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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

kngi'-h keposter.
Some years since when Il became nee.
|essary to huild q State house and the
law was passed authorizing the erection
|of che ssme ~ . cost not 10 exceed two
millions Of dollars. there was consider
able opposition and many people raised
the cry that Il would bankrupt the
State. that the people could not paw The
tax. aud that Il could not be done Bui
y nat has been tho result? The tax was
levied the building was commenced and
Il thi- time Il nearing completion. and
Wilde ready tor occupancy BY The meet
ing Of the next General Assembly aud
n" one has suffered. nor has any one felt
the weight Of the great burden talked Of
lis ever Thus when any public work Il
talked Of. We will remember some
years back Ia tho past history Of this
county when the Air Line railroad tax
was agitsted there was a strong 0pp0
made 10 the levying of such tax
Men were heard - say that the tax will
break The people up. and that II would
impoyerish the township. Has such
been the case? Can any land holder or
laborer dispute the fact thst they paid
their tax easier than III previous
years? What caused the increased
prosperity Of this part OF the county ?
What caused the increase In the value OF
land? What placed us as = people IN
reach OF good markets? What enabled
u % take advantage Of our natural re-
source. All these questions ought 10 be
well weighed and there can be but ono
conclusion. That all these benefits were
the direct result Of an effort on the part
Of the people, TO keep pace with the
grand march Of progress aud improve
ment that Is continually going on. We
must keep step or We will Be LEFT be-
hind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

IndiEnapoIte freeman (NuEl
The Mulligan letters will be q fresh
in Ass as they were two years ago, and
in addition 10 all the old charges, Mr..
Bl1ine's pusillanimous Withdrawal from
the suit he brought in defense Of his
lamily's honor, for which he professed
himself willing 10 lay down his life, and
that be could not expect to get justice in
IN Indiana c6urt will make It very
difficult to pose - the "Plumed
Knight. His retreat was not . chiv.
alrous hing, and bis slur On the charac'
ter Of the people Of Indians will moi
commend him to their favor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

Cole Younger. one Of those celebrated
Minnesota bandits, the Younger broth
ers, IA said 10 bc Q man OF great ability
and considerable education. Since biz
imprisonment he has studied the Bible
carefully. and now regularly breaches to
his fellow couvicts In the Saltwater pen.
1tentiary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

Rastlesnske Jim Of Wooster. Ohio.
says that the onls reliable cure for the
bite III q rat'ic~nake Is turpentine. He
says that . bottle Of tupemtine held over
The bitten spot. the umcorked mouth
down, will draw out the poison. which
ran be seen ~ II enters The lnrpentine In
10 = sort OF blue flame. Although he
has never been bitten. he has tried this
cure on his dogs. always with success.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

Yesterday Mr.. james w. LAuer re-
ceived his commission % postmaster Il
Evansville. The document u dated
June 7th, 1855. aud u for four years
from date. Mr.. Laucr will settle with
himself and assume the dulies under
this instrument july Let. The matter
has been put through with : rush. Mr..
Lsuer having sent HE bond from this
city on Monday evening last, aud the
commission arriving yesterday morn
ing Evansville Courier, June 97th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

The Chicago Anarchist who last spring
demanded Of Justice the sun Of TWEEN
ty-fve dollars M bis share in the general
communistic distribution Of property,
failed 10 get the twenty-five dollars, but
he has just got . year in the peniten-
tiary. Anarchy doesn't seem TO be q
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

Street vendors or Chicago are selling
medals commemorative Of the "Haymar-
kot massacre In which ore inserted
what they Insist are pieces or The death
dealing Anarchist bomb.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

Mi. J.. G. Nelson on last Saturday
showed us ' pumpkins OF last years
growth that he kept IL his store. They
were sound and free from any sign Of
yot.-Grandview Monitor, June IS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

Rev. John Poucher has been elected To-
= ~pr0fessorship II De PAW university.
lie succeeds Prof. Martin. who he's lately
resigned.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18

SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD
y s. F. Tyler, Receiver.
Time Table in effect JULY 4, 1856.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18
DAILY.

No. 8 has Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York
to Atlanta, Ca, and Montgomery, Ala, with
out change, via Harrisburg, Hagerstown. and
Roanoke; also Pullman Buffet Sleeper rom
Washington to New Orleans via B. q o. Rail-
road and Shenandoah Junction.
No. has Pullman Sleeper Washi ngtOn to
Memphis and Little Rock without change via
3. & o. Railroad and Shenandoah Junction.
CONNECTIONS.
At Hagerstown, Md, with the Western Mary
land Railroad to and from Baltimore, Freder-
lex, Emmittsburg. Gettysburg, Penmar,
Waynesboro, Pa, and points on the Western
Maryland Railroad and branches.
With the Cumberland Valley Railroad to and
from Harrisburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg,
Chambersburg, Mercersburg, Martinsburg, and
points on the Cumberland Valley Railroad and
branches.
Also to and from Pittsburg and the West and
Northwest. and Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, and the North and East.
At Shenandoah Junction, W. Va, with Main
Line of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to and from
Washington and the West.
At Waynesboro Junction, Va, with Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway to and from Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs and Richmond.
No. makes close connection at WaynesborO'
bound trains.
At Loeb Laird, with Lexington Branch OF
Richmond 4 Allegheny Railroad.
At Buchanan with Main Line of Richmond
& Allegheny Railroad.
At Roanoke, with Norfolk & Western Rail-
road.
At Boyce. for Wildwood and Winchester. Va.
At Troutville for Fincastle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18
AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.
Miss NJ. j. BALDWIN. ....Principal.
WASHINGTON and LEE
University. LAW DEPARTMENT.

CHAs. A. GRAVES, M. A., Professor of COM
mon and Statute Law and Equity Jurispru-
dence.
Hon. J. RANDOLPH TUCKER, LII. D., Lee
turer on Natural Law, Constitutional Law, and
Intern ational Law.
Hon. HUGH w. SHEFFEY, LII. D., Lecturer
on Corporations. Wills and Probate Practice
Hon. J. r. Tucker Will lecture daily for one
month during the Fall Term; Hon. II. w.
Sheffey daily for one month during the Spring
Term.
Tuition and fees $780, for session Of nine
months, beginning Sept. 49,
For Catalogue and full in formation, address
CHAs. A. GRAVES, Lexington, Va. jyl4-lm
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18

WATCH THE REPUBLICANs.-The Re-
publicans are telling the people that they
have tried the Democrats and they have
failed to give them better times, abolish the
internal revenue, reform the tariff, etc.,
snow try us, they say. Have we not al
ready given them trial of twenty four
years, and what did they do? They crea-
ted the hard times, the internal revenue
system, and the high tariff. Now is it in
the bounds of reason to talk about that
party doing away with these things? 1t is
like entrusting the thief in preference to the
officer to restore the stolen goods. Why
not wait till the Democrats have been given
a fair trial before condemning them so
utterly? Give us time to turn the Euphrates
of Reform into the Augean stables of Re-
publican corruption, and you will see them
cleansed as never before.-ScoH Banner.
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20 f It r. Y
NOT FORGOTTEN.


NOT FORGOTTEN.
For the SPECTATOR.[
Once more I stand with mingled pain ana
pleasure,
After long absence, at my old home door,
Which guarded once my darling, my hearts
treasure.
In days OF yore.
Years have not changed it: now as then the
river
Winds in the distance like silver stream
Through the old orchard; still the sunbeams
CULVER,
And brightly gleam.
But, ah no voice of sweetest meditation,
Nor pleasant laughter greets my listening
ear;
All the bright scene but breathes of desolatlon'
She is not here.
Der the green mead the shadows westward
creeping
Darkly enfold me at the old home door.
In deeper shadows lies my darling sleeping,
To wake no more!
Wiliiamsville, Va. Aug. 9th, 1886. NJ
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18

RECOLLECTION.
ALEXANDER COPELAND MILLAR.
Through the open doors of memory
Float the visions of the past,
Float and fade like clouds of vapor
Borne on evenings 1tful blast
Now the songs OF childhood's music
Thrill and fill our hearts with PAIN
Pain and pleasure strangely blended
Ger the hopes of life SO vain.
Can it be that once free-hearted,
Innocent, and pure were we?
Are the wreaths of hope that crowned us
But the withered leaves we see?
Smiles. like CLEANS of sunshine mellow,
When they DER the meadows chase,
Played among the childish dimples,
Gave to every feature grace.
Where are they-those marks of favor,
Ever-changing finger prints,
Left by the creating angel,
Earthly trace of heavenly tints?
Comes pure, sweet eXhalation,
Gently waited on the air;
IT'S the fragrance and the incense
Ofan infants lisping prayer.
Bright as dew-drops in the morning,
CLEAN of innocence the tears,
CLEAN in youth, but lose their sparkle
And their lustre with the years.
Thus the past fits, fits before us;
Things are not what they were then;
Sad and solemn is the feeling,
They will never be again.
But despair not of the future;
The past, the past is dead;
To-day is life, tomorrow promise
Bright the stars shine overhead.
Let us not sit idly dreaming;
Hope for better things to come;
Through the light of morning cleaning
Rises our eternal home.
-0bje000 Go7IrHnf.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18
Standard Time,
18th Meridian.

SOUTHWARK.
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DAILY.

Express.l Express.
No. 4. No. 2.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18

"Uncle James," said city young lady,
who was spending few days in the country,
sis that chicken by the gate brahmin %
'No," replied Uncle James, 'the's leg
horn" "Why, certainly, to be sure!" said
the young lady. GLOW stupid Of me.
can see the horns on his ankles. "-Roches-
ter ECpreSs.
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NORTHWARD.

Standard Time,
18th Meridian
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18

Conceit is like the natural unguent of the
sea fowls plumage, which enables him to
shed the rain that falls on him and the
wave in which he dips. When one has had
all his conceit taken out of him, when he
has lost all his illusions, his feathers will
soon soak through, and he will fly no more.
Holmes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18

Mrs. Cleveland has joined the First Pres
byterian church in Washington city, of
which DR.. Sunderland is pastor. A pious
young lady in the White House must make
the influence of her example felt all over
the world. -DQnuiMe REGISTER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18
A CHALLENGE.
AMEs CLEARANCE HARVEY

"Good-night," he said, and he held her hand
In hesitating way,
And he hoped that her eyes would understand
What his tongue refused to say.
He held her hand, and he murmured low
"I'm sorry to go like this.
It seems so frigidly cool, you know,
This Mister of ours, and Miss
ST thought-perchance"-a he paused to note
If she seemed inclined to frown;
But the light in her eyes his heart-strings
smote,
AS she blushingly looked down.:
She spoke no word, but she picked speck
OF dust from his coat lapel;
So small, such wee, little, tiny fleck.
Twas wonder she saw SO well;
But it brought her face SO very near,
In that dim, uncertain light,
That the thought unspoken. was made quite
clear.
And know twas sweet "Good-night."
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TyHE GIRLS HOME SCHOOL,
LURAY, VA.
REV. J. I. MILLER, D. D., Principal,

Opens September LIST. Course thorough. EX-
traYagance of all kinds prohibited.
TERMS:-Board Washing. Lights, Fuel. Fur
nished Room, and Tuition in all branches, in
Guiding Music and Ancient and Modern Lam
guagcs, $50 80 per quarter in advance
Send for Catalogue jy28-1m
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Isl
CAPITAL PRIZE, $15O,OOO.

I'VE do hereby certify that eoe supervise the are
arrangements for all the Monthly and Qatd'7erty
Drawings Of The Louisiana State Lottery C0npd-
ny, ana IN person manage and control the DrdW,
is.gs Themselves and that the same are conducted
Nth honesty, fairness, and in good faith to'0drd
aUparties, and authorize the Company to use
this certificate aoith Jdcsinaies of our signatures
attached, in its Advertisements"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18

Laura" said Mrs. Parvenu, on the ho-
tel piazza, to her daughter: "Laura, 60
and ask the leader of them orchestras to
play that sympathy from Meddlejohn' over
again. It's such an awful favorite of mine
and your fathers, toop'
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Ar. Washington
3. & o. r. r.
AR. Baltimore,
3. e. o. r. r.
Ar. Baltimore,
W. M. R. r.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18

STANDARD TIME.--East OF Huntington, 18th
meridian, or Eastern time: West of Hunting
ton Goth meridian, or Central time, which is
one hour slower than Eastern time.
Nos. and f. daily, betw cen Richmond.
Washington, Cincinnati, and Louisville. No
leaves Old Point on Sundays at ESQ p NJ.
Newport News $40 P. NJ. No 4 runs through
to Old Point daily except Sunday. Commenc-
ing July Sd. Pullman cars between Cincinnati
Louisville Washington, and Old Point.
Nos. and s., daily between Ashland and
Clifton Forge. No. 2eaves Clifton Forge dali
ly except Saturday. No. leaves Richmond
and Washington daily. except Sunday. Pull
man Cars between Richmond. Baltimore,
Washington, and White sulphur
Nos l and g. Pullman Buffet Cars, between
Clifton Forge and New Orleans. via Louisville,
Memphis, and Vicksburg. No. leaves White
Sulphur daily, except Saturday. Noe arrives
Clifton Forge daily. except Monday.
CHARLOTTESVILLE ACCoMMODATION.-No 9,
leaves Richmond, except Sunday, 400 p. NJ;
arrive Charlottesville S:35 p. m.
Sunday Excursion Train leaves Richmond
800 g. m. Returning leaves Old Point Station
$50 p. M: Newport News $40 p. M; Richmond
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, applyto
any office of G. & o. R'y; or Depot or Ticket
Office of connecting lines.
W. G. WICKHAM, II. W. FULLER,
ID Vice.President. Gen'l Pass'r Agent.
june30
SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD
y 8. F. Tyler, Receiver.
Time Table in effect JULY 4, 1856.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-15

but for some slight freak he was cast adrift before he was twenty-one, with the education, instincts ond predictions of gentleman, but without the material means of holding the position he should have occupied in society; thus he be- came a misanthrope and cynic.
 With no means at his command to gain his own livelihood but his brains and his pen, he turned to letters as a means of support; a task of more than herculean magnitude, a task in which the world of literature has yet to pro- duce the man who has been successful, unalded by ulterior sources. His was particularly unfavorable time for we, as nation, had not yet taken place among the H,rati of the world Litcra- ture was not fostered as the weakly plant that needed the gentle care and nurturing of appreciation, appreciation and financial support necessary to bring it to healthy growth That most won deriul piece of work in the entire range of English speaking literature, "4I'he Raven brought him the mmificent sum of fifteen dollars and gentleman who was proof reader on the magazine in which it was first published tells me that the editor brought him the copy, and expressed himself as feeling he had paid too much for it. The Hampers, to- day eould willingly give as much per line for such piece
 Poe died in Baltimore in October. 1S4g, in his forticth year The immediate cause of his death is shrouded in mystery though it is supposed he was waylaid in the streets. He was dclirious when found by his friends and continued so till just before his death. \ brief, bril- liant but unhappy life and melancholy death was his, of whom it may well be said, in the words of Dr. Johnson, that the events of his life are variously re- lated and all that can be told with cer- tainty is that he was poor
 "Thc Raven will long preserve his memory, and with it the memory of the great artist Gustav Dore, who spent the last years of his life in Illustrating it. Edgar Allan Poe has won the fame he coveted:
 " And so scpulchcrcd ill such pomp does lie.
 That kings for such tomb would wish to die. '
 IoukrS Ga-ehe
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-15
COULDN'T BELIEVE HIS EYES. An Omaha Man Who Drew S3o, ,ooo in
 the Louisiana State Lottery
lFrom Omaha (Neb.J Bee, April l9.l

From Omaha tNeb.) Bee, April l9.
 Yes sir, have often invested in lot teries in this country and the old one, but have never drawn such plum as did at the Louisiana state lottery draw ing on March 10th last"
 The speaker was August Wiberg. d painter living on South Tenth street, who drew one-tifth of the capital prize of Sl5OO00 at the March drawing of the l.. $. L. The sum, S300O0, has just been turned over, by draft on the First National bank, and he appeared to be particularly jubilant as he con vcrsed with reporter for the Bee on his good fortune
 " How did you happen to invest, Mr. Wiberg2' asked the Bct man.
 Well, as told you, have often bought lottery tickets but never sue ceeded in drawing ont any great stakes" ;" As a general thing l invested in the smaller lotteries, and never tried the Louisiana lottery until few months ago. l had determined never to invest any money in that way again when, q few days before the grand drawing of March 10th, my eye happened to rest on the L. S l.. advertisement
 Son" said to my boy, "I believe I'll try this just once more. Take this money and buy me two tickets He went to the express office and purchased two tickets, one fifth-tickct, and the other a tenth The drawing came off on March l6. l sent for circular of the winning numbers It came on in due time. l opened it with feeling of nervous anxiety that l had never felt before. looked for the number of my onetenth ticket, and saw that it had drawn no prize. Then took the one fifth ticket, and the very first number noticed in the column of buyers was that corresponding to the one on my ticket It was I304O and then l began to realize that had drawn one-tifth of the capital prize of Sl500O0. 1 couldn't believe my eyes. walked up and down the room and pinched myself to make sure that l wasn't dreaming 1 looked again; there, sure enough, was the num- Der announcing my good luck. Still could hardly trust my senses. called in the neighbors and had them look at the circular and the ticket Their tes- timony corroborated that of my eyes and then for the first time did fully realize my good luck.
 Yes, he concluded, with a quiet smile have received the money and it is now in the bank. shall invest it as best can with the belief that its in- terest will furnish me an income for my declining years. And l shall continue to invest in Louisiana lottery tickets, too"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-15
Deceased Ducks.
[Peck's $ Sun.1

Some kind friends of Minister Cox, fearing probably that he is hungry, have sent to that gentlemans address in Constantinople, fine lot of terrapin, sad dle-rock oysters and canvas back ducks. Mir. Cox is at present iourneying through Egypt astride of an ass, and it will prob ably be long time before he receives his present. We don't know how it will be with the turtle or the oysters but those ducks-excuse us while we chuckle-those ducks will be dead; yes, very, very dead; so dead, in fact, that people in the next province will be obliged to bury their clothes Any hunter who has shot ducks after dusk can appreciate this; but for the benefit of those who have never shot ducks we will explain. A duck that has given up the ghost and ioated on the water for a number of weeks, smells worse than glue factory struck by lightning, but in order to wake up this smell, it is necessary to pick up the corpse and kind of shake it. Now when a man shoot Us duck in the dark and goes hunt
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-15
THE DEED OF PATRIOTS.
BY FRANKLIN F. DENTON.

The deeds of them who for their country die They are of classes two. The first are done, When keen blades flash and bullets shrieking fly, And cannon-smoke doth red the sickened sun, AS down the west he hurreS, as to shun The hideous anomaly of war;
 When the black field, though carnage piled, is
 won, And, by the light of each astounded star, The fragments of the foe scattered near and
 far. The second and the grandeSt, they are done When Time and Peace into the wounds their
 dowers Of balm have poured and healed them every one After the fingers of the sunny hours Unrave the pale veterans to flowers, And emerald forts of trees become their tombS Whose garrisons artillery showers Of melody cnwoved in winged looms Whose leafy battlements are Tagged with glistcn-
 ing blooms. Iris then the shadows of their spirits haunt And halo every mountain, stream and vale, Till all are holy; till their brethren pant With hcroism which will never fail. Though all the armies of the earth aSsail. o land of liberty, thy boys who bcd Still guard thee with courage naught can
 quail, Their Scrricd memories, by I.incolnS led, EnCirclc thee tonight, and what hast thou to
 drCai2 -ChtcagO Current.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-15

ing around in marsh for it, in nine cases out of ten he will be sure to run on one of these back numbers There is just light enough to see a white ob- ject in the water, and for this the unhappy hunter guides his boat Prob ably he notices that the air seems rather robust in his vicinity but comes to the conclusion that some farmer in the neighborhood has been putting patent fertilizer on his land, and so he contin- ues in the direction of the duck. He reaches over the side of the boat, takes the bird by the leg or neck and looks at it. If it don't fall to pieces it's because it hasn't been dead long enough Finally breath of air strikes the duck and the hunters hair begins to curl up tight to his head, his eyes bulge, his tongue rolls out of his mouth
 and he trembles like one with the ague
 The odor is something so different from anything that has ever greeted his nose before, that his nose struggles to get away, and finding this impossible twists all out of shape, and finally wits and hangs down with no more life in 1t than a piece of dough. At last the man re- gains his presence of mind and lets the duck drop. With q splash it falls into the water and the smell arises again with renewed vigor. A mist gathers before the hunters eyes, and it is only by exert ing every ounce of his remaining strength that he can lift his paddle and move from the spot. It k impossible to describe the odor but the nearest ap- proach to 1t is that which arises from Roquctort cheese When Sunset Cox receives that box he will either commit suicide or take another trip to Egypt.