St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 20, Number 20, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 December 1894 — Page 4

£lje 3n Dependent. WAL KU 1.1 TON. INDIANA. DEC. 1, 1894 W. A. EXDLEY, Editor. People who write it. “X mas” are still witli us. They should have mercy on a long suffering public. 'Phe republican party had its birth at Jackson, Mich. The party was organized at that place July 6, 1854. American newspapers have been prohibited from Turkey since the Armenian massacre. That will be Turkey’s loss. An exchange suggests that an easy way to make the Chinese go would be to get a few Japs to come over and chase them away. Gen. William 11. Gibson, the gallant soldier and eloquent orator, died at Tiffin, Ohio, Nov. 22. He was greatly beloved by (he old soldiers. The next slate senate will stand 29 republicansand 21 democrats. The bouse will stand 75 republicans and 25 democrats. Republican majority on joint ballot 58. Editor Medill, of the Chicago Tribune, who is a candidate for United States senator, has greatly injured his chances for the position by an unwise fling at the country press of Illinois. It is passing strange that a man of Medill’s evident good sense would Commit such a fool blunder. Tammany is a democratic organiza Hon, but no one rejoices more over the downfall of that great political octopus than the belief class of democrats. Such iidluence.s as Tammany in politics are dangerous, a menace to honest, free government. Thinking men of all parties are opposed to such corrupting organizations. Self made men (who wear one sus pender) as a rule are over estimated. The very obstacles against which! they had to contend in early RM were no doubt the spurs which stimulated them to a career of success. The young man of inherited wealth and luxury who makes a sue cess in after life is entitled to more respect than is usually accorded to him. The populist parly is a growing '^^ffTOrlii the sphere of politics, notwithstanding the statements of many politicians and newspapers to the contrary. The populist party met with some unexpected defeats in certain localities at, the late election, but on the whole showed a large increase in its general vote. In 1892 the total vote of the populists for president was 1,041*,048 votes. This year the total vote was 1,636,000, a gain of about 600,000 in two years. There is no disguising the fact that the populist party is growing rapidly and is destined to become a very troublesome element for the two old parties to contend with. Attorney General Green Smith, of' this slate, has made al out $30,000 the past year in fees secured mainly from the collection of school funds. Aside from this he received his regular salary of $5,000 a year. There is some thing wrong when this ollici 11 is enabled to make such enormous grabs from the public funds. The attorneygeneral himself, however, may not be so very much to blame. He is onlyexercising his human nature. Smith I is no model by any means, but he is ’ no doubt being criticised in this ininstance without reason by' many newspapers. 'The fault lies mainly in the present law regarding unexpended school funds, which is one of the most ridiculous, unfair provisions that were 1 ; ever placed upon the statute books of j Indiana. Bean Hole need expect no pleasant words from the Prohibitionists if a Detroit paper. reports him correctly. According to the report he said: ‘‘While I cannot agree with the opinion of many that saloons should be open all day Sunday, I certainly think they should be open a part of that I day. 1 don’t know to what extent I your laboring people drink beer in this : country, but the workingman in Eng- I land must have his beer with his Sun- j day dinner, and 1 cannot see any ■ wrong in that. Some say, ‘Let him buy it on Saturday night,’ but he wauls it fresh. The rich man can get his soda, his brandy, his whisky, and his wine at his club on Sunday. Why must he have privileges the workingman may not have? Therefore, I say. have saloon doors open a certain time before the customary dinner hour, When he can get it us he wants it.”

A grindstone that had no grit in it, how long would it, take to make an ax sharp? And affairs that had no pinch in them, how long would they take to make a man?—Henry Waud Beecher. It looks as though England would be (Im only country of Europe looking this year (o (he United States for a wheal supply. Germany will buy from Russia because of their new trade relations, while prance estimates that she has more wheat than will be required for the wants of her own people.— Ex. There are people in the world whom we like well enough when we are with (hem, but whom we never miss when they are gone. There are others whose absence is a positive pain. There are people whose society we enjoy for an hour, and never care to see again; others who cannot come too often, nor slay too long. Long fellow. The death of Charles E. Strong, general manager of (he Chicago Newspaper Union, occurred in (hat city reeently. Mr. Strong was at the head of the largest ready print, house in the west. His death will be deplored by scores of publishers in the northwest, with whom Im long sustained the most cordial relat ions. Vaccination Not a Humbug. Under the head of “The Dangers of Vaccination” in a recent issue of the North American Review is a powerful article by Ur. V., R Hidden, who huvh that certain experiences which he re bites has caused him to doubt the t flicaey of vaccination, and concludes: “Pers mal experience has produced in my mind a well grounded belief that vaccination in the best perfected and most dangerous humbug the world •■ver saw. ”- Exchange. Dr. Hidden is no doubt a learned man, but men greater in the science of medicine than he have thoroughly tested the virtues of vaccination and pronounce it a preventative, a modifier of smallpox. It is a hard matter to understand how vaccination is a “dangerous humbug,” as Dr. Hidden is pleased to call it, when during । smallpox epidemics the people who are well vaccinated, if they get the disease at ail, liavo it in almost every case very light, while among the unvae einuted tlm disease develops in its most dangerous forms and with alarm ing fatality. This is uniformly the character of smallpox epidemics win re ever they have developed . History of the disease shows little viwiidkm from this rule. Now and then there may be an exception, but this only serves to prove (he rule. This has been the character of (he epidemic in Walker ton. No bad cases nor deaths occurred among the patients who had been well vaccinated in time. The death list was confined alone to those who were not vaccinated. How are such stnblKirn facts as these to be brushed aside? They can not be. Seeing is believing, and we should be guided in this matter as in al! others by practical denionstra tion rather than theory. Facts never mislead, theory often does. When such great medical authorities as Austin Flint have satisfied themselves try observation and practical test continued through long years of practice ;of the efficacy of vaccination then it is the part of wisdom for the world to ac eept and follow such practical, eminent men rather than some comparatively unknown theorist who draws bis deductions from intangible hypothesis more than from ascertained truth. As to Dr. Hidden’s reference to vaccination being dangerous, this is true in such an infinitesimal degree as to be unworthy of notice. Out of all the i cases of vaccination in Walkerton, ; about one thousand iu all, not one has resulted in harm. This the best medical authority shows us to be in the main true of all communities where vaccination is resorted to. Possibly now and then an exception may occur, but never tosm 'extent entitling it to । the respect of serious consideration. As to the efficacy of vaccination Austin .Flint gives the following statistics on the subject. which should be convincing to any thinking person: “The following results of the analysis, by Simon, of nearly 6000 cases of smallpox contracted after vaccination, with reference to the proportion of deaths to the number of cicatrices, is interesting as connected with the pres ! ent topic: The ratio of deaths among those who stated that they had been | vaccinated, but who presented no vacj cine cicatrix, was 21 j per cent.; among i those who had one cicatrix, 74 per cent.: among those who had two cicai trices, 44 per cent. ; among those who ' had three cicatrices, per cent.; and among those who had four or more cicatrices, J per cent. In a primary vaccination it is desirable that from four to six vesicles should be produced on each arm. 'The number should not be less, after known exposure to smallpox, in secondary vaccinations. A less number, however, may suffice when it is only desired to test the fact of protection by previous vaccinations.” Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder A Pure Grope Cream of Tartar Powder,

ADM INISTRATOR’S SAI®. Notice is hereby given that on Saturday thirst day of December, 1« 9 <, at the hour Q f 1 o'clock, p m„ at my office in the town of Walkerton, St JtXmh county, Indian. I, Sila. George, ax AdminiXor of the estate of Otis W ilhams, will offer for safe at public sale the following described parcel, of land to-wit; * l .'I of acres of land in and adjoining the town of Walkerton, bounded by a line running a. follow. ; Commencing at . point on the northeast .ide of Lake Erie & Western railroad fifty-one feet north, westerly from the point where the railway cros»es the north line of .ection .5, township 85 north, range 1 west, thence northwesterly parallel with line of said railway four hundred eighteen feet; thence north, easterly at light angles with said railway two hundred twenty-nine feet to the Teegarden road; thence southeasterly four hundred fifteen feet with the .aid highway- thence southwesterly two hundred eighteen feet to the place of beginning* excepting a strip of laud ninety feet wide off of the south end thereof. The east half of the Northwest quarter section aS, 111 township 3y. range 1 west, 76 2s-100 acres. The west half of the northeast quarter of said section s 3 aforesaid, excepting the grounds of the Baltimore, Ohio & Chicago railway, and excepting one acre included in the Cemetery, and excepting four acres and twenty four rods heretofore soN to Harrison Granger, containing after taking o»»-“d exceptions fifty-six acre.. All of the southwest quarter of the quarter of section >4, in township 85, that hJßuthwest of Pine preek, containing ten acres. Also the east half of southwest quarter W- * section I 4 excepting the railroad, ciuitaiuui^W^kl? acras nioie or less. All .iUMUSTZTSa^Sesep^ foiHlty, Indiana. f The terms of the m|« are cash, ( j i^luine months, and Ji in eighteen months. Deferreafpaymerits to be secured according to law. The ails is made subject to the rights of tenants in the crops. < SILAS GEORGE. Administrator,

SPECIAL 10 DAYS CASH SALE COMMENCING MONDAY, NOV- 26. Owing to smallpox 1 have almost my entire stock of winter goods, and as smallpox is now a thing of the past, lam going to sell them if prices will do it. This will unguestionably be the cheapest shopping of the season. Don’t Miss it. DOMESTICS. Lawrence L. L Muslin per yard 5 cH. Gnlil Medul Bleached Muslin 7 “ Lonsdale Miulin, 8 “ Standard Prints 5 “ Drew Ginghams 7 “ Colored Dress Goods, * Fino , Wool TM«m« Goods, former pure 25 In “ •taU “ (•' •• “ “ 40 30 “ Fancy Wool jAndtioa 20 “ FLANNEL. Cut ton Flannel, former price 10 eta 7 “ Cotton Flannel, former plice 10 cts., 6 " Shaker Flannel. white 5 “ Tennis Flannel, dark 8 “ LaPorte All Wool Flannel 25 “ Ptiueetou Mills all wool Flannel 20 “ Ladies’. Misses’ and Children’s Cloaks at Cost. Ladies’ Fine Kid Button Shoes SI 25 Men’s Candee Rubber Boots 2 65 “ “ “ Arctics. 1 40 “ “ “ Perfection Overs 1.50 These are only a few of the many bargains. Don’t miss this sale if you want the purchasing power of your dollar developed to the fullest extent. Noah Rensberger, • Leader in Low Prices. For Good .Reliable Goods at the Lowest Prices ..A HUDELMYER & HENRY, dealers in Dry Goods a Groceries, BOOTS AND SHOES, NOTIONS & tSZALL PAPER. We want the farmers’ produce. Bring it in. We always pay the highest market prices for it. HUDELMYER & HENRY.

WE WANT YOU to call and see ns when you want anything in the line of FRESH, SALT OR SMOKED —— — meats. as we can pleaae yon. We deal in strictly first chitin meats. We pity highest cash prices for Live Stock, Hides, Pelts, Tallow, etc. We also handle the celebrated RETSOF LUMP SALT for stock. It is far superior to the common barrel salt. D. W. BEALL & CO. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Award.

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