The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-07-21


The Dubois Co. Teachers Institute
will be held at jasper, July cath, 25tb
26th, 9th aud 28tb. 1893.
COMPOSITIONS.
None Escape That Bugbcar.
FAyErrvILLE, N. ", March Is. : Grover
\ Cleveland came here to reside when
three years old. from Caldwell, N. J..
his father being preacher had been
transferred to this place. At that time
Growers name was Stephen Grover. a.
will be seen later on. The best part oI
his boyhood was spent here, and many
inhabitants Of Fayetteville still have fa'
miliar recollections Of him.
Among these is Horace II. Edwards
who went to school with him, fifty yeare
ago. When they were both lads OF five
they attended the primary department
Of the Fayetteville academy. He and
young Cleveland used to 60 hunting to-
gsther in the wood beyond the village
and they used TO 60 in swimming to-
gether in the weir and in the Erie canal,
by way of which the Rev. Richard
Cleveland travelled from Caldwell.
Among his schoolmasters at Fayctto-
Vile were Miss Eliza Cole, Miss North
rup, Rev Oren Hyde, o. Il. Sharp,
Franklin Baker and A. G. Wi'liams.
The first named of these is still living in
the village.
Grover, she said, was in her school
when he was nine years OF age. The
birch was ia very general use when she
taught school. Although she cannot
positively say that the present chief
magistrate suffered in this way at her
hands, she is certain that . spanking
was very rare event in the Fayetteville
academy. She used to endeavor TO cure
the faults Of Grover with kindness, as
she did It ose of the other little boys.
4 The essays Of the young 5. g. Cleve-
land, which Miss Cole had TO pass, upon
will repay careful study. They do not
indicate much precocity, but they show
commendable sotriety Of thought and
language. Here are some OF them.
TINE.
Time is divided into seconds, minutes,
hours, days, weeks. months, years and
centuries. II We expect to become
great and good men and to be respected
and esteemed by our friends, we must
\ improve our time when we are young.
George Washington improved his time
when be was . boy, and be was not sor-
~ when he was at the head Of q large
army Gghting for his country. A great
many Of our great men we're poor and
had small means OF obtaining an educa.
ton, but by improving their time when
they we're young and in school they OBJ
tanned their high standing. Jackson
was poor boy, but he was placed in
school, and by improving bis time he
found himself president Of the United
States. guiding and directing . power
ful nation. II we wish 10 become great
and useful in the world, we must im-
prove our time in school.
S. CLEVELAND.
Fayetteville academy, Sept. s, 1876.
Here is . significant essay written at
nine years OF age:
FAYETTEVILLE.
Fayetteville 10 quite pleasant village
though quite small. The people have
begun improvements hero aud think it
/ will turn out 10 be very great improve
meut. Our academy looks little shah
! by, although It used TO be one OF the
finest buildings in the place. There is
! but one school in II and that is in tho
Juvenile room. They have expected
there would be another school, but II
docs not begin, and think IL they would
|. give II q thorough repairing thcy would
not have 50 much trouble In getting .
teacher.
1 by s. &. Cleveland, aged IL.
Here Is what the president thought ol
cows when he was 9 years old:
THE COW.
j The COW Il very useful. II II we're
not for the COW we could not have any
milk to put in or coffee and tes. Every
part Of the COW is useful. The skin IL
tan ned into leather. and shoes and boots
. are made Of II. The flesh is good for
food and Is called beef Their horns
are made into buttons, knife handles and
10 wder horns. OF milk, butter and
! cheese IL made. There IL a glutenous
, substance BY the hcof which 10 made
, into glue. Indeed II It were not for the
COW We should have 10 do without
, many things which are considered
} neccsssries of lite.
y. ~. ".
CT Bsrkcuuc. OF Fayetteville. deserves
mention as the boy who fought Grover
|, Cleveland. What 10 more 10 the point
. he clicked" him. The fact Is not At al
|. discreditable 10 Mr.. Cleveland. because
. his opponent was much older and
! larger. The provocstion received BY
|, Mr.. Barkeune, however, was quite sui
= fcient. Cleveland had placed . pin on
his seat at school In such manner tha
the point entered him.
q Thought takes man out OF servitud,
!. INTO freedom. e Llerson.