The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-24

Ions-In .r.s..x p-.es lstss and sts7i
III a correspondent over the signa,u,o ),
loa ogier pretends to answer my arii.l
lon Party Going published in the Corn
~. Ida Ogier commences by beggin
'OI me critics 10 deal gently with her M
8. would attempt TO ward of critics knir
: ana then plunge her own into anothe
heart; would beg or Others No
: 20 criticise her and yet would enter ~,
'~lcritics field; she acts good deal like ,
maniac. would ask man 10 stand st;I
rand not touch her while She cut NJ,
Throat. ~
: Declares that she speaks from com.
mon sense. pooh II she has any she ~.
faIied TO display IL ia her article. II ~.
loHcn been said that exp rience was the
pest OF teachers and we don't know fb.,
)lit has ever been doubted. And ~
)lwouid say to Miss Ida, as once did a
tnised States senator when his anfaoo-
INST was offering his friendship. that II
scoRS YOUR QuARTERw would throw
her sympathy TO the dogs and wouId
crush her hopes so low that they wouId
never rise again.
do social parties lower or elevate
humanity! That is the question, aud
again we say that social parties aud
their influence tends rather TO lower
than elevate the human race. O0icr
goes on TO say thst the people sare ~
honest to-day as they ever were.- Nov
VIC think this must have been said with
= great stretch Of conscience. Takiuy
the American continent as an ;IIustra7
,'on' there mas never been 30 much dis
honesty praciiced at any one time as
,nere has been during the last ten wears. I
WIN all ihe cheating, speculating and
stealing IN the public offices by suppos-
ed honest and honorable men. from I,
:rant down 10 the lowest constable Il
n'eving and sharp practice has become
llmost an honorable ret. II 4 man 4
heals million or two Of dollars he Il /
ooked up TO rs an honorable member ofli
ociety: he is pointed out 10 Others os 4
y example 10 be follow ed and copieI /
tier. The world has become 50 f,sf 4
through the influence or social parties 4
nat some mon will steal ANYTHING from s
:. nvc cent shirt stud to your BODY itseIf. [.
MS stealing goes on every day AMI a
ow do social parties cause hi? The {,
nswcr Is very easily given: the attend u
Of socials must be up with the fash y
- and style Ia mode, must be dressed m
elegantly as the next hest man. must o
We receptions, pay for fine dinners &c. "
"a the man that attempts 10 do This hi
'nestiy Is going ~ find himself n com II
= out OF the little end Of the horn la,
locks abont him aud sees some of In
society friends living In Incidence OF
q yet seemingly spending more mon
than ne. Then he begins to inyesti- co
te how they keep up. and yerv soon Ia,
ds out this one is in such business IN
arrently. but on looking behind the ST
rfain he finds vast amount OF crooks he
work going on, and that IL the wav str
gets ms money. IL is nothing more in,
Iess tnan down right stealing; vet he ~
respected l can dc likewise and be rea
eqna', and IN he goes, and Party Co. DO
ana iis influence has caused another The
y to violate his concience and the er.
OF his God. We do not deny that in
2 needs society, but the society found Gov
ociais Is not The best for him. Let 9th
seek his company at home stndyine on,
books; In that be will benefit himself mi,
the world at large. Ida refers us Ia bnl
occupants Of jaiIs and prisons: and his
they came here BY keeping bal and
pSny true, and that bad COMPANY fur
found, two times out OF three. AZ an
q parties, and from them the course con
inward began. ria
.uc events winch are occurring every he I
under our eyes are old then call the and
Q story old when II Is new every wen
As regards who are the fools We som
9 form Thackcray: "A man Is wal
'ly fool who Is In the3habit OF frc- OF Il
ting evening parties, ia
ss'n We say pion
Woman. woman. false and f.ir c0un
ih'a mast &C. &C. CARR
the history OF the world Won will from
many instances Of women led Of
BY the seductive attractions ofI kno
:, riches and grandnre. to sacrifice coun
true happiness and that of their He I
rem and friends In the hope Of se. coun
3 fortune aud rank. Woman de- farm
y and disgraccs more men thar Sherl
elevate, nine tenths Of the startling on u
tons that stir the public ear to -tay mon
used directly or indirectly by wo- being
there never was any real downright the q
ness but what q woman WA n the was
IN Of IL Ahf w. 1879.