Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1900 — Page 3

What Is Celery King? It is a scientific combination of rare roots, herbs, larks and seeds from Nature's laboratory. It cures constipation, nervous dis. orders, headache, indigestion and liver and kidney diseases. It Isa most wonderful medicine, and Is recommended by physicians generally. Rememlier it cures constipation. Celery King is sold in 25c. and 50c. packages by druggists. 1

Races! Races! Races at Steele’s Park tomorrow afternoon. L. G. Ellingham attended to business at Berne last Saturday. Mosquitoes, it is said, will not bite a person who takes sulphur into his system. D. F. Quinn returned home last Friday from a ten days’ outing at Oden and Rome City. You will never find any other as prompt and so pleasant as DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Smith. Yager At Falk. ts H. M. Romberg returned home Saturday, after a several days business trip through the northern part of the state. A Lima man has been fined ¥SO and sent to jail for thirty days for attempting to kiss a woman. If he failed of course he deserved all he got. Are you runniu’ for office this year? No, you durn fool; I’m runniu’ to Smith. Yager & Falks for a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to cure indigestion. a Coxey rushes into print to announce that his party will not fuse with the democrats this year. This ought to brighten up democratic hopes mater ially. Buhler Bro’s have secured the services of Peter Mougey, blacksmith, and Jacob Mangold, wood-worker. They are the best in their lines and will be pleased to meet old and new friends. 2-ts An exhibition of Hottentot beauties in native lack of custume is being urged as a feature of the Paris exposition. The committee shudders at the bare suggestion. Don't forget if you use Putnam Fadeless Dyes you don't have to send for a package for wool and one for cotton. Each packages colors all fibers. Sold by Smith, Yager A. Falk. 24-2 Wanted—A widow lady with small family for For right person will give a nice comfortable home and good wages. Apply by letter giving particulars and making appointment for an interview. Address Lock-box 13, Monroe, Ind. 22-3 The peasantry of Spain have learned to make roosters hatch eggs and look after chickens, while the hens, being at liberty, can and do lay more eggs than they would if hampered by maternal duties. In India, the land of famine, thousands die because they cannot obtain food. In America, the land of plenty many suffer and die because they can not digest the food they eat. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat. It instantly relieves and radically cures all stomach troubles. Smith, Yager & Falk. 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 3 SXJ Am A ahi' A ' n w A 1 ii JSi Wh **/ —I — - I _ l _x — » ajfir OSBORNE TEDDER. Not only Tedders, but I have a full line of Osborne farm implements, the best on the market, consisting oi Binders, Mowers, Rakes, Harrows, &c. Come in and see what I have to show you, and I will save you money. • L. C. MILLER, At Machine Shop. Decatur, Indiana.

Mrs. J. C. Patterson and children returned from Winchester last Frid “ Attend the races at Steele’s Park tomorrow afternoon and you will never regret it. r « win uev Breathes there a man with soul so dead that hath not unto his neighbor said this is hot. Bids will lie received for a remedy that is equal to Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup I epsm For particulars see Smith. V ager & Falk. a ’ Dr. Butcher, of Richwood. Ohio was in the city last week on business. V'T*l 1 en ‘ l8 ‘ w dl probably Mr Krimmel, the piano tuner, of tort Wayne, is in the city this week. Parties wishing their piano tuned will please leave word at the Miesse House. W. S. Hughes, and Clark Coverdale and families and Earl Coverdale are enjoying an outing at Adams lake near \\ olcottville for a few days. Best way to cure baackache. Backaches are caused by disorder in the kidneys. Foley’s Kidney Cure will make the kidneys right. Holthouse Callow & Co. a Unclaimed letters: John Cline J C. Berry, Mrs. Yiola Wolfe, Tom' Stephen. Mrs. Martha Railing, Mrs. May Garwood, Burnel Frazief. H. C Bell. J. H. Bailey. ‘ Bumpus Jones, the famous pitcher. now with the Wheeling base ball club, was here several days last week the guest of George Wertzberger and family. V. B. Conklin, Bowersvill, 0.. says: “I received more benefit from Foley’s Kidney Cure than from months of treatment by physicians." Take no substitute. Holthouse. Callow At Co. a It is a custom in Hungary for the groom to give the bride a kick after the ceremony, to make her realize her subjection, while in Croatia the bridegroom lioxes the brides' ears. Officers Take Notice. The officers of the Adams County Farmers’ Institute will meet at the office of Peterson Ar France, Friday, Aug. 24, at one o'clock p. m. C’ D. Kunkle, Pres., I. N. Teeter, Sec'y. The lack of energy you feel, the backache and a run down condition generally, all mean kidney disorder. Foley's kidney Cure will restore your strength and vigor by making the kidneys well. Holthouse, Callow Ac Co. a The town board at Redkey has instructed the marshal of that place to see that all the slot machines are removed. They must lie making preparations to have a tight town during their street carnival. If you have headache, pain in the back, dizziness with spots floating before the vision, it indicates serious disease of the kidneys. Dr. J. H. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm removes these symptoms and cures the disease. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. a An officer of the Treasury Department estimates that more than ¥15,000,000 worth of the old-lashioned fractional parer currency is still outstanding, ami, though some of it has doubtless been destroyed, the bulk of it is held by collectors and private individuals. The wolf in the fable put on sheep’s clothing because if he traveled on his own reputation hecould’nt accomplish his purpose. Counterfeiters of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve couldn’t sell their worthless salves on their merits, so they put them in boxes and wrapjiers likeDeWitt's. Look out for them. Take only DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It cures piles and all skin diseases. Smith, Yager & Falk, ts

Martin Mylott was at Fort Wayne last Friday looking after business. , Mrs. Fred Schafer Sundayed at Fort Wayne, being the guest of Rev. and Mrs. W 11. Daniels. • The president of the Waterbury Watch Co. is dead. It will take quite a while to wind up his affairs. Now on Hand. A good, even lot of foundation add bridge stone, fine crushed stone and stone screenings. J. S. Bowers. 21m2 Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Studabaker left Saturday for a several weeks visit at Goshen. Benton Harbor, Chicago and Milwaukee. Why don’t you eat? “No appetite," you say. “Stomach feels bad." Well, take Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and vou can eat anything. Smith, Yager & Falk. " a There are 285,000 words in the latest English dictionary. No wonder it took McKinley so long to pick out just the right one to express his for eign policy. The greatest skin specialist in America originated the formula of Banner Salve. For all skin diseases, all cuts or sores, and for piles it’s the most healing medicine. Holthouse, Callow & Co. a The “medicine" bill of a Wyandotte, Mich., family, quarantined for smallpox, included seven quarts of whisky in fourteen days. Tho un-Kentuckian board of auditors refused to settle. What most people want is something mild and gentle, when in need of a physic. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets fill the. bill to a dot. They are easv to take and pleasant m effect. Sold by Holthouse, Callow Ac Co. a There will be at least ten national tickets in the field this fall. With such an assortment to select from the average voter ought to be able to pick out a ticket that will harmonize with his complexion. 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 A smooth stranger has been working a new game in Putnam county. He visits saw mills, etc., and where they are threshing, takes a picture at twenty-five cents each. They pay in advance and the photographer forgets to debver the pictures. For whooping cough. “Both my children were taken with whooping cough. ’ writes Mrs. O. E. Dutton, of Danville. Ills. “A small bottle of Foley’s Honey and Tar gave such relief that I used a 50-cent bottle, which saved me a doctor bill.” Nothing else as good. Holthouse, Callow & Co. a The Ohio penitentiary contains 1,101 inmates. There are 1,061 males and 40 females. Os this number 434 are United States prisoners. During the week ending August 2, there were discharged 17 prisoners and 40 were received. There are 34 in the hospital, 34 in the asylum and 98 out on parole. “1 am a switchman,” writes A. J. Jennesse, of 9201 Butler St., Chicago, "and am out in all kinds of weather. I took a cold which settled on my kidneys and was in very bad shape. I tried several advertised medicines with no benefit until I was recommended to take Foley’s Kidney Cure. Twothirds of a bottle cured me.” Holthouse, Callow & Co. a Recently in Paris police arrested a man who boldly advertised in the press a preparation of vitriol for the use of discarded sweethearts. The advertisement read something like this: Attention, disappointed ones! Special preparation of vitriol, in secure Basks Swift, sure, and caustic. Satisfaction guaranteed. 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 and warts. If 7 A yankee genious has found away to convert the destructive caterpillar into a product useful to mankind. They are gathered, nut into a crushing machine, and the juice is said to be fine lubricating oil. The idea is to have been suggested by the vast number of caterpillars gathering on railroad tracks and stopping trains. All Women are Beautiful If they have a clear, delicate and rosy skin, and bright, sparkling eyes. Cleveland's Celery Compound Tea makes pure blood, cures all nerve and functional diseases, and gives the skin the clear, perfect bloom of youth. We will give you a free trial package. Large packages 25 ebnts. Holthouse. Callow & Co. The churches give their ministers a vacation during the hot weather. They say it is to give the preacher a rest, but we suspect that the real motive is to give the members a rest during the dog days. It is trying on the nerves to sit and listen to an old rehashed sermon without pith or point during a hot Sunday. Exchange. The laws of health require that the bowels move once each day and one of the penalties for violating this law is piles. Keep your bowels regular by takipg a aoee of Chamberlain's Stomach mid Liver Tablets when necessary and you will never have that severe punishment inflicted upon you. Price 25 cents. Sold by Holt house, Callow & Co. a

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moltz returned from their eastern trip last Friday. Mrs. W. S. Harris of Conneaut, 0., is visiting in the city, a guest of her sister, Mrs. S. D, Beavers. _ Whatever may be said of the upward tendency of wheat and corn, rye continues to go down as usual. Considering what it has got various folks into, that Chinese open door has some of the qualities of a trap door. The coral roads of Burtnuda are the finest in the world for cycling, thev are as smooth as a dancing floor and are never dirty. Mothers endorse it, children like it, old folks use it. We refer to One Minute Cough Cure. It will quickly cure all throat and lung troubles. Smith, Yager & Falk. ts There will be Preaching service at Oak Grove church Sunday the 26th. by Revs. Hill and Miller. Services at 16 o’clock 2:30 and 7:30. All are kindly invited. The dread of people with weak lungs who suffer from stubborn coughs and consumption. Foley’s Honey and Tar. if taken in time, cures the cold, heals and strengthens the lungs and always cures incipient consumption. Holthouse, Callow & Co. a The two bicycles given away at Sheets' restaurant, Berne, on the even ing of the Fourth were drawn by No. 5526 and 6871. Parties holding these lucky numbers will present them at my place of business and receive the wheels. Wm. Sheets. 18tf Pocket map of China. Latest indexed map of Chinese Empire with enlarged map of portions of China where difficulty exists, and information relating to present crisis, mailed on receipt of four cents in postage by \t. B. Kniskern, 22 Fifth avenue, Chicago, 111. 22 4 Experience in France, says the Youth’s Companion, have shown that chimney soot is valuable, both as a fertilizer and as an insecticide. Its fertilizing qualities are particularly noted in garden and meadows. E. P. Menefee has purchased the right of Adams county for the J. C. Simmons portable fence, which has been on display on Short street by Adolph Hart's barber shop for several weeks. The fence is one of the best that has come to our notice for a long time. Farm rights are now for sale by E. P. Menefee, who may be seen at the office of Smith & Bell. 20-ts John Stults contemplates giving a stock and implement sale on October 14. It will perhaps be the largest sale that will be held this year, some of the best stock in Adams county, and that is saying much, will be sold. Mr. Stults intends leaving the farm and locating in this city. “My baby was terribly sick with the diarrhoea," says J. H. Doak, of Williams, Oregon. “We were tin able with the doctor's assistance, and as a last resort we tried Chamlierlain's Colic, Cholera and Diahrroea Remedy. lam happy to say it gave immediate relief andacomnlete cure." For sale by Holthouse. Callow & Co. a Five new American battleships are to be contracted for this year. They will be the largest in the navy, with a displacement from 14.600 to 15,000 tons and a speed of nineteen knots. Within three years this splendid addition to the navy will be ready for service. The Miesse House building, fixtures and everything pertaining to the hotel business, for sale for ¥5,500, or the building for ¥4,500. Will trade for a small farm or town property, or with reasonable cash payment will give good time on balance. The house contains twenty-two sleeping rooms and is in first-class condition. If you are looking for a bargain, you will find it here. 19t4 The Germans make flannel underclothing of the fibers of the pine needles, as well as socks for men and stockings for women, while kneewarmers, knitting and darning yarns, cork solos, quilts, wadding, deafening paper for walls, pine-needle soap, incense, and even cigars made from the raw material have been exported from Germany for years. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible burn, scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the liest in the world, will kill the pain ami promptly heal it. Cures old sores, fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, all skin eruptions. Best pile cure on earth. Only 25 cts a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Page Blackburn, druggist. Auburn-haired women have ruled the world; not women with brick dust colored topnots, but those whose heads are crowned with soft, waving locks, red-gold only in the sunlight. Xantippe, Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, Caterine of Russia, Queen Elizabeth, Mme. Recamier, Marie Antoinetta and many others who made history for the world had such hair. Consumption Kills Millions. Every month thousands every year millions are hurried into untimely graves by insidious, deadly consumpttion. Don’t trifle with vour cough or your lung trouble. Cleveland's Healer will cure you. It has a longer record of cures than any other lung remedy. We will give you a free sample bottle. Large Ixittle 25 cents. Holthouse, Callow Ac Co. Wealthy title-hunters should lie interested in the offer of one of the Chinese revolutioury parties to make one contributing ¥IO,OOO to their cause a prince of he royal blood. The offer does not give the process by which plebeians are turned into princes of the royal blood while they wait.

$3.50 $ 1.00. I We cannot give, but we are seiliner the best makes of shoes in patent leathers and hand turns for ladies and welts for gets, at $2.93. These are our regular $350 and $4 00 shoes. Every pair guaranteed to be of best material and workmanship... We have all widths, sizes and styles... During AUGUST these shoes will be $2.98 to all. If you are not married to any particular line of shoes, come in and let us show you the most complete line of honest shoes at 20 OFF Ever shown in Decatur... You will find your neighbors looking at these values at the Big Store. N. B.—Call for tickets on Piano.

Races at Steele's Park tomorrow afternoon. Millions will lie spent in politics this year. We can’t keep the campaign going without money any more than we can keep the body vigorous without food. Dyspeptics used to starve themselves. Now Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat aud allows you to eat all the good food you want. It radically cures stomach troubles. Smith, Yager A Falk, ts The great wall of China was recently measured by Mr. Unthank, an American engineer. His measurements gave the height as 18 feet. Every few hundred yards there is a tower 25 feet high. For 1,300 miles the wall goes over plains aud mountains, every foot of the foundation being of solid masonry. A Monster Devilfish Destroying its victim, is a type of constipation. The power of tfis murder ous malady is felt on organs and nerves aud musclesand brain. There's no health till it's overcome. But Dr. King's New Life Pill area safe and certain cure. Best in the world for stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. Only 25 cents at Page Blackburn's drug store. When the police in Denmark find a man hopelessly drunk in the streets they drive the patient in a cab to the station, where he Rollers off, then they take him home. The cabman makes his charge, the police doctor makes his, the agents make their claim for special services, and this bill is presented to the landlord oftheestablishment where the drunkard took the last glass that did the business. “Through the months ot June and July our baby was teething and took a running off of the liowels and sickness of the stomach,” says O. P. M Holliday, of Deming. Ind. “His bowels would move from five to eight times a day. I had a bottle of Colic, Cholera and Diahrroea Remedy in the house and gave him four drops in a teaspoonful of water and he got lietter at once.” Sold by Holthouse, Callow & Co. a That the drunkard should destroy his own body aud consume it in the fires of alcohol is bad enough, but the crudest side of the picture is the suffering he causes other and innocent persons. Heart broken fathers and weeping mothers and wives whose lives are one protracted tragedy, could alone adequately describe the needless misery. Ohio Penitentiary News. Caveats, Trade marks, i R I LU lOf Bn( | Copyrights secured promptly for moderate fees. Patent guaranteed in every case. All forms of practice relating to PENSIONS, bounty, back pay, prize monev. additional homestead claims and all kinds of Public Land business attended to with care. Burton T. Doyle & Co., Washington, D. C.

Mortgage Loans. Money Loaned on favorable terms. Low Rate of Interest. Privelege of partial payments, Abstracts of I itle carefully prepared. F. M. Oof. Second and Madinon DdcatUi', Indiana. Miesse House. I. J. MEISSE. Proprietor. First-Class Hotel. ..BATES.. $1.50 and $1.25 I’EB DAY. Opposite Court Ilouxo. Bilker A Christen, ARCHITECTS Have opened an office over Archbold \ Haugh’s Book Store, and are prepared to do any kind of work in their line. Persona contemplating building can save time, trouble and money by consulting them. I3al\er & Ghristeq, Architects. CHARLES N. CHRISTEN, Architect* Contractoi Decatur, Indiana. All kinds of Plans and Sjiecifications furnished for building of every description. Reasonable terms. 12