The National Banner, Volume 11, Number 37, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 January 1877 — Page 1

e L > €he Jat f he Jlational Lanwer 2 ‘ : PUBLISHED BY i JOHN B. STOLL. LIGONIER-NOBLECOUNTY IND. ; 3 .\ : g B : ; o % % A s .v. - Terms of Subseription: Omym,inad‘rncé,.;......-....:..........3200 Six months, in 4AVANCE .. .voocooiisenceande 100 Eievencopies to one address, one year,...... 2000 #3~Sabscribers outside of Noble county are harzed 10 cents extra [per year] for postage, which is prepaid by the pabiisher. - : : CITIZENS BANK LIGONIER, INDIANA. ° First-Class Notes wanted at a Low Rate of Discount. et 111 paxties having ‘fPublic Sale Notes,” will do . w:; %o sce us befora disposing of them else- : where. - ¢ = LV 2 ; 1 Exchange Bought and Sold, and Foreign Drafisdrawnon all the Principal Cities of Europe. . : Agents for First-Class Fire and Life ‘lnsurance Companies. g STRAUS BROTHERS. M. M. RITTERBAND, Notary Public. g Ligoujer, Ind., Dec 16, 1875.-6-26 ) : JAMES M. DENNY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Qffice in.the Court' House, ALBION., - - < - = = IND. 815 eT e e e e R e e =, ‘D.W.GREEN, \ ) Justi & Collection Ag’ asticeofthe Peace & Collection Ag 1, O!;ce——-Sec.nnd Story, Laadon’s Brick Block, . - LIGONIER, - ! INDIANA. ¢ i¥ - A \ P. C. VARNCAMP, e ATFORNEY AT LAW, Lizonier, : : : Indiana. . Special attention given to collectionsand conveysmcing, and the writing of deeds, mortgages, and cpomtracts. Legal business promptly attended to. Ofice over Jacobs & Goldsmith’s Cash Store. 9-50

H.G. ZIMMERMAN, . Attorney at Law & Notary Public, { oo Office. over Gerber’s Hardware, " Cavin Street. : : Ligonief, Indiana. i January T, 1875_.-9’.37 v - i ‘i, E. I_(."ISELY, . j LIGONIER, - - - INDIANA. g=—oOffice on second floor of Landon’s Block. 7-g TALBERT BANTA, : . Jasticeof the Peace & Conveyancer. | .- LIGONIER.INDIANA. Specialattention given toconveyancingandcol_ections. Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages drawnup _and all legal business attended to promptly and sccurately. Office over Straus & Meagber’sstore, May'15187315-8-3 \ . WAKEMARN, ' - TasuranceAgt &Justiceof the P HsarancaAg't &Justics of the Peace ' KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA., Office with A. A. Chapin, Mitchell Block. Will receive sabscriptions to THE NATIONAL BANNER. - M, SO P. W.CRUM, L ; Physician and Surgeon, i LIGONIER, : INDIANA, = | - Office over Banm’s Grocery Store. v 9 n3-Iy. L &G, W, CARR, - . Physician and Surgeon, ; LIGONIER - - 7 - - - IND., Willpromptlyastenddil t3lle intrustedto him: Ofceand residence on 4th Street. ) e e eet e e e R e e ; ; F. F. TEAL, DTEwN T TS T, ™. Rooms over L E. Pike’s Grocery, £ Corner of Main und Mitchell Streets, opposise the Post' Office, Kendgl-. < wille. Ind 1® Al work warranted. <@ . T Keadallville, May 1,1874. | Loy, Laghing Gas! > % A =) . ~FOR THE- « Y S gy /A - 3 i " TT NG PADLESS EXTRACTION o e Lot =v I~ ; ‘ET : £ S""‘df‘i‘ \ i - TRE T i ; —AT-— X =2\ In Gy 08 R~ VUL Gdliy UHEe. : / - Filling Teeth a.Specialty iigonier, Ind., Nov. 11, 1875, 1-1 TEEGARDEN HOUSE, } - - Laporte, Indiana. V.W.AXTELL, :,: = [Proprietor. ) Laporte. Aprils. 1871, \ ‘CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE, _We keep consiantly on hand and sell in large of =mall guanlities, to suit castomers, = . Wiamrofidur Own Manufacture, ° . 2+ . » Pare— Nothing but the Juice of . . the Grape. ; . ~ SACK BROTHERS. Ligoaier.Juiy 3, 71.-tf ’ 0 = : 1 Winebrenner & Hoxworth, _ L! HOTSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTERS, =% fraimers,Giaziersand Paper-Hangers. . &hop near corner of Fourch and Cavin Sts., oppo- § ) site Kerr's Cabinet Shop. Lizomier, = ="' = = l_ndiann. ’ STOPAT TEHE BRICX KELLY HOUSE ! |\ RENDALLVILLE,INDIANA,. . - \‘;E‘W COMMODIOUS THREE STORY BRICK | =¥ Hotel oniytenrods trom the L. 3. & M.S.R. —jR. Depot, and fonrsquaresfromtheG, R.R R — 'Pnly fiveminutes'waik to any of the principal buinesshoasesofthecity. Traveling men andstran- ~ gerswilifind this a first-classhonge. Fares 2 per day. J. B.KELLY,Proprietor, + Eené*'lrille. Aug. 3.1870.-14 : PHILIP A. CARR, ' AU CTIONEER, OfFere hisservices to the publicingeneral. Terms moderate. Orders may be left at.the shoestore of P. Sisterhen..| - S Ligonier,January 8,’73-37 ) CCLVLINKS, , " DEALERIN MONUMENTS, - Vaults, Tombstones, AND BUILDING STONES . _ LIGONIER, IND. - Aprili2 1871.-50 ¢ . ) : AT AVILILA ‘ For Sale: Bargain! or Sale = Bargain! The subscriber offers for sale; on favorable terms, A HOUSE AND LOT, favorab'y sitnaied in' the town; of Avilla. The House was bailt two years ago, and is a very sub-’ stantial and conveniently arranged dwelling. ‘Any - persoan wauling to procureé a comfortable houseat Avifia wnlifind this a rare oppertunity. FPorterms, & sidress the subscriber or gall tipon LEDNARD S. HERSH, at Avllla, who is daly authorized to seil the property. .~ J.B. BSTOLL, - Agaf Ligonier, Indiana. .

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BANKING HOUSE ; —OoF—— S SOLLL. MIER, & Conrad’s New Brick-B)aqk,LIGONIEB, IND’NA. Moneyloaned on long and shorttime. Notesdigcounted at reasonable rates. _ Monies received an depositandinterestallowed on specified time, ’ Exchange bought and sold, and Foreign Drafts drawn on principalgities of Europe, - B-2 . TO THE FARMERS: YOU willplease také noiice that T am stillen- - gaged in buying wheat, for which I pay the highest market price." : Ifyou do not find me on the street; call befare selling, at my Banking Office, in Conrad’s Brick Block. e SOL. MIER Ligonier,lndiana, May 7th, 1874:.-—ll‘ : Bakers & Grocers, . .- CavinStreet.Ligonier,lndial | Fresh Bread. Pies, Cakes. &c. { : . i g 7 s ‘ (hoiceGroceries,Provisions,YankecNotions. & Thehighestcashpricepaid for Country Produc } Mayl3, 68-t! ! SACKBRO’S _ EMEPIRIIE ) °o) . ¢ Billiard Hall w —— e ARD—— BT ‘ Ten-Pin Alley eln=X"lIL LAXiC L. B. HATHAWAY, Jop'r, , Has BEEN EEMOVED TO R . 01d Pierce Bg:ll(ling. c RIS \3Jgonier, Ind. Tobacco and Cigars, Candies,Nuts, CHICAGO CIDER:& FRESH LEMONADE, All lovers of a nice, quiiet game of billiardsor tenping, will find this to be just the place = 24tf _DR. GEO. CLEIS . o ) SN

", . . 8 [ t \ ‘ . . b .This Liniment possesses great curative powers for various ailments. - For asthmatic complaints, difficult breathing tightnéss of the breust, and silments of the Tungs, it is gpplied externally on Fr “-zast, and between the shoulders. In-case . snarp paing in the back and limbs, head-ache, ear-ache, affcctions of the throat, or in cases ofinternal injuries, whether resulting from a xevere stroke, fall or bruise, this Liniment is especially eflicacious. . Itrelieves ulders, open wounds, salt rheam, white swelling, milk leg, and works charmingly on corns, chiiblains, frosted hands feet and ears. Nursing mothers suffering from swollen lreasts, resulting from a stagnatioa of the lacteal fluid, will find this Liniment of incalculable benefit by ‘way of separatipg the swélling, allay‘ng ‘tne fever, and healing {he breast.. By veyeral applications per day, h]gh)ﬁ satisfactory results may be obrained from the-use of this Linimeat in the treatment of tumors fistula, cancer, piles, and like diseases;also, for wotunds resulting from scalds, burns and cuts, and from the bites of wagps, snakes and mad dogs, of poisoning.from noxious phants ~ The French Liniment will also be found a veluable household remedy in cases of rheamatism,croup, scarlet fever,diphtheria, quin¢y, bronchitis, =crofula, erysipelas,—for external applications.” Cholera, cholera morbus, colic, cramps, epasams, flux, diarrbea and gripings in the b&\'zels may. be effectually C‘hecke([f by the interna x'fe of this celebrated Liniment, as follows: One-bhaff teasvoonful*fourto five ttmes within a period of from one-half hour to two or three hours, according to the severity of the case. Forl colic, take one or two doses. For fiux or diarrheea, infants, -one year of age, require from 5 to 6 drops; two years old, from 10 to 12 drops, given in sugar. Rub the abdomen with the Liniment, For'inflamatioif of -the bowels, nse’ the Liniment internally and externally. Vo oe

. Price 59 Cenis pes Eottle. Prepared and mapufactured exelusively by . i - D, Gou. Clcie,' 10-14t1 - 4 ' OGOSITEN, EIND, G. W: CHAPMAN. - ‘( - L 1. b.STOLL 03 ¥} o W Chapman & Stoll, L T AGENTS. e Office in the Banner Block, : LIGONIER, - - - - - . INDIANA. “ TE have a lm:fge llst of p-rﬂperty for sale, consisting of dwellings, choice town lots, farms and western lands. - Those wishing to bay or sell will find it to -their advantage to call and see us atouroffice. ) April g, 1876, WEOFFERFORSALE A TRACT OF LAND, situate one mile west of Ligonier; consisting of 12 acres more or less. The lanq /is all improved excepting one -acre. ! There is a good hewed log house, smeke house, spring house, cabin stable, a splendid well of water, &c, on the property. - A FARM Ol* 170 "ACRES, 15¢ OF which'is under improvement, in Washington twp. Fifty-five acies are in clover, and all isin’ good condition. On theproperty is the best orchard in the county, a 2ood twossteryfranie house with 9 rovms, good cellar, well and cistern, 2 gprings -of sufiicient volume to water stock, gootl barn and out-baildings &c- Between 45 and 50 acres of wheat were seeded in the fall, > ¢ 225 LOPSIN WELLMAN’S ADDltion to.the town of Ligonier, Theahove arc all in one Block and are corner lots, fronting on Martin and Union streets! o ) ! A CONVENIENT . HOUSE. — A Frame House 1}; storieg high, containing six rooms, in good condition, in Miller’s addition toLigonier, on reasonable terms. : . «A NICE LITTLE TRACT OF Land, containing 30 acres, lying one! mile from Ligonier, 14 acres cléared ready for corn.. A very desirable home for any one who wishes to- live near a thriving town. _ . . “A GOODSMALL FRAMI HOUSE in Chapman’s addition, with six rooms and good cellar, situate on a corner lot hus good well of water and cistern, on good and easy terms, A NICE DWELLING HOUSE on Cavin street, one and a half stories high, contain. ing Brooms, good céllar. well and cistern, and is the handsomest location on the street. One-half down; pulance on long time with interest. . ~ A FARM, containing 320 acres, lying four miles south-east from Ligonier, on the Albion road, the most desirable farm for raising stock and gmin in the county, well-known as the Dia- ‘ mond Lake Farm, for sale on good terms; VACANT LOTS in Wood’s addi- | tion to Ligonier for sale on: invifing terms; also, four Yacant Lots in Miller’'saddition to Ligonier, Now is the time for bargains. .

' A LARGE FRAME HOUSE, two stories high, containing 10 rooms, with closets, wardrobes, and - outbuildings such as summer kitchen, wood house, barn,corn crib and hog pen, (about one acre of land. a good orchard—apples, peaches, cherries, currants. and grapes. The most desirable sitnation in the town of Ligonier or a retiring farmer who wishes to educate his children. For sale on terms easy to purchaser. CHAPMAN & STOLL. o 2 Mmooz ™o » FENGREEREBRNG .To the working Class.—We are now piepared to furnish all classes with constant emplayme 1t at home, the whole of the time, or for their gpare moments. | Business new, light and profitable. Persous of ¢ither sex easily earn from 50 cents to* 5 per evening, -and a proportional sum by |devoting their whole time to the busi-~ nesg. - Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who gee this notice may send their address, and sest the business we make this unparalleled offer: -To such as are not well satisfipd we will send oneg dollar to pay for writing. ¥ull'particulars, samples worth several dollars to commence work on, and a copy of Home and Fireside, ongof the largestand best Illustrated Publications, all gent free by mail Reader, if you want permanent, profitable work, address. GErorak Stisson & Co., Portland, Me. } 11-8-1&!{ Can’t be made by every agent’ every monthin the business we' furnish, but those willing to work can earna dozen dollars a day right n their own localites. Have no room to explain here. = Business pleasant and honorable. . Women, and boys aud girls do as well as men.. We will farnish you a complete outfir free. The business pays better tlmu-‘a‘.nyt.hinﬁ else. We will ‘bear expense of starting you. ° Particulars free. Write and see. Farmers and mechaunics, their sons add daughters, and all classes in need ol paying work at home, should write to ns and learn all about the work at once. Wow s the time. Donlt delay. - Addresrs Trur & Co., Augusta, Maine, i ok 11-8-mlB i ‘A YEAR. AGENTS WANTED. Ow- \/ 112 to the wonderful success of our . great 50 Book Combination, we have been induced to enlarge it, and now offer a | grand t_omblution' Prospectus representing ; 150 DISTINCT BOOKS wanted everywhere, Tt is the ng ¢ tried. Sales made from this wl})gg %?l‘grt:;gg(? vfr -fail. Algo agents wanted on onr Magnificent, F"O ¢ o it r ‘e am Diete Bibts Matmiora, 8 others,ana G com. plete ¢ ¥neyclupedia, with 3000 trations, alse. | 4 ' ? ’S‘u’-eﬂf Tiins- © AGENTS WANTED for the STORY oF CHARLEY ROSS, Written by his father, Tiieae books bedt the wo ‘Send for circulars, INGRAM & SMITH, 781 W - NUT STREET, PRILADELPHIA, | T R

‘ & ' S 2 | SORELY AFFLICTED. - J. 0. Bosvorth & Co, Denver, Col.: Gentlemen.— Prompted by a fellow-fee ing for those afflicted withfo(:ularrh. I wish to add my testimory in be- - half 'of SANFORD'S RaplicaL CURE ¥OR CATARRI — 1 have been sorely afilicted with this fearful disease for four ycars, and have tried every known Temedy without avai’, until I bought a bottle of the above Coke from you, which gave me almost instant relief It being a constitutional as well as a local remedy, I helieve it to be all that is claimed for it, a radical cure for Catarrh. Very truly yours, - ‘WM. AMETIVE: . Denver, Sept. 28 1875, With Jenson, Bliss & €o._ ~ GREATLY AFFLICYED. - Messrs. J. O Bosworth & Co - Denver: Gentlemen, I take pleasure it recommending Sanrorn’s Rap10aL Cure For Catagrm to 2!l who are afflicted with this dizease. I was greatly afflicted with it for a long time, and cured it with two bottles of the above Cure. About a year afterwards I was & g taken with Catarrh quite severely, and immediately sent for another bottle. which fixed .me ail right, giving me relief from the first dose. I ~am coofident that this remedy will do all that is claimed for it and.more too.. Wishing you success in its introduction, I am, very truly yours,. ; ; A. W. SMITH, DEenvER, Oct. 4, 1875. of Smith ‘& Doll, TRIED EVERYIFHING. Messrs. J. O. Bosworth & Co., Denver, Col.: Gen-' tlemen,—l have used SANFORD'S RADIOAL CURE FOR. Cararrn, und it has given perfect satisfaction. I have tried almost everything, and it is the only thing that has givén me relief. I therefore take pleasure in recommending: its use to all afflicted with Catarrh of any kind, daud offer this as my testimony to its benetits, {Very truly, i DENNER, Oct. 1, 1875 W 8§ DECKER. Each package contains Sanford’s Improved Inhalig "Tube, with fuil directions for nse in all cases. Price, $1 00 per package. For sale by all Wholesale and Reétail Bruggists throughoat.the United States WEEKS & POTTER, General Agents and Wholerale Droggists, Boston. g COLLINS' :_0}33’3..»‘ Afford the most grateful relief in all Affections of the Chest and Lungs. : Chronic Pleurisy Cured lONIC L.CUTISYy wured. Messsrs Weeks & Porrer: ; Gentlemen: —Huving for many months past suffered with a very lame side, called by my physi-« cian Chronic Pléurisy, caused by a former-injary and strain. and|for which T used many prescriptions aud liniments, as well as the so-called rhen“matic cures, without the least benefit, my physician recommended one of your Cornuing’ VoLraic PrasTers. which to my great surprise. relieved the paih and sorevess almost immediately, and I have been able to attend to my househo.d afluirs ever since with perfect ease and comfort, wheress before the application of your invaluable plaster I was scarceiy able todo anything. 1 consider them inestimable, and shall with pleasure recommend them to the afflicted. Yours respectfully, Mrs. FRANCES HARRIMAN.. OrLAND, Me., April 21, 1876. )

There is no medical or protective appliance that: will prove so grateful and effective in Tickling Coughs, Irritation and soreness of the Chest and langs. We beiieve them capable of preventing setious dizeases of these orguns. Bo=wW4 Price, 25 cents. Sold by all druggists, Mailed on receipt of price, 25 cents for one, $1.25 for 6, or $2.25 for 12, carefully wrapped and warranted, by WEEKS & POTTER. Proprictors, Boston, Mase, A 30 S ST B 500 a v = schencle’s Flandralze EPills ‘Will be found to possess those qualities necessary to the total cradi@,ation of all bilious attacks, promat to start® the secretions of the liver, and give a healthy tone to the entire system. Indeed itls'no ordinary discovery in medical science to ‘haveinvented a remedy for these stubborn complaints, which develop ail the results produced by a heretofore free use of calomel, a mineral justly dreaded by mankind, and acknowledged to be diestructive in'the extreme to the human syrs_;exr\. That the properties of certdin vegetables comsy prise all the virtues of calon.el without its ipjarious tendencies, is now an gdmitle(l fact, rendered indisputable by scientific researches; and those who nse the Mandrake Pills will be fully satisfied that -the best medicines are those- provided by pature in the common herbs and roots of the fields. . 3

ll("lllgelﬁ’e Pills'open the bowels and correct all bil-I the Wwinrions eHeers of calont@l SR Yok O h&RSng The seeretion of bile is promoted by these pills ar wiil be seen by the aliered color of the stools and disappearing of the sallow.complexion and ¢leansing of the tongue, : .

e T T et ae | @ < Ample directions for use accompany each box of piils, Prepared only by J. H. Schenck;& Sou, at their principal office, corner Sixth and Arch Streets; Philadelphia, and for sale by ali druggists and dealers. : s . Price 25 cents per box. . 35w4

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‘ . - ! . E POLICERMAW. 1+ 1 have not enjoyed good health for several years ?ast; yet have not allowed it to interfere with my lebor. Every one belonging to the laboring class knows the inconyvenience of being obliged to labor when the body from debility. almost refuses to pefrorm its daily task. I never was a believer in dosing with medicines; but having heard the VeeEeTINE spoken of 8o highly, was determined to try it. and shall never regiet that determination. ‘As a tonic (which every one needs at some time) it surpasses anything I ever heard of It invigorates the whole system; it is a great. cleanser and purifier of the blood. There are many of my acquaintances who have taken it, and all unite ih praise of its satisfactory effect ) ; Especially among the aged class of peaple, it imparts to them the one thing most needful in old age—nights of ca]m, sweet repose, therelly strengthening the mind gas well as'the body. One agea lady, who has beéen suffering throuch life from scrofula, and has become blind from its effects, having tried many remedies. with no favorabie resuli, was induced by friends to try the VEeGeTINE. -After ‘taking a few Dbottles, she obtained such great relief that she expressed a wish for her sight. that she might be able to look upon the man who had sent her such & blessing. ) . Yours respectfully, 0. P. . HODGE, Police Officer, Station ¢! Bosron, Mass., May 9, 1871, o ) . ST, Pauvr, Ang. 22, 1864, H.R Strvrss. Fsq.: A : Dear Sir—l should be wanting in gratiwnde, if I failed to acknowledge whut the VEGRTINE has done for me. T wasattacked about eleven months gince with Bronchitis, which settled into Consumption. Ihad night sweats and fever chilis; was distressed for breath. and freque tly spit blood ; was all emaciated, very weak., and o low that my friends thought my case. hopeless, I was advised to make a trial of the Veaering, which, nnder the providence of God has cured me. That he may bless the use of your metc(!i(‘:iue to others, as he has to me, and that his divine grace may attend you. is the heartfelt prayer of your admiring, humble servant,’ 4 AT BENJAMIN PETTINGILL. P. B.—Mine is baf ond among the many cures your medicine has effected in this place. B. P.

B [ ¢ Sovtn BosTox; Feb. 9, 1871, - H. R. StevExns, Esq. Dear Sir—lhave heard from very many sources of the great success 0f VEGETINE in cases of Scrofula, Rheénmatism, Kidney Complaint, Catarrh, and other diseases ol kindred nature. I make no hesitation in gaying that I know VeguTINE t 0 be the most reliable remedy tor Catarrh and General Deb.lity. ¢ My wife has been troubled with Catarrh for many years, and at times very badly. She has thoroughly tried every supposed remedy that we could hear of, and with all this she has for several years been gradually growing woree, and the discharge from the head was excessive and very ofiensive, She was in this condition when she commenced to take VEGETINE; I conld see thait she was improving on the gecond bottle. She continned taking the VEGETINE until she had used from twelve to fifteen hottles. lam now happy in informing yon and the public (1f you choose to mpake. it public) that she is entirely cured, and Vt‘z'g:’m‘mxr. is the--most rejiable remeay, and would advise all suffering humanity to try it. for I believe it tp be a good, honest, vegetable mediciue, and 1 shnﬁ not hesitate to recommend it, lam, &c,, respectfally, ol Q. CARSELL, - Store 451 Broadway. VreGering acts directly npon the causes of these complaints: It invigorates and strengthens the whole system, acts upon the secretive organsg, allays inflammation, ciegnses and cures uiceration, cures constipation and regulates the bowels, Nead s v PRE A Has Entirely Cured Me. - 1 : : qnsron, October, 1870. Mg.STevENS: - . ¢ ; S Dear Sir—My daughter. after having a severe attack of whooping cough, was left in a feeble state of health., Being advised Dy a friend she tried the Vearring, and after using a few bottles was fully restored te health, fang ! I have been a great sufferer from Rheumatism. I have taken several bottles of the Veeering for this complaint, and am happy to eay it has entirely cured me. I have recommended the Veaxn--IINE to others with the same good results. Iris a ‘great cleanzer and purifier of the blood; it is pleasant to take, and ! can cheerfally recommend it. - JAMES MORSE, 864 Athens Street. 36, i ey S Tm Sold by all Droggists and Dealers Everywhere. N;i’ ee e _.ﬁ.._-“_?_...,,,,_._.__A.._.,_ = AL KINDS ‘ 5 i O P : i % ¥ o 4 oa B(lanks 2 3 o FOR SALE AT THIS ORFICE.,

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1877.

BREAKING HER BONDS,

. . BY T.C. HARSBAUGH. lam .ngit certain that he is deceiving me. The letters which I have received may have emanated from the pen of an enemy, and lam téempted to show them to him. Sometimes I think he is not the same man who came-to our house one year ago, and met me .for the first time. He seems to have met with reverses of late; but’ ‘he does not speak of trouble.— Last night when I surprised him in the garden, he was walking excitedly between the rosebeds, and talked wildly, and, to me, incoherently. I wish I knew the truth. I wish the writer of the letters would grant me an interview. . s i ?::[‘lms Etta Paris communed with herself as she stood alone on the balcony that adorned the western wing of the spacious and elegant house which all calied home. ' - It was situated in the center of a beautiful tract of country, and from Its cosy observatory, the smoke and steeples of the distantcity were visi-. ble. It was,a retreat that would charm the cynic, and delight the, young and imaginative. ; . Not far from the ménsion was a picturesque fall called ludlow, and the stream which bore the same ndame, flowed over, a rocky bed. The clear water of the fall itself poured over a great flat rock, worn in many places,’ and fell a distance ¢f twenty feet, where lay a pond whose deptheertain folks asserted’ was unfathomable,— The banks on two_sides of the pond or lake were high and almost perpendicular; but certain little paths led below 1o a grand cavity in the rock over which the sputtering water fell. A person standing in this cavity was hidden to-those outside by the water, which as it continually fell from above in the form of a- cascade, completely concealed the opening. We have been thus particular with our description of Ludlow, because of an event which has lent an additional interest to the romantic spot—an event with which our present story especidally deals. o AR

Etta Paris was puzzled. T'h'e moonlight that fell on the balcony revealed a pale and troubled face.

Around and below a deathlike stillness reigned. - The very winds seemed to sleep, and not a sound came from the mansion to break the solitude. “I don’t know what to do,” repeated the undecided beauty, as if ‘appealing to.some. visible person for ‘counsel. “They are letters which contain dark hints; but, as ‘T. have already sald, they may be the work of an enemy. This is the last one. What does it say 2” T

~ While she spoke, she drew. a letter from her bosom, and unfolded it in the moonshine. el r*What does it say ltut.this?” she whispered and read:

“I warn you for the last time, Etta Paris. I am going away to-morrow. If you do not theed, you will soon be in bunds which you cannot break.” ‘To_this brief communication was appended the letter I, and after reading it she put it away. - i

- “Bafiled, the wrlter is going away,” she said.” “I guess I had better show him. all the letters. Ii I dojnot love him, as, perhaps, I o‘ua]nt.l; hé will thinlk a]] the more ot me forlit.” The‘ﬁast word was quivering upon her lips when she started at the sound of voices-that came from th vicinity of the falls. ' : ? “ILam surel heard his voice,” she said, half frightened. “He is having an altercation with some one. What could have taken him to Ludlow tonight 2~ ; g & A moment later the moonlit baleony was deserted, and Etta Parish was gliding throuygh the shadowy grove that stretched to the high ‘banks which towered above the lakelet. = A strange and uncontrollable curiosity directed her steps. ' She counld not resist it; as well might she have tried to resist the. hurricane.

The trees grew more numerous as she neared 'the falls, which the fullorbed moon bathed in silvery beauty, and she heard with distinctness the song they ceaselessly sang. e 5 But Etta Paris heard other sounds thian those of the water. it

The voices which she had missed during her hurried journey through the grove suddenly became audible again, and led her gaze to the speakers s A ’

Upon the very edge of the precipice, as he lookéd at Etta wlio had paused in the deep shadow of a tree, stood a man and a woman. Patlea

The former was tall and well.built. IHis person was commanding, and his voice, though tinged with anger, was deep and sonorous. He stood, like his companion, in a ‘wide streak of moonlight; his hands were clenched, but Etta Paris could not see the expression that he wore. . Tt ‘The woman- was frailly built, and below lim in height. She seemed a girl to the unseen spectator, but there was something queenly aboutthe position which she had assumed before the man. ; 2

“I can’t succeed while you are here!” the man said. R T

“Here I need not remain. Give me the paper which declares me your wife and I will go hence, and, divoreing myself from you, leave you free!” “The paper Helen? Go without it.”

“Never!” ; il “Ido not want to make a trip to New ' York after it.. ‘ ~ “Niot to be free?”

“I am free!” he cried: “You can't prove anything. Courts and the world would laugh at you. Hélen, I want to know if you will leave me.” |

‘Etta Paris saw the speaker~ grasp the woman’s arm.

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“Your stubbornness shall ‘mot be obliged. Have You ever heard of Ludlow Falls? There are rocks below that water, sharp as spears, and they hold . forever beneath the surface eyerything that is cast to them. Now, will you go?” R 3

“Without the paper?® No!” ; He - hissed 'sorpe- words in her ear whicli the® territied watcher did not hear, and the next moment he had lifted the girl, called Helen, from the ground. ; A e

She did not shriek—not even swhen he stepped to the very edge.of the precipice with her frail body in his strong arms. AL ol {

Then Etta Paris tried to shout, but her voice was a half-choked whisper, | and with a mighty effort, she stajrted forward. = i e : But she paused beforeishe ‘had taken three steps, for she heard a splash- |- ing of water, and saw that thé man | on the cliff was alone. :

Like a guilty woman herself, she crept back to the tree. S ® “That’ makes me free!”. the man gaid, turning quickly from the accursed spot.. “It’s a summary way of getting rid of one’s wife, but I know of no better one. Tl'ree! free! I must go back to the city. : i ~ He came directly toward the whitefaced Etta, and passed g 0 near that she might have toucheéd him ;. b:t permitted him to depart unmolested,

His footsteps died away before the girl stirred. . When she arose she did not rush to the edge of the cliff to see what had become of the man’s victim, but fled in the opposite direction and did not pause until she glided like a spectre into her house. e

“Must I keep the secret ?” she cried, to herself, when locked within her boudoir, “He is a great man in the city, anad they- would laugh at me.—And besides, I am his betrothed, and gossips would declare that T had coined a lie hyping to break my bonds.” For a hng time Etta did not speak again, bu.ﬁnher thougbts were busy. -

“He wil\ ‘come to-morrow, and before I heal his sceps I must decide what to do. ‘ ' The seciet of Tom T.oy's crime beat- like tie caged bird for freedom’ against thy womanish bars of Etta Paris’ hearts prison. = Jrd . She could send her betrothed from. the bank tothe gallows. ; ~ Would shedo it ? :

_ The bankinghouse of Troy and Selfridge was the wmost noted establishment of the kiidin the busy city, contiguous to “Ew's home: FThe senior member of th liouse was comparatively a mew md in the place, having taken up his tesidence there but eighteen monthsprior to the opening of our story. Hewas a man of great wealth, though Z:ut thirty-five years of age, and had gined the .confidence of his moneyed kquaintafice, among whom was our heoine’s father. Etta did not._t&ke a positive aversion to Mr. Tong Iroy, but she did not, like him. Shortly after taking up his abode in the city, he began to visit at the mansion near the Falls. The voung girl soon discotered that he came with her fathery full consent, and was not tardy ir divining the object of his visits. . - L

She already hat a lover; but.what did that matter #fen Tom Troy and his money appered to old John Paris, her father? All that glittered was refined gold to the miserly possessor of such a thild, and almost before Etta knew Tom 'roy, she dismissed ITarris Strathsprey, and the banker was instdled in his place. _; . But he did notocecupy Strathsprey’s place in her heax, for she had said to the latter when they parted: = . “I know why [ dismiss you; but I will not love lim. Some day, perhaps, I will break from my bonds and come to you, a free woman.” Mr. Tom Troy found Etta Paris his promised wife before many months of wooing had fled. If he noticed her. coldness towards him, it was because he knew that &another possessed.her heart, and he dil not seem to care. e prospered in business, and was on the eve of .an election-to Congress when the event narrated in our first chapter occurred. e

-; Etta Paris knew that he would come to her home on the following day, nor was she disappointed, though taken-by surprise, : G .~ Tom Troy had a habit. of entering pariors unannounced, and he found his betrothed seated at an elegant ta'i)le upon which lay several open leters; = a 8 e svarted when he saw him. and lier face grew deathly pale, i . “Reading old letters,’ eh ?” he said, approaching her. *“Do not let me disturb you, Ktta. I will He upon tho Sofa antil you have finished.” i

‘While he spoke his haud dropped lightly upon her shoulder. ] o

A chill went to her heart; she shivéred. Gt i That hand had comimitted nturder. “What! shivering in mid-summer, girl?” he exclaimed. “Shall I I%Jowe‘r the sash? a breath of airis abroad.” ~She was stung by the cutting safcasm of his tone. P ;

' “No, sir,” was her quick and almost vengeful reply. “I do not think the alr so cold as water.” i

. Jf she had glanced upward as she uttered' the last sentence she would have seen Tom Troy start and change color. : ' :

“I quite agree with you, he said, “though I -ecannot say that Isee to what your remark is apropos.”, | She was silent.

. Another word might produce a ‘“scene;” it might break her bonds, and make her free aghin.: S - Already she had taken a step on *dangerous ground, and for a minute "she was undecided whetlier to advance or retreat. !

* e stood over her, waiting for her to speak. His face was full of mingled fear dnd anxiety, and when he saw her white lips move, he almost stooped'to catch her words. - ~ “I have a letter héere,” she said, taking one from the table. “Will you plédse toveadit?? o bl

- Looking at her, he took the letter without a word, and mastered its contentsiin ;famoment. . e

“It is a lie! a base, ignoble lie?’ he cried, crushing the letter in his hand. “And you have believed the slanderer, Etta.. You have believed without giving me a chance to vindicate myself. What! 1.. a wife—a deserted wife? I refutethe lie—the work of an enemy. If 1 had the villian here he should acknowledge the falsehood. Do you believe it?+ If not, fuce me bravely and say so. Etta, why sityou there in silence when I proclaim tlie i:ontents of thig letter an outrageous ie?” ‘ z : Voo

IHe towered above the pale girl like a mountain ‘of rage; his face was flushed, and his eyes, that seemed ready to burst from his head, flashed like sparks of fire. Slowly Etta Paris turned her head, like a person who had come to astern decision.! ;.. o

“I will answer you when you tell me where Helen is.” . .

Had @ thunderbolt fallen at Tom Troy’s feet it would not have startldg him more than the measured words which' fell upon his ear. = “Helen, my —.JPardon me, Etta, I do not know to whom you refer.” . .

She faced him with a cutting laugh.

“Is the memory of the man who last night threw a woman into the pond below Ludlow so treacherous 9 she cred. “Tom Trey, I saw you dq that’? s : :

“Youg¢s Prove 1t it you dave. 1t seems that you have leagued vourself with the writer of these letters for the purpose of breaking -the engagement that exists between us. But I never dreamed that you would hurl at me such aninfamous charge as this. I deny—" o i “Enough!” she cried. “Ask Harris Strathprey where he was last night, and hear him say, ‘At the edge of; thie cave beneath the Falls.’ -He saw the tragedy. Face him with your denial, if ‘'you dare. You are doubly free from this bour—iree from Helen, your wife—free, also, from Etta.” He stood before her like a ¢riminal before his judge—too proud to beg for his life, Tom ; Troy faced his affianced bride. o e i

“Congress. containg no murderers,” ghe said. “Yonder city shall not send one to it.” ° ‘ 5 “No!” he cried. “Etta Paris, what are you going to do?” : ! She answered not, but pointed to the door. : o ! “Forever ?” he asked. i “Forever!” iR

Tom Troy turned on his heel and departed.. . o hino s e b

: That day the banking house of Troy & Selfridge closed at the usual hour; but the senior member of the house was far away. Days passed, but he did not return, and his party repudiated him and sent an honest man to Congress. ° Did he'escape the law? No. . The secret escaped. Justice ferreted it out, and while his wife slept be'neath the clods—for Harris Strathprey had rescued her body from Ludlow’s pond—thes criminal banker paid for the deed committed in the moomlight.

And one night Etta said to the discarded one: : : R A

“My bonds are broken, Harris, I am freel - “ o ;

“Not free, Etta, but bound to me in love!" o “Yes, forever bound.” * “Forever!” ' : -The Jetters which Etta received were written by Tom 'Troy’s forsaken wife, who wanted to save her from the power of tlre man who had basely deserted her. M s o

She had been sever&times repulsed by the banker, whe, uhable-to-get-#id of her importunities, [i-:xd’invited her: to an interview at theFalls, where, as we have seen, he freed himself, yet forged the chain that bound him to death. e ;

In a quiet corner of a certain ceme- | tery in the city is a stone bearing this inseription: | o ! | “HELEN THE FORSAKEN.” . Though few tarry at the secluded spot, the sleep:rer is not forgotten, and almost every summer evening the loving hands of Ttta Strathprey :throw flowers upon the grave of Tom Troy’s wife. : _ e BETTER ROADS. | Draft of a Bill for aNew Road Law. " Tie BANNER 15 pleased to be able to make the announcement that the subject of securing the eractment of‘ a new road law is again being agi-| tated. . ' ; Frqm Saturday’s Indianapolis Jouznal we learn that the cominittee of the State Road Association charged with the duty of preparing a bill upon v_tlxe subiject offroa(_l management for ":gct»ion by the Legis]uture, met at the State capitol on Friday of last week L | and completed their work. The proposed law, if enacted by the Legislature,—will work a . radical change in the management of our highways, and for this. reason every: tax-payer ought to carefully study its provisions, with a view to "indicating i their approval or disapproval of the} contemplated act to their representatives. Meetings should be held in : e Gi | every road district dlt_.rmg the next two or three weeks for this plrh'pos'e. Let Noble eounty move .in this important matter at once. Ll f_[“he Crawfordsville ' Journal thus 'Qpitomizes'the proposed new road law: " The first section of the bill provides th;gt the boards of county commissionersiat the June- session shall levy a tax not exceeding —— cents on each $lOO of property, and —— cents on poll, for public highway purposes, and a similar levy for free gravel and macadamized road purposes, to be placed on the duplicate seperately; and designated “public highway fund” and “free gravel road fund.” ° The second section: provides for the appointment by the board of commissioners at the Mareh session, of"a road commissioner for the county, to take under his charge and supérvision all the public highways, gravel and m‘a-;:i cadamized roads of] the county, first’ ‘executing bond and-taking the oath of* office. This officer i 3 subject to removal, for which the third section provides. 3 . The fourth section provides for fixing the salary of the commissioner, and suggests that it ‘be regulated by the amount of taxables. |

The fifth seéction .enjoins’ upon the commissioner the duty of preparing a road map of the county and tabular statement, and the sixth section the duty of making annual estimates of the cost of keening the several kinds of roads in repair the ensuiag year, to be submitted to the board at their May session. v ' The seventh ‘section makes it the duty of the road commissioner to give two weeks’ notice in & newspaper of general circulation in the county for proposals for the improvement of all public highways, gravel and macadamized roads, as approved and ordered by the board of commissioners, to be paidiout of the respective funds as designated. e ! v

The bill contains thirty sections. In submitting its report the committee says: “The proposed contract system Wi-11, it is hoped, effect a saving to the peovple, and what is stilt more desirable, secure better roads. =As to’ the opening of new and c¢hange and vacation of old highways, the law is simplified and much less expensive than the old system.

Testimony of an Original Ahoii{loxl-

. Shelden Guthrie, jun., LieutenantColonel of the 'Thirty-second Ohio Regiment during the war, and First Lieutenant of the Twenty-third United States Infantry, the son of an Abblitionist and a life-long Abolitionist himself, sendsithe New York 77»ibune this interesting and valuably testimony as to the situation, frem Orange City, ILafourehe Parish: “At the North I would be an Independent or Liberal Republican; in Louisiana every consideration of decency and honesty compels me to be a Democrat. I was present all day at my poll on November 7th. The only intimidation there was on the part of the Republicans: I was myself insulted and menaced by a Republican because 1 was a Democrat, and at the very door of the pol) I heard the vilest epithets applied "to all Democrats simply because they were Democrats. The half 'dozen United States Deputy Marshals at the poll were of the dregs of the population, and were appointed evidently for the sole purpose of giving them authority to carry arms and thus intimiduate democratic voters.— The Republicans tried all day to start a fight, the persecuted lambs of your party were not gratified. Sir, I fought four years in the Union army to preserve the Union; a few years more of Grantism and Kelloggism will prepare me to fight twice four years to demolish it.” . . E =

A compromise has been effected between Vanderbilt, Jewett, Garrettand Scott, representing -the four great lines to the seaboard, by virtue of which the rate of treight from Chichgo to the Atlantic cities has been advanced ten cents per 100 pounds on grain, and fifteen cents on fourth-el: ‘merchandise. It is expected that Zﬁ advance in passenger rates will be speedily secured, S

~ MINNEAPOLIS LETTER. = | Retrospectifve—The Centennialfl?res- I idential Contest—Horrors of the Year —Personal Reflections, Ete., Etc. ’ . B e MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 23. ! To the Editor 61 The National Banner: . I The more we live, the more brief appear - ’ Our life's sncceeding stages: | _ A day to childhood seems a year : I And years'like passing age_s-.—oa'm_pbell. ; l More than a twelve-month has pass- | ed since the writer gave evidence of his existence to the readers of THE ‘BANNER through its generous columns. The time seems little more | than a summer day and a win%er even- | ing, so silent and uneventful has been | the gliding on of existence—the un- | seen, unfelt progress of my life. But in the wider, broader, more eventful life of our national existepge, how | marked have been the scenes through which we have passed, and how much of history we have made in our.brief M_\'ear! : : et A RETROSPECT. As we look back upon the events which mark its course;, ahd which | a4lone remind us how it ran, the sueccessful accomplishments of the first | tury of our existence as a Republic of freemen marks an era in our histoIy, seconc@ only to the Declaration of our Ind9l36lltlellée, one hundred years ago. : e '

The celebration of our Centennial, ‘at Philadelphia, was a success in every particular, and the results crowned with a new laurel the truth of the ady age that “Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war.” - The nation was brought together at Philadelphia as it had never been brought together before during its history.. In one hundred years, of intense; industry and murvelo‘us_;developmerft we lia,v”je" grown from a few feeble colonies to a powerful nation of more than forty millions of people.” We have been so busy that we Tiave never been dble to lock one another in the face, except during four terrible years of civil war. In a friendly way, for brotherly courtesies, we have never until this year come together. Well, that which divided us is,happily gone, and around the old family altar at Philadelphia, as a consolidated and re-united nationality, we met-and embraced like brothers,— casting 'into forgetfulness the bitterness engendered by theicivil war —and réjoicing together in the greatness and grandeur of the present, and together looking to the future when “I"aith is lost 1n full fruition”’—-when free Americashall achieve still greater peacéful vietories and develope still more her wonderful resources of national wealth and prosperity.

Added to our centennial anniversary, and as another item of universal interest- for the future historian, is that of our past and present ‘. PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST,

wh,en the remarkable feat is seeming-

ly accomplished of electing two Chief Magistrates for a united people. Itis to be earnestly hoped that the good senseand sound judgment of the American. people will not permitthis unfortunate anomaly in our national affairs to_counteract the good feeling of fraternity engendered at Philadelphia, bwt _th'a't: out of the present chaotic condition of our political whirlpool will come 'oréer, harmony, good-will and a revival of the business of the country. For more and motre it becomes evident that the hope of the Republic is the personal virtue, honesty and judgment of its '.inhabit:mts;é—l-(:tsige of office-holders aqd office-Seckers,—and

that in the present ciisis of political affairs, as in every great crisis, the essential condition. to a successful issue rests entirely upon the intellectual cleames's,‘and upoh the moral worth, of the individual citizen. Whoever is to be our next President, whether Hayes or Tilden, we have sutﬁcieht faith in the American people to believe that he will be such by peaceful means only, and not by resorting fo the passions which will lead us into another terrible war. : soa ‘A YEAR OF UNUSUAT HORRORS. -

The columns of our daily” newspapers have day .a't‘ter_ day, during the. vear just c]‘qsing.teemed with accounts of shootings and stabbings and murders in every revolting form in which the sin of Cain Las Jearned to hide its Dbloody front, or steal upon its unsuspecting victims, But every now and

then the constant record of violent deaths is brokeﬂ] in upon bj{_the louder and deeper voice of some great calamity, in which haman life is cut down as by a broadside of shrapnell and tossed by wholesale into the black pit that is bottdmless] TFirst and foremost in order of time, as well as in the awful and appalling depth of the t_i'a_ged ¥, camey fhe"feﬂ rful m assam’ef of the gallant 1 = i croin

CUSTER AND HIS GALLANT MEN. ’ Tvery one who has read the story has félt every nerve within him tingle. at the murder done, and yet so hardened are we by the frequent occurrence of heart-rending and blood-chil-ling tragedies, that a few months only pass, a new horror passes ;before our mental vision, and the old one is forgotten. The burning of the theatre in San Francisco and the loss, of

ONE HUNDRED LIVES 1 a few short months ago, had wellnigh ‘ passed from remembrance into the in- f different realm of forgetfulness, when ; we are startled anew by the_l i ' AWFUL CALAMITY OF BROOKLYN ‘ on the night of December 5, by which ] more than three hundred béings were l strangled and roasted alive. Every-'i body has read the dreadful story ot | the swift fire, the choking throig, t.hqj frenzied struggle, the fatal crash, the blistered bonés :and blackened fragments of what but a few short hours before were human bodies, in which were beating happy hearts, and I need not repeat it here. The great cause of | these frequent slaughters, small and. great, is that criminal disregard for | ‘hu’mng: life which marks the age and

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makes it an age of violenceé and blood. That public sentiment which permits the erection of pretentious man-traps along our streets, which tolerates the loading of passenger ships with the elements of destruction and fails to fasten the guilt and inflict the penalty of such wholesale murders as that in Brooklyn and San Francisco, is responsible largely not only for such calamities but for the stabbings and shootings and brutal woundings and killings that are so alarmingly on the increase of late, and which in history will record the year 1876 as one of the most prolifie. ', = As a remedy for this far-reaching and increasing evil, as individuals, societies, States, and as a nation, we need to'be made to feel ' = - ' 'THE SACREDNESS OF HUMAN LIFE. Houses and work-shops, temples of art and of trade, harvests of grain and the means of transporting them, all derive their value, as ‘they do vthei,_r_{ and sow and reap and toil, adding by the labor of each day to the heritage of that to-morrow |which is heéir-ap-. parent of all the "yve‘st'erdavs. S - Passing from the sober reflections of the serious events of 1876,3ve trust dur readers will pardon us for indulging in the contemplation of memories and associations of a somewhat personal natgre. - To our frends in Ligonier, who during our visit one|year ago so "gene_l‘ou_sly; handsqrnely and: cordially sacrificed - i |

VL THE FATTED TURKEY ahd accompanying “lixins” upon the altar of a/ personal :friendship, we: must say the sad words, “We cajh’t be with you this winter, thank you.” How great asacrifice this is to us, even those who have witnessed our appreciation of the “good things of life”— furnishéd by others—can have but an inadequate conception. - il

. “Hu'sh.zmysigbé(?) fc_il]"not.t e ; | ‘‘Cease my tears, chokemnot my utterance”— ‘ot words to that effect. Dear friends, “donot, we beg, weep -and tear your hair and rend your garments, for we, being the chief parties.in iixtepest,,ate faithifully performing that ‘part. of & “melancholy amusement. Solace your“selves with the comforting reflection that our great loss is your substantial gain. We would charm-you with our magnetic. bresence, and pour out hon-‘eyed-words of praise and thanks for “free lunches,” and’ all that sort of thing, with pleasure,if we only could ; ‘but we'can’t. The cqntemplatiopiof “how much-of joy and friendship and ‘victuals. we miss by this enforced sep‘aration—to say nothing of how much we would save in:'the actual cost of living off our friends—makes owr soup seem thinner and our ccrn mush mushter. Wﬁen we would enjoy a “square | meal,” now-a-days, we shut our eyes, .draw on our imagination, and-all the :substantial richness and delicate pro--fuseness of a Ligonier dinner dances before our meatal vision in all the mazes of metaphorical illusion, and - we are-comforted mentally if not consoled phisically. - But metaphorical dinners, we may add, are a “snare and a delusion,” and illy-adapted to a vig‘orous appetite in a bracing climaf’en _and won’t bear repetition. =~ - ik | Why we can’t répeat the pleasures -of last winter may not spegially interest our friends {back in,” but inasmuch asf“-et‘his communication ‘would not be logically and- historically complete without giving the why, wd give it, or words to that effect: There are six kinds of babies—(l) Our baby, (2) ~other folks’ babies, (3) boy babies, (4). girl babies, (3) “IHelens ‘babies,” and (6).colicky babies. | We are the proud “parients” of the first, fourth and sixth kinds of- babies—in one, with all the’ three cha.ra(:ﬁerist;ics,":largerlyi Qredom_inating. ~lf the writer had been consulted in the matter of the classificartion of these sweet little innécents, after a limited experience, the sixth ‘species might have béen very comfortably eliminated. . Phrenologists say that colicky babies have all the moral and physical attributes of the other babies—or words to that effect. I haven’t the least doubt upon the sub-| ject. -I think they have, and especially the physical. "In fact I believe they have more. = They combing the human and mechanical; 'the earthily and the musical, the watery and the wiglly o e s - - The readers of former communications will doubtless recall what the ‘writer stated as a fact that this north star elimaté has-a very enthusiastic A effect-upon all wha come within the reach of its genial influence. It is no’ respecter of persons, and when an - fant . playég upon its wind instrumen the enthusiasm of the little: gopher defies the restraining influence of a whole family; and has thd colic for

Keepr. Lo Lo Do di i i Wishing all our friends and readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. “with these few tears we part.” el : & iAR TG

! i Aungust Flower. | | | The most. miserable beings in the - world are thoese. suffering from Dys—i pepsia and Liver Complaint. . | . Moré than seventy-five per cent.of ' the people in the -United States are afflicted with these two ‘diseases and “their effects; 'such as Sour Stomach, ' Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, - palpitation of the Heart, Heart-burn, * water-brash, gnawing and burning at “the pit of the stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue and disagreeable taste‘{ in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, & Go to your Druggists, Scott and Sandrock, and “geb a 75 cent Bottle of Avgust FrLow-. ' ER or a sample Bottle for ten. cents.. ey it—Two doses will relieve you. 25 : | ; ST S A ~~ Avoid exaggeration. A lady loses as “Boon As'she admires too easily and too ‘much. In man or woman, the face and the person lose power when they: are on the gtrain to express admiraMo oot S - Let the youny dream on; the cares and realities of life will come aoog : ‘enough without those who have ceased _to dream croaking to them Eadgm lition of all their aif-¢HsTieh T phe fur e

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“Bar-Room Loafers . Playing With 'Loaded Dice.” e (From the New York Sun, Dec. 5.)

' - Nothing cg‘i’uld be more appg‘dpriate than the language of our esteemed contemporary, the New York 7'imes, when it is applied to-the villains who ) have been engaged in revising the | \votes of the peopls 1n South Carolina, Louisiana and Fxloyda: < ' . “If the moral sénse éf the country -cannot be trusted to rebuke the reckless tricksters who have schemed by this and similar methodsto get possession of the Government in the spirit of a set ‘of bar-room loafers playing ; with loaded dice, then so - much the worse for the future of the iconntry.” : ‘

This deseribes Chamberlain, Kel-, logg and Stearns, and their confederates, most precisely,’and we are glad to be able to assure fh’e T'imes that the moral -sense of the' country may be relied on to rebuke them, and punish them as they deserye. i | , KEither Horn of the Dilemma. ... AFrom the N % Horild, Decudi. . *‘»ﬁ\q@& . L “ i A'\Es i iyéﬁl;%b “"3;2.0 behind the certificates authiticated by the State executives, the one Democratic electoral yote ‘from Oregon gives Mr. Tilden the requisite one hundred and eighty-five, and must be declared elected. ,if, on the ether hand, Congress can go behind the certificates and decide on their valid- . ity, Hayes may iget the one disputed vote. in Oregon, and lose the votes of either Florida, Louisiana or South: Carolina. | Whichever horn of the dilemma Issachar, couching down be‘tween! his two fbl%:dens, may take, the result threatend to be equally fa-" ' tal. If the mere ce titlcafes are held to be final, Tilden’s election is put beyond a questien; but if the origin of the certificateés can' be investigated, and their genuingness and legality tevi’ewed}' there is ‘fno certainty that Hayes "will retain ;he elechoral votes ~which h‘a‘y{% been so long in dispute. The republicans have a great deal more at stake in this controversy as to the ﬁnali-tgg of the certificates than the Demotrats. They need all the votes of the thrge ‘Southern States and all the votes of Oregon to give layes a majority, whereas the Democrats are | safe if they get either the one Oregon | vote, or one vote from any of the ' States which have been so keenly contested. 1f the Republicans refuse to go behind the certificates, Tilden' is elected, if they consent to go behind | the certificates they may lose the Huayes votes'in the South. ‘l'he res | ‘publican donkey stands between these two bundles of hay; they are in i dilenima between Oregon :n‘}d thije South, with an equat danger of being ~ -gored whether they acecept one horn of it or the other. | i

e el - How fhe Counting has been Con- : ducted In the Past. = * (From the St. Louis 'lihlmce, Dec. 20.). -

- A review of the manner in which the electoral vote has been cownted from*the beginning of the Govermmen! deve’l%:s’ three conclusive facts: 1. That from 1793 to 1873 the tellers of the two Houses counted the votes' . and hahded the result to the President of the Senate, whose function consisted in merely announcing the result. S - :

+2, That long prior to the adoption °} of the® twenty-second joint rule, the two Houses aflirmed their right to . scrutinize the elecgoml 'vote, and decide upon the reception or non-receps tion of the vote of a State. : 3. That the two Houses, by formal . vote, established a decision which has | remained unreversed ‘and unquestioned for forty years, that postmasters and other Federal officers are not eligible to appointment as electors, and that a resignation of their offices after appointment does not remove that ineligibility. 'i- . ; - Nothing but the most violent and revolutionary legislation can break - the force, of these precedents, and the Senate may well hesitate to adopt any new experiments or devise strangof" processes for determining a question that is so clearly provided for by 'his-, toric. usage, clearly based upon constitutional right. . Tf the wiser second. thought prevails, a peaceful way out of our existing difficulties is not only possible, but probable. . - il A

Ayl Tax Paying. , ~ We see the question of changing the law allowing taxes to be paid in two; installments, is being mooted in some. quarters on the plea that the people are ignorant as to the provisions of ‘the faw, and that after having paid one‘hinstallment they labor under. the delk_sion that their taxes are allgpaid. This is, to .ﬂ'use a common phrase,*very thip..” -We regard the present law as wige. If a;rman wants to pay his entire tax by the third Monday in April, there is nothing to hinder. Of course under the ‘present law the Treasurer has double work, but there. is no' trouble in finding men who are willing to accept the office with the additional | labor. . - : ;

As it is, taxpayers are allowed the use of thousands of dollars from A pril to November—six months. We.re- . gard this move to repeal the present - law, as in the interests of the County Treasurers and State Treasurer who, . - if all the money was paidin in April, would have the use of jit.or interest - thereon, for the six months intervening, which would be no smail amount. Look out for a strong lobby force of County "I'reasurers before the Legislature this winter.—Rusheille Republig : .

A 7 eel < AB—— e — Mappy Infiuence of a Great Speeifie

For the preservation or recovery of health and strength, the diet should be wholesome and nutritious. When if : 'happens that the alimentary processes are disturbed by ‘impropper or half masticated foed, the best remedy for . L the evil results of abusing the diges- : tive 'organs is Hostetter's Stomach - [ Bitters, & most-agreeable, prompt and gentle remedy for, dyspepsiay and foy bilious and, evacuative irregularitiesy which result from it. The liver and 1 bowels, in common with the stomach. ; experience "% beneficent influenses. /i The refuse of the system'is carried off /. through its natural outlet, a healthy | flow and secretion ‘of the bile is prp- | moted, and a powerful impetus is ;,W | en to assimilation in consequeiice of its use. It healthfully stimulatesthe bladder and kidneys when they ave in- ' active, and by its tonic and reguliting | action fortifies the system against inalapla, 0 v el 0B O, , i P ""',“_“b“"""":‘ i ‘ - From all rx:lartstof the United States comes word of great destitution ; among the poor people. «Especially is . | this the. case in, the coal regions of Peunsylvania, A let;prjfrécém. Seranton says thousands who have neither, work or bread, nor the prospect of oL« ﬁi;nag any for th ;&mmlvgs ;:;ﬂ!m:tl i lies, are onthe verge of starvation mﬂ%ggﬁﬁ pﬁwodmav«mch I 3 o uw% e Utin it . For the benefit of daitymen itis ﬁ‘-' ee L 5““":“ T p“vq‘zui‘ B phes s 9 ROLATE, QLT Ol HEit, Vi *& e