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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-25

Woodpeckers work as carpenters, but
they wud make more money II they wud
90 in for cole mimi, cos q man witch
had cole mine went down to were his
men was TO work and said II they did
dent work fasser he was goin 70 git
some woodpeckers, witch wud DIG out
more cole in hour than they did all day.
Then the men held meeting, and AL
struck, for they thot, the men Gid, that
woodpeckers was some new fangie ma
shine, and wen the man said they WAS
birds, and il was all joke, one ole
miner he spoke up and said hede like u
kno wot birds was. but other Teller
said he new wot birds was well enuh, but
hede like 10 be tole what Jokes was.
Woodpeckers hammers tree full ~
holes and gifts worms out, but spect
wen one is gettin 'em out other j.
goin to the holes ahed Of him and stickin
'em in, and now for the story witch !
said wudl tel you.
Once a man witch lived in the woods
was cuttin down trees, and he had 80
many children that his wife cudcnt mind
'em all TO home, so he luke the baby
with him and laid IL on stump vile he
workt. The baby was red heded, and
the woodpeckers there is red heded, too,
and one was settin on libm. Pretty
soon the baby begun 20 cri, and wen
the woodpecker see its mouth open and
herd II crime it thot to itself poor
thing. were Is your ole birds, you mus
be ollie hungry, lie see II I can do any
thing for you; and wen the man come
up TO the baby TO say gitchy, gitchy,
gitchy, he see the woodpecker drop
long red wurm in the babvs mouth and
fly back to the libm. Then the msn
puil'd out the werm and lookt at tho
woodpecker and said my good Teller, 4
you keep bordin house here wot IS
your terms? But the woodpecker only
srugged Its shoulders like French man,
as Il II said you ugly thecf, blcevc I i
wasent hatch out yet you wudl suck the
eg like cuckoo San Francisco Argo-
ndut.
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CAGES AND RHYMES.

Bless your hearts. ye little birds.
That YOU woke me with your singing
Ealnlly the vefnAi air
creets me. from my pillow spr:agingi
And the little birds sang on.
True ana srnssfsi. there they sat-
With their hymns the morning cheering
For the darlings noticed not
enares slyiy spread around them.
TIL their lte(lc feet were caught
In the threads that closely bound them
Every morn n thought, their songs
should = ehr1n Of JOY send through me;
And OF happiness the deep
Secret they would whisper 20 me-
Al my error I soon found
say, what stiffness has come DER you
Pienteous Hood and drink before you,
But no answer did they give.
Picking wildly at the wire:
And no morning screnade
Can win for love or hirc-
Many grand and stately thought
Round my musinE mind will nutfer.
Which. with sweat of brow and brain.
Caught I'm rhyme. fain would utter.
But 80 stir and dead they seemed.
With these letters round them clinging
Never they. YOU would have deemed,
FROM human heart came singing
-Bosfon Transcript
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-25

AT Springfield, H., the other day,
one Of the members Of the Legislature
was complaining Of his room Mt the ho-
tel. and saying how barren II was Of the
ordinary convenicnces IF life. "Whv,r
said he, with Indignation, "therc isn't
even Bible 70 whet your razor on!''
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-25

A Boston paper declares that = i y
better to sit on barrel at n corner
grocery, In comfort, than ia the most
luxurious chair Of the order loving
womcn.-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-05-29
Interesting Questions and Answers.

G.. A. II. asks for an explanation of
the cause of the rise and fall of the
barometer, that is, the cause of changes
in the airs pressure. A. The course of
the barometer is generally in the oppo-
site direction to that of the thermome-
ter; that is, that when the temperature
rises the barometer falls, and Utce uersn,
which indicates that the barometric
variations at any given place are pro-
duced by the expansion and contraction
of the air, and therefore by its changes
in density. If the temperature were
the same throughout the whole extent
of the atmosphere, no currents would be
produced, and at the same height atmos
pheric pressure would be everywhere
the same. But when any portion of the
atmosphere becomes warmer u an the
neighboring parts, its specific gravity is
diminished, and it rises and passes away
through the upper regions Of the atmos-
phere, whence it follows that the press
ure is diminished and barometer falls.
lfany portion of the atmosphere retains
its temperature while the neighboring
parts become cooler, the same effect is
produced; for in this case, too, the dem
sity of the first mentioned portion is less
than that of the others. Hence, also, it
usually happens that an extraordinary
fall of the barometer at one place is
counterbalanced by an extraordinary
rise at another place. The daily varia-
tions appear to result from the expan-
sions and contractions which are peri
odically produced in tile atmosphere by
the heat of the sun during the rotation
of the earth. -.... O.... ...
j. A. II. asks: l. Is there any ad-
vantage in what lightning rod men call
"circuit rods-that is, two ground rods
to one pointP What do you. think of
such rods put into the ground eight or
ten feet. ground tolerably dryp A. The
only advantage in such an arrangement
is that it affords better ground surface.
If the ground connections terminate in
dry earth, the lightning rod will not
prove effective. 2. Are horse shoe mag
nets better than common points, or
should points be magnetzed so rs to lift
small needless A. There is no advant-
age in a magnetic point. 8. What is
your opinion of tin roofs as a protection
against lightning? How should they be
connected with the groundp A. Tin
roofs, if connected with the lightning
rod having good ground connections,
may prove an additional protection
The ground end of the rod should be
forked and buried in earth that is con-
tinually moist. The effectiveness of the
rod may be increased by filling the hole
around the rod with pounded coke Of
charcoal. The ground end of the rod
should be bent away from the house. A
Is 1t safe to put rod into well? A.
Y Yes.-Scienttfc american.
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Agassiz,s Power Over Animals.

According to f. p. Whipple, in the
June Harper's, the late Louis .Agassiz
had wondrous power over animals.
He would go up to the most obstinate of
pigs, and after few soft words and
movement of his stick over the bristles
of the creature in the right direction,
the pig would lift its head erect, its
small eyes would glisten with a vague
intelligence, it would remain almost mo-
tionless in kind ofpleased surprise, and
emit grunt of comfort. The professor
even carried serpents in his hat and in
his pockets with a grand unconcern, and
dropped them sometimes in his bed
room, so that his wife was frequently
troubled by finding them coiled up in
her boots. And whenever he entered a
menagerie he was eagerly welcomed by
lions, tigers, wolves, hyenas and other
beasts of prey. There is said to be not
a single instance of his having been in
jured by any serpent or beast.
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An OId.Fashioned Reaper.

One day, lust before harvest, an Ohio
farmer went to CincinnatiS to buy a
reaper. A delighted agent collared the
granger and dragged him into his ware
house. AS they walked down fhe'well-
stocked room the farmer, in meditative
mood, quoted the line: There is a
reaper whose name is DEATH" but be-
fore he could start the second line the
agent broke in: 'Ah, yes, 4 know it,
sir; know it like book. We handled
that reaper one season, sir, and I'd take
$4,000 out of my pocket this minute if
it would undo the damage that reaper
did our business in that one year. You
don't want it, sir. You don't want to
look at it. The machinery is compli-
Gated; it gets out of order easily; you
have to send clear to Akron fora new
piece of gearing; it doesn't chi, clean,
and it nearly kills the horses; jams their
shoulders all to pieces, sir. know that
reaper, sir. It's an old, old style, sir
and you don't want it. Now here, sir,
| can show you a reaper that" But
the astonished farmer just interrupted
him to say that the reaper he mentioned
was an old style, but he was certain it
did its work well, though, all the same /;
it wasn't the kind he wanted, and he
had no idea of buying it to work on his
farm. He bought another reaper, blood
thirsty as Cossack, and red as an
autumn sunset, and the agent told how
nicely he sold reaper to an old fellow
who came in there just dead set for some
old machine that he had never heard Of
before,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-05-29
The Way One Man Got On.

Causeur has a friend, a journalist of
distinction, now holding a very promi-
nent and responsible position on one of
the best known papers in the country,
who had a peculiar experience once in
getting position on the staff of a New
York daily. He applied to the editor
in-chief, who knew him well and was
aware of his ability and experience.
I've nothing TO Offer you," he said {;
"but perhaps you had better see the
managing editor" To the managing
editor, who also knew him well, the ap-
plicant went. There's nothing l can
give you," he said, pleasantly; "why
dor, t.you see the editor-in-chief ?" The
next day he applied to both again, and
the next, each time receiving the same
answer. Dropping in on the fourth
day he noticed a vscant desk in the re-
porters' room, kept for any one who
might use it. He called the office e-boy,
told him to clean up the desk and bring
writing materials. Having "moved in"
he sought the city EDITORS assignment
book, picked out n JOB that he thought
city editors desk and went home. The
next day he did the sane thing, and the
next, and the next. On the fifth day the
cditor-in-chief passed through the room
while he was at his desk. $50 you've
got to work." he said, pleasantly. "Yes,
sir" answered the seif-appointed re-
porter. A day or two later the manags
ing editor came in. "Got at it at last,
eh?" he inquired. "Yes, SIR" answered
the. latest addition to the staff, going on
with his work Things went on this
way for two weeks. when one morning
the chief came in. How do you like
your position?" he asked. First rate"
he answered; there's only one trouble
i haven't had any money yet" "No
money! How's that? Perhaps the man-
aging editor forgot to put your name on
the roll. Never mind, I will. How
much did he say you were to have?"
" He didn't say, sir,n said the reporter.
telling the truth very literally. The
chief fixed the pay then and there, dated
it back two weeks, and the " hanger-on''
became a full-fledged member of the
staff on the spot. And the best of the
joke was that it was not until two years
afterward that either the editor-in-chie
or the managing editor knew how it
came about, each supposing the o.hr:r
had done it. Two heads certainly vere
better than one that time-for the appli-
ant.-BoSto,a Transcript.
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Dr. E. B. Foote in his Health Mo,,,b,,

DR.. L. B. Foote, in his Health Monthly,
says the tenement-house reform inaugur-
ated in New York is good movement,
but that while well-to-do people gener-
ally are becoming wild over the plans
for delivering the poor from their i'll
ventilated apartments, their own houses,
churches, lecture-rooms, places ofamuse-
ment, ETC., are choked with foul air. In
most of our large churches, in cold
weather, more attention is given to
AS rule, the lecture-rooms of our med
ical colleges, which ought to be models
in this respect, are as bad or worse than
a cheap showroom; nor can you go into
a counting-room or other business place
on January day and not find hat more
attention is given to heat than to ven
tilation-the thermometer often marking
eighty degrees or over"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-05-29
Protect the System from Malaria.

II is possible TO do this even in regions of
country where masma is most rile and where
the periodic fevers which it causes assume
their most formidable types. The immense
popularity OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is
very largely attributable to the fact of its eff
cacy as a remedy for chills and fever, bilious
forms OF malarial disease. In those portions
OF the West and South where complaints OF
this nature prevail, and in the tropics, it is
particularly esteemed ior the protective intu-
ence which it exerts; and it has been very
widely adopted as a substitute for the danger
Gus and comparatively ineffective alknloid,
suphate OF quinine. Physicians Have not
been among the last to concede its merits,
and the emphatic professional Endorsements
which it has received have added 20 the repu-
tation il has obtained nt home and nhroad
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-05-29
A woman in Kansas Pacific railroad

A woman in Kansas Pacific railroad
car sat facing man who with one sye,
at least. seemed to be staring fixedly at
her. She became indignant, and said /:
"Why do you look at me so, sirp" He
said that he was not aware of having
done so; but she insisted. 81 beg your
pardon, madam, but it's this eye, is it
nJtP" lifting his finger to his left optic.
"Yes, sir; it's that eye." "Well,
madam, that eye won't do you any harm.
It's a. glass eye, madam-only a glass
eye. / hope you will excuse it,. But
dipon my soul. 1 am not surprised that
even a glass eye should feel interested in
SO pretty q woman, The explanation
and the compliment combined to put the
woman in q good humor.
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7" She's a darling, she's a daisy" So
sang the young man in a quiet, musing
sort OF way, beneath his breath. He
was Just starting down toward her house,
and ms heart was overlooking; but as
ne turned the corner he saw Smythe
hand her into carriage and drive off to
ENJOY the moonlight. A sudden hush
came over his song, his heart felt as if
a goneness had crept over it, and he
rapidly walked homeward, cogitating
IN ms M mind over the dread uncertainties
OF hfe,-Neao Haven Register,
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Three CuriOSitieS.

Not long ago the papers gave an ac-
count of the bursting asunder of a
mountain near the Tallulah Falls,
Georgia. Since that interesting occur
renee passengers on the Air Line rail
road in Upper Georgia have observed a
jet of water which shoots up near the
track to height of fifty feet. This
wonder is about midway between Toe
Goa and Mount Airy's stations. and a
few miles from the sink in the noun
tain. The water is cool and sparkling.
The stream rises as from a large foun-
tain and falls in drops and mist. 1t is
claimed that when the mountain burst
and a half of it had settled there must
have been pressure on some subter-
ranean lake, which is seeking relief
through the spout.
This is the season for miracles in the
matter of hens and their eggs. The
GAINESVILLE (Ga.) Gazette has found the
most wonderful of wonderful eggs. II
is shaped like the head of a man. Little
black feathers, which look like hair
form the crown, and these feathers are
parted in the middle. just as a young
man of the dandy order would part his
fascinating locks. The white combine
is clearly marked. The forehead is
plain, the arched black brow, the eyes
the ear, the nose and chin, with littl,
goatee, can readily be chased. The
editor of the Gazette declares that th'
description is true one. ..f
While H. L. Schlorff, of New Orleans
was fishing with hook and line a
til cold Lake End he felt fearful
jerk upon his rod, He began to pull
Great was his astonishment to find tina
he had caught an alligator four feet lon.
and very active. Schlorff called fo
help, and, three men fastening to him
the alligator was hauled ashore, havin!
dene no further damage than to masti
cate the foot of one of the men. This il
one of the few recorded instances wher
an alligator has been caught with th'
hook and line.
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LIVER COMPLAINT.

JACKSONVILLE, March, 8, 1879.
Dear S.s,-Knowing, from experience, that
your Indian Blood Syrup is sure cure for
Liver Complaint Iconfidently recommend it to
all suffering humanity. REBECcA MEL.
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liver AND KIDNEY COMPLAINT.

r. AsDALUsIA, Pa, Feb. 10, 1870.
Dear Sir:-I have been using yonr Indian
Blood Syrup in my family for Liver and Kidney
Complaint with success. i believe ithas o
equal EDWARD GILBERT.
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According to recent official statements,

According to recent official statements,
the land appropriated to fruit growing
in the United States is 4,500,0O0 acres.
Upon this there flourish ll2 ZOO, 900 apple
trees, % 5000, 900 pear trees, l3,270,000
peach trees and l4l,26O,00O grapevines.
The total value OF uI the fruit crop through.
S23s, ,2l9, 700, an amount equal to half
the value of the average wheat crop of
the country. Toward thai large sum
apples are held to contribute S5O, ,4O0. 900,
pears Sl4. 10000, peaches $47, $4,000,
grapes $2.ll8,O0O, Strawberries $780,
600 and other fruit $40, ,432,OOO
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DYSPEPSIA AND INDIGESTION.

~ BfBERRY, 23d Ward, Jan. I, 67Y.
Dear Sir:-Your most excellent Indian Blood
Syrup has given perfect satisfaction when used
for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. b. --t-.gr...
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MIDDLEBURGH, Snyder Co


. u Dear Sir;-I have been troubled with Heart
Disease and Liver Complaint, aud I had spent,
a great deal of money for medical aid without
receiving any benefit, ,-untii 4 procured some Of
our Indian Blood Syrup irons your agent,
E. L. Burlington / can now testify from my
experience as 70 the great value OF it in such
diseases. HENRY ZEcHAAN,
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The Best Remedy Known to Man |!

DR.. Clark johnson having associated himself
with Mr.. Edwin Eastman, an escaped captive, long
n slave to Wakametkla, the medicine man of the
Comanches, is now prepared to lend his aid in the
introduction of the wonderful remedy OF that tribd
The experience of Mr.. Eastman being similar
that of Mrs. Chas. Jones and son, Of Washington
thrillngly narrated III the Ne,0 York Herald of Dec
10Th. 1873, the facts of which are so widely
known, and nearly parallel, that but little men.
lion of MIR. Eastmans experiences will be given
aerc. They are, however published IN neat vol
1me of 800 pages, entitled, "Sevcn and Nine Years
Among the Comanches and Apachcs.' Of which
mcnton will be made hereafter. Suffice it to say,
that for several years, Mr.. Eastman, while cap
tve,ewas compelled to gather the roots,Sgums,
PARKS, herbs and berries of which Wakametkas
medicine was made, and il still prepared to pro-
tidc the SANE materials for the successful intro
1uction OF the medicine to the world; and assures
the public that the remedy is the same now ~
when Wakametkla compelled him to make it.
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THEoD. HAWK
LIVER COMPLAINT AND CHILLs.

DFNSAI1EM
Dear Sir:-Having tried your most excellent
Indian Blood Syrup and found it valuable
medicine for Liver Complaint and Chills, L
would recommend those who are afflicted TO
give it a trial. Mrs. G. ARTMAN. o.,
HEARI DISEASE AND LIVER COM
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LIVER COMPLAINT.

a PENNYPACK MILLS, Feb. %, 1879
Dear lSir:-I have used your Indian Blood
Syrup and found it to do all you claim for it.
1t is sure cure for Liver Complaint. T
JOSEPH HAINEs.
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Concerning the charges of the express
companies the american Cultiudtor says
1.-The express companies in their exoi'bi-
ant charges fail to realize, or ut lea fail
to be governed by the tact that in all
other branches of business. both private
and corporate, profits are largely re-
h'ec in sccordanee with tbe tmes Mana
gers of express companies should not de-
lay making a reasonable reduction in
their charges, and without forcing un-
healthy competition, or creating public
discomfort by grasping and selfish
policy" ... -. ..'.. ..-
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When the mills blew up at Minnea-
polls, Mimi, there was question as to
whether or not the insurance companies
should pay the damage. They claimed
that the mills were destroyed by the ex-
plosion, and as the insurance was against
fire they refused to pay. The owners of
the mills held that fire was the cause of
the explosion. Ex-Governor Washburn
proved that fire had been seen before
the explosion. The trial lasted a week,
but the jury only took ten minutes to
bring in a verdict against the companies
for the full amount, with interest.
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GOOD NEWS!

Sc Decoration Day Music in the MUSICAL RECORD, o
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REMEDY FOR LIVER AND KIDNEY
DISEASE.
EDINGToN Feb. 2, 1879
Dear Sir:-I can, from my experience, re-
commend your Indian Blood Syrup rs a sure
cure for Liver and Kidney Disease.
ELIZABETH A. SANDS.
PALPITATION OF THE HEART.
WEST LEBANON March 3, 1879.
Dear Sir:-IIaving been PROSTATE for months
with what my physician termed Palpitation OF
the Heart, and n combination of other diseases,
l obtained no relief until l bought some OF your
Indian Blood Syrup, which relieved me i'm
mediately. am now in perfect health.
ELIZABETH LEWIS.
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(35 cts the genial Sunday Song Book has thou
sands Of friends Do not fail to examine and try It..
There Songs in the composition or selection OF
which great taste and ability has been displayed Ex
anime also "Shining River" ami the River OF life'
two standard books of great beauty.
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The California Constitutional Conven-
tion was in session l57 days. and cost
several hundred. thousand dollars. The
session was to, have been limited to 100
days, but 1t was impossible to complete
the work within that time, and $780,
600 more than was apportioned for the
purpose was consumed for the pay of the
members and the conventions running
expenses. l'i'.oIH. u
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Edwin Eastman in Indian Costume.
SEVEN AND NINE YEARS AMONG THE COMANcHEs
AND CHEs. neat volume OF 800 pages,
being 'mple statement of the horrible acts
conneci II with the sad massacre of a Ii lpless
family and the captivity, tortures and ultimate
escape of ITS two surviving members. For sale
byour agents generally. Price $l00.
The incidents of the massacre, briefly narrated,
are distributed by agents, FREE OF charge.
Mr.. Eastman, being almost constantly at the
west. engaged in gathering and curing the maer-
ais of which the medicine ~ composed. the sole
business management devolves upon DR.. johnson,
and the remedy has been called, and is known a.
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CHEW
The Celebrated
/" MATCHLEss "
Wood Tag Plug
rnRACCn

The Mendelssohn Piano Co., No. q East
18th Street, n. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write ioi II caia.oere.
Chew .Iacksnn,s Best Sweet NnVN ''nlaccn
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LANCASTER, N. H., 1879
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ites an appetite, braC
is the result Of using
pamphlet to WIN. L