Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1874 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER UNION. ’ ' Thursday, April 9, 1874

Jasper Packard, M. C., has writ ten to political friends in Rensselaer that he is convinced the voters of this district desire to have another person to represent them in Congress, therefore he will not he a candidate for re-election. Center township Grange number 67, of Lake county, at a recent meeting resolved “That the most profitable method of manufacturing butter and cheese, is by establishing a butter and cheese factory on the co-operative plan;” and “That the preservation, cultivation and raising of fofett trees is not only profitable, but it is a positive neccsity to the agricultural interests of the West, and that such preservation and cultivation should be encouraged by proper legislative enactments.” The members of that Garnge are sound on the tree proposition, surely. A small monthly publication has been commenced at Francesville, Indiana,by R. Leon Mattingly. It is called the Home The first number was issued on the first day of April, 1874, and the copy Sent to us did not speak well for its compositors, pressman or proofreader. We wish the proprietor success, but question the need -ofsuch a publication in a town the sizeofFrancesville. Mr.Mattingly’s enterprise is admirable, but his judgment in this venture is akin to that of the bull which attempted to throw an approaching locomotive off from a railroad track. On Monday the United States Senate passed a bill touching upon the great financial question, the chief features ot which are limiting the volume of United States notes at $400,000,000, and providing for an additional bank circulation of $46,000,000. The House of Representatives probably took up the Senate bill yesterday and passed it as a modification of a similar one adopted by them two weeks since, and as soon as the President approves it which he is certain to do it will be a law. Nobody will deny that this action responds to the demands of a large majority of the country, and for a season business of all kinds will be stimulated thus making times easier and people happier. But it may be prudent to consider whether the relief afforded by inflation of currency' andcorrsequen L increase of the - -national debt is likely te-reeukin any permanent prosperity. At best will it do more than to postpone the day of settlement? Will the crisis when it finally comes, and come it will some day, be any pleasanter to meet by being delayed? Which is the soundest policy, to pay a debt at maturity or renew it and borrow money to pay interest until the liability is doubled before it is canceled ? Let people continue to practice the economy they have adopted since the panic last fall, as far as practicable, paying as they go for what they eat and wear, and settling up all former contracts as rapidly as possible; then be careful that newjobligations are fully warrantedby the average condition of their business. Thus will they profit by past lessons, 1 e able to make the. most of prosperous times, and will always be prepared to meet and weather financial storms however sudden or furious they may be.

AN IMPORTANT LOCAL ENTERPRISE.

“The Jasper County Ditching Association” is the name of a company in Jasper qpunty, Indiana, or- - ganized for the purpose of draining and reclaiming a vast tract of wet overflowed lands situated on the head waters of the Iroquois river.— The organization was effected on the 9th day of February, 1874, by Messrs. David Nowels, David H. i Yeoman, Thomas Boroughs, Brunson Harrington, William Cooper, John E. Comer, Malachi Comer, Benjamin Martin, Charles Burns, and Dr. Thomas Antrim, .residents of Jasper county, and Robert Ham ! ilton, of Franklin, Johnson county,' corporate members. All .these gentlemen own lands to be directly | benefited by the contemplated work ' of the association. Since its organization, a number of other gentlemen who are equally interested have signified their intention to' become members thereof, and will sign the petition of the Association asking the board of county com-i missioners to appoint appraisers to assess benefits and damages, : which petition will be prsented at v the next meeting of the commission- ( , crs. Tbe officers of this corpora- I lion are David Nowels, president, <

David IL Yeoman, clerk, and Thus. Boroughs, trearsurer. There is also a board of five directors,' consisting of the president, clerk, treasurer, and Messrs. John Ej Comer and Brunson Harrington. This Association was organized under a law of Indiana, passed at the last session of the legislature, and approved March 10th, 1873. Occupying, as it does, ten pages of the published acts of the special 'session of 1872-3, its extreme length forbids reproduction in these columns. Those who desireto refer to the law will find it on pages 165 to 175. Its provisions seem to be very plain and easily understood.— The framers of the law appear t© have drafted it for the sole purpose of granting the necessary power to companies to drain lands that need such improvement, and at the same time guard against the formation of rings, like the Kankatcee Valley Draining company, whose object might be wholesale robbery. The territory in which this Association will operate is situated on the headwaters of the Iroquois river, as was before stated, in the civil townships of Union and Keener, and reaching to a limited extent into Wheatfield, Newton and Marion. It includes a portion of Congressional townships 29 and 30, all of 31 and 32 in range 7, and a -portion of3o-and 31 in range 6. — Until .after surveys are completed the extent of territory affected can only be approximately estimated; but it will not fall short of 75,000 acres and may cover 90,000 acres of land. A large portion of this tract, say 2a,000 to 30,000 acres, is constantly .submerged, excej>'t for a few months in the dryest seasons, and has always been so from time immemorial. In its present condition it produces nothing whatever for the benefit of man, while pestilential exhibitions arise from the mass of rank aquatic vegetation which decomposes and festers upon its bosom under the sun’s hot rays in June, July, August and September, to poison the air and scatter malaria for miles in every direction. The only use of this immense scope of territory now, is to furnish a reservoir for the water, 4 - <■ that propels a small grist mill from four to six months in the year; and so precarious has this supply been for several seasons, that the owner of the mill found it necessary to i introduce steam power in order to keep it running. It is the plan of the Association to commence their operations at a point —near —where the Iroquois crosses the line between ranges C and 7, and cut a ditch twenty feet wide, five feet deep, and about six miles long, generally following the presen t channel of the stream. On the south side ofthemain conduit, and emptying into it, they propose To bpehTlfree orfour lateral ditches which will be six to eight feet wide, four feet deep, and from three to four miles long. On the north side wi.ll be four or five similar ditches of the same width and depth, and from three to six miles in length. These laterals are to extend back into vast marshes, following up through their lowest parts, and will avoid all high points. The marshes they are to drain cover an extenisve territory, which is .of small value*'at the present time,’ producing little else than coarse grasses, reeds, [rushes and other water plants. It is now under! water eight to ten months of the year, and can never be drained until the obstructions are removed from the river to which these marshes are feeders, and its channel is lowered to give more fall for the passag«*of water from and through them. The soil o( this region is principally black muck,-the result of decomposed vegetation, with here and there patches of peat, all rest- : ing upon a subsoil of stiff, tenacious ! clay, sand, or sandy clay through which are traces of bosr iron ore more- or less strong. It is not! thought, however, that this mineral exists in paying quantities anywhere -HwtnerTerritbry over which the Association has jurisdiction.—! Much of the land may be called ! worthless in its present situation, > without drainage, and, except for what timber is on the higher patches; none of it is ■worth more than 1 $1,25 to $5 an acre. Sufficiently! drain it, and there is no reason why i a large portion could not 4>e made ; to produce twenty-five to fifty bushels of corn, thirty to sixty bushels of oats, or from two to four tons of hay on the while ] for pasture sor t neat cattle it would be unsurpassed,in the Slate. Then it would readily command $6 to|lo an acre, and bcAagerly sought for by men desiring stock farms. The country that now docs not main-

tain twenty families is susceptible ' of being made to support hundreds. ' Ten days or so since, a partial ■ survey was made of a portion of the Iroquois river in the jurisdiction of the Association. Their engineer, Mr. John Miller, commenced where the stream crosses the-line dividing ranges 6 and 7, proceeded north and westerly a ! mile and a half, thence bearing i south and west four or five miles to ; ‘a point within about a mile of the ! line separating Newton and Jasper counties. Six and one-half feet fall was found in the first mile; then he encountered *an obstruction across the river—-Mr. Alter’s mill-dam—something more than ten feet high, which raises the water behind it about nine and a half feet at this season of the year.— Above this point, estimating by the water-level, there is an average fall of about four inches per mile to the westernmost limit. of the work. This makes-a total fall'of Seventeen and one-half to eighteen and one-third feet in a distance of five and a half to six miles, following the windings of the channel. When completed, the cost of this work will not fall much short of $50,000. If six miles long, twenty ! feet wide and five feet deep, the main ditch will contain cubic yards, which, at 18 cents, will amount to $21,120. Four lateral .ditches on the south side, averaging seven feet wide, four feet deep and three and a half miles long will contain 76,287 cubic yards, which, at 12j cents, will amount to upwards of $9,500. Five laterals on the north side, same depth and width, averaging four and a half miles in length, will contain 123200 cubic yards, at ,12| cents, costing $15,400 more. Altogether making upwards of $46,000. Then add expense of surveying, mapping and incidentals, and the total will foot up close to $50,000. This would be an average of sixty to seventy cents an acre; though some lands will be appraised much more and others much less. It is said the Association has been successfull in negotiating a loan, which, in addition to funds furnished by indiviidual members, will be sutficent to meet all expenses attending the‘preliminary work. This is by far the most extensive private enterprise ever projected in Jasper county; and, if successful, it can not fail to produce important and lasting results that will be beneficial not only to those who originated it, but also to the whole county. So far Its knowiT there is bnt little- opposition to this work, and that little centers in Mr. Alter, whose milldanr will be condemned and taken out, in case the programme is followed. All who own lands affected in any way, so far as they have been heard from, are friendly to the Association and have confidence in those who undertake to manage the work.

Timber Lands

Few persons have any idea of the immense extent of land required to grow trees for building and other purposes. In Europe alone 500,000,000 acres of land are devoted to woodland. Norway and Sweden have about 80,000,000 of acres covered with trees. Indigenous to the- country are Norway spruce, fir, maple, Scotch pine, and beech. The introduction of foreign I trees has been attended with success, and the oak, pine, and walnut ai*e reported as grbwing^^tovery fair dimensions. Spain and Portugal, though their woods are little known i in commerce, set apart about 6,000,000 acres for tree-growing. Germany has taken better care of hqr forests than other nations, and has replenished her wood lands with fresh stock. In the 50,000,000 . acres of timber growing land, she i possessed nearly all the important . varieties of wood which are found. !To Italy we arc indebted for very ' excellent walnut, but her 5,000,000 i acres also produce fir, pine, oak, and poplar. Neither Turkey nor Greece are of much importance as ■ wood-producing countries, but that ■ they might be is gathered from the ; fact that they have 10,000,000 ; acres under forest cultivation— Denmark, producing.oak, Norway spruce, fir, etc., has 500,000 acres of woodland. Although Russia has no sound system of forestry, she has ‘300,(100,000 acres devoted to timber cultivation. As to British North America, no one can form anything like an accurate estimate ' of its enormous* wealth of timber. Jt is roughly computed that there are 900,000,000 acres occupied by j timber, or an extent equal to the whole of England a dozen times told. In the large forests of British Colurribia are found firs reaching 300 feet in height. Tbe United I

' States possess 560,900,000 acres of land. The great influx of popula- | tion has led to wanton waste, and the time is not remote when the loss will be severely felt. — Inter Ocean.

The Passover.

The Jewish people b?gan the public celebration of the TEaster-J festival season last Thursday. Among the orthodox faith this pe- • riod embraces eight days, extended ! from seven because of the uncertainty of the ealander, —but among the Reformed Jews it embraces but seven, the first and last of which ' are observed in the places of worsk ip. In order that the distinction and some of the causes of the di- 1 vergence of the new' faith from the ' old may be made clear, it may be stated that most of the Israelites of this country are of-the Reformed body, which had its starting point in Prusia, and has for its aims an accomodation to the spirit of the Mosaic law while conforming to changed conditions of life and dietary laws, which differ in different countries. The Reformed Church holds that the custom of observing ; this season did not originate at the ] time of the. Passover, but has been a common custom. among all the nations of the eaith, springing out of the change of seasons. Ostra, from which Easter is derived, was the Goddess of Spring, and her adv ent was observed by -various symbols signifying that a new life had begun. From the Teutonic race the egg, which is a germ of new life, became a symbol ofthe season, and the Romans held to the same custom as the Jews and observed it by eating unleaven c d bread, standing with staff in hand and sandals upon their feet, representing by this sign that the pilgrimage of another year is at hand. The Jews are commanded on the 14 th day of Nassin—the Chaldean name for the first festival of the year—to bring the Passah Lamb as a sacrifice, the blood of which is sprinkled on the door posts and lintels; this also became the sign of the Passover, and the hurried flight of the Children of Isreal out of the land of Egypt. The eating of unleavened bread and bitter herbs in the' attitude mentioned, and the slaughter of the Paschal Lamb are therefore looked upon as formal ceremonies by the Reformcd Church, and not as essential commands. The orthodox faith believe in -the vigorous practice of the custom, and all their preparations are made to this end. The animal is slaughtered in the special way, it is then investigated. to see if it is imperfect in any respect, alter which the benediction is pronounced upon it. No unclean hand, is allowed to prepare the unionvened bread or touch the lamb. The distinction of belief in regard to the ceremonial is briefly summed up in the statement that the old faith held strictly to the form, while the

new faith believes more especially in the spirit of the observances. — ■ In regard to spiritual significance, it is celebrated because the redemption of Israel is expected, or rather) because ever since the destruction of the’Temple the Redeemer has been expected to return again and deliver them; and here the Reformed. Church again differs in not expecting the Messiah to return to earth, but yet believing that God will be the Redeemer, and that Israel is the only martyr for the redemption of men, the messianic, hope being the central hope of each, but differing as to the nature of the manifestations. The Reformed Church, however, celebrates the season by many peculiar observances. Oh the evening preceding it, it is the general custom for the father of the family to draw his flock around him and relaterthe history of his people, their bondage, slavery, and redemption, and after this the unleavened bread is eaten and wine, which signifies joyfulness, is drankThey also partake of some new. plant of spring,-—the bitter herb, — and the meat and Easter-egg are laid on the table.— Chicago Tribune. Crude soda to the amount of 128,000 tons is used in the United States annually, in the manufacture of j glass, soap, and other articles of , general consumption. • This is ob-I tained in the far West—6oo miles I ■from Omaha and 40 miles North of the Union Pacific that locality, the soda is found in all comiitions. Onedepo si t of the > carbonate is many acres in extent, six feet in thickness, under which is an alkaline liquid. This mass contains 20 per cent, more of carbonate of soda than the crude article now manufactured. “ The city of Valparaiso owes about 100,000. i

Fence Planting on the Iowa and Nebraska Prairies.

The erection of board fences on a prairie farm is an expensive operation. In Nebraska the law wisely removes the necessity for fence building, by providing for the herding of Jive stock; and, in lowa, the needs of practical farming life bring about very much the same result. But in each case, the law and the practice are the things of the day.Itis an instinct in the owner of land to define his possessions by metes apd bounds, - obvious to the eye, which separate his land from that of his neighbor. If fences were not a convenience there would be no fences; but as fences are a convenience, the improving prairie farmer sets himself to their creation as soon as his house is built, and his land broken. Live fences, of course, are the desideratum; and there are three plants which are naostin favor for the purpose. The Honey Locust, the Osage Orange and the White Willow, make good fences.The two former are impermeable to stock; and, when the latter is well established, the same character may be claimed for it. The White Willow is also of hardy and rapid growth. Mr. C. B. Mendenhall, of Marshall County, lowa, has used the White Willow extensively. On his farm there are about thirteen miles oLWhite Willow fencing, of from three to seven years growth, about half of which will turn cattle, and a portion cut half a cord of wood to the rod. Mr. Mendenhall has also a grove of White AVillow, covering twenty acres, set out six years ago, and which he considers to be worth SSOO pir acre. As, we doubt not, some of our readers are even now considering the question of moving west to lowa or Nebraska, and, as knowledge is a light burden to carry, we give Mr. Mendenhall’s method of planting The willow slips are to be eight inches in length, thrifty sprouts of one or two years growth. The ground for the hedge-row is to be plowed as deeply as possible during August, a dead furrow being left where it is proposed the fence shall stand. Just before frostcomes the land is to be turned back, the dead furrow being filled in. As soon as the earth is open, plant the slips eight inches apart, covering them with finely pulverized earth.— Cultivate as corn for two years, keeping the infant fence entirely Clear of weeds. The followiag-m<-thod wi 11 ensure a rap,id growth: xMulch well in the fall of the second year, placing the mulching as close to the.,plants as may be, without touching the stems. By following Mr. Mendenhall’s plan, the prairie farmer, with White Willow, will have a 1 thrifty fence in the course of three or four years ; and in six years his enclosures will be perfect.

Our Democratic Neighbors.

An Indianapolis correspondent writing to the Inter Ocean indulges in the following speculations relative to the hopes, fears and machenations of the Indiana Democracy: “But what will be the Democratic policy is, as yet, ‘one of those things which no fellah can find out.’ The State Central Cominitee were divided upon almost every important question. Governor Hendricks was very careful not'to commit himself to any pplicy. He thought that whatever volume of currency was set afloat should be in the shape of ‘greenbacks’ rather than of national bank issues, but whether there should be an increase of Currency or not was a subject he did not discuss. Kerr came out strongly in favor of an early resump tion of specie payment. On the question of temperance a division of sentiment was manifest. A few of the more civilized thought that inasmuch as many temperance men had voted for Hendricks in 1872. to whom, in fact, he owed his election, and as Hendricks had signed the Baxter temperance law, the Democratic party ought to take strong grounds in favor of the present temperance movement. But the old chiefs of the McDonald stamp grew furious at the mere mention of temperance. They could not think of lowering the old flag. It would lose them 50,000 votes. ‘Hands off’ must be the motto. The granger movement was courted. Two farmers with muddy boots and hay-seedy heads were invited to the meeting ‘of their friends.’ Sympathy was expressed for them. Many regrets were expressed that the farmers should have been made the hewers of wood and drawers of water for the benefit of monopolies, and the Hon. D. S. Godding hoped that at last the tillers of the .soil had I

learned who are tlieir friends No mention was made, however, of the fact that in those counties in Indiana where the Democrats have a majority, there the farmers are taxed the most heavily to support ‘rings,’ the members of which grow rich as'office-holding middle-men. Nor were any plans suggested as to how the farmer’s condition might be improved if Democrats got intb power. McDonald thought the organization known as grangers was like a blind giant : strong and vigorous, but incapacitated for reaping the benefit ofits strength, as it had not yet declared itself a political organization. Hendricks thought ‘the reforms asked for by the grangers were those demanded by the Democratic party, and if they would place their votes where they will do the most good, they must be deposited in the interest of Democrats.’ This is the only positive political assertion which the Governor has made thus far in the campaign, and it is said that he has been unhappy ever since he allowed himself to be betrayed into saying as much.”

SPECIAL NOTICES. A CARD. A Clergyman, while residing in South America, as missionary, discovered a sate and simple remedy for the Cure of Nervous Weakness, Early Decay, Disease of the Urinary and Seminal Organs, and the whole train of disorders brought on by baneful and vicious habits. , Great numbers have been cured by,this noble remedy. Prompted by a desire to benefit the afflicted and unfortunate, I will send the receipt for preparing and using this medicine, in a sealed envelope, to any one who needs it, Free, of Cost. Address, JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D, Bible House, 6-21 New York City. —■■—tv-'.- pmhj'.wpjq BUSINESS CARBS. DR. G. A. MOSS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, LJensseliier. Indiana, * Oilice between the Kank and Knnnal's Drug Store. DR. J. H. LOUGHRIDGE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Washington Street, below Austin’s Hotel, Rensselaer, - - - Indiana, DR. MOSES H. A I. TER. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEON, jUezissciacr, Indiana. 0 Slice in Harding & Cliesnnt’s Drug Store. DR. R. V. MARTIN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, WASHINGTON STREET, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE, Rensselaer, - Indiana HI. F. CIIILCeTE, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office opposite 'Court House Square, on Washington Street, ReHSMelnei*, Jasper County, Indiana. 5 25-ly Tlios. .1. SPITLER, ATTO RN E Y A T LA W, Kensscliier, Indiana. Office in the Brick Building north side of the Public Square. Especial attention to Real Estate and Fire Insurance business. to 1 ,o:m on Real Estate secu'rlty," uu reasonable terms. Fl'ist class paper ■ bought on reasopabln terms, iuchiding uiurtr gages and bonds. SIMON P. THOMPSON, ATTORNEY AT LABL Pros. Atty. JiOth circuit, Will practice in the Courts of Pulaeki, Jaayer, Newton and Benton counties. THOMPSON LAW AND REAL ESTATE OFFCE, Rensselaer, Indiana, WM. 11. MARTIN, ) X JOSHUA HEALEY, Kentland, Ind. J ( Rensselaer, Ind. MARTIN & HEALEY, ATTORNEYS AT UAW, Rensselaer, Indiana. practice in the courts of Jasper and adjoining counties. DANIEL B. MILLER. ATTOMW AT&AW, NOTARY PUBLIC & LAND AGENT. Office in Court House, RENSSEL.VER, IND. ILIA W, YHOMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, REAL ESTATE AND COLLECTION AGENT, Rensselaer, Indiana. A complete A Lstract of Title to all lands in Jasper County, Indiana. Office in the Court House. 6-21 Dr. IRA C. KELLEY AUKGEON DENTIST, KENSSIIAEH, INDIANA. Teeth extracted and tilled. New teeth in serted. All work warranted for five years Satisfaction guaranteed. Office in Photograph Gallery, over Post Office. 6-6 ,-r- >" DUVALL’S BLACKSMITH" SHOP I 8 jn operation one door above ®SKf£so!fcSthe Express Office, RENSSELAER All kinds of blacksmithing donetoorder DAILY HACK LINE AMD livery stable. Hacks run daily (Sundays excepted) between Rensaelaer and Bradford, on the C & L RR. Horsesand Carriages to let at reasonable rates. J W. Duvall. 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 v. In connection where n agon making and repairing will be done by skillful mechanics, Pat sons of Husbandry and other cash customers will find It-to their advantage to give me their patronage. SAMSON KRWIN. ALFKBD M’COY. AI.FKED THOMPSON A. McCOT * THOMPSON. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. Bpyend selLCcia and Domestic Exchang make Collections on all available pointe, pay Interest on specified time depositee, and transact all business in their line with diepa'.eh. RyOffice hours.from 9 a m't'otp iu

. ..r ’.t" ’ •: n SEASONABLE HINTS TO FARMERS. ■ ,1 Mr Friends: —I d<sire to call ybur attention to mv stock and manufactures for 1874. This season I shall sell the celebrated Ottawa Clipper Flows, wood and iron beams, manufactured at Ottawa, HI., by Maierhofer & Dent; the Indiana Cultivator, made at Dublin, Wavne county, Ind.; Long & Allstetter’s Hamilton Hay Rnke; the Union Corn Planter; Single and Double Shovel Plows, manufactured in my own shop and under my personal supervision. These pltftvs are made of iho best materials, by good workmen, and are perfectly adapted to work well in the soil of Jasper county. They cannot be excelled by any that are offered in the market. Tho Celebrated Champion Self-Raking Reaper and Dropper, and the Champion Light Mower. The latter' machine has been called “The Pride of the Meadow ,” and'very appropriately, too, as its great strength and durability combined with its simplicity of construct ioi: and lightness make it far superior to eny other machine yet invented. Do not buy a Reaper or Mower until you have seen the Champion. Wagons, Buggies and Carriages. Asin past seasons,! shall keep on hand and make to order all kinds of vehicles for road and farm purposes. For the quality of ma-, terials used in their construction, for elegance of design, for superiority of workmanship.' beauty ot finish, strength, durability and. adaptation to endure the strain of the imperfect roads anrf rough fields of our prairie country, my carriages and wagons have won a reputation which places them in the rank of tho very best. All kinds of wood work and wood repairing done at my shop with dispa<ch and neatness, by experienced mechanics. We make Wheelbarrows, Harrows, Plow Stocks, &c., &c. HOUSE, KITCHEN AND FARM HARDWARE. I shall keep a good stock of Cook Stoves with furniture complete, both wood and coal burning Heating Stoves for offices and sitting looms, Axes, Hatchets, Hammeis, Augurs, Saws, Gimlets, Files, Shovels, Spades, Hay Forks, Manure Forks, Spading Forks, Hoes, Rakes, Mattocks, Trace Chains, Haiter Chains, Soap Kettler, Smoothing Irons, Garden Trowels, Grass Hooks, Bolts, Screws, Wrought and Cut Nails, Carpet Tacks, Hinges, Pad Locks, Door Locks, the celebrated ‘ ‘ Diamond” '1 üble .Cutlery, Pocket Cutlery, <!tc. Also, an assortment of Tinware, Spade and _Eork Handles, Augur Handles, &c. Bl .ACKSMITHING In its several departments of Horse Shoeing, Wagon and Carriage Ironing. Plow Making and Sharpening, and General Repairing, done to order neutly and substantially. Thanking iho public-for past liberal favors it will be my endeavor to merit a continuation of patronage, by Tradiny Low for Cash, strict attention to business, and courteous treatment to all. ‘ norman Warner. 6.26. Front Street, Rensselaer. Indiana. |TWO-MiLE PRAIRIE The undersigned oliva for sale seven thousand (7,00(1), two years old 1* 371 from three to five feet high. Price, 15 cents each foi first choice, and 10. cents each for second class trees. CRAPE VINES. lona and Concord, Single plants 30 cents, or $3 per dozen. GOOSEBERRY BUSHES. Two years old Houghton Seedling Gooseberry bushes, for $1,25 per dozen. MONTH I. Y ROSES. Embracing upwards of Sixty varieties, for 50 cents each, $1 per dozen or S3O per hundred. Also CLIMBING HOSES, from 43 i to 59 cents each, EGImETZ-SUCKLES. I Perpetual-Blooming 30 cents each, Annual, White Ghinese Evergreen—blooms in June, flowera4UU£.wbite—one of the most fragrant of all, price.2s cents a plant or $lB per hundred. SHRUBBERY.. A splendid 10l of other Shrubbery, including three, uarieties ol Spifeas, two varieties of Deutzia, Flowering Almonds, Red Wax Berries, &c., price 25 cents a plant. Also u few thousand OSAGE HEDGE PLANTS at $2.50 per thousand. Thosk favoring him with their orders may rely on correct labeling of all articles sold. Packages of trees and plants ordered, will be delivered in Rensselaer free of extra charge. Nursery Grounds on Two Milo Prairie, two miles west of Rensslaer, 21-2iri GEORGE NAGLE. RESSSIiLIERIBBI The Proprietor of the Rensselaer Nursery has now on hand a fine assortment of Apple trees, Pear trees, Shade trees, Grape vines, &.C., which are all in good condition for spring planting. Read tho following list o£ varieties:- ■ EAKLY, OK minnEH, APPLES. Red Astrachan, Fourth of July, Benoni, Early Harvest, Dutch Oldenburgh, Early Strawberry, &c. FALL (APPLES. Fameuse, Fall Winesap, Maiden Blush, &c. WHITER APPLES. Northern Spy, Romo Beauty, Genitian, Golden Russet, Yellow Belleflower, Liinbertwig, Smith’s Cider, Ben Davis, King and many other kinds. GKAPES. Concord, Hartford Prolific, &c. ' SHADE THUES, Silver Maple, Negundo, White Ash and Catalpa. All of which will be sold at prices to suit the times. JOHN COEN. 6-24 " Proprietor. Plain Job Printing »ucec Posters, Sale Bills, LETTER-HEADS, BLANKS, Circulars, Envelopes, &c. DONE TO ORDER, AT REASONABLE PRICES. JAMES & Rensselaer, Indiana