The National Banner, Volume 11, Number 2, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 May 1876 — Page 1

The Fatiomal Banwer - The PAational Banner = | PUBLISHED BY ( Lt .. JOHN B. STOLL. | ‘LIGONIER NOBLECOUNTY,IND, - =T / . Terms of Snbscrlp_lleonz § ‘ /‘Oneyur,'inadvanice......-..r..i.-..,‘.........,3200; ! Six months, I 0 AAVANCE . <ccooooeericaianaa... 100 Eieven copies to one address, one year,......20 00| -~ ga-Subscribers outside of Noble county are harged 10 cents extra [per year] for postage, “which is prepaid by the publisher.| | |

L l{; 1 ~ b . CITIZENS’ BANK, ° ' LIGONIER, : INDIAKNA. ~ First-Class Notes lwﬁ.hte at a Low ' Rate of Discount. | Al parties haying *Public Sale Notes,” will do - well to see ns befors disp osin of hemelse- - where. i k oo J ﬁackauyq Bfnug'hi a;jt- Sold, &nd Foreign - Draftsdrawnon all the rrtip ipal Cities of Euiope. : o ! Agents for First-Class Fire and Life Insurance Companies. | = , - STRAUS BROTHERS. |M. M. RITTERBAND, Notary Pablic. . Ligonier, Ind., Dec 16, 1875.-6-26 | =~ T JAMES M. DENNY, . Attorney and Counsellor at Law. i Otfice 1n the Uoury House, HEBION, i 5w s il IND- 818 R GnEEi]i: i C g S Justiceof the Peace & Collection Ag 1, - Odfice—second Story, Landon’s Brick Block, v LTGONIER, - - INDIANA. ¢ =T 7 B, C.VANCAMP, - ‘ATTORNEY AT LAW, = vigoufer, : :.: Indlanu. : SSpecial artention given to collections and conveyancing, and the writing of deeds, mortgages, and contracts: Legal business prumpv.;y attended to Oce over Jac(_).bs & Gpldsm{ltg’sc gpﬁgore. 9-50 ; . MG ZIMMERMAN,, -Attorney at Law & Notary Public, i Office over Gerber's Hardware, : Cavin Street.’ : : Ligonig', Indiana. January 7, 1875937, ¢ g E. KN[SEL?, ATTORNEY AT LAW, - LIGONIER, - - - INDIANA. g&r-Officelon second floor of Landon’s Block. 7-2 -~ ALBERT BANTA, Justiceof the Peace & Conveyancer. LIGONIER, INDIANA. = Specialattention given toconveyancing andcollections. Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages, drawn up and all legal business attended to promptly and nccurate?g‘. Office over Straus & Meagher’sstore, v Lo May 15187315.8-3 . H. WAKEMAN, ) L ' TnsuranceAg’t &Justice of the Peace . .KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. Office With A. A. Chapin, Mitchell Block.” Will receive subscriptions to THE NATIQ‘&AL BANNER. _______—_——————l_——'——- ; DR. R. DEPPELLER, f : ‘ L'ROSCO;IC AND.»;EC‘L;ECTIC PHYSTITCIAN. Office over Cminig‘gham's Drug St@bre, east side of Cavin Street, Ijig ??er. Indiana. | 10-2 - T P AV.CRUM, Physician and Surgeon, / ++ LIGONIER,, : INDIANA,' Office over Banm’s Grocery Store. L v 9 n3-Iy. /7 -G, W.CARR, Physician and Surgeon, . ' LIGONIER b IND Willpromptlyattend il 2allg intrustedto him, Office and residence on 4th Street. i - Dr. G. E;| LONG, ‘Homeopathic |Physician, g - Ligom'er, - - -:- Indiana. Surgical and Medical Aid promptly and carefaliy attended to. - Direares of Femiles and Chil_dren a specialty. Office and Residunce over Sol. lgier'a Banking Homre. P S 1044 T 3., TEAL, & . e=T, T BT @Rooms over. 1’ E. Pike'r Grocerv, Corner 0f Main und Mitchell Streets: L apporise the Post Office. Kendallville, Ind; # All work warranted: &8 Keadallville, May 11871, ;

/’{V b\ 4/‘“\:\ : :au ln as £ A 9\ ‘ 2} I -FOR THE~ 3 5. WGP PAINLESS EXTRACTION e ‘N g : 1% I\ TEETH S\ |\ AT . o A . Filling Teeth a fpecsalty, Ligonier, Ind., Nov. 11, 1875, il I-1f TEEGARDEN HOQUSE, a - Luporte; Indiana. ' V.W_AXTELL, ¢ : |: Proprigtor. Laporte, April 5. 1871 | "’ . > | CONOORD & CATAWBA WINE, We keep constantly on hand%and sell injl&rge or ‘smail quancicies, to st customers, ' Winéof Our Owan M‘fnnufuel.nre, Pare — Nothing but the Juice of the Grape. - ~ R SACKBROTHERS. Ligonier,July 3,’7L.-tf | _ ‘ Winebrenner & Hoxworth, “/HOUSE, 1N AND oéuun:m'u., = | PAINTERS, Grainers, Glaziers and Paper-Hangers. Shop near corner of Fourth and” Cavin Sts., oppo- - site Kerr’s Cabinet Shop. . - - Ligonier, - = = - Indiana, ; : STOP AT THERE ‘ KENDALLVILLE,INDIANA, "NEW COMMODIOUS THREE STORY BRICK . Hotel,onily ten rods trom the L. 8. &M:8. R. R. Depot, and foursqnares fromthe G, R.R R — ©Oaly ive minutes walk to any of the principal basinegshousesofthecity. Travelingmenandstrangers willfind this a first-clage honse. Fare $2 per day. u J. B. KELLY, Proprietor, Kend”llville.Aug,3.lB7o.-14 © | ; ; ?'ﬂlblp A. CARR, AUCTIONEER, Offers his services to the publicin general. Terms moderate. Orders may be left at the'shoestore of P. Sisterhen.. ) i : Ligonier,JanuaryB,'73-37 .

C. V. INEKS,

DEALERIN MONUMENTS,

' Vaults, Tombstones, AND BUILDING STONES - 'LIGONIER, IND. - Aprillg, 1871.-50 - e

wW. A. BROWN,

' Manufacturerof and Dealerin all kindsof FURNITURKE, SBPRING BED,BOTTOMS, cine . /. WELLOW-WARE, A .- BRACKETS, &c COFFINS&CASKETS Alip LA DIES’ SHROUDS bl-vnriouaé,patternn’.. Alwayson hand,-snd will be furnished to order All'nnsglt.:‘mglﬁd with hffm when dg_ﬂlred. Cor. Cavin and 2nd St?.} Ligonier, Ind s o Angust7th,lB73.-8-15,

200 INIMENT

Cares Yeuralgia, l'né Aeie. Rhewmatism, Gout Frosted Fee ~ Uhilblsins, Sore Throut,myul{aelu Braisesur Woundyofeverykindin man or animal, In my stable the only Liniment ¥ now use is Giies’ lopins oF Ammonia. 1t pérforms wonders. 1 unhesilatingly pronounce it the best I ever saw. No stable should be withontit. R. McDANIELS, Princeton, N.J, - ik

" Sold by all Druggists. Depot 451 Sixth Ave, N. Bh S itk e

; a day gusranteed our Wel : & Dritis. % a mon.tg 205 AR

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SOL. MIER, | Conrad’s New Brick Biock, LIGONIER, IND’NA, " Moneyloaned on long and shorttime. -~ Notesdiscounted at reasonable rates. . Moniesreceived on depositandinterestallowed on specified time, - o . Exchangebought and sold, and Foreign Drafte drawn on principalcities of Enrope, ° 8-27 . 'TO THE FARMERS: **;Y’OU will please take noiice that I am still engaged in buying wheat, for which I pay the highertmarket price. i Tfyoun do not find me on the street, call hefore selling,at my Banking Office. in Conrad’s Brick Block. . - e SOL. MIER. Ligonier.lndiana, May 7th,1874. —IT i

HIGGINBOTHAM & SON, B ;o 5 ¢ ;2 “"‘\‘\\‘.\ “A\ } i ) tDe \Lj ;;@%\ MR B e box TR /)i‘ e % O ,{f;;@m* =i WATCH-MAKERS, C IJEWELERS, - : ~—and dealers in— i : Watéhes, ~ Clocks, Jewélr_y, - | —END— ) - Fancy Goods, . REPAIRING ' Neatly and brbmﬁtly executéa and warranted E¥ Agents for Lazarus & Morris’ celebrated Spectacles. ; B B¥~Sign of the Big Watch, oppoesite the Banner Block, Ligonier,lnd. . - Sep. 30, '75-35

DR. GEO. CLEI®

French Linment.

' This Liniment possessesgreat curative powers for various ailments. - For asthmatic'complaints, difficuit breathing tightness of the breasi, and ailments of the langs, it is applied externally. on the breast, and between the shoulders. In case of suarp pains in the back and_limbs, head-ache, ear-ache, affectivns of the throat, or in cases otinternal injuries, whether resdulting from a severe stroke, fall or bruise; this Linimeat is especially efficacious. 'lt relieves ulcers, open wounds, sall rheum, white swelliug, *milk leg, and works charmingly on corps, chilblaius, - frosted hands feet and ears. Nursing mothers suffering from swollen breasts, rexulting from a stagnation of ‘the tacteal fluid, will'tind this Inniment of incalculable benetit by way of separating the'swelling, allaying the fever, and healing the breast. By several applications per day, highly satistactory rexults may be obrained from the use:of this Liniment in the treatment of tumors tistula, cancer, piles, and like diseases ; also, for wounds resalting from scalds, burus aud cute, and from the bites ot warsps, snakes and mad dogs, or poisoning from poxivts plants The French Lihiment wiil akso. ve found a viluable household remedy in cases of rheamatism,croup, scarlet fever,dipuiberia, quin--¢y, brouchitis, scrofula, erysipelas,—for external applications. - “Cholera, cholera morbus, colic, cramps, spasams, flux, diarrhea and gripings in the bowels may be. effectually cbhecked by the interual use of this celebrated Liniment, as follows: one-balf - teaspoonful tour to,five times within ‘a period of from ene-half hour to two or three hours, according to the severity of the case.. "For colic, take one or two doses. For flux or diarrheea, infanis, one year of age, require. from 5 to 6 .drops ; Lwe years old, from 10 to 12 drops, given’ in sugar. Rub the abdomen with the L.niment.’ -For inflaimmation of the bowels, use the Liniment internatly sud externally.. ’ : Price 50 Cents per Bottle. Prepared and manufactured exclusively by Lo d - - - . Dr; Geo.Cleis, 10-14 t( Gy GOSHEN, IND. Drs. PRICE & BREWER

o EAVE. To ERARULTSEARD . w "FIFTEEN . YEARS. : R T ARPRSR T SR GRS I_]'AVE met with unparalleled success in the treatmentofall . t Chronic Diseases ' - OFTHE T .t ] | eeeppmemma— : ¢ HROAT, ’ - LUNGS, = - HEART, - STOMACH, = LIVER, Nerves, Kidneys, Bladder, Womb, and Blood Affections of the Urinaty Orggms. Grayel. Scrofula, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dys~ pepsig.®c, : chan ki Our re%ntation harbeeénacquiredbycandid,honest dealinig and years of successful practice.. Our practice, notoneofexperiment, hutfounded onthe laws of Nature, with years ofexperience and evidence to surtain it, doesnotteardown, make sick to make well; no harsh treatment no trifling,no flattering. Weknowthecauseandthe remedy needed; nc guess work, but knowledge ' gained bg years of exiperience in the treatment @1 Chronicdiseases exc nsiveldv; no encouragement without a prospect. Candid in our opinions, reasonable in ourcharges, claim not to know everything. or cure everybody,but do lay claim to reason and common senre. Weinvite tl?e sick, no matter what their ailment, to call and investigate before they abandon hope, makeinterrogations and decide for themselves; it will costnothingas consultation isfree. - B Drs. Price & Browercan be eonsulted asfoliows:

Ligonier, Ligonier House, Monday, Maviat. = oy )

. Kendallville,Kelley House, Tuesday, Maygd - . oo , ~ LaGrange, Brown’s Hotel, Wednesday, May 3d. : :

_ Visits willbe maderegularly for years. Residenceand Laboratory: WAUKEGAN, ILLL NOIS. : A ; 29-tf

. THEENEMY OF DISEASE! ' TOMAN AND BEAST : ‘ | Istbe Grand ola. LINIMENT, WHICH HAN STOOD THE TEST OF 40 .YEARS. i : - THERE is NO SORE IT WILL NOT HEAL, NO LAMENESS IT WILL NOT CURE, NO ACHE, NO PAIN THAT AFFLICIS THE HUMAN HODY, OR THERBODY OF A HORSE OR OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMAL, THAT BDOEs NOT YIELD TO ITS MAGIC TOUCH. A M.} EE Rt e 0 BT RESTORED To LIVE AR D DSES ULNENS HANT A VALUABLEBOLSE. .==

CENTAUR:

LINIMENTS.

- White, for the Human Family. Yellow, for Horses and Animals.

, There Liniments are simply the wonder of the world. Their effects are little less than marvel‘ous, yet there are some things which they will no,, do. : They will not cure cancer or mend broke bones, Lut they will always allay pain, They have straightened fifigers, cured chronic rheumatiem of many years standing, and taken the pain from terrible burns and scalds, which has never' been done by any other article. :

The White Liniment is for the human family. It'will drive Rheamatism, Sciatica and . Neuralgia from the system; cure Lumbago, Chilblains, Pulsy, Itch, and most Cutaneons Eruptions: it extracts frost from frozen hands and feet, and the poison of bites andg stings of venomous reptiles; it subdues swellings, and alleviates pain of every kind. : For sprains or bruires it isthe most potent remedy ever discovered. The Centaur Liniment is used with great efficacy for Sore Throat, ‘1 aothache, Caked Breasts, Earache, and Weak Back. The following is but a sample of numerous testimonials;

“InplaNA HoME, JeFr Co., Inp., May 28,°73. “I think it my duty to inform yon that I have suffered much with swollen feet and chords. I have not been free from there swellings ineight years. Now lam perfectl{well. thanks to the Centaur ‘Liniment. The Liniment ought to be appiied warm, ! BEnJaMIN Brown.”

.The proof is in the trial. Itisreliable; itishandy. it is cheap, and every family should have it.

To the sick and bed:-ridden, ibe halt and the lame, to the wounded and gore, we say, *Come and be healed.” Y >

To the poor and distressed who have spent their mioney for worthless medicines, a bottle of Centaur Lintment will be given without charge. - i :

The Yellow Centaur Liniment is adapted to the tough muscles, cords and ‘flexh of ‘horses and animals. It has performed more wonderful eures of Spavin, Strain, Windgalls, Scratches, Sweeny. ard general Lameness, than all other-remedies in existence. Read what the great Expressmen say of it: | <

Ce “New York, January, 1874, ‘‘Every owner of horses should give the CenTAUR LiNiMENT & trial. We consider it the best article ever used in our stables, S

‘I MARSH, Supt, Adams Ex. Stables. N. Y} “E. PULTZ, suL)r U. 8. Ex Stables, N.Y. . “*ALBERT S.OLIN, Sup. Nat. Ex. Stables N.Y.” ~#‘Mor ¥€& MrEY, 'A’L%. Aug. 17, 1874, “GENTLEMEN.—I naye used over one gross of Centaunr Liniment, yellow wrapper, on the mules of my plantation, besides dozens%f the family Liniment for my negroes. 1 want to purchare 1t at the wholesaie price,and will thank you:to ship me by Savannah steamer one gross of: each kind- Messrs. A. T. Stewart & Co., will pay your bill on presentation, £ © “Respectfully, - JAMES Dargoiw.” I'he best patrons of this Liniment are Farriers, and Veterinary Surgeons, Itheals Galls, Wounds and Poll-evil removes Swellinge, and is worth millions of dosdars to Farme:s, Livery-men, Stock-growers, Sheep-raisers, and thoge having borges or cattle. - e What a Farrier cannot do fr 320 the Centaur ‘Liniment will-do at a trifling cost, . :These Liniments are warranted by the proprietors, and a bottle will be given to any Farrier or Physician who desires to’ test t)‘]em,v'__ Sold everywhere. g ; i Laboratory of J. B. Rose & Co., 46 DeY St., NEW YORK. i

Castoria/l

1s a pieasant ana pentect st_ibsti;ute, in all cases, for Castor ©l§. Castoria is the resuls of an old Phiysician’s effort to produce, ‘for his own practice, an effective cathartie, pleasant to the taste and free from griping. | Dr, Shmuel Pitcher, of Hyanris; Mass., tucceeded in combining, without the ure of alcohol, a plrgativeagentas pleasanttotake as honi’!@g. and -which p/os>esseg all:the desirable properties of Castor Oil e 8

It 18 adapted to all ages, but is especially recom-, mended to mothers as areliable remedy for all dizorders of the stomach and bowels ©of ctﬁldnen. It is certaln.vagé\eeable, absolutely harmless, and cheap. It shou!d be unsed for wind colic, sour stomach, worms, costiveness, croup, &¢., then children can have sleep and motliers may rest. J. B.Rose & Co., of 16 Dey Street, New York, are the sole preparers of Castoria, after Dr, Pitcher'srecipe. ch gr-Iy-34-tc

AN ADDRESS TO THE SICK, Do you want to purify the system? o Do.you want to get rid of Biliousness? Do you want something to strengthen you? Do you want a good appetite? .- . Do you want to get rid of nervousness? Do you want good digestion? = Do you want to sleep well? : ¢ Do you want to build up your constitution? '~ Do pou'want a brisk and vigorous feeling? . If you do, g ’ TAKE SIMMONS A I.IVER o

REGULATOR. ST PURELY VEGEABLE, Is harmless, File : Is no drastic vlilent medieine, Is sure to cure if taken reégularly, Is no intoxicating beverage, . Is a faultless family medicine, Is the cheapest medicine in the world, ‘ls given with safety and the happiest results to ‘the most delicate iufant, f Doos not interfere with business, s Does not disarrange the system, e Takes “;xei p(l]ace ot Quinine and Bitters of every nd, . ! : Contains the simplest and best remedies. : ARK the recovered dysé)epl.ics, Bilious sufferers, victims of Fever and Ague. the mercurial aiseased patient, how -they recovered health, cheerful epirite and good appetite—they will tell you-by taking Simmons’ Liver Regalator, The Oheapest, Purest and Best FAMILY MEDICINE in

the Werld, . It contains four medica]elexfema.g\ever mnited in the same happy proportion im afiy other preparation. viz: ' a gentle Cathartic, 8 wonderful T'ouic, an nuexce‘ptwnal Alterative and certain Corrective of all impurities of the body. Such signal success has attended Its use, that i't. isnow regarded as the : : : ; EFFECTUALESPECIFIC

For all diseases of the Liver, Stomach & Spleen. ' Asd Remedy 1n MALARIOUS FEV ERS, BOWEL COMPLAINTS, DYSPEPSIA, MENTAL DEPRESSION. RESTLESSNESS, JAUNDICE, NAUSEA; SICK HEADACHE, COLIC, CONSTIPATION and BILIOUSNESS i IT HAS NO EQUAL, ' e CAUTION! -

As there are a nnmber f imitati the public. we wonid cantion the &e&;gfxﬁd :g suy no Powdérs or Prepared SIMMUNS’ uhn RF?%LAT(&K» Euéesu in udll“t'! engraved wispper with Trade Mark Stump and Signat Nouue other is gex__mme.? fng i nnmokgp,

7 / J. H, ZEILIN & Co., o Macon, Ga.. and Philadelphia. Your valuable medicine, Simmons Liver Reynlator, has _saved me many Doctor bills. I use it for everything it is’ recommendeéd and never knew it to fail: 1 have tsed itinColic andGrahbs, with my Mnles and Horses, giving them abous half a bottle at a time, I have not lost one that: 1 gave it to. Yon ¢an recommend it to every one that has Stock as being the best medicine known for all comipiaints that Borse flesh is beir to, o 7. TaYion,. . . . | Agent for Grangers of Georgia,

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1876.

INDIANA PARTY PLATFORMS AN

Declarations of the Democratic and Republican Conventions.

i . DEMOCRATIC. . ; 4. Webelieve in our ancient doctrine that gold and silver are the true and safe basis for the currency, and we are in favor of measures and policies that will produce uniformity in value in the coin and paper money of the country without destroying or embarrassing the business' interests of the people, ; ; : 5. 'We oppose the contraction of the volume of our paper currency, and declare in favor ¢f the adoption of measures looking to the gradual retirement of the circulation of the national banks and the substitution therefor of circulating notes issued by authority of the government. ~ 6. We recognize with patriotie satisfaction the vast recuperative energies with which eur country is ens dowed, and we observe that In spite of the constant interference with the laws of eommerce which has been practiced,;our currency has improved in propomtion gsour wealth has increased, and the sense of national and local security has been confirmed. We are, therefore, of the opinion that a natural return to specie payments will be promoted by the increase of national wealth and industries, by the_ assurance of harmony at home and peace abroad, ‘and by strengthening sur public credit under a wise and economical administration of our national affairs. :

7. The legal tender notes constitute a‘'safe currency, and one especially valuable to the debtor classes, because of its legal tender quality, and we demand the repeal of the legislation' enacted by the republican party providing for its withdrawal from circulation and the substitution therefor of national bank paper. =

8. The act of Congress for the resumption of specie payments on/the first of January, 1879, was a party measure devised in secret cancus for party ends, and forced through the House of Representatives without the allowance of amendment or debate under party discipline; it paralyzes industry, creates distrust of the future, turns the laborer and producer out of .employment, is astanding threat upon business ;men, and should at once be repealed without any condition whatever. - :

A New Story About Greeley. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette says: . e . A great many stories are told about the great editor and philosopher; his wrath ‘at compositors who couldn’t make out his cuneiform hieroglyphics; his, profanity on occasions where a little swearing is not only excusable. but it is really the only thing that will serve one’s turn.: @ -40 T

A friend in New York, ten years ago, told the writer. a case or two of the eccentric philosopher that he does not remember to have seen in print, and that may be as mythical as many other things that cluster about the name ‘and memory of & great and'good man. £ e 1

Greeley was sick on one occasion, so the story ran, and his doctor called to see him. : Wishing to feel his pulse, he asked for the use of an arm, and found, to bis ‘astonishment, that the patient, through some hygienic whim, was lying stark in the bed. The examination over, the doctor retired to an adjoining room and was quietly conversing with Mrs. Greeley about the case, when he was startled by a bang in the sick room. “What is that ?” said the M. D.

“Oh, nothing,” 'said Mrs. Greeley. “The attendant has done something wrong, and Mx‘.ﬁrree]ey' has probably thrown a boot dt his head.” ' Soon after there was another .commotion as if the broadside of the house were coming down. = | “What is that?” cried the doctor, starting to his feet; “Mr. Greeley must certainly be delirious.” ' : . “Oh, no,” said Mrs. Greeley, calmly; “the servant hasn’t answered the bell, and Horace has merely hurled a table down stairs to wakeihim up. .

An Object Lesson 1n Specie Fay- : ments. N (Chicago Tribune.) : Gold and silver money passed out of sight in the first years ot the war Even the small silver that had continued in use through the previous eras of “stump tail,” “wild cat,” and “yellowdog” paper money disappeared. Thée people were compelled to make -change with postage stamps, horse-car tickets, and various scrip. This sticky stuff was replaced with the -fractional currency, -which has been in circulation since 1862, and has become as indistinguishable and disagreeable as the private currency it succeeded. A generation has grown up that has never.seen any clean, real money, and another generation has forgotten-what such money was. like. We are now ujon the eve of the reintroduction of silver coin for small .change. The reappearance of this currency and its general use will be an opportune lesson in primary principles of currency. For the first time in almost a decade and a-half, the people will handie a clean, solid, actual money. The unclean substitutes for small change will vanish, The people will have an object lesson in specie payments. They will find the new money so:far superior to the old that they. will ‘easily be led, like children in a kindergarten, to rest one observation upon another, and see that it’ would be a good thing to have all our money in gold or silver or their .representatives. Experience is the best teacher. The general restoration of specie payments will seem more desirable and practical when people have learned to like the familiar jingle of silver change in their pockets, hitherto ‘redolent with malodorous paper o |

_ TaE President has lost a valnable horse and buggy. in a peculiar way. On Thursday morning there appeared at the President’s stable, which is some distance from the White House, a man who ig claimed by the stableman as resembling very much. one of the messengers of the White House, and said that the President wished @ 1e of his favorite horses immediately, and directed the stableman to take the tongue out of a light buggy and put in a pairof thills, which was done, and the man drove off. The man did not return, and late that evening the stabléman reported it at the White House. Neither the President hor any of his family had ordered the horse, and theré was much.consternation at the boldness of the theft. WSS eit A PRI i

One little girl when asked by her mother what pleasure she was willing to give up during Lent, answered: “Going to school.”. o

- A few days ago a jury in the western wilds gave the following verdict in a cuse of sulcide: “We find the.deceased was a fool,” teeg

INANCE.

: . REPUBLICAN. r 12, We believe that it is the duty of the government in furnisixing national currency so to egulate it as to provide for'its ultimat: redemption in gold and silver; thatany attempt to hasten this period: more rapidly than it shall be brought abeut by the laws ~of trade and commerct'is inexpedient; therefore, in our opinion, so much ot the so-called resumption ‘act as fixes. the time for the resumption of specie payments should be repealed; and after such repeal the currency should ‘remain undisturted—neither contract‘ed nor expanded, .we being - assured that the ﬁﬁancialgmhgéﬂof the coantry, when relieved from iaterference, will -be speedily :and permanently cured by the operaiion of the natural laws of trade, and by preserving the course of policy which the republican party has constantly mwaintained of steadily looking to an ultimate -resumption of specie payments. 13. The greenback currency was ‘created by the republicin party as a ‘matter of absolute necessity, to carry the war of the rebellion and save the life of the nation—it net the fierce opposition of the democratic party on the declared ground that it was unconstitutional snd would prove worthless, and if this opposition had been suceessful, the war would have_re: sulted in the . independence oi’\ “the Southern Coufederacy, If the democratic party was sincere in this oppo- | sition, one of its objects in now seeking to obtain possession of the government must #e to destroy this currency, along with that furnished by the national banks, s¢ that the coun-try-may be compelled to return to the system of local and irresponsible banking - which existed under the administration of Mr. Buchanan; and. therefore, as it is necessary ithat this currency shall be maintained in®rder to save the country from this most ruinous system of local and irresponsible banking, and from 'consequem,‘ finanecial embarrassments, iis best in-‘i terests require that it shall be left ing the hands of its friends and not be turned over to its enemies. Vi

: - The Toothacne. o . A gentleman says, after suffering -excruciating pain from toothaehe, and having tried in vain to obtain relief, Betty told me a gentleman had been waiting some time in the parlor, who said he would not detain-me ons minute. He came—a friend I had not seen for years. He sympathized with me, while I very briefly told how sadIy I was afflicted. .. .| 7 “My dear friend,” exclaimed he, “I can cure you in ten minutes.”

“How ?'h_ow ?” inquired I; “do it in pity.” : So i

. “Instantly,” said he. “Betty, have you any alum ?” 5 Lo h‘i‘?es"t} 5 : i Ay

“Briig it and some common salt” They were. produced; my friend pulverized them, mixed .in equal quantities; then we wet g small. piece of cotton, causing the mixed pewders to adhere, and placed it in my hollow tooth. aeelintve

“There,” said he, “if that does not cure you I will forfeit niy head.” You may tell this in Gath and publish it in Askelon; the. remedy is infallible.” NG ;

It was so. I experienced a sensation of coldness on applying it, which gradually subsided, and with it the torment of the toothache.——€incinnati Gazette. } ! :

i After Murriage. - The girl is genexally educated on novels, and her first disappointment comes in on the quiet indifference of the husband after the honeymoon. - » “Do you love me no longer?”. said a bride of a few months to her better half in his gown and slippers. ' “Why do you ask that, Puss?” he asked quietly, removing his cigar. “You do not caress me nor call me pet names; you no longer seek so anxiously for my company,” was the tearful answer, - | - , “My dear,” continued the aggravating wretch, *“did’you ever notice a man running after acar? How he does run—over stones, through mud, regardless of everything till he reaches the car and seizes hold and swings on. Then he quietly seats himself and reads his paper; “And what does this mean?” “An illustration, my dear. The car is as important to the man after he gets it as when he is. chasing it, but the manitestation ig no longer called Aor. I would have shot any one who put himself in my way when in pursuit of you, as I would now shoot any one who- would come between us; but, as a proof of my love, you insist upon running after(}he car. Learn to smoke, my dear, and be a philosopher. The two combined clear the brain, quiet the nerves, open the pores, and improve the digestion.” e

A Beautiful Edea. = \ It cannot be that this earth is man’s only abiding place; it cannot be that our life is a' bubble, cast up by the ocean of eternity 'to float for a moment on its waves and then sink into nothingness. Else why is it that the glorious aspirations. which leap like angels from the temple of our hearts are forever wondering about unsatisfied? Why is‘it that the rainbow and the cloud come over us to muse.upon their faded loveliness? Why is it that the stars which hold their festivals around the midnight throne, are set so far above the grasp of our limited, faculties, forever mocking us with their unapproachable glory? And finally, why is it that the bright forms of human beauty are presented to our view; but for a moment, and then taken from us, leaving a thousand streams of our affections to flock back: to Alpine terrents upon our hearts? We are born for a higher destiny than that of death; there isa realm where the rainbow never fades—where the stars will be spread out before us like the islets that'slumber on the ocean, and where the beautiful beings thut pass before us like shadows, will stay in fuﬁr;pr:e,sence forever. T . =

A New JERSEY preacher’s happy comparison: “Boys, you'll find this life hke a game .of seven-up. You want to save your tens and look out for game and never beg when you hold a good hand, Also- recollect in the long run low counts as much as high, if it is only 4 trump, The devil has stocked the cards, butjist play 'em ‘honest, and when it comes yer deal -yer boun’ to get a winnin' hand every ‘time, and old split hoof will jist have ‘to jump the game and look for a softer snap. Also, if you happen to turn jaek, eall it luck, but don’t forget to remiember that turning Jack is unoertain business, and will never do to bet

THE DISINHERITED SON.

‘He has made his own bed,” said Major Martindale,” and he.must lie S D e

' Major Martindale folded up a certain obnoxious letter as he made this mental remark, and laying it on a little gilded letter rack: Leside him, in company with a tailor’s bill, a ticket to some forthcoming amateur concert and a printed cireular concerning “insuring policies,” went delibérately on with his breakfast.

He was a handsome elderly gentleman, slightly bald, with bright brown ¢yes, straight Roman features, and one of those square, firmly-molded mouths which betoken a tendency. to have one’s own way. And as he drank his coffee, and daintly manipulated his French rolls, broiled birds and fresh strawberries, served in' a garniture of their own leaves, he mused over thecontents of this same letter. : Ml

“It’s a great mistake to allow a servant to bring in one’s correspondence at meal-time;” reflected Major Martindale. “It’s almost certain.to interfere with one’s digestion.. T’ll never read another letter at breakfast-time. What could possess my son to go and get married in this abrupt, nonsensical sort of way? Says he feared it would be impossible to gain:my consent. Well, he had good reasons for his fears. He'll find it still ‘more impossible after marriage than before. He knows my ideas, and if he don’t choose to conform to them, it’s his business, not mine.” - Lo il

* And so, after finishing his strawberries, and daintly cleansing his! fil-bert-nailed fingers in a ruby-colored finger-bowl, - Major Martindale wrote three words on a thick, gray sheet of note paper, enclosed it-in an envelope, affixed a stamp and gave it to the servant to post. And thethree words were these: *“Consider yourself disinherited?! - |

~ That was the way in which Major Martindale disposed of his only son. Not that he did not' love Harry—the bright, frank boy, who was all that was lett of his young wife, the one romantic dream and tender memory of his life-time—but he liked his own %\'ay better. - And it is surprising how bstinate a man can be when he once turns his attention to that pwticular business. ! : : ; i

~ “Disinherited ?O, Harry! And for me!” o e :

© Mrs. Harry Martindale, a pretty. blue-eyed woman, with light hair: that showered itself around her face like sunshine, little dots of dimples in her cheek and: chin, and a round, fresh mouth. like a’baby’s, looked piteously up in her husband’s face as she said the words. . ‘ L

Harry Martindale shrugged his shoulders; the cloud passed away from his face as he'answered bravely: - “Never mind, Ariel.” We can afford, you and I, to be independent of a crusty old gentleman’s money. I'll see about that clerkship in St. Louis:” -“Half the world away from me,Har-

ry.” ; : : i < “It won’t be for long, pet. Cheer up! 11’11 send for you when I've got well ,ismblished,. and we'll have a little hird’s' nest of a home, without asking -any favors of my father.” Ariel smiled through the dew drops. that sparkled in her eyes. She was easily consoled.’ A girl’s heart-at eighteen is blessedly elastic. . Major Martindale was elected to go to Atlantic City for the hot weeks, that season. . Why, he ‘did not especially particularize himself. Saratoga was dull; at Newport one was half a mile away from the beach; Long Branch had paled upon his fastidious taste. So to Atlantic: City he went, rather enjoying the very ‘perceptible nets and 'snares spread for him by the various widows, old maids, and: gushing damsels who were there engaged in the great husband hunting campaign: 4 ] wonder if they think I am' a fool!” said the Major, as he strolled on the beach with a cigar in his mouth. "But one day the Major found himself forced to give up a picnic on account of a strange and unusual feeling of lassitude and langour, and the next day he-was in bed. " ' . i “This looks serious,” said the Major to -himself. “I’ve heard of a low fever hanging about, but I never thought of it’s attacking me.” : " The doctor came, twirled his watch chain, wrote a prodigious Latin prescription, and shook his head. . People made haste to vacate the ‘rooms in the immediate vicinage of ‘No. 99, and the Major began dimly to comprehend, through a mist that was | dimly gathering around his brain, that it was very likely to go hard with him. : : : kDo codp R i ;* % . -¢] will stay and nurse Lim, doctor, I have had the fever'a year or two { since, and do not fearit, and I am handy with such people.” . = : | “But, my dear, you've no idea what you are undertaking.” ‘ * «Yes, I have,” answered the soft, low tones; “and we must not let him die for want of care.” i _ “Is your aunt willing?” ; *“Quite so’t " : | “Then you may try; but, take my word for it, you'll back down at the end of the first week.” . S Major Martindale heard these words, as it were, out .of the clouds, as he might haye heard the thunder of the waves on the Beach outside, or the ringing of the church bells, without at all connecting them with himself, Strange what a world of dreams and shadows his soul and brain had enfteredinto. .

But one day ‘he came back out of the darkness and immensity and the restless whirling to and from of the waves of life, weak and white, and restleSs:asabuby, 0 a 0

And there, 'sewing by the window, sat'a soft-eyed young girl, all in white, with glim.mering hair, long lashes and delicately rounded features. . ; sPardon me,” hoarsely uttered the Major, with a-little souvenir of his old-tashioned courtesy and politeness; “put I don’t know who you are.” ! "« Hush!” said the young lady gently. «You must not talk. ' I am here to nurse-you.” i : : And then he found himself taking a draught from hen practical fingers and then drifting off asleep. e *I have been very .ill, haven’t 1?” said he, when the doctor came at noon, as usual. - ' ~ “You have been as close to the Valley of the Shadow more than once as a 4 man can be in this life,” Dr, Delad gooud answered gravely. . o The Major shuddered a little—heathenish old Sybrite as he was. The idea of death -appalled hims and he scarcely cared to hear how near he had been to the solution of the great ‘problem. - o e - “But you pulled me through,” said he, with a long breath, . - “Yes, I and your patient little nurse, 3"inhéo‘ : ’k}as‘just gone for half an hour’s ‘sleep. e e Mﬁ’fo i.s‘f‘#z_ii?* doctor ¥ asked the Major, anxiously. . .. o Ml the nice of one of the lady ‘hoarders, Martin, I think they call

her. Her aunt went away as soon as the fever declared itself—in fact, it riddled the hotel pretty nearly—but this girl would not allow any one to suffer for want of care and nursing, so she courageously remained :to take care of you.” oy S “Why did she do that?” asked the Major, a little lump raising in his throat. L i o

“Why did Florence Nightingale go out to the Crimea? Why are all women born heroines at heart ?” retorted the doctor. o PR e

. “God bless her!”i miuttered the MaJol‘o @ : - . : . ‘s .: A. * And then he turned his head on one side, “and a big’ drop or two splashed down-on the pillow., i Day by day he lay .therein slow convalescence, while the pretty: young wnurse ministered to him. .

" “My dear,” said the Major one day, “I think Tam beginning to realize now what the blessing of a daughter would have been had God given me one. I have grown vefy fond of you.”! -~ . *And lof you,” answered the girl, in low, tender accents. '~ -

“Are you much attached to your aunt? Mrs. Fessenden, I believe her. name is.” o . At

“Yes,” said the girl, half doubtfully, “I suppose 80, I never saw. her before she "asked 'me to spend the season: with her at Atlantic City last month,” ‘“ls that all you have seen of her?”, Sdhatsall> b e e “Then,” said the Major, “Irshall ask her to adopt you. Will you be my -daughter hénceforth'?” Soie i She threw her arms around his neck, and sobbed upon her breast. ' . .l . “Do you really love me? Do you really want me?” asked she. = - ~“I am all alope, my child,” said the Major, “and you will be the sunshine of my house.” - : e “But you havea son!” - i - “Yes,” answered the Major, slightly frowning. “Poor Harry! But he hgs estranged himself from me.” = =% ~Forever?” . bt ~ “Yes, forever,” Sickness, you see, had taken none of the inherent obsti‘nacy out of our old hero’s character. - “Papa! She knelt beside‘the satinpillowed invalid chair, which. had been wheeled out into the sunshine on the broad veranda. “I am to call you papa, am I not?” ' , i

“Of course you are, dearest.”: - - The Major’s hand stroked ,down her bright hair with a tender touch as he spoke. - - e “Then, papa, tell me why you are estranged from him?”- o . “He married in disregard of my wishes,” the Major sternly answered. “Is that such an unpardonable cripied a 0 ie S

“Unpardonable! See here Mary, if he had not made such'a fool, such an idiot of himself, he might have been your husband.. You mighthave been my daughter, then. in very ftruth. Stranger things have happened.” . ‘“But that couldn’t be.” el “Why not?” asked the Major.. - “Because he is my husband already.! Oh, papa, dear, dear father! I am not Mary Martin, and yet I am. My real name is Mary Ariel Martindale; and Harry, away at St. Louis, is my hus-. band. - I only came here to stay with Aunt Fessenden until he could make that ‘little home for us which e had both hoped and dreamed of. . Will you forgive us bothy papa, 3t my sake 7 ; e

“I suppose I shall have to;” said the Major; in extreme bewilderment. “Kiss me, dedr,. Upon the whole, Harry isn’t such a fool as I believed him to be. And you knew who I was all the while.” - . ; Jue “Ofeonrse Fdid,” =0 o - “And you Kkept it'dark. Sly little puss! Well, Mary —I mean Ariel+" =

“Yed papa” o o . “We'll telegraph to Harry to come righs back. There’s only three of us, and let us all try and be happy together.” v Y “So, through Ariel’s blue eyes and heaven-sent face, Harry Martindalg was disinherited, and through her he was received back again into his own inheritance. L i “Own up, sir, that I knew what I was about,” said: Harry,-as he stood there with Ariel leaning on his arm, “You dog!” said the old gentleman, facetiously poking him in the ribs, “you’ve got the prettiest little wife going.” o L

A Puzzle for the poctorg.§ A correspondent of the New {Hayen (Conn.) Register writes: “That mysterious relation which is said to exist between an amputated limb and its parent body receives a fresh illustration in the case ¢f young Palmer, who suffered the loss of a leg, recent‘ly,'and of which 'mention: was made. by our correspondent. After the ‘operation, the removed member wasdeposited in a box and buried by direction of the family. The patient complained severely of the pdin and a sense of cramping in the left foot, and suffered so severely that at the suggestion of some one the package. was taken up and examined. It was’ found on opening that the box was too short for the limb, and that the foot and toes had been twisted into a strained and unnatural position, A larger case swas prepared ‘and:the member placed in it in an easy posi--tion and reburied, since whiéli\time’_ *the patient has rested quiet and no complaint has been made.” i

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! i Sensible -Advice. - You are asked every day through the columns of newspapers and by your druggist to use something for: Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint that you know nothing about}you get dis‘couraged’ spending money with but dittle success. Now to give you sat‘isfactory proof that GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER will cure you of Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint with all its. ef-’ fects, as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, palpitation of the Heart, Heart-burn, Waterbrash, coming up of food after eating, low spirits &c., we ask you to go to your Druggists, Scott & Sandrock, and -get a sample bottle of Green’s August ~ ﬁbwm‘iif or 10 cents and try it, or a ‘regular size for7s cents, two doses will relieveyou, | [ 2%eow.

“NO, 2.

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. e ”_"_'_i{wg;xii_ciéééx{.n. C., April 91, 1676, . KEEPIT BEFORE THE PEOPLE, - There is one thing which. we desire to see impressed .upon the Democrats throughout the Union, and upon which all should be united as a sine qua non. ‘to party success in'the Presidential ‘campaign. There should be no question of preferences in the matter, All ‘local interests, all sectional differ‘ences, must be overlooked, in order to ‘accomplish ‘the general good, and to secure. our ascendancy for the next fouryedrs: oo o G g - Tliere are hundreds of able men in the democratic party who possess all the elements necessary to make a ‘good President, and yet 'we néver hear ‘their names mentioned in that connection. The simple reason- is to be found in: the fact that these men, while personally unobjectionable, and ‘many of them extremely: ‘popular, are noty 1n the present state of affairs, available candidates: Again, there are quite a number who may bé called, in a certain sense, available; yet there are States which it is doubtful that they can carry. “In looking oyer the political field, it must strike éven the casual observer that all signs now point with unerring certainty to fhree States as the key to the next Presi-. dential election. These- States are New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. - The people throughout the country can, by attention to the existing status ot parties, and the combi: nations which it is necessary to defeat, readily discover the propriety of this proposition. . This trinity of States must ‘be ours; and delegates. to St. Louis will not: properly perform their: duty unless ‘they take the importance’ of this' matter into serious’ consideration.. Our candidate muste of necessity, be a man of pure charac--ler, unassailable politieal fecord, and committed beyond question to reform. ‘No other man can stand any chance of electiobn ,~and all past experience. exemplifies the fact that if such aman can secure the electoral votes of the three States named, he can: beat Morton and the bloody shirt; Blaine, and all the bitterness of the .amnesty question; .and Conkling, with the wlhole power of. the administration beliind him, - o b L " A,NEW MINE EXPLODED. -

‘The testimony taken - before 'the House District” Committee, in the investigation of the Board of Health, shows a state of -affairs that is' any-| thing but complimentary to the- honesty of Drs. Cox and Bliss, who “run” that institution. The committee met in secret session, but it is: known that J.C. Bradley, ore of the original bidders for remog;ingfn;;ight 'Boil, testified that, in 1873, he was paid $2,000 by ‘the Odorless Excavating Company, to witlidraw his bid, which was censiderably lower *'t'\han’%ei,r own; that, to | his' personal ‘knowledge;, Drs. C. 0 ‘Cox and D: W, Bliss, of the Board of ‘Health, received $lO,OOO each of the stock of the company, with aguaranty | -of at least 7 per cent. interest, in' consideration ‘of- ,t}’ne‘irf support; that the. contract was soon afterwards awarded to the Odorless Excavating Company; that Drs. Cox and Bliss received their dividends regularly, until they both sold out their stock @4t par, a short time ago, to Kelsey, the President of the company, fearing . the exposure that would result from the threatened inyestigation, . - It may be said, in connection with’ the above, than when the Sergeant-at-. Arms endeavored to find Painter and Kelsey, prominent members of the ‘company, in Baltimore, which city ‘they usually make their headquarters, ‘they were pot to befound; having had an inkling, (doubtless, of the subpena ‘against them. 'They, weretound, how--ever, here in Washington, closeted .with Cox and:, Bliss, in the (’)ﬂ'lc'e”'Of the Board of Health. Painter and Kelsey have been before the committee; and, it is understood, have : testified substantially as did Bradley. At any rate, Dr. Bliss has confessed that ‘he and Dr. Cox received the stock, as Stated ;°but explains that they were interested in the Odorless Excavating patent, before the contract was made in this city; that after the machines were brought here, certain improve_ments ‘were made, for which they" (Bliss and Cox) demanded morestock, which, was paid over, Dr. Bliss does not attempt to explain why he and/ Dr. Cox, government officials, felt jus-, ‘tified in awarding a contract to them-! selves, virtually; or why, afterwards, they shielded their agents in an or_ganized attempt to deftraud the citizens of Washington, in thé very face ot‘numberless and indighant. protests. The sequel will be Tooked to with inLo | symptoms of Catarrh.. =

. Dull; heavy headache, wobstruction of the nasal passages, discharge fall--ing into the throat, sometimes profuse, -watery, aecrid, thick and tenacious mucous, --purulent; -muco-purulent, bloody, putrid, offensive, ete. . . In oth_ers, a dryness, dry, watery, weak, or inflamed. eyes, ringing - in ears, deafness, hawking and coughing to clear, .the throat, ulcerations, scabs from uleers, voice altered, nasal fwang, offensive breath, impaired smell and taste, - dizziness, mental deépression, :tickling cough, etc. Only afew of'the [v above symptoms are likely to be pres<ent in any case at one time. ' - When applied with Dr. Pierce’s Nasal Donche, and accompanied with Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as constitutional treatment, Lr. Sage's “Catarrh Remedy - produces perfect cures of the worst cases of Catarrh - Ozena of many years’ standing. This thorough course of medication consti‘tutes the only scientific, rational, safe, -and successful manner of treating this ‘odious disease that has ever been offered to the affiicted. . When awmwrfmm lher bare foot with a crooke rgg scattered on. _the carpet; it should be regarded as & just retribution; bub' we eannot con‘scientiously recommend any man to telL her so about the time she is pull--15 out—Binghamptin Repuliorn,

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SCRAPS AND PICKINGS. o (Sclem D(;macrst.) ; = ‘ _Snakes are basking in the sun. ' Rhubarb pies have come again. " The ripest fruit will not fall into your mouth, iy - Evergreen trées may be transplantedlatein June. . - . oo ' The days increase rapidly in length and beauty. il : It is now in order to chew sassafras for your blood. ' ‘Many warm banks are now spangled with dandelions. ~ :

The new silver coin will be taken for all bills due this office. b - 'Over-trading is alleged to be the cause of the hard times. :

. The birds are progressing rapidly with their nest-building. - This is the season for trout fishing —where there are any trount. e

_Money invested in real estate is about the safest, after all, / - Sun umbrellas are made even larger this season than last.. - y

Good luck must be gained by hard work like other good things. @ |

_ Ever remember. that “one hour today is worth two to-morrow e ‘A person who lilas seen trouble ought to know exactly how it {ooks. ",

~ Cheek wins in this world, especially if the cheek is dimpled and rosy: -~ -

The caws of the crows cause farmers tout:hink’of t‘he‘,; young €orn

" The tbps of the maples and elms begin to'look red and brown. . . |y A slight tinge of tfubdued gueengi‘é ; perceptible on forestitrees. . Dig your flower beds—and plenty of them. Make home pleasant. .

_The man with a'straw hat is multi plying and increasing rapidly. * Pedestrians will soon feel inclined to keep on the shady side of the street.

< Cream color as a:fashion has become a diseage; it has run into jaundice: % iy . :

~ There is a rumor that hoops are again coming in, but we scargely credw6 . . :

“White vests will soon put in an apﬁaeargnce, ‘and dusters will be in demand. | ; Ja

~ The reputation of a man is not safe until the man is dead and has no further use for it L e Now “the spring.time comes, gentle Annie,” and the corner-loafers hug the shady side of the gtreet: : ‘The advent of good grass butter is looked for very hopetully by epicureans of refined tastes. . |' ° 4

1t is now quite dangerous to go into the woods, while the trees are shooting and the bullrushes out.

* A few days more and shere will be plenty of silver change. We already | hear its jingle in the distance,

Now is the time for wives to be real sweet to their liusbands in contemplation of new spring bonnets. ' ; Give a small boy his choice between christianity and a fishing taekle outi and where would christianity be?

The fashionable young beau is getting his buggy fixed up for the summlér, campaign. Such enterprise will telli: o B

Young man, if you are in any doubt as to whether you should kiss a pretty girl or not; give her the benefit of the doubt. = o N

| When a boy thinks he is going to do something very smart, he ought&to stop first and make sure that he is not about to be very foolish. ol With mnblushing seriousness & number of our cotemporaries assert that ths potato bug will this year bé arrayed in red, white and blue. e

The martins. swooped down upon us the past week in full force. Their coming and going is always a little abrupt ahd unceremanious. i .

. She asked him if her dress wasn't . as. sweet as a spring rose, aund the brute said it was, even to the minor, attraction of still=having a little due on it. e b Never a.ttempit to make an explanation when you are sold, Itonly makes matters worse. The ;aetter plan is to accept the sitnation, unpleasant as it mAs be- . 0 . Just imagine, if you can, the amount of powder that will be burnt in Philadelphia next Fourth of July—and the causuality list in the papers next morning. = g _ b An assessor for each township o the county will be elected at the next October election, as in other days. Here is an opportunity for encrgetid; candidates. : , 2 " Gentlemen’s ‘spring fashions eonJ.sist of. doat, pantaloons, vest, shoes, hat and shirt—as usual. When a shirp | cannot be afforded, the coat is buttoi ed up;to the neck. : | The small boy already bemoans the rare visits of traveling shows to thi place. He is ready to squander the first receipt of new silver coin on circus ticket. /i - oa - There is everlastingly some sort of ‘worriment; either the potato bugs, too.much or too little rain, or some’t : thing else. Now comes the complaint of a scarcity of peasticks. ° ! | An exchange says a St. Joseph, M0,.girl recently refused a wealthy suito i because he ate beans -with a Kknife. That’s what he gets for going back o his fingers; ;but he wonders if sh wanted him to eat’em with a shovel. The latest new slang phrases among rapid damsels are: “Fix your bustle,” «Buckle your belt,” “Pull down you basque,” “Adjust your tilter,” .an “Wipe the gum off your lips.” = " || ~ “Leap year oil for front gates” is . the latest advertisement. Fathers - who have three ox four grown up sons. should make a note of this, for it is their front gates that must suffer this e ~ The ladies in large numbers areé ou these pleasant evenings, inhaleing th balmy atmosphere. Their presence upon, the streets always leﬂ!i,ﬂf&bﬂ?h” side to life's sometimes gloomy pictr we.. T e mfmiag,:&mwmad of the first partof the week, the pedestrian jvould audibly exclaim: ‘m gentle spring; come, nﬂmﬁﬁ;‘ﬁﬂl ess ; aren’t you going to show yourself till the centennial?” . S * A e R L Chs Snin. o a o : wwm 8. So man yof *‘ i “%‘?W}f% * v aiwy‘;wg “ hz«‘ @ eYI b to 6 ‘*‘”*‘%ég& e