Ligonier Banner., Volume 32, Number 36, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 December 1897 — Page 4

- . o The Figonier Banner, | THE BANNER PUBLISHING COIPHY‘ " ¢ J.E,McDONALD Editor. : THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1897. IN THE evolution of the trotting horse, Mr. A. J. Meston, ot Pittsfield. Mass., has traced the predominant influence of one horse Hambletonian 10 (1849-1876.) This* influence has extended to 62 per cent.of all 2:10 trotters and, 74 per cent of all 2:10 pacers; ~while the pacing speed without Hambletonian blood has fallen two seconds behind the best record, and the trotting speed four seconds. - News from Klondike has it that the city of Dawson is experiencing the’ throes of hunger. Men are -shoft of food, and owing .to ‘the ' extreme scarcity of supplies, charity is at' a premium, with those who .are blessed with a fair supply of stores. Though _lyflentable, this condition of affairs was inevitable.. Despite warnings, hundreds of men.. ill-equipped with health, temperament or money, have rushed off to Klondike, and now many of them must pay the penalty of their rashness by -.suffering indescribable. Gold is a desirable commodity, but for it, as for other things, too high a price is otttimes paid. S

- SENATOR Fairbanks, notwithstanding the fact that the Indianapolis News and Journal have urged the retirement of the greenbacks, has declared him~ gelf as against the scheme. Inother words, he repudiates the .position - of these two exponents of sound money, and says: *‘l find that my people can~ not be brought to see just what would be gamed by converting a non-interest-bearing debt of $350,000.000 into an interest<bearing debt of the same amount for the sole purpose of substic tuting one kind of paper for another. Just at the present time, the people arc certainly not prepared to part with their greenback currency. . .

THE mint at Philadelphia is almost, constantly engaged in 'turning out{ cents made of copper with a slight alloy of zinc and tin. ' The state of Pennsylvania alone absorbed 11,000,000 last year, and New York 9,000,000. There is. a 8 much curiosity about ‘the final fate of these cenis as there is about the fate of pins. Nobody is able to tell where the pins go to, and it is impossi: ble to even surmise what has becomw.e of the hundreds of millions of cents issued by the mint since it began.operations. It is rather a profitable business for the government, as _it means the conversion 'of copper costing ten cents a pound into a form in which it 18 worth a couple of dollars or more 2 pound. o - : _ WE NoTICE by the Indianapolis Sentinel that M. D. Yontz, formerly of Columbia City, but now a citizen of Indianapolis, will be a candidate for the democratic nomination for clerk of the supreme court. Mr. Yontz was one of the best pfiblic officials ever se~ lected in Whitley county. has been for Years an° active Democrat and will make a strong candidate if, nominated and-a first-class officer if elxgcted. The other candidates so far mentioned are Myron D. King, late private secretary to Governor Matthews and at present holding a like ' position with Mayor Taggart; Allen W. Clark of Greensburg; Joseph L. Reilsey of North Ver= non; Charles W. Wellman of Sullivan; Richard Erwin of Adams county and Henry W. Warrum of Indianapolis.

Acip Foobp is pointed out by Dr. W. ~ T. English of Pittsburg as our latest excess, the acidulous habits of the body marking a distinct stage in civilization. The consumption of acid fruits, pickles and acid drinks is increasing at an astonishing rate, the production of tomatoes having ‘multiplied ten times since 1890, while’ the quantity of acid drinks has doubled every year in the same period. The supposed tendency of the acid diet is to destroy the action of the bile and pancreatic juice by neutralizing their normal c hlka.lmity, and Lio lessen resistance to . infection by reducing the alkalinity of the blood and othet bodily fluids: The effects may be lar‘reaching. deranging especially to the neryous system. and the heart, and even causing temporary ~ intellectual confusion and incoherency of thought.

SPEAKING of the evil effect jthat the candidacy of a well known. political _ boss in Ohio had on the democratic campaign in that state, the Toledo . Bee, which made a gallant fight from ~ the beginning to the close of that con- - test, feels constrained to say: “‘ltis well to remember that the real friends .of a democratic newspaper are the , rank and file, the pcople who' buy the _newspaper. 0 newspaper can per- ~ manently suieed‘ unless it is true to ~the people; and no newspaper can be . _true to the ,fieople and become the organ ot any political boss. The great- | est and mOsl*threatening danger to% . democratic principles .is to be found inside the democratic party; we refer " %o selfish individuals who would sacrifica prineiple to their personalaims and ‘ambitions. Democracy means govern-- - ment by the people, not boss rule over ~ ‘the people. A true Democrat believes ~ in the ability of the people to govern ‘themselves. Leaders who lead where - 'the people want to go are of great ser--vice, but bosses who seek to make the i ‘Wlfl&r&tfié bosses would have: * them go work great injury to the dem-

THAT excellent democratic Journal, the Terre Haute Gazette, "gives utterance to the following lofty and sincere. sentiment: ‘‘Party’ lines dissappear in the sympathy of all mankind for President McKinley in the probable fatal illness of his mother. Her age will take from her death the sting that accompanies the loss of one in the full tide of vigorous life. With the aced death is a falling asleep,a going home, a release from pain. But of old or young, the death of any man’s mother is & loss the'like of which never again comes into hislife. It iseasily believeable that half the joy that has come to William - Mcßinley in the political ‘distinctions he has won, has been .in the feeling that 1t would afford pleasure to his earliest and his best earthly frienfl.>? . v

THE Néw York Sun, which is now afall-fledged Republican paper doesn’t mince words in declaring that the Dingley tariff act will havé to be rex constructed in order to raise more revenue. That papersays: ‘‘The president will not do his whole duty, ,\fl.imas _chief magistrate or chief Republican, if he omitsto ask congress, m the annual message which is about to go to' the capitol, to supplement the tariff act of last summer wtth legislation, which shall stop the-deficit and provide the government with adequate revenue [560,000,000 to = $80,000,0000 more than the present law provides], Congress will not do its whole duty 1f it fails toz take up the revenue question promptly and boldly and to put an end to the ever-increasing shortage. -‘Dingley, and his Republican colleagues of the committee on’ways and means ‘will not do their whole duty unles they frankly admit that the present tariff act is not a perfect measure as a revenue produce, and devote their: best energies and best intellectual efforts to perfecting it.. No priite of author: ship and no Micawberish procrastination should stand in the way of a prompt and eflectual treatment of existing deficiencies.” . £ :

What Appendicitis Is

. Judging from the reports so frequently made in- the daily press, it would appear that appendieitis is not only on the increase, but that 1t seems to have a- special predilection for prominent persons. Contrary to popular belief however, it 1s no more fre: quent nor elective in its occurrence than formerly. It is simply a new name for the very old and very: common tronble known as peritonitis, or inflammation of the bowels, which, until lately aud before operative treatment was instituted, always ended in death. : .

The trouble having been traced to the ulceration or rupture of an inflamed appendix, causing the fatal peritonitis, the early removal of the diseased organ - very naturally suoggested the proper line of treatment. ' It is perhaps not generally known by the public that the various foreign bodies, such as grape seeds, cherry pits and the concretions usually foupd in the appendix, are merely accidental consequences of the inflammation rather than the causes of it. T'o such as never eat a grape ;without a certain misgiving it ‘'may 'be gratifying to learn that it is a very rare circum - stance to find aseed of the fruit lodged in. the appendix. In fact. it is now proved that aside from the intestinal corrections which really form in the organ after the latter becomes diseased there isscarcely-an average proportion of 3 per eent in which.foreign bod:es, distinctively so called, are discovered. That these accidental or deposited substances are not absclutely necessary for the production of the disease is shown by the entire absence in a goodly number of the most severe cases, Among the latter may be mentioned a recent instance which has claimed much public attention

The real cause of the diseasé is as sociated with the destructive tenden~ cies of a peculiar microbe called the colon bacillus, which always existsin the intestine, and is absolutely harm less until an inflamwmation or injury of the appendix gives it an opportunity for the develope ment of malignant qualities. The microbes multiply with great rapidity, penetrate the walls of the weakened organ, intensify, ‘the inflammation and finally-escape into the abdominal cavity by ulceration or rupture of the tube, thus producing the fatal or sentic peritonitis.—New York Herald. ,

Equals Twelve Horses. . - - . The Columbia City Post says: ‘The new gasoline engine, which was constructed for Val' Brown by a Fort Wayne firm, to be used by. him in hauling logs, has becen completed and was delivered today. The ma-~ chine wwas tested in Fort Wayne yesterday, and was in every way sat~ isfactory. A piece of timber twelve inches in diameter was passed over with ease. The engihe 18 guaranteed to draw as heavy a load as will ordinarily be drawn by twelve horses, and will travel at the rate of eight miles per hour, The weight of the engine is 15,000 pounds and the motive power is furnished by gasoline. If the experiment proves satisfactory and practical, 1t will work a revolution in the hitherto laborious task of conveying logs from the woods to the ‘mil.” - s ! Remuarkabe Preseryation. ~_ Five years ago Edna, the 10-ysar-old daughter of Rev. John Merrit Driver. of Marion, died in Columbia City. Thursday last the remains were exhumed for burial. 'Upon opening the casket a remarkable state ‘'of preservation was revealed, the features being easily recognizakle. What most puzzled the spectators was .the luxurious growth of hair which filled: the casket: By actual measurement it was found that the hair had grown eighteen inchés after burial. The new growth was of a bushy, stubborn charaecter, quite unlike the natyral growth. In color it was the same as during life. . Teachers Institute, i ~ The teachers of Sparta township held gbeir'third institute &t Cromwell on aturday, Dec, 4. The following’ pro« am was carried out: Music, H. E. %lc.)use; Plato. the Teacher, W. T. Mahood, Anna Griffin; Teaching the Laniinage»Arta. Orphas Hart, Dell Akers, nna Seymour; History, H. D. Miller; Arithmetic, Clarence Depew. . R NRAt o ST

INTERESTING HISTORICAL NOTES

And Many Points of Local History, Facts

and Figures Worth Preserving.

BY 8. E. ALVORD.

In stating, in our last, the issue between Tecumseh and Gov: Harrison, ' no personal discrimination was intended.. Harrison was acting under gov ernment orders.—‘‘to extimguish, as rapidly as possible, the Indian titles to the lands in Indiana.” He was working faithfully and very etfectively to carry out those orders. In the execution thereof he was operating accordmg to settled custom. He was the personal agent of a theory—the representative of a system. It was an Algonquin theory, adopted by the whites in their dealings with the natives, as a matter of expediency. Tecumseh . represented a conflicting poliey. - | And as the negotiations went on, and million-acre tracts—llittle empires ‘each—were being ruthlessly traunsferred, comparatively without equivalent, to the public ownership of the United States, on terms so inconsistent with the spirit of our institutions, the great army of ‘‘ciyilization,” marshaled by ‘the spirit of greed, was advancing its ‘divisions—to rush in and possess. . ~“*History repesdts itself.” For as we gaze upon this picture on the canvas of time, we see that it is projected from events and scenes far away; in the earlier years of the human race:— Moses, standing oo a mountain, viewing the widespread beauties of Canaan beyond the river; in the wide valley below the hosts of Israel concentrating; the words of their constitution ringing ‘in their ears as they form into divisions, repeating, ‘' ZThou shalt not covet thy ncighbor’'s field''— preparing, the while, to moie upon the glorious land and wrest it from the nations who possessed it! And soon, from out the far abysses of that olden, olden time, come faintly the blasts of the®ipeling ‘‘horns’ and the crash of the Ta¥ißo walls of Jericho! *History repe@diself.”” The same tragic picture is Pgsked on the panorama of every dafi@ince Adam and Eve departed out of den. The same wail of dispossessed and defrauded people ‘saddens the stories of all the centurlqs_flp‘z_.time. .But we grestly err in allowiggigur attention to be too much . absoté®ed:. by these skadings of human history, and forgetting for a moment that these very shadows are in themselves conclusive evidences of light. The eclipses of vice and passion could not exist if the light of virtue in ‘the universal soul of humanity were not strong enough to repel and show them in contrast. The blackness of. Arnold’s treason would have overs whelmed with gloom and despair the hopes of that generation, but for the light that beamed from the unselfish loyalty and firmness of .. Williams, ‘Paulding and Van Wert, the humble captors of Major Andre. Even so it 18 a matter for thankful contemplation that the gloom- and disasters of, the period of Indian hostilities are relieved by the brightness of one savage chars acter, who represented and'fought for an important phase of the great cauce of liberty and equality.

MORE LIGHT ON THE.VILLAGES.

Our mquiries about the Indian villages on the site. of Ligonier have awakened another important witness whose testimony eonfirms that of Ex: Sheriff Eagles and Lawyer - Welker’s correspondence, and gives new light on the subject. A recent letter from Dr. Norman Teal, of Kendallville, addressed to the writer, contains the following in relation to said villages: *ln my opinion, you can safely assume the two Indian villages in Perry township near Ligonier were situated, one on the south side of the river, embracing the northwest corner of section 27 and the southeast of section 21. and nearly, if not all, the original plat of Ligonier. The other village was evi~ dently on the north bank of the river and outward and mostly east of the north and south quarter hine—i. e., east of the highway crossing the river on said line. It will be noticed that this latter site is between the early and long-time residences of my late uncle, Joseph Teal, and my father, George Teal; in fact, including the very ground upon which my father built his res:dence. - ' .

““The evidences of villages at the sites mentioned were many during the early years of the settlements in those parts. For instance, patches of ground which had apparently been cultivated; piss, frequently two or three feet in depth and six to eight feet in length, by several feet in width, in which were found beds of charcoal and ashes—clearly indicating that these pits had been fire-places, presumably for warming and culinary purposes; and i may say that they had not been merely temporary fire-pits, as was shown by the very considerable quantities of coal and ashes found therein. One of these pits, a large one, was found at the exact point upon which my father built his first fire-place and chimney, in 1840, our family having previously dwelt in a rather rude log cabin, close by, And there. were many circular, slight 'elevations of the surface, about the centers of which coal was found. These were evidently sites of wigwams, and no doubt they had sheltered the best families of that region. .

“By the way, it is a matter ot history that section 21 was the jewel to which Kich-wa qua clung to the last, and probably the fortune that tempted the hand of Pierre Navarre.

[The section was not ceded to Kich-wa-qua until 1828, when she had been the wife ot Navarre for about eight years; and she held it only two years. 1 know of no history contradicting the -probability that she lived near South Bend—or the site of it—in 1620. when she married young Petcr (Francais, Pierre), the first white actual settler of that region. There was an important village there, and a French mission. Our chief, Pokagon, the Old Settlers’ orator.in Albion {n 1894, was born there, Navarre, who is said to be a descendant of Macgulay’s hero, the dashing Henry of Navarre—

“Whosge snowy plume, seen ever in advance, At Iyvry led the Hgguenotg of France,” was doubtlegs a high-souled Frenchman, anc loved Kich-wa-%ua for her own sweet self; anc we know the doctor will be glad to recognize thut-probability, as shown in the dates, places and circumstances.—B, E. A.] | “‘‘Among other evidences,”’ Dr. Teal goes on to say, ‘‘of busy and prolonged occupancy of the sites in;discussion, were the well-worn pathways on either pank of the river, at or very near the line herdinbefore mentioned. On the north' side of the river, the bank was quite steep, extending eight to ten feet above the average water-level of the stream; and this bank was worn down. Qr cut into at the point of the assumed Indian road or trail, to the extent of several feet. Thp ,aEproac,h to the stream on the south whg 'a steady incline for several rods, and the trail ‘was, therefore, not so well marked ss it was upon the north bank; but a glance of the eye would convince any observer that many an animal foot had trod that way—and I have often fancied that many a frolicking, dusky

rider has gone down that incline with a whoop, and dashed acrossthe stream at the full speed of his willing little pony. - _

. *‘There did net appear to have been any Indian habitations on section 20,”’ 1t thus appears that, while it was a mistake to assume that section 20 had one of the villages, yet the existence of two villages—one nearly upon the original site of Ligonier and the other just across the river—seems to be established as a historical fact. Whether the locations correspond exactly with the present piat outlines of the city, I am unable to say—but, anyhow, 1t is not very important. The mind picture before us_ is that of a hiye of human beings—a town ' of savages—in the same locality where now stands a bustling and beautiful little city, a fit representative of culture and enlightenment. 6%,

[To BE CONTINUED,]

Bound, Gagged and Frightened.

Dr. Frank Black of Milford was in the city last Sunday and while here he recounted the details of the bank robbery on the: Wednesday night before in which he took a prominent but unwilling part. It seems that five men, . eyidently professional - safe olowers. visited that quiet little bure with the intention of looting the safe, of Miles & Higbee’s bank. ‘- They tirst enticed the nightwatch Into a dark alley and overpowered him after a sharp struggle, after which they effected an entrance into the bank, securely binding and gagging the officer. They had proceeded well along with. their work preparatory to blowing the safe, when Dr. Black, who bad been in the country to visit a patient and was returning from his stable to the hotel, got 'mixed up in the aftair. As the doctor drove into town he " noticed the nightwatch, Stiffler, sitting in ' the office, but when he returned after putting his horse away the oflicer had gene and the doctor was locked out. Stiffler had noticed the strangers near the bank and had been taken 1n as .described, As soon as Dr. Black returned to the hotel he was accosted by’ two good sized men who commanded ‘him to throw up his hands. Thinking that he was in for a holdup Black at once proceeded to deliver over his valuables which were réfused, with the admonition to ‘*keep still and come along.”” - -He was taken directly to the bank and into the room where the safe stood, and after being securely bound and-gagged was laid on the floor close to the nightwatch. | The robbers now proceeded to blow open the safe: and mfig.d'e two unsuccessful attempts. Both charges exploded with tremendous force and noise, with the doctor and the nightwatch lying within a few:feet of the safe, After the second ‘unsuccessful attempt the robbers, becoming alarmed or disgusted, started to leave the building, but before going tore up the carpet and threw it over the helpless doctor and night‘watch, Coupled with the gag the carpet came within an ace of finishing Dr. Black for he was nearly suffocated. It was some time after the departure ‘of the robbers before ' Stiffler was able ‘to loosen a hand, while soon after he ‘managed to free both himself and his unfortunate partner. They gave the alarm at once but no clew was found that was at all satisfactory. It took the doctor some time to compose himselt after his - experience and he has not yet recovered his ‘wonted nerve. He says that he dont want any repetition of the experience, and stands willing to compromise any holdup, as he offered these fellows, if they will only let 'him go' away about his business. He dont fancy looking into a forty-four and says that the barrel looked as large as a good sized cannon. - =

Died at Detroit,

Last Sunday evening the family of B.B.Grimes was informed of a sudden and alarming change in his condition and Mrs. Grimes at once left for his bedside. Tuesday morning at 8 o’clock he died after having been unconsciouns for several hours, with no hopes of his recovery. The unfortunate man died from the effects of the operation that had been performed the Monday hefore for appendicitis. Peritonitis set in on Friday but the doctor did not despair until Sunday, and all that medical aid could do for him was done, but without avail. ‘ ' Brenton B. Grimes, better known to his Ligonier friends as Charley Grimes, was born in Whitley county, near South Whitley and was about 40 years of age Eighteen years ago he came to Ligonier where he established himself in the barber business and has been a popular and respected citizen. He had a large circle of friends and patrons who can scarcely realize that Charley Grimes is no more. That his well known figure and his yoice that was always for his friends apd Ligons ier has disappeared forever. The deceased leaves a wife and three bright little girls to mourn hig untimely end, and to them theé sympathy and comfort of the whole community goes out. They are nearly heartbroken over this misfortune which is even more than they mow realize. i The funeral will be held at South Whitley this afternoon. Quite a number of our people, including members of the local Maccabee'lodge, left for that place this morning to attend the fnneral.

Shot at Before, Ligonier papers say that one day last week a young Nimrod with a Winchester went into the Ligonier post~ office to get his mail, and while domng 80, left his gun lying in the front window; In taking it up it was accident: ally discharged, the load passing through the window and coming within a foot of 'landing Editor McDonald mm the happy hunting ground. Post: master Hoffman and ''his wife, who were behind the partition, were badly gcared. John Hoffman is not easily “scared.’’” We remember the same John at Shiloh—at Pittsbug Landing—and mnever a braver or truer soldier shouldered a gun. At the ‘Hornet’s Nest’’—Hoffman got his ‘‘disabilities’ there. And a man more worthy of ‘the position he gccupies at ;gresenn—simply as postmaster at Liggnier—will be hard to find.—Auburn Dispatch. ‘Horticulture Meetlng‘.! Fruit growers. florists, farmers and all others interested in horticulture, will meet in convention at the Christtian church in this city on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1897, at 6:30 a. m., for the purpose of discussing questions relatmmg to fruit culture and to organize a county horticulture society. All per-~ sons interested in fruit cultue ' are invited to be present at this meeting, gnd pgmic,‘i‘pgt‘e in the work of organization. Ag- interestnlfing program is beingngepure'd for the oc’)camgq_ and lwill ~ published in THE BANNER ater.” : e i

THE FARMERS’ INSTITUTE.

The Noble County Farmers’ Institute in Albion Wednesday and Thursday— Godd Attendance—lmportant Subjects Discussed.

The annual meeting of the Noble County.Farmers’ Institute was held in the court room at Albion beginning Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 10’olock p. m., and continuing Thursday, Dec. 2. The meeting was opened with a song by the choir led by J. M. Bonham, followed by invocation by Rev. Frech, after which President Talbert made a few opening remarks. The minutes of the last year’s meeting were called for and read by the secretary, J. W. Moore. : AT

The first subject discussed was De-~ foresting the Country; Its Effect Upon the Rainfall, by James Rosco of York township. He gave a thorough and interesting discussion of this subject, claiming that the cutting away of timber perceptibly decreased the rainfall.. For this reason and others he condemns the wholesale destruction of our forest. :

‘Mr. John L. Shawver of Bellefountain, Ohio, was then introduced and spoke upon Barns and Outbuildings.; This was a very valuable and practical talk. Mr. Shawver carries with him the model of a barn showing aj new and improved method of construction, discarding all heavy square timbers and using only two-inch material, thus doing away with all mortices and tenents and using long braces in unolding framework together. By this plan he claimed a much stronger and better building could be made with a saving of timber and labor of nearly one half. Many were Interested and approved of his plans. ‘At the close of this address -Dr. E."H. Collins of Carmel, Ind., was introduced and took up the subject of Growing for the Market. = The doctor desired to make his talk practical and so asked his sudience a few questions as to what was the chief trouble experienced by them in growing hogs at a profit. ~ From these "he brought. out many interesting points. the selection of the brood sow, her mating increasing the size of the litters, the development and grosvth of the pigs by proper feeding, etc, At the close of this ad: dress we listened to asong by the choir after which we adjourned until evening. ~ EVENING SEBSION. - Promptly &t 7 o’clock a large audience again met in the court room to listen to two able addresses—one by Dr. Collins, on the Farmer’'s Home, and one by Mr. Shawver on Seeding and Harvest. Both of these addresses were highly instructive and prolitable and were listened to with close attention by the audience. -; /

THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.

The morning session began at 10 o'clock with a song by the choir, fola lowed by prayer by Rev. Erick, after which the andience joined the choir in singing America. : ‘The subject of Sheep Husbandry was then takenyup by U. C. Brouse of Allen township. =He briefly, pointedly and forcibly discussed the various phases of the subject. A brief discussion fol-~ lowed and many compliments were passed upon the manner in ‘which the subject was hardled by Mr. Brouse. If space would permit we would be glad to note the good points breught out in this excellent address. - Following this was a talk on the Farm Dwelling by Mr. Shawver. This was a practical talk and illustrated by drawings of his own house, showing the interior arrangements, conven--lences, etc. An interesting discussion followed. * The choir at this.time entertained us with a song which ‘was enjoyed very much. Mrs. Thomas Teal ‘of Albion then presented a paper on ‘the Wife’s Part on the.Farm. It was a carefully prepared paper and well received by the audience.

. H. M. Widney of St. Joe, DeKalb county, was rtroduced and spoke briefly on How. to be Successful in Growing Fruit, at the close of which he presented a petition for signatures asking the legislature to give us some legislation, for the suppression of the San Jose scale and other diseases and insects injurious to the fruits of the gtate: . < - :

At the suggestion of President Talbert a vote of thanks was extended to the following persons and committees. To the commissioners and judge for the free use of the court room. To the committee of decoration for the tasty and appropriate manner in which the court room was decorated. To the choir for the delightful pieces of music rendered, The meeting then adjourned to meet at 1 p. m, AFTERNOON SESSION, The session opened with a song by the audience, followed by prayer by Rev. Bowen, after which the audience was fayored with a sgng by the choir: The election of officers for the ensuing year now took place and resulted as follows: : President, Rev. Wm. Talbert. Albion; Secretary, J. Warren Moore, Ligonier; Vice Presidents—Wayne township, Edgar Kimmell; Orange, Chas. Osborn; Elkhart, 'John E. .Pancake; Perry, W. A. Cochran; Sparta, Sheldon Gaeen; York, Orlando Kimmell; Albion, Abel Barnum; Jefferson, James 'N. Harvey; Allen Wm. Hooper; Swan, Albert King; Green, Thomas /Build; Noble, (Geo. W, Lindsey; Washington, Joseph M. Shew. : | In selecting a place for holding the next annual meeting some little digpute arose, Some were in favor of holding it continually at Albion, while others contended that it would be better to hold it' at different points in the county 80 as to accommodate those living at distant points in the county. On tak=~ ing a vote the chair decided in favor of Albion, | At this point Hon. R. M, Lockhart of Waterloo, who had been in attendance atthe institute from the first ses sion and taken part in the discussions said that he was making arrangements for holding a joint institute between DeKalb and Noble counties to be heid in Kendallyille some time this winter, The Institute now returned to the topics on the program. The first topic was the Boot Development of Crops, ‘to be discussed by Dr. Collins, This ‘was one of the most important sybjects on the program. The doctor illustra. ted the subject by drawings showing the net work of roots of the growing plant, the need of a fine, mellow and firm seed bed. He recommended plantin%com in a furrow and gradually filling up as ocultivated. The cultivation should be frequent and shallow 8o as to retain moisture and not disturb the -roots of the grow--ing‘ plant. : e Following this Mrs. Chas. Osborne of Orange township spoke upon the subject, How to Better the Social and Intellectual Condition of the Farmer’s | Families. This paper, though somewhat lengthy, was full of M

and practical advice for'the farmer and his family. She recommended . a number of good books. = : The last subject on the program was The ?usiness Side of Farm Life, by Mr. Shawver. In this address he gave some wholesome advice to the farmer, recommending among other things the keeping of farm accounts. - He said the farmer should keep accounts as well as other business men and that he could hardly hope to succeed in the future unless he did. @We would like to.give a fuller synopsis of thisaddress ‘as well as others preceding but space forbids. ; g

This closed one of the best institutes in point of attendance and interest yet held in Noble county. - dJ. WARREN MOORE, Secy.

The Syracuse Booiu,

It now looks as if Syracuse would experience a substantial boom in the early spring. The Sandusky Portland Cement Company has. made extensive purchases . of real estate and will soon | begin the enclosure ot buildings. It is said that in Syracuse lake a bed of at least fifteen feet. of fine. marl has been located and that the company has acquired riparian..rights. That will assure them control of -the output which will be utilized in the” manufacture of cement. . The Register in deseribing the buildings and plant says that they will be erected on the land purchased from Hon. J. W. Stetler, ‘east of the depot, probably beiween ‘the B. &O. track and the lake. The 'main building will- be about 400 feet long and near 200 feet wide. - Ihe marl will be pumped from the lake by suction into three large tanks 25 feet in diameter and 25 to 30 feet- high, from whick it will be conducted into the mill. After being mixed with the proper proportion of clay the. whole will pass into the burning ' Filns at the further end of the building These will be steel cylinders, each sixty feet long and five feet in. diameter, under which will be kept up; with crude oil; an extreme heat. By rotary motion the material will be worked through them and will come out ready tor grinding into thefinished product. The machinery will be propelled by two 400-horse power Corliss engines fed from a battery of four 200 horse power boilers. Across the railroad will -be another large buildding which willj be used as u storage room and cooper shop.- N : ¢ Ivis given out that the capacity of the plant will be 1000 barrels .per day and that at least 150 men will be employed in the work. - We are indeed glad to note the .chances” of a sister town and trust that her hopes may be realized. : e

A Beautiful Display

Anyone who is a lover of art will be delighted at the sight in the show window of Hoffman’s Book Store.

The window contains a very liheral display of Glass Medallions, or Photos on Glass—-télp most exquisite works of art yet exhibited in Ligopier. Some of these pictures are in delicate tints; such were colored bv hand, The subjects are from a collection of prize pictures. *‘Fairy Tales’’ represents a young mother reading the fairy tales to her little daughter: © T'he quiet and content so well portrayed in this pict~ ure are beautiful to - contemplate. “First Lesson,”’ another home scene. is full of life and action. It is the little girl’s first lesson in dancing; her older and more proficient. sister is teaching her the graceful art; the ‘mother is at the piano. ‘‘Perilous Trip,”” “*The Critics,”” *Tired Out,”’ “The Portrait,”” “Music’ and ‘‘Chrysanthemums,” etc., are all pictures of extreme beauty. : . ! It took' an artist to executesuch work. It took no less an artist to collect such subjects. These beautiful pictures ought to have a large sale at this: Christmas time. : i G " Unclaimed Letters Remaining in the postoffice at iigonier during the week ending Dec. 9: Brown. Samuel Blodgett. J. J. ke Carpenter, E. B. Coleman, Georgse Durant, John 2 Good, Bill : Myers, Miss Mate Harrison, Mrs. Mattie Myers, Miss Rosa - Miller, Mrs. Ella - Nelson, John D. - Nichols, Miss Addie Quarry, J. E. 2 "Pinchon, Miss Georgia Kile; Mrs. J. A. Smith, Miss Viola 1 Jacob. Swenes - Persons calling for any of the above letters - will ‘ please - menuion that they have been advertised.' - JoaNn H. HorrFmaN. P. M. el Notice of .Election. < : : Notice is ‘hereby given that at the regular meeting of Ligonier lodge No. 123, K. of P., to be held on Thursday evening, Dec. 30,. 1897, one’trustee to hold office for three years from date of election will be elected. ’ ’ CHaAs. G. KeenN, C. C, - J. E. McDo~NALD, K. of R. & S. Pure Pennsylvania Buckwheat Flour. I have on hand four tons of this flour. Will dispose of it in quantities to sult purchasers. A. J. CALDWELL. *

To the Public! - - " We welcome you to call and = ’seethenewv o e e ) ~ Holiday .© Goods ' arriving daily at the v , ENTERPRISE.... Underwear for Children. Underwear for Ladies. Kid Mittens, 35 and 4oc. “ Tinware, Notions, Etc.

Notice of Administrator’s Sale. VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the un--1 dersigned, as the Administrator of the Estate of Willlam Baugher, deceased, will sell, by virtue of an order of the Noble Cireuit Court, at public sale upon the premises,on MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1898, at 10 o’clocka. m , the following described real estate belonging to said decedent, towit: - The southwest fractional quarter of section sixteen (16), township thirty-three (33) north, range eight (8) east, except the following descrl%ed part thereof conveyed by William Baugher by deed dated April 25, 1867, which is: recorded in deed record 25, page 248, of the dagd records of Noble County: . - Commencing at the northwest cornér.of the southwest quarter of said section sixteen (18), township thirty-three (33) north, range’ eight (8) east; thence south about sdveuty rods to ‘the Tippecanoe river; thence in & northeasterly direction up said river, following the meanderings thereof to a smsll lake; t%enoe along the mm-fin of the lake, following the meanderings in a northeasterly direction to the east line of said southwest quarter; thence north about eight rods o the northeast corner of said quarter; thence west on the north line of said quarter to the place of beginning, Said' _exception being about twenty acres, and the lands to be sold being about eighty.three acres,in Noble County, Indiana. - Eig The terms of said sale will be one-third cash, one-third in twelve months and one-third in eighteen months from day of sale; the pur-: chaser giving his notes for'the deferred payments bearlnfi six per cent interest, waiving Valuation and Appraisement Laws, .atmd Becured by mortgage on the real est R " wo; lERZLY, 4 % = .0 ¢ i fangasyo 28 ,‘,]: ‘.'l

: é R < The Meal-time Drink. A Very Important Factor in the Pro= i - ~duction of Discase, M Little do the thousands of American people of ‘toda{v, who are addicted to the insidious habit of coffee and tea drinking, realize how seriously they are undermining theé human structure and paving the way for future development of-disease, and all through the force of habit. Itisa Ixabit,_ just as much so as that of alcoholic stimulants. In fact, the same poisonous alkaloids abide in coffee and tea as in whisky, alcohol, tobacco, morphine, etc., though'not so deadly in character, perhaps, but sufficiently- harmful to pm(ffi:é numerous diseases of the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels, palpitation of the I\eart, nervousness, etc.. It is fast'becoming a habit second only to that of alcoholism. : Doubtless, there are those who are loath to believe that the use of these beverages has ever affected their health in any way, though they often complain from the VC]X' same disorders of which coffee and tea drinking are the direct cause. ~They attribute their ailments of the stemach, liver, nerves, etc., to the organs themselves, but never dream of the cause’of such organic derangement.. Each~ concoction of poison administered to the nervous system by the use of coffee ortea, islike adding fuel to'the flame; and hence the functional disturbances and finally organic disease. They are the REAL cause of more sick‘ness than is gererally supposed. . ‘The fact that Dr. Martin, being a physician; and fully aware of the harmful effects of coffee and tea, led him to experimenting and he finally preduced the first cereal coffee ‘ever.discovered, the now famous Dr. Martin’s Nervine-Coffee, the new food substitute for coffee, absélutely pure, unadulterated preparation of the choicest grains, gluten and rich cereals, nature’s own products. These he ‘has so ) harmoniously: compounded as. to produce a delightful, hqalthFul and delicious .coffee-like beverage, which does not contain a particle of ordinary coffee nor dan_gerous drugs, like many cheap, so-called substitutes, in order to give them a coffee flavor. It is the.original substitute, all others are imitations. .Perfectly harmless. and can be freely given ‘to chi{dren or invalids. It makes t%xe ngrves strong and the health rugged:. -One pound goes further than two of “ordinary cof‘f)e.e or other substitutes, making it an economical as well as a healthful drink. -Sold by all grocers. 1 Ib. 20c, 2 Ibs. 35¢c. Prepared gy Nervine Coffee Co., Elkhart, Ind, - For sale by J. L. Dunning and D. Wysong. '

oy Bargains in Real Estate. - We want'to sell tae following de-scribed-Keal Estate, The prices are low and terms will be made satistactory to the purchaser. Look over the list:. v o : 80 ACRES excellent farming land, black loam, buildings poor, known as the Sullivan farm, 7 miles east of Ligonier. 40 ACRES good land, well improved, £ood timber.and fine truit, known as the Wright farm, 8 miles east of Ligonier. 80 ACRES land, No. 1 hay farm, good barn, log house, good stone milk house, ‘nice- young orchard, 7 miles north ot Ligonier, known as the Bowen farm. 80 ACRE>-Iland one-half mile west of . Elkhart,.with No. 1 good buildings. 160 ACRES land as good as lays out ot doors, well improved, 24 miles from Wolflake, known as M. Kimmel farm. 140 ACRES land, nice farm, fair buildings, 2 miles from Wolilake, known as the lieo Mellinger farm. ) 200 ACRE farm 14 mile east of Ligonier, well improved, brick house, three barns, - one of the best farms in the county. 40 ACRES 8 miles south of Ligonier, zood -land, brick house, no barn, known as the ‘Kiester farm. o Call in and sge us before buying land. We can Buit you. Mortgage Loans a specialty. ' Sor. Mier & SoN., Bankers.

e ,;77"‘/ “a' = V\\ Ve, imo A‘{E“v‘_‘,’(m’\\ N iy | S B | Sl G 253 = NG E j ' ,4:?;',(‘;?*,2"3 ,Li/*\;/)\//// i QGBS AP o= LV" LR S P el i Ve | LT For Fall L -~ and Winter. - Large Stock, Low Prices. - Répéiring Neatly Done. If you ‘want a first-classbGrape | - Wine, see S. HY M AN. Cheap, but fine. Good for the sick. 1 regard the wines made by Mr. Hyman perfeetly pure, and when such stimulants are needed in the sick room, none are better. , G Dr. W. K. MITCHELL,. I take pleasure In recommending the wines made by 8. Hyman for medicinal purposes. . - DR.W.H.SHOBE. Leave orders for Delivery. ; J 5 8. HYMAN, Ligonier, Ind

REGULA & VANDERFO RD, i AND-— 2 BEG 10 ANNOUNCE . m That they have moved into that centrai and commodious location immediately west of the Electric Light Plant, on First street; wheve they will continue to carry on their buasiness in all its various branches as formerly. On account of . -our 'long standing in this community Wwe confidently hope not only te retain our present large trade, but to steadily ! increase the same by courteous and prompt attenticn, coupled with MOD- . ERATE CHARGES. - : Bpecial tacilities for hitching. Dont _forget to give us a call, ' - TFRespectfully, - - . REGULA & VANDERFORD, R . Ligonier, Ind, WEALTH FOR BRAINS, X 2 e s o R AR e