The National Banner, Volume 12, Number 10, Ligonier, Noble County, 28 June 1877 — Page 4

ke ;@wg%mﬁrug * 3 can then be cut inthe morning, and, : ¥ carefully scattered, can be hauled Imis the bamn in the afternoon of the - msmeday. It makesthe best quality -00 l Ty Itnﬁm more of the nutriment of grass|than if it is left exposed ", %o The dews and rains fora few days, v migmm m - ‘gﬁ’oth for feed- - img siock and producing nmilk. But . when thie giass is very heavy and is _exi with 2 mowing seythe and’ is Thmowm info heavy swaths or rows, it %l pet cure thoroughly under two dzvs, and is not so good for food uns ootup In ¢ocks and again re-stir- . »nd as explained under another head=e - Dew and moisture always affect The fibre of cut grass, and weaken the strength of the hay.- They also injure =md destroy the sugary mattér con-

‘uiped in the and render them &rr and less. When a bunch of -%mv ezm be twisted tight without shewing moisture or juice it is ?TY enongk to stow away. ’ it | T=x CapBAGE BUYTERFLY.—One ~ uf she moest troublesome pests in the war of raising cabbages is the white ' 3&?3&@37 (Pieris rapx) and its caterjulars, or “green cabbage worms,” as sometimes calied. This enemy of the cubizage was imported from Europe memly twenty years ago and abpeared mﬁfm says the Prairic Farm- <. Tis\principal eremy which' had Leld it in check in Eurbpe for ‘huii&reds of wears, was left behind, and it wus muopposed in its ravages in this eounizy for haif a dozen years; during’ which it spread over New ‘England 4nd The Middle States, and has now. zeached Nevads in the West. After = Tizme however, its insect enemy, a ssimule fy' (Pteremalus papurum) feound S way over. the ocean /and ' esmmmehoed its attacks on its old’ene-

mv in the New World. The female ' f= deposits her eggs in the body o f ike caterpillar just under the skin, sranetimes 30 the number of twenty, which hatch there and feed upon the fxx of the eatterpiilar. These g rubs contimme to feed upon the caterpillars <uiil they cEbse their death, Wi jich is eiore they become transform ed_inta Lwitenflies. These flies areso| destruciiwe i the caterpillars that ~ wherever tn@mthe caterplllars are soon £iP6d of so that the cab bage crop does mot Suffer very seve gely. (abame Taisers should take Rope know=z Thax the fly is at ha' 34 if not al-

Laxana TaisTLES.— -If all the labor expended -on exterm’ nating Canada thisties i the United States were paid for at therate of 2 dollar a day, the =am . wozld probab iy pay off our na%iomal debt. - But ' se question is, how £an ‘they be dest oyed® I.once had Tiis pest i my g 7 anden, and I was told Inat by clling T hem off with a hoeas Tasi as they app eared, they would dig Telore fall,“as no plant can live long ¥ smch ireatinent.” Well, they were =0 cut off from spring till f4ll, and the mextyeur they appeared as before, gnd sre probably in the same garden yet, wWi'ch place 1 sold twenty|years ago. At the same tiie I had alfield - that wascovered with thistles, Which was xnowed several vears, and the most of ihe thistles disappeared. 'lhe theory was among the farmers of the vicinity “that when thistles are cut off near the ground, ai a cerfain stage of their fzowth, and 2 rain occurs soen after being cuf, flling their hollow stalks with \water that it kills them; and tiis a}qfam to be true. Ordinary viewing/ol the thistle land onceé in two «r three weeks will not kill them; but, 2 case that came to my rotice was as fellows: A man cut the thistles in aweust close to the ground andl put a Zatilespoonful of fine,salt upon .the -z;s?mi_qf evervsstalk., This did not kill “leas, but 3t so weakened their vitaliiy ihat three plowings the next season <estrosed them 'all. I once killed a wstel of these thistles by sowing the iznd with buckwheat so thick that it compietely smothered them. A man whe wrole on this subject, some years age. spid that he had.cut thistles seversl years, from thé 15th to the 25th «f Angust. and they had always died.

sy Maxmne—Jt is generally supposed that every farmer knows how % apae hay: bui many of them man_#ze Their haying very badly. I consider the following points applicable Rpibecase: L Get ready for haying in sdvance. See that your machines | dre In good order, and as far as possi--i guard against delays by breakage, Ui Joss of nuts, &c., by having duplicate parts of machines that are most Emide 10 get out ‘of order; and also, “Ee=p 3 supply of extra nuts o 4 hand, 1s be msed in fhe case of losing one wkile The machine is at work. 2. Be- == your haying early if 'you have ok 39 cut,as you lose less by cut- | ¥z a part of your grass before it is zipe for the machine than you do by’ =wiing Gl all of your grass is ready ‘ @ oui] and then have to cut a part of | iia week or two after it ought to be | «<ut. 3. When the time comes to eom-' /mence mowing, x:fhi:ch should be when ‘ Tiere 13 a prospect of fair ‘weather, go’ _ gh=ad, and do not wait till the dew is “», om account of any injury the hayl - smsy sustain, as you will never be able ] %o sse any difference in value between hay from grass cut with or without - The dews upon it. Of course, men differ om this point, and they will differ %o The end of time.. 4. Just as soon as - ¥&e sun has dried the upper surface 'wf the grass, the spreading operation - should commence; and you; should - Bzve help enough to.do the work well. e gime, wmless it be such a 8 is light, and % “ggw* Xit €347 yby the mae e R 5. ey Py the ma gmass moving as long. a%f; e b ¥ R et

o 6 curing hay well; it I have nowed away, in my in a half ured state. No grass ealf be injured by two-days of sun and @, when cut ‘comes to commence hafling, youshould have all other work#inished, as the e oy should be able to devote your whole time to your hay-when it is ready to cuty No half-awake farmer is fit to ‘have the manage.ment of cutting from 50 too 100 tons of hay, as it requires energy and good’judgment to cure and house, or stack it ‘well. Nor should. a farmer be absent from the field an 'litf)’iif?ﬁﬂdh% should let his help understand that he “means business.” he.moming he should beup before the sun rises, and see -that his men are up also; and. if anything is to be got ready for the day’s work, see that it is attended t¢ before breakfast. A man can impart a wonderful degree of “mova.bility” to his hired help, by letting them know what is expectr ed of-them, and set them an example, of activity. ' Farmer’ A. alwa§s is found in his fields in haying time at work af seven o’clock in the morning;; but Farmer B. comes yawning along to his work an hour later, apologizing by saving that he “eould not get ready earlier;” ' Ty

~ LETTER FROM JLLINOIS. ' | ALTON, ILL, June 11, 1877." EDITOT: BANNER:— By request of many of my friends in the vicinity of T.igonie r, I will favor them with a deseriptic )n of Southern Illinois, thinking p srhaps that it may be of some intex¢ ;st to the people. - In leaving Noble county, Indiana, and 1 raveling through the State of Illinoi 5 to the Mississippi river, I find that the growth” of vegetation in this part of the countryis full three weeks in & dvance of Ihat in the northern part of ] ndiana. But, owing to the great any Huntof rain that has fallen during t'ne . past six weels, farmers did not ge § their corn planted at the proper Al ne, and, in fact, some are not done: " 13 the present Writing. A grcn_@ many had to Ijeplant their corn, and con- ' sc:quently they are somewhat discour‘aged. It rained twenty days during t'ne month commencing with April 15 and ending May Is,l'ajnd;dtp‘ing that time the roads were rendered almost irnpassable. Since thaf time, howeyer, it has been a little more pleasant, and people in general look more cheerful. Wheat is looking splendid;- the prosbepts being that, if the weather remains pleasant, there will be-a bountiful harvest. -The fruit crop promises well, with the -exception of apples. Strawberries and cherries have been in the market for several days past.', Alton, situated on the Mississippi river, 22 miles north of St. Louis, is-an older town than the last named city. When St. Louis was known only as a ‘French -trading post, Alton was a thriving business place, carrying op a wholesale trade with the frontier, and' at that time bid fair to be the city of the west. = To-day St. Louis is the metropolis of the west, with a population of $OO,OOO, while .Altbn; witlr its environ’y has scarcely a population of ten thousand, and this- nuniber israpidly decreasing. -In appearance-it is what we might call a quaint old town; bearing the marks of age and decay. . The. town is scattered over an z}rea equal to one-half that of Chicago; indeed it might be deseribed as being three or; four small villages situated three or | four miles apart, incorporated under one city charter. * The topegraphy - of the country, in which it is located,. is that of rugged hills and winding ravines, which'are characteristic of the uneven bluffs that make up the banks of the great Mississippi. It hasagood steuml’i‘oat landing, but now, like all the other shipping points on the river, the wharves are lacking in freight.— There: is a'daily packet running between Alton and:St. Liouis, going down in the morning.affd returning in/the evening, for the accommodation of passengers, many of whom have their residence in Alton and do business in St. Louis. There are massive blocks of stone buildings whiceh were built'in the early days, before the blight of misfortune had stopped its growth.— In days that are past it had a large massive hotel, but that birned down in 1867 and has mot-been rebuilt, and to-day it has ot got a‘'single hotel where a traveler may stop.. It is probably the only city in the United States with a population, of 10,000 that has ng hotel. Every building destroyed by fire is forever ldst,. there being no inducement to re-build. Many fine business blocks, with stone tronts, are vacant arnqd stand, like the pyramids of Egypt, silent monuments of the past and more prosperdus era. On. the highest bluff, close to the river and three’ hundred feet above the water,. stands the old penitentiary or bastile, vacant and fast going to decay, the State having removed the penitentiary to Joliet several years ago. This building is a massive pile of stone and mortar, the result of speculation and ring legislation, which cost the State over one million dollars. Its high' stone walls encircling its” court, its towering gables with its grinning windows, its rodfless body and numerouspigeon holes called cells, all present a chilling aspect. to the traveler as he comes drifting down ‘the river upon a floating palace, or takes the vigw from the window of a Pullman coach as: he suddenly breaks through the darkness of a deep canyon into the light of the city on the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Railroad. - - T e The natural advantages of Alton are not surpassed by any other locality in the United States. It has the finest -limestox_ie_(xuarries';' fire clay for making white brick, and an inexhaustible supply of sand from which they make the finest quality of glass. = Yet, with these natural advantages, and with the start of a city, Alton has failed, ‘and why? | Because of thé lawless icharacter-and mercenary disposition of -‘&3 inhabitants. 1t is the place where, in the early days of the trouble between slavery and freedom, they threw o printing presses into the river, editor, a brother of Owen Lovejoy,and | committed many other lawless oute §t. Touis. and. built : ?’m

- THE SILVERDOLLAR. * (From theChicago Tribune, June 6th.) :ﬁ . The New York Z'imes, Tepresenting that class of persons who are insisting on specie payments and an exclusively gold currency in the United States, is exceedingly unrhappy becaunse of the agitation at the west in favor of the restoration of silver as a legal tender. It denouncesthe bi-metallic currency, and denounces all those who favor it. In'a recent article it makes several points: 1. That the double standard of gold and silver, though in’ force until 1873, had never worked well, and was abandoned for that reason. 2. That the country refused to accept silver, and during more than thirty years no silver dollars were coined. 3. That the repeal of the act making the silver dollar a legal tender was notorious, and-was generally approved. 4. That it would be. dishonést to make the silver dollar a le-& gal tender, it being bad faith to the public creditors. No one of these points is sustained by the facts. As regards the first, -the statement is madein these words: 4

Up to 1804,—twelve years after the passage of the act,—there had been only $1.439,517 coined; then the coinage was suspended, and from that time till 1837 not a dollar was issued from the Mint. During the next thirty-seven years the coinage of silver dollars amounted to only £6,6U7,321, or an average of but $178,576 a year. The principal cause of this refusal of the country to accept silver as current coin was that it was undervalued in our coinage as ‘compared with its valuation in the French coinage, and the tenden¢y was to ship silver gbroad. i i

" This i inaccurate and illogical. /In the first place, the American dollar contained a greater weight of fine silver than could be purchased for a dollar in gold ; hence but few persons having siiver had it coined into dollars, preferring-to sell it as bullion. The dolars that were coined were for the ‘same reason melted down and exported. We published some timeago a statement of the annual coinage of silver dollars, and, despite their greater value as bullion, there were but few years in which they were not coined at the Mint. Prior to 1853 the smaller silver coins were proportionately of the same value as the dollar, and they, too, were exported. In 1853 Congress reduced the weight of pure silver in the ccins of less than a dollar, but ieftr the silver dollar as it had been since 1793, alegal tender and the unit of American money. It so remained until 1873, at which time the American -silver dollar was a legal tender for all debts public#®nd private in the United Stgtes, and receivable for duties on customs and payable for interest on the publip debt,. Ewvery dollar of the public dgbt, principal'and interest, was payable in silver dollars, and the silver dollar was at that time, as it had ‘been,for a long time previously, worth 103 cenfs in gold. -~ ' '

Previous to thistime there had been a scheme on the part of various persons in Lurope to advance the price of gold. A reduction in its production had been visible for some time, and, if to this could be created an extraordinary demand for gold, then there would be an advance in 'its value. The German Government was therefore seduced into the enactment of a law demonetizing silver and making gold the legal tender in the Empire. At the same time, European intluences were at work in this country, and under the form of revising the coinage laws the coinage of the silver dollar was abolished, and the gold dollar was made the unit of American money. The- changej was not even made in direct- terms. The historical dollar was not abolished by direct enactment; the framer of the law accomplished this proceeding by providing that the “following coins” shall hereafter be cdined and none other, and then-giving a list in which the old silver dollar was omitted. It doesnot follow that there was any corruption in all this, but the general bill lingered along in Congress during the several sessions, the particular point of demonetizing : silver- being mentioned not more that twice, and then only briefly. The: subject was never!dis¢ussed in the public prints; and that it passed without attracting any seriéus attention is shown by ‘the fact that silver had been demonetized was not known, outside of a narrow circle, until in 1875, when the relative rise in gold and fall in silver led to a general investigation. Then, for the first time, ninetéen-twentieths of the American people learnéd that silver had been demonetized. )

The statement “that “the principal cause of this refusal of the country to accept silver as current coin was that it was undervalued in our coinage,” ete., is a simple absurdity. The coinage wasnever refused,—noman would refuse to aecept dollars worth 103 cents in gold. The fact that they were undervalued in our coinage,— that is, that they were worth more as metal than as coin,—explaing why they were lished up and melted as fast as they were coined, but this is not evidence that they were refused. Until 1873 they were: worth three cents on the dollar more in greenbacks than was the gold dollar. .

By thi§§;<‘3t: of 1873 the people were suddenly amd without notice deprived of one form of currency which had been a legal tender for eighty 'years. Against that act there is a general popular protest, which will resist any resumption of specie payments until that silver dollar shall be made a legal tender, and its free coinage established. When the country demands the remonetization of ‘silver, it demands the restoration of the silver dollar which has resisted so loug as the unit of American money. The whole public debt of the United States is payable in gold and silver, by express provision of law. The act of Mazrch 18, 1869, provides: The faith of the United States is solemnly pled%ed tothe payment in coin. or-its equivalent, of all the obligations of the United States not bearing ipterest, known as United States notes,. and of al the interest-bearing obligations of the United States, except in-cases where the law authorizing the Issue of any such obligation has expressly provided that the same may be paidin lawfal money or other curresicy than gold'and silver. The Funding act of July 14, 1870, provides: : |That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to issue in a sum or sums not exceeding in the aggregate $200,000,000, coupon or registered bonds of the United States, im such form as he may prescribe, and of denomination of 350. or some multiple of that sum, redeemable in coin of thepresent standard value- . . . and bearing interest, payable semi-annnally, in such coin at the rate of 5 per cent per annum. : ; The bonds issued under this act recite on their face: : This bond is issued in accordance with the provisions of an act of Congréss, entitled ‘*Anm:act to authorize the refunding of the national debt. approved July 14, 1870, aménded by an act approved Jan, 20, 1871,” and i< redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after the first day of September, A. D. 1871, in coin of the standard value of the United States on said July 14, 1870, with interest in such coin from the day of the date hereef at the rate of 4}4 per cent per annum. payable quarterly on the Ist day of December, March, June, and September in each year. The principal and interest are ex_eml;])t from the paymient of all taxes or duties of the United States, as well as from taxation in any form by. or under State or municipal or local guthority. : { e

These bonds, even those issued last week, declare that they are payable in the coin of the United States which was a legal tender on July 14, 1870. The silver dollar was then a legal tender, and no change of the law can alter that contract, and therefore the silver dollar of the standard weight and fineness of July 14, 1870, is yet a legal tender in payment of all these bonds. - The popular demand is that that same silver dollar shall be again made a legal tender for all purposes, and that its free coinage shall be again authorized. A '

We understand that a very malignant type of diphtheria is now raging in the families of Messrs: Broad and Button, about one mile east of Angola, A little chbild of Mr. Broad died with diphtheria one day last week, and at this writing five children in the two families are very sick from the same dread disease.—SBteuben Republican. . - —Hats bleached and pressed in firsts class style, at the Ladies’ Bazaar. -

f Russia reached the mouths of her rivers long ago, and has goi beyond them, unless the Danube is also to be reckoned as a Russian stream. Yet the exertions of the Russian government to augment is military forcés /were never greater than they have ‘been in the last six years. She had already the power to bring half a million of men into the field. But the grand measure of universal conseription sanctioned by the ukase of January 1, 1875, will add another half million to that mumber of her active troops, aand another million to the reserve. These enormous forees can only be raised and maintained for aggressive purposes. The territory of Russia is invulnerable. Nobody has the slightest interest in attacking it, unless she begins by attacking some, one else. If attacked, as she was in 1812, she may rely on her climate, her extent ‘and the patriotism of her population for effectual detense. Setting aside ambitious ' considerations, we should say that to burden a poor and thinly populatled country with the maintenance of an enormous_army is the most mischievous -policy that can be conceived. It is a perpetual drain on the manhood of the empire. It enormously weakens its productive powers. It leads to & frightful waste of life. 'When the Emperor Nicholas ‘oqce‘ expressed his surprise at the inferiority of the men in his army to the seamen of his fleet in point of discipline and condition Count Woronzow replied that what the army wanted was “more food and less drill.” Hundreds of thousands of human beings have been sacrificed in the last fifty years to the stupid pride of exhibiting to the world the shows and pageants of a great military establishment. “What renders this state of ‘things still more lamentable and extraordinary; is that the. Russians are not a warlize or combative people. Even in their drinking Houts they do not fight. - They are entirely ignorant of what goes on abroad ‘and- entirely indifferent to glory. Nor can any conceivable benefit accrue to the people of Russia by'threatening and molesting their neighbors, or by the acquisition of territory, of which they have already more than enough, If their country were ‘attacked they would defendit with undaunted courage, but as a race of men there is no people in the world less disposed to slaughter -their neighbors. Military service is with them the result of absolute, blind, unquestioning obedience. They submit to-it as they submit to a law of nature, because they are docile and brave. Yet surely military service, as it is understood in Russia, is the most detestable form of slavery; for a peaceful peasant is conyerted by it, without the least will of his own, into a bloodhound, a destroyer, or .a victim; And this burden is now hung -with redoubled weight upon the back ‘of every peasant in the empire. The whole’ community is crushed by it.— Military service is the primary obligation of life, and must affect every other -relation of society.—Edinburgh Review. : fie .

e <O~ p - Over-Governed Children. A girl t]ia%is never allowed to sew, all ot whose ¢lothes are made for her and put on her, till she is ten, twelve, fifteen or -eighteen years of age, is spoiled. The mother-has spoiled her by doing everything for her. The true idea of self-restraint is to let the child venture. A child’s mistakesiare often better than its-mo mistakes, because when a child makes mistakes, and has to correct them it is on the way toward knowing something, A thild that is waked up every morning, and never wakes himself up; and, is dressed, and never makes mistakes in dressing himself; and is washed, and never makes mistakes: about being ‘clean; and is fed, and never has anything to do with its food; and is watched, and never watches himself; and is cared for, and kept all day from doing wrong—such a child might as well be a tallow ‘candle, perfectly straight, and 'solid, and comely, and unvital, and good for nothing but to be burned up.—Henry Ward Beecler. P Gl B : As Brigham Young advances in years (he is now seventy-six) the question of succession becomes an interesting one to his Mormon followers. At present there seems ‘to be no doubt that his favorite son, John W. Young, will succeed to his position as prophet and leader. John' W. is a son by Brigham’s first wife, is thirty-eight years old, and is said to be rather an intelligent and amiable man. ,

~Children’s ready-trimmed hats for 75 cents, at the Ladies’ Bazaar.

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In presenting the following letters % the public we will only say; that they are selected from a large number which we are constantly reeqiv.in% from all sections. They speak for themselves and should satisfy the anost skeptical of the value of Lawson’s Curative: . § - _,

NEURALGCIA 4 YEARS. : BerEa, 0., Dec., 1376, Gentlemen—Having suffered with neuralgia of the muscles for four years, and used the various remedies which are advertised, with little or .no relief, I was induced to try your Curative. Ifrorf\ using one bottle I am entirely cured of pain, bt shall appl}' still another to completely erad.catg the -disease from. the system; which I have everyicon- , fidence to believe your remedy will do. Joos ' R, RUSSELL. - SCIATIC RHEUDMATISRE. - e ——— : CLEVELAND, O, Dec. 26th, 1876: . Gentlemen—l deyire tomake’a statement regard_ing the effect of yowr Curative upon me. I suffered intensely for two months with Sciatic Rheumatisn and naturally tried all the remedies I could hear o}: the Curative among the others, but found no rélicf, and cameto the conclusion there was noicure for it. I was persuaded finally to give your. Curative a thorough trial, by one who had been cured. I agajn commenced applying’ the Curative in earnest, under his difection, and in a week’s time I was free from painand well. I firmly believe «very case of Rheumatism will yield to Lawson’s Curative, but it must Le used freely and persistently as you direct. * i j JAMES H. BROWN.

The importatice of the thorough 'use of the medicine cannot be too strongly impressed on the patients. It will cure every time when used as we direct. See eirculafs around cach bottle.

SORE THROAT. ° } CLrvELAND, 0., Nov, 22d, 1876, "The Lawson Chemical Co.: Gentlemen—l was suffering terribly with Sore Throat the evening I called upon §ou as you will recollect. After using the Curative frequently during the night, as per direction, I found that by morning I was almost, entirely rglieved, As the Curative proved 'so effective in my case, I have taken pleasure in recommending it ‘to' my friends, and I sﬂallcontinue to advertise its merits.' % ¢ Truly yours, WILL H, BEARDSLEY. NERVOUS HEADACHE. . CLeveLanD, 0., Nov. Bth, 1876, Gentlemen—My wife has usc,c.{ ,Your Curative for Nervous Headache, and the result was most gratifyin%} ‘We would not be withont it. b ery respectfully, L. C, HECKMAN; 3 . p o iSea. M. R. & Co.

DYSPEPSIA, e eet ot A et bt et A i CLeyELAND, 0,, Nov. 7th, 1676. Gentlemen—l wish to jexpress mar thankfulncss for the relief your Curative gave my daughter. She suffered with Dyspepsia two years, A very few doses taken asiyou directed ‘causéd the pamn to ‘cease, Her fdody does not distress her now, neither is she troubled with nausea. We have evcxz reasor. to feel she is cured. JNO. L. MADIGAN.,

30 any doubts exist in regard tb the benefit to be derived from the use of LAWSON'S CURATIVE among those who-are suffer: - ing from Rheumatism, Neuralgia,Sciatica, Headache, Toothache, Nervousness, Chilblains, Inflammation, Djphtheria, Sore Throat, Cafarrh, Dyspepsia, Burns, Scalds, etec., we should be pleased tg answer any inquiries in person or by Tetter, . > ' SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. PRICE, One Dollar per Bottle. 6 Bottles for $5.00. | Lawson Chemical Co., Clveland, Ohio.

i AN ZE Y, ;y:;% | Al | | { 4 : N\ |el =4 FIEN DN All Work Warranted as Follows : : 'l‘}lat the Lumber used in their construction is of the very best quaiity, thoroughly seasoned, and put together by thorough and experienced workmien, and that the strength of the same 18 suﬁicient for all ‘W'Ol"]’{——~COl‘l‘(;‘S,poni(;ﬁng" to its size, with fair usage, and for any breakage withiujone year, resulting” from defect in either material or wwrkmdnSliip, the Manufacturers agree to make good all necessary repairs, without cost to purchaser, at place of sale, upon return of the defective parts.: The Best Wagon ! From Maine to Califdxjnia, and from the Red River of the North to the Gulf of Mexico, in all the wagon | | markets of our land, the name : ;,

is the synonym of perfection. The Sillele fact that during the T past’ twenty-eight years over =~ % P )0.000 1T AN - 100,000 Milburn Wagons ! Have heen sold, is the very ‘best evidence of its superiority, and of the strong hold it has on the public favor. The Manufacturers will Jcontinne to maintain the high standard of excellence !'t?. which they have attained in its Inanufacture,‘ using only the best material, and employing only skilled and reliable workmen. Thg_ Wagons are made with' stiff or falling tongue, Widvq or narrow track, to meet everyf‘ﬁ:vant of the trade. 127 ¢ ' AT A MAT n 3 o Bvery Wagon is 'Warranted <= -against any imperféction’ in material or workmanship. ‘ Manufacbured by the Milburn Wagon Company, ' A g | ;I‘o-ledi), Ohio. For Sale in Ligonier by E. B. Gerber, Agent. Rt S R Januarvy 25th, 1877-40-tf . ¢

: . : - £ | | | 1\ LR VIR VAR l RERIREI) o Y. < e . S - : o ‘ : 7 - The Family Favorite: It Runs Light e Combining Every ;,: L e ' 2] : ; b f::%{i?:r"{ | W{M ‘ L “‘l‘ - : . S Aol ot “\ n | g z : 1 "ln jifgﬂi ;,IE! ilbﬁ!i\*'f}\ h}ihﬂt 1' 5 : : =S| T g S N o ey eN i ! ) :”: 'EI’W“ nl\u;u Rz y ¥ e Lo i M !Ijﬁ,n,iil # ‘7%\\‘\\ [ b| i iAN k’[ I\ i i J ‘ /‘\ \ - L A AT NG T . and is Easily Eﬂﬂﬁ{' i};g@gv; \ (E'—"’@' |l . Late Mechanical 5 ; . A i og i ; { g Gl l.nf Al b " : : f g 1 i ORI 5 \‘[ ¥il P s NuHg s )' / E B / L S : S : T g i CRCs @‘“; A X 2 3 i il ,«f‘ :‘,"\‘\, ______,__ A 4 4 4 4 ,",L\:\\\‘ o g‘}\)“_—é XV} \ ; - vy "Adjusted. Sl > Improvement. Little need be said,in regard to the merits of the Family Favorite. It has already worked its way into every State, Citv and Village, and the words Family Favorite have become a household word. Space forbids to go into details o_,f the qualities of the machine, or its success within the last few years.. We, however, c?rdig.lly invite an inspection of our gdods, being sa_tisﬁed that by your go doing ?he‘ “F, F.” will stand the most severe test, ; Eipin i ; ikl A 0 ; “F 'F”M h A Few Doints of Excellence of the “F. F.” Machine, It has a novel take-up, which prevents all strains on the thread. It runslight and without fatigne to the operator. It has an anti-friction bobbin.’ Its shuttle is simple 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 isnot necegsary to use's screw. driver to fasten the needle. It will hem and sew on edging at the same time, | 1 have used I,he F. F. Wéed Sewing Mnchﬁxe nearly five years. The first six monihs after I purchased 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. ¥ . il : Langina, Mich., March 23, 1875, el T ADELIA R. GRAYAM. Ll . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. ; X ; - ! LIGONIER, IND., December 20, 1876. * This is to certify that we have used the Weed! “F. F.” Sewing Machine abont one year; that in addition to the family gewing we have *‘stitchedupon it oyer 50,000 pamphlets (a[ portion of them 24 and 40 pp,—a severer tést than the *“F. F.” ought to be submitted to), and that it still works perfectly and is regarded, in every particular, as good as new. " W. K. SHEFFER., .

1 3 g 7 2 £ ‘@ : P 1 - ,t The General Favorite. ’ 1 bl | < faes Lo : : . i ; Des?i‘ﬁlpnon ofthe "G, F.” % A) ) )7 : I_{; G bedl” s The “‘G. F.” No. 1 Machine, one size : ; 13 (714 { £ larger than the “F. F.” besides having ; < - SNy~ - - many of the characteristic good quali- : ESsmee TVE eg e | | tiesofthe “FL F(,” jg noted by the fol- : . lowing differences: 2 i . i TR AT I 8 power . consists of a comb‘%nution e "\ - of an eccentric and erank. The Shuttle o / ﬁ[ /ﬁ‘ has the best of mechanicar powers—the ; Tk g/ fFiall ball and socket joint. It hasno cogs or i\ X\ / E } cams, thus doing away with noise and i 4 u f i clatter. Its bearings are adjustable, NS i \NI .?I\ G - G. F. No. 2, one size larger than No: ‘Mﬁgéz\, B | { I -..- . 1; is'similar in construction, with the —=—=ll j i H| w i . following changes, making it the simpU [ ) ) 0 AV (/' lest, the fastest,;and most effective | R l i ,;{fz\q %) jl ) mannfacturing machine in use, It has B i 7 \J/ T < “amnew and improved Shuttle carrier, R 1) AR 1 B 4 |\ doing away with the friction and wear i R) B f \ T ¥ of the shuttle, The needle plate is of qB - —~==INJ § -hardened steel. It hasa device for takL IR ' ) T — \Q\ | ing up lost motion on the presser bar, ; ! i IR &‘ \ =53 - Its power consists of two eccentrics, 80 g ;1 M ll *“l‘ N\ @vt arranged as to give it speed, ease of = i SR ) k’ \ A ED) A movement and long .weat. The upg‘er ==l _,_.._..,f |5 g~ | and lower threads are drawn together =ee——xall. § ‘ | Rl simultaneously, making a tight stitch. T il L G : r It can be runat a very high rate of speed. The G. P. No. 2is especially adapted for tailors, shoemakers and factories. G.F.N0.1, with wheel feed, for fancy leather work.. . ° ; { THE STOP MOTlON,_Thisattachment to the “*G.F.” Nos. 1 and 3 Machines; consists of a small key attdched to the bed plate’of the machine, and whﬂ_e the machine is at its greatest speed, the slightest pressure willstop the needle immediately, while the treadle will continue to move, The needle will remain in the goods and not a single stitch will be lost. The pressure foot also raises so that the goods can heturned as pleased.. This improvement is specially commended to leatherworkers of all kinds. VoA wl | — i ‘ . i : : : : TOLEDO, OHIO, Au&st 21st, 1876, WEgD SEwine Macuine Co., Toledo, O.—Fents:—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 gatisfaction. The last machine you put in my shop. a G. F. No. 2, with cylinder ghuttle, is without doubt the lightest running, the most effective and does the best. work of any machine I ever saw. I cannotspeak too highlyiof it. - sy ior o Bigmed, . 1 : i ; Zi RP. TAFT, " Ofthefirm of qulth, Simmons & Taft, ‘Wholetale Manufacturers of Boots anq Shoeg, Toledo. AIIF.F. Machi;eﬁ are furnished with Hemmer, Braider, Qulter, Gauge, 5 extra. Bobbins, 12 assorted Needles, Otler, Screw Driver, instruction Book, and a ean of 011, free of charge, © | Class 1/F. T, Machirie, i 8 neatly ornamented. “Class 8, ', ', Machink, is neatly ornamented in silver and pearl; price $lO more than Olas.e 1, 'Stands to all machines are neatly finished. > Sﬁecia}. lpduﬁementp offered to cash purchasers, 'Kasy terms of payment f)y note, te responsible persons. . Pl 1o gl : Norior.~Energetic men wishing to sell the WEED Sewing Machines, shonld addruss the Company at Toledo, Ohidi We wish to atrange for the sale of onr Machines in every County and Town in Ohio, Michigan and Northern Indiang, = = e ! b Wor further particnlars inquireef . .. ¢ i ot | ¥ Mg P Rl MR RS ey % 2,: AT IR ZEuLE jeil 2 WEED SEWILNG %Aoﬂmia: CO.. jo i ;%LW ¥, Jo. 222 SUMMIT STREET, HHE o f@% Lk st g O BMEO. | An “F. F.” Machigeeaf ho seen in the Ladies’ Bazaar, |

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and examine a cnrei‘u]]y sé]ectqd stock of MILLINERY GOODS, g; Sy : i si. = Just received and offered at lowest city priées_. HATS 3 BONNETS ¥ 0l L 2 d 1 " Trimmed according to latest styles by a experie enced mill'iner._.: T A o : i iyt Orders for Dress-Making ~ Solicited, and satisfaction énamnteedi !

. 'BEAUTIFUL | i WaX DollS, .._..__and_‘__...'{j _ {“ ELEGANT VASES : a:L ﬁrlcell ll,mthvill astonish i}_m nugt‘ivl)s. EMBROIDERY STAMPING . Domonshoriuoties PR S s T

: e TepE el RN R G SR s R A L Tl 2 - e i s ; il e h ; \ o P s Nail Noad Divectorp. SR N e T R e s S R bl ~ an-m-'—‘sf»’-i?a-f.:-“j‘.ww ————s ; LAKE SHORE | (L o AR B b b . e, SN Ty L - Michigan. Southern Haid Road. ‘ ':"' 2 i 7. - o Oln'and after June 10th, 1877, tra.ns will leave ¢ starions asfollows: *. ; > . . GOING EAST, - onae -2 Sp.N.Y.Fa.” AtPo Kz’ - dec.. Chicago.. . .....505am...i aBBpbm.. | 7 El‘khax;_t..L..l;... 753 pm..;.. 950 4. ZOO am G05hen,....5... 1806, ....1010 . 1.7 2 Millersbur% e I 8 A 6 0098 Ll At Ligonifr......:..S'?S S e 1042 Sl 302 Wawaka.....,.» 1833 . ...11055 s onn 1D ] Brimfield ......31889 . ... #llO5 Cige 82 Kendallville .. 71849 - | LJIII7 5,05, §45 ArriveatToledelos6; ..., 240 am.... 12 30 pm ‘. GOINGWEST: . | : ; . Sp. Chic. Exp. . Pac\ Exp, i dec .| T01ed0,.....;.11 05 am;.,.1201 am.l., 400 pm Kendallvillé. ... 220 pm}‘...." 505 am.... 404 - Brimfield: . ..o, 2367 L 489 Sl 820 Wawaka1.......245 YISO L HEs Ligoniér ... .0 257 [ LLEgd4O. 0 L 0 8180 Millersburg....- 312 |... 13557 (... 910 ° Goshen. i oiv B pule, 138 gl 913-% : Elkhart . 1.0 8500 L 4838 0 100 10.00 AtriveatChicagos 00~ ...0 8204 LIL. L.l tTraingdo not stop, - o ; Express leaves L‘luilyboth Wayß. 1 o | CHAS.PAINE, Gen'l Supt., Cleveland. T, C. MONTGOMERY, 4gent, Ligonier, " Tittsbyrg, Ft. W. & Chieago R. R. . | From and after M‘“{ 20,1877 | Sl pe N S GOYNGWESTE 0 ) | ]; soNol, - Mo, No 7, . 0. 3, Fy Fostkz, Mail. Pac'ﬂ'zv;‘hlﬁ. htEx, Pittsbherg.,....ll:4spm 6 00am 9:ooam I{sopm Rochester.....l2:s3am. 7 45am 10:15am 2158 pm ‘Allianee......: 3:10 11 00am_ 12:50pm . 5/35pm Orrville../.... 4:d6am 12 55pm 2:3opm 7\l2‘pm Mansfield..... 7:ooam 311 " 4:4opm 920 pm Crestline.. . Ar. 7:3oam | § 50 s:lspm 9 /45pm Crestline...Lv. 7 50am . ...:..7 540 pm. 9(55pm F0re5at.,....... 9 25am ...2.70 7 dbpm. il Iﬁpﬁ“ Linia....o.. .30 doam «...f ©9 00pmd12/25am Ft. Wayne..... I 20pm .i.. 4.. 11 Soam -2/40am" Plymouth..... 3 45pm.- ... 2 d6am - 4{soam Chicag0........7.00pm ... 6:3oam .7{sBam “ | - GOINGEAST.\ = |, ) Nod, . “Nog, ' Noé, :-No 8, : .. Night Ex. FastEz. Pac Ex. Mail. Chicaco.. /... 0 10pm, 8 oDamh! 4 45pth & beoes Plymouth....:'2 46am 11 25am F.sopm ..1.... Ft Wayne.... 6.554 m ‘2 10pm 9 55pm. -.t.... Lima......«».. 8 55am_ 4 05pm 11 bam ..L.,.. F0re5t........10.10am . & 20pm 12 20am ..1.... Crestline .. Ar.ll4sam 6 55pm 1 35am :....... Crestling .. Lv.l2:ospm. 7 15pm 1 40am 6:05%hm Manstield .....12 3%pm 7 4ipm 2 05am. 6 Hsam Drrville. ... 2 30pm, O 38pm 3,40im 9 15am A11iance......7 4 05pm 11 15pm 5 63am-11.20am . Rochester. .. -6 22pm 11 2lam 6 49am. .2 00pm' Pittshurg.:.. . 7 30pm. 2 §oam 7 50pm 3 30pm . Traing Nos. 3 and 6, daily. Train Ne.-{l leei,ves ‘Pittshurgh daily -except Saturday; Trgin NR. 4 leaves Chicago daily except Saturday. Train No. 4'leaves Chicago darlyexcept Saturday. ‘All others! daily, except Sunday. s Wil e i SR F.RIMYERS, 5 _Generhl Pasvenger and Ticket Agent,

Cincinnati, Wabash & Mich. R.R. Time Tajle No. 2%, taking"effect Sunday, Jmexc i t S B R o = | i ‘_GC)]N(} SPUTH,: = | Siations, " fo'o'. S NoJ%. N 0.4 iNoig Blkhart...:. Y. 8850 am 950 pm 120 pm G05hen....../-<.a.iai- 1000 Bam 4 18'am - 150 | New Parigh it --ls: \_l'o 40 -42 F - 21001 B &0 Crossg, .-.... 11067 ~ 4382 9351 Milford..p-.kinas. o Dll6 443" =2BO 45 Liebßburd.s i o s 2146) e 457 950 | WATEAW .S oo coodein 221 543 315 || ‘N X‘%an‘bhcstrs il rigmß sl 08 a 4 2RI Wabash....Lo,. 3uspm 642 502 | Marioni . o 5835 Td2r Lo bl Alexandrig...v. 2 Wb 835 ° 7801 AndersonJ....l +. 835 905 808 1)1*1 Richmond:: ooy e Gdb - sl Indianapolis. . .. Ceesn.e 1040 am 1000 pnh i B GOING NORTIE . - | \ Stations No.l » Noxg /. N 0.5 : No.J k Indianapolis 4 40 am .4 40 pm= coeeione et b ‘ Richmond. ...:.. 1050 aM ) b ey - AndersonJ. 605 am G 615 pm VAP s - Alexandria. 6.39 651 CBaah s i Marion L 0149 . 759 W 2T il Wabash.... 850 -~ 907, - 1240#m.... " NManchestr®94l . 1012 3 e R - Warsaw,....lo 40 R LT 4441 LSI Leesburg... 1059 - - 1156 S 8 ke ‘Milford...-.1116 | 1216 im 5800 00l -Kl&OCross‘ll 99 - 1224 ¢ LoGOBE Soliiil New Parisc-11 407 - 1245 Sie BRI <*Goshen..... 11 58 pm - 1 09 pm - |7 10pm...... Elkhart,.... 235 p- 435 am 825 ....... Close connections made at Goshen with the L S & M. S. R. R.; at Milford with the B&O RR.; at Warsaw with the P, Ft W & C R R; at North | Manchester with the D & ERR; at Wabash with the T, W & W R R; at Marion with the P, C. & St. LRR. 5w ‘t . A.G.,WELLS, Sup’t.

. T : : S : ‘ 3 , T n _ ATTAINED AT LAST! A TRIAL WiII'INSURE rripopuumrv . EVERYWHERE. = = - . AL G 0 O S 1 - Pl : E " e == %ﬁ e 'A,‘, ‘!"{v?"x—-ln*-w"ﬁ, e » ot npelilo 'r"a""l“:‘;.""if" ik~ RN ":{?';‘."\(“i:‘l-“';'"z;'y'e“‘m ']l“ T Ly QL uf 0O L 2 “ I "Jh‘ﬁ i i R »-“::"Tm‘(:’ IIHHI!L, 78\ ) ‘ (2 ‘\ VAR Y E. W '&“""1 ) : ; o oI FAR | O N = NG 3 AF O e s e > i e EITE SHUTTLE SEWING MACRINE. : el Y | alads } When once used will retain'its b place forever, ‘ iT IS CELEBRATED FOR. {TS ADVANTAGES i THAT IT IS ONE OF THE |LARGEST SEWING MACHINES MANUFASTURED, —ADAPTED ALIKE T 0 THE USE QOF THE FAMILY OR THE WORKSHOP. IT HAS_THE LARGEST SHUTTLE, WITH A BOBBIN THAT HOLDS ALMOST A SPGOL OF " THE SHUTTLE TENSION 1S ADJUSTABLE WITHOUT REMOVING THE SHUTTLE FROM THE THIS MACHINE' IS SO GONSTRUCTED THATJrTHE POWER ‘IS APPLIED DIREQTLg OVER'THE NEEDLE, THUS ENABLIN%IT TA SEW THE HEAVIEST MATERIAL WITH US‘EQUALED EASE. IT IS VERY SIMPLEIN ITS CONSTRUCTION, DURABLE AS IRON AND. STEEL CAN.MAKE IT, ALL ITS WEARING. PARTS CASE-HARDENED OR STEEL, AND INGENIOUSLY PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR TAKING UP LOST MOTION, SO WE ARE JUSTFEDIN : i ] Warranting Every Machine for 3 Years. AT IS THE LIGHTEST AND EASIEST-RUNNING' MACHINEIN THE MARKET. ITIS, ALSO, THE MOST. ELABORATELY ORNAMENTED AND PRETTIEST MACHINE EVER PRODUCED. ° WITH ALL THESE ADVANTAGES, IT IS.SOLD - FROM $l6 10 $26 LESS THAN OTHER FIRST- - CLASS MACHINES, =» EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF TERRITORY GIVEN TOEXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS OFFERED FOR CASH OR ON CREDIT, - SEND FOR CIRCULARS AND TERMS T¢) . : "h & 1 ) 1 3 1 White Sowing Machins (0., ;. 358 Euclid Avenues A ; . A wanreo.; . CLEVELAND, 0. For'Sale in Noble Counnty by D, Ni(.jod-emnf,.u-X = _ bion,lnd,. - 11-38-1

T % THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY ; { : T GEINUINE | : “Vibrator” ] = i © Threshing Machines, g ~——CONSISTING OF—- . * G " Complete I orsSe-Power Establishment, with 24-inch, 28-inch and 32-ihch C%lin-‘ de;g, and 6, &, 10 or 12 Horse Powers to match. - ‘Two Styles of Mounted IHorse Powers 3 our improwed *'Triple Gear,” and improved’ “Spur Spee({)” (Woodbury style), both kinds .mounted on four wheels,-and special sizes made 'for 6,8, 10 or 12 horses. - e ‘Compiete Steam Power Qutfits; our unrivaled “Vibrator” Separators, made expressly for steam power, with 32-inch Cylinder and 44-inch Separator, 0r.36-inch Cylinder and 48-inch'Separa- | tiu‘g ¢leaning parts, with all the other parts proportionately ca’gacions and full of *‘business;” also, our matchles STEAM THRESHER EN--GINES, of our own make, beyond rivalriy in Pow--er, Durability, Eacy Firing, Beauty of Design, Perfect Workmanship, f:leggnt Finish, complete in every detail, and in all respécts alit companion for!our celebrated Steam Separator. = - Our “Vibrator” Separators ‘‘alone” made ex?re’sﬂly. for Steam Power, and to mateh to and by all other make of Enggnes, also, perfectly’ adapted to go with any and all’ other make of IHorse Powers, four sizes, ranging from 24 to 86inch length of Cylinder, and 36 to 48 inches width of Separating g,arts. e Tolcens il R - The World-Wide népnutlon of) our matchless *“Vibrator” Threshers for rapid thireshing, perfect saving, admirable cleaning.no wastﬁf}. cleanliness, economy in repuir’n.rdurabllltiy,« se of management, and & general mper!ori:i n various other respects, 18 now fally. established angﬁenerauy recognized: - p & The Acknowledged Head and Front of Grain - Threshers, and ux;e.cmny‘sa srior if grain be damp or wet; while for jﬂnx;,‘-%mo_ 10~ Shy, Aud like Sesds, uo ofher maghing can fruth-. Jully cla wcmm "'ll GaE The Genaine ‘Vibrator’ Threshers Thyeaayt e SR R S R S SR T e e : L ’W«ﬂﬁa"ﬂ“?"" s } ; % ST A B R dusnls S Sl N HOIE SQHI'DA N A Lo oatvie Lreek, Miach, - | b e e iy s s D R i illnstéated P 45 **‘%:gj e Skt ani e RCH S HSNREARD . SRIRPILC IS A 8 LIBES. RENY e e e e

EMBROIDERY | M 3 " £ r r . TR N e ' “// m i OF | EVERY DESCRIPTION : - —Done gt t;he-'-—- 1 Ladies” [ azaar, a : o 1 L | ’ : . (BANNER HLOCK) : ‘Lvigdritie;-r,i : Indiana. COMPLETEST ASSORTMENH ; of S‘t,:un»p\ing and Braido ihg’ Bl(fc_ks, in NORTHERN INDIANA. £ \ J : '\\___ ! / LA Ful‘l Assortment of : v Pine Embroidery Silk, el of all colors. | = /1“ Confé‘;tailtl‘y Kept A?)n lland.ﬂ

toWorking Agents everywhere Business permanent, Square and legitijnate. Oulfit anda $25 Shot. Gun free. For terms send A YEAR, i’ourAddresson Postal Card to (J. WORTH & CO., St. Louis, Mo. 5 9 ’

75 ¢ls. PER 400 THE 'A BANNER OFFICE.

- LADIES, TAKENOTICE! , : ; , | » i "» | 3» ! v 3 7 | L | ¥ i i\ The E:{llies of ngo{lnié; and vi‘cinity alTe inv.ixte'(] to call atithe Ladies . Bazaar,

foal & eINTH R ! i P i " / i | Jaod . { ] . | & o i | vy & f ; |‘A ;i i s ; L ! b And\examiﬁe the new and elegant 1 :. ! - ¥ - ; \"\ Istyles of i lotk i 4 14 i W : S 5 “) ! Of» every, ;’desqription. { A]so. those . F; Beautifui eal Ostrich Plumes. Feath- : .A = b - ars, Flowers, Ete, All of x¥vhi¢h "Wd“‘gtré Qﬁqrihg at aston_ishing low ﬂgures,‘»,and cannot be \ . > A : 1 ndarsofd by any house - | b B ] _ in the eounty, ' ' - We will take pleasure in showing goods whether you buy ornots - ¥eo L Y e :5 L g ; ": :‘_; TPR i b. ~+ MILLINERY WORK FE ek - ! Lok :,";.i‘ sb ' ,m &ll ; : W‘Mm 4 };‘ fon il Ll G wol e oSI