Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1904 — Page 6

TRIALS OF DIPLOMATS. They Were Unity In the Early Day« of American Hiatory. There exists a popular tendency to overrate the delights and to underrate the hardships of the diplomatic lite; but, hovve’ er much opinions may differ on this point, there can be no doubt that the*office of an American diplomatist in the days "f the Revolution was no holiday pastime. If he was not already in Europe, his journey to his post was beset with perils graver than those of the elements. In the eyes ot the British law American revolutionists were simply "rebels," the reprobation of whoso conduct was likely to be proportionate to their prominence and activity, and the seas were scoured by British cruisers, the dreaded embodiment of England s maritime supremacy. Deane went abroad secretly before independence was declared, but when his presence in France became known the British government asked that he be seized and delivered up Into its custody. Franklin sailed for France on a small vessel of war belonging to congress, calk'd the Reprisal. On the way over she took two prizes, and more than once, on descrying a suspicious sail, cleared for action. Had she been captured by the British. Franklin would have had an opportunity to test the truth of his remark to his associates in congress that | they must "either hang together or hang separately." John Adams, on his first journey, took passage on an American vessel; on his second be embarked on the French frigate Sensible and landed at Ferrol, in Spain. Jay committed his fate to the American man-of-war Confederacy and. like Adams and Franklin, reached his destination. —Harper's Magazine. A GROWING TREE. — Two Things That Nature InnrUM, Doe* to Protect It. Nature invariably does two things , when she tries to grow a tree—sb* protects the bark from hottest sun- j shine and the roots from severe • changes of temperature. Both these points are almost invariably overlook- . ed' by man. Observe a maple or elm or bireli as it sbooU from the ground. Its sides are clothed all the way with small twigs unless removed by knife or browsing. Any tree starting in an open lot is thus protected from the suit Otherwise the extreme heat will rupture cells, and the bark will dry and split. A* far as possible there must be equal development of cells on all sides of th* tree. But care of the coots is even mo.e important. The feeding of a tree is at unequa. depths, but most of it is near the sur face. If the sun be allowed to strikedirectly on the soil the finer rootlets that do the foraging are destroyed, •nd extreme droughts will affect the roots for a foot in depth. M hat is worse, the extreme changes of temperature also affect the tree and suck its life away. In some cases such conditions are produced as encourage the development of fungi or other enemies to plant life. Nature guards against this by laying down each au tumn a layer of Ic.ves to mulch her forests or solitary nets ANCIENT ENGLISH INNS. • ante Have Been In Existence F«» Nearly a Thousand tears. Round and about London and its ever extending suburbs there may still be seen inns and taverns of great age •nd interesting associations. The Angel inn. Highgate Hili, dates back to the time of the reformation Originally it was called the Salutation tim. It is built entirely of wood. Another famous inn is the Bald Faced Ft«g at Edgware. Nobody knows when it was originally built, and it would swnt as though each successive proprietor has endeavored to place his mark <m its architectural aspect, for many parts of it have evidently at different times been rebuilt. In the stables, it Is alleged. Dick Tu'-pin had bis horse's shoes turned, so as to make his pursuers imagine be bad gone in au opposite direction. Among the very old st of suburban i London inr.s are the VI.- -th. at Kingsbury Green, and the Kin, James and Tinker inn. at Enfield, The first is said to be vi y r s old. and the latter was reputed to have b n first 1- i iit as an inn aud under another name i years •go. Its present name is derived from an encoutt.ir v : li I< ~g .iaiut- 1. is said to have had with a tick r at the door of the inn. The tinkers eonvtrsation •o pleased the king that be ma .» the mender of kettles "a knight, with tiv» hundred a year.' I.— idoti Mail.

"hou «tu get uh au order for useaslu l osthe. folks We. out teas, uuAouv coF feesave fresh from the coffee roisters. They alt say then never used surhsWes. Our motto is'nothovi cheub .button good: Out ycemtums to the ladies for tatting orders surbass alt exbeChmousWe I started out sixteen years ago to do the right thing, awluehaVe doneh.tts a result ,we now have the business. We never commence to sett goodsiu a neigh borhood but iMt our goods are bleastug to the beobte. Take orders for us andhave the good ditto) uouv neighbors tor Uiiwgs aw Right. Uddressfov catalog of bremiums turn lQaCouftwrotUM,o.

THE bICKHOOM MIRROR You Must <>• niservet In Allowing tile I'atieut to Iw It. 'I be looking glass, u hether a plus or minus quantity, plays a more iumor taut part in the sickroom than mosj nurses anti physicians give it credit for. Tile patient who is allowed to look into one is likely to be frightened into a re lapseat sight of his cadaverous appear ance. while the one who is not allowed to look is similarly affected by the refusal. which he attributes to the fact that his face is too much for his nerves "All tilings considered. 1 think it a good plan to give a sick person a chance to look at himself occasionally," said a doctor. "Os course the indulgence must Ire granted with discretion. If a patient is really looking seedy a turn at the looking glass is equivalent to signing his death warrant, but if taken at a time when braced up by some stimulant or a natural ebullition of vital force a few minutes of communion with his own visage boats any tonic I can prescribe. It thrills the patient with new hope, it makes him feel that he isn't quite so far gone as he had thought and that possibly a fight for life is. after ail. worth while. "Being thus sensitive, a persistent withholding of a mirror convinces the patient that lie must be too horrible for contemplation, and he promptly decides that the best thing for him to da is to give up the ghost and get out of the way. That is one mistake hospitals were apt to make up to a few years ago. When 1 was a young fellow, getting my first practice after graduation. 1 served on the staff of several hospitals, and in all. especially in the free wards, those aids to vanity were strictly forbidden. The deprivation went hard with many of the patients, particularly the women, and when I came to have a little authority among i doctors and nurses 1 advised a judi- | clous application of looking glass treatment. 1 still advise it both in hospital i and private practice, for 1 find that a ; little reass;;rance as to the state of the I complexion and the appearance in gen- | eral goes a long way toward effecting a cure." —New York Press. THE SURGEON’S PROBE. See That He Sterilize, It Before H« l«es It. It frequently happens that the doctor has occasion to probe a wound or s sore. Notice him when he does it. He opens his case of instruments. He takes out a long, slender silver or hard rubber rod which is from six to ten Inches long, with a smooth, round end. Some of them are as small as a darning needle. Others are as large as a pencil. Watch the doctor closely when be takes this probe tn. attempts to use it. If he does no* take the precaution to clean it. stop him. Don't allow him to touch your sore with it He has been using it on some one else and may poison you if you allow him to use it. Call his attention to the fact that he boils an instrument when he operates on any one. aud he should also boil hia probe before he uses it on you either for a sore or wound. Make him do it Toil him you will furnish him with hot water, and he can dip it in it and clean it carefully before, he uses it Otherwise he will use it on you and slip it back in his surgical case and use it on the next person. In this way he scatters infectious dirt—MtfiicaJ Talk. — - — -i. - Foresight. De Garry As yon intend to marry her. why did you consent to her riding a bicycle when you are so opposed to It? Merritt—Well, I knew she would have her way in the end. and I calculated that by giving in now her father would have to pay for the bicycle. WAYSIDE WISDOM. Opportunity is the cream of time. Self conquest is the greatest of victories. The more you say the less people remember. A mother's tears are the same in all : languages. A Costly Mistake Blunders are sometimes very ex pensive. Gceasionally life itself is {tne price of a mistake, but you'll ; never be wrong if yon take Dr. King s New Lase Pills for dyspepsia Dizziness, headache, liver or •lx w I troubles. They are gentle. yet thorough. 25cat Blackburn & Christen's drug store.

Education has many good results, but none that is more sure than the sense or power and self reliauoa with which It invests its possessor. I.ny»i>« Down the L-'.vr. Lady (entertaining friend's little girll Do you take sugar, darling? The Darling Yes. please. Lady-How many lumps? The Darling Oh. about seven, and when I'm out to tea I start with take. Punch. Barbarous Treatment of Iho Women The Ibos have a barbarous custom of destroying twins. A woman who give* birth to twins is regarded as some thing accursed, and the children ar» taken from her and thrown into th* bush to perish, while she is proclaim ed an outcast and driven from the vil lage. To holo up two fingers to hl Ibo woman is to offer her the greatest Insult possible. They are very super stitious. They worship idols of wood mud and iron, which are regarded a» protectors to be propitiated at various periods, aud slavery exists among all tiie tribes. Fight Will Be Bitter Eight will be Bitter.; Those who will persist in closing J their ears against the continual recommendation of Dr. King’s New£Disoovery for Consumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal termination. Read what Mr. T. R. Beall, of Beall, Miss., has to'say; “Last fall my wife had every’symptem of consumption. She took Dr. King s ■ New Discovery afterj every thing | else had failed. Improvement j came at once and four bottles en-1 tirely cured her. Guaranteed by 1 Blackburn & Christen, Druggists. , Price 50c and sl. 'Trial bottles free. t!hE BEST ONES. The best law—the Golden Rule. The best education—self knowledge. The best philosophy—a contented mind. ' • The best theology—a pure and beneficent life. Must Go Abroad. “What makes you think they are rich Americans?" “Because they know so much more | •bout other countries than their own.” [ —Town Topics. Not In His Line. Employer—You don't seem to be able to do anything. New Clerk—Well. I always bad a political job until I struck this one,—Judge. A Frightened Horse Running like mad .down the j street dumping the occupants, or I a hundred other accidents, are! every day occurrances. It behooves ; everybody to have a reliable salve j handy, and there’s none asfgocd as j Bucklen's Arnica Salve.; I Burns. I cuts, sores, eczema and piles disap-1 pearing quickly under its soothing ■ effect. 25c at Blackburn & Chris- , ten's drug store. GOOD SPIRITS. Good spirits don’t all come fromi Kentucky. Their main source is the liver and all the fine spirits ever made in the Blue Glass State could i not remedy a bad liver or the hundred-' and-one ill effects it produces. You ! can't have good spirits and a bad liverl at the same time. Your liver must be : iin fine condition if you would feel buoyant, happy and hopeful, brightof eye, light of step, vigorous and successful in your pursuits. You eau put ■ your liver in fine condition by using • Green’s August Flower—the greatest jof all medicines for the liver and < stomach and a certain cure for dys- ' pepsia or indigestion. It has been a favorite household remedy for over thirty-five rears. August Flower will make vour liver heaity and active and • thus insure vou a liiieral supply of ] "good spirits." Trial size 25c-. regular bottles "sc. At all druggists. Farmers Take Notice. • Are your hogsand chickens healthy . and in as thriving condition as vou - would like to have them, if not. feed them Egvptian Hog and Chickeu ' Cholera Remedy. Put up in gallon and half gallon eans. For sale at the old reliable drug store. Smith. Yager X Falk. 48tf Low Rate el 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 merest paying time. No delay in making loans. F. M. Schinneyer. Decatur. Ind. Shf Farm Lands That Are Cheap in Doi lars But Rich in Soil. Dick Townsend has completed arrangements whereby you can go to Mandon. North Dakota, for $26.65 from Chicago and return. Lands from $4 to <1 per acre with 1 free home stead adjoining. Come I and see us over First National Bank Decatur Ind.. We can also sell you j farms in Virignia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas. Excursion rates to North Dakota any day during the week, except Saturday and Sunday for three or more I Dick Townsend over National Bank Residence 422 Jefferson St. Phone 109. d&w

Among the flnishi tg bn * commissioners' <’ Hire, was the ap-pointment-of Frank Hisey, A >L Sipe and L. C ?Idler as viewers upon a petition for ditch presented by J. F. Snow. The ditch will traverse a small portion of Wabash township. Revolution Imminent A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system is nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly dismember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate the kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver, and clarify the blood. Run down sy s terns benefit particularly and all the usual attending aches vanish under its searching and thorough enect iveuess. Electric Bitters is only 50c, and that is returned if it don t give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by Blackburn «S? Christen, druggists. A beautiful map, valuable for reference, printed on heavy paper 42x64 inches mounted on rollers; edged bound in clcth, showing our new island pot sessions. The Trans-Siberian Railway, Pacific Ocean cables, railway lines and other features of Japan, China, Munohuria, Koorea and the Fai East.. Sent in receipt of 25 cents in stamps by W. B. Kntskern, P. T. M. Chicago & North Western R’y, Chicago, 111. $27.50 Hot’Springs, S.D . 30.70 i Deadwood and Lead and return ’ from Chicago daily, via the Chicago & North Western Ry. CorresI pondingly low rates from other ' points. Tire Black H' s region the. I great natural sanitarium of the west, is one of the most picturesque spots in the world and well worth a visit. Information and tickets can be secured from your home agent. Illustrated Black Hills booklet with valuable map mailed on receipt of 4 cent in stamps by W .B . Kniskern. Chicago. Homeseekers' excursions via South I ern railroad in connection with the Queen & Cresent route to Certain points in Alabama, Georgia, Florida North and South Carolina, Kentucky. Mississippi, Tennessee and A irginia |on the first and third Tuesdays in i each month—May to November, 1904 nclusive, at the very low rate of one fare for the round trip, plus S 2 Tickets are good going 15 days, and for stop overs south of the Ohio River j with final limit for return of 21 days | from date of sale. On the same dates , one way settlers’ tickets will be sold j to points in the same territory at on< I half first-class rates, plus $2 from Ohio River gateways. For rates j schedules and full information, call on your nearest ticket agent, or write ;J. S. McCullough. N. W. P. A.,225 ' Dearborn street. Chicago, 111.

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Arkansas .. Texas Louisiana An ideal country for cheap homes. Land at $5 $lO. sls, acre; gro»s corn, cotton, wheat, oats, grasses, fruits ■ and vegetables. Stock ranges 10 months in the year. Southeast Missori, Akan- ! sas, Louisiana and Texas 1 are full of opportunities — 1 the climate is mild, the soil ' is rich, the lands are cheap. r Low home-seekers’ rates —about half fare—ria the . Cotton Belt twice a month — first and third Tuesday. 1 j r For descriptive literature, maps and excursion rates, write to L H. SCHAEEER. T. P. A. Cotton Belt Route 1 CINCINNATI OHIO. □ I r . - : — , ; EAST "No t. Tse Coss': Trave.-r dairy. ‘4a a V No 1 Ma. taSy. oeept Sistay .11-tt* B _ No. 4. Day exyreat 4a.j ' St*, r No St, Doe*. ftsteat Iz 91*. s wm K No. J Day ezyee**. 4*..y t jg, t e No I. «see*« Baa4*y ll:l*».i No. i IK- x.ma-.TrarcMv. daily ■«a. t No 2« Izstp t

<© RAILROAD NEW ERIE TIME TABLE. '!v, 10 EASI'BOINI. , UOpm SS' S’ m WESTBOUND la, q ... 3:02 a. m. Nn.’T V 2:00a. m. Grand Rapids & Indiana. In effect Sept. 25,1904 TRAINS NORTH. No s—Leaves Decatur Fort Wayne » m •• Kalamazoo s:2Uam Arrives Grand Rapids “ •• Petoskey 2:50 pm , “ •• Mackinaw City 4:15 pm N.o7—Leaves Decatur Z : S aDI •• Fort Wayne 8:50 am •• Kalamazoo 12:15 pm “ Arrives Grand Rapids 2:05 p m “ •• Petoskey 9:35 pm “ “ Mackinaw City 10:50pm No. 3—Leaves Decatur 3:17 pm “ Fort Wayne 4:20 pm •• “ Kalamazoo 8:05 pm “ Arrives Grand Rapids 9:40 pm •» ” Petoskey 6-05 a m Mackinaw City 7:20 am TRAINS SOUTH No. 6—Leaves Decatur 1:08 am Portland 2:olam , • *• Winchester 3:52 a m •• Arrives Richmond 3:30 am Cincinnati 7:15 am •• “ Indianapolis 6:soam Louisville 10:05 am •• •• St. Louis 1:30 pm No. 12- Leaves Decatur 7:14 a m Portland w 8:15 am “ - Winchester 8:56 am •• Richmond 9:42 am •• Cincinnati 12:20 pm “ “ Indianapolis 12:10 pm “ “ Louisville 7:10 pm “ “ St. 1 juis 7:10 p m No. 2—Leaves Deca r l:Pipm - ” Portland 2:13 pm “ Winchester 2:50 pm Arrives Richmond 3:40 pm “ •• Cincinnati 5:55 pm “ “ Indianapolis 11:55 pm •• Louisville 7:ooam “ “ St. Louis 7:22am 1 No.3o—Leaves Decatur 7:51 p m Arrives Portland 8:55 pm No. 16—Leaves Decatur... .1 8:46 p m Portland 9:45 pm i •• Winchester 10:25 pm “ Arrives Richmond 11:15 pm Nos. 6 and 5 daily. ■ " 2, 3 and i 2 daily except Sunday. No. 30 daily except Sunday to Portland. •• 16 Sunday only. i No. s—Sleeping car to Grand Rapids. Travise , City. Northport and Mackinaw City. No. 7—Parlor car Grand Rapids to Mackinaw City—Daily to Grand Rapids. No. 3— Parlor car Richmond to Grand Rapids Sleeping car to Mackinaw City. No. 2—Parlor car to Richmond and Cincin- > nati. J. Bryson. Agt. C. L. Lockwood. G. P, A. Gr. Rapids Mich axative Quinine n-es a CoM in One Day, Crip in 2 Days on every box- 25c Weak Men ifladeVigorous 1 safe*? jysasr ; WhatPEFFERJNERVIGORDitf It acts noTrprfn 1 lv Cures whea al . others fan. Younff"Wh regain lost manhood: ok - men recover youthful vigor. Absolutely Guar ' anteed 10 Cure Nervousness, Lost Vitality, luipotency, Nightly Emissions, Lost Power either sex, Failing M<*Tiiory, Wasting Dis ea«es, and or anc ** Wards off insanity and consumption Dcnvletrdruggist impose a worthless substitute 05 vou because it yields a greater protit. Insist on having PEFFER’S N ERVIGOR, or send for it Car be carried in vest pocket. Prepaid, piain wrapper |1 per box, or 6 for $5. with A Written Guar an tee to Cure or RrroDd Jloney. Pamphlet fre< PEFFEB AILDICAL ASS’N. Chicago, ill Sold by Blackburn & Christen ageHGY FOR QUICK CASH SALES Mortgage Loans. Money Lowed on favonUe terms, Low Rate of Interest. Prive lege of partial payments, Abstracts of Title carefully prepared. F. M. BGHIRMEYER, Gos. Second and Madison sta. Decatut’, Indiana. . aaBMaMREEUMDMrWEU. OT' -a — A 'is'' DON’T BE A SLAVE ea—BHM 11 ■ To the Liquor or Drug Habit When a speedy, harmless e and Care is within ‘he reach of all? THOUSANDS of happy, prosperous and sober Men testify to ifce “ffsciuzy of the Cure rr - a* admiuLsiercd at « THE KEELEY INSTITUTE INDIAN* 1204 S. A4«ns Street as | Ccnfidmtn Carifulfy Guordfii

ROY ARCHBOLD DENTIST I. O. (). F. BLOCK ’Phones — Office 164, residence 245 D. D. HELLER & ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Offica over Blackburn & Christen’sdrugstere DORE B, ERWIN. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office.—Corner Monroe and Second General practitioner. No charge for Su] tat ion AMOS P. BEATTY ATTORNEY AT LAW And Notary Public. Pension claims urr,«. cuted. Odd Fellows building. | 8 MERRYMAN & SUTTON. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DECATUR, IND. Office—Nos. 1.2, 3, over Adams Co, Bank We refer, by permission to Adams Co. Bank BCHURGER & SMITH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Notaries. Abstracters, Real Estate Agents Money to Loan. Deeds and Mortgages writ ten on ebort notice, Office in Allison block second story, over Fristoe’s Smoke House Decatur. Indiana. J, Q. Neptune. D. D.B. C. E. Neptune. DDB ’Pnoae 23. ’Phone 238. Neptune Brothers, DENTISTS. Rooms 1.2, 3, 4. Spangler Building. Decatur, Indiana. Office 'Pbone 207. Lady Attendant English, German and Swiss spoken, FRED REPPERT, Sale Crier and Auctioneer. DECATUR, ------ INDIANA Speaks English,’German, Swiss and Low,German. MANN & CHRISTEN, Architects. Are prepared to do any kind of work In their line. Persons contemplating building can save times, trouble and money by consulting them. Office— MANN & CHRISTEN. Bowers Block, Monroe st. Atchltecf LINN & PATTON Carpenters, Contractors and Builders Slate Roofers and Galvanized Gutters. Shop, Corner Rugg and Market Streets. i Linn & Patton. — AUCTIONEER For Good Service See L. H. GAGE (Speaks German and English) Auctioneer and Sale Crier. Rates $4.(10 Sales over s>soo 80e per SI 00. Leave addtess at Berne Witness (Ifflce. Berne. Ind J? D. HALE, DEALER IN Seeds, H-ay, Wool, Oil Salt, Coal, Lirne, Cement Fertilizei’s. Office and retail store store southeast cor, ner of Second and Jefferson streets. r "Your patronage solicited. 1 H. O. WELLS. 31. D., SPECIALIST. 723 CLINTON STREET, FORT WAYNE. Cures Piles. Fistula. Fissure. Stricture o\ the Rectum. Itching. Bleeding. I Iceration, ( onstioation and all diseases of tin- Lvctum. Also Rupture. Dr. Wells will be at he Murray hotel, in the forenoon, md in o* e Shamrock hotel in Geneva in the afternoon, on the first Tuesday in every n. runorder tn introduce his painless tr« f will give one treatment free to all who call m see him. P k ■ ■ ■■ Dr. William' - In ad p ‘l e 111 CSOintmentwisl liS " I ■•flays R 588.1 S a poultice, giv - ■ lief. Dr. Williams'lu.. ’ - ■ Y ■ ment is prepared for P: ‘"IL H tng of ths private purts. I ' ■ warranted. By druggist?- mills ceipt of .!■> cents and All >hia SKANUFACTURIWG CO Props-- t'.' Nachtrleb 4 Fuelling DOCTOB E. J. Beardsley, General Practice and Surgery. But Special Attention given to Eye E» r Nose, Throat and Chronic Diseases ■ Expert in Tittiaa Glosses. , Thoroughly equipped for treating Eye. Throat and Catarrhal cases. CALLS answered, day or nigh OFFICE—over postoffice b 81 , RESIDENCE—cor. Monroe anu Mm Office Hours--9 to 11 a- m. 2 to 4p■ m I $250.000. $250,000 to loan 1111 proved farms at lowest of interest, we can pl your loan at a lower rate o ' interest and less than any other Agenc} in j j the city. The Decatur Abstract & Loan Um Rooms 3 and 4, Siudatalfi