The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-02


fore an Atlanta audience on "a Cousi
in Berlin" The Constitution speak
highly Of the effort.
Americas young contralto. Mis-
Hattie Glenn, Of Iowa City, Iowa. VII
for four years has been pursuing he
musical studies in Europe, made mos
successful debut at Malta recently.
The whole Of the unpublished manu-
scripts of the composer Rossini hav
just been sold at auction in London
They we're purchased from Madam
Rossini, who inherited them under tn,
composers will.
Peter Cooper was first coach
maker, then q cabinet-maker. then ,
grocer, and failed in all three. II wa,
not till his fortieth year that he began
making glue, and then laid the founda
ton OF his fortune, now estimated a
y1O,0OO,O0O.
-Frederika Hallin, n Swedish girl
has just received royal permit to pub
lish weekly paper in that country,
She not only writes her articles. bu,
sets them up and prints them. Women
only are employed in her Office. This
makes the third printing establishment
in Sweden carried on exclusively by
women.
When informed Of Mr.. Bryant's i'll
ness Mr.. Longfellow said: "He was nv
master in verse; ten years and more
my senior, and throughout my whole
life / have had the warmest reyerential
regard for him. His first thin little VOL
ume Of poems, Of thirty pages or so.
containing his Thanatopsis and other
youthful performances, lies on my ia
Bile to-day"
On q certain occasion Edward
Everett visited the composing-room Of
the Boston Advertiser at 4 late hour. to
read proof Of an Grafton which he had
failed 70 see at an earlier hour. Ex-
tremely particular about his style. be
Was altering sentences and making adj
ditions while the forms were waiting.
which so irritated the foreman that he
roared out "Cut it short, Everett
confound it, cut it short. There's no
time now for patching up bad English"
Among Americans present at the re-
cent Literary Congress in Paris were
President Andrew ID. White, Of Cornell:
Col. Thos. w. Higginson and Mr.. VIM.
Balch, OF Boston. Russia was repre-
sented by M. Turgenief, and France had
Victor Hugo to preside over the sittings
but otherwise the Congress was remark
able rather for the absence Of literary
lights. The principal question dis
cussed was that of international COPY
right and the rights Of authors gener-
ally.
The Rev. Joseph Cook was about
10 years old when he delivered his first
lecture. From earliest boyhood he had
q passion for delivering addresses. He
was born near Ticonderaga, his parents
being plain country people. His full
name is Flavius Josephus. and until he |
grew up he was known as Flave."
On becoming man he dropped the
flavius," nobody knew exactly why.
When ne was quite lad he wrote q his
Tory OF Ticonderoga, which was pub
llshed In the village newspaper. His
lscourses are now more extensively
published than those of any other
preacher in this country.
School and Church.
"A convention Of the educators of
southern States will be held in Chat
anooga the 9th, 9TH and 9Th of August.
Three Chinese youths have gone to
boston preparatory school with the
College. - -
Three thousand teachers gathered
Y the annual meeting Of the American
nst'tute OF Instruction, at the Fabyan
1ouse, n. H., on the 9th Of July. Sew
rai excellent papers were read and the
c ~ was every way both pleasant
nd profitable.
seventy young men attended Colo
soo College, at Colorado Springs, dur
" tne past year. Several are studying
y tne ministry. 1t Is young and grow
u ana Is described as being 500 miles
rom any other Christian college and
'OoO from q theological seminary.
1T Is the testimony Of Sturgeon,
yng. and all Of those pastors who are ]
to receive many children in ,
their churches, that they make more
numerical, reliable, and less trouble
ome members through their lives than
1850 received as adults. q
The Springfield (Mass.) Union 7
vs.; IAN earnest and able Christian 2
mister Is now doing good work in a |,
'~n not many miles from Springfield !.
! salary OF $500 year, $50 Of which I
~ TOT house-rent, and all donations Y
om members Of the society are charged 4
'a'nst this salary account"
The Presbyterian Church South has 8
, y war against the evangelists. y
y ~ General Assembly adopted report h
sung'y condemning lay preaching as &
'n.rary % the Word OF God, against @
y peace and harmony Of the Church, u
: u, contrary TO the Church government. v