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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-11-15

The Popular Science Monthly remarks
that many Of the ills and diseases
prevalent among women in
our day are no doubt traceable
to the sedentary mode of life so
common among them. The progress of
the industrial art has done away with
much of the household drudgery to
which women were formerly subjected,
and the result is in too many cases want
of sufficient occupation for needed boil
lily exercise. 1t says: The fruits Of this
state Of things are strikingly exhibited
in certain observations made by the late
DIR. Robertson, a Manchester surgeon,
who in his practice as specialist for
women's diseases found that in women
who themselves performed all their
household work there was no trace OF
certain complaints. that these CON-
plants begin to make their appearance
In women with one servant, become
more pronounced In women who have
two servants, or worse still with those
who have three servants, and so on. He
showed statistically that the death from
childbirth we're four times greater in
the cases Of women with four servants
than those with none. On the other
hand, we observed statement the 9TH
or day that since the suspension Of la
Dor in the mills of New England on ac-
count Of the panic many Of the female
operatives have sought employment as
and as consequence there
Is much more sickness among them than
there was previously. This would seem
to show that housework is not AS healthy
as labor in cotton or wooden mills
Troy IN. ~ Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-11-15

A Cincinnati firm has issued circu-
lar relative to the peanut crop, which Is
Of interest. The Tennessee crop for the
year ending September 30, 1873, was
SO5,0O0 bushels against 100000 for the
year previous; in Virginia the crop was
4O5. 900 against 10000 last year, and
in North Carolina 1t was only $4,000
against $4,000 in 1877. The growing
CROP. e., for 1s7S.'79--is estimated 1t
100000 bushels for Tennessee, 800, 900
for Virginia and 10000 for North Caro-
lima. The North Carolina crop promises
TO be about the same as to quality as last
year. A new feature with this CROP Il
the largely increased amount shelicd,
one estimate being that onc-fifth OF the
crop was taken in this way. The North
Carolina crop Of peas finds its way into
our markets through this port, there
now being three different firms In viii
mington engaged In buying, Smelling
and shipping the peas.
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dug through the loose powders, and tho
light burst upon them. They both
overcome with the sudden transition
from their suifocaton and despair ~
light and hope, tainted How long
they remained there they know NOT
When they awokc from their swoon the
first sound that broke on their ears Was
the clash Of arms. and the quick rolling
roar Of the battle AS IL ragged around
and above. Almost IN stupor. tryinpt ~
realize that they could again see the
light OF heaven, and hear The voice Of Il
living creature, they lay still until hey
recovered their minds enough 10 know
what was goiag on. Hill has oftentold
me that when he knew and realized that
it was a battle the sound was the sweet
est music that had ever greeted his ears.
AT last the cry OF victory rose high
above every thing else. They knew that
somebody was vanquished, and that
somebody was victor; who they knew
not. They emerged from their awful
retreat, weak, worn in body, and with
minds almost crazed. They knew not
how long they had been there; they did
not even know their old comrades. Nor
could they realize that it was the same
day that they were buried
They were brought back 10 me, at
the field hospital, more dead than alive.
for, strange AS it may seem, they were
the most sadly changed men l ever be-
held. Both were fine-looking soldiers
before; now they were weak, with sunk
en- cheeks and eyes. Lieutenant Hill,
whose hair "a hours before was black,
without single gray hair in it Gas he
was only 30 years old), was now almost
as white as snow. Whether il turned
from horror at his condition, or the
deathly heat Of his subterranean bed, or
both, do not pretend to say. sim
ply give the facts, not as heard, but
as | saw them, and he still lives 10 yeri-
~ that this is no romance, but one Of
my experiences in war whose first gun
| heard fired and the last gun Of which
sounded the requiem Of the lost cause
when was at my post of duty.
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A STORY FOR WOMEN.

"Good morning, Mrs. Moreton. l
just run III a moment to inquire If bit
of news have heard be true. 1t is too
incredible for me to believe; for, with all
your practical ideas of life, can not
think yoa would carry your peculiar
notions 70 such length as this
. Pray, what have been doing now,
Mrs. EIlis?" said Mrs. Moreton, as she
quietly arose and offered her visitor a
chair. "Your words and looks are
ominous. Have l committed such 4
breach Of propriety that Madam Grundy
has found it necessary TO hurl her thun-
ders Of accommodation against me P''
and with . pleasant smile the lady
awaited her VISITORS revelation.
why, am told that you have actu-
ally apprenticed Belle to a publisher, in
order that she may become compost
tor. Every one was talking about it
last evening at Mrs. Wilson's party, and
all thought 1t q great pity that 30 beau
tiful and accomplished q girl as Isabel
Moreton should be withdrawn from that
society she Is 50 well fitted to adorn
and immured within the walls Of a
dingy old publishing house, simply
because her mother chooses to sacrifice
her child to that Moloch Of hers-work.
Belle has just graduated with the high
est honors; and with her lovely man
ners and fresh, young face, might COM
mand most eligible match. II is alb
solutely cruel to sacrifice the sweet girl
In this way!"
"Well, Mrs. Ellis, I take up the
gauntlet society has thrown down, and
! shall fearlessly perform what con-
ceive to be my duty, though am never
again recognized by one Of those with
whom / am accustomed to associate.
Out upon these aristocratic notions
about work imported from lands where
despotism inds with its iron heel the
laborer anu ais offspring! What bust
ness have Americans harboring such
ideas? II il my aim 10 make Of Belle an
independent, self-reliant woman. As to
marriage, l am not at all concerned
about that. The man who would
scorn her hand because that hand
was able to earn its fair possess
sor's support, would scorn to receive
into my family. 1t il my desire that
she may grow up noble, useful wo-
man, fitted to reign very queen in the
hearts Of n true husband and children,
should Heaven bestow such priceless
gifts upon her. At the same time want
her character to be so symmetrical, that
should she never meet one who appre-
ciates her, she may cheerfully fill out her
life BY devoting herself to some noble
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-11-15

HAPPY, happy time. when the white stal
Low over dim fields fresh with bloomy dew
Near the lace OF dawn, that draws athwar
Threading IL with color. like yewberries thu
yew.
Thicker crowd the shades as the grave Eas,
deepens
Glowing. and with crimson a long cloud
sWells.
Maiden still the morn l. and strange she is
and secret:
Strange her eyes; her cheeks are cold Al
cold ea-shells,
sunrays, leaning on our southern hills and
wild cloud mountains. that drag the hills
Oft ends the day Of your shifting brilliant
laughter
Chin a. 4 dun face frowning on a song
Ay, but shows the southwest ripple -feath
Blown 70 silverwhile the clouds are shaken
Scaling the mid heavens as they stream. there
comes "a sunset
Rich, deep like love in beauty without end.
When at dawn she signs. and like an infant
70 the window
Turns grave eyes craving light. released
Beautiful she looks. like white water lily
Bursting out OF bud in havens Of the
When irols bed she rises clothed from neck
TO ankle
In hcr long nighigown sweet as boughs Of
Beautiful she looks. like a tall garden lily
Pure from the night, and splendid for the
Mother Of the dews. dark eye-iashed twi-
light,
Low lidded twilight DER the valleys brim.
Rounding on thy breast sings the dew de.
lighted skylark,
Clear as though the dewdrops had their
voice fn him.
Hidden whose rose flush drinks the rayless
planet,
Fountain. tull he pours the spraying foun-
tain showers
Let me hear her laughter. / would have her
ever,
Cool a dew in twilight. the lark above the
flowers.
All the girls are out with their baskets for the
primrose.
Up lanes, woods through, they troop in JOY
fu bands.
Ny sweet leads; she knows not why. but now
she loiters,
Eyes the bent anemones. and hangs her
such a look win tell that the yiolets are peep
ing,
Coming the rose. and unaware a cry
springs M her bosom for odors and for color,
Covert and the nightingale; she knows not
George MereditA. IN Haemalan's Magasine.
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band would be able TO attend to bust
ness. Finally, driven to desperation by
our misfortunes, resolved to do some
thing or die in the attempt. Attached
TO the house we occupied was large
lot for gardening purposes, and | made
up my mind that out Of that bit oil
earth l would dig our fortunes
or at least, a living my own
hands. made horticulture and !lori.
culture study, and brushed up my little
knowledge OF chemistry. II was hard
work and small profits the first year
but having once put my hand 10 III,
pillow, never turned back. Our table
was bountifully supplied with fresh veg.
etables and fruits, and,whst was better,
my step had grown elastic, my eye
bright, and my cheek rounded with
health. My husband, too, found many
spare moment from business TO assist
me, and in doing so found himself
growing strong and well again. Oh,
how happy we were! Surely there is a
dignity in labor unknown 10 ease! How
proud felt when received the returns
from my first shipment Of vegetables to
the nearest market! l counted it over
and over. 1t seemed to possess a value
that l had never attached TO money in
the old days when father had lavished
it so freely upon me. Then | would
have thought nothing Of spending such
q paltry sum upon the trimmings of a
single dress; now every penny was
boarded with misery care, for we had
resolved upon having q home Of our
own. Well, to be brief, each year at
tempted something more-first poul.
try-yard, then the culture of bees, and
so on-until before we were hardly
aware of it, our home was paid for. l
had carefully concealed every trace of
our adversely from my parents. | think
| would have died rather than gone
home-a beggar. Now, that the dawn
Of prosperity had set in, wrote, asking
them to come and see the little silken-
haired girl that, like a sunbeam, danced
through our home. They came.
rather, accustomed to his broad acres,
was astonished at the products of my
small plot of ground. He declared /
was the best farmer he knew, and
should have greater scope for my pow
srs. He bought fine large tract Of
and adjoining our grounds that hap
oened TO be for sale just then, and made
ne deed for II. This is the origin OF
he country-seat you visited last sum-
ner and admired so much. Belle is
inc horticulturist and an accomplished
lousekeeper. Should she ever be
brown upon her own resources in the
country she could make living, and
wish her to be equally as independent
n town. We came TO town to superin-
end her education. She thinks her
orte is journalism, and desires, in ad-
ition to this, to become practical
'rinter. And now-can you wonder,
frs. Ellis, after my experience, that
m trying to have her avoid the errors
hat well-nigh made my young life
"No, indeed, Mrs. Moreton, and I
onor you for il. ! have been greatly
enefited by the narration Of your early
roubles, and l think you will see the
esult Of it in the future training Of my
wn daughters. meteorological Jour-
nj
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It's we two, It's we two. it's we two for aye.
Al the world and we two. and Heaven be our
stay.
Like a layerock IN the lift. sing. o bonny
bride
All the world was Adam once. with Eve by
his side.
What's the world, my lass. my ioye-what can
am thine. and thou art mine; life is sweet
and new
II the world have missd the mark. let Il
stand by,
For We tive have gotten leave. and once more
~ontry.
Like a laverock in the lift. sing. o bonny
BRIDE
~ we two. rs we two. happy side by side
iss.c = kiss from me, thy man; now the song
IAN i made afresh for us. and the brave
heart wins"
When the darker days come. and no sun viii
Thou shalt dry my tears. lass. and III dry
thine.
It's we two, it's we two. while the worlds
away,
sitting by the golden sheaves on our we'd
ding day.
Jean In0eio,r.
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Jack Brlly the sailor he said, "John-
ny, ben to the Fair?" and said was
there any clown, and a elephant, and
some fellers witch can jump high upper
than horseback, and turn theirselfs in
side out, AMI woman with shiny
things on her legs, and a pony witch can
wock on its he'd.
Than Jack he said, " Lay to there,
shipmate, the thing wich YOU are spin
min yarns abOwt Amt q fair, but a cirkus
pformance," and said, "That's the
Teller for me, but the Forth of July is
nifty nice too"
One time there was circus pform-
ance come thru the town were we was
Twin, and me and Billy was a follerin
il for to see the ephalent wich had
weel house on its back and the pilot was
a natif niger without no close, only
just a table napkin. And while the cir
Gus was a stoppin for to block up the
street the natif Niger he slid down and
was goin in a sloon to get some whis-
ky. But the sloon man met him at the
door, and he said, the sloon man did
Amt you one of them hcathens in
their blindness, witch bows down 20
wood and stonep"
The natif niger he locke vile, like
he wanted to say some thing, but mebby
cudent speak our langwedge. Then the
sloon man he said other time
Eyes, see how il il, you come from
lnjys corral strand, were Atfrics sunny
fountains role down their golden sand
Wen he had sed that the natif niger
man he be gun to dance round, and
hitch up his britch clout, and hold up
his hand and twiddle his thumb and
fingers like he was wirln a stick in EN-,
but he didcnt say nothiL.
Then the sloon man he said
"fou have come here for IL call us TO
de liver yure land from errers chane.''
But fore he GUIDE say any more that
natif niger had kanocked him down
an was stompin on to his stummeck
and ycllin.
"Ye dhirty blaggaird, fwot do We
name wild yer mishnary CANNON TO
son OF the howly mither church? Take
that, ye thafe o the world, and the mkt
tonne yc want TO convart grand quin-
toople combination hippydhrome We
bother START in on that diyvle OF
royal roarin' goriller, wich is an I'M
belaver!'
MY sisters yung man he say one day
wen Noey was in the Ark, bout o week
after the shower, he seen Teller swim
min long side, and he said, Noey did
"Hello!'
And the Teller he said
" Hello, yure ownself."
Then Noey he looked up to the sky,
and oil round, and then he leaned over,
and whispered to the Teller
"Gimme yure hand and Tic pull you
in II you wont say nothin.''
But the Teller he said
Thanks, but its gittin late, and gcs
| better paddle back, cos left my close
on the bank, and mebby sum mizzable
goloot will hook my watch. ~
And that's all kanow bout the Fair.
Ask Billy.-San Francisco drgonau
The Countess Marie Bismarck, the
favorite daughter OF Prince Bismarck,
who Is betrothed to Count Rantzan, a
young diplomatist, II Is to DO hoped will
be more fortunate in her second than
she was in in her first attempt to enter
The bonds Of matrimony. Two years
ago she was engaged TO a son Of Count
but, before the marriage
could take place, her intended was
struck down by fever in the very prime
81 life.
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COMMANDER CAMERON, who earned
great fame in Africa last year, is about
70 begin journey 10 demonstrate the
feasibility Of constructing d railway
from the Mediterranean TO India with
out following the course Of the Eu-
pirates.
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felt! In the midst OF a great CITY
friendless, well-nigh penniless, and,
worst Of all, haunted with the dreadful
fear that my husband would commit
suicide. From the time we would sep
arate In the morning until we met again
ut night lived Ia state Of absolute
torture. AT length, despairing Of find
ing any thing in the city TO do, we turn
ed our faces countryward, feeling that
our slender stock Of money would last
longer than in town. After many weeks
Of painful anxiety my husband found
situation in q small village, with lust
salary enough to keep the wolf from
the door. How longed to do some
thing TO better our condition; but alas
what could | doP might have had
fine music-class in the village, but
while played and sang we'll, was not
proficient enough in music to
teach it successfully. Oh, how
l wished had given the time to II I had
spent on French and Latin! MANY an
hour Of hard study had given to these
branches, and Of what practical ad-
vantage had they been to meP never
met any French people with whom
could converse, and had never been
able TO secure class in either Ian.
guage, while all the while my knowl.
edge was becoming rusty by non-use.
1t Is painful to recur to this period II
my life. was 50 unhappy. I expected
every day would DO the last nv hus-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-23
Election Returns.

HAYES COUNTY.
Roberts $50, Norton. 2S5, Ireland
500, Schlcicher 800. nj
PEcos COUNTY.
Schleichcr 304, solid.
DENTON COUNTY.
Roberts $3.50, Hannah 1S9.
q WISE COUNTY.
Roberts 1,115, Hamman 1868.
MASON COUNTY.
Roberts 319, Norton 40, Hamman 10.
KAUFMAN COUNTY.
Roberts 1,S47, Hannah 695, Nor
ton 70, Schleicher 210, Ireland l67.
BROWN COUNTY. st7-r
Hancock 7S9, Jones 377. y ta7 tt
GUADALUPE COUNTY.
Roberts 1905, Hannah 602, Nor
ton 1888.
Ia GILLEsPIE COUNTY Ii
Roberts 617, Hamman 2, Norton
145.
WILSON COUNTY.
Roberts 1921, Hannah 20, Nor
ton "a. Haah
MASON COUNTY.
Roberts 319, Hannah 10, Nor
ton 46.
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Gov. Talbot, recently elected gov
ernor of Massachusetts, if Repub'i-
can, is not a bigot. He expressed
himself recently at a banquet in a
very sensible way, to the effect that
though.the opposite party had been
defeated, the wish Of minority OF
10000 was entitled to great respect,
and that their demands for retrench-
ment and reform should be accecded
TO by the party in power.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-23

The suggestion of Gov. Coke in
his speech at Waco, that the govern
mcnt might take advantage of tho
cheapncss of silver by purchasing it
from Germany and use it for redeem
ing the bonds, was that of states
manship and true financicring. Eng
land saw the opportunity afforded
by the cheapncss of silver, and has
purchased 100000 from Germany.
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aTexas Is an Empire,p sa

"Tcxas is an Empire" says the
Waco EXAMINER. Indeed she Is.
She raises her cabbage upon Lake
Michigan, and around about Chica-
90. Her apple-orchards are in Illi-
nois and Missouri She packs her
pork at Kansas City. She grows her
A No. wheat in the spreading fields
of Kansas. Her potatoes are dug
from the side hills and sandy bottoms
of Iowa. She cultiyates sugar and
riccin Louisiana. Her tobacco she
grows in Kentucky. She brews her
lager AM distills her whisky on the
banks Of the Mississippi and Ohio.
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Yes, Sir, Texas is han h'empire.-
Dallas Commercial.
That isn't exactly the way we
meant II brother Commercial. It's
all right, only don't do it that way
again. Between a disposition 10
laugh over the humor and to cry
over the lamcntable truth Of the sar-
casm, It produces confederation OF
the emotions, very distressing, so 10
sneak.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-23

In New York, Smith, congressman
elect, died ON the evening of the cleo
ton, and before he had learned OF
his election. In Corcicana another
similar case has occurred, in the
death of Hon. Frank Z. Wood just
elected county judge.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-23

The last congress made an appro-
priation for mint at New Orleans
for coming silver. II has been delay
ed by the yellow fever, but assur-
ances are now given that II win be in
operation by the 10Th OF December.
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The Houston Telegram has infor-
nation of railroad matters, which
leads it to expect rail connection
between Houston and New Orleans
within year.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-23

The fever commission in recon-
mcnding a National Quarantine in
threatened invasions, has done wise
thing. An ounce of prevention is
worth million pounds of cure in
yellow fever.
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, by the party in power.

The annual report of the Comp
troller of the currency for six months
ending May 81, 1873, is published
and contains an interesting exhibit
of bonds, deposits and capital. The
number of State banks are 1853, with
an average capital of $i2i,3i7, 267 ;
deposits 1929, 49,, 525; the number of
savings banks with capital, % hay
ing an aggregate capital of $23, 1877, :
342 deposits Se6, l79,96S; The num-
Der Of savings banks without capital
sG6s, with deposits amounting TO $685.
299,3l5; the number Of private
banks 1855, capital s77, 79s,29s, de-
posts sls3, So, 1865. The whole num-
Der Of state banks, savings banks
and private banks Is 400, with an
aggregate capital of sos, $4,000;
deposits 81 ,2i2,7o0,OOO. The total
number OF national banks in exist
encc on The 29th Of June, 1873, was
2,O56, With a capital of SAC, 1886, 600,
I'D deposits $677, 100, 600, making the
number of BANKS and private banks
IN the country 9,45G with an aggre-
gate capital Of $675,776,OOO, and ag-
nyrcgato deposits 81 1928, o54,0 900. Dur
Eng the rast year 2s banks have been
organized with an authorized capital
Of s2,755,000, 10 which 81 SOS, 800 in
circulation notes have been issued.
Fifteen banks have failed within the
period, having an aggregate capital
OF S2,7i2,5O0, and II banks with a
total capital Of IS, 200, 900, havo vol
UNFAIRLY discontinued business.
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Austin rcjoiccs in an accession to
her business in The form of n magnif-
icent flour-mill, to be erected by a
Wisconsin company at cost of $780,
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The News thinks that Galveston
should have a representative in the
Merchants Excursion to Mexico and
why should not Waco have one. NV
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Bob Ingcrsoll is lecturing on the
mistakes OF Noses. Now who viii
lecture on thcmistakcs of Bob Inger-
coll
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Galveston has at length consented
10 remove the quarantine which will
+ be done on Monday next.
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The total vote of Dallas county is
$500, and the population of the coun-
ty therefore, about $4,000.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-23

Jones' majority is now figured at
LOG, all the returns being official ex-
cept two or three counties.
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The Germans have a stanza WILDLY
illustrating the insecurity of life.
Mitten aus des Lellens Fulle,
Mitten aus der Liebe Gluck,
Itsist dies Schicksnl's strenge Willie,
Uns eur alien Nncht Zuruck.
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SATURDAY. NOV. 90, 1873.

Hancock, it is said, will contest the
election.
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Mckinney, proprietor of the Sher-
man Continental Hotel Who shot his
wife ON Monday evening is still nj
LARGO.