Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1908 — Page 5

MEMBER 54TH CONGRESS U.S. I Recommends Pe-ru-na. I . is a IJP’iili’BO ■ 3wEr JO Healthful ||F ’ I Tonic mMR- Ss* f. And V I Successful - : ■< ’ ' Catarrh Remedy* hi AXr ''M HON. W. E. ANDREWS. Nebraska ha? furnished to our National Congress some of the brightest minds hat hare ever adorned that great national legislature. Men of push and fire, IM of great oratorical and intellectual resources, men who have done much to tape the destinies of the great western section of our country. Among these modern statesmen of that versatile, American type, is Hon. W. I. Andrews, of Hastings, Nebraska. Hon. Andrews was formerly Vice President J Hastings College, and established an excellent record as a promulgator of public duration before he became a member of Congress. Speaking of Peruna, he says: “/ cheerfully recommend the preparation, Peruna, as a healthful tonic and a successful remedy for catarrh in its various forms. ”—Hon. W. E. Andrews.

! Hon. Thomas Cale, who was elected to Congress from Alaska, is well known \n the Pacific slope, where he has relided. His Washington address is 1312 jfinth street, N. W., Washington, D.C. Congressman Cale writes of Penina: “I can cheerfully recommend Peruns is a very efficient remedy for coughs tnd colds.” Some people prefer to take tablets rather than to take medicine in a fluid form. Such people can obtain Peruna tablets, which represent the medicinal ingredients of Peruns. Each tablet is equivalent to one average dose of Peruna.

■ BAD FIRE AT WILLSHIRE ■ Willshire, Ohio, June 23.—(Special ■to Daily Demccrat) —The fire fiend I again played havoc here at an early I hour this morning and as a conse- ■ quence a block of three business ■ houses located at the corner of Simp- ■ son and State streets is in ruins, with I a total less estimated at $5,300. The I blaze started from unknown origin, I in the Thatcher hotel building, apI patently jn the summer kitchen at two I o’clock. The building was vacant exI cept for the postoffice, which occupied I a small portion at the front. All the I valuables and furniture were carried I out and saved. The blaze spread I quickly and soon the adjoining rooms I occupied by the Stetler grocery and I the Stein & Hobllts buggy and farm I machinery store were ablaze. Only a I portion of the goods were saved, leavI ing a net loss of SBOO for Stetler and of SI,OOO for Stein & Hoblet. By hard work the fire company assisted by citizens, saved the surrounding buildings. For a time it looked as though a large portion of the town was ' doomed and the telephone lines were left open to Van Wert and other Placs. in case an outside call for help would be deemed necessary, but the flames were controlled without that. The buildings were all frame and the loss on the three is estimated at $3,500. The entire loss of $5,300 is covered by insurance for about half that amount — o deal is closed George Steele, one of the progressive proprietors of the Steele and Weaver racket store, has just Returned from Lagrange, Indiana, where he purchased the racket store owned I’T J. O. Ball, formerly of this city. r . Steele hag for several weeks been taking advances for the purchase of the Lagrange store, but not until last evening did he close the deal, which makes him sole proprietor. Mr. Ball 'he retiring proprietor, enjoyed a liberal patronage while in business, and ’t w a§ only after he had been offered a flattering offer as a traveling salesman that he decided to sell the store. r - Steele will take charge of his new business place and C. J. Weaver assume control of the racket store in this city. Mr. Steele has 110 partner in the Lagrange store, but will conduct same himself. He is a hustling young business man and his success in this business venture is assured. o Democrat Want Ads. Pay.

Hon. C. Slemp, Congressman from Virginia, whose home address is Big Stone Gap, Va., writes: “I can cheerfully say that I have used your valuable remedy, Peruna, with beneficial results, and can unhesitatingly recommend your remedy to my friends as an invigorating tonic and an effective and permanent cure for catarrh.” Mr. Boss Craig, Fork Vale,Tenn.,had catarrh of the head for two years and had abandoned all hope of being cured, but to his surprise Peruna cured him sound and well.

NEGLECT OF CHILD And Fai’lure to Provide— Two Marriage Licenses Were Issued Frank Cramer, a young man from this city, who has been absent from the city for five weeks past, returned Monday and was immediately “pinched" on a grand jury indictment charging him with neglect of child The papers say that on May Ist, last, said Cramer was the father of one. Dorothy May Cramer, a child under fourteen years of age, and that on that day and continuously thereafter, he feloniously, unlawfully and wilfully neglected and refused to provide for said child the necessary and proper home, care, food and clothing, though he had the means and ability so to do. He gave bond for S2OO and was released. A marriage license was issued to Ross Jackes, aged twenty-three, bookkeeper from Fort Wayne, and Daisy Haley, twenty-two, a stenographer, from Decatur. Guy C. Latchaw, twenty-eight, teacher of music, Findlay, Ohio, and Lillian Egly, twenty-two, instructor of vocal music, Berne, were granted a marriage license. * o— The “average man’’ is for the most part an extraordinary person, whom no one has ever seen. He is like the average weather, which is mathematically computed, or aimed at, at the end of £ month, and which is not like any actual weather that prevailed at any time during the month. The average man, it should be noted, is lazier than one would suppose. A statistician has reckoned his labors and finds that at 50 years of age he has toiled 6,500 days of 24 hours each. During the same time he has slept 6,000 days of 2j hours each. He has played 4,000 days and been ill 300. He has traveled 12,000 miles, eaten 36,000 meals, eaten 15.000 pounds of meat and 4,000 pounds of fish, eggs and vegetables, and drank 11,000 gallons of liquids. Under this account the average man appears to be a greedy person and yet there have undoubtedly been occasions when he has gone hungry.—Ex. The Coppock automobile factory is operating at full blast and a large, force of workmen are constantly kept busy making the various parts used in the constructing of the great commercial car.

BIG CROWD PRESENT At the Commencement Exercises Held Last Evening We may sometimes tire of listening to long essays and speeches when the speaker delivers an eloquent text, but the same cannot be said of Tuesday night, when the annual commencement exercises of the St. Joseph's school wer e held at Bosse’s opera house, for every word that came from the lips of the six young ladies and th e one gentleman was thoroughly enjoyed and deeply appreciated by the vast audience present. The class of 1908, consisting of the Misses Verena Niblick, Cecilia Gillig, Estella Smith. Esther Corbett, Agnes Coffee and Irene Garard and Mr. Claude Weber, completely captivated the audience last evening by the clever manner in which they handled their subjects, showing the perseverance with which they have studied during the past year, for one of the most important events of their young lives, bidding adieu to the old and familiar school rooms, to begin life anew in this wide world, to work in the vocation to which they have been called and there to battle the elements of life that they may meet with success in their undertakings. Promptly at 8:15 o’clock the orchestra of the academy of music under the direction of the Sisters of St. Agnes, rendered the opening number on the program which was well received. Following this a “Welcome Song” by twenty girls, which lightened the hearts pf the many present and made them feel perfectly at home, was given and was an especially good number of the evening’s entertainment. At the close of this number the curtain went down for a brief intermission, to rise again upon a picturesque sight with the graduates seated in the center of the stage, while here and there were cut flowers and potted plants which served to add to the beauty of the occasion. Miss Irene Garard was the first speaker on the program, delivering the salutatory and her subject “The Power and Influence of an Orator’’ was delivered in an easy and precise manner, and was given a great applause by the audience. She was followed by'Miss Esther Corbett, who showed that she was really at home on the stage by the graceful manner in which she delivered her essay, her subject being “Preparation is the Key that Unlocks Opportunity’s Gate.” Miss Esther said in part: That every one must have his own key for the preparation of a higher life, that the appearance of a molded key is not good, but we must always keep this key bright and clean, so it will not act as our enemy, but our ally. She perfectly showed that she knew what she was talking about, and received a great ovation. Miss Estella Smith was the next speaker on the program, she having for her text "The Orator’s Helps.” This was an unusually hard subject but sh e did herself great credit and handled it in a capable manner.

A duet. “Beautiful Moonlight,” was then rendered, which served as an intermission by the Misses Esther Corbett and Verena Niblick. These two ladies both have excellent voices, and this number was well received. “In Life a good Religious Education is Necessary” were the opening words of Miss Agnes Coffee’s essay and from the beginning to the finish of her talk she had the hearts of every one present with her. Her talk was short, but to the point. Miss Verena Niblick had for her text “The Art of Writing and Speaking the English Language Correctly” and handled it in an easy and graceful manner, and won for herself much applause. A class song was given by the members of the class. Mr. Weber immediately following with his subject, “The Death of the Wicked by Massillon." Mr. Weber’s subject was a very hard one. but he delivered it in a praiseworthy manner. The last speaker of the evening was Miss Cecilia Giilig. who gave a short but pleasant talk on “Leaving Home.” In part she remarked, That we cannot always remain at our home, but our younger lives should be well spent as a preparation to fortify ourselves against the world and what the future has in store for us. Miss Giilig was also the valedictorian and in the name of the class delivered the farewell. Rev. Wilken then presented the diplomas along with a few words of encouragement and perseverence for these young people, this closing the first part of the program. During the brief intermission the orchestra again rendered a selection, following which came a “Motion Song’

by several little tots which caused roars of laughter from the crowd. Several violin selections were well received as was also a song “Young Patriots" by several boys. "The Children’s Frolic,” a fancy drill with Miss Naomi Niblick as accompanist, by thirty little girls, was one of the best numbers of the second part of the program Another selection of the orchestra closed the evening’s entertainment, the sweet remembrance of which will ever be cherished in the hearts of the many who were present. THE PACKARD BAND One of the Best in the State Accompanied the Fort Wayne Boosters Probably the most enthusiastic stirring the business men of Decatur have ever experienced was occasioned yesterday when fortysix of the wide awake manufacturers and jobbers of Fort Wayne, representing every line of business, came to the city this afternon for the purpose of establishing a closer relationship in a business and social way with the Decatur people. T. W. Shelton and A, G. Kelley representing the interurban company went to Ft. Wayne in the morning and accompanied the Fort Wayne boosters to this city and the Packard band composed of the best musicians in this part of the state, furnished music enroute. The cars stopped near the Fashion stables at 2:05 o’clock and the Fort Wayne men dismounted and formed the line of march. Led by Messrs. J. Q. Neptune, W. H. Fledderjohann, W. A. Kuebler and A. G. Kelley the procession, consisting of the band, the jobbers and manufacturers and several business men, marched south on Sec-

ond street to the Interurban station. Here they turned and marched to the Commercial Club rooms, where a genreal handshaking was indulged in and cigars were distributed. In th e meantime, however, C. D. Tillo, in charge of the band, serenaded the printing offices and donated good cigars and printer’s rules. The Fort Wayne men who Decatur had the pleasure of entertaining for a few hours today are of the very best typ e of business men. They represent the best wholesale dealers and jobbers in th e country and that their visit here will be beneficial to them and the Decatur merchants as well, is a foregone conclusion. After enjoying a social tim e at the club rooms, the wholesalers and jobbers paid short visits to the various business houses in the city and a royal welcome was extended to them wherever they went. E. F. Yarnelle as president, Theo Wentz and William P, Beck as secretary of the organization, are business man of unusual magnitude and it is safe to say that the interests at stake will b e well taken care of. Mr. Tillo, the all right manager of the Fort Wayne branch of the Chicago Newspaper Union, is one of Fort Wayne’s best boosters and his ever pleasant countenance is welcomed every place he goes. At fiv e o’clock the special cars conveyed the party back to Fort Wayne, but before they left they declared that Decatur business men are the most hospitable ever.

AN EDITOR’S EXPERIENCE. According to Exchange is Not All Peaches. Every newspaper editor has experience with persons who imagine that it is the province of a newspaper to correct all trouble. If the church Is not properly heated, the publisher is asked to roast the manager. If the mail train is late, roast th e postmaster. If your boy or girl has been wasting time in school, roast the teacher, and roast the school board for good meausre. The council should be roasted every time it does anything and roasted again when it fails to act. If your neighbor is more prosperous than yo uare, the newspaper should announce that he probably got some of his money dishonestly. If a citizen wins praise for public spirit "roast him' 1 is the demand of the little fellow. His generosity may be inspired by a selfish motive and a roast will keep him from getting conceited —and so it goes. Exchange. AT THE MISSION HALL. There will be prayer meeting at the Mission Hall Thursday evening as usual. The services will commence at 8 o’clock. We invite all to our meetflngs. Chancey Stetson, Leader.

MUZZLE - THE DOGS If Your “Hound” Wanders About Otherwise He Will Be Shot The city authorities have lecided to enforce an old ordinance In Decatur during th e months of July and August. This one affects the dogs and we fear this decision means the doom of many of our canine friends. The ordinance referred to provides that during July and August all Jogs, big and little, black and white, every breed, etc., must be muzzled or kept at home. If you keep the dog in your own yard he is safe; if you let him run on the streets, you must muzzle him or he may com ehome a "dead one” as the marshal and police will be Instructed to shoot at sight any dog not properly muzzled. More than usual this year seem the “mad dog” scares, as scarcely a day passes that some accident does not occur. Fortunately none have been very serious here, but as the two hot months are usually the worst in the dog line, it has been decided to avoid accidents so far as possible. Accordingly 11 you value your pup, keep him tied up or put the muzzle on. o Don’t cough your head off when you can get a guaranteed remedy in Bees Laxative Cough Syrup. It is especially recommended ffor children as it’s pleasant to take, is a gentle laxative thus expelling the phlegm from the system. For coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, hoarsetlees and all bronchial trouble. Guaranteed. Sold by Holthouse Drug Co.

DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the famous little liver pills, are sold by B. Doolittle. o Ask for Alien’s Foot-East. A powder for swollen, tired, hot, smarting feet. Sample sent FREE. Also Free Sample of the Foot-Ease Sanitary Corn-Pad, a new invention. Address Allen S. Olmstead, Le Roy, N. Y. o A Certain Cure for Aching Feet. Shake into your shoes Allen’s FootEase, a powder. It cures. Tired, Aching, Callous. Sweating. Swolen feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample Free. Address Allen S Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup is the one that children like so well to take as it tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. It is different from the others as it does not constipate, but on the other hand it acts gently yet freely on the bowels and thereby it drives the cold out of the system. It is sold by B. Doolittle. — o — DeWitt's Little Early Risers are small, safe, sure and geztle liUle pills. Sold by B. Doolittle. o ————— CONTRACTS LET FOR DITCHES Surveyor Baumgartner Received Bids on Same. L. L. Baumgartner, county surveyor received bids Saturday on the John Berning ditch in Blue Creek township as follows: F. IV. Merriman $200.00 Frank Vennett 177.00 Nathan Roe 169.00 B. Boice 310.50 W. F. Meyers 357.00 The contract was awarded to Nathan Roe, of Blue Creek township for the sum of $169.00.

William Raudenbush tile drain in Blue Creek township as follows: David Calderwood $440.00 Joe Miller 491.00 B. Boice 499.75 W. F. Meyers 544.00 Samuel Tumbleson 507.50 Contract was awarded to David Calderwood, of Greenville, Ohio, for the sum of $440.00. ITEMS FROM COURT HOUSE New Case Filed— Manriage License Issued. D. E. Smith, as attorney for plaintiff, filed a new case entitled the Monitor Oil company vs. The City of Decatur, to collect $61.13 for goods and merchandise sold to the Decatur Light and Power company on June 17, 1905. They allege that this company is the said municipal corporation. A marriage license was issued to Earl Kratner Shalley the Berne photographer, aged twenty-five and Wilda M. Gottschalk, age twenty-three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gottschalk of Berne. — Mrs. D. M. Hensley and children are comfortably located in their cottage at Rome City, where they will remain for the summer. Mr. Hensley goes to Rome City each Sunday.

CURES COUGHS AND COLDS. Hyomei Gives Relief in Ten Minutes— Cures Over Night. Everybody knows, or ought to know, that Hyomej la recognized among scientists as the specific for Catarrh. Asthma, Bronchitis and Hay Fever, but there are a great many people who Jo not know that Hyomei win cure a cough or a cold in less than 24 hours. But every one should know that the soothing, balmy and antiseptic air of Hyomei when breathed over the raw and Inflammed membrane of the nose and throat will instantly allay the inflammation, and will effect a prompt cure. Complete Hyomei outfit, including inhaler, costs only SI.OO at Holthouse Drug Co. Extra bottles, if afterward needed, will cost but 50 cents Joseph M. Harbaugh, Heldredge, Neb., writes: “I have used your Hyomei in my family for two years or more, and find it one of th best remedies we ever used for a cold or sore throat. We find that it gives quick relief in cases of catarrh." o — WILL CURE CONSUMPTION A. A. Herren, Finch, Ark., writes: “Foley’s Honey and Tar is the best preparation for coughs, colds and lung trouble. I know that ft has cured consumption in the first stages.” You never heard of any one using Foley’s Honey and Tar and not being satisfied. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. o Nature has provided the stomach with certain natural fluids known as the digestive juices, and It Is through these juices that the food we eat is acted upon in such away as to produce the rich, red blood that flows through the veins of our body and thereby makes us strong, healthy and robust, and it Is the weakening of these digestive juices that destroys health. It is our own fault if we destroy our own health, and yet it is so easy for any one to put the stom ach out of order. When you need to take something take Itp romptly, but take something you know Is reliable —somethink like Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Kodol is pleasant to take, it is reliable and is guaranteed to give relief. It is sold by B. Doolittle.

Insist upon DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. There are substitutes, but there is only original. It is healing, sothlng and cooling and is especially good for piles. Sold by B. Doolittle. o DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are prompt and thorough and will in a very short time strengthen the weakened kidneys and allay troubles arising from inflammation of the bladder. They are recommended everywhere. Sold by B. Doolittle. Q .... The trouble with most cough cures is that they constipate. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup does not constipate, but on the other band its lavative principles gently move the bowels. It is pleasant to take and it it especially recommended for children, as it tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold by B. Doolittle. o — Rig cuts or little cuts, email scratches or bruises or big ones are healed quickly by DeWlttfs Witch Hazel Salve. It is especially good for piles. Be sure to get DeWitt’s. Sold by B. Doolittle. ■ —o A man who is in perfect health, so he can do an honest day’s work when necessary, has much for which he should be thankful. Mr. L. C. Rodgers, of Branchton, Pa., writes that he was not only unable to work, but he couldn’t stoop over to tie his own shoes. Six bottles of Foley’s Kidney Cure made a new man of him. He says, "Success to Foley's Kidney Cure.” THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. o Here is Relief for Women. Mother Gray, a nurse in New York, discovered an* aromatic, plasant herb cure for women’s ills, called Australian Leaf. It is the only certain regulator. Cures female weaknesses and Backache, Kidney, Bladder and Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or by mail 50c. Sample FREE. Address The Mother Gray Co., Le Roy, N. Y. 0 In a Pinch, use Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder for tired, aching, swollen feet. We have over 30,000 testimonials. All Druggists, 25c. Don't accept any substitute. Trial package FREE, by mail. Address Allen S. Olmstead, —... —o THINKS IT SAVED HIS LIFE. Lester M. Nelson, of Naples, Maine, says in a recent letter: "I have used Dr. King’s New Discovery many years, for coughs and colds, and I think it saved my life. I have found it a reliable remedy for throat and lung complaints, and would no more be without a bottle than I would be without food.” For nearly forty years New Discovery has stood at the head of throat and lung remedies. As a preventive of pneumonia, and healer of weak lungs it has no equal. Sold under guarantee at all dealers. 500 and SI.OO. Trial bottle free. —o A GRAND FAMILY MEDICINE “It gives me great pleasure to speak a good work for hJlectric Bitters,” writes Mr. Fr'nk Conlan. of No. 436 Houston St., New York. "It’s a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver complications; while for lame back and weak kidneys it cannot be teo highly recommended.” Electric Bitters regulate the digestive functions, purify the blood, and impart renewed vigor and vitality to the weak and debilitated of both sexes. Sold under guarantee at all dealers. 50c-