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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08
A Lively Masquerade.

An episode occurred at fancy mas.
querade at Cincinnati, on Monday
night, which was not down in the small
bills. 1t was party of considerable
responsibility, but after the removal of
the masks liberal patronage Of the
lager.beer keg produced some unexpec.
ted results. A young man for some
reason refused to dance in certain set,
and the affront was promptly avenged
by another young man "caroming" on
the nose of the first with his fist. Una
BILE to identify the person who commit.
ted the assault, he Of the damaged pro.
boscis produced revolver and COM
menced firing promiscuously, in the
hope of hitting the right one. He fired
six shots, three of which did not take
effect. Of the others, one took effect
in a young mans shoulder, another
lodged in the leg Of an unknown per-
son, and the third went through
another young mans hand who tried
to stop the bullet by placing his hand
over the muzzle of the revolver, but
"muffed" it. The shootee was arrested,
but there seems no likelihood of any Of
the injured parties appearing against
him, they being willing to attribute the
affair to little exuberance Of spirits
produced by indulgence in the " harm-
less beverage" above alluded to.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08
Ermine Fur.

The ermine is fur which, though
produced in many countries, attains
perfection only in Sweden, Norway and
Russia. The weasel of southern lati.
tudes becomes snowy white near the
polar regions, as though nature had
given it this color to protect it from its
enemies, since it can scarce be dis
tinguished from snow itself. Formerly
the wearing Of this fur was forbidden
to all except the royal families, and
such still remains the case in Austria,
where only the sovereign and his imme.
date family wear trimmings to their
robes of state adorned with it, in which
every square inch of the fur is spotted
with one dot of black. These dots are
not from the ermines' tails, but cut
from the jaws of jet black Astracan
lambs. Peeresses wear capcs in which
rows Of these dots denote their degrees
Of rank, while peers wear bars of pure
white ermine upon scarlet robes. From
all of which it appears that the skin of
this innocent little animal is used to
denote the rank and condition OF here.
ditary aristocracy quite as much as the
empty titles affixed to their names.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08
A New Use for Stove.Pipe Hats.

The story of the merchant who ex.
cited the ridicule Of his friends by ship
ping cargo of warming.pans to the
West Indies, and who turned the laugh
on them by realizing q handsome profit
from selling them for sugar shovels, is a
familiar one. 1t has a parallel in the
recent experience of q Philadelphia
halter, who removed to Madras. There
was not very lively demand for hats of
the stove-pipe style of architecture, and
his stock threatened to be drug in the
market until the natives bethought
them that they would be very suitable
covering for their idols. Fashion rules
in Madras as elsewhere, and when one
grinning image was thus ornamented,
all the Others must needs be. Accord.
ingly his stock was soon exhausted, and
he has sent to Philadelphia for further
supply. But as it is the object to make
these idols as h'deous as possible, the
story may afford a suggestion to those
who affect this style of headcovering
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08
Hints for the House wife.

A Good Soup.-Make broth OF a
lsnuolsle Of veal orshin OF beef This Is
best made the day before wanted, that
/ tho fat may be removed from it. Take
six large onions, six large carrots, four
large turnips, three roots Of celery, or
less would answer; a sweet potato OF
piece of pumpkin, lump Of sugar halt
the size Of an egg, and a bunch of pot
herbs. Crate the carrots, slice the
onions, and cut the other vegetables
into very small pieces. Put into stew
pan half pound of butter, set it on the
FIRE and let it melt /; put into this the
onions, let them fry little without
burning, then put in the rest OF the
vegetables and nther ingredients, moist
ening them either with warm water or
broth to prevent their burning; add a
little salt aud Cayenne pepper; cook
till the vegetables are soft, pass them
through seive and add to them the
broth previously made till the soup is
about the consistency Of very thick
cream. Give all boil up together.
After taking it off the fire, two table
spoonfuls Of cream may be added.
This is most excellent soup. 1t may
be made entirely vegetable soup by
adding to the vegetables boiling water
instead of broth.
Ham Tsast.--Chop some lean ham, put
it in pan, with little pepper, lump
of butter and two eggs beaten; when
well warmed, spread it on hot buttered
toast, and serve.
Boiled indian Pudding.-Sift one quart
of Indian meal, add one tablespoonful
of lard, a teaspoon of salt, one-half tea.
spoon of soda, one half teacup of nice
molasses; pour on boiling water and
stir till it forms very stiff batter; wet
a pudding bag, made of strong, new
cloth, in boiling water; flour on the
right side, turn it inside out, and put
your pudding batter in; tie SO it may
swell one-third, and boil three hours
with boiled dinner. Serve with butter
and maple syrup, or sugar dissolved.
Quickly. Made Fruit C1ke-Take 3 eggs,
! cup of sour cream, cup Of butter, 4
cups of -four, 81 cups of raisins chopped
fine, . cups of brown sugar, ! teaspoon
of soda, l Of cloves, and ! of cinnamon.
Bake slowly.
BroWn Bread.-Set your sponge as for
common bread. Put to soak your stale
dry bread, corn bread, bits of cake, ETC.,
which you may happen TO have on hand.
Use one quart Of soaked bread, ETC.,
scald one pint Of corn.meal and mix
with the bread then add to this mix.
ture, one pint Of molasses; add your
sponge already prepared and thickened
with -four, nearly to the consistency Of
white bread.
iSte,Oed Egs.-Put into a stewpan
four ounces of sugar, the thin rind of a
large lemon, and one pint Of cold water.
When the sugar is Dissolved add one
pound of best figs, and place the pan on
a stove SO that the fruit may swell gently
and stew very slowly. When quite
tender, add the strained juice of two
lemons. Arrange in a glass dish and
serve cold.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08
Musical Pitch.

A committee of English musicians has
recently adopted new pitch to be used
in testing such instruments as may be
sent to the International Exhibition
now open at the South Kensipgton
Museum, London. The higher a note
is, the greater are the number Of vibra-
tons per second, and in the present
English concert or Exeter Hall Pitch
the middle c has FIVE hundred and
thirty.eight vibrations per second. The
"diapason normal" decreed by Napoleon
I'LL, and recommended by the French
musicians, has five hundred and twenty
two vibrations, while the lower pitch
recommended by Mr.. Manns has five
hundred and eight vibrations. The
Stuttgardt diapason, recently adopted
by the English musicians, has FIVE hun.
dred and twenty-eight vibrations. 1t
is, however, suggested that the selection
of the French pitch would have led the
way to the adoption of international
uniformity in music.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08

The Supreme Court of the United
States has recently decided the case of
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Company VS.. Wilton, administrator,
error to the Circuit Court for the Dis
trict of Wisconsin. Wilton had brought
suit, as administrator of his wife's es-
tate, to recover damages for her death,
which was occasioned by an accident
on the road, and recovered a judge.
ment for $1,000. The instructions of
the court were that the plaintiff could
only recover for the pecuniary loss sus-
tanned, but that in computing such loss
the jury might take. into the account
the personal qualities Of the deceased,
her ability to be useful, and her capaci.
ty to earn money. This was excepted
to, and the case Yves taken to the SUI
preme Court on a writ of error. That
tribunal has sustained the charge Of the
court below, and held that the refusal
of the court to instruct the jury that
there could be no recovery only for the
loss of the wife's services, and that il
her maintenance was more than equal
to the service, there could be no recov-
cry at all, was not error. MtrH
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08
Muscular Strength.

BY series of experiments it has been
conclusiv ely proven that fats and food
containing starch will recuperate wasted
muscular force or raise their power
faster than any other nourishment.
1t is gross mistake to indulge ex.
clusively or largely in a meat diet, with
an expectation of making oneself
stronger, since rice eaters, buckwheat
eaters, and those who subsist principally
on wheat or potatoes, endure severe de.
mands upon their muscular force far
better than great meat consumers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08

TIE women of Alabama have taken
TO fox-hunting. They have their
meets" with packs Of fox-hounds, etc.,
all regular, and scamper over the coun..
try after Reynard, much to the grief Of
the agriculturists. az
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08

A PREACHER presented the following
bill to the Board of Supervisors Of Cedar
county, Iowa: "To offering prayer at
the grave Of f, pauper, 49,"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08

SEvENTYsIx horses in this country
trotted their mile during 1877 l in $50 or
under.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07
TEIEGRAPHIC

PaovIDENCE, X. l., April 3.-The
State election took place 10 day. The
entire Republican ticket is elected eN-
cept the Lieutenant Governor. against
whom a special issue was made on ac-
count of his alleged connection with
trap-iishing. Returns from all the
towns hut one give Padelford (Rep.) },
for Governor. l,07l majority; Cutler
tDem.l, for Lieutenant Governor, 291
majority. The Senate stands % Re
publicaEs to IL Democrats; the House,
50 Republicans to II Democrats.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-On motion
of PemerOy, from the Committee on
Public Lands, the bill granting the
right of way to a railroad from salt
Lake to Portland, oregon, was passed.
LONDON, April 3.-The Globe to dav
calls attention TO a rsltnor OF an extra
ordinary character which has obtained
CURRENCY in London that the case of
the American Government before the
Geneva Tribunal estimates the losses
of citizens OF the United States by the
CAPTURE and destruction of American
ships aud cargoeS by Confederate
cruisers. built or fitted out in English
waters. at Sl4.000. 900, and the expenses
ut the United States Government i'll
pursuing said privateer>a at $500, 900, 600.
The Globe comments with some &c
verify ON this statement. and expresses
the hope that Gladstone will be
speedily called on in Parliament for
an explanation as to its truth or fal>ity.
The strike of the London compost
tors has proved Successful. The de-
mand was for an increase of wages
and the Limitation OF a days work to
nine hours. II has been conceded by
lf2 firms.
SALT LAKE, April 5.-The State
Legislature met to day for the election
Of two United states Senators. Tho~.
Fitch and w. II. Hooper were elected
in the House. In the senate Hooper
was elected. Fitch lacking vote
of the cleo ion. An adjournment was
had till to morrow.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07
REPUBLICAN EXPRESSION.

We have several times called atten-
ton TO the n with which Repuo-
liCaR papers on this coa bend the
knee to their Washington master, and
expressed the hope that they would
remain faithful t o him eve unto the
end. Until very recently they have
been of one mind with a solitary eN-
ception. the San Diego Union. The
latter. however. now has a second in
the Auburn Stars and Stripes, which
makes these sensible observations:
The Republican party, except for
good and imperative reasons, cannot
we'll afford to e>trange orturn it, bach
upon such time houored champions of
il principles H. William I'll. Seward,
salmon +. Chase. Charles Sumner,
Lyman Trumhull. Carl >churz and
Horace Greeley. These and a tor
midable array of kindred spirits are
opposed to Grants denomination.
Where are there SIX lame which are
more suggestive than the above of ar
dent. valiant and effective effort for
the creation and maintenance OF the
Republican party? They are all men
OF eminent ability and of u~ntarnl>hed
reputation. Not one OF them has ever
been guilty OF or charged with recre
ancy To duty or with political iobberN,
although all of them have been prom
inent aud cuE>pIctIous i'll public office
or before the public for many Years.
These me are opposed and attempted
To he read out ofthe party by such men
A. Stewart, PomerOy. Harlan. Csrpen-
Ter and Gorham-the corporation at
|turnev>. the Indian land grabber~ the
leaders and chiefs "f political .l@bberN-
i there no significance in the advo-
ctcV of the latter and the opposition of
the former? The abIe>t and The pure>t
OF our old party leaders: the men who
of al others gave vital express on to
il principles. and who rendered larry
st service in building it up. are op
posed to Grants reuuminaiion. The
Up>tIrI>. the IricE>Jer>, the men who
hold prominent positions CHIEFLY 10y
purchase. are almost unanimously on
the other side"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Some of the religious papers are
discussing the question of centre
a;sles in churches. One correspond
eut says: That aisle running down
the centre l. an iaPertinence-a blum
der. The preacher ought to open his
eyes upon the bulk of his hearers.
seated right before the pulpit, and moi
look straight out upon a blank space
The subject is worthy the considera
tionof all students of church architec
ture.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07
4 correspondent. writing to the Sac

\ correspondent, writing to the Sac
ramento Union, ofdate March 81, says:
The Rew stage proprietors, Me>>r>.
Uhlrick Il Wright. with W. +. Viii
Ion, have made Il new arrangement of
their Time table for the summer, TO
commence to morrow. the l>t of April.
nv which passengers will be taken
from Independence to san Francisco
in two days. They have done every
thing possible during the severe
storms 10 have the mails and pa~>en-
gers taken through with regularity,
and | have heard no complaint under
the new arrangement. II IL expected
the travel will be much increased, a.
passengers a depend upon getting
through with no delay, A. they have
the most careful drivers with the best
horses and Stages
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The suspicious thing about Secretary
Robson, remarks the New York
World. is that whereas he was 3
county court lawyer with a per annum
practice of about s. 1000 just before en-
tering the Cabinet, he is now a man of
great wealth, rejoicing in the mansion,
equipage, and bank account OF a true
millionaire.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The spring emigration of Germans
has commenced. and frem the report
of Hamburg papers, is likely to be
very large. The movement from
Mecklenberg is said to be of such a re
markabIe character that many villages
are likely TO be depopulated. 1t is
stated that, besides the Germans, nu-
merous Swedish servants and labor
ers employed in Germany have emf
grated, aud very few from Sweden
have arrived to take their places. The
German element in the United States
is increasing relatively faster than any
other. and the increase appears likely
to prevail during the coming sum
mer. The majority of this hardy race
seek the West, while some few OF
them go South.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Passengers arriving i'll San francisco
raport no desfitution in Lone Pine or
among the people. IN that section 1t
has been raining and showing almost
since the first earthquake The suffer
ing is mostly from the cold. The dl-
rect loss to the entire valley Is estima-
ted at 500 600. Lumber is very scarce
and the people will not IN
building until they can put up frame
buildinXs.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The Chicago journal. speaking of
the Black Hills gold excitement, says:
I'VE have received from a citizen of
Dakota Territory. who Is well IN
formed as regards matters and things
in the Western Territories, a letter. in
which he warns Us against tins new
humbug, which is gotten up by sharp
erS to victimlze such poor dupe> a.
they may induce to join their wild
goose expedition. He SAYS there Is
probably no gold in the Black Hills.
and even if there was. the Federal
Governments treaty with the Indians
of that region, is of such a character,
that no workmen can legally take pos
session of the hills in question, being
reserved territory. We give this state
ment as a caution TO the public
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The first number of the san Fran
cisco Eepublican-a Radical campaign
paper-cane to hand yesterday. Its
editorials may possess merit out lis
typographical execution and general
.et.up Is vow rO0r.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Frederick douglas, in his journal,
the New National Era, has something
to say about The Catholic mission to
the blacks. We quote:
.'Perhap~ Protestant clergvmen in
th5> cit- don't know. and. If they do
know, perhaps they DO NOT care, that a
considerable portion OF the colored
population OF Washington are Of the
Roman Catholic faith, and that the
number j. steadily increasing. But
such j. the truth, whether they are III
different to il or not. II there are any
among those who believe the PrOte>
ant religion most in harmony with
the spirit of our republican mstitu-
lions. The most successful agency for
advancing the moral, physical, and IN
~tectuai progress of the nation. and the
best designed 10 promote the welfare
OF the people here and their happiness
[ hereafter. they Will show their faith
by their works. Those who consider
Professionalism a religion exclusively
for white mem will continue the cold,
repu!>ive policy which i doing 50
much to drive them into the embrace
of the Catholic Church. There they
are sure of aduittance on equ9l terms.
Efforts are made by the Catholic
priesthood to convince them that a
the Catholic Church. They win their
confidence by practical proofs OF II
Iety for the welfare of their souls
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The Sacramento Record, of April 4,
saws 1.-THE train from the East yesterday
consisted of niue cars and two sleepers,
eight first class, and n second class,
the mail. the express and the baggage
car-all full. The train for the East
consisted Of eight cars"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

A woman who gives the name of
Jean Ho,mer, and pretends % be a
niece OF Stokes, the murderer of Fisk,
is giving costume lectures IN the West,
10 defray the expenses OF her uucle's
leLence."
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The Sacramento Bee estimates that
California will have for export this
year wheat, wineand wool TO the value
OF $4,000, 900, or sol per capita Tor the
whole population of that State.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07
A Washington correspondent of the

Louisville Courier saws:
1.-The President Is possessed of this
property, viz: 500, 900 donated to him
10y the merchants of New York; a
house III Phiiadelphis, $4,000 rented
now at S2.io0 per year; $40 acres of
land near st. Louis, purchased with
all Improvements, at less than 500, 900;
one-tourth OF l2U acres OF land situated
near Chicago. 50, oOO; $1,000 stock in IA
Michigan Iron C"mpanv; his Long
Branch residence, S50. 900; and Il small
amount in Adauas Express aud rail
road shares. 1t is not improper To
state more specifically that the Presi-
dents income, outside Of his salary as
President, is about $1,000 per year"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Compulsory education, of which so
much was said previoustothe election,
failed to receive sufficient support in
the California Legislature to be enacted
into a law,
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Quite a number of the japanese
Embassy have made application 10 the
Masonic lodges of Washington, d. G.,
f,r ,duuittauce into that Order, and
their petitions have been favorabiy
acted upos. Extensive preparations
are being made for their initiation.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Out Of one hundred and thirty Ger
n.an Republican newspapers IN this
country, says the st. Louis Times, the
Administration has counted up just
sX that favor Grants denomination.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

In Oregon it costs eight dollars each
for big boys to congregate around
church doors during divine service,
and disturb the meeting and knock
down the %janitor after its close. So
says an Oregon exchange.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The Toronto printers Il
strike on the first OF June. IheN
should be careful lest they get struck.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

An Eastern exchange tells about "a
Michigan boy" who had stolen SOME
money, and Mas SO overcome by re
morse that he killed himself. II
everybody who is stealing nowadays
were To follow his example,, what a
demand for collins there would be!
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

General Brown, the Republican
nominee for Governor of Indiana, Is
bound 10 win if speaking will win the
prize. He has promised TO make 80
snaeches before election day.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

There were seventeen new cases OF
small p,N reported in New York on
The 9Th Instant, and siX deaths.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

What is the matter with Cincinnati?
At her municipal election the other
Gay the democratic ticket was elected
hy over TWO thousand majority.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The revolution III Mexico is pretty
well sque.ched out, and Juarez feels
good over it.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Measures are being taken to send
delegates tsou san Francisco 70 the
Cincinnati Convention.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The speed of a comet is often eight
times greater than THAI OF photographic
message; that Is, we are told 50 by
scientific people who are entirely up"
III this sort of hing.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The Rev. Peter Cartwright, OF HIS,
is said to be restored to health.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Anna Dickinson is lecturlng in one
and Indiana, and heading to"arc
Missouri.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Susan 3. Anthony i going to stump
tie State OF Illinois i'll behalf OF female
suffrage.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

The burned out and suffering Chlca-
goans >quandered 5000 on IharIoi'e
,ushman the other night.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

\ san Francisco tobaccuui>, gives a
copy OF the morning or evening paper
10 every Customer spending ten cents
for cigars.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

Vigorous efforts are To he made for
the admission Of New Mexico a. a
state. The Constitution Is similar to
that of Illinois.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-07

\ Lodge of Masons was organized
il Inyo county, Cal, recently.