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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11

"THE CoURiER heartily fayors giving
the right or suffrage 10 the women of In-
diana. II j. high time the women were
being consulted in the government or
society. We arc for the women with d
big w Evansville Courier.
And 50 ought every right man in the
state 10 be. Women with bic W. N
ought 70 be the watchword r-l Ledger
Standard.
There Is an evident determination on
the part Of the democracy to avail itself
or the inherent right and justice in The
claim for equal suffrage, 10 make IL 4
plank in their future platforms. Ifthcy
do 50. X will bc a wide departure from
their practice Of late years. III vii! be
an aggressive movement in favor of 4
sound principle which has yet fight to
make against prejudice. but which j.
certain 70 win by virtue Of its justice. --
I indianapolis journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11

The N. y. Herald concludes an article
lon the action Of the National Banks with
these wise words: The National Banks
are trying dangerous experiment. Ii
Is not wise for them 10 show what dcs-
|potic and ruinous power they are capa-
pie Of excrting on tho business of iho
country. They cannot be unaware 1T
the widespread hostility 10 them which
has long existed in large sections of the
country and which has recently been re-
laxcd only BY the success OF Secretary
Shcrman's policy. The DYING embcrs
may be famed into flame II they evince
a disposition to take care OF themselves
at the expense OF the country. The
old United States bank was 0vcrthrown
and destroyed from the moment that il
Ilut On the screws and distressed the
|public In the vain hope Of controlling
the action Of Congress. The country
will no more tolerate now than Il did III
President Jackson time. none, power
(which assumes TO defeat or dictate leuis-
|laiion. Let the banks take warming
The fact that they can suddenly do 80
much mischief tends TO convince tie
country that they arc dangerous, aud Ii
they undertake to Illustrate the dclibcr~
|atc viii Of Congress, they may share tho
fate Of "thc Monster" which fell undr..
lhe sturdy blows Of Old General jack
son.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11

An anti-monopoly meeting III New
York last night. Is straw showing how
tho wind blows. There Is no question
but that slowly and surely The sentiment
Of the country i crystalizing against mo-
nopoly. Not merely in the telegraph
tho railroad monopoly, the
rent building monopoly, the match mo-
nopoly. the steel rail monopoly. and such
like. bnt in opposition 10 these seeking
10 crush tho whole condition or things
that makes them possible. III tho near
future the party that cspouscs tho cause
|of the people III this contest. will win. by
what ever name Il bccallod. ~ Indianapo-
lie News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11
Preserving Lamp Climncys from
Cracking.

The following recipe for Keeping lamp
from cracking is taken from the
Diamond. Lcipsic journal devoted to
the glass interest Place your fumblcrs.
chimneys or vessels. which you desire 70
keep from cracking, in pot filed with
cold water; add little cooking salt :
allow the mixture 20 boil well over a fire.
and then cool slowly. Glass treated in
this way IL said NOT 10 crack even II cx-
posed 70 very sudden changes Of temper
aturc. Chimneys nrc'said 70 become very
durable hv this process which may also
be extended to crnckcrv. stoncwarc. por-
celain. etc. The process n simply ono of
and Tho slower the process.
especially tho cooling portion Of IL, tho
more effective Will hc The work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11

The Catholic directory for 1891 saws
there are IN The United States II arch-
hishcps. with A. suflimgans. 3 vicaratcs
apostolic nnd 4 prefecture apostolic.
There are Glf02 priests and ITO cccIcsi-
asticai students preparing for the priest
hood. The churches number G.sb6, and
the communicates about 6,600.o0o. The
Of parochial schools Is 2.3S3. and
The number of children attending them
422. 1858.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11

i,atcnt Hour IL now coming into ccn :
erai use, and many OF our readers snav
pc interested IN reading the following
explanation OF whafit Is and how II I.
made, taken from the Prairie Farmer:
urtil recently, the best -four waa
made from winter wheat: Or. rather M
-four made from winter wheat sold WI.
MS most money because II was white.
put " consisted for the most part OF he
s,arcn q the grain, while the most Of The
gluten (thc most nutritious part or Tie
grain), went into the middIngs.
|, A. grinding spring wheat. SO much
bran remained in the flour that II was
100 dark TO suit the taste OF consumers.
hut the middlings, which sold At a Iow
price, has become the most desirable part
|of the grain. '''''
Middlings purfiers--by which Tie
bran i separated from The middinq.-
nave made revolution in the business
by the new process the wheat II
ground as before, except that the efforts
of the miller are directed 10 obtaining
the most mildlings possible. and these
are placed upon large horizontal selves
which are constantly agifated. while at
thc same time, by ingenious devices !
uraft Of air y rushed up through the
sieyes which carries Off the bran.
The purified middlines are then 80
ground. and the PRODUCTS spatent' tlour
containing the giutenous. or most nutr;-
tions portion OF the grain. Thus Il II ~
p'ainea why the hard spring wheats Of
Minnesota. Northern Wisconsin and Da-
~ ..1I.-
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=
| wAsuisetoN, p. q. isb.2l. 1851.
II Is ordered that section 232. postal
regulations. be revoked, and in lieu there
of the following order il made:
Mnilablc matter Of the tirst-class shall
lcmbracc al matter wholly or partially in
writing, except AS herein provided.
4 The exceptions are as follows:
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1 2. Date and name Of tile addressed
and Of the sender Of circnlars and the
correction Of mere typographical errors
therein.
3. Bills, receipts and orders for sub
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cations, provided such bills, receipts and
orders shall be in such form as 10 convey
mo other information than the name, To-
cation and subscription price Of the pub
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son to whom sccond-class matter may be
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book, and words or figures, or both, indi-
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TO such matter will end.
5. Upon matter Of the third-class.. or
upon the wrapper inclosing the same, the
sender may write his own name or ad-
dress, with the word ''fromr above aud
preceding the same, and in either case
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to which II Is desired 10 call attention.
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Of blank leaves Of any book or Of any
printed matter Of the third class simple
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Such dedication or inscription must bel
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pose OF Identification.
IIoRAcE MAYNARD.
Postmaster General.
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Some of the opposition 10 thc whipping
post bin is from those who think that q
man once publicly whipped would be for
over dcbascd. Our opinion IL that man
who could beat bis wife and hold np hiS
head aftcrward. could not bc made ID feel
much abashcd BY anything.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11

AT A meeting of tIe Womcn's Foreign
Missionary Society Ia New York. Mrs.
pr. Baldwin, for nineteen wears n mis-
sionnry, said II cost three iimca a. much
10 convert an American AZ hcathcn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11

Con. 1. Reid. editor of thc Peru Tc-
publican, and Barnalas &. Hobbs, havn
ben nominated by Gov. Porter A TruS-
tees Of The Normal school,, a Tegrc
Haute,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11

In the PoStofiicc Regulations Con-
cerning Third-Ciass Mail
Matter.

Under new rule Of the posfof'lcc de-
partment. adopted July lst. l87a,.a great
many written documents could be sent
Through the mails at the rate ofone cent.
for each two ounces. This rule has been
revoked, and the following Is tho new
order, which business men should pre-
serve for future reference:
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nl1 Is oI ADyEET,sEING.

nA1 rs oT ADVERTISING
ror square, 10 lines or less, week, 81 90
Each subsequent insertion, ~ cts.
Longer advertisements at the Same rate,
A fraction over even square or squares,
counted as square. These are the terms
{or transient advertisements; a rcasona-
ble deduction will be made TO regular
advertisers.
Notices Of appointment Of admins
frators and legal notices Of like character
70 be paid in advance.
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.
For Township Officers, each $1.o0
For County z.oo
ror District. Circuit. Or State. 500
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PRIcE or sUBscKirrioN.
single Subscription, for iiity Nos, 81 o.
For six months, "
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-12-31
The Heart as a Machine.

The heart is probably the most eff.
cient piece ofphysical apparatus known.
From purely mechanical point of view
it is something like eight times us eff.
Client as the best steam engine. 1t may
be described, mechanically, as little
more than double force pump fur
nished with two reservoirs and two
pipes of outflow; and the main problem
of its action is hydro-dynamical. The
left ventricle has a capacity of about
three ounces; il beats seventy-five times
a minute: and vhe work done in over
coming the resistance CT the circulating
system is equivalent to lifting its charge
of blood little short of ten feet (9.923
feet). The average weight of the heart
is little under ten ounces (9.S9 ounces).
The daily work of the left ventricle is,
in round numbers, ninety foot-tons !;
adding the work OF the right ventricle,
the work of The entire organ is nearly
l25 foot-tons. The hourly work OF the
heart is accordingly equivalent to lift
ing itself 10000 an hour.
An active mountain climber can
average 1000 feet Of ascent an hour, or
one-twentieth the work of the heart.
The prize A lp engine, Bavaria, lifted
its own weight 2,7O0 feet an hour, thus
demonstrating only one-eighth the eff
cheney of the heart. Four elements
have to be considered in estimating the
hearts work: (D the statical pressure
of the blood column equal to the ami
mails height, which has to be sustained ;
(2) the force consume in overcoming
the inertia of the blood veins; (3) the
resistance offered by tho capillary YES
sells; az the friction in the heart itself.
This, in state of health, is kept at its
minimum by the fabricated serous
membrane of the pericardium.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-12-31
The Preservation OF Wood.

tits known that the decay Of timber
first begins through the fermentation OF
sap within the pores, and that it is con.
timed after this by the absorption OF
water. The naturalization of the acids
in the timber by the use of lime has
been made use of it TO preserve 1t from
decay with success; but the most ettec-
tive methods have been to saturate the
pores with oils or mineral salts. Creo-
so,e ami petroleum have been used sue
cessfully, but few persons are aware OF
the enormous absorptive capacity OF
timber for the liquids. Cypress wood,
when dry will absorb thirty nine pounds
or five gallons of oil per cubic foot, and
California redwood and pine. absorbs
twice their " eight when perfectly dry.
But it is not necessary for perfect pres
ervation that timber should be fully
saturated, one gallon per cubic foot, for
the most porous woods will be fully eff
fective. and coating of one and three
quarters of pint per square foot for
weather boards, or half as much for
shingles willrender then perfectly water
proof. In some careful experiments
recently made, dry spruce absorbed,
during two days soaking, nearly twope
cent. of its weight of water, and but one
tenth as much when treated with oil !;
dry pine absorbed sixteen per cent. of
its weight, and oiled pine absorbed none
that could be ascertained by careful
weighing. Pine has proved to be the
most easily water proofed of any timber.
Those who wish to preserve single
roofs will be able to draw their own in
ference AS to the usefulness OF coating
them with crude petroleum. Cleveland
Qe~ol1
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-12-31
uIndependent Ins.imgs."

Traps for minx-Ulsters and derby
hats.
When love meets love they take
caressed.
Ambition is the staircase to the bal
eony of fame.
The glazier always takes his little
glass before he begins his work.
The average cat is fond Of boating
and has his yawl out at night.
Wonder if we should name our paper
"Trouble would anybody borrow it.
W. Paine. of Philadelphia, wants to
advertise with us and have us take Paine
medicines. Our advertisers have way
of Paine cash that suits us better. II
he had signed his name collie it would
have done as well as double you Paine.
A correspondent wants to know what
we do for chilblains. Never did any
thing. What are clrilblains anyway.
that we should do anything for them?
What is the use of having poormasters
if we've got to be continually doing
something for all these things that
come alongP Ed. L. Adaras. in MarUthon
IqdepenleHt
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-12-31
A xuls,s Fieht nith 4 Bear.

Some of the old citizens of Canton,
KY, were mighty Nimrods in their day,
and tell wonderful stories of their ex-
perience when bears were plentiful IN
that region. The following sample of
what they are able to do in the story
telling line is taken from letter in the
New York San:
"Speakin' of bears" said Uncle Sam
Sheerer. a veteran who looked as il he
might have fought by the side of Gen.
Leslie Coombs at the battle OF the River
Raisin, :" thar's a powerful sight OF sense
in a mule, though that's nothin' new.
You all may think you know as much
about mules as anybody, but did you
ever see mule fight bearp No? Well.
have. and / owned the mule that did
it. Way back in-I reckon we needn't
mind the year, was ridin' through II
patch of canebrake on big black mule,
when a stable bear came out OF the
brush and made for me. / didn't have
my rifle along, and SO / whipped up the
mule to get out of the canebrake. but
when we got into the timber. he stopped
in the middle of glade, and nothin'
could make the cussed crittur stir an
inch. AS the bear was comm on at a
right peart pace, 1 slipped Off the fools
back, and Skinned up tree. When l
was well fixed in the branches, / looked
down into the glade, and saw leetle the
queerest sight that my eyes had ever
been treated to. The mule faced the
bear, and the bear came head on Mt the
mule. Just as old Brownie was ready
to fight, the mule gathered his heels to-
l,t- 4 IN a
shot out of a shovel. That bear was as
tonished nearly out of his senses; but rs
soon rs he could get his wits he turned
square around and made for the mule.
Again the mule gathered himself mp and
gave flynn leap over the bears head,
lightin' clear on t'other side. If that
game wasn't kept up for full half an
hour, then my name amt Sam Sheerer,
and I didn't sit up in that tree watchin'
the whole performance. The mulo was
in the highest kind of spirits, and en-
loved the fun up to the top notch, to
iud e by the way he snorted and snick.
cred whenever he went over old Brownie.
But the bear was the maddest crittur. ]
reckon. that ever stood on four legs. He
wheeled and turned, and growled and
roared, and snapped and slapped, until
he wasn't able to do justice to the sub
ject any more; then he sat up on his
launches and painted. with his big red
tongue lolling out. Then was the time
for the mule to show fight. and he back ed
up his battery. The first time he let his
heels fly he took the bear square on the
side of the head, and sent him sprawl.
Ing. Then he examined his work, and
snickered when he saw that the job was
done, and l slipped down the tree and
went and cut the bears throat. Now,
Gentlemen. it is fact, that before that
time the mule would never allow me to
carry rs much as sheepskin on his
back; but he stood still and let me load
the bear on to the saddle, and mighty
tough lob had of it"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-12-31


was there, i'll aud alone, uncared for,
ssve by the mercenary landiady, or,
worse still, by slatternly servant.
went up the steps and rang the bell. A
slip of q girl opened the door 10 me,
and I hauded her my card, saying
mechanically, "Ask MissScreven if she
will see me-"
I trusted that he name John Bell
between the closed shutters and thrilled
nae through and through. Perhaps she
would perhaps lead her to suppose that
I was cousin or the father of her
friend.
The slip of servant-maid looked at
the card and then looked at me,
Frances Screven ?" she said, interroga-
lively.
"Yes," replied. Then I took the
card, ran my pencil through the en-
grsved name, and scrawled my illegible
signature below it. The servant took
the card again and skurried away. leay-
ing me standing there in the cold, dark
entry.
1t was several minutes before she re-
appeared, and then it was only to say
in a sing-song tone, "Three flights up
first door to the right"
went up the three flights and
raped at the first door to the right.
A voice called out, Come in"
entered medium sized, plainly
furnished room that was redolent of
tobacco. There were two arm-chairs,
large table, covered with faded cloth,
and an old.fashioned horse hair lounge,
from which, as I entered, q young man
rose. He was thin and hollow-eyed,
end beard of several days growth
made him look, to say the least, un-
kempt. "Mr. Bell, Ipresume, he said,
Offering me his hand and then drawing
up chair for me.
81 have called to see Miss Screven, +"
said I.
"Have you, indeed ?" he replied, in q
nasty, sneering way.
It flashed through me at once. It
was her husband! She had deceived
me!
"May 1 ask if you are any relation to
Miss Jane Bell, of Dundas, Washington
county, New York, post flee box 1922
he continued, in the same sneering
way.
/ suffered ard stammered, tried to
lie, and nearly choked myself to death.
l wanted to be diplomatic; l wanted to
shield her from his anger.
"Who the deuce are you, anyway
he exclaimed.
"I-I am John Bell" I answered
and I have called to see your sister.
Is she i'll p
81 haven't any sister," said he, non
chalantly "that is, I am my own sister,
and she has just escaped pneumonia"
The truth flashed upon me. "You
are an impostor, sir !" l exclaimed.
"Your sister doesn't think So" said
he, copplacently.
81 haven't any sister, said I, in my
turn.
He wheeled sharply about: "Who is
Miss Bell, them"
81 am all the Miss Bell that exists"
I answered, grimly.
"What p he exclaimed "you are the
petted darling who wanted to be a
poet and an essayist and Lord only
knows what all? You are the only
child of wealthy parents? You are the
lovely creature who sits in pink bou-
doir and writes verses with gold pen
and on perfumed paper?"
"Yes," said 7, desperately.
Screven dropped into chair and
roared. "a sell all round!" said he.
and then he laughed until he cried,
while I quietly stole away back to the
hotel, sadder but a wiser man.
Charles Dunnng, in LippncoH.
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tn C0SsUHPTIyRs.

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scrofulous affection of the lnngs, may, in Its
early stages, be cured by free use of this
God given remedy. See article on consnmp-
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Worlds Dispensary Dino Series of pamphlets,
costs two stamps, postpaid. Address WORLDS
DIsPExsARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo,
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Vegetine.
| Made up my Mind to try the
vegetine.
BUFFALO, Dec. 81. 1915.

BUFFALO,, Dec. ~, 1876
MR. r. Il. STEyEss:
Dear sir-I reside at No 7iS Niagara street, Of this
city. am 60 years of aga Tor several YeaTs past
have been in feeble health. Ms complaint Is what
the doctors call GENERAL DEB1tfTT OF tho system
AT times suffered severe pains in Ihy side ana BACK
used a number of remedies without receiving any
relief Nv attention WIS called to your advertise
mcnt of NEGETINE IN cur paper. made M nv
mind 70 try the yEGETIsE sent and bought some: IL
seemed 10 help from .he frst, and in short time
my health improved. have used number OF bot
ties. and am now enjoying better health than have
for number OF wears I have recommended the
VEGErISE 20 my sister and also to several acqraint
anceS and they haye used ID with equally good NJ
suits II is the host medicine for weakness and gen
eral debility OF the system that know OF. and DO
with great confidence recommend IL 10 all my friends
good medicine would also state that for a
great many years have been sufferer rom rhVu-
matism. aud sine comm need using the Woe
ZINE have had but very little trouble from IL.
Yours. very respectfully.
Mrs. SAMUEL GREENE.
lam personally aoHuainted with Mrs Greene, ard
know her as s reliable and honest lady, and also
know that the above statemept Is true.
Yours. respectfully.
DE-. B. SMITH,
Dispensing Druggist. $50 Niagara Street
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The stranger ON the Sill.

- :. broad fields Of wheat and corn,
Be'se, oulv home where Twas born;
ID ~ n.,ch tree leans against the wall,
,nd The woodbine wanders over all;
49, il Swallowed doorway STILL
- L. .,ranger's foot has crossed the sill
-,.r. Is the barn-and as of yore,
N NJ smell the hay from The open door,
"a see the busy swallows thronS,
'-1 hear the peewee's mournful song;
a ' ~, stranger comes-oh, painful proof,
~ ~. sbeaves are piled to the heated roof.
~, ,ra "a the orcharl-the very trees
Where NV childhood knew long hours Of ease
,.s watched the shsdowy moments run,
T r nv lite has imbibed more shade than sun
m, swing from the bow still sweeps the air,
mt tbe strangers children are swinging there
There bubbles the shady sprlpg below,
With IFS bulrush brook where the hazels grow
,Tva. there found the calamus root,
And watched the minnows poise the shoot,
And heard the robin lave his wing
But strangers bucket is at the spring.
Oh, Y who daily cross tie sil,
SEP lightly. for love it siil;
And when you crowd the old barn caves,
Then think VIA. countless harvest sheaYes
Have passed. within that scented door
To gladden. eyes lLat are no more.
Deal kindly wiki these orchard trees;
And when your children crowd your knees.
Their sweetest fruit they shall impart,
Az If old memories stirred their heart
To Youthful sport still leave the swing.
And IN sweet reverence hold tho spring.
The barn, the trees. the brook, the birds,
The meadows with their lowing herds,
The voodbine on the cottage wall
Nv heart still fingers with them all,
Re strangers on my native sill,
Step lightly, for love it still.