Ligonier Banner., Volume 29, Number 4, Ligonier, Noble County, 3 May 1894 — Page 4

The Ligonier Banuer, he Figonier Banuer, . t ‘. . OT S S S J. E, McDONALD, Editor.. , : e e e THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1894. e R e —_— e PERRY TOWNSHIP CAUCUS, ~ The democratic voters of Perry township will meet at Union Hall in the city of Ligonier at 2:30 p. m., on Saturday, May 26, 1294, for the purpose of selecting two «iclc,mms each to the State .congressional’and judicial conventions. . ', - Py W, N. SHOWALTER, Chairmgn. . RICHARD SWEETNA M, Secretary. e

THE younger element in the republican party did not seem to be & it at Indianapolis last week. The youngest man on the ticket is nearly 50 years of age and 1n nearly every in_stanqé defeated a younger man. i WE CONGRATULATE the democratic candidates for mayor and marshal upon their election 'in the face of -the opposition of certain, individuals who claim to belong to the demooramc‘organizétion. , . ~ Tae fellows who run the machire in Ligonier have just found out that they can’t just have their own way about everything. It is safe to say that had they kept their hands oft ‘the republican caucus, that not.a man on the democratic ticket would have been elected. = ‘ - DoN'T. let the republican press " maké you belieye thata democratic administration is responsible for the recent hard times. There is not a word of truth in such an assertion. Look into the question yourself and ‘find that it was republican. laws that have brought on the trguble. - - THERE are several lessons in' the -defeat of the democratic ticket in the city of Fort Wayne for the local managers of the party of Allen eounty. A nomination that has the ' least suspicion ot unfairness about it, is always and should be a source of weak_ness to any party and the sooner such . methods are rebuked the bettexj‘for all concerned. ' | THE ministerial - mountebank, the " Rev. Sam Jones, had an attack of biliousnegs while at Waco, Texas, last “week. ’ Another preacher advised him to try prayer;' a profane r-eportei‘ suggested pills. ‘Prayer was the thing,” reported Sam next day;, “but the pills did me good too, and from. nof,v on, ‘my prescription will be one prayff'f and three pills‘just'before bedtime.’” | . THE elections over the sfate last Tuesday were somewhat disastrous to the Demtocrats. At LaPorte, and Michigan City, two democratic strongholds, the Republicans .made qeifly, a clean sweep while in many 'closer cities the Democrats are not'in it. In Fort Wayne a republicap mayor and clerk were electéd, while the. Démo- ~ crats control the rest of the, offices, IN THE face-of the fact that the Republicans haye a majority of at least forty in the city and the tendency’ toward republican victories, the trinmph

of Simon J.* Straus, the democratic candidate for mayor, 1s one of which that gentleman can feel most proud. - His friends made a hard fight for him and his election- was only brought about by the support of many €rdent but disgusted Republicans. . ] ~ Im=BEGINS to look as if the Noble county machine had taken charge of affairs with a view of ‘dividing' the offices. .It is said that it is‘'all fixed _that Schermerhorn is to be nominated for ‘auditor and that Prickett 1s slated for clerk. That an Albion man is to 2o on the ticket for Sheriff and the. . Representatiye is to be given to Kendallville. - The minor places on the " ticket are to be distributed where they will do the most good. It is a wise arrangement—for the fellows that are in it. ‘ oo , ' o _— - FroM telegraphic reports from Washington it looks as 1f Pension Agent Spencer has been in hot water for several days on account of the ap-pointment-of his sister to one of the - best positions in the agency. Hoke Smith is opposed to nepotism and it is said has ordered the dismissal of Miss Spencer. Under Ensley’s administration his family were well taken care of. Ason was chief deputy with a $2,500 salary and two daughters were " on the rolls at 1,000 each; making $8,500 per apnum, a good pull for one family. =, - S UNDER the mew rule adopted by the house of representatives for counting a quorum, Speaker Crisp will' not, exer- * cise the arbitary power assumed by his predeécessor, Tom Reed; the qurom will "be counted, not by the speaker, but by tellers. As .the Albany-Times Unien puts it: ‘Thus, by the house itsell expression will be given to the principle ‘that when a quorum is-preseht it is participating in the proceedings. If some vote *‘aye’’ and ohers “no’’ those who choose not to vote may be assumed to ‘coneur in the decision of the majority. Silenee gives consent. ' Ir 1s INTIMATED that the populists of _the state are working up a novel scheme to awaken interest in their state convention to be beld at Indiana- * polis in a few weeks. It is proposed “that all delegates to the cemvention and party leaders go to the mbefing either on foot or in wagon and that ‘under me’ eircumstances shall they patronize 2 railroad company. They expect to start in jime. to’ reach the _‘capital the day before thé convention. We have heard of mo Noble county - member of the party that will take ~ pdvantage of the scheme.

‘ A Ligpnier Coxey. . Last Friday when the Coxey army was nearing Washington it was joined by Mrs. Anna L] Diggs, a former resident of Ligonier. She was born and raised in this c'ty,' her maiden name‘ being . Anna L. LaPorte, and was a step daughter of Allen Hostetter, once postmaster in this city. Mrs. LaPorte was married to |P. H. Magnus in this city but later thpy parted and she went out west where¢ she married a man named Diggs. |For two yeers she has been a labor agitator and woman’s rights exponent. - The telegraph re‘ports say that she took a leading part }in the demonstrations Tuesday.

) Beau iful‘l\[emeut:), One of the most characteristically beautiful floral tributes at. the funeral of Mr. J. M. Chiapman was the incomplete tloral wheel presented: by the traveling men of the Economist Works. One of the spokes; -a large portion of whidh is gone, representing the present-dedth, while another spoke nearly completg, typifying the healing process of time, represented the death of his' old friend and partner, Mr. E, D. Meagher, who had gone before. There was something touchingly beautiful in this piece. and showed the estimation and sorrow of those so| intimately connected in business with the departed onés.—South Bend Times. | . Township &(?mn'eu:ion.’ ) ~ Pursuant to eall of Chairman W. N.. Showalter the| democratic voters of Perry. township convened at Union‘ hall'at 2p. m. Chairman Showalter called the meefing to order and stated the purposes thereof. On motion of Hon. J. E. M¢Donald Mr. Showalter was eclected to| preside; on motion of David Hough Richard Sweetnam was elected as secretary. Motion prevailed} that the selection of precinct committeemen be digposed of. .Motion was made by C. V.Jtlnks that W. G. Gard-| ner be re-elected in precinct No. 4.{ Mr. Gardner withdrew his name and nominated Jegse A. Rice. Motion by Mr, McDonald that Mr. Rice be elected prevailed, David Hough ~plac ed in nomination the name of W. N. Showalter as committeemen for fifth precinct, a vote was taken resulting in Mr. Showalter’s - election,. notwithstanding protests by that gentleman. Motion by Dayid Hough that the old members of lcommittee in sixth and seventh precincts, yiz : Levi Glant and J. E. McDonpld respectively, be reelected prevajled. The following preamble and resolution were next sub--mitted by Mr, Hough. o WHEREAS, | There has been a call issued for democratic voters of Perry township to meet this day for the purpose of electing delegates to the state congressionai and judicial conyentions, etc. Be it ) Resolved, |That the selection of such delegatas be .deferred for four weeks trom this date. That' they be gelected at a ¢aucus to be held on” Saturday, May 26, 1894, at Union Hall at 2:30 p. m.. on said day, publication thereof to be| continued for the four succeeding weeks, which was adopted. Whereupon motion to jadjourn prevailed. ' , o ’ - RICHARD SWEETNAM, Sec'y. Current Politics. . It is said th'\atz the friends of A. U. Miller of this township are somewhat aggrieved at| the freezing out process that is going on in the. republican party manag%:ment. o 1 The down town ring - must be in great disfa.vo)*when they are compelled to appeal to weak kneed democrats for assistance|in electing their ticket, notwithstanding the claim of 40 majority in the ity in favor of the Republicans. ' .

The annouyncement of "Thos: J. Prickett of this ecity for county clerk was made in| the republican county papers last week: Mr, Prickett is a good citizen, a staunch republican worker and|is certainly entitled to some recognition at the hands of his party. A ' v Will H. D.| Wilson decline the judgeship nomination? He has stated emphatically that he would not accept the nomination if it was tainted with fraud. - This/he repeated, and yet his nomination was secured at Shipshewana by repeating, ballot-box stuiling and the rankest kinds of unlimited frauds. If hHe is ‘an bonorable man, and a man of integrity, we sHall expect to see his refusal. of the nomination at an early day.—LaGrange ‘Register. ' Lo, haT It is reported that Geo. W. Wilson, of Fort Wayne, who was a candidate ‘before the republican state -convention for auditor, = will sue ex-Attorney General L. 7. Michner for libel as the result of a.letter from Michner pub. lished two days before the convention, charging Wilson with a conspiracy to ‘defeat the republican ticket in Indiana ‘atithe first election of Geperal Harrison was a Gresham man, and the trouble dates back to the old GGresham‘Harrison fight, when friends ot Mr. ‘Harrison captured the state delegation £o the Chicago convention -that nominated Harrison. . - The repnblican state convention at Indianapolis last week was very largely attended. - The ticket nominated is ‘as follows: Secretary of state, W. D. ‘Owen, Logansport; anditor-of state. A. . Dailey, Lebanon; treasyrer of state, F. 'J. Scholz, Evansville; attorney general, W. A. Ketcham, Indianapolis; clerk of supreme court, Alex Hess, Wabash; state statistician, S, J. ‘Thompson, Shelbyville; superintendent of public instruction, D. M. Greeting, Madison;; state - geologist, ~W. 8. Blatchley, Terre Haute; supreme court judge. first district, J. M. Jordan, ‘;Marninsville; suprefue court judge, fourth district, L. J. Monks. _ ~ Talking about the late judigial convention the Lalirange Register (Rep.) says: The Wilson men, boys, bums, thugs and bruisers trom Goshen and the surrounding townships "eame to the conventiod to nominate ‘Wilson regardless of principles or common decency. At the organization of the conyention Goshen’s Klu-Klux, €. W, Miller, gaye the signai for. tyranny, usurpation and fraud which was taken up by his followers and thoroughly practiced throughout the convention. In Eikhart township ballots were received from 'single individuals by the tellers, by the half dozens and dozeng counted for Wilson; hundreds of bogs not oyer fifteen years old ‘woted. for Wilson; men and boys after voting in Elkhart (Goshen) township, made the rounds of the other Wilson townships and voted in each where they knew they could. Quite a number of the Tammany repeaters were followed by LaGragge men and seen to vote in six different tewnships. This is the history, which cam be proven beyond question, of the methods of the Wilson supporters. So shameless and brazen did these proceedings become on thé last ballot.that LaGrange county withdrew from the convention. ;

- He Ought to Know. e Auditor Milburn, of Elkhart county, raises fruit near Bristol and is very successful. His last report on fruit prospects was given to Tuesday’s Goshen News, he having just returned from his Bristol fruit farm. .He states that the fall and suvmmer apples were badly injured, while the winter apples were , promising; that the peaches were Rilled and sweet cherries considerably injured. Pears, plums ‘and sour cherries promise a good crop ‘and grapes and small fruits, except some varieties of raspberries, which were seriously nipped by the March freeze are uninjured. ‘Altogether, the prospects for a fruit crop. in this sectién are at present very good. :

~Death of J. M. Chapman. : ' A great shock was felt today in this community when the sad news got| abroad that the grim messenger had | called Jahn Milton Chapman to his| final rest, his death occurring at 4 o'clock this morning and resulting from -suffocation due to a hemorrhage of the lungs. It was but little known that Mr. Chapman was at all ailing and | his first attack of the hemorrhage occurred shortly after midnight Monday night. He was contined to his bed Tuesday and gradually grew worse and at the hour mentioned passed away at the family residence, southeast:corner of Taylor and Water streets. John'Milton Chapman was born in Starke county, Ohio, fifty years ago April 7, last, and was the son of Hon. George W. Chapman, now.of Warsaw, Ind. The family first located at Roanoke, Huntington county when they moyed into Indiana. After attending college Mr. Chapman associated himself with the late Ed D. Meagher in the hardware business at Ligonier. Later Mr. Meagher sold hisinterest there and ‘came to this city and became a member of the Oliver P ow Co. and Mr. Chap‘man continucd the business himself up ito 1879 when he sold out and went to Albion, Ind., where he engaged in a brokerage business. In 1882 Mr. Chap--man came to Soath Bend and joined his brother in-iaw, the late K. D. Meagher, in the Economist Plow Co ;. with which he had since continued and of which he was secretary and treas-

urer at the time of his death. Ed Meagher was called ,away just when the patents upon his plow had been perfected and the way seemed bright. John M. Chapman received his summons just when the business built up, by those patents was seen to be constantly‘and steadily growing and the outlook was so bright for a substantial reward. John M. Chapman was a thorough business man, was completely devoted to his plow company and his interests, and was a man of quiet, unassuming ways and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. The.deceased was an Odd Fellow. He leaves a wife, two sons and a daughter. His brother-in-law, Dr. J. L. Gilhert, of Kendallville, was at ®@is bedside -when he died.—South Bend Times, Wednesday. .~ The funeral took place on Friday and was largely attended. s M - Couneil Proceedings. : Mayor Weir presided at the regular meeting of the city council last Thursday evening at which all thie councilmen were present. The minutes of the meeting of April 12, were read and approved. Estimates were presented by City Civil Engineer Gerber for the public sewer on First street and. through the alley between Cavin and Main streets. The length of the main sewer is 1,650 feet and the estimated cost as shown by the engineer’s report is about $1,150. Dr. Newton, Abe (Goldsmith and others asked that a branch sewer be constructed in the alley between Main and Martin streets from Third street to connect with the main sewer at First street, The report of the’engineer was accepted, and later in the session a resolution was presented notifying | property owners to appear on May 31 and present their objections, if any there be, to the proposed improvement, Dr. Newton, on behalf of the Odd | Fellows lodge, presented a report showing the unsafe condition of the Kline building, the third -story of which is owned and occupied by the lodge, and asking that the council take immediate action in the matter. ‘The petition was receiyed and placed on file and after a discussion of the matter the clerk was instructed to notify the owner of the building to | place it in safe condition at once. Several reports were presented, the ‘marshal’s, clerk’s, treasurer’s and boiler inspector’s. The treasurer’s report showed the balance on hand to be $2,437.35. , ) Bids were read from ‘Gerber & Co. and: W. E. Harden for the erection® of a steel tower for the fire bell. The bids were referred to the committee having the matter in charge to report at the next meeting of the council. The foliowing bills were allowed: David Linn, labor on Strcets...c.c..... .$ 313 | 8. E. Reed, sundries .. .....ccccieaeitt 225 Ira Girten, labor on 5treet8.............. "4 13 B. BAWArds, 881 MB. . < cioush as dntanasaonns sa 000 James Puttuln,vsame.... ek dmae waas de s N O IA, Biliman, laDor, €6O, vousicins s doeseli i R4k E. G. Thompson, printing...... veceas.... 16 €O ~Wm, Qummings, Jabor......ccccieeeieas . L OGO | I. N, Todd, salary for Apri1........cev.... 50 00 Mrs. Draper, street lights ... ............ 122 56 ‘| James Gangwer, 8a1ary..........cceeea.. 20,00 | Mrs. Loveland, a110wance.........cc...... 1000 | Geo. Wills, labor on streets.... .i.....%.. 63 W. L. Jackson, freight and drayage.. .. 35 Wm. Carter, labor on gtreets....... ..... 1T 50 Sol. Graffmiller asked for a reduction in the price paid by him for water used on the streets. Action on the petition was deferred. A . communication wds presented Irom the Liake Shore stating that the company had - deferred the construction of fountains on the railroad | grounds for the present. = : . Counciman Gilbert brought up the matter of a water main on north l v ater street and wanted to know if lanything was to be done. If so, he thought it ought to be done at once in justice to the people on that street. The discnssion of the matter which followed grew rather warm, but no definite 2ction was takep. ¢ i Ligonier Public Schools. E = The following is a report of the city schools for the week ending April 27: ¥ Eg‘ g;? »3' Z ? Yl AR BRI = | o 8 Qo o : s Blck |gn | B|d A ® - E'” =0 q w : Blae 2 ® j TEACHERS. *lge | 2P| p]|! B Bt | : e o o . 1w ¢ [Mr. Beane ...........| 89| 550 513/18 0 | Mr. Black ........... 311 21 0] 192 08l 0 i Misg Cole ........... | 58] 433 89786/ 0 Miss Har5h.......... | 60| 48.0{ 44 113 9| 2 lMiss Decker..........| 53| 42.4| 404|20f 0 { Misg A. Smith ..... .| 52| 47 4| 44.2/3.2] 0 | Miss Parks cesiiasd 88l 4B R 48 ¥| G 4 Y i Miss B. 5mith........| 58] 49.0| 453/ 3% 0 Miss Rugh .. ..... | 43| 86 G 31 1119 0 Misswolt. 7| 4b) 420) 413 07] 0, | T0ta15.............| 519/ 432 9| 400 328 6| 2 ‘PppiLs Tarpy.—Jessle Cole, Harry Cline, _‘ . W.C.Paiug, Supt.

sENAToq VOORHEES SPEAKS

A Letter Explaining His Attitude on the

Tariff Bill,

WasSHINGTON, D. C., April 13, 1894. My Dear Sir.—Let me thadk you for your kind fayor of several days ago, | and assure you that it would have receiyed an earlier acknowledgment but for the unceasing and junsparing demand there is here on every moment of my time. For several months past mj; labors have been harder and more constant day and night, than ever before in the whole course of my life, and my correspondence has, to my great regret, been much neglected. At times my mail has brought more than a thousand letters a day. This must be-my excuse to you and other cherished friends for not being more ‘prompt to answer. . ' I send you afall and correct copy of my speech of the 2d in the senate. It seems that in certain quarters I am to be assailed for all that is done or left undone by the senate of an unsatis--factory character on the subject of the tariff. To begin with, the senate committee on finance is composed of eleven members, gix of whom are Democrats and five Republicaps. In order to be able to report a bill of any kind of tariff you see that there must be an absolute agreement between the six Democrats constituting a majority of that committee—each member of that majority including the chairman, having his own vote to cast and no. more. Any bill on the subject of revenue for-the support of the government by tariff taxation from the first one in 1789 to the present time, has been necessarily and inevitably an adjustment between men in regard to business ‘and labor iunterests of the highest inportance. i "One of the greatest compromise measures which marked Henry Clay’s long and brilliant career was that of 1832 on‘the subject, the terms and the details of the tariff. In tact, it must be admitted that everything of great value 1n the higtory of this government {lnecluding the constitution of the United States itselt and all the leading enact- | ments of our legislative history, comes from the spirit of concession, and the work of compromise. Of course the rright of a majority to govern must be | conceded or our form of government | must be abandoned. No one man in | committee, in the senate or anywhere else.can have his own way regardless of others while liberty remains regulated by law. 'There are several features in the bill now pending in the senate which 1 did not desire to have

in it, but because I was overruled on these points I did not therefore feel at liberty to join the republican members of the committee, report no bill at all, defeat all proposed legislation and thereby leave the McKinley law remain on our statute books. You will see that the bill we reported reduces taxes nearly seventy millions - per annum —523,500,000 of that amount

being taken off the wearing apparel of the people. [ say to you with the utmost frankness and sincerity - that I fought hard against anything at all being put upon sugar, iron or coal, but when 1t was demonstrated in a full three days hard-working caugus of all the democratic senators, as well as in the committee, that a bill with these articles absolutely on the freglist could no more pass the senate than a ship of lead could navigate the ocean, I came to.the conclusion after anxious and pamnful solicitude that it was my plain, clear and explicit duty to the laboering -masses of the country, and especially to the democratic party of Indiana, to support the bill as it now stands; to make sure of thg immense reductions in tariff taxation which it guarantees .and then continue to fight for further progress and reform hereafter. I can not help remembering the world was not made in a day, although there was no want of a reliable majority on that .occasion.” If 1 have made a mistake 1n the discharge of my duty as one of your senators, it is in believing that the bill. we reported and which is now pending is greatly to be preferred te no legislation at all—to the odious McKinley law which we stand pledged to appeal. But I think much is being said and written now in absolute ignorance of what the senate’ bill as well as . the Wilson bill actually contains. Are the people of Indiana aware of the fact that the lowest average rate of duty or of tariff tax, ever known in this country since the W-alker tariff of 1846 and its subsequent democratic amendments in 1857, is the rate now provided for, and contained in the bill I had the honor to report to the senate on the 20th day of Maxe:h; and which is now pending? This statement is true, notwithstanding the transfer of certain articles from the free list in the house to the dutiable list.in the senate bill. I repeat that at the average rate of duty or of tariff tax, as it may be better described, in the pending senate bill with sugar, coal and iron all charged up to it, is lower -than the average rate of duty, or of tariff tax in the Wilson bill as it came from the house with those articles ou the free list. - Let me give you in this connection, a few treasury statistics which are officially reliable, and may be of interest at this time. L Average rate of ad valorem duty on dutiable imports, - 1890—The McKinley bi11........49.58 1888—T'he Mills bill, proposed . . ..42.79 1894—The Walson bi 11........... 35.52 1894—The senate bi11............34.15 Nothing could be farther from my wish or purpose than to say a word in criticism of the Wilson bill, or of any of the house with its reliable democratic majority of nearly a hundred. at the same time I am hardly willing to be clubbed to déath, or read out of the democratic party in the name of the Wilson bill by those who are total|y ignorant of its most important provisions. The imperious demand that the senate shall pass the Wilson bill without further amendment is a burlesque on common sense. Thereis not an intellicent man in the United States with information on the subject, who has for a moment though the Wilson bill was to pass the senate without amendment - Its own authors arrd supporters have never expected anything of the kind. When it came over to the senate it was followed by many of its ablest and most judicious triends, pointing out to the senite committee on finance where and in what respect 1t could be improved by amendments. But aside from all other features of the Wilson bill, as it passed the house and came to the senate, a deficiency will occur in the ‘treasury for the fis :al year 1885 of $27,278,715.83, The title of the bill is: **A bill to reduce taxation, to provide reyvenue for the government, and for other purposes.”’ 1t is but just to the ways and means committee of the house to explan that they thought this deficiency would be

made up by an increase of importa-|* tions in the future. An estimate of this_ kind, however, is wholly conjectural. It may come true, or it may entirely fail, most likely the latter. The depressed condition of business |. over the world at this time make our importations yéry uncertain. Surely a mere guess at the future on a question so vital as goyernment revenue is 1 not safe ground on which to legislate. | The fulfillment of the pledge is the title of the bill, ‘‘to provide revenue |. for the government,’’ cannot be left in | any doubt. -If a deficiency should oc-| cur the actual cash must be. raised to| meet it, either by issuing treasury notes or interest-bearing government bonds, the latter a thing most abhorrent to the American people. Rather than knowingly and consciously secure the passage of a bill which aimed to provide revenue for the government, but in reality provided for a deficiency and a consequent increase of our interest-bearing bonded debt, [ would gladly leave my Beat here 1n the senate and hide myself forever as possible from public disgrace. You know 1 want no hard words with anyone. I eherish not the slightest resentment on account of anything that has been said. I have not a particle of ambition to gratify in the future, but if anyone in Indiana, or anywhere else, thinks it wise to impugn my motives and inipeach my de- | mocracy in the name of a measure which fails to'provide sufficient revenue with which to pay the ordinary ex- | penses of the government, while at the same time it levies a higher rate of tax than the bill 1 reported to the senate, that person, whoever he may be, will find my side of that issue not neglected at the proper time before our people. Ido not claim perfection. as you know, for the senate bill, but under all | the trying circumstances here. I am willing to stand or fall by a bill which | makes far heavier reductions on the | necessaries of life than the Mills bill, the Morrison bill or any other proposed | democratic bill since the amendments | to the Walker tariff in_ 1857 and that | while making such reductions and |giving. such relief dlso increases the revenue and places the credit -of

the government on secure foundations. This kind of a platform will 'do to stand on at the close of my career if the close is at hand. : : After all, however, both of the bills are alike merely tentative and experimental; they will bave to go together to.the joint conference committee of the two houses, neither of them in terms will become the law, The enactment if one is reached, will simply be such a measure of compromise as will commend itself to the judgment of the conference comittee appointed to adjust the differences between the two houses as manifested in the two bills ' e : With great respect and kind regards, I am, as ever, very truly your friend, S D. W. VOORHEES. Hgn. John B. Stoll, South Bend, Ind. Christian- Endeavor Map of Cleveland Will be sent to any address on receipt of 2-cent stamp, by A. J. Smith, G. P. A., Lake Shore railway, Cleveland, Qhio. ; ‘ :

; Look Here. We are manufacturing furniture of all kinds. We do all kinds of repairing. We:make old mattresses over as good as new,—vecover old jounges and put bottoms in chairs. Our prices are the lowest in the city. : -CArLIE KING, Ligonier, Ind. . 15‘ ' e ; - N ; i‘ S 8 % 6w Spring Shoes, All kinds of Shoes for ladies, gentlemen and children can be found in our most complete stock of - ; ___O}(\______ - 7 - BEST QUALITY : Al — ‘LOW PRICES. - SEE THE GOUDS . ar PRICKETT’S

-LIGHT .. & i | \ 5 BINDERS, ' . v | *%° - MOWERS; RUNNING L/ W 1 ¥ W ° HEADERS. : ®6 O : ‘ | ' 4 ®e 0 STORED POWER _ys.O.YOUR NEAD AND Purmy gy yp, ) . ‘ 5 WHEE © LIGHT- RUNNING PLANG, - DAD IL, . Furnished by : “\S‘ ~ o au¥ THE ey L : T the ‘‘Plano"”’ " #*t ‘_34,0“ i A e - - BUY A ¢ Fly Wheel, is % 3 1 3\“o : \Q ‘V Lo e 'N( A g “pPLANO"™ ‘ the greatest : D / W -i? s Q L : »\.\\}\ bt = ',‘ \ ‘ : ot PRI NN N e o e ever made in I/ b , — 2PN=tk ’ (] . TIMEI ; Self-Binding 40\ é:, ‘f\\\ e)/7RI bl : ‘ Harvesters. /) %’F-" psaye=——7 ) >, fl P eWm l§j R ; e g =) \ = 4 A '() B a Tl Y : e A SN 7 - SANVAT NG, ATLE (.(/”':’:’(\,:d }r %V[,fl.f’} // j} 7 g @( ol\ _.o llEi\:’. 7 '&; ‘Am KRS o/ fad > v/ 2 N /7 9 1 % % ) h & Ly A . ST AN RS é{ A R dorit eANB By DA TN\ NGRS L 2 KO o 2 1 w 4 'G‘i‘-:\ o JATTINNY .4N LSRN (RN A NegZa X () N\ el LT ||/ A 4 —-[,@’» DD sAo B 2 - ‘g -\ K ( £ Lo A SN BN B~ 5, §5, T i S e P . ) ';‘l\[ ";L.".D'/: P’/ & s % s S ;i ‘(€ Gi ey () W*‘fis’-}mifiv Z A whe ff.‘:‘m" ..'.'.‘:;o' L :e‘ ’ "‘t« . L el -“2«"\3;"\;\‘? '%/’ o, et : :": \f'. : il N "\E-V : | THE LIGHT RUNNING PLANO BINDER, The Cause tor this is plaisly showny 13 9 The Fly-Wheel’s on the Plano alone, WITH THE OVERWHELMING ADVANTAGES e PR : 3 ‘ OF ITS. FAMOUS FLY WHEEL, P - . : . - ' Q LEADS ALL COTPETITORS, THE FLY-WHEEL CAUSES the Plano Binder to run one horse lighter draft than any other Binder, 5 e e THE FLY-WHEEL CAUSES the Plano Binder to work with even, steadi\; motion over rough, une}'en' ground, ITIS TH THE FLY-WHEEL CAUSES the bundles to be bound tight without checking the motion of the Binder. g ONLY BIND%R THE FLY-WHEEL CAUSES the Plano Binder %o run lightly over soft or wet ground, where other Binders would mire, PULLED THE FLY-WHEEL CAUSES the Plano Binder to remain in motion while turning a ¢corner.. . | o L ; EASILY BY . THE FLY-WHEEL CAUSES a tighter and better bound bundle to be made than is gossib)e to make with any other Binder. | * Two THE FLY-WHEEL CAUSES even, steady power, and no extra pull on the team at the moment the bundle is bound. . HORSES! : THE FLY-WHEEL CAUSES the Plano Binder to bind and discharge a bundle after the horses stop. e - 5 il Every Farmer Should See This Wonderful Invention. Call for Catalogue, ‘‘Fun and Facts,” for the Farmer. should also examine the JONES CHAIN MOWER before you buy. Tt is & powerful worker, and the simplest, most relisble l- ' and lightest draft mower in the world. It will work anywhere—on rough:or smooth land, in the slough or on the lawn. No : ¥ nest of gearing to get out of repair; no lost motion; no vibration; no neck wg&gm;— no side draft. &W produces far Wless friction than cog wheels. g‘hig is a scientific fact. Where great speed is desired, we cite its use on safety bicycles, Chain : e Power is used on heary &‘.rdégq‘n engines. This proves its strength. The Jones Ctmin_ f(nwez. ig what the farmer wants, - 4 ~ -FOR SALE AND ON EXHIBITIONBY .=~ - . s . GERBER & CO., Agents, Ligonier, Ind.

v s P ! s : A careful inspection of the many adveytised facts will be the convincing argument as to the truth of the abuve saying, The following prices will interest every ecouomical buyer who is on the watch for goods offered at less than actual value: * 221bs of fine Granulated Sugar .- . ... 0L cihieii s 00l BT B 0 24lbsof Soft A Sugar ... .oo hecdaieciiaoios il R | 251bs Best Extra CSuga. ivo s 00, oo icaiiii il 1D Remewmber the newtariff bill adds I}c per pound on sugar.” = « . . Get your supply before the adyance, : LionCoffesionly.. ... .. ol bioo LG Best bulk Roast Coffea. ..., .o 0 =0 od goo oo 0 B Best Tea Biftings, per popnd v o- i i i 000 80 D Best Silver Drip Syrap, per gallon, only . 0 .:i . ceivi.iiiias, 80 delly, perpaili. v oo eoDan o e Best Water White Oil, sgallensfer.... =.. /.. ... .0 ... = 40 Good Crackers, 5 poudds for .. .. .0 .0 0 w 0 .7, Best 3-pound c4n of Pie Peachesfor .. ..:.. ... ... ..., 0 Best 3.pound can of Tomatoes f0r:.......4. ... i. 5. o soale.., 1D Two 3-pound cans of California Apric0t5:f0r......0..........0. 25 - Two 3-pound c¢ans of Jersey Sweet P0tat0e5f0r................ 25 Nice Clean Raising, 6 pounds for. .. ~.: . .. .. = . @5 Best Salt made in the United States, per barre 1........ - ...... 90 Fine Cut 'obacco (none better sold for the price) reduced t 0.... 25 .~ Best Hominy, Bpoundsfer .. . ...0¢ ... 0.- . . - Best New York Beans, 6 pounds for ... ... . ... . 8 ~ Best Elkhaxt Starch,only . o .00 boei so B s 100 packages of new fish to arrive in a féw days. Get prices. ' . i e .o 0720 e SRR . TR . SN, 0w Pt LS, R EBTE My entire line of Crockery and Glassware marked down 20 per cent, which is in accordance with the new tariff bill. e Will sell you a 6-piece decorated-Chamber Set (imported) 0n1y..52 50 - A set of imported White Dishes, from.... ........ ... $4 00to $5 00 . A set of imported Decorated Dishes, from ... ... ..... 6 00to 8 00

~ The above only partially represents the 'ma.ny special bargains I am now offering. No house in the country can sell you goods cheaper than lam sélling thgm. Take ,adyantage of these extra low prices while they last'. o - Remeniber I always pay the highest price for Prodice. - : ' All goods quoted at above low prices are for CASH ONLY. ® ol o : : o o -l : ' A e . s ~—~‘——’~§—~———~—~——~————; 5 Cor T e e Pe Ou lt Svl L ~ If not, why not? Don’t you know that We don’t §take a back : ‘ seat for anybody wheu it comes to - : o Fine Furniture. If not, we convince you of the tact if you call on us. We have : a FOLDING BED that has no superior. You should see it, If : you wanta bargain in Furniture of anystyle or grade, call on ‘N? - " "NT ' 'o‘,o' .e e o - ° A.o Bro n¢ o o o o i Undertakine and Embalming a Specialty. DECKER’S | X s’ { = 3 : | u ~ Dew Approachable Price List. . Look over this list of goods just now seasonable and indispfinsible. A Good Broom. Washboards, Clothes Pins, Clothes B’askefs; Ciéthes Line, Wash Tubs, Mop Sticks, Scrub Brushes, Stove Brushes, Carpet Tacks, Starch, Soap. Bluing, Sapolio, Pearline, Gold Dust, Kirkoline, and Stoye Polish. Also Dishes and Lamps—the Lamps will be sold at cost pr'ior~ to packing them away for the summer. If you are looking for bargains, note . v _

Jelly in Palls ....cloo 08 oo saeii i els o Mbe Best California Raisins, 41b5............... 25C 'i-Ib. can Warrior Baking P0wder.......... “15¢ Best'Table Syrup,jpergal....o ... ..o e 3cansg California Lemon Cling Peaches.... 50¢ 3lbecan % Eeg Plums t0r............ 15¢ Sih ' Green Gages f0r..¢....... Ib¢ 2cans Best Pumpkin f0r.... ~ ....ol ... 20C 3 1b can California Anpricots for.. .... ... 15¢ B 2.1 b. cans Sweet Corn. ... C.lo o s ale s 2hC Best Bulk Cocoanut, perlb .. ~......... 30¢c 2—3 lb cans All Yellow Table Peaches...... 25¢C 2—3 1b cans Sweet Potatoes ..... .. ....... #2b5C 2eans-Best Salmon... .. . oriouil b 5-Ib. California Grapes..... ...li iiiiisovd 280

- The above prices are only a few of the many bargains to be had at Decker’s Cash Grocery. Top of the market for all kinds of Country Produce. © Don’t sell till you see us. \ CAILATTHE—— . .§<. 2 : 2 - Note Heads : 2 e : Wedding Envelopes 1 (REEE] Stationery - Statements ' | "I HEIE ] Commercial Invitations ‘ , ‘ - | Lll Printing Programs ~ — : " Rt ‘ . Ofall kvivnds

Best Elkhart Starch perlb. .l..cocoaaciaiio. 08¢ ‘ Lenox, Jax%n and all Standard brands SBoaps-6OhKes .o iolaniiociini s o 0 20C Kirk’s fancy toilet Soaps, 6 Cake 5.......... 25¢ (Other dealers ask 10¢ each tor these soaps) Arm & Hawmer & Cow brand 50da5...... 08c ailb Beat Rolled:Oata ~ ... siaiicicasinanss 20C Raney Garpet Broomeachiise aigica. .. 20¢ Strictly pure g-'ound.l’epper, peribi ... 20c ' Boxes:Axle Grease... ;i ol 00, RSC ‘KFing Cut Tobacco, light or dark, per lb 250 (noneBo good in tOwNn).c..cocieaeacna = Japan Tea, 35c-perlbordlb for..c. ..._...1 00 (Its equal cannot be had in thecity for 30c a 1b) Best ‘vea Siftings 20¢ perlb or 3 Ibs f0r.... 50¢