Decatur Eagle, Volume 11, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1868 — Page 4

gutfiS Corner. THE RETORT. Old Birch, who taught the village school, Wedded a maid of homespun habit; He was stubborn as a mule And she was playful as a rabbit; Poor Kate had scarce beco&e a wife Before her husband sought to make her The pink of country-polished life, And prim and formal as a Quaker. One day the tutor went abroad, And simple Katie sadly missed; When he returned, behind her lord She shyly stole, and him fondly kissed! The husband’s anger rose—and red And white his face alternate grew, “Less freedom ma’am!” Kate sighed and said—“Oh, dear! I didn’t know ’twnsyou.” Wit, Wta, -Every bird pleases us with its lay, especially the hen. -You can’t keep fruits through the winter unless you can. -When does a nif.n have to keep his word ? When no one will take it. -“Matchless misery"’ has been defined to be to have a cigar and nothing to light it with. -Josh Billings says he don’t care how much a man talks if he’ll only say it in a few words. -Why a weathercook like a loafer ? Because he is constantly going round doing nothing. -Men are like bugles, the more brass they contain the more noise they make, and the further you can hear them. -It is a sad house where the hen crows and the cook is silent. It ' looks a little as though some feminine was around in male breeches. -Modesty becomes man, and is a jewel in woman. The fact that it isn’t often seen enhances its value and renders its exhibition interesting. -A singer in a church choir having been laughed at for marrying a very small man,_remarkcd that she had always found short metre hims the easiest to get along with. -An eccentric clergyman lately said in one of his sermons, that “about the commonest proof we have that man is made of clay, is the brick so often found in his hat!” -“Mother,” said Ike Partington, “did you know that the iron-horse has got but one ear ?” “One ear ? Merciful gracious, child! what do you mean?” ‘«Why, the engineer, to be sure.” -It has been well said that many a man has missed being a great man, by splitting into two middling ones. Concentrate your energies if yon would make a figure in the world. -“Elenora, wilt thou take this man to be thy wedded husband,” asked the officiating clergyman. “Yeth, thir, I should like to, if you pleath,” lisped Elenora dropping a pretty courtesy.

-How to get frjencts. A gentleman complaining of his too many friends, Patrick advised him, “Lind money to the poor ones, and borry of the rich; thin nather sort will trouble yez.” — -A man in New York prayed that he might be the father of a girl. His wife presented him with four a few days ago. He believes that “the prayers of the righteous availeth much,”—almost too much. He don’t say his prayers any more. -An Irishman, newly arrived and a member of the O’llegan family, was heard to exclaim, as the steamer Oregon was passing; “O-r-e g o-n !—O’Regan—be jabers! Only four weeks in Aniericy and a shteamboat called by me name.” -“Ma, has aunty got bees in her mouth?” “No, why do you ask such a question ?” “Cause the man with a heap of hair on his face cotched hold of her and said he was going to take the honey from her lips, and she said, ‘well, make haste!’ ” -A bachelor editor, speaking of a convention of old maids to be held in Little Rock, “to gain a true knowledge of the nature and attributes of men,” advises them that matrimony is the shortest and safest road to the knowledge they are in search of -“Who’s there ? said Robinson, one cold winter night, disturbed in his repose by some one knocking at the street door; “A friend,” was the answer. “What do you* want ?” “Want to stay all night.” “Queer taste, ain’t it? But stay there by all means,” was the benevolent reply. -“There's where the boys fit for college,” said the Professor to Mrs. Partington, pointing to the school in Bedford street. “Did they ?’’ said the old lady, with animation, “and if they fit for college, before they went, they didn’t fightafterward ?” “Yes,” he said smiling, and favoring the conceit, “yes, but with'the head, and not with the hands.” “Butted, did they ?”

An Old Farmer's State. W riting about improvements reminds me that a farmer does not always think of what is needful, and may be done when leisure times occur, and it recalls to my mind the practice of a large and successfull farmer, who, left his affairs in a prosperous condition, and his premises in complete order. His neighbors often wondered at the ease with which he conducted his operations. He never hurried, but the right thing was always done at the right time, and his work never lagged. Much of the improvement he made was in odd spells when the rountine of regular farm work was broken by rainy weather, or after finishing the work on a crop, and while waiting for another to get to the proper stage. He kept a large slate hanging in the kitchen, where all his workmen could see it, and whenever ajob occurred to him he noted it on the slate. For intance, some of his entries run thus : “Make a gate for the brook lot“ Clean out the open ditch in the wheat field“ Lay a new floor on the scaffold over the barn floor“ Bury the large stone on the Middle lot“ Get some whitewood trees to mill for making garden fence pickets“ Plant shade trees along the roadside “Dig the alders out of the fence corners, and look after the wild mustard that come up where the threshing machine stood in the field last year.” .In this way his slate was filled, and if a leisure half day ocurred, his men all had plenty of work, and if the master happened to be absent the workmen knew what to do. After a time it was his custom to lay out the day’s work on the slate each evening previous, and when a job was finished, the record was erased. To get the slate clean was the ambition of the workmen.

Transplanting Forest Trees. A Westen memper of the institute farmer’s club, J. L. Coulson, New York, recently stated his practice in planting out forest trees. In the month of January, 1847, he took up and planted out 51 water oaks in his yard, 47 of which lived and grew finely. The next year 167 were planted, of which 131 grew. A sample lot of' 17 were measured last fall and gave an average of 53 inches in circumference. The process of planting is thus described : “I dug the holes four feet square, two feet deep; I went to the w r oods and dug up trees about 8 and 10 feet high, a bout the size of an ordinary man’s wrist. I took up no earth with them: I trimmed the roots off to about 12 or 18 inches; I cut off every branch to about 6 inqhes, but was careful not to cut or touch the center or pointer, which, in my judgment, should al-ways-be left if you wish a handsome tree or quick growth. I filled in the hole with the earth dug out, and I put it in as firm as before it was spaded out, and had the ground moistened around the •-roots, packing closely, and ffnished\by filling in with dry earth, The rule is to cut off the branches to within 6 inches of the- body to correspond with shortened roots while the earth next the roots , shduldb emad ein to~mortarand the air kept out. I think all roads should be lined with trees.”

Black Leg in Cattle.—The Ameriaii Stock Journal Recommends the following remedies for this fearful disease which carried off some of the stock in this State last spring, “This disease is said to result sometimes from sudden change in tile quality of the food. Overfed young animals, and those in very low condition are most frequently attacked. We would recommend the following treatment: Mix 4 drachms spirits of hartshorn, and one quart of tar water, to this add one ounce tincture of bloodroot, and give as a drench. Four hours after, give a mixture of liquid tar 1 oz, glycerine 4 oz, thin gruel one quart. If the animal shows lameness in the back or hindquarters, applyQsflof cedar 2 oz, codliver oil 6 oz, sulphuric ether 2 oz, tincture of capsicum 1 oz. First mix the two oils, than add the ether, shake them thoroughly, lastly add the tincture. It should be well rubbed in on the parts affected.” If by any accidental carelessness your plants get frozen, dip them at once, and hold them in a pail of ram water for a few moments. If frost gets into the greenhouse, wet down the flues, and sprinkle all the plants freely with water; then increaee the temperature gradually until the frost is extracted.-— Germantown Telegraph. How to Kill Borers in' Trees. Rub hard soap into every place in the tree that seems wounded by them; it will effecually destroy them. Strong lye made of potash and swabbed on, is equally o-ood one pound to a gallon of water.

. “COSTAR’S” preparations: EVERYBODY—Tries Them! EVERYBODY—Uses Them! EVERYBODY—BeIieves in Them! EVERYBODY—Recommends Them! Are yea troubled by Rats, Mice, Roaches, Ants, &c.? B@“Buy a 25c. or 50c. Box of—“Costar’s” Exterminators. ‘‘Only infallible Remedies known.” “Free from all Poison.” Not dangerous to the human family.” “Rats come out of their holes to die.” Improved to keep in any climate. Arey ou annoyed with Bed-Bugs? Can't sleep nights! E®“Buy a 25c. or 50c. Box of—- “ Costar’s” Bed-Bug Exler, “Destroys and prevents BedBugs.” “Never fails.” A liquid, used by Hotels, Boarding Houses, Ships,'Boats, Public Institutions, and Housekeepers everywhere. For Moths in Furs, Woolens Carpets, &c. E@“'Buy a 25 or 50c. Flask of—“Costar’s” Insect Powder. Destroys instantly Insects on Fowls, Flies on Animals.— “Nothing exceels it in power and efficacy.”. “Free from Poison.” Imported and prepared only by “Costar.” “A sure thing” Thousands testify to its merits. £@”Buy a 25c. or 50c. Box of—“Costar’s” Com Solvent. • For Corns, Bunious, Warts, &c. “Try it.” It is positively efficacious. Take away the cause. Apply the Corn Remedy, to your comfort. Then tell your friends about it. Don’t suffer with Pain! A wonderful power of Healing! Every family should keep it in the house. gsg“Buy a 25c. or 50c. Box of—“Costar’s” Buckthorn Salve. Its effects are immediate. For Cuss, Burns, Bruises, Wounds, Sore Breasts, Piles, Ulcers, Old Sores, Itch, Scrofula and Cutaneous Eruptions, Chapped Lips, Hands, &c., Bites of Animals, Insects, &.c. This Salve has proved a comfort and blessing to thousands. “A Universal Dinner PiH” (sugar coated). 30 years administered in a Physician’s Practice, cent and 50 cen t Boxes—“Costar’s” Bishop Pills. Os extraordinary efficacy for Costiveness, Indigestion, Nervous and Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Dysentery, General Debility, Liver Complaints, Chills, Fevers, &c. Not Griping, Gentle, mild and soothing—cleanses the system of impurities, and builds up Constitutions broken by the use of Tobacco, Liquors, &o.

“That Cough will kill you.”— Don’t negleet it. Take home the Cure—the niceest improved article. 8@“25 cent and 50 cent Sizes — “Costar’s” Cough Remedy. The children cry for it—it is a “Soothing Syrup.” For Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Croup, Whooping Cough, Asthma, Bronchial Affections. Singers, Speakers, and all troubled with Throat Complaints, will find this a beneficial Pectoral Remedy. For the “Toilet,” for beautifying the Complexion, giving to the skin a transparent freshness. B@“Bottles, SI,OO. “Costar’s” Bitter-Sweet and Orange Blossoms. Renders the skin clear, smooth and soft. Removes Tan, Freckles, Pimples, &c. Ladies of taste and elegance in New York are now using it altogether, to the exclusion of everything else. Try one bottle, and see its won- --— derful quality. -- - s®-! 11 Beware 11,1 of all Worthless Imitations. ' BS-None Genuine without “COSTAR’S” signature. «®"2sc. and 50c. sizes kept by all DRUGGISTS. B®“81.00 sizes sent, by mail oil receipt of price. B®-82.n0 pays for any three 81.00 sizes by Express, B®"85.00 pays for eight 81.00 sizes by Express. Address HENRY R. COSTAR, 434 Broadway, N. Y. B@”T. T. DORWIN & BRO., -agents atv11n44m6. Decatur, Ind.

FORT WAYNE FRUIT HOUSE -AND GREATTEA DEPOT! FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. Dealers in all kinds of Teas, Groceries, TOBACCOS, PROVISIONS, &c, -FOR THEFAMILY TRADE. —vO—NOTICE OUR PRICE LIST. TEAS. Young Hyson Tea, good 90c to SI $ ft do best $1,25 to 1,40 do Imperial do good 90c to 1,00 do do do best 1,25 to 1,40 do Gunpowder do good 1,00 to 1,25 do do do best 1,25 to 1,50 do Oolong do good 75c to 1,00 do do do best 1,00 to 1,25 do Japan do best 75c to 1,00 do —O—COFFEE. Good Coffee, - - -23 c per pound, Best do - - - -28 c do do SUGARS. Good Sugar, brown, 12|c per pound. Best do do 11c do do do do white 16jc de do do do crushed, 19c do do do do powdered, 19c do do —O—TOBACCOS. Best Navy Plug Tdbacco, 50c per 1b 2d quality do do 40c do do Best Smoking do 25c do do 2d quality do 20c do do * —O FISH. No. 1 White Fish, per half barrel., $4 00 No. 1 Pickerel, do do 3 50 No. 1 Mackeral, do do 600 Fish in Kitts, 1 50 White Fish, per pound, 05 Cai Fish, do do 05 All our Fish are warranted good or money refunded. —O—CANNED FRUITS. Peaches, per can, 25c Strawberries, do 35c Blackberries, do 25c Whortleberries, do 25c Tomatoes, do 20c —o—- — FRUITS. Good Raisins, per pound, 15c Best do do 25c Currants, do 12 J Dried Peaches, Jdo 10c do Apples, do 8c —o—- — guarantee a saving-of 50 per cent., .at least, to our customers. Familes at any distance can have their orders filled and shipped to them by express or stage, with the same care and attention as if they were present—and any goods not satisfactory can be returned to us and the money refunded. The express charges on shipping will be a small consideration in view of the per cent, saved—from | to 1 cent per pound—according to distance. All orders should be addressed to the Fort Wayne Fruit House, Fort Wayne, Ind. —o — We Also Pay Cash -FORBUTTER AND EGGS’ IN ANY QUANTITY, AND SELL ALL OTHER ROODS -ATPROPOffIONiTELT LOW PRICES! Address all orders to the FORT WAYNE FRUIT HOUSE’ vlln4lyl. P®. Wayne, Isp,

1.868. „ _ 1868. -FOR ALL KINDS OFoil Olotlxs, IXTotloxxs, cf3€s. CRABBS, MOSES & RICE. East Side of Second Street, 3D 33 O'-A. *2? "CITt., -------- INDIA.NA. HAVE now the largest Stock of Goods in the County; and at prising LOW PRICES. 12,000 Yards Prints, - - - Bto 15 cts. 1,500 Yards Shirtings, - - 10 to 20 cts. 1,500 Yards Sheeting, - - 10 to 20 cts. 1,000 Yards Detains, 25 cts. All other Goods at proportionately' Low Prices. 1 W e have a large Stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING, HATSCBPSj BOOTS AND SHOES. We shall keep constantly on hand, a General Assortment of Goods of all kinds, CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST. Thankful for past favors, we invite the public to call at our Store, and examine our Goods and prices before buying elsewhere. We will pay the highcest market price for GRAIN, STAVES AND BLACK SALTS. B@“A11 kinds of Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods. , Nov. 22,1867. CRABBS, MOSES & RICE.

A. CRABBS & CO., —DEALERS INhardwbre, stoves HAVING REMOVED To Delks’ New Brick Building, on the west side of Second Street, one door north of Spencer & Meibers, have enlarged their Stock direct from the East, since the ’ DECLINE IN PRICES! and offer to the Public a greater Variety of Goods and at LOWER PRICES than ever before. We sell FOR CASH ALONE! and by so doing can sell our Goods at least Ten Per Cent. Cheauer!! than any4louse that sells on the credit system. We will hereafter keep a larger and more varied Stock than has ever been kept in consisting of everything necessary for the use of the FARMERS, MECHANICS, HOUSEKEEPERS, and in fact for all classes. We keep on hand and manufacture all kinds of TIN WARE, and sell it as low as the lowest; also do all kinds of repairing in good order and on short notice. Our Tinner is one of the best and will not fail to give satisfaction. invite all CASH Customers to call and see us, and we will make it to their advantage to buy of us. A. CRABBS & CO. Grain Wanted. We will pay the highest market price for Wheat, Rye, Corn, Buck wheat and Oats, in Goods, or take the same on old accounts now due us. A. Crabbs & Co. Ooi. 18,1867. Viln2Btf.

SB® ITS EFFECT IS The old, the young, the middle aged unite to praise HALL’S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER. It is an entirely new scientific discovery, combining many of the most powerful and restorative agents in the vegetable We have such confidence in its merits, and are so sure it will do all wo claim for it, that we offer 381,000 Reward If the ThbSicilian Hair Renewer does not give satisfaction in all cases when used in strict accordance with our instructions. HALL’S Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer has proved itself to be the most perfect preparation for the. Hair ever offered to the public. It is a vegetable compound, and contains no injurious properties W-hatever. It is not a Dye, it strikes at the Roots and fills the glands with new life and coloring matter. IT WILL RESTORE GRA Y HA IR TO ITS ORICT INAL COLOR. It will keep the Hair from falling out. It cleanses the Scalp, and makes the Hair Soft, Lustrous, and Silken, IT ISA SPLENDID HAIR DRESSING! No person, old or young, should fail to use it It is recommended and used by the FIRST MEDICAL A UTHQRITY. fig’TAsk for Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer, and take no other. The Proprietors offer the Sicilian Hair Renewer to the public, entirely confident that it will bring back the Hair to its original color, promote its growth, and in nearly all cases where it has fallen off will restore it unless the person is very aged. R, P. HAL.L. & CO., Proprietors, Nashua, N. H. Sold by all Druggists. vlln9yl. WANTED. — Teachers, Students, and other intelligent Men and Woiqen in a business paying SIOO to S2OO per month, according to ability. For particulars, address ZEIGLER, MoCURDY & CO., Lombard Block, Chicago, Hl. vlln4B.

SI,OOO,OOOJIf WATCHES! FOR SALE OS THE POPULAR ONE PRICE PLAIT, GIVING EVERT PATMOS A Handsome ait Mabie Web! For the low Price of Ten Dollars! Without Regard to Value; And not to be Paid for unleu perfectly saf> isfactory. 100, Solid Gold Hunting Watches, J 250 to SI neo 100 Magic Caaed Gold Watches, 200 to 500 ‘ I? 1 atchea, Enameled, 100 to SoO 25 9,°Vl hunting Chron’ter Watches, 250 to 300 3? English Levers, 100 te 250 Hunting Duplex Watches, 150 to 200 American Watches 100 to 250, 500 Silver Hunting Levers, 50 te 150 500 Silver Htintmg Duplexes, 75 to 250 500 Gold Ladies batches, ’ Sto 1,000 Gold Hunting Lepines. 50 to 75 1,000 Miscellaneous Silver Watches, 50 to 100 2,506 Hunting Silver Watches, 2s to 50 5,000 Assorted Watches, ail kinds, 10 to 75* egy Every patron obtains a Watch by this arrangement, costing but $lO, while it may be worth'sl,ooo. No partiality * We wish to immediately dispose of the.' above magnificent Stock. Certificates., naming the articles, are pieced in sealed' envelopes, and well mixed. Holders are,entitled to the articles name*} oa theip--certificate upon payment of Ten Dollars,. whether it be a Watch worth sl,oo».prone worth less. The return of any off our certificates entitles you to the article namtd thereon upon payment, irrespective of its worth, and as no article, valued less than $lO is named bn any.certifioate, it will at once be seen that this is

No lottery, but a straightforward legitimate transaction, which may be partlcl-.. pated in even by the most fastidious! A single certificate will be sent by mail, post paid, upon receipt of 25 cents, five for sl, eleven for? 2, thirty-three and anelegantpremiumforss, sixty-six and more valuable premium for one hundred and most superb Watch for sls. To Agents, or those wishing employment, this is a rare opportunity. It is a legitimately conducted business, duly authorized by the Government, and open to the most careful scrutiny. Try us I WRIGHT, BRO., & CO., Importers, 161 Broadway, New York. vlln2B-ly. Notice to School Teachers! ——:o:—— Office School Examiner, i Apams County, Ind. J* Examinations of Teachersjor License will be held at the office of the School Examiner on the following days, to-wib The last Friday of each of the following months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August and September. And upon the second and last Fridays of the following named months: October, November and December. Applicants will be required to present certificates of good moral character. This rule will be strictly enforced. Under no circumstances will an examination be given on any day other than here advertised. Teachers will be required to pass an examination in the eight branches required by law. t 8. C. BOLLMAN, July 12,’67-tf. S. Ex., A. C. Peukoii for Divorce, State of Indiana, I Adams County, J B , B ' In the Court of Common Pleas. May Term, 1868. Thomas Sturgis j vs. Lillian F. Sturgis, J It appearing from affidavit filed in tha above entitled cause that Lillian F. Sturgis is a' non-resident of the State of Indiana, Notice is therefore hereby given the said Lillian F. Sturgis that she be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, on the first day of the next regular term of said Court, to ba 'begun and held at the Court House, in the town of Decatur, on Monday, May 11, 1868, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint or the same will be heard and determined in her absence. Witness my hand and the seal of(l;s.) said Court, this the 25th day of February, 1868. A. J. HILL, Feb. 28, w 4. Clerk. JTotice of Survey. Notice ig hereby given that I will, on the 13th day of April, 1868, at nine o’clock, A. M., begin the survey of section twenty-seven, in township twenty-eight north, of range fifteen east, and the perpetuation and location of lines and corners thereof. Said survey to begin at the south-west corner of said section, be continued from day to day till completed. H. C. PETERSON, 8. A. C. Jno.M’Gill, ) . Lewis Koldewe,y j PPh° an tMarch 13, 1868, w 3. JFotice of Dissolution. Notice is hereby given that the Co-, partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned in the Hardware business, under the name of Spencer and Meibers is dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be conducted by W. G. Spencer, at the old stand. Those knowing themselves indebted to the late firm will call and settle with W. G. Spencer, who alone is authorized to collect the indebteness to said firm. W. G. SPENCER, Feb. 11, 1868. JOHN MEIBERS, H. W. SHACKLEY, -MANUFACTURER OFCARRIAGES AND WAGONS, FRONT STREET, DECATUB, tSDtASA. :ot r — Repairing and Horse-Shoeing done at short notice and on reasonable terms. B@“Cash paid for Oak and Hickory spokes. vlln26tf. I SY ND 25 CENTS for your choice! of 150 Useful Articles for ONE DOLLAR I EACH, and full particulars of ’the most popular Sale in the world. Address TOWLE & CO., 7 Tremont Row, Boston Mass. vlln4Bwß.