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LOSES HIS TEMPER. Luetgert Creates a Sensational Scene at Hig Trial Mrs. Feldt Again on the Witness Stand —Faber Testifies to Having Seen ~ Luetgert and Wife on May L Chicago, Sept. B.—The second week of the Luetgert murder trial began Tuesday, with the prisoner in not the best of humor. Several times during the morning session he showed that the ordeal is wearing away his self-pos-session, and nobody wondered at it, for the proceedings were not calculated to add to his serenity of spirit. To begin with, the love letters he wrote to Mrs. Feldt—‘“his well beloved Christine,”” as he called her—were read in open court to the jury, and Luetgert was obliged to sit and hear ill-sup-pressed snickers from various parts of the audience room. That was rather trying on his nerves, and it was particularly disagreeable when the reader reached the epistle in which Luetgert expressed his disapproval of his attorneys, who were at his side.

The defense fought hard to prevent the introduction of the letters Luetgert wrote to Mrs. Feldt while in jail. At

A i g : KN oy i) P | XIN "ln,) 3 . Z Q\r (S ‘ "'/’ g '}‘ v ‘ i ! (((f%\\\\n. N L L N Ay f’«v\\ | \ , \ \\\. _ \ NN : '~ ADOLPH L. LUETGERT. every turn and on every pretext Attorney Vincent objected 10 the epistles going before the jury. He knew that the state will base a motive for the alleged wife murder on the contents of the letters, and did all he could in Luetgert’s interests to keep them out, but Judge Tuthill allowed them to go in. Mrs. Feldt Again Testifies. Mrs. Christina Feldt, the wealthy widow to whom Luetgert wrote the ardent letters which were read te the jury, was the first witness placed on the stand. She came to be cross-ex-amined. She was dressed in black—the same as she was on the day she first appeared as a witness. The first question asked by the defense was how many letters she had furnished the pohee. The woman replied that eight wa# about the number. Judge Vincent asked if the woman had not received 16 or 17 letters from Luetgert, but she said she had not and that she had given all of them to the police. The position in the witness chair for Mrs. Feldt was a most trying one. Attorney Vincent continued the fire of questions, one after another. At times her usually florid face became as red as a beet and beads of perspirationstood out on her forehead. Luetgert seefned to enjoy the widow’s discomfiture, and smiled when his attorney’s inquiries seemed to cause her the most annoyance. Mr. Vincent endeavored to show that the police’ had intimidated the witness and had forced her to take the stand against Luetgert. One question that was especially ‘annoying to Mrs. Feldt was this:

“Did not the police say they would cause your arrest as an accessory to the murder of Mrs. Luetgert if you did not turn against him?” : - The witness promptly replied that it was a lie to suggest such a thing, a 3 the police had made no such intimation. “I have sense enough to tell what I know without being told by the police,” she replied. Nick Faber Saw the Two. - One feature of the Luetgert trial Tuesday was the introduction of the testimony of a second witness to prove that Luetgert and his wife were seen in the alley leading to the sausage factory. : Nichelas Faber’s statement proved something of a surprise for the defense and could not be shaken as easily as those of Gottliebe Scimpke, the girl who also says she saw the prisoner and Mrs. Luetgert the night the woman disappeared. Faber said he knew both Mr. and Mrs. Luetgert quite well, and was positive he saw the couple at the time in question. ~ Another feature of the proceedings was when Luetgert for the first time since he appeared in court exhibited an instance of his ungovernable temper. Faber was pointing out a location on a chart where he claimed Mr. and Mrs, Luetgert stood when he saw them. r%hc prisoner stepped forward to take a look at the map when Deputy Jailer Reid attempted to detain him. Luetgert roughly shook off the deputy’s hand, which was placedlon his shoulder, and said: “You dirty dog, let me alome. You are not on trial for your life.” : The big sausagemaker grew fairly white with rage, and even after he had looked a% the chart and resumed his seat he econtinued his tirade against the deputy. Attorney Vincent was forced to whisper words of caution into his client’'s ear before the angry man would attempt to regain his usual composure. Luetgert’s outburst of passion was plainly noticed by the jury and every person in the audience stood up durihg the commotion that was created. :

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| FEELS NEED OF RAIN. Warm Weather Helps Corn, But More ' Moisture Is Required. - Chicago, July B.—The reports as to ‘[ the condition of the crops throughout the country, and the general effect of -the weather, on the growth, cultivation ‘and harvest of the same, were Tuesday made by the directors of the several climate and crop sections; The reports received at Chicago were as follows: Ohio—Tobacco cutting well-advanced, good crop. Cool nights retarded corh, buit considerable is now out of danger from frost, some cut. Pastures, late potatoes, late cabbage, beans, turnips, and pumpkins good condition. Buckwheat promising. Some wheat and rye sown, but rather dry for general seeding. Good crop grapes being picked. Michigan—Showers followed by warmer temperature beneficial to corn, late potatoes and pastures. Showers have put ground in good condition for plowing and seeding. Corn is very promising and matures slowly. Bean pulling ih progress and yielding splendid. Buckwheat will make a good crop if frost holds off two weeks. Considerable fall seeding done. Indiana—Warm days, cool nights and few good local rains in central and northern portions only. Corn is maturing fast, some cut and in shock, some safe from frost. Clover hulling continues, yield good; heavy crop millet hay .secured; potato crop is a failure; plowing progresses slowly and wheat sowing begun. : Illinois—Warm dry week except good showers in strip from northwest counties southeastward, within which pastures and late corn much benefited, but late corn generally much damaged and crop materially shortened, with three weeks required to fully mature; earliest. corn being cut with fair to geood yield; plowing progressing slowly; little seeding done in corn land; water scarce; clover hulling, fruit drying and cider making progressing. | lowa—Excessive heat with brisk to high winds and generally deficient moisture have not given favorable conditions for normal ripening of corn. Early planted fields are rapidly changing color and growth of late corn has been prematurely checked. Cutting in progress in all districts to secure fodder. Drought severe on all vegetation. Wisconsin—Liberal rains and seasonable temperature’ improved corn, potatoes, buckwheat and pastures. Rain still needed 'in séuthern and eastern counties. Corn cutting will begin in southern counties next week, but bulk of crop needs from two to three weeks to mature. Fall plowing under way and some winter grain sown. Cranberries ripening, crop good.

Wanted on Charge of Murder.

Denver, Col., Sept. 8. — A telegram has been received at police headquarters in this city from John Draughton, of Paintsville, Ky., asking that Hiram Baker be held as he is wanted there on a charge of murder. Baker is at a hospital in Fairplay, Park county, suffering from a broken shoulder. His injuries were caused by a bullet fired at him by John Codell. In the fight Codell was fatally shot by Baker and died the following day. It was said that Codell was Baker's uncle and that they had quarreled over wages which Baker owed Codell. : Dies in Paris. : Boston, Sept. 8. — The death of Edward Lillie Pierce, the well-known lawyer, author and philanthropist, is announced from Paris. He was born in Massachusetts in 1829 and after his education was finished began his professional life in Cincinnati, where he entered the law office of Salmon P. Chase. He entered the army at the outbreak of the war and rendered effective service among the colored people of the south, He held a number of rather important cffices. Germany Buys a Chinese Port. San Francisco, Sept."&—The Examiner says: News has been received from China that the port of Fung Yung Kow, near Foo Chow, is to be sold to Germany as a coal and naval station. Negotiations have been in progress for some time and the Chinese government has favorably considered the proposal in recognition of Germany’s services to her in the retrocession of Lio Tung peninsula. :

Want an Eight-Hour Day.

Birmingham, England; Sept. B.—The trades. union congress Monday passed a resolution in favor of the hours of labor being limited to eight per day in all trades and occupations in the United Kingdom, and instructed the parliamentary committee to draft a bill on the lines of the resolution, with the view of getting it passed by parliament and made the law of the country.

- Raisin Season Begun. _ Fresifo, Cal., Sept. B.—There are lively times at the Fresno packing houses, preparing for the opening of the raisin season. A good many hands are al-ready-‘employed, and it is estimated that $40,000 in wages will be distributed monthly from the time the\ season is fairly opened. Besides the &al packing houses, two raisin seeding establishments will be in operation this year.

Hawaiian Senate Called Together.

Washington, Sept. B.—The state department has been notified by Minister Sewall at Honolulu that President Dole has issued a call for a session of the Hawaiian senate on September 8. The object of the session is not stated, but it is supposed to bear on the proposed annexation treaty withthe United States. : o Rockefeller’s Mother-in-Law Dead. Cleveland, 0., Sept. 8. — Mrs. H. L. Spellman, mother of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, died at Forest Hill, Mr. Rockefeller’s Cleveland home. She was 88 years old and had been in failing health for some time. For the past few weeks physicians had been retained at her bedside all night and all day. : Town Marshal Shot. Alamosa, C 01.,, Sept. 8. — Joseph Simons, the town marshal, was shot and killed at night by 0. P. Brown, who mistook him for a prowler who had attempted to break into the house of Miss Emma Polman, & neighbor of Brown. ‘ Short in His Accounts. Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept.B.—A special from Butte says: Jerry Taylor, of the Rocky Mountain Telegraph company, has disappeared leaving a shortage in his aceounts, the extent of which is pot yet known. o Pain hag noshow with Dr, Miles' Pain Pills.

TAKE EXTRA CARE

Health Officers Laboring to Prevent Spread of Yellow Fever.

No More Cases at New Orleans—Feels ing of Confidence That It Will Be Confined to Present Localities.

New Orleans, Sept. B.—lt was coisiderably after midnight when the board of health office was closed for a few hours and the tired physicians went home to snatch a few hours of rest. Up te that time, although the widest. publicity had been given to the Gelpi case and the desire of the board was known that every suspicious case should be promptly reported, no news was received at the office to lead to the belief that there existed a single case of yellow fever in New Orleans. The board will hold another meeting to act on quarafitinve regulations, and there will be informal conferences daily while the scare lasts. It is umderstood that at the meeting Tuesday there were some modifications of the regulations adopted Monday quarantining the entire coast, and steps will be taken to allow residents of New Orleans, who are sojourning at unaffected ports, to return to the city after having been. properly examined and furnished with certificates that they have not been in proximity to any cases of yellow fever. Although the action of Mobile and Galveston in quarantining New Orleans is naturally resented, there is no disposition here to retaliate, unless fever shall appear in one or both of these cities. Many small towns in Mississippi and Louisiana have quarantined against New Orleans, but the barriers are likely to be raised at once if no cases develop here. In the meantime the physicians are unshaken in their belief that such a cordon can be drawn around the Gelpi residence as 1o prevent the spread of the sickness. Disinfectants at Ocean Springs. Dr. H. A. Gant, of Water Valley, member of the state board of health, has taken charge of the situation at Ocean Springs, and will spare neither pains nor money in an.effort to stamp out the prevailing fever. He is of the opinion that, with care’and good management, this can be done in a very'few days. All houses where fever has been or may be will be thoroughly looked after and the sick will be isolated. Tuesday the board put out disinfectamts in all the principal streets and the town will be strewn with lye from one end to the other. - ‘The excitement has quieted down considerably and the people, how that the first scare is over, see that things are no worse than they have been all along; and, in fact, are better, as there has been one new case reported in the past 24 hours and there are but three so-called ' suspicious cases among the fever patients in town. The other cases are all doing well. The duration of fever is from 24 to 48 hours, and some of the patients do not take to their beds at all from the disease. : The Louisiana board of'health has a record of all people who have come from Ocean Springs in the lastfew days and is giving strict attention to all of them

Government Acts Promptly.

Washington, Sept. B.—ln: addition to Dr. Guiteras, Drs. Murray and Carter, alsc yellow fever experts, have been ordered by the marine hospital authorities to the scene of the epidemic at Ocean Springs. The following order wasrtelegraphed Tuesday to PastiAssistant Surgeon Was: din at Mobile. “Until a cordom is established, have railroad agents sell tickets only to northern points, north of Washington, or points in mountainous districts, and keep record of all who leave, with points of their destination, notifying local authorities. Arrange for cordon, employ necessary help - and turn matters over to Dr. Murray on his arrival a‘nfi report to him for duty.”

Orders have also been.given to transfer the camp outfit from: Waynesville t Ocean Springs. Dr. Guiteras was ex pected to arrive Tuesday.

The treasury department has procured 200 tents from the war department for use at the pérmanent yellow fever detention camp which has been .established at Waynesville, Ga. There are no fever patients there, but , the camp has been established as a,precautionary measure. .

Thg officials at the surgeon general’s office are quite anxious that Dr. Guiteras should be on the ground as soon Aas possible, as they think so much of his opinion in yellow fever cases as to ‘be guided entirely by it in their action. Bo far their advices are confirmatory ©of the press reports that the epidemic is of the nature of yellow fever. Still, it is evident that even yet they are not entirely convinced of the correctness of the reports as received, and there is apparently a strong inclination to doubt their aceuracy. They say thatif the disease is yellow fever it is very strange that out of 600 cases there should have been only 12 deaths. ‘ Denies Existence of Yellow Fever. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 8. — A telephone message from Dr. McCallum at Richards, Miss., emphatically denies the existence of yellow fever in or near the town. It is now stated that the Anderson family were suffering from dengue fever, and that they are now recovering. Dr. McCallum says Hon. Sid Champion, 'who died at Edwards, Sunday, was suffering from malarial fever. Precautions at St. Louis. St. Louis, Sept. 8. — Dr. Max C. Starkloff, health commissioner of this city, while he is no sense apprehensive that yellow fever will reach St. Louis, publicly states that he will promptly adopt all necessary precautions to keep it out, and the strongest possible measures to control it should it be brought here, With this in view, he Tuesday ism:& fl:gflxy&ieim in the city an ent requcst that they will at onca

oty the board of health if ‘they are called to treat patients coming from the south who present any suspicious symptoms of the fever. ¥

Dervishes Eviacuate Bérber:

Cairo, Sept. B.—The Dervishes have evacuated Berber and have retired to Matommeh. Maj. Gen. Hunter, with four gunboats, has gone to Berber. Gen. Sir Herbert Kitchener, the British commander in chief, will follow immediately. :

Broke His Neck.

Butte, Mont., Sept. 8. — Charles Ashforth, a young carpenter, fell backward down a short stairway and broke his neck. He lived but a few moments.

A EAST COLT.

Cycluvne Was the Youngster’s Name and ' He Richly Deserved It.

Several men gathered about a horse near the western market commenting apon the prominence of the beast’s ribs and general lankiness. The animal belonged to a farmer living near Ypsilanti, and, it was said, mever permitted grass to grow under its feet on the road. The farmer was not pleased with the remarks and the strong inferences that the poor thing had never realized the sensation of corn and oats.

““What do you call your horse?’’ was asked.

*“Cyclone, and don’t he look it?”’ replied the man from the rural districts. - ““Cyclone! What a name! He certainly leoks as if one had struck him.”’ ““That’s what happened to him, my friend. It was just like this. You remember the awful -breeze we had out to Ypsilanti about three years ago? This feller was a sucking colt at the time and was in the barn with two horses. The cyclone, regular old hummer, came along and thrashed the barn off its legs and dropped it nigh on to 100 yards away. After the twister had raised all the hob, fences and sheds it conld we went out to look things up. The two horses were stone dead and the colt—would you believe it?—was nowhere fo be found.

‘‘Next day I turned over the hencoop, which lay in the field half a mile away. Right in that coop and. laying on the door which faced down was the colt. He commenced kicking when he heard us, and we took him out in a hurry. He wasn’t scared a bit, I tell you, and was cool as a cucumber. The neighbors say they saw the coop goin through the air and the colt after it. The little feller caught the coop and got inside of it to save himself, that’s what he did. Tha the plain truth, and if you don’t h@fieve it ask the colt. Good day, straggers.’’—Detroit Free Press. ' i

PATENT APPLICATIONS.

The Vast Majority of Those Sent to Washington Are Rejected.

The applications for patents filed average about 125 a day. There are 35 principal examiners, with perhaps 200 assistants. Every examiner and every assistant examiner has his @wn specialty. Let us take the case, sgy, of a poor inventor living in Oregon. He makes a valuable invention and desires to obtain a patent. He sends his application with $l5 to the commniissioner of patents. It is referred tothe examiner having charge of that peculiar class of inventions. It is his duty to reject it if anything can be found on which to base a rejection. Nearly 600,000 patents have been granted in the United States, and probably more than 1,000,000 in the rest of the world. If any of these anticipate the invention, the examiner must reject the application. It is not necessary that exactly the same thing should have existed before, for if anything substantially similar can be found the applicant must go to the wall. But, more than this, if anything similar has been described in any printed publication, in any language, anywhere in the world, or if without being patented or described in print it has been used anywhere in the United States, the examiner should reject. The rub comes all the time upon the degree of similarity which will constitute an anticipation of the invention. A tremendous responsibility, it will be seen, is thus thrown upon the examiner. He wants to be safe. It is both his pride and his duty not to allow a patent to go out that ought to have been rejected. The consequence is that a great many examiners reject almost everything on the first examination. No matter how broadly new the invention may be, something can always be found that is akin to it. The nearest thing thatcan be found is used as a basis for tejection. ~—Washington Star.

Where He Stood Out.

One day at a dinner party, Thomas Raikes tells us in his diary, John Wilson Croker, who was nothing if not dogmatic, flatly contradicted the old Duke of Wellington about some incident in the Waterloo campaign. The duke gave up the point courteously. Shortly after the discussion fell upon percussion eaps, and Croker again flatly contradicted the hero of Waterloo. ‘‘My dear Oroker,’’ said the duke, ‘‘l can yield to your superior information on most points, and you may perhaps know a great deal more of what passed at Waterloo than myself, but as a sportsman I will maintain my point about the per: cussion caps.”’

A Queer Plant,

“‘Nature’s whisky factory’’ is an insectivorous plant, its blossom being a small pitcher filled with a fluid which intoxicates flies, gnats and other insects, They sip and sip again, become intoxicated and fall into the fluid, where their bodies are dissolved and abgorbed. - s :

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Bible Society

The anniversary seryices of the Ligonier and Vicinity Bible society, auxiliary to the American Bible society, were held in the M. E. church Sunday evening, Aug. 29, the churches of the city joining in a union meeting. ‘Addresses were made by the .State superintendent, Rev. Dr. Vigus of Indianapolis, Elder Musson and others. Collections were taken for the cause by the different congregations at their morning seryices. The work of the Bible society is so important that a brief reference. to it may be of interest to the readers of TaE BANNER., Dr. J. M. Buckley, “the iearned editor of the New York Cliris~ tian Advocate, said recently that if 'he were called upon to name the institution now at work in the United States that had done the most for the promotion,of Christianity in the world he would unhesitatingly name the American Bible society.

This society was organized in 1816 with headquarters in New York City. Its object was to publish Bibles and distribute them in all parts of the world. It aimed to supply every. family with a copy of the Word of- God. Agents or colporteurs were employed from time to time to canvass the country, selling to those who' were able to buy at exact cost of manufacture, and giving free to those who were unable to buy. Translations in every known tongue have been made to supply all classes — Bibles with raised letters for the blind; editions the most costly down to 5-cent copies of the New Testament. Over a million and a half copies were published last year and over sixty-three millions since its organization in 1816. To carry on the work the society has depended entirely on donations and collections from various veligious organizations. The magnitude and importance of ths work is inconceivable when we reflect that it is placing into the hands of all peoples that Book to which Gen. Grant said ‘‘we are indebted for all progress made in our true civilization, and to which we must look as our guide in the future;’ that Book which has been the companion and comfort of all mankind; that Book which contains the sublimest philosophy, the purest diction, the most exquisite poetry. the loftiest flights of Imagination. the-most perfect logic, the truest prophecies, the noblest conceptions of truth and justice. of yirtue and temperance, of patriotism and philanthropy; that Book which has been the counselor and inspiration of all classes and conditions in life, Y.

In recent years the society has enlarged on Its original purpose and nowdesires to place a copy of the Bible in. the hands ot every person, old and young, either by sale or as a gift. This purpose can only be carried’ out by securing the co-operation of all Christian people and all religious organizations. House to house canvasses mugt be ,made occasionally, either by col-i porteurs or by the various religious societies. The chief means. however, in the distributions of Bibles have been through the depositories that are established in the towns and cities all over the land. Auxiliary societies ure organized, numbering now many thousands in the United States, which maintain a depository where copies of the Bible are kept for sale or gratuitous distribution to the people. -

In this connection we wish to call attention to the. depository here in Ligonier, kept by Mr. J. H. Hoffman. the stationer. From this depository can be obtained a copy of the Binlein any style of binding desired, at prices to accommodate gnyone. Dr. Vigus called our attention to a beautiful Bible bound in flexible morocco. -circuit lined, gilt edge, with marginal references and perfect typography, which sells for 85 cents. Anyone who is in need of a Bible or knows some one 1n need, and will make 1t known, will be supplied. ' : The following are the officers of the local society for the coming year: President, J. A. Rice; secretary, J. W. Moore; treasurer and depositor, J. H. Hoffman. 2 The Markets,

Cnicaco, Sept. 7.—lThe prediction for a higher market for wheat made in the last letter of this correspondence has been more than veritied by the events of the last two days. December wheat which closed Saturday night at 933 opened today fully 2c¢ higher, and there is nothing in the present outlook to indicate materially, lower prices in the immediate future. Un thke contrary, reports to. Schwartz, Dupee & Co. from all° parts of ‘the wheat consuming world are that there is a marked scarcity, with indications that a worse condition of aflairs is imminent. The Mark Lane -Fxpress, which is an authority in matters pertaining to food supply and demand in’ Europe says that present wheat prices are nothipg like as high as they will be when th® outcome of the present shortage n all parts of the world is presented to the buyer. Frogggßussia comes word that not only is the present crop a poor one, but the drouth is 8o seyere that farmers experience great difficulty in preparmg the soil for seeding. 'L'his phase of the situation will appeal to many American agriculturists who find themselves in the same plight, and the continued lack of rain in our wheat states whenit is imperatiyely needed for the planting of winter wheat is likely to become a serious factor in the situation here.

The English yisible supply of wheat decreased 351,000 bushels in the last week. and our own decrease was 656,000 bushels. These figures should command attention from those who have learned to depefid upon the United States for all the wheat the world may need, irrespective of the conditions elsewhere. The demands of Europe haye evidently not been oyerestimated. and it was these demands when there was promise of an abundant harvest in this country that put wheat to a dollar a shert time ago. 1f the planting of winter wheat is to be seriously impeded by lack of rain it does not take a prophet to foresee the future of that cereal. Primary receipts are ayeraging only about half what they were a year ago. T'he report this morning for two days is 2 400,000

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bughels as against 2,443,000 bushels for one day a year ago. It is natural to suppose that with September wheat selling at 96 or better in Chicago and December at 95 there is a good movyement of the stocks at band, and therefore the low primary receipts mean much to those who look below the surface. : : - g

. Corn has held ity own well, but its situation is radically different from that of wheat, because of a good crop this year and a heavy accumulation from the crops of 1895 and 1896. At present prices the American farmer must receive a yast amount of money for the corn in sight eyen though weather conditions remain fayorable. In the eyent of killing frosts prices ‘would of course go higher, and these are within the range of possibilities. The following table shows the range of prices last week and the close today of the principal commodities dealt in on the Chieago Board of Trade: o Close Close Sept. 4. -+ Today. Wheat—5ept............ 911 . 961 y Dec....0een.... 935 951, Corn—-5ept.............. 30% 3134 Dec............... 325 ' 38% Oats—Sept...... ..0.0. .0 195 191 " DECuenecmanann 203, 2034 Pork—Sept .............8 8 . 87 OC wevneeneen. 885 8 5 Lard—5ept..............4 72 480 Wawaka News Nuggets. , B&AL’I‘A VISTA. '.v',, . Dr. Johnson is convalescing. + The Baker child is recovering fast. John Stigner and wife are in Churubusc¢o this week. , Bert Preston loves to be called *pa” —it’s a boy. All well. J. B, Frick is not enjoying his usual good health at present. Joseph Whitcomb was in Goshen Friday calling on old friends. - Miss Katie Casey was a pleasant caller on Mrs. John Stigner Saturday. James Ryan and wife of Perry township were yisiting rclatives here Sunday. - v Farmers haye begun cutting their corn and are well pleased with the crop. Miss Mary Horne of Ligonier spent a few days with her sister here last week. . ‘ . Mrs. A. E. Nowells was yisiting her friend Miss Weaver, near Brimfield, Sunday. : Our gallant shoemaker has been throwing mud—not at us. but out of the ditch. -

Misses Lillie Dotson and Nellie Piggott were visiting friends in Ashley last week.

Mrs. Jerry Brandeberry and Mifs Katie Pickett were shopping in Ligon-~ ier Saturday. Mrs. Mary Fields of Wolcottyille was in town a few hours Saturday with her aged parents. . Nothing interfering, there will be some real estate deals on the South Side in the near future.

David Knepper of Brimfield, accompanied by his daughter, was in town Sunday calling on friends. 1t seems as though there is considerable unnecessary mending on Sunday hereabouts by certain people. Somg of our county officials were transaéiting business here Monday. Saturday is to be Harvest Day. Strange things will come to pass once in a while—even in Wawaka. The town is without a quart shop. Miss Katie Pickett arrived here Friday night from Chicago on important business connected with the estate. - W. C. Mummert was in the vicinity of Wolflake Monday and while there bought 50,000 feet of valuable timber. The railroad company has fenfed in its ground on the north side of the station. Wire pulling is now in order. Harry Williams and wife returned to their Toledo home on Monday, accompanied by their little son Clarence and Master Walter Cutting. ‘ 3 Mrs. J. Zimmerman, son Walter and little daughter Marie went to Silver Lake, their former home, Friday to visit a few days with friends and relatiyes. : J ; “Wm. D. Schwab was away trom the burg for a few days recently, There is a sweet girl in Newcastle that probably had something to do with William’s absence. _ Married at the bride's home on Sunday evening, Sept. 5. 1897 by Rev. T. J. Mawhorter, Mr. Sherman Williamson and Miss Martha Crume, both of Noble county. They have the best wishes of their many friends. - A Sure Thing for You. A transaction in which youcannot loseisa sure thing. Biliousness, sick heéadache, furred tongue, fever, piles and a thousand otl:er ilis wre caused bé constigation and sluggish liver. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the wonderful new liver stimulant and intes inal tonic are by all druggists guaranteed to cuiro or mon%y refunded. C. C. C. are a sure thing. rX a_box to-day; 10c., 25¢., &0a Sample and booklet free. = See our big ad,. . TO CURE A ‘cox.‘n‘lufofin;?xm i - Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists re&\mfl%ho moggyt%m to Cure;