The National Banner, Volume 10, Number 29, Ligonier, Noble County, 11 November 1875 — Page 1

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ALITIZENS BANK, T B RS R i I * ' LTIGONIER,' : INDIANA.: . First-Class Notes Wanted. ~w.’ T . " g o “.f"“ o srﬂ.ﬁus BROTHERS. X.)I._RX_T;TERBA D, Notary Public. ) ; Ligouier,lndg.‘.\[av 6, 1875.-6-26 -~ e T f JAWEs M. DENNY, ‘Attorney and Coansellor at Law. o Office in the Court House, " ALBION, - -| -« -rd JND. 815 . K. COVELE, S . - R yetorney-at-Law & Notary PublieYo Eiendalivilie, Endiana. /f Ofce iu the Seeley Block, west side Main Street. eAo B, W. GREEN, . | Justicoorthe Peace & Collection A L Ofce «Second Spory; Laadon’s Brick Block, TrANT . FAT rT ; LIGONIER, ' L\DIA;)‘A. 6. T T B ¢ YANCAMP, o ~ATPORNEY AT LAW, © . higomnlem; f @ ‘i Indlans, & > Special aifention-givento collections and convey- : anciagrand the writing of deeds, mortzages, and %.' contrsicts.’ Legal business promptiy attended to. - Office over'Jucobs & Goldsmith’s Cash Store. 9-50 ._;_.___..___—-———-..._____.___-_.____.____'-.. 1 © Y G, ZEMIIERFIAN, o by - AttorneyatLaw & Notary Publicy i Office over Gerber’s, Hardware, Cavin Street.. @ Ligonier, Indiana. , TS January T STAOT : Sl Cpm RNESELY, PATTORNEY AT AW, > LJ‘(:‘O.\]E[:; R INDIANA. g~ Cfficeon second flobr of Landen’s Block. 7»‘2'l WML B MeCOXNELL, : “Attorney at Law and Cir- { e . JERE * e 8 . * *cuit Prosecutor, Officeinthe Court Houge. Albion] fnd.” ATI pros| ; fessional business promptly- and satisfactorily at- . ‘tended to. . e g (. 9-39 | ' MLLDEIE BANEA,

- Justiceof the Peace & Conveyancer, WL "LIGOXNIER, INDIANA. . it Specialattertion givento conveyancing andcoldevtionss Deeds, Bouds and Mortgages drawn up, and ali legal buxiness attended to: promptly and accurately. Cfiice over Straus & Meagher’sstore, B v ) e ) May 15187315-8-3 7 EE. WARRMAN, o anceAr't &Justice of thePeac - InsurauceAgt &Justice ol thereacs, : KENDABLVILLE, INDIANA. » . ~ Oifige with & A Chapin, Mitchell BlockF Wills . Tecéive sub‘;t{riptioh& to Tae NATIONAL BANNER. f' BI;. R. DEPPELLER, : s " URGSCOPIC AXND Tﬁ(fLIiCIIC P YSICE A NN - Qgice q\%r Cunningham’s Drug Store, east side of - Cavin Street; Ligouier, Indiane.” 10-2 J STURGIS, _ i <. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, : G ST WAWAKA, IND. i Both night and day calls promptly atfended to.at sll times. - = i a 10-3mé i . “'r(f‘/;lilml,’ oo .--.. L ““ " Physician and burgeon, LIGONIER, : -INDIANA, ! ‘(3fiice over Bauth’s Grogcery Store. . % T o .VO nid-i _‘,'-;O‘C:’tuber 28th, 1875. G, W. CARR, 5 Y ; L Physician /anfl Surgeon, . LIGONIER, = = - = = =/IND., “ “willproniptiyattendall calle intrugtedto him. ° Officendd residcnce on 4th Street. ~.———‘-————.___.————-——“&—-....—._._.._._.1.._._.;' ot - JoRE.TEAL, | Y i S DENTIST, - - Roonis over L E. Plke’s Grdcery, Uy Corner of Main and Mitchell Streets, SUTYT YY P pposise the Post Office, Kendall- . a:lle, Ind. Z# All work warranted.=&B - - Kendallville, May 1, 1874 s Gt B.A. MOYER, - !" {Successor to W. Li Andrews,) . 8 YT . 7 Y- <8 ' sgRGEON DENTIST, KENDALLYILLE, INDIANA:--s L}'QUfD Witrods Oxide Gasadministered for the - A 4 paipless extraction of.teeth, Al work war: - ranted. BExaminations fre¢. g5~ Oftice, Second Ritory, Mitchell Block. S B=l4-1Y

SEet CA. GANTS, : Surgicaland Mechanical Dentists o LIGONIER, - - INDIANA. : -e, {s prepared SO T T todoanything ~ ol T LR e ety o intheiriine A L Ll N snecesful pracL e \:}: vice of over 16 3 3 ~ SR TS L i ¢ v atits sLo gs B, years justiber pop R issEes TR giEag hiv i sayiug crr A w e that be car L TET RRS E Y Fiveentiresato RRS L) ¢ isfaction to all e Vo dk| bLg . whe may besiow their patronageé, §F Ofliceonedoornorth of Kime’s, Cavin Bt.l. . e g i £ 1> Tv TN T TEEFARDEN HOUSE, ‘ Loporte; Indiana. AN N OWRANTELL, | 1 ¢ ~ “Propriefor. “Laporte, Aprils.lB7l.:° | . L i . £ Y- sTOP AT ';#H,E ERr BRICK XELLY HOUSE . 4 4 |RENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. © WEW JOMMODIOUS THREE STORY BRICK *Y Hotél, gnly ten rods trom the L. 8. & M.'S. R. SR Depqq, and four squares from the G, R. R R — _ Gdly fiveminutes walk to any of the prj‘nc?albn-‘ . sinesshonsssofthecity, Travelinz menandstranzors will find this a.gr'at-claee hotse. Fares 2 per Sy 3l J. B.KELLY,Proprietor, ‘Kend”[ville, Aug. 3. 1870.-T4 : : . . PHILIP A. CARR,, AUCTIONICER, Offers bis services to the pnblicin general. Terms i moderate. Ordeérs may be left at the shoe store of * P. Sisterhen.. Sra, y g ~ Ligonier, January E},-“{.’!?‘lL ta o s e ‘ , A §ot e e OTN TINKS . DEALERIN MONUMENTS, *. Vaults, Tombstones, ! g ) £ ; s : Loy IAGONI!?R, IND, g . April 12, 1871.-50 2 it . CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE,

We keep congiantly on hand and sell in large or small quantities, to suit customers, . . Wine of Our Own Manufacture, Pare — Nothing but the Juice of = ‘the Grape. - . oo SACK BROTHERS. ~ « Ligonier;, July 3, "Ml.-tL 3 _ : Winebrenner & Hozworth, : .HOUSE, BBIGK AND ORNAMENTAL _ PAINTERS, .+ Grainers, Glaziers and Paper-Hangers, - Shop near corner of Fourth and Cavih Sts., oppo- . site Kerr's Cabinet’Shop. ) - Ligonmier, - - - - Inddiana, igY it Sl R %nsrm‘l&n, t 5 2 ; 2l - House Paznter & Grainer, ¥4 prepared to do all work in hig line in first-class style and at reasonable rates. ~ GRAINING MAPE A SPECIALTY, 2ad executedin exact imitation of the natural wood.. Examine our work, ~-Sho{ on Mitchell Bt., reap of Baker’s tin-ghop, Kendallyille,lnd. [6m6 : 7 THE PH@ENIX TILE MACRHINE. : s : YT is well adapted to the wants of Tile Makers. Cpe s T I Itis nnnlry‘,drivﬂg b{‘m,pover'd two ;oL ey foadliss horses; It deliverstile at the two opposite ends == = n of the machine, 'lt may be converted into & . TN .in;\e'delinry machine. It has a simple and > e §rd Mwn#qﬁin‘wtun{&?m P |- ~guohe-d snd sides, of the ehamber, thus R et the machine 1t makes B E}" “Joom bt 7O rule o ux.mla‘:,..d&_: BT R At e A oy -IR T L~ Do Tk s - SRR I, e ENaE LUI L : L. B PRI e =

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ANKING 1 : DANKRING I : L _;0 F:‘—"“.-" : i T sSOT. MIKE, Conrad’s New Brick Biock, LIGONIER, IND'NA. Mongey loaned on'long and short time. -Notes discounted at reasonable rates. ‘Monies received on deposit'and interest allowed on gpecified time, y PR Exchange bought and'sold, and Foreign:Drafts drawn on principalcities of Europe, 8-2 . FO THE FARMERS: Y’OU' will please take notice that I-am still en- = gaged in buying wkeat, for .which I pay the highest markétiprices - g ' Ff you do not fiud me on the strog!., cn&l bgfgr;; ‘selling, at. my Banking Office, in Conrad’s Bric Bloghr ™ o prn e 2 SOT, MIER. Ligonier,lndiana.May'7th,lB74.—yf e - T :.?‘_“_“‘-‘—“-"“ - - 2 4 - : Farm TFor Sale ! I desire to sell my farmof EQE acres, 5O acres under ciHtivation, and all'under fence. Contains a smallframe house and stable. Good waiar, &¢., an orchard oflloo fruit trees. Location—in Spartatownship, 312 miles from Ligopier. and 214 miles gouth of the Rochester Mills_ Will gell for eSO PR ACIRE. ¢ The owner can be found om the premises ‘. Address ' W. R. HICKS. Oct 21, 1875-Iv.. g ¢ Ligonier; Ind, FTOOTNROTE AR 0 QON HIGGINBOTHAM & SON,

S /‘% . \\\; - . /(f % /'% \ ; ; S ®®‘~ “' S . \\\ I Lg% ) | L . S 5 )NS ) e =f ~o VY -\ ' @’%’J>n'/ﬂ %%g./i w / ) W= - /) \ A ! ’Juii > 7, WATCH-MAKERS vATUH-FARERD, JEWEILICE S, L © . 7 Zanddecalers in— Waiches, Clocks, Jewelry, - A ARD— I - Fancey oods., o REPAIRING - Meatly and Iprg)mptly-e,\'ecméd and: warranted. §¥F-Agents for Lazarus & Morris’ celebrated Spectacles. ) - B@Sign of the Big Watch, opposite the Banner Block, Ligonier, Ind. -~ . Sep. 30, "75-35 : ‘ ' ’ DR. GEO. CLEIS - . - ‘ | " .

This Liniment pessgsses great curative powers for various ailmeute. For asthmatic complaints, disficult breathing tightness of the breust, and allments of thelungs, it i 3 applied externally, cn ‘the breast, and between the shoulders, In case of sharp paing in the back and, limbs, bhead-ache, ear-ache, affections of the throat, or in cases of internal injuries,: whether reduiting from, a ‘severe strokeyfall ar brudze; this Liniment is especially efficackous. It relieves ukcers, open wournds, salt rhéum, wihite swelliugﬂ milk leg, and . works charmingly ou corns, chilblaing, irosted hands, feet and ears, Nursing mothers safferipg from swollen breasts, rerulfing from a stagnation of the lacteal fluid, will find this Liniment of incal‘culabl¢benetit by way of separating the swelling, ailaying thie fever, and healing the breast. - By several applications per day, highly satistactory resuits may be obraihed from the use of this Liniment in the treatment of tumors, fistuta, cancer, piles, and like diseases ; also, for-wounds resulting from gcalds; burns aud-¢uts, ‘and from the bites ol wagps, snakes und mad dogs, or poisoning-from noxious plants’ The French Liniment will also ve found a veluable household remedy in cases of rheumatism,eroup,, scarlet fever, dipmhe‘iia, quin¢y, bronchitis, screfula, erysipelas,—for‘exiternal applications: ° Cholera, cholera morbus, colic,. cm‘%s, jepsisams, flux, diarrhea and gripings in the Mowels may be effectually checked by the internal use of thisjcelebrated Liniment, asfollows: . One-hall tearpoonful -four'to five times within _a period of from wae-half hour to two or three “hours, according to the severity of the case. For colicy take éne ar t\go doser. For flux or diarrheed, infants, one yéar of age, require from 5 to “6.drops; two years old, from 10 to 12 drops, given insugar, Rub the abdomen with the Liniment.. For inflammation of the-bowels, use the Liniment internally gnd externally, - 3 ) g ) ' : § . Frice 59 Cents per Eotile. Prepared and manufactured exclusively by . ‘ -~ - S Dr. Geo. Cleis, 10-14tf e s GOSIEEN, IXD.

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. - NS CEN LSS Y o RFTCTETTY P S£y 3 VISITED LAPORTE e B LT2 A A AL BT D e R »;w—wm L SRS AT T lIAVE met with unparalleled guccess in the , ‘treatmentofall = . Chronic DDiseases AV3AR R R e o ~.....' s s S - T e ey A CFTHE 1 \ . ey . o THROAT, - LUNGS, - SR - HEART, - < . T ARSI SRS SRR RS / STOMACH, En I leng , . . ) .j, . : g n_-x“-‘. | Nerves, Kitineys, Bladder, Womb; and Blood Affections of the Urinary Organg; Grayel. Scrofula, | Rheumatism, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dys-" pepeia, &ec. ; : s ey Qurreputationhasbeenacqaired by ¢andid;hon- | est dealing and years of successful practice, Our practice, not o?m of experiment, but founded on the laws of Nature, with years of experience: and -evidence ‘to- sustain . it, does nol tear down, make sick to make well; no -harsh treatment no trifiing, no flattering:: We knowthe cauge and the remedy needed; no guess -work, but knowledge gained by years of experience in the treatment o 1 Chronic digeases exclngiveky'; 1o éncouragement without a progpect.” Candid in-our, opiniong, reasonable in our charges; claim not tb know -everything, or cure everybody, but do lay claim to reagon and common gense. We invite "{ﬁe sick, no matter what their ailment, to call and investigate ‘hefore they abandon hope, make interrogations and decide for themselves; it will cost nothing as .consultationisfree, - i 5 > Dre.. Price & Brewer can be,eonsulted as follows: _ Goshen, Violett House, Monday, 22d November. . .. sl ey . Ligonier, Ligonier House, Tuesday, November 23th. . i ‘Kendallyille, Kelley ouse,Wednes‘day, 24th November.. - LaGrange, n’s Hotel, Thursday, November 25thicd [ ° Se " Visits will be madé regalarly fb’f'yés_n”;, S Residenceand. Laboratory: WAUKEGAN, TLLINOIS. 3 : - 29-tf DR. DUFF, . Mo, 39 entucky ‘Avenae,, Indianapols; Indy T - Cnres all forms of ,Private and Chronie Diseascs A reguierly educated apd legally quaiified ’?hydem. has been - Jonger established, and most successful, as liis extensive = ~ ‘practice will prove. Age, with erapafknoe._nn be relied .on. 'rornpmyb.lgper_wu.nogc emanded till cuped, . Spermatorrnoea, Sexual Debuity : aM‘“’N‘“‘g‘za e ""-'::‘ of "":‘;‘V"u : ~ youth, sexusl excesses in | ror years, or other causes, - producing satne of tha foliofving eﬂ‘mmm sEMe B eot N oy, e aoms 52 S3oL Sewen s rendering - marringe imbropar or AP IS pert. | manenily cu.od, Pamphte (96 10) ’é“?“igm" = NEARE v‘v?ﬁ ’% 1 VRIS SR e o R e e R R s e gt P .‘;‘%-m».h R N oSN

- * NOVEMBER WEATHER. : BY MANDA LEVERING. S The autamn wind blows bitter cold, : " Thestretch of meadow looketh old; * The maple’s red and poplar’s gold - Are coming down together. i . The froitage of the land, untold, . ! Has been gathered, stored, and sold, 3 And passing days again have rolled: . Into November weatheér. . : i The rough breeze pileth up the leaves; ° ; The dweller of the forest, grieves. : To see the farmer thresh his gheaves, - And heap the straw together. The wild;goose, too, hath piped his song, ~ And southward'slowly moved along, Likewise the chattering blackbirds throng, - Inthis November weather, . " The half-clad beggar heaves a gigh = . As the rich man hurries by, ° And as the enow clouds veil the sky ) ‘He draws his rags together; ; Thesich, man, mufiled to his fagce, . i of wani or woe he sees no trace, ‘_ ) But hastens on unto his place— ', . "T'is cold, November weather . - . Thanksgiving turkeys groweth fat, _ And rural boys hunt ball and bat, * ; Pull on their mittens and their hat, A And go to ~chool together. ) . There ’s a thousand joys, a thousand woes, - That come and go with winter snows, ;- Each fur himeelf—and =o it goes— g "' Incold, November ®eather. oo But in the cold. unfriendly storm, When hearths grow bright, and skies forlorn, Do n’t kick the poor t 6 keep. them warm, : --And spurn them altogether; | Do 't let misery be forgot— : Of purse-strings tight unloose the knot, ¢ Make pleasant each coidy wretched cot, i Inthis November wesather. ; 2 o SCREAMING MOSES. ;/‘ o ____.—_ 4 . About the year 1830, there resided upon the Croton River, in Putnam county, New York, an Indian of peculiar character’known; by the name of Sereaming’ Moses. ‘At that time New York was but a village in size; and thé country. above it-now so highly cultivated and so beautifully studded with villas and mansions al-

most suburban—was one vast:forest, through which the' Red Man roamed. free, while_the black bear, the wolf, and the deér were to be found in large numbers.. But the White Man had penetrated these wilds, and thie echo pf the woodman’s axe rangout in choTus with the hunter’s rifie. ' - Moses was a strange person. Ie had been chief of his tribe, but had voluntarily left them, and now led a vagabond life, hanging around the homes of the pale faces. e derived his name from the fact that he frequently -gave utterances to -wild shrieks; and when night came on, he nearly always 'made his’ bed among the rushes growing on the banks of the Croton. And yet /this man was ilaid to own half the territory -for niles around, which, after his death, was seized upon and occupied by a white man, the heirs of whom now claim: undisputed title to the same. There were few who understood or appreciated this Indian. As arule, Lis manner was that of alight-hearted man; but often, when he supposed himself te be alone, he would weep like a child.. He became known; but' none were able to look into his crushed and vacant heart, and read there its agonies and struggles. . It was a terrible night in the month of February. The snow. was lying upon the ground to a great depth, and it had been thickly ecrusted over by the freezing of the rain, which had been falling for the. previous twentyfour hours. Great icicles hung from the huge branches of every forest tree, while their trunks were clasped by the glittering substdnce. Occasionally the masses would come tumbling down; and the thunder caused from this would roll through the forest, dying away in the distance. Thus an ordinary sound would not have been noticed by any but a practical ear. It was after midnight when a form moved along rapidly-among the trees. It was that of Screaming Moses, although no person would have supposed -that the figure belonged to a human being, save from the faetj that it walked upright. The Indian was encased in ice, which cruckledzt-ev-ery moment, i{s he sped onward. Once a large quantity of'the frozen masses fell from a tree upon him, nearly throwing *him from his feet, but he only uttered the savage “Ugh!” and then proceeded or: his way. ( : -Presently he arrived at the bank of the Grotonriver; but as it was frozen over, it could only be distinguished ‘as such from the regular, open space, as it wound its way onward. By the side of this stream the Indian seated himself. For along time he remained motionless, his face buried in his ‘hands: Then he sank back upon his crusted bed, while he gave -utterance to an agonized moan.. But he had become silent and motionless almost. immediately, and for an hour he remained thug, even in the pelting storm, without exhibiting the least signs of life. . : ’

Presently he leaped to his feet, for a crushing through the snow aroused him. Then a huge black bear sprang | te his side. Moses drew his knife, and was about to strike the beast, as he supposed he was about to be attacked; but such was not the case. Something behind in the forest riveted the attention of the animal, for he turned in that direction, growled fiercely, and then took a position ready for a spring. At this instant a stream of fire blazed out, and the report of a rifle rang clear above the'blast, while the bear uttered a terrible howl and then sank upon the snow ' with moans almost human in their tones. The Indian threw himself flat upon the side of the beast, and awaited further developments. In a moment after a ‘man strode up, and bent over the bear. = Life was not yet extinct, and so a knife was driven deep into his heart. As the man gazed upon the red blood as it gushed forth he muttered, “I would that crimson came from the head of Whirlwind Screaming Moses, as he is called hereabouts. But it shall be the same with him. Once I have caught sight of him to-day, and I was on the point of sending a bullet crashing through his brain; but I would not: do it. He must/know by whose hand he dies, and that death must be a lingering one—full of torture. And he must know that the Wild Flower yét lives, and that she is in my power.” - . The words were spoken in the most perfect English, and theie was a bitterness in them which even surpassed their import.. When the Indian first \heard them, he was so overcome with . emotion, that he was scarcely able to move. But he soon recovered himself; ~and the fires of deadly hate and vengeance which burned in his heart gave him the fierceness of a tiger, as he leaped to his feet, and sprang upon his foe. So sudden was the attack, that the stranger was hurled upon his ‘back,and the Indian was astride him, holding a glittering knife to his throat, even before he had time to use his own weapon, or make the slightest resistance. Moses gave utterance to a shriek _which made the forest echo again, and |IS Vopk: %ﬁ“ﬂfﬁ s

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as this fifteen years-ago that you came upon my cabin, The red Blood ran like water, and the red flame crackled until I became homeléss. You were the leader of the fiendish band who did that fearful work?” + = el

“You deserved 'it, for you were a renegade,” growled Milburn. ! “You speak falsely, for I was no repeg_ad_e. Once I was the chief of nfy tribe, and they obeyed me. " The paleface came among us, yourself with the others. Soon I found that my people were becoming disconténted. They thirsted for the white man’s blood, You set them on. I could see no reason why my pale brothers should die, and so I prevented a general slaughter. The géttlers were grateful, and one of ther gave me his child as my bride. She was a blue-eyed, tender being ¢ £ 16, and I loved her with all my Indian heart and soul. It was on account pf this marriage, and my desire to settle down into civilized life, that you éﬁlll me 3 renegade.” el “The act made you $O.” = ' | “But it did not make you the léader of my band, or, give you the right jto murder my loved ones and destroy my home.” $s i i «I'have not murdered your;wife.”,} 5 “So I learned by the wlords I overheard you utter just- now. Ihave always thought you did, and for fifteen years I have mourned her as lost.— During that time, too, I have constantly 'sought for you. but until”this moment I have never been able to finpd you. Now you throw yourself in my way, and your doom is sealed.. But first, tell me where I shall find my wife—my Wild Flower?” i “Alive! alive! take him alivel™ shrieked Milburn, and then & ﬁendiish laugh burst from his lips. i This was caused from the fact that half-a-dozen savages had. cautiously approached, and their Kknives were raised over the .head of Moses, as| if about to.-be plunged into his. bodyl-u The wordssof the white renegade were about to be obeyed, and the former chief was seized, and,.in spite of his struggles, disarmed, and firmly bou Id. Milburn ‘began to rave in his triu%\l_—l/e}k;audishéd his weapuns’ i the face ofhis former captain, and even inflicted upon him a severe cut. e also gave his enemy several 'kiiks and blows, treating him in a most brutal manner, all of which the lndian bore withoyt even .a. groau, although his eyes flashed fire and flis breast heaved with the intensityjof his pent-up feelings. But it was not the purpose of Milburn to kill his victim then and there, for he had other plans in view. In ashort ti ne the bear was dressed, a fire made, and some steaks broiled, Milburn and his followers making a hearty meal, of which poor Moses remained only a spectator. - After the repast was Over, the party started off toward the- Hudson, dragging ‘their victim after them. They did not observe that deeper in the forest there was: a single human figure, and a pair.of’ dark_eyes watching them. s All that night the.march was continued, ~and, with intervals of rest, until the- following night.. By this time the river was reached, and out into the middle of the ludson the captive was taken over the :?ol- i id ice. -He could not divine the intention of his captor; for in'the middle of the stream'he halted, and then gave orders to his men, who at ohce | set to work toobey them. . With their hatchets a hole but little larger than a man’s body was cut through the ;ce, and then Moses was plunged intoy it, his head, however, still remaining above the surface. Here he was secured in such a manner that be could nqt sink, neither could he éscape from this horrible position. He could gaze around and see all that was passing, but his eyes must soon lose their power, as the water was chilling him to the'heart. / | "It was not leng before a circle of fires had been made and lighted, and the glare of this rendered the sz‘lurroundings as brilliant as the.noon-day sun could hawve done. 'The ‘gﬁ,ez—xt mountains glowed like burnished silver in the reflection, and clad in their robes of ice,.the prospect was an Ln—chanting one. "Even he gazed upon it, and wondered if in the spirit-land e could find anything more ' tiuly magnificent. . . But another sight now presented itself, and one that sent a thrill of fire even through his chilled bosom:. Some twen#y savages appeared suddgnl_y and- began a wild dance, while their yells rang out fearfully. And among the ‘number was a woman. he wreteh, Milburn, held her by the hgnd, whiiling her round and round, |she evidently being an unwilling participant in the revels. : T - While Moses was watching these proceedings he felt a hand grasp him, and he was drawn from his watery bed. He at once recognized a friend from the settlement. The snw‘?ges had become so excited that they did not notice this movement. . Then lth.e friend cut the cord which 'bound the captive and away they crept, 'Ttakfng up a position mear one of the fires, but outside the circle. : B In a short time after Milburn came within a few feet of them, and asakhe eyes of Moses fell upon the face of the female a suppressed cry escaped him; but it attracted no attention, for the yells of the savages drowned the sound. S : .. “What is the matter?” asked ‘Fhe friend of Moses.. . . i “My wife—my wife!’! he gaspedl;a_s e pointed toward the female.. " ~ The friend gazed upon her for-a “moment; and then replied: “No, Ib.lo-\ ‘ ses, that is not your wife, Itis fifteen _years since you lost her, and that | young ‘creature cannot yet be so many years of age. } AL éhat instant the dancing ceased, and yells died out. Milburn had approached the hole in the ice where he had placed his captive, and as he hid .so he cried, “Look, my brave Chief “Whirlwind—this .is your daughter. You neversaw her before, for she was born only two months after I burned your cabin, and carried off her mother. I bring her now to see you die. ’ﬂlhis will sweeten if'our death, or render it more bitter; I care not whieh. nd here_comes your wife. Her beauty is gone now, and she is but the mere ‘shadow of ker former self. lam tired of Keeping her a chained captive, and she may die with you. The girl is old _enough to become my wife, so you ‘may have your own in death.” Poor Moses wmgonized;- He had known that he to become a father; but that thought had almost passed from his mind in the grief of losing his wife. Now that child was before him. And there came another horror. - Over the ice ‘approached an emaciated woman, her step tottering, and the chains which she wore clanking at every movement. Moses saw ,m,exp:egsmn of the face;and in that wild eye he felt that a maddened soul was mirrored. He groaned within M@f*@g’;ﬁ%ﬂmmﬁ we S 0 B Vwe bt ve ek i R BN AAN et

own. “Fire, and then rush forward with your knife.” i Two #hots rang ont sharp; and two savage yells followed, as the two dusky forms leaped into the air and fell forward upon their faces, then came a volley from some unseen source, and but six of the fiends remained standing. while the howlings of those who fell were fearful. Ly S : " Some twenty of the avengers.now arose from concealment behind the center, where Milburn and’his female captives were still standing. ‘As Moses came forward the villain recognized him and seemeéed thunderstruck. He took a step backward, and down he ‘plunged through -the very hole which he had prepared.as the grave for his foe. He never came to the surface again; and his death was a horrible one especially as it occured just as he supposed himself thoroughly triumphant. L ; " The husband, wife and: child were happily united, and as they had nolonger a Milburn to trouble them they occupied their gquiet home upon the Croton unmolested . - _

5 A Want Supplied. =~ ° . - (Fromthe New Ycrk Tribune.) The American’ mind is active.” It has given us Books of fiction for the sentimentalist, learned books for the scholar and professional student, but Sew books for the people. A book for the people must relate to a subject of universal interest. Such 'a subject is the physical man, and such a ‘book ““THE PEOPLE’S COMMON SENSE MEDICAL ADVISER,” a copy of which has been recently laid on our table. The high professional a_tt.ain_nleli)ts of its author—Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y.—and the advantages .derived by him from'an extensive | practice, would aloné insure for his work a cordial reception. But‘these are not the merits for which it claims our attention. The Author is a man of the people. ‘He sympathizes with: them in -all their afflictions, efforts, and attainments. He perceives their want —q knowledge of themselves—and be--lieving that all truth should be made ‘as universal as God’s own sunlight, from his fund of learning and experience he has produced a work in which he gives them the benefits of ‘his labors. In it he considers man in every phase of his existencg, from the ‘moment he emerges. “from a rayless atom, too diminutive for the sight, _until he gradually evolves to the maturity of those Conscigus {’owe'rs, the exercise of which furnishes subjective of our immortality.” Proceeding up- ‘, on the theory that every fact of mind has a physical antecedent, he has given an admirable treatise on (‘erebral Physiology, and shown the bearings of the facts thus established upon individual and social welfare. The Author believes with Spencer, that “as vigurous health and -ts accompanying high spirits are larger elements of happiness than 'any other: bhi%’gs ‘whatever, the teaching how to maintain theni 15 a teaching that yields to no other whatever,” and “accordingly has introduced an extensive discussion of the methods by which we may preserve the integrity .of the system and ofttimes prevent thie onset of disease. Domestic Remedies—their preparation, uges - and ~effects—form ' @ prominent feature of the work. ' The hygieniq treatment, or mursing of the -sick, is an important subject, and Teceives attention 'com’tr{(:nsurate with its importance. Nearly all diseases . “to which ﬂes(f is heir’ are described, their symptoms and c;fuses explained, and proper domestic treatment sug‘gested. To reciprocate the many favors bestowed upon him by a generous publie, the authoy offers his book at a price ($1.50) -litt,lé exceeding ‘the ‘cost of publication... Our readers can obtain this practical- and. valuable work by addressing téle apthor. e e @ > e / 1 " That Interest Gouge. - i .

(From the Mor’gaq Co. Gazette.)

An old and i_mpmjant Jaw-suit has been revived inithe Hoosier Capital. On Tuesday, in the Civil- Court, papers were filed claiming $60,000 damages from Francisgmith, Alexander Metzger, J. K. Sharpe, Alexander ‘Shortridge, Joseph D. Patterson and A./C. Remy.. The suit is brought on relation of Auditor Eb. Henderson by the State Attorney General Buskirk. The . merits of tile case are briefly these: While John €. Shoemaker was Auditor of State and James B. Ryan, Treasurer, the Legislature in February, 1871, approved an act apportioning the School Fund which had accumulated among the counties. It amonnted to $56,000. In March of the same year, after the money had been loaned on call to bankers and pork men, a demand was made for its return, and the holders of it at once began legal proceedings to test, by way of an injunction, the constitutionality of the bill. The injunction was sustained by the Circuit Court; but on reaching the Supreme -Court. in January, 1872, on appeal, the decision wag reversed, and the Court ordered that the men who had signed the indemnity bond to protect the: State In case the injunction ,proceedings were not sustained, should be prosecuted. It is said that the money was refunded, long ago; and that the present claim is fér collateral damages, which ‘is as high as the original sum in dispute. '

Xiow the Currency has béemn “Com- : " tracted.” . The Cleveland Leader publishes a table showing that there has been & constant increase of the :circuluting‘ medium since 1854. Those who are engaged in circulating the cry of cons traction would do well to examine this table. The present circulation is $764,840,119, which, in ;‘onncl numbers ‘ s : ' . | : §2 millions more than in 1874. 9 millions more than in 1873. | 40 millions more than in 1872. 58 millions m:?'e than in 1871.. 86 millions mare than in 1870. 63 millions more than in 1869. 91 millions more than in 1868. 76 millions more than in 1867. * 61 millions more than in 1866. 141 millions more than in 1865. . ' 167 millions more than in 1864, ! 482 millions more than in 1863. 437 millions more .than in 1862. | ' 591 millions mbre than in 1861, - 556 millions more than in 1860. ,} 553 millions more than in 1859. . 614 millions more than in 1858. 552 millions more than in 1857, 574 millions more than in 1856. 583 millions more than in 1855. 565 millions more than in 1854, Gen. Meredith, vé' notice of whose death we gave a few weeks since, requested on his death bed, that all his thoroughbred cattle should: be exhibited to those who came to his funeral. He regarded his herd ds the greatest of ‘?”m‘é""géif h&g@fm«%@eﬁw that the people should see what he gmmx L L e Wity eot

o BIGONIER. . (From the Plymouth Democrat, Nov. 4th.) . According to previous arrangement, we spent last Sunday in Ligonier, that being our first visit to the town. We were agreeably. disappointed in oun estimate of the wealth and beauty of the place, it being probably the neatest and most substantial town of its size in Northern Indiana. It is located on the Michigan Sout-hern.railvgqy,’i about midway between Goshen and Kendallville; contains about 2,000 in< habitants; and a large number of the business houses are of brick. The drainage of the town is almost perfect, there beinrg a natural slope toward the north. i Lo

- We stopped a part of the time .at the Ligonier House, kept by J. ‘E Fleming and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Electa Fleming, -daughter of Charles Palmer, of this place; and to.say that we were entertained like princes:is to draw'it mildly. The house'is a substantial brick with high ceilings, and well-ventilated rooms; and so long as it remainsin present.hands, “‘,ilﬁ be kapt in the higkest style of the art. We also enjoyed the hodpitalities of J. B. Stoll, of the BANNER, and his/estimablé 'wife, the latter of whom we met for the first time. To Mr. Stoll, more than to any-half-dozen citizens of that county, is the past and preﬁe}nt, prosperity of the town, attributable. He started the BANNER in 1866, with but limited capital; but by'the exercise of the large abilities which bhis career as a public man has demorfstrated that he possesses, the BANNER is the leading paper in Northern In-diana,-and is located in a briek building especially constructed for its use. The office is supplied with every convenience for the transaction of the largely = increased business of the establishment. Mr. Stoll’s fine brick residence is located on the same lot where his office is, and it may be truthfully said that he lives at home. - * - . Ligonier has receutly been greatly excited on the Sabbath question, the moving cause beiug the establishment of a BSeventh Day Advent Church. Last week, a deébate was held between Elder Lane, Sabbatarian, and Elder Walker, of the Disciple chureh, of Kokomo, and “the interest on that quesfion was at fever heat. In July last, M¥. Stoll had exacted a promise from 11. V. Reed, of this city, editor of the Restitution, to visit Ligonier | and preach to the people, but circumstances had Dbeen such that he could not go until last Sunday; and in view of ‘the discussion which had taken place .on the Sabbath question, he was requested to preach on that subject; and the announcement was made accordingly. By invitation of the Disciple minister, he preached from his pulpit in the morning, and also in {the evening:. : -The- afﬁemoon services were leld in Kann’s Hall, which was crowded with anxious:listeners. The ¢hurch was also crowded'to its utmost capacity in the evening.' The discourses were the ablest and mosteloquent ever delivered in the Stateé on the subjeet, and convinced many who heard them of the érror of the opinions they had heretofore held. Methodists, Digciples, Lutherans, and members of a!l denominations heard them ; and the belief that' the question was settted, thoreughly and compleﬁsly, was universal. We have heard him on many occasions, but never when. he dcquitted himself more. creditably than on the one to which we refer. The effect of these sermons cannot but be beneficial to the religious and gocial interests of the town and contiguous country, in -the: building up and strengthening of a religion-of|love ‘and good will to God and to'mean, instead ‘of the iron-clad code of laws made for the government of a rebellious people.’ .

We never enjoyed , & ‘visit Fo a strange place, and in’ fac%.to any Kkind of a place, more than we did our visit to Ligonier, the contemplation of which will always be a sourge 'of pleasure, without one unpleasant incident to mar its remembrance. i

: ( Tectings in Ligonier. I (From ‘T'he Restitution—H. V. Reed’s pn’pa—:,\_f ! S November 3d.) ’ ‘We spent last Sunday with the people of. Ligonier, a.thriving town located on the Michigan Southern railway, about sixteen miles from - Goshen. The religious community is composed principally of Disciples, Methodists, Lutherans and United Brethren. During the last summer the Seventh Day Adventists have been stirring up the people, and saying unto the people that it was necedful to “keep the law,” or they could not be saved. A number of the citizens became bewildered with their sophistry, and this brou%‘ht. out more or less excitement upon the general question. By a special invitiation from J. B. Stell, editor of THE NATIONAL BANNER, we visited Ligonier and presented the Bible view 6f. ‘the Sabbath question. This invitation was extended to us last June, but the pressure on our time has been 8o great that we -could not arrange to go until Sunday last. Brothers Daniel and Platt McDonald, and sisters Thomson and Dickson, went with us and added much to the interest of the meeting by their excellent singing. The people turned out liberally to hear what we ‘had to offer upon the Sabbath questiony - and we believe that we do not overstate the matter when we say that the gréat majority of those present were perfectly satisfied that the reasons offered by the Sabbatarians for keeping the seventh day are withont foundation in the word of God. A goodly number of intelligent perspns, who had doubts on the subject, expressed themselves as settled. Wgtook up Mrs. White’s visions and showed from them that she admitted that all honest First Day:Christians would be saved who died previous to the year 1844. And yet she professes to believe that Sunday kéeping is the mark of the Beast. Eld. Lane, the Sabbatarian preacher, was present, and took notes. The reading of Mrs. White’s visions was not. very satisfactory to his mind, ‘there being some points brought out ‘which made thé whole subject look ridiculous in the minds of the people. On the whole we feel highly gratified with our visit at Ligonier and with the happy results atiending it. We formed many pleasant acquaintances, which. we shall always hold dear. During our sojourn we enjoyed the kind hospitalities of Mr. and Mrs. Stoll, and Mr. and Mrs. Fleming. May the truth of Christ bless, guard and keep us all for that eternal rest which shines before usin the kingdom ‘of peace L baa n o

Hox. WiLLIAM GRAY, of Massachusetts, says that he remembers all .the panics’ back to the: year 1829, and there has never been in any one of them such universal depression of all branches of business as that under which the people are now suffering. “What is,” lie adds, “the cause of this depression 8o long continued and g 0 deeply felt? There are, undoubtedly many causes contributing to it, but Lafirnd that the chief cause of the present prostration is the ignorQYO A AdligTA Vs I UIVILGRL SAMREAR.

CAUSE OF FAILURES.

' There is not a daily paper in the ‘land that does not chronicle hundreds of failures yearly. Not a day goes by that we do not hear of the assignment of some large business house heretofore considered: flourishing. With every failure comes a heavy loss to ‘creditors and with every loss comes an fmpetus to impending failures. 1t would teem that at the present time it were too late to point a remedy or .seek a cause. The wide extent of unfortunate business is not generally comprehendéd.: It is estimated that of every one hundred men who engage in mereantile pursuits, only eight lay ?p a competency. .Of the others, thir--Iy-nine 20, into bankruptcy and fiftythree forsake the calling after trial and embark in other business. . Cer: tainly this is not an encouraging outJook to the young men who no sooner arrive at manhood than they leave the farm and shop and- take their ‘stand behind the counter—an occupation that accords with their ideas of gentility. And this statement is'not a random estimate, but is backed by statis‘ties. s : e To the man who has established himself in such business the eauses of' these failures must be a subject of thought. Hard times may be the immediate agent, but far back of this: lies the root of evil, for a business iis: very illy conducted/ that has not strength to endure a/dull seascen.* We' look upon speculafion as one of the first and worstagencies in this matter. ‘The desire to make a fortune without. delay or labor, “an easier way of making a dellar than by squarely earning it” and making great display in the. hope of gaining custom and respect, all come under this head. Getting up @ corner, investments in a busiriess of itv‘hich one is ignorant, -of taking haz‘ ardous- steps for sake of -a probable profit, are dangerous. attempts for a business man. Not less is the error of going beyond one’s depth. A man: who has ten thousand dollars will do a business that requires five times that sum, and he who has a hundred thousand will not hesitate to enter a business requiring half a million capital. - . Thus'shackled by debt, struggling to keep his head abiove water, he fights against the billows of bankruptecy that will. surely overwhelm him if aslight reverse befalls the tide of trade. : i 2

Then, there is a great carelessness: among many, especially among those wlo deal on a mediam capital, if not knowing just how the: income stands to the out-go and. what proportion the assets bear to the liabilities. What. few make a yearly ‘inventory do it in a manner that is far from.being thorough. The former is over-rated, and the latter reduced to its ‘minimum. This reckless mode of proceeding is not to be too widely avoided or. too deeply condemned. -Lastand greatest comes extravagance, the curse that haunts’ thé entire land. There are multiplied. reasons why a business man and his famjily S}]O:l{ld fall a prey to it.. A magnificent.residence, costly living, apparel that takes a wealth of money. to purchase, long séasons-at. fashionable resorts' seem| to 'be the perquisities of their position And right' royally .do they enjoy th@m. They spend their thousands in gitter and. magnificence nor dream that vhis can. end. They give no thgught to a surplus: fund for.a darker®time, till a sudden jar of fortune’s wheel and they are whirled ‘off into poverty. These are some of the causes, and there are: many minor ones that need a merchant’s close attention. It requires self-denial to avoid them, but no man is forced to follow desire. 'The worst failures haive been wrought by their help and‘the greatest success won by denying 2 them.—»S{outh, Bend Tribune. 7 7 ——-———“»——— — | The Best Protection, = . The best safeguards against epidemic disease are thorough digestion and firm nerves. It is beciuse they assuré the regular performance of the digestive process, and invigorate the nervous system, that Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters are such a sovereign protective against the influences which beget intermittent maladies,and those which directly affect the stomach and bow= els. If the nerves are healthfully. ytranquil, the assimilation of food perfect, as they are sure to be under this ‘standard tonic and nervine, malaria ‘may be defied, and if, in the absence ‘of the most reliable of medical safé~ guards, the system:has fallen a prey to disease of an intermittent or remit‘tent typé, the Bitters will, if persisted .in, eradicate every vestige of themal‘ady. Biliousness, constipaticn and ‘dyspepsia yield with equal certainty ‘to the operation of this potent vegetable alterative. Gk [ 28-w4

_ The Wabash Free Trader says there is nothing that inspires us, with so much confidence /in the superiority of the rising generation as to see an aged father returning home tired valn,d, trembling from the work-shop wlile his son follows gaily behind with a base ball bat in one hand and the New York Clipper in another,, © . :- i

The Free Trader would be more inspired to see the mother bending over the wash tub and great drops of sweat standing upon her face, while her aniiable and accomplished daughter was squalling with the discordant motes she was thumping out of the piano.

Here’s a prebleny for the pupils of the public schools. Give us the answer: *\J 4o e : "|:' _ A and'B go toa butcher and buy between them eighty pounds of meat, which the buteher values at ten cents a pound, and for which he therefore wants eight dollars. Now, A takes fifty pounds of meat and B thitty, and. upon examination they agree that A’s meat is worth one-half a cent a pound more {than B's. Query: How much did eagh pay the butcher? o A Ibin’sﬂhest .was lately taken out of a pear tree in Massachusetts, the materials of which it was constructed having been selected with great taste. It was composed of a lady’s collar witha cambric center and lace edging, and several yards of lace two. Mam{: four inches wide. The nest had evidently been abandoned by the oceupant, whose income was probably not suflicient, to. justify living in such style as would be required in so costly a residence. “ e

Judge William T. Otto, the predecessor of Judge Bicknell, of the New Albany district, has been, appointed reporter of the Supreme Court of the United States. He had been serving as 4 member of the Spanish and American joint claims commissions, and ~was once Assistant Secretary of the Intérior. The new appointment has more of personal than political significance, - n ; W ‘The October ,report of the Agricultural Department shows that the crops in the South are fair. 'Tho rice crop is -abundant, and the ﬁuwﬁﬂn%\wmﬂ out well in all States except Florida and Georgia, where drouth prevailed. A e e - where the telds have nad proper culs i f’@‘?«*"—\ﬂ“ s ug""“‘m‘*‘iv‘-ﬂ&?ﬁ?%\@% ks ?ﬁmv‘~»‘g‘ . e

NO. 29,

© | Lying About Sarah. |., - Outside papers must quit publishing fictitious items about; Detroit or'some ‘one will gét hurt. : Yesterday afternoon a woman with a black belt and ‘a pair of spectacles on entered the editorial rooms of this paper, holding a Chicago, daily in: her hand,; and 'she walked' to a stoop-shouldered censumptive: toiler, who had dropped in to see a New York exchange, and grimiy asked: - ¢ o oo _ - SWhos Sarah s v e He replied that he had never heard of her, when- she- unfolded the paper and pointed to the following: “There is’an old woman in Defroit named Sarah who “has worn one pair of stockings 'right along for sixteen WOBKE! =0 e ~ “It’s,a lie!” said the old lady, “and irgl‘);fv'e,‘ got to. take it back or—or—- . .She finished by sliding her ‘hand along his shoulder until her fingers got hold of his:ngcktie, " .0 - .bh -“I haven’t nothing to do.with that,” he argued as he tried to pull away; “that’s a Chicago paper.” » . - . “I know it, butit’s a lie; and I can Prove if? 10 s Sl has - ; “L'know you can madam,if it was meant for you! I don’t believe you’d go ' éight - weeks .without changing Stookingsli’ fouilo g fe 2l 2l - “No, nor even six,” she exclaimed,; pressing -against hig ‘Adam’s-apple’ with her thumb. - “I ¢an prove that-I change as often as any.:-other woman dnDetroit v s e i

“I- don’t ‘think it means you,” said | he, getting his left eye on the item.; | . “Yes it does;” she foamed. “Ain’t | my name Sarah, and ain’t I oldish; and?f ain’t.l'a woman? Oh! such lies make my blood Bjel® . Do s L 4Well, you 'want to go for some one in Chicago. It has nothing to do with this paper.”. e i “Haint, eh? - I know better! ~You are-all linked together, and 1 presume you read that yesterdayand lafed and lafed and lafed, and thouglit Sarah waganoldfooll- = n NG “I' never.saw it before.” SRI ~“But Sarah is no fool!” she resumed, towering above him. *You just mark ‘this; you ‘long-geared grave-stone you —if thar’s.anether item in the paper about: Sarah you’ll.never know ‘what, brokeyourmeck -c 2 o And she laid her fist on the table, flourished it under-his.nose and went oul Raying ot n sne e “Sixteen-weeks! Think of the base-' ness o arin e s b o el SE VS L {Why Johnson’s Ram Kailed fo Get Gl ke iPreitem, o ~Our County Fair is just over; but Johnson’s Cotswold ram did not take the prize that offered for the best animal of that gund ~ Judge Klump \'z'vas chairman of. the committee o rams, and he manifested the deepest interest in Johnson’s ram, indicating cléar1y that if any . sheep -ought to take a ‘prize that one ' ought to. Johnson’s ram- was. by ifself -in a- pen‘with a high board fence,and before adjudicating the prizes the Judge' thought he had better go in'and make & close ‘examination of the-animal for the purpose: of ascertaining the firmness of its wool. -As soonas the Judgereached the interior he: walked toward the ‘ram, wheérenpon the ram- began to lower his head and shake it ominously. Just-as the Judge was -about'to feel the: fleece, the ram ‘Jeaped forward ~and planted his head in the Judge’s stomach, rolling him .over on tie ground. Before the Judge had time to realize what had happened, the ram .came at ‘him again, and began a series of promiscuous butts, each given with the preeision and force of a pile driver. . It butted ‘the Judge on the back, on the ribs; on the arms, on the: shoulder-blades, and . the bald place on' his head' and his. shins; it butted his nose, it butted his watch | ‘} into a'massof cog-wheels, 1t buttefl his. spectacles off, it butted his. high hat into blacksilk chaos; it butted him over in the.corner, and up-againsts the fence, then it butted four boards” off of the pen and eseaped- into the TFair ground and skedaddled;and would not wait to have the first prize ticket pinned to-hig ear. Judge Klump did not .go after it: No, no. - Four men came and carried him home. The doctor anticipates he will recover by, thre next Fair.” -e o i

. “Blamed Mernoperly.” | - Anhonest old Granger, says the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution, approached the affable young man who adorns the general delivery window of the postoftice yesterday, and asked: . = “Is there any letters for the Griggssahgre P aira o e s +The 'yo'}l{ng" man shuffled through the “(i's” deek and:=said: 0 a 7 SN e e T . “Any. for thie.Stébbinses?” - .’

" “Well, any for the Bunces ?” and the’ old “man put -on his specs to see for himselfy m o misania a - The’young man famned the “B’s” out, and-again said:. = : N iYL o n ey + “Then, dang it! young man,is there any letters for the Middlebrookses ?” and the old man emptied some peanut shells out of his pocket to make room for-the dettersi .+ o 0 o © The young- man slung the “M’s” faster than a tramp printer in a country newspaper shop, and ‘wearily said: SVNDURirI Sece gl e Then, who in-thunder is all them thar letters and pigeon-holes fur anyhow, by gum?” ripped out the indignant old man; “and’ before the young man had time to reply the old Granger was shufiling down the street, swearing that “this here post office is a blamed mernoperly, like everything plse thest daysl = o 0

‘Taking the Risk. |- The other day acolored resident ot Vicksburg found a bottle of ‘whigky -in the suburbs of the city, and halting a pedestrian he inquired: - : - “PDat’s whisky, ain’t it?” = - ~ “Smells like it, and I guess it is,” was theveply. @ o : ““And dere ain’t no pizen.in it?” . “Well; there may be—l can’t tell; I shouldn’t want to drink it.” - < “If dere was pizenl'd be a dead nigger;eh Pvt - : oaVRR WA e e - “And if dere wasn’t any pizen I'd "be wastin' a pint of good whisky?” - oyeRT e The finder turned the bottle, over ~and . oyer, smelled of the contents three or four times, and finally made teady todrink,saying: ... . . “Dere’s heaps of pizen lyin’ around loose, but dere’s also lieaps of niggers, ‘in Vicksburg, an’ Izé.gwine to tip u‘% “de bottle an’ run de chances.”—V itcksbwrgHerald. - ok . Harper's’ Weekly, representing the ~moral and honest sentiment of the republiean party, does not endorse the appointment of Zach Chandler. It says: “Every good citizen, who deiies e Gintinkod dsdenduuay of tie yepublican vartv. ‘vet who Eknows of My, Chandler, to. be Secretaty of ‘the Interior, as @ grave pubive migfor-

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‘Getting ofi Well Enough, = People are becoming tired of the -ceaseless talk about hard times and panics. They know that while it is true that much depression existgin certain branches of business, it résults from over, production and spees ulation more than any other cause. ' The real wealth of a nation is taken from the ground; the crops and. ‘mines give forth that which consti‘tutes wealth. The year has given the husbandmen an abundant har- = vest; here and there exceptions exist and ‘the crops are a failure, yet the country never produced solarge . a crap. - Prices rule high for stock and grain. = The published state‘ments of banks :show that individual deposits are gre’atlfn in excess of the amount this time last year: The farmers, nrechanics and laborers have more money' now than then. This | does not argue for depressipn, but - shows that dawn is breaking and the hour of deliverance is near at ‘hand. The debt paying process has - been steadili going on; little by little the load has been removed, un- - til the burden is now becoming light and can be borne. ‘Confidence i’ ‘is returning, and. if we cast aside“ our doubts and lay .upoa our work with a firm determination to' succeed, Aprosperitiy; w,in as surely comé ! to bless us in the near future as day ' ‘shall suoceed the night.—Rushville i Bopulliean. a 0 :

Beecher on The Ten Commandments. Take the ten cémmandments. It is. true that by a very. liberal construc-. tion you can make them cover about everything in ,creation, as by beating gold with gold beaters’ skin you can make a piece as big as my hand cover an acre or so. The ten eommandments stand where men emerge from the lowest conditions, and inthe dawn ‘of the recognition of God’s authority. They have to do with the ‘c‘ol}nmonest vices of men, and with their plainest dutiesin society. They are the charter. that impdse conditions, without whichi there could not be rectitude, or the proprieties of life, or the sanctities of the household.. But they are all negative. All that which is called in the New Teéstament “the fruit of the Spirit” is left out of them.- Of the glow of intérior illumination, there is not a ray in them. Far back they stand in the beginning 'of the history of the world, and far down: in that history which reproduces itself in-every generation. They are adapted.to the building up of a 'lower ‘style of man{ Their cry is: “Thou shalt not,” “Thou shalt not.” -Woe to that man who hag lived among the churches and Bibles ‘and preachers and has hot got higher ‘than the-ten commandments! ' And ‘yet. we see them emblazoned in the hodse of God as though they expressed the highest ideas to which men have reached. They gsay to men, “Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not commit adultery”; the grosser and more bestial forms of sin are forbidden by them; but those moral virtues and spiritual attainmepts 'whicgl helong to a developed manhood are not enjoined in them, | - i ; ;

Restoration of Life After Freezing. A friend residing in Baltimore had in his possession’ a small alligator; which had been. sent from "Florida Its habitation was a tub partially fill‘ed with water, kept outdoors. During one-of the cold snaps of the past. ’ winter, in the night the water became completciy frozen, imprisoning: -the reptile. ‘n the ice; with buta small portion &’ his body protruding therefrom. . To all appearances the ahimal ‘was as dead as one of the stuffed spec‘imens seen in a museum collection. ‘The want of time precluding an e’fﬁzrt for its extrication in the morning,it. was allowed to remain frozen,and was soon forgotten in the. maze of the cares of the day. ~For forty-eight hours the reptile thus remaineds frozen and lifeless, at' the end;of which time, being tl:aw(fd;out; vitality be-. came Visible, and in a’ short time it was as animated as ever, ‘with no evidence of having in the least suffered by -the prolonged frigorific’ confine'ment. Here is an instance in ‘whieh the vital spark seems not ‘to have been extinguished by the freezing, nor ‘the animal’s organisms to/have heen mutilated, but that wvitality merely remained torpid or dermant during the freezing, and ready to respond to | its functions’ whenever the animal’s ,organisms returned to its normal cori.dition.—American Artizan. !

NOTWITHSTANDING our large national debt, the credit of the United . States at the present time compares . favorably with that of most other -countries. The (Goyernment is now borrowing at five per cent., and selling its' bonds'at par. France js paying 5.95 per cent., or' within a small frac- = tion of six per cent. for all tlie money she has borrowed since the war. Prussia pays fiveiper cent. on her national debt. The last loan nelé’otiated' by Russiaywas. of five per .cgnt. inferest bonds, sold ‘at ten per cent. less than their face. Austria and Italy both pay five per cent. interest on their debts, Great .Britain has the best' - credit of any countiy' in the world, the interest charge on tlgo whole debt being but a small fraction nore than three per cent. The ¢redit gf the wa United States is not asigobd as it - .would be but for the great war of the rebellion, but it is, about as good as that of any other country in-the world * except Great: Britain. —lnd. Jowrhal. How BROTHER Dlck CONFESSED.—~ Puring a class-meeting held bsk' the %\{ethodiﬁt bréthren of a Southern vilage, Brother Jones went among tife - ¢olored portion of the congregation.— ' Finding there & man notorious for his: + endeavor to serve God on.the Sabbath, and Satan the rest of the week, he ‘said: “Well, Brother Dick, lam glad ‘to sée you here. Haven't stole any. turkeys since I saw you last, Bt;the);; &) Dick ?” “No, no, Brudder Jones; no f ,t‘urke_gn" “Nor any-chickens, Brother Dick?” “No, no, Brudder Jones; no. ‘chickens,” “Thank the Lord, rgiégaw.yj er Dick. That’s doing well, my broth-' ‘er!”, said Brother Jones, . }Q&vjﬁ”w ‘Brother Dick, who immediately re- . lieved his over-burdened conscience by saying to a near neighbor, with an immense sigh of relief: “If he'd said dbicks, he'd a had mel” 7}l Gl : B o e i /i The late Mr. Singer, the inyentor = of the sewing machine, died recently, leavinﬁ an estate valued a ff . 000. He left three wives and eighs - tein chlldren bo mome e s e e il iill, which- pul them off NI Bholt ALI e _a*”‘*““"‘w"‘ THeD 10 BEPUI s i?w!. ! ww‘.(m%imw:mn e%« S s Spdhec sy o i ot s