Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1899 — Page 11

H n n Quc»tlo" of Spelling. M,re „ s the engineer of an ocean 81 110 "l n'-idod himself on Ills l:nc,wl--3 7electricity. Cu one of his brief ■ home he accompanied his a p« rt y- T!lt ‘ subJ< ‘ ct of elec ’ ■%. Cl .”iing up. lie indignantly com- ■ I the id-a that it was possible for ■ ,let.) produce an electrical cur- ■ '’'V’X'di the body of a third by ■ le lilivsieal contact. Ills wife and ■ they would prove it and. ■ a >■ .t him to a window, told him to ■ le3 ,| !,l u p "his sleeves and place both ■Ss tint on the glass. They then, on ■ ier side, took a firm grip on ids ■ e . 't ti e end of a few moments ■ wrists- ■ “‘.lloTt you feel a pain. Willy?” ■ ••Xo l " be replied and returned a like ■ „hvp to a second and a third inM negau' c ■ third response most of the ■ rouipany began to laugh, and it sud- ■ derly flashed into his mind that the ■ oroDunciation of pain and pane was ■ the snine.-New York Tribune. ■ Wouldn't Sell His Nnme. ■ Soon after General Robert E. Lee ■ ff entt<i Lexington. Va., the presidency B of ati insurance company was offered ■ to him at a salary of yiO.OOO a year. go was at that time receiving only $3,000 as president of the Washington and Lee university. “We do not want rou to discharge any duties, general.” said the agent. “We simply wish the us( . of your name. That will abundantly compensate us.” •Excuse me. sir.” was the prompt and decided rejoinder. "I cannot consent to receive pay for services I do not render.” Nearly every mail brought him similar proposals, and just a short while before his death a large and wealthy corporation in New York city offered him $59,000 per annum to become its president. But he refused all such offers and quietly pursued his chosen path of duty.—Ladies’ Home Journal. Ac com mod a ted. The manager of the clothing department opened his envelope on pay day and scowled. “Look here, Miggs,” he said to the cashier, "this is the fourth time in succession you have paid me with three S2O bills, and I’m getting tired of hustling around to get them changed. Suppose you work your big bills off on some other fellows for awhile, begad!” “Mr. Miggs,” spake up a calm, unemotional, businesslike voice from somebody who was sitting inside the railing with a newspaper in his hand, “for the next four weeks you will i please save Mr. Whackham some annoyance by keeping one S2O bill per week out of his envelope.”—Chicago Tribune. The Fence Will Stay. Two Atchison men decided recently that their property would look better with no dividing fence between and took it down. It was down a week when both women agreed to make ‘ their husbands put up the fence again. They had had no trouble, but a talk in the back yard without a fence to lean on was like meat without salt. The fence is up to stay.—Atchison Globe. His Eyesight Good. Large Lady—Could you see me across the street, officer ? New Policeman—Shure, ma’am; it’s tin toims th’ distance 01 could see yez. -Chicago News.

ill 'll (S it ills Easy I « &/ it To Take • '*•' * Thin, pale, anaemic gins | need a fatty food to enrich $ «their blood, give color to S * their cheeks and restore their $ 5 health and strength. It is $ | safe to say that they nearly w J all reject fat with their food. * » ii> |s*°emWi?n COD LIVER OIL WTH HYPOPHOSPHITESor L- g * is exactly what they require; | J it not only gives them the im- * t portant element (cod-liver oil) | | in a palatable and easily di-1 $ gested form, but also the hypo-1 ? phosphites which are so valua- $ | ble in nervous disorders that w J usually accompany anaemia. $ 5 SCOTT’S EMULSION is a | * fatty food that is more easily * $ digested than any other form J |of fat. A certain amount of * flesh is necessary for health, J You can get it in this way. $ * We have known per* w * sons to gain a pound a » * day while taking it.

BLOODY FIGHT In the “Demons'' Cage of Ohio Pent, tentiary Between Two Prisoners Columbus, Dec. 5,-There was a terrifle battle in the ' Demons” cage at the Ohio penitentiary yesterday, in which Frank O Neil, the Cleveland prisoner who killed Guard Lauderbaugh a year ago, was nearly stabbed to death by Otis Hurley of Dayton. Both of the men have been confined to the cage because of their murderous disposition and have quarreled almost constantly since they have been together. Hurley had fashioned a dagger of a heavy piece of wire and attacked O’neil while the latter was asleep. Hurley had inflicted a half a dozen wounds with the weapon when it stuck in the bone of O’Neil's shoulder and broke at the hilt. Hurley claims O’Neil had threatened to kill him and that the stabbing was done in self defense. Hurley was “paddled” and put through the “ducking tub” and his good time cancelled. He is far from being penitent, however, and threatens to renew the assault at the first opportunity. O’Neil is in a critical condition. BEEF AND PORK The Question Likely to Test Our Friendship With Germany. Berlin, Dec. 5. — The question of American meat imports into Germany has already created much bad blood on both sides of the ocean, and it still looks as though this matter would prove the first serious test of the friendly relations understood to have been reached between the two countries. In this controversy, as in others, there are two opposing currents within the German government. The fact that the influences favorable to the United States, which are directed by Count Von Bulow, the foreign secretary, are just now again in control, has been strikingly demonstrated. The meat inspection bill which the reichstag commission, hostile to the United States, was to have taken up yesterday, has been postponed indefinitely at the instigation of the foreign office. NEWSPAPER EFFECTED Missouri and Kansas Press Associations Will Discuss Trusts. Kansas City, Dec. 2. —The effect of the combines and trusts on the business of newspaper-making is to be taken up by the publishers of Kansas and Missouri. The Journal today prints interviews with George W. Martin, president of the Kansas Press association, and W. R. Painter, president of the Missouri Press association in which both announce the intention of urging extra sessions of their associations to take up the questions of the greatly increased cost of print paper and the steady decline in “Foreign” advertising, such as baking powders and proprietary articles, whichffiave passed under the control of trusts. POWDERWORKS Blown Up and One Man Is Killed. Loss $25,000. Columbus, Kan., Dec. 2. —One of the main buildings of the Laflin-Rand powder works, four miles north of here, was blown up yesterday afternoon. William Cushman, a workman who was the only person in the building, was killed. Two other men, who were working near by, were slightly injured by flying debris. The property loss is about $25,000. BAYOMBONG Filipino General Surrenders His Garrison to Americans Manila, Dec. 2.—General Conon has surrendered 800 officers and men with rifles, several Americans and 70 Spanish prisoners, and the garrison at Bayombong, province ol Nueva Yiscaya, to Lieutenant Monroe, with 50 men of the Fourth cavalry. Independents. Pittsburg, Dec. 2.—The independent windowglass manufacturers of the country are in session here for the purpose of forming an association. It was decided to organize under the name of the Independent Wiudowglass Manufacturers’ association. The main object of the association is to maintain prices. . Refused Use ol Mails. Cincinnati, Dec. 2.—Postmaster Monfort yesterday received an official order from the postmaster general against the Queen Butter Maker company and the Watt Manufacturing company. Ims official notification puts au end to these companies receiving mail or cashing money orders. Trust Tobacco. Cincinnati, Dec. 2.—The Continental Tobacco company has issued a circular abolishing after Dec. 1. the 10' per cent jobbers’ premium on plug and plug smoking tobacco. 1 s equivalent to au advance of 4 cents per pound on tobacco controlled by t e trust. -— Public Debt. Washington, Dec. 2.-The treasury statement of the public debt issued ve«terday shows that at the close of business, s Nov. 29, 1899, the debt, less cash in the treasury amounted to $1,140,091,831, a decrease for the month 0f’56,537,650. Knox Committed to Jail. Pittsburg, Dec. 2.-Robert J. Knox, i - Tames B Bennett, the alleged Sffidfer arrested, yesterday waived a heir’ng on the charge of forgery, and ? n default of $2,000 bad was committed to jail. „ « m R-v Dec s.—Fire destroyed the other buildings- Loss, $60,000.

Arbuckles’ Coffee Is the Standard of Coffee Excellence by which all Coffee Quality is Compared. No 51 No. 53. A Dress Pattern. N °- 56 No. 55 Dining Room Table ff'T 12 yards slx Handkerch efs. Four Handkerchiefs. Cloth. vAI ; \ Prini ? d O'- FoorGen/dAW. Handle. 2S J; 4 tiemen'* f'\ S x* inches iinll •! HandkerTable Cloth, white with red bars. ■ J \ ■J’., V if!!—l I chiefs. Size W x M inches. PM ™ ’LI I Sent postpaid on receipt of 2 c-nr V I ' u) Blue, Black, X. «» = "Io i borders poMa K e Htampand lift aiennturea \ M }-A Ji 3 S 0 i I J>*iaelM«z cut from wrappers of Arbuckles’ N ' C' k I >\ It I / 5 Ue Grw "' V :i k ° I . XP' 18Kincbee. Boasted Cuuee. ... e'-.. V, jj* „ \ I'll I | >ent post. L •.( » O i > .sent \ VV '' ’ rveipt of if Si ° t - L - ~ P" 1 ' 1 on s' tA- -SK-m = O receipt of e— VA--' - s ~“>1 \\ \ ’ postnee - _ 0 p T'rerP™ 2 cent ~ V ioo"unn- 1 tlmt WlVDlllliiti J ° ! x- n-winz V* *• S iroti) wrap- i ’ Jc // nature* l yC' l - V' '•‘A pers of |OOOOOCOOCOOOCCO| :| from 7 ® ! ‘o U r t2:..«t A S^d S ’ Six I-sOlc*' Poclre» H.ndker- j ! 1,, li ■ 'I MA s.sih.;. I Coffee chiefs, hemstitched, colored bord- . I A Ri>a IJ ted V» W 1 t| A *•»«* fl \ | ers size 12x13 inches. Sent post- I ‘ I given nnt. jl / paid ot> receipt ot 2 cent y paMaur stamp and 20 ei«No. 52. N 0.54. APairof WindcwCurtalns. I Lady’s gy-~__ T Apro "; CUr . No. 53. A Pair of Shears. If ) l Fine quality | 1 y3k taln a 7 ard ' white lawn, Lil’ ]• **' « ' -IS wide two and wide strings ‘ ‘ three-quarter 1 and fancy lace ’Sin n I yards long. 1 mtam—BßaMWil l insertion. Size IH .’j [ IM' TS SI Jj! Sent post- W ■m . '• f■ Ji I 2Bd 3B Os the best American make. 8 inches long. Sent post-paid 1\ 3.x 40 inches. H J<P Vbyj P»« »" re- on receipt of 2 cent PO stn«e stamp and ,5- uirntture, Sent post- r T -H ceiplof‘2 cut from wrapoers of Arbuckles' Boasted Col Tee. paid on re- cent post. — — cciptoftwo I | Jo il ’,y ' ace stamp N 0.59. Razor mado by J. R. Torrey, cent post. fu • ‘ j f vim a■ y r- U l'i‘ 'Avui W 4vm and6ssi«- __Li M age Htanip L. ~ J liff n- , \ \® t — —-- ' ’ -- — ~ -1 pl •// ///; X V" J'At »?] natures cut f -. : — and 25 si«- /Jffgd . *• V~ , t 'tirrT*/ from wrapnature, cut ! I per 3 o f Ar- The J ’ R ‘ Torrey Rfttor 15 from v.’rap- |j | buckles' * r -- - ' 7 known as the best made In the United pers of Ar- J ll : . Roasted Cos States. Theprintedguaranteeofthemanufacbuckles’ . |||^"| turer goes with each tazor. Sent post-paid on Roasted Cos- j s-™ y , receipt of 2 cent postage stamp and 2S signatures cut from wrappers of Arbuckles’ fee- Roasted CofTo«. 57 No. 60. Lady’s Belt. No. 61. Man’s Belt. No. 62. A Carving Knife and Fork. Scissors. jl Made by the best pHlj Latest style, grain leather tan color l! a Grain leather, tan color, nickel-plated ■American mann far. ’ 1 ’ n ;, wide ’ nlckel P laled buckle. Euits are buckle and rings. When ordering give -J /r*i Ze ‘r fi’vm 'UMn size of waist in inches. Belts run from 34 A f.rst-class set, mounted with genuine buck-born handles. Knife blade lurers and wpII finish wnen ordering, from 2- to .jo in.; from -7 . , , , unisu to 32 in.; from 33 to 36 in. Sent post* to 42 inches in length. Sent post-paid 8 inches long. Sent by express, charges prepaid, on receipt of cd, inches long. [' M paid on receipt of n. 2 cent post- on receipt of 2 cent postage stamp 2 cent postage stamp and 90 signatures cut from wrappers of. Sent post-paid on "“m't l b“w? a “p"rsoi A but"teTßoLted and sUnatures cue from wrappers Arbuckles’ Boasted Coffee. When ordering same your nearest Express’ receipt of 2 cent jjL|; nostaaeatampand No. 63. A Butcher’s Knife. NO.GS No<67 . Picture Frame.15 Hi«nature S cut JM ' ; A Lady’s Pen Knife. from wrappers of, lrx|| jr£Z^£r—Cabinet size, brass/ Arbuckles’ Roasted | Illi / silverplated. .sent p, i Hill Six Inch blade, hard wood handle, good materials nnd well finished. Sent . r --— I post-paid on revonee. , rti post-paid on receipt of 2 cent postage stamp and 20 signaturcH /fu* £ ’- ) 1 ■ . I 1 t r 9 *> n r W cut from wrappers of Arbuckles* Roasted Coffee. 1 z f T_ o J ceipt or * rent 1 „ \ I 1 \\ postage stamp No. 64. A Kitchen Knife. 7 W ° 1,5 (4 71 and 12 .i«nn- - ---- - Handl? beautifully variegated \ \ / i . t Ks Wfff w ~ gj m"j i \ \ / / lures cut from !■/ m Z y i- 1 imitation of onyx. Sent \ \ ' . . SL mj I -_a7 . I I wrappers of ArWt //ill J/ -— _ post-pni.l on receipt ot 2 / 1 , o W jy/ < * .... / - buckles’ Roasted VX ///Wk J/ cent postage s’amp and .J<J I-fl Wk _JrJJ ' Will cut bread, slice ham and saw the bone. Serviceable, and should be in <;• i-om wrappers \ ( - offee * every kitchen. Sent post-paid on receipt of 2 postage stump mid ~ ‘ \ , .V 14 signatureN cut from wrappers of Arbuckles’Roasted toffee. of Arbuc.Jes koas.ed Coffee. No. 66. A Gentleman’s Pocket Knife. ((GE') No. GO. A Gentleman’s Watch. t.gs. Two-bladed knife made ot best The " New Haver.’’is a watch of toe ordinary size. Stem Enameled Alarm Clock. materials and finished in work- wind and stem sot, dust nroot. r.: \;>-i plated case, sohd .jack. manlike manner. Sent post- Quick beat movement, biglilv polished steel pinions. Modeled B paid on receipt of2 cent post- ft i \ n after a standard watcii. reiiable tn:: l ' -<eej)er. 7he printed guarage stamp and 40 signatures tll 3 J H t.-e of the maker accompanit’S ea h ”, .tch. Sent post-paid f cut from wrappers of Arbuckles’ 0,1 rcc, ’’Pt of 2 cent postage stamp and 90 signatures Ron-Mfpd Coffee. cut from wrappers of Arbuckles’Roasted Coffee. No. 68. An X-L Revolver. o No. 70 N< 7 :>■ ' A Porcelain Clock. Imported porcelain frame, beautifully de- Highest standard of Alarm Cioclr . corated. Movement made by New Haven & 1 / Seamless frame, ornamental hanuo, Highest grade material and l§ Clock Co guaranteed by them a good time- French pattern and second hand, workmanship, 32 calibre, centre-fire keeper. 5 Inches high, same width. Sent \Wf Win run thirty hours with one wind- . iZ' ... K t! t*' 7 J k ini: Sent by express, charges doubleaction. Sent by express, V by express, ehar.es prepaid by ns, on pr.pnld, on receipt of 2 cent charges prepaid by us, on receipt SA I re eeipt of 2 eent postage stamp and 1 1 Ajw poglHec go signaof 2 cent postage stamp and 150 115 signatures cut from wrappers of 0 tures cut from wrappers of Arsignatures cut from wrappers of Ar- | Arbuckles’ Roasted Coffee. When ordering s' z buckles’ Roasted Coffee. When orbuckles’ Roasted Coffee. When ordering name your nearest narae your nearest Express Office as well as V I d ering name your nearest Express p nffiDP v—Office and your Post Office as well. Express Office as well as your Post Office. your 1 ost wince. MMMwiiflrTui ■■»■■■■■ ■■ This represents one page of a List which is found ir each This is a picture ot the sig- pound package of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee, and with each nature on Arbuckles' Roasted f7 package in which the List is found the purchaser has bought Coffee Wrapper, which you are // // j XZ7 /7J a definite part of some article to be selected by him or her tn cut out and send to us as a 77 ff 1 S f/ // Al from the List, subject only to the condition that the signature voucher. X/ A Zn . 1/ i /A L/} J on the package is to be cut out and returned to Arbuckle Bros. f as a voucher, in accordance with the directions printed in No other part of the Coffee {/ ~ connection wjth each item illustrated and described in the List. Wrapper wil be accepted as a J This List will be kept good only till May 31. 1900. Another S“ c C ? n ? e r d n a O s r s W U T iS PiCtUre be 1 SOME «P «t4m>Tir»w ABE PRINTED OS RED BACKCROVND. page of this L.jt will appear in this paper shortly. _____. Address all communications to ARBUCKLE BROS., NOTION DEPT., NEW YORK CITY, N. Y,

The Inquisitive Tonaue. The curiosity of the tongue does not cause the human being so much trouble as tlie curiosity of the eye. But the tongue, within its limits, is the most curious of all. Let the dentist make a change in the mouth, let him remove a tooth or replace with his admirable artifice one that lias long been absent, let him change the form of a tootli by rounding off a corner or building up a cavity and see what the tongue will do. It will search out that place, taking careful and minute account of the change. Then it will linger near the place. If it is called to other duties, it comes back as soon as they are discharged and feels tlie changed place all over again, as if it had not explored and rummaged there already. It makes no difference that these repeated investigations presently cause annoyance to its supposed master, the man. The tongue in nothing more than in this matter proves that it is an unruly member and will not De controlled. It seems to have an original will and consciousness of its own, and nothing will serve it except the fullest satisfaction of its curiosity. It will wear itself out, perhaps, But it will find out all about the strange change. - Boston Transcript. The Moon’s Atmosphere. The recent conclusions of the French scientists, MM. Loewy and Puiseux, as to the possible presence of some gaseous envelope on the moon’s surface are of very general interest. After giving reasons for concluding that the formidable volcanic eruptions of which the moon has been the theater belong to a recent time in the history of our satellite, they point out that these eruptions must have set at liberty great quantities of gas or vapors, while the diffusion of cinders on the lunar surface to great distances infers a gaseous envelope of a certain density. Has the time, they ask, winch lias elapsed since the great eruptions sufficed to bring about the total disappearance of this gaseous envelope.

Considering that the already solidified lunar surface could only have absorbed the gases slowly and with difficulty, they conclude that from their examination of the lunar surface there are : serious grounds for believing that there exists at the present time a residue of atmosphere of which the detection, surrounded as it is with great difficulties, may yet be realized. When Joy Gould Wrestled. John Burroughs, tlie writer, was in his boyhood days a schoolmate of Jay! Gould. To Theodore Dreiser, who tells the story in The New Voice. Mr. Burroughs gave this anecdote of Gould: He was shrewd, but not a bad fellow at all. I remember that once we had a wrestling match. As we were about even in strength, we. agreed to abide by certain rules, taking what we called "holts” in the beginning aud not breaking them until one or the other was thrown. I kept to this when we began wrestling, but when Jay realized that he was in danger of losing he broke “holts” and threw me. When 1 said lie had broken his agreement, he only laughed and said, 1 threw you, didn’t 1?” That irritated me, and I kept arguing the original point, but he only laughed the more and covered my tauuts witli the same answer. He had won, and it pleased him, though I often wondered how he could take any satisfaction in it. Queer Story of a Grave. A curious barren mound is to be seen ' in Montgomery churchyard. What- ' i ever the cause, there is plainly to be seen a strip of sterility in the form of a cross among a mass of verdure. With the mound a melancholy legend is connected. It is called “Robert’s Grave,” and the story is that beneath this barren hillock lie the remains of au innocent man who was hanged on mistaken evidence. It is said that while the man stood on the gallows with the rope round his neck lie solemnly declared, as a proof of his innocence, that grass should never grow on his grave. And dven so it was and is. ’ Any one who attempts to frustrate the

fulfillment of this prophecy by sowing grass on this spot pays the penalty with his life. Instances are given ot individuals who have been rash enough to do so and have met their doom soon 1 afterward.—Cardiff Western Mail. General Lee’s Modesty. A month or so after his surrender General Lee went one day to the store near his home in Powhatan county. ' Va., which served also as tlie post- ' office. Everybody in tlie town was instantly eager to see him. and in a ’ few moments tlie store was crowded. Tlie general was talking witli tlie pro- * prietor about crops and other matteft ) aud appeared utterly unconscious of 1 the fact that the gathering . f tlie residents was due solely to his presence. ' Suddenly he realized that everybody 1 was watching him and modestly said 1 “But I see I am keeping you from youi many customers. Pardon me! ’ and at once withdrew.—Ladies’ Home Jour j nal. Martin’s Way. | Irishmen are inclined to word per- 1 version; but. says a writer in The Nine- ( teenth Century, the following descrip- , tion of slow speech which often degenerated into a stammer shows that ■ occasionally they use tlie best words possible in explaining a thing: "It’s a quare sort uv way Martin , talks,” said Pat. “It’s as if lie tuk the ( words out uv his moot’ au hiked at j ’em before he gives ’em to yez.” True. Lecturer—And what man is most apt f to reach that elevation whence the j earth may be viewed “as one vast ■ | plain?” Voice (in the audience) —The one that ( works in a powder mill.—Life. A Literary Note, The denizens of the forest were organizing a literary club. “We must make the porcupine president,” said Br’er Wolf. “His style is full of good points.” “Permit me,” remarked Br’er Rabbit, “to recommend a reptile friend ot mine. He cau put up a rattling tail.”—

A SURE CURE FOR CROUP. Twenty-five Years’ of constant use without a Failure. The first indication of croup is hoarsness, and and in a child subject to that disease it may be taken as a sure sign of the approach ot an attack. Following this hoarseness is a peen liar rough cough. If Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, it will prevent the attack. It is used in many thousands homes in this broad land and never disapoints the anxious mothers. We have yet to learn of a single instance in which it it has not proved effectual. No other preparation can show such a record twenty-five years' constant use without a failure. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Wieking of Bluffton, visaed John Niblick ami family over Thanksgiving. Electric power is used in the mines for hoisting. Air compressing is used to operate the drill. By means of electricity a low grade of ore is worked that was never used before. A Handsome Publication “The Empire of the South" Issued by the Southern Railway. “The Empire of the South, ’ a 200page book, handsomely illustrated, with most complete information ever compiled, regarding the South and its industries, is a valuable addition to any library. This book is issued by tire Southern Railway having been compiled at a large expense, and it is the handsomest publication of the kind ever gotten out. Copy will be forwarded promptly to any address upon application to \\ . A. 1 urk, General Passenger Agent, \\ ashington, D. C., with 15cts. to cover postage. Hunting and fishing books, “Land of the Sky” pamphlets, maps and other illustrated literature mailed free to any address by J C. Beam, Jr.. N. W. P. A., SO Adams St., Ceicago, 111. C. A. Baird, 21(5 Fourth Ave., Louisville, Ky. Wm. H. Tayloe. Asst. General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky. 31m3