Ligonier Banner., Volume 23, Number 47, Ligonier, Noble County, 7 March 1889 — Page 4

The Ligonier Banner,

THE BANNER FUBLISHING COMPANY.

THURSDAY. MARCH 7, 1889,

THE AGONY is over. ~ We all know now who constitute President Harrison’s cabinete For one, we never lost any sleep over the matter. '

Next Tuespay will terminate the sixty-days session of the Indiana Legislature. Gov. Hoyey has repeatedly declared that he will not conyene the Legislature in special session. ;

THr srTUATION Will now be reversed. Democratic organs will for four years do the ecriticising and fault-finding, while republican organs will do the puffing and lauding of the federal administration. -

SirTiNGg BULL is said to be preparing to go on the war-path again. If he does, he should be treated toa hempen rope or a dose of cold lead when he is captured. Sitting Bull will neyer be a good Indian till he is a dead one.

- GROVER CLEVELAND has just coined ~ anew phrase. Itis: ““An adjustment

of the tariff to the wants and circumstances of the people.” The South Bend Times thinks that if Mr. Cleveland had gone before the country with this simple declaration, there is but little doubt that he would have been elected his own successor. - :

Gov. Hovey is said to be playing for high political game. =He has just discovered what none of his predecessors ever did, that the Governor and not the Legislature has the" authority to appoint prison directors, beneyvolent institution trustees, ete, - A lively contest will certainly ensue if he undertakes to carry out this program.

- Bora Houskes of the General Assembly have passed the bill appropriating $40,000 for the removal of the obstruetion of the Kankakee river, at Momence, whereby thousands upon thousands of acres of land in Indiana are held under water. The removal of this obstruction will not only reclaim a vast body of land but add illlmensely to the resources and wealth of Northwestern Indiana.

. ONHIS RECENT JOURNEY to, Washington Governor Foraker told a reporter at Pittsburgh that the prohibition sentiment is growing in Ohio and is likely to carry the state the next time it is put to vote. He spoke as if his sympathies were on that side. They will be just as soon as he can see his way clear in a political point of vigw. As long as he has reason to fearithfft prohibition would hurt his party and himself, he will discountenance the moyement. Foraker is a sly citizen.

THE NEW ADMINISTRATION starts out with lots of trouble on its hands. The leader of the Senate, Edmunds, is mad because Blaine has been placed at the head of the cabinet, and 'l'om Platt,the republican boss of New York,is furious because Harrison refused to make him Secretary of the Treasury. As the distribution of the loaves and fishes proceeds, the army of the discontented and disappointed will swell in numbers and the *‘cussing’ will be heard from Maine to California. Poor Harrison!

Here is a political revelation in that sturdy and | patriotic democratic newspaper, the New York Star. Charging the World with trying to distract attention from the true cause of Mr. Cleveland’s defeat, it asks: *ls it for the reason that in so far as Cleyeland’s defeat was brought about by political ¢auses, the World newspaper islargely responsible for it by insisting on making extreme low tanff doctrine the test of democracy?”’ This is another important protest against democratic affiliftion with free trade. :

A BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS has been developed by the legislative committee having in charge the investigation of the management ef the insane asylum at Indianapolis. 'The accounts were kept in an unbusiness-like manner, supplies were obtained through favorite bidders, no bond was required of the treasurer of the board of trustees who handled thousands upon thousands of dollars, expenditures were reckless and profligate ; in short, the affairs of that great institution were managed or rather mismanaged in & way that was certain to lead to abuses. The developments conclusively demonstrate that a change of management should have een made long ago.

SEVERAL of our exchanges have announced that Mr. J. B, Stoll, of the South Bend Times, has been selectdd to a trusteeship of the blind asylum. 1f it is any benefit to him you bet we stand in for John every time. He is apable of filling any position the state cpn give—Goshen Democrat, ?Thanks, Bro. Beane, thanks. "As for the ‘‘benefit’’—that is probably a small matter; so small, from a pecuniary point of view, as to hardly enter into consideration. A The trust was accepted because we esteemed it a duty to respect the wishes of those whe had mapped out a program to place the benevolent institutions of the state under the control of men whose record ‘attests their devotion to the doctrine that “public office is a public trust.” e ey doAdhs IS MG stomued Jnthe ilp ;fmmg?frwé&%»: g gei ey fitaar

ON THE DAY of hisinauguration President Harrison was 55 years, 7 months and 14 days old. Benjamin will therefore be less than sixty years of age when he shall step down and out four years hence, to make room for David Bennett Hill or some other Demoerat.

AN ‘‘AUTHORIZED'' INTERVIEW with President Cleveland was published in a recent issue of the New York Herald. In it Mr. Cleveland reaffirmed his serene contentment with the action of the people last November, and declared that “tariff reform’’ will go marching or. This 18 not the first time that Mr. Cleveland favored the country with his opinion of the late election, nor has the country been kept in ignorance of what he thinks of tariff réform. So far then, the matter contained, in the Herald interview can scarcely be called fresh. But it is not devoid of interest. Mr. Cleyeland improved the opportunity to announce that his Democracy is not .of the ordinary kind. ftis of the most ntense character, though it has not been visible on all occasions. That the ex-President should have felt called upon to make such a statement is somewhat surprising. 1t seems to indicate the existence of a belief that his Democracy has not been as clearly understood by the country as it should have been. ‘

TwENTY-SEVEN students graduated from the Medical College of Indiana, at Indianapolis, last Friday. One of ‘the most interesting features ot the graduating exercises was an address by Chief Justice Byron K. Elliott, of the supreme court of Indiana. The learned judge had chosen for his subject the duties of the young physician to himself and to his profession. He offered some practical suggestions in the way of advice, to the effect that the duty of the young doctor today is to acquire the power to know and to act. Theory is well enough in its proper place, but the practical exercise of good judgment, coupled with a kind heart, the judge said, 1s the best remedy at a sick bed. The regular physician, he claimed, recognizes no set school of medicine, for he is only a scientific student whose sole calling is to minister to the wants of mankind. Indeed, there is no such institution as a set school. The physician never should keep a secret from his fellow-physician or from the publie, but should strive to be of some actual benefit to all and at every opportunity. It would be well if the medical fraternity were frequently afforded an opportunity to hear such truths from the lips of men nossessing the knowledge, judgment, wisdom and experience of Chief Justice Elliott.

PRESIDENT HARRISON’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS is a thoughtful and dignified production. In tone and spirit it is thoroughly patriotic and truly American, befitting the great occasion. For clearness of style and felicity of expression the address stands unexcelled. It is entirely free of egotism, vanity or self-glorification. If Gen. . Harrison closely follows the lines mapped out in his inaugural there will be little cause for complaint so far as the great mass of the people are concerned. Lo do that courageously and fearlessly. is by no means an easy task, as will presently be discovered. His declarations relative to what is commonly called the southern question are quite commendable, but by no means pleasing to members of his own party who huve all along insisted on the inauguration of a special policy for the government of the South. Especially deserving of praise is his reference to civil seryice reform. The true, practical view of that question could not well have been stated in better and mware expressive terms. All in all, President Harrison’s inaugural address is well worth reading. Of course it makes many positive and implied promises that will never be fulfilled. But this shows what Gen. Harrison hopes and will strive to do. Whether or not he is likely to succeed the future should be permitted to reveal.

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE,

Commissioner Wright recently submitted to the U. S. Senate a. report on marriage and divorce. The ‘statistics cover twenty years, from 1867 to 1886. The New York Herald says that this report has a painful but an instructive interest. It would haye been doubly interesting if Colonel Wright had been able to carry his investigations further and discover the relation of divorce to crime, for instance, or to insanity ; but that was, in the nature of things, impossible. . ’

During the last score of years 328,-» 716 divorces have been granted. ‘The bulk of domestic misery which these figures represent is something appall-! ing. Over three hundred thousand families broken up by recourse to legal proceedings, early hopes blasted, tears, wretchedness, estrangement, cruelty and crime. The imagination shrinks from contemplating the picture. \ In 1880 there were in New York state 1 760,662 homes and the divorces granted were 834, or one to every 1,151 famil- 1 ies—not an exceedingly large proportion. Indeed, the tables show that in that state divorce is not on the increase of population. It seems not to be true at any rate, that e A Shose who are tn Would Tals gotout. | .‘A yontemparary. thinks thie best way. o prtect marrisge from the invasions of cqprice and teach men and women £ baur the llls they, havs rether than lit aa § ﬁ;wgﬁ% Sy

- HARRiSON'S CABINET, | Tuesday afternoon President Harrison sent the United States Senate the following cabinet nominations, which ‘were promptly confirmed: State—James G. Blaine, of Maine. Treasury—William Windom, of Minn. War—Redfield Proctor, of Vermont. Navy—B. F. Tracy, of New York. Interior—John W. Noble,of Mo. ' Postoffice—J ohn Wannamaker,of Pa. ~ Justice—W .H. H. Miller, of Indiana. } Agriculture— Jeremiah Rusk,of Wis. ~ Blaine and Windom occupied the ‘same positions in the Garfield cabinet, both stepping down and out at the beginning of the Arthur regime. Windom is credited to Minnesota, but in point of fact he has of late years been a Wall street stock jobber. Minnesota repudiates him. Proctor was an original Harrrison man and is wealthy but respectable. Tracy is theresult of the bitter factional contest between the New York politicians. Noble was a class-mate of Harrison’s,is a good lawyer, and a reputable citizen. Wannamaker is the very best selection that could have been made for postmaster general. Miller has for years been Harrison’s law partner and was chosen on account of his intimate personal relations with his chief. He is a good lawyer, but knows nothing of politics. Jerry Rlisk for secretary of agriculture is an excellent selection. There is good working material in the cabinet. Territorially it might have been arranged more advantageously. Blaine ought to have sufficed for the New England states, and the attorney general should have been taken from Kentucky or Tennessee.

BALLOT REFORM.

. The admission on all sides that the purchase of votes was very general in the last election in all the so-called doubtful states and by both narties, had the effect of awakening a strong sentiment throughout the country in favor of legislation making it impossible to purchase votes, or what is equivalent to the same thing, rendering it impossible to make the delivery certain.

In this state this sentiment has crystalized in the enactment of a law designed and carefully prepared to accomplish this laudable purpose. The bill passed ‘both houses by large majorities, all the Democrats except one voting for it and less than half of the Republicans voting ‘against it. It is not claimed that the bill is perfect, but that it is a step in the right direction is admitted by all friends of a pure ballot. Its defects can be remedied by the next Legislature. To stop the villainous ‘‘business’ of buying and selling votes at elections .meets with the hearty approval of all except the miserable creatures who have made the right of suffrage an article of merchandise. The party leaders on both sides recognize the -fact that the suppression of this shameful traflic will be beneficial to both parties. Less money will: henceforth be spent at our elections in this state. Party managers can now, if so disposed, devote to the honest and commendable purpose of educating the voter, those ‘very funds. which in the- past have been used to debauch and corrupt him. The people certainly will be benefited by the change, for the masses of the people are in a very large majority over the vile wretches whose sole view of their great political right of suffrage iis how much money they can get for it. The candidates on each side will ‘be benefited, for they will no longer have to engage in a race purely of purses. If we can believe all the extraordinary, yet circumstantial, stories of election bribery, the new law bids fair to produce the most salutary and widespread revolution, in every branch of the political system as now conducted. No leader, as so frequently happens now, will henceforth be able to centrol for his own purposes any\ official in high responsible place, for he can not assure his re-election er his( defeat by the use of money, the sole lever which unscrupulous leaders dossess. Every honest Democtat gnd every honest Republican should hai} with delicht every effort toward eliminating this monstrous evil from ouf political system. Every honest man ‘should do

his part toward wiping out this stain upon the fair fame of the Republic.

No greater evil than the buyfing and selling of votes has ever begn introduced in this country. Unless good men of all parties unite to rod it out, honest elections thay as well bejclassed among the things of the past./

A Curious Land Case. A land case, which cregted much interest was tried last week {n the LaGrange County Circuit Court. Itis thus summarized in the laGrange Standard: The case was thaf of I. W. Brown vs. J. A. Oliver, et al/ A father and son, both bearing the/ name of Thomas Oliver, came to thjs county in 1837, and one or the othler of them settled upon a piece of lapd, receiving a deed for it from the Goyernment. In 1840, Thomas Oliver, Sr.} deeded the property to one Whiteley, who in turn deeded it to I. W. Brown. - The children of Thomas Oliver, Jr., now occupy the land, and I. W. Brown brings suit for ejectment. But the defendants claim that Thomas Oliver, Sr., never had a title to the property, and their father, Thomas Oliver, Jr., swears that he,himsglf,settled for the land and bofore the jury was, “Whe obtained dhe Govornment ded” They dutde - givbr of e JlßiauE; Kt tis doe

CHEAPER SCHOOL BOOKS. indiana’s Nfew Text Book Law. j’ Principal Features of the Measure Which | Broke the Back of the Trust. The following is a comprehensive 'synopsis of the school book bill which has passed bothf Houses of the Legislature and will become a law: - Section 1 provides that ‘the state board of education shall constitute a board of commissioners for selecting or compiling a series of text books for the common schools in the following branches: Spelling, reading, arithmetic, geography, English grammar, physiolegy, hisﬁory, and a graded series of writing books. ' Section 2 requires the giving of a bond by each commissioner of $lO,OOO for the faithful discharge of his duty, and that imniedxately after the taking effect of this law the board of commissioners shall advertise for twenty-one consecutive days, in two daily papers published 1n this state, to wit: The Indianapolis Daily Sentinel and The Indiabapolis Daily Journal, and in one newspaper of general circulation 1n the cities of New York,. Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis that sealed proposals will be receiyed as follows: = |

First. From publishers of school text books, for furnishing books, -to the school trustees of the state of Indiana, fer use in the common schools of this state, as provided in this act, for a term of five years, stating specifically m such bid the price at which each book will be furnished, and accompanying such bid with specimen copies of each and all books proposed to be furnished in such bid. Second. From authors of school text books who have manuseripts of books not published. for prices at which they will. sell their| manuscript, together with the copyright of such books, for use in the puablic schouls of the state of Indiana. | e

Third. For persons who are willing to undertake the compilation of -a book or books, or a series of books, as provided for in section one (1) of this act, the price at which they are willing to undertake such compilatien of any or all such books to the acceptance and satisfaction of the said board of commissioners.

This section also stipulates that all bids must be accompanied by a bond of $50,000 that the bidder will perform the conditions of his bid satisfactorily to the board; and that no bid shall be considered unless accompanied by the affidavit of the bidder that he is in no way connected with any other publisher or firm bidding and that he is not a party to any syndicate or trust. Sec. 4, makes it the duty of the board to meet at the time and place mentioned in the advertisement and inspect all bids or proposals and ascertain which of said propositions are acceptable ,if any, and providing that the cost of the books, including all transportation and cost oI delivery to the zounty superintendents, shall not exceed the following prices: ' . Spelling book, 10 cents; first reader, 10 cents; second reader, 15 cents; third reader, 25 cents; fourth reader, 30 cents; fifth reader, 40 cents; arithmetic, intermediate, 35 cents; arithmetic, complete, 45 cents; geography, elementary, 30 cents; geography, complete, 75 cents; English grammar. elementary, 25 cents; English grammar, complete, 40 cents; physiolegy, 35 cents; history of the United States, 50 cents; copy book, b cents. ; Secs. 5,6, and 7 relate to the conditions of the contract made and taking effect of the Act. Secs. 8 and 9 provide for the distribution of the books to the people through the township trustees who shall receipt the county superintendent for all books received and sell them to patrons of the school ori:school children at the prices herein named for cash only and to make quarterly returns during the year of all moneys received and reports of books on hand. : i

Secs. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15 and 16 provides penalties for non performance of duty as prescribed by this act or violation of the same by trustees and county superintendents; that the county superintendent shall give a bond equal in amount to one hundred dollars for every one thousand inhabitants of his county. for the faithful performance of his duty; for the making of quqrter]y reports by thesuperintendent to the state board of commissioners within ten days after the date when the township trustees are required to make their reports to the superintendent and for the repeal of all laws now on the statutes which conflict with this act. |

Elkhart’s inld Settlers’ Club.

Ffty of the old settlers of Elkharti county, met in the County Commissioners room, at Goshen, Feb. 22, and effected an organization under the titlel of the ‘‘Pioneer Club of Elkhart county.! A residence of 40 years in the «state and county was fixed upon as a qualification for membership. Joseph Zollinger was elected President; M. B. Hascall, Secretary; and Neah Shoup, Treasurer.' A Vice President from edch township was also chosen, and the following named gentlemen elected as an Executive Committee: John W. Irwin, John ﬂcNau"gliton, H. D. Wilson, Thomas Miller, Geo. W. Zinn, A. F. Wilden and Guy C. Johnson. » Consumption Surely Cured, - 'ro'm;gm or—Please inform your readers that I have a positive remedy for the above hﬁmﬂdweq -By its mwﬂpﬂmwﬂ have been permanentl, !Wﬁ» I shall be glad to send two bottles,of my remTk Iy SRy chefiein Who, | *‘Z";”“*“**g"*é"%ﬂ’“’yﬁ?%&ﬁf Hhorpys

] : Florida Curiosities, - Mr. Geo. Kennison, formerly a well- | known resident of this place, but now living in Florida, has recently forwarded to Mr. E. E. Reed, the druggist, some rare and curious specimens of birds and fishes from that semi-tropical region. The most interesting of the collection is a fine specimen of a pelican, which Mr. Reed has mounted in nice style and placed in his show window, where, with the other Florida curiosities, it attracts much attention. It is certainly a strange looking bird, and has a history as interesting as that.of any member of the lower order of animal creation. In “‘Goldsmith’s Ani- | mated Nature’’ there are three pages devoted to a description of it. Africa and America are its habitats—in this country the coasts of Georgia and Florida being probably as far north as it is known. Its body is about as big as a good sized duck. It is of a dusky, ashen color. The toes, four in number, are webbed together, and its neck‘ somewhat resembles thatof a swan;‘ but the singular manner in which it differs from all other birdsis in the bill, and the great pouch underneath it. This enormous bill is fifteen inchesi from the point to the opening of the mouth, which is a good way back be-‘ hind the eyes. Itis very thick at the base but tapers off toward the end, where it hooks downward. To the lower edges of the under side hangs a pouch, reaching the whole length of the, bill to the neck, whieh in a full-grown one, is said to be capable of holding fifteen quarts of water. This bag the bird has the power of wrinkling up into the hollow of the under chap; but by opening the bill and putting one's hand down into the bag, it may be distended at pleasure. It is not covered with feathers, but a short, downy sub_ stance, as smooth and soft as satin. The bird lives on fish, which it catches with its long, hooked bill, and as fast as il catches them it deposits them in the bag, and keeps on fishing until the bag is full, when it goes ashore and devours the prey at its leisure., Of this bird many fabulous accounts have been handed down from ancient times—such as feeding its young with its own blood, and its carrying water for them in its pouch into the desert. One truthful historian also asserts that it can carry enough fish in its bag to feed sixty hungry men!—probably he meant boneless codfish. These old chroniclers also attributed to the pelican many admirable traits and qualities, great parental affection, etc. Father Labat, the great naturalist, describes the American species of the bird as haying a sadness 1n its countenance that would become an undertaker, and those who have critically inspected Mr. Reed’s bird, claim to have discovered this sad cast of countenance in its elongated visage. Goldsmith says that it is a yery heayy, sluggish, yoracious bird, and very ill-fitted to take those flights or to make those cautious provisions for a distant time which we have been told they do. They are, he says, torpid and inactive to the last degree, so that nothing can exceed their indolence but their gluttony, Their flesh it is said smells very rancid and tastes a thousand times worse than it smells—so bad, ‘in fact, that 1t would turn the stomach of our gentle American savage or probably a Pennsylvcnia Hungarian miner, by whom, they say, turkey-buzzard is regarvded as a delicacy. , The other specimens received by Mr. Reed also form curious and interesting studies. One is a toad fish, a hideous looking creature, covered with thorny protuberances. There is also a cowfish, which sports horns and a tail; a horseshoe crab, a curious looking crustacea, resting on a shell of almost a perfect horseshoe shape. There is a sea-urchin, alittle, round shell-fish, like a pin-cushion, and covered with barnacles; a fish head, called a sea garb; star fish, etc., the whole forming 2 most interesting and valuable collec.tion of marine and aquatic animal life.

Murder and Robbery at ngor{ier, Pa.

The follewing dispatch recites the details of a dastardly erime committed on Wednesday night of last week, at Ligonier, Pa.—a town from which this place takes its name. The aged victims of this terrible crime were no doubt personally kuown to many old settlers of Noble county, who came here from that locality.

LicoNIER, Pa., Feb. 28.—News rgached this place about 10 o’clock this morning ef a bold and atrocious murder. The facts, as briefly gleaned, are as follows: About 7 o’'clock last evening the house of Herman Umberger, an aged farmer living on the pike ten miles east of here, near Jamestown, Somerset county, was entered by two masked men claiming they had a search warrant for jewelry that had been stolen from a peddler in the neighborhood a short time ago. Mr. Umberger innocently accompanied them through the house, and when he was forced to open a trunk containing $13,000, he placed the money in his pocket. They then commanded him at the the foint of a revolver to hand it oyer. This he strenuously objected to, when they fired five shots into his body, killing him almost instantly. They took the money and fled .in the darkness. The aged wife witnessed the murder, but was too old and feeble to be of any assistance to her husband. The murderers are supposed to reside in the community. Great excitement prevails and if the murderers are caught they will be lynched. ‘

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Blind Asylum Trusteeship. We don’t like the law that gave Hon. J. B. Stoll an office, but, given the law, we are glad that so honorable a géntleman as Mr. Stoll will fill the office.— Goshen Times. , John B. Stoll, of the South Bend Times, has been selected tb a trusteeship of the blind asylum. Mr. Stoll will undoubtedly make a good official. —Kendallville News. ; )

.John B. Stoll, of the South Bend Times, has been chosen one of the Trustees of the State Blind Asylum. A better selection could not have been made.—Plymoutfh Democrat. : The appointment of Mr. J. B. Stoll, editor of the limes, as one of the trustees of the asylum for the blind is a manifestation of good judgment. Mr. Stoll will . honor the position.—South Bend News. g ' ‘l'he Tribuae likes to commend even its political enemies whenever it can do so conscientiously, and it wishes to say that when the Legislature chose Jehn B. Stoll, of the South Bend Times, as a trustee of the asylum for the blind, it ma.%e ‘@ most excellent selection.-—- New Albany Tribune.

J. B. Stoll, of the South Bend Times, has been appointed a trustee of the State blind asylum. The selection is a good one. Mr. Stoll’s thorough insight into public affairs, gained by his long newspaper experience, would make him a valuable man in any position of public trust.—Walkerton Independent. ‘ g 'The -trustees for the blind asylum are Jack Riley, Terry Cullen and J. B. Stoll. Mr. Cullen is the genial chief clerk of the Graud Hotel at Indianapolis and Bro. Stoll is the talented editor of the South Bend Times. The Journal congratulates both of these gentlemen on their deserved appointments.— Winamac Journal. Hon. J. B. Stoll. editor of the South Bend Times, has been appointed a trustee of the State blind asylum. It is a good selection. If any one can make the blind to see it is a journalist like Mr. Stoll, whose' scintillations are brilliant enough to penetrate the thickest film.—l.aPorte Herald. Mr. J. B. Stoll, editor of the South Bend Times, has been appointed one of the trustees of the blind asylum, and the number of pleasant notiggs he is getting from his republican, as well as democratic contemporaries, is enough to excite his vanity, if he has any. The Reyiew adds its congratulations.—Elkhart Review. :

The News agrees with the Michigan City Dispatch, which says: ‘‘John B. Stoll, of the South Bend ‘l'imes, has been selected to a trusteeship of the blind asylum. Mr. Stell is an aßle man. His long experiencein the newspaper business has given him a thoroth insight into public affairs. It will make him a most useful servant of the state.”’—Geoshen News. ‘ The Evansville Journal admits that some of the appointments are good. It speaks highly of Mr. Cullen, ene of: the trustees of the blind asylum and the Courier indorses every word it says| of*thim. Few men in the state are better known than Terry Cullen and not a man who knows him that would not stake his life on his integrity. Heis as intelligent and capable in business ‘as he is amiable and industrious. The Courier also endorses most fully what its neighbor says of Mr. John B. Stoll, ‘another of the trustees of the blind asylum. We have known both of these men personally for many years, and it is no undue compliment to say that the whole state is to be congratulated on having two such men on the board of trustees of this important public institution. ‘The third member, Mr. Riley, is represented to be a fitting companion for the two others.—Evansville Courier. :

THIS AND THAT.

Interesting Paragraphs on Various Topics.

The Indianapolis News thinks neither Col. Holloway nor Capt. Meredith will be apXointed Public Printer under the new administration.

Mrs. Harrison is said to be an enthusiastic and successful china painter. She has her own kiln for firing her china and attends to all the details of it herself. Senator Vance, of North Carolina, is a profound student of the Bible, and his knowledge of the Scriptures shows itself in his speeches, many phrases of which are in the Biblical language. -

Minister Phelps brings home 101 trumks from England, which go through the custom house duty free. As a testimony to the able diplomacy of Mr. Phelps, this beats all previous records. The.ﬁreat fortune of the Sturgis family, in Boston, was founded by William Sturgis, who began life as a poor Cape Cod sailor. He rose to the command of his ship, finally monopolized the trade of the Northwest Coast, and died

rich. ‘ The Columbia Citf Post thinks Grover Cleveland would draw immense crowds in 1892 stum%inf the country in favor of David B. Hill as the democratic presidential candidate. Such a procedure would be a new departure for Graver., : L ~On account of the great magnetic influence of the vast quantities of iron and .ot.eiﬁl,:m;sf;ﬁ%ﬂ‘t?bﬂrx :gélls;tw ‘magnefic needle is of no practical use }lﬁinj th,w_év oitiyg- ~ Ciml ééﬁi& v E snryeying land in the city, ar gmfk ' to abandon the use of tb 3%5 nary

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| F. W. Shinke & Son, : Are now ready to meet their many , |, customers with BOOTS and SHOES .|} for fall and winter wear. 51 | |—they have the fine-t and latest line of—--81 3 | Men’s, Women's and Children’s Shoes | At Greatly REDUCED Prices, | When purchasing goods of us, remem | | that we also do Repairing with neat- , | ness and dispatch. / ': F. W, SHINKE & SON, . | Ligonier, Ind. . 41-Iv. S ———————————— | " Swiss Brewery, ; ) | A WALDER. Prop’r, . LIGONIER, - INDIANA ' Strictly First-Class Beer in Eighth and - and Quarter Barrels and by the Case, constantly on hand. it Delivered Free of Charge. GIVE.-IT A TRIAL! - je¥>Persons having emFty beer bot- | tles in their possession will confer a fa- | vor by returning them at once, either to the brewery or to the saloons from which they purchased the beer. _ Breﬁery and Office on Chatham Stree : : north of L. S. & M. S. Depot. SAVE.:-MONEY d ™ _ . ———by calling on—— | E/P KOONTZ —for the best— o at thelowest prices. 1 have a large .« +stock of all kinds of Parlor and Bedroom Sets, Dining- ~ room and Kitchen Furpitore. = ; ~ lhavealsoa nice line for the e OIS e E.P.noontz. bt e Notice of Final Settlement. ﬁ*}ﬁ?*“'iamiﬁ w- sate of Hmannel Uume NONHOR o Hertby alotn 'thst he Gaden T‘v ST ma“**?@‘mm L »isg“,,,gak R - und w‘% :Ij ,1\ - BIgT « EXeCUTOr O 1 thne last will o 1 | e.?:ﬁ.. ‘of said Court his report and vouchers in final heard by enid Court at the Court, House fnal. -