Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1905 — Page 3

primary rules be TAdams County Democratio utral committee in executive eß sion assembled, adopt the following rules for the oontrol and lat i°n of the democratic vote lo°bo polled in the nominating election of said party, of candidates t 0 b 3 voted for in the general election of 1906: Seotion 1. The demooratio piifflary election on Friday, the 22 day of Deoember, 1905, ehall be held under the Australian system of election laws of the state of Indiana, with the exception t kat there shall be one inspector, one judge, two olerks and one eiecti <n sheriff, and except as hereinafter set out in seotion seven and tight. Section 2. That the interest and purpose of the nomination at a primary eleotion is to secure a full and free and fair expression of the whole democracy of the county. Provided that all those ff ho voted the regular democratic ticket in 1904 be .considered democrats. Section 3 The qualifications other than heretofore given of voters of suoh primary, shall be, that be is a citizen of Adams oounty, Indiana, and a legal voter therein, or will he a legal voter before the next general eleotion. That he be a bona fide resident of the township. town or oiry, and of the precinct wherein he offers to vote. Saction 4 The eligibility of a candidate shall depend upon his compliance with the foregoing requirements, and paying the assessments for campaign purposes, plaoed upon him as a oanc’idate for the offioe to which he aspires. Suoh campaign assessments shall be paid at least ten days before the said primary eleotion. Provided that if a candidate neglects or refuses to oomply with the requirements of the Adams County Democratic Central Committee as are provided for in the rales and regulations herein contained, the name of suoh candidate shall not appear on tho tickets used in said primary eleetion. Seotion 5. That the County Central Committee shall meet on the day following the next democratic primary eleotion in Adams oouDty in Decatur, Indiana, at 10 p m, and receive from each inspector or committeeman of the townships or of the respective precincts or com mitteeman of the townships or of the respeotivepreoincts of townships, town or city, the returns of said election and proceed to compare the votes cast for all the candidates who have complied witn the rules and regulations of the oemmitee aforesaid, and the person havnig the highest number of votes cast far any given offioe, shall be declared the nominee of the democratic party of said county and state of Indiana, for such office sought. Proviued, that no County Central Committeeman, whose name appears as that of a candidate on the eleotion tickets cf such primary or who has any relatives whose name appears as that of a oandidate on suoh election ticket, shall bo eligible t 3 serve as inspec tor of suoh eleotion, nor shall he be allowed to select any election officers to serve in said primary election In oase of ineligibility of tho committeeman to appoint suoh officers aforesaid, the chairman, secretary and treasurer of the County Central Committee shall appoint such eleotion board in such precinct at least one week before the primary eleotion. Seotion 6.—Eaoh board of eleotion shall keep a poll book in whioh th 11 be entered the name of every person who votes at suoh primary eleotion, and after the p Us are closed, said eleotion board shall oount the votes or ballots cast and make out a tally sheet, and deliver suoh tally sheet properly signed by such eleotion board to the election inspeotor of suoh voting preoinots, who shall deliver such tally sheets and poll books to the ohairman of said Adams County Democratic Central Committee on the day following suoh primary election afore«.id. The offioers of said eleotion board shall at the time of making out the **lly sheets make out and sign three oertiofiates of eleotion show•ng the vote m suoh precincts as shown by the poll and tally sheets and plaoe one of said certificates 'Q the possession of the inspeotor, °ne in the hands of eaoh election clerk to be held as authentic ref- • •

— erenca should any controversy! hereafter «*±-e. Section 7. All vo*ed ballolsuhall be by said ebotion board plaoed in a P*par bag, tied with a string and sealing wax melted and pasted over the knot of tho string and delivered to the inspeotor and by him returned to Democratic Headquarters in the oity of Decatur, Indiana, on the day mentioned in seotion five. In no case shall any voted ballot be destroyed by the lection board, but all suoh ballots so sealed shall be kept for ihe period of thirty days by the Chairman of the Central Committee, and suoh sacks so sealed shall not be opened except by order of the committee in session regularly called and in case of oontest by any candidate voted for, contested ballots shall bo plaoed in a sack with tally sheets as hereinafter set out. All unvoted ballots shall be destroyed by the several election boards by entirely consuming the same by fire before any votes are counted and no votes shall be Counted or ballot boxes bo opened until the polls are closed and all unvoted ballots destroyed aT"her” inbefore provided Section 8. Any voter who de-1 dares that by reason of nhvsioal ■ J I disability or inability to read the English language, he is unable to mark his ballot, may declare his choice of candidates to the election board, and the poll clerks, in of said and in the presence of said eleotion board, shall prepare the ballots for voting, and on request shall read over to suoh voter the names of the candidates as marked. Seciotn 9. No person being a oandidate for the nomination to any offioe and to be voted for at said primary shall be declared the nominee of the Democratic party of said oounty, who loans, pays or gives, or promises to loan, pay or give either direotly or indirectly, any money or other thing of value to any eleotor, or any other person; for the purpose of seouring the vote or influence of such eleotor or person for, his nomination, nor shall any such candidate offer or promise to loan or give any money or other thing of value to any eleotor for the purpose of influencing or retaining the vote of suoh elector, or to induce such elector to work or labor for the eleotion or nomination of such candidate, or to refrain from working or laboring for the nomination or eleotion of any other oandidate, or to any person to seoure or retain the influence or vote of suoh eleotor in his behalf as such candidate, or to be used by such persons in any way to influence the vote of any elector, or eleotors generelly, for himself or any candidate. And no candidate shall hire or otherwise employ for a consideration any elector or person to work at the polls on the clay of suoh primary eleotion for the nomination of such candidate, and should any oandidate violate any of the provisions of this seotion he shall be dealt with as provided in section eleven of these rules. Seotion 10. AH contests and disputes arising out of the oavass and counts following said primary eleotion shall be settled by a majority vote of the County Central Committee under whose direction suoh primary election was heid. Section 11. Slioudl any candidate violate the rules and regulations of the Adams County Central Committee and thereby fraudulently secure the nomination to the office which he may aspire, the candidate for suoh office who shall have received the next highest number of votes provided suoh candidate shall not have also fraudulently scoured his nomination, shall by a majority vote of said County Central Committee be delared the nominee of the party as jresaid to such office. Section 12. Should there be a vaoanoy ocour at any time by removal, resignation or death, or should there be a tie vote of any oandidate. o- of any candidates nominated at suoh primary election aforesaid, the vacancy shall be filled bv a majority vote of the County Central Committee at suoh time as it may then and there agree upon. Seotion 13. That the contested ballot and tally sheets shall be placed in a paper bag tied with a string and seadng wax melted and pasted over the knot of the string and delivered to the inspector, and bv bim returned to the chairman in the city of D.*oatur Indiana, on

the day herein before mentioned in seotion five. Section 14. The names placed on the tickets used in said primary eleotion as referred to in seotion one, of the rules and regulations shall be arranged in alphabetical ordefr. Seotion 15. The Chairman of the Adams County Central Committee shall have a notioe printed for two weeks in the Daoatur Demoorat, giving names of offioes to be filled , by candidates voted for in November. 1906, and voting plaoes in tho next demooratio primary election. if at any time within ten days, uny three persons residing within any£preoinct of said oounty shall make affidavit jointly that eaoh of said persons voted in said preoinot at said Primary Election, and that he believes that the vote of said preoinot was not oounted or returned as same was cast, or that the same has not been oorreotlly counted, and request a recount jf said preoinot, a recount shall be made as follows: A committee of three persons, legal voters of the demooratio party shall be appointed, one by the County Chairman, one by tne petitioners and one by the two thus appointed. ! The committee thus appointed shall j make the reoount and oertify to the result thereof to the full oounty oentral oommittee whioh shall be oalled together by the ohairman for the purpose of receiving suoh results, and of taking suoh action as it may deem proper m the premises^ Teachers’ Institute A oounty Teachers’ Institute will be held at the Methodist church in this oity on Friday, December Ist. County Superintendent Brandy berry has prepared the following splendid program for the day: MORNING, 9:30. Music Pupils, Distriot No. 2, Wabash Tp., 03in Gilliom, Teacher Invocation Rev. J. C. White Musio Pupils, District No. 2, Wabash Tp. Moral and Educational Qualifications of tho Coming Teacher S. C. Cramer Discussion Jesse W. Snyder Current Events as a School Sub-j-ot— (a) Consideration to be given it (b) Its educational value (0) To what grades bast adapted (d) Methods cf Presentation Melvin Mallonee Discussion G. H. Liughrey The Ideal Teacher Characterized Myrtle Pflaumer German Song Pupils, District No. 2, Wabash Tp. Soientifio Temperanoe Mrs. Josephinie Walmer, State Organizer W. C. T. U. AFTERNOON. Music, Pupils. District No. 2, Wabash Tp. A Plea for More Pride in our English Nellie Winnes Discussion R- J- Walters Some Obstacles to Progress in the Publio Schools L. E. Opliger Discussion J- H. Walters Lecture Dr. Edwin H. Hughes. President DePuuw University. Adjournment.

The Rev. Father James Cleary, of Minneapolis, in an address before the Anti-Saloon loague, said in part: ‘‘The Catbolio church as an organized body, stands unalterably opposed to the liquor business and it is particularly antagonistic to the Sunday saloon. Reform is in the very air, be deolared. We see it in Missouri, in Philadelphia and in New York. Municipal wiokedness is due in a large measure to unholy alliances between unscrupulous political bosses and liquor dealers. These allianoes have been broken in various plaoes by the people. The day is not far distant when Catbolios and Protestants, Jews aid Gentiles will work together for the common good.” ~Fall of Tragic Meaning are these Hues from J. H. Simmons, of Casey, la. Think what might have>resulted from his terrible cough if he had not taken the medicine about which he writes: “I had a fearful cough, that disturbed my nights rest. I tried every thing, but nothing would relieve it untill I took Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds which completely cured me. InstantJyrelieves and permanently cures all throat aDd lung diseases; prevents grip and pneumonia. At Blackburn <w Christen drugest; guaranteed: 50c and §I.OO. Trial bottle free.

George E. Fink, of Geneva, was the successful bidder on the C. E. Leiohty ditcj), sold Saturday afternoon by Surveyor Baumgartner. The bid was $594. Saturday evening at the home of A>. ana Mrs. Albright Christen, at six o’clock, ooourred the marriage of their daughter, Miss Maude to Mr. Guy Johnson, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson, who reside just south of this city. The marriage will be of a quiet nature, only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties being present. The ceremony was performed by Rev. John C. White, after whioh a wedding supper was served. On Sunday the young people went to the Johnson tarm, where a big wedding dinner will be served, this being the plaoe where Ihe happy young pair will make their future home. It being the intention cf Mr. and Mrs Elmer Johnson to move to this city and give their son absolute oontrol of tho farm. Both of the young people are popular and have a host of friends who wish them much joy and happines®. Although a little in advanoe the Demoorat extends congratulations.

Country districts will eleot road supervisors Deoember 16th. Cities and towns had their turn at the election business reoently and many supposed that elections were over in Indiana until next fall, but under the law of the last General Assembly supervisors will be eleot ed the seoond Saturday atfer the first Monday in December, and that falls on Daoember 16th. Last January road supervisors were el9oted in every road district in Indiana but that was under the old law. The legislature a few weeks afterward passed the new law, which provides fur the eleotion in Djoomber. The term of road supervisors is two years, and the question has arisen as to whether the supervisors elected last January will hold two years or whether the supervisors eleoted next month will take office at onoe. The attorney-gener-al’s offioe has reoeived many inquiries about this question and to all the answer has been made in the opinion of the attorney general, the supervisors to he eleoted next month will take office at once after qualifying. The office is provided for by statute and not the constitution. So the present supervisors may be legislated out of office. Road supervisors receive $1.50 a day. Wilda Watts, who for fourteen years has been connected with the Sohafer Hardware store, has resigned, the same to go in effeot December first, on whioh date he will begin new duties, having aoepted a position as a traveling salesman for the Advanoe Thresher oompany of Battle Creek, Miohigan. His territory will be Northern Indiana, and we are glad to state that ho will oontinue his residence as a oitizen of Deoatur. His new position oarries with it a splendid salary, this being the only induoement whioh ctuses him to sever his conneotion with the firm, whom he has served faithfully so long. When interviewed today, Schafer & Son said: “We certainly regret the i'aot that Mr. Watts is to leave us, but no one is better pleased than wo that he has received suen a splondid offer. He has been with us fourteen years, and we sincerely believe that no better road salesman ever represenetd any firm. W e wish him everv possible success in tho world.” To this firm’s recommendation we could find many who woula testify to Mr. Watts’ popularity. During his residence here he has proven a splendid oitizen, honest and oonsoientious, and wo can safely guarnatee the Advance Thresher oompany that they havo made no mistake. As a token of his friendship for his firm and his fellow workmen, Mr. Watts Thursday night gave a delightful banquet at his home, and the event was enjoyable for everyone concerned. The guests included Messrs, and Mesdames Fred Sohafer, Chalmer Sohafer, J. B. Meibers, Curtis Campbell, A1 Gerard, Harvey Sohroll, Joe Harris, John Spuller, and Messrs. Albert G raber, Jack Tester, 1 Martin Weiland, William Hobrook, Fred Ashbauoher, and Walter Kauffman and Miss Susie Mayer. The banquet was a success, and the boys renewed their hopes for Mr Watts’ future success. As a finole tj a very pleasant evening Mr. Watts was presented with a handsome electric lamp, whioh as a ! matter of faot is highly appreciated.

«»*■ "■ ~A.~~NE sAT DEPARTURE. “Taking Time by The Forelock.”

All observing people must have | noticed a growing sentiment in this country in favor of using only put-up foods and medicines of known composition. It is but natural that one should have some interest in the composition of that which he is expected j to swallow, whether it be food, drink or medicine. This sentiment has re- ( suited in the introduction in the legis- | latures of many of the States, as also in the Congress of the United States, bills providing for the publication of formula or ingredients on wrappers and labels of medicines and foods put up for general consumption. Recognizing this growing disposition on the part of the public generally, and satisfied that the fullest publicity can only add to the well-earned reputation of his proprietary medicines, Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y,, j has "taken time by the forelock," as it were, and is publishing broadcast, and • on each bottle wrapper, a full and com- J plete list of all the ingredients entering into his medicines, "Golden Medical Discovery,” the popular liver invigorator, stomach tonic, blood purifier and heart regulator; also of his " Favorite Prescription" for weak, over-worked, broken-down, debilitated, nervous, invalid women. This bold and out-spoken movement on the part of Dr. Pierce, has, by showing exactly what his well-known medicines are composed of, completely disarmed all harping critics who have heretofore unjustly attacked them. A little pamphlet has been compiled, from the standard medical authorities of all the several schools of practice, showing the strangest endorsements by leading medicar writers of the several ingredients which enter into Doctor Pierce’s medicines and recommending these ingredients for the cure of the diseases for which Dr. Pierce’s medicines are advised. A copy of this little booklet is mailed free to any one desiring to learn more concerning the valuable, j native, medicinal plants which enter into the composition of Dr. Pierce’s j medicines. A request, by postal card or letter, addressed to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., will bring this little booklet by return post. It tells exactly what ingredients are used in the making of Dr. Pierce’s famous medicines. This striking departure of Dr. Pierce from the usual course pursued by the manufacturers of proprietary medicines, at once takes his medicines out of the class generally known as "patent” or secret medicines, neither of which term is at all applicable to them, as their formula now appears on the wrapper of every bottle leaving the great laboratory at Buffalo, N. Y. It places them in a class all by themselves. Neither of them contains any alcohol, which fact alone should cause them to be classed all by themselves and as entirely harmless vegetable extracts, made and preserved by the use of glycerine and not with the usually employed strong alcohol, which works so much injury, especially in cases where treatment, even though of the best, must be continued for considerable periods of time, in order to make the cure permanent. Many years ago, Dr. Pierce found j that chemically pure glycerine, of 1 proper strength, was far better than |

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[ alcohol both for extracting and preserving the medicinal principles residing in our indigenous, or native, medicinal plants, such as he employs exclusively m manufacturing his medicines. 0 Some of these medicinal roots have, j since Dr. Pierce first commenced to use : them, advanced so in price, that they I may be cultivated with great profit by j our farmers. This is especially true of Golden Seal root, which enters into both the Doctor’s " Golden Medical Discovery” and his "Favorite Prescripi tion.” It now brings upward of $1.50 a pound, although formerly selling at from 15 to 20 cents a pound. Many tons of this most valuable root are annually consumed in Doctor Pierce’s Laboratory. From "Organic Medicines,” by Grover Coe, M. D., of New York, we extract the following concerning Hydrastis (Golden Seal root), which enters largely, j as we have already stated, into the composition of both "Golden Medical Disi covery” and "Favorite Prescription.” Dr. Coe says: "Hydrastis exercises an especial influence over mucous surfaces. Its action in this respect is so manifest that the indications for its employment cannot be mistaken. (Hence the efficiency of "Golden Medical Discovery,” which is rich in Golden Seal root, in all catarrhal affections, no matter in what part of the system located.) Upon the liver it acts with equal certainty and efficacy. As a cholagogue (liver invigorator), it has few equals. Also in scrofula, glandular diseases generally, cutaneous eruptions, indigestion, debility, diarrhoea, and constipation.” Doctor Coe continues: " i drastis (Golden Seal root), has been . uccessfully employed in the cure of leucorrhoea. It is of singularetticacy when that complaint is complicated with hepatic (liver) aberration (derangement). IlyI drastis is also of inestimable value In [ the treatment of chronic derangements jof the liver. It seems to exercise an ] especial influence over the portal vein j and hepatic (liver) structure generally, resolving (dissolving) biliary deposits, removing obstructions, promoting secretion, and giving tone to the various functions. It is eminently cholagogue (liver accelerator), and may Le relied upon with confidence for the relief of hepatic (liver) torpor. It promotes digestion and assimilation, obviates constipation, and gives tone to the depurating (cleansing) functions generally.” Dr. Coe further says: "We would here add that our experience has demonstrated Hydrastis to be a valuable remedy in bronchitis, laryngitis, and other affections of the respiratory organs.” After reading the foregoing xtracts who can doubt the great etlic cy. in a long list of diseases, of "Golden Medical Discovery,” one of the principal ingredients of which is Golden Seal root (Hydrastis)? And this applies with equal force to Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for weak, wornout, over-worked, nervous, invalid women. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant P 1 r's rn> eo posed largely of content r . ted p j extracted from Mandrake roo. regulate and invigorate thi s' ! liver and bov.ele. One or | sugar-coated "Pellets” a dos