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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13

depending from a roller around his neck,
and turning round 10 give the towel "A
twist his feet slipped from under him,
bringing the entire weight of his body on
his neck. instantly dslOcating it. The
other children tried 10 raise him, but n lac
did not aid himself they supposed him
playing. The parents arrived "A few NM
utes later. TO find the little fellow corpse.
The 81. Joe Gazette gives the follow
ing particulars of sad casualty which re-
Gently occurred To the family OF Jacob
Weismer, who lives in the southern part
of Caldwell county. Mo. Mr.. Wcismcr
hiiched up his team early in the morning
To visit a neighbor, aud placing his wife
and two childrcn-One OF the latter a boy
six years old and the other "A girl Of four
ycars-in the wagon. started out. While
passing down steep hill. the horses be-
came frightened and started of at full
spe a. Mr.. W. used every effort 10 check
the animals, but in vain. Before they got
To the bottom of the hill he was thrown
from the wagon and severely bruised. ON
reaching the branch the team. instead OF
keeping straight over the small bridge that
spanned il. ran of 10 the right. and the
horses. wagon and contents were prccipi-
tated distance of some twelve feet into
the branch. The wagon was smashed 10
pieces; the team escaped comparatively
unhurt. The saddest part OF the affair
WAS with reference 10 the family. Mrs.
Weismer had four ribs broken and received
other bruises of 80 serious character that
her life j. despaired of; the little boy had
his neck broken by the fall; and the little
girls skull was fractured directly above
the left temple. They We're all conveyed
to house about half "A mile distant. and
medical attendance summoned. but before
tine physician arrived the child died. The
mother. at last accounts, was lying i'm a
critical condition.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13
Royalty Assaulted.

Time was. when. If greasy citizen '
had dared to touch the hem of Royalty.
cloak, or the hem of ROyalty's aunt's
cloak. or the cloak of Royalty's cousins
TO the forty-nnth degree. the rash offend
er would at once be summarily tried and
executed for high treason. Now. howev-
er. the divinity which formerly hedged
"A king has lost its force. and "A member OF
the royal house j. just a liable to have
his august head punched. or his divine
brcad-basket pommeled, as If he Were a
costermOnger of common clay. or "A dis
tingIiished member of the Il. X. As his
Royal Iighness, the Duke of Cambridge.
&. Il. Knight of so many grand crosses
that a servant has TO carry them before
him on "A tray, was passing along Pail
Mall. commonly called "Pell Mell,' on
his way TO the War Office, he was met on
the sidewalk by blarsted" common
captain. on retired half pay. called Charles
Studdart Maunsell. Cambridge. a. every
body knows. is first cousin To the Queen.
Commander-in-Chicfo of the British Army.
and a jovial. corpulent and fine-looking
old gentleman. Captain Mansell APP
preached his Royal IIighness. and obsery-
ed. Your Royal lIighncss has done me
gicvous wrong" His II. III. had no idea
on the point of telling him to place his
ease on paper. when the aggrieyed Cap
tain planted TWO "sockdolagcrs right in
the "bread-ba>ket." occasionally called
cpigastrium. of his Royal Ilighness. TO
the extreme danger of his Royal llighncss'
digestive powers. Now the Duke j. nei-
thera coward nor "A bully.nor j. his fighting
weight less than 300 pounds; 50 he step
ped back % rcconnoitre the calibcr of his
aSsailant. previous to getting in his
left" and prcmaturely closing up the
peppers of the iratc commoncr. just as
policeman y. 2016 was about to arrest the
military IIeenan. the latter lodged and
got in parting shot on the left center Of
his Royal IIighness' back. As they
marched him of, his last words were:
1--WE done what wanted; I'm the most
i'll used man in the world" Captain
Maunsell has been tried for assault. and
will in all probability be heavily fined.
The Royal war-horse was considerably
flustercd. and remarked that the service
was going to the devil. when such
cad n this could obtain commission.
We think his Royal IIighness' head was
extremely level. ater-Ocean.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13
How to Keep a Situation.

BE ready To throw in an odd half hour
or an hours time when Il will be- an ac-
commodation. and don't seem To make a
merit oft. DO ii heartily. Though not a
word be said. hc SURE your employer will
make note of it. Make yourself indis-
pensablc to him. aud he viii lose many of
the opposite Kind before he will part with
you. Those young men who watch the
clock TO see the very second their working
hour is up--who leave, no matter what
state the work may be in. al precisely the
instant--who calculate The extra amount
they can slight their work and yet not get
rcproycd-who are lavish of their employ
cr's goods. will always be- the first to re-
ccive notice, when times are dull, that their
services are no longer required. Rcmcn-
Der. You are not slave. Then serve your
employer as friend; in due time he will
be- true friend to you.
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Why j. selfish friend like thu letter
Ps Because. though he j. the first in pity
he j. the last Ia help.
On Monday morning last young
man, on takingup the daily paper. turned
10 the column of the births and said. = |
wonder II there i anybody born that
know"
AT a religious meeting recently, AN
old seaman. while relating his experiences.
stated that during storms al Sea he had
frequently derived great consolation from
that beautiful passage OF scripture. +" Faint
heart never won fair lady which an
swered every purpose, since twas gospel
to him.
"A iarmerliying near Ccntervillc. Mich,
who is worth at least $4,000 in ready
cash. walked TO Colon-ten miles-with a
two-gallon can. "A few days ago, 70 buy
Kerosene oil. because he heard that oil was
five cents cheaper there than al Centeryille.
That shows how he happens to have Sj0,-
600 ready cash.
The Glasgow (Ky.) Times is response
Bile for the following AN old darkcy
was riding a blind horse the other day with
his wife behind him a fellow on the road
side sung out, Halo, old fellow. ! see you
have got youraunty up Yes. I've done
more'n dat-Tvc straddled the blind said
the old sportsman. with clever grim"
One of those irrepressible bores who
profess to know every literary man. met a
well-known writer Tor the press the other
day. and claimed acquaintanceship. " We
dined together last Christmas said he.
=. III you remember, there was turkey
stuffed i'm "A remarkable way" 4" / remem-
Der the turkey very well. but cannot say
that remember you" was the reply.
Six students i'm Kalamazoo College at
tempted To wean a felow-student from the
habit of prOfane language and of splitting
wood in his room on sunday. by holding
his head for short time under the pump,
while one of their number piled the handle.
The experiment was only partially sue
ccs .ful. and the reforming students. upon
being arraigned before "A Justice of the
peace. We're glad 10 settle by the payment
OF all the costs.
The latest invention sa blush-pro-
Queer. New York ladies wear them in
their bonnets. and. by touching a con-
cealed wire. the blush is produced When
ever modesty would dictate "A glow upon
the face. Whether this new ialschOod i TO
be regarded as "A success is doubtful Nat
ural blushng, in modern times, may be
regarded as lost art or. when il does eX-
iSt. il may be considered a symptom of
vcrdancy. which no one with any pretcnse
To haut tom would permi. ~ one instant
TO Indicate emotional feeling. Reality is
fast passing away. and falsehood is begin
ming to Ice regarded as really a superior ar
ticle. We have false hair. false teeth. false
hearts. with many more falsehoods which
but to name would be unlawful. We can
scarcely wonder that some humorous wag
has invented false blush. Ii was all that
was needed to complete the reign of unre-
atty III some phianthropist would only
invent false conscience, perhaps some of
those who palm off upon a credulous world
charms which long ago have fallen victims
To paint and powder. might feel an artificial
twinge. see the error of their ways. and
look nature fair and SQUARE in the face.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13
Science and Industry.

"A Tularc county Cali farmer was re-
war,icd with crop of LOO pounds Of
cotton "a the acre a. the result of his cot
ton--aiSing experiment Of last year.
The tobacco fields Of Wisconsin fur
nish the basis for quite a cigar-Inaking
bu~inc~, IN Milwaukee. where four firms
made some G.UOo.oOO cigars last year.
"A Nichigandcr has taken out a patent
for apucumaiic tube by which lac pro-
posses 10 send grain from Chicago 10 the
cna>i in eleven .0urS. at a cost 81 iifteen
cents hu-hel.
Nj. de II. Lorent. French photo
grapher. has invented process by which
he claims To- have reprDlucei landscapes
ia colors which nearly approach those Of
nature.
There were manufactured in Califor-
mia last year -. ljl..EJ0 cigars. Of which
S5.05O. son were shipped to the Eastern
States. and there were imported into San
franciSco during the same period l.iJ0,
5l2.
-Titu.villc. Pa. has eleven petroleum
rrfineries. and from the progress made in
the past few year.. she expects 10 De event
ually nj the head Of that branch OF the oil
industry.
The gradual change In the course Of
trade which the Union Pacific Railroad J.
efeciing j. further indicated by ten ear
loads Of coffee having recently been sent
from san Francisco to Chicago.
Dubuque. Iowa. has Manufacturers
Aid Association. devoted to promoting
the prosperity Of that city BY diiiusing III
formation about it. and holding meetings
for the discus -ion Of local interests. SIM
liar societies IA other places would like
wise DO good.
simmons Brothers. Of London and
Berlin. have the contract for making the
new ocean cable. to H. Laid from Ireland
70 New Hampshire. They gct S6.OOO.OOo
for their work. which j. now about half
done. and agree to keep the cable in work
ing onlcr for thirty days after il j. laid.
Ribbed glass for roof and cellar win
dow> j. comparatively recent introduce
ton. The Boston and Lowell Railroad
station at Boston j. rooted with 5000 feet
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of this glass. weighing three pounds 70
the square foot and the Boston and Prov
i,lence station has ON it, roof 1900 feet,
weighing four pounds 10 the square
foot.
Absolutely pure iron i said 10 have
been prepared by "A Russian chemist by
means Of the galvanic battery. During
the process a large quantity of hydrogen
was disengaged from the ordinary iron
used. The pure iron is silyer-white
metal. very malleabc and ductile. and 80
soft a. 10 be readily cut with pair OF
scissors. IL OXidizes readily and water Is
decomposed by il with the rapid absorb
ton of oxygen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13
Pulpit Anecdotes.

DIR. Guthrie. The celebrated Scotch min
lister. has left behind him pleasant auto
biography. Ii was written In the decline
of his life, and yet has the freshness of SUI
perabundant animal spirits. He tells two
capital stories which illustrate ecclesiasti-
cal life in Scotland, and the quiet humor of
Scotchmcn. One is of DIR. Erskine,
great preacher in his day.
DIR. Erskine was remarkable for his
simplicity of manner and gentle temper.
lie returned so often from the pulpit mi
nus his ocket-handkerchief. and couldte
so little how or where il was lost, that
Mrs. Erskine at last began to suspect that
the handkerchiefs were stolen rs he ascend
ed the pulpit stairs by some of the old
wives who lined n. So both to balk and
detect the culprit, she sewed a corner OF
handkerchief 10 one OF the pockets OF his
coat-tails. Half wayup the stairs the good
doctor felt tug. whercupon he turned
round to the old woman who was the gull
ty hand to say. with great calmncss and
simplicity No the day. honest woman,
no The day Mrs. Erskine has sewed it
in >"
Another is of Or. Guthric's experience
in examining witness in a church trial,
who did not wish To tell all he knew. The
case was that of a minister charged with
Besides other proofs of drunkenness,
having drawn this out of witness, that
the minister. on one occasion, n he lolled
over the side of the pulpit-being. in fact,
unable Ia stand upright-said that he loved
his people so much that nc would carry
them all TO heaven on his back, ] asked
him. Now, John, when you heard him
say so. what impression didso strange "A
Sppppl make ON Won y
"Others. to the same qucstion.as unwill-
ing witnesses as John. had already said
that though they would not say he was
drunk at the time, they certainly thought
so.
"But John showed himself equal to the
OCCASION.
"'Wcel.' he replied, Master Guthrie.
I'll just tell You what thought. There
was a great fat wife. you see. sitting in the
seat before me. and thinks |, my lad. il you
set OF to the Kingdom Of Heaven with
that wife on your back. my certic. yonll
no be back for the rest o. MS in hurry y"
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"A cOlorcd man met his death by sim
gular accident near Charleston. Lee coun-
~. Iowa. a short time since. lie went 20
a neighbor's after a dressed hog. and while
carrying II home was compelled to cross
fence. I'm climbing over, the hog slipped,
the gambrel 10y which II had been hung
catching over the unfortunate mans head
and breaking his neck.
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What is that from which il you take
the whole, some will remain: Whole
some.
Whatever the wind may do In winter
II cannot be denied that in spring :" itturns
over a new leaf"
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"A Cincinnati editor says that another
editor there Il liar. or, rather, that : he
is pronc TO impart an unhealthy Swelling
to TRUTH
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
When to PIOW Around Fruit Trees.

IT must be remembered that the fibers
of trees are like the leaves, annual, and
that early in winter most of them die.
Flowing at this season is, therefore, no
check to the vitality of the tree, as work
ing the cultivator through the ground in
the growing season is. Then this turn
ing down of green material saves the ne,
cessity of top-dressing with manure
Some Maryland orchards that have been
treated some years on this system lead
us to think highly of the plan. Trees
that have long stems opposed to hot
suns or drying winds become what gar
deners call "hide- bound''-that is, the
old bark becomes indurated, cannot eX-
pand, and the tree suffers much in conse-
quence. Such an evil is usually indicated
by gray lichens which feed on the decay
ing bark. In these cases Il washing of
weak I've or of lime water is very useful;
indeed, where the bark is healthy it is
beneficial thus to wash the trees, as
many eggs of insects are thereby de
stroycd. The old practice of Sitting
hide bound cherry and other trees with Il
knife had much more sense in it than
some of our leading minds are ready to
admit.-NeD I0rk Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

that, but consult good lawyer, and
am certain that he will tell you that the
best thing you can do, both for your own
safety and your peace of mind, will he
to make deposition, similar in every
respect to the story you have told me,
before a magistrate
Il shall be asked why l delayed it."
''And you will reply, because you had
not met me, and were unaware of my
husbands non-appearance."
81 believe that you are right, madam,
and | will make my deposition to-mor-
row"
"Thank you--oh, thank you, Mr..
Peters. Then my trustees will sign for
my money. | MIST go and prepare them
at once; for, do you know. | have over
drawn my account at the bankers. Good
morning, Mr.Peters-'
She was gone. The die was cast.
Poor Peters never slept ii wink that
night, yet the History of the Drama
being cast for the principal character of
"A tragedy himself But he could not
back out now--he must needs make his
deposition at once, before an account of
the affair was spread abroad in some
other way. He would gotO Marlborough
Street Police Office about the time the
night cases would be over, and ask to
see
Rap, rap! Up came letter in a lady's
hand. MIR. Peters tore it open:
DEAR MIR. PErERs-Y GU need not trouble about
that matter l have heard from my husband.
You did not hit him, l suppose; at all events he
must have got away very quickly But he has
had IA bad fever, and been delirious, and that ac-
counts for his silence long past quartcr-day.
If you wish 10 see me -
"Wish to see her! Good heavens! Not
if know it. Whew! what reliefn' cried
this most ungallant of men.-Once Week.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
Prison Discipline in Great Britain.

THE least term of penal servitude to
which convict is sentenced in England
is five years, and, according to the oftensc
committed, six, seven, eight, ten, and so
on to twenty-five, the limit terminating
with the mans life; and it would be well
to bear in mind that the word convict"
in England, is only applied to persons
sentenced to terms of penal Servltudc.
There are in Great Britain ten convict
The male convict prisons provide ac
commodation for 1891 persons; the fe-
male for !, 391; and the grand total of
persons who can be received in these
convict-prisons is 1889. All these are
Government convict establishments, man
aged under the Secretary of State for the
Home Department by II board of four
Directors, of which Col. Du Cane, G..
b., is the Chairman, who visit every con
vict-prison once monthly, at least, to see
that the orders given are carried out,
that no Irregularities are permitted, to
hear appeals or requests from the pris
oners, and to act magisterially in trying
charges brought against them by the
wardens and prison officials.
In England ii sentence of penal scrvi-
son subjected to it. After sentence the
convict is sent either to Millbank or Pen
tonville, which are what are termed
"close prisons" and where he must re-
main, under any circumstances, for nine
months, passing the whole of this time
except, of course, that allotted to
chapel and cNcrcise-in his cell. This
term of probationary isolation is intend
ed to work upon the mind of the prisoner
and to make him feel the serious penal
tics-only now bcginnin" to be enforced
attaching to wrong doing. The hard
labor exacted from him is oakum pick
ing and crank-turning in Millbank, which
tude is, in its main features, and 50 far
as concerns the punishment carried out,
on exactly the same system to every per
differs in this respect from Pentonvilic,
where more remunerativc labor is most in
vogue, in the shape of matmaking, weav-
ing, tailoring, and shoemaking. Each
cell il these prisons contains IL rough
wooden bed on the floor, Il tin water jug
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

The strong man turned away, shedding
tears for the first time since his child
hood.
" Yes, She is, yes, she is, too,'' cried one
Of the boys, don't you see her tagging
behind all the rcst:"
p" How odd she looks" screamed Willie
Nelson, Jamic's very dearest playmate,
from the top of a fence post where he had
been pcrchcd for the past half hour.
:" Amt she funny, something ails her,
she's got .ilincll- backed IIurrah, hurrah,
It's Jamie. his self, dead or alive. 1t is
its .jamicI its .Iamic.'
We did not stop 10 open the gates; we
elearrtl the feHce tsi.h ono jump; We
pushed each other town in our eager
haste Sars enough, there MAS Jamie
Wet, Wofr < savsaasl ~ $500,
Rot strength = IS - e I'd
in sight of his hmne II -
hy he first man who could reach him
anu laid IL his astoHished fathers arrn=.
We did not need our guns or torches, but
we rcjoiccd with the glad parents of
Jamie ut this fortunate ending TO an I'M
fortunate day.-Ltttte Co,poyat.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
Truth Stranger Than Fiction.

Is IT or is it not for the interest of
writers of romance to have the reading
public convinced that truth is stranger
than fiction? AS "a justification of their
seeming vagaries and eXaggerations per-
haps it is; but as it's ultimate tendency
would be to spoil the market for fiction
and create an exclusive demand for
plain fact, perhaps it is not. Such Il
contamination would compel all writers
who have been earning their bread by
spinning yarns out of their inner con-
seriousness to turn themselves into anna
teur vagabOnds and casuals, etc, to prowl
around after abnormal and hidcous facts
They would be besieging their political
friends to get them places on the police
force; they would be candidates for cor
oner; they would open private morgues
and lunatic asylums; they would go out
to service as mattresses and chamber
maids, carrying tablets in their pockets;
they would make believe bankrupt to
study the effect on their friends, and note
down the facts; they would get places
captains of steamboats,, landlords of
hotels and pastors of churches for the
sole purpose of viewing life at some un-
usual advantage or society in some
special phase, and thus put themselves
in training for startling achievements in
the line of truth.
several incidents that have lately come
to our knowledge which we know to be
true, and which would be confidently
pronounced mere eXaggeration and carl
cature if set forth in "a novel.
A boy recently called at the door of
a most respectable lady in this city in
comfortable circumstances with pack
age on which was "A charge of four dol
lars and ninety-nine cents. The lady
produced five dollar bill, but the boy did
not have the cent for change. She then
sent Il messenger with the bill to the top
story of the house to get it changed, but
unsuccessfully. She then sent to the
end of the house, still unsuccessfully.
Finally she called her husband and babe
him put on his hat and go out and get
the bill changed, which he did.
There are some old people living in the
interior of New Jersey-two sisters and
Il brother-who practice an economy not
recorded of any of the famous misers.
They have comfortable house and are
especially rich in bcdclothes made by
the hands of the sisters and accumulated
through many years. But they habitu-
ally sit up and sleep in their chairs SO as
not to wear out the bedding.
A rich man, of more than ordinary in
telligence, who had made his fortune by
lifelong industry, had contracted withal
a habit of haggling at prices. lie met
with some losses and determined upon
suicide. Going to buy the pistol with
which an hour later he ended his life, he
made determined effort to &C beat down"
its price and probably the last sensation
that passed through his brain before it
was scattered by the bullet was pang
that he had obtained no discount on the
instrument of Observation-Disclosures