Ligonier Banner., Volume 37, Number 40, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 January 1903 — Page 3

A FINE COUNTRY. Resnldent of Ohio Says Western Canada Is an Ideal Land fer Farm‘ers and Ranchers. ‘A delegate from Ohio to Western Canada says: “The whole of Western (Canada seemed to me to- be a very fine country, but I spent most of my time about thirty miles east of Lacombe, in Alberta, near what is popularly known as the coal banks on the Red Deer River, and I am very pleased to report that the country appears to be everything that the Agents of the Canadian Gevernment have claimed for it.. Good water can be obtained almost anywhere from 17 to 40 feet, and fed generally by springs. The natural hay and grass were magnificent in their growth and wild pea vines very heavy. 1 met some of my friends who moved there seven years ago and two brn_thérs who had absolutely nothing on their arrival seven years before now own ‘two aad a half sections of land and .175 head of cattle. They told me that they: did not feed their stock all winter, in fact, never saw them again until the spring, when they came home fat and without loss. I gathered oats 6 ft. 4 high and running from %5 to' 100 bushels per acre. It appedred to me that all grasses, wild and cultivated, grow to perfection in any part of Alberta that I saw, and the farmers were cutting from two to three tons of wild hay to the acre. 1 found the climate very de‘sirable in every respect, and I am told that the winter is the finest part of the vear. There is plenty of coal and wood to be had near at hand for the hauling, and such is my satisfaction with the country that I acquired some land and have put a bunch of rattle thereon. I can confidently reecommend Western Canada as a suitable p]a'ce for farmers to immigrate to. and can assure them the kindest treatment by the people there. =so much so that one does mnot distinguish the fact that we have left the boundaries of the United States.”

Hugh Spender, of the Westminster (iazette, one of the British Journalists who visited Canada this suminer (1902). says: @ e fell m with a

voung farmer from Somersetshire. England, driving a binder round a hundred acre field of wheat in Western Canada. In conversation I found that. he came from within ~fifteen miles =of my old home ifi Somerset<hire. Here was the very man we wanted. He had come to Manitoba ten years ago, with a capital of $l2 on landing. In England he had been employed on a dairy farm, and earned eighteen shillings a week. He now owns 320 acres of land. his® horses. buildings and cattle. and expects to havé 4,000 bushels of wheat this season. We had heard of such things in the old land, but they did not seem credible, until we came to this living example of the strides that it is possible to make in Manitoba. Had this man remained in England, it is pretty safe to say he would still be earning no more than eighteen shillings a week, while in the same period in Manitoba he has become a substantial and prosperous farmer.”

“] know a man who onmmem‘egiin Assiniboia, 15 years ago, with "no

means; no capital. To-day this man owns : 7.000 acres of land, some 3C horses, 30 or 40 bullocks, cows, ete. Tle has_built a good stone house with his own hands, and has now married and is doing well, with every prospect of increasing his means in the future. Western Canada has the most exhilarating, bracing climate I ever knew. All that is required in the settler is perseverance, grit. patience and hard work. . T will guarantee the country, if you will guarantee the man.” From letter from a retired officer in the British army. S

Deautiful Indian Territory.

The last large tract of fine uncultivated Jand to be thrown open for settlement. A copy of an attractive book about present day conditions: in this wonderful country will be sent on request. James Barker, Gen’l Pass. Agent. M. K. & T. Ry., 501 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis.

The Cause of It.

Hasset—The way people rave over slender girls makes me tired. I think the plumper a girl is the prettier she is. Gessett—Ah! 1 congratulate you, old man; so Miss Dumpling has accepted you, eh?—Philadelphia sPress.

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RECORD OF THE PAST.

The best guarantee of the future is the record of the past! and over fifty thousand people have publicly testified that Doan’s Kidney Pills have cured them of numerous kidney ills, from common backache to dangerous diabetes, and all the attendant annoyances and sufferings from urinary disorders. They have been cured to stay cured. Here is one case:

Samuel J. Taylor. retired carpenter, residing at 312 South Third St..Goshen, Ind., says: *On the 25th day of August, 1897, I made an affidavit before Jacob C. Mann, notary public, stating my experience with Doan's Kidney Pills. 1 have suffered for thirty years and was compelled at times to walk by the aid of ecrutches, frequently passed gravel and suffered excruciatingly. 1 tcok e\'éry medicine -on .the market that 1 heard about, and some gave me temporur.\' relief. 1 began taking Doan’s Kidney Pills, and the results 1 gave to the publicinthestatement above referred to. At this time, on the 19th day of July, 1902, 1 make this further statement, that during the five years which have elapsed I have had no occasion to use either Doan’s Kidney Pills or any other medicine for my kidneys. The cure effected was a permanent.one.” . I A FREE TRIAL of this great Kidney medicine which cured Mr. Taylor will be mailed on application to any part of the United States. Address FosterMilburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price 30 cents per box.

- FOR STAMP COLLECTORS. There are said to be 15,948 different postage stamps in existence, not counting varieties of shades, paper or watermarks. _ : The first two-cent United States envelope was issued in 1%«_3:;._ It had the words “U. S. Postage” in the label, and the head of Jackson. Tn 1864 this was changed to read "l 8. Post” in the upper label. Each kind was printed on both buff and orange paper, and there were two dies of each year. In 1863 one die has the figure 2" smaller

than the other, and in 1564, one die is two mm. wider than the other.

¢ Stamps have ceased to be certificates | of “postage paid’” lopg ago. Numerals: L have disappeared and an occasional re-grupp(-u)‘anc(- of these artless stamps { has been scorned more or lexs. All the L countries of the globe contend in beau- ! tiful artistic designs not only, but let E their stamps speak to the world. They present their famous men, they tell fis about their change of rulers or the mode of government, or of their botany or commerce, and they an- | nounce to the general public of the | world great events as happenings in ' their countries. = fr Our philatelists will be interested to | hear that in France a complete new % series of stamps is to be issued early I in 1903 and that the standard design I'\\'il.l be the same as on the new French | coinage. This compliment to M. Roty, ! the designer of the new coinage, was ! accompanied by the offer of a large I fee for the use of -the design on the ‘ stamps, -but-he was so pleased with the tribute to his artistic abilities that | he declined to accept any further re- ! muneration. It is learned that the I reason for the new series, while based { on the desire for an artistic improve- | memt on the present one, has actual{ly l)een‘brnught about by the public’s I(-onst:mt complaints “against the yel- { low 15 centime (three cents) stamps, | which ate used for ordinary 'letters lin France, Le their destination local { or in the most distant corner of the | country. Vast numbers of the square ! en\'glopés used by French business ; people are yellow and the stamps were | 0f s 0 much the same bilious hue that | constant petty annoyance was the refsult

FOREIGN ARMY FACTS.

Servia and Switzerland ‘are the only states absolutely without a navy. That of Belgium is extremely small. -

A German marine journal declares that drunkenness is increasing to an alarming: extent in the German army. and that it is responsible for nearly 40 per cent. of the punishments incurred by sailors. 1 g

Gen. Andre, the French minister of war, is seeking to improve the headgear of the French army. The present headwear is said to have contributed in no small degree to. the many recent cases of sunstroke.

| During 1901 the Prussian army took * in 150,961 recruits, of whom 110 were { wholly without education.” Of these lun_t_’ortunates West Prussia contribrutedﬁ?; East Prussia, 21; Posen, 18, {,and Silesia, 14, the rest coming in Psmaller lots from the other provi inces. Hohenzollern: sent mno illiterate recruits. Ninety-two recruits Ecould not speak or understand Ger’man; 48 of these were from Posen, and 28 from East Prussia. The percentage of illiterates was .07 in the army; in the navy, out of 7,667 recruits, only one was illiterate. By way of illustrating one of the differences between Lords Roberts and Kitchener, they are telling this story in London: Just before “Bobs” left Cape Town he gssigned an officer to a particular duty and asked how soon it could be domne. The colonel said in about a fortnight. Lord Roberts said, pleasantly: *I know you will do the best you can.” Later the colonel told. Kitchener about the matter. ‘“Now, colonel,” | said the new. commander, *“jf ‘ you can't do it in a week we shall have to see about sending you home.” The job was done in the time set by Kitchener. : MUNICIPAL MATTERS. A San Francisco cable street car company"is- introducing seats for its conductors, to be used on parts of the runs where traffic is not heavy. The production of steel at Pittsburg in 1901 equaled half that of England, was more than that of Germany, twice that of France, five times that of Russia or Belgium, and 25 times that of Spain. s : On newspaper information that Ta‘coma and other cities of the Pacific coast are short of marriageable women, Nora Nelson. collar girl, of Troy, N. Y.. writes to the postmaster of Tacoma that 500 girls in Troy would willingly go to Tacoma if assured of good busbands and homes, !

r"\ "3';5??:?%/ 3 R S gV] @\; 2roiol, SO ' [ ..v"?@j's v J .'"_?:4 !,“,ﬁ"‘: Y ST Sk = ﬂ e R : ,:'..:" & 3 @, »‘:? s L HINT FOR ORCHARDISTS. Banding Trees with Cotton Batting and Printing Ink Stops Ravages ; of Canker Worm. The ravages of the canker worm continue to increase from year to year. Spraying, perhaps because it is in some detail wrongly managed, or is not often enough repeated, is frequently complained of as ineffective. Another measure which is usually efficient is banding the tree with cotton batting '‘or printers’ ink, spread !‘!l m’l ~ ] I e FA ' i i it i At (i ' g - /////7/ K 7 o c,/ ' v iy , ¢ 7 ( L gl R (i) =l N EE TR i 4 =y | ) e HOW THE .BAND IS APPLIED. .on a strip of paper. The cut shows how the band of cotton is applied. A loose band of the cotton is first ptaced around the tree and a string tightly tiedaround the treenear itslower edge. The upper edge is then pulled down or turned over the lower tied part,, just as a glove is turned inside out .in taking it off. The female moths, “having no wings. are obliged to erawl up the trunk of the tree in order to lay their eggslearly in*the springtime, just after the ground thaws out and also iate in the fall. The cotton band acts as an effectual barrier so long as it remains fluffy and soft, as the insects get entangled and perish there.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. .

SCIENCE OF WATERING., Under the Treatment Here Described © Almost Every Plant Is Reason- : ably Sure to Thrive. With a consignment of seedling evergreens which I received a few years ago was enclosed this order: “PDon’t, under any circumstances, water oftener than every two weeks. but vhen watering soak thoroughly.” After studying and testing this advice 1 found it to embody the correct principle. A little water placed each evening on a plant will soon evaporate, the surface becomes baked, the fine roots hunt the surface, and the plant is injured instead of benefited. By the soaking method the ground must necessarily be well cultivated to catch the water readily: the moisture penetrates the soil,drawing the fibrous roots. downward and the results resemble those caused by a good rain. It is in harmony with successful western irrigation. There will be more gained by thoroughly soaking the ground around a single tree or plant each evening than giving a hundred the customary pint. My see(ﬁing evergreens were soaked to plow depth, and as soon as the surface was dry enough worked into a dust mulch. Tach morning for a week the surface looked as if it had received a good shower, although we scarcely had a dew. The growth of the trees attested to the correctness of the plan. A few plants possibly might be found ‘that would not thrive under this treatment, but they would certainly be the exception, and not the average.—W. A. Ballinger, in Epitomist.

The Farmer's Bank Account.

When does the farmer make = profit? There are hundreds of farmers who have become wealthy, yet they have handled very little money and have had difficulty in meeting their obligations. There is one bank account which they do not draw upon and the deposits accumulate for years, which is the soil. A farmer takes a poor farm, works it, adds manure and receives but little over expenses, but every year his farm has become more fertile and also increased in value. In ten or more years the farm may be worth five times the original cost, and it represents just as much profit as though the farmer had received money. All farms are, to a certain extent, banks of deposit, where the profits of the farm slowly accumulate.—Troy (N. Y.) Tiines.

Water for Dairy Cows.

Asa result.ofg series of experiments conducted at the Pennsylvania experiment station to determine whether or not dairy cattle could be fed to best advantage in loose pens with a constant supply of water or kept in stalls and watered at certain intervals, Prof. Harry Haywood concludes that there is practically no advantage in having water constantly before the cows in the stable. Cows turned into the yard for water once a day made 4s good returns as those having constant access towater in the stable. It was found it required much more bedding to keep the cows clean and comfortable in the pen than in the stalls. Considerably less labor was required to care for the animals in the pen than in the stalls. A smaller number of germs or bacteria were found in the milk of those cows kept in the stalls. ;

Chicken Broth

Use the legs of a chicken for this dish. Break the joints and cut up the meat into small strips. Pour over it four cupfuls of water, add one tablespoonful of rice and half a teaspoonful of salt, then allow it to simmer very slowly for dn hour and a balf. Strain out the rice and meat and cool, Skim off the fat and reheat as much of the broth as is required. In hot weather the rice may sour the broth, so make without and keep the soup in a tightly corked jar in the refrigerator.—Good Housekeeping, e

~ Don’t think because you only milk a few cows that it won’t pay to keep them right. Better not keep a cow if she isn't worth good treatment.

THE SOURING OF CREAM. How to Prevent Formation of a Germ ‘' That Makes Milk Leathery Yet Leaves It Sweet. . This trouble is not uncommon in milk. The cause has been itraced to a specific germ, which is very active, developing so rapidly that lactic acid germs cannot grow, hence while the milk appears sour it is perfectly sweet. I have seen this germ so far advanced that a can of milk would have almost the consistency of liver. Steam or boiling water are the effective agents for its destruction. Small tools such as are used in the case at hand can be put into some large tank or stove boiler and boiled in water for 15 minutes, which will kill the germs. The cow's udder should be washed and wiped before each milking. If convenient set the milk in another room for a few days and whitewash the walls.’ Probably in nine casés out of ten the germ finds lJodgment in the seams of the tinware, or.in the strainer. Another fruitful source of germ trouble is the formation of small holes from the inside of the: can or pail into a hollow space formed by using tin or iron for strengthening, like the bottom of the “iron-clad” dans or pails. The putrid stuft herein.formed works back into the dish wheén hot water is applied, and of course remains there. A drop will contaminate a canful of milk. 1t may not be out of place torepeat a few simple principles that underlie pure milk. They do not fail. Casesarerare that cows give bad milk if fed the usual foods. Warm milk is an ideal medium for the development é_).f germ life at the normal temperatiire and down to 70 degrees. The germs that do mischief are ever present, hence milk should be taken away from the stable and cooled to 60 degrees or under at once. If.the germs get in, a low temperaiure retards their growth, and their effect ismot noticed. Always use. steam or boiling water in daily cleansing. In -case of severe trouble boil the tools, ete., for several minutes. —H. E. Cook. in Rural New Yorker.

ORCHARD CULTIVATION. | Best and Safest Tools to Be Used Are the Gang Plow, the Harrow and the Weeder. In cultivating an orchard the kind of tool used is of considerable consequence. It will rarely pay to use the ‘common plow, as this is about sure to break the roots and deprive the trees of large feeders. A common plow may be used in a newly planted orchard where theé trees have made little root growth, but never in a wellestablished orchard. Even in case of a young orchard, using the common plow year after year will result in cutting off many of the advancing roots, especially if the ground be hard below the point in the soil yearly penetrated by the plow. On soil that is light -it does not matter so much, as ‘the roots will tend to strike deeper than the plow has reached.

_ Ordinarily it is best to cultivate orchards with gang plows, with harrows or with weeders. Some of the harrows are particularly arranged for working around trees, and will pass much closer to the trees than the horses go. This cultivates the land to near the trunks of the trees, while the heads of the horses and their harnesses do not injure the limbs of the trees. A smoothing harrow does good work. The use of weeders is urged. These light weeders can be made to cover a great deal of ground in a single day. -If used often they keep the ground in the best of condition, and free from 'weeds.—Farmers’ Review.

HANDY MILKING STOOL.

If You Haven't Time to Make One, Your Little Boy Will Do It for You Just as Well.

A bandy milking stool is shown in the illustration, and is simply made. Cut out a board, as shown-.at A, for

ey ‘0 D‘A - C 2 1o 0 , : QO : SIMPLE MILKING STOOL. a seat; take a short piece of hoopiron (B), bend it and nail around on the front of the seat so the half circle cut in the. front of the seat and the hoop will form a circle for holding the milk pail. Put t®&o legs in the holes in the back of seat; then cut another board (C), and nail it on for legs in front where the dotted’ line' crosses the seat; mnail a small three-cornered . piece (D) on the board marked C just high enough for the bottom of the bucket to rest on.—S. B. Mitchell, in Epitomist.

Jonathans for England.

The finest car of apples ever sent out of Atchison, Kan., was recently shipjed to Liverpool, England, says the Atchison Globe. They were Jonathans, 160 barrels selected from 1,200 barrels, and every apple polished and wrapped in oiled tissue paper. Every apple was perfect and when the English people see this Kansas product there ought to be an exodus from that country to this vicinity. The company gets six doilars a barrel for the apples on board car at Atchison and could probably have gotten more for another car. Before the apples were picked an agent of the buyer looked at them and wanted three more cars. but Mr. Tomlinson said he would not pack another car in the same way for love or money. ‘ "

Hint for Angora Breeders

Most goat men prefer the long, broad ears that hang down straight; but there are many excellent Angora goats with the small pinch ears, or, as they are sometimes called, quinch ears. These small ears are so small sometimes that it is impossible to earmark such goats. It is a weill-known fact that those smalleared goats are in nearly all cases extra heavy shearers, and their fleeces always very fine and lustrous, of long staple and very: silky.—H. F. Fuchs, in Farmers’ Voice.

Throw away the first few streams from each teat. :

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ENGINE RAN WILD.

It Was Responsible For Two Frelght Wrecks—Two Men Killed. Liberty, Ind., Dec. 23.—A helper engine on the C., H. & D. used on a heavy grade here, got beyond control early Monday, and made two wild runs over the section of road between Connersville and this place, wrecked two freight trains, demolished four engines killed two men and injured two others. - . :

Engineer Calahan, of the helper engine, ran to College Grove, helping a freight. He was to take a switch east of Liberty. When he got to the switch and attempteu to reverse, part of the machinery would not respond, and ‘the engine, beyond control, dashed toward Liberty, running into grade east_of here, where it met a freight. The tender piled into the engine of the freight and in some way the helper engine was reversed and started back; running through Liberty at 70 miles an hour. It dashed into another freight, being hauled by two engines. Mike Foley, of Indianapolis; fireman, was Kkilled, and Bounton Osborn, of Connersville, fireman on tie helper engine, was Kkilled. Ed Foley, of Indianapolis, brother of the man killed, was one of the engineers on the dou-ble-header * freight. He escaped by jumping. :

WOMAN FATALLY BURNED.

Can of Kerosene Exploded and She Was Enveloped in Flames.

Elkbart, Ind., Dec. 20.—One woman was fatally anu another painfully burned here Friday morning. Mrs. Dora Beer, a young widow, who. is reputed to be quite wealthy, arose early Friday morning and poured kerosene in the kitchen stove. to hurry the fire. The can exploded with a loud report; and the burning fluid was scattered over the young woman. She ran from the building, but before the names were extinguished she was horribly burned, and it was feared can 10t recover, Miss [.aura Timmins, a young woman who boarded with Mrs. Beer, was in an adjoining room when the explosion occurred. She opened the door leading to the kitchen, which was a veritable furnace, and rushed tarough the flames. Her clothing caught fire, -anu she was painfully burned, but will recover. The buildfng was but slightly damaged by the flames. z

THE FLOOD AT EVANSVILLE.

Much Damage Was Done to Tie and Lumber Men Along the Rivers.

Evansville, Ind., Dec. 22j—Sunday afternoon the Ohio river, that has been overflowing the lowlands above and below the city for the past week, came to a stand. 'The stage is now about 40 feet, and by Monday noon it is expected the high water will begin to recede. The damage has been quite severe to farmers in some localities. Tie and iumber men along Green river report heavy losses. There was also considerable loss along the Wabash river. There was a great deal of corn in shock and in the field along this river, and this was all lost. All the boats have bheen delayed during the past three days by reason of the high water. Farmers will begin moving back into their homes in the bottoms in a few dayvs. .

Married His Dead Wife's Cousin.

Marion, Ind., Dec. 20.—Fulfilling a vow taken at bedside of dying wife less than a month ago. J. T. Thomas, 56, a prcminent stone quarry owner, married MN®¥ss Martha Alexander, of Youngstown, O. It was Thomas’ third ‘marriage. They had never met unti! their wedding hour. Mrs. Thomasg is g cousin to Thomas' second wife.

Took Carbolic Acid.

South Bend, Ind., Dec. 22.—Fear that he may have involved himself with the law is believed to be what pronmipted Benjamin F. Garver, of Bremen, Ind., to commit suicide in the corridor of the courthouse just before he was recalled to the witness 3and. ) Issue Bonds.

Binffton, Ind., Dec. 23.—The United Televhone Co. Monday authorized the {ssu¢ of 500,000 five ‘per cent: first mortgage bonds to extend its business. Hugh Dougherty was elected president, L. C. Davenpoért treasurer and Chas. H. Plessingeér secretary.

Embezzilement Charged.

Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 23.—Frank Bowman, manager of the Indiana Meat and Ventilating Co., waich has contracts here for reheating and relighting the Hotel Grand and other buitdings, was arrested on the' charge of embezzling funds advanced.

Buy Indiana Oil Fields.

Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 22.—The Crown oil Co., of this city, sold 500 of its 3,300 acres of oil leases in Grant county to the National Oil Co., of St. Louis. On the 500 acres are 21 productive wells, which have been running over 250 barrels a day.

Aid For a Hero’s Mother.

Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 20.—The Indiana Bankers' association will raise a fund for the mother of Wesley Reynolds, the youtaful hero who died defending the bank at Westville, Ind., against burglars.

Verdict of Manslaughter.

Greencastle, Ind., Dec. 20.—The jury after seven hours deliberation returned a verdict -of 'manslaughter against Zack Smithson for killing George Boswell, a fellow farmer. He was indicted for murder in the first degree. - : , e

To Beautify the Park.

Muncie, Ind., Dec. 20.—The Commercial elub has turned over to a special committee of councilmen the sum of $7,000, with which to beautify the 100acre park that was donated to the city by George F. Mc¢Culloch.

BADLY USED UP, ‘Farm Hand Shot, Knocked Down and ‘ Then Beaten. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 283.—George Giro, a farm laborer, staggered into Mt. Jackson, a western suburb of the city, early Monday morning, with a .bullet hole through his chest, another through his hat, which had clipped his skull, and with his head a mass of cuts and bruises. After removal to the city hospital he says that he was employed on the Jacob Goepper, sr., farm, five miles west of the city, occupying a room with Jacob Goepper, 2 9r:

Some discussion about Miss Goepper. a sister, he says, provoked a fight in their room, and Giro was ordered to leave the farm. He dressed himself and started away. As he left the house, he says, Jacob, jr., shot him, knocked him down and beat him with the butt of his revolver. Giro reports taat he was wunconscious for some time, after which he walked and crawled to Mt. Jackson. )

The police made a hasty run to the Goepper farm, to find that Jacob, jr. had absented himself.

THE WABASH FLOOD. Much Damage Done to Corn Land at Evansville. ° Evansville, Ind.. Dec. 23.-—The Ohio river remains stationary here and stands at 40 feet. It is expected to begin to secede soon. Monday afternoon at Troy, Ind., 70 miles above here, the river was falling rapidly. Farmers are getting ready to move back in the bottoms and by the last of the week the river will be back in its natural channel. Reports of damage to corn and live stock are still coming in, although the damage has not been what was anticipated. Several buildings have been washed away in some locations. The Wabash river is still rising and a great deal ot alarm is felt }szong the farmers who live along that stream. The river is over thousands of acres of éorn land. CHAS. F. GRIFFIN DEAD. He Was Twice Elected Secretary of State -of Indiana. Hammond. Ind., Dec. 22.—Charles F. Griffin, former secretary of state, who last week was stricken with paralysis, died early Sunday morning at his home here. Mr. Griflin during life was one of the best known men in the northwestern part of the state. Twice he was elected secretary of state, the first time in 1886, and he was re-elect-ed in 1888. In 1892 he was one of the delegates at large for the national republican convention which nominated Gen. Benjamin Harrison for the presidency. During his second term 'as secretary of state, Mr. Gri was elected national commanderﬂ%nof the Sons of Veterans. : % ee e N SENTENCED TO HANG.

The Murderer of Thomas Burke Will

Pay the Penalty April 16

Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 20.—Matthew Alexander, colored, on trial for the murder of Thomas Burke and for committing a. murderous assault upon Mrs. Burke in the bedroom occupied by the family on Sunday night, September 7, was sentenced Friﬁay to hang at Michigan City April.l6.: Alexander killed Burke by cutting his throat from ear to ear as Burke rushed to the protection of his wife, who was first assaulted. Burke was sleeping on a couch in the room and surprised the Negro. It is believed that Alexander's purpose in entering the room was to commit assault-upon the woman. ' o

A Bottomless Abyss.

I.aporte, Ind., Dec. 20.—Traffic on the division or the Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie road west from Kewanna to North Judson has been abandoned. A bottomless sink hole near Kewanna is resisting every effort of the railroad pfficials to resume.operations.

Oil Well Contractors to Organize. Muncie, Ind., Dec. 23.—The oil well contractors of Indiana will hold their meeting at Montpelier in the near fu ture for'the purpose of effecting an organization. This will be the first of the kind ever made permanent in this state, although the eastern district workmen have a union.

Fell Fifty Feet.

Muncie, Ind., Dec. 23.—While work: ing on a house top Monday morning Karl Pacey, a telephone lineman, lost his balance and fell 50 feet to the stone sidewalk, fracturing his skuli and breaking his arm. It will proba bly result fatally.

Veteran Dies of Apoplexy.

Muncie, ind., Dec. 23.—While on a visit here from his home in Freder-

icksburg, 0., Artemus Rowley, a veteran of the civil war, died of apoplexy at the home of his son, Fred Rowley. Mr. Rowley is well and extensively known throughout Ohio. :

Post Ou.ce Robbed.

Evansville, Ind., Dec. 23.—Somc time Sunday night robbers broke into the post office at Kerchival, in Spencer

county, and stole a small amount of money. The officers are at work on the case.

Crusade Against Convict Labor. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 22.—Presi%ent Parry, of the National Associaon of Manufacturers, speaking for the organization, says that this winter a campaign will be inaugurated against the convict labor system in the various penitentiaries.

Aggregate Age Is 804.

Logansport, Ind., Dec. 22.—A recent reunion of the Jackson family, of this city, reveals the fact that the aggregate ages of the ten children of one family amount to 804 years. All these children are living. ’

- THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME Are Never Without Peruna in the House

for Catarrhal Diseases.

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YNDER date of January 10, 1897, Dr. Hartman. received the = following letter: = ',

“My wife had been suffering from a complication of diseases for the past 25 vears. : - >

“Her case had baffled the skill of some of the most noted physicians. One of her worst troubles was chronic constipation of several years' standing. : . F

**She also was passing through that most éritical period ‘in the life of a woman—change of lifé. In June, 1505, I wrote to you about her case. You adviged a course of Peruna and Manalin, which we at once commenced, and have to say it completely cured her, She firmly - believes that she would have been dead only for these wonderful remedies. LR 7 “About the same time I wrote you about my own case of catarrh, which hz; been of 25 vears’ standing. At times 1 was almost past going. I'commenced to use Peruna according 1o your instructions,;and ¢ontinued jts use for about a yeur, and it has completely cured me. e

+-Your remedies do all that you claim for them, and even more. Catarrh cannot exist where Peruna is taken according to directions. Success to you and your remedies.’’ ) o John O. Atkinson.

C tipats M&k | )} Bad Blood. § MULL’S GRAPE TONIC CURES CONSTIPATION Constipation is the rotting and decaying of undigested food # in the alimentary canal. Disease germs arise from this festere N ing mass, which find their way into the , [P é " blood. The blood becomes impure and g B, ; shortly the entire system gives way to N ;.é\':\g : the unhealthy condition. Sl ) You cannet cure a case like this by (Tl S taking pills or other common catharties. SOE LR B A laxative will not do. A blood mediR B - cine is ineffective. Mull’'s Grape Tonie QSRR i< 2 gentle and mild laxative in addition . : ey R R to being a blood-making and strength(PSS giving tonic which immediately builds 3 GRUSGEREE " ~ up the wasted body and makes rich, red SR blood that carries its bhealth-giving 3 EOSe strergth to every-tissue at every heart : P AR beat. e Mull’s Grape Tonic is made ‘of pure : . G crushed fruit juices and is sold under a : " ‘positive guarantee. v Doctors prescribe it. All druggists sell it at 50 cents a bottle. B Send Ioc to Lightning Medicine Co , Rock, Island, lil., to cover postage on large sample bottle. . /.. = ‘s‘?"“ = ; 50 =P Frigtii of i gadi Bl P ; 3 Tt | At SRS | ¢ 5 A z _= R 'N--?-\v‘: : z vj,:" S _.'/2“‘s—s -‘h i g 3 ";"“‘3—“.‘ - B 2 7 S 1 : - . R . ""' = 5 ol Most luxuriously equipped train in the world. - Leaves Chicago daily via the El Paso-Rock Island route. Less than three days to T.os Angeles. Through cars to Santa Barbara and San Francisco. i Everything to make you comfortable—electric lights; electric ~ fans; barber shop; bath room; Booklovers’ Library; compartment - and standard sleepers; diner; buffet-smoker; observation car. e = Easiest grades, lowest ﬂ{itudes. and most H l l i -southerly course of any transcontinental line. OCK S anﬂ Information on request. » SYS'em R - Reserve: bgnhs now. Voo NG Jno. Sebastian, T.P.M., Chicago, Il :

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. In" a letter dated January 1, 1900, Mr. ‘Atkinson says, after five years’ experience with Peruna: .

«+« Iwill evercontinue to speak a good word for Peruna. In my rounds as & traveling man I am a walking advertisement for Peruna and have induced many people during the past year ta use Peruna with the most satisfactory results. lam still cured of caterrh.” - John O. Atkinson, Box 272, ; Independence, Mo..

When old age éomes on, catarrhal diseases come also. Systemic catarrh’ is almost universal in"old people. This explains why Peruna has become so indispensable to old people. Peruna is their safe-guard. Peruna is the only remedy yet devised _that meets these cases exactly.. :

Such cases ¢annot be treated locallys nothing but an effective systemic remedy could eure them. This is exactly what Peruna is. )

If yvou do not receive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable. advice gratis.

r:’cﬂdl‘(_‘.ﬁvs Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,O.

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