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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

The number Of suicides In Indiana foI
the six months closing September 40
las reported 70 the secretary OF the state
board 81 health has been 40, against ts
|for the corresponding period lat year
IOf the total, 50 were males and "a fe.
males. Hanging wss the commonesl
method Of scif-destruction, males and
y females having committed suicide ir
this way.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

Professor Tice's son-in-law says the
indications are that the fall Of 1855 will
be cooler than that OF 1894 and farmers
may look out for frost early. Any farmer
who fails 10 look out for it asior this
warning deserves to be frost bitten.-Pe-
tersburr News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

ssWhere was ], ma ?" said little urchin
to his mother, ss be stood gazing at his
drunken father at Salt We'ss park yester-
day. where was when yoU married
pa? Why didnt you take me along? I
could have picked out better man than
he is.r-Eyansvil!e Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

Christianity b protected as the State
religion in Madagascar. The b5st au-
shorities place the number Of Protest.
ants there at $4,000 and Roman Casho.
lies $1,000 Education is compulsory.
One district alone makes return Of
100 900 pupils in the schools.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

FOR square, 10 lines or less, week. 81 oc
Each subsequen insertion, % cts
Longer advertisements At the same rate
4 fraction over even square or squares
counted q Z square. These are the terms
scr trnnsicnt ADVERTISEMENTS; reasona'
HE deduction will be made to regular
Notices Of appointment Of admins
s,-stors and legal notices Of like character
% Be paid in advance.
ASxouSuSG CANDIDATES.
For Township Officers, each sl.oo
For County 30 30
For District, Circuit, or State, o.oo
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

"well. may I hope then. dearest, thai
at some time may have the happiness
OF making you my wifeY "Yes, hop0
50. l am sure. - she replied. II am tired
Of sueing fellows for breach Of promisew r.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

The state officers have arranged to
borrow from the state university endow-
ment fund $4,000 for the uso Of the
state, Is they are authorized to do BY
law enacted last winter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

A dripping-Psn half-;1ll Of cold water
lon the upper crate In the oven will pre-
vent cakc o. pies from burning. Toledo
Blade.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

The Indiana monuments on the bat.
NE field OF Gettysburg will be unveiled
|Oct. 26, and Gov. Gray and bis stall vii
'sttcnd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02
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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-28

che said that my sisters health would no
doubt DO much benefited by the change.
~ may mention, " she added, for the hnst
time taking any real part in the talk, 'that
your sisters state Is not quite all IL should
be. For the last day or two l have been
thinking Of sending for the medical man
who attended her during her unfortunate
confinement He has not seen her for quite
a week. / mentioned it to her this afternoon,
but she appears to have taken Al unaccount-
able dislike to him, and utterly refused Ia
see him. lido not wish to alarm you-I
merely mention this; no doubt you, her
brother, will see to it,"
The peculiar stress she laid upon the word
'brother" told me that was right in think
ing the woman was acting, and that not for
one moment did my assumed fraternity de-
ceive her. This was of no consequence.
II am myself a doctor. Her health will
be my care,n I said. Then / arose.
"You are related to Sir Mervyn Ferrand,
l believe, Mrs. Wilson, l asked.
She gave me a quick look which might
mean anything.
"We are connections" she said, care.
lessly.
"You Nust have been surprised at his
sending his wife away az such a timer
~ am not in the habit of feeling surprised
at Sir Mervyn's actions. He wrote to me
and told me that, knowing my circum-
stances were straitened, he had recon-
mended a lady to come and live with me for
a few months. When I found this lady was
his wife, l own ] was, for once, surprised. ~
From the emphasis which she laid on GER
tain words l knew it was but the fact of
Philippa's being married to the scoundrel
that surprised her, nothing else. l could
see that Mrs. Wilson knew Sir Mervyn Fer
rand thoroughly, and something told me
that her relations with him We're Of a nature
which might not bear investigation.
babe her goodnight, and walked back to
my cottage with a heart in which sorrow,
pity, love, hatred, exultation, and, it may
be, hope, were strangely and inextricably
mingled.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-28

the metal must have been, It seemed TO burn
me like a coal Of fire. Impulsively, thought
lessly, as / ran I hurled the weapon from me,
far, far away. Why should it have been in
Philippa's hand this nightl
I ran madly on, but not for long. My
foot caught in stone, and I fell, half stun
ned and quite breathless, to the ground. It
was some minutes before / recovered myself
sufficiently to once more stand erect. Phil
ippa must have obtained a start which, cou-
pied with her frenzied speed, almost pre-
cluded the possibility of my overtaking her.
Moreover, a strange, uncomfortable inn
pulse swayed me. The touch Of that deadly
weapon still burned my hand. Philippa's
words still rang in my ears. ION, on, on,
up the road yet awhileF" she had cried.
What did she meant What had been done
to-nightq
l must retrace my steps. l must seel 1
must knowl Philippe is flying through the
cold, dark, deadly night; but her frame is
but the frame of a woman. She must soon
grow exhausted, perhaps sink senseless on
the road. Nevertheless, the dreadful fears
which are growing in my mind must be set
at rest; then / can resume the pursuit. At
all cost l must know what has happenedl
Once more l turned and faced the storm.
HeavensI anything might happen on such a
night as this! went on and on, flashing
my lantern as l went on the centre and each
side of the road. I went some distance past
that spot where | judged that Philippa had
swept by me. Then suddenly with a cry of
horror l stopped short. At my very feet, in
the middle of the highway, illumined by the
disk of light cast by my lantern, lay a
whitened mass, and as my eye fell upon ii
/ knew only too well the meaning Of Phil
ippa's wild exclamation, "The wages of sin
The wages of SIM"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-28

folded the letter and placed it in my
breast. wished to keep it, that l might
ssad it again and again during the next
tWenty-fom hours. Long hours they would
be. This letter would aid me to make them
PASS. Philippa made no objection to my
keeping it She sat m~otionless, gazing
xloomily into the fire.
"You knew the mans right name and
AitleFn / asked.
'Yes, from the first. Ali there l wronged
myself, Basil The rank, the riches, perhaps
tempted me; and-Basi, l loved him thenr'
Oh. the piteous regret breathed in that
Inst sentenced Iground my teeth, and felt
ahat there was a stronger passion than even
love. THAT man and / meet tomorrow"
told myself softly.
'But you spoke Of a childf' l said, turning
10 Philippa.
ut is dead-dead-deadr' she cried, with
u Wild laugh. Afortnight ago it died Dead
My grief then; my joy to-dayl Seel / am
"a mourning; tomorrow / shall put that
mourning of. Why mourn for what is a
happy EVENT. No black after tomorrow"
Her mood had once more become excited
AS before, her words came with feverish
sapidity. Itook her hands in mine: they
were now burning.
"Philippa, dearest be calm. You wiIlsee
Nat man no morep
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-28
DARK DAYS
BY HUGH CONWAY.
Author Of "called Back.n
CONTINUED from Sunday. August o.


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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09
PAGERS.
How Saddle Horses Are Evolved-rs,. =,
duct ofthe Thoroughbrea ~ f'o'

-. ie LVoived-The p,.
duct oftlhe Thoroughbred ''o'
The impression prevails amons tbo..
NOS familier with the subject tin as'
family of PAGERS are saddlers. rp, sly
a mistake. There is no animal ~ ~
equine race o abominable tsnn1 D0
scrub PAGER, in whose ancestry snra
dozen years or more nothing but oa,s
blood can be found. A brute of -.
kind would require as much time ,nsl
space to turn in as a COW vi. aia
stumble on a wax floor, and % g 40
failed to break his riders neck in 6b He
way, would jolt the life out of him i p,.s
rough way. From this family ss
PAGERS no good can ever come 3ng ~
they are crossed with some blood tha.
will give themaction. But there is "a
othelr class of PAGERS that stand NV
emincntly above all other species Of ~.
horse kind, for frorn their loins b.ns
come she kingsand queens of the troy
ting ard racing turf and the best saa
die horses>of tie country. These show hSur
the clean limbs and supple actions ~
the thor eughbrsd blood thathas nicked
SO kindly with their pacing ANCESTOR
1t is FROM stations Of this kind. Will
two, thres orfour pacing crosses on u
thoroughbred foundation, that the best
saddle horses Will come, so the pros
auce will have from thirty to forty nov
cent. of tn thoroughbred blood in it. Il
g generally conceded that a
thoroughbred can, live loncor
and go farther under the saddle
with weight up in proportion to his
size, than any other horse. Nature
se.ms to have intended him especiallv
for this purpose. Bat in breeding tbpe
saddle horse as above, man has i'm.
proved upon nature. and secured moi
only a more serviceable animal. but
one that will stand more constant
riding. AS a rule a pure thoroughbred
has no inclination to- 60 n of the
artificial saddle gaits, and when forced
out of a walk goes into.a trot. and ont
of this into q gallop.. On the other
hand, a well-bred saddle horse viii
glide aIong five Or seven miles an hour.
in a smooth, frictionless running walk,
or fox-trot, without jar to himself or
rider, and at either Of these gaits will
go further with Tess fatigue to both horse
and rider than a thoroughbred carving
the same weight and moWsg at the same
speed in a trot. The Thoroughbred
will last, and upon thiss1ine we RELY for
courage, activity, capacity and willing
ness to go. But he is>not inclined to
the saddle gaits, and takes them with
an effort when compelled to. When,
however, his blood is mized with that
of a wclAbred pacer'the.p product has a
natural disposition to the saddle, in
addition TO the desirable qualities of the
runner. For this reason it is necessary
to unite che two lines of blood in one
animal, in order to gst the best mate
rial that nature a give and out of
which, with proper handling, a first
class saddle horse caubezaade.-SpuH
of the Fann1.
"A writer says tha5 it is a fact, es-
tablished beyond successful denial. that
a thoroughbred Shorthorn or Hereford
steer will cost no more to raise 7thana
native, and that at the same age it will
weigh more and command a more
ready sale at a better price.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09
LEARNING TO SPELL.
A.PrOcess Which is a Misunderstanding On
as Ordinarily Conducted.

A!Process Which is a Mi~nd-Stuntins One
as Ordinarily Conducted.
Learning to read the English Ian
guage is one of the worst mind-stunt-
ing. processes hat has formed a part
OF the general education OF any people.
Its evil Influences arises from the.partly
phonetic, partly lawless. character of
English spelling. Although each let
ter represents some sound oftener than
any other, there is hardly a letter in
the alphabet that does not represent
more, than one sound, and hardly a
sound IN the language that is not
represented in several ways while
many words are written with as many
silent letters as significant ones. There
is nothing in any word to, indicate in
which OF these ways it's component
sounds are represented, nothing in the
written group Of letters 10. show which
sounds they stand for, and which of
them, If any, are silent. so that a
learner can never be of pronounc-
ing rightly an English. word that he
! has not heard spoken. or, of spelling
correctly ona. that he has never
seen written. The spelling of each
word must be. learned by sheer
force OF memory. In this work the
Pupll,s reasoning powers can not
be utilized, but must be subdued. while
his memory is sadly oyerworked. In
the affairs Of the ehild's daily life; the
logical following out of rules is, re-
Warded; in learning to spell, it brinos
him only discontinue and beyilder-
ment. He is Taught that J-o-m-e.stands
tor bon (not bo-ne), and tome for ton.
IL that. dome stands for dna. that
gone spells goa, Da-o-v-e spells moon.
and 6-1~o-n-2-s. 6ronz. Now when he
comes in reading to another simllar
words, as noa1e, he has no means of
telling whether to call it non. 1euna.
non: noon. or non; he can only look nm
at tds teacher and wait to be told. The
influence Of the spelling-class quickly
dives him to repress any inclination
t9 reason, and he gives himself up to a
ollnd following Of authority. No child
learns English spelling without getting
the pernicious notioa that cram is het,
ter than thinking, and that common
sense is q t%reachesous guide.-Freden.
5ck a. FermaM, IN Popular Sciences
Monthly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09
o
Methods ca Gonjuration Which Are Conshd-
cred EficaCiouss.

IuetflOuS eN 4OHJufaClOn sG7l3clk Are COnShu-
cred EficaCiouss.
Something was said the, other dav,in
thu. editorial columns in regard to
~voudooism. There was some doubstas
to the spelling of the wora. and t;aere
is some doubt IS 10, the word itself.
The traGh is, 1T is notia gord that rec
ommeinds itself to, the English car or
mind. The negroes, themselves have
translated it inoo "a more expressive
word~-"Hoodoo'-a word hat carries
its OWN emphasis and meaning.
Speaking of @Hoodoo" reminds us
to say that if any of our lady readers
desire to get rid of uheir negro, cooks
quietly and Without trouble, they have
only to place the house brooms in, the
Kitchen with bhe wisp end down aud
Leave it in that position over night As
q matter OF course, none OF our lady
readers are, suIaerstitious, andgit is not
to be supposed that they will place, any
confidence in. so simple a, remedy.
Nevertheless, in some hour. of deep
despair they may remember what is
here written down and give. the matter
their attention.
There is another HoodoO, method of
conjugement quite as efficacious. Watch
the person to be got rid. of until he or
she makes a track in the sand. Gather
up the sand and throw it in running
water, and the person who made the
track will 60 away and never return.
We feel that we are placing tremen-
dous powers for good Or evil in the
hands. of our readers, but we are conf.
dent these powers, will never be abused.
Atlanta (Ga.A Constitution.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09
DIRT
An Absurd Idea That It's Prevalence Is
Conducive to Health.

ConduclVe to Health.
There issa very general idea, in some
communities, at least, that dirt is
favorable toehealths. 1t may be that
this absurd idea originated with some
one not particularly clearly in her own
habits, or those of: her children, who
would apologize for the untidincss Of
her children by surprising it favorable
to their health.
Since it is in the. office of the system
constantly to throw off the waste mat
tiers, the accumulated filth, through
eve millions Of pores, it is unreason-
able to suppose that its r%eabsorption
into the body, or any similar filth, will
be promobive Of health. "Cleanliness
is next to godliness."
If experience and observation seem
to prove the correctness of this theory,
the error is>eXplainable on the princi-
pie that it is the. air and sunlight en-.
joyed while playing in the dirt'' from
which the advantage is obtained, and
not the mere dirt. Indeed, it is prob,
able that it is, an Improvement to allow
children thus to play out of doors,
though their faces, hands and whole
bodies may be. soiled, SO long as they
seenre an ample supply Of this all
purifying air and light, rather than
have them unnaturally confined in hot
and unyentilated rooms, fading and
pining away for the want of light ane
the pure air OF heaven.
A still, more absurd idesr is expressed
in the statement that ''the smell OF the
barn and cattle is healthy" There IS
no possible philosophy in the idea
since all OF the odors of cheese surround,
ings as a whole, arise from filth. Il
pure air'is one of the most impofsaM
means Of purifying the blood oyy
breathing, it is plain chat air loadea
with: filth a not pronote such purln'
cation. Indeed, 1 suppose that che I'M
pleasantness of such .doul odors emsn~
sting from our piggaries, stables ess'
etc., is to guard us from danger, prov.
ing so disgusting .o,our purer natures
that we instinctiyely flee from susA
nuisances. If we.would avoidldlseas,
general epidemics,. particularly dul, ,hs
the hot weather;. it is safe 90 brea'ns
only pure and agreeable air;;. sucn - .
the Creator provides for us, taking
much pains, SO. to speak, to kees
constantly pure through the agencs NJ
the vegetable kingdom. the winds 'n ON
tornadoes ever scattering foulne0s w.
the wings; Of the wind to, the a n,oh
most parts Of the earth. bringing s;t;a,
foulness, by taking it from thv '' the
and foul places in general, ln.u ble
vicinity Of vegetation. the sese' tiIth
world mainly feeding on tne Il
thrown off by the animal creatlot ~ eat
is safe to breathe only pure an ~ o1r
only pure and clean food, to KEY tp con-
bodies clean by bathing, "A ~" Id and
science void Of offense toward rohy,
man,. H. Hanafo'd, ~. D'' "'
en- Rule.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09
GRANDMoTHER'S TEAPOT.

Upon the shelf it stands,
Disposed by careful hands,
'Mong treasured bits of china, delf and
stone;
For COMPANY so rare
1t has no thought nor care,
But stands there, prim and stately, all alone
There's a turn about the spout
Betokens PRIDE no doubt,
And a plying sense of scorn for all things
new:
On either side there grow
Strange trees. a town or so,
And a little pair of lovers, all in blue.
Now as I closely scan
Tho little maid and man,
Through the cold and cruel glazing can see
a something in their eyes
or sadness and surprise,
Which, despite their earthen bosoms, saddens
They remember, long ago,
a cloth, like drifted snow,
Upon a table small laid daintily;
And smiles, and tender words.
And hands like wee white birds,
That poured that first enchanted cup of tea.
There was a sugar bowl
And cream jug new and whole,
Wherein stood other lovers brave and small.
But ah, the pair which safe
Demurely down and ate.
Were merriest and braTeSt OF them all.
What stories these could tell,
Remembering so we'll
Those happy days for aye and ever DER;
The grave plans that were laid,
The jokes so gaily made,
The laughter, and the kisses at the door.
But time sped on, and fast
Came changes, till at last
To darkness and oblivion consigned,
Mid garden seeds and dust,
They grew because they must.
To seeds and to oblivion resigned.
Now years have passed away,
Again the light OF day
Shines on them. but their hearts grow
strangely chill.
Naught that they loved they see:
And the hands that poured the tea
All. how long they have been folded, pale
and still!
So no wonder you are sad,
Little lassie, little lad!
Through the glazing l have caught your ten
der 'plaint,
But there's hardly one would guess
Your grief and loneliness.
AS you stand there on the teapot prim and
quaint.
Carrie ". Bronson, IN Good Housekcen-
tug.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09

six of the olergymen who made
recent bicycle tour of Canada travelled
hundred miles in q day, The same
Instance has been covered by profes-
slonal riders in ten hours. ont on a
smooth track with the 1ightest Of
wheels.-N. Y, Sun 05A'0 VI
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09

Miss Clara NJ. Hammond DIT to
Peace Society, says: elf we eA anst no,
have peace men and women an ~ toy
allow boys to have tin soloiol' ggerqld.
guns and -Ch'c0go
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09

ga new policeman on the beat"
remarks an, esteemed contemporary.
Well, that's too bad. The old police
man vas on the beat. too. Times
don't seem to improve %ny.--Brooslyn
Eagle.