The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-26

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From Huntingburg.
Mn. Ep'roR :-Sincc my last. nothing
|of vital Interest has occurred, hut the
usual hmm drum 81 every day life. Is a
nonotonous. ~ the rising aud setting or
the sun (; aud ~ the working season APP
proaches, the average school bov looks
forward 70 The time III the very near
future, when he will be called upon Ia
clean on The garden. set out the annual
crop ~ sass" for table use. and make
himself otherwise generally useful. which
means 70 throw aside his books. and
forget their contents. during the next
seven months, while his time will. most
likely, be vigorously employed In INA.
nipulating fishing rods. melon patchcs.
ldoctoring st0ne-bruises, SC. The schools
Iof Patoka township have all closed out
side Of Huntingburg, excepting three
those Of Mrs. Kemp, Dist. No. 8: Il. d.
Gresham. Dist. No. 2. and VIM. Nav.
ESQ In Dist. No. 1. The young idea
will. IN these three schools. be further
Instructed how to shoot for two or three
weeks longer, owing 10 sickness OF teach
ers Of thelr families. which has thrown
them behind
Inc regular quarterly meeting. OF the
members Of the NJ. Il. church here. con-
vened on Saturday last, Rev. Turner
presiding. Some interest is being taken
Ia the services, which. il is hoped. NAV
prove an everlasting blessing 10 our
people Of Huntingburg and vicinity. and
induce them 10 walk IN the way Of the
righteous, observing the Golden Rule,
and occasionally read the Xxx chapter oil
Exodus, and that they. in the end, may
stand at the right hand Of Him who
tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
and with crowns on their heads. and
palms In their hands. walk the golden
streets TO receive dis full measure Of re-
ward.
Our folks here, Of town and vicinity.
feel considerably accommodated by the
arrangement OF the railroad company.
by which we were enabled to return
home every evening after Court, thus
giving litigants, witnesses, attorneys.
visitors. &c. all chance TO spend most
all day at the seat of justice. observe the
huge proportions Of the helephant.v
enjoy short railroad ride, and then be
In the bosom OF their families, At their
own tables, firesides, and cory home
rooms 1T night. A little rough on YOUR
hotels, but its fun for the frogs. Well,
we should have some satisfaction on ac-
count Of railroads, for we have voted so
much tax, from time to time, aud our
leading men have galloped over the
country, taking the right-of-way. solicit
ing aid, so much and so long. II would
really seem, that the glorious results 90
frequently pictured, BY which everybody
would be rich, ESPECIALLY the railway
company ought to be dawning upon
US, but it reminds one OF the closing
scene Is predicted by the Millerites Il
(. 1t Is always q little further along. u
Ihe day Of judgment WILL, eventually,
overtake us ali. and Ii these railroad
companies don't soon begin to .show
up little better, we would recon-
mend that they be judged BY the people |
according 70 the deeds done in the
BOTTOMS, and that special orders be issu-
ed 10 level her up while tie weather
is favorable. and everything is serene
ana the pelican remains suspended in an
elevated position.
Just here, think Of little item or
news, matter, however, which Is a
source Of sadness to the family Of Frank
kinchels the clever X. X. agent at Ferdi-
nand Station, whose little child, two or
three years Of age. accidently lodged 81
grain Of corn In It's wind. pipe, where it \
remained for several days, when corps
Of ply sicIans were summoned to per-
form the delicate surgical operation of
trochiotony. The doctors all arrived.
took their places. and just As they were
arranging their instruments, the child
having been placed upon the table, was
seized with violent coughing, and died
in less than one minute. While the gen
eral aspect 10 . sad one, il Is eminently
better for the little fellow, its parents.
and the physicians, than to have died
from the stoppage Of the air tube, by the
grain o. corn, or from the effects Of the
operation. which. in child Of that age. 1
most likely it would have done, even
performed by the most skillful surgeon
In the profession. After uncovering nv
Uranium. with hat i'm hand, and with
modest bow, am yours. &C..
FURGAsox.