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1 he Hicksville IVews ythy icksville TEEMS OF 8UBSCIUITKC XXVABXABI.T ABvaaes. One copy one jreac One copy six months. Ome copy three months rofg os frown trml abroad prtpalA mt Alt ajke tciOtfU ttrm esonsv tm tmitr. PUBLISHED ZVKRY THURSDAY AT Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio. -BY Entered at the Postoffice in Hickaville as VOL.

XII. HICKSVILLE, OHIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 188(5. NO. 23. Joli Wort of All Kinds Promptly Done.

Seoond-Class The Hicksville News. he RWQ juv JOSEPH D. IXER, Attorney at Law "and notary public. Office in Central Block, Roem 2, Hjcksville, Ohio. WK.

D. HTT1T1, Attorney at Law, FEABX L. FOBLOW, Justin of the Peace TTlLL FOELOW, and Hotary Public Collection Office. All business enirusted to our care will receive prompt attention. Office Room 8, eorner rpHOKPSOI EDGESTOH, Attorneys at Law, COLLECTION AGENTS.

9-Office In Central Block, Upstairs, Hicksville. Oblo. QOtTLTXB GRIFFIS, Attorneys at Law, COLLECTION AGENTS, utflce in Central Block, Up-stairs, H1ekvllle.O. -rJlONEY TO L0A6M- ON LARGE SUMS, FIEST MOETQAGE SECURITY. FOR TERMS ENQUIRE OF THOMPSON EDCERTON.

GILUNGHAM POTTER Contractors Builders Are prepared to do all kinds ofbulldinsr and repairing. Material furnished when desired. Make estimate and take general supervision of bonding. Country work solicited. Shop on Bryan 2nd door from High St.

THK Merchants and Farmers HICKSVILLE, OHIO. Incorporated March 39th, 1884. undertbe Ohio State Lawn. Commenced business June 16th, 1884. Tbi bank will make loans at reason-- able rates, ON GOOD personal SECURITY, receive deposits, boy and sell exchange, make collections, and in fact transact a general banking business.

Board of Directors Jas, Caskhkkk, F. N. Hortox. ohm Prick, Joskph Kf.kr, Enoch Farmer. JAS.

CASKBEEK. PRESIDENT. Joseph Kerr, Vice-President. Y. H.

HORTOM, casiiiKR. Office Hoars 9 A. U. to 12. 1 p.

to 4 Central Furniture Store, HICKSVILLE O. behove To Krotz Opera Block, Call Early to secure FRANK B. GROSSMAN, Manager. Ladie of Hicks vUle Remember 4 Facts: 1st It is postlvely proven that Zoa-P a is the best known remedy for all complaints peculiar to Women, young or old. 2d "Procrastination is a thief." Any lady needing such a remedy and postponing the use of Zoa-Phora, makes a serious mistake.

3d Sold by every druggist' in Hicksville. 4th Every woman sickly or healthy, should read Advice to Mothers concerning Diseases of Women and Children." Free to any lady reader of this paper. Postage in sealed envelope, 10c. Address, ZOA-FHOKA CO a XaJamatoo, Kich. NOV Uliiili i Iusnec 1101 yAF at i th'eY rl mm if royal ma? 1.

1 IPiUEEIS Absolutely Pure. This Dowdor- never varies. A mnrvnl of pnrity. strentmi and wuolesomness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and ennnot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight alum or phos- tMinit powaera.

noiu only in cans, koyal Ukino 100 Wall N. Y. WHAT IS DYSPEPSIA? Among1 the many symptoms of Dyspepsia or indigestion the most prominent, are Variable appetite; faint, gnawing1 feeling at pit of the stomach, with unsatisfied craving for food; heartburn, feeling of weight and wind in the stomach, bad breath, bad tasts in the month, low spirits, general prostration, headache, and constipation. There is no form of disease more prevalent than Dyspepsia, and none so peculiar to the high-living and rapid-eating people. Alcohol and tobacco produca Dyspepsia; also, bad air, rapid eating, etc.

BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS will cure the worst case, by regulating the bowel3 and toning up the digestive orgrans. Sold everywhere- Risen. Ashes! Owing to the fire we will close out our entire stock of AND O- 33 ZEST S' AT PAN! PBICBS I We will be found at Geo. W. Richie's dry goods store.

Come and secure a bargain. F.J. Dyarman HICKSVILLE, O. Dr. Fennar's Kidney Back-Ache Cure.

Kev. A. J. Merchant, Presiding Elder it. E.

Qburcli, ileadvllle. writes: April 1 1SS1 "Dr. Fenner's Kidney nnd Buck-ache Cure guve m8linitl imbi rel ief. It effected a cure no completely I have needed nothing Mince toon li. lour yearn ao.

Frank K. Percivil, Rochester, X. writes: (April S.tSR!) "One bottle of Dr. Fenner's Kidney a 1 iiack-nche Cure helped me more thnnallthe money itemecnea taxen in tn? past two bottles entirely cured me." Mrs. James Fuller, FreUonla, N.v., writes: i (March 8.

18S.I) "Dr. Fenner's Kidney and Back-ache Cure has relieved me of Kidney Disease, Dropsy, Heart disease, and Female I never had a medicine help no quickly." any Waters, Hamlet, N. writes: (July 9, 1883) "One bottle of Dr. Keuner's Kidney and Bnck-Ache Care ha enred me of Kidney Complaint and Rheumatism alter other celebrated Kidney Remedies and doctors bad failed." Cures all diseases of the Klduey. Bladder, Urinary Passages.

Back-Ache, Dropsy, Female weakness, Nervons Debility. Heart Disease, Rheumatism, etc. The most successful remedy that baa ever been administered In the diseases named. Superior to all others. For Sale by Picttit Uitoa.

98 lyr From Tie OLBIII Hati, Caps FrasMi Eflofls The total number of failures in the United States for the year 1885 were against for 1884, a decrease of 3 per cent. The eight hour system making eight hours a day's labor, would do much, to solve the labor problem. While there are objections to it, principally on account of custom and habit, the many points in favor of this system outweigh the objectionable ones. A Henry county jury gave a boy, as compensation for losing a leg on the railroad, $2,500 -damages, though it was shown that the fault of the accident was wholly on the railroad company's part. The sanio jury, in the next case, gave a young lady $3,000 as damages as a balm to heal her broken heart, because a young man failed to marry her accord ing to contract.

Of course broken hearts are worth more than severed limbs! Monpelier Enterprise. It appears that the Bohemian oats is actually a native of Bohemia. It grown there, it appears, as the staple oats crop. The present speculation is said to have its origin with parties at Bellefountaine, Ohio, who saw growing in Canada a new kind of oats withliaked hulls, and called Bohemian oats. They then started up the first oats company and it now has several branches in north western Ohio, and one at Union City, Indiana.

The Ohio State Journal calls atten tion to the interesting historical fact that the first railroad built in Ohio the old Mad River and Lake Erie road, extend ing from Springfield to Sandusky, afterward known as the Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland, but now as the Indiana, Bloomington and Western. The first sod of this line was cut at the end of Water street, Sandusky, September 7, 1835, by General (afterward President) Harrison and Governor Vance: The oc casion was one of general rejoicing and great gayety Processions were formed the air was resonant with music, and the display of bunting was profuse. At the conclusion of the ceremony a grand ban quet was held at Hotel," now the "Townsend at which Gov ernor Vance presided. The "Sandusky" was the first engine run on the road, and was the first locomotive in America to which a steam whistle was applied. The road then ran through Bellevue to Tiffin, but since then another has been built through Green Springs, and the old track taken up.

Now every county in Ohio except Morgan is penetrated by rail a big work done in fifty years. For several months past we have neglected to publish the list of those paying for Thk News, but as we find it gives better satisfaction to our readers we resume the publishing of them and will give the list at the end of each month. Following is the list for De cember: Mrs Donatio LW Wilder Ira Brown Nichols Tacy Weaver Lewis Hersch John Etchv Mrs Ed Miller Hoot man Adam Good Harman Gee Gilbert Driver Richardson Brice Mastin Samuel Rodocker Mierlv Geo Mullinix LECole Rhodes Ensign Simon Shank Robt Aten Henry Bevington Morgan A Moore McElroy AV Meek Henry States Abe Bercaw Johnson Adam Riegel Rev Kr Jig NBIIaU Jones CRCole Merrifield Wesley Shroll Patterson A Hulbert John Bohner Chapman Geo Lampman Wm Culler Mike Warner Jas Potter I Blakeslee 13aird Merril Otis Mrs Leah Blood Sanderson Henry Bricker Henry Rodocker Wm Warner Wm Furney MatHilbert Daniels Stull Thos Mullinix Ensign Ed Ringer Michael Tracht Wm Parker RW Scott Hopkins Ginter Porter Levi Jump A Warner Eli Lower Wm Babbage Sinn A A Sellers Alva Bungard Wm Hinch Wm HUbert II Irish II HiU Emanuel Gingery Rev LUly Rev Wesner Alex McConkey John Byars MLLFOSD ITEMS. by s. 4 s.

Mrs. Joseph Mann received a severe fall last week. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stark attended the wedding at Blakeslee, Tuesday.

Literary at Vannimans' school house was a success. A well regulated paper was read by Miss Clara Spears and Miss Orthia Sleesman. Daniel Rittenour and family, of Hicksville, were visiting the family of John Sleesman the past week. A few young folks gathered in and they had music and an enjoyable time. While attending the literary at West MUford last Thursday evening, the wife of John Sleesman took a severe attack of neuralgia of the heart.

At this writing she is getting better. FAEMEE CENTER. WII.KIX8 MICAWBER The last game of chance to strike this town is, investing in "Butter Scotch." An immense crowd attended Lyceum at "Milford Academy," last Saturday night. Watson Richardson will live in the house owned by Mrs. F.

N. Horton, south of town. As Ney P. O. is to have a daily maU to Bryan, the route from Farmer to Ney will be abandoned.

The trustees will hold court in the matter of a ditch petitioned for by Alexander McConkey. The ditch sale at thisplace last week was largely attended, and the work sold at reasonable prices. Rev. Hunt, of Jefferson county. preached at the Lost Creek Presbyterian church, last Sunday morning and evening.

We are pleased to learn that the church building at this place is very nearly paid for, Dnt a few dollars indebtedness remaining. Programs are issued for a teachers' institute to be held at Sherwood. Saturday, Feb. 13th. A large number of teachers should attend.

Prof. W. P. Richardson and C. V.

Richardson came home from Fayette Normal last Friday. W. P. returned Tuesday. C.

V. will not return at JEEICHO ITEMS. BYOMKIBTJS. Teamsters are improving the time while there is snow. Lou Chapman, of Milford, gave his friends here a short caU Sunday.

No services at this place on Sunday evening, as the minister is conducting services ai. West Union Chapel. G. W. Spealman and family, and others, from this place, attended meeting at Fountain Chapel, Monday evening.

The question to bo discussed at our literary this week, is. Resolved, that Ministers are more benefit to man than Doctors. "Omnibus" and others from this place attended Mclntyre Heath's min strels at upera liouse, iionuay evening, tne ism inst. E. Sundav and Miss Mav Willit.

and E. Willit and Miss Alice Hall spent last Thursday evening with J. Sunday and family at Antwerp. Several from this place attended Rsv. Sheldon's meeting at West Union Chapel, Sunday evening, "Omnibus' bsing one of the number.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Bishoff have been constantly at the bed side of Airs. mother, Mrs.

Hoffmeister, for some time, She is not expected to live. A few from this place attended the literarv and debate at "Shadv last Tuesday evening, and report a good time. nooi. taugnt oy it. wieianu.

Spelling schools are becoming quite numerous of late; there was a spelling at the school taught by ueiie liucKman, last Friday evening, and will be another at Jso. 8, this (Thursday) evening, FOUNTAIN CHAPEL CORKERS. NOW AND THEX AND CLYDE. Ground hog day next Tuesday. Ellis is working in Indiana, and Effie sighs.

Meetings at Fountain Chapel stiU ctiiiuiiue hiui guuu iiiieiiuauce. Noah Fly is still quite sick. Mrs. S. P.

Lybarger is also on the sick list. Mrs. J. W. Pool returned last week from a visit of several weeks in Cler mont county.

Mrs. W. II. Perry's organ has been placed in Fountain Chapel. She is an excellent organist.

The congregation eniovert a game of "freeze out" at Edward's Chapel last saonatn aitcrnoon. We were pleased to meet our brother typo. Jacob Duuderman, of the Argus, last Saboatn evening. Gilbert Goff, of Michigan, is visit ing his hrotner, uort, ana ramiiy, at iicuormicK tjorners. "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish was Rev.

Munson's text at Fountain Chapel last Sunday evening. Protracted meeting at West Union Chapel is progressing finely, with good attendance and considerable mterest manifested. Treasurer Stenger was at Antwerp the first of the week receiving taxes. Carrvall township figures prominently on tne delinquent tax list. From a letter from Geo.

S. Pool. Atlee. we leara that they have had snow storms and cold weather there, the thermometer indicating 28 degrees below zero; notwithstanding all this. the farmers plowed on Jew Years day, A sleighing party consisting of the larger scnoiars or tne jioraer scnooi.

Visited Miss Ada Wentworth's school one day last week, a number of them remaining until evening and taking supper at her home. Miss Wentworth was their former teacher, and she is kindly remembered by all her scholars. FROM POSEY COTTHTY. Eds. News.

At this time I wUl endeavor to give some account of myself, hoping it may be of interest to your readers. When I left home, Feb. 26th, 1880, 1 went with C. A. Deane's crew to Florence, Alabama, to work at a saw miU at which place I stayed five months.

Florence is an old town of some 5,000 inhabitants situated on the Tennessee 50 mUes from Chattanooga. The climate is warm 'and healthful. From Florence I went in a wagon to Danville. Tennessee. It is the hiUiest country I ever saw.

The people are bo far behind the times they don't know what a steel hay fork is, they being used to a wooden fork. While at DanviUe I worked awhile at Deane's saw mill, the rest of my stay there I worked at the LaG range furnace, 1 then went to Cairo, 111., and stayed there 18 months, working there at various kinds of work, the greater part of the time in the Singer Sewing Machine factory. It is not a good place there for a fellow in time of nigh water unless he is a good swimmer. From Cairo I came to EvansvUle, Ind. and ever since then I have been in southern Indiana.

I have worked at different kinds of work; nearly all the time I have worked on the farm, for which work I have received good compensa-sation and kind treatment. I am now in the south-eastern part of Gibson county, Ind. To my mind there is ro finer agricultural district between Maine and California, or between the Gulf aid the great lakes, than the part of Indiana known as the "pocket;" Gibson. Posey and Vanderburgh counties. The principal productions are wheat and J20vn.

Enough potatoes are raised to supply The nome marfet, This country is excelled by none in point Trf modern facilities and improvements in farming. Land here is worth from S50 to $75 per acre and but very little for sale at any price. The price paid for labor is good and generally a good hand peed not be out of employment at any tfme. The weather this winter has been very pleasant with but little rain. We have had but one blizzard and that did not last long.

The ground has been covered with snow but once, and that is nearly all gone. The man who has a farm here can do no better by moving to any other place; but rent is high and the renter might do better, financially, in some other place, but that is a bare possibility. The morals of this neighborhood are remarkably good; but very few of the citizens use any profane language at all and none are habitual swearers. There is not one in the neighborhood who is accustocned to drink intoxicating liquor, and no gamblers at all. A majority of the citizens aie members of the Christian (Newlight) church.

They have a large church building and regular monthly meetings on fourth Sunday and Saturday previous. The politics of this neighborhood is almost altogether Republican. Gibson county is Republican by asuiall majority. Posey county is Democratic, and Vanderburgh county is pretty evenly divided. Gibson county has a fine new court house at Princeton, the county-seat, built at a cost of 150,000.

1LEXRYAI. Cliueil. Cyntihaha, Jan. 13th, "80. For finding the dav of the week: Divide the vear by 4.

reject the remain der, if any; add the quotient to the year and to this sum add the number of days from January 1st of that year to date excepting leap year when add one less tnat number or days Irom January isi to date, counting 29 days for February in leap years. Divide the sum by 7, and if the remainder be 1, the day is bunday; if 2. Monday; 3, Tuesday; 4, Wednesday; 5. Thursday; 6, Friday; 0, Saturday. This rule applies to any date.

From 1800 to 1899, let the remainder, 1, be Monday, 2, Tuesday, etc. For dates from 1900 to 2099 let the remainder, 1, be Saturday, two, Sunday, 3, Monday, etc. Dates from 2100 to 2199, remainder, 1, Friday. 2, Saturdav. 3, Sunday, etc.

SAB The following is a paper prepared und i eml afore the Ministerial Association on Mon- before day Jan. 11th by Rev. S. B. KriiiR: By the Sabbath, we understand, a day rendered sacred" on account of divine appointment, and comprising successively seventh part of our time.

The Institution ef such a day Isnotouly divine, but In order of lime, it precedes all other Institutions which have moral bearing on human conduct. Indeed, we trace Its origin to the highest possible date, for the first seventh day was a Sabbath; Gen. "And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made, and he rested on the seventh day frem nil his work which he hud made. And God blessed the seventh dny and iMinct.iriri From Exod. we learn that Mosas was well neniin ntM wH.h Itjt sncreu character Anfl h(MtBuli1 nntn them, this is thnt which the Lord hath said, to-morrow is the rest ofthe holy Sabbath unto the lAnt." Renewed sanction was given to this ordinance, in the pivine or the law on Mount Siuai.

Exod. "Remember the Sabbath dny to keep it holy." This commandment is a part of the moral Law. and is as binding on all mankind a nnv other commandment. The Christian Sabbath Is the change from the seventh to the first dnv of the week, by divine instruction and sanction, with nil its original moral force, and with the example of the Apostles and first Christians, who were nil lews. And were resrod under careful instruction respecting the law.

The faith of the fathers for many centuries respecting the institutions or me jewian cnurcn was con- stantlv held nn before them as the one thine worthy of all acceptation, and especially was the strict observance of the Sabbath made a mattjr nfflnMrnnnrtunM. The first dnv of the week has been observed for more than eighteen centuries by the Chris tian cnurcn, wun out an liisienincant number at times dissenting. Ensebins tells us that from the beginning the Christians as- HRinhlnl mi hfl linit. ilnv nl the week, called by them the "Lord's Day," for the purpose of religious worship, etc. Justin Marter oo-serves, that "on tne Lord's dav all Christians iu the city or country meet together, because that is tho day of our fiord's resurrection." Dr.

Wakefield remarks. "This day is distin guished from nil nt.her flm'R nf the week by God's gracious dispensations. The first of these is the resurrection of the lxrd. This event raised the hopes of the Apostles and other primitive Christians, and laid the foundation for the successful propagation nf niriKtiaiiltv "The day of Pentecost, so distinguished by the sift of the Holy Ghost, was also on the first day of the week." The commandment, "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy," concerns us now as well the Jews, and applies to the first day of the week, as stated above, with all its moral lorce and obligations. "In It thou shalt not do any work." This prohibits all kinds of secular labor on the Sabbath, whether manual or mental, which has not for its object the worship of God, or our own religions improvement.

The prohibition also has reference to the labor of thone who are committed to our charge. It is made the duty of the parents to enforce the observance of the Lord's day upon their children, and ol masters upon servants. The fourth commandment lorblds the working; or our beasts, works or aoso-lute necessity and mercy are alone excepted. Clark salth. He who works by his servants or cattle is eoually guilty as if lie works him self.

No work should be done on the Sab bath that ran be done on the previous uay. or can bo deferred to the succeeding dny. The evils arising from Babhath urearcuig are many and much to be lameuieu; mey are an insult to God, an Injury to ourselves. and an awful example to servants, ennuren and friends. Remember the Sabbath dnv." etc lo auctify this day, it Is to be observed as a day of rest, yet not as a day of idleness, but to honor God by engaging in his service, a cessation ail worldly care and engagement.

rne uay oi ueira is to ne ooser vea as a uay reinembrauce; of creation, preservation, and redemption by Christ, who is the Lord of the Sabbath; observed as a day of holy and communion witn God; kept as a day of joy, in anticipation; nir forward to that hoi v. hanov and eter nal Sabbath that remains lor ihv people of GkI. A TURKEY CONVENTION. We copy the following from the Chi cago Times of the 13th inst: Hicksville. Jan.

10. beoastian Tustason is an old settler in this neighborhood. He is a substantial farmer. his farm, a fine one, being iust across the line in Indiana. He has been a justice of the peace, and is this year the township assessor.

No man enjoys to a larger extent the confidence and respect of his neighbors as a man of strict integrity and veracity. The other day, while on a visit to udge Patton, he re lated to the judge the following remarkable incident. The judge put it down in writing, mainly in the words of the narrator: "In the year 1846 or '47 there was no mast in this section of the country no nuts of any kind. There seemed to be a general movement among the wUd tur- eys rrom tne norm. Lmring tne snort period in the latter part of September while this movement was going on they were very abundant.

Tne country was a wllderuess then compared to what it is now. One morning about the break of day I went out into the woods with my rifle to look for deer. 1 went to tne junction of Jackson and Allen creeks and sat down on a log. Between day light and sunrise the turkeys on their roosts began calling and gobbling. They made a noise so great that it confounded me.

i lett the log and went to wnere the noise seemed to be greatest. By the time I got across the creek and into the bottom, most of them were down on the ground, and many still remained on the trees. There must have been at least one thousand. of them. The ground was alive with them as far as I could see.

After looking on at this unusual spectacle for awhile. I left -and came eastward and took another position to -watcn tor aeer. in twenty or twenty-five minutes the turkeys came trooping along in plain sight, a solid column of them, making a great noise all the The drove or processson must have been at least half a mile long, and thfy iwrp riPrtyply not marching ia- siugie me. tx ut an nour alter sunrise they stopped their noise and began scratching for food. While the procession was moving, I changed m3' position and came further east to Lick run- By the time i reached Lick run the noise had in a great measure subsided.

I was following the course of the run on Judge i'atton land wnen the noise began again, and went toward it to see what was going on. There I saw a sight that astonished me. A large portion oi them had come together on the ridge; at least a quuarter of an acre was covered with them. The gobblers were on the inside, wrangling, gobbling, and fight; ing with each other, while the temaies formed the outer circle, apparently in a great state of excitement, and, with the males, making a great noise. I stood and looked on in amazement.

I had gone out to watch for deer, and had no idea of wasting my ammunition on tur-kevs, especially as my brother and I liad recently shot as many as we wanted. I therefore did not shoot at them, but, finding it would be useless to hunt for deer in the midst of the noise and confusion made by the turkeys, I started for home and left the turkeys to themselves. It looked tome like a general convention of wild turkeys, assembled to act on the question of the food supply in their present locality and to decide upon the necessity of a migration. In a week or two afterward there was scarcely a wild turkey to be seen in this region of the country. The turkej all left for some other locality in search of food.

It was not known in what di -eetion they' went, but they did not return north again that year. rNQERSOLL'S CONSOLATION. Published by request Not long ago a lady of San Francisco was overwhelmed with a great, crushing affliction, that coming like a thunderbolt upon her, for a time threatened her life. Her son, an only child, had gone on a short business journey, expecting soon to return. Sudden and fatal illness overtook him and a brief telegram announced the dreadful tidings to his heart-broken mother.

The terrors of the Calvinistic creed in which shehadbeen brought up, and according to which, as she well knew, there was no hope of future happiness for the unconverted young man. added i PE0PES OBSERVANCE 0P THE BATH. i greatly to her agonizing grief over bis death, until her friends feared that her reason, if not her life would be destroyed. I A .1 .1 i. Vi i i "au te" ujifuci ami uiiu Merged him.

if possible, to write something which might at least relieve in a measure the terrible apprehension as to the fate of her son under which she was suffering. The following is his letter, which was in a good measure effective. It was only upon the representation that, like Colonel IngersoU's widely published remarks at the funeral of his brother in Washington some years ago, these words also might "comfort other hearts which mourn, that a San Francisco reporter succeeded in obtaining a copy for publi- cation, with the condition that the name of the recipient should not be meutioned. My Dear Madam Mrs C. has told me I the sad story of your almost infinite sorrow.

I am not foolish enough to suppose that I cau sav or do anything to les- i sen your great grief your anguish for his loss; due mayoe 1 can say something to drive from your poor heart the fiend of rear rear ior nun. ir tnere is a lioa, let us beleive that He is good, and if He is gooa, rne gooa nave nothing to rear. I have been told that your son was kind and generous, that he was filled with charity and sympathy. Now. we know in this world like begets like, kind nesa iiuuiicts mildness, ana au goou bears the fruit of joy; belief is nothing deeds are everything; and if your son was kind he will naturally find kindness wherever he may be.

-You would not mnict endless pain upon your worst en emy. Is God worse than you? You could not bear to see a vioer suffer for ever. Is it possible that God will doom a kind and generous bov to everlasting pain? Nothing can "be more mon strously absurd and cruel. The truth is that no human being knows anything of what is beyond the grave. If nothing is known, then it is not honest for any one to pretend that he does know.

If nothing is known, then we can only hope for the good. If there be a God your boy is no more in his power now man ne was Derore nis aeaui no more than you are at this moment. Why Does the feeling of God toward his chil dren change the moment thev die? While we are alive they sav God loves us; when wUl he cease to love us? True love never changes. I beg of you to throw away all fear. Take counsel of your own heart.

If God exists your ueart is me v.est revelation oi mm. ana your heart could never send your boy to endless pain. After all, no one knows. The ministers know nothing. All the churches ui the world know no more on this subject than, the ants on the ant hills.

Creeds are good for nothing ex cept to break the hearts of the loving, jjet us nave courage, unaer tne seven hued arch of hoDe let the dead sleep. 1 do not pretend to know, but I do know that others do not know. Listen to your heart, believe what it savs, and wait with patience and without fear for what the future has for all. If we can get no comiort rrom wnat people Know, let us avoid being driven to despair by what they do not Know. I wish I could say something that would put a star in your night ot grief a little flower in your lonely path and if an unbeliever nas sucn a wish, surely au infinitely good being never made a soul to be the iuu oi paui uiruugn countless years.

sincerely yours, it. t. NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS Office of Clerk, Farmer Township, Defiance Jan. 11th, A. D.

ISfiii. In the matter of Ditch Improvement No, petitioned for by Alexander McConky. To lot and land owners that will be affected by the improvement herein designated: You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of January A. 1WS6 Alexander McCoukey filed a petition with the Clerk of Farmer township, the prayer of which is for the location and construction of a ditch on the following starting point, route and to-wit: Commencing about iu rods east and about 1-V rods north of the south-west corner of section 17, Town 5, Range zeasianu running nearly soutn-west (alone an old water course) through the lands owueu by Alex McConkey nnd Rebecca Blosser Sec. J7.

thence through the lands owned by Peter Hiairanu anu r. u. waiuon see. tuence through the lands owned by Lomon Riden- our, j. waiuen anu usanua ttiaenourrcec.

19 aud eutcr the north.enst corner ofthe land owned by the heirsof Thomas Kent (deceased) and terminate at Lost Creek on said farm at a point nbout 130 rods north and about 80 rocis west oi tue souin-eusi corner or stud sec 19 Farmer township. You are also notified that the following tiu.e uiiu piuce nave wen uesiguaieu wnen and where the Trustees of said township will meet to hear the proceedings and complete their proceedings thereunder, to-wit: At the I own House in aimer on Saturday Jan. so 18Stj, at 1 o'clock, P. M. 31-2 G.

M. WEl.nKN, Clerk of Farmer Township Beef Steak 7 to 9 cts. Per Pound at H. Bricker Son's BUTCHER SHOP, Other Meats in proportion. They pay cents a pound ior niues.

We make a special effort to keep uone but tne very oest quality 01 meal. zu-4 HIOKSV1LLK, O. Some people strive for riches; Some for office;" And some for clothes; Some how to beat another; but A. H. Steelsmith Is always striving how To Please His customers in giving them GOOD goods for the least money goods not "risen from the ashes.

but fresh from the cii.y. CKANBERRIES at 7cts per Quart. GLASSWARE AT COST. MINCE MEAT at lOctsper P0TJHD. Come and see me at Central Grocery Sign.

A. R. STEELSMITH. erAU goods delivered promptly and free of charge. V.

TANNEHILL, Dentist. niCKSVILLE, OHIO. All kinds or work promptly attended to, at eiwonablepriccs.und satisfaction guaranteed, car- Office I si Cafccbcer Block. Up-Stairs. mm Have The New York ing Store of ulo Is selling vercoats at And everything Call in and convince yourself.

Geo. Lewis Hersch's Old. A GRAND OPPORTUNITY OFFICII ED TO Cost not taken into consideration. and those who have not yet purchased prices we are making. For Instance, Think of a new TKT vv 26 and all other Heating one Our Stove trade has been Unusually 'arfje seas on and what wc have left will be sold at a loss to close them out.

"We do not propose to carry over any Stoves but com mence next season with a bran new stock, hence the advantage Ave offer to buyers (in the way 'of low price) is apparent. The prices are all marked in plain figures and nothing misrepresented, but SOLD OW THEIR Special Low Prices in every Thanking you for the very liberal patronage bestowed on us during the past year, and wishing you all a Happv and prosperous New Year. Respectfully Yours, MILLER Nos. 2 3 Casebeer Block. EEiclSLJSvllo, Oliio, THIS IS THE MACHINE TO BUY.

Cut showing the Elevator Ditching Machine at work. Price, $325. Call at my OIuCc IOr lUii Ucatnpuvc All Kinds of Agricultural Implements, Wagons, Busrdes, and Saw Mill With first class eauippments Machine Repairing Department, am able to do all Heart lews One-Price Cloth Mil Cost else in proport'n K. Otis, Stand, Hicksville, Ohio. BUYERS OF We have a few good Heating Stoves left, be astonished at the extremely low round Coal Stove at $20.00, TT 7.00, uuu neatiug in.

Box 4.50, Stoves in. proportion. goods OWN BITS. department of our large Store. JEFFRIES.

uiuuiain nuu icoiiuu'uiain Supplies. and good workmen, in Iron Working work promptly and gnanmtee.it. IT 0 KXZG-HT, Office and Warcrooms near the deiot. O..