The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-01-15

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One is often led wonder, in this life,
whether education, and improved sta
tion and surroundings, very materially
change man, after all. Let man
be blessed with all the advantages OF
wealth and social standing, backed by
the influence of large and powerful
circle of friends, and he may rise in
the world with seemingly phenome-
nal rapidity. He takes his stand IN
the foremost ranks of the social and
. business world. Yet should there be
sprung upon him suddenly some freak
of fortune, or misfortune, calculated
to put his patience to the test, and
bring out prominently his sober
senses. you discover, suddenly, that h+
is but the poor, W, ak man, after, that
he is made up of little temper, and
a good deal of mortal weakness. That
all the furnishing put upon him by
education and excellent surroundings
has melted away before the momen-
tary heat of his passion. A man
should see to it that the inner struc-
ture is complete as well as the out
ward appearance beautiful. A poorly
constructed house may be made of
tolerable beauty by the brush Of the
painter, but the structure IS liable to
go to pieces at any moment. A man. S
first study should be himself, and he
should learn the make up of the man,
thoroughly.
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The tendency of humanity to exag-
geration, and the readiness to attribute
faults to one another, are aptly illus
trated in the various conversations
concerning tie killing Of Maxwell by
johnson. Squire McClung detained
johnson until the investigation. The
testimony at that investigation was
such as to make no case against the
prisoner, and he was set at liberty. No
attempt was made to have him rear
rested, but after he was gone several
parties claimed to have mysterious
knowledge of the inside history Of the
killing, and men are off hunting for
johnson. Had any Of these witnesses
told their story before the man left
the Court House, he would doubtless
have been detained. Men should not
blame the Magistrate for not doing
what they themselves did not do.
There seemed to be a general desire to
do something, but no one seemed dis
posed to take the initiative. The way
for man to make the world go to
suit him. is to take hold and do his
own part willingly, and if he is not
successful he will at least enjoy a
a repose Of conscience.
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Sitting looking out the back win
dow Of our Office, we see four trains,
with five engines moving about the
main and side-tracks of the Railroads.
This speaks volumes Of the growth
and enterprise Of this community.
But few years ago, and we had but
a single branch Railroad, and there
was scarcely any shipment Of coal.
save such as was purchased by the
Railroad Company. Now a large
shipping and general Railroad busi-
ness is being carried on. But very
few years ago, and the entire region
between Jackson and ''Eurekaville,"
(now Coalton) was poor farming re-
gion, and the owners of the hills did
not generally realize the immense
wealth underlying their uneven pas
lures or their hillside corn-felds.
Those who did had no means of get
ting coal to market, and no market to
get it to. Now the lonely old valley
is scene Of industry and thrift-of
humming engines and busy toilers.
Certainly we live in a progressive age!
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In the perusal of patent medicine
advertisements one is struck with the
peculiarly opportune manner by which
Providence ordains affairs in the field
of discovery. Thus a woman has suf-
fered from rheumatism for twenty
five years, and consulted the best doc
tors-they always consult the best
doctors before investing in patent
medicines-and had given her case up
as hopeless, when, by the merest
chance, she picked up newspaper
containing the advertisement Of the
great remedy Of Dr.. who was
formerly Court physician to some of
the crowned heads of Europe and who
now only manufactures his medicine
for the love of humanity. One bottle
worked decided improvement, and
one dozen bottles effected a cure.
Here comes man who was reduced
to a living skeleton" The doctors
all gave him up, aud he had settled
down to die. But, just in the niche
OF time, some friend brought word Of
the great remedy, and now see the re-
suit. The skeleton is great, robust |
man, and can tell story greater and
more robust than he is himself. And |
so on, for testimony. Were it not |
for the great humanitarians, the pa
tent medicine discoverers, the death
rate in the world would be something
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