make money. Instead of “duty” or “destiny” ' the word should be dollars and cents. 15. You can not insure Christianity by hypodermic injection of cold lead. 16. If we shoot the gospel in the Philippines, it won’t be long till we will be shooting our own particular brand of Christianity here into every one differing from us 17. Philantrophy chloroforms the conscience, while the 5 per eent picks

the pockets of the conquered. 18. We have tried to buy the Philipinos at $2 a head. 19. Who will pav *for this ? The Filipinos? Then we must tax them more than Spain ever did in the height of her tyranny. 20 There are now in all countries that have been subjected to more tax collectors than colonists.—W. J.Bryan. Last year 72 pier cent, of Canada’s imports came from the United States. Os her exports the United States took only 28 per cent. Trade relations and not blood relations determines the conduct of nations toward each other. This week our 'readers are again favored with an interesting letter written by Miss Hattie Studabaker. The letter is descriptive of quaint old Athens and will be found entertaining, interesting and instructive. Miss Studabaker is a writer of ability and has completely won the hearts of our readers by her published newspaper accounts of her travels across the waters. T. A. Lee's insect powders are guaranteed to destroy all insects. Sold by Smith. Yager & Falk. 29.3 Miss Carmen Mabie of Boston, and Miss Mabel Baum of Salt Lake City, Utah, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Hill at the Burt. SAY - If you are looking for a positive cure for chicken cholera, roupe or gapes, call for T. A. Lee’s Poultry Powders at Smith, Yager & Falk’s. 29-3 Agent Whinnery reports the sale of tickets to Bluffton during the last four days as moving along brisklv. About 150 tickets were sold yesterday. Hundreds of testimonials can be given you of people who have and are still using T. A. Lee’s Poultry Powders. They are guaranteed. Sold by Smith, Yager & Falk. 29-3 The advertisements in this week are certainly attractive to the eye of anyone desirous of finding bargains in fall and winter goods. Be sure and look them over as there is something of interest in each. Dr- F. C. Priest, medical examiner for the E. &. O. railway company, with headquarters at Newark, Ohio, desires the news of Adams county, and has accoreingly had his name placed on our lists. Kern, Brittson & Beeler are making arrangements to have a first-clas* passenger elevator placed in their elegant store room instead of a freight 1 elevator now in use. The furniture department will be moved to the thin! noor and the second occupied with carpets rugs, queensware. millinery, ■ etc. lhe improvement will be 'a i marked one and will be made at once.

Baking powder, per pound . 5 C Rice, per pound Qc ] gal. pail honey drip syrup., 28c ] qt honey drip syrup in Mason jar 8c Sugar corn, per can g c Early June peas, per can g c 3 lb can pie peach IQ C 3lb can yellow table peaches. 15c Extra good evap’ated peaches, per pound 1 Qc Quaker oats 1 Qc Lenox Soap, 9 bars 25c J axon soap, 9 bars 25c Ark soap, 10 bars 25c Tin fruit cans, per doz 25c Perforated toilet paper 6 for.. 25c J T plug tobacco’ per lb 35c Battle Ax plug tobacco, per lb 32c Standard Navy plug tobacco, per lb 32c Thrasher plug tobacco, per lb 32c Ky Lo tobacco, per plug 38c 1 gal. tin oil can 15c 3 gal. dairy pails 1 Qc Workmen’s dinner pails 25c Fibre water pails 25c 1 lb butter molds IQc Large butter bowls 1 Qc 14 qt dish pan 1 Qc 3 qt coffee pot 1 Qc 8 oz. carpet tacks, per box .... 1c Clothes pins, per doz 1c Good wash board 1 Qc Tack hammer 5c

We carry a full line of cheese, such as Wisconsin Swiss, limbtuger. brick and full cream. Coffee & Baker. Ulf Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hale were at Kokomo yesterday, where they attended the annual reunion of the former’s regiment, the 161st Indiana. The Democrat and Indianapolis Weekly Sentinel one year for only •81.00. The greatest newspaper bargain ever offered. To buy a good cigar you should buy of buyers, who, when buying, buy to please buyers of fine cigars. We refer to the Burt House cigar stand. 28tf To the Farmers. Notice is hereby given that I am now running my cider mill every day. Bring your apples to my mill on North Third street. Satisfaction guaranteed. Peter Kirsch. 27-ts Account of the St. Louis Fair and fall festivities, week of October Ist. (Yeiled Prophet Pageant, Oct. 3) the Clover Leaf will issue one fare excursion tickets from all Ohio. Indiana and Illinois stations, return limit Oct. 9th. The Clover Leaf will issue low rate excursion tickets about one fare for round trip, Oct. 12, 13 and 14. to Seattle, Wash., on account \\. CT.C convention with the usual return limit and stop-overs. For further particulars call upon nearest agent. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Martz of Monroe township, were in the city Monday on their way to Fort Wayne, byway of the buggy route. Thev will visit friend in that city for several days, returning home the latter part of the week. Yesterday was Essav day for the members of the Chatauqua section of the Ladies Shakespeare club, and the meeting held at the home of Mrs. J C Patterson is said to have been the most interesting of the present season. The Democrat this week is brimming full of new advertisements, among them being represented The New Fair Store, P. Holthouse A to.. John H. Mougey, C. F. True. Rosen thrll Bros., Niblick & Co.. Dr. J ' • Younge, J. S. Bowers A Co., Kern. Brittson A Beeler, the Boston Store and numerous others. The Dem’drat’s circulation is such that it guar antees results after a liberal use of>" advertising columns. On last Friday evening a pleasa 11 ’ surprise was tenedred Miss M Metica. It being the 21st birthdayThe evening was pleasantly s l* nt , 1 games and refreshments. At a la hour the guests departed "‘ blin ° their hostess many more such aa PP._ occasions. Those present were M'", Lillie Steele, Ada Peters. Lizzie Bus nell, Tina Steele, Daisy Edwards a May Merica and Messrs. Delma • : Ora Rohr, Dorsey Hoagland. Hurst, Wilus Hoagland, D"> o u ' Brown and Edgar Rohr.