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ARIZONA LETTER, Phoenix, Arizona, December 18, 1896. Foster is away on a trip to the Union mine, about 18 miles from here, but will be back tomorrow. Monday we expect to start for a trip to our property at Cave Creek to be gone a week or more, so we will spend our Christmas in the mountains at the mining camp. It is 60 miles from here and takes two days to go the distance, so we have to sleep one night W " on_the open .dese ;i‘%‘m'?"flff (POXOUNE, . -‘A U o Tas Wolkhtaiohgney' ) g A " y it rained all the time. 1t wasu v exaculy a comfortable experience camping in the rain. We tacked up one blanket to form kind of a tent and spread another down on the muddy ground and stretched out and slept in our rain-soaked garr ments. In the morning we swallowed gome of the cold lunch we had with us, rolled up our blankets, tied them to the burrcs and started on in the rain. As we near the mountains there are many gullies that in the summer are perfectly dry but the recent rains had transivrmed _ these into turbulent strearis. We succeeded in wading some of these and ( tramped on until we rezched one so deep that wading was imposs:ble. There was -~ nothing to do for it but (o swim across, . 80 in we plunged. After thisour clothes were, if possible, wetter than before and - ®0 heavy that our progress was slow. - Several times during the day we had to repeat our swimming experience but at last we reached our destination and never was a more welcome sight than the camp fire. The rough board shanty seemed a palace and our supper of hot coffee, beans and bacon, a banquet. A few dayé of sunshine and the water had subsided so our return trip was made _____without difficulty, and as we have been . having beautiful weather we anticipate : a pleasant journey next week. , Last Sunday I took a drive of 20 ~ miles just for pleasure, and although 1 . had my overcoat with me I never needed ~ it. We are playing tennis a great deal. u;«Wg,have a well organized club and are _ doon to have a turnament. On_ThanksP"Our boys beat them but the Indians--4 played them a good game. | Iset by the home papers that you are having so much sickness. There is none here at all to speak of if you except the “one-lungers” who have come here from the east to get well. You can't walk down the street without meeting some of them. As you expressed so much interest in Doris, the Indian girl, I persuaded her after much coaxing to sit, or stand rather, for her picture, which I enclose with that of her sister. The Indians all have superstitious scruples against having their likeness taken, as they believe their soul is sure to leave them and take up its abode with the picture. It was only after the premise of a real handkerchief to Doris and two parts of a broken collar button to her sister that they consented to face that awful soul-stealer, the camera. O, female vanity! Since the days of Eve, alas, how many have bartered their souls for worthless baubles. Doris and her sister almost outdid themselves dressing up for the event and they actually washed and combed their hair. They then (like their civilized sisters again) daubed paint on their faces, ~nly theirs is in spots f bright ‘ colors and also put streaks of it in their l hair. Isl had just said so they would have posed in full native undress. The only time I ever saw Doris laugh | was when I pointed to her bare legs and | told her to cover them up. The Indians | never laugh and all wear the same ex- |1 ="Presgionless countenances. Nearly every |i morning 1 find Doris and some others E ] squatsing outside my office door waiting | in hopes to earn a cent by doing errands, | « scrubbing, ete. They never talk to me :] but answer with crunts. When I think of the winter at home it seems strange to look out and see the fruit trees all a | mass of bloom in December. : J. P . Jonns. | Saving To The State. { There has been no fight on the new law ’ by the state officers, who were “hit hard ’ er” than the county officers. It cuts off ] the fat fees in nearly every office; it provides that no state officer shall receive fees. The compensation of attorney-gen- l eral (who has fought to keep the law alive) was reduced SIO,OOO or $15,000a yoar. Fees amounting to $25,000 or 30,000 a year were taken away from the state auditor, the clerk of the supreme court was cut 1 out of a neat sum, and the secrctary of state and other officers were put cn straight salaries. It isestimated that the new law saves the state alone something like 100,000 a year. Merchants should have business cards The INpEPENDENT has a good assortment and the latest styles in type. You l will get an up-to-date job here at a reasonable price.

~ WALKERTON, SI. JOSKPH COUNLY, INDIANA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 2. 1897,

' Luck has Never Helped Any Person. ’ In reply to the query, “Does not luck . sometimes play a goodly part in a man's success?”’ KEdward W. Bok, in the JanuL ary Ladies’ Home Journal, writes: | , “Never. Henry Ward Beecher answer'ied this question once for all when he’ { said: ‘No man prospers in this world by i luck, unless it be the luck of getting up | early, working hard, and maintaining [honor and integrity’ What so often seems, to many young men, on the sur- | face, as being luck in a man’s career, is nothing more than hard work done at some special time. The idea thatluck is afactor in a man’'s success has ruined thousands; it has never helped a single ' person. A fortunate chance comes to a young man sometimes just at the right moment. And that some people call luck. But that chance was given him] because he had at some time demonstrated the fact that he was the right man for the chance. Thatis the only luck there is. Work hard, demonstrate your ability and show to others that if an opportunity comes within your grasp you are able to use it.” Opposed to Draining the Marsh. S. 8. Bosserman, of this county, says the LaPorte Argus, is opposed to draining the Kankakee marshes and says it absolutely spoils most of the land to drain it. As it is now, it is profitable for raising grass, but when the muck ground is well gra.ined it becomes worthless as it will produce nothing but weeds. Several Porter county farmers are of the same opinion and will oppose the drainage. : The fact that hundreds of acres of Kankakee marsh lands have been converted into fertile farms the past few years is proof that the fears of Mr. Bosserman and the Porter county farmers are without foundation. The best land in this part of the country isreclaimed Kankakee marsh. Many fine sections of farmingl country in Indiana were in an early day 1 but marsh land similar to that of the Kankakce, No, there is no ground for‘ fears regarding the future of Kankakee valley land. It isamine of wealth which The Chinaman’s Sunday. While John Chinaman’s face is inserutable, and it is impossible to know his thoughts during the hours from early morning till late at night, in which lw{ silently labors over the washtub and ironing-board in the little Jaundries that | are scattered by thousands through New York and Brooklyn and surrounding communities, yet it is very safe to say that he often lives over again in memory his last Sunday with his cousins and friends in Chinatown, and looks forward with much anticipation to his next visit. On Saturday night he works very late: but his shop is closed on Suncay morning. Then every train and trolley-car and ferryboat traveling in the direction of Chinatown has its quota of stolid Mongolian passengers. The three short streets in the slum district have become a Mecca, and Sunday night they are overflowing.— From “Chinatown in New York,” in Demorest’s Magazine for Janu- | ary. Farmers’ Institutes. - W. C. Latta, superintendent of farmers’ institutes, conducted under the auspices of Purdue University, has submitted to the governor a report of the work during the season of 1895-1896. Every county, he says, held one institute, and the average attendance was 272. The last legislature appropriated $5,000 for the expenses of ninty-two institutes, and it was all spent. Since September, 1892, Mr. Latta has been supported in the ' work by the university. The superinten- | dent suggests that there should be a 1 larger appropriation for the work. Attention is called to the fact that sur rounding states are more liberal than Indiana. He believes the superintendent \ should be enabled to devote his t‘ntirul time to the work. l ' : | The Fee and Salary Law. l A dispatch from Indianapolis BAVS ninety-two county auditors, an equal number of county treasurers and the ‘board of commissioners in the same ‘ counties find themselves embarrassed by the decision of the supreme court ‘Thursday that the fee and salary law of 1895 is valid. 1t puts every officer in the state on a salary. It is provided in the last clause of the act that if the fees of any officer do not equal the amount of salary named in the act, then the officer shall not receive a salary in excess of the amount of fees collected. l Try the American steam laundry, of LaPorte. Work first-class. A.E. Cripe, agent. e—- — Or. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Award,

| a.\‘n. INSTALLATION, [ A joint installation of officers of Jesse | Coppock Post and the Women’s Relief | Corps will be held at their hall this even- ' ing—Saturday. The G. A. R. Post and ' NVomen’s Relief Corps, of North Liberty, ‘ L will be present and take part in the exer 3 ' cises. A supper will be served an: pre- ’ - parations are being made for a pleasant, : social evening. - Following are the offic ers to be installed: < \l JESSE COPPOCK POST. —~t ‘ Commander, H. A. Adel; Sen. Vice, Jonah Thompson; Jun. Vice, W. G.' Brown; Sergeant, Dr. R. Neville; 0.. D;;_'; William Johns; Chaplain, Ira Neville; L. M., M. R. Burger: O. G., H. P. Woodard; Adjt., A. P. Atwood. RELIEF CORPS. President, Mrs. H. P. Woodard; Sen. Vice-President, Mrs. Theron Wolfe; Jun. ' Vice-President, Mrs. E. Goit; Conductor, Mrs. Byron Chapman; Chaplain, Mrs. M. R. Burger; Treasurer, Mrs. Williami Stickley; Guard, Mrs. A. P. Atwood; secretary, Mrs. Jane Ryan. Ben Wade’s Hair. Senator Ben Wade of Ohio, one of the ‘ intellectual giants developed by the civil ( war, carried his brains in a head as bald as an elliptical billiard ball. But he always wore a beautiful glossy wig of jet black hair. One day, just after he had concluded a very strong speech in Congress, he was waited upon in the lobby ’ of the capital by a young woman. “Senator,” began the young woman, “I l have listened to every word you have uttered today with the greatest of interest, 1 and oh, what a gallant man you are! ' Would you object to give me a curl of | your hair to carry home to Ohio with ' me?”’ ’ “Why, certainly, madam, you can have it all!” answered the Senator, removing the wig and handing it to the astonished , ’ woman.— Washington Correspondence | Philadelphia Times. l | . Grading at Prison North. ' Warden Harley, of the prison north, | ein Indiananolia Wednesdav and held and Foster, two of the directors, on t}ml subject of contracts. The question of introducing the grading system and partially doing away with the stripes was informally discussed. Warden Harley said he had written the attorney general ‘ upon the subject, but he had been unable to find any authority for the change. f It is probable that a bill will be intro- | duced in the legislature establishing the | system, and it is not likely to meet any l opposition. As a matter of fact, there is no statute requiring the use of strip('s.l this being a matter of detail and disci- ‘ pline that is entirely left to the prison management, ' ] Legisiation cn Tramps. ’ Members of the legislature say thereis a demand from farmers and residents of the smaller towns along the lines of the great east and west trunk’ railroads for legislation that will serve as a protection ' , against tramps. There are said to be | gtreams of men constantly moving back E { and forth. l The greatest complaint comes from | the northern part of the state, says the | Indianapolis News, and from the people l who live near the line of the Pittsburg, I Ft. Wayne & Chicago road, the Lake i Shorel& Michigan Southern, the Michigan | Central and the Baltimore & Ohio. l Farmers say they do not dare to ge-away from home for fear the tramps will commit some depredation. It is pointed out that Indiana is the greatest highway between the east and the west, and that no other state, perhaps, is so subjected to | the “tourists.” | It seems that various suggestions for ; | the regulation of tramps will be made | to the general assembly. One bill ﬂmtl will be offered will provide that incor- ! poratedtownsshall have authority to take i trampsinto custody and put them to work | |on the streets or public highways. ’ [ Hose Company Organized. i A hose company was organized here t [ last Saturday evening, the officers :md‘ \ members being as follows: Wes McDaniel, foreman; Barge Leslie ’ first lieutenant: Benson Cook, second | lieutenant; Samuel Cowan, secretary; Dr. H. D. Denaut, treasurer; Vern Har; denbrook, Harry Hardenbrook, . Lou Reed, Chas. Sheatsley, Ben Rinehart, Frank Ryder and Sid Ewing. A hook and ladder company will algo be organized with a captain and other officers and a chief will be selected to have charge of both companies, l Two Boys Acm Shot. On Thursday aft | Wesley Dare's son, aged abant o orooe was handling a 32-calible targef rifie when the gun was discharged by accident and the ball passed throu h his left hand and through the wrist of %Ir. Buch- ! er’s little boy who was standing near by | l)l:. Arl_n}gton dressed the wounds, At. this writing ~Tuesday evening— the boys’ injuries are doing well. '

, Obi &y of Elder Peter Hummer. ' ; Hummer was born in ‘Greene @unty, Ohio, September 8, 1808, and kd ed® o LaPaz, Marshall county, India' f:mber 19, 1896, at the ad-' vanced a6 of 88 years, 3 months and - 11 days. @3h6 funeral was conducted at the U. ’ in Walkerton. The service Wil onducted by the Rev. S.| Snyd&x‘i~ aldson. The remains? were laidlo rest in the Walkerton ceme- | tory. FMEAS. st married to Sarah Ohi~_cbisteceded him to the land of | ' res NoMaber 11, 1884. He was after-i ’ward ma to Mrs. Eliza Mitchell ! with whem he lived happily for about six | years. She died January 26, 1893 Afterwarg he was married to Julia A. ’O.’Conn"who survives him, with onoi |Blstol', thqonly servivor of a family of | 11, is left&with many nephews and nieces | and friends to mourn. He was converted and joinél the Baptist church at the age of Z¥ and at 22 was licensed to preach ths gospel, and in 1843 was ordained elder in the Baptist church, in ‘ which hefwas a faithful winister for iabout 40 pears. He with his first com- | . panion moved from north Ohio to St.l ' Joseph ¢ounty, Ind., and settled on ! ;Sumptiolfl’mirie in 1846. Since th(-n! | he preached over St. Joseph, Elkhart, lMarshaleL:xPort(‘-. Starke and Fulton counties for about 40 years. He bap'tised over 1000 converts and received them in the church. | I ~ J. SHOEMAKER. | Production of a Fifteen Year Old Boy. ! I gave this subject to a seventh grade boy and in forty-five minutes he wrote ! the following and read for a recitation: , “THE NECESSITY OF GOVERNMENT. In the beginning of the world through | the dark ages of the past, in the darkest f part of Afiica and among the American ! Indians af} the time Columbus discovered ! America @p so the precent day, there has been som@ system of government among l the peopl i If gove : i Aot i and ang o sink ton level far below ' that of tRg Brate creation. Withof# government the wheels of oun ‘ln('nmot‘ s would cease to revolve, our { mills w stop running, oun en be ! come idie and driven by povertyand des ‘ peration into crime. Our cities would | erumble to ruins, our schools and insti | tutions no longer exist, thereby causing ? our childeen to grow up inignorance and { our farms to grow up inweeds. The peo ! ple would atonce sink intoan adulterous, f intemperate race: religion would lose | what claim it has on the peopleand mur | der and robbery be common. Supersti- ! tion would reign and the people in a | short time lower themselves togsuchadeEme P~ L , | | gree that it would take thousands of ! years to raise them to the level they were ' | before.” " l ArTHUR KxEPP. | | H. E.3=aLL, Teacher. ; | e , l l Proposed Law for Nominations. ! ! 1t is stated that members of the legis- ‘ lature say their correspondence i!!liir! cates a demand for a law providing that | all nominations for office be made by | primary elections. The sentiment in | favor of sdch a law, they say, seems to be | widespreadl. In many of the counties in | the state ltomilsntio.: s are now made at | primariestand the candidates pay the ex- | penses. Séveral senators and repre- [ sentativesjare at work on bills providing | for primames, and it seems certain that ‘ the subjegt will be pretty thorcughly | discussed#by the legislature whether I anything i done or not. | R o e e e | B o T o | o] 5 3 i &.- . | BIREGULATOR 68 | AR g D I The FJvorite Home Remedy. For alj ¢ iseases caused by derangement | of the Liys§r, Kidneys, and Stomach. Keep jtckalways in the house and you will saye-atime and Doctor’s Bills, and have at haipd an active, harmless and perfectly safespurgative, alterative and tonic. If you fer: dull, debilitated, have frequent headach;,“"g}".h tastes badly, poor appetite and toy yue coated, you are suffering from torpidysliver or biliousness, and SIMMONS ! 26" ;R REGULATOR will cure you. If vk .ave eaten anything hard to digest,or f g;} heavy after meals or sleepless at nigh, a dose of SIMMONS LIVER REGULAT@OR will relieve you and bring pleasant sfflee. If at an ¢ time you feel your system needs cleat ‘sing and regulating without violent put:sing, take SIMMONS LIVER REGULAT PR. *J. 1, zsun & Co., Philadelphia. ' {

e The Hereaifter. ! A country editor who had died of star- i . vation was being escorted to heaven by _an angel that had been sent out for that | - purpose. “May I look at the other place ! before I ascerrd to eternal happiness?” he asked. “FEasily,” said the angel. So . they went below and skirmished around i taking in the sights. The angel lost | | track of the editor and went around to ‘; { hunt for him. He found him sitting by | ii\. furnace fanning himself and gazing | i with ra%ggﬁ ure upon a lot of people in the : fire. "There was a sign on the furnace f which . said “Delinquent subscribers.”i “Come,” said the angei, “we must be go- ; Ling.” “You g 0 on,” said the editor. “I'm | ‘ not going. This is heaven enough for,r ] me.”—Ex. i NTTRBSS U I Y I W e ; OO < ! i’l‘;dies’ Calling Cards g ' { Latest an! Most 8 , POPULAR DESIGNS, g ‘ § ——At the— 8 Independent Offlgﬂ | gifm me:<-emc T e e i

% Bargains for ‘the Holidays! E % WE HAVE JUST REPLENISH El¥ g ¢ OUR ST(?CK .\.\'v[)‘H;\‘VE A { 3 COMPLETE LINE OF £ | | ICLOTHING | H~«-—w{4ais.,.ga.ps, E . 9 @loves, Aittens, 5 ! Underwear, 4 ;’ Handkerchiefs,. Hose. ;; ; 2 Suspenders, Gents g g : Jevelry etc. z : ‘f; —WE WILL MAKE g f - Special Low Prices for Cash | / Until After the Holidays. E g Bring your money to us and é 5 gt*t t'lu best values ever seen g l; in Walkerton. LE g " Thos. J. WOLFE, § ﬁ RENSBERGER BLOCK. f | ROSS, JARRELL & €O~ " Hard Coal HEATERS. HEATERS, QOil Cloth Rugs, Air Tight Heaters, W agons, . : Buggies.

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