Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1896 — Page 5

thE man ABOUT town. _ man town need not be Uevt-iilo thi " g ?- AW®* /these are g'nsl, very gotsl, * b :"’ H.U-I H®» wilh 0,,1 ‘ !** "Ihlu-s somethingn w. ie *”• but like the rest niust I'i' lo tb ® of %Thwlh, ‘-f course, J‘““ aH 1,11 ‘ who can, do. The news- * . .goto form not »snmll part ’TL ‘‘meotel pabulum” and he Li with interest the occasion.! **?* .to war scare, the issue of Sn elector*- He occasionally EJthings that evoke the tp.es fiD <'\Vhvf” The desire was S.MP«i*hat Decaturitee lie fitted to see girls quit smoking Tirettes. and be wondered “W hy Ti.- 'Does the pernicious effects J these “inolodorioua” rivals of etsst house know such a thing . ‘ t No, let the dear girls have as they may thus learn to Jdnre their brothers who use L„ or banish them altogether. XtwloL-ists tell us that “bilateral JX" or likeness of both rides of the Issly is a determining feature in the scale of creation. The lower form of animal life are Mt “bilaterally symmetrical,” being mere mass.* of protoplasm, but the scale of creation rises the individual begin® to assume this ami gm* °n through the various grades until it reaches the highest tvpe. Formerly this highest type was the matronly person whose cranial foliage was divided on a median line of the Issly but she has developed into the Mrs. Woman and the median line is lost in frizzes. Happily, creation is not without its highest type for we M w have the high school and college student who emulates the example of his grandma and strives through “bilateral symmetry” to become the higest type, by parting his hair in the middle. Going to church is fashionable, »nd is not a bad fashion when one goes in the right spirit. It does the man good to go to church and hear the old fashioned salvation, theonewith a short “a” in the fast sylable and not the fin de seiele s'lvation, proclaimed, and he admires the preacher who will make a “sacralize” and a “saerift.,’’ but it gives him “inward pain” to hear or see this preacher referred to as Rev. Blank, for it is not even bad English to prefix “Rev.” to a surname and omit the title “Mr.” or the given name, when referring to a minister. LINN GROVE CHIPS (hear Huffman sprained his hand while (kiting last Saturday. There will be a joint institute held here between Hartford and French townships, Jmtiary 18. Come one, come all, and see what we can do. Cri» Welty and Abe Mosier of Wayne county, Ohio, were here visiting their old acquaintances. Jeff Winfield and Thomas Jones eat New Yea;’- dinner with John Watson Noah Beberstine carries a broad smile on his face on account of a boy corning to »tay with him. AVife—Here’s an account of a man who shot himself rather than suffer the pangs of indigestion. Husband—The fool! Why didn’t he take DeWitt's Little Early Risen.? J used to suffer as bad as he did before I commenced taking these little pills. W. H. Nachtrieb. BLUE CREEK ITEMS. M. E. church services began at Steele Sunday eve. The Durrs visited with friends across the river in Ohio Sunday. D. Ferguson of Ohio, is visiting here. As this is leap year it is time for the jonng ladies to go “sparking.” G- W, Hurless of Pleasant Mills, was in this community last Monday. 0- M. Rose is making quite an improve®*nt in his house. Davey Crook came home from the oil 'lds and spent Sunday with his family. No excuse for sleepless nights when you c,n procure One Minute Cough Cure. This W| ll relieve all annoyances, cure the most «’<■«cough and give you rest and health C»n you afford to do without it? W. H. Nachtrieb. latest news. in' A- Rt alem Delt Saturday night. AU are invited. Quarterly meeting at Union Chattel next N »turday and Sunday. A M. Kern attended services at Chapel ! “tSunday. The siclt j n our neighborhood in improving. Mrs. Bert Kern of Ossian, is the guest Os Adam Kern and family, R. V. B-aber spent Sunday with Dwight wown. Oliver Makers was seen near John tamers last Saturday evening. Wonder ’at the attraction was. kssie Brown and sister Mary Sundayed * !ll ‘E.O.Kern. toughing irritates the deligate organs " aggravates the disease. Instead of »“ing, try One Minute Cough Cure. It l ls at once, making expectoration easy, ><es the soreness and inflammation. ry we Hkes it. W. H. Nachtrieb.

BBRNE ITflMfl. lien Bobo nt Decatur, «m intown Friday, The Berne hoop works arc closed on account of cold weather. John Anderson visited friends at Marion Inst week. Dal Jacolm and Dan Stauffer drove over to Vera Crus Sunday evening. Protracted mretlrgs will lie held at the Evangelical church for the next tew weeks, Everybody la cordially invited to attend. Al a bu«ine»a meeting of the German Reformed church on January 1, they decided to build a frame church the coming ■nnaon at a coat <>l not lew than s4,<hM). Someone in town aenata to enjoy talking about other peoples business. We wish the Sunday Sun Coneapondent to remember that he will nut like his job so well ifjhe should be discovered. Ice cutting is the general business now. A. K. Grubb was in town Tuesday on business Pete Longaker is in town this week assisting in the clearing side at Bitnison A Soldner'a. Miss Carry Foster of Decatur, wss a caller at Mr. Gottschalk's Tuesday. Mr. Howe of the Howe Pump Co., Indianapolis, was in town Tuesday. The town council met in their new room in the town building Monday evening for the first lime. We are very sorry to learn that some of our Amish neighbors are threatening to leave this community on ascount of the law suit now pending in the Adams circuit court. These people are upright, |>eaceable and pay their debts; very likely more so than those who brought the complaint. All sensible people would regret it very much if they should carry out their intention of moving away. Bert Eley while at work cutting timber Tuesday afternosn was struck on the top of the head by a limb which badly lacerated the scalp. He was brought to town in an unconscious condition. Dr. Ston«-burner dressed the wound. It is hoped that be will speedily recover. If suffering wilh piles, it will interest you to know that DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. This medicine is a specific for all com plaints of this character, «nd if instructions (which are simple) are carried out, a cure will result. We have tested this in numerous cases, and always like results. It never fails. W.H. Nachtrieb. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Addie J. Higbee to Edward V. White, inlot MS, Geneva $1350 D. Eckrole to Fred Miller, 40 acres, Hartford tp 800 A. Frysinger q c d to Win. H. Beam 80 acres, St. Mary’s tp 450 John Baker to Jessie Baker, 40 acres, Monroe to 200 George Nidlinger to Alice Nidlinger 1 j acre, Root tp . .. 500 Geo. W. Pyle to Daniel P. Bolds, lot 15, West Lawn cemetery, Geneva 20 Geo. W. Pyle to Geo. W.Bolds, lot 14, West Lawn cemetery, Geneva. 20 Henry C. Bristley to Alex Bolds, 80 acres, Wabash tp 1600 Joel Welty to Orman Friend, inlot 238, Berne 600 Fred Gerber to J. W. McCansey, et al, 80 acres, Monroe tp “000 Fred Gerber to t hrist Neuenschwander, et al, 80 acres, Monroe tp 2000 WATER THAT EXPLODED. A Bartender’s Experience Coder Fire ot a Fusillade of Seltzer. “Do you know,” said Billy Clark, of the Grand hotel, to a Cincinnat i TimesStar reporter, as a big seltzer bottle fizzed and two or three men on the outside elevated a foot each on the railing and looked on, “that these seltzer water bottles will explode easily?” And the three men each put a foot down on the floor and moved slightly away. “Sometimes just the temperature of the hand will do it, the warm band, placed against it while bringing it from a cold room, or sometimes while lifting it one W’ill strike it against the counter and it will explode ami the metal top will be driven with great force by the gas. One t ime, w hile at the Gibson, I refused to give a man a drink. He took it very much to heart and went away vowing he would get even with me. I hail turned about as he went out and hail my back to him. Suddenly there came a sound like a pistol shot. I tried to turn around and couldn’t, and I was sure the man had carried his threat into effort and had shot me. Directly follow ing that explosion came another and another, and there was a rapid succession of explosions. Then 1 knew the man had Ojx’ned a regular fusillade on me, and yet I was riveted to the spot. I could not stir. I thought I had been paralyzed by a bullet. Come to find out. one of these seltzer water bottles in the far end of the counter had exploded and the concussion hail started the others, until all hud exploded that were on that shelf. And the man had gone away and I never saw him again. But I never will forget my experience of that night, when I was sure I had been shot.” WIDOWS TAKE TO PARROTS. Polly in a Great Favorite with the Lone Women. Parrots have never been suspected of having a mission in life but one has been discovered for them in Brooklyn. An attendant in u shop where animals and birds are the stock in trade was asked if all t he parrots that talked were trained by sailors, says the New York World. “Not at dl,” he said. “If you should come in here during the week following the arrival of a cargo of parrots you would soon find out that there are a lot of women in New York who 111 ake

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GREATEST SALE OF MODERN TIMES finer WORTH OF DRY GOODS, CLOAKS, CARPETS, QUEENSWARE To be Converted into Cash at a Tremendous Sacrifice. t TTTHE time Is limited- we can't afford to wait—the . k I selling must be quick—the Goods Must be Sold. _1 J Now is your time to get two dollars’ worth of gooods for one. You can’t realize the bargains offered until you see them. Ladies’ Capes and JackA ets- Fine quality Boucle and Beaver Jackets, ripple w ji back, shawl collar $8.60. former price $12.60; Extra fine quality Boucle Jacket, ripple back, silk lined W’—- shawl collar $ll.OO, former price sls; Fine quality vf'-’fei■/Wool Seal Cape, full sweep sl6, former price $26.00; Good Coney Fur Cape $4.60; Genuine A Strachan Cape -I 'i $8 00. Great Reductions in Dress Goods Fancy A' ■' r ri*; \ fa Novelty Dress Goods 35c, former price 60c; All wool f T S '*i Henriettas 371 c, former price 75c; Fancy Novelty Dress Goods 20c, and endless other bargains too nuni- ?. ' pfous to mention. Call early and ■'' f ' l' MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS. now IS THE TIME TO BUY. Jahn X w. H. Niblick, Executors. irrWTORWBWBBI.’VV-.'.’T? WJf 1 ''JWSJLUStBf JBIC'nAT ••Tt-TgR Jv- lUIMUII— I FANCY I AND -STABLE DELICACIES choice Teas, Coffees, Cannned I and Bottled Goods. I COUNTRY PRODUCE I CHOICE BUTTER AHO FRESH ECCS. I THE J. THOS. W. LUCKEY CO. ; TELEPHONE 26. Decatur, - - - Indiana. “1 r

Decatur Markets. Wheat, No. a new Corn. No. ~ Oats, No. a new “ Clover, red prime * ~ Clover (Alsyke) 4 00 Timothy 200 * Butter Eggs Lard ® Potatoes Hams *2 Shoulders.. Bacon Wool, unwashed *° ’ * Wool, washed 17 to 20 Cattle oo to 6so Sheep.'.‘.' , .'.‘.'.'.'.'.'.'.. 80 °tO 800 XTOTK'K Oh’ FINALfSETTi.EMENT OF _£X| ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Paul D. Hoflmam, deceased. to appear tn the Adams circuit court, held at. Decatur. Indiana, on the 27th day of January, 1>I». and show cause If any. why the linal settlement accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said lielts are notified to then and there make proof of heirship: and receive their distributive shares. Et.iZA lloi rMAN, Adm rx. Decatur. Ind., January 1, ISIiH. Sclturger, Reed & Smith, Attorneys. 84-2 Subscribe for The Press.

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