The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-28

MINIEI& 10 4
Much apprehcn<i0n has been occ1sioned
throughout America from the announcements
made b. Professor Proctor that the return In
nineteen years Of the great comet q last sun
mer viii cause the destruction "a the eartn.
But while people are becoming % strangely
exercised over this announcement, N event %
far more serious Importance, which T. taking
place to-day, seems 70 BE- almost wholly essr,
looked. The nature of this most vital subject
can be best explained By relating the following
bi,hop II b. Haven. known TO the entire
land, xas unaccounfably awakened one night
out Or . sound s,cep, and iay aNake NIL
morning. His mind seemed unusually active,
and he not only reviewed his past life, which
hai been IN eFcntfui one, but laid extensive
pIans for the future. He did not feel especial
n IN. but could not account Tor the unusuAi
activity q hs brain, nor for me restlesSnsss
inv lie had Tut little appetite, but MS appa-
rently well IN otter respects. In Z lev DAYS
however. he can % feel restless and morbid.
although he tried earnestly 20 oycrcome me
feeling which had taken possession q nin;
But Try a. he would the shadow "a some evil
seemed 70 follow him. and he was conscious
al 4 gradual sinking AMI wasting away 81 AL
III phvsical faculties. lie hal been an earnest
anidillgent worker. and IN his zeal frequent.
y over-tAxed biz strength, and penE apso1ps1
.u M.H ASH MX4M - 49, -"
symptoms with which be was afflicted, nus
permitting the work OF destruction 20 20 on
UNDECIDED But the end finally came IN . most
peremptory manner. shortly before nis ucatn
be wrote . letter-the last one ne ever fnnitc1
in which he speaks = follows; q peist
that death Il near Affects different minds dtl-
f~ereutiv. but probably al who are IN afairconr
difiou 81 physical and mental strength instinct
iveiy shrink from Il with an inleinahlc dread
and horror: a dying man = no more ave q
himself 10 forcsec his own destiny ~ the ucs-
Siny 81 those he leaves than he was before pc
Ire recent sad and sudden death Of Hon.
Clukson Y. Potter Il one Of the most serious
warnings ever given tn the long iist ~ inn.-
ncrAhlc cases 81 fatal neglect IL y not suf-
fcient % sAy that many other brilliant men
inrladiur Everett Summer. Chase. Wood. VII
sou and Carpenter. were swept away ~ the
same fatal trouble The question 4. were these
men sufficiently careful "A their nss,an, ~
~, u speaking Of Ar. Potter sudden Illness
s0n~ o} re physicians Who attended Mr.
Potter here Va interviewed last evening. Ia
stated that Mr.. Potter's inability 20 conVetss
hal for some time served - b4i1c the my
sicians IN their Efforts 70 determine the r.on'
Of his illness. Il seems, however, that Nr
! Potter. some two ycArs aC0. suffered q siiSi'
attack 81 kidney disease Unwiee dercni
ence upon ! robust constitution and natural.
I|rlEEL MEIILM< LII MA~+|&@ 1879 ~
, ~. doubtless sovcd the seeds or > diseAs'
/ that needed but some suct PERSONAL neEiec
, q that or Tuesday morning 70 develop ffon
the symptoms at first shown. u was though
that biz only Trouble was nervous pro~trafinn
\ but his long continuance IN sem'-nnsun
! sciOus state led "a the belief that ne Hines
! was seated IN . chronic difficulty more myste
t. ri0us and dangerous" -,
I u % he latter part % last year NJ. 4
Y ward Z. Hook, : member q tns go l ~.
street. New York. He had everything % eu
Y courage him. and make life happy. but "a n
\ lie victim o. understandable uncA<inc<e. ~
exrericnce - described ~ one Who knew
Wa = follows: .At unexpected times AZ
y On occasions when Ne had the greatest reAso
~ feel Joyous be uas irritable and haunte
v with strange feelings Of discomfort re 81
y deavorcd 10 check these feelings and Ape.
w Pleasant. but Il required . great effort " Z
~ ~. after which he would again rcsapse iu'
/. his former morbid mood. This feeling so
= tinucd for ! number Or months. when I
N became conscious of - added scnss