The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-06

vi I Outn. the special object OF their visit.
=. The usual school hours are from 2 till
n l4 o'clock, hut they had hcen changed for
4 the occasion to 2 40 iii 80. aud the
4 party embraced The opportunity 10 visit
efhe school rooms. "A rapid devrlope-
= ment Of the inmates. under the system
4 81 object teaching IN vogue here. was
I constant matter Of surprise. and went
cl inr 10 impress them with the succcss OF
the institution Many Of them had seeu
the famous Barnums Aztec chiId.en.
and what was their amazcmcnt nj seeing
them here displaying evidence Of intel.
lligencc. The inspection occupied some
two hours time. after which the Indiana
officials retired 10 discuss among them.
SELVES what they had seen, while the
. ladies' and Buckeyes str0lled around tho
! grounds or played croquet. llv the
way. Governor Bishop showed himself
to he something Of an expert with the
/. mallet and ball, and his fexirous strokes.
or Iicks. as he calls them. drew forth
considerable applause. supper being
ANNOUNCED. the party SAT down toa
really elegant lunch. snch one A. fulIy
demonstrated The ability Of DR.. Dorcn
4 and his estimable lady IN entertaining.
After supper the party repaired to the
amusement hall 10 witness an entertain.
men: In which the children were the
principal participants. The first exer.
cises were caIisthenic. and the concert
Of action and variety Of movements
were really remarkable. About 80
children participated in this exercise.
Following this was light operetta,
tour little mites taking the solo parts.
They were properly costi,nsesl. and sang
and acted perfectly. aud one wouIi be
long In guessing them to have clouded
intcilects. Next wee little thing in
fi'I opera dress. sanga pretty little song.
and she was followed by two little yirls
~ duet that would require considcr-
arle rehcrsal for ~ good rendition bv
leven mi-profrssional singers. But the
most surprising feature OF The entertain.
mcnt followed in the rendition or the
Anvil Chorus by an orchestra ot IL
pieces, and q chorus of some so voices.
II would have done credit to an opera
company, aud yet ii was rendered. en-
|iirely by idiots. The orchestra followed
in an overture aud u waltz. n was
Iorgani1ed last summer BY one of the
and none OF its ~ menu bers
ever had an instrument in their hands
before. They kept perfect time, PLAYED
IN tune, and with considerable expres-
sion.
This was followed hy qnadriIlc and
waltz. IN which he children showc,s re-
markablc proficiency in dancing, some
~ them being extremely graceful.
After The dance Hon. w. II. Seward
took The floor and organized n meeting
~ the visitors hy having Governor Will
liams made president. after which Mr..
Seward stated that he desired 10 thank
the committee anl the citizens Of Ohio.
Ia The name of common humanity. for
ID IL ma gnifici mt chart ,ble institu-
''ons. aud par / .nlarly for this ona,
which solved tor the citizens Of Indiana
The problem As to what they should do
for their imbccilc youth. lie was fol-
lowed by General John Love In a few
In which he stated that they
should return home for the purpose Of
taking immediate steps to provide 4
similar home for their voufh-like unfor-
Iunatc. Governor Williams then do
;Iared the meeting adjourned. which
seemed 10 be the signal tor leave-taking,
which soon followed, the visitors return
ny to the hotel.
his morning at so'clock, 9 the party
will visit the Agricultural College
where they will remain until 10 o'clock,
soIng thence 10 the penitentiarv. and re-
naming there until noon. W hon they
will again visit the State HOnse.
GOVERNOR WILLIAMS.
The persolel Of "Blue Jeans' ~ he IL
hmiIiarIy dubbed, IL very striking.
Standing six feet four inches in his pol
shed shoes, straight ns an arrow, nose
tanding in bold relief against face
With dark grizzly bearf. with promi-
rent check bones, snnken cheeks, long
hin, eyes small and picrring, mouth
arge, lips thin. he isa man OF marked
ppearance. When walking he does
'ot maintain his arrow like straighine-s,
'nt seems 10 possess the stoop Of aye
lis attire is blue cashmere, coat neatly
|tted, black velvet collar. Spotless
linen, with old-fashioncd si0ck beneath
he carefully turned collar. lie Is scrupu-
ously neat IN his toilet and all hisM bits.
10 was born near South Bloomfield,
y Pickaway county, IN l6O6. and il con-
10 his srventy-fhird wear. He
'as occupied sevcsal positions Of trust.
nd served during many sessions as a
In Congress, where his
principles made him favor.
10 with his constituency. lie i wealthy,
nd the owner Of q magnificent iarm nj
vhcntland. Knox county, Ind. lie i
narried, and has 4 married daughter,
whose elegant manners Ia indianapolis
ocicty have won her high regard. Ills
ymI,athies are easily enlisted, and while
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