St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 48, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 June 1896 — Page 4

• ®lje Jiibepenbent. Walkerton, Ino., June 20, 1896. W. A. ENDLF.Y, Editor. TheJjigonier Leader issued a hande~ situeedition last week in honer of its : seventeenth anniversary. “Enterprise seems to be one of the Leader s watch- \ words. Success in any pursuit that depends on personal effort must be measured by \ the energy and persistence behind it. Hence there is no good reason why the •successful man should excite jealousy i and harsh criticism. —Gen. J asper Packard.

The -editor of the LaGrange Demo ? crat^vh© was until recently connected f nth The Elkhart Truth, says of the Old ^People’s insurance company: “The con- . earn has been gulling the people for ten ears past and the officers have become wealthy from contributions by ‘suckers’ • who invested in their policies.” ’The great fight at St. Louis ended • Thursday afternoon, the McKinley faction winning the day. McKinley was nominated on the first ballot, receiving 6561a votes which gave him a majority * of 393. The total number was 920. Reed, McKinley's most formidable opponent, received 841^- Garrett A. Ho- < -bart, of New Jersey, was nominated for v -Ice-president on the first ballot. Canton, the home of McKinley, had r. all arrangements made to start in mo- ; "tion a grand jollification in the event of McKinley’s election. That the city was quite confident that its favorite son would be the nominee is evidenced by the fact that the citizens had a large r cannon planted in the court house tower which was connected with St. Louis by wire. On the announcement of Mc’Kinley’s nomination a button was to be ^touched in the convention hall which x would fire the cannon, and the moment 'rthe shot was fired every bell and every whistle in the city was to be set going to x spread the glay tidings. A special from Indianapolis says . mother series of democratic conventions was held Saturday, and the action on the money question makes it cer-

' sain that the state convention on June : '24 win declare for the independent coin- : age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. . Sixty-five of the ninety-two counties in the state, have elected delegates to the • convention, and the free silver people 'have secured about 75 percent of the * 'delegates in these counties. They will * doubtless secure delegates it about the rsame ratio in the counties that are yet to name delegates. So far not a single county has sustained the administraf ion s position on the money question, •-and sixty of the sixty-five counties have < declared by resolution for free silver. vCraM standard delegates have slipped tn hfsre and were in counties that have , aemarud Tar free silrw. but it looks as , mey wiL be s® scarce in the conven- . dial, as not to make mu eh of a showing. Counties that joined the free salver nrocessiot Saturday, were: Hancock, JMiami, Gibson. Howard. Huntington, TVpynt Boone, and Clinton. The free . silver state committee has sent out a - warning that the administration democrats are planning to get possession of t- aroxies in every county. A GREAT OPPORTL NIT\ .

* Cheap Excursions to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. It is not more than once or twice in a - lifetime when a community so situated; as the one in which we live is placed up- i -on a level with the greatest centers of' f* - vhewverld, such as London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna^Some, Madrid, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago, in re- . spect to one of the really most important features of life. Reference is made in this instance to amusements. The -greatness of civilized development can • <?e-measured by the diversions of the people. In the cities named above it is unanimously agreed that the greatest if all the world’s amusement exhibitions is Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. This was the sensation of all Europe ■ . five years. It was the oho dis tine tive feature at the orld s Fair at Chi- • :ago in 1893. It was the one great at- *■ Faction in New York in 1894. Last year it was exhibited in over 160 of the principal cities of the East. This year it will tour the Western States and will exhibit at Plymouth, on Tuesday, June . 10. The management states positively and ■without any reservation that it will be the same exhibition, man for man and ;horse for horse, that has made it the marvellous exhibition of any kind in all history. Excursion trains will be run from here on all lines of travel, and especially low rates will be made for the roundtrip. This is one exhibition that ?an be conscientiously endorsed, and its announcements may be relied upon implicitly. It is well worth a day’s journey to see. It would require a column to enumerate its details and its fame is so great that it is unnecessary to do so, even were the space available. Men’s all wool suits for 85 at the *■ J Jobe.

A School at Your Fireside. You want an education. You are a clerk in a dry goods store : at twelve dollars a week. You are a telegraph operator in a village of five hundred inhabitants. You are an engineer on a logging road. lou are a machinist working at day wages with an invention locked up in your closet that is going to make your fortune some day. You are a carpenter who feel that you might be an architect if you only had the chance. You want an education. You teach in a district school. You are a “hand” in a corset factory. You are the voice which we know as “central!” when we use our telephone. You are a “type writer girl” in a small law office. You keep the books in your father's grocery store to save expense when the times are hard.

You know that if you could only get [ an education, you could better your con- [ dition. You could rise in the world. You could be somebody. Now you are handicapped. ! Go to college? Impossible. You can--1 not get the money. You cannot give up your present employment. Why not study at home? You do not 1 know how to study. You do not know T what books to use. You have tried it 1 and have found that you could not get up and keep up your interest. Suppose a case. Suppose that some one who is a good teacher, who knows all about the subject you want to study, who has written books on it and delivered lectures on it and laid out courses in it -suppose this man should say to you: “Every week I will send you a lesson on this subject containing just as much as in that time you ought to learn. I will send questions on the lessons so that you will know what to study. If you will answer these questions in writing I will tell you whether your answers are correct or not. Further I will tell you how to study, and will answer carefully and patiently any questions that you want to ask. And all I shall charge you for this service as your teacher, will be less than two cents a day.” Suppose a faculty of ten teachers should make you this offer, so that you could pursue ten branches of study under their personal super vision would you not jump at such a chance? This is just what the Home Study Association of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is

doing for all its members. It offers to every man and woman in the land whose education has been neglected, an opportunity to obtain for a nominal sum, the help, the advice, the personal supervision of competent and experienced teachers. It offers a liberal education at a very small cost. ’ Destroying the Russian Thistle. The Russian thistle is undoubtedly the greatest weed pest that has ever been brought to this country from the old world. If taken in time, however, before the ground becomes filled with । its seeds, it can be held in cheek, or even exterminated. The farmers of Indiana, and not only the farmers, but ! all other citizens of the state, should be on the alert to detect the first inroads of this pestiferous plant, and by destroying the young plants, prevent its securing a foothold, or at least make its . advance very slow. Last year it was found growing in Lake, LaPorte and Elkhart counties. f near the Lake Shore railway, and it has . also been noted as far south as Wina | mac and Pulaski counties. It has : certainly gotten a good foothold in the

northern part of the state. It was also found last season on the eastern border of the State, at Liberty, in Union county. It is therefore taking the state from two directions. This is exactly the way Hn which the prickly lettuce came into i Indiana. The latter now covers nearly • every part of the State, and unless vigorous and vigilant measures are used, the Russian thistle will soon be an equally common and far more disagreeable and harmful weed. The Russian thistle is rather soft and even succulent in the early part of the season. When the seeds begin to ripen in July, the whole plant becomes more rigid, the stems harden, and every part of the plant becomes armed with short, stout spines. If the plants are not gathered until they are prickly, they should always be burned, as the small inconspicuous seeds ripen up in drying and full out to start another crop. In the Northwest, the Russian thistle is a tumble weed; that is, it grows in a globular outline, keeps its form after dying, and loosening from the soil, rolls here and there as the wind blows it. The shaking of the plant dislodges the seeds, and they are scattered far and wide. Often one plant will sow the seed over many miles of territory in a single season. As the plant extends southward and eastward it loses its tumble-weed habit somewhat, but not enough to rob it of any appreciable part of its terrors; it only spreads a little slower. The necessity for the utmost watchfulness to seen and burn the first plants that appear in a locality, cannot be too strongly urged. Purdue University Agricultural Newspaper Bulletin. To Pickel Growers. Andrew Cunningham handles commercial fertilizer and landplaster, in connection with his farm machinery. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Award.

The Indiana Plank. Here is the money plank adopted by the Republicans of Indiana at their recent state convention: We are firm and emphatic in our demand for honest money. We believe that our money should not be inferior to the money of most enlightened nations of the earth. We are unalterably opposed to every scheme that threatens to debase or depreciate our currency. We favor the use of silver as currency, but to the extent only and under such regulations that its parity with gold can be maintained, and in consequence are opposed to the free, unlimited and independent coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. Lake Manitou. The popular Summer Resort, near Rochester, Ind., is now open for the pleasure and comfort of its patrons. Keep cool by taking an outing to this delightful spot, where fishing, boating,■ bathing and numerous other amusements are to be had. Hotel Manitou is situated in a shady grove on the shore of this beautiful lake, with ample accommodations, everything first-class, and with exceedingly moderate rates. Special excursion rate of one fare for round trip is now made over the L. E. & W., going on Friday and Saturday, returning Monday. This will enable all to enjoy a Sunday outing never to be forgotten, and within reach of every one. For further information, call on agents, or address: C. F. DALY, General Passenger Agent, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ICE_^ Having put up a large quantity of ice for the purpose of doing a regular ice business this summer I hereby give notice that I am ready to supply the wants of the people in this line promptly. I will run a delivery wagon for the accommodation of customers, and ice will be delivered at 25 cents a hundred. Get your Refrigerators ready. J. W. BROWN. All Kinds of MACHINERY REPAIRED! At the Walkerton Machine Shop. •w ■ I LAWN MOWERS SHARPENED. GASOLINE STOVES REPAIRED. All kinds of Pumps repaired. I also sell the best grades of pumps. C. W. SIIEATSLEY.

1 am ready now to do any Planing, Hatching, or Re-sawing, on short notice, and usual ly while you wait. Logs and Pickets sawed at once. All work guaranteed. Pri ces same as other mills. HARD & SOFT WOOD LUHBER always on hand. Twenty thousand fine oak fence Pickets % and 2 inch, 4 feet long, at 84 per 1,000. TRY THE VETERAN MILL MAN. J. W, BAUGHER. The Red Star — Is a Good, Reliable Place to buy Family Groceries and Notions. ICE CREAM By the Dish or in any Quantity. Special orders for Parties and Festivals Given Prompt Attention. SODA WATER, Cold as the Arctic Regions; Candiesand Fruits. LESLIE BROS.

I ~~ George F. Steel, house painter, grainer ' and paper hanger. Kalsomining, etc., done to order. Work guaranteed to give satisfaction. Address box 27, Walker- . ton, Ind. Residence near the Pleasant > Grove chapel. I i Lounge coverings in all the latest styles—moquettes, Nomandy plush, ’ crushed plush, corduroy and velours—- ; at Vincent’s. Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by ( has. M. Stephen*. ' Eggs ’. 8 Butter g Lard .... 7 Green Hides , Potatoes new .50 Corn 25 Clover Seed 3.50 i W’heat Oats. io , Beans 70 to 80 Rye Onions new 30 to 40 Chickens young 10 to 12 Wool 10 to 12 THE Fanners’ Bait Walkerton, Ind., JOHN E. JOHNSON. Prea., MORGAN JOHNSON, V. Pie*. THOMPSON TURNER, Collier. Does a general banking business; buys and sells exchange, makes collections on all points at lowest possible expense. Accounts of individuals and corporations solicited. At Beall’s Mill Martel. Yon will always find the choicest cuts of Tender Steak, Boils and Chops, Roasts. Etc. EVERYTHING NEAT AND CLEAN ! Tn Balli. - Best Bicycles to buy are the Sunol, Hercules, Stella Ask dealer in nearest town to show them. The Mclntosh-Huntington Co ,Cleveland,o

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