Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1900 — Page 3

I for Elderly I feet. I 1 hl ■M I k 1 I L \J JI v • Ther,' i' aline of SHOES here ..],><■!) are me embodiment of I comfort- While conforming to I fi# present styles they are roomy • u kl Pasy... Ihe tenderest feet I'■ w t el the confining leather. Made in all sizes in black and r u'-set calf, goat, etc... Pliable bat durable... Quality excellent® I Prices moderate. £ John Mottgev

B Rev H< '■ Duckett was a visitor at Portland last Friday. I Sir - i.itest sft le 4 r ftien, black ft I : • —* AH -izes. The Big Stoje. B |’ly paper and insect destroyers of ■ allkm-i-.it Blackburns drug store. B Mr and Mrs. D. D. (’lark were the ■K gn.M- f relatives at Van Wert last ■ft week. * ■■ G t Blackburn's drug store for ■ft l:; 1-of all kindsWipiality aid ft I ft f,' .1 Hlt house did nA go to sS ,b o .Ark., as he had intended ■ but w-ii go about .July Ith. s* . • W A I. wer. of Indianapolis Sun- ■ . m ft I r . • ,t< hi-dutiesTu.'sday morn ft i o . : o has its ups and dftwns. As HB terth.' .wns. use Banner Salve if Ma you are cut or bruised. It heals the ft ft be’ (i.i'idv. Holthouse. fallow X I ’ ■ft D:-’k France, Gustave Rosenthal. II r 5 *• | Friday attending curt ft * ■ i ■ ip Insurance. Many a man h:s ft I '« ■ |||| (finer..- r other dangerous ailment by : fifty cent bottle of Foley's Kid t I k o.” ' oth-’l H it: | X > ». ■ « » Hft Beorv x Lynch, well known hor— Uo. d ■ it M ..t-cri in rses to take place inlay ft f . ard- 'ri e I M of. g . s ■ft Men n. iy Infer in politics, r.dig- * il.ce, i>ut all who have tiled ■ft w rm : r ents, burns, sores, piles and ft .4 |B tiled:.hue in the W 111(1. H Itlmil-e. ■ft Callow x Co. j ft ■ SI ft ' ■ true er ss M ,f christ. It was ft i “ ftftft Vatican: aud was presented to an an- !■*■' f th>. ( Tar f. t diph '.iatii « ■ ft ROIH. ■ft B icaaehe should never be neglected. mi I|lM| uis kidney disorder which, if K| allowed to run too long may result nr ft Bright’s disease, diabetes or other K| serious and often fatal complaints, ft K : inc ( are s guaranteed ■ for the kidneys. Holthouse. Callow ■ &Co - j | A worn a if’ in one of the western KI states recently bore three different ft iinnes i n ~ne day. the morning I she was Mary Fuller. In the aftA I I '■ •' e obtained a decree ~! divorce Town. In the evening she was married again and became Mary Fox. * 4m k Belief for Asthma. »Miss M • ,d" ! A.-ns. Parsons, Kans., \drit-s: ‘ I suffered eight years with asthma in its worst form. I had several attacks 'luring the last year and was not exis'etecl to liv»« through them. I began Rising Foley s Honey and Tar, and it has never failed to give imnnsiiate re--11 • Holthouse, Callbw X Co. j I'or sale.--Sixty-six acres of land, located four and one-half miles southt <>f I’gtersSti, near Honduras, on the Bluffton and Decatur macadamized road, near Zion and Reformed churches, kkxty-six acres for S4,(XXI. first payment 11.000, ten to twelve vears time on balance with fixe per cent interest. ts rhe railway brotherhoods that are to celebrate the fourth of July at the Rtate fair grounda at Indianapolis have imreh.tsed “ngiues 1(17 and 21f> from th" .Sandusky (Uvision of the Big Four, " bice will lie uaed iu a collision as part of the program. They are forty wn engines, and will !>•• run together with a full head of steam. Starvation never cunsl dys|>epsia. ersons with indigestion are already ia " starved They need plenty of ''holesotne food. K<xlol Dyspepsia ure digests what you •wit so the •"‘iy can lx, nourished whilethe worn >ut organs are lading reconstructed. is the only preparation known that ‘H instantly relieve and completely ' ure all stomach troubles. It is cer■iin to do you good. Smith, Yager &

Mrs J. D. Holman visited friends I at Rochester last week. Shoes latest styles for men, black and tan 99c. All sizes. The Big Store. M r -and Mrs. D. E. Studabaker A goocl girl can get a position in a small private family. Apply at this Office for information. John Peoples and wife attended commencement exercises of the Mir ion Music College last Friday evening. For sale. Hudson bicycle, ,'520,00 cash In first-class condition. \<l dressy. Democrat, Decatur, Ind. ts Oatmeal food is becoming very popular in England. There is an increasing denitnd for it in the F.nMish markets. ♦ ” A fatal policy is to neglect a back ache or other sign of kidney trouble. Foley’s Kidney Cure is a sure remedy for Bright s disease, diabetes and gravel. Holthouse, Callow \ Co. j A New Y.u k'girl became the victim of the bargain-hunting habit to a fatal degree. She bought six quarts of strawberries for 25 cenjs, ate the entire lot and died. * For stockings and mittens for the children, dve the wool with Putnam : Fadeless Dyes, scarlet, cardinal or tmiey red. Each time you wash them makes them brighter. 'Sold liy Smith I Yager Ac Falk. ’ ir_2 A Missouri woman fell into a pond and w hen she was rescued a 10 pound catfish was found entangled in her wre imstle. H. r husband want'd t' -<> tier again but she w. uld I t consent. B. F. Mouser, druggist at Chetopa, Kansas, says: ”1 have the iw-st - de a n Dr. Caldwell's Syrup i' ,; u ~f i any article in my store." So has Yager X Falk. It cures con %tipati<jp, indigestion, i#c«k hi i b® A curious ceremony took place in the Hooghly district, of India, when a baby eight months old was married to a man twenty-eigfit ■ m- 1 Tin father of the bride gave the brideu his daughter. Ib'p rfs sb w that ! fteei hm dred lives have been saved through 1 M -i i.ih » '.> i| croup, asthma, whooping cough, Yager X Falk. t ts Damp cwpbprds and rooms I l ■* tr ites, to the detriment I * etc. The lime quickly absorbes the unwholesome4iumi ed v imed < »nly be repeati d very i ' and then. Do you have sick headache, with W i '. 'I: . ing and general lassitude? That coalition is caused by a disordered Take Dr. J. H. McLean's Liver and Liver and Kidney Fillets and a com-j plete cure will result. For saie by F I 4w. 4 ' The Mercer county grand jury have ■4 indictments for h against Millie Qufgg, Charles S and I vde Mc(trawl i the * John R. Dilley, the wealthy lumlier r who was found th it pl ice several months ago. S- w res and Ge< irgia g Edv were also suspeetixl were released. All Women are Beautiful if they have a clear delicate skin and , bright, sparkling eyes. Cleveland's Celerv Compound Tea makes pure bl< iod,<ures all and functional disAises, and ftiveatne skin the clear, perfect bloom of youth. We will give you a ffl-e tria| package. Large package 25 cents u X Companf? At a Paulding prayer meeting a few nights since, a pious old soul unbuthis heart thus: “(), Lonl.Tliou knowest that we are thankful to Time that our souls are free from the fire that queucheth <*s't. If a man 10-e his horse, Tiiou knowest h • can buy another, if lie lose his house, Thou knowest he can build another: if he lose bis wife. Thou knowest he can get another; but if he lose his soul, its amply good-bye, John." Such is the testimony of thousands concerning Brown’s Cure, a Perfect Family meoicine, the Itest remedy known" for the liver, kidneys and bow •is, a positive cure for dyspepsia and all bowel troubles, sick headache, nervousness, constipation and loss of sleep. If you suffer try this great remedy anil find health and happiness Sold by Blackburn. Price 5c c.ts. Yi Ki cures corns and warts. l« r 7 There is nothing so safe and so satisfactory for washing color'd goods, both light and dark, as starch. Make a gallon of thick starch with half a cupful of rice or corn starch, and four quarts of water. Add two gallons of tepid water to three fourths of the starch, and the same amount of water to the remaining fourth. Wash the garment in the thickest starch-water, then wash in the next starch-water. Rinse in deal water, dry in the shade, sprinkle and iron on the wrong side. A good cough medicine’ 11. s|H<aks well for Chamlierlain's Cough Remedy when druggists use it in their own families in preference to any other. “I have solil Chamlx'rlain’s Cough Remedy lor the past five years with complete satisfaction to myself and customers." says Druggist J. Goldsmith, Van Etten, N Y. “I have always used it in my own family both for ordinary coughs and colds and for the cough following lagripne, and find it very effiacioits. ’ For sale by Holt* house. Callow X Co. j

It is a pity a man cannot eat advise —he gets so much of it free. Shoes latest styles for men, black and tan 9Sc. All sizes. The Big Store. Mrs. E. P. Menefee and children from a visit at Geneva last Thursday. Watch our window, a line of 98c.. shoes, black or tan for men, Saturday only. The Big Store. 15t2 ‘ Barney Kalver X Son, four doors south of People's liverp barn, pay the highest prices for hides, pelts, furs, iron, metal, rubber, rags, Xc. JSmfi \\ hen the railway across Siberia is completed it will be easy for a person to go from Londondo Japan in thirteen days. Small in size or greaUn results are DeWitts Little Early Risers, the famous little pill that cleanses the liver and bowels. They do not gripe. Smith, Yager X Falk. ts The municipal democracy of Reading, Pa., has made a regulation to the effect that any candidate wh As found guilty of treating to secure his oloc tion shall be removed. All sufferers ofqiiles will be glad to learn that DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will gixo them instant and permanent relief. It will cure eczema and all -kin dieases. Beware of counterfeits. Smith, Yager X Falk. ts Mrs. A. B. Morrison left Fort W a vne last®Friday evening for a tour of Europe, including the Paris Exp -iti"ii. She w»s a •ompanied a-1 in is K>.\- \ irk l»y her Hster. M r W. J. Ve ratal io -takes are made by these jfh" do not heed the uarlfer symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble that often '"id iu Bright s disease or diabetes. \\ Foley’s Kidney Cure makes the kidneys’ well, how foolish it is to delay. Holthouse, Callow X Co. j New \. irk club moi are establ ing summer quarters on the tops of some of the cloud-kissing buildingsof i the citv. 'J lie delights of a dinner, accompanied by a birds eyeadew of a city where great thoroughfares look like paths and pedestrians resemble pigmies are yet awaiting ' th'-ii pi >p. i appreciiWi in.

f ■ B .. - k -.-• x s JOHN R. M’LEAN.

In this country Indian maize is corn. In Scotland, oats is corn.* In J Egypt, wheat or rye is corn. It thus I seems that corn means any of the food grains, and by cust< m is applied to the grain most familiar to the people ■ if any country r Consumption Kills .Millions. Every month thousands, every year millions, are hurried to untimely graves by insidious, deadly consumption. Dont trifle with your cough, or your lung trouble. Clevelaiffl’s lung healer will cure you. 41 has a longer record of cures than any other lung remedy, We will give you a free sample bottle. Large size 25 cents. Holthouse, Callow & Co. Don't whip a horse when he stumbles or shies. Stumbling is often the cause of bad shoeing, and for th.it the owner, of course, is often to blame,and not the animal. Shyigg is .1 reiic of the wild state of the horse, amt one that receives a lash from the whip when he swerves aside suddenly from some itna>.iii' il danger or strange qb ji‘ct will lie only the more timid, nerv ous ami excitable when he again en counters an object that creates sud den qjarm. A woman in Idaho got a divorce from her husband because he would not take her to the Paris Exposition. He testified in court that hewas afraid of water and that he was afraid to get into a bath tub even, he go* so seasick. That man has indigestion just as a good many others we know and ! should take Or Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. Get it at Smith, Yager A. Fulk’s, j Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Reid and Chas. I Rittenhouse will leave tixlay for a weeks outing at Clear Lake. Both Messrs. Reid ami Rittenhouse are traveling salesmen, representing the famous Whitmore Shoe Polish Company and have been lucky in securing their vacations at the same time. They expect to put in their time at resting, fishing and talking politics, but have however agreed between themselves to cut out the latter while on the lake for fear a side step might result in the watering of their stock. •

J. E. Moser and family were at Ft. Wayne several days last week. Shoes latest styles for men, black and tan 98e. All sizes. The Big Store. Miss Katherine Miosse'of Fort Wayne was the guest of her father over Sunday. GarKt Berling, the poultry man, shipped a car load of fresh eggs to New York last Friday. A society young woman of Washington sells her gowns as soon as she tires of them and gives the proceeds to charity. it yon were to bump your head against a brick wall you could not feel worse than does anyone who suffers from stomachtroubies. We have a positive cure inur Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. Smith, Yager X Falk. j Eye 'troubles always starts from some errors of refraSion and irritation and he does the rest. Call and have the errors corrected before they get beyond redemption at Hensley. The Kansas City Journal says: “Nebraska farmer:: are organizing unions, and an* to brand all uieir products with tin*,l nion label. By and by we shall be asked not to eat eggs unless laid by union hens. * To the Deaf. A rich lady cured of her deafness itnil noises in the head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums, gave SIO,(XX) to his Institute, so that deaf people unable to procure Ear Drmrts, may have them free. Ad dress N< . 2(>lfi The Nicholson Institute, 7 s -:i Eighth Avrtiue Now Y rk. Uyl AG ri -in stati'tie: u hit estimated that beneath every square mile of sea there are about I20.(XX),000 fish. As he does not claim to have caught a sqnare mile of fish as evidence, there are some people who will be ready to believe his figures. “One time I suffered from a severe sprained ankle." says Geo. E. Cary, editor of the Guide, Washington, Va. “After using several well recommendiithout tccess, I t i<bd ' Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, and am i pleased to say that relief came as soon j as I began its use and a complete cure ' speedily followed." Sold by Holt- | house. Callow X Co. j

There 'ire b v of men who 1 xp< ci lb lie president or governor some day. who get so puffed up if they are appointed on a committee to buy a cuspidor for a lixlge room, that they will hardly speak to common mortals for a month. That Throbbing Headache Would quickly, leave you, if you used Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for sick and nervous . headaches. They make .pure bind and 4e ag nerves and Imibl'up y 11 health. Easy to take. Try them. , , 0n1y25 cents. Money back if not eared. Sold by Page BlitPkbuin, druggist. Steadv Girl Wanted. Several young men complain that they have no steady girl It seems that they no 1 sooner get fairly started with a girl, probably have the theatre tickets all ; bought, when the girl •‘can't go be cause she sick headache.” Dr. 1 Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin cures all forms of stomach trouble and sick headache. Girls -“A whrd to the wise” etc. Your Friend. Smith. Yager & Falk. ♦ j Mr, S. S. McClure Ulis sec*tins 1 from Rudyard Kipling a series of stories of ' the South African war. The first entitled "The Outsider.” will appear in the July numlier of McClure’s Magazine. This story introduces a young ignorant but self-important subaltern detailed to the command of a remote railway station who gets into ! serious trouble. As a character study this is one of the., most vigorous and amusing stories Mr. Kipling has ever writ!* Notice We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on two 25 cent Ixittles orlioxesof Baxter's Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure constipation,' billiousness, sick headache, jaundice, loss of appetite, sour stomach, dyiqiepeia, 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 Ixittle. mid tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents Cor either One package of either guar anteed to give satisfaction or money' refunded. Page Blackburn. ts * •

Shoes latest styles for men, black 1 and tan 98c. All sizes. The Big Store. I Mrs. John D. Hale attended the Epworth League Convention at ■ Churubusco last week. One of Robert Bonner’s sons found , S7O,(XX) between the leaves of an old magazine in his father’s library the other day. Such fathers as this Jo much to encourage the pursuit of literature in their children. Call at Holthouse, Callow X Co’s, drug store and get a free sample of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Thev are an physic. They ;dso improve Qie appetite, strengtlmn the digestion and regulate the liver and bowels. are easy to take and peasant in effect. • j uhe higher classes of atid tools used in Russia are from' Great Britain and the United States. At present there is more demand for common sorts. The finer sorts are used in bicycle factories, marine ma chine shops, etc. ® ® Unless food is digested quickly it will ferment and irritate the stomach. After each meal take a teaspoonful of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat and will allow you to eat all you need of what vou like. It never fails to cure the worst eases of dyspepsia. It is pleasant to take. Smith, Yager X Falk. ®tf The cannon fire-cracker this year is about as big as a stove pipe and looks like an ear-splitter for sure. ()f course they are dangerous and should lie handled with care, but columns of advice will not prevent their use or obviate accidents. The small boy and reckless youth will insist upon i ing them off in spite •! all you can do. For two years Ira W. Kelley of Mansfield, Pa., was in poor health on account of kidney trouble. He consulted several physicians and spent c<®rsiderable m iney f< r w ith' it obtaining roll * until !:• triei Foley’s Kidney Cure, and now writes, j "I desire to add my testimony that ij. t Holthouse, Callow X Co. j Parmenias Lyon, the democratic - candidate 1 r sheriff ’ i’i rterc :nt . has dept railed SSOO in a Valpaw bank. In the event of his election to | the office of sheriff next November tinsijyu divided am ug tie poor of that city on Christmas morn ing. The following Christmas the gift will be repeated. Judge Johnston will have charge of the distribu t i >n < I The fund. Editor’s Awful Plight. F. M. Higgins, editor Seneca, Ills.. News, was afflicted for years with piles I that no doctor or remedy could help | ♦ He writes two boxes wholly cured i him. It’s the surest pile cureon earth ; and the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by ' Page Blackburn, druggist. A <•> mt has turned up at I Logansport, which will be sent to Indianapolis to be placed in the state museum. It is a patent deed issuedJ Iby the United States rernment 182 G, bearing the name of John i Quincy Adams, conveying certain ■ lands along the Wabash river to Ben i jamin Simons, who never had it re- i corded. Documents of this kind were' usually signed bv the President's | • ■’•! that this deed contains the President's own signa-j ture makes it unite valuable as a relic. I Notice to Wheelmen. We, the n fund the money on a 25 cent bottle of Henry X Johnson’s Arnica and Oil Liniment, if it fails to cure bumps, I bruises, scratches, chafes, cuts strains, blisters, sore musics, sunburn chapped | hands or face, pimples, freckles, or I any other ailments nspiiring an external application. Lady riders are especially pi'-ased with Ami si and Oilr Liniment, it is so clean and nice to | use. Twenty-five cents a bottle; one' three times as large for 50eents. Page . Blackburn. ts Thirty memliers fn m Decatur<•: urt |. N LMi went to Blufft' n la I Fridav evening Vi initial a f forty fivi |niO|ile of that grand little town. 'I he ' degree staff from Huntingdon court No 68 was there in all glory and new robes, and conferred the degrees. The gentlemen of the Bluffton court prepared the banquet and we must give them credit for we never satdown to a nicer lunch. We have not the space to mention all the names, but ■ those from Di'catur were Messrs >; Mesdami's Syphers, Cress, Peoples. I D. R. Miller, Ault, Brokaw, Weaver. | Weis. Harrison, artrl Mrs. Harry Cord ♦la. Mrs. Will Cordua, Mrs John Frysinger. Mrs. Burdge, Miss Eicher, Miss Steel, Mi* Cramer. Burtran Ault, Wm. SheeTer. Enoch Eady, W. J. Smith, and Mrs. Daily. T 8» \ ar rived home at 5:50 a. m. and haven’t got over it yet. (jeafnet* Cannot be Cured By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. Then' ir only one way to cure deaf ness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of th»> Eustachian Tulie. When this tula' guts infiamed you have a rumbling sound or imperf<»ct hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and of the inflammation 1 can ls> taken out and this tub** restor ’ ml to its normal condition, hearing' will ls« destroyed forever; nine cases out ol ten are canned by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed con-1 dition of the mucous surfaces. Wei will give one hundred dollars for any ' case of deafness (caused bv catarrah) I that cannot be cured by Hall'sCatarrli Cure. Send for circulars, free. J. F. Qioiiney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. SJ,. 1 Idruggists, 75c. Hall's Fanniy | Pills are the best. _ j I

Piano * Given xiwqy Aug. 3 b 7;30 p. m. Cht|pces with each 50c purchase... Keep your tickets. In case PIANO is not called for after first drawing, there will be a second drawing within thirty days. • Drawing to take place in the Big Window. Buy at The "Big Store" And get chances.

" 1 barn • i, Calvin Miller and George McKean i were attending to important business at Marion last Thursday. Tab 1 antage <if this 15 per cent ! reduction in glasses at Hensleys durj ing June and July. Lady to travel. Good route. SSO I monthly and all expenses. Permanent position if satisfactory. Addressed envelope for reply. Address Man ager Meßrady.Star Building, Chicago. Hensley is allowing 15 per cent discount on all glasses he sells during June and July. Call and see him. Eyes examined free. Unclaimed letters: Mrs. Emma Coenley. Miss Lucy Sprague. Mrs. Maria Sreedler. D. A. Krick, John Mull. A. B. Robinson, L. D. Ray, W. E. Dye. Mrs. D. Chapman, Libby Burnete. A hound was pur :l I and shipped in a close express car to ■ a ranch in Kansas. In a day or two |it was missing. Investigation proved ' that he had gone back tohis Missouri home, over a distance of 5(Xi miles, on i a road entirely unknown to the dog. People wonder at the great results obtained from the use of Dr. Mar- , , i -hall's Lung Syrup. It i- ,i remed>y’' I that is giving universal satisf.’ction , wherever used. Mothers praise it as a I medicine for the children, it can be i i very pleasant to the taste and child- . ren cry for it. This cough syrup is a family medicine and should be in j every house, vou cannot afford to be j without a bottei f Dr. Marshall s Lung I Syrup, it is guaranteed to give satisfaction, By dealers evorwl. re. 25, 50an 1 -I j Strawberries are about at the fag end of the crop, although they are I still being brought to market. Raspberries are already for sale and are i large and juicy. Southern peaches are beginning to appear and one dealer says he will have a nice supply e fortunate in having access to fruits land vegetables almost the y. ar round ras they can b< < asily shiped here from I all directions, south, north, east and ■ west. These advantage- are not true of all regions.

• R9IORea«B«IO»«a»t!9S«l<»S* ißeautiful! ;Women | • There are few women as beau- • • tiful as they might be. Powder J ■ and paint anil cosmetics don’t ■ ■ make good looks. Beauty is S 2 simply an impossibility without 2 • health. Beautiful women are • • few because health}’ women are • 2 few. The way to have a fair 2 ■ face and a* well-rounded figure ■ ■ is to take 1 iiradlielfs i ! Female Regulator i 2 This is that old and time-tried J • medicine that,. cures all female ■ S troubles and weaknesses and 2 ■ drains. It makes no difference J ■ what the doctors call the trou- ■ ■ ble, if there is anything the 2 2 matter in the distinctly feminine 2 • organs, Bradfield’s Fe* < » male Regulator will help’ " I 9 and cure it. It is good for ir- 9 ■ regular or painful menstruation; ■ ■ for leirebrrhraa, for falling of the 2 2 womb, for nervousness, head- 2 • ache, backache and dizziness. • • Take it and get well. Then g 2 your old-tfthe girlish features J ■ and figure will be restored. ■ Sold by drutrgi’t* lor *l a KoV.la. ■ 2 THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. 2 2 ATLAXTA. GA. •