The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-25

Wheat harvest Il in full blast; yield
good; price Of labor one dollar.
Miss Mary McC'scken Il able to be up
again.
don't hear the farmers complain Of
dry weather now; the recent rains have
caused oats and grass to grow day and
night.
hr. WIN. Morgan i suffering with
rheumatism.
There II the largest cave on Mr.. Nor
|gsn's farm that can be found in the
county. Persons have Travelled : dis
lance Of one mile in this cave aud never
reached the end. There arc four caves
ON Noah Cox's farm. but they are moth
ing to compare with the one on Nor
gsn's farm.
Mr.. d. A. Nicholson, one OF our Hill
ham merchants, has set up : dry goods
store near the Miller school.house, III
partnership with Douglas LutreIl, m
der the frm name or Nicholson & Lut-
rell. l wish them success.
Mr. Burton our Township Trustee
will have school-house built on 18th
section this summer. This increases
| taxes and reduces length OF schools, but
liz will enable oil TO get there. As I'll
have 10 pay tax, give our children I
chance to receive the benefit, especially
Sol. Wininger's. eol's family record q
| in very bad shape. He had two boys
old enough TO vote at the last PresIden.
sisI election, bu; neither one Of them il
old enough TO work the road Or pay poll
tax yet
will some one tell Why the President
failed 10 invite any one q Hilihsu 70 a.
TEND bis wedding?
| Freeman says Bed PHILIPPE 70 badly
hurt q the President for not asking hin
70 the marriage feast. The Presideu
must have been excited.
| Superstiti0us pcopIe-s majority o
our town, and tome OF the country
folks, are among the sufferers. Wheu
you walk into the parIor look oveI
the front door; you will see 1
horse shoe banging there; thi
i Il 70 bless those that have faith Il
the matter with wealth; Others say !
you will eat goose the 18th OF Sept. yos
will never want for anything, but vii
always have plenty, and some have b.
gun 70 fatten The old goose some "
believe IL Witchcraft % : dreadful *
Itent. For instance, II they churn theiI
milk, and the butter % scarce, they vii
drop : piece OF silver 10 the milk, and
then churn for IN hour without sny
lcompIaInt, believing that they will Bee
the old witch out Of the churp, while Ii
nothing uncommon 10 zee some old MAJ
With bic pockets turned wrong side out
Task him The cause, be will tell You ear.
neslIy that this will keep witches away
have no faith 10 witches, neither do
believe that the horse shoe % worth any.
thing OYER the door, but would suggcsI
that they have them nailed on The horses
feet that 10 going lame for The want 81
shoes. would like 20 eat the goose. n /,
10 TT, but do not believe e viii b any 4.
nanciaI benefit. Ifyou want wealth worh
for Il, Il my advice. Let me give you
the old darkeys experience. He said
IL no nee praying for anything that Won
4 don't work for, cause I'se tried &C.: op(
night ! prayed Dc good Lord 10 send me
one Of Mseea Toms ut turkeys foI
breakfast and no turkey come pexI
night I prayed de good Lord % send
ne a(ter one Of Mssss Toms ~ tur.
keys, and Dc very next morning de 81
man bed turkey for breakfast Nv "a.
vice % the good people or HIllham M
vicinity q work Tor WIS. you pray for
Iput the shoes % The horses: cook you1
goose when visit you keep your mon.
ey y your pocket, and your pockstl