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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-10
Odds and Ends.

a New York chemist a he can re-
duce boot legs to beefsteak. Some West
ern landlords have had ten years the start
OF him.
An exchange tells Of hoy who. being
told 10y hi. Latherto be up with the birds
selected the night hawk ~ the bird he pre-
ierred 10 be up with.
"A New Haven boy who stOlea twelve
cent watermelon was sentenced 10 three
months in Jail. The treasurer Of a life in
surancc company who stole $1,000. wasn't
cent anywhere.
The Icclanders are beginning 10 cmi-
crate quite extensively 10 the I nitcd States.
They arc said 10 resemble the Scotch in
appearance. and are a bright. clean and
Notwithstanding class Of people.
The editor Of the Huntsville, Mo.
Hsratd. pops the question in his paper in
this public fashion There's "a certain
girl in this town who can carry our smoke
house keys for life If sheM only say the
word
drinking aud smoking puts a good
deal Of money into the Treasury. From
July ]. 1872. 10 May /. 1873. the Govern
ment revenue from spirits OF all kinds mot
including beer was Sil.9Il 1876. and from
tobacco in IT, various forms. S~7,lI6.fl3.
~ Hartford man who had tarried late
Al a wine supper. found his wife waiting
hi return. in a high state of nervousness.
said she: = Here I've been waiting. and
rocking In the chair. TIL nv head spins
round Ike "A top" jess -. wife. where
I've been" responded he. Its in the
atmosphere"
A DOwagiac butcher takes the bones
out of hi. meat before selling il now. lie
had a dream the other night. in which he
found himself al the celestial gate. but
confronted by a mountain of bones. which
an attendant spirit said were what he had
sold 10 customers. and he must climb over
them If he would enter heaven.
Here j. a pleasant story Of the Rev.
Or. stone. the immediate predecessor in
the pulpit OF the Rev. Adirondack Muir
Dr. Stone. whose church was In Bos-
ton. resided in the beautiful suburb known
as Brooklinc. Fond of a good horse. and
owning a fine turnout. he was accustomed
To drive into town every sunday. and used
10 maintain that the ride gave freshness
and lifc to his ministrationS in the pulpit.
One stormy winter Sabbath morning he
overlook a respectfully dressed young wo-
man slowly plodding through the snowy
street. carefully holding under her closely
wrapped cloak what seemed 10 be- a baby.
The Doctor. always gallant. stopped his
horse. and politely offered to give her a
place in his comfortable sleigh. at the same
time mentioning his name and profession.
and adding that he admired the courage
and zeal which impellel her TO walk to
church with her baby on such a stormy
day. Slightly embarrassed. she still nc
his invitation. Let me take the
child till You get in" said the courteous
Thank you. sir said the
young woman. with a blush and a laugh.
. butts a pot If baked beans - The
accepted the situation. joined in
the laugh. and drove the good housewife
~ b.r nx,u Inar i
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Washoe Bedbngs.

For several days past the teachers and
pupils connected with the Gold Hill Pub
lie School have been very much embar-
ras~ed in their labors. owing 10 the fact
that the school rooms have been invaded
by an army Of bcdbugs. The bugs come
from an abandoned building situated n
short distance south Of the school-houSe.
HOries Of these pests. thirsting not for
knowledge. hut for blood. climb up the
window ill. and look about inquiringly.
~ III singling out some victim upon whom
10 commence an attack. For n time the
pupils kept tally upon their states of the
number each one had DESTROYED during
the ,lay. but this numerical calculation in
yOlycd too much labor and attention, and
had 10 be given up. Speaking of bcdbugs
reminds US ~ a good story told by a com
mercial traveller who stopped over night
at q log cabin in Missouri. lie was first
assigned n bed ON the floor of the cabin.
but the bc,lbugs made such a vigorous at
tack upon him that he retreafed to the loft
bv means of a ladder. just ~ he was
congratulating himself upon his escape
frem the enemy. he noticed 4 bcdbug Of
enormous size pc~rchedupon the top round
Of the ladder. Surveying the situation.
and spying the traveller stretched out on
the floor, this huge bug turned round to
hi companions and remarked, Come up.
boys. he's here."-God HUI Ncss.
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school and Church.

The whole school Boarlof Milwaukee
b.. been arraiglis-l for bribery and corrup-
ton.
Thirty churches. witha membership Of
2.lDO. are included in the Cedar Valley
Baptist Association.
The Rev. III. W Thomas. a Methodist
minister. preached the funeral sermon 81
the dead hilliarii,t. John Coon. al thicago.
recently. Ia the course Of which h. said /:
Gambling in billiards. or ia any other
way. j. wrong. though ! think il j. les
wrong to gamble in billiards than in grain
or gold"
Miss Emma :. Eastman. of Worcester.
Mass. j. the last graduate II Cornell
When she first entered. she was not necog-
uizel by the trustees a. a member Of tire
University. Although she attended lee
lures. she could not nscite. ami was not al
lowed IN pay her tuition - a member
But gradually the rel tape ioo-ened. n
she has completed her cour~e ia science
with high honor-. She may. then. D. con-
sidcrcl the true pioneer in co-zlucaiion al
Cornell.
"A forthcoming volume If Chevalier
Ernst Bunsen. GA Tire Chronology Of the
Bible" which l. issued simultaneously.
not only on both sides Of the Atlantic. hut
IL four of the leading languages Of E.u-
rOpe-English. French. German. and ltal-
ian-will present some features Of extra
ordinary interest. One Of the most start
ling. and on the whole the most novel. Of
IL ecccntricities will be the calculation
which assigns 10 Christ the . Of forty
nine years az the time Of Iii, crucifiNion.
an event which. according To this theory.
took place in the year - Of the common
era.
The Rev. DIR. Fowler. President Of the
Northwestern University. has nO notion
that his daughter >hall b. entrappcd in the
net Of the fowler. In a recent ~ermon on
the occasion Of LAYING the cornerstone Of
the South Evanston VI. +. Church. be
commended the idea II having a basement
and parlors in the church for social pur-
poses. In answer Ia the objection that
boys and girls would de- their sparkling ia
The chur,ii. the doctor said: Il say.
Amen. | have 4 daughter whom | cherish
d,arer than the apple of my eye. When
ne i ~ suitable ~. ! had rather my
daughter would H. couried in the house Of
tod than in a thcatcr.-
The Massachusetts, Commissioner oi
Education slys that the diseases incurred
during school life prepare many victims
Tor lingering illness ia later life. Many
Troublesome complaints not Of a percepfi-
bly Fatal character are contracted in school.
Headache. bleeding AT the nose. diseases 81
me eve and spine. affection 1T the hrOn-
chial tubes and lungs. and other com
plants. are induced or aggravated by the
collection Of numerous Children in school
under u~nfavorahlc conditions a. To veniila-
uon, light. heat. cleanliness. and exercise.
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must have cqualed eve tts gliticring COS
hume or the Shah.
The attempt 10 recover the treasure
Lost ON hoas1l The spanish ship LOcgiia,
wrecked on the coast OF Ecuador IN 1902.
has failed. and the joint stock company
organized for the purpose Ia san Francisco
has lust been closed BIZ the by
The Stockholders ~ 500 a share Ia close
on the debts of the concern. The LOcadia
had from four 10 live millions OF silver dol
lar, on board when She sunk. but only
SG0.OOO worth was recovered. and many
Of the coins Were worn almost out by cor
ro.iOn aud the action Of the sea water.
The loss In the enterprise j, about SsO.OrO
AT One time the stock was worth over 200
per cent.
"A very curious incident recently tram
spired IN Canada. \ Mr.. Cameron ONE
years ago returned from India, bringing
with him "A coffin containing the remains
Of his wife and child. who had died In that
far country during his sojoum there.
They were inferred in the burying-grOund
near his home. The ever-busy tongue OF
SANDER, however. made him it, victim.
anda story got abroad a short Time since
that he had merely brought home a coffin
filed with clay. and that he had sold his
wife TO an Indian chief for a gold chain.
The ncighbOring Canucks were Inclined To
credit the prcpo,icrous yarn. and things
wcr. becoming uncomfortable for poor
Mr.. Cameron. He Therefore gave out that
on a certain day the grave would be pub
Idly opened and the contents of the coffin
would puI to shame the ruthless detractors
OF his fair fame. Al the appointed time a
large concOur>e Of people came together.
and the cOrp~cs were exhumed. They had
been tcnderiy embalmed and We're in an
excellent state Of preservation. The fea-
lures ~ Mrs. Cameron were 80 little affect
ed by their long stay Of ten years under
ground that they were al ono recognized
by those who had known her in life. This
proceeding quietedthe tale-bearersa and vim
dicatcd the good name OF the husband and
who had borne his beloved dead 30
many thousands Of miles over the sea In
that they might still be near him.
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ITEMS OF
Personal and Literary.

Father Burke will return 20 America
ia $50.
"A. a. stewart viii leave Howard Uni
yer-ity. il ], said. a legacy Of S~l.vcu,u1p.
Prof. Agassiz desires 10 throw open IA
women an the educational Institutions ami
facilities under hi- control.
-Mi-. Annie L%iPpincoii, ? daughter 81
.Grtoe Greenwood" made her debut ON
tls- lyric stage NJ I'cwagiac. Mich, 4 short
time since.
Over 1900 copies of Little Women
were sold IN England during the last hall
az 1872. over here they gladly give them
selves away 10 big men.
Mr.. Helon Cone has presented 10 the
town OF East Hladdam. Connecticut. the
.nm of ten thousand dollars. 10 b. usei by
inaigcnt and worthy young men wishing
10 start business in The town.
Mrs. sarah y. Hale. The editor Of
Godev's La9ys Boob. + eighty-five years
I'D. still vigorous IN body and in mind.
Her maiden name was sarah .Iosepha
Buell.. She has been "A widow ever ince
l,32.
The Rev. Charles kingsley. the bril-
lint and popular English author. will visit
til country soon after Christmas. He
does not come - make money a. a lee
tfrcr. but. a. he writes. Ito spend a Few
months In seeing with my OWL eyes your
wonderful country and people
"A certain reverend gentleman thinks
that literary women should not marry.
Mrs. Hemnls. Mrs. ~Sigourney. Mr.. Nor
ton. Mr.. Fanny komble Butler. all had
domestic iniclicity. Hannah Moore. Mis-
EdgeW0r1h. Miss Sedgwick. Alice and
Phubc cary. Louise Alcott. Elizabeth
Phelps. Whose book made the world bet
ter than they found il. did We'll To remain
single.
1t i currently reported IN Salt Lake
City that George q. Cannon. the Mormon
delegate 70 Congress. has secretly OBJ
tanned diyorsrS from all time of hiswiycs.
He las taken the step Ia avoid trouble next
winter in being admitted Ia a seat IN the
House OF Representatives. il having been
understood that an effort would BE- made
10 keep him Out on the ground tlat he l. a
polygami,t.
Miss Mary Campbell. Of Avondale.
OHIO. during a stay 81 thnee months a.
Pitt.burghi last spring. vi~iteithe jail every
SUNDAY afternoon and directed the musical
cNerrises. She s.lg finely. and "a de-
lighted the prisoners that they presented
10 her a silver goblet. inscribed. Pre-
~entcd bA those Wnforiunaies Who's suiitr-
ings ,he has ailcyialcd ly her Inspiring
song, and unselfi,h kindness.
james Freeman Clarke. 81 Boston.
tel, a eool story of what q Western farm
cr thought OF Emcr~on'> ability n "A l'~-
tnrer. The farmer was on the lyceum
committee ~ hi- town.. Mr.. Clarke asked
linn what lecturers they hadhearl before
the lyccum. He named several. and.
Emerson" Mr. Clarke asked him how
they liked him. WELL said sle, = we
had him last winter. and. though he VA.
pretty dull. he seemed 10 have a good
many good ideas. and - We thought we
ought 10 encourage him. and We have in
viiei him 10 come again this winter. -
Cincinnati Commercial. d
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The Richest President.

We presume that AT the close Of Grants
Presidency he will be the richest man who
ever left the White House. Both Of the
AdamSes had "A small fortune at the time Of
their election Van Buren, and Polk were
well OF: Taylor had q plantation; Pierce
had "A piece of land Buchanan had some
productive investments Lincoln andJohn-
son had but small show Of worldly goods.
Grant is already richer that the richest of
them, and very much richer than the most
Of them. His houses, lands. personal
property. stocks. bonds. etc. represent a
great deal Of money. There is mo- doubt
that in 1876 he Will be very much richer
than he l. now. At the beginning of the
rebellion he hadn't "A dollar in the world,
and couldn't pay his debts in Galena.-Gn-
csanqff Commercial.
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Foreign Notes.

The debt 81 the city Of Paris now
amounts To SS3t.s0.E1. involving an an
nual expenditure of interest and sinking
fund Of IS.Oo0.ro.
-Berlin proposes 10 raise a monument
10 the memory ~ Captain Wilhelm. the
author of the 4" W acht am Rhein." They
call him a " hole division Of the German
army.
The soil Of ireland having been found
To o.. peculiarly adapted To beet culture. q
company has been organized IN Dublin for
the manufacture OF lect-rOot sugar on a
large scale.
The British Government has decided
on DESTROYING the Ashantsss. BY Deem
tn troops will b. ready to take the
field. Fiftcen hundred additional Euro
pecan soldiers will bc placed AZ the head Of
the existing force. After the Ashautee
array haS ttcn defeated a rapid march will
D. male uponthe Capital COomas-ie. which
j. 10 D. destroyed.
An English farmer was lately tinctl.
with cnstS. for getting in hay on sunday.
He pleals-l the ficklcncS> NJ the weather.
anil the fact that railway and coal compa-
mics compelled SUNDAY labor. The papers
asll the iict that the Prince Of Wales chose
a sunday 10 set of in the royal yacht
from Cowe> TO IIolyhead. where he Wa
to open a bryakwater.
An important change in the wearing
apparel of the king Of DalOmey j. report
~. SEATED on his throne. he received a
scientific commission. not long ago. his
buzIy prOfuSly decorated with the blue.
gold and green labels which hail been care
fully peeled from tie medicine bottles
brought bv Europeans into his dOminions.
In such a gliltering garh the .Airican prince
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-PottsNille. Pa. claims 10 h.. the first
spot where iron wa, made In this country.
The Patrons 81 Hu-bandry have or
ganizei q WOODEN Factory Association al
Dakota, Iowa. with S1.pJ capital.
The new blacksmith shop al the Rock
Island H. Arsenal j. the largest one in
the Uhiteyi States. il not in the world. II
j. built Of stone and iron. has a frontage
~ TWO hundred and ten i,rrt on the main
avenue. with two wings each thru hun
dn-d and iifty ieet hong aTl sixty feet
wide.
-Georgia has s7.G03 SpindleS in opera
ton. of which Columbus monopoliZe, b.
uo1 Alabama has y .0yi spindlcS. Georgia
has Sj.E3.25 invested ia cotton manuiac-
tures. and Alabama but SSH 90 in the
same manufactures.
Mining Interests arc awakening. The
Muqing Ga-effe. Of salt Lake CITY. reports
the discovery II an immense cave in the
Fuller mine. 81 Little Cottonwood. TWEEN
iy-iive feet deep. exposing large deposits
Of mineral. There i much excitement
over the matter.
Some iiea Of the mining activity In
Nevada may De formed from Ihe fact that
the United STATES mint AZ Carson j. coming
about a million dollars a month. The
opinion of the beSf judge J.. that the min
cfal wealth 81 Nevada cannot =. compare
lively estimated.
An American Invention T. now in Use
in England for sewing the >olc- 81 boots
or shoes. The machine may be worked
by hand or steam. and moi only sew the
>Ole> of three hunlral Isiir> 81 shoes in q
day. hut does The work l-tier than IL can
D. done by hand and Registers the number
81 pair> sewn. The operators Tay one
cent I~-r one hundred stitches to the owner
Of the patent a. a royalty for IL use.
The progress in manufacturing hari-
ware IN America ha, advanced - rapidly
and effectively that foreign articles arr now
out Of the market. with the eNccQ-
ton of a few Sp~-cialtie> such a. fine cutlery
and some small tools. Further than this.
only j. the importation If foreign
hardware nearly ceased. but the cNIrorfa-
ton 81 railway fa>teniug-. locks. springs.
curry-romb-. tin wau->. ami edge toOl>.
and other similar articles Ia. already COM
menc-l. and now seriously compete IN
sheffield and Birmingham with their own
manufactures.
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Il Chicago cngraver. j. T.. Smith by
name. cat his throat a Few day ago.
Mr.. Hudson. 4 =. Loui. woman. was
badly ~corchei recently while kindling .
kerosene inc.
IL. g.. Curtis. a prominent business
man of Maverly. Iowa. committed suicide
by cutting his throat. Cause. financial en-
harrissment.
Il woman'- belt. with one Of those
heavy buckles now worn. was the ugly
weapon with which a lady in Alabama
lately thrl>hed and severely cut a go~-
slipping man who had asper-cd her rcpu-
iaiion.
Nelson Erickson was picking cram
berrie- near Anaka. Mimi. when a neigh
Dor. james Mahany. came along. and i'm
agiuing he saw a deer. gave Erickson a
fnll charge Of buckshot. II j. not thought
that the wounded man will survive.
AT Goshen. Ind. a few DAYS ago. 4
~~cven-year old son u Jacob Robinson took
advantage 81 hi mothers temporary alb
>enoe from the house. 10 pour some kero-
~ene on the fire. doubtless initiating the
example II hi elders. An explosion fol-
lowed. and the poor little fellow was
burned 80 severely that M died.
Il rsLhot seroliie came whizzing
down through the trees ar Mary~ville. Cal.
recently. burying itself eight feet d,-p IN
the ground. II weighed twelve pounds.
and was 80 hot even after an h0ur lEIsi
lEen spent in digging il up that il - fir
10 the cart IN which il was being conveyed
10 the town.
While riding near Indianola. Iowa. ~
Gently. Jap 'ochranc was suddenly cOn
fronfs-i hy two men. one ~ whom SeiZ.si
Ii - rrsIf. ta-I-.w. amauM. Ill u~r
NAL a cui with hiS whip. which caused il
u spring forward and secure IT, release
from the man. and then hit the other fci-
low 4 blow on Tee head. But just here q
revolver commenced talking and Coehrane
surrendered hiS pockctbOok. and a triic,
was declared.
a citizen Of Fort WAYNE. Ind.. at
tempted the other night % leave the city
with hi n,ighbor'> wife. The two wen
proossiing toward the depot when they
were ovcrfaken by the injured husband
and two II hi friends. who attacked the
man and h-at him severely. and then fin4l
two or fhr,z shots az him With "A revolver.
Tie was wounded. hut tn woman attended
to him and the two departed % the first
train.
AT a camp meeting N Middletown.
Lake county. California. a lady. while mn
der great excitement. and while clappiug
her hands. declared >hc wanted a. dc then
and there. Her wish wa granted. for ~hc
almost instantly fell hack ami dicd in few
minutc-. The excitement was more than
her delicate frame could har.
At Memsha. Wis. Luciu. Clapp. who
had been watching a sick child al night.
went 10 the pantry and poured ont what
h. supposed to - a drink IT brandy. He
hastily swallowed IL. and finding that BE-
had male a mistake. asked hi> wife what
Wa in the bottle. She neplh7l %clrf-1lic
acid when. with the woni- ann poi-
soncl. Mr.. ClaFp threw his arms round
hi> wife-s neek. went into cOnvulsiOns. and
IN two minutes Was dead.
Il son Of Fenwick anderson. II East
Grove. H.. was amu-ing8 n>elf whipping
the t~umhliug-rpl Of a tlnshiug machine
with a strap which WIS looped around hi,
wrist. suddenly the strap was caught
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school furniture 3. responsible also for
much curvature at the spine and short
sight.
By recently published Statistic al the
Presbyterian rhurrhcs. North and south.
II seems that the >unday--clOol attendance
a. the south ! considerably smaller III pro-
portion 10 the ehurch membership than at
the North. The Northern chunrhcs show
4s2.u-3 COMMITMENTS and Sumday-schoOl
membership of f>1.sG3. while the Southern
churches -h0w a >undhy-chOol member
ship 81 only 5l.7lO. with an aggregate al
$500 church communicates. The North
cm churches average q Sunday-,chool
membership ~ one hundred each. The
Southern average j. thirty-iour TO each
>nnday-school.
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\ FARMER near Chicago. who has n fine
patch OF melons by the roadside. has this
almonitory sign chalked out and put up
co~nspicuously In the patch Boys. don't
take these melons, for they are green, and
God secs Won"
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Dir. CHARLES +. DRAPER. Of Newark,
\. j.. i the recipient of a handsome fee.
In 1870 he attended a Frenchman in Cali
fornia during n slight Illness. who now has
wnled the docror all his property-S2Jo,-
900.
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The stage between Silver City and
Winncinucca. Nevada. was robbed one
day recently by three masked men. Col.
Moore. Of the u. ;. Amy. ~paylnaster.
was also robbed. The amount obtained is
not stated.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-05-15
kls@gl(|!lleihttueI1
EDITORS HERALD AND TRIBUNE:

EbiToRs HERALD AND TRIBUNE:
On the evening of the 5th. inst, left
town for a trip to the country, in Ooms
pany with Mr.. w. s. Whelock, of Chero.
kee, and Mr.. Samuel Bains. who lives
about eight miles Eorth of Jonesboro'.
Sam was for some time Sheriff of Wash
ington County, and no man in it has more
friends than he has. We had the pleasure
of spending tho night Of the 9th. with
him and after ride Of eight miles, if We
were not quite as modest and moderate
at the table as strange should have been,
it must be attributed to the large light
biscuit made of snow white -four, the
nice ham and honey, with the many other
good things they had to eat, that to,on folks
dJn'tget every day. Sam suffered a good
deal by the war, but he bears his losses
cheeriully. He says he thought at the
time he was right and as the thing is all
over now he has ro time to spend in de-
terminipg the question, He has about
one hundred acres Of the b st grass an0
about the same amount Of the best up
land wheat to be found in the county.
On the morning of the 9th. we contin,
ueo our course inso the lower end Of
Sullivan County. somo 10 miles north Of
Jonesboro'. We met a goodly number
of the citizens Of Washington and Sullivan
counties, and having an eye to the con.
dition Of prOsE ects of the county, we are
pretty well prepared to report. The
wheat on tho rich land and that which has
been mauured, looks well. Perhaps bet
ter than usual, willis that on the poor
land is very thin OH the ground and does
not promise large yield. Upon the
whole the wheat crop is not unpromising.
Notwithstanding the backwardness Of
the spring, the farmers are planting large
crops of corn and putting it in we'll.
am glad to report that the fruit crop
is by no means failure. Ibid not travel
the same road going from and returning
to town, aud may safely say that mole
than one half the peach trees on this route
are loaded with peaches as large as peas.
What may be the effect Of the cold weath~
er on them yet caunot tell. The apple
bloom seems to have been very partla'
one yet find more or less apples in
every orchard.
Now, Messrs. Editors, if my trip to the
country, as related, does not tempt you to
90 out on a recruiting expedition and
you have no business, just send me.
PARTIALLY RECRUITED.
Joncsboro'. May z, 1873.