Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1881 — COUNTY JAIL. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY JAIL.

The Grand Jury at the January Term of the Jasper Circuit Court submitted the following report in relation to the building of a County Jail, to-wit: s Hon. E. P. Hammond, Judge of the Jasper Circuit Court: We, the undersigned Grand Jurors of Jasper county, in accordance with special instructions from your Honor, have thoroughly advised and carefully examined into the cost of earing for and guarding the prisoners of Jasper county for the last, four years, and wc- submit as our opinion that that Jasper county’ needs a Jail, and needs it badly. Therefore we recommend that the County Commissioners of Jasper county take action in this matter at t s early a day as possible. We further recommend that the said Commissioners build a Jail and Sheriff rooms of sufficient size to meet the wants of the county sor several years in the future, and that said jail shall cost nnt less than eight noi more than twelve thousand dollars. Respectfully submitted. 8. G. Thompson, William H. Tyler, John L. Nichols, Daniel E. Fairchild, Jonathan E. Tryon, D. H. Yeoman. Whereupon the Court made the following order, to-wit: Which report is approved by the Court snd ordered to be certified to the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, with the recommeadatiou that they proceed to have a County Jail erected as required by law. “You wouldn’t takea man’s last cent for a cigar, would you?” “Certainly I would.” remarked the proprietor.— “Well, here it is, then” passing over a cent, “give me a cigar.” A certain little ifamsel being aggrrvated beyond endurance by her big brother, fell cown on her knees and cried : “O Lord, bless my brother Tom. He lies, he steals, he swears. All boys do. Us girls don’ . Amen.“ The minister asked the SundayI school:“With what remarkable weapon did Samson at one time slay a number of Philistines?” Fora while there was no answer and the minister, to assist the children a little, commenced tapping his jaw with the tip of his finger, at the same time saying: “What’s this—wbat’sf this?”— Quick as thought a little fellow inno cently replied, “The jaw-bone of an ass. sir.” Let those epicures who indulge in quail on toast be a little careful this coming season. The snow has lain on the ground so long that the quail has been compelled to eat berries, many of which are poison, and the flesh of thejquail has been thoroughly infected with the poisonous food. -Ex. In the revised New Testament shortly to appear the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew is made to read thus; “Our Father which art in Heaven, hal lowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in Heaven, so ou earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil ons.” The doxology is omitted.