Decatur Eagle, Volume 12, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1869 — Page 1

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CHURCH DIRECTORY. St. Mary’s (Catholic). —Services every Sabbsih at 8 and 10 o'clock, A. M.; ► Sabbath Sohool or instruction in Cate- * Chism, at 1) o'clock, P. M.; Vespers at 2 o’clock, P. M. Rev. J. Wemhoff, Pastor. Methodist.—Services every Sabbath at 10) o'clock, A. M., and 7 o’clock, P. M. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. M. Rev. D. N. Shackleford, Pastor. Presbyterian. —Services nt 10) o'clock, A. M„ and 7 o’clock, P. M. Sabbath School at 9) o’clock, A. M. R cv . A. B. Lowes. Pastor. I • S. /rfaSk MAIL. NEW STAGE LINE BETWEEN DECATUR. INDIANA. & ST. MARY'S. OHIO ALSO, FROM DECATUR TO MONROEVILLE, IND. »^a?TSS^ B‘j 8 ‘j( Urr ’'’ °° on U * c<,ur ' f nr Monroeville, every morninc (Suudaya excepted) at y o'clock, and return th? aameday at S o'clock, P. M., maklnc connection with train, rannfo, botbtwayi on the connec,ion Atolmry, Ft. Wayne ,j- Chicayo R. R. « tight’"*' rJ "*dES l ’7rTi'l-*K I '*

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ATTORNEYS. DANIEIY D. HELLER, Attorney at Xxaw, DECATUR, INDIANA. WILL practice hla Pro&itlOßanrwherein Indiana or Ohio. OFFlCE—Opposite the Recorder's OMca. T10n32 JAHES R. BWBO, Attorney at Law, DECATUR, INDIANA. DRAWS Deeds, Mortgages and Contracts. Redeems Land and pays Taxes. OFFlCE—Opposite the vlOnS. I>. STLDABAKER, Attorney a-t Liaw, Claim fit Real Estate Agent, , DfeCATL'tt,. INDIANA. WILL practice Law in Adame and adjoining Counties; secure Pension; atj,d other claims 1 against the HciWimrat; ter and sail Real Mate; 1 examine titles and pay taxes, and other business • pertaining to Real Estate Agency. He is ahoa No--1 Ury Public, and Is prepared to draw Deeds. Mort- * gages and other Instruments in writing. vlOnll. PHYSICIANS. • F. A. JELLEFF. . W. H. SCHROCK. JELLEIF & SCHROCK, Physicians and Surgeons, DECATUR, INDIANA. ) OFFICE—Ou Second Street, opposite the Publie Square. vSnlStf. i Charles l. clrtiss, ’ Physician and Surgeon, DECATUR, INDIANA. , WWAVING permanently located in this place,of- >■. fers hjj| professional services to the people of Decatur and vicinity. OFFICE—In Houston’s Block. Rcsidenceat the " Burt House. vllnVitf. 1 AMD RE W SOR tt , i Physician and Surgeon, . DECATUR, .INDIANA. OFFlCE—Ou'Second.Strect, over W. G. Spencer’® Hardware Store. vßi>42tf. A. J. ER WI A, M. D., Surgeon. • Dispensary, Avelinc Block, '. v11u25 FORT WAYNE, IND. RE AL ESTATE AC ENT. JAMES R. 8080, LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT. DECATUR, INDIANA. 3 ACRES of good fanning laud, sov•"’Lf” end Town Lotiand a large quantity . of wild land for sale. If you want to buy a good farm or wildland he will st II it to you. If you want your land sold he will sell it for you. No sale, no charge. vlOnOtf. ~ PENESTRY. M. M. IcCONIELL, Surgeon Dentist, DECATUR, INDIANA. Ml "<>rk neatly executed nnd wftrj rant rd to give cm t infection. Car * zNvwt-v .. v And examine «p*cimenß. OFFICE—In Koxer's building, over Heller’s l aw office. vlln49tf. AUCTIONEER. CHARLES M. FRA ACE, Auotioncor, : Wilshire, onio. ‘ WEfould announce so the pnhllc Hint he is n reg- ▼ V ularly Licensed Auctioneci. and will attend all Public bales, whenever reunested. I.v addressing him ns above,or exiling at his resideneefn BlueI, Creek Township, Adams Co., Ind. ts. i — ! HOTELS. MIESSE HOUSE, I. J. MIESSE, Proprietor. Third St., Opposite the Court House, DECATUR, INDIANA. In connection with this House there is a Stage run to and from Decatur and Monroeville, dally, which connects uith trains rfinuing both ways, • vllnWt t, MAIN STREET EXCHANGE. A. FREEMAN, Proprietor, Writ Jfatn Street, near the Public Square, FORT WAN YE, INDIANA, vllnlltf.

11 1Y ER HOUSE. J. W. BULL, Proprietor, Corner of Calhoun and Wayne Streets, vllnHtf. WAYNE, INDIANA. HEDEKIA HOUSE. A. J. H. MILLS, Proprietor, On Barr, between Columbia and Main Sts., FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. ZkFFICK of Anbura and Docatnr Stage line , AlVF co good atabliiiK in connection with the House. vl Inl 11 f, JEWELERS. HAVER & GRAEFE, -dealers isWatches, Clocks, Jewelry, SILVER AND SILVER-PLATED WARE. Gold, Silver and Steel Spectacles, Columbia Street, vllnslyl. FORT WAYNE, IND. NEW JEWELRY TfORE! IKT DECATUR. JAMES LALLEY, Announces to the citiiens of Adams County and vicinity, that he has purchased the JEWELRY STORE in Docatur, of Mr. Eira Lyster, and will continue the business at the old stand, where he will keep constantly on hand a large and complete assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Notions, Ar., which he offers at prices ’ to suit the times. Repairing of all kinds dons on short ' notice. All work warranted as represented. I' JAB LALLEY. 11

DECATUR, IND., FRIDAY. JAIST. 15, 1869.

HTMEM IM THE DARK. Startling Illustration of the Saw that ‘"A Fair Exchange la no Bobbery”—A Distressingly Awkward Matrimonial Faux Pas, and what Came of It. ■ We gayeA synopsis in our telegrtphicTcoliimns yesterday of the recent screaming matrimonial farce in Williamson county, Tennessee and are enable to lay before our readers the following thrilling particular* from the Nashville' Banner of the 30th inst.: Much has been written and said of Christmas—of its luxurious feasts, lavish gifts, and grotesque gambols,- and many stories thereon founded; bitt the person who fails to detect in the follow-ing episode a Story” rich in development, and one, too, that lays completely in shadow all holiday stories ever before recited, in his judgement of humor we haven’t the least confidence. Startling though it may be, it certainly elucidates the fact that the lives of some people are. fraught with rare occurrences. Long prefaces, however, are oftentimes out of taste—then suffice it to say “That though we have a somewhat funny scene 1 Wb’ll draw wide the curtain and leavo no screen.’ . On Christmas night, in the vicinity of a little post village a very few miles distant from Nashville, a dance was given. It promised to be one of those genuine, hilarious breakdowns of “ye olden time 1 ” in whose festivities host, hostess and guests were to partake. Invitations had been issued to all the beaux and Relles for miles and miles arouud, and the affair was to be the grandest of the holidays.— Among the guests were a pair of newly wedded couples, whose voyage matrimonial had just be gun that morning, iu a shower of kind wishes and congratulations. We are not too sure but that the ovation was inaugurated for their especial honor and benefit. Be that as it may, night came, moonless but clear. The mansion was illumined with a blaze of light and jocund with the-gayety of its inmates. Soon the musicians began their choicest quadrilles, and the halls and parlors were thronged with the graceful devotees of Terpsichore. The observed of nil observers were the lately wedded couples. The bright lights looked down on the fairy-like brides and vainly vied iu brilliancy with their sparkling eyes. The dashing grooms excited unlimited envy in the bosom of every swain I present, but otherwise everything went as merry ns a marriage bell. At a seasonable hour supper was I announced, and such a feast as it was! 'ttie wits of the confectioner had been tested in the arrangement and manufacture of the innumerable bonbons and indescribable delicacies. After indulgence in refreshments, the company again resumed their places in the dance, and everything glided on as smoothly and pleasantly as"before.

Soon the two brides were called away by the hostess and ushered into the respective chambers assigned them. In due time the grooms followed, having, however, first received some iudistinct instructions from the young gentleman of the household as to what apartments they were to occupy, he being at the time engaged in the dance, and supposing that they were well acquainted with the locality of the rooms. The lamps had been turned down and the wicks burned low. Without even daring to peep at the plump cherry faces half hid in the snowy pillows, the grooms sprang into bed, and— At such a point, in such a story it is customory for a modest nar-' rator to draw a veil; but in this instance we are necessarily com-! pelled to draw two veils. The remainder of the company I continued the festivities until a late hour, and the gray dawn was almoat peeping over the eastern hills ere the music of the fiddlers ceased, and the dancers, wom and fatigued, one by one stealthily crept away for a few hours. When morning did come it brought with it such a scene of confusion as was never seen, Don Quixote's furore at the Inu alone excepted. Forth from one of the’ bridal chambers came a loud and prolonged shriek. The drowsy' elumberers turned out from all directions— some en tiirhabfUef •(■ms in “velvet gowns.” Every moment the screams grew louder? ; At length some of the bolder ven- ' tured to go up and ascertain ita j cause. Up the steps they rush, much wondering what in the mis I

chief is the matter. From the scene of the disturbance they meet one of the late happy bridegrooms rushing frantically out. They inquired the reason of the hub bub. Hastily he pushes through the crowd and bangs at the door of the other “party” in search of his wife! In the meanwhile they have become aroused, and bride No. 2 uncovers the terrible faux pas and lends the force of her lungs to the gsneral discord. Up jumps the grobm No. 2iand rushes out in time to meet his equally unfortunate friend, Each had got into the wrong room ! Such a scene as this house pre sented, it would be bard indeed to describe. I'Rat it was the most distressingly awkward matrimoni al episode that ever befell a quartette of “.souls with but a single thought,” may easily be imagined. But the explanation came at last, and was satisfactory to all concerned, we suppose. Here we are content to leave them. Our sketch partakes not in the least of the fanciful. The details are given exactly as they occurred. A Warning to Fashionable * Drinkers. Having stirred up a genuine sensation among the retail grocers of the city by its exposure of light weightsand adulteration, the B’orW has now attacked a far more vulnerable and mischievous class of dealers—the vendors of liquors by the glass. To make its exposures the more effective, samples of the most expensive whisky and brandy were bought some time since by the JTorW’j “commissioner’ ( at several of the most fashionable barrooms in the city, and subjected to chemical analysis by Prof. John C. Draper. The results obtained will astonish and horrify the gentlemen who have been in the habit of taking their “toddies” at these places, under the delusion that high prices assured a pure and undiluted article. At but one bar in the list was the brandy obtained pure, and in this instance it was greatly diluted.— The whisky was better, but gener ally contained more or less of the poisinous fusil oil and of tannin, and was invariably diluted.

The generalization from the facts obtained is that “in our day there is barely one gallon in a hundred thousand manufactured that is not adulterated or badly rectified.” This may be a rather broad statement, but it is -substantially justified by the facts. Atall events, it is undoubtedly true tliat even those who can afford to pay the highest prices for liquors, at the most reputable bars, will, in a majority of cases, drink an adulterated and poisonous article. It is this fact which accounts for the fearful ravages of disease among the fashionable drinkers of the day. The adulterated liquors derange the system ; create a morbid condition which demands a continuance of the poison; craze the brain, and make premature drunkards. This fearful aud incontrovertible fact should be burned into the mind of every young man in the country.— New York Mail. . . «

Sharpening Edged Tools. The Mark Lane express copies the following recipe for sharpening edged tools from a German j scientific jounal, for the benefit of farmers, mechanics and laborers: “It has long been known that the simplest method of sharpening a razor is to put it for half an hour in water to which has been added one-twentieth of its weight of muriatic or sulphuric acid, then lightly wipe it off, and after a few j hours set it on a hone. The acid supplies the place of a whet stone iby corroding the whole surface evenly, so that nothing further : than a smooth polish is necessary. The process never injures good blades, while badly hardened ones are generally improveed by it, although the cause of improvement remains unexplained. Os late process has been applied to many other cutting implements. The workman, at the beginning of; his noonspell, or when he leaves it ! in the evening, moistens the blades of his tools with water acidulated as above, the cost of which is almost nothing. This saves the' consumption of time and labor in whetting. A Fresh arrival from England went the other day to a livery | stable, and expressed a wish for a ' carriage. The man in attendance asked if he would like a buffalo. • The cockney seemed startled, and stammered out: “Well, I think I’d rather ‘ave a’ oas.” A Mississippi paper says the cropa that have no season are I pqmpkins and boy babies.

[From the Cleaveland Herald.] Romantic Incident~Two Individuals Meet for the f irst Time in their lives, and are Married In half an hour Afterwards. ' A little incident occurred in this city on Wednesday which illustrates the beauty of the correspondence system adopted so generally during the war by mischievous and love-sick men and maidens. Albert H. Winters, a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, enlisted in one of the Ohio regiments early in the beginning of the war, and while sick in a hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, received from an agent of the Sanitary Commission a pair of stockings, one of which contained a slip of paper giving the maker’s name and address, and requesting the one into whose possession the stockings should coipe to enter into a correspondence with her. Winters, as he grew better, found time hanging heavily on his hards, and, as he expressed it, for mere fun, wrote the young lady. In due course of time, he*received a letter from her couched in lady-like and pleasing terms, and young Winters rcsolv ed on continuing the correspondence. Letter after letter w'as received and sent, and finally pho tographs were exchanged. This led to a deeper resolve on Winters’ part, and just about tbc time the war closed he sent a formal proposal of marriage, which was as fondly accepted. The time for the ceremony was set, but it appears that in this, as well as in many other cases, the course of true love was not destined to run smoothly. Some envious person learning of the correspondence, and its results, wrote the young lady that Winters was any thing but the model young man that she supposed him to be; in short, that he was already married and the father of a happj - and interesting family of three children. This rather staggered the lady, and she wrote to Winters about it. He, it appears, was too proud to deny any thing, replying that if she loved him as she'said she did, she must trust to his honor and honesty, which she agreed to do for a time at last, or until she could become better satisfied upon the

point. In the meantime the appointed day for the wedding had passed, and another, remote a year, was fixed upon. For some cause, when the time was up, an extension was asked by the lady, and agreed to by Winters. Her letters suddenly began to grow less frequent and decidedly less affectionate, and the perplexed lover decided upon going to her home to sec what was the matter. On the way to" the depot the carriage he was in met with an accident. Winters was thrown out, and sustained a compound fracture of the fight leg. This, of course, prevented him from carrying out his plans for several months, and when he got able to be about had made up his mind, as he had received no word from his affianced during his sickness, that he would seek elsewhere for a wife- Immersed in business, he partially banished her memory from his heart, but it seems fate had ordained that their paths, though diverging for a time should run together again, and that they should unite their fortunes.

On Monday. Winteis bad occasion to visit Cleaveland on business, and while talking to a friend at the Uuion Depot, he recognized the original of the almost forgotten picture, upon which he used to dote with so much fondness and expectation, pass in from the car-;riage-wayto the ladies’ sittingroom. Taking a sudden resolution i to at least clear up the mystery of her continued coldness, he sought her in the sitting-room. Mutual explanations followed, and in order to prevent a similar misunderstanding. it was agreed to take advantage of the opportunity presented, aud unite their fortunes.— An officer authorized to preform marriage ceremonies, we believe a j Methodist clergyman, but whose! name we could not learn, was sought out, and in less than half an hour from the time of the tyst meeting Winters was the happy husband of a beautiful woman.— Her maiden name is withheld at her particular request, preferred for reasons best known to her I self. Winters found it convenient | to .postpone bis business, aud ac-; company his new made wife to i the residence of her father, a short i way down the Lake Shore road.—! He is of the opinion that he will i never regret the result of his cor-1 respondence, and his wife is of the' same opinion. We hope not It requires greater virtue to support good than bad fortune.

“No Cards.” The desire for quiet and the avoidance of notoriety seen to be on the increase among well-bred people. The London Telegraph says: “No cards’ has long been a familiar announcement. The truth seems to be that people are getting a little tired of ceremony, not to say a little ashamed of it. Even honeymoon is taken much more quietly than of yore, and the days of the postillion are, we fear numbe ed. The most affectionate husbands prefer a quick journey by express to the giddy glories of a post chaise. We hardly like to say things which may hurt the set 1 ings of young ladies, but in these revolutionary days uve do not feel quite certain that even- wedding breakfasts will long continue to be an institution in the land.— There is matter for anxious thought in an advertisement published by the Quebec Morning Chronicle : ‘No cards, no cake, no wine. This announcement is surely what our * conservative friends call ‘the thin end of the wedge;’and, as the same elegant writer would say, ’wo stand on the edge of a volcano.’ Before many days are over we shall perhaps find the marriage announcement followed ‘No nothing.’ ” This is a move in the right direction. Let shoddy monopolize the spectacular and the pyrotecnic in weddings and social affairs, while sensible and refined.people avoid the publicity, glare and loudness of the prevailing fashions.

Value of the Ruby. We generally speak of the diamond as the most valuable of [ gems, but this is not really the case. The ruby is tlje most valuable, but it depends for its rarity upon its color. The ruby is the next hardest thing to the diamond. It is found principally in the East. Siam, At-a, and Ceylon afford the most pldtiful supplies. In Burinah the finding of one of these jewels is made a state event; the grandees of the empire go out to meet it, with elephants and all the grandeur of Eastern state. There are many shades of red, but the hue most approved of, and com manding the highest price, is that of the “pigeon’s blood.” The King of Btirmah, one of whose titles is that of Lord of the Rubies, has one the size of a pigeon’s egg. Die value of these gems goes on 1 increasing ata much higher rate! than that of the diamond. When j its weight is as much as four car- | ats, its value varies from four hun- i dred to five “hundred, and fifty . pounds, a surfi more than double that of a diamond of the same weight.— Cassell s Magazine for September.

The Danger of Bellehood. An English author says that if there is a weak spot in any woman's armor it takes a woman to find it out and thrust a needle into the quick just there. There is nothing so dangerous in society as for a girl to be too pretty and too clever. She runs the risk of rising above mediocre females, and thus becoming a target for all of the women who receive less attention than she does, and therefore excites their wrath. The laurels of a belle are often won through feelings wounded and sensibilities grieved. Women are never grate ful to men for making one of their sex a belle, and when a beauty, bv the sheer force of her loveliness and intelligence, carries everything before her, and makes all men her willing captives, it is a fearful and responsible thing to be the belle of the season.

A Misunderstanding.-A young member of the bar thought he would adopt a mptto for himself, and after much reflection, wrote in large letters, and posted up against ths wall the following:— Nuiim Cuiqe," which may be translated, "Let every man have his own.” A country client coming, expressed himself much gratified with the maxim, but added—- “ You don't spell it right.” “Idneed! then how ought it to be spelt ?” The visitor replied, “Sue ’em quick.” A young Cincinnati dentist was I introduced to a fashionabl beauty ' the other evening, and gracefully opened the conversation bv saying—“ Miss . I hope I may consider that we are not entirely unacquainted. I had the pleasure of pulling a tooth for your father only a short time ago.” Confucius Mid that his only rule in regard to drinding was to drink until he was happy, There were probably no station houses when Confucius lived

Ad vice to the Married. Zchokke, in one of his tafes, gives the following excellent ad- 1 vice: In the first solitary hour after the ceremony, take the bridegroom and demand of biin a solemn vow and give him a solemn vow iu return. Promise each other, Bacredly, never, not even in jest, to w'rangle with each other--never to bandy words or to indulge in th«? ill-humor. Never— l say imver! Wrangling in jest, and putting on an air of ill-humor merely to tease, becomes earnest by practice.— Mark that! Next,- promise each other sincerely and solemnly, never to keep a secret from each other, under whatever pretext,, and , whatever excuse it might be. You must continually, and every moment, see clearly into each other's bosom. Even when one of yon has committed a fault, wait not an instant, but confess it. And as ycu keep nothing f om each other, so, on the contrary, preserve the privacies of your house, mar- ; riage, state and heart, from fatherer, mother, sister, brother, aunt I and all the world. You two, with ■ God's help, build yotir own quiet world. Erory third or fourth one you draw into it with you will form a party and stand between you two. That should never be. : Promise this to' each other. Rei member the vow at each temptatiejl.' You will find your account ’iju-it. ' Your souls will grow, as it were, to each other, and at last will become as one. Ah, if many a pair had, on their marriage day, known this secret, how many a marriage wefe happier than, alas, they are! II«n- to Retain a Good Face. I A correspondent has some ideas on the importance of mental activity in retaining a good face: We were speaking of handsome men the other evening, and I was wondering why K. had so lost the beauty for which five years ago he was so famous. “Ob, it’s because he never did anything.” said- B.; “lie never worked, thought, or suffered. You must have the mind chiselling away at the features, if you want handsome middle-aged men.” Since hearing that remar,k j I have been on the watch to see I if it is generally true—and it is.— I A handsome man who does noth- ! ing but eat and drink, grows flab- • by, and the fine lines of his feai tures are lost; but the hard think- - er lias an admirable sculptor at - work, keeping his fine lines in repair, and constantly going over his face to improve the original design.

No. 41.

The Suckers. A Chicago paper tells how the men of Illinois came to be called “suckers.” The prairies were wide the tramps long, and at times water was scarce. The crawfish is a cold water auimal, under all circumstances, and where he lives at all, he bores for his favorite liquor if be can get it on no easier terras. The habitation of the happy crawfish is never out of water, in which sits tlie crustacean damp and cheerful. The early thirsty prarie traveller coming to one of the crawfish holes, even if the surface of low soil was baked and parched, knew that here was water, and the adjacent reeds—perhaps he carried one stuck in his hat-band—fur-nished the ready means of drawing on the stock of the crawfish. So they came to be known as “•suckers.”

A Look Ahead.—The Somerset Reporter says: Not long since a fellow sauntered into our office after all the hands except ourselves had gone to dinner. After standing about a minute taking a view of the situation, he asked; “Do you make weddin’ cards here —■ He was informed that such was the fact. He would then like to see some aud know the prices. After showing him what he desired, he •aid: “I’ll want some toon, but I haint been to see the gal yit.” We thought we had been sold, but a glance at the fellow was enough to satisfy us that he was entirely j innocent and thoroughly in earnest The fact that the fellow has ' not returned may be taken for proof that the “gal” was not “on the marry.” There is an Indiana magistrate named Heiser, and the other day when a gawk aud his girl applied for some one to marry them he was told :. “You had better take your girl "and go to Heiser.” Beware of inquistive persona; a wonderful curiosity to know all is generally accompanied with M great an itch to tell it again. A number of foundrymen at Rhicmond hare been arrested for striking when the iron was not hot —> • — ■ The ‘Grecian bend’ has attacked the kitchen girls and colored ladies of New York. Why is life the riddle of all riddles. Because we must all give it up. Hethat pelts every barking dog must picYnp a great many stones