Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10
LYONS. IowA. InIx 9s. 1876.


 John Balch, was mistaken in saying ho had settled at 35 cents, it should have read 40 cts. And as there has been so much misrepresentation in his case, has, ten to make the correction. The more, because his wife, whom he married few years since, is a native of the eastern part of your County whore she has 0 large cir cle of friends, and acquaintances as we'll as here in Lyons. She is a most amiablo and estimable lady, and it seems cruel that there should be so much misreprc- sentation, if the facts as stated to us can be substantiated as I have no doubt they can. I have taken considerable pains to ascertain them, and believe the main thing cah be relied on as follows:
 Upto the time of his last purchases he had met all his payments promptly. He bought on six months time, consequently his indebtedness covered the purchases of half a year, (wAich in an exclusively wholesale business,) would naturally amount to large sum, for which notes were always given. Just before his last purchases, two notes not due were thrown on the Boston market at considerable discount; one as he afterward learned by firm "lard up" to realize on; the other to ''test him." These he bought himself. His habit was to take orders of his cus- toners before going East, and fill them from Boston. He took with him such or. ders amounting to about ten thousand dollars, and purchased to the amount of about twenty thousand; which, added to his previous purchases not yet due, ,aggre- gated in the neighborhOod of seventy six thousand, about his usual amount of indebtedness. Soon after he ascertalned that another batch of notes (not due,) covering much larger amount had been thrown on the market. at a heavy dis count. Whereupon he went to work and got all the notes and cash together he could, and tried to get the notes discount ed at our Bank to buy them up with, and failed. Seeing his credit was hopelessly impaired, and knowing that his creditors would not all pay at maturity, he rcsolv- ed to wind up. his business, only asking of his creditors an ertcntiOn of time. But some of the more greedy ones, thinking to secure their own claims first, sent men out hereto force Q settlement, which left MT B, to take the chances of having ov- erything gobbled up, and eventually be. ing thrown into Bankruptcy, from which proverbally little ever comes ont, or to keep out of the clutches of these credi- tors, till he could correspond through his attorneys with the others and try to af- feet satisfactory compromise. By the advise of hls friends and eminent counsel, he chose the latter course. These few creditors fought aim, hard ,and finally suc- ceeded in getting him into Bankruptcy. When they found they had over. reached themselves; that they were not likely to realize as much as he had offered them. they took his case out of Bankruptcy at their own expense and accepted his of- fer of 40 cents. To raise the money ho placed all his'i assets in the hands of his bondsman, who raised tine money for him and paid of the creditors. Hewill now go to work and realize what he can ou the assets and if carefully managed, will have something left after satisfying his bonds man, but has not made his hspile." We believe he was forced into the course he took, and we are not prepared to say, that he did not take the best course for all con- cerned. ...,..
 While the festive ssbeetle's is sporting among your potato vines, we enjoy relief from his migratiOns Eastward, and fine large ''early rose" potatoes are selling with us at 4O cents a bnshel Last year, wrote you that experience had taught us,, that the best way to deal with the bugs. was to, mix paris green in water and sprinkle the vines. and advised your farmers tO make a note of it which fear they did not do from the discussions and dlssertations see in yonr paper. One thing should be noted Itis dan0crous to scaid or burn them and ip6ale tho steam or smoke. Numbers have been poisoned and some have lost their lives there by. While on the subject of exter imitation, the recollection of early school days and the difficulty we had in extermi. hating another species of fanimal that bears a closer relation to our craniums, induces me to add the following. which had from an old German, barber: '' 'h
 To 10 cents worth of 'sfish beariea'' add pint 8of alcohol, let stand , O few days. add 1T little perfume if you wish. and thoroughly drehch the hair. One appli. cation will extefminale root and branch. and tnakea a clean and safe and not ms pleasant iotions but it must not he drank.
 Hayes &l Wheeler stock rapidly rises all over the West. N t' ps A. B.
 Mothers may cut this out and pnt ik where it will do the most gOOd.I
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