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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22
Incopgruous Fancies in Dreaming.

In work published by DIR, Sy-
monds of England, the author tells US
that, in sleep-with the muscles re-
laxed, the senses at rest, thought and
voluntary motion in repose-the work
of the organic functions goes on, the
blood circulates, is purified by respira-
ton, and, for the time being, the body
lives the life of a vegetable. But
there are varied degrees of sleep.
Some of our senses may be compara-
tively wakeful, whilst others are in
sound repose In this state one organ
may receive impressions that will ex-
cite activity of association in others
more or less wakeful. It is this in
complete state Of sleep, this semi
repose of the faculties, which produces
dreams.
DR.. Macnish, happening to sleep in
damp sheets, dreamed he was dragged
through a stream" Dr. Symonds
witnessed in his sleep what he thought
was a prolonged storm Of thunder,
which he was afterward able to trace
to the light of a candle brought sud-
denly into the dark room where he
had fallen asleep. He relates that a
person having blister applied to his
head. fancied he was scalped by par
ty of Indians. Il remember when a
boy, sleeping in strange house, in an
old-fashioned room, with an oaken
store-cupboard oveY the bed, | dreamt
that was being murdered, the assas-
sin struck me on the head, and | awoke
with a sense of pain in that region
Putting my hand to my forehead ]
found it sticky-witb blood. [ felt
almost too i'll to cry for help, but al
length | alarmed the household; and
on procuring light. it was discovered
that some fermenting jam had leaked
through the bottom of the cupboard
and fallen upon my head in sluggish
stream. A few months ago, shortly
before going to bed, friend had beer
discussing with me the peculiar in
stincts of animals, and, more particu
larly, their sense of the coming on o.
storms. After this he dreamed he wa
a Worcester short-horn grazing in 1
pleasant meadow on the Herefordshir
side of Malvern Hills. He had mum
Der Of companions. Signs Of storm
appeared in the sky; a misty vapo
hung on the well-known beacon. IL
remembered distinctly, although h
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22
[Phrenologic al Journal.l
MOraIity and Health,

To strive for perfect health should
be the first duty Of Christian. An
earnest writer in the Alpha says:
"Some one may demur at this and put
a Christian character at the helm, but
| maintain that we cannot have the
best Christian character without good
health. Again, you may revert to
some sick friend Of yours who is SO
resigned to her lot, so sweet, so gentle,
so lovely on her sick-bed. You envy
her her heavenly frame of mind;
would almost be willing to be sick
yourself for the sake Of making the
same acquisition. All! but it is not
the suffering that makes your friend
so lovely. It is because she has learn
ed to be patient with it. | think in
every case Of confirmed invalidism,
where this happy resignation exists,
could its developing process be shown
it would be found that, previous to
its attainment, the person had passed
through dark season of discomfort,
and perhaps fretfulness at the hard
lot which only through strong effort
was finally overcome. There is
enough in the conflicting, stirring
elements of the world to discipline the
character of sickness never comes.
"The notion is prevalent that sick
ness is sentas a special dispensa-
tion of Providence, but that
is a very unphilosophical notion.
Good health is the result of our obedi-
ence to Gods laws, and disease is the
result of disobedience Of Gods laws.
The following story is to the point:
"An honest deacon, living in !,
frequently held discussion with a
physician belonging to the same re-
ligious society-the deacon declaring
that all pains and diseases were pro-
duced by the mysterious ways of Di-
vine Providence, and the doctor as
sturdily declaring that they were pro-
duced by mankind themselves, by
violating the laws of health One
evening the deacon ate heartily of
buckwheat-cakes and sausages, and
was seized during the night with
severe fit of collie. He sent for the
doctor, who very promptly refused to
go, sending him word that if God
thought proper to afflict him, provi-
dentially, with the collie, it was his
duty to grin and bear it and not COM
plain: at all events, he thoug ht it was
not his place to give medicine that
would interfere with the operations of
Providence! In an hour or two the
servant returned, declaring that his
master could live only short time if
he did not obtain relief; and the ply
sician, knowing that Gods laws were
just and inexorable, and that He
would not suspend them to relieve a
thousand deacons, thought his brother
had been punished enough for his
folly, and concluded to try the effect
of a little medicine As he entered
the room he saw, at glance, the
cause of the difficulty, and giving
him a small quantity Of tartar emetic,
he soon found relief. The worthy
deacon learned from sad experience to
recognize Gods laws for mans phys
ical as we'll as mans moral govern
ment.'
"Do not let us make a pack-horse
of Providence to carry blame that
should rest on human shoulders.
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TeleDhOne Statistics.

1t is stated that there are 1926
subscribers in Boston, 4,O6O in New
York, 2,422 in Paris, 1900 in London,
600 in Vienna, and 581 in Berlin. It
is estimated that there are upward of
100000 in the whole of the United
States, certain small towns, with a
population less than 1000, having 80
to so subscribers. Consequently, in
these latter places, there is telephone
to every 90 inhabitants; while in
Zurich it is 1 to 200; in New York, 1
to 500; Brussels, 1 to 800; Paris, 1 to
1000; Berlin, to 1000; London, 1
to 5000; and St. Petersburg, 1 to
4,000.-,ScientJfc american.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22
Aid of Machinery to Labor.

Labor is natural burden upon hu-,
manity; yet it is the key which unS
locks the storehouse of wealth, con-
venience, and luxury. By the use Of
invented and applied machinery mus
cular work is greatly relieved, and re-
suits cheaply and extensively obtained:
In all this, however, intelligent skill
is not supplanted; but rather there is
a wider field created for the same, and
more and more does it come into de-
mand as the facilities for production
multiply. Man, Of course, may exist
as our forefathers did, living in rude
and limited way on the necessaries of
life, and even these secured only at
the expense of oppressive toll; but as
improvements are made, and varied
and enlarged benefits flow therefrom,
he rises in the scale Of being, and the
sphere of life is extended. The easy
supply of want in any direction only
begets efforts in others; and as matters
thus progress, instead of the demand
for useful industry being diminished,
there is more and more inducement to
laborers to employ themselves with
the exercise of every faculty.
It is mistaken view, therefore, to
imagine that there is the least tenden-
cy in the use of machinery to super,
sede the necessity of workmen, and
take from them all opportunity to Ia
Dor. Their skillful hands, discerning
eyes, and intelligent brains are surely
destined to find an ever widening
field. Of course, the worker must not
remain stationary, content to live and
die an antiquated fossil, while all the
world about him is changing and pro-
crossing. What he once did painful
ly and slowly with the hands alone he
must now more abundantly accom-
plish through the agency of labor
saving devices and tools. Society has
need of more production, and will only
be satisfied with even more and more.
With its prosperity and progress the
laborer shares; and to-day he has
more of the comforts and luxuries of
life than were enjoyed by kings hun
dred years ago. The prejudice against
improvement, and the jealousy against
capital and associations in their efforts
to manage and direct production into
more efficient and beneficial chan
nels should disappear. As changes
occur, old ruts should be promptly
abandoned. By adapting himself to
circumstances as they are thrust upon
him, there is not man who cannot
succeed and find market for his labor
far beyond his ability to supply
Dubuque Trade Journal.
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The Scope of the Sewing Machine.

There are few conquests left for the
sewing machine of the future to make
in the line Of variety. So various
have been the uses to which our pres
ent machines have been adapted that
little is left the hand needle to do.
There are machines to sew the heav-
lest leather, and others to stitch the
finest gauze or lace. Machines make
button holes and eylet holes superior
to the best hand work, and at a speed
that would asphyxiate an ordinary
seamstress: while buttons are sewed
on by modern attachments faster, in
both enses, than can possibly be done
by the needle with the 'eye in the
other end. There are overseam ma
chimes that sew carpets, others for
glove work, and similar ones for fur
sewing, and these leave seam that
fattens out neatly, and the stitching
is as smooth and regular as can be de-
sired by the most exacting. Other
machines sew books and pamphlets,
while still others, with wire for thread,
sew brooms and brushes. Sewing ma
chimes with the shuttle concealed in
the end of long and slender arm sew
the soles on shoes and boots with a
speed and rapidity that make two pair
cost less than one pair would other
wise cost, while outlasting four pair
of the old fashioned ready made foot
gear.
Dash machines will sew around the
dash of a carriage almost in twink
ling Of an eye, and such is their ca
pacity that will stitch to the center
of an eight foot circle. Writing and
embroidery Of various kinds may be
done on almost any of our modern
machines without any attachment,
and some Of them will darn and patch
in manner to delight the tired
mother of houseful Of romping boys.
Two or more parallel rows Of stitch
ing may be done on the twin-there
may be triplet-needle machine;
and one of the latest achievements of
this machine is to sew the fiat seam
in flour bolt cloth, feat until re-
Gently considered impossible. Cord
age is sewed by machine, and so is
straw braid for hats and bonnets.
The scope Of the sewing machine
seems seems limited only by the va
riety of work the needs of mankind
and womankind-may demand. The
sewing machine inventor, as class,
may soon have to sit down, as did
Alexander, and cry because there are
no more worlds for him to conquer.
He will doubtless regret that he was
not born little earlier in the sewing
machine age. before all the great in
ventions had been studied out and per-
fected. There is little left for him to
do except in the direction of perfect
ing the present machines and cheap
ening their production. But even
here he will find ample and profitable
work for his inventive genius and
mechanical skill.-Seacing Machine
Journal
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22
Men Do Not Die For Beer.

Bob Burdette, in the Burlington
Hawkeye, says: "Men have fought,
bled and died, but not for beer. Ar
mold Winkleried did not throw him.
self upon the Austrian spears because
he was ordered to close his saloon at
9 o'clock. William Tell did not hide
the arrow under his coat to kill the
tyrant because the edict had gone
forth that the freeborn Switzer could
not drink a keg of beer every Sunday.
Warren did net die that beer might
flow as the brooks ripple and murmur
seven days in a week. Tea-mild,
harmless, effeminate, much sneered at
temperance beverage that it isis a
grander figure, and fills brighter,
more glorious figure in the history of
the noble struggle for human liberty
than beer. Men liked it, but they
fought rather than take it.
The fights around a whisky barrel
do not pass into history; they pass
into police court records. Even the
battle Of Brandywine was not fought
that whisky might be free. No
clause in the declaration Of independ-
ence declares that Sunday concert
garden with five brass horns and six
ty-eight kegs of beer are the inaliena-
BILE rights of free people and the cor
ner stone of all good governments.
The battles of this world have been
fought for grander things than free
whisky. The heroes who usually fall
in the struggle for the supremacy of
rum are usually shot in the neck, and
their martyrdom is generally c,ouded
by the phantoms of the Jim jams.
There will be no temperance war.
Whisky makes men fight, it is true,
but they usually fight each other.
And if they don't the chances are all
in favor of the sober people. 1t is
poor temperance man who can't get
away with drunken neighbor, if he
can get him drunk enough"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22

was cow, watching, with sense of
great delight, the beauty of the pre-
liminary tokens of the storm. With
the other COWS he quietly strolled
toward the shelter of an adjacent tree
and waited until the storm should
break. He was chewing the cud, and
he relished its herbaceous flavor. He
distinctly remembered wagging his
tall yet all the time he had full rea-
soning faculties, and lively sense Of
the beauties of the scenery"
Dr. Macnish says once his dreaming
Travelled so far into the regions Of alb
surdity, that he conceived himself to
be riding upon his own back; one Of
the resemblances being mounted on
another, and both animated with a
soul appertaining to himself in such
a manner that he knew not whether
he was the carrier or the carried.
These are odd examples Of the in
congruity of ''the imperfection of the
dreaming memory" which is most
strongly illustrated when we dream Of
those who are dead. "We believe
them still to be living, simply because
we have forgotten that they are dead. !"
A friend Of DIR. Symonds dreamed
that he was dead, and that he carried
his own body in a coach to bury it.
When he reached the place of burial,
a stranger said, II would not ad-
wise you, sir, to bury your body in this
place, for they are about to build so
near it, that 1 have no doubt the body
will be disturbed by the builders"
"That," replied the dreamer, sis very
true. I thank you for the informa-
tion, and will bury it in another spot; ;
upon which he awoke.-PhrenOlogical
Journal.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22
A Blessing.

The pain in all his joints became
intense; fever, with its deteriorating
effects, was now added, and he became
rapidly reduced to the semblance of a
skeleton, while vitality reached its
lowest possible condition, and his suf-
ferings were of such indescribable
character that those who most loved
him sometimes thought it would be
better if he were called away. At this
time, physicians, well-known in this
city (Pittsburg), informed his parents
that he was in imminent danger of
total Paralysis, and directly afterward
they announced to his sorrowful
mother that they could give no hopes
OF his recovery. At this juncture the
use of Peru',a was commenced, and
in six weeks VIM. Lincoln Curtis was
well and at work. Read page % of
DR.. Hartman's 'Ills Of Life" get it
from your Druggist.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22
How Two GeOl gians were Left in Calling
ON the Governor.

J. M. D. Kelly, Clerk, and J. Hew-
lit, Sheriff, of Carroll county, came to
Atlanta and determined to call on
Governor Stephens. Before doing so
they took a shave, had their hair
trimmed, and dyked up in new suits.
The hall door Of the mansion was
open, and the visitors, noticing two
men at the other end Of the hall,
walked in. As they passed the thresh-
old they bowed and touched their hats
gracefully. The men at the lower
end Of the hall did the same.
"They motioned us to 60 in this
parlor," said Kelly, turning to the
right and walking in. After sitting
there awhile, Hewitt said:
"Are you sure that fellow told US
to come in here?"
''Yes," said Kelly, 'but I'll go ask
him again"
As Kelly walked out of the parlor
door, he saw man walk out OF the
parlor door on the same side, at the
other end of the hall.
"Did you say go in there?" Kelly
asked, beckoning back into the parlor.
Instantly the man at the other end
beckoned back to the parlor, and Kelly
entered it again.
He says, right in here, Jim. I saw
him again"
Another long wait. At last both
visitors got uneasy and determined to
try it again. As they walked out into
the hall two men entered it again
from the same side, lower down.
Hewitt and Kelly again motioned
toward the parlor. Both the strange
men pointed to the parlor. They
started back, when Kelly stopped sud-
denly, gazed intently at the two men,
and then shook his head. The bald
headed man down the hall did the
same thing. He then lifted his leg
and the bald-headed man did the same
thing.
Look here, JIM" said he, "I'll be
swamped if we amt been talking to
ourselves all the time. That end of
the house is looking-glass"
And that's just what it was.-At-
lanta Constitution.
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Winding up the Clock
When the Weary Wheels We're
Almost Still. a Lucky Acct
cident Reveals the
Lost Key.

How long did you say you had it?
twenty-five yeors."
'swhat! a bad cough, with occasional attacks OF
hemorrhage, for twenty five years? Why. man, it's
mercy that there's dozen pounds left of you."
Abraham Orner, of Highspire, Danphin County,
Pa, stuck to his statement and when the exclama-
tions of wonder ceased, he added:
Exactly. You're right. 1t is a mercy. But the
greatest mercy of all is that before actually coughed
myself of existence, got hold of Parkers Ginger
Tonic, and few bottles of it cured me-
''Cured you? Relieved you, you mean ?''
~ mean what say; it cured me,'' said Mr.. Orner,
simply. II feel like another man,
Please take especial notice; Parker's Ginger Tonic
is not of ginger; not mere stomachic.
The ordinary preparations of ginger beneficial
for transient aches but at that point their value ends
Parkers Ginger Tonic far wider and totally
different field 1t attacks and dissipates radical and
chronic diseases of the Lungs, Kidneys, Liver and
Nerves. 1t is delicious to the palate as 1t is
prompt and effective in operation. Ginger is only
GmOHg many powerful curatives which the Tonic
holds in combination. Test its virtue for that cough
ofyours for any of the ills which require an H.
vigorant for the whole system.
And, above ALL do not permit yourself to be misled.
Parkers Ginger Tonic stands alone. Nothing else is
'just good, Prices so cents and 81. Economy in
Buying the larger size. Hiscox Co., New York.
1febS3-m-hcnrm
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22

THE success of the Republican par
ty in October next will largely depend
upon the action of the. Legislature
upon the Temperance question, which
is to be again considered this week
Let not our Representatives deceive
themselves, or mistake the temper of
the people A tax law may be well
enough in it's place, but it is not what
is demanded or will satisfy now
Constitutional amendment is the only
practical solution of the temperance
question, and the submission of the
question Of prohibitory power to a
vote Of the people the very least that
will meet the demands of the hour
Nor can the Legislature safely ignore
the sentiment represented by the thou
sands of petitions for prohibitory
amendment.-Geauga Republican.
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A NOurishing Wine.

Old and infrm persons need some
mild tonic or gentle stimulant, .es-
pecially at this season. The wine
madea at Speer's Mount Prospect Vine
yards, in New Jersey, called Speer's
Port Grape Wine, is used in the At
lantic States as the best tonic wine
known, and is regarded as pure, and
is very popular among physicians. 1t
is especially beneficial for females and
old people.-St. Louis Republican.
For sale by W. F. Scott and E. D.
Lewis, Jackson, and C. M. Williams
Weilston. 15feb2t
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22
A Fireman's Fortune.

The San Francisco (Cal.) Chronicle,
in an article on the Fire Department
of San Francisco, gives the following
from Asst. Chief Engineer Matthew
Brady: II have been subject to an
aggravating pain in my chest for over
four years. resorted to various
modes of treatment to obtain relief.
| have had my chest terribly blistered.
No physician could tell what was the
matter with me. Two weeks ago I
commenced using st. Jacobs Oil. 1t
has cured me-"
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Beware of Alcoholic Bitters.

Thousands have been ruined for
life by drinking popular nostrums,
the principal ingredient of which was
alcohol. Such "bitters'' are deceptive
in their effects; they cause intoxication
and temporary relief, while they fos-
ter the drunkard's appetite. DIR. Ken
nedy's "Favorite Remedy does not
heat and infame the blood; it cools
and purifes it. Better than this,
even it has cured many a raving appe-
tite for drink. 1t will do you good,
not evil, all the days of your life.
All Druggists sell it. DIR. David
Kennedy, Proprietor, Rondout, N. Y
22feb-2t.
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Bread. GriddIe.Cakes

Save all the bits and crusts Of bread,
whether they are toasted or not, until
you have supply sufficient to make
about one quart Of crumbs. Pour
enough of boiling water upon them to
soak them thoroughly, and let them
stand until perfectly soft; them beat
them until they separate into small
particles; mix with them four table
spoonfuls of flour; then add milk
enough to make thin batter, and one
beaten egg. Mix we'll together, and
bake in cakes. on a hot griddle.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22

A LADY in Cleveland few days ago
called upon wealthy citizen for mon
ey to help on the work for constitu-
tional prohibition. He said he was in
favor of license and opposed to prohi-
bition. and asked her how long she
was going to keep up the work. She
replied that just so long as he contin-
ued to build orphanages for the chill
dren of drunken parents she would
work to prevent making parents drunk
and thus furnishing inmates for the
orphanage. A new thought struck
him. A smile irradiated his benevo-
lent face as he handed her fifty dol
lars.-Dela,oare Signal.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22

A GOOD INvEsTMENT.-One of our
prominent business men said to us the
other day: SIN the spring my wife
got all run down and could not eat
anything; passing your store l saw a
pile of Hoods Sarsaparilla in the
window, and l got bottle. After
she had taken it week she had a
rousing appetite, and did her every
thing. She took three bottles, and it
was the best three dollars | ever in
vested. c. |. HOOP & Co.,
Lowell, Mass.
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How to Shorten Life.

The receipt is simple. You have
only to take violent cold, and neg
lect it. Abernethy, the great English
surgeon, asked lady who told him
she only had cough: What would
you have? The plague?" Beware of
"only coughs" The worst cases can
however, be cured by DIR. VIM.
HALLS BALSAM for the LUNGS.
In Whooping Cough and Group it
Immediately allays irritation, and is
sure to prevent fatal termination of
the disease. Sold by all druggists and
dealers in medicine.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-22

A TINY little fellow living in all
Eastern city, but away out on the
borders where the circuses did not
come, or professions, and who had
never seen a soldier in full rig, was
sent to the door by his mother, who
heard the bell ring. 1t was Col. S.,
in full regimentals, as it was the day
of the Inauguration of the Governor.
'Tell your mother, little man, to
please come to the door moment; |
want to speak to her."
Charley went up stairs and appeared
before his mother with the most awe
struck face.
Mama, there is some one at the
door wants to see you"
"Who is it, my son?"
Il don't know, but l think it's God. y
Detroit Post.