Ligonier Banner., Volume 25, Number 25, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 October 1890 — Page 4

m e » ») 3 . he Figonier Banner, : n THE BANNER PUBLISHING COMPANY THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1890, . . : Democratic Ticket. For Judge of the Supreme Court, JUSEPH A, 8. MITCHELL, : of Elkhart County. . Secretary of State, CLAUDE MATITHENS, of Vermillion County. ' : Auditor, ; JOHN O. HENDERSON, ot Howard County, i Treasurer, ALBERT GALL, of Marion County. Attorney-General, : ALUNZO G. SMITH, of Jennings County. Clerk of Supreme Court; ANDREW M, SWEENEY, G of Dubois County. Superintendent Public Instruction, - HERVEY D. VORIES, ‘ of Johnson County. State Geologist, SYLVESTER 8. GORY, . of Fountain County. : State Statistician, ! WILLIAM A. PEELLE, JR., of Randolph County. For Congress—l2th District, - CHARLES A. O. MCCLELLAN, , of DeKalb County, : For Judge 83d Judicial Circuit, JOSEPH W. ADAIR, of Whitley County. For Prosecuting Attorney 33d Judicial Circuit, : LON D. FLEMING, . ot Noble County. : For Joint Representative, DR. NORMAN TEAI, . ot [Noble County. e For Representative,” JAMES ROSCO. | For Clerk, i FRANK P, BOI'HWELL. For Auditor, : CARLOS R. WILEY, For Treasurer, JOSLAH DARROW, For Sheriff, JACOB SHAUCK. For Surveyor, J.C. BRINKERHOFF. For Coroner, DR, C. A. SEYMOUR. For Commissioner—lst District, NICHOLAS B. NEWNAM. For Commissioner—3Brd District, i JOIN B. RENKENBERGER,

e For some reason or other, the Prohibitionists of Indiana are not making much noise this vear.

THE season of county fairs is about over. We may now settle down for the approach of winter.

THIS YEAR’S CAMPAIGN, in Indiana, will not be a’long one, but it bids fair to be sharp and incisive. .

GROVER CLEVI«;LAND wants it understood that there is no truth to the statement that he is in poor health.

Warcn the price of dry goods, ete:, for the next few months and thus ascertain whether or not the tarffis a tax.

“HOoN. EDWARD ATKINSON says iron and steel can be manufactured in this country as cheaply as in England. There is no reason to doubt that. .

~ STUDY the election laws and be prepared to cast a ballot that will count. Defective ballots are thrown out. Remember this and ayoid mistakes.

It is already apparent that there are some surprises in store for somebody. The political situation is sufliciently complicated to justify this prediction.

THE CLARION VOICE of Senator Voorhees will soon be heard in the northern part of the state. The Tall Sycamore is in excellent trim, and will make the fur fly when he gets on the stumnp.

GLADSTONE, ‘‘the’ grand old man,” has a library of about 25,000 volumes. A man who knows pretty much everything contained 1n that number of books ought to be equipped to wrestle with almost any problem. 5'

REPUBLICAN SPEAKERS, when they aim to fire the hearts of the brethren, mstinctively name Tom Reed, the new Moses. They hardly ever mention the

name of Benjamin Harrison in the hope of bringing down the house.

ANY man of ordinary intelligence can learn how to vote under the Australian system. Just put on your thinking eap, and you’ll get the hang of the thing in a short time. It is not at all complicated after you have once learned how to do it.

THERE secems to be no doubt about the newly organized People's party being run in the interest of the Republicans. Their platform plainly indicates this. Democrats will be slow about walking into this little parlor fitted up by republican spiders.

SENATOR TURPIE is preaching democratic gospel down in the southern part of thestate. His speeches are an intellectual treat. In logical discussion and oratorical force he has few superiors on the stump. Such speakers as Turpie are always worthy of large audiences. ' 1 : lLorp WoLSELEY thinks that some day the Chinese will wake up, make war upon all Christian nations and compel them to unite in order to avoid subjugation. Lord Wolseley’s nerves seem to have been in a shaky condition ever since his inglorious campaign in the Soudan. : Hox. Masown J. NiBLACK, speaker of the house of representatives of 1889, has been nominated for joint represenMo for the counties of Knox, Gibson and Vanderburg, by the Democracy. The district is considered reliably democratic. He will also be a eandidate for speaker of the house the coming winter, but he will have a ~strong man against him in the person “of J. E. MéCullough, of Marion eounty, should he be elected, 48 he probably AW e

Tar, Peru Sentinel hits the nail squarely on the head when it says: “The man who stands around on the street corners and squirts tobacco juice and pretends to have a great interest in national politics is usually the person against whom the charge is made of not providing for his family.”

Tar RepusLicANs will lose enough congressmen in the South to make the house demoecratic. The question is, will they gain enough in the North to make up for the loss? Just now that seems hfirdly possible. At any rate, such a result is not probable, judging from present appearances of things.

Ir ROBERT E. PATTISON succeeds in polling the democratic vote in Pennsylvanigi there will be no doubt about his election to the governorship of the Keystone state. He will get enough rephblican votes to again place him in the gubernatorial chair. But will tie Democrats go to the polls and give him their united support? The result hinges entirely on that. - v

THE Colorado state democratic convention which met at Denver last Thursday, nominated an excellent ticket, and resolved ‘‘that we demand the free and unlimit_kad coinage of silver.”” That is the democratic sentiment throughout the country, and no man who opposes the practically unanimous demand of the people need hope to be the democratic standard bearer in '92.

MaJjor McKiNLeY is going to make a desperate effort to overcome the 2,000 adverse majority in his district. He will have at his command all the money that can be used to his advantage, and the ablest speakers in the country have signified their readiness to help him. Secretary Blaine, Speaker Reed, Senator Sherman, Cabot Lodge and other big guns will participate in the campaign in the McKinley district.

- ConL. Bos INGERSOLL, a contemporary says, will probably think twice before making any more rash prophesies regarding the futurity of the church. About ten years ago he gave aghostics cause for congratulation by assuring them' that within ten years from that time two theatres would be erected to one church. Unfortunately, however, for the Colonel's prophetic veracity, the Methodist church alone is building three churches a day. !

GEORGE W. JoxNEs, of Dubuque, low:t._-is perhaps the oldest ex-con-gressman living. He was elected a candidate -to congress trom the then Territory of Michigan in 1835. Subsequently he was United States Senator from lowa for two terms. Buchanan then appointed him Minister to New Grenada. -He was charged with disloyalty in 1861 _and imprisoned at Fort Warren. In 1888 the old man got mad at the Democrats and came out for Harrison. Wot much was thought of it, however, for it was generally understood that he had entered upon his second childhoed. g

GEO. L. YAPLE, of Mendon, has been nominated for congress by the Democrats of the Fourth Michigan district, on a greenback platform. His Republican competitor is Julius Caesar Burrows, of Kalamazoo, the present incumbent. He has still another competitor in the person of a young farmer named Geo. E. Cunningham, who is the nominee of the new Industrial party, the Knights of Labor and the Prohibitionists. Though the nominee of three parties, it is entireiy safe to predict that Cunningham will receive fewer votes than either of his two competitors. Cunningham’s nomination was made in the interest of Burrows, to prevent the Labor vote from being cast for Yaple. =~ . =

MassacHusSETTs REPUBLICANS have nominated a new man to be the successor of General N. P. Banks in the fifth congressional district. This action means the final retirement from public life of the veteran congressman. It has been recognized that General Banks long ago had passed the limit of usefulness, and two years ago he was returned to congress from the district that he had so often represented simply as a mark of respect for him and recognition of his past services. Now that even those sentiments have failed to secure a renomination for him, he will not be likely to be heard from again in public life. He is a very poor man, having used up his salary as fast as it was earned. Public men ought to learn to save and make both ends meet, like common people. .

PoLITICAT. QUESTIONS, the Peru Sentinel well says, should be viewed with the same cool deliberation that obtain when looking at any other question. Prejudice will never allow one to see things in their true light, nor can reason have her legitimate sway when the mitcd is blinded by such seutiment. The time has fully come .n our country, when the deal issues of other times should be l{iid forever at rest, and the newer and living questions of this day should be considered. New times demand new ymeasures and new men. A policy that was good thirty years ago is too small and cramped for these vigorous days. The world is broader today than ever before. The views of progression and liberal minds of today cannot and will not be fet-( tered by the selfish views of the favored classes. The dawn of a higher civilization in the political world is_breaking, and the bats and owls of the protection period must seek other ficlds or else submit to the onward march of newer and more advanced ideas.

GOOD ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN. Hon. Thomas C. Platt, ex-U. S. senator from the state of New York, recently said: ¢The importance of a young man commenc‘ing early to take an active part in politics is obvious. Men are largely creatures of habit. Let the habit once be formed of ignoring their political duty and the chances are that it will stick to them through life; but if, on the other hand, they start right by identifying themselves with some political organization they will become good and useful citizens. My advice to all young men is, take up the study of politics as early as possible and familiarize yourselt with all important public questions. Do not stop there. Make up your mind to which party your convictionslead you, and then do all you ean to strengthen the hands of that organization. I should not' advise ary man to join the democratic or repnblican parties simply because he had been reared in that faith. Let him decide the question of his political manhood for himself. Traditions are all very well, but every man is surer of himself who makes his own independent investigation -and forms his own opinions.”” :

PRICES TO ADVANCE

The Chicago Post predicts that there ‘will be an all-around increase in the price of certain lines of dry goods in the near future. ¢“l'his increase’’ it says, “will be no trifling affair, but will be of such magnitude as to open the eyes and seriously affect the pocketbooks of persons unfortunate enough to be in the position of purchasers. The advance, itis rumored, will take place on or about Oct. 1, and will affect not only imported manufactured goods, but also all goods manufactured in this country protected under the provisions of the recent tariff legislature, The class of goods which will be most immediately affected will be principally clothing and clothing material, and winter. goods in this line will . undoubtedly go up with the advent of the cold weather. To the purchasing public this is quite serious news. Jack Frost is inexorable, and blizzards demand overcoats, without any regard ‘to the price of garments, and the great wholesale houses throughout the country have made up their minds that wraps and clothing of every kind must go up irrespective of the condition of pocketbooks. Just how many lines of dry goods will be marked up eannot be stated, but it is certain that several lines are aftected. This situation has been caused by and is directly due to that wonderful and highly complicated piece of legislative jugglery known as the McKinley bil. While there is no combination among the wholesale traders nor, so far .as can be learned, agreement of any kind as regards a concerted move-i ment, the rise in price, it is expécted, will be almost simultaneous in all the great wholesale houses in the principal cities all over the country. |

WHAT DOES SHE ThINK OF ME®? By CHAUNCEY N. FASSETT) i

I got to thinking about domestic affairs some time ago, and'it occurred to me to ask my wife what she thought of me, anyway. My first impulse was to rush right out into the kitchen and plump the question to her squase toed. Then, thinks I, it may not strike her favorably to disturb her when she is busy getting dinner, and she might tarn vn me and eat me up on general principles, while by waiting and exercising a little diplomacy I could come nearer getting a sense of the meeting that would be satisfactory. So I took the matter under advisement and turned it over in my mind several times before. I ventured to broach it. Meantime I watched the current of events pretty closely and did everything in my power to cultivate and encourage the apparent compatability that existed between us. The truth was that I was a little doubtful of the issue. I could not prevent my thoughts from reverting to certain phases of our married life the effect of which on the hidden recesses of her mind I had never been certain of, though conscious that had I been put ip her place I would have made a vigorous kick, I am a good deal like other men, you know, about doing those things I ought not to do and not doing those things I ought to do, with special reference to little attentions and duties about . the house that are the more easily neglected when lack of pcrformance is quietly and patiently overlooked and supplied, and these little things kept coming up and bothering me. The effect of the recollection was dis‘couraging to the projectin view and yet tended to whet my curiosity as to ‘what her honest, unbiased and unreiservéd opinion of me was under the Icircumstances. The longer I studied ‘the more difficult the job appeared and } the more anxious I became to learn the truth, until between the two I actually ‘began to lose my appetite and grew so fidgety as to excite the concern of my ‘wife. I evaded her questions as much as possible and added to my already heavy burden of trifling domestic sins by falsely attributing my condition to an unhealthy state of my liver. In her solicitude she advocated the purchase of a bottle of some kind of stuff she had seen advertised to regulate the liver and put it in first-class working condition without the use of a knife, but I thouéht I could pull through without it and by a supreme effort when in her presence I did appear more cheerful and healthy. There were times, however, when the burden of my self-imppsed task bore me down with a weight which seemed unbearable and many a time I would go

around back of the house and kick myself all over the premises for allowing such an insane idea to get possession of me. But the idea remained just the sgme. It had come to stay and I realized fully and emphatically that to get rid of it I must ask my wife the question. So I went out to the park? and practiced on the question. - I tried it first in a light, humorous vein, as though it were a trivial matter of a comedy nature to be laughed off at the dinner table, but it wouldn’t do. I could almost hear her say, *O, you're all right,”” and that would be simply exasperating. Then I putit in a sentimental form, and could see her look of patient disgust as plain as though I had actually asked her that way. I next tried it appealingly, and 1n fancy I saw her regard me with condescending pity. " The only remaining way was to soberly and earnestly ask her ‘what she thought of me; and much as I dreaded such a cold-blooded procedure it appeared to me, knowing both parties, to be the only plan likely to )accomplish the desired result. I ac'cordingly went home and taking advantage of the first most favorable opportunity I let go of the question that had been feeding on my vitals for months. What did she say? Well, pow, don’t try to pry into our family secrets. Go ask vour own wife. i

Marriage and Divorce.

| A number of persons are exerting themselves to exaggerate the importance of the inter state marriage and divorce question. The discussion has been taken up by sundry pens, chiefly clerical, and almost all inclined to imagine that a terrible state of things is resulting from a lack of uniformity in laws of the family. It is true that each state has its own theory and system of regulating and dissolving matrimonial contracts, and an occasional case occurs in which state courts are confronted by issues strange to the legislation it is their ordinary business to ‘construe. But the inconvenience is findividual rvather than general, and may .be trivial in comparison with what some of the remedies proposed would produce. One reverend writer upon the matter under cousideration begins by declaring that the present condition of \things is so deplorable as to require ; amendment of the United States constitution. The state laws, as they are, he declares, produce ‘‘acknowledged ‘evils,”’ ‘‘abuses,”” and the like. He would have a ‘‘strict form of marriage law”’—a favorite idea with ecclesiastics, for one remedy. He would have the tederal constitution amended by “providing that no state shall pass any laws touching marriage and divorce, except such as conform to a certain, carefully defined, uniform basis of legislation.”” We are afraid that such a ‘‘basgis’ would be a document much larger and more involved than the present constitution itself is; but that is among the least of the objections to his suggestions. , Although the writer does not apprehend it, the restriction upon state legislation on thjs subject would have just the same effect as a clause reserving to congress all power of legislation over it; that is to say, it would produce confusion in every branch of family relations. . There can be no federal innovation upon state power over matrimonial contracts that will not involve the whole matter of legitimacy, inheritance and succession, dower, curtesy, tenancy in common by man and wife, community of goods and survivorship, minority and guardianship, apprenticeship, and family support and abandonment. Incidentally the effect of lunacy, felony, defects of licenses, condonation, and half a dozen other points may be touched upon. Upon matters like these, the older states. at least, already have fixed and definite laws and policies—varying, but understood and satisfactory. Our clerical friend would meddle with all these; it is a propensity of his cloth, perhaps, but in a republic it is searcely a privilege of his profession. - The diversity of state laws upon matrimony and divorce, if it be so great a grievance, can be cured only by the method initiated by the great state’ of New York upon the recommendation of Gov. Hill. The commission erected by the law of last winter is an invitation from New York to other states to consult concerning uniformity. It contemplates no such “‘treaty or confederation,’”’ no such ‘‘agreement or compact’’ with other states as is forbiddem by the federal constitution, and its only function can be to investigate and recommend. It may consult and co-operate with the representatives of sister states, so that public opinion may be attracted and exerted. New York is confident that her marriage and divorce laws are as nearly perfect as cambe. She has no fear of comparing them with those of other communities, but believes that an examination of them will lead others to copy them. Butshe is at the same time willing to listen to contrary opinions and consider objections. The action of other states in a similar spirit would result, we think, in such solutions of the questions involved as would be generally satisfactory. And it would avoid yielding to the centripetal impulse which is already too strong in the sense of nationalizing the federal government and conterring ugon_its powers never contemplated by the wise and good patriots whose labors established it.— Albany Times. : L

_Meant for Local Application. The most absurd egotism in the world, is thq of the man who feels that the nation ought to punish the authors of his personal disappointment, and back up his personal antipathies. i **How blind}--to favor such as he— Well knowing that he failed to honor Mu!” is his sentiment, when they fail to sympathize with his feelings. ~The immortal Ego is often retrospective, but never introspective.—Albion Democrat. ek . List of Letters ' remaining in the Post Office at Ligonier during the past week: _ P W Hechler, : Geo W Long Edward Wilson, Persons calling for any of the above letters will please say ‘‘advertised.”’ i H.{lommAN. E-M:

' Ever at the Front. We happened to drop into Dr. Newton’s office Monday evening and while there had the pleasure of forming the acquaintance of C. S. Neiswanger, of Chicago, who was here placing in position one of Mclntosh’s celebrated cabinet thermal-electrical baths. There is no branch of the medical science that is now receiving attention like the application of electricity to the human system. For years electrical experts, assisted by the best medical talent of the world, have been experimenting and perfecting appliances by which the application of this wonderful agent could be made to show practical Tesults, Many excellent and ‘wonderful machines have been con)_structed, but it remained for later ’science to develop the appliances that allow a thorough and complete action of electric forces. This has been found in the Electro-Thermal baths, the application of electricity and heat giving the patient a complete bath of steam and electricity. _ Dr. W. E. Newton has added to his extensive office a complete ElectroThermal bath, a most elaborate piece of furniture and so arranged that a patient will get all the benefits that would accrue in a large sanitarium. In connection with the bath be has provided one of Mclntosh’s combined galvanic and faradic double semi-circle wall plates, a beautiful and intricate electrical appliance. There is but one other in the state similar to it. It isso graduated and arranged that the electric current can be used in all conditions, can be applied to one or all parts of the body, and can be so graduated that the weakest woman or the strongest man can receive no more than is necessary. - :

The electrical current is furnished by thirty-six cells combining the galvanic and faradic currents. Dr. Newton proposes to give this new remedy a thorouzh trial and will give his especial attention to the treatment of rheumatism, paralysis and nervous dispases of all kinds—all kinds of chronic diseases. : . ' Dr.. Newton has gone to great expense in 'making this addition to his already complete oftice appliances, and it illustrates the fact that he is progressive and wide awake to the needs of the public. He deserves great credit for his enterprise. | :

Qur Candidate for Surveyor,

- In the burry of preparing for the press, last week, we omitted some things to which we did not have immediate access—concerning Mr. John C. Brinkerhofl, the democratic nominee for county surveyor. As Mr. Brinkerhoff is not; so well known in Noble county as the other candidates, we deem it proper and right to make known his status in Wayne county, Ohio, whence he came. These testimonials were given about three years ago with the sole view of endorsing his character and professional ability to those who might require the services of a civil engineer and surveyor, and without a thought of political or official tendency—as will be sufficiently apparent to those knowing or ascer‘taining the party afflliations of the ‘men who gave them. o ‘ - WOOOOSTER, OHIO, %Qgcht’oi’ggz TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME: ~ These are to recommend that John C. Brinkerhoff, Esq., late County Surveyor for two terms of three years ‘each, of Wayne county, and Civil Engineer of the city of Wooster, Ohio, as ‘a highly competent Surveyor and Civil Engineer. Also as a gentleman of honor, honesty and integrity, trustworthy and reliable in every way as such. .Any business in the line of his profession that may be entrusted to his care, we have no hesitation in saying will be honestly and faithfully dis‘patched in every particular. : The above is followed by the names of sixty leading professional and business men ot Wooster and Wayne county, including the . auditor, ex-au-ditor, surveyor and deputy surveyor, recorder, treasurer, clerk, probate judge, commissioner, the ex-president of Wooster University, the principal of Wooster Business College, presidents and cashiers of three banks, six editors and publishers of papers, several ministers of the gospel, sheriff, mayor and members of Wooster city council and ex-mayor, eleven attorneys and prominent business men of all classes—too numerous for mention at this time.

In justice tec Mr. Brinkerhoff, we add that this publication is made entirely without his knowledge or suggestion—direct or indirect. — Noble County Democrat. -

The Coming Court, The docket of the circuit court shows, in embryo, a large amount of business. Entered in the docket of state causes there are fifty-five of the following titles: : Larceny, 10; selling liquor on Sunday, 5; selling liquor to minors, 10; selling to drunken man, 2; drunkenness, 1; fornication, 2; assault and battery, 3; gaming, 4; drawing deadly ‘weapon, 1; libel, 3; intoxication in public place, 2; permitting minors to congregate in bilhard room, 1; permitting ‘minors to play pool, 3; obstructing highway, 1, nuisance, 1; being a pimp, '3; carrying concealed weapons, 23 malicious tresspass, 1; assault, 1. On the civil dncket, a multitude of cases are awaiting consideration, Of these we mention at this time these of quasi public character—or involving affairs in which the public and society ‘have more or less interest. : . Ditch petition, 7; divorce, 13; bastardy, 3; complaint by wives for sup'port, 2; contest of will, I—from DeKalb county; slander, 1; damages sustained, spiritually, morally and materially, from the trespasses of an outsider upon the domestic inclosure and enticing a wife away into ‘‘by and forbidden paths,”’” and criminal conduect, I—from Whitle)lr county; seduction, 1; damages for killing stock against the B. & O. Railway Company, 1; damages for false imprisonment, Simon Péterl Kuhns vs. nineteen defendants, I.— Albion Democrat: . .

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