The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-09-29

NJ .ssrs. G..>s!,.; anl weston.

ti" country. Gu the walls OF tavern
s'ie.l> il gin IL posters strive with Tie
bill. of the l"Ni circus and the lt-! stall
Lion. IriYr lists nuoa the grooming mails.
n,nou in. tl.it 10 stimulate agriculture.
$500 viii Toe given ~ the fastest tro,tcr.
iIp.ic-t f~ir,,rrS are II work putting The
finishing touches Ia the %rnrlprcal toilet
al Berkshire pigs. and picking out large
kernels or cheat 10 make NJ specimens
bushels. Their wives md daughters are
constructing butter. and nr1iug hcas Ia
the production uf egg> .: inches in li-
aMticr, n, shall cirr%nn>:an,iaily appear
III tic country l,lprr. and making pick
les ani hr,al, sud hnnins .~crvcnt!y thai
their ncislihor> cream iry sour q their
dousli refuse - rise. ihc lawyer j.
preparing nj, Grafton OF seven Hros>
,iowc-. w%icrcia lr wi i'll explain what he
knu" aluun farming. and cast the halo
at rnrn1nrr over prize balls and pa'rn'
c!turns. Worse vet. the inventors Of
centrifugal. compromising burrows. aud
btch-sciion Knitting machine. are ready
10 >wnop down upon an un>u>,erling
rura! population and render their lives
miserable with all sorts OF Intricate ma
ciinr> for !osiag time and labor. The
"hote.s zap for their prey. nn,l lay in
acres ef faih, pie aud ili-omencd beef
steak. Editors %ioriifv themselves with
an extra supply OF lir-e->izcl adjective,
for the chvonic!inw vi our talented iti-
low-ritiycn'> shorl-hnru chickens. or our
cnserpri>ins friend and neighbours ii
eaniic beet. The bnt our pal>icu pen
refuses IA record farther huron.
III" Americans are 4 gloomy people.
and their very am;i>cm"n:s partake OF
the character of seasons al penancc and
. modification OF the mind and body.
Look At oar arcary comic papers. regard
onr social,cs AMI fashionable dinner,
parties. glance al our Negro MINISTRIES
the same melancholy pcrvadc> them all.
The county fair. however. discounts all
other pcnancc~. AMI Il conr>. of them
should be- held by fhc lankcst Calvinist
10 ASSN! the .uil;iest wretch who ever
robbed Il %cliurc!, or edited The Chicago
Tribune. and iii him out for 4 gilt-edgcd
heaven on demand. The ingenuity of
man in the arts of cruelty is WELL
known : men have invested the rack,
the ihumb-scrcw. and the stovc-pipc hat.
but ii remained for an Iowa agricultural
society L. add Il new terror 10 the dead
~ fair. They have engaged Weston 10
walk. forwards. backwards. in several
itu-'af.'>s VII iiiN tsi. Nf. WI. W t~tttl /
or shall We say Hon" since he has As
much ri.f; 10 the title n his partner in
jniqnify. Hon. Dolc Drn-s?-will ap-
pear in uniform. shoulder his switch.
and show fau bris wcrc lost. and OK
plain 10 n %g"lSsrg popnlirr wherein his
'ambuittory !n.og...sion" differs from
that Of m'aurr morials. Thi. il bad
enough. Weston piled on prize pump
kin,. prize trottcl>. prize pigs. prize ora
tiun-. steam manglcs. AMI patent puta,o-
bn-. sinasher-. is bad enough: bur one
would not suffice for these insatiatc
urchcrs. Mir. Greeley is TO deliver an
address. There is no evidence that this
arran2 enicnt was tho result Of an access
Of ,,eliriuin supcrinduccl bv deiIauch.
or hv the pcra>al Of "Percgrinc Pickles"
Sabbath articles. II was done ,le!iber-
ately. in cold blood. by men who eau
neither plead ignorance nOr adequate
provocations in excess Of their enormous
crime. The consequence is obvious. :
Tie hubrlic uawkeyes will 60 and d.
likewise. Thousan1s of farmers. the
bone aud SNOW OF IL" isnl. If VIC may
be allowed the expression. vii, tire,.
themselves up in tights md velvet jack
cts. and armed with gold-mounted
whips. will pass their time in walking
four hundred miles in five consecutive
days. without rest or Sleep. Those who
escape tho Wcstomian Sc.lla will fall
into the Greclcyam Ciarybdis. They
will clamor for protection on pig iron
AMI salt. and will take printing presses,
and go West. aud call all men liars and
idiots. and will d-vour tons Of cattle
feed and Bushels Of bran. Either alter
native is alarming. Then there is pos
sibility that Mr.. Greeley may be mis-
taken for Weston. aud VICE VERSA
What steady going farmer will vote for
q President who ocs about the conntrv
like q mduntclauk, n regular '.lrr:"l
Who TINT secs the white locks Of the
great aud good gooSe-sheplrrd Of Chap
pnqiia will think that that old russ can
walk Or. even If Mr.. Greeley speaks
in his W person, what incalculablc
injury NAV he not inf'ict on lowan agri-
culture. People viii begin to take guano
ON their mashed poiators. 10 bury their
geese in the garden so ~ 10 evoke goose
berries. to plant earlv-flowcring. short
horn. Cochin Cnine sheep. because they !
are best for seed. and in diver, other
manners 10 mold themselves on the
model Of their great cxcmplar to their
unut'crablc shame and financial ruin.
There Will be no crops. tho stores will
he closed. the railroads will rust Cor
want Of traffic. Dubuque and Cedar Falls
and Clinton Will he places Of lcsolntion
and the abodcs OF dragons. and the mar
mo M owl will wrany.r IN tho dcscrt-
ell fair grounds. The prospect is alarm
ing. Long as The lamp holds out to
burn the vilest director may return.
We bcsecc! the Committee of Arrange
mcnts 10 rcccdc while vet tlcv may with
honor ana safety. Let Mr.. Wcstnn-wc
do not urge his slaughter openly. al
though no Intelligent jury could find his
assassin guilty Of anything but i%nstifia-