The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-03

back. They might have "a Spllt-rarcd rll-
nocoos there for all we would know 10
the contrary. -Danbury Ne,cs.
A correspondent OF the Country GEN
tfeaaa has discovered that, as law of ma
turc. every spotted dog has the end of his
tail white, and every spotted cat the end OF
the tail black. He says he has examined
many dogs and eats in France. England
and America. and always noticed the
same result.
An exchange has this among its
personals ''St. Paul is away out West
with Minnesota. 81. John will spend the
summer IN New Brunswick. Elmira Is in
New York. Elizabeth j. i'm New jersey.
Marietta Is in Ohio. Charlotte i In North
Carolina. Augusta j. down in Gcor-
gia. They don't intend visiting each other
this scasOn
The brakeman on the Detroit and Mil
waukec Railroad, whose neglect to 20 far
enough with his flag caused the recent ac-
cident. gave some interesting testimony at
I the inquest. lie said he was not SURE how
long a mile was, but he thought il was
some eighty or ninety rods. He was
pretty well convinced, too, that there are
about eight feet in a yard.
-Barnum's latest curiosity Is a wonder
ful horse-of such remarkable size that a
man six feet high. standing erect on an or
dinary chair, would be unable 10 touch the
top of his back. This seems somewhat i'm
credible. but when we state that the ami
ma i "a Shetland pony. only thirty inches
high. no one will deny it, truth.
Mrs. Sarah Briggs who is perusing
the Jones County Eagie)-'Sakes alive.
wouldn't no more name a child Elias than
nothing in the world, They're al'ys cut
tin up some caper. Here's Alias Thomp-
son. Alias Williams. Alias the Night
Hawk. all been took up for stealin'. Mary
Jones. don't We never name none o yer
children Alias.
An ingenious scientist. says an ex-
I change. announces that he has discovered
diamonds 10 be combustible at "A much
lower temperature than is usually sup
posed. We don't care much ii they are.
We haven't any diamonds. and il we had
we shouldn't get fooling about "a furnace
with them. If the gentleman will state at
what temperature we can with safety man.
ufacture or steal them. he Shall have our
thanks.
"A Washington correspondent of the
Boston Globe save During a recent
ciyil-scrvice examination in the Interior
Department the candidates for admission
to clcrkships were asked TO state the dis
tance of the planet Saturn from the earth.
One candidate answered that he was una
BILE 10 state the distance in miles. but did
not think il was sufficiently near TO inter-
fere with him in the performance OF his
duties n a clerk. or 10 get him in any of
the rings"
The Chattanooga Times gives a narra-
tive embodying the following: There
was something of a delicate and private
nature going for; "a about the house Wis
ible to the commone.t observer. Butlove
and it, devotees are 'oyerbially blind. So
he stayed and STAYED until late in the We
inc. when m of our prominent physi-
clans stepped from another room into the
parlor where the youth and the eldest
daughter OF the house were billing and
cooling. and blurted out "Well. young
man. If you're done counting you can have
a turn AT nursing Ia get your hand in.
There's another rery young girl in the
mex ROOM"
"A colored preacher i'm 1t. Augustine
was overheard by a Northern lady giving
To the assembly an account of the deluge.
He closed his fancifully embellished his
tory n follows And de rain come
down in big spouts. and come up to de do
step of de houses. and Yin TO cober de flo,
and den de sinner be scarct. and knock nj
de do oh de ark berry hard. And de big
lion hear de racket. and roar. and de dog
bark. and de OK below. hut Noah keep on
readin' De Bible. And de sinner say.
Noah. Noah. let Us come in And Noah
say. i berry sorry. but ! cant let you in.
for de Lord hab lock lie do and trow away
De key"
WAY down SOUTH when n paper
W. printed on a Ramage by an old darkey
pressman named sam. the forms Were al
$3.50. .l...I -. IL a. A.I ..n.l ...ln~
for him: and so. with a wcll-trained negro
boy. the working of the paper progressed
satisfactorily. But it happened one day
that sam. who could not read. was thrown
entirely on his own resources. He put
the forms 10 press and pulled a sheet
looked at IL intently. turned it round. and
turned ii over something was the matter:
he looked again. felt the tympan. held the
sheet up 10 the light. and looking over his
spectacles at the grinning roller-boy. cx-
claimed Look heah. boy. why for Yer
don't 'stribbit yer roliah :" The form was
bottom up.
An enterprising milkman of Elmira. y.
y. furnishes his customers with milk
done up in glass. the packages TO be re-
turned. IL ought and no doubt will make
him popular among his customers. In
his wagon are arranged inside racks con-
tanning quart and pint bottles filled with
pure fresh milk. full measure. These bot
ties are delivered as required. the Gus
toner returning the bottle left the day be-
fore; and no pitchers. pals. bowls or
dishes are necessary. Another advantage
ofthis system. especially in warm weather.
is that each bottle is tightly corked and
can be laid IN a pail or pan Of cold water.
keeping il fresh and sweet. or put away in
a cooler. taking up but little room.