The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-19
Odds and Ends.

1t j. said that the prcttie>t girl in Hair
rl>burg J. a newspaper carrier. She car
ries EN- in her hustle.
The san Francisco sea captain who
trad 4 the ships BiDle for thirteen plugs
Of tohacco j. spoken Of very severely BY
the religious press of that city.
The other day an aged couple drove
into an Indiana city Just a. an undertaken
firm was moving into an old church that
had been purchased for shop. The
old gentleman stood up in his wagon. with
mouth and eyes diStended. a the men IL
iently carried coffin after coffin into the
church. Al last he turned 10 his better half.
and gasp.d: sara by golly. it's the chol-
en-; lets git.'' and they got
The CsristiGn Register saws: Without
doubt sewing machines are 10 do the work
Of the future. and the making OF whole
warlrCse- will become more and more the
business of large establishments. but il j.
hardly possible that this generation Of
girls will outlive home manufacture. ana
a woman who cannot in an emergency
make or repair a garment. has one art less
than Pottawottame'- squaw.
A jury i'm Truckee. Cal. had been out
four hours when the Judge sent the sheriff
To learn whether they were going TO agree.
The s.serifl put an eye and then an ear TO
the keyhole Of the room in which they
were located for deliberation. Then he
brought the judge. and together they
opened the door. On the table in the CEN
ter Of the room stood big bottle Of whis-
XIV. and around il the drunken twelve We're
hilariOu.ly marching in single file The
foreman carried ON his back = bass drum.
upon which the man behind him was
tlsar- ina a
snare drum. then a shrill whistle initiating
"A fife. and the rest were singing. I'VE
couldn't agree on verdict nohOw." said
the tip>y foreman. i'm reply 10 the judges
reproof. .-aId we didn't think twas any
hurt to have social time. s'lOng's We was
a congenl party"
Shortly after Mr. Zeigler Joined the
lmprovel Order Of Red Men. he paid a
visit 10 the circus and nenagerie which
tarried in New Castle for a few days. and
he was much pleased 10 find among the
curiositie- chief Of the kickapoo Indians.
who was attached 10 the show and who
moved about among the people with all
MS feathers and war-paint on. Zeigler de-
termined To use hi- familiarity with the Sc
s-rcts Of the Red Men for the purpose Of
getting acquainted with this particular
savage. 80 ne approached the chief and
gave him fifteen different grips in rapid
succession besides whispering all the pass
word- amt winking furiously al the noble
aborigine. The chieffain at first seemed
somewhat surprised. but just a Mr.. Zeig-
Ter was giving him the fifteenth grip aud
was in the midst Of some confidential ~
marks about wampum" and "moons :
and " happy hunting grounds" the Kick
apoo was suddenly impressed with the
conviction that Mr.. Zeigler'- reason hal
been temporarily dethronci. and So after
knocking him down and sitting on him.
the warrior called To companion. = Be
gorra. Mcikc. come yer quick an hold this
maineyac. or b. me sowl he'll be- muir
therin' every mothers son ov ". Git a
\ hit oy rope an we'll sind i'm 10 the a~hy-
I lum in n push-cart.' Then Mr.. Zeigler
became aware that his kickspoo was de-
I ception; and after buying of the aborigi-
nal fraud with quarter. Mr.. Zeigler went
home with an impression that hi initia-
tion fee was not wholly iudiciOus invest
! mcnt.-Naz .ii.ler. a. DaTb's-y NclSs.