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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-22

The first steps TO any new work
are usually the most difficult. The
first LESSONS in a new study or the
first pages in a new book are the
hardest and require the most alb
stracted and persistent effort. But
in climbing the stairs the first steps
are by far the easiest; it Is the last
upward stretch that takes time and
painful effort. 1t is so in our lives.
We begin with the buoyance and
confidence Of youth. There are
later periods when we drag the feet
and do well to move patiently and
carefully, until the light from above
brightens and cheers the final ef.
fort, and we have at last reached
the top.-Princeton Democrat,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-22

Mrs. Polly Flick, Of Orange coun-
ty, who is now in her 102d year, is
in good health. This venerable old
lady was born in South Carolina on
July ~, 1892, and while young
girl moved to Bullitt county, Ken
lucky, where she married Christian
Flick, and in 1916 she immigrated
to jackson township, Orange coun-
|ty, Indiana, and settled on piece
|of land, where she lived until last
fall. She was the mother Of twelve
children, and now has seventy y-six
grandchildren, 253 great grandchil-
|dren and thirteen great great grand
,children.-Crawford Co. Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-22

II is about 80 miles across
town in London, and for that en-
tire distance there is said to be an
unbrokcn line Of residences and
stores.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-22

Some 10000 people in Chi
cago petition to have portions OF
the bible read daily to school chill
dren.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-22
Terse Proverbs.

Russian-Pray to God, but con-
tinue to row to the shore.
Sanskrit-Silence is the ornament
of the ignorant.
China-There are two good men:
one dead, the other unborn.
Tamul-The handle Of the Ak is
the enemy of its kind.
Persian-One pound of learning
requires ten pounds of common
sense to apply it.
Arab-The best part Of repent
ance is little SHINING.
Arab-The contemplation Of vice
is vice.
Arab-It il hard to chase and
catch two hares.
Modern Greek-Two watermelons
cannot bc carried under one arm.
=. -
The bows and girls who are strug-
Cling to learn modern languages
may be comfortcd Ia know that the
wiscacrcs predict that English will
soon become the universal language.
A writer in a London magazine says
that in unciviIized regions like the
interior of Africa, the spread OF
English has been marvellous during
the last few years. In Russia il is
considered more fashionable to
speak English than French, which
for many years has been the court
language. Japan is adopting Eng
lish wholesale. Even the sign
boards of the shops an d
the names Of the towns and villages
are always inscribed with English
A. well as japanese Characters
Congregationalist.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-22

There is a wide gulf between tell
ing and teaching, or between preach
ing and teaching in the classroom.
1t il so comfortable to supply the
lacking information, it does cost to
develop a subject by teaching it.
But it pays without measure toteach
and to teach correctly. Tell as
little az possible, teach as much as
possible.
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Tarmer8' Home |!
Wn Mil street. Jasper. Ind.)
rulL.p KASTN fcls, IsrOp'r.

IN, piiinodlOms hotel has been thorough
MAnicd, and RENTED new throughout,
N open for public entertainment.
N h,..f Viii always he cfound well supplied.
,l'.- " WI be reasonable.
NJ feed ""o
|n0rs nar, Wen supplied with the choicest
D. ,ah rigars, and polite attention al
\ I've me a call.
"1y PHILIP KAsTNER.
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OLD GLORY.
by THOMAS J. DUGGAN.

OLD GLORY.
by THOMAS J. DUGGAN.
old Glory, Flag of Liberty
In triumph wave DER land and sea,
The pride Of millions yet to be,
Meath Freedoms glorious sway,
We gaze upon each starry fold
In beauty to the skies unroIled,
And link with thee in pride untold
our land, America
grandure to the stars.
Dear Nag Of many battle scars.
Renowned in hailowed story:
All hail to thee - emblem grand,
The guardian of our native land,
Old Glory
old Glory, founded by our sires
Amid the flame of battle fires,
Thy CLEAN the heart of all inspires
With rapture. day by day,
The nag of the New World art thou,
To tyranny thou nc'er shalt bow,
Forever wave above the brow
of free America.-CHORUs.
Old Glory for thy honored past.
our hearts revere thee till the last,
our dearest hopes are on thee cast
To never fade away.
Triumphant. noble. brave and free.
still onward shall tiny progress be,
For honor, peace and liberty,
And for America '-CHoKUs.
copyrighted 1894, by Harry Colcman.l
The second part of the laudabl,
contest, the effort of which is to Sc
cure to the United States a genuine
home-spun national anthem, ha.
now commenced. Composers ar,
invited to send musical settings o
the two poems, in competition for ;
prize Of $4,000 for the best settin.
OF each poem. We would advis'
any Of our readers who contemplate
competing to send to THE DOMINANT
for iull particulars, as necessaril.
certain conditions are imposed by
that journal, one Of which we not
is that American citizenship is :
"sine qua non."
We wish the above journal sue
cess in its noble efforts to give th'
country a home-spun national an
them, and sincerely hope that ons
Of our townsmen may secure thu
first prize, and with it the homo
that must ensue. A successful worl
Of this nature influences more heart
and arouscs noblcr emotions thar
can he influenced or aroused b,
potentatcs or Legislators. Its ere
ator is, therefore, more worthy 0
respect and honor than either Of th'
above powers; truth long estab
tablished by the veneration in whicl
are held the names of authors ane
composers Of national songs such a
"Lord, God, Protect the Car,
"The Marscillaise," or God Saw
the Emperor" which efforts hav'
done more to foster the growtl
Of nationalism than any other known
political or social force.
The above songs would be excel
lent selections for some Of the com
ing 4th Of July celebrations.
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A National Emblem.

Why is the emblem Of the United
States more lasting than that o
either England, Ireland, Scotland o
France?
Because:
s.The lily will fade, its leaves decay;
The rose from its stem will sever.
shamrock and thistle will pass away
But the stars will shine forever.
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Enthusiasm may be the secret OF
success in teaching, but be sure
that il is enthusiasm Of the righ,
sort and under perfect control and
and along right lines. Noise,
hustle, confusion, must not be mis-
taken for enthusiasm. The active,
alert. lively school teacher may bt
utterly lacking in enthusiasm and
her active qualities only physical
energy. Enthusiasm is only an
other term for inspiration and ma,
evidence itself in the quietest o
WAYS, but never incffectively.
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PATRIOTIC SONG CONTEST.


The patriotic song contest inau-
gurated by that cnterprising musical
monthly, The DOMINANT, Of Phila-
delphia, has just closed, that is, Sc
far as patriotic poetry is concerned.
The judges on the poems sent in
were Colonel John A. Cockerill, ed
itor of the New York Morning Ad-
vertiser; Edmund Clarence Sted-
man, the celebrated poet and critic,
and Jerome Buck, Jr., poet and
prominent member Of the New York
Worlds staff, three gentlemen
whose fitness for the position no one
can question. The high authori-
ties labored patiently with the sew
eral hundred poems submitted, ex-
amining each most critically, the
result being a unanimous verdict in
favor OF the two poems we have the
pleasure of presenting to our readers.
First Prize Of 500.
SONS OF AMERICA.
by D>MAN 4. HOOPER.
Sons Of America' Heirs To the glory
tod guided patriots nobly have won;
Liberty stands ON our mountain tops hOary,
Lighting her torch from the fires of the sun.
CHORIs-speed the message onward,
striving deep and long
Here at last are bursting
In triumphant song.
Liberty and union,
set twixt and sea;
Blood bought by our fathers,
UIiere shall ever be.
Liberty dream Of the Pilgrims devotion,
Driving back foes that came over the ocean.
Crushing the enemies sprung from our own
CHORUS.
Fearful the cost. but how priceless the
treasure,
I Battlencids were but the altars To God
War clouds the incense and cannon the
measure,
Lives, the free sacrifice reclining the sod.
CHORUS.
Liberty, patron Of cot and Of palace.
MAY our devotion to thee never cease;
chalice,
/ Deep to contcntment, and progress and
peace CHORUS.
Banner all glorious, float ever DER rs,
Every star shining there steadfa-t and true
Holding the lesson of Union before us,
Written for aye in the Red, White and Blue.
CHORUS.
-. s..l.
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W. E. COX,
lttorney at Law,
|JASpEIs, INDIANA,

49,. rutina Attorney for til. iith judicial
alf. and y IN carefully attend to any civil
kinc-- entrusted to hlm in any county oi
clrcnit.
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BRETz, McFAll & BRETz,
attorneys at Law
JASPER, INDIANA.

rll practice in the Courts of Dubois and
,aninu counties. ana give CLOSE attention
sitN business entrusted to them.
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Persons interested in the work o
the Indiana Agricultural Experi
ment Station at Purdue University
Lafayette, Ind, may secure thu
free publications Of the station ~
issued from time to time by ad
dressing
c. S. PLUMB, Director.
Lafayette, Ind.
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Old Glory Flag of Liberty
In triumph wave DER land and sea,
The pride Of millions yet to be.
Meath Freedoms glorious sway,
We gaze upon each starry fold
In beauty to the skies unrolled.
And link with thee in pride untold
our land, America.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-13
WHAT is A MUMMY
1Cbapter OfInteresTing Information About
Some Egyptian Customs.

1Cbapter of1nteresIing Information About
Some Egyptian Customs.
When member of an Egyptian fam.
lily died, all the relatives put on mourn
ing and abstained from baths, wine and
delicacies of all kinds from 40 to 60
days, according to the rank OF the per-
son deceased. Death in one respect put
an end to all distinctions that had pre-
vailed in life, and king and slave were
subject to the same law.
The record of the life of the deceased
had to be examined by tribunal of 40
judges before he could be given burial
with his ancestors If the deeds of his
life proved that he was worthy of
burial, his body was carried across the
sacred lake, Of which each province had
one, and was there permitted to rest. IL
the judges found him unworthy, even
though he belonged to the highest rank,
he could not be buried with his ances-
tors. The body was returned to his rela-
tives and was buried on the side of the
lake opposite to the burial place of the
just.
The belief of the Egyptians in fu-
ture state of existence gave rise to the
practice of embalming the dead. They
wished to carefully preserve the body,
so that the soul upon its return to its
former abode at the end of all things
might find it ready for its reception.
Bodies were embalmed in three differ
ent ways. The most expensive and mag
nifcent method was used upon the bod
les of kings and other persons of dis
tinguished rank, the cost amounting to
8 talent of silver, or 500.
a number of persons were employed
in the process of embalming, and they
were treated with great respect. They
filed the cavities of the body with
myrrh, cinnamon, spices and many
kinds of sweet smelling drugs.
After a certain time had elapsed the
body was swathed in lawn fillets, which
were glued together with kind of thih
gum, and then crusted over with costly
perfumes. By this mode of embalming
the shape of the body, the lineaments
of the face, the eyebrows and eyelashes
were preserved in their natural perfec-
ton Bodies thus embalmed are what
we now call Egyptian mummies. Phil
Rdelphia Times.
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shE SPOKE TOO SOON.
Discovering That She Had Mad MIstAEs
She Apo1ogized.


In front of Trinity church stylishis
dressed young woman stepped from tbs
sidewalk directly In front of team Of
heavy horses attached to well loaded
truck. She was eudeavoring to catch the
eye Of cable car gripran and did not
see the rapidly moving truck bearing
down upon her. Passersby expected 10
see her ground to earth, but one OF two
fashionably appearing young fellows
with slightly dudish proclivities rushed
TO the curb, and lifting the woman by
the arms quickly swung her around ard
landed her out of danger on the side
walk.
She, all unconscious of her dangerous
predicament, turned on the young map
sharply with an indignant "How dare
you, sirp' and looked as if she were
contemplating an assault on him with
her parasoL
The young fellow looked surprised,
and then, taking off his hat, bowed and,
with an Excuse me, madam, a." passed
on with his friend.
She turned toward the street again
and for the first time observed the
truck, which now stood in her path.
The driver of this calmly remarked.
That dude saved your life, lady. Why
don't you scratch his eyes out?'
The woman, for the first time realiz.
ing her narrow escape. hurried after the
rapidly disappearing youths, who had
nearly reached Rector street by that
tine. Touching her resnuer's arm, she
quickly apologized for her rudeness and
thanked him for his timely act.
Don't mention it, please. The pleas
ire is entirely mine. assure you, "
was the response. Two hats were dotted.
and the blushing woman was left on the
sidewalk with humiliating sense OF
her previous rudeness.
"Beastly queer things theso girls are
Harvey" said one to the other as they
disappeared in the arcade leading to th,
{ station.--New York Advertiser.
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lie oLt COUNTRY clRcla

How dear to my heart is the show of my ekl
hood,
The old country circus my boyhood days
knewl
In these days of three rings, of hippodromes,
railroads,
How fond recollection presents thee to viewi
For weeks, while the posters on fences and
church sheds
Portrayed to my young eyes the scenes that
should be,
No soft thrill of love, no throb of ambition,
Has since equaled the bliss gained dream.
ing of theel
che old country circus, the shabby old circus,
The wandering old circus my boyhood days
knew.
How faithful I worried in the ways that pre-
sented
To gain the few pennies my ticket should
buyI
No toll was 80 sweetened-no reward so stu
pendous-
No miser e'er cherished his hoard as did I.
How fair shone the sun on the glad day aD-
pointed
How rife with strange hustle the sleepy old
Add when DER the hill came the rumble of
wagons
The bound of my heart said, 1.-THE circus has
come!'
The old country circus, the faded old circus,
The one horse old circus my boyhood days
knew.
What pageant of now can that grand ontry'
compassp
What wit of today like those jokes of the
ring?
And those divans OF pine boards-such ease
oriental
No reserved, cushioned chairs Of the present
can bring.
One elephant only. satisfying, majestic,
Not Jumbo nor sacred, neither painted nor
white
Take them all, and the whole dizzy, triple bill
programme,
For single return of that old time delight,
The old country circus, the tawdry old circus,
The perfect old circus my boyhood days
knew.
PHILADELPHIA Call
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-13

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AN AID TO MILKING.
The ColIegian's Advice to Hts Father Which
Resulted Disastrously.

The ColIegian's Advice to hts Father Which
Resulted Disastrously.
A college student in one of our west
ern states returned home after his course
was finished to find that his father, a
clergyman with a small salary, was
el1ing out his living by running small
farm. One of TIE adjuncts of the farm
was a COW, a pretty good animal, which
however, had a strong aversion to being
MIXED
Here was an opportunity for display
of the lately acquired knowledge of the
Juvenile collegian.
Father, " said he, Professor q. says
if one will place a weight upon j cows
back it will make her give down the
milk"
The reverend gentleman, favorably
impressed with this information that
his son had learned from Professor G.,
decided to try the simple remedy. In
stead, however, of placing weight
upon the cows back, the clergyman
placed himself upon it. But then he
answered the purpose. The COW, how
sver, was still obstinate.
''Tie my legs under the cow" said
the father to his son.
The son did so. But the COW, unused
to such unusual and arbitrary proceed
ings, manifested her displeasures by
rearing and plunging, entirely unmind-
ful of the dignity of the parsonage
astride her spinal column It was get
ting altogether too interesting for the
! two b'peds concerned in tie transac-
tion.
"Cut the rope, cut the ropel" shout
I'd Mr. Y. 10 his dutiful son, meaning
The rope by which he was attached to
che COW.
But the son, being somewhat excited,
cut the rope by which the COW was fas-
tened to the stanchion. At once avail
ing herself OF the liberty thus Offered,
tie COW took an unceremonious exit
from the stable, and down through the
street she went. The minister accom-
panied the COW, but in manner not ex-
actly beftting the dignity of his profes.
sion.
As it happened, one of the sisters Of
the congregation was on the street as
the race was in progress. Surprised al
such sight, the good sister cried out,
"Why, Brother ", where are you GO
ing?''
His sense of the lud1crous coming to
his aid, Brother V. shouted back: ''The
Lord and the COW only know. 1 don 'tp
The clergyman was eventually rescued
from his awkward perch and never at
tempted tho feat again. Voice.
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The SINCE.

1t is the opinion of the true gourmet
that of all marine parrish there is none
TO compare with the smelt (Osmerus
mordax). This primary rank is its own
by reason of its delicacy and delicious
favor, and when fried light brown in
very fine bread crumbs and served with
melted butter there is none that dis.
putes its prominence Its delightful
flavor, however, as we'll as it's peculiar
odof is evanescent. Like the mackerel,
it cannot be too fresh.
1t is from its odor that the sulelt de-
rives not only its familiar but Latin
name, an odor 50 aggressive of sliced
cucumbers that, if its presence be mani
fest only to the sense of smell, people
are often deluded into such supposition.
This odor is not marked except in the
freshly caught fish and disappears in
the cooking, giving place, however, to a
fitting resurrection of the smelt to an
olfactory sense still more savory and de.
hghtful. Market Review.
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1894
Harper's Magazine.
[I.[.HSTR ATRl

HARPER's MAGAZINE for 1894 will maintain
the character that has made it the favorite
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Just as the door of the city clerks
office was due to be closed for the day
two young ladies called and stated that
they were looking for marriage license.
''This is not the place., explained
the sober faced clerk. THE clerk of the
court issues them at the courthouse, but
you are too late to get down there be-
fore he goes home.
Isn't that provoking?" remarked
one of the maidens, with pout equally
provoking "They told US that this was
the place to get licenses.
"1t is-dog licenses" the faoetious
clerk answered.
''The license is for me, noty sir, :"
answered the girl, and deep hush fell
over the uitl seaL-Minneapolis jour
nal
AN AID TO NIL KING
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