Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1870 — Page 2

HE RENSSELAER UNION.

Thursday, June 16th, 1670.

Pulaski county voted down the Imposition for » public ur in aid of the Fort Wnyoe and Pacific railroad, by a majority of 787 in a poll of I|o©7 votee. The Miohlgan City Ktderpri m enterprisingly) announces that tho Jasper delegation to the Wanatah convention will oaat the vote of the county for General Jasper Packard. If the delegatee from all the counties claimed by his advocates vote as ours will Mr. Packard’s prospect* for rjenoinination are even less than his chances for election in case ho is nominated. The vote ot this county will not be cast lor him. Both the 'Lafayette Journal and ( ovritr refuse to recognize Judge Test as the uotnince of the Kent* land convention for circuit judge of the 12th district, and have placed the name of David P. Vinton upon their ticket as the regular candidate. We can not see how it will be possible for the republican party to elect both these gentlemen at the same lime, but we can foresee if they both persist in running and pretty evenly divide the party, that a democrat may get the office.

Letter from Monticello.

Editors Union: It would seem that Gen. Packard in his efforts to secure a renomination is determined to leave nothing undone that can he done, and while he and his friends raise a great outcry because, as they allege, the opposition to his rcnominalion conies from those who are disappointed by his appointments, the Gen. himself does not fail to use, his appointments where they can profit him in the least, and that, too, by an unfair means, in one instance at least as I shall show. On the fly leaf of bis address before the G. A. It. in Washington City, D. ,C., March 20th, 1870, which he lias published, he addresses his comrades and claims special credit for his appointment of soldiers and says, “The postmaster at Monlicclto was a soldier who enlisted as a private.” This, 1 am told by one who knows, is true, and the truth further told is that at the time of the appointineut cf the present incumbent Gen. Packard did not know whether he had been a soldier or not, but after the appointment had been made he wrote and enquired as to the fact. The Gen. did know that he was appointing the editor of the Herald , but did not know that he was appointing a sdldier. He now claims credit for the appointment of a soldier. I think he meant to buy the influence of the Herald and the course of its editor on the congressional nomination warrants the conclusion. Hut 1 ihe present incumbent of the Monticello post office succeeds Mr. Dagne who was the editor of the Heruld when the Gen. went into office, and at that time Daguc and two soldiers who had each served long and faithfully in the army, and each of whom were as equally competent for the position as was Mr. Dagne, were applicants f9t the office and sent their recommendations, signed by good and tine men, to Gen. Packard. The result was that both soldiers were passed by, and Mr. Dague, a'civilian, received the appointment. Of this lefthanded compliment to his comrads in arms the Gen. in bis fly leaf circolar 6nys nothing Perhaps he would have mentioned it had he not forgotten it, but whether he has forgotten the matter 'or not there are those who bear honorable scars who have not forgotten and can regard only with contempt the man who under such circumstances claims credit for the appointment ot the postmaster at Monticello. Index. Monticello, June 7th, 1870.

White Clever.

Messes. Editoes: In a recent ride to Remington I was surprised to see the white clover spread everywhere along the route. On hoth sides of the road as far as could be seen the prairie was white with its flowers. Since then I took a short ride over the Grand Prairie. Here and there as I passed along, I observed the clover was taking hold- I had not then noticed my own pasture grounds. On examination I found the prairie thickly set with this new grass.— Hot a aeis grant bat new in this part of the country. I have since seen it spread all the way from my house to your city.. I bad not observed it before. If it did appear to any extent, I must bavo been very unobserving. If I am not mistaken ip is a sudden and un-

looked for spread of this variety of grass, llow far it extends I know not, but would be glad to know.— I have seen no notice of its appearance elsewhere. It is strange to thiuk of its rapid growth in our outside pastures. Where did the seed co:nc from? And what hand or wind sent it broad cast? I think it S tich acquisition to onr prairie

JAMES RITCHEY.

pastures.

Letters from Mr. A. B. James.

Fayette, Howard Co., Mo., May 28th, 1870. We are camped about one- mile east of Fayette, on the grassy bottom of a creek half as large as the Iroquois at Rensselaer. We are making about twenty miles a day and are all in fine health and heart. Have been in route with six or more other teams all this week. Much of the way this week, has been billy and although there are streams of running, and perhaps living, water in the valleys, farmers depend almost entirely upon cisterns for water for their families. Heavy showers, which in some cases have preceded us and in other cases fallen behind us, have replenished the streams and filled the cisterns and we have had no lack of supply. From Peoria here they have raised the price of corn, oats and meat, but now they begin to cheap-

en again. Corn is here 70 to 80 cents a bushel, oats 50 cents, butter 20 cents a pound, eggs 10 cents a dozen, bacon shoulders 15 cents a pound, bay S2O a ton. Crops look splendidly all the way. Winter wheat and rye are headed, peas and potatoes in bloom, strawberries are ripening, corn is in every stage from planting up to knee high, grass is abundant. We meet many, or rather some, every day, returning from Kansas. They generally bring gloomy accounts, if disgusted, and glowing ones, if satisfied. If any of our friends in Jasper arc coming with teams, they should take their best bedding in a ‘hovered wagon with side boards, or double bed. Some build the upper part of the wagon bed out wider so as to furnish a seat along the whole length of both sides. —They should bo furnished with a feed trough behind, and have a patent lock, as the hills make it desirable. All agree that the lock is better than a breeching harness. The side seats are convenient where there are several children along. For furniture they need a camp kettle, teakettle, frying pan, tin plates, tin cups, a small tin backet for sugar and butter, and one for the remnants of meat and gravy that may be left, a coffee mill, coffee pot, tea pot, spoons, knives, forks, and an ax* As they may need all of these articles when they get there, it may be as well to provide good ones. We buy bread, but some have a Dutch oven, or tin reflector, to bake in, which is much cheaper. A box with cover to pack away these things in, is safer and more convenient. Then they will need water buckets for the hdfses, a gun and a watch dog. We have a tent, and both it and the wagon covers are made of common white drilling and are a complete protection against rains in a strong wind. They will also find it convenint to have two or three sacks to carry oats and corn in, and a small rack attached to the hind part of the wagon, above the feed box, in which to put thirty to eighty pounds of hay. The rack is made of strong lath. But this is not a necessity as ropes or straps will do. We make inquries as we travel and. sometimes carry hay a dozer, miles where the country is settled and fenced up. Crossed the Mississippi at Quincy, Monday, May 23d. Made about 109 mites this week —last week about 150 miles. Expect to cross the Missouri to-morrow, at Booneville, 14 miles from here. It is about 145 miles from here to Fort Scott.

Papinbville.-Mo., June 4th, 1870. After a journey of more than six hundred mile 6 we were welcomed by the babbling waters of a little creek that helps fill the Osage river, on \yhose bank we camped just before sundown last evening.— All the family, who have had a remarkably pleasant journey, are in fine spirits. We near the so-called “land of starvation, drought and thieves,’' so vividly portrayed by returning pilgrims. The late heavy rains have damaged the price of corn from one dollar to a dollar and a quarter down to eighty and seventy-five cents. •* The wheat crop, now turning white, begins to arouse apprehensions among farmers as to the pea*]

sibility of harvesting it, and county public meetings are held to devise the ways and means to secure the necessary laborers. Movers, at least wc and our whilom fellow travelers, have been solicited to stop. Four wagons, of our company of six, have done so. At Sedalia we were offered rent free and two dollars per day for hands and four for teams, with constant work in town or country. We are now about twenty-five or thirty miles from Fort Scott, Kansas. Provisions are as cheap here as anywhere on the route, and as plenty. There is some very good stock through here. Of cattle—full blooded short horns, Texan cattle, with horns nearly large enough to salt their carcasses in, timber scrubs and mongrels of every color. Of hogs—the black Canada Bershire, the Chester white, the Irish graziers, self-providers and their crosses. Of sheep—black, yellow, spotted and white Of horses—the Mustang, Spanish and English breeds. Asses of all nations and races, both men and mules. Finger boards pointing the wrong way, multiplying miles; fancy maps, and paper cities on projected railroads. Early peas are ripe—sec where they have fingered for new potatoes —ripe cherries and mulberries; strawberries plenty; vast prairies of blackberries. We have had gooseberries. There are some peaches and apples west of the Missouri—east of it a great display. Of flowers—wild pansies; wild ptunias; larkspur of very rich cols, ors; blue lillies; stocks; mimosa or sensitive plant; purple and red verbenas; phloxes, equal to any Drum* mondii—■very brilliant, together with others ot unknown varieties.

Lands here are worth from $5 to sls. Teams, Westward, hoi are constantly passing, and teams, Eastward, without a ho, arc passing some. The timber along these creeks is elm, all kinds of oak, redbud, willows, plum, whitewood, black and white walnut, sycamore, persimmon, pawpaw, cherry, yellow birch, soft maple, bay or wild magnolia, mulberry, sumac and wild grape. ,Wefirßt struck or reached the Kansas winds at Booneville, on the Missouri. With us, up to this time, they are Very agreeable. Without them the heated air of the prairies would be nearly suffocating. In Kansas, where they get the original unadulterated, it may be too much. Intend to see. From eight miles east of Sedalia they have suffered lately from drought, but a lute great shower has remedied all that. The creeks are up, the cisterns filled and puddles are overflowing.

Wc publish the proceedings of the judicial convention elswliere.— It was in some respects a remarkable convention. At it was a little boisterous. It was remarkable, in that votes from Tippecanoe county came pledged for Judge Test, and the delegate who said he was instructed to so cast them, declared he wouldn’t obey instructions. It was a little boisterous, in that, another one of the delegates from Tippecanoe, couldn’t see but what he had a right to disobey the voice of his county. So it will be seen that both of the rare features of the convention grew out of the “ingenuity” of two delegates from Tippecanoe. One of these at the opening of the convention, notified it, in all the magnitude of his resources, that they “held the power to nominate, or not, wlioih they pleased,” that “he held votes in his hand instructed forjudge Test,” but if forced now' to vote would throw them for Judge Vinton.— Xvff cedf The convention ruled that if the votes” were pledged to Judge Test, they should be so recorded iu the balloting, and it w as done, and the expressed will of the people of Tippecanoe was carried out. That’s* all. Of course the people of Tippecanoe won’t complain, since the convention simply requited the delegates from that county to obey instructions.— The were counted for Judge Test, and the 28J for Judge Vinton, thus Test received votes, and Judge Vinton 30L If the politicians of Lafayette desire hereafter to act in bad faith, let them select men smart enough for the “out counties,” as they were pleased to term the balance of the circuit —Kentland Gazette.

The Indianapolis Journal has recently changed hands, i. W. Hasseltnan has bought the fivesixths interest of the Douglass brothers, and W. P. Fishback is to have editorial charge of the paper. One of the late issues under the “new dispensation” contains an account of a stabbing affray in one of the southern counties,-in which one of the parties was cut four times, “the first cut entering the throat above the jaw-bone!” How is that for high in anatomy?

*Ve found the following. notice I posted upon the bulletin board at the Court House the other day and think the burlesque to* good to pass unpublished. The spelling and other “ear marks” bear the imprint of the Kentland Democrat office, whos»editor, since the passage of the “Fifteenth Commandment,” has in the person of Mr. Whittlesey, of the New Albany Ledger, a formidable contestant for the championship of the “collud genman” in this Stale:

TO DE PLBLICANH L’B DE 12 DISTRIC. “W hai:ah, At de judicary invention dat seinbled at do little town ub Kentland in de county ub Newton on de 7tli day ub June, in do year ub de Mancipation Exclamation 6, I wus july lected one ub de central niitty ub de 12th judidatry distric, and “Wuaras, After dat nominashuu an leeaion, I wus nominated fur clmrnfan ub dat mittv, by de noble and wirtuous Curnai Tullus (who de copperheads call “Scarrified Jim,’ kase lie is got mo boles in Inin to de squar inch dan a boriey-comb, all ub which holes wus tuck in de great hellion, 4or de good ub de cuntry), an wus july lected churmau ub de mitty by de legation ub Tippecanoe county, dat held de nominatin power in her fist, an “Wiiaras agin, dar wus skulduggery used in dat invention by. de churman darof, dat vided de votes ub Tippecanoe, on me an Wintan and solidated dem on de pesecutin turny; darefore be it “Zolved, Dat £* de churman ub de center mjtty an is gwine to exercise de thority, an be it “Zolved agin , Dat by virtue ub de Fifteenth Commandment, dat don’t let white trash go back on collud genmen, even us dey is de churman ub de invention) an my lawful lection de white trash ub de outside counties ub Newton, Benton, Jasper an White, is hereby demmanded to meet at de Court House ub de T proud vurtus Tippecanoe’ on de lust day ub August in de year ub de Mansipation Exclamation 6, fur de purpose ub settlin de question ub who is de nomination fur judge in dis distric.” “N. B. De rules ub de invention will be as follows, tu-wit: ‘Fust. White trash what ain’t delegations must keep dar mouf shet and not do all de torkin. “Seconcf. No Iri%h nor Duch kin cum in. “Third. Copperhead reporters won’t be let in, kase they will report de invention unharmonacus if de members gits drunk an sites. “In witness whuruf I's sot my pictur at de lied ub dis ExclamaDart’s me.”

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BUSINESS CARDS. ALFRED lI'COT. aLFBED THONrSOM A. IWcCOY* THOJIMON, BANKERS. RENSSELAER. (NDIAXA. Bur a»d sell Or In .ad Domestic P.xcbanx* make Collection* on all available pointa. par, Interest on specified time deposttea, and transact all buelnen In tbelr line with dispaltk. TTTOffice honra. from • a. m. to Ip. m r o II Ir. EDWIV F. HAMMOND laua.itJ. UFITLEE lIA 111 nOib D h SPITLEB, attorneys at law, Hans-alaar, Indiana. Office in the Court House. 1-1-htt E. I. DWIOOINS. 8. T . THOMPSON. DWllitail A THOMPSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, NalnFlea Public, Heal F.vtute and ■ a.uranca Amenta, Rensselaer, Indiana. Office in McCoy's Hank Building, upstairs CHARLES jreUVENAT, attorney at I.aw, ROTARY PUBLIC A REAL ESTATE AOERT, Remington, lnd. 2-31 DF.J. 11. LOI'GHKI DGE, RENSSELAER, INDIANA. fiR-Otflec on Washington street. 1-1.-ly. Dr. G. A. MONK. Ornca.—On Waahlnetoh street, opposile tbe •Old Line Drug Store,” KKNSBKLABR. INI). 1-1-1 /- Dr. IHA C. KRI.I.RY, T®?? RESIDENT DENTIST, lodlADft. Office on Washington street in the new photograph gallery, over C C. starr’a grocery. i ,t DI'Y.U.I.iS BLACKSMITH SHOP Is ill operation one door above nm rru» the Express Office, KF..NBSKLAF.K. All kinds ol bluckemilhino dune to order. D C TAYLOR’S -NEW BL.4CHSMITHAHOP w Til Is now in operation on the old , 11 Saw mill Vaid, opposite Duvall’s a i fji Express Office, KtssseLi xr . lnd. M*tMBRRB Patronage respectful ly solicited. DAILY HACK LINE *»n LIVERY STABLE. Hacks run daily (Sundays excepted) between Rensselaer aud Bradford, on the C & L R R.and between Rensselaer and Remingtot. on ihe TL&B.RR. \ Horses and Carriages to let at reasonable rates. J W. & S.O. Duvall. STACKHOUSK tc HKO., UNDERTAKERS, RENSSELAER. JND., Are now prepared to fill all order* for Coffins of every style. Orders left at M. Eger’a Shop, or the Hardware Store, will be promptly attended to, at tha lowest possible rates. 1-1-ls mrms WAGONS C A It IMA GEN, Made and repaired on short notice and reasonable terms, one door above Taylor’s blacksmith shop on Front -treet 0. W. TERKUKE, Proprietor.

PUBLIC fa*MIN *TIOBF OP APPLICANTS FOR LICENSE TO TEACH will be held at the School House in Kensselaer, on The Third Saturday in Each Month. Tbe law requires that applicants have a certificate of good moral character, trom the Trustee oi the Township in which they reside. GEORGE M. JOHNSON, 1-6-ly School Examiner of Jasper Connty -,i ””* ■» J. WIIIGHT, r.:4 thk oi.d UNDE RTAK ER, Has Coffins of all sixes on hand and is prepared to fill all orders for any style. Plain or Fancy, at reduces prtcesr —— —l-JI-U LOUSVIFLG, NEW ALBANY AND CHICAGO HAII,TV AY. fTIj i|lf TRAINS PASS BRADFORD, aOl SO SNUTH. OOtSO NORTH. Day Expres 1:05, r. u.,Day Express 4:59 r. M. Night •• 9:5 •’ Night “ 12:55 ».s. Pi t dt Acc’n 8:50 a. *t. Frt.dc Acc’n 11:55 p.m C. M DEWEESE, Agent. PITTSBCKGH, CINCINNATI, AND St. I.OCIS KAIL.WAY CO. VPanhandle Route. TRAINS PASS REMINGTON. ooino east: oo:no west. M’ng Pass'g'r 6:52 x. «. Day Express 11:12 a. m Mail* Exp'ss T-12 r. sJNight Pass’g'r 11:17 P. H IstThr Fre't 4:43 am .'Local Freight 9:49 a. s Lo. Ft. & Ac. 8:25 a s.llstThr, Fr’t. 3.20 p. a 2d Thr. Frei’t 2:10 p. Thr Ft. 6c Ac. 9:15 p. s ROBERT PARKER, Agent CITY SALOON AND RESTAURANT! ALE, BEER,GIN, WINE, KUMEL, BOURBON AND RYE WHISKEY, Superior Brandy Plain and Fancy Drinks, good Cigars, and everything appertaining to a well stocked establishment. Connected with the Saloon I shall keep a supply of QRACKERS; QHEESE, gARDINES, QYSTERS, -pfrOLOGNA, AC., &C., &C., For the especial accomodation of those who may desire a lunch. Rooms on Front street three doors below Washington. 2-32 LOOK JONES

REMOVAL. A D. I. JACKSON HAS REMOVED HIS STOCK OF DRUGS, MEDICINES, OILS, PAINTS, SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONARY, / PERFUMERY, JiC., &.C., Across the street, to the room formerly occupied by John Thompson, Sen., where he will be happy to see all his old customers and everybody lae iu waut of goods in his line. He would also gently intimate to such customers as have made Little Accounts with him, that the first year has elapsed and he expects those bills made during the past year arranged, so as to enable him to exteud slmilai accommodations iu the future New and Fresh Goods, Just arrived and being opened up for sale. D. I. JACKSON. April 20,1879.

New Store & New Goods m - While the railroad to Rensselaer Is a pros peclive project, it is a natter of REALITY tkat THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH is now leceiving and opening an entirely new stork of (1 UN Eli A L MERCIIA N DIBF,, enibrac ing ' STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, amongst which muy he enumerated Cottonadea, Jean*, Tweeds, Cassimeres, Broad Cloths, Denims, Stripes, Ticking*, full line of Muslins, both brown and bleached. Prints, domestic and fine (im/ihams. Alpacas, Poplins, Chambras, All Wool. Delaines, If lute goods, Hosiery, SfC. 1 have also a choice selection of Staple Groceries such as Coffees, Sugars, Teas, Dried Peaches, Prunes, Spires, Pepper, Soda. Starch, Candles, Bools, Shoes, Queensware. Glassware, SfC.. All of which are on sale at the lowest poa sible figures. Call and examine goods and prices. A share of patronage respectfully solicited. THOS. HOLLINGSWORTH, Washington street, 2 doors below the Rank. Rensselaer, lnd., April 27, 1870. 2-31 CI^SIX! Lightest Draft No Grass can Wind! No Dust in the Gearing! Perfectly Balanced! j High Motion! Slow Motion! Don’t buy until yon see it at I Stackhouse’s.

F. W. BEDFORD, AGENT FOR WOOD’S utmu INK WOOD’S SELF-RAKE REAPER Saves the labor of two men over auy handrakfug reaper. Does its work better—makes compact bundles—no scattering. WOOD’S PRIZE MOWER! The Standard Mower of the World ■ It has been awarded more FIRST PRE- | MIUMS than any other machine In the world Including the HIGHEST PRIZES offered iu the United States, England, France and Germany. It netter clogs, cuts all kinds of grass, whether wet or dry, lodged or standing. No weight on horses' nt cks. Is raised with ease to pass obstructions. Is the lightest draft, most simple and durable Mower. 125,000 ROW hi, UMK. ROBINSON'S COLO MEDAL 7HRES ERS, Manufactured By YEO A KHOkMAKER, Richmond. Ind.. awarded Gold dedal at the Indiana'State Fair of 1867, as the BEST THRESHER AND SEPARATOR Also the OAHET MOUNTED lORSE POWERS. COATES’ COCK-LEVER HAY AND GRAIN MIL This Rake took the FIRST PREMIUM at following State Fairs in 1869: Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, New J rsey and Virginia. The Teeth of the Lock-Lever Rake are made of REFINED CrtST-STEEL, rfojde expressly for the purpose. Tempered in Oil, each Tooth tested at the factory. «nd In pafesing over uneven surlucea.jeadily adjust themselves to their places. Cast-steel Spring Coils, made with the body of the tooth, as these are made, have been found b, use In 1 the field, much stronger aud more durable than the sma'l separate wire-coil springs of- , ten used in some rakes. The Rake can be . INSTANTLY REGULATED I For any kind of ground by lowerlug or ele- j vating the teeth, which is done by moving i the Lever forward on the post on the front j cross-bar. r. W. BEDFORD, Rensselaer, 3-29 I

M TOBACCO, €,GA,w ’ Spl FURNISHING JOHN W. COATS,’ PROPRIETOR OF THE HENSSELAER Tobacco Store, Returns thanks to the public for its liberal patronage in the past, and announces that it is his inleniion during the yesr 1870 to keep a large slock ol goods In his line of business, which will be priced and sold at tho lowest, possible.rates. Among Ihe stock, to which, attention is specially culled, afe the followiujf popular brands of Tobacco: MOUNTAIN DEW, NATURAL LEAF, CHEWING SHORTS, FLOUNDERS, NAVY, .fcOSMOKING TOBACCO: RED STOCKING, BULL FROG, LOG CABIN, KINNIKINIK, CHIMNEY CORNER Also, Candy, Rosins, Figs, Peaawfa, Almonds, Pecans, Brazil Nuts, Filberts, English Wal- | nuis, Canne<] Fruits, Cove Oysters,Sardines, . Herring Crackers, Notinus, Pipe*, Cigar I Holders, Tobacco Boxes Tobacco Pouches, Smoking Sets Gent’s Furnishing Goods, etc. Citizens and Travelers respectiully invited to examiiio tile stock. SIGN OF THE INDIAN CHIEF. Jan. 1,1870. JOHN W. COATS M- C. MEAD, DKAI.F.K IN SILVER WAR K. SILVER-PLATED WARE, GLASS. WARE, PAPER COLLARS & CUFFS, (for both ladies’ and gentlemen's wear ) Also a f.ne assortment of SPECTACLES, POCKET-CUTLERY, and In fact _ s -- - NOTIONS OF NEARLY EVERY DESCRIPTION. O’ All kinds of Repairing in my line done on short notice and eatisfuciiou guaranteed. lam a ! so Agent lor the tfaMggam WESTERN COTTAGE Jrai ORGAN, mrnj manufactured by Tewksbury: Carpenter <fc Co., Alendota, 111. Jt is claimed for the " Western Cottage Organ,” SUPERIORITY over any other instrument of the same class—no matter what their pretensions, in the following points: The QI'ALITY OK TON a i. full—round—deep —rich—musical. The Action is easy—«i.astic—qun K, seldom equalled, never sxcellrd. The GREAT POWKK of some of our styles render them particularly adapted to use in Churches, Lodges. Public Halls, die. The workmanship cannot he excelled. Every part of the lustrumei.t Is made with the greatest possible care, of the very best materials, and by the most competent workmen, aud are silly war* cntkd. Persons wishing lo buy an Instrument of this kind, cult be shewn a sample by culling upon M- C. MEAD, 2-23

150,000 Acres OF UNIMPROVED LAND FOR SALE, IN Jasper and Newton Countie*! Some of which are convenient to Rail Roads,Churches and Schools. Some Timber Soil Adapted to Farming aud Grazing. Climate healthy aud pie, saut. Water goo I. Prices frtpu $3 to $8 per Acre General terms one-third down and balance In tw, yearly payments, but in some instances a longer time will be given. 1 am also authorized to sell A Number of Fine Farms at From sl3 to $25 per Acre. Having been located In Jasper county for eleven years, and having been engaged the greater pait of that time in locating ditches, showing lands aud surveying in this and Newton counties, my acquaintance with all the land - situated in these counties is supel ior to that of any other man. J Propose Giving Better Bargain* than any other Agent in the West. And will be ready at all times to show land. JOHN MILLER, County Surveyor uud Lund Agent. Office, Rensselaei, Jasper County, lud. 1-27-ly. Shaving and Hairdressing. - ,„H. PETIT & WIFE. HAIR DRESSING DONE IN ARTISTIC STILE FOR LADIES OR GENTLEMEN / All kinds of llair-Oils, Perfumery, Curling Fluid, the best Hair Restoratives, etc., constantly on hand. Also, Cigars,. Collars, etc. Mr. Petit is an old Experienced Barber.— He says he will stop hair falling out in three applications, if not, will charge nothing lie liaa fitted up a room for ladiesexclusivelv where Mrs Petit will be pleased to wait upon, the ladies of Jasper county who may favor her with a call. If you want good Restore, lives, aud them insured, give the Barber Shop, u cull 1-29-1 v. To Land Owners. Non-resident owners of land situated in Jasper or Newton counties can obtain a certified description of land,containingiuforma tion as t» value, distance from railroads, towns, etc,, accompanied by a plat or diagram showing the proportion of timber and' prairie, on the following terms: For 40 Acres $1 50 For SO Acres 2 00' For 160 Acres... 3 00 For 240 Acres 4 00 For 320 Acres 6 00Also, Abstracts of Tillesto the same furnished at from SO cents to two dollars. JOHN MILLER, 1 -27-ly Lead Agent.