Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1899 — Page 3

vilitran Jackson is at homo from a visit at Mansfield, Ohio. Christmas trees, toys, etc. of all kinds at Coffee & Bakers. 40-3 t Gus Gregory was looking after busgat Indianapolis several days last week. Colchin’s candy is easy to introduce ... manifold and obvious merits make •t a fast seller. 40t2 Now it is stated by astronomers in ♦he government service that the shower of Leonids will positively take place next November. Chapped hands, cracked lips and roughness of the skin cured quickly bv Banner Salve, the most healing ointment in the world. Holthouse, Callow & Co. d \Ve are advised to take things as they come. To some this advise is useless, as they naturally take every thing that comes—if they can carry it away. Do you catch cold easily? Dr. Sawyer’s Wild Cherry and tar will cure a cold in 24 hours. It relieves the irritation of the throat and head and prevents pneumonia. Nachtrieb & Fuelling d Kate Delougherty, of Kansas City, is perhaps the only woman switch tender in the United States. Her situation is an important one, as she throws the switches for all the passenger trains which enter and leave the Union depot in that city. Have you backache? Do you feel tired ’ Is your tongue coated ? These are premonitions of liver and kidney troubles, and should be promptly cheeked by taking Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. d With a wife, a house and lot, a piano a sword, a watch, a pet lion, a title and a fat salary already provided, and a big lot of prize money in sight Admiral Dewey is naturally prettv well satisfied with the way the world is using him. ••I was nearly dead with dyspepsia, tried doctors, visited mineral springs, and grew worse. I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That cured me. It digests what you eat. Cures indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and all forms dyspepsia. Smith, Yager & Falk. ts Tod Sloan, the renowned jockey, will spend the Christmas season with his foster parents in Kokomo. The people of that city are making arrangements to entertain this intimate of royaly and prince of jockeys, in a style befitting one of his accomplishments and position. 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. Onlv ‘25 cts a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Page Blackburn druggist Christmas was first celebrated in the year 98, but it was forty years later before it was officially adopted as a Christian festival; nor was it until about the fifth century that the day of its celebration became permanently fixed on the twenty-fifth of December. Up to that time it had been irregularly observed at various times of the yearin December, in April and in May, but most frequently in January.

Mr o ta nn n bl 0 uu in y: When it comes we will need Heating Stover, The one to buy is Th® xqgfegp/r Genuine dh Ml I Hi kffiigga / lull I «K (ir* x —ft-' See name on leg Will save 20 per cent in fuel over other stoves. For sale only by . • • • =4 S. IB I ®.

Miss June Merryman is actinxr as clerK in ner father’s law office. g sick with ' 1 I ry Daniels >'vhowas quite Every thing in the manufactured hue is advancing, but the candies and nuts at Coffee & Bakers are as chean as ever. This is the season of the year when the discerning boy or girl begins to get in line for the Sunday School Christmas entertainments. The greatest medicine for the kidneys that has been discovered in modern times is Dr. Sawyers Ukatine. The best proof is to give it a trial. Nachtrieb & Fuelling. j The holiday boom is on and merchants who have advertised in the Democrat are realizing that those who invite our readers to buy of them have profited thereby. For Pneumonia. Dr. C. J. Bishop, of Agnew, Mich, says: “I have used Foley s Honey and Tar in three very severe cases of pneumonia the past month with good results.” Holthouse, Callow 7 & Co. d As dieting is now considered one of the most efficacious aids in modern medical practice, German doctors are learning how to cook. This is good news. The time may come when we can send for the doctor in case the hired girl refuses to operate For Hoarseness. Benj. Ingerson, of Hutton, Ind., says: he had not spoken above a whisper for months, and one bottle of Foley’s Honey and Tar restored his voice. It is used very largely by speakers and singers. Holthouse Callow & Co. d “A fool is born every minute and it takes twenty years for him to die.” But for this fact there would be no grave yard insurance companies, fake building and loan societies, green goods men, gold brick swindlers, and the hundreds of other drones on society Oh! I say! have you given Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin a trial ? It will cure you of your constipation, will correct your stomach troubles and make your life worth living. Trial bottles 10c, (10 doses 10c) large sizes 50c and SI.OO, of Holthouse, Callow & Co. d An order has been issued by the postoffice department totheeffect that any lady clerks in offices that shall marry shall thereby lose their positions. The order is sent broadcast and applies to all offices in the United States in which the clerks are employed by the government. 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. It 7 It seems increble that men and women can be found willing to put their money in the hands of knaves who promise to pay them 520 per cent, on it, but the books of the Franklin Syndicate Swindle, in New York, show that thousands of them were found, and robbed, and the victims are largely residents of Greater New York.

ot c<i’ H- Nibliek and son, Jesse, were at Chicago several days last week. Harvey Edington of Ohio City, called on friends here the latter part of last week. Don’t buy another box of candv until you have consulted us about our complete line which is unsurpassable. Colchin’s Bakery. Every baby is the sweetest in the world. You were once considered the sweetest thing in the world, although you may not look it now. In many seemingly hopeless cases consumption has been averted, in stopping a hacking cough, by the use of Dr. Sawyer’s Wild Cheery and lar - Nachtrieb & Fuelling. d Nearly two-thirds of the internal revenue of this country during the past year has come from whiskey and tobacco. The Chicago & Erie will sell excursion tickets for holidays. Dates of sale December 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, and January 1, 1900. Good returning January 2, 1900. One and one-ffiird fare for the round trip. A fly so minute as to be almost invisible, ran three and a half inches a second, and was calculated to make no less than 540 steps in the time a healthy man breathes once. A man with proportionate agility could run twenty-four miles in a minute. Splendid success has been had is of colic, diarrhoea, etc. by using Dr. Caldwell s Syrup Pepsin. As a household remedy for such troubles it is invaluable. Buy a 10c trial bottle and you will be convinced. To be had of Holthouse, Callow & Co. d A twelve-year-old Sedalia, Mo., boy has suffered nineteen fractures of the bones of his legs, arms and fingers since he was old enough to walk. He has a disease which renders his bones as brittle as glass, and liable to break at the slightest provocation. It takes but a minute to overcome tickling in the throat and to stop a cough bv the use of One Minute Cough Cure. This remedy quickly cures all forms of throat and lung troubles. Harmless and pleasant to take. It prevents consumption. A famous specific for grippe and its after effects. Smith, Yager & Falk. ts In an outburst of enthusiasm, a divinity student in a North Carolina college uttered this earnest paryer: “Give ns all pure hearts; give us all brave hearts; give us all clean hearts; give us all good hearts; give us all sweet hearts!” To which the congregation responded: “Amen!’, Our elegant stock of holiday goods is now ready for your inspection. We have been careful to buy only nice, appropriate goods, at the same time the stock is so varied that you can find any priced present you wish. We will be pleased to have you call and look at this fine assortment. Page Blackburn, the druggist. 40-2 A special from Kokomo says, the people in that city who were among the most active in securing the passage of the law against the pumping of natural gas are now fearful that the law will be held good by the supreme court. In which case Kokomo would be in the sama fix as Logansport and other Indiana cities that pipe their gas from a distance. It hits the spot. When suffering from a severe cold and your throat and lungs feel sore, take a dose of Foley’s Honey and Tar, when the soreness will be at once relieved, a warm grateful feeling of the parts affected will be experienced and you will say: “It feels so good. It hits the spot.” Guaranteeci. Holthouse, Collow & Co. d The railroads will adopt a new form for clergymen’s permits on the first of the year. A book containing one hundred blank requests for reduced fare will be furnished each minister and whenever he desires a railroad ticket, he must fill out and sign a blank and present it to the ticket agent. The railroads think that the new plan will prevent abuses that have existed under the old form. “One Minute Cough Cure is the best remedy I ever used for coughs and colds. It is unequalled for whooping cough. Children all like it, writes H. N. Williams, Gentryville, Ind.. Never fails. It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. Cures coughs, colds, hoarseness, croup, pneumonia, bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Its early use prevents consumption. Smith, Yager & Falk. ts There is talk at Tipton of converting one of the rooms in the basement oUhe court house into a waiting room for farmers who may be compelled to remain in town for a few hours. It is proposed to heat the room and make arrangements whereby people from the country may eat their dinners there. Such an arrangement would surely tend to make the farmers friendly toward the town of Tipton and it could be imitated by other towns to advantage. No Right to Ugliness. The woman who is lovely in face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be at tractive must keep her health. 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 nid 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 .rood-looking, charming woman of a run-down invalid. Only oO cents at Page Blackburn’s drug store.

Dolls and games at Blackburn’s drug store. 40-2 Squire Frank Smith of Bluffton, was attending to affairs here Thursday evening. M e especially invite teachers and Sunday school committees to see our candies before buying. Yours respectfully, Coffee & Baker. 40 3t Christmas time is here again, almost before we know it, and Santa Claus is very probably on his way in an automobile. DeW itt’s Little Early Risers purify the blood, clean the liver, invigorate the system. Famous little pills for constipation and liver troubles, Smith Yager & Fallk. ts Mrs. Laura Jeleff. who left here Monday evening of List week, was married at Denver, Colorado, Thursday morning to Mr. Milton Breckenridge, a prominent merchant of that thriving western city. Mrs. R. Churchill, Berlin: Vt., says, “Our baby was covered with running sores. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured her.” A specific for piles and skin diseases. Beware of worthless counterfeits. Sminh, Yager & Falk, ts At Blackburn’s drug store can be found a complete assortment of smoker’s articles, in high grade goods, direct from New York, such as goldmounted briar pipes, cigar holders, of real amber and meerschaum, and fancy pocket cigar cases. Smokers will appreciate a present of this kind. Low Rate of Interest. Money loaned at five per cent, interest, payable annually or semi-an-nually, at option of borrower, with privilege of partial payments at any interest paying time. No delay in making loans. F. M. Schirmeyer, Decatur, Ind. 9tf Hunters Take Notice.—Hunting and trespassing on the Jacobs farms, three miles east of Monroe, in Washington, Blue Creek and Monroe townships is positively prohibited, and persons violating will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Margaret Jacobs, Orpha Jacobs, George K. Jacobs. 41-4 w Bismarck’s Iron Nerve Was the result of his splendid health. Indomitable will and tremendous energy are not found where stomach and bowels are out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they bring, use Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They develope every power of brain and body. Only 25c at Page Blackburn’s drug store. The following list of letters remain unclaimed at the post office: Miss Cora Brandyberry, Rara Critter, John Clark, W. F. Troy, Will Trouk, Mrs. M. D. Daily, Fred C. Miller, C. F. Gouk, Wm. Price,Fred Bong, Miss Jane Bardon, Cal Wells, Amos Lewton, A. B. Dougherty, J. J. Daily, Lou Kelly, Martin Keifer, James Crist J. Long, C. H. Carpenter, W. R. Abbot, Chas E. Morgan. Threatened with consumption. C Unger, 212 Maple st.. Champaign. 111., writes: I was troubled with a hacking cough for a year and I thought I had consumption. I tried a great many remedies and was under the care of physicians for several months. I used one bottle ot Foley’s Honey and Tar and it cured me and I have not been troubled since. Holthouse, Callow & Co. d James H. Eldeman, a farmer near Newcastle, raised some corn this season from seed he found sealed up in a jar in an Arkansas cave. It grew rapidly until almost twelve feet high. Each stock bears from four to six ears, which would make a yield of 250 bushels to the acre. Blades branch out from the sturdy stock three feet above the ground, giving it the appearance of a cactus. The seed is believed to be 3,00 years old. 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, sick-head-ache, jaundice, loss of appetite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, liver complaint, or any of the diseases for which it is recommended. It is highly recommended as a 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. ts A thoughtless contemporary, having assailed the letter “e,” Editor Halsey, of the Tulahomaian, down in Tennessee, comes to the rescue as follows: “An exchange says “e” is the most unfortunate letter in the English alphabet, because it is never in cash,always in debt and never out of danger. It forgets that the aforesaid letter is never in war but always in peace. It is the beginning of existence, and the commencement of ease, and the end of trouble. Without it there would be no water, no bread, no meat, no life, no gospel, no Jesus, no father, no mother,brother, sister,home or heaven.” 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 sayc: “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. Kings 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 sizes 50 cents and -81.00. Trial bottles free at Page Blackburn’s drug store. Every Ixrttle guaranteed.

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