Ligonier Banner., Volume 43, Number 11, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 June 1908 — Page 4

H Poem for Today

. ND MORE By Forsythe Wilson - ¥ % fin - |HIS is tHe burden of the heart, ‘PR B Y| The burden that it always bore—- ' tra 00l >| We live to love, we meet to part, N ) And part to meet on earth no more. = '.-'f.: ‘We clasp each other-to the heart (AN And part to meet on earth no more. There is a time for tears to start, For dews to fall and larks to soar. " The time for tears is when we part ﬁ To meet upon the earth no more; : The time for tears is when we part- . To meet on this wide earth—no more.

& F @he Ligonier Banner. J. E. McDONALD, Editor : matter 2 'PHONE No. 18.

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

THOMAS R. MARSHALL—CoIumbia City, Governor FRANK J. HALL—Rushville, Lieutenant Governor . | J. F. COX—Columbus, Secretary of State : MARION BAILEY—Lizton, Auditor of State : JOHN ISENBARGER—North Manchester, Treasurer M. D. LAIRY--Logansport, Judge Supreme Court [6th District] E. W. FELT—Greenfield, Judge Appellate Court [lst Districi] WALTER H. LOTZ—Muncie, Attorney General . BURT NEW—North Vernon, Reporter Supreme Court | PATRICK ]J. KELLEHER—lndianapolis, State Statistican : ROBERT J. ALEY—Bloomington, Supt. Public Instruction

CYRUS CLlNE—Angola, Congress , LUKE H. WRIGLEY—AIbion, Judge 33rd Judicial Circuit BENTON ]. BLOOM—Columbia City, Prosecutor 33rd Circuit CHARLES DANCER—South Milford, Joint Senator :

In the course of his recent speech in the senate on the proposed currency legislation Senator Taylor of Tennessee said: - I am confident that before our financial physicians get through with the job they will haye thé country in the condition of the old man in my state who was very sick. The doctor examined him and said, “Old man, you’re dying—have you any wish to express before you pass over thq river?” *‘Yes,” the feeble patient said, “*I wish I had got another doctor.’ : e : *FE®E® a 2 ‘ In the house of Representative John Sharp Williams, the democratic leader, issued a challenge to Mr. Payne, the republican leader. Shaking his forefinger at Mr. Payne, Mr. Williams said: “Hear I stand. I stand to challenge you that every dollar that goes into a campaign fund shall be published to the world the day after 1t 18 received so that the world may know the motive of the giver and may judge the means of corruption in the hands of the recipient., S ; ‘

Referring to tb{s inci‘(‘ient Henry Watterson, writing in the Louisville 1 Courier-Journal, says: ““The silence that followed could be heara three thousand miles. It could be heard from Buzzard’s Bay to Crater Lake—from the dome of the capitol on the Potomae to the Lick obseryatory in Santa Clara valley—as Mr. Payne, tired Jof leading the majority, sank helplessly into the abyss of confession, daring not to accept the challenge. That single passage tells the whole story, ‘Never mind the past,’ said Mr. Williams; ‘the presidential rape of 1876: the crisp, new two dollar bills and blocks of five of 1880; Belshazzar’s feast in 1884; the wholesale bribery and spoilation of 1896, 1900 and 1804 when widows and orphans were plundered to make a McKlnley and a Roosevelt holiday! Never mind the denials and the proof of guilt! , Never mind the stealing, the lying and the hypoerisy that have been. Let bygones be bygones! What, do you say to the future? What will you do now?’ And poor Payne eould utter never a word. Nor in all that house full of Republicans was there one voice brave enough, one heart honest enough to shout back in defiance, to call Mr. William’s hand ‘We will pass the publicity bill here and now!” Shame upon the republican party, shame upon its leaders, shame, shame,shame!” ' - B R RRE : Garrett has a municipal ownership electric light plant. We have heard so much about it being a good investment for the taxpayers and that light--ing charges were low. In fact Garrett has been dinned into our ears as a living, growing example of what municipal ownership would do for the tax_payers. Itis an example and what an example! With taxes as high as any town in this part of tne state, with the bonded indebtedness almost to the limit, it is discovered that the electric lighting plant is worn and will not do the work and is loosing money. It will take at least sls,oogeand possibly $25,000 to put the plant upon a paying basis, and it is heard that the taxpayers are balking, and will invoke the courts if necessary to stop the further use of their money in a business that can not help but be a financial failure. It is another illustration of what is bound to come. One by one the towns, who get into the business, acknowledge that a mistake hag been made. There is no business in the world so uncertain as the manufacture of electric lighting. It takes the most careful, constant and exacting management to make it a success. Fa o2E i . ' New York had a death from hydrophobia last week and has been greatly excited about it. Most cities indeed are waking up to the necessity of having regulations for dogs like those of European countries, which keep them practically immune from the disease. But apropos of New York’s solitary case the Tribune speaks thus: . All over the land there are today scores, perhaps hundreds, of persons, chiefly children and youth, who are practically marked for massacre and who, unless there is some merciful intervention, will 1n about six weeks from the present time, die in excruciating agony. the victims of an insensate . orgy which its misguided perpetrators supposedly regard as a demonstra;ioni of patriotic fervor. At least, it is patriotism which affords the pretext or it. It then says that tetanus, or lockjaw, so closely resembles hydrophobia as often to be mistaken for it while its ravages are incomparably greater. It adds: . We ln‘fpose that more people die of tetanus in this country each year than have died here of hydrophobia in all the years since the Republic was : founded, and of these the great majority are vietims of what we might call Fourth of July tetanus, directly induced by injuries received on the Fourth of July through the use of toy pistols and certain cheap, noisy and altogﬁ:ﬂ offensive kind of fireworks. The death roll from such causes, which published yearly as a gastly pendant to the record of Independence day rejoicings and festivities, is appalling. Contrasted with it and its significance of physical torture and loss of human lives, this one report of death from hydrophobia pales into insignificance. a 2 e = ; The Chicago Tribune is claiming much of the credit for having gotten the emergency currency bill through congress. No one will dispute the claim. Itis a political measure, pure and simple. Last week when it was thought that the bill would be beaten, the New York Evening Post said: The country should be congratulated on this result. But, while the outeome is a vindication of honest public opinion, the chapter of currency deliberation, as & whole, is discreditable to conéreos, and to the re&ublica.n party particularly, in a degree which it is difficult to measure. The congressional leaders of that party stand convicted of hgvigf labored to the - point of absolute exhaustion in the interest of a financial cabal, of having - made the mla?l cireulating medium a mere pawn in their political in-~ trigues, of having deliberately planned a fraud on the banks and on the - people, and of having eompelled the banking community to use notonly protest and remonstrance, but threats of Politicﬁ results to block the game. ~As a pre-election maneuver, nothing could E::ibly been more inept. The m’n‘oghtnro of these mu«f : &olme 'promﬂng that the party ‘“eould not go into the campaign without a currency bill,” and doing so at ~ the moment when the whole mntrL was denouffeing their propos:} legis- ~ lation as a sham and an imposture, is one of the most extraordinary on the s L AR E e e e ~ The Pennsylvania railroad has ordered all its cars restored to the racks and made ready for business. The New York Contral has dirocted the ear builders to go ahead with the 2000 cars ordered last summer, but oountermanded in fhe- fall. Work on terminal construction has been re?”ﬁ%fv'%?ﬁ“:g’&ta =g-3 ;; shih l~ # ’*’m M wﬁﬁm {IS, A A Y opertation. . A tiues are Ensiisiable

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THE ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT

An Interesting Address by L. E, Brown of Lébanon-Diplomas Presented Good Attendance

The annual commencement exercises of the Ligonier High School at the M. E, church last Tuesday evening attracted a good attendance but not as large as should grace such meetings. The rooms were tastefully decorated in the class colors, yellow aud white. " The auditorium was coxpfortably filled when Sack’s orchestra began the opening number of the program. A few moments later the members of the class, Misses Helen Houghton Green, Edna Jane Shearer, Hazel May Wolf, Ernest Guy Henkel, Omer Harrison Moore, Frank Leslie McDanlel and Lowell Harsh, filed in and occupied the class seats. They were followed by the teachers and members of the school board. = After an invocation by Rev. D. Robison of the U. B. church, Prof. W.C. Palmer introduced the Rev. L. E. Brown of Lebanon, Indiana, who deliverad his lecture *Uncle Sam.” Rev. Brown, who is a fluent taker, has one bad fault and that is his rapid fire delivery. He crowded what it would 'have taken an orator like W. J. Bryan or James E. Watson two hours to say into less than an hour and a half. - His lectare was a high complement to America and its institutions, its resources and its possibilities. He painted a neat word picture of its history and said many good things in retrospect. He made many references to political and social conditions and-teok several opportunities to ydeal\felling blows at the liquor traffic, and the saloons. He saw much evil in this and demanded the abolition of the traffic in all of its forms. He saw many other evils but he suggested no remedy. He decried centralizatton of wealth and population but offered no solution. He inveighed against'the centralization of power in the hands of man and demanded a greater activity upon the part of the voters. He pointed his criticism at conditions that allowed the trusts to thrive and the people to be at their mercy. He found fault with the municipal rottenness and official dishone&ty. He grew eloquent in his denuncistion of a system that has made the rich, richer, and the poor, poorer. He objected to the operations of our emigration lawe and the sbﬁmge that is extended to the foreign voters. In the face of all these ills and many others that beset Uncle Sam Mr. Brown effered but two remedies, the abolition of the saloon and woman suffrage. He took strong grounds against the liquor trafic in any form, and expressed hisconfidence and hope in a unnivérsal ballot. At the close of the lecture Prof. W. C. Palmer in a neat and timely address to the class delivered their well earned diplomas. He feelingly referrhd to theitr successful conquest ank their ultimate success. |

He congratulated them upon the excellence of their work and expressed the hope that they would find the battles of life as successful and the butcome as happy. . After a benediction by Rev. Robinson the ceremonies of the commencement came to an end and the members of the class received the congratulations of their friends.

Have Arrived Here

The millions of Mosquitos which have invaded this country are general indifferent states. They have come three months in advance of their usual time, and are a different variety than was ever seen here before. They are not singers, but for biters they cannot be excelled. It is almost impossible to stand their warfare in the middle of the day if one goes in the grass or brush. When not filled with blood their body is long and wasp-like, and around it from the waist down it is encircled with white rings. No doubt they are a new specie.— Crown Point Register. : S Whom they Feel Like Jabbing Newspaper men always know more than they write; they always shield more than they exposej they are always more mereciful than cruel. The man who trusts a newspaper man may rely on the fact that he will be treated fairly. It is the mean, )contempt!bla,- suspicions hypocrite ‘the newspaper men are always after, ‘No manly man was ever hurt by a newspaper. And no one is quicker to see the manner of men than the newspaper man who studies men and their actions day unto day.—Des Moines Register. e

CLASS OF 19Qs8.

Obituary . : William Ware Pattison, only child of W. S. and Clara A. Pattison, was born in Chicago, January 18,1878 and died at Millersburg, Ind., May 28, 1908—aged, 80 years, 4 months and 10 days. . Mr. Pattison was united in marriage with Miss Hadie Franks of Ligonier, June llst, 1903. He was a member, of the Elks, belonging to Ligonier Lodge N 0.451. In 1905 he was united with the St. John’s Church in Chicago. They removed from Chicago about two years ago residing since then at Lake Wawasee. To his nearest relatives it was plain that Mr. Pattison was losing his mind.

‘‘My days are passed, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.””—Job 17:2. o What may have been the purposes that actuated the efforts of this yonng man, in his last eventful day, no, man knows— but God knows. Wﬁat waves of emotion or passion wrought his thoughts to their frenzied fury no man knows, why these thoughts and purposes should be so tragically broken off. no one knows, God alone knows. It behooves usin our ignorance to withhold our censure, trusting the infallible judg= ment of an Omnicient God. '

A young widow pours her sorrow into the grave. of disappointed hopes and a lonely mother is bereaved of an only son, their hearts are torn with grief. Human sympathy for them is unanimous. May the infinite compassion of the Heavenly Father console and comfort them. ‘ The funeral services were held from the Wolf Lake Baptist church, Saturday, May 30th. Rev. R. B. Wood, the pastor delivered the funeral sermon, being assisted in the services by Rev. Henry Lacy of the M. E. church. The body was interred in the Wolf Lake Cemetery beside his father, who preceeded him only a few months, Those in attendance at the funeral from a. distance were Mr. and Mrs. Fox of Chicago.—Wolf Lake Trolley. Water as a Headache Cure ~ “The best cure I know of for a headache is to wash your face,” said a bright looking man. ‘Yes, I believe suddenly to cleanse your face with cold water will open up the pores and probably start the blood ip circulation, and I know it will relieve you of a headache in a jiffy. I have tried it myself a great many times and have always been successful. There is something in the nature of a stimulant in the cold water treatment that braces me right up. My head ‘when it aches, gets hot and throbs, and the water makes it cool and fresh. I have a theory, too, that the people don’t wash their faces nearly enough, anyway, in these days of dusty asphalt streets and soft coal smokes. People will be much better off with their pores kept open and clear of all dust and dirt, and there is nothing so good for the skin as soap and water.”’—Philadelphia Record. : <

Dynamiting the Lakes

Wanton destruction of fish with dynamite in certain lakes in Kosciusko county has been uncovered by the deputy fish commissioners who patrol the lakes in that county. The guilty parties have covered up their tracks so that it is only a matter of conjecture as to'wao has been using the explosive. One morning recently hundreds of fish of various varieties were found strewn along the surface of a lake not far distant from Warsaw and persons living in the vicinity informed the officers that during the night they had heard a rumbling noise in the direction of that body of water. Getting into Politics Scme of the gentlemen who circulated remonstrance cards against the saloons are “‘spotting’’ the candidates who refused to sign the cards» and they say,and say it quite emphatically, that as these men refused to come to their aid when they most needed it, they (the eandidates who failed to sign) may look elsewhere for support in the convention and at the polls, if they are successful.— LaGrange Call. ‘ | ' Residences for Sale For sale on easy terms, one twostory, ten-room house, good cellar, cistern, fruit and barn. One 1 % story, six-room house, good cellar and fruit, Call on F. P, Bothwell. 110-2 t : ~ For Sale e Five lots on Cavin Bt. next to Van Smith’s feed barn. Enquire of W H. »Wﬂtﬁ., Elkhart Ind.

Garrett Must Improve Lighting Plant

The city of Garrett is face to face with a proposition which involves the expenditure of at least $15,000. The light and water plant is no longer capable of meeting the needs of the city and larger macninery must be . installed if the city expects to keep the streets lighted and the people supplied with what light they desire, There is considerable controversy over the proposition to add a debt of $l5OOO for the improvements but the majority of the councilmen are in favor of it nevertheless. Ifan injunction is gotten out to prevent the council from going ‘ahead, the matter will be dropped and the old machinery will be used until it collapses and then the town will have to get along for a time in darkness. !

Some of the citizens of Garrett contend that the plant has never been self-sustaining and are opposed to the idea of municipal ownership. They would turn the business over to a corporation and have the city step down and out.—Columbia City Post. .

Was Youngest Soldier

Oscar Hinkley of Kendallville disputes the claim/! made by the friends of John King of Shelbyville that the latter is the youngest Civil war veteran. Hinkley, like King, enlisted in his thirteeth year, but he is two months younger than King.

Hinkley, who enlisted in Company D, Seventy-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, was later transferred to the M. M. B. and participated in the siege of Vicksburg. After his dischage in 1863 he re-enlisted almost immediately in Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Indiana Voluntear Infantry, participating in many notable battles. He was wounded in the battle of Nashville.

Mr. Hinkley was promptly consecutively trom private to third, second and first sergeant and finally to a lieutenancy, being\ discharged lin August, 1865 with this rank before his seventeenth birthday.

Will Pay Trust Prices

Local dealers in glass fruit and jelly glasses took a glance atthe schedule of prices and then sat up and took notice. There is anincrease of fifty percent over the high prices of last season, and a howl of indignation is due from the honest and thrifty housewives of Goshen and vicinity.—Goshen News Times. ‘

Miller Will Win

- The friends of Charles W. Miller are quite certain that they will have absolute control of the Republican congressional convention and that he will be nominated by a decisive majority for both the long and the short term.—South Bend Times. :

Best line of carpets, rugs, and curtaing at E. Jacobs & Co.

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a For County Recorder : My name will be presented to the Democrats of Noble county as a candidate for Recorder subject to the decision of the demoeratic county conventiomn, ‘ : : HIRAM G. EARNHART, . : York Township, ———————————— o o o Convention Call i : The Democrats of Noble County will meet in mass convention Tuesday, June 9, 1908, at 10 a. m. at the Court House at Albion for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices, representative to the General Assembly : : Clerk ' - Treasurer . Sherift S : Recorder : : Coroner . Surveyor

Commussioner for norshern district Commissioner for southern district and transact any otherbusiness coming before the convention. : GEORGE D. GABY, Chairman. J. C. KIMMELL, Secretary. .

Obituary

David Henry, son of Joel and Margaret Campbell, was born near St. Paris, Champaign couuty, Ohio, Dec. 14, 1856, and died in a hospital at Albion, Ind., May 23. 1908, aged 51 years b months and 9 days. He was the oldest of a family of 5 brothers and the first to depart this life. In 1862 his parents moved to Cromwell Ind. Later they returned to Ohio but Henry remained and married Miss Luia Brown, Aug., 29 1880. They lived near Wawaka, Millersburg and Ligonier. To this union were born 7 children, 3 boy and 4 girls, namely: Marion C. of Fairbanks, Alaska, Nolen Dean, Eva, Allie, Edna, Ollie, and Joseph Ellsworth, all at home. He was a ditiful son, a good neighbor, an honest industrious man, and a kind, considerate husband and father, sacrificing everything for the education and welfare of his family. He has always taken them to worship at the church . nearest their home. Many times he has testified that he was at peace with God and man. A few days ago his wife’s pastor, Rev. W. S. Tomlinson of the Lutheran church at Millersburg received him into that church.

About three years ago he began complaining of an incurable disease, which has dragged him down inch by inch. His wife and children, remembering past kindness and sacrifice, laid aside their own plans and ambitions and joined in doing:everything that loving hearts and tender hands could do. Thelast few months have been filled with intense suffering and pain, and at the last he was placed in the!hands of a skilful surgeon for relief, but the Great Physician brought relief. His last moments were spent in sending a message to his family that he was prepared to go and was not afraid. Farwell father! rest in Jesus! j

.The fnneral was held at the Richville church at 10 a. m., May 26th. Rev. Bailor preached the sermon and Rev. Tomlinson assisting. Interment in Colclazer cemetry. ¥ Exterminate the Fiies Unrelenting war is to be made on the house fly this summer. There is no more potent cause of disease than the common fly. Their breeding places are on manure heaps. From these filthy places the fly quickly finds his way into the house and carries with him all manner of disease germs. The first step in the campaign of extarmination should be to stop the breeding of the pests. Kerosene sprinkled over manure heaps will prevent the propagation of the fly. It costs butlittle and the good done will be immeasurable. A little ptecaution now will prevent the fly pests for the entire summer. Why not take precaution?—Muncie Press.

A Smooth Fellow

That Robert H. Greene of Wayne. town, Indiana, vice president of the Farmers' and Merchants’ bank of that place, a republican politician, a leading member and worker of the Methodist church, and worth a quarter of a million dollars, is a horse thief of more than ordinary shrewdness was indicated to the Indianapolis police when a man who was arrested here three days ago under the name of Frank Ross confessed to being the ‘Waynetown banker.

A Big Scramble

Five thousand people attended the sale of personal effects of Mrs. Belle Gunness’ estate at LaPorte Ilaat Thursday and high prices were paid for various items by those who expected to profit frem the morbid curiosity of the multitude. For instance the collie dog was sold for $lOB, the pony Mrs, Gunness drove when she went to. meet her victims brought $266, a package of nails went for ninety-five cents, and so on. The total was $1,713.67. Everybody Plays BSox Ball " The box ball alley in Scovill room on North Cavin street has been opened. This is one of the most interesting and up to date games. It is full of excitement and easy to learn. See the game as it is played.. Young people like it, old people enjoy it. HULL & WINTERODE. 11-2¢t Elson’s Advice : My treatments are the embediment of recent scientific research. As an aid to beauty I advise you my full course of progressive facial scalp all ‘massage treatment. Also consult me for manicuring, shampooing, chiropody and all kinds of hair work done. Office 'phone 72, residence 'phone 18. tf ARNoOLD ELSON. - ~ 'Wanted—Baby Chicks We pay 5c each for all kinds of baby chicks just hatched. Address Sunnyside Poultry Farm, Cromwell, Indiana.

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l Do Autos Damage Public Highways ? ~ The government through the department of agricalture, is making a series of experiments to show what effect automobile travel has on roads —the theory being that they are road destroyers. Results of the investigation will be submitted to the International Road congress, which will meet in Paris next October.- If it is proved that the vehicles really injure the roads it is thought that the various states will take steps to compel their owners to pay a larger tax than now, this to be used for the purpose of repairing the roads. This inquiry seems to be rather -unfair in view of the fact that automobile owners everywhere are enthusiastic promoters of the good roads movements.——lndianapolis Star. .

r The Farmers Mutual Fire and Cyclone Insurance companies of Noble ! county will hold their annual meet ing in the court room at Albion Saturday, June 6, 1908 at 10 s. m. sharp. The vice-president, secretary and one adjuster will be chosen. : Any. member . wishing to offer amendment to constitution please prepare same same and present in writing. SECRETARY. - Buff Plymouth Rock Cockrels Buff Plymouth Rock = Cockrels, full blooded and fine birds. Price $1.25 and $1.50 each. Xggs $l.OO for 16 or $5 per hundred. Johnson phone Topeka exchange. MRs. J. KURTZ,

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| ~ Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs I have eggs for setting. Full blood Barred Plymonth Rocks. : $l. for 15 eggs. C. L. REEVE, . R.F.D. 4 Ligonier, Ind. o 3 : Wanted } : Lace curtains to laundry. Quick serviee and satisfaction. = e - MRs. DEWEY. ; - MBS, BAKER. - FarmForSae . Splendid stock or grain farm of 160 acres in central Michigan ata bargain. Owner cannot work it. Enquire of T, P. Stiles, Millersburg Imd.. . &