Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1896 — Page 8

PRIV \TE BROWN. fl/ CAPTAIK JACK C .AftfO’.D C,Bp>rli '.J ~ K Cw> MS I- K "Captain, if Ik ne tn God** will that I •hail not return, plvBM write to that lady and tell her how I died. Tell her that Private Brown wtu» her own boy Ned. Tell her that In hla army life ho lived a* an upright. true, honorable man. and died u» a aoldler." “’Your wi»he» ahull be rvll'jloualy carried out. llrown." Then drawing near the -■■! Her, m that those who were gith< n I Ltut might not hear, ha sail: ‘ I 'n nr J Mff lost *.-, Mr. Thornton, and no one more thnn I whhea for yon a safe return nnd the consummation of your fondest hopes for the future. I have read yourutubitlona in your < yes when the name nf y our commitnder'a daughter has l>een spoken The prize is well worth any ri'h nnd I fam tint niii win it." "Thunk you, captain. a thousand times. I trust the future will demonstrut, to jou that 1 am not unworthy of your confidence. Good-by.” Sprin ring Into the saddle he put spurs t > the noble animal he bestrode /k <l\ I— \ ,3.> i ’ V\k/*x • r_ * ■ AWAY OX THE TRAIL. and went thundering away on the trail, followed by the approving shouts of his comrades. After liis departure from the f rt the troops were dismissed with orders to hold themselves in readin> sto mount at a moment’s notice Every officer and officer s wife gathered at the ! colonel's quarters co cheer him in his great grief, and bid him hope fi r the beat. Despite their assurances the old | warrior sat stricken with sorrow. A nameless fear had settled upon his soul, almost prostrating him lieneath its crushing weight. In his easy chair he sat surrounded by sympathising friends, alternately bemoaning bis loss and cursing the Indians. “I have every confidence in that man Brown, colonel,” said (’apt. Colby. I “He has been in my troop for nearly ' three years, and until recently has been an enigma to me. No man was ever more scrupulously faithful in the discharge of his duties, and in the several affairs with the Apaches in which the taroon has taken pari since he jo’ned j ns he has exhibited marked courage, in conversation with him I have found ! him to tie a man of education ami rare intelligence, and one who is fitted fora far higher position in life than Uiat of a soldier in the ranks. In fact, colonel, ; I implicitly believe the strange story he has told of himself.” ‘ Strange story? Who the devil is the fellow?” A "‘I have been led to believe that you i were long ago made acquainted with his history. Did not your daughter tell you of the soldier artist who was drawn ; into the service when in an irresponsible condition from drink?” |> “Oh! is that the man? The sane man, | too, who resented an insult at the hands of Vandever.” “The same man, colonel; and I lie- j lieve him to be a man whose friendship i would l»e an honor to any of us were I he in his proper station in life." CHAPTER XVI. Col. Sanford's head drooped on his breast and he sat for several minutes ■ in deep reflection. Occasionally a deep, . painful sigh would escape from Him, a saddening evidence to those around him of the terrible grief which had ■ come upon him. As he sat there buried ' in hi* own distracting thoughts, Lieut. . Vandever entered end silently stood, cap in hand, with the group. After a time the colonel raised his head and I said to Cnpt. Colby: “Yes. I heard the story, but did not give it a second thought. The men nearly all have moonshine stories to i tell of the causes that led them into the ranks. If he is such a paragon of virtue nnd respectability, why does he not notify his friends of his mistake and secure his discharge? It would be an easy matter.” “Perhaps, colonel," said Vanaever, "he does not desire to return to his friends. An unromnntio sheriff might—" “Stop, sir! Stop!” the old officer , roared. “How dare you cast such a reflection on the character of that man, and in my presence, too. when you I know that at this moment he is risking . his life to stive my child! lie is a brave man. sir. and a gentleman, and perhaps your equal if not superior in every- ; thing that goes to make the man. Go from my house, sir, and never dare to ! enter it again until you learn to speak I of a gentleman as a gentleman. Go, ' sir!” Ah! Private llrown, if you could ■ have heard this defense of your ehar- j octer from the man who but a few hours before would have struck you to , earth with his sword, the flickering spark of hope which yet glowed fitfully i i your troubled breast would ' have burst into flame, and your strong arms would have l>een doubly nerved 1 for the perilous task before you. “Captain, do you know anything more of this fellow?” the commander asked, us er Vandever had slunk away in confusion. "Nnthinfr. col one. L Ha Uiined mv

troops at bort uaramic in Wyoming territory a few week* before wo were transferred to this post He came out w ith a detachment of recruits, and this num llrown und a young Irishman named Lannan were uwdgued to my troop." "I» this man Lamian yet with you?" "He i». air. and is a moat excellent soldier. Ills droll Irish wit is. lam told, the life of the troop." After aotne more conversation the old commander expressed a desire to l«> left alone, nnd the officer* retired. At once culling an orderly, h* directed him to go to the first sergeant of II troop and have Private Lannan report to him at headquarters. There noon came a knock at the door, and on being bidden Lannan entered the room. He was a brawny young Irishman with n jovial, good-natured c:.st of countenance, and an eye that denoted a love for fun. “You are Private Lannan, of H troop, arc you?” the commander asked. "Yis, aor-r-r," the soldier replied with the military salute. “Sit down In that chair, my man. nnd I want you to give truthful answers to such question* as I may put to you. Where did you enlist?" "In New York. *or. an' may the divil roast the lyin' spalpeen of a sargint that got me fut in the thrap. You see, •or. 1—"

“Never mind that." the colonel Interrupted. "Was Private Brown of your troop enlisted at the same time?” "That he was. sor, Irnrrin’ the fact that 1 wor rooined an hour forninst him. You see, sor. 1 landed but a wake before from the ould counthry an’ wor lookin’ for a job, when who should I mate but a sargint of the army, sor. ‘Can’t you put me on the thruck of a Job?' says I. ‘I can.' said he. 'Faix I’m yer mon,' say* I, an'wid that he towld me he wor hirin’ men to ‘list as sogers. ‘Divil the wunst do I want to be a soger an’ git kilt an' sculped to rue grave by the haythen Injuns.' says I. an’ wid that he laughed i till I cud see the insides av him. ’Sure. Amiriean sogers don’t be afther foightin’ at all.' says he, ‘jist live in grand stoyle an wear foine uniforms an' look swate on parade before the ladies. .Musha God but his blarney captivated me intoirely. sor. an' I wint wid him to ♦he headquarthers an’ tuk me oath. That I did, sor, bad luck to me.'' "Well, but alwmt Brown. Was he with you at the time?” “Dick Brown, is it? Faix be wor • not. sor, but tw> I was sittin' on a binch in the headquarthers with some other j dom fools loike tneself 1 heard a carriage shtop forninst the dure below, I an' thin there wor a racket on the ahtairs. ‘Phat the divil is the hulla-, lailoo now?" says I to tneself. an' wid that I opened the dure an' there wor the baste of a sargint wid as foine a young gintieman as yer honor's eyes iver shtruek. He wor drunk, sor; so bnstely intoxifleated that the sargint did lie mosht carryin' him up the shtairs. . The sargint did all the toime be tellin' . him to say his name wor Richard Brown, which 1 hail me doubts wor his name at all at all. Well, sor, wid de sargint a houldin* him to his fate he wore shwored into the army, an' the leftenant an’ the sargint a grinnin' loike two inurtherin' baboons at aich otiier loike it wor a foine bitof a joke." “A d—d outrage, sir! It was ad—d outrage,” roared the old officer. "You say the young man was so intoxicated that he seemed unconscious of what was transpiring?" “That he wor. sor, an' I'd take me dyin’ oath on it this blessed minute' barrin' the fact that I'm ingoodhilth." “And then what happened?"

“Thin, sor. we wor sint to that divil's own home. Governor's oiland, an' the poor divil of a boy so drunk that he wint to shlape on the boat an' we carried him ashore an' put him in a bunk in the quarthers, an' dom the know did he know till the next mornin'. Whin he woke up he riz in his bunk a lookin' as woild as a baste an' says he, ‘Boys.’ says he ‘where am I?' 'Sure yer on the honorable Governor's oiland: says 1, 'an' you do be a soger in the army; but divil the bit I think you nade go to con fission fur that,' says I, •fur you wor so intoxifleated that you didnd know whither yon had yer head on yer shoulders or in. yer tathe.'

si U Mr W>T*rt ilrkJ■ ' **r* t 9, \ ’dfcsp* ,' 7 'if, fe M?-< I Falx I did be sayin’ them same words, colonel." “How was the fellow dressed when the sergeant brought him in? Did he Took like a tramp or a gentleman?" "May God forgive ye. sor, fur sphakin’ of a tramp, fur there wasn’t a nater drissed gintieman in the city, barrin’ the natural wear an’ tear of the dlirunk he wor havin'. Sure it wor a tine gold watch an' chain an' finger ring ho wore, which the koind sargint tuk after tellin’ him he'd kape them safe from beiu' shtole from him by the sogers, the bloody thufe." "Did Brown say anything about himself when he got sober?” "Sure he did not, sor, barrin' that he tuk a walk all by himself, an’ whin he come back to the qunrthers he shmoiled an’ said, says he: 'Byes, I giss I’m in fur it, an’ I suppose I’ll have to make the hist of it” "And that's all yon know about him, is it. Lannan?” "That's all, sor, only they do be sayin' he's gone off all be himsilf afther yer honor’s swate daughter that wor shtole

lw the hnythen Injuns. *n’ mdy God protlct the lovely Indy nn’ bring hvi Mtfu lawk to yo wid her alimiliii' ungel fuev. ” "Thunk you. my ititin. thunk you You umy go now," Mild the o!<l num. grateful for even the aymputhy of a kohlicr In thut dnrk hour. After Lannan'* departure the colonel Nit for u long time in deep reflection, at times giving voicing to bi*thoughts. “Everyone apeak* well of him. 1 think I understand hl* ca»o exactly. A young f,a>l with more money than en*e, fist companions, got Iwaatly drunk, n recruiting vulture awooped down on him. und here he is. Must bo a man of high sense of honor to accept the situation a* he <ii<i und determine to make the best of it. Dumme. I like that. It is true moral courage and la-speak* a manly nature. The fellow may be a gentleman of high family. But the idea of him loving Alice! Why. the Infernal scoundrel. to aim from the ranks at such high game! He must abandon that inNino idea or I II clip his wing* In short order. But. damn the fellow, I can't help but admire him. if he is an infernal scoundrel.” And thus the old officer mused, now , praising, now condemning the young soldier who would In his eye* have been a noble, brave nnd worthy man had he not dared to fall in love with one so far above him, to rob him of the light of his home.

( To be Gmtinueil Neri Hoi) CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR AUDITOR. We are authorised to announce the name of ! N'oal, Man/,ilil of Washington t<>» iislilp. a» a ' canuldau- for auditor of Adams county. IndlI ana. subject to the dei-Mon of the IteuKM-ratlc Primary Fl-ctlon. to he held Friday. Febru- ; ary *A I***. One term only. We are authorised to announce the name of William Erwin of I'nion township, as a candidate for auditor of Adams county. Indiana, subject to the decision of the Iteoxn'rntlc 1 Primary Election, to be held Friday. Feb- ; ruary A I"**. Four years only. FOR TRCASURIR. We are authorised to announce the name of ■ Jonas Neuenachwander of French township, j as a candidate for trensun rof Adams county, ■ Indiana, subject to the decision of the Jlerno- i cratlc Prlniary Election, to be held Friday.; I February S', lib*. ' We are authoriied toannounce the name of i ! Jeremiah Archbold of Root township as a . candidate for Treasurer of Adams County. ■ ' Indiana, subject to the decision of the Item ' I ocratic Primary Election, to be held Friday, j February S'. IHM. FOR SHERIFF. We are authoria-d to announce the name of | Peter I'. Ashbaucher as a candidate for I sheriff of Adams county. Indiana, subject to the decision of the Itemocratic Primary Election to t»e held Friday. February S'. 1H96., We are authorlz, <1 to announce the name of Joel Bia-of St. Man's township, as a candidate for sheriff of Adams county. Indiana, subject to the decision of th,' Itemocratic I'rimarv Electloa, io lieid Friilay. Feliruary few,, line term only. . We are authorized toannounce the name of Joe A. Hendricks of Waltash township, as a I candidate for Sheriff of Adams county. Indiana. subject to the decision of the Democratic i Primary Election tola, held Friday. E’ebruary ' is. isuti. One term only.

FOR SURVEYOR. W<- are authorized to announce the name of | William E. Fulk as a candidate for surveyoffi of Adams county. Indiana, subject to the decision of tin- Democratic Primary Election, lobe held Friday. February S'. I'W,. FOR COMMISSIONER We ara authorized to announce the name of J. 11. liobrock of Root township, as a candidate for commissioner iu the Mrst District, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to lie held Friday. February wm. ANNI'ALBANK statement. Report of the condition of the Rank of ' Berne, at Berne, in the State of Indiana, at the close of its business Jun. 15, 18IW. REKOVKCES. Loansand discounts | 81 f 490 63 I Overdrafts 3W 78 Other stock, bonds and mortgages.. 10,*67 20 ' Hue from Imnks and bankers 4,770 20 < furniture and fixtures 1,124 47 i Current expenses 70 Interest paid 2UB 49 : Currency t4«MS 00 Specie 57 Cash items 85 oi 4.848 61 Total resources os LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 40,000 oo i Surplus fund 8,000 00 IMsrount. exchange and interest... 1,*65 56 Profit and loss 87 18 Dividends unpaid 40175 I nd’l deposits on demand... 836,7:# 76 Ind’l deposits on time 22.328 83 59,088 5W Total liabilities 8101,808 08 State or Indiana, » County of Adams, j I, Rudolph Lehman, cashier of the Rank of Berne, do solemnly swear tliut the above I statement is true. Rudolph Lehman. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before mu. this 18th day of January 1806. Andhew Gottschalk. Notary Public.

TO NON-RESIDENTS. *tate of Indiana. Adams County, ss: In the Adams circuit Court. April Term, 1896. . Joshua Wagers. Administrator of the Estate of Hugh Dobson, dec'd Marla Dobson, Jennie Hoblett. John Hoblett, .Marihit Tague. No. 5189— Partition. McLellan Tague, LIIHa Johnson. John Johnson. Sa rail F. Kundes. WHliam'A. Runcles, Chauncey Williams. William llllams, Anna Williams. J : It appearing from affidavit filed in the above I entitled cause, that Maria Dol>son, Jennie I Hoblett, John Hoblett. Sarah F. Runcles, Chauncey H. Williams. William Williams. Anna Williams and William A. Kundes of ihe nljove named defendants are non-resi-dents of the State of Indiana. Notice Is therefore hereby given the said Maria Dobson. Jennie Hoblett, John Hoblett, I Sarah F. Runcles. William A. Runcles. Chuuni cey H. Williams, William Williams and Anna Williams that tiiey la* nnd appear lie fore the i Hon. Judge of the Adams circuit Court on I the 13th day of April, 1808, the same being the | First Juridical Day of the next regular term t hereof, to be holden at the Court House in i the dty of Decatur, commencing on Monday. the 13th day of April, 1896, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will heard and determined in their absence. WITNESS my name, ami the seal of said court hereto affixed this 21st [beal] day of January, 18W». JOIIN H. LENIIART, Clerk. By E.Burt Lenhart. Deputy. France A Merryman. Attys, for Plaintiff. Coffee & Baker keep the best crackers, XXXX. Don’t buy any other.

TO TAXPAYERS!'*TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1895. Xotircis hti'vbii Hi ven that the Taxes leried for the State. County, Sehoot and otheryar/ioses in .Ida/as County, Indiana, are due and payable at the Treasurer's Ofltee of said county in the city of Decatur, in full or al option of the taxpayer, one-half, including road taxes in full ON OR BEFORE — THE THIRD MONDAY IN APRIL, 1896, THE SAME BEING THE 20TH DAY OF APRIL, 1896. The Second Half, (in ease the Trst Half is paid when due) becomes due and payable on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, 1896, THE SAME BEING NOVEMBER 2, 1896. The followin'.! table shows the rate of Taxation on each One Hundred T)ol!art worth of property, and also on each Toll and Dog in the several 1 ownships and Corporations in ./dams County, Indiana, for the year ISIKi:

Z y -? 2-? “ ? Z “ 5 I - T t H ’ 1 I Hsl •= t NAMES OF 2. r. 2 1a- 1= ’ 2 & ~Z= =■ 5 ra 2 i!T ? « z=E Tr 3 =l=r 7Z ? g CORPOKATIONS AND : 5,“| L- = 3“F7i- |° = = =? • ; = I s TOWNSHIPS. ,\il=f =•*' “• jijßjo: jHH R j 7“ : i ■_j—l—i-L_—L—L_|_l_—Ll_J-Ll_l_L_)_—_ I'nion Hll 5.3 It j U'ri 5311020 15 10 82 58 1105050 hjo Root 5 3 lit i l«» 53j 1O 202510 ' 92 58j 1505050 100 Preble !»11'5. 311 } 461 ftl3i 15 5.10 5 j 67 53 12050 50 100 Kirkland 911 5 311 1 46.1 532'104010 510 87 73. 16050.50 ‘ 50 150 Washington 911 5 31i 1 46' 53J 15 520 10 5 85 55 140,5050 100 Ist. Marys 911! 5 3 H JI 461 53A| 6 815 5 10. 74j .55, 1295050 ioo Blue Creek 911 5 3 i } 46} 5 3110 10 1010 5 j 75 55 130 5050 100 Monroe 911 5 3li J 46J 531 1530 1010 85 65 1505050 , 100 French 9*ll 5 3H ii 463 53} 1520 5,10 ' 75 601 1355050 100 Hartford ‘ 911 5 311 j 46i 53j 1530 510 5 82 68 1505050 100 Wabash 911 5 311 146 J 5 3}.15 30,1010 85 65 150 5050 100 Jefferson 911 5 311 1 ! 46!*53} '2O 45 1010 95 75 17050 50 ICO City of Decatur 911 5 311 j 461 53j 50 25 100 2 131 131 262 50505050 50 250 Town ofGeneva 911 53 11 J 46! 53} 40 35 112 136 136 272 50505050 25 225 Town of Berne 9 11! 5 331 J! 46!1 53} 50 25 70 115 115 2305080 50 200 350 liiiiiiiiiii i i i i i ; i * i t t

DOC TAX- Eu ch male dog' $1.00; each female dog' $2.00. In addition to the above there is levied $2.00 on each and s~>. 00 on each female dog' in the city of Decatur, and $ 1.00 on each male dog' and. $2.00 on each female dog in the town of Geneva, and $2.00 on each male dog and $3.00 on each female dog’ in the town of Berne. ROAD TAX RECEIPTS should be presented on or before the Third . Monday in April, as as the road tax is all included in the first installment. Hoad tax receipts a ill not be taken for second installment of taxes. EXAMINE YOUR RECEIPTS before leaving the office and see that all your property is described. Also see that chanage is correctly made. PARTICULAR ATTENTION— Those who hare lands and lots or other property in more than one township m ust see that they have a receipt for all. COUNTY ORDERS cannot be paid to any person owing delinquent tax; all persons are warned against purchasing such orders. (The books will positively be closed on the Third Monday in April and First Monday in November). Assignees, guardians, administrators and others who pay tax on property in trust, and persons whose taxes are complicated, such as undivided estates are earnestly requested to come before the last few days. The taxes of the Reynolds, Waggoner and, Patton Gravel Roads are now due and payable at this office and arc subject to the same penalties as other taxes if j not paid. The m unicipal taxes of the city of Decatur, and, the towns of Berne and GenI eva are payable at this office. The annual sale of delinquent lands and lots will take place on the Second Monday in February, 189 G, at 10 o'clock a. m. DAN P. BOLDS, treas. adams co. Attest: 1R I 'IN BRANDYBERRY, County Auditor. Decatur. Indiana. January 1, !*!*>. (Please Exchange)

FRBNCH TOWNSHIP IT*MS Protracted meeting begins at Zion this week. Am Bowman had a runaway last Thursday morning while driving to his saw mill but no serious damage was done. The spelling at district No. 4, was well attended Wednesday night. Dan Bovine of Kirkland, and John Moran seem to lie winning cards when they play “needles eye.” Charley Walters, one of the bustling saw mill men of this locality, is busy sawing at present for Mr. Captain. Mrs. Fred Meyers, one of the old and respected citizens, is very sick at present. Trustee Stuckey and family visited at John Bittier’* Sunday. Henry Bluhm, superintendent of the Robinson faim. marketed fifty head of hogs this week. We think Robinson could

search for a long lime before he would tin 1 another man equally as good to manage the farm as Mr. Bluhm. Moran and Hocker the “orators,” were beaten in the discussion at Linn Grove Saturday, which makes Charley feel a little bad, but John feels blue. Ex-Trustee Hocker is going to quit farming and go into the saw mill business at Briant. We regret to loose so good a citizen as Mr. Hocker, but wish him success in his new enterprise. C. E. Hocker failed to return from the institute till Sunday afternoon. We think he must have staid with some farmer’s j daughter. Jonas Newenschwander, French’s popular ex-trustee, is circulating around among , friend and forming new acquaintance, and j looking up political fences. Jonas, you are iu it.

Trustee Stuckey and his cor|>s of teachers were in attendance at the institute Saturday at Linn Grove, and there ain t anything alow about them in institute either. T. J. McKean went home Saturday evening to see his brother, so he says. think he went to see some brothel’’ datigh’ ter. Samuel Hocker was at Bluflton Mednes day attending to business; The joint institute at Lin" Grove Satur day was a success. Superintendent Sno* was in attendance and visitors and frien ■ of education from both near. Our teachers and trustee can not speak too * e of the people of Linn Grove for kind am courteous treatment received while there. Rosel la Yager, one of our promising young ladies who is attending schoo » Berne, Sundayed at her home in this town ship.