Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1873 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER UNION. August 14, 1873.

FtSvnd N. C. Weathers sends us a sample of Sumner county, Kansas, salt, “made by. evaporation—pounds of pure salt from a gallon of water’’—which is very white, clean and nice. . .. The latest instance of editorial misappropriation is in a recent issue of the Crown Point Register, where a section of the report of Assistant State Geologist John Collett, concerning the bog iron ore deposit of Jasper comity is made to apply to the marsh lands of a man up in Lake county. Among the inscriptions on the Grange banners we have printed this week past are the following, which seem to have slight political significance: “Opposed to the salary grab.” “Politicians beware, Farmers are uniting,” ' “Politicians to the rear; Farmers to the front.” “We mean business.” “We will protect ourselves.” The imports at Michigan City for the month of July were nearly double those for the same month ot last year, and include 8,000,000 feet of lumber, 5,437,000 shingles, I, lath, 280,000 feet .of square umber, 90,000 headings and staves, 1,554 tuns of iron ore and 600 tons of coal. Ninety-two vessels arrived in port during the month. The Francesville Local Topic mourns over the carelessness, negligence and general inefficiency manifested by the Executive Committee of the Prairie Farmer’s Agricultural Society, this season, and says “There is a spirit of jealousy, disaffection and downright ugliness attempting to raise its head, which we hope will be crushed by our people most promptly.” The figure-head of the Laporte Herald last week was the cut of a “Heathen Chinee” lying flat on his belly, smoking opium. Scattered about him promiscuously were bis pipe, opium box, lamp and probe, the paraphernalia from which he derives pleasure and * dissipation. Below this “figure-head” is a four column advertisement of an opium-habit cure establishment of that city. The Francesville Local Topic says they recently enjoyed a visit from 11. E. James, of The Rensselaer Union, who “was in capital good spirits, notwithstanding he wore a depressed look.” It was the old clothes we wore that made us look so. After harvest, when the “boys” renew their subscriptions, we will get a suit of new store clothes and not look sc depressed. We notice that our Republican contemporaries have had a good deal to say about the "Congressional salary grab,” but “nary a word” about the “Legislative salary grab” of last winter. Strike those fellows a little who promised so much in the way of State reform and then went and increased their pay from 85 to $8 per diem, and we will then begin to think you are honest in your advocacy of reform.— Oxford Tribune. Lraio 1 It kind ,pf seems to us that the Triiioie makes, or has made, some pretensions to being a Republican paper, and might lead out in the striking business “if you are honest in your advocacy of reform.” Try it just a little for experiment, Brother Tribune. •_ ... ;—— Packard,, the poor Congressman, ' recently had §26 refunded to him by the city of Laporte for overpaid taxes. The assessor had reported him with $1,500 on hand when he only had sls. Aou see when the assessor was around the General had invested his back pay and had not yet received hi* ■ allowance for that quarter. The pay for a member of Congress is now about S2O a day, $625 a month, $1,875 a quarter, payable monthly and no work to do from April to the last of December. Poor creatures like Packard find it more blessed to receive than to give—taxes. * The editor of the Remington Journal is Superintendent of Public Instruction of Jasper county; week before last he visited Chicago and publishes in his “organ” that “in the breweries we found out why corn is low, they now make beer out of dead flies.” It is possible he visited those breweries to obtain suggestions relative to the proper management of public schools, and to secure teachers possessed with necessary qualifications to instruct the youth of this county; but be this as it may, breweries would seem to be an attractive place of resort for this of the temperance cause when he I is away from home. / ’

The Union in alisencc of better authority, seems confident the journal is about tockiee out, all based upon the statement of a journeyman “tramp.” The joke of the matter is, tha;t nobody got an ocular glimpse of the tramp, but the Union men. When the desire is paramount, nearly any kind of evidence will do. Brethren, don't waste time in any such foolishness.— When it all;turns out to be a joke it makes a “feller’.’ feel bad. Besides indulgence prone to earttfly things, has a tendency to increase the prostration. Nor is this all; if there should be any reputation for veracity nt stake, it might be soiled. The Journal lives and will continue to live, notwithstading secret interviews between the Union men and tramping jeers. Its old subscription is mainly renewed, with a list of new subscribers, and all things prosperous. --Remington Journal. • If in the above reference is made to The Rensselaer Union our neighbor is lying —under a mistake. We-ncver said a syllable of what it alleges. The whole thing, from beginning to end, is false and without foundation. There is plenty of room in Jasper county for both the Journal and The Union to live, to labor anil to prosper; there is not the least occasion for jealousy, and with us none whatever exists. We are most happy to learn that Our sister paper is thriving, and we sincerely hope its enterprising proprietors may grow wealthy out of the income their office brings and soon be able to marry, establish themselves in homes where luxuries abound and commence fulfilling the destiny for which th?y were born. Be virt nous, gen tiemen, pay your whiskey bills, don’t be jealous, don’t fib about your neighbors, attend strictly to business and you will thrive and be happy, we hope. But what, in goodness do you mean by “tramping jeers?”

Railroad Prospects of Jasper County.

From what information we can obtain the prospects of the Continental railroad are under a shadow. Work will probably not be resumed upon it this fall, if ever—possibly never, under the present management. The tax that was raised in Jasper county to aid this project is likely to be forfeited, and at the September or December sessions of the Board of Commissioners they will issue an order either converting it into general county fund as so much credit to tax-payers on future levies, or what now appears to be more likely, return it to the parties from whom it was collected. So far as relates to the other railroads projected through our county, the situation seems to be about as follows: The Indianapolis, Delphi and Chicago people are still calling public attention to their scheme —making public speeches and publishing articles advertising the advantages which would accrue in case their road is ever built—but as yet they have not succeeded in obtaining money to commence work with. As yet their project does not appear to have assumed a tangible form; there is plenty of talking being done, but no work. — The cific people are making no noise; seem to be doing nothing at all; we pan learn nothing about them; they owe quite a large sum for work already done, and do not appear to be making any endeavor to settle their bills. To make use of a common expression, they seem to be “dead in the,shell.” The Wabash and Lake Michigan people, if our surmise is correct, have some land in Warren county on which they hope there is coal, which they are endeavoring to advertise and sell by projecting a sort of stubtailed railroad. But they have no money either to build their road or to develop their mines sufficiently to ascertain if they contain coal of good quality or in paying quantity. One or two obscure newspapers seem to be doing a little gratuitous advertising for the President of this railroad company and his unsur-veyed land, but this seems to be about the extent of the work done. In summing up, we conclude that the railroad prospects for Jasper county this year are not at all favorable.

Compiled from Indiana Papers.

Lake Michigan is one foot higher this summer than last. Grasshoppers are swarming over the meadows of Lake county. Boone county wheat crop aver-, ages 15 bushels to the acre, this season. Forty teeth a day is an average crop for one of the dentists of Ligonier to extract. Jefferson connty has the champion wheatfield this year, it yelds 35 bushels to the acre. Lake connty pic-niceig take their “Sour vinegar” straight, and get as happy as walruses. The Lowell Star says a “lowlived .miscreant shot a horse belonging to Uncle Dan. Morris, residing two miles south of Hebron, last week.”

Old man Ross, of Monroe county, is 113 years of age, but still manages to eat roasting cars and walk to town. The average daily shipments of butter from Wanatah, Laporte county, are reported to reach 1,000 to 3,000 pounds. A little young one, only nine months old, down at Lebanon has commenced whistling. He ought to be switched. The Winamac Democrat publishes as a rumor that it is fashionable for preachers’ sons to disturb religious meetings in that county. Charley Miller,, aged, five years, and Willie Colden, aged seven, were drowned in Trail creek at Michigan City “The rattling music of higlTtoned threshing machines” have been heard by tlie man that dishes up local items in the Valparaiso Vidette. Some charitable people up at Laporte recently donated S9O towards buying timber enough to make a wooden leg for one of their citizens. All the old topers in Austin, Scott county, stagger because of sore feet, since they commenced prosecuting people down there for being drunk. Barnum occupies three columns in each of the two principal Laporte papers to advertise that his show will be exhibited in that city on the 25th instant. Lafayette people offer S6O premium for the best looking infant exhibited at their county fair this fall, $25 for second best and sls for the third, grade. The seventh annual fair of Stark county will be held at Knox on the 2d, 3d and 4th days of next October 1 . The premiums offered range in value from 15 cents up to $5. The Crown Point Register says that army worms have made sad havoc in some data fields m Ross township of that county, and are now attacking meadows and corn fields. It is estimated that the fishing business at Michigan City nets? 35,000 to £40,000 a year, the lumber business is placed at $1,000,000, iron ore handled SIOO,OOO, and the cars manufactured $1,000,000. Half a gallon of whiskey taken inwardly, and plenty of tobacco juice applied to the wound, saved Asa Jones, of St. Joseph county, from death by a cruel rattle snake’s bite. A Monticello man named Kiser, while out hunting last week, Wednesday, accidentally discharged his gun while climbing over a fence and sent a load of fine shot through his hand. The Laporte Herald describes Michigan City people as “those indomitable, energetic who, "having tiifned "Tfail creek’ 1 riti>' si .commercial port, declare they are next going to make the old sand hills bloom like Eden.” . Had it not been for the burglaries that occurred at South Bend week before last the Tribune of that city would have had a dearth of local news. As it was the record occupied more than a whole long column of that excellent paper. William Ferguson, of Warren county, has a colt of the English Clydesdale stock which when foaled was 4 feet inches high and when four weeks old weighed 310 pounds. It was foaled on the 13th day of last May on his farm. He has been offered S3OO for it at weaning time. Articles of association of the Market Savings and Exchange bank of Crown Point have been filed with the Secretary of State.— The capital stock of the association is $25,000 divided into shares of SIOO each. Joseph E. Young, of Chicago, is president, and James S. Holton, ot Crown Point, secretary.

The little four year old daughter of John Hoffman, of West Prairie, Lake county, wandered out to the field where her father was mowing with a machine, a few days since, and being in tall grass was not seen by him until run against by the sickle of the machine, which struck her above her ankles, nearly severing her right leg and badly cutting the left one, Mr. Hawthorne sold a Wilkham’s farm gate to Mr. Durant Smith, an old farmer of Randolph county, for >5 which was paid; he then presented a paper for Mr. Smith to sign, saying it was a statement of the transaction to be sent to the patentee. Mr. Smith signed it and now finds that slip-of paper was a note promising to pay 1190, and Hawthorne is nowhere to

The Madison Courier says: "A. T. Stewart is said to be wtirth one hundred millions of dollars, and thinks he would be rich if he had gone into the real estate business at Indianapolis.” Three voters for Hendricks for President on the New. Departure were made by his Excellency in pardoning them from the Southern Penitentiary on Monday, July 28th.—Winamac Democrat. The mammoth tooth that was recently found by Paul Metzner near Wanatah, was shown to us by his father last Monday. It is quite a curiosity and is attracting considerable attention. It weighs four pounds and six ounces and measures 17} inches around, 3} inches across the face and is 7 inches lengthwise of the face.— One of the prongs is 3} inches long.— Laporte Argus. A high-priced chap from Boston, with a four-ply collar, and a shirt all buttoned down behind, attempted to wrestle with a glass of Wea Catawba, vintage of 1873, last night. His attenuated legs went into bankruptcy at once, and he would have fallen into the arms of the ‘perlice’ but for the devotion of a friend Who swore he had the measels, and they struck in on him. — He went to his hotels in an ambulance, and was so chagrined this morning that he left without paying his bill.—Lafayette Courier.The Illinois farmers have succeeded in electing their candidate, Mr. A. M. Craig, as judge of the Supreme Court, by a majority of between-2,000 and 3,000. This election lias been denounced in some quarters as if it in some way impaired the sanctity of the judiciary in that State. But where an office is to be filled by popular election, it is certainly as fair that popular as that partisan interests should enter into and determine the result. It seems now probable that the Western farmers will even go so far as to consider their own interests in the elections hereafter to be held to fill State and Federal offices. Possibly they may attempt to consecrate the ballotbox entirely and without reserve to popular interests, and realize for the first time on this planet a democratic form of government.—[Editor Harper’s Monthly Magazine.] No law was ever made, and while human nature cotinues as it is none ever will be made, under which government will not lose a large amount of revenue to which it is justly entitled. Thousands of men who would scorn the idea of robbing their neighbors, think nothing of evading the law and cheating the Government. Yet what is this but robbing their neighbors? Government must have a certain revenue, and by just as much as A fails to pay his due proportion, by just so much B and C have to pay more. Every man that shirks his own load increases the load of his neighbor. Tne man who makes a false return of taxes befrauds every other tax-payer in the country as clearly as if lie had put his hand in each of their pockets and drew out a j sum of money. And if a day ever comes for general overhauling of the books and a production of all the assessment lists ever made, with a testing of affidavits by the clear light of truth, what a panic there will be! A mere recital of the hooks and crooks, the tricks and practices, the twistings and turnings, the suppressions of truth and compromisings of conscience and the dodges, evasions and ffltuds used by rich men to escape the payment of taxes, jwould fill a library beside which the largest ever known would sink into insignificance. Ifsuch a record is kept, when the time comes for it to be opened the reading of it will afford jolly fun for the poor man, for it will show by what hocus-pocus of finance the bankers and millionaires of earth managed, during this life, to appear on the tax-lists as not possess! ng any personal property when the world new they had bags full of money and notes, bondsand mortgages galore. This is one of the interesting secrets which will be cleared up at that final interview. Meanwhile it is only left to poor mortals to wonder how these unhappy Croesuses, without any “personal property,” can raise money enough to pay their butcher bills, and keep the wolf from the door.—lndianapolis Journal,,

Transportation.

Present facilities for transportation between the East and West are sadly deficient. They have not kept pace with the growth of either section,and the result is that loud complaints are heard from all quarters, that the people are actually suffering for want of properchannels through which tosend their produce to paying markets. In speaking of the present condition of the West brought about by this lack of proper facilities for cheap transportation, the Committee on Commerce, in submitting their report on sundry bills for the construction and improvement of interior lines of navigation, to the House of Representatives in February last, took occasion to sav: “Distress and ruin are staring in the face of the peoplejof the West. Unless they get relief In some way, and from some quarter, disasterand bankruptcy must speedily overtake vast numbers of the small farmers in all parts of the country. Many of them are still deeply in debt. Their creditors are pressing them for payment; their abundant crops are worthless; and unless relief soon comes they must lose their farms, and thus be east penniless upon the world to begin again in their old age the struggles, hardships, and privations of a frontier life; to be again In a few years cast forth from their humble homes.” This is the language of an official report, uttered after a careful investigation of the facts in the case, and by a committee of men above the average in good judgment, and therefore not liable to be led'? astray by popular clamor or groundless fears. Investigation into this subjeetTOUst convince all reasonable men that to avert a national calamity the producing classes of the West must have increased facilities for transporting their products to good markets. Statesmanship, broad, liberal, comprehending the wants of all sections, and the rights of all branches of industry , can alone solve this question of transportation without disturbing the friendly relations which ought at all times to exist between the leading industrial interests of the country.--Crown Point Register. - i: •

A Peoria, 111., dispatch says the grand jury of Woodford county has found a bill against Mrs. Workman, wife of the Rev. T. C. Workman, for killing Mrs. Hedges, near Eureka, 111., last spring. A former grand jury, it will be remembered, failed to find an indictment against her. The Rev. Addie L. Ballou does not find a preacher who wants to debate with her. We are not surprised at this. The man who would debate with Addie after reading her challenge must be composed of something more than ordinary flesh and "blood. We struggled with that challenge for two mortal hours and then gave it up. We thought that we knew what she meant, but her long-winded and illconstructed sentences confused and overwhelmed us. and we had no definite idea of what she really said. Spiritualism may be a good thing but it appears to be death on grammar.—Laporte Argus.

Names of the Congressmen who hare Returned their Back Pay.

The following is an accurate list of the Senators and Representatives who have returned their “back pay” to the Treasurer of the United States, as shown by the Treasurer’s books: New York—R. Er Fenton, W. A. Wheeler, W. R. Roberts, S. S. Cox, Eli Perry, W. L. Sessions, C. N. Potter, C. L. Merriam; four Republicans and four Democrats. New Jersy—G. A. Halsey, F. T. Frelinghuysen, John Hill; three Republicans. Pennsylvania—John Scott, Washington Townsend; two Republicans. Maine—H. Hamlin, J. A. Peters, Engene Hale, W. P. Frye; four Republicans. Connecticut—W. A. Buckingham, J. R. Hawley, H. H. Starkweather; three Republicans, J Vermont—W. Willard, Republican. Ohio—James A. Garfield, James’ Monroe, W. H. Upson, Char les Foster, A. G. Thurman, John Sherman; five Republicans, one Democrat. Indiana—D. D. Pratt, W. S. Holman, M. C. Kerr, John Colburn; two Republicans and two Democrats. Illinois—C. B. Farwell, John M. Krebs, J. B. Hawley; two Republicans and one Democrat? — Wisconsin—G. W. Hazleton, J. M. Rusk, J. Allen Barber, Alexander Mitchell, Philetus Sawyer; four Republicans and one Democrat. lowa—G. M. McCarty, A. R. Cotten; two Republicans. Missouri —Carl Schurfc, G. A. Finklenburg; two Republicans. Michigan—J. W. Ferry, Z. Chandler, Wilder D.Foster, Henry Waldron; four Repblicans. Massachusetts—Charles Sumner, Henry Wilson; two Republicans, Rhode Island—J. F. Bayard, Democrat. . California—Eugene Oasserly. A recapitulation of the above shows that of the fifty-two Senators and Representatives who returned the “back pay,” forty-one are Republicans and eleven Democrats. An examination of the list also shows that not a single Senator or Representative from any of the following States has returned his share of the “salary grab” to the Treasurer: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, V ‘ rgi n ia, mid West Vi rgi nia. W hile both the Senators from Massachusetts, and one Senator each from Rhode Island, Deleware, and Calir fornia, have returned their pay, nothing has been heard from any of the Representatives from those States, aiul they appear upon the reconi as having pocketed the money.—New York Post. As individuals it would please us exceedingly well to sec the distinguished name of Hon. O. I'. Morton added to the above list. Wonder why he prefers to be classed among thieves? —“— Secretaries of Granges can procure blank applications for membership at this office, for 10 cents a dozen.

Downing & Little, HOUSE, SIGN & ORNAMENTAL MWWWis, AN » PAPER HANGERS! IMITATE WOOD OR MARBLE. orders promptly attended to.

GBANGERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE Are hereby informed that a new Grocery has been opened in Rensselaer by the firm of DAUGHERTY & JACKS, Who have an entirely new stock which they bought entirely for cash and will sell or trade at low rates. Their stock consists of FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR, TEA, CANDY, NUTS, LAMPS, COAL O/L, LAMP CHIMNE YS, QUEENSWARE, Ac. AH kinds of PIfODCfCE WJVTEIXih exchange for goods. Store on Washington street, opposite the Bank, in room formerly occupied by Mr. Chas. Platt. Please call and see what we have to sell and learn our prices. 5-47. DAUGHERTY ft JACKS.

BUSINESS CARDS. e. a. moss. Physician and Surgeon, RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Office in Shanghai Building, Front Room, Over.W. J. lines’ Grocery Store. BIOSES B. ALTER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. Office in Harding & Reeve’s Drug Store. J. U. LOUGHRIDOB. R.Y. MARTIN. LOLGIIRinGEA MARTIN, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Rensselaer, Indiana. M. F. CHII.COTE, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office opposite Court House Square, on Washington Street, llensHelaer, Jasper County, Indiana. 5-25-ly THOS. J. SPITLER, ATTOMIT AT Is AW OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE. Especial attention given to Real Estate and Fire Insurance business. SIMON P. THOMPSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Pros. Atty. <:ntb circuit. Will practice in the Courts of Pulaski, Jasper, Newton and Benton counties. THOMPSON .fc BRO/S LAW AND REAL ESTATE OFFCE. Rensselaer. Indiana. WM.H. MARTIN, > j JOSHUA HEALEY. Kentland, Ind. J ? Rensselaer, Ind. MARTIN & HEALEY, ATTORNEYS A.T LAW, SSkTWiH.practice in _the courts of Jasper and adjoining counties. DANZBX. B. DULLER. Notary Public & Land Agent. Office with T. J. Spitler, in Court Honse, ItEHSrSSKLA-Kir, IND. ALFRED M’COY. ALFRED THOMPSON A. McCo¥ *THOMPBOX r = - BANKERS. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. Buy and sell Coin and Domestic Exchang make Collections on all available points, pay Interest on specified time deposited, and transact all business in their line tofrA dispatch. U2F*Office hours, from 9 a. m.to4 p. na n o 54 bx. DIVALI/S shop I? in bperatioA one door above Express Office, RENSSELAER All kinds of blacksmithing donetoorder J. WIUGIIT, TK<r Ol.» U N DEJIT A K ER, ..Has Coffins erf.altsizes on hand arid is prepared to fill all orders for any style. Plain or Fancy, at rcduccu prices ’ l-17-ts TEETH TEETH TEETH inserted—front handsomely fil-1 examined free one to an ted with of charge, entire set gold or silver. I C. C. CHENEY, I > E N T I S T, lieuuelaer, Indiana. OFFICE OVER POSTCFFICE. JS’/'AII work warranted for five veara. 534 DA U.S HACK LIVE *'■> * 7-xi mr oi/k ' Hacks run daily (Sundays excepted) between Rensaelaerand Bradford, on the C & L R R. Horses and Carriages to let at reasonable rates. J W. Duvall. HANDY MAN. The undersigned will do all kinds of odd jobs.sueh as digging, waiting and cleaning wells, cisterns and cellars nrakng garden s nailing lath and shingles, making fences, Ac 5-4-ly JAMES W. PORTER. AUSTIN HOUSE, JOHN M. AUSTIN. PROPRIETOR S. E. cor. Washington and Front sts., RENSSELAER, - - - INDIANA. Special attention to the accomodation of travellers. Good stables attached. 4-21

CENTRAL HOTEL, Cor. Vanßensulaer and Washington Sti., HENSSELAER, INDIANA. This House has been thoroughly renovated and furnished throughout with new furniture. Commodious stables attached. THOS. BOROUGHS, Propkißtoh. New Blacksmith Shop. The public is notified that I have bought the Blacksmith Shop southwest side of Front street, near the old saw mill, and repaired it to receive customers. WOOD SHOP In connection where wagon making and repairing will be done by skillful mechanics. Patrons or Husbandry and other cash customers will Bud it to their advantage to give me their patronage. BAMSON ERWIN. FROM THIS DAY I WILL SELL Wines and Liquors 25 per cent, less, and CIGARS ANB TOBACCO • ,fc ’ ..A 1 - 1 ' Of all kinds, at IS percent. Lower than any Other House in Town. Green and Dry Hides, And FELTS of all Description HOUGH! FOB CASH. Patronage solicited. Call and examine onstock and learn our prices. S-TS-Umo LEOPOLD TUTEUR ■, • ' ■ ' . ■■’ - - ->•<.— ,i~ ,-r. 7 777;

WALTER A. WOOD’S WORDD-ftfckoWNED Reapers & Mowers still A.xx3EaAc±ii... FIRST HONORS OF THE SEASON Simultaneously in the Old and New World; BY CABLE DISPATCH FZROJXZE FRANCE. E. H. Valentine, Gkn’l Agent, 206 Lake St ~ Chicago, III": Wood’s new Irpn Mower awarded First Prize, GOLD MEDAL and 300 francs, in competition with Samuelson, Hornsby anil Sprigne, nt great trial at Pau. France, April 24th,1873. WALTER A. WOOD, 77 Upper Thames St., London, Eng. More Dazzling Premiums!' BY TELEGRAPH FROM NEW ORLEANS. Messrs. J. E. Hayner & Co., Gbn’l Acts, St. Louis, Missouri: Wood’s new lion Mower and Self-Rake' Reaper Combined, were awarded Three Firtl Premiums at the . 7th Annua] State Fair of Louisiana to-day. C. £. WRIGHT,. Agent. New Orleans, April 21th, 1873. —; LHT HEH DAZZLEI WOOD'S UNRIVALLED MACHINES and Extras for same, for sale by F, W. BEDFORD, Agent, 30 Rensselaer, Indiana. REMINGTON MARBLE WORKS. Permanently Established. I am now prepared to furnish all kinds of work in Marble, such ns ■OHVHBNTB,. TABLETS, TOMBS, T A RLE-TOPS, MAHTEL PIECES, Ac., on short notice and nt reasonable prices. ITy straight fotwaid dealing. I hope to receive at fair share of patronage from citizens ot Benton. Jasper and Newton rounties, and invi 0 them to call on me and learn my prices before sending orders elsewimie. Encourage Home Industry. My facilities lor procuring good Marble ar" equal to the best, and as lor the style in finish lam afraid e! no e< myethion. All orders filled promptly, and in urgent eases can till orders on from 13 to 20 day’s notice It will be my earnest endeavor to please nil. Orders by mail will receive prompt attentionW. AV. FOHTKK, 32 Csv Keiaiitytou, Indiunrr. HARDING & ALTER DRUGGISTS, Rensselaer, Indiana, Would announce to the public that they are still carrying on the DRUG BUSINESS AT THS OLD STAND where they keep constantly on hand a large., lull.and- freeh stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, 3D-SrXJ STUFFS, Also, an assortment of such School Books as are nsed inall tho schools of Jaspor county, * STATIONERY, Toilet Articles, Patent Anything and everything from a bottle of Hall’s Balsam to a bottle of Vinegar Bitt era? —— or a box of cathartic pllltf., ■ . PHYSICIANS! PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFUIL Y COMPOUNDED* And we are always ready to waitjod oust atnera 11J any hour of the day or night. 619 liar dinar A Alter.