Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1900 — Page 3

" ' ISE FIRST BABY. Its coming is L°° ked Forward t 0 With Both Joy and Fear and itS Safe Arrival is Hailed With Pride and Delight by AIL _.„i nf the first baby In the ThP hoM S the happiest and most imhC^Sent of married life The young P* “"ho to become a mother delights ff ‘Vnt o'the happiness in store for her tO J n die ittie one shall nestle upon her iMwritebk-lHrel the SKmStfndant upon the onleel seen “? D ?L tes her joyfulness. of women have learned that there is absolutely ry e L,.«.qitv for the sufferings which atL°ra<&irth; they know that, by hp use of “Mother’s r need -—a scienFfie liniment-for a few weeks before X .mine hour, expectant mothers can themselves for the final p r that the pain and suffering of the Headed event are entirely obviated and iTsafely passed through with combatively 7 li ttle discomfort. women are interested, and esnecially expectant mothers who for the set time have to undergo this trial, in such a remedy; for they know w.e pain and suffering, to say nothing of the danger which is in store for them. Mothar’s Friend” is woman’s greatest blessins for it takes her safely through the severest ordeal of her life. Every woman should be glad to read the little book '•Before Baby is Born,” which contains information ‘of great value to all. It will be sent free to any one who sends their address to The Bradfield hegujator Co., Atlanta, Ga. Quo Yadis. April 20. The great religious drama, Quo Vadis, Friday, April 20. A. Van Camp was at Roanoke on business last Thursday. Judge R. K. Erwin attended to business at Portland last Thursday. Air. and Mrs. Fred Fred Schafer were at Indianapolis the latter part of last week. A. P. Beatty was at Van Wert last Friday, on account of the serious illness of his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Will Trout, of Van Wert, were the guests of D. G. M. Trout and family several days last week. Apracticing physician in Monticello, 111., formulated Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. Ask Smith. Yager & Falk. a Loude nis twelve miles broad one way and seventeen the other, and every year sees about 20 miles of new streets added to it. Cleanse the liver, purify the blood, invigorate the body by using DeWitt's Little E irly Risers. These famous little pills always act promptly. Smith, Yager & Falk. ts What has become of the old-fash-ioned sentiment that charged a woman with extravagance unless she bought cloths for the children that were too large? Broom corn is worth about $l5O per ton. We have the best Missouri Evergreen seed. Also have in stock Orange and Amber Sugar Cane seed in quantities to suit purchasers. J. D. Hale. 4-4 The Bradley vs Studabaker trial was before Judge Smith at Portland last Thursday and the defendants asked and were granted a change to another judge. Dr. Sawyer’s Little Wide Awake Pills give purity of blood and vigor of thought by perfectly regulating the bowels and cure biliousness, inactive liver and constipation. Nachtrieb & Fuelling. ■ a Joseph Arch, the laborer member of Parliament whom Lady Warwick in a recent book made known in this country, is to be married. He is seventy-four years old.

After la-grippe—what? Usually a racking cough and a general feeling of weakness. Foley’s Honey and Tar is guaranteed to cure the “grippe cough" and make you strong and "<■ll. Holthouse, Callow A; Co. a A young man may stand well in the community in which he lives, and the people may speak well of him. but unless he amounts to something the people will soon quit speaking well of him. Lagrippe coughs often continue for months and sometimes lead to fatal results after the patient is supposto have been out of danger. Foley’s Honey and Tar affords positive protection and security from these coughs. Holthouse, Callow & Co. a Columbia City can boast of a young lady in her teens who can chew tobacco and squirt the rich brown juice out of her mouth with as much skill as any Smart Alec in the city. When asked why she formed the habit, she replied: “Just to besporty.”—Columbia City Post. 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, I 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 Blackbvan. ts

Quo Vadis, April 20. J. S. Peterson transacted business at J ortland last Monday. David Studabaker made a business trip to Marion last Thursday. A. E. Rose was at Geneva last Friday representing the firm of Rose & Bell. Dick France is at home for a weeks vacation from the U. of M. at Ann Arbor. W. A. Lower, of Indianapolis, is in the city for a ten days visit with friends and relatives. Take your family to the opera house on Friday, April 20, to see Quo Vadis. For purity and excellence it has no superior. ♦. \ ou will not have the opportunity to witness this great religious drama, I Quo Vadis at these prices again, 50c to any part of the house. Running sores, ulcers, boils,pimples etc., quickly cured by Banner Salve, the most healing salve in the world. No other “just as good.’, Holthouse. Callow & Co. a Messrs. W. E. Fulk and L. G. Effingham of this city. W. H. Shepherd of Hartford township, and Mr. McFerren, of Bluffton, spent last Tuesday in the oil fields of Blue Creek township. You cannot always tell whether your goods are all wool or mixed I goods. It makes no difference if you I use Putman’s Fadeless Dyes. They color everything. Sold’ by Smith, Yager & Falk. ' 6-2 Queen Victoria never reads any documents or letters except from her immediate family, until they have first been looked over by her secretary who has charge of the royal correspondence. Thos. W. Carter of Ashboro, N. C., had kidney trouble and one bottle of Foley’s Kidney Cure effected a perfect cure, and he says there is no other remedy that will compare withit. Accept no substitute. a Niagara power was used so long ago as 1725, when the French erected a sawmill near the site of the present factory of the Pittsburg Reduction Company. It was used for the purpose of supplying sawed lumber for Ft. Niagara. Just received by J. D. Hale, a nice line of spring bulbs, including calladiums, Gladiolus, tube roses and lil - lies of the valley, also a full line of field, garden, lawn and flower seeds; fresh from the grower. Call while we have a full line to select from. 4-2 m Census Supervisor Sharpe has made all appointments for this district and his list of enumerators has been sent to Washington forconfirraation. There are two employes constantly at work in the office and during mailing time when supplies will be disbursed over the district another will be added. Pains in the back. A. B. Farrington, Constantia, N. Y., says: "I was troubled several years with kidney disease and suffered severe pains in the back. I used Foley’s Kidney Cure and one bottle cured me. I recommend it to my friends. It has given perfect satisfaction.” Holthouse Callow & Co. a A flock of ducks settled ou the big stone quarry this morning, about the most foolish trick they ever did. Inside of half an hour every sportsman around town was after them. Henry Bowman got four at one shot and Billy Kerfoot bagged three. Nine out of ‘the eighteen in the bunch were killed. Bluffton News. For sale.—Sixty-six acres of land,located four and one-half miles southwest of Peterson, near Honduras, on the Bluffton and Decatur macadamized road, near Zion and Reformed churches. Sixty-six acres for $4,000. First payment SI,OOO, ten to twelve years time on balance with five per cent interest. ts. The wife of a Methodist minister in an Indiana town has been married three times. Her first husband was named Robbins, the second Sparrow and the present one Quayle. There are two little Robbins, one little Sparrow and two little Quayles and they live on Bird street. Their fellow’ townsmen designate them as “the game family.” Osgood, Mo., Oct 28, 1899. Pepsin Syrup Co.. Monticello, 111. Gentlemen:—l have used Syrup Pepsin for some time and find it gives most excellent results and it is one of the greatest selling preparations I have ever carried in stock. Ido not hesitate to recommend it. Y ery respectfully, Dr. T. Jones. Sold by Smith, Yager & Falk. a An elk’s horn, measuring five feet in length, was unearthed at a depth of four feet from the surface of the ground by workmen engaged in digging a ditch through a swampy piece of land near Monument City. The specimen is exceedingly well preserved. A more careful search failed to reveal any traces of other portions of the skeleton. Cold Steel or Death. There is but one small chance to save your life and that is through an operation, was the awful prospect set before Mrs. I. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge Wis., by her doctor after vainly trying to cure her of a frightful case of stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. He didn’t count on the marvelous power of Electric Bitters to cure stomach and liver troubles, but she heard of it, took seven bottles, was wholly cured, avoided surgeon’s knife, now weighs more and feels better I than ever. It’s positively guaranteed | to cure stom ich, liver and kidney : troubles and never disappoints. Price i 50c at Page Blackburn’s drug store. 1

Quo Vadis, April 20. Mrs. J. W. Tyndall was at Fort M ayne last Friday morning. Miss Anna Wolpert of Fort Wayne, Sundayed with her friends in this Cl ty. The prices for Quo 1 adishave been fixed at 50c for any part of the house. Don t miss it. You cannot afford to miss Quo Yadis the most elegantly staged drama ever! presented in this city. Barney Kai ver & Son, four doors south of People’s liverp barn, pay the highest prices for hides, pelts, furs, iron,- metal, rubber, rags, &c. 48m6 Do you want to make a new buggy out of t hat old one at a small expense ? If so take it to R. B. Gregory’s carriage paint shop on Madison street. 6-4 It is funny, but a father is so afraid of his daughter he never sits in the parlor, but any young man around town is welcome there seven nights in the week. Noted healer in town. The greatest healer of modern times is Banner Salve, for cuts, wounds, sores, piles and skin diseases. Guaranteed. Holt house, Callow & Co. a The only persimmon farm in the State of Indiana is located on the barren knobs, near Borden, Clark county, twenty miles from Jeffersonville on the Monon road. Don’t scratch your life away, but use Dr. Sawyer’s Witch Hazel and Arnica Salve for eczema, piles, hives, burns and cuts. It soothes, relieves pain and positively cures. Nachtrieb & Fuelling. a When ladies go to buv a dress in Japan they tell the shopkeeper their age, and if they are Tsnarried or not, because there special designs for the single and double relations of life, as well as for ages. A. R. Bass of Morgantown, Ind., had to get up ten or t welve times in the night, and had severe backache and pains in the kidneys. Was cured bv Foley's Kidney Cure. It's guaranteed. Holthouse, Collow & Co. a Try this one: When tomorrow is yesterday, to day will be as far from the end of the week as was today from the beginning of the week when yesterday was tomorrow. What day of the week is today ? J. I. Caison, Prothonotary, Washington, Pa. says, “I have found Kodol Dyspepsia Cure in case of stomach trouble, and have derived great benefit from its use.” It digests what you eat and can not fail to cure. Smith, Yager & Falk. ts Opportunities for business at towns on the new lines of the Chicago A North-western railway are summarized in a pamphlet that may be obtained upon application to W. B. Kniskern, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, 22 Fifth avenue, Chicago, 111. If you have contracted rheumatism no matter what form- Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm will cure it. This medicine so regulates the kidneys that the poisonous products which cause the disease are removed from the body through this natural channel. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. a Rev. Irl R. Hicks, weather prophet and a good many other things, predicts violent snow storms about the 20th inst. Bro. Hicks ought to be given a vigorous application of sole leather in the rear. If such weather is in store for us he should be kind enough not to tell us. We are heartily in favor of suppressing him. When you become aware that the distress you suffer comes from improper action of the liver, and such distressing symptoms of biliousness, jaundice or torpid liver appear, take Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm, It cures diseases of the liver and kidneys. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. a Scientists, apparently of the pessimistic and disagreeable kind, have discovered that street-sprinkling causes extra microbes and that bacilli, fostered by the water, are twice as nnmerous in sprinkled dust as in dry dirt of the unmoistened road. All of which, however, affords no excuse for the man who sweeps the dust from the front of his store in flying clouds. Your Nerves Will Kill You. If you neglect them. Cleveland’s Celery Compound Tea is an immediate and permanent cure for nervous prostration, Constipation, indigestion, and all the diseases of the blood, liver and kidneys. We will give you a trial package free. Large packages, 25 cents. Holthouse, Callow & Co. Teamsters in Indiana oil field are asking for an advance in wages. They are paid $3 and want $3.50, alleging that while other wages have gone up theirs have not been changed. The field is now one vast sea of mud and the labor is very hard on horses. A combination of the teamsters is being formed for the purpose of securing an advance. A Night of Terror. “Awful anxiety was felt for the widow of the brave General Burnham of Machias, Me., when the doctors said she could not live till morning” writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attended her that fearful night. “All thought she must soon die of pneumonia, but she begged for Dr. King’s New Discovery, saying it had more than once saved her life, and had cured her of consumption. After three small doses she slept easily all night, and its further use completely I cured her.” This marvelous medicine is guaranteed to cure all throat, chest I and lung diseases. Only 50c. and sl. I Trial bottles free at Page Blackburn’s ' drug store.

Quo Vadis, April 20. Quo Vadis, the play that every one should see, both old and young. From paganism to Christianity. Quo Vadis at the opera house April 20. John B. Rice was looking after the horse business at Huntington last week. That old bmzgy of yours looks I shabby. Take it to R, B. Gregory’s ' and he will make it look like new. 6-4 R. B. Gregory is paving special attention to carriage painting and solicits your patronage. Satisfaction guaranteed. 6-4 Dr. Sawyer’s L'katine never has, and we don't see how it can, fail to cure kidney disorders. It gives nature the aid needed, and nature thus aided never fails. Nachtrieb A Fuelling, a “Don't be fooled into thinking that spring is here,”'remarks a contemporary, "simply because bicycles are out again.” Good advice; a bicycle quite often is a sign of an early fall. Do not sneeze and cough your head , off when a few doses of Dr. Sawyer’s Wild Cherry and Tar will cure your cold and cough and prevent further lung bronchial complications. Nachtrieb & Fuelling. a His eyes looked at the people in the church from between his swollen eyelids Associated press Dispatch. This is better than looking at them from between his shoulders or among his whiskers. ; H. Clark, Chauncy, Ga., says Dei Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured him of piles tha had afflicted him for twenty years. It is also a speedy cure for 1 skin diseases. Beware of dangerous counterfeits. Smith, Yager & Falk, ts . Among applicants for shelter at the City Lodging House in New York the other night was one woman over sixty years old, who was clothed en- • tirely in newspapers. In some places ' the paper was two inches thick. [ What two cents will do. It will . bring relief to sufferers from asthma or consumption, even the worst cases. This is about what one dose of Foleys ’ Honey anil Tar costs. Isn’t it worth 1 atrial? Accept no substitute. Holt--1 house, Callow & Co. a Low Rate of Interest. Money loaned at five per cent, interest, payable annually or semi-an-nually, at option of borrower, with I privilege of partial payments at any i interest paying time. No delay in making loans. F. M. Schirmeyer, i Decatur, Ind. 9tf ’ It is reported that this has been one of the best years for sugar making in i a long time. The sap most of the : time has flowed very freely which has I resulted in the manufacture of many I gallons of molasses and many pounds , of sugar. ’ “We don’t Want Honey Bad.” We want it good and we will give j you value received, as is every bottle . of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, no 1 matter be it 10c, 50c or sl., as weguar- - antee it for constipation, indigestion , sick headache and stomach trouble. , Smith, Yager & Falk. a 3 It may surprise some to learn that ■ a man who, no later than 1896, was a candidate at the polls for president of t the United States, has since been . granted the rather small pension of 3 SSO per month. It is true, neverthe--3 less, and the reciepient of this bounty 3 from the nation is none other than r Gen. John M. Palmer, of Illinois. 1 “No family can afford to be without ■ One Minute Cough Cure. It will stop a cough and cure a cold quicker than any other medicine.” writes C. W. Williams. Sterling Run, Pa. It cures i croup, bronchitis, throat and lung diseases. It prevents consumption. ’’ Pleasant and harmless. Smith, Yager r & Falk. ts r There never was a saying tending more to encourage idleness than "All things come to him who waits.” They never come. It would be as wise to ' go out and sit on the prairie and wait 3 for the railroad to build a line to you > before you move on. Things don’t > “come;” you have to'go after them, ’ and you must take a fast train. i Full price for the Empty Bottle. ; If Cleveland’s Lung Healer doesn't 3 cure your cough, return the empty 1 bottle and get your money back. But ' it will cure you. It has cured thousands of cases which ether remedies 3 failed to relieve in the slightest. We • will give you a trial bottle, of this ' wonderful remedy free. Large bottles • 25 cents. Holthouse, Callow & Co. 1 In Coburg-Gotha there are 5,455 ; children under fourteen years of age employed at their homes making buttons, dolls and toys for the sac- ) tories. They work from four to six r hours a day and earn in buttou- - making daily from fifteen-sixteenths i of a cent to 7 cents; on dolls from 21 i to 81 cents, and toys from 1 1 to 14 I cents. 1 Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that cons tain Mercnrv i As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such i articles should never be used except' ; on prescriptions from reputable phy--1 sicans. as the damage they will do is . ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney I & Co., Toledo, 0., contains no mer-1 i cury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous ■ surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the get the genuine. It is taken in- , ternally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists, price 75c. . per bottle. Hall’* Family Pills are the best. a

The Oldest, the Largest and the Best. Incorporated. Capital §125,000. IISTIDI A-ZtT_A_ fttal mi Spiral Miffle. No. 10 W. Wayne Street. i DR. J - w - YOUNGE, H/ Wsai i President American Association Medical and Surgical Specialists U’ B This ablest Specialist in the country ..WILL BE AT THE Cf BURT HOUSE, wVBMi April 23 9rn6 ’ friday> March 27. Or. YoungC has treated more cases 'of Chronic Diseases than any other three doctors in the state. ' •• 1 YVe can cure Epilepsy. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE. DR. YOUNGE has treated over 40.000 patients in the State of Indiana since 1872, and with perfect success in every case. A STRONG STATEMENT.—Dr. Younge has deposited One Thousand Dollars in the bank as a forfeit that ho has treated more eases of Chronic Diseases and performed more remarkable cures than any other three specialists in the state of Indiana. New methods of treatment and new remedies used. All Chronic Diseases and Deformities treated successfully—such as diseases of the Brain. Heart. Lungs, 'l’hroat, Eye and Ear, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys (Bright’s disease), Bladder, Rectum, Female Diseases. Impotency, Gleet, Seminal Emissions, Nervous Diseases, Catarrh, Rupture, Piles, Stricture, Diabetes, etc., etc. Consumption and Catarrh can be Cured. Cancers and all Tumors Cured, without pain or use of knife As God has prepared an antidote for the sin-sick soul, so has He prepared antidote for a diseased-sick body. These can be found at the Younge’s Medical and Surgical Institute. After an examination we will tell you just what we can do for you. If we cannot benefit or cure you, we will frankly and honestly tell you so, Patients can be treated successfully at a distance. Write for examination and question blanks. and carriages direct to the Institute. Call on or address J. W. YOUNGE, A. M., M. D., President., W. R. MAYO, M. D., M. C., Manager. No. 10 W. Wayne St. FT. WAYNE, IND

House for Sale- Enquire at once of Dauiel Schlegle. 47m2 A Monster Devil Fish Destroying its victim, is a type of constipation. The power of this murderous malady is felt on organs aud nerves and muscles and brain. There’s no health till it’s overcome. But Dr. King’s New Life Pills are a safe and certain cure. Best in the world for stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. Only 25 cents at Page Blackburn’s drug store. A Huntington grocery firm say they have struck upon a new advertising scheme. With every cash purchase they give a check for the amount purchased. The checks of one day only during the month are to be redeemed. The purchaser does not know the day that the good checks will be issued and the only way one can double his money is to buy goods every day. 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 slwp. 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. 117 The Indianapolis Sun says that the man who receives the biggest wages for Manual labor in the United States is A. J. Day of Pittsburg. He rolls steel and iron. He rolls more in a day than any other man in the world and that is why he receives the biggest pay. They have had a row in Pittsburg and Day’s wages have been cut to $21,000 a year. He used to make $l4O a day at the Oliver mills, but the labor war set him back a trifle. He began life as a boy helper in the mill and worked his way up. W. W. Mayhew, Merton, Wis., says, “I consider One Minute Cough Cure a most wonderful medicine, quick and safe.” It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. It cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis. grippe, whooping cough, penumonia and all throat and lung diseases. Its early use prevents consumption. Children always like it. and mothers endorse it. Smith, Yager & Falk. ts For the seeker after novelty here is a new fad. It is to have your own picture on a pack of playing cards, and to make them individual, says the New Orleans Times-Democrat. It is no longer good form to buy an ordinary pack of cards. Nowadays they must be made to order. Each card is decorated with your own photograph and then after a quiet little game the cards may be distributed as souvenirs. Or if excessive modesty prevents your using your own photograph as a means of decoration, why your favorite dog or cat will do quite as well.

The following is a list of the names of persons who have letters remaining at the post office: Will Lee, K. Jachson. John Wolford, John Thomas, Fred Harper, A. Hunt. F. HarmSn, John Miller, Mrs. L. Woods, A. Elzey, W. YV. Day, Mrs. Rose Clark, John Clem, Adam Baker, R. J. Adison. 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 25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Page Blackburn, druggist. It is stated that next winter soma Muncie manufacturers will attempt the experiment of running their factories with coal as a fuel instead of gas. The majority of factory owners will probably have a supply of coal on hand for use in ease of emergency. It is supposed the Midland railroad will be in condition to bring coal from the Brazil field by the time it is necessary to have it here. In almost every neighborhood there is some one whose life has been saved by Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, or who has been cured of chronic diarrhoea by the &se of that medicine. Such persons make a point of telling of it whenever opportunity offers, hoping that it may be the means of saving other lives. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Coa The April report of the statistical! of the department of agriculture will show the average condition of winter wheat on April 1 to have been 82.1. against 77.9 on April 1, 1899, 86.7 on April 1, 1898, and a ten-vear average of 82.8. While the ravages of the hessian fly in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana will probablv result in notone of these states producing more than half a crop, an exceptioanally high condition is reported from the winter wheat states west of the Mississippi river and from the Pacific coast. The principal averages are as follows: Pennsylvania, 72; Ohio, 47; Michigan, 56; Indiana, 51; Illinois, 88; Missouri, 91; Kansas, 99; Texas, 101; Oklahoma,99; .Washington, 106; Oregon, 100; and California, 90.

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