Ligonier Banner., Volume 31, Number 1, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 April 1896 — Page 4

mhg ¢ * . i The igonier Buammer, THE BANNER PUBLISHING COMPANY ] J.E,MoDONALD Editor. THURSDAY. APRIL 9. 1896. THE supreme court of Nebraska has dismissed the case wherein Editor Rosewater, of the Omaha Bee, was fined $5OO and sentenced to thirty days in jail by Judge Scott, the supreme court holding an editor had a perfect right to publish the proceedings, though reflecting on the judge. It is considered a great victory for newspaper men. - e

THERE is no prespect of any useful general legislation by the present congress. There is to be no reform of the currency, no improvement of national banking law; and no provisions fer runs on the gold reserve. The only effect of having congress 1n session is to disturb business by frequent war alarms. The sooner it adjourns sine die, the better.

- JupGgE W. L. - PENFIELD, of Auburn, is announced as a candidate for appellate judge in the Fifth judicial district. The judge is now holding a good ‘office but wants to be promoted. From whispers at Fort Wayne we are led to believe that the Allen county delegation will be against Penficld - on account of his activity in putting up the job upon McDonald some weeks ago.

Two wealthy and aristocratic Chicago bankers have been sent to the penitentiary for violating the law against receiving deposits after they knew the bank was insolvent. This, remarks the LaPorte Argus, is a good law and it eught to be rigidly enforced everywhere. When men 11 high sogial positions turn thieves I:mdplundér%rs» they should be dealt with more yigorously . than common thieyes and swindlers. .

THE congressional ‘convention at Kendallyille was largely attended, every county being well represented. J. M. Robinson, of Fort Wayne, was chosen as ‘the candidate without any opposition. the convention rising as one man and seconding his nomination by acclamation. That Mr. Robinson will make a strong candidate is coneeded upon .every hand and all things point to his triumphant election in Noyember. .

- THE practice of setting apart one day in the year for free-planting has spread pretty much over the whole unmon. There are now only three -states and territories which.do not observe an Arbor day, namely, Delaware, \Utah, and Indian territory, and eyen in Delaware the day is not known to some of the towns. Warned by the treeless condition of the western plains the day has come to be obseryed nowhere more enthusiastically than in states where trees abound.

IN THE United States house of repre sentatives last Monday the senate’s resolutions on the Cuban question were adopted by a vote of 244 to 27. The

resolutions’ as adopted pledge this government to maintain a strict neutrality: between the contending powers, according to each all the rights

of belligerents in the ports and territory of the United States, at the same time offering the friendly. offices of this country to Spain for the recognition of the indépetxdence of Opba, -

THE defeat of Hon. J. E. Watson for the congressibnal nomination in the 6th district was one of the surprises ot the year. All indications pointed to his carrying Henry county which would have secured him enough votes to have insured his return to congress but Johnson carried the county by a few votes and will be nominated. The fight was one of the most bitter and hotly contested in the history of Indiana politics but Johnson’s money was too much for Watson’s eloquence and he won. ; :

WirH this number we begin a new volume, No. 31. We had /hoped to be able to make somg Changes in the appearance of the@r before this but have been unable to complete the arrangements, Within the next- few months we hope to be able to improve the appearance of the paper in many ways. This can only be done by the co-operation and assistance of our patrons. We must depend upon them for the sinews of war and hope that these will be proveded. We make an important annoupcement in another column that will interest all of you. Tae Buffalo Times-Republic maintins that Gen. Geo. B. McClellan was not only the greatest soldier on the northern side of the late ‘war, but that he eclipsed all on either side. ¢ln eyery battle of the civil war fought by McClellan.” it says “the loss inflicted ‘upon the enemy was greatly in excess of his own and in no case did he suffer defeat,”” 'This is a subject in regard to which military critics have said a great deal, pro and con. Opinions vary, and the great republic is but little inclined to spend much time in analyzing the arguments advanced by the critics who haye undertaken to pass jodgment. One thing is certain, and that is, Gen. McClellan was a splendid type of the American soldier, and he was fairly idolized by those who were under his command. That in Itself goes to show that he had great ‘merit as & man and #s a commander, @'k,fi’}» G e bt

ENGLAND is now buying large quantities of pig iron made at Birmingham, Alabama. It is now recognized that iron can be made at less cost in Alabama than in any other place in the world; and it is illustrated by the fact that England is buying thgre. and shipping the product over four thousand miles. The English iron makers are complaining about it and some of them want a tariff put on iron to protect them against the pauper labor of America. 5

Tue Kindergartens of Connecticut have increased from 13 jn 1889-90 to 68 in 1894.95, Of these, 39 are public, and the total number of children attending has increased from 871 to 4,334, It is said that the first law pessed in this country to establish public kindergartens ‘was passed by the legislature of Connecticut. In 1884 there was not a kindergarten in the state; now a larger proportion of children attend kindergartens in that than any other state. This system of preparing the infant mind for the reception of educational ideas is steadily growing in popular fayor, and bids fair to come in vogue throughout the United States. ,

- THE ‘unanimous nomination of Jas, M. Robinson for congress at Kendallville last Tuesday was something new in the politics of the Twelfth congressional district. Mr. Rpbinson is the first democratic candidate since the war to get his first nomination without opposition in the Fort Wayne district, Heretofore warm contests have been the rule and oftentimes many candidates were in the field, The honor was conceded to Mr. Robinson by the Allen county politicians and the outside Democrats who might have aspired to the honor realized how hopeless a ficht would be made against a solid delegation from Allen with but few short of enough to nominate. -

A MONsSTER combine of the iron and steel industry of this country has been formed, with a capital of $300,000,000. This combine, it is explicitly statéd. is, as presented by the New Ailbany Ledger, for the purpose of absolutely controlling the iron and steel interests of the United States—to advance the price, regulate the output both of ore and finished iron and steel, and to say what mines shall be operated and what mills shall be run, and mills and mines shall remain idle. This combine is said to say also'how ,many men shall be kept employed and how many shall be forced to idleness without the means to support their families. This 18 the out-growth of McKinleyism, and illustrates with X ray power, the utter selfishness of a principle that is forever exalting the rich at the expense of the poor.. It is high time U. S. Attorney Generai Harmon was taking hold of these trusts and combines and crushing the life out of them under the federal laws that forbid them.

" Tae Law and Order League, of New York city has decided that the recent crusade against houses of bad repute ‘thas resulted in spreading the evil fought against all over the city—in tenements and flat districts—to the great injury of the young.’ The league has communicated this belief to the legislature in a circular letter, and has sent to Albany a bill for ' licensing houses of ill-repute, in certain districts in New York city, The license fees proposed are to be from $250 to $5OO a year; keepers are to be responsible for losses of money or valuables in their houses, which are to be called ‘/district inns,”’” and the surplus of the fees is to go to a fund for an asylum or reformatory for inmates of the houses. The Altany Times-Union says ‘‘the objections to such a scheme are manifold, and it is hardly likely to become a law.,” A gsimilar scheme w% adopted at St. Louis some years ago, but its workings did not meet the expectations of its champions. -These evils are very difficy]t to control and have thus far baffled the best efforts ot reformers.

SPEAKING of the movement to elect United States senators by a direct vote of the people, the Indianapolis Sentinel makes some strong points. It says, among other things: ‘‘Senators are, elected by state legislatures. and nonei of the other officers ave. The primary object of a state legislature is to legislate tor the state, and yet we. have repeatedly seen this ebject entirely set aside by the election of a senator, and it is a matter of general notoriety that the efficiency of legislatures is always impaired by such ‘elections. It is no exaggeration to say that to the state directly affected the legislature is of as much importance as the entire national senate, let alone one member of it, and it is quite an infliction to lose the work of a whole session in an effort to elect a senator. Here is Kentucky, without even the appropriatien bills passed, obliged to pay the expense of the session, and not a thing to show for it but seyeral hogsheads of bad blood.. Indiana’s session of 1887 was almost as bad, and most of the other states have had similar experiences. This trouble may be entirely removed by the pop-. ular election of senators, buf the manner of electing other officials, whom Senator Chandler proposes to drag in, has no relation to it.’’ L S : ‘For Sale. b The scenery, chairs, chandeliers, lamps, stoves, etc., in Union Hall. The hall will be closed April 3, when all chairs, scenery, etc., can be delivered. Cbairs in lots to suit purch‘aser and at the right price. - 10.,,1"3,,: or ;,‘ddmn. dJ. H. HorrmaN, Ligonier.: it R e Use Dr. Miles' NervE P for SPINAI Bt 0 i e A

AFTER THE TAX DODGERS. The Statée Tax Commissioners After the Fellows Who Escape Taxation.—A Pertinent Letter from Heon. D. F, Allen to Assessors and the Public. There is no higher daty of citizenship than to cheerfully submit in bearing your share 1n the burden of carrying on the government. But it is of equal importance that the law under which this burden isimposed should be equitable and just. Many theories have been adyocated and many principles have been formulated mto laws to meet this much desired condition.

I belieye that Indiana has practically solved the problem, if the Faw is but faithfully executed. The principle that all property should be assessed at its ““True Cash Value'’ is the sheet-anchor of the tax law ‘of Indiana. The test to be rigidly applied where there is. any doubt, and | appeal to the assessors and boards of review to faithfully stand by the'law. Will you have any difficulty in doing so? Why, certainly. There are strange phases of human pature, I have known a good man—a well regulated man—to drive three miles out of his way, over arough road to ayoid paying a nickel toll. The heart of the taxpayer isdeceitful above all things. Good(?) citizens in all ages and in all lands have ‘‘laid awake at nights’’ plotting how to ‘‘beat’’ the assessor. It requires a sum of money to discharge the expenses of county and state. and when a person conceals his property or undervalues it or by any means known to the ‘tax dodger” evades paying his just share of taxes, be he saint or sinner, he is guilty of robbing his honest neighbor just as muech as.though he had entered his house .at the dead hour of night, like a rubber shod ruffian, and taken his money. . There is no more odious or contemptible thing than the professional *‘tax dodger.”’ 1 would adyise all assessors to use the bona fide indebtedness blanks, and while yeu cannot compel a taxpayer under the law to fill them out, yet where a person refuses you haye your remedy by summoning such party to appear before the board ot review and there make a full and satisfactory statement or refuse to allow any reduction. In some localities the impression prevails that in dealing with banks the county board has the legalright to sutnmon an officer of the institution to preduce the books and make a general and indiscriminate examination. This is not true. The board must prepare a list of names of those whose deposits they may desire to have knowlédge of. for the purpose of determining as to the correctness of the assessment of such persons named. The ¢dragnet’’ principle canoot be applied under the law. : Plain, straight, running stock -of Building and L.oan associations cannot be taxed. All other stock is taxable, despite surplusage of words, ingeniously framed by laws, or mysterious technicalities. The value of the stocks of corporations is largely dependent on their ability to earn dividends. Boarus of Review should carefully congider this in fixing the values of Bank Stocks and all other stocks whose value they have the fixing for the purpose of taxation. For instance: if the stock of a bank is readily salable at one dollar sixty-fiye or one dollar seventy cénts. ‘a county board should not assess it at sixty-five cents on the dollar. To the ordinary mind there would come a conviction that to the consciences of such men the solemnities of an oath 'was all rubbish, or theirignorance was 8o dense that the X . rays would refuse to tackle it. I want again to call the attention of assessors to the flagrant abuse of assessing ‘‘household furniture and library.”” Many hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property of this kind practically escape taxation, and that, too, among a class of our people that are most able to pay taxes. Houses whese furnishings and libraries are worth from five to ten thousand dollars, are gssessed for taxation at from one hundred and fifty to five hundred dollars. I would suggest to the county assessors, through whose territory the oil and gas lines pass, either by correspondence or a meeting, agree upon a common valuation. either per foot or mile for assessment, I ‘would also suggest that you carefully guard the assessing of the various ‘townships in your county that the same classes of personal property may have practically the same yaluation. ~ Unearth sequestered property, bring ‘ the professional ‘‘tax-dodger to book,”’ ‘meet out even handed justice alike to ‘the rich and to the poer, the corporaition and individual, and in’'discharging your duties and executing the law, let **The True Cash Value'’ of property ' be your only gude. D. F. ALLEN, ‘ State Tax Commissioner,

Shoule Be Repealsd.

The state board of charities is opposed to, the senseless law passed by the last legislature requiring that a prisoner discharged from the state prison shall be returned to the county from whence he came. Under this law prisoners are brought back to the ‘counties from which they were sent to prison and then released at the jail door often without money or friends.: The board holds that if his home is in the county in which he was convicted this need can usually be met without hardship. If, howeyer, as is frequently true, the prisoner’s home is elsewhere, the conditions of hisrelease are most severe. Penniless, recognized in the community only &8-a criminal, distrusted on all hands by those with whom he comes in contact, unable to obtain employment, liable to be ars rested at any time for vagrancy or on suspicion of being implicated in crime, is it strange that he becomes desperatge and reckless and resorts at times to questionable or illegal means of relieving his distress? This state cannot afford to surround any of its citizens with conditions which naturally tend to lead to crime or wrong doing. The trials and temptations which men must meet in the ordinary affairs of life are suflicient to drive many to the violation of law, The statute under consideration, aimed as it is al the weakest members of the ‘communi&y, aggravates and magnifies the conditions under which men are most likely to fall. —Wabash Plain Dealer. :

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Democratic City Caucus,

The Democrats of the seyeral wards of the city are requested to meet at City hall om Tuesday evening. April 14, at 7:30 o’clock for the purpose of nominating councilmen to be voted for at the coming election. All citizens who believe in a reduction of taxation and a non-partsan administration of city affairs are invited to attend. By order of COMMITTEE.

A Decision Concerning Sidewalks,

In the appealed damage case of MecQueen vs. city of Elkhart from the Elkbart circuit court. the appellate court decides with the lower court that while it is the duty of a municipal corporation to exercise diligence and care to keep its sidewalks and streets in a reasonably safe condition, it does not guarantee absolute safety to those who use them in a.proper manner. It is for a city to determine and adopt not only the grade for its streets and sidewalks, but also when they should be improved and of what material the improvement shonld be made. Where a sidewalk is properly constructed the mere fact of snow falling thereen and melting and then freezing and making it shippery will not create a liability on the part of the city for an injury to one falling thereon.

Ready For the Push.

An exchange has discoyered that men are hke hogs—however distasteful this may sound to the hogs. When a hog gets an ear of corn every other hog will trot along behind him and squeal and whine and beg and toady for a bite, but just let the front hog get caught, with his head fast in a crack, and every son of a sow will jump on him and tear him to pieces. Just so with men. As long as a man is prosperous and has money, he can’t keep friends off with a base ball bat. The moment he is unfortunate and his wealth is gone, he is not only snubbed by his former alleged friends, but they at once start to de him all the harm possible. When a man starts up grade the world falls in behind and pushes, When the man starts down grade, the world steps to one side and greases the track. 1

Anether Attractiom at Geshen,

David Belasco and Franklin Fyles’ celebrated American drama ‘“Che Girl I Left Behind Me’’ will be played at the opera house in Goshen for the first time on Monday night. The record made by this piece is phenomenal. It was the most scintillating success of the season,during which the Empire theatre was open 1n New York. It has been discussed in newspapers and magazines and is to' be produced Dbefore long across the water in London. It is a drama that speaks to all kinds and conditions of people, but is essentially human. It abounds in thrilling situations, but has not the remotest resembiance to the ‘lurid melodrama, whose birthplace is generally the Bowery. ‘The Girl I Left Bebind Me” is a piece of action. It depiets graphically the life of the American Indian and the American military post and elasses them strongly. seg

Will Find Plenty to Do,

A letter was received this week by Mr. J. P. Dolan from Dr. Eigenmann, enclosing another letter from the United States commission, of fish and fisheries, Washington, D. C., notifymg Dr. Eigenmann that a consignment of white fish spawn will be put into Turkey lake about the last of next week. Instructions had been given to T. C. Pearce, Capt. United States fish commission .to proceed to Sandusky, Ohio, and receive from out Put-in-Bay station, 2,000,000 fish fry for Turkey lake. Mr. Dolan will be notified by telegraph in adyance of their arrival, so that he can ‘meet him and asgist in making the plant. This will giye to Lake Wawasee certain protection from spearing fish for the next three years as it will be under government protection. We are also reliably informed that State Fish Commissioner Kirsch has signified his intention of prosecuting illegal fishing to the full extent of the law,—Syracuse Register.

A Much Afflicted Man,

The Leesburg Standard, in a biographical sketch of Lanson Summy, who died .near that town on March 27, aged 61 years, says of him: We presume but few men have met with as many severe accidents and wrestled with as many severe attacks of disease as did Mr. Summy during his sojourn on earth, and had he not been possessed of an extremely strong constitution would have long since succumbed to th.ir destroying influences. About twenty years ago he was sorely afilicted with heart trouble and had dectored for two or three years with several doctors without receiving any real benefit, Finally Dr. Swygart, who was then living in Clunette, (Galveston) told him if he would let him try it he thought he could restore his health. He did so, and after taking his treatment for about one year all signs of the disease seemed to have left and he was, to all appearances, as well as ever, no return of the disease was experienced until that which resulted in his death. In 1859, while felling timber in the woods, a falling tree caught his left limb, crushing and breaking 1t in eight pieces between the knee und ankle jaint. From this he suffered untold agony, and when after -2 long and terrible siege it finally healed, the limb was left in a partly crippled condition. At another time he was hauling legs and something flew up and struck him in the left eye, inflicting quite a severe wound. A doctor was called and prepared a solution to be applied to the eye. The doctor being unde# the influence of Jiquor at the time, left a preparation of caustio, which, when applied, destroyed the eye entirely. In 1872 or '73 he met with an accident which caused a bad case of rupture, from which he suffered for several years. 1884 he met with another accident in which his collar bone was broken and for some cause it did_not get along and the fracture had to be reduced three times before it finally healed. While assisting at the raising of Joel Hall's barn, one of the men struck with an ax at a pin in a beam, ‘The pin was missed and Mr. Summy, ‘'who was standing under it, received the full force of the blow frem the pole of the ax in his back. From the effects of this he was laid up for some time, He was stricken down with seiatic rheumatism. About two years ago he was afflicted with catarrh in the hand, with which he was laid* up for a whole season, from the effects of which he suffered the loss of a portion of his thumb, and for a time it was feared he would loose his entire hand.

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AWAIT, HIS ACTION.

Quban Concurrent Resolutions Delivered to the President.

Feeling in Spain Regarding Action of House—News Is Suppressed in Havana. ’ 3

Washington, March B.—The cancurrent resolutions of congress regarding Cuba were delivered at the executive mansion at 9:30 Thursday morning by Mr. Platt, the enrolling clerk of the senate, being received Ly Private Secretary Thurber. The resolutions were engrossed in duplicate and the second copy was delivered to the department of state for record and publication with the acts of congress under the provisons of the printing law enacted in January, 1895. Prior to the passage of that act, concurrent resolutions were not transmitted to the department of state.' Neither has it been customary to deliver such resolutions to the”president, the only other case of record in the 12 years of Mr. Platt’s service in the senate being the Armenian resolutions, a couple of months ago. The action taken in those iwo instances was because they both contained provisions for possible action by the president.. The president decided not to hold the regular cabinet meeting Tuesday, and he and Secretary Olney spent most of the morning and part of the afternoon in uninterrupted consultation on Cuba and other matters. The postponement gave rise to an unfounded rumor that the president had left the city. ; Secretary Lamont Tuesday again denied that any army officer or other person connected with the war department have been sent by thegovernment to Cuba for the purpose of ascertaining conditions existing there. The Feeling in Spain. Madrid, April B.—The government officials bave taken every precaution to safeguard the United States legation! against attack or insult in view of the temper of the populace as the result of the adoption of the Cuban belligerency | resolutions by the United States house of representatives Monday and similar measures have been taken for the protection of the residence of Senor Canovas: del Castillo, the prime minister. The governors of the provinces have been ordered to promptly suppress any distusbances that may oecur, and to observe such firmness in their action as will prevent a repetition of the disorder. The. city. was perfectly quiet Tuesday morning. No anti-demon-strations were made during the night. nor have any been reported from the provinces. The tone of the mnewspapers in commenting upon the action of the é&merican house of representatives is quiet and dignified. , The cabinet at its meeting Tuesday considered the matter of asking the cortes-for a credit of 23,000,000 pesetas for the purpose of copstructing warships. L . ;. News Suppressed in Havana. Havana, April B.—No news of the action of the United States house of representatives in passing the Cuban resolutions was published here in Monday afternoon’s or Tuesday morning’s papers, and the general public is not informed as to the action taken. The result of the vote in the house is known, however, at the clubs and hotels, the informdtion having been obtained through private messages. Sympathizers with the Cubans who are iniormed of the action of congress ar: elated over the result, while'Spaniards are indignant. Havana is quiet and there was no sign that any public demonstration of protest will be made. . Delighted at Action of Congress. New York, April 8. — The Herald’s special cable from Lima, Peru, says: | Theg sympathizers with the Cuban ini surgents here are greatly delighted at the laction of the United States eongress. Should the congress be sustained by President Cleveland it is probable that all the South American republics would take action on the question of recognition. Comments of London Daily. London, April 8. — The Globe, commenting on the passage of the Cuban resolutions by the United States house of representatives,says: Weforesee the gravest mischief if President Cleveland attempts to bully Spain. Nevertheless the situation in Cuba is desperate. If thewar continues much longer the island will be ruined beyond redemption. The Madrid government should immediately give serious consideration to the question of making concessions to the Cubans, despite the loss of national prestige involved. " Veterans Cheer Georgia’s Governor. Fitzgerald, Ga., April B.—The G. A. E. veterans at the Colony Town, gave Gov. Atkinson an ovation Monday. The governor, ex-United States Senator Patrich Walsh and a number of prominent citizens visited the colony for the first time. The veterans paraded and the visitors made speeches. The colony is making a marveléus growth. The population is estimated at 9,000. :

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The Decision Affirmed. P The apjmllato court at Indnmapélis on Tuesday affirmed the decision of the Noble circuit court in the case of Anthony E. Lemmon vs. Thomas M. Reed. The opmnion was written by Judge Reinhard. The case is an interesting one and of considerable importance. Mr. Lemmon is a resident of Albion and Mr. Reed is county treasurer. Some time ago the county commissioners awarded Mr. Lemmon the contract of filling what is known as the ‘*Pucker Street sink hole,”” north~ west of Albion, at a stipulated price per yard, payment to be made from the county treasury as the work progressad, based upon the estimates of the surveyor. These payments were ‘made and the work completed. In the final settlement, however. the com‘missioners went oyer the job to verify ’the expenditures and found what ap‘peared to be an error in the surveyor's 'measurements whereby too much money had been paid. The difference was something like $6OO and the treasurer brought suit against Mr. Lemmon to recover the amount. Mr. Lemmon held that his contract was completed; he had accepted the surveyor’s estimate and paid his workmen on that basis, and that if any difference existed it lay between the county commissioners and Treasurer Reed. The circuit court. howeyer, gave Mr. Reed judgment for the claimed excess of payment, and Mr. Lemmon carried the case to the appellate court, with the result as aboye stated.—Avilla News. Private Sale. : lam about to leave the city and will sell all my household goods. Nothing reseryed. You can buy all cheap, beds, mattresses, couches, chairs, tables, stoves, sideboard, piano, lamps, clocks, ete. D. ErpPsTEIN A R SO RIS NG ST 508 XS TR SO 6 ™. LR TR T B 0 TR LR BIG FOUR ROUTE TO THE BIG CONVENTIONS - —IN 1896 — NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, Bt. Louis, June 16 NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, : Chicago, July 7. NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCLATION, o i Buffalo, July 3, Y.P.3. C. E CONVENTION, ; Washington July 9. B. Y. P. U.'OF AMERICA, Milwaukee, July 15. NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT G. A. R, . St. Paul, Sept. 1 to 4.

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od W =r¢ Planing Jllil Having leased the McCONNELL MILL just south ~ of the Lake Shore Ry., we are prepared to furx;ishi ' Native Building Material Of all kinds including Finishing Lumber, Mouldings, | Ete., and pay highest price in cash for Logs. Custom Work a Specialty. Custom Sawing $2 per Thousand. ~ Examine Stock and Prices before gbing Elsewhere. CRAMER, McGONNELL & GILBERT, - LIGONIER, : : : : INDIANA: - | . i WHEN YOU BREED | : | e § T : : \C $ BREED TO THE BEST! The valuable horse nowadays is the neat, trim bfiggy horse, one that can step along at a good gait. One that has the bottom to stand the driving, and one that can show a marked indiyiduality. Get these points by breeding to a first-class sire. Our people are afforded the opportunity to get this kind of breeding in _ : _ ' ; 3 ! o RILEY MEDIUM—2ISO.

Race record, 3rd heat, 2:1014, held world’s race record, 2:12 1-2; 3rd after scoring 17 times from 1892 to 1895. By Happy Medium, sire of Nancy Hanks 2:04, and 92 others in 2:30 and better. Dam, Maud R., by Mambrino Patchen 58, the greatest brood mare sire, living or dead. Rilefi Medium is the sire of Keen Cutter 2:13, Nina Mediumn 2:14 1-4, Bob Riley 2:15 1-2. Tom Medium 2:22, Fred Medium 2:24 1-4, Aurelian 2;21 8-4, Durell (3) 2:29 (4 year old trial 2:18), R!ley S. (3) 2:21 1-2, Bernice Medium (3) 2:27 3-4, Kate Medium 2:25 1-2, But two of his colts in the list are out of Standard mares and they: are the dams of Nina Medium 2:14 and Bernice Medium 2:27 3 4. The dam of Keen Cutter is of unknown breeding, She inherits from her gire his speed and staying qualities, being able to win eight heat races in tast time, showing that he can %et fast game race horses from mares of no breeding; bred to good mares he will be a great sire of early and extremespeed as he has shown this early in his short stud career, Riley Medium will have at least four colts in the 2.10 list this year, placing him on an equal with the gre&test stallions living and expect him to add 12 new ones to his list. Parties owning Riley Medium colts realize that they are game and leyel-headed race horses that come to their speed without the long and

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ggmley Medium 2:10 1-2, brother to Nina Medinm 2:14, Ist dam Armorett, dam of Nina Medium 2:13 1. 4, by Blackwood, Jr., record 2:22, the Iron Horse of Tennessee. ' 2d dam Thistledown, record 252, dam of Bernice Medium (8) 2:27 3-4, by Almont 83.. 8d dam Kitty Blanchard dam of Thistiedown, by Young Morrell Morgan, 4th dam by Black Hawk 5. Convincer is a black horse and like his sire will be a race horseand a sire of race horses. There i 8 not & better bred stallion than Con-

~ JIM BROWN--RECORD, 2:31.

By American Boy 16,986, Record 2:26 1-2, Indiana’s greatest pacing sire, having 13 from 2:11 1-4 to 2:20. S Ist dam Becky. lg Old Tom Brown, record 98, sire of You Bet 2:06 1-2, with running mate Rosterer, l?m Brown, Jr,, sire of Fedora 2:15 and.dam of Fern Onflff(iag 225 and others. 2nd %‘Qggggoulhbfed by Sea Gull by Duroc by

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expensive drilling required to make race-hor-ses. Keen Cutter began her racing last season and in her first race obtained a record of 2:19 and was started as high as three races 'a week, where every heat was better than 2:15 and fas fast as 2:10 1-4¢. She keps her form and was able to win eight races during the season. Bob Riley began early last season, also a green horse, and was never behind the money, and showed a trial mile ia z(fi 1-4; eighths in 13 _Seconds, a 1:44 gait. Mr Kenney, his driver, says he will beable to give him a mark of 2:05 this year. Fred Medium 24 a bay gelding owned at Ottawa, Kansas, dam a farm mare, no t:feeding, always worked on a 'faran until last _ul¥, was worked by his owner and won the 3-minute pace, the first and only race he ever started in, time 2:27 1-4, -2:26 3-4, R:2l 1-4, Breeders should avail themselyes of the sarvices ot this great horse while here, and his services are low, his fee for this season being only $50.00, with return privilege in 1897 should .mare not provein foal. L His eolts sell tor big mon%y while others go begging. Nina Medium sold for fis,ooo in 1883, Riley 8. sold for $1,600 in 1891, e is & nonstandard stallion. Bernice Medium gold as a yeariing for $500., e ;

vineer standhll{g,for service anywhere. He has & yearling in Kansas, dam said to be a Morgan mare, that went quarters in 37 seconds, eighths in 17 i-2_ seconds, a 2:20 %a.it. He will sire large, good gaited horses, that will sell fqr good money—a kind of horse that 18 very scarce now. His fee Is,onliy %20.00, with ‘return privuege. Convincer will be taken out of the stud Ju yfilist and will be raced and given a fast record, - :

Jim Brown isa grand Individual, iB"a fast glacer and all of his colts pace, and show épeed. / His colts are large and strong, are all bays in color. He will be bred to ‘a few mares early and will be raced this gear a 8 he is capable ;getting & record of 215 this season. . His fee is only $15.00, with return privilege. The horses are now at the l% mpany barn After April 18t will be at the P K