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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-26

An Italian lady, the wife Of noble
man, who lived Ia retirement that ne
might free the family estates from en-
cumbrances, was noted for her serenity
Though she had been called upon 70
face many difficulties, she always re-
tanned calm cheerfulncss. a friend
once inquired the secret Of her energy
and composure. ~ am like the poor
Arab" wrote the lady; che had no
shoes, and no money TO buy any. He
went TO the mosque ut Damascus and
saw man who had no legs, so he gave
thanks to God, and pitied himself no
longer for the want Of shoes. And 50
why should ! complain when there are
so many people who have more cause
for grief than | haveP l smooth tho
rufiled plumes. l am placed by God
amid 50 many poor persons that may
remember their burdens, and in trying
to help them bear them forget my own"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-26
BESSIE AND DEACON FOX.


a Pleasant Story for Old and Young.
ssPlease, sir, give me a ride"
Deacon Fox stopped his horse and
peered round the side Of his old buggy.
On the road stood little girl, the top
Of her head about even with the wheel
Of the Dcacon's carriagr, and by her
side was big basket much too heavy
for her little arms.
What's all this, what's all this?"
cried the Deacon, sharply. "What are
you stopping me on the road for, eh?"
! thought perhaps you would give
me a ride said the little girl, looking
rather frightened. 1--WE are both 60
ing the same way, and my basket is aw-
full heavy, just lift il and see"
The Deacon stared.
ssMay I get IMP" she continued,
scrambling up, basket and all, and tax
ing the empty seat beside him.
And never word did the Deacon say,
but he gave old Dobbin, who had been
placidly switching the flies off with his
tail, such sharp touch of the whip that
away they went rafting along the road,
and almost bouncing out Of the carriage.
Then the Deacon turned and looked at
his companion, beginning with the pink
sun-bonnet. and confiding blue eyes be-
meath, and ending with the little dusty
boots that were resting on the lid of the
basket.
- Hum" said the Deacon, " are you
one of the school-childrenP'
. Yes" said blue eyes, looking up, II
am Bessie Bly,. Don't you remember l
missed in the multiplication table when
you examined usP Bui / knew IL; Il
was only because you hurried me So"
ssWell, well, WE'LL" said the Deacon
to himself, .sthings have come to pref
~ pass" and he shook his head sadly.
" I wonder what this generation will be
up TO next. ("
You see the Deacon had no little girls
or boys of his own, and the SCHOOLGIRL
dren generally crossed the road when
they saw him coming, for they all felt
an awesonle dread Of Mr.. Fox. II was
he who had examined them at the end
Of school II was he who punished the
naughty boys. and reprimanded the
naughty girls; and il was he who al
ways asked them terrible questions when
he came To call upon their mammas. SO
IL was a strange sight to see the old
Deacon, with his keen ewes twinkling
beneath his bushy eyebrows and his
stern, hard face, driving In his old bug
Nv, with one II the school-chidren and
q market basket BY his side. They
drove along some little distance in ST.
lence, anil then the Deacon felt his
sleeve pulled by gentle and rather timid
fingers. II, locked down and two large
blue eyes met his.
Are YOU cross said Bessie, sscos /
asks 4 for a ridep"
.Tut, tut cnild," said the Deacon.
"Then, II You amt, why don't you
talk to meP" continued Bessie, ssand
ask me who discovered American You
always ask us that
"Then Il j. 10 be hoped you know by
this time,- said the Deacon. "Do you
20 to Sundav-school, childP'
ssOh, yes" said Bessie, folding her
hands and crossing her thumbs a.
though she were about to repeat les
son.
"What do you learn therep" asked
the Deacon.
~ learn TO do unto others as would
they should do unto me-" replied Bes-
sic, glibly, land to love my neighbor as
myself"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-26

The London Tablet says that the
restoration Of the Scotch Roman Catho-
lie hierarchy Is virtually accomplished.
1t gives the Roman Catholic population
Of the five dioceses as 100000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-26

The three American colleges in Tur-
key, which are located at Constantine
pie, Bcyrout and Aintab, are doing a
work Of inestimable value for that I'M
happy country. Roberts College, at the
former place, has now 225 students !;
Armenian, Greek, Bulgarian, English,
German, Italian, French, American,
Swedish, Turkish, Tunisian, Dalmatian,
Russian and Jewish nationalities are
represented, the instruction, however,
being entirely in English. The other
colleges have very completely organized
medical departments, which are highly
appreciated, and 90 quite rs far as any
other agency TO commend Christian civ
ilization.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-06

the denonementto be made, and wondered
how it would be received. y The next day
about nine O'Clock. a carriage drove up TO
the door. rushed up stairs to my room
to prepare myself tor the Interview. What
should doP Frank had not come, and
he had promised to see father early. |
heard voices down in the parlor, fathers
and mothers and a murmUring undertone
which of course was Mr.. Kings.
In few moments my father called at
the foot OF the stairs.
Come down, Mabel; you are wanted :"
he said. -rt .IeI13 .tiHf.
went down trembling. At the door |
paused and summoning all the dignity
could, entered the room. Father, mother.
and Frank Went worth were there, but no
one else.
"Where-where is Mr.. king?" | stam-
mered in establishment, stopping at the
door.
a. am he, nv darling9 | am Frank
Wentworth King" cried d-ar, dear
voice, aud the speaker advanced. and TAX
ing nv hand led to me the sofa, and set
down beside me.
was so nervous and overcome, that
burst into tears.
MAUI, uedf, y ease uon l! Are you
sorry that the hated King has wonP My
darling! promise never to deceive you
again. But can you blame me for want
ing your pure, ireely-bestowed love be-
fore you should know who | wasp |
could not take my bride on compusion.
cannot tell how glad felt and how re-
lieved. when found that money had no
weight with you; and thai it was only the
loss 10 your father that caused your grief.
You do not blame me, NJ abel P" he asked
ienderly.
Indeed. how could I blame himp l
was too happy. The weeks of sorrow and
anxiety We're over; the dark cloud was
lifted and disp. lied was folded IN ra-
dant love which would encompass me
forever.
Father and mother were overioved at
The way things had turned out. | was t.
accept, after II |, Aunt HepSibah's cond
ton; but there was no longer any sting in
her revenge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-06

30 TO az per LAY o.asssasrs.i icy: ss
WI o:csr: n s;;5 eca IN i..s krss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-06

The Lives Insured bv the Society are careful I,
selected In different parts Of North America an,
-surope, furnishing, by this broad ield OF opera
ions. an additional and exceptional safety ts th,
Policy-holderB. The assurances are made only OF
ne Mutual Premiums Principle. Tn Surplus ar,
eturned annually to the Iasured.i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-06

Premiums are received and Losses are paid In
ash only. Policies issped pa able at the death
Il the insured, also payable Ut the end of a certain
umber of years. Policies are also issued on the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13
INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC

A. B. Robson has probably the largest
poultry yards in New York state. He keeps
5000 ducks, 1000 turkeys, and 1900 hens.
They consume co bushels of corn, two bar
rels Of potatoes, and other food daily. His
fowLhouse cost $1,000.
The manufacture of lace is becoming
quite an important branch of industry in
Paterson, N. j., there being several factories
in full blast, and a good many ladies' are
working at it at their own homes and mak-
ing quite a respectable income from it.
The ach crop of California will not
be more than onehalF rs large as usual, and
the quality promises to be indifferent. The
trees are troubled with curled leaf" 1t is
supposed that the heavy and late rains are
the principal cause. Other kinds OF fruit
promise to yield full crop.
The mines of Eureka, New that have
heretofore yielded abundantly Of silver with
small percentage of gold, are now vie lding
blllion that is nearly or quite one7halt gold
This is reversing TIE general rule. On the
Comstock and most other mines the proper
tion of gold has decreased from the surface
down to the greatest depth attained
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS

Nashville, Tenn has tbe ,rlv oo,,..
by two lndianians. ~ "' '"'o"eo
Inc gram crop Of the south this veo,
Is said to be larger th0u Mt any tina 60 "'
1900. The prospect of an Eurooqan rho, \
something to 10 with it, w" ""' ''''
The Washington IN. C. J Star corfa.sos
that North Carolina has more ,llitoro.a n,o. ags
sons, according to population I,ayo th"u per-, per-
other OF the thirty-eight states. '''D ""y
Mrs Guy, of Fort Worth, Texas boino
accused by her husband Of infdeIity, tooE
her three children to the river dyowDoG D
them, and then drowned herself. ~
Ex-Goy. Letcher, of Virginia son,
the reason no monument has been nIacSS
over the grave OF President TYLER is tbat tLa
legislature failed to make the necessary NJ, a,,.
propriatiOns. '''i! "P'
Since the close of the late civil wsr
lhe Marietta lia.) Field says nearlva hair
million pounds of bullets have been g,tb"r hon.
ed from the battlehelds near that town 0no
man has shipped $1,000 pounds. - '"'
Alexander H. Stephens is now enjoying
rbo coo-o. - e ,: -:''.' H' many years nasf
~ n0 secret OF ms strange vitality is said to
I,,s Ju d reinarkaoly SOUND stomach. wbicb
uurihg ms long illness, has never faiIad 10 tn
perform its functions. i"i'eu 70
Mr.. Stephens, in the course of bis
gusta speech, said he had dic,oteJ ttn,i 't'' a.
torm upon which the democracv NJ ~ ~ piu''
reorganlLed Immediately aiter rho b"'V,Eia
senator Hill, in an interview with m ,o,o,to war,
oil The Atlanta Constitution, denies it ''' '''
The San Antonio authorities orotol-
ms steps toward the Identification " '%A a..
graves OF the heroes of the Alamo VI me rne
Galveston News says: Col King wiil dI ine
attempt to save what remains oF tbo ~ a1I "'so
OF the heroes of the Alamo. In Ig3y .pe "n'es
after the massacre, Capt. .Juan Sar,,;" IVA,
the charred and mutilated relics ga,hi o,ia i'I |
together and placed in a lgrre I,'0tSu how ,sl
names OF the victims being ioscfibed on the I'o
inside of the Iid The box was interrai oi' ;n ,ne
triangular piece of land few bnnjn,I H.
yards from the Alamo. Col. kim "i"u,eu ~ aa,
gnlne OF discovering this very boTS wb;nh 7a,
Will be guarded from further negisot 1''eI nnI
lesecraton. "SsiecV auu
Memphis Avalanche: There is no VOL
low fever in the United States. II ba, VIC
ted Memphis only three times II nav
never come again, But, If it ever reannaac,
n New Orleans, and quarantine can ksen IL
'ut OF Memphis, arguments against tnat
Method VIII be idle. The disease must never
yet another ioothold. In New OtleomY
'here the physicians and the peopIe bayo
'een taught by bitter experience rdlisncoio 10
paced on the quarantine to keen tbe feyar
way, and local diSnfection 10 nrevan{ ;ts
Premd Whenever quarantine fails 10 uroyo
wholly effective. The two WORK togo,bpnre bpioio
%ny N" Innys ana n yellow fever as an epidemic
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13

ture OF silk and wool, ia solid colors op5 ,,,
the mos delicate shades. '''' - "''" o.
White and black are assoc,ated mo,s
lhan ever ana dresses Of black Tadi, r,,b
! mere WIN long vests Of white satin are seen
inns Is thc height OF style, and not beiro
pretty enough to widely copied, il will nat
! become common. '''
Exceedingly pretty arc the new tinted
veils'. 30 delicate and tastefuly chosen arc
the tints that all compilations are NOT oniv
suited but defects are hidden too Aorid y
color toned down, snd the sallow ones a,a
made to bloom like the rose.
A sharp little girl ia Chicago got ont ot
patience with her bashful Lovers backward,
ness, ana so brought matters to favorable
climax by saying to him, al really believe
you are afraid to ask me to marry Won for
you Know | would say yes"
Some OF the prettiest morning cans gro
made OF handkerchiefs; they are made inta
caps on Swiss foundations, Something Gka
the caps worn by coored women at the
south, and are called Creole" cans. Tbov
nave gay ana pretty look, and are often
maze oil gapze or striped silks in the machas
For square-uecked dresses chemisettas
are made with square openings, trimmed
win two or three rows of futed colorcd laca
or eanbHc rnflles embroidered in colors
the Guns are made to match. High collors
afe worn, and the ,acks are sometimes mad
WIN one or two plaits in them, so as to rs.
semble ruhs. 90 " 'e'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13
Novel Uses of the Telephone.

Various are the surprises which blos~
som out of that novel instrument, the
telephone. In France they have applied
it tor marine purposes. The French war
steamer Desaix had to tow out from
Toulon the old ship Argonaute. A con-
ducting wire was rolled round one of the
towing cables, with an end on board each
vessel. The electric current was formed
by the action OF the sea on the copper.
sheathings of the ships. A telephone
was introduced in the circuit on each,
and communication established between
them. During the whole time OF The
navigation conversation could be carried
on easily between the two officers of the
two vessels as if they had teen seated in
the same cabin. The next step was to
apply the telephone to the work of the
diver One OF the glasses of the helmet
is replaced by a copper plate, in
which is inserted telephone, so that
the man has only a slight movement Of
the head to make in order to receive
communications or report obserya>
tions. The advantages of snch an ar
rangement are obvious. Frequently
at sea the necessity arises of examin-
ing the keel or bottom OF ship. The
diver descends, and is able to give an
account of all he sees and does and
receive instructions without having to be
brought to the surface to give explana-
tions, as has hitherto been The case, By
the use of the telephone man at the
bottom OF the sea eau remain in constant
verbal communication with those at the
surface. But the most singular appica-
tion of the telephone comes from New
South Wales, where Mr.. Severn, an en-.
thusisstic experimenter, claims that he
has made the deaf to hearwith it After
describing verySimple telephone which
he constructed out of tin pot, the
closed end of which he opened and tied
over it piece of parchment, passing
fine string through the center and max
ing knot inside. Mr.. Severn says:
" Make loop in the string some four feet
long, put this loop over the forehead OF
the listener (the dsaf NAM, cause him to
place the pYlus Of his hands fat and
hard against the ears, let the loop pass
over the hands, aud now this listener
will hear the smallest whisper, let him
be deaf or not. This fact may appear
extraordinary; it is, nevertheless, true
that a deaf man may be thusmade to hear
the voice, music, EN-. Y. Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Among the splendid toombs in Aor,
Is that of the wife of Sha gehan. vLiei
employed 10000 artists and workmar fo,
twenty'tT" years. 1t is of black gnd wbit.
marble, and has three platforms Win inn, ,,,
towers and magnificent dome. " '''
An Esquimaux boy, supplied by Cant
FAIRY, ate in one day l0I pounds Of eoiii
food, and drank of various liquids 4 goI,
pounds oi G,66foS, including Fgo candies, and
drank / = galonF, yet they were only from
4 to AZ feet high,
Hipparchus, in l2S b. c., made a
catalogue OF l,022 stars, all that can he seen
with the naked eye Flamsteoi with tele>
scopes, made another OF 1854. Bode, in
1900, Of $1,000; and Lalande, same year, Of
$4,000 Herschel computed $1,000 in nearly
six degrees of the milky way
As the animal system does not admit
OF two excitements at the same time, most
morbid affections are relieved by new CX,
elements, and these ahatiug, the disease
abates, and is often cured. This is called
sympathy, and the stomach and brain appear
to he the common centres Of it.
The number of teeth at maturity is
thrty.two, or sixteen in each Jaw. The eight
front ones are called cutting teeth. and the
two next on each side are called dog or eve
teeth. The two next are two pointed teeth
and the three next on each side are called
molares, or grinders. The two last are called
wisdom teeth, as they are cut last.
The highest lodge of Good Templars
resolved, in session in Boston, that "the
uun nf farVnnntaI Ntvit,n a. fI,a yrp . ni
the Lords supper is no where sanctioned in
the scriptures; that it is not proper sym
boil to represent the blood OF Christ and its
lifeglying power, and that the use of It'll
the house of God on such a solemn occasion
is bulwark of the liquor traffic."
The foIlies of philosophy have been
the sQuarng the circle, the perpetual mo,
tion, the inextinguishable lamp, attraction
and repulsion, the philosophers stone, the
universal solvent the elixir of life, the in.
HuenCe OF the stars and the raising OF
spirits. These several subjects have, in the
last fifty generations, absorbed the lives OF
at least 10 600 men in each, amid the venc ra,
ton or fear of the vulgar of all ranks.
A lady writes her opinion of a we'll.
known public man, and says; 81 follow
my intuitions; we women have sixth
sense" Don't trust it, madame. Intuition
is only a sort of inspired guesswork, and Of
no more value rs basis OF action than the
guesswork of Jemima Southcote or Ann
Lee. Don't trust intuition. Intuition is
onlypersoual prejudice with pretty name
1t is engineered by self,cOnceit, and is
wrong nine times in ten. Trust reason
trust Judgment; trust knowledge and obser
walton, but leave intuition to those who are
fond Of being betrayed by it. In forming
conclusions about anybody or anything, mer
are much more likely to be right than wo'
men; this is because the latter are apt tC
despise safe methods, and seek some blum
dering short cut through the feelings which
they label intuition"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13
tkTURE'S THERMOMETERS.
By nEYJAMfN TAYLOR,


Lo silver pulse in crystal vein
And it sllenily ebbs aEd flows.
ahd marks the chill Of the north wInrsWil
ana II times the bloom Of the rose,
And II tells Of snow in the ppottet o,r
And If shfinkingly shows the stft
Ol frosty stars where the crimson spa,s
oi the Arctic admirals lift.
Nhen the silver mounts in the vein Of glass
lheh tue buttefhv's wing'd brocade
shakes out Of reel like folded leaf
ana tue corn ranks of in brigade
when the silent pulse to the zero sipks
-, men brave az a lord 8 saloon,
Inc nail heads shine in the walls Of nina
Like the dew-drops under the moon
And the kitchen Rre Is an oridamine.
~, ana thepanes Of the windows show
Ahe astral bloom and the diamond plume
ana the mimic Nay of the snow.
Iss@ ore fans Of pearl there arc shes with ,,r
I'd ,Itae ,a,rs a,a a. ,Ss'lats ghOstly white,
10 ~ a. ,a' no snu urHs' aad the fretted ferns
vi The winter time In the nirbt
There is naught 30 Geld in tho A.s,,.
AS heart that is "ten below j"VAoue
n the snowy line Of the dwindlng nine
On the glacier field or the foe, r''''
ana no b0real blast from its ghastly gloom
,,,is, iisa3chill as the frosty -soui'd, S'''"'
WIN thoughts as clear as the Windermere.
anu the heart left out in the cold
Let us pray for hearts with an epdless T,,o
lhough the winds of the world afe via
NO zero there, nor fevered care.
nut tne blue-eYpl faith Of a rhIId
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13
ABOUT WOMEN.

The ladies of the Rothschild family
are inclined to be very fat.
Cornell graduates class Ofseventy thii
wear. of whom seven are women.
Chicago records the attempted suicide
of a little girl, who had found life unsup
portable at fourteen.
Parasols for carriage use are made o.
silk. with lace cover and beneath Shis rnt
ae Of white crepe lisse embroidered IN now
ors
Darwin says a woman loses one-tenlh
of her lime looking for her thimble. Ht
paoommends lhat shelf iOr Il be attached
to the frame Of the Mirror
Among the new fabrics los watering
places is the tEicot gense =
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13
What She Cannot Make.

A Boston man has vest that Fanny
Fern made with her own hands. And
he viii bst 500 that il never dld aod
never will fit any man in this wide, wide
world; that they can't tell BY
its shape whether 1t was original
" made for q fat woman or
lean man; for a man with 8 sway
back, or man with hump on his bsck
like camel. Woman, heaven bless her
is the light Of eur homes, but when ahe
tries 70 make msn's vest the HrsS's
weep. And when she makea alf @
pantal0ons for him the imn sas
lust hold their aidea fHa nlp EsY 81.
Into ne weois snd spn q ~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13

THERE is a young negro man in
Pulaski county, KY. who can give a
correct answer to any mathematical
problem put TO him He is perfect
curiosity in this way, and gives bis
answers Neutrality-suspicious. thought sp'
patiently. He has no education Upen
being questioned, be will tell the name
Of the day in any week, month or year,
whether in the past or future, and bsr
been tested on twenty years in the
future Tell him tho number OF the
day OF the month and the year in which
you were born, and he will tell you the
name OF the day Instantly, even If he
never raw or heard of you before. His
name Is Butler Denham.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13

A PHILOSOPHER says: Mature is q
faultless workman. She never makes q
mistake. In order to give women some
thing wherewith to occupy their minds
and hands, she gave them long hair. At
The same time, foreseeing that circum'
etauces might arise in which the posses
sion Of long hair would be iuGpigenient,
she made the back h9i = ,ceat tmen des
toEheble, 80 that on and
lyai aside whersFIh"' Zee seems
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13

ew York elevated railway
ery troublesome innovation.
bn is to be introduced in the
b directing the railway com.
Ice screens under their engines
banner as to prevent cinders,
usrd against setting fire to
Tho resolution further directs
by to do away with steam
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13

YES, mamma, took three Jumps Of
sugar out of the cupboard" says the
little girl, o0ntEitely. "That was very
naughty indeed, but, IS you have con-
iesssd It, / ahall 2 I'VE you. Go and
AZ nc more" 4" hive methe othoE