St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 3, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 August 1897 — Page 4

^ljc independent. ISSU EI ) EV ERY SATU R DAY WALKERTON. - - - INDIANA. W. A. Endley, - Editor and Publisher. ■ »■ - $1.25 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. —— SATURDAY, AUG. 7, 1897. It is correct to spell Klondike with an • i” instead of a “y.” The present price of silver is 59 cents an ounce, which is about 45 cents to the •dollar. There will be a very large foreign demand for wheat and the price will no doubt tend upward for some time. Manufacturers and dealers in Chicago ^e^^glaim that the Luetgert case has caused ■^""“^igreat falling off in the sausage trade. The Washington Post says: “The Governor of Indiana is making so many sensible suggestions that the people out there are wondering how he happened to bo elected.” Ed Jernegan completed the 42d year of the Mishawaka Enterprise and the 25th under his management. The En terprise is one of the reliable, influential papers of the state. Keep your eyes open as you go throv h life, may be a good motto, but there i« nevertheless wisdom in being blind oc casionally. Some people are made mis erable by seeing too much. Anon. Marquis Ito, former prime minister of Japan, says that Japan wants no war ■with the United States and that the Hawaiian dispute will be settled peace fully. That’s a good thing for Japan. The supreme court of Nebraska has decided that a man is not disqualified to serve on a jury because he reads the newspapers. After awhile, perhaps, a man’s ignorance will not be regard ■ 1 as ( his greatest qualification for serving in the responsible position of juror. Dun's Review says that the heavy in crease in receipts of gold from Alaska swells deposits at the mints and in the banks of the country, and if the yield ’ from the new regions answers current expectations, may have an inHuetvo akia .to that of gold discoveries in Califo: >a The Klondike gold fields are in Brit «sh territory, according to recent investi gation. They lie east of the II Ist meridian, which defines-the boundary , dine, by about 35 miles, and as the: meridian itself has been carefully locat j cd, there seems to be no chance for dis pute as to Great Britain’s claim. The Indianapolis Journal is right xvhen it says: It is not a question of i who is right or who is wrong when chil dren are going hungry as the result of; the minners’ strike; it is how to get relief ■"to them in the best way. Indiana is a land of plenty, and no one within its! borders will be allowed to starve if the people who are able to give are told how to go about it to the best advantage." The new law regulating the testing of wheat does away with the lest which has been used the past few years by grain merchants and substitutes the standard half bushel measure furnished by the United States. A purchaser of wheat is required, in making the test, to use the half bushel measure and a straight edged stick, the latter to be used to level the wheat. A penalty of not more than $lO, to which may be added six months in jail, is provided for violations of this law. Following is the representation of the Indiana delegation in congress on the house committees lately announced by Speaker Reed: Johnson, chairman election committee No. 1 with Royse as vivo chairman, while Miers and Grumpacki r are on No. 3. Faria, chair | man of manufacturers and also member a Pacific railroads; Henry, education: j Overstreet, judiciary and war claims: ; Landis, eh 11 service and irrigation of; arid lands: Hemenway, appropriations and Indian affairs, Johnson, banking and currency: Miers, invalid pensions; Steele, ways and means. Indiana loses a place on public buildings and grounds, Henry having asked to be relieved. The. Building and Loan Associations of this country have robbed more poor people of their homes than they have helped to homes. Macy Monitor. •‘Robbed” is putting it a little strongly, perhaps, but the Monitor’s assertion is true in substance. Many poor people do •lose” what they invest in these associa tions largely on account of their inability to meet the regular ‘-monthly payments." There are reputable building and loan associations, especially in Indiina and other states whe'd the law guards the rights of the investors, but notwithstanding this there are many chances for these associations to fail," and as long as one can find other good places for investing his surplus earnings he had better go a little slow on building and loan institutions.

j Discussing the crop situation and its I probable effects upon the business of Chicago as well as the whole country, a - representative of the firm of J. V. Farwell A Co. said: “Based on information received from our traveling men and general trade correspondents in the South and Southwest, we should say the agricultural prospects have scarcely ever been brighter than at present. Everything points to an enormous general crop. The situation as concerns the farmers is on a sounder and more satisfactory basis now than at any time during the last ten years. The farmers have been economizing rigidly within the last three or four years, living with- , in their means, paying their debts, and denying themselves many things. They will now unquestionably be in a position 1 where they will be able to buy liberally. ' All the conditions are exceedingly favorable for an era of prosperity, for coupled with the large crops is an assurance of ( good prices, the conditions being much the same as in 1881, which was the be ginning of an exceedingly prosperous > era.” I Don’t Be a Knocker. , A knocker is a fellow who isn't satisfied with things in general and himself in particular, says the Toledo Bee. He hates to see anybody prosper. He is no good at building up. He delights in tearing down. If somebody starts in business the knocker is on hand with a mournful prediction of failure. If he hears one man speak well of another the knocker says, "You don't know him. If you knew what 1 know you’d think dis ferent.” Knocker never has a good word for anybody. He’s out with his little hammer all the time. han't be a knocker There's no fun in it. It doesn’t pay. It won't improve your health. It can't make you happy. It's dead sure to spoil your digestion. There's nothing in it. Don’t be a knock er. Brace up. Brush your clothes. Smile Look pleasant. Have a good word for ereryl>ody. If your neighbor makes a start give him a boost. Don't knock. Encourage him. Make him feel good. When anybody mentions him speak well ’ of him. That helps. Be a gentleman. I>on‘t be a kn<wker. ( Don't criticise 100 freely. Don iUy to ; reform wnbJy. Reform y< urn If ! first. Then stop. Let others do their own reforming Self ref Tn at«• ।i• b« at. । anyhow. It lasts longer. It s the real j i thing. Don't go trying to make angel* I ion earth. Do the best you ran >, ur-. If. f Time will do th« res! Doot k<< q- i,„, | busy minding other peoph s busr.o-s i , That's what makeeknoi ker . Mmd your * own. D ut b akm Mu For XXRIJer. I It is said that more women than men ! are hurt while riding a bicycle Imcause j women have never learned to calculate j speed or distance. An expert whechmin can tell at a glance whether he will be 'able to pass in front of a wagon or j another wheelman at a street crossing, j while a woman will quite often try t do ' jho without the least knowledge a- ; ; whether it. is possible or i >t. They । quite frequently hesitate in dismount mg ■ when there is danger of getting caught. । until they are too near the oi>«;,n hq and as most women are only able » • dis 1 ; mount from one aide of the machine and i 'with the pedal in exactly th< right; | position, there is great danger of an ac ' eident. Instructors -learn •• c tlen pupils to dismount on either side of the machine with equal facility, ami with the pedals in every possible p sition. This applies to men as well as w ■mm learners, and attention t ’ this will great ly lessen the number of accidents on crowded streets. Rochester Post Ex press. School Debt of Indiana Cities. Following is the school ALt of the cities of Indiana, according to figures given by an exchange: Peru SIS.(KX), Kokomo $47,500, South Bend $27,000, Logansport $50,000, Anderson $34,950, Marion $30,000, Terre Haute $40,000, Elkharts2B,ooo,Vincennes $36,000, Frankfort $25,000, Michigan City $49,000. The salaries of superintendents of city schools in a number of Indiana cities are as follows: Peru $1,920. KoI komo SI,OOO. Bloomington Rich mond SI.!W, Logansport SI,BOO, Anderson $2.! H Ml, Terre Haute, S2,B(H). Elkhart । $1.8(Ml, Vincennes $1 >iki, Lafayette $1,900, Michigan City sl,B(Xk South Bend $2,I 000. HORSE IN A XX ELL. Sunday while Martin < larrison was away from home one of his horses fell into an open well head first. It hardly seems possible but the animal was not. i hurt in the fall and fell in such away that it was in no danger of dying immediately th nigh its position was un comfortable. A neighbor happened along and saw the precarious position of the animal and at once called to bis ’ service the assistance of the men in the vicinity. After two hours of hard work they got the horse out. Columbia City Commercial. r , — Do you want lOOgood envelopes printed with your return address on for 50 cents? : You can get them at the Independent. 7 ou can’t afford to do without them at that price. Call and leave your order. We make this special offer for the benei fit of our farmer friends and others who have not been in the habit of using printed envelopes.

Local Briefs. Indianapolis and return sl, Aug 8 Ihe I. I. A I. will run a Niagara Falls ■ excursion August 16. The date that we ! run this excursion is all the advertising ' necessary for the people who have taken 1 advantage of our excursions heretofore ! Full particulars will be published in a ! short time. Parties contemplating a trip ! east please wait for our excursion Steinway, A. B. Ch ase, K.naue, Sterling, Hi ntington. This Incomparable line of the world's best. Pianos is for pale for cash or on easy time payments by ELBEL BROS., i 111 N. Mich. St., South Bend, Ind. August ift! August :6I August 16! To Niagara Falls and Return. $7.59 via I. 1. AI. Special train, sleep era and coaeh<>s running through from Streator to the Falls, over the LI. A 1 N. Y. C. A St. L. (Nickle Plate) tojb^jo, New York Central Buffalo to tlwlMHs For particulars address our sge^tw W. L. Ra* Genera^ Agent, Streaßr. Lake Bria A Western R. R All Rail Niagara Falls Excursion. Wait for the old reliable Lake Erie A Western personally- conducted Niagara Falls excursion Thursday, August 5, 1897, alao Sandusky, Put In Bay, Cleveland and Buffalo, with side ' trips to Lewiston. Toronto, Thousand Islands, etc. For tickets, rate, time .-.nd pamph let containing general information, call on any ticket agent of the above route, brain leaves Walkerton at 922 a, m Rate $7.50. Use Dr. Miles* Nfrvk Pijumma for SPINAL XthAkNEHS. All druKKbUsell ’em forS&c.

Dry Goods, Shoes and Dishes TO BE SOLD AT ACTUAL COST : Commencing Saturday, July 2 1 . We Will Give n SPECIAL THIRTY DAYS' CASH SALE! Thi« Me will include our of DtH GOODS, SHOES and DISH BE. and wo mH Ml th« off nt WW ATTH FA COST VS Our r V- V w that our r-arnj t.»» crowd mi, and we -V nmk-' HM»m f- r NEW FALL G< M )DS fUW«t h. f „ • t - • .• t • g'wwb <MH»r we’pMor t » H th^m •ts a! «r I .')•*«• '.»h- .up . - should not iui«a the opportunttn** whi» h thix S. D. MARTIN. ONE DOLLAR AND VIVTHEN CEMS FOR EVERY DOLLAR - ATALLMAN ? S, FlynTo-LitlT, Ind. Suit and Shoe Sellers. Money back if dissatisfied. I . is; Si lo Michigan St. The Undersigned Leads the Trade with « Tig (Bargains in Try Goods, Gioceries, 4b# (Boots, Shoes, Glass and Queensware. ... The Largest Assortment AT PRICES THAT OTHERS DO NOT . — MEET. Yonr dollar does double dztty when you bzy your goods of JVoGth ^ensb&rg&r, Leader in Low Prices.

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~ = F cw People go Around THE GLOBE. but Many Stop There, f<«r we now have one of the most complete stocks of Clothing ever before in Walkerton. We can fit large and small people with all styles and prices. OUR LINE OF ALPACAS IS COMPLEX. When in need of Clothing do not fail to call at the Globe and learn our prices, as we are sure we can please you. We also carry a fine line of ©enfs’ furnishing ©oods, Shoes, Trunks and Valises. In fact everything kept in a first class clothing store. COMB AND SEE US i —Koontz & Fair. 1 SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE! | = *° F " E j Wash Fabrics, I INCLUDING Dotted Mulls, Swisses, Shirt Waists and Other Light Goods. B i These Goods Must Go. B 3 £ = • Tltis is youtr Chance B 3 for Bargains. E Come early while the assortment is good. I STEPHENS & GRIDER. I I i Some people have thought, in ages gone by, A gasoline stove an unsafe thing to buy; Such notions as these are past all endurance For there is a safe stove, called the “INSURANCE? A Tlli: lllSUlMllCt: lj^ h i.isoline S’- ve. the only stove in whichliP^il — there is any provision made to prevent theii • %\ i escape of gasoline should the burner be ar* V B cidentally or carelessly blown out or left —di open. Each stove is fitted with the “White Separator,” which thoroughly filters the gasoline, ex’rat ling dirt, etc., before oil reaches the burners. For sale by <7\lHi L. A. REEGE. I A ew and bewildering Assortment of Lawns and Dimities, and the .New I POLKA-DOT LAPPET MULLS In all the Fashionable Colors. 1 SHIRT WAISTS in the New Lawns and Linens and- Linnen Effects. A full line of Wrappers and a Nice Assortment of Prints. New LAne op Shoes in Coin Toe, and the latest effects in black and the new shades of purple and green, also a full line of Children’s Shoes. BLAINE