The National Banner, Volume 11, Number 38, Ligonier, Noble County, 11 January 1877 — Page 4

Tae Farm and Household.

Cuzar Fize Ke¥DLER.—An lowa correspondent of the Inter-Ocean gives the following disections for making a cheap and convenient fire kindler: ~Take & corn-cob and pour on the end «f it ope or two teaspoonfuls of keros=ne, or dip the end in the oil about 1w inches. Put a little dry kindling ‘sruif on top of the coal, then light the cob with a match and hold it to the end of the kindlings. It will start the fire in two or three minutes; one-half pint of oil will be suficient to start

OooxED FEED FOR HORSES.—Nature Jesigned that horses and cattle should est hay, grain, etc., uncooked, and, it -is angued, when we steam or otherwise cook their food, we do the animals an _ smjury rather than a berefit. In Eng. . lan@ the people have found this to be t+ue, as will appear from the:following item, clipped from an English sournal: *“Among working horses the - effects of cooked food are something marvelous. Colic and indigestion gen_erally, with disease of the liyer and ~%4idneys, is of common and fatal occurrence. It may be more easily und=rstood to say that such preparations are guite unnatural, as the digestive (ﬁm are constituted to act upon the most nuiritive grains.” D

PROTECTION TO HOUSE PLANTS.— “Am easy method of protecting house - Migeold weather, and one, too, that has proved effectual as far as . tried, except where the house is very " colld or the weather extremely severe, { is to place the plants at night, before \ihe room has become cool, in a com- _ pact form on the floor or table, aad then encircle them with a stiff board or paper such as is used for building purposes, of sufficient width to inclose, ' the plants, making a top of the same! - material, or covering with carpets or blankets, or both; also, laying cloths around the lower edge of the paper. Shielded in this way, the plants will go through unharmed, when water freezes in the room outside. )

. WasEING ANDWORKING BUTTER.— ‘To make butter that will keep well, ihe butitermilk must be washed -or worked out. There are two ways of ‘removing it. One is by kneading it . in water or brine, and the other is by Emeading it without water. One is _ «called “washing™ and the other “work~ing." The former removes it much more rapidly than the latter. As to which is'the better way, there are con- . ficting opinions. On this subject, an . experienced writer, in one of our ex- " changes, gives his views as follows: . Washing does not affect the flavor of { = the batter, extept to make it purer; ' %t many people injure it by using ‘mpure or very hard water, the lime ‘" Ihat the latter contains injuring the _ #avor of the butter—not so much immediately as by degrees, as the action of the lime has time to develop its ef- . Tects. Norshould water be used from = well that'is in the least roiley or munddy. Water from a well that con--taims foul sediment at the bottom, although the water may appear to{be perfectly pure, should not be used,'as e sediment imparts deleterious qual- ., ities, which cannot be ascertained - except by analysis. Farmers should 'have their wells cleaned out once in ihree or four years, and so constructed . that surface water cannot enter them.

Eees IN WINTER—Some people imagine,says a contemporary writer, that if they can force their fowls to lay a’ good many eggs in winter, that: there’ is & clear profit derived from the valwe of every egg produced,over what would be laid if no especial means had been taken to increase laying; but that is not so. We can get but a certain number of eggs from each hen in & ¥vear, say, 150. Now, suppose that /=e use no means to stimulate them to laying in the winter, and they average 130 ‘eggs each from December Ist to \ Ist, and lay 100 eggs thereafter up to the next December. Then, sup~ that by keeping the fowls warm, feeding them with egg-producing food, we can make them lay 100 eggs f that to April; would we gain 50 by this result? Not at all, because the fowls would not lay well in’ springand summer, ia consequence of having exhausted their egg-produc-ing vitality in some degree during the. wintergand about all that is gained by forcing fowls to lay in cold weather is the difference in the value of eggs in the winter season and that of spring and summer. To the question, “What will cause hens to lay freely in winter ¥ I would say that there is no certain way to make all breeds, under all circamstances, lay freely. Some fowls meed rest from laying, and nothing that one can do, in some cases, seems o bave any good effect on them. They should be kept moderately warm, and: be fed on'a variety of grain, as corn, vats, buckwheat, barley, ete.,, with a warm mash of meal of some kind daii+, seasoned strongly with cayene pepper. * Then they should have ground ‘oyster shells, or old mortar, gravel, pounded charcoal, and fresh water | daily; and that is about all you can' do to advantage. | |

- OLD ORCHARDS.—It depends on the age of the orchard and the condition of the trees, for one to decide whether it can or cannot be renovated so as to pay for the labor and expense of doing it. When apple trees show. that they are dying of old age, it would be folly to attempt to rejuvenate them by culting away the decayed limbs and grafling them. They have. had their day, accomplished their work, and should be cut down. But when the trees are in a healthy condition, . though they may be old, aqg bear little or no fruit, then it is advisable to take measures to renovate them; and I know of no remedy but manurin the land heavily, plowing it, and gro.£ | Jng some hoed crop upon it. At a meeting’ef & farmers’ club in Utica, N. Y., the following was reported : Mr. Morgan Butler, of New Hartford, bad attempted to revive the powers of an old orchard whcto frees, yearly yielded but a few small g wormy apples. 'His orchard was : !ﬁ:ﬂ. and had not been in ul fifty years. He determined to test the influence of plowing and manuring. He therefore plowed with the expectation of reaping a righ

harvest. -He gathered a fair crop of corn, owing to the heat of the season; but his expectations were more than realized in relation to the effect which was thus produced upon the ftrees. Those gtowing’ upon the plowed land produced large and sound fruit abundantly, while the adjacent row upon the unplowed portion bore the ordinary, worm-eaten, ﬁﬂ)bifiu_its. i

The New School Director. Mr. Timothy Search® was highly elated over his election to the vacant chair in the schoal board.in his district, and he at once began to take an interest in- educational affairs. He wanted plain teaching, he said;didn’t want any -hifalutin’ learning forced upon the scholars, and declared that he would kick the first teacher out of the school house who attempted to stuff children with new fangled notions. Therefore’ the new director. was Startled when his most promising son. told him that the teacher proposed. to introduce algebra into the school. - “What kind of a study is that?” asked Mrs. Search. = “Timothy, I'll be bound that it’s some outlandish book that the dominie has writ. My son’s brains shan’t be stuffed with it.” “Doesn’t the sound of the name tell ‘what kind of a study it is?” said Mr. Search. “Why it’s the name of a new fangled animal related to the zebra, I suppose. Blamed if-he shall teach it in this school district.” . . That very afternoon the new director visited the school for the first time. He was graciously -received by the new teacher, who was listening-to a class in.geography. ‘ . : - ¢I understand, Mister, that you intend to introduce the study of the ‘history of the algebra into this here school 2” said Mr. Search.

“T had thought of doing so.” . “Had - thought. or doing so, eh? Well, let it go no further than that. I don’t want my children to know anything about such outlandish animals. The algebra may run wild in his native country, but we don’t want him bothering the children -in this school.” [ e .

“But, Mr. Search, the new study will assist! the scholars in mathematies.” . . - - . _ ‘ “See here, that’s too. thin. If I would read the history of the rhinoceros, could I subtract better than I do? Would the biography of the giraffe enable me to multiply any better than I do now? Now,sir, answer me these questions, and tell me how the algebra could advance the children in arithmetic.” /i - o

. “You misunderstand me, sir,” said the teacher. -“Algebra is not an animal—more 80 than hydrostatics.” “Hydro- thunder!” exclaimed Mr. Search, “I suppose you'd like to introduce acrimonic into this school.— With my consent no tomfoolery shall be taught in this district. The algebra is as much an animal as the gyasticulas is, and if I hear another word about teaching its history to the scholars, I'll be blamed if you can’t leave.” “Sir, I regret that we differ. What shall I teach ?” -

“Teach good, common sense, sir,” said Mr. Search; “teach that this world is flat, as reasor and our eyesight tell. us. We don’t want any round worlds, swimming on -nothin’ in this district, and we don’t care if the sun: is ninety-five miles' off.— Teach the boys that Andy. Johnson was a better man than Columbus; and* if I hear that you - try to make them believe that Martin Van Buren was elected President honestly, darned if you don’t leave the district. =We had a feller teachin’ here once who talked about Cromwell, Braddock, and a lot of other old Romans, and ‘I worried the directors till they ‘turned him off. You needn’t teach the girls anything in particular; they learn teo fast anyhow. The other teacher filled their heads full of Cleo—somebody, till they called the boys Anthony and Ceesar. We want good, solid education. If you know how old Crcesus made his money, tell the boys, but nosstuff of the filthy habits of the algebra, or any other wild beast. The show. business is not paying this season, and we-don’t want our boys to be Barnums and Dan Rices. You might tell them how ‘Ben Franklin caught thunder and lightnin™in a balloon, for this is'scientific, but tell them to keep-away from walnut trees in a-thunder storm.”

“You have no objections:to me teaching a little hygiene?” . ~ “I haye, sir. No.new fangled doctrines in this school, I tell you. No high . giene, and no low giene, but if you' want to introduce Robinson Crusoe into the school T'll help you. But no such studies as algebra and high giene while I'm a director. After a while you'll s-want to teach them the earth isn’t half as big as the sun.— Darn-your highfalutin’ stuft.”

The teacher has a hard row to hoe in Timothy’s district, and he doesn’t teach algebra either. = . c

A Clear Case of Intimidation., They were playing poker, and Pomp ‘held a full hand. His’eyes glistened ‘with conscious triumph .as he put up a ten cent note and gazed at his. partner expectantly. - “I raise dat tem cents,” remarked Pete. ‘ i “I goes a quarter more,” insinuated Pomp. - - )

“I stand you, and raiseanother quar ter,” replied Pete, Vo

“I' continue on de- war path, and flops de. last thirty cent,” answered Pomp, placing six nickels on the table. . “I kivers the pile and-calls you,” remarked Pete. . .

“Full hand!” said Pomp, turning his cards. “What you got?” “A pair, and de game am undecided” _ D .

“What’s dat? Undecided? Dis yer chile takes the pile.” ) “Not by a long chalk. Dis case will now be referred to a returnin’ board, who will examine into de partickelars! Dere’s plenty more good cards in de pack and why didn’t.l ‘get ’em? Dere’s been intimidation and fraud, and meanwhile de returnin’ board take possession of the spoils,” and Pete reached out his hand.

Then the other side denied the right of the board to meddle, and when the reporter left the terrible demon of civil war was dancing a wild dance in the neighborhood, and a policeman was marching up to mediate with a club.—Memphis (Tenn.) Sunday Ledger. o

Happy lnfluence of a Great Speeific. For the preservagion or recovery of health and . strength, the diet should be wholesome and nutritious. When it happens that the alimentary processes are disturbed by impropper or half masticated food, the best remedy for the evil results of abusing the digestive organs is Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, a most agreeable, prompt and gentle remedy for dyspepsia, and for bilious and evacuative irregularities which result from it. The liver and bowels, in common with the stomach, experience " its beneficent influences: The refuse of the system is carried off through its natural outlet, a healthy flow and secretion of the bile is promoted, and a powerful impetus is given to assimilation in consequence of its use. It healthfully stimulates the bladder and kidneys when they are inactive,and by its tonic and regulating action fortifies the system against malaria. . - 37-w4.

The young man who boasted that he would make a noise 1n the world, now beats a gong for a hotel. : A Boston woman had prepared to e,loge, but when her husband, -hearing of her intention, came forward wit his check-book and offered her money for her expenses, while his face was illuminated with unbounded joy, she reconsidered .the matter and conclud‘ed not to go. It took all the romance away. . el ; c

THE GREAT CONTROVERSY.

Views of a Prominent Republican.

“The Hon. Clement Hugh H¥l, First Assistant Attorney-General from 1870 to 1875, now residing in Boston, has recently been in Washington in attendance upon the United States Supreme | Court. Mr. Hill is a Republican and a representative of that party in Massachusetts. He was one of the leading members of the Bristow Club of Boston, and was instrumental in'securing for Mr. Bristow the delegation “from Massachusetts to the Cincinnati Convention. He is also a member-elect of the Massachusetts - Legislature. He supported Hayes in the late presidential canvass. ; e In a conversation Mr. Hill said that he had supported Gov. Hayes, and exerted whatever influence he had to secure for him as large a vote as possible in Massachusetts, because he believed that, if fairly elected, Mr. Hayes would have done whatever he could to reform ‘the.republican party and purify the administration of the general government. Mr. Hill said that .in his opinion the best interests of the whole country would have been subserved .by the fair election of Mr. Hayes; but he was free to admit that Mr. Hayes had veen fairly defeated, and Mr*Tilden elected, and that the ‘action of the returning boards of Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina was infamous, and that the'conduct of republican leaders from the North in sanctioning and upholding the villain'ies practiced by the members of the returning.boards was enough to cause every Republican toblush with shame. Mr. Hill added that, in his opinion, the programme laid down by the New York 7'imes-and Tribune for counting the electoral vote was sé -absurd that -no intelligent and honest member of either House of Congress would sanction it by giving it his approval. In reply to a question, Mr. Hill said ' that in his opinion there was no foundation whatever for the statements put forward ‘by certain Republicans that if Hayes was inaugurated he would cut loose from all the bad elements of the republican party, throw overboard the.carpet-baggers, discard Cameron, (C‘handler, and men of that ilk, and administer the government for the best interests of all sections. | He had no doubt that" Mr. Hayes’ intentions were good, and that if he was free to f(}llow his own convictions he would break with the party machine; but he would be powerless, and the'same mernr who have beén foremost in the republican party during the last eight-years would contirue to guide his administration. “The men who have conceived the plan to count in Hayes,” said Mr. Hill, “will, in the event of their succeeding, control him, pro»vidingp'accepts the office at their hands.” : T : Mr. Hill said that he had:reason to believe that Mr. Hayes would accept the-office of President at the hands of these base men. It was his opinion, also, that Cameron, Chandler, and possibly 'Taft, would remain in Hayes’ Cabinet, provided he is counted in. Mr. Fish he said would undoubtedly retire at the end of Grant’s administration, and it was possible that Mr. Evarts would accept the portfolio of the State Department. - In no event did he think it possible that Mr. Bris‘tow, or any other Republican of that school, would be honored with an inyitation to become a member of Mr. Hayés’ official family. From all he could learn in .Washington, he was satisfied that Cameron and Chandler had no idea of retiring to private life after the 4th of. March next, if they could, in defiance: of popular senti‘ment, have Hayes inaugurated.

Mr. Hill said that he believed he spoke the sentiments ot the great proportion of the Republicans of Massachusetts who were known as Bristow men, and that upon any fair test that wing of the republican' party could defeat the machine politicians of that State; but he said that the Republican State Committee were all machine politicians and the conservatiye element of the party was without any means of making itself heard. It had been his observation, however, that business men of Boston, irrespective.of their political feelings, felt the deepest interest in the present condition of affairs,_and that they were waiting only for a proper opportunity to speak, when they would certainly be heard in thunder tones. . ) They Didn’t Get Married.

A few days ago a Detroit widower, who was engaged to a Detroit widow, each having two or three children, and both being well off, determined to test her love for him and at‘the same time discover if she was.actuated by, mercenary motives, as ;some of his friends had asserted. Ie called upon her at the usual evening hour, and after awhile remarked: el :

“My dear, you know I have two children, and to-day I had my life insurance policy for $25,000 changed to to their sole benefit in case of my death.” 5 ity . -

“You did quite right, my darling,” she promptly replied. “I have three children as you are aware. As soon as we were engaged I had every dollar’s worth of my property so secured that they alone can have the benefit of it.” : . He looked. ‘o b She looked. "

" The marriage didn’t come off at the time set last week, and it. may never oceur., .

- —~lf Tilden gets <in,” the President permits himself to be represented as saying, “it is probable that republican “officials will not be allowed to leave “the Southern States alive.” This is one of the minor mendacities used for filling in Grant’s last Sunday allocution. All the world knows that when the thieves were deposed from power successively in Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi, théy went forth scathless, although their stealings had counted by the tens of millions. When Bullock got safely out of Georgia, Grant’s friends, Casey, Packard, Xellogg, Chamberlain, and their like surely need have no fears for their worthless lives.—Chicago T'imes.

An Indian at Fifield, Wis., while in a state of intoxication, last week, had one of his legs so badly burnt that the flesh dropped clear from the bone, and he died from the effects two days afterward. He went to his camp while drunk, lay down and went to sleep so near the fire thatde was burned in the shocking manner :stated.—Ew.

. Wonder if that red-skin ever enjoyed the felicities of a dance around the stake where'some white man’s calves were being ruthlessly roasted? If he did—well, peace be to his ashes. .

DECISION AGAINST THE THIEVES. —Judge Howe decided on' December 19th, in general terms, that the clause in promissory notes providing for the payment of five per cent. atforney’s fees, without any condition attached, is an attempted evasion of the statute, and is void. lle holds that there is an implied condition that the five per cent. attorney’s fee will be paid in the event of a suit, and hence the clause comes within the prohibition of the statute.—lndianapolis News. . '

The Oshkosh 7imes gives the following: . : i ' Pay, Mr. Subscriber, pay with caire, Pay for the local newspapaire, ' Pay in currency or new silvaire, And t;li(m’t try to cheat the poor prinre, , | » . Pay in advance, and do not daire To let things run .six months or a yaire. . e Pay, Mr, Subscribeér, for your newspapaire. v

A Strange Being, On Sunday, Deec. 24, the police of Cleveland, 0., arrested a man who had been found in the woods a mile south of the city, where he had lived like a beast for three weeks past. He was the nearest resemblance of a wild man the officers thad seen in years. His hair and whiskers were extremely long, coarse, and shaggy, as though a comb had never known them. His body was clad in rags almost innumerabia. He had on three gr four suits, or partsof suits, of clothing, and around his feet and ‘legs was wrapped. a thick blanket, and these, in addition to hollow logs, had kept him from exposure in the many cold nights he had passed in'the woods. He had a lot of old knives, a butcher’s steel, brass cow-bells, two tin pails containing. flour, and several other articles which composed his household furniture, and with which he had dug out an existence. He said that he came from Virginia, and that he came north on the railroad, paying his passage by giving a conductor a picture of hitself. He waslocked up on the clarge of vagrancy, and during the night the officers were regaled by the wild man’s cries for sugar. R

- Scandal. i Tt was the saying of an old acquaintance of ours, when his attention was called to anything that had a smacking of scandal in it, “I have so much to do, that I can not hearit. One-half my time is taken up with my own business, the other half with letting alone that of my neighbors.”” 'How many excellent opportunities of letting alone other people’s business are slighted; and the world is troubled with the interference of people with what does not concern them. Neighborhoods are driven crazy by the reports of idle or mischievous people, who watch for occasions of scandal, and lose no opportunity of making it publie, re: gardless of its truth, or of the injury it inflicts upon the feelings of others. Gossip passes for fact, 'and surmise for history; and the nimble lie runs many a league while the truth is putting on its boots. -

Russia is all prepared for a| war, the ostensible object of which is to rescue certain “Christians’® in Turkey’s. European provinces from the tyrannical domination of the Moslems. The kind of Christianity professed by some of these bull-dosed co-religionists of the Czar may be guessed from the fact, stated in a cable telegram, that hundreds. of poor Jewish families have been driven out of a Moldavian village by, the brutal Christian authorities, with but three days’ warning to preparé for expulsion, and that great numbers of them perished with cold and hunger by the roadside, in the dreary winter march toward a more hospitable refuge. The Roumanian government, composed execlusively of Christians under a German prirce, have taken no. steps to punish the barbarians who drove these people from their homes, and have done nothing to ameliorate the sufferings and digtress of the victims.— Chicago Times. i I

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We, however, cordially invite an inspection of our goods, ®eing satisfied that by your o doing the “‘F, F_” will stand the most severe test. : - , Pew Poi nce of the “F. F.” Machins A Few Points of Excellence of the “F. T.” Machine. ~ Ithas a novel take-up, which prevents all strains on the thread. It runs light and without fatigue ‘ to the operator. Ithasan anti-friction bobbin. Its shuttle issimple and need not be taken out of | the machine to change the tension. Its movements are positive, and depend on no springs. It'has| the novel and incomparable uper tension, the .anti-friction pad. It is not necessary to use a screw driver to fasten the needle. It will hem and sew on edging at the sawme time, « ~ . | I have used the F. F. Weed Sewing Machine ncarly five years. The first six months afier. I ‘pur-: chaged it, I earned with it nearly seventy dollars; ‘and at this date have earned $l,OOO, and the machine now works as well as when I purchased it. ' . LaxsiNg, Mich., March 23, 1875, - s S ADELIA R. GRAYAM: ) TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. St ) . : 2 LIGONIER, IND., December 20, 1876. * This i 8 to certify that we have nsed the Weed “F. F.” SBewing Machine about one yea®; that in addition to the family sewing we have “gtitched’” upon it over 50,000 paniphlets. (a portion of them 24 and 40 pp,—a severer test than the “F. EI.” ought to be submitted to), anfi that it still works perfectly and is regarded, in every particular, as good as new, e W. K, SHEFFER. . 7. : . e = 5 ® n 2 e ‘ The General Favortie. 3 ; ; B S = : : § 4 N o e § " 93 o : el ; Description of the "G. F. - il L] The “G. F.”lNo. 1 Machine, one size larger : 5 . ;i‘ W \ S | than the “F. F.” besides havin_fg many of the . X L PN oy characteristic good qualities of the *‘F. F.," is : _L—-——-—" DL 50N Wil noted by the following differences: : e e N | Its power consists of a combination of an ' e | eccentric and -crank. The Shuttle has the- ——W‘T‘—_-——- W B | best of mechanical powers—the ball and sock- :tu ;_‘j‘z‘_‘[{! N\ 4/ ‘ I 5 et joint. It has no cogs or cams, thus doing : i \ / g aAWay wli)th noise and clatter, Its bearingsare i] { \ / amy \ : ustable, B i ; 55! @ f/ 7 AR\ 1 "g&. F. No. 2, one size larger than No. 17 18 gt ERH A ,4._ ) similar in construction, with the following N =N B | Bl \\ changes, making it the simplest, the fastest, =\ [ ! { =y - i and most effective mannfacturir:g machine in [l = ! i % N | nse. It hasa new and improved Shuttle car- e =1 B 1 3% \ﬂ ’ rier, doing away with the friction and wear i £lf e N\ NG = of the shuttle. The needle plate is of hard- \ ) N<@ ened steel. It hasa device for taking up lost | B/ W B motion on the presser bar, Its power con- . Y = ‘ sists of two eccentrics, 80 arran%ed as to'give f A AEENG NA - it speed, eage of movement and ong wear.— = ( FAEREY \ The upper and lower threads are drawn to- 1= = ) }:& WW\ ether simultaneously, making a tight stitch, _ ; EIRE At (6(l' . : ft. can be run at a very high rate of speed.— £ e W @ &) = §}| The G. F. No. 2is especially adapted for tall- SSli====""-— | ) =~ | b ors, shoemakers and factories. G. F. No. 8, “tlmmmases™ y s R with wheel feed, for fancy leather work. s o e THE STOP MOTION ,—This attachment 1o the **G. F.” Nos, 1 and 3 Machines, consists ohl small key attached to the bed plate of the machtne, and’ while the '?naobine is at its greatest speed, . the slightest pressure will stop the needle immedately; while the tréadle will continue ttmove. The needle will remain in'the goods and not a single stitch will be lost." The pressure footalso raises 80, that the goods can be turned as pleased.. This improvement is specially commendfd to leather- - workers of all kinds. : b Al 1 i S et G s U TOLEDO 0810. Augus;-zlst,. 1876. WEkp Sewing Macuine Co., Toledo, O.—@Gentsi—As you well know, I have had a large experience with different ' machines, and have tried your No. 1 and No. 2 Machines to my satisfaction. The last inachine you put in my shop. a G. F. No. 2, with cylinder shuttle, is without doubt the llgﬁltent running, the most effective .and does the best work of any machine I ever saw. I cannotspeak too highly of it. Signed, R. P. TAFT Of the firm of Smith, Simmong & Taft, Wholesale Manufacturers of Boots and Shoes, Tojedo, All F. F. Machines are furnished with Hemmer, Braider, Quilter, Gauge, 5 exira Bobbins, 12 assorted Needles, Oiler, Screw Driver, instruction Book, and a can. of oil, free of charge. . s Class 1, F. F. Machine, 18 neatly ornamented. ,Oluas__s.vﬂ‘.f. Machine, is neatly ornamented in gil ver and pearl; price 810 more than Class 1, p;’gnds to all machines are neatly finished. e Special indncements offered to cash purchasers. Easy terims of payment by note, to refpon-{ble persons. - i A ) e L i NQﬂol.'—Energethqnen wishing to gell the WEED Sewing Machines, shonld address the Company at Toledo, Ohlo. We wish to arrange for the sale of our Machines in every County and Town in Ohio, Michigan and Northern Indiana, &= : b te o PEi For farther particulars inquire of 7 [; : L sl WEED SEWING MACHINE CO., e , WAREHOUSE, No, 293 SUMMIT STREET, = ! 1 OB IO T gl ede iR O i o bl ~93 e G RU Rl 5 . e i An "F. F.” Machine can be seen in the Ladies’ Bazaar, S:2i . ’ A v e : Ligonier,lndiana. ... |

Indiana News Items.

Nelson Truesler has been appointed and confirmed United States Attorney forjlndiana. . ._ Moses Magruder, colored, aged 106 years—the eldest man’ in Indiana, died at Indianapolis a few days ago= The cheese trade of the State is rapidly on the increase. Crawford county has eighty-six factories, producing 6,810,000 pounds per annum. *

A correspondent of [the Goshen Times speaks in ‘flattering terms of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan railroad and ‘its wmanagers, Messrs, Wells and Rice. This is by far the best.road South, and is being largely patronmized by the citizens of northern Indiana. - ‘ .

'~John A. Childs was Superintendent of a Methodist Sunday school in Indianapolis, President of an Insurance company, ahd a large owner, of property. :These facts are interesting in connection with the other fact that he has just deserted his wife to elope with his niece. ;

‘ln looking over the record of the former vocations of prisoners at the penitentiary, the Michigan City correspondent’ of the . LaPorte Herald discovers that there are one hund{ed‘ farmers doing penance there; the heaviest number in any one class.— This i$ bad for honest grangers. - We notice'one lawyer and two gospel dispensers on the list. - e

The report of te House of Refuge, filed with:.the Governor on the 26th, shows the institution has 324 inmates, of whom 126 were admitted during the vear. ' The number on ticket-of-leave is 132. During the year thirtyfive were put out to farmers, twentyfive to other employments, and fiftyone were released to their parents. The actual expenses of the year have been $49,879. {

There ate 603 conviets in our State Prison North. The revenues ot the institution for the.past year amounts to $75,612,59 ; disbursements, $66,190,14 ; excess of receints over expenses, $9,525,45. Marion county sent 241 criminals there; Allen, 34 ; Tippecane, 31 ; while Jasper, White, Fulton, Starke and Wells counties sent but one, each. There are! 27 "life prisoners, 5 for 21 years and 282 for two yvears, '

Elkhart county is in trouble.. The peoplé have put down 2,500 irondrive wells, and along comes Hine and Stephenson, who ¢ldim that the parties p{lttin'g down the wells infringed upon their patent, and demand $lO.OO from the proprietor of every well. The latter met and propose to combine their purses and go to law. They stand a good chance to have holes with pumps in them sunk in their pockets.—Lagrange Standard. ,

The annual report of the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, has been filed with the Governor and indicates the receipts for the year to have been $90,117,54, which are offset by expenses aggregating $102—,880.22. These expenditures are distributed as follows: Banking and interest ac519,605.31; running expenses of Expocount $73,534.54; general expenses sition $2.278.61; premiums awarded $8,169.30. The: whole expense -of the State Fair and Exposition was $14,669.43, and receipts $6,342.90. The. cash assets of the Board are $2BO, and its liabilities $89,500." In the geological department the receipts have been $8,110.04 and expenses $5,481.63, leaving a balance of $2,691.41. The Secretary recommends the establishment of a bureau of statistics.®

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ail Luouad Directorp. LAKE SHORE Michigan -Sonthern- Hail Road. MICHLPAN -NONEAGTD- Kall Koad. On and after Dec. 10th, 1576, trains will leave : . tasions asfollows e " GOINGEARY | ik .- Sp.N.Y.Ez. _Atle¢ Ez. Aco Chicag0.......;. 850 am.:.. 585 pm.. . . E1khart.........1250 pm.... 950 -.... . - Goshen,.. .o B ialo2oo 50 Dl Millersburg..., 1125 = "L t10Q8: =" .- Ligonder. il . i 140: - :...1048 .= 20 oo WawakE - Lot d - L otloBs - s o Brimfield ...~...198 _ s ATLO4." . . oie Kendallville.... 240 ' (2119 ... 600 am ArriveatToledeslo ....240am....1000 ! S CGOINGWEST ' o Sp. Chic. Exp. . Pac. Exp, Aec T01ed0.... ..... 1025 am..,.1210.pm.... 445 pm KRendallville.... 147 pm.... 327 am.... 900 - Brimfleld . cc. i ¥lOB oo 38 [, snisiin Wawaka....... 1210 e T L= sLS Ligonieri,...9.. 222 5 .5, 40b i Lihs 000 Millersburg.:.. 1238 Gen-JEIOE L Qosheh - Vit (200 iy 438 0D Blkbart . 1086 LSOO L S ArriveatChicago72o ©[, 1920 ..., .. ‘tTraingdonot'stop.’; 1= .0 fp” : Expressleavesdaily b_o;h ways, ] o _* CHAS.PAINE, Gen'iSupt.,Cleveland. : f,J.M.'KNE_PPEß,Agewz;;kigb'qier.. ot Grand: Rapids & Indiana R. R. - Condensed Time Card, November 96, 1876; - ¢ . /.. GOING NORTH. el Statioas. 2 | No. :1, |k No. 3: | N 0.5. e e iR R R T e Cincinnati..... Leave ....pm| 720 am| 650 pm Richmond..... ** 340 - 11035 - -[lO.OO Winchesteri....i.... ['4 56 1146 - {llO7 Ridgevi11e.._........ | 522 " 11269 pm|ll3o = Portland. . 00l 00l 555 1236 {1222.am; Decatur......a...... {716 (161 . [ 145 | Fort Wayne...........| 705am| 3 05pm} 385 am Kenda11yi11e.,....... | 8:80." l 495 4B ROME C1FY........ | 908 - | 445 | 591. LaGrangelc... i 17921° 516 542 Sturgls oo sl ook 0168 545, | 610 Wasipi(A.L,crossing) {lO 22 81571636 -Vicksbargh....oil 0 HEOS: LB A 4 701 Kalamazog :......... |ll 45 .£7 30" | 800~ ¢ Grand Rapids. Arrive | 210pm[1000 - 1005 am £ - % Leave [o.iif 7197 18am 1020 Howard 0ity......c. -5, 11:9:63 1210 pm Big Rapiaa-.. .. .1. %, 11008 T Reed €l6¥.c s iiz 70410409 1L 918 Clam 8ake,....._.J: | - .07 -112.25pm| 348 pm Traverse......;Arrive |- .. \ 630, Petoskey ... 1t 0 ] .-se 7] i am) 845, T GOING SOUTIL. B Stations [ENo. R |[{No. 8.5 1" Noi'B. Petoskey.......Leave[ . ..pmpbd4sam|. ..Ul Traverse.ci.i ui %t e I 805 SR Clam Lake....:...... | 230pm'1034 am| 5 ¢oam Redd Gl ... oli:]:4 01 1210pm| 725 - Big Rapids..c.ii... 4405 -1 802 Howard. City. ......| 5:50% [ 220 G 603 1 Grand Rapids. Arrive | 745 ~ | 410pm[1050 Grand, Rapids. Leave | 720 am| 430 pm!1110° Kalamazoo ....... .. { 930 =| 68 IRspm Vickgburgh . -lo 0l 110,09 1 9 sl oel Wasipi(A L, crossing) {1047 ° | 758 Sturgis . sessesss 1161 830 LaGrange N ARE e e ROME C1TY:...,...[1215pm{ 932pm|. . ... Kendallyille..' .... 1232 I 952 pm|- No. 4 Fort. Wayvne.... .:..] 200" ]l2osam| 705 am Decat0r.........i.... | 315pm| 145 8 (sam Portlande iiie oioo b 480 4:895 (ol 903 0 Ridgeville ....... ... | 501 - | 415 1] 955 . Winchester.._........ 522 - | 440 - (1020 Richm0nd..........~. | 682 t 550 (1140 . Cincinnati..,..Arrive.| 950 | 855.<]i... o:.. N. B.—OnSaturday night train N 0.5 runs to Ri?gevil]e only, and train No. 6 to Fort Wayne. only, e Nos. 5,2, 3 and 6 make direct cennection at Ft. Wayne with fast express trains oithe“P. FW& C Ry to and from Pittsburgh/Harrisburgh, Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia and New York." Nos. 2 and 3 make connection at-Ft. Wayne with Express trains on Toledo, W abash & Western Ry, to and from St. Louis, and all points south-west. | N0b..7 and 8 make direct connection at Kalama. zoo with Mich. Central Ry to and from Chicago. No. 8 connects at D & M Junction with D & M Ry, and at Grand Rapids with M C R:R for Detroit and all points eas. Lo Not. 2.and 3-eonnect at Richmond witgl Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St :Louis Ry for Indianapolis, Louisville, St. Louis and all points south-west. Nos. 2 and 8 _have ‘through 'sle?i'n’g and chair cars between Uincinnal;li and Grand Rapids. 0 plEa e e gl PAGH, | "~ Gen.Passengerand Ticket Ag’t.' M. F. OWEN; Agent, Rome City, Ind. - = = Pittsburg, Ft. W. & Chicago R.R. : From and after December 10, 1876. =~ . £ * - .GOING WEST. | j : » Nol, |NoS,:- NoZ :No. 3, - - Fastßz., Moil. PacEz. Night Es. Pittsbarg....,.ll:3opm 6 00am- 9:ooam 2 00pm Rochester.....l2:4oam| 7 45am 10:15am 3 14pm A11iance....... 3:05° 11 00am 12:50pm 5 55pm 0rrvi11e...,... 4:47am{12 55pm '2:32pm 7 42pm Mansfield..... 6:soam 3 11 ' 4:4opm 955 pm Crestline...Ar. 7:3oam .5.50 .s:lspm 10 30pm Crestline. .., Lv. 7 50am ...... - 5 40pm- 10 35pm F0re5t......,.. 9 2bam ...... -7.40 pm 1153 pm Lima.,......10 dsamf .0 7. *9Bspni 1 05am Ft Wayne..... 1 20pm! ...... 12 10am. 3 25am Plymouth..... 3 45pm "......7. 3 20am’ 549 am . Chicag0........7 20pm ...... 7:2oam- 920 am

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Cincinnati, Wabash & Mich. R. R, Time Table No. 20, taking effect Sunday, Dec. " 10, 1876 - ‘GOING SOUTIL. : Stations "No.B. N 0.6. N0.4,~ No. 2. Elkhart...., <...... 505 am 9 50-pm 1220 pm Goshen...i.. -vi.id..- T2sam 210 am 255 New Parigl. ... .o 0 743+ 220 810 ; B&OCrossg ....... B¢s 240 323: MiMord.oL s, i..i.2 8710 i 245 " 398 Licesburg..ll. .l 845 o 3102 345 - WArsAW. ..is. saciiniis’ "9 85 320 -4 02 N Manchestr .. .... 1010 ‘4lsam 456 Wabash.....l23spm 1210 pm 455 . 535 | Marion..... 220 558 - 635 Alexandria. 400 7. i.idiiy 705 .. 788 AndersonJ. 445 - SELOUSE LIS ‘ 815 pm Riehmond .t coib. 00l ooy Sl L Indianapolis 640 pm ....... . 915 am 950 pm ol GOING -NORTH. - Stations No.l -N0.3 N 0.5, N 0.7 ‘lndianapolis 4 40 Bam: 415 pm + wempeeie! eacieis Richmond .o 7 1025 am. ‘oot doeiie AndersonJ..62)am 550 pm ‘...... 720 am Alexandng. 705 698 . il 819 ' Mari0n.....:808 789 o 1000 Wabash ..<. 921 920" 215 pm 1310 pm NManchestr 957 10:CO 310 SR Warsaw,Z,..lloo - 1116 g R Leesburg...ll.lB 4L 590 N Milford..:..ll 35 1900 am 580 - il B & O Crossll 49 1213 OB L New Paris. 1153 [ 1234 - 63@ + ... "Goshen..... 108 pm 438 pmlolopm. ...ccoei | Eikhart..... . 180-pth 5008 m " .oi.v iicuion - Close connec¢tions made -at Goshen with the L S & M. S. R. R.; at Milford with the B&O R R.; ‘at Warsaw with the P, ¥t W & C R R; at North| Manchester with the D & E RR; at Wabash with! the T, W & W R R; at Marionwith the P, C & St. LRR. e ‘A.G. WELLS, Sup’t. Don’t Let Your Boots and Shoes LYON'S | ‘T : W ol -® -~ - Patent Metallic™ Sk .~ PREVENTS . 14 ! : Lh / -~ sy ~ Ruaing Oven, % d | G Ny . W. SHINKE & BRO. . ¢ NER AR - Ve = Havethe eicl%aive agency for. ngoi:le’r and sur- - rounding country, and will apply it to That have been run over. -The habit ofrunning over.boots_and :hoes ig Tormed from wearing crooked shoes when 'mungl. . We continune to Crio o omANGlestaße. o Fine Boots, . SHOES, . ssby : Ba , : ( SHE g z}é"‘* TL ;E e ¥ SLIPPERS &c. = o o e . se 0

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