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Assembling of Legislature ~ Draws Many to Capital. A NOT A FEW PLUM HUNTING Dispensation of Patronage Attracts the Customary Degree of Eager Interest on the Part of Those Who Cherlsh Hopes in That Direction—Democrats Will Filll the House Appointments, While the Republicans Will Hand Out the Plums on the Senate Side. Indianapolis, Jan. s.—Just now these ‘are ‘busy days in’ Indianapolis in a political way. The-aésombling of the legislature always attracts a “crowd which is large enough to fill the lobbies of the hotels. Some of the persons who come to the capital on these occasions are merely lookers-on, who take a few days off to renew acquaintances' made at other times. DBut a great many” of the visitors now here have a- more definite purpose. Taking the house and senate together, they have seventy-five or eighty plums of various sizes;to distribute and there is never any scar(:'ity of applicants for - these places. The Republicans control -the patron%ge of the senate and each of the twenty-seven Republican senators can secure a place for at-least one of his constituents. Dut it is not so in the house, where therb are sixty Democratic members, each of whom can command only about two-thirds of a ‘job, if, indeed, he can land that much. It has not been determined yet Show the Democrats are going to apportion the patronage, as there are no _fractional candidates so far heard of. " Considering.the fact that the Democrats have been excluded from the legislative offices for more than a dozen yvears,; they are acting decidedly fine about the matter.. There redlly is no .great rush for appointments—not nearly as nrany men-are seeking places as might have. been expected. The number is not more than half as great as the Republican have been actustomed to face on like occasions when they were sole dispensers of - patronage. This fact has made a good impression ‘on the public mind and gives added strength to the statement of the Democrats that instead of hungering for offices they are more interested in' doing the things that will make for the general welfare. o Aside from those whq. are concerned about the legislative positions, there is an. occasional visitor who would like to have an appointment at the: ‘hands of the new governor. The number of such persons is not large, how-ever,-and the talk in'Republican pa‘pers about a ‘“horde” of officeseekers “making life miserable”‘ for Mr. Marshall is largely nonsense. When the latter gets into office he will, when all is said, have comparatively few places to give out that are especially desirable. From time to time he will have to make a good many appointments, but they will be positions that are more honorary than profitable. It is doubtless true that for the few offices that carry both honor and a substaptial salary there will be many more applicants than places, but this is always the ‘case. Mr. Marshall will not be able to recognize all- the men that he -would like to compliment or reward. It-is expected, however, that ~he will do the best he can, and that in -‘all ‘he does he will consider bagth the public and the:party welfare.:. 5 s as

During the camnipaign "a*'good deal was heard about the “bi-partisan’” management of our state institutions. It is true that as the law stands the varicus boards: of trustees are to be equally divided between the two big parties. That is what is supposed to make them “bi-partisan.” Naturally one would think that Democrats have stood as good a chance for appointment to places in the state’s institutions as Republicans, but in that respect the “bi-partisan” provision has been,if T am correctly informed, largely theoretical. In one ogthé large institutions it iis said that there are six Democratic employes~and seventy-five Republican employes. It is also said tha¢ similar conditions may be found in other institutions controlled by “bipartisan” managements. - If these statements are true they prove that the pretense of taking the state’s henevolent, corrective and educational institutions “out of partisan pelitics has been a good deal of a humbug. If both parties must share in the responsibilities of management it seems only reasonable that both parties should likewise share equitably in the distribution of the patronage—not necessarily because it is patronage, but -because it is an essential part of the management. .

While the campaign was on & great howl went up for fear that the Democrats, if they got into power, would make “spoils” of the public institutions —the very thing that, if reports are true, the Republicans have been doing, even under the “bi-partisdn” law. A great many persons now believe that it would be a good thing for Governo¥ ‘Marshall or the legislature to find out just how far the various fnstitutions have been partisanized by the RepubMeans in order that, if there has been L < s ¥ -

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any unfairness, a remedy may be applied without subjecting the Democrats to the charge of being ‘“spoilsgrabbers.” . . .0 . If all precedents ‘are followed, both branches of the legislature will be organized Thursday and will receive the last message of the retiring governor. On pext Monday, at noon, Jan. 11, Mr. Marshall and Mr. Hall will be sworn into office as governor and lieutentant governor. The inaugural proceedings will take place in the main corridor of the state house in the space fronting the governor's room. A stand will be erected immediately south of the rotunda to accommodate the members of the legislature and such persons as arey specially interested in the ceremonies. Every person who wishes to be present will be admitted and .arrangementsi will be made for the large crowd that is sure to come to hear Governor Marshall’s inaugural address. I That the new governor’s first official uggrance"wil] be worth hearing audi worth ‘remembering, everyone knows. After the ‘conclusion of the procecdings on the platform, Governor Marshall will personally greet all who pre‘sent themselves. At night, up at the Propyleum on North street, a limited | reception and ball will be given in his{ honor by citizens of Indianapolis.t Those who hdve this affair in charge -annouce that it will be wholly social{ and/distinctly nou-partisa_n. : ( * * * The legislature will do little business until after the inauguration. It will take two or three days to make up the committees. Unless all traditions are broken a bill appropriating money for the expenses of the legislature will be the first to get through. This is a business in which both members and employes are interested, as none of them can draw their pér diem .nd mileage until money has been appropriated for that purpose. The last legislature, counting both sessions. .cost the state nearly $200,000. The first, or regular, session alone cost $132,000, a larger sum by many _thousan'ds of dollars than was ever® spent before for a sixty-days sitting. There is no likelihood that that extravagance will be repea}‘ed this winter. .

~ Evéryone familiar with the state’s financial affairs understands that ali appropriations made at this time will have to be carefully considered. That they are going to be closely scanned by the public is beyond question. Besides, it is a very serious question as to where enough money is coming from to meet the obligations already saddled upon the state. The loose practices which have characterized the management of state aifairs for many years have brought about a condition that will embarrass the government for a long time. Just how grave that embarrassment will be is bound to be revealed before the present legislative session is over. , ey

It may be assumed that several measures will be proposed this winter relating to the sale of intoxicating beverages. This has come to be a regular industry and each legislative session sees it renewed in some form. Just what shape the question will take at this timeé has not been fully disclosed. In fact, it has not been disclosed at all. There has been a good deal of talk, but so far that is all. Comsidering the fact that the Republicafs control the senate and the Democrats control the house, it would be a bold propbet who undertook to read in advance what will be writted in the acts on this subject at the end of the sessien. A little later, perhaps, there will be more definite knowledge, but just now it is not worth while to speculate. ' - 4®% % :

. For some time there has been a movement on foot—supposedly started by some of the civic ag(ji commercial organizations* of the state—to hring about a uniform system of public accounts. A bill. on this subject has been prepared by. James W. Nogl and Charles T. Hanna, both of Indianapolis. Both of these men have been close to and received favors from Governor Hanly. Mr. Noel has been one of Governor Hanly’'s favorite inw}estigators and has drawn largely ofi“that famous contingent fund. Mr. Hanna was appointed a judge by Hanly of the new court that was created in*lndianapolis two years ago, but was- defeated for election last Novembﬁj-"‘-

In addition to 'the»éfpublic accounts bill there is to be a cownty officers’ and deputies’ salary bill, ;which will be fathered by the same organizations and persons. The latter was considered at a mee‘ting}_held inethis city last night, and the formeér was passed on and given to the public some days ago. There seems to be a pretty general agreement that there js room for reform along the.linesyisuggested, but whether Messrs. Noek-and Hanna will be able to ‘solve thelgroblem in all of its features may be doubted. At any rate, when the matter gets into the legislature it wglll be thrashed out as the legislatq%e it. : . .'8 : A It is a far cry ahead to 1912, but it is intimated by some of. James E. Watson’s friends that he will again try at that time for the governorship. Chas. W. Miller, one of his chief competitors for the nomination last spring, will probably be the next United States district attorney, succeeding “Big Chief” Kealing, Mr. Fairbanks’s man; ager. William L. Taylor, who was another strong competitor with Watsgn® is not likely to be hampered by a f%dg eral job, and it is probable that he will be up again for the governorship. There are many former Watson men who declare that their party made a mistake in not nominating Taylor thelast time, MILLARD F. COX.

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1909.

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Slayer’s Brother Questioned by Prosecution, TAKES THE ORDEAL CALMLY | — . Denies’ Pointing Gun at Anyone Except Roberts—Tells of ‘Marital Woes of His Brother, Who Killed Annis. Flushing, N. Y., Jan. 6.—Thornton J. Hains yesterday faced the severest ordeal of his trial, when, after concluding his direct examination he went under cross-examination by the state's attorneys. The defendant was guestioned on every point <of his story which he hopes will clear him of the charge of being a principal with his -brother, Capt. Peter C. Hains, Jr., in the killing of William E. Annis. Thornton Hains gave every indication of confidence in himself when he resumed the witness stand. His highpitched voice was clear, and he employed it with much dramatic skill in answering the questions of counsel Other than to pass his hand over his hair once in awhile, Hains evidenced no signs of nervousness. . Denies Pointing Gun at Three. “The only person’ I pointed my revolver at was Mr. Roberts,” said the witness. “In fact, I never saw Mr. Funke or Mr. Andrews until I saw them ‘on the fioat.” Hains testified with regard to the go-called’ “Dear Billy” letter that Mrs. Hains gave it to him to mail a few minutes after her ‘confession. The : GA . R :F ; A "\s- TRERE R e .‘} . \\{':",‘ii?;;: EEORe H‘Xf;’t j . \\l.i 7 s \‘x"‘\‘,,ﬁr ULty B gl o ..ﬂ BoA e i ! ; .l;’fA ;g g g ‘ N i) : ¥ : :\, Sy »:*4;4. Ay eg e _ .. Thornton J. Hains. witpéss said Capt. Hains was star'xd&ing near and snatched it from his hand and read it. The letter was addressed to' William E. Annis, _ “A few days later,” said Hains, “I was talking with. Capt. Hains and asked him what brought him on, and he said some letters, a few of which I read.” - The defendant denied that he had asked any of the club members on the dock for Annis. This closed the direct examination of Mr. Hains. : Effort to Prevent Shooting. The defendant said that the morning following the confession Capt. Hains slept late, as he, the defendant, had given him an extra heavy dose of sleeping medicine, feari'ug he would wake up early and go to the.fort and find 'Annis there. . “Why were you afraid to have the captain meet Annis?’ “His brain was so, shattered that.l did .not know what he might do. I was afraid he might go insane. I did not fear that he would hurt Annis.” Thornton Hains said he went with Capt. Hains to the fort that day and found Mrs. Hains lying on a sofa without n_'ﬁwh attire, and evidently under the influence of liquor. Witness said he had seen Mrs. Hains under the influencer of liquor at her home in Winthrop; Mass., and at Marblehead. The defendant said: - “She was moaning: ‘Oh, somebody kill me. I have ruined my home and disgraced my children” Tells of Fishing Inquiry. Mr. Hains said that the reason why he went alongside the two men in the boat with his motorboat was to ascertain about the fishing in the Shrewsbury. ) “But you said that it was your brother who asked you to go alongside the boat?” o . “I may_have said it, and it is probable that the cdptain said it at the time. I am testilying to the best of my ability. I don’t want to be caught up on some minor details.” The defendant became irritated at the question of the district attorney and declared that he did not recall some of the things he said: because he was tired out. - The district attorney pressed the witness close on a description he had given of Capt. Hains when he learned of the charges contained in his wife's cross bill and Haing declared he could not remember all the minor details he had previously testified to yesterday. - - Two Killed in Wreck. s Hinton, W. Va., Jan. 6—Fast passenger train No. 1, .due here yesterday and running three hours late, ran into an open switch at Caperton, 30 miles west of Hinton, killing Engineer Thomas Edwards, next to the oldest engineer on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, and Fireman Peter Trent, both residents of Huntington. s . British Seamen Drowned, Sydney, N. S. W., Jan. 6.—The pin‘nace of the British cruiser Encounter was sunk in a collision with a collier here yesterday. Sixteen of the sailors were drowned, Vi

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$ The Insane oy The total number of insane persons reported in Tudicna onsSep 89y #806; i 8 5,276. ‘Of these there are 4,236 in ‘the fourstate hospitals for the insane as follows: Central Hospital, 1.850; Northern hospital, 938; Eastern Hospital, 779; and Southern Hospital. 669. There are 1,033 who are not in such institutivns. Five hundred and forty-two of th.ese are in county poor -asylums, 43 are in county jails, 337 are on furlough from the State Hospitals and 118 are at home or with friends as reported by county clerks. All of the four existing State Hospitals are fuall to their capacity, and the Central at Indianapolig, which has a capacity of 1,631,. and 1.850 patients present, is greatly over crowded. Besides, there are reported 583 insane persons iltl\zqe central dtstrict now ontside the hospital. Add to this the 219 in the Ceutral Hospital above’ its capacity and we have 807 patients needing hospital facilities in that district. In the northern district there are 179 such persons, in the eastern distriet 156 and in the southern district 117. The confinement of these unfortunate insane people in the county poor asylum is greatly to be regretted. - While in many they fare as well as could be expected under the circamstances, in moest of such institutions there is almost an entire lack of facilities for ‘ordinary care. Insome conditions are indescribably bad, and from time to time reports come to us of harsh or inhuman treatment. It is greatly to be regretted that any insane. person should be confined in a jail. The conditions in the county jails in which these mental defectives are sometimes quartered are regrettable beyond description. The lack of care the solitary imprisonment ‘in a cell or the miscellaneous congregating with all kinds of prisoners where the insane are made the objects of ridicule and torment, are conditions thats should bring upon us reprogch. Some of these insane have committed suicide in jail, otliers have beaten their pocer bodies against the bars or fallen and bruised thewmselves upon the floor, others have assaulted their felhw prisoners and even murdered them. All this has happened because we have not made proper provision for these unfortunate brottiers of ours. Why should we not look at this subject aright? , Why should not proper provision be made for them? 5

Within the past twelve months 684 insane persons have been confined in Indiana jails. The majority of these remained but a short-time pending their transfer to the:State Hospital for the Insane. A number. however remain many weeks and even months aud years. . We are building a new hospital at Madison to be called the Southeastern but it will not nearly accomodate the 1,160 insane persons now in sight who need proper state care. The

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state has done well in making provision for its iusane citizens. - It.-has Jhowaver, not. dong all it sbonld do. "We should provide and keep available a bed for each 500 of our population if we would treat the problem of iszsanity in the proper way. i Clams or Chl!(lfen £ The following from the pen of Dr. J. N. Hurty is Timely. Do we love ¢lams more than children? If we do not why did Congress without hesisation, appropriate $20,000 to pay experts to study clams, and almost unanimonsly tuarn dogvn an appropriation of $3,000 to pay an expert to study children? Lk The clam appropriation was passed in 1907 and early in 1908 the chiid appropriation was killed. In 1905, the State Board of Health presented to the Indiana General Assembly,a new health law, which had for its object, the conservation of human life. It seemed to the Board that our state would do well to catch up with other ‘states, and do like sensible, practicalﬁ work along the lines of preventing !disease and saviang lives.. When the billl was up, the member from Po\dunk rose and said: *'T have been requested by my constituents, over and over to vote for measures to protect Ihogs from cholera and trees from scale. but I never have been asked to 'vote for a mneasure to protect women and children from preventable diseases.”” Of course, the bill was defeated as a crank bill. Had the bill been for hogs and clams, it would not have been cranky. The reason why the $20,000 clam appropriation passed like greased lightning. was because the pearl button makers want clam shells to make pearl buttons from. We cannot make anything but men and women-out of children, therefore,can’t give United States Commissioner Brown any moaey for such an end. It is to be said that Secretary Garfield heartily endorsed the child appropriation and when he approved before the Congressional Committee; a -m)ip,bt’y lmember from Sink-hole asked: “Noes this not approach dangerously near the line of encroachment upon the right of states and municipalities? : : The State Board of Health will ask |the coming General Assembly to pass an up-to-date health law, to take the place of the old one of 1891 now 1n force. This law will, if passed. reduce the'sickness and the death rates and in that way save money to the people and promote their happiness. -Will it pass? It certainly will if the people think that childreu are worth as much as dlams. Elson’s Advice | o 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. Alsoconsult me for manicuring, shampooing, chiropody and all kinds of hair work done. !Ofﬁoe ’phone 72, residence 'phone 18, Ltf . ~ v+ ARNoLD ELSON.

The Epileptics _lndiana is to be congratulated upon the advanced ground she has taken in establishing a village for epileptics. LA very excellent site of 1,245 acres near; the city of New Castle was purchased in 1907 and three groups of buildings, each group containing two cottages, have now been erected. There were 80 patients on the first day of the fiscal year, of whom 11 were insane and 34 feeble-. minded. Th‘e othersﬁ,had no marked i mental deficiency. Allthe buildings are of brick and each group has its own heating plant. Th%are on the dormitory plan, and oply men who can live the dormitory life can so far be accepted. ' The theory of such an institution is that its work should be for the greatest.good to the greatest number. The young, able-bodied person‘whose epilepsy is of a mild type is the one for whom the greatest good can be done. Such as can be profitable by outdoor life and can engaga in rural pursuits will be most benefited. Sunlight, fresh air and outdoor employment are the best remedies for the epileptics. ~ The law provides that this village shall receive its patients *‘first, from the poor asylums, jails, orphans’ homes or other county institutions; then from dependent or other indigent classes outside of institutions, and third from hospitals upon the recommendations of the superintendents of such instituiions; provided, that no hopelessly insane shall be transferred to the Indiana Village for Epileptics. Hopeful cases shall. in all instances, have the preference in all admissions.”” No person can be received unless he is committed by the court as the law requires. An applicant can be accepted only when there is room and facilities for the proper care of his ease. Ouly a& the legislature makes provision for buildings can’they be erected.

~ While so far men only have been received, it is the plan as soon-as the legislature has made the necessary provision.to erect cottages for women and children. The natural lay of the land is such as to provide readily for the complete separation of the sexes and the division of those of each sex into three groups. - o In the public institntions of this state there are now 916 epileptics supported at public expense. Of these, 341 aro in the state hospitals for the insane, 272 in the school for feeble-minded youth, 223 in the county poor asylums and 80 in the village for epileptics. Of these 916 epileptics 484 are males and 432 females. Classifled by ages there are 63 under 16 years, 612 are between the ages of 16 and 45 years, 241 are 45 years and over. Therefore, by far the greatest number are in the period of greatest activity and accomplishment—the age of young adult life. Your linens are always neat when done by the “South Bend Steam Laandry. J. D. Carr, agent.

Early Criminal Case The following Interesting account of one of the earliest criminal cases tried in Noble county, by N. P. Eagles and W. A. Coon of Albion was published inthe New Era, recently. ‘ “The following account of one of the earliest criminal cases tried in the Noble Circuit Court was related by W. A. Coon and N. P. Eagles, two pioneer residents at the time ‘the case was tried, and overheard by a reporter for this paper. The charge was hog stealing. John Johns, of Sparta township defendant and Jacob Spangle of Kosciusko county,pfosecuting witness. Spangle testified that he owned a drove of hogs that ran in the woods; thatin the fall of 1836 he and his son, John, hunted for them™and that some of the hogs were missing; that they found where some hogs had been Kkilled, a fire built and the hogs’ ears burned Pe destroy earmarks. They then followed the track of a horse and sled to the cabins of three settlers. two of whom said on inguiry, that they had meat, and bad hogs of their own in the woods; but Johns denied having pork—said they lived on venison. A search warrant was servdd, aund a search of the premises revealed the presence of a large trough in the pit below the puncheon floor, and in the trough a quantity of fresh pork. ‘Johus was then indicted for hog stealing, and about a year later was tried. Johns went to Fort Wayne and employed Colerick. one of the leading attorneys of northern Indi{ana, to defend him. He told Colerick of the evidence against him, of ‘his large and- dependent family, of his poverty. Colerick told him to go home and find as many owners of ‘'woods hogs using same &range in the woods as he couid forswitnesses, also to let his hair and -beard grow. until after the trial. At the :trial there was some trouble in getting a jury, the attorneys explaining to the court that every man who had been in the county two or more years had a large claim on woods hogs, whether he had lost a sow pig or not, and all the shortage or lack of increase was charged to stealing by new comers. On the trial Spangle and his son, John, admitted that they could not locate the exact place of kill’ing; that they did not know the number of the section.or range, or positively. whizh side of the county line, as at the time the line had not been located. It was run and blazed through soon after this. For the defense, four men testified that they had hogs running in those woods, and that some were missing. They had doubts about Spangle having any hogs on that range and thought he might know something ‘about those missing. T'hey would as soon think that he got some of them as that anyone else had. Colerick then in an able and eloquent address to the jury called especial attention to the personal appearance of the ‘honest old Dunkard’ before gthem, his patrichal appearance and asked if any juror could look bim in the face and .for one moment believe that he would steal hogs, or would they agree with him; Colerick, that if there was one honest man present the defendant was that man. The jury were not long in finding Johns ‘‘not guilty” and later explained that they had no doubt but that be @did not get some of the hogs. that hie could have lied out as easily as the other had if he had not been 8o blamed honest. John Johns was one of the three Whigs who voted at the first election held in Sparta township; Daniel Ohlwine and Henry Weade being the other two. William Weade, a Whig was absent at the time. ‘, Johns was a much better man than he was aware of himself until he heard Colerick’s speech. From that time on he improved in morals and a few years later he became a local Baptist preacher. He moved to lowa in 1848 and in 1860 was one of the delegates to the National conyention, held in Chicago, when Abraham Lincoln was nominated for President. - — ' . Varying Ailments Z A prominent South Bend physician divides diseases into three classes, according to their temperamental or moral effects: /First, those that induce a spirit of hopefulness beyond what conditiops warrant; secondly, those that produce morbid despondency, and thirdly, those that render tue afflicted person untruthfal and make hisstatements unrelial_ﬂé. ' The skillful physicianin making diagnosi takes account of these physicial conditions. Perhaps it is charitable to suggest that certain newspaper editors and correspondents are victims of one or another of the third form of diseases, and hence should not be condemned TPO& harshly. It is claimed that laziness in certain countries is caused by a microbe, which enters the circulation and impoverishes the blood. Possibly there is a lying microbe that infests certain newspaper offices.—South Bend Times. T o S

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*“Three Twins’ at the Jefferson in qumTomq_rrow (Friday) Night, Jan- ; uary Eighth ““The Three Twins’ which comes to the Jefferson in Goshen Friday night, Jaguary Bth. with the full prestige of a Metropoliton success: having had a run of 5 months at the Whitney Opera Houge, and 8 months in New York atthe-Herald Square Theater where it scored such -tremendous success with its beautiful music and wonderful electrical nov-~ elties.- It is said to be the handsomest costumed company 1n America

} including eight Parisian Directoire }gowns which Mr. Jos. M. Gaites pur-, chased in Paris especially for this production, which presents a ray of ;beauty when worn by the beautiful and shapely girls. The company is ia. tremendously large one and qwing to the vast amount of heavy elactrical equipment and scenery it requires two baggage cars to transport it. The? electrical aerial swing weighs 4,000 pounds and is illuminated with 2,000 slectric lights and when revolving with six beautiful show girls in the basket, it is said tb present a most beautiful picture, There are many musical numbers that are mueical hits. *‘‘The Cuddle Song” showing the seven ages of cuddling is one of the most elaborate and sentimental stage pictures that has been produced in recent years. *‘‘The Yamna Yama''song with the Yamar Yama girls and their funny clown su“itg/is a distinet novelty and Ashton Stevens of the New York Journal said it was the most titalling piece of business that had been produced on Broadway in many years and he devpted an entire column to this one musical number. ' - The “Three Twins” is headed by Victor Morley who created the title role when the show was produced at the Whitney Opera House, in Chicago and includes Richard Bartlett, Geo. S. Trimble, Eva Fallon, Maud Demarest, Della Niven, Bessie Clifford, Plorenz Kolb, W. H. Woodside Frank Smith, E. P. Bower, Ada Batement, Marie Naskow, and a large chorus. . ; Obituary : Mr. Robert Douglags Eytcheson was born in Tipton County, Indiana, February 18, 1847 and died December 28, 1908, age 61 years, 10, months and 10 days. o On February 18, 187'% i was united: in marrisge to. Ama fi Busan Good. ’To this union was born eleven children, one dying in infancy, ten re‘maining which are Mrs. Edward Stevens of Fort Wayne, Mr. Nathan, George and John Eytcheson of -Ligonier, Mrs. Edward Miller of Ashley, Mr. Edward Eytcheson, Mr. William Eytcheson and Mrs. Willis Fink, all of Elkhart, Mrs. Elmer Haggerty of Albion, Mrs. John Devore of Hudson apd he leaves two sisters, two brothers and_2l grandchildren who with his wife still remain to mourn the loss of a kind father.and an affectionate husband. . ot - - % CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Eytcheson and children wish to extend their thanks to the neighbors and friends for their kindness during the deagh and burial of the husband and father. = ' The Difference A lawyer charges a man ten dollars for ten minutes conversation,—theman insists on paying it. A doctor charges one dollar for a prescription and the patient says: “O shaw,is that - enough?”” An undertaker charges a hundred dol;a.ts for conducting a funeral and he is just perfeetly lovely with everybody inside and outside the family. A man buys a gold brick and apologizes for not having bitten before. An editor iwalks a mile in the hot sun to get the facts of a death or wedding or social function and spends three hours writing it up and tells lies and praises people until he hates himself. Then if he makes a significant omission or error or charges five cents straight for three extra copies he 18 a stingy, careless, good-for-nothing old cuss, who never gets a.'n'ygthing right and charges four times the- - of a city paper twice as large. In fact, he is a confounded most any old thing and ought to be run out of . town.—Ex. o Tovp e S Biemaasiatiy . - - Republican' papers in this state have evidently agreed to speak of the legislature as democratic. At least they have been doing so since the election, and will no doubt keep it up as long as they think they can see any political advantage in so doing. The house of representatives is democratic, but the senate is republican. So it .could as consistently be said that the legislature is republican so far as the enactment of laws is concerned. With twenty-seven republican senators against twenty-three democratic senators, it is plain to be seen that the Republicans can defeat any measure that they may see fit to oppose. In the house, with a democratis'majority of eighteen, the Democrats can control that body on all party measures. So the truth is, neither party can claim credit for anything the legislature may do,and neither party can be held responsible for any laws that may be enacted.— Columbia City Post. o