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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-11
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-11

Farmers o. Others coming town viii Be furnished
stable ROOM We are prepared 20 sccour1odats Con-
nercial travellers end Others with nrst-c.a<< turn-oet
~ short notice. We also prepares 70 board eeFsee
81 he dAy o. week. Please xive Ne call
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The Press., 1884-10-09

The production of coal is growing with with surprising rapidity. It should be noted that, within the past year or eight cen months, extraordinary facilities have been established for the mining of coal up- on more extended scale .than ever before. The coal road mileage built during this time, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir- ginia, Indiana, Illinois and Alabama, will fall very little short of six hundred miles, to say nothing of the greater mileage not exclusively dependent on coal traffic.
 Very little of this new territory has yet been opened. The question now is ''what to. do with it.' The manufacturing de- mand has greatly fallen of. It would be interesting to know the amount of coal within easy reach of the miner which these regions afford, but thea is simply enormous. .
The Press., 1884-10-09
Issued Every Thursday Evening.

The demand for animals for exhibition in Europe and in civilized America has armed contemplating hunters with net and trap, and sent them far into fthe wilds Qf unexplored Africa. The Soudan, part of that continent to which attention and even anxiety are now directed, has long been hunting ground for the providers of the dealers like MT. Jamroch, whose re- pository at East-end London has been so frequently described. The difficulty of catching the animals is very great. A hip popotamus, for instance, may be netted ; but he is 8 very big ''fsh" to land safe and we'll, to send over hundreds of miles of Soudan tracks, to ship sound and iln good condition, and to land. at q. a.kuropeah port after sea voyage. The cost of such an undertaking is very great and not pi- frequently is incurred Tn vain. Dehcatte animals torn from the stean1fng swamps and ready thickets in which they delight are very apt, after all the pains and risk of capturing them, to die upon their enslaver's hands.
 Perhaps thegking of beasts is as hardy as any of his subJects. At least he suffers less in captivity than the majority of them, if we may accept as proof the frequent leo nine families which bring rejoicing to the Geological gardens of London and Dublin. So keen is the pursuit of genuine wild beasts in the Soudan and the regions ad. joining that within very few years trav- elers have noted remarkable falling of in big game. Between the sportsmen who go fully equipped for slaughter from this and other countries, the natives, now bet ter armed than formerly, and the snarers who seek live specimens for MT. Jamroch and his brethren, the monarchs of the des- ,ert and forest are having hard time of it just now, and have little to thank steam 1 for in bringing the white man into the | heart of their fastnesses.
The Press., 1884-10-09

Hotel Mail: A good story never pub- lished tells how 9 letter, postmarked Go- shen, N. Y., and directed simply "Mr. Astor, New York, , was delivered to John Jacob Astor not long ago. Not having a correspondent in the land of .'rnilk and honey" and failing to recognize the hand= writing, 1t occurred to him it must be in- tended for his brother William, and he sent it to him without comment. William Astor, not knowing his brother John Ja- cob had sent it to him, inferred the letter was for John Jacob, and he being the old est the letter was sent back. John Jacob, after hesitating some time, finally opened 1t. and it was merely an inquiry. from 2 Goshen farmer as to the price of hoard per week at the Astor house, as he antic- ipated visit to the metropolis in a few days. As neither of the Messrs. Astors are addicted toprofane language, very little was said when John Jacob handed William the letter about which they had been so very courteous. 2 gEE & EH
The Press., 1884-10-09

QUEER THINGS IN NEW ZEALAND.-The queerest thing I have seen out here is the so-oalled "bulrush caterpillar" or "vege- table caterpillar" The natives name it "Aweto Hotete," but have two specimens found in Tasmania. The plant is fungus, a sphseria, which grows seven or eight inches above the ground, generally in & single stem, round, and curving at the end like a serpent. This end is thickly cover ed with brown seed for some three inches- It grows near the root of particular tree, the "rata." When pulled up, its single root is found to be solid wood. Every de- tail of this grub is preserved. The spharia always grows out of the nape of its neck. It is supposed that when this grub Chat of large moth, burrows ill the ground one of the seeds gets between the scales of the neck, strikes root, and completely turns the interior of the creature into it's own substance. Only the shell is left in tact, no smallest rootlet appearing any where The aborigines also eat this pure white grub, and friend tells me that, taken raw, it is delicious. The New Zealanders also burn: the caterpillar root and rub 1t into their tattoo wounds. A good many white people, 1t is said, believe that the plant actually develops the cater pillar form, and if this be true, we cannot laugh much at those who believed in the vegetable Scythian Lamb, and the Man drake Man, of, which specimens are pre- served in the Surgeons Museum at Lon don -l---.=
The Press., 1884-10-09

Now. the rules of the school allowed the .Soung ladies to go out only with the fath- .er,1 the brother or the fortunate young man to whom she might be engaged. So, when Rachel's friend, Marie Kent, wentto ask permission to drive with MT. Wilcox, the principal asked :a.. aT} }a.yg g
 ''And who is MT. Wilcox, Miss Marie ?" sa ssHegisa friend of mine. "EM e a
 @ .sYou know the rules, Miss Marie he is certainly not your father, 'f sg-g-.~a .v3i
 sNo," said Marie, dendurely. e'a s&a s srs
 s'You have nc. half brother named VII 00a No said pssf Marie. l7ll
 "Are you engaged to the gentleman ?'' '
 ssNos said Marie, ''but I shall be be- fore we come home" -Tas
The Press., 1884-10-09

The third annual Beebe reunion was held with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Beebe at Hampden on Saturday afternoon and even- ing. Sept. 27th. The older folks spent very social afternoon, reviewing old mem- ories and associations, while the younger ones were engaged in games, etc. A col, lation was served from well filled tables, after which the musical talent of both old and young made the house ring with the beautiful "songs of Zion." A parting hymn was sung at half past eight, and 8 happy company separated, hoping to meet again next year. Es hE@#@H
The Press., 1884-10-09
BABY-LAND.s

" . aaA t < a Y ' t f4A# ' How many miles to Baby Land ? .0
 Any one can tell ]; ", Y a '
 Up one flight S ~ 'a6 To your right
 Please to ring the bell.
 What can you see in Baby Land?
 Little folks in white
 53 Downy heads, z i,54s a2 ss Cradle. beds, .
 Faces pure and bright. MT NH What do they do in Baby 1Iand2
 Dream, and wake and nlAy p Laugh and crow. gllssa sd tFtg
 Shout and grow, t. Jolly times have they. sy What do they say in Baby Land Why, the oldest things; ea. Might as well - # Try to tell ~ What the birdie sings. Who is the Queen of Baby Land?
 Mother, kind and sweet; -s And her love, $5s.s ,x
 Born above,
 Guides the little feet. ah
The Press., 1884-10-09

To MY FRIENDs.-As you are well aware that would not recommend that which I did not believe to be good, I desire to say to all who need good, reliable, family medicine, that believe one bottle of Sulphur Bitters will do you more good than any other rem- edy ever saw.-REv. CEPHAs SoULE. tz
The Press., 1884-10-09

Philadelphia Record MT. w. Mattieu Williams once witnessed display of drunk enness among 300 pigs, which had been given barrel of splendid elderberry wine all at once with their swill ssTheir be- havior, :" he says, "was intensely human, exhibiting all the usual manifestations of jolly good fellowship, including that ad- vanced stage where group were rolling over each other and grunting affectionate- ly in tones that were very distinctly inn pressive of swearing good Fellowship all around. Their reeling and staggering, and the expression of their features, all in dicated that alcohol had the same effect on pigs as on men; that under it's influence both stood precisely on the same zoologi- cal level"
The Press., 1884-10-09

Yonkers Statesman :: "They say that fish makes brains," remarked Mrs. Yeast to her friend Mrs. Crimsonbeak, with whom she was dining the other day. "I don't believe it. replied the smart host, who generally liked to have her own way. ssWell, do, {" said the visitor rather em- phatioally. ssWell, I guess I ought to know" !" sharply exclaimed Mrs. Crimson beak, losing her temper tsI've been et-a ing it for the last forty-six years"
The Press., 1884-10-09

WA1Es.-T Dell mill is closed for two weeks, and the Shawville mill is being re painted.
The Press., 1884-10-09

Horace Greeley, more than forty years ago, wrote these strong words: "Enight- ened protection is emphatically the hope and stay of the toiling millions over the whole face of the earth. Wherever ham mer is lifted,a blow held,a shuttle thrown, over the globe, there is one whose direct interest it is that labor should be efficient ly protected not merely in his own but in all countries, and that the excessive and fatal competition of capital with capital, sinew with sinew, privation with privation, to excel in cheapness of production that is, cheapness in money-should be check ed and bounded. Let labor therefore with one mighty voice demand adequate, stable protection, and wider, deeper prosper ity. will soon irradate the land, carrying independence, comfQrt and joy to the dwelling alike of the farmer and artisan in every section of the country" It was more than twenty years after this that pro tection was given thorough trial as the policy of the country. The effect of that policy is seen about us on every hand, It has stimulated the growth of industries and brought us to the front as a manufac- turing nation,
The Press., 1884-10-09

,F Baptist Weekly Lately the head master of an Englsh college for boys suddenly re- solved to preach in the college chapel. Having, presumably, but a slender stock of sermons, he chose one which had evil dently been prepared for small parish church. All went smoothly, if somewhat tediously, until, warming up in his appli- cation, he began, Those of you who are mothers. " Not unnaturally, the congre- gation, being masculine, evinced surprise, di hs hst & and he aa sn9
 some blunder,o hastily added, s'that is,
 those of you who will be- 9a h5
The Press., 1884-10-09

Rockville not only rejoices that it's base ball nine is now acknowledged to be the best in the state league, but the Leader proudly says that recent visitor from Bos- ton admitted that Rockville brown bread beats the Boston article. 2o 542G7@ g@it
The Press., 1884-10-09

MANSFIELD Storrs agricultural school has opened with a full attendance, as farmers are beginning to realize that education benefits young man who has decided to remain on the farm. The junior class has "A members. The senior class has one additional member Two mem- bers of '84 have returned to take the post graduate course. The juniors reoite in the morning from 9 to 12, and work in the afternoon from four to five hours. The evenings are studiously occupied in the preparation of the next days lessons. The seniors recite in the afternoon and work during the morning. There is no time for indolence to take root. The school has had number of visitors lately, but it is place where they are always welcome.
The Press., 1884-10-09

There is talksof giving the members of the Rockville League ball club a benefit game, at the close of the season. They |certainly deserve it, as they have all work led hard for the success of the club, and have brought it from sixth position to third, and are making it warm for the Mer- idens, in holding second position.
The Press., 1884-10-09
LOCAL ToPIes-PRsn,D AND scIssoRED

The Union Agricultural Fair at Som- CTS last week proved a big success. The exhibits of produce, especially corn and potatoes, showed that the season has been long enough to ripen crops. Fewer speci- mems of fruit than usual were shown, par t1cularly in pears, grapes and quinces. A number of fancy articles were shown, be- sides patchwork in silk, cotton and woolen
 with table-spreads, tidies, floor and table, mats in great variety. Somers had B yokes of oxen. Enfield 9 and Ellington II,
 besides AZ loose cattle. There were some good exhibits of poultry, few horses and colts, and only two or three sheep or swine. The eating tents did rushing trade, there being no regular dinner gotten up. Every thing passed off quietly and satisfactorily.
 President o. Ravens called the society to order soon after 2 o'clock in the Con- gregational church. A short speech was made by ex-Gov. Hyde of Stafford, and and performed their other duties The exercises were varied with singing by To- cal talent. A few of the lending prizes were Flooded stock, shorthorns, John Allen, $6; W. O. Pomeroy, $3. 5O;, Jerseys, D. M. Kimball, $2.50; Devons, bull calf and heifer, W. O. Pomeroy, $3; grade Attorneys, K. Keeny, $1 <: grade Durhams, K. V. Chapin, $1. About the same per sons took the prizes for cattle of different ages, c. Tiffany, Oliver. Pease, Charles Davis, s. B. Cooley, 0. Harris, c. Hazens, John Allen, o. F: Pomeroy, H. A. Ward well and K. V. Chapin getting from $1 to $2; driving horses, l.. w. Cady, $3, 50 i; o. Pease, $2. 50; K. V. Chapin, $2 ; draft. horses, William Brainard and J. w.. Field, $2 each; mares and colts, H. l.. Adams, $1 three year old, B. J. Wells $2, B. 0. Blodgett $1 two year old, James Delany $1, Cyrus Lee $1. Sheep, William D. Pomeroy, $1.50; swine, J. Mcknight i; poultry, light bramas, D. Meacham, 75 cents Plymouth Rocks. s. H. Perry. 50 cents bantams, Belle CAapin % cents, R. Chapin 50 cents potatoes, Carlos Brad ley, $2; beets, turnips and carrots, H. K. Baker, 50 cents i; corn, H. Wardwell, 50 cents apples, William Burdick and w. M. Phillips, $1 each; pears, pIums, etc., K. ". Chapin, $1 grapes, Newell Par sons, $1 dairy butter, Mrs. s. H. Perry, 50 cents cheese, Mrs. 0. Hayes of Wal lop, 76 years old, 30 cents; wheat bread, Lurie Kellogg, .25 cents; fruit, 12 var1e- ties, Mrs. S., .H. Perry, $; bedquilts, Mary Kimball of Ellington, 85 cents ]; crazy work materials, Mrs. G. 0. Wood,
 75 cents cotton log cabin, Mrs. George Burlingame, 50 cents Mrs. Fannie Kib- bee, 50T cents knit spread, Mary Wood, $1 Mrs. William Kibbe, 75 cents; ap- plique rugs, Louisa Kibbe, 1st, 30 cents j; the largest number of quilted rugs, etc.,
 by one contributor, Mrs. B. F. Wardwell,
 75 cents paintings, Dora Kibbe of Ell ington, 50 cents. .vls ta@saa7 9@HzsEs se
The Press., 1884-10-09

E PUEFER, Custom Boot and Shoe He Maker and Repairer. The best of workmeR and the best of stock Central Hall Block, Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1884-10-09

~ 1T. PRESTON, Counselor at Law, Os Notary Public and Justice of the Peace, Will lington, Conn.
The Press., 1884-10-09

A WAY TO GROW WIsE.-After reading 8 book or an article, or an item of informa- tion from any reliable source, before turn ing your attention to other things, give two or three minutes quiet thought to the subject that has just been presented to your mind see how much you can re- member concerning it; and if there are any new ideas, instructive facts, or points of especial interest that impressed you as you read, force yourself to recall them. It may be little trouble at first until your mind gets under control and learns to obey your will, but the very effort to think it all out will engrave the facts deeply up- on the memory, 50 deeply that they will not be effaced by the rushing in of new and different set of ideas whereas, if the matter be given no further consideration at all, the impressions you have received will fade away so entirely that within a few weeks you will be totally unable to re- member more than dim outline of them. Form the good habit, then, of always re- viewing what has just been read It exer- cises and disciplines the mental faculties, strengthens the memory, and teaches con centration of thought. You will soon learn, in this way, to think and reason in telligently, to separate and classify differ ent kinds of information and in time the mind, instead of being lumber room in which the various contents are thrown to- gether in careless confusion and disorder, will become a store-house where each spe- cial class or item of knowledge, neatly la- beled, has its own particular place and is ready for use the instant there is need of it. f1j ..a. r
The Press., 1884-10-09

MRS. a. ". CONGDON. Ladies' MI Hair Work. Orders, until further notice, may be left with Mrs. T. C., ,Lathrop.
The Press., 1884-10-09

SUGAR REDUCTION. Sugar is wonderful ly cheap just now, and is growing cheap .er. One can go to his grocer and buy in any quantity from l to 100 pounds, the best granulated sugar for 8 cents pound. No such price was ever quoted before, even in ante -bellum days. In consequence of this cheapness consumption of sugar has increased rapidly. ItIt is said that the United States has increased its con sumption one-fourth in the past yeer
 Notwithstanding this fact, the amount of sugar in stock is larger than ever before. And this, too, in spite of the fact that Gu ba sends us very little sugar now, owing to the heavy export duty. The reduction in the cost of sugar IS a blessing. Sugar is an, item of prime necessity in the house. hold. It ranks with flour as the staple which costs most in the economy of the family kitchen. Flour and sugar form the largest items in the grocers' bill, always. And not the least of the blessings of cheap sugar is that 1t is too cheap to be adulter- ated. Glucose actually costs more than sugar. There may be some article mixed with sugar to give it weight, but the su- gar we do get is real sugar. Several causes are ascribed for the low price of su- gar. One is the new tariff, which admits one class of sugar free. This has vastly increased our supply from South America and the East Indies. But the chief factor, ill the problem is said to be the stimula- tion given to the production of beet sugar in Germany. We get but little beet sugar in this country, though the German beet sugar crop controls the price for the world.
The Press., 1884-10-09

.n Who is wise? He that learns from every one. ..,5 t5s5.3., @f5,se 5ss f.ses.91.4 .j8
The Press., 1884-10-09
J. A. MEDBERY.

OYSTERS received fresh every day at F. 0 0. PROUTY'S, opposite Central Hall. Sold 1n any quantity or served up cooked or raw. Also to- bacco' confectionerys etc. lIIl ! i I q
The Press., 1884-10-09
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Y w. CHANDLER, Insurance and Q Real Estate Agency, Stafford Springs. Office at residence on Westford Avenue. a
The Press., 1884-10-09

F N. CRANE, Manufacturer of and Robes, Whips, Trunks, Fancy Mats, etc.
The Press., 1884-10-09

Who isrichea Be that is content.
The Press., 1884-10-09

E w. BROOKS, Oak, Chestnut, Hem L lock and Pine Lumber, sawed to order. Shin- gles for sale Mil three miles from the Springs
The Press., 1884-10-09

r s. CLARK, M. D., ROckwell's Main-st. Telephone at Office and at Residence.
The Press., 1884-10-09

IT. SMITH, Dentist, Warren's Block.
 1le Best work at usual prices. Chloroform, Gas andEther administered painless extraction of teeth
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-22
J. C. EVANS COMPANY,
Who Wants a Herd Law 3.


The Eastern part of the state wants
IL, because they have but few stock
and are an agricultural people. The
large pasture men and cattle kings of
The West want IL because they have the
facility OF grazing their stock on their
own land without the necessity Of a
herder, and because when such law
is passed they can buy out the small
stockmen for low price. The sheep
men want ii because they have to herd
their sheep any way The large landed
iuonopolies which the legislature has
built up, and through the herd law
seek to foster, want it because 1t will
increase the price of their land and
give n ready market for the same. But
the small farmer and small stockman
out West do not want it, and why?
Because, like Othello. they would lose
their occupation. They would be COM
PEELED, for want of land sufficient to
herd their stock, to sell TO the large
pusture-nian at whatever price he
chose to give them. The liberal
minded conservative man and patriot
ioes not want IL. because IL would
build up one Of the grandest monopo-
lies the state ever Witnessed, and the
legislator who votes for such bill had
just as well provide himself with IA
suit of political burial clothes, for his
political requiem will have been sung.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-22
l.iIIi;lticS.

An old man, well known in Tarrant
county by the name of Dave Hammer.
living five miles south OF hl-,city was
tried on the charge OF luDacy before
IA Jury in the county court yesterday
and found Ia he OF un-0u d mud H.
was delivered To the sheriff and vii
be sent TO the asylum mt Austin in a
few days. NJ iss Jessie Reeves madecom
plaiut against II young woman named
Hattie. 10 the effect that she believed
the girl TO be Of uusound mind.
Hattie has been drinking all the
chloroiorm she could obtain for some
time and would wander about the
streets In half nude condition. she
was arrested and locked up In the
crank house. Her trial viii come OIL
In u day of 70.