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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-02-04


There is no necessity of being
agitated over the Cuban war talk. It
is an old story The Administration.
is not likely to resort to it rs pana-
cea for Southern woes 1t would post
pOne specie resumption another quar-
ter of century, and give our nation
al finances rancid flavor as of pos
sible insolvency. Congress must take
the bit in its teeth and face storm of
opposition to get enough extra rev.
enue for its sinking fund; and how,
then, with the expenses Of q foreign
war? While suggesting that Span
ish war would end the disturbances at
the South, let US not forget that
it would end the disturbances in
Spain also, and with that nation
against us in a struggle that would be
ne summer lightning. It was lntima-
ted in our columns a couple of months
since, that a strong pressure was be-
ing brought to bear on the President
to cause him to seek relief in this
project; but his strong common sense
is not likely to be so fatally misled.-
Cincinnati Times.
Coal is put on the cars in Jack
son county, and also in Hooking Val
ley, at less than four cents per bushel
Ito be precise, ninety four cents per
ton. One dollar per ton, or one cent
per ton per mile, will make pay
ing rate for transporting coal from
Jackson to Xenia by a narrow gauge
railroad. Two dollars per ton,-less
than eight cents per bushel-may be
regarded as the standard price for
Jackson coal by the car load of eight
tons, when our D. & S. E. road Is
completed. The present rate paid for
transporting pig iron from Jackson
to Xenia is 81 25 ton A fair rate by
our D. &c S. E. road will be 81 per
ton. The construction of the D. & S.
E. road will insure the establishment
of rolling mill here within twelve
months, and who can doubt that many
other new branches of industry will
be invited here forthwith. by the cheap
ness of coal and iron, along with 9th
er local Advantages Xenia Torch
light.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-02-04
Excelsior Hotel
!. W. SH w, Proprietor,

Fayette Street,
CAIilam Burk's old standO
HTRAVELERS will find the best OF aceommo-
dation at reasonable rates.
Meals furnished at all hoi-rs Of the day ana
ni0ht 1sT446tf
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-02-04

fVHE HERALD OFFICE-Is the
| Office tor all kinds of Job Printing.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-02-04

ESge We are now receiving the finest Stock 81
Builders Hardware ever brought to this marx
et which was boughtin the East direct from tue
manufacturers for cash, which we viii sell low
er than any house in town. Call and see Us he
fore You buy, and learn our prices. q
RODGERS & VANCE
April O. 1914 21m6
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-02-04
CHERIFF'S SALE.

JOE1N MI
By Gardner &c Creamer. At
Dec. 80. 1874. Sw5 prf$7. %
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13
Advantage Of Narrow Gauge
Roads.

Youngstown to.) Cor. v. Z. Tribune.
The painesville and Youngstown Mar
row Gauge Bailroad is nearly couple
ted, and has already begun transporting
coal To III northern terminus ut Fair
port, on Lake Eric. IL will soon be In
lull operation, and the test it will afford
of the relative economy Of the narrow
and ordinary gauges will be watched
with interest. The line IL about sixty
miles long, and runs nearly little west
lol north from this place 10 the lake.
The gauge j. three feet. II will have in
The coal traffic the active competition of
three roads of the usual gauge of i've
feet. the Atlantic and Great Western
also a gauge OF six feet. formed by
,"straddIing" the old Cleveland and Ma
honing iive-feet track) running from
a ouugsiOwm 10 Cleveland; the Aslta
bnla, Youngstown aud Iilisburg, oper-
Ified by the Pennsylvania Company aud
extending 10 Ashtahuln iarhor: and n
Inc owned by lle Lake shore Railroad
Company. which also goes from this
placc ~ Ashtabnla by more easicrlv
Ifonie. The chief business of all these
oads j. that of hauling coal The adj
l'"h'''-f VI NV HHEIbW-.1UIf, HfcOlUlnE
20 ia" clninS Of its officers is. that on n
car weighing only four tons il can carry
light tons OF coal. while the fve-feet
saugc roads transport only ten tons on
ear weighing ten. Thus the narrow
gauge gets pay for four tons IA freight
~ each car which It's competitors must
nul for nothing in the .hapc Of rolling
stock. The cost of building the narrow
gauge line WAS about S20.OOO. which WINS
probably Onr-tourth less than a wide
gauge road would have cost. There is
.iot much saving in operating expenses.
Is u iAkcs just a. many hands TO run a
larrow train as a wide one. Consider
iblc saving il effected. however, in the
Equipment. ~ Il passenger road the
.iHe an-w r. all the requirements of the
'ouniry il trayerses. IT. ear. are com-
ertablc. nud rs soon as the road-bed be-
a,nes firm llie tI.ains will run with a.
nnch -icadIness ~ on other roadS. IL
vas found necessary 10 abandon the
four- wheel ears first used and return ~
she ordinary trucks. because. although
constructed on the system universally
! mplo-cd la Europe. the iour-whcel
nI~ would fly or the track To dis
pcuSc with trucks II j. essential that a
road bed should he quite -olid. aud
ven fhcu. with TIE light weight of the
lille ntfiew cars, il Is doubtful il they
viii Lc eve.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

Tho Trustee. Of The town of Loo
snotrr have deriieA io build a two
thonsund lp.iar school house.
Tile vaiuc of ia1able property in
thi- count, a. shown by the last assess
meni. is s2U1O,3O7.
The average value of lands aud i'm
provemenis in this county, as shown by
the last appraisGmcnt OF real estate, is
g5 81 per acre.
several farmers have lost thcir en-
tire crop ot oats; the grain stood SO
very long tia, il had fallen down and
'he we, weather rottcd II. making it
useless 10 attempt gathering il.
We have This week TO record dan
gerons il not fatal shooting aflray, .on
lost River township. which occured on
iiast W ednesdav, by which William n.
Wagoner was shot in The hip by William
Ryan, a Young man Of some sixteen or
eighteen summers. step sou of Dave
Crane. who killed Dick Calvin near
Ninccnne- sometime ago. The wound
inflicted upon Wagner is dangerous
one. aud mny prove fatal.
AT the last session Of the Indiana
Conference of the NJ. 4. Church. com
unuec. consisting OF Revs. HAYDEN
Hays. j. J. Hight. John kiger w f,
linrncd, j. Walls and w. &. DePauw.
isl were appointed with discretionary
now T. 10 select and secure con-
lfcrncc camp ground, 10 lie improved foI
p rm .nrnt occupancy" The only rcstric.
iion was that the conference was not 10
d involved in any pecuniary responsi.
.bility. July 2cth the committee met al
Matrhell TO consider proposals. Among
o hers was one from Mr.. Dunn. the gen.
II tlemanly proprietor of Trinity Spring,
in this county. The two hundred acre,
these springs were ofleiet
at ten thousand dollars. The committc,
I in person examined the locality. return
ing through Shoals last "Wednesday. sc
tar a. we can learn II Is likely that tn,
purchase will be made, though nothin,
!, has yet been definitely settled.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13
For the jasper Co
DALE ITEMS.

!
We have thought that Dale ought 10
nave an ''itemi,er' for the Courier. as IL
~ situated near the line and has several
Subscribers for said paper. We offer
our services.
Dale is a pleasant little town OF
about four hundred inhabitants. situated
TWO miles south of the Dubois and
Spencer line apd on the jasper AMI
ltockport road. 1t is also on the c., X.
IL 8 w. R'y.
In our town there are three church
Ies Methodist Episcopal. United Bre'h-
ren and Cumberland Presbyterian. We
also have good Graded School build
ing, two good hotels. two large tobacco
factories, the largest i'm Southern Indi-
ana five good stores, one flour mill and
many other noted buildings that we
have not room to mention. We smpport
three doctors, one lawyer and "A few
'oaiers. All in Ill, we think Dale a
town not surpassed by one of its size in
this part of the country. Understand.
however, we do not wish te boast.
Our Graded School. which has been
quite success heretofore, will open on
Monday. September 9th. with III. B.
lSrooner as principal. and Mrs. Mollie
Wood. teacher of primary department.
We expect II splendid school. as both
teachers are eminenily qualified.
--iIcichclbcck aud Schwartz are our
lleahing merchants these days They
hnve been enlarging aud improving
their store house Of late. which adds
greatly 10 the appearance of The town.
They are, indeed. cnterprising business
men.
John Anderson, Indiana's tobacco
king. Is visiting his old home in Europe.
Iohsrco raisers wait his return. hoping
that he will be ON hand TO pay them
good prices for tobacco this Fall aud
Winter.
The excessive rains have greatly
Managed the crops in this part OF the
lcoun'ry. The ioss 10 farmers occasioncd
by The late storms and floods cil. hardly
be estimated. Tobacco and grass hy
'unfreds Of acres hrvs been washed
away, oats blown down, earn and DO
fatoes drowned aud in tact untold
damage done 10 all kinds of crons.
DUMB HEAD
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13
TuxrINanuRe. JnIy soth. 1875.
An Intrinsic COnundrum.

The Chicago Tribune, instead OF Civ
Ing the gold quotations, gives the price
of grcenbacks each dav. The intention,
of course. is TO give gold fixed intrin-
sic value. and to make il appear that ii
i the legal tender note that huctuates.
This is silly enough to lie sure, as no
currency. gold or paper. has ever been
discovered. nor ever will be, not sub
jcct 10 fluctuation. The Courier main
taims that the only measure of value. il
that which creates value. The products
of The worlds industry are the only
standards OF value. TO illustrate: In
June the price of wheat was one dollar
in greenbacks. The Tribune then quo.
ted the greonback dollar, say at eighty.
seven and half cents gold. The price
( OF wheat in Chicago to-day Is one dol.
lar and half in greenbacks. The value
of the greenback dollar is still eighty
seven aud n half cents in gold. In June
then. a bushel of wheat wss worth ii
I grecnbacks ~ 90, or S7a cents in gold
To-day bushc of wheat is worth 81 81
in grccnbacks and 81 3li in gold. The
conundrum Is, II gold has "liNed" anc
''intrinsic' value, and Is the only stand
ard, or measure Of values, why shoul,
IL take forty-threc and three quarter
cents more gold to buy busbel OF whea
now than IL did in June? Aud il W,
are met by the answer, "you stupid be
icause of the failure of the wheat crop,
do the bullionists not admit in tha
answer, that in the case we have cited
wheat is the standard OF value for bot
son and hard money currency ?--Evans
vile Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

rr-A little three year old boy in
Hartford, IN attempting to console his
mother who was watching by the death
bed Of his little sister, said: 'Dont
cry, mamma, if Nellie wants 10 die, lei
her die; it'll be so nice to let her have
her own way, just once"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

~ The Bedford Gazette is IN favor OF
calling a special session of the icgisla-
ture by the governor for the purpose oi
extending The time tor the payment OF
taxes. IL thinks that it something OF
this Kind il not done. thousands OF peo-
p,e will have their homes sold b. the
sheriff inside of the next twelve months
a large unwhcr OF the people, who are
in debt. will hc unable Ia pay for the
reason that their crops. upon which the,
depend ior the means of paymenf, have
been wept away. and until another CROP
can be raised they will have nothing Il
sell aud no way Of getting money.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13
A ,Judicial Farce.

Tho jury IN the case of John u. Lee
charged " ith being The leader of ia,
Mountain Meadow massacre. reported
that they were unable to agree. ane
were discharged by the court. IL Is re
ported that they stood nine for acquitta
and three. one Gentle and two Nor
mons. ioi conviction.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13
RATES or ADyEET"sEING.

For snuarc. 10 lines or less. week. 81 GO
Eaeh .ul,scuurat assertion. 75 cts.
Longer advertisements NJ the same rate,
fraction over even square or squares.
rountel Al square. These are the terms
for transient aavcriisomenis:a u rcasona-
h,e deduction will bc made to regular
advertisers.
Noiircs ot appointment of admins
traitors aud legal notices of like character
10 he paid in advance.
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.
For Township Ofirers. each 500
For County 2"u
rar District. Circuit. or State. BOO
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

0y The damage by rains in this couu-
lions Of dollars in the county of Knox
alone, and Ia our ncighboring county OF
Lawrence, in Illinois, the loss is about
the same. Just think ofit!--[vincenncs
sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

Single subscription, for City Nos, 81 40
For six months. Il 90
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LUDLOW, IND., Aug. z, '75.
Mn kniroR ALLOW me 10 write a
few notes for your paper.
Married, at G. w. Ellis. on the
5ill inst, l.. a. Allenand aroline Davis.
Aud while some are getting mar
ried others are dying. The son of j. B.
Y NJ. A. Vowel died OF diphtheria on
the 5lh inst.
Our doctors are kept on the move.
Our good health is disturbed by nearly
every day bringing some new eases for
the doctors.
The continued rains have Damaged
the present crops Of grain: especially
wheat aud oats. Farmers are much ont
of heart. Not much grass cut vet: II
is considerably damaged by being beaten
down by the rains.
-Speculators are canvassing our Sec
ton for old wheat, but meet with but
little success in bnying.
White river is sweeping over the
bottoms, drowning things before n
Never known TO be higher but once be-
fore il haS backed Lost river over the
I'o"-"r bridge on the river aud is still
raising.
There is but little excitement IA
the neigh1orhood, except between
Major L. and "IIiScl, Sr." 10 the latter
q son Is born that is why he had c-a-
die on the brain In his July CORES
lpondcncc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

ry The total assessment Of taxable
property of the State OF Indiana, toots
up seven hundred and sixty y-onc million
one hundred and -ixiy-thousand three
hundred and forty y-six dollars.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13
PUBLISHED EvEgY FRIDAY, Ar JAsrEH.
DUBOIS COUNTY. INDIANA, BY
CLEMENT DOANE.

OFFICE. is CouEIER BUILDING oN
WEsr VI NN STREET.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13
raising.
Politically, all quiet.

Religiously, not as prosperous ~
might be. Our preacher. b. n. Julian,
will hold n series uf meetings ~ Hickorr
Grove meeting h-nsc. commencing on
the evening Of thq 10th Inst, 70 b.
called "The Lors Preachers Assccia
ton" The public are invited.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

--Eoad- muel damaged by the ovcr
flow of crock. rnl branches aud tho
old question returns iu us: whom viii
lveur Railroad ~ builti No answer
hope how ,oon. L.cg "a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

Esq. NJ. of Columbia township.
had the good lurl, TO got Martin Co
Miss for wife. but few DAYS expert
cnce taught her TINT She had better play
quits. so she lcn for her native bone,
leaving the Esq. a. mourn his Toss.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

we have thought that Dale ought 10
nave an "itemi,er' for the Courier, as it
~ situated near the line and has several
Subscribers for said paper. We offer
our services.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13
For The Jasper Courier
LUDLOW ITEMS.
LUDLOW. I,

LUDLOW, IND, Aug. z, '75.
Mr.. kniroe - Allow me 10 write n
few notes for your paper
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

And while some are getting mar
ried others are dying. The son Of j. Il.
\ NJ. A. Vowel died OF diphtheria on
the 5lh inst.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-13

Spectators are canvassing our Sec
ton for old wheat, but meet with but
httlc success in bnying.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-17

always tells you how chawming you
look. ria.i
Exactly. This morning 1 saw
him coming and made up my mind
to take him down.
And what did you do
put my diamond broach in a
chair, pin upwards, and asked him
to sit down.
He sat of course and what then.
He jumped up and yelled, Oh, my.
What'sthe trouble? l Iasked. Moth
ing in particular; only l thought of
an engagement at this very moment;
you must excuse me. And off he
went; and would you believe 1t, Nell,
the broach was sticking to him.
That was awful, Jennie and the
two girls giggled together for FIVE
minutes. Nell broke the spell by
demanding what next? WHY, you
see, l was talking with that young
sprig of clergyman, the Rev. Tom
Parsons. We had nearly talked
each other to death, when, as luck
would have it, he made some re-
marks about mosquitoes. was on
my native heath at once, and began
to tell MIN of my experience at Rock
away. Did they bite very hard? in
.qnired the Rev. Thomas. 1 wish,
Mr.. Parsons, said I, you could see
my ankles and judge for your self.
That was a horrid speech Jennie.
How could you say such thing.
Why Nell it popped out beft re I
knew it.
And what did Mr.. Parsons say.
He blushed clean up to the eyes,
and | ran away.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-17
Deferred from last week.
MUNSON HILL.


Ed. .Tsz.-The usual amount of health
prevailsl Farmers are all through with
their oats, and busy preparing ground for
wheat. The ground is very dry, and some
are waiting for rain before sowing.
Mr.. Joel Bates met with quite loss, re-
Gently: A yearling attempted to cross the
track before a train and was struck by the
locomotive and almost instantly killed.
Prof Charles Robinson delivered one of
his scientific lectures on last Wednesday
evening. 1t was well attended, and was
highly instructive as well as amusing. The
Prof. undoubtedly understands his bust
ness, and is competent teacher.
We are having fourishing Sabbath
school, under the superintendent Of E. E.
Hatch, OF Saybrook. % 0,1-l-s
Rev. H. R. Kendall held religious ser
vices here last Sabbath week, with full
house. Mr.. K. is worthy speaker, and
draws a crowd wherever he goes.
The warm, dry weather plays the mis-
chief with the wells, which are drying up.
Some complain that water for stock is
scarce, but we trust that the giver of all
good viii soon send rain to moisten the
parched earth and start anew the streams,
and gladen the hearts of many that are
now in want of that common comfort-wa-
ter.
While making a trip through the north
and west portions of Saybrook, notice
that farmers are all busy with their fall
work. and to judge from observation only,
should say that they were in thriving cir
cumstances. A READER.
Munson Hill, Sept. 6, 1875.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-17
Fun of the ,.Oid White Horses

They were two Madison avenue girls
real beauties. They were talking
nnder the trees of Clarendon Park,
and we were sitting in deshacille at
our window overhead, eaves-dropping
Eaves-droppingP yes gentle reader,
for that is the privilege of knights
of the quill. They are not as other
men. The sanctity of quiet tete-a-
tetes is not sacred to them. They
are bound by the oaths of their pro-
fession to tell all they can find out of
eyeFybody's business; and the more
'unscruplous they are in getting hold
of something to tell, the more wor-
thy are they to enter the scribler's
heaven. % One of the young ladies
aforesaid was blonde, the other a
sort of half and half That is to say,
she had light hair, but not too light;
complexion ditto, but eyes as black
as black charcoal. She was the
payest little maiden l ever saw. 1t
seemed as if she could hardly contain
herslf. She began to speak as follows;
Nell, said she, Pm going home to-
morrow.
Going home tomorrow? What for,
pray? d.e
Because l can't behave myself.
Well out with it Jennie. what
have you been doing?
Lots of things.
Well, give US the first.
You know Frank Kennedy, Nell.
That soft simpering fellow, that
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-17
watering Horses.


How much water should a work
horse have, if he is only watered
three times a day in summer? Is one
pailful enough?
A work horse watered regularly
three times day can safely be al
lowed to drink as much as he wishes,
if the water is good and of moderate
temperature. If the horse seems very
thirsty and disposed to drink rapid.
ly and in large quantity, it is well
to check him after drinking a little,
allowing him to slake his thirst by
several desperate draughts, rather
than one. A horse much heated
should not be allowed to drink at
will. r
When it can be done convenient
ly, the comfort of the horses will be
increased by having water in the
field and giving them drink once Or
twice during each half day in hot
weather. igI 1 alsf li
Several farmers who havetried it,
speak highly of the plan of stirring
a little oat or corn meal IN the wa
ter designed for work horses. Il is
better to do this few hours before
the water is to be used. Thus in
the morning the meal may be stirred
in the water given the horses at
noon. Care should be taken to keep
the vessels used from becoming sour.
WesFeTp R11ral.