Marshall County Independent, Volume 1, Number 14, Plymouth, Marshall County, 18 January 1895 — Page 5

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LOCAL TIME TABLES. PENNSYLVANIA . FAST r.Ol NP TM IN. I 58 a. in. l;iilv. E n a. in. Daily. I ;or p. in. I telly. 0 35 a. in. Dally except Sunday. ! 4t p. in. Daily except Sunday. :ca. in. Local freight, daily except Sunday. Vm MH M TKAINS. .' 12 a. m. Daily. 9 55 a. in. Ilslly exrept Sunday. ; 55 p. in. I : 1 1 V except Sands) . ''..05 p. in. Daily. T :1ft p.M. Daily. j5 i. in. Loral frrijilit. laily except Sunday. J. K. HAKES, Aceat, Ph mouth, lud. VAN DA LIA KIN E. sol r II BOt M I RAIXS. No. 51 666 a. in. - BS JH.K, ' BV-UhSt p- BL 61 5:U0a. in. Local freight. Tliroiiu'li freight. XOBTH BOUXD TRAINS. Na. ' r:'jc p. in. 0-ll;M p. III. 16- H':IIS 1. Ml. Local f reicht. r. K. HALE, Agent, ri in-ut ii. i mi. LAKE ERIE AN D WESTERN, VOBTH i;tm ti: ai.ns. '. .03 p. m. Daily except Sunday. f 27 p.m. aovra iiuiMi i KAiaa. ' 4- a. iv 12 o p. 111. 40 p. in. Daily except Sunday. Local, daily except Sunday. I toll except Sunday. C. K. HUGHES, Agent, Plymouth, Ind. CHURCHES. ST MI HAKI.'s CATHOLIC CHURCH. Kev. L A. Mkm h. Pastor Early Maas, T 30 a. m ; High Mass, 10 a. m.; Catecnecal lustruction. 2:M p. in.: Vespers, : i m. Mass. every morning, :4ß. C I?. L. ineets first ami third Thursday of every month St. Boniface s :ety. tirt Monda of every month BflT. THOMAS KITS! OPAL CHTJBCH. Rev. W. W. Baymowd, Rector. Regular s mday morning wrvlee, IO:30 a. m. Regular Sunday evening service, 7:ro. Regular w ednesday evening service, 7:. Sunday schoo) after morning service, at noon. Ladles Parish Guild ineets every Thursday afternoon. Altar Guild meets every Monday evening. Young Churchmen's Guild meets every Sunday evening. M. E. CHURCH. . L. s. smith, Pastor. Class meeting, 9 io a. m. RegntorSinidaynMnningsejvIce.lO: 1. m. Iti-iilar Sunday evening service, 7:1.". p.m. Sunday school. i'-':o m. Epwortb Leagueprayer meeting. Sunday, 6:13 p. m. Prayer meeting, Thursday evening it 7:30. Teachers' meeting, Thursdav evening at s:. Cottage prayer meeting, Friday evening at : . Meeting of tin official board, first Monday evening of each month. J. W. Wlltfong Superintendent of Sun-das-hooi; Mervln A. Chase. President Epwortb league; Mrs. Prof. P. D, Redd, Organist. FIB8T PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. W.O. Lattimobk, Pastor. Regular Sunday iimrniiiir service, 10:30. Regular Sunday evening ervice, '.. Sabbath school, 12:09. Junior Endeavor Society,5:fl0 p. m. Senior Endeavor Society, 6:00 1. m. Prayer meeting every Thnrv day evening at 7::f. Young Ijuues' Auxiliary S01 clety, Mondav evening, ladles' Society, ever) Friday afternoon, Ladies' Missionary Society, rst Wednesday in each month, choir meeting, Saturday evening. John W. Parks, Superintendent of Sunda) school; Mrs. w. B. Outcalt, Organist REFORMED CHURCH. Khv. J. RoTHKirBKnxitRR, Pastor. Regular Sunday morning service, 10-ao Regular Sunday evening senrlces, 7:ii. Prayer meeting and Teachers' meeting every Wednesday evening, at 7:30. Sunday school at 9'M a. m. Christian Endieaver prayer meeting. Sunday at 6:16 p. m. . H. Beider. Superintendent of Sunday school; .I.C.Howe, Assistant superintendent of Sunday school; Miss Edith Hoover and Mrs. Dibble, Organists. Ü. B CHURCH RSV O. F. Lamms, pastor ( lass meeting very Sunday at .:: a. at. Preaching everj Sunday at 10:10 a. m. Sabbath school at 1200 m. v p C, U . every Sunday at 666 p. m Preaching. Sunday at 7:" P. m " Prayer meeting Thursda at 7:("p m Teachers' meeting Saturday at S B6 p. m Ladles' Aid Society meets every WedD -.;! at ': p m. LOCAL EVENTS. Miles Nervine free at Plain's. Frog in your throat at main's. :? lbs. sugar for 61 at the When. Gel the Grandee at 1(0 cigar store. French peas for sale at the When. Tissue paper at Shade! & Heyn 'Ms. C. Firestone for blankets and robes. Ir. King's cough cure free at lilain's. TJ cans good corn for si at the When. 80 lbs, imtter crackers for si at the When. Dr. Viets is the possessor of a fine new s'.cigh. Smoking tobacco 19 cents, at 109 cigar store. Knox buckwheat Hour for sale at the When. All kinds of harness repairing at ('. Firestone's. First grade leaf lard, at F, U. Kuhii's meat market. The latest in stationery at the People's Drug Store. C. ML Welch transacted business in Argos Thursday. A full ounce of good Perfumery at lilain's for K cts. Chas. Walker, of lion, did bnsuuss here Saturday last. Leave orden with Fred. Ii. Kuno foe. leal lard for family BM, The little son of Frank Liggett is very sick with lung fever. Orr's No. 1 condition powder, the original formula, at Plain's. Place your order for tine leaf lard at i nee with Fred. II. Kuhn. Get a sample bottle of IIsiicke Malted Milk at Plain's, free. Hr. Wooley's anti-diphtheric 0OS9 pound, at Shade! A: Reynolds', Plain have the original formula for ill f Dr. Orr's Prescriptions. The Grandee is the only 5 et. Clear Havana cigar on the market. More Grandee! sold at KM cigar store than all other brands combined. There are one hundred and four boys born to every one hundred girls. Nature

is a genuine equalizer and makes allowance for breach of promise suits. John Paxter will soon be able to more around without the aid of crutches. Others ask 40 cts. for tine cut you can gd it for 20 cents at 103 cigar store. John Patch, of Won, was in town the fore part of the week attending court. Editor Xearpass, of the Marmont Herald, was in Plymouth Friday last. The heaviest snhw that has visited this portion of the state fell Saturday. A little bit out of the way but it xvill pay you to call on J. V. Ast ley Son. The thermometer registered eighteen degrees below zero Saturday morning. Wooden bolws. washboards, wash sticks, wooden pails for sale at the When. Miss Lizzie Eich, of Mishawaka, is visiting relatives and friends in this city The latest patterns in wall paper are just received by Hogarth, at the When. When a man has money to burn he generally lets it burn a hole in his pocket Get a chain and lock for your bicycle at J. V. Astley & Son's, LaPorte Street. Prompt service, good quality of meats and quick delivery, is Kershaw's motto. Women may be conundrums, but mighty few men are willing to give them up. A genuine case of leprosy is reported to exist in Jasper county, near Remington. The latest and finest line of tissue paper in the city, at the People's Drug Store. A second hand sewing machine for sale cheap at Plain's, in good running order. The little son of Mr. John Powell's of the Ross House, is reported as being quite ill. A few loads of wood will be taken in exchange for subscription at the INDEPENDENT. Mrs. Albert Webber, living one mile north of town, is reported very low with lung fever. Mrs. Brewer has recovered from her operation and returned to her home in Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Purkett has been seriously sick with typhoid malaria, she is thought to be out of danger. Watch for the experienced optician and jeweler, E. Spangle, at KleinBchmidt'l old stand. Photographer C. W. Penny has been 'mpelled to go out of business owing to the lack of trade. Many an anxiously long looked for and anticipated sleigh ride has materialized the past week. Mrs. P. P. Collins left Thursday for Xittleton. Arkansas. She will remain there several months. Mrs. Wilson who has been suffering from cancer and had it recently operated on, is improving rapidly. Ask Shadel & Reynolds for the "Imperial Sweeper.' It is the finest five cent cigar on the market. "Imperial Sweeper' is the latest and finest five cent cigar on the market. Try one at Shadel & Reynolds. The little four-year-old daughter of Frank Lamson, died Monday at twelve o'clock after a short illness. Messrs Prad Southworth and Peter J.

Kruyer were appointed jury commissioners for the calander year. Marshall (ieer, who resides four miles southeast of Plymouth, is reported near death's door with lung fever. For fine tone, good action and durability a Star piano is the best. W. 1). Lillybridge handles the 'Star.'' This is to remind you that the "Star" pianos is the best value ever ottered in a piano, sold by W. I) Lillybridge. Mrs. Chas. Wilhelm and two daughters, of Indianapolis, are visiting with relatives and friends in this city. Miss Maud Pell entertained a large crowd of Plymouth young people at her home in In wood Wednesday evening. The old proverb that "figures won't lie," has no reference to the women of this day and age when cotton batting is cheap. If yu want wall paper don't buy until you see those samples of Hogarths. He can always be found at the When grocery. At the Open House Saturday afternoon and evening will occur the auction sale of Welch ft Co. Everyone should attend. If you desire something fine in the line of stationery, go to Shadel & Reynlrjp, They have just received an elegant line. Pell Dora, the little daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John Deloney, has been quite sick for several days past, but is on the improve. There is a great deal of sickness prevailing among the children, mostly throat trouble. Several cass have proven fatal. When anything has accidentally been made to saity, it can be counteracted by adding a teaspoo-ful of vinegar and one of sugar. T le Basket Works after cleaning up for business, are now ready to resume work. They will commence work Mon day morning. If you desire to purchase anything in the line of jewelry, you should attend the great sale of C. M. Welch ft Co. which will be held at tiie Opera House'

next Saturday, (to-morrow.) This will be one of the most attractive and unique effort along this line ever offered to the people of Plymouth. Sale at 2 o'clock and 7:3d. Mr. S. W. Rothenberger and sister, of Mulberry. Ind.. visited several days of the past week with Rev. Rothenberger, their brother. Mr. Vanvactor. of our telephone exchange spent several days of this week in Warsaw, conducting business in the telephone line. Go to J. V. Astley A Son s for hardware, tools, implements, paints, oils, stoves and tinware at prices to match the hard times. I can sell a few loads of the finest

Timothy hay at 010, and clover hay for j $8 per ton, C. F. Shadle. Peoples drug store, Plymouth. When writing to a dear friend you desire to use the best material. Shadel ft Reynolds have just received an exquisite line cd' stationery. Miss Lizzie Kruyer returned to her home in Michigan City. Monday evening after a three week's visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Helm, near Harris, who ha had a serious operation performed, will shortly be able to be up about her household duties again. Win. Morrell, who has been suffering from enlargement of the jaw, and had an operation performed upon him is getting alone nicely. The Northern Indiana penitentiary drew 811,380.52 from the state treasury last week for maintenance through the mouth of December. Mr. Southworth, the gentleman from Valparaiso, who is teaching penmanship at the old club room, is meeting with marked success. Now is the time to get your buggies and carriages repainted. Hogarth guarantees his work. He can be found at the When grocery store. No city the size of Plymouth can show a finer array of cutters. '1 lie sleigh, ing has been excellent and our citizens are taking advantage of it. - Our citizens should bear in mind the farmer's institute that will be held here the 4th and 5th of next month. The program will be one of great interest. John Eich while enroute to the fire Saturday night met with the misfortune of losing his watch. Up to the latest reports it has not been recoveredNew Home sewing machines always on hand. The best machine on the market. Gives the least trouble. We sell them from 20 up, at A. W. Lillybridge. Mr. and Mis. J. C. Bunnell left for ( hicago Wednesday morning, where Mr. Bunnell expects to attend Prof. Sullivan's embalming school for a few days. J. Kuszmal, who for some time has been located at Edgerton, returned to Plymouth Wecnesday. He has excepted a position at the basket factory as foreman. In Chicago during the past week, over twenty car loads of frozen Florida oranges have been sold. If eaten while frozen they are as sweet as under ordinary circumstances. Mrs. Hugh Gallagher, was stricken Thursday morning last with paralysis. Mrs. Callagher is advanced in years be. ing 7." years of age, and is very low at this writing. Diphtheria has become a terror to US all. but there is a sure remedy now known as Dr. Wooley's anti-diphtheria compound. Shadel Reynolds are the sole agents here. Jos Mead w ho has been visiting for several weeks at Dundee, Mich., returned home Monday night in answer to a telegram sent him. stating his loss by Saturday night's tire. Shadel !s: Reynolds are selling Graham's Lamb's wool toilet soap for five cents a cake. This is undoubtedly the finest toilet soap on the market and is the cheapest ever known. (-Hmncilman Gretzinger left Tuesday last for an extended visit to his old home at Kendallville, Ind. His return is looked forward to with eagerness by some of bis most intimate friends. We have seen ladies who were insufferably shocked at the sight of a man in his shirt sleeves; and their own arms were bare to the shoulders. As Dickens declares "Women are rum creeturs. The directors of the Plymouth State Pank elected officers for the bank for the year, Tuesday Jan. 15, 1805, as follows: President, D. E. Snyder; vice president, EL G. Thayer; cashier, Oliver G.Soice. The eleven-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Deacon, who lives southeast of Plymouth, died last Monday after a short illness. The friends of the family sympathize with them in their bereavement. Do not forget that in throat trouble, when it has -symptoms of diphtheria, that at the People's Drug Store, a com pound is kept, that will stand the test. It is Dr. Wooley's anti diphtheric compound. Lillybridge handles the Far rand iVc Yorty, and H. Lahn organs. New Home sewing machine, and the Starr piano, all new, no second hand goods, all at astonishing low prices Give him a call. A little fellow in the city was gently scolded last Sunday by his grandmother because he laid abed so late as to be un able to go to Sunday school. "Grand

mother," said he, "Christmas and Santa and no good is ever accomplished for I bim a World of trouble, or sonu-juacti-Claus are things of the past. Ihavecon- any cause by the washing of private and CSi joker sends him into the adjoining eluded not to worry any more about my personal dirty linen before the public, rnnntj tn nirornr nnisaci gift monalnn immortal soul's welfare until just before When humanity is subject to so many it v that has only existed in their riete, the Sunday school picnic time. weaknesses and failings and the nn.-t We will venture the assertion, that ha Protracted revival services are being f us are tarred with the same stick, has bis weather eye Open now. and will held at the M. F. church this week-: personal backbiting is of no avail. More- not be caught a nap ping. Services in the afternoon at 2, and even- over, the people are not interested in the J ust saturdav evening show nine ing at 7:30. Owing to the increased in- j jealous bickerings of newspaper editors- ' o'clock, the alarm of fire brought the detarsal being manifested, they will be It is still a mooted question whether partmenl to the resilience of lease continued next week. or no the devil is totally depraved. The Head, who Uvea in the south end of the Mr. J. Pelden, of Twin Lakes, was a general belief tends to the certainty of city. The heavy fall of MOW, impeded pleasant caller at the Independent I his depravity, and also to him bein-x the progieas of the Rreaacn in reaching office Monday. Mr. Pelden is agent for , totally depraved as to be known as the the eonflagaiion, and when they did arthe INDEPENDENT at that place, and a!- prince of darkness. Put as judicial de- rive, they failed t.- have suthciVnt hose ways when in Plymouth has several j cisions now-a-days are sometimes made j to reach the burning residence, and were names to ad to the list. i from comparisons, it is veryeertaia that compelled to wait until more were proPostmaster Jilson has placed a nice the (U viI 1S "titled to a certain amount eared. IMssite this fact they were able antique oak desk in the postoffice for o1' t''t to his account, from the certain to put on! the lire before the building the benefit of the public. It is a long total tepravity of some persons now liv- was entirely consumed. We andfietanal needed want added to the office, for f who have not yet been tzanafbraied I the loss was nearly total as far as the which the people unanimously thank into the and form of devils. building was rmrrrnrd. with hisaiSBOD our courteous postmaster. The prospect for an active spring work -unting to $1100, All the furniture The foot race at the Opera Douse last i begins to make itself manifest on every in the ?'-"'hI story wa destroyed, but Thursday evening, between Grant, of hand. This is not only in the commercial fche lrt on the first ttoor was Plymouth, and Murphy, of New York, but also in the mechanical world. We ved. The fire department were under WWS a waft-away for the former. He j learn from creditable sources that there an.v i bligations to Mrs. J. C. Puttier gave a few exhibitions on sprinting that I are under contemplation, the erection of t,,r excellent coffee served, ami were shows he can be swift if necessary. S()me twenty-five to thirty buildings in ""stinted in their praise of the t bought -tu .... , ' Plvmouth. some of which will be com-! W manner in which the refreshments

nine was a raining maicn ior a gun . t. m - XX- r,-. at the La Forte street cigar store T. uesdav. The mm was the nronertv of John Baxter. Chas. Harris held the Lucky number, and after securing the prize sold it back to its former owner for 10. j . O X 1 J ' TK rw. ri i a lie aiuoii li. fjcu ivsou is liiaivinu ioj ... ... ' physicians use is meeting with much , , - , a , iaoi wneieei u is useu. .eeiai io llfiArf t VfM"! I physicians having mach more expensive apparatus has bought this; they say it is the only practical appliance in that line. The courts in Maryland have decided that cats are out of the pale of the law and that no man can claim them as property. It is no sin, no crime, on the contrary it is perfectly lawful for anyone to steal all his neighbor's cats. Mrs. Pell West wishes through the Independent to thank those w ho so kindly assisted her in securing the sewing machine given as a prise by the merchants, by giving her their tickets. Their kindness will not soon be forgotten. The "Art Portfolio of the World," which we give new subscribers in con paction with the INDEPENDENT for 62.Ö0, is the finest ."00 page illustrated uooKeei piebemeu io uui e.u.ens om the money. See the book then express 1 i a . .1 . : : . , v . your opinion Let a man who thinks the world would go to eternal smash if he were out of it, go east or west for a few weeks, and when he returns, count up his friends who were aware of his absence. He can count them on his fingers, and won't i i i. l., uae io use uuui nanus euuei. bim anything else than what he is. But you can by love, sympathy and kindness applied in a manner to win his affection and respect, lead him into the path that will produce righteousness and manliness. The old Puck & Toan building is to be overhauled for a useful future. Astley -N: Son will occupy a portion of it as a store house for their implements, while the remainder will be utilized by Cooley & McDonald for storing their large stock of paper and printer's supplies. There are in this day plenty of good books for the young men and young women who love reading without any of them cultivating a taste for what is I 1 A 1 A 1 11. . J light and trashy, the passion and evil inspring blood and thunder bosh, which is picked up by so many only because it is cheap. Little Harry Soiee, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Soice, while at the residence Of Mr. Edward Hogarth with his mother this week, was taken very sick with stomach trouble. His sickness was so serious as to prevent his being taken home until the latter part of the week. At last reports the little fellow was improving. A lawsuit of much interest, is that of Mr. David Swank, vs the Three l railroad. The case was entered in St. Joseph, but has been taken to LaPorte county. It is over the right of way through Mr. Swank's land. Mr. Chas. Kellison, of this city, is the attorney for Mr. Swank. and will be assisted by legal talent from Chicago. A new departure has been taken by C.M.Welch ft Co. They will hold large sale of jewelry and silverware at the Opera House Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock and in the evening at 7:.'o. There will also be a musical entertain ment in connection w ith the sale. Ever lady present will receive a souvenir from the firm. "Down with the decolettc corsage!" exclaims Mr. (irannis. .Iinuniny Christmas! how much lower down ? Louis ville Courier Journal. If they have got to set at all there is no reason why they should not set low and if there has got to beany bust about the affair the low er the better. Pekin. (Iii) Tribune. The idea of advancing any kind of reform and eradicating any public wrong by personal abuse is preposterous. Pccause the editor of one paper in a tow n desires to see any particular object sue cessful, is no reason why he should parade all the failings or short comings of his contemporary before the public There is nothing gained by either side,

1 menced as soon as the weather will ier1 J

I pusiung. advertising BMvebnt i sa's the I-awrencebury Register, will d. ! more to bring thrift into a community I" .. .... - than fifty who huddle bv their stoves ... and wait tor business to be brought to . . them by the energv ol some one else. A . - - I tA VJ, . Tj, , uiio nie iuhum a s unu iieugers ior onsiness can make any town hum for prosperity. An exchange says: -If a doctor makes a mistake, he buries it; if a merchant makes a mistake he never tells it; if a lawyer makes a mistake he rawls out of it; but if an editor makes a mistake he puts it on a sheet of paper for the world to look at and in everv communitv there are cranks who thinK. they are models of w isdom because they occasion ally discover them." Yes," said one of the captivating girls who was skating on the river the other night to her fellow. "I do so love to skate while you are sailing iroond your soul seems floating away toward heaven, and" Just at that time both of her "soles" lloated away toward heaven. rest of her. belonging to the (..u.th v.lvhy t.alne down on a soid foundation of mightv thud. ice. with a dull but 1 1- .cpo., u..al . H u. regard to the glove contest that is to mi -pi. ... , ii i..-.r. : ...a.-. I., 4 A.i ;.. take place here next month, has caused a great deal of comment. The mayor wishes it to be distinctly understood I At A t Al 'lit .i . B tK ,,,, .l,,;,,-" mainh ;n llQ t I 'i-l Illllil 1IW OMIlll U1UIV 11 HUI UV 1 ' ' i ated. That the sheritT and other officials will be present, and at the first indicaI tion that more than a friendlv glove eontest is on tap the whole affair will be brought to a close. An editor in the sucker state is surely onto his position when he remarked: "Most of us have so far waited patiently for winter to come, but our hoies are unavailing. There can be no such thing j as genuine winter without sleigh rides, 1 and pretty girls, and frozen kisses, and two hands in one end of the muff, and church oyster stews, and grippe, and i prumbers. at 40 cents an hour, and lots Of other good things." A young lady one day while leaning over the dry goods counter, commenced to deliver a wonderful and pathetic lee ture about the cruelty and barbarism ol I I A At A A slaughtering the poor, pretty sparrows by the wicked, heartless and miserable boys. Her touching remarks brought tears to the eyes of her hearers, until a little six-year-old fellow cried out. "Oh auntie, what boy killed all those six pretty birds you wear on your hat." The grocery firm of Houghton A. Houghton is no more, having sold out their stock to Mr. Ceo. W. Vinall. The latter gentleman has been in the employ of L. A. Kloepfer for the past sen years, and during that time has built up an excellent reputation. In his resign ing his position Mr. Kloepfer looses I trusty and efficient clerk. Put the city of Plymouth secures another addition to its large list of competent busiiie-s men. The meeting of the medical so, . held in this city (MM week ago yet terday was well attended. Drs. Mon; gomery and sawyer, of South Bend, and Dr. Annis, of LaPorte. wt te present. Dr. Wiseman, of Marmont, read a paper on diphtheria, dwelling mostly on the prevention Of the disease and closing with brief outline of his treatment. Put few physicians have had more experience with this most dreaded disease than the doctor, who has battled through many epidemics and has had sad experietacej in his own family. The paper was ably discussed by those present and ow ing to the high merit of the paper a unani i snows vote i availed that it be repro-1 dnced at the aext meeting of theoociety in April. Marmont, according to the Herald, of that place, has more gossip mongers and slanderers to the si uare inch, than any other loeat ion in the state of Ind.ana. The editor has for the past month raked' 4. .ii- .i . them over the coals m a manner that would make opie P. Peede. formerly of the Arkansaw Traveller, bubble out a smile of fiendish delight. Put some how they seem to be after Brother Near pass. They either send him communications under ficticious names, causing

w ere served. There is a man in Plvmouth who can

I f mnvw" e nt to be ran in one minnte than yo learn by reading the landladies for . 1 , I x , Ma". tieisais adapted in giving ad vice in regard to the financial policy to be followed, and as to condeming the t ' monopolies of this countrv who are kii.w ,!f. r i:li.nrir". il0 ., i i ", i.v a 8rand success. Put when it comes to contributing a few cents for the benefit f -Nebraska sufierers. he is not in it. Selfishness is a bad trait, and especially is this truth more forcible, when it is utilized by those who have of this world's goods SUfheient tobe independent, and above want. A man may be a crank on certain lines of thought, and political questions, but if he has a generous spirit, and gives freely to those in need and distress, his ihortc wings will be overlooked bv a treuen us nubile. The heart (hat ftfit (,oniaili((11 to the Pibical grain of mustard seed, is surely not large enough to contain much of the n.ilk of human kindness. That Mammut Serahj man is surely a terror. In last week's issue he jumped with both feet on the Plymouth Democrat in regards to the amount of BOSK sent the Nebraska sufferers. Now that is a very poor subject to quibble about. Ilesavs Ifarmont sent I.Pk) pounds of tl,,ur the amount he says the Democrat ! , n p. mt, Mlt -n . . . up Prot her Nearnass. Plvmouth is not am. , : , in .nvfhin j , ,he d(H.s for Ml,rering humanitv. I Put just to relieve y our mind ol the great strain that seems to have weighed it down, let us inform you that Plvmouth sent &JB0O pounds of Hour. We also with very little effort raised ftJO in Bash to send to the people to buy coal with My dear boy we are not in the habit of placing the banner upon the outer wal painted in red letters calling the world's attention to what we do Cor charity's sake. Pe more conservative, and probe deeper into the great problems that surround you. and you w ill be Saorreptode ient in handling subjects foreign to your make nj In a Good Cause. A short time ago there appeared in one of the Chicago papers, an" article in reference to a VOttCg lady endeavoring to get medical treat Dent, and the mode aUt..lti,lU WM u tl( tlu. i subject at that time, but our attention has been called to it. by Mr. .lames A. Gillmote, of the First National Pank, who received the follow ing letter. Head carefully and eee if you can estimate how many letters will Ik1 written, and the number necessary to U- sent to se cure the required number of stamps. Peru. Ind.. .Ian. 14th. Pft. .1 mi A. QiLMOBJCh Plvmouth. Ind. Dear Sir: A medical institution has offered to treat a rouag lady who has been lame, a cripple, sin e six years of age. if she would collect one million cancelled stamps, so we have started a chain in w hich your aid is kindly asked. Make three copies of this letter, as we have done, only change the date, ami put the next higher number at the top. numbering them all the same, and sign your naase. Return this letter w ith ten or more cancelled stamps to Miss I'.dna EL Brown, Kaneville, Kane county, DL: also the name and address ol the three and they in turn are asked to d the same thing. Any one not wishing to do this is asked to return this letter to Miss Brown thai WS may know the chain is broken. Although this mav seem a small UrUa-g to you. any one tuc king the t.iail, wdl involve the loss of the entei pnSe. The person receiving number 50 urjg sassssj return this letter without making any copies as this completes the chain Yours , i truly: (" 11 Cm v vr.i i:i i v Assistant cashier, . m " " . Notice of Assignee s Sale. Notice is hereby given that on and after t hirt v :to i ilavs from the 2sth dav ,tf lumber 114 I will eil t privat fe j Pontoon. Indiana, a general s ock of dry goods, boots and clothing, ami notions, being the stock assigned by Ueorge Prash. the sale to be for cash. Porany further information address L xS. HeasTOX. Huntington, Ind. f. N. Heaston. Assignee.