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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-22
Peddling Straw In the streets, and
Worth 100000.

Old Wight, the straw man, is a char.
acter. For more than forty years he
has peddled straw in this city and
Brooklyn to the poorer class of the
population to make straw. beds. Sixty.
five years OF age, or thereabouts, he is
still strong and active. He has an hon.
est, farmer.like look, and wears old and
patched garments OF an ancient fashion
and appearance, but which, neverthe-
less, look comfortable and appropriate
10 the man. His overcoat is of blue
cloth, with double cape. He wears a
straw hat winter and summer. His
boots are fastened together with thongs
of leather, and were fashioned by him.
self. The soles of them are at least
two inches thick, and have the appear
ance of having been worn with sundry
repairs for at least ten years. Ills
horse, which is blind of one eve, ap.
pears to be well cared for, and is prob.
ably the only horse in the city that has
not had the prevailing disease. Whether
he is too old, or has an immunity from
diseases on account of his
mode of life, it is difficult to say. The
harness covering the horses back is
composed of small pieces of leather,
rope, and bits of chain.
Old Wight lives down in the meadows,
loot of Tenth street, Brooklyn, in an
Did shanty constructed by himself. He
has acquired great riches by means of
his industry and misery habits. His
composed of lots and small
houses erected on them, scattered all
'vcr Brooklyn, is variously estimated as
worth between 100000 and $500 1000
VI acquired by selling small bundles of
we and oat straw al five cents a bundle,
nd investing his gains in real estate in
Yonk Paper,
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A SMALL boy gave his reason for en-.
vying the Prophet Daniel, that Daniel
had been in the lions den, and had
seen the show for nothing,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-22
Varieties.

WHALING grounds-School.h houses.
WIEN is a mother father? When
she's sigher.
The boy who found wasp's net saws
arnica is splendid idea.
WHEN you tell a man a joke poke him
IN the shirt and he'll laugh.
A HORSE that bears the horse disease
without complaint must be possessed
OF considerable equineimity.
MAY l leave few tracts ?' asked a
quack doctor, Of the lady of the house
Certainly, with the heel toward the
house. ~
A YOUNG lady, rich and lovely, has
fallen In love with a handsome youns
Hebrew bartender in Chicago. She was
probably captivated by his ju.lips.
"RARr collection of choice paintings"
was tie sign in front of store where
pictures were sold at auction. A friend
wished to know if they were called rare
because they were not we'll done.
A LADY who did not think it respecta.
BILE to bring up her children to work
has recently heard from her two sons
one is bar.keeper on a flatboat. and
the other is second clerk to lime.kiln.
A HUSBAND, whose wife has applied
ior a divorce, writes a protest to the
Judge, in which he SAYS: This
plagued thing called divorce has. in
my opinion. parted many a man and
his wife,
HERE, you young rascal, walk I'D
and give an account Of yourself. Where
have you been?' after the girls.
father" "Did you ever know me 10 do
so when | wa. a boy ~ "No, sir, bur
mother did,"
"Do BATS ever fly in the daytime?r
asked teacher Of his class in natural
history. Yes, sir" the boys excla,m.
ed. "What kind of bats 2" asked the
astonished teacher. Brickbats," yell.
ID the boys.
DEAR me, how fuidly he talks" said
Mrs. Darlington, recently at a temper.
nee meeting. ~ am always reioiced
When he mounts the nostril, for his e!o.
luence warns evary cartridge in my
'ouy.
A BOY six years old, living on Murray
I'LL, Boston, having been much lec,ured
y his father on the babyishness of cry.
az when any calamity happens, cheer.
d the parental heart the other morn.
~ by saying: Harry B. cried nearly
IL day cause his father died, but if
on should die, pa, wouldn't cry
it,"
" REALLY. my DEAR" said poor Mr..
ones to his better half, "you have sad.
disappointed ME. once thought
ou q jewel of woman, but you've
lrned out only bit of matrimonial
sste." "Then, my love-" was the re-
y, "console yourself with the idea
lat paste is very adhesive, and will
lex 10 you az long as you live.'
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marine.
A Sensible Second Thought.
The Countess Dash, whose death has
been recently announced, has "been
through good DEAL" and at times
found herself in very sorry circum.
stances. On one occasion the gathering
clouds seemed so gloomy, and the
friends 80 few, that the poor lady's
heart completely failed her. and she
determined to put an end to career 40
replete with misfortune. Having heard
that persons throwing themselves off a
bridge were liable to be picked up
again If an expert swimmer happened
to be at hand, and having no desire |
to be thus ished up, she resolved to 90 |
down to the very brink of the Seine. at |
point where the river deepened gradu.
ally, and there drown herself comfort.
ably, unmolested by any benevolent
Accordingly one dark night she
started with this deplorable intent. She
reached the water. Il looked dark and
icy, and she shuddered but, tucking
up her petticoats, she stepped into it
and advanced a few steps, when all of
sudden a sharp sense OF the ludi.
crousness of her situation came to her
rescue; she burst out laughing, felt
that only fools or lunatics
committed suicide, and regained terra
frma.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-07-01
Valuable Inyen-
tiOr1. b.,
Another

Gates BACKSUCTION PREvENTOR FOR
OIL WELLS, patented Angus. Is. 1871, which en-
tirely prevents the ingess Of air in oiwells while
the tubing is being drawn. II aa well known fact
TO oil operators, that upon wells where Gas Pumps
used 1t is necessa to preserve as nearlya per-
feet vacuum as possible and that no air ahOuld be-
let into the well, at any tme when it can possibly
be avoided; consequently, whenever the tubing is
drawn Fl M well 1t Is the causeof greet injury to
it, as the stutling box, being then necessarily opens
ed, the air Immediately rushcs back between the
tubing and casing. into the well going into the oil
rock and gas veins and COZ sequently causin. the
oil and gas to rush back to a great distances. SO
much so, that It almost always takes several, days
n ter pumping is resumed for well to he brought
back to ito former condition, and oentmes it takes
several weeks; and quite frequently wells have been
almost completely ruined by the air being THUS let
| in while drawing tubing. al, 7,o-,y . II
The BACK. SUCTION PHEvENTUl.is is attached
TO the stating box and works in such way that IL
completely shuis up the space between the stufine
box and tubing so efectually that not a particle o.
air can get through at any time while the tubing is
being drawn and replaced 1t supplies want long
felt and is, without question, one Of the most val
liable inventions of the day, to those eng ,gsd in t
oil business. No we'll should be without it, it OF
ten times saves ten times lis cost by ONCE using
~" IT is manufactured at the FOUNDRY AMI
MACHINE SHOP OF ANDREWS Il TO, TIDI
QUITE, IA. and for sa eby Hardware Dealers.
Tidioutc, Pa, March 2S, lS,2--taw 3nl.
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'DIssOl lI7IKOn NO1iQe.
The copartnsrship heretofore existing un
DER the nrm name OF johnson a Morris, pro-.
pristorA OF the Petroleum Centre Drug
Store, 10 this day (May 20th3 dissolved by
putual consent. Al accounts due the late
nrm will be collected by V. ]. johnson, ana
AZ bills will be paid by blm. Hereafter the
business will be conducted by " johnson.
q. s. MORRIS,
q jil.ws. T w.. JOHNSON
! O. GAFFNEY keeps constantly Ou
Aand Scotch Aie aad London Porter, espeo
M''y for family use. r,F.-
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GATES pACK SUCTION paE.
}as4 se " VENT0n, Aet'' 20. ."o.i.

N TRIUNPIf, Feb. D. 1S19
MEssRs. ANDREWS & Co o-GEHTLyaEN :-uayinc
used one Oi Cafes hB ACK SUCTION PREVEN-
rORS, I can confidently recommend the same to all
who have occasion to Use the same as the best Pre-
ventor of Back Suction on Oil Wells. Ourwel was
so small that it haray paid to run it After put
ting on one of CA1E ES BACK SUCTION PRE-
VENTORS the production was increased To good
paying well. beiorc we put the BACK Suction Pre-
vcntor Op the well we invariably had to pump the
well two weeks before cou restore il to il $ for
mer production after drawing tubing. rhs i. en-
tirey obviated by the use Of tiss pIcvcntore
, nA9r, PERKINS j. Co.
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MEssrs. ANDREWS 6 Co-Having thoroughly
tested tho utilty Of GATES BACK SUCTION
PkEVENTOR, We consider them o-e of the most
useful inventions cver made for oil wells, and we
think we are capable of judi, & Of them. haviil..
III ee on cur wells We can now d aw bng, and
when they are replaced the wells produce the saue
b iore drawing, thus showing that the PrevenIor
c1.oclually prevents lncress Of air
asa You respectfully, .Ni'
BACON & FiGNEy.
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MEssns ANDREWS & Co,--GESTs This il o
certify that have used one OF Gates BACK sue
TON rREV ENTUR>, on the Lee a. Iii hlaDd
Lease, Economic Hill, and would not do wit.out
it at any price, it will do all and more than 1T ds
recommended to do. nd Lean cheerfully RECON-
mend all Oil Operators who have any Back Sue
Yours, &c,
.....1 E he.gta10l john MYIRs.
Tidioute, Feb'y O. 1572,-taw 3m, .r.-..f, ..
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DIR. Crooks o
WINE
OF sulai.J9E
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Coughs and oolds. The Drssgsts soy 1t cu.csths'
Asthma. The felief and cures Of It are mAnel-
'DH bronchitis. Every sufferer will find rslif stfd
crre 1sleoe =, ,ic - iaHa
'Lun. Diseases. Has cured cases pronounced M
curahle " .fi efii .1.s.,sclu
Debility. 1t renoyates and in7isorstes the sys
| tom. Iflo n,a.su - ~
Liver Complaint. Most effective regulator Of this
Dyepspsia. Its healthy action on ststomash
cures it. - -.
Appetiz r. 1t i, health giving and iappetses.ss.
Urinary Organs. Action on them Is marked and
DR. CR0oK's WINE OF TARis rich
| in tho med cnal qualities of Tar, combined with
! vegetable Ingredients of undoubted va!ne. which
make it unsurpassed, not only for the complaints
enumerated, but it rapidly restores ex-
hausted strength, eiesnses the stomach, re-
lakes the Liver and puts them 70 work cslses the
food to digest, and makes pure blood, and beges a
vivacity appreciated by both sound and SICK III ynu
I;are afflicted in any way. we know if you try the
Elfte.givinS tonic prOpcrtics o. Dr.
Crooks Wine Of Tar, you will add your testimony
ito its great value in correcting any ills th,t flesh
heir to- Z" Preparcd only by OLIVER CROOA y
co. Sold by Druggists everywhere. 1gI .IIl-
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!. M. PettenSill " Go. 81
Rov, New York, and dee. F Rowsll , o.,
srtising Agents. are the sole sesuts for ns Ps.
eum Centre DAILY RsooaD In Nat dy Ad.
Users in that city are requested 70 lsave Asr
bTs with either Of toe above houses
ECOE, WETHERILL b co. Adver-
sg Agents, Philadelphia, are duly authorised
lnts for tho REcoaD in that city ri,
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III neit&nigaTsisb and sdi vi y
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&Prepare your hot beds.
Stock dealers are busy,

ee AHORsE GIVING AN NALARM.-Zi0n's
Herald gives an account of a horse in
New Hampshire that performs a part
Lof the duties of a shepherd. He was
kept in a pasture adjoining one where a
flock of sheep were feeding, One day
he came full speed to his master, who
was speaking toa friend on the road
that passed the. farm, and whinnied To
attract attention. As-he did not heed
the horses mission, the animal gallop-
ed back to the sheep pasture and again
returned and wffifnied as before =
tllggain he went back to the sheep pas
ttuEe, and again swiftly returned. As
he'had failed to make his master under.
Stand his meaning twice, he went to
| the farm house, put his heed in at the
open window and whinnied again.
The farmers wife being sure there was
trouble in the pasture, followed the
horse. He seemed pleased that he had
attracted attention at last, and, trottina
on before the lady, he led her down tc
] the pasture and putting his head over
1 the fence, seemed to say; Look,
fsRev The lady did look, and there
she discovered that savage dog had
caught a sheep, and was holding 1t by
the throat, in spite of all the poor crear
ture's efforts to escape, On being dis
covered, the dog let go his hold ,aand
springing over the fence into the field,
hotly pursued by the enraged horse,
1 who would gladly have trampied hiin
beneath his feet. isslti $50 ~
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SowING CLovERsEED ON WHEAT
1t is considered preferable tosow clover
seed early in February, and if there is
snow on the ground so much the better,
as it can then be seen where the sower
misses and the remedy applied, thus
securing more uniform distribution of
the seed-about. IL lbs. to the acre is
the right quantity, If not sown as
above, then It will be better to delay the
work until the ground is dry enough to
carry a team without preaching; then
sow the cloverseed, harrow it in with
a light harrow and roll. We urge ev-
cry farmer to have a roller; a large,
heavy log, with irons at each end, and
which any smithery can furnish for a
trifle, should be on every farm. We
cannot stop to dilate upon the subject,
but would say, that ifitis but Of theTud,
est kind, have a roller. If two. bushels of
orchard grass seed were sown with the
# would produce much
better hay than clover alone.-Mary-
Lz1ad FuTBler. o.,
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PREvENTATING THE GERAINATIeN
|eF5 POTATOES IN CELLARs.--Much
|trooble is experienced by tEe farmers
and others who have occasion to store
potatoes for !" considerable length Of
time, in preventing their termination,
and consequent depreciation in value
as food; and our readers may be inter
|ested to know that experiments prose-
cuted in Germany, have shown how
this may pc IHeasurably prevented.
This is accom- mplished by exposing the
potatoes to the vapor of sulphuric acid,
by any of the various well known
modes, and large mass Of potatoes can
be treated at one time. This process
if not, entirely effective in accomplish
ing the object, will retard or, modify
the sprouting of the potato to such an
extent as to render the injury caused
thereby very slight. The favor of the
potato is n0ta ffected in the least by this
treatment, nor is its vitality diminish
ed; the action being simply to retard or
prevent the formation and growth, Of
the eyes, s, 4 ban ii 10 ,is.a'l
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80 q : :
house. There were some few signs OF
repenI0u among the clerks and shop
e1rE at the beginning; but Mrs. BETSY
Ilad quick, steady eye, and a self.re-
liant manner, that caused her presence To
be felt, and soon made everything sub
serrient TO her viii 1t was remarka
BILE fact, that at the close of the firsi
week Of her administration of affairs,
the cash receipts We're over thirty
pounds In excess of the receipts of any
week within the previous three months.
nave We done more business lhan
USUAL this weekI?5 she asked of one
clerk and another; and the uniform an
s~er was. "No."
Then" said the lady to herself,
there been foul play here. No Won
der my husband was in trouble"
AT theepd of the next week the sales
came up to the same Average, and al
the end Of the third N'eek were forty
pounds better than before Mrs. Little
undertook tO lDaisage the retail depart
ment. Whez1ser there had been soul
play or not, Aaron Little could never
fully determine. but he was in no doubt
as to one thing, and that was the easy
condition of the money market after
the lapse of halfa year.
For foaEer five months1 pfeyieusT to
Mrs. Littie's; administfati6 6f affairs
he was on the street nearly half of his
time during business hours, engaged in
the work of money-raising; now his
regular receipts had got in advance OF
his payments, 30 that N his ba ianee 0f
each day was usually excess of the notes
] to be lifted. Of course he could pay
more attention to business; of course
business grew more profitable under the
improves system. By the end I0f the
year, to use his own words, the was al
right Not SO neighbor Of his, who
to get more capital, had taken Mr.
Lawrence as partner. Fnsfna ! of bring
Iing in ten thousand Isl,iQg,, thst "capi
talist" was only able t0.pIt down tihret
thousand, and before the end IF tbs
year he had drawn out six or sever
thousand, and had notes on the firm fol
as much more in payment of old obi
Igatops, A failure Of the house follow follo "
led Nsan inevitable result. ~ =, g.yss,;
| When the fact of the failure, and The
cause which led to it, became known t
Mr.. Little, he remarked, with shrug
''I'm sorry for B. but he shOulc
"Of what?" asked the person Il
whom he addressed the remark.
"Of his want of more capital and in
tention to makea partner of Lawrence.
"What good would that have done?
SIT might have saved mmf from ruin
as it diJsfne. " sIs ss7np, Z All = r.sss
"Yonare srfous,a LittIe.''a 'aa l,,s54 { 2
"Am1?l,Welb in plain words, a yea
ago / was hard up for money in m.
business, and 5thong ght of taking in Law
renee. 1t8ld my wife. about it. Sh
said don't do it, And 7 didn't; for he
'don'tdoit, followed bysuggestion
as to his wife's-extrayagence that open
ed my9Fes a1ittE i told her, at tn
same time of my embarrassments, ant
she sci her bright little head to work
and showed me the way to work out G
them. Before this / always had a poo
opinionof wonan's wit in matters G
business; but nov say to every MAJ
in troable-teil your wife. - F. 81
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Il. = = q u -
), Now how was this. most. probably
1.-The other Afternoon q Young iaCy .sis /.
lting at front window. tossing In her
hand what might have been a BALI of
white yarn, attracted a middle aged
chap ON the street, whose gaIlantry
prompted him to hold up his hands
for acatch. The interest she dispIayedi
in hurting it down to him was no
deeper than that he showed in catching
! it, although as several who saw the
performance eharitabIy remarked. no
one could have known that the egg was
"a bad one III III 2 o. dTST1 z -
.Otai ezEI q ~ - II IS b1Ge E51
| THEzi DIFFERENCEs--M Most ii women
will forgive aiibeFty rather than a
slight; aa1 if any woman were to hang
man for Stealing her picture, although
1t were sst ia gold, it yeuid be new
Tease in lalfy but if he carried Ofs the set.
ting, and left the portrait behind, we
would Bottanswer for his stfaty-fi lsi-C
IlITA W Western paper speaks of the house
i'cieaning seasons as that when woman
has herown way at the house, while
the 'old man takes his seleAtf sfepast
from the head of the -four barrel and
in sleepipgs he enjoys the inEerfal rbe-
tween his bedroom and the frOnt fence.
i - B 4 season of meditation, whiteRash,
and caiH,i unimpassioRed profanity-n
A Scotch law lord was seated one dsSy
on the hillside Of BonaIIy with a Scotch
shepherd, and observing the sheep re-
fP0siag in what he fhonght the coolest
tsituatiOn, he observed to him, ~ iJohn,
| if | were n sheep, would lie on, the
other aide of tha hill The Shanhard
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f. FARMERS roo FIcKLE.-Farmer's
wife in the Lansing Repat6!icaa says:
NFarmers, as class, are more easily
discouraged than. men in mercantile
pursuits,. For instance when wool is
in brisk demand, people will rush into
the business Of wool-growing; this be-
ing branch that Is qniekly available.
There will soon be q decline in prices
from the abundance of the supply.
Then though the farmer may have re-
allied great profits for two or three
Year., heis not content to live CORE:
spending period without the enormous
gains to which he begins to be ascus-
toned, and with a recklessness likei
that which possessed him in the begin
Ing, he sacrifices his flock to the knife
pelts."
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{ "A stock farmer in Massachusetts, has
several buffaloes for the pur-i
pose of domesticating them, and cross
ing them ON the animals he now has.
He intends to attempt crossing with
jersey, Ayrshire, and Durham stock,
as well as with native. Many affirm
that the milk of the buffalo COW is of
superior quality, The tiav,r of buffalo
beef is highly priced by many, thou, h
the flesh slough. AS it's we'll known
that continued movement toughens
the flesh ofmostanimals, While compar-
ative quietude renders in tender, it is
hoped that the buffalo, under the do-
mestieation Will yield a meatof galneya
flavor and which will be tender.
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4 New Orleans paper says that 3
young widow in that city, who writes
well, SIS training herself for an editor. %
Who s.the editor she is training for? Z.
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Youthful ggssSnetSsity2 i " was sfiiI fiiIdstfsied in
Albany recently. A little boy sm cared
all over with molasses, came running up
from the ri' er flourishing a dirty shin
gle, aud screaming at the topof hisvoice
to a conrade:-.. Oh, Bill BIZ! get as
many boys and shingles as you can, for
there's big hogsit OF lasses busted on
the pavei.ent-busted all TO smash!'' =