Ligonier Banner., Volume 20, Number 3, Ligonier, Noble County, 30 April 1885 — Page 2

o tier Bumuet | i | . APRIL %, 1885. | ' CADCUS. | JS. crats of Ligonier and all i believe in a comservative and wo.. aical administration of our municipal affairs are requested to meet at Union Hall, Friday Eve, May 1, for the purpose of placing in nomination a ticket to be voted for at the eoming corporation ‘election. Every Democrat should be present. By order of CoMMITTEE. _W. - .ok - Frrry-rive million dellars credit have been voted for the use of the British army and navy by the House of Commons. . : Ax Indianapolis dispateh of Monday evening conveys the sad intelligence that ex-Gov. Conrad Baker is lying ab the point of death. ‘ e

&'lhm sixty-third birthday of General vm‘nt was celebrated in a becoming manner in many of the larger cities of the country on Monday. ,

Tur revision of the Old Testament has been completed, and the new version will be issued simultaneously in London, New York, and Philadelphia, May 21st. ‘

Wasamnvaroxn dispatches of Tuesday contained the intelligence that Hon. W. H. Dills, of DeKalb county, is likely to recoive the Paraguay and Uraguay mission appointment. _'.

Russia is certainly a growing coun-— try. In the last twenty years that empire has pushed its way toward India over one thousand miles, annexing territory as she went aleng.

Tz war between France and China did not result very satisfactorly to the "former power. Nothing was gained by the conquest, both nations stand te-day as they did before hostilities opened.

Carrzr H. Hnms;fx, recently reelected mayor of Chicage, has instituted three suits for damages against. the Chicago Tnter-Ocean and and Edwin L. “Brown, the aggregate claims footing up $BOO,OOO. ; _ “GaArh," the notorious newspaper eorrespondent, is now traveling in the South-—and this, too, notwithstanding ' a very general impression that that section of the country has been lied about enough already. i GENERAL. GRANT celebrated his sixtythird birthday on Monday last. It is now believed that that cancer was only one of the physicians' imaginary vagaries, and it is hoped‘that he may still have a long life of health and happiness before him, ; : ' Tromas M. Syitn, of Warrick county, has been elected Superintendent of the . Soldjers' Orphans’ Home at Knightstown. Mr. Smith is a minister, and during the past winter he servedin the Legislature, and was a member of the Knightstown investigating committee. Tnr Illinois Legislature is after the " board of trade gamblers of the éity of » Chicago. A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives at Springfield on Monday repealing the act incorpor - ating that body on the ground that it is a gaming institution and detrimental to the agricultural interests. It 1s ruMorep that John A. Logan will soon withdraw from the senatorial . race in Illinois and the name of some other Republican will be presented to whdm the whole strength of that party will be given. The friends of Moyrison - have promised his withdrawal also as soon as the ful’l party strength has been cast for him, which he has at no time received. . - s ZH«: Ono legislature has passed a law créating’the office of State executioner. Hereafter all murderers who have had the death sentence pronownced upon them will be taken to the state prison at . Columbus within thirty days after their . sentence, and then incarcerated in a special -department until the day of executign. But few. witnesses will be allowed and the eeremony will take place just before sunrise.. This is certainly a good law as it will save the counties, the large expenses incident -to an execution and take a most unpleasant duty away from many Sheriffs. et e A cOrrxsroNDENT to the Philadelphia Times says that: S 0 many stories have been circulated abaut the relations between the President and his second in ~ office that it might be proper to say that the efficial and social intercourse between these two exalted individuals is mot only of, the most cordial nature, but in fact appears to be ripening into the closest friendship. A few days ago the President sent Mr. Hendricks a little present accompanied by a note, which was but one of the many acts which show how much truth there is in the accounts of the uncertain tenure of -the friendship between these two officials. /i s | . i — # eemn BX-GQVERROI BAKER DEAD, Ex-Gov. Coxrap Baxzr; and. one of the most prominent members of the Indianapolis bar, died very suddenly at his residence in Indianapolis on last Tuesday. The old pz!eman has been! gick during the past four months 'buti had showed signs of an early, recovery “during the past fow weeks, but on - Thursday he suffered a relapse from which he never recovered. Gov. Baker was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, February 12th, %}8011? He Gve':: educat:i .{atia Pennsylvania ege. sburg. eceptor i the stguﬂy. of {Aw. was the lag Thaddill;; ~ Btevens. He wasadmitted to practice n 1655, and heraoved to ranevill in 1841, Ho resided there until the office of governor devolved upon him by the -election of Gov. .*?rtonto the United -Btates senate im'! January, 1867, since which time he had lived in Indianapolis. In 1845 he was elected representative from Yandqr‘giu gh county, servi gan party on the ticket with Gov. Morton, and in 1854 he was again placed

Sllmcee}(lle.tz‘,!?r.’ I\%}l; lilenglrick:é whose ace he took in the law firm of Baker, f{ord'& Hendricks, wn%‘?%‘? had since remained. Gov. Baker served during the war as colonel of the first cavalry and provost marshal general of the istate'of Indiana, being mustered out of service in August, 1864. Gov. Baker leaves a family, a wife and three children, fully grown. s \

COMMON SENSE REFORM METHODS.

[Cleveland Plain Dealer.]

It appears that there are some people who have very erroneous ideas about what a proper civil service reforn would be. There are those who think-thatin. order to carry out the correct principle of reform in the civil service, President (Cleveland should not remove any republican officials te make place for Democrats. Some go even further than this, and say thatwhen the term of a republican official expires he should be reappointed, instead of-giving place te a Democrat. i L

This is simply nonsense, and transcendental reformers of that sort are absurdly unpractical: A proceeding of that extreme sort would defeat the very parpose of practical reform. It would simply disrupt the democratic party, or any other party attcmptinz to carry it ont; and result in placing in power the old gang of spoilsmen who would restore the old order of things. . e Let us undertake only what is practicable. The Plain Dealer is a firm believer in civil service reform. It does not believe in regarding offices as mere spoils of political warfare. But the reform that the Plain Dealer believes in 1S cemmon- sense civil service.reform.

The people who think that the democratic administration sughtjto keep the republican officers all in offtice except once in a great while dealing out an occasional office to a Democrat are visionary, Their ideas are altogether ethergal., Suppose, now, that the administration should proceed on that plan, what would happen? The reformers would have a small and select party by the time the next Presidential election came around, and the Republicans would sweep things. Then they would proceed to clean out every Democrat they could find, and the spoils system would flourish as of old. Thatis the way the thing would work in its practical application, all the dizzy notions of the theorists to the contrary notwithstanding. What is needed is a commion sense civil service reform and one that will reform something. Clerks and subordinates whe attend to their business and do not go howling about after politics should not be molested, There ought not to be any question about that, and the civil service law properly covers their cases. But the idea that the department officials, the postmasters, collectors and officials generally who are mere par tisans, and appeinted Dbecause they were partisans, should be retained in office by a democratic administration is utter nonsense. They ought to go, Every man of them ought to go, and go with unnecossary delay. ; There is no use in talking about properly reforming the civil service with these old spoilsmen in office, who sneer at the very mention of reform. Itis folly to expect a successful administration with ‘the offices in the hands of men who are its deadliest enémies. |

A FOREIGN WAR AND AMERICAN |~ TRADE. The Philadelphia Times does not believe that a war between Russia and Great Britain would create any gréat European demand for American breadstuffs. Our people generally believe that, in case of a war between those two great powers, plenomenal prices for wheat and corn will be realized, and that the longer the war sheuld continue the greater would be the Furopean demand for' our cereals. Whether the Times' view of the effect of the much-talked-of conflict npon our grain markets is the true one or not is an open question. Certain it is that it is not in aecord with that entertained by grain dealers and the public -generally, and by the major portion of the great newspapers of this country. What the Times has to suy is of interest at the present time, and the reasons given for its belief are well weorth perusing. It says: : ‘A European war might be of temporary benefit to the United States by furnishing the stimulus that is required to overcome the persistent inertia of trade.. War, by destroying property and interrupting productiong must inevitably diminish for ‘a time the aggregate material wealth of the world ; but it is quite possible for a nation removed from the sceme of strife to prefit at the expense of those immediately engaged. This is the hope of those who look forward to a European war as likely to enlarge fhe opportunities of American commerce. It will not be wise to build too much on this hope. |, - . ' The first thought of -everybody is that a war between England and Russia will at once ereate a Enropean dedemand for American breadstuffs. That it would have an immediate effect on the market is already apparent from the ups and downs of prices in the Chicago exchange, where the prices of provisions dre. determined ; but it is also apparent that these disturbances are thus far speculative, and experience has shown that speculative prices do not always correspond with the natural relalions of supply and demand.. @ | | ; While Russia and India are the two great rivals of the United States in the grain markets of the world, it is not_i certain that even a war upon the eonfines of these two eountries would cut g the grain supply from either.one of em. Russiais no longer dependent upon the commerce of the Black Sea, but can send her grain by rail directly into Germany and Western Eurepe ; the grain from India now reaches Europe through the Suez canal, and even the. feeding of a large Indian army would not make a very great difference in the products available for export, Unless, therefore, the threaf--ened war should inyolve the central European powers as well as those on the extremes, there is not likely to ‘be the same disturbance on the food sup-. ply as previons warshavacaused, A war involying one or more of our commercial rivals should afford epporbunities for American shipping, but we are scarcely in a position to avail ourselves of these, and modern wars are sommonly fought, out so quickly that we should searcely have timne'to build 1p a mercantile marine un&fm& ircumstances. Where we could most| hopefully look for s profit ins Buro-| pean’war would be in such share as we/ hould be called on to supply of arms}

and gilitary stores, especially of meat this might not reach the large proportions that many persons take for granted. L ' The chief adyantage. we mightigain from a Europe"a(ix MW% would be indicect rather than direet. The development eof our own country and its increasing capacity of consumption is a much surer basis of business presperity than .amy ephemaral foreign demand, and there is ne reason why trade shovld not new mave ﬂqn‘l briskly énough if something would but giveit a start. Even a slight'?;uickening df the export trade might furnish the required stimulus @hd thus lead to

a~business vevival “inthis country. That far a war would help us. Baut any exaggerated expectations based on a foreign demand might easily prove a dangerous delusion by -encouraging production beyond any legitimate demand, with tha usual result of panic and disaster. : E

The Republican Party on the Liquor '8 Question, ; - L LV e ————— - * The Raster Resolution. ; - BY J. M. MONROB. . Having shown the ‘relation of the republican party to the growth and protection of the liquor interests and that it has been the real manufacturer and owner of intoxicants, I now come to the direct deliverances ot the party bouchinh’ this ({uestiou.‘ The National Republican Convention, held in Philadelphia, June, 1872, in its sixteenth resolation of the platform then adopted, makes the" fgllowing, unconditional surrender to the liquor interests:

“The republican dpurty propose to respect the rights reserved by the people to themselves as carefully as the powers delegated by them to the State and to the Federal Government. It disapproves of a resort to unconstitutional laws for the purpese of removing evils by interference with rights not surrendered by the people-to either State or National Governments.” =

This was clearly understood to be a bid for the whisky and beer drinking vote, but to removeall doubt regarding the true meaning of the resolution, J. M. Miller, of Portsmouth, Mich., wrote to Herman Raster, editor-in—chief of the “Illinois Staats—Zeicung,” the leading German R’e&mblican .paper of the Northwest, as follows: « e “PORTSMOUTH, Mich., July 8,’72. “MR. RASTER—Dear Sir: You are credited with the authorship of the sixteenth resolution of the Philadelphia platform; and as there is some difference of opinion in reference to what evils are alluded to, if {ou would condescend to write me a line n explanation, it may serve the cause ef truth and free government., “Yours, etc., J. M. MILLER.” Mr. Raster sent the following reply: ‘ “CHICAGO, 111,, July 10, ’73, ¢J. M. MiLLErß—Dear Sir: In reply te yours of July 8,1 have to say that Ip‘have written the sixteenth resolution of the Philadelphia platform, aud that it was adopted by the platform committee with the full and explicit understanding that its purpose was the discountenancing of all so-called temgerance (prohibitery ) and Sunday laws. This rpurpme was meant to be expressed by reference to those rights of the people which had not been delegated te either national or state governments; it being assumed that the right to drink what one pleases (being responsible for the acts committed under the influence of strong drink) and the right to look upon the . day on which Christians have their prayer-meetings as any other day, were among the rights net delegated by the people, but reseryed to themselves. Whether this explanation of the meaning of the res—olution witl satisfy you or not I do not know. But as ypu want te serve the cause of truth, se do I; and what I have stated ‘here in regard to the ‘true meaning and intent’ of the sixteenth resolution of the Philadelphia p‘lauorm is the truth, : “Very respectfully yours, W “HERMAN RASTER.”

This Raster ‘resolution clearly com—mitted the republican party to the so-called’ cause of “personal liberty."” Not more assuredly has the demoeratic party put itself in opposition to “sumptuary laws” than does this reselution _gg‘mmit the repablican party to oppose em. S

A YULL AND EXPLICIT UNDERSTANDING.

- In this response to Mr. Miller, Herman Raster says that “the resolution ‘was adopted by the platform committee.” This German editor of the leading German paper of the mnorthwest was in that convention and on the platform committee as the representatiye of the German element of the country. As duch he framed this sixteenth plank of the platform. : The German “personal liberty” and the liquor vote had been held {argely by the*democratic party, an effort was now to be made to propitiate this element. This resolution constituted the overtures made by the republi¢an party to the liquor interests. And said Mr. Raster “it was adopted by the platform committee with thefull and explicit understanding that its purpose was the discountenancing of all so—called temperance (prohibitory) and Sunday:laws.” Could an{thing be plainer? Could there be a clearer committal to the liguor cause? The resolution was so worded by the politicians as"to be a distinct pledge to the liquor people and the German element, while at the same time it would be-vague to the temperance fanatics. - The author’s explanation, however, makes “its Eurpose” clear, and this purpose was “the discontinuance” of temperance (prohibitory) laws. Not only was the republican g)arty not to enact proh}bitorﬁv laws; but to repeal such as were on the statute books. - In another article we shall see that the party kept its pledge. :

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SACRIFICE THE i 'LORD'S DAY*TO THE RUM POWER. Although the great mass of the church and clergy were in the republican party, yet so sure did the party feel of their loyalty that to hold the German and the liquor vote they sacrifice the American and Christian Sabbath for the continental Sunday, and this at the demands of the “personal liberty” people. Read again what Herman Raster says: PrAR Sir:—ln reply to yours of July 8, 1 have to say that 1 have written the 16th resolution of the Philadelphia platform, aund that it was adopted 'by the platform committee. with the full and explicit understanding that its purpose was the discountenancing of all so-called temperance ( prohibitory) and Sunday laws. Notice and Sunday laws, ' He classes the Sunday laws with the “so-called temperance (prohibitory) laws.” The understanding on this was full and explicit.. ‘These laws weére to be discontinued. ‘ : THE GERMAXIZATION OF THE REPUBLICAN » A PARTY. ; The prohibitionists and the christian -puritan element of this country admire very many echaracteristics of the German people, their honesty, intelligence, industry, force of character, Self-reli-ance and sturdy business capacity. But we do not admire their so—calle‘dy “personal liberty™ doctrine of the continental liberty and beer. I wish to do the justice to.such Germans as are Amnericanized, to say that many.of our besg christian and temperance men in all our churches ale Germans. These are reliable. and in some instances I have seen them outstrip the hest of our Anglo Saxon element. But as a class they seem determined to engraft the German Sunday and Sunday %eer'onto American industries. [ donot hesitate to say that the most alarrgxmz tendency of the tgi*éseﬁ@ tixx;e,xzitha T christian Sabbath and ingtitutions will be deluged by beer, a:% comes from the Ger‘man, h%ﬁuxhu:'limt hodeﬂthz balanee of power, as- discovere by the following talle 7~ st . ‘ﬂf! 2 st aakad o g & s kb ~<-;JBt ot iy b it 8 ggg:fgwwwmtmmug No. Teish ‘mﬁw& TN o) %fiﬁzn No. German“ ' “. . German % 39 Pifteen and o : " b g oonry Malhausef, s German brewer of Cincinnati, says that of 8,000 saloonR it city, 2500 are Germas, ~ With the ligtior interests so largely | U LG AL T P W R ey SR 2

in the hands of the German element, much more than half of the brewers and malters being of that nationality it makes them very formidable as a ‘political factor: T{e German people ean defeat either party. - : . As a matter of self-presdrvation the republican party yielded to the demands: of the liquor interests, pledginga disfontinuance of prohibition and Sunday aws. The price of republican success -for the last three administrations was the- American Sabbath and the Christian heme. In placs of thesse the dominant party has permitted the foreign Qopulation to inangurate the Enropean Sunday and the reign of rum. Mr. Raster not only explains that there was “a full and explicit understanding that its purpose was the discontinuance of all. * * Sunday laws,” but “the right tfo drink what one pleases * * and the right to look upon the day on which christiang have their prayermeetings as any other day, wereamong the rights not. delegated by the people, but reserved to themselves.” s

. Christian republicans look at that! “The right to look upon the day on which ehristians hold their prayermestings as any other day.” That is the German idea. Sunday is no better than any other day. And so 15 pericent. of foreign born population hold the club of threatened defeat over the grand old party. The compact is drawn up and 1t is ratified; the conditions of continued aseendancy are the inundation of the country with runmi and the puritan Sabbath turned into excursions, parading brass bands and hilarious beer“gardens. In entire harmony with this policy of the dofinant party has been the history of the past twelve vears as regarded the desecration of the Lord's day and the absolute non-enforcement of Sunday laws. “All Sunday laws” have beea “discontinued” Ly non-en-forcement_until “the day when christjans hold their prayer meetings,” has become the most prolific day for the liquor business, and the day has degenerated into one of reveling and debauchery. o

“Whether this explanation of the meaning of the resolution will satisfy you or not Ide mnot know. Butasyou want to serve the cause of truth, sodol; and what I have stated here in regard to the ‘true meaning apd intent’ of the 16th resolution of the l’hilade‘l\ph'ia platferm is the truth.” ery respectfully yours, ’ e HERMAN RABTER.

"~ During the campaign of 1872 this correspondence between Mr. Miller and Herman Raster was brought out before the country and Raster's explanatiens were neverA,‘_dis'puted by the leaders of thegparty. The platform committee referred to was composed of 42 members from the delegations representipg the states and territories tn the convention, not one of whom has ever publicly denied, Mr. Raster’s affirmation. The German people accepted these overtures and generally supported the rgéxu.blican ticket. They well understood that it was a bid for their votes and the bargain was accepted. Senator John Sherman fully concurred in this doetrine of the lplatform in an address at Alliance, Ohio, in 1873. As reported 'b{ the Cincinnati Gazette, he nsed the following words: | “Questions based upon temperance, religion, morality, in all their multiplied forms, ought not te be the basis of parties.” Mr. Raster, as the mouth-piece of the personal liberty (Germans, ‘could not have expressed their views better nor have expounded the sixteenth plank of the platform more satisfactorily. * °

The Gazette also reports Senator Sherman as saying in a speech at New London, Ohio, the same year: “All parties in this country should be political parties. - They ought not to be based upon -religions or “specially moral grounds; hence temperance parties, and organizations of that kind, are not in accordance with the spirit of our institutiens. ’Religion, morality; etc, should be lett to the individual conscience of men.” i

“Temperande, religion and morality ought not to be the basis of parties,” but rum and immorality are sg_itable foundations for parties. ' “Temperance parties are not 1n accordance with the spirit of our institutions,” but whisky parties are and the continental Sunday.

Local Correspondencs.

ROCHISTER.

BY YOU NO

Alex. McConnell returned to hishome in Ohio dJast week, after attending the funeral of his brother, . : i George Grisamore and family, of Syracuse, made a visit here on Sunday. . - Oats is about all sown in this neighborhood and the farmers are plowing for corn, Mr, Widner and Mr. Shroyer with their families came up from Millersburg and spent. Sunday with H. D. Rogers. ey ; The o}d,’church at Brush College ig a thing of ‘ the past, the building haying been sold to Henry Gale and the grouna fenced. j

WASITINGTON TWP.

: MILTON. } The sick are no better. Mrs Thomag Smith, of Eikhart, has been. visiting friends near Bruswood, i A Sunday School was organized at Ormus las Sunday. .

Two new buildings lately gprung up in Hecla, . The friends of Mrs. Samuel Secrist-met at her residence on the occagion ef her birthday last Saturday night. Valuable presents and an enjoyable'time was the result, Married—Mr. Anderson Gerkin and Miss Palmer. ;

The “Young America” 6f Hecla is being instructed by Mr. Kyle. The teachers of this twp. will hold an institute next Saturday at the township house. “ Miss Lillie Kilgore is-fhe teacher at No, 1; at No, 8, Miss Niekerson; at No. 7, Miss Earll,

NOBILIE TOWNMSIILLE,

BY GUESS WHO.

More rain, more rest, : Health isood, considering the weather, . Wheat looks well in this vicinity. Mrs. W. Henderson attended the death and burial of her father, Mr. Reed, Tuesday last, ' Quite a fiumber of our farmers are plowing for oats,

Messrs, Prickett and Starkey meant business when they drilled their oats, ‘iiie ground got 80 warm the oats was up at one end before they got across to the other, {E. Davis will move from our vicinity to Brimfield soon, i

Miss Nellie Gilbert is teaching in district No. 2, this towhship, ; :

Edwin Pricket has just completed a job of grubbing for Mrs, Starkey. P

Married—At the residence of the goom’s parents, Miss Artencha McCloughan and Ervin Traister, We wish them success,

Does anybedy know what makes Williain McClintock smile all the time? His cow presented him with twin calves, both alive and well. Andrew Jackson has purchased the Samuel Jones farm,

Somebody says speak a good word for me. to Ed. I will, and don’t you forget it. Pat. Clark is finishing his house with a new ' portico in the front. { fy——————e

RICIAVILIIS.

By I C. DMLY, Farmers in this local'ty are pleased over the prospect of a good wheat crop. Rev. Wones preached his first sermon for the conference year at this place last Sunday. A.'J, Banta: has added to the value of his’ farm by doing a lot of under-draining, Ben, Green has greatly improved the appearance of his premises by building a neat and substantial fenee around his house, a A number of farmers in this locality have sustained serious loss by dogs killing their sheep. The farmers' ire isfully aroused and all dogs rinning at large will be called upon to halt and give the countersign, and any failure on the part of the dog in complying will cause him to be treated a 8 a spy and ghot on suspicion, i 1 “ Weare plepsed to state that Pearson Carmeans’ health is improving, - ; R/ D. Knox and wife of Leesburg are visiting in this loeality, Uncle Dicky informs us that the wheat around Leegburg is badly winter Miss Hattie Kitson has had a severe attack of lung fever during the past two weeks but at present is improving. s We are informed that out of a eolony of 20 | bee stands Mark Kinnison had the misfortune to lose 17 during the winter. . Under theuntiring and watchtul care of Supt, Stlburn and his eMcient corps of ‘teachers the L«'&mduy Bchool at this place ’has been brought to s e s o Jobn Buohtel has extended hjs improvements this spring by building a lot'o? k ferioo und ‘performing ‘wumnﬂ o

WFor the past four wecks Mrs. Elizabeth Hire has been in very poor health, but sat present improving. 2 = ; | WAWAR A, : e, ; i . C. K. Greene, pur county treacurér, is at the present time dolug the pretty in ¥t, Wayne. School will cloge within twe weeks. The pu- | pils are busily engaged in preparing fer the graduating exercises, which will take place on the following Saturdsy. = . | All is quiet in our little burg—every one hoeing their own row. Hush ! 'or you will give the 4 ‘placea bad name, / Mr. Whitmer, of Goshen, has new become a citizen of Waw;ia. : Bill Brandeberry claims there is no plaee like the eld Hoosier State—* Ingeany.” “Yer” right, Billie, : i Hugo Goth, of Chicago, made the town & short call on Baturday last. ’ 2 Clean up, elean up, without delay, for the sluggard says, “to-morrow will be another day.” Miss Belle Champer, of Ligonier, was cntertained by her friend, Miss Kate Pickett, over Sunday. : W. C. Mummert has returned from Ann Arbor very much recruited in health, We gladly welcome you back, Will,

For beautifully and neatly trimmed bonnets and hats call on Miss Jennie Frank. She has on hand the most handsome let of millinery goods syer brought to our town. Miss Jennie is an expert milliner. Call andsee. The wimd |. 'What a terrible, terrible blow. §4"80,” we comgratulate you on being so orderly. Why net lay down the Faber and give & helping hand to rebuild the walk which Johnnie busted? g

Mrs. A, E. Nowells is visiting at LaGrange; while Alva keeps bachelor’s hall. e The postoffice will soon be moved to the Mo~ Call house. No need of going to neighboring towns to receive your mail, as some made the remark they would, for Mack is no more inclined to be snappy than the one who made the remark, 3

Mrs. Nimmon left for Ft, Wayne on Tuesday where she expects to spend the summer; Sorry to lose 8o estimable a lady,

"J‘J{.B}xéig_{{@{&;?ibm stationed om the L. S. & M, 8. R, R, with an extra gang,

Why don’t some enterprisi‘nz man start a butcher shop here? They say Wall street has one, not to mention the billiard hall, No, I would not, if I were you, girls. Mr. Tom Secanlan and Mr. Ferd. Ackerman were on our sfreets Sunday. :

Tom Piggott ahd family are rusticating at Churubusco for a few days. The * Junior” is trying the sick list. 01 Rome, you are a brick. All that’s lacking is a red head.

“Oxford” has bade an affectionate adieu to all, soon to assunie another pet name. *The best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley.” : S o I-C-UJ although it may be dark. Dr. Green, of Rome City, was here looking up a loeation. : : The longest pole knocks the persimmons, I guess Uncle John forgot to make an apelogy for his absence in the paper, Perhaps his time was used in trying that “ dude hat.’ [l'll take that back, for rumor has it that he dropped localizing and has become a full-fledged farmer, Make hay while the sun shines. ; { Some ‘hungry person emtered the cellar of John Stigner and carried off a gond supply of imeat and potatoes. ¥y Why, Willis and Rome, the services at.the Ligonier churches haveée changed since I was a church-going saint. I alwaysgot home at nine, ‘but not nine in the morning. ‘IKEN DALILVILIE.- . . BAN JosE.

Haveyou heard thr new preacher? There is mugic in the frog ponds now. John Sawyer has purchased the Tom, Bvans farm, lying near Henderson Lake, Frank ‘Wilson, 6f Fort Wayne, circulated here a few days last week. ' Mrs Jackson Iddings has regained her health s 0 as to be able to ride dautand visit friends.

" Ropoerts say that Cykus Varner, of Orange township, paid sl¢o for ten bushels ofg Bohemian oats,

George Fried,of Fried Bros. copying company, made his parents a short visit on last Saturday.. ; : Cap. Clark, of Swan, made his shadow visible upon our streets last Saturday. : Roof us over! *with beautiful flowers,” Deck them with Garlans, those Jim Blaine’s of ours., - ; Workmen are putting in the refrigerator to the new meat market of William Holsinger, Lewis Iddings has purchased the farm of the Widow Roberts, east of Bixler lake, :

The most valuable hound in Kendallville is the fox hound. The most worthless is the political hound. .

Reed Sherman, of Elkhart, attended the funeral of his grandfather, Myron Eddy, at Lisbon last week, > 3

Sylvester Sheffer, formerly of this city, but for the last five years an employee on the Angola Terald, has again taken up his residence with us. s

Miss Lotta Neff-Iddings has been engaged to teach at district 13, Wayne township. That district has been 'cxtremely lucky in securinhg her services, as she is one of the best teachers in the county, and has taught twenty-four terms of school.

Henry Ramston, that big-hearted, wholesouled farmer, and a former member of the old Union Cornet Band of Avilla, was in Kendallville on Saturday last. Thereisno discounting Hank, as he is & man from the ground up. . Wes, Henrey, the Avilla hay man, stopped off here on his way home from Rome City, where he had been on business last week, " George Houshalder, of Allen, put in his ap« pearance in town last Saturday, . George has been in feeble health for some time and we are glad to see him out again. Mrs. Artimus Diggins is very low with consumption, Her daughter was called from her schoeol to attend at her bedside. :

Dr., Teal performed an operation or Owen Owens last week for dropsy. Mrs. Calhoun, of Fort Wayne, visited here very recently with her sister, Mrs, Iddings.

The Times-Advertiser was refused at the postoffice on last Saturday on the grounds that it circulated free; but its publisher intends to have itcome forth hereafter with patent inside and its subscription price twenty-five cents. ‘Mr. Barron is a gentleman and we wish him success.

- Mrsy Frankie Bloomfield, of Garrett, Sun: dayed in the city. )

The friendly feeling between the newspapers in’ this place is **busted.” One can tell the other from which now by reading. Heirs at Peru, Ind,, are claiming the right of title to a tract of land lying in the city of Ken+ dallville, commencing at the township line on the south, and running north near the Kelly House, consisting of 80 acres. The prospects are that a suit will be: brought against Mr. Mitchell for ‘recovery. It will be seen at a glance that it will take the best portion of the city and a part of both sides of Main street, Their attorney is gonfident of success.

T RXORK TOWNSHIP. o BY M M.E.E. ° Bpring has finally come. D. T. Zimmasrman was oo our streets last week in the hay fork busi ness. ” : o ! Farmers have finished sowing o.ts and are now ploughbing for ejrp. . N. B. Hathaway' bgught ‘a horse and is now suffering from two violeut kicks. s v 2 W. D. Bales’ new dwelling was dis covered to ba on fire Tassday of last week. By the hard and faithfual werk of friends and neighbors the dwelling was suved. Dimage, abeut $4O; ne insuranoce, | Ale Smith is the father of a bouncing brand rew gir! of usual waight. The Ksndallville creamery will colleet cregm in York township this geason,

Miss Emma D.Pew will soon go wost and meet her father for whom ghe will keep house, Jobn Low, of the Haw Patch, was in York on S:tarday.. | A dau bter of Sam. Norris died last week and was buried in the Wrigh® cemetry, She wa3 aged 8 vears, 2 mon hs and 29 days. :

—Taat feeling of extrems d«bility is entirely overcome by Hoods Sarsaparilla, “I was tired all over, but Hocd's Sarsaparilla gave ma new life and strength,” says a Paulucket, R, L., lady. Hood's Barsaparilla is s9ld by all druggists. $1 a bottle, or six bottles for $5. '

T ], € W— e A million and a quarter of cat skins are used sunually by furriers.

—* A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a cectentious woman are alike” No wonder, poor souls, they are such slaves to headache. One twenty-five cents spent for a bottle of Salvation Oil will restore harmouy in the household. - . :

The appraisership of the port of New York has been given to Louis McMullen. President Cleveland 'gu appointed Henry P. Kernoeban naval officer at the port of N s 1o #ot b .J. McQarigle has the su of seven geongressmen in the cotitest fxﬁ?otho United States Marshalship at Chiesgo. : In accordance with the award of the eourt of ‘claims, the Union ‘Pacitic road has pfid into the treasury $633,541 on accouat of the sinklni fund and $383,1€3 on bond and interest sccount A southern delegation, led by Gen. Gordon and Senater Colquln\ called upon Prestdent Cleveland with an invitation to visit Atlanta during the %esslons of the eommercial convention next monthi® "~ "¢ The United States Supreme Court has decided that the law of 3h§hﬂa against rec%wtmtg‘ the cox:spons of 1&:“ otrl'h 1:11 payment of sta tgtuhs “TNCONS onal; becpuse it impairs e'ohligumn b? & contract.” ul Mr, Colman, Commissioner of Ag& culture, hag .m‘é%l the opinion of the Comptroller of/the Treasury and the AttorneyGeneral as fo his ‘power to nuse funds and destroy eattle to stamp out pleuro-pneu-monia in Missouri. . .

A. U. Wyman, Treasursr of the United Bt‘.at.esi has resigned his position, to the regret o Secreta,r%anlng, to become viceﬁresident of an Omaha bank. . N. Joran, formerly a bank eashier in New York, will take the vacancy. President Cleveland says he can not be supposed to-indorse the announcement by Minnesota democratic dﬁolmclans that appiications for state offices should be forwarded through their hands to receive attention at the white house. :

The resignation of Treasurer Wyman makes it nebessarg to count all cash and securities in the gl: li¢ vaults at Washington. This task is to be performed by a committee of three, and will ﬁrobably consume the first three weeks of May. - Beeretary Manning desires to transfer $35,000,€00 in io’ld coin from San Francis¢o to New York, for which purpose Congress appropriated $lOO,OOO. The . express com{)ames ask $3.25 per 11,000 for carrying the treasure; but the Pacific. Mall Steamship Company made a mueh lower bid. Mr. Porter, the new assistant secretary of state, declined to receive a note from exB.e?resentntlve Whitthorne, “of Tennessee, calling upon him to go outside the United States and explaln his attitude toward the latter. The controvem{l commenced by an interview with Whitthorne published in Washington. -

The President, following Mr. Lincoln’s example, has chosen the Soldier’s Home for his permanent summer residenee. It is a lovely spot and within a half hour’s %uiet drive of the Executive Mansion. Liss Cleveland will remain with her brother until mid-summer, when she will make ashort visit North. : The office furniture and records which have been in Gen. Butler's house on Ca{ﬂtol Hill are being removed to the capitol basement. During the last session the house was occupied tgmgorarﬂy for comJmittee room purposes and storage of public documents, but the authority to further rent the building was rovokr:l at the late session, which now compels its evacuation.

As an impression seems to prevail that any person is privileged to enter the competitive examination thatls to %gvern the appointment of vstofﬁce Inspectors, Post-master-General Vilas has {ssued a ecircular stating that agghcg.tmn blanks for this purEose will not be furnished indiscriminately, ut only to persons who have been fayorably recommended to the department,

The simu!tareous appearance on our coast of war-ships of Russia and PEngland has led to much discussion in diplomatic eircles as to the responaiblllely‘ of neutrals, the question being whether the Administration should permit the cruisers of either co‘untr¥ to refit or procure additional armaments in American gorta pending a settlement of the present difficalty.

President Cleveland has refused to exercise the %ower of executive elemoncg in reard to the sentence of Gen. D. G. Swaim, §udpﬁ3 Advocate-General of the srmly. After the sentence of the court-martial which recently tried him was approved by President Arthur, and after the new Chief Executive had assumed the duties of his‘office, Gen. Swaim appealed to the latter for a pardon on the gronnd that he had not been allowed a fair trial. é A letter from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, states that the death of Gen. Barrios has erushed forever the hopes of the Union Liberals in Central America, and political and social regen}ration in that. section has ceased. Man( o ?arrlos' followers still think he is alive, It is aleo said that Barrios relied on the friendship and assistance of Gen. Saldiva, of Salvador, to aid him in carrying out his plans for a Central Ameri¢an Union, but the latter forsook the ambitious schemer at the critical moment. Gen. Henry J. Hunt, refired, was Satur(l}lay appointed Governor of the Soldiers’ ome at Washm%ton, vice Col. Samuel D. Sturgis, Seventh Cavalry, and Capt. Robert Catlin, retired, was appointed Deputg’-Gov-ernor, vice Capt.W. Lyman, Fifth Infantry. These changes go into effect May 15, when the officers relieved ‘will join their respective regiments. Army officials express themselves as ,pleased with the -action ot the President in placing retired officers in charge of the home. i b

A?plicants for postoffice inspectorships are fairly staggered over the circular issued by Postmaster General Vilas. Thecircular requires all applicants for these J)osmions to state the name, age, present and past occupation or professiorn; whether ever indicted for any offense, and if so, for what. In addition the #pplicant must stand a medical examination similar to that required by insurance companies, and in turning in his answers to the queries of the circular ‘must make oath that no, one aided himin its preparation. pi Instructions have been issued t» all foreign embassiesand consulates to cable iimediately to the Secretary of State the outbreak of an{ ep.demic disease in their localities, with full particulars. Secretaries Bayard and Manning are heartily co-oqer—-ating in the effort to grevent the introduction of cholera, which has been gradually spreading westward, and the utmost vigilance is being exercised, = Secretary Manning has a largefund at his d:sposal to meet all exigencles, and tlre marine hospital service is ful‘lly {)repared to check the advance of any and all epidemiea.

* The force of American marines on duty at Panama was withdrawn Saturday night, apparently owing to an agreement by Geu. Aizpurn to protect property ahd lives. He was unable or unwilling to carry out his promises, and the town at'the Present writing is reported in the hands of the rebels, Barricades were again erected in the streets and sharp fighting was -anticipated, asthe regular Calombian troops were due to arrive’ at Panama during the night. The Ptesident of the Central & Soutn American Telegraph Company has instructed his agents at Panama to demand protection from the Americall contingent as a right under existing treaties.

EVENING CONFERENCES, * The President is said to have arragzed a series of evening conferences with the members of his (;abmet., to be s?ent. in discussux% the appo!ntments and other matters under their respective de{mrtments. Thursday night he held a long interview withthe Secretary of %tate. at which a ‘number of foreign appointments were considered. At this conferenee Secretary Bayard is reported to have submitted a statement of the distribution thus far made among -the States, and of the quota to which each: would be entitled on the basis of their total democratic vote. The future appointments are Relieved to have been outlined as far as geographical considerations will govern them. The President will, it is said, hold siiilar conferences with other members of the Cabinet.

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. The chief of the burean of statistics in his fiinth monthl{ statement for the current fiscal year of the imports and exports of the United States reports that the excess value of exports over imperts or of imports over exports of merchandiss’ was as folIows: Month end%;ieMarch 81, 1885, excess of Imports, $1,601,648; three months ended Mareh 31, 1835,excéss of exports $48,631,66¢; nine months ended Mareh 31, 1885 excess of exports, $157,081,154; twelve months ended h&agch 81, 1885, excess of exports $147,574,656, + - The total values of the imports of merchandise during the twelve months ended March 31, 1885, were $296,191,334, and during the pr_eced'ing twelve months $683 298, - 250, a deerease of $87,106,917.° The total value of the exports of merchandise for the twelve months ended March 81, 1485, were $743,765,990,and for the twelve months ended March 31, 1884, 761,763,691, a decrease of $18,002,701. THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. : Secretary Endicott was asked as to the truth of a report that the War Department has sent an agent to Oklahoma to ascertain the facts as to invasions of that territory by cattlemen, The Secretary replied that'the War DePartment had taken no such action. “It would be manifestly improper. for me to Pursue such a course, At Yresent I have neither power nor responsibility concerning Oklahoma, The Secretary of the Interior is resPonsible for keerln&; Oklahoma free from invaders. It is his duty to ascertain its condition and to preserve it from intruders. Whenever he is uypable to maintain the obligations of the Government the nmi_v‘ may be called upon, and will execute the President’s orders, The Premdolit’s t13;*04;11{111&&!0:1 must. enfomed% the Inrior Department if it is cdpable of doing so,and the War Department has no right to lnkﬂer%excalpt_wfl’en requested by the a;o--retary of the Interior to assist in execu ﬁ the law. 1 will lgwe, nothm%tn do wit skt Bk o m ora el 0 e territory or as tout?x% means ._oﬂétermlnlng what trespasses are being made,t -~ )

FOREIGN. The Abbe Ganahut was on Friday guillotined in Paris for the murder. of Kiadame Ballerick, : A sreclal Fronch mission will soon leave Tangiers to present the Sultan of Morocco ‘\;lvlth six fixad guns and other vglugble artis, . . ¢ g 4 Some of the grentest landholders in Bngland met Friday and resolyed to form a company to buy land at wholesale and sell it In lots not to exceed torf.{ acres, in order to break'up the large parcsl system. : B'.l;ltle{’ﬂnﬁo ilgll Il"rlnce%s of Wales g&g ast, where their welcome was ‘epgugh to efface recollectiona of distastetu)

auis au u.ucrvgfxgug,;guexapd. B¥on s ﬁnses along the line of railway were deeorated with wreaths and flags. :

British trm?orts at Woolwich havebeen ordered to load war stores for India. An order has been given for the construction of forty gunboats of anewtype. The duke itocennau‘ht, who had left Bombay for ndon, has been recalled to Simla. Itis believed that Lord Dufferin intends to coneentrate an Ind an force at Quettah. Gen. Gourko, the Governor-General of Poland, has been ordered by the Czar to prepare immediately a detailed memoir fivmg a plan of campaign in Afghanistan. tis believed that Gen. Gourko,in the event of war, will be placed insupreme commang of the armies operating against India. There are now 70,00 Russian troops in Poland, Of these 80,000 are under orders for immediate movement to Odessa, i The British war office has called out the first class of reserves, comprising fifteen regiments, for permanent service. Sweden has decided to remain neutral in the event of a war between Russia and ‘England. ~gllgland has protested to the. Czazagainst : issuance of letters of marque. The Italian Navigation company las stopped the sale of its steamers to England until a conference is held with the government.

Gladstone on Friday answered aninquiry by Laboucliere b(f sayinﬁ that the Goverie ment had decided to make no further: declarations to Russia through parliament, Sir Peter Llumsden is unable to communi--ceate directly with London, on account of the breaking of a teleimph line in Persia. The Armstrong works -at Newecastle declined to fill an order from Russia for war material.. Russian naval officers retired on ?_a{f pay have been ordered on the active is!

A mysterious ex?iosion occurred about noon Thursdaer in thesbasement of the admiralty office in Londen.. Edwin N. Swainson, the pri_nclp"al clerk, received @a- severe scalp wound. Windows were broken, and an iron railing was loosened. The. latest theory of the detectivesis that some employe chex;}shed malice against Mr. Swainson, but no conelusion has been reached as to whether gas, gunpowder, -or dynamite was used. = < ; !

England has repeated her demand upon. Russia for a militar%mquir_v into the e¢ircumstances of Gen. Komaroff's battle with the Afghans. A similar request havinﬁ been already refused by Russia, this secon atteinpt is construed asadesire on'the part of the Lion to ?ostpone the ultimatum to the Bear. In tliis connection it is stated that the Duchess of Edinburg has been induced to write a letter to- the Emperor of Russia, her brother, imploring him toavert a war at an{ cost. Meanwhile Indian sentiment is all for war, and a deputation of native Chiefs has offered to contribute heavily to the expenses of the contest. In the House of Commons, Friday, Mr. Gladstone, In replying to an inquiry by Sir Stafford N’orthcnte, said that there was no intention of laying further papers touching the Afghan situation upon the table before asking for a vote upon the war credits already submitted to the House. “The Government,” Mr. Gladstone continued, ‘‘was engaged in a correspondence of exfreme grawity with Russia. 1t was impossible now to make a complete statement of the nature of that wx:reslmndence, while no partial statement could be given without tlile g,geatest risk of causing misapprehension. :

M. Barrere, French Charge d’Affaires at Caliro, has been instructed to suspend all official relations with Egypt, and to make the declaration that France declines to sanction the Egiptlan financial convention, and reserves to herself complete liberty of action. This step is regarded as evidence that there is an understanding between France and Russia. It is stated that Egypt now offers to compromise the (li?ute with France concerning the seizure an sup{)ression of the Bosphore-Egyptien by making an apology and by admitting that' her officials violated the ri%ht.s of domicile of the &blishers—the apology, however, to conin “%o allusion to the seizure of the Bos-phore-Egyptien.” .

The warlike rumors which for weelks have been coming over the cable received Tull }‘ustiﬁcnti_on Tuesday in a .I:e%ﬁost by the British ministry for a eredit of $55,000,000 for the army and navy—3522,500.000 of this amotnt for war %urposes in the Soudan and $32,500,000 for other naval and military preparations. Gladstonestated that the report of Sir Peter Lumsden as to the battle onthe %tghan border differed widely from that of Gen. Komaroff, and the Brifish government felt the necessity of holding all the resources of the Empire available for instant use wherever required. The house of lords passed the vote of credit without division. Granville remarked that operations in Eggt could notbe abandoned. The attitude of Earl Dufferin is considered by the Gazette, of Moscow, sufficient cause for war and that journal urges that Russia withdraw from her assent to the clause of the treaty of Paris which relates to privateering. The Tagblatt, of Warsaw, says it is the intention of Russia toseize and fortify Herat. : : :

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One Dollar. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the only medicine of which this can be truly said; ‘and it is an unanswerable argument as to the strength and positive economy of this great medicine. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is made of roots, herbs, barks, ete:, long and favorably known for their power in purifying the blood ; and in combination, proportion, and process, Hood’s Sarsaparilla is peculiar to itself. ¢ For economy and comfort we use Hood’s Sarsaparilla.” MRs. C. BREWSTER, Buffalo. “Hood’s Sarsaparilla takes less time and quantity to show its effect than any other preparation I ever heard of. I would not be without it in the house.” Mgs., C. A. M, HUBBARD, North Chili, N. Y. 100 Doses

One’ Dollar ' Hood's. Sarsaparilla cures scrofula, sglt rheum, all humors, boils, pimples, general debility, dyspepsia, biliousness, sick headache, catarrh, rheumatism, kidney and liver complaints, and all affections caused by impure blood or low condition of the system. Try it. » ‘I was severely afflicted with serofula, and for over a.year had two running sores on my neck. I took five bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and consider myself entirely cured.” C. E. LovEJoy, Lowell, Mass. : “Hood’s Sarsaparilla did me an immense amount of good. My whole system has been built up and strengthened, my digestion improved, and my head relieved of the bad feeling. I consider it the best medicine I have ever used, and should -not know how to do without it.”” MARyY L. PERLE, Salem, Mass, - THood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for §5. Made only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass 100 Doses One’ Dollar.

GENERAL: MARKETS. : CHICAGO. : WarAr—Higher: April, 88u8%: May, 83% @895 : June, £o37@Yl%ec. ! CorN—Higher; Anvnril, 463+ 473 e; May, 4?%(647,}50: June, 4737 «48%c. m()Au‘;;}—gliglrer; April, 33% ¢ 843{c;- May, fLongCs . %nov:smxs—.’\less Pork higher: April, [email protected]; May, 1170117754 June, [email protected]¢, lard—Higher; Apr., §6.87%4 ?&W;?May, §[email protected]; June, $6.95@

CATTLE Market steady. We guote: Choice to fancy 5teer5............55 3575.50 Good to ehoice 5teer5............. 460475 Medinm to fair 5teer5............ 4.1534.30 Hoes—Market firm, Sales ranged from [email protected] for heavy: [email protected] for light. BurTEß—Steady. ~We quote: Choice to Fancy Creamery at 24@25 ® 1b; ordinary to good do. 19@%1e; good to faney Dairy st 18@22c¢; common to fair do. 18@22e. '

NEW YORK.

WneAT—Lower; ' No. 2 May, $l.OO 10037: June, [email protected]%¢; July, $1.04@ 1.04}%. Corn— Quiet; Mixed W estern Spof, %6@@i6s%c May., .

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o WnrEaT—Lower; - April, §3/c: May, &B%e. Comx—Fum at 478{c for No. 2— OaTe—Firm: No. 2 White, 87c. _ RYE —Dull# uf\“ for No. 1. Banrzy—Higher At 62 for No. 2 ; A

... CINCINNATL , : Frour—Fair-demand: Family [email protected]. WirAT—Firm at $1.05.. CorN—Strong at 80c. OATs—Weak at ‘7, RyE—Dull at ilc. ProvisioNs—Pork steady at $12.00.— Lard fim at €645, Bulk Xleats $4.50, ©5.95, Bacon §[email protected]%. - IS

_ ST, LOUIS. . WrnreAT—Higher: No: 2 Red April. $1.01:<@1.02; May [email protected]; June, $1.04 @1.04%, Conn--Higher; “ff@4s%° April, 44%4 296 May, - Oars—Higher; April, 3T@svi{c; May, 453 c. BYE—-%]]!(GE 621gc. BARLEY—Steady at 60@S0c. ROVISIONS =Pork higher; $12.00. Lard—s6.9s,

_ BALTIMORE. WarAT—Western lower: No. 2 Winter &’3}l@ 9§not (Jnvud Ad)ril.t ~9!l)§@99l}.fgs:@‘_l\sl§}y, { 3¢, ConN=Quiat; Apri @558 e: ’OA'rr‘—%esteru White, 46.a48; Mixed do., 44@45¢e, - Rye—Quiet at 72@ib, g ‘ BOSTON, bWoox,ﬁlzgnqu setxe&?]% : Othgg(;ﬂlgece; 11:1;{(3 een so SOme a @sle for X, 82@33c for XX, and 84@343¢ for XX and above; Miehigan fleeces have-been: selling at 28@20¢, mostly at 290? 1b; combing and delaine %«ca ~have sold af 35}%@3%,‘ for Ohio and fine delaf a.nl(li at 88¢ tor Mich... ﬁan; \nﬁus%‘ ed ﬂ&s ave been in fair emand at une ged'gﬂces‘: pulled wools ‘have been in demand, with large sales, mostly at%@aoo for good supers, | W S -~ LIGONIER MRKETIREPOBI,=‘ " Oorrected evenyE E prsday Morning, WWWWM‘MN Wheat: soitoe 102 1 BeeswaX,. 00, 26 Ry'e:a. gg BUer oo el %g Gorm I 8 Mool e ikl o Feathers.......cc.. g‘lm&ﬂ?gdsded.:’::é 2 ﬁalﬁx x Houiive-.4iiad 15 || Abpies: fiica...: "4 8h0u1der5......... 08 ||' Potatoos..c.vivs.s ﬁ %ﬂg-.qluune !8 a’.m&{g‘"!:”‘&'u:

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