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

I SCOTT’S ! lEMJJLSWNI 'J < S is a food qnedicine for the ’ baby that is thin and not w v.cll nourished and for the »• mother whose milk does * ¥ not nourish the baby. S it is equally good tor the £ ¥ boy or girl who is thin and ¥ * pale and not well nourished J ¥ by their food; also for the ¥ * anaemic or consumptive * ¥ adult that is losing flesh ¥ £ and strength. y ¥ In fact, for all conditions ¥ y of wasting, it is the food J ¥ medicine that will nourish ¥ J and build up the body and § ¥ give new life and energy ¥ J when al! other means fail. J ¥ Should be taken in summer as ¥ well as winter. ¥ ¥ ¥ •jh- and Ji 00, a., druggists. SCOTT <N 3OWNE, Chemists New York.

Tlie Burglars' Terror. A burglar. well known to the police of the larger cities, who was recently taken into custody, told a reporter that “a little dog" was more terrifying to the “profession"’ than any burglar alarm or detective. “Guns be bloweel!” said he. “I’m dead willin to take a chance wid a fly cop, too. and the tinklers and siteh ain’t troublin me a little bit. But a bit of a dorg! Yessir. 1 hates them little ‘purps’ worse’ll poison. The big fellers St. Bernards and them—you kin make friends with. Give them a bit of meat and they’re all right. But when one of them little dergs comes at you. a-barkin and yelpin. you got to skin out quick or you finds the hull house a-top of you. “There ain’t no makin friends with them. They know you don’t b’long there, and they’re just a-goin to git you out or know the reason why ‘Come. Fido. nice doggy.’ racket ain t a-goin to help you at all. There’s enly one thing to do when them little fellers gets to hollerin round your heels. Just git out as fast as you kin git! Nin times out of ten that ain’t fast enuff. neither!’’—New York Mail and Express. lie Got the Gun. Several years ago Colonel Jack Chinn visited Texas. He brought with him a negro valet. Sam. This negro had been a slave in the Chiun family before the war began in the states and idolized his yout.g master. One night while in Houston the darky came to Chinn and said: “Massa Jack. I’ze goin out in culiud society heah tonight, an I’d like to borrow dat ivory handled six shooter of yours to take along.” "Why. you black rascal." returned •: e . . : ' “some of thes Houstoi itiens will take that gun away from you and break it over your head!" The darky straightened up. Like his master, he was a man of unquestioned nerve, and there was a peculiar glitter in bis eye : s he said: "Massa Jack, you let ne hab dat gun. an if I don’t show up heah wid hit in de mawnin you cau go down to de morgue an throw down de sheet an say, Tmwd. don’t he look nacherl!’ ” Colonel Cl tin’s body servant was that night armed in a manner that entitled him to move in the best circles of Afro-Am. riean society in Houston.— 1-alias News. The Valet: His Opportunity. The Comte de Brienne. talking of the f sot masters servants, said that on one occasion. - . >. - grave dereliction of duty, he had forgotten the matter when the next morning. while shaving him. the man suddenly laid the razor to his throat, saying. ” Lose turn is it tvJav, M. !v Comte?" “A : ■> was the calm reply. “He finished shaving me. and we were mutually pleased with each other.” but r ’.ations I oca me somewhat strained after such an incident, and the eer.::e gave him I’M louis and his dismissal. “Never beat your servants, young men.” he conclude,.!: “your lives are nt their mercy, and you would find it hard, as I did. to owe it to one of them.”—Cornhill Magazine. Dcrothys In England. Do you realize how many children are named Dorothy? A children’s hospital in London not long ago asked every child in England named Dorothy to contribute s shilling toward a bed to be called by that name. The result was enough money to found a dozen beds, showing that there are thousands and thousands of children named Dorothy living in England alone.—Atchison Globe. Qalte Free. Pastor—l understand Brother Jorklns considered my sermon very free. Do you know on what ground’: Deacon—l have an idea. When the collection was taken up after it. he was asleep, and it passed him.—Philadelphia Press. Stomped. He—l can trace my ancestry back through nine generations. She—What else can yon do? Then he blinked and looked at her as if he wondered where he was and how far be bad dropped.—Chicago Times-

WILL SAIL THE AIR

TEXAS COMPANY ORGANIZED TO PIT AIRSHIPS ON THE MARKET. SAID TO BE A SURE THING Inventor of the Latest Model Is Sanguine of Results and Will Make His First Trip From Austin to New York. Thence Across Sea to Paris. Austin. Tex., April 14.—The charter of the Custead Airship company, with a capital stock of SIOO,OOO, has been filed in the secretary of state's office here. Thet incorporators are Texans and eastern capitalists. The purpose of the corporation is to manufacture and sell airships. The inventor of the airship which it is proposed to manufacture is W. D. Custead. a railroad station agent of Elm Mott. Tex. He was here and gave some of the details of the invention. He states that the airship which he has invented is constructed and operated on the projectile force principle, which he discovered six years ago. He completed a working model a short time ago. and it was given a practical test at Elm Mott two weeks ago. The demonstration was successful iu every particular. This airship is constructed and operated on a principle entirely different from any heretofore attempted. It has been carefully examined by Octave Chanute of Chicago, who is said to be the highest authority on aerial navigation in the world, and was pronounced by him as practicable. The company just organized will immediately begin the construction of airships for practical use. The first one to v be completed about June 20. It will be operated with a 10-horse power compressed carbonic acid motor. • The hull will be 40 feet long and 12 feet wide. It will have a capacity of 500 pounds, and will cost $5,000. Its maximum speed will be 125 per hour. Mr. Custead says that immediately upon its completion he will sail for New York city in it. and. after remaining there a few days, will cross the Atlantic in rhe wonderful aerial conveyance and exhibit it at the Paris exposition. He expects to reach Paris about Aug. 1. After completing the first s.".<*oo machine the company will construct a number of smaller ones, w ith a capacity of one man each. The company proposes to establish regular lines of airships between all the principal cities of this country and betwee:: New York city ami European points. Record Breaking Deadlock. Wellington. 0.. April 14.—The attempt to nominate a candidate for congress, to succeed Representative W. s. Kerr, was abandoned by the Republican convention of the Fourteenrh district yesterday afternoon, after 1.352 ballots had been taken. Wants Cice:l Revised. Cl:i ago. April 14.—The Interior, the Presbyterian organ, will contain a the setting aside of the confession of faith and the adoption of a short evangelical creed. Dr. Gray, the editor, who lias defended Dr. Hillis, repeats what he said when Dr. Hillis was first attacked—that three-fourths of 'the ministers and nine-tenths .f the members of the Presbyterian church reject the clause iu the confession which Hiliis attacked and for which he was denounced by certain theologians and religious newspapers. Dr. Gray has no doubt that the church will take an early opportunity to vote on a new creed and that it will lie carried by a large majority. Cassie Boon’s Murderers Convicted. Chesterfield. S. C„ April 14,—The jury in the Cassie Boon ease returned a verdict of guilty with a recommendation' for mercy. Harvey and John Jackson will receive life sentences. Tom - . who was implicated in the murder. turned state’s evidence. The - .. - - girt, and on Marek 2" her burned, lacerated and blistered l . dy was found in a fores:, near Jefferson. The woman was a half IndianDue to Jealousy. MurphysU re. Ills.. April 14. — Gns Young, a prominent young man of this place, shot and wounded Miss Kate Van Civ-os' r and then ’ lew out Lis own brains in a temporary fit of jealousy. Young was a real estate man and the lady was of one of the best families in southern Illinois. She will recover. Easter Offering Stolen. Toronto. Ont.. April 16. — Burglars last night dug through the 9-inch brick wall of the vault of St. Simon’s church with crowbars ami picks and stole $1,175. the Easter offering The church :s situated on the brow of a ravine, and the cracksmen worked for three hours unobserved. Work of a Mob. Tunica, Miss.. April 17.—Moses York, a negro was taken front the custody of an officer by a mob at the state levee cr> ssing In the lower end of this county yesterday afternoon and bang ed. His ' dv was then riddl-d with bullets York mnnlered in eold blood Joe Castello, an Italian fruit peddler. A Full Representation. Houston. Tex.. April 17.—The delegates to the transmi<s:-s:ppl <xcuae> cial congress have been arriving by every train fit two days and every state ami territory was represented when the oengresss began its sessions this morning.

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR LITTLE NEWS OF IMPORTANCE REGARDING PESF*iT MILITARY OPERATIONS. ENGLISH IN NEED OF HORSES Hie Absence of Remounts Sorely Disconcerting the Army of Gen. Roberts —The South African Winter Will Entail Many Hardships Upon the Trocps. Loudon. April 17.—Lord Roberts has spread his not far and wide to catch the adventurous commandos that have been making mischief iu the southeastern part of the state- The net has not yet been drawn iu: but. at the headquarters of Lord Roberts, the sion exists that the power of the Boers is decreasing. A Daily News eorrespondeut has them fleeing to the southeast: a Standard correspondent reports them fleeing northward: a Daily Telegraph correspondent says that some are going north and others south: while a Morning Post representative says it is not known what the Boers are doing. Cape Town. April 16.—An unconfirmed report is iu circulation here that Gen. Brabant has inflicted a crushing defeat upon the Boers at Wepener. capturing guns ami taking prisoners. London. April 16.—The war office has nothing late to communicate to the public. It may be taken for granted that the rumor of Gen. Brabant’s victory at Wepener is premature. With the remainder of his force he left Aliwal North Saturday for Rov.xville. and there has scarcely been time for an engagement. ri.e fact that the censors allowed Winston Chureltill’s dispatch on the subject of remounts to pass speaks volumes for the condition of that qv.es ti>u and concerning the prospect of any immediate advance toward Pretoria. The utmost Lord Roberts will be able to do for some time to come will be in the direction of clearing the Boers from the southern part of the Free State The dispatches announce the approach of winter. The first pinch of frost has b< on f-It at Bloemfontein. where considerable rain has fallen. L is said that President Kruger has visited the camp at Kroonstadt as well as at Brandfort. — DALGETv SVRROrNDED Situation at Wepener Continues One of Strained Interest. Maseru. Basutoland. April 15.—Sir i Godfrey Lagdeu. British resident c-:n---missioner, has n turned here from the scene of operations near Wepener. He : ami the paramount chief have sta- , tinned 3.o*' ar:::ed nativ-'S to r-sis: ' possible Boer entrenchments. The orlers of tl resi that the Basut s ; not t- l-,e allow.-d I to cross the Free State frontier on any ■ pretense whatever. Two natives who ’ crossed and looted an abandoned B >er I farm, are now in custody. < ’ -1 I- - s strong j well chosen, but he is completely sur- ' rounded. The Boers Lave their backs against Basutoland, and if they stay i much longer they will lie hemmed in. | The British operations are keenly j watched from the neighboring bights. I Shelling and sniping have :--en going i on steadily luring the last six days. Col. Dalgety's guns are admirably served and there is no waste of ammu- ■ nition. The Boers when they sse the 1 electric flash of the cordite, bolt into their holes or behind walls. Sc n-c.t are the Boers and the Basuto guards that they convert • The ambulances are close tc the border, but the kill,-! j and wounded are not removed until i nightfall, in order to conceal the number of casualties. The Boers are fatigued and their horses are tired and footsore. important Movements Occuring. Pi x mi'ontcin. April 17.—Smail d- . ies of Boers are prowling around and are even coming within eight or 1mMes of Bk-cin. Three Johannesburg 'zarps' a- -“:.lly entered ti - I town one night ami escaped without King discovered. The B->r d.e::.-n---str- :: y,.-s-■ Karee < was d-signed to cov r the w.tbdra ’ ; of an immense e-ourey of provi<! ns. T. ?re :s t B--er in-eursio-i into the southeastern part of Frei Stat, was largely due to the need of replenishing victuals in the most fertile part of the cotmtry. This explains why the enemy marched south with empty wagons. Various important movements are occurring which naturally it is not desirable t.: ■ specify." — Boers Ketreac From Wepener. Bloemfontein. April 16.—The Boers have raised the siege of Wepener and I have left Rouxrille. A majorfry of c-em have undoubtedly returned north with the exception of a body of about &IMM) now reported to be going toward Bethulk-. The Boers are in full retreat from Wepener, huc.iiiK the Basu: land border. The Bast* -s are 1 marching parallel with them along the ftonner. watching eagerly for the slightest eueroachment. Reserving Hte Forces. Bloemfontein. April 13.—Lord Rob errs w.sely devlin- s t sxhaust Lu men and horses in hunting elusive Boers until h s preparati-ns are complete He will leave to the enemy the barren cotnfort of the occupation of * few farms f r a short time.

Just the Man. Sirs. Belgrave (on the Bermuda boat) —Are you one of the stewards.' Bill Ruling - No, marm. I'm cap nos th’ top. Vrs Belgrave —How me,' Bring it and spin it for little Chn-.meey. wont you? He’s almost bored to death. Harlem Life. First Class Night and Day Service between Toledo,Ohio, A N D St. Louts, Mo. FREE CHAIR CARS DAY TRAINS—MODERN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. VESTIBULED SLEEPING CARS ON NIGHT trains. O-MEALS SERVED EX BOTTE, say ho«r ”*T 0B NIGHT, st noderste cost. Uk for tickets til Toledo. St. Louis A hosis City R. R Clover Leaf Route, For further particulars, call on nearest Agent of the Company, or address C. C. JENKINS, Stural ruKW if"*. TOLEDO, OHIO. Clover Lieaf. T.. St. L. &EC.R. R. In effect Jan 3, ISIS EAST. Passenger 5 - : . O ia«m i ^£: LocaV":::::” WEST. Passenger Kxnress s:.a a. m , Mail l-Mopu-j Lwaf a w I E A.Wnixr.EY. Agent Erie trines flWlTTti sNSchedule: Mar : \ 6,1 • Trains leave Decaturas follows: WEST. No. 5. vestibule limited, daily for > Chicago f 12:3S p. m No. 3. Pacitic express, daily for < Chicago ’ 2:25 a. m [ N day for Chicago i 10:43 a. m | No. 31. ‘local, daily except Sun- •_ day * 10.10 a. m | No 18. . Fargo Limited Ex-| • press, daily except Monday > 6:15 p. m and day after legal holiday ! EA s T No. 8. ves* limited. c;<i’y f r< New York and Boston ‘ 7:57 No. 2. express. . . ..v except sun- * day f r New tork ’ 1:55 p.m No. 12. express, daily for New » York f 2:25a. m i N■ x ' dav f 10:10 a. m t Through coaches and sleeping cars to New j York and B ston Trs ns 1.. stop at ail stations on the C E. Dlvi<cn. Train NL2 carries through sleeping cars . to Columbus. Circleville. Chillicothe. Waver- j Lv. Port>:_ .ch. Ironton, and Kenova, via - Columbus. H •eking Valley & Toledo, and N >rf v We- ern lines •No. 13 ¥rhl not carry any bazgage. i W. DeLO’G. Azent The G. R. & I. (Effect December 17. 1899.) TRAINS NORTH. ■ ♦No. 5. *No, 3. *No 7" . Rich mono ... 11:10 pm 1 :v5 p m 5:40 am | Fountain City. jll p m 1:23 pin; 5:59a mj Johnson '6:07 a m | Lynn. .....1142 pm 1:35 pm 6:llam Snow Hn. ' :17am - Winchester .. am 1 54 p m a m Ridgev-.le .. am 2:l2pm knam, Port -.nd : 12:&am 2:32 pm 7:05 am Briant 2:46 p m 7.19 a m Geneva 1 1:00am 2:55pm 7:2t>am| Berre 1:OS am 3:v-5 p m 7:36am' Mon~ 3:18 p m : 7:45 am I DECATUR I;3U a m 3;32 p m >:00 am { W.. . .. 45pm: 'c7 am goaziand 3:50 pm x l2am Fort Wayne.... 3.1 ta m 4:15 pm 8:35 am I Kenis. .v:..e.. 315 am 5:25pm I 9:M am I ■' 4 i am 6A7 p m 1 ;‘2 am | Kalamazoo| ... 5:20 a m *:lv p m 12:20 p m Grand Rapids ?:45 a m 11: 0p m 2:25 pm : Howard City. yu, am 12; 16 a m 3:47 pm i Seed City Ifc2sam : t ai; s , 11:4 a m 2:4-5 am j m Petoskey . . 2:5u p m 5:50 a m 9:30 p m Macsiuaw C::y 4:l'pm 710 a m ; 10 50 pm | •Daily, except Sunday. *Daily. TRAINS SOUTH STAT N' "No.: *No.6 j tNo. 4 ' ‘lacs < . .< p m .... .... s:it. amt Petcskey 1. p m 7:35am Cadi 2..- a m 6:45 pit I:3opm ■ Reed City ”■ :s<) p m I 2:35 p m f Howaisi l i'y 4:75 am s pm ; 3:47 pm i Grand P.ap a m pm 7:i*'pm ? Ki-i: «' - '55 a m 1 ..2 a m x :55 p m a m It :12 pm : n.en 1a.... .e .. a m ... ;11 :C9 pm : F< r: Wayne 12 -s5 o m 12:25 a m 7:15 am . Hoax.and..... I?.opm 1 --spm ! 7:ham! DECATUB 1:19 pm !..'am s :ooam’ Monroe I >52 pm ; 8:16am; Hr-*nt -’ p m .. >:42 am : Pert, ana 2:15 pm 2:l*'. am; r:ssam KiQgevtiie ... . 2:35 pm C:?4 am 9:20 am * Winchester pm 2:54 am 9:37 am ■■:47ar; rTpn 3:«pm ... ‘ 9:49am Johnson - j 9^sam j n^untamt -j. :i.‘ p m 10:04 a m > 40 urn 3:30 aki*lo JO a m •Dai. 7. iDakyex Sunday. * Daily except raturday from Mackinac Citv J et? BhtsOX, Agent C.L Lxkwood. Gen Pas Agent. U/e advise our readers to buy V/ieK’s Seeds THE BEST THE WORLD PRODUCES. The handsomest and most complete eata; the house has ever issued sent free, provided you state in what you are most interested—flowers, vegetables. or small fruits. Address James I/igK’B Soqs, Rotfcester, |<. Y.

■I Anothe k~Lesso!r] in Health. I BT ?" 9 My JI kidneys. No hm r c" hca | th whi[e °Pe ogM are wrong. They are the ■ the blood and must be kept rights you re to have health. Foley’s Kidney Cure is eua r a n. . make the kidneys right— to t>kii ,l n to feet health. You run k ! :k ,: '-.j' j■- ■ anteed. Buy a bottle to-day if Ptfeeling right. y 11 ’ ou « not W. L. 1 ANCV, Paducah. Ky writp.. a severe case of kidner disease and th.’ < hatl best physicians of southern Kentucky me without success. 1 was indu pd I ted Foley’s Kidney Cure. The first bottl. tO . ,ry immediate relief and three bottlesc ... ’i 4 ” 6 I permanently I gladly recommend th s w ' derful remedy. !S *°n' BANNER SALVE is the great healer. - Sold by Holthouse. Callow & Co., druggists, Decatur. '

Capital 1120.000. Established 1872 The Adams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. Does a general banking business, makes col&nFin all parts of the country Buys town, township and county foreign and domestic exchange bought and sold. Interest i»aid on time deposits. Officers—V .H. Niblick. President; D. Studebaker. Vice President; K. K. Allison. Cashier, and C. S. Niblick. Assistant Cashier, i TIII L- Miesse .fuWff'l'li HiiilMli II I ■ XT'ir DECATUR, IND. _fiXo I t I. J. MEISSE, Proprietor. First-Class Hotel. ..RATES.. $1.50 and $1.25 PER DAT. Opposite Court House. Mortgage Loans. Money Loaned on favorable terms. Low Rate of Interest. ’, privelege of partial payments, n acts of Title carefully 3 prepared. ' i F. M. Co.'. Secorjd and Madison sts. DdcatUf, Indiana* BFTTER THAN EVER Niagara Falls Excursion. Arrange your summer outing so as to join The Old Reliable Lake Erie & Western RAILROAB Niagaru Falls Excursion Ear yin August. Exact date later. C F. DADY Gen. Pa«s. Agent. Indianapolis, Ind. | < “S/VY” This is a IVe can furnish you 160 acres of fine i land in Southwest Missouri 1 1 For only | Fifty-Five Dollars. Finest country for Hogs. Sheep or Gattie. Well known for fruit or grain 77f/e perfect. Special Railroad Rates, Fcr particulars and book of information call or write AMERICAN LAND COMPANY Suit* 714. 59 Dearborn Street, fi CHICfHiO. ILL. Ifvvu visit onr city call and see us. 1 exse mention this paper. Isyl I 1 r QDr- Williams’ Indian Pile S * I I UA'vatmcntw.d cure Band, Uli f ■ the itching at once, acts S ■ 1 poultice, gives instant re- ■ lief. Dr. waiiams' Indian Pile (Mat- ■ . meni is prepared for Piles and Itchirg of the private parts. Everv box is T »o:ed. By druggists, by mail on reHAkur ACTUR.MG CO.. Props. Cleveland, Ohio. Xaehtrieb 4 Fuelling. J* Eaelub IMwaaa Rmo. fEMNYROYAL PILLS LAD.E* Mt <\ ZL 1 L&JM - fcr CteoUMr « . jßk\ is Ked »ai tk-ii metal « ***** TekeXy I ,> ¥tjr»e ether. Ls M | MaJMv* frcaajT.

HENRY B. HELLER ■ ATTORNEY AT LAW - ,. k ,■ Collections. Notary p ub]fe B AMOS P. BEATTY ~~8 ATTORNEY AT LAW S. And Notary Public. Pensl. B cuted. Odd Fellows building. ‘ l ‘ n ‘ s Prost.M JAMES T. MERBYMAN "~B ATTORNEY AT LAW 1 DECATLR. IND. B Oflioe-Nos. 1.2 3, over Adams Co B ant B I refer, by permission to Adan,. i 0 K • ERWIN & ERWIN, B ATTORNEYS AT LAW. 1 Offick.- ''ornerMoiirf.-T General practitioner, x, tatlon. -' "'‘v-t tor consul,M John Schurger. DaveE ■ BCHURGER & SMITH, B ATTORNEYS AT LAW. ■ Money to .loan Mt lowest i f in, Abstracts .f title, r-a ■ ■ Koon - ’ -tsH ROY K DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. ft Phon H Resident. 153. B LD. HALE, "■ DEALER IN Grain, Seeds, Wool, Oil B' Salt, Coal, Circle, Fertilizers, Elevators on the Chicago 4 f ■ n-„ Leaf railreads. east corner of Second and . .. M »J¥i our uatronaee solicits t X3TICS. B' Surgeon Dentists. Located over Arch bo i.- /r -eery. K CHARLES N. CHRISTEH K ArcMtecWcirfflß Decatur, Indiana. Ail kinds of Flans and furnished for building f t-veryiiiB 1 ’ scription. Reasonable Kirns, GaYrtage Painting, r, Interior DecorawHl Paper Hanging, Hardwood HnishilH All worß SB Guaranteed. OS* GREGORY <& SO® Ph<>ne 159. — Dr. G. V. Connell. Vetertnart Suftconff® Dentist. ■ • MKt DECffTCIf. IMDlftNft. - T 7'7 •'”« 3B i! Office—l. O. 0. F. BLOCKGraduate of the Ontario v. .■ r nar? and Toronto Veterinary Dental > o Treats all diseases of dotnestieated Calls attended to day or night. Baker & Christen/ JXRCHITtdS Have opened an pffi« Archbold & Haughs b °;BB Store, and are prepare any kind of w, r ; in '*■’ Persons conte:;ip- ; ‘ti u ? ing can save tiw e ' ,r0 52,‘ |B money by consult t ‘ ie Baker & 6hr istß ®d aHR»r:. • '