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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-09
school and Church.


Berlin has 100000 less inhabitants
than New York; the American metro
polls has 40 places of worship and the
German 90.
Lieut.. Schenck, detailed from the Uni
ted states army for the purpose, will teach
military tactics Ia the State University at
Iowa City.
Its proposed 10 introduce the Kinder
garten system into the public schools of
Milwaukee. The school census of this year
shows a vast increase over that OF last year,
being no less than 4, 52i, an increase of fully
fifteen per cent.
According to recently published Ia
BILE the following l. the cost of education
per pupil In some of our larger cities: Bos-
ton, S45.1g: 81. Louis. S.S3 80; Cincinnati,
S2S.03: New Haven. SIS. lG; Columbus,
S22.0s; Baltimore, Sl7.jl; Buffalo, SIS
As; Pittsburg. SIS. 80; San Francisco, S20.-
o. (gold; Syracuse, Sl5.s9; Rochester.
Sl3.59: Providence. Sl5.s3; New York
City. sli-T; Cleveland, S2O.O5; Utica,
s2f93.
-Presbyterians, whether ministers or
laymen. whoexpect to b. passing over the
Pacific Railroad about the the 18th Of De-
tober, are invited TO remain over at salt
Lake City on that date and help celebrate
the dedication of the first Presbyterian
church there. Methodists. Epicopalians,
and COngregationalists, we believe. have
already made a start In that peculiar city.
To settle the Westinghouse question
at Poysippi, Wis. lately a subscription
was raised, each dollar representing one
vote; then all assembled and cast their
ballots according to UNCONVENTIONAL pref
erence. A large majority was for a Pill
grim House (Congregational). which well
satisfied the rest. The Church has a neat
house Of worship. recently dedicated. and
the whole enterprise Is a marked success.
AT the January Term of the Supreme
Court OF Wisconsin was argued. and short
~ after decided. a case OF great interest, in
yolying the absolute control of parents
over the education OF their children. Ii Is
the law OF Wisconsin. as laid down by the
court, that the parent has the privilege OF
limiting and naming the studies his chill
dren shall pursue in the public school. i'm
plicitly subject to the Limitation that he
shall designate such studies as are taught
IN the school. The opinion was delivered
by Judge Cole.
English Methodism contributed hun
dred thousand dollars per month last year
for the erection OF chapels. school-houses,
and parsonages. Its annual conference AT
West Cornwall in July. where six hun
dred preachers gathered. was grand occa-
sion: American Methodists were repre-
sented by Bishop Harris Rev. MIR. Pun
shon presided; gratifying reports were
read. and luncheon provided daily for
all, TO say nothing of free passes and spe-
cial trains on the railways for fifty miles
around
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-09

sung bar. Large orders for ammunition
have been received in Hong Kong, and the
Chinese have purchased their first IRON
clad in Denmark. A malignant form Of
fever has broken out in the Japanese
camps in Formosa. The Japanese have a
fine fleet of iron-clads, and their navy Is
far superior to that of the Chinese but in
a prolonged war on land the immense
population of China would enable her TO
become victorious. provided the Western
powers did not aid Japan.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-09
Science and Industry.

There was cucumber on exhibition
at the Linn county, Iowa. fair which mea-
sured five feet and one inch in length.
Randolph, Mass, has n shoestring
mandatory which turns out annually
$4,000 worth OF those useful but not very
costly articles.
DC. Benton. of Quincy, H., sold 81 300
worth OF grapes from two acres Of ground
this season. His sales were all made at
two and half cents per pound.
S. :. Gray. of Ada county, Idaho. has
raised nineteen acres of Australian wheat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-09
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Per-onnI md Liternry.

Personal and Literary.
Charles Swain, the English poet, died
recently, aged forty-six.
John Mitchell Is announced to return
to New York early In October.
-Guizot's age was eighty-seven. Some
idea Of the span of his life may be gained
from the fact that he published an edition
OF Gibbons Rome IN French in 1910.
The Literary World does not like the
name Of Whittier's new volume. IL says
'..Hazel Blossoms strikes Us as far too
girlish title for the verses of the Quaker
poet
DIR. f. V. Hayden has named a newly
discovered mountain in Colorado, 1900
feet high, after Chief-J Justice DAILY. of New
York, president of the American Geo
graphical Society.
Judah Il. Benjamin, according TO a
letter from Colonel Forney. i'm London,
has acquired law practice worth $4,000
a year. He has had greater professional
success than any foreigner who ever prac-
ticed in the English courts.
Gen. Sherman has written a memoir
of events of the late war for publication
after his death, with the exception of the
last chapter, which. comprising his opin-
ions on useful military lessons derived
thercfrom, is published in the Army and
Nary Journal.
LADY THORNTON, wife Of the English
Minister at Washington. has been SO i'll in
England that. in the opinion of her ply
sicians, it will not be pru lent for her TO
risk crossing the Atlantic Ocean this year.
She will, therefore, not return 10 the Uni
ted States until next summer.
ANDREW JOHNSON has close friend
named Graham, like himself. a tailor. and
born i'm North Carolina. Graham went
TO Middle Tennessee many years ago, car
rying his worldly goods in pack. He
made money as tailor. strove for wealth
while Andy strove for office, and Is now
the richest man in Middle Tennessee.
ALL of the vast estate which Mr.. James
Lick has given for the public benefit in
San Francisco will be Offered for sale at
auction In that city on the 18th Of Novem-
Der Mr.. Lick j. hale and hearty vet. and
may be- present at the Inauguration OF the
great public enterprises which he has
planned, and to which he has given all his
wealth.
An Augusta (Me.) letter says that Speak
er Blaine has OF late been giving consider
able attention to bodily exercise. On a
pleasant day he may be seen in his yard,
hat. coat and vest off, swinging huge
dumb-bells aud clubs, and is out for long
walk when everybody else Is sound asleep.
OF course some one has remarked that this
is his training for the Presidential CAM
paign.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-09
Haps and Mishaps.

james Farrell, aged 10. was struck by
lightning while wheeling some wood, and
instantly killed, at ST. Joseph, Mo-, the
other day.
AT Mount Pleasant. Iowa. recently, a
heavy balance-wheel tipped over and
crushed To death little son of Prof. Whee-
Ter Of the Wesleyan University.
A three-year-old child of John Hand
ly, a Wayne county. Iowa, farmer, was
bitten by a rattlesnake few days since,
and died in twelve hours.
Mr.. Casper Steffin, wealthy German
and large farmer, who lived near Stefns-
willie in Lewis county. Mo-. was killed by
a kick from mule few days ago.
Henry Herstmeyer, gardener living
near Lockland. Ohio, the other night
found two men robbing his fruit orchard.
and shot and instantly killed John Will
liams, one of them. He says he did not
aim at either man, but meant only TO
brighten them.
AT Vicksburg. Miss, a few days ago,
Alderman ID. T.. Ryan. Thomas Donovan.
and Mr.. Smith, plasterer. were suffocated
by foul air in an old cistern, which they were
repairing. Smith entered first; not hear
ing from him. Ryan entered not hearing
from Ryan. Donovan entered TO see what
was the matter. a negro gave the alarm,
but all were dead before they could be
taken from the cistern.
A few days since a man named Sal
mond. supposed 10 be a resident of Brant-
ford, Ont. arrived nj Clifton, and engaged
hack TO take him TO Table Rock. He
there handed the driver an envelope with
his address. two dollars, and letter adj
dressed to Mr.. Robinson, banker at Brant-
ford.requesting the letter to he mailed, after
which he suddenly walked into the rapids
and was carried over Niagara Falls.
AT Brighton. near Rochester, N. Y. a
precocious little fellow aged about five
years, son of Lucas Seitz, got up early the
other morniI z and mixed himself drink
it is supposed In imitation of his elders)
composed of whisky, sugar and water.
He was first heard at the well getting a
drink OF water, and afterward was heard
at the sugar-bowl in the pantry, where he
took about half cupful Of whisky The
liquor soon took effect and he went TO bed
and soon fell asleep. About O'Clock the
poor child was taken with vomiting, and
about noon with spasms, and at O'Clock
the next morning he died. An inquest
was held and the physician gave il Us his
opinion that death had resulted from,co
gestion of the brain. caused by a large
dose of whisky. A verdict was therefore
rendered in accordance with the facts as
stated above.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-09

An Albany Methodist girl forces piety
upon her lover by making lin say the
Lords Prayer every time he kisses her.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-09

on sage-brush land. which Is said TO be- the
finest In the Territory. Don't talk OF
" the Great American Desert" any more.
1t Is noted as a singular fact that while
the sources Of the supply Of quicksilver
are multiplying with Unprecedented ra-
pidity. therc Is no reduction in the price Of
the article. The ore Is a monopoly.
An extensive business Is doing at hit
te:y, Me-. in collecting and bleaching sea
moss, which Is In great demand among
brewers for the purpose OF settling ale.
Ii Is said TO be most profitable industry.
"A recent shipment of Chevalier bar
ley from California 10 England realized
higher figure than the same variety Eng
lish grown. Ii il understood that English
brewers are endeavoring TO buy large
quantities of IL.
The attemptto export young American
shad 10 Germany for stocking the rivers,
has proved a failure. Although abundant
ly supplied with fresh Croton water, all OF
the hundred thousand fish died of starva-
ton before the end of the journey.
The Troy New York; ice companies
have a surplus stock of 10000 tons Jeff on
their hands, the high price demanded
during the past summer having made the
people extraordinarily careful and economi-
cal In the use Of the costly article.
The hay in some parts of Iowa is so
very abundant and cheap that il has been
found more economical as fuel for steam
purposes than peat or any other substance.
One enterprising inventor writes to
know If he can obtain patent for the idea
Of using hay for fuel in steam boilers. lie
thinks it new in the annals of steam en-
gineering to use hay for firing. ia
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05

classes of the community were better
acquainted than they are with the power
they possess of stamping out a disease
like scarlatina by uniform and sys-
tematic method of procedure. The suf-
ferer should be isolated at once,
his clothes disinfected by dry heat
in an oven, or by being boiled,
or disinfected by chemicals and afterward
washed and freely exposed to the air
The measures advocated by DR.. William
BUdd have the merit of being founded on
a definite knowledge of the object in
view and of practical way of attaining
it. The oiling of the patients whole
body, the provision of receptacles con-
tanning disinfeciants in the sick-room for
everything which comes from the patient,
or which he has used, the employment of
disinfectants by the attendants for wash
ing their hands; the use, in short, of the
most scrupulous cleanliness-the cOnfine-
ment of the patient to bed until the proc
ess of desquamation has been completed
and the use of warm baths during and
subsequent to that process are all such
definite and common-sense measures that
no one should fail to pursue them. All
books supplied to patients during their
illness should be of a cheap kind in paper
covers, so that they may, together with
any toys used by them, be afterward
burned. We think the plan suggested by
the Health Officer at Liverpool very
good one for adoption, viz: That any
medical man in attendance on a case of
scarlatina should report the circumstance,
when the clothes and room would be dis
infected by proper officers at the public
expense.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05
A Philadelphia House.

IF anybody in Danbury is looking out
for lodgings in Philadelphia to be occu-
pied during the centennial exhibition l
would advise him to hunt up the place
mentioned in the following advertise
ment, which cut from a Philadelphia
paper:
The upper part of house to let containing
three rooms, a cellar kitchen and a back yard.
recommend this place because can
imagine nothing more interesting than a
cellar on the third floor and back yard
which can be reached only through the
fourth story window. l am going round
to see that house the next time l visit
Philadelphia, SO that l can grasp the
phenomenon better. l suppose they
have the garnet about eighty feet below
the front pavement. The only explana-
tion of the mystery that occurs 10 me is
that somebody has turned the house up
side down and it stood upon its roof,
while the back yard, having adhered to
the foundation wall, remains suspended
in the air. 1t is going to be very enter
tanning to the hired girls no have to hang
out the wash on the under side of that
yard. They had better practice for a
while on the flying Adeler,
in Da1tburU Ntaps
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05
How to Limit the Spread OF Scarlatina.

AT the present time, says the London
Lancet, there is a considerable amount of
zymotic disease prevalent, and we have
been visited with Il severe epidemic of
scarlatina, which, however, is sensibly
abating. There is no more infectious
malady than this, and very few, if any,
more dangerous or more likely to Grip
pie young life by its immediate and
remote effects on the health. The
poison is, as every one knows, of very
subtle and infectious character, and
there is no reason-at least no valid
reason-for supposing that scarlatina
arises spontaneously, although its occa-
sional development and recurrence as an
epidemic are vastly influenced by GER
tain conditions over which we can eXer-
else no control, and about which our
knowledge is relatively inexact. OF one
thing, however, we are well assured,
namely. that our efforts must be directed
to limiting the spread of the infection by a
rigid system of inspection, isolation, and
disinfection. A youth returns to a
school with the disease ON him in IA
slight and unsupported form, or ready to
manifest itself, or when apparently quite
recovered from an attack. Once scar
latina is introduced in this way, unless
it be speedily detected and the
proper measures at once adopted. the
results are very disastrous. The authori-
ties at most of our large schools are SO
well aware of the fact that great care is
| taken to guard against these occurrences,
or to detect and meet them as soon as
possible. 1t is to be feared, however,
now that education is compulsory, that
much unsupported evil arises from this
source in the large schools of our towns
and cities. 1t has been observed, and
not without good deal of cogency, that
while we take every precauiion for the
educational inspection of schools. and
| for securing due amount of cubic space
and ventilation for the pupils, we take
none for their medical inspection, for the
! detection and immediate separation OF
| cases of infectious fevers. In large day
shoots it would probably be impractical
bic to secure thoroughly efficient sys-
ten OF medical inspection, in conse
quence of the frequency OF inspection
/ and the number of Inspectors that would
be required. But We could wish that all
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05
The Evenings Ahead.

HE cream of the year is to be skinned
from its long and tranquil evenings,
which begin now at an earlier hour every
day. To such as dwell in the country
the contrast is striking one between the
outdoor life of summer and the indoor
enjoyments and attractions of winter.
The evenings that are coming, that are,
in fact, of notable length already, are too
precious TO be squandered in stores and
shops indulging ia tickle gossip and list
less conversation. Put to the right use,
they are more than gold and silver to
any one. In the first place, some sort of
systematic reading of a studious charac.
ter ought to be attempted, not extended,
but brief, and such as one is confident he
can master. There are but few supreme
minds in literature. and if any of them
were made the close companion of a win
ter, the influence on the life ever after
ward would be too plain to be denied.
People do not go along through life with
out impressions from outside; they have
II choice of what those impressions shall
be and whence they shall be derived, and
if they prefer not to exercise it they SIM
ply surrender themselves to such as come
and command their attention. A mind
already preoccupied with sentiments and
reflections of its own preference obvi
ously possesses the power to great de-
gree to forbid the intrusions of influences
which are worthless or positively inju
riOuS.
Because the farmer labors and grows
weary with his work, but not more than
the mechanic does, he too readily sur
renders himself to the habit of thinking
| that his mind is tired, too, and requires
rest with his body. The truth is, how.
| ever, that the mind never becomes tired
! ii is the body that does that, and then is
apt to drag down its tenant to its OWL
| level but to much greater extent than
! is generally supposed the mind is capa
BILE, with repeated eXertions, of relieving
physical lassitude and helping the body
to recuperate without falling into forget
| fulness.
| 1t is very true that book cannot be
studied when the one porting over it is
| inclined to drowsiness. but possibly
lighter suppers and earlier ones, with
perhaps brief stretch on the lounge
would help tighten the physical burden
and give the mind fair play. An exciting
book can keep sleepy person awake
and the habitual exercise of the vii
over such as do not wholly appeal tc the
imagination might produce an equa
effect II is IN the individual, after all
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05
Selected sHiseelza,w.
GR4NDPES sOLILOQUY.

Ir wasn't so when I was young,
Weused plain language then;
We didn't speak of :. them galoots,"
When meaning boys or men
When speaking Of the nice hand-write
OF jos or Tom or Bill,
We did IL plain-we didn't say,
He slings nasty quill.
Then. when We met good old friend
We hadn't lately seen.
We greeted him-but didnt say,
Hello, you old sardine.'
Tie boys got mad sometimes and ut;
We spoke OF kicks and blows.
But now they ~wh OK him in the snoot-
And paste him on the nose."
Once, when a youth was turned away
From her he held most dear.
He walked of on his feet-but now
He "crawis OF on his ear"
We used to dance when I WAS young.
And used TO call it so;
But now they don't they only e sling
The IL ht fantastic toe.
or death we spoke in Language plain
But Ia these days ouc doesn's die
He passes in his checks
We praised a man of common sense;
His Judgments good. We said;
But no~ they cay: We'll, that old plum
Has got q level head.
It's rather sad the children now
Arc learning all such talk;
They've learned TO chin instead Of chat,
And "walts" instead u walk.
To little H1rfy yesserday-
Ny grandchild, aged two
said. = You love grAndpa.' said he:
--You bet your boots do"
The children bowed to strangers once;
IL il NO longer So
The little giris, well as boys,
Now greet you with -hello.
Oh. give me back the good old days,
When both the old and young
Conversed in plain, old fashieucd words,
And rlavg Was never slang.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05
Our z'oys and 9irls.
PLAYfTG BEdR.
NO. 40.

On. what funny little bear.
Here he comes, mouth open wide;
He has four teeth, 1 do declare!
Let me find place to hide.
OH, what 3 eunHing little bear
See him stand up on two ieet'
Now he il looking ev ry.ICrs
All! he spies out my retreat.
oh, what n savage little bear.
How he pounces On The rug!
lie ~iu bite and pull out hair.
But do Lot luind his hug.
Oh, what funny little bear!
Barnum has none half So funny;
For raw meat he does not care.
But he il fond of bread and honey.
Oh, what a darling little bear.
He IL only one year old;
He has blue eyes and yellow hair.
And he's worth his weight in gold.
oh, what sleepy little bear!
Let me kiss his rosy feet.
oh. what a rolly-polly bear,
He Is good enough TO eat.
-E.A. Matters. in Hearth and Home.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05

To make up the determination to turn
those valuable evenings of the approach
ing winter to good account is to half do
the work; but let not the plan laid out be
too extensive; curtail it to even meager
dimensions, and the satisfaction expert
enced from having mastered it instead of
being mastered by it will SO stimulate one
that insensibly he will press forward to a
larger conquest.-Xassdchuse Ploug h
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05
O6serUer.

Mr.. GEORGE BANCROFT. having con
Guided his " History of the United States"
TO the close of the Revolutionary period,
will now write the history OF the for1ns-
ton OF the Constitution Ia s series Of
additional volumes
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05

Hos. 5. J. TLpEN. recently elected
Governor of New York, is an old bach
elor. tie is over sixty years of age and
never was married
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-05

LIszr has been offered, and has re
fused, 100000 TO come to America.
The New York herald., 1874-12-29

Wheat was In moderate demand and firmer. The
S6ieass Tor oSs@s No ser,Swest sl i
ssSse s. s 81 aPaa
Stn
or ior de aoa aed as s M for old IN store sS
Sas were In dsmsnd and higher with reporea OF
white Rye wa. 'Cr auis. .es sos bushels sssts
sca At %c Barley was Quiet; ao0 bushels Canada
= FnsIsaTs ms @ was fair business reported to-day
grain accommodaions Tor which better rates were
Obtained The cnsrsrns was Sw but ton
engasements embrace ITO LIverpoot BY steam, 1000
sGss Of # BY al bS sS al L
London, BY steam, 4. 900 bushels gram sd Adi
;s,sss S.si i q by ssIs
H. s9So
with es
o S s u az sne tned
with 800 suar'ers Of gram at Is d. if to direct
grades were neglected and nomi
ne U E o ss@ sss
a. Sna wnn so vi
loc 90 muscovado, refining Sc. a2c.. DO. do
& se% eST'0 Ss3 g &c. s g. on snss nsa
me rcasntsblc order offered At ssc, without ndins buy
nominal; quoted at So 10 81 20 The finer grades
iona Ia! was rather easier quoted 80 20 for Wash
ington and 81 SIX tor Wilmington. Pitch was steadily
held ut 81 yh for city delivered.
. PxrRoLxum.-The market inactive and nominal
for all descriptions There apparently no DISPOSE
ton to operate by either buyers sellers and but little
business 10 looked for until after New Year. Refined
and in shipping order az s1ca eases At i6sc l6c,
was also dul refined quoted at ll1sc- lIc. The
kets a. the producing points were quiet and quoted
S % hssssysa sss s' 'ilS I'D
Parker's United, 70c. immediate shipment, 92ac.
IaayINaAS-Eeceints-Po LG96 bbls 6eaE 4s