St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 41, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 May 1897 — Page 4

@ljc Jnbepenbent. IS SU E D EVE R Y 8 A TURDA Y AT WALKERTOM, . . . INDIANA. W- A. Endley, - Editor and Publisher. • —51.25 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.——— SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1897. The attorney-general of this state has made a ruling that state officials riding •on passes shall not be allowed to include railroad mileage in expense accounts. Nothing more is heard of the air ship. It was no doubt a huge fake, but there •were thousands of credulous people all over the country who thoroughly believed in it. Voting machines were used considerably in the recent municipal elections in Michigan with good results. They will mo doubt be in general use in the course of time. No man is so foolish but he may give another good counsel sometimes; and no man is so wise but may easily err if he wili take no other’s counsel but bis own. -Ben Jonson. The Greek soldiers no doubt have plenty of courage and fight in them yet. If they would quit dressing like ballet dancers their chances against the "Turks might be considerably improved. The new tomb for General Grant was formally dedicated in New York City last Tuesday. The tomb is described as being a splendid structure, one befitting the memory of the nation’s great mili tary chieftain. The Turkish government has about 700,000 men available for military duty, while Greece has about 200,(MX). The ’Turks have a larger navy than the Greeks, but it is not so modern or effective. In a naval war the Greeks would .have a natural advantage. The railroad companies are thinking of changing their prices in their dining car service. Instead of charging the present rate of one dollar, whether the patron just takes a bowl of soup or eats a whole dinner, they expect to adopt the pay-for what-you get plan, which would be more just and satisfactory to the traveling public. John W. Kern, one of the brightest of Indiana politicians, in a recent interview said: “Neither you nor I will live to see another ivdiutuxafratieo «ncceed itself, ■The people are in such a frame of mind xhat they seize every election to exercise the great American privilege of kicking. In local elections we call them local issues and in national elections they are swung by national questions, but behind all is the great desire to kick and knock •over the existing administration and the party responsible for it." The Indianapolis Sun in its state column says that “the Walkerton pickle factory has been enlarged and now has a capacity of 17,000 bushels." Would the Sun be so cruel as to deny Walkerton its one little glory by belittling its pickle salting factory, which is >ne of the largest establishments of the kind in the United States? Instead of having a capacity of 17.000 bushels, as the Sun states, our factory has the facilities for handling 60,000 bushels of cucumbers annually, besides having a department for manufacturing dill pickles on an extensive scale. Seventeen new vats will be added to the factory this season, giving an additional capacity of 17,000 bushels. The Nappanee News this week gives the first installment of a write up of that town which will continue through several issues. The growth of Nappanee has been the envy of its neighbors and ought to make a town like Walkerton, which is older and has always had better natural advantages than Nappanee, ashamed of itself. But the reason of Nappanee's growth to a live, thriving . town of 2,000 inhabitants within a few j years, is told in the following brief ex- I tract from the News’ write up: “No i town of this size in the State can'll boast of more enterprising or prog res- i ivc busiucsd or professional men, all of ( whom are. alive to the interests of the 1 place, and walk hand-in hand to pro- 1 mote its welfare and growth, which in a | great measure is the secret of its pros j verity.”

The Walkerton Ice Co. Will start their wagon next Monday and mtinue thereafter every day through >ut the year. Church socials, picnics, and private parties will be furnished with ice on short notice. Orders by postal card should be addressed to R. L. Mis- M hard invites the ladies to call •ad sec the beautiful profusion of new spring hats, flowers and other millinery which she received this week. There is a bewildering assortment to choose from I have a male hog, full-blooded Poland China, for sale cheap or will exchange for another hog. Also Barred Plymouth Rock eggs 50 cents for 13. Chas. E. McCarty.

A VARIETY. Interesting Things Found Floating in Our . Exchanges. Any boy under 21 now caught amok ing a cigarette is liable to arrest and forced to tell where he either got it or the wrapper in which the tobacco is encased. It makes it easy of enforcement. Some of the Boston school inarms need an occasional rural outing. One of them placed this problem on the blackboard: “If a hen lays three eggs a day, how long will it take to lay thirty eggs?” Druggists may evade the provisions of the quart shop law after all, judging from the opinion given by ex-Judge How, of Indianapolis. He holds that the law amends the act of 1875, of which the penalty clause is still in effect, and that a person who does not sell in quantities of less than a quart, not to be drunk on the premises, is not liable to prosecution under the law, even though he sell without having obtained a license. Hon. J. K. Gowdy, on being asked where he got the title “Oom Jack,” said it was applied to him by H. G. Brown, of the Indianapolis Sentinel. “Oom is an old Dutch word for captain. The Dutch boers in the Transvaal applied it to their president, Paul Kruger, and it is pre sumed that the Indianapolis man got his clue from that. At all events the term, which has been taken up by the press of the country, is not at all objee tionable to Oom Jack Gowdy. Here is a new description of the air ship in the explanation offered by Professor Garriott, of the signal service, Chicago. He reports that the mystery is explained by a phenomenon to which the star Alpha Orion, a member of the constellation of Orion, is subject. The same thing occurred twenty five or thirty years ago. The professor claims that owing to some peculiarity of its own the star goes off on an occasional tangent, turns blue in the face and spits fire in a manner that any well behaved star should avoid. An exchange says: A few yearsago several Mongolian pheasants were brought from China to Oregon and turned loose and they now number mil lions in that state. People in localities east of the Rocky mountains are now <>■ curing pairs of Oregon pheasants and re leasing them in other sections of the country. The bird is a beautiful, golden plumaged pheasant, breeds rapidly, is a great table delicacy, ami furnishes tine sport for huntsmen. Sportsmen in this section will do well to follow the example, as the climate of Indiana is well adapted to the propagation of this game fowl. A pair would cost.delivered here, about 815. and for a time they would have to be protected. “Have you noticed how the young men of Riis city grasp the arm of their mn. Jun ■s. the street after dusk," asked the nw— ■ who had just lighted a fresh cigar. ‘lf you will take the trouble to watch you will see that nine out of every ten young gentlemen will catch hold of the arm of his friend rather than allow her to take his arm. May be the lady insists on it. I don’t know anything about that. But 1 know that it is done and there seems to be one particular spot about an inch above the elbow where the escort can bo sure to close his fingers like the arms of an octopus every time. There is no doubt that the young lady is safe in such an embrace." A chronic office seeker has thus written to a lady whom he sought to marry: My dear! I hereby announce myself as a candidate for your hand, and I shall use all fair and honorable means to secure the nomination. I know there are many candidates in the field and I hesi tate long before entering the race; but now I am in to stay. My views on matrimony have often been expressed in your hearing and I need not express them here. You know I favor the gold standard of love and the maintenance of that standard after marriage. If you decide to confer upon me the honor I seek, please fix a date for a caucus with your mother. I’ve no objection to her acting as chairman, provided it is understood that I am to be chairman of the permanent organization. Should the result of the caucus be satisfactory we can soon hold the primaries and select the date and place of the convention. I never believed in long campaigns. The following brief telegram answered it: Caucus unnecessary. Nomination unanimous. Come at once and fix dale for rntifica tion. A Runaway and Mix-up. I Last Saturday forenoon Mason Jacobs' ' team became frightened in front of Henry Hudelmyer’s residence and started on I the run. The lines being caught under

j the end of the tongue Mason was unable. ' to control the horses, which ran as far as j the bank where they crashed into Joe i Davis' team. One of Mason’s horses was i thrown upon the wagon crosswise by the force of the collision, where it rei mained until the harness was loosened and it was helped from the wagon by : several men. Mr. Davis, who was sitting , m the wagon, barely escaped being struck . by the horse when it landed on the wag- | on. Mason disappeared in the wreck : when the crash came. It was the worse ' mix up in the way of a runaway ever seen on our streets, and for a moment ooked as though somebody would surely be killed or seriously injured. But fortunately horses and men were unhurt and the wagons and harness were slightly damaged.

Pioneer Days in the White Hoi t “Congress first assembled in tliL ? Capitol on November 17, 1800; an^^y Adams, then President, took abode in the Executive Mansion,jagr ex President Harrison of “The , 8 Side of the White House” in tl*- 1C Ladies’ Home Journal. “Neitll" a ^ Capitol nor the Executive Mansw fully completed. The proporti * as the house seemed to Mrs. Ad* ‘grand and superb.’ The plan wa " as from the palace of th Duke of L ^ on in Dublin. 'lf they will put me u^ er bells and let me have wood enol* olllo keep fires,’ wrote Mrs. Adams, ‘I to to be pleased.’ But, though hteng^^ ll the woods, no one could be foundW and cart firewood. The few wood that had been provided haff of expended to dry the plaster^® 6o Pennsylvania wagon, secured thr^ Treasury clerk, delivered a cord^ a half of wood, ‘which is,’ wrot^ a Adams, ‘all we have for this k*^ 8 ’ where twelve fires are constan9 119e ‘ quired, and we are told the ro^*' soon be so bad that it cannot be i ■ “The society ladies were ‘impaft^ for a drawing-room’ in the ExecutiigMan sion, and this when Mrs Adams^d ‘no looking-glasses but dwarfs,’ a twentieth part lamps enough U the house. There was no incioWM and she made a drying room for herSthee of the great East Room. The BTVnal cost of the White House is said j]jave been a little more than three ^L] r , ,

Printe| Promises. No amount of exaggeration is to for some of our modest merchants and in th mWng they run t<> large type as though the bit 3fc s ",f printer's ink would blot out your doubt Siheir honesty. With us newspaper advertising GBr daily letter to you. We are still selling

GRANO R[lß L. L. MUSLIN, WOiK 6 cts., for 3 1-2 cts. a yard. We have a good suit of men’s cbqM for $2.50. We have them at 3 Isand 1.90 and an all wool clay worsted suit foriflh 185 of them left. Boys' suits fur 82.00; long pants children s suits for (Xlets .and SI.OO. Better ones for 81.11, 1.88 and Men's good shoes for $1; lx'«g<">d shoes for 5M)c; children’s good shoes fo r 50e; >OO dozen men’s and boys’ sbj*, worth 50v. to go at 39c. Our store is Juli of s and we pledge om seises to undersell for cask. Give l'.Ua call and save jo per ctnt on Clothin Hats, Shoes, qa A’ ALLMAN & SON, 'F’lynToi i-uh» Ji \

Crescent Sanitarium. Special Departments for the Radical Cure of Cancers, Tumors. Ulcers, Skin Diseases, Malignaut Growths. Whiskey, Opium, Morphine and Tobacco Habits, Neuras thenia. and all Chronic Diseases of the Human Body A N VANRYPER M.O J B WAYNICK, M D Residing Physicians. Address Crescent Sanitarium for circu lars and particulars in regard to home cure for Chronic Diseases, Epilepsy, Neurasthenia, the iVhiskey, Opium, Morphine and Tobacco Habits, New Carlisle, Indiana Tim Farm’ i Bail Walkerton, IndJohn E. Johnson, Pres. Morgan Johnson, Vice-Pres. Thompson turner, Cashier. Does a general banking business; buys and sells exchange, makes col lent ions on all points at lowest possible expense. Accounts of individuals and corporations solicited.

My Spring & |u m me r Stock of ~ (GOODS Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s SHOES Is the banner assortment of the season. Values were never so mar w ously low as right now. Come and sec the choice selection and cam why economical people prefer to spend their money with me. Nonh Rensberger. Leader in Low Prices. -7? 1 isitively no goods sold on Sunday except in case of sickness.

— —— thousand dollars, and something more than that amount was expended in re- m storing it (after its destruction by fire in " 1814), and in the building of the north and south porticos.” Notice. I am now located in South Bend at 530 East Colfax Avenue, and have associated myself with the American Detective Agency, of Indianapolis, Ind. In addition to detective service we col lect bad debts and look up old estates in any part of the United States or Canada. Send me your business and see what I can do for you. We have members all over the world. Direct all com munications to A. D. Johnson, South Bend,lnd. | I 530 E. Colfax Av. Walkerton Market. ’ CORRECTED WEEKLY BY STEPHENS AND ' GRIDER. ’ i Eggs -J • Butter 1l , Lard . 6 ' I Green Hides 4 • Potatoes new 20 to 25 | Corn 19 j Clover Seed 3.50 to 3.75 * | Wheat * : Oats 12 to la LI Beans to 75 1 Rye - s j Onions new 80 to 1.00 9 Chickens young 6| 1 Wool 10 to 11 e Turkeys *' What stops Neuralgia? Dr. Miles' Pain Pills.

fl BUSY WOMflb is the most patten creature on earth Cl Even though sh O has aches and pain N-x. she must do her di I ty to her family an society. Her tim to her is precious. OAK BALM i I her IdealHemed - Saps A because she ea 1 Cln ’ e (l ‘ a * SHK WJ fen.a le complaint hi the privacy c h e r ° w n home ISIF wr/B hence she save . I time and money MkHHA Most women ar< BALM economize time and money. THOUSANDS CURED AT HOME EVERY YEAR. TRIAL BOX AND TREATISE FREE. THE HAGER MEDIGHL GO. SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. I'or Sale by WiILLIAMSthe Druggst. Walkerton. Indiana.

THE GLOBE. CRASH! DOWN CO PRICES WITH A CRASH’ We are Giving' A Special Sale In Nice New Coods! IN ORDER TO MEET FIRE SALE PRICES! lot of Jeans Pants, worth si, now 50c .'Jen’s Cottonade Pants, worth sl, now 50c Men’s .New Saits, half wool $3.50 and up.

Come and Buy New Goods as Cheap as you can Buy Damaged Goods. _—^Koontz Fair. SPRING AND SUMMER OG00DS&including New Lawns, Chatillon Stripes (the new Lace effect), Valencia Jaconets ) Melchins Stripes, Scotch Lawns, Lappet Mulls, Windsor Clariette and Violet Lawns. Our Spring Stock of Ladies’ and Gents’ Underwear is complete and we Jee! sure one can.shoqmaju better grades than right here, and the prices are down to a strictly cash basis, and range from sto CO cts. We have the Late Fad in Ox Blood Gloves for ladies, and show you a nice neat line of Shirt Waist s Have you seen the Ladies’ Black Hose we sell for 5 cents a pair, and the Gents’ Half Hose in spring colors at 10 cts. They are cracker-jacks. We have bargains for you all. Come and see us. We have as complete a stock as you can find in the city, even if we are in the “cigar box store.” STEPHENS & GRIDER, See Our High and Low Hydrants before buying elsewhere. We also keep pipe and hose. To the Farmers we wish to say that we have the IMPERIAL PLOWS and Repairs. We have a Few hundred gallons of first-class FJkITTT left that we will sell very cheap. ' L. A. REEGE. Notice to All ♦ people—^- i ~ -Wishing to BuyDry Goods, | Groceries, f BOOTS AND SHOES, ETC. I We have just received one of the largest and X most complete stocks of Prints, Ginghams’ A Percales, Dimities, Organdies, dress trim- W .« trimmings and Chiffon Laces ever shown in ▼ ® Walkerton. We also have Ladies’ Shirt ▼ Waists from 40 cts up: Ladies’ Wrappers T T from 59 cts. up. Other goods in proportion, X X as low as the lowest. A | BlimKS & BIAIAX |