St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 9, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 September 1897 — Page 1

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VOLUME XXIII.

A HOOSIER EDITOR ON ANOUTINO. i Aklixgtox Heights, Va., / Sept. 6. 1897. We are enjoying the privilege of a visit today at the great national cemetery at Arlington Heights which was once the home of General Robert E. Lee. The magnificent old family mansion still stands facing the Potamac, commanding a splendid view of the city of Washing ton, just across the river. The Doric pillars of the Greek temple front stand

in their lofty, classic beauty just as they did on that memorable night when General Lee paced up and down beneath their shadows all night long when waver ing as to his duty in the great strife be tween union and state lights. It is well known that General Lee's judgment was against secession, but with those old southerners devotion to state was stronger than love of union. After that long night’s struggle his mind was made up and his fate and fortunes were cast with “Old Virginia.” The Lee mansion was built by Mrs. George Washington's grandson in 1802, and was inherited by Mrs. Robert E. Lee, I who was a great grand-daughter of Mrs. Washington. The estate was purchased , by the government after the rebellion at tax sale for §26,800, but an heir, George j Washington Custis Lee, brought suit ; against the government to test the legal , ity of the sale, which resulted in his favor, and in March, 1883, congress , passed a bill appropiating $150,000 more for the purchase of the estate. The I national cemetery was established here | in 1864, and there are now 16,320 soldiers i buried with its walls. Os these 1,077 are unknown. A number of the nation’s illustrious dead are resting here. Near

the Temple of Fame close by the man sion are the graves of Walter Q. Gres ham, General Sheridan and Admiral Porter—but it is impossible here to mention the illustrious names that are inscribed upon the many granite monuments in this hallowed spot. Superintendent Drum, who now lives in part of the mansion and has charge of the grounds, is a son of Adjutant Gener

al Drum, who was a close friend of Presi dent Garfield and a classmate and artnwards messmate of Gen. Lee. We had meeting Mrs. Tiers. P^t^nost charming Washington lady, who was visiting with the Drum family. Through her kindly courtesy we were enabled to see some apartments not open to the general public the parlor con taining the exquisite marble tire-place brought over from Italy in 1802. the arch where General Lee and Mary Custis were married, and many other things of great interest, among them a brick from the house where Washington was born, in Wakefield, Westmoreland county, Va. With an opera glass she pointed out to us the old bridge across which our soldiers retreated after the defeat at Bull Run. On the table in the Drum's private parlor sUmml a picture of President McKinley. She told us how when Mrs. McKinley visited there the door happened to be open and Mrs. Mr Kinley seeing her husband's picture said, “Oh, I'm coining in, I can go wherever 1 see his picture." Mrs. Tiers took the trouble to come some distance to the ’car to tell us of a fine military drees parade to be held the next morning at Fort Myer, which is near the cemetery grounds, at which one of the finest mounted cavalry bands in the Lnited States wouldjplay, but owing to other engagements we were obliged to miss this treat.

*** Washington, D. C., Sept. 7. Times ■ are certainly improving. We can truthfully say that we have handled a larger amount of money since our arrival in Washington than ever before in our life. In company with Mr. Knott we visited

the U. S. treasury building this morning ( and were fortunate enough to form ’tie , acquaintance of W illiam .1. Manning the book keeper of final balances, and ! also James A. Sample, chief of the iseu i ing division. Both gentlemen were very ; kind and took pains to show us things of interest. They are Indiana men, Mr. Manning having formerly lived at Indi anapolis, while Mr. Sample is an old South Bender. Mr. Manning showed us his books where he had struck balance the evening before, showing a balance in the treasury of 8190,689,378. It was Mr. Manning’s figures that were so often alluded to all over the country in the recent national campaign. We stood in a vault where about 810,000,000 are kept. They were then loading trucks with packages of money, which they were

handling like so many packages of old papers, for shipment to the various banks and sub treasuries of the country. Mr. Sample with a smile, handed us a package containing a half million dollars in bills which was a little more money than we ever had in our possession be fore at one time. We saw where 1.>2, 000,000 of standard silver dollars are

stored, and also a 810.000 bill which is kept in a frame and the only one now in existence. Iho highest denomination now issued by the government is a §l, <X)O bill. Oh, money is plentiful here but you have got to work for it in Wash ington the same as everywhere else. We also visited the state, navy and war building and the government print ing office today, seeing the offices of the secretaries of war, state and the navy, and many other things of interest con nected with the departments of the gov

y ‘''''tneut. I'he government printing -office was especially interesting to us. i j We found here Mr. Fred 15. Williams. . one of the book keepers of the establish ment and whom we formerly knew at 1 South Bend. We happened A . all at i , an oil'hour for visitors, and but for the kindness and courtesy of Mr. Williams we would probably have missed the treat 'of going through the most extensive | printing office in the I’nitod States. He secured a special permit and took us through, showing the main points of in terest in the various departments. Mr Williams stated that as it was a “little

i dull now there were but 2,^M) employes । at present, but during the sessions of । congress this number was sometimes in I creased to about 3.700. There are tHI i piosses, mostly of the Hoe make and : they are all run by electricity. They | were about all in operation when W e went through the press room. Some i idea of the immense expen-e .nr , '. ,i I with the running of this institution may be gained from the fact that the daily pay roll runs from §7.000 to §|n,mn. W hat shall we say about the new < 'on gressional Library. What could we say about the building which isaeke. a.' dg ed by all to be thegramh-at, most beauti

fill building in the w-rhl Ih. , r.m’ hads where the marble columns rise in white purity and majesty, the magniti cent stairways, the long corridors, the quiet, subdued richm ssof thegrand read ing room, with its vaulted roof reaching up into the dome, all form a monument 1 of classic beauty never before equalled ' in the architecture of the world. Io northern Indiana people a great

point of interest connected with the libra myer, a former citizen nt ».«—.«», » has the honor of being the architect of this magnificent structure. Tue National Soldiers' Homa is < ne of the interesting places to be seen. M e were there in the late afternoon and had the pleasure of hearing tl : | v-'' '■ * • diers cornet band w hich plays every even ing. Among the fine buildings are a I library and also a theatre, all the luxer iea one could wish. As one of tie vcter ans told us, “Nothing is lacking tuat can bo done to make it pleasant for us but ; life here isn't what ones home would be." , We made the acquaintance of John II Cole, of Battery E. Second artillery, who took great pains to show us around. We visited the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan. It was completely lined with , floral tributes from all over the I nion. It was at < Jenera! Logan s request that he was buried here in the national cemetry. On the beautiful grounds of the soldiers we noticed several bushes of holly, the first we hail ever seen grow ing. I here are about seven hundred veterans here. It is sad to see so many of them growing old. Os course we have visited the White House. We stood in the east parlor and i saw the portrait of General W ashington which brave Dolly Madison cut from the । frame and carried away at the dreadful invasion of the war of 1812 when the

British burned the capitol. F. A. Pendel, who has been usher there since Nov. 3, 1864, told us many interesting histori cal reminisences of these rooms. We saw magnolies growing in the \\ hite House ground - ami have seen other trees and : i , , 1.1 . . 1 ,».... „

shrubs h<T<' that whow that wn are in. a । southern climate. There are many things different here . from what we see at home. But few of j the women wear anything upon their heads after the sun goes down. It look ! ed queer at first tosee bareheaded women । riding on the street cars, walking on the | streets or riding bicycles, but they tell , me that it is the fashion in all the south- . ern cities. But a man mustn’t take off

his coat. I haven’t seen a man even sitting on his own porch in the evening in his shirt-sleeves and it is as hot here as it ever is in our hottest weather • at home, and the bicycle riders all wear 1 their coats. 5 And grind organs! All of a sudden 1 you'll jump and think a brass band has • started up right behind you, but you 1 look and it is only the organ man, with

a music box nearly as large, perhaps, as an upright piano—and what a noise it does make. There are about 150 of these here, they tell me, playing all the time, go that it is no wonder that we hear them nearly all the time wherever we are. This is plainly a city for men. Front after front of fine display windows, all of men's apparel, while the general dry [CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 ]

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SAVING OURCHiLIUf N. 1 j .... I Or. Hickman Delivers an Impreislve Sermon on this Subject. Lev. Dr. . H A ink man, pastor of the Eirst M. E. church of Terre Haute, preached Sunday evening on the subject Saving Our Children.” He took for his j text Joshua 22 : 25: “So shall your children make our children cease from fearing the Lord.” In the sermon Dr. Hickman spoke of tlie dangers from indiscriminate bicycling and touched upon the difference be tween the state and denominational schools. On the subject of bicycling he said: “Another danger to the young people is • the bicycle. The silent wheel has come to stay. I would not criticise its us. but its dangers and its abuse Do you’ think it is a modest thing for a voung manto take a young girl on a tandem and push her here and there al tout the i eity? One of the most foolish things a ; | mother can do is to let her daughter ride a bicycle with a young man alone into 1 the untry and specially in the dark

and byways. No mother who has the natural instincts of watchfulness and j love for her child will jwrmit such dan {gers. G«kl had established certain deh cate relation- Imtween man and woman that cannot be infringed ut*»n without danger. I hat Woman ha* lost low m--.b*stv or her Common sense who will permit a man to pick ier up mid pull her ar<mnd a bievde Many a mother will have the blood of I her own innocent daughter on her at thf t r t nether and father mght to ‘ their Children the Mcminn f their bodies, how they are made and J ' what they ar, ■ a |e f., r v . jr „ : for them. Let father and n.oth< - t* । 1 I the first lessons to s.nadihi.^irr then when they hear them from Mri I ates they will have a sacred oiunittn I

M I Ministers \ppo nted ' appointed for the SotJTtl .»».»» , Presiding elder. Isaac I Mie Arg«* I. K | Meyers; Bringhurst. B 11. Heal; Hur hstteville, .la* b Rohm, Camden. V N Hagenback; D< Iphi. J ’• Campi “H; poor Villag. H M Campbell. Hmm'. J. N Harmon; Iv wanna. 11 G Ogden; Km v, W F. Clark; L»P ■> tr, C. L Bovard; LaPortecircuit, N E Tinkham; | Leders V G Sholty . Lucerne. J. E. MeCl ud; Monticello. I L Briggs; New Carlisle, C L Harp<r. North Lilwrly E. R. Johns. Plym uth. L. S. Smith; Ihx hester. L C. Buekb s; Rolling Pra irie. William I »avis; (ulvr, I- • > How ; ard; South Bend. First E. P. Bennett; , South Bei.d, Milburn Memorial, S. W. < South Bend, (>rm e J . \\ . M alker; I South Bend circuit, lam Ban- t'nion Mills, K N. Simmons: Walkerton. W . A. Smith: Yeoman. A. A. Dunlavey. North Judson, W. D. Wallies. Good Suggestions from a f armer. The most of our citizensand especially the Relf respecting and public spirited ones, have obeyed the law which re quires that the weeds along the streets and roads shall he cut by Aug. 20 of each year, ami provides that in case it is not done, the city authorities in the town or supervisor in the country must do so at the expense of the property holder, r. m .1— t . nr.thow few there are

It is pleasant to notice now icu tuere an who have so far neglected this duty and we hope that it will not be necessary for the Board of Health to insist on this be ing done, as they surely will if delayed long p r. It is also to be hoped that each farmer will consider himself a committee

1.1; 11,' 1 ill ' ■ ■« - ---- to mow the weeds along the roads bor deling his property, ami that each Httper ; visor will see that those who have ; neglected to do so will at once comply! i with the law. A Firmer. The New York World. The Thrice a week Edition of the New i York World is first among all “weekly”

papers in size, frequency of publication, and the freshness, accuracy and variety of its contents. It has all the merits of a great 86 daily at the price of a dollar weekly. Its political news is prompt, complete, accurate and impartial as all its readers will testify. It is against the monopolies and for the people. It prints the news of all the world, having special correspondence from all important news points on the globe. It has brilliant illustrations, stories by great authors, a capital humor page, complete markets, departments for the household and women’s work and other special departments of unusual interest. We offer the World and the Independent together one year for 82. The regular subscription price of the two papers is $2.50.

PEN AND SHEARS. ’ fist J I" 1 Miller, a German Bapfrom t? rher livinp near Xa I>P'»nee, fell ' idin • e r °nf of his barn to the floor; J r himself quite seriously. ! da had a little lamb that r ii P asße ^ away: no lamb could '' Up the pace our Mary sets today. " r,lo ^Blie rides the silent steed and j does hahl . H: „„ | amh iH wit the race but in its stead two c.i*l'ierceton Rec,,rd. I m^irringer. who lives near Goshen, 1 swa|l«d a silver dollar a few days ngo. I H 14 Wught that in order to get the I ; dolhc and snip his life that a surgical Dq-watrnn will have to take place. He on his back playing with his I ■ii • when he swallowed the money. farl Roher. a 14 year old boy, met i with a terrible accident west of Goshen in H r < iiwrwm township. Saturday. He is in a hay mow and slid down, strik mg on th,, sharp point of a broken pitch < ■ r handle. The sharp handle enter ^1 at th<* Imttotn .j fk i t of the spiDP. breaking the OxTr'Vg 1 .

| Oona, » o <i driven in for the inches when it broke off. The Iso ! 1 . is in a critical condition •eld in paying quantities has been | found tn Brow n Indiana. The metal m found Mong the Bean Blossom and M Up Salt and on . , The first diaccrvwry wan marie in ‘ IM9. but the dsprwita were never syste . mattea,|y mined. It is stated that i । num »er of farmers have been washing i nt g >ld in old dish pans and many are making •living ;w M laying ' nwßV i Ihr following „ the “woman a end” of a ’>nrrrw»tion which is given as a sample, : | by llm .South Bend rm,^. of what the! aims are c«nriun<maUy called upon to j cwrry Hell, 1 ( ; |V 0 hth u » ^mentioning a voung man s MIU W.w Were y. , u n, uh! a were* I Ilk. ti it Whvdidn tyou come up? lou ro a dandy. What are j you gmn' me* Is that so* Why didn't i you up’ You’re pmr h! You |

that » » r-tm ; u* CM TAV v .-<-y‘ No. 1 Hunt got - tonight Ym Amt ward Now. won’t y u c u e up to night?’ I’d like t*. LI of your hi M . Won’t you com vj \-u mak* me tired. Where was you last night? Oh. I come vs. Now w. n t you come up pleadingly ? Oh. honest, there won't be any one home. You could come if, you wanted to. O. shoot! You give me a pain. Now please come up to night. It is undoubtedly such conversations that gives the wires that languid ap pearance and causes them to sag between the poles. And yet in the face such oppressive testimony the exchange girls are often accused of ‘listening in. E. P. McCaslin, of Scottsburg. Ind.. ( has a new variety of corn which he de , glares will yield 250 bushe.x t" the acre. । He has a field of seven acres this year which beats any thing ever seen in the cereal line. Every stalk has at least ! five ears, and some stalks produce twice that number. The ears are large and the corn is firm and sound. Mr. Met ashn secured one ear of the corn two years ago. When he planted it he had just । 348 grains, and from that he secured seven bushels, with which planted the seven acres. He hopes soon to be able to furnish enough seed to enable every ! farmer in the west to try the new corn. Fort Wayne Journal.

Scott’s €mulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphites, can be taken as easily in summer as in winter. Unlike the plain oil it is palatable, and the hypophosphites that are in it aid in digestion and at the same time tone Up the system. For sickly, delicate children, and for those whose longs are affected, it is a mistake to leave it off in the summer months. The dose may be reduced if necessary. We recommend the small size especially for summer use, and for children, where a smaller dose is required. It should be kept in a cool place after it is once opened. For wile by aU druggist* at joo. and .

A ©ood ^im& to Build j s rcJ’en materia! is cheap. The hard \ Ce " :a ' Ie everything cheaper, and (Gliding material is very low now. It you ta:na op building now is a good time. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. I CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF LUMBER. Shingle;;, Sash, Doprs, Blinds and Mouldings, Lime, Brick, Hair, Stucco and Cement. Hard. Soft and Blacksmith’s Coal, Mixed Paint, White Lead and Oil. Hudelmyer. New Goods! New Goods! ,I,“^ ‘ ln ^ eoruclr y 'ive have received over 1 \'' {t 1 boa.sand ''Doiairs worth of new goods which make^ our line complete, with all the la^ test styles of CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES. .. . selected stock of

rr/ ihe lowest ,\\ile> toH. L Fire Sale! Red Tag Goods! We have about $2.51*0.00 worth of “damaged goods" on hand yet. which we will leave the old Red Tag Price on, and sell them togood parties on GO days' time, or give 10 per cent off for SPOT CASH Come to us for your Goods and Save Money, as you always have done. Thos. J. Wolfe. THE CLOTHIER. . , H mi, , - - — H'lirr | CEMEMUMBHE. | I Paints and Oils, | | Rubber HOSE and all Attachments, 3 Screen Doorsand Window Screens, I A Good Line of Cook and 3 I Gift Stoves, I I Barbed and Smooth Wire. 3 . '--<r I ROSS & BRADY. | SiuiumuiUM»^

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