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- ■ js—attorneys. . JAIEB R. 8080, Attorney at Xiarw, DECATUR, INDIANA. TARAWS Deeds, Mortgages and ConA.J tracts. Redeems Laud and pays Taxes. OFFICE--Opposite the Auditor's Office. vlOufitf R. sTT PI IT ER JB OV, ■ZLttoX’sxoyr at Xiatvv, DECATUR, INDIANA. Prompt attention paid to all business entrusted to his care. Is a Notary Public, and draws Deeds, Mortgages) and ot her instruments in Writing. OFFICE—InD. Studebaker's Law Ofc fice. vl2n33tf DANIEL D. HELLER, .Attorney Mt Law, DECATUR, INDIANA. WILL practice his Profession anywheie in Indiana or Ohio. OFFlCE—Opposite the Recorder's Office. vlons2tf PHYSICIANS. ■ F. A. JEI.I.EFF. W. H. SCHROCK. JELLEFF & SCHROCK, Physicians and Surgeons, DECATUR, INDIANA. OFFICE—On Second Street, opposite the Public, Square. vßnlstf. CIIARLESL. CIRTISS, Physician and Suvgeon, DECATUR, INDIANA. HAVING permanently located in this place, offers his professional services to the people of Decatur and vicinity. OFFICE—At the Burt House. 11-86 A VI) RE W “SO RG, Physician and Surgeon, DECATUR, INDIANA. OFFICE—On Second Street, over W. G.Spencer & Brother’s Hardware Store. vßn-42tf. a7“j? E R w Es, M. D., Surgeon. Dispensary, Aveline Block, V11n25 FORT WAYNE, IND. s 7c ay er s d ” RESIDENT Ear and. Eye Surgeon, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. OFFICE—South west corner Main & Calhoun streets, over Drug Store. Artificial Eyes inserted. 12-4-1 DENTISTRY. H. M. TBtCOAAELL, Surgeon Dentist, DECATUR, INDIANA. work neatly executed ml warranted to give sntisfaction. Call and examine specimens. OFFlCE—Opposite the Public Square, over Heller's Law office. v11n49 " 1 -■ -• REAL ESTATE ACENTS. JAMES R. 8080, LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT. DECATUR, INDIANA. rpIIREE THOUSAND ACRES of good i farming land, several Town Lots, and a -large quantity of wild land for sale. If you tvant to buy a good farm he will sell it to you. If you want your land sold he will sell it for you. No J sale, no charge. vlOnG D. ST l T DABA KE R, Heal Estate Agent, DECATUR, INDIANA. BUYS and sells Real Estate, examines titles, pays taxes, nnd other business pertaining to Real Estate Agency. , vlOnll AUCTIONEER.“ ~ CHARLES M. FRA ACE, DBCATUR, INDIANA. 4 NNOUNCES to the public that he is xA. a regularly Licensed Auctioneer, and will attend all Public Sales when requested. OFFICE—In J. R. Bobo's Law office. ' HOTELS. MIESSE BOISE, I. J. MIESSE, Propristor. Third St., Opposite the Court Houle, JJEIgATIR, INDIANA. INIIE traveling public will find this House a desirable stopping place. Good sample rooms. vlin9 iraiirmifii A. FREEMAN, Proprietor, H ert Main Street, near the Public Square. FORT WANTS, INDIANA, vllnll * , If MAYER HOUSED J. W. BULLj Proprietor, Corner of Calhoun and U'lyxe Streett, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. vl2n7 ts H EDEKIA H OCSIT, A. J. H. MILLS, Proprietor, - On Barr, between Columbia and Main FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. ENERAL Stage Office? Good etaI bleingin connection with this house.! ' v!2n2o ts ——— ———— DOORS, SASH, Ac. O. D. HURD,! Manufacturer of SASH, DOORS A BItNDS, < Xorthtide Canal, treat Gat War hi, < FORT WATNB, INDIANA. I •ST'vUStctn work promptly executed . ‘ rllslA I

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Select THE CABINET AS A GIFT t.tTERPRISE. How Much is a Cabinet Officer Worth?—Houses and Libraries as Means of Securing Them. Mack, writing from Washington to the Cincinnati Enquirer, underthecaption of l, The Great American Gift Enterprise,” says: “Gen. Grant’s cabinet is more of a gift enterprise than I at first supposed. I have already stated that Stewart’s appointment looked like the guid pro qilo for the house and • lot recently occupied by Grant in ’ this city, and that Borie's secretaryship of the navy was a receipt in full for the Philadelphia mansion of the new president. But I ! was utterly at loss to discover, wherewithal Mr. Atty-Gen. Hoar had paved his way to the presidential affections. The mystery is so’.ved by tho ascertainment that Mr. Hoar gave Grant a fine library, a year or two ago, which however, judging from the knowledge of law displayed by ‘the great captain of the age on the second daj’ of his administration does not appear to have included a history of the initial period of the United States government. So here we have the gift enterprise feature of Grant's cabinet complete. Applicants for office under the new administration must take notice that the safest way to approach the new administration is through a house and lot, a Stewart and Borie.— Hoar got in through the cheap medium of a library, but it is safe to say that there is nothing more to be disposed of at that low rate. “Lest there be those who think I slander ‘the great captain,’ let me mention another' fact. The public have recently been informed of the gift of Grant’s former residence to Gen." Sherman. How was this brought about, and by whom?— The leader in this item of the great American gift enterprise was a man who expects to be collector of the port of Now York, and who j new the influence of Sherman over! Grant, and tho importance of placing Sherman under obligations i of this kind. Nor is this all.— | Grant had previously offered to i sell the property for 840,000, which was the amount raised by the expectant collector of customs. Mr. A. T. Stewart then came forward and said the price was too low; being only a little more than he himself had paid for the house four years ago, when it was originally given to Grant. So he put his hand in his pocket and drew out a check for 825,000, —making 805,000 in all, —which was paid to Grant for the house and lot.— Truly a nice thing Grant, but a nicer thing for the custom-house man. Just here let mo enter a protest against this kind of private sale of public office. I insist upon an auction at which all shall have an equal chance to bid. The New York custoin-house would. bring half-a-dozen such houses and lots as Grant’s under any sort of' competition. In the declining days of ancient Rome, the empire was put up at auction by the Praetorian guards, and sold to Didus Julianos after some heavy bidding between him and Sulpicianus, at a price equal, I think, to 810,000,000. If tho good old American republic is to be disposed of in the same way, let not all tho proceeds be given to one man., or to be the present disposition, but let there be something in the natnre of a fair divide. “Gen. Grant’s gift enterprise standard of qualification for office is in strange aud unhappy contrast to the conduct of his much-abused predecessor. Among the many faults of Andrew Johuson, —faults which I have never been slow to point out and condemn, —the slightest taint of personal cor nipticn of venality can not be included. We all remember that when some citizens of New York proposed to present him with a carriage and pair of horses he peremptorily declined the gift. And to the la<t hour of his administration has he adhered to the practice of keeping himself independent of such persoual obligations to those who were or might become candidates for office. The searching ordeal of the impeachment trial failed to stain his character with a single instance even of construe- j' five bribery. Let those who have | indulged in snch unexampled |; vituperation of Mr. Johnson's‘corruption’ contrast all actual facts , in their possession against him with those which tho first week of 1 Grant's administration have blaz 1 oned to the world, and then let , them draw their own conclusions.'' — - -r ■ — ... Bathe often—keep the skin clean ■

A Dutcliman’s Insurance ( Policy. A clerref story is told of an honest teuton who had taken the precaution to insure the life of his wife’ for 85,000 and his stable for 8900, believing that the former might die and the latter be burnt, arid he could not get along well without some compensation for the loss. Both policies had been taken from the same agent. In a few months after tho stable had been insured it caught fire and was destroyed. The German, whose name was Schmidt, quietly notifyed the agent, and hinted to him he i would expect the nine hundred ; dollars at the earliest possible moment. The agent at once sent a builder to ascertain the cost of erecting a new stable, of the same ' dimensions, having learned that ■ j the property had been insured for ! ' more than it was worth. The; builder reported that he could replace the stable with new material for 8500, but unfortunately there was a regulation prevention the • erection of frame buildings—the ; old stable having been of wood, i He was asked Jo estimate the cost: of a brick stable, and reported the ! amount at 8760. The agent then notified Schmidt that he would build him a new- brick stable in place of the old frame, but Schmidt became very indignant at the imposition, saying: •I not understhand dis insurance business. I pay you for nine hundred tollar, aqd when my stable burn down you make me a sthable, I want my nine hundred tollar.” The agent reasoned with Schmidt, but all to no purpose. When the stable was about finished Schmidt went to consult a lawyer i thinking that lie could still get the amount of4he policy, beside having the new stable. The law- ' ytr, however, informed him that the company had a right to make good the loss by building a new j stable, and expressed surprised - that he should talk of bringing a suit against them. “But,” said Schmidt, "I insure i for nine hundred tollar, and dis felI ler put up dem sthable for seven I hundred and fifty—l not understhj and dis insurance business.” Finding that he could not compel paj r ment by law, Schmidt determined to get out of the insurance business” altogether. Calling upon the agent he said : “Mr. Agent, I went you to shtop dem inshurance on my frow I not pay any more monish dat way. I not undershtand dis in-! shurance business.” Agent, surprised—“ Why, Sch midt, you are doing a very foolish ; thing. You have paid considerable on this policy already, and it your wife should die you will get ’85,000.” “Yaw, dat ish vat you tell mo now,” said Schmidt. "Ven I pays I you on mine shtable you say I get' nine hundred tollar if it burn dowu. | So it was burnt, and you not give j me mine monish. You say, O dat, ! rash an old frame shtable: it not I wort anydings; I make you a prick i shtable,’ and you not pays me miue nine hundred toilers. Ven mine frow dies, den say to me: ‘O , she vash an old Dutch woman ; she ■ not wort anydings; I gets you a new English wfc!’ And so I lose mine five tousand tollars. You not fool Schmidt again. I not undershtand dis inshurance business.” Exit Schmidt. Beautiful Extract. The following waif, afloat on the “sea of reading,’’ we clip from an exchange. We do not know its paternity, but it contains some wholesome truths beautifully set forth: “Men seldom think of the great event of death until the shadow falls across their own path, biding forever from their eyes the traces of the loved ones whose living! smiles were the sunlight of their 1 existence. Death is the great an- • tagonist of life, and the cold thought of the tomb is the skele [ ton. of all feasts. We do not want' to go through the dork valley, al ! though its dark passages may lead ' to paradise; and, with ' Charles Lamb, we do not want to lie down I in the muddy grave, evert with kings and princes for our bcd-fel-lows.” Minnesota has a law absolutely prohibiting the destruction off quails until the year 1875. The t birds were introduced iu 1845, and | great pains have been taken since I to preserve and propagate them, and they arc now quite numerous. The governor of South Carolina ■ is tender of negroes. He ha*' within a short time pardoned and saved from hanging 14 under con . ▼iction of trifling inadvertencies , in the way of murder* rape, and ‘ burglary.

A Business Administration. It is a pity that Mr. Grant does nose grasp the idea that the Presidency is not a donation but a trust and that its functions are, therefore, to be exercised not so much on personal preferences as with an eyes single to the good of the republic. So far it would seem that he regards the position as a candy cornucopia from which to extract a sugar-plum for the good boys who have given him some of their plum cake, and accordingly it is that there is a keen point in holy Ben’s reported jest, to the effect that John A. .Griswold was not appointed “because he didn't subscribe enough.” Thus it will be remembered that Mr. Stewart was out early in favor ' of the present*’unbappy occupant ' of the White House, bled liberally J for the campaign purposes, and . even so late as the day before inauguration, was chief in that friendly delegation which presented M s r. Grant with a check for ’ 865,000 and the titledeeds of the 1 house that sum was supposed to I have just purchased from him.— ! Mr. Wasliburne's benefaction we • all know. They could not possibly have been higher. They are those which a man owes to his creator. As for Mr. Borie, it is understood that his Checks came so fast and full at the time of the October elections, when Pennsyl-j > vania, freighted with the fate of J the Presidency, hung trembling in | the balance, that Mr. Grant was! led to seek tire acquaintance of tbe | liberal Frenchman who has just been remembered with the Navy. Mr. Hoar's contributions, Mr. Cox's contributions, Mr. Ores , well’s contributions to this donaitionparty do not precisely appear, but, if tendered, of two things .we are sure; first, that they have ! not been forgotten ; and, secondly, | were not refused. This latter appears from the singular aptitude : of Mr. Grant for taking anything ' and everything but advice. If a horse, good; thank you.fi*.lf a house, still better, and thank you again. If another house, doubly indebted. If a 865,000 check, just the thing; let ns have peace. But no advice. Rather have a horse. Ex-President’Johnson did other than this. When, on his accession, a handsome carriage and fine span of horses were sent him from this city, he declined to receive that or any other gift, deeming procedure unbecoming in a Chief Magistrate; and yet what Mr. Johnson would not ! permit by inference, Mr. Grant openly manifests in deed. — Neu' York World. The effects of the War In South Carolina. Hilton Head island was formerly owned by General Seabrook, the largest slaveholder in tbe i country, and one of the very I wealthiest men at the south. He 1 owned 1,200 slaves. His planta- : tions were immense in extent; his i income was enormous. The family consisted of himself and wife, a ; son and daughter-in law, and an unmarried son. They enjoyed every luxury; they lived in grand i style; the sons had been carefully trained and educated ; the family . knew only the highest society of Europe and this country. War came; the union forces possession of the island; the Seabrooks fled in terror to Charleston leaving all their slaves except a few body servants, and even the most of their household property to the tender mercies of the federal troop* The Seabrooks soon found themselves in a state of destitution in Charleston. The fall was to great for thn old man to bear. He died within a few weeks broken-hearted. The married son ' joined the rebel army, and soon i follows his venerable father to the ! grave. The unmarried son pinch ed along in destitution for some years; how he liveil I know not— But he is übw a drver on one of the Charleston street cars, under the direction of a Celtic conductor. He says he is learning business, is content to commence at the foot of the ladder, nnd means to work up. Success to him in the brave effort! The venerable mother, Mrs. Seabrook, and her daughter iu-law, have been for some time and arc now inmates of the Charleston alms-honse! Another illustration! There is the rich Lady’s klamj. It was owned by tho Capers—very wealthy. One recently died iu want at Charleston —another and the last of that proud family is now in the Charleston alms-house! Verily, the retributions for rebellion have been terrible, terrible. ‘ A thirsty party in Cheyenne recently borrowed a baby from its mother and psjrned it for a i dollars worth of whisky.

No. 52.

Put Him Through. Not long ago, a brace of lovers entered an up town photograph saloon and wanted their pictures taken. The lady gave precedence to her swain, who she said “had to be tuck fust aud real natural.” He brushed up his hair, gave his necktie a twist or two, Ssked hia, girl if his collar was O. K., and placed himself in the operator’s chair, where he assumed the physiognomical characteristics of a poor mortal in the dentist’s hands and about to part with one of his teeth. “Now look putty,” begged the lady casting one of her languishing faces. The picture was taken. When produced it reminded the girl, as she expressed it, “just how Josh looked when he got over the measels;” and as this was not an era in her lover's history particularly worthy of commemoration, she insisted that “he should stand again.” He obeyed, and she attended! him to the chair. “Josh,” said she. '“just hike j kinder smiling, and kinder don’t. The poor fellow tried to follow tho indefinite injunction. “Oh!” she said, “you look all puckered up.” One direction followed another but with as little success. At last ! growing impatient aud desperate ! '[.she resolved to try an experiment ; which she considered infalliable, 1 and exclaimed: “I don’t care if there is folks i ‘round.” She enjoined the operator to stand ready at the camera. She then sat in her fellow's lap, and throwing her arms around his neck, managed to put a shower of flaxen ringlets as a screen between the artist and the proceedings, which were betraying sounds that revealed what was taking place.— When the billing and cooling had lasted long enough to produce the desired effect the cunning girl leaped from Josh’s lap, clappedher hands and cried to the astonished artist: “Now you’ve got him, put him through.” Advertising Aphorims. If you don’t mean to mind your business, it will not pay to advertise. Bread is the stuff of human life, b and advertising is the staff of life iu trade. e Don’t attempt to advertise unless you have a good stock of a meritorious arijyje. Newspaper advertisements are good of their kind, but they can not take the place of circulars and handbills. Handbills and circulars are good ; of their kind, but they can't take the place of newspaper advertisements. No bell can ring so loudly as. a good advertisement. People will j believe what they see rather than ; what they hear. Bonneryfor several successive! years, invested iu advertising all j the profits of tho preceding year. 1 Now see where he is. Quitting advertising in dull times is like tearing out a dam be- j cause the water is low. Either one will prevent good times ever coming. , The wise’man of scripture evixlently did not refer to advertising when ho said, ‘Cast thy bread up-1 on the waters and after many days thou shall see it again,’ or he' would hare added, ‘with interest.’ i If you would add to your busi-. ness, put your add into our list.— i Inside Track. The female population of the ; Bermudas, as at many other mari- i time places, far exceeds the male, I there being about four times as many of tho former as of the latter. As a natural consequence, young | gentleman are in almost comical I favor and demand, and of a new j arrival the first and universal question asked is: “Is he married ?„ Nearly two-thirds of the persons that are nowadays presented to | Pius IX. arc Americans. Rus- ( sians who visit Rome carefully ( avoid coming into contract with the pope, of his dignitaries. Next! to the Americans, Frenchman are the most numerous of those who ' wish to get acquainted with the The wife of a New Jersey college president, who is described as having for “one of her friends a prominent United States senator from Massacnusstte,” was recently arrested on a ridiclous charge of shop-lifting by the proprietors of* cheap jewelery eetab- 1 lishment in New York, and kept fortwo nights in the Tombs. Replace all the bars where you pass often, by strong gates

“Stick to Your Bush.” Mr. Morgan was a rich, and al so a good man. The people of the town respected him, sent him to Parliament, and seldom undertook anything without asking his advice. If a school honse was to be built, the plan bad to be talked over with him. Widow P asked him what she could plant in her field. Farmer S . always got his advice in buying cattle, and Mrs. R consulted him about bringing up her boys. When asked how he was so successful, Mr. Morgan said : “I will tell you how it was. One day. when I was a lad, a party of boys and girls were going to a distant pasture to pick whortleberries. I wanted to go with them but was fearful that my father would not let me. When 1 told him what was going on, and he at once gave me permission to go with them, I could hardly contain myself for joy, and rushed into the kitchen and got a big basket, and asked mother for a luncheon. I had the basket on mj* arm, and was just going out of the gate, when my father called me back. He took hold of my hand, and said, in a very gentle voice: “Jaseph, what are you going for, to pick berries or to play?” “To pick berries,” I replied. “Then Joseph, I want to tell you one thing. It is this: When you find a pretty good bush ! do not leave it to find a better one. i The other boys and girls will run 1 about picking a little here, and a i little there wasting a great deal time and not getting many berries. If you do as they do, you will come home with an empty basket. If you want berries, stick to your bush.” “I went with the party, and wc ! had a capital time. But it was just as my father said. No sooner had one found a good bush. A than he called all the rest, and they ! left their several places and ran off to the new found treasure. Not content more than a minute or two in one place they rambled over the whole pasture, got very tired, and at night harl but few berries.— . My father’s words kept ringing in my ears, and I stuck to my bush. When I bad done with one, I found another, and finished that; then took another. When night camo I had a large basket full of nice berries, more than all the others put together, and was not half so tired as they were. I went home [\ippy. But when I entered. I : found that my father had been I taken very ill. He looked basket fall of ripe whortleberries, and said, “Well done Joseph - — Was it not just as I told you? Al- , ways stick to your bush.” “He died a few days after, and I had to make my way in the world as best I could. But my father's worJs sunk deep into my mind, ; aud I never forgot the experience 'of the whortleberry party—l ‘stuck to my bush.’ When I had ' a fair place, and was doing tolcra- , bly well, I did not leave it -and spend weeks and months in finding one a little better. When other young men said, ‘Come with us, and we will make a fortune in a few weeks,’ I shook my head and stuck to my bush.’ Presently my employers offered to fake mo ' into business with them. I stayed with the old house till the principal died and then I had everything ! I wanted. The habit of sticking i to my business led people to trust me, and gave me a character. I I owe all I have and am to this mot- | to—,Stick to your bush.” How General Sherman Docs Business. We copy the following from the Washington special telegrams.— Have not the Radicals caught Tartars in the military element that they have advanced to the * front ranks: ; The army officers here are quite astonished at General Sherman's ' mode of doing business. An officer, yesterday, called to confer < with him as to breaking np of Lincoln Barracks, near tbe city, and asked him what be should do with the property. s “Burn it! burn 4 it sir!” said ’ Sherman, impetuously. i “General,” said the officer, please put your order in writing, and I will obey.” “Bum it! burn it! ’ again ex- : claimed Sherman. The officer asked his written | order therefore, when the General asked what was tho value. He wa* informed it was worth 820,000. ’ “Well,” said Sherman, “the fact I is, this is a bad place for soldiers, I and I want to get them all away : from it. You had better put it up ' for sale, and clear thing out i quick." Subsequently General Emory called to ascertain what ! orders he had for his “What department?" inquired the Commande in-chief. “The Department of Washington. D. C,' ? said Emory. “Busted up! Busted up, sir, yesterday ! I am goiug to get all the troops out." In Lexington Ky., a negro who committed an outrage on a white woman received five years in pris--1 on; for the same crime upon a mulatto female he gets ten year* ' e_ ’ No distinction, <kc.