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fe MB® W 5 n F*sF' p fwsj i No! I don't want a bottle apy I cheaper, or twice as large, or one L made by yourself. Ido want PERRY DAVIS’ ‘PainkiUer and will not have any substitute; I i there is nothing else as good. RURAL MAIL DEL IVERY AND TEMERANCE. A travebng man writes to the Minneapolis Journal that from his observation the rural mail delivery has the effect of promoting temperance.! When men came to town every day j for mail, he says, they were sure 1 to drop into the saloon while they, waited. Everybody drank and every-: body treated. Now the farmers come, to town two or three times a week. '■ or more often once, and never come: togeth r for their visits are to purchase supplies, and no 'wo men's sup-1 plies give out at the same time. Sei there is no general congregation; I treating has practically ceased, and the saloon trade has considerably de i creased. Os course the decrease of the saloon! business is no positive proof of in | creasing temperance, unless It is shown that there is no increase ol drinking elsewhere. But it may readily be believed that the want of opportunity to treat causes a falling off in drinking. There can be no question that the custom of treating results very frequently in immoderate indulgence. If rural mail delivery should prove to be more than an accommodation for the farmer, if it should also become a civilizing factor, not only by facilitating the spread of intelligence, but also in its influence upon the drink habit, ft would certainly cause much satisfaction. It may be put down as a general rule that the more civilization advances. people become more moderate In their habits and more rational in the mode of enjoying life. There is perhaps no people on earth which takes life as serious as the American people. Two classes ex cepted. the immensely rich, into whose coffers the money flews in a never ending stream, and the tramp whe does not trouble himself about the morrow, the average American is a hard-working mam. He does not give thought enough to recreation and pleasures; there Is not sufficient relax Ml on from the nervous strain in the pursuit of money-making. No wonder that there are so many dyspeptics. Another negro has been tortured to death in Texas. It is a blot on Ameri can civilization. There is nothing in history which teaches the lesson that crime can be stamped out by torture and cruelty. On the contrary, everything begets Its like. Cruelty and bar barista beget eruelty and barbarism They excite the feeling of hatred and revenge much more than that of fear. The moral status of a people is not enhanced thereby. There is a constant complaint that the churches are only meagerly at tended and that the interest in the churches is ever on the decline. But these complaints only come from the Protestant churches. As to the Cath plk ennrehes It seems to be quite dis feres’ Perhaps one of the reasons is that the Catholic church never interferes with the customs and innocent amusements of the people. The great philosopher Kant do scribes ethics as concerned with the laws for which external legislation is Impossible. It Is the science of those rules which, when known, are themselves adopted by the will as Its objects or aims. This rtghtnes of will car never be enforced by externa) legislation, but must be the free choice of the individual Prrsrntlns Arma to a Cat. Some fifty years ago a very high English official died in a fortress at a place that is one of the centers of Brahmanlc orthodoxy, and at the moment when the news of his death reached the sepoy guard at the main gate a black cat rushed out of it. The guard presented arms to the cat as a salute to the flying spirit of the powerful Englishman. and the coincidence took so firm a bold of the locality that up to a few years ago neither exhortation or orders could prevent a Hindoo sentry at that gate from presenting arms to any ent that passed out ut night.—Bombay Time*. (£ This signstare is on every box of the geontne Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tab*, the remedy that ecrea a coM tia owe <My

’ DRINK AND CIVILIZATION. j It is certainly true that cotemporary ' phenomena must not necessarily stand in the relation of cause and effect to each other, but it is also true that such a relation may exist, although it I does net appear. So. while it cannot ! be said positively that there is the re- ; lation of cause and effect between the , drink habit and the degree of civilization of a people, yet such may be | the case. It is undoubtedly true that at pres- ! ent the nations of Teutonic origin march at the head of civilization and gain in national strength and power. These nations are the United States. Germany and England. These three nations are certainly in the ascendency. although the glory of Great Britain has been somewhat tarnished in the South African war. The nations belonging to the Latin rac|s seem to be on the decline. ; France, Spain and Italy have during the last decade greatly suffered in influence and prestige. The population [ of these countries does not grow, at least not very much: their national j strength and power is on the decline: ' their industries show no great development, and altogether it is quite clear that they are falling behind the nations which belong to the Teutonic race. Russia, whose population is principally of the Slavic race, may still be called a semi-barbarous country. In spite of its enormous extension and its immense population, it is politically • and financially weak. It has not much * of an industry, the mass of the people live in squalor and want, tens of thousands are carried away every year by j starvation. Its government is bad,; and corruption prevails everywhere. I More than one-half of the people can neither read nor write, and live in bigotry and superstition. Then there are the Turks. They ■ differ, of course, from the Russians in i religion, customs and mode of life, i but stand at par with the Russians in reference to civilization. As far as j national power and influence is concerned. Turkey stands below Russia Now. what are the drinking habits I of these nations? The Turk swears on the Koran. , which forbids the use of alcoholic drinks. The Mohammedans drink ; avowedly only coffee. Whatever else - thev drink they drink on the sly. The national drink of the Russian is vodka, a spirituous liquor. The national drink of the Latin nations. the French, the Spaniards, the Ita'ians. is wine. The national drink of the English and the Germans is beer, and while it cannot be said that the Americans have any particular national drink, there is no question that beer, especially the German light lager beer, is on Its way to become the American national drink. It is a wholesome and refreshing beverage, contains only from 2 to 4 per cent of alcohol, and can hardly be called intoxicating. We produce tn this country an excellent quality of beer which holds rank with the best Bavarian manufacture. That we are not mistaken in calling beer the national drink of the Americans. or in saying that it is growing to be such, is proved by the statistics of the United States treasury department. The statistical tables of that department show that the consumption of distilled spirits declined from 2.52 gallons per capita In 1840 to 1 gallon in 1896. the consumption of wines from 0.29 gallon in the same period to 0.26 gMlon, while that of beer increased from 1.86 to 15.16 gallons. It is surely quite fortunate that the people take more and more to the liquor which contains the smallest percentage of alcohol. Wine contains from 10 to 16 per cent of alcohol and spirituous liquors 40. 5 i and more per cent and the cheap ones a quantity of very unwholeaotne fusel ofL And now behold: Highest In the rank of civilisation stand those nations which use a beverage containing a very small percentage of alcohol. Next to these in a descending line come Lboee nations which use a beverage containing more alcohol, but not in very large proportion: the third are Lhoee who use alcohol in large quantities. and the fourth are those who use no alcoholic drinks at all. We allow the reader to draw his own oonciusions. SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT International Trusts and the Tariff— The First International Trust. A few weeks ago the first international trust was organized by J. Pier pont Morgan It is a consolidation of the Interests of a number of Atlantic steamship companies. Just as the organization of national trusts commenced In the transportation business, so did that of the international trust In all likelihood this first internatlon al trust will not be the last. It will probably be followed by others In s not distant future. Ours is the er* of trusts and they will continue to be organized as long as the ponpte will permit their organization. However, the organization of an In ternational tnrat may prove to be very significant, and If followed by other such trusts, will have an immense effect on our tariff policy. We still sail in this country under the flag of protectionism. although our industries hare grown far beyond a state of in fancy. In fact, they have developed to enormous proportions, so much sc that the home market begins to be In sufficient to swallow up the immense output of onr huge manufacturing con-

cerns. They now begin to turn to foreign markets and try to inaugurate an era of export oi articles of industry. But here they encounter the competition of European manufacturers. They try to overcome this by selling cheaper In foreign countries than in our own. There are articles of American manufacture which in spite of the costs of transportation and import duties can be bought cheaper in Europe i than at home. Our high tariff enables our manufacturers to keep the prices up at home and thereby make up what it costs them to undersell the foreign manufacturer in his own country or in I foreign countries. It is quite certain, however, that the foreign manufacturers will not always allow the American manufacturer to undersell them in their own country. They may. and in course of time undoubtedly will, adopt the same means which we use and keep out American manufactured goods by high imposts. I They can easily do in reference to arti- ! cies of industry what they cannot do in reference to products of nature and raw material. For the latter they need . us. for the other they don't. The only way to prevent this would ; be a reduction of our own import duties. The science of economics as well as practical experience teaches that high import duties and extensive export of articles of industry cannot for a long time exist together. Our industries have either to give up the ' attempt to export to foreign countries i or have to constent o a reduction of ■ the tariff. At the same time it is quite I apparent that if we recede from our ; high ariff. the high prices at home to make up for the low prices at which : goods are shipped to foreign countries i cannot be maintained. Considering, however, that the stan- ■ dard of life in the United States, pari ticularly among the laboring classes. is higher than in Europe, that wages , are far above those paid in the old countries, our manufacturers will probable not be able to maintain the export of articles of industry, if put on equal terms with the foreign manufacturers in reference to tariff duties. It is. therefore, quite probable that in anticipation of the effects of a tariff reduction, resort will be taken to the organization of international trusts. The European manufacurers have become alarmed at the efforts of the American manufacturers to enter into competition whh them in their own markets. They have raised the cry for protection. They point to the high tariff of the United States, which, as a matter of fact, is from three to four times higher than that of any other country In the world. They clamor for retaliation. It is only a question of time when they will succeed. Upon the other hand, we already hear voices In this country coming from Industrial circles which sound in favor of a reduction of our tariff. Considering the diversity of interests in the countries of the old world as well as in those of the new, especially between the Industrial and the agricultural elements, the process of raising the tariff there and of lowering it here, will be a very slow one. much too slow for the energies prevailing in the industrial world. Therefore we shall probably, witness in the meantime the development of the international trust. Distances present no difficulties In our days; therefore all things point to the organization of international combinations, to be followed by a reduction of our tariff rates. That the interests of the great masses of the people will not be considered the least In these arrangements Is too certain to make any discussion of that point necessary. The questions which will be considered are only those of profits and dividends. What the outcome of it all will be we do not venture to say at the present time. Surely, sooner or later, governments must interfere In some way, but how. Is a matter to be determined In the future. —— • , - Clover Leaf Excursions. International Christian Endeavor Union, August 8 to 10, 1902, Minneapolis, Minn. Bienial Meeting. Knights of Pvthias. August 11 to 22,1902, Salt Lake City, Utah. Grand Lodge of Elks. August 12 to 14, 1902, Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Tiavelers' Protective Association, July 31, 1902, Providence. R. I. Baptist Young Peoples’ Union, Julv 9 to 15, 1902. Portland, Oregon. National Young Peoples’ Union, July 10 to 13, 1902, Winona Lake, j Indiana. Tourists, Fares, July 1 to Sept. 15, 1902, Tacoma, Wash. Young Peoples' Christian Union Society of Presbyterian church, July 25 to 27, 1902, Niagara Falls. N. Y. Annual Excursion, July 26. 1902. Get information of agents Clover Leaf Route.

Weak Men Made Vigorous rtaw mar mw What PEFFER'S NERVIGOR Dili Cow when al other* tan. T<na> jaeo regain lost manhood; ok c-earnroxerjoamfat rlgcr. Ateolntelx Ouar antewd to Care Nerroo.nwe. Lost Vitality. “ r . r 'w Power either sex. Falling Memory. Wutlnr Dl*, eaae*. and aU.tf<rUn> ulf at u»r or rretioi ant *?" "d. off insanity and ootsrampuon dritfaJ* impose a wortbkm aoMiute or rhi beeanse It yield, ajrrrater profit. Insist on baring PEFFER**. H KRVK.oIr <#r mid for it <*ai Small aixe 50 rents. Sold by Blackburn & Christen. Decatur.

Erie Railroad Niagara Falls excur- ! sion, August l>th. For information see Chicago X Erie agents or write W. S. Morrison, Traveling Passenger Agent. Marion, Ohio. 17-5 Annual excursion to Niagara Falls via Clover Leaf Route Saturday, Julv 25. 1902. Special attractions and very low round trip rates. Get tickets and information of local ticket agent, or address C. D. Whitney, General Traffic Manager, Toledo, O. The Chicago A Erie Railroad will run cheap excursion to Chicago and return, Sunday July 20th. Special train leaves Decatur 5:00 a. m., returning leave Chicago at 7.00 p. m., fare 51.25 for the round trip: $4.00 for two days, tickets good returning on regular trains Monday July 21. Popular excursion to Toledo and Lake Erie resorts via Clover Leaf route Sunday Julv 13th, 1902. Train leaves Decatur at 5:25 a. m., round trip fare to Toledo only $1.25. Get tickets and full information of local agents. Clover Leaf Route. Very low round trip rates via the North-Western line Chicago to Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah, until September 15th. Return limit. October 31,1902. Luxurious fast trains leave Chicago 10:00 a. m., 8:00 and 11:30 p.m., daily. For tickets and information applv to A. H. Waggener. 22 Fifth avenue, Chicago. 111. 15-6 Chatauqua excursions. On July 4th and 25th the Erie R. R. will sell cheap round trip tickets to Chautauqua Lake at very low rate«. Tickets will lie good returning for thirty days. Through coaches and sleeping cars to Jamestown and Lakewood on Chautauqua Lake. For information see Erie ticket agents r write. W. S. Morrison. T. P. A.. Marion. O. 14-6 Health, rest, recreation are assured under the most favorable conditions at Cambridge Springs. Pa., midway between Chicago and New York on the Erie Railroad. You ought to know all about it. Erie booklet i “The Bethesda of the Middle West,” on application to the ticket agent or D. W. Cooke, General Passenger Agent. New York. aug 1 The fish are biting up in Wisconsin and Michigan. First class train service Chicago A North-Western R’y during the fishing season. Summer tourist rates now in effect. Direct connection is made at Chicago with all lines from the south and east. Ask any ticket agent for particulars. or address for free booklets and full information. A. H. Waggener. 22 Fifth avenue, Chicago, 111, 13-7 •525.00 Round Trip to Denver, via Chicago A North-Western R’y, fron Chicago. June 22 to 25 and Julv 1 to 13. Return limit Oct. 31. Corres pondingly low rates from all points east. Favorable stopover arrange-1 ments. Two trains a day to Denver. I The Colorado special (only one night enroute), leaves Chicago 6:30 p. m. daily. The best of everything. Write for booklet “Colorado illustrated.” For rates and reservations apply to your nearest agent or address A." H. Waggener, 22 Fifth avenue. Chicago, Illinois. 14-5 Special low rates tn Colorado and Utah points. Deadwood, St. Paul. Minneapolis, Duluth and the superiors and return via the Erie R. R. Tickets on sale daily in June. Julv, August and up to September lOtl, 1902. Tickets sold at half rates June 22nd to 25th; July Ist to 13th; August Ist to 14th: August 30th to September 10th, 1902, to Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo. All tickets good for return passage until October 31st. 1902. For full information call on Erie ticket agents or write. W. S. Morrison. T. P. A., Marion, Ohio. 14-12 Your vacation. Are you going to take a vacation this summer? A cheap and delightful way to spend your vacation is to gather a few congenial friends and camp out in the Rocky mountains. Very low round trip rates to Colorado and Utah points via the Missouri Pacific railway will be on sale after June Ist. You can learn where to go, what to wear, what to take as camp comforts, supplies and utensils, what they will cost and where to get them, by addressing G. A. A. Deane. Jr.. T. P. A. Mo. Pae. Ry., 200 Sentinel bldg., Indianapolis, Indiana. 7tf. ‘•Michigan tn summer." The Grand Rapids A Indiana Railway, the “fishing line.” has published a 48-page book about the resorts on its line, and will send it to any address on receipt of a two-cent stamp for postage. Contains 280 pictures, rates of all hotels and boarding houses, and infirmation about Petoskey, Bay View, Harbor Point. Weouetonsing. Oden. Walloon Lake, Mackinac Island, Traverse City, Omena. Neahtawanta, Northport, etc. “Where to go fish ing.” two cents, will interest fisherman. Summer schedule with through sleeping car service goes into effect June 22. New time folders sent on application. C. L. Lockwood, G. P. A T. A.. 16 Island street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 550.00 round trip to California. Chicago A North-Western R'v from Chicago. August 2 to 10. The new Overland Limited, the luxurious everyday train, l«ave» Chicago p . m. Only three days en route. Unrivaled scenery. Variable roukw. New drawing room sleeping cars and compartment cars, observation cars (with telephone.) All meals in din ing cars. Buffet library cars (with barber.) Electric lighted throughout. Two other fast trains 10:00 a . m. and 11:30 p. m. daily. The best of every thing. Daily and personally oonducted tourist car excursions to California, Oregon and Washington. Apply to your nearest ticket agent or address A.H. Wagoner, Fifth aven,™ Chicago, 111. 15-6

- —~ ""J Another Lesson in Health. Satin ■' si 'I w?N lumbazo— r h P „ \ a all mdicate disorder m k hed Tk Wh ‘ e «? kld nevs 'IS »rewrone. p»ey are the strainers ks aft *Vi ,be blood and must be kept right : you're to have health. H ls Foley's Kidney Cure Is c - ' ' T P I. A I'l Sr^\ bO, “ e « I'' 1 1 h [‘UkT 'L. V AXCt. Padocxh, Kt write' "Ib a s 1 ■ tfflW., • I »’erere case L .| kidney disease and three • ! I . I il.ili U best physicians of southern Kentu,. - I if I I'tßlllli' rl mc w 'tbr.ut success. I was induced i . J t'j I I WtWIV I F ‘ lf L sl <' d “7 . I ,’ rhe K firM : '"'gie .11 .r P.Tllr*™ immediate relief and three hottie. J l '' I. I , I. I i I 1 i *"*■■ a permanently 1 gladly recommend this derful remedy.” BANNER SALVE is the great healer. ~ Sold by Holtbouse. Callow i Co., druggists. Decatur.

WAIT FOR THE EXCURSION TO NIAGARA FALLS VIA THE ERIE RAILROAD WEDNESDAY, AL'GLST 6, iqoj. EXCEPTIONALLY LOW RATES. Ask nearest Erie ticket agent for particulars. W. S. MORRISON. T. r. A.. Marion. Ohio. Chicago Excursion SUNDAY, JULY 20 VIA ERIE RAILROAD. Special train leaves 5:00 a. m. FARE. ROUND Cl TRIP -ncKET S .^ > S4O O EAST. No. 6. The Comm 1 Traveler daily 5:25a. m No. S. Mail, daily, except Sunday ..to te, a. m No. 4. Day expre«. daily 712 p m No. —. Local freight 1 :lu a. m WEST. No. 3. Day express, daily 5:25 a. tn No. 1. Mail, daily except Sunday ..11:25p.m No. 5. The Comm'l Traveler, daily s*:27p. m No 23. Local freurht ll:10p. m " RAILROAD In effect June IS. IKB. WEST. No. 7, express, daily except Sun- I day tor Chicago f 8:18 a. m No 3 New York anu Boston Limited f 12:28 pm No 13 Wells Fargo Express ... t’ 5:12 pm No 21 Marion Hnntington Accommodation f 7:39 ptn EAST No. 8. vestibule limited, dally for I New Tork f 2:38 a m No 22 Cleveland and Colombua I 4:5s a m No. 4 New Yorkmnd Boston » Limited f 3:24 p m No. 14 Chautauqua and Buffalo ( Express f »:02 p m Through coaches and sleeping cars to New York ana Boston Trains 13 and 14 will not carry baggage. No. 13 dally except Monday. No. 14 daily except Sunday. No. 3 and 3 carries through coach. Columbus to Chicago.

Grand Rapids A; Indiana. In effect June 22. 1802. TRAINS NORTH. STATIONS. »No. 5. »N 0.3. ’So 7 Rlcbmuuu 8:10 pm t2:M)p m T«ram Fountain City 1:0 pm s:seam Johnson «:Man> sZow iitii 1 P m 4:11 a m Winchester. . 9:4* n m 139 pm 6:27 am Ridgeville 10:02 p m 1:57 p m 6:43 a m Portland 10:30 p m 2.17 pm 7:Utam £«ne v * , 2:40 pm 7:28 am Berne--■ »:Wpm 7:37am r>F?ATr« link''"' 2 : ?f pin w7rrm TCR lt:Wpm 3:17 prn 8:00 am 3:W p m 8:11 a m Hoagland 8:>: p m 815 am Kendallrflla.... 12:48 am 5:17 pm 8 31am £“*»• »:«•*■ «:»pS 10;m!S K*i*maz<B) 2:40 am 8:05 p m 12:00 m 4:o4am »:40pm 2:oopm ire W:oon < 3:00 p » 1 »» m 3:55 p m Radulae 6:55 am 2:10 am 4:50 pm Peu ?, k ey 8:36 am 5:35 am 7 4o[S Mackinaw City ll : a>am 6:S6atn V •Dally, except Sunday. ♦Dally. TRAINS SOUTH □l*™’*’**- .•No-2. 3No~ InTiF Mackinaw City 8:15 pm Yldpm “ lOMpm 3:MpS Cadillac 2:06 am fi:36nm 7«im Hire an? Oltr I« * m 7:80p '“ h :M a m MiSidis:;: iif? FtT;.':::. SS» l&: Fori Warn: " U ?;**" T 4 *’" * ron Wayne... 12:10 pin 2-OAam ::::: K VB ::: 2:<2ani Ge™ra.. EE;® grtant 2:oopm ««i. iisss 1?:: 7i; j ’•ynn l:0ip : n ’iS‘® Richmond 3:36 p m tu , m _ *l*alJ r. -Dally ex. Sunday .rteii . Saturday from MackinacCttv. ** 7 except □ L Lxxwoon. O* n .PM r A« n T t’°'’

FOR QUICK CASH SALES A Picture Book ENTITLED "Michigan in Summer” ABOUT THE SUMMER RESORTS OX i HE Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway—“ The Fishing Line'' will he sent to anyone on receipt f n •• utrtwo cents. It is a handsome booklet f for-ty-eight pages, contain:: 2- . turns famous M.chigan Summer Resorts PZTOSKXT MACKINSC IBLAXD hav vm CMKXA TU.4VERSB city , HxULEVoa HARBER ftHST *4IXOOB I.AKX \ sorthport wgqrrrossniG ROARING BROOK NX AR-TA-WAS-TA LES CHENEaVX ISLANDS Gives list of hotels and boarding ht uses, rate by day and week, railroad fares, r.ans. and G R. A I train service Fisherman will want "Where to go Fishing.—Postage two cents. C. L LOCKW OOD. UP. A 1« Island street. Grand Rapids. MicL r>>|RACKS x7|o ' lEXAS > NEW FAST TRAIM Between St. Louis and Kansaa City sad OKLAHOMA CITY, WICHITA, DENISON, ,1 SHERMAN, DALLAS, EORT WURTH tnd principal points tn Texas sad « s S-xtrtb-rest. This train Is new through! . aad li nade up of the finest equipment. jroridM rith electric lights and all olhe* rnodwt raveling conveaieaoea. It runs n» our soi tompleted Red River Division. Every appliance known to moderi tnlldlng and railroading has been employe u the make-up of this service, inci jdlag Case Observation Cars, inder the management of Fred. Hsririeull information as to rates and all deuu»« t trip via thia new route will be etieertw urnlshed. upon application, by any W rt ' entatlve of the w« A. I). Murray, General Agent. Union Trust Bldg. 407 Walnut st. < .ncinostl THE Beautiful Sapphire Country in the heart of the North Carolina Mountains Reached only via the Southern Railway. - —— Low Bummer Tourist rates to BREVARD and TOXAWAf.U A Paradise for the PLEASURE SEEKS* HEALTH SEEKER and the FISHERMAN. Excellent trout fishinjr. member Asheville. 1 \~r health resort; low rates th** round. Send 3c for a copv l “Land of the Sky.” A* nearest ticket agent for raw* tickets, or write. LOUGH, N. W P. born Street, Chicago, Him ol ' I