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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-30

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-30

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04

European meteorologists for grand inter
national system of reports, the benefit of
which will speedily accrue 10 American
seamen in any part OF the world. Since
the LIST Of January, In all the principal
European nations observations have been
taken each morning az the same moment
OF time that has been selected for the regu-
lar signal stations in this country. and
these are forwarded by mail semi-monthly
to the Signal Office in Washington for dis
cusslon in connection with the regular re-
ports OF this country. Nearly two hun
1red foreign stations are now engaged in
Ibis work. and sufficient data will soon be
collected for the deduction OF general laws
in relation 10 the movements of the at
mosphere that will mark new era in me-
teorology These reports, consolidated
with those made by the Signal Office, will
be issued daily in printed form for the use
of all meterologists.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04
Odds and Ends

"A rustic couple. newly married, march
ed into drugstore and called for soda
water. The obliging clerk inquired what
sirup they would have in it, when the
swain, deliberately leaning over the count
err, replied: "Stranger, money is no OBJ
iect TO me put sugar init"
An Oxford graduate was asked
to point out which were the greater and
which were the lesser prophets. For a
moment this was poser TO the young
hopeful. He soon rallied, however. and
answered with grave elaboration, - Inev-
er like to make invidious distinctions"
New York with her public scandal.
1t. Louis with her murderous mid-wives.
Philadelphia with with her child-stealers,
Kentucky with her masked men, Missis-
sippi with her Austin rioter. Col'yer, the
prize-fighter, with black eye, France
with her escaped marshal-confound that
comet.-Nashrille Banner.
When young Mr.. Splitter left home
for college he took leave of his mother i'm
this manner " Mother, will write often
and think of you constantly" When he
returned, two years later, he remarked to
the anxious parent: "Deah mothaw, |
gwect you once moah." Imagine the
feelings of fond mother.
-" Now, then, madame, please look at
this place on the WALL said a photograph
er to good old Aunt Elizabeth, when he
had put her in position aud the plate in
the camera. The dear old lady looked
hard at the designated spot from her seat !;
then got up and walked across the floor,
and infinitely inspected it; then, turning
To the photographer, gently remarked
II don't see anything there"
We notice that an animated discussion
Is going on between the editors of two
Eastern religious newspapers as TO wheth-
er there will be such thing as recogni-
ton in heaven. When we reflect on the
heat and the numberless other subjects
presenting themselves, as the B. s.. hydro
phobia. cremation. hay-fevcr, the number
of words that can be written on a postal
card. the coming comet, etc, we cannot
fail to remark upon the zeal with which
these gentlemen are debating question in
which they have no personal interest.-N.
Louis Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04

Fifteen hundred persons are employ
ed at Key West in making cigars. More
than half of them are Cubans. This i'm
dustry has raised the place TO one of the
most prosperous communities in the
South.
Among the novelties shown at the re-
cent international Agricultural Exhibition
at Bremen was straw-roof-sewing ma
chine. which. according to the local re-
ports of it, efficiency, can turn out of hand
from | 800 TO 1000 square feet of water
tight roofing in an hour. requiring only
two human assistants to accomplish its
task. This ingenious machine, which has
excited great attention at Bremen, was
made by an English firm.
AT late meeting of the London Roy
al Society Prof. Tyndall exhibited his fire
mans respirator. which Is attached to a
mask and consists of an iron cylinder
packed with cotton, wool, glycerine and
charcoal. The wearer is enabled TO re-
main in an atmosphere of smoke. which
he could not otherwise breathe. for a
quarter 10 "A half an hour. Prof. Tyndall
has tried the re>pirator in room prepar-
ed for the purpose by the Chief of the
Metropolitan Fire Brigade of London.
Mr.. Hayck Bellyminger. planter of
of new cotton plant. the cultivation of
which he began two years ago from six
seeds obtained in the Cashmere valley, In
dia. The plant is about eight feet high.
tapering from the diameter Of a sapling at
the butt gradually to the top. Ii is plant
ell in hills fifteen feet equidstant. to give
room for its spreading branches. The
bolls resemble a large green orange, and
contain four or five seeds. The leaf close
ly resembles the common plant. The cot
ton hangs pendant to the boil in large
rolls three or four inches long, five rolls
to the boil. The ten acres are expected
to yield one hundred bales.
Prof Bischof, Of Glasgow. is reported
to have improved his well-known invcR-
ton. and now filters water for drinking
purposes through spongy iron and pound
ed limestone. The iron l. placed on the
upper movable chamber of an earthen-
ware filter. and pounded limestone is ar
ranged in separate layer below. The
iron Is procured i'm a powdery, spongy
state by the reduction of an ore without
fnsi0n, AFTER the extraction of sulphur and
copper by heat. Ii removes all albumi-
mold and nitrogenized compounds. and
also lead communications from the water.
and "A trace Of iron taken up by the water
Is separated by tits subsequent passage
through the limestone. IL is stated that
one charge of the material thus described.
and costing only about twenty-five cents.
secures efficient iiltcring for ten gallons of
water per day during 200 days.
Gen. Myers Of the Signal Bureau has
perfected arrangements with the different
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04
school and Church.

Prominent Presbyterians in Indian
apolis are proposing the establishment o.
book house and Church organ in thai
city.
The faculty Of the California Univer
sity has adopted plan of loaning fund.
TO poor students, a practice which is de-
| signed TO do away with the system OF
manual labor hitherto practiced at the
University.
1t is proposed to raise among the
Baptists of Pennsylvania S5OO,OOO for ed l.
cational purposes. S300,00 of which is 2
be for Lewisburg University, and $500, 0C0
for academies in the State. An effort is TO
be made TO raise ZOO for Peddle Insti-
tute, at Ilighstown, New Jersey.
The Baptists of Tennessee have hith-
erto worked under many disadvantages i'm
being divided on account of political and
geographical reasons. They have Organi-
cations in East, West and Middle Tennes-
see, which they are now about TO unite
and form into single STATE society.
Greater efficiency in missions and in the
general work of the Church will result.
An important congress of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church is TO be held in New
York during four days of next October.
and large attendance of eminent men is
expected from all parts of the country
The project is the outgrowth of meeting
held in New Haven some months ago.
when committee was appointed TO make
arrangements for the proposed congress.
The sessions will be held in Cooper lnsti-
tute. and will be mainly occupied with dis
cussions of religious and other topics, a
number of interesting papers being pro
missed.
Two important church suits have been
recently decided. The church at Green
vile. Tenn. which has been occupied since
1865 by the Methodist Episcopal Church.
has been remanded by the courts to the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. The
camp-ground and parsonage near johnson
City. Tenn, which have also been held by
the Northern Methodists have been turned
over TO the Church South. Other suits
it is said, will be instituted for the recovery
of property claimed by the Church South
Committees on behalf of both Churches
TO settle property questions of this nature
without recourse TO the courts Is suggested,
and this course will probably be adopted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


"A Danish paper, called the Hejindal
has been started in Chicago.
-Longfellow's Evangeliner has re-
Gently been translated into Portuguese by
a Brazilian poet, DIR. Franklin DORA.
"A scheme is on foot in Georgia, under
the supervision of the Governor, for COM
bining the various colleges in the State
into central university
A life OF Gen. Lee has at last been writ
ten. IL is from the pen of his nephew,
Mr.. Edward Lee Chlds of Paris, and bears
the title Of - lie General Lee, sa vie ct SEES
campagnes."
One Hubert Smith. the author of a
book called "Tent Life with English
Gypsies in Norway" has married Gypsy
girl. who figures as heroine in the book
named.
Professor Parsons, of Pennsylvania. a
gentleman of note among the Lutherans,
has been appointed by the japanese Gov
eminent TO an important position in the
Department OF Education, and will depart
forthwith.
The Germans of Philadelphia are rails
ing fund to build a statue to Humboldt
in Paramount Park. Six thousand dol
lars are already on hand. and festival will
be held on September and to increase
the amount.
-Postmaster-General Jewell arrived at
New York from ST. Petersburg,o n the 10Th,
and called on the President at Long
Branch during the day. He left for his
HON, in Hartford, where he will spend a
short time preparatory to assuming the du-
ties OF his office at Washington.
Mrs. Burnham. of the st. Louis Re-
publican. says: Theodore gives the
world the impression that Mrs. Tilton is "a
beauty, but Elizabeth is forty, has had
seven children. was never handsome, is
shapeless, with dull. ordinary face set be-
tween two rows of cork-screw curls that
give "A schoo-marmy air 10 her. She's
just the woman. il | was a man. that |
should 20 to fora good pattern. for flan-
mel undershirt."
-Watterson. of the Louisville Courier
Journal, is TO deliver an address before the
Tennessee Press Association at its next
meeting. In his letter of acceptance he
says: Though | can scarcely conceive
OF anything remaining TO be said upon the
journalistic theme, that has produced
whole literature i'm the last ten years.
shall trust Ia the fertility and fruitfulness
OF the soil and the Inspirations which
swell up ia my heart at your call, and ac-
cept the duty your Kind Partially imposes
upon me-"
Mr.. Beecher's family consists of Mr..
Henry Beecher. the eldest son. who is liv-
ing with his family in his fathers house
on the Heights. and is in the insurance
business in the firm of Beecher 4 Bene- |
diet. Court street, Brooklyn. He is past
thirty, and was colonel in the late war.
The second son. william is Yale gradu- |
ate OF twenty-three, and studying in u
Brooklyn law Office. Herbert is eighteen. |
and is the youngest of the family, and is |
an undergraduate of Amherst College. |
The only daughter is Mrs. Harriet SEQ
vile, wife of minister in Norwich. New |
York. MIR. Henry Beecher's wife is the |
sister of his partner. and daughter of Mr.. |
Benedict, a resident OF the Heights. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Beecher have buried two or
three young children.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04

A young boy at Ullin, Pulaski coun-
ty, ILL.,, put his hand on circular saw in
a mill, which was running so fast that he
thought il was standing still. Result,
hand dropped off.
Mrs. III. j. Miller, of Jacksonville, III.
is one of the latest reported victims to the
kerosene demon. She was kindling the
fire for supper when the explosion oc-
Cured.
Mrs. Barstow, of Fayette county,
Iowa, while driving a reaper. short time
since, was thrown i'm front of the sickle
and in a minute had her left arm and right
leg completely severed. She died within
few minutes.
John Sturgis, farmer living near
Ullin. Pulaski county, ILL.,, few days ago
went into Bells store, at Ullin. and pur-
chased what he supposed to be quantity
of quinine. He took it home and admin
istered to sick child, which died i'm one
hour after taking it.
"A little child, four years of age, wan
dered into wheat field near Clyde, ILL.,,
and went to sleep with both arms crossed
over its eyes TO shield them from the sun.
A few minutes after the reaper passed over
the spot. severing the child's arms from
its body. At last advices the child was
alive. though suffering intensely.
DIR. South, of Pleasant Hill. ILL.,, one
night recently. went TO his medicine case,
in the dark. TO yet drink of whisky.
BY mistake he got hold of nux vomica.
and before he discovered it had drank an
ounce or more. He lived about eight
hours after the fatal dose was taken.
Walter Brown. a boy ten years old.
stood watching practice game of base
ball. in the village of Ludlow, Ky, when
another boy named shannon struck ball
with bat. and sent il whirling against the
let breast of Brown, and killed him in
stantly.
AT Leavenworth, Kansas, a few days
ago. as Mrs. Crew, accompanied by an in
FAINT child and nurse, was out walking.
All inluriatcd Texas COW plunged madly
down the street, knocking Mrs. Crew
down and tearing her clothes into shreds.
The lady was terribly bruised by the beast,
but it was thought not dangerously.
AT North Vernon, Ind. the other day,
Mr.. May and Stephen Butler were killedby
an explosion of gunpowder in a well they
were digging. The powder had been
placed in the well and fired by slow
match. but a il did not explode after wait
ing some time. they both descended into
the well, and had just reached the bottom
when it exploded, killing both instantly.
DIR. Turner and Col. Adrian Magrudcr
went out chicken shooting in Shelby coun-
ty, Mo-. a short time ago. The Colonel
having shot one, hallocd to the Doctor to
shoot one flying towards him. The Doc
tor fired, and the load, 40 large shot, entered
the Colonel's side, inilicting fatal wound.
They were not over thirty yards apart, and
the Colonel saw the danger and gave warn
ing, but too late.
While Mr.. Geo. Lease. of Boone coun-
ty, Mo-, was tearing up floor in an old
building. the other day, he felt something
wound him on the finger, and on looking
for the cause, found that he was standing
on the tail of huge rattlesnale, which
had bitten him in the middle joint of his
finger. After killing the snake, medical
assistance was procured. and although
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04
HIgh-Priced Horses.

The following are prices paid for noted
American horses: Kentucky. $4,000 :
Norfolk, $4,000; Edward Everett. S20,-
600; Lexington. $1,000; kingfisher,
$1,000; Glcnelg, $4,000; Smuggler,
Sl5,O00 Blackwood. $4,000 Jay
Gould. $4,000: Dexter. $4,000; Lady
Thorne, $4,000; Jim Irving. $4,000
Goldsmith Maid, $4,000; Startlc. 500
600; Prospero, $4,000; Rosaland. $4,000
Lulu. $4,000; Happy Medium, $4,000 ;
Clara G.. $4,000: Pocahontas, $4,000
Auburn Horse, $4,000; Judge Fullerton,
$4,000; Mambrino Berthe, $4,000; So
crates, $4,000: George Palmer, $1,000 ;
Mambrino Pilot, ST.. 600; Flora Temple,
sold. when aged, for SS,OOOfo brood mare;
$4,000 was offered and refused for Tom
Bowling last summer; $4,000 was offered
and refused for BasSett in his three-year-
old form S25.000will not to-day buy Bay
wood or Asteroid. $4,000 was offered and
refused for Woodford Mambrino, and $50.
600 for Thorndale.
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Foreign Notes.

Thirty thousand portraits OF the
Prince Imperial, made by new process
have been seized I'm Paris. They wer,
printed on cards which seemed 10 be-
blank but ii the cards Were wet with
water photograph of the Prince became
apparent in few seconds.
England tolerates no halfway meas
ures in avenginga gratuitous insult TO her
fiag. The sentence of the Guatemala of.
fetal, Gonzales, to five years imprison-
ment for inflicting public chastisement on
the British Consul Magee, is a standing
warning of the punishment which she will
always exact In such cases.
"A committee of the Canadian Senate
has reported on certain petitions for a pro-
hibitory liquor law, which Were presented
with over 300, 900 signatures. They find
Canada derives over $1,000, 900 year from
the liquor traffic, and that about one-half
the crimes commit, ID are the result of in
temperance, while drunkenness Is rapidly
increasing. especially in the large cities.
"A correspondent of the Woonsocket
OR. H. Patriot writes from Swiss town:
II was much amused on looking over the
visitors book at the inn to find that un-
der the heading 'Occupation.' two German
girls had written Looking for husband
and stanZa of poetry, the drift of which
corresponded with the cry which the an
cient American Miss Peck tells about i'm
one of her steries-'How long, oh Lord,
how longr"
On the morning of July - family
meeting OF the Rothschds took place in
Vienna, the three sons and three daugh-
tiers Of the late Baron Anselm being pres
ent. Baron Rothschd left written
wish TO be buried according TO Jewish rite,
without any pomp, by the side of his de-
ceased parents, in the family vault at
Frankfort. Accordingly on July 20. the
corpse was transported from Aoebuing to
the Western Railway. Deputations from
most OF the charitable institutions in vi
emma took part in the procession. Baron
Ferdinand Rothschild, from London, said
the customary prayer at the death-bed of
his father, the corpse, according TO jew
ish rite, being taken from the bed and
placed on the ground. The will is not TO
be opened till after the funeral at Frank
fort.
The sensation of the season is an
American heiress. whose fortune is report
ed at various amounts, varying from 49,
600 to 500, 900 year. She is young la
dy, who, though arriving here late. and
not having been presented. has been invi-
ted TO the court festivities and Is attracting
a great deal of notice. Everybody is talk
ing of her. Is she as wealthy as people
say? What is the real amount OF her for
tuneg Has she any brothers and sisters
She is immensely sought after, and the
names of three gentlemen are current in
society, to each of whom she is reported
TO be afiianced. One Of these, the Hon.
Walter Harbord, is cavalry officer,
brother of Lord Suffield's, and one of the
men of the day. Another is
Lord John Hay. and the third is Lord
Henry Lennox. Perhaps before the seq
son ends two weeks hence, the belle Amer
icaine will have made her selection. Lon
don Cor. ". Y. Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04

Living Alone.

Ii may be all very fine TO he an angel,
and with the angels stand. but this being
"A hermit and living alone. is not quite so
fine. At the present writing we don't
know much about the angel business. but
as to living alone. ''we know how il Is
ourself." For two long dreary weeks we
have tried it. For two long dreary weeks
we have been the only soul In the house.
We have had no one 10 love us--none TO
ca-hug. All alone we went to bed, not to
us word was said. We got up in the
morning just as quietly as we retired at
night. There wasn't much homework to
do. and the barn chores didn't consume
much time. For the first few days we
studied economy and boarded ourself.
We soon got tired of eating the outside
slice of bread at every meal. and threw the
loaf away and bought crackers. Remem-
bcring the difficulty that Brother Beecher
had with his dishcloth few years ago, we
resolved not to wash any dishes. but just
put the dirty ones to soak and use clean
ones. As long as the dishes hold out we
shall get along with that part of house
keeping all right. but they won't last
always. as the pile OF clean ones Is daily
growing smaller, and the pile Of dirty ones
larger. The crisis in this particular is
approaching, and unless 'the folks" come
home pretty soon we shall have To borrow
some dishes. For the first few days we
made the bed up nicely every morning.
For the next few days we put ii off till
night. and for the last few days we haven't
made 1t at all. We were charged particu-
larry To water the house plants and take
care of the bird. The plants have caused
us a good deal of trouble, but we left the
door Of the cage open about the first time
we curried that animal of. and he hasn't
troubled us much since. Ofcourse, Wen
''catch it, when the folks come home. but
that Is a good deal easier than II Is to catch
the bird. On the whole we are free to say
that we don't like housekeeping. and II
ever we should be "born acain"-and ac-
cording TO very good authority we have
all got TO undergo that operation-we
earnestly hope we shan't be born woman
and especially housekeeping one. We
would ratherbe an angel.--EiDitra (N ~
Gazette.
THERE is man in Massachusetts, who
has exploded the popular fallacy that
man has to advertise TO succeed In business.
He commenced business forty-seven years
ago. with a capital Of $500; he hasn't spent
cent in advertising since, and i now
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04

his life was saved, he suffered severely from
the bite.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-31

STATISTICS Of New York Hotels have
been published in the New York Tribune,
which include particulars OF the internal
economy OF fifteen hotels. Those which
relate to the consumption Of soap arc Gu.
rious, because they show that the con-
sumption oiaoup per person varies inverse
ly with thenumber OF guests and servants
in hotel. This may be due to one or
more OF several causes. The larger no.
tells are finished generally, in the lower
floors at least, in marble and hard woods,
which do not require to DO cleaned with
soap; the administration Of affairs in a
large hotel Is generally more systematic
than in a small one; and Iinally, the figures
themselves may be all wrong. An analysis
OF the statistics shows that In hotels hav.
ing an aggregate average of guests and
servants less than 200, the weekly con.
sumption Of soap is from to 10 pounds
per person. One hotel with 14O guests
and servants uses o. pounds per week for
each individual, and cnother, with 1sO
guests and servants, uses 10 pounds. Ho.
tells having more than 200 but less than
800 guests and servants use from 81 TO Ct
pounds for each individual. The hotels
having from 72O to $50 guests and SER
wants use only from 2! to 8 pounds Of
soap for each individual In a week. The
average consumption is about 81 pounds
for every person each week. II this Is
the standard Of cleanliness, and other
conditions are equal, the guests at the
smaller hotels will stand fair chance OF
being deluged with soapy water, while
those at "Arst.class" houses may, after
all, stand the best chance to present a
first class appearance.