Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1900 — Page 3

wffiz What is Celery King? It is a scientific combination of rare roots, herbs, barks and seeds from Nature's laboratory. It cures constipation, nervous disorders, headache, indigestion and liver and kidney diseases. It is a most wonderful medicine, aud is recommended by physicians generally. Remember it cures constipation. Celery King is sold in 25c. and 50c. packages by druggists. 1

James Fristoe left for Marion last Friday. J. D. Holman and family Sundayed at Rochester with old friends. Will you take a chance on a sure thing? If so, ask at The Big Store. Miss Lulu Evans, of Bluffton, was the guest of Decatur friends last week. Miss Nola Nachtrieb is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb and family and other friends here. A swindler is doing the north part of the state by playing “broke” and selling his gold watch for S 3. He has a satchel full of them and works one off at every opportunity. Lewis Dennis, Salem, Ind., says: “Kodol Dyspepsia Cure did me more good than anything I ever took.” It digests what you eat aud cannot help to cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles. Smith, Yager & Falk. ts A New York waiter has bought an $18,500 home, which he paid for with money saved from his “tips.” It isn’t likelv that he ever laughed at the way people whom he served pronounced the French words on the menu. Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Syrup wherever introduced is con sidered the most pleasant and effective remedy for all throat and lung com plaints. It is the only prominent cough medicine that contains no opiates, and that can safely be given to children. 25 and 50c. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j It is noticable that the newspapers have illustrations and most newspaper accounts of the South African war show what the British are doing. Occasionally, however, a piece of news creeps in that shows that the boers are doing most of the killing while the British are getting all the press notices. The bass drummer in the brass band makes the most noise, but he does not make the music. 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 p irifier. Sold liquid in bottle, aud tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents for either. One package of either guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. Page Blackburn. ts 1

St “A PERFECT Fod' —as Wholesome as it is Delicious.” XSL WALTd? BAKER & CO.’S y | M*BREAi.FAST COCOA | Sc M 'ip'-'A “ Has stood th test of more than Joo years’ use among al! X ZX Ktl j*'VH classes, and p purity and honest worth is unequalled.” W XX Km ||\ —JfedicaJ and Surgical Journal. XX Sc i n 1 Costs less tin i ONE CENT a Cup. z\ O 1?H I’H Trade-Mark on Every Package. X Q WALTER BAKER & CO. LTD., X X r„ot-MA»K. Established I ABO. DORCHESTER, MASS. A Ufa nrp Upnijh (ir|prQ lib Ulb UU)l|uU ulu for Pi re Drugs and Dru< Sundries. Stagel & Craig, West Mata Street. BERNE, INDIANA. ,U nnun-r TRY They have stood the test of years, J#— TW IVHEN IN DOUEi ■ T RY and have cured thousands of OTnnllO A M jOk *ZZzcascs of Nervous Diseases, such Ainllnu W ’ _ fiA/ZZ4as Debility. Dizziness, Sleeplew W _I ,-Jr J <^yjT|v~'C/> , > JsF Ssi 1(1 AIU I ■3rr_/I They clear the brain, strengthen w f KUMltl iIW the circulation, make digestion \ nunill ■ perfect, and impart a healthy jtk vigor to the whojng. are properly curlhn.r condition often worne“h«n in«-J; tee or refund th# hL-uled seded. P"^^ 1 ' S’T&XPEAL 5 ’T&XPEAL mIdICINE CO.. Cleveland. 0. COD '"’''' Or pa Alackburn. Druggist, Decatur, Indiana

H. M. Romberg is out of the city on business. Dollar for dallar and a chance at a good thing at The Big Store. George Zimmerman visited his brother Isaac at Van Wert last week. Long puffs of blue can be purchased at the Burt House cigar stand for five cents. 34tf Marion Smith of Geneva, was the guest of friends in the city several days last week. Misses Bertha Heller and Della Sellemeyer were the guests of girl friends at Portland over Sunday. Chapperl hands, cracked litis and roughness of the skin cured quickly by Banner Salve, the most healing ointment in the world. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j Charles F. Fuelling and family returned Saturday morning from a trip through Southern Michigan, He reports an excellent time and lots of good sleighing, the snow being several inches deep. A German biologist says that the two sides of the face are never alike; in two cases out of five the eyes are out of line; one eye is stronger than the other in seven out of ten, and the right eye is generally higher than the left.

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 and healing of the parts affected will be experienced and you will say: “It feels so good. It hits the spot.” Guaranteed. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j “Willie,” said his father." what good resolves are yon going to make for the New Year?” “I’m not going to fight with Johnnie Jones any more,” replied Willie. “I’m glad to hear that,” said the father, “but why did you make that resolve?” “Cause,” was the answer. “I always get licked.” J. I. Bevry, Loganton, Pa., writes: “I am willing to take my oath that I was cured of pneumonia entirely by use of One Minute Cough Cure after doctors failed. It also cured my children of whooping cough.” Quickly relieves and cures coughs;colds, croup grippe and throat and lung troubles. Children like it. Mothers endorse it. Smith. Yager & Falk. ts

The dog tax is probably a good thing, but it occasionally works a hardship as is the case of a poor widow in Richland township, whose cow was taken away to pay the fine and costs in the case. Is is claimed by many attorneys that the law is unconstitutional, in that it virtually provides for imprisonment for debt, in that, those who do not pay their dog tax and are tried and must either pay tax and costs or go to jail. Portland Sun. 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, binises, scratches, chafes, cuts strains, bjiders, sore musles, sunburn chapped iJnds or face, pimples, freckles, or Tv other ailmants requiring an exttrnal application. Lady riders are Specially pleased with Arnica and Oil liniment, it is so clean and nice to Ise. Twenty-five cents a bottle; one Three times as large for 50 cents. Page Blackbvan. ts

An extension table worth sls given away at The Big Store. Dan Bolds, of Peru, was in the city on business last Saturday. On the run for tickets on table, couch and rocker at The Big Store. Candidates were busy on our streets last Saturday, in spite of the extreme cold weather. The modern and most effective cure for constipation and all liver troubles the famous little pills known as DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Smith, Yager & Fallk. ts You can buy of us cheaper than elsewhere. Then why don’t you and get a chance on a useful article free of charge. The Big Store. Size doesn't indicate quality. Beware of counterfeit an worthless salve .offered for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. De Witt’s is the only original. An infalible cure for piles and all skin diseases. Smith, Yager & Falk, ts A St. Louis man has asked a recorder to refuse him a marriage liscense should he apply for one at any time, averring that a certain young woman can hypnotize him and he fears her designs. She may block this move by hyptnotizing the recorder. “I am indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for my health and life. It cured me of lung trouble following grippe.” Thousands owe their lives to the prompt action of this never failing remedy. It cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. Its early use prevents consumption. Smith, Yager & Falk. ts When a woman who had no arms married in New Zealand recently the wedding ring was placed on the fourth toe of her left foot. There is awoman at last who is not likely to go through her husband’s pockets after inducing him to trudge down stairs in his bare feet to see if the girl locked the kitchen door. What a Druggist Says. Stewardson, 111., Aug. 5, 1897. Gents: —Will say that I have used your Syrup Pepsin in my family and consider it the best medicine for stomach and bowel troubles that I have ever used. The 10c bottle idea of advertising, as it gives one a trial with a small outlay of money, is sure to bring good results. Respectfully, T. N. Robinson,druggist. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j There is an average of two new cases of small pox reported in Posey county every day. Many of the citizens of the county refuse to be vaccinated, and despite the efforts of the health authorities the disease isspreading. While general vaccination has been enforced among the schoolchildren under the new law, the health authorities cannot compel the vaccina' oa as aduits. As Pleasant as Maple Syrup. Most remedies have something unpleasant to the taste and in conse quence many people, especially child ren, dread the dose and put off entirely or delay the taking of the medicine that can do them good. Not so with Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, everybody likes its taste and when taken it will cure constipation and all kinds “of stomach troubles.” In 10c, 50c and 81.00 sizes of Holthouse, Callow & Co. j The stoves of the Bolivian Indians are curious things. A hole is dug in the ground about eighteen inches deep and a foot square, and over this is built a roof of clay, with holes of different sizes to receive the various cooking pots. Roasting is done on spits passed through the holes, so that the meat comes out very much smoked unless great care is taken to have only live coals at the bottom of the oven.

It has been demonstrated repeatedly in every state in the Union and in many foreign countries that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is a certain preventative and cure for croup. It has became the universal remedy for that disease. M. V. Fisher, of Liberty,W. Va., only repeats what has been said around the globe when he writes: “I have used your remedy in my family for several years and always with perfect success. We believe that it is not only the best cough remedy, but a sure cure for croup. It has saved the livesof our chidreu a number of times.” This remedy is for sale by Holthouse, Collow & Co. j An exchange says that if you call a woman a chick she smiles; call a woman a hen and she howls. Call a young woman a witch and she is pleased: call an old woman a witch and she is indignant. Call a girl a kitten and she rather likes it; call a woman a eat and she will hate you. Womon are queer. If you call a man a gay dog it will flatter him. Call him a pup, a hound or a eur and he will try to alter the map of your face. He don’t mind being called a bull or a bear, and yet he will object to being mentioned as a cub or a calf. Men are queer, too. Glorious News Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of Washita I. T. He writes: “Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which bad causd her great suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and the best doctors could give no help; but her cure is complete and her health is excellent.” This shows what thousands have proved, that Electric Bitters is the best blood purifier known. It's the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion builds up the strength. Oidy 50 cents. Sold by Page Blackburn druggist. Guaranteed.

Call for tickets on table, couch and i chair at The Big Store. R. J. Holthouse is at Columbus, Ohio, on important business. An elegant couch given away at The Big Store. Irvin Brandyberry returned from Indianapolis last Saturday and reports a splendid meeting. You should know that Foley's Honey and Tar is absolutely the best remedy for all diseases of the throat chest and lungs. Dealers are authorized to guarantee it to give satisfaction in all cases. 25c. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j 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. Sehirmeyer, Decatur, Ind. 9tf An Indiana man has sued a prominent politician for damages because lie shook the plaintiff’s hand so heartily as to wrench his shoulder, leaving him a cripple for life. Good, politicians who insist on wrenching off a man’s arm ought to have their leg pulled. Holthouse, Callow & Co. guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and will refund the money to any one who is not satisfied after using two-thirds of the contents. This is the best remedy in the world tor la grippe, coughs, colds croup and whooping cough and pleasant and safe to take. It prevents any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia, j A process has been invented and patented in Brazil for preparing tabloids by a system of compression. It is argued that not only will there be less expense in exporting coffe in this form, but that the customer will be more certain of thus receiving for his use the pure, unadulterated article. Eleanor Duce is so much interested in the subject of dress reform that she recently got her daughter to write a German letter to Frau Pachhammer in Berlin, president of the society for the improvement of woman’s dress, in which she declared that she herself never wears a corset, either [on or off the stage, and has never allowed her daughter to wear any. Window Cliffs, Tenn.. May 10.1898 I had been suffering a long time with liver and kidney trouble, and was unable to move myself in my bed. Finally I procured two bottles of Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidnevßalm. As I finished the second I became able to go about my work as usual. I gladly recommend it. W. T. Massa. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. j The governor of Goam has applied to the war department for an ice manufacturing machine. This application should not be understood as evidence that the natives are making it hot for him, or that they gave him a cool reception, which he wishes to return in kind. Doubtless, he is about to introduce to the natives some of the comforts of up-to.date living. The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose stomach and liver are out of order. All such should know that Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the wonderful stomach and liver remedy, gives a splendid appetite, sound digestion and a regular bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25c. at Page Blackburn’s drug store. H. A. Godkin of Philadephia, who has recently returned from Manila, speaks of the hotels there. The food served he describes as dreadful. One thing he liked about the hotels, however, were the floors, which were made of a peculiar wood, the planks being fully a foot and a half broad, and eighteen feet long. The wood was so hard that holes had to be bored before the nails could be driven. Far Famed. There is no medicine that has given satisfaction equal to that of Dr. Marshall’s Lung Syrup. This cough syrup is hailen with delight from all parts of the world. There is nothing that has so thoroughly established itself in the minds and hearts of the American people. Evary day we receive a hearty greeting and words of praise from some one that has been cured by this' marvelous remedy. If you need a medicine for your cough, all we ask is a trial, and we are satisfied that you will use no other. It is guaranteed to cure. Price 25, 50 and sl. Sold by all druggists. White paper, such as newspapers use for their editions, and paid $1.90 a hundred pounds for some weeks ago, cannot be purchased for less than $2.75, and the paper houses and middlemen refuse to fill large orders, anticipating another advance, which will raise the price to $3 before January 10. The increase in price is due to the pulp trust, a combine organized te advance the price of their material used in the manufacture of print paper. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., props., Toledo, O. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, wholesale druggists, Toledo. O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, wholesaledruggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall’s Family Pills are the best, j

Try your luck. A ticket with every purchase at The Big Store. L. G. Ellingham and family Sundayed with Winchester friends. The third number of the le«'tur« course will be given at the opera house next Tuesday evening. Foley’s Kidney Cure is a perfectly reliable preparation for all kidney and bladder diseases. The proprietors of this great medicine guarantee it or the money refunded. Do they not deserve a white mark? 50c. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j Eyes of different colors vary in strength. Brown and dark-colored eyes are weaker than than gray or blue eyes. Light blue eyes are usually the strongest, and next to these come gray. The lighter the pupil the longer and the greater is the degree of strain which the eye can bear. 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 The Christmas tree found its way into England through Prince Albert, soon after his betrothal to Queen Victoria. A peculiar English custom is that of passing a small tree round the table alter the Christmas dinner, from which each person plucks the gift previously placed there for him or her. 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 the consumption. I tried a great may remedies and was under the care of physicians for several months. I used one bottle of Foley’s Honey and Tar and it cured me and I have not been troubled since. Holthouse, Callow & Co. j A well known attorney of Hartford City expects to draft a bill which will be presented at the next legislature, the object of which will be to protect the game. The gentleman in question thinks that hunting of all kinds should be prohibited from August 1 to November 1, aud a clause to that effect will be inserted in the bill. He Fooled his Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West Jefferson, 0., that after suffering 18 months from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a costly operation was performed; but he cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the surest pile cure on earth, and the best Salve in the world. 25 cents a box. Sold by Page Blackburn, druggist. Although refused the oath of office Brigham Roberts appears Jin the first issue of the Congressional Directory a representative-at-large from Utah. From the biography which he furnished for that publication it is found that he was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England, March 13, 1857. He emigrated “to the United States in 1866 and settled with his parents in Davis county, Utah. Having a Great Run on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Manager Martin, of the Pierson drug store, informs us that he is having a great run on Chamberlain’s Cough remedy. He sells five bottles of that remedy to one of any other,and it gives great satisfaction In these days of la grippe there is nothing like Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to stop the cough, heal up the sore throat and lungs and give relief within a very short time. The sales are growing and everylxxly is pleased with its prompt action. South Chicago Daily Calumet. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. j One of the handsomest art calendars that has appeared for the new year represents children playing on- the broad beach of one of our Atlantic coast resorts. The youngest, a little tot, is defying the approaching tide of the ocean, and in a spirit of bravado calls out to his companions who are eagerly watching him, “Who’s A f raid ?” Copy of this calendar, carefully mailed in strawboard to protect in transmitting, will be mailed on receipt of 10 cents in postage stamps by W. B. Kniskern, G. P. <t T. A.. Chicago & North-Western Ry, Chicago. 111. Early application should be made as as the edition is limited. The wife of a New York man who failed in business applied for a divorce. Her plea was that by her husband’s failure she had been deprived of the luxuries to which she was accustomed. The jury before which she was brought very properly dismissed her petition, accompanying the refusal with a cutting rebuke. Thus the principle is legally established that a woman cannot break a man and then shake him because he is broke. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made and that too, by a lady in this country. “Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep. She finally discovered away to recovery, by purchashing of us a bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles has been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz.” Thus writes W. C. Hamnick & Co., of Shelby, N. C. Trial bottles free at Page Blackburn’s drug store. Regular size 50c. and SI.OO. Every bottle guaranteed.

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