Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1904 — Page 6

Obituary. John Franklin Railing, horn in .Lima Allen Conntv, Ohio. July 15th 1851, ana died at Lima Ohio, February sth, 1904, aged years, •- months and 2 days. He was a i member of the K. of P- lodge of: this city whose members have; •charge of the funeral. He was united in marriage to Miss E. B. Wilson of Decatur. Ind.. June ‘.'th. 18,3. who died April sth ’ To this I union was born five children, Mrs. O. E. Bennet.* Lima. Ohio: (’has. W. Railng, Decatur;Thomas Railing. Decatur; Claude Railing. . lona. Mich. On the 25th of June.' 1891, he was united in marriage to Katherine Dague, who died February Ist 1900. To this union no children were born. There are left to mourn his loss four children, four grand children, six sisters, one brother and numerous nieces and nephews and friends. He died in his former place of business at Lima of internal hemorrhage. He was enroute to the depot to board a train for this city when he became ill and was taken into the store. Lewis V. Steele, son of David and Mary Steelejdied January 30, 1904. aged 24. years. 3 monhts and 12 days leaving to mourn their loss a father, mother, two sisters and ; four brothers together with a laarge : circle of relatives and friends. The funeral services were held last Monday morning at 10 :30 o clock at the Beery church. They were largely attended, which testified to the love and esteem in which he was held. His last words gave evidence , that his faith was triumphant and arc- a source of great comfort and hope to those who loved him. Rev. J. A. Sprague of Monroe, de- i fevered the funeral discourse, he was sistedby Rev Abraham Staffer. Marshal Uordua arrived Thursday from Fort Wayne with Clyde Webb whom he had caused to lie arrested there yesterday on the charge of stealing suit of clothes from Mr Hale a young man who is employed as time keeper for A. Tubman on ’ the interurban railway. The police i at Fort Wayne arrested the young man who deni<xl the charge flatly,l stating however that he had stopped fight here some time ago and w fined on charge of assault and battery preferred by the combatantwhom he seperated. and further said that some p<-ople in Decatur had it in for him. and that this trouble may be accounted for in that i way. The police at once telephon-, ed Marshal Cordua who left this morning. He was taken before Squire Smith and pleaded not guilty and was discharged. He will re turn to Fort Wanye this evening. Uncle Sam will not allow the telephone to take the place of the postman. The modern invention will not be used as a labor saving device in the postal department. The mail carriers need have no fear that any of them will be laid off because of the ’phone doing a part of their work. Postmasters have received special instructions from the postal department at Washington not to allow clerks to give any information over the 'phone in reference to the receiving and delivery of mail. This new rule must be strictly complied with hereafter. "“Is there any mail for me?” I am expecting a letter from a friend and know 'most it is at the postoffice.'' This is a query or one nearly like it. that is heard over the 'phone at the postoftice at least half a dozen times a day. They i are told that it is against the rules of the department to give them such information over the 'phone, and then they say, “Well, what is the 'phone for. anwyay?” and angrily hang up the receiver with a bang. If the postal department permitted the practice of using the phone it would be sure to cause trouble, as there is no way of determining whether the person at the i other end of the wire is inquiring ; about their own mail or some ones else. Suppose a woman would cal! up and inquire if there was any mail for her husband and then she would learn that there was a letter awaiting his calling and that it was from a woman. No, Uncle Sam is not going to get mixed up in any domestic trouble if he can help it. Persjns leiving lhe city and wishing to give directions for the forwarding of their mail must either give instructions to the post offi-e | by postul or by calling at the office themselves and giving personal instructions Tiie phene cannot be used for f his purpose.

A young man is embarrased when you remark upon his clothes, but a woman is offended if you do not. I have onehundred thousand dollars 100,000* to loan on real estate at 51 tier cent interest. No commission j D B. Erwin. if At a chruch fair lottery in Kansas ■ an editor drew a gun. He will now i go over his books and send out new notices to delinquents. Wanted at Once—An ambitious and energetic man over 21 years of age to work himself up to a good salaried position with alargecompanv. Answer in own hand wi ting. P. O. j Box 234. Decatur, Ind. ts A 'Georgia woman was fatally burned while on her knees praying but do not let (his discourage you getting down on yoar marrow bones, pre verse and stiff necked I sinner. For sale or trade.—l have some verv good farms for sale or exchange. Also a list of city property for sale at a bargain, Money to loan on farm or • citv property at five percent. P. K. ' Kinney, the new Studabaker block. Decatur. Indiana. 48 mfi The best physic, “Once tried and you will always use Chamberlain's stoma?h and liver tablets,' says m. A. Girard. Pease. Vt. These tablets I are the most prompt, most pleasant 1 and most reliable cathartic in use. For sale by the Holthouse Drug Co. A man in this town,[referring to some fine relics he had picked up! ■ round over the country, said he had i them at home, but the kids, the little pups, had lost most of them. Experience has taught us that the I best remedy for the aged is Dr. J. H. McLean’s Strengthening Cordial and l Blood Purifer. It strengthens the nerves and builds up a vigorous and : healthy appetite. For sale by all druggists. When vou feel blue and that everything goes wrong, take a dose of Chamberlain's stomach and liver tablets. They will cleanse and invigorate your (stomach, regulate your bowels, givej , vou a relish for your food and make vou feel that in this old world is a good . ploceto live. For sale by the Holthouse Drug Co. The scratch of a pin may cause the loss of a limb or even death when ! blood poisoning results from the injury. Alldangerof this may beavoided, however, by promptly applying i I Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. It is an ! ! antiseptic and quick healing liniment ' for cuts, bruises and burns. For sale j bv Hclthouse Drug Co, ' ~Ann has got a bruder py der name 'of Chames. Chames wrote two letters, vun to bis wife and vun to his typewriterist. Ten minuds afder mating them he discofered dot der j right letter vas in der wrong eni welobpe Vich train did Chames i take and ven doss Ann eggspect j him back? A mother’s recommendation. I have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for a number of years and have no hesitancy in saving that it is the best remedy for coughs, colds and croup I have ever used in my family. I have not words to express my confidence in this remedy.—Mrs. J. A. Moore. North Star, Mich. For sale by Hotthouse Drug Co. A woman who is opposed to dancing, said, the other day, to prove her argument against dancing and card playing. “What does the Bible say about it?” We would like to I know also, what it says. We do not believe the Rible says a word about cards, and not a thing about dancing except where it relates how folks danced in the early his tory of ihe human race. Escaped an awful fate. Mr. H. Haggins of Melbourne, Fla., writes. “My doctor told me I had Consumption and nothing could be done for me. I was given up to die. The offer of a free trial bottle of Dr. King’s New Dicovery for Consumption, induced me to try it. Results were startlin?. lam now on the road to recovery. It ■ surely saved my life." This great i cure is guaranteed for all throat and ' ! lung diseases by Blackburn A Christen druggists. Paice 50c & SI.OO. | Trial bottles free. A man came into our office the other day and said, “Did you know that ; truth was stranger than fiction?” We assured him that we did not know it. “Well,” said he, referring to certain parties in this town, “now, yon know that they are a good deal funnier than i a make-up on the stage could be. Isn't • truth stranger than fiction? If any' one were to make up and look like folks do? nobody would be- • i lieve they were real.” And we pre- ‘ sume he is about right. Not so strange. So many people winder and ask them selves, why it is that among so many cough syrups. Dr. Marshall's Lung Syrup, is so far j superior for coughs. This is not so strange, this medicine was a lifetime study of Dr. Marshall and perfected by him while searching for his own health, the purest drugs are used in its manufacture, hence the results. The only way we can convince vou of i the true merit, of thia medicine is for you. to give it a trial, it is guaranteed to gira satisfaction Price 25. 50. aad sl. Sold by druggists sad dealers.

Mysterious Circumstance Ouowas pale and sallow and the other fresh and rosy. Whence the difference She who is blushing with health uses Dr. King’s New Life Pills to maintain it. Bv gently arousing the lazy or gans thev compel good digestion and head off constipation. Try them Only 25c, at Blackburn A Christen. ! druggists. A man of this town has a certain ' favorite apple. He kept urging a j grocery keeper to lay in a supply of them, and so, to please him. the grocer ordered several barrels them. He told the customer that 'he now had some of his favorite | apples, and he said. "I guess you may send me up a dime's worth. The merchant nearly fell over at such a liberal order! Nearlv forfeits his life. A runawav almost endiag fatally, started a horri ble ulcer on the leg of J. B. Orner. Franklin Grove, 111. For four years it defied all doctors and all remedies But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had no I trouble to cure him. Equally good for burns, brusies. skin eruptions and piles. 25c at Blackburn A Christen's drng store. The appellate’' court has served notice on attorneys that their appeals will receive no consideration unless they obey the rules of the court in preparing the records for convenient examination. In case of Lewis K. Smith vs Ruth W Sutton was dismissed because ti>- > appellant had failed to make an index of the transcript. Judge Blu- k declared that the rules of court that the force of law and must be obeyed by all litigant.-. Bettsr than gold. “I was troubled for several years with chronic mdigest ion and nervous debility.' writes F. J Green, of Lancaster. N. H "No remedy helped me until I began using Electric did me more good than all the medicines I ever used. They have also kept my wife in excellent health Lr years. She says Electric Bitters are just splendid for ; female troubles: that thevare a grand 'tonic and invigorator for weak, run I down women. No other m— l:e:ne an ; take its place in our family. Try I them. Only 50e. Satisfaction guar ' an teed by Blackburn A Christen. The Immortal J N. delivered a ; speech in the house of Ri:>resen"-a hives at Columbus, lately-. The <>ceentrie old man. unkept, ragged as a vagabond, strolled into *Lhouse after the session and wa.applanded. Clerk Defy led the- . fellow to the speaker s desk, and assuming an oratorical r.» — launcheel into a fiery di-uss.-m the civil war and the doing* ‘ *.- the nation's heroes. With thweight of nearly eighty years up r. him. broken in health from exposure, his long white hair flow;-.-about his shoulders, but. with eyydark and piercing, and wildly gestulating, “J. N." went out *jb.*. bling about another speech, th--;*age boys catching his *<a* upland hooting at his heelThe tendenev if *. e-ie - toward preventive meaaures. The best thought of the world a >s.sg given the subject. It is-as *r v. z -,e-t ter to prevent than t. cure. It n. 4.been fully demottorated that pc<e».monia.one of the most langyrtoa z -- eases that medical roes havetoecc.tend with, can be preve«ted r y - use of Chamberlain's Cxigt ReessCy Pneumonia always results ftccj a ; or from an attack of grip and it has been observed thata recn edy counters- ts anv r '' diseases toward pueTa-r r,4.been fully proven in rraxy - of case-a in wh - --oh: 7 used during tt-e great •< ■_£ colds and grip 1 revsHU can be relied spMt ■ :i r t «r.r. fidence. Pneu” '.'r.4 zveu. roe. a* from a slight cold wix c apprehended until -- ’uiasui : ««-.«• ered that there - fe-e-i.u: : in breathing acf si t-iee. then it ’-a: tie pttoeu utpneumonia. B>- *. uur take Chamber's. l - C'.’uzi Beiue: ’ 1 soon as the cole - t-.-b '■ t I ways cures. For ‘i -vy Drug Co. Last week wa.- the v - perienced in the ail . ana and Ohio. Thousaiii* we-E - are shut in. owing > Ag - waters and iee Th.weather of the last few lays been very much against ths- oil, industry in this section of the state yet the cold weather recTri for ■ new work continues to hold a place jin advance of any previous year {since the first days of the fiesd. The second well on the A Ralston farm at New Corydon was shot arul , will start at 7 barrels Odp of the nicast little clusters of new rig- in j the whole field is situated in terri tory two miles south of LsnnGrove. where three wildcat wells are be. ing drilled on ad joining let-.-—.-be Fred Gerber, Noah Beberstine »n<! Fred Dubach farms. Witfj the ! opening of spring the work »n Indtana will naturally be greater than in northwestern Ohio, owing to tha large scope of uadevelwpeu tar rttary.—Bente News.

A man said to an expre.-ma-that he would like to have him take a package to the house. tan vou do it? said the man,. T..i pressman replied: lam happy t > congratulate you to sayjthat I can. What do you suppose he meant .- For Sale.-Cbester White hog* : choice boar pigs farrowed March 1A Sire. Tiptoe; dam, Whiprey GuJ- W® also offer a few choice guts. Gurbogt are firsts class, our pnees reasonable. Call at the Former Stock F arm. me mile north of lDd ;. a , ! will show vou something that will please vou. or address Smith. 11 man A Co.. R. R. No. 1. Decatur. Ind. -M'tf, I C. C. Sprnnger sold his large : frame house and four adjoining lots to Dr. A Reusser for a oonsidera-1 tion of 42100. The house was built : i by his father.the late Peter Sprunger. alwut 2 years ago. It is a well built house and still very solid [ and in good repair-Berne Witness, j GOOD SPIRITS. Good spirits don’t all come from Kent jcxv. Their main source is the liver and all the fine spirits ever made in the Blue Glass State could not remedv a bad liver or the hundred-and-one ill effects it produces. You can’t have good spirits and a bad liver at the same time. Your liver must be in fine condition if you would feel i buovant. happy and hopeful, bright ; of eye. light of step, vigorous aud sueI ces-ful in your pursuits. You can put I yc-ur liver in fine condition by using Green's August Flower the greatest of all medicines for the liver and stomach and a certain cure for dyspepsia or indigestion. It has been a favorite household remedy for over thirty-five rears. August Flower will make your liver healty and active and thus insure vou a liberal supply of -good spirits.” Trial size 25c: regular bottles 75c At all druggists. ■ DO IT TO-DAY." Toe time-worn injunction. “Never put off til to-morrow what you can do to-dav." is now generally presented in this form: “D it to day!" Thatisthe terse advice we want to give you about that haesms cough or demoralizing Id with which you have been struggling f r several days, perhaps weeks. Take some reliable remedy for it toj.vi and let that remedy be Dr. Bo- - he-’- 1 lerrr.an Syrup, w hich has been in use : r :ver thirty-five years. A few doses of it will undoubtedly re-i.-ve v ir :?h or cold, and its continued use for a few days will cure you mpi-t-Iy. Ao matter how deep- - ited y: r ->ugh, even if dread con - tnot; n has attacked your lungs. ,-rcan Syrup will surely effect a .re as it has done before in thcus--.nds :f apparentlv hopeless cases of -ung treubit New trial bottles. 25c; regular -v. 75-. At ail druggists. CLIMATIC CURES. Th- .lz -esce of climatic conditions in th-eure A consumption is very m -a .verdrawn. The poor patient, and the ri ij patient, too, can do much better at home by proper attention to f :<Jd iigeefcc. and a regular use of German Syru] Free expectoration in tne oonung is made certain by Gerzz.iz. Syrup, so is a good night's rest aad the absence of that weakening -:-ngh and debilitating night sweat. Fleet.-s.- cigfate and the exhaustion due ’•z emashzng. the greatest danger and irend of the consumptive, can be pre- - •.x 7r -t .pped py taking German .rynrp 1 berafiy and regularly. Should y -»2 -e ib’e iz go to a warmer clime , yu l - Sod that of the thousands of .-■j-* -cipt.res there, the few who are 'eeoerneri and regain strength are ■ j-.ee who ase German Syrup. Trial •MMees regular size, 75c. Black-'.‘-.n A Christen. THE GREAT SOUTHWEST. HkW? EEMK BOKB UHEJtE LANDS ARE AM CLIMATE IS MILD. -w L-ei far Bwaesetkrn and Colonists Twkt a Month. Many fanners in the Northern and F-astens states are selling their high ; r land - and locating in the Southweed—in Missouri. Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Manv who have been i&aole to own their homes in the older < .uotrv are buying land at the low prevailing in the new country—ss $lO. sls per acre and up. These . ands are mostly cut-over timber lands. 'A them possessing a deep rich o, prexiucing corn, wheat, oats, clover, extou. fruit and vegetables. Well rsprwd farms are scattered through •tot this country. Many places with! -mall clearings and some improve- • meats can be boughtjvery cheap. Our I descriptive literature gives a fairly' goal idea of this country. It tells! -- it th-- . rops people.) - - ■hurches. water and health.] It contains maps showing locations of j counties, towns, railways and streams, and gives names and addresses of real estate dealers in the towns. Reduced rates for homeseekers and coioowts are in effect first and third T’lessilars of each mouth, bv wav of St. Louis, Cairo or Memphis and the Gztt-fl Belt Route. Let us send you out literature and quote vou rates Address E. W. Laßeuume, Gen. Pass

I O» R«te »• lnt« ie “ . terest paj of wlth “pririlegeof ■ S E. g F. >l. S«birm.y.r, Decatur. Ind. paRKER’S /“j ra HA.R BALSAM Bx- is,.- -7s , ..j 1 1 ■ r.-» I*' - Fails to Beetore Gray - r * to Its Youthful yolor. axative gromo Quining "jes a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Days A onevery Q, bo*railroad— 00 N 3? to World’s Fair ST. LOUIS, MO. 1904 P. —a as ADr. Williams'lnAtenP’k h 3 I LJI leureHlind ■ ■ I ■ tbe tumors Fl I allays the itching atouce, acts I BBus a poultice, gives instant reI lief. Dr. Wilaams'lndian Pile Oint ■ ment is prepared for Pilesand itch ing of the private parts. 2‘- ver y,^, s: warranted. By druggists, by mail on re_ ceint of price .V! cents and fl.<«>• WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO.. Props.. Cleveland, Ohio. Nactitrieb & Fuelling. MERRYMAN & SUTTON. attorneys at law, DECATL'K. IND. Office—Nos. 1.2. 3. over Adams Co. Banh. We refer, by permission to Adams Co. Hann BCHURGER & SMITH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Notaries. Abstracters. Real Estate Agents. Money to Loan. Deeds and Mortgagee written on short notice. Office in Allison biocs second story, over Fnstoe's Smoke House. Decatur. Indiana. J,Q Neptune. D.D.S. C. E. Neptune. D.D. 8 'Pnone 23. ’Phone 236. Neptune Brothers, DENTISTS. Rooms 1.2, 3. 4. Spangler Building. Decatur, Indiana. Office Phone 207. Lady Attendant English. German and Swiss spoken. FRED REP P;E RT, Sala Crier and Auctioneer. DECATUR, ------ INDIANA Speaks Swiss and Low .German. MANN & CHRISTEN, Architects. Are prepared to do any kind of work in their line. Person b contemplating building can save times, trouble and money by consulting them. Office- MANN & CHRISTEN, Rowers Block. Monroe st. Architect LINjN;& PATTON Carpenters,'Contractors and Builders Slate Roofers and Galvanized Gates. Shop, Corner Rugg and Market Streets. Linn &JPatton. AUCTIONEER For Good Service See L. H. CAGE (Speaks German and English) Auctioneer and Sale Crier. Rates 54.00 Sales over 1500 80c per SIOO. Leave address at Berne Witness Office, Berne, Ind. J. D. HALE, DEALER IN Seeds, H-ay, Wool, Oil Salt, Goal, Lirqe, Gerrieqt Fei'tilizei’s. Office and retail store store southeast eor, ner of Second and Jefferson streets. tr-Y our patronage solicited. 1 AMOS P. BEATTY ATTORNEY AT LAW And Notary Public. Pension claims prosecuted. Oda bellows building. | D. D. HELLER & SON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Offica over Blackburn & Christen sdrug store. DORE B. ERWIN. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Clrricß.—Corner Monroe and Second streets taUo™ practlt,lon ‘ )r - No charge for consul. i $250,000 to loan on improved farms at lowest rate of interest, we can place your loan at a lower rate of interest and less expense than any other Agency in the citv. The Decatur Abstract & Loan Company. Rooms 3 and 4, Studabaker Block.

ROY ARCHBOLD I DENTIST ■ I. O. O. F. BLOCK K Phones —Office 164. , r V ROY ARCHBOLD, I dentist. H I. O. O. F. BLOCK. I ’Phones—Office, 1114; residepce. ?i; I iifelq TOR QUICK CASH SAI Ff. | H. O. W’ELLS. JI. D. I SPECIALIST. I 723 CLINTON STREET. FORT Wilt. I Cures Piles. Fistula. Fissure. Stricture -B the Rectum. Itching. Bleedluu. rieerafj ■ Const IDS’ ion and all diet a, - . ' th,, ■ Also Rupture. Dr. Wells will | w st T ■ Murray hotel, in the forenoon and at X. ■ Shamrock hotel In Geneva :n the aftertax,, ■ on the first Tuesday in everv niunth 1, ■ order to introduce his pttlnk-, tKatiaeitk ■ will give one treatment fi' i :. j whocuu B see him. || Mortgage Loaqs. I Money Loaned on fa, T''e frw.B —- Low Rate of Inteiest. I Privelege of partial payment}, ■ Abstracts of Title carefully ■ prepared. B F. M. SGrtlfiMEYEIt I Cor*. Second aqd Madison *>!»• K Decatur", Indiana. I WeakNlenMadeviguroiiil What PEFFER’S NERVIGORDii I It acts powerfully and qui< kly < t.r-> wli-d m ■ others fail. Young men regain 1 ’ niaiibiMj.J ■ men recover youthful vigor, a !»<»’• ntch Gnat K anteed to Cure Nervousnr- ’ »*t \itallty. K Impotency. N iclktly Fini < Pojer M either sex, Falling Memo: V .ifting Dw- ■ eases, and ail seif-üb'.. < indiscrttlon Wards. off insaiui i < .Ti.-nr.-jm K Don't iet druggist impose a w you because ji yields a greater, < : m ing KEFFER’S N EItVK.OI,. ' . : -t <« be carried iu vest pocket. I'r..i.ii wrapped BS $1 per box. or G for $5, with A H ritten Gwr ■ an tee to t’ure or Rriiiml U»<> • > , -det re PiSFFKK MJLUICAJL < Licab’O. W ■ Small size 90 cents Sold by hlacfebuni i ■ Christen. Decatur. ■ EAST. H No. «. The Comm"! Traveler No. 2. Mail, dally, except Sum. No. 4. Day express, daily. No. 22. Local freight .. WEST. a No. 3. Day express, daily. No. 1. Mail, dally except sui iy b..am ■ No. 3. The Comm’l Traveler, da. > No. 23. Local freight ■■ L- w »_ ■ ■ ® RAILROAD I CHICAGO & ERIE. ■ In effect Dec. 27, 1903. 9 WEST, > I No 7—Express, da11y...., ■ So 3—New York and Chicago‘- ra - l , ea ■ through coach Columbus ’ ina M ■ Chicagodally I Vo 13-Wells Fargo Express *- 1 1 5 « p i-■ Monday... to-lCao ■ Vo 21—Marlon-Huntington An u.. i • EAST 2<4US Vo b—Vestibule Limited for ■ > — Vo 22—Marion and Colutabu’ • " 1 P Sundav , , V Vo 4—New York and Boston ; ' • through coaches tel- ,ua y-zipß and Chicago No. 14. dally except Suuda v. I passengers between nammoi. a 0 No. 13 will not carry baggaf p - •' tn rough coach (’nlumbun ll,l 1 ~ TIME t a bl e S G. R. & L (In effect Jan. I". I l ' ‘ TRAINS NORTH. Vo s—Daily , '-oils’ Vo 7—Dally to Grand Ka>i - c«lp» Vo 3—Dally (except Sunday TRAINS SOL TH No4-Daily 7:14»’ Vo 12—Dally (except Sunday 1:1 3p» Vox—Daily (except Sunday 751P* .Vo. 30—Daily, except Sunday 7:l6p® Vo. 16—Sunday only Pullman Sleeping and I'ail'" 1 north bound. cur o Train leaving 1:1» a«' ■ , ■' l , u T,., ra r * cinnatl to Mackinaw. - llt * - ~, pur Wayne to Mackinaw City ] ’ >.« £ , 6r .i« Cincinnati to Grand Rapids and-’ P Rapids to Mackinaw City- ~r w l'*l Train leaving 1:13 p ln ( i .'ians' . cinnatl. O. 2:19 a m sleeper t" , m <«i Train leaving 7:14 »,»>«" ’' ■■ .a W 9:42 leave Kiebmond foi a m arrive Indiaiiapoli-1- ,l '‘ 'a::"?, ring 2:19 ani arrive Kiel a.---;-; ...,> t * Richmond 4:4b am arnv. H ai m Louisville 10:05 a mbl 1 ■ . a pAJ. Bryson. Agt. C. 'Phones—Residence 31-' Office 103. ® Send your date® iFred R€PP ert Live Stock Speaks English. Germab, S Low German. DECATUR. T>’l> iaXA