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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-28
His Obituary.

1t was a very sad woman that came
into our sanctum the other day. Not
too tine point upon il, she wept. IL
am Mrs. Briggs" she murmured, sadly.
The sub-edtor said he was glad to know
IL. and inquired after MIR Briggs.
= You don't seem 10 keep the run Of our
eminent citizens much," she said, with
some asperity; - for, You know, he died
last Friday" The sub stammered out
that he had indeed overlooked it.
= That's just it," said the grief-stricken
one. - want an obituary rit on him,
something strong, you know ..Ah,
precisely said the sub-editor; Z" | will
just take down the points. lie was
philosophical Of course?r Certain
~" sighed the widow. Respected.
influential, high-toned?" WAY up
sobbed the relict. "Fine feelings. self
made, rich2n "Well. no. said the
mourner, - he would have been rich.
His partner was just elected supervisor.
but he didn't wait for the first day
even. lie faded away, faded away"
+" All right. madam, we will get up
notice that will make all the other be-
rcaved families i'm your part Of town
howl with envy lon the front PAGE.
mind. she sighed. ...Just so. I'M I'M.
II will be So Eight dollars for an
obituary, with sugar at Is cents?m
. But reflect. madam. that YOU will
have an article that will make Andrew
johnson and Henry Wilson turn over in
their graves" Eight dollars-and
shoes will be ~, and James
puil-back-weli. mister, guess the old
man will have u slide throu IN on his
merits. Tie regular fuur-bii send-oil
will about do. guess, aud depusitiug
that coin on the desk she sobbcd herself
down stairs. 49, aa Francisco -Ners It.
TER.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-28

II is no wonder that we hear this question
on every corner. So many arc dying sud
denly % diseases OF the brain in these DAYS
that everyone IL alarmed. and IL asking
What shall We dos" There Is alarm on AZ
-olat Of dizziness ~ The head. ~hiring
s~ns3tion when rising M suddenly. a had
Ai-Cone" sensation At the pit ~ tire sioin.
ach. ike the cnawirg Of an ulcer. wiih a
Feeling like load after eating. pains IN tn.
back. sides and chest. az 'inee, with cosiiVc
hoUeis. scantv. hiCh-culcrrd mgiiic. some
times void,-d With rsin. appetite Tpor. and
whcn food j. eaten x oftcntimts distrcssc-
the skin, alter time. becomes dark. t,ili
md ciammy. ewes sunkcn aud hinged witl,
GLOW, spirits detected. wirh evil fureiuG
inEs. When any of these symptoms 81.
rr'>ent no tiFne should hc lu>t ~ u>n.
srufcr remedy. The one that we haA.
rown 20 operate with the rEnsi certrlni "
the ~HsKKk ArEsgf ~ ..Dvr~ OK rms
1--WE SYRUP nota patent ms cicirci. sole b.
i-nsgist- and A. j. White. Sig Pearl sistcf
New York.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-28

Governor Rice, In his message Ia the
Massachusetts Legislature, says in re-
ference 10 the insane II the State:
The Increase Of insanity and the best
means II its prevention, and for the
treatment and cure II those suffering
from this painful ailliction. are attract
ing larger sham of public interest,
and merit the most careful invcstiga-
ton and the most effective measures.
II appears By the report Of the special
commissioners Of lunacy, submitted to
the Legislature in January last, that
the number Of insane persons In this
Commonwealth now reaches nearly or
quite 1900; and that this malady j. in
creasing In a ratio greater than that Of
our population by nearly II per cent.
is shown by the statistics Of the twenty
years from 1880 To 1870; this increase
also j. larger in the for
eign element of our population
than in the native born. Among the
causes assigned for ihi, increase in the
former, are the change in climate,
different habits Of life, Incorporate in
dulgences, di-appOintments, badly ven
tilated tenemeuts, and, in general, the
influences which impair the health and
fret the mind If the immigrant. Among
the latter class are the educational pres
sure upon the young 10 the neglect Of
physical exercise. artificial and unna-
turtl habits of living, the excitement
and competition Of business, and what
ever CAUSES multiply nervous diseases.
especially those Of the brain, which re-
suit in mental arrangement. This
may be only partial enumeration: but
We have the cheering assurance that
the causes Of insanity, though more
complicated than those Of some other
diseases. can be understood and con-
trOlled; and that, instead II being q
necessary incident of true civilization,
insanity proceeds from It's artificial de-
yelOpmeuts, and that il crews largely
out Of a violation II physical. mental
and moral laws Among the measures
suggested a preventive and remedial
agencies, are the dissemination of pop
ular information respecting the causes
~ insanity. By which the common peo-
pie, and especially those " no have hered-
itary or artificial tendencies thereto. I
may be put on their guard against II; a I
WHftfut tia~H4ti'ditDh 81 inc insane II
in the asyiums and intirmaries, by \
which the different types Of the malady \
shall as little n possible aggravate each
other; that ~ few restraints shall be
imposed upon patients a. j. consistent
With safety, that greater freedom Of
with friends and a close
guardianship If personal rights in com
nitment and discharge shall be estab-
ished, by which local defects of admin
stration may be remedied, information
and something like uniformity
Iscured upon plans which embody the
,est results of science and experience.
commend the whole subject to your
.areful and intelligent consideration.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-28

Our native walnut wood l., accord.
ing 10 the Cattslef Maker, one Of the best
materials in the world for furniture
when oiled, approaching very near the
color Of dark old oak, and finishing
much finer. The American walnut.
however. requires the grain 10 be well
filled with q composition 10 resist the
action Of the heat in most dwellings,
and, 10 effect this, mere oiling Is not
adequate, AS il leaves the pores Of the
wood 50 open that II absOrbs the heat +;
thus, in room at a temperature Of
some seyenty-five degrees, the oiled
walnut will absorb the heat 10 within
five degrees Of the heat Of the room,
whilevarHished oak will reflect the heat,
and will not reach over forfy-five to
fifty degrees. On this account the wood
should Ice well seasoned and the grain
filled with sheliac, or other material. 10
prevent shrinkage. Linseed oil hard
ems wood, and well made walnut work,
finished with it and shellac, will ia a
few years acquire polish almost like
bronze, and tmay be added, A. beautiful
in appearance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-28

scnrxck,. Pr1roxrc srrrr- Sd. wrrn -

scHKNcKe PCL~oSrc STRUT Sra WxED TOXIC
ASD asSDR.NE PIIIs-Tbr-e de~erl edlv cel.-
hraied and PSI MGR medicines have ef eCied rev
olui0n in Inc healing ar. and proved the fAllarT
~ several maNims which have for many year. OBJ
sfructec the progress o, medical science TIE
fa-e suppositiuA ihst = Consumption = incurabi--'
deferred phrriciAn, from attempting e. End rene
ces for thai ci--a-e and patients afirtsd With il
reconcilea themselves 90 dessE ~ithaut making An
effort 20 escape from doom hich thew srtrs--.sa
70 he unavoidable y j. now proved however
that C0Rsug.P,fDa ca d ard end that Il Ia
bern cured IN YER great nun ler 81 cases tsorne
81 them apparently desperate one-l BY scheme .
Pulmonir Syrly slon- snd IN other c@--s hy the
same medicine N connection = ith Schrnrks S~a
Weed Tvs..e and N.ndrskr pills. one or both &C
cordinr 70 the requirements % the case
ID. >ehenck himself. who en- o. I'd nj interrupted
good heslfh frr more than forty yesr-. was sup-
posed At one time 20 be Al the very gate ~ death
HE phy-ieians ha,ing pronounced h. case hole-
les. and sbartur-d him % his fate. lie wns
cured BY the Aforesaid medicines and. since his
recovery. many fhoHsn nd. sinai ally af-s ted have
used ID. sch-nck's preparations with the same re-
markabie success
fnN directions accompany each. making Il not
absolutely nrcrs~ary To l'esonaiiy see ur Sch-nrk
unless patients wish their inn-s eSansiHe, and
70. this purpose lie j. professionally ~ ti~ prrci-
pal ONCE corner sixth and Arb streets phiiadel-
phia. every MONDAY. where all letters Tor advice
nu.t be Addressed schrncks medicines are
sold BY all druggists.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-28
[From the Toledo Blade. !


"success Is never achieved without merit.
man may make a poor article and sell ID
once, ard, there being -, $4,000 people in
the United States. the sale L. each one would
be enough 70 make a decent fo5Snne. Blu,
an article that holds the field yeayaftcr year.
and tie sales Of " hieh increase rcgulariy and
rapidly, must have absolute merit
DR.. X. " Pierce. Of Buffalo, ". Y. occu-
pies our entire eighth page to-day with bis
various articles. We admit il because We
know the doctor, and know Of his articles
We know him to be northumberland
physician. whose diploma hangs On The wall
VI his Office. and we know that be has as-n-
eiated with him several % the most eminent
Practitioners in the country. We know that
parties consult him, BY mail and in person,
from all the states in the Union every cay
and that they are fairly and honestly dealt
with.
Thi. grand result has been accomplished
BY two sCencies-good, reliable articles
articles which, once Introduced, work easily
their own ~ay-and splendid business man
agcment They have succeeded because
they ought O. have succeeded
fyou ~onld pstronIze Medicines scientific.
ally prepared 3, zskilled physician and chem.
ut, use DR. Pierce's Family Medicines. Gold
81 Medical Discovery is nutritious, tonic.
Alternative and blood cleansing and en- une-
gusiet Cough Remedy, Pleasant Pulgatfve
Pellets. scarcely larger than mustard-secds
constitute an agreeable sr.s reliable phv-ic;
Fsyoriie Prescription, remedy for d lii
lated females, Extract OF smart-west 4
magical remedy for Pain, Bowel Complaints.
and an uneeualsd Eminent for both human
and horse re-h; while his DIR. sage's Cais-rh
Remedy is known the wsrld over IS the
greatest spec!aefor Catarrh and I" Cold in the
Head ever given 10 the public. They are
cold by druggists
TWENTY fEsks A sUFrKRER-CURED BIZ THE
GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
DR.. X v. PIEEcs:
Dear s1-Twentv years ago I was ship
wrecked on thu Atlantic Ocean, and the cold
aud exposure caused large Ahscess to form
on each leg, which kept continually dis
charging. l was attended by doctors in Liv-
eTpoOi. Havre. New Orleans. New York and
al the hospital on Staten Island fwherc the
doctors wanted 10 take one leg or. Finally,
after spending hundreds Of dollars. was
10 try your Golden Medical Dis
coyery.n snd.now, in less than three months
after taking The fret bottle. am thankful
10 say am completely cured, and for the
first time in ten years can put my left heel 10
the ground ! am al home nearly every
evening. and shall DC glad TO satisfy sny per-
SON OF the truth Of this information. am,
sly, yours, respectfully.
WILLIAM RYDER,
g. JEFFERSON Street Bu@nTo Nv
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-28
The Danger Of Sleeping with Pistols
Under the Pillow.

A sad ard probably fatal accident.
says the Kansas CITY Times, occurred
Yesterday morning in the western par; Of
the city. The scene OF the affair was the
house Of Mr.. j. h. HallOwell. formerly
Secretary Of the Loan and Investment
Company, situated at 1870 Summit
Street. and the unfortunate victim the
owner Of the house Mr.. H. is In the
habit of placing a pistol under his pr
low every night when he retires to bed.
He did 80 on Monday night. Mrs IIol-
lowell got up about 6 O'Clock yesterday
morning, and, after dressing. went "
some other part If the house 10 prepare
the morning meal. A few minutes be-
fore she was startled by hearing the
report Of pistol, and. going 10 her
husbands room. was frightened bv see
ing his head and hands covered with
blood and hearing him say IL
fear something dreadful has happened. =
IL WAS al once asceTtained that Mr.. Hal
lowell was badly injured and messen-
ger was dispatched for DR. Jenny. On
his arrival an examination was made
and it was found that a bullet from the
pistol under the pillow had penetrated
AAI "VUU1tA AAAttA ~NAAA AiAAOuEH Ait
back Of the head, and lodged in the sub
stance OF the brain. This last conclu-
sion was arrived At hy the doctor prob
ing the wound. which was found To- be
nearly three inches deep. The wound
ed man was conscious after the exam
nation. and stated that soon after his
wife left the room the pillow under his
head slid off ON the floor. and his head.
coming down upon the hammer Of the
pistol, caused it To be discharged, with
results a stated above.
There are cases on record where men
wounded I'm a ike manner have lived for
a number Of months, and perhaps years
hut the chances arr that Mr.. fIallOwell
will b. a dead man before daylight this
morning. Mr.. Carruth. II Nineland. y.
D., il will be remembered, was shot in
about the exact manner Of Mr.. Hal
lowell. and y. lived SIX months. AT
last, hosevcr. he had 10 succumb. Ills
case was thought to be one OF the most
on record. and il j. scarcely
possible that two such could happen in
the same decade. The accident IN this !
case j. all the more to be regretted, n
the wounded man has a mother. sister. /
wife and child dependent upon him for
support. ~ 5 o'clock last night he was
sleeping, aud. to all appearances, sui I
fering but little.
German manufacturers are coniin-
ually engaged ia purchasing iish bones,
gathered along the Norwegian shores
near extensive fisn-curing establish
ments. IN. ~ IRE pUlvcrized and con-
verted into Fertilizers 1t i suggested
that arrangements b. made for utiliz-
Ing the bones from the establishments
In Newfoundland. such products Of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-28

The next meeting oi the Ohio State
teachers will be held al Put-in-Bay.
June q, 1876, aud will continue in scs-
sion three days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-28
WONDERFUL Success. sFI.:.;

ne.n "a = Z, hronl, ~ -. Boston Mas Is daily
shipping hunrtts ~ boxes ART ulck u vsIusha
Ec9cs al over The e. :. tiofeD worth Of eieesnt
1.-f sewr-ry, lAlss. Pins, se's- Chains. Cta M.
TIC. ETC. Sol.a silver ard Pared Ware. Cufiery,
CiAssNAre- F41tl Gocis ft'u afllcirs) and al ~.
So touS- iie Teas. 81 11le. Gryerrirs Perfurarv
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II ORTIZ DGTBLE. =. 5ss;i I, l' 2 1: /,

q e prices every herr yri are selling ererrrfipe
A. ne popular rrlce ~ ouiy cNE noiLAE. 500 de-
llftn patrons testify - rle benefits 10 our erFAr
- ~ ard IL orr p-rr hundreds % letters are r.-inf-
81 ron our QAfruLs % the past three yrtrs EEsr.
n ven can SAVE tIoray yyr can Hake NO 70 far
A. - else ~here. n you deal Win We agaHts
A. EEfuHE4E. We TAI large cgIlIniss ur-- No rick
- capital e.oes s~nf q O. T. Nth privilege OF see
irE before paying send for In ain-re etc . FEEE
srNp nov address n. JOHNSTON 4 CO. y
DOLLAR SALE = Brom1cil ST.. Bsston. MAS.
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Reliable Quotations

30 tie ST Luis Markets -ent FREE 70 any @iiress
trnsiznments u 40 kinds ~ COUNTRY PRO
III III solicited. " q rrfer b. permission 70 Me-srs
: obi. Brow A Co. Adirvs~ ku-hnemundt a
Co.. los South Main street, St Louis. NO.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-02-17

Our readers will notice in another col
umn call for meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Agricultural Associa-
ton of Tama County to be held at the
Court House, Thursday of next week.
There is also coupled with the call an in
vitation for Directors of other Agriculture
al Societies to meet with them. We
would like to see this a, large meeting
The subject has often been preached the
past two years of uniting the two Socie-
ties in the Southern part of the county,
and purchasing, ground somewhere be-
tween Toledo and Tama City on which to
hold the Annual Fairs. AS affairs now
stands 1t seems to us little else than a
farce for each of the three principal
towns of the county to be trying to have
fairs each year. There is great amount
of money and energy expected for moth
ing. 1t is probable that two fairs-one
innorthern and one in southern Tama-
could be well supported for time, at
least; but if the two southern societies
would unite we could make "a fair equal
to any and. superior to many inland coun-
ties of the State. 1t seems to us that
this pulling and hauling and petty jeal
ousy which has existed between Toledo
and lama City has gone far enough.
Toledo has shown that it has backbone
ana energy enough to build Court
House, railroad, elevator, &c, and
Tama City has shown its pluck and per
severance by building IFS expensive water
power, and now it appears to us that if
we would go to work together, bury the
Ratchet so to speak, and in this the Cen
tennial year and year of conciliatiom,
strike hands and work together for our
common interests it could not help but
be of great advantage to all concerned.
We hope steps will be taken to close up
the chasm which has existed between the
towns so long, and we know of no better
way to commence operations than to
have a genuine, good, fraternal meeting
of the Directors of both Agricultural So
cieties at the Court House, Thursday of
next week.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-02-17

One saloon has temporarily suspended
Quite lot of sidewalk was built last
week.
Life Insurance Agents are making a
raid on Chelsea and vicinity.
Henry Cary has moved to town, and
entered into partnership with J. ii. Mer-
Ger.
Business has been livelier for the last
two weeks, than any time during the win
ter.
Last Sunday there was a new church
organized at the school house called the
Peoples Church of Chelsea.
The school house has been occupied
every night for month past, when not
occupied in any other way, there has
been preaching.
On last Sunday the Superintendent of
the Sunday School issue" valentines"with
appropriate notices to the scholars in
stead of cards.
Capital punishment is being discussed
at several schools in this neighborhood; it
is to be discussed in town some evening
as soon as the school house can be had.
The question here now is, who owns
that part of the town situated on section IL.
There is quite number of claimants; the
coming Court will perhaps settle some of
the claims.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-02-17
% -
Communicated.

EDITOR CHRONICLE -
In the Inst report of DR.. Reynolds, SUI
perintendent of the Hospital for Insane,
at Independence, occurs the following
passage:
Friends of the institution would do ii
a great favor by sending copies Of maya
zines, books and papers, which they have
read and laid aside, but which to our
household would be as good as new"
have also received u recent letter asking
me to make personal effort to secure
such reading matter rs | can for the in
stitution Out of the large number OF
patients at the Hospital, more than one
hundred would not only enjoy good read
ing matter but would be absolutely bene-
fitted by it, Every effort is made by those
in charge to furnish everything possible
for the comfort and happiness of those
placed under their charge, yet the State
confines the appropriations to the pro-
viding of those things which are necessary
to the physical comfort of the inmates,
and does not provide such mental food as
is needed; until q library and plenty of
reading matter is furnished, the mstitu-
tuition must depend on a supply from
private sources The tender care and
great kindness manifested by Supt. Rey-
nolds, DR.. Hill and all the attendants
towards my mother while she was IN
their charge, incline me to make every
effort possible to comply with the request
made. Frequent visits to the asylum
and stay of several days at time, sat
isfy me beyond any doubt of the watch
full care of those in charge and of the
constant effort to make comfortable and
happy those whose mental powers are
dimmed and as none of us can tell when
we may need the care of this institution,
can we not feel an interest and manifest
that interest by forwarding to these UNI
fortunate ones such reading matter as
we can spare without the least injury to
ourselves?
ANY contribution of this nature will be
received at the Bank and forwarded with
care. May not ask the personal atten-
ton of every man and woman in this
community to this request?
Truly Yours,
l.. B. NELSON.
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Notice.

,pe Is hereby given that at the an
meeting of the stockholders of the
N a', u Association of lama County
Ein a' Toledo, Nov. 18th, 1875, the fol
. mg persons were elected as officers
|or ASSOCIATION: President, VIM. B.
||.s s' VI Spring Creek; vice-President,
ltor, II DAVIS, of Toledo; and as Di-
t,ofS T. j. Sweat, Peter Lichty, J.R
.ro y D. furrow, A. G. Tenney, ]. T.
I e. J. L. Pugsley, David Hid,
,,th perry Peter Wilson, NJ. NJ. Avery,
I y! Wylie, and A. J. Wheaton
' 'ate is also given that there will he 4
,laa aug Oh said Board of Directors, at
w., on Thursday, February "a, 1879,
-, Slock p. m. Directors and officers
W. O'ner Agricultural Societies in the
my ~ are respectfully invited to attend
By order of
4. ] W. WIN b. KING,
Secretary.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-02-17
The Marshall Republican of last week

The Marshall Republican of last week
states that Col. Schurtz has been request
ed to resign his position as postmaster,
of that city, in order that E. N. Chaplin,
editor of the Times may be appointed in
his stead. While it is none of our fu-
neral" and we have nothing to say in
the matter, yet it seems to us that if there
is one man in Marshalltown more than
another, who deserves and ought to have
the office, if a change is made, that man
is Mr.. Theodore Johnston, the present
efficient and accommodating Deputy
Postmaster. He has filled his present
sition now about ten or eleven years, and
has always been at his post, is an honest
and competent young man, and has in
fact done the greater part of the business,
and we would like to see him rewarded
by receiving the welcome summons:
"Well done thou good and faithful SER
yan., come up higher" His appointment
would be eminently worthy and would
give the best of satisfaction to the bust
ness men and citizens Of Marshalltown.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-02-17

We call attention to the new advertise.
Ment IN to days paper, of Plaster Centers
ana Ornaments manufactured by Messrs E.
Smith d Co., of Chicago. These articles
are furnished at very low prices by this
enterprs sing firm, and add very much to
the appearance of a room. We hope those
who contemplate building will send for
an illustrated price list.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-02-17
ffAfter many days!''
III Q" Boo Ok. S.
IAN EXQUISITE GIFT BOOK. "

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