The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-08-21

The Elections ef 1874.
Here IL . brief abstract Of the elec-
tons which have thus far been held in
IS7li
New Hampsliire- Democratic Cover
nor and Democratic Legislature.
Connecticut - Democratic Governor.
Democratic Legislature and Democratic
United States Senator.
Oregon-Democratic Governor, Dem
ocratic State oflcers and Democratic
C0ngfessmep.
North Carolina seven Democratic
Congfessmeu out Of eight, large Demo
cratic majority In the Legislature and
Democratic State ticket.
Tennessee-Nesrft every county Dem
cratic.
Ditto Kentucky.
There has been bat one single defeat.
The manufacturing ffm Uf Brown &
Ives carried the State of Rhode Island
These elections are indicative of what
Us TO follow In the fall: Ohio, Indiana
Illinois, especially. will even do better
than the States which hate preceded
them In their vote.
Recest Discoveries IA mpeii.
One Of the most interesting features
Of the excavations in tl1ls buried city is
the discovery Of many bOmely domestic
articles, Of which we hsve couuterparts.
II Is astonishing how many things in
common tse now were In Bse then.
Here you will see almost every kitchen
utensil. portable cooking-stoves, jelly
cske and butter moIds in the imitation
of birds and flowers; pots, kettles,
crooks, dishes, cups and saucefs, spoons,
knives and forks, dippers, skimmers,
ssuce-pans. frying.pans, laufps, lamp
stands, fesh.hoOks, 5raxiers for charcoal.
In word. pretty much every kitchen,
dining-room, or chamber article found in
modern use entered into the economy Of
the daily life Of Roman antiquity. All
the articles Of . lsdy's toilet, including
ljeweiry Of all kinds, gold and silver or
naments, corals ard precious stoSes,
were found In the houses Of Pompeii.
Taken from the retail shops were sseel-
ysrds, balances, weights and measures.
From . doctors ol1ce was recovered Z
inill set or surgical instruments, isclud-
ling ''pc,ikinsS for oxlr1cting teeth, end
lsopsns for drilling holes IN The slrssll.
There is any number of shoemaker,
tailor, carpenter and blacksmith tools,
aud, indeed, implements Of almost eve
lry present mechanical operation. Ta-
ken altogether. the collection Of articles
taken from the dead city is . surprising
revelations to every one, showing that
1.-The aucieuts invented and perfected ten
thousand implements and articles of
common life which we still use with lit
tie improvement thereon. aud withou,
giving them credit therefor.
Perfectly Reckless.
II lFron The Detroit Free Press-l
There Was m old couple q the Central
depot yesterday, waiting to go through
to the west, and they seemed loving
enough until he went out smokinG {
fve-cent cigar and with his hat slantine
over his left ear. The wife looked al
him twice before she could recognize
him. and then opened her mouth and
said: -'what'd i tell ye, Philetus Rem.
lington, before we left New Jersey
Didn't say you'd 20 and make foo
OF yourself the first chance you got =
He tried to pacify her by saying that the
flsigar only cost FIVE cents, but she shout.
ed: "You teased and teased till let you
Ilgct your boots blacked; aud then you
wanted some soda water; and then you
bought some apples on the train and
here's another I've cents thrown away
IL all counts mp. and II you don't die
in the poor-housc then my name hsjSi
'ISary."
|" The indianapolis Journal IL stil
harping upon the resolution Of the Dem
lcrstic Convention, which declares that
lState tax Of five cents on the hundred
ldollsrs Is suficient TO pay the expense,
lof the State Government When all th,
resolutions are taken together, this 4
mot inconsistent The average expense
OF the State government are about $500.
loOC year. The same resolutions de
lclare that the expenses Of the govern
ment can be reduced to fifty per cent
without injury to the public service o,
the State. Now, five cents on each on,
hundred dollars will raise over eco. .0fU
and, il the expenses can he reduced. q
: the resolutions maintain, the tax of fv,
cents ON each one hundred dollars, vii
be more than enough to pay the expeu
ses Of the State government Our opin
ion is, that the resolution is light in say
ing that i've cents on each one hundre>
dollars will raise enough money TO pa,
the neoeoesry expenses Of the State. A
least, Il will be enough for two years, 70
the levy made by ile Republican Legis
: lainrc will leave enough tn pay the nee
r a.