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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

Some time ago the announcement wa
made that the Baptist missionaries In.
boring among the Teloogoos Of Ongole.
India, and vicinity, had Just baptized
z,zz2 converts In one day. The story
appeared 10 the Rev. j. II. Cunning of
1itnsville, Pa, TO be large one, and 80
he wrote TO Missionary Clough al On
COLE and asked: - How many men does
j take 70 baptize 2,222 persons in one
day?" Mr.. Clough was too busy 70
answer, but passed the letter over 10 an
associate, who replied 10 Mr.. Cunning
as follows: "With reference 10 your
question, How many men does il take
70 bapiize 2,222 persons in one day?' |
should say that depends on several
things; but in the present case the sim
pie reply i Six But, lest this be too
laconic, l will enlarge little. Bear in
mind that the baptistery was admirably
situated for expeditions work. 1t was
At the ford Of river, with sort q ba-
sin on either side; and no time was lost
In coming or going, as the water was
sufficiently deep close up to the road.
Remember, too, that the ex-
aminations and all other necessa-
~ preparatory work had been pre-
viously attended 10. The people we're
arranged in groups according 10 their
villages. Only two preachers baptized
At one time; when these were tired, two
Others took their places; those. in turn,
were relieved by the other two, and so
on. The bapiizing commenced n about
5 a. m and continued until 10. 1t was
resumed At p. m. and completed at g.
II will thus be seen that the baptism Of
2,222 converts occupied two preachers
nine hours, or about thirty seconds for
each candidate. II the six preachers
had all been employed at the same time
the 2,222 converts would have been bap-
tized in just three hours. That the
time occupied was ample TO do il "de-
Gently and in order" is proven By an
actual experiment msde on the 3Oth of
june in Ongole. On that day Brother
Clough baptized PIP converts. As he
entered the baptistry he handed Mrs.
Cough his watch. at which she looked
and marked that he began baptizing az
6:l7, and as the last candidate rose
from the water il was precisely 3s
The average time will be seen TO be %
seconds; but no effort was made at
haste
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

IL would not be truth to say that 25
men per week walk into the railroad
offices Of Detroit with a patent coupler,
patent platform, patent bumpers, patent
brakes, and patent something else,
which they wish 10 sell TO some CON-
pany for half million. No, the num-
Der isn't over ID per week, but il Is
steadily growing. They keep an old
platform car at the Union Depot for the
benefit Of these inventors. Whenever
one appears they give him leave to at
tach his patent TO that ear and give it
trial. The car has been overhauled so
much that hardly any part of the origi-
nal structure remains, ard ii had only
been side-tracked the other day after r
trial Of patent brake, which broke
nothing but the inventors shins, when
along came q queer old coon from up
north with patent bumper. He took
on his hat and said they would outbump
any thing on earth. He shed his over
coat and remarked that they would save
the lives Of 500 brakemen per year. He
fell into chair and asserted that they
exercised an economical influence on tie
engine, held a moral lever over the
brakemcn, and assured 8 per cent.
dividend to stockholders. They tried
70 make him believe that his patent was
LOCO years old, and that his invention
was meant to apply to milk cans and
beer wagons, but they couldn't discour-
age him bit. As last resort he was
given the old car. He put carpenter
and blacksmith at work, and in three
days he was ready for trial.
49, What 1 claim for this ere inven-
ton" he exclaimed as all was ready,
is that It vii. save human life till YOU
can't rest, and now Jet her perform
She performed. An engine was at
tached and the old car drawn out. The
inventor stood right up to what he rs
serted. He said that q man between
two cars provided with his patent bump
ers was as safe rs in his own parlor, and,
when the car was backed down to 4
I" freight" he was there to couple on.
Those who didn't see him there soon
heard Of his presence. The bumpers
were success. They struck and lam
him so dat that his yells came forth A.
thin as old fashioned three cent pieces.
and seemingly no larger. When the
car was hauled away the inventors vest
buckle was found under his chin, and
his silver watch down his left bootleg,
and he was about rs fiat up and down
rs q plank. 1t would have been impos-
sible to tell the front side from the back
side but for the foresthought Of small
boy who picked out the side the arms
were attached to, and called that the
front side. They took the mass over to
. cheap hotel, and IL is there yet. Some
Of the flatness has disappeared, and
"it'' can speak few words, but long
weeks will pass before that particular
inventor will drop his old white hat on
The table Of another railroad Superin- |
Eende nj. Detroit Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

Efforts are making in Ireland to re-
we the study Of the Irish language. A
society established at Dublin two years
ago TO encourage su1h study, has Just
published report, which saws that an
interest In the movement amounting 70
enthusiasm has been excited among
Irlshmen residing in England, Scotland
ana America. The demand for the text
books q the society Is undated. The
rirst Irish Book has gone through Is
eoitions, while the Second Irish Book il
IN its twelfth thousand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

-Humorists are net encouraged in
China When paragraphs gets Of
. joke on q slant-eyed Emperor. the al
legged humorist has his pigtail cut of.
The loss of this hirsute appendage is
bad enough. but when they amputate
IL without removing il from his head,
II becomes painful, and the paragraph
lists propensity for joking Is cured for
ever.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

-Childhood's happy hour Is turned
= gall and wormwosd BY the patcrnal
announcement Saturday morning /:
Meii. bub, guess you had better iet
ne nsi alone to-day, and 20 down cell
i LAT and sprout those taytocs. - oches-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

National LIE Is the title or q new Pamphlet
Of - pages. IL contains the biography ~ al
the Presidents Of the United States, from Wosl.-
hsgtoH TO Havss with their portraits 10 in all.
engraved expressly for this work: also u p0r-
traits OF Canadian notabilifies. National LIE
will be sent 70 any address, by mail, on receipt
Of 3c stamp. II. K STEVENS, Boston. Mass.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02
DR.. JOHN Bull's
Smiths Tonic Syrup
ron the CURE or
fever and AcUE
Or CHILLS and FEVER.

The propristsr Of this celsbratsd medicine
justly claims for II . superiority ever AL rem
ediss ever offered 20 the public fcr the eATE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and cure
ofAgus and Fever, or Chills and Fever. vhsth-
81 y short or long standing. He refers % the
entire Western and southern country % bear
him testimony 20 the truth Of the assertiou
that in no ease whatever will IL fail 70 crreif
the directions are strictly followed and carried
cut. In great many cases single dose has
been sufficient for aeure, AID whole families
have been cured By single bottle, with per-
feet restoration ofths general health. II 10,
however, prudent, and in every ease more Ger
tain % cure, II it, use 10 cenfinued In smaller
doses for week Or two sftsr the disease has
been checked, more especially in dificuit and
long-standing cases. Usually this medicine
will not require any aid 20 keep the bowels IL
good order. should the patient, however, r.
quire . eathartic medicine, after having taken
three or four doses Of the Tonic. single dose Of
BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS win
Be SUFFICIENT.
The genuine SMITHS TONIC gYREP must
have DR. JOHN BULLS private stamp On each
bottle. DR.. JOHN BULL only has the right 70
manufacture and sell the original JOHN J.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, II Louisville, ".
Examine veil the label on ssch bottle. II ny
private stamp II not On each bottle. 10 not
purchase, o. you will 10 deceived.
D1. JOHN BULL.
manusacsuvss and vendss o.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP,
BULLS SARSAPARlllA,
BULLS WORn DESTROYER,
The Popular Remedies 81 ths Day.
evssrssaI one. sss uss. g.. LOUISVILLE ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

No sooner does the inner man rise
superior to springs hillary depression
than it j. confronted by the ghasily
specter Of the coming strawberry short
cake Boston Transcript
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

An ancient sewer has been discov-
cred in Rome, but the old lady's name
d not given.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

Mr.. sankey is singing to crowded
audiences In England.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11
AN EXPERTS VIEW.

In press and pulpit, the killing of Col.
Alston is still a matter of discussion. The
editor of the New Orleans Democrat adds
toothe number of Intelligent commentators
by presenting to his readers and to the peo-
pie Of the State few reflections suggested
by this tragedy, and by the startling events
that have occurred in the Crescent City
since the 22d of February. After careful
ly and fairly detailing the incidents leading
to the tragedy, up to the point of Alston's
friends advising that he arm himself against
his persistent assailant, our Louisiana con.
temporary says: at was proper coutse
to advise, but we suggest that they should
have gone further-that they should have
advised the rr.st of the person who had
made the murderous threats against the
life and person of Col. Aston If that
course had been pursued Col Aston in all
probability would be alive to day aud the
State of Georgia would not mourn the loss
of one Of her bravest and most gallant sons.
In England or in France, when a man
threatens the life of another, and particu-
larly with a. weapon drawn and directed
against the person of his victim, his arrest
Immediately follows, and he is deprived by
the strong arm of tho law of any opportu-
nifty to put his threats into execution. In
those countries it is not considered to be an
evidence of a want of personal courage to
cause.-the arrest of one who theatcus your
life, nor is it in fact. In civilized com-
n,unity one cannot be always armed to pro.
tect himself The laws should be capable
of protecting him and he should appeal to
them for protection. A jury should con-
slider charge Of an assault with danger
Gus weapon with intent to commit murder
as charge almost as grave as a charge of
murder, and should feel as little hesitation
in rendering a verdict of guilty in the Que
case as in the other. When public senti-
ment has reached this point there will be
some other protection to life than the pistol,
and homicides will be less frequent"
There is much truth in this, and the fail
ure to arrest Cox when he sailed forth
about town breathing threats of murder
and being armed for its accomplishment, is
one of the strange features OF the Case
The authorities Of Atlanta would hardly
have let a lion or tiger remain loose upon
their streets, and yet they permitted man
temporarily much more dangerous than
either lion or tiger: to have full swing. 1t
would have been blessing for Cox as well
as Aston had some courageous man acted
with becoming promptness. But there was
no such man apparently upon the scene of
action, aud so the bloody deed was DONE
augusta Chronicle.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

SATISFYING HIS PATIENT-Common
sense generally recommends physicians as
we'll as other men to popular favor, but
there aye exceptions whcr. something un-
common is better received. The doosiers
listened to speech of General Jackson,
but would hardly be satisfied, that he was
great man till he shouted string of Latin
phrases, "B 1luriJns unum,' "4Multunt in
paruo," "iSine pua non !" and then they
rent the air with wild hurras for him. A
nice invalid was even hardert to satisfy than
the Hoosiers. The first physician in his
case was discharged because he was honest
enough to tell him that he had sore throat ;
and the second doctor, having some hint
of the fact, answered the sick man, when
questioned, that his case was highly abuor-
NAL, and had degenerated into synanche
to,isildris.
ooh, DOCTOR" cried the patient, "do say
that word again I" -
"Why, sir, said you were at present
laboring under synanche tonsil,,ris"
why, just think, doctor, that fool told
me | had noting but a sore throat, and I
told him had no use for such Ounce
Doctor, what did you call it 2"
IL told you, sir in plain terms, that the
morbid condition of your system was obvi.
Gus, and that it has terminated in synanche
tonsi2dris."
"Oh, doctor, it must be monstrous bad
complaint? Think you can cure Dc doc.
tor 2"
"Now, though your diagnosis is clear,
your prognosis is doubtful; ; yet think, by
prudent care and skillful treatment, you may
recover"
ooh, well, doctor, do stay all night, and
I will pay you anything you ask"
He got we'll Of his sore throat, and paid
the doctor generous fee.-Poaers Month
". .
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

Nothing can reach out further than q
cough at church. 1t may come from the
remotest corner in the rear, but its echo
tickles the throat of those in front, AID
then creeps dewu tho aisle, and touches
the ushers, and floats from the choir to the
minister, and never releases its hold until
it has wrung sympathetic explosion from
every victim. Perhaps you've noticed it.
-Fuuon Times.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

Sunfowers planted beside kitchen drains,
and in other places where the refuse water
Of the kitchen is thrown, are said to be very
beneficial in hygienic point of view. 1t
is asserted that these humble plants are
greater absorbcrs of malaria and purifyers
of the atmosphere than the far fetched
Eucalyptus globulus. Sunfowers yield pro.
lific quantities of seed which make first class
poultry food.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

BANANNAs.-Fewpe people who see ban
annas hanging in the shops Of fruit dealers
think of them as more than a tropical lux
ury. The fact is, they are staple article
of food in some parte Of the world and,
according to Humboldt, an acre of bananas
will produce as much food for a man as
twenty-five acres of wheat. 1t is the ease
with which bananas are grown that is the
great obstacle to civilization in some tropi-
cal countries. 1t is 30 easy to obtain liv-
ing without work that no effort will ever
be made, and the men become lazy and
shiftless. All that is needed is to stick a
sucker into the ground, aud it will at once
sprout and grow, and ripsn its fruit in twelve
or thirteen months without further care,
each plant having from seventy.fve to one
hundred and twenty-five bananas and when
that dies down after fruiting, new suckers
spring up to take its place. In regions
where no foot ever reaches, bananas are
found in all stages ofgrowth, ripening their
fruit every day and every month in the
ysst.ys "a, Is
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

BOILED HAMs.-Boiled hams, says ar
Mur's, are nicer for standing in the water
III which they were boiled, until cold. The
outside does not then turn black and dry
up, as when they are removed from the wa
ter to cool. But remember to remove the lid
of the kettle, so that the steam may escape.
This should always be done in boiling any.
thing
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

The easter egg this year, we are told, will
present some new features A description
is not given, but we presume it will be cut
bias at the small eod and wear a maroon
cQlored overskirt, trimmed with magenta
loops, and jabot around the neck-and
hens will charge six cents piece for 'em.
-No,riStopn Herald. .
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

Well, my eighty.six years have taught me
this, that duty must be the rule, and affec-
ton the sweetener, of our lives. There is
retributive judgment in this world--we
get what we give. If We make suffering
we shall be made to suffer- The one who
loves most is happiest--Mrs Jenkins.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

The mule is disappointing animal. One
fell down shaft in, Maryland eighty five
feet deep. Every one said: "That mules
dead" but it was hoisted up uninjured and
walked away, and just as every one said
aIssat 'TIssat 9q9.a0s hpp..'A"iis laid dow ro and
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

How TO MAKE HENS LAY.-A CORES.
pondent informs us that while on visit in
the fall to friend, he was surprised to see
the number of eggs he daily obtained. He
had but sixteen hens and the product per
diem averaged thirteen eggs. He had been
in the habit Of giving on every alternate
day teaspoouful and quarter Of cayenne
pepper, mixed with soft food, and took care
that each hen obtained her share. The
experiment of emitting the pepper was
tried when it was found that the number
of eggs were reduced each trial from five
to six daily. Our correspondent lelleves
that the moderate use of this stinaulant not
oily increases the number of eggs, but effec-
tually wards off diseases to which chickens
are subject Germantown Ielegraph.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

A rich, but parsimopious old gentleman,
on being taken to task for his uncharitable-
ness, said: "True, don't give much but
if you only knew how it hurts when l give
anything, you wouldn't wonder"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

butter to quart of the mixture, and adding salt
if needed. Make into balls or cakes. This
can be done tho night before. Fry in lard
or drippings, using only enough to keep
them from sticking to tho pan. Some pre-.
fer them fried swimming in lard, but they
are less digestible. 1t the balls are first
dipped in beatn egg, they will take up
little of the cooking fat, and are very good
When we'll made thus, they are palatable,
easily digested, and nutritious as we'll as
onomical.-Amertcan A1ricuhur,st,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11
NEYER DIsPAIR.


Press back thy tears, SD, weary heart.
Thy burden thou must bear;
Be bfave, be true ;>fife's nobler part
Is never to despair.
Why saouldst thou weep Ger pleasures fed
L& Andidiy sit thee DOWN. a. -,t =,
Some blessing yet are left to spread
Their brightness on thy crown.
Look upward; still thou may st not see;
But trust and labor on;
Lies richest treasures yet may be
BY steadfast courage won.
Press back thy tears and be thou strong
And brsve, and nobly true
Let net despair hush life's sweet song
And hide its brightness, too.
The oloud that shuts the sun from sight
Refreshes every flower;
And darkness cometh with the night
To weave its mystic power.
PERSONAL.
. There was man In our town,
Aud he was wondrous wise
lie bought heavy stock Of goods,
But wouldn't advertise. Ih
lie said the folks knew where he kept,
And what he had to sell,
And if they didn't come and buy
They all might go to-well.
They didn't come, and there he sot
And growled and cussed like sin,t
Till by and by the right man came
= And gently scooped him in
= And busted him up
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11

To keep apples from retting, put them in
cool place c-where there is large family
of children.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-11
PERSONAL.
RECIPES.


RECIPES.
COFFEE CAKE.-One cup of brown su-
gar, one cup Of butter, one cup of strained
coffee, one cup of molasses, three eggs, we'll
beaten, one pound Of raisins, two cups of.
flour, tSo teaspoonfuls baking powder. Eat
hot, for luncheon, accompanied with iced
milk.
SPANISH PICKLED ONIoNs.-Cuto onions
into slices, put layer of them into jar,
sprinkle with cayenne pepper and salt, then
add another layer of onions and proceed as
before. Proceed in this way until the jar
is full, and pour cold vinegar over all till
covered. They will be fit to use in a
month.
RUSSIAN SALAD.-Cut up raw apples,
and every kind of available vegetables into
small Slices and lay them in shallow dish,
with salt, little vinegar and pepper, and
the best oil. The dressing must thoroughly
saturate the mixture for twelve hours, and
then this salad will be not only new but
q good dish.
TO Boil RICE AS IN INDIA.-Into
saucepan Of two quarts Of water, when
boiling, throw tablespoonful of salt then
throw in one pint of rice, after it has been
well washed in cold water let it boil twen-
ty minutes. Throw it cut into cullender,
aud drain off the water. When this has
been done, put the rice back into the can
or saucepan, dried by the fire, and let it
stand near the fire for some minutes, ,.or nn.
til required to be dished up; thus the grains
appear separate and not mashed together
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COVERED AND UNcovERED MANURE
Some years ago, says an experienced farm
er, had u lot of sheep wintered in a,build.
ing and yard fenced in with high pailngs
to keep out worthless ours: In the second
story Of the building hay was kept for the
sheep, and fed to them under the building.
which was open at one end, some six or
seven feet high, into the yard wheretroughs
were kept for feeding grain. During the
winter manure accumulated under the
building TO twelve or fifteen inches in depth
and extended gradually tapering to the
ground, out into the yard. At the edge of
the building the manure was about twelve
inches deep. In the following autumn,
when went to haul out the manure for
wheat, I found that Immediately outside of
the edge Of the building, where exposed to
ShC mcatIcT, IOltcu anu sunk I'LL IL
was only six inches deep, whilst that imme-
diately under the shelter was still about
foot deep.
l took a cart and oxen and drew the
manure which was on the outside of the
building, and put it on a strip across the
field intended for wheat, then drew out the
same quantity in bulk from under the build
ing, and put it in like manner on an ad-
joining strip of same size and quality. All
was sowed with wheat Of the same kind
and at the same time. The crop from
those two lands was not measured, but every
one who examined the crop before cutting
decided there wasmbout twice the quantity
on the land manured by the covered man.
ure.-E;echange.
The Columbus journal., 1879-07-23
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Railroads in Nebraska.

We are about, therefore, to see the
beginning of a railroad devel-
opment. There will be no further
partition of the States among rival
corporations, no more cautious ex-
plorations, and half-hearted enter
prises, that feel their way fearfully
and slowly along from point to
point. 1t is the birth of a new era
of prosperity and confidence, that
sweeps away all doubts, and the
combinations arc sudden and deci-
sive that will determine in each
case how much OF the improved ter
ritory shall be appropriated by the
several great corporations that are
con;ending for the field. The rail-
roads mean business this year.
Lincoln Journal.