Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1900 — Page 3

For Elderly Feet. * k rs Hl \|®| Mm \l. V\ \ Vu \ i y - There is a line of SHOES here which are the embodiment of comfort... While conforming to the present styles they are roomy and easy... The tenderest feet will not feel the confining leather. Made in all sizes in black and russet calf, goat, etc... Pliable but durable... Quality excellent. Prices moderate. John Mougev

Fifty cent overalls for thirty-five cents at Gus Rosenthal’s. Mrs. John D. Rieter Sundayed with with her parents at Geneva. Flv paper and insect destroyers of I all kinds at Page Blackburn’s drug I store. 46-4 Knee pants worth 25c and 35c go I at 15c, at Gua Rosenthal's, the square | man. W. H. Kuebler and family Sun•l dayed at Tiffin, Ohio, the guests of I the former's brother. I Go to Blackburn’s drug store for II machine oils of all kinds, quality and ■ price guaranteed. 16-4 I Miss Margie Hanna of Fort Wayne, ! I was here on her usual weekly trip in II the interest of her music class last ■ Friday. I DeWitt's Little Early Risers are U famous little pills for liver and || bowel troubles. Never gripe. Smith. || Yager \ Falk. ts | Misses Edith and Dollie PenningH i,: Mrs. John Edwards and daughj| t-T spent the Fourth at Marion. ()hio. ■ tl.-> guests of Don Edwards at.d H family. | \’iy advertised dealer is authorized ■ l u’o .rantee Banner Salve for tetter, piles, sprains, cuts, scalds, ■burn-. and any open or old sore. follow A Co. j | Janies Haefling, Chas. Ernst. Chas. H? Ebiuger and J. H. Voglewede refrom Kansas City Friday and report a hot democratic in every respect. | I When you want a modern up to <1; te try Chamberlain's Stomach Liver Tablets. They are easy to (aki ind pleacant in effect. Pri tents. Samples free at Holthouse, fallow A Co s. drug store. j I;. -i Bro’s have jocund the ear|kices f Peter Mougey, blacksmith. Jacob Mangold, wood-worker, are the best in their lines and I** pleased to meet old and new 2-tf A New York judge declared iu court ■hat a married couple could not live t r twenty-five years without 11 luarn-ling occasionally. Not the least ’ His martial joys is the “make up’’ after . H lie scrap. n I |l It ha--been demonstrated bv expe--1 H r E ce that consumption can be pref ■ hi ted by the early use of One Minute < |^ <JUE ’h Cure. This is the favorite * ■ f -" r eou f?hs. colds, croup, as ■ bna. rnpjie and all throat and lung ■ louble-. Cures “quickly. Smith. ■ - ilk. ts .. Low Rate of Interest. ’f H iMoney loaned At fire per cent, in- ■ m-j-t. payable annually or semi an- ►» Bk •• V ' " "P** oll °f borrower, with ■ f partial payments at any paying time. ' No delay iii F. M. Schirmever, green apple and dog days are here, having come in together ami the old combination intact includes the "small boy" and family physician—life takes on ■ asc s nnbre tints that are altogether cf fashion at this season of the ■ r r. J oas _thrna sufferers. Lawson El- -*■ "f Riirrington. 111., says he was '•■.*ll i °‘, l 'bronic asthma of long standby Foley’a Honey and Tar. It . Positive relief in all cases of P a ’ ''Othis disease when not com- ■ iK* ,- v ' ".red, is robbed of all its ter'Lis great remedy. Take no bfute. Holthouse, Callow A fhtle excitement prevails in s ~,,st of Celina, in Mercer >{■?’. amlnorth of the St. Marys (’■ua ' Olr ' Quite a number of new ;»K7> r ’ , L‘ n , , !'* r w “y there - Wel > N °- ♦'lbih . . ' ll|llels, ' r farm came in a uWttth.;’ r This part of the field Si«lll. ear " as eoilH idered pracJ'K*. 7" rt "' KSaHan °>l producing ‘'"'"ieinan recently cured of dys f' l ;' following appropriate y°f Burns’ famous blessing: 1,‘ !IVm ni,,l ‘t and cannot eat, and “®: iv.? J “?" e , thnt ' va «‘ but lUl ‘ we cau *' ttt Kodol trX. m > ‘bankwl." This ' r 1 r lßeßt what y QII *‘ a * ißsindi J *■”* , ‘* rw ’ antl radically ■- tt nn , and a » "temach »>s |W ■ Smith, Yager & Falk, ts

Fifty cent overalls for thirty five cents at Gus Rosenthal’s. nice assortment of hammocks at Blackburn’s drug store. a . ™ Meuefee attended to business SnfithAßdl L re * ,reßentin * Mrs J. D. Holman, Mrs George Dawson and Mrs. H. A. Fristoe spent last Sunday with friends at Bluffton. For sale. Hudson bicycle, §20.00 cash. In first-class condition. Address A, Democrat, Decatur, Ind. ts Unclaimed letter list: Henry Hawkens, E. J. Ritter. Essa Carpenter ' i-J' aran - Alfwl Da niels, Miss Ethel Fern. John Gibson. The list of wounded who have been healed bv Banner Salve, is very large. It heals all wounds or soresand leaves no scar. Holthouse, Callyw & Co. j Barney Kalver <fc Son, four doors south of People's liverp barn, pay the ■ highest prices for hides, pelts, furs iron, metal, rubber, rags, &c. tSnifi I nfortunately, those ignorant and unreasoning Chinamen can't be made to understand what an embarrasment they are becoming to McKinley ami Roosvelt. I For burns, injuries, piles and skin diseases use DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is the original. Counterfeits may be offered. Use only DeW itt's. Smith, Yager & Falk, ts Mark Hanna has been made an L. L. 1). by an admiring Ohio college. D. P. D. would have been a more becoming appendage to Mark than L L. D. “Doctor of Politics” is his title. We have a good sale on Dr. Caldwell s Svrup Pepsin because we guarantee it and refund your money if it does not do just as’ wo represent it. Call for a booklet that tells you all about it at Smith, Yager <& Falks, j A corporation wants to supply cold air to Indianapolis, so the summer temperature will remain at sixty degrees. It sounds well, but in spite of its nan'i. ’I e scheme is considered to be ‘ hot an.” Woman's rights. Many women suffer all sorts of so-called “female weakness” simply because their kidneys are out of order and they have a right to know Foley’s Kidney Cure is just what is needed by most ailing women. Holthouse, Callow \ Qo. j The two bicycles given away at Sheets' restaurant, Berne, on the even ing of the Fourth were drawn bv No. 5551 and 6871. Parties holding these lucky numbers will present them at my place of business and receive the wheels. Wm. Sheets. 18tf Judge Taylor of the Tippecanoe circuit court has decided that a countyclerk is entitled to his §2 per diem for attendance at court and also for pay for superintending the printing of the bar docket. This is the second decision of this kind recently. How is the ticket? Does it suit you? Well, we are not all alike, you know, in this world, and it is hard to please everyone, but the favor is unanimously for for Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as it is guaranteed to cure constipation, indigestion, sick headache and stomach trouble. Sold by Smith, Yager & Falk. j Cash and commission Reliable men wanted to sell wind mills.pumps, tanks &c in your own county. We pay agents cash weekly salary and commission. Steady employment. Send references with application to Perkins Wind Mill Co., Mishwaka. Indiana. 18-2 The executive committee of the state teacher's association held a preliminary meeting at Indianapolis Saturday to make arrangements for the annual meeting of the association. It was decided to hold the state meeting on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday Deeemlx>r 26, 27 and 28, in Indianapolis. Such is the testimony of thousands concerning Brown’s Cure, a Perfect Family medicine, the best remedy known for the liver, kidneys and bowels, a positive cure for dyspepsia and all bowel troubles, sick headache, nervousness, constipation and loss of sleep. If you suffer try this great remedy and find health and happiness Sold by Page Blackburn. Price 5c cts. Yi-Ki cures corns aud warts. It7i Opposed to trusts Having purchased large quantities of fruit jars and cans, tumblers and jell glasses, crockery and China ware, brushes, brooms and household notions prior to the great raise iu price, we are prepared to save you some money at Coffee’s Bazaar. Call early as we must pay more for the next lot and the price is limited to the amount on hand at the present. D. D. Coffee Prop. 18-4 Adventists are in the field once more with their oft repeated assertion that the end of the world is near. The elders assert that the wars in South Africa and the Philippines, taken together with a general war alxiut to rage lietween European powers, is in ■dicative of the fact that the day of judgment is not far distant. No par ticuiar date for the event is given. Notice -We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to nffund tin'money on two 25 cent bottles or lioxesof Baxter's Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure constipation, billiousness, sick-head-ache, jaundice, loss of ap|>etite, 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 Ixittle, and tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents for either. < hie package of either guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded.* Page Blackburn ts

Fifty cent overalls for thirty five cents at Gus Rosenthal’s. Mrs. John Meibers returned form a several weeks visit at Louisville, Ky., last Thursday. Dr. J. M. Miller and family were .at Mendon, Ohio, last week visiting old friends aud neighbors. J. F. Bowers, a teamster, at Berne, drew the 85 cash prize nt Sheets' restaurant on the evening of the Fourth. Do you know how hot it is? Get one of my large thermometers with every -816.00 purchase and find out. Gus Rosenthal, the square mon. The funeral services of Reba Auchenbach were held from the Methodist church last Thursday morning Her death occurred the previous Tuesday. You do not have to dry goods in the shade colored with Putnam Fadeless Dyes They are fust to sunlight and washing. 10c per package. Sold by Smith, Yager & Falk. If one wishes to know whether the fools are all dead, he has but to read the list of celebration accidents all over the country. This answers the question in a forcible manner. The blood is strained and purified by the kidneys. No hope of heatlh w-hile the kidneys are wrong. Foley’s Kidney Cure will make healthy kidneys and pure blood. Nothing else “just as good.” Holthouse, Callow & Co. j It is a rare sight to see a farmer hauling in a load of wheat this summer and when one does bring it, there is an interest taken in him. The local warehouses occasionally get in a little of the grain, but only in small quantities. Cured Bronchial trouble. Chas E. Davis. 1071 \V. Congress st., Chicago, says; "I suffered for years with bronchial trouble and tried many kinds of medicines without relief, until I began Foley’s Honey of Tar, which cured me." Take no substitute. Holthouse, Callow Az Co. j Individuals who have lieen investigating the fruit prospects for this year claim that there are indications for a fairly good apple crop throughout most of the country. It is to be hoped that these reports will he confirmed by the actual yield of crops. 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 S-LOtXi. First payment §I.OOO, ten to twelve years time on balance with five per cent interest. ts 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.

While Indiana and adjoining states have been having more rain than wanted .luring the past month or six week. North Dakota and Montana have had a drouth that has ruined more than half of the wheat crop. An advance of twenty cents a bushel is the result but that is of no benefit to fanners about here. A lonster Devilfish 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 until it's overcome,. But Dr. King’s New Life Pills are a safe ond certain cure. Best in the world for stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. Only 25 cents at Page Blackburn's drug store. “It costs the government about §l,OtX) to buy a good mule and ship him over here, writes Lee Rogers, a Missouri member of the Eighteenth infantry, from the island of Luzon. “Filipino horses an worth twenty five dollars the same as a F’ilipino women but I think the price of women will go up because on the other islands they sell at from ten to forty dollars. During last May an infant child of our neighbor was suffering from cholera infantum. The doctors had given up <ill hopes of recovery. I took a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Chuleia and Diarrhoea Remedy to the house, telling them I felt sure it would do good if used according to directions. In two days time the child had fully recovered. The child is now vigorous and healthy. I have rccomtnemded this remedy frequently and have never known it to fail. Mrs. Curtis Baker. Bookwaiter, Ohio. Sold by Holthouse, Callow A Co. j There are tramps and beggars going around the country in these days of work and plenty. They are undoubtedly of the stripe who are hunting the man who invented work and would like to kill him. When they ask for something to eat show them the wood pile or lawn mower. If they take hold readily they deserve a meal, but if not send them about their business as hungry as they came. A Nltfht of Terror. "Awful anxiety was felt for the widow of the bravo 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. “Ail thought she must soon die from pneumonia, init she begged for Dr. King's New Discovery, saving 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 cured her.” This marvelous medicine is guaranteed to cure all throat, chest and lung diseases. Only 50c and §l. Trial bottles free at Page Blackburn's drug store.

All summer clothing at less than cost. Gus Rosenthal, thesquare man. Miss Bessie Congleton returned home from a several days visit at Fort Wayne last Friday. Miss June Merryman has returned home from a several weeks visit with friends at Delaware, Ohio. # Beery A Lynch announce a great public sale of western horses for next Saturday. The sale will be held at the C. & E. stock yards in this city. If you are sick all over, and don’t know just what ails you. it's ten to one your kidneys are out of order. Foley’s Kidney Cure will bring health ►and energy. Holthouse, Callow A C °' . . . j Indianapolis is complaining already that the census enumerators have skipped one out of every twenty house holders. The average census enumerator seems to be a man of many shortcomings. To the Deaf. A rich lady cured of her deafness and noises in the head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums, gave §IO,OOO to his Institute, so that deaf people unable to procure Ear Drums, may have them free. Address No. 2616 The Nicholson Institute, 780 Eighth Avenue New Y’ork. 14v1 State Auditor Hart sent last Friday •848,000 to Indiana university, §36,000 to the State Normal at Terre Haute, and §36,150 to Purdue University at Lafayette. The funds are from the county and state taxes levied and collected by the June settlement of county auditors last week. Bay Center. N. D., Mar. 21, 1898. For years I have been troubled with inflammatory rheumatism, and last winter was confined to my bed help less. I began taking Dr? J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kdney Balm and applied locally the Volcanic Oil Liniment and was completely cured. J. Allison. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. The snake that milks the cow or chases the maiden is a little slow about coming to the front this summer, but he will get there sometime during the dog days. He always does. May be this venturesome and unreasonable snake will swallow some unsuspecting American citizen this season if the weather is favorable. The law holds both maker and circulator of a counterfeit equally guilty. The dealer who sells you a dangerous counterfeit of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve risks your life to make a little larger profit. You can not trust him. DeWitt's is the only genuine and original Witch Hazel' Salve, a well known cure for piles and all skin diseases. See that your dealer gives you DeWitt’s Salve. Smith, Yager A Falk. ts The Grant county council met Monday and appropriated §I,OOO for the care of smallpox patients ami for preventing the disease and §I.OOO for the construction of a pest house. This makes the eighth county in the state which has borrowed money to take care of its smallpox patients and endeavor to stamp out the disease before it spreads to an alarming extent. Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 10, 1899. Pepsin Syrup Co.. Dear Sirs: —For the past 10 years I was troubled with my stomach. About 1 years ago was fatten down with rheumatism; was not able to do a day’s work for 3 years. A year ago I was advised • take Dr. Caldwell’s Svrup Pepsin. I truly believe I would have died but for this medicine. My rheumatisim is entirely gone and mv stomach is in good condition. It has saved my life- and I cannot recommend too highly. Yours respectfully, Elwood McCracken. Sold by Smith, Yager A Falk, j An exchange wisely says: “The presence of hot weather will bo with us, more or less, for three months and should arouse al! to the importance of keeping cool both mentally and physically. Don’t eat. to excess, don’t drink too much, don’t fret, don’t worry, keep as quiet as you can and as cool as you can. If you do not. you will find yourself greatly run down and probably sick before the end of the hot season. Heartburn. When the quantity of food taken is too large or the quality too rich heartburn is likely to follow, and especially so if the digestion has Ix'en weakened by constipation. Eat slowly and not too freely of easily digeshwl food. Masticate the food thoroughly. Let six hours elapse between meals and when you feel a fullness and weight in the region of the stomach after eating, indicating that you have eaten ton much, take ono of Chamberlran's Stomach anil Liver Tabletsand the heartburn may l>e avoided. For sale by Polthouse, Callow A Co. j There is a law providing for the cutting of weeds along the country roadsides. The farmer who mows the weeds along his side of the road with in the time prescribed by law i paid for the time required to do the work by receiving credit for it on his road tax. In case he does not mow them the supervisor may hire it done and add the cost to his taxes It is a matter that ought to engage the attention of every farmer in the country. A good cough mislicino. Many thousands have been restored to health and happiness by the useof Chamber lain's tough Remedj. If afflicted with any throat or lung trouble, give it a trial for it is certain to prove bene ficial. Coughs that have resistisl all other treatment for years have yielded to this remedy and perfect health been restored. Cases that seemed hope less, ami the climate of famous health resorts failed to lienefit, have been permanently cured by its use. For sale by Holthouse, Callow, A Co. j

Straw hats go for less cost at Gus Rosenthal’s, the square man.* Mrs. Ed Menefee and children Sundayed with relatives at Geneva. • Warm weather shirts ;i£ cooling prices at Gus Rosenthal’s, the square i man. Little Willie had just been stung by a bee. “I wouldn’t mind it walking on my neck,” he said between sobs, “if it hadn’t sit down so hard.” Bumps or bruises, sprains or sores, burns or scalds, wounds or cuts, tetter or eczema, all quickly cured by Banner Salve, the most healing medicine in the world. • Holthouse, Callow A Co. j A Pennsylvania woman has just erected a hundred dollar monument over the grave of a dog. There are millions of starving people in India, to say nothing of the needy in other quarters of the globe. Pie eating contest. “They had an eating contest at Pin Hook school house.” “Who won?” "Ben Splutters ate nine heads of cabbage.” “Didn’t it make him sick?” “No. He just took a spoonful of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. That prevents stomach troubles of any kind, they say.” At Smith, Yager A Falk’s. ' j One of the favorite stories out in the short grass country of Kansas right now is that of the teacher who asked her pupils what an anecdote was, and, the answer being “a short funny tale” told a small boy to write a sentence containing the word. He wrote: “A rabbit has four legs and one anecdote.” A Frightful Blunder H 1 Will often cause a horrible burn, scald 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 25cts a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Page Blackburn, druggist. State Geologist Blachley is surprised at the extent of the marl deposits in northern Indiana. He says the state has enough marl to supply the United States with Portland cement for the next twenty years. Two large deposits were found in Kosciuskocounty which were unusually thick, being twentytwo feet in places. Pull Price for the Empty Bottle. If Cleveland’s Lung Healer doesn’t cure your cough, return the emptybottle and get all your money back. But it will cure you. It has cured thousands of cases which other remedies failed to relieve in the slightest. We will give you a trial bottle of this wonderful remedy free. Large bottle. 25 cents. Holthouse, Callow A Co. Several Mormon elders who have been holding services on the streets of Noblesville were waited on by a committee of citizens and informed that they would do well to seek other fields of labor. No objections were offered to their preaching on the streets, but complaint was made against a house-to-house canvass for converts. They packed their baggage and left the city. The best remedy for stomach and bowel troubles. “I have been in the drug business for twentv years and have sold most all of the proprietory medicines of any note. Among the entire list I have never found anything to equal Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for all stomach and bowel troubles,” says O. W. Wakefield, of Columbus, Ga. “This remedy cured two severe eases of cholera morbus in my family and 1 have recommended and sold hundreds of Iwttles of it to my customers to their entire satisfaction. It affords a quick and sure cure in a pleasant form.” For sale by Holthouse, Cal low A Co. j If all reports are true many of the census takers have conducted their work in a very careless manner Then l is scarcely a city in Indiana where I the claim is not made that many peo-1 pie had been missed. Some cities are i asking to have the census re taken. It is claimed that one thousand people were missed in Logansport. The claim is made that even in countrydistricts whole families have been missed. There is more catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great manv years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure by local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold bv druggists. 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the liest. j

Sntuiday Only. The Special Sale. s a, « e SHIRTS §L(X4 Silk front shirts, 69c. JUVENILE SHIRTS r n Sti,T front**, / orx nil s.ft fronts. 39c OU Silk fronts,) SI.OO Mailras and Percales. Soft front ..V<7U GOe shirts, soft and laundried, 39c. Shirts, 39c. (Clothing department.

Piano Given (iway. Aug. 31, 7:30 p m - • Chances 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. Mortgage Loaqs. Money Loaned on favorable terms. Low Rate of Interest. Privelege of partial payments, Abstracts of I itle carefully prepared. F. IM. Got*. Second and Madison »t». Detestin', Indiana. Dr. G. V. Goriqell, Veterinary Surgeon >4 Dentist. . . UtCnTl tt. INDIANA. Oftice-I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College and Toronto Veterinary Dental School. Treats all diseases of domesticated animals. Calls attended to day or night. Miesse i»». Mouse. I. J. MEISSE, Proprietor. First-Class Hotel. ..KATES.. $1.50 and $1.25 PEB HAY. Opposite Court House. Baker & Christen, ARCHITECTS Have opened an office over Archbold A Haugh’s Book Store, and are prepared to do any kind of work in their line. Persons contemplating build ing can save time, trouble and money by consulting them. <?* Ghristeq, Architects. J. D. HALE, IIKAI.KH IN Gfain. Sends, Wool, Oil, Salt, Goal, IJtnc, Fertilizers. Elev tora on the Chicago & Erie and Clove Leaf rail reads Ofti<*e and rt tail store southeast corner of Hvcond and Jefferson St reels W Your patronage solicited. I Capital <120,000. Established 1H73 The Adams Ccwintv Bunk Does n general banking busings*, makes collections in all pm H of ttie country. Buys town. township>in<l county vnlers. Foreign and domestic ext haiiLfi Bought and sold. In tt r» st pa id "nt !»• ••I”. Officers AV II Nlhllck. President; D. Studebaker. Vice President K. K A lllmui. Cashier, and C. S. Niblick. Assistant Cashier. PARKER’i HAIR BALSAM ‘ • htd Iwd-.ft.. • ”'»• I’tlr. Ih n ■,! • t growth IgnWr Faun to Hrntorv Gray » I “‘ r Yotithful Color. ITRMaW _Cun • •»-«.,• a ' i ta.ung