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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-09-04

James K. McClung started last Friday morn
ing to camp meeting near Aid, in Lawrence
county.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-09-04

See James Chestnut's fine new advertiseme
Mr.. Chestnut always means what he says.
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Going Up.


1t is a fact that no one will deny, that every
thing is gradually going up in price, from pig
iron to dry goods, groceries, clothing, &c. When
resumption was reached, on the first day of
January last, the bottom prices were reached
and then, as permanence in business was
reached, prices began, gradually, to go up
wards. Prices will increase, not very rapidly,
but just in proportion to the increase of general
prosperity.
Our object in the foregoing is to show the wis.,
dom of buying your clothing before prices get
higher. Washam & Co. were shrewd enough
to buy an immense stock when prices were at
the bottom, and they can sell these goods now
70 + less money than new goods can be bought
for, and still make a small profit. When goods
are going down, it is wisdom to wait as long as
possible; when they are going up, as they now
are, 1t is wisdom to buy at once. augl4-4W
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-09-04

DR.. A. S. Combs, of Belpre, spent Saturday
and Sunday i'll Jackson.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-09-04

Old papers for sale at the Standard Office, at
so cents per hundred.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-09-04
Notice to Teachers.

Notice is hereby given, that until otherwise
ordered, the Board of School Examiners of
Jackson County, Ohio, will hold regular meet
ings for the examination of teachers, at the
City Hall, in the town of Jackson, on the First
Friday in eUeTy month, and on the Third Fri
ddy In March, April, May, June, July, and Au-
gust.
By order of Board of Examiners.
2laug79f ]. w. LONGBON, Clerk.
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Public Notice.

The heirs of the late Isaac D. Jones (deceased)
and the public are hereby notified that we
have nothing TO do with the prosecution of Da-
vie H.Lew. as the executor of the estate of said
deceased, and that we will bear no part of tho
cost of said prosecution, we are perfectly sat-
isfied with the manner in which said David II.
Lewis has managed the affairs of the estate.
Aug. 26, 1879 ANNE d. MORGAN,
aug2S-3w JOHN D. MORGAN.
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j. L. Ramsey, of this place. is again quit
sick.
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USEFUL BOOKS

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crosse RIDGE" Seminary for Young La
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Refer among other patrons to Mr.. B. B. Gay
lord, Mr.. J. F. Towel, Hon. B. F. Goats, DR.. Y.
M Finch, we'll known in this region. For Cat
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Henry 2. Higgins and Annie r. Leslie.
James Caldwell and Melvina Thompson.
Samuel Noble and Dorcas T. Wilson.
A. L. Robbins and Effie Faulkner.
Jackson P. Thompson and Margaret j. Miller
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Notice to Physicians and Druggists.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
Trustees of Lick Township, Jackson Co. Ohio,
have sold the pauper practice of the Township
of Lick, County of Jackson, State of Ohio, to
Crumit Il Williams, and that said Trustees will
not be responsible for any bills for medical aid
and medicines outside of said regularly employ
ed Physicians, Crumit & Williams.
Given under our hands this 9th of June, 1879.
By order of Trustees.
]. B. WATSON,
+. NJ. HUDSON,
JACOB MILLER.
Henry Olendorf Clerk.
June &C. IS79-tf.
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aJudge Evans went to Ironton last week.
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Blank deeds and mortgages for sale at the
Standard Office, for 35 cts. per dozen.
Twenty-Five cents will pay for the Jackson
Standard for three months.
CHEW JACKsoN's BEST SWEET NAVY TO-
BACCO. noyl4 78-y
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In, the matter of the adoption of Ida Lillian
Wikle, child adopted by James Wikle and wife.
In the matter of the last will and testament
of David Isenberg, will admitted to probate.
David NJ. Lewis, administrator of Morgan
Lewis, deceased. Petition to sell land filed, and
an order of service made.
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Probate Court Proceedings.

Bone Dust, by car load, at D. L. Pickrel's.-t
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JACKSON MARKETS.

CHEW JAcKsoN's BEST SWEET NAVY tt
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Twenty-Five cents will pay for the Jackson
Standard for three months,
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Blank deeds and mortgages for sale at the
Standard Office, for 35 cts. per dozen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-10-11
A Mountains Singular Move.

An Atlanta correspondent thus refers
10 the large mountain in North Georgia
which dropped into o suddenly made
chasm some time since:
This mountain, known as Ingolo, is
nn enormous one. It is more than two
miles about its base, and it is about as
high as Stone mountain. Some months
ago laundering noise was heard, as II
lively earthquake had suddenly COM
menced operations. A gentleman who
was going by the Ingolo mountain
looked toward it, and was amazed to see
fully one-third OF the enormous mass
break loose from the rest and suddenly
vanish into the earth beneath, carrying
with il immense trees, stones, etc. After
q few days the scene was visited, and It
was found that the ground on which
about one-third Of the mountain was
resting had opened or broken through,
and the mass, thus being left without
support, tumbled into the chasm pro-
vided for II. 1t apparently about filed
this chasm 10 level with the ground.
but has since been sinking. No one
can imagine the cause, and fears are en-
tertained that the rest Of the mountain
must follow. The side from which the
mass was torn is ragged and irregular,
no stratiflcation Aaving been followed in
the tearing loose. The mass has just
LOT down about two feetfurther, and the
whole Gaze will be investigated by COM
petonk scientists, who are determined 70
F~a ~ I, ~-----a ~ A.. IA u..r.s..h Al.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-10-11

Christianity does not set men at any
work OF mere resolution, saving !:
Come, now, let us be humble y that
would but multiply the endless speci.
mems OF useless decentralization. But
truc Christianity pnts men face to face
with the humbling facts, the great
realities Of God and His truth, and
then humility comes upon the soul as
darkness comes on the face OF the
earth, not because the earth has made
up its mind to be dark. It is the mar
rowness Of our life that makes us proud.
You merchants would be proud OF your
successful business il you saw nothing
beyond it; and You men and women
proud of your splendid houses il YOU
looked no further. But If you could
only see God forever present in your
life, and Jesus dying for your soul, and
your soul worth Jesus dying for, and
the souls of your brethren precious in
His sight, and the whole universe TEEN.
ing with work for Him, then must come
the humility Of the Christian. To that
humility let us devote ourselves, for in
a humility like that alone is peace
Phillips Brooks.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-10-11
AYariciousness Of the English.

Nothing is more novel and stunning
in its effect upon travellers from this
country in England then the constant
obtrusion of the everlasting sixpence in
places where we should consider it an
insult to all proper or sacred feeling.
An Englishman in almost any rank will
accept pay or money for kindly SER
vices, which bere the poorest would
offer gratuitously. If he tells you the
way on the street or gives you the
time of day, or light for cigar, no
matter how good his coat, the chances
are that you will not offend him by tip.
If lady calls at a friends house, she is
expected to tip the servant who shows
her to the drawing room; if you stay by
invitation at private house over night,
you will find the whole corps of servants
drawn up waiting for their money in the
hall in the morning; their master saves
himself SO much of wages by your gifts,
and counts on saving it. Very few
Americans would be willing to throw
open the privacy of their homes to the
public to increase their income; but If
an Englishman's house is his castle, or
can by any means be made show place,
he turns an honest penny by exhibiting
it. The shilling, or crown, or sovereign
paid by visitors to the servants who
escort them through the great houses
goes, not to the servant as is often sup
posed, but directly into the pocket Of
the master. In the cases of Chatsworth,
Blenheim, and places of that grade, the
revenues of the ducal owners are in
creased thousands of pounds by this
means. The American is just as fond,
probably, of the almighty dollar as his
British cousin, but he manages to get it
in different way.-Ne,o York Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-10-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

HE name baptst has been borne
ny sne oenomination wnich II now des
ignates only about 2O0 years. IL was
gwen 70 them, as Is supposed, either
uur,ng the commonwealth IN England
OF snortiy aiterward.
! The Bank OF Venice, the first estab-
lishment of the kind in Europe, was
founded in iii, and owed its exist
ence to wars and the necessity for The
Government obtaining the means for
conducting them Having exhausted
every other resource. the state was
ooheeo 70 resort 10 forced loan from
l's most oPuient cinzens. linen was
organized the Champer OF Loans, which
oy degrees assumed the form under
wnicn, as tne BANK OF yenice' 1T was
lor many ages tne admiration OF Eu-
rope, tne cniei instrument OF Venetian
nhance, anu the chiei laciilty OF com
merce not surpassed py that OF any Eu-
ioPean natlon. funds once deposited
~ sne pank couid not pe withdrawn.
Dnt were transferable at the pleasure OF
tneir owners upon lts DOCKS. 30 thor
Al , -S
means .nrougn ana Dy wnicn the imam
cia oPerations OF the people were con-
aucted tnat during the entire exist
ence, WIN put sngnt excepnons' these
cIeai1s We're at q premium over coins,
whlch iatter were chppea and worn, as
wen as Oh VARIOUS nc, countries ana uncer-
.tn vaiaes' Inc DanK OF venice con-
nnueo IN existence without intesrup-
!ion UNI untii tne overthrow OF the republic
~ IN I1e' ny tne reVoiuuonary army OF
france.
THE invention o: lucifer matches is
attributed to Isaac Holden, a well-known
Bradford manufacturer, formerly mem
Der of the British Parliament. He was
at the time classical master in an acad-
emy at Reading, and was in the habit
OF giving chemical lectures twice a
week to number Of youths. In an ex-
animation before select committee Of
the House of Commons, Mr.. Holden
thus told the story OF the invention of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-10-11
The Mostwonderful Of Calculating Boys.

When Bidder was 10 years old he an
swered in two minutes the following
question: What is the interest Of
94,444 for 4,444 days at At per cent.
per annum. The answer is 92,434 les.
Std. A few months late7, when he was
not yct IL years old, he was asked, how
long would cistern mile cube be
filing if receiving from river 120
gallons per minute without intermis-
sion? In two minutes he gave the cor
rect answer, 14,3O0 years 2S5 days 12
hours and 46 minutes. A year later he
divided correctly, in less than minute,
469, 500, ,413,563 by 9,076. l have tried
how long this takes me witch pen and
paper; and, after getting an incorrect
result in one and quarter minutes,
went through the sum again, with cor
rect result (51, ,629, 9,838), in about the
same time. At - years of age he an
swered in less than minute the ques-
ton: Ii distance OF 81 inches is
passed over in q second of time, how
many inches will be passed over in 1856
days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, Do seconds2
Much more surprising, however, was
his success, when 13 years old, in deal
ing with the question: What is the
cube root of 897, 1889, ,273, ,974, ,002, 1853?
He obtained the answer in n minutes,
viz, 964,537. / do not believe one
arithmetician in thousand would get
out this answer correctly, at first trial,
in less than quarter of an hour. But
confess l have not tried the expert
ment, feeling, indeed, perfectly satisfied
that I should not get the answer cor
rectly in half dozen trials. No date
is given to the following case: The
question was put by Sir William Her
schel, at Slough, near Windsor, to Mas
ter Bidder, and answered in minute:
Light travels from the sun to the earth
in eight minutes, and, the sun being
98,OO6,OO0 Of miles off (of course, this
is quite wrong, but 60 years ago it was
near enough to the accepted value), il
light would take six years and four
months travelling at the same rate from
the nearest fixed star, how far is that
star from the earth, reckoning 365 days
six hours to each year, and % days to
each month";" The correct answer was
quickly given TO this pleasing question,
viz, 40,633, ,74O,OO0,O00 miles. On one
occasion we learn the proposer Of a
question was not satisfied with Bidders
answer. The boy said the answer was
correct, and requested the proposer to
work his sum over again. During the
operation Bidder said he felt certain he
was right, for he had worked the ques-
ton in another way, and before thepro-
poser found that he was wrong and
Bidder right the boy told the company
that he had calculated the question by
a third method .-BelgraUid.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-10-11
How He Destroyed His Usefulness.

A deacon OF prominent Connecti-
cut church, whose pastor had resigned,
recently met Hartford divine, when
the following conversation ensaed:
II was sorry to hear that Brother
Blank had resigned. had always
liked him. He is regarded as very
able man, isn't he?"
"We-l-l, yes" (hesitating). "Oh,
ye-es, he's an able man."
"But he is first-rate preacher, isn't
he?"
well, yes, he's very good
preacher"
"And he's man Of tho highest
Christian character, so we have always
thought here"
well, ye-es. Oh, yes, he's a good
Christian"
"But there must be something the
matter, deacon? Why do you hesitate
so, and say, Well, ye-es?' has Brother
Blank been guilty Of anything wrong9
know Of church that / think he is
Just the man for, and / mean to recon-
mend him very highly. Have you any
IcafSOH W SUPPOSE uAnv ho "OuAu NV
give satisfsction?"
"Well, doctor, Mr.. Blank is all you
say about him, but I'm afraid he's not
calculated to make a successful pastor
in the country"
"Why not. deaconP You surprise
me very much"
swell, will tell you one reason. Mr..
Blank lived next to q neighbor whose
hens and chickens bothered him very
much by digging up his garden. He
spoke about it several times, but it did
no good; these fowls kept in his garden
all the timo And what do You think
he didp Instead OF shooting some Of
them or building high fence around
his garden, he came here to Hartford
and bought the bestgame-cock he could
find, and took him home and turned
him loose in the garden. The next
day that neighbor heard great COM
motion among the poultry, and, when
he looked over the fence, there were all
his hens and chickens lying in wind
rows, and that game-cock walking over
the bodies and growing. Now, You
can't say that that was un-Christian
conduct, but IL was certainly calculated
to destroy Mr.. Blanks usefulness in
that section. n-- Harlford CoWrant.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-10-11

| Here was mghti Peter had stolen
unperceived, into the parlor, and climbed
to the bracket, bringing all auntie's
choice trinkets with him to the fioor.
Il was trying to get that little cuss
that's holdin' the lamp" cried Peter
pointing to a marble Cupid that upheld
splendid lamp Ia present from one OF
auntie's dear friends. Maltie also came
up to take an inventory of the ruin; we
saw the cruel wound in her beautiful
ears, caused by the precocious Peters
keen little knife
II tell you,' said I to Aunt Dorcas,
that boy will come to no good" but
an old scarf was found and Peters busy
hands secured, while he poured forth
slang, how learned tits impossible to saw,
as it never yetdisgraced light literature.
Where in the world could that child
learn 80 much evil?" cried aunty, ahe
seems possessed" )" then she tried to per-
suade him into being a good boy.
Say, nowl" commenced Peter, his
face lvid with passion, "you needn't
think you can coax me, you toothless
old maid"
This ill-chosen speech shocked auntie.
and she said, Really, Griffith, if that
boy is ever saved it will be miracle of
mercy"
"By Jupiterl old hoss," shrieked the
little reprobate, looking defantly at
aunt. II know what my pa says will be
miracle"
What, sonny?" said aunt, mildly:
for in truth she desired to compromise
with the infant-terrible. "He says it
will be miracle if you ever get feller
to marry you'll So therel"
Aunt released Peter without further
comment, and put on his wrappings,
telling him to run right home"
Our little novel was soon concluded.
nor was Aunt Dorcas so void of common
sense but she followed the author
through without censure, as the path of
right was always distinctly visible, and
wrong doing invariably punished.
"What do you think of it, aunt?"
said !, as I saw her sitting silent and
thoughtful.
"Thinkl" she said, repeating my in
quiry. II think it's splendid"
"But you know it is considered per-
nicious," said 1; "this is what Mr.. Fin
ny denounced Mr.. Toodles for"
"Bless my soull" cried the good old
lady, as she took the unpretending little
volume and saw, for the first time, the
name of its author.
"Then this is the offspring of Mr.. .
William Toodles, is it?" Well WE'LL
I had great sight rather be parent to
this little book than that bad boyl"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-10-11
Tons OF Coal-Liyes Of Men.

Robert Stephenson, when admittedly
standing at the head of his profession,
being himself large colliery-owner,
and having for several years Of his life
had to descend a coal-pit at q. m.
daily to visit all the workings of the
mine, declared that there was hardly
a colliery in England that might not be
worked with perfect safety from explo-
sions, and pointed out that the great
means for insuring safety was to
9uadruple the shaft area in every col
iery. And yet the slaughter goes on.
In 1854 it was at its minimum. Only
057 lives destroyed in coal-mines are
reported for that year, being at the rate
of human life for every 10000 tons
of coal raised. In 1866 it attained its
maximum, the lives lost amounting to
1,4S4, or one for 68,000 tons of coal.
From 1861 to 1875, inclusive, 15,908
lives were lost in raising 1,60S, ,576, 1913
tons of coal, being very nearly 1000
deaths in each year. Roughly
speaking, the life tax is at the rate Of
life per 100000 tons Of coal. The COM
parison Of the number of men en-.
ployed, of the tons of coal raised, and
OF lives lost, year by year, does not APP
pear to throw much light on the sub
ject. Such comparison, indeed, shows
a steady decline in the industrial and
productive power of the colliers. But
no relation is discernible between the
output per man, taken as indicating
either the number of hours worked on
the average, or the industry exerted
in these hours, and the death rate.
From 1861 to 1866 occurred a steady
increase in the productive power, not
only OF the collieries of Great Britain,
but Of the individual colliers. In 1861
the total yield Of S6,039,211 tons of coal
was produced by 282,473 men, being at
the rate of 305 tons of coal per nan.
In 1866 the yield had risen to 315 tons
per man, and in 1870 to 32l tons per
man. From this year the productive
power of the miners has decreased, al
though that Of the collieries has. con-
tinued to advance. In 1874 each miner
only raised 249 tons of coal. In 1876,
133,306, ,486 tons OF coal were raised by
525,843 men, being at the rate of 253
tons apiece. Thirty years previously,
in 1645, the number of tons of coal
raised in the year was 31,500,000. An
increase to fourfold amount, when the
figures attained are so large, is proba-
bly, without parallel in productive in
dustry. In 1910 about 700 collier ves-
sells were employed in the London
trade. Their average cargoes were 220
tons. In 1876 the fuel shipped to for
eign countries amounted to 16,299,077
tons, and that sent coastwise to 211,-
Ol5,l78 tons.-FTdsers Ma1dzi9le.