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The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

0>v Mr.. stephen Fuhs, Of Frankfort,
Ky., vas In town this week, visiting old
friends, and called 1t the Courier ONCE.
His many friends are glad ia see him
looking as though the blue grass regions
Of Ky. agreed with him.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

PaEAcnINa.-Itcv w. L. BostSs, o.
Washington. will preach In the Protes-
rant church in Jasper, on tomorrow
night at74, anda Ireland on the Sabbath
following at iok a. IN. The public arc
invited.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

II Henry Landrrebe last week re
ccived ten cases Of new boots and shoes
at prices less than ever before In this
county. Whole stock boots, from 81 &
10 a 90 and warranted.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

TTwc were pleased 10 receive cali
from Mr.. Wolf. Of the Rockport Banner,
,hc German paper OF Spencer county,
lat SATURDAY.. MIR. Wolf Is an editor
y, versatile ,alcnts. and we are glad TO
learn a making business success OF The
Banner. a. i,s columns unfold 10 The
Freeze many truths which should wsf'
h; or to unbounded patronage.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

Arc the most e.
fective and congo
NAL purgative ever
discovered. They
are mild. but RI.
fectual in their
operation. moving
the bowels surely
and without pain.
Although gentle
in their operation,
thcy are still the
| most thorough and
so,r..b.u0 cafhar.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

BASE BALL.-Thc Lcogeotee base bal
club and the jasper club are to play ths
deciding game at Jasper. on Tomorrow
week. Some good sport Is anticipated.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

rrsweeney's, Of the Arcade, will sell
their summer stock Of clothing q cost
for cash now. as they want to prepare
for large fall stock. Now for bargains
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

~rMr. r. Herbig and family. Mrs.
pueftncr. Mrs. Young and several others
- our citizens went to Louisville this
week 70 do tho Exposition.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21
JASPER COURIER.

~ About twenty of our citizens went
% Cincinnati on the excursion last Sat-
urdsy. and came home Sunday tired and
sleepy.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21
saitysH l Southwestern s'y

From and amer Als date. until further notice. trains
wiii run foii~~s: :.
Leaves ferdiusnd station -
Arrives at kockp.-t ~ ~
leaves kockpcrt .." -
Arrives st Fsrdinant Staten sNV =. ~
Persons can m 70 6ockport ana remain Tout h'e's
ard return the same day.
Th~r~ Is ~ charge for Wharf Boat OF transfer u
freight at Roc port either for receiving or shippins
n G. BRANHAN. Superintendent
January 18th. lsT7-
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

Domestic Sewing Machine.
Not unlocked vet, for sale for s55-
retails at S7O-at the COURIER OEgIcE.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

FOR al the purposes o. : Family physso.
and for curing CosqveneaSs sessS
Hesdschs, Erysipelas, Hheumss,sm.
1ousness, Dropsys Tumors. Wc5mss
Neuralgia, % . Dinner Ptus
for Furifying the blood,
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-09-21

~ suS.cribs for 'hs jasper Courier
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14
HIS SUB.CELLAR NEIGHBORS.

A minister was soliciting aid TO foreigl
missions and applied to a gentleman
who refused him, with the reply, Z
don't believe in foreign missions.
want what I give to benefit my neigh
bors."
well" replied he, @whom do you re
gard as your neighbors?"
Why, those around me-"
DO you mean those whose land join
YOURS" inquired the minister.
@Yes.'
well, said the minister, -how much
land do you own"
About five hundred acres"
How far down do you own"
why, 1 never thought of it before
but 1 suppose 1 own half way through.
Exactly" said the clergyman, Il sup
pose you do, and want this money fol
.he New Zcalanders-the men whose
lands join yours on the bottom."-Hart
ford Times.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14
A MANS MAN FOR A,THAT.
.BY CHARLES MACKAY.

a mans a man. SAYS Robert Burns,
For a. that and a that"
But though the song be clear and strong
1t lacks note for a that.
The lout who'd shirk his daily work,
Yet claim his wage and a that,
Or beg, when he might earn his bread
Is not man for a that
If all who dine on homely fair
Were true and brave and a that,
And none whose garb is holden gray
Was fool or knave and a. that,
The vice and crime that shame or time
Would fade and fail and a that,
And plowmen be as good as kings,
And churls as earls and a that.
You see yon brawny clustering sot,
Who swaggers, swears and a that,
And thinks because his strong right arm
Might fell an OK and a that,
That he's as noble, man for man.
As duke or lord and a. that;
He's but brute beyond dispute,
And not a man for a that.
\ man may own large estate.
Have palace, park and a that,
And not for birth, buthonest worth,
Be thrice man for a. that;
And Donald herding ON the muir,
Who beats his wife and a that,
BE nothing but rascal boor,
Nor half man for a that.
1t comes TO this, dear Robert Burns
The truth is old and n that
"The rank is but the guinea stamp,
The mans the gold for a that"
And though you'd put the minted mark
On copper, brass and a that,
The lie is gross, the cheat is plain,
And will not pass for a that.
For a. that, and a that,
'Tis soul and heart and a that,
That makes the king gentleman,
And not his crown and a. that,
And man with man, if rich or poor.
The best is he, for a that,
Who stands erect in selfrespect,
And acts the man for a that.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14

AT last the great waiter girl saloon in
Tiffin has been closed. After numerous
contests with the legal authorities and
news papers, the proprietor became dis
heartened and skipped out, leaving his
creditors in the lurch-
Several of the inmates Of the Putnam
county jail made an ingenious attempt
10 escape, week before last, but were de
tected in time toprevent the consumma-
ton of their design. The sheriff's wife
noticed that one or two table knives
we're missing, and her suspicious being
aroused that the prisoners had taken
them, she told her,husband, who imme-
diately made close examination Of ev-
cry article in the cells, and finally was
rewarded by finding the objects of his
search. They had been made into fine
saws, and closer scrutiny showed that
the iron bars Of the Jail had all been cut
nearly apart. To avoid detection, the
cavities were filed with tallow and char
coal. Probably one night more and the
birds would have flown.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14
THE WORLDS CHOICE! /!
A Centennial Decision.

Competen: judges representing the civil
lied people of the world, appointed for the
knowledge of particular arts or sciences,
convened at Philadelphia for six months, to
decide upon the comparative merits of the
various inventions of mankind, awarded TO
the manufacturers of Benson's Capcine Po-
rous Plaster. after a careful test and compar-
ison of this remarkable remedy with ordi-
nary porous and other kinds of plasters, the
highest and only medal, above all foreign
and American competitors. on the ground of
Its great superiority over other plasters, and
its wonderful pain relieving, strengthening,
ana curative properties Remember that
this decision was made by four practical and
skilled physicians.
remember that no nostrum was allowed
to be exhibited at the Centennial. Remem-
Der when you are suffering from any ache or
pam that Benson's Capcine Plaster is the
oest remedy ever devised for all external
dinlcuIties- Benson's Capeine Porous Plas-
Ter was invented 70 overcome the slow action
oi the ordinary porous plasters, the only OBJ
lection ever found to this otherwise popular
remedy The secret of this articles gro,
success lies in the fac;-tney relieve pain AT
once, and cure quickly diseases which other
plasters and Hniments Will not relieve
They strengthen weak back, cure rheuma-
iism, spinal and kidney affections. sciatica
Iumbago, neuralgia, pains in the Lack. hips
and sides. Persons easily affected by change
OF weather should wear these constan,Iv
during the winter season, as thev arc
a sure preventative of colds. Sold every.
where. Price D cents.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14

cy, putting the mildest possible con-
struetion upon their official delinuuen
cies. General Boynton has returned
to Washington, enabling him to en-.
gage Moore at short range and the
public to get at the true inwarnGessr
of the matter at issue.
Cornell still ''holds the fort and
there appears some disinclinatiou to
attack him behind his entrenehmeuts
1t is supposed that Mr.. Evarts will re
turn to-day and that Mr.. Cornell will
be disposed of tomorrow in Ca-inet
Meeting. The contumaeious Naval
Officer. on account of his supposed
confidential relations with SENATOR
ConkliDg and his social and political
prominence otherwise, has enjoyed a
monopoly of attention during the past
week or two in the political quarters.
Whether founded upon actual knowI
edge or the result of mere SPECULATION,
Mr.. Conklin is credited with having i'll
stigated Cornelrs nutinous conduct
with vie" to compelling the Presi-
dent to recall or accept the wager of
battle so defiantly thrown down. As
tie Tenure of Office Act would make
it the duty of Mr. Ij'yes to assign his
reasons for suspenking Mr.. Cornell in
nominating his /Iceessor, that fact is
urged 20 prove the correctness oi the
gems ra! inI ressiop that Cornell has the
sympathy of every Republi an Con
gresssman who diSsents from the plan
adopted for divorcing civil service and
politics; and it is with the hope of
forcing the President to declare his
authority Tor his now celebrated order
that they now join Issues with him
when the case of CorneIrs successor
comes to be acted upon by the Senate.
MANWETI
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14

little bit Of bravado not quite natural tc
him. His hat was pulled tight upon his
head, his step had the least suggestion oi
a swagger in it, and he carried his hands
in the pockets of the short old-looking
jacket which he wore for the apparent
purpose of making him look unnecess-
arily Independent.
His manner put Mrs Green on the of
fensive, as if it we're a challenge. Her
face took on its hard, set look, her hands
folded themselves together under her
apron, and she stood looking at him very
frigidly. and failed to notice that her
daughter was not so much surprised as
she ought to have been.
Good afternoon, Mr. Merton,'' said
Mrs Green, Very much as he had been a
sewing machine agent, I'VE were just
talking of-your friend"
~Ah, Charlie. Yes, poor fellow, he has
gone back to the city. He really needed
a longer rest, but he couldn't take it
without losing his situation, and he can
not afford to do that
His situation? Why"
"Yes; you know he was book keeper.
But, no; | remember now, my friend
Mrs. Osgood got our names mixed in
telling about us"
Il see" said Mrs Green, in tone that
implied great many things.
But come, my dear, if you are ready
we will go out for walk now" said
George, in queer, hurried way. "I've
just dropped in, Mrs Green, 70 take my
wife out for little walk"
Your wife! What?' said Mrs Green,
and sat down and waited for more breath.
Mamma, you will forgive us, won't
your pleaded Sarepta. Perhaps it was
wrong, but you were so firm; so we
we're married yesterday"
"Of course, | forgive you now that
there is nothing else for me to do" said
the polite lady. And if you will wait
a minute I'll go out with you. It'll close
peoples mouths
As they started out together Mrs Mer-
ton said:
George, you ought to have told me
about that ridiculous mistake"
Il know Iought, but you see, my dear,
l couldn't resist the temptation of giving
your mother a son-in-law with fortune
apJ DOS;+;o,, > ~ c,,;ta of barSa1fr
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14
GOGsETfES

Masonic Rau Ioca;si in third story 0i 'i3sei
Block Main street.
FIsDLAY CoUScrL, *. * NJ, so. 80. Regular
Council second Aondsy evening IN 'a'ci
month.
FISDLAY CHATTER. X. A V No. 81. Sta I'd
Convoc ltiun first Monday ev ninss Ia esct
month.
FINpL AZ LODGE, r. & IN "a. stated com
municatio on first AMI t.IiI Wednesday eve
"a nss In each molth.
Odd-Fellows' Hail east 81 = Of Main Street
between SsndusKy and ;rawiOrd Streets
GOLDEN RULE ESCANPMs IT, No. 81, l. '.p-F
meets second and fourtn friday evening"
of each month.
HANCOCK LoDG e. So.73, -. o. F., meets eve
ry Tuesday evening.
FISDLAYLoDGE No. 81, X oj p. meets every
Monday evening In Odd Fellows Hall.
FIyDLAY savings ASDBUIBDING LOAN ASSo-
CITATION meets al the COurL house on the
third Monday tn each month
rHE WoNEN's CaRIsTiAS TEMPER ANCE
u sIosmeets at heLeagGe Rooms, pposijt
the JOY House. General prayer meeting
evsry sabbath afternoon al 3 O'Clock. WO-
meas prayer meeting "Wednesday alter
moo at z o'clock. Children meeting first
Saturday afternoon in each moHth at 8
O'clock
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14
Apffiral
THE PASTORS REVERE.

The pastor sits in his easy chair,
With the Bible upon his knee.
From gold to purple the clouds in the wes
Are changing momently;
The shadows lie in the valleys below,
And hide in the curtains fold:
And the page grows dim whereon he read.
Il remember the days Of DID,"
Not clear nor dark" as the Scriptur
saith,
The pastors memories are;
No day that was gone was shadowless,
No night was without its star;
But mingled bitter and sweet hath been
The portion Of his cup:
Tie hand iilat in love hath smitten," Il
saith,
In love hath bound Us up"
Fleet flies his thought over many a field
OF stubble and snow and bloom,
And now IT trips through a festival,
And now II halts at Il tomb:
Young faces smile in his reyerie
VI th'-' ai4'i' AiN Nbhiie uO Il.pIt,
And voices are heard that oH:y cCne
With The winds from a far-ulI Il ore.
He thinks o. i.:r day when iirsi, with fea
And .falicring lips, hc stood
To speak in the sacred place tie Word
10 tie waiting multitude:
lie walks again TO tii.. huI>c oi God,
With tie voice of joy AID praise.
With many whose fec: long time hav'
pressed
Heavens safe and blessed ways.
He enters a-ain the homes of toll,
And joins in the homcly chat;
lie stands in the shop OF the artisan;
lie sits, where the Master sat,
At HE poor mans fire and tie nclr an:
feast.
Bat wi.o today are the poor,
And who are the rich. Ak Him who
The treasures that ever endure.
Once more the green and the grove rcSGund
~ ti4f ittN iAitil ti Nlhs
He hears I'eir shout at the Christmas tide,
When Santa Claus stalks in.
Once more he lists while the camp fire
Tears
On ihe distant mountain side,
Or, proving apostleship, plies the brook
Where Inc fierce yuurg troutlings hide.
Ant HOW IL beholds the wedding train
10 the aiic- slowly move,
And The .clemr words are said that seal
The sacrament of love.
Anon at the font he meets once more
The Ircmulous youthful pair,
With 3 white-rObed cherub Growing res
ponse
To the consecratiGg prayer.
By the couch of pain he kneels again;
Again, the thin hand lies
Cold in his palm, while the last far look
Steals into tie steadfast eyes;
And now The burden of hearts that break
Lies heavy upon his own
The widows woe and the orphans cry
And the desolatc mothers moan.
70 bIithe and glad. so heavy and sad,
Are the days that are no more,
70 mournfully sweet are the sounds that
float
With the wind from Il far-off shore
FOR the pastor hath learned what meaneth
the word
That is given him to keep
Rejoice with them that do rejoice,
And weep with those that weep"
t is not in vain that he has trOd
This lonely and toilsome way,
t is not in vain that he has wrought
In the vineyard all the day;
For the soul that gives is the soul that
lives,
And bearing another's load
Don't Tighten your own, and shorten the
way,
And brighten the homeward road.
= Rec. Washington GLADDEN., an Hdrper's
Magazine for SEPTEMBER
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14
CUROSITIES OF THE MAILS.

On Monday night, as the bell of St
PauIs clock struck the midnight hour
the clerks in the post office were busy
sorting and stamping letters. Sudden
ly from Il SMALL paper box sprung q
long, slender snake, with flashing eye
and far extending tongue. Consterna
tion seized the young men for mo-
ment, and the viper was master of the
situation. Coiled upon a huge pile Of
unstamped letters, he lifted his head
and looked about him. Quick as a
flash one of the Clerks seized a sharI
knife in one hand and a heavy letter
stamp in the other, and, in less time
than is needed to tell it, the F crida
export was neatly divided into three
equal but angry parts. Tney were
nicely replaced in the box, which wa:
sent forward, yesterday morning to its
destination.
Snakes in the post-office is by nc
means iufrequent. Scarcely week
passes in which one or more are not
found. Sometimes they are sent in
bottles occasionally they are done up in
wooden boxes, but generally their sole
protection is thin paper box, which,
nine times out of ten, is broken or mash
ed by the heavier articl,s 10 the bag
Honored toads are a favorite contribu
ton from people spending their winter
in Florida. 1t is estimated that a
hundred a month of these choice pro
ducts of the South ar, sent through
the mails A day or so ago a bundle
continuing 4 swarm of bees was for
warded in ii mail bag. Not long since
an alligator was found among the let
ters, having broken out of the paste
board in which lie was enyeloped.
In yesterdays mai's there were two
pairs of scissors neatly done up and
addressed to Mrs. Anderson at a water
ing place. A corkscrew, sharp and
savage, was mailed yesterday, d pos
tai card being tied to the handle.
Glass cannot be sent through the mails,
as it is about as dangerous as biting
snakes to the unsuspecting clerks.
Consequently, there can be seen in
Mr. Purdy's collection tine thermom-
eter, a sweet faced photograph, sun
dry bottles of medicine, and a sugar
bowl. Neither can sugar nor flour be
sent Samples of both, as well as Of
tea and coffee, are constantly mailed.
In many cases the latter are detained
for lack of stamps.
Insufficiency of payment is n fertile
source of detention. There are sam
Piles and packages. some of them val
liable kept in the post-oftice for lack of
one cent. 1t would seem as though
the government might collect the ex-
ira cent at the other end of the route,
but Congress determined otherwise.
Postmaster James has opened for
NAL registry of complaints, and it is
noteworthy that in every instance in
vestigation turns the tables back on
the complainant that they had to pay
S1.20 on Il single book. Investigation
showed that the leaves were covered
with writing. Banks often raised a
hue and cry after a stolen package.
Investigation almost invariably shows
the package to have been misdirected.
Yesterday large parcel of army let
ters, about which great complaint was
made returned to New York hayiDg
been misdirected to San Francisco
NJ Y SUu
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Se1ert Sfnrg.
MRS. GREEN'S SON-IN-LAW

We'll, Sarepta, I've found out al
about them"
Mrs Green sat herself down in from
OF The fre, took of her bonnet, and sheC
upon her daughter a smile ofgreat salts
faction.
Found out all about VIII, 1nl mamma?
Sarepta questioned with sweet demure
ness
We'll upon my word. you are th'
most obtuse girl of my acquainti.' nee
When you saw me come in just nL'w
you understood that I'd bern out walk
ing without an object, l suppose? Yes?
Yes, I'm glad you did. You know l
don't often go out walking without an
object. 1 suppose I'm encouraged to
find that YOU understand that, too. And
you remember those two young men we
met yesterday, when we went to Aunt
James. Ofcourse you do; you need not
answer that. Well, now, knowing that
I've been out, and with an object, does
it not occur to you that I've went out TO
find outall about those two young mem"
1t Will be seen Mrs Green had
the gift of speech, in addition to her
many other attainments. Her daughter,
too, was fair practitioner, in her native
tongue, but on this occasion she merely
said:
But don't see why you should want
TO find anything ont about them
"Of course not" responded the ma
tron, "but if l were your daughter and
you were my mother, you would under
stand it well enough"
why, mamma, what in the world has
that got to do with it,"
But the young lady still kept her eyes
too persistently fixed on her little piece
ofembroidery, and it is to be feared that
she was fencing with her parent.
You know well enough, that it has
everything TO do with it, responded
Mrs Green. when two handsome
young men meet us in the street, and
put themselves out of the way to run
against us again, you don't suppose they
take such pains to get another look at
me, do you?'
''They might. I'm sure you're worth
looking at twice" responded the daught-
er, very prettily.
That's nonsense and you know it.
They wanted to see you. You're young
and rather good looking, although you
are not altogether my style; and there
are not SO many young and pretty girls
in this village that strange young men
are going to neglect any of them"
~Oh, mamma, how you talk"
81 talk like prudent woman and act
like one; so l went out to find ont all
about these two young men. One of
hem viii do very well, indeed"
which one is it who will dor in
luired Sarepta, laughing and beginning
low to show little shy interest in thel
subject.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-14
r. w. q Ms,
nARBER SHOP Is THE PLACE WHERE

DARBER SHOP Is THE PLACE WHERE
ID You can get tHe best of work done in the
neAJest possible style Ladies' aud Children
IL air Cutting nj ohsmpooing a speciality.
Snop Opposite Old White Corner. Two Chairs
always found ready for business. Call and
zee him and ge' Good Job. Ladies desiring
work done, by leaving word AT the shop he
will call at their residence. l9
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