Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1905 — Page 6

ST. PETER AT THE CATE.

St. Peter stood guard at the Golden gate. With a solemn mein and an air se date. When up to the top of the golden stair. A man and a woman ascending there. Applied for admission, thev rente' and stood Before St Peter so great and go. d In hopes rhe Citv of Peace to win. And asked St Peter to let them in The woman was tall and lank ant. thin With a scraggy beard upon her chin The man was short and thick and stout His stomach was built so it rounded out. His gaze was absent, but a . the while He wore a kindly and genial smile The choir in the distance the echo woke And the man kept silent while the woman spoke. “Oh' though who guards the gate' i said she “We two come thither beseeching thee To let us enter the heavenly '.and And play our harps with the ange • band Os me St Peter there is no doubt There is n thing from heaven tot liar me out I've been to meeting three times a week And almost always Id rise and speak. “Ire told the sinners about the :»v When they would repent for evil wavs I've told mv neighbors I've t< ■ them all ’Bout Adam and Eve and the primal fall I've shown them what they’d have to do If they puss in with the chosen few I've marked their path of duty clear i Laid out the plan for their whole i career ‘l've talked and talked to then loud and long F-'r mv lungs are g xxi and voice :- strong So good Sr Peter, you’.’. c'earlv sv - The gate of heaven is open to n> But my old man. I regret to say Hasn't walked in exactly the nar row wav He smokes and swew-.s. and grave faults he's got, And I don't know whether he" pass or not “He never would pray with ar earnest'vi tn <>r go to revival or join in a hymn. So I had to leave him in sorrow there While I with the chosen united it prayer. He ate what the pintry chanced t afford While I in my parity sang forth Lord And if cucumbers were all be got It’s a chance if he merited them r not. But O. St. IVter 1 love him so Tv the pleasure of heaven yi.ase let ! him go I ve done en-. ugh—a saint Ive beer Won’t that atone - Gan t you le’ him in By my grim goepei *1 know tis .-- That the unrepentant mu-t fiy be low Bat isn't there some way you 'sn see That be may enter, who is dear to me • Tis a narrow gctspe! by which I pray Bn’ the Chester, expect to ti id -me way <M cmxing. or fooling ir brih-rg you Be that their relations can amble through

Strikes Hidden Rocks. Wbec yeur ship of health strikes the iudlec nrks of C-ensurr. ptKm. Pneu-ssv-aia. etc . you are kaM if you dou t get ise-p frvu3 Dr. Kitws New Dwcorwy far Cbusuapskm. J W. McKnnecof Tal'adega Spnugs. Ala- writes “I had been very ill with Pneunscnia. under the care of two doctors. but was gesting do better when I began to take Dr Kings New Discorery. The first dose gate relief, and owe bottle cored me. ~ Sure cure for sere throat bronchitis., en-xchs and colds. G uarasteed at Fxackhuro and Christian dnsg More, price 60 and SI (ft. Trial bottle free Bturisie - > •ea ng. Mart JSI ■xd*

And say St Peter it seems to me This gate isn't kept as it ought *o be You ought to stand by the op.ni g there And never set down in that easy chair. ■And Say St. Peter, my sight is dimmed But I don't like the way your whiskers are trimmed They are cm too wide, ad the out ward toss They'd look belter narrow and cut straight acr 'ss I Well we must be going cm ilteown to win So . pen. Sr Peter.and we". pak> in ; St. Peter sat quiet and stn ke histaff But in spite of this office he bad t Hugh Then said, with a fiery gleam ir his eye Who’s tending this gateway, you I or I And then he ?se in his statute tall And said to an imp who came a’l Hg’.OW Escoit this woman to the regions talow. ' “The man stood still as a piece or 1 I store Stood sadly, g’.o'milv there aclre ‘ A life long settled idea be had. That his wife was g,. -I an-.i he wabad ’ He thought that if the woman wont down below i That he would certainly have to g ? | That if she went t the regions dim | There wasn't a ghost of a show for him. ■Towlv he turned, by ha': it bent !To ’ .1 w wherever the woman went ; S’. Peter standing on duty there Observed that the top t his hea ' was bare He cal’ed the gentleman back ar ' said i F iend, how org have von beer I weo: Thirtv years, w.th a weary sigh And then he thoughtfully added j why • Peter was s ent with hear bent down He raised h..s head and scratched his crown Then seeming a fferect though’ to take ■< v’.v half t himself be spake Thirty rears with that wane there Ko wonder the man k asn t ary hair •» v-art-g w: ked str. ke n<' good He smoked and sw re. I think he would. Thirty years with that t-ngae sc sharp »h. Angsl Gabriel, give him a ham A jeweled harp, with a gtlder string rood sir, pass m. where the angelsing. iabnel give h’n* a seat a .'me. >ne with a 'nshior. rear the throne Is 11 up seme angels to play their best Let him enj’v the music and rre’ ■see that on the Srest am --o-ia he feeds H-’s bad about all the b-fi he needIt isn't _'ust hardly the tu -g t aTo roast him >n earth and fatur» too ” Ti.ey gave him a harp with golden strings A glittering robe and a pair wings. And he said as he entered the roan of day. Well this beat s commbers arv. way” And s the scripture bad vine pass « “The last shall be first and th- first -ha'.’. be last

To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxt’tee —? Q.wx* Tatrer* A. h irxtrri* s ia< - ~.y» R * Gr**w szewetw* csa eaei >?.x «c Farmers Take Notice ’ Are your bears and ctueaeas hmhhv ' and in as thriving cooditi.xx as rot. f would like to hare thee: if not. feed : thee Eerptias Hog and Chickec r Cbclera Remedy. Put up it gallon and half gal lon cans For sale at the N rehab e drug store. S- th Yager ' Fdaik AStf » Lav «tac« at letnM Hooey .oni>ed at fire per rec. t intern*. payable annually or srtau-aa 1 nual.y. at optxs of reerrwer. with ' privilege of partal paymeexs at any nterret paying time No delay in . makmg ..nts F M. Seiriroeyer. . Decaror Ind. yxf

A LONG LOST CITY. Taangra the Site of the Toon of Gremada. la Greece. ’ Gremada is the name of the modern city iu Boeotia. tlreev* which occupit* the site of the ancient city of l';iu.-i.a. The old town was a riel) a d luxu. -.ous place, greatly renowned for the cockfights that were giceii there. It bau I the honor of bemg toe birthplace of Corinna, tte great poetess of the nftb centurv betare Christ, and perpetuated ' her memory by a majestic tomb, on which she was represented five times j crowned in remem bra uce of the five victories which she had gained ■ t. < contests with Pindir. Despite ! this comparative celebrity it appeared desti-.ed to the eternal sleep of rorgtt fatness when after more than twenty two centuries of silence ebarn e drew i to it ti e at> ’ ' ' i I:. 1-70 the juhal ■ the neigh I t o-im v a--e> while digging n the’.: I which the French have ass.g nineteenth century befbre the Chrisi tian era. The discovery if these first sepulchers was the cause of exeava tions. during which a quantity of other tombs were diseove~ei. a.. s..m.teu along the roads whah led from tue walls of Tanagra in the dire, t on of . Thebes. Chaicis. Harniaaod Flatae. Among this mass of tom; <.- zng to several centuries the most interest attaches to those of the fourth century before the Christian era on account of their conte .is It was u three part:cu lar'y that the st.: :<’i-s known t '-.my under the r.atne of T ; ?.g '.- -es for the most part disv ove-ed. ENGLISH GOLD LEAF.

i Che Reason Its Man-.ifact arera Pack It In Bible*. “James." said the English gold mann- ’ facturer. ’-we ire liout of Bi. .es. Gc downtown and buy six doxen James in due course returned w t’ the B’.btes in a Lar i- .rt. They wer- . taken from him by three men. the covers were torn off and the pageI were trimmed with ?: .-.rp ku.ves d.-m. ito a certain small sire. Then tl>es» little reduced papers were stewed t gether into a multitude of small books The -. boots were d ar: -?r.g the hands, and iu them thfirm's itput of g. .-.1 o f was ps sed e ery two F.1.. -v_ es a >eaf of goM. "It seems irreverent, not to say sacT layimts I know." said tbe bewd of th* *rim ’. it we hz’wsys dsc We i:sv« dene so for generar, iis. t.-.vd r.if b calwavs put on the market in Jtt> b<x ks made of B .re. ■Why? mte you why. G- d teat must be packed between printed it Read of rls n i --.es f - the reason ti I tt would Blip out of plain pages, wide! are t-» smocth f. ■ it where...s t e tentatMM made by the types on t: r ■ «• - T - ’ ■ the leaf in fdare firmly. That's wls-

pr-ted are -«ed. -We »&>«*£ all pr.z’eii pag» BiNe acre hr t-e -e?.*-.-- tfiat ttB ■ < - - Bret s-gn e* The “‘pe ' — re e -_.y set aad t! , pr.nficg te fi:.e- : .a any .-'te wvrk. rad wa t e best typesetti* aed p--*i=g * xr- l > =e*s. y-cso k»c« l for iny -.res or tiaeveaiseaß te at ■ tc tear tie z;> d leaf -TLu- - wiy a E~£ -i gofff less : pavtac fix ? :-re It’s a ee-resar tt_xc fix C' tat i-l t-* same I’ve a : ten w:c.l-->si that tie ctuzo ire 'ar sever r ’-z - .• d ref n.;:;; •aernrers far a«r tareveretere.”—Lai Ctavuta A Fal*e Ree»ev. -I hire re ’ Mrs. U'd j ■tesrie li.it rt ..- A— s_» bee fij.ng - . - » i py-«x napty" “Oh. aa.“ rer --i tar tastres. “ta ain't been rbene at i Tta .? st iette , we bad froas tar «:-e wre in Pitsbari :.i • . - - - - ' ' : itVi«_ : «sg Rei-.vni-UmM a»tk cwu b». Mra. Trent—My hss .ind a aart e< | Jack of al’, treije res s-n.re' utythißg M-s. Gaytay—A*d s- >■ > a sere es t s- -_gs t | ; fifteen dideneat s<- ietnes and res d> ataast *nyt..*sy —ls - - ’. -'ree Pres*. Uffitee a*4 EOeeC. Mlfkxna-Wasn't Beoeti ' • deaf > retire sttai-t; taJ fifie g«- Bl ’ sins-Wei. t was sadden, bat ao> ' norayre-red. H - w'e fwt crecta te*i ft-i* a as seta*. -Cb.,- cv - W»«M Vile **re the *m> A ..“.e toy wto ted teen l-Jirrite ' hci-.-.re tta s.Mreisg. tiriig rs pi±y tig - .dfietily c~ ■ <re . - st : ■ “Read sw tsa’ lire? ataox ta-rec. ■ •sis tto c-i.x-. Mita.” . • "I wLL“ aaid ve ~tei firer iril nie. -i.d yec take tta sc« r ant as 1 tta w.-erff" - ‘ re.K_ yes laa yorny tiare I did.”

The »«i« read the c-e*. r.;-t_-js at tie bennnfn. etty tie serwes :-f t:-i th* pitrs «f peart He iarened with lx .sat t»« wkec « a case *• tie worto “Jre ooe caa cUMr torn wsw iereth e* arereth i .-e. b®m>2.ag np ie sa 4 "I arretk IT! tad thee aoout that ttxv; "—Sew A.-i re—r-jr Kati><M la ■ Lnt Wire If a perww » tiio'el in a Ere eiectrie wire sod ret want tn extricate hia. therefrean «to not take boiri at tre vie- < fin's lirxis as is aften d.-ie ia a case as tits fcjsd. Yu w.:i be si--. ted -j ree du Be s-rre ti» enb the xb*s . *kv.e. and then yew ire asfe. <aj the i carrect caxß-x reeeb ywu. De ax let r acre in ■ wish ywr bare hard* bst ks «at aai treaters Os reemse if ywa hi. e thick >iire» I ■ <i<t re ou T-ae res „ ire —.m. .2.7,x.:j ire .. >’-ess.

The J»P Baby. How do you - do .uythwr 5* ■ I (J,,* old il gore out for its nrst g i H of 'the world strapped ou somebody ‘ , bn, k. and that's the way d ,m< e- - ri. V ti’l it can go on its own fret SnXes its mother or its nurse takes it blit vet-y often it rides < ‘ i tariTo a brother or sister, who is ye, not »M« than four or five years ! old Three little nurses dout seem I i trenb.el at all by their as would suppose. They ptay ’.nd t; - and nm races aim fly kites u i-ote of the hear y loads on their b..cks\V’ t s more rc:aark..’ole. the babies Ire e rectly h-TPy «nd hardly ever .r. t: >',gb When their young uur.-re mn u the poor babies' faces ten- back and forth aguinst them care takere- <>. . '.lde:s til! an American Mby would howl with pain « n, I ter tha Kunkle in St. N cbolas. Ihe Rent T te «hii. lah. ...y i‘ied Ireland's na t»:. . . of deteiise. ■ > v ~.n biackti.om stick, but in m-x’ere • -re It has ’ een replaced by the m >re wiry ash sapling. The real st .. .i.ih is a young si.-H of the sloe <tr. . or bl ktborn p:Ted by the root ffem t b e crevice of some re-.-k After teir-g “ :;-re! it is pL.ed In the smoke of turf I’eat. which softens the bard fibe- ;v.d when it has reached a con- • n - < ant as rubier it is straightened. When cooled in the air it bees < st~> c and firm as iron Tte -r: nrreres* ts then continued, snd w! ea it te desired to make a par-ricu-r.y bandseme weapon tiie spus. . ■ - are onuiaented wfth sma’l brass nails. Freferencf. M>s V: et had u-.de a rapid tone - j El“ *:» u ’>1:1.1 .e' 1 :iud foUllu ■' trie • ress her. either favorably or otherwise. • y < y T-Hi saw " y ■■’ wanted to » il. v ” said friend on Mss A iolet's retun: to ter native heath in K < -What did you t.nk of the tana rem r -I t.'t ilk to me about it. said Mis- Vet br stiy I'd nt; er have a good dich of plain American uiacarnui baked with cheese any time.” Mistake* Kiadae**. Jf t-H 10. c d n m! Awfully glad to see you. Here take off that coat and pc- i. «- set ..-d make fWixef comfortable. Di k-Deucetake

!t ’ -. ce n t' nsinuate that T loc't ft- cvtafortable in a dress suit? A Caorty Ms*l. i-e p -“. • ■ «"t ■»■•**,! to *b - ire- rlpt arti. .re wh’,*b no other i-id f -ret or masticate, but there - ur there was. a g-nt n Ke’ ettm at'.l s 'wed a nice 1- rimlna r.aa r. :: eet re oft« food and paid tta price xitt ’« fe An old pe-.i«anl woman i i n tta -*as* an Old jacket wt h contained bank notes d small fie- aa’ ® aggregating a sum of S£Ml W! e ate was at work her pet - ttnygoet got at tta n ces and ate

■-Jem Tta aais • was k led and the riewed pacev re-- ere-.l f: -tn its ’tern -.eh Ti - paper w- « taken to the Mariana! Banff of Belgium, and after eta: *- a» st* the bank paid ihe woci tta e, iivalent of tta ehewafi •a per In new n-tn* «• pervtitltews Farwell. Iftes Cirri re McCarthy, daughter of Jast:n M-’artby. to,d a enriou* s . ry if Char re Stewart Parnell. “One even ng." says she. "Faroe., was talking to me at tta coffee stage of dinner, and ’ gaCng st i tn w th rapture, was ragnely stirring mine and going to driak it wten be sa d Yon must rot drink that You bare stirred it tie wrong way. and it would be unlucky. Get anottar cup.' What struck me as •trange rn tt * was not t:s tang su;ersr.t:ocs —every -‘oe who knew t.m it a . snew tfiat— l-c’ L..« eztravrdiMarj POTrar of uteervatt-<a '

1 ri»»r Irrekat. Sa two leaps or tre t.;-.ou are quite tree. As th* terpen eamea out ate lay hisjiwa distend. _ » g . s a.-.? open, ire the c_a..ei ,-s.i dies v; l i.eros.. tre water for a tcreired feet wkUe be i retcises 11 the L-w. si kiag Uis teal ‘ .'■ ' -- ’ J - .- ..re . is --sr lint fcciits ire -st In malaat re wu, ; loru at..- cut bio tae st-eam with a lead .‘_d:re t'-jt m ses a perfect clear- | -cv -X tie whitened w --- His next ! emergence may be a hack nmnenuntt I xre _js ireru a 1 >ag d st-j-.e jinx., w.th ; height to it. hut a sabstontiai gain U feet. Wth .liaite spirit be will ®r.:aw Us {day until atwe rHy worn «X- when the aprtag and somenauiting lopao mto a long, rotting strafes fswe. va.e to sidn showing the two foot ■l-rw.c tiasieot. WL Iwi lU I doots XX behmd. ke uome indeiresxient water crentnreL-Couocry L..V la toe- ' lea. W»*J4 Eves TMlbs> Ir. •OL O®th’ St-- that yelied Than “Why. Ton 113 ires't y-i>c sshamedr ex-re ire»- toother. I wouldn't <xy ree tbit if — were my hair that was t- ag cyt- •»!" I E bet y « would f 1 am doin' the ccsivix. re'-rev i-mxy Smteiy.— Cstbare Sti>re~i ami Titrew 3 ® * We«» TrSek. Adele-Hany < Estr-'le-W t-.t a -he n-irter »w Adeie-He my ewsaif...w;t ring whie be was ou a trp to yh>- rx and I wig be a .re to £ad out j->w sisseh it cest. -TViodepb .• Bub-t.x • ‘ - s ' - — c. f-- if. rew> e.y e.- «>■ wre: s -\;tt they < <A<_e to »&• 't.—Ra*».a.

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DR \VELL6 ins hail 16 vears i f et:c*essful practice and has been as . oociated with several of the Bed Specialist in America. His therope Dt i e mJLs are up to-date and HE CURES WHEN OTHERS FAIL. DO NOT DESPAIR If you are ill and sick at heart do not give up hope until you have Dr Wells, if vour ease is curable he will cure you. If you are incurable he will frankly and kindly tell you so and advise against spending your money for useless treatment. Dr. Wells cures all forms of chronic disease a-d deformities that we curable including, Male and Female Weakness, Catarrh and Ct tarrhal Deafness. Cancer. Goiter. Rupture. Blood. Skin, Kidney. Bladder, Liver, stomaeh. Heart. Respiratorv and Nervous Diseases. Epilepsy. Impotence. Gleet. Varicocele Lessee. Stricture. Bed wetting, etc. RECTAL DISEASES No Specialist in America has better success than Doctor Wells in the treatment of re tai diseases. He will cure the worse case of protruding piles with- ut an operation or forfeit fifty dollars to the pa’ient if he fai B to cure any case he undertakes No cutting. No operation- No pain. ECZEMA Dr. Weils has a cure for eczema that is absolutely certain in its reeults and he has cured more so-called incurable cases in the past year than all the other-pecial.-t'in F rt Wayne, b E TSTHEONLA PHYSICIAN IX THE STATE WHO WILL TREAT VOL’ AND CHARGE NO FEE UNLESS CURED. LADIES Ladies will be interested to know that Dr. Wells is an expert in the treatment of the delicate diseases pecular to the sex, such as misplacements, sterility, lucorhcea. irregularities, etc. « Ladies troubled with hair on the fa<v. moles, birthmarks, scars or brown spots will be gratified to learn that Dr. Wells can relieve them of any of these mortifving blemish-s He is theoulv specialist closer than Chicago who removes Lair w.thoiit the eleetri • ueelle. He can remove it and it will never return. Hi can even remove the heavy beard of a man and it will uot return. No pain or detention from business. Success guaranteed or no charge. Dr. Wells ean straighten cross eyes iu a few minutes without pain. If vour ears stand out too far he will place them in normal position. If your noee is crooked, humped or deformed he can shape it for you bv a delicate f orm of surgery no’ known to the general surgeon. MEN li vou suffer from any disease or weakness you can net put your ease in safer hands than Dr. Wells. Remember toe date and call befor Ila m. Consultation free and ecnfidental. H. O. Wells, /V\. D., 723 Clinton St Fort Wayne. Indiana.

Stone For Sale Building, Bridge and Concrete Crushed Stone "Beat Fortlanci Cement «nci Dyn« mite I Call and see me if you need anything in this iine. JULIUS HAUGK, de Td l una «*33 Pacific Coas| (Tickets on sale daily, March 1 to Mav 15. Chi- 11 cago to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, 11 Tacoma, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. II Correspondingly low rates from other points. I Daily and personally conducted excursions in through P II tourist sleeping cars from Chicago to Portland, San Franc! co and 11 Los Angeles without change. berth only p.oo. la£t f| trams, choice of routes. Meals in dining cars (a la carte), fl k \\ rite us for infonnati''n as t a the resources and opportur.:t:es t'e ffl w.cjertj c mate and k;n d.y s. ". f the Pacific Coast, ' w t gK * oa ß jt takes and what it costs via the Chtc- g . fcxh Luk® Pacific and N<>rth-W estern Line. Booklets and L.ct's postpaid on receipt of * cents in stamps. jV*" a wests sell tickets ria this hoe. T he “Best cf Everything I 111 Cbvatr

r««f. " “ Sefcutrann. the famocs mnslrtsn h the pr.nc-.pai character of an smus-.ne ■tory toM by a critic: ’The me accompanied bis wife 7 , Was • cHrtnsted pianist. to the pa is re when she went to JAy before the king of Holland and as rrat by tbe monanti. s coru°f ! * r ’* rf The com. bon'Are you .. «

HO. Wells, M.D. The Most Successful Specialist in Indiana in his line of practice will beat The Murray Hotel in Decatur Tuesday, April and may be consulted FREE OF CHARGE from 7to 11 a m.

LOCIS KLEI'E Tn-stee Preble TownsW ■ffice Dnv--Wednesday o'* a - d I®* gnwyßD luttman TRUSTEE ROOT TOWOSHI* l> rr'..E D*i -M-.'uSy **’k