St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 27, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 25 January 1896 — Page 4

s|je Independent WA LK KKTON. INDIANA. JAN. 25, 1H96. W. A. BNDI.KY, VMitor. The silverites talk of putting a national ticket in the field. The democratic national convention will be held in Chicago July 7. An alliance has been formed between Russia and Turkey. Russia has its eye on Great Britain. They have a brand of whisky in San Antonio called the “Horn of Plenty, be cause it will corn you copiously. Texas Sifter. Charles A. Dana, of The New York Sun, says we are citizens of a country that knows no rival and fears no foe. Well and truly stated. The democratic state central committee finally decided that the state convention shall be held June 17, three weeks prior to the national convention. Another cold wave predicted has been side-tracked. We have had moderate weather ever since the weather man ar

nounced a cold wave. Evidently cold waves are not his specialty. President Harrison has announced that he is engaged to Mrs. Dimmick and that the marriage will take place soon. This will be a relief to the “rubber necks" who have been so much concerned about the matter. The Liquor Dealers' Association is said to he opposed to Governor Matthews for the presidency because he signed the Nicholson bill. It is estimated that there are 9,000 dealers in Indiana and 236,000 in the United States. My last words shall be, and they must surely express British no less than Ameri can sentiment, that the nation desiring arbitration is in a civilized attitude, and that the nation refusing it is in an un civilized attitude. Henry Norman in the London Chronicle. Thanks to the agricultural press, brains are coming to the front in farming, and the time is coming when the brightest boys will be prepared for the farm while the family fool will be educated for a lawyer or sent to congress. Western Plowman. Thomas Paine, the infidel, was the first one to apply the term “United States of America’’ to this government. Paine was very active and courageous in । promoting the welfare of the revolutionists. For some reason, perhaps part ly on account of his bold infidelism, history has given this man but little credit for the part he took in the early struggles of this nation. Political partisans at South Bend are having an exciting time over the late re districting of that city attempted by the city council for the purpose, so say the opposition, of re-arranging the ward ’boundaries so as to insure the continuance in office of the republican officers. Several councilmen have resigned, which causes considerable complication and a complete standstill of city legislation for a time. Don’t blame your newspaper man for what happens in the community. If there is anything in the life of the place that you do not wish to go abroad to the world, blame yourself if it exists not the paper for saying something about it. It is the editor’s duty to make a typographi I cal photograph of the town each week.! and if you take a homely picture don’t ' kick the instrument, but try to get a ■ better expression on your face next time. - Ex. The National Manufacturers' Associa tion has been in session in Chicago the past week. About 1,500 delegates were in session. A delegate from Mexico was present to represent the interests of his government and to use his influence to ward furthering the trade relations between Mexico and the United States. This association is young but is growing rapidly, and bids fair to become a great factor in promoting the comniereial in terests of this country. A Kansas City man obtained a divorce o the ground that his wife's extravagance caused his financial ruin. There will be no disposition to question the justice of this decree. The statements set forth in the petition were sufficient to satisfy the Court that the wife was not willing to adjust her expenditures to the resources of the husband, and ■•that was considered sufficient cause for separation. The Fort Wayne News says “there is a wholesome lesson in this case which may be studied with profit by extravagant wives.” The question of cheaper postage is now before congress. Business men are moving in the matter and have sent a petition to congress asking for a reduc tion in the rate of postage. The petition, however, suggests an increase in the postage rate on second-class matter. This would effect newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, which spread information to the people, and would be manifestly an unjust discrimination against the publishing interests. The suggestion is impracticable, and will hardly be carried into execution.

A “good, steady man" advertises in a Chicago paper to do house work. I his is all on account of the new woman. It is claimed that there are ten million nerve fibers in the human body. The “nerve” that some individuals display would certainly confirm this statement. This is a time of “wars and rumors of war." There are nervous people who re gar J the present times as a sure indication of the near approach of the millenium. Another thing suggested by having a battle ship> named Kentucky is, if there was a bar in the river would it find any difficulty in passing it? Philadelphia Times. 1 A prominent naval officer during a speech in New York City said he believed in the Monroe doctrine but if the United States went to war concerning Venezuela it would be doing battle for about as despicable and ungrateful a race as ever lived. Ex Congressman Frank Lawler, of Chicago, died suddenly of apoplexy on Friday of last week. He was one of the best known politicians of Chicago and was a friend of the laboring interests. He was a useful man and his loss will be felt severely.

1 It is often said that Christians are no more honest than other people. What ever of truth there is in that requires the substitution of the phrase, “church . members" for “Christians," says the Kendallville Sun. There is not a dishonest Christian in the world and never was. A dishonest man is not a Christian. He may bow his head, cross himself o weep at the name of Jesus, soar on the wings of ecstacy when he hears descriptions of Heaven, and re count with unction the date, the hour and the minute of his conversion, but if he is dishonest he is not a Christian. Business Situation in Chicago. Dun’s Review, of the 11th inst., gives the following as the business situation in Chicago as compared with last year: "Ri’ceipts exceed last year’s in broom corn 3 per cent, cattle 11. butter 18, cheese 21. corn 25, sheep 28. dressed Iwef 30, flour 32. wheat 15. lard 68, oats 80, seeds 110. but decrease in barley 2, hides 15, wool 20, rye 27 per cent. New York exchange 75 cent, premium, with money 7 per cent. Bankers riqxirt it large supply of local and western paper, but scarcity of funds, and lessened de|>ositH prevent full lending. January settle ments were satisfactory, though slowness in collections is still reported. particu laris in woolens and leather. Business j in municipal bonds is good, and sales of local securities are 31 per cent larger than they were last year, with prices slowly improving, though ten active stocks average 85 cents per share under last week. New buildings $269,300, and realty sales $1,399,499. Sales in retail lines are of the usual closing out order, and in gixxi volume but prices are low and department stores report expensive goxls very quiet. Mer cantile collections still drag. Jobbers are doing as well as was anticipated for this period, and mail orders are fair. Dress goods, shoes, and men’s furnish ings are fairly active, and in groceries, canned gixxls, music and tobacco, busi ness has been fairly gixxi. Hides and wool again fall off in receipts and packers hold hides firmly, claiming that sup plies are small. W<x»l quotations are steady though business is restricted, and speculative holdings are being liqui dated. Leather houses find orders : scarce, but shoe manufacturers nqmrt a | gtxjd prospect. Live stock receipts, 366, 318 head, are 7 per cent over last year ! with prices better, especially for hogs. Export orders for provisions are good and quotations advance.” Kicked by a Horse. Charlie Farver was kicked by a horse in his blacksmith shop last Friday after noon, receiving severe injuries. The horse belongs to the stock farm near ; Hamlet. It is a western horse and treacherous. Mr. Farver was standing a few feet in front of the animal’s head when it suddenly wheeled and kicked him in the left side. He was knocked to the floor and for a brief time was unconscious. His lower left rib was frac I j lured and ho was otherwise bruised up. which kept him confined to the house ; for three or four days. Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair. DR. war F CREAM BAKING POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. The Independent and Toledo Blade $1.75.

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