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How easy it is to pass a good thing by without giving it i) roper attention. How many people go through this world perfectly satisfied with anything thrown before them; while others are always keeping their eyes open for new and good things, and the latter are the class we are looking for. Those who are looking for bargains should see our line of Pants at 75c and upward. They should see our extra values in lien's and Boys7 Clothing and Furnishing Goods. They should not fail to see the nobbiest line of Spring Suits for Men and Boys, that has ever been shown in this vicinity. We have some beauts. They're all buying our new Clay Worsteds. Yours Very Truly,

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THE" LEADING CLOTHIER.

JOHN S. BENDER. JACOB D. MOLTER. Real Estate Hustlers. They present below a list of property they have for sale. If you desire to invest in Marshall County Real Estate, give them a call before purchasing. They have this week the following property :

A 50-acre farm; 2 miles northwest of Plymouth, C acres wood land, balance well improved with good 1J story, 7room house, cellar, cistern, well, good apple and peach orchard, good bank barn and other outbuildings; price per acre, J? 13. A r)-acre farm, 4 miles south of city with all lirstclass modern improvements and in lirstclass repair; price per acre $50. Twenty acres, 4 -room house good well of water, l i miles southwest of llion; price per acre, J? 10. A lt'iO-acre farm, 7 mile..; south of Plymouth, 'A miles northwest of Argos l story house, good well and cistern, 2 orchards, all fenced, ttO acres under good cultivation, balance, timber and pasture land, good large bank bam, 4fx8, wind pump tanks; price per acre, $00. Eighty acres, 2 miles north of Plymouth, new, l-story, 8-room house, cellar, cistern, well with wind pump, good barn, fences, young orchard, 15 acres woodland, balance under cultivation; price per acre, 50.

Many other properties, such as Residences, Lots, Farms, etc., listed with us every day, for sale or exchange. If you wish to huy, sell or exchange, don't fail to see BENDER & MOLTER, Office, 2d Floor, Shoemaker Building, East Side Michigan Street.

THE MOST RELIABLE SMOKE, täte Seal Cigar, 5 cts.

MANUFACTU11EI) HY C. W. CHAPMAN, - WARSAW, IND.

9 An SO-acre farm, 1 1.3-story new house, small barn, good water, 3 miles from Purr Oak; price, J?.'i,0UO. A 210-acre farm, 22 miles from Plymouth, 2-story housed barns, granary and other out-buildings, good orchard and other ornamental trees, wind pump and all other improvements, a bargain at &'A) per acre. A good well improved 40-acre farm with brick house l1 .(-story high, a line spring of water, all kinds of small fruit, good orchard and vineyard, fair barn, 2 miles southwest of La Paz and i miles from Plymouth, for J?2,0U0; this property is cheap. CITY. Fifty building lots in all parts of the city, prices ranging from $50 to $400. Lots with buildings sold, same as rent on installment plan or for cash; prices from $500 to $0,000. A grocer's stock, located in best stand in the city with a first-class trade established, can be had cheap; owner retiring.

Easter Concert Service Next Sunday evening there will be a concert given at the M. K. church, the program of which will be appropriate for an Easter occasion. Below we give the program that will be rem'er d: Gloria Patri choir an.l Congregation Prayer Kev. L. S. Smith Song, -Over the Hills At I'.reak of Day..Schol Primary Class Scripture Lesson Pastor ami Suierintemlent Kaster Carols, "Mow CohU-n Trumpets".. S. s. choir Hesitation. " ioodTMinizs to All People".. Monroe Walters Sonir, "JMm: the I'.rlW Tour uirls KasttT KxereKe Six irls Son;,' "The ; autiful Gate"'.. .. IV.ir Yum-,' .Men Keeitaiion "Is it notiilnir to nie". Harry Wi'.tfoiii; Pespoiisivereeitation-itis all to iae"Mary DavN Solo.. .Kussel Tanner Chorus.. ...o voices Recitation "What Moli-- lid" Iv.litii Kendall Soii4"(. hrit. the Lord is risen today" S. S. Cht ir An Kalter Anthem Choir nt'eriny for .Msi..ns. Ionloj.'y Peliedietlou The U.U. church will hold Easter services Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The offering goes toward decreasing the church debt. The program is as follows: Instrumental Music Mrs. Wilson Song JJy the School Prayer Presiding Elder J Jell Song Male Quartette llecitation Miss Cora Windbigler Song By the School Recitation . . .Miss Stella Williams Song By the School Remarks Presiding Elder Bell Song By the School Budding of the Altar and Making of the Offerings Consecration Service Song By the School Benediction l'ev. Landis Obituary. MPS. DK. POUTOX. Mrs. Jennie E. (Ireen Borton was born in Milllir. county, Pa., Dec. i, 1837. In 18Ö7 she removed, with her fathers family, to Atwater, Portage county, Ohio, where on Oct. 2th of the following year she was married to Dr. T. A, Borton. Three days later they arrived in Plymouth where their home has been ever since. On Thursday morning, Apr. 11, iy.5, after a lingering and

painful illness, Mrs. Borton entered into rest. The funeral service will be held from the house on tomorrow (Saturday) aft ernoon at 2 o'clock, Eev. Newcombe, of LaPorte, officiating. A suitable obituary will be given next week. CHAM UK US. John D. Chambers died last Friday morning of paralysis of the heart after an illness of about three weeks. He was well known in this locality, having lived in Plymouth twenty years. He was born in Hagerstown, Md., in 1811, and moved from there to Dayton, Ohio. The last score years of his life were spent in this city. He was a member of the St. Paul Reformed church and led an upright christian life. The funeral was held Sunday at his late residence, Rev. Rothenberger officiating. WM. MC CLVIIE. At Wakarusa, on Wednesday evening, Mr. Wm. McClure, a resident of Plymouth for about a year, died after a short illness. Mr. McClure was well known in the hotel business, having managed a hotel in Walnut for many years and at the time of his death being proprietor of a hotel at Wakarusa. He was manager of the Parker House, in this city, at the time it burned and became well acquainted here winning the respect of all with whom he came in contact. He leaves a wife and four children, live sons and one daughter, to mourn his demise. Council Meeting. The City Council met in regular session Monday evening with all the members present, and transacted the following business: A petition, signed by quite a number of citizens living on Center street, asking for more electric lights to be placed on that street; referred to committee on electric lights. S. N. Stevens asked permission to lay a six inch sewer pipe out to and along Michigan street from his lot in North Plymouth and to tap the catch basin on said street granted. S. N Stevens, J. W. Wolford and Dr. Knott asked to use street in front of their lots while building granted and city attorney ordered to draw ordinance to that effect. The report of the street and alley committee was tiled and the recommendation regarding building sidewalks concurred in. Further time was granted the street committee on the Bissell petition. Committee on lire was ordered to buy a CO-foot extension ladder with ßtay

poles for J? 150. The engine house was re-insured for sl,0. Amotion to retain the present engineers at waterworks was lost and one ordering superintendent to bring a man from Argos at S."o a month and Mr. Wiekey to get SOU for same month was lost. Council recommended Messrs. North, Soice, Ketcham, Snyder and L. McDonald as city commissioners. The matter of illegal taxes against the Pennsylvania Co. was referred to finance committee and city attorney. City treasurer was authorized to re

ceive sil. Pi in lull against lot .i, Kose add. for taxes from Mr Packard. The following bills were allowed: I :. Blubaugh s i.i:, . Poineroy 1.2Ö Frank Me Broom 1.2Ö (ieo. Longmore 1 .ST A. K. Underwood 2.00 Snyder A: Bollinger lo.oo Jacob Suit " lo.oo James Maxev 12." ? Win. O Keele 12.50 Z. M. Tanner lö.oo W. E. Reynolds 18.2s Bert Thompson 1S.75 Simeon Wilson is.75 Adam Kiebert 17.50 Benj. Fetters 20.00 Wm. Siddell 21.23 J. C. Butler 23.25 W. E. Reynolds 23.75 Solar Kelining Co 10fi.;2 Wm. O'Keefe 24S.OC Teachers' Association. The Northern Indiana Teachers" Institute held its session in South Bend the latter part of last week. Teachers began pouring into that city Wednesday, and by Thursday there was quite a number of teachers assembled. Thursday was spent in visiting the South Bend schools, and in the evening they met at the Presbyterian church, and the assembly called to order by B. F. Mr-ore, the retiring president. He v. Johnson delivered the invocation, followed by a concerto by Mr. Tarns Elbel accompanied by the Elbel orchestra. Hon. D. B. SchalTer delivered the address of welcome, which was responded to by Supt. D. K. doss, of Indianapolis. President Moore delivered his farewell address, which was followed by an inaugural address by President elect Woody. The Handel oratorio rendered "The Bohemian Girl," it being fully appreciated. Miscellaneous business was next taken up, and the organization of a section in the association of villages and country schools was accomplished. Friday was spent in discussions on papers of the various teachers. Among the papers discussed was one presented by Prof. Jacob Martin, of our city, on "Individual Teaching in the Grades." It is said to have been very good. In the evening there was a lecture on "Color in Nature and in Ornaments," by Prof. Bailey, State Supervisor, of Drawing, Mass. It was well illustrated and those near the platform and the illustrations, considered the lecture an excellent one. After the lecture the teachers retired to the high school building, where a reception was tendered them. Music was furnished by the Elbel's orchestra. In some of the rooms the work of the scholars of the South Bend school was exhibited. Saturday morning a lecture was given by Prof. Bailey, of Massachusets. The place for holding the next meeting will be at Marion. The association was a grand success, and it is estimated that nearly one thousand teachers participated in this gathering. Among those who attended from Plymouth, were; Prof. Chase, D. F. Redd, J. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Bergner, Misses King, Reed, Wiltfong, Craige Thompson and Kline. Two New Additions. That the present capacity of two of Plymouth's lactones is not adequate to the demands made upon them, is manifested by the announcement of their intentions to enlarge their plants. While the officials of the companies are not yet in a position to give out any definite information regarding the additions, yet it may be of interest to the people of Plymouth to know that such improvements are to be made. The Novelty Company contemplate an addition that will be as large as their present factory. They will fit up the second story of the office building to accommodate an increased force of clerks. The work on the addition will probably be done during the summer. They are now getting out over 4,000 rims a day and all their consumers are crying that the supply is not equal to the demand, hence the necessity of more room. A similar condition of affairs exists at the Bicycle Company's factory. They arc unable to meet the demand for the fine wheels they are turning out and be-

f jre snow dies, the sol will be turned for foundation walls of as large a structure as their present factory is. They will build a new ofllce also and will make their factory one of the most complete and best in the country. Surely such reports are encouraging and mean a great deal to our city. We gladly note such improvements and when defmitenees is possible in these matters, we will beequally glad to make them known to the people of Plymouth.

That Daily. One week ago the Imi-:I'1-:mkt announced that upon the 15th of the month a daily paper would be launch d from this orlice. When this announcement was made, the editor believed, with what little conversation he had held with the business men of our city, that although not a money maker, it would be a movement in the right direction. But since ourr.nnouncement, and after a thorough canvass, we have been convinced that, at the present time at least, it would not prove satisfactory. There are several important reasons that have presented themselves, the one of most importance being, the scarcity of money following the late stagnation of business, and the slowness of spring trade. But we wish to state that we have not thrown the project into the waste basket, but will, whenever we believe it feasible, launch a daily paper in Plymouth. But Made No Case. On Wednesday afternoon there was a commotion at the place of Lena Foley, down on the Hats. A tip was given that two men had gone in there and Squire Corbin got out warrants for them and swore in Levi Brown as special deputy to serve them. He visited the joint and told the Foleys, mother, daughter and the two men they were under arrest. One of the men broke open a door with a blow of his list and got outside the house. The other was not so lucky, as Brown got a good hold on him. Seeing the predicament of his friend, the first one returned and succeeded in rescuing the prisoner by force. The second man was a commercial traveler and made a hustle to get out of town, being driven to Rochester by a local liveryman. The other one was arrested, but no case was made against him. The Foleys said the stranger was a piano agent and was there trying to buy her piano; that the other man only showed him the way to their home an I waited while he talked business and that nothing improper occurred. Earlier in the week the joint was raided and Mrs. Foley, a girl and two men were given lines amounting to nearly S1Ö. A New Elevator. With all the improvements to be made in Plymouth this spring it appears that our city is on the eve of an era of prosperity the like of which it has not known for many years. One of these improvements, the details of which have not been formulated, is the erection of a large elevator along the L. E. & W. tracks. The elevator is going to be built, says Mr. Peter Disher, who is engineering the deal, and at present the only matter in doubt is the location. On Tuesday last Mr. M. B. Dennison, trainmaster of the road, was here in consultation with Mr. Disher and the location of a site is about completed. The new elevator will be equipped with steam power and have a capacity of over 10,000 bushels. The road will put in an independent side-track to the elevator, that will greatly augment the work of shipping grain. A feature, new to Plymonth grain dealers, is a series of dumps for the benefit of the farmers bringing their grain to sell in wagons. Mr. Disher intends to build a commodious structure and will conduct hisllour mill and elevator in one building, employing steam as power for the entire concern. At present ti e time of con struction is not settled, but Mr. Disher says he will begin operations as soon as a few minor points are settled. The Canvass. Over fifty of the States are to be canvassed during this Sunday school rally month of April. Already parts of Marshall county have been visited and reports have been made. Plymouth has been divided for this purpose into twenty-six districts, and over fifty ladies will spend the day, Tuesday, April ICth, calling at every house, in the name of our common Lord, and eliciting such facts as may be made the basis for efforts to build up our holy Christianity. When such has been done it has proved a double blessing. All denominations are joining in this work. A preliminary meeting of vital importance will be held at the United Brethren church, Monday, April 15, at

2:M i. m. Pastors, superintendents of Sanday schools, tie Center town-hip

Sunday school committee and the ladies who engage in the canvass are all expected to attend. On the day of the canvass (P'.thi, the workers will meet twice at the M. E. church - at ::; a.m., preparatory to the start to be made at a. m., and again at Ö p. ni. to report. By order of the Commiti i:k. The Mode of Baptism. It appears that the Mannont Herald is having quite a controversy u-r the mode of baptism, whether n is sprinkling, pouring or immer.-ion. It ha always seemed to u that tl.tre is a great deal of useless eo:itr.veiy L'"ii:ir on in regard to this ma;; r. We ! no4 claim to be a prj-., r 1' the scriptures, or a tl.ei.;.i-;st, r a!.!- to tell whether the Saviour w us iu.'mjm d. or sprinkled with an o!he branch, or the water of the river Jordan elevated in some earthen vessel and poared over his sacred person. But we will inform those who are so deeply interested in this waste of words what we have learned in our perusal of the scripture. The principal quotation we wish to call their attention to is the .d chapter of Matthew, and the P'.th verse: "And Jesus, when he was baptised, went up straightw ay out of the water." Now if we are to believe this passage of scripture, we must believe that Jesus Christ went down into the water, whether he went down into the water to be sprinkled or to be poured upon, or to be immerseil, (plunged under, or put out of sight.) is entirely foreign to the subject, in our estimation. These hairsplitting technicalities upon baptism is useless. If a person desires to fulfill the law as laid down, and fear they may not be following the instructions given by the Master, the jbest way to ease their conscience is to follow as near as possible the precepts taught by Him by imtating his examble. They should go down into the water, and then choose the baptism they beiive to be used by Jesus Christ. Some historians tell us, those in particular who uphold sprinkling, that the banks of the river Jordan are some distance removed from the river, and that Jesus when baptised by John only went as far as the water's edge, and that he was there baptized. These are mere subterfuges to convey a favorable impression of their side of the question. We believe the scriptures should be taken for just what they say. We are of the impression that at the last reckoning up, a man's belief in regard to the mode of baptism will cut very little figure. A New Subdivision. A new subdivision to the hustling city of Plymouth will soon be opened up by Mr. J. W. Maxey. The land occupies the space west of Sixth and south of Sycamore streets and will be divided into 25 of as fine city lots as areto be found if Plymouth. As the land is unusually well drained and in every manner desirable for building purposes, it is predicted that it will be no drug on the market. This is especially true when the dearth of houses in Plymouth this season is considered. Mr. Maxey proposes to erect several dwellings himself on the property and place them on the market at very low figures. The Balloon Ascension. Yesterday afternoon looked a little like a young circus day. The attraction to Plymouth was the advertised balloon ascension. While great expectations were in the minds of our merchants, trade throughout the different mercantile establishments was very little increased. The goats made their unique soar at 4:13 and it was well worth the patient waiting of the crow d. Shortly after the descent the aeronauts trotted down the street none the worse for wear. The New Billiard Parlor. When Young and Zinn open their new billiard parlor on LaPorte street, as they intend to do on Saturday evening, they will have an unusually fine place. They have entirely remodeled the rooms and fixed them up and have three as fine tables as are to be seen. At this writing they expect to open up tomorrow night, at which time they will present visitors with a neat souvenir. Wolf. The celebrated Coach Horse will be kept for this season at Porter's livery and feed barn. For particulars call and see either M. Allman or Sylvester Lovell. Money to Loan. Am still prepared to loan money and furnish abstracts. Money at 6 and 7 per cent L. M. Lauer,