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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-19

The First African Church Of Rich
mOnd. Va, al IT, last business meeting,
excluded seventeen nieHbcrs for dancing.
A resolution has been adopted by the
Brooklyn Pnesbytery. disappearing of
women exhorting. praying or preaching
before promlscuOus assemblages.
DR.. Barnas Scar. agent OF the Pea
body Education Fund. j. credited with
saying that the passage Of the Civil-rights
bill In lis present form will break up the
Peabody schools throughout the Southern
States.
The Philadelphia Board Of Education
has very wisely decreei that public sch0l-
ars must do their learning "a well a. their
reciiing during school-hOurS. and has for
hidden their taking any of their textbooks
home with them.
"A scene occurred on the 22d Of April
last AT the Uniyersalist church in Well
fleet. Massachusetts,. which had never b.
fore occurred i'm the history Of religious
bodies. On that day Mr. Howard Alcott
Hanaford WAS obtained a. pastor of the
tniversalist church in that place. and the
'or'iaining prayer was offered by the Rev.
Phobe A. iianaford. of Jersey City. moth
or OF the newly ordained pastor. Several
clergymcn assisted AT the services. The
Rev. Mes>rs. Pope. Bradley. and Leonard.
with the mother. united in the '.laying on
of hands" \ hymn written for the oc-
clsion by Mrs. 1anaford was sung by
the congregation.
An admirable plan is i'm preparation
for extending the advantages Of NaSsar
College TO young women Of high cilarac
ter and of the best natural abilities. 10
whom thorough academicil culture would
be- invaluable. but who have not the means
10 obtain il. The details Of the plan. We
believe. are not finally determined upon:
but they will be- formed with a view Of
giving specific direction 10 the bcneyo-
lence Of persons inclined 10 help those
who specially deserve help. The sum of
about five thousand dollars would endow
a single scholarship. 10 be called by such
name a. it, founder shall choose. and 10
communicate it, benefits through al com
ing time Ia such young women a may b.
selected for the purpose. American col
legcs have hitherto greatly neglected the
matter of endowing scholarships. fellow
ships. etc. and this project m Nassar j. a
step in the right direction.
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TEENS OF INTEREST.

1t Il reported that Kate Field will en-
| b, the dramatic profession.
-tammodore Vanderbilt was ~ years
Ala on NAV "a, and he yet feels competent
- rln.the United States Treasury. drive
,be most spirited team in New York. and
.snalre ali the railways on the continent.
-Tfc late Rev. Thomas Binney. by his
sill. directed that no attempt may be
made cor sanctioned by his family or
friends to write life of him, "a he wishes
10 be only mercifully remembered by
cod
An extraordinary man is Herr Her
mann Linde. who processes 10 be- able Ia
rcite all Shakspe re's plays from memo
~. He commenced lately series of re-
| HAL, at q, lognc with the " Midsummer
Nights Dream"
-Al,hich says OF the Cambridge Mass. }
Deope: They are very pleasant, very in
elIecnsal very delightful, and they come
| 10 ,ee YOU and talk like so many books !;
bat when YOU approach them socially.
hey all rlimb into their genealogical trees.
| : though they were frightened
-Of Mr.. Longfcllow's shorter poems
| me best known is :. Excelsior" The
word happened TO catch his eve late one
|munn evening in 1871 on torn piece of
Newspaper, aud straightway his imagina-
| don took fire at it. Taking the first piece
| of papcr at hand, which happened 10 be
| the back of IA letter received that night
nom CHARLES sumner, Longfellow crowd
III il with verses.
The New York Nation tells Us that the
! ds Oaye WORD Carrier. "A monthly news
paper. in the Dakota language, has reached
| he third number OF its third volume.
| More than thousand Dakota Indians can
7 rad. and about five hundred subscribe To
+ me- Inn Odpe. Another Indian newspaper
Or Monthly. printed in the Creek Mus
| mkeel language. at Tallahassee. Creek
Nnion The number for January. 1874.
sgan the third volume. our Monthly.
Re faons prctentious journals. has il
Washington correspondence self-taught
REX .sMr. Thompson Perryman.
The devices resorted To by the news
Mpfr reporters in Washington 10 get hold
any item in reference To the Grant
Nrtoris wedding j. illustrated by the
lowing, told by correspondent: THE
artncr OF Philadelphia firm came 10 this
. i,y in charge of the fifteen thousand dol
N, worth of silverware and icwelry that
as sold by his house. He brought with
i'm two assistants 10 unpack the presents
nd arrange them with proper effect. L0,
10 the morning of the wedding he learned
| hat his men were in the station-houSe.
The reporters got hold Of them. dined
benz afl a hotel, got them drunk. CLEANED
ew, about the sayings and doingS of the
White llogsc. and then delivered Them up
custody. 10 the praverb of all beng
| liz in love and war must be addcd-and
b. rivalry of newspapers.
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Comets Tails.

a paper recently read before the Hack
ney (London) Scientific Association by Mr..
y. A Reeves. advances an entirely new
theory with regard TO comets. and by the
use of diagrams he showed that the part Of
the comet called the tail. being always in
a direction from the sun, and therefore a.
often in advance as behind the nucleus. i
not really a tail. That a. comets are trans
parent. and all matter is known To be-
either solid. liquid or gaseous. comets must
be- the latter, for solids and liquids are
Opaque That the only power by which
this gaseous matter can be- held together
j. gravity. which must necessarily have
center. and every part of the body being
free 20 move. resolves itself into a sphere.
the c,nier (which j. in many cases ex-
ccedingly dense. gradually attenuated to-
ward the circumference. That the rays Of
the sun are refractcd in their passage
through this spherical comet. thus illumi-
mating the portion beyond the crnter %
nucleus. which illumination forms the tail
Mr.. Reeves then explained how all the va
rious and peculiar phenomena OF comets.
such a. their shapes. colcrs. horns. nuclei.
a. well a their being with and without
tails. etc. arise and that they arr entire
lv in accordance with the universal law Of
nature
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Take il straight.

The Democracy of Missouri have no
need Of mincing or mixing their policy
with any cooperative or compromise
promises during the coming campaign.
Tiey have the power 10 act a. they choose
they are entirely unfettered the party is
made IN of better material than can be
found outside of il. and the necessity for a
nOn-parflsan course exits only ia the
imaginatiOns of few Soreheads who think
that their superior qualifications and intel
ligence have not been fully appreciated and
sufficiently rewarded by their party. Ego
tism j. the principal ingredient OF the man
who can see no honesty nor political in
tegrity in the masses Of his party. Ask
him who j. the immaculate one able and
qualified 70 lead the people in the crusade
against partie-. and he cannot tell YOU.
He can only answer that ~ j. tired of the
old order OF things and that NJ intends 10
exert his influence to secure a rupture in
the ranks Of the party that has always
fo-tered and protected his interests. and
perhaps Oft n honored him with it, conf
dence and support.
There are "A few of such GROWERS in
various parts of this State. but the circle
If their influence j.. happily, very small.
Their restleSSness l. not contagious,
Aut VI
j. 20 plain that no converts will be
made TO their faith. These men be-
lieve that all men are corrupt save
themselves. and. a. the leadership OF
the new party. according 10 their own
reasoning. should deyolve upon none but
honest men. they Of course become its
self-constituted pioneers. and in conse-
quence the only proper persons 10 NIL the
offices. Truly. the very egotism and
brazen eflrpnt.ry of such men should be-
sufficient To convince the people that their
motives are far from pure. \ man leaves
a country because he does not prosper in
IL. and for the same reason disappointed
oiiice-Seeker leaves a party. Such men
should consider one thing. that II their
friends do not deem them worthy To b.
elevated 10 official position. il j. hardly
probable that strangers will take them up,
We would warn all parties 10 watch these
chronic growleTs. and 20 put no trust IN
their promises. ANY Democrat can ses
that it j. suicidal policy to make Gem
promises and CONVERSIONS when none ar.
required of IA by our enemies. or due ia
them. Stand up TO tho rack. fcllow-Demo-
crits. fight n Of old under our ancient
banner. and upon every field victory will
bee ours. DO not listen To those who
talk of "A new party. for that means treason
10 our own. The principles of our party
nave never been bitter draught. 80 let ~
stand squarcly up and take IL straight.
-kdnsas City Ttmes.
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Grant takes pains 10 remind honest and
decent citibns everywhere. by hi removal
Of ClasS, that he is the same President who
appointed Shepherd. and has obstinaiely
kept him in oilice; who appointed and still
retains Richardson in spite of the SanbOrn
ra~calities; who appointed Murphy and
rewarded his mi~behayiOr with public
letter OF compliment who sent Leet 10
New FORK and kept him in -fiice after his
wholesale plumber had been proved: who
sustained Casey when convicted Of outrage
Gus misconduct. and rewarded him ny ~
appointment who keeps ia Off y Post
master Filley of ~. Louis. convicted of Il
five per cent. assessment of his clerks ;
sawyer and Banfield. convicted of partici-
patton in the sanbOrn swIndle; Schenck
with his Little Emma job. Robe-on
with his Secor job. and Cre-well with his
ohorpenning job. No other American Adj
mini trafion has ever been mixed up with
20 dirty a piece. of business "a this manage
ment Of the Board Of Public Works in the
District Of Columbia. The appointment
Of Cooke was scandal. because the
President must have known that the
position would inevitably give the Cover.
nor enormous power 20 favor the bank in
which he was Interested But when the
bank had failed. the Government hay
ing lo< by the failure, and Cooke had
Withdrawn from office. with degree
~ Respect for the decencies of public
life which Richardson. sawyer. BanfieId.
treSwcll. RObeSon. Casey. or Shepherd
himself would now do we'll To initiate. the
President selected n Governor the man
whose LITTLE finger had been thicker than
his predecessor lOins. OF the disgusting
scandals which have resulted from this
most scandalOus selection. the country
needs no more information. Ii other
proof i needed to legally convict Gov.
Shepherd Of willful participation in frauds,
no other j. needed To convince all intelligent
readers that he disgraces his position. and
would instantly he removed 10y any Pres
ident who had respect for public opinion
Yet. instead Of removing him. the Presi-
dent actually insults Congress by rcmov-
ing the only member of the Board of Pub
lac Work, who had been honest enough
To testify against him.
The truth j. that President Grant has no
respect Tor public opinion. He has out
ragged il repeatedly ever since. his first cleo
ton. and the people themselyes have
taught him 10 believe that he can do so
with absolute IMMUNITY. They have per-
Suaded him that he may trample upon the
la~. a he has done 20 often in taking mon
ey from the Treasury without appropria-
tion by Congress: that he may defy the
Constitutions he did I'm the san Do
mingo business; that he may trample
upon the rights ofStates-;is he did in the
Louisiana business; that he may openly
league with the most notorious swindlers
in political lif,.-as with Butler. Cameron.
Murphy. and Kellogg: that he may sur
round himself with dense atmosphere Of
corruption and fraud: and that he will
nevertheless have power Ia control con-
vention- and elections.-Ch Chicago Tribune.
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N Scieuee and Industry.


"A British engineer proposes the con-
trlction OF an aqueduct from Brighton 10
| ondon. a distance of A. miles. with the
lew OF supplying the metropolis with salt
water fI,r Ijaths. etc.
The number of cans of peaches packed
Ast ycarNis'Stated AT l2.OOO.OOO; Tomatoes.
Is000.U00 corn, 7,OOO.OO0. Our popula-
bon i, is.0eo. 900; therefore. put all these
+ogether and there Is not can for each
4erSOn.
During the past ten years the screw
AS entirely replaced the paddle in 'rransat-
intic navigation. the weight Of marine en-
zines has diminished one-half. the steam
PRESSURE has quadrupled. and the consulnp-
bon of coal has decreased two-thirds.
The results Of the employment Of f.
male Labor in some of the Edinburgh
Innnting-otlice>. consequent on the strike
(which occurred upward Of a year ago. ar,
aid Ia have been satisfactory. A number
women are now working in some Of
he chief establishments in the Scottish
apital
There is peach orchard in Mary land
Ehich contains one thousand and thirteen
re>. Al the height of he past season six
lndred hands were employed in picking.
lrng and canning the fruit, and the daily
york was about four thousand baskets, or
hiiy thousand cans.
The proprietor OF the Grant Locomo-
w Works al Paterson. y. j.. has Just
'~'d 4 contract with representative oi
le Russian Government for the building
siNty five anthracite coal-burning en-
Tlne> for Use on railroads in the domini0nS
ihe 81 ar. There was an animated Sirug-
~ between the Grant Works and the
Baldwin Locomotive Works Of Phila-
pha for this job, but the Jerseymen -
lnd il
Steam has been successfully used on
Ne street railroads i'm London. The ma
nncry, which has been patented nv Mr..
ohn 6raniliam, a member OF the Institute
Civii Engineers, Is quite hidden from
lew. There Is, in fact. nothing TO indi-
ale it, presence except small funnel in
y middle Of the roof. There l. no heat
u no noise heard. and stoppagcs are
lrtei more readily than with horses.
MIR. II. w. Torley. of Oswego. H..
hlnks lac has solved the transportation
Foblcm. lie would construct an elongated
rriin-''lcyator. built To lie horizontally in
','ad ~ standing perpendicularly. which
'honld extend from Chicago to New York
nd be operated by stationary engines ten
niles apart. The belt should run on pull
~ placed AZ its side. instead of beneath IL,
hd be- constructed Of wire cable. Once IN
peration. the horizontal elevator could
our a continuous stream of grain into
INe" York, moving at the rate of four
niles an hour.
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Some people estimate the ability Of a
newspaper and the talent Of it, editor BY
the quantity Of original matter. Ii j. com
paratively An easytask for frothy writer
TO pour out daily column Of words
words upon any and all subjects. His
ideas may now In one weak. washy. ever
lasting Hood. and the command of his
language may enable him to string them
together like punches Of onions. and vet
his paper NAV ~ mcager and poor con-
Germ. Indeed. the mere writing part Of
editing paper is but small portion OF
the work. The care. the time employed
in selecting. j. far more important, and
the tact OF good editor l. better shown
by his SELECTIONS than anything else and
that We know i hall the hattie. But, q.
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Thoughtful men In Washington, men OF
the coolest and most calculating judg-
mcnts. interested men. do regard Gen.
Grant a. an aSpirant for a third term.
This j. fact which no candid. wcll-in-
formed correspondent will pretend to deny.
ten. Grant has held the Republican
party between his thumb and foretinger
ever since he came into power. lie has
snubbed and haulkel. crossed and bo~-cd
it, leading politicians without stint. let
he i the strongest man ia America to-day,
and there i not Republican in Congress
who dares defy him. Nay. he himself de-
fips public opinion at his pleasure. Cour-
tey--.fony7l1l
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cmblems and crie~ or songs In favor 81
7 royalty.
The Swiss Government denies the ~
ports circulated nom French sources that
~. G0thar,l tunnel j. TO h. abandoned a
failure. its progress being 80 slow a. not
20 promise it, completion for twenty wears
On the contrary. the work j. proceeding
satisfactorily; 80 men are constantly en-
ployed on il.
The Egyptian Government i organ
ling second expedition for the explorl-
ton OF the Upper Nile. IL l. "a BE- under
the com nand Of Ali Pa.ha. and it, main
object l. TO determine the geological and
physical constitution Of the valley of the
Nile. and 10 ascertain the possibility OF di-
yerting the river into the old valley.
From the census of japan for the year
ls12. just published, we learn that the total
population Of the islands j. 20. HOSES. Of
whom 1876. los are males and l6.3li.Js7
arr females. OF this number 10 are
princes. - princeS-es. :. td5 Of noble birth I;
while Of Buddhist priests. prie>te->''s and
nuns there ar. no fewer than 22l .46a- The
Shinio priests aud p-iestessss number lO2.-
AZ. and the common people" are put
down at ~. ~ .27l.
The King Of the Belgians j. about 10
DO credit 10 his crown. He has expressed
a wish that the large sum Of money sub
Scribed by his subjects a. a present 10 him
in condemnation of the twcnty-fifih an
niver~ary Of j. accession ~ the throne
May III shall be applied 10 a fund for the
education of boys and girls Of artistic taste
and ability. Thi- has long been favorite
idea ~ the King. and a number Of pupils
ia
well a. in Belgium at his Maie>ty's ex-
pense.
AT a recent meeting Of the Royal Geo
graphical Society. >ir Bartle Frere an
nounced that the son Of DR.. Livingstone
had accepted the duty Of editing the mate
rial left by his father These manuscripts
are very vOluminous. and consist largely
of letters addressed 10 Sir III. Rawlinson.
Sir. X l.. Murcihson. and other personal
friends. In order Ia devote his best If
forts 10 this work. Mr. Livingstone has re-
signed promising career in Egypt.
The French Temperance society. in
order 10 be- sound on their facts. and obtain
reliable data upon which "a base their ap-
peal> for reform. offer five hundred dollars
for solution Of the following questions:
I. a prize OF two hundred dollars for the
satisfactory determination. by chemical an
alysi>. Of the analogucs and differences
which exist between spirit of wine and the
other commercial alcOhols. ,. 4 prize of
one hundred dollars for method. either
chemical or physical. BY which natural
wines and brandies may be- positively dis
tingui~hed from the wines and brandie>
fabricated or mixed with alcohol Of other
derivaliOns. 3. a prize % two hundred
dollars 10 him who shall. either BY clinical
observation or experiment. be able To de-
termine the differences in respect Ia their
effect upon the system. when administered
in equal proportions. which exist between
natural wines and brandies and the So
called compounded liquors.
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We have said. an editor ought To De esti-
mated, and his labor understood and ap-
preciated. by the general conduct 81 his
paper-its tone. it, uniform consistent
course, it, aims, manliness. it, dignity and
it, propriety. To preserve these "a they
should b. preserved i enough 10 occupy
fully the time and attention Of any man
IL 10 this be- added the general supervision
Of the newspaper tabliahment. which
most editors have 10 encounter. the won
der j. how they find time 10 write at all.
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school and Church.

T. Caroline a. Soule is soon to enter the
hlversalsf ministry.
Mary g. Lathrop is another rising
u'plt orator in the Methodist Church.
= The Quakcrs of North Carolina are
'olng TO build $4,000 college near High
'oint.
1T Rev. John w. Morris. Of Bridgeport.
onn.. J. the first colored graduate from
W. Yale Theological School.
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Foreign Notes.

The French Government will not
place any diiiiculties IN the way II the
pilgrims 10 Lourdes. Paray- and
elsewhere. but intcrdicts all mOnarchical
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A Western editor thinks that the hab-
IL Of carrying tobacco In the pistol pocket
l. bad one. To meet man on lonely
road and see him reach for his tobacco
box suggests urrlcasan. lossi'iil'ic..
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-04-24
Household Helps.

H
IT is said that the fumes of sugar
snufed up the nose will cure ordinary
cases of neuralgia. Put a small quanti-
ty Of sugar on a hot shovel and try it as
directed.
To ascertain whether a bed be damp
or not, after the bed is warmed, put a
glass goblet in between the sheets, and
if the bed be damp. in a few minutes
drops of wet will appear on the inside OF
the glass. z
HoUsEKEEPRHs should know that q
small piece of paper OF linen, moistened
with spirits of %turpentine, and put into
a bureau or wardrobe for a single day,
two or three times a year, is a sufficient
preservation against moths.
FoR cleaning glass a newspaper is one
of the best articles to use. The chemi-
cal operations of some of the ingredi-
ents of printing ink gives a beautiful
polish. Slightly moisten a piece of
paper, roll it up and rub the glass
then take a dry, soft piece and repeat
the process. No.lint will remain, as is
the case when cloth is used.
NEVER put a particle of soap about
your silver if you wish it to retain its
original luster. When it wants polish
ing, take a piece of soft leather and
whiting and rub it hard. The proprie.
tor of one of the Oldest silver establish.
ments in Philadelphia says that
"housekeepers ruin their silver by
washing it in soapsuds, as it makes ii
look like pewer."
How TO MAKE A MUSTARD PLASTER
The ordinary way is to mix the mus.
tard with water, tempering it with a
little -four, but such a plaster as that
makes it simply abominable. Before il
has half done its work it begins to bis
ter the patient, and leaves him finally
with a painful spot, after having pro.
duced far less effect in n beneficial way
than was intended. Now n mustard
plaster should never make a blister at
all. When you make a mustard plaster,
then, use no water whatever, but mix
the mustard with the white of an egg
and the result will be a plaster which
will "draw" perfectly, but will moi
produce a blister even upon the skin OF
an infant, no matter how long it is al
lowed TO remain upon the part.
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Kitchen Recipes.

Roll CAKE.-Three eggs; n cup
of sugar; II cup of flour stir well
into it teaspoonful of cream tartar
and half as much soda bake quick,
and roll with jelly when hot /; bake in
square tins.
To Corn BEEF. TO one barrel of
water add salt to make a brine that will
bear IN egg. Add M tablespoonful
of saltpetre. This recipe is used by
one of the best butchers in Cleveland.
BROILED OYSTERS. Take the..largest
oysters from their own liquor, lay them
on a folded napkin to dry of the
moisture, then dip each one in wheat
flour or rolled crncker, OF first into
beaten egg and then into rolled
cracker; have a gridiron made Of
coarse wire, put it over a bright but
not fierce fire Of Goals, lay the oysters
carefully OH, when one side is done
urn the other, put some sweet butter
on a hot plate, sprinkle q little pepper
oser, lay the oysters on and serve with
crackers, '