Plymouth Tribune, Volume 3, Number 49, Plymouth, Marshall County, 8 September 1904 — Page 1

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6 lb VOLUME III PLYMOUTH INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1904. NO. 49

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FOR STATE SENATOR.

Republicans Name John W. Parks, a Tried and True Representative of The People. The second name on the Republican county ticket will be that of John W. Parks for state senator. He is so famiharly and so favorable known at home and throughout Kosciusko county that but little, need be said of mm as a citizen, ae nas a rec ord commendatory of hi ti as a public servant of which he should tf: UXL."Z J. "x?" bon, and during the past 25 years has resided at Plymouth and en gaged actively in the practice of Jaw. oenator Parks received his education from the common TlZzr,-?; , tue c"mmo :x:uuui-s ui iviarsnau county, ana waa rauuaiea irom me law uepartmeaVof the State University of Michigan. In 1900 Mr. Parks received the unanimous nomina tion and was elected senator for Kosciusko and Marshall Coun "e:-a Ln.s ? re-nominated. During the last two sessions he served on the most important committers of the state senate and be is one among the best known -men of the state. In the sessic i of 1901 he was a useiul and active member of the agricultural committee of the -senate, and it was largely through ma pciaidtciiu euuriS ill CULULLllLlee.and on the floor that the ag ncultural building at Purdue University was procured, which hr.d been the ardent desire of the agricultural interests of the state for years. He is the author of the law in creasing the allowance to farm

ers'institutesfrom$5,000to10,. Americans . thus protected enAon v. .u- f. ' u.ii ..L tered into the manufacture of the

A. A . . . , m ty larmers' institute tnen in ses sion. tie advocated and voted for "what was known as the 'AntiTrust Bill" or the "Attorney Oenerars Bill ', which was how ever defeated. At the suggestion of Gover nor Mount nor Mount, Senator Parks made the fight against the live stock commission law, and, succeeded m the abolition of one of the most obnoxious, useless and ex- . pensive junketing commissions ever created, and secured in its place the creation of the office of State Veterinarian, to Which Dr Bitting, f ormerely of Tippecanoe township, this county, bat at the time a professor iu Purdue TT vi xra 1 ? r Ttc oi-n-i-kt.-v1 Jt-w 1 1,0; ax', congressional apportionment apportionment -committee of the two houses m the session of 1901. and had the .fsi .mi r ,.-. . lncC;.n,i ommf rtf fV, I f täte which has given such gento In the session of 1901 he stood nia tai miKin tor in the senate who with five democratic senators had the courage to vote against me notorious ana vicious, j oss" railroad consolidation bill, which passed both houses and was vetoed by the Governor. In the last session he was made chairman of the judiciary committee, which is probably the most important committee of the senate. This appointment was the highest mark of cpiiddence that could be shown tarn. The very best lawyers of the senate are appointed to this commute, and to be made its chair man is considered a distinction. - Senatoi Parks laid aside his committe work in the last session arri lori to f?ci,t. 5n . anddefpated tho ctat .r, Supply Bill" which was aeon nnroA c0m0 11 Via T.nrncin ral school hnarri ictn, the state in a monster jobbing commission which , L headquarters at Indianapolis; this commission waf. not only to furnish but to say what jnust be used in the schools of the state. He fought jobs, holdups, grafts and combinations organized to procure viciovs legislation. He is entitled to credit for the T 9 W V W enactment of our present forestrjr iawa auu iue eaiaoiisnmem .f our state forestry reservation- He opposed the state SChOOl revenue bill, Which Tiro-, posed to raise the state school tax from 11 to 16 cents. This bill

had been made a caucus measure The fact is, " said Mr. Fculke and crowded through the houso fthat at no time since the adopwithout much consideration. Mr. Ion of tho law hav thA Rririt

Parks led the fight against it in'l the senate and is largely entitled to credit for its defeat. He is author of the bill providing a method for the education of dependent children in orphans' homes and other custodial institutions. It was the

law that all such children should

be educated by the trustee of the township where the orphan age is located, but no way was ship educating such children, most of .whom come from counties other than the one where the institution is located. By this wise enactment fifteen or eighteen hundred dollars annually comes to Center township, this the state and the amount wiU in. crease at the rate of 1.50 per month each, as the number in the Brightside Orphanage shall increase; Senator Parks enjoyed the exconfidence of the senate and at all times did that which right, tie was giv en credit for beingNoneof the hardest workers in the legislature. The Lafayette Journal a short time ago, in speaking of his nomination, said, "John W. t men who served in the Indiana legislature and came out of itwithout a,blemrsh, or a blot upon his record for absolute honesty and upright ness. Tne Journal is clad, to norr thio t1 hntft tn Hirr. ha twoo ä faithful public servaut. Sen ator Parks will be fitted and more able to do good work dur ing his next term, by reasonof his acquaintance with the affairs oi tne state, ana his experience as state senator. He should re ceive a very large vote from dem ocrats as well as republicans. Who Pays The Duty. In 1693 England imported into the United States 253.155, long tons of tinplate. The Dmgly bill was framed and passed, de spite the united opposition of democrats, with a duty on tin. product and in 1903 the importation was 47,360 tons, about onesixth as under free-trade condi tions. The other five-sixths is made by workmen in the United States by over 17,000 working men who get over ten million dollars annually. In 1891 only tonsof tin-plate was made in L. TTT!to1 ofÖC. 1Q(1q the United States; in 1903 the product was 366,000 tons. In 1891 the price of tin-plate, whole sale, at New York, was $5.30 per hundred pounds; in 1903 the av erage price was $4.07. When the law was passed democrats denounced the plan of putting a duty of z 2-10 cents per pound on tin: said it simply put more mon ey into the pocket of the foreign manufacturers, as there was lit tie tin ore in this country and what the,re s w?u d not, SUPP7 o.ie-hundredth of the demand. sequel, as shown by facts, proves tne republicans -were right and democrats were wrong ?hf MProdnct. under a protective tariff, is largely made at home and the P"ce 1S, low?r than hen was ixu uiauo aoroao. uoes this look like the consumer pays the duty and that the mauuf acturer adds the amount of the duty to the customer? AVasked Robber Appears. Miss Edna Seward, an Elkhart girl, employed as a clerk by the Miles Medical company, was about to retil-e at her home Wed nesday night, when she noticed the bath room door move. She tried to get in, but could not. An instant later a masked burg lar appeared. He told her if she Then he grabbed her 100 gold watch. A purse containing $6 was overlooked. The man m m -m jumped out of the window, mak mg good his escape; Miss Seward set.u? a scream but summoned assistance 100 laie. inereisno ' - lö W. 1ÜÖ rUUUtJr Wi bO CUU1piewiy masKea ivuss oewara can not furnished any kind of a de scnption of him. She was tern bly frightened. Impudent Mendacity. William Dudley Foulke, of Ind iana, civil service commisioner under president Roosevelt, who has iust rfttuTOftd frnrn U!nmna says the plank in the democratic platform denouncinsr the renuh. nCan party for its continued and sinister encroachments upon the jsnirit and onAratinn nfthA rivil service rules, is "a most larini? and operations of the rules been so consistently and uniformly observed as under the administration of President Roosevelt. Hot only has the system :been greatly extended and strengthened, but it has been enforced a it T7Z.2 never enforced before.

FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

Jones Grant, a Resident of Marshall County Forty Years, is Our Candidate. Some people are honest be cause they, are compelled to be; some because they consider honesty the best policy; while still UIUWOOIO UHUIUIC. A certain well-to-do farmer of North Walnut township belongs to the last mentioned class of honest folks. His name is Joms Grant and the republicans of Marshall county are proud to say that he is their candidate for treasurer. uuiies Kxnxui, was uurn in umo T A- VI ? in 1843, and his father moved to Marshall county in 1852. When J??iS .?la-nt WaS f lXe? ears old both his narents difid. lflar. inghim to "paddle his own caw w noe. " ne paddiea it. When Capt. Amasa Johnson formed his company ot soldiers from Marshall county, young Grant was one of the number. For three years he marched with the celebrated "Fighting Ninth" of Indiana, also called the MBloody Ninth." Three times he was wounded in battle, once at Shiloh, again in a skermish at Woodbury after the battle of Stone Kiyer, and a third time at Chickamauga, when he lay on the battle field for seven days without food or medical attendance. Here Grant was taken prisoner, but was afterwards paroled and taken to Chattanooga hospital. Recovering, he joined the army and took part in the Atlanta campaign. After the fall of Atlanta, his time having expired, Mr. Grant came nome, married and settled on the farm Jive miles northeast of Argos where he has ttas .... lived ever since. "Jones' Grant was thTbes soldi', er I ever knew." Capt. Johnson said of him er Mr. Grant is a member of the 6. A. R. He is also a member and trustee of the Methodist church and has been an active worker in church and Sunday school for thirtv vears. He is widely known for his upright dealings with all men. """" ri man to haye charge of public funds they want to know first of all that he has been thoroughly honest in all rjis private business, Mr. Grant has that kind of rec ord and has dealt with men A 1 1 A I enuugu to Know numan nature, He stands on the promise that he will tu; n into the people's treasury every cent of interest earned by public monies placed in bank, This interest amounts to about $1200 yearly and it is customary in most counties for treasurers to put this money into their own pockets m addition to their salaries. An honest and capable citizen a resident oi Marshall county tor a V 1 11 iony years, a geniai, wnoie-soui-ed gentlemen, such is the man the republican party present to votrs or Marshall county ior the lmportant office of treasurer, le is worthy or the support or every man in Marshall county ana we Deiieve that voters without regard to party will see that i, is ij ixieir mmreat tu uavu ab this time an honest capable man in the treasurer's office who is not bound to the dominant party and they will, elect Jones Grant by a rousing majority. Mdccabee Affairs. Michigan City Dispatch: The report has been sent out from various quarters lately that unless some kind of action is taken by supreme officials aif Port Huron many tents of the Maccabees of the World will probably pass out of existence in Indiana, The knights are holding indignation meetings in a number of northern Indiana cities and delegations are sent from one town to an- " other in an effort to secure unit ed action. The recent course of the supreme tent in advancing rates is declared unjust and un warranted. Besides, the expiration of the oldr age, cash annuity is anotner oiow to memoers oi the order. The tent at Mishawaka, which has a membership of over 350, has taken steps to effect affiliation with another fraternal insurance society and tents in other cities are said to have similar action under . con sideration. When there is a lashionable wedding in New YorLr the natives tear pieces off the'bride's gown and when a baseball hero is in sight they are so enthusiastic that they roll him on the ground and walk alj over him. And yet New York' talks of the Wild West!

Divorce and Remarriage.

An Indiana marriage reported in The Star yesterday is said to have occured a few hours after the bridegroom had been grant ed a divorce from his first wife, to whom he was compelled to mv lnrcra alimnnv. T'ho novc-1 wedded pair is described as beionging in the best society. I ' 'h o netona IC mnnf AnnH here only because it is the latest in Yirinf C.rx cra rf tVa b-i r fl o rn tobe found in almost any issue of anv leaner and o-n far tn pt. plain the prejudice against divorce entertained by a large portion of the public. For, though the percentage of divorce suits : said to ho inoriasino' ihn fa rt iq cairt tn ho inrnacino" ha font rAmn;ns tnat th at. mainritxr Ö nf 70 lnninmnn ti, disfavor and upon those who api a.i . . 1 , w a r r w w c a m iir i t r 1 cii cttii t-u doubt. They might possibly have . sympathy with a woman who seeks legal separation5 because her husband is cruel or because he is untrue to her, or with a man who complains that his wife does not makp homo hanmr- hnt. when the woman thus spt frA turne txnA vnoJoe otWVi er man hftfnro th inlr .nn hfr Hivnr Aaor-Z io rlftr two, has another wife before twentylour hours, then the obseryers draw inevitable conclusions and are digusted with thedivoroe systern. For. to marrv acain immAdiat. ly means that the preliminary courtship must have been carried -un , 1 . j . 1 uuwiy-marneu pair, ana pernapsi both, were bound hv Knlomn pledge and she laws of man and God to others. Even if these others were uncongenial their It may be "oHfashioned moralitv.butitis alsotho w,r oDiiauons were not released. modern sense of honesty and de!n7v. !fh ÄÄ?? of . things. Indianapolis Star. Japanese Ailitary Superiority. The battle of Li ao-Yang will strike the last blow at the hardy fiction that still suryives in some quarters to the effect that, de , , A, . ,. , sPlte their earher reverses dur inS the war, the Russians never theles re the superiors of the Japanesa in fighting ability. Heretofore the friends of the T"" itussians nave oeen anie to say that their defeats were due either to inferiority of numbers or to unfavorable location, as, for m tance, in places in which the Russian artillery could not be used, or to the fact tha Russian strategy involved continual" re tirement in order to draw the Japanese where the Russians wanted them. With the battle of Liao-Yang all these apologies for defeat dis m. appear. The opposing armies were somewhere near equal in size. If the Japanese were more numerous, the ratio was apparently not more than five to four or at the most four to three. Then the Russians occupied the position which all along they have been claiming as the one in which iney most earnestly wisned the great battle to be fought, It was a position in which they had been able to construct defensive works to their hearts' desire and in which their artillery could be used to the greatest advantage. . It was the position which by all considerations of strategy must, be held, if central Manuuria w 00 nousiy xougm Lat ? ' . , ' . The battle and the RusSJjns are completely whipped, The Japanese drove them out of 1 1 . m 1 . eujuuewuuiöuisaüui surpass ed them in tactics. Japanese officer and Japanese man alike showed themselves superior to Russian officer and Russian man. Record Herald, Soldier's Monument Dedicated. There was dedicated Wednesday with appropiate ceremonies at Monroe, Mich., a .monument commemorative of the Kentuckians and their fellow-soldiers who fell at the battle of fie River Raisin January 22, 1812. More than half a century ago the state of Kentncky erected at Frankfort one of the handsomest battle monuments in the country, near which were entombed the ashes of the dead pioneer soldiers, after they had lain long neglected, and enrolled upon it a record of their deeds. One of the Eentuckians who fell in the battle was Colonel John Allen, after whom Allen countv Indiana. J was named. . v,-

DANGER TO UNION LABOR.

Employers In Revolt Against The Whole System. There are some things that seem to indicate that the labor unions in Chicago have gone much too far in the assertion of their supposed rights, and that n SO nmnir thnv horn ontqnnn . ed, - not simply the employers, I but DtVlAr trnrlrin trmon nmA oimn the members of the unions them selves. Men who arA dononrlpnt for a living on the work of their hands can not forever stand the idleness that is forced on them oytne officers and leaders of the unions. Rnwp aro nnt. wrnnco Tin nnf5. Knxeo aro nrt cnfie I . . . 1 to hear thah with th nriHi nnllansA nf iha CfQ employers should be taking steps I vi i -. m.F a aa a c a rtiTrfiw - -i - vnv-wtt -v a unions. Ina Chicago d i snatch i a -r- - to the Cincinnati Enquirer of today it is said that wholesale dealers in Chicago who are emPayers or labor are about to take advantage "of the situation to wrest the city from its position as the stronchnld nf nrcron. ized labor in America." Tr. i. cairt that this idea ic hnMr tVio cV.f. tinsrdown of certain o-ratnlantc Thoro hac hoon o-root in the working: force at Pullman, and their are rumors of acornpieie shutdown. i here are said to be moremen applying for work in Chicago than there are 30DS- The men working for the International Harvester ComPany are looking for a shutdown arid this enmo fonr ic rA hü fo t hrr tKo mon trt- i.a - m umci iaigc establishments, More significant yet is the fact that "in thousands of Chicago concerns placards are being plac1 kUUö iut m uirmir Jlflp preference wUl be given to those registered at the Ch caso SSSÄÄi 2Ä ih" ?Ä condition of th lahnr mnrlrot m Chicago men will he vprv likeiv to take advantage of this preference, m a word, the employers have started a campaign for the protection of themselves against senseless and frivolous strikes, and the intolerable exactions im 1 I A posea Dy me umcago unions. We think that if the labor leaders are wise they will take note of these things. For they are j,--.-.-. : i certainly ominous. Chicago has . . . . suffered severely from strikes and labor disturbances. 'We do not believe that any man with the capital to invest in producwvciuuusirv wuuia invest it in ;., A- 1 J a a

Chicago under present conditions. over 15 per cent of Japan is araThus the industrial growth of the We and, exclusive of Formosa,

city has been seriouslv interf ered with, to the great loss of laboras well as of capital. Ir. seeking to grasp everything, and to control everything, the unions have lessoned the opportunitv for emplovment. And now pmployers are in revolt asrainst the whole union theorv. It is fnr the workingmen to say whether tnis revoil Shall become formidable. If the unions cannot be seperated from their abuses-as we believe they ean-both will uilimateiv nave to firo. And in

such a flight, which, we hope them in their labors, for there is may be avoided, the consumers, hardly room for such a large anthe unorganized laborers xehn imal on a farm and human labor

are itfaWeat majority, and manv of the union laborers them sei ve will side against the unions. Now, if ever, the unions need wise, sane and conservative lead ers. Indianapolis News. W - J Hoosier Hospitality. An article on the World's fair sent out from St. Louis says: In diana has made a great reputa tion here for hospitality. At no other place on the grounds are callers more appreciated than at the Indiana builiing. And the doors are closed to none. The Hoosier, of course, is a preferred visitor, but the Buckeye, the Sucker, the flawkeye and the Badger are also welcome. It is encouraging to know that there is no illiteracy in Indiana. The proof of this lies in the fact that every Hoosier that has thus far visited tho fair has signed his name on the register at the Indiana building. Principle Well Established. The principle, of protection is so wen established, says tne Buffalo Express, that the demo crats ,'hemselves are not likely to assail is openly. They will doubtless declare merely for tariff revision. The republicans may well meet this by pointing out the mischief of dragging back into politics a business question merely to serve as a convenient rallying cry for an office-hungry crowd of politicians.

. Arc There Two Bryans?

Mr. Bryan this week begins a series of speeches in Missouri. The machine has induced Bryan to come to this state to help the democratic nartv out of a hart hole. He received over 350,000 votes in Missouri, all enthusias tic silver men. These same vo A- 1 1 . xers win now oe eloquently re quested to transfer their shouts to Parker, Belmont, Hill and the goldbug telegram. We call at tention to page 427 of Mr. Brv- - ans b00r ,l,he. First Battle wuereine ionowing passage OCrs' x,?elievö that the gold standard is a conspiracy against e h.umaJl race Yould ? JW1" ittUM.w luwac vv"u pxupuae iu ldbieu It upon ine prupue 10 iasien li 1 I A mnwinan nAnnlA 4-lnM T ..IJ American people than WUU1U enlist in. an army which was marf chlDS to attack my home and dfistrov mv familv." Tic rlaonlrr " - j t & avvv a w sworn; but is it the same Bryan I i a. t -mr . who has come to advise Missouri democrats on their duty this year? It was William Jennings Bry an of Nebraska who said in his paper alter the nomination of er ior rresiaeni. Parker for President: "I have nothing to take back; I have nothing tO Withdraw Of the things 1 said against the methods pursued to advanca Parker's can r-uCy 11 was a pla!n and de liberate attempt to deceive the party. The New York platform was vague, aud purposely so, because the advocates of Judsre T-i ... farmer were trying to secure fc 0 s T..,nave, PPosed his votes from amonsr the Deoole views uau iney Known tnem. nomination was secured, therefore, by crooked and inde fensible methods. " It is presumed that the same Mr. Bryan will make speeches to democratic meetings in Missouri this week. Any divergence f ronr the above ÄffJnÄ potations would indicate that e TpoiT ouUo Uizens the bestpath to pursue is a counlDe Desi Pm to pursue L1?? and not the original Wilam Jennings .-.Globe Democrat. Japan's Small Farms. It is reported that Japan has been importing large quantities of food stuffs during the war for her armies in the field which is an unusual thing . for the island kindom. As a rule, she grows I i ,,i nearly au ner own supplies on the little farms that look like playthings when compared with our great wheat tracts in the West where a reaper runs all day I in O. CTVO -l r H f linn flnln n llttls i """ö" .umv a muc only 14,995,272 acres are nnder cultivation, yet from this nearly 40,000,030 people get their cloth ng and food. The Japanese farms average less than an acre n extent and but few are oyer four acres. The land is divided among so many that a farmer of ten has tohave some trade to fal1 Dack on to get money enough tu aupjjuri ms lürH laiuiiy, ana many raise silkworms and put in their spare moments spinning or reeling silk. But few Japanese J-armers einuiuy nurses to aia Ms niore economical. The farm utensils employed are of the most primitive character as yet, in spite of the attempt of the gov ernment to introduce modern farming machinery into rural Ja pan, Life on the farm in Japan is so hard that a few years ago the government took steps to lighten the toil and the burden of responsibility of the agriculturist. - - ' Fairbanks as a Campaigner. The report became current when the Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks was nominated for VicePresident that it was a '-chilly old mark,r; that he exhaled Manitoba blizzards, etc But immediately that our vice-presidential candidate began his. campaign he disabused the popular mind regarding his normal temperature. MLr. Fairbanks talks well, shakes hands cordially and mixes familiarly. A warm, genial glow pervades all place's honored by his presence. He excites his audiences to applause or laughterfat will, his good nature makes reception committee happy, and, all around, he is the easiest man to entertain and take care of that has struck the pike during this campaign. The tall Indiana senator is making a favorable and a permanent impression upon the people wherever he goes. ,He has that same faculty the pdpular chcrd that is noticed in the novelists and song composers of his st&te. He is fast developing into a strong national favorite.

INEVITABLE DEFEAT.

Parker Cannot Be Elected Because There Is No Democratic Pariy. There is no such a thing as harmony in the democratic camp. When the Honorable George Clark of Texas publicly announces his belief that Colonel Bryan ought to be 'taken by the nape of the neck and thrown out of the party' he merely voices the resentment of the reorganizers1 at Mr. Bryan's assertion that Judge Parker's nomination was obtain ed 'by crooked and corrurjt means.' Gentlemen who visit Esopus may cry 'Peace, peace!' but there is no peace, and thero will be none, because the two wings of the democratic party do not flop together and cannot do so, The metaphor may be mixed, but the idea is clear. In point of fact, there is no democratic harmony, because there is no democratic partv. What masquerades under that title is a mere temporary alliance -or rather a truce-ofthe Populistic Bryanites, who remain in the party in the hope of stealing it again in 1908 and the fossiliferous 'reorganizers, who yearn for office so mightily that they are willing to make terms with the Populist devil in order to accomplish their desires. The Bryanites do not want to see Judge Parker elected, because they fear that Parker might call Grover Cleveland into the cabinet, and they hate Cleveland more bitterly than they hate Roosevelt. The 'reorganizers are not suffciently numerous to make even a. showing without the Bryanites. The result is that, aside from the 'solid south' Judge Parker has no debatable land-no fighting ground where he can make a stand with the hope of winning. Many of his nominal supporters will not vote for him, They will either vote for Watson or Debs or even Roosevelt or they will not vote at all. If the pilgrims lo the Esopus shrine are telling Judge Parker a different story they are simply doing him an unkinduess, since the higher his: hopes the deeper will be his dej ?ction when the result is known. There nev er was a time during the present generation when the democratic party entered a national campaign with so complete a certainty of defeat. The reason is that the so-called democratic party of today is not the democratic party at alL "-Chicago Chronicle. A Triumph of Peace. A note worthy banquet has just been given in the fair northwest. TJie table was set across the new boundary line between British and American territory, and those present were the boundary commisioners, the ladies of their.party and the officers of a Canadian steamer. Thus two great nations were repre sented in undisturbed friendship after an appeal to reason instead of force. If-they had followed the way that-has been so fashionable in the past, thousands of lives would have been sacrificed and millions of money squander ed.. A Good Record. Major T. B. Reeder, of Benton Harbor, Michigan., an uncle of J. C. Reeder living southwest of Argos, received a rebel bullet which remained in his body fortytwo years and was recently re moved by a surgical operation from which he is now recovering. The Major's great-grandfather was killed by the Indians in Penn sylyania and his grandfather served seven years in the war for independence. . Major Reeder with his father and two brothers enlisted and served throughout the Civil war and in the war with Spain two sons enlisted, 'one of whom was killed in the battle of Manila.-Argos ReflectorSome men who think they have hard time of it with a baby at home should be able to find con-' solation in thes mental picture of he czar walking the floor in the dead of night with his heir in one arm and a map of war operations in the other. Things are never so bad but that they might be worse. Uncle Joe Cannon is to talk to he folks at South Bend on Sep tember 15, and the people will igm now to protect their , "roasting ears." Uncle Joe is so fond of green corn that a farmer constituent once advised him to board at a livery stable. Goshen Times.