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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-05-03

At Edinburg, Scotland, some years since,
The Jewels OF the Crown were locked IN box.
that box In another, aud so on. until they
we're supposed a. be burglar-proof. They were
then locked up In the vault OF the castle. there
10 remain for one hundred wears, the Keys
being placed In q mortar and fired into the sea.
Scarce fifty years passed BY, aud the modern
lock picker opens the vault and boxes without
trouble. So the science of medicine, when
studied with the aid Of chemistry and the mi
cr0scopc, becomes plain and sim,he, and dis
eases that were regarded incurabie genera
ton ago. now readily yield 70 remedies EN-
ployed by the modern and progressive physi-
clan. A decade Of years since, and women
were taught ~ believe that their peculiar dis
eases and weaknesses wcrcsncRrable: but now
hundreds aud thousands of ence bed-ridden
women In the United States xli testify 10 the
fact that DR.. Percs's Faycrtc Prescription
has effected their perfect aud permanent cure.
Toledo limo. Dec. 9th. 1876.
Ltar Su'--Ab0ut 1--we Tears since ms wife was
taken sick. and though we employed the best
physicians In our city. get she gradually grew
worse, SO that she was confined - the bed.
Every remedy had trrd. or could find. failed
TO cure or even give relief. At last procured
q bottle Of Your Favorite Prescription and 10
my surprise II gave almost instant relief. and
with little perseverance, an entire cure was
effected. Ever gratefully yours.
GEO. BODENNfILER
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OF all the strange places chosen by the
birds for rearing their young, one Of the
queerest is mentioned in Hardmicke's
Science Gossip. In the railway-station
ut Coventry, the sparrows have great
fancy for building their nests inside a
signal-bcll that Is rung many times in
the day, and often in the night--threc
or four blows being struck each time.
The bell is sauoer-shaped, and about ten
inches in diameter. The apparatus con-
nccted with the bell is rather compli-
Gated, so that, when it Is struck, ssthere
i, besides the loud ringing, great rat
tie and noise Of levers, and heavy
thump caused BY the falling counter
weight" Despite this loud and frequent
din in their ears, and the agitation 1t
must cause their dwellings, the SPAR
rows persist in building in this bell, and
their nests are frequently removed by the
railway officials. Still the birds have
succeeded in Matching and rearing their
young in this curious place.
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cap and bells; and. above all, the
hobby-horse. This animal was made Of
pasteboard, painted q sort Of pink color,
and propelled by man inside, who
made him perform various tricks not
common 10 horses, such As threading q
needle and holding ladle in his mouth
for pennies.
The various characters labored to sup
port their parts. The friar gave solemn
advice, the queen initiated lady-like
manners, the fool joked and made fun,
and the horse pranced in true horsey
style.
This Morris dance is supposed to have
been brought In early times from Spain,
where the Mo0rs danced il, and where
II still survives as the I" fandango.''
In other places, wreaths were made
on hoops, with gayly dressed doll in
the middle Of each, and carried about by
girls. the little owners singing ballad
which had been sung since the time Of
Queen Bess--and expecting shower Of
pennies, Of course.
All this May-day merriment came TO
an end when our grim Puritan fathers
had power in England. Dancing around
the May-pole looked to them like heath
en- alteration Of an idol. Parliament
made law against il, and all the May
poles in the island we're laid in the dust.
The common people had their turn,
when, a few years later, under new
king, the prohibitory law was repealed,
and new May-pole, the highest ever in
England Zone hundred and thirty -four
feet), was set up in the Strand, London,
with great pomp. But the English peo-
pie were fast outgrowing the sport, and
the customs have been dying ont ever
since. Now, very few May-poles in
obscure villages are all that can be found.
-Ohce 7horIae, IL 50. Nicholas for Nav.
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A teacher in one Of the St. Adams
Sunday-schools was endeavoring to ex-
plain to the infant class the theory Of
the watchful care and goodness Of Cod
She used the familiar figure Of his IA
therhood and said, "Now, II you were
playing in the yard and should fall and
hurt yourself, your father would run out
and pick you up" A bright little 7-year
old spokenp and said, "No he wouldn't
my father wouldn't--he's too lazy"
The truth q the remark Is said to have
made It doubly amusing. --St. Albdss
(N.) Messenger.
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vEeETINE
Er Kidney Complaint and Nervous Debility,

isrEsBoRo. ME-. Dec. %. 1877.
De1r SirI had had a CorGH for eighteen years when
Icpnmenced taking tho yEGEIINE 1 was very low:
%, system was debitafrd BY disease had the KIDNEY
COMPLAINT and vrry nervous COuGH had.
Inns spfr. When had taken one bottle found II
WAS helping me u has helped my cough. and n
strengthens I able 70 do nly work Nvscr
hayt found anything like the yEGErINE know -
Mns A g. PENDLEroN.
tEGETISE Is nourisisng and strengthening purfnes
the bp~d regulates the boweis quicts the nervous
system acts dirrcy upon the sccfctonS and arouses
the whole system 10 action.
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A word "a thc yNise.

We wish to caution purchasers Of DooLEY's
YEAsT POWDER against buying II in bulk OF
loose. II Is the practice Of INSCRIPTIONS gro
GERS and dealers 10 keep cheap. inferior, and
generally Neutrality-suspicious. baking powder IN
YEAST POWDER, or any other brand that I.
called for. Buy 1t only in cans, as it is not
sold In hulk
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Don't fail 20 procure hIns. WISsIow's SoorH-
ING SYRUP for all diseases Of tecthing in chill
dren. II relieves the child from pain cures wind
collie regulates the bowels. and, by giving relief
and health to the child. gives rest TO the mother
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The Rev. Olympia Brown has &C.
cepted the passionate Of Universalist
Church al hacine, Wis.
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A QUIET and pleasant home Is insured 70 all
mothers that use Dr.. Bulls Baby Syrup for
their little ones. II contains nothing injurious.
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Thz .obaccos that are now taking precedence
oyer al Others are the Bulls Eye and Niger
bead cut cavendish. manufactured by VIM. s.
10 get a supply.
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HEADACHE There are various causes for headache.
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vEGET|nE
For Dropsy.

CENTRAL FALLS r. l.. Oct 10. 1871
DR. VI. r. SrrvKSs:
MS pleasure ~ give my testimony for your valuable
medicine. was sick for long time with DKofsf.
der the doctors care lie said II was WATER between
the HkART and LIVER l received benefit until
cotnmenced taking the vEGETTNE-in fact was grow.
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began 70 feel better after taking few bottles have
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felt better. No feel more thankful than do
an. dear SIR, gratefully yours.
A. ID. WHEELER
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want ~ exercisc irregular diet from any other cause
the yE6ETINE Will the blood carry Oh the pt
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vEGETINE
For Sick Headache.

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Yours, VERY respectfully.
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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-09-21

rs-A tragedy occurred az Jarrettsyille, IIar-
ford eounty, en- Thursday Il last week which
threw the whole neighborhood into a ferment Of
excitement. The facts are these: Luther J. Ma
son. aged p years, dentist by profession, lived
in house belonging 10 Amber Jones. AmOnth's
rent was due and Jones called on Mason for the
money, the latter telling him that he did not have
Il then but would hand il TO him in day or two.
This did not suit Jones aud he commenced as
sault on Mason, throwing stones at him and strik-
ing him with a shovel. Mason tried 10 keep out
Of the way but his assailant followed him up when
he picked up a stone and threw it at Jones, strik-
ing him on the head and fracturing his SKULL from
the effects Of which he died in few hours. Jones
was about So years of age and leaves wife but
no children. He elder of the Bethel Pres
byterian church, and although worth some $50, 900
is said to have been a very "cose" man in bust
ness transactions The jury of inquest returned
a verdict that Jones came to his death by a stone
thrown by Luther J. Mason acting in self defense
Mason whose father is postmaster at Jarrettsville
was thereupon released
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-09-21

S~" Politics make strange bed-fellows.'-
This is homeIy old adage but a true one, and it
has been verified in the case of Gen. Benz. F. But
Ter whom the Democrats of Massachusetts, on Tues
day nominated for Governor! The idea Of Dem
Ocrats nominating Ben. Butler for anything seems
incongruous enough, but when they nominate him
for Governor it becomes absolutely farsical. There
was strong opposition to Butler but the wiley
old politician somehow managed to get majority
of the delegates to the State convention and when
it met in Worcester on Tuesday the Butler men
took possession of the hall at o'clock in the
morning and organized temporarily When the
ant-Butler men attempted to demonstrate they
were interrupted by cat-calls and Kisses and at
times the convention was simply bowling mob,
the Butler men being strong enough to do as they
pleased, and the nomination made under whip
aud spur. The delegates who could not be heard
will hold convention in Boston on Wednesday
of next seek, at which, no doubt, the action Of
the Worcester convention will be repudiated But
Ser had the mssOrity-principally the rough ele-
ment-with him. bsG il is claimed by them that
fhe nomination was made in accordance with par
~ usage. Some Of the Democratic papers of the
eeuntry which have been pleased to call Butler
spoon -thief, and wreeker of the first magnitude,
viii n0v be obliged to change their tune, for the
"Beast'-ride Maryland SOuyBGt-is zone of us"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-09-21
Correspondence Of the Baltimore County Union.
FROM PIXIES PEAK.

PIXIES PEAK, COLORADO, Sept. 18th, 1873.
Messrs. Editors Plans and specifications have
been received at the Pixies Peak Signal Station
for what will probably be the highest promenade
or walk in the world. II lis no less an undertaking
than that of constructing a roadway around the
summit of Pixies Peak, at an altitude of IL, $50
feet above Underwater.
The plan is TO make either macadamZed or a
plank walk or road. three feet wide. A cross path
will run from north to south, intersecting about
midway of the summit a circular enclosure which
may yet be turned to account in the erection of
National observatory.
The general Government is to bear the expense
of the work, and it is expected that it will be well
done. 1t is probable that the Macadam process
will be adopted in preference to the use Of plank
ii being more durable and not so likely to be
blown away by one Of those gentle zephyrs which
occasionally sweep across the Peak at the rate Of
ninety or a hundred miles an hour.
This road is 10 run so the dumping of
place" that persons anxious TO shuttle off this
tai coil can take a leap Of about three thousand
feet down, down, without first stepping from this
highest Of highways If either Of the bids for the
work that were received yesterdy is accepted il is
expected that the proposed promenade will be
completed by the lst of August, 1879. S.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-09-21

IS~The Grand Lodge CT the U. s., Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows, has been in session in
Baltimore this week and its proceedings
have been of very interesting character. On
Tuesday officers were elected for the ensuing year
as follows: Grand Sire, John B. Harmon, of Cal
ifornia; Deputy Grand Sire, Luther ]. Glenn. of
Georgia. Grand Secretary. James L. Ridgely, of
Baltimore; Assistant Secretary, Theodore Ross,
of Baltimore; Grand Treasurer, Joshua Vansant,
of Baltimore. The only change in the officers is
in that of the Grand Sire, Mr.. Harmon having
been elected in place of John W. Stokes, of Phila-
delphia. There are now 6,s7s lodges of this Order
in the United States, $50 lodges Of the Rebecca
degree, and 1,S3s subordinate eneampments.-
During the past year there 81, Os7 limitations,
and the total membership is now 447,ls6. ST.
5I6,2lI76 were paid out last year from the relief
fund while the receipts for the same period aggre-
gated s.. 1861. 900.
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"Doc." SLATER, rHE GAMBLER, AGAIN MAKING
HIMSELF FELr ~ PoLrrcs.-A correspondent of
the Baifi@orsaH--a Democratic newspaper
throws a little light on how the nominations in
the "a and 9Th Congressional districts secured,
the reading II which viii be any thing but pleas
ant 10 the better class q Democrats. He says:
~Permit an old citizen % congratulate the Ring
the entire recovery Of Mr.. Robt J. Slater. more
fauniliarly known a. Doe" some eighteen months
ago. when. By the Roman frmness Of Judge Geo.
William Brown, this same "Doc." Slater was con
signed % the city Jail for a willful third or fourth
violation Of the anti gambling law he linger
ed and pinned behind prison bars, and il at
once given out by his partisans that Mr.. Slater
bad fallen a victim 90 consumption. 1t was also
stated that if executive clemency interposed,
the released prisoner would at once 90 South in
fact, he would be bound 20 go South, to get rid of
the consumption which had fastened upon his del
ieate lungs.
"What has been the sequel, and what have been
the subsequent results! Gov. Carroll granted
pardon, and the jail bird was set free Mr. Slater
has never been South, nor TO any other point of
the compass, since his pardon. He is still here,
and is as hale and hearty man now rs he has
ever been, even during his confinement. More
than this, he is now as prominent rs in poll
ties-DemOeratic politics. He is a member of the
Democratic State Central Committee, and it is
stated boldly that he named the recent nominee
in the Sd Congressional district. Mr.. 0'Brien's
chances were known to have been good for the
nomination; but to placate Mr.. "Doc." Slater, Mr..
Kimmell was nominated for another term.
"What are the people of Maryland to think of
the state of affairs in Baltimore, when man, no
toriOus q gambler crime of which he has
been convicted several tines-is to say who shall
and shall not be the Monumental City's represen-
tatve in the Congress Of the United States? Tell
it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of
Askelou."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-09-21

THE MAIN ELEcTION.-Some Democratic news
the late election in Maine as a Democratic victory
when the fact is that party has suffered almost
tire humiliation by the Grecnback movement and
it is doubtful whether, party, it will ever
amount to anything hereafter. The Bahinorea,l
takes very sensible view of the status of affairs
in that State as well as the prospects for the fu-
ture. 1t says:
"The Maine election is still creating lutter
among the partisans of both the old parties The
naked fact about the Maine election is, that it was
a powerful surprise to both the old organizations.
They haven't recovered from their surprise vet,
and we are inclined to think it may be a long time
before they do especially if Massachusetts follows
in the footsteps of Maine, is beginning to seem
very probable.
"Both the old parties had best arm themselves
for the fray, and bend all their energies to the
coming contest, as it is no child's play that lies
before them
at is no use to talk about the Maine election
being Democratic victory. 1t is nothing of the
sort, and everybody knows that it is not. The
Democratic party in that State did not pture the
Greenbackers, but the Greenbackers have captured
the Democrats.
"The truth is, that things have come down to
this, that the soft money party will hold the bal
of power in the next Presidential election, if
it does not positively sweep the country. There
will either be three tickets in the field in 1880, in
in which the Greenback ticket will win, or the
the Democrats will be found in coalition with the
Greenback party. There is no chance that the
Republican party will affiliate with the soft money
men, because the leaders of that party entire
ly in the hands of the money power of the eoun-
try. The Democratic party then must either make
some arrangement with the Green hackers, make
up its mind to be beaten. Discretion is always
the better part of yaOr, and so it would be found
in this 1t is true that this union mi ght pro-
yoke discomfort among few members of the
party, and perhaps cause some sccessions to the
Republican ranks. But the Greenback recruits
would more than fill up the gap.
1T is well enough for to open our eyes to the
truth in time, and make provision for the inevita-
bic in due season. Partisans and fools may still
pooh pooh" the Greenback movement, but sensi-
Die men Of both the other parties that ii is no
longer 10 be laughed at, and that il cannot be
sneered down. Right wrong. il is bound to
have its course, and if Butler should carry Massa-
chusetis its course would be right onward to vic
tory in 1850.
but whatever may be the course Of the Demo
cratic party the politics of lSS0 are going to be
very much mixed" and 20 make some very
strange bed-fcows. A wise man forseeth the
evil and turneth aside, but the fool walketh right
On, and j. punished"
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COL. j. PARRAN CRANE.

Col. Crane who has been nominated for Con-
gress by the Republicans of the 9Th Congressional
district, which includes the LIST and 18th districts
of this county, seems to be a very popular and
worthy gentleman, entirely deserving of the honor
The Port Tobacco Charles county, Independent
of last week speaks thus fatteringy of the nomi-
nee:
at is with unaffected pleasure we to-day place
at the head of our columns the name of Col. j.
Parran Crane as the Republican nominee for Con-
gress. 1t is no disparagement to others whose
names mentioned in connection with the
honor to say that it has fallen upon one who will
wear it as worthily as the best We know of no
expectation from the candidate and no require
ment from the representative which the quaifca-
tons of Col. Crane will fail in any particular to
meet. Pure in the business dealings of life, no
faint of wrong doing stains his name, no whisper
of suspicion sules his record. Gifted with great
clearness of intellect, ready command of language,
personal intrepidity and thoroughly eonversant
with the political issues of the day he will,
sure, in the pending canvass demonstrate before
the people his capabilities to bravey battle for the
cause which he has been fatteringly selected
to champion. Added to all this his fine personal
appearance, his affabiity of temperament and his
perfect dignity of address and we have one in
whom all can trust with the abiding assurance
that confidence is not misplaced and that the in
terests of his constituency are safe. For many
reasons we are pleased at this nomination. Not
merely because our personal regard was involved,
not merely because believe that by it party re-
speetability is protected, but also because we be-
lieve the exigencies of party expediency have
been best consulted. The unanimity with which
the nomination was accomplished and accepted by
the contending elements that have so bitterly
ragged within the Republican organization not
only is eloquent in praise of Col. Crane himself,
but is gloriously testimonial of disposition to
reconcile difficulties and, when emergencies re-
quire, to meet a common centre for the security
of u common good. In the matter of party allegi-
ance Col Crane has always been faithful and true
and his Republican brethren can have no cause
whatever for hesitating to perform the simple duty
of voting and actively cooperating for his election
Although firm and devoted in the pursuit of his
own political convictions he has been uniformly
tolerant towards others in matters of difference of
opinion. Partisan rancor has never made him
forget the respect due to the rights of the citizen
who differs with him. nor has partisan prejudice
ever blinded him to the claims of personal friend
ships. We hope he will make an active canvass
and that his political associates will warmly second
his efforts. Let this be done and his election is
by no means an imprObability."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-09-21

Dennis Kearney, the California labor agi-
tator, was in Baltimore last week. On Thursday
he addressed meeting of the Socialists at the
Schuetzen Park, and on Friday night he spoke to
an immense gathering in Monument Square. A
great majority of those present went to hear him
out of curiosity. His speeches were about as in
telligible as the marks on Chinese tea chest and
had about the same effect as whstling to the wind
would have. Low vulgarity and blasphemy seem
to be his stronghold and if his speeches were di
vested of their slang and Obscenity there would
be little else left