Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1901 — Page 6

Rheumatism Rheumatic pains are the cries of protest and distress from tortured muscles, aching joints and excited nerves. The blood has been poisoned by the accumulation of waste matter in the system, and can no longer supply the pure and health sustaining food they require. The whole system feels the effect of this acid poison; and not until the blood has been purified and brought back to a healthy condition will the aches and pains cease. Mrs. James Kell, of 707 Ninth street. N. E., Washington. D. C., writes as follows: “A fetr months ago I had an attack of bciatic Rheum** lism in its worst form The pain was so intense that X pecatne completely crated. The attack was an unusually severe one, and my condition was tegardeel as being very danger- V* ST' ous. I was attended by x one of the most able doc- v jfc tors in Washington whois < also a member of the faculty of a leading medical ? college here. He told me to continue his prescriptions and I would get well. After having it filled twelve times without receiving the slightest benefit, I declined to continue his treatment any longer. Having heard of 6. S. S. (Swift s Specific) recommended for Rheumatism, I decided, almost in despair however, to give the medicine a trial, and after I had taken a few bottles J was able to hobble around on crutches, and very aoon thereafter had no use for them at all, S S. fe having cured me sound and well All the distressing pains have left me, my appetite has returned, and I am happy to be again restored to perfect health. the great vegetable purifier and tonic, is the ideal remedy in all rheumatic troubles. Therp are no opiates or ntintrals in !! to disturb th? digfMion and had to ruinous haoita. We have prepared a special book on Kjjt’Mnaiiani which eve;y sufferer Jrum this painful disease should read. It is u>* most complete and interesting book of the kind in existence. It will be sent free to any one desiring it. Write our physicians fully and freely about your case. Wo make no charge for medical advice. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. . ■ viwur, ■ ■■— PROMPT ACCEITASCE OF THE JOINT NOTE AVTHOHIZED BY IMPERIAL COURT. ASK SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES I quiescence In tho Demands cf the Allies Ccm.s As a Surprise to the Chinese Plenip.tci tiari.s Who Thought More Time V.cud Be D.mr.dzd Ey the Emperor. Lornl n. Jun. I.—A dispatch from I’ckin says an armistice lias been proclaim 1 . d. Pekin. Doc. 31.—The Cliiucse plenipotentiaries have been unexpectedly ordered to sign the preliminary joint note and have notified the foreign envoys to that effect. Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang communicated to the foreign envoys an imperial edict in which the emperor declares that china accepts the joint note and authorizes Prince Citing and Li Hung Chang to negotiate and to ask for a sus|H‘nsion of hostilities. The Chinese themselves were greatly astonished at receiving the imperial instructions. Neither 1.1 Hung Cluing nor Prince Ching hud expected success in persuading the court under 10 days. The emperors instructions are to agree fully to the note, but to endeavor to get the best terms possible, particularly in the matter of limiting the numlter of legation guards and also as to the places where these are to be located. The plenipotentiaries are instructed to endeavor to limit the number of army posts along the line of railway to as few as possible, and finally to retpies the powers not to destroy the fortifications, but merely to disarm them. Li Hung Chang's health is laid. and it is doubtful whether he will lie able to do more than affix his signature to an instrument delegating his powers to Prince Ching until another plenipotentiary lias been apixrinted. He was dressed Sunday and carried in a chair to tLe residence of Prince Ching, with whom he held a long consultation. Prince Ching then called upon the doyen of the diplomatic corps, the Spanish minister. Senor De Cologan, and requested him to notify tlie other envoys that instructions had lieen received from flic emperor to sign the note. Mr. Wu Is Surprised. Washington. Dec. 31.—Mr. Wu. the Chinese minister, is somewhat puzzled as to Just what construction to place on the Pekin dispatch. All along lie has regarded the demands conveyed in the joint note as harsh and severe and the statement that it lias been signed causes him surprise. He Is inclined to believe that in al) probability what the emperor has dl reefed Is that the Chinese plenipotentiaries proceed to discuss In a friendly manner with the envoys the terms of the agreement with a view, as stated In the Pekin dispatch, to obtain the beat terms possible along certain specified Hues and also in others not contained in the cablegram. Received With Satisfaction. Washington, Dec. 31.—The report that the Chinese plenipotentiaries had been directed to sign the Joint note Is a source of satisfaction to officials here ns Indicating a disposition on lhe part of the Chinese government to heed the desire of the powers that negotiations shall be entered on at once and the present unsatisfactory eondltlou of uffniia be terminated. || Ur. Fenner's KIDNEY | I ’"backache Cure. ~ For all Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Troubles. Lame Rack. Heart IHiwaiw.Hkln 4N»caw. Hh< iumUioi, Bed Wetting, «tc. Unfai ling in Female Weakness By dealers. MK'.iU- by mail mircdvnla.K Y.

A RETROSPECT. The years bring worldly wisdom Ami some of Learning’s lore, The laurel to the victor Or gold in shining store, .jfiut faith that knows no ™ The joy untouched by pain. The light that lies in loving eyes Will not return again! —Ernest Neal Lyon in Harper’s Weekly. OAOAOAOAOAOAOOAOAOJI.OAOACAO i ft BLIND Mftft'S FIGHT. f | By M. Quad. £ •d ► O cornuoHT, 1900, by c. b. lkwis. oTOVoTotcToVooVoVoVoVoVoVo Without doubt the most singular duel that ever took place In the United States occurred at Sante Fe, N. M., 35 years ago. It was several years previous to the first Pacific railroad and while yet every pound of goods going to the far west bad to be hauled across the great plains by freight wagon or sent around Cape Horn by sea. Two men in a Rogers & Blair outfit fell in love with the same girl in Santa Fe. One was an American named Jack Hines, and tbe other was a full blooded Mexican who was simply known ns Don. The girl was a half breed, and none of us outside the two rivals thought her worth fighting over. 1 du not think she really cared for either man, but uer game was co-' quette and keep them on the ragged edge and make the most she could out I of It. She received many valuable presents from the rivals, ami I know that Hines lent her father money which was never returned. For a time the rivalry was a subject for joking among us, but when we saw that either man was ready to fly at the other’s throat on the smallest provocation the case become serious. They were not only good men for the outfit, each earning the .highest wages paid, but they were game men. and if they came togetb.-r nothing was surer than that one would be killed. The affair had gone on for seven or eight months before the outbreak came. We were in Santa Fe. making ready for a start east, when the Mexican one

XXW THE AMERICAN LEAPED FORWARD LISE A FLASH. evening approached a fire beside which Hines set alone and threw a package of powder on the blaze. With a leap aside be escaped consequences, but Jack Hines was blinded for life. It was a contemptible thing to do. and but for the civil authorities tbe Mexican would have been lynched. As it was. he was kicked and beaten and bounced out of camp. A day or two later, as tbe girl had gone back on him. be tried to carry her off by force, but had to let her go when she stabbed him. Hines depended on her pity in his misfortune, but sb° calmly told him that a blind husband would be of uo use to her and laughed bls tears to scorn. He find a relative In the city and was taken in and cared for, while the Mexican crossed the Hio Grande so. a time. It was a year later and Jack's old outfit nrd all bis friends happened to be in Santa Fe again when Don re♦•irned. He bad grown uglier and meaner in tbe 12 months. We would have picked a fuss with him and shot him down, but Jack Hines had no sooner heard of bls presence than be said: “Boys, you must arrange for a duel. I shall never rest content until 1 have killed that Mexican.” "But you are blind.” w<> protested. “Never mind that. 1 must fight him and kill him. blind or not. and tbe whole of Santa Fe shall look on.” When we found that he would have It so. we carried a challenge to Don and also asked the authorities to let us have a public duel. Some weak objections were made, but the” yielded the point. A fight of some sort was an hourly inclden’, and duefii came off two or three times per week. The Mexican laughed In derision at the Idea, but readily accepted the challenge. “Y»s. I will meet tbe Americano.” he said, "and I will slice and cut and prick for one hour by the watch before 1 ffl’e him the grand finish. Tbe crowd that looks on will see gome of ’he finest knife play ever shown on »hls side of tbe river. Tomorrow at noon, eh? 1 will be as prompt as the sun.” You may believe that when the report spread about there was great excitement. It was generally believed tliat tb» blind man would fall nn easy victim, but even his best friends said that he had better die with a knife in his hand than to live In a helpless state the rest of his life. Tn three or four of ua Jack confided his belief that he would triumph. His hearing bad be come as ncute ns a fox's, and he would make bls enrs see for him. H* was In perfect health, had tho nerve and courage of n lion, and he believed he had a chance. At high noon of an August day over 4,000 people, many of whom were women, assembled on the smooth turf to witness the strange combat A ring of ropes w’.i formed and the specta-

tors formed another. It was to be a duel with knives, and seconds aud a referee were appointed. After each five minutes there was to be a rest. Foremost among the spectators was tbe girl who had caused it all. and she was free to say she didn’t care who triumphed. Each man was allowed to wrap his left arm in a scrape or cioak and all cheering or advising was forbidden. Tlie blind man was pale faced and nervous as the tight began, but : his bard shut teeth told of the de- | termination in his heart. The MexiI can was ail bows and smiles aud eonfi- ■ deuce, and as lie was known to be an [ adept with tbe knife a groan went about tbe circle as the two stepped forward to open the fight. That duel was something to be remembered for all time. From the blind man’s movements no one could have told that he was sightless. For four five-minute rounds they fought, with only a few trifling scratches on either side, but if there was any advantage it was on the side of the American. who had the full sympathy of the crowd, Mexicans and all. When they came out for the fifth round Don winked and chueklpd and said it was time he began slicing cars off. Hines had him located to a hair’s breadth, and as they faced each other the American leaped forward like a flash, caught the knife on his and threw It to tbe left, and next instant his own blade had found the heart of the man who bad blinded him. We who were only five feet away could not follow tbe mommeut, so swiftly was it made, but it was a successful one and of course

ended tbe fight. Hines told me that during the fight be seemed to see every move and motion made by the other and from the first felt sure of victory. A public purse amounting to over a thousand dollars was raised for him on the spot, and about five hundred was subsequently added, and he was sent east to some institution and is today a teacher of the blind and a man too tender hearted to kill a fly. He Caught the Guy. There are two men of the same name in the directory. One is a learned savant, the other a patron of the turf and the pool boxes, who spends very little time In the city. The cub reporter, simply because there was nothing else to keep him from bothering every one in the office, was glv»n the name of this man and told to get some good stories out of him about experiences on the racing circuits. The cub whistled while he looked up the name and address, and airily served notice that he would want a couple of columns if he caught that "guy” at home. He rang and was admitted to a fine library, where a scholarly looking gen tieman bad a table covered with open books. “Hello, old man! I’m from The Evening Yawp. Looking up pedigrees, hey?” “No," in a bewildered sort of way. “I was seeing if 1 could lend some little assistance to the recent attempts a» constructing a scientific basis for {esthetics out of the result of experimental osyebometry.” "Oh. forget it. Bill. Give that guff to the gillies and the Johnnies. I want vou to give me some high toned boss talk, understand; something that’ll put sparkles on the column and make the opposition reptiles wriggle like they was in a gridiron.” But “Bill" bad slipped by the collar and was racing down the hall. Tbe next thing the cub recognized was that ho was being led out by the ear with a 200 pound menial grinning at him. Os course be had gone to tbe wrong man, but be never thought of that and wanted to fight tbe city editor on bis own terms.-Detrolt Free Press. Two Famous Orator*. As was anticipated, a vast multitude assembled from all quarters to hear the famous orator. This was the only occasion on which 1 saw Dr. Chalmers. Tbe sight was an imposing one. The attitude of the audience was deeply reverential, and as be gradually gathered force and fire as be proceeded it was greatly impressed. Tbe scene was one for the pencil of the artist—the old man eloquent, surrounded by hundreds of rustle admitcrs. awed to stillness by the magic of his genius, while be himself, energized with mighty passion. bls face flecked with foam, like a horse which has been driven at Its utmost speed. And when “amen” was pronounced a deep sigh was heaved, and tbe multitude “silently stole away” to ponder on their path and remark in their homes on tbe unwonted experience of the day. Tbe only other speaker I have seen tinder tbe same kind of excitation was Profes«or Wilson (Christopher North). Some of his lectures were poor and dry enough, but in others he was eloquent aud poetical In a high degree. He seemed to speak with his whole body, ns well as with his whole soul. His eye, “in a fine frenzv rolling.” burned like a ball of flre, and tbe students sat spellbound under the power of their great teacher. To have seen and heard such men as Dr. Chalmers and Professor Wilson at their best and greatest Is a memory to be cherished. There were giants In those days.—Scotsman. One Sore Teat. An Irishman, more patriotic than clever, enlisted In a dragoon regiment with the Intention of becoming a gallant soldier. The fencing master had experienced rather a bard job In the matter of explaining to him tbe various ways cf using the sword. Now. Pat." he said, “how would yon use your sword If your opponent feinted r “Begorrn.” said Pat. with gleaming eyes. ‘‘l’d just tickle him with the point to see If he was »bemmingl”-Pear-ion’s Weekly,

iHorse Blanket and Harness Sale! ....NOW GOING ON AT.... H- S. PORTER’S. We will give you a bargain for the month of December you never got before at the... Old Stand or the New Shop Second Street, two doors south of People’s Livery Barn tna I Buy and Sell BAH of my Second Hand Goods-?* At prices that will astonish you. You are loser if you don't see me for... Anything you . — want.-?* Rd Bargains ~ Yours Respectfully, H. S. PORTER.

HENRY B HELLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office, rooms 1 ami 2. Stone Block, opposite court house. Collections. Notary Public. AMOS P. BEATTY. ATTORNEY AT LAW And Notary Public. Pension claims prose cuted. Odd Fellows building. 1 JAMES T. MERRYMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, DECATUR. IND. office—Nos. 1. 2 3. over Adams Co. Bank. I refer, by permission to Adame Co. Bank. fohn Schurger. DaveE.Smltl SCHURGER & SMITH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Money to loan at lowest rates of interest Abstracts of title, real estate and collections Rooms 1. Zand 3 Welfley block. 3S ERWIN A ERWIN. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office.—Corner Monroe and Second streets General practitioner, No charge for consul, tatlon. Harvey Harrutf. John H. Lenhart. HARRUFF A LENHART. Attorneys at Law. We practice in all the courts of the county. Probate practice a specialty. We loan money on improved farms at D per cent interest annually, or semi annually. Partial payments at any interest ray (lav. >b«tracts of title msde with care. Brock's building, < ast side Secend street Decatur, Indiana.

Found the Revolver. St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 1.-The revol i ver u;<ed in the murder of Mllllonain Merchant Frank Richardson at Savan nab on Christmas eve. has been found and the detectives are busy endeavor Ing to establish the ownership of th< weapon. If this Is done, then the murderer will probably have been discov •red. Odors and Deafneaa. "Here,” said the observant boarder, wbo had a newspaper In tils hand, “Is a writer who asserts that odors can canse deafness." . “Well," added the cross eyed boarder. “musk is pretty loud.”—Pittsburg Chronicle-'J elegrapb. Diplomacy Wins. I “Yes. that cheeky young Wintergreen made a friend of the haughty Mrs. De Young the very hrst time be met berl" “How did be do it?” “He asked her If her hair wasn’t prematurely gray/’-cieveiand Plain Dealer. BeneSt of the Doubt. Sister’s New Beau (to Freddy, star-ing)-Well, Freddy, bow do you like my lookst Freddy—Oh, yer long hair makes you look awful silly, but tnebbe you ain’t.— Indianaoolls Journal

ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Phone lft3 . FRED REPPERT, Sale Crier 2 Auctioneer Speaks English, German, Swiss and Low German. Decatur, Indiana. J. D. HALE, DEALER IN Gfaiq, Seeds, Wool, Oil, Balt, Goal, Fertilizers. Elev tors on the Chicago A Erie and Clove Leaf railroads. Office and retail store southeast corner of Second and Jefferaun Street* • ET” Your oatronage solicited. i I Dr. G. V. Goqqell, Veterinary Surgeon Dentist. . . ' DECftTOIf, INOlftNrt. — Iff

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