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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-02
The Perplexed H0usekeeper.


BY AIRS. r. u. GAGE.
| wish had dozen pairs
Ofhands this very minute;
Id soon put all these things to rights
The very deuce is in it.
Here's big washing to be done,
One pair of hands TO do it
Sheets, shirts, and stockings, coats and
pants
How will Ger get through it?
Dinner TO got for six or more.
No loaf left DER from Sunday,
And baby cross as he can live
He's always SO on Monday.
And there's the cream, tits getting sour,
And must forthwith be churning,
And here's Bob wants button on
Which way shall be turning!
'Tis time the meat was in the pot,
The bread was worked for baking,
The clothes were taken from the boil
Oh dear the baby's waking!
Oh dear, if p comes home.
And finds things in this bother,
He'll just begin and tell me all
About his tidy mother.
How nice her kitchen used to be,
Her dinner always ready
Exactly when the dinner bell rung-
Hush, hush, dear little Freddy.
And then will come some hasty word,
Right out before Pm thinking
They say that hasty words from wives
Set sober men TO drinking.
Now, isn't that great idea,
That men should take to SHINING,
Because weary. half sick wife
Can't always smile SO winning!
When ! was young used to earn
My living without trouble;
Had clothes and pocket money, too,
And hours OF leisure double.
never dreamed Of snch fate
| When -, lass" was courted-
Wife, mother, nurse. seamstress, cook
honsckeepcr, clambermaid, laund-
ress. dairy woman, and scrub gene
rally. deing the work Of six.
For the sake OF being supported
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-02

~ The cost Of tho worlds railroads
10 put down at eleven thousand fOnr
hundred and forty-ffve millions Of dol
lars, averaging o86,6l6 per mile. The
railroads Of the United States alone cost
two thousand two hundred and sixty
seven millions, averaging about $45, ,423.
The cost Of our railways, 1t will be seen,
is just about equal to the figures Of fllc
national debt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-02

UIt will probably surprise good
many people in this country and would
astol,ish more IN Europe, to learn tb1t
boards, plank and scsntllngS r. To
value Of &9,555, 102. have been j,..,nortcd
into the United Statcs tlnr,- 20 tke lat
year. to say nothing Of tb,,. several hur.
dred thousand dolla,<s worth Of ronuh
timber, and over y, 600 worth Of fire-
wood.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-02

~ New Albany brags Of a fourteen
year old negro girl who caA jump . rope
for five minutes with bucket Of wa
ter on her head, without spilling > drop.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-02

~ Two thousand and twcnty-eiy
buildings wcre erected IN lIosion ri
year. Nincty-thrcc Of theu were pl
stone. The rcst Of brick. n
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-02

caught her softly by the arm,
Ny gentle, bluc-eyed Kate,
She squealcd Let 60, you cussd fool,
You hurt my vaccinate !"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-02

~ mo ...lnount rettl,tdcd 10 States f6r
exrens~, in raising volunteers fiv'n 1891
" - q is 13,000,0u0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-24

oOnverp, sepd such books yos nl viii help me- They
forwarded through the courtesy our member Of Cons
Faithfully and lovingly your VLrsn
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
FASHION.

You must make your wedding cards
smaller this winter.
The French heel has gone completely
out of fashion.
Black velvet ribbons are now braided
with tho hair by Partisan bellies.
The prevailing stylye in ladies' jewelry
just now is massive, solid and wofully
expensive.
Engagement bracelets with lockets
have taken the place of rings in East
ern cities, and the accepted lover car
ries the key himself.
Four clergymen, twelve ushers, eight
bridesmaids, and the same number of
groomsmen were employed recently at Il
New York wedding.
japanese daylight fireworks are now
all the rage at fashionable dinner par
ties in New York. They fuss, sputter,
fume and crack in the most approved
manner, to the delight of those who
are easily amused, and the terror of
timid young ladies and stately matrons.
There is little change this season in
VIC IcH,,th VI "dlNi'le, -uteSScS. hS tiic
time of snow and mud advances, they
will be short enough to clear the ground.
Many dresses are being made of the
usual length with a hoop on each of
the back seams, by which the dress is
raised sufficiently to clear the ground.
The newest idea among Parisians in
the souvenir line is carte de risie with
black borders and embossed white tears.
On the card are the woads: !Soureni,'s
ei regrets ma bonne tamte, ma tendre
mere-to the good father, to the amia-
bic cousin, to my grandfather, uncle
and every degree of relationship fact,
as the case may require. 1t is very
convenient to have tears embossed, as
much wear and tear of the feelings is
avoided.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

Philosophers arc busy in trying
to account for the rcsistless ravagos of
the Boston fire. Narrow streets are
said to be one cause of it's fearful spread.
To the blow furnace organized by the
destroying elements in Chicago, COM
bustiblc buildings were ascribed as the
great cause by many. The truth is that
when we come to understand and APP
preciate the power of heat, we shall ac-
count for all, and reach the conclusion
that nothing can resists it's consuming
force. Fire proof buildings are dream
of the past,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

MOVEMENTS OF THE N0RTHEhS P,,IrIc
RNLRoAp COMPANY From q gentleman
who has been connected with Mr..
Wards surveying party ever since last
Spring, and who reached this place a
short time since, we learn that after
leaving Walla Walla the party pro-
ceeded to the mouth of Palouse river.
and followed up the north branch of
that stream to chain of small lakes
which are near, and perhaps, the source
of Hangman's creek, down which lat
ter stream the followed almost to it's
mouth, and crossed the Spokane river
about ten miles below kendall's bridge,
on the old Mullan road. From the
Spokane river they ran on an almost
direct line to Pen d'Orcille lake. The
party then returned over the same route
to Crab creek and Sulphur lake, and
then took westerly course, reaching
the Columbia river at Rock Island, one
Of the most feasible points on the whole
river for railroad bridge. From
thence to the Cascade Mountains they
followed mp the Winatchie river, which
rises in what is generally known as
Skagit Pass, but which is also called
Lindslay's Pass by the railroad men, in
honor of their engineers by that name.
A thorough examination of the pass re-
vealel the fact that it is not only
practicable one for the road, but that
the route through it is sixty or seventy
miles shorter than that by the Snoqual-
mie Pass, which is considerably furth-
or south. Mr.. Ward, however, discov-
cred another route about four or five
miles south of SkaSit Pass; which he
called Wards Pass, that he considered
still better than either of the others
just mentioned. The latter is but lit
tie over 5000 feet above the level of
the sea, and presents no serious obsti-
Gle to building II railroad through its
entire length. A tunnel at the summit,
of perhaps mile and quartcrin length,
will bring tho whole within easy
grades. Our informant is of the opin-
ion that Wards Pass is one that will
be ultimately selected by the railroad
company as being, on the whole, much
preferable to the other two. Mr.. East
wick is at present making the final To-
cation of that portion of the route be-
tween the mouth of Snake river and
Pen d'Oreille lake; and we understand
the con.rac: will soon be let for the
construction of that portion of the
road. A speedy completion of this
great throuyhfare is certainly q q" con-
summation devoutly to be wished" by
everybody in Washington Territory
Elst of the Cascade Mountains
Estate Hacord.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

So. Eighty vessels were wrecked on
the English coast by heavy gales last
month The fishermen on the island of
CieASat, Daro and Hiddcnzol lost all
their fishing smacks and apparatus, and
their house and tents were generally
damagel- Nearly all the cattle on the
island were drowned Wells were
Hooded from the sea, and the inhab-
tants are suffering for want of fresh
water, food and shelter. The loss of
life is very great. The storm was also
very disa 'trous on the coast of Den
IN .rk. Great damage is done to the
sc loo"t towns, and numerous marine
disasters occurred. Reports of the loss
of II ships have been received. Hall
the town of Presto, on the island of
Ne Hand, Oh the Baltic, was laid waste.
The small island of Rotay was entirely
submerged and all Of the inhabitants
Were drowned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
For Sale.

TOWN PROPERTY IN OLYMPIA, VIZ
Lot Block 53, near the Swantown bridge.
Lots and Block 80, on Third Street opno.
site Sparks new building.
Lot Block q, on Second Street, opposite
the STANDARD Office.
Lot Block 10.
The above known as 1.-THE Mason P,o,er-
ty."
Lots and Block II, east of Bettman's old
store. VI"
Dwelling house and part of lot on Washing
Ton street, between Second and Third Street.
nearly opposite the STANDARD Office.
Dwelling house and two lots on Jefferson
street, east and adjoining Williams Add.
ton.
Lots l. and 8 Block 49,, north of and al.
Joining j. \. Gales residence, 100 feet front
on Main Street This property is offered for
Lots 2 and Block 81. adjoining T. u. Rob-
erts place, and running form Tenth to Union
Streets.
Lots and Block S.
Parts of Lots and Block l, on Main St.
with buildings and improvements
Lot II Block 2, Mill Addition to Tumwater.
Corner lot cleared, fenced, and orchard on
same. Good water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
Homestead Notice.

LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA
October ~, 1872.
COMPLAINT having been entered at this
" Once by Samuel o. WheelOck against
Henry Hail. for abandoning his Homestead
Entry. No 1886. dated August I'd, 1871, for s.
w. quarter of NJ w. quarter, w. half of S. w.
Section 6, Township 10, North of Range 5 w,
in the county of Lewis, w. T., with a view to
the cancellation of said entry the said par
ties are hereby summoned to appear at this
office on the 9th day of December, 1872, at 10
o'clock 4. NJ, to respond andfurnish testimony
concerning said alleged Abandonment.
ROBEHT q. STUART, Receiver.
October %, 1872. 52-w6
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

s The Missouri Legislature, ac-
cordiny to the latest accounts, will
stand as follows: Senate, % Democrats
and Liberals; Republicans, II. In the
House 81 Democrats and Liberals; Re-
publicans, 81. Democratic and Lii oeral
majority on joint ballot, 50. During
this Winters session United States
Senator is to be elected in place of
Frank Blair. whose term expires the
4.h of March next.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
MARRIED..

November Is, by c. Peck, J. p, J. NJ. LAM
MON and MARY l.. r. HALLErr, all of Olympia.
On the Sd instant, at the residence of the
brides father, near Port Discovery, Mr.. Hen
RY WEBER and I.iss MATTE a. LAUBAcH, both
of Jefferson county W. T.
At the Pacific Hotel, in this place, on the
18th, by a. X. Elder J. r., MADISON r. WEIGH,
and Miss .ANSIE &. BoLps.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

Personal. acknowledge call
last evening from Messrs. N. T. Cation
and B. L. Sharpstein, of Walla Walla,
who are here on business connected
with the Supreme Court. Tom is a
member of the next Assembly, but
don't appear to be at all " stuck up
about it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

sE President Grant has pardoned
Major Hodge, the Paymaster who was
sentenced to ten years imprisonment
for embezzlement. OF course.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
AZ Baby thieves now intest Frisco

moLLowAYs Pills IND OINTMENT are the ONLY
priTijt BIZ, necessary in familiee. The
tM;ierring certainty; the Ointment is n nosi
~ n =, n;n,.idote to all external diseases Sold
10 alden Lane N. Y. Price rs cents NOR
e,nn; "r Pr, Ask for new style; the old is
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

SWEET PoTAroEs. Mr.. Brown, of the
Washington Market, has again placed
US under obligations for generous sup
ply OF sweet potatoes. He has an OK
cellent lot still on hand for sale,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

AZ Bishop Morris will officiate in
st. Johns Chapel tomorrow at the usu-
al hours.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

@ Thanksgiving dao was duly OBJ
served by religious services in the sew
cral churches.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

81 The official majority for Judge
McFadden is TAG.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
A First-ClasS Business

NOR reliable m.n. with the assurance of
Il making from $1,000 70 5000 per annum.
can be scared in connection with an Agency
for the exclusive sale of works by HENRY
BRYANT, HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE.
sc. Write for particulars to J. Il. FORD ~
60, New York, or 339 kearny Street, San
Francisco.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

So A rich tin mine has been discov-
cred within twenty miles of San Fran
cisco.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
THI GRAHAM CLAIM.

In Mason county, over 800 acres of land
fronting on the mouths of Oyster and Skoo-
KUN DAYS, including the Arcadia Town site.
\ good stand for a store Front part of claim
soil first quality, plenty of water for irriga.
ton; back OF claim soil second rate, timber
supposed to he good for two million feet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
D I ED

In : cattle, en- the 18th inst, Dr. II. =. LATH-
RoP, aged ~ Years.
At the Occidental Hotel, Seattle. on the ODD
inst, RicnaRp Fay, lately of Philadelphia,
aged alb cut 10 years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

rienced and best e1uca-
ted business men on
the Pacific Coast and
having in every re-
spcct better facilities
for obtaining goods
than most any other
house onthe Sound, we
can guarantee satiStac-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
Go Slow +!

TOHN RODGERS date of The firm of boo
- ley X Rodgers. Butchers and Cattle Deal
ers,) is now prepared TO supply the Butchers
and Cattle Dealers of Washington Territory
and British Columbia with
Cattle, Sheep, Horses, Eogs &c.,
on the most favorable terms. Orders respect,
fully solicited and punctually attended to.
Address, JOHN ROGERS,
Olympia, p. 0. Box 149.
September 80. 1871. 4Stf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
CHINOOK aArn
Alden Ell. Steele, M. D.,

FORMERLY OF OREGON CITY-I.ATB
A. A. SURGEON. u. s. A.
Residence on east side Of Eranklin Street,
between Union and Tenth.
Office at Turner's Drug Store, Main Street
May 80, 1870. 30;tf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
Notice

TO THE CITIZENS OF OLYMPIA.
TIME undersigned has established q FISH
i MARKET on Third Street, back Of bar
of Barlow's Bakery, and will keep constantly
on hand
CHINOOK SALMON,
of the best quality. in barrels, half barrela
and quarter barrels, put up for family use.
Also Bellies and spicesl salmon,
Canned Ssimon, Smoked and Fresl, Fish,
Game, &C. always on band at the "Chinook
Fish Market" by &c. KELLY
Olympia, Sept. ~, 2s72. 47;tf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30
The Waddell Place.

On Ianaiquot Plains. A grazing farm of
about 700 acres, mostly fenced, Asmali log
house on the place, good post barn, 500 bear
ing apple trees, good well of water. so acres of
good meadow land, about 20 ocrcs seeded
down.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

havenow enlarged our
our stock, determined
to sell goods for cash
or country produce at
a very small profit, in
large or small quanti-
ties. Oar goods are Sc
lected and bought by
one of the most eXpc-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

A GENCY of the United Anaheim Wine
n Growers Association is at Rothschild 4
Co.'s, where full stock of their different
wines can always be found.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-30

NIISSION Wooden Goods and Blankets
wi Oregon Wooden Goods, and Pacific
Wooden Underwear, at Agents rates.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-15
Ten Hard Dollars.

Those people who are interested in
hard money will perhaps be protitcd
by reading the following story from
the Christian weekly, by DR.. Spauld-
ing:
"My father was n poor man. a
large and growing family was de-
pendent on him for its daily bread.
Coming home one wintry evening
from a weeks toll in II neighboring
town with ten hard-carned dollars in
his pocket, he lost them in a light
snow. Long and fruitlcss was the
search for them. After the snow was
gone, again and again was the search
renewed, with the same result. The
snow fell and melted again for II
whole generation, and still the story
of the lost dollars was fresh in our
| family circle; for n silver dollar to Il
poor man in those days was larger
than a full moon.
"About mile away lived another
father of n family in similar circum-
stances. He, too, knew how much
II dollar cost dug out of the heart of a
rocky farm. At least once or oftcner
every week for forty years he had oc-
casion to pass our door, giving and
receiving the common neighborly
salutations, and every time with a
weight increasingly heavy on his
conscience. But all such pressure has
its limit; and when that is reached
the crash is the greater for the sever
ity Of the strain. In this instance it
was as when an old oak rCnds its
body and breaks its limbs in falling.
"One day, completely broken down,
he came to my father in tears, con-
Tossing :-'I found your dollars lost
in the snow forty years ago. They
have been hard dollars to me, and |
can carry them no longer. | am
come to return them, and ask your
forgiveness, and rs soon as | can |
will pay you the interest"
"The scene was like that when
Jacob and Esau met over the ford
Jabbok.
ale did not live long enough to
pay the interest, but quite long
enough to furnish u practical com
ment on the text: The spirit of a
man will sustain his iniirmity, but Il
wounded spirit, who can bearY Who
will say that conscience, though
slumbering in this life, will never
awake to punish the offender in the
| life to comeH b
If any man wants hdrd money, let
him get it dishonesty, and he will
find it the hardest money that he
ever saw-hard to keep, hard to think
of, and hard to answer for in the
Judgment day.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-15
FOREIGN NEWS.

Gen. Sherman is in the Mediler.
rancan.
Smallpox is spreading in the Brit
ish Isles.
Prince Bismarck has recently been
very i'll.
Duke de Persigny died on Friday
at Nice, aged 6l years.
A customs treaty has been made
by Germany and France.
Agramonte, II Republican Cuban
general, has surrendered.
Another Cuban leader, Augustin
Flguereds, surrendered Thursday.
The emperor of Brazil has returned
from tour through the naval arscn-
ais Of North France.
There are seventy-eight railroads in
Germany, owning l9,lI5 miles Of
road.
A genuine Becky Sharp has come
to the surface in Australia, and claims
$2OG,OO0.
In Prussia the railway cars are to
be warmed with charcoal.
"A commercial convention to protest
against the proposed import duties on
raw materials is to be held shortly in
Paris.
a large meeting, presided over by
Cardinal Cullen, was held in Dublin
Wednesday, and the present system
OF secular education in Ireland was
denounced.
A deserted ship was discovered
near Calais on Thursday. 1t is pre-
sumed mutiny took place, and the
crew, after numbering the officers,
fOrsook the ship.
There was Il terrible explosion in
coal mine in Wales, Il few days ago.
A number Of lives were lost, and the
extensive works and machinery en-
tirely destroyed.
There is only one daily paper in
Russia which circulates over ten
thousand copies--the Moscow Gdzcttc
None of the st. Petersburg d4ilies cir
culate over four thousand.
The committee on army reOrganiza-
ton of the French assembly are going
to recommend that soldiers unable to
read and write at the expiration OF
their term of service shall not be dis
charged until they shall have learned.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-15
Two New ParlOr Games.

Sitting round the ire on q cold,
stormy evening, with party OF little
people who longed for a frolic, some.
body proposed to ''play games,n
which, accordingly, we did, and
among the rest two new ones, which
turned out 50 amusing, that perhaps
some of the young readers ofScrlbner's
Monthly may like to hear OF, ana
perhaps try them.
The first was the Game Of Degrees.
1t is little puzzling at first, and re-
quires rapid thinking; but, like the
writing of double acrostics, when the
mind once gets Wafed up to it the
practice grows easy, and you invent
so many things that you can hardly
stop. 1t is played all up and down
the room; every one goes to work at
once and gives out his puzzle like a
conundrum. The idea is to find a
word which by some trick of pronun-
citation or spelling can be extended
into another word, or perhaps two,
which represent the three degrees Of
conparison--p0sitive, comparative,
and superlative. Thus somebody says
"My positiveis an evil habit, my COM
parative better" every one guesses,
and the words turn out to be "bet-
better.n Or, "My positive is always
on top, my comparative is alway fast,
and my superlative is always success
fuln-which, on explanation turns
out to be Dec(k(-Dexter-Dex
The other game is called "Artists
and Critics" Slips of paper and lead
pencils must first be distributed to all
present. Then each person makes a
sketch at the top of the paper, repre-
senting anything he pleases, as am
biguously as possible, and at the bot
tom of tie paper writes what he i'll
tended it for, and folds it ovel as in the
Game of Consequen ces. The papers
are passed to the next in turn, and each
person, after scrutinizing the design,
write what he thinks it means, and
folds it over. lhis goes on until the
papers have made the tour of the cir
Gle, and then all are opened and read
aloud-tirst the real meaning of the
drawing, then the guesses, which are
sometimes very amusing. We recol-
lect one picture meant to represent
Napoleon as he crosses the Alps, in
the Second Reader, which by series
of successive examiners was pronoun-
ced to be "Chicago in Flames" "a
Madonna, or something Of that sort, I"
"a Brig in a Cyclone" and "Mrs.
Connolly Burning the Vouchers.
This game is very good fun; try it,
dear boys and girls everywhere -
ScriJner'S for February.