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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24

It will be seen that Illinois is the
favorite State. The largest proportion
Of those emigrants who went to Min
nesota are Scandinavians. 1t will be
seen that the emigrants don't believe
much in New England States, Massa-
chusetts being the only one where any
great number have gone during the past
twelve months to find home. How
ever, it is said that most of these we're
skilled laborers, who were contracted
for in that State. The Southern States,
the report will show, are really nowhere
in the list. Most of the emigrants to
Illinois are Germans. 1t should not be
taken for granted that the large number
of emigrants credited to New York State
really remain in the State. The facts
do not bear out any such supposition-
It is true that large number remain,
but very many, after arriving Mt Castle
Garden, stay in the city for weeks with
their friends, or wherever they can find
lodgings, in order to see the great city
in all its ups and downs. Then, thoroughly
satisfied, they Ego West, or elsewhere.
-NcW York Herald, Dec. %.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The new Spanish loan of $50, OOO, 900
is entirely taken
PEEu reports oil wells that produce
300 barrels day.
GEORGE SAND has made over ], 20O, 900
francs by her pen
HoRsEs are rapidly decreasing in num-
Der in England and Germany.
The Tichborne claimant has had to
pay out 500, 900 costs already.
THE house in London in which Pope
was born has been pulled down.
PoPx Prus says the cities Of Europe
are dancing on perilous ground"
The bridaltrousseau of the Empress Of
China cost the modest sum Of $500. 900.
ONLY one person in sixty-six is COM
Portable in England Comfortable means
$500 year.
CANDLES are almost universally used
in Russian railway carriages in prefer
ence to oil lamps
QUEEN VICTORIA presented the King
of Spain with gold spittoon- His EN-
inence viii take to the weed
The Pope has devoted admirer, q
German countess, who has made q vow
every year she would send him purse
of gold and converted Jew. She has
made good her vow, and her first offer
ing to the church was received with i'm
posing ceremony.
A DIVORCE was recently granted q
couple In England on very curious
grounds. The parties were attached to
each other, but the husbands uncon-
scious mesmeric power became SO great
that the wife dropped insensible when
he came into her presence. Disguise
himself As he would, she was always
affected thus by his approach, until hv-
ing together became impossible.
THERE Is something new in railroad
brakes. The London Times describes
one used In Bavaria which has import
ant qualities. The engine driver and
the guards are provided with abeI-rope,
which, on being pulled, "applies the
brakes to the engine and tender and
front and rear brake-vans and carriages,
stopping the train in about 10 to 20
seconds, without any unpleasant jerk
and even without the driver shutting OF
steam"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24

Prof. Law gives the following receipt
Tor this disease: When a hog is attacked,
dash buckets of cold water over the
body, and throw purgative injection
INTO the reetum, composed of six ounces
OF sulphate of soda and one or two ten
spoonfuls of spirits OF turpentine in ten
ounces Of water. Setons saturated with
oil OF turpentiue may be inserted under
the skin behind the ears or the back of
the neck may be blistered by actively
rubbing in the following mixture spirits
OF turpentine and liquid ammonia, one
ounce of each; powdered cantharides,
two drachms.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
THE HUMAN IODY.

The muscles Of the human jaw exert a
force Of ga lbs. The quantity of pure
water which blood contains in its natural
state is very great; it amounts to almost
seven-eighths. Kielestimates the surface
of the lungs at $50 square feet, or ten
times that of the external body-the
blood is fifth the weight of the body.
A man is taller in the morning than at
night to the extent Of half an inch or
more, owing to the relaxation of the
cartilages. There is iron enough in the
blood Of forty-two men to make a plow-
share Of twenty-four pounds or there
abouts. The human brain is the twenty
eighth part Of the body, but in the horse
the brain is not more than the four hun
dredth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
A CUNNING YRArD.

Jonathan HarshmAn, the experienced
banker and old residenter. showed us
yesterday q counterfeit 8 gold piece,
which might excite the admiration of
any person who appreciated mechanical
skill and ingenuity. The gold piece re-
ferred to had been received at Mr.. Harsh
mans bank with other pieces as genuine
coin II was sent to New York, and
found Its way, In the course Of business,
into the hands of Mr.. Cisco, the Assist
ant United States Treasurer. For some
reason not known or understood this
coin was suspected, and by the spplica-
tion OF chisel and hammer was made to
disclose its internal components, when
they were found to be the metal known
as britannia 1t is surprising to observe
the mechanical skill exhibited in taking
a genuine five dollar gold piece, passing
on the outside evidences of Uncle Sans
cunning work at his mint, and filing up
the inside with base metal Ii Is also
surprising to notice that to all outward
appearance the coin is genuine, and to
observe the acuteness of the mechanical
continuance which made the genuine
shell cover an internal fraud The two
sides and the edge or milling of the coin
seemed to be perfect, and SD they were,
for they showed the impress of the
United States mint. But Just how the
thin covering Of gold With the national
brand should be made to cover SO sue
cessfull, the interior of the coin which
was base is past comprehension Yet
the exhibition made to the reporter by
Mr.. HarshmAn was conclusive. The
coin was cut In the center and bent
over, and gold appeared on the outside
" all right while the fraud of britannia
inside was conclusive How it was found
out isthe mystery.-Dayton (O.) Jour
mol
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
AGRICUL TURAL.
MISUNDERSTANDING sheep.


Tn commenting on this subject, the
Rural Home remarks:
The feeder takes in hand flock of
sheen in medium condition, and the
problem for him TO solve is, how to put
them in high condition in the market
during the latter part Of the winter, or
in the fore part of the spring. This we
believe he can accomplish with the best
economy by feeding them high during
the two latter autumn months, and then
carving them along on medium feed
during the rest Of the time he keeps
them. :,
class Of stock ought to know that there
is a great difference in the cost of fatten-
ing sheep which are put in winter quar-
tiers in low condition, in comparison with
those which go into the yards in good
order. If a sheep has been losing flesh
during the latter part of the fall, it re-
nuires considerable effort to turn him
round when cold weather sets in, and
set him on the road to a good market (;
GOOD shelter must be had, and an abun-
dance of the most nutritious food. On
the other hand, if he his been steadily
gaining during the same period, it re-
auires much less food through the win
ter to put him in good marketable con-
dition in the spring.
This fact is so we'll understood by
skillful feeders that they refuse to buy
stock sheep which are in low condition
in the early part of winter. They deem
it cheaper to buy flesh and fat than to
put it on poor carcass in cold weather.
In view of these facts, it is economy to
begin feeding grain to wethers as soon
as the first of October. If the pastures
are good, 80 much the better, but feed
grain nevertheless. The rate at which
the sheep will fatten will be quite salts
factory. The feed need not be heavy,
but it will be found, if the scales are
tried, that more weight will be gained
from bushel of corn, fed in the fall on
grass, than if fed in winter in the yards,
and in conjunction with hay and straw.
A supply of salt should be kept in the
pasture in covered trough, so that the
sheep can have access to it ut all times |;
and, Of course, there should be an abun-
dance Of good water. Corn can be fed
very conveniently in the ear, cracking it
in pieces, and scattering it over the
ground in a dry place, or it may be
shelled and fed in troughs. The feeding
places should be changed frequently, so
as to be sweet, and the poorer pastures
of the field should be selected for this
purpose.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
TALL MEN.

As o country becomes settled, and
especially in cities, where great numbers
Of human beings are crowded into COM
paratively small places, men degenerate
In height, and the women are not only
proverbially shorter than in the coun-
try, but they are less muscular. Az
there are thought to be exceptions to AL
rules, there are both tall gentlemen and
tail ladies in old cities. A majority of
them, however, If traced to their birth
place, viii be found to have come from
the country. Kentucky and Tennessee
produce the tallest men in this country.
A young boy taken from the city, whose
parents are below the usual height, and
reared in either of those States, would
probably quite overtop any of his family.
The material abounds in the grains and
meats of those splendid regions for de-
veloping the bones.
The Patagonians have long been cele-
brated for being the tallest race of men
in existence. Magellan's associates give
their average stature ut seven feet four
inches. Commodore Byron's officers sell
dom saw one below seven feet, and some
exceeded that measure At the Polar
circles, especially north, the Esquimaux
rarely tower above four and half to five
feet. As . whole, the English are finely
developed, tall and energetic. Ameri-
cans are . compound of all the nations
on the globe, varying in size strength,
height, weight, mental capacity and en-
ergy, according to the psedominance of
blood from any particular source. A
milk diet, of all food, is most favorable
for large, tall frame in early life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
T0TTyG FOR PRESIDENT.

During the Administration of John
Quincy Adams, in 1915. the subject of q
change in the existing mode Of choosing
the President and Vice President
through Electoral Colleges was referred
20 a special committee of nine in the
United States Senate. including Benton,
Van Buren,. Hsyne, Macon. Dickerson,
Holmes. and Richard NJ johnson. This
committee. in its report. recommended
= plan, which vas substantially as fol-
lows:
1. To abolish the Presidential Elec-
tors t2) a division of each State by
its Legislature into a number of dis
tric:s equal TO that of its Senators and
Representatives (3) that the citizens of
each district should vote directly for the
candidate Of their choice; a. that the
person receiving the highest vote in any
district whether q majority or mott be
entitled to the vote of that district (5)
that If any candidate should in this man.
ner receive the support Of the districts,
Congress should declare him elected
President and t6) If no candidate had q
majority Of the districts Congress should
Immediately order a new election, in the
same manner. by districts. combining the
choice to the two highest candidates.
The plan was subsequently strongly
arnruyei hx President Jackson
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
THE NEWLyTERNAL REVENUE LAW.
The new Internal Revenue law went

THE Ne " INTERNAL IKE VENUE La W.
The new Internal Revenue law went
into operation on the LIST of January.
The licenses, which are now being en-
graved and printed, viii be in seventeen
different forms, and viii be supplied by
the Collectors to dealers In spirits, fer
mented liquors and tobacco, and others
who paid what was known rs special
taxes" under the old Law. These licenses
must he publicly exhibited in the
dealers place Of business, 30 that it viii
be easy for the revenue officers to see
whether persons required to pay the tax
have taken out license for the current
year. The Assessors who are legislated
out of Office by the new Law win be re-
heved from duty rs fast as possible, and
most Of them viii probably be required
to settle their affairs before the LIST of
July next, which is the limit fixed by the
law for their retention in Office. The
Commissioner, it is understood, does
not anticipate any material falling of in
the revenue by reason of the new mode
of collection II any should occur. he
believes il viii be very slight, and will
last only until the new system gets to
running smoothly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
WHAT MIR. LINCOLN DID SAT-.

When Mr.. Lincoln was questioned in
regard to some Of the witticisms attib-
uted to him, such As "Grant and the
whisky" etc, he laughed and said :
1.-The papers make me smarter than l
am; / have said none Of these things,
with one exception ! did say, when !
had the smallpox, Now let the Office
seekers come, for at last / have some
thing can give to all Of them
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.

When railways we're fairly inaugurated
In England, the inventive ingenuity of
mechanics sought for a substitute for
horses Mr.. George Stephenson, the in
ventor. was obliged to contend against
AN army of formidable objections to his
plan of having an engine drag q car.
Stationary engines met the approval of
eminent engineers, but . locomotive was
secuted a. impracticable and ridiculous
In the extreme. Directors would not
listen TO proposition to make trial of
his invention An elaborate report from
tvo very distinguished practical engin-
eers, Messrs- Saunders and Walker, gave
a quietus to Mr.. Ssephenson's crazy
project, such vas the weight of their
scientific character, though they were in
favor of fixed steam apparatus, with
ropes as long rs the road itself, to draw
trains over the track. Even Mr.. Rast-
wick joined his voice Of opposition, in
which the great public agreed
Well, not discouraged, Mr.. Robert
Stephenson and a Mr. Lock. both young,
and ardent believers In progress, gave
their personal assistance, and the loco
motive that is now racing over the sur
face of the globe. changing the charac-
ter of trade and speeding on the tn
umphs of civilization, had its origin
1t would be curious to know what
those learned and scientific bIockheads
thought Of their convincing report, when
they saw a locomotive running 40 miles
an hour. drawing line Of heavily laden
CARS and trucks, which they mechanically
demonstrated could not be moved at all
by an engine on the same track, unless
strongly secured in fixed position to
the rails Great discoveries rarely meet
the appreciation of men of science till
they are compelled to believe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24

SARDou, in his new play of "Uncle
Sam, presents "a daily line of steam
boats between Chicago and New York. :
and speaks of Newark as the "most
fashionable wa.ering-place in the conn
try"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24

The advantage Of cooking food for
stock, especially mich cows and young
stock, is fast becoming one of the set
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24

We are threatened with visit next
spring from the ex-Emperor, Empress
and Prince Imperial Of France.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
Lice.

Lice on cattle may be removed by
pouring a small quantity of kerosene on
the card with which they are carded.
The application should be frequent,
though in but small quantity, till the
lice all disappear. The lousiest herd I
ever saw was completely relieved of them
in ten days by this application alone.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24

THE vofnl intimation is given that
Sergeant Bates has got British Union
Jack, and is coming over to carry it
ACROSS the American continent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
IMMIGRAT TON STATISTICS.

The statistics show that up to yester-
day the number of immigrants who have
arrived at this port since Jan. l last are
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24

tied questions in agriculture. We hardly
know dairyman who does not pour
boiling water over his cut hay and meal
or bran, even il he does not cook il by
steaming. 1t is found To economise
feed, to increase the flow of milk, and
promote appetite. Cows will eat much
more of cut hay and feed steamed or
moistened with boiling water than they
will Of dry food and we hold it is the
true policy of the dairyman to induce
his cows to eat as much rs possible, as
the more they take in by way of food,
the more will be given out ih the form
Of milk. To stint cows at all in an
ample supply of proper food to keep
nutrition, and promote milk secretion,
can only be called "a penny wise and
pound foolish" policy. 1t will not pay.
When roots are also boiled or steamed,
the nutritive matter they contain is more
fully developed, and the same weight of
roots produces larger results, both in
the condition of the COW and in her milk
secretion. Practical Farmer.
New Way 10 Wash Linen.
A new mode of washing linen has been
introduced and adopted in Germany.
The operation consists in dissolving two
pounds of soap in about three gallons of
water as hot as the hand can bear, and
adding to this one tablespoonful of tur-
pentine and three of liquid ammonia
the mixture must then be well stirred
and the linen STEPPED in it for two or
three hours, taking care to cover up the
vessel which contains them as nearly
Theoretically as possible. The clothes
are afterward washed ont and rinsed in
the usual way. The soap and water may
be reheated and used the second time,
but in that case half a tablespoonful of
turpentine and q tablespoonful of am
monia must be added. The process is
said to cause great economy in time,
labor and fuel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-24
as follows :

IUt11 10 10ece1nuV1 % foF-' '@'1'@fs
The above, Of course, are rough esti-
mates, which will need some slight re-
vision. The destination of the emigrants
were also rOnphly estimated as follows
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.
sILVKR MINING

u Company.-Location OF principal. place Of
business, city and county OF San Ffancisco,
California.-LocatioL Of works, Storey county,
State OF Nevada.-Notice Is hereby given, that
at a meeting OF the Directors, held on the 18th
day OF March. 1873, IN assessment (No. 10y OF
Ono Dollar ($l) per share was levied pom the
capital stock OF the corporation, payble imme.
diately, In United States gold coin, to the Secre.
tary. a the Office Of the Company. No. 414 Cal.
ifornia street, San Francisco, California.
remain unpaid on the nd day Of April, 1874, will
be delinquent, and advertised for sale at public
auction, and unless payment Is made before,
viii DO sold on TUESDAY, the 18th day Of May,
1878, to pay the delinquent assessment, together
with costs Of advertising and expenses Of sale.
r. WEGENER, Secretary.
onicc-No. 4t4 California street, San Fran
cisco, California. mhf0 I'd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21

A nABY was born at McKeansburg,
Schuylkill county. Pennsylvania, last
week, that weighed only eight ounces
ut Its birth, though 1t had a voice equal
to a nine-pounder. and was perfect In
every respect. Considerable excite
ment was occasloned when the father
first saw his offspring, by the sudden
disappearance Of the child. 1t was
found fifteen minutes later In the old
mans watch pocket, and Is now kept
tied to the mother for safety.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21

AN old Scotch lady had an evening
party, where a young man was present
who vas about to leave for an appoint
ment In China. As he wasexceedingly
extrayagant in his conversation about
himself, the old lady said TO him when
he was about leaving, TAX good care
o. yourself when ye are AVA, for mine
We, they eat puppies In China"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21

FOWLER. the free-knowledge-ist.
gave a lecture to females only at Oma-
la last week. aud while telling them
n lot OF things they knew before, and
not a word of what they wished to
know, one ancient maiden lady fell
backwards over n chair, yelling 20.
Lord, there is a man In the gallery
The intruder proved to be a beardless
youth, a reporter on q daily paper,
and after being frowned upon by the
Professor. he was permitted to 60
without carrying away any extra
bumbs OH his head.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21

An exchange has discovered that pei
and other names may be thus utilized
For a sports wife, Betty for Q
lawyers wife, Sue; for a teamster''
wife Carrie for a shoemaker's wife,
Peggy ; for an auctioneer's wife. Bid
dy; for a chemists wife, Ann Eliza
the wife Of q Credit M0bilier Congress
man, Lie.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21

Tie Lewistown (Me.) Gazette says
upon the arrival Of the train from
Portland, yesterday, an old lady al
fectionately greeted a stylish young
lady as follows: why, how'd do.
Marian! why how funny ye look
didn't hardly know ye got your false
teeth In, amt yep Maria change
the subject"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21

And In accordance with law, and an order Of
the Board OF Directors, made on the 9th day Of
February, 1873, so many shares Of each par
eel Of raid stock as may be necessary, will be
sold nj public auction, at Office OF the Company,
No.. al California street, San Francisco. Cal
iiornia, on WEDNESDAY, the Sd day OF April,
1873, at the hour Of o'clock r. 4 OF sa!d day, to
nav said delinquent assessmcn thereon, together
with coats or advertising and expenses OF sale.
-. r. WEGENER, Secretary
ocice-No. 4l4 California street, San Francis
co. Cal. mal4td
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21
DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT SALES.

~ImPRRIAL SILVER MINING
i Company, Location OF Works. Gold Hill,
Storey County, State Of Nevada Principal place
OF business, San Francisco, California Notice.
-Therearc delinquent upon the following dc.
scribed stock, on account OF Assessment No. Is,
several amounts set opposite the names Of the
respective ehareheldent, as folloMs: -
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21

The Bsardsley family live at Fletch-
er, Vt. A crippled boy Of eighty-six
cuts all the wood and does the
chores" while a widow Of eighty
three and two unmarried girls Of sew
enty three and seventy-nine divide the
culinary department.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21
NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.

rHIs IS TO GIVE NOTICE THAT ON
/ the Tth day Of March, A. D. 1873, q warrant
In bankruptcy was issued against the estate OF
w. S. BRONSON Of Virginia, and the county
of Storey, and State OF Nevada, who has been
adjudged q bankrupt on his own petition: that
The payment OF any debts and delivery OF any
property belonging TO such bankrupt, TO him or
for his use, and the transfer Of any property py
creditors OF the said bankrupt, TO prove thol,,
dobts and TO choose one or moro asslgnSes OF
his estate, will be held at a Court OF BANK
ruptcy. to be holden at No. 10 North street.
Virginia City, In said District; before E;S.lS-
thor. Esq, Register. on the goth day OF Maren'
A. i''' GEORGE i. LAMM0N..
II. g. Marshal and Messenger In BanEruptey.
No. kTorsrtfs AsH. Deputy. mslU tQ.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-21
DBLINQUgNr ASSESSMENT SALES.
N~ALRDoNIA sILyRR MINING

NALBuONIA BKLvKH MINING
W Conpany-Location Of prncipal place OF
CaiifornIa.-Location Of works, Storey county
State Of Nevada Notice.-There are delin.
quent upon the following described stock, on
account OF assessment NO. ~ levied on the 9th
day Of February, 1878, the several amounts set
opposite the m Of the respective sharehold-
ara A. fpllowa.