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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-31
Romance Of Poor Young Man.

The Reading PENN Eagic say, H.
l. none Of the worlds business who the
lady i or in what part of the country
she resides. The facts are sufficient 20
show how lady. yulgarly called an old
maid. rot husband. and One that may
prove himself worthy of her SIX months
ago q tramp came 10 a lBerk- County
farmhouse and asked the daughter for
food and Il was given 10 him. He WAS
considerably worse for wear. vet his
modest demeanorand gcntlemanly bear
ing attracted the attention of the family.
He was given work on the farm and
shortly became favorite. He was So
Ter, industrious, gentcel and intelligent.
Gradually tho daughter took a liking 20
him and She loaned him money from
her own purse To purchase clothing
with She encouraged him TO keep him
~clfwcll dressed. and in a short time the
farmer saw that his man OF all work had
finally become q fine looking and earn
est suitor for his daughters hand in
marriage. IL was first refused. but the
only child cried 10 her mother, the
mother intercedcd, and finally the stern
parent gave his consent II was ylriu-
ally romance in real life. The mar
riagc took place, the ceremony being
performed by Reading clergyman.
The young man is tall and finely form
ed, is a German by birth and has been
in this country not quite a year. He
has a good education and wants to be q
farmer The lady j. proud OF him, and
does not seem ut all embarrassed when
reference j. made as TO how she secured
him. He has made "tcn strike, and
is now in fair way Of becoming rich
man by and by.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-31
RIsH SONG.

l..
The white blossoms Of the bog land the leaves
are OF the trees,
And the singin' birds have scauhered across the
stormy seas
And oh us winter,
Wild, wild winter,
Wild the lonesome wind sighin' forever through
the trees
How green the leaves were springin'i how glad
the birds were singin'i
When | rested in the meadow wild me head on
Pat-icks knees.
And Oh TWAS spring time,
sweet. svee. spring time.
Wild the DAISIES al dancin' before me in the
breeze.
III.
widthe spring the fresh leaves they'll laugh upon
the trces,
And tue birds they'll nutier back wild their songs
across the seas
But I'll never rest agin' wild my head on Patricks
knees
Aud for me twill be winter
Wild. wild winter,
zrid the lonesome wind sighin' forever through
the trees.
-4nthor Of " Songs Of Killarney"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-31
THE YEAR.

Five faces has the Year 10 me
first, = snowy one we see,
White and shining, fun OF fun
Til the winter days are done.
Then he turns a smiling face.
Swcei with tenderness and grace,
Spring time garlands on his brow
Oh. the Year Is lovely now
Sson ne looks through summer flowers,
Beaming on this world OF ours,
Warm and glad and in his prime
IL she Year in suinmer-time.
Sec be nings the flowers aside.
CLOVIS be now IN harvest pride.
Red and brown and gold, The fall
shows the grandest face OF all.
-One bright fash--the glow is gonel
Now the Year a frown puts On.
He Is growing very old,
Cross and weary, stern and. cold.
ne has been 80 good and kind,
Poor old Year, NC must not mind,
Thinking OF his early grace,
Wei forget his cruel face.
Love him as he goes away,
Just q week from Christmas Day
We shall have another year,
White and bright and full OF cheer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-31

For didn't | tell YOU said Mrs.
Tom, archly, "that | was in love with
Tom? And father owns half his ship,
You know, SO il Toms captain, I'm
second mate, you see. And ere going
to take You away 10 where ne found our
better days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-31
Gas for Heating Purposes.

We confidently look forward 10 the
time-and we hope il i not far distant
when. in all large cities, at least.a heat
ing Gas will take the place Of solid fuel
for culinary and general heating pur-
poses. What the consumption for that
Use would be, were the price sufficient
Is low, can scarcely be calculated but
If the consumption Of Illuminating gas
on the island Of Manhattan alone may
be roughly estimated az fifteen million
feet per day. the consumption Of heat
ing gas would, probably, amount To-
one hundred million feet and since II
must be made ON an enormous scale, 40
a very low cost. and sold with narrow
margin Of profit. there is reason % hope
that the efforts 10 solve the question Of
an economical heating gt- will also
solve the problem Of cheap Illuminating
gas for though the essential properties,
and even the composition, Of these two
Will differ greatly, yet any process that
viii enable Us 10 make a heating Gas,
AT. say, 20 cents per thousand feet, can,
probably, be adapted 10 the manufac-
ture Of a cheap Illuminating gas. In
the interests If metallurgy. OF manufac-
turing, and If general needs II civil
cation, we welcome every step toward
the attainment of this great dcsidera-
tum: and il seems, indeed, that no
more inviting field for the application
II science. skill, and economy exists
than that Of gas-makiug. This art has
stood almost stationary for nearly half
a century. while every other branch Of
productive industry has made enor-
nous progress and if the signs Of the
times are not deceptive, the day is APP
preaching when the demands of con
Sumers will force gas making out of the
rut Of conservatism into the path Of
progress that j. characteristic Of our
time and people Engineering md
Mining journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-31
DOT and waIked away


Or. Biug~ch Bey, The Commission
cr Of Egypt To the Centennial Exhibit
ton, informs the Dircctor-Gencral that
the members ~ the Commission will
leave Bremen ON their way hithcr Dee.
ls. The Egyptian exhibits filling ~
cascs-wcrc shipped from Alexandria
on Nov H..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-31

Yesterday while fifteen or twenty
men were sitting in saloon at the fer
ry-dock, toasting their shins and Ia
mcnting the hard times, q man opened
the door and called out: Who wants
work at twelve shillings 4 day" Not
person made answer Some shut
their eyes and pretended 10 be asleep,
and others were busy looking ont Of the
windows In about five minutes an
other man opened the door and shout
ed "Who wants an easy place in the
City Halle IL do" was chorussed
in tones that made the dccanters jar,
and every man jumped to his feet
=. So do ~ said the man n he shut the
door and walked away.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-31

Miss Kate Moves, of Lansingburg,
y. T., is in "A critical condition from
poison, arising from kissing her de
ceased niece, who died Of diphthcria.
The young lady had slight sore on her
lip a, the time A swelling commenced
in her lip, which soon extended to the
nose, and il j. feared the difficulty will
reach the brain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-31

There are forty-three Italian counts
who are marked a. having iucomcs Of
only S1j per week, and they want Z"
find rich American wives dreadful bad.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15

The bones of Lexington, the grandest
race horse and sire of them all, were ex.
humed and forwarded to Professor II. A
Ward, of Rochester, New York, who will
set the skeleton for the Smithsonian Insti.
t1te. The skeleton will be exhibited at the
Centennial next year. When the bones
We're exhumed that part of the skull under
the left eye, where the disease of the horse
was located, was filled with mastricate food.
a quart in quantity, which had been forced
INTO the cavity of the skull through an
aperture in the upper jaw, caused by the
loss Of tooth.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15

A farmer in Orrington, Me-, has been
feeding a squash in the hope of being able
to bring it up to 200 pounds. The feeding
Is done by cutting off the vine six feet from
the squash and placing the end in a pan
into which fresh milk is daily poured. By
this means the vine absorbs about two
quarts OF milk per day, and the squash gains
about pound day in weight. If that
squash, after an indefinite period of milk
diet, developes into a calf, that one man.
at least, will be a convert to the Darwinian
theory.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15

New York is to have pack of hounds
and hunt The membership Of the club
mas been fixed at SlOO for the season. The
hounds, amounting to fifteen couples. have
been secured in Virginia at thr c.-t Of
$500. A huntsman and whipper-in will he
well mounted at the expense of the club,
and paid from 81 200 to 81 800 per annum.
The kennel viii be on Long Island. The
Ladies Riding Club will take part in the
sport, and this will lend additional attrac.
ton.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15
Merchants and Farmers PaGkat Line!

III subscriber are running the "POTOsI" {"
AH VERY FAST SAILING VESSEL as n
ME/H regular cket Boat between Smyrna and
HLNIA Philadelphia, and solicit the PATRONAGE Of
,s[zS= all persons having Wares and Merchandise
TO freight. viii leave Smyrna landing on
MH9hnay OF each week, and returning leave Race 81
Nh4rl Phlladelphi every Friday night TINS will he
made regularly and time. Freights at usual rates
warehouse at the Landing for storing Freights
GoPds ana orders left at Christian Co.'S foot of Race
ST., OF lil North Water st. PHILADELPHIA will receive
prompt attention. THOMAS & jACKS0N
FOR further particulars apply to J. b. Cooper K Bro
nscHts, onynIa, Dei' mh3l-1y
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15

A fox hunt in New Jersey, where there
are few foxes and superAuity of fences,
could not prove other than ridiculous.
The one on Monday, when a number OF
gentlemen from New York, mounted on
steepchasers from Jerome Park, followed a
fox for four miles, in losing not only the
game, but two-thirds of the hounds, not
to mention as a worse result a destruction
OF rail fences so general that the Jersey
farmers mediate petition to the Legisla-
ture for protection. The fox seems to have
had all the sport of the affair to himself.
Nothing quite so ridiculous has been seen
since Barnum's famous buffalo hunt back
OF HobOken.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15

At Beacon Park, Boston, horse entered
IN the 2.4O race under the name of West.
brook, won the first two heats with such
apparent ease that it led to investigation.
ms pasterns were found painted, and his
appearance otherwise changed. He was
identified as the horse which trotted in
.ne West as Lothair and as Small Hopes.
ne was ruled off the track and the race
declared off.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15
ElrFln0nnInGa

OF every description, which She offers at the very
I"Mct 'lty Pce Call and examine her stock before
P''' "'SlIis ci>c"HcFc dcc2l-7G
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15
Domestic Receipts.

A little pipe-clay dissolved in hot water
cleans very dirty linen with half the soap
required without it,
INDIAN RUsK.-Two light cups of Indian
meal, cup of white -four, teaspoonful Of
saleratus, enough sour or buttermilk to
dissolve, l cup sweet; stir in three-fourths
OF cup of molasSes.
EXCELLENT Corn BREAD.-Three quarts of
sour milk, seven eggs, one cup of butter
melted, one teaspoonful of saleratus. Mix
with corn meal to the consistency of thick
batter, and bake with brisk heat
POTATO CROQUETTEs.-Boil quartered pota-
toes, pour off the water and steam them
five minutes; add butter milk and salt to
tlste; mash them through collender
make them up in small even rolls. and fry
them in hot lard.
The following is said to be never fail
ing cure for the earache: "Take a bit of
cotton-batting, put on it a pinch of black
pepper, gather it up and tie it, dip in sweet
oil, and insert into the ear. Put flannel
bandage over the head to keepit warm. 1t
will give immediate relief.
A RECEPTACLE FOR SPENT MArcHEs.-
Break an egg at one end, and empty the
shell of its contents. With scissars make
the edge even, and crochet cover for the
shell, with colOrs that harmonic with the
room in which it will be used. Suspend it
from the gas fixture or lamp, as near at
hand as possible.
To CLEAN BOTTLEs.-Bottles and vials
that have had medicine in them may be
cleaned by putting ashes in each one, and
immersing them in pot of cold water,
then heating the water gradually until it
boils. When they have boiled in it an
hour take it from the fire, and let them
remain in it till cold; then wash them in
soap suds, and rinse them in fair water till
clean.
WORTH TEsTING.-Save the tea leaves for
a few days, then steep them in tin pail or
pan for half an hour, strain through sieve
and use the liquid to wash all vanished
paint. 1t requires very little "elbow-
polish" as the tea acts as strong deter
gent, CLEANSING the paint from all impurities,
and making the varnish equal to new. 1t
cleans window sashes and Oilcloth; indeed
any varnish surface is improved by its ap-
plication. 1t washes window panes and
mirrors much better than water, and is ex-
eellent for cleansing black walnut picture
and looking-glass frames. 1t will not do to
wash unvarnished paints with it,
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15
DIR. Simms' Pain Searcher.

Nothing has been offered to the American neonle
Whlch mas so quickly found its way into their g6nd
avor as Dr. Smms Pain searcher It does ali II pro-
oses, anu gives universal satisfaction: in fact Il Is
the remedy the people have long wanted II suarab9
ees 70 cure the severest case of RHEUMATIsM Neural
ga, heidacne, sciatlca, Cramps and Pains in the
DIzzlneSs Indigestion, Painters Collie Sudden Colds
ana Acnes and Pains of every Character Use This
Dy thousands and by more than 20OOin WILMINGTON
Dei, alone we have relieved than 300 cases of
lamps anu rams III our office, not using more than
S 0le uOse IN each case. Only sold i'm 30 cent bottles
OInce % ana Depot Fourth and King Streets Whining.
gists generally. ''''s son I''S % eris G,us
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15

a lady who had made pretentions to the
most refined feelings, went to her butcher
to demonstrate with him on his cruel prac.
uces. How can you be so barbarous as
TO put little innocent lambs to death ?,i
said she. "Why, madam said the
butcher, "you surely wouldn't eat them
alive, would your"
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15

T. b. Hull, live stock agent of the
Patrons Of Husbandry of Missouri, informs
the hap1a' Void that in the township where
ne resides not less than $4,000 worth of
nogs have died this season up to the pre-
sent time
Smyrna times., 1875-12-15

A little pipe-clay dissolved in hot water
cleans very dirty linen with half the soap
required without it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER II.

lo the North Carolina Constitutional Con-
reution about one huadred and twtuty. five or
dinauces were Introduced yesterday to amend
the present State constitution. The principal
ordinaBccs are to reduce the humber of Su.
preme and Superior Court judges, and provid
ing that they be appointed by the General As
senbly instead of elected by popular vote; fix
log the pay of members Of the Legislature at
$500 per annum; reducing the number of eoua
ty commissioners; hxlug the term of Governor
and State officers at two years instead Of four;
providing for the nOn-suspeDslon Of the writ OF
habeas corpus; for separate schools for white
and black children; modifying the appointing
power of the exccutive fixing the salaries OF
the Governor aud State officers; abolishing the
Senate brauch OF the Legislature; prohibiting
felons from holding Offices or sitting on jurie>,
and providing for the compromise of the pub
lie debt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY COURT. AT tn.
September term of the County Court, j Eugle
Smith was appointed and qualified BY entering
into bonds in 500 as overseer of the poor in
BreutsviIle township.
Geo. W. TanSil and G. A. Caunon qualified
as deputies Of the county treasurer, w. W.
kinchclce.
The grand jury presented az indictmcu,
sgainst William D. Lee for felony charging
HIM with burning the stackyard of VIM. l.. B.
Wheeler.
Manassas Russell was exempted from State
and county capitation tax Oh account OF old age.
Com vs. Samuel Smith, charged with put.
ting an obstruction on the Midland railroad,
The prisoner, small negro boy, was prose.
cuted by the Commonwealth attorney, assist
ed by Gen Eppa Hutton, employed by the
railroad company, and defended by Mcssrs. G..
f. Sinclair and E E. Meredith The Jury
took the case about sundown, but falling to
agree, were kept until twelve clock Tuesday,
when they were discharged. aud pew trial or
dered at the pext term Of the court 1t is saiu
the first vote by the jury resulted in eleven for
acqulttal and one for conviction, and that one,
MIR. Perry, held out to the last.
Com. VS.. VIM. D. Lee; prisoner arraigoe ed
and pleaded not guilty, and one of his counsel,
Judge Sinclair, appeared and demurred gen.
orally to the Indictment, and on his motion the
case was continued until next court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

During the war the county of Hcnrco pro-
cured a quantity of salt irolp Stuart, Buchanan
4 Co., amounting in value to perhaps $l5 900,
for which they gave in payment County bonds.
Stuart, Buchanan & Co. lately recovered judg-
.nent against the county for its Indebtedness in
Henrico Circuit Court, and now the county Of
Heurico has brought suit to compel Richmond
to pay fer such portion Of the salt as was con
county at that time but have since been EN-,
braced 10 Richmond city by act Of the Legi>la-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

A correspondent OF the New York Evening
Post makes the suggestion that every person
condemned for less offeocc than murder or
arson should, upon second conviction, be
ccrated for life. Some OF the best minds in
England have considered it and arrived at the
conclusion that it would be cheaper and safer
to provide prisons capable Of holding the whole
rible evils Of It's excessive increase.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

Sir Douglas Forsyth, English envoy to an
Indian court, had curious experience recent
ly upon point Ct etiquette. Ordinary ENJOYS
are required to approach the majesty Of the
court barefooted in the muddy corridor The
English envoy hesitated and at last refused to
walk baretooted across the mud. The Indiao
court thereupon offered to compromise by lay
ing down carpet if the envoy would take off
his boots. After some consideration ne coz
sented and took off his boots
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

The schooner, Fursha, from Norfolk, loaded
with sweet potatoes was struck by a gale off
Deal beach, yesterday, and lost both her masts.
She drifted down the beach in a heavy sea.
Capt. Russell W Unite, with a crew from station
No. 6, Wen, out to her assistance and found
Que passenger, VITO was glad to coue ashore.
The cew Of the schooner, three in number,
however, refused to leave the wreck. The sea
was very heavy, and, in all probability the YES
sci and crew will be lost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

The Attorney General yesterday sent a telc-
gram to Governor Ames requesting information
as to the present condition q affairs in the dis
turbed districts of Mississippi, but up to late
hour last night no response had been received.
Oue huudred citizens Of Jackson have tena err
Walton Of the peace, aud like number in
Lowbdes county have also reported 10 the Gov
erDor by letter to the same effect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

New York is said to be So full of III )ucy that
she does not know what to do with it. 1t is
cheaper than ever known before on Wall street,
being loaned for sixty days at the rate of ? per
cent per annum, with few borrowers for legiti-
mate business enterprises, while call loans are
but Il per cent. Down this way the rates are
from ! tol2 per cent, and many more borrow
efs than lenders at that.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

Thomas H. Roberts, esq, WIN died in Rich.
mond Wednesday eight, 10 the sixteth year OF
his age, was for forty years engaged in the dry
goods trade 10 that city and was formerly one
Of the firm OF Il id 4 Robarts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

Judge Richardson, of the United States
Court OF Claims at Washington, and ConmaD.
der Lewis, of the United States steamer Yam
tic, while travelling within the treaty limits of
Yokohama were recently arrested by local Off
GERS and sent back to the foreign settlement.
The act was immediately disavowcd by the
Government at Ycddo, the offending parties
promptly punished and satisfactory apologies
offered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

The Providence Or. H. Journal, in speaking
of the late visit North OF Gen. Fi,zhugh Lee
aud party in the cause Of immigration, thus
speaks Of Virginia and her future prosperity
That that State is to DC one Of the richest,
most prosperous, aud delightful sections OF the
country at some time is as certain as that pa uvc
has abundautly favored her with almost every
element of health and wealth"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

Bishop Hare was before the Red Cloud To-
Vestlgatlug Commission yesterday, aud testified
as to the method Of conducting the business Of
the Agency. Prof. Marsh aud Commissioner
Smith were also present. The latter was in
formed that the Commission were ready to cx
anime any witnesses he might designate, but he
declined to produce any until Prot. Marsh had
concluded his statement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

Duke De Cazas, the French Minister Of War,
has had conference with Prince Gortschakotf
at 1uteracheu, Switzerland The latter has
gone to Vczey, where he will meet ex- President
Theirs The Oreauist organ in Paris publishes
note repudlating pamphlet which appeared
some time since which advised Count de Cham
board to resign his pretensions to the throne of
France 10 favor of the Count de Paris
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

Captain Webb's exploit 10 swimming the
British Channel gains him column editorials in
the London papers. The London Times thinks
'it demonstrates that in swimming, as in all
other athletic exercises, tue modern generations
OF mcn are at least the equals of their fore
fathers in bodily strength and in the discip.iu-
ed use of il. How about mentally
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

In the Treasury robbery examination yester
day various kilograms that passed between
Brown and Ottman, the former being at Sara
toga aud the latter at Washington, were giver
in evidence, going to show that Brown was en-
gagged by Gilman to exchange the money stolel
from the Treasury for other funds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11
vi ArISt. hCrIDE II
C.S.f.} j. Gft.n.HE,kCE,

Arrivcl-B ,,t; L T Semmes to Georpr's
Creek Coal and Iron Co; V l. Sprigg, to Hamp
i Bait Goa Co; II FaiIe, Ii { Flagg aud j
Swift, TO american Coal Go
:, Drptrtet-BoatS } K Purcell Lizzie and
PhI!lle AMI Isaac VI B yer, for Cumberland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

\ deposit of chloride OF silver that promises
to occupy al important place III the business
OF the Pacific coast was lately made 10 the Pra
mountains, Arlz ma. Tue murra is said to be
So rich that large humps OF it are worth Sl2 a
pound, and two men, il five days, dug out ore
worth $50 900. or at the rate OF 81 900 day
to the man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

Old aunt Tena Mcintosh, colored woman
known by almost every one in Botetourt coun-
ty, and much respected died last Thursday
night at the age, it is supposed on good au-
thorlty, Of one hundred and pine years
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-11

The Chinese claim to have originated mo
cadamized roads so long ago as to have forgot
ten the circumstance 1t is said that the prn-
clpal roads Of the empire have been construct
ed in this way for many centuries.