Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1900 — Page 8

.Baking PoWdek Absolutely Pure Makes light, flaky, delicious hot biscuits, rolls, muffins and crusts. Makes hot bread wholesome. These are qualities peculiar to it alone. I have found the Royal Baking Powder superior to all others.—C. Gorju, late Chef, Delmonico'G ■OV*L BAKING POWDER CO M 100 WILLIAM BT., NEW YORK.

HENRY B. HELLER. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office, rooms 1 and S. Stone Block, opposite court house. Collections. Notary Public. AMOS P. BEATTY. ATTORNEY AT LAW And Notary Public. Pension claims prosecuted. Odd Fellows building. 1 JAMES T. MERRYMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, DECATUR, IND. Office—No* 1 2 3. over Adame Co. Bank. I refer, by permission to Adams Co Bank.

....Twenty Thousand.... I PIECES OF UNDERWEAR ; u Worth 50c will be sold at 35c each, Finest quality Maco Yarn, Heavy Fleece. Ladies Vests all sizes at VPV\ 35 CEIN T S r I e<Plush Capes-.* // B 7C Za s UltmgS IT PAYS TO TRADE AT I / / For comforts, 36 inches, all colors. Imitations of pieced ..The Boston StOrC.. I READY-MADE effects. Extra heavy, worth ...SUITS... our price this sale.<.< I. O. O. F. BLOCK All colors—Blue, Black, Grey, worth *7 $6 to $7.50, this ' cents* sale... I I - I Jackets I I | 5c Tennis Flannel $3.50. | | IT PAYS TO TRADE AT I Just in, a nice line of Plaids in jsls I i 'T'l D a. C new colorings, extra heavy 455$ ♦♦ I lie DOStOn OtOrC.. 300 Plain, Crushed and Trimmed doth WOrth 6 and 7c this Sale - Plush Capes, 30 inches long, DO r ® I. O. O. F. BLOCK inch sweep, worth $7.50, our price to CCfltS* I c105e.... re _ I $4.75. J THE BOSTON STORE, JI KUEBLER & MOLTZ CO. 1 sls, your choice I. O. O. F. BLOCK, DECATUR, INDIANA $3.50. |

J. D. HALE, DEALER IN Gfain, Seeds, Wool, Oil, Salt, Goal, IJrne, Fertilizers. Elev tors on the Chicago A Erie and Clove Leaf railroads. Office and retail store southeast corner of Second and Jefferson Streets tar-You r patronage solicited. I ERWIN A ERWIN. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. I Office.—Corner Monroe and Second streets ; General practitioner. No.cLarge for consul. I tation.

Linn Uroie. Wm. Ntisbatim of Warren, and Harry Fmick of Chicago cams’ home to vote. Our people in scores Wiped to swell the attendance at the Stevenson meeting at Decatur and Blufftbn last Sat urday. Our first voters were given a demonstrated lesson in voting last Monday evening at the school building, and quite a class there was of them. The death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Poarson took place at their residence .! mile south of town Thursday evening. Age six years. The Monmouth quill pusher inquires as to what become of the Linn Grove itemizer to the Decatur News. Why you can see him every day from your domicile. After voting the tollowing removals were made on election day: John Todd and Frank Morrow residing north of town, the former to Vera Cruz, the latter to Bluffton and John Meshbergsr of this place, moved into the house vacated by Frank Morrow. Pleasant Hills. D. E. Morris and family Sundayed at Ohio City. Rev. Brown is confined to the house on account of sickness. Mrs. John Myers spent a few days here last week with relatives. Lee Porter and family moved to the Fortney farm, south of town. Tony Roebuck and family of Peterson, Sundayed here with relatives. There will be a box social at Dist. No. 7, next Saturday evening. Everybody invited. Charles Morris left for Middlepoint, Ohio, Monday, where he will visit friends and cast his vote. John Conrad and children, after a vear's absence in Ohio, returned to their old home at this place last Saturday. Charles France and family and Charles Wood and family moved to the country this week and will, locate on farms. Mrs. Andrew Teeple died at an early Saturday morning of paralysis. Funeral at Mt. Tabor church Monday morning. Her remains were interred in the cemetery at that place. Ye itemizer had the pleasure of attending the grand rally at Decatur last Saturday, and was among the many hundreds that had the honor of shaking hands with Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, and listened to one of the ablest speeches ever made in that city. Saturday was indeed a gala day at Decatur, and one long to be remembered.

West Root Joseph E. Mann is on the sick list. Rev. Jones preached at Mt. Tabor last Sunday. Sam Reed and wfA of Decatur, spent Sunday with his father, Uncle Johnny Reed. Frank Small and family of Hoagland. spent Sunday with Uncle Johnny Reed and wife. Ulysses Drummond and family of Decatur, Sundaved with Mr. and Mrs. George Ruckman. The box social at the Elzey school last Wednesday night was a grand success. The net proceeds were Sil. 25 which will be used to purchase books for the already flourishing library. Root township attended the rally at Decatur last Raturday in full force, and having the largest delegation was awarded the largest flag. Root township is one of the foremost counties in Adams county, and will praise that glorious banner —the stars and stripes. Origin of Cake Walk. The cake walk proper had its origin among the French negroes of Louisiana more than a century ago, says the New Orleans Times-Democrat. There Is little doubt that it is an offshoot of some of the old French country dances. It resembles several of them In form. From New Orleans it spread over the entire south and thence north. It was found of convenience to the plantation negroes. They were not wedded by li-1 cense, and it was seldom that the serv-i ices of a preacher were called in. At a cake walk a man might legitimately show his preference for a woman and thus publicly claim her for a wife. In effect the cake walk was not different from the old Scotch marriage which required only public acknowledgment from the contracting parties. So this festival became in some sense a wooing, an acceptance or a rejection and a ceremony. This explains its popularity with the blacks outside of Its beauties, with the accompaniment of music, which is competent at ail times to command negro support. Cake walking has improved, as do most things that are constantly practiced. It has lost its old significance in the south. Negroes now get married when they marry at all in the white folks’ fashion. It has become, however. a pantomime dance. Properly perlormed. It is a beautiful one. The cake is not much of a prize, though the negro has a sweet tooth. Her Reply. The Husband (sourly)—You ought to know better how to use money. The Wife (sweetly)—Perhaps I could learn if I had a little more to practice with.—Puck. The tip of the minute hand of the average watch travels nearly fourfifths of a mile every day.

Found u Mure’. Nest. A brigadier ftneral or major general is entitled to the keep of three horses at Uncle Sam’s expense; a colonel, lieutenant colonel, major or captain to two only. Tiie forage allowance is often commuted by nu lling over the same to the quartermaster, and this practice once betrayed a suspicious new member of I the house into a curious blunder. He ■ announced that he had discovered that! “officers of the army are selling the' forage allowed to them, and one such i case I am prepared to cite from tire records of the wnr department, a case in which the oats and hay were transferred. doubtless for a consideration, to a person named Q. M. Corral.” There was an exchange of looks and winks among Ids astonished hearers, and then an old member kindly rose and said. “1 presume, Mr. Speaker, that tiie memorandum referred to by my distinguished friend refers to a transfer of forage, in the ordinary course of business, to the quartermaster's corral.”—Buffalo Commercial. The Has Been.. They met again in after years by chance at the do ir of a circus tent, the judge and the middle aged woman who had been Maud Muller. "Great scott,” muttered the judge to himself as he noted her sallow face, faded hair, stubby fingers with the marks of the washboard upon them and the group of slatternly children she was angrily trying to Induce the ticket taker to pass in free, "what a lucky escape 1 had!” "Merciful gracious,” she mused inwardly, looking at his bald head, watery eyes, double chin and protuberant stomach, “and I once wanted to marry that roan!” They passed in, with their respective ' noses perceptibly elevated and were listening a few minutes later to the time honored jokes of the clown.—Chicago Tribune. Breaking the New. Jackson—See here, Jimson, that confounded dog of yours kept up a continual bowl under my window till 3 o’clock this morning! Jimson (firmly)—lt wasn’t my dog, sir! Jackson—l’m glad to hear that, old man, because I hated to ask you to bury the body. To whom did you sell him?—Brooklyn Life. Evidence of Genina, "My wife,” said Mr. Snickers, “is a truly remarkable woman.” "We all know that.” we said. “But do you wish to specify?” “Yes, sir. She wrote and sold a story the other day. and she spent only once the money she expected to receive for It.”—Harper’s Bazar “Os all the fool things,” said the farmer wearily, “the advice to make hay while the sun shines is the worst. Why, when the sun shines It'll make hav itself.”—Chicago Post.

Capital (120,000. Established 1 8 -> The Adams County Bank Decatur, lr)dl,i nd . Does a general banking business tnav. lections in all parts of the counit uptown, township and county coders 1 and domestic exchange bought anil sold i TC terest paid on time deposits. In ‘ Officers -W. H. Niblick. President It baker. l ice President: K. K. Alll>,,i, ( aud C. S. Niblick. Assistant Cashier ’ ‘ ®r. JohnSchurger. Dave E. Smith SCHI’RGER & SMITH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Money to loan at lowest rates of interest Abstracts of title, real estate and collect inn. Rooms 1. 2 and 3 Welfley block MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATUR, IND. Wheat, newj gg Corn, per cwt, yellow (new).... 49 Corn, per cwt. (new) mixed.... Oats, new 20 ®22 Ry o 45 Barley 33 (p 10 Clover seed 4 00 @ 5 25 Timothyl 50 @ 2 00 Potatoes, per bn 39 Eggs, fresh 19 Butter 16 Chickens 51 Ducks 51 Turkeys 08 Geese (p Woollß to 22 Wool, washed2s aud 28 Hogss 00 TOLEDO MARKETS NOV. 8, 1:30 P. M. Wheat, new No. 2 red, cash... .$ 76 December wheat 771 Cash corn No. 2 mxed, cash... 37J December corn 36| Prime clover 6 40 REPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. To the citizens and inhabitants of the town of Buena Vista and Hartford township in i Adams county. Indiana. I Notice is hereby given itiat I. George W. , Nichols, who is a male inhabitant ot the State i of Indiana, over the age of twenty one years, and a person not In the habit of becoming ip. toxleated, will make application to the honorable board ot commissioners of the eountj of Adems, in the State of Indiana, at their next regular session in December, 19W. fora license to sell spirituous, vinous, malt and all other intoxicating liquors in less quantities than a quart ata time to be drank on the premises where sold, in and at the onestory frame building fronting on a public street in said town where the building is situated on the south side of the following described premises in said town of Buena Vista, in Hartford township. in Adams county. State of Indiana to-wit: Lot number -.even in .the town of Buena Vista, in Hariford township, in Adamscounty Indiana, said building fronts east on said street, the same being twenty teet and six inches wide and forty-five feet long, all in one room and no partitions In said room: the said applicant desires a grant and will petition said commissioners for a grant permitting him to run in connection with said busine-s and in said building a restaurant and eating bouse, in said room where said liquors ar ■ to be sold. 35-3 George W. Nichols. Applicant.