Ligonier Banner., Volume 21, Number 39, Ligonier, Noble County, 13 January 1887 — Page 4

The Ligonier Banmer,

THE BANNER' PUBLISHING . COMPANY.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1887.

| Bacrroming for U. S. Senator will be\gin in the Indiana Legislature on the 18th of January. e CoNGrESSMAN ‘W..S. Holman is in 'lndianapolis and will take a turn in ‘the senatorial fight. = e . 'FHE reduction of the public debt during "txne'y_ea.i' 1086 exceeded ninetythree million dollars. . . - B AA A o Last Saturday was St. Jackson’s day. It'was appropriately celebrated by Democratic clubs in many parts of ‘the country. s v THE-new senator from Nevada, Hon. ‘Wm. M. Stewart, is particularly fa‘miliar with, all questions of national finance, and is an able champion of silver coinage. i - Gov. - HiLL's message to the New .York legislature is a‘.dbcun;entr of much more than ordinary . merit. Young ‘Hickory’s views on the labor question will attract general attention.—South Bend Times. - < ‘ - GOVERNOR GRAY'S' message to the staté Legislature places the state debt at $6,000,000. Quite a goodly sum to be called upon to pay some of these fine days. But improvements must be made and at the taxpayers expense:

THE election of James Hj Rice to the Jehairmanship of the Democratic State 'Central Committee cannot fail to meet " with a unanimous endorsement. Mr. " Ride is a shrewd ‘campaigner, an'g it is ~safe to predict that we will have no ~more letter. writing campaigns. »

Gov. GrAY has very wisely concluded to withdraw from the race for U. 'S. Senato#. His action, considering the dubious situation of affairs at Indianapolis, will meet with the entire ap- ‘ proval of the democracy of the State. _ Never mind his timé will come.

~ GEN. REUB. WiLLIAMS, of the Warsaw Times, promisés his readers some personal reminiscences of the late Senator Logan' soon.” Gen Williams was a staunch friend of Senator Logan, and no man is better qualified to attest his virtues than the able editor of the Indianian-Republican. ~.. -~ * -

A new union depot isin course of construetion in - Indianapolis, which will cost $1,000,000 and. will be one-of the most magnificent structures of the

kind. in the wérld. The sixteen raglroads centering there will soon have passenger accommodations under the same roof.—South Bend Times.

- WHEN a Republican lieutenant governor in Ohio, can ride over the constitution of that commonwealth rough -shod and declare fifteen votes a majority of thirty-gix it is about time for the Indiana senators’to be careful or Indiana will witness a repetition of the rév.olutionary proceedings of the law ma‘kers of their sister state.

~ IrviNe HALL as a democratic organization of New York City is rapidly succumbing, most of its distinguished tfigure-heads having recently joined Tammany Hall or the County Democracy. This is good news, and since the late compact between these two powerful wings, it augurs well for the future peace and unity of the party. - = =

THERE is no doudt that there is an impending erisis in what is called the labor question, and it is one, too, that will demand in its solution the highest order of executive and legislative ability. If the opportunity which it offers for the promotion of justice and for industrial relief passes unimproved, the consequences which are likely to follow would be awful in their character. '

MEexilco and South America are supplied with manufactured goods by En gland. Our best interests démsdnd that the protéctive barrier our legislation has built up between this country and our sister republics should be broKen down, in order that American skill and enterprise may have an opportunity to compete with foreignets everywhere, and especially in the markets of the new world. ‘

THE elements of dissolution are steadily gathering around the Salisbury ministry, and it is safe to predict that another parliamentary election will soon bé ordered in Great Britain. Few Americans will manifest any disappointment over the downfall of the Tory government, for the reason that the Tories have persistently obstructed every 'measure of relief for suffering Ireland. The struggle of Ireland against the galling rule of the English nobility has enlisted. the warmest sympathies of liberty-loving = people throughout the world. -~

Two convicts serving life sentences at Sing Sing were dismissed on New Year's day by order of Gov. Hill Their cases are forcible reminders of “the fallibility of criminal jurisprudence and an emphatic warning to courts and juries to place less reliance upon - circumstantial evidence. A jury found them guilty of murder on the 12th of ‘November, 1877, and in accordance ‘with the verdiot they were sent to prison. _Both men have always stoutly ~inaintained their innocence and recentIy positiv pﬂz‘ has. been. developed Gm& showing that they had no . eonnection whatever ‘with the erime.

. ‘QUITE a stir was occasioned in the State Senate last Friday by the introduction of petitions' from ASeveré,l‘ Knights of Labor organizations opposing the political promotion of ei‘ther‘l Joseph E, McDonald or Benjamin Harrison, and charging that both of these gentlemen are the representatives of monopolies, and that the election of either would be a blcw at the' labor anterésts of the State. :

- AN orGaNIZED effort is being made by the representatives of the-telephone monopoly to encompass the repeal of the laws regulating this gigantic cor- | poration in this state. It is to be hoped that the members of the assembly are proof against the blandishments of the slick tongued lobbyists who are working with all their power -against the law. If anything is done in this matter it should be to make the law more effective and far-reaching. .

THE whole world recéntly joired in congratulating Gladstone on reaching his seventy-seventh birthday. Mr. Gladstone is one. of the most remarkable men of the century, not only for his vigorous health, but also for his magnificent abilities and his pure and blameless life. It seems that he belongs to Amgrica more than to England, and is revered the world over as an advocate of liberty and a friend of the people. Long live the greatest of ail Englishmen. e

THE Republican papers of the state will now go into~hysterics over the action of the majority of the senate in somewhat abridging the rights of the minority, but they will be mum regarding the action of the lower house, whose rules are even more revolutionary. Our candid opinion is that both sides are putting on airs- that are not just exactly in keeping with right and equity. The Democrats are acting upon ‘the -old admonition, ‘“Fight the devil with fire.”” : .

OuR neighbor of the Goshen Times is eonsiderably exercised over the condition in the state senate ‘and devotes considerable space to a review of what ‘he is pleased to designate as the revolutionary rules, of that body, and the arbitrary rulings of President Smith, Mr. Beyerle fails, however, to tell his readers ‘that the Republican majority in the lower house passed even, stronger rules under the party lash not even giving Democrats a ghost of a show. A case of the pot calling the kettle black, Doctor. * - i

SENATOR LOGAN during his lifetime met with violent criticism at.the hands of Democrats, in his character as a Republican; but “his official purity, his private worth, ~and his distinguished ability have never been denied. ° The delicate tenderness: with which the Democratic press alluded to his death, and the-unanimots’ recognition of his greatness as a citizen, are in strong contrast with the behavior of the Republican press in reference to the death of Vice President Hendricks. = The spitefyl malevolencé and brutal indeeency that characterized their allusions to that grand man and to his- sublime death would be a disgrace to barbarian manners. = - e S

‘THE cable continues to bring rumors of a general European war. While a crisis may not be Immed-iatel§)r imminent, there is good reason for|the " bélief that the strained relations between the leading European powers cannot much longer withstand the increasing tension. Since the rise of the States System in the beginning of the eighteenth century, Europe has been one mighty battlefield, and so long as the policy of preserving the balance of power is continued it will remain so. As we look at the old world, reeking with blood and groaning under tyranny, we should, thank God for America. Here, at least, we can sincerely say is peace. It will never be so elsewhere until the curse of kingly rule is lifted from the nations;, and the grasping ambition of old world tyrants is lost in the universal desire for freedom and good willl, . : i

Tue horrible railroad disaster at Spuyten Duyvil cut. New York, a few years ago and seveml others -of more recent date, and t:he\t{vo terrible acci‘dents in :Ohio and Massachusetts withiin the last month, all followed by fire, l are likely to be repeated every winter as long as passenger coaches are heated by stoves and lighted by oil lamps. The increasing frequency of railroad holocauysts should arouse public opinion against this dangerous system of heating and lighting cars. But railroad companies care little for public opinion that does not crystallize into acts or laws, and consequently the deadly stove and the destroying lamp will remain familar evils in the cars of nearly every rosd in the United - States. There is no excusefor the railroad companies, for there are several ‘devices amply capable of giving light and heat without fian_gerj of burning up the cars and their inmates. If the State Legislatures are incompetent or unwilling to give the needed protection by State laws, it may be possible and necessary to call upon Congress. 2

~ THE proposition to place sugar on ‘the free list, as now advoeated by John Shérman, has little to commend it to the people. The consumption of sngar i 8 so universal that the burden im‘posed upon the consumer is comparatively slight, and the fact that it is al‘most wholly a revenue tax readers it still less objectionable to the advocates of anti-protective legislation. Let the tariff on sugar remain;it affords amag. nificent revenue to thé government

and is hardly felt by the people at large. If the promises of both the Repubﬁcah and Democratic parties to rea.délistfthe tariff upon a basis of exact justice and wise economy were not exhibitions of hollow insincerity, let congress reduce the tax on coal, lumber, salt, steel, copper, blankets, clothing, and nearly all other articles indispensably necessary in domestic life. - It is not against a just tax; levied to meet the pecuniary obligations of government, that the people inveigh; it is against an abominable protective system that works injustice to the people and protects unequally that the complaint is made. i ;

. SiNce the adoption of .the. Morrill tariff schedule-in I’B6'l;_the’-blird_eps of taxation have been successively enlarged until shey have now reached the last limit that the oppressed. in-( dustry of this country can bear.* The :evils ‘resulting ‘from the present outrageous tariff are interminable. Everywhere labor is becoming refsistive;; refraétory and mutinous.. The rewards of toil are far from being satisfactory or just, and upon-every hg._pd ev.jdenc? is accumulating of imminent revolution, unless something is soon done to tranquillize the troubled relations bd} tween the industrial classes and capital. Itis not the toiler alone that s:g—fers by this iniquitous protective system. Excepting :the iron, 'stge}l and copper industries, and a few otﬂers f minorimportance, our whole manufagturing population is handicapped al?d pinioned by its monstrous stupidities. Shrewdness and ingenuity struggle against it in vain; and it is not an infrequent thing that manufacturers striving to build up a thrifty and per‘manent business upon the shifting ‘basis of congressional enactments, ind ‘themselves sinking deepelé‘%nd 'deeper into insolvency, and eventually are wrecked upon the rock of proteptiol?.

FALLACY EXPLODED.

The Chicago Herald, a paper of rare good sense, thinks it has been cle.t'ly proved that the Republican party isnot necessary to the prosperity of the American people. ‘‘lnstead of showing,’'says the Herald, “that the predictions of the Blaines and the Shermans that a change by the people in their government would bring disaster upon all h;)usi less, the record of failures for the last six years seems to prove that the change was made just in time to save t;he country from wholesale ruin. Lo ‘“ln 1881 the number of failures was 5;929.© In 1882 this had increaseﬁ to 7,635. In 1883 the number had risen to 10,289. In 1884 there was another increase to 11,720, and InlBBs, the first year of the new regime, the failures dropped to 11,110, to be suce¢eeded in 1886 by another drop to 10,568. In the last four years of the rule which thé croakers sought to convince the people. they could not get _alon% without the: commercial disasters nearly doubled. In the first two years of the new manage‘ment they have decreased by 'lhore than one thousand. Probably by another two years they will be back -again to the place where they started in 1880. | - ‘“These figures are neither new nor surprising to men of intelligence and fairness,ior the ascendency of any party which represents the majority of the people will not be injurious to their business or any other interest, but they need to be hammered into the heads of the men who have attempted -to teach the vicious: doctrine that changes in party government.are apt to hurt anybody except the politicians. The proof here submitted that things were growing worse with great rapidity under republican rule, and that ‘under democratic rule they have improved slowly but surely, proves nothing but the propensity of the party worshipers to make fools of themselves on very slight provocation.”’ e B

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Rome Ci't); Rough Notes.

BY NIP AND TUCK,

24 degrees below zero at Rome City Friday morning. » : The fine sleighing in our vicinity is enjoyed by those-owning sleighs. : ‘“Duke’’ Fisher was unanimously elected chambermaid of the “Exchange Bank.” e e i

Mrs. L. S. Howe; of LaGrange, visited the family of Wm. Mendham during the past week. L : P. C. Goodrich and wife have returned to Angola, after their protracted visit with the family of C. Holder.

- Wm. 8. Kiser, 'df—‘Washington, D. c., please accept our. thanks for a cop, of report from the Direector of the Mint. -

The pension granted to Mrs. Geueral Logan is approved by all Union sol-’ diers, who endorse it with a hearty amen! ' |

Mrsa. Aaron Jones, we are informed, is preparing herself for the lecture rostrum, in the interest of liberal christianity.. e ; il

The school children enjoyed a slei%hride to the Clock farm a few miles south of Rome City, Wednesday evening last. a . Brick Top is a rhymer of more than ordinary intelligence. Don’t run it into politics, boys; you are not ‘built that way.” P o L. E. Goodwin, of Kendallville, spent a short time in our- city, visiting his accomglished wife, who is principal of our scheol. - . m

Mr. C. Holder, of Rome City, was called to Lagrange to assist in making up a legal brief, submitting a case of _imémrtanee to the® Supreme Court of Indiana. D g

. Rev. E. O. Dichman, president ot Ridgeville (Ind.) College, has kindly sent us their annual catalogue, showing the ﬁros"llperitz of that Christian institution. Thanks. . S

~ Luke H. Wrigley, a prominent attorney of Albion, made a flying visit to Rome City, Thursda%vlast, on important business. Mr. W. is a young attorney of unusual promise. - We understand, if arran ements can be satisfactorily made, &at' Milford Junction is to be the recepient of the material and fixtures of the late Rome City Clipper, John E. Teal, Editor. _ In the case of Cobbs vs. Houston for determining the ownership of a steer, Houston has filed & motion fora new

trial, basing his motion on the claim that the :verdi®t is not sustained by sufficient evidence. | g : There is a movement on foot in the {tegent Legislature, to make Noble and Lagrange counties a-judicial circuit. Steuben and Dekalb are to be united in like manner. How would this suit the judicial brethren of Noble county? e oath s Mr. Hatfield, of Michigan, visited in our vicinity last week, closing up a sale of real estate in Elkhart township, and also negotiating for the purchase of the Skillen House. The property is sold provided the Skillen administrator accepts Mr. Hatfield's proposition.

A gentleman of some prominence among the ‘libeérals” (religiously), will deliver a lecture _a.x;,the,il;own Hali, at Rome City, Sunday, January 23. A cordial invitation.is extended to all. This gentlemen is to clear up some of the mistakes of Andrews, aliberal who recently lectured here. | ‘The Sylvan Lake House has not changeéd-hands. Mr. Johnson, of Kansas, has.only purchased the real estate, while Mr. Willett owns the farniture and fixtures. They are co'ntemg‘lrat-ing a sale to Mr. Johnson. Mr. Willett has the house rented for one. year, and will probably run the hotel the coming season. o ¥ .

The “beantiful’”’ is evenlydistributed all over the county. Tne snow-fall, so. far, exceeds that of former years, and has reached a depth of nearly two feet. Sleighing was neveér better. - The protection afforded to the growing wheat cannot be computed. 'lgbe farmers are predicting bountiful crops. the coming season. - : T :

Nip and Tuck,are heartily in dccord with the wishes of the managers of THE BANNER requesting local eorrespondents to leave out all personal grievances from . their .columns. We have. mnever been the aggressors and simply - ask. the privilege of kicking back against all ‘‘mud slingers.”” [Correct, gentlemen, and well said.—Eb.]

" The Albion people 'do not know whether they,are boring for gas or oil. They started out .for ‘gas, but have come to the conclusion that this is a ground-hog .case, “and they are now willing to accept anything old mother earth may have hidden way down in the depths of her vastness, whether it be gas, oil, coal, gold, silver or prec¢ious stones. :

_One of our Four Belles, speaking of the recent visit of Brook Bowman, of the ¢Bremen Inquirer’”’, ' said .Brook has the softest, downiest mustache she ever caressed. We understand Brook is sad, yes, very sad; he I'ecentl)L.shaved his fage.clean, not knowing the valuc of that sweet, little mustache. Let it again reach its former gigantic proportions, Brook, and you will be happy.

How would Albion look to an unbiased observer? With her large gas works lighting up her beautiful hills and valleys, showing off herfinely constructed buildings so admirably, while in the very center that old eyesore, the court house, would loom up in such gigantic proportionsin her unsightliness, which would most effectually wipe out the beauty of ‘the entire scene. 3 ‘

Messrs. Baker Brothers, of Rome City, have demonstrated contrary to the written opinion of Prof. Jordan, “that the waters of Indiana are adapted for trout raising.” ‘lhey are raising trout successfully and expect to be well remunerated for their zeal in that direction. .They a\:}e oftering 'to the public the benefits of their experience, thus assisting others who wish to try th@ same experiment. G John E. Teal, proprietor of-the late Rome City Clipper, a weekly newspaper, is out on an exploring tour, looking up a location to establish a firstclass family newspaper, devoted entirely to the interests of the home circle. John E. is'a young man of no mean attainments and must succeed in his undertakings. Any community ' can heartily welcome him. He is simon pure, and uhadulterated. :

Thursday evening last the numerous friends of M. V. Hall gathered at his residence to surprise Mr. H. on his 51st birthday. ‘They accomplished their object, surprising Mr. H. completely. The‘evening was very pleasantly passed by eld and young. Mr. T. M. Lane was on hand with his string band, discoursing sweet strains of music to the edification of all present. The good wife of Mr. H. had prepared in advance the sweet meats which were tastefully arranged on the “table. The entire company congratulated Mr. H. on his having reached and passed the sllst mile post of his life. . e

Spokes From The Hub.

BY SCRIBBLER.

Arthur Huffman has returned from his Michigan trip. - e ‘Boys, what has become of the Albion Dramatic Company? i ;

No, no, Morna, Eddie is the solid boy with the blonde. . A number of little folks are reported sick with congestion of the lungs.

A lar%e quantity of nice ice has been put up here in the past two weeks..

~ The railing around court square is daily lined with teams—an ev§d¢nce of business. : S

Franks'and Baker have disposed of their dray line to two gentlemen from Waterloo.. - ~ ‘ ; ‘'The question of the day: Who will be ‘‘Little Benny’s’’ successor in the U. S. Senate? g _

Protracted meeting is in progress at the United Brethren church, Rev. Butler officiating. | .

Collisions, wrecks and belated trains are the order of the day on the railroads at present. j The Excelsior Dramatic Company is billed for Howard’s' Hall Thursday might, January 18, - ° | ' The boring at the gas well was suspended a few days last week. Cause: awaiting casing from Toledo. Stone & Allen shipped a car load of sheep and Huston a car load of hogs from this place Saturday last. i Ask Frank Cook or Dan Winebrenner about that watci? meeting: in the south part of town New Year's eve.

The struggle is over; peace reigns in Albion’s household; the child is born and his name is' New Court House. Shake, Brick Top. g . Askew & Miller are not making hay ‘while the sun shines, but 4re just more than piling the logs up in their mill yard while the gnow lasts. S Albion’s ‘‘Big Four’’' serenaded our wpular tonsor%al artist, E. G. Cook, ednesday night, after which Ed. did the handsome thing in the way of cigars forthe boys. -~ : 4 Chhﬁe Clapp and Dan Winebrenner ‘went to Diamond lake last week to try their'new fish house, and judging from. tn “ 2t Goeß il u i o i

the amount of fish brought back it must be a suceess. .= We do not know how the fish tasted. ¥ ¢

. A majority ‘of the sleigh dealers feel like going out into the wood shed and kicking theniselves for not ordering more sleighs in the fall, as they would have, reaped a rich harvest, for the supply does not begin to equal the demand. Y o A

Fhe Albion fire rde_parf‘metg/helduits annual election of officers.on the evening of January 3d, resulting as follows; W. E. Worden, president; Albert Singrey, vice president;Joseph Franks, treasurer; Charles Beck, secretary; J. Black, foreman. ; ‘ - We admire Tae BANNER's advice to the correspondents in regard .to giving vent to their spite through the local columns; boyg, pay attention to it Avoid these quarrels. They do notintercst” the average reader, and look horrible in print. . L :

On dit that Hi. Iddings has purcuased the Worden House property on the northeast corner of court square; and that Flickinger & Martin have bought the vacant lot between the Shaffer and Schwab blocks, on the east side, and will erect thereon a brick building in the spring. e The only child of Mr. and Mrs, Elza Shaffer, a babe of about six monthsy, died of congestion of the'lungs on Friday night last and was buried on Sun-

day, the funeral services being held at the Presbyterian church. Our tenderest sympathies are extended to the bereaved parents in their loss.

We send congratulations to Nip and Tuck and are glad to inform them that they. will not be obliged to produce any more knock-down arguments in favor of a new court house, but, instead, may have to exert their persuasive:. powers and. soothing influence over Kendallville. Deal gently with them, boys;it is a terrible shock:to their nervous system. : S

His Honor Judge Mcßride met with the county commissioners on Friday last and after a careful examination of the court house and the advisability and feasibility of procuring a new one tinally concluded to order a bran splinter new one from the factory. The cost is not to exceed $BO,OOO. Poor Kendallville! Thus are her fondest hopes blasted. = Will she, can she recover? Oh, I guessso. =~ -

MERRIAM MENTIONINGS.

BY RED HEAD.

Whoa, Janunary! : ‘ Harvey Kitt has returned from Kansas. -

A sister of Joe Miller is visiting him this week. c

Jesse Lock will build a new house in the spring. : ti Silas Cook has ‘‘gone and ‘made’’ a mash. Ah, Silas! ! ' ; Quite a number of our farmers are storing ice at present. . ; . Mrs. Hannah Rivers, of Wakarusa, is the guest of relatives here. .

Miss Mollie Hart, of Broadway, is visiting friends here this week.

: ,Ge@ge Lindsay and ¢Bub’’ Winebrenner spent Sunday at Fort Wayne. Anderson Lyons is getting out timber for a new residence in the spring. Hazel Top. reporter to the Era from Merriam is a Bird, all but the feathers. John W. Orndorff and Will Hollopeter, of 'Busco, passed through here

Tuesday. -~ * oy A Mr. Jarrett, from Nine Mile lake, is making his home with Mr. Conkling this winter. ./ Gt e

Protracted meeting is in full blast at the Christian Chapel: two converts at this writing. i :

We are rather late, brother Peters, but we wish you success in the future, just the same. -

The public will please take notice and address Jeff Addis- as ¢ ¢Squire Addis” hereafter. - : John G. Kitt has been on the sick list the past six weeks, but is improving at this writing. = - : j

The Democrats can now make a bow-and say: ‘‘Good day, kickers, we will see you later.” s 0 ‘

Miss Catharine Mahn has’been quite sick all wimter and is improving but little at this writing. - : The collection taken up at the Chapel Sunday {for the benefit of Elder Atchison was $22.61. : ‘ Nim Mahn returned homg¢ from Michigan Saturday, where he has been visiting his parents the past month.

Eldér James Atchison, of Pierceton, and Elder Winebrenner -are conducting the protracted meeting at the Chapel. & ' - Jist 'cause we' are red-headed Santa Claus didn’t bring us nothing or somethl§g. How about red-headed people in. York? . <

Oh, how we wish we were a kicker, so we could sell our little printing press and take up our bed and walk. T'a, ta, Jimmie. ,

. Bert Depew has gone to Garrett and secured a job as brakemran on the B. & 0. His many, friends here will be pleased to learn of his success. Andy Marker's wife presented him with a bran-new Democrat on New Year’s day. Wake up, fellow Democrats, and let the good work go on.

- The many friends of Lafe Pfaff will be pleased to learn of his marriage to Miss Annie Richey, of LaOtto, on last Sunday. May peace and joy be ' their lot, is the wish of Red Head and other {riends. A

There is surely rich blood coursing in the veins of several young men in this vicinitg‘, at least one would suppose so.to hear them talking aloud in church, and after church they stand in the aisle and curse and swear and make remarks as people go out. We are of the opinion that they are slightly crippled under the hat.: oo

- Cromwell Clippings. BY VIDL We wrote it 1887. - - Cold as blazes. = : » Saw-logs in abundance. : Wgod goes off at par value. . Wheat'coming to markat lively. T'he health of the town is’good. - The tub factory is still in running order. b ; - John: H. Richmond is working for the B. & O. company, e . . Business in merchandising has not been very brisk this year. A 5 : - It may be said of ‘Rufus Smith that he is a whale on ice. = He cuts sixteen ~ Bwazy Goodrich, the weighmaster at the elevator, has been kept busy for

Jasper Green ‘hauied one hundred and‘five bushels of wheat to this market last Friday at one load, with two horses.. Who can beat it? e .THE BANNER comes to us this yvear greatly .énlar%ed and in its general departments will compare favorably with any paper in the country. It is well worthy of a still larger patronage. - We do not wish to cast any reflections upon any citizen or citizens of our town, but we do think that the. amoral atmosphere that permeates our vicinity does not have the effect of weeding out pedro, poker and old hundred, as they -call it. We wish we could say the same that Nip and Tuck do about their town. =B6 i

~ The court house question is being pretty .thoroughly discussed by the ‘people in this part of the county. -All, or nearly all, think that Noble county ought t&'have a new court house. We have come to the conclusion that the tone of discussion means that it would ‘be wise to build a structure suitable for ‘the occasion, but opinions differ in regard to the amount that should be expended on the new building. The maJority, however, think that seventyfive thousand dollars ‘ought to be sutticient to fill thebil, &=

Notes From Jefferson.

BY ECHO.

Grant Edwards is in LaOtte, repairing clocks, watches, ete. . The bulk of the wheat in this section is out of the hands of the farmers. Little Jesse Simmons has returned from Michigan oa account of his mother’s illness. | i

Mr. Fogle will no doubt take Greeley’s advice and - purchase a farm in the far distant west. .. R A

Mrs. Jesse Simmons. of Green township, has been very sick for some time with lung féver, but isin afair way to recover. B R SR R e s

“In the death of Stephen Barham, which occurred January 2, we lose a good citizen and a kind husband and tather. He left his family in good circumstances. | ' . | ) - b

- Our next township institnte will be held next Saturday, the 15th, at district number 7., We hope Professor VanGorder will putiin an appearance and conduet the exerdises, - 0 s

Last Saturday night was a very cold night to sleep in a sled in the streets of Albion, -If prohibition will prohibit, for the sake of suffering humanity let us have it, and the sooner the bettor. -

- Charlie Smith, of Albion, is bound to own Jetlerson, or a [large slice of it Last Saturday he purchased of'Joseph Fogle his interest in | his father’s éstate for $6OO. Charlie always strikes the iron while it is hot. S

The taxpayers of Noble county know that there cannot be court held, the business of the county transacted, our taxes collected, and our county records preserved, without a building for that purpose, and are now urging our commissioners to build a new court house. We have been informed that the few men who are growling about high taxes and are bitterly opposed to building a court house are chronic grumblers who have but little or no tax to pay, and some of them are delinquent. . Our. county commissioners should not pay any attention to them, assuch men would grumble if they had to be hung.

| Told You Sc.

Epiror BaxNer:—Will you allow me a small bit of your spacefor a little digression on the court house qtiestion? The tenor of talk he're‘iis court house or no court house. Now, while lam \in favor of a safe place.p? keep our records, and all that, I don’t think that the county is yet ready to line the pockets of a few with fat contracts for an improvement at Albion. @ Butl ipromised a digression., I would like to call the -attention of several good sound Democrats of the western part of the county to their action .in 1884 in defeating the Democratic candidate for commissioner, John H. Ely, because Mr. . Kimmell, his -Republican competitor, was not in favor of building a court house, and what an interest they took in the political welfare of George Piper, as an anti-court house candidate. How industriously these fellows peddled scﬂatched' ‘tickets enough to elect both Republican candidates! - It was given out that Kim-, mell had said positiveli that he would not vote for the pet schemes of the Albionites and if my informant- did not lie gll letters should be addressed hereafé‘ to M. Annamas Kimmell; Albion. As for Piper, he has just gone back on the boys, too, and they are . badly ‘broken up over it. - It is a source of much gratification to me, as I can well . say, /[ told youso,''when 1 was importunedto desert the Democratic candidates and vote for the anti-court house candidates, ‘Kimmell and Piper. = Take your medicine, boys, and acknowledge that you were neatly trickeds =~ Yours in solicitude, " Mo R

« 'The publishér of the Baltimore, Md. ,‘ Every Saturday, Mr. T. J. Wentworth, says his child aged six months, was suffering from a severe cold, and' he gave it Red Star Cough Cure, which acted like a charm. No morphia.-

Never wash 1n warm water before going out into the cold air. Such a practice will roughen theskin Warm water should be used only be;fqrefretiring. "

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‘A Common Cold

Is often the beginning of serious affections ‘of the Throat, Bronchial Tubes, | and Lungs. ' Therefore, the importance’ of early and effective treatment cannot ‘be overestimated. - Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral may always be relied upon for the speedy cure of a Cold or Cough. . .’

' Last January I was attacked with a .severé Cold, which, by neglect and.freguent exposures, bécame worse, ﬁhallg settling on my lungs. A terrible cong soon followe({, accompanied by pains in the chest, from which I suffered intense: ly. .After trying various remedies, without obtaining relief, I commenced taking Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, and was = : Speedily Cu red.o - I am satisfied that this remedi saved my life. — Jno. Webster, Pawtucket, R. L. .

I' contracted a severe ‘cold, which suddenly: deyveloped into’' Pneumonia, presénting dangerous and obstinate symptoms. . My physician ordered the use of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. : His in--structions were followed, and the result. was a rapid and permaneant cure.— H. E. Stimipson, Rogers Prairie, Tex. Two years ago I suffered from a severe Cold, which settled on my Lungs. Iconsulted various physicians, and took the medicines they prescribed, but received only temporary relief. = A friend induced me t6°try Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. After taking two bottles of this megﬁq‘ge Iwas| cured, Since then I have given'the Pec< toral to my children, and consider it ;

The Best Remedy

for Colds, Coughs, and all Throat and Lung diseases, ever used in my family. — Robert Vanderpool, Meadville, Pa. " Some time ago I took a.slight Cold, which, being neglected, ?ew,worse, and settled on my Lungs. had a hacking cough, and was very weak. Those who' ‘knew me best considered my life to be ‘in great danger. I continued to suffer *until I commenced using Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. . Less. than eme b%’gtle:ot this valuable medicine cured me, and I feel that I owe the preservation of my life to' its ‘curative gowers» — Mrs, Ann Lockwood, Akron, New York. =

Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral is considered, here, the one great remedy forall diseases of the throat and lungs; and is more indemand than any other medicine of its class. —J. F. Roberts, Magnalia, Ark: * % i ? ) : sal - Ayer’s Cherry' Pectoral, _ Prepared by Dr.J.C. Ayer & Co.,i.owe]l.l(sni. Bold by all Druggists. Price $1; six bottles, $5.

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Union Hall.

- The next attraction at-this place will | be the ¢Statze Illustrated ( Art and Heéxlth Lectures,”’ c'ommgencin'g Mon- - day evening, Jan. 24, to continue for. eight consecutive nights. - These en- = tertainments will undoubtedly be the most useful and instructive as well as - interesting, of any ever held in our - city. as the cabinet of oii paintings, al--80 the models and manakins, are quite a feature and the instrument used for illustrating these lectures is one of the finest in this country. Everybody can and ought to attend these lectures. Admissioﬁ» opening ,nigl}t,g 10. cents;; each succeeding night, 20 cents, or six. tickets for $1; children, 10 ¢ents. - .

Excitement in Texas,

Great excitement has been caused in the-vicinity of Paris, Tex., by the re‘markable recovery of Mr. J. E. Corley, who was'so helpless he ‘could ndt turn. in bed, orraise his head; ewget}ybody said he was dying of Consumption. A trial bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery! was sent him. . Finding:- relief, he bought a large bottle and a box.of Dr. . King’s New Life Pills; by the time he had taken two boxes of Pills and two bottles of the Discovery, he . was’ well and had gained in flesh thirty-six pounds: Trial bottles of this, Great Discovery for -Consumption free at Geo. S. Woodruff & Bro’s. -

g T The Circle will meet at the residence of Mrs. H. Kline Tuesday evening, Janusey 18,/ . 0

. " 'PROGRAM, | ° i ~ Music, “Work, for the Night is Com.-. ~_Roll call—A written. question for the -question box, A i : - Recitation, *The Pipes of Lncknow,” ~=Mre. Klld Kiser. -~ O __Sketch, ‘Robert Clive,”-LMiss Laura - Caskey. iy S L . Recitation, “The Dﬁense of Luicknow 2 ' ~Miss Sadie Woodworth. . crr ol Sketch, **Robert Burns,”—Miss T. Nyo., - .« - Selection from Burns, *“The Cotter’s Sut-. g urday Night”—MWiss Alice B, Knox. - At s Buestion box: - o | kame of “Critics.” o Ll . -Musie, ‘*Auld Lane Syne)’ a 5 - TheVerdict Unanlmous. ' _ W. D. Sult, Druggist, Bippus, Tad.. testifies: I can recommend Blectric = Bitters as the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief in overy ong _One man fook six bottles, and standing.” Abrabem Hare, druggist, Bellville, Ohio, affirms: “The bestsell. - e weialaa l hhve bohotbdamag v ing medicine I have eyer handied in my 20 years' experience, is Eleotfic ‘ R *,’ ‘ : ,*(;”‘ "fz"v" “.\nnk ‘added | their testim lony, 8o that the-ver~ be s s R »ﬁz”‘%@% o E 18 ! ous th U ] ’f"i,:-: TiC & LU I‘;‘(,‘ ww;} Fodhle ab Clae B far o e a’w *im*foa‘% R > gﬂéﬁ’; ngﬁwh TAT H)Zi rug Stors ;ﬁﬁﬁgﬁgm&‘ e 29 S 0 RTeIWS ey R SRR BT eR e g RS S eIR B N R e