Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 31 May 1900 — Page 3

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Mrs. Adda Gilson is visiting friends at Akron. Ohio, for a few days. Will Winch, of Fort Wayne, called on friends here last Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Erwin of Monroville were the guests of relatives here last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peterson Sun daved at Richmond, the guests of P. W. Smith and family. Dick VauTilburg and family, of Geneva, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rieter the latter part of last week. Mr«. ,|. B. Miehers, Mrs. Fred Schafer. Mrs. Joseph Harris and Mrs. Emma Dent were the guests of relatives at Ossian last Friday. Pneumonia follows lagrippe, but never follows the use of Foley's Honey ami Tar. the great throat and lung remedy. Holthouse, Callow A Co. m Miss Mayme Smith who has been visiting for the past three weeks with Mrs. Loreta. Shaw, returned to her home at Ft. Recovery, Ohio, Thursday. Unclaimed letter list: Yoder & Fisher. John Doser, 2, Ruth Streighs, (). R. Patterson, Ploersou A Peterson. Jno. Parvin, John May and Elgin King. Unable to work. Chas. Replogle of Atwater, ().. was unable to work on account of kidney trouble. After us ing Foley's Kidney Cure four days he was entirely well. Holthouse, Callow A Co. m An Irish policeman of Chicago arrested a man uu the charge of using profane language. It was developed in court that the defendant was merely engaged in a heated argument in the German language. Just received by J. D. Hale, a nice line of spring bulbs, including palladiums, Gladiolus, tube* roses ami lillies 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 It is reported that the junior priests of this diocese are taking nominations for a successor to Bishop Radamacher and that they will send the name of the clergyman receiving tte highest number to Rome as theirreccommendation for bishop. Notice- We, the undersigned, do 1 • iv agree to ttfund 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

Attention, Farmers! As the wheat crop is a failure it is necessary to make hay whether the sun shines or not. This you can do with the r - I fY m I Iff I IK 1 ZVi # AH v —.r=* nhkai XWj x NXi/" \■» < $ 4^l/ ; ( Spßf-—\- \ ' -=£*rl^S\_J’22T OSBORNE TEDDER. Not only Tedders, but I have a full line of Osborne J>;in implements, the best on the market, consistftig of cinders, Mowers, Rakes. Harrows, &c. Come in and see what I have to show you, and I will ■ Rv e you money. L. C. MILLER, A t Machine Shop. Decatur, Indiana.

Several Decaturites witnessed a ball game at tort Wayne last Sunday. • L °V d Dalrimple and Fred Plessinger of Bluffton were here Thursday I evening. J - Mr. and Mrs Wesley. Shepherd bimidaxed with the former’s parents at Redkey. William Hendricks of Monroe has returned from a several nn qtiis visit with friends in West Virginia James Waldron, sr„ of Chicago was here Thursday to attend the wedding of his son James to Miss Elfabeth Patterson. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is guaranteed to cure constipation, indigestion, sick headache and stomach trouble by Smith. Yager A Falk, in , 1 ■ V' returned Saturday from Indiamfpolis, where he attended i the mid-summer meeting of the Democratic Editorial Association. Science has found that rheumatism is eausM by uric acid' in the blood. This poison should be excreted bvthe kidneys, Foley's Kidney Cure makes them well. ra The seventeen year locusts are about due. Myriads of them may be i expected early next month. They will keep the air alive with their ' singing. “After suffering from piles for sis teen years I was cured by using two boxes of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve,” writes W.J. Baxter. North Brook. N. ;C. It heals everything. Beware of counterfeits, Smith, Yager A Falk, ts Adna Adams Treat, of Denver, Colorado, is probably the oldest Mason in the world, having joined the order in 1823. Mr. Treat i* now in his one bund red-and third year, and is still in vigorous health. “I had stomach trouble for twenty years and gave up hope of being cured until I Iregau to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It has done me so much good I call it the savior of my life." writes W. R. AVilkinson, Albany, Tenn. It digests what you eat. Smith, Yager A Falk. ts To show how the independent telephone companies are growing in this state, reports from the meeting of the companies held in Indianapolis during the last week show that there are now DIO exchanges in Indiana with 10.000 instruments in use. besides 7,(MM > miles of toll line now in operation in the state. For sale. Sixty-six acres of land,l0 s cated four and fine-half miles southwest of Peterson, rear Honduras, on the Bluffton and Decatur macadamized road, near Zitjt. and Reformed churches. Sixty-s x acres for 81. bob. First payment 81.<>00, ten to twelve vefirs time on balance with five ]>er cent interest. ts James J. Corbett, says that a remarkable thing to him is the persist ence with which Brady and Jeffries have followed him with challenges since his battle of Friday night. The fact that the Victoria obliged to pursue the man he whipped and get on «ai other match to regain his own reputation is something unheard of in ring history. • Cold Steel or Death. There is luit one small chance to save your liver and that is through an operation, was the awful prospect set before Mrs. I. B. Hunt,»>f Lime Ridge, Wis., by her doctor after vainly trying to cure her of -a frightful case of stomach trouble amt yellow jaun dice. He didn't count on the mar••ellr.us power of F'ictrie Bitters to cure‘tojaach sad liver troubles, but she neard of it, took seven bottles, was wholly cured, avoided surgeon's knife, now weighs more and feels better than ever. It’s positively guar anteed to cure stomach, liver and kidney troubles ami never disappoints. Price 50c at Page Blackburn's drug store.

Claude Cole returned to his home at Lancaster, Ohio, last Thursday. A defective jreeps more, people awake than’*a guilty conscience. -X) John Hirsch the Raveling jnan was heri'L • J;ing after bn-’ines ■ latter part of last week. A Cincinnati professor declares that cathod rays exists in lightning. How in thunder did he find that out ? Mrs. Rushton returned to her home at Fort Wayne Friday after a several days visit with her daughter, Mrs. Page Blackburn. Ijamey KAI ver A Son, four doors south of People’s liverp barn, pay the highest prices for hides, pelts, furs, iron, metal, rubber, rags, Ac. 48m6 The government will stock the Ohio river with pike and perch minnows, putting them in the river at Madison and other upper points. Try the new remedy for costiveness Chamberlain!* Stomach and Liver Tablets. Every box guaranteed. Price 25, cents. For sale by Holthouse, Callow A Co. m \A hen you haven’t anything else to to do, takewour pencil and write on a piece of paper as rapidly as possible the sum in numeral figures, eleven thousand, eleven hundred and eleven. Sound advice to those, who have kidney and bladder troubles, is to take a safe, sure medicine like Foley’s Kidney Cure. It always benefits the kidneys. Holthouse, Callow A Co. ui A Colorado young woman has been awarded 85,000 in a breach of promise case, which goes to show that if a woman must have her heart broken she would do well to be careful to choose a millionaire to do the job. The most stubborn coughs resulting from an attack of lagrippe or heavy cold, must yield to the wonder ful healing properties of Foley’s Honey and Tar which strengthens the lungs and makes them sound. Nothing else as good. Holthouse, Callow Co. m Strawberries will be two weeks late this year. Last year the ertfp by May 27 was large and had started in’earnest. The last two days the cold weather has stopped the growth of the berries and local growers place the date at June 10, before the home berries will be in the market. Alas! how soon forgotten! is an ache or pain or trouble of any kind when one is well rid of it, and if it hapjiens to be headache or stomach trouble that bothers you take Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin anil you are not liable to have it again. The do& is small and pleasant to take. Smith. Yagßr A Falk. m The custom of planting trees to maik special events is well known in many countries, and in Japan the birth of a child is thus commemorated. The sapling is carefully tended until it is fully grown, and when the child is grown up and about to be married, it is cut down and made into furniture for the home of the young couple. “After suffering from severe dyspepsia over twelve years and us.ing many remedies without permanent good I finally took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It did me so much good I recommend it to everyone,” writes J. E. Watkins, clerk and’ recorder, Chillicothe, Mo. It digests what you eat. Smith, Yager A Falk. ts Motor carriages and motor bicycles have already attracted the attention of European tax leviers and in Antwerp these vehicles are doubly taxed, first by the province to the extent of 50 fiaucs on motor carriages and 20 francs on motor bicycles, and second by a municipal tax of 100 francs on the former and 50 francs on the latter. A Monster Devil Fish. ■ Destroying its victim, is a type oi constipation. The power of this murderous malady is felt on organs and 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 stomack, liver, kidneys and bowels. Only 25 cents at Page Blackburn’s drug store. "Everylxxly’s Magazine for June is full of that sort of literature that is easy to read and hard to forget." The skilful admixture of information with interest, which is characteristic of the articles in this magazine is shown at its best. The simple explanation of the month is entitled “Electro ily and some other puzzles.” The author disclaims at the outset any intention of explaining what electricity is, for he savs no explanation has yet lxs>n given. But he talks breezily along alxjut the latest theories in regard to it and when the reader finishes he will have a pretty good idea of what it is thought to lie, as well as a pretty clear understanding of the hypotheses that concern light, heat gravitation and the atomic and molecular construction of matter. Auguit Flower. “It is a surprising fact, savs Prof. Houton, “that in niv travels in all parts of the world, for the last ten years, I have met more people having used Greene’s August Flower than any other remedy, for dyspepsia, deranged liver and stomach, and for constipation. I find for tourists and salesmen, or for persons filling office positions, where headaches and general bad feelings from irregular habits exist, that Greene's August Flower is a gram! remedy, It does not injure the system by frequent use, and is excellent for sour stomach and indigestion.'’ Suulple,bottles Page Blackburn's drug store. • sold by dealers in allciviliz. h countries.

CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON Contagious Blood Poison is the moM degrading and destructive of all diseases, as it vitiates and corrupts the entire system.

Die first sore or ulcer is followed by little ted pimples on the body, mouth and throat become sore, the glands enlarge and inflame, copper colored splotches appear, and hair and eyebrows fall out These are s <n,e of the milder symptoms ; they increase in severity, finally attackin:; the vital ora ms ; Jhe body is tortured with rheumatic pains and covered with offensive eating'sores. S1 It is a peculiar poison, and so highly contagious that an innocent person hand Wig the same articles used by one infected with this loathsome disease, may be inoculated with the virus. It can be transmitted from parent to child, appearing as the same disease or in a modified form —like Eczema or Scrofule. Many an old sore or stubborn skin trouble appearing in middle life, is due ami tracealw to blood poison contracted in early life. You may have taken potash and mercury faithfully for two or three years and thought you were cured, but you were n it, for these poisononSftiinerals never cure this disease ; they drive it from the outside, but it is doing it., work on the inside, ami will show up again sooner or later. You may not recognize it ai the same old taint, but it is. S. S. S. has cured thousands of cases of Contagious Blood Poison, and it will cure you. It is the only purely vegetable blood purifier known, and the only antidote for this jioison. S. S. S. cleanses the blwd thoroughly of every particle of the poison — there is never any return of the disease. llbf f' IT M/UriST- Send for our Home Treatment book, VUKL IvUKoLLI ri I BlvlTlL* w hich gives a history of the disease in all stages, and is the result of many years of

Mrs.T.W, Lee, Montgomery. Ala., writes: “Several years ago I was inoculated with pnison by a diseased nurse, who infected my baby, and for six long years I suffered untold misery. My body was covered with sores and ulcer*. Bev eral physicians treated me, but all to no purpose. The mercury and potash they gave me seemed to add fuel to the awful flame which was devouring me. Friends advised me to try S. S. S. I began taking it and improved from the start, and a complete and perfect cure was the result.”

close study of blood poison and actual experience in treatbig it- You can cure yourself perfectly and permanently at home, and your secret is your own. Should you need any information or medical advice at any time, write to our physicians. They have made a life study of blood diseases, and will give your letter prompt and careful attention. Consult them as often as you please; we make no charge whatever for this service. All correspondence is conducted in the strictest confidence.

Address, SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, £A.

James Dailey, of Bluffton, attended tn business interests in the city Friday George McKean and Calvin Miller were business callers at Marion last Friday. John S. Peterson was at Chicago the first of the week attending to buniness. Edison, the inventor, prefers women machinists for the delicate details of his electrical machines. Marvin Mygrant, of Wolcottville, attended commencement exercises here Friday evening. The first of June the census enumerators will begin their work. There will be lots of questions and you will have to answer them. “De\\ itt s Little Early Risers are the finest pills I ever used.” D. J. Moore, Millbrook. Ala. They quickly cure all liver and Igiwel troubles. Smith, Yager A Falk. ts A Toledo scientist has succeeded in photographing an editor’s ribs It has been repported that tu had also photo graphed the editor’s stomach; but of course, there was nothing in that. Nine chances in ten it’s your kidneys that need attention if you don't feel well. Foley- ! s Kidney Cure makes healths kidneys and will io*ke you well. Holthouse, Callow A Co. m The Rev. C. D. Crane, of Portland. Me., thus explained the other day why so many Maine officials permit the illegal sale of liquor: “They know that we will continue to vote as we pray that is with our eyes shut.” 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 The accumulation of oil in the storage tanks is undoubtedly the cause of the gradual reduction in the price of the crude product. Oil men are of the opinion that the price will have to go up again in a short time in order that the producers will dispose of their stock. Very few of the operators are disposing of tbeir oil at the present market pric«. Alone in mid ocean or on the train, in the house or while at your office duties, you are subject to disagreeable results from irregular or excessive diet. Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin cures positively constipation, indigestion, sick headache and stomach trouble. Sold by Smith. Yager A Falk. m When men think they are the whole cheese they miss it by a long majority. :For instance: ; If a man grew as fast in proportii u as a silk worm, he would be bigger than an elephant in less than two months. If he could navigate as fast in proportion as a fly, he could cross the Atlantic and get back in the time it takes him to eat his breakfast. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible burn, scald, cut or bruise. Bncklen’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. < )nly 25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Page Blackburn druggist. The devil was the first coacher.says a retired baseball editor. He coached Eve when she stole first. Adam stole second. When Isaac met Rebecca at the well she was walking with a pitcher. Sampson struck out a good many times when he lieat the Philistines. Moh4>s make his first run when he slew the Egyptians. Cane made a base hit when he slew Able. Abraham made a sacrifice. The prodigal made a home run. David was a long-dis-tance thrower. and Moses shutout the Egyptians at the Red Sea. How’i Thl«Z We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot ls> cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney A Co., Props., Toledo, (). We, the umlersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and Is-lieve him jM»rf«K-tly honorable in all business transactions, made by their firm. West A Truax, Wholesale druggists, Toledo, O. Waiding. Kinnan A Marvin. Wholesale druggists, 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, m

PILLS ffiwL <>r and banish “pains of menstruation.” They are “LIFE SAVERS*’ to girls at womanhood, aiding development of organs and body. No < JF,• known remedy for wdtnen equals them. 1 annot do harm —life B becomes a pleasure. SI.OO PER BOX BY MAIL. Sold by druggists. DR. MOTT’S CHEMICAL CO., Cleveland, Ohio. For sale by Nachtrieb & Fuelling. HFALTN and vitality W I II MOTT’S. “ — m mm .'VKUvnurx i-: r»ii,XrtS The great remedy for nervous im sirailon and all dist ases of tbe i .-nerative ’ll organs of either sex. such as Nervous Prostration. Failing or Lost Manhood, wOEtffiJabe’ Impotency, Niirhtly Emissions. Youthful Errors Mental Worry, exces-ivo use of Tobacco or Opium, which lead to Consumption and Insanity With every At TCP IKIUC order we guarantee to cure or refund the money. Sold at SI. OO per I■■ x HflLnUOinO. 6 boxes tor 85.00. DH.nOTT’S CMKJIIA At CO.. Cleveland, Ohio. For sale by Naehtrleb & Fuelling.

Lucy Page Gaston rises to inquire: “Will the new woman knit her own stockings?" Well, we should say knit, she ll probably wear socks. You get more for your money, get faster colors and brighter colors when you buy Putnam Fadeless Dyes, and it takes less time to dye and makes less muss and for the same price, 10c per package. Sold by Holthouse. Callow & Co. 12-2 In 1 few days an order will be issued by the war department re-open-ing alarge number ofrecruiting stations to secure men for duty in the Philippines. It is found that nearly 3,600 vacancies in the ranks will occur from ordinary causes between now and the end of the year, and, as there is no idea of •educing the force in the islands, the. yacancies must be filled. Miss Florence Newman, who has been a great sufferer from muscular rheumatism, says Pain Balm is the only remedy that affords her relief. Miss Newman is a much respected resident of the village of Gray, N. Y . and makes this statement for the benefit of. others simillary afflicted. This liniment is for sale by Holthouse, Callow Co. m Census takers are invested with legal rights and authority. Beware how you fool with them. A failure to answer questions promptly and truthfully, subjects the refusee to a heavy penalty. However, no one. need be afraid to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the whole truth, as none but the eyes of the census officer at Washington will be allowed to scan the replies. All Women are Beautiful If they have a clear, delicate and rosy skin and bright, sparling eves. Cleveland's Celery Compound Tea makes pure blood, cures all nerve functional diseases, and give the skin the clear, perfect bloom of youth. We will give you a free trial package. Large packages, 25 cents. Holthouse, Callow A Co. The laborers of Sweden, who are employed by the government have given to the public a few figures, showing how difficult it is for them to exist on the small pay they receive. The pay for section men on the railways, common laborers and others •who do work that requires no special amount of skill amounts to $202 a year. This is for ten hours' work a day. J. Q. Hood, Justice of the Peace, Crosby, Miss., makes the following statement - “I can certify that < h>< Minute Cough Cure will do all that is claimed for it. My wife could not get her breath and the first dose of it re lieved her. It has also benefitted my whole family." It acts immediately and cures coughs, colds croup, grippe, bronchitis, asthma and all throat and lung troubles. Smith, Yager A Falk. ts A man from St. Louis recently rode in an electric car in Cape Town with eight other Americans from different parts of the United States. -The car was made in Philadelphia, the rails in Pittsburg, the motor in Lynn; the motorman was from San Francisco and the conductor ffom Boston. In the friendly competition for the trade of the world this country is beginning tq take its share. Kokomo, Ind., April 1,1898, I can say without fear of successful contradiction that Dr. J. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm is the . best medi cine I have ey»r used'for kidney and liver troubles. I suffered for five years and had about despaired of obtaining releif when your Liver and Kidney Balm was recommended to me. In it I found the desired relief. J. H. Arnett. For sale by Holthouse, Callow A Co. m ,

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Cured a running sore. “I had a running sore on my breast for over a year.” says Henry I?. Richards of Willseyville, N. Y.. “and tried a great mauv remedies until I used Banner Salve. After using one half box, I was perfectly cured. 1 cannot recommend it too highly, and will never be without it in the house.” Holthouse, Callow A Co. m The Hudnut Milling Company, of Terre Haute, has discovered a new product derived from corn. While experimenting with corn oil, the company's chemist accidentally found a method of distilling and clarifying the liquid, and it is to be placed on thij market for cooking purposes. Exhaustive testrof the new liquid have been made and it is said to be highly successful. 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 pud loss of sleep. If you suffer try this great remedy and find health and happiness. Sold by Page Blackburn. Price 5c cts. Yi-Ki eurerfcorns and warts. 117 A drive through the country reyeals a sight that does not often present itself, at least that's what the farmers say. Orchard after orchard is literally covered with caterpillars, which are shearing the trees of their foliage. They also feed upon some of the forest trees and the wonder is where they all came from. Fanners claim that they have never seen them so thick before and it seems almost useless to try and burn them out. 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 from pneumonia. but she begged for Dr. King's New Discovery. buying it had cured her of consumption. After three small doses she slept easily all night and its further use completely cured her." This marvelous medicine is guaranteed to cure all throat, chest and lung diseases. Only 50c and SI" Trial bottles free at Page Blackburn’s drug store. “It is with a good deal of pleasure and satisfaction that I recommend Chamberlain’s Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,” says druggist, A. W. Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn. “ \ lady customer, seeing the remedy exposed in the show case, said to me: - I really believe that medicine saved my lifetbe past summer while al the shore.' and she became so enthusiastic over its merits that I at once made up my mind to recommend it in the future. Recently a gentleman came into mv store so overcome with colic pains that he sank al once to the floor. I gave him a dose of this medicine which helped him. I repeated the dose and in fifteen minutes he left my store smilingly informing me that he felt as well as ever.” Sold by Hqlthoupe, Col low. A Co. m — Keep jour Eyr on this Column. If you want to buy, well, rent or trade a house or farm, let us add your wants to our list. Call at our office, Bcis'k Building, east side Second street, Decatur, Indiana, for full particulars. Following is the present list: FOR SALE. 80 acres, Washington tp, 12,800. In lot’s 596 and ill”, Decatur, 11.000. M acre fann in Kirkland township, J mile from stone road. 8 t’xim house good condition, barn 77x36 feet. Brick top ground cellar and all necessary outbuildings. Plenty of fruit. Good well of water. Easy terms. r A Lenuart.