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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-22
The Next speakership.
THE COMING MAN INDIANA, MISSOURI
AND ILLINOIS FOR KERR.

THE COMING MAN -INDIANA, MISSOURI
AND ILLINOIS Fog KERR.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Il. Louis Republican writes thus OF the
speakership OF the forty-fourth con-
gress: Through all this il is not did,
cult to perceive the finger Of prophecy
pointing unerringly TO Kerr as the com
ing man. Ii IL almost everywhere adj
mitted that the practical contest has mar
rowed down TO Kerr and Wood, with
the record OF the one clean and unblem-
ished, aud the other blurred with an
Affirmative vote on the salary grab bill.
That fatal error Of Slr. Wood has ire
trievsbly ruined him, aud not even his
known courfeousness or his recognized
ability can repair the damage. Mr..
Kerr, however, challenges examination
OF all his past acts, confident that bis
record presents one undertaking course
of hostility, active and incorporating
to everything bearing the faintest semb-
lance 10 corruption. Efforts have been
made in q most unfair manner to mis-
represent the facts in particular. aud the
deliberate accusation that Mr.. Kerr had
voted for the Pacific Mail subsidy hav-
ing been busily circulated, he has
Thought proper TO write private letter
Ito a personal friend here DENYING the
truth Of this charge. ~If they are intel
,ligcnt men, he saws, "they know all
|sech charges TO be grossly unjust and
utterly false. The very contrary Il the
truth ] opposed bitterly. defiautly. and
always that and all other subsidies In
|Iny time in congress spoke three times
against that one, aud LETT a sick-bed to
do il the last time" (See Globe. second
session. XLII- Congress. part 2. page.
500 aud I,662.l Thus the charge.
against hirn has been
TURNED TO mrs ADVANTAGE
lin developing the earnest opposition
which he ha< ever made 20 this specie.
.of legislation. The prospects OF Mr.
kerr's choice are further strengthened
by tire warm and cordial support whicl
j. gwen Kim b many OF those who arr
most pronounced in their disagreement
with him on the financial question
Your correspondent has ihe assoranc,
from = member of tie Indiana ceiega
lfioR N the presca; h.s1se anu a DefnVel
\ ielert 10 The next. than whom no single
mar j. more comreteEt TO express al
opinion upon the mstrer, that Mr.. EeT7
viii have the undivided support of th,
whole Indiana delegation. No meeiins
or conference of the members elect from
Indiana has been held with reference Il
this subject. but an extended private
is the basis of the state
ment. which il is believed future event
will show 10 have been well founded
1t is likely, too, ihat an equally sub
stantial support will be given by IN,
Missouri delegation. MFR. Kerr being ~
icuesfiorabIy the choice Of all the re
elected members from the state, and tn
knewn favorite Of more than one OF th
new men which Missouri will send q
the forty-fourih congress. Illinois mem
bers are So oUt-poken in favor OF III
claims, and the impression daily gain
strength that he will have an undoubte
majority Of the democrats by the firs
lof next December.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-22

Number Of boys enrolled, IS. Num-
Der OF girls enrolled, 20. Average daily
Sl $50.
The following are the names Of the
pupils who have not been absent during
the month: Robert Wilson, George
Doane, Hiram Wi,hers, Mcclellan Ed-
monsion, Robert and Katie Hays, and
Mary aud Sophia Eifert.
TO rHE PARRSrs.
The average daily attendants are above
the previous months, but IL is not a
good as il should be. To increase the
daily attendance aud interest OF the
school, need your cooperation.
Teach your children to love the
school. Love Is an element i'm any good
character.
Make home arrangements conform to
school duties and see that they are
regular, punctual and prepared. Visit
the school rs often as you can con-
In one month you may see
a marked difference In the children. II
not. adhere to the above rule until you
have educated them, and not only will
they be prepared for the busy scenes OF
life, but viii be source Of pleasure and
happiness TO you in days to CONS. In
proof Of this, ] quote the words Of a
wise man: "1rEin up child I'm the
way IL should 20, and when he il old
.he viii not depart from IT,
JAMES H. LOGAN, Teacher.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-22
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Physician 4 Surgeon

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17

A BROWN paper Lin ing will make an
ordinary coat as serviccapic as Top
coat.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17

SAND PAPER-One of the odd in
dustries, the nature and extent of
which are comparatively little known,
is the manufacture of sand paper, the
amount of which article annually pro-
duced in the United States is estimated
at not less than 100000 reams, includ
ding the various grades and qualities.
Formerly it was made of ordinary
brown paper, glue, and sand. At pres
ent, for the most part, the paper is
made of old rope, the best quality of
glue is used, and, instead of sand. pul-
verized quartz Of flint. By this means
a superior fabric is produced, of a con-
stantly uniform grade, and at SO low a
price that the use of it has become
greatly extended, large quantities be-
ing exported to Europe, South Ameri-
ca, the Pacific Islands, and elsewhere
For emery paper and emery cloth a
large demand has been created by the
finished iron work in steam engine
shops, the sewing machine factories.
and other similar industries which re.
quire them for polishing purposes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17
SHEEP BETTER THAN NEAT c.

SHEEP BETTER THAN NEAT CAT
TLE.-One great advantage sheep have
over other stock is they never die Of
contagious diseases which they con-
tract. They get the scab or foot rot
or something else, and if unchecked it
gets them in a bad condition, and
would ultimately, perhaps, kill them.
But the very worst contagious diseases
to which sheep are subject give the
owner ample time to treat the effected
animals, ard the diseases are generally
of character which yield rapidly to
treatment. But man may have a
lot of hogs and feed them hundreds of
bushels of corn daily, and about the
time the bottoms of his cribs are near
ed and he is thinking of selling, some
disease breaks out among them, no
one knows what it is or what to do
for it one animal after another, fol-
lowing in rapid succession, is affected,
and She greater portion die. L have
known farmers to be well nigh ruined
by the appearance of a contagious
disease of this character Sheep are
happily exempt from such rapid and
fearful mortality. Besides, when a
sheep dies-and they do die some
times-its pelt is sufficient to pay for
its keeping from the last shearing to
its death. Itmakes no difference when
it dies, or what kills it, the sheep never
dies in debt.-N r. Herald.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17

CHINESE TINE KEEPERS-The Chi
nese are very skillful in initiating
many European appliances, but they
have not yet succeeded in manufac-
turing watches for themselves, at any
rate not to any extent and during a
residence of several years in various
parts OF the country We never met with
a single specimen, though we have of
ten found Cinnamon quite capable of
repairing foreign watches. The native
methods Of telling the time are the
clepsydra, incense-stick, and sun-dial.
With regard to the frst-named, DIR.
Bridgman tells us that in the south of
China it is formed of six water pots
arranged in successive order, one above
another, and from which through small
perforations the water gradually drops;
the lowest vessel of all which receives
the water has wooden cover with a
hole cut in it; in this hole an index is
inserted, on which are marked "peri-
ods" of time. Then as the water in
the vessel fills one degree, the index,
floating on its surface, rises one quar-
ter. The periods of time into which
the Chinese divide the day and the
watches of the night are all indicated
by this means. These watcr-clocks
seem to have varied in constructions
at different times but water-pots were
formerly of brass, but are now Of
wood
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17
ROTATION IN CRoPs.-A judi

ROTATION IN CRoPs.-A judiciOus
rotation in crops is absolutely neces-
sary in maintaining the fertility of the
soil This needs no demonstration,
for it is universally admitted. But
how to rotate to secure the greatest
advantages is the main question. No
specific directions can he given to suit
evely case, because circumstances al
ter cases" very much in regard tothis
point. The system that would sue
ceed on one farm would utterly fail on
another, and vice versa. Governed
by general principles, the farmer must
decide the matter for himself Each
crop extracts from the soil the ele-
ments essential to its growth and MAJ
turity, and by continuous cropping,
however judicious the rotation may
be, the soil will evidently be exhausted.
Hence the elements distracted must
be returned to the soil in the shape of
fertilizers. This settles one point
that the farmers must keep stock,
and the nearer they come to keeping
stock enough to consume what their
farms produce the nearer they come to
GilC illooU III piONCt CuIOutS. hS uoooA
rotation is from the sod-corn, oats
or barley, wheat and then grass. In
good soil two crops of wheat can be
grown, clover being sown on the first,
in the spring. which will furnish one
crop and one to plow under for second
crop of wheat on which grass is grown
for future meadow or pasture lands.
A prominent agriculturist recommends
the following six years rotation: First
year, corn, potatoes and roots, with
ground heavily manured second, oats;
third, clover, plowed in and sowed
with wheat in the fall then timothy
and clover sowed on the wheat in the
spring of the fourth year; then let it
lay in grass two years Other systems
Of rotations have advantages, suited
to the surrounding circumstances of
soil, climate, etc. In wheat districts,
where the soil rests on limestone or
plaster, simple rotation of clover two
years and wheat one is found to be
good, always promising that plenty of
manure is returned to the soil. Let
us hear from our readers on this sub
ject.-OhiO Farmer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17
MILLINERY d DRESS MAKING

II The attention of the Jadias ,s M.
nurg mg ana T. vicinity is directed to the fact thar
of new and fashionable Millinery Cioods ~ oe hoe
rooms in the East Ward, Ebensburg -Weddina
bohnetS, Hats, etc.. a speciality. Dressmaking
sae1adies Is respectfully solicited. V-i.'I.I
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17

\ LESSON FROM CABBAGk--
one knows t at cabl a gcs"lii i,'.
fast or head out well unless .t
hoed very often. Most have ai'.5 y.
ed that this crop does the tS'.
very early in the morning VIZ
dew is on the ground. Ho'~-
in the day when the dew hss ''''r
ted, will have the same eLse-
reasons appear to be these: - -
being covered with soil Is -.
and helps to keep the SOIL n''. =,
contains a very large amour.
gen, which it took from tlie S". -,
acts to decompose the son
hasten the growth Of plants.
same causes ought to produce -. =
effect on other plants, aud il -... ~
found, by observing farmers. .,a -
CO. Market gardeners risiT'
potatoes hoed either when .l5 :,
wet with dew or after q s.sl
Observations made by one % ~
farmers in Wisconsin, 'N
through many years, cow 1,.s
that there was great au,a,i ~
plowingland while it was Wet - ~,
Especially was this the case w. W.
yer or grass was ploNeu --ss
was found that the sod anu ms
ted much sooner, and that l,'' = d
ing crops were larger anu
quality.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17
GEO M. READE. AHOrneu-at- La,c.

Fbensburg, Pa Office Centre street.
three ,!oors tr jp High street. iaug.21, 72.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17
yyTNDRED YEARS Il GO.

Tn view of the near approach OF the
Centennial anniversary of the Ameri-
can nation, it IS quite natural TO take
n retrospect, just now, OF what has
tronsnired within the hundred years
that has now so nearly reached its
close In doing this, one is astounded
ot tine events that have been crowded
into the century. lfany are credulOus
as TO this assertion let them read the
following:
One hundred and ten years ago
there was not a single white man in
what is now Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana,
or Illinois. Then, what is now the
most flourishing part OF the united
States. was as little known as the
country i'm the heart OF Africa lSSeli-
1T was not till 1TT6 that Boone left his
home i'm North Carolina to become the
first settler in Kentucky. And the
first pioneers of Ohio did not settle till
twenty years later still. a hundred
wears ago Canada belonged to rance,
and Washington was amodest Virginia
Colonel, and the United States the
most loyal part of the British Empire,
and scarcely speck on the poiiticai
horizon indicated the struggle that III
n score of years was to lay the foun-
datio.I of the greatest Republic of the
world.
A hundred years ago there was hut
four small newspapers III America;
steam engines had not been imagined,
and locomotives, and steamboats,, ana
railroads. and telegraphs, and postal
cards. and friction matches, ana re-
volvers, and percussion caps, ana
breech-loading guns, and stoves ana
furnaces. and gas for dwellings, ana
India rubber shoes, and Spa'iidlhg
Glue. and sewing machines, and an
thracite coal, and photographs, ana
chrome paintings, and kerosene OIL,
and the safety lamp, and the compound
bIow-pipe, and free schools, and spring
mattresses. and wood engraving, ana
Brussels carpets, and lever watches,
and greenbacks, and cotton and wool
en- factories, in anything like the pres
ent meaning of these terms, were ut
terly unknown.
A hundred years ago the spinning
wheel was i'm almost every family, and
clothing was spun and woven and made
up in the household, and the printing
press was a cumbrous machine, worked
by hand, and nail, or brick, or knife
or pair of shears or scissors, or
razor, or woven pair Of stockings, or
an AK, or hoe, or shovel, or a lock or
key, or plate Of glass ofany size, was
not made in what is now the United
States. Even in 1890 there was only
seventy five postofiices in the country,
and the whole extent of our post-routes
was less than nineteen hundred miles.
Cheap postage was unheard of, and
had any one suggested the transmits
sion of messages with lightning speed
he would have been deemed insane.
The microscope on the one hand, and
the telescope on the other, were in their
infancy as instruments of science and
geology and chemistry we've almost
unknown In a word it is true that
to the century passed have been allot-
ted more improv ements, in their bear
inc on the comfort and happiness of
mankind, than to any other which has
elapsed since the creation of the world.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17
A QUEER HORsE-The Hartford

A QUEER HoRsE-The Hartford
Times says: "Mr. Joseph Church,
father of the famous painter of Mag
ara whose residence is at No. 624
Asylum street, has Il horse which reg
ularly lies down and takes an hours
nap every Sunday morning after break
fast, the queerest thing about it being
the fact that he never does it on other
days, though he has the opportunity
to do so. He seems to have the phre-
biological organ of time largely devel-
oped He is usually left in a certain
place back of some bank, on such fore
moons as his master comes downtown,
and if the hour of ~, noon, passes
without his master coming for him,
the horse himself comes out, carriage
and all, through the alley way, and
stands in front of the bank as a hint
that it is time to drop business and go
to dinner" There's another horse in
Hartford who never takes drink on
Sunday. IL a man made the same
boast somebody would declare that it
was because the saloons were closed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17

y CURE FOR WARTS on hos
Take pure, cold extracted casio
and rub the wart well every nH
If the wart is not bleeding o.
then with a corn-cob ana Wa'e
the wart till it is irritated aud a7
little. Keep this up unren~
and you can cure any wart you
meet with. 1t will produce i.As
on warts on the human harh
each application of the oil, i-
turns black.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17
How HIGH CAN A CAT JUMP

HOW HIGH IAN CAT ~ Mp
That birds, however apparently hung
in cages, are unsafe from the skill and
cunning Of the cat, may be gathered
from many instances of the extraOrdi-
nary leaps they are capable of making
to attain their prey. We are told by
a reliable authority that when his cat
was a year old he was seen several days
in succession to take his position on
show case four feet high, licking his
chops while watching a canary in a
cage suspended from the ceiling eight
feet from the case. The ceiling was
eleven feet high from the fioor, and the
cage ali ordinary cylindrical one
While thus observing the cat and
thinking how remote was his chance
Of pluuder, the animal suddenly sprang
at the cage and caught his claws in it..
His weight swung the cage up against
the ceiling, spilling seed and water,
and terrifying the canary. After
swinging to and fro several times the
cat dropped to the floor uninjured.
Our informant measured the distance
from the top of the cage and found it
to be ten feet so that the cat made
an ascent of six feet in eight, or upon
an incline of nearly thirty-tive degrees
The surprise here is that the bird es-
capped, for it is during it's terror and
while beating itself from side to side
of the cage that the hooked claws of
the cat are prepared to receive it, and
if any portion of the bird is caught it
is rapidly pulled through the wire and
the cat and bird disappear before the
spectator can recover his sastonishment.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17

AN under waistcoat Of brown paper
is equal to flannel shirt for warmth
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17
IT w. DICK. ATTORNEY Ar-L.y. Eb,

ensburE, Pa. Ohice.in front room of tt
.. Lloyd's new building. Centre street Ali
manner or legal business attena to satisfac-
orify, and collections specially I0-iAI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-13

BURLINGToS, October 1.-THE thirC
precinct Of this city gives Letter 81 ma
iOrityi other precincts supposed to be il
proportion.
OsCEoLA, October l2,-The Republican
majority in Clarke county is estimated al
200.
DENNIsoN, October l2.-The indica
tions are that Crawford county gives q
fair Republican majority.
WINTERsET, October l2.-Estimated
majority for KirkwOOd 300.
TLPToN, October l2,-The Democrats
gained in this township over last year
100 votes.
Neutrality-suspicious. qt 1880 indi.
date that this county gives LOO Repub'
lican majority,
DEs MoINEs, October l3.-Specials re-
ceived by the STATE Register up to this hour
indicate n Republican majority OF 10000
at least and a steady Republican gain in
the Legislature. A special dispatch sent
at midnight shows a Republican gain Of a
Representative in Clarke county, one in
Fremont, two in Mahaska, one in POwes-
kirk, and one in Berlin. The headquar-
ters Of the Republican State Committee
not being located at point accessible to
many Geographic wires. 0Skaloosa coun-
ty, the usual returns received through
that channel Are much delayed.
CHICAGO, October I2.-Returns from
Iowa up to this hour show Republican
victories in nearly every county, and IN
most cases very considerable Republican
gains. A large vote has been pOlled
and the local tickets are badly scratched
in most places. Governor KirkwoOd is
elected by large majority and the Leg
islnture will have an increased number
Of Republican members.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-13
CHINA.

SAN Francisco, October 12.--Datcs by
Colorado from Hong Kong up to Septem.
Der s, and Yokohama September 18th, re.
port that hostile feelings have been man.
Tested in the North for some months, and
seems to be extending itself in the rObbing
Of foreigners whenever opportunity Of.
icrE.
The ]. & O. steamer, Gualior, broke
down about 150 miles from Hong Kong,
and was unable 10 sail but drifted down TO
llainan, where she anchored and sent
boat in charge Of the second officer to
MacCa for assistance. While on its way
II was overhauled and robbed by
pirates on the way, but were allowed 10
proceed, and eventually reached their
destination, Japan.
A sharp earthquake shock was felt at
Nngaski on the 26th inst.
A heavy typhoOn visited Kobe on the
9th inst.
Several prosecutions have taken place
under the new press laws.
The excessive heat has given way 10
cooler weather.
The Government is actively construct
ing new roads.
The rumors ns to the visit Of the Mi.
kAdo to England are said to be premature.
Notes Of hand payable on de-
mand, having been issued by Mr..
Blakeston, Of Kakndope, their
circulation has been forbidden by the
government. Carrars Is still reported as
lisinclined to enter into diplomatic rela.
tons with Japan, the alleged reasons Is
the adoption, by the japanese, Of Eu.
ropean clothing. The Russian Commits
sioner for the change Of Taghalean hav-
ing arrived II Is expected that the matter
will shortly I've concluded.
The British bark Jas. pater, is strand
ed near Silada.
Torture will, II ia said, bc very shortly
abolished in the Japanese Courts.
The Taknshama mines are gradually
being extended and worked under the
foreign system.
The British mcn.oi.war lying nj Osaki
have been ordered to China, and the fleet
at Yokohama was at Last ndviccs under
orders for the same destination.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
BULLION WITHDREW.

LONDON, October l2, $3.50 7. M-The
bullion Withdrawn from the Bank Of
England on balance to-day amounted to
El6,6OOO.
The Duke Of Parma won the race for
the Czarowitch stakes to-day.
The news to the effect that Holland had
sent five men.of-war to the caribbean Sea
is said to have been entirely without
foundation. The Netherlands are fitting
up their usual squadron for naval prac.
tiCo in American waters, No vessels
have gone yet, and the preparations they
are making have no connection whatever
with Venezuela in the affair.
An admiralty minute exhonerates vice
admiral Sir W. Tarlton, commanding
the feet, and Captain Hickey, Of the Iron
Duke, for the responsibility of the sink
ing OF the iron clad Vanguard.
Nothingis known Of the financial panic
in Rio Janeiro, and any rumor to that
effect was doubtless set on foot by stock
jObbers to affect the foreign stocks to-
morrow, which Is settling day.
LONDON, October 1876 A, M,-The
Madrid Impartial says French Ruthori-
ties are seeking to intercept Gen, saballo,
and Don Carlos has ordered that he be
shot wherever found,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-13

a strict, enforcement Of the observance Of
the Sabbath, simply because it was OI
Gods ordaining, The Sabbath was mp.
pointed by God, and He still reigned,
He had not given up the government ol
the world. The powers that be are or
dained Of God, and they ruled by and
through Him, and the speaker held that il
they, "a Christian ministers, let down to
a civil Sabbath merely, they would be
shorn Of their power.
The Association then adjourned.