Ligonier Banner., Volume 31, Number 13, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 July 1896 — Page 4

- The Figonier Banner, Q s e e e THE BANNER PUBLISHING COMPANY J.E, McDONALD .Editor. i Pl e ——— THURSDAY. JULY 2. 1896. ~ PorrricaL workers of the republican persuasion are haying an “sawful time”’ , in trying to’ whip silver Republicans 4-‘]‘,' into line. Somehow these silver Re}f'publicans seem to understand. the money question fairly well—in most instances a good deal better than those - who are trying to do the converting.

_'Tue yisiting delegations at Canton are treated to well prepal’ed’rfplatitudes upon the tarff, but not a word does McKinley have to say about the currency question. Ia fact he is as dumb as an oyster about the national platform on the gold question. It begins to look as it he was trying to dodge the issue.: L

Tue state of Mississippi is not harassed by frequent legislation. Congressman H. D. Money, who has been elected to the United States senate, will not take his seat until 1899. The reason he was elected so long ahead of the time of the beginning of the term is that under the new constitution of Mississippi the legislature ~will' meet only once every four years.- Its next gession will be held 1n 1899,

A EUROPEAN journal says that in Hungary a man convicted of bigamy is punished by being condemned to liye with both wives in the same house, Bigamists are consequently very rare in the‘langpof the Magyars: There are still a few left, however, and all of these have now signed a petition to the Diet, asking that their sentence be commuted to fourteen years "in the penitentiary. As an act of mercy 1t is hoped that their wish may be granted.

Tae Indianapolis Journal, the republican state organ, in speaking of the democratic nominee for governor says: ‘‘Shiyely is one of the handsomest .men in the wholg western cpuntry. Big, broad shouldé@d, athle-tic-looking, . with ‘fine eyes, classic featuresand soft brown hair, curling gently about his temples, he is a picture of American manhood in its prime that does thé eye good to look upon. As he appeared upon the stage he was given an ovation.” '

THERE 18 no longer any doubt as to the action .of the Chicago cogventi-on next week on the currency question, A careful canvass ot the delegates; of eyery state- and territory shows 578 delegates to be, either by instruction or personal préference, for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, against 328 delegates Instructed for or favoring the continuance of the present gold standard. The estimate 18 based on the observation’of the unit rule by the delegates from states which haye so instructed.

Ty threat of the money lenders to foreclose mortgages and make collections' if the Democrats put in a free silver plank is only one of the many subterfuges of the enemy of the white metal. What would be the difference to these fellows if their money was tied up m-banks or hoarded away if it is compelled to be at par with silyer which will surely be the condition, unless they hoard gold, and _they haye ‘already got hold of all of that metal. The money can-just as well be left in the mortgages and they know it.

Tom Starr of the Toledo Bee in talking about the Indiana democracy and the indorsement of Frank Shively of South Bend for governor, calls attention to the fact that Shively was at one time & Republican and later a Greenbacker, Tom does this so depfecatingly that you would think that he had dlways been a steadfast party ‘man, but a comparison of récords with Brother Shiyely will in no way diminish the lustre of Starr’s record as a political windmill so adjusted as to face the strongest breeze. Tom, your platitudes are refreshing, indeed.

Tug eastern capitalists are beginning to declare in favor of McKinley. Several New York bankers heretofore classed as Democrats have given out the information that they will leave ‘the party providing a free silyer plank goes into the platform at Chicago, and the big banking institutions are beginming to closely scrutinize the attitude of their correspondents in the smaller cities and towns of the great middle west, and to impress on them the necessity of fostering sound money sentiment in their respectiye localities. This action on the part of the banks and capitalists seems to be in the nature of self-interest. i 5

‘THE republican love of a soldier was well shown at Kendallville last Thursday. Chas. B. Harris who carried a musket for nearly four years and an honest but modest patriot was turned down to make & place for a man who lived all through the war, old. enough to have responded to his country’s call, but did not. Men who loudly proclaim their patriotism at every ~ opportynity, who ostentatiously parade their war record, who don't let any opportunity _pass without a show of their zeal, were foremost in their war~fare upon Mr. Harris. These patriots - were fighting in a new cause, however, for gold and patronage, for - Fairbanks and fat, and ' Mr. Harris’ soldier record was not to in any way . interfere with their plans. Sentiment cut no fignre Thursday. &0 |

TaE Christian Advocate estimateﬂ the cost of the Methodist general conference this year at $lOO,OOO or thereabouts, and considers it cheap at, that money. The body meets only once 1n four years. ‘The number of communicants under Its jurisdiction is about 2,700,000. The general conference therefore costs the indiyidual Methodilst communicant a little less than one cent a year. Looking at it in this way the tax is certainly not grievous. '

TrE most thorough and authentic study of William McKinley’s character and career that has yet appeared in periodical literature is contributed to the July Review of Reviews by Mr. E. V. Smalley, the well known journalist, whose intimate knowledge of republidan party politics. and long acquaintance with the public men of Ohio render him peculiarly adapted for such a task. Mr.Smalley was himself born and reared on the ‘*‘Western Reserye’’ only forty miles from McKinley’s Poland home. and he wiites with full personal knowledge of the major’s early envyi ronment. - The article is well.illustrated and interesting. T ’

- Pror. ALexaxpkr HocG, of Fort Worth, Texas, writes in the Railroad Gazette that a train going eastward is helped both by the force of the earth revolving eastward and by the prevailing west wind; and that a train going westward is obstructed and delayed to a corresponding extent. This theory is supported by elaborate mathematical formulae, and is sustained by Prof E. H. Randle, of Byhalia, Miss., who adds that a train going west is not retarded go much as a train going east is accelerated. He estimates that a tram running seventy miles an hour, going north orsouth, loses two miles an hour by reason of the rotation of the earth “'on account of pressure against the right rail.”’ - ‘These theories may seem absurd to practical raillroad men but it would be interesting for them to ascerpain by dctual observation whether, other things being equal, trains going east make better time than trains going

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STRANGE indeed, how greatly W. D, Bynum, erstwhile democratic’ congressman from the Indianapolis district, free trader and |much abused leader of the Cleveland |forces in congress, has suddenly grown in the estimation of the republican press of the state. With his display of bullheaded persistency, to say something at the democratic state convention, which afterward turned out to be a weak attempt at’ self glorification, he was able to gain a prominence that would ‘not have come to him under any other conditions. He has no respect for the majority of his party and an over‘whelming sentiment of the ecountry. He proposes to get a little cheap notoriety and the plaudits of the ‘enemies of his party by playing the game-to the end. He is like some other politicans in the state who haye for years lived off of.the party. They don’t know when they have enough of any thing. .

ThHE spLIT that has now been made in the Republican party, through lits announced adherence to a gold standard, makes 1t 'impossible‘for any republican’ tariff bill to pass the United

States senate within the next three years. Six republican senftors have already joined the silyer revolt. Moreover, Senator Hansbrough (rep.), of North Pakota, says: ‘‘The. eftect of this gold plank in several states which elect senators next winter will be to depriye us of a majority in that body, This would put a stop to all taritl legis lation, making our victory a fruitless one.”” The adoption of that gold plank is going to be a source of great tribulation to the [Republicans. They are certain to lose a number of states which they would have carried on a bimetallic platform, and instead of 4 walk-away as they fancied before the St. Louis convention, the defeat of McKinley and Hobart is now apprehended by many Republicans who take coguizance of the signs of the times.

Ex Gov. James E. CampßeLL, of Ohio, said the other day: ‘*lf the democratic party should favor the free comage of silver at the national convention, the platform may drive a few gold bugs from our ranks. The platform of the party 'will be carefully planned and each piank considered and weighed. There will be no bojt but a' thorough understanding before the convention acts. It is true that several democratie states in the east favor a gold basis, and there is seme trouble anticipated, should the conyention declare for silver, but - this trouble is only apprehended by the action that New York. New Jersey and Connesticut may take in the eyent of a silyer platform.”> In 1888 "the Democrats of New York and Connecticut modified the tariff plank of the democratic national platform, in order to meet the wishes of those "Democrats who favored moderate protection. They may do the same thing this year in regard to the money question, in order to accommodate themselves to local sentiment. That, of course, i§ & matter for them to decide, though us a general proposition it is held .that the :Hational platform is supreme. : B T S o R . : o A Randsome Book ; About Lake Chautauqua, containing 48 pages of descriptive matter and fine halt-tone engravings, sent free to any address by A, J. Smith, G. P. & T. A,, L 8 & My 8. Ry., Cleveland, @mon receipt of 2 twomﬂ% ) eover mailmeg and postage. This {5 the favorite route tﬁ.&l!-.gg ‘

BENEFITS OF M’KINLEYISM. . The Kansas City Times disposes of the law that made McKinley as follows: The results of the McKiniey bill, stated in brief, from the date of its passage in 1890 to August, 1894, when it was repealed, were as follows: : ‘l. Under its provisions prohibiting competition, over 100 trusts were organized, covering nearly all the necessaries and comforts of lite, including food. clothing, Iymber, nails, glass, agricultural implements, coffins, coal, iron, steel, cotton ties, etc. 2. Although the McKinley aet increased the average rate of protection to the manufacturers about 25 per cent. there was not a single raise of wages in a protected industry after its passage unor until its repeal. : -3. From the passage of the McKinley act in 1890 up tojNovember, 1892, there were over 1,200 shut-downs, lockouts and strikes in the industries ‘“protected’’ by its tariff rates. Among these was the ‘‘culminating atrocity of McKinleyism,”” the Homestead strike, in which thousands of American wageearners were turned out to starve and, when they resisted, shot down by the Pinkerton constabulary. 4. The McKinley act also caused a steady falling off in the revenues of the government, from over one hundred millions of surplus left by the Cleyeland administration in 1889, to a deficit in the last fiscal year of Its operation from June 30, 1894. amounting to over $72,000,000. Fooh

5. The disinterested and best posted political economists ot the country, republican as well as democratic, declared that the McKinley act diyided the honors with the Sherman purchasing act of causing the terriftic panic of 1893, from the effects of which the country is even now slowly recovering. 6. . Under the operation of the McKiniey act the prices of clothing and nearly all the necessities were raised so high as to be in many cases entirely out ot the reach of a workingman and his- family; and such a thing as a ‘wholesome, healthful woolen suit. of clothes, or woolen dress. became a rarity among the persons of ordinary means,

- This covers the ground in as brief compass as anything that has thus far appeared. = ,

WHY NOT BE HONEST?

. In his speech at Albion last Wednesday evening before the joint representative convention, Mr. Fairbanks made the unwarranted declaration that ‘‘our tariff laws raised sufficient revenue to, gradually reduce the public debt. Dur~ ing the administration of Harrison $236,000,000 of obligations were paid, while Cleveland, during the last three years, has added to our interest-bear-ing debt $362,000,000.” : ‘Why could not Mr.. Fairbanks - tell the whole truth. He forgot to say that during Mr. Cleveland’s first term and under the former tariff laws Mr. Harrison found upon the statute books the public debt was reduced to a greater extent than it was during any subsequent administration? Why could he not tell his hearers that all of the reduction .in -thé¢ public debt under Harrison was made in the two years preceding the adoption of the MeKinley high tariff law. After that law became operative there was an inerease of $14,000,000 in the public debt, This Increase occurred between December, 1890, and December, 1892, ‘three months before Mr. Harrison went out of office. and was in the face of a surplus of neariy 100,000,000 left in the treasury by Cleveland. - The tigures furnish-disproof. of the claim that high tariffs' protect the public treasury or the public credit. Under a comparatively low tariff the treasury had more revenue than wunder,the highest taritt the country ever had. Decrease, not increase, of revenue marked the working of the McKinley law. But there is another side to the question. = Coineident with the McKinley law came the Sherman law, which suspended silver coinage and issued coin notes against bullion. The Harrison administration redeemed these coin notes:in gold. Gold became the the sole money of redewption.. The raids upon the treasury began, No tarift law could have protected the treasury against them. When the Cleveland administration continued the gold redemption policy, bond issues became inevitable, As long as gold remains the sole standard they must continue. No tariff law can protect a treasury from raids caused by making gold the only money of redemption. . This has been proved by experience.

Gravel Road Law Valid,

The supreme court recently rendered a decision- upholding the law . which: permits the taxation ot eity property for the maintenance of gravel roads, This law has caused a vastr amount of complaint in the cities and towns throughout the state where property has been taxed to keep up country roads.- The case decided Tuesday was one appealed to the supreme court by N. S. Byram, of Indianapolis. Mr. Byram had petitioned the county commissioners to refund the proportion of his taxes that had gone into the gravel road funds. The county commissioners refused and Mr. Byram brought suit te recover the amount. The circuit court sustained. the law and found for the defendants, and Mr. Byram appealed to the supreme court, which sustained the lower ccurt. :

Was Not Controlled by the Gang

Mr. Kerr of Ligonier a delegate to the joint representative republican convention was in town Monday. He enjoys the distinctjon of being about the only delegate east of the Elkhart line who wants to yote tor some man oposed to Hon. C. W. Fairbanks for '[JI. S. sepator.—Waterlgo Press.

It seems that there were others, however, brother Willis; and had it not beep for the deal that was on with the DeKalb contingent on the ‘joint senatorship there wopld haye Jbe;e_n still more. Mr, Kerr acted the man in this fight. He had pledged himself to vote for Chas. B. Harris, and realizing that Dr. Knepper had been selected for no other reason thao to inflyence ‘his vote he yery promptly and foreibly declined to be made the tool of the ring in this way. Others in this city ‘had also given Mr, Harris assurances that they would support him, but ‘when Bill Bunyan, Joe Conlogue and Orlando Kimmell cracked the whip they got into line instanter, Mr. Kerr made a manly stand for his friend Harris but had to fight against heavy odde. He had the whole Noble gounty ring against nim, from the big bosses to the little ‘‘me toos."”” The methods that defeated him are well known and the fellows who made it possible will doubtless be remembered. ‘ Pitcher’s Castoria. . : ‘ i Children Cry for |

: THE GAME WELL WON., The LaGrange Ball Tossers Defeated by the Home Team.—An Exciting'Game and Many Pretty Plays, ; ! LaGrange has been an easy mark | for the Ligonier ball club. For years they have:been beaten by the home team in a walk and the score has always been put at a safe figure; but this was before the game. When the last man was out the story took another color—the anticipations.of the rooters were found to be barren idealities and the LaGrange boys were slways correspondingly jubilant, the score being to their liking. - Things are different, Ligonier ‘has won, and after & game se closely contested that no' one could have picked out the winner until the last man was out, but Manager Shock’s asggregation had the majority when the yotes were counted. s

The crown was not as large as the game deserved. It was well worth the attendance of every lover of base ball in this neck of ‘woods, but when the LaGrange men walked into the field for the opening of the first : *2 inning there was a pretty 'B~ good audience. Ed Knepper ; L. was the first man up for the § Wanitas and when Choler, ] B l the LaGrange pitcher, had l @™ Dstraightened up after ‘the EQY A first ball he had a strike on »” the batter. But the next ball that came along the batter stopped, making a safe hit between second and. third. Spencer followed by flying out to center. while McDarby followed with a sacrifice to pitcher. Scott then hit for a base, bringing Knepper across the plate. Shobe got to first on a short hit but Ferguson was not so fortunate for Bastian got his grounder 1n time to cut him off at first. . The one~ handed pitcher, Criss, went into the box for Ligonier and the first man up, ‘old-timer Cory, let the first good ball go for a strike; the next one he hit but ‘the third baseman made a bad muff of | the foul fly; four balls were called and Cory walked to first. Leib hit to third who fumbled the ball, giving both Cory and the batter their bases. Munger hit past second. Cory scoring. Bastian also got a base on balls when' Leib scored ona passed ball. Choler hit to pitcher and was out at © first. Clugston’s difficult fly was taken 1n by Teal. Newman was 434 . left on second, however, by Shobe’s neat catch of Hughes' {7 fly. This gave LaGrange four runs to one for the home team| (% and the rooters were correspondingly sad. In the next inning 7 the Wanitas did not score, Teal going out on strikes, Vondersmith at first and Criss on strikes Cory, Leib and Munger went out in their turn, the latter being caught between bases by Sperncer. ‘ In the next inning Ligonier got two runs after Knepper was out to Cory, McDarby and Spencer both hitting for bases and scoring on Scott’s hit into right; Shobe flew out to Bastian and Ferguson to Cory. LaGrange also put a man across the plate, Bastian making a two-base hit, Porterfield, Choler and Newman going out by some neat infielding and a pretty catch by Vondersmith whose long throw to the plate nearly cut off Bastian. The fourth was barren of runs, Teal, Vondersmith and Criss neyer seeing first base, and when the LaGrange batters lined up Hughes went to grass, hitting to Scott; Cory got to first but was neatly doubled by Knepper’s ‘quick work at short on Leib’s hit, lieib going out at first.

In the fifth inning the game was won by the Wanitas by hard hitting and several errors by the outfielders, Knepper, Spencer and McDarby all scoring, Kneppew start- & ing off with a two bagger L . and Scott’s hit brought in McDarby, when Shobe & >3- and Ferguson whnt out. . *“For LaGrange Munger, /~ / Bastian and Porterfield £ . went out in_ one-two--7 tbree order. Teal, Vondersmith and Criss were again victims in the sixth, while Choler, Newman and Case. who had been substituted for Hughes, ended the interest for LaGrange leaying Clugston on-: second where he had gone on his two bagger. One run 1n the seventh made by Leib proved to be the last for the visitors. Cory baving been retired by a short hit to. Scott, Leib’s two bagger, Munger’'s sacrifice and Bastian’s hit assisted by several errors bringing him in, Porterfield and COholer going out. In this inning Ligonier had made the. winning run. Knepper flew out to Porterfield who made a pretty catch. Spencer hit a high ! twister into the sky above third l base which Leib did not get al~ .| though he was directly under the/ sphere. Everybody thought he' g, would catch it, but when they had recovered trom their aston~ = ishment Spencer was holding down the second bag. Here a vigorous kick was made by the LaGrange first baseman who claimed that Spencer had not touched the base. The umpire told the little fellow to stay on second which he did not do, going home on Scott’s hard drive past second. Shobe hit safe, but Ferzuson was out, MecDarby having given second an easy fly. ‘ v The eighth opened with Teal and closed with Criss, the same story that had been repeated three times before and the same order was obseryed with Clugston, Newman and Case. In the last inning Knepper hit a hot one to Leib who got it to Cory in time. Spencer then hit for a base after haying two strikes called on him. but a double off of Scott’s fly to second canght MeDarby off of first and our chances were gone for getting any more runs. - 9 The visitors now went in . .. to win and it looked like ‘ “R}’ D ) .rung with the best batters Y { *) 1 turn. Cory after hifting o severgl fopls put a hot one “q where it could not be Sy Y reached and got to first. . " yLeib made a couple of o~ “lunges aft the sphere when he hit what looked like a safe, but Kneppeg was where he could get it and doubling Cory at second threw 'Lejb out at first, as ‘ pretty a double play as was eyer seen on the ball field. Munger hit to ‘Spencer who made a bad throw to first having plenty of time to pnt the man ont. Bgstian then hit tg Ferguson who made a sorry muff, Munger going to second, Porterfield now ocame to bat with two men on the bases, but the one-armeid pitcher was to much for him. After two ltﬁiesj he hit a short one to Spencer who ¢ is. time took no chances, put it to Bcott as straight as a die. The game was over and the crowd was happy. The playing was in many respects away above the ayerage amateur game. Kneppor's nest ostch of Clugston,s hot Jiner in the eighth and

his quick work in the !double plays gave him the best of the game. Criss’ pitching was not phenomenal, but he seems to have pretty good control of the ball., The LaGrange club made sonie pretty plays and the errors were about evenly divided. | The score is as follows: s | Wanitas— R.P. A/ LaGrange— R.P.A Kuepper, 8§5.....2 1 5i00ry,1h.........l lo 3 Spencer, 2b......3 8 3|Leib, 2b........ 2 0 2 McDarby, 35....2 0 7|Munger,¢.......1 T 0 Scott, 1R ....... 016 2 Bastian, 55......2 1 1 Bhobe, cf........ 0 2 oO|Porterfield,lf...o 1 0 Ferguson, 1f.... 0 0 o{Choler, p........ 0 0 5 Teal, 6 ...:......0 4 0/Clugston, 2b,. 0 3 38 Vondersmith, rf.o 1 U}Newmau. ef...5 2 0 Criss, p.<cc......0 0 3/Hughes, rf .....0 00 Wanitag ....;.. ... 1902 .0 8 0. +0 0= LaGrange............4 0 1 0 00 1 0 0-6 Umpires—Carr and Stiver. Double plays— Knepper-Spencer; Scott-Knepper: Scott. Clug-ston-Cory.- Struck out—by Choler 7; Criss 3. Bases on balls—off Criss 2, s i

Barr Talks Plainly.

. The following telegram from Kalama zOO explains itself: The Rev. T, F, Barr pastor of the First Congregational church, one of the most ‘‘patrician’’ . churckes in the city, is making it unhappy for the rich members of his church. For some time his sermons have related to the difficulty which Dives will have in entering heaven and otherwise tormented the wealthy by holding up the example of the widow’s mite. He capped the climax last week by inviting the trade and labor unions to take charge of the week-day evening meetings and they did so. The capitalists held up their hands in horror and circulated a petition de~ manding his remoyal. Sunday Mr. Barr gave them the most caustic kind of sermon—told how small-souled capital wus, and remarked that the rich men couldn’t throw him out, bei cause Mrs. Leroy Cahill, his mos stanch suoporter, holds a $lO,OOO mortgage on the church which they would not take up. He scathed -the wealthy parishioners for an hour and a half and ended by tendering his resignation to take effect Nov. 1. He says he will not tage any yacation this year but will atay right in Kalamazoo to tell plain truths eyery Sunday until he leaves the parish. Barr will be making free silver speeches before the 'campaign is well along. _

The Way the Thing Was Done.

It is very questionable if the party who telephoned the following information to the Goshen News from Kendallville yesterday. believed a word of it at the time, but thought he must furnish some kind of an excuse for the defeat of Mr. Harris: “Hon. C. W. Fairbanks was in town and had a room at the hotel, and was offering all the consolatjon at his disposal. It is claimed that money considerations were used :to procure votes for Fairbanks’ choi¢e.” 1f this yeracious (?) individual will produce any evidence other than His own word to prove that Mr. Fairbanks was at Kendallville, as stated, we will concede that the latter -part of his statement is true. In the meantime we shall continue in the belief that both are utterly devoid of foundation.—Elkbart Review. : Does not Editor Chase know that Mr. Fairbanks was within reaching distance of Kendallville; that he held frequent secret conferences with the delegates from Elkhart city in person; and that his active representative, Mr, Keating, executed his orders promptly and taithfully among the delegates? Will Editor Chase deny that he, himself, was in personal conference with Mr. Fairbanks and entered into the conspiracy of betraying Mr. Harris by breaking the pledge of Elkhart’s delegates to vote for him in preference to Dr. Knepper? Talk about *‘veracity." If the-above is a specimen of the Elkhart idea of political honesty, the balance of the county will understand hereafter what kind of people they have to deal with. —Goshen Times.

It was a dirty. mess indeed. The fellows who engineered the steal in this county will doubtless be rewarded should the opportunity evercome to the millionaire railroad wrecker who seems to be their idol for the senatorship. That he was in the county can be proven; that he opened his pocketbook is hardly denied. y .‘ He Hadn’t Changed. ( m ' il o [ i L A SVY i RNP G AN R o 5 e (?-“ oy ~‘= g PAT ’;; iy, - -3.1/"‘s ' LSSS ‘ ‘n‘ N , iﬂ:“ SR =/ s aﬁ’\’%xi{‘;‘«f.'\:‘g\i\ <AL RETAIN AT R = GEANN T U 5’ Y . lh’?\,.. -~ = %

Ex-Nurse—Law, chile, dar yo' is! Don’t yo’ ’member yo’ ole nuss, honeey? I often held yo’ on my lap and kissed dose baby lips. Yes, chile, yo' look just.de same. I knowed yo' in a minute.—Texas Siftings. Card of Thanks. The family of Mrs. Henry Shobe all join in extending their sincere thapks to their neighbors and friends for kind treatment of their mother during her illness. and their courtesy and help after her death. ’ Andersonian Institute, I have opened another class in shorthand this week which intending pupils can join. Special terms this session. Boys school in session in forenoon; girls school in session in afternoon. Usual branches are taught. : ~ P. ANDERsoN, C. M. Cor. of Sixth and Grand streets. Chautauqua Assembly Programs, The 1896 Chantauqua Assembly programs are now ready for distribution. This season’s program is exceptionally strong and fine. Send two-cent stam to A. Jc Smith’ Go P. & Tu A. LI S. g M. S. Ry., Cleveland, Ohio, for a copy. Low raten}cursion' tickets to Lake Chautauqu resorts are now on sale via the Lake Shore & Michigan South- ‘ ern Ry. 12-2 t | o . A BARNISSS AT dragtios ol om for - NOTICE OF INSOLVENCY. tter of the es ' T e g ke of Bivin Bogrede RLT v, ety said estate, setting up the insufficiency of the ‘pergonal estate of said Geosdent to pay th debts and uabéutlen thereof, the judge o n|§ coyrt did on the 18t day of June, 1806, tind ntﬂm estate to be p:g&bli%g\vent, % order the same $0 be get _ua‘:y,, 'he creditors of said estate are therefore wo%noﬁlé of such insolvenoy and. reiumd to file their claims against said estate for allowance, e ANk SOFRWELE, Olerk,

Elkhart’s’Great Races—The Fastest Horses : . . in the World. . il We take pleasure in calling our readers’ attention to the program: of the races at Barney’s driving . park, Elkhartv Ind-, Jll]y 7, 8' 9, 10 and 11. Certainly no greater horses live than those whose names appear on the list of entries, and no association in the country:so far this year has gathered together so many star performers. On Thursday, July 9, comes the great free for all pace. A fortune, $3.000, is hung ‘up for this race and as the management assures us there are no strings to. this 1n any way, spectators are assured of a genuine horse race.: Among the entries are Robert J., 2:013, the fastest ‘harness horse on earth; John R. Gentry, 2:03%, the fastest stallion-on earth; Frank Agan, 2:05 the Indiana product that %e@eated both the others at Louisyille Yast fall; Badge, 2:08 who has been winning hard fought races already this suinmer; Coleridge 2:05% the . fastest horse in Indiana, and Afrite who, has recently pacea a half mile in 1:01. Scarcely less interest is manifested m{ the free-for-all trot which comes off Friday, July 10th. Fantasy, Klamath, Lord Clinton, Onoquo and Dan’' Cuapid all with exceeding low records will start for this money and phenomenal time is expected. A pamphlet showing full list of 218 entries can be had at any drug store. The railroads make aspecial excursion rate of one fare for the round trip good to return till July 13th and the Elkhart & Western railroad will run trains from Hotel Bucklen to the grand stand and the electric railway will make ample transportation. Ladies free opening day.. Below is the daily program: = ; A ‘Tuesday, July 7—2:08 pacers, 2:40 trotters, 3-year-old pacers. | Wednesday, July 8—2:19 trotters, 2-30 pacers, .3-year-old trotters, - Thursday, July 9—2:27 trotters, 2:17 pacers, free-for-all pacers. ‘ Friday, July 10th—2:15 trofters, 2.24 pacerg, free-for-all trotters. - " Saturday, July 11—2:11 pacers, 2:13 | trotters, 2:12 pacers. :

. Notice. : In accordance with the .laws ‘and regulations of the postoffize. department ,and ‘instructions. of the postmaster general. the postoftice will be closed July 4th, For the convenience of the public. however, 1 will keep the office open until’ 12 o’clock, noon, at ‘which hour it will be closed for the balance of the day. All mails will bz dispateched as usual if deposited in letter box in postoftice door. e . Very respectfully, . J, D. Casey, P. M.

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Sugar always sold at COST. . - Lemons, per d0z.......... ..... .15 Can Rubbers or Tin Lids, per doz. .05 Eight pounds of Choice Handpicked 8ean5................. .25 Lenox, Jaxon or Silver Soap, 7 - bars for... ....... oiadeniiso. 02D Choice Evaporated Peaches per ; p0und............. .IuSS 000 08 Gallon Crecks, 15for ..... 7... 1.00 Choice Rice, 7 pounds f0r......: . .25 Rolled Oats, per pound. .......: .02 Canned Corn, per can .... ... .05 Ci%’er‘ Vinegar. per gallon ...... .15 A Gallon Silyer Drip table Syrup - in'a bran new jug...... ...... .25 Extra Quality Japan Tea ... .. .. .25 ¥ull cream cheese, perlb .. .... .10 Tea dust or siftings..perlb,. ... .12} MASON Quart Fruit. Jars, per doz . .60 ‘Best 35¢ Mocha’and Java Coftfee. .30 ‘Royal Baking Powder, 10¢ can... .08 ‘Peeled Yellow Table Peaches 3:lb "

oepnfor.. . Lol eel 10 Skelton’s XXXX. Square Wafer Crackers, 4 lbs f0r........... .25

JACOB BAUM. MADAME NATALIE, % = —The Great European—- _ Cl | ’ - t Trance and Develop- - Ing Medium. & ~ y i (7. At Mrs. Guffey’s, 27 Main St. The Madam is the seventl daughte—’r{kof a seventh'generation, born of Egyptian parents in 1844. Sbe has astonished and mystitied some of the most scientific men of the past and present age by her wondertul predictions. ~ Her advice i 8 invglpable in love matters; law guits, business inyestments.and speg¢ulations she unites the geparated and locates stolen and buried treasures. She gsks no questions and often tells your name und reads your pastand future by a mirgculous gift, = German spoken. if desired, - Terms reagongble, hours from 9a. m.to 9p. m. Callg received Sundny, : _ Furniture . . . ) Of all kinds. Latestin =~ ; style at lowest prices at : COTETED (VS ag woee Wo & BROVYN ‘UN DERTAKING calls promptly an swered. Embalming when desired by arterial method. . ;

,' THE FINEST LINE OF - Boots and Shoes . ;SLIPPE'RS AND RUBBERS . wP o cHRARAT o SITERHEN'S | - : They Are Heré Now, A ~——~—~ - Summer Shoes and Slippers. - --- - Repairing Done Promptly e fhe Mol iaure, S ieare -

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g'The New . ~ E gWoman’_s,, Beauty. ¢ < Good teeth"are as necessary g to the New Woman's %eautyﬂ as ever they were to her %Greek ancestors. Bad' teeth would have made Venus her- ¢ self ugly. I can make your own teeth beautiful, or make you a set of beautiful teeth,§ whichever is necessary. The very best dentistry, the % most moderate prices, and all & work 1s done in such an-easy E way that there will be no§ §l_l(lrtin'g---those are” the rea-g Esons why you outht to give %me your dental work. - i | H R KLINE g lga(:ice“‘m thie Kline Building. | ﬁm%

- The Bauking House O Sol. Mier & Son, - Lgonier, Indiana Will loan Money, Buy Notes and Mortgages, Receive Deposits, Buy and Sell Exchange, and make collections in all pdrts of*the United States, and - - Sell Exchange on Europe. 3&-Be sureﬁ,.éfvind see me before selling ~ any papers or making a loan. l ; Sol. Mier & Sop.

. REAL ESTATE BULLETIN. ‘ . STRAUS 8r05..& Co.’ / .- Any of these tracts for sale or trade on easy terms. Call at Citizens Bank, Ligonier, ludiana. IS : » 17 ACRES one-half mile of Topeka, a part - of Burton Peck farm formerly owned ~ by. Chas., Ditmany aoa 135 ACRES in Noble township, two miles - from Wolflake, six miles from_Albion, excellent house and good out-buildings. Flowingz water the entire year. Kormerly owned by John Crandall, | Also several ‘Michigan farms for sale. 160 ACRES known as Amos Shroek farm, ‘Eden township, LaGrange county, Ind., all ¢lear bug 20 acres, excellent sugar camp, largest and - best barn in LaGrange county. Market—Ligonier, La- - Grange and Topeka, G 2 60 ACRE 3 in Eden townssip, LaGranke county, fair house, good barn, good or- - chard, near school. Market—Ligonier, . Milersburg and Goshen, - L 40 ACRES one mile west of Eden Chapel, Hawpatch, part of old Isaac Cavin .-~ farm, no bhuildings. Market—Ligonier _and Topeka. : 40 'ACRES one mile east of Topeka for “merly owned by George Peck, fair " “house, ggod barn, wind pump and or‘chard, excellent location, Good house and lot with good barn, on the . morth side, Ligonier; for sale or-trade. . 56: Acres 1 mile south of Millersburg; all ~dry; no clay. T 40 Acres 8 miles west of Buttermilk, for‘merly the home of Henry Chiddister. All ~black loam, 6 acres of timer, good buildings and fences. One of the best 40-acre Jtracts iv’the county. e 80 Acres 9§ 1-2° miles west of Albien: in - “sight-of court housefair house, exceilent “ bank barn and steel wheel. Good fances, i all clear but 13. acres, no waste land; for : salefcheap. Known as the Bert Niies - place. dJust purchased of J. M. Long, 140 Acres 3 3-4 miles west of Albion. Fair ~house,barn and out-buildings jgood wind . pump, ~About 125 acres under, cultiva. tion, balance timber, no waste land. All «in ahigh state of sultivation; good fences, 2 good orchards. Just purchased: from ~d. W. Long. Call quick; for sale cheap,

wE HAVE but sell direct to theé R consumer at .whoQlesale o prices. Shipanywhere for : ‘M'“ examination before sale: k. *\,_,'; 4 HEverything warranted. gl LT "f"rvi,-‘ 100 stylesof Carriages (‘Y:.s;{.;y, ;w[;‘w;;mt" 90 stylesof Harnes-.&f >“~4__;;~;{::.—.1 %vlifés flnmtn.}» Saddles. (DRSS ABN ] Write for catalogue. LGNS N R KHART : o Carriage & Harness Mig. Co, W B PRATT, Secy. < Elkhart, Ind. :