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Evening star., 1869-05-13
nR. LEwIE DAVIS DENTAL AsSOOIA
IL TIOH.
Between 18th and 18th streets.

No charge will be made for extracting " here Ar
tihcisl Teeth are inserted. although the-
patient Will be required 10 pay for theSv&~
surslcai operation when performed, which >--l<o
will be deducted when the teeth made The
Assoeiation is now prepared 10 make Teeth on
Goid, silver, and Rubber at New York, Philadel-
tai work done can have 1t as cheap in the above
nsmec cities. All work will be done IN the nestest
ana best manaer, and wsrra ted to give entire
satisfaction. Persons will do well TO call and ex
anime our work before getting IL elsew where iy IL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03

Elder CURTIT, just arrived from Utah,
preached in the Mormon Temple at
IDrooklyn New York, on Sunday last
The Tr,iEs reports his sermon. lie said [:
Next TO Joseph Smith, there Is n, man
so good as Brigham Young. and know
il. You will say. "What! that fellow
with all the wives! lie a good man ?
Oh, YOU can not make us believe that"
But tell YOU it is SO. You. in your IL
,norance, condemn the man because he is
IA polygamist. Is poiygamy wrong!-
No, it is not. Show me in your own
Bible, yes. turn TO the page if You can
that contains one word against poly
lgumy uttered by Christ and the prophets
in an age when every man was poiyga-
mist. | cay you can not And if Christ
did not condemn it who shall dare TO
say il is wrong!
On the contrary. there was David, the
royal psalmisi. a man after Gods own
Heart, polygamist - yes. not only a
polygamist. but. in the eyes of the pco-
Die now -a-days, an adultcrer. True, he
had plenty of wives. yet bis eyes fell on
Bathsheba. the wife of Driah. and he pos
isessed her. After Uriah death he tool;
her. Dathshcba, as his wife. and she bore
TO him the wisest of kings and greatest
OF men Solomon. Now. the Scripture
teaches MS that no illegitimatc child.even
the tenth generation. can enter into the
kingdom Of God. Yet was solomon the
favored child Of God. Therefore was
the wedlock in which he was begotten
blessed.
The Lord approved of polygamy in
those DAYS. and has not so far as the
Apostles. the exponents of lis law and
wishes. have taught u. disapproved oI
lit 10 this DAY. Moreover, il would be il
this country n benefit TO society. Looi
lat the last census of our country. an,
Iyou will find that the women far out
humber the men. Well. ii every man j
Ito have but one wife. what Is TO become
lof all the SINGLE women who will re
lman unprovided for? shall say it!-
.Ilhey. in too many instances, Will be
lcome cast-aways. Now. on the othc
hand, permit men to marry as man.
lwives as they can support, and all vii
be provided for
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From the Sullivan County undana) rnlon.l
Near The southern border Of this
county. singular trial in church took
place. a short time ago, which runs as
follows: \.
A minister had been absent for few
days on spiritual tour. and on return
ing home late at night, found the fami-
ly all in bed and sound asleep. lie ate
bite and went TO bed. but TO his surprise
found, on waking up i'll the morning
that strange woman was snooZing
|away at his side. We shall call the
household Joncs.l Mrs. Jones. not cx-
ipcctng Mr.. Jones, passed the night NJ q
neigbbor's and the house girl, not think
ing any harm. got into MIR. and Mrs.
Jones bed. The story leaked out, and
Mr. Jones was arraigncd before the
church 10 account for his sins. His on
lv plea was that he thought it was Mrs.
Jones WHO was in bed, but when the
girl was asked for an explanation on hci
part. [she being member also replied
Iinnocently, that she thought she was
Mrs. Jones. The trial was postponed fol
further evidence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03
Railroad Talking Match in Craw-
ford County.

Ono Of the officers Of the Airline
Railway tells agOod story. at the cX-
pcnsc of Major Stout Of this city, and
Mr.. Golding of Crawford county. Mr..
Il. is recognized rs one Of the best
friends Of the road in Crawford. and
has don. n great deal in advancing the
Interests Of the co'npany in that section.
Major Stout has also been very active.
and is recognized rs one among the best
ltalkcrs and workers along the line. On
Ia reccn; visi. TO Crawford county. Pres
,it,en; Bradley called upon Mr.. Goldint.
land after long interview told him inst
Major Stout would hc along next week
and he would be very glad 10 have them
confer together. or in other words. 10
have little talk Major stout accord
lingly called at Mr.. Golding's house, ar
riyinr there early in the morning, and
a, il happened to be disagrecable day.
lStout and Golding sat down TO talk
railroad. The conversation on this sub
icct continued all day and TO a late horr
at night. Plans were laid for the opcr-
lations Of the next day, and everything
That could he thought OF was talked
over. Einally-Stout became weary and
concluded he would retire, but FOLDING
had not said all he desired. lie followed
lS,tout and talked until he had fallen
asleep. which was long after midnight
and was found at daylight next NOR
ming sitting in chair alongside the bed
occupied by Stout. whispering in his car
Stout says he ihonght he was good
takcr, hut admits that Gold.ng can beat
him two to one. New Albany Ledger
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From the New York Post.
The Annexation OF Canada.

The proposition to make Canada a part
Of the United States is said To find more
and more favor among the people OF the
Dominion. Nova Scotia is nearly l!nani-
nous. il is believed. in desiring anncxa-
,tiop, and upper Canada Is not far be-
hind. Union would obviously be for the
benefit of both countries. and the causes
which have so long prevented even a Sc
rious discussion Of are losing strength.
Foremost among these causes il the
national pride Of Great Britain. The
people Of the United States have no
W ish to deprive England by force. or
against her will, Of any possession. but
the British people themselves lave
changed their colonial policy of late
years and are now willing to let all the
colonies govern themselves. Deepen
ldence on the British crown is scarcely
more than a form and leading states
men in Parliament declare that the form
ought 10 he surrendered whenever col.
ony asks FOR il. This course is as wise as il
is generous; and if the whole Britisl
lnation is not ready TO adopt it now, il
will be soon.
Next 10 the British pride is the obsta.
Gle Of our own commercial party. Those
who profit By excluding cheap Canadian
goods HOW. under The form OF higl
liariif, Will profit by keeping Canada on
OF the L MON. The admission Of All in
portant community OF producers int
the Union is a long practical step to
ward free trade. and will naturally b.
opposcd by those who think that nation
are always bent upon running them
selves by unprofitable traffic if hey eve
!. get chance. and that all that is needle
is the exemption OF traffic from restric
ltions to lead us 10 trade away our III
Iiional wealth Tor nothing.
But this kind Of political economy
dying out; and the people begin TO Sc
the advantages of Il good market j
which 10 exchange our grain and manu-
factures for the lumber. coal, and othe
cheap and excellent products of Canad'
+ On the whole, the tendency to look I
:, Ia union with us as the true destiny {
| Canada is growing rapidly in both coul
itries. Ii il impossible 10 predict ho'
long IL will take to work out this de-
ltiny; but the prospect is far from di
agreeable. and the public mind will We
come every step toward the ipeyitab
= result bringing us nearer TO subs.ami
-,step in the progress OF the United Stat
! and of civilization. ei
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03
The Secret Of LOngevity--A Gu
rious Physiological Theory.

A paper was recently read before the
British chronological Association. by Sir
Duncan Gibbs, entitled" IN Obstacle 10
European Longevity beyond Seventy.
! he writer had previously called the at
|lc,lion OF the. 4 ssocialion 10 tie fact that
he had devoted much attention 10 the po-
Isii.on ot tie lea!-silapcd cartilage at The
back Of the tongue, known as tie cpig-
lottis. ana that III eleven per cent. Of the
live thousand people, of all ages. whom
he had examined, Lie had found tie posi-
ton OF this cartilage TO he dropping. OF
pendant, instead OF vertical. 4 iurillci
prosecution of his inquiries had lct 10 The
discovery of the important TACT That in
lall persons over seventy. without cXccp-
! ton. lis position Wa. vertical. This cir
cumstance he regarded aS of the high.
est moment. bearing. ~ he believed il
did. upon the attainment of old are. =
Numerous examples We're eitcd Ill proc
! of his statement. among which wer,
lmany wcll-known statesmen who attain
ed 10 vcr seventy years OF age, Lord'
lPalmcrston, Lyndhursi, Campbell an(
l,rouglam being among the number. :
| He claimed that the facts presented clear
Il " demonstrated that longevity beyond
seventy could not be attained with ;
pendant epiglotiis. His conclusions
may be summed up nearly a follows
As a rule, persons with a pendant cpi
glottis will not live beyond seventy. liti
yerging 10 close at or before that pc
riod. On the other hand, with a vcriica
epiglottis. lie may be prolonged beyond
..yrn;y fo fln pyircnlt. limit of old a0c
These statements viii furnish new
subject for discussion among the med
ical savan!s OF this country. Ii there j
any truth in the theory broachcd by 81
duncan Gibbs, Americans will wish Z
know it, will not resi- content until the.
have ascertained the relative position Q
the all-mportant cartilage upon whicl
depends the length fthcir stay OH earth
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lrrom lhq .iew YORK Herald Noygmbcr

From the Sew York Herald November u
s,iuce the New York CLONE fol
FoundIings' was opened. a month ago
thirteen infants hayc been left there, and
no case OF inianiicide has occurred. Sis-
Ter irene is aided by four associates and
some nurses who occupy tic basement
t'o0r the remainder Of the building be-
ing devoted to the "iiomc." The dIaw-
ing-room and upper floors have little
iron bcd-si eads and soft. comfortable
beds for the accommodation Of the infants
but the babes received 50 iar are in the
latter. The name Of each and the date
OF its admission are written on a card
and if silence and the enjoyment Of III
ianiic bottles are tokens of pleasant con
icntment. they must have all seemed
happy 10 those who visited the novel and
interesting scene yesterday. ~ number
OF ladies' OF wealth and plenty gather
weekly in. ihc payors Of the Home and
make dresses for the .ounGlings.
yhc manner i'll which infants are left
nj the Home is Of itself sufficiently III
tcrcsling 10 be narrated. On n storm!
might, about I. iori-Dight ago, amid Il
shower OF rain, Sister Irene opened tho
hail -dooraid found a babe. warmly clad
i'll lorsc-blanhct, lying on the steps. =
On another night. a mufiled woman
badc the Sister, when She appeared Al
tie stoop. TO open her arms, and she was
soon burthened with n sleeping babe. a
Jewish baby was found on another nigh
in the vcsiibule. and all are now rece,v
ing maternal care. \ crib for the re-
ccpiion OF infants has been placed BY
Sister Irene in the vestihulc ofthe Home
No. IL. Last Twelfth street. thus render
ling The establishment in this respect a
least somewh Lat similar 10 the great Mad
elaine Asylum OF Paris.
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Good Joke on Bunch.

Mai. w. II. Kinney OF Louisville got
OF good joke AT the expense Of lion.
John T. Bunch, Speaker of the Ken
tucky House of Representatives. during
the Army of the Tennessee reunion IN
that city last week. Itappears that Mr..
Bunch had been looking over the paper
announcing the arrivals Of distinguished
Generals TO participate in the re-nnion
land noting the naiuc of General Ecnja-
min Spooner. remarked TO Kinney. =
"Maior that il an outrage. What Is the
use Of throwing dirt at man in that
kind Of style. Can't they spell Zen
Buffers name one time without putting
spoons or Spooner to the end q i Z" :
Kinney heard Bunch through. and. aitei
enjoying big laugh at his expenses
Have YOU never heard of Gen. Spoo-
ncr. United States Marshall Of Indiana
IL is Gen. Spooncr and'n Ben. Dutlci
who arrivcd.1 Bupch admitted he had
never heard Of Spooner. aud inviieo
Kinney to takca drink at his expense
but that didn't prevent Kinney tom tcl
ling the joke in the presence OF q mum
bcr Of officers of the army, one Of whom
communicated the story to us. : New
Albany Ledger. M,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03

The Evansville Courier contains
the following news in regard to- the
probable completion of the old Straight
Line Eulruad: Mr.. Willard Carpenter
has JUST returned from the East, where
he effected IN arrangement by which the
Straight Line Railroad will be compile
ted in short time. as far rs White river
at tlle aquedact Oh that river between
Dayicss and counties. "A new COM
pany was formed. Mr.. Franci; Fellows
being selected President. and ID. H..
Kennedy. Of Washington. Indiana. be-
ing chosen Chief Engineer. We learn
ithat bids for the contract for The ROAD.
from tho intersection of the Vinccnncs
land indianapolis Railroad in Greene
county. will NJ once he advertised for. the
road to be completed az Gar as White
river on the line between Dayicss and
II ike counties. Ii H. understood that ne
igotiations are going on between The new
straight Line Railroad Company. and
Or. Pcarcc. OF Tie North and South
Railroad. TO make an extension 10 Rock
port 1his is an important movement
in The railroad interests Of Evansville
land one That ought 10 be fairly consid-
cred by our people. We are shortly TO
have n railroad 10 to the South compile
ted. and another TO the West; and il il
most important that we have greater IA
lciities for transportation east Of US. =
Evansville can not afford 70 have the
Ohio river tapped above or below. Thai
those in the interests of tnc north and
south railroad are in earnest is apparent
10 all who have read the. papers, anC
learned with what carncstncss the peo
pic OF Pike, Davicss and Green coun
ties second the movement, to say moth
ing Of Spencer, the people OF which are
wild on the subject of railroads. In. ina
King the arrangement for the compile
itivn OF the road to White river. iron
the intersection Of the Indianapolis ant
/ iNinccnncs Railroad in Greene county
Mir. Carpenter has done well. Let IL
hope that a further arrangement for III
tcxiension TO Evansville may be made
for thereby we shall be guarded agains
all cXorbiianf rates from the East. ma
Sing al once two outlets instead of one
J The people should think of this matter
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Total -: ~: :: /; $l,676.7JO,OOO
In thoso t,o,uras ara unt includad truitS

Total :: VA: 3: $3.50 10000
In these figures are not included fruits
vegetables sugar, butter, cheese, or
slaughtered animals and these together
would make a valuation Of 7J0,O00,OOO.
To this again may other things he ad
ded. such as the yield of the mines. the
forest and the fishery. and the vast
amount Of the national debt is more
than cqualcd /: in fact. Is almost doubled
Such are the results of the labor of a
single year. TO be sure much Of this
production forms no part of our pcrnia-
ncnt wealth. 1t is consumed, and per-
isles with the using, bnt it keeps alive
millions of people, and attracts other
millions from beyond the seas. Il makes
His country richer and stronger every
YEAR for probably at least 50 large Il
lproportion of all this production is cap
itaizcd that the addition ANNUALLY to
onr wealth j. one-iourth the amount If
our national debt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03

n~y The relocation of the county seat
still agitaies the people ofJackson coun-
ty. Seymour wants it, and offers S25,
o 0 for building a new court house.
The Brownstonians propose. 10 put a
quictus upon the matter. that anew court
house shall be built i'll their burg at n
cost Of $4,000, Including the old matcri-
ais. the money to be raised by ten cent
tax. which will yield the sum in three
wears fH sMitF
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03

fE- The largest farm in England con-
ous farm near Homer. Illinois. consists
of 26.5Uo acres. The latter isnearly in II
square. and is girdcd and interscctcd
with hedges of Usage orange of two
years growth. There are hundred
miles OF hedge and eiglity-tive miles OF
board-.cnce upon the premises. SIX
thousand four hundred acres are under
cultivation.
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The Crop of 1869.

We clip the following very important
item from the Cotton and To obacco Plant.
published BY Weldon Bros l. Co., OF
Evansville:
While some of the eastern States pro-
duce less abundant crops than in former
wears, fhc great Northwest advances
with rapid strides 10 production which
seems almost incredible. Statistics. care
fully prepared and published some weeks
ago. in the Financial ChroDical, show
that while the grain product of Mas
sachuscits is 80 25 per capital of the pop
ulaton. and New York sl5. the product
OF Iowa i, sT2. while the average OF the
northwest is over $50 per head. The
" heat crop OF 1879 is estimated at ell
100000 OF bushels. an excess Of 100000
coo more tlan in 1859. The corn crop is
estimated II l.O50O0UO bushels. which
is about 3C0OCO.00O more than last year.
In spite of all the rumors 10 the contra
ry, the corn producing belt is up 10 the
average of former years. and in the
southern states the yield iS large. The
yicid Of other crops j. estimated as fol-
lows: rye 5O.m0uOo bushels: oats 800.
IOUO.OOO bushels: potatoes. l75, oOOOOO
bushels. Add TO these cotton. tobacco,
hay. wool. rice. etc. and reduce all 10 a
fair average valuation, and we have the
following result:
Cotton S3OOOOo.OOO
Tobacco: : : i: !: :24O OO0.0oO
Wheat: -: 33.15V,OCO
/ Corn !: !: !: 5tO.OOO.UCO
Itye -: :: 100000 u
Oats 81: W,pOO,OOO
\ Barley : : =: -: 45.OOp,O ,OOD
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There is an orange tree in Los Angc-
los, California on one half of which hang
1900 ripe oranges. while the opposite
branches are thickly covered with fresh
blossoms which load the air with their
.rich aroma. The usual time for orange
trees 10 bloom. in that section. is in Feb
ruary. and nature seems, in this instance
to have forgotten herself.
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tits curious fact, butit isa fact. that
rs q general rule, there are few people
so ,lisagrecable TO us as our freinds'
fricnds. The mcrest stranger has bet
ter chance Of exiting akindly interest in
our breast than the most valued friend OF
our dearest friend. HNf .HfiWr,
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An unrcconstructed Eastern itcmizcI
saws: ..Thc President will not receive
any calls on the Sabbath. nor will he al.
low his Secretary TO bring him any let
tcrs or kilograms on that holy day. lie
prefers to 90 fishing for trout or to
play billiard
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03

? The Legislature Of Tennessee. on
tho 10th inst. refused 10 raiify the Fil-
;ccnth Amendment. II is frequently
quoted by the Radical press that rcvo-
Ilutions never 90 backward" but this
looks very much like q Radical revolu-
ton going backward in that quarter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03

Ns~ a Boston journal gravcly relates
how a temperance dogfollowed his mas
'tcrround the towil,and pulled him bacl,
by the coat-tail when he trira to enter 4
drinking saloon. This is certainly a val
ISiablc breed ofdog, and should be pro-
pagatca and sent to other cities. 'M
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or Tho administrators of the cstate
Of The late John II. Norman arc Mrs.
Norman, n. G.. Kerr md Isaac Long. ,oi
,Iouisv illc. We arc informed tho csIatc
Is valued At $500, clear OF al liabili-
tiss.-- | New Albany Commercial.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03

Calico derives its name from the fact
.thati, was iirstcxported to Europe from
the city of calicut. Calicoes We're first
seen in England in 1851. Calico print-
iifg was known and praticed in India
twenty three hundred years ago. for the
fact i mcutioned.in the campaigns of
Alexander the Great. The art was also
practiced in Egypt in Pliiiys time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-03

HF' A negro preacher In louisville,
having taken ups collection. kneelcd to
pray, when a wide-awake bro,hcr and
sister. absiracted the money lftom his
pocket ,,r,.i 2!itH7N
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UNION BAKERY
CONFECTIONERY.
GOTTLEEss SCu7OTEN T. Ee
j A - Pc Ek L. = Eco AS!
MAIL EXPRESS g. STAGE ROUTE
A. STEINHAUSNR

IY s. Contractor for the Shoals and Jasper Nail FIX
press Route. respectfully informs the puts, that
be win run good hack with excellent team, and
reliable driver and rreparedto convey ngcrs and
express matter between the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road at Shoals and Jasper places on the route
will find this the cheapest as well as most pleasant rout
atA times. as they save several miles travel Persons
on having IL carefully handled, ani promptly aid safely
delivered Hs stage leaves Jasper everyfrday morning
All o'clock and arrives At Shoals tiuie TO connect with
shs raroad trans either way returning leaves shoals
ut o'clock. A. STElNlIAySrR
osssbss eN--toes-y
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HJWhcn il topcr's nose rot 4 nose
When il Is little rcadish. -n~
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pupLIsHEp EVERY FRIDAY. IT JAsrER
vufls COUNTY, INDIANA, HY
CLEMENT .DCANE.

OrTYC'E-TN COURIER BUILDING on
WEST MAIN STREET.
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lNRATES or ADVERTIsIrG.
For square OF 10 lines or less, lwe'k. 81 90
reimbursement insertion, IS cts.
Lougei Advertisements AZ the same rate.
A fraction over even sYuhre or squares,
counfcdas square. These archie terms
for t,,in lent advertisements n arasohablc
Ieductionwili be uaGeto regular adver-
tisers.
Notices Of appointment Of adninisira-
tors and legal notices Of like characterize
bo paid in advance:
ANNou NCING CANDIDATES. o.
ror Townshiu officers. each 500
For County Z'oV
Fol, District. Circuit. or state. 90"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-15
Special Notices.

A Man of a Thousand-A Consu mptivs
carsd.-DR. II. JAMES, a retired Physician
of great eminenee, discovered while in Che East
Indies, cure fer Consumption and Bronchitis.
The remedy was discovered by him when his
only child was given up to die. His child was
cured. and is now alive and we'll He will send
therecipe. containing full directions for making
and successfully using this remedy. free. on re-
csipt Of two stamps to pay expenses. There IS
not single symptom Of Consumption that il
does not at once take hold If aud dissipate.
Night sweats. peevishness. irritation Of tire
nerves, failure of memory. didieult oxDeeora-
ton. sharp pains ia the lung. sore throat.
chilly sensations, nausea al The sscnach. mac.
ton CT the bowels. wasting away Of the msieles.
80 The writer will please state the name Of
the paper they see this Advertisement in. Al
dress CRADD0cK CO..
9. 1892 Race St. Philadelphia. Penn.