The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 27, Ligonier, Noble County, 29 October 1874 — Page 1

The Fational B e Fational Banney i Phbnahed by : ! JOMN B, STOLL, LIGONIER,NOBLE COUNTY,IND. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : | Strictly in AAVADCE. ..ov i ereriiiiiiiien, 1.852.00 1 Thispaperispublishedonthecashprinciple, itsproprietor believing thatitis justasright for him 1o demand advance pay, as it 18 for City publishers, ¢ Anyperson sending aclub 010, accompaiied with the cash, willbe entitledto acopy of thepaper,foroneyear free ofcharge. .

CITIZENS BANK, IGONIER, 2 INDIANA. DEPOSITS received subject to check without notice. : A\DVANCES made on approved collaterals. . MONEY loaned on loag or short time. . NOTES disconnted at reasonable rates. - ORDERS for tirst-class securities executed on commission. . i v A 4ENTS for the-pnrchase and sale of Real Estate, INSURANCE POLICIES written in firgt-claggcoms- ‘ panies. ‘ ; ; : L)XCIIASG E bought and sold, and drafts drawn on all the ;}rinclpal cities of Earope, ~ : AGENTS ; for the Inman line, N i Hamburg Line. § . PASSAGE TICKETS soldon all the principal scaports of Europe. : ‘ MERCHANTY’, Farmers’and Mechanics’ accounts solicited, and all business transacted on liberal . terms, STRAUS BROTHERS., Ligonier, Ind., Oct. 23d, 1872.-26 e . Lake Shore & Mich.South’n R. R. On and after May 24th, 1874, trains will leave 2 ; Stasions as follows: ; GOING EAST : 5 Sp.N.Y.Ez. Atlc. Ex. Accom. Chicag0......... 920 am.... 585 pm.. . 3 Elkhart.....}.. 120 pm.... 950 vise 000 8m G05hen,......... 138 sonvlD 10 Ve Millersburg.... 158 ... THO 28 s D 43 Ligonier. ;... .. 206 ;1043 sve 600 Wawaka,..;... 1215, ...110.54 il Brimfleld...... 12 23 211 l 08 oo hR4 Kendallville.. .. 2386 = ....1118 vB4 Arrive atTolede 5 50 i RaoBam.. . 1040 GOING WEST: Toledd....lsvrvssll 10 pmo. 1125 p7r. (. 455 pm Kendallvillej... 236 pm.... 244 am.... 850 Brimtield ...... 1250 Y3OO Ve 906 Wawaka....... 1259 st 3 10 e 320 Ligonier ..o iBO i 321 i 934 Millersburg.... t 324 .. 13386 vees 300 G05hen:........ 3389 il 300 o 10 Elkhart, . ..vici 400 soih 430 & saat b Arrive at ChicagoB 20 Eey o BIRO ... 650 am tTrains do not stop. Expressleavesdaily both ways. : CHAS. PAINE, Gen’lSupt.,Cleveland. J. M. RNEPPER, 4gent, Ligonier. Pittsburg, Ft. . & Chicago R. R. From and after‘July 26, 1874. ' GOING WEST. g Nol, No 5, No 7, No. 3. Fast Ex. Mail. Pac Ex. NightEz. Pittsburg....:. 2:ooam 6 00am 9:4oam . 2 00pm Rochester..... -...... 7 25am 10:50am 3 {Opm A11iance....... 5:25am 11 00am I:3opm 5 50pm 0rrvi11e....... 7:olam 12 52pm 3:lspm 7 26pm Manefield..... 9:o6am 3 15pm 5:265pm 9 25pm Crestlive,. . Ar. 9:835am 8 50pm 6:oopm 9:55pm Crestline...Lv. 9.55 am 5 oOoam 6:3opm 10:05pm F0re5t.........11*13am 6 8210 8 25pm 11:29pm LimQ. veer.s...l2:lspm B:00am 9.43 pm 12:30am Ft Wayne..... 2:lBpm 10:3%am 12:25am 2:55am Plymouth..... 4:24pm I:3Bpm 3:o3am s:lsam Chicago .......-7.50pm 5:25pm 6:soam . B:soam GOING EAST. & Nod, No 2, No 6, NoS. NightEz. I'ast Ex.-Pac Ex. Mail. Chicag0.......10:20am 9 20am ' 535pm’ 5 15pm Plymouth..... 2:loam 12 10pm 9 05pm 9 26am Ft Wayne.... 5 20pm 2 38pm 11 30pm 12 30am Lima..........7:20pm 4 20pm 1 38am: 2 45am F0re5t........ B:36pm 5 19pm 2 42am 4 02am Crestline .. Ar.lo:2opm 6 45pm 4 20am. 5 50am Crestline ..Lv.lo 30am 7 05pm 4 30am 6 05am Manstfield .....11 00am 7 35pm 4 57am 6 40am 0rrvi11e.......12 52am 9 28pm 6 45am 9 13pm A11iance....... 2 35am 11 oOspm R 35am 11 20pm Rochiester..... 4 48pm ........ 1042 am 2 10pm Pittsharg ..... 5 55pm 2:osam 11 45am - 3 30pm No. 1, daily, except Monday; Nos 2,4, 5, 7 and 8 daily except Sunday; Nos. 3 and 6 daily. ;

~ (ir. Rapids & Ind. and Cine., Rich. & Ft. Wayne R. R. v Condensed Time Card. Daily, except Sundays. To Wi i take efect August 9th, 1874, ; GOING NORTH. Express. Express. Accom. Richmond ..:..........1020pm 1025 am 4 00pm Newporbi tis.oooi s A00L" 1060, 498 © Winchesten. i oo bl 37 Yll 30 v 810 *¢ Ridgeville. ... . .03, .12 olam 1151 “ 536 * Portland . cdo.ao oot IR 28 4 1998 pm 1605 ** Pecatiar.cdviiis s eia o4L 12% ¢ Fort Wayne, D......... 300 am -240 pm Kendallvilleooiaiiz oo 480 % 401 ¢ Buarns.eaii il bl Y Hao Vicksburgdo i il 6ddics ) gog ¢ Kalamazoou ..o cocdati 250 0 715 ¢ Monteith it . 00 0 ROG Y TBy Grand Rapid5........a. 980 ¢ 990 ¢ . Grand Rapias._. . ..d. 950 * 940 230 "% Howard C18y...... .. .. 1154 % 1144 410 T Up. Big Rapid 5........ 100 pm 100 am 6 00-* Reeldl Gltyi i o 0 0 %2 187 634" Clam Lakeicooo. ... 820 ¥ 320 820 Wsaltom -0 .. sO. 48 Y 4934 ggB v Traverse City.......... 6056 * "1205 pm 1045 * Petoskey. ioo oo 20T T 56 am; GOING SOUTH. Egxpress Accoin. “Express Pet05key...;........c.. 4 dbam .1 BR2opm Traverse City.......... 830 ‘% 500 am 4 Walton ....:.. .« ... .1010 % 614' 1220 am Clam Lake,............1180 ¢ 3008 IAR & Reed City. ... ..128%9pm’ 856 ¢ 383 ¥ Up. Bighßapide, ... .00 LR " 998 4700 ** : llow:u-g Olfyecsc. o 229 1030 % 510 Grand Rapids. ... __..a.. 495 ¢ 1240 pm 710 * Grand Rapid5.......d.. 435 ** 730 ¢ Montéithoig:- ... 604" ; Bibg !t Kalamagooisi . ..o o 100 9 o 9an Vicksburg 1.0 0.0 o 0 78204 1016 '* Sturgle .00 L 83748 1119 t¢ Ke_n&a11vi11e‘..,......_... 958 ** 12 38pm FortWayhe...... . ......120lam 000" Decatnri 000 o 0 1003 ¢ a 1 4 Portiandciioo oao 2981 Gi_i(h‘ln% 4R Ridgeville:, ... ... 0 0 800 ' 709 447 ¢ Winechester ... .. 00 330 T3RSO Newport.,,. ~o . /427 1 820 t 554 4 Richmond ;; .. .. .. 6500 850" 620" Ex(s)rcse from Walton to Petoskey will run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only; -from Petoskey to Walton on, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satardays only. ' All other trains run daily, Sundays excepted. .= F. R. MYERS, ke Gen. Passenger and Ticket-Ag’t. Michigan Lake Shore Rail Road. ; Trains run daily except Sunday. Condensed time card, taking effect Nov. 3d,’73. GOING NORTH. rQ GOING BOUTH. Fxpr. Mail, STATIONS. gepr ™ Mail, 350 pm S 10am..Kalamazoo..il 20 am 615 pm $32 % 8065 ' . _Monteith.. .1027 ;' 556 ** 518 ¢ - 937 °F A11epan...... 950 'Y 521 * 605 1043 ‘' Hamilton:.. 910 ‘' 438 637 * 1104 Holland.. ... 840! <4OB 748 ** 1210 pmGrand Haven, 741 ** 306 ** LR34 ¢t 13 aE i o Muskedon "7 00 . 225 °! . F.R. MYERS, 1 Genera]Passcugcrnn,d Ticket Agent -.. ¢ { e vUineinnati, Wabash & Mich. R. R l'ime Table No. 10, taking ecffect Monday, May 25th, 1874: GOING BOUTH. STATIONS. GOING NORTH. N 0.2 N 0.4 No.l WNo.3 i 510pmi200m a.....Waba5h....1730am 200 pm 415 ** 1105 am .Nor. Manchester 815 * 300 ** 350 ¢ 1080 > ... StlverLake....B4s ** 3bo ** 300 ¢ 930 .. . Wareaw,.....930 " 455 % 240 840 ° v coL@OBDUYE.. L 050 Y 525 ¢ 220 Sab ......Milfortfi....l()lo 0508 Y 165 ¢ a4p % | S New Paris. . .1088 ** 626 ' 140 %> 720 ¢% J.dp.Goshen, ar..1050 ** 6950 ** 30 9 ..ar.Goshen, dp..1100 * . 110 Y Y oo Klkhart, o 001120 ¢ Traingrun by Columbus time. i : - A.G. WELLS, Sup’t. . BYE AND EAR, *°+ » . =

DR.C. A. LAMBERT, ; (LATE OF OHIOAGO,) i - OCULIST and AURIST, 41 GOSHEN, INDIANA. Y P. W. CRUM, Physician and Surgeon, LIGONIER, ¢ . INDIANA. Office, firat: door north of Jacobs & Goldsmith's Store, on Cavin street, where I may be found at all hours, except when abgsent on professional bus'iness. o Mayil2th, 1874. G, W. (}ARB, Physician and Surgeon LIGONIER, . < - - . . IND,; Willpromptly attend all calls intrustedto him. Office and residence on 4th Street. . C. PALMITER, Surgeon and Physician, Office at Residence. _Ligomier, -- - - Indiana, - M. A. MOYER, (Successor to W. L. Andrews,) 1 SURGEON DENTIST, KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. LIQUID Nitrous Oxide Gas administered for the painless extraction of teeth. All work warranted. Examinations free. g@ Office, Second % Story, Mitchell Block. 8-14-1 y J. M. TEAL, DENTIST, ; ; Corner of Mitchel) and State Sts., m“o block east of Post Office, room over the Kendallvilie Fruit (louse, Lendallville, Indiana. J39~A1l work warranted. /Keéndallville, May 1, 1874. . 2 1. E. KNISELY, : ATTORNEY AT LAW, LIGONIER, - - - INDIANA. £~ Office in Mier's Block. 72 ————————— st csnosons sttt i e ameits it STOP AT THE ' BRI?EKNDEIEI{JLIJY H?USE E, INDIANA. ' NEW COMMODIOUS THREE STORY BRICK Hotel, only ten rods from the L. 8. & M. 8. R. R. Dc‘»otv,'und four -?um fromthe G, R. R R.— Only five minutes walk to any of the principal bue i Sty g, 8 a firsi-clags house. Fare 5:". g J. B. KELLY, Pi'opr!m;m"’.e > iendanvflle,' Ang. 3,1870,-14

Vol. 9.

- REMINGTON:=WA; eGI Tel ‘N’;‘f"*:v' i) S e St L W 801 et IS B i W=t ! = L i [fl}mfl: el 4‘,__’,':_{;”7};:' 2 THE NEW IMPROVED , REMINGTON SNEWING MACHINE b l‘l 1 ! l 40 . AWARDED The “Medal for Progress,” 1e ““‘Medal for Progress, AT VIENNA, 1873. The Hi6IIEBT ORDER OF “MEDAL AWARDED AT THE - ExPosITION. N Sewing Machine Received .« Higher : Prize. A FEW GOOD REASONS: I.—A New Invention THOROUGHLY Trsrep and secured by Letters Patent. . 2. Makes a perfect Look stircy, alike on both sides, on all kinds ofq'oodh-. 3 ¢ 3.—Runs LicaT, SMmoorH, NoisegLess and Rarip —best combination of qualities, 4.—DurAßLE—Runs for years without repairs. 5. Will do all pariéties of work and fancy stitching in a superior manner. : 3 ; 6.—ls most easily managed by the operator.— Length of stitch may be altered while runuing, and machine can be threaded withent passing the thread through holes. * Z«—Design Simple, Ingenious, Elegant, forming the stitch without the use of Cog Wheel Gears, Rotary Cams or Lever Arms, las the Antomutic Drop Feed, which ingures uniform length of stitch at any speed. Has our mew Tiirmid Controller, which allows casy movement of ncedle-bar and prevents injury to thread. i ] B.—Construction most carcful and finished. It is mahufactured by the most skillful and experienced mechanics, at lhc"’(-vlleratc(l Remington . Armor, Ilion, N. Y. Chicago Office, 285 State Street. 25-2mos=-lorip te L. COYELL, Attorney-at-Law & Notary Publie, ; Kendallvilled, Infana, Oftice in'the Seeley Block, west side Main Street. JAMES M. DENNY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Office in the Court House, ! ALBION, = o o IND.| 5.415 ; ALBERT BANTA, : Justice of the Peace & Conveyancer. LIGONIER, INDIANA. : Special attention given to conveyancing andcollections. Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages drawnup, and all legal bugriness attended to promptly and .accurately. Office over Straus & Meagher’s store, May 15 1873 15-8-3 PD. W. GREEN, .’. ’ ! Justiceofthe Peace & Collectitn Ag', Oflicc—S‘ccnnd Story, Landon’s Brick Block, ; L%gONIEI’J, - INDIANA. 9 CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE, © We sell Mr. L. SHEETS' Wines. Pure — Nothing but the Juice of the Grape. s " SACK BROTHERS. Ligonier, July 3, *7l:-tf 5 i TEEGARDEN HOUSE, : Laporte, Indiana. Y. W AXTELT, ¢ : - Proprietor, - Laporte, April 5, 1871. . : Vv INEKES, DEALERIN MONUMENTS, Vaults, Tombstones, AND BUIEDING STONES LIGONIER, IND. . April 12, 1871.-50 : : 1 A CARD. . A Clcrgymmk. while residing in South America, as missionary, discovered a safe and simple remedy for the Cure of Nervous Weakness, Early Deay, Disease of §he Urinary and Seminal Organs, and the whole irsin or disorders brought on by: baneful and vicious habits. Great numbers have hcé\u cured by thig noble remedy. Prompted by a desire to benefit the afflicted and unfortunate, I will send the receipt for preparing and using this medicine, in a séaled envelope, to any one who necds it, Firce of Charge. Address, ' < JOSEPH 'T. INMAN, ! Station D, Bible House, 8-50-Iy. | h New York City.. ‘ A. GANTS, 1 Surgical and Mechanical Dentist, i LIGONIER. - - INDIANA. : o P 1s prepared A A : to do anything e intheirline. A / figfffl ;;af!\ succesful pracNS - > tice of over 10 Ef “‘?“Wl genl's‘justifies el Sl e ssds g hiw in sayiug i 7";%?‘55 that e can T SheEmaner LGy giveentiresatN og A m isfactionto a o gl who may % stow their patronage. ¥ Officeone doornorth of Kime’s, C'avin St. | Sl e - SACK BROTHERS. Bakers & Grocers. 7 , CavinStreet, Ligonier,lndiansa. ' | ; ; ; EFresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, &c., \’ o ! Choichroceries,Provisions,YnnkecNotions,&c Thehighestcash pricepaidfer Country Produce Meyl3,6S-tf. SACK BRO’S.

Banking House o OF : SOLL.. MIER, Conrad’s New Brick Block, LIGONIER, IND’NA. Money loaned on lonza—nd short time. Notes discounted at reasonable rates. . Monies received on deposit and interest allowed on specified time, : Exchange bought and sold, and Foreign Drafts drawn on principal cities of Europe, 842 G TO THE FARMERS : Y*OU will please take notice that I am still engaged in buying wheat, for which I pay the highegt market price. If you do not find me on the street, call before selling, at my Banking Office, in Conrad’s Brick Block. : SOL. MIER. . Ligonier, Indiana, May 7th, 1874. —{ ' THE WEEKLY ENQUIRER ' y A Paper for the Peoplie, n Friend of the Farmer and Indastrial Classes, _ A Beautifal \ N NEW CHROMO 1y ENTITLED n ‘Perry’s Victory! CITY S V ICTOIY! ' Givento every $2 00 Subseriber. _ This picture represents Com. Oliver H. Perry in the act of pnssinfi from one ship to another in a #mall open boat. during the heat of battle, exposed -to the fire of the enemy. ‘ : It Measures 16 by 221 Inches, Is artistically finished in thirteen colo and i undoubtedly the most desirable chromoe[vßer cl;:fl'rer‘3 ed as a-premium. Single copies of it sell at $3.00. We have at a great outlay secured the exclusive control and sale of it, and therefore are enabled to present it to our patrons as above, ' Edlporlnl-, Humorous, Agricultare, i . Poetry, Correspondence, ~ Telegraphie And Genernl News, e All fiive evidence of the care and pains taken to supply_its readers with all the news and a variety of reading that cannot fail to interest each and every one member of the household. Subscribe throngh our agents or send direct to us. We desire an agent at everg Post Office, and where none are 'yet appointed, let some of our friends apply for the agency. : | APDRESS FARAN & McLEAN, Publishers, | n-25:3m, Cincinnanti, O.

The NXational Danner,

THE STORY OF A RING.. . A Sketch From Real Life. “The story of that ring?” Oh, yes!l did tell you you should hear it some time, and I don’t like unfulfilled promises to remember. 8 "You've often heard me speak of that summex on the island; what a new experience it was to be so isolated from the great, busy world, and never to know when to expect the mails, and sometimts not fo see a daily paper for a week. Occasionally a transport-boat would pass, loaded to the hurricaneroof with jolly boys in hlue, Bound for the Red River or Mobile, who would give us ringing cheers from a thousand hearty voices as they swept their way Southward. And again a great hospital boat would glide silently up-riv-er, freighted with umntold suffering, bound for Dubuque or some other Northern hospital, in hopes that the bracing air, nourishing food, and better care, might restore vigor to the exhaunsted frames, wounded limbs and attenuated bodies, that had given so much for the country they loved. ‘Our island was a Government woodyvard, and steamers frequently ran in to wood up, and then our little hamlet presented a busy scene. - Our eottage was near the landing, and, when: the steamer-whistle blew the signal for the stopping, our household was alive with hope and e¢éxpectation, from Father Hedstorin:to the mischievous little Buck in the Kkitchen — Aunt Jane’s youngest wholly-pated hopeful. What letters from friends might there not be; what news from the War, what supplies from our scanty larder, to add to the absolute necessaries of our soldier-tations! "Ihis last was no little item to ladies accustomed to the comforts and many of the luxuties of civilized life; and our commissary generally prevailed upon the boats’ steward to part with a few fresh eggs, a pound or two of butter, or a nice, juicy. steak; and the colored people struck lively bargains with the boatman for large supplics of luscious wa-ter-melons and varieties of muskmelon, the like of which never grow in our too-rigorous climate. - And it took from one to two hours to wood up, we usually received a call from several of the passengers and officers, who gladly availed themselves of the opportunity of exploring our lovely island, and enjoying .its many beauties of natural scenery. The winding wood-roads disclosed some exceedingly picturesque views; arbors, formed by luxuriant vines elimbing tall trees on one side of the path, then throwing their clinging arms across to clasp the branches on the other side; arched gateways, apparently made by the accidental bending of a sapling like a bow, which was shortly festooned with flowering vines as beautifully as 1 ever saw it done by the hand of art to ornamental gardening. ' Visitors were very welcome, as there was but one white family besides ours on the island: that was the Surgeon’s, with whom the Post-Commandant lodged ‘when up from Vicksburg.— Sometimes friends from Goodrich made us a flying visit, and occasionally some well-known face under a sol-dier-cap would beam upon us mpst unexpectedly, by some of the odd chances of war, bringing together old acquaintances who did not know they were within a thousand miles of each other. You who have but to'erossthe street, or take a few minutes’ drive, any time, to see a friend, ean know nothing of the exquisite jov of such meetings. Our rough life had its compensations. ' One warm afternoon, after our merry, noisy little freedmen had been dismissed for the day, dinner was’ over,and we had taken our usual siesta, the hoarse scream of a whistle announced the coming of a welcome variation to the daily monotony of owr lives. The “Duke of Argyle” was rather a favorite boat, as, from more frequent calls, we had formed some acquaintance, with its officers; so, as she drew near enough to reveal her name we waved a greeting with hats and handkerchiefs from the bluffy bank, which was heartily returned.— One of the clerks, Clinton Chadwick, or “Clit” as he was generally called, always ran up to our domicil, to give us the latest papers and have a little chat. In former calls he had confided to me the fact that he was friendly to the South, but had never taken up arms, having believed from the first that it would be but throwing away effort in a losing cause. Notwithstlanding the antagonism of our sentiments, I liked his genial good-humor, tropical warmth of manner, lively imagination, and gallant courtésy. As we strolled leisurely down one of the shady roads, frequently meeting muleteams with heavy loads of wood for the yard,—often driven by women, as most of the able-bodied freedmen were away in the army,—l observed that he grew thoughtful, and failed to hail each grinning driver with merry nonsense, as was his wont. Ie slowly turned a very heavy gold ring, which fitted too loosely on his little finger, and I divined his secret. “Clit,” said I, “you haven’t told me the most important news; you’re in 10ve.,” He colored and laughed, held up his hand to show me the heavy band, and answered, “You are right; I am caught fast.” “Tell me aboutit,” I said, with the freedom a lady may use toward a junior masculine friend. :

“Well, it's a little unfortunate that she is a most unqualified little Rebel, and demands that I don Confederate gray and join the glorious Secesh. I would do anything for my Bessie, and I have promised to leave the Argyle when we get back to New Orleans, and enlist under the Stars and Bars. Now, between you and me, I coasider the war nearly over, and could join either side without much fear of firing a shot at the other.” -

Of course I lectured him soundly, but he lightly laughed at my reprimands, in his airy way; and, as we neared tlte landing on our return, he shook hands cordially, thanked me for keeping his secret concerning his disloyal sympathies, wished me. all manner of good-fortune, said, “remember your wandering boy in your prayers,” and, with a last strong pressure of his friendly hand, was off for the Gulf. = As the good vessel swung out into the current and glided rapidly away, the last I saw of “Clit” was a wave of his hat from the Texas, where he had ascended to give a final farewell to our island-home. The days went monotonously on. Five hours were passed in the rude httle' schoolhouse of slabs, with manifgst Jmprovement in many of our pupils of all ages. Our Government rations of flour, bacon, and beans, with coffee and very brown sugar, were improved by siuch additions of vegetables as we could make from the limited supply raised by the superantuated negroes in very imperfectly-tilled

LIGONIER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1574.

soil. = I must digress long enough to describe one of our Sundays to you. We always made: it a point to dress better than on other days, as one means of impressing upon the colored people that it was the best day of the seven. It was pretty geheral among them also, where the circumstance permitted. Mr. Hedstorm was not able to preach on Sunday, and, as Sab-bath-school was not held till the cool of the afternoon, “Uncle Billy"thought best to improve the morning, and announced to his friends he would hold meeting at the usual hour. The services had already commenced when we entered, and “Uncle Bill? was holding forth with a zeal that was scarcely according to knowledge, but with marked effeet upon some of his sable auditors. 'On a bench directly in front of the preacher sat half-a-dozen of the oldest women, who were perpetually rocking to and fro, and moaning in a certain sort of harmony, —now louder, now lower, as the remarks of the preacher were more or less stirring or pathetic. As the congregation received numerous reinforcements, it became evident. that the house would not hold all the hear--ers; so-the children were sent out,, with a loud whisp@r, “Get out, you dar!"—“Ain’t you got manners ’nough to get out fo’ you betters?”—till finally the room was cleared of all the picaninnies, who played and quarreled outside, all the rest of the morning, notwithstanding that a turbaned head was shaken at them out of the unglazed windows, with a warning, “Hold ym'i” noise out'dar, ’sturbin’ the meetT ) Some expressions in the prayers were peculiar. “O .Lord! gib us de silberslippers that we may slide from one skies of glory to-anoder!” “O Massa Jesus! Beat the debil! beat old Satan, sure ‘'nuff!” 2 :

Then came the hymn, “lined off” by the preacher, and sung with great fervor by the whole congregation, but with gsuch quantity and quality of minor intonations, peculiar to the negro, that,’ though the tune originally was a familiar one, it so lost itself in wavers and quavers that a white man couldn’t follow it. At length, with a flourish of his bigred silk handkerchief, “Uncle Billy” announced his text:— “And Ebe she eat deapple, and de man also.” Now, my frien’s, Adam he wan't gwine to-eat no apple, but Ebe she eat, and den; she ’fraid to be ali aloné in ‘de sin, and so she say; “Adam, you lub me?” and he say, “Yes, Ebe, I lub you allers.” * Den she say, “eat little piece ob apple, jes’ to please me; and hé say, “I can’t; de Lord he say, ‘let dat ar tree alone; and I'se gwine to.” Den Ebe she tell Adam, “you don’t lubme; I know you don’t,” and he feels powerful bad, and says, “I lub you a heap sight; T'll do mighty sight for you, but I can’t eat de Lord’s apple.” So Ebe goes off, an’ pouts, an’ pouts; and when Adam goes to set down by her, she says, “go way dar!—you don’t lub me.” ’Pears like he couldn’t stand dat ar nohow; an’, when she sees he's 'most a mind to do it,she comes back all a-smilin’, and, puttin’ her arms round his neck, she says, “eat jes’ a little piece; it’s mighty nice. If you lub me, Adam, jes’ eat a little bit, and I’ll gib you all my lub and sweet kisses;” and as she looks into his eyes so winnin’ dat Adam gibs' it up, and takes a little bite; but he couldn’t swaller it, and it stuck fast in his't’roat, and dar ’tis to dis day; and dat’s what makes de “Adam’s apple” in ebery man’s t'roat to-day. Bime-by de Lord come along and say, “Whar’s Adam ?” and Adam he keeps still behind de tree; den de Lord say, louder, “Whar’s Adam?” and he dasn’t eome out; so he ’splaing’ “I’'se hid.” And de Lord asks, “what for you done hid?” And Adam sneak out and say, “Cause Ebe she eat a piece ob youw’ old apple, and gib me some, and I done eat it too.” Den de Lord gets ’sprisin’ angry, and send down de lightnin’, and de fire, and de sword, an’ chas’ ’em bof out dat ar jgarden in mighty quick time. °~ And den dey haf to tote de'wood an’ water an’ pick de cotton, and hoe de corn, in troubleation an’ sweat eber since.”

At this point the swaying women’s groans broke into awail;, .which was taken up by others, until the room was full of confused lamentations and ejaculations, imprecations upon “dat old serpint,” and ascriptions of praise to “de bressed Mas'r.” Finally, a brother struck up a popular campmeeting melody, and all the voices were soon diverted into the new channel, and the audience rose as their spirits became exalted, and shouts from one and other broke forth: “I’se got the power!”—“Glory to Mas’r Jesus!”—“Hallelujah!” —-“l’se found de Lord!” Handshakings, embracings, and congratulations, became general; first with the white folks,—handshaking only being extended to them, however; then with the elders and deacons; lastly with the brethren and sisters promiscuously. We left them jumping violently wdth the excess of tlieir emotions, clapping hands and shouting vociferously, until they wo’d sink down overcome by physical exhaustion. : , i | “Do I think there was one spark of religion in the whole proceedings ?”— Well, a few had a little apprehension of the truth, but, with the majority, it seemed to be merely animal excitement. ; My room-mate, Miss Jennie Perue, was a refined, delicate, accomplished lady, and an excellent Christian. She often visited the negro quarters to comfort the afflicted, read to the old and sick, and to carry a bit of cheer to almost comfortless dwellings. Comint past the wood-yard one evening, she observed avery heavy gold ring on the little finger of a girl engaged in piling' wood. She asked the girl where she got it, and learned she found it in the mud, just above water-mark, near the landing, the day after the Argyle last “wooded up” there. Being a Methodist of the strieter sort, Miss Jennienever, wore jewelery, excepting a broach, whosé usefulness overbalanced its ornamental objection; but she felt impressed with a desire to obtain the ring. She found the girl willing to sell 1t and told her to come up in the evening to conclude the bargain.. Five dollars and a quantity of good clothing, judiciously selected by Miss Jennie, amply satisfied the dusky damsel, and the ring was transferred to Miss Jennie’s possession. It was twenty-two carats fine, and bore inside the engraving “Your Bessie.” I had no doubt in my own mind that it was my friend “Clit’s,”—-the gift of his little Rebels but no inquiries that 'we made elicited any information concerning his whereabouts, and, after wearing the pretty ornament half a day, Miss Jennie laid it away, and ‘we soon forgot all about it. I rather wanted it, as “Clit” had been more particularly mg»;friandcthan hers; but, finding that she had an inexplicable impression that she had better keep

it, 1 said no more about it, and, as I said, it was laid away to bide its time of usefulness, for, in after days, that impulse proved to be a special providence that sayed her from despair, The summér days sped by, bringing the term of our enlistment to a close, and, although we were sorry to part from those who had proved themselves true friends amid the annoyances, privations, and dangers of camp-life, yet we gladly returned to the comforts land social privileges of our happy homes. ; Years passed, bringing sorrow and trouble to Miss Jennie, as she after‘wards told me,—though, for a time, T lost. track of her, as our homes were in different States. Her good old father followed his gentle wife to the oiher- world, after but a few weeks’ separation, and, upon settling up the old gentleman’s affairs, there was found to be but little left beyond the supply of Jennie’s needs; and her own health ' was too delicate to admit of any employment for the increase of. her income. But it did not matter so much, as she was cordially welcomed to the household of her married sister, where:she found rest and happiness with the little people, to whom <he was second oxnly to their mother. Put, after a timé, misfortune followed her here; for, in the hard times succeeding the War, the house in which her brother-in-law was a partner failed, and his handsome residence and its elegant furnishings were hon+ estly given up to the creditors. Miss Jennie was entreated to stay and take a, new niche: in the humble home to which her sister was reduced; but she could not consent to the expenses of an already large family, and immediately set herself to thinking of some means by which she could earn her own support. Sewing was out of the question, her eyes were very weak; and her favorite occupation, teaching, was quite too arduonsfor her delicate health and disordered nerves.— She had too mueh pride to wish to remain in the neighborhood of her former prosperity, and, taking her few worldly possesions, she jourheyed to another State,and sought employment in a strange city. : ' After many rebuffs an® discouragements, which were exceedingly trying to her proud and sensitive nature, and -just as she had exhausted her slender means, she succeeded in getting something to do by which she could support herself, though the kind of work was diametrically opposed to her inclinations, and the profits small. She was to travel for aladies’ furnishing store, and introduce a new style of corset, which was so made as to be a nice support for skirts, and yet to diminish the temptation to tight lacing. : This was a little in her line, as she had long advocated a reform in dress. i ;

As she was a total stranger to the house, she was expected to pay for the stock with which she started out, at wholesale. This so diminished her little store of money that she was obliged to state thie case to her landlady, and request her to wait for payment for the last week of board until her return from the trial-trip. This the kind-hearted hostess consented to do, and she set forth on her new work with considerable courage. She met with quite as much success as she had dared to hope for, and returned to the city with a lightened heart, and money enough to replenish her stock and pay her board-bill. ’ Next morning she went out' early to purchase some triling necessary, and returned to breakfast, intending to proceed to her more important business immediately afterward. As Miss Jeannje preparéd to go out the second timé, she put her hand into her pocket to make sure her treasured money was safe; but what was her surprise to discover it svas not there! Thinking she must hate left it in her room, she proceeded to make a thorough search; but to her consternation it was not to be foumf! Upon reflection, she could not recollect having seen her pocket-book since she laid it upon the counter while waiting for her change at the morning’s purchase. Hoping she might find it at the little shop, she eagerly inquired, but only to be disappointed, and she turned her feet slowly toward her boardinghouse, feeling that she was a bankrupt! Reaching her room, she threw herself down and gave way to a passionate burst of tears,—the first she had yielded to amid all the discouragements of the past anxious weeks. She had not the face to tell her landlady and employer that she had been robbed, lest they should think it the trumped-up story of an impostor; she would not go back penniless to depend upon her sister; she revolted at the thought of appealing to the benevolence of strangers for a loan; and she felt as if she ought not to stay another night under the shelter for which she was .already in debt, even if they would keep her; and waves of hopeless misery seemed to overwhelin her. Even the desperate thought of selfdestruction tempted her with a short way out of all her trouble. Tinally she grew calmer, and the brave heart tried to devise some way out of her unhappy circumstances. She thought over her simple possessions, wondering if there was not something she could pawn. Her music would not bring scarcely anything; her wardrobe must be kept to supply the necessities of the coming winter; and her brooch was too cheap to be pledged for more than two or three dollars. Suddenly she remembered the ring.: She did not know.-how much it was worth, but she was sure it would bring more than anything else she could spare. - Once more she set forth, with a lit‘tle hope in her heart, and, ashamed to ask for direction, she looked anxiously in all likely places until she saw the sign of the three golden balls. Feeling like a eriminal, poor Jéannie entered the forbidding place, produced her treasure, and asked with a throbbing heart how much could be advanced on that. Gold was very high at that time, and, after some parleying, the Israelite offered an advance of eight dollars, with the privilege of redeeming the ring within six weeks. These were more favorable terms than she had dared to hope for. She took the money and invested a part of it in three specimen corsets upon which to take orders, and the rest in fancy braiding and embroidery-stamped articles, except one dollar, which she offered her landlady as.a pledge of good faith and told her story. The kind woman was loth to take the money, but she, too, was poeor, and needed her little gains, though her prompt.belief in Miss Jeannie's story greatly relieved my troubled friend’s mind, who had ' expected only cold incredulity. She did not know as it did, that her honest face told unmistakably its own truth and purity, and could scarcely fail of winning credence anywhere. ' .

I Stamped patterns would not pay her fare on the railroad, as they would for food and lodging in the countrytowns where she traveled; so,in spite of November winds. and icy footways, she walked to the first station west of the city, carrying her heavy satchel five miles, and reaching the little village cold, hungry, and nearly exhausted with; the unwonted exertion. ' But Providence directed her feet to where there were sympathetic hearts, and not even a sister’s hand could have ministered unto her needs with more Kindliness than did those Good Samaritans into whose tender mercies she fell that first weary night. Refreshed and strengthened, not less by the christian love and sympathy they manifested #Ban by the substantial hospitality they gently forced her to accept, she went on her way rejoicing; and, when ready to go on to the next station, the little woman felt able to take the cars, like any other lady. One day, as I was busy over my household affairs, the door-bell rang, and, as Katie returned from answering it, she said: “It’s a lady in plain gray, ma’am; butTas she don’t give no name nor nothing, but wanted the lady of the house, and carries herown satchell, I guess it’s an agent woman.” Now, you know I am principled against agents, considering their whole end and aim to be to coax, wheedle, or tire you into buying something you do n’t want, just to get rid of them. I. was about to send Katie back with the word that I did n’t want anything whatsoever, when, observing a streak of erock on Katie’s nose, and being a little sensitive on the subject of neatness in the kitchen as well as out of it, I changed my mind and went myself. Bléssed be Katie's erocky nose! For one instant we stared at each other; then, as I dashed towards her with the exclamation, “Is this my dear old Jean?” she rose and clasped me in her arms, with her old familiar greeting, “My darling girl!” Of éourse, we had a delightful visit, but she would not spend the winter with me, as I entreated her to do. She told me her story, and said the ring had kept her from despair in the darkest day of her life; and, as she never should wear it, she would like: me Lo have it. I gladly redeemed the helpful little cirelet, and did for her all that her proud independence would permit, which: was little. enough; merely a Joan suflficient to purchase a more varied and profitable stock, and provide for her own comfort till her financial skies cleared a little. Having friends in the city, I inhtroduced Miss Jeannie to a few who I knew would appreciate her refinement, intelligence, and steérling integrity, notwithstanding she was a poorgirl. They secured her a hoardingplace in a lovely christian famils, where she had every comfort of a home of abundance and culture. She soon won the respect -and affection of a nice little circle of friends, who interested themselves to find a more congenial occupation for her; and in a little while she had the hearty satisfaction of leaving forever the distasteful “carpet-bagging,” as she calléd her agency-business, and taking a counter in a large, airy shop up town, at a good salary. - But her experience had mot been without its material benefits, -as steady performance of duty, however distasteful, seldom is; active exercise in the open air had restored an enjoyable degree of health, and made her equal to the easy discharge of her new labors. ' o

« For nearly two years she.lived a happy, contented life in her adopted city, enjoying much of really good society, though, of course, not the most fashionable. Meanwhile, she had won the regard of an estimable gentleman, wlio admired the quiet strength and self-dependence hidden under gentle sweetness of manners; and last year he carried her away to the clearer skies and softer airs of the Pacific Coast, the worthy bride of an accomplished clergyman, ° : And so my ring speaks to me with, varied voice, like a song in many keys; of youthful love and manly hope; ' of far-seeing Providential care; of a way of escape from temptation to doubt the Father’s ever-present love and help; of honest independence; of virtue’s victory and reward., ALPERI. s 7—vz——-—*-———l——' : INDISPUTABLE EVIDEXNCE.

St. ELMo, 111, July 8, 1874. R. V. PIERCE, M. D., Buffdlo, N. Y.: —1 wish to add my testimony to the wonderful curative properties of your Alt. Ext., or Golden Medical Discovery. I have taken great interest in this medicine since I first used'it. I was badly afilicted with dyspepsia, liver deranged and an almost perfect prostration of the nervous system. So rapid and complete did the Discovery effect a perfect cure that it seemed more like magic and a perfect wonder to myself, and since that time we have never been without a bottle of the Discovery and Purgative Pellets in the house.— They are a solid, sound family physician in the house and ready at all times to fly to the relief of sickness—without charge. We have never had a doctor in the house since we first began the use of your Pellets and Discovery. I have recoinmended the use of these medicines in several severe and complicated cases arising from, as I tho’t, an impure state of the blood, and in no one case have they failed to more than accomplish all they are claimed to do. I will only mention one as remarkable, (though I could give you dozens). Henry Koster, furniture dealer; of this place, who was one of the most pitiful objects ever seen, his face swollen out of shape, scales and eruptions "without end, extending to his body, which was completely covered with Dblotches and: scales. Nothing that he took séemed to effect it a particle. I finally induced him to try a few Dbottles of the Golden Medical Discovery, with daily use of the Pellets, assuring him it would surely cure him. He commenced its use some six weeks. since, taking two Pellets each night for a week, then one each night, and the Discovery as directed. The result is, to-day his skin is perfectly smooth, and the scaly eruptions are gone. He has taken some seven or eight bottles in all, and considers himself cured.— This case had bafled the skill of -our best physicians. Messrs. Dunsford & Co., druggists, of this place, are selling largely of your medicines and the demand steadily increases, and they give perfect satisfaction in every case. Respectfully, W. H. CHAMPRIN, : Agent Am. Express Co. o ‘_«.’ B — e Myr. Biorgan’s New Book and Lecture.

Rev. Henry Morgan’s new book, “Shadowy Hangd, Life Struggles,” is an attractive book of over 400 pages, illustrated. It is a picture of real life. The incidents cannot fail to reach the heart, as they are depicted with wonderful power and pathos. The book retails at $1.50. = Agents will do well to apply at this office, or Morgan Chapel, Boston, ; |

No. 27 .

| STATE' ITEMS. Nutting parties-are the thing now. _ The LaPorte Agricultural Society is in debt over $4,000.. - SR Half of the little town of Worthington was destroyed by ‘fire on the 23d of last month. . i ; The Commissioners of Allen county have accepted the new jail from the contractors and made the last payment. The total cost was $92,060.84, .~ . . -~ W. W. Curry thinks the defeat of the republican party-in this State was not owing so much to the femperance question as to national issues. Perhaps. i L Miss Laura Ream, the “1., R.” of the Cineinnati Commercial; and the widow of the late Robert Sproule, are candidates before the next Liegislature for State Librarjan. - Mrs. Orem, the present inecumbent, adheres to thé one-term principle which is said to be- distressingly obnoxious to President Grant: ~ In Goshen, on' Wednesday, Qct: 28 the residence of Laporte Heefner was entered while the family was absent from home, and a valuable overcoat, pair of boots, revolver, and other articles stolen. ' The thieves also rifled the residence of Mrs. Joseph Knox, carrying off $l2 in. money and other valuables. L » A suit of $20,000 was coinmenced‘ last week against the proprietor and keeper of the assignation houses at Indianapolis in which Sol. Moritz aceomplished the seduction’of Flora Harding. The suitis brought by the friends of Rosamna. Reed, a girl who alleges that she was taken to this house and her ruin sought to be accomplished by force. S e

The experiment of the transfusion of blood from a lamb into the veins of a consumptive invalid has been .suecessfully performed at Fall River, Mass., by two physicians from New York city. A similar experimentwas tried in- Wabash county, by physigians but. it failed of success: lln the)ecase at Fall River the patient has .s«L_‘i‘:u' recovered his strength as tobe enabled to visit a warmer climate the coming cold weather, |with’ good prospects of regaining his health entirely. - A lady of a neighboring eity -who has the misfortune of being near-sight-ed, went to the exposition at Indianapolis; accompanied by -her son. After looking |at the ‘various objects of interest, she stopped in front of the fine painting of “ Christ bearing his cross,” and after gazing-at-t intently a few moments, shedirected the attention of her son to it, and remarked:— “ My son, learn a lesson from that pieture—it should teach you to be diligent in your studies and obedient to -your parents, so that when you become old you will not be (J:oin'pel]ed to go through the world cartying asaw buck on your shoulders.” -« . 0

A horrible murder has been un_earthed at Anderson. A family named - Mawson, consisting of the mother and two sons, lived near that place, and some time ago one of the sons, a young man some .20 years old, disappeared.— His remains were recently found in a well on the premises and an. investigation proved that the boy had been .nurdered by having his skull broken in a'most brutal manner. Various circumstances caused suspicion to rest on the mother and son and they were arrested and lodged ‘in jail. The woman it appears had secreted some poison about her person and by taking it cauised her own - death. No confessions have been made but there is but little doubt in the minds of the people that the mother and brother were guilty of the murder. “The family, except the murdered boy, have borng a bad reputation. 1~ . = ~ A Negro Wedding. The bride and groom, answering to the names of Andrew and Susy, were field hands of unimpeachable Guinea blood, and .both had passed the first ‘half-century of life. Their dress, however, showed that they had not entirely eschewed the follies of their youth, for, though rude and cheap, as became their congdition, it wasneverthless embellished with those bits of gewgaws and .glaring finery of bright-colored ribbons and-ties in whicli- the negro delights. | - o dhiniie ‘ With the most decorous gravity the preacher began: °~ e : L ¢ Andrew, does you lub dis yer woman ?” : e “I dus so 0,” was the reply cha + “ Will you promise to stick ¢lose froo time and 'tarnity, renouncingall others an’, cleabing to her for eber an’ eber, an'amen?”’ - : e v ok watlidat & S “Will you lub, honor and ’bey—" “Hold on dar; Ole Jack!” interrupted the groom, with no little show of indignation; “’taint no use talkin’ to dis nigger ’bout ’beyin- de wimmen folks, enny ’cept ole miss!” - : “Silence dar, you owdumptios nigger!” roared the wrathful preachgr.— “ What fur you go fur spjlin de grabity ob de ’casion.. Dis yer’s only matter ob form, an’ inspensible to de ’casion. Now don’t you go fur to open your black mouf until de time for you toi speak. Will you promise to lub; honor an’ "bey (Andrew still shaking his head ominously at the obnoxious word) dis yer nigger Susy, furnishin’ her wid all things needed for comfort an’” happiness, an’ protectin’ from sufferin’, an’ makin' smoove de path of all her precedin’ days-to come!”. = . » “T suppose I mus’ say yes. to dat,” said Andrew, meekly. = : . “Den I pronounce dese yer -two couples to be man an’ wife, an’ whom de Lord has joined togedder let no nian. go fur to put dem asunder.” . . Here an uproar arose among the negroes, betokening a dilemma entirely unforeseen by Old Jack. For, inasmuch as he had forgotten to 'i'equirie‘ the usual vows of Susy, they insisted that however firmly Andrew might 1 be bound by the bonds of matrimony, | Susy was still single, and the pair were but half-married. - The matter was at last adjusted by the preacher com-. mencing the ceremony over again, by | which means the couple were firmly | uited to the satisfaction of all.—Atlan- : ta News. Ay e | Gatherings, in the South. e There has been much written lately that is very dubious about political gatherings and conflicts of races, yet there is one class of gatherings all over the South about which there is nat even the shadow of doubt, namely, gathering for the purpose of purchasing the remaining tickéts for the next and last Gift Concert of the Public Library of Kentucky, to come off Nov. 30. The South has been impoverished, and a reasonable share of that $2,500,000 then to be distributed will be very acceptable, ©. v foas il G e s A large variety of Lamps which will be sold very clieap for cash by €. Eldred & Son, . oEn i

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PICKINGS. h ' . | — i ; A green grocer-—-one who trusts. | The acrobats of every household— The pitcher and tumbler. b - -The Dublin, Scotland, gas works were entirely destroyed by fire on the morning of the 23d ult. : i An Eastern paper thinks women ought to be hotel clerks. Probably be~cause they part their hair in the mid--dle. ‘ : A doctor is wanted in Genoa, Missouri. The last oneis hanging to a cottonwood tree and wants to get down, . o : . The kind of whisky that makes men. lie down on railroad tracks is being introduced in dearly every Western State. . . A dispute as to whether angels can - really fly like birds, got up a terrible | fight between two Detroit men, the ‘ other day. . e The Turks in Montenegro are slaughtering the Christians of Podgoriza in great numbers. A religious war is imminent. Sty st ~The United States troops are rapidly teaching the noble red men the cliarms of peace.. But it takes Spencer rifles to do it. ! : - A clergyman at Paris, Ky., stopped his prayer-to lead an unruly man out by the ear, and went on: ¢As I was saying, O Lord.” s ; e . It has been discovered that the jointed fishing rod was invented Dbecause one can’t hide a long cane pole under his coat Sundays. : ‘ ; There.is a wide difference between - Dattle-scarred and badly scared veterans, although thelatter generally claim all the honor after a fight. Am old gander was recently killed in - Virginia at the age of 90. The name of the fortunate boarding house that drew the prize is not given. - - It seems hard to sée an Indianapolis woman of sixty-five Se’ekiut,t a divorece because her husband wouldh't let her: wear a red dress to camp meeting. - The Argentine States of South America are engaged in a fierce war. FLocal insurrections in the logwood country are, not so easily put down. Garters, with monogram clasps, are now all the fashion with pretty gizls. ‘The style is said to be convenient and elegant, and we hope to see more of it. “. An Ohio constable has absconded ° with the sum of $3.35. Do not, gentle reader, turn up your nose, for it was all the public,money he could get hold oL 4 b _ President Grant, it is said, has signified his intention to carpet-bagger Spencer to sign the. Civil Rights Bill ‘should it pass both branches of Con- - gress. ] . Stanley is going te take a bible weigh- _ ing 22 pounds into Africa with him, . and if a handle can be attachedto it. it will prove to be a most destruetive weapon. v ‘ ' When a widow in any neighborhood sets her cap for a young man, there is n’t one chance in a million for any young woman to win, even if she holds the four aces. -

Lately a Westernyoung lady had oc-; 17 casion to inform a young gentleman that “her hand was not a lemon.”"— He wanted a punch and had the other “ingrediences.” ‘ s The city of Rome is said to be hon-ey-combed with about 900 miles of subterranean passage ways cut through the solid roek, and that these contain the bodies of from 6,000,000 €0 7,000,000 of human beings entomled there since the city was built. . © % A" New York Staté woman owns five acres of peppermint n’mzu’lox\'.’fl An enviable woman, certainly. She has| but to marry a man with a barrel of whisky and, 4. hogshead of sugar to have a int-julip fifteen or twenty times a day for the rest of her life. Storey, the editor of Ithe Chicago Times, was christened Wilbur Fisk by ‘his parents, in honor of an eminent - divine. Those who contend that a ‘child who is named for a good man is not influenced theréby in his afterlife, will now see their mistake—~Prairie - City Herald. S .~ The N. Y. World estimates -that at least one-third of the 30,000 unskilled laborers in that city are out of em- : ‘ployment, with a prospect that before winter sets in fully one-half will be — idle. Wagés have failen fully twentyfive per cent., with alikelihood of further reduction. The picture is certainly a gloomy one. ; Charles Francis Adams has been mentioned in connection with the next democratic nomination for the Presi- - dency. Mr. Adams is a gentleman, a scholar and a statesman; but he perches so high that_one has to.go a long way toget at him. A New Hampshire . dairyman who had been complaining of the havoc the hot weather made with his butter, was once advised to - hire Mr. Adams as a refrigerator.—+ Brooklyn Argus. S & - : S el € e ’ ' S The Sinking Saved. - The combination of tonie, alterative and stimulating properties in Hostetter’s Stemach Bifters, especially adapts that famous spe- - - cific to the cure: of chronic. forms of disease, when the 'strong inflhence of a long: protracted morbid habit is to be surmounted. In chronie dyspep- = sia, and liver complaint, and in chronic constipation and other obstinate diseases, it is beyond oomparison the best remedy that can be taken. Asa means ot restoring the strength and vital energy of versons who are sinking under the debilitating effects of | painful disorders, this standard vege-" table invigorant iS confessedly unequalled. The permanent tonics in- : cluded in the preparation are associated with a diffusible stimulant abso- . - lutely pure, and the tendency of these: | elements is modified by. the presence of alterative -ingredients slower intheir action and capable of producing = more lasting local-and general efl’ect!s. . For feeble convalescents, and in all : phases of debility, it is the best as well as the most agreeable of all restorafivey = e 1. 28-4¢ =

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