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The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
Star Drift.

One Of the most remarkable dis
coveries supposed to be made by
modern science is the drifting Of the
stars. Richard A. Proctor, Secretary
of the Royal Astronomical Society,
claims the merit Of first suggesting
the possibility Of there being in fact
no fixed stars; but Professor Higgins
is said to have first demonstrated the
fact that certain of the stars, notably
Sirius, are wandering through space
with almost incredible rapidity. The
undulatory light waves are the critic
ria by which this approach or reces-
sion is formed, and the rate at which
they strike the eye OF the observer
gives the proof of the stars coming
toward the earth or going from it.
If the waves come in quicker success
sion than from luminous body at
rest the source of light, according to
a well known law, is approaching;
if, on the contrary, they come in
slower succession than from a lumi-
nous body at rest the source of light
is rcceding, Not only does this
"star-drift "-as Mr.. Proctor calls it
take place with single stars, but
groups, with rhythmic motion, are
circling among themselves, sometimes
drifting silently, swiftly, mysteriously
in common direction, sometimes in
tervolved in a manner at present un-
accountable.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16

1T Is often said that "dirt" is
healthy, and that those children
thrive who arc sent out to make
mud-pies. That may be true; but /
incline to think that the "letting
alone" should have good share of
the credit Of health-giying,
Put comfortable clothing on your
little one. Give him room enough
to experiment i'll the use of his arms
and legs where there are no pitfalls
to entrap him. Give him harmless
things to play with, the simpler the
better, and then judiciousiy let him
alone and he will be more likely to
be amiable than if you bedcck him
with fine garments and put him into
an elegantly-furnished room with
delicately-constructed toys to play
with and two or three grown people
to take care Of him.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
Sl.75 A YEAR

times the patient wife scalds her
right hand, or runs silver under
the nail Of the index finger of that
hand, and it is then the man clutches
the needle round the neck and, for
getting to tie knot in the thread,
commences to put on the button. 1t
is always in the morning and from
five to twenty minutes after he is ex-
pected to be down in the street. He
lays the button exactly on the site
of its predecessor and pushes the
needle through one eve, and carefully
draws the thread after, leaving about
three inches of it sticking up for the
lee way. He says to himself: "Well,
if women don't have the easiest time
| ever see." Then he comes back the
otherway and gets the needle through
the cloth well enough, and lays him.
self out to find the eye, but in spite of
great deal ofpatient jabbing the nee
die point persists in bucking against
the solid part of that button and IL
nally, when he looses patience, his
finger catches the thread and that
three inches he had left to hold the
button slips through the eye in d
twinkling and the button rolls lei
snrel y across tie floor. He picks it
up without single remark, out of
respect for his children, and makes
another attempt to fasten it. This
time when coming back with the nee.
die he keeps both the thread and but
ton from slipping by covering them
with his thumb, and it is out OF re-
gard for that part of him that he
feels around for the eye in very
careful and judicious. manner, but
eventually losing his philosophy as
the search becomes more and more
hopeless he falls to jabbing about in
a loose and savage manner, and it is
just then the needle finds the openr
ing and comes up through the but
ton and part way through his thumb
with celerity that 10 human inge-
nuity can guard against. Then he
lays down the things with few IA
miliar quotations and presses the in
jured hand between his knees. and
then holds it under the arm, and fl
nally jams it into his mouth, and all
the while he prances about the floor
and calls upon heaven and earth to
witness that there has never been
anything like it since the world was
created, and howls, and whistles, and
moans, and sobs. After while he
calms down, and puts on his pants,
and fastcns them together with a
stick, and goes to his business a
changed man.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
COUDERSPORT, PA, FRIDAY, MAY Is. 1873

nelghbors were dispersed and Casper
stood convinced that an 'ingen' might
not be the best brace for Madge's
nerves, when her hand was dressed
and her grandmother was quavering
song in the corner, Madge turned
such a look on Charley as even that
stout-hearted fellow could not stand.
he leaned close to her, and not vet
having washed the smoke off his face,
was as Vulcan-like a lover as YOU
could desire. But Madge, always
saw the god, not the mechanic.
'Oh, Charley! how can make a
little nest for you now? After the
feeling of tonight is over you will
wish You had married anybody rather
than a manned grill
Unwise Madge! She drew her fate
upon herself. / do aver that to this
day her nose is much fiattened by the
vice-like punishment Charley made
her suffer for that speech.
When he came in next evening he
laid a paper in her lap and watched
the pale face expand and blossom
while she read a deed Of gift to her
of the prettiest cottage on the pretti-
est street in the city. The company
which Charley served, and which
could do handsome things as well as
thoughtless ones, begged her, in a
flattering note, to accept the gift as a
small acknowledgement of their obli-
cations to her.
How could she make little nest
for him?' asked Charley, looking at
her through brimming eyes.
why, with her hands, after all,
answered Madge, crying.
And this will always be the pret-
tier hand of the two,' said that fool
ish fellow. touching the bandaged
one.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
Sewing Buttons.

The Danbury Ne,0s is the best
digestive pill that has yet been dis
covered. Here is an item concern
ing buttons that should be read i'm
mediately after hearty dinner, or
late supper, and is warranted to
make the reader proof against dys-
pepsia: 1t is bad enough to see a
bachelor sew on button, but he is
the embodiment of grace alongside
of married man. Necessity has
compelled experience in the case of
the former, but the latter has always
depended upon some one else for this
service, and fortunately for the sake
of society it is rarely he is obliged to
resort TO the needle himself. Some
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16

THERE was once an old woman
who, in answer to visiting almon-
er's inquiries as to how she did, said:
"Oh, sir, the Lord is very good to
me; Ive lost my husband and my
eldest son, and my youngest daugh-
ter, and I'm half blind, and l can't
sleep or move about for the rheum-
atics; but I've got two teeth left in
my head, and, praise and bless His
holy name, they're opposite each
other!" It has been said that this
old woman was thankful for small
mercies.-St. P0ui'S.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
A Humane Invention.

A very accomplished young lady
of Washington, daughter of Mrs.
Anna H. Dorsey, the well known
writer, has invented and obtained a
patent for an invention by which the
driver of street railway car can be
effectually guarded against all inclem-
encies of weather and which is the
realization of all that could be desired
to effect so phiianthropic an object.
This very valuable improvement
has been carefully examined and
highly approved of by various gentle
men competent to judge OF its merits,
and we trust will not only be gener-
ally adopted by our rail car compa-
nies, but will also prove a source of
fair and just remuneration to the
young inventor. We are informed
that this patent can be applied with
slight expense to any car.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
HER TWO HANDS.

Old Casper came home about sun
set. His pick was on his shoulder;
so was his old wool hat for he thrust
it far back from his wrinkled front.
Casper had bend, as if he had been
half persuaded these many years to
go on hands and knees again, so
heavily time sat on his back and so
close to the earth did his daily labor
draw him.
He was good natured, trotting
old fellow working his mouth eagerly
and training his bleared eyes as he
approached the towns draggled
skirts, for very thinking of his old
folks-his old woman and his little
gal.
There were rows of dismal frame
huts all around, built by railroad
companies for the purpose of penning
as many Of their employees families
at time as possible. They rep0se
gloomy and barn-like, squat on that
sandy foundation which scripture
condemns. swarming with legions of
tallow-headed children. Women,
sharp at the elbows and sharper at the
face. were raising clouds Of pork
smoke from their respective kitchen
affairs. In fact the whole ncighbor-
hood reeked with the smell Of grease.
and discovering was SO warm a Lap
londor mi ght have rosonted it Bat
Casper's nose was not delicate. He
trotted over the cinder sidewalk nod
ding this way and that, glad there
was such a fine air and that his old
/ bones were so near home.
'Thar's the little Gal, as usual he
chuckled as he turned a corner and
found Madgie on her lookout at the
gate. She was comforting sign to
see in that neighborhood, so tidy fair
in calico and braids, and the pink
flesh color Of youth. 1Cu wondered
why she had been no further up town
and draped in something costly; why
her deft fingers had never learned
there were ten keys to unlock a soul
which slumbers in rosewood and
which rises at a touch like some bless
ed genii, to comfort all ills and fill
all thoughts; you wondered why
some high bred father was not COM
ing home to her now. But then this
old man would have found it so hard
to do without her. Then, too, Madge
might never in her life have struck
the royal heart which was now in
her hands, which she held her bank
against all the future and the interest
of which was the only income which
she wanted.
There you are, grandpap cried
Madge.
Yes, and there you are, Madgie;
and here we both are, Madgiep enter
ing the open gate and casting down
his pick.
He put his hands on both sides of
her head and gave her sounding
smack on the cheek.
'Supper's ready
Yes, yes; just wait until | get
little of the smut off my hands and
neck. It's been powerful hot, dusty
day
Casper trotted through the little
barn allotted to him, hailed his old
wife, who sat ready to pour his tea,
and after blowing and plunging
through deal of water, returned to
his family with shining countenance
and handful of onions.
Il jist pulled these up for a relish.
They're cooling, ingens is. You tend
ed that ingen bed, didn't you,
Madgie?'
Grandma and l.
EAnd we wanted some of them in
gems for Market said the old wife,
eyeing the sacrifice severely. 'We
amt got no ground to throw away
raising luxuries for ourselves
well, well, MOTHER pleaded Cas-
per, dipping his fragrant sphere IN
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
The Angel of Pain.

Angel of Pain, think thy face
viii be, in all the heavenly place,
The sweetest face that shall see,
And swiltest face to smile on me-
All other angels faint and tire;
JOY wearies, and forsakes desire:
Hope falters, face to face with Fate,
And dies because it cannot wait;
And Love cuts short each loving day,
Because fond hearts cannot obey
That subt est law which measures bliss
BY what it is content to miss.
But thou, o loving, faithful Pain
Hated, reproached, rejected, slain
Dost only closer cling and bless
In sweeter, stronger steadfastness.
Dear patient angel, to thine own
Thou comeSt, and art never known
Till late, in some lone twilight place
The light of thy TRANSPORTED face
Sudden shines out, and Sp9echleSs they
Know they have walked with Christ all day
-SdIe Holm.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16

RECIPE FOR MAKING A Row.
Walk along the pavement of a crowd
ed thoroughfare with ladder on
your shoulder and turn round every
two minutes to see if anybody is
making faces at you.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16

The gentleman so often spoken Of
in novels, who riveted people with
his gaze, has obtained employment
in a boiler-manufactory, with extra
pay, on account of his peculiar fac,
ulty.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
The Dead of 1879.

The years of the present century
hitherto remarkable for the number
of their distinguished dead were 1882
and 1859, The twelfth month of 1872
must now be added to those memo
rable predecessors-perhaps indeed,
it surpasses them in the length of its
catalogue of departed genius and
worth.
In our own country we have lost
such prominent statesmen and poll
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'easonabie ,sIgle sIgle and workmanship, on
PFTs IrsN, Ia. .a, or left at the ONCE Of JorR-
VII receive prompt = ttenuon
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With Dsa. trimming and Repairing done
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The Jasper weekly courier., 1873-10-31

susosRx ros ras JAsrEs CouRIsR.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1873-10-31
why Farming Is Unprofitable.

Extract from address OF Gen. Butler
at the State Fair Of New Hampshire.
II IL comprehended that farming is
unprott ,ble. Men are leaving farm and
seeking employment in manufactures
and the trade of the city. New Hamp-
shire, the agricultural part Of Msssachu-
sets. of Maine aud Vermont. have gone
back in population and in productive
agricultural wealth In the last ten wears /:
Without seeking 10 touch all the reasons
for il. NAV we not find il largely in this.
that we ask too much Of the farm? Hav-
ing capital of $4,000 or 5000 or So
600 invested In it we ask that the farm
shall support our families. educate our
children and give us support for old
age besides. And vet. do we treat il a.
other men do their business by which
they succeed? If we fail in getting all
this from II. We saw IT once that farming
is Improbable. We are ummindful OF
the fact that in mercantile business only
one In hundred Is fairly successful, and
only one IN a thousand Is eminently so.
Does not farming do as well as that, and
better! Does only Que IN q hundred
farmers succeed 10 a competency, and
only one IN a thousand to affluence p
And yet we do not deal with our farm
ers ~ the same way that we have seen
that The nation does with the producers
DO we not take everything Off and put
comparatively nothing on the landY In
every other business Of life all the gains
man gets he Immediately puts back into
hls business. The merchant increases
his capital year by year. from gains OF
me proceeding year. if he is prudent
man, until II becomes as large as he can
profitable manage. But IL the farmer
makes any surplus on his farm, as rule
does he return il TO his land, either In
increased facilities for farming, in en-.
richitg Tie -oil. adding TO his stock. o,
drainirr his laud! On the contrary. |,
hr rA uHcil more likely 10 invest IL /,
ttn4t .hic. or Ooud>. or some mann
latiaili-, :, enterprise, or loan il to som,
itriIhbnrl Having taken awav from
"a" ltrm what the farm has brought I,
h'm. aud ought TO lie returned TO IL agai,
10 make IL more productive, he leaves /
Impoverished, aud then complains ths
ga,"s do not increase. IL not the din
cnity that he Is continually taking ava,
Tue Increase of his capital aud leaving
AZ only what II was In the beginning
Inc merchant ~ we have seen, Increase,
=" capital year BY year; but uas fsrme
The Jasper weekly courier., 1873-10-31

too frequently takes his and invests II N
other enterprises, ani he comrlains that
tho farm does not succe' a. No farmer
that ever heard Of ever mortgaged his
farm 10 buy manure 10 put on IL; yet
mon neqncnily do mortgage their farms
fur the purpose Of building q fine house ;
and may take MI thc erninos Of tho farm
for the next ten years for that purpose.
The mortgage or the indcbtmcni. once
on n farm. "a 4 rule In the past. except
in the change of fortune made by the
chsnge OF prices arising from the war;
remains for years, ii not forever.
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ANOTHER TESTIMONY.

BEsroS rsHNscxs No,
April 80. lsss
ps Iom- Brrl.-Desr sir. Knowing rhe efficiency o.
so-r sNssparis and the healing and beneficial quail
iss q poss-s.cs send you the following statement O.
NV
~x~ounded sbont two v~rrs sxN--"rsi skep pris
N -r and confined for six months. BENG moved Of
an nv wounds hsNe not healed yet. have rot -sf
, moment since was wounded. an .hof th eurh ths
,ips Nv general health Ia impaired and n, ID scnir
Ai-g - sssis, nature. have nio-s fA'h N s.r
,partl, ,hAn ANYTHING else. ~i-h tfsi 70 ~ senu
ne Please express me hafs d-zsn he'is. SO onlis'
CsrTAis c. 2. JOHNSON
sr. Iors. no
T s-The following was written arrii seth. ises.
RS Jennie Johnson. mother Of capt, johnson:
Da JoaS Buif--D.ar Sir: NJ hushund. Or. c. 8
hnson WAS skfifui surgeon snd physician IN C-ntr
'.w York where he died. leaving the above q.
hrsnn 20 my A. thirteen yssrs 81 age he had
hronic disr-hes and serofula for ~hirh gsv~ youi
.trs.parilla II cured him. have To- t-n yesrH rs
commended II 10 many In Sew York Ohio and lows ~
crofula fever sores. and general debility Perfect
,ucces. has attended g. The cures effected in sous
sses Of .crouia and fever were almost miraculous
am very anxious for my 20 sgain hsse recourse ts
yonr ssrsapars. lie Fearful cf getting spurious
article, h.ncs his writing TO you for u HIS wounds
wer. terrible. but nsliey, he viii recover
Respectfully, -
The Jasper weekly courier., 1873-10-31

rINhepro his jus lain
fort superiority over all remedies cvrrorersd ~.
ublic fnr the DrfsxA~sAT cure VI
and Fever Ihils and Fever whether Of short long
standing He refers TO the entire Western Bnd south
e>ten country bear him estimon, The truth ~
fh- assertion In whatever Wilt alto
If the directions strictly followed out In great
many cases single doss has been sufficient r cure,
and whole families have been cured hy single hottie,
with perfect restoration Of the general health II is
however prudent and m every case more certain c cure,
IL its continued In smaller tcsrs fpr aNck Two
the disease has been checked ~specal, Ia hf
ncut aud long standing Usually, this medicine,
viii require any aid to keep the good order
h ouli the ra'ient however. require caihartic med
ssr having taken three four tosss af the Tor
a single tose ~ BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
siIi ba 81 r,cieut.
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Fves sAs lssnss casSssr.l
rowhHhtp Institute.

ToWhehtp Institute.
Nh. rp,Toa: Hnnhlv thanking vor
for r,rvious publications. the Secretary
of rs'pka Township fnsSifut~ rommuni.
~fea IN" minutes of,h~ 1nstituse. which
convened ~ t,,r achoo'-housa at Hun.
tin"hurg the 'A'h ins'.
The morning dawnni with deccnsiOt
Of the aqueous substance dspo,ninstcd
rsin. which continued till N saturated
fhc supcrfrial contents of the earth. and
hence made II very dissgreeshle 10 per.
amhulators: hut notwithstanding the
unfavorahle indications of rho day. the
teachers and friends of ~dn~a'icn con-
tinued 10 assemble. ill there was quite
q respectable representation.
The house was rallied 10 order. and
minutes Of former session road. A class
was then formed Of all teachers present,
and drilled IN tho following branches:
Orthouraphv. bv Prot. Cooper: read
ing Nv James Harris Gramm~r bv w.
H. KrnnaAy: Physiology. bv Prof
Smith: after which. Prof Cooper dis
rlaved his cioouence In the invcstigs-
ton of the Common School system. up-
on which he asserted. depends tho per-
petuitv. The prosperity, and felicity Of
American subjects.
This was prosecuted and confirmed
hv W IT, Kennadv. Recess was taken
till o'clock. ".
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Glass in Arithmetic was called bv
Prof Cooper. and although sometime
was devoted to this branch. the first
fundamental principle was barely dis
Patched
The class was drilled in Geography.
hy B. +. Harris lin Grammer, by Il. H.
Dolin.
Mr.. Harris next gave his method of
conducting n school. which was of some
interest To tho house. Mr.. Pirkle then
gave his method. aud propounded the
following questions
How can whispering be suppressed
in school.
The Secretary undertook TO snswer
this question bv saving he would us~
moral snasior as long as he deemed IL
eypedi-nf. Hnd then introduce the soak
in-systrm. which hc is certain will sup
prrss II II rightly applied as he has been
cxrrrimonting.
Pros Cooper w,s Of the opinion that
whispering is n privilege granted BY the
teacher. AMI that by proper care the
pnpils can be trained TO regard il IS
such: also that whispering NAV be ad-
missible IN school without being detri-
mental TO good order.
The President then arose and cor
cluhe9 the meeting bv giving his sx-
prrience. OF seventeen long wears in the
capacity Of = teacher: I'm which he stated
that he was formerly Of the opinion. that
the dinner horn was the sweetest audible
music. but hss recently concluded that
u ia surpassed hv the sibilstion Of four
or five sedentaries: aud in answer 10
the proposed question. he gave hia
method ofpreventing whispering. which
he termed the sosk -out-svstem. and
which he declared ercelled Mr.. Ken
nadv's soak k-in-svstem.
A resolution was passed. that copies
of tho minutes Of the day be furnished
the Editors Of the Jssper Courier and
Hnn'ingbnrg Signal. for publication.
On motion. the house adjourned to
meet here November goth. 1878.
l.. q. SMITH. President.
W. II. KESSADY, Secretary.
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FARMERS FRIEND /.
B. KUHNS'
LATEST IN PROVED
CIR AIM DRILL,
Broadcast Secdcr Combined
AHEAD OF ALL.

TT Is often the the soil all alike. conse-
i queniiy. the farmer would like different
quantities ~ grain according ID. Or less fertile
part Of Geld VITA the Farmers = lend Grain Drill
this can he done without loss of iu trouble. Bs
going over his h-id with our Driii. he without
stopping his horses at any time sci the nrl 20 drop
more or less grain with the greatest Of anf per
fse'on and When chsnsec will the desired
exactly The seed cups always in view Of III
arivsr which enables him TO once when tn
Hopper-hox empty
II IL iouhi. forc~d feed Drill Can be changed int
. brosdcast.r. No taken OF of x-wh.es ~ max
change in quantity 70 be seeded Distributes eveni'
on rough smooth. hilly or level land
Csn N- changed from one quantity 10 smother IN
nom snt. without stepping the tess. Will n
kinds OF seed with regularity. And any boy twel,s
years old manage this Drill II H. Impossible T.
make 4 w stake. fslDORR SCHUMACHER
Juae 2oth. 1873. Agent.