Plymouth Tribune, Volume 5, Number 39, Plymouth, Marshall County, 5 July 1906 — Page 1

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PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, . JULY 5, 1900. VOLUME V NO. 39

GOVERNOR IS ACTIVE.

Indiana Executive Seeking to Close French .Lick. The state ot Indiana up to the present time has practically Deen powerless to put a stop to tne gambling at lrench iicfc. Tins is admitted by state otncials hign in authority. It is known, tnat Gov. Hanly is at his wits' end for some method by which tlie .Monte Carlo can be closed. The governor still declines to discuss the -French Lick matter or the action of the ministers of the city taken Sunday. The first dehnite announcement that has come from the state officials since the French Uck scanvdal was exposed was made when it was declared that the governor and the attorney general s department are at worK on a plan by which they hope to put the gamolers out or business. The officials say that the first thing is to procure witnesses . to get hold ot some one who has gambled at one ot these resorts and who is willing to go into court and tell about it. This is one of the features that makes the governor and the attorney general feel that they are up against a difficult proposition, majority of the patrons oi tnese games are men and women wno go from Louisville, Chicago, or nm other larire citv. to the southern- Indiana resorts. Tne .state officials realize that at the first intimation that witnesses are wanted these people will get out of sight. j Just now state officials are working out a plan by which they hope to obtain evidence against the gamblers evidence that wih be testified toiby people who are friendly to the state in its efforts to stop gambling down there. It is pointed out that whatever action ?s taken against the promoters of games at West Baden and French Lick must be taken in the county in which the resorts are situated. Proceedings must be begun by the prosecuting attorney of Orange county.' Under the law the governor has no authority to compel the prosecutor to act Or force the local courts to convict. Had lie possessed this power, it is said, he would have exerted it long agu. Liberals to Get Ministry. St. Petersburg. June 28. The constitutional Democrats were hurriedly summoned to a caucus this afternoon and it was again rumored in the corridors of the lower house of parliament that negotiations are proceeding with them for the formation of a minist headed by M. Mouromtseff, president of the lower house. . The emperor and the court are being frightened into surrender less by the violent attacks made on the government in the lower house than the alarming spread of revolutionary di'affection among the troops. When the Preobrejensky regiment, "His Majesty's Own" pronounced its solidarity with parliament and its agrarian program in the bier camp of the guard reg iments at Krasnoe-Selo, less than a dozen miles from Peterhoff, the emperor's eyes opened and the court began to realize that there aws only a step from that to de claring allegiance to parliarient as against the government. Even the former procurator general of the holy synod, M. PobedonostefT, is said to have recognized the inevitable and to have advised the emperor to yield to the demand for a responsible ministry as the only means of preserving the throne. The government's sudden fear of affronting public opinion after finding the army infected' with the revolutionary propaganda is shown in the hurried grant of a new trial to seven men condemned to death at Riga. The only conservative group in the lower house of' parliament, which is headed by Count Heyden, has at lrst bowed before the storm of radicalism and has declared in favor of practically the whole of the constitutional Democrats' agvirian programme, including the expropriation of state ' church, crown and private lands. There Are Other Places. Those who are so strongly urging that something be done to curtail gambling at French Lick should remember that the famous resort is not the only place in In diana where gambling flourishes. Much as it is to be regretted and in spite of the attitude of certain authorities against it, there is said to be quite a number of other places in the state where various games of chance nourish A crusade which would embrace the whole of Indiana might be .a good thing provided the crusaders could find some way to force the authorities in the several lo calities to act. It also might be borne in mind that no lasting re sults are to be attained by spas modic efforts.Sotith Bend Trib une.

Tribune $L0 per year.

After Meat Men. The wheels of justice were given a startling twist in the Marion county criminal court when Dr. J. N .riurty, secretary of the state board of health, and H. K. Barnard, chemist of the state laboratory, filed information before Judge Alford, the criminal judge, askirg for the prosecution of tne adulterated meat sellers. T"ie list of adulterators is interesting in that many that were caught by the Saturday's analyses were exactly the same ones who were caught by the Thursday's work, and in some instances the amount of preservatives used was greater than the first time. In some instances, however, the preservatives, used at first had been omitted. For the information of the cities out of Indianapolis, it was stated at the state labratory -that quick analyses would be made of all samples of meats and prepared foods that would be sent in. An

additional man is working there now, and the effort is being made to clean, not only the city, but also the state. Mr. Gear Badly Hurt.. While picking cherries at the Seltenright place near Oak Hill cemetery, Wednesday afternoon, Mr. W. S. Gear, who lives at the H. G. Thayer place on .Michigan street," fell from a cherry tree at a height of about seventeen feet. His head, shoulders and hands seem tö have struck the ground first. Both arms are broken at the "wrists and his spine seems to be fractured. He is entirely paralyzed below the breast and there seems to be little reason to hope for his recovery; but Dr. Stephens and Dr. Loring think there is still a chance to save his life. . . - The fall was caused by the breaking , of a- small limb on which he was standing. He is a very estimable gentleman, about 51 years old, and he and his family have the sympathy of everybody. Worth Knowing. Clean windows with a soft rag wet in kerosene, then polish with a clean c'oth free from lint. Fing er marks "may be removed from wrrfdöWs'by putting' a few drops of amm nia on a moist cloth, which should make quick work of them. Mortar and paint may be removed from windows with best sharp vinegar. Flower pot stains are removed from window sills by rubbing them with fine wood ashes and rinsing with clean water. If you have a pane of glass to put in and wish to remove the old putty, heat your poker red hot and apply quickly to the putty, being careful not to hit the woodwork "or you will scorch it and thus discolor the paint. When the putty is thoroughly heated slip a knife between it and the wood and the putty will come off easily, leaving the wood smooth and clean. Subscriber for the Newspapers. Senator Hemenway subscribes for more newspapers than any other, member of the United States Senate. He receives and pays for 108 Indiana newspapers (and his private office at times re sembles an editor s sanctum. His private secretary, Thomas P. Littlepage, goes through the ex changes with a fine tooth comb, as it were, and every item, good, bad or indifferent, concerning the junior senator immediately finds its way into a scrap book. Not only personal items, but those that bear in any way on Indiana politics, are cut and pasted, so that in future years Senator Hemenway 's scrap book will be valuable and interesting books of political reference. Rev. Crowder's Birthday. Rev. Crowder was very agree ably surprised Wednesday, when a crowd of young people finding him on the street took him in the hack to Prettv Lake. The day was Rev. Crowder's 35th birth day. All enjoyed themselves and did justice to the well filled bas kets and extra large ice cream freezer. 1 hose present were : Rev. Crowder, Mr. W. R. Crow der, Elizabeth Evans, Edith Shrider, Helen Jordan, Eva Ma son, Lucretia Loring, Floy Leon ard, Olive Beldon, Paul Singrey, Eugene Pesch, Darmon Rhinehart, Earl McLaughlin. May Change Day of Worship. An attempt to have the Jews erather in their synagogues and worship on Sunday instead of Saturday will be made tt the sixteenth annual convention of the central conference of Ameri can rabbis, which will convene in Indianapolis on July 1. Should the conference deem the change 'wise it would mean the abolition oi baturdav wor ship in the temples and , synagogues in the central states, for the body is an advisory and de liberate one and its decisions can not be reviewed by any religious

body in the United States.

RUMPER GARN & CO.

Versus Chairman Hendricks and the Republican Party. A committeeman sends his poll book to the state central com- ! mittee and receives reply that he ' should have turned it over to the ' county chairman and states he ' has that day sent it to Mr. Garn. Why not Mr. Hendricks? He is1 the sure chairman and the state 1 chairman when he was here, June J 2, acknowledged it to the "rumpers" convention by requesting Mr. Hendricks to resign; for it j Mr. Hendricks was not chairman what would Goodrich want him to resign from? Mr. Goodrich, the state chairman also stated "he hoped the leaders through their wise efforts might settle their differences and that harmony might prevail." This is a nice subject for him to touch on when he is, and has been, the willing tool of the postoffice gang in furthering the disorganization of the party here. A "country yaller dog" with his teeth full of wool is no more vile. The fact is this gang have simply thrown the party in Marshall county to the four winds, just as they did four years ago; and witk as fine prospects' of electing our ticket this fall as we ever had. If we go down to utter defeat the blame belongs to this postoffice machine, claiming to b working under the direction of Congressman Brick. That Mr. Brick should ask for the election of a Democratic county ticket in Marvhall county seems absurd; but bur years ago, , these same men raveled over this county trying to make everybody believe that Congressman Brick was in dang er of defeat, and that the county ticket ought to be traded off f . t to secure ins election oecause hey said, there was no chance of electing Republican county of ficers and Brick must be saved. By doing this they made Demo crats believe that there was a chance to beat Mr. Bri:k and got at least 400 more Democrats to he polls than would have voted in an off year, if they had kept still. - This work was done un der the direction of Goodrich and man named Walter Brown, now in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth and -Goodt ich has, ever since' that time, seemed to have it in" for every man in the Thirteenth district that did not endorse Brown's methods. There is no doubt that Good rich, and Moorman under his di rection, wants an immense Democratic majority in Marshall county in November. They say Congressman Brick has $5,000 majority in the district and cannot be defeated. This is true, but if it is true as tnese men ciaim, mat mr. Brick is trying to destroy the Re publican party irr Marshall coun ty, and is directing a bolters organization here, how can he expect united Republican support in other counties. Four years ago at least two men would have been elected on the Republican ticket if these men had shown any political sense. But these men succeeded in giving the Democratic state ticket and the( Democratic candi date for Congress over 500 ma jority in this county. All efforts at compromise or fairness have been rejected by this gang. They have given all the committeemen that they con trol orders to attend no meeting called by Chairman Hendricks in . the interests of harmony and are in every. other way doing everything in their power to make the largest possible Demo cratic majority in this county, and if the effects' of their efforts extend beyond the county and w . . . give uemocratic majorities in other counties, they and Goodrich and Moorman will be responsible. Committeeman. ' .Teacher Elected. The board of education has cl ectcd. William Rea to fill the va cancy in the high school corps caused by the resignation of It, E. LariJis. Mr. Rea is n son of Dr. Rea, who, though a member of the board, had no voice in the election o: his son and cast no vote. The new incumbent is a graduate of Culver Military academy and has completed his junior vear in the state university. He 4 w will spend the summer vacation in taking a high school training course at the state univcrsity.Culver Citizen. Hanly Sees Bright Days. At the graduation exercises of a class of 98 at the Indiana Nor mal school Gov. Hanly, in speak ing of corruption in all walks of life, said: "the American people are on the verge of a great revo lution, a great and sudden eco nomic and social change. These changes will restore the equal rights of men and the happiness of the people. Most of the prog ress of the race is due to cvoltt tion, slow and imperceptible, but these are times when conditions ear so hardened that a revlolution is needed."

State School Funds Apportioned.

Fassett A. Cotton, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has just completed the June apportionment of the school funds of the State, showing that the amount apportioned at this semiannual settlement amounts to $1,K'J54,Ü52. This is a per capita ap portionment of $1.C2, or one cent greater than it was at the corresponding time last year. The report shows, also, that 77i,G62 boys and girls between the ages of six and twenty-one are in the state. While the above sum is the amount realized for the general aportionment,- there is an additional sum of $53,8-32.08 that appears in the statement, for the first time. This is the amount that was realized from the six mills levy to be devoted to those schools that are not able to maintain the minimum six months' term that is required by law. This amount was taken from the regular apportionment, in accordance with the law passed by the last Legislature. Of the total amount of money received into the common school fund, $1,301,372.57 was received from the regular eleven cent levy, the $53,832.08 from the six mill levy and the balance $0,819.70 from miscellaneous sources, such as forfeitures, etc. Roosevelt Will Retire. President Roosevelt has again announced his determination not to be a candidate for the presidency a third time. This time the assertion is made to W. A. Conant of Colorado Springs in a letter from Secretary Loeb. ' Mr. Conant, who cast his first vote .for Freemont in the first Republican campaign and who has been voting for Uepublican candidates ever since, wrote to the president , several, days ago asking him definitely if he would stand for a third term in 1008. The reply, unequivocally stating that Mr. Roosevelt will not, is as follows: White House, Washington, June 21. My Dear Mr. Conant: The president thanks you for your letter of the 17th instant and cordially appreciates your kind expressions concerning him self. He says however, that you will have to vote for some other Republican candidate next time. Conveying to you the presi dent's best wishes, I am, William Loeb, Jr., Secretary to the President. " Cow Gets. Very Drunk. "Intoxicated from over-indul gence in the u,se of alcoholic liqu ors"' is the diagnosis in the case of cow which Wednesday after noon set the mountain village of Normalville wild with excitement. Hie bovine had licked up the entire contents of a barrel of hard cider which had accidently overturned and after it had taken effect started on a rampage through the principal streets of the vil lage. Fences, wagons, boxes and live stock offered no effectual barrier in its path. The cow ran down the road until, fagged out with the strenuous pace, she rolled into the- ditch along the roadside. An effective posse, of citizens was hastily organized and the least was bound, muzzled and a physician summoned to m examine ner. Queer Freak of Time. If Tom McCoy gets a job on the prison farm at Michigan City as he is reported to be in hopes ot, he will have for his boss Al fred Armstrong, who formerly lived on the McCoy farms in Jas per county. The whirligig of time brings out some queer results sometimes. Purified by "Billy" Sunday. Prophetstown, 111., is redeemed from a worldly village, with thriving saloons and- its full share of vices, it has been converted through the efforts of "Billy" Sunday, the former base bail player, and bids fair to become a marvel of spotlessness an 1 purity. The moral upheaval that has occurred was shown Monday when Mayor Paddo k and all the members of the town council fell at the feet of the evangelist after he had delivered an unusually strong exhortation, declared themselves miserable sinners arid professed a desire to lead better lives. They were followed by many of their townspeople, and now a movement is on foot to re fund the money paid by liquor dealers for licenses in . Prophetstown and close all the saloons in the place. It seems probable that the whole village will be converted before Sunday ends his services. His meetings have aroused remarkable interest. "That Happy Time. Friday evening the officials at the court house treated to ice :rcam and Nabiscos in honor of Miss Babe Follmer of Monterey and Miss Trixie Turner of Monticcllo, two young laidcs now working at the court house. A good time wras had. Fine stories were told and sallies of wit and

reparte exchanged.

MARRIED.

Bishop--Shafer. At their beautiful new home on East Garro street, Mr. Jap P. Bishop, foreman at the Swindell cold storage, and Miss Carrie E. Shafer, an accomplished young lady of Argos, formerly a clerk at Sarber's were married Wednesday evening, June 27, at 8 o'clock by Rev. N. H. Sheppard of the Christian church. Mr. Bishop's mother, Mrs. Etta Smith, of Plymouth, his young daughter Ruth, and Mrs. Bishop's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Shafer of Argos, were present at the ceremony. The young people went to housekeeping at once in their newly completed home which has in it all of the modern improvements. The Wilcox Conger Wedding. Brief mention of the marriage of Archibald Oliver Wilcox and Miss Effie May Conger was made in The Tribune Wednesday evening. Both these young people are natives of Marshall county, graduates of the Plymouth schools and have friends wherever they are known. Mr. Wilcox has been employed in Chicago banks during the past eight years and is at present teller in the Commercial National bank of that city. The marriage ceremony Wednesday afternoon was witnessed by relatives and chosen friends of the bride and groom and the happy couple left on the 6:04 p. m. train for Chicago. They had, of course, secured a carriage to take them to the train, but their friends loaded them into the Beagles' dray which had been decorated for the occasion and accompanied them to the train where amid showers of rice and old shoes and music specially selected, they were allowed to depart for Chicago. The whole affair was intended to show that they stood as high in the estimation of the best people as any other young couple that ever left the city. Refuses to Be Ousted. After a trial which has lasted for ccral days, Edwin J. Bldaman was ousted as mayor of Terre Haute by a two-thirds vote of the common council. The mayor, however, refuses to be removed, and, taking advantage of the refusal of the comptroller, who un der the law becomes acting mayor to take the chair, occupied the place himself, declaring that he would be mayor "till h 11 freezes over." Tlie comptroller refused to assume the duties of the posi tion on the ground that he was satisfied as to the law governing such cases.. Mayor Bidaman will attempt to hold the office and discharge the duties of mayor, arid the council may use force to carry its orders into effect. Mr. Bid aman alleges that the council pro ceedings are invalid because three of the councilmen, while sitting as jurors in the case, took the witness stand to testify against him. The charges on which the im peachment proceedings e against Ihdaman were based alleged specified failure to enforce the liquor and anti-gambling laws, and the evidence of a large num ber of citizens was taken, these differing greatly, however, as to the mayor s acts. It was charged and not denied that Mayor Bida man, after giving orders for the enforcement of the laws, had se cretly countermanded the orders. It was declared that the city was "wide open" in the sense that no efforts were made to suppress gambling and no attention paid to the law regarding closing hours for saloons. The proceed ings, by which the mayor was ousted, came after a day of testimony. The council sat as an impeachment court, and when a vote was taken on the charges they were sustained by six yeas and three nays, just the required two-thirds. Predicts Big Wheat Crop. H. V. Jones a conservative crop expert, says: "The United States will raise this year the largest winter wheat crop in the history of the country 420,000,000 bushels. Texas has given this year 14,000,000 bushels, or twice the yield of last year; Oklahoma 28,000,000, or more than double the yield last year and a record crop for the new state; Indian Terri tory, 4,000,000; Kansas, 72,000, 000 about the same as last year; Nebraska, 35,000,000, about the same as last year; Missouri 39,000,000, same as last year; Ulm ois, 28,000,000; Indiana, 38,000, 000; Ohio, 32,000,000, all in excess of last year; California, 20,000,000, tiwee that of last year's crop. "The prospect for corn is fav orahle. There are sections where growth is two weeks behind, but the plant is healthy and a hot July and August will work won ders in bringing it out. Cotton is in much the same condition as corn.

The Bryan Campaign.

The Charleston News and Courier is not stampeded by the rush to Bryan. It calls attention to the fact that the Democratic 'convention will not meet for. two years, in which time anything may happen. Tt is," the Charleston paper says, a dangerous and foolish hurrying, i this crowding to a standard in time of political truce." It thinks that, the Democrats of Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, and "a State of easily forgettable name in the Northwest,", are all "slaves to the Bryan habit," and that "they may be expected to go on forever indorsing Bryan, alive or dead." Not a baa analysis of hte situation. As for the gold Democrats the few of them who have . rushed into the Bryan camp it is said that these think that Bryan has sobered down, and also that they do not believe that victory can be hoped for on the old lines. But the News and Courier is by no means convinced of Brvan's chance of heart. Intolerance of opposing vievs, has, in its opinion, always been one of, his characteristics. He never crave the cold Demo crats credit for, honesty or sincerity. fThe paper then adds : We shall be surprised if Col onel Bryan does ont insist upon a formal declaration aeain for free silver coinage. We shall be even more surprised if he does not take occasion to , humiliate the cold Democrats in small ways, so far as he can, if he become ascendant in the party. For the lareer ends of serving their country and their party they may support him in pite ot this. Whether Mr. Brvan shall be the candidate or not, the shouting that is now eroinc on seems ill-timed, unless, indeed, the Democracy is a one-man party. To quote what a South Car olina celebrity said of himself, if ne is the only man with 'the rain and the nerve" to lead the hosts to victory, the sooner all of us tack on to his coat-tails the better will be our chances at the pie counter when he is elected, but, with admiration for his erifts and virtues, we are utterly unable to regard Bailev. Francis. Watterson, Folk, Doudass. Grav. Avcock, Carmack, Cockrell, Frazier, 1 illman, Ravner, or Hearst for that matter, as pigmies by his side. Why should the Democratic party go off half-cocked bout any man?" Used To Visit Here. Harry Kendall Thaw, the mill ionaire murderer of Pittsburg, was once upon a time a more or less frequent visitor in Valparaiso and the older Pennsylvania railroad men remember well the time he came here. The late William 'rhaw, Harry's father, was once vice-president , of the Pennsylvania lines west, and in that capacity made tours of in spection over this division, stopmg off at Vuparaiso. . On these trips young Harry, who was then about fifteen years old, often ac companied his father, and is remembered by some of the local railroad men as a precocious chap of pleasing appearance. Valparaiso Vidette. Meritorious Promotion. ine promotions on tne iew . i- .1 T York Central lines have an amusing and instructive phase. Y. C. Brown has been moved up from the position of wooding engines on the St. Paul road in 1869 to the first vice-presidency of the New York Central lines. A. H. Smith has been promoted from an odd job man in the shops of-the Lake Shore road to be eastern vice-president and manager of the lines east of Buffalo. C. E. Schaff has passed from twisting the brake wheel of a freight car on the Big Four system in 1871 to be western vice-president in operating control west of Buffalo. Each of the men has been advanced strictly according to merit. A Teacher's Luck. Leigh Hunt was a school teacher at Columhia City in 18G9. He made unfortunate investments and left that town leaving $2,000 in debts. He went to Seattle and endeavored to recover his lost financial ground. In 1803 he again made a failure. Friends stood by him in his adversity. He went to Korea where a short time ago he disposed of his . holdings for $6,000,000 returned to Seattle and Columbia City, paying off all the old scores with interest. It is said, to settle the $2,000 at the latter place over. $12,000 was used. Farm Engineering Taught. , One valuable thing taught at Winona Lake Agricultural college is that of farm engineering. Under this subject the pupil will be given instruction and practice in such subjects as drainage, ir rigation, road making and laying out of farms. In the matter of drainage they actually dig ditches taking the levels and learning the best way to construct the drains. They see land turned by their own actions from useless into productive soil.

Warfare On Trusts.

Specials from various parts of i he country, and highly important pointers oDtained irom tne na tional capital, constitute the basis tor an interesting summary ot the steps tken to carry on tne war against trusts with vim and vigor ine Chronicle thus summarizes the situation: The war on trusts in various parts of the country was given new impetus Thursday, the day being marked by general aggression on the part ot public tribunals and officials. Actions already started were advanced and new movements were launched against combines. Perhaps the most important event of the day was a conterence held at the White House by President Roosevelt, Attorney General Moody, Assistant Attorney General Purdy - and Attorneys Kellog and Morrison, who have been retained to fight the Stand ard Oil company. At this confer ence it is understood the present status ot the oil trust prosecu tions were gone over. Several district attorneys have been in consultation with Mr. Moodv and these have been sent home with positive instructions to take immediate action. At New Orleans the interstate commerce commission heard much evidence showing that rail roads in the South, at the dicta tion o fStandard Oil, have established discriminatory and prohibitive rates against competitors. u rniiaueipnia iö ice dealers were indicted for conspiracy to raise prices in restraint of trade and at St. Louis the grand jury took up the action of the local ice trust in raising prices. The court at Toledo cut in two the sentences of the ice men convict ed there, their attorneys having pleaded for mercy" and promised a cutting o( prices in the fu'uire. The convicted men must go to the work house for six months. Bridge trust men at Lima are threatened with the same fate that befell the Toledo ice men and at Nashville the federal grand jury will again take up the tobacco trust. One Hundred, Years . Ao. . . Few persons today stop to think how different things were in this countrv a c.enturv airo. Here are a few to think of. ' Merchants wrote all their let ter with quill pens. Sand was used to dry the ink as there was no blotting paper. There was no street letter boxes; letters had to be carried to the postorHce. It cost eighteen and one-half cents to send a letter from Boston to New York, and twenty-five cents from Boston to Philadelphia. .very gentlemanWashing ton for example wore a queue; many powdered their hair. Imprisonment for debt was common. Virginia contained one-fifth of the whole poulation of the country. The Mississippi valley was not so well known as the heart of Africa is now. Two stage coaches carried all of, the travelers between New York and Boston, and six days were required to make the trip. Ihere was not a public hbrarv in the United States. A day, laborer received two shillings 'per day. Stoves were unknown. All the cooking was done at an onen fire place. And this was only one hundred years ago. Big Debate at Winona. The debate between Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio and Champ Clark of Missouri, on the ship subsidy will take place at Winona Assembly next Monday afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock. Congressman Brick of South Bend, will preside. A big attendance is expected. Hon. B. F. Shively of South Bend has been invited to be present and will be the guest of William Conrad of Warsaw. Ananias Baker Nominated. Ananias Baker of Fulton county, was renominated by the Republicans for joint representative of Cass and Fulton counties. Baker became conspicuous during the last legislature by exhibiting $100 said to have been offered by Q. A. Baker, lobbyist for the American Tobacco company for his vote. As a result of this denunciation the latter became a fugitive and the anti-cigarette bill a. law. Big Ditch Finished. The Bunch ditch in Marshall county, has been completed and the Hoffman ditch is almost finished by the contractor, John Hughes of Nappanee. They are about 12 miles long and cost about $12,000. They start near Lakeville and run parallel with each other about a mile apart and empty into Yellow river west of Bremen. They are expected to reclaim about 5,0000 acres of heretofore unproductive land.

Family But No Home. "He did not care much for home life." This was the careless rem?rk made concerning Stanford White the day after Harry; K. Thaw shot and killed him by a lifelong acquaintance in New York. The man who made it gave no sign that he appreciated what he was saying. He said White did not care much for home with tlie same noncchalance with which he would have said that he did not care much for dress or lor driving. He evidently felt that a man s attachment, or want of attachment to his home was as much a matter of taste and therefore as indusputable as a taste tor oysters or lor polo. Could there be, a worse augury tor American society? A deceit man always forms an attachment tor some home even if he has none of his own. If he has a

home of his own, however hum ble, and does not care for it he is a man who will bear watchinj. If he has a palatial home and an innocent and interesting family and abundant means of livin.T and does not love his home it is safe to say that he is in one or more ways a bad man. 'That this was the status of Stanford White was one of the very first developments of the tragedy. He did not care much, that is, he did not care a straw tor home life. He had his lodgings in New York and his wite had hers in a country home on Long Island. He had a hopeful son in early, manhood who should have been his constant compan ion, but he only seems to have been in the way ot his father. They would take their luachecn at some restaurant and their din ner at jome club. When nirrht came the father would make some excuse to the son and hie away to one roof garden and the lonely toy betake himself to some other. This was the programme on the night of tlie shooting. The father could not enjoy himself in the company of his boy. He had "important business" which celled him away and this important business appears to have been a revelry with a number of chorus girls-in a rcof garden vaucvill. If White had cared much for home and had been at home that night he would not have been killed. It Was his. appearance at Madison Square garden, where the play was one he had seen a hundred times and did not interest him at all and where he made frequent trips behind the scenes that inflamed the mind of Thaw and led to the deadly assaultWhen the matter is sifted down to its elemental facts he was killed because . "he did" not care much tor home life." When a man - has a virtuous wife and an elegant home and does not care much for them it is always because he cares for a lot of other women, and that kind of man always comes to grief. The wages of sin is death and he is sure to be paid off some time or other. Record Herald. Croker Declares for Bryan. From his home across the sea Richard Croker has sent the strongest kind of a declaration for William J. Bryan for president. In a letter to Harry , W.Walker, secretary, of the aqueduct commission, who is interested in promoting the reception to be given Mr. Bryan on his return to this country, Mr. Croker says : , "You have my, sentiments regarding Bryan, as I look' upon him as one of the most able men of our country. I have no doubt that he was robbed of both elections by the trusts and that he was also misjudged. I hope I may live to see him the president of the United States. The Insanity Dode. The attempt to make Thaw appear insane when he shot. White, and to have seeds of insanity enough to bring forth fruit at any time apparently failed at the outset. A similar attempt to prove John Alexander Dowie insane appears to have' met with more success. The insanity fad when men do wicked or foolish things is being carried to excess. If men become depraved or wicked it excuses little in view of modern research to prove them insane. Wickedness of many sorts is cause for insanity, and the insane ought to be investigated for signs of early wickedness rather than the criminal excused by reason of unsound mind. Elkhart Review. Seemed Almost Human. Near Springfield, O., the other day a freight car performed in an almost human manner. Tlie car was loaded with whiskey. It jumped the track, collided wUh a cut of cars on a sidetrack, tore out a siding, threw off its contents, ran on the ties for a hundred yards and then jumped back on the track and went to its destination right side up. There are men similarly loaded who sorr.e-

uimes do about that way.