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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

In small city, not FAR distant from
,thc ''lIub," resides . dentist named
Brown. A ftf
lie received an order from his beloved
pastor for a set Of false teeth.
The work was executed promptly ,an.i
the shepherd ofhis flock called ia ut ,l,'.
appointed time Ia receive them.
Brown fixed them III his customer
mouth, when the latter, stepping 10 Tia
glass to sec the effect, said, slOwiy snc
distinctly:
"llcll and damnatiOn!"
Now, Brown is more noted for lila
quickncss Of temper and profanity than
for his picty aud hearing his customer
speak in such a manner, his ire Was
quickly aroused.
"Blnst it!" he exclaimed. III y0u don't
like tho teeth, you needn't takc shcU,,
but there's no necessity for your swear
ing about H."
The astouishcd minister drew back.
''My dear sir" he said, " was not
swearing about the teeth Lut for ten
years have not been able Ia pronounce
TINT Mvoritc expression Of all
lninistcrS--'Ilcll and damilatiOn.' lwxs
DnIy trying your teeth" li 1i
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24
NV Initiation,

Met q friend on the street: asked me
to join the Good Templars, have first
rate time, get acquainted with lots OF
pretty girls and go home with them
asked me il he should take my name,
told him 'don't care il YOU do" Got q
letter saying Id been elected; thought
Id join, started up Division street,
thought Id 20 in Bob's and look in the
glass. saw sugar in the glass went into
.Quakcr's, looked in glass 10 fix necktic
knew where il WAS, said he didn't, saw
some girls going up stairs, thought that
must be the place, went up two pair OF
stairs. Knocked at the door, man inside
put his car 10 hole, asked him what he
wanted, said he wanted the p1ass word,
told him didn't want to pass any words
with him, said | couldn't come in, told
him I'd come to join, he let me in lit
tic room and told me 10 set down.
I'imcbyc fellow come out and asked IL
there were any to bc initiated and went
in: then two other fellows with red col
lars OH came out, ono asked me il be-
licvcd in the existence and power Of the
Almighty God, the other asked me for
stamps, plankcd down tho cash and they
departed. Soon, fellow No. ! returned.
told me they were ready and to follow
him. lie knocked at the door, fellow
inside wasn't going TO let us in chang
cd his mind and opened the door; girls
and boys all jumped up and commenced
singing. soon got done and sat down |:
walked me before an officer with young
lady on each side of him, thought Id
like 10 change places with him; next
took ME around and halted before a
young lady on the opposite side OF the
room don't know what she said, was
looking at her all the time. Marched
me around again, heard tho girls whisp-
cring and talking "womtlcr Ii Inc is mar
ricd -hc is pretty good looking per-
fectly horrid : splendid I'm just going
for him." etc, halted before another Of
1ccr who came down and shook hands
with me, I said how do you do, how arc
all the folksI lie kept ON talking and
told mo to 60 sign the constitution.
Done SO and was marched up before the
first officer, who gave me lot of signs
don't know what they were, was look
ing at the girls on each side of him.
Soon all the boys and girls jumped up
aud Joined hands one Of the girls han
ucu lnc SiasS VI wafer, IL WaSut NcTy
bad but pretty thin, the other girl pu.
her arms around my neck and put a
white collar on inc thought she was
agoing to kiss me but she didn't. Then
they put me in tho circle, joined hands
with the girl who said was splendid" :"
then they had intcrmissiOn, all came up
and shook hands with me called me
didn't know I had SO many
brothers and sisters before. In the latter
part Of the evening asked the girl who
said she was ''going for me- ii could
see her home, she said could IL her
husband was willing didn't wait 10 see.
but took my hat and left whistling-
"Shoo Fly, don't boddcr me-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

" DR.. Guthrie says: -"Bcforc God
and man, before the Church and the
world, in,pcach intcmpcrancc.
charge II with tho murder OF imnumcra-
bic souls. in this country, blessed with
freedom and plenty, the word Of God
and the liberties Of true religion,
charge il rs tho cause whatever be the
source elsewhere e, Of almost all tho pow
crty. and almost all tic crime, and al
most all the ignorance, and almost all
the irreligion that Disgrace and afilict
the land. i am not mad, most noble
Fcstus. speak the words Of truth and
sobcrncss. j do, in my conscience, be-
licvc that these Intoxicating stimMlamts
have sunk into wrctclcdmess more men
and women than found n grave IN that
dcl,,gc which swept over the highest hill
tops, cngulfing n world Of which but
eight were saved"
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An Extinct Family.

II Is n curious fact that there are no
known descendants of Christopher Co
lumbus. lie had two SONS, ono Of whom,
Don Diego, rose 10 the distinction OF an
Admiral. and the other, Fernando, as a
scholar. Fernando was great traveller.
lie not only thrice visited America, but
tIslvcrscd the whole OF
Europe, and every accessible portion Of
Asin and Africa. lie appears 10 have
been a profound scholar aud a thorough
ly good man. In his will he stipulated
that his library, containing twenty
thousand volumes, which he gave 10 the
Cathedral OF Seville, should be free TO
the people and il Is to this day. From
books IN this collection the late WASH
ington Irving obtained u considerable
portion of the information on which his
Life Of Columbus" was founded. The
following quaim, cpitapl, almost oblitc-
rated by time. appears Oh the table,
which marks The site Of his tomb
What doth il profit TO have sprimklc,l
tho whole world with my sweat /: Ia have
three times crossed the New World dis
covered by my father; 10 have cmbell-
ishcd the shores Of tranquil Guadal.
CULVER. and preferred by simple tastes
rather than riches, or that have asscm-
blcd around the diviniiics from thu
source of Castalia. and offer 10 thee the
riches gathered by l'tolcny, ir passing
in silence over this stone. thou slou'dst
tail to address u single salutaiion to my
fathers memory"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

a. The Cincinnati Gazette publishcA
profile Of the proposed new route 10
Nashville via ROcEport aud tho liuc of
the Louisville and Nashville rOad, and
argues TINS in favor Of the proposed
new route: Starting from the Ohio
and Mississippi road, either Ut Mitchell
or Loogootce, the line passes through
several Of the richest counties IN Iudi.
ana to Rockport, on the Ohio River.
where i cr0sscs, passing through Owcus-
boro, Kentucky, thence along the Green
River country, as rich as any part OF
Kentucky, striking the Tennessee State
!.inc in Todd county, and thence By
direct line to Nashville. Tie country
through which this route paskes IN In
diana is unsupplied with railroad COM
Inunications, and will fnd IN this road
Its best way to market. Along this limo
IN Indiana there is liberal amount Of
local subscriptions in aid of the road
conditioned upon this amount being sub
scribcd In Cincinnati. Through West
crn Kentucky it will have equal advaMt-
age, in respect to most productive
country, and 1t will offer to oil that part
of Kentucky which lies west Of this
line the nearest railroad communication
with the great cities Of the North, and
It will furnish the shortest connection
TO all transverse railroad lines. Al tho
Tennessee State line il will strike the
Memphis and Ohio Railroad. making n
'cOnnection equal 10 any with Memphis
and New Orleans. At Nashville il will
come into the connection with all tho
rest or the western railroads. Constitu-
ting complete line from Cincinnati tn
Nashville, with only small increase i,
distance over the Cincinnati, Louisville
and Nashville route, it will be compc-
ting line. and thus will make that road
lcompcting line to Cincinnati. Tie Gin
cinnati and Louisville aud the Louisville
and Nashville roads, relieved from any
obstruction or hostile management ut
Louisville, and Offering the Gust tomary
terms and facilities 10 through freight,
would be as valuable Ia Cincinnati as
any one line ii could have to the South.
The completion Of ibis competing line
will consirain the Cincinnati, Louisville
and Nashville To the same competition,
AMI thus will mako that Of immense
value 10 this city. We can thus sccnre
two great feeders 10 Cincinnati by The
complciion Of this one, whose con.trnc-
lion is already provided for soutl, OF the
Ohio river. anil needs only the subscrip-
tion of $3.50, 100 in this city to secure &, :
construction im Imdiaaa. And ihis u ul.
conditions :. Eh!sh. RxSRlee e nnks shs
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Can You Keep u Secret?

Dorothy" said lchabOd, pale and
trembling, to his wife, "DOrotliy. | have
q secret, and II l thought YOU would
Keep 1t inviOlablc ! would not hesitate
TO reveal 1t 10 you; but, . Dorothy,
"Why, Icllabod, IL must certainly bc
q secret Of great Importance, for YOU arc
in woful agitation. You know. hus.
band, you can place implicit confidence
IN your wife. Have l ever given you
occasion TO doubt my fidelity I"
"Nevcr; never, Dorothy, but the secret
l have to communicate Is one that rc.
Iquires more than ordinary faithfuIness
and prudence 10 prevent YOU from an.
vmlging It, . dear! l shuddcr when l
think Of it."
"Why, husband, do you know your
iips trcinble and your eyes roll? What
Is the matter! lchabod, surely you can
not mistrust the confidence Of one who
vowed at the altar to bc faithful to you.
Come, uMbosom yourself"
MAY rely OH your fidelity!"
"!chabod, you know you may"
swell, then, we are both ruined! I'm.
done-l have committed murdcr!"
Murder"
"ics murder! And I have buried
him at the foot Of tree in the orchard y
20, awful! Ichabod, committed muir
der! Then indeed we arc ruined, and
our children with u.s."
lchabOd left the room, and Dorothy
hurried of TO ncighbor's.
Mrs. Prattlc observed great change
in Dorothy's countcnaMcc and in her
general appearance; SO great as to cause
her to inquire into 1t.
20 Mrs. Prattlc," said Dorothy. II am
the most miserable Of women! am
ruined forcver!"
"Mcrcy! Dorothy. how gloomy YOU
look! What has turned up to make YOU
Sc 50 detected? Why, you sigh, woman.
IL wish | might, Mrs. Prattlc, but the
occasion of my unlappincss is secret
which am not permitted to divuigc." /"
20, you may tell INC, Dorothy; l shall
never speak OF it again."
will you promise never to reveal II
to any person living!"
"iou know, Dorothy, l never tell
secrets"
well, Mrs. Prattlc-I scarcely dare
say Tiny husband has committed muir.
der, aud buried him ut the foot of tho
tree in the orchard! lie told me of Il
himself! For heavens sake don't name
1t to any onc.'
Murder! Indeed. indeed. Dorothy.
yc.s havc reason TO think yourself rain.
cd !! Poor thing! l pity you from thc
bottom of my hearl!"
Dorothy went home weeping and
wriuging her hands, and Mrs. Prattle
leaving her dough half kncadcd and her
infant crying in the cradle, fastened Ia
hold tetc tctc with u Mrs. Tcllall.
Soon after this confab ended the re.
port OF Ichabod's having committed
murder became general, and the disclos-
ure OF the fact was traced to his wife
Dorothy. Process was Immediately is.
sued against him BY a magistrate, before
whom, and in the presence Of a multi
tudc Of anxious spectators, he gave the
following explanation.
"My object said Ichabod, "in the
] have pursued, was to test nv
wifc's capability Of keeping secret. II
have committed murder inasnlucI, as |
killed u toad, and buried it at the foot
Of a tree in my orchard. How far nv
wife is capable Of keeping a secret has
been sufficiently proved, and with re.
spcct to the murder, those that feel an
interest in it are ut liberty to In spec
tho body"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

IF The last aud altogether tho most
novel sample Of corporal punishment
was recently introduced into one Of our
Western public schools. The teacher
made refractory girl him.
nv England derived revenue Of
E285.C GO last year by taxing dogs. Tho
number exceeded eleven hundred thou
sand. Ireland, with one-Quartcr as ma
ny inhabitants, supported more than
halt a million dogs. 3'
Gran ilIitcratc correspondent, who
il given TO sporting, wants 10 know
when the Anglo Saxon race" SO m'ch
talked Of Is going TO come IN.
~ Don't talk to me Of the r!oife
q future state" said skcpii,. IT, ~
notion that world in the hand 's nugiE.
two ia tho bush"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

MARRIAGE. = Marriage IL like = silk
purse : most agreeable 70 bear when
there is plenty Of money IN 81. Mar
riagc is like mouse trap onc~ Grt In
aad you are caught, without the least
prospect Of recovering your liberty.
Marriage is like "rosc tree IN full bear
ing" "-.ll0w attractive are its flowers!
but the bright leaves Gall after . season.
and the thorns alone remain. Marriage
among fools is like boiled calt's head
without the accompaniment ofbrains.
Marriage ia like roas: leg Of mutton on
Sunday served up cold on Monday
ditto with pickles on Tuesday and
llashcd up on Wednesday. Marriage is
tho sunshine Of life = beneath It's genial
influence spring mp the best affections
and the noblest yirtues Of man, whic.
in the sterility Of sclfieh celibaey9 would
have lain dormant and useless. II Is tho
source Of virtnous pleasure in youth,
the balm and solacc Of old ngc. iHs
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Mummy mid a prcc~ious little
boy, who, against his will. was ma,lr "a
rock the r'Nilc Of his baby brother. II!
the l.ord has any more habics 10 give
away. don't You take en-"
Q1r"Wh,t arc you going to do a.,cI
Won grihn,!c I" sail gentleman TO a
Williams College student Dimiino' =
replied 'he youth, @prcscl, J 'spuac.'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

TWhat Is moro unsightIy than coat
collar or a lady's dress covered viii,
,landruT? And what Is NOR. uncom.
Portable than hcnd Of hair filled will,
IL! Reader you lave no good excuse
for either. Use Rings Vegetable Am
brcsin and YOU will join with us II,
praisiny II. fcL2t:w.
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no We understand that tho rrmslc
school tarhcrs of New York have
formed society, and. amony other
things. they have pledged themselves
not 10 wear rorscts. W. are glad to hear
II thu pc~ky things always were IN The
way Of II vuOI sucialIc hug.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

nT Mr.. l'rignoli,in attempting 10 say
at the Nilsson concert IN indianapolis
that Mademoissclle Nilsson was suffer.
ing from n cold. declared that "Nllc
Nilsson was 'lcctlc hOrsc.'"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

~A greenlorn, who offlciatcd as
parisl, clerk ut Millcrcck, lately niid,r-
took to ''givc out hymn" IN which The
word ",loxology" occurred; bat az no
couldn't exactly get tho hang Of tho hard
word, hc suggested to the congregation
the propriety of singing "four verses aud
a sockdologcr." .'aa" 'af' ti'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

~ "In God we trust" Is on tho nick
els, aud IL is proposed NOW 10 adon The
with II know that my Tc-
dcrmcr !.yCth."
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nT Whcna Fort Scott giri is slyly
k'escd, SHE puts on frown a".l saws
Put that article right back. sir, vhcrc
you stole Il from.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

0-TThc Methodist and Bap.is, Chur
hes at Mitchell arc being revived.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24

In Kansas they obtain forty eight BUSH
els.
In potatoes the West is not in the lead.
There were 133,0CO.O 600 bushels raised.
and tho leading States rank thus.
Bushels.
New fork 2s.5l0,0CO
Pennsylvania l,,lOJ,OuO
Ohio aCO0(sM
Illinois 7MOtOD
Maine :.5OOO Ootl
Michigan 7.5On 600
Vermont 5.75OOD
lhdiaha 5,7U0,OOO
1t will be seen that the little, noun
famous, rocky State Of Vermont grows ;
more potatoes than Indiana. and thai
Maine raises as many xs Illinois. In
Vermont the yield to the acre il li6
bushels f; in Ohio II is ia. In Michigan
they got t00y ana N NeW llusupSlltS
l4O bushels 10 the acre t ~
Of the l7,Cn0.OOO bushels Of buck
wheat produced in the Union. tl2UW.-
OC0 arc raised in New York and Penn.
sylvamia.
The great States for oats arc Pcnnsyl-
vania, with 100000 bushels; New
York, $1,000, 900; Illinois, with $500
O0O; Ohio, with 20 ,OOOO0O, and WiscOn-
sin. with 22,OOO,OOO.
Two-thirls Of all the cheese IN the
United States is manufactured in New
York and Ohio. Nearly half the butter
is made in New York, Ohio, and Penn
sylvania. New York has more miIcl,
cows than any other State, and Caliior-
mia next the numbers being respectively
] ,93O.OOO and 1,33O,tOO. We have in
Ohio onc-quartcr Of all the sheep. Cali
fOrnia is the next great State im Sheep,
having over g 10000 Of them. In Tex
rs, which has C0O,OCO milch cows, tho
price Of butter is 81 80 a pound. In
the value Of all domestic animals the
principal States rank thus:
New York $3.50 Of(D
Georgia l,v, ,OuUOx
ONO 800 ONO
pennsylvania 79.OOo,UCU
4 kentucky Gs OO 90
tennessee 65.OOO,OUO
New England and the South arc prin.
'ipally dependent for most Of the stable
lrticlcs Of food upon the Northwest and
New York and Philadelphia.
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Bushels.
l2l,5O0,OOO
100000
7S,tO0,0cO
S3,WO.OOt)
6S,00O,OOO
61,8OO,OOO
A7,COO,OoO
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
5lS,cOO,COO

AS the whole number of bushels of
corn raised in all the Stairs was but S74,-
OOO.OOO, it follows that we get three
fOurths OF 1t in seven States. In Ohio
there are but thirty bushels grown to the
acre, and but twcnty-tllrce in Illinois.
In Kansas they obtain orty-cight bush
els.
In potatoes the West is not in the lead.
There were 133,0CO. 600 bushels raised.
and the leading States rank thus.
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FULDA EXCHANGE.
FULDA. SPENCER COUNTY. IND.
BARNEY SCHNEIDER, Prop'r

HONp accommodations for man ndhcsst. The table
NJ = always suppled With Hbstsntla jelicacies aud
w pay wren tte best q liquors share 80 rulc pat
'"t"'- " Evlltrsd vi, .l ts-GJE
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
For square Of 10 lines or less, week, e1 OO
Each subsequent insertion, IS cts.
Longer advertisements AT the same rate.
A fraction over even square or squares,
counted as square. These arc the terms
for transient advertisements "a reasonable
deduction will be made to regular adver-
tisers.
Notices Of appointment Of administra-
tors and legal notices of like character to
be paid in advance.
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.
For Township officers, each $l.OO
For County x.5O
For District, Circuit, or State, 600
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What we Eat and Who Raises II.

The census Of 1870 /, particularly in
tcrcsting IN regard 10 the agricultural
products of the different States. Two
hundred and sixty-four millions OF
bushels Of wheat were raised in the
Union in 1869. Tho principal States for
this crop were these:
Illinois 29.OOOocO
Iowa 25'OOOOn
Wisconsin 2l.OOInO
California 2I.CO0OO }
Indiana 2O.GOO,OOO
Ohio 9O40(1r n
Minnesota l9OOOI0n
Considerably more than half Of the
whcat is raised In these seven States.
California grows more wheat 10 the acre
than any other State, the yield being
over twenty bushels. In Oregon It is
nineteen, in Minnesota sixteen, in Wis
consin over fifteen, and in Ohio over
fifteen. IN Illinois 1t is but little over
eleven bushels to the acre.
In corn the heavy States arc as fol-
lows:
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, AT JAsrER
DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA, ny
CLEMENT DOANE.
OFFICE. -IN COURIER BUILDING on
WEST MAIN STREET.

PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Single S description, for fifty Nos, 81 so
For six months, :: IS: / w
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L00GOOTEE HOUSE ,
LOOGOOTEE, IND,
JAMES G.. CAl.NAHAN, Proprietor.

This HOUSE has been newly Cnrrcted and furnish
i ed throughout, and IL provided with the best of
accommodations.
The travelling public invited give this House
trial, AZ the table Will always be supplied with every
good beds.
pcc. 2yd 10.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-17

F'AITHFULNEss TO EMPLoYERs.-Ther is
nc greater mistake a young man can COM
nit than that Of teing Indifferent to the
interests of his employer. 1t must be adj
mitted that there are circumstances under
which it would seem almost impossible to
but for all that it is worth trial. Be
faithful in small things; be attentive to
your duties shirk no employment that is
not dishonorable; feel that your employer
is fairly entitled to every minute Of the
time which you have agreed to give for a
stipulated remuneration. The wages may
be small-too small-but if You have con-
tracted to work for a dollar week, when
your work is worth ten, stick to yonr bar.
gain like man until your term of service
mas expired. 1t may seem very hard, but
1t will instill the great principle of being
true to your word. Such faithfulness will
not fail to impress an employer favorably,
and when that point is reached, your re.
ward is almost sure to follow, for the mas
ter who finds he has an apprentice who is
honest and capable will not readily dis
pense with his services. The misfortune
with too many boys is that their ambition
ls not to try how we'll they can perform a
they can do, but to do no more and no bet
ter than the pay they are to receive will
justify. 1t Is wrong, also, on the part Of
an employer to withhold q fair equivalent
for the services rendered. In such a sys-
tenn there is generally poor work as we'll as
poor pay. We have found as the result of
many years of practical experience, that
the best paid employees are those whose
labor is the most profitable to their en-
ployers, and this fact can be demonstrated
In dozen establishments within five min
utes' walk of our office. On the other
hand, the employer who tries to secure the
largest amount of good work from poorly
paid hands, generally fails of his object.
The true method is for the young man to
make himself competent workmen, and
then to prove his ability by the quantity
Indiana Journal Of Commerce.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-17

REMovAL-When business man finds it
necessary to move his store from the place where 1t
It shows that his tact and energy
will always go where they get what they desire at
low prices As to be expected from the business
qualifications and popularityof MIR. John Miller who
mas been so long established at No Jackson street
corner Of Tchouptoulas, of this kind has been
rendered imperatively necessary by the immense in
crease in his business hence he win remove to that
Row, where he win open with complete stock of goods
ON the 9th of October PreferrnR to give his
bringing down his stock to moveable proportions, in
it, he now calls upon all the needy to forward
avail themselves Of moving prices We wish Mr.. Miller
that success In his quarters which his ENTERPRISE
and perseverance, cannot fail TO win.