The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17
Odds aud Ends.

To keep food on weak stomach-bolt
il down.
A star engagement-"Meet me by
moonlight alone"
The Rochester Express notes 1.-THE
growing selfishness and insOlence of wo-
men,"
-''No fashionable lady ever goes 70 bed
without first looking in her glass said a
gentleman. "And no fashionable gentle
man ever goes TO bed without first drink
ing out Of his" retorted lady.
Where was Bishop Latimer burned
to death:' asked teacher in command
ing voice. Joshua knows said a
little girl at the bottom of the class.
''Well," said the teacher. ''if Joshua
knows. he may tell I'm the fire" re-
piled Joshua, looking very grave and
wise.
What are you halloing about. Bill -
said n mother at the stair-foot, one even
ing. after her two boys had been put TO
bed. Please. mother said Bill. "Jem
wants half the bed; .sWell," said she.
'.let him have il, and you take the other
half "les, mother" SAYS Bill. ''but he
will have his half out of the middle. and
make me sleep on both sides of him."
The :. Excelsior Magazine one ofthe
choicest and most artistic of monthles. is
published at $3.50 year. New subscribe
ers are offered a $40 field croquet set and
the magazine for $40, only 90 cents addi-
tional. A handsomely illustrated Fashion
and Etiquette supplement goes with il.
Rare inducements 10 getters-up of clubs in
money or premiums. Sample copies %
cents. Office. Room 50, No. l51 la Sale
street. Chicago, III.
Otto Singer directed the Cincinnati
Harmonic SOciety's festival last week !:
Waterproof is the name of one of Louis
iana's crevassed parishes: Mrs. Drink
water j. crazy woman in Maine, who
won't drink water or anything else: Miss
Lovejoy j. al work on her fourth breach
of promise case i'm Wisconsin; Benjamin
Bitely was put in quod IN Brooklyn. yes
terriay, for biting off a mans finger.-N
Y. Mail.
Miss Bradford has boy in her school
who combines keen perception with ready
speech. The other day. while endeayor-
ing 90 explain the difference I'm waterfalls
mot the kind that make the ladies round
shouldered. but the waterfalls OF NATURE
she gave the class to understand that a
large waterfall was cataract Now, /"
said she. ..what i a little waterfall =
.kittvract." blurted oct the tow-headed
youngster. who sat chewing the corner Of
his primer on the front seat.-Nsrada
Journal.
A shrewd wife. who has forgetting
husband. has adopted a method of jog
ging his memory which j. AT once novel
and efftctual. When she desires him TO
bring her anything from the store. she
makes a cross on the back of his hand
with lead pencil. When he takes drink
at a saloon in extending his hand for the
glass he invariably sees that mark. and re-
members his GRAND. Being thus remind
ed thirty or forty times day, il would be
singular indeed il he forgot what was re-
quired Of him.
In the State of Ohio there resided a
family consisting of an old man of the
name of Beaver. and his four sons. all OF
whom were hard "pets." who had often
laughed 10 scorn the advice and entreaties
of p0us though very eccentric minister.
who resided in the same town. Ii hap
pened that one Of the boys was bitten by
rattlesnake. and was expected TO die.
when the minister was sent for in great
haste. On his arrival he found the young
man very penitent and anxious to BE-
PRAYED with. The minister. calling on the
family. knelt down. and prayed in this
wise: 40 Lord we thank Thee for rat
tleSnakes. We thank Thee because a rat
tlesnake has bit Jim. We pray Thee send
ratteSnakc 10 bite John: send one 10
bite Bill. send one 10 bite sam: and. q
Lord. send the biggest of Thy rattlesnakes
TO bite the old man for nothing but rat
tlesnakes will ever bring the Beaver family
to repentance"