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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

santa Anna has been in Punishment al
Nassau for some years. and returns 20
spend his second childhood where he
passed his first-in his beloved Mexico.
lie returns under the amnesty proclama-
ton Of President Lerdo. and has resolved
10 not meddle again in Mexican politics.
Two Of the edible dogs of China are
now on exhibition at the Geological Gar
dens in Paris. LII il be found easy To ac-
climatic them. il l. proposed to Introduce
this new article OF food. The dogs in
question are small and hairless. and enOr-
mously fat. They are fed solely on veget-
able food. a regimen which imparts a rare
delicacy to their flesh.
A Paris correspondent OF the Pail
Malt Gazette tells this singular story Of
the supervision of the French press In
the days of the Empire a fiery editor of
the South was summoned before the cor
rectional police and was fined for an article
written by a person whose name he re-
fused 10 reveal till the court had pro-
nounced it, sentence. The verdict deliy-
cred. the editor betrayed the name Of the
guilty party. Ii was that Of the Emperor
AT N~iederplanitz. near Zwickau. in sax
ony. a vast bed of coal has been burning
for over three hundred years. The ground
above this subterrancan bed of fire has be-
come thoroughly warmed by this time.
and an ingenious gardener has utilized it
by planting upon il a large nursery gar
den. Here he raises tropical plants of all
kinds, with exotic fruits. which flourish
with a ,igor ard luxuriance in the open
air that the best forcing-houses could not
insure.
-Clergymen i'm some parts of Germany
H. ..Ae 800. q. -. go w..AI tNnt1 e.u.1w
ing from the following advertisement
which recently appeared in a Hessian jour
nal I: "A minister's wife. aged forty-two
years. the daughter of one Of the superior
clergy. desires, having previously obtained
her husbands permission. to obtain en-
ploymcnt a a cook. in consequence Of
the pressure Of circumstance. She has.
so far. brought mp five sons and two daugh-
tiers that they are independent Of her. and
believes her greater experience will COM
mand better wages than those which either
of her daughters could obtain. The name
Of this unfortunate person is known TO the
EDITOR
-Locomotion in Constantinople i ac-
companied by a pleasing excitement be
yond that caused by the actual journey.
All persons using the Tramway C0mpa-
ny's cabs receive from the driver a printed
slip bearing a number. and every two
months a lottery l. drawn. the winning
number gaining various prizes. At the
last drawing the prize u GO fell to the lot
Of the lucky owner Of No. 5l.547. This
lottery j., SAYS the Leuant Herald. not on
ly an amusement to the public, but il eiia-
bles the company to exercise a control
over the pecuniary honesty Of their driver.
as the books from which these numbers
are drawn have counterfoils with CORES.
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-Gerrit Smith has Internationally do
mated $4,000 TO Hamilton College. New
York.
Admiral Wilkes. the captor of Mason
and slidell, l. living at High Shoals, Lin
coin county, N. e..
Miss Abby Smith. famous on account
of her cows, is seventy-fivey years old. while
her charming sister Julia scores nj eighty
two.
"A correspondent Of the Baltimore
american says that General Leslie Coombs
of Kentucky, now nearly ninety years OF
age. j. more active than most NEE Of fifty
Years. lie wears his own brown hair. al
most untingcd with gray, and has a rose
bud in hi- bntton-hole.
So far a. printers are concerned. Mr..
William Lloyd Garrison says "Iconsid-
or myself one OF the veteran printers Of
the county,. having served an apprentice
ship Of more than seven years in learning
the art and mystery of printing. worked
as a journeyman at the case and press. and
for almost forty years occupied the post OF
publisher and editor. during that long pc
Rod putting many a column in type with
my own hands. con dmore, making up
forms, correcting proofs, and supervising
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

other mechanical parts OF the business
Doubtless MIR. Garrison j. am Oldhand. but
we suspect that Mr.. Weed, who did all
that sort Of thing more than half a Gen.
fury ago, ranks him by many years. and i
now u OF the oldest practical printers ia
the country.-Harper's Weekly.
Perhaps the largest and most extern
siyely illustrated Bible in the world l.
owned by a New York bibliopole, but
offered 10 purchasers for the price Of SlO,-
OOO. 1t forms sixty imperial folio volumes.
This unique work contains upwards OF
10000 plates. original drawings In oil, wa
t~er-colors and pencil. specimens Of early,
rare and curious Bibles. etchings. engrav-
ings on steel and copper. mezzotints. etc.
Many OF the plates and embellishments are
choice specimens by great masters,
and. If Offered separately. would readily
bring from So to 500 apiece. The Rem
brandt etchings alone constitute a rare
and valuable collection. The book was
originally the three-volume edition Of the
Bible published by DIR. Kitto in London
in 1886, 10 which a London bibliopole
named Gibbs has devoted himself for over
thirty years In the task Of embellishing by
the careful inlaying Of valuable plato, I'M
Ill the three volumes have been extended
TO sixty.
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The Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial
Court decides hat under the Constitution
a woman can be a member Of the school
committee.
Rev. DIR. Lyman Beecher's salary sew
enty wears ago was 500 per annum and
4irewood. Ills son, Henry Ward Beccher,
receives $4,000 a year, but buys his fire
wood.
The Chicago Teacher thinks that whip
ming i "A better punishment than detention
after school hours, becausei il sets the blood
i'm circulation and causes increased activity
of the brain.
The Springfield, Mass. school COM
mittee recommend their teachers especial
IN 10 watch carefully the health OF their
scholars, and if they err at all. il should be
from assigning pupils too little study rath-
er than too much. A very sensible deci-
sion. the effects of which will be seen. not
only IN the physical but the mental health
of those scholars during their entire lives.
The largest Baptist church i'm the
world is Mr.. Spurgeon's, in London, which
returns a membership OF 1866. The
second largest church Is said 10 be- the old
First African, i'm Richmond. Va. and the
third j.. curiously enough. in India. IL
would seem that seven years ago last Sep
iffnbtf AU'it ntlt DuA AnO IhAANf tnllN
tians in the city of Ongole, India; to-day
the church number 1857 members.
The Bishop-elect of Athabasca, in the
northwest territory of the Dominion. has
well earned his promotion. For more
than eight years he has lived i'm the Arctic
regions, seeing no white men except the
Hudson's Bay Company officials. and
preaching in eight different dialects. three
Of which are. in fact. distinct languages.
There are very few fires used in the region.
The people live in snow houses warmed
with oil lamps, and eat nothing but animal
food.
"A council of all Presbyterian churches
in the world has been projected. and the
preparations for il are making progress.
At the last meeting of the Presbyterian
General Assembly Of the Emitted States a
committee was appointed to correspond
with other Presbyterian bodies in relation
TO the subject. The council will enbrsce
the Reformed churches of the Continent OF
Europe. the Presbyterian churches of Eng
land. Scotland. and ireland. and the Pres
byterian and Reformed churches Of Amer
lea.
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The production of the precious met
ais throughout the world last year i
estimated to have been worth S2l9.O00.-
600.
The sand-blast is now used for clean
ing the fronts OF buildings. Ii l. said
TO accomplish the removal of the dust
n SCOT without injuring the ornamental
carvings.
State Assayer Bartlett Of Maine as
~erts that several factories are in operation
in that Commonwealth producing cheap
sugar and sirup from sawdust and other
substances. The sugars and sirupS are
corrected by sulphuric acid. lime and 9TH
or ingredients. Maine. with its vast for
eSts. may yet rival Louisiana as a sugar
and sirup-produciDg district.
There is a company in England form
ed for the purpose Of making brick out of
iron Stag. The bricks are put on the mar
ket at from CO TO ca per thousand. though
they can be- made at a profit for 20. The
Stag brick weighs about two bounds nor
than the ordinary red brick, j. much hard
or. and. il is claimed, will bear a much
harder strain.
"A series OF experiments made BY Pro
iessor Vile, in France. show that the dis
eases that attack the potato are in part the
result OF a deficiency in the supply OF pot
ash in the soil. For five years ia success
sion the Professor planted potatoes in the
same soil without any fertilizer; TO other
plots Of ground he added fertilizers that
did not contain potash. In all these cases
the fruit became diseased in the month OF
May. while on the other plots, where pot
ash was supplied in sufficient quantity.
the plants were healthy and yielded an
excellent product.
"A new process for the manufacture Of
soda has recently been adopted i'm England.
which j. regarded by Wagner a likely 10
replace all former methods. and effect a
revolution in those industries in which
this important salt is used. The process
may be briefly described rs follows: To
"A concentrated solution of marine or com
mon salt. b~icarbonate of ammonia l. add
ed. In the reaction that takes place. BIZ
carbonate of soda is precipitated. chloride
Of ammonium remaining in solution. BY
treating this solution with lime the am
monia Is isolated in the usual way and can
be- again used. TIN bicarbonate Of soda
j. freed from its extra equivalent Of car
bonic acid by heat. leaving the salt a. a
simple carbonate. while the carbonic acid
set free is combined with the ammonia. and
the resultant chloride j. again used a. In
the first instance.
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An old lady, ~ years of age. living in
Nauvoo, ILL.,, was hooked to death the
other day by a COW she had been trying to
milk.
Mrs. Erchenfelder. of Waterloo. ILL.,. Is
another gasoline victim. She attempted TO
fill a lighted lamp with the usual result.
Andrew c. Stewart. a well-known
farmer. living ten miles east Of Memphis.
was killed recently by his horse rearing up
and falling back on him.
While Joseph Hawkins, OF Whitehall.
H., was out hunting the other day. he
stopped for a few minutes 10 rest. leaning
upon the muzzle OF his gun. His dog
meanwhile came up To him and hitting the
lock Of the gun caused it, discharge. lodg-
ing it. contents in Hawkins body, causing
a fatal wound.
Two young ladies. Miss Harsh and
Miss Morehead. were on their way to at
tend a funeral al Burlington. Mich. a few
days ago. when their horse was frightened
and threw both out of the buggy. killing
Miss Morehead instantly. and seriously. il
not fatally. injuring Mis- Harsh.
AT Port Hudson. Mich. not long
since. Il. Petit. nineteen years Old. the son
Of the late Simon Petit. kissed his broth
er's children goOd-by. went TO his room.
placed the muZLic oil a revolver near h>
breast and discharged the ball into his
heart, dying instantly.
AT Norristown. Penn, a few nights
since. while the members of Freeland
Lodge of Good Fellows were rehearsing
Three Years in "A Man Trap Abraham
l.. Hunsicker, aged eighteen, son Of Rev.
III. A. Humsicker. was shot dead. The
youth wa personating a barkeeper.
"A terrible tragedy is reported from
Natsonyiile. Santa Cruz county. Cal. IT.
>ulting in the death OF VI. J. Gilkey and
Dr. &. T.. Cleveland. There had been an
old and deadly feud between the men.
DIR. Cleveland started out with the avowed
purpose of killing Gilkey. A man
named Devoe ~endeavored 10 make
him desist, but To no avail. The men
met. drew pistols. approached to within
two feet Of each other. when they fired
simultaneously. DIR. Cleveland fired
twice and fell dead on his face. Gilkey
retrcated a few steps. leaned against a
tree. and then also fell 10 the ground dead.
Both had been drinking hard during the
day.
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very serious affair. SAYS the Pail Mall
Gazette. has just taken place on Mount
Lebanon. caused by some eats. II appears
that his excellency Halet Pasha lately
sent a present of cats to the Sultan. and
received a snuff box in return. The Com
mander-in-chief thereupOn set his officers
to catch up any long-haired cats they
could find, in order also to send a similar
present TO the Sultan. Sufficient cats hav-
ing been captured. Ressa Bay. the son OF
his excellency Izzet Pasha. started for Con-
stantinople with his precious cargo. The
snow, however. fell deeply on the noun
tains. and the wagons conveying the cats
could no longer proceed. The cats were
then transferred TO mules. but the mules
also being unable 10 get through the snow.
the cats were intrusted TO six men. At
about thirty miles from Beyrout. Ressa
Bey and his cats met fifty soldiers under
the command of lusael Agha. The offic-
er saluted Ressa Bey and passed n but
when the cat bearer was at "A distance of
$50 yards from the soldiers, the latter
turned round and deliberately fired on
them. The cats were for the moment i'm
great danger. as one bullet passed through
a box in which several of them were con-
tanned. Fortunately they all escaped un-
touched, but n Of the men was killed on
the spot, n died the next day. and three
others were dangerously wounded. About
two hundred cartridge cases which had
been used were picked out Of the snow on
the following day, and the affair i now
under investigation. A. the cats were
not injured, IL i improbable that any Sc
rious notice will be taken of the cOHtre-
temps. unless to risk the life OF a cat in
tended for the Sultan Is considered as
heinous an offence as in the days Of How
ell the Good. A. ID. 93s. when by a Welsh
law quoted by Pennant,it was enacted that
If any one stole or killed the cat that
guarded the princes granary he was to
forfeit a milk eve. its fleece and lamb, or
rs much wheat as. when poured on the
cat suspended by its tail. the head touch
ing the floor, would form a heap high
enough to v the tip Of its tail.
Two thousand dollars Is a pretty high
price to pay for a single rooster. That Is
what Mr.. Davis. of Portland, has just Civ
en- TO Ira Batchelder for a black Spanish
cock. considered the best game bird m the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

The Wisconsin Legislature refuses TO
pay a chaplain for praying, and prayer is
therefore a scarce article In the capitol
building.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

Two thousand dollars Is a pretty high
price to pay for a single rooster. That Is
what Mr.. Davis. Of Portland, has just Civ
en- TO Ira Batchelder for a black Spanish
cock. considered the best game bird M the
country.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-03
STATE AND LOCALS.


The Patrons of Husbandry are having big
run in Milford.
A gentleman named Lee is about to establish
marble yard in Dover.
The Delaware Episcopal Convention .com-
meneed to day at Seaiord.
Mr.. II. G. Murphey, of the Alley Mills, has
large quantities of hay for sale.
The walls of the State House at Dover are
to be painted light brown, with dark trim
mlngs.
The steamer City of Bridgeton now makes
two trips per week IRON C0lllns's Beach.
see DIV
Wcu.... ..... ,.at extensive preparations
are being made to celebrate the approaching
fourth OF July in Dover.
Laurel, Sussex county, is said to have more
wealth men, ard more niRgardly stingy one:
than any town 10 the State.
Rev. Jacob Miller, of Port Richmond, Phil
adelphia, has declined the call to St. Peter
Episcopal Church, this town.
The bigamy yarn we published last week
from Ere,y EUentn0, said to have occurred il
Milford, is denied BY the Milford News.
1t is said that there are one hundred an
seventy-fve acres of strawberries in beariD
this spring that will be shipped from Llure
station.
The steamer Laalokin will change her hour
next Monday, aud leave Leipsic at o'clock j
the afternoon and Bombay Hook at 30 fc
Philadelphia.
A ladies Sewing Circle forthe Presbyteria
Church of Delaware City have realized th
sum of 5000, and are going to paint the chufc
with the money.
The largest erist and saw mill in this Sta
is at Laurel, in Sussex. lt is owend by Adau
& Co.. large four story building with s
: large turbine water wheels
Mr.. Jacob Shepherd, we'll known OF
highly respected citizen OF Middetown,
Tuesday evening week became i'll at the supp
table and died before physician could rea
him. a''t
Mr.. John Logan, of Bombay Hook, W
owns what was formerly the Logan House
on the beach, is fitting .up the grounds to
commodate picnic parties. and for these on
BE does il at the suggestion of several part
WHO. wish to enjoy bathing once or twic
week. {sf - Z
Smyrna times., 1874-06-03

IMPROv EMENTs. In the way of improve
ments we have several items of interest for our
town and vicinity. We have not heretofore
noticed the decidedly handsome large double
dwelling erected by Capt 4. Scout, at Smyrna
Landing. 1t Is prettily finished twO-stOry,
with sc feet front, by II deep, with back
building IS by 81 feet
Two of our cOored men, Thomas IIemSley
and Daniel Hamilton, have each erected for
themselves very neat twO-stOry dwellings on
Commerce ST., opposite the Mission Chapel.
Mr.. NJ. Riley is also progressing with his
two story dwelling on North st.
Postmaster CsrrOw is fixing up his dwelling
to look as good as new" Removing the
familiar old portico an constituting hallway
on its site will, with the paint and other i'm
prOYements give it almost an entire new aspect
Mr.. j. II. Jefferson, who owns the part djoin
ing, is making..it correspondent with Mr. &. $.
MIR. VIM. Stevens, jr, in the Alley" il
building, and has nearly finished one of tn,
handsomest dwellings in that beautiful suburb
of Smyrna 1t is on the cottage style, tw,
stories, 80 feet front by % deep with commo
dious back building. 1t is opposite the FIN
farm residence OF his father, WIN. Stevens, sr.
about 81 miles from town.
Capt. John COsdsn has improved the interio
of his storeroom greatly by lengthening it an
fixing it up generally.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-03
Largest Stock Clothing, at Kshu y.

Highest cash prices paid for grain by Evan.
4 Jolls, Clayton apr II 3m
Best Fitting and largest line Of Shirts, at
Kahn's.
" EA. Woorlc0ct, borrr, Delauar
Fine Watch and ChrOnOmtt't Mnker
Youths and Boys Clothing and IIan.
Fashionable and Cheap, at Kahls
A nice line of Gents Furnishing Good,
Trunks and Valises at j. Z. Phillips Il Cos
cheap.
Harper & Baker, Dover, have just received
100 Cucumber Wood Pumps, prices lower than
my other dealer in the the State.
Most Fashionable and Largest Stock Hats
at Kahn's
J. +. Phillips & Co.'S New Stock of Spring
and Summer Clothing has arrived. For beauty
style and cheapness it cannot be beat.
so set Croquet now in stock ranging in price
from $l.25 to $1,000 per setr at Harper &
Bakers, Dover.
Our Shoes and Hats are in such good
demand that instead of buying by the doz.D
pairs, as is customary, we are purchasing
several dozen pairs at one time and save about
10 per cent. by so doing. K. NJ. l. W. T.
job nson.
That's the beet fitting Shirt ever wore, is
the remark Of every one that tries k4hns
Shirts.
Riggs Celebrated Gang Plow, with which
one man can DO the work Of two for sale by
Evans & JOlls, Clayton, Del. may l3.-2m
Manufactures Agents for all the Improved
Farm Machinery. Send for price list aud
terms, to Harper & Baker, Dover.
Everybody who wears Wanamaker & Browns 3
Oak Hall clothing, Philadelphia, is satisfied
with its style, price and quality.
Still Lnwer-My Clothing Hats and Fur.
nishng Goods 20 per cent lowe: than any one
can sell them. Kahn.
: The Mes>rs. johnson have just received
! another line Of fine Shoes and Hats which ara
being sold at the lowest possible Sgures. Call
E and examine.
D Nature has smiled, and DER the desert Earth
a A thousand beauties burst to sudden blFth
The howery fields, the richly blooming Trees,
i The warbling Birds, and health inspiring brccz
y The babbling Streams which through the
. meadows glide,
y Or bounding, sparkle down the MOuntain side
e Form sweet picture which can only pail
!, Compared nth ClOthing bouE ht y. Tower Hall
e Which is beautiful iu appearance, spIeDfid il
y fit, reliable, durable, ard the lowest priced 0
Is any to be found. BENNETT < Co, TOWEt
:, HALL SIS Market St, halfway betW3e4
,r Fifth and Sixth Streets, PhiadelpbIa.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-03

METHODIST UNIoN.-It is generally known
that the several branches of Methodism have
been considering terms of union for year or
more, and that recently, at two General Con-
ventions of the denomination, viz The Meth
odist Protestant Conference at Lynchburg, Va,
and the General Conference of the NJ. E..
Church South, at Louisville, Ky, fraternal
delegates from the NJ. f. Church were receiy-
ed and terms of union hopefully discussed.
Rev. DR.. Kenney, of this town, was delegate
to the Lynchburg Conference. That body, in
response to overtures from several directions,
elected nine commissioners to confer with q
like commission from any Methodist body ir
America on the subject of union with the NJ
p. Church. And in order to consider any
terms concluded upon by said commission, the
General Conference recommended the severa
Annual Conferences to unite in a call for
General Convention with full powers over tn,
Constitution, to meet in Abingdon, Virginia, ii
February, 1878.
What definite action was taken at the Louis
vile Convention we are not able to state, bu
at the meeting of the fraternal delegates frou
the NJ. +. Church, earnest and affectin
speeches were made and responded to betwee
ministers of the TWO branches Of the Church
That events are ripening to such a eonsummt
ton is quite evident.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-03

"PEAcHEs GONE UP'-Such is the sad re-
frain from the whole peach region, even from
New Castle county, where, a week ago, halt
million baskets were estimated as the probable
yield. And, unfortunately, these predictions
are no mere outgiyiags Of the croakers, but are
made at time when estimates can safely be
made. From Middletown, where SOC, 900 baskets
were recently footed up as the yield, the esti
mate is now figured at less than tenth of that
quantity. From the portion of the Peninsula
below that point, or below Townsend, it has
long been conceded that the crop was little
better than total failure; that only sparse
yield of few varieties would be marketed.
Of course, there will be thousands of basket:
shipped, but to speak of only thousands where
product of three or four millions should have
been realized, is as nothing in the ba
lance. 1t is bad enough that the vast capita
locked up in these thousands Of acres Of peact
trees should lay dorment for another year, bu
it is decidedly gloomy to contemplate that, ii
addition to this, further expenditures have beel
made in cultivating the barren tree for whicl
there is not enough OF fruit to compensate.