Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1905 — Page 4

PITH AND POINT. Don't mu to the <Joct< r to# often. The average uilatabe will give you I tea* trouble if you come right out and , admit It. Some people wnst* a lot of the pro* ent In thinking what they would do If ibey could live their live* over. Good luck and merit always travel ! together tn one team and bad luck and WorthleaaMaa always in another. When mother goee to visit bar daughter ahe take* no party dtwwe* but you bet she lakes her kitchen aprons. If u woman’s voice la aweet depend* largely upon whether she la calling us to dinner or to get out of bed in the morning. When n woman reads of a horse •champing restively on its bit" she doesn't know exactly what It means, but she feels that she often does it— | Atchison Globe. The l.«v»r»or'« Wife. •Two men in Buffalo.” says a state official, “recently had a heated argument over the question whether the wife of a governor of a state bad an official title. Une man contended that she should be addressed as 'Mrs. Gov- , ernor So-and-so," while the other stout , iy Insisted that she was simply "Mrs. ' Blank, wife of Governor Blank." Finally they agreed to submit the question to the first man they should meet. He proved to be an Irishman. The case was put liefore him. and be was asked for a dc 'slon. * "Na, ..her of yex Is right." said the Irishman after a moment's reflection. •The wife of a governor is a govern e*s'”—'r'olller s Weekly. . Deaf as aa Adder. The expression "deaf as an adder" is from the Psalms of David, where It appears in the following form: "Their poison is like tl e poison of serpents. They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear. which will not barken to the voice of chnrtners, charming ever ao wisely.’"' East Indian travelers tell ns that there is a widely prevailing su- | peratition in tIA ast to the effect that both the viper and the asp stop their ears when the charmer is uttering bis . incantations or playing his music by turning one ear to the ground and twisting the point of the tail into the other. — Bad Teeth and CaaeeWalter Whitehead, the well uujvo English surgeon. believes it possible that cancer may be due to bad teeth. Addressing the students of the Victoria Dental hospital, l e said that to drain, trap and ventilate a house for a man with bad teeth was waste of money, for be polluted the purest air as he breathed It and contaminated tb« most whiU<»- ’ ns he ate It

wii '■ I _RiC4 ■The Mayor J of Des Moines Hon J M Brenton. M.cvor of b.wa’s capita! and | prominent fa. tor in the political and s-x lai life of the I I state, is a man who has the courage to speak his mind, I and to his fearlessness is largely due his political success. His statement regarding the merit of | Dr. Caldwell’s Y ■ (LAXATIVE) ' U I Syrup Pepsin I M will be received with confidence by all who know him. Head Mayor Brenton*. Frank Latter. SB » T have used Dr. W. B. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and consider It among the most valuable remedies on the market to-day. Luckily, I have been in very good health all my life and it is BUM JU only very rarely that I ever take any kind of medicine. Occa- fIH sionally it becomes necessary for any man to take some kind of a laxative and stomach remedy and Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is the best 1 have ever used. Ml 1 like to have a bottle of Syrup Pepsin handy at the house i's WA to take after I have been attending a banquet. I just take S about a spoonful of the remedy and then I lie down topeaceful B 9 slumber, confident that I will feel all right in the ® Wft If I had been seriously ill and cured, my testimonial might W do you more good, but I can say that it helps me along in fit the small way I need help occasionally; and if I had worse BHk troubles I have faith enough in the remedy that I would try it for them. Very respectfully, S 5 x J M BRENTON, Mayor of Des Moines, la. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is a family remedy for Constitution, . Indigestion, Sick Headache and Stomach Troubles. * |j® Druggists Sell It, 600 and 81.00 Bottle. I Sold by S mith, Yeger de Falk

Weather Forecast. Tuesday freah northwest to east ' winus. MARKET REPOP T. Accurate pncee paid by Decatut merchants for various products, Cor reeled every day at 2 o'clock. Buffalo Stock Market E Buffalo, N. Y. Mar. 4. SpecialCtitle Heceipts 5 cars. Demand good tor me Hums and butcher grades at strong prices. Export steers |>."?s 5f5 Eair to good fat cows _. 2.75 0 4 40 Stockers to beet feeders .256 to 425 Export bulls 3.75 (fl 4 CO Bologna bulla ....— 2.50 id 325 Cows, fancy _____ 45 (JO (g 55 00 Common to good 25.00 (fl 40 00 Hcga-receipts, 30 cars. Market active. Good mediums \ heavy’s 5.80 585 Yorkers 530 td 5 35 Pigs 5 15 (fl, 5 20 Good Boughs 4.90(fl 5 00 I Common Roughs 3.75<r 4 25 Stags 3 OOifl 3 50 Sheep—receipts 20 cars. Market slow; except on strictly prime lambs. Choice lambs 3 s 25 id 8 40 Choice westerns 8 00 la. 8 20 Cull lambs ___ _ 6.50(tt 7 00 Choice yearlings 6.50@ 7 00 Handy mixed sheep 5.75 a 6 00 Cull and common sheep .3.50 (g, 4 50 PITTSBURG MARKETS Union Stock Yanis. Pittsburg. Pa., March 4. ■ Hogs—receipts 15 loads Market higher. Heavy Hogs 8 . (a 535 Medium 5.35 ifi 5 40 Yorkers . id 535 Light 5 15 (d 5 25 Pigs 4 90 £ 5 00 GRAIN. BT 1. L. CABBOL, OBAIB MBiCHAXX. Corn yellow new I 60 Corn, Mixed new 59 Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new _ 30 Wheal. No. 2 1 08 M neat, No. 3 1 03 Bar.ev 37 Rye No. 2 73 Clover Seed_ —_ 6 45 Alsyke £ 6 55 Buckwheat 48 flax Seed- 80 Timothv 11 2- ; Buckwheat 40

( hlcaiio Markets Chicago market closed at 1:15 p m. todav, according to Decatur Stock and Grain Exchange. May Wheat $1 15| July Wheat 98* Sept. Wheat 911 May Corn 481 July Corn 48’ Sept. Corn 49 May 0at5.,... 32} July Oats 32 Sept, Oats 29i Mar Pork 12 80 May Lard 7 10 Toledo Markets Changed everv afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D Hale, Decatur special wire er vice. Wheat, new No. 2. red cash ..SI 141 May Wheat....'* 1 Hi July Wheat 99} Sept, wheat 93} Corn, cash 49 May corn 49 July corn 492 Sept. corn.. 492 Oats, cash 331 May O’ta 34| Julv oats. 34 Sept, oats *' 3li Rye, cash 82 STOCK. bt rain xchximab. db lib Lambs C? 6 00 Hogs, per cwt. 4 50fl 14 1 Cattle per lb 3} g 4 Calves, per lb & 5 Cows 1 <2 3 POULTRY. BT J. W. PLACK 00. Chickens, young, per ih 767 ! Fowls, per lb 6j Young Turkey 10— Old Turkeys 8 HAY riARKBT. No. 1 timothy I 8 50 No 17 25 No 1 mixed .7 25 No 1 clover 7 25 Loose hay 1 25 less WOOL AND HIDES. bt b. xalvxb a sea. Phone 442 Wool, unwashed 18t023 Coon 10 @ 1 50 Skunk kO ft 1 &0 Opossum 1C 60 Mink 50 a 3 00 Muskrat ■ 3 a 15 Beef Hides 08 Calf ’ 10 £heep Pelts 25 @ 1.25 Tallow 04 COAL-Per Too Prices of coal on and after December Ist, until further notice will be aa follows: Hocking Lump, per ton (3 80 Virginia Splint 4 00 Indiana Lump 3 60 Domestic Nut 3 60, Washed Nut.... 4 001 Pittsburg Lump 4 00 Pocahontas 4 50 Kentucky Cannell 6 X Anthracite 7 50 Chargee for carrying coal- 25c per ton or fraction thereof; up stairs 50c per ton. OTHER PRODUCTS. BT VABIOCS GBOCBBI ANU MBBCHANTS Eggs, fresh, per dos I 20 Lard 061 Butter, per pound 17 Potatoes, new 45 Onions 75 Cabbage per 100 lb 60 Apples, per bu 75 OIL HARKBT. Indiana 88 Whitehouse 1.09 Somerset 51 Neodasha, (Kan.) 60 Barkeraville 98 Ragland 53 Tiona f 1.55 Pennsylvania 1.40 Corning. 1.07 New Caa ie. 1.82 North Lima 93 South Lima....... ........... 88 HARKBT NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheal. 3 cent lower Oom, cent higher Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 37000 Wheat 42 oasr Corn 165 cars Oats _____ 365 cars C tttle 27000 Sheep 28000 Estimate for tomorrow; Hogs 36000 Wheat 41oars Corn 474 cars Oats 280 cars Personally conducted land seekers’ excursion to western and southwestern parts, via the Clover Leaf Route. On February 21st, and on March 7th, and 21st, 1905. the Clover* Leaf will sell tickets to all points in Homeseekers’ territory in the west and soutewest at very low fare for the round trip. Now is the time to visit the rich farming lands of the southwest. Trains leave Toledo 6:58 p. m. and 11:55 p. m. every day. Free reclining chair cars. Pullman sleepers. Write us for rates and particulars. Wanted —A reliable land agent in every town, to sell southwestern lands. Big Commissions. W. L. ROSS, General Passenger Agent. E. L. BROWNE, Traveling Passenger Agent. Fire Damage Grain for Sale 1,000 bushels of wheat and also middlings and flonr, damaged by fire. Call at the Fornax mill location. H. H. Breraeroamp. 19dt

■ ...GOOD NEWS... New Spring Hats $ 1 to $3.00. New Spring Shirts in all New Designs New Spring Ties Tecks, Ascots, Strings > 4-in-hand New Spring Hose, all late shades NEW SPRING SUITS New Spring Top Coats $6.50 to $ 12.50 Between Season Underwear, in medium weight, Ribs etc., worth 25c to 35c, 18 a garment 10 dozen boys’ knee pants, 1Q - worth 25c - • " a P a * r Many articles of interest for those looking for the most for the least money. ONE PRICE TO ALL All Goods sold with an Absolute Guarantee atjs—Gus Rosenthal's THE SQUARE MAN. DECATUR, INDIANA

|ls round trip to points in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mssonri. Texas, Oklahoma Territory and Indiana Territory, from St. Louis, Special fares in connection with these very low rates via Clover Leaf route on February ", and 21st, and March 7th and 21, 1905. Get full information of Clover Leaf agents or L. Ross, G. P. A., Toledo. O. To Whom It May Concern. I have been appointed gen eral agent for the sale of Vitae Ore Mediciue and all agents can secure their supplies from me. Jonathan Burkhead, Monroe, Ind. 300 d = 1 J J J v i kl? 41 « '^ l DEBILITY The world admlret men who are •trong In ph rate*!, mental and nerve force, men of ambition, energy and perae.nal ma^rnetUrm. the true type «>f perfect manhood. To attain tble the tint requisite la good, healthy Narvea. which give capacity t<< piyMcal aud tuvi.ud det elopment and make life »onb living. FEFFER S HERV.GOR in ftrorl C»lm Nanrtf. Curea Mareoua Deb lity. FalHnf Memory. Vital Wcskn— Prostration. Sraplaaanaaa and other t-< rubles due to over work, rookir g. drug habits ai>4 other cause*. Makea riel, healthy blood and rcjKlra wasted nerve*. Equally good for wt men. Booklet tree. Ivica tl.On a box. 8! i for * 00. postpaid With a gnu ante* to refund, if fiut cured or FFFFFW MFOICAL A tSOCIATION wMICAOO U. 1 Blackburn & Christen LOUIS KLEINE Trustee Preble Township Office Day--Wednesday of each week d Imo. Special Low Excursion Rates TOLEDO. ST. LOUIS & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY. “CLOVER LEAF ROUTE.’’ Season 1905. Settler. Exeurdoni. On the flrxt and third TueMl.y.o each month until April. In-1 plu.lve to point. In the South and South ea.t. Rate, onr-half the fare plus W.iX) I Special round-trip Ilomeseekers faro, to | rioluta tn the west and southwest, ou the st nod 3rd Tuesday, of February and March, at rate of *15.00 from St. Louis. Also very low far .to St Louis via Clover Leaf route, i conneotlou with these 1 rates. Special single trip colonist excursion fares to points In Colorado. Kansas. Indian and j Oklahoma Territories, Loulsanla and Texas, rickets on sale February 21st and March 21st. — Madrl Gras. Extremely low round-trip excursion fare, from all stations to Mobile. Ala . New Orleans. La., and Pensacola. Fla , for tickets on sale March Ist to 6th Presidential Inaugural ceremonies. Wa»h- 1 - -.*5 cents for the round trip from all stations to, Washington and return An excellent opportunity to visit our National Capitol, i G. A ft. fares to Ilenvi r. Co)., an 1 re turn, ex- I tremcly low rates of 2 cent- o r mile, for: tickets going ou sale in Bep ember, Epworth League convention at Denver, very low round trip excursions fare, from all I stations to Denver, tn effect early in July. ! 1906. California, Pacit < Coast Tounr tickets nsale via ail ret use. Good 9 months. Stopover prlvleges at pleasure. PulHne i Palace Sleeping tors, free re- I cllntngChair and Case Cars, (Meals served ! a la-carte), high back seat coaches on all j through trains. For rates and Information 1 apply to nearest Ticket Agent, or address W. L. ROBB General Passenger Agent. Toledo, Ohio. E. L. BROWNE. Traveling Passenger Agent. T. L. MILLER, Agent. Decatur. Ind Confidential! Ifrou contemplate atrip to any point write v£ for spscial intorMATION.

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»33 Pacific Coasl (Tickets on sale daily, March 1 to Mav 15, Chicago to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, 11 Tacoma, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. 1| Correspondingly low rates from other points. I Daily and personally conducted excursions in through Pullman I tourist sleeping cars from Chicago to Portland, San Francjxoand II Los Angeles without change. Double berth onlyf ’.oo. Past fl trains, choice of routes. Meals in dining cars (a la carte), ffl L Writ, rmatUn as t<> the resources and opportunities, i Ka k wonderful climate and kindly «oH of the Pacific Coast, how t KU w get there. 1 t takes and what it costs via the Cbicag . tK kjk Uni- >n Pm iii< and N. n!.-Western Line. Booklets and folders sent postpa'd cm receipt of 4 cents in stamps. All agent, sell ticket* via this Hu*. "Best of Everything. T* A. H. WACGIMR. Tr.i-r. ng ‘rent. I'lll'rtr "th Av,--ue.Chn»g> r

CDWaRD luttman TRU.STrr ROOT TOWOSHIP i Office Dav—Monday of each week nV \ \ YOUR WIFE WILL BE INTERESTED i Intensely in the story of the figures in your bank book, if you have one. Women are generally more careful of their money than men. BE AS WISE AS YOUR WIFE. Open an account with the First National Bank of Decatur, Indiana. You’ll Hud yourselfj watching your expenditures much more carefully when you pay by check. And carefullness in spending means sue. ess in saving. The First Notional Bank DECATUR. IND Insure Vour Property ■X the Deatur Insurance Agency Galloglv & HaefUng

ICALL ON City Trucking Co. ron. STORAGE, TRUCKING, Etc. Heavy Work a Specialty ALL KINDS of coal and COKE. Phone 412 Dibble & Teeple. B. E. LEW Roofing, Spouting and all kinds of Galvanized Iron Work. Furnaces t Repairing a Specialty. All W ork Guaranteed. Located In Henry Bcntarei ouiidtn. Flr’t GOftl.l Feed and Seeds B Peninsular Portland •. Cement Gypsum Rock Wall Plaster We make a specialty of furnishing HIGH GRADE CLEAN COAL that will burn. J. D. HALE mon. 8 Cor. Jefferson and 2nd Sts.