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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21
THF COFFEE PLANT.

The coffee plant or tree is Indigenous
to Southern Abyssinia but it derives its
name from Kaffa. in Eastern Africa,
where it grows wild. It has grown wild
in Ethiopia from time immemorial,
whence it gradually found its way over
the Eastern lands. II was used MS
medicine in Persia, and was carried
thence (about the fifteenth century Of
our era) by Dervishes to Mecca, where
it was used as beverage, and soon be-
came so popular that it became the
favorite drink Of the followers of Ma
homet, and appears to have been used
by them as a substitute for wine. Its
cultivation is widely diffused over the
tropics. 1t is grown in the West India
Islands, in the Provinces Of Central
America, Peru, Cayenne, Bolivia and
Brazil, which is the greatest market in
all. 1t is likewise spread over Arabia,
the western coast of Africa, Ceylon,
Sumatra, Bourbon, Mauritus, Java, and
some of the Pacific islands. The coffee
plant bears the extremes of climate well.
It grows ON the level of the sea, and is
cultivated 5000 feet above the sea. It
is now an ascertained fact that much Of
the far-famed Mocha coffee is produced
in the East Indies and shipped to Mocha,
and no inconsiderable portion also comes
from the low-land of Katfa and Enarea,
in Africa. The excellence Of Mocha
coffee appears to consist more in the
name and method Of cutting than any
other cause. A coffee field in full bloom
is said to be the most beautiful sight in
the world, and travellers say that it is
worth voyage to Java or Ceylon to in
hale the delicious fragrance of the air in
the coffee season. Coffee was first regu-
larly introduced in England about the
middle of the seventeenth century.
About a hundred years ago New York
coffee houses were the places of princi-
pal resort for merchants, and the scenes
of many heavy mercantile transactions
and auction sales. They held their own
until they were practically merged in
the more pretentious hotels. The Amer
lean people are its greatest consumers
and after them the French and English.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21

PRoF. WATERHoUsE, In q recent paper
on the resources of Missouri, gives the
following description Of the iron noun
tains, for which the State is famous /:
Shepherd Mountain is 600 feet high
The ore contains . large percentage of
iron. The height of Pilot Knob above
the Mississippi river is LILA feet. Its
base, 5S1 feet from the summit, is 200
acres. The upper section of l41 feet is
Judged to contain IA, 900, 900 tons of ore.
The elevation Of Iron Mountain is 22S
feet, and the area of its base 400 acres.
The solid contents of the coue are 23O,
OOO, 900 tons. II is thought that every
foot beneath the surface will yield
8, OOO, 900 tons. At the depth Of 15O
feet the artesian anger was still pene.
trating solid ore. These mountains con-
tain enough ore above the surface to
afford, for 200 years, an annual supply
of 100000 tons. The iron is strong,
tough and fibrous.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21
VARIETIES.

A MAN in IAdiana felt of the buzz Of
circular saw to see if it was going. l
was. Funeral on Sunday.
An Oregon editor thinks that offering
a bounty for Modoc scalps would be tit
surest way to make the red man keep hi
wigwarm.
A SYRACUSE girl snored 80 loud at tlt
opera that the man at the bass viol was
discharged for saving too heavy at the
gutteral chord.
DR.. JOHNSON told Beattie that h,
never read Milton through till he wa
obliged to do it in order to gather word
for his dictionary.
A WYOMING woman, being obliged t
sit on jury, took her baby along. an
the baby set up such racket that tn
Judge was glad to excuse the shrew'
juror.
The sea captain who can't report
sea-serpent on his arrival Mt New YoH
is registered as careless. unobserin
man, who hasn't half attended to bus
ness during the voyage.
An old lady in Springfield, Ohio, VIII
read in the telegraph dispatches that tn
cholera was ravaging Turkey, went to wor
and slaughtered her entire stock
seventy turkeys, so as to get the start Q
"Old Asiatic.
THE little son Of very prominen
| minister Of this city said to his father
"Pa, st. Paul was q Yankee" "Ho'
| do you know that, my son ?" "Why
| sir, in the 18th chapter Of the 9Th chap
ter of Romans he says For Reckon.
None but Yankees soy reckon
A sprrKrrL contemporary, evident!
edited by bachelor, uses the followini
elaborate metaphor 81 have seen lover
look into each others eyes with tina
suhlimely silly expression characterls !,
| of such unfortunates, somewhat like IN
piteous, appealing look Of . foriom CA
going home through the rain. Luz
expression has been patented.
A WAuPAcA man had heard II in'l
mated on the street, the other day. Una
he was henpecked. He went home al'
thrashed his wife, tore up two or !nl0
of her best dresses, opened all the doO'
and windows in the house, and sat doNl
in the parlor with his feet on the cen,s'
table among a collection Of choice booh'
and smoked his pipe He thinks u
world is convinced now that he IS p0'
of the rancho.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21
PACING HORSES.

In Barbary, pacing horses are held in
such estimation that the method of max
ing q spirited trotter shackle like boat
in chop sea is reduced to science. To
make them rack easily, ring of lead
covered with leather is put around each
hoof; cord from each weight ascends
and is fastened to the saddle front and
rear; next, strap runs horizontally
from the fore to the hind foot on both
sides. Being rather short, it is impos-
sible to make q long step. Restraint
compels the animal to practice q new
gait. to progress at all. As soon as q
habit is established Of going ahead thus
fettered, the desirable amble is fully and
permanently accomplished.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21
THE CANNIBAL NAN.

Tho following humorous poem by Mrs. d y
Gordon, of Richmond, Ind, has had sluos, :.
great run Us Bret Harte's "Heathen chineer =,
joyed:l y
It's about an ancient cannibal man.
Who came from nm island near Japan:
A csnnibal man who YVES tough. and old.
When Barnum bought him and paid In gold
And whether the man or Barnum was sold.
You will learn In this solemn story.
His teeth were sharp IN the teeth OF . saw,
And he had two rows In his lower Jaw
Filed and polished and ready for use
On any customer fun Of Juice,
Or the first baby that 10y around loose,
For babies we're all his glory.
A sad mistake for q csnnibal band
To come to IN almost bsbylcss land,
For babies are strangely out Of style;
You may travel the country many mile
without the light Of baOy-mile
Unless with the Dutch aud Irah.
pnt Barnum kept his man in cage.
Though he felt quite sure, At the fellows age
That his cAnnibalistic fests were doae,
Unless he should eat man for fun;
hhu ouecp WI she esyp hc icA niu oucs
Which wasn't wise proceeding.
For, having tasted white mans meat,
He was always ready to kill and eat
And he looked with longing at rosy girls,
Who came TO the show in shining curls,
With cheeks like peaches and teeth like pearls,
And he wondered how they tasted.
II happened once, when the flesh WAS weak,
That he snatched . bite from . rosy cheek;
When Barpum entered the cage 70 beat him,
The cannibal thought he had come to treat him.
And straightwsy began 10 est him
Without even salt or pepper.
And though he WIS stiusy and awful tough
For good square meal he proved enough.
Alas alack what terrible omen:
II teaches to women - well showmen,
That whether . cannibal, Greek or Roman,
Be ever so old, you can't trust no man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21
PRESER WING THE BALANch.


"You are going into college liie' po'
and you must take care OF your ooui,
Many boy breaks down because
keeps his country appetite and loses :
country exercise. You must oa'Al'
study and brain-work by exercise =.
muscular work, or you'll be down W. =
dyspepsia, and won't know what !. !,
you. People have wondered where !. =
seat of original sin 10; think !" - ;. :
stomach. A man eats too mucn ::
neglects exercise, and the devil mas !.
his own way, and the little imps' '" !,
their long black fingers, play on pa,
nerves like q piano. Never over W,
either body..or mind. boys. All N. y, Sv !
that q man can do that can be res'e' !,
one nights sleep is good Tor hln' !. :
fatigue that goes into the next ga! IT,,
ways bad" Mrs.. Ssowe's Ua ''
Folks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21

The loungers amused themselves, and
the storekeeper went to the bar and de-
posted n tumbler and black bottle on
the counter for the use Il presume) Of Ike
Blood, and bid good night to the ILL
nois station.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21
WAITING FOR THE MIDNIGHT
TRAIN


TWAS a cold winter night that came
IN . sleigh to station in the interior of
Illinois for the purpose Of awaiting the
midnight train.
The place was merely point where
they stopped to obtain supply of wood
and water, and being of no importance
rs point to take up or set down passen-
gers, there was neither ticket Office nor
depot provided.
About dozen miserable houses CON-
posed the town, village or settlement,
by whatever term they dignified it, and
the only spot where / could find shelter
vas in a country store, one side Of which
vas devoted to dry goods and the other
to groceries while at the farther end
sundry bottles, demijohns, and huge
heavy stone pitcher proclaimed the bar
room.
The snow was falling silently and fast,
and the storm seemed likely to continue
all that night. It was ten o'clock, and
around the stove, which was comfortably
warm, were gathered motley set, tell
ing stories and smoking bad cigars
while ever and anon some thirsty loun-
ger would walk to the bar and, swallow
ing his villainous compound, resume his
seat by the fire.
had secured good seat and began
10 study the different characters grouped
about me. They we're rough-looking
set, but there was natural shrewdness
about them that compensated to a
great degree for their unattractive ap-
pearance.
show late do you keep open?" in
quired of the storekeeper, long, wiry
fellow, who was perched on the top Of
m empty barrel
"Never close till the train comes in,
stranger. Guess it wouldn't do. BY
thunder, they'd batter the old door down
il they found it closed. Irecollect," he
continued, addressing his customers,
"one night just before Christmas, il
was showing awful, just like it now is.
The boys had all gone up to Widow
Drake's to the turkey rattle, and I felt
mighty sleepy, SO I thought I'd close mp
and tuck in alongside the old woman and
get comfortable rest.
By-and-by the train got in, but /
Vas fast asleep. Ike Blood was running
that night, and you know how thirsty
he always is. Well, as I said, 1 was
fast asleep, and the old woman was, too,
/ reckon, when all at once was waken-
ed by crash that felt as if the train
had run into the shanty. I jumped out
Of bed, and pulling my cowhides on,
struck light and hurried down in the
store.
"I couldn't tell for the life of me
what had happened, but from the way
the cold air rushed up the stairs knew
the door or windows were open. It was
~ much as could do TO keep the can
die from going out. Well, it wasn't
many minutes, you may believe, before
I Was in the store, when the first thing
that struck my eyes was the door kicked
clear off its hinges and an empty tumb-
lsr ON the counter with dime beside il.
/ walked TO the door and the cars were
inst moving away when I saw the orncry
Jim Long coming over the track swing
ing his lantern.
"Hallo r I cried, "who in thunder
busted my door IMP
"Dunno," he answered. "but spos.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21
THE CROWDED STREET.
nv WILLIAM CULLEN sarASr

NY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Il, me move slowly through the street.
y,lles, with an ever-shifting train,
Amid the sound Of steps that beat
rhe mwmuring walks like autumn rain.
How fast the fitting figures come!
The mild, the fierce, the stony face
some bright with thoughtless smiles, and some
where secret tears have left their trace.
Tney pass to toll, 10 strife, to rest
To halls in which the feast is spread
To chambers where the funeral guest
In silence sits beside the dead.
And some to happy homes repair,
Where children presiding cheek to cheek.
with mute czress shall declare
The tenderness they cannot speak.
And some, who walk in cslmness here
Shall shudder ~ they reach the door
Where one who made the dwelling dear,
It's flower, its light, is seen no more.
Youth, with pale cheek and slender frame.
And dreams Of greatness in thine eye!
Cost thou to build the early name,
Or early in the task to die:
Keen son Of trade, with eager brow!
Who is now iuttering in the snare:
Thy golden fortunes, tower they now,
Or melt the glittering spires in the airs
Who Of this crowd tonight shall tread
The dance till daylight CLEAN again?
Who sorrow DER the untimely dead:
Who writhe in throes Of mortal pain:
some, famine-struck, shall think how long
The cold, dark hours, how slow the Light;
And some, who Haunt amid the throng,
Shall hide in dens Of shame tonight.
Each where his task or pleasures call,
They pass, and heed each other not.
There Is who heeds, who holds them al
In large love and boundless thought.
These struggling tides Of life that seem
IN Maynard, airnless course to tend,
Are eddies Of the mighty stream
That rolls to its appointed end.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21

THERE are 8, 4S8 churches in the State
Of Ohio, including 295 Roman Catholic,
capable Of seating in all 2,064, 1888 peo-
pie, or nearly one church for every 1000
of the inhabitants.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21

A WEsrERN woman has just disco'e :,
that If dishes are washed in vel! !. I
water and set upon the edge TO ''''
they will not need wiping.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21
VERY HANDSOME

The .S,ciss Times tells that some time
ago two youths Of Berne addressed a
letter to President Grant, asking him to
aid them in gathering collection Of
American postage stamps. A few days
ago the said youths Unexpectedly re-
ceived through the American Envoy at
Bene fine assortment of United States
stamps, accompanied by q letter in
which the President said that his many
duties had prevented him undertaking
the collection himself, and that therefore
his youngest son had taken the matter
in hand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21

ScHooI-rEAcHEss in Plymouth, Mass,
are allowed q . week for board, and
paupers Sass.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-11
The Atlantic Disaster.

News from New York, April
Sd, relative to the Atlantic disaster,
gives the number lost to he about
546-s less number than at first
conjeetured. 1t gives some Of the
narrowing details appertaining to
the awful disaster. All the women
who were asleep at the time the
ship struck, were drowned in their
births. The heavy seas which con-
stantly poured over the vessel and
filed her, prevented them from
reaching the deck. Those who
possessed presence of mind enabling
them to reach the deck were washed
into the sea soon after and drowned.
Six men on shore wrote on black
board: "Cheer up! Boats are CON-
ing to your assistance" This was
responded to by hearty cheers from
the ship. A halfan hour Of terrible
suspense, and a boat was launched,
and took off three loads from the
outlying rock. During this time
Captain Williams and passengers
called to the crew of the boat, tell
ing them that those on the ship
were in the most imminent danger;
and the Captain offered $500 for
every boat load rescued. Three
boat loads were afterwards taken
from the vessel.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-11

Catching on bellnd p" is tie
crownihg enjoyment for bays. Jom,-
nv comes home at night Sur'eitel
with tim, he has had good time,
but he is tired. His noSe is split
open at tie cid, aid one Of his
teeth is gone, and he has Jumps on
the back of his head, but he has
had a coed time, and he comes
home to hear his mother read about
Joseph and lis brethren, and rub
him with liniment. j there is hinge
fud in catching on behind, but it
requires great deal oi' adroitneSs
and decision. The successful lad
is he who is never looking for .
ride. He stands with Ills Lands in
his pocket, actively devouring the
scenery with one eye. while the 9TH
er is prowling around under cover
on the lookout for good CHARGE.
And when it comes he puuuces
down on the corlIice Of the Sleigh in
such a manner as to cover the most
tender parts Of himself III case he
has fallen on lhilistine. The So
licitude with which a boy shields
his tender parts will bring tears to
the eyes Of tax.collecfors. But he
always gets on the sleigh, and gets
off too, when urged bya long whip
lash; and when he gets off he rolls
himself in lump and merely lets
go and the fate that always protects
boys sees that lie bounds into safety.
Wood sleighs, with long strong
stakes to catch hold Of, are god
senderS, but a box sleigh, with a
place for three to sit on and make
faces at rivals who are breaking
down their legs and lungs in vain
attempt to catch up, is not to be
despi>ed. Not at all, Heaven
bless the farmers who own blue
sleighs with floor boards protruding
a four or two beyond tile tailboard.
-Danbury Ne,rs.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-11
Rhode Island Election.

The annual election for State
officers and members Of the Legis-
lature Of Rhode Islard, took place
on the I'd inst. All the State ticket,
with the exception OF the Lieut..
Governor, was carried by the Re-
publicans. Henry Howard's ma
jority for Governor was $500.
The Legislature is Republican. If
our Democratic friends can see any
thing in this election which indicates
a Republican falling off, let them
spit it out, and jubilate. Probably
they may think "Little Rhoda" is
too small to make q noise over.
We don't. She is small in eize,
but big in her staunchness to Re-
publican principles. In 1871 her
Republican majority for PadelEord
over Steere was 3,47l. Now it is
1000 over that. Hunah for Rhode
Island.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-11
New York EpIcures In Luck.

New York epicures last week
were smackiug their lips over some
dainties received by mail from Cali.
fornia. Some asparagus sold like
hot cakes, at a dollar per pound.
Installments of eauliflower were
pronounced to be the best ever seen.
and sold in . hurry at one dollar
per head. A lot of fresh salmon
went short at forty cents per pound.
and some higher. Big prices, but
then those New York gormsnds
don't care for expenses when it
comes to answering the calls ol
their "appletites."
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-11

DIR. Julius Furst, q learned .Tuda-
istic author, died at Leipzig, Ger
many, ON the 9th Of last month,
aged 68. He was regarded as one
Of the best read men Of the present
day in Hebrew aid Rabbilcal lore,
as well as a proficient in Gentle
classical literature. lie has writer,
many learned treatises on subjects
connected with the religion, litea-
ture, and history OF his people. His
Hebrew Concordance, and his Bio
graphical Dictionary of Eminent
Hebrew Literati and SavauS, are
widely celebrated.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-11

A Washington despatch Of 18th.
says:
The Acknowledgement was re-
Gently requested by the Secretary of
War to give a decision on the ques-
ton whether a State has right to
tax the personal property of SOL
diers doing duty within their boun-
daries. The matter was brought to
the attention Of the Secretary of
War by soldiers on duty at West
Point but living outside the gounds
over which the General Govern
ment has jurisdiction, whose person.
al property had been assessed. The
Attorney General decides the ques-
tion in the affirmative; States have
the right, he says, to tax soldiers
the same as citizens, unless residing
within the limits Of the ground Of
jurisdiction, or on that on which
jurisdiction has been ceded by the
State to the United States, in which
case they are not subject to taxa
ton.
Another despatch says:
At the Cabinet meeting today,
the action Of the railroad companies
in threatening to withdraw postal
cars on the first of April, was dis
cusSed and the views of the Post
master-General on the subject fully
sustained. The hope was expressed
thatthe companies wonld reconsider
their determination to withdraw the
cars, and continue the service under
the compensation awarded by Con-
gress until the reassembling of that
body in December, when the whole
subject would probably be satisfac-
torily adjusted. A prominent law.
yer here expressed the opinion that
it the railroad companies carry out
their purpose to discontinue running
postal cars on the tirStof April, the
Postmaster-General will be justified
under the law in proceeding by
force to compel them to run such
cars.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-11

A jersey City youth has thrown
his family into the deepest affection.
He has taken to the study of Ger.
man, and now calls his mother
" "mine CUTE mutter," and his sisters
he designates as "schwester." His
father informed him, the other even
ing, that he'd knock his blasted
head off his bloody shoulders if he
didn't stop swearing.
ia, alter, da haben sic rechtl
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-11
TROOPS MOVING.

News from the Lava Bed to the
first states that the troops had broken
camp the day before and marched
to the upper end of klamath Lake,
and ou the LIST had moved to Tule
Lake and the lava bed. This
would seem to indicate a determine.
ton on the part OF the military to
bring the Modocs to a definite
issue; but such a conclusion cannot
be indnlged with any degree OF con-
fdence. Too many delays and too
much talk and Peace Commission
nonsense, has given to the character
ofaffairs there a dishwater weak
ness and babyish sentimentality and
vacillation, which render it con-
temptible. While the Peace Com
mission repeatedly seek for peace,
and as often meet with deceptive
replies or positive refusals from Capt.
Jacks band, the latter improve the
timely negotiating with other tribes
and gaining them over. Latter!y
Hooker Jim and party were seen
near Alkali Lake, where they had
corraled from fifty to seventy-fve
horses. A few nights later they
were at Yamax and talked all night
with the Modocs and Klamaths,
trying to get them to join Capt.
Jack. Hooker jim reported that
five tribes had promised to join
Jack ps soon as he left the lava bed,
He had also sent men with money
to buy powder. The people in the
meantime in Sprague River valley
are tearfully excited, not knowing
when they may be called upon to
defend themselves and families
from the bullets and knives of these
bloodthirsty savages. At a Peace
Commission "pow-wow," on the I'd
inst, Capt. Jack was insolent and
oyerbearing, and positively refused
to remove to any other country.
He wanted to be let alone. Sup
pose he were let alone, what peace
and security would be LEFT to the
whites in that region? None. He
must be~punished. He must be
taught that the slaughtering of
white citizens, at his own royal
pleasure, isno trivial offe',se; thai
it is a crime, the punishment of
which is imprisonment and death.