Walkerton Independent, Volume 34, Number 12, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 September 1908 — Page 4

the Jniiepcn&cnt. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY INDEPENDENT BLOCK, WALKERTON, INDIANA. W.A.Enduy, • Editor and Publisher, ADVANCE. TBLBPHONB NO. 28. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1908. Publisher’s Notice. Notices "ot marriages, births and ^deaths msertedfree.; Notices for church "or society entertainments, etc., where the object is to raise money, one-half the regular rate. Resolutions of respect, obituaries and local reading advertisements, 5 cents per line. Cards of Thanks, 50 cents. Hon. O. H. Greiger of LaPorte county has been nominated by the republicans for joint representative for Porter and LaPorte counties. Mishawaka, according to the new city directory, has a population of 10,678, having about doubled its population since the census of 1900. Candidate Chafin is no slouch when it comes to politics. He says that it is not necessary for one to be a total abstainer to vote the Prohibition ticket. One of the indications of a good business man is the way he handles the advertising part of his business. A good advertiser is usually a good business man. Even the shrewd Russell Sage did not escape the snares of sharpers. Worthless securities representing millions found in the vaults of the late noted financier show him to have been the victim of designing men. A Goshen milkman was arrested and fined $34 for putting water in the milk which he sold to his customers. The pure food inspectors are collecting samples of the milk of dairymen and making an analysis. Twenty percent of the Goshen dairyman’s milk was found to be water. Never judge a man by hie clothes. The man with a fringe around the bottom of bis trousers, slouch hat and worn out shoes, may be the editor of your local paper, while the man with the new clothes may simply be one of the editor’s delinquent subscribers. Churubusco Truth. Trusts need about all the curbing that the law can give them. Corporations as a rule have no souls. While often composed of men whoareall right individual ly, yet when acting in the aggregate they are different. A corporation will usually • ike all the advantage that the people will submit to. In this sense a corporation means a great combination of capital which has the influence and power to override the public will if it chooses to do so. The tendency of new laws i should be towards keeping the great cor- I porations within reasonable bounds 1 without detriment to the average com- * mercial interests of the country. .

« — What Style Suits Does Fashion Dictate for Autumn Wear? At Jeas£seven-eights of the feminine Population of this section are on the qui vive with the desire to Know Each season brings two distinct classes of Women’s Suits. One is the conservative mannishly-tailored style, changing little from year to year, except in length of coat, size of s eeves and width of skirt. The other is a" more ornate model, exploiting in some way the more pronounced early modes of the season. Nearly all variations are built around one or the other of these two classes. This year the coat of the conservative suit is longer, the sleeves long, narrower and much less fullness at arm-holes; and the skirt clinging and inclined to unpleat* ed simplicity, i •u • i n fl uence Directoire and the Empire is written all over the more ornate suit, with its broad lapels, fall collar, wide pockets, tailed coat, high-belted skirt and—very likely —sash. Eve-y Variation of the Two Distinct Modesis Here , But there are also many other delightful models not to be found everywhere —adapta tions and developments of the coming season’s best styles, designed to please the woman who wants neither what everyone is wearing” nor ‘‘what no one is wearing.” Prices: $15.00, $21,75, $25.00 $32,50, $35, $45 and up to $85.00 We extend most cordial invitation to you to visit us this week and inspect our su perb collection of exclusive fall fashions in Women’s Outer Wearing Apparel. NEWMAN’S-WILLIAMS 1123 SOUTH MICHIGAN STREET SOUTH BENI). INDIANA

Roosevelt's Greatness , l i In the current issue of the American | Magazine appears what the editor calls ] “an extraordinary letter,” written by । one who recently visited President Roosevelt. “1 have never seen him,” w rites this i- iun td visitor, in a mor ‘human mood; nor have I ever been more mpreased with his bigness and breadth.’ They talked of the future and the writer reports President Roosevelt as saying: “Revolutions don’t go backwards. New ' issues are coming up, 1 see them. People are going to discuss economic 1 questions more and more; the tariff 1 currency, banks. They are hard questions, and I am deeply interested in them; my problems are moral problems, and i my teaching has been plain morality.” ] “He is certainly,” continues the writer i of the letter, a very extraordinary char acter—about the greatest of our timHe has the curious ashes of genius, in ; which he sees himself truly—more truly । than anyone else does. And I believe more than ever before that he put aside ■ a third term nomination, which he could . have had at the turn of hie hand, from the highest conception of his moral obligations. 1 know, from my talk with him last winter, that he was tempted ' almost to the point of yielding, that the pressure had been tremendous (far more than any ordinary man could have resisted), but that he has asked himself simply. “What is right in this matter?” —and the thing he thought right he has done.” ’ VIEWS OF THE PRESS. The annual report of Sears, Roebuck & Co. reveals net profits for the past year aggregating $2,400,000, or a decrease of, $928,502 as compared to the previous year’s business. The officers of the company expect for the current yeae “a leaner year than the one just ended ’r Os course they attribute the decline in the company’s business to the depres sion succeeding the financial panic last fall, but it is likely that the active campaign of retailers throughout the country against the mail order bouses is largely responsible for the slump in profits.—Frankfort Times. Viands may be ever so palatable and inviting. If served two or three times each day one soon tires of them. Thue a luxury is rendered commonplace and soon loses its fine flavor. It is so with most things in the walks of life. Plenti 1 fulness begets indifference to its use and loss of appreciation. Smartness, incessantly brought to notice, loses its novelty and charm. V itticiem, constantly brought to attention, soon becomes insipid and etale. Even wisdom and eloquence, persistently thrust upon a com- 1 munity, may be rendered tiresome. Man ’ wants variation and enjoys immunity ' from the things that he prizes highly when not dealt out to him too often and too persistently.—South Bend Times. Some have an idea that gossip is only prevalent in the smaller town and village. It is their opinion that the man or woman who goes about saying; “Have you heard?" or “They” say" is unknown in the city. What pifflle! The idea is , probably due to the fact that in cities numerous people are too busy with their own affaire to know that there are those who gossip and bespatter reputations just as thoroughly as in the town or village. When a place grows to con- j aiderable population the affairs of this or that individual are not patent to the whole community. The goings and comings of one person are not town topics. It should not be presumed for a single instant, however, that the “gossip” is not as active or that as many characters, in comparison are not besmirched.—South Bend Tribune.

I FOUR COUNTIES I ® News of St. Joseph, LaPorte, Starke and o Marshall Counties Boiled Down. 2 C. D. Snoeberger has been given the 20 year electric lighting franchise at Plymouth, the city council voting 3 to 2 in hie favor. D. L. Crumpacker of Westville has been renominated by the republicans for joint senator from LaPorte and St Joseph counties. The Michigan City Dispatch says the name of George H. Storey will likely be presented tc. the New Carlisle convention as a candidate for joint senator for the counties of LaPorte and St. Joseph The annual reunion of the soldiers of Starke county will be held at Knox September 9. Addresses will be made by J.C. Fletcher, John L. Moorman, Thompson Turner, B. D. L. Glazebrook and W. A. Foster. John W. Kitch of South Bend is running as an independent candidate for prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph county. Mr. Kitch promises if elected to practically clean out anything and everything of an evil nature in South Bend and St. Joseph county. South Bend society is to have a blue book, telling who’s who. The publication will be issued from the press during the next two months, and among other things it will describe all persons who are socially prominent in the city, giving the names of clubs to which the socially inclined belong. It will also make mention of the social conquests made by the parties described. A well known young woman of the city is compiling the work. The democrats of Starke county met at Knox Monday and nominated the following county ticket: For auditor, J. W. Kurtz; sheriff, Gabriel Doyle; treasurer, Frank Joseph; surveyor, John A. Tannehill; commissioner Second district, O. D. Fuller; commissioner Third district, Henry Luken; coroner, Dr. A. Fischer. Thomae R. Marshall, candi date for governor, and 11. A. Barnhart, candidate for congress, were present and addressed the convention. Time Is Money. You will eave one half the time by using a Gagan Washing Machine. They are guaranteed to do your washing without rubbing or boiling the clothes. Get one at Machinery Hall. ’CT 31<Iourubjsuo3 uj paw n n-io\ mom «l ‘III spud u| TKI UHjau uj ‘Oft buuoja UJ TSI ujuiqisjjq.y u| Sgl ^soduptm UJ 'Gor. PDPBK UI uojjßjndod oqt jo chhYoOl "J IW si uouaodojd oqj sjoSKiua ui si A’a>tjn.L U| puv iq si n uouujj ui 'aonmndod uqi jo ooo’UOl SI si sjojoop jo uopjodojd oqj pusiS -uy ui ^3'Bl u l P uw ‘oouiuj ui '• GSiTu *v|ssum u| : 815T.3 ‘Xumuwf) uj : IWH? ‘puviNirj uj : smoj -IOJ sit p.>;nqi.l)S]p TlCtlTbl miojna UJ oau ojoq; osmu jo pjjo.w oqj uj saoj OOp pkqpOUl tl.v'Sev OJV oamji JUOSOAd ju jßqj sa'us uiipjjsjjujs UVUMOO Y ».tl K “.PIJOAV •U-l. ejou uu OOH snoqn jo jyojd b ;h *anu» -ub jod bo) jo spunod 000’000*061 a.mp -oad .<oqj pint 'sojob OOO'OOC Joao pnsjxo HIDUT lumi uotl JO suodjbK 801 or..

LETTER FROM OHIO. J B E. Noble Writes of Farm Life in The Buckeye State. We give parts of the following personal letter from B. E. Noble, formerly of the Indbpkn dknt office, which will be of interest to the many friedds of Mr. No ble and family: “Farmdalb, O , Aug. 31, 1908. Dbar Frirnds: Your kind and welcome letter came to hand some time ago and indeed we were very glad to hear from you and appreciated your good letter very much. I have thought many times of writing to you but have been so busy during the day and am too tired to write at night. I have been laid up for a few days with a sore hand and lame arm (left) so will improve the opportunity and write to you. We think of you every time the Indk pkndknt comes. It generally reaches us Saturday. We are always glad to hear of our friends in Walkerton. We are sorry that they had such a terrible fire last spring, and we sympathize with them in their great loss. Well, we are located on Grandfather Noble's old farm.jp Trumbull county. It is between twurailroade —the Lake Shore and Pennsylvania—and about 10 miles from each oje. It is more convenient, however, A make trips to and from Kinsman of. Tae Lake Shore road than the othei* vuy. Th? country is more hilly here ^han in Indiana, but most of the cultivated land is level; it is , only hilly where the brooks and creeks ’ run through like Pine creek at Walker- > ton. The soil here is entirely clay. Some i other places near here are sandy. | We had a terrible hailstorm here in July, something like a cyclone. It did a great deal of damage to the crops, trees, fences and buildings in this neigh borhood. One of our neighbors’ bank barn on this side of the road next to us was blown into kindlings and his horses were heavily buried. After the storm was over about 20 men went to rescue the horses The oats crop was almost entirely destroyed and wheat is some better than oats, and the corn crop was greatly damaged. The potato crop and apples are fair. Vegetables fair. We like farm life very well and are en joying better health, and we have deci ded to stay here another year. We have five cows, a heavy work mare, a pig, about 250 chickens of all ages and three young Pekin ducks, and also three kittens. Among the chickens we have 21 full blooded Rhode Island Reds. We are sending our milk to a cheese factory every day. A good many milk wagons are going to the factory from all directions and the factory is making three or four different kinds of cheese and butter, and shipping the milk to the cities We do not make butter ourselves. There is a saw mill and shop near us where four or five men make round boxes for the cheese factory. My father was out hero about two weeks ago and stayed with us several days helping repair the fences and put on a new roof, etc. He has bought a home on Burton avenue in Cleveland,' and he and mother are well contented j with it. We are all in excellent health and hope that you are the same. Write us often. Beet regards to you all. Your friend, Bvrton Noblk.”

^NEWS LETTERS^ ° Items of Interest From Our Able A o Corps of Correspondents. J / BARBER. Mrs. Alva Barber is quite ill with erysipelas. Melvin Sprague and sister Inez went to Fulton Saturday to visit friends. J. Gearhart and wife of Walkerton spent Sunday with his brother Henry. Mies Agnes Rupel win tto Columba, Ohio, last week for an indefinite period Henry Gearhart, who has been ill so long, is reported some better the past week. Geo. Jamison and wife visited friends in Walkerton Friday while enroute from LaPorte to Plymouth. Mies Lilly Waiterhouse and the Misses Mary and Martha Qochran were calling on friends in Waltm ton Saturday. Mrs. Wm. Walt liouse and son Floyd and Mre. Samuel (Sidney and son went to Culver, Ind,, Si hrday for a few days’ visit. * Mr. and Mre. Jacob Freed and Mr. and Mre. B. E. Williams wore entertained by Mr. and Mre. Geo. Sprague Sunday. Miss Pearl Schmetlz and Mies Chris tina Veltz of Mishawaka were guests of Mre. Curtis Rameby and daughter last week. Mre. Homer Welton and children returned to their home in South Bend last week. Mise Pearl Holem of Plymouth was the guest of her sister. Mre. Chas. Rameby, last week. William Sprague and wife from Kankakee visited relatives here last week, Mrs Metz is visiting her daughters Mrs. John Schmeltz and Mrs. Chas. Rupel. STILLWELL Mrs. J. S. Mann and Mrs, F. A. Mann and son Harland were at South Bend Saturday, The teachers of Washington, Union, Pleasant, Lincoln and Johnson townships held their preliminary institute at this place last Monday. County Superintendent Bunnell was also present. August Draves, who has been sick for the last two months, died at hie home in

this place last Friday night. The funer- | al services were held in the Stillwel church Tuesday afternoon and he was j buried at Salem. He was born in Ger- i many December 1, lb 16 came to ( this country when he was about twenty- ( four years old. His wife, seven children, । five grandchildren, one sister and three . brothers survive him. In hie younger years he wae a member of the German ’ Lutheran church, a soldier in the Prue- ( eian war and at the time of hie death I was a member of the Odd Fellows’ ( lodge. He had been car repairer on the Graad Trunk railroad for the last thirty years. I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris went to South Bend last Tuesday. I Mies Ella Flaherty of Chicago ie visit- I ing Miee Elizabeth Quinn. ( Mr. and Mre. C. A. Keene and eon are ( spending a week with the former’s par- ( ents at Edwardsburg, Mich. The Paterson Anarchist. ( H. K. Adair, the noted western de- . tootilve. was praising in Detroit the President’s onslaught on the anarchists of Paterson. I “I once Ikul an experience with those । cflraps,” he said, smiling. “In plain . clothes I attendedrone of their meetings. The speaker said incendiary and ’ terrible things. Finally he attacked the I police. । “ ‘Show me a policeman,’ be shouted, . *and I’ll show you a cowaid.’ “Somehow I couldn’t stand that. I ' strode up on to the platform—it was time to stop the meeting, anyway—and I sh»M»k my finger under the man’s nose and said : “‘I am a policeman.’ “ ‘Well, I,’ he wihlsj'ered nervously, ‘am a o*ward.' Now please, please, go back tv your s»at again.’ ”

EXCURSIONS ANNUAL HOME VISITORS' EXCURSION Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1908 Lake Erie & Western Railroad $3.50 Indianapolis, Ind. $4.00 Day ton, Ohio. $4.00 Springfield, Ohio. $4.50 Lima. Ohio. $4.50 Columbus, Ohio. $4.00 Cincinnati, Ohio. $4.50 Toledo. Ohio. $4.00 Louisville, Ky. And corresponding low rates to a great many other pointe in Ohio and Indiana rickets on *ale for all trains Septem her 15; return limit 30 days from date of eale. For information see W. F. LaFeber, Agent C L HlI t.KAKY. G P A. L. E. & W. EXCURSIONS Next Sunday To Indianapolis And Return Special train leaves Walkerton at 6:26 i a. m. Returning, arrives 10:26 p. m. 70 P To Michigan City ■ VW* And Return [ Special train leaves Walkerton 10:47 a. > m. Returning, arrives 6:28 p. m. For information see W. F. LwFEBER, A^ent Annual Chicago Excursion S&T 12,1908 ) t , L. E. & W. R. R. I 3 (M .25 ROUNDTRIP ©1.25! : QI aMMHRBMnMI QI " - I 1 Special train leaves W’alkerton 250 a 1 m , arrives LaSalle street station, Chicago, 6a. m. Sunday, September 13 Returning, leaves Chicago 11:00 p. m. Sun- , day, September 13, 1908. For information see W. F. LaFeber, Agent. , CL. lIILLEARY, G. P. A. f SUNDAY EXCURSIONS )ONTHE( I I. & S. Railway WILL BE GIVEN ( Every Sunday j ) B ET W E E N ( Streator and South Bend Special Rate of 50 Cents To South Bend and Return REDUCED RATES To Intermediate Points. Train leaves Walkerton at 10:12 a. m. Returning, leaves South Bend at 7:40 p, m. I

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THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER. The Kinx-Pan, a Chinese Publication Claims That Distinction. Tlie recent announcement of the celebration at Pekin of the I,oooth anversary of the King-Pan, “the world’s oldest newspaper,” is not to be taken too seriously, says Pearson’s Weokly. That the small sheet so named is of great antiquity Is beyond dispute, although whether Its first publication dates back to March, 90S, as has been alleged, Is, to say the least, extremely doubtful. Prof. Legge, who published the famous Chinese Classics, could find no traces of any newspapers whatever in the Celestial kingdom prior to 1260, wlhen tllie seat of government was transferred to Pekin. And, anyhow, it is eta-tain that, if the King-Pan existed then, its publication h is several times since been suspended, frequently for many years on end. On the other band, it Is known to have been In existence in 1575, when Jesuit missionaries from Rome first arrived in the country, and this fact alone would entitle it to Justify its claim to be the oldest newsimper now alive, seeing that the Gazette de France, which ranks next in point of seniority, did not make its first appearance until April, 1631. rntll lately, the English Mercuric, of xvhWh some copies tinted 15SS are in existence, was assumed to be the old<-st English newspaper. But recent resenrehes have conclusively proved these isolated sheets to l*e clever forgeries, executed aliout 1766. The first real newspaiw published In England was the Public Intelligencer, which commenced issuing in 1663, an 1 continued to la' publlsht'd nguiarly for uuarlv three rears. The London Week

ly Courant, however, appeared spas- । medically for a short period so early 1 as 1622. The world's earliest newspaper vas ,In all probability the Roman A la Dlurna, which is now known to have been la existence at least as long ago as 691 B. C. facts Worth knowing. The mines of the world employ JPOO,OOO persons. Sixty carloads of Canadian-made h r«sting machinery have been orde cd jr Siberia. The capital represented by Great Britain’s cotton trade is $2,000,0e0,i ।hi I a year and the profits $330,000,000 a year. The sand of Sahara averages thirty i feet in depth, but in some places it has I been found 300 feet below the surface. Henry J. Daveen, who not long go paid more than SS,O<HHH , O for the famous Rudolph Kann art collection, began life as a blacksmith. The purchases of machinery m ide during the year ending June 30, IP ! 7, by the Transvaal gold mining Indusi try were of 20,883 horse power, of the ' value of nearly $6,500,000. The British government will devote $20,000 to start the cultivation of \ w Zealand hemp in the Island of st. Helena, the inhabitants of which have been reduced to practical destitution by the withdrawal of the British garrison. The Proper Way. ‘‘How can you take the measure ;> a i man like that great financier "I don't know myself.” but some p<»i pie seem to think it ought n> he taken iby the Berlillou system. Bdlhuoic