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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-20
The Woman aild the Grow.


\ labama stood IA small grocery or wh's-
kew shop, where bust head. and ''cliali
lightning" was dealt out To the thirsty
unwashed at live cents adrink. or TWEEN
ty-iiye cents a quart. The prcsidin. &c
MUS Of this dcieclable institution was
one Bill sykes, who. among many var-
ots pets. had IA doncst ticatcd GROW. black
a. Tie ace OF spades. This crow had
learned among other things plainly IT,
jJronoucc The W ords. "dainn youE which
llc OF course heard frequently in the gro
Gerry. During the prevalence ofa knock
down and dray-oui fight one day. how
ever. the crow was frightened from home
and flew 10 the woods. never 10 return.
About three miles from the grocery
was Il settlement meeting house = an oid
tumble down affair. only used on certain
Occasions, when circuit rider HAPPENED
that way. Into this building went the
crow, taking peaceable possession, and
Two days thereafter. the church was
Thrown open to preaching, and a large
lcrowd assembled, among whom was
VERY old lady. who WAS compelled to use
lcrutchcs in walking, who took hor seat
III the front pew.and was soon deeply alb
sorbed in the eloquencc OF the preacher.
1.-THE reverend gentleman had scarcely
got under full headway. and commenced
LAUNDERING his anatbeinas at all grades
OF sinners. when hoarsc croaking voice
from above uttered the ominous words:
! damn you."
| The preacher and congregation looked
gllast ;,t such profanity, and each peer
ed into his neiyhbor's face in vain 10 de-
tect some signs vi guilt. quiet was at
length restored however. and the SER
mon proceeded; but ere ten minutes
clapsed. the oniinous damn you. again
electrified the audience, and just as The
preacher east his eyes upward 10 search
Tor the delinquent, the crow Hcw down
from his perch and lighting upon the
bible calmly surveyed the terrified crowd
land gave another doleiul croak:
i "Dann YOU
i The effect was electrical. Giving ono
startled and terrified glance at the iniru-
der, the preacher >pr;ing rom the VIII
llow, carrying sash, glass. and all with
.liln, ana set oil at IA break-neck pace
y ,lthrough the woods, closely followed by
/ ihis horror stricken congregation. who
: had piled out of the building pcll-mel!.
, after him. la the general scramble the
: old lady with the crutclcs had been
. Knocked down in the church, where she
E Hay unable 10 rise, and on observing her
+ the crow, who was after something 10
! ,eat. flew down beside her anu. looking
Iup at her knowingly croakcd out:
"Damn your
The old lady eyed him savagcly for -
lifew moments. and then burst lOrth IN a
! tone of reckless defiance.
81 "lcs. and damn YOU. too. had noth-
Ting To do with getting up this old Meth
@ odst meeting aud you know it,
81 The poor old soul had mistaken the
: -lcrow Tor the devil. and concluded. II
e possible TO propitate his Satanic majesty
d by denying all completely in that affair.
s The world is full Of just such people.
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NJ. G. KERR.

The following is II brief extract from
his great speech on the Tariff" dcliv-
cred March 3ls,. in The House Of Rep
rescn,aiivcs. We regret That we cannot
give even just synopsis OF this clabor-
ate irresistible argument. 1t viii be
published in full in pamphlet form. Ii
should be read by all persons who de-
sire light on the absorbing subjects OF
American free Trade and ComlAerce.
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Night Air.
trunk.

An extraordinary fallacy is The dread
of night air. What air can we breath
1T night but night air? The choice is
between pure night air from without
and foul air from within. Most people
prefer the latter. An nnaccountablc
choice. What will they say. il it is PROV
ed To be true that fully one-halfof all the
diseases we suffer from are occasioned
by people sleeping with their windows
shut An opened window. most nights
in the year, can never hurt any one
This is not 10 say that light is not ncces-
sary for recovery. In great cities. night
air is often the best and purest air TO be
had in twcnty-iour hours. | could bet
ter understand shutting the windows
in town during the day than during the
night, for the sake of the sick. The alb.
sence of smoke, the quiet. all tend tC
make night the best time for airing the
patient.
One of our highest medical authoritic,
on consumption and climate, has told
me that the air in London is never SC
good rs after ten o'clock mt night. AL
ways air your room then from the out
side air. il possible. Windows are mad,
TO open. doors are made 10 shut--a trutl
which seems extremely difficult of up
lprchcnsiouI Every room must be airct
from without--every passage from with
in. But the fewer passages there are il
IN hospital the better. ~ FLORENCE
NIGHTINGALE.
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OT- BRoSzISo's celebrated portrait of
Dianora Frcscobaldi has unquestionably
high merits as a work of art: but the
high price which it fetched at tho late
sale of the san Donate collcctiont $4,000
was in a measure due TO the inscription
at its foot. which asserts that Dianora
was the mother of lat least tifty-two
Ichidrcn" She had never less than three
lat birth. says the inscription. and we
may add that there is n tradition in the
Frescobadi family that she once had six
Brand. in his "History of Newcastle ,
mentions. as a wcll-tcsted fact. that n
weaver in Scotland had. by one wife.
sixty-two children. all of whom lived
10 he baptiscd: and in Abcrcouway
Church may he still seen monument
10 the memory of Nicholas Hooker
(whom we might term tho lnjudicious.)
who was himself a foriy-firsi child. and
the father OF twcnty-scvcn children by
one wife.
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II There is record that the Hon.
Thomas ii. Benton left benin! him OF q
mothers influence: MY mother asked
me never TO use tobacco. J have never
touched il from that time 10 the present
day. She asked me not 10 game, and
have never gambicd and l can not tell
who is winning and who Is losing III
games that can be played
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III "JAKE." said blooming young
lady of this city 10 her lover, last Sun
dav evening. If you mean business by
coming here twice week. ! want TO
know il. and il you mean fun Id like TO
know it. for I've just had an offer from
fcller and shall take him up in
two DAYS if You don't pop" Jake pop
ped instan,cr. and the wcdding-day
was set. That mode Of procedure may
bc open TO the objection of indcicacy.
but commcnds itself to those who like
square dealing. II New Albany Com.
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~ a small little man Of six wears
went to chidren'> ball. AT this age.
and until boys pretend 10 DE brave and
girls timid. the boys are less vcntnie-
some ,han the girls. Our friend held
himself aloof in the corner. an idler. dull
and bored. Tie lady OF the house called
hint
Come now. play and dance with 9th
crs here. See these pretty girls choose
one for your little WIFE"
a wife," cried the young cynic a
wife for Inc: no, no. don't want 10 be
plagued like papa
GTA New Haven school pa'am. in
lstructing her class of girls in home &C.
Biography. the other day. had 10 explain
Iwhat a Mormon was, and brought out
this pertinent remark from little chit
Iof nine years Of age: well. ! don't
see how they manage it. should think
that wien lie kissed one of his wives,
1.-The others W ould all get jealous AMI pull
every hair ont Of her head. Ny mamma
would. I'm sure
4 A little hoy was rclatinga story he
J lad heard one day. Ills ideas becoming
lconiuscd in some way. he could find no
words 10 explain his meaning: M last he
said swell. ] know enough big words.
. hut | don't know where To put them in
N's~ a little one rot his evening pray
.cr somewhat mixed. after going with
,, his parents to Bryant's. Here ii j., by a
special reporter:
Ncw lay me drvn q sleep. H
D,i'a whi a,olsirr said,
| I'ray dc Lord nv -n,il 70 keep;
, shcc-ily. don't h.ldcr me
(: Little Jimmy knows moths have the
. headache. and that's the reason drug
: laist. advertise I" cainrhor for moths.
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rF-A little girl who was watching a
balloon ascension. suddenly exclaimed :
I" Mamma. don't think God would like
10 have lhs, uan 60 ur to heaven alive.
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SYMPATHY FOR LABOR.

Mr.. Chairman. il is the constant pre-
tense OF the proicciioni>tS that they are
moved 10 demand such unparalleled du-
ties hy tLcir generous soliciludc for the
welfare OF labor: not only mechanical
hut agricultural labor. Protection
j. huge in il> per cents. pNALoEEMs.
spccifics. and bouniies under existing
laws. Why are pot the rates o.' wages
CORES pondingly high! since October.
1853. returns have been received by the
Government from the assessors OF i'll
telnal revenue for every district IN the
states OF Ohio. Indiana, Michigan, Mis-
souri,. Minnesota. Iowa, aud Kansas, ,glv-
ine The rates of wages. Those returns.
when anal, zcd, give the following re-
suits:
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A liltlc girl OF $ or ten summers be-
ing asked what dust was. replied that
1T was mud. with the juice squeezed
out"
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SHY American industry and produce
tons." and that nothing can accomplish
Ibis but protection. such diversity u
desirable when il is the natural out
growth OF the free and voluntary ac-
|iion OF intelligent producers. and then
lii will be enduring. because 1t VIII have
,lv3,s wise relation 10 the real capa-
cities of the producers and 10 their cir
lcunst.,nccs. with reference 10 the time,
lplacc. climate, soil. natural productions,
lihc social and material progress OF So
lrcty. and general civilization OF the age.
lin the wise economy of the Creator IN
ldiyid,ials and nations differ mott widely
I'm their capacities. and different sections
of the same country, and the various
lcountrics of The earth arc supplied with
different productions. resources ana ma
|tcrials for commerce. This. diversity
lin productions among persons and com
Imuni,ics. States and countries. j. the ar
Management of God, superior TO the Wis
Ilom of man. and invites man 10 cult.
lyntc commerce and universal brother.
hood. aud thereby secure in the best and
lchca,,cst manner for individual use III,
diverse productions Of the whole cart
lBut diversity which comes as the result
lnt lcuislaiion generally comes too soon
Inf too great cost To the pcoplcneeds con
Is,ont nursing. besides. and bountics e
Imnintain ID or satisfy il. II compcls th,
people 10 pay twice as much for me III.
lyrgs,ry ~ lis produrls.could be bought
Tor elsewhere. Then il never grow'
strong or scli-sulporting. " AencNcl
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OFFICE.-IN COURIER BUILDING on
WEST MAIN STREET.
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Little jimmy knows moths have the
headache. and that's the reason drug
DIST. advertise cainrhor FOR moths.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07


sonic "charns" attached, The ESTABLISHING 4
representing sufficient capital to stock an Or
dinary jewelers. store. Naturally the con-
tributors to this pretty token were manv, ard
embraced journalists, senators, representstiv.
a. other public men who congregate abop
Washington and know the Majors protest.. n.
al and private worth. There were oth-r pr. e.
seu's-a valuable set Of cut glass ware. curious
antiquities &c all put forward with words (
esteem. OF course the happy REGIMENT made
bis acknowledgements in his uest sneecb and
then inv ted his friends "to sit at mea,'' with
him in the big 'Ore-room The psot, pranlal
exercises w-re opened with cheerful poem
bv s. G. Noyes, Of Canton, Mass. which W 8
an honor to both the author and subj CT; the n
speeches, songs. Sent menta's, remiuiscenses
o. camp aud political life and the reading Of
kilograms from far distant friends. filled IN
the nlaasant time until O'clock the next
morning.
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=. Z a ae Ne ~ -.


The visit OF B shOD B ac,B To NJ ,dawaska
VAS great oiy aiDeog the French Catholic lu-
babiauts ] was the first pastoral visit Of the
shop A correspondent Of tue Times writes
tn from V'oleite Book to 81 Frauci>,
about tx miles, the toad WAS trimmed with
.vergr+ zen, small spruce and fir bdsh.. being
sci GU each side, at intervals OF about "a cd
tor I'll e Who'll. dis aOce. Here and there larger
'rets wound be sci up anu their tOps ben ov.
aud t'ed, so as to IT,, m an arch acr Oss the road
II front OF ~ ~ house was disnlay,d ftys of
all sh pes sizes and patterns, bu, OF no partic-
ular nationality. Aoove G, aud Falls the r sb-
up was ESQ ted TO the chapel at Mont Gar
mel by long procession, sevetnv berst men
leading the way, aud upward OF titty Carriages
following
The Aroostook Times says the steamer Ga
zelle, with twenty Sw di.h em,grauts on hoard
Il few mlIes above Woods ock struck a rock,
which Disabled her. The em,grants wer-
obliged to resort to teams, the rest Of their
journey to the settlement of New SWEDEN.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The trial of osw-il tor murder. ia ASST ,ped
for Monday Nov 28Jh, commencing that alter
UOon.
The examination into the management It
he National Asylum. at Togus, ordered by
Congress, was made on Thursday aud Friday,
ny Hon Joel f A>per, M mber OF Co. gress
f.om ssouri, one of the Committee on Mill
tary affairs. H was accompanied by Hon. f.
Y. Smalley, clerk If h commttea, Hon B
f. Butler and his pr va'e secretary, Mr. Clan
coy. Tue +xlminat, was thorough and Mr.
Asper, " no ex ,ress. his pleasure at VIII It the
management we're doing for disabled soldiers.
KNOX COUNTY.
Br barque Tat de Uuion. Capt Bullion,
from Bangor for Port au Prince on Fridsy
went a. bore on Moproe's isaDd near Owls
Head. Sean tug Ralph Ross, with power
fnl steam pump and wIecking crew from Ban
gor went to her assistance. A to- al loss feared.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. Asa Fowler, one of the Oldest citizens in
Pc nbroke, died Oct 23d, at the age OF eighty
years ard TOUR months.
The Eastport Sentinel says the dwelling
house of Peer Mahar, in Pembroke, was burn
ed. with neailv all its conten's on the night
of Oct. 29th. Less $1,000 to $500. No iDsur-
aDca.
From the Sentinel we learn that Mrs. John
A. Fisher OF Pembroke, WAS SO severely burn
ed, bv her dress catching fire, Oct 24th, that
she died, after lingering in agony for thirty
six hours. She was at work before an open
fire, and her dress, cotton one, caught fire in
the back part.
YORK equity.
Mr. B piamin Piper OF North New3eld has
killed a pig six months aud sixieen GAYS old,
weighing 365 bs The meat on the back was
eleven inches thick. Can this be beat in New
England?
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07

THE OLD REBEL SPIRIT-G Gen. Grant
lat ~ tod a Her0td reporter in the course OF
an unusually long discourse on the European
war that be would have "tussed around" had
h. been Bszaine, TILL he had broken through
thu Prussan lines environing Metz. 1t is Gu
rious to contrast the con'emptuous manner
W III which the Argus and other Democratic
sheets speak of the Presidents military opin-
ions with their profoundly respectful treat
ment Of Gen. Lee. Our neishbor, whose
SC ,sols are so much mish'ier than his pen,
treats t. e Rebel as il be had saved and the
President as if he had won bis lame in trying
to destroy TIE Union. But We have not murh
fault TO find with this singuarty OF conduct,
for public men are fair sub ects Tor criticism.
What we object tn is the indulgence Of the
split that delests Grant and loves the men
he conquered SO far as 10 pionp the expies
sion OF sympathy tor local attempts to eani-
mate the dead carcass OF rene lion such as
have lately occurred in South Carolina, Vir
gina and New York. Great Importance is to
be attached 10 the declaration of Secretary
Robson, who seems to be greatly surprised at
his own discovery, that the power of the gem
eral goveI nment may yet have to be interpos-
ed TO save the Union men of the South from
slaughter. Indeed, when tue Rebel Demo-
cra's indemi y themselves tor tho loss Of an
election by shooting number of Republicans
about equal to tlat party's majority, as they
did in South Carolina the other day, we may
well believe that what TIE Secretary SAYS is
true. Perhaps we ought not to ieel any sur
Prise thai the papers which synpa.bized with
the New York mob o. July 1853, and with
The rebellion are now in sympathy with the
South Carolina and Moro k murdeIers ard
are egoi 9 OF. the Tammany tartIon in New
York to inaugulate another scene oil blood
sled.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07

HoNoRs TO JoURNALIsT-Ben.P erlev
Poore, the welI-known Washington correspo =
dent, reached his 1ifirth birth day on Wednes-
day, and in the evening there was a large
gathering Of friends at his aucestra. BIO me on
Indian Hill in Newburyorrt, to observe the &C.
casion by tokens that we're appropriate aud
sincere. All the towns about were represent
ed, as well as New York and Washington
Ihe masonic and mauy military bodies with
winch the Major has neutrality-suspicious., had
representatives, and charming group of la
pes lent grace to the festivities There was
little programme arranged before hand of
course. which was initiated in its performance
by Gen. Schouler, " no made a few pleasant
remarks to the assembled guests and read
brief and I. ffective note from Hon Ma shall P.
Wilder and Franklin Philip (the latter of
Washington presently the Major. in behalf of
many friends "a slight testimonial of affection
a e regard in CONNIE moration of his fftieth
birthday The Testimonial" is an elegant
gold watch of rare and expensive workman
ship, properly inscribed, with chain and ma
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07

SENATOR sPRAGUE IN ThoUBLE.-The
cbaree Ii ade by Hon. Thomas A. Jtbckes
against Senator Sprae' of trading with the
enemy during the war has called out an en-
phatlc denial from the latter and also letter
from Gen Dix, who Says that Senator
Sprasuos alleged atc mplIces, whom he ar
rested, were found enirel, innocent. But
the matter does not end heIe. Tie commu-
nication of Judge Advocate Holt 10 the Sec
rtuy OF War onlhe 10Th OF June, 1865, six
months ater the arrest of Spraoue's accom-
prices, recommt nd ng the llial of Gel tain par
ties b. court martial tor treason. must have
b en- written with full knowledge OF all the
facts IN Gen. Dix's possession. Sprasue's al
lesed ireasohable dealings with the Rebels
were carried on through the agency of one
Hoyf. Judge Hot's communication says:
William sprague has written several letters
to Gen. Dix in regard to the case. in none of
Whl' does he nit. and in ole of viii, h he
denies, knowledge OF Hoyt and OF the de-
tails OF the operation, such as is Indicated bv
letters from HIM, 'ound Oh Ho t, who ex
pressl, declares William Sprague to have been
coonizaht OF The progress of the hu mess. and
10 nave auVlSeu dUu dlueu IL 10 Tie utmost 4
his power
1t is stated bv William Sprague that the b.
iect as to aid Union citizens in Texas and
obtain i,fo ma ion for the Gov ern q eni /; ut
no one else connected with the ven ure seems
t. have viewed il in that light, and B ron
Spraoue, his part err who, as William
sprague owns, had special charge OF the spec
alton, plainly describes it as undertaken to
get out cotton.
The Providence Journal, referring to these
circumstances says:
Mr. Jenc es in his speech at Pawtucket,
lntimated thai other evidence bearing upon
tile case became known to him. in the course
., an investigation before the Committee on
ime,tienchment, OF which be is a member.
inns evidence, together with tn letters and
papers communicated to the Secretary of
var, winch II seems now should come into
the possession OF the pubic will undoubtedly
throw important light upon the character Of
all the transactions which have haon ,,ada
the subject OF this discussion, N0
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07

conce'ts that generally attach TO fierce new
converts. He spoke reverently and modestly
OF his chosen course, and his words were not
marred by ill.ludged expressions that repel
reasoning inqurers.
Inc same letter says that Senator'S Nor
riPs reelection is reasonably certain that the
contest for the Presidency of the State Senate
is between Lane of Cumberland and Bufum
OF Penobscot, the latter being the winning
man il the United States Senator question is
made test, that tue Paper Credit Commits
sion has nearly completed its labors and tina,
there is deficit in the pig account Of the late
Steward and Treasurer of the Insane Hospi-
tai, who has recently gone West to reside.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07

The RIGHT OF REFRACTORY WIFE TO HER
HUSBANDS BUSINESS CREDIr The following
ci,e was tr,e last week in the Supreme Court
at Augusta:
Eben D jordan ct. els vs.. Henry Taylor.-
The put ,Joid,u Mar.h & Co OF Boston, IN
Juu+ 1868 iur, ished be del. ndani's wife, on
his cieuIt, 8 me SAY Items Of dry goods
amOnbtin. t" $226 63
D-f- Dse- 7 ue. liz goods were furnished nv
f.. bui she Was living apart from me and had
b en- for several mouths. B-to.e leaving
Wate,vllle, where wa iiviug, about a t.rl-
nj ht before this purchase, she had run up Il
D u aga Ds' me DIT be stare Of Mr.. Meddei, of
about $50 90, spd commenced libel fOr di
v"rc-. WI CO Was So vrd the u. x mOoib, and
wv We. Ks alter, Purchased these goods III
b. StOU. Not v a2eut, no. NC >saii.S
Judge Wal o. Ius rooted the Jury: II the
respondent wi b. u jusiif .bl- cause, turns his
wife away. aud throws her upon the word dts
tute, h. W II be liable tor her >upDur'; hat
is, be- will be l,atle or her board ann >uch ar j.
Giles OF clO, hing : her station in life render
reasonably necessary aud proper So. if the
blu bard treats his W f. in such Dauner a.
amouDts 10 law, to ex rene cruelty aud soc
leaves n n 10 couse quenc-, she takes with her
the cr dit of her husband for necessaries; aud
those VINO furnish her with such nee. ssaries
INV recover pay for the same, of him; but
when the vile is MT tnrn-d away and not
treated cruelty, 81 az 20 IStify her ia leaving
her husbands home; aud she leaves wi'hour
her husbands cOuseut, she takes with her 0
such ciedu; and those who trust her caunO
recover I the bus,aud II The law were 9th
erwise, the hu bands properly would be
placed at The disposal of d'y goods mer chaD's
acting in coilusiou with The ab>coDdiUe r. frsc-
tor, vile Nor does he vie, 10 any Gaze, Car
~ with her the credit OF her husband except
for nec-s~aries; that IS, Tor such ARTICLES as are
needed to support her IN that rank and staff
IN life TO which sb- b. longs az in which she
has been accustob1td to move and she Ca r rs
with her DO such credit, il she has NJ ans OF
her own, su ffinient to supply all her vans.
Verdict Tor defendant.
Heath. l. bby.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07

THE late capital-novirg convention at Gin
cinnati was a decided failure. Only nine
States were represented by sixty-four dele
gates; OF these, Ohio furnished twenty-tour
and Illinois twenty-iour, leaving the others to
be distributed between Iowa, Kentucky, Kan
sas, Texas, Missouri, Alabama Nebraska, and
washington Territory. No distine uished
men were present, and nothing was d ne OF
any importance, but the con, ention me very
near doug one sensible thing-the adoption
of resolution declaring the agitation 'or the
| removal of the national capital uncalled tor
! and unwlse. This Wss defeated by ony two
votes, an indication of how weak and ridicu-
| lous this NOV ement is.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07

NEW MISSIONARY VEssEL.-Mr. Paul Cur
tbs Of East Boston, who built the missionary
brig Morning Star, which was lost in the Pa
cifc ocean, is to build new vessel to take b. 7
place; to be Of the same mansions and model
of the former one, and 10 bear The same name
We think it will be d ficult for the managers
to overcome the preiudices Of sailors against a
vessel built after and bearing the name of az
an unfortunate craft. In Jacks mind such a
vessel is to b. constantly uDluckv aud finally
will meet the fate of her predecessor, and they
shun such vessels with an abiding fear.