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Sharp County record., 1877-12-14

Rev. Norris Henderson, colored
divine of Memphis, Tenn, who died a
few days ago at the age of 73, was quite
a remarkable man. He could not read
or write, but he welded an immense in
fuence for good among his people, and
baptized over | 800 during hislministry,
besides building one of the finest
churches in the city. He was followed
to the grave by 5000 people, white and
black.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-14
1ooob lauobed, "You fairly scared

Jacob laughed. "Iou talrly So"i0O
me, little woman" he said: I'm
At that moment heard ruStllhs III
the bushes fringing the foot OF the roc rocNi I
and turning my strained eyes tnllheti jn tIa
saw afipure sitting there. 1t mace tne s.
blood tingle in my veins, that sight, ior
tho J,oCr dronnino ' recumbent shape was llV-
inc man, at least. ,.,.,o ord
T. WAS, indeed, Stephen Risdale.. ana
when Jacob awkwardly but determined
" drew near, we saw that ne was az!
Stunned and bruised, that the trlli OF IL! ms
sbirt was torn, and the splendid dia-
mord was gone from his breast. no4
Looking down from the rocks az ~ .liSf az
moment / saw the broad warped lace Oh
Jicger jim. He nodded to me know, NOV v,
inS9Iy, putting his finger to his lips, t1eli S
ntfsring one of his ear-splitting yellS'
scrambled out of sight.
"What sort of idiots are all you peo-
ple here gasped the victim, as , tne
ape-like figure disappeared, "that you
let a crazy dog like that .proWl arouho
! without a keeper! IL
was thinking, perhaps, Of the marc II
words he had spoken that evening ne
touched the in jured man tenderly Wltl
his strong hands, and helped him to Ms
feet. 1o-s
"We are all idiots, more or less
helieve.n ~ said Jacob.
Stephen looked about him Warlly
"He was coming back to finish the Joo
I suppose, if you had not come to th'
rescue"
We took Stephen Risdale to our owl
house that night and cared for him ten
derly. u,,,-o,.od
It was long before he fully recovered
but nursing him was a real pleasure u
me, I was full of rejoicing. This maj
Rho might have been vision of terro
to me all my life, this man we had $
strangely and unwittingly rescued.thll
was but a man after all, and not memo
Sickness cleared away some fog irol
his brain, and rendered his mental WIS
ion clearer. He had done wrong; h
was willing to make restitution. IhS
acouisitiveness which is the normal cor
dition of a shrewd business man nell
, like frost in the fever Of illness.
. Stephen swore he would have s)igge
y shut up from further harm-doing, an
: he did so. But the diamond which JIG
Ger had secreted batlled all search.
was only by long maneuverlng AMI
, craftiness rivaling his own that 1t VIZ
r finally recovered.
One day, with secret trembling "a
q thought knew that Jacob and Stephe
v were following within calD, | allure
. : him up among the crags overhangin
D the water; and there, with frantic ge
y ticulations and inarticulate moulhln;
# and idiotic shouts of laughter, the jew
e was delivered to my keeping, and ca
Il af 5iabbjttdRp jtt dRpms ms an Haid, Win saith n
d see it flashing on my breast. He hi
n stolen the gem for me, poor Jigger, al
10 | was sorry to reward him so treache
It ously. He had stolen it for me, al
Stephen Risdale declared it should
I mine forever.
= 1t is mine. see it shining now in
p harvest of plenty from our restore
acres. see it flashing in Jacobs gl;
= bright eyes. Stephen Risdale, when
- came up this fall, declared ours was Il
f. brightest little place he ever was i
o. And well it may be, for there is
e shadow nowhere never will be aga
a. between Jacob and myself-Horpe,
L WpoEhu
Sharp County record., 1877-12-14
ANKSGITING SER
MON.

close the great barn door;
arYCst time is O'Cr;
IS given her treasures meet
N corn and bearded wheat.
and your ncighbOrs well have wrought
d OF the summers bounty caught;
Won from her smiles and from her tears
Much goods, perhaps, for many years.
You come Il tribute now to pay
The bells proclaim Thanksgiying.da day.
Wen have you sOwn, well have you reaped
And Of the riches you have hcapet
You think, perhaps, that you will
A part, that others too may live.
Eut if such arguments you use,
Your niggard bounty refuse.
No gifts you on the altar lay
In any sense are given away.
Lo! rings from Heaven voice abroad:
Who helps Gods poor shallhelp the Lord ~
What is your wealth? I'd have you know,
To hold it, you must let it go.
Thinl, you the hand by Heaven struck cold
win yet have power to clutch its gold?
ShrOuds have no pockets, do they say?
Behold! ! show you, then, the way:
Wait not till death shall shut the door,
But send your cargOeS on before.
Lo! he that givCth Of his hoard
To help Gods poor doth lend the Lord.
To-day, my brethren-do not wait;
just yOndcr stands Dame kClly's gate;
And would You build mansion fair
In heaven, send your lumber there;
Each stick that ON her wood pile lies
May raise Il dome beyond the skies;
You stop the rents within her walls,
And Wonder rise your marble halls;
For every pane that stops the wind
There shineth one with jasper lined.
Your wealth is gone, your form is cold,
But in the City paved with cold
Your hoard is held by hands divine;
II bears Il name that marks ii thlne
Behold the bargainyc have made!
With usury the bond is paid.
No moth doth eat, no thieves do steal,
No suffering heart doth envy fecl;
Thessattcrcd dust that ye have given
Is palncrcd by your God in heaven.
Ring out the words, Who of his hoard
Doth help GODS poor shall lend the Lord!
Go,-get your cargocS under way;
Thebelis ring out Thanksgiving Day!
Sharp County record., 1877-12-14

To Ren0uote Black ClOth.-Clehs' h
cloth from grease and dirt with i.n' "
lowing mixture, thoroughly dls'u' ;. u
Aqua ammonia, two ounces; soi'"
l quart; saltpeter, teaspoonlui' I
ing-soap in shavings, 1 ounce, ooti
when dry, make strong decGrI IN
logwood by boiling the eXtracS .,.hs'
ion of soft water; strain, and wHo~ or
add 2 ounces of pulverized gum, tb,
apply evenly with a sponge over" vel
face, and hang in the SHADE,
thoroughly dry, brush the nTp il M
cloth down smooth, and 1t VIII ii Il
good as new. Keep the hqulu v
corked in q bottle.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-14

Boiled Caulifouer.-Pick OIL ,o sT /
side leaves; cut the stalk ciosvI i.
flowers; lay it in cold water lGt y + n
if very large, quarter it; put ~ Until Il
ing water; salt a little; COOK Int hnt
der; drain well; place it on a .,ttet rTr
pour over plenty of drawn Ou''' u i
move it from the water as soon
done; serve quickly; it dark7N'
standing.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-14

send their w0men-folkS here to
de going-for nothing else un-
un but to bargain and haggle
for places and power and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

II was nearly midnight when II came
TO Aunt Deborah's turn, and By that
time unlimited ginger-wine and I'M
wonted almonds and raisins we're doing
their will upon my eyelids; but when l
heard Aunt Deborah say she did not
know any stories, reused myself and
blurted out that she knew the tale Of
the pretty Princess; and aunty seemed
confused, and said il was nonsense, and
only . story for very little boys. But
my father and all the rest insisted that
she should tell il. She would not, how
ever, and then, little idiot that was, |
volunteered the story, and told IL
'straight through in its simplicity, for
knew IL by heart, and had not the sense
70 see that was covering poor Aunt
Deborah with confusion.
remember that l had just come to
the part where the Princess was look
ing over the silvery sea, longing for the
ship that never came, when the door
opened, almost noiselessly, and we saw
astrange man standing in the room.
He was muilled up In a rough coat,
and he took of fur cap and flicked
the snow from ii with his hand. Every
body started up rs the light Of the lamp
fell softly on MS handsome, bearded
face.
"GoodG odir cried my father; "Pet-
woodl" And he took the strange mans
hand
Aunt Deborah, pale as a ghost, had
risen with the rest, and she stood star
ing at the stranger with lost look in
her eyes. Then she tottered toward
him timidly, holding out her hand; but
he advanced TO meet her, with his arms
wide open, and aunty burst out CRYING
and fell upon his breast.
just at that moment the old church
bell rang out the hour Of midnight, and |
| heard my father say 1.-THE ship has
come from over the silvery sea-"
And Aunt Deborah looked mp into the |
strange mans face, and as his was the
Iirst male face she had looked upon
since the clock had ushered in the day
concluded that he must be her valen-
Inc.
Twas right, too, for the strange man
was the Mr.. Somebody who
had wanted to marry Aunt Deborah,
md he had come back rich from the
and of gold, and had not married 10
was fudge-and he laugh
d at the story with the rest. But he
lid marry Aunt Deborah, and he is now
ny Uncle Petwood, the best and kindest
i men,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

The different members Of the organ
&c world are SO bound together by com,
pick relations that any one change usu
ally involves many other changes. We
know little, it is true, Of the way in
which one animal or plant is bound up
with Others; but we do know that
groups the most apparently disconnect-
ed are often entirely dependent on 9TH
er groups. Thus the Introduction OF
goats into St. Helena destroyed whole
dora Of forest trees. This was the SEN
tence of death on all the Insects, mol
lusca, and perhaps birds, which found
their living on the trees. Swine, which
ran wild in Mauritius, exterminated the
dodo. The same animal is the most
mortal foe Of venomous serpents.
In many districts the browsing OF
cattle will prevent the growth of trees
With the trees an end Is put TO the in
sects which depend upon the trees, to
the birds which feed upon the insects,
and to the small mammals which live
upon the fruits, seeds, leaves or roots.
Insects, moreover, have the most won
derful influence on the range of man.
mails. In Paraguay q species OF fiy de-
stroys newborn cattle and horses.
Hence neither OF these ami
mails runs wild in that country.
although they abound in the adjacent
regions. This leads to a great differ
ence in the vegetation Of Paraguay, and
through that TO a difference in its in
sects, birds, reptiles and wild mamma
liza. The extinction Of this fly would
change the whole face Of the country.
So in South Africa, in the districts in
tested by the tsctze fiy, no horses, dogs
or cattle can live. Yet it has no effect
on asses, zebras or antelopes.
MIR. Darwin's often quoted case Of the
cats and clover afford an apt illustration
of the point in question. 1t is known
that in England both red clover and
Wild heartsease are fortified only by
The visits Of humble bees. But hum
ble-bees are largely kept down by field
mice, which destroy their combs and
nests. Field-mice, in their turn, are
Kept down by cats. II there were no
BATS, there would be no red clover or
Wild heartsease. For, in that case,
here would be no check on the field
nice, which would multiply so abund-
Lntly Is TO destroy all the humble-bees. |
There would then be nothing to fertilize |
he red clover and heartsease, and the |
'wo plants would produce no seed and
become extinct. Worcester Mass
Spy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

No remedial agent has ever been offered
TO the sick and dcbilitatcd at all comparable
70 Hostcttcr's stomach Bit'ers, In cases OF
ton, nervous ailments, rheumatism and die
orders involving constitutional weakness or
physical decay. II literally works won-
dcrs." The botanic ingredients which its
spirituous basis holds In solution, act like a
charm upon the stomach. and through the
stomach upon The brain, liver, bowels and
composition that Il not salubrious. II con-
tains some OF the most po cnt tonics of the
vegetable kingdom and the Juices OF the best
apcricnt and anti bilious roots and herbs,
combined with perfectly pure stimulating
element The bittcrs ara peculiarly adapted
~ ms e1n W % nhneal.ny
tanned aud The ability Of the System TO resist
atmos phcric and other influences prejudicial
70 health largely increased.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

Twenty-six years ago, when Miss
Prude Burson, residing one and a half
miles south OF town, was little child
only seven years old, she put tooth
which had just been extracted from
some one INTO her ear, and pushed il in
50 IL could not be seen. She told her
mother what she had done, but after a
careful examination her mother con-
cluded she was lying, and paid no fur
Their attention 10 the matter. But Prude
never forgot what she had done, and
has always commended that the tooth
was in her ear. A few days ago she
got hold Of large sacking needle and
commenced fishing for 1t, and ii was
not long till she ssnaked it out. The
tooth Is about as large as grain Of corn,
and Is in . fair state Of preservation.
Miss Burson Is now 33 years old, and
says that the tooth never injured her
hearing or caused any Inconvenience
during the twenty-six years which It re-
NAMED In her ear.--NcUporf Hoosser
State.
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SWORN STATEMENT
BOSTON DRUGGIST.

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serSe lor fs .s r. ~ pss
nuzslng n The head pains aercs. me temple dizzy
and cough psn across
ns Tlss s. ana sf,ry y drailon q consumption; NY
rapidly In my head Throat that ii not Eecr
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y \ ,aea % es. ~ ~ power
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seg1a q show the effects Of this disease 20 Tia, lost
Early DEAN snpne n nss Il lag q
,ssoned w stag q about six mouths ago. BEGAN
AMER s.rs he ~ sosss % Improve rapia
ly This first doee seemed 70 clear my head As had
sIresi sss dI:sssisss .ierprs ~ sesoa W i2rss
Az. sy nsns Ms ssrsIs soon reducsa =, y.
soon ceased 20 tfeusis me. ike soreness sercss nv
ayssssss % 2: 4 esa
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sgrs q s.S:i.ss many ih.s ~: !: s;s.t remedy:
@csi snlasns about NJ ssss hs.. s.sS s.sry Mind
ys e. ssa sss
their use, takea great are Of my general hcathl nut
obtained no relief couragrmcn from any ofhcu.
Since curing myself with SANyonDs IsDTcAL CuRK,
] have recommended it IN ono hundred cases
ssaoss cras rom par q
wsSn NIX. sold c1s bots ,ns, only g.ssn.
lIevcd IN them before, although cous~ntiy engaged In
ni n. ssls y ssfy g,s'sfay E2ai;cr prSsworK
srrroLK,.s FEB "a 1878.
Then per.cnsiiy appeared the said George i. Dine
moro. and made oath at the going statement By
SETi{J THOMAS.
Justice of the Peace.
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Uncle Petwood says Aunt Deborah
ws dreadfnl coquette when young,
and wore the most hewitching coal
Scuttle bonnet he ever beheld. That
was before my time, AID can not con-
txadict him; but can remember the
period whom Aunt Deborah was not d
bit old, was as pretty as fairy, and as
gentle az 2 fawn. She lived with US at
3veetcross then, and assisted my moth
sr in the housekeeping. Ny father used
10 call her Deborah Doleful because she
vas quiet and pale and sometimes sad !;
ut she never seemed a bit doleful To
me, and loved her as only very lit
To boy ia frvcks and open work socks
oAn love a kind and sympathf tic nurse.
She filed my life with nurscry TO
nance, and il 1 dreamt Of flowers and
fruits and fairies and golden sunshine
4 WAS because she had wooed me 10
sleep with wondrously pretty stories or
DelOdious songs. always recall Aunt
Deborah As the owner Of wonderful
ship. can never forget that ship, be-
canse had q larger interest in its car
70 than all the underwriters at Lloyd's.
Whenever felt . disposition to cry
bS any thing, that ship had the very
ARTICLE on board-that Is. Aunt Deborah
sid 90. "Wait till NY ship comes
home," she would tell me, sand then
my dear boy shall have it," can see
thas vessel now as saw 1t then in my
veEy little minds eye. What stately
gAlleon she was! A golden ship on
sun-lit sea, laden with sweets and spices
md magic toys from the r. of Land
- Wonder. Cleopatra's galley was
soal barge to that fairy craft, and the
ship In our old clock, that went up and
down on three green waves and never
gos any farther. was no more like it,
amt said, than SIENNA was like barley
Ugar. Aunt Deborah's eyes would
brighten as she pictured il and went
through the apparently endless list Of
Z! treasures; but Il was very long
While coming. said SO once, and she
xghed and gave me little lecture on
patience. She told me story OF ! |
frincess--one Of those delightful Prin-
Desses that lived in the year once-upon-
n-time-who had longed and longed for
aer chip 70 come through many years.
III she had learned the lesson 81 81.
fence - last, and found in the lesson 1
My Joy.
The Princess, said Aunt Deborah.
- once . hayward beauty who loved
asrself better than any body else in her
Asher's doininions. She was surround u
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SHY Cupid steals behind.
TO the SAINTS white mantle clinging,
Legend says lhAt he Il blind,
Knows not where mas fiign he's wiagins.
cuphi laughs-a merry peal:
Right and left hls darts are fiying:
Nunsan hearts strange fortunes feel,
Think u love they must be cying.
Hcre youth. and there maid:
k1ch and posr-thc prince. the peasant.
- bis nets alike have strayed.
find aliSe the meshs pleasant.
Leve has but one rule for all;
s.faith and truth shail conquer ever"
tne reward for great and small;
Crown Of Joy that fa leth never.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

A man living next TO the jail in Mid
dletown short time ago missed several
Of his chickens very mysteriously. Re-
Gently some prisoners liberated from
the Jail explained the matter. The
chickens came into the jail yard to pick
up the crumbs that came from the Jail
birds table. The prisoners saw them,
and their table not being usually over
stocked with poultry, they got . fish
hook ana line, baited the hook with .
tempting bait, watched for their APP
pearance, and when a chicken took it
drew the bird in through the window
CRATES, dressed and cooked Il, and made
= good meal ~ their neighbours ex-
pense. Hartford Posf.
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rs many and many year, old wife.
Since you ana wrote Valentines.
And yet 20 send thee ono to-day
Ny heart grown young again inclines.
Cd wife. sweet wife. as dear 70 me
A. when our May.days first began,
And you were but q slender girl,
And a brave young gentleman.
What though the rose hath faded now.
That In your check biushed fresh and fair?
What though old Time hath waved his wand
And turned 20 white your raven hairs
What though the footsteps once so fleet
Are noH but tottering and sl0wY
Sweet wiie, tnou'rt still the anne 70 me
A in those days Of long ago.
tehose thee in thy blooming youth
To BE my own. nay love. my life.
And now. though years have DER thee rolled
Ind none matches with my wife.
0uT girls and boys since then have trod
The olden love path. ever new.
And IN their simple hearts have thought
Their own experience only true.
Ard so the golden crown descends,
Ger each IN turn lie halo shines,
And We in memory wander back.
And dream Of youth ann Valentines.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

A young woman named Julia
Stockfield, confined in the County Jail
at Lacrosse, Wis, committed suicide
on the Slst, BY setting her clothes on
fire with - coal taken from the stove.
When first discovered the poor woman
was wholly enveloped in flames, which
were soon extinguished, but not until
the clothes were almost entirely burned
from her body. She died few hours
later
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

I.-sf. VALENTINE.
Rna<ed spirit over tbs land.
A. dCAd " night.
whspsr'ns dnams % lovers who lay
~ SAUNDERS light.
1Aarhsd spirit upon the hills
Whcn morning broke.
A - heath he loving glance the world
To boy awoke.
CLEAN of inter. Hash OF robe
A. white ns snow.
Trail ~ a thousand crocus- buds.
With gold agiow.
0prose Tie song Of the birds
- All bail. thou saint diyinc"
And winds and waters echoed
All hail. 81. Nalcntine"
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Magic bay leaves placed around her
y enchanted web lave wouna her.
Dreams she, trnatng 20 discover
Who Of all shall be her lover.
hay LEAVES. uay-leavcs. don't deceive herl
y 10 true, or will be grieve herr
Secf her rosy lips are smiling;
nashed her cheek with hopes beguiling;
Like the princess IN the story,
Slnmbcrs she Ia spell bound glory.
Bay leaves. bay leaves. don't deceive her;
Ne 8 frue-he will not grieve heri
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

The ofiicial organ Of the German
empire publishes the population Of Ger
many as now AZ, 727,620.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

9wsel heart. the only sun ask
In Thy bright eyes doth shine;
Oonld In IT. pure rays but bask.
Ny life would grow divine
nnlc wiser through its perfect light
TIE careless world 60 read.
ne day for me would be TOO bright
Fur any evil deed.
Sweetheart. the only fruit for me;
1he only Mowers seek,
Are cherries ON thy hips that be-
Are roses in thy cheek.
Al , might for inc those roses bloom;
Ali were those cherries mine,
Ny life would breathe sweet perfume,
Made glorious through thine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16

In that year l was breeched We lost
Aunt Deborah altogether. It was 4
great year at Sweetcross, remember.
Il was In the winter time. We had
kept Christmas merriiy, In downright
old-fashionet winter, and the snow
made the village look like the top Of q
twelfth-cake from Yuletide right up to
st. Valentines Eve. / mention st. Val
entine's Eve because that was red
letter day with as, for 1t pleased the
Fates that l should be born on 18th
Of February, and We always kept the an.
niversary. l was allowed to sit up Till
midnight In my own honor, and make
myself as i'll as bounteous good things
would permit. We had i.tIe COMPANY.
but We we're happy circle, full Of good
humor and life. My father and some
other Of the elders were full Of nonsense
SO Aunt Deborah said--for thew ali
declared that she longed for the dawn
OF day and the coming Of the village
postman. There was q great Joke 70
the effect that the first male she looked
upon onthe dawn Of the suspicious l4th
would be her valentine, and Amt laugh
ed and vowed she would look on none
other than her dear boy. When Jokes
Jailed they took 70 storytelling, and
each had some merry tale to tell Of Dan
Cupid and his whims.