Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 25, Number 24, Jasper, Dubois County, 4 May 1883 — Page 7

WEEKLY COURIER.

O. fXA.3fIB, IuTllatttsa. jjjfWU - INDIANA. . WUl'LVNA 'OIM PLJLCK." a coma I trouMna sto a copper plack fJr wjr nuw tiwrt urne hi. back On duty oteer; iwoeMaatak Iiw word or note, J woufetaa true kirn for a frost. Wkpn tkincaur Justs Ikies akould be, Ai3 Fortune seaman the plat, Wbftv er ke be, U twit bard to ijMuiwmiid Ho he nmr walk tkroua boom sad land Wfcfceerfu face and open kaad, Continually; Sat whan, t apltv o' wsrk and cwra, A am mvtt toea and failure bear. Me merits seels . Wks wlH aot to misfortune bow, Waaoookakio bonaei oa kia brow Aad agkwaiKt ereta, bf kenan how, Ibrougk but, bard days. I woaMaa vie as aokt bawbee Sswoetaoes u' kia mitkers names kindness o kit hrotber'a eteim, honor a' a woasaa'a fan, Ibrsaairtkea sold. Xor ht tt hard for hhn to An. WIm lutaf kia friend am leal and true. Love awiwt and strous. Whose beartb knows not from year to year. The shadow of a doubt or fuar, Orteste the falUn of a toar Forony wrong; boi iris Mm a else, wkoaa love ia pain, Vha, wroNTjd, forelvea. and Iowa again. And tbouirh he grieves. Lata not toe dear one from kia care. But kovea htm malr. and mair, and mair, And bade kia ttnwi wi' hope and prayer. And till believes. Ay. via Wat nraiae who doesna fear Thena-bltl irht from year to year. Ana wka rrtpa faat nia ate dear onea tarouak aood or IIL Wat, if tber wander, kwee tbein tUU; i oay or joy he'll net kH nu; He'll win at teat. atary A. Jtarr, at Jorprs Weakls. TNE CMUMCN DEBT. TV Methodist Church of New Alllfoa had long been staggering under a load of debt Its edifice, built in the flush times following the war, was an ambition piece of architecture the church of the future, beyond, a doubt, since it wm much larger than the needs of it congregation and the pews were still raeant which the sanguine builderi had expected to see filled by the wen who were to pay off the mortgages. - Ri;r. Mr. Thorpe, the pastor, had carried this debt now for two years; it had born the burden of his days and the nightmare of hi dreams; at length he had brought his congregation to the point of attacking it. He had made several anxious pilgrimages to rich Methodits in neighboring cities, but found small encouragement; it was evident that the Methodists in New Albion mnt shoulder their own load. Accordingly, the first Sunday in October wan devoted to a carefully-planned effort for the payment of the debt. Mr. Thorpe had concluded to dispense with the service of a "ttnangelwt'1 and to direct his own forces. There waa to bo no regular sen-ice in the church, hut the public were invited to meet at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and, by the grace of God, the meeting would not adjourn, Mr. Thorpe said, until the debt "was paid. A collation was provided in the basement, so the people might spend the day in the work. The debt amounted to thirty-two thousand dollar, and when the meeting opened seventeen thousand dollars was at once subscribed this amount havhtg been secured beforehand by private conference with the abler contributors. This excellent start awakened great enthusiasm, and, for a time, subscripbob came ia rapidly; but kwg before boon the limit of the people's ability feetned to have been reached, and the net only footed up about twenty-four thousand dollars. Mr. Thorpe kept his foroes well ia hand, however, and showed no signs of "wavering. Exhortations and appeals were interspersed with singing; a judicious and energetic committee did a good deal of personal work with individuals; messettgera were dispatched to labor with absentee. But it deemed evident that the large gifts bad all been fMhered in, and there was still a deueiency of more than seven thousand uoHer. that the small subscriptions yet to be obtained would by no Means sup-J-As Mr. Franklin, of the Congregational Church, walked home after the toraibf service, with Ins pastor, they . passed the door of the Methodist Church. "Let tat look in for a moment," mid the person, ami see how they are getThey sat down in one of the back tots and watohed the proceedings. From Mr, Thorpe's occasional remarks they learned the situation of affairs and Jew that the onse was probably hope- . though the resolute leader did not for a moment assent to such a coacluAs their wehtawl alnaur. IsV VmkVIIm said: ' Makjafft strong fight, aren't they" "let titer wm act take the fort?" MdonHltbow. "I do? they're got to the stoking ism ther wilfaotget past nty,M intd Mr, Strong, sentenAftor it moment's tironght; Mr. mtktttt said, with a new interest: Is, . tt lav. ful to pull your fellow creature, out of a pit on the Sabbath dayP' t "I fhoald sag so, cwpeefaUy if ke if trjrlajr Htataat Mm!." UwM to Mtok alt ymjr ketse iMJkhnentf''

"Tee," laogited the minister. "Well, vou go home and get your lunch and I'll get mine and hare Major nut into the buggy. I'll he around before one o'cKksE, and we'll see what we can do." "All rlghtr It was not long before the good white horse came at a week day pace to the door of the pswasjnage, and the friends were soon whirling away. "Now, we've got to be swift," said the banker. "My first thought was to call on some of our own people, but I am inclined to give some of the rest a chance. The Episcopalians and the Free Baptists have a heavy dbt of their own; the Adventlsts sre not able to help much; we must enlist the others. Bri unmade must call on the First Church folks, Ellsworth on the Baptists, Thompson on the Universal ists, you and I will look after our own." They were stooping at Mr. Brinsmade's door and the master of the house answered the bell. "We bare set out," said Mr. Franklin, 'Ho give the Methodists a little lift in paying their church debt. Will you go and stand in the vestibule of your church and waylay as many as you can of your strongest men as they go into the afternoon service, and get subscriptions from them? Start the paper yourself. Then ask Dr. Phelps to take a collection before the sermon for the same object. Get cash subscriptions, payable to-morrow at my bank. ReEort the amount to me at Mr. Strong's ouse by four o'clock sharp. Will you doit?" "What a steamboat you are?" said Brinsmade, laughing. "Will you do it?" said Franklin, strenuously. "No time for nonsense, old feltowf' "Yes, 1 11 do it." , "All right. Good-bye!1 And the white horse was soon lying down the street. None of the other churches had afternoon son ices, and all that could be done in them must lie done by personal application to a few of the more prosperous members. But Mr. Franklin had selected the right man as a canvaaser in each society, and after they bad been set at work, he and his pastor returned to their own tiarish, which they divided between hem, contriving before four o'clock, to see a good portion of its most generous members. At that hour they all met at the parsonage, as by agreement, bringing with them a much larger sum than the most sanguine of them had hoped to get. "They came down handsomely," said Brinsmade. "Three or four refused to give anything; but most of them had their names down before they knew it. It dropped on them so midden like that they hadn't time to hunt up excises. The old doctor warmed up to the business beautifully, and he begged like a professional. They brought in nearly 4CK in the boxes, besides all I got from individuals." The others had much the same story to tell. ' Sympathy with the Methodists in their courageous effort was universal, and it had found a generous expression. "Now each of you sit down and write a short letter," said Mr. Franklin, "explaining that the amount you have collected is from friends in your church, naming the amount and stating where it may "be called for to-morrow, and we'll go over at once and send the letters up to Brother Thorpe. I trust he is holding out yet, but it must be pretty tough for a man who doesn't believe in the perseverance of the saints to hang to such a poor promise." It was about half-past four when Mr. Franklin and his friends entered the Methodist Church. The back seats were all occupied, so they stood in the space behind the pews and looked oa. The church was pretty well tilled, and Mr. Thorpe waa still keeping up a lively fire ot appeal and argument, but there were no responses, and it was plain that hope had departed from most of the solicitors. "Will you walk forward and take your seats, gentlemen? " said one of them. "No, I thank you!" answered Mr. Franklin. "We are only lobby members. How do you get onf " "Slowly." And the solicitor hook his kad dolefully. How much hare you got "Only alittle over tweetgr-ftrs thousand." "Why don't you stop where you are?" "Then we lose ererything. The greater share of the hvysubecriptions are conditional upon raising of the whole debt." " Won't your subseribers make them unconditional? " "No; we're begged them to, but they are obstinate." "Pity, isn't It?' "Yes, air. It will be a bard blew If we fall now." The discouraged gentleman walked away. Mr. Franklin's air had keen se mdlfterent that he had not ventured to ask him for anything. " Send up your letter, Brhasmade," whispered Franklin. "Get that small boy to take It up." The small boy toddled up the aisle and handed the envelope to Mr. Thorpe, who tore it open eagerly. "Hallelujah I" shouted the Impetuous

Methodist. "Brethren, listen to this: The First Congregational Church of New Albion sends areetinir to the First Methodist Church, with a pledge of sixteen hundred and seventy-live dollars, to be paid to-morrow at twelve o'clock, noon, by a check upon the First Nationearn . . a a a . m ujmsjc.' iiiMusurnea on oeMui ot the ahnrek by James W. Brlnsmsde."

by a storm of cheers and all the usual Methodist responses, In the mMst of whieh the organ atreek up the Doxolpgr, and the whole congregation rose to Its feet tad saag with a tremendous

Brother Brbumade come for. wsrU? shouted Mr. Thorpe. But before be had time to insist on this a little girl was mounting the pulpit with another envelope, which the pastor received with trembling hand. This letter stated that five hundred and fifteen dollars, the gift of a few friends in the Universalis Church, would be on deposit the next day, at the same hour and same place. Over this the furore was redoubled, one enthusiastic brother mounting a seat and calling for "the second verse of the Doxofogy." "Better not protract the agony," said rraasuo 10 juisworw. The good minister, who had now for six hours been under a continuous nervous strain, in whose heart confidence had given way to anxiety, and anxiety was beginning to change to discouragement, was so completely overcome or the contents of the other two envelopes that he sat down in his chair and could not apeak for a moment, and at length rose and half sobbed out: "Two more, brethren. One from friends in the Baptist Church, with a pledge of nine hundred and twenty-fire dollars, and one from friends in the Second Congregational Church, with a Srotniae of eighteen hundred and ten ollars. Grod bless them, every one!" This tune they were all too excited to sing, but there was a volley of amens in response to the last ejaculation, and men and women all over the house were laughing and crying like children. "Give us the footing now. Brother Harrison." said the minister, at length, to the treasurer, who was keeping account of the subscriptions, " Thirty thousand one hundred and fifty-five dollars," was the answer, "Less than two thousand dollars more are wanted! " cried Mr. Thorpe. What do you say to that?" Two hundred dollars more for me!" was the first response from one of the heaviest subscribers; and then the supplementary subscriptions, large and small, came pouring la for ten minutes, faster than the Treasurer could record them. As soon as there was a short pause, he summed up the amount again, and rising to hit feet, said quietly: "Thirty-two thousand four hundred and sixty dollars four hundred and sixty dollars for shrinkage!" The fceae that followed can only be imagined by those who know what an incubu m. church debt is to a devoted congregation, and who are also familiar with the ways in which the Methodists are wont to express their feelings. "I perceive," said Mr. Thorpe, rising to bis feet after the tempest had subsided, "that all these pledges are to be paid to-morrow, at noon, at the First National Bank. It is easy to guess Who is at the bottom of all this business, and I see him now standing near the door." "No scenes for me," whispered the banker to his minister. "1 m going. Make my excuses." And he slipped out of the door and walked quietly away. " Walter Franklin is the man." continned the parson, "and he is leaving the house at this moment; will not some one bring him back?" But that was a rsin suggestion. Mr. Franklin, as everybody knew, would not be brought back. ' Mr. Franklin s pastor must answer for him, then," said the minister; and Mr. Strong walked up the aisle amid great cheering. Ia a few graceful words, he toM the eongregaUon that Mr. Thorpe was right in bis conjecture; that the plan of aiding- them in their difficult undertaking was conceived and set in motion by Mr. Franklin, who had, nevertheless, been supported in the heartiest manner by the gentlemen oa whom be had called; that the whole scheme was the inspiration of a moment and the fruit of a few hours' work; and that he trusted that the result of It would be, not only the emancipation of the Methodist Church from the bondage of debt, but the strengthening of the bond of fellowship among the churches of New Albion. To that wish there were many fervent responses, and after a. prayer of thanksgiving by the pastor, and the singing of " Blessed Be the Tie that Binds the congregation broke up. That day will never be forgotten by any one who had part in Its doings, and fruit of the seed then sowed will be reaped in the increasing charity of many generations. A PrstAsM Berse, A Marrlsmd minister bourht a horse last fall for which he paid hundred and fifty dollars, which considered about half what it worth. A few days after a horse-ioekey found the minister ttnek at a bridge unable to get the horse to go across. The jockey said ke knew the horse well and fine only way he could be made to proceed was to swear at hbau The aunister said he never could do that if he never got to his appointment, bat changed buggies with the jookey. A few well-directed oaths started the horse and ft went all fight. After they got over the jockey offered to trade an inferior nag for the one with a profane ear and the preacher took him up. The jockey then, told hint that the former owner ot toe norse haa tratnea it to this trick and made his Bring selling the horse at what appeared toM a krw Hgnre and buying htm back for a great deal less, and he proposed doing the same tk.mslmm iNspstav. An1 toot erope really require gatdejt

rWMAt. AKB UTI1ABT, Dr. Tanner, the faster, who has lived in Cotry, Pa., for several months, has removed to Jamestown, in New York Ktate. It was observed that when Mr. Paroell pronounced his name in the House of Commons lately, he laid the accent on the first syllable PamelL There is hardly any need for the London papers to say that Gladstone is about to retire. It appears that about all the big men on the footstool are retiring to enjoy their last sleep. JT. Y. (trophic. A great .poet is aot without honor save in ids own country. An Ayrshire paper is authority for the statement that there is not a single copy of Burns' poems in the free public library at Mauchllae. The death of Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson's onlysurrivingchild recalls the memory of her gracious presence ia the White House when her uncle, James Buchanan, was President, and bow Lord Lyons, then British Minister, was engaged to be married to her. Miss Linda Gilbert, the "prisoner's friend," is now endesvoring to secure additional educational facilities and ether reforms in the prisons of Baltimore and Washington. She will soon sail for England, and devote the summer to efforts in behalf of prison reform there. AT. Y. Times. Ex-Senator Thurman' recent serious accident occurred as he was hurrying down-stair to get a paper from a newsboy. His foot caught in the carpet, and he fell forward two steps to the hall door. He was carried to his room, when it was found that his left arm was squarely broken just above the elbow. Wendell Phillips' wife has been an invalid for over thirtv years, and dur-

. ing all this time the great orator has l been untiring in his attention to her. "No one but you can know what it f has been to care for her," was rej marked to hlra recently, Ah! No . one but me knows how good she is," I was his hcaiisome answer. Miss Lotta Mignon Crabtree, better ' known by the simple name of Lotta, has been losing her singing voice during some, time past, and by the advice of I her physicians will retire from the stage i for two years iu order to Kiek expert ; medical treatment in Europe. Should , it be found that her Voice can not be re stored, her retirement from the stage will be permanent. Chicago Times, HuiVlUrCsl """ It is spring time with the frog when the small boy Is around with a stone. Uottvn Commercia' Bulletin, A little girl visiting Niagara r.ith her father, and seeing the foam at the foot of the falls, exclaimed: "Pa. how much soap it must take to make so 1 much suds!"

"1 like your new hat very much," he said. "It's chic; there's a sort of abandon " "There isn't sny sort of band on it." she said, pouting. Its a real ostrich feather." A Virginia calf was found in the hay-loft the other day, and the owner proves that the wind must have blown it up there because "there was no ladder-way for it to climb up." The general opinion in the neighborhood though is that the owner expected the tax assessor round that day. Boston Pot. "Johnnie," aid the teacher, "a lie can be acted, as well as told. Now, if your father was to put sand in his sugar, and sell it, he would be acting a lie and doing very wrong." "That's what mother told him," sid Johnnie, impetuously; "and he said he didn't care. A. Y. Examiner. A sober Philadelphia omnibus came near upsetting, and the possible victims, with one exception, threw up hands of protesting leverage. The exception sat motionless. "How could you be so calm?" asked a friend. "My dear," was the reply, " my gloves are a mhh fit." Exchange. Two young fellows stood in front of a billboard the other night intensely peruslug the announcement of the Bojton Idesl Opera Company Finally one remarked: "What is the 'Boston Ideal anr how?" The latter looked at him half contemptuously for a moment and replied in a deprecatory tone: "Don't Vou know what the Bton Ideal is? Why, you ninny, it's baked beans.' Hartford (Hoi. "Please, sir, there's nothing in the house to eat," said Brown's landlady. "How about the fish I sent in?" "Please, sir, the cat 'are eat them." "Then there's some cold chicken" "Please, sir, the cat" "Wasn't there tort of some sort?" "Please, sir, the eat" "All right, I must do with cheese and" "JPlease, sir, the cat" "Then, dam it, cook the eat, and let's hare it all at onm."N. Y. i rvotew. At a railroad station, lately, an elderly Irish woman who had arrived a few seconds after the train bad started, set off to run after it She of course soon came to a halt, when she began to abuse the unaccommodating engine, adding with a "ante" brogue: "Faugh! the great black ugly lamp! When she gets as old at me she won't nut so quick!" Hsrrey Watterson, In Cbwrierswrwf "Joan P. Hale was a remarkable man. He had a fine voice and was a most adroit debater. No matter what was the provocation, he neverpermltted his angry passions to rise. He was always as calm as a summer's morning. He looked like a good fellow, spoke like a good fsilew, and I believe he was a good fellow. Iaertrfall out with any XVMMSt 0m eeJ(esWfc 0 pCrteSCsTaOeJl MjL jL g aajaakSBasI ataaVBSBJm' erer arw pasa sfaaT'"F1t

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IosnKnt, Ante" M PfHf Wfiana, Dr. flelkhsr. Bsrnara CksJlacher, Curtm, Wlueshesd, tits tight aw with bsiag eonesrnad in the dvaamhe saa aritne, were again mesfht up m the Bsw Street Police Csert day. Oa the prm mtonei hi the court sscsa, It The rest of lbs hut Bernard Chllagher and Whitehead, i land, la opening the ease for the Crown, said he had a emuitity of fresh evMenea ialnst the Wjeoeswakm would he fur nished in ntopsr time. Norman that his real name was William Lynch, and that he was bom of patents ht the 8tate of New York. Lynch swore that he joined a sseretseeiety In New York the object of whteh was to free Ireland by force; me menbets went, by numbers; members were selected to gs sa missions; he (Lynch) was sent Is Dr. Thomas Oallagher, whs lived on Maatothm arenas, at Greennotnt, Long Island, ualuv gfeer told hfaa he was to go to London; would knew what for when be aot there: GaUaghsr gave him fifty oottan ami told hfaa to take a steeramyamfss br ataaaner to Spam, under the name of Norataar Gallagher save him f 100 more, and told ham to sm to Loodon and inquire at fee Aaterteaa. Rtcnante for a letter addressed to him. Lynch did not want to go, as he bad relatives to rapport, but finally went. Galiarher save nha a small box. Be examined this oa the steamer, and findtng tt i a spring which worked by pressure.he came alarmed, and threw It into tbesea. Lynch reached London on March m; Oallagher in London on the fTth and Mth; tber walked past the scene of the Westmmstwexpleskm; on his asking GaJlefher If "thafs what we are coins; to do," the latter answered "yes.' Gallagtoer rfewsd the houses of Parliament, and said: 'They will make a great crash when they come down.' At this point Galbujher shouted out from the docks: "You infaauma liar.9 Lynch mid that, from the statssaeam of tiallagher as to what destruction was to be wmaght, he inferred from the talk of his co-etaispiratots that O'Donovsa Bossa waa taSmfc ihASkMw& avjAdi mm aMMHaMai mask me seneme. Jtossa wm leierrsn ie as "toe old man." Lynch testified that he went to Birmingham to head, at Oallstihers Hottest, "some material. Oalutamer save money to buy a presentable trunk ht which to put the stuff be was to get front Whitehead. Whitehead pat him in the way of gettittf Tndla-rabber mo. He said when Whitehead was loading me nitro-rlycerlDe into the rubber baas, ht total Lynch that fifty pounds had been takest away that moraine. Whitehead also told him he would soon know what the liquid was. Whitehead Item shouted: "Yon lie, you bailor." Lynch fainted while kht sitlou was being read over, and bad to removed from the court-room. Aswaf. caxnoas AAAimrr ABfrntTssor mca. The cwirges prexetret ay ex-smpfetesaa-are Mareh spinet Supervising Aiehitost HU1 have hem mads public. The papets ate drawn am la legal atria, and aan) yuite rolnmraous. The charges ate riasesl fsstowt: .aidextmvspanre against a ring m the JLrchtteet's ofttot, com posed of Assistant ftsereta ry French, Architect BUI, A twist ant Architect Jacobs, A. (S. Thompson, W. X. BL Powers, B. F. Little, Gannon, Church, Jordan, Bartlett, Koobins Co., and others. a. That Hill corruptly administers the) mtronage of his otTace against the interests of the United States. 8. The contractors known to he gathy of fraud are especially favosed by the ssneraVring architect, having been largely evetV sfteejgl JeeeesVJT tls)ejSsBeeasffll 0 eetaeVsn eaaeejaaotiterwne corruptly benefited. 4. That TsnskUled and mosrspstsat per sons are knowingly employed in laearelaV tert'a office, and paid at rates due competent persons, ana hold sinecures and da other work for which they are paid. &. That eentracta have been let ia violation of law to persons not the lowest bidders, and that prices hare been paid for labor ansl material known to have been extortionate ana) excessive; mat vouchers have been paid fee labor and materials never Aimlshed, ansl that vouchers, bide and contracts have been unlawfully and corruptly altered to fits advantage and benefit of contractors. Among the contractors alleged to hare been improperly favored are the fouowlngt Cape Ana uranita uanpany, imt j Grantte Company, Bod well Granite pany. Hurricane isiaaa uraniM uoMpsajr, OM Donuai i Ion Granite Companr, Granite CompaAy. Collins Qraatta Ctoma say. sad hattwtt, Jtoborns uo. One of the specifications alleges that the persons named in the " ring," sad their at soctotet, have exacted fees, commaesma, percentages, per cents, shares, eta,, hem contractors. Another specific a I lou h that the employes fat the office have nssd the Government time and amterial fat the desigM M construction of private srweBtaga. AJtMngthe wttiMesssnaatri MTWilbar, Josh Wsima, J. W. Btitoj, MkMOTueaTT. L James, and T. K A. essgssjsr Cata, rmsAsetrWf a, Pe Miss Dora Rats, of Reading, sand torn years, hied to death yesterday the sHirrting of oa artery In her tribjbt arm, (Hf,ri'latbnK shore the elbow, where the bone had until it berasM ever two and a feet m circumference, sad weighed two pounds, liast spring she vhlted am Cuilcg, m tltta cay. when Dr. toM her the ealy tenantr was the at fAVMPt ejff Mau etrt((l sarsjsj SseeV' JWWl weft Qreet Tlhm aanSBam anrnggi yMm jfj, Asjaja. ftam 'BPassBsm ssymss BBBjasaasnsBaBBn rwi WTTw

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