The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-03-07

with sponge Of superior quality.
Formerly, all American locomo-
tives were jacketed with Russia sheet
iron. NV, America makes It's own
planished iron, and the importation Of
the foreign article has fallen from 5000
packages TO 1000 packages per annum.
II is said that il costs just half as much
70 build a locomotive now as it did five
years ago.
A recent number Of the Indian Tea
Gazetie reports that new species Of tea
shrub, resembling that which grows in
China, has been discovered in Armenia,
near Trebizond. The peasants pick the
leaves and dry them in the sun, and
large quantities have been sent to Per-
sia, where the new product is highly
appreciated.
The manufacture Of toys by machin-
cry, instead Of working destruction TO
German toy-makers, has in many in
stances greatly benefited them. Small
villages have become cities, have
brought peasants together, and schools
have been established for their children.
Nurnberg alone sends out $4,000 tons Of
toys, Of 10000 different designs. Som
neberg, in Thuringia, makes 100000
600 worth of toys annually.
School and Church.
Six counties in Iowa have lady Su-
perintenden.s Of Common Schools
Benton, Davis, Decatur, Jasper, Osceo-
la and Warren.
The Methodist Protestant Church,
recently reunited, has "A annual confer
ences, 1920 itinerant ministers and $780,
600 members. The value Of the church
property of the denomination Is 3d.
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The diocese OF New York, with its
1915 parishes and 81, S03 communicates,
is the largest diocese in the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and Dakota, with 5
parishes, and Sls communicates, is the
smallest.
The clergymen Of the State Of New
York receive 1910, 900 for salary year
". Of this amount the Methodists pay
S1,14O. 600. the Presbyterians $685., 900,
the Episcopalians ssli. 900. The aver
age clerical salary is $40.
Following is the brief creed OF the
Central Church Of Chicago prof.
Swing's): 1--WE believe in the divine
character and mission Of Christ; that
He Is the Savior man in his ignorance
and sinfulness needs; that al accepting
and obcying this Christ as their way,
truth, and life are fully entitled TO the
name and hope of the Christian"
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Colorado is 372, and the number Of pu-
pills enrolled is 16,64S. The school sys-
tenn of the State is improving in every
way. The school property Of the State
is valued at s474.77l. There are 226
male teachers who receive salaries Of
1890 per month. The 81 female
teachers are paid $40 % per month.
The cost per month Of educating each
pupil last year was s2.12. The Univer-
sity OF Colorado has 81 students, and a
new library.
The chief Methodist school OF the
ology in the Northwest, the Garret In
stitute, Of Evanston, ILL.,, will graduate
the first lady student, Miss Mary A..
Phillips, Of Olney, H.. and the profess
sors say that she Is the first lady sppli-
cant in the country for degree in
Methodist theology. When she entered
the school the professors looked with
disfavor upon her presence, but years
reflection and acquaintance have con-
verted them. She IS the daughter u a
clergyman; has learned more than the
best man in her class, and intends 70 do
gospel pulpit work.
The Principal OF the Northern In
diana Normal School has recently made
sjudicious experiment with his students.
good dsilv and other papers and maya
zines in the reading-room. AZ hrst the
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