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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-08-20

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-08-20

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Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
A Wise Father and Sensible Daughter.

Judge A. was q leading lawyer and a
prominent Christian in the city of B., a
man of property and influence, honOred
and respected by all that knew him.
One of his children was a daughter,
highly educated and accomplished, and
a favorite in her social circle. She had
every comfort in the home of her pa
rents and their property was such as
to give her the prospect ofample means
if they should at any time be taken
away. But the father was wise and
the daughter was sensible. So one day
he said to her:
You have etery prospect, my
daughter, of comfortable provision for
the future, and that, in case of my death
you would be Independent as to prop
erty, and without care and anxiety as
to the means of living. But the changes
of life are beyond our control and re-
verses often come when we least expect
them. And | think if you were to learn
some trade or business, so that if you
were left poor you could earn a living
for yourself, and. if need be, help 9th
ers, it would be the wisest and best
thing you could do"
The daughter at once understood and
fully appreciated the sensible views of
her father, and fixed on dresSmaking as
that to which she would give her atten-
ton, and an arrangement was made
with leading dressmaker of the city
that from her she should thoroughly
learn the business, just as any young
apprentice might do. She did so; and
while many in the leading society in
which she moved wondered that the
daughter of Judge A. should ever think
of such a thing as learning to be a dress
maker, she quietly went on with her
work till she understood thoroughly all
its details, and found pleasure in max
ing her own dresses, as well as in aiding
her mother in many ways for which she
was before unqualified.
And now mark the result. Within q
year or two after the time alluded to
she became engaged to marry gentle
man well known to the world as one OF
the most scholarly and devoted mission
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
Gor 9sang 8eadcrs.
GOOD-BK.

Good-by, vacation, you jolly old time
Good-by TO your idle hours;
Good-by TO dear fields and mountains and
glens,
Andthe beautiful sweet wild howers;
GoOd-by to the hours Of frOlic and fun,
And to freedoms all glorious reign;
For vacation is ended, its season i U or,
And now for our school life again.
No longer the fences we'll merrily scale,
Nor climb to the tree-tops each day;
But the ladder of learning before us IS raised,
And upward Wen wend our way.
All. deep in our hearts will the memory lie
OF the happy Old days so dear,
And over our books we will YEARLY sign,
"Oh, would our vacation were here.
The bright days yet linger. the grass still is
green,
Not yet have the mountains turned gray
But what are the charms of sweet nature
alas
Since vacation has vanished away?
But there is one cOmfort-tne seasons roll
round,
And All in good time we shall hear
Dame Natures glad jOy-bells ring gayly once
more,
"School is out, and vacation is here;
-Ndry D. Brine, in Harper'S Young Peope'
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
81 Tend to My Own Business"

He is bright boy of ten years and
lives in Port Deposit, where, owing to
the pure water and clear atmosphere of
the lofty granite hills, lads of his age
develop rare precocity. He came to
Elkton recently, with the masculine
author of his being, commonly called
daddy" who is prominent Cecil
County business man. Finding the
companionship of EktOn lawyers some
what tedious, Johnny started for stroll
on his own account to see the town.
Sauntering leisurely along in the east
of the village, he was accosted 'by a
group of youngsters on the pavement,
when from the window above, the fol-
lowing dialogue was overheard and en-
joyed by an Elkton lady:
Group Gin unison) -"Heigh oh! What S
your name?"
Johnny-"My name! The same as my
father's."
What might it be?"
johnny" 1t might be Smith, but it
amt"
UICup w HCIc wv you h'o'
johnny" In a house, Of course"
Group" Where is the house"
johnny" the ground. You
don't think it's up tree, do you?"
Not making as satisfactory progress
toward the discovery of the identity
and home of the stranger as they ex-
pected, one of the girls fancying her
self smarter than the rest, with self
satisfied air, asked:
"Wen, what do you do at home"
"Tend to my ol0n business" was the
nonchalant reply; when Johnny casting
a quizzical glance at his tormentors,
passed on with an air that plainly said,
" You thought was from the country,
didn't youP" At first they did and
then they didn't Cecil (Md. Wing.
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
The Importance Of Cleanliness.

Cleanliness is next to godliness, "
said John Wesley, in one of his IA
nous sermons, preached long before
either you or /, reader, was born, and
on reflection, the most thoughtless boy
or girl must admit that he could scarcely
have uttered a greater truth.
You may be careless in your own at
tire, unconsciously SO, perhaps; but did
you ever come in contact with an out
and-out sloven in the person of another
without being unpleasantly impressed
therebyP We're you ever compelled to
sit beside a boy at school whose collar
was always crumpled, ears suggestive OF
miniature plot of untitled soil. and
garments odorous through want of clean
illness, and noteXperience sensation the
reverse of agreeable?
If you are tidy lad yourself, you
certainly did; if the opposite, then
you were doubtless aware that there
was something amiss with your COM
panion, although you could not deter
mine exactly in which direction the
trouble lay.
Now. as it is rather to the untidy lad
than to him who is tidy that these re-
marks are addressed, we would suggest
to such, and to all who are not sure of
themselves in this respect, that before
going to school, or elsewhere, they
just take peep at themselves in the
mirror.
1t will not foster vanity-at least we
trust not but on the contrary, beget an
honest, heathful pride that will stand
you well in after days, when you have
attained the glory of the manhood to-
ward which even now you are looking
with longing eyes.
Remember, also, that careless, un-
tidy lad generally develops into SLOW
enly man, and as such, is likely to miss
many valuable friendships and pleasant
attentions.
Says one gentleman to another:
81 like Jones exceedingly, but he is
such a horribly untidy creature that |
cannot think Of asking him to visit at
our home"
And his friend, who readily recalls
the absence of neatness which usually
pervades Jones, answers, emphatically:
"Of course not"
Fancy your future self as being the
person thus commented upon. Your
garments may be well worn, and your
hat far from new, but if they are care
fully brushed, your face and hands
clean, and hair nicely kept, be sure that
your presence will be as welcome as if
you were attired in the finest broad
cloth, fashioned in the latest style.
In short, if you would win the respect
of your parents, the regard of your
teachers and young companions, nay
more, even the goodwill of mere pass
erS-by, next to your observance OF
truth, obedience and attention to your
studies, bear in mind the significant
MAXIM that CLEANLINESS is next to
godliness. Golden DauS.
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21

aries that ever went forth from this
country. And, as the accomplished
and educated wife Of such a man she
was not only greatly useful as an in
structor in the female seminary con-
nected with the mission, but in teach
inc the girls as to their own dresses and
giving most valuable suggestions and
help to the mothers and families OF the
vicinity. She led them on to views OF
domestic economy and comfort and
civilization to which they might long
have been strangers but for herpersonal
and practical knowledge of dressmak-
inc. And she often remarked that she
never could be thankful enough that
her father had been so thoughtful and
wise as to suggest the course she had
taken.
A somewhat similar case is that Of an
only son of wealthy parents who grad
uated at college with high honor and
then entered a machine-shop and be-
gan at the very lowest point and dill
gently and faithfully worked his way
up through all the steps of locomotive
building till he made himself thorough
ly familiar with the rolling stOf of
railroads and the connected engOeer-
ing. His college associates and -'nds
went, for the most part, TO some OF
the professions; but he went ste; on
with his mechanic employment! ling
home at night to take off his gre "a rand
soiled clothing and appear as "a KEN
tleman in the parlor and in the ma ling
rising for breakfast long before the
family and going off to his work for the
day. And the consequence is that hay
ing thoroughly mastered the details of
his work, he was at once called to an
important and lucrative position on one
of the large railroads of the land, with
the fair prospect of rising to its highest
Office of honor and trust.
Are not these facts full Of instruction?
Are there are not many young ladies OF
wealthy families who would be wise if
they would in some way, by the knowl-
edge of some business, prepare tP be
able to support themselves if, inl the
changes of life, they should be leti de-
pendent? And, instead of crowding the
professions, as such multitudes of young
men are doing, where for years they
can for the most part, expect but a
limited and precarious income, would
they not be far wiser to engage in those
mechanical employments which are so
conducive to the progress OF society,
and almost always amply remunerative
to those who intelligently follow them
christian WeebJy
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
A COnunirum Solved.

The Concord School of Philosophy
having requested the assistance Of the
Lime-kiln Club in solving the conun-
drum of why the people of this age do
not live as long as those of early days,
the matter was given to the Committee
on Judiciary to investigate. They now
expressed a readiness to report, as
follows:
"Dis committee had no trubble to
find plenty of reasons b arin' on de in
quiry. In de fust place, de taxes am
so high dat no man kin afford to lib ober
a hundred y'ars. In olden days man
could tell his wife to git long away if
she didn't please him. In dis aige he
has to stick by her and fight it out. Dis
has an influence to make him sigh fur a
change to de evergreen shores. None
of dose ole chaps had second shirt to
his back, an none dreamed of tryin' to
put on style. Look about you in dis
aige an see de coat-tails, sleeve-but-
tons, diamond pins an odder gewgaws
which bow down mans head in sOr-
row to de grave! In de time of de
prophets dar was no means of scootin'
aroun' de kentry an takin' in de sights,
In dis aige, arter a man has bin to New
York, Washington, Chicago an few
odder places, he am up stump fur a
change of scenery, an he materially
wants to be pushin' on to'rds de pearly
gates. Dis committee am of de opinyun
dat de modern man who reaches de aige
of 100 y'arS ought to be perfectly satis
fed to hand up his ticket to de conduc
tor. He gifts more trottin' horSe-more
store clothes-more alligator butes-
more icnics=more- ice cream an oYs==
tiers an whateber else goes to make hu-
man natur' smile all ober in a gloomy
day in dat little time dan Methusaler
got in all his 900 Vars of life. An we
will eber pray"
The Secretary was instructed to pre-
pare q Uerbaiim report and forward the
same to Concord, together with the
hope that the School and the Club would
work together in the greatest harmony
during the long evening period. Detroit
Free Press.
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
All In Fun.

There was a sharp-nOsed, red-headed
woman there who wanted to see if "a
man by the name of Peter had been
locked up" Bijah went up and down
the corridor crying:
Peter. Peterl pumpkin-eater
Had a wife and he did beat err
ats an Internal lier' grOwled a
voice in cell No. 2, and Bijah returned
and replied that Peter was there and
apparently in the best Of health.
"Then | want to see him."
"For what?"
"For none of your business T"
"But you can't"
but | willT'
There was an appalling silence dur
ing which both sat down. Then there
was breeze during which both stoodup.
81 tell We, | must see Peterm she
exclaimed, as she famed herself at the
rate of l54 revolutions per minute.
State your reasons in an open
hearted manner" replied the old man.
al want to tell him not to own up.
ITO what?n
ITO throwing me down stairs"
Biiah took off his coat, tightened his
suspenders, and began to deliver his
opinion on the female sex, but before
he was half way through His Honor
came in and prepared to open court.
Peter was the first man out. His
face was badly scratched, his hair
sticking in every direction and his
eyes looked as anxious as porcelain cas-
ters as be came before the bar.
please, sir, he was only in fun when
he threw me down stairs" said the
sharp-nosed woman. as she rose up.
"Only in fun-only in fun" growled
Peter as he gave her loving wink.
"Then this man is your husband?'
queried His Honor.
"My own darling husband, and
there not better man IN America,
she answered.
"You whoop, yell, scream, smash
furniture and pound each other"
"Yes, sir, but it's all in fun, for we
love each other, don't we, Peter?"
"Yes, we love-" sighed the husband
"Maybe you do, but that's curious
way of showing il. | am convinced
that about thirty days in the cooler
would do Peter worlds of good"
"Then let me go with him, sir. II
would break my heart to know that he
was boosted up and | was left to keep
,house with no one but the cat, and him
away half the time"
The Court chewed up two inches of a
new pen-holder and arrived at the con.
clusion thai the people of the State Of
Michigan could stand it if Peter wife
could, and he was allowed to depart
Bijah said he would wager dozen Cal
ifornia plums against railroad fan
that they would have fight before
they had gone two blocks. He was
right. They had not travelled two hun.
dred feet from the station-house door
before she struck him in the back with
both fists at once, and he laid his hand
on her mouth with force that sent an
echo up to the third-story windows
Detroit Free Press.
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
JOHNsON,s METHOD FOR SINGING
GLASSES.

60 Cts, or SC per dozen. By A. N. JOHNSON
No writer eIces this in the perfect clearness ar
simplicity of his explanations and the thoroughnesa
Of his work. The teacher who uses this method nee'
to have in his hand the CHORUS CHOIR lNsTRUcTll
Book (Sl2j), by the same author. The pages CORE
pond and the larger book gives directions for the use
the smaller.
OLIVER DiTSON G. co., LYON & HEAL
BOTTOM CHICAGO.
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21

bv their Creator, an important mission
to fulfill, as we'll as for us? Here We
find not only workmen, but, in many
instances, decorators, as well as manu-
facturers. And if we are sometimes
astonished at such great deeds from
such little creatures as the bower-brds,
let us not forget that the least OF the
living things in nature are under uni
yersal laws which govern alike the great
and the small, and that the same God is
over all.
"Whqt man e'er watched the curious art
Uf little birds in building-time,
That did not say within mis- heart,
Goods WAYS are perfect as subima|"
Hrs. q. Hall, in n. Y. Observer
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
Entertaining Friends.

| once overheard a little bit Of talk
between two school girls, one of whom
said, "Well, the Ames family are COM
inc to our house next week, and for my
part | dread it. l don't expect to
have a mite Of enjoyment while they
are with us. | cannot entertain peo-
pie" | have forgotten her compan-
ions reply; but | know that the feeling
is common among young people, and
when guests arrive they often slip of
the responsibility of making them hap
py upon papa and mamma. This is
hardly fair. The art of hospitality is
really as easily acquired as a knowledge
of geography or grammar
In the first place, the young girls IN
a family when expectingfriends OF their
own AGE should see that their rooms
are pleasantly arranged, the beds
freshly made, toilet soap provided, and
plenty Of towels and water at hand
Not new towels, dear girls; they are
hard and slippery, and nobody likes
them. There should be a comb and
brush, button-hook, pins in plenty,
and space in the closet to hang dress
es and coats, as well as an empty draw
er in the bureau at the guests service.
By attending to these little things
themselves, girls can take quite bur
den from their busy mothers. Then
both boys and girls should have in
mind some sort of plan by which to
carry on operations during the days OF
their friends stay. So far as possible
it is well to lay aside unnecessary work
for the time. As for the morning and
evening duties which belong to every
DAYS course, attend to them faithfully,
but do not let them drag. Nevermake
apologies if you happen to have some
occupation which you fear may seem
very humble in the eyes Of your
guest. All home service is honorable.
If you live in the country there will
be fishing, nutting, climbing, riding,
driving and exploring; all of which
you can offer to your friends. Be sure
that you have fishing tackle, poles and
baskets, harness in order, and, in short,
everything III lCdulu0oo 1Ol yOul '"llOu3
expeditions. To most out-of-door eX-
cursions nice luncheon is an agreeable
addition, and you need not upset the
house nor disturb the cook in order to
arrange this, for sandwiches, ginger
bread, cookies, crackers and similar
simple refreshments, can be obtained
in most homes without much difficulty,
Every boy, as well as every 9li, should
know how to make good cup of coffee
by a woodland fire.
In town there are museums, picture
galleries and concerts, as well as various
shows, to delight guests from distance,
In the season you can take them to the
beach or the parks. But whether in
town or country, do not wear your
friends out by too much going about,
nor ever let them feel that you are
taking trouble for them, nor yet that
they are neglected. Forget your own
convenience, but remember their COM
fort Study their tastes and consult
their wishes in quiet way. -Harper s
YOu11Q People.
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
Cultiyating Infectious Diseases in Chill.
dren.

At a recent meeting of the Orrell
Local Board, near Wjgan, in Ian
cashire, the clerk, in an illustration OF
the difficulties which beset the control
of infection, mentioned practice
which exists in that district, Of mothers
deliberately exposing their young chill
dren to the infection of scarlet fever
and whooping cough, under the belief
that it was better that the children
should have the disease while young.
He designated the belief as a super
stition." We would rather term it a
tradition, arising from the imperfectly
understood results of experience
The practice described is by no means
confined to the part of Lancashire un-
der consideration. Our own knowl-
edge of it is somewhat extensive, but
the exposure, 50 far as we have met
with it, has been invariably limited to
the obviously mild cases of infectious
disease, and two elements entered into
the practice. First, there was the
practically universal belief that the in
fectious diseases of children had to be
undergone by every child and the
sooner they were got over the better
for the child, both as to its chance of
recovery and its subsequent welfare;
and, next, there was the belief that if a
child contracted the disease from a mild
case it would have a mild attack, hence
mild cases were selected to catch the
disease from.
In both these elements there was a
substratum of truth, which long ex-
perience and common observation had
shown and which was unchecked by the
more precise observation of the medical
man. .--LOndOR Lancet.
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
A Graphic Description Of a Florida
TyphOOn.

Florida summers are passably cool.
The thermometer rests between eighty
and ninety degrees, with occasional
spurts to 100 degrees. At night the
heat is frequently intense. Without a
close sand-hy bar there is no rest and
with one no air. Grateful dews cool
the air before daylight, but a coppery
sun soon reappears and up to nine a. m.
the atmosphere is like that of furnace.
Then a refreshing trade wind sets in
from the southeast and blows steadily
until sundown. This trade wind lasts
three months, say from the middle of
June to about the same time in Sep
tember. Without it, life on the eastern
coast would be insupportable. There
are days in which the air becomes
mucky and sticky. A dead land breeze
covers the earth. Sands and marshes
throw out tremulous heat, binding to
the eye; the leaves of the oleanders and
fig trees shrink under the burning rays
Of the sun; the sky seems rooted by a
brazen dome and gardens and groves
fairly nant for breath. |
On the approach of autumn the Flor
idian quakes with apprehension. 1t is
the dread season of hurricanes. Tearing
through the West Indies they often
strike the coast with deadly effect
With scarcely note of warning houses
are overthrown, sailboats blown from
the water and orange groves swept bare
Of leaves and fruit. Some of the old
settlers say they can detect signs of the
storm day before it breaks upon them.
You feel it in the air long before it
comes" says one. This is, however,
an indefinite sign. The devastation
lining its track certainly proves that
"you feel it in the air after it comes"
One of these typhoons visits the coast
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21

The Jersey, after severe struggle
to gain public favor, now bids fair to
become as popular here as it has been
with the court ladies in England.
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
THREE OF the BEST BOOKS FOR
SINGING CLASSES,
TEE TEMPLE.

S1, or so per dozen. BY DE-. W. o. PERkINa
Such full sized book as the above has this advantage
over smaller one: After you have been through IL
excellent elementary course, have sung its cheena
Songs and Glecs its Spiritual Songs, its Hymns Iune
and Anthems, you have on hand large collector
which s Just the thing for Choir practice and also 10
Home singing Dr. Perkins is well known as one Of
most skilful compilers.
Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
TrrE VOICE OF WORSHIP.

This book covers precisely the same ground as dod
the TEMPLE and people will use one or the othern
they fancy the music the style of this or the othG
excellent composer Mr. Emerson's books are knownH
every household and every school, and each new booGD
intended to DO an advance those that precededh
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-30
Good Morning, Sir.

A few months ago, says DIR. Wood,
walking along Fifteenth street, 1 came
up behind friend and said: "Good
morning." No answer. "Good morn
ing, SIR" little louder. "Oh, excuse
me didn't hear you the first time. !"
'How then did you know I had spoken
twice ?"
The obvious explanation would be that
he really heard him the first time and
did not notice the doctor was address
ing him the louder and distincter tone
itself informed the listener that he was
spoken to for the second time. The
doctor explains it more elaborately as
follows:
On my first speaking the impulse of
the voice had fallen upon his ear and
started a nerve-wave which had strug-
gled up as far as the lower apparatus al
the base of the brain, and, passing
through. this, had probably even reached
the higher nerve-centers in the surface
of the cerebrum, near to which con.
sciousness resides, but not of sufficient
force to arouse consciousness.-Lippira
colts Magazine.