The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 35, Ligonier, Noble County, 24 December 1874 — Page 1

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CITIZENS BANIK, o TGONEER,,. . ¢ INDIANA. " DEPOSITS received subject to check without notice, ADVANCES made on approved collaterals. MONEY loaned ou loag or short time.. : SOTES discounted at reasonable rates. ! | ORDERNS for first-class secarities executed on com- . mission. ™ A v L 4HANTS for the purchase and sale of Real Estate, INSURANCE POLICIES writteninfirsteclasscompanien. o . . EXCHANGE bought and sold, ‘and drafts drawn «om all the principa%cities of Europe, LGENTS for the Inman line, 1 L : : Hamburg Line. | PASSAGE TICKETS sold on all the principal seaporis of Earope. > : AERCHANTN', Farmers’and Mechanics’ accounts snlicited, and all business transacted on liberal terms, STRAUS BROTHERS. --Ligonier, Ind , Oct. 23d, 1872.-26 e g . Lake Shore & Mich.South’n R. R. on and after Nov. 15th, 1874, trains will leave . Stacions as follows: o : 4 GOING EAST: i . e Sp.N.Y.E=. Atlc. Ex. Accom. “Whicago......slßSo am.... 53bpm.. . Hikh®t. .. 0950 pm.... 950 ... 505 am G05hen,......... 108 Pl 10 ici o 8 Millersburg.... 128 .. .11028 Sans A 8 Lig0mier........1185 ' ....1042 L 603 Wawmaks ... 148 ... 110 54 dead 610 Brimfteld ...... 1153 Sanibog. ooanß6. Kendallville ... 205 Wl 18 san s 6dR v srrive atToledo 525 ... 240 am.... 1025 .~ GOING WEST: 3 Toledo, .. -..-.1210 pm_ .11 585 pry,... 500 pm Kendaliville.. . 324 pm.. .. 318 am..,. 84) ~ Brimfield .....0 1840 :tl 3; Sy OF | Wawaka....... 1350 .3‘4 e UBOO Lizonier........ 400 g i pea IO Millersburg ... 1415 ~ ... 1410 ...,:950 ‘ Goshen .. i a 8 - 000428 171010 | Eikhart. .. ....0.9.55 A irl e s Arrive atChicago9 20 cil B 0 Jiws 5D aM ¥Trains donot stop. |, |, . Expressleavesdaily both ways. : CHAS. PAINE, Gen™lSupt.,Cleveland. 3. M. KNEPPER, Agent, Ligonier. | ey ‘ \Los : Pitishurg., Ft. 3. & Chicago R. R. From and after July 26, 1871, | . ‘QOING WES?T. - ; o Nal, ? Nob, . No 7, » N 0.4. Pastkz. Mail. Pac Ee. Night Ex. Littsharg.. ... 2:ooam 6 00am’ 9:4oam 2 00pm Rochester. ... {...... 7 25am 10:50am 38 Ilpm Allignce.. .. ... o:2am 11 00am I:3opm 5 57pm 0rrvi11e...... s:l2am 12 52pm: 3:lspm 7 40pm Mansfield..... 9:2oam S 15pm 5:26pm 9 40pm Crestlime. .. Ar. 9:soam 2 50pm.- 6:oopm 10-10 pm Crestline. Ly A0:10am 5 00am 6 25pm 10 20pm F0re5t.........1 33am 6 32am 8 15pm 11 52pm Lima.......... 12 30pm 8:00am 9:3opm !2 sYam Fif Wayue..... 2 50pm 10 40am 12 15am 3 15am Piymonth..... 5 00pm 1 25pm 3 oam 5 40am - (Chicago ....... 8 20pm 5:25pm 6:soam 9 2Wam GOING EAST. ’ : e DNOS, No 2, No 6, NoSs. i . NightEz. FastEz. Pac Ex. Mail. ' S URicago.....,.lo:Ropm 9 20am S 5 35pm 5 15am. Piymouth.... 2 26am 12 15pm’ 9 10pm 79 25am Ft Wayne.... 5 50am 2 45pm 11 45pm, 12 30pm é!:nn5...,,,,,., 8 00dm 4 35pm 1-52 am ;2 55pm APordstg....... 9 17am 5 84pm . 3 olam 4 10pm wrestline . FAr.l 10am -4 00pm 4 40am 5 50pm _Crestlihe .. Lv.ll 20am 7 20pm 4 Soam 6 oam Manstield £....11 Slam,, 7 50pm 5 20am 6 40am 0rrvi1e....... 1 46pm 9 £2pm 7 12am Y 05am ‘ A11iance....... 3 40pm 11 20pm 9 00am 11 20am Rochester....s 3 98pm ..2..... 11 12am 2 10pm Pivishurg..... 7 05pm £ oam 12 15pm 3 :sopm{ Na. 1, daily, except Mouday; Nos 2,4,5,7 and 8, | . Aaily éxcept Sunday : ,Nos. 3 and 6 daily. l Ll : L F.R. MYERS, § Pie GeneraiPassengerand Ticket Agent, igum‘ WAYNE, MUNCIE AND CINCINNATI RAILRCAD.—' Muncie Route.” Condensed aime eard] taKing effect Sept. 6, 1871, e r GOING 30UTH. f e Mail & Acc. Night Ex. Ind's B, | Detqvolt o 0 oee 4 g 540 pm 10 00pm | Grand Rapds. .. 5 12:25 10 30 | Saginaw. oo : 420 : Jackbon.. o 00l L v 040 o 90am ] Fort Wayned. . .0010 09am, 2 00am~* = 1 40pm; O=einn. oo iiio 48 . 202 Blaffton ... .0 11 10 315 280 Reystene...io.qsol.39 2 820 Montpielier.. c..:11 46 . 3 30 Hartt0rd....0...:.12 10pm 4 05 3 56 Ext0n...c.... ... .12 80 4 19 Mancle ... ..o 0 1 O 4 43 {53 McCowans........ 115 | Newcastie (..., 200 . . | Cambridge City... 2 36 . - Beesons ... e 258 e | Connersville...... 310 ; it Indianapolic...li. «... 7.05 V 6 H 0 { oaieville o 0 00l 1:00pm = 11 %5 ' | Ciucinnsti. ../, 620 o 1 . . GOING NORTH.: 2 | : . C& I Mail Night Ex. Munc. Acc. | CCmcinnati....... 6 45am Vi ! Louisville....... 3 00pm 11 25pm | Indianapolis...... - 7.50 3 40;'.111‘ Connersville.....lo 25 § o l Beesons ... i..e1l 4 | Cambridge City. 11 00 ! e | Newcastle.......ll 45 ' ey ! i ; McC0wan5.......12 20pm S { | Mamcle... oo 2018 82 00 27 : 545 Eaton. .. .00 100 o 625 1 Hartford . ..._. .\1:29 1o 601 | Montpieljer. ... -1 43 , 294 Keystone:....... I'bs2 T 35 ; Binfton. . .00 215 12 05am a 0 81D l Orsian .io o iR 4y ! S")(; o Fort Wayne..... 3 25 115 i 9 4: Jack50n..:....:.12 20am 5 02 3 40pm SaginaAW ... ... s 11 35 g 30 Grand Rapids... 5 45am 4 45pmi . 915 Detroit. .00 0330 8 00am 6 30 : No. 3, night express, will run daily except Mou-.’ days. Albother trains daily except Sundays. [ _ Throughssleeping cars on night traing between Indianapolis and Detroit, running via Muncie, F't. Wayne and Jackson. W. W. WORTHINGTON, Gen. Sup‘g._ . Ropzer RiLig, Gen’l Ticket Agent,’ ot Cincinnati, Wabash & Mich. R. R.‘ Time Table No,'lo, taking effect Sunday, Nov. ' 24, 1874: .* GoiNG sorra. STATIONS. @orNg NORTH. L iNo.® Nes : No.l "N 0,3 415pmi200m a.....Waba5h....1710am 120 pm .3%9 * 19050 am .Nor. Manchester 750 ** 214 ** 205« 1010 v . Silverlipke. .. 825 ¢ 305 !¢ Qo Y N WVarRAW, 002 2 dlp gy e aa, L Recabnry. . 932 88 140 98 13 % 250 . Milord... .. 937 " 5104 1399 % 30 New Paris.. 1013 ** 5438 ** 195 % 630 *¢ ..dp Goshen,ar..lo3o ‘¢ 603 ¢ 20 ..ar Goshen,dp..lo3s ** 1259 s ket o 106640 : Trainernn by Columbus time. . Ee . A.G. WELLS, Sup’t.

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DR.C. A LAMBE &L _ (LATE OF DHIOAGO,) ‘ OCULIST and AURIST,| 11° . GOSHEN, INDIANA. t - | §L. A. MOYER, » (Successor to W. L. Andrews,) SURGEON DENTIST, KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. I IQUID Nitrous Oxide Gas administered for the 4 painless extraction of teeth. All work warranted. Examinations free. g 3 Office, Second Story, Mitchell Block. . 8-14+1y » . &, W.CARR, " Physician and Surgeon, LIGONIER, - - - - - - IND., Willpromptlyattend all calls intrunstedto him. Office and residence on 4th Street. : C. PALMITER, : Surgeon and Physician, Office at Residence. : Ligonier, = = « =« Indiana. P P, W. CRUM, Physician and Surgeon, " LIGONIER, - : INDIANA. Office, first door morth' of Jacobs & (Foldsmith’s Store, on Cavin street, where I may befound at all hours, except when absent on professional business, ) Mayll2th, 1874, SO M, TRAL, ' e N I LS, Corner of Mitchell and State Sta., MM:Q block east of Post Office, room over the KendallvillejFruit House, Kendauulle.lnd'ynna. g7~ All work warranted. K endallville, May J,1874. ! | - .. E. KN!SEIIY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LIGONIER, - - - INDIANA. &~ Office on second floor of Landon’s Block. 7-2 . L. COVELL, A ttorney-at-Law & Notary Public, . MK endallvilled, Iniana. flice in the Seeley Block, west side Main Street. ' ALBERT BANTA, Justice of the Peace & Conveyancer. . LIGONIER, INDIANA. Special attention given to 'conveyanch:f andcollections. Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages drawn up, and all legal business attended to promptly and accurately. Office over Straus & Meagher’s store, Vi ; May 15 1873 15-8-8 . PHILIFP A, CARR, AUCTIONEER, Offers his services to the public in g:neral. Terms moderate. Orders may be left at the ghoe store of Ligonier, Jannary 8, '73-37 R b

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: JAMES M. DENNY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. ) Office in the Court House, ALBION, =iz 2 & oo IND. 815 ' D. W. GREEN, . D . I'go s Justiceofthe Peace & Collection g, h Omf:ce—So_:‘(:\()n;d Story, Laudon’s Brick Block, LIGONIER, - . INDIANA. 9 e b e est e o “—‘"—‘_’—'——'— TEEGARDEN HOUSE, i Laporte, Indiana. E V. W AXTHLY, = ¢ I:’r«»prictn{. Laporte, April 5, 1871. : ; : : ~ POCKET MA'TCH SAFE. fl‘ﬂEm;)st desirable and unique arrangement . A everdevised. A neat little gpring is sb arranged on the inside as to'eject and i%uite one match ata time.' Silver’ Plated and Highly Ornamented. Price, 50 cents. To agents, $3 per doz. 9-18-1 y Address, | C. VERNON, [Plaing, Pa. 00l se L e CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE, We sell Mr. L. SHEETS’ Wines. Pure — Nothing but the Juice of : the Grape. . ' 'SACK BROTHERS. ¢ Ligonier, July 3, '711.-11' : - C. V. INKS, 4 . Y M 7 DEALERIN MONUMENTS, - Vaullts Tombgstones. AND BUILDENG ST ONES LIGONIER, IND April 12, 1871.-50° - ! j STOP AT TEE , . KENDA LLVILLE, iNDIANA. i \T-EW GOMI{\IODE()US THREE STORY BRICK ~Y' Hotel, only. ten rods from the L.|S. &M.S. R. R. Depot, and four/squares from the G, R. R R— Only tive minutes walk to any of the princ¢ipal businesshongesof the cit¥@l'raveling mén andstrangerg will find this a first-clase house, Fare $2 per day. : J. B. KELLY, Proprietor, | Kendailville, Aug. 3, 1870.-14 ! ‘ T A CARID. v j A Clergyman., while residing in South America, as missionary, discovered a safe and simple remedyifor:the Cure of Nerveus Weakpess, Early De- | . ay, Disease of the Urinary and S(‘Tﬁnul Organs, | and the whole train or :disorders brounght on by hanefu] and vicious habits.. Great numbers have Been cured by this noble remedy. Prompted by a desire to benefit the affficted and unfortunate, I | will send the receipt for preparing and using this | medicine, in a sealed envelope, to lany one who | needs it,. Free of Charge. Address, | S JOSEPIL 0. INMAN, | } 5 Statibn ‘D, Bible House, } 8-50-Iy. : ! New. York City. SACK BROTHERS, Baliers & Grocers. 5 : CavinStreet, Ligonier, Indiana. Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, &c., ChoiceGroccries,l’royisi(pns,YﬂnlﬁeeNdiionß,&c Thehighestcash pricepaidfer Country Produce Mayll3,’6S-tf.- SACK BRO’'S, - Winebrenner & Hoxworth, ‘IIOUSE, 81GN AND ORNAMENTAL " PAINTERS, ﬂraiincrs,‘ Glaziers and Paper-ilangers., \‘\'hitew:iﬁhin;ﬁ, Calsomining and Decorating done . to order. -We have purchased the right to use Cross & Bastin'es - ‘ Patent Transfer Graining Machine By which we are enabled to de far superior work than.can be done by hand, it being a perfect imitation of-the natural wood. Samples of the work can be seen at this-office. Shop at the south end, of the Cavin Street Bridge, 8-1 ‘Ligonier, - - - - Indiana, e e Banking House . OF ' SOIL.. MIEKR, Conrad’s New Brick Block, LIGONIER, IND’NA. i Mmio){ loaned on long andvshurt,tin"lc. . Notés 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, 8-2 TO THE FARMERS: © &'OU will please take noiice that I am still engaged in buying wheat, for which I pay the highest market price. : < If you do not find me on the street, ‘call before selling, at my Banking Office, in|Conrad’s Brick Block. o : SOL. MIER. _, Ligonier, Indiana, May 7th, 1874.—t f W, A. BROWN, - Manufacturer of :tln(iDéalerin all kinde of - FURNITURE, : ; < oo B 4 - ‘) SPRING BED BOTTOMS, - ‘

, - WILLOW- W;_]RE,'- .. |,BRACKETS, dc COFFRPFINS&E&SCASKETS Alwnys on lmnnd, and will be furnished to order, : Funerals attended with hearse when desired. Cor. Cavin antiona st} Ligonier, Ind. : ! August 7th, 18¥3.-8-15. L WIRXE, : MWMAUGHTETR, :.i { L : S on ! SWEETIHEART ; » i A pairof NEAT GAITERS ! ‘FOR A . o i : Holiday Present. STILL IN THE FIELD! > -r i Y . P. SISTERHEN,

; MANUFACTURER oF | ° ts & Shoes DOOLS ooes i | i West Side of Cavin st, . - LIGONIER iND:nAJLTA. Particular attention p#id to fine work, in wkich _ I use the best material in the market, All ‘of my work is warranted to be as rebrepente‘d-qr no sale, GOOD FITS GUARANTEED, I respectfully invite all to.give me t\ trial. Remember the place: West Bide of Cavin Street. Ligonier, December 3, 1874-8%9 - ‘ . VICK'S | . h ‘Published Quarterly.—Jaxvary Numsen just igsued, and containg over 100 Pagzs, 500 Exaravinas, descriptions of more than 500 of our best Fiowers and Vegetables, with Djrections for Culture, Cororep PraTe, letc.—The mogst useful and elegant work of the kind in the world,~Cnly 25 cents for the year.~—Published in English and German, Address, | 34t3 JAMES VICK, Rochester, N, Y,

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LIGONIER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1=74.

i BABY'S STOCKING. H:ing up the baby’é stocking, Be sure Iyou don’t forget? The dear little dimpled darling! She ne’er saw Christmas yet. But I've told her all about it, i And she opened her big blue eyes, And I'm sure she understood me— ; She looked g 0 funny and wise. ; § Decar, dear! what a tiny stocking'." It doesn’t take much to hold ; Such little pink toes as baby’s . Away from the frost and cold. But then for the baby’s Christmas ! It never will do at all; Why, Santa Claus woaldn’t be looking For anything half so-small. I know what we’ll do for;the baby; I've thought of the verry best plan; ’ I'll borrow a stocking of grandma— The lon%est that.ever I can, = e And you’ll hang it by mine, dear mother, ‘Right here in the corner, so, | ‘And write a letter to Santa, . And fasten it on the toe. : o ° Write, *‘This is the baby’s stocking s '~ __That hangs in the corner here; You never have seen her, Santa, For she only came this year; ; But she’s just the blessedest baby, And now, before you go, Just cram her stockiné; with goodies From the top clear down to the toe.” [From St. Nicholas for January.] - MAY’S CHRISTMAS TREE. : : BY OLIVE THORNE. - “What do you do on Christmas?” asked a pale-faced little girl in a black dress, of her cousin Jeanie. @ “@hristmas?” said Jeanie, with a puzzled look on her rosy face. “Why, nothing; only just not go to school.” “ Nothing!” returned the first speaker, aghast. “Don't you have any Christmas tree?” ' | ' “Christmas tree! What's that?” asked Jeanie. ) e

“Nor hang up your stocking?” Jeanie shook her head. ~ “Nor have a single bit of a present ?’ May went on in utter amazement., “What for?” asked Jeanie. .

“Why. don’t you know about Santa Claus, who comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve,and gives everybody a present?” said May, completely bewildered.

“Don’t know nothing ’bout him,” said Jeanie. “Don’t b’lieve there’s any such person in Missouri.” - May drew a long sigh. It was not the first time she had sighed since the jolting old wagon, called a stage, had landed her, two weeks before, at her unecle’s home, a wretched, penniless orphan. . . : “Whatisa Christmas tree, any way ?” asked Jeanie, seeing that May was not going to speak. : e “Oh, it’s a beautiful green tree, covered with lights and presents and beautiful things! When mamma was alive we always had one on Christmas Eve.” .~ “Does it grow so?” asked Jeanie, curiously. : “Of course not! what a question!” said May. “Do you know what Christmas s, anyhow ?” she added, with a quick flush of color. - “Of course I do,” retorted Jeanie; but that hasn’t anything to do:with Christmas trees.” '

“Yes it has,” said May earnestly, “a great deal to do with them, and with every way that we have for having everything just as sweet and lovely -as we can on that day.: Mother always said so 0.” . % ;

Jeanie opened her eyes wider, and then asked softly: i “ But what about the Christmas tree, May?” ! “ Well, it’s cut down and broughtinto the house, and all the things put on before you see it, and when it’s all ready the folding-doors are opened, and—oh! it’s' beautiful!” May added in ecstacy. ¢ Last Christmas T had such lovely things,—the prettiest blue dress you ever saw—l’ve got a piece of it in my trunk—and new clothes for my doll; oh such nice ones! a whole suit with overskirt,and all in the fashion; and a cornucopia of candies, and a box of nuts and raisins, aid —— Oh. I can’t think of half the things,” added May, brightly, yet half ready to cry. “Iwish I could see one,” said Jeanie; “but we don’t haye such things here. Ma has n’t got time, nor anybody.”

“I°ll tell you what we can do, I guess,” said May, who had been revolving an idea in her mind; “ we might get one up ourselves,—you could ; of course it would n’t be so nice as mama’s, but it would be better than none.” : :

“Well, let’s!” said Jeanie, “and not 1 tell a'single one till it’s all done.” | “Where can we have it? We need ‘ a fire and a door that’ll lock,” said May. “Oh, Pa’lllet me have the out-room, I know, if I cdax him,” said Jeanie,( “and we can put a nail over the latch to fasten the door.” - | The out-room, you must know, was 1 a roughly built room, a little apart from the house.: It had a big open fire-place and a huge kettle, and when there was any big work, like making up the year’s soap, or putting down the year’s supply of salt pork, a great fire was| built there and the out-room. came.into use.

“Well,” said May, reflectively, “I guess we can do it; we can trim it up, yvou know.” ; ; “How ?” askediJeanie, to whom all Christmas ways were unknown mysteries. Tee “QOh, I’llshow you. We can get evergreens in the woods, and oh, some of that lovely' bitter- sweet, and I can make paper flowers,” May went on enthusiastically, as ideas rushed into her mind. “ We can have it real pretty; but don’t let’s tell anybody a thing about it.” , : The next week was a very busy one to the two plotters. Every moment, when out of school, they were whispering in corners, or engaged in some mysterious work, which they would hide if any one came near. . Mrs. Stanley was glad to see the first cheerful look on the face of the orphan, and did not interfere so long as the girls kept out of her way. The boys—of whom there were two younger and one older than Jeanie —were very curious, and Will—the older one —rather teasing about it; but on the ‘whole, May and Jeanie succeeded very well in keeping-their secret. i Two days before Christmas, Jeanie followed her father as he started off in the morning to the barn to feed the cattle. How she managed her teasing I cannot say, but in a short time she came into the house, radiant, gave a mysterioug nod to- May, and they at once disappeared upstairs. Soon they stole down the back way, armed themselves with brooms, materials for a fire, and a big nail with which to lock the door, and slipped into the out-room. | It was not a promising-looking place; but they were young and enthusiastic; so Jeanie went to- work to build up a roaring fire, and May began with the broom. ‘ : | Well, they worked all day, harder than ever before in their lives, and all the next day,and when at last the ‘room was ready for company it really looked very pretty. . = - : . The ‘bare walls were ornamented with wreaths of the gay bitter-sweet,

and evergreen boughs, brightened by an occasional rose or lilly neatly made ‘'by May, of thin white paper. The big kettle was transformed into a table by means of a board or two across the top, and a white sheet spread over all. The two windows were curtained with old newspapers, concealed by branches of evergreen. In the center of the room stood a tub, and braced up in it by stones and sticks of wood, hidden by sprays of green, stood a very pretty evergreen tree. There were no candles on it, for the united wisdom of the two workers had not been able to compass that. But the bright flickering light of the fire was enough, and in fact made just the right effect, as it did not reveal too much. ; ‘

. On the tree were hung bits of bright ribbon and other pretty things out of May’s trunk,—keepsakes from he?t' old playmates. These were used just for decoration. There were long strings of popped corn Dbesides. Thére were festoons about the branches, and among them a present for each one of the family. ‘ All this time, one of the girls had been obliged to stay in the out-room every moment to keep the door locked, for the boys were just wild to find outthe mystery. Mrs. Stanley had stopped in herdreary round of drudgery—for this home, you must know, was the temple of work — to ask what all the fuss was about. But Jeanie told her that her father said she might use the out-room; and she was too busy and tired to feel much interest,—-so she said: “ well, she didn’t care so’s they did n’t do any mischief.’ -, On the eventful night, when called to supper, May went into the family room, for Jeanie could not tear herself away from contemplation of the wonderful tree. To her it was the embodiment of eéverything beautiful and enchanting in the world. With no books but school books, no pictures, no papers, nothing beautiful to be seen in that little grinding: prairie home, she had never even conceived of anything so lovely. ‘ . When at last they rose from the table, May stopped at the door. : ' “ Aunt,” she began timidly,—for she was rather afraid of the hard-working worman, whose sharp gray eyes seemed to look threugh her, and whose thin lips never opened but to make some practical remark, —* will you come over with uncle and see our Christmas tree? Come, boys.” And she started off. o ]

“So that’s what the young ones have been up to, is it?” said Mr. Stanley, lighting his pipe. “Come, mother; let ’s go over and see what they ‘ve got. That May’s the beater for plans if evT secone

“Wall,” said Mrs. Stanley, pushing back the table that she had already cleared, “I don’t mind if I step over a minute before I get out my dish water: I never see Jane so took up as she has been this week.”

They went over to the out-room. The boys were already there staring in a bewilderment of wonder. May leaned against the unique table, very tired, but happy, and Jeanie fairly danced around with delight. t +“Well, well!” said Mr. Stanley, “this looks something like, now! Why, this carries me back to when I was a boy, away down in York State. Il’d never ’a’ thought you two little gals could fix this old room up so pretty; would you now, mother ?” “Mother” didn’t say anything. There was a sort of choke in her throat, and something suspiciously like a tear in her eye, as she looked at the bright, happy faces of her children—faces such as she had never seen since they were bables, before they were initiated into the regular family grind.

After a moment she recovered herself, went up to May, and, to her utter amazement, gave her a warm kiss, and said: “It’s beautiful, dear, and .I thank you for it.” And then she looked a few minutes, and said she must go. But Jeanie sprang up. “Wait, ma; the presents are coming yet.” ' ,

“Presents!” said Mr. Stanley, “are 1 @ these presents, then ? Oh, of eourse!” said May, “else how could it be a Christmas tree ?”

“Sure enough!” said Mr. Stanley. . May now went up to the tree and took down first a pretty- necktie for Will, made out of some of her bits of silk. "

“Why, that’s just the very thing I want)” said Will, amazed. “How did you know that, you witech? and who made it ?”

“Jeanie and I,” said May. . “No, May made it ’most every bit,” said Jeanie. “I don’t know how ” Next came a pair of warm red mittens for Harry. “Jeanie made these,” said May. “I can’t knit.” B ;

Well, so they went on. Mrs. Stanley had a pretty pin-cushion for her bureau; Mr. Stanley a neat bag for his tobacco; Johnny a pair of wristlets to keep his wrists warm. Each of the children had a little bag of nicelycracked hickory-nuts, a beautiful red apple and a few sticks of molasses candy. The girls had nothing; they had been so busy they never thought of themselves. .. When the presents were all distributed, and the children were busy eating nuts and candy, and having a merry time naming apple seeds, and doing other things that May taught them, Mrs. Stanley stole out, and went back to the kitchen to her dishwashing. But something was the matter, for she moved more slowly than ever before; she let the water runover, put the soap into the milk-cup, and made 'various other blunders. She was thinking. : And when all the family were in bed that night, and she and Mr. Stanley were sitting alone by the fire, she spoke her thoughts. “John, that tree has set me a-think-ing. We aint doing just right by our children, . It’s all work and no play, and they ’re growing old and sober before their time. We're forehanded enough now to let up on them a little.” “You’re right, mother,” said Mr. Stanley. “I’ve been thinking the same thing myself. That little gal, with her pretty, lady-like ways, does make me think so much of her mother, only 't wa’ n’t natural to her to be so downhearted as the little one has been. But see her to-night! I declarel’d do anything a’most to keep that happy face on her. What shall we do, Sally ?” “Well,” said Mrs. Stanley, her face unwontedly bright with new thoughts, “it is n’t eight o’clock yet, and I’'ve been thinking if you’d go to the village and buy a few things to put by their beds for Christmas it would be good. Children think so much of such things,” she added, half apologetically. “So it would! and I’ll do.it, wife,” said Mr. Stanley, taking his boots out of the corner, and hastening to put them on. “Make out your list, and I’ll go down to Kenedy’s. Ille don’t shut up till nine.” e

Kenedy’s was a country store, where you could buy anything, from a, needle to a threshing-machine, and :{bout nine o'clock Mr. Stanley ecame home with a market-basket full of things. There was a gay merino dress for Jeanie, a pair of skates for May, a new knife for Will, a sled and a picturebook for each of the boys. : There was, besides these, a package of real store candy, some raisins, and, down under the whole. where Mrs. Stanley could net see it, » neat dark dress for her,. which Mr. Stanley had bought to surprise her. : ‘ Well, everybody was surprised the next morning, you may’be sure, and after the breakfast—of which little was eaten— Will went out and killed a turkey. Jeanie and May put on big apronsand helped ; Will chopped stuftfing and suet; and, for the first time in their lives, the children had a real Christmas dinner—plum-pudding and al 5 :

That was the beginning of a new life in. the plain farm-house. Little by little, books found their way to the table, an easy-chair or two stole into the rooms, pictures made their appearance on ‘the walls, and in timeia wing was added to the hotise! After awhile a neat-handed farmer’s daughter came to help ;}lrs. Stanley. Shrubbery came up in the yard, vines began to grow over the windows, and the fence had a new coat of paint. Now that she was not, always tired out, Mrs. Stanley began to go out among her neighbors; friendly visits succeeded, then a tea-party. Will joined the book club in the village, and Mrs. Stanley invited them to meet at her Liouse in turn, and, in faet; some innocent pleasures came into these hard-working lives, and all owing, as Mr. Stanley would say, holding the bright, happy May on his knee, “to this little girl’s Christmas-tree.”

‘ XModern Women. : ! It is a sad commentary upon our boasted civilization that the women of our times have degenerated in health and physique until they are literally a race of invalids—pale, nervous, and back-achy, with only here and there a few noble exceptions in the persons of the robust, buxom ladies characteristic of the sex in days gone by. By a very large experience, covering a period of years, and embracing the treatment of many thousands of cases of those ailments peculiar to Women, Dr. Pierce, of the World’s| Dispensary, Buffalo, N. Y., has perfected, by the combination of certain vegetable extracts, a natural specific, which he does not extol as a cure-all, but one which admirably fulfills a singleness of purpose, being a most positive and reliable remedy for those weaknesses and complaints that aflict the women of the present day. This natural specific compound is called Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. The following among those diseases in which this wonderful medicine has worked cures asif by magic and with a certainty nevér beforeattained by any medicines: Weak back, nervous and general debility, falling and other displacements of internal organs, resulting from debility and. lack of strength in natural supports, internal fever, congestion, inflammation and. ulceration and very many other chronic diseases incident to women, not proper to mention here, in which, as well as the cases that have been enumerated, the Favorite Prescription effects cures—the marvel of the world. It will not do harm in any state or condition of the system, and by adopting its use the invalid lady may avoid that severest of ordeals—the consulting of a family physician. Favorite Prescription is sold by dlnle'rs in medicines generally.

i - M—— DeKalb County Items. (From the Waterloo Press, Dec. 17.)

Since harvest, one dealer in this place has purchased over thirty thousand bushels of oats. e !

The Auburn folks are congrhtulating themselves that a bank is about to be established in their town. |

Remonstrances are being circulated, in some parts of the county, against the building of an expensive jail at Albion. i

On Monday evening, Esquire Long fined Henry Harris $5 and costs, the whole amounting to about $l2, for disturbing a meeting. A few more casés like this, with the examples in the county court at this term, may™ teach the gang of lawless, half-grown boys, which infest this town, that' “forbearance has ceased to'be a virtue.” It is certainly time that they receive some check, :

KiLLiNng CATTLE. — In recovering damages by stock killed by a railroad, the Supreme Court of this State has decided that if the road was not fenced at the point where the animal was killed, is a point to be proved by the plaintiff. That it could not be legally fenced, is to be proved by the company. Asa case or two is now pending in this county, the above may be interesting.’ v : A Candid Letter-Writer. b The following letter was received from a Western village by President Buchanan: do " CRAWFORD: Co., Mo., April 30, 1857. “MR. BUCHANAN: : “Dear Sir,—Mr.——is the postmaster at this place, and he is gone out West, and has been gone for three or four weeks, and he has no deputy here, but I have been opening the mails and attending to it since he has been gone, as he left the key with me, 'and the postm.aster told me that I must make a report at the end of every month and did not tell me who I was to write to, but I suppose it is to you I should make the reports, as we are all citizens of the Government of which you are President. If you are the right one to receive the report, please drop me a few lines, letting me know who I am to write to,and I will write again.” | REPORT AT THE END OF APRIL.— The weather is cold for the season—provisions scarce and very high—but notwithstanding all that we have regular mails once a week, good health, and the people of this country are universally pleased with your administration; thisisall Iknow that would interest you; if there is anything omitted in'my report please let me know. My best respects to, you and Mys. Buchanan.,: = = |

~IFr your horse is lame, sore or galled, you should use Johnson's Anodyne Liniment; wash the part with castile: goap and warm water, rub dry with a clean cloth, then apply the Liniment, rub in well with the hand. : Have the readers of the BANNER ever used any of Parsons’ Purgative Pills? if not, why not? they are the best family physic, besides being the greatest anti-bilions remedy there is in this conntry. e : '

No. 35.

CHRISTMAS, 1874,

The Holy Fathers of the Christian Church in the fourth century agreed that December 25th was the day of Christ’s nativity. Believing that the honor of his birth was about the middle of the night, they ushered in the eve and morn of Christmas with masses. The day seon received a double interrpetration. It was a holy day, when men ceased from labor to worship Him who descended from God and dwelt in the flesh, as the shepatds weft their fiocks to visit the cradle in Bethlehem: It was alse aday of merriment, a mixed earthly echo of the joy which the angels sang when they announced “good tidings.” Christmas has always™ preserved this ancient doubleness of character. It has been among Christian nations a church day and a joy-day. It has varied in its forms, according as men have found gladness in one custom or another.— Singing people haye sung carols .on Christmas. Gross Reople have enjoyed in it a revelry of “fools and asses.” Affectionate people have lit up. the. yvew with candles and'children’s toys. Fantastic people have created a Santa Claus to please childish imaginations. Solid peoplte have feasted and made merry . . ;

‘ 'Twas Christmas bioached the mightiest ale, v ’Twas,leristmns' told t‘he,merri‘estrm}e." : Traditional people have | mingled with Christmas all their peculiar traditions. "Thus the evergreen was borrowed for the day from Druidie practices. Vi el AT AL

When once mien are glad and free, cach takes his bent. Meantime the sober preaching of the church keeps its place as a balance toall. It reminds us that all cannot he glad and free even on Christmas. There were evil and hatred around the cradle of Jesus as well as gladness. _ “Voiee of blasphemy were heard even as when Ile hung on the cross.” - So it is how. Not all who are glad and free on Cliristmas day, obtain their gladness from Him who came to make them forever.glad. So the church always both ‘permits and warns. 5 i St

In our country we are only leazning to use the day. Professing frepdom we go backward for our religious customs. We borrow Christmas clfurchpractices from the Church of England, Christmas givings and trees from the Germans ; Christmas games,stories and absurdities from many sources ; Christmas_dinners from the Home-Life of our Mother-Land.- Wehave not got a Christmas géehuinely our own. Each chureh and family goes off its own way and a people’s” Christmas is not yet. It cannot be unless we learn to meet together as a people without distinetion of class or sect—as wholes and not fraetions; and then in the new joy of béing one, we shall have a New Lord’s Birthday. Eoa Yet imperfectly ag/the day is yet kept with us, it has a magical power.) Weeks beforehand: the children catch its coming breezes of pleasure, and before its Eve their hearts warm with delight. -By some unknown influence Christmas breaks the crust of life and the soul beneath it rises to the top in moze generous feelings.. Giving and receiving then take the place of taking and losing. If there were no calander Christmas we should vote for one, that such things might be. - = - If anybody who reads this doesn’t believe in Christmas, we say: You ought to make one for yourself, by getting out of your selfishness and down from your pride, and by making somebody that isn’t merry and happy so merry and happy that you can’t help having a geod, time for yourself ' also. < e Sty

] ES— s Concerning Geography. e (From the Evansville Courier,) . - Gen. Tom Browne has a good idea of geography, and recognizes the fact. that under the apportionment law passed by the last Legislature his par- | ty had not... He met the Hon. William S. Holman a few days after tlie latter gentleman had been re-elected to Con- | gress. It is well understoed in politi- | cal circles in Indiana that it has long been the wish of the Republicans to deféat Judge Holman, not from any especial objection to him; but all subsequent efforts to elect their own candidate, in any district they had been able to set up for Holman, had only resulted- in increased majorities for him, and at the last Legislature they | finally fixed up adistrict whieh it was believed it would be wholly impossible for him to carry. To.do this the Republicans were compelled to disregard all geographical considerations, and a ‘map of Indiana under thatlaw shows, perhaps, the most remarkably constructed district ever carved out of a State. But the counties composing it | gave an aggregate Republican majority of sixteen hundred and that was the end the Republicans had in view. Holman, however; true to his traditions, reversed the majority, securing | his election by about the majority theRepublicans expected for their candidate. Gen. Browne remarked to Holman when they met: - “Well, we have failed again to beat youy, and lam in favor now of fixing up a district composed of the counties of Wayne, Parke, Henry, Randolph, Marion,” and some others—all Republican. = “Yes,” said Holman, “but the counties you name are not contiguous.” "~ “That is true,” replied Browne, “but, then, as far as | fhat is concerned, theyare as nearly | contiguous as the counties that already | compose your distriet.” We have the anecdote from good authority, and, as it has never been in print, we give it | as an evidence that upon questions of | geography Gen. Browne is considerably in advance of his party. ‘ A Sensible Move. In one of J. J. Talbott’s addresses in | this city, he strongly deprecated the American custom of *“treating,” giving as an argument against the practice its anti-temperance tendencies. Within the last few days an organization ‘has been started in this city called the 1. O. O, A. T.—that is “Independent | Order of Anti-Treaters,” with the aeccompanying pledge: “The undersigned each for himself pledges the others. on their honor, that they will not, under any pretence, hereafter indulge in the pernicious practice of ‘treating’ at _any saloon, bar, or other public place, nor will they accept any invitation to, drink wine, beer or other liquors, nor | drink the same except on their own expense’ .- e e At kg O A large number of .names are already signed to this pledge, and any others who wish to sig’n will find the pledge at Judge Turner’s office.—South Bend Register., e i b ~ The Anderson Herald says: “Ithas, just come to light that a citizen of this city was made $2,250 richer iu. _purse by a ticket which he held in the i‘ou—isville lottery-at the last March drawing, He is a-slyoldcoon to keep! it quiet for solﬁns as the money was: received here shortly after the draw-. qrgtookplnce’ . o e

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COLORADO CORRESPONDENCE. ‘ Troy City, CoL, Dec. 6, "i 4. To the Editor of the National Banuer: ; - Thinking a few notes from this part - of the country would be interesting ‘to the many readers of the BANNER, I will give a few thoughts. We have. ‘beautiful weather; have had only one or two stormy days this fall, and times are pretty lively here now. ey Buffalo hunting is going on to a large extent. Buffalo meat is plenty. Those - who want buffalo hams for a change of meat, can get the same by sending to A. E. Troyer. Not many buffaloes have crossed to the north side of the South Platte xiver. . On the 4th inst. two men came to this place inquiring how far it was to Julesburg and said they were on their i way to the States.- Not more than: five minutes lajer we saw two men rapidly approéiching on horseback. The two strangers started for Julesburg, but were _o’Vertaken by the men on horseback about one hundred yards from the house and taken back to Denver, where they had broken jail, After escaping from jail they had sto- - len two horses and disposed of them before reaching this place. The same party had broken into several houses in this neighborhood. g ; There are about two thousand Sioux - Indians below us on the South Platte river, also a great many Utes up the river. A.few weeks ago the Sioux Indians stolé ten ponies from the Utes. Since that the Utes went down and stole two hundred ponies from theSioux. *They passed through our place with their booty about ndon, and three hours later the Sioux Indians followed but did not suceeed in getting their property back. = : - We have many thousand acres of land under our irrigating canals that will be ready for farming early in the : spring. A great portion of it can be had free of charge from one to two years for fzu'mingf. The cause is, there is more land to farm than farmers to 4 farm it. ‘We think there would be good chances here yet for some of our friends back in Indiana who want farms and are not able to own them in an old settled country. We have been here-now about nine months and we like the country Verj well. -We think jpve have, a ‘great many advantages here that they do not have in Indiana. There are. also disadvantages, but. we think the former will overbalance the latter. Cattle thrive here all winter without feeding; the wintersare mild; the country healthy, and the crops generally good. We ° have a fine quixlity of wheat land; no. clearing to do; no stone to haul from our fields, and good roads the year round, witlt plenty of wild game of all sorts. Yours truly, : : e A. B. TROYER, ;

Clerieal Scandal at Grand Rapids. - (From the Cincinnati Enguirer.) - Wz have a well-grounded suspicion that Reyv. Dr. Fiske, of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a true Christian. He confessed. e had been a preacher of the Word in the midst of the Grand Rapids people for some time, and he was accused of Beechery. Unlike his” illustrious compeer, Te confessed! Certainly Brother Fiske is not a hyp§ ocrite.- Nor is he so ungallant:and unmanly as to lay the mutual sin at ‘the door of his partner in the bewiteh ing guilt. - Dr. Fiske did not assert that he was seduced by the fair one with whom he fell from grace. Beecl:--€r, unquestionably guilty, says that Mus. Tilton forced her love upon him, and that he resisted it. Dr. Fiske’ says: i ‘* v

“I frankly confess to the fearful sin - of which I am charged, and will not be cowardly enough to lie or seek a naliation of my guilt. I can only crave the pity and compassion of the world I have offended, and the forgiveness which my sincere and profound repentance before-God and man ecalis for. I have 'returned my letter of fellowship to the denomination I have so grievously stricken, and abandoned the profession which I have so deplorably shamed. May God. and man pity and forgive me, and aid me to do some humble work in life yet for the good of society. ‘1 am not a coward or sneak to make Adam’s plea, that ‘a . woman did it.” It was my own weak and unguarded soul that, in a ntoment . of frenzy, wrought my downfall. In—penitence and unutterable sorrow, s - [Signed] RO ETISKE, JuN. - We confess that, as among sinners, Dr. Fiske is worthy of no small amount of charitable consideration. He who is still loving, even'in illicit love, deserves more charity than the—- — who is selfish and hypoeritical in his sinning. o == e — —— A Valuable Medical Trearise. ‘ The edition for 1875 of the sterling Medical Annual, known as Hostetter’s Almanac, is now ready, and may be obtained, free of cost, of druggists and general country dealers in all parts of the United States and British America, and indeed in every civilized portion of the Western Hemisphere. This Almanac has been issued regularly at the commencement of every year for about one-fifth of a century. 1t combines with thé soundest practical advice for the preservation and restoration of liealth, a large amount of interesting and amusing light reading, and the calender, astronomiecal ealeulations, chronological items; &c., are prepared with great care, and will be found entirely accurate. The issue of Hostetter’s Almanae for 1875 will probably be the largest edition of a medical work ever published in any country. The proprietors,” Messrs, Hostetter & Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., on receipt of .a two-cent stamp, will = forward a capy by mail to any person who cannot procure one in his neighBorhopd, .~ - - o onbe- W, L KA Se+ — . There is one disappointed Democrat in Massachusetts.. He is a veteran of 1812, and lives in Shelbwne Falls— . Year after year he patiently voted for - iDemocratic candidates for Governor, having a waning faith that one wonld :dlm '«éi‘lm-llﬁ}.ﬁ}ﬁ?ed%f‘?ﬁ iOn ﬁfi‘@@‘@‘?‘{ -tion day he got to work picking up ‘ehiflgs *ggﬁf,&,%»b mfﬁléfc@?ﬁdeﬁ that 1t Wasnt oﬁmgﬁ to waste time in'throwing away aiothef yote. 1t hurts his pride to know that & Democrat was finally electéd‘wtthré..; e e