St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 24, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 31 December 1892 — Page 4

@he Independent. _—_— WALKERTON, INDIANA, DEC. 31, 1892, :——_——_-‘——_m W. A. ENDLEY, Editor, m_____‘_ Cleveland’s plurality is 841,375, according to figures given by the New York Post. ] TR R M AT A bill to increase the tax on whiskey from 90 cents to $1.25 a_gallon has been introduced in congress. PST SR T OISR The Indianapolis Sun says that Governor Chase will take the pastorate of a church at Danville after his term as governor expires. e——— ; . The selection of candidates for postoffices by election seems to be growing in favor, and the plan is likely to be pretty generally adopted in this distriet. - D. L. Glazebrook, of Knox, is a candidate for doorkeeper of the Indiana House of Representatives. He is said to be a capable man, and has quite a strong support. 4 | RIS N SRR L R IS Orange Judd, editor of the Orange ‘ Judd Farmer, died suddenly at his home in Evanston, 111, on the 28th inst. He was an acknowledged authority on agricultural matters and his name was a household word in every rural home in the United States. BT LAR SR W ORI : A Canadian newspaper calls attention to a nursing bottle advertisement, which concludes with the words: “When the baby is done drinking it must be unscrewed and laid in a- cool place under a tap. If the baby does not thrive on fresh milk, it should be boiled.” TR TR I RSN National Bank Examiner Geo. W. Holman, of Rochester, this state, has forwarded his resignation to the comptroller of the treasury to take effect March 4. Mayor O. M. Packard, of Plymouth, is a leading candidate for the place. The office pays about $2,500 a year. SA TR AN I RSN 3 The story is told that when Grover| Cleveland was elected mayor of Bus- | falo a fortune teller told him that he| would be elected governor b. an un-| precedented majority; that later on he | ~would be chosen President of the| United States, but would be defeated | for re-election; that he would run a| third time and succeed, but that he ] - would not live to the end of his second | term. T ePR e Col., who had doubts about the divin-| ity of Christ, told his pastor that if Mr. Gladstone, affirmed his belief in that doctrine, he would accept it. Accordingly a note was sent to Mr. Gladstone; and though it reached him in| ‘the midst of the election excitement, he found time to send the following in his own handwriting on a postal card: « “AllT write, and all I think, and all I hope is based upon the divinity of our Lord, the one central hope of our poor wayward race.—W. E. Gladstone. A LIBERAL OFFER. Every One of Our Subscriers ar Now Have That Popular Farmers’ Paper—The PRAIRIE FARMER—A Welcome Week1y Visitor for 1893. We are pleased Lo announce that we have again made arrangements with the publishers of The Prairie Farmer of Chicago, Illinois, whereby we can offer that popular farmers’ paper in connection with our own. The regular price | of the INDEPENDENT is $1.50 a year. l The regular price of The Prairie Farmer is SI.OO a year. We will send both papers one year—s 2 numbers each—for $1.60. This offer is made to each of onr subscribers who will pay all arrearages on subscription and one year in advance; and to all new subseribers paying one year in advance. The Prairie Farmer is the recognized leader of the agricultural press. It is| issned weekly, filled with interesting and practical matter, and is now read in more than 50,000 homes. Its departments—Agricultnre, Live Stock, ‘ Horticulture, Dairy, Poultry, Apiary, Gardening, Household, Young_Folksi and Miscellany— contain matter in each issue from noted writers. It is a most l welcome weekly visitor. We hope our | readers will appreciate our efforts in ! securing for them this great paper, and | will take advantage of ouvr offer. Sample copies of The Prairie Farmer | may be seen at this office, or tl'» pub- ’ lishers will supply them, upon request. ’ e S. J. McDONALD, | AUCTIONEER. Will ery public sales on reasouablei terms. Those desiring the services of ; an auctioneer will find it to their inter- | est to give him a call. Satisfaotion‘ guaranteed. @ Headquarters Florence Hotel. Remember that lam pre- ’ pared to dehorn cattle at any time. | Call on or address, f S. J. McDoNaLp, t Walkertod, Ind. |

Christmas Exercises at he Churches. The Sunday schools of this place | celebrated Christmas with very inter- | esting exercises, all showing careful - | preparation and training of the children for the event. -| On Friday evening'the M. E. Sun- _ day school held its exerciges at the M. : E. church. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion and the entertainment, consistine of declama--7 | tions, voeal and instrumental music by 5 | the scholars, afforded much pleasure to the large audience present. S At the U. B. chureh on Saturday b evening the scholars of that Sunday ’ | school gave a first-class entertainment, ' | the declamations, voecal and instrumental music being excellent. The ros- .| trum and room were handsomely decr orated. ,| Sunday evening the Presbyterian _| Sunday school gave a Christmas entertainment at the Presbyterian church, the exercises being of a very interest‘|ing and delightful order. Deeclama- | tions, solos, instrumental musie, ete., | comprised the exercises. | At each of the above entertain-ments-candy.and other presents were distributed among the ha e LOCAL BRIEFS. ¢ ———— 3 Simmons Liver Regulator ig invaluable in the nursery. It is a gentle laxative, and harmless. Success in everything depends largely upon ¢, 1 health. De Witt’s Little Early Risers ave little health producing pills. See the point? Then take an Early Riser. J. Endly. Account Christmas and New Year’s holidays the L. E. & W. railway will | sell excursion tickets to any point on | the lines and retarn at rate of one and : one-third fare for the round trip. | Tickets will be on sale Dec. 24, 25 and 26, also Dec. 31, 1892, and January 1 and 2, 1893. Good going only on date of sale and good for return passage up |’ to and including Januury 3, 1893, On December 24th, 25th, 26th and ‘ 31st, 1892, and January Ist and od. 93 the Baltimore and Obhio railroad will|" sell exeursion tickets to and from all|" stations west of Pittsburgh, at a very | low rate, on account of the Christmas and New Years holidays. Tickets will be good for return passage to and in- ] cluding January 3d, 1893. Jor farther information, eall upon or sddress ‘ any agent of the Baltimore & "Ohio railroad, or D. 8. Allen, Ass’t Gen’l ] Pass’r Agent, Chicago, 111. : ADMITTED THE FACTS. ar 1 opening THC OTu ore statements., But aware that tne Dr. Miles Medical Co. are responsible, we give room to the following testimonial from R McDougall, Auburn, Ind, who for two years noticed a stoppage of skipping o the pulse, his left side got so tender he could not lie on it, his heart fluttered, he was alarmed, went to different doctors, got no relief; but one bottle of Dr. Miles’ New Heart Cure cured him. The elegant books, “New and Startling Facts,” free at J, Endly’s tells all about Heart and Nervous Diseases and the | } wonderful cures, ! | Has not yielded to the various remedies you have been taking. It i troubles you day and night, breaks your rest and reduces your strength. ‘ Now try Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, ! before the bronchial tubes become ! enlarged or the delicate tissues of | the lungs sustain fatal injury. As | an anodyne and expectorant, this ’ preparation has no equal. It soothes the irritated membrane, promotes expectoration, and induces repose. ThLe worst cough Can Be Cured by the use of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Dr. ' J. G. Gordon, Carrol Co., Va., writes: S | ~use Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral in my practice, i and pronounce it to be unequaied as a rem. | - ~edy for colds and coughs.” | “After the grippe — cough. This was my ! experience —a hacking, dry cough, with an incessant tickling in the throat, keeping me ‘ awake nights, and disturbing the household. ; I tried a great number of ‘cough-cures,’ but . they gave me only temporary relief. At last | I concluded to take Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, l and be_fore I.hud used half a bpttle, I had i my first all-night sleep. I coutinued to im- ! * prove, and now consider myself cured.” — i ! A. A. Sherman, Coeymans, N. Y. % |BU : E ; y Using Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, many have been | ! saved from fatal il'ness. a , XD, Es@abrooks, (_,‘anteflmry, N 1.’.., says: ! l “In the winter of 18;)_9 I was a surveyor of i lumber in Sacramento, Cal. Being consid- i erably exposed, I took a bad cold accoml panied with a terrible cough. 1 tried several i . remedies, bu they failed to cure me, and it | | was thought I was going into a deeline. On ' | the advice of a friend, I began to use Ayer’s } | Cherry Pectoral, and less than half a botile | completely cured me.” } ] i Ayer’s | | - Cherry Pectoral ! : PREPARED BY ’ D J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass, | | Sold by all Druggists. DPrice $1; six bottles, $5. : ; .

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