Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1872 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER UNION. ; JThnrsday, Dec. 'sth, 1872.

At ft Christian statesman Colfax wears the belt.— Rochest.r Union Spy. ' 11l other words, Mr. Colfax isa bully Christian — Plymouth Republican. Although entree, truthful. Both editors of the Rensselaer Union have got the epizootic very bad. Rtnaniflon Journal. « It is said long eared animals J never have that malady; the Journal man is sale from attack. A new article of feminine adornment is a solid metal ring, opening on hinges, to be worn as u, girdle.— Elkhart Obtenar. Yes, them’s the kind of things our sheriff has on exhibition in his office. Used oh wrists and ankles. The President’s Message was delivered to Congress last Monday. — Like its predecessors from the same source, it is terse, graphic con--cise, plain, clear an l to the point, •so that any who read it can at a glance comprehend the -meaning.: — We ■shall try and give the full text in our next issue and, therefore, shall not mutilate it by attempting to give a condensed outline of the subjects treatfed in it.

The nineteenth annual meeting of the Indiana State Teachers’ Association will be held in Logan sport December 31, 1872, ami-January .1, 2 and 3, 1873. Mr. S. P. Thompson, of Rensselaer, is to open the discussion upon the proposition “When and where shall we hold county Institutes, looking to questions of economy, ability and attendance.” And Mr. J. 11. Snoddy, of Remington, will open discussion upon the subject of “Incentives.” A Remington gentleman writes to us» as follows: ~ “Go for” our botch printer, DeForest; he don’t know enough to eat ling.— Count the typographical and grammatical errors iii a single issue, and tell him of them. We all set him down as a goose, almost wholly unac? quainted with his business. Can. not spend time to count those errors; life is too precious, too short. But we do most earnestly \Hsh that some man could be induced to take charge PI the , Journal who has ability to make it a •respectable paper. It is now not. only a disgrace to the profession but a gross misrepresentation of the intelligence and enterprise of the people who support it with their patronage.

It would seem that Mr. Charles Sumner was possessed of a devouring hatred of the American people, or, more particularly, those who served in the army for the suppression of the rebellion, their sympathizers and friends. The telegraph reports that last Monday he made himself offensively conspicuous by introducing a resolution in the United States Senate to strike the names of the battles in which regiments participated in the late war From regimental colors, and lists of battles in which each regiment participated from the army register. It is said the proposition was received with universal surprise, and strong marks of disapprobation were manifested by members Of both political parties. It would have been as honorable and as shining an evidence of superior statesmanship to have offered a resolution defacing every tablet «on every tombstone in the land; and the soulless wretch, who would make* a proposition of this kind to Con-; grass—though a ghoul—would be j as deserving of the respect of de- j cent, patriotic people as the fallen j Lucifer of Massachusetts.

Death of Horace Greeley.

Mr. Horace Greeley died la t st Friday evening, ten minutes before seven o’clock. \ His death was caused from nervous prostration, brought on by sorrow \ over the Recent death of Mrs Greeley added to the excitement and disappointment of the political campaign just closed, producing acute insanity, rapidly followed by death. He died in a private lunatic asylum. Mr- Greeley was horn in Amherst New Hampshire, February 3d, 1-811, and was the third of a family of coven children. He was educated in the district schools of the time, commencing to attend them when bnt three ycarß of age. At the age <ef fifteen he was apprenticed by himself to Amos Bliss, proprietor of the Northern Spectator, at East , Poultuey, Vermont, for forty dollars a year and board. Here he; learned the art of setting type.! Four years afterwards, in June 1 1830, at the age of nineteen, he left East Poultuey to seek his for-) tune in the worldj tramping about.. tor a year, he arrived in New York pn the 18th day of and obtained employment in the

printing offices of that city as a journeyman for fourteen months. ! January Ist, 1833 the firm of Greeley & Story commenced pub.ishiug the Morning Pool, the first penny ' daily newspaper tn New York. In 1834, the firm oJT Greeley «fc Co. Started the AW Yorker with Mi. Greeley as editor-in-chief. This paper lived seven years. ln ! 1840, Mr. Greeley became conspicuous as a political editor. On the 2nd day of May of that year, the' Log Cabin appeared in advocacy of j Harrison and Tyler. It was an nn mense success and Horace Greeley’s reputation was established over the United States. Oil the 10 th day of April 1841, the Tribunt made j its appearance*-ami absorbed the AW Yorker and Log Colin. In 1848 Mr. Greeley was elected to a seat in Congress made vacant by the death of a member. He was elected for one session of three months only. Mr. Greeley was a man of great influence with the generation which preceded the one ill at. caine in.iuuitrol of national affairs, at the break-, ing out of the rebellion, but his political course since 1860 has i grieved arid estranged thousands who had been educated to regard him as infallible on all questions pertaining to statesmanship.

From Daketa Territory.

Editors Union: The Territory of Dakota was or- j ganized by act of Congress in 18(41. ■ Its boundaries are, Nebraska on ,the south, lowa and Minnesota oh the east, Wyoming and Montana on the west, and British America on the north. The general surface of the Territory is a smooth undulating prairie, with a deep, rich soil, composed of a black, sandy loam, light and spongy, derived from an accumulation of decayed jl vegetable matter, which fen3ers it 1 remarkably warm and dry for spring | seeding. Wheat yields from 15 to | 30 bushels to the acre, corn from 10 ! to 70, oats from 50 to 80 and potaj toes 150 to 250, while all kinds of [ vegetables usually grown in the M iddle States here yield abundatill v. Cultivated fruits can undoubtedly be grown here, while wild fruits and berries of ail kinds are spoiuan- ; eous along the brooks and streains_ | ot the Territory. Natural meadows ! of luxurient grasses border on all ! the streams; while the high and I rolling prairie is 'covered with a more nutritious herbage. Cattle

1 often subsist during the entire win- ! ter on the abundant pasturage of the plains and the heavy grasses of Tlufvalleys. The Fall—of* snow is not very heavy and rain in t he win- ! ter is seldom known. The cold and drizzling storms of the sea and lake coast are not here experienced. The atmosphere is dry and bracing. Good Well water can be found bv digging from 10 to 20 feet on the the bottom and from 30 to 00 feet oq the high lands. The principal streams that water the valleys of the the Territory are skirted with groves of oak, elm, asli and cottonwood. The Missouri river, which rises in the mountains of Montana, traverses the entire central portion of the territory. Large numbers of steamboats loaded with machinery for the gold mines of Montana, agricultural implements for the rich agricultural district of Dakota and general merchandise for the entire new Northwest, annually .ascend this river from St. Louis and other points. The public lands.of Dakota are not yet in the market and can only be purchased by actual settlers under the homestead and pre-emp-tion laws of Congress. No persoif can, under tire provisons of these

laws, obtain over 320 acres- About I ten million acres of these lands ! have already been surveyed by the Government in the most" - fertile : portion of the Territory. The preI emptor is allowed to tkke 160 acres of land at one time. He must erect i a dwelling, break and improve at 1 least five acres and live upon it at | least six months. He can then prbve up his claim and secure his title by paying the government i price of $1.25 per acre. The homesteader secures his Yfid Acres without paying anything except 314 fees to the district land office and by living upon and cultivating it: ; for five years. ,- No railroads are in operation in.the Territory. The j Dakota Southern railroad on which has already been commenced will be completed trom Sioux City to Yankton by the first of next 1 January. Z - Z. j Yaukton, Dakota, Nov. 24, 1872.

The time has arrived when it is positive cruelty to permit a beast to stray out of doors a single night A sense of injustice to. these animals which exist only fur-ofir use, if he does not consult his own interest, sliou’d impel every owner to comfortably shelter his stock,— , koutk Send Tribune.

Suggestions for Ungraded Schools.

The follow ing is a report of the committee ot the/ Indiana Slate Board of Education, appointed to prepare a cohrse of study for the ungraded schools of the State: YAUt 1 ebtainiiitce "respectfully report Unit they are unable ft) prescribe definitely any course of study for ungraded Schools. Their inability arises from the diversity .of the conditions necessary to secure uniformity. These are: 1. The inequality in the length of school terms. .. 2. The shortness of the terms generally. *' I>. The inexperience and inefficiency es many of the teachers, and 4. The wantof thorough, systematic, intelligent supervision of the Schools: First. It is evident that unless there is uniformity in the length- of the school terms, there tan iidt he,much uniformity iii the studies or the rate of progress. The remedy for this is : with the people. 1 Second. fire shortness of the school terms generally precludes the idea of I securing a sufficient number of niaj tiired men and women as .teachers. — ; Teaching is a temporary employment 1 rathoi 1 ' tilan a pripension, conseqiietftly ! comparatively few, except young, undeveloped anil inexperienced ueraima, arc engaged in 'i t, and many of these leave the schools as soon as cure more permanent and remunerative employ men t. (Jon-tarft employment is necessary to induce young people to make teaching a profession. The remedy lor this lies with the pcoi’le- i

Third. The want of constant employment prevrnts, to a considerable extent, a professional preparation, ai)i las a—coiis.equeii'co in an y persons are selected to teach who are unable to organize, discipline, govern,-or instruct a school. Under sucli circumstance.- it is not umpiring that the selection of the studies,and the rate of progress-are determined by the children or their parents, and not by the teacher. The remedy for this Ts in a more rigid Scrutiny of the qualification of the teachers. —--* Fourth. As long as teachers—are elected by ’the people they will conform to the wishes of their constituents in ali that pertains to the management of tlfeir schools. It will, therefore la> impossible to secure any 1 uniformity in organization, classification, and method Of instruction until the direction of the schools is transferred from the parents tq the hands of mi intelligent -and efficient County J-Oijiorinlooilfnt. The .-remedy. .for tliis evii lies with the legislature. All that your, committee feel justified in doing under- present circumstances is to make a few suggestions, which, if adopted, will economize the time of the teachers and increase the efficiency of their schools: First. There should be but one series of books of any kind in tjie same school. -The diversify in readers arithmetics, geographies, etc., is detrimental to progress because it consumes the time of the teacher unnecessarily, and prevents thorough classification and instructioji. The remedy for the diversity of school books lies with the Trustee. ' Second. Every pupTT should Be expected to read r write awl spell every day. These studies are the basis ot a good edneation and should receive constant attention. No one can be too profieieiu in these essential branches.

Thiid. As the Fifth and Sixth Renders, of every series in use, con- 1 tain Uie choicest and at the same time ; th&gyost difficult selections' ok Eng- . dish UUiraturfeo.tlui fi me flmUxjiaualiyri spent by rhinmture pupils in attempt- ! ing to’ read them, is worse than wasted. The true test of every reading exercise is not the fluency with which the words are repeated, but is the in- i tcliigent appreciation of the thoughts of the author. If children read the Fourth Reader fluently, understand;; the sentiments it contains, spell and define its words, they are doing all that can he well done ordinarily in an | ungraded school. Fourth. Tittle children of ordinary intelligence, six years of age, may be ! taught to read with considecable..fluency, and spell the first thirty pages of any of the First Readers in use, : during the first four months of school. ; Every child should be furnished with j a slate, find should lie taught to count, j make figures, and print the words of the book. . The best teaching is done by the aid 6f the blackboard. The j spelling book sliouid not be used by little children, as the primer of-First reader furnishes ail that is necessary. Fittli. Speli+hg should be made an; instrumentality, for the intelligent study of language. Preference should j be given to the words in common use, such as are found in the readers. Advanced nunils shonbi have their knowledgo of the reading lesson tested by requiring them to write an analysis ,of it. The spelling lesson should be written front dictation. In oral spelling, every word spelled 1 should have its correct use illustrated by being put into a sentence. isixfh. In Arithmetic pupils should -be-drrHed thorough!y to write numbers, to add, subtract, 'multiply.' and 'divide with ease and accuracy, before -they are permitted to proceed to the more complex operations. It is not j unusual to find pupils working in per j ccntage»and the extraction of roots who can not write simple numbers or recite tire multiplication table with accuracy.

j SeVentli, Pupils who have mastered : the Second aim Third Readers should | commence the systematic study of i Primary Geography and Elementary | Arithmetic. j Eighth. A text bank in grammar should not he introduced until the pupils are able to read fluently ami iiitellip'feiitly in the Fourth Reader. Ninth. Thgtyudency to put pupils | into more advanced studies,. partieu- : larly the.higher arithmetic, should be j discouraged. A thorough knowledge of the'eoYifnyon -sefi’ftbr a ritfiinef ic ; is preferable to a superficial knowledge 1 of the higher hook. Tenth. Much of the success of any school depends upon wisdom shown in its classification. The fewer the classes, the more time there, will he for thorough instruction by the teacher and practice bv the pupils. Respectfully submitted. Ai.kx. 51. Gmv, . Stlpt. Evansville Public Schools. Wm. A. Jones, , Prest. State Normal School.

Last Friday the Kankakee Drain- | ing Company filed their yearly bond in the sinn of 3240,005' at the State Secretary's office. Messrs. George W. McConnell, Wm, ©. H<>well v Patrick Huneheon, lleifry IL. Walker, G. W. Cass, Aiden Tucker and’ Itick ai d Huneheon becoming sure* ties. The b<jnd was signed and approved by Gor. Bakerjthe same day it was tiled. —Laporte Argut. 1 4 '* ,

Indiana Items.

Holly water works arc now talked of In rValpa rai ao.——Klim.' Lake could furnish the 'supply.-*-' Valparaiso Messenger. *• ' ;jt . It is now almost certain that we hriv,e-it- new opera- house. which will supply a want of the public, ever since the old hall was burned.- War raw Northern Indian.ii.in. The grocers are compelled to make requisitions on the fanners for delivery purposes, their own horses being unfit for use on account of the prevalence of disease. — Elkhart Observer. Most of the public schools in the city have been closed for want of wood, tlie contractors failing to furnish on account of their horses being sick with the epizooty.— South Bend Register. From a Washington dispatch we learn that our fellow-citizen, Dr. J. F. II caton, ait officer in the medical division of the pension bureau, died in thateity on Saturday last. — Val paraiso Messenger.

While John Thitnrcing, a brakeman on the P., F; W. & C. It. W., was engaged in the discharge of his duties on Monday night, he fell between the ears at the depot in this city and was run over. His head was literally severed from his body.- Valparaiso Messenger. We understand that there is a section of about four miles square, in Cass township, that is entirely destitute of public schools. There are about fifty children who are thus left to grope in ignorance, and it is not a very favorable comment on the enlightenment of our county. Laporte Argus. It would seem from the number of fights that we have l):td in town this week, that muscle was to supercede law. Old and young, law-' vers, mechanics,’ laborers, porkbuyers, loafers, have been engaged in pastimes of this character nearly every day in the week. We expect to hear of a respectable dog sigh t \ to close the record with. —Rochester Sentinel. . ' ; 1

The other day we overheard a prominent business man of this place predicting that there would be fifty new residences erected upon our prairie during the coming summer. We sympathize with him iir his spirit of enterprise, and honestly think that his liberal estimate will be greatly surpassed. If the citizens but do tiioir duty, this prairie is going to be a lively spot upon the face of old dame Nature for the next decade of years ! f ranccsvil/e Local Topic, There isn’t any room for doubt that the coming winter is to be “awful cold.” The prophets all say so, and the man is insane who disputes the prophets. They have found the moss growing thick on the trees fmas rdai).diiut>am.-Tlmit: heads, sun-flowers pointing toward the North Pole, grajie vines running around the poles instead pf tip them, and there are a thousand other signs to show that every human being will be frozen as still as a chip bej'ore February.— South Bend Tribune. A Market street man, well posted in the price of straight drinks, came home the other afternoon and made such a racket at the door that his wife thought he was drunk as usual, but when she opened the door she found him with both arms full of wood. In explanation he said- he bought a load of wood, and on the way to deliver it, one "of the woodhauler’s horses got the eppy-up-his snoot, and out of pity for the horse lie brought the whole load home in his arms, and it didn’t Stagger him much either, —South Bend Tribune.

Mr. Goodman, a Chicago-member ot the Tolliston, Imke county, shooting club, recently shot a remarkable bird iu the marshes Hear The club house. While waiting for some ducks to rise he observed the strange creature standing -on a muskrat house a short distance off. Startled by his presence, it took wing and him. ll,e' fired and brought it down. It proved to be an immense snow-white pelican, measuring eight feet ten inches from tip to tip of wing, seven feet from base of bill to end of tail, and seven feet in height. The bill is twenty : two inches in length, and is ornamented with a bag of sufficient capacity to hpid a peck.— Laporte Argue,

On Monday last our sanctum was graced by the pleasant face ot our amiable friend, Father J. A. Stephens, who, by-tlia-way, is an everwelcome yisitor. lii addition to his ecclesiastical excellencies, her is a most able and accomplished civil engineer. lie informed’ us that he had just returned from the credit h! ble work of laying out a Catholic Cemetery, about two miles-east of Fort Wayne, this State, which from the description that the worthy

Father gave us, will surpass every - thing of the kind in the State— The land cost $15,000, and itj is contemplated to spend about $lO,000 in the way of improvements upon it. The plan of the cemetery iii original with Father Stephens, and reflects great fcredit upon his genius. It will he the most com.ple.te in every respect ot any institution 6 f the kind we have ever - seen in any portion of our great., republic! An orphan asylumTs to be erected up'on the grounds. Sue- j cess attend the undertaking.— Nrpn- j cesville Local Topic. —^

* Vico. President Clfdfajt ’ icifl this city ou l ut*s»i:iy He g«#es to Andover, Ohio, and Irani thence in n (1 ay or two, to YVitsliington to i c'-iimi; his duties as FresUiertt of the Sen&te. He expects to return, possibly tor a day during holydays, hut probably not before sonic time m February, when lie is promised for a speech at the dedication of Stntlehaker Bros.’ new works. Mr.. Colfax, who was already pecuniarily idi’iiutieii with several of the fnannfactories of this city, became on Monday last a $5,000 stockholder in phe Birdsell Maiiiilaefcuring Co., and lie signifies his intention, on his return to private life next spring, to devote his energies and business (jiialitieations entirely to bis home interests And this in the face of an offer which he has lately rejected of a Salary of 312,00.0 to take charge of a commercial interest in one of the larger cities. —South Bend Register.

Yesterday forenoon a boy about twelve years old, whose name we did not learn, met with an accident while coming down Michigan street which should be a warning to all boys in the future. It seems that the boy was bringing his skates down, town to have them repaired, and very foolishly touched his tongue to the iron of one of the skates, to ascertain, we presume, if it were cold. The result can be imagined. The tongue being very moist and warm and the iron cold they froze together. The little feldow endeavored to withdraw liis tongue but could not. Several gentlemen went to his rescue, but ; t required the most careful handling to loosen the boy's organ of taste from the iron. They ejected Saliva upon the iron and rubbed it fully five minutes before they succeeded, ancl then a piece of the skin of the tongue, about the size of the nickel was left on the handle, leaving the surface of the tongue where it had ..colire -in contact with the iron as white as though it had been seared With a hot iron. During the time he was last the hoy gave vent to the most excruciating cries. —South Bend Tribune.

Stiles Eggleston, : commonly known hr this community as “judge,” was found dead, last Monday- afternoon, about half past four, in a shed belonging to Wickwire’s Hotel. It appears he had been suffering a long time from a fever sore on his right leg, about half wav bet ween the ankle and knee. The immediate cause of his death was occasioned by the soreeating away the flesh until it reached a blood vessel, the .deceased bleeding to death in consequence, lie was seen about half an hour before his death, having gone for tobacco to Zeitier’s a few. doors above the hotel. The person who saw him called attention to some tracks of blood, which he noticed were those of Mr. Eggleston, but the latter paid uo attention, passing on to the shed hi question, where he was afterwards found: The body was still warm._ The caitso 'oTnjs dea.tliso apparent that-u jur.y was deemed untircessary. Deceased had lived at the Elkhart House for tlje past fifteen years, doing chores for a living. Ills age was 73., He was regarded as a peaceful old man. —-Elkhart Observer.

We notice tint many of our dealers have been abroad and purchased good numbers of young caUitv.-yWiriings, with the intention of feeding them this- winter and pasturing them next summer. Wo believe be the wiost profitable way ofjlandlitig cattle in tins country. Large quantities of good hay can be put up,, on our prairie during tbe summer at a trifling cost, i and there is more money in feeding our large crops of corn than to sell it at the very low market price usually prevailing. The cost of keeping through the summer- amounts to the price of the salt consumed and the wages paid a herder. Under tliese advantages, the handling of young eatile must certainly be the most profitable, as the money that would buy a herd of full grown, cattle w ill buy nearly double the number of yearlings, ■ and they grow r rapidly into tit condition lor -market under the trifling expense already indicated. Purchase calves and let them grow into money, is surely the best maxim for our dealers.—Fvanceaville Local Topic.

AH ACTIVE BUSINESS MAN IX THIS "COUNTY IS S'' Wanted to Secure Canvassers —FOR—OUR OWN FIRE3IDR. He will be furnished with Bampiesof papers, : JC tnomog^^ngjtjjnii'ugtjgtUftJA rirrtftiiifrw circui.irs of his-regular business will be lumisbtd him free for distribution, a art on wine a notice for canvassers to caliut his stort and examine Cbromos and premium i list, and see if thuy do not wish to obtain ' something nice-by securing a few subscribers. Tlie pay will be Tl cash, full particulars will be given by addressing Ifni. E. Gump, Roo.n No. 7, Sun Building, New York.

CTO 0'?1?.35:D3 ' le a large Cull of good serials, fashion pages, and miscellaneous literature—price $2.50. Every subscriber has choice of Otis’ of three Chromes. Ist —-Edmonson's fruit ( hromo ” 14x17—pronounced one of the best fruit Chromes made, equal to any $0 Chroma- 2d. —“Cross Triumphant ” equal to any Easier morning Cbromo selling for $H to $7. So d —The •• Attack''— 17x20—painted by B F, Reinhart, ar ist of New York, and for which painting the puh’iaher ha*i> -err .of.-ted s»Si*o. The .Chroma will equal any $lO ChrOmo publish ed- -- ' ~ For gatHOlea, terms, and particulars send stamp to WILLIDI E. «• I MP, Boon Mo. 7, Sun Building, N.Y

BUSINESS CARDS, a. a. moss, . Physician and Sturgeon* RENSSELAER, INDIANA. . Office in Shanghai -BulUing.-Frofttßooai, OverW.J lines’Uiocery Stars. nones b. Atren, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, llentselaer, Indiann. Office in Harding 4 Alter'* Drug Store. 1. H. LOUOHRIDGE. * • T. MARTIN. LOIUIIRIDUE & MARTIN, PIIYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Rensselaer, Indiana. EDWIN p. HAMMOND, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rensselaer, Indiana. 3H B. Dwiggins, Henry 8. Travis. ZimriDwiggina, R. S. DWIGGINS &. CO., COUNSELORS AT LAW, RENSSELAER, INDIANA. 4THOS. J. SPITLER, AT LAW OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE. Especial attention given to Real Estate and Fire Insurance business.

BISSON P. THOMPSON, Attorney at Llrwy - Prosecuting Attorney 12th Circuit. THOMPSON & BRO.’S LAW AND BEAL ESTATE OFFICE, RENSSELAER, IND. AUSTIN HOUSE, JOHN M. AUSTIN, PROPRIETOR, S. E. eor. Washington nnd Front sts„ REXSSEL VEH, ... IXDIASA. Special attention to the accomodation of travellers. Good Btablcs attached. 421 CENTRAL HOTEL, Cor. Vanßensseluer and Washington Sit , UENSSF.LAER. INDIANA. This House has been thoroughly renovated and furnished throughout with new furniture. Commodious stables attachfed ■ TtIGS, RCRUUOHS, Rkopp.ietoh. ALFRED M'COT. AI.FRSD THOMPSON A. MeCOY A TIIOMPS^S, BANKERS. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Buy and sell Coin and Domestic Exchang make Collections on all available point*, pay Interest on specified time (leposilea, and transact all busiuese in their iine with dispatch. yPPOffice hours, from 9 a. m. to 4 p. ta po 54 ly.

Btltl HIUKTING I, I V E II y‘b” T A I> I. R. Hacksrun daily (Sundays excepted) between Rtnsuelaerand Bradford,on the C& L R R. liorsesaild Carriages to let at reasonable rates. J W. Duvall. DI V 4 U -S BLACKSM LTH BHOF TTtrV the Express Office, KKNKKKLAKK All kinds ot bluckainitbinii demetoorder BEDFORD'S BL.icKSn.ITII SHOP. front street, opposite Stage Office, Rensselaer, Indiana. llorsS shoeing, blacksmithing and general repairing at reasonable rates. S-52. J UltKUit W t. 7773 thv or.D TJ N D ER T AKER, Has Coffins of all sizes on hand and is prepared to fill all orders for any style. Plain or fancy, at reducer, prices 1-17-ts "drive welOT 1 am now fully prepared with tlie necessary npaiat is to put down these cheap and reliable wells, also to bore in the reejk, and will do all kinds ot odd jobs, such as-jdigging, walling or cleaning cellars, wells ana cisteJntf, thaking gardens, nailing lath and shingles,-making fences, Ac., Ac. JAMES IV, PORTER. 54-ts 7~ UNDERTAKER" Having sold my Hardware Store t am now enabled to devote my entire attention to -CABINET-MAKING A UNDERTAKING. All sized COPPI NS kept constantly on hand finished in styles to suit customers. 4-21 I. M. STACKHOUSE.

GET THE BEST. The most Simple, Durable and Reliable I Sewing Machine for family Us.- i, the X3CO3VT33 SHUTTIcE. - Stitch-alike on both sides This Machine has been thoroughly tested in bniidrtds, of families and io no ua.-e lias it failed to give entire satisfaction. Its cheapness, simplicity of construction, and strength, make it a favorite with all who have tried it. See the agent aud get one. J S. HOPKINS, 4-42 Agent, Renstelaer, Ind. ~£j"NIOX PRINTING OFFICE. We are prepared to do all kinds of [lain and Fancy Job Printing with neatness and dispatch, and atas.reasonable rates as the times ■willpermit. Every aeserijiiios of job woik from a full sheet poster down to •.visiting or wedding card, done in the best style of the art, and atpriees as low as the lowest. All orders lor Billheads, C ards, Checks, Drafts, Letter Heedt V/ Envelopes, Blanks, Labelt Handbills, —" Program me s, Ball, Show, and Election Tickets, will be promptly attended tg> at rvisohASe ates. Call at the "Union’’office opposite the Court Hots • i \<x HEALEY.Proprietors.

LAND FOR S ALE. 440 acres InJUnion townshiqi. 160 acres in Keener tortuihfp; known 4a the property *f Peter KeUunberger. late dec m-cI. Titter tier feet For further particulars aildresvby letter or otherwise,-E. Whilsou. Bheldon, 111 ; Thoa. Baker, Lafa etle.lr.d-; or' P. B. KB! LENBERGEP., 4' 44-6 m. Washington. Daviess Co., fni

RESA3DY i U" FOR THE RAILR OAD! .., ■ - ■■■ - . DB.-KELLEY. knowing the wants nf -thlv community and vicinity, as also the pleasure and comloii of liis patroug and friends, has .enlarged and entirely refitted bis PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY! thereby enabling him to prodneo all the late styles of pictures Rcmbkandt, Mkdallion, and Hoi.yoakk of superior finish. Old pictures copied and enlarged to life size and Dished iti India ink and water colors ThankTul for past favors ihe Dr. will make it a specialty to do the very best work and to please customer^ All kinds and Stales of PICTURE FRAMBft on hand at a veryfsmall advance over manufacturers'prices. t. Tiiftpublic, is cordially invited to oall -at his rooms and examine specimens. ..... , ; Special attention giveu to the practice of ■lentieitry as heretofore. j it 2PP. S.—Dr. KELLEY is agent for tai* celebrated American Button-Hole and Over. Seaming Sewing Machine; persons wishing perfection ran sewing machine will profit by calling at. the Photograph Gallery and seeing th : s m chine with samples of work. . Rooms over Willey 4 Sigler’s store, Washington htnet, Rensselaer, Indiana. 4-28 IRA q. KRIJUBSST.

New Grocery AND PROVISION STORE In the old Post Office room on Washington Si north side, two doors below Van Rensselaer Rensselaer, Indiana. A splendid selection of a'i kinds of Grocer-' ies, Provisions, a small stock of cheap Queensware, Woodenware, Notions, 4c. always on l hand, Call and examine my SUGAR. TEA, COFFEE, SPICE, SODA, .z salt,- i SOAP, SALERATUS, CRACKERS, CANDLES, VINEGAR, MOLASES, e- -CHEESE, FLOUR. BUT TER, BACON, EGGS, FISH, NUTS, FIGS RAISINS. DRIED FRUIT. CANNED FRUIT, AC., &C., AC., AC All to be sold as cheap as markets will permit. •235T Highest price paid for COUNTRY PROJJ L Ct: of mil kmas. *3l CUAnX.SSPX.ATT.

NEW STOCK or BOOTS & SHOES The underaigntd would inform the pnhllo that he has open d oat an enliiely new itoek of Boots & Shoes at the John Thompson Drag Store, on Washington street and will keep constantly on hand FRENCH KIP AND CALF y ■ ’ BOOTS, BUYS’ AND YOUTHS’ BOOTS AND CHILDREN’S SHOESExperienced workmen will he in the shop to make boots and ..hues to order and warranted to lit, and all of the work done at my shop, if it rips, mended without charge. Give me a call. WILLIAM KASSNER. 4-49-ts.

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