The National Banner, Volume 11, Number 50, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 April 1877 — Page 4

e o aEe e PR SRR s L ghe large amount, of phosphates which n&n:&’m pastures which 'have been long fed, the phosphate of lime is exhausted. It is constantly ‘takén from the earth in the grass to form the bone, the muscle and the milk of suimals. Of the earthy matter in bomes, nearly five-sixths consists of | yhosphate of lime and magnesia. Ni- { tmogen is also abundant, and of course dommonia. - A few bushels of bone Mwm‘ott;eq quite restore old, worn sut pastures. The ashes of all grains ame wery tich in phosphate of lime, which goes to prove the importance of furnishing this element for their mse” ' . Bomems IN APPLE TREES.—At a meefing of a farmers’ chub, a member sa3d that he wrapped trees with tar--red paper, from 1S inches to two feet _iigh, letting the paper fit the ground sumgly; and make a little mound up %o the paper, ‘will furnish both a tree herer proof and a rabbit proof. In his spimion, half of the young orchard trees are injured, if not killed, by these two pests. Care should be tak#n that the borers already in a tree dre ‘destroved before the tarred. paper is applied. This may be done by enJareipe the opening of the hole and . fercing the shoot of an apple after them and crushing them. A wire may B¢ msed for this purpose, but the member preferred the apple shoot as “wing elastic. . This inse(i deposits its =z often on the body of atree, when the bark has been injured. .Washing the body with strong soap suds, was advised as excellent. :

GREEX Foop ror STOCK. — The guantity of &reen fodder for cows that «an b€ grown on an acre is surprising %o any one who has not tried it. . The following is a report made by an ex--perimenter: “Desiring to know the ‘capacity of an acre of clover to feed cows, just before blossoming, I measmred 40 square rods and began feeding it 1o seven cows and four horses. To _my surprise it fed them 15 days. The eating capacity of the animals was egual to 12 cows, or to feeding 1 cow 18pdays. The two succeeding years ‘1 tried thgisame expiriment, feeding omnly cOWS, one of which proved equal to feeding one cow 180 days, and the other 165 days; showing that a large crop ot clover, under favorable circumstances, may be equal'to feeding fofir cpWws mpon an acre. But I regard&d this as an extreme case, and adopt«©d an estimate of one half acre, 1n the proper soiliong crops, as suflicient to soil a cow through the whole season. Bat it must be borne in mind that this means land in good condition, capable of bearing a full crop of elover, timothy, oats, rye, millet or fodder R : . .

- SErEcTING SEEDS. — Greater care | should be taken than is customary - with most farmers in the selection of pureseed, especially potatoes. It is : hgpqq:mg exceedingly difficult in this - market to obtain strictly pure varieties grown in this section of the State. What are sold as peach blows are fre- . gmently a mixture of that variety with ' ’mm _ The early rose is seldom strictly pure. The shaker rus- - _ s=t and several other excellent kinds are scareely to be found at-all.. This -same fact is true, to a greater or less extent, 'of other seeds. -_ It is a result “of lack of care in selecting seed, and _ i, a 8 an exchange truthfully remarks, - agreat loss to the producer, reducing " the pm? of his crop, and lowering ike reputation of his productions. Saggested that farmers would do well to clab together and.send to some reJiable commission house in New York, .- and bay some of the French varieties that are being imported in large quaniities since the high prices have pre_vailed there.. We certainly need pure, fresh seed from some source to take the place of the mixed varietiés that _are now almost the only kind to be ~ Rassixe “TURKEYs. — Turkeys deTight in warm weather, and for the cliicks it can never be too hot. Warm weather and long rambles along the -~ pleasant fields are‘good for the grow--ing brood. To be profitable, an ex~change says, turkeys must make rapid. growth, and to do this they should be Zept on hearty food and dry and warm.-| A turkey hen leads her brood

acrgss theé open fields, exposed to the ¢ approach of \every enemy, but steals ~ cautiously and slowly along, with one €ve on the alert for danger, while the . pretty little, creatures, sleek and downy, prattle and chatter, and look ~~ im every out of the way nook and cor-

ner for some concealed insect. They _are immensely fond of spiders, and ~ from the eagerness with which they search and devour them the morsell must be -very goodlto their taste. “When fully grown they will not scruple at swallowing a good-sized snake. Turkeys will not bear confinement. Their habitude is the free, open air

and sunny fields. The mother hen always keeps her brood together with , & soft, low, cooing sound which they | early learn and follow. She generally ‘secks deep grass jand grain fields, ~wherein the young hide grrém the attacks of overhanging hawks. A peculiar sound from the parent hen causes every -chick to.squat and hide in the tall weeds and grass. They remain

thus secreted until assured from her that all danger is cover,, when the Bright littlecreatures come forth with a happy flutter of glad wings. Tur%eys are perhaps the most interesting in Uheir shy cunning ways, of all our domesticated birds, their haunts al‘ways pleasant and clean; in fact turkeys will not thrive at all unless they. are kept in a state of comparative «leanliness. | . ._ A

. Farmers in general are prejudiced againt turkeys. Their roving propensities often lead thém into mischief. It is, intleed, annoying to be whiiged to put up with the frequent tréspasses of a flock of turkeys. They always seek the deepest grass, and trail through, dnd find the rankest _@eid. - In the early part of the season they do not damage either grass or rain, other than-treading it down; but later, when corn and buckwheat ‘would not care to be answerable for g oA fre " S

j predations; still they will not thrive withouf their run. If on one’s own p" , the damage is slight; if on a meighbor’s, a provoecation to anger. The better way is to limit their range, if possible, and train them to certain bounds, We have often observed that'the laterbroods, that come off about harvest time, thrive much Dbetter than the early hatched; thatis, they are more apt to live. One turkey, hatched the last of May or the first of June, is worth two hatchedin August;. has more frameé- muscle, and, makes ‘altogether.a ﬁner; bird. - A Ealss — ss L S . " Why'is Sea Water Saltish ? . This quebtion has puzzled men of gcience .in fall ages, and upon. which ‘they have formed "various opinions; ~one of which is, thatatan early period of the world’s formation, the earth was entirely covered with a water atmosphere; that at that epoch the earth was one volcanic mass of fire, which put the surrounding atmosphere into an excessively boiling heat —hotter, twice over, than boiling water now is;. that this incalculably hot atmosphere, acting on the fiery surface of the volcano which it encompassed, produced its natural results, and drew out of the ardent earth certain acids into its own aquatic body then undergoing condensation - into sea water, assisted by the acids existing in the atmosphere itself at the time. The chaotic mass of fiery rocks were 80 acted upon by theatmosphere by carbenic, sulphurie, and other influences, that jthey gradually cooled down in submission to the watery ele‘ment: with which they . had so long contended, and then the saltish sea took 'its saline booty, retired to its ocean caves, leaving behind it earth and its surface fit for animal life. Two-thirds of the globe may be said to bé covered by the sea; and, therefore, taking an average depth at,3,900 yards, and that this body of. water contains 324 per cent. of salt, we have consequently existing in the sea no less than sixty millions of millions of -tons of salt. Were all this water to be Wried up then we should have a deposit of dry salt over the entire thickness of 105 yards. -This is equal to a thickness of 300 yards of salt: were it taken from the sea and spread over the whele surface of the dry land. "This shows that there is as much salt in the water*of the ocean as would cover the entire surface of the: globe with dry salt to the thickness of sixty-seven. yards, as a superficial coating. The dashing of the waves against the land,the rains and rivers of our time, are adding to the saltish water 'in the sea; but-other agents are at work . in an opposing direction, so that very likely the sea is gaininglittle, if ‘any at all, of saline matter. That, therefore, the saltish water was created in a primeval period,Jong beforé man appeared on thel earth, and theg problem still remains for scientific investigation, “Why is sea water saltish?” . )

- - B——— | ‘The Snow-Kall of 1876-7.: - [Frem the Cassopolis (Mich.) Vigilant, of March { T 224, 1877.] ‘ The following 'record of snow-falls «during the: past winter has been kept by Philo B. White, of Dowagiac, and ‘may be regarded as accurate: ‘ INCHES, November 14, 1876........... 3 e 28, Lo 12 “ 27, “ S .00l 318 December -1, * ~........... 13 : “ ee 2 “« -9, « L 00h.n 8 “ 1 s S | ¢ AT, 0 sae T : S 19, % .0 a 2 i 28, % J....iiii.. 8 . 29, « Al ..., 4—385 January © 1, 1877........... 16 “ 7andB,“ ..... ..... 2 . “ 10 ¢ 11,-% .Li.ih..e 4 « N2y S S 2 & 1l TN L T 20, ¢ SLiliii.. 1 “ 24, eOO 2 T 29, ¢ L....0.0e. 1—384 March — ¥ e e 9 S g s e 10 « 12, * neine .l B « 16, “ 00l 8 0 “ 1857 % [.. ciinis B=Bo Aotal. ..o ivnnnnion .. 11T, — Encouragement fgr the Feeble. Debiltty, whether it ‘be inherent, or caused by overtaxed strength, or protracted illness, has a most-depressing influence upon the mind, breeding an abject melancholy nearly akin to despairyand enforcing the abandonment of cherished projects and high hopes. Happily, the enfeebled system, even in extreme cases, is susceptible of invigoration. - It is proved by incontrovertibleevidence thatHostetter’sStomach Bitters is an unfailing stréngthener of the Weak, and that in addition to vitalizingthe physical organization, it establishes regularity among those organs upon whose eflicient discharge of the duties impesed upon them by nature;continued vigor and health depend Thousands of instances might be cited to show the regenérating influence of this health-giving agent in eases of debility, liver disease, dyspepsia, nervous ailments, constipation, intermittent fever, urinary and uterine troubles, gout and rheumatism, and other maladies.—4 “Snappy People.” .

Under;the above caption, R. C. Cory writes to the Syracuse Gazette: “If there was ever a class of people who are 'snappy, it is the average railroad conductor. I have traveled by rail, from. Dan to Bersheba (comparatively speaking,) and I never came across as snappy set of conductors as those employed on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. 'When one announces the name of a station, he bites off the first letter and last syllable, and it is at vour peril to ask him the name of the next station. If you fail to get a “stop off ticket,™ he curses you in the morning, when you get aboard. - He is_snappy to the old lady who is too long getting off the train, and to the old gentleman .who is too long getting on. Snappy, where you put your feet, and on any and every occasion anxious to exert a little brief authority in an excessively snappy manner.”. = Bob has particular referenceto the conductors ofthe B.& 0.R.R.. "~ ) .

If science _continues to explain away the mysteries of the Bible ip the future at the rate it has in the'past the time is not far distant when we won’t have a miracle left.- Some natwuralist now. comes to th?fr(mt ‘with the proof that the swalldwing of Jonah by the whale was not a miracle; The throat of the whale is large, and is provided with a bag or intestifxe, 80 considerable in size, that whales frequently take into it two of their young ones when weak, and-especially duringf.‘ tempest. As this receptacle is furnished with two vents that serve for inspirdtion, it is claimed that Jonah could have lived there comforta-~ bly, and with a reasonable amount of furniture, for many years, provided he could obtain food and drink.— Kokomo Dispatch. L e

Mr. Cheyne, of Baljol College, Oxford, the Atheneum announces, is preparing a handbook to the Old Testament for the use 01; intelligent readers ‘who desire help in the-<study of the Bible as a literature, It will-be in the form of a narrative, but divergent ppinions of the best scholars will not be neglected. Preliminary questions, such as the state of the text, the growth of the canon and the bearings of Assyrian and Egyptian researches, giﬂ. be briefly treated in the introdueon. 3 - SRS >

__For a nice job of merchant tailgring, call at Ed, Rapsch’s, =

Advice to Those in Search of . BY DRS. PRICE & BREWER. | - The peculiar character of disease, in the various localities through which we have passed, could not fail to strike an attentive observer. In each and all of them we fi~d, usually, a mogbid and unnatural excitation of the exereting organs, th: skin, bowels and kidneys, prevailirg to a great extent. | Irregular - diaresis, profuse morbid perspiration, o 1 no perspiration at all, and a loose or constipated state. of the bowels, together with a torpid or ‘inactive cdndition » the kidneys. The liver, the most important organ of the body, was, in a.’ these cases, deeply implicated, giving rise to. all the distressing symptoms which usually attend an affection of this viseus, misleading the physician employed, and disappointing the hopes of the ‘patient that relief would surely follow a specific action of medici!né upon ‘the part diseased. By improper medicine, we have found every variety of complaint shut up in the system, and all the various avenues of nature, by which - disease . is expelled, closed against its exit, as completely as if it had been .designed to blockade the ‘system, to enable.the destructive virus to finish its work of demolition. Qur f first object is, in all these cases, to apply such remedies as will reach fhe cause of the disease, remove not only l the symptoms, but radicdlly extirpate the disease itself.

~ Anothier class of diseases, and they are extremely nuamerous, Pulmonary affections. The worst character of this disease is scattered all over the country, as is attested by the vaﬁt number .of pale, heclic or emaciated countenances to be met with, and the almost unceasing recurrence of dry, hacking coughs.’ We Have had, in many cases, to restore the equilibr_iund of the circulating fluids, to expel the destruective poisons given at one period and another, and commence the difiicult but extremely necessary work of opening the closed avenues through which the effete and deleterious matter that continued to obstruct them might be removed. This we have amply and satisfactorily succeeded in doing. In mo. case, however, must it be understood that we propose to put new lungs into the thorax where they were destroyed, for let human ingenuity and skill be ever so great, it is not in the powér of scienge to supply: so vital a deficiency. We have succeeded in relieving innumerable ap;jarently' hopeless cases, and have laid the foundation for many important cures. The c¢ure of pulmonary complaints _has' ever bafiled the efforts of physicians, from the -insuperable difficulties pregenting themselyes in reaching the disease by direct medicine, The circulating fluids only, which carry -health and strength to all parts of the body, are, luckily for humanity, capable of bearing along with them, in ‘their course through ‘the system, the means of purification. Y This is the plan adopted by Nature to heal herself, and there. is little doubt that, no matter what the discase may be, it may effectually be reached, relieved and cured by proper correcting medicines. vß?i a system i adopted by us, we, compel the blood, _which in Pulmondry Cénsumption is ‘charging the interior organs of the body, to: leave them in a necessary ‘measure, and circulate on the surface; and then purify the whole system fromthe morbid accumilations which fill the circulating vessels: "We never in any case attempt to doctor symptoms —such a course is not only injudicious; but is productive of the- worst effects. Those -who palliate only will never 513’cceed in curing chronic disease.

- The causes originating it-must firgt be remoyed, and the fabrics of the system, which threaten to fall in ruins ‘in some unguarded moment, strengthened by all the skill and art to be found in the resources of medicine. The innumerable instances of bitter disappointment, of deferred hopes to ‘which patients suffering under chronic diseases-are consigned, -have ‘arisen, in some degree, as much from, their own inattention as from those whom they have employed as physicians. They have not sought to reason for themselves, but have- blindly followed the advice of others. And it may be safely set down as the rule ever to be relied upon, that all such instances will result in failure and disappointment. A slight attention to two or three rules will greatly ben‘efit all, and. enable them to trace out the course and operation of the medicine upon which they intend to de-: pend for a cure. : ~ The first of these rules is to ascertain' clearly what is the matter with ‘them. This the doctor ought to be able to tell them prqcisely and unequivocally—for. by this® they will be able to discriminate somewhat between judicious and injudicious medicines. ‘Whenever the harmony of the system has been ovérthrown by ~disease, it must be re-established by proper medical treatment, or continu‘al'discord is the result, and you may ‘be assured that, unless proper medi‘cines be employed, unless there is -some specific affinity between the dis‘ease and medicine used, no result. of a beneficial nature will take place. A leng .acquaintance with medicine, and a close application of many years to the history and operation of, diseases of long standing, have enabled us to treat successfully every variety of chronic disease. We reject all poisonous and depletive agents, whether mineral or vegetable. Of the utility of our remedies thousands can testify, and in no case can they be -used without benefit. Our object is to invigorate rather than reduce, build up rather than destroy. = - Most of the offices we now have, we have visited every few weeks for years, for consultation with patients laboring under different forms of lingering diseases. The success attending our efforts, the continuances of our visits, should convince those wavering in opinion regarding the eflica¢y of our system of treating these allments, b B

We shall make our " visits regularly for years, and will be for consultation upon, all diseases of the lungs, throat, heart, neirves, blood, ete., on our next vigit, at Ligonier, Ligonier House, Wednesday the 18th of April, _

- General Items. - Gen. Devens, the new Attorney-! General, is a bachelor. . L ‘The question, “O, shame where is thy blush ?” has been answered in part by Mr. George F. Hoar’s declining a reception and dinner tendered him for his ishare of the work in counting in Hayes. A el ‘The New York Sun says that Mr. Evarts received a retainer of $50,000 in the Vanderbilt will case, and had rothing to do but whisper a suggestion to Mr. Clinton in the examination; of witnesses. . [ i An editor of a rural publication, who “nose” how it is himself, says: “About this time of the year, put yovr ‘nose into the cellar stair way, and see how anxious your cabbage and potatoes are to be put over the alley fence!” Senator David Davis owns 5,83614 acres of the best-prairié land in MeLean county, 111. There .are fortythree other persons who own from 1,000 to 3,6313{ aeres of land each in the county, and sixty-nine who own 600'acres or more each. g Gen. Grant said, the other day,. speaking of civil service reform, that he never liked- Mn. Curtis’s “blackboard examination,” and noted, as a curious, fact, that the man who passed the best examination under the rules is now in the penitentiary. b Mrs. Hayes is @ member and regular attendant of the Methodist Episcopal Church. . President Hayes himself is said to be very liberal in his religious views, and was accustomed to attend the ghurches of different dehominations ih Columbus. . | -

Carl Schurz is the first German who ever filled a Cabinet place, but no less than four Secretaries of the Treasury have been of foreign:- birth—Albert Gallatin, born in Switzerland, Alexander- J. Dallas and Alexander J. Hamilton, natives of the West Indies, and William J.Duane, an Irishman. Fifty years ago thirty Baptist churches in Maryland declared themselves opposed to missions, while two alone took their stand in favor of them. The two increased to -thousands of members, while the anti-mission churches diminished, till they now number only seven or eight persons.

A | missionary in. Pekin, China, writes that on one. Sabbath in the week of prayer \more than one hundred native Christians sat down at the Lord’s Supper in one of the chapels. He 'says that ten years. ago the Chinese converts in that city could have been counted upon one’s ten fingers. E i g

A terrible!/ fire broke out at Lagos, West Africa, cn the 30th of January, by which one-third of the town, including two churches, was .destroyed. The damage was estimated at £lO,OOO. Seven persons were Kkilled. ‘The fire was caused by the reckless discharge of firearmsiby the natives during one of their celebrations.

Thomas “A. Hendricks, the VicePresident elect, is making a trip across the continent. ‘The Democracy. of Omaha prepared to give him a grand reception, but the distinguished Hoo-: sier refused to partake of their generosity and enthusiasm.. The press and prominent citizens paid him much attention all along the route. = J. Madison Wells, the man who contributed to placing a fraud in the presidential chair, wants more money, and is urging his claim of over half a million dollars for losses sustained during the war. The indications are that the Returning Board frauds-will cost the country a pile of-money, as well as an' eternity of disgrace.! - Postmaster-General Key is a strenuous adyocate of a non-partisan civil service. He will appoint a Dmocrat to a vacant post-office whenever he cannot find a Republican good enough to put in it. .We have said many bitter things of the republican party, but we, think there are more honest men in it than there are vacant post-offices. —-N. Y. World: - &

Mr. Logan once told a story of the intrepid hunter who secured a “tailholt” on an immense bear and shortly afterwards was. heard bellowing for Help. “What do you want help for #” inquired a comrade. “I want some one to help me let go of this bear,” replied the hunter. - Mr. Hayef evidently wants some one to help him let go of Packard and Chamberlain. ;

The Philadelphia Presbytérian spoke of Bob Ingersoll last pummer as a “vaporing demagogue.” He has been again -lecturing in Philadelphia recently, and the same paper- says that his new lecture is composed equally of “phosphites and deviltry.” Bob’s infidelity ‘is not relished very highly in staid old /Philadelphia. Boston is the place where he “brough’tt doewn the house.” P ! '

i o 9 A writer in the Huntington (Pa.) Journal regards the present mode of seizing and: selling a man’s property by the sheriff as a relic of barbarism. He thinks some new way ought to be introduced whereby the person distressed would realize a just value for his property; but he does not suggest anew method. Appointing Assignees is perhaps nearer to his idea of the matter. \ Ll Boutwell has beell careé{ for. His recent defeat, for Senator of Massachusetts was not agreeing with him very satisfactorily, and he had a nice little $5,000 plum secured to him. He lis preparing a new “edition of the Revised Statute. We hope he will not get them so badly “mixed up” as he did the books of the Treasury Department when he was Secretary of the Treasury. | ‘Theradical conspirators, with Hayes in the lead, are trying o gain control of the next house of representatives. To accomplish this they purpose to buy southern democratic votes, first, by the recognition of the Hampton and Nicholls state governments; second, by dealing out government swag, and lastly by intimating a readiness to favor the Texas Pacific subsidy subsidies. We shall see if such a policy wins. z ; P ; :

Moody, the evangelist, is being raked over the coals, so to speak, in Boston. = Several resident ministers are openly and boldly denouncing his teachings. = The Rev. Adirondack Murray has brought the' serious indictment against the noted evangelist that his whole teaching is impregnated with deadly heresy. ; It is charged that he substitutes trust for faith. Trust, according to the Reverend objector, is a word which ocecurs only sixteen times in the Epistles, has “no wings or legs,” and is unknown to genuine orthodox theology. )

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| Y REEE RN R BN YA B 5 3 -» ; :"‘ ll‘ \..\‘\}‘L ‘‘\ g i oR ) = . DSREaa, , WV o=t - R WATNTINT = - L L - All Work Warranted as Follows: That the Lumber used in their construction is of the very best quality, thoroughly seasoned, and put together by thorough and exp‘énenced workmen, and that the strength of the same is sufficient for all work—corresponding to its size, with fair usage, and for any breakage within one year, I’9Sultillg from defect in either material or workmanship, the M’anufactu;felfs agree té make good all necessary repairs, without cost to. purchaser, at place of sale, npon return of the defective parts. = | | . '}= From Maine to California, and from the Red River of the .~ North to the Gulf of Mexico, in all thefigvagon - markets of our land, the nanie i MILBURN is the ‘synonym 40f’joéif]‘ect50)a. “The simple fact that during the past twenty-eight years'b_ver N . :|e; T : . : 100,000 Milburn Wagons ! Have been sold, is the very best evidence of its superiority, and of the strong hold 1t has on the public favor.” ‘The Manufacturers ’VVIH continne to maintain the high standard of excellence to which they have z}tfained in its manufacture, using only the best material, and employing only sl;fﬁed and reliable workmen. The Wagons are made with stiff or falling tongue, ~ wide or narrow track, to eet every want of the trade. = Dvery Wagon is Warranted <3 - against any imperfection in material or Wdrknllanship. ; Manufactured by the Milhurn Wagon Company, , ‘ : Toledo, Ohio. For Sale in Ligenier by E. B. Gerber, Agent. . : January 25th, 1877-40-t e e ;

' i : I ' | U | 2LEE) o : y : . : Ji 5] - ' - The Family Favdrite. . ! ° LG i | ; T Runsight |/ Sy | Cmbinitg Hroo | Sl :uwlz.l;..‘-.v s i ';."{:: : : . W""?x . ' g ||§ il - L '\ur'lmm L : . i S "H,"‘t» I WM’MU—M————!— ( 2 :hgll: l;::{'l ’ N\ )} i L ; : it‘il el g i i ‘ { »r' | !‘lﬁdﬁlv ]‘ | e /“’i\“ - ; ; | - ‘%ﬁ = N ) ° . i e R :\ AL SRR el S and is Easily | Wrﬂ' ! ,(hg@ ,\ Late Mechanieal : . } et Qe BBT — o NG \ i »I;lt - e o HH 7 \4 | - .‘. y : ‘\:»s’ A‘y : 2 2 ' L J\\@@;&\J . . : . RN i ' Adjusted. il N ' Improvement. Little need be said in regard to.the merits of the Family Favorite. It has alrea_dywox’kéd its way into every State, City and Village, and the words Family Favoritc have become 'a household word. Space forbids to go into details of the qualities of the machine, or its success within the last few years. We, however, cordially invite an inspection of our goods, being satisfied that by your so doing the ““F, F_” will stand the most severe test. ' il . i w Poi “F. F.” Machine. A Few Points of Excellence of the “F. F.” Machine. It has a novel take-up, which prevents all strains on the thread. 1t ruos light and withont fatigue to the operator. It has an anti-friction bobbin. Its shattle issimple and need not be taken out of the machine to change the tension.’ Its movements are positive, and depend onno springs. It has the novel and incomparable uper tehsion; the anti-friction pad. Itisnot necessary to use a serew driver to fasten the needle. It will hem and sew on'edging at the same time.” ! I have used the F. F, Weed ‘Sewing Machine‘b:ca,rly ﬂvegs years. The first six months after I nl)ur- )’ chaged it, I earned with it nearly seventy dollars; and at this date have earned $l,OOO, and the mai chine niow works as well as when I purchased it. | LANSING, Mich., March 23, 1875, — ADELIA Rl GRAYAM. e ) ' i e ' TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. o | By _ . : ' LIGONIER, IND., Décember 20, 1876, } This is to certify that we have used the Weed S F.” Sewing Machine abou!_; one year; that in addition to the famijly sewing we have “‘stitched” upon it'over 50,000 pamphlets (a portion of them 24 and 40 pp,—a severer test than the **F. F.” ought to be submitted to), and that it still works pe).':fectly and is regarded, in every particular, as good as new. ; : S W. K, S,}IIEFF'E‘R. 3 8 s » 4 2 | : i . i 2 S - The General Favorite. i ; TN : e Ny lot iy : ' Description of the =G. F. A . 1 | g E; : \ AT, The *G. F.” No. 1 Machine, one size larger ' S EJ ’ 1 ; tltalan thte ‘il“. R bsside? anvinfgthmar.p f-f ’t’he : I] it ol A A characteristic good qualities of the “‘F. F.,”” is i { AR AN, noted by the following differences: = : *v‘%::—;’:‘;;:j\_"-:l;g’i“"—’ = Its power consists of a combination ofan ' NN eccentric and crank. The Shuttle has the b :______—-———- e ] best of mechanicai powers—the ball and sock- ¢ Y\ 7 1y N et joint. It"has no co%s 'gr cams, thus doing Tl " N\ =N away with noise and clatter. Its bearingsare, L g\ / N\ L adjustable, * SR : Py A s;\ u: / ‘ Wik -G. F. No. 2, one size larger than No. 1; is sRS /| R \ similar in construction, with the fol]ow{ng ‘\\‘\_% = B i i i‘ i . changes, making it the simplest, the fastest, N ~:‘Y | l U =( il ‘ and most effective manufactm_'uf machine in | = B i _\\ A it use. It hasa new and improved Bhuttle cat- = =l ¥ / N’ i rier, doing away with the friction and wear [illi= =i b/ \ /\ g of the shuttle. The needle plate is of hard- SiH== g;;;;;[ i/ VA < /- ened steel. It hgs a device for taking up lost | [ — el B/ N - : motion on the presset bar. Its power con-: = =8 174 oSN it sists of two eccentrics, 8o arranged as to give [lli=— =l R N DR\ it speed, ease of movement and lqng, wear.— = ;[ | 8 23\ %} A o The upper and lower threads are drawn to- =l b - el \ i §ether simultaneously, making a tight stitch. __Wlli= =1 cm'\& e | t canbe run at a very hilgh rate of sipeed.— = i VORA®) — : The G. F. No. 2is e?eclal y aaapted for tail-= =SliE==== *l’_"l e e aamaails ors, shoemakers and factories. "G, F. No, 3, SlllSSss=—==smm b . with wheel feed, for fancy leather work, 5 S ; 5 THE STOP MOTION,—This attachment {o the **G. F.” Nos. 1 and 3 Machines, consists of a small key attached to the bed plate of the machtne, and while the machine is at its greatest speed, the slightest pressure will stop the needle immediately, while the treadle will continue to move. The needle will iemnlg in the goods and not a sing!gs_tiich will be lost. The i)ressure foot also raises so that the goods can be turngd as x;leased. ‘This improvement is specifmy commended to leatherworkers of all kinds. : : — 4 e i vt ; .+ TOLEDO, OHlO.‘Augnst"lejt. 1876. : WEEep Sewine Macuine Co., Toledo o.—Genta:-sA§n§ou_well know, I have had a large experience with different maehines, and have tried your Nﬂﬁ 1 and No. 2 Machines to my satisfaction. The last machine you put in my shop, aG. ¥'. No. 2, with cylinder shuttle, is without doubt the lightest {l?nlll’lingi' ﬂie most effective auds idoezad'l;h_e ‘best work of any machine I ever saw,’ I (‘iltmlgosl‘ %:k too ghly of It., ¢ gned, | : : S e R FT, - Of the firm of Smith, Simmons & Taft, Wholesale Manufacturers 61 Boots and Shoes, Toledo, 3 A g § ? | ALI F, F. Machines are furnished with Hemmer, Braider, Quilter, Gauge, 5 extra Bobbins, 12 assort.ed Needles, Oiler, Screw Driver, instruction Book, and a can of oil, frec of charge, e _ Class 1, F. F. Machine, is neatly ornamented. Class 8, #, F. Machine, is neatly ornamented in silver and pearl; price 810 more than Class 1, Stands to all machines are neatly finished. it ~ Special indncements offered to cash purchasers, ' Easy terms of payment by note, to responsible persons. : e i i No-nqﬁ:a;Enorgetlo men wishing to sell the WEED Sewing Machines, should address the Company at Toledo, Ohio. We wish ‘fo arrange for the sale of our Machines in every County and Town in Ohio, Michigan and Northern Indiana, ; i b ’ ‘ ol For further particulars inquire of - b v i . 11-35-m6 WEED SEWIN G| MACHINE CO., ' . WAREHOUSE, No. 999 SOMMIT STREBY, - = I N oﬁ‘* DOy ¢ v ¢ ORETO, 0 An'F. F.” Maghine oan be seen in the Ladies’ Bazaar, |

GET YOUR ' | 5 b / A ;" X ; /| <5 g 7}\\‘\ -l - : g\‘:\ ' !!z ‘\./,4' sl B Printing EVERY DESCRIPTION, _ O:’noma AP ‘ | The Banner Office. TERMS REASONABLE . GOOD WORK GUARANTEED, ‘} THE ONLY o SteamPrintingOffice o N0,.81,:E'1 CQUNTS'?, ErecaNT STYLES OF = NEW TYRE.

Fast IFPresses. THE LADIES . . - LIGONIER AND VICINITY | ¢ | are rcspectfullyiglvitcd to call -at the : ; Ladies’ Bazaar d 1165 baZdal, f*in th‘e;—s— : l. : 4BAI~'TNER BLOCK ; and exg‘;.mlne a carefully s;]ecl;ed stock ;f ¢> MILLINERY GOODS, JuiQt received nndlgﬁ‘ered ?t lowest city. prlces. : HATS 3 BONNETS .Trim'me_rl according to latest atylés by a (.zxperie : o- enced milliner, '\ . = - ; Orders for Dress-Making i Snlicitedr,‘rmd satisfaction g"u:lmntel:('l. - ; e ; ] z v}'-“ e meageeur v s e _ WaX DollS, : % —-—-—-and......_ ELEGANT VASES ‘ al pi'it.),e‘ﬂbtixlit will astonish u@ iga:u,‘ve.‘. i EMBROIDERY STAMPING

Nl Looad Divectorp. TL.AKE SHORE el CAND Michigan Sonthern Rail Road. On a;nd‘—a‘f,texf‘ Dec. Iﬁgh,' 1878, L:émg wil leave ' tadons afollows © | - BTt e SOINGRRRE ¥ ety Sp.N.Y.E2. “- AtV Ez.* ‘A¢oChicag0........ 8 50.am,....§35pm.. . - T E1khart.........1250 pm.... 950 e RGN Gashen;....he 1085 £:3.10307 & il At Millersburg, .. 1198 109 - ooy oy Ligonlery oz 10400 - 2 QO4B il o 0 Wawaka. ... .o FIBO 0 FIOBS 700 e Brim#leld .......158 LOR e Kendallville. .. 210 . ['.,. 1119 -1, ... 600 am ArriveatToledoslo ...;240am....1000 I S GOINGWEST:" ey . -Bp. Chic. Exp. ~Fac. Exp, :Aéc Toledo. .. ...er..1095 %.—..:1210 pm..., 4 45pm Rendallville..., 147 fim.... 327 am.... 900 ' - Brimfield ..,.... 158 sTS A 0 o R Wawaka....... 12100 L.. 01850 ¢ L.l e Li%0nier..,....-‘-fzi:? ativain @ 06l Millersburg.... 1288 . $420 Lo, Suld Gb5hen.,.,...)...-i’% SRt eaB o e RIERSEE. 515 815 = S 08000 ivl (ArriveatChicago72o " .. 920 100 s ¢ fTrainsdonotstop.’ - .- " R " Expressleavesdailyboth ways.: - & .| CHAS,PAlNE;Gen'Supt.,Clevcland: J.M. KNEPPER, 4gent, Ligonier. = - Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R. Condensed Time Card, November 26,1876, - | i . GOING NORTH. ' Stationd. o Ned 1L | NipsiB. 2] Nows. Cincinnati. ....Leave}.. .. pm| 7 30 am| 6 50 pmRichmond..... ** 340 1 (1035 11000 Winchester......:... "4 56 {1146 1107 Ridgeville ........ceo | 522 1 11209pm|1l 30 .~ Portland ... ".. 0. | 5554112367 111293 am Decatur..‘.;.q;.......; 716 qlpt} 0145 Fort Wayne.d.... i| 4 Osnml 305pm} 335 am Kendallville i........ [B3O . 4 950 459 - ROME C1TY!.....7. |-908 | 445" 1’591 La@rangec.:ois clioo 1921+ 1° 516 o] 542 Sturgigcoc.io.i.hionlob3 1543 610 Wagipi(A,L, crossing) |lO ggﬁ 6115 636 - « Vicksburgh.u:..l .. (1198 | 6152 - |7ly Kalamazoo .......... [llB5 - ' 730 {BOO Grand Rapids-Arrive | 210pm|10 00 : 11005 am & 2o Lepvel o [ Tloam]lo 20 How&rd Olty. .. o) .. 903 - {l2lO pm Big Rapide.i.ilioo 0] 1008 114 Reed -Ciby. o . oo vt o 10 49 215" Clam Lake, ciic il 05, 12 25 pm| 348 pm Trnverse.....‘.{Arxive AL e ezl 030 Petoskey, ...l [eall ot s amiEB4S o i | GOING SOUTH: Sy ] Sts;t}ionﬁ S .| Nodß. |*No. 6. | No: 8. Petoskey..,-.-.Leave| . . pmj 546 amj.2. .07 IPravergesiociy s i -8 ’ 805 ®lam Lake, .- ........ |- 230pm!10 34 am| 5 40am Reed Cityaisach doe i (=4Ol 1210 pm| 725 | Big. Rapids.ea~...iv. |-440 - | 114 802 Howard Cifly'.,a‘...;'. 550 2% 20° 903 3 -Grand Rapids. Arrive ! 7i5 410 pm{lo 50 4 . | Grand Rapids-Leave | 720 am| 430 pmtll 10 Kalamazoo ....... .7 [:930 -63 b 125 pm Vicksburgh .. .......0 11009 (@i i Wasipi(A.L. crossing) 1047 - - T5B |........ Sturgis < woonl S B _I»RﬁD L LaGrange’, | chsis « 1465 L 90D l, ROME . C1TY.....:.. [l2lspm| 933 pm}._[.....> Kendallville,. ~..|1232 l 952pm| N 0.4 - Fort Wayne.... ..: .| 200 12 05am} 705 am Degatur.. .o, ... 00 | 315pm| 145 ° | 865'am’ Portland’, ..l ;... | 430+ 325 1] 923 Ridgeville cic. .1 20| 0L o 4 415 955 . Winchester ....d..... | 522 .| 440 . |lO%O Richiond, . ... .05.5 |6 82 { 550 - |ll4O Cincinnati..... Arrive | 9,50 ° 860 i, iaioe et ee 2 AB S s b Re S S e "N. B.—On Saturday night train N 0.5 runs to ißiiigev_il]e -only, and train,No. 6 to Fort Wayne only. e B HE . __Nos. 5, 2,8 and 6 make direct connection at Ft. Wﬁyne with fast-express trains.of the P, F W & C Ry to and from Pittsburgh, Harrisburgh, Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia snd New York. Nos. 2and 8 make connection at Ft. Wayne with Express trains’on Toledo, Wabash & Western Ry, ,fo and from §t. Lonis, and all points south-west. Nos. 7 and 8 make direct connection at Kalama_zoo with Mich, Central Ry to and from Chi¢ago. No. 8 connects at D & M Junttion with D& M . Ry, and at Grand Rapids with M C R R for Detroit and all points east. = - ; ; Noe. 2,4nd 3 connect, at'Richmiond with Pitts- , burgh, Cincinnati &St Louis Ry for Indianapolis, Louisyiile, St. Louis and, all points south-west. - Ros, 2 and 3 have through s]e?ing and chair -¢cars bétwem U,incmuhti,ana Grand Rapids, - \ i s oo ds H, PAGE, \ ' Gen, Passengerand Ticket Ag’t, M, F. OWEN, Agent,"Rome Gity, Ind.

Pittsburg, Ft. . & Chiciago R.R. : - From and after December 10, 1876. GOING WEST. - bt Cech o rNoE, - Ne's, i Nod; -No 3; : Fastkz. Mail. PacEz. NightEz, Pittsbarg......ll:3opm 6 00am 9:ooam 2-00 pm Rochester.....l2:4oam .7 45am 10:15am 3 14pm A11iance....... 3105 "11,00 am 12:50pm 5 55pm Orrville..../...-4:47am 12 55pm- 2:32pm 7 42pm . | Mansfield..... 6:soam 38 11 - 4:4opm 955 pm | Crestline.. /Ar. 7:3oam 350 s:lspm 10 30pm Crestline..,Lv. % 50am ...... - 5 40pm 10 35pm F0re5t......0.. 9-25 am ~...... 7 40pm 11 53pm Limas....ooo 010 dbam oo oit . 9135 pm -1 05am. | Ft Wayne..... 1 20pm ‘.....:i 12,10 am " 3 2jam Plymouth..... 345 pm :...... 3 20am 54%am Chicago....... 720 pm "......' 7:2oam 9 20am ‘ o -~ GOING EAST. . - No4y * No? 2, - -Noé, No 8, g ; NightEz. FastEz. Pac Ex. Mail. Chicag0...,...10:40pm. 8 208 m. 535 pm . ae... Plymouth,:... 2 40am 11 25am -9 oépm " ....... Ft Wayne.... 6 55am ‘2 10pm 11 45pm .. ..... | Lima. .., ...00: B:ssam - 4°ospm ‘1 39am . - w..a. J Forest.. ..., 10 I{%um 5 20pm 2 50am " ~..... Crestline .. Ar.ll 45am- .6 55pm 4 20dm ......., Crestline ..Lv:l2 05pm. 7 15pm -4 30am . 6 05am | Mansfield ...:.12 35pm 7 4{pm; 500 am 6 50am 0rrvi11e,...... 2 32pm_ 9 38pm " 6 HBam 9 15am A11iance....... "4 10pm 11 15pm 8 55am 11 20am ‘| Rochester..... 6 22pm 1 20am 11 06am 2 00pm Pittsburg..... 7 30pm 2 30am 12 15pm 3 30pm -{ _ Trains %os. 3 and|6, daily. Train-No. 1 leavess - Pitteburg daﬂ{r .cicept. Saturday; Train No. 4 leaves Chicago daily except Saturday. Allothers daily, except Sunday. - B 2 : R R “ 7 P R:MYERS, | ~ 'GeneralPassengetand Ticket Agent. | Cineinnati; Wabash & Mich. R. R. Tifne' Table No. RO, taking effect Sunday, Dec. e 2 10, 1876:‘ ARt & P U GOTNG SOUTH. - .Stations - :N0.8., N 0.6.. N 0.4, No.2i Elkhart..... ....... 50bam 950 pm 1220 pm G05hen......” ...,y 725 am 210 a- 255 - New Baris:d oooivy, ~T4B 650 995 310 B&OCrosig |..:.:...:806 . .240 323 LMlford:. s, vl 5810 9245 3928 - Leesburg.... <..5.. 845 8025 7 845" WALBAW, i.s (suaunv. 935 3201 4102 N Manchestr ....... 1010 415 am 456 Wabash.....l2 35 pm-12 10 pm .J 4 55 535 Marion ...~ 220 ~.iii.: -858 l ..76.35 Alexandria. 4.00 aiatois b 788 Andersond. 445 - . o.ilild 735 .. 815 pm Richmond o el ion ST Rl Indianapolis 640 pm”....... | 915 am 950 pm | i GOING NORTIL [. | | 1 Stations No.l ' 'No.3° N 0.5 No:7 Indianapolis 440 am 415pMmM’ .ccecvee gecanas Richmond.. .... 12.251“11 s AndersonJ. 620 am 550 pm_ ....... 0 'T2oam Alexandria. 7 05 628 iRt ) Marion..... 808 7 39. ek FOGO Wabash .... 921 920 215 pm 1210 pm NManchegtr 957 - 1000 A 0 oL Warsaw.....ll 00 11167, 450 R Leesburg..:ll 18 IL4E 2590 Sk Miltordl. o 1135 0 1903 am B 0 i ; ‘| B& O Crossll 40. 1018 S 805 -0 i New Paris. 11 53 1284% @3O . i Goshen..... 108 pm 438pm1010pm’-....... Eikhart,;y.. 180 pm 5008 m. «.ill. cceeees - Close connections made at Goshen with the L S & M.BS. R. R.; at-Milford with the B&O R R.; at Warsaw with the P, Ft W& C R R; at North Manchester with the D & E R R ; at Wabash with the T, W % WRR; ntyarimn with the P, C & St. 1 LRR. e B AIG, WELLS, Sup’t, SEE THIS! Don’t Let Your Boots and Shoes LYON'S 1 " .4 . Patent Metallic. § - e “PREVENTS "| ) | ‘ 4 imis el il : ‘Runing Over, £, E il 4 : G T 1y . W. SHINKE & BRO. Havie the exclusive agency for Ligonier and suri rounding country, and willapplyitto * Old Boots and Shoes| : & "‘, ;’ ¥ .;*f": ~:‘ ‘; i -‘i" A i ; = el S e o es e L ‘That have been run over. The habit of running -over boote and shoes is formed from wearing | . erooked shoes when ynnng.;;,Wgz-.gontmuejq L ess el DOTEREIING -Tl o Fine Boots,| Ger w 0 CGAITERS. | SLIPPERS &ec.|, Gt kvl S g g N ‘»%’ AT G e w‘:@“ e e

EMBROIDERY - :-: “ .' 5 : _‘» T . B e AT L M m e I. : “ . ; : - L OF EVERY DESCR TION S ——Done at thg—'— . Ll bazdal, i (BANNER BL‘OCK) - I:wigori'ié‘l*,’i : Indiana. COMPLETEST ASSORTMENT of Stamping and Braid- | ing: Blocks,A in . . NORTHERN INDIANA. ‘ A Full Assorlmlantol -m ‘ Fine Embroidery Silk, | of all colors. | : 'Constantl‘y °l(e|;t on ‘?llandt | : i f : Ffonr SALE, AT 4 =1

1o ¢t PER 100 THE BANNER OFPICE. L&#IES, TAKENOTICE! | ’l_‘he: {,a<li.¢s of LlngieT and vicini‘ty‘ | | a 5 ixl'vi.teci to callat the . Ladies’

ist . " ~ 1 : ! sl And examine the new and elegant - = .‘L‘? | : - s styles\-!-o'_t e b ’ ! R | Wl ¥ s ;£ '. } “ A 2: . s i | _,v‘ - | In Velvets, Felts and Straws. ‘Alsoy I__?' No by . . { . thosyßeautiful ‘.. Ostrich Plumes, ' Feath--Fo e . el*s,jFlsWers, ot e T % { Soty i ' “All of whicl& we are offering at aston: ; } o f ; : b ishing low figures, and cannot be : undeigafi by any house o st R L .4 . * ' inthe county. 5 We will take pleasuré in showing goods whether you buy or not. B - ! ,l"‘[‘ 2 L b—--—- iLt 1 ,',"‘l“ Hod ; r ll gl e e bBl e ee e e klé gﬁg i ;-‘,f g;;,;}ai;j};;j;:‘{fr’ % % 'u : Wik .jj 2 ,_,L » ‘¢: g !&ﬂma@fwﬁ“ﬂ‘!ﬁ%%"wé e SRR ﬁ b Do eot i el »:.'« o T