Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1874 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER UNION. Thnra&ay. February 5. 1874

THE CHICAGO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC RAILROAD.

The follow ing fetter in relation i to the Ortcngo <fc South Atlantic ‘ Railroad Company and Us plans lias been received at this office. — Dr. Haymond is President of the ' company, and what he says is enti- ' tied Io receive a resjiectful hearing, i - The people who teel an interest in j. the commercial prosperity of Jasper county should be on the alert and not permit the benefits promised by an enterprise of this kind to pass beyond their reach. The advantage* of railroads are varied and great, and the benefits of such an enteqvrise as the one represented by Dr. Raymond, to a county situated like otirs, cannot well be overestimated. Although the people 61 Jasper county have bei n many times and often disappointed by the : false promises of quondam'companies they have nobly struggled in a good cause and their failure is no shame;"but if now an enterprise is presented to their consideration which is to be realized, and through apathy they neglect to secure an interest in it, how humiliatingjit would be! The letter is as follows: “MoNTICEI.LO, Ind. January 30, 1874. “Col. J. Healey, “Dear Sxr:— ln pursuance to recent instructions from & Atlantic R |R. Company, I nin now calling U|xm all the counties in the State along the line of the proposed road to have their subsidies in aid of the enterprise raised against the first ----- <‘f April. The Company "designs -to commence work on ibis branch of the j road early in the spring, if the quotas ! of the several counties are raised.— The C. &JS. A. R. 11. are ready to comply with the contract as soon as the people have donetheir duty. The question is now referred to the people, and prompt action on their part will immediately secure the building of the road. I have been urgently requested to hurry up the work of raising the quotas, and now call upon your county for its aid. Prompt action of the people interested along the line will solve all doubts concerning the building of the road. * ' * If your people want this road, they must move soon in the matter. “Very respectfully yours, “W.S. Haymond. o

OBITUARY.

Nathaniel Hanlmonddied suddenly at the residence of his son-in-law, M. F. Chilcote, in Rensselaer, Monday, February 2d, 1874. He was born at Blue Hills in the District of Maiuc|November 2d, 1786. His parents moved to Vermont when, he was gjx years old, and in that State he learned the shoemaker's trade and by his industry contributed largely to the support of his father’s family until his removal to the West. In 1820, four years after the admission of Indiana into'the Union, Ijc came to Franklin county; in 1823 moved to Union county; in 1825 returned to Franklin county; in 1846 moved to Bartholomew county; and in 1854 came to Jasper county where he lived up to the time of his death. He was married three times (his third wife survives him), ami was the father of. sixteen children, nine of whom are living. Among his sons are Hon. Abram A. Hammond elected ■ Lieutenant Governor of Indiana in , 1856 and who became Governor of the State uj>on the death of Mr. Willard j in l 800; Hoii.“Wm. P. Hammond now ■ living in lowa, who was once a Rep- 1 resentative in the Indiana General ! . Assembly; and Col. Edwin P. Ham- | inond present Judge of this (the 30th), ! Circuit. In youth Mr. Hammond had no' educational advantages, but his mind ! sought literary culture and became a rich store of history and poetry, Rollin. Shakespeare, Milton and Pollock being favorite authors whose works ■ were to him a perennial source of , pleasure. Upon coming to Indiana, ! Mr. Hammond engaged in the study of law and obtained a good under- : standing of its general principles, but law was abandoned for the more congenial science of medicine. In the ( latter he became a proficient scholar, a successful practitioner, and for many years while in Franklin and Bartholomew bore a high reputation and enjoyed a lucrative practice. Dr. Hammond was positive in his |x>Ltical opinions, almost to the verge of intolerance, though in religion and alf ether subjects very liberal towards the opinions of others. In polities he was first a Federalist, then a Whig, and then a Republican. He always manifested an ardent interest in the affairs of government, but never held public office except that of Justice of the Peace for two years, while a law ; student, and which was resigned i when the study ofjaw was abandoned. > He was a man of uoble sentiments, j simple manners, modest deportment, kindly feelings, pure thoughts- a true j gentleman, whose character was' adorned with all the Christian graces. For many years and up to the hour of his death he wus a firm though *u»ostenlatious believer in the doctrines of'. J < huk Christ, and a devout worshipper ; of God. He died a member of the Presbyterian Chureh. *J He was buried ycstenlnv in Weston Cemetery, with Masonic honors.

Darwin’s Doctrine.

Editors Union:—As many of the religious journals of the country ami some of the secular, and niosjt' of the ministers of the gospel have for the last two year's been laboring to disprove and bring into disrepute the doctrines of Darwin, denouncing them as infidel, degrading and ridiculous; and as most of the people have not had an opportunity of learning from any other source what his teachings are; I—having •read his late work and being disposed to treat him as a gentleman ol extensive learning and research, ami likely more IfSftiest than many who are flinging their missels at him—will give your readers (with your consent), an epitome of his views as I understand them, though I must confess there were some statements in the work I did not fully comprehend. The main object of Darwin is to prove that man originally descended from some lower animal, more likely from some marsupial animal; and that by natural atid sexual selection all classes and species of animals rise in the scale of being till, growing more perfect through the long ages upon ages of the past, some outstripping or superior class or 'species had become sb elevated and changed as to produce some specimens so Superior still that they sprang tip on two legs, walked erect, and were cajled Man. It is not the opinion of Mr. Darwin that man sprang from any of the higher species of the highest class of lower animals now on the earth. Ilis idea seems" to be that as the difference between the highest order of animals and the lowest order of animals is so great, that several I species of animals of a high order have become extinct; and that the animal which was the immediate progenitor of man does not now exist. To prove the above conclusions he labors through two volumes of several hundred pages each, producing arguments from zoology, geology and all the ologies of nature that, have any bearing on the subject. I shall not attempt to give even the outlines of his arguments, or I should have to write a pamphlet or small book, lie fre-. quently speaks of the “anthropomorphous ape?’ This term means looking like man, or being changed into his likeness. The photographs of sever al speeie's of inoll k ey 1 oak very much like men. The whole face, the ears, the chin, the mouth, the pyes, and the forehead have a strong resemblance to man. Those animals have reasoning powers, though much inferior to man’s. A leading argument is the rudiments of certain organs now become useless,.to iiian in his higher state, and occasional S.upernumerary organs as. muscles common and useful to lower animals, monstrosities, etc., called luces nat ura. Darwin admits that all races of men now on the earth sprang from the same parents, tlrp African and the Anglo-Saxon as extremes. But in their beginning they were extremely low in themale-of manhood, ami barbarous surely. Their lani guage was very imperfect; and they ' iiad no written language for thous- ! ands of "v e cord in gt o _ our i ■ !. best. histories. Look at the World I now. Some of the tribes of men I are yet so low that they cannot be ! Christianized. Some live on human : flesh; and others are destitute of I shame, thanb themselves over with : I dirty paint, and like the lower ani-1 : Dials live,. on such things as they can pick up. But I must stop the Darwinian train and make a few i observations of my own. I Ido not pretend to have embraced - the foregoing views. There are ■ some gaps winch lie seems to have ' left unfilled, and I am not able yet jto fill them. Prof. Ilu.tley’s late j paper on Spontaneous Generation i ’ might fill one gap, but. this is not : ■ all. Can animal life be produced by a certain combination of ele-i 1 ments, under certain favorable' circumstances, independently of an ' ovum produced by some parent' animal? The old law of produc- ■ tion expressed in the sentence, > omnia, ,cx ' from an egg—may not be universal. No one, perhaps, supposes that ’Adam was created with small pox over his body. Then how and i when did they originate? These ' views to many may savor of infideli ity. Darwin is called an Infidel.— i If he is one, he is so; but it must ■ be made out rather by inference or I implication, Tor I don’t remember ! that he mentions the Old or the New Testiament, or the name of Adam or Moses. Darwin's views f of the Origin of man seem more rational and scientific than the account in Genesis, said to be given by Moses. The loirncr view nf-

gards man and inferior animals as looking upwards; the latter, downwards. » According to Moses man was created upright; he sinned and became subject to death', and all the animal ,creation with him. — .Darwin had animals dying from natural causes for ages before the' creation of Adam according to Moses. I .don’t know how many people will embrace the views of Dsrwin, but we are well satisfied that there are only a few learned and thinking men who really believe the Mosaic account. We are of opinion that suck men generally regard the whole account as mere Jewish tradition. Who now be- | lievcs that the serpent crawled into the Garden and said to the woman “Thou shalt not surely die,” and was cursed to crawl on his belly all the days of his life? The whole account seems emotional and rather stupid.. Could any one who thinks suppose that the serpent had been walking about on the end of his tail, and that the curse brought him down on bis belly? If this is true would not any philosopher think it was a fine thing for the snake? But we will take another view of it, which seems more natural: that the great Creator was a Darwinian, anil “cursed him to crawl on his belly,” as he had been doing, “all the days of his life,” and not be.allowed to rise in the scale of being up towards manhood, as all other animals around him were doing. This would be a curse, truly. The term “infidel” is now hardly a term of reproach. The Rev. T A. Goodwin, of Indianapolis, is soon to be tried for denying the “plenary inspiration of the Scriptures, the resurrection of the body, and second coming of Christ.”

Purdue University.

The meeting of the Board of Trustees of Purdue University, at Lafayette, resulted in the preparation of a course of study. The following is the report of the committee: “To the Board of Trustees of Purdue University: “The undersigned, a committee appointed to prepare and present for the consideration of the Board, a course of study for adoption in the-University, respectfully report: “That, at the first meeting of the committee, the following resolution was adopted: “ ‘ Resolved, -That -th e-comm i ttec will attempt to report at tins time only upon such a course of study as relates to agriculture ami mechanic arts.’ “The committee does not report any permanent plan of classification of the studies, because it was supposed important that the ' professors and teachers should be consulted thereon. “The committee reports the fol-J lowing studies as relevant to the ■ purposes of the' proper to be adopted: | “1. Completion of English Grammer. 2. Completion of Arithmetic. 3. Completion of Geography. 4 Penmanship: 5. Algebra. C. Geometry. 7. Trigonometry. 8. Surveying. 9. Chemistry. 10. Civil Engineering. 11. Botany. 12. Geology. 13. Physiology. 14. Zoology of Domestic-zknimals. 15. Veterinary Science and Surgery- 16. Hygiene. 17. Natural Philosophy. 18/ Natural History. 19. Rhetoric and Logic. 20. History. 21. Book keeping. 22. Architecture. 23. Landscape Gardening. 21. Rural Architecture. 25. Practical Agriculture and Horticulture. 26. Constitutional Law. 27. Political Economy. 28. Moral Philosophy. “The act of Congress making the grant of lands requires that military tactics shall be included in the course, and the faith of the State is pledged, by her acceptance of the grant, to provide for thorough education and training therein. “The committee recommends that, until the development of the institution, or until the policy of its management shall require additional instructors, professors and teachers be appointed to take charge of the studies above enumerated, as follows: ‘ First. The President —Rhetoric and Logic, History, Constitutional Law, Political Economy, Moral Philosophy. “Second. Professor of Mathematics—Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying, Civil Engineering. “Third. Professor of Natural Sciences—Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, Natural History, Physi-ofogy,"G«cdqgj£rr-T~ ‘ Fourth. Military Military Tactics, Architecture Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture. “Fifth. Assistant Professor of Natural Science —Botany, Zoology of Domestic Animals, “Sixth. Professor of Veterinary Science and Surgery, and of Practical Agriculture and Horticulture —ln charge of « the University grounds and farm. “Seventh. Teacher —Book-keep--ing, Arithmetic, Geography, English Grammar. ( “R e s pec tfu liysiiKmittejd, “T. A. Hendricks,M. L- Pierce, John Purdue, Commit tee.”

Dentistry.

It has been charged against our brethren of the dental specialty, says the Lanett, that they are wofully at fault in regard to knowledge of the commonest of all things—caries of the teeth. That they extract teeth with skill, and stop them with even niore skill, and in a nobly conservative spirit, is admitted; but the causes of decay’ in the teeth have remained obscure. The investigations of i> Leber and Rottcnstein into tips subject have at least the charm of'pointing to definite conclusions. -They admit, of course, that there are differences of teeth, constitutional and connected with racey making teeth more or less resistant to "the great influences which determine decay. These are not, according to these authors, internal and vital so much as external and chemical. The process of decay begins from the surface, it is entirely controlled. The great causes of caries are two, namely, acids and a certain fungus found adundantly in the mouth, leptotkrix ouccalis. This latter agent is characterized by certain microscopic appearances and by its reaction with iodine and acids, which give to the elements of leptothrix a beautiful violet tinge. Under the microscope the fungus appears as a gray, finely granular mass or matrix, with filaments delicate and skiff, which erect themselves above the surface of this granular substance so as to resemble an uneven turf. The fungus attains its greatest size in the interstices of the teeth. No one can deny nowadays the action of acids on the teeth, even weak acids, in dissolving the salts of the enamel and the dentine. All acids, both mineral and vegetable, act promptly on the teeth. Various experiments as to the action of acids on dental tissues are given, making the enaihel, naturally transparent, first white, opaque, -and. milky. and, in a more ad vanced state, chatkyTTmd then the dentine

more transparent and softer, so as to be cut with a knife. The acids which may actually effect the first changes in the production of caries are such" as are.taken with food, or in medicines, or such as are formed j in the mouth itself by some abnor- | mality in our secretions, which j should be alkaline, or by afi7 aeid" fermentation of particles of food. But acids alone will not account for al) the phenomena of caries in the teeth. They phiy’--a primary and , principal part, making the teeth porous and soft. In this state, the i tissues having lost their normal : consistency, fungi penetrate both the canaliouli of the enamel and of ' the dentine, and by their prolific ac- ' tion produce softening and destrueI tive effects much more rapid than j the action of acids alone is able to accomplish. It is not pleasant to think that fungi exists in the mouths of all bntthevery cleanest of people Bowditch, in examining forty per- , sons of different professions, and living different kinds of life, found in almost all vegetable and animal parasites. The parasites were numerous in pjjopotivm to the neglect of cleanliness. The means ordinarily employed to clean the teeth had no effect on the parasites, while soapy water appeared to destroy them. If this be-a true version of the causes of caries—the action of acids, supplemented by the action of fungi—then it follows that the great means of pieserving teeth is to preserve the most scrupulous cl‘hnliness of the mouth and teeth, and to give to the rinsing liquids a slightly alkaline character, which is done by the admixture of a little soap. This is not so pleasant a dentrifrice as some, but it is effective and scientific. Acids not only dissolve the salts of the teeth, but favor the increase of the fungi of the mouth. No increase of fungi and no action on the dental tissues occurs in solutions slightly alkaline, such as a weak solution of soap. The good effects of stopping teeth, in the light of these experiments, are intelligible. The penetration of acids and fungi is prevented.— Scientific American,

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Carrying Concealed Weapons.

It seems almost useless to protest against the dangerous practice of carrying concealed weapons. Ninetenths of all the sudden homicides of the day are attributed to it, and yet we are constantly surprised to find how prevalent the practice is. It indicates a faulty civilization and a low standard of public morals. Of course, there arc times and places of exposure or apprehended danger, when a man is justifiable in carrying a weapon for purposes of self defense; but in the ordinary course of life these seldom come. Yet thousands of men carry pistols on their persons the greater part of the time, and m any would as soon think of going on the street without their hats as without their weapons. It is not only an illegal but-an infamous and cowardly practice. The man who habitually carries a loaded pistol has murder in his heart, and is liable to commit the overt act at any- time. His victim may not be selected, or it may be any one of half a dozen persons whom he dislikes and expects Sooner or later to have personal altercations with; but he carries the weapon because he anticipates, if he does not court, trouble, and intends when it comes to kill his man. The practice makes men murderers at heart and coarse bravadoes m manner. It turns cowards into blusterers, and mere boys into, hectoring bullies. In every point of view it it demoralizing and cowardly.—- Indianapolis journal. I

New Mode of Tanning.

It has been discovered that puverized charcoal applied to sheep skins produces the depilation of the hair. Charcoal, as is well known, has the property to take up large quantities o! oxygen from the atmospheric air, and the oxygen in this form seems to exert a chemical influence on the fatty substance present in the neighborhood of the glands of the hair roots. >\n oxidation takes place in the pores of the skin, which destroys theglands and loosens the hair. Finely powdered charcoal is mixed with suflicent water to make a thin paste, and the hides immersed for 4 or 5 days and well turned, over in the meantime, when the hair can be taken off at once. Hides treated with charcoal do not require further treatment, as is the case now with the lime process, and after being washed with water, they are ready for tanning. This will be a great advantage to the tanning trade, as leather treated in this way possesses more toughness, solidity, -and flexibility. The other advantages of this treatment are great saving in time and labor, each hide weighs | to 1 pound more, and has less spots, the work is more pleasant and healthy, the splitting with the machine is" more easily accomplished, and the cost price is the same as with lime, as the charcoal can be used over again. Animal or vegetable coal can be used in any quantity, having no deleterious property whatsoever; and for each hide 6 or 10 pounds, with the necessary quantity of water, sufficient. The temperature should be 61° 0r.70° Fah., and .can easily be maintained by introducing steam into the vats. The tanning process is facilitated, as no lime is left behind to neutralize the tannic acid.

Compelling Children to Lie.

It is a very common practice among teachers to compel pupils to say they .are. sorry, when they have committed some offense. Sometimes they are compelled to stand before the school and say they are sorry. Now we believe in sorrow and repentance, and concede it to be a very proper thing for a pupil, or anybody else, to acknowledge his faults and voluntarily apologize to the person offended; but to force a person to apologize seems 4o us not only absurd and ridiculous, but absoi lately wicked. We once knew two school boys to fight, and the teacher required of them, as a punishment, that they should confess publicly to the school that .they were sorry for what they had done One of the boys had fought solely in self-defense and was not sorry, and refused to say so. The teacher insisted, the boy refused and finally was suspended. The parents then joined with the teacher and the boy was compelled to say to the school that he was sorry. Of course he lied, but his teacher and his parents forced it upon him, and he was not to blame. This case illustrates hundreds of others, and the subject demands the attention of every teacher. If. a pupil cap be led to his wrong, ' and made to feel that an apology is right and proper, the case is : entirely altered. If a pupil violates a rule of school and the teacher• cannot find an adequate punish-i ment without courpelling him to tell a falsehood about what was done, that teacher ought to resign and give up the school.— lndiana School Journal.

What Teachers Should Read.

Any teacher who desires to keep pace wjtip the progress being made in educational matters, must . read. He must read sc’aool journals; he, must read books- on Theory and.i Practice; be must read what think- i ing men say about the philosophy 1 of teaching; he must study well the J subjects he has toteach, and must : make special preparation for each! day’s work: these are a matter of' course. All the better class of teachers do these things already, ; and the time is rapidly approach—ing when a teacher who neglects these means of preparation and , self-improvement, will not be needed in the profession. » But teachers should know something outside of their school books and school work. They should know something of the world and ; of what is going on in it To gain this knowledge they-must read: 1. Books Any teacher who will industriously spend his leisure time in systematically reading books on history, travel, etc,, will be surprised at the amount of information gained in a single winter. 2. Teachers must read magazines and" newspapers. Every teacher should take one good magazine, and at least one srood newspaper, his oWn county paper certainly, and another metropolitan weekly, if possible. A teacher who does not read regularly his own local paper ought to.be ashamed of himself. Teachers must read or become drones in society.— lndiana School Journal. ‘ Colonel Merrill, chief of the river improvements in the Ohio Walley, proposes to improve the navigation of the Wabash and White riVfers, by slack water, from movable dams which are to be set up in low water, and almost entirely removed in high water. This system, he says, has been in use in France and Belgium, and experience shows that “the level of floods is not affected by them.” In other words, the dams do not cause an overflow of the adjoining territory during high water, and do provide slack water when-the rivers are low.

Panama Hats.

The great business of Jffoyobamba and the surrounding villages is the manufacture of “straw” hats. These are made of the same material as the so-called Panama hats of Ecuador and New Grenada. It is the undeveloped leaf of the “bombonaje” (carludovica palmata of scL ence), which is a screw pine rather than a palm. The trunk of this plant is only a yard in bight, but the leaf stalks are two yards in length. The bark of these leaf stalks is woven into baskets, and the expanded leaves are used for thatching. It is the leaf before it has opened that is prepared for the manufacture of hats. It then consists of a bundle of plaits about two feet long and one inch in diameter. The green outside of this “cogollo” or bunch is stripped off; and then by an instrument called a “picadera,” resembling a pair of compasses, with legs set half an inch or less apart, according to the fineness ofthe straw required, the leaflets are made into strips of uniform size with parallel sides. The cogollo is then boiled to toughen the fiber, and hung up in the sun to dry and whiten, when the leaflets run up into cordlike strands, which are then ready for use. The straw which can be procured from the bombonaje is twenty-seven and a half inches. It takes sixteen cogollos for an ordinary hat, and twenty-four for the finest; and a single hat is plaited in from four days to as many months, according to texture. We saw a fragment of one begun which, if finished, would bring 8500 in Lima. Fortunes have been made in the hat trade; but a change-of fashion in Brazil, Europe, and the United States has reduced the number exported from 100,000 to 50,000, and the price from S4O a dozen to §ls. — Scientific American.

Professor Le Conte, at a recent meeting oftl A C ali so ri ua A cad emy of Sciences," st atecTThat Ili e great, overflow of lava in the West proceeded from the Cascade Mountains in Oregon, Washington Territory, all of northern California and vast sections of Nevada, Montana and Idaho. The lava floor covered an area of at least two j hundred thouaarid square miles, as far as explored, and it would probably be found to extend over a surface bf Three hundred thousand square miles, as its limit northwest had never - - been determined. The depth of the lava crust varied from upwards of three thousand feet in ■ the Cascade and Blue Mountains I region to one and two hundred feet i and less at remote points on the ■ outer edge of the overflow. Where : the tremendous gorge of the ; i Columbia river cut through the lava : bed, it had a depth of three thou- | sand five hundred feet. The erup- ■ tion was comparatively recent, I belonging to the latter part of the | miocene period, extending perhaps ( j into the post tertiary.— Scientific ■ American. It may not be generally known that Uncle Sam has erected an observatory about live miles north ofLaporte. Such however, is the I fact. The structure stands on the | farm of Mr. Ira Merchant. It is built of three long beams of timber parted widely at the base, but coming together in form of an apex at the top- —all framed stoutly together. Inside the main structure is a perfectly srmiliar but, of course, smaller one. The total elevation is 105 feet, the hight of the platform, on which the telescope is to be placed being ninety-five feet. The ; ascent is by means of ...steps ladder ■fashion. The concernas simply al triangular pyramid oftimbers with- ! out any siding—and on this account will be strong against all storms. The cost wa-s about §6OO. It will not be used until Spring, and is not intended for a permanent affair. We understand the government has put up a like observatory near Otis, also one in Porter and another over in* Berrien county. The object is to establish a line of signal towers on the higher points for many miles, for the purpose of taking accurate notes of the weather, and all kinds of meteor--ological phenomena.-Zqpor/e Herald. The Kentland Gazette remarks that one of the great benefits growing out of the organization of the farmers, and already being felt for good, is the gradual abolition of the credit system. The indiscriminate system of credit thtft has existed superinduced the extravagant purchase of machinery, beyond the actual needs. Now when men have determined to buy only , for cash, they not only get the article much cheaper, but are careful to buy only such as they absolutely need, thus saving a very large per cent more of their earnings annually. This is one of the excellent things the farmer’s movement is bringing. The Wolf Lake harbor enterprise Will undoubtedly prove a success. Hon. B. Woods, who, as is well kiiotfn, has long been a resident of the north part of the county, and is thoroughly posted as regards that region, declares that there is not a doubt but what a harbot can be built there, as proposed. We sincerely hope the grand scheme will be consumated as soon as possible. It will push Lake county a long stride forward.— Lowell Star. Mr. Thomas Sutton, th" photographer, states that, if calico is dipped for an instant in dilute sulphuric a«id, it is rendered, water-1 proof.— Scientific American. q

A Westville woman recently discovered th fit her husband was in the habit of spending a large share of his time at a saloon. So the other day she took her child, followed him, went in, sat down and engaged in a lively chat with the habitue* of the establishment. After ) a time “Hubby” intimated that perhaps it would be as w;ell for her to return home; but she didn’t think so and pleasantly directed his attention to the comforts of the place»they were then in. At length her husband said “Come, dear, let us go;” thereupon lhe spouse replied in the memorable language of ancient Ruth, “Where thou goest, I will go.” She followed him and at night the bar-keeper entered one less score upon his ledger. The New York Herald says of thegrangers: “as they grow in number and power they must become an important element, and, probably,, a controlling one, in the political affairs ofthe country. The best and most virtuous portion of the community » found-in. their ranks, and theyare conscious that the substantial interests of the country lie in agriculture.” The Logansport Journal thinks the canal will be abandoned, andthat that portion of it which runs through their city will be fillet# up and made into a good street. A bible society has been organ- '■ ized at Goodland.

BUSINESS CARDS. O. A. .KOSW, Physician and Surge oil, RENSSELAER, Office in Shanghai Building. Front Room, Over V>. J I mas’Gi ocei y Slots. .tIUVIiS B. ALTEK, PHYSICIA74 AND SURGEON, ■Scnnselaer, Indiana. Office in Harding A Bc-eve’s Drug Store. JI. F. ClIlLCOTI?. Attorney and Counselor al Law. Office opposite Court House Square, ont Washington Street, Iteusselaer, Jasper County, Indiana. 5 36-ly " ■- ■ - 1 THOS. .1. SPITLEH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, __ * tcn suclaer,lndiana.' Office In the Brick Buildipg north side of the» Pub'ie Square. Especial attention to Real Estate and Fire Insurance business. to Loan on Real Estate security, on rensGnabie terms. SIBZON F. THOJIPSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Proa. Atty, so.th circuit, W til riractic* in the ConrUef Pulaski, J’asj er. Newton and Bouton counties. THOMPSON & BRO.’S LAW AND REAL ESTATE OFFCE, EXcnsselaer. Indiana. WM.IL MARTIN, I (JOSHUA HEALEY. Kentland. Ind. $ ( Rensselaer, Ind~. MARTIN & HEALEY, A TTOKN EYM AT LAW, Tiensselner, Indiana. .TSef-Will practice in the conrts of Jasper; nnd-adjoining eountraa. . ’ ■ ‘ , DANTEX. S. lUIX.T.XXI. AWelWf St icAw, NOTARY PUBLIC & LAND AGENT. Office in Court House, RE.VbSELAEII, UNIX Ifi A W. YEOMAN, ATTORN EY AT LAW. Notary I’n-blic, REAL ESTATE AND COLLECTION AGENT, Hencsclner. Indiana. A complete A bslract of Title to all lands itr Jasper County, Indiana. I; Office in the Cour House. 6-2 L Dr. IRA C. KELLEY SURGEON DENTIST, KENSSEIAJEH. INDIANA. Teeth extracted and tilled. New teeth lnu serted. All work warranted for five years--Satisfaction guaranteed. Office in Photograph Gallery, over Post Office. 6-6 - - DUVALL’S BLACKSMITH SHOP la in operation one door above Express Office, RENSSELAER All kinds of blacksmithing donetoorderDAILY HACK LINE AND LIVELY STABLE. Haeksrun daily (Sundays excepted) between Rensaelaeraud Bradford,on the C& L R R. Horsesand Carriages to let at reasonable rates.’ J W. Duvall. I 1 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 wherenagon making and repairing will be done by skillful mechanics. Patkoss on Hitsbasory and.other cash customers wilTfind it to their me their patronage. SAMSON ERWIN. CENTRAL HOTRU Cor. Vanßmttelaer and Wathington ItENNSEUAEH, INDIANA. Thia House has been thoroughly renovated,! and furnished throughout with new fproitara.. Commodious stables attached. TROS. BOROUGHS. PaaratiTOß. ALFRED M’COY. ALFRED THOMPSON . A. McCOY & THOMPSON, BANKERS, RENSSELAER.INDIANA, Bay and sell Grin* and Domeatic Kxchang make Collections co all available "points, pay ’ . Interest on specifiedtime depositea, and transact . I a|l business in their line dispa'c*. I gyoflicehours.from#s m teip m