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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-07-09
The Virtue of Silence.

Keep thou the door OF thy lips - h'o'''
Silence never yet betrayed any one
RirarOL
S ecch is of time. Silence is OF etcr-
nifty. tarSHtc.
We speak little, if not cggcd ON by
vanity. -- ROchCtO"cdud
None breaches better than the ant, |
and she says nothing. -Franhlj".
If thou desire to be held wise, be SO
wise as to hold thy tongue. - Q"nrIc".
Not every one who has the gilt OF
sneech understands the value of silence.
Irarn to hold thy tongue. Five words
cost Xacharias forty weeks silence. -
FWcr. A.,
Talking and eloouence are not the
same thing; to speak and to speak well
are two things. Ben JOHSOn. :,
Those who have few affairs to attend
TO are great speakers. The less men
think the morethey talk. -Monte%,4'"'", ,
A person that would secure to himself
great Difference will, perhaps, gam ms
noint by silence as ettectually MS by
ANYTHING he cat speak. -hhenstonc
Talkers and futile persons are com
monly vain and credulous wlthal; l0i l0
he that talketh what he knoweth Will
also talk what he knoweth not. -Baron'
Brisk takers are usually SLOW tilihh
ers. There is, indeed, no wild oeaS'
more tn be dreaded than communlci!-
five mau having nothing to commuh'-
cate. -SWif
Thcre are many who talk on from l%
roronce rather than from knowledge
md who find the former an lnexnansti
bIe fund of conversation. -Hd@tH.
The talkative listen to no one, loI
, they are ever speaking. And the mrs
evil that attends those who know 10
how to keep silent is that t"ey hea
nothing. -Pininrch.
The man who talks everlastin3ly ant
promiscuously, who seems TO nave u !,
exhaustless magazine Of sound, crowd
. ca MANY words into his thoughts tina
/ he always abscures and frequently cor
Goals them Washington Fring.
In Philadelphia every lady is
= centurion. Everything III that Guy
. centuplicated wherever you Co. VIVA
ever YOU do, the centennial stares yo
in tho face You have to wear 1t on yo,
naper collar aud wash your hands wit
Q centennial towels and soap. The VINO
J, name is Il farce, as it would lead you
6 smnpose it was to happen but once III
8 hundred years but i'll the city OF bfo'
u rrly Love it seems they are to Keep
!, nm forever. The girls have Powder'
u their hair to make them look hu
70 Jernd wears older the old women ma
II u nowdered theirs to make them io'
H. like the young girls. On careful
a innate there are about two hundr'
l. and twenty thousand Martha Washi9
X Ton costumes IN that city now WIZ
: Ynstume oons,sts .! ahou! three var
y of nld faahloncd curtain csltn. a III
rar, a black patch under The leie =,
and seventy.fve cent par oi hi
Z. hcelcd slippers.
of
o. --"The love that woman's he
y needs is the love that is spoken
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-31
BOOTS g. SHOES
- X. BECK.
EAST SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE,
JASPER, IND.

NEANUFACTURES TO order Boots
I'VE and Shoes. in the latest styles. En-
ploying none but the best workmcn, 10
ENSURES all of his work. lie also Keeps
on hand large assortment of Eastern
work for ladies aud children. which nc
will sell CHEAP FOR CASH.
Remember the place, east side of The
Public square.
Oct. % lsT2.-1v.
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FROM corrr.porcv q the \. Y. world.


As foe the bathing, have made closer
study of il than most OF the chronclcrs
In the first place. | am myself bathcr
] >sy this with homes. pride. | have
watched the sand and the waves at all
hours, and the bathing j.. | am compei-l
led ~ SAY, more or less OF a sham. Nu-
lily = allowed by common consent an
early hour in the morning fordisporung.
"a that hour 1t l. understood that Venus
herself will stay away from the water.
hut al that hour, for three consecutive
mornings, the Colonel and | have had
two miles of sand to ourselves, save two
or three sun-burned urchins in stripped
stockings who were digging their way
through 20 China with little irowels.
Heaven be praised. 40 one saw us enter.
We cast our last integument on the sand
aud plunged in. We examined the un-
dertow, scrutinizcd the bottom, left the
ropes behind, dashed out overland
beyond the surf, and shook our white.
cleaning arms at something that looked
like 4 French maid in summcr-hou,c.
In the afternoon come from the Ocean
House six or eight tender minXes with
1undics, looking cautiously behind them
They pick their way down the steps. ac-
cumpanied by their guardian. of safe
aud proper age, and are watched from
the bank by their mother and aunt IN
evening dress. There are at this time
no more than fifteen people, all told. on
the whole stretch of sand from Sand,
Hook TO the West End The minxe,
disappear in the disreputable shantie;
that are meant for dressing cases. and
presently they emerge in wooden blouse
and pants holding each others hands
aud emitting little screams as the soft
white sand touches their tender feet
and loOkinging around TO see that no
body j. photographing them. One cal
see their fragile bodies shiver, even from
the top of the bank, when they step
with bated breath and anxious looks
into the white spume that is rolling
and foaming up the beach. Two o
three steps and they are ankle deep il
the ocean. AT that an amorous way,
swollen with desire. makes at them. =
They sec II coming; the clasp Of thei
hands tightens they take deep breath
the defiance Of their sex is in their eve,
but the weakness of their sex i in thei
vertehre, and they bend their knees an
bow their heads. and the ravishng elc
meut breaks over them with a wet EN-
brace. hugs them moment in foamin
paroXysm. and then goes broken am
believing to fling itself in reckless de
light upon the sands where their fee
have trod.
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LADIES SHOES,
.CHlLDREN'S SHOES AND BOOTS

lCHILDREN'S SHOES AND BOOTS
70 which he invites The attention Of tie
Public. confident hat ran sell good ar
lticlcS a. low ~ amy body. NJ, long cN-
lpcricHcc a. a boot maker. iusiiiic~ me ia
>a, ing that my work j. better than any
other shop in luhnis county. | tooA
lie prize on boots al hoih The
Ess1,,oi~ ARD pike Fairs.
bother boot makers. after seeing my
Mork, being afraid "a compete. Work
OF all Kinds done promptly. ana all the
work going ont Of my shop guaranteed.
give me call W. MAY.
Oct. 3ls., lS13.-y.
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A Negro Wedding.

The following from the Savannah. Ga
corrcsp onlence Of the Rochester Ex
press j. n verbatim report of the minis.
tcr's address TO the bridal pair at a re
cent highly coored wedding:
'Brndern an frens: When two young
people say to deyselves dat dcy hav,
rived nj dat disposition whar dev cal
bar wild one anuder's faillins an inequii
les. dcy mos ALWAYS take n notion foi
ter marry. An when man muster M
spunk enough fer ter 20 an buy de H.
cemsc. an oman hang her head an "a,
she wilin' ter stan up an let de maj
claim her in de eyes OF liebben an d,
general public, den de marriage hap
pens
Here an old brother remarked, "Dat,
so,' and the remark seemed TO encour
are the speaker.
why does dc man hub de 'oman
Gaze she pooty. Why does de oman lul
de man? Gaze he strong Why doe,
de man an de oman bote lub one an
nuder? Gaze de Scripters has prophesi
cd it frum de foundation. But dey don
always marry rite along like You tinb
dey orter. De gals is mighty sly. De,
am like de terrapin. De niger 20 along
troo dc swamp an he say to lisself dar
lac feel mighty hungry. Bimebv he SO.
.errapin on de log in de sun wild de eve,
shut. Den de niger mouth begin fer &c
water an he hankcr arter that terrapin
~Cooter.' he say. i Tub you
"Terrapin no say muffin.
Niger say 'Cootor, you look mighty
fat
"Terrapin open he eve.
"Niggcr slide up little closer an say
'Cooter, you make good soup. an den he
reach out he han fer ter fotch him in.
But de terrapin he slide into de water
an de Niger he stay hungry.
de cooters like de gals. Dey let de
boys git mighty close, and den dey Gil
away. But here, my frcns. is man an
a oman what say dey am tired of foolin'
roun, aud dey has come up here dis
evenen' for ter be united in de holy bans
oh wedlock. Dey hab dat true iub dat
casts out fear. Dcy am not ashamed oh
deyselves."
DE couple will please step forward
and jine dar right hans"
Then he again paused. smotc his brow
with his red pocket handkerchief, and
proceeded:
"Ef dar is any pusson widin SCUM OF
my voice dat knows or links he knows.
or hab reason to blecbe dat dar is any
objection why desc man an oman should
not be jined togedder at dis time an
place, let him rise up an make il known
or fever artcr hold his peace, so help
him God"
There was no objection, and the ccre,
mony was performed in the regular or
ihodox style.
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IL To remove midcw, make very
weak solution of chloride of lime IN
water V strain i carefully, and dip Ia,
spot or the garment into il. and III IN,
mildew Goes not disappear immediatel,
Ivy II "a NE sun for "a few minutes. q,
dip y again into the lime water Th,
work is eilectually aud speedily done
and the chloride Of limo neither ROT.
the cloth nor removes delicate colors
when sufficiently diluted, and the articl,
rinsed altcrward in clear water.
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Rockport ~ Jasper Mail Route.
yENIIE undersigned having received ~,
n contract for carrying the mail Il
Rockport, respectfully informs any on,
desiring TO travel upon this route, that
Inc will leave Jasper every MONDAYS
Wednesdays and nidays mornings. and
returns every Tuesdays, Thursdays aud
Saturdays. Good team, comfortable
ana expert drivers.
\ share Of patronage solicited
JOSEPH UIIRIClI.
Jan. 9Th, 1871.
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Very truly your most grateful friend.
N. b. 4. RfvrEs.
ANOTHER TESTIMONY.

rrNrov HAnr tcTs Nr., !
April 20 lscG
IA lows RrfJ--Dear Sir. knowing the efficiency ~
your sarsnpariua and the healing and heneacial quail
lies possesses send sou the following statement
nv case.
| was wounded about two rsAro--wqs aiken pris.
rner and confined fpr siN months Icinr moved ~ 81
en- wounds have not healed yef. have so w
moment since was wounded. | am shot through ~,
hips. Nv general health impaired au1 need some
hing ,S-.f nature have more ftifh in ,tur Snf.
snpnrilla fhsn ANYTHING else wish ma 20 No rcnu
ne. Please express half doynn hnnles -nd ohig,
CArrAIN c. 2. JOHNSON.
ST. LOUIS, NO.
r. s.-The following was written April 10th 1scc
Mrs. Jennie Johnson mother Of Capt johnson;
ia. Joux HrLt-D-@r SIR: Mg hus ~ Dr. e
johnson. sSillfI surrraH aud physician Gu Cenri
View YORK where he died.. leaving the above 4. ,
Johnson 80 my care A. thirteen years " De had
rhronic diarrhca and sernfnla FOR which gave your
sarsaparla II cured him. have far TEN years ~.
81 70 many IN York Ohio and Iowa. Ga
scrnfua. fever sores and general debility. rerfec'
success has attended &c. The cures effected a. some
of scrufna and fever miraculous
very anxious for my again have recourse a
your Sarsaparilll lie Is fearful of rptiinr spurious
ircie. hence his writing 20 you for a. His wounds
we're terrible but believe hs will recover.
Respectfully,
JENNIE JOHNSON
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yIShcproprietorofhisc celebrated lscaims
for II superiority over AN tdies crofcr,f the
public for the ANp rFKMANFN1 cure ~ Ague
and Fever or Chs and Fever whether Of shcr or long
standing lie refers 90 the cutro Western and South
western country 10 bear testimony 90 The truth oi
the assertion that in case Whatever wilitfaltocurc
if the directions strictly followed cut IN great
many cases single dose has been sufficient for cure
aud whole families have been cured ny single bottle
with perfect restoration of the general health u Is
prudent and 10 every case more CERTAIN tocre
M ts use X continued in smaller doses Tor week or two
after the has heen checked more especialN NJ d
ncult and long standing Usually this medicine
will not require any aid 20 keep tho howesn good order
should the patient however require catharfie medi-
cine after having taken three ~ fo doses 81 the Tonic
asingle dose Of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
will be sufficient.
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LSND SURVIVING.

TTlE undersigned County Surveyor
being necessarily called away from
the County for a few WEEKS. notifies he
public that he has secured q sober and
competent deputy. IN the person Of W.
u. Pirkle, who will attend 10 all survey
ing necessary TO be done during bis
absence. so that no one need suffer in
convenience thereby. Ills Post-oflice
address is at IIuntingburg. whore those
desiring surveying done will please
notify him. w. Il. OSBORN,
Oct. 3. ls73-tf. County Surveyor.
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B u T. l. S
w Orm Destroyer

EXTRACT or A LETTER FROM GEORGIA
VnLASow. WALKEnCo.. GA }
June 20
orm Destroyer several trials and ind wonderfully
enicacous II has not falef w single instance 10 have
ihc wished for effect am doing pretty Jorge country
practice ami have daily for article Of tn. Kind
am. sir, most respectfully,
JULIUS T. CLEMENT ~ ~
y. :. So unqualified and numerous are the fnsiimo-
mails IN favor ef my Worm Destroyer that newspaper
space ~ entirely too small 10 fell ifs merits
II is m infall'be remedy for Worms TRY IL and 10
convinced See my Jourualf for full description
JOHN BULL.
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EryTA 4 GOOD TWO STORY
f,AgsslA Mouse in Jasper. with q
~. ~ lot 100 feet front aud 40 feet
49, - Sa5dcep. j. Offered for sale cheap.
The house belongs 10 Mr.. Paul Itga j.
a frame, with four rooms. hal, down
stairs and M. Is filled il with brick IN
the first story and llasiercd. aud cciled
and painted up stairs. and has good
cellar. The lot has . cistcrn. stable. GOOD
gardcd paled in.ard olhcrconvcnicnces
For further particulars apply TO th'
owner, or 10 &. DOANE.
At Courier Office.
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The VagabOnd Sage.

An old man of very active physlog-
nomy, answering To the name OF Jacob
Wilmot, was brought to the police court.
Ills clothes looked as il they might have
been bought second hand in his youthful
prime, for they had suffered more from
The rubs of the world than the proprietor
himself.
"What business"
None; I'm traveller
"A yagabond, perhaps
"lou are not far wrong. Travellers
and yagabonds are about the same thing.
The difference is that the latter travels
without money and the former without
brains"
Where have YOU travelled"
"All over the Continent
"For what purpose?
Observation
What have you observed T"
a little 10 commend, much To cen
sure, and great deal to lau at"
"liumph. what do you mend Y
"A handsome woman that will stay at
home, AN eloquent preacher who VII
preach short sermons, a good writer that
will not write too much, and "A fool that
has sense enough to hold his tongue"
What do you censureg"
"A man that marries girl for her
fine clothing, a youth who studies medi-
cine while he has the use of his hands,
and the people who will elect drunkard
Ia office"
What do you laugh at!"
IL laugh at man who expects his
position 10 command that respect which
his personal qualifications and qualities
do not merit"
lie was dismissed.
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Better than whisky.

"Bill Arp" writes; Gentlemen,
there Is one thing about drinking. al
most wish every man was a reformed
drunkard. No man who has never drank
liquor knows what luxury cold water
is. | have got up in the night, after !
had been sprceing around, and gone To
the pump burning with thirst, feeling n
ii the gallows and the internal regions
were too good for me, and when ! took
up the bucket In my hands, with my
ewes shaking like the shaking ague, and
put the water to my lips, il was the most
delicious dmught that ever went down
my throat. | have stood there and
drank until could drink no more, and
gone To bed thanking Tod Tor the pure,
innocent, aud cooling beverage, snd curs-
ing myself from the utmost for ever
touching the accur-ed whisky, In my
torment Of mind and body have made
VOWS and promises, and broken them
within day But II YOU want to know
the luxury 0i cold water, get drunk and
keep at il until YOU are on lire, aud then
Try bucketiul al the pump in the night,
You want gourd iull-you II feel like
the bucket amt hig enough, and when
YOU begin 10 drink, AN earthquake
couldn't stop you. know men who
will swear to the truth of what ! say
but you see it, thing they don't mean
to talk about; its too humiliating'
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SENSE AND NONSENSE.

Tur most important needle work ever
done in the world is supposed to have
been done by the mariners compass.
CARE there any fools in this town.
asked a stranger of a newsboy. 81 don't
know" replied the boy; "why; are you
lonesomcT'
An old gander was recently killed in
Virginia at the age Of ninety. The name
ofthe fortunate boarding house that drew
the prize is not given.
Is st. Louis every body is considerate,
and therefore daily paper remarks;
1.-Two gentlemen and lady left for the
penitentiary last evening"
A BAD little boy in Aberdeen rubbed
cayenne pepper dust all over the back OF
his Jacket. The school-master thrashed
him briskly, but dismissed the school i'm
mediately to run to the nearest chemist
for eye-water.
An unfortunate man in Indianapolis,
who lost several toes by a car wheel, was
conssled by an Irishman near with,
Whist, there; you're making more
noise than many man I've seen with
his head cut off,"
por,ro RIGS must be immortal. A
man has Iant come corked up in A bottle
without air. food or drink for year, and
,hev are as lively as ever. He proposes
if he lives long enough, to see how long
they can stand il.
NAVY adu,rs nossess a spirit very
~ I;la ,hat Of The timid little boy
nun n,%a .. nrs racan,lv overheard TO say while
a,no. Nam in a JarL room. 40 Lord. don't let
amw ona bnrt me and mi 90 TO church
nn!, @ SUNDAY and give YOU some money!"
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his .nrn shining ~ AK X. MI.
ON On ever every ~, golden scaiei
How cheerially e be seems M. to ., grin
.ns mpx xsleame lsamy ,be .ens little d sshes III
with gentle smiling jaws
A pIssIPATED young spendthrift, when
demonstrated with by his wife, replied,
81 am like the Prodigal Son, and shall
repent by-and-by." "Yes," said the bet.
ter half "and am like the Prodigal
Son, too; for Will arise ana go 10 my
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ENGAGED.

Full veil Know the meanine of that word
It's IoyfuI, solemn import hlls my heart;
N means that W. have taken each for hfe
That We are plclgcd 10 he Of each part.
We sre engaged tolovc--to satisfy
The nobe cravings Il an earnest soul
To gro~ the passion ~ holy height,
And fcci the rapture u II. sweet control
We are euvae,d 10 counsel and direct,
~ss ~ith the stem, hsrce heat " battlefield
But kiniit -a-fing N cssh our thoughts,
The wrong To- riyh, oil ..-p and gladly Yield.
We are ..saged to love each other .en,
10 Try 10 read each other ~ book,
To rh,f srnshipe when there u q cloud,
And guide ~uf every motion, tone and lsok
N. are engaged 70 have our honeymoon
a fo,,nt trrIstual from year 10 year;
The careful e,epancc ~ wooing time
Mus, never vanr \" brins the sorro~-tear
We .,r enxag,.i 10 ,eseh and entertain
iaci In The sphere where .y-rial love may shine.
To -ow the garden of the sui with seed
That Yields fruiiagc useful as divine.
We are en-, aged 10 bavea worthy aim,
A lofty standard iooking 10 some end.
We srr not to garner for ourselves alone, -,
fgt b, share III. TREASURES with q needing Trend
We are ervagri tn iove our future home,
Tr cluster ronrrd n every haIlowei tie;
To make n p1radi-e ny every means
Delightful 10 the mini the ear and eye
~, s,e engaged to see how much of blis
Two -tL.udih nature. can evolve from life
I'm engaged I" h. . m"iel husband,
You're engaged TO i~ a moleiwhe.
This !. engaging IN the sacrri .n-e,
Trom s,lcti hisi, purposc may We never stray.
Here Is the ring Whrp two engage as We,
Tseres glory in the name cf ~cidins-day.
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(;oOd.Hearted People.

What comfort they are in this Omen
uncomfortable world, those good-hearted
people who cross your path at times.-
people who like to please and he pleased
who do not indulge in sarcasm - who
never believe more than they can help
against people who delight in innocent
amusements, and take pleasure in other
peoples courtships - who don't probe
your sore points Intentionally, and, find
ing out your foibles, trouble your peace
through them-who never repeat what
this person or that person has said
against YOU, but who delights in letting
YOU know of those little compliments
that cheer ones life so--that are really
50 nice and wholesome for us, because
there is an atom OF bfotherly love in
them.
From these folks young Brushhard
never receives the paper in which some
bilious critic has called his last new pie
ture "a mere daub:" but he receives the
precious paragraph in which some kind
sou has said, "If Brushhard works
carefully. he will some day rival Turner;
and even now his skies are glorious y
II is cut out and carefully enclosed Ia
that anxious artist by the good-hearted
man.
As for the good-hearted woman, what
a dear old soul she is. How she loves to
have you to tea, and whispers, "How
nice YOU look " and lets you have youI
chat with the incest man in the room,
and gives you flowers when you go home
and don't tell every one that You must
be ten years older than you say you are
Find couple of good-hearted folks
and their home is paradise. I'd rather
have such friends, even il they were tn,
plainest people under Heaven, than make
one of a cotorie of the brightest wit
and greatest celebrities under the sun
I'd rather be- good-hearted, il only
Heaven would make me truly ~, than u
be wise or beautiful on great beyond com
parison. For many wise man Is TOD
wise for happiness, and many wit toC
bitter for love, and many beauty colder
than an icicle; but II good, warm, loving
heart must bring little ray of Heaven
/ sunshine down 10 earth, and give grea
peace to lts pOss.SsOr.