St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 20, Number 27, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 January 1895 — Page 4

Glje Jnihpcnticnt. WALKERTON. INDIANA. JAN. -26, 189 - W. A. ENDLEY, Editor. Three Papers for the Price of One. The Independent, through its clubbing arrangements with the publishers of Womankind and the American Farmer, is enabled to furnish all three papers for $1.50 in advance. The Womankind is a sixteen page monthly journal for the home, and the American Farmer is a monthly of the same size and devoted to the farm and fireside. Both are excellent journals, the regular subscription price of each being 50 cents. The combined sub- f script ion price of the Independent 1 and the other two papers is $2.25, but ( by our liberal offer you get them all । — -- ? & 1 50 This combination as- 1 fords a liberal amount of reading mat- 1 ter at a very small price, .Some of our exchanges speak of I Governor Matthews as a possible presi- i dential candidate. The word “possible” I is good in this connection. I ————• Helen Gougar has brought suit at Lafayette to test the right of women ( to vote. The law as it now stands would seem to be plain on that <pies- , tion. Senator McDonald, of Noble county, : has introduced a bill in the state legislature to amend the election law by I using a pencil to mark ballots instead of a stamp. Gov. Matthews’ message to the legislature contained about 18,000 words. This confirms the suspicion that the governor has his eye on the presidential chair. Dr. W. B. Fletcher, of Indianapolis, explains the phenomenon of the recent brown snow fall in some parts of In diana by stating that “the discoloration was not due to meteoric matter, but was caused by a combination of haematococcus naivalis, proloccus viridio, and frustules of diatome.” See? Men will argue quite earnestly sometimes that one railroad is as good as two, or if there be two railroads a third one would be of no particular benefit in advancing the interests of a town. There is no doubt a little truth in this, especially when applied to some towns. A dozen railroads would have but little effect in giving life and activity to a cemetery. It will be no easy task to find as good a man for governor, says the South Bend Times, next year, as Claude Matthews has proved himself to be. Both parties will have to be on the lookout if they would have as standard bearers men who in all respects would bring to the executive department the many good qualities that have characterized the official conduct of the present occupant. There is a movement in a Missoni i town, and in “dead earnest,” to have the legislature adopt a law forbidding women to wear hats that shut off a view of a theatre performance. And who shall say that this movement is not well founded? A person who pays to see a performance has a right to see it.—Goshen News. Yes, the high theatre hat is a great annoyance to the average play-goer, but probably no class of people would feel more like rejoicing if the “high theatre hat” were abolished now and forever than the readers of funny newspapers. Vroßuli".*, '-Cv.V.- fll ISI tion and resigned his oilice. It appears that this is not the only country where political criticism is carried to the point of abuse and misrepresentation.—LaPorte Argus. The action of the president of France is to be commendecl. The habit of abusing and misrepresenting public men who faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of their positions has become a great evil. It is a fact that many public men often deserve censure, but the practice is carried on without discrimination and to an unreasonable extent. The worthy are made to suffer with the unworthy. If more of our public men would resign when villiiied and misrepresented this might go a long way towards putting a stop to this carping criticism of good men who strive to serve the people faithfully in public positions, Good, true men who sacrifice their private interests to serve the people are entitled tr respectful treatment from the pah!.-, but it is a sad fact that they rarely receive their due measure of it-

A suspender manufacturing company of Cincinnati has suspended. . Quite a natural occurrence, however. — ■ — — ■ - , “Andromania” is a new word coined by Dr. Parkhurst, of New York. The word applies to women, meaning a passionate aping of everything that is mannish. It. is to be hoped that the effort to reduce fares on the Pullman cars will be successful. That company has been permitted to bleed the public long enough, and it is high time that a reform in its methods should be adopted. — Elkhart Review. This and a passenger rate of two cents a mile on railroads are questions which should be agitated to a finish by the press. It is stated that Secretary of State Myers has made more out of his office than any one who preceded him. The salary is $3,500, and 10 percent of the fees collected. In two years Secretary Myers wiil have collected $90,000 for the State. The largest fee paid for articles for incorporation was $30,000, received from the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Company. Senator Turpie has few friends in the senate, says a Washington correspondent. He spends most of his time sitting in his seat watching the performance with the eager and alert eyes of (lie boy in the gallery of a sen sational theatre. Most of the time he is chewing at something. Added to the chewing is a constant involuntary and perhaps unconscious shaking of the head, the effect of some nervous strain in the years that have gone. The pastors of Chicago have hit upon a very feasible plan for advancing the cause of temperance and counteracting the attractions of the saloons in tbit city. It is the most practicable and common sense movement that could have been adopted along the line of temperance. The pastors will open, shortly, several “temperance sa loons,” where for 5 cents a free lunch will accompany any temperance di ink. The rooms will be open day and night and will be supplied with the best newspapers, magazines and games en tirely free to all. According to reports the Adventists hive publicly denounced the assertion that lias been spread that the Adven tists all over the United States had re Ceived a warning that the earth would . come to an end on New Year’s morning. They say that the assertion is without foundation and is the result of an active imagination on the part of a correspondent. They assert that they never set any such dales, and that Mrs. Ellen White, the mother of Ad vent ism, who it is said, received the revelation at Terre Haute, has not been in the tailed States for three years. She is at present located in Australia. The postoffiee in the little town of Kaneville, 111., has become a place of much importance in a very short time. This is due to the fact that Kaneville has a stamp collector in the person of Edna Brown, who started a “chain" of correspondence to collect cancelled stamps, by geomet deal progression. The idea originated with a New York lady, a friend of Miss Brown. She ' started the chain of letters, writing from one to fifty, trebling itself at ; every number, and asking every one receiving a copy to send ten or more stamps to Miss Brown. After the start, the good natured public took hold with a will and the '‘chain” is extending in an ever widening ratio. The result is that Miss Broivn is now receiving from 10,000 to 15,000 letters a day. The poor postmaster lias become hump-backed and thin, and Miss Jhown is disconrrm**,5 > " tu uiHpose of trje flood of letters coming iu daily. Senator Cranor says his bill to provide salaries for justices of the peace, with the provision that all fees shall be paid into the county treasury, is in the interest of common justice, and especially in the interest of those persons accused of misdemeanors whose guilt is doubtful. Under the present law the remuneration of a justice of the peace who tries an alleged offender for an infraction of the laws depends on a conviction. If the accused is . found guilty the justice gets his pay • out of the costs the defendant pays. । If there is no conviction there is no ; fee, and the temptation to get a fee i offers a premium for convictions, even I where there may be a reasonable doubt • of the guilt of the accused. With the , recompense of the justice secured in- . dependent of the case iu hand, the prisoner at the bar would be assured of a fair trial, and the court would be relieved of the struggle between his conscience and his cupidity.

Teachers Institute. We have not been handing our reports to the printer, but thought perhaps some of the citizens and patrons of Lincoln township and the town of Walkerton might be glad to learn that the teachers of this part of the county are not dead or all asleep. We hold an institute in the high school building once each month for the purpose of improving our schools and raising them to a higher standard, by discussing the methods of teaching, exchanging ideas and many other things pertaining to school work. A cordial invitation is extended to all school officers, patrons and citizens to come and see exactly what is being done for the betterment of our schools at these meetings. Last Saturday the teachers were all present at 9:30 a. in., and Hie exercises were commenced promptly at that time. Miss Kate Fogarty headed the program with a paper on the subject of “Reading” which was followed by a discussion of "Opening Exercises for Advanced Pupils,” by Win. Clem. 11. E. Beall then discussed the Process of Thinking as set forth in Arnold Tompkin’s Philosophy of TeachiiiS^ After a rest of five minutes Rev. Stockberger favored the institute with a talk concerning Methods of Teaching. The subject of -‘History for the Fourth Grade” was then discussed by Mr. N. E. Bailey, The institute then ad journed until 1:15 p. m. After the noon intermission. Miss Minnie Platts discussed ‘ Arithmetic for the Fourth and Fifth Years.” “Ruskin’s Essays" was then taken up by Miss Rose Nichols. Each subject led to a lively discussion by the institute. The next meeting will bo held in the same room February 9!h. and the following pro gram will be used. Song, by all members of the institute; opening exercises. "Ths Spit itnal luify,' by O. F. Rupel; Grammar, I Wm. Clem; Reviews and Examinations, I B. L. Steel; Ruskin’s Essays, Lou I Nichols; Arithmetic, Myrtle Northam; Debate, question: Resolved, that the great inventions are not detrimental to mankind, according to Ruskin’s idea. Affirmative, N. E. Bailey and Walter Beall. Negative. 11. E. Beall and D. E Rupel. We expect a lively time at our next meeting ; come and hear the exorcises The debate will commence about half past one. Reporter. Smallpox at Michigan City. A case of smallpox is reported ut Michigan City A sailor u*n>«i Ajax under Cook is the afllieUsl m tn He has been puirantintd, but during the earlier pint of bis sickness ho mis about town and many people have been exposed. Now Ready! G D. Ewing has received a new ‘ photographing outfit for his Walkerton gallery and is now ready to du photographing in all its branches Work lit st class and prices rcasouKble.

1 NOAH RENSBERGER, r * i J DEALER IN 3 Dry Goods, GROCERIES, NOTIONS, BOOTS SHOES, I CARPETS & DRAPERY. THE STAR BAKERY! Is the Best Place in Town to get A Good Square Meal. ONLY 25 CENTS. Fresh Bread Daily, also Dies, cakes and buns. Oysters in all styles. jj. M. MYER, - Proprietor. i

— —* — --- - The names of the Warsaw ministers are Nyce, Starr, Light, Hill, Groves, Baker and Lynch, which induced a couple of conscienceless men of that city to construct this paragraph: “The night being a N’ce-Lyght one, as Eldd^Favy was going around a Hill and tltfoilgh beautiful Groves, northeast of town, he rescued a Baker from judge Lynch.”—Ex. Township Trustees are required every six years to enumerate the voters in the various townships. This duty they will be called upon to perforin this year- The work can be done any time between now and next July. This enumeration is taken to be used for re districting the state for legislative purposes. This work will not be completed in time to be of any use to the present legislature. Administrator’s Sale of Land. •Wotice is hereby given that at the hour of ten O'clock a m and between that hour and two o’clock p m. on Saturday the second day of February. 1895. at my otlioe In the town of Walk^erton, I will offer for sale at public vendue the following described land, to-wit: The east half of the northwest quarter of sec tion S 3 township 80. N a 1 W. The west half of Ihe northeast quarter of said aection 23, except tire grounds of the Baltimore. PitUburj end Chicago railway company, and xcortmg one aero reserved for Ilie cemetery and excepting four acres and twenty four rods heretofore aold to Harrison Granger. The east half of the southwest quarter of section 14 in said township'and »o trut h of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said section Uasliessouthwe.it of Fine creek, subject to highways and railways crossing the said lands. The total amount of land included In said do scription being two hundred twenty two acres, more or less The purchaser will take said land subject to unpaid taxes and ditch assessments. Terms of sale: ’s cash. 1 3 in nine months and 1 , in eighteen months, deferred payments to be secured by notes of purchaser without relief and with attorney's fees and with sutlbfeut surely and by mortgage on the property. SILAS GIORGK. Administrator. Anderson A Duahane. Attorneys the RED STAR Grocery and Notion Store. just opened: .7 nice line of Groceries and .Vol ions, brig ii I and new! QcentsQ Buys many useful articles from our B cent counter. This la truly a bargain counter. Country produce taken in exchange for goods. J. A. WILLIAMS. I I * i Woodworth Room.

PURITY In Food is the basis of Good Health- We aim to furnish only Pure Groceries, Teas, Coffees, etc. Our Prices are as low as Elsewhere. WE LEAD IN CANNED GOODS. CHAS. MTSTEPHENS. FRY-DOUGHERTY BLOCK. OVERCOATS! OVERCOATS! ALL SIZES, ALL STYLES AND ALL PRICES! We know we can please with the large and well selected stock of Overcoats, Suits and all other : kinds of Fall and Winter Clothing that we have just received from New York. OUR STOCK OF ■ HATS & CAPS include the very latest styles out. Fall and Winter Underwear, in Great Variety. We invite you to call, inspect our stock and learn prices, whether you buy or notTHE GLOBE, Always the Cheapest. For Good lleliable Goods at the Lowest Prices Call on 1 KUSELS YER & HEKRY, DEALERS IN IDry Coods s Groceries, 'I BOOTS AND SHOES, ! NOTIONS & WALL PAPER. We waut the farmers’ produce. Bring it in. We always pay the highest market prices for it. HUDELMYER & HENRY.