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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-13

The following patents were granted
70 citizens Of Indians. week eacing
Feb. 5. 1855, reported expressly fos
this paper by Jos. H. Hunter. Solicitor
Of A merican aud Foreign Patents s36 I
street, Washington, ID c.:
Geo. w. Blair. Wabash. thill coupling
JOS. g. Gofi. Connersrille. saw guard +.
w. Robinson. Richmond. traction en-
CINE; H. d. Robinson. Chester, hay lad
der: A. W. Thomas. Bedford. harrow
Chas. n Jenne. Indianapolis. station in
dicator: Dan. Lindahl. Chesterscn
stove; A. u. Grukmann, indianapolis
barrel skid; Fremont Swain. Indianapc'
lis. bic, clc; Philip vanbrigg'e. Russia
vile. fence post stephen Ballard. Win
chester. cider press; III. ID. Spsngler
Nashville. p.ow handle; II. 1 Brown
vi-tula. piston Jno. Loveit. Indianapo
lie. roller skate: Saml Roush, Wilmot
removable school church seat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-13

Italy has q good feet. The United
states have no feet worthy Of meniion.
Twenty fighting Fsrrsguts with our en-
tire Navy al their backs could not op-
pose 4 successful resistance 70 one Of the
first-ciass Italian war-steamers- Yet
Italy spent less than twelve millions Of
dollars upon her feet in the year ending
June 30. lse4 rather less in the preced-
ing year. aud only ten millions in the
year before thar. while our Govern
menf. in its anxiety for the peoples In
terests. spent or made away with fifteen
and quarter millions in the year end.
ing June 80. lsr3. and twenty-three and
4 half millions ia the preceding year.
what has become OF this immense SUN
We az know that We have no ships Mr..
Reward tells us that .'tLe United States
Navy does not own single dock ~
does not own single ordnance foundry.
Il cannot cast single gun What
have We 10 show for the millions that We
have wasted?- Evansville Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-13

on Monday morning last. the nsw
farm house OF Jackson w. Allen neal
Al6ordsviIie was burned to the ground
The ,ire caught in the kitchen roof. from
The cook stove. All, or most Of ths
furniture was saved. Loss and damage
ahout $500: insured for $500. Mrs
Allen 4 jus, convalescing from scver'
attack OF pleuro pneumonia, snd grave
frar- are entertained that the fright anf
excitement may result In Q relapse - Loo
rootce Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-13

America wa discovered in 1497-
There are 215o languages
Envelopes were first used In 1639-
The fret steel pen was used in 1899.
A hand lnorse meAsure) II four inches.
Ths average human life II thirty-one
years.
-hs first luc.fer match wss made IN
1879.
Kerosene was 6rst rssd'sfor lighting
purposes in ls26.
The lirst newspaper wss probably
published in England in 1858.
The frst newspaper advertisement sp-
peared in 1854
Measure log feet on each side, and you
will have . square acre. within an inch.
Tie present national colors Of the
United Ssaies;wsre not adopted BY Con-
gress until iii.
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A Washington correspondent, speak
ing of = reception in that city. says;
-.The ladies We'd with each other In strip
ping tor the occasion. There were :
great many superb dresses, but the
greater portion OF the goods in most
cases was on the floor, leaving the up
nrr norton OF the human form divine
Win scsnt enough covering. One gem
sleman said: 4 would like very much
"a speak 70 Mrs. G., but she has got 90
few clothes on I'm ashamed to-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-13

"A Republican legislator from Mitchell
comfy. North Carolina. when he arrived
=, Raleigh and discovered that his col
le-rues of the same political faith were
III negroes aud revenue ofhrers. Went
home in disgust. and now declines q
|perform ris legislative dntirs- There y
I'm his actinn whole volume Of eloquent
explanation OF the reason Why the ofii-
|cisi Republican party at tho South L
small II not selte,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-13

Col. A. Il. Mcclure, writing from
Birmingham, Ala, 10 his paper. the
Philadeiphia Times, closes as follows:
\ This country will draw the young men
uf energy from the coal and iron noun
ltains OF Pennss lvania. just As the fertile
|prairics OF the West have drawn the
lvoung men Of energy from our Penn
|sylvania farms. and there is room for
h thousands ~ them. with better prospects
lof success than la any new State or Ter
lriiory of tile Union. These are strong
Expressions. but l write them only after
llhe most exhaustive inquiry aud careful
examination. aud know tina; they are
inilv warranted. This il the coal and
iron empire Of the South. aud. believe.
the future coal and iron empire OF the
United States; and IL has \ climate and
soil adapted 10 the bnuulifui growth Of
everything grown ~ Pennsylvanis, with
onc.sixih Of the entire cotton crop of the
South added IL Is the eQuss Of Penn
svlvania ia forests. field aud mine. with
climate. natural Highway aud cheapuess
of product turning the scales IN her "a.
yor. Thes. are stubborn truths aud LEI
lus profit by them they will not make
Pennsy lvanis poor. for her people and
resources are equal 10 any aud All the
OF industry and trade. but they
will make Aabama rich. and that will
multiply the wealth aud grandeur of the
ixhole Union
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Our tobacco merchants have been un-
usually busy during the week receiving
tobacco The crop i larger than ever
produced BY any other county " t.e
state. Acreage 600. number of POUNDS
10000. Tie proceeds will exceed
Ss 0.Ovo. ~ Boonville Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-13

Hon. J. n. willard. our state Senator,
h making his mark in the Legislature
|,his winter IL fact he u looked apon
as the leader Of Democracy in Indiana
Every bill offered bv him u Ia the inter.
Iess 81 the poor lahoring class. and against
and monopolies. = Bedford
Democrat.
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Class in geography hy--Who Can ieii
ms a., thing about strait ~ asset 'ns
teacher. Boy ~ heard ~ asd ssx
Is.i night, that Il beat two psiT
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NOT be paid for the products OF the farm
aud factory, that we are ashamed 10 A.
tempt formal proof Of II. The present
financial difficulty Il not 50 much the re-
suit OF over production as II 10 OF UNDER
consumption. IL is not that the pro-
ducts of the farm and factory are not
but that those who need them
are not able 10 pay for them, because
they paid nine hundred million dollars
for liquor. Thus the saloon antagonizes
every other interest Of society This -
whv we have hard times. and poor mar
kets. What are we going 10 do about
iii? Just keep still for fear Of our popu-
.|Iaritv! How many to-day are In this
condition? Il will not do for me 10 say
against this crime Of crimes.
10, il will make me unpopular! Il has
been the case With politicians; 1t has
been the case with all classes even the
,lminisiers of the gospel, who ought 70
.be the first TO fight sin and crime, they
loo, (poor :eIIows) are afraid Of their
popularity! Have We not heard them
-lsay. q, we must keep quiet on this sub
lject! they are afraid Of their bread and
,lbutter. We think indeed all such ought
ito losc both. and we believe they viii.
I'VE once knew preacher who Ooasted
.lof his popularity among the liquor men
said that he kept quiet on that suhJeci,
and wss therefore popular even with
the saloon men. Indeed. We do not
know but he was more popular with
them than with his own church mem
bers. Tor when his time was up. they
'(the saloon men) serensded him and bis
family. and made him quite little purse.
Now. did those men not feel very much
cncour ged in their heliish work OF
sending souls 10 destruction. even by =
preacher? Now, which 90 you suppose
that preacher did most for during his
,three years stay At that place, the cause
Christ or Of the devil? We do not think
,that minister that cannot stand up for
God. right and humanity. has any claim
ito the sympsthies Of Christian people.
That kind Of popularity will Kill sl their
influence Popularity with the liGnor
linen and interest. will kill any church
preacher or politician. Yes, my breth.
;Iren. that and not ST. John. is whss hal
Killed the dear old Republican party
lie who thinks ST. John did II mSs'
think him the greatest man 10 oIrnafion
No. IL was not him. il was their fear o
with the liquor men that die
'lit. Then we Republicans should not fire.
,labout hard timee. A READER.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-04
The December Magazines.

The Mot t k AmericaT t Regie'0 e largely SS
Grant writes upon "Halleck's Injustice to
Grant" Gen. Fry tells of his "Acquaint-
ance with Grant" and Gen. Rosecrans of
Grants Mistakes" Senator Boutwell, has
an article upon Johnson's plot. so much
talked about in the newspapers of late. The
editor, Mr.. Rice, in IL paper on "A Disfran-
chised People," claims that the citizens of
Delaware are such. motley and Monarch"
is the strange title under which CO... lnger-
soil writes of Lincoln. Rome and the In
QUESTIONS" is a learned Catholic defence of
the charge of cruelty against these ecclesi-
astical tribunals-outside of Spain. S. Dana
Horton gives rejoinder to the silver sym
postum of the November number. Israel
Green, the Lieutenant who struck John
Brown in the face with his sabre after he
was down, tells his version of the Harper's
Ferry affair
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-04
Cornwall.

Mr.. Benjamin Fields is confined to the
house by illness.
Miss Gertie Bond hes returned to her
school in Castleton.
Most of the schools in town begin
their winter terms on Monday next.
The singing class under the instruction
OF Mr.. Buckner is progressing finely.
Winter has fairly set in. There is on
siderable corn yet to be husked and few
potatoes to be dug.
From Another Correspondent
Jaundice seems to be quite prevalent
among children in some parts of our
town.
Our musicloving people are having
quite treat attending the singing les
sons, given day and evening at the town
hall this week under the direction of
Prof. Buchanan; and several of the
schools have delayed commencing on oc-
count of it.
Mrs. Amanda Hinman, widow of the
late Judge Human of New Haven, is
very low with bronchial pneumonia at
b. G. Parkill's. Mrs. Human came to
town about two weeks since to attend
the funeral of her brother, VIM. Z. Sam
son, and while here contracted a severe
cold which has Frustrated her. Dr.
Smith of Middlebury is in attendance
Her family physician, DR.. Hall of New
Haven,has been called in consultation.
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vcrgennes.

Mrs. L. f. Benton is quite sick. Miss
Myrtle Farwell is assisting in caring for
her.
Nell NJ. Peters, formerly of this city,
but now of New London. Ct. has lately
been elected constable of that town.
There was passable sleighng for
Thanksgiving, if we did have to go with
out our turkey; but others did the same.
The steamer Water Lily is hauled upon
her ways, there to remain until spring.
She has done a fairly good business the
past season.
Henry Wissell, at j. w. Jackson's, had
the misfortune to get his ankle broken
while scuilling. DR.. Woodbridge is at
tending him.
Mrs. Hiram Curer leaves this week
for Elizabethtown, n. Y, and Miss Ella
Bradbury left on Monday last for Flori-
da to spend the winter.
When the news of the death of Vice
President Hendricks reached this city a
general feeling of sorrow was expressed
by Republicans as well as Democrats.
j. w. Jackson was interviewed in the
cause of temperance on Tuesday and the
result was that he contributed something
handsome for the general expenses of the
State.
A little child, aged months, of w. o.
Forth died Wednesday with whooping
cough, of which there are several cases.
Among the victims are Mrs. III. y. Eli
tharp and daughter.
Will Bradbury, the popular mail agent,
has been quite indispOsed this week.
caused by catching a severe cold; but he
pluckily stuck to his post, although it
was pretty hard work to do so.
The thoroughbred African jubilee min
strel company, born in this city, will
open up to the public on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of this week and
promise all who attend lots of fun; and
it will be Just as they say in regard to it.
The remains of Mrs. Scovell Buckley
were brought to this city last Friday
morning and funeral services were held
from the Episcopal church at 10 a. m
The intcrment was in the Western GENE.
terry. The deceased was former resi-
dent of this city. Her husband, who
died some years ago, was a brother OF
the late Daniel Buckley.
The death of Daniel Kimball at North
Clarendon last Wednesday evening was
not wholly unexpected, as he had been
gradually failing for several days. He
had suffered from neuralgia for number
of years. la his death the town loses a
much-respected citizen, always ready to
lend assistance in anything tending &c
the public good. He had been in years
past prominently identified with the
New England, the State and Rutland
county agricultural societies and owned
one of the best herds of short-horn cattle
in the State. He leaves Il widow, one
son. Geo. f. Q. kimball of Nergennes, and
one daughter, the wife of d. c. Hicks OF
Clarendon. Mr., kimbal was y years of
age. The funeral took place from his
late residence on Saturday. Rev. G.. III.
Morse officiating and Il large number OF
bis townsmen being present to pay thei-
last Tribute of respect to the deceased.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-04

The people of the South are evidently
in need of civilization, if nothing else.
They are as intolerant as ever. notwith-
standing the lessons taught by the events
of the past twenty years. The Rut-
land Herald lately published an account,
CLEANED from private letters, of a typical
Southern outrage. Mrs. Parr. daughter
of the late DR.. David Page of Rutland,
and her husband. Rev. j. H. Parr, had a
school for colored girls at Qultman. Ga.
1t was large and tlourishing, with nearly
200 pupils. The whites of the region
had always hated the institution. had
tried t. shoot its managers, and, finally,
on the 10th of last month, they covered
the roof of the building with kerosene
and set it on fire. The inmates narrowly
escaped with their lives. by the time we
could get the gate unlocked" writes Mrs.
Parr. 1--WE were almost roasted. No one
came to our rescue or made an alarm till
the rafters were exposed and the tower
fallen; then some white men leisurely APP
peared.' No one offered to assist them
or take them IN, but when morning came
a Baptist minister, native of Michi-
gan, lat the risk of his life and those of
his family" cared for them. The school
is to be given up.
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Current Opinion.

If George F. Edmunds is willing to be
the next president of the Senate and act
ing vice-president, he should be.-Prori-
dence Journal.
Mr.. Hendricks has been conspicuous as
a public man for more than thirty-five
years. Adopting the Democratic faith at
the beginning of his career, he was faith
full to it to the last. There was no &C.
centricity and no compromise in his po-
litical ideas. The doctrines of Jefferson
and Jackson were his doctrines, and he
held fast to the traditional craftsmanship
of his party.-NeW York Sun.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-04

THE veXed problem of the presidential
succession is again brought to the front
by the vice-president's death. The gen.
eral opinion seems to be that there is no
president pro tempore of the Senate and
consequently no one to succeed Mr..
Cleveland should he be taken off before
the meeting of Congress on Tuesday
next. Such thing is not at all likely to
happen; but it is painful to think what
might be the result. Obviously the first
act of Congress should be to adopt some
one of the plans that have been proposed
for regulating the succ ession, or devise
better
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-04
Weybridge.

Spriggs q Sturtevant are shipping a
number of carloads of sheep to Boston
this week.
Judge Harrington is somewhat better,
as are Mrs. Nj. n. Baker, Mrs. Spriggs
and Miss Lizzie Stewart.
Grant Sprague of Albany, n. Y, and
Mrs. Chas. Gilmore of Swanton, spent
Thanksgiving at the home of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. f. Sprague.
Albert Warner caught horse running
away with Concord buggy, when near
his home, on Monday eve about o'clock.
He had been unable to find an owner up
to Tuesday. 1t had run some distance,
judging from the appearances. There
was bag of oats in the buggy.
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Concerning the Street Lights.

Editor Register G Journal We don't
know who among our trustees has the
oversight of street-lighting; but whoever
it is had better look to their agents and
see that there is more regularity in the
performance of that duty. In cold, dark,
rainy nights the lights away from the
bridge are not lighted, perhaps to make
up for times when they are left to burn
all day. Former lighters were regular
in their duties, but not so now. Who is
to blame? TAXPAYER.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-04
Obituary..
WILLIAM L. SAMSON.

The subject of this sketch died at Saratoga
Is, 1885, He was born in Cornwall, VT, bee. 8,
1918. Most of his life up to 1870 was spent in his
native town, and upon the old hOmcs stead, now
occupied by Mr. l.. j. Samso one of the two sur
vivng brothers. He was in the line of noble
ancestry. From its ORGANIZATION the Congre a.
tlonal church in Cornwall has been served and
strengthened by those who have borne and hon
ored the name of samson. Daniel Samson, the
great uncle of William + f, was one of the eight
who orga lied the church July b. 1855. and was
one of its detcons from l79s to 1882. His grand
father, Eliphalet Samson, united with this church
in March, 1883, and continued here until his
DEATH His great grandfather. William Samson,
removed from Londonderry, \. H., TO Cornwall,
and joined this church in August, 1857. He
served as deacon from 1853 to 1888. The father
of william +. was Reuben samson. lie lived
and died in Cornwall; joining the church in 1921
he continued an exemplary memb until death.
Eliphalet Samson. ir, uncle of William e.,
from 1852 to 1861.
The personal qualities Of Mr.. Samson made il
easy for HIM to win friends and equally easy to
retain them. lie had warm heart and genial
manners. lie loved society and any company {
friends was the more social because of his pres
enCc.
He was but sixteen years of age when he n ade
profession of religion and united with the
Cornwall church. This was near the close of the
remarkable ministry OF Father Bushnell" In
his infancy he had been baptized by this godly
man, and all his youth had been nodded by his
kind and faithful teaching. For hfty-bne years
that sowing was continually hearing excellent
and fitting fruitage. The service of his Master
was TO him real and joyous service. To him
Christian duty was not a mere matter OF cOnYen-
ience, but business of pine Importance, His
pastor at Saratoga Springs testihes that he could
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1885.

on Wednesday of last week was great
surprise to the whole nation. The de-
ceased was Democrat of the old school,
an intense partisan, but an honest man.
His views upon public questions were
not of the broadcast, though doubtless
agreeing with those of majority of his
party. Full details of his last hours and
a sketch of his career will be found on the
inside pages.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-04
BridpOrt.

Miss Mary f. Converse of this town
last August went to Mississippi to teach.
There she was taken sick and returned TO
her sisters in Allegheny. Pa. She con-
tinued to grow worse and died at Allie
gheny on Wednesday of last week. The
remains were buried at that place.
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East Middlebury.

This place has new postmaster, a
Democrat, James A. Douglass, who sue
ceeds Milo +. Day.
Mrs. M. f. Jennings and her daughter
May saw a robin Tuesday morning, the
I'd, on tree near their house. 1t was
singing
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-04

On Sunday last II ladies united on pro
baton with the NJ. E. church and 4 by
letter; II of them were baptized by
sprinkling. p. E. Bennett otficiated. as
sisted by the pastor. The sacrament of
the Lords Supper was administered af-
terward by the same, assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Wright of the w. NJ. church. The
work is still going on very quietly yet
surely.
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slS,65 rs

The December term of the county
court opens on Tuesday next, the Sth.
The indications are that some interesting
cases will be tried and that the term may
be long one. This is list of
THE PETIT JURORS:
Addison-Charles Cough.
Bridport-Joseph K. Crane, A. w. Huntley.
Bristol-O. V. Carpenter, John X. Kilborn.
Cornwall-A, :. Bingham.
ferrlsburgh-George W. Kellogg, Samuel A
Kenyon.
Goshen-Hiram D. Aver.
GranVille-George +. Wilson,
Hancock-Hiram X. Perry.
Observation-Disclosures Fisk
Lincoln-Wm. w. Varney, W ebster \. Cove
Middlebury-Philo 5. Severance, Homer b.
Wright.
Monk tOn-H. 5. Stone.
New Haven-W. S. Walker, T.. IL. Squire
Orwell-C. A Cook, v V. Blackmer
Panton-Wm. Conant.
RiptOn-J. W Baker.
Salisbury-A. T.. Whitney.
Shoreham-G. A. Cutting, +. f. Stickney,
Starksboro-W. W. Fuller.
Vergennes-J. S. Hickok. VIM. Dalrymple
Waltham -Anson NJ. Hallock-
Weybridge-lI. A. BOce.
Whiting-Daniel Holmes.
States Attorney Hawkins has been
rather indisposed of late; and, while he
expects to be in attendance upon court,
may not be able to take so active part as
usual in the conduct of the States bust
ness.