The National Banner, Volume 8, Number 45, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 March 1874 — Page 4

The Fational Banwer e e e ROME CITY ITEMS. - (Received too late for last week.) G. W. Clark, Esq., our merchant tail-‘ or, has repainted his building and it now presents a very neat, genteel appearance. Dora Lane done the job, and he knows well how to do things of this sort. If many of our other citizens would. imitate G. W. and get. _their buildings repainted, it would add greatly to the appearance of our pleasant, village, and it would certainly cause a never ending. smile upon the countenance of “Dora.” i If the dog owners in Rome City would all unite and sell their entire stpck'iu trade, and use the proceeds in putting down side-walks on the principal streets, they would, thereby, rid the town of a most into‘leml)k-: nuisance and do a great favor to the coi- ~ munity in general, and 'would, in our opinion, be entitled to credit, both in this world and the world to come.— But it the.dogs cannot he sold, let them be banished to Kerr's [sland or . ome other uninhabited place.

We are informed that owr former | townsman, J. H. Alexander, has traded his real estate in Arkansds for a stoek of goods at Bronson, Michigau, wlhere lie is now merclrandising in tull bliast. We are heartily glad to lmn" of Jim's good luek in this. Dr. Valentine Halm is now engaged ~in teaching a German school in town. “He has a large class of young Ameri-- . ca and a few older ones who are learn- . ing to sprech deutsch. . There are some grangers in this county who don’t know enough sbout - farming to distinguish the difference between a grain of buckwheat and a beech-nut, who are whining about the down trodden farmer, and who inti-, mate in the strongest possible terms that they are the proper fellows to fill our State Legislature. “Oh consistency, thou art a jewel.” _ ©J. C. Swett, Esq., our county survey: or, has been putting our county-seat _ in proper shape for incorporation.— But the probabilities are that Albion is not quite ready to incorporate ; however, a vote of her citizens will decide that mooted question. Judge Wildman' is accused of being provokingly tardy in filling his engagements at Rome City. The Judge ~ should not let his duties on the stage ( interfere with his sacred promises and . previous engagements.

F. U. Miller, Esq., engaged in, and retired from, the white-fish business all in oneday. Tryitagain, F.U.; we -will take some pickerel in ours next time, . e. if you don’t get out of the business too quick. G . . 'Bias Holsinger is putting up ice and preparing to start a meat market in Wolcottville. A little opposition here in that business would be kind a refreshing to the citizens. Dr. Gower has. put up a fine lot of good ice for his own use. . The Baptist meeting at the new church. was protracted several days last week, but we believe they did not open the doors to receive new members to the church, consequently there were no aceessions. : Rev. W. J. Chaplin, of Dowiagic, Michigan, will deliver a lecture at the Baptist church in this place, on Thurs“day evening March 5, 4. Subject, “Seecret societies, ancient and modern, their uses and abuses.” =~ We hope there will be a full turn out of both friends and enemies of secret- orders, and earnestly believe that all will be edified. - B. W, “’(ggwley and D. T. Miller, of Ligonier, visited our town last week: on a fishing expedition. They caught quite a number of fish, but as near as we could tell from their conversation, they arrived at the eonclusion -that the weather was a little too chilly for solid comfort and the fish a little too small to be deeply interesting. i Mr. Dibolo aelias Moody,together with - his man Friday, visited our city on Saturday evening last with one of those entertainments. Considering the,condition of the roads and the character of the show, it Wwas well attended, perhaps Much more so than its merits deserved. In biting red hot iron and drinking melted lead, &c., the deception was quite complete. His contortions and grimaces for a human being could not be complained of, but by an Ape or Baboon they could be easily discounted. If thesé fellows (or this fellow rather) Dibolo should continue his practice of bringing ‘prominent citizens before his audience, carricaturing them by his favorite contortions, he will certainly soon be entitled to (if not already) the appellation of a first class traveling blackguard. { . : ;While stopping here, Mr. Dibolo, the showman, passed some “very elegant” left handed compliments on our neighboring city, Kendallville. We would conclude from that that his show was not very profusely patronized at that point. ) o Ede Fisher, Mart Hall, and John Cole are under special obligations to friends in Brimfield, for a splendid new minnow bucket. These boys are right on the fish now, worse than ever. ' The dance at the Lake Side House on Monday evening was merely nom- _ inal, but few numbers were sold. As ~ far as we know all passed off quietly and satisfactorily. Ben. Barnhart, Esq., of Ligonier, was in town on Monday and Tuesday, looking after the interests of the BANNER. Ben. was cordially received but, of course, could not fill the place of the editor himself, ~ _ ~ J.C. Zimmerman, of Ligonier, one of the firm of the Magnet Mills, was .in town on Monday evening and Tuesday forenoon. He did not attend the dance on account of more pressing business. - Jake’s motto is business before pleasure. The cold dry freezing of late has told heavily on the“coming wheat crop in this vicinity, but we still hope there will be enough left for family use. ; ] : "~ ALEXIs. et 4 A — e _ Under the new military law of Russia, 'b:gt_imahw,mn no longer be exempt as heretofore. Hence another | motive for conversion wil be removed. |

CLEVELAND CORRESPONDENCE. The »Lre;npemcmmme—cdmpletion of the Lake Tunnel-Our Mild Winter. . EDITOR NATIONAL BANNER:—The temperance ball is rolling on, and in Cleveland is heard the din’of busy preparation fer the crusade. Many hundred nzmms are enrolled for the c(»miﬁg siege, which it is said, will begin the first of March. Tt is not for us

to question this mighty moving of oar sisterhood, but we do question the ultimatum. Wili the quiet that must succeed the storm, bear fruit of this work? We can but pray that lalgtillg good may come of this female war and God may, indedd, have chiosen thé “weak” thin;}'s ol earth to overthrow the “strong”. But for our own part, we had rather join a crusade to annihilate our public oflicers; they are the ones who ought to surrender, and give place to men, (if they.can be found,) ‘who would not sell their honor for the patronage of the l_»esutlg*d ram suekers. Our liquor laws are toollenient at best, but if they were enforced, there would be avast decline in the infernal trafiic, But let us not stop to moralize, but, hope aud: pray for rich blessings to attend any and . every means brought to bear upon the stronghold of King Alcohiol, who leads' his subjects to a miserable and degraded life, and an \ ionohle death. e

Our lake ~Ulll;lf‘l“l is Xflll-i.&;lh'd‘, and l (leveland is proud. Nohore coal oil in our coffee; no more scum to settle on our tea. Some idea may be gained of this enormous undertaking, by a brief notice taken from the annual report on water works. “The p@wers that we first designed to keep the soft clay from running in upon the works, was found utterly inadequate, which occasioned much = delay. "Finally a hydraulic press, consisting of twelve cylinders and pistons, having an aggregate: power of one hundred and thirty-five tons, was put in the shield in place of the screws formerly used. The shield was put in thirty feet back of the end®f the tunnel, and as it was pushed forward, the old masonry and two bulkheads had to be taken out in advance. The next hundred feet was through soft clay, and the power of the hydraulic press was barely sufficient to force the shield forward.” The erib is a mile and a quarter from shore, but in consequence of necessary deviations, the tunnel is seventy feet longer. It is sixty-seven and one-half

feet below the surface of the water at the shore shaft, and slopes to a depth of ninety feet below the surface, and fifty-three feet below the bottom of the lake at the erib. The tunnel is dug through the drift or allural depos it, and its nearest approach to “the everlasting roek” is twelve and onehalf feet. The total cost of tunnel is estimated at about $825,000; cost of crib, $105,395,04. Last year the aggregate amount of water pumped from lake Frie to supply the city, reached 1,869,768,838 gallons. For two years two large engines have been employed during the day, and one through the night. The panic has effected the consumption of water to some degree, owing to the shutting down of manufactories. We now have in use, sixtyeight miles and one thousand two hundred and, ninety-one feet of pipe laid to receive water from our stupendous water works. A party of gentlemen visited and went through the tunnel, and their experience is interesting in the extreme. They went down by means of an elevator worked by steam, some seventy-five | feet, into the régions of darkness.’ 1 would say just here, that the horizontal diameter of the tunnel is five feet, the vertical diameter, five feet two inches. Reaching the bottom of the shaft they found _cars and mules waiting to convey them part of the way. The cars were mere

boxes on wheels, perhaps three feet wide and five feet long, with sides sloping inward to the depth of two feet or more. There were several of these cars, with a very small driver wearing a lantern in his hat, and driving a diminutive span of mules, which were hitched tandem style. Must it ‘not have beena delightful ride? - They ‘rode about a third of the distance, Ht}hen they were left to pursue their ‘darkened way as best they could. ‘Through mud and water they felt ‘their way along until they reached the crib, when they were a hundred feet under water. An elevator was lowered, and they were taken up a few at a time, singing and having. a jolly ‘time, in spite of their perilous journey. After a social time at that wonderful home on the water, they went back to land in a tug, furnished for the occasion. e v . Our “mild winter,” has given us a fearful scowl, for several days; some sleighiﬁg, which is improved on the ayenue to-day. ' A BB PEeARL CITY, Feb. 27, 1874. ' Communicated. Religious Revival. I have just returned from a series of winter meetings, which were attended with rather more than ordinary success. The old soldiers of the cross have been greatly encouraged ; renewed vigor is seen throughout their ranks. Many'ialso‘ have joined their number; prodigals were seen returning home, and sinners happily converted to God. Some thirty have united with the church, and there are yet more to unite. The meeting at Cromwell was continued a little over two weeks; was largely attended by 'old and young, notwithstanding the dark nights and muddy roads, that people found their way. to the house of God, where many rejoiced with joy unspeakable, and full of glory. Quite a/ number here were converted; reconciliations were made, and God’s power wonderfully displayed. It is said to be, by far, the most sucessful effort ever made in the place. May this work still continue, and the eternal God receive the glory. - ) ’ ' 0. W. Bowen.

Could anything be neater than the old dark’s reply to a béautiful young lady whom he offered to lift over the gutter, and who insisted that she was too heavy? “Lor missus” said he, “I’s used to lifting barrels of sugar.”

J. DECKER'S ADVERTISEMENT.--GROCERIES AND PROVISOINS.

. i ¥ I b, ! ‘l Always up to time, now respectfully makes his how and presents to the people his . lEW PRICE LISE. .o i .v...--~p----‘-..v..-p>---. -.-.‘.......-.-;-‘.- .v~-.:-- «...y..‘...---..-.-.:_L--'--¢----..--'--.- .. ..a‘ < qar rEY C T *(1 NEY T VLRI A VI SUBJECT TO CHANGES IN THE MARKE'T. All Goods advertised will be fully up to the standard, as I ani not dealing in inferior Goods nor short weights. These, and all other prices, are for CASH nlyv. L SUG . Al, - e - SY U PN, e : ';" i{“‘ (“:*“‘h(l‘d ‘i‘{i—fi““v tt_‘”:- s ks \3:;;’ I Nilver Drips. which leaves all others ii\bl the shade, at the . I;'\_ '_:”';x,ll"‘tf;( L (.”f,-”.“ i.)i' el Slallsum of oL L . 80 dents pertgallon.worth lon ' f?)l’; 1‘\\“(1“1(““ \\\”“;’l‘:: “:: ;‘: 2 Golden Syrup. ... oL 0 cents per gallon, worth .60 i Elh LUXULC i A% B 8 § P IR T S L & o i ; % . 1044 Ihs Bestbvawn Supay for 000 a o 0 100 B : € AN EORCE 1Y ‘ Iz )bl BrOWll.tm'f L laide P 212 b, Canned Peaches, perean. ... .. eL o o ‘ . OO . 112 b Canned Strawberries, per ean. .. 00.0 oo 025 The Best Rio west of New York below Market price, 512 th Canned Tomatoes, percan........0.......00000 .20 o IS AS, 7 T ria B tantied Tomatoes, perean. ... oodian o A 0 1 will give vou the greatest bargain in this article, as you ;/; ; NIISOICSILILANEOT =, : know Unecle Sam will persist in sticking on the tavifty |=< 4 LD a Paaihos i . Sty Best Young Hy50n............81.10 worth $1.50 per Ib. == ?_, ]l{. ]I:ii::l"\l(““ e o \18:: ((:h(nlce ;0. II}L?()". L 138 ::::iﬂi }(2)()) : ! ;;t 18 wew Enolish Curtamts fore .0 .. 000 1.00 rood = o L BN Il Ny, s Best Guupowder. .~........... 130 worth 150 « |= 26 th, Canmlasl’ensh - : } ((;8 Choice Gunp0wder............ 1.00 worth 125 “ | 3 Ib. loose Muscattle RAISinS. ... -..........c... 50 Good Gunp0wderf............. 80worth 1.00, ¢ '|.'Z ‘ stove Polish, 4 papers for. . ... ... 95 The Best Japan Tea... ....... .80 worth 1.00 “ 3 lOTGARE '8 poodonesifar. . ... 4. 5t Tgg Wiich [Tacs ‘}‘?q a}ﬁ{:estedl b’{. hundreds Otf. Yea drinkers in| v| B PENG, 4 large slzeboses for:. ... .. v. 0... . .98 . ANoble and.adjoining counties. ' | Bl { BLUEING, 8 small size boxes f0r................. .25 . TOBACCO. - |o | 4 cakes good size Glycerine Soap f0r.............. 25 3 pounds Smoking Tobaceo-f0r...................51.00| :; Best D. B. DeLdnds Saleratus 3 p0und5f0r........ .25 3 pounds Shorts f0r.............................. I.oo| £ | Pepper, 35 cents per pound or 3 pounds f0r........ 1.00 Good Eine Cu¥ Tobacco..... ..... ... .50 worth = .60 é Ginger, perp0und.....[...c0.. i lliino 0 80 Tetßeßip. =O. ... ... ... . 55worth 95 Muatardiperpound.. o 0 .80 DeckeraGold Heaf........... ... ... 60 worth .90 ﬁ-;j(‘loves’ 60 Indign 8rand.......... .............. .90 worth I.lo| &g | Four Dinre Boxes of Matches f0r........,........" .25 Imperial T0bacc0...................... .90 worth 1.10. Q | Seven boxes of Coffee E55encef0r........L........ .25 Mayf10wer............1.00, retailed everywhere for 1.50| mg| Four pound good Starch, f0r..................... .25 ; FISH. o 'No.l\\*;tsll-tub.-,1...‘..;.........:. peeenshieea e 100 ThebestCod Bish ... . . ..\ : ... ...........% os "d|The best wush-‘boaulout. Soamicas s oh White Fi5h................ .........0..L........ 08| =3 | Best Factory Cheese, per p0und.................. ' .15 : el = E=Caßastarty. perquart. .o 0 L s e s Mackerell = ¢ .0 L o 0B &5 & : 2 Mess Mackerel (head50ff).............0..... ..., 18| = Pe‘ai\uts‘,'p’m pound I_’ Bresh Labrs@or Horring. - ... v 0000 0 051 & lj‘l.encthxed Cand1eb....._..‘..........A........ .25 SmoS LS L el B Gindy perponnd. 00 (b : SATI.T.' - L! | 100 of the best Yellow Enve10pe5f0r............. .25 . — - [‘ 1 o B Ao ob ] o ! FINB SALT, perbarre1................ $2.00| ioEshepts of Tetteraper o-0 oo omo 010 . Ll . < o

CPEYOAYAY YTRITVMITOVEAM TANIT ~ | I will‘ offer for the next 30 days; FOR‘uCLASH, my entire stock, which is . The Largest and Best Selected in Northern Indiana, ' e . CLASS AND QUEENS-WARE, - Table Cutlery, Castors, ' And a great many Novelty Goods too numerous to mention. :

MILL‘EI?. & DUERR’'S ADVERTISEMENT.--GROCERIES AND PRQVISIONS. : GR ANGE PRICES! ' THERE IS NO NEED OF BBEING WITHOUT _ |e| : - e : - WHEN YOU CAN BUY OF - - .. KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA, ' AT SBUCH ENOkMOUSLY LOW PRICES AND HAVE ALL GO()bS WARRAEVTED.

Good Rio Coffee, per pound only : : : 30 cents. Good Brown Sugar, 13 pounds for : :: : $l.OO Good Tea, 3 pounds for : @ ¢ :o:o: e 1;20 Best Slhoking Tobacco, three pounds for P 1.00 Best Chewing Shorts, three pounds for : : : 1.00 Good Chewing TObacco, 'pér pound Only e 88 | ’ : All ot};fer Goods a_f Coflfesi)ondingly Low Prices. ol ' Three hundrqdfsets of J. G. Meakin’s best Iron Stone ~ China Cups and Saucers at 70 cents per set. 300 sets of same brand of Plates, 55 to 75 c. per set. Canned Fruit lower than ever. | : _EVe_rythipg else in the Crockéry ‘Line[m:us_t and shall be sold at the ;E?.me'l‘ow rzvttes.‘ ‘ ~ CASH PAID FOR BUTTER AND EGGN, . | . 001\{13‘ 'GNE,‘,QOME ALL, g H ; e Bﬂth;Yot}R TEAM A_Nb MAKE A I—IAUL ak ‘

WILLIAM GROH’S ADVERTISEMENT.-— GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.

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