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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-07

Not long ago an Atlanta young lady
was about to be narried-she Is married
now. The following story has leaked
out by merchants comparing notes
from time to time: About two weeks
before the time the wedding was to
take place this young lady visited the
various stores in the city. At each Of
the jewelry stores she called the pro-
prietor aside. told him Of her approach
ing marriage. and then said: Now. II
Is very probable that some Of my friends
may come in here and select me pres
emit Its horrid 70 get something you
don't like. 50 want you to look out for
me and II you can satisfy yourself that
. present Is to be purchased for me in
duce the purchaser 70 buy something
will now select" The proprietor could
see nothing wrong in granting such :
request. and the young lady selected ;
number Of piccesof jewelry which suited
her taste. They were marked and tho
clerks notified. This was repeated at
the crockery, music and book stores.
From all that can be learned the scheme
worked we'll. and on her wedding night
the happy bride had but few nrcsents
with which she was not pleased. --Ckir
cago Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-07


\. nm Nave a task 70 do.
J., ~. \, .'s,ns a. X you'd meier get through
a"-. ~ that the wircst way
4 " begin the task to-day
4. .ou nave word unsaid.
spnAen would make one c !, n .'',''''.
'', .nd ,hnt one. and LAY u straight.
~. 4 mord that can not walt
- x.u can do q kindly deed.
~, hsal m. sick or hungry feed,
NJ WI Nv, leave the decd undone
,'.,il you See tomorrow's sun.
~. angry word and selfish way
XII XVI NV, put On another day.
ana then another day again
rn-,ponc what gives another pain.
80 ,.een the hasiy speeches down.
Ar.l make smile chase back the lro"n'
N Silence ~, IN temper iic,
ror AN eternal By and by,
.,a /. o.cif Carson, in y. y independent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-07
ABOUT RED NOSES.


Unsightly Blemi~h.
Perhaps the most disfguring blcmish
to an otherwise pleasing face Is red
nose. And. unfortunately. IL is gener-
ally supposed that face illuminated In
this manner can mean but one thing, in
either TOUR visions Of beauty" or the
sex who pretend to scorn any personal
interest on the subject Of beauty.
Champagne and late suppers undoubtcd-
" do disturb the chiaroscuro Of the
face IN one can apply that word to the
facet. but red nose is often the result
Of not giving ourselves proper care in
our daily habits.
We are supposed to Be clearly race,
and we could not insult our lovely girls
and beautiful matrons more than TO tell
them that the red nose. the blue. shriv-
clcd skin, Is not caused by the wintry
wind. but that the wind betrays the fact
that the daily bath is not what II should
BE-; that there is an INSTRUCTED arterial
action. and that, through carclcssness
or ignorance. the system in general Il
not performing its daily fu notions in the
manner intended by mother nature.
Cold weather has tendency 70 con.
tract or close the pores Of the skin.
Consequently the morning bath-and >
cold one--is much more essential in
winter thaDln summer. A quick, cold
bath. from head to foot. using flesh
brush and coarse towels vigorously. not
allowing yourself time enough to take
cold. produces the most delightful sem
sation, even IL you should break ice to
get 1t the water and batho in cold
room The vigorous exercise and the
short time allowed-not more than four
minutes-is q protection against taking
cold, and defies any evil effect from
climate or cold winds through the day.
A red nose or red hands may DO caused
BY lacing. or may be the result Of or.
ganic impurities Of the stomach. IL Is
we'll for any one. whether conscious Of
''disordcrcd liver" or not to resort to .
purifying process occasionally. A most
excellent thing to absorb the impurities
OF the stomach Is powdered charcoal.
Charcoal should be taken with some
mild cathartic. however, as IL has a de.
cidcd tendency TO constipation. A lady
noted for her beautiful compile xion.
about once in six wecks--someti times
oftencr-takcs tcaspoonful 81 charcoal
for three mornings, and follows IL up
with a tcaspoonful OF sulphur and cream
Of tartcr equal parts for three morningA
Chicago Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-07
PUMPING MACHINES.


TOO many pumping machines at
Cousin Clara >" said lady. II can
not allow my little boy togo there alone;
they quiz him like lawyers about our
affairs. Of course wc h ave our little Sc
crets that we like to keep in the family,
but what Henry knows they extract
from him. merely out Of idle curiosity"
'.Oh. hate to call there" said young
lady. abiding TO family in the town
where she lived. Mrs. CO and
NJ adge are so inquisitive. They'll ask
me where | got my dress, how much |
paid yard. how many yards | had. who
made il, and dozen other questions
about that, and any thing else new that
Ichancc to have on. And when they've
exhausted my clothing they'll take up
mothers in the same fashion. We only
call there once year. They haven't
half 50 many friends as they would nave
II they weren't 50 inquisitivc. People
don't like pumping machincs.'
Ii is true that inquisitivc people rare
ly have many friends. Idle curiosity, a
desire to pry into the affairs Of others,
begcts rudcncss, which rcpcls even .
child.
Aunt Caroline presses me awfully
with questions" declared little nine
year-old girl the other day.
slow so?" inquired friend.
.sOh. she asks II papa and mamma get
cross. and II Aunt Frances is going 70 bc
married. and every thing like that; and
Il makes me fccl--ncrvous-likr don't
like TO 20 there"
Aunt Caroline had thought 70 quiz her
with impunity. But the little girl was
quick to discern pumping machine.
We might say that the pumping ma
chine is gossip in training. Don't pry
into other peoples personal affairs.
Don't wonder about them, don't think
about them. don't talk about them. Inn
pertinent curiosity Is almost the surcst
mark 81 vulgar mind. Youth's Com
panion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-07

Rev. DR.. George Dana Boardman
lately finished his famous series OF lect-
urcs on the Bible. which no began In
1864. There have been % annual
courses Of them. o. 40 lectures each.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-07

"A prominent English review states
that ..all history is but past politics, ana
politics are only present history"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06
AnIn.ernntioual American Railrosd

The great international raIlroth o
connect the countries Of North, Cen
raj aud South America, which Il rec
ON nended by Tesolu ion adopted by
the Pan American Congress. is the out
growth aIke If popular sentiment and
practical engineering science. The moe
between the American republics, which
are growing stronger each year. wouid
be immeasurably strengthened by q
great railroad of this description. 1T
practicabillty has been pointed out By
railroad experts of the higheH charac-
ter and authority, notably 10y George H.
Blau hard 10 an address delivered last
fail, 10 which he pointed out the Tact
that some 9 600 miles of construction
would unIle the present systems Of "a J.
roads in the Norlh and South American
continents. The initial step contem
plated by the Pan American ConKess Is
the appointment of an International
Commission of Engineers, three from
each government, who will inquire into
tue practicabili,y and advlsablIty VI such
a railroad. In the event that these points
are demonstrated the COMMISSION snail
proceed to make plans for its construc'
ton, receive bids and make concessions
and grant to persons who will under
lake to build and manage the line
There are other details, but the main
matter of congratul ton Is that the con-
gress has inaugurated public improve
ment which Is everywhere recognized
AS the most important since the mrs
Pacific railroad was projected. 1t II
not visionary to predict that the present
generation will ride practically from ont
end of the American hemisphere to tn
other without change OF cars.-Ne1
York Press.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06


Section. 154 No child between ten
md fourteen years OF age, who has re-
sided in the State one year, shall be em-
ployed in a mi If factory unless such
chlld shall have attended n public school
twenty weeks during the proceeding
year, and shall dpposIte with the owner
or person N charge of such mill or fac.
tory a certificate showing such attend
ance, signed by the teacher OF such
school.
Sec. 1856 The supervisor OF schools
may inquire of the owner or person in
charge OF a mill or factory as to the EN-
plnymeUt of children therein; and may
cali for The production Of the certificates
required to be d-posi ed with such per
SON, and ascertain IL there il any vlOls-
ZION of the law in the employment OF
such children.
Sec. 1856 No person, after the first
day Of July, one thousand eight hundred
and eight-nine, shall give employment
10 any child under fourteen years Of age
who cannot read or write. but is capa-
able of receiving such instruction, dur
ing the time when the school which
such person should at end is in session.
Sec. 157. A person who shall violate
the provisions of section one hundred
and fifty-three or Of section one hundred
and fifty. four, or Of section one hundred
and flftv-six Of this act, or who shall re-
fuse TO give the information or exhibi'
the certificates required to be given and
exhibited by section one hundred and
fifty five of this act, shall forfeit not less
than ten or more than fif y dollars, tc
he recovered by prosecution before y
justice, one-half to 60 to the compliant.
ant and one-hslf to the town in which
the child resides.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06
CraanarY Mnllern

Two or three weeks since we gave
some results of cresmeIies on a la "
scale. The Belfast, Me-. creamery is d
small affair, taking the milk Of ess thar
fifty cows, In the Republican journal
OF that place we find the following:
Mr.. S. T. Efgecomb. one of the fir,i
advOcates of the creamery. and who !.
enthusiastic in the mat er, has given u,
thu result of his experience in the pasl
year. For the first SIX months he MIXED
three COVE. and DUNG the last s
months four cows, or an average al
three aud One-half cows for the year,
The milk WAS used nv the B lfast cream.
cry and produced ,09s1S pounds of bu :
t..r, at twenty cent per pound. amount.
ng 10 $2l9 so. The SKINNED milk
1879 quarts, at on half cent p-I
quart. WAS worth $3S. 80, M king an az
g'rgate Tor The three anu half cows ol
$257 so, or $73 68 per COW No account
II made Of the fertiliz-r from the ami
mal+. The cost of keeping the animals
whatever it may b., must be deducted tt
get The net amount. The OH CT, how.
ever, is to show that selling the mIIk Il
the creamery produces better rcsultS
than to make the butter on The farm
The product OF the creamery is unIforr
and much better than the average butter
made at farm houses.
And thus it will be seen that from all
quarters, from the small as well as from
the larger concerns, the universal iestI.
mony az to the increased value is all on,
way. This should be an encouragement
to the farmers OF this town and county
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06

Navy and IL Is noted fact that no guest
or his effects was ever injured nv fire AT
any of the hotel. kept by the Lsiands,
IL this hoie i. fire and call bell from Il g
flee TO every ON in the h tel, alsN
watchmnn's clock Il'ced in the fiji
1t is impossible for u fire tn orcnr wi h
out every one in the hotel being Motif -.
T proprIetors have purchased the I'D
lining property, fronting the beau'ifu
lake, and will make an addition Of o, a
hundred rooms to he hotel The watt
used is absolutely pure coming from thu
celebrated l. land mineral spring, from
soIid rock under the hntel An analySis at
it ia a. tached to the oon cards show Ing
IT. purify, the sprirg being one Of h.
prominent fe' urps Of the Leland Tn
water il CO, slider d far superior 10 aiy
Wtukesham spr ngs and any OF the MN
eral springs If Wisconsin or the state al
Michigan. A special feSture of ,his
water is the considerable amount of free
carhonic acid present, which add' muci
to its pal4tabiliry. This well known
hotel ia siiuat, d Ia have meniinned) ~
full view If the beau iful Bkp. and Mich.
igan Central, Illinois Central r ilrnad-
where trains are constantly passing ~
the lakes shore. Too much cannot b.
said of this location and no more b-au.
tifu' spot is not tn be found in I'll tn.
states. CORP w, Il SHELDON.
THE people in tn North par oi Ben.
n,Dgton county will be par'i 'ularly IN.
teres,ed in the above letter, especial,
in the locality where the "L-land fam
lily" originated-ED
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06
varmont deer Astray.

The following from the Glens Falls,
n. Y Express Of Friday last. explains a
circumstances with which one OF the
Rutland county game clubs was indl-
rectly connected
Estate Game Protector Armstrong oil
Riparius recently arrested Morris NJ.
Jones of Granville for the killing of a
deer. The prisoner on being taken be-
fore Justice Gilroy, was fined $25, which
fine he paid. Some hours after Mr..
Armstrong; departure from Granville,
according TO the SdrdtOgidn, the agent
of the Lake George F,sn and Game As
sociation, William II. Burnett, appeared
upon the scene with another warrant for
warrant for Jones. Notwithstanding il
was proved to HIM that the case had
been settled. Burnett took Morris +,
Fort Edward and kept HIM in custody
over night.
Meantime Mr.. Armstrong had been
notified of the second arrest and he i'm
medlaiely proceeded to Fort Edward
When Jones was taken before JustIct
Pratt he was promptly discharged upon
the presentation of Mr.. Armstrong; evl
dence."
The deer which got Mr.. Jones into
trouble as mentioned above was shot on
the west side OF Lake St. Catherine very
near the New York line, 81 near In fact
that it ran over the line and died in New
York. Jones was resident OF New
York and under these circumstances the
laws of Vermont we're powerlers. The
Rutland Game Clubs, however, reported
the case to the Lake George Fish and
Game Association with the above results
Jones was fined, not for killing the deer
for that was done in Vermont and not an
offence against the laws Of New YorE,
but for having possession OF venis0n 10
the close season, which is an offenc
punishable by fine. II Jones could have
been reached by Vermont law he would
not have escaped 50 easily.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06
"NO GREAT LOSS WITHOUT SOME
Sn.rr GNATT GAINB

"Howard," in the New York Press
saws: The defeat OF New York for the
Worlds Fair and the death Of John
Jacob Aston have each an important
bearing on the prospects for the erection
of St. Johns Cathedral, the great $So,
600 600 structure that the Episcopallans
of New York contemplate erecting un
der Bishop Potter's direction. The site
for the cathedral is part OF the ground
that was included in the Worlds Far
site. 1t had been given to the use OF the
Worlds Fair Committee and the com
mencement of work on the cathedral
was thought thereby to have been post
poned for several years, Now the pros
pect is that ground will be broken next
wear. In the Trinity Building architect
are at work daily making drawings and
preparing plans for the cathedral, using
the four prlz- plans as basis OF thel'
work. The plans alone cost some $50,
600. They all contemplate the use OF
the finest granite, such as is put into
Government buildings at Washington
John Jacob Astor's interest in the cathe-
dral was very deep. He was, indeed,
second only to B shop Potter In urging
on the preliminary steps for the cathe
draI, and had expected to spend two or
three millions of dollars to put an Artnr
memorial 10 the church. HIS interest
in the cathedral made it certain that be-
tween his bank account and the Trinity
Church millions there would be no lack
of funds for the work once begun. ! am
told that his son and heir, William
Waldorf Aston, intends to carry ont hlS
fathers wishes in respect to the caIhe-
dral, O that, with the site not wanted
for the Worlds Fair, we may soon Look
for the breaking OF ground for its foun-
daLions
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06

A Chicago despatch of the 2Sth,, ult.,
says "a remarkable woman, named
Abbie Maria Remenway, died a day or
two ago in the second story OF the brick
cottage at No 30 Newbury Avenue. 1t
was discovered to-day that she had
written and printed several volumes OF
a history Of Vermont. the first OF which
she issued in 1857. She came here four
years ago and purchased small print
ing outfit, with which she published the
various volumes nf her work, each con-
tanning over 1900 pages. Before she
finished her labors death overlook her.
She confided in no one, and as she had
no friends here, nobody knew OF the
work she was engaged IN. II is said she
has wealthy brothers and sisters in Yer
mont, she being a native of Ludlow"
We have looked in vain in our Safe
xchanges for a further biographical
notice of this well remembered lady.
She was widely known here, and her
Gazetteer of the several counties, the
whole forming voluminous history OF
the State is in every large library.
White many inaccuracies crept into her
works yet she is entitled to the credit OF
saving much of documentary and ira
ditional lore of our State that might
otherwise have been lost.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06
Natural Gas in Vermont.

A short time since President w. Sew
ard Webb of the Wagner car company
directed he local managers Of that COM
pany at Buffalo, N. Y, TO bore for nat
urai gas upon the ground Of the shops
of the Wagner car company at that
point. His idea was thought to be a
foolish one by biologists and Others. as
no one believed that natural gas could
be found 10 Buffalo. The result Of bis
persistency, however, was that they
struck gas, and now have enough to run
the twenty boilers OF the Wagner C T
COMPANY, saving the corporation over
800, 900 in coal per year. Within few
days DIR. Webb has directed that an ar
tesiau well be sunk some 1000 feet upon
his farm in Shelburne. He believes that
between 900 and 200 feet down they
will come across natural gas. He has
also directed that an analysis OF the
water and minerals shall be kept. in
order that he may have precise showing
Of what comes out Of the ground. Il Is
understood thai nothing of this kind
has been done In Vermont before, in
fact. no shaft has been sunk over 200
feet The result OF DR.. Webb's invesii-
cation will be looked forward to with
eTeaf interest by all Vermonters and
n bis hopes are realized, it will be a
great think for tine stare, and especially
for Burlington and MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Free Press
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06
Notice.

SALE OF REAL ESTATE ON EXECUTION.
There will be sold at public auction to the high
est bidder, at the Town Clerks Office In Stamford
in the county of Bennington AID state OF Yer,
mont. on the eighth lay OF March, A. ID 1890, at
one O'Clock in / = afternoon. all the light title
aud interest which Homer Bartl It. Albert Bart
lett snd George d. Bartlett, paTtn-rs in trade do
ing business under tue firm name Of Bartlett
Brothers Of 'orth Adams In the county Of Be'k
hire aud commonwealth OF Massachusetts, OWL
or hold in nr 10 the following described It al es
tat, th wit
ford, Bennington county. Vermont, aud bounded
a. follows. viz: North by lands Of Thomas p
Hazel Wiley; south by lands OF John Stroud; and
west by lands OF James Houghton aud Franci'
and AlansUn Harris, containing une hundred ares
ore or less. The same lot being called and
known as the LOring Richm nd Ptcn; reference
being madr to tn. same Richmond survey dated
July 23rd A. D.. 1874 meaning to convey the same
tract or lot o. land that Thomas r. Goodrich
bought Of Chester aud Calvin T. sampson and
deed. by said SIMPSONS TO said 1honas r.
Goodrich. March lltn, A ID. 1913.
Lhe foregoing description being copied from
the land records in said Town Clerks office IN
said town OF stamford
sad sale will be made at the time and place
above stated. and the proceeds thereof applied
for the purpose Of salts wing a certain execution
TO mr. directed aud delivered In favor OF silas
Mason OF ,adsb 70 In the county OF Bennlng
ton aforesaid against the sail Bartlett Brotb~rs
amounting to one thousand ninety Une dollars and
eighteen crnts, together with the Interest and
cost and EXPENSE uf tn levy Of the execution
aud the sale; and the said sale will be made under
ant by virtue 81 said execution and by the diruc
ton aud pr cur ment uf aXon l.. Bowen. attof'
nry for the creditor named said execution.
Dated Al Stamford Aforesaid this 18TH day oil
February 10 the year OF our Lord, One Thousand
is A J PIKE Sheriff,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06
"Brockton,s Perils."

The Rev. K. Richardson of Brockton.
Mass, editor of the Vermont Baptist,
has been stirring up the dry b. nes IN
that place. 1t will be remembered that
Parson Richardson was chaplain OF the
department, G. A. R., while he was pas
tor of the Ru land Baptist Church and
attained some notoliety there in his
structures on social indulgences. In this
connection we copy despatch Of the
Sd, inst, which will be read with inter-
est by the comrades OF the Reverend
gentleman
The Rev. ]. K. Richardson of the Bap-
list Church, who has created such STIR
here by his plain-spoken utterances
against the socalled" Perils of Brockton.'
spoke last evening on card playing. 10
the course of his sermon he 81 Id
In my sermon on "BroctoD's Perils" l
treated of cards as game likely TO fos-
ter the passion of gambling. treated
of dancing and theatre-going as tending
to arouse the dangerous passion OF licen-
tiousness. 1t was from this standpoint
that dealt with them, and from this
standpoint what said should be judged
Let me not be misunderstood to- night,
for no man is more fully aware than
am of the prejudice am likely TO en-
counter in what have yet to say.
am not opposed to amusements.
believe in them; but temptation always
cones along the lines of pleasure, OF
self qualification. l believe that God
made US to be joyful and happy crea.
lures, capable of laughter and song. l
do not believe that there is happier
man or a happier family in this world
than myself and mine.
Cards tend to arouse and stimulate tie
gambling passion as no other game does.
know of no other game against which
so much can be said. The game takes
the place with many that the Bible does
with the Christian, IL is the main 80
hce and comfort, the one thing to which
they flee, Is it not the work OF the devil
to substitute the pack of cards for the
Word of the living CD?
He told of his army experience and
his study of the usual results OF card
playing which led him to believe that II
was sure to lead 10 gambling.