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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-08-03

Sewer for relief. They did not send
to Campbell, or Cleveland, or Upton,
or either of the Shelbys, but they sent
to Sewer, who was the acknowledged
leader, and he sent messengers to
those men, who were his lieuten-
nants. The day before they were to
start for Kings Mountain the whole
little army of eleven hundred men
were encamped near his house, and
the next morning the leaders were all
assembled at his house. They had
all hidden Mrs. Sewer goodbye and
were about to mount their horses,
when Mrs. Sewer appeared at the
door leading James, then a we'll
grown l6-year-old boy, and said:
"Mr. Sewer, here is Jimmy, who
wants to go and he has no horse"
Gen. Sewer replied: Jimmy must
stay at home to take care of you and
the children" To this she answer
ed: "Sir, if l can give you up to fight
for my country, 1 can give up all my
boys" 1t is needless to say that
Jimmy went, and the historians tell
us that side by side with his father
Jimmy went up the rugged sleeps Of
Kings Mountain. Jimmy was the
grandfather of Judge James Sewer
of Kingston.
Many other anecdotes of the nobili
ty of Mrs. Sewers character and hel
heroic action in times that triet
mems souls might be told, but lie
these suffice for the present. He
great,grandsons should remove he
remains to Tennessee and bury then
beside her husband.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-08-03
Poverty an Advantage.

The old Homestead.
We often hear it said Of a man that
he has had great advantages. What
is meant by this is simply the advan-
tages which wealth could buy-uni-
versity training, travel, refined socie-
ty, unlimited books, etc. 1t is not
often that we hear poverty spoken of
as an advantage, yet it is demonstra-
lively true that of all the opportu-
mites that come to any man this is
the greatest. The young man who is
saved from the efforts of making his
living, his own way in the world,
and the necessity of establishing his
own position, is denied the most pow
erful stimulus to labor and develop
ment. The young men who are COM
ing'every year out of the colleges and
the professional schools of the coun-
try and starting into active life will
win success or sink into failure
mainly in accordance with the
amount of stimulus under which
their education has been acquired
If they have learned the value o.
money, if they have been forced into
close economies, if they have grown
up with the consciousness that every
thing they hope for in the worlC
must be won by their own unaide(
forces and industry, if they have ac
quired thrifty habits and self-help
fulness and self-trust, they enter lif'
with great and assuring advantages
No amount of wealth bestowed on
young man can possibly give hin
so good a prospect for a true success
as poverty that has secured such ad
vantag-s as these. The pages Of his
tory are full of examples, ant
the young men of the soutl
whom the war impoverished ar
living illustrations of the fact tina
worth, merit, self-denial, ard sell
trust are infinitely superior to wealt
in the establishment of a name, pc
sition, and respectability.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-08-03
REST

Let us rest ourselves bit,
Worry? wave your hand to it.
Kiss your finger tips and smile
1t farewell little while.
Weary Of the weary way
We have come from yesterday,
Let us fret us. not instead
OF the weary way ahead.
Let us pause and catch our breath
On the hither side of death,
While we see the tender shoots
OF the grasses-not the roots.
While we yet look down-not up
To seek out the buttercup
And the daisy, where they wave
Der the green home of the grave,
Let us launch us smoothly on
Listless pillows of the lawn,
And drift out across the main
OF our childish dreams again.
Voyage of, beneath the trees,
Der the fields enchanted seas
Where the lilies aie our sails
And our seaguls, nightingales.
Where no wilder storm shall beat
Than the wind that waves the wheat,
And no tempests burst above
The old laughs we used to love.
Lose all troubles gain release
Languor and exceeding peace,
Cruising idly DER the vast,
Calm midocean of the past.
Let us rest ourselves bit,
Worry? wave your hand to it
Kiss your finger tips and smile
1t farewell little while,
james Whitcomb Riley
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-08-03
Coffee in Liver and Kidney Diseases

Scientific American.
1t now more than thirty years
since DIR. Landarrabilco called atten-
ton in the medical journals to the
great value of green or unroasted cof-
fee in hepatic and nephritic diseases,
After having continued to use the
remedy for upward of a third of a
century in many cases, he again ap-
peals to the profession, through the
Moniteur de Therapeutique, to give
it a trial in those cases of liver and
kidney troubles which have resisted
all other treatment. His habit is to
place % grammcs, or about 3 drachms,
green berries Che prefers mixture OF
about 2 parts of Mocha with l part
each of Martinique and Isle de Bour-
bon coffee)in a tumbler of cold water,
and let them infuse over night. The
infusion, after straining or filtering,
is to be taken on an empty stomach
the first thing after getting up in the
morning, He cites many cases O
renal and hepatic COLES, diabetes, mi
graine, ETC., which although REBEL
ious to all other treatments for years
soon yielded to the green coffee infus
ion. 1t is worth a trial at any rate
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-08-03
JOHN SEWER.
Interesting "reminiscences of Tennes-
sees First Governor.

A correspondent writing to the
Daily, from Cleveland, says: 1t is
amusing to read the account of Gov.
Sewers and Andrew Jackson's duel,
which is going the rounds of the pa
pers, when the truth is that these two
gentlemen never fought duel, nor
was challenge sent by either of
them to the other; and further, Gov.
Sewer never sent challenge nor
fought duel with any one. But they
did have an ugly quarrel which came
near resulting in personal difficulty.
The facts, as they can be gathered,
are about as follows: Jackson was a
younger man than Sewer. He was a
candidate for Judge. He heard from
some busybodies at Knoxville that
the Governor was using unfair and
ungentlemanly means to defeat him.
At that time there were reports in
circulation that Sewer had covered
the lands of some innocent holders
with his land grants; that is, that he
had obtained grants for lands that
had been in the possession of others
for years.
Jackson heard this story and re-
peated it with very uncomplimentary
remarks about Sewer. Next morn
ing, as Sewer was going to the Capt.
tol, he was told what Jackson had
been saying about him, and meeting
Jackson on the State-house steps, de-
nounced him in round terms.
Jackson replied with language of q
like character, and attempted tC
draw a pistol, friends interfered
Jackson was taken off, and Sewer
went to his Office in the Statc-house
Jackson soon learned that the charges
he had made against Sewer were en-
tirely false, and that Sewer was tax
ing no stand against him in the cleo
ton. Mutual apologies were offered
and the whole affair passed out o
public notice. The truth is the who'll
difficulty grew out of Jackson's head
strong, impulsive nature, and it wa
settled by the manly courage ant
noble character of both men.
HOW GOV. SEWER GOT HIS WIFE
The fort at Wautauga was the frs
fort built in Tennessee. Capt. Sevie
was placed in command by the sci
tiers. Soon after the fort was built
large body of Cherokees, under tn
leadership of Dragging Canoe, &C
vanced toward it, and the settler
took refuge in the fort. AS the Ir
dians approached the fort, they too
by surprise Miss Catherine Sheril
who had gone to her fathers hous
for some things that had been lie
there, and had her almost surrounde
before she saw them. She was a tai
16-year-old girl, erect of statue an
fleet of foot. In her flight she VIZ
swiftly pursued and as she approache
the fort she found other Indians j
her way, confident of a captive or
victim of their guns and bows an
arrows. But, turning suddenly, 81
leaped the palisades at another poin
falling into the arms of Capt. job
Sewer. Three years after this 81
became the wife of the future Gene
al and Governor; and a faithful, goo
wife she made him. They had t.
children, each of whom could rise l
and call her blessed.
MRS. SEWERS PART IN KING MOU
TAIN.
When FurgeSon entered Nor
Carolina the Wings sent runner
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

Senator Frye, Of Maine, who originate
tho PAN American congress, thinks tina
III Il recommends common silver coin
Iage al the countries will adopt Il.
"Is II possible that q suggestion from
tho congress OF . radical revision OF th
tariff would meet with any favor by th'
2"
III II meant absolute free trade. |
would not. I would not vote for fre'
trade with tho republics, and for good
reasons. There Is another and more
profitable, as well as q wholly prac
ticablc, arrangcmentt that would be agree
able TO US that could bc effected with
them. For instance, We have heavy
duty on sugar. Wo havo no sugar
grown In this country, but we have a
heavy protective duty on II that is wholly
a tax on the people, Why not say to tho
people Of tho South American republics,
that we will admit their sugar FREQ II
some product ofours Is in turn admitted
by thcin2 What would DO tho loss to
this country? We would get four
fold return. Tlcn there isa coarse kind
of wool grown In south America that 10
not prodtably grown Ia this country.
We can admit that free and send them
another Of our products. ("
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

Huntlrgbnrg Argus.
Jacob II. Lennon has removed from
this city to his farm, ono mile west oI
Duff, where he has built . commodious
dwelling house.
j. B. Kcssncr, President OF the Kysna
Stave Co., has resigned, and Il il said
will go into the commission business Il
some point further east.
Shively Post Number 16s held an in.
teresiing meeting in their hall In this city
night. The Post decided 10
hold . public installation OF officers at
the January meeting, At which time a
''bcan supper" will be given in tho hall.
William Neal stole black hen worth
% cents recen tly ia Crawfo rd county and
will spend one year in prison for it. Tsy-
or Boylcs was found guilty or assault
with intent to murder, but be received
be same sentence As the chicken thief
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

Commissioners Of Internal Revenue Ms-
|son IN reporting the operations Of the in
|ternal revenue service for the fiscal year
ending June 3oth, 80. saws: The aggrc-
|gate seceipts for the last fiscal year worn
$50 0S04.434, or t6.567,958 more than the
receipts for the previous year. The on
Nv object Of taxation showing decrease
during the first quarter Of the present
year was oleomargsrine, which dropped
from $l48.625 in 1888 70 Sl24.730 in 1889.
The total cost for collection during tho
past fiscal year was o. ls5. .729, fraction
Icss than 2i0 per cent. Of tho amount
collected.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

\ NASHVILLE, Nov. 17.-About one
hundred members Of the Prison Associ-
alton convened In annual scssion hero
yesterday.
In the evening cx- President Hayes de-
livercd an address which was very CON-
prehensive and will be studied, and will
bear fruit. II closed after an exhaustive
discussion Of prison reform. with the
following words: III person is deter
mined upon criminal life, the best
thing that can be done for him and for
society IL to confne him where be can
do no mischief. where HE labor will pay
for bic keeping, 50 that he cannot be al
Expense 10 society nor = terror TO it.
What can be moro irrational than the
fixing Of short sentences for profess
sional criminals and repeated trisls
and convictions? What . reproach to
our administration OF justice IL the
frequent appearance in every city OF
criminals who are perfectly we'll known
as such by the officers Of the law.
but can not be disturbed until fresh
overt act Is committed. Let Il DO under.
stood that by the statutes Of Tennessee
the conviction off professional criminal
is for life, or at least by the judgment Of
. competent tribunal he can be discharg-
cd cured OF criminal intent, and Tennes-
see will have conspicuous advantages
over her sister States. Professional
criminals seeing that statute will pass
around Tennessee and ply their vocation
in less enlightened and less favored
States. But an ounce Of prevention II
better than pound Of cure. may be-
pardoned for one suggestion: We have
learned by exerience that education,
training in correct habits Of mind. body
and character. Il our best reliance for re-
the fallen. Is IL not also tho
chief agency for keeping the young out
of paths OF crime? may be pardoned
ifI close these remarks with . single
further suggestion. I believe that no
il complete and IL what it
should be for any son or daughter in
America, Of any condition in life, which
does not it the yonng to earn their Iiv-
ing by the labor of their own hands.
With this better education added to tho
present common school and higher cdu-
cation the ranks Of crime will not be-
largely recruited from our schools and
colleges"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

Bro. +. d. Abel. OF Mentor lodge, l..
|733, Dubois county. Ind. writes: WI
wcre organized Aug. Is, and We now
have 50 members. and there Gre more Il
come in yet. All seem 70 Be satisfied
with our Order. We have . township
assembly which meets with : good af.
tendance. Eight or ten lodges were rep.
resented ct our last meeting. a COM
mittee was appointed 10 look after our
trade relations. and 70 make contracts II
suitable Offers be presented. am glad
that 90 many farmers are marching hand
in hand 20 secure better condition Of
things. We are on the right road
Yes, Bro. A bell, We arc on the right
road. All that is required IL patience
and perseverance,. We must neither
wander aside, NOR stop too soon.-Pro-
grcssiye Farmer.
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seemed hardly:to exceed . minute, and
In the longest case, that OF man who
scratched his head as II in doubt, being
four minutes and q half. Tho Massa,
lchusetts law gives five minutes in any
ease. and ten minutes II no other yotcrvis
waiting.
The rapidity with which the voting
was done surprised oven tho friends ol
the bill. proving that there was really no
necessity for tho precaution that had
been taken in dividing up the city into
such small precincts. During the noon
hour. when, in some precincts, there was
= rush OF voters and men stood 10 line.
the votes came into the box a. fast a. the
Inspectors could receive them, and at
least a. fast as was possible under the
old system, for the seven compartments
allowed seven voters TO be preparing
their ballots while one was being depos-
tied.
In . word. secret voting in Massachu-
sets is q complete success. And one or
its evident incidental advantages Il that
II does away with the current objections
TO tho voting Of women. Not even
smoking Was permitted in the Boston
polling rooms. There were no crowds.
no opportunities, no discussions. hardly
even any conversation. Az heard Il re-
marked. "voting now is as quiet busi-
ness as going to prayer mecting" One
ofthe lnspectors, did not ask him which
party he represented, told me, however,
that he was disgusted. since all the ex.
element and all the fun had gone.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

N. A. Ledger: Thcre il TO be = mo-
table change made in The Adams Ex press
business over the Air Line, which COM
psny has seven years contract with
soon as AL the steel rails have been laid
on tho Evansville division, the Adams
Express will run to st. Louis vie Evans-
will, using tho e. & +. n. track from
Evsnsvillcto Princeton, where II will re-
sumo the Air Line This new ronto
will only increase the time 10 St. Louis
half an hour over the present time. A
local express will be run between Prin-
ceton and IIuntingburg.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

paoii News
s. q. Miller and wife Of Hunting burg
Ind. are visiting Mr.. MilIer's mother Al
this place. Sam, like his brother Harry
Is wide-awake insurance agent.
Martin Micklcr and w. w. Kendall
are hunting In Arkansas. Unclc Mart
writes that he has not succeeded In bag
ging any large game yet, but Mr.. Ken
dali killed four deer In the space Of time
that |, required 10 extract the four empty
shells from his Winchester.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

An important feature Of the n W elec-
tion law. Of which little has been said. is
that relating 10 the registration OF cer-
tain voters. The Democratic Legislature
would not consent to . general registra-
tion law, as desired by Republicans, but
did agree TO limited registry. The
provisions on this point arc that the
voter must register in the county clerk :
Office three months before election. IL,
having been = resident or Indiana, he has
ab.ented himself from the State for
ak months or more il, having been q
resident Of Indiana be has voted in an-
other State; IT, having been resident OF
Indiana, no has gone into another State
with the intention of voting there IL he
has not been a bona fidc resident Of the
county in which he resides for At least
six months before election. This regis
tration need not be made II, prior to
lowing the State, tho voter fiies with
the county clerk notice OF his intention
70 hold residence ia Indiana.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

The following Is said 10 be quite eiIec-
u &c in preventing the accumulation Of
coal SCOT In stove pipes and chimneys:
For ton OF coal. take IS % ~ cents
worth Of salt and dissolve Il thoroughly
in water. With this sprinkle the coal as
completely ~ possible Tho salt acts .
s0ot-destroyer, and Il said TO leave
stoves, lids. pipes aud chimneys "as clear
IS Z whistle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

a curly walnut log was sold BY :
Burch, Dogan county. w. Va. man for
o.. 900, ID. Williamson, or indianapolis,
being the purchaser.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

The meeting OF the Democratic State
Central Committee will take place on the
18th iest., having besn postponed iron
the lllh.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

President Smart, Of Purdue Universi-
~, has been elected president Of The
national association Of sgriculturists.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

Pensions have been granted Samuel
Irwin, French Lick; Mary J. widow Of
Thomas J. Combs, and Thomas j.
Combs, deceased, Troy. Reissue 70
David WaddIe. Birdscyc.
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/ when I became
chatr1nan of the sence
|ceneral cowmIl1oe.
'|tho assignment d
'|such. fourth-clasa
0mcos - ro-
nlsincd 10 domocra-
'|tic hands In demo-
'lcrafic congressiona
districts was put in
ITO my hands. l
found most OF the
lpOstomces In these
districts alrea a y
provided with re-
publican postmss-
ters when ! came in
Before | was given
control Of them, (,
their assignment
was in Mr.. Husi0n's
hands. ~ Interview
with Boss Michener.
lin News Nov. Is.
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HUNTING the KANGAROO.
How the Australian Disgees Manage
TO Dispose or the Auinsats.
Chambers Journall


We had just rolled up our blankets,
after camping out, preparatory to making
up the fire and putting the billies on to
boil, when We heard the heavy thud OF q
kangaroo leaping rapidly IN a neighbor-
ing scrub. b" Ii was the work Of q mo-
ment," as the old-fashioned novelists
used to say, TO get out our revolvers on
the chance of a shot, but we paused to
watch an interesting sight A dingo was
stealing swiftly along the edge of the
scrub, parallel to the course of the kan
CARGO, and in ordinary circumstances
leaden messenger would have been
promptly sent after HIM, with ell
the moro probability of stopping him,
rs he paused occasionally to listen.
but possible kangaroo steak WAS just
then uppermost in our minds. In
a minute or two the kangaroo
suddenly broke for the open country,
aud the dingo, for whom he WAS evident
~ unprepared, made splendid dash and
pinned the marsupial by the shoulder.
Almost instantly sfterward n second
dingo, who had no doubt been driving
the game toward bis companion, rushed
out ofthe scrub and took the kangaroo on
the opposite side. In spite of the poor
beasts violent bounds hither and thither
he soon rolled over, and in an astonish-
ingly short time the dingoes soon put an
end to his struggles.
"a fresh feed for certain now" whis-
pered the stockman, as We began crawl
ing on our hands and knees toward the
spot, about one hundred yards away, for
shot at the dingoes, who had been too
much occupied in the excitement of the
chase to notice us. The slightest noise, the
chance breaking OF dead twig or per-
haps the motion OF tall blade Of grass
suficed to alarm them, and, though
the revolver-bullets cut up the earth
close to them, both went away
unscsthed The kangaroo was quite
dead. How they had mauled him
in those two or three minutes. His
chest was torn open under tho fore-legs
and his neck bitten through and through.
These wild dogs seem to know instinct
lively where the great arteries are stu
ated, and, unlike our domestic hounds,
understand perfectly well how to kill a
kangaroo without mourning the risk OF
fatal stroke from its powerful hind
legs, armed with those formidable
chisel-like nails. Some fresh-cut steaks
of the loin put us in good trim for the
days work.