The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 4, Ligonier, Noble County, 21 May 1874 — Page 4

The Farm and Household.

Away-With Rats, From my own experience, I estimate that the damage done by the rats upon any one farm i 8 equal to what would be consumed by a pair of horses: ;Elha.t, this damage is not prevented, simply shows that a man knows less than a rat. I found it 80, and gave up attempts to trap or poison them in consequence of repeated defeats. But in self-preservation I was obliged to discover some means of getting rid of them, and finally concluded that to destroy their haunts was the best plan. [ therefore “carried the war into Africa,” as I might say. .My first movement was to open all the underpinning of my buildings, aud where they were less than a foot from the ground to raise them to at least eighteen inches. Instead =of having the floors of my sheds and pens’ laid upon sleepers, which rested sipon the ground, and thus furnish the niost secure hiding places for the .vermin, I placed them upon sills and Jjoists which rested upon short posts. lln short,let daylight in. everywhere. The granary was made so that I could pass around the bins, and the barn was arranged so that the driveways snd everything about was open to daylight and the cats. That most vulnerable point, the corn-crib, I raised upon posts, each of which was capped with a tin pan placed bottom upward, and removed it three feet from the fence, within a foot of where it formerly stood. Then the long-familiar squeak beneath the floor was heard no more, and the rats, which formerly came out wheny the pigs were fed and joined in the feast, had gone—their little game was up.— As for the mice, a few of them remained about the barn; but as soon as they left their hiding places, thiey were picked up even by the fowls, and it was-not long before some of my light Brahmas became excellent mousers. In short, by remoying every hiding place, permitting no rubbish to lie around, and by preserving perfect neatness everywhere, 4 soon got rid of every rat which formerly infested my premises. Where they went Ido not know exactly, but expect they found plenty of room and agreeable darkness around my neighbors’ barns and sheds. ~—{Cor. N. Y. Uribvine. :

| Convenient Houses. : . Many a fine house ‘is made a mere shell of Dbecause it is not built with reference to the conv'm.ience'of those who are to occupy it. We think when a man proposes to build a dwelling, a woman somehow should have hand in it, for she alone can tell' just where ‘she wants this closet, or that storeroom, or that room. A j;dtchen is better if it is built in an L, with two doors opening .outside, so that the odors of cooking may not pass into the main body of the house. Beside, a better circulation of air is afforded in “the heat of summer. It makes very hard work for a woman when there are .steps Lo go up or down between the kitchen and dining-room. A short hall -or lobby is not objectionable between the two rooms, as that-can be occupied by a chest of drawers, or two or three shelves whichi.always “comes handy”ln g house. The kitchen should be provided with two closets, sink, cistern-pump,and always have a painted floor. = | Bed-rooms. are healthy up stairs; but with a one-story house this cannot be. And in any event the sleeping room of the mistress of the house shot l;\ be on the grouh}d floor, opening ifitol 1¢ living-room,with a large closet to it—the, bed-room to be. large and ~well :ventilated. It."would not be a bad idea if there could be two or inore bed-rooms down_ stairs for the convenience of guests.: ‘ : Ot course the parlor, living-room, ete, should be designed aceording to the taste of the builder, but these general hints are thrown out for the benefit of .those who. contemplate erecting a substantial,sensible house, which shall be a home as well. : ;

Two Kinds of Industry. I have known two kinds of industrious farmers. Ido not include the sluggish and negligent. . But of the real hard workers there are two distinet classes, They both rise at dawn: and work after dark, and are worthy of success; buf one class fails for want of proper thought and management. These will put their energies into one piece of work, and neglect other things which need them more. [ knew ome man who was so intent on finishing a piece of board fence that he worked hard at it at the very time that the weeds in his roet erop grew from one incleto ten inches high, increasing the labor of cleaning out at least . tenfold, dnd reducing his crop about . one-half. Another buys costly tools and lets them .rust and rot in the fields because he is so busy with something else, although the labor of ‘housing would be a mere nothing.— Another builds a costly barn, and uses up his means for manuring, cultivating and draining, when cheaper buildings would have answered. ~Another works a wet field year after year at great cost and inconvenience, and with small results, because he is too busy to underdrain it. He does everything at a disadvantage. . e Very different is the course of the good manager. He looks at his work —has it mapped out before him—estimates accurately the labor to accomplish each job, and the time it should be done to prevent loss, and then goes on systematically. It does not require dreat genius to .do this, but common sense, and for the farmer to keep his Wwits about him. This is what makes ‘a man practical ahd sccessful.—[Cor. Country Gentleman.

Farmers, Beware. : The time of the year is fast drawing nigh when the country will swarm with peddlers, patent-right swindlers, and traveling men of all grades and callings.. The best plan is-to always buy of home merchants, from the very reason that traveling tradesmen have ‘no inducement to be honest. They never expect to sell to you again, and it is their purpose to inake as much as possible in their single frade. The. home merchant, as a rule, sells cheaperf, has better goods, remains in the neighborhood, helps pay the taxes; and is_always ready to compete in prices . with anybody who dispenses goods in ‘the country.. He takes the farmers’ produce in exchange for goods, buys i wood and other necegsaries for. his bousehold from the farmer, and it is wrong, as well as unprofitable, to buy goods of tramps, whose only desire is to bleed his victim of every cent possible. The best way is to firmly refuse to deal one eent’s worth with any peddler of groceries or dry goods.—Eaz. The above cannot be to deeply impressed upon the minds of our farmers. The traveling doctor, the traveling tradesman, the traveling merchant, is almost invariably a humbug. Trade with your meighbor,—he helps “isupport you, he buys .product, of you,. hires your labor—reciprocate. — Plymouth Democrat. =~ - = : Fresi: MEAT.—~To keep fresh meat a week or more in summer time, T have tried the followsizg,‘ and knowit toboa’ggod plan: Soak it in sour milk or buttermilk, keeping it in a cool cellar. The bone or fat reed not be removed. Rinse well when used.— Housekeepers, try it, if. circumstances are such that you cannot get fresh meat every day. b L

: House-Cleaning. . Now that spring has arrived, and busy housewives are overwhelmed with the cares of house-cleaning, a few hints may be appreciable. In taking up your carpets, it is well to rip the centre seam—the carpet may be better shaken in two pieces; then turn the outer edges inward, sew it carefully, and if necessary tack a border over the outer edges. A well-worn carpet may be made to look almost new by this process, simply by a little ingenuity.— Tea grounds, soaked fin alum water, areinvaluable in cleaning carpets with a large proportion of green in the pattern. They should be sprinkled over the floor, and allowed to lie for a time, then swept up carefully. The earpet, after long service, will look quite fresh and new after this process. . Ox gall, too, is a specific cleansing process. By throwing a little into the seap-suds, a carpet may be scoured on the floor to look fresh and new. In housecleaning, system should be observed. Begin at the garret and go downward. ‘Take a room at a time, and leave behind the trace of perfect order in each. It is not necessary ta create a bedlam or chaos in order that peace may follow. Evenregeneration, as applied to things-inanimate; may be taken in broken doses more effectively. Ciosets and dark corners first arranged, the rest is easy. The secret lies in being complete mistress of the situation, knowing what to do and just how to ao it :

SELECTING EGas. —ln selecting eggs tor hatching, all monstrosities should be avoided, as they will not hatech.— The same hen will ssometimes lay a very large egg, and at another time a very small one. They will do well to eat, but not for hatehing. What is wanted is to select eggs of the average size and appearance peeuliar to the variety from whigh you breed—nothing else. Very long, very short, and very rough eggs should always be avoided. -Time will be saved too, by not trying to select eggs which will bring either cocks or hens, as the art of telling the sex of an egg by itsshape or color has not yet been discovered. This advice is for the storage breeder —the fanciers and amateurs may experiment as much as they please, as they can better afford it. - :

SALT FOR PEAR TREES.—R. L. Low, Dausville, Livingston c¢ounty, N. Y., states that, having planted three pear ‘trees three years' ago, none of thein made much growth, although he manured them two or three times a year. : . One stands near an asparagus bed, which last spring he covered with a large quantity of salt, and this tree exceeded the growth.of the others tenfold. : , ' ' : B— e },,An Enterprising Settier in Nebraska. ~ The Lowell (Nebraska) :Register “prints the record of an enterprising settler. Mr.WIL. S. Budlong settled on the edge of Franklin county, Nebraska, bordering on Kearney county, in March, 1872, When he arrived on his ‘homestead, with his two sots, he had two_spans of horses, but only eleven ~dollars in money. At the beginning of 1874 he had 100 acres of land under eultivation; an orchard containing 500 young apple trees, 100 pear trees, and 100 cherry trees, and a vi‘neyard of 500 grape vines. Mr. Budlong, is now about to plant 200 apple trees,2oo peach trees, and 500 additional grape vines. - g )

The homestead is in Southern Nebraska, and on the level prairie; and no man who has the spirit of Mr. Budlong need fear to settle where there are no wees to shade his roof-tree from the sun. If he plants as Mr. Budlong has done,in five years his orchard will be coming into bearing; and, if he has made a wind break|of cottonwood, he will have ample fuel for his stoves. | s '

Certainly, eleven dollars in cash 1s not adequate for the needs of the ordinary settler, though there are numerous instances in Nebraska of men starting in this way upon nothing, as it were, and in a few years working themselves into pesition and comfort. Such men are brave and enterprising; byt & capital of $5OO, at least, is a good thing upon which to start. The larger the capital-—given -skill, enterprise, courage and industry, without which money is of little moment—and the quicker and the: greater the gain.— There is abundant room and ample scope in Nebraska for men like Mr. Budlong. ’

| ' Obituary. . Departed this life,!April 17, 1874,at the residence of her father-in-law, Mr. Henry Hill, of Jefferson township, Noble county,' Indiana, CATHERINE Hivy, aged 23 years, 11 months and 25 days. ) Catherine was a daughter of Michel and Elizabeth Yeiser, and was born April 22, 1850, in Richland county, Ohio.. When she was quite a child, ‘Mr. Yeiser with his family removed and settled in Allen township, Noble county, Ind. Ilere they resided until August 12,1866, when death called the father to his long home. This sent a pall of sadness and gloom over the family circle for |a little less than thirteen months, when the “pall of sadness and gloom” were increased by the death of the mother,leaving Catherine, one sister and three brothers to mourn their loss,and to meet the cares of life without father or mother. Catherine, ‘however, was soon cared for by her ~aunt, Mrs. John Yeiser, by whom she was trained for future life. When a young woman, of many virtues, and charms,she was,on the 15th day of May, 1873, united in marriage to Mr. Lewis E.,, son of Henry and Eunice M. Hill. But, how soon they were called to part. A few days only over eleven months had pagsed of happy lnion, when the young husband was compelled to take the parting hand, while the throbbing dieart would choke the voice that would the “farewell” say to wife. Ah yes! “Death may the cords of life unloose, but cannot destroy our love.” " Catherine was a kind, devoted anif affectionate wife, and was worthy the love she received from him, who now mourns herlogs.. = vl =

On Sabbath morning, April 19th, a large number of relatives and friends met at Mr. Hill’s residence, and in funeral procession followed her to Mount Pleasant Church, where a suitable address. was delivered to an appreciative audience, by Rev. T. E. Lancaster, Pastor qf Kendallville charge, Methodist Church. After which, Catherine, the young wife and mother with one of her little twin babes lying on her breast, was laid in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in the lot. by many loved ones who have been called before her there. SR | She leaves her husband, an infant babe, one sister and three brothers te follow on. « : . B L Kendallville, April 26, 1874. 2

A MASSACHUSETTS farmer owns a Kentucky-bred mule that has within the last thirty days kioßed in seventeen barn doors, unroofed a dozen chicken“coops, and trampled the life out of four favorite pigs. “Ben Butler” is his name. ; : -

To persons about to marry, the following stanza upon the signifieation of the days of the week may prove of service: Monday for wealth, . Tuesday for health, Wednesday the best day of all ! , Thursday for crosses, Friday for lo““in% : Saturday no ¢k at all. X

H. R. CORNELL fix’iifes, v&ifiwu%extra charge. .those beautiful Satin Photographs so highly praised in Chicago.

B Sunny Side Notes. { - [Received too late for last week’s issue.] Should the weather continue favorable, the present and last week will be weeks of honest toil among the tillers of thesoil. Plowing, harrowing, cross-ing-out and planting corn is now the order of the day. If kind Providence continues to smile, by next Saturday night the planting in this neighborhood will generally be'done. o

The few warni days past have given everything a new and cheerful look. “The mighty oak” bids fair to bloom and blossom as the rose: "the forests are all adorning themselves in their beautiful green _ifoli{itge; the peach trees are in full bloom ; tHe wheat fields and meadows are beginning to brighten up ; the little lambs are gamboling in the pleasant pasture fields; the blue bird sings in the cherry tree; the hens cackle in the barn yard; and, in faect, all “nater” seems to be speaking language of great praise for the four or five warm, charming May days just past. . The one thing most needful now is a gentle shower. : / Rév. John Guthrie, of Jefferson township, and of Old School Baptist persuasion, preached quite an interesting discourse at our school house last Sunday. His text wags the 16th and 17th verses of Paul’s second letter to Timothy, “All scripture is given by inspiration, reproof, etc.” John is quite a young minister, but possesses considerable talent. The only thing lacking is a little more self assurance.

- Wonder where Reyv. Howe has been keeping himself this while back ? * His visits to Kansas here. of late are like angels, few and far between. We believe Bro. ITowe or ourself streteched, it not entirely broke, one of the ten commandments, during the latter part of the winter. IHow aboutit, G. W ? ~ iThe contract for building ounr new brick school house has been let to J. W. Bordner, of Perry township.. We can safely assure the people that a good job will be the result, as Johh is a first-class mechaniec, and ail Noble county could not hire him to slight the work. : e

.- We admire the style, logic and good sense of “Liberal’s” article in last week’s BANNER, especially the “latter end.” s We have furrowed corn gr()u’ all day and feel considerably fatigue@® and bed-time is fast hastening, consequently we must, like Rumbo, condense. | _ A H: S Suxxy Sing, May 11, 1874.

i A Word to Parents. | Liconier, NosLe Co , Ixfi., Mdy 12, 1874. Eplror BANNER :—lfyou will allow me a little space in the -columns of your valuable pupér., I will try and seribble a few words of little or no interest. W - [ am now nine miles north of your pleasant - little town, teaching the art 0? reading in two d i'ff}br,gmt' languages. I'havetwenty-six namesupon the list, but very ‘few ! agsemble around the throne these busy days of -planting corn; yet,it has been said, “there’s a good time coming.” * / . ~ This morning while on the way to my school I met a lady friend teacher and was greatly relieved to hear that other schools are no better attended than mine. ;

Why is it that parents call for summer schools, and 'ghen not send their children? Have they more money than tley know what to do with, and take that way to dispose of it? If so, let them distribute it among the teachers of their county at once. This is a much quicker. and safer plan for investing money than the old one of murdering time, school and teacher, and give the money at last. Or have we poor miserable school teachers committed somé act that we must thus be punished, day after day,shut up in an old dingy schoel room with nothing to add to our happiness but emptfi desks, a water pail;a piece of a broom, a black board which yoéu cannot write upon, and lastly (for they are sure to come last,) perhaps a halfdozen scholars, br such they call'them, although some of them would do fully as well at home in their eribs. =

Parents, unless you can make up your minds to spare your children the time to go to school, do not have any school! A child in school is much like a child on a ladder, it must go one step or round at a time, and’if moreis ~attempted the ascent becomes dangerous. Every day out of school ‘is a round out.of the ladder, and in erossing that space the child is sure to fall. Parents, if you know not the consequences,try the experiment yourselves. Place a ladder so that the top shall rest against the limbs of a tree, then command your six-year-old to climb. it, let him climb the first and second round, saw out the third and fourth, and the next step he will fall lower than he was before that step was taken. " Stop. and think! Consider your ways and donot say your children are dull and cannot learn anything, for the fault is at home. Ne{.}ither censure your teacher, for it is not the teacher f;llat.has taken the round out of the ladder. ‘ < A very good subject for thought is this: That you put away with summer schools and substitute the time for your winter terms. PETE.

The Foremost Tonic of the Age. Taking into consideration-the character of its vouches, the history of its cures and its immense annual sales, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters may be fairly entitled the Foremgst Tonic of the age. It is not only a tonic but a constitutional and local alternative, and its tendency is to substitute healthy for diseased action throughout the system. If the stomach is feeble and torpid it produces a vitalizing impression upen its mucous tissues. No sooner has the dyspeptic swallowed a dose of it than he knows by his sensations that his stomach has received an accession of vigor. "It increases the desire for food and the ability to digest and assimilate it. If the liver is derelict, it improves the condition of the organ and imparts to it a new and: healthful impulse. The bowels being obstructed, it promotes the flow of bile into the intestinal canal and thereby relieves them and re-establishes their natural action. itl_- effect ufiem the brain, the nervé#and the kidneys is equally salutary. Inshort, it tones,alters and regulates the whole system.4t

Lagrange County Items, ' [From the Lagrange Standard, May 14.] ‘We understand that the Republicans in one of the townships of the county are talking of holding a caucus to see if they cannot harmonize upon a candidate or candidates to present. to the county convention from their township. : S. W. Dodge is building an addition to his residence, at the depot, 20 x4O feet, two stories and basement. The first story is to be used as an eating house or restaurant, the upper story for lodgings. The probability is that the noon train going south will stop here 20 minutes for dinner.. Good luck perches on the: banner of the escaped prisoner, Johnson. The Sheriff learned '‘Sunday night of his probable whereabouts, in Kosecisusko county, and immediately started in pursuit, and Johnson was in jeopardy. But when the Sheriff was driving westward from Ligonier, after midnight, the buggy collided with a stump, the horses were frightened, the buggy upset, and the Sheriff -and his son pitched to the earth. The boy clung to one of the lines, while the horses were running, until they: had turned in the direction of Ligonier. And the representative o¢f the majesty of the law was left, three miles. from Ligonier, with no means of locomotion, save those nature had furnished ‘him. The horses had vanished in the darkness homeward, and the Sheriff and his son speedily engaged in a pedestrian excursion.in the same direction. They found no traces of horse -0t buggy in Ligonier,and so n rally expected to find them at hoi%i%,fl but when the bereft travelers reached here, they found them not. Then ‘the Sheriff went back to Ligonier, and his search was rewarded. In acorner in a back street, entangled in the harness, but unhurt, =stood} ‘his truant horses, the buggy 'still attached to them, and uninjured except in the wood part of one axle. The Sheriff is proud of horses that can, alone, draw a carriage so safely over a, flark road, but he still “hankers after”™ Johnson.

Pelalb County Items.: {From the Waterloo Press, May 14.] ‘The democratic County Central Committee:is to convence at the Court House, on Saturday, May 30, 1874. Owing to the alinost complete failure of the wheat, the. farmers are planting ‘an unusually heavy spring Crop. o The probability is that a new town, to be called St. Joseph, will be laid out on the east side of the river of that name, where thé B, P. & C. Railway crosses it, in Concord township. . e cheese factory and other improvements are already in process of construction at the place. “ THE GRANGERS.—On Saturday last, the different Granges of the Patrons of ITusbandry of this county, completed the organization of their County ‘Counecil, meeting for the purpose at Granger’s Hall, in this place. The following are the. names and addresses of .the officers of the Council: President, Ephraim Boyle, Spencerville; Secretary, Milés Waterman, Waterloo; Treasuver, Freeman Kelley, Waterloo.

‘When New Orleans proudly shows Quebec” a shirt front stained with strawberry juice, the latter triumphantly exhibits to New Orleans a:sore on the side of the nose, made by a mosquito of this year’s growth.—Milwankee Sentinel. . s

. Ft. Wayne has commenced a little suit to recover fifty thousand dollars from the defaulting city treasurer, Dreegmyer. : | °

T.OOOOOK OUT. J. STRAUS, JR., & CO. Beg leave to announce that they“h:av:ejt(lst received & most complete ;'md elegant stock of . - FURNISHING GOODS, &c., = Ever seen in any })ne liousé in the Wesvtern cmmtry,vconsisting of Men’s Goods and Boy’s Clothing, and at Jower figures than can be purchased at any other place. We herewith invite the public, one and all, to call, see and satisfy themselves, as it will repay any one to do so before buying. Our Merchant Tailoring Department . . Is well stocked with a full line of ¢ : 7 lmported Fine Cloths, Suitings and Cassimeres, Bress and Business Suits. | 1 ; | ¢v» : ; e f We Have Employed one of the Best Cutters in the | State, and Gruarantee Satisfaction. ~ Cn]i at our ‘place, zis we can save you from 10 to 20 per cent. in purchasing anything in our line. e ~ J.STRAUS, Jr., & CO.

PIL.OWS. [ ) LU | § WY, o, ive your mbtiey ny SAPES 00 Fon %?:%E%&%’S}’&:’fifi'éfizu’?;;"é?firii’r,’g’l?é THUS ASSIST IN BUILDING UP YOUR OWN TOWLX.

it NO MONOPOLY. “Live and Let Live,” Is Our Motto. The Interests of the FARMER and MANUFACTURER are RECIPROCAL

{ NOTICE THE PRICES: L No. 4.—2 or 3-Horse Sod Plow, 2 Points and Clevis, : $ll.OO No. 2.—General Purpose Plow, 2 Points and Clevis, : 10.00 No. 2.— é “ Steel Mould, « a 0 1260 S 0 W «“ Cast Beam Improved, :: : : 10.00

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R ¥ i NEW JEWELRY STORE. S.-A, HERTZLER WATCHMAKER and JEWELER, i Would re&x)ectfulfy announce to the citizens of Ligonier that he hasjusgj opened one of the largest, best assorted and mest complete stocks of GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, . & Clocks, Watches, &c in the = Sample Rooms of the Ligonier House, Lo HERE can be géffi?jff' ; Wdc one tantl y s eRN S ound & large an = 4.-.:;2\_;3;’ ‘l4\“‘:@ fine assortment of = e;@ fi#? the different Amere. AN . ARG B icand Swiss Watch 0,18 eV esin gold and silver =" e RIEREE s — caces, of all sizes ol el — and weights, such TRt - — as the Ladiy Elgin SR and fine Swiss lever : = Watches. Also, the celebrated Julins King Spectacles, in fine gold and silver framee. A large stock of 30 hours and 8 v " day, spring and weight ; C I.OCKS.

Ladies’ and Misses’ gold sets, ‘eufl‘ and collar * but. tons, #tuds, sulid, pfi\in %B’kafiat gold rings, fancy sets of pearl, amythist, onyx, topaz, and ladies’ Jet sets; gold guards, opera chains, leontine and neck chains. Also thefinest and latest styles of rolled plated jewelry. Gents’ gold and silver vest chains, gold lockets, charms, &¢., &c. Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry repaired at living figuree, §.A. HERTZLER. Ligonier; April 9, 1874, tf. .

CABINETSHOP : ; - — AND — , R.D.KERR, Would respectfully announce to the citizerns of Nobie county, thet he has constantly on e hand a large aud superior stock. ot

CABINET WARE, S:: : I . | Consisting in part of DRESSING BUREAUS. . .. WARD-ROBES, | . _ Rl : STANDS, - e ~ LOUNGES, : CUP-BOARDS, M UULDIN;G CHAIRS AND BEDSTEADS, And i fact eveiything usunally kep‘fl i a Firstclass Cabinet Shop. -Particular ettention paid to the Undertaking Business. COFFINS ALWATS ON And made to ordér, upon short notice. Also all kinds of Shop Work made to order. Fuarniture Ware Rooms on west side of Cavin Street, corner of Fonrth street, Ligonier, Ind. A good Hearse always in readiness, Ligonier, May 24, 1871. '

; ENGEL & CO’S ADVERTISEMENT. THE LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN THE COUNTY: FRESH, Seasonable & ATTRACTIVE SPRING AND SUMMER ~~ ~ ENGEL&CO. Invite their Patrons, ahd the Publfc generally, to call and see the LARGEST & STOCK OF GOODS FCR MEN & BOYS, WEAR, EVE% EXHIBITED IN NOBLE. & ADJOINING ; : COUNTIES| : G CLOTHING ~ For men, youths, boys and children, i all imaginable st&k&s’and v _qualities , : i &Ar Prices Wrrnivy tne Reacu or Ayl 0 - Hats & Caps, Trunks,'Traveling_,BagS, GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, g In Larger Variety and Lower Prices than a'uy other House in this rvna‘rkéyt.fr Caa e ' . i )IN i\ DOOAr T IN OUR MERCHANT TAILORING DEPAL'UMENT We so,ljhcit a personal examination of Goods and Prices. We emgloy none but 'Flrst-ciass W;rk. ing men,and consequently our gpods are manufaotured with Great, Care, and we cah warrant every ariicle just as represented. We have at all times the LargestStocklof ‘ G Foreign and Domestic Cloths, Coatings, - VESTINGS, JEANS & SHIRTING FLANNELS, . ko And other Goods for men’s au&bqy‘s wear, at Pri‘cesb lower thap Ever. ‘,-_ : ;_': B With unsurpassed facilities, we can confidently assure our, Patrons of our ability to furnish the- ‘ Y : ! ; # . £ ; Very Best Goods at the Lowest Possible Prices. i REMEMBER THFE BPLACE: . ReymunrEiSamusel . ENGEL &00. April, 1874, | EBENDALLVITIE.

AS the time approaches when our ladies wlil be. on the look out for their fine shoes for SPRING & SUMMER Wear, we wou]d call theirattention to the stock of F. W, SHINKE & BRO,, Who have the exclusive sale of the justly celebrated 1 NORWATUK SHOES,” ~ i Which cannot be surgassed by anything in the e . mavket for Style, Fit, Finish and Durability, Call and examine them and we know you will not | purchase any other. They would also res&)ectfully announcé that theh\{ Jarge and complete stock of For Meu, Women And Children have been reduced to the : VERY LOWEST NOTCH, and must and sh&ll be sold. — PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES ! CALL, Price our Goods, and select tixeréfiom | : while our stock is complete. : Théy would also request thoge of their customers - who haye been holding their produce for higher | prices to call and settle their bills at once, | REMEMBER THE PLACE: Shinke’s Brick Building, CAVIN SIREET, LIGONIER, IND. February 19, 1874-8-27 ;

F. BEAZEL, Saddles, Harness TRUNKS.

\ The pmfrictor will be pleased at any time to wait | on all who may wish anything ip the line of HARNESS, . SADDLES, ; : BRIDLES, : WHIPS, , ‘ 'COLLARS, ' ‘ FLY-NETS, : BRUSHES, ; CARDS, &c., and in fact everything pertaining to this line ; ©of business. ‘ . Espeeial attention iz called to the fact that he ie,‘ now engaged 1n the manufacturing of all kinds orl‘ . TRUNKS, Ly Whieh, in Style, Finish, Durability & Price, Are far superior to those of eastern manwfacture. Call, See and Bu{, October 30, "73-27tf F. BEAZEL.

TO BUILDERS. JUST RECEIVED

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