The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-19

the disappointed ones must wait and take
their revenge by reading the professors
death by drowning.
"A san Francisco milliner has invented
a hat which will probably sell well In eases
where hlushing j. not so spontaneous a. IL
might be. or used 10 he. When the wearer
bows or lowers the head abruptly. "A tiny
pair Of steel clamps compress the arteries
on each side OF the temples, sending the
blood AT once 10 the cheeks.
The DenisOn Kerieic thinks that when
you see a man b~arcfootcd. wearing linen
pants, vest and coat thrown away, paper
collar completely wilted. and the shirtband
turned down in the neck, going around
the house fan in hand. to consult the Their
mometcr. you may be- certain of n thing
ii you never were bcfOre-that that man
thinks il j. hot. and j. anxious To prove il
BY the thermometer.
-" Do you approve asks one of Mr..
Becchcr's correspondents, ''of the present
fashion OF wives leaving their husbands 10
the mercy Of servant girls during the sum
mer months. and spending their time Cos
siping at The various watering-places.'
Mr.. Beecher responded that IF a wife's
health require that she 20 To the country.
no husband not a curmudgeOn viii com
plain, but il Is a most unwifely and de-
moralizing habit that fashionable women
have. Of pleasure-seeking at watering
places while the husband wanders like a
lost spirit through deserted rooms. No
woman who values her domestic happi-
ness as she should will leave her husband
thus unprotected"
A keokuk Iowa) lady while engaged
in the pursuit of her domestic duties. en-
countered a mouse in the flour barrel.
Now. most ladies under similar circum-
stances would have uttered a few feminine
shrieks and then sought safety in the gar
ret. But this n possesses more than
the ordinary degree of female courage.
She summoned the hired man and told him
to get the shotgun. call the bulldog and
station himself at "A convenient distance.
Then she climbed half way upstairs and
commenced TO punch the flour barrel Wig
orously with a pole. Presently the mouse
made it, appearance and started across the
floor. The bulldog nj once went la pnr-
suit. The man fired and the dog dropped
dead. The lady tainted and fell down the
stairs. and the hired man. thinking that
she was killed. and fearing that he would
be arrested for murder. lit out. n has not
been seen since. The o escaped.
Sunset Cox tells a good story of his
first meeting with Mark Twain. Mark
called on Mr.. Cox al the Capitol in Wash
ington. and sent in his card as Samuel l..
Clemens. Mr.. Cox being totally unac-
quainted with the name. left his seat TO
see what the stranger wanted of him. sup
posing. Of course. the call was a business
one. Mr.. Clemens began by saying. Il
called upon you on my wife's account
Mr.. Cox said '.Ah," i'm am unenlightened
manner. .'She knows you,' pursued the
visitor. .'She told me she had sat on your
knee ION my kneeg' exclaimed Mr..
Cox. Really, sir" he said. your lam
guage is incomprehensible." Yes" re-
sumed Mr.. Clemens. ''she used TO iii on
your knee she was a little girl then. and
| was not there, 20 I'm not jealous don't
take the trouble to apologize" Here the
laugh came in. explanations followed. and
a pleasant acquaintance followed on both
sides.