The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-23


4 what OF Mystery ourselves, we hunt.
y request the pablo to lend Hstenin.
: ear ana give attention unto the oracle,
: OF The Mystery. II we fail TO edify you
q" not become discouraged, for wha'
has been will be again, f,r there il no
new thing under the sun IL yen d.
{ not Ind ms out do not become discour-
, aged, neither turn out OF the way, for il
was bypersevcraucc that Fulton applied
steam power, that Franklin discovered
t electricity, that the Pacific railroad was
ouiit, and that America has risen TO its
present position among the nations of
the earth; in a word 1t Is the PhiIoso-
piers stone which turns every thing IL
touches into gold. 1t is the kew that un-
locks the sfore-house of knowledge !:
btlt the Key of the Mystery is secrecy
40 not attempt TO form our acquaA lance
or 10 enter into our dwelling place ex-
cept by the door, for he that attempts ,o
come IN any other way, "the sane j. al
Thief AMI robber' and will be east our
10 be troddcn under foot OF men. which
l. 10 be denoinnated as unworthy the
couhfenaice of the Mystery as mystery :.
We Will now proceed TO give you VI
short descriptions of Ircland--its past.
present and future prospects, inier.l
:, sperscd with few words OF advice:
ireland is small village, situated iou!
miles west OF Jasper. on the Jasper aud
Petersburg road, in Dubois county, Ind
Ii contains about POO Inhabitants who
are engaged i'm various occupations
There are len business houses and thirty
eight dwelling houses. There arc al
vrtt "A l.. ~
l.rgcr than il is. of these reasons W..
Will give only one, that is this. that III
has not sufficient capital. or rather the
capital II has, Is not put 10 q proper u.rl
or IL not expended in such a ,nanmer as
To build up the town most advantage
ously. Capital does not consist In mon
ey alone. but also in means for largeI
amonnt of money will not increase un-
less 1t is handled by capital man: by'
means | mean business capacity, as hsn-
or, industry, intelligence, tact aud prac-,
,icr. Without risk there Is no gain
The man who waits for something TO,
turn up will perhaps wait ia vain, buii
tie man who goes 20 work with energy,
Invests his capital. in a word turn-i
something up, will spend his latter daysI
III ease and pltniv. SO il 10 Ira buildiug1
np town. Gentlomcn. awake from
your sluinbers. put on the robes OF in-i
duLry, deal honestly one with another,l
quit back-biting and slanaering vour.
nelghboIs. prove YOUR intelligence hyl
The tact with which you manage your
business, and perseverance I'm practicrA
Will give you name. will enlarge vour,
houses, fiil your money tilis. Increase
the number Of your acres educate your
children; in word IL will build upl
your town. Ireland then. instead Of oc-
cupying It's present meap er position, " III
To- a benefit and an honor to the. county
our inhabitants instead Of numbering.
hundreds will number thousands, in
stead OF travelling upon dirt roads you'
nny travel 10y rail. Widen and straight
en- your streets. tear down the log cab
ius and build stone and brick residencesl
in their stead. Build church and in
stead OF worshiping in the old school
house, which is too small for the grow
ing congregation, build house large.
'conmodious and attractive, one which
you will not he ashamed to own; dcdi-l
cate IL TO Gos1, and instead Of attending
chulch once. twice OF thrice q year, at
tend regularly every Sabbath. And
when you build a chu' ch we would adj
wise you, who wish TO be called the lead
ing business men of Ireland, not to sub
scribe the pitiiul sum of one hundred
dollars 10 head subscription paperI
with. Pay your pastor literally, do not
pay one fifteen or twenty dollars, and
Snoiher fifteen or twenty cents, but paw
all alike. Greet them kindly on thcI
streets, invite them to your homes and
entertain them kindly and sumptuously :.
Appoint and keep weekly prayer meet
ings (; oil denominations unite. for be
hold how pleasant it is for brethren to-
dwell together i'm unity Instead of.
lounging around on he Sabbath and
spending your time fishing and trying
to swim, attend your Sabbath school, !
take AN active part in the services, pre-
pare your lessons before hand and byl
your lucid explanations edify the rs
lscmbly. Pail down your old school
house and erect y UNIVERSITY build
boarding houses, send out your circulars.
employ men of ability and practice. and
your town will soon become famous for
its facilities for learning. Take our adj
vice and you will never regret it. A.
we have already taken up too much
room. We will pause for the present.
However, ere long We shall proceed
,"red-hot" with our narrative. Ia the
meantime we shall collect notes and
items. Yours truly,
MYSTERY.
Ireland, Ind, July 18th, 1875.
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