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The Placer herald., 1874-11-07
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17

The burial of the dead in Paris j. per-
formed by chartered company, that in
cludes all interments under nine classes.
everything supplied; the first costing over
1000 francs. and the ninth about nineteen
francs. The city pays the company five
francs per body Inferred. and out OF re-
ccipts the company allocates fiffy-six per
cent. Of its profits 10 support the various
religions recognized by law. or one and
three-fourths millions OF francs per annum.
The company j. also bound TO bury gratu-
itously the INDECENT. which in 1873 amount-
ed To 5000 cases. against 1900 nearly
who paved. The rich thus bury the poor
and the dead dcfray the religious rites OF
the living. The company has In it, en-
ploymcnt $50 agents. $40 hearses and
mourning coaches. and 2sO horses. and
supplies master of ceremonies. Ii j. the
Government who furnishes the officer with
the thrce-cornercd hat: he takes charge Of
the body az it, domicile. heads the process
sion through the streets. and retircs only
when the last spadeful of earth has been
throws into the grave. The mutes DO not
like to be- called croqfcDIolts. and they
classify corpses a. Silmons. hcrringS. and
whitings.- representing respectively the
rich. the poor. and the children. They are
not sad employees, though silent: many
are very gay, do duty in the pantomimes
and chorus scenes Of theaters. and some
lead the dances in the public balls.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17

That was good reply which coloresl
barber In this city Chattanooga gave 10
a delegation Of color,sd men who ralled
upon him for the purpose Of claiming the
right 10 b. shaved ''the same a. "A white
man. ..~ir.- said the spokesman 81 the
delegation. 1--WE demand the right - ~
shaved here
" II can't be DONE answered the col
dred barber.
Then the spokesman came down with a
pertinent thrust. saying. "Aint our
money a. good a. anyhody'> = And the
colored barber answered thus. .'les.
Just a. good. but there j. not enough Of
it,
The barber. IN telling me of this cir
cumstance. said: Il am colored man
and have to work for a living. and the
minute | commenced shaving darkeys
that minute every ore Of my white custom
ers would leave me. The biggest Radical
in town would quit me just like the Dem
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17
Hap- and Msshap..

Mrs. Carey. the gentle proprietor Of a
Fort Wayne. Ind. boarding-house, knock
ed one of her boarlers down stairs re-
Gently, and broke his back. He died
shortly after il.
Two wOrkmen in "A quarry al Brant-
ford. Conn. tried to drill out a heavy
charge Of powder which had failed TO ex-
plOde. The friction OF the drill exploded
the charge. and both men were seriously
injured.
Miss Kate West. Of Paris. XIV. died a
few days ago from an overdose of arsenic.
taken. II i supposed. for the purpose of
improving her complexion. She was of
a good family and had a large circle of
friends.
AT saw-mill i'm Tyler City. Ind. the
other dav. an unknown German fell upon
a saw which was rapidly revolving. when
his head and one arm were cut of clean in
a moment.
A Lexington. KY. paper relates that.
IN that vicinity. recently.a party of thieves,
wearing DISCUSSES. broke into the house Of
a widow lady. and demanded "A sum of
money she had recently received. The
money was given up, when the thieves de
manded that the lady should prepare them
something toeat. This was done. and the
men ate heartily. but the lady had mixed
poison with the food, and the next morn
ing two of the thieves Were found dead.
One of ihemis said 10 have been recognized
as the lady's nephew.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17

The New York Tfrnes Republican, in an
article under the above heading. says Of the
carpef-bag Governor who rules over the
Palmetto State by virtue Of the power OF
GIANTS bayonets:
IL j. by this familiar name that the
present Governor OF South Carolina an
pears 10 be known In his own State. The
evidence seems 10 b. overwhelming that
he Is about a. iii TO be Governor 81 state
a any burglar who prowls about the streets
OF New York al midnight. Tie has helped
himself 10 the public funds. and he has
handed over the key Of the Treasury 70
anybody else who happened 10 be short OF
money. His private character appears 10
De- simply detestable. We have been
obliged 10 strike out OF our correspondent :
letter several passages which might have
been offensive 10 delieacy but which truth
fully describe notorious events In this pre-
cious Governors life. We sent our cor
respondent 10 South Carolina In order that
We might get al the facts from an unTreju-
diced source. The only instructions We
gave 10 this correspondent were 10 tell the
truth. and to spare no pains 10 arrive at
the truth. And thus far. the results OF
his inquiries fully justify the statements
which have been made relative 10 tie
shocking misgovernment OF South Caro-
lima.
We apprehend that there can be no
doubt a to the facts laid before u. In
lsG5-,6 the expenditures Of the State Gov
eminent were estimated al S2G0.G6> The
appropriations for ls73-74 amount 10 ST.
$50, 27O-an increase Of over million and
half. The greater part Of the money rep
resented by this increase seems 10 be treat
ed as lawful plumber by the officials of the
State. The Governor i charged with rob
berry. Enormous tracts OF land have been
coniiscated for unpaid taxes. County
Treasures and County Commissioners
have been actually convicted of theft. We
need not 90 over every detail Of the long
story. for we have repeatedly published il
in these columns. The question which we
wish 10 press home 10 the minds of our
Republican friends j.. is il the duty OF the
great party TO which we belong TO defend
and perpetuate these frauds. or TO condemn
and put an end 10 them?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17
Foreign Notes.

The Princess Bonaparte does not find
even the course of millinery smooth. tor
she is now under legal restraint for failure
To pay for articles which she has already
sold. Uneasy lies the head which wears a
bonnet.
The Bonapartists in France are rel Ole
ing over the marked attention shown by
the Emperor Of Russia To the Prince I'm
perial. At recent election they affirmed
that the Emperor i in favor Of the Prince
Imperial. and would b.. after the Princes
advent to the throne. the faithfully ally OF
France. so that France could then speedily
take her revenge. They also said that the
Prince Imperial would marry the Princess
Beatrice of England. and thus become the
brothcr-in-law of the future King Of Eng
land aad a relative OF the Russian Imperial
family,
Some disorders have Just occurred at
Padua. in Italy. in consequence Of the
high price Of ~ DIVISIONS. On one evening
crowd of men and women assembled IN
the principal square where "A military
band was playing. and drowned the music
with shouts Of Down with the rich -
They insulted the well-dressed people sit
tlng outside the cafes. and broke the win
dows Of those establishments. Similar
disturbances occurred on the succeeding
evenings. until measures were adopted by
the Mayor To reduce the cost OF the most
necessary articles of food.
Some curious gossip about Prince
Bismarck j. given by German CORES
pondent ola London paper. The Prince
has long been in the habit Of retiring TO
rest after midnight, drinking regularly
one or two bottles Of champagne a a
sleeping potion. lie dotes on "A comiorta-
bic home. and only in the most rare cases
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17
Science and Industry.

"A patent has been taken out for IN
invention by which II is claimed glass can
be- used a a building material for house
fronts, noors, or payements, superior n
marble i'm durability and economy. II can
be- made plain or yariegated and It's cOlors
are indestructible.
The Iowa State Agricultural Society
offers premium Of II 900 for the best ten
acres Of artificial timber. payable In ISL ;
also 500 for the best cultivated farm. pay
able in 1875; $3.50, payable i'm 1873, for
the best orchard of five acres and ~2Ul
tor the best mile OF hedge, payable in
ls77.
Paper flour barrel. are being made in
Iowa. They are said 10 be air-tight and
Waterproof. 10 weigh much less than the
ordinary wooden barrels, and To be able 10
stand more rough usage. One Of the
manufactures predicts that In five years
every barrel Of Western flour will be sent
EastiD barrels made from the straw the
wheat grew on.
Five hundred millions is about the
number of wooden toothpicks sold by the
business house which controls the whole
business in this country. and the number
increases enormously each year. A box
holding two thousand sells for twenty-five
cents, while the same quantity Of quill
picks would cost about four dollars. More
orders for toothpicks come from hotels and
restaurants than from all other sources
combined. SOgreat has been the popularity
OF cheap wood toothpicks in this country
that the experiment of exporting them i
soon 10 be tried.-Post.
4 chemical experimenter in st. Peters
burg has discovered a new and beautiful
means Of popular Illumination Placing
d pencil of charcoal in "A glass tube not
more than six inches long. exhausting the
air from the tube. and Theoretically seal
ing the latter, and then passing a current
of electricity through the charcoal, he pro-
duces alight at once brilliant and soft.
which will last for an indefinite period. As
the charcoal j. not perceptibly consumed
in the process. and two hundred tubes. at
considerable distances apart, can be kept
splcndidly luminous by single electrical
machine. the diScoverer thinks that he can
light a whole city az fabulously small cost.
The practicability Of increasing the
supply of edible fish by means OF artificial
Matching has been fully established by the
experience Of the last few years. and the
important results 10 BE- obtained by sys-
tematic tish-culture are now generally ac-
khtNlcugtu. QulAt hutiDcfo i STATES haNt
appointed fish commissioners. some OF
whom have been at work for years with
great SUCCESS. I'm California the Matching
OF mountain trout has become large and
lucrative business. and efforts are making
70 stock the rivers with shad- In New
York the fact has been demonstrated that
-had will thrive i'm the lake. Full-grown
specimens of that fish have been caught
from the pier az OswegO. some of them
with the fly. and they have been found in
many different places i'm Lake Ontario.
Large numbers have been taken al Port
Dalhousie. and one was recently caught at
Cape Vincent weighing four pounds and
three quarters.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17
A Happy Thought.

Mr.. T.. G. Morton. Of the Monroe Nom
for. IL not only goosl-l0oking man. but
he has kind. genial face. and there have
been instances where he has been taken
for what he j. not. One day. three or
four years ago. when h. WAS on a visit to
some friends in a little town in Iowa, he
attended an evening prayer-meeting in
their company The deacon who was con-
Quoting the meeting had either received a
hint that the visitor was a minister. or
else he 30 imagined from the editors face.
and getting his name he waited until af-
ter the opening hymn and then called
out:
Brother Morton, would YOU lead in
prayerr
Brother Morton hasn't a single bad
habit in the world. but that request struck
him on a weak point Some Of the peo-
pie knelf down. others looked 10 see why
he didn't follow. and the editor wished he
was buried in a we'll The pause was pain
full. and finally. rendered desperate. he
rose mp and said
ibid do il in a minute. but-but
I've got the tooihache.''
Some one else was nominated. and when
they All got engaged the editor crept softly
out: and during the remainder Of his visit
he went a. h--d AZ shutdown on PRAYER
meeting nights.-Ksolatk (Tobra) GATE
Cf-u
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17
The Indiana Republican Convention.

The recent proceedings at indianapolis
afford convincing proof that Mr.. Morton
knows how 10 run a convention. They
had 800 delegates on hand. long ten
plank platform. six nominations. several
speeches. little balloting and whirlwinds
Of enthusiasm. enough 10 occupy the
whole time. and vet Mr.. Morton put them
through i'm two hours and ten minutes by
q stop-watch. The honest farmers who
We're i'm attendance on the proceedings
must have felt their hay-seed-besp rinklesl
heads swim al the velocity with which
they Were whirled in two opposise direc-
tons al the same time. without injury %
the machine. The affirmation that the
salary-grsib. the Sanborn contracts. the
Credit Mobilier corruption and the Dis
trict scandals We're 10 DC cherished with
pride. because they showed that the Re
publican party could reform abuses n
rapidly as it, members could perpefrate
them. was a master performance. The
farmer can chaw on that till election day
without injuring IT, texture more than Il
IL were a hotel beefsreak. Their notice
how neatly. though not gaslsrriy. The frcsl-
dents honesty and Mr.. Morton's ortho-
d0xy are both hooped i'm within the frail
circumference OF one resolution. The final
utterance means that. by going for infla-
ton. MIR. Morton has represented the true
Republican faith. "a il j. held in Indiana.
for which he deserves thanks. while the
PRESIDENTS veto was dictated by an honest
mistake; but the casual reader would
hardly infer that. Altogether, Mr.. Nor
tons convention was neatly managed
There was none Of that lack Of harmony
so frequently displayed on such occasions:
neither. on the other hand. were things
cut and dried and All the work mnnopo-
/ lied by few leaders. There was lair
division of labor. Mr.. Morton furnished
the candidates and resolutions. and the
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
five delegates found the whirlwinds OF APP
plause. ard all successful conventions are
constructed ON this principle. Mr.. Logan.
I if he will take the advice Of his friend and
well-wisher. the Globe. viii 90 and iii at
I the feet Of the Iloosier Gamaliel and learn
I from him how to run conventions \
pupil so apt that in two weeks he-as he
I himself has assured us-mastered the
whole science of finance at which Bagehot.
Walker. Chevalier and other bunglers have
| stumbled for lifetime. should have no
difficulty in picking mp the science Of wire
I pulling a. fine art. uncongenial a. the
\ subject may be.-St. Loaais Globe lRepNb-
q ffcQ4 !
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17
school and Church.

Rev. II. J. T.. Mathews. formerly editor
of the Lsfger. New Albany. Ind. has been
installed pastor of the First Presbyterian
church at Olney. III.
Manchester. Eng. j. TO have a new
cathedral building. which will cost about
SI.um.OO0. II j. to be equal in magniii-
cence 10 the Cathedral OF Canterbury al
York.
Yale College Theological School j.
said to b. in flourishing condition. a
dozen wears ago il had hardly dozen stu
dents. and by the last catalogue it, mem
bers are reported To exceed 100.
One of the members of the graduating
class in the Boston Institute Of Technology
Is japanese youth. who in civil engineer
ing holds the highest rank. and is second
70 none in English composition.
In Canada. the Government has under
taken the publication and supply OF school
books. much Ia the disgust Of the book
trade. Ii j. declared that under this Sys-
TEN schools are worse supplied. and al z
higher cost than they would BE- If the busi-
mess was len Ia private enterprise.
some French cannon. captured In the
late Franco PrusSian War. now sound out
each sabbath peaceful invitations Ia IN,
people 10 come 10 the house OF PRAYER
The cannon were given by the Emperor o.
6crmany 10 the 1t. Matthews German
Evangelical Church. Of Baltimore.
The Colorcd Methodist Episcopal
church IN America has four Bishops. fif
teen annual conferences. GOs travelling
preachers. 1i.19y members. 3D. Sunday
schools. l.lu2 teachers 1886 scholars. ans
i enheavDring ~ establish a school for ths
education Of its young ministers.
The annual synod of the Reformed
dutch Church recently passed resolution,
"coriial sympathy with the efforts o
me Reformed Episcopal Church. to re-es
IOilsh and perpctuate pure and simple
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17

attends balls and assemblies. He likes
farces. and all the cartoons and sketches
respecting him are carefully collected by
his daughter and placed In albums. The
more absurd the caricatures In Berlin
comic Journals, such a. the Kiaddero-
datsch, Wespen, Ulk and Rloaor. are. the
more he laughs. lie has "a great liking
for journalists, and they are all fond Of
him.
As an illustration Of progress in Rus
sia we notice the following: An exami-
nation lately took place in Moscow Of
some young women aspiring 10 the State
certificate for the profession OF governess.
An Archimandrite was present officially
10 ascertain the soundness of their religious
knowledge. All the candidates answered
unhestatingly TO his queries, that they
had not studied religion in any way.
''since the belief in God was itself bye
gone prejudice" These replies. however.
proved no hindrance, and diplomas were
given to the otherwise competent. Thus
lady atheists are now enrolled without
difficulty on the Russian educational staff.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17

We have heard men Of sublime effron-
terry described a having ''the cheek OF a
heather god" Hereafter the standard
should be the cheek Of an Indiana Repub-
lican Convention. Think of tits prompt
condemnation of the District officials.
its ''unabated hostility to the demoraliz-
ing doctrine that To the victors belong
the spoils Of office-lwith the blood Of
the Civil-service Reform still rel on the
doorstep of the house)-cf the ''rerorl
which defies Impeachment" and the coun-
try's present condition Of peace and pro--
perity." Why. these fellows would
drown father and mother and plead or
phanage in mitigation Of the punishment.
N. ". Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17
Cure Of rheumatism by Electricity.

g. ID. Powell. VI. H.. IN the Ersh FARM
evs' Ga-sffs. describes the cure ~ a valna-
hle hor~e by means ~ elrcfro-puncfurc
needles. from four To six being inserted In
the principal muscles Of the fore-quarters.
also along the spine and hind-quarters.
The battery employed was tlIai - L.
clanchC. from four % twelve large cells.
alternating in strength. aud the current
broken. causing the muscles % contract
percepiihly. This was kept mp from
two 10 thne minutes AZ each place. Prior
to treatment. the animal was IN 20 tad a
condition that the owner was about 70
cause him 10 Dc shot. But within six
weeks after the commencement Ofthc cleo
trical treatment. the horsc Wa rerfectlr
restored. and i now sound and useful.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17

ocrats. Its contrary 10 the nature 81 a
white man 10 want 10 mix that way with
the negroes; and. whats more. they
won't do il. You can't get a white man
in this town 10 shave in a shop where ne
groes are shaved: I wouldn't either. i'll
was them and I'm not going "a break up
my business To accommodate a few swell
head niggcrs who want 10 put on all the
style Of white men."-CiAeiHnat Coa-
yF,errLak
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-17

worship" and provided fer annual CORES
pondence by delegates between lis Synod
and the General Council Of the latter
Church.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-28
Go West through St. Louis.

To all who are seeking new homes in, or
are about to take trip to Missouri, Kan
sas, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska,
Oregon or Nebraska. we recommend a
cheap, safe, quick and direct route by
way of st. Louis, over the Missouri Pacific
Through Line. 1t is equipped with fine
Day Coaches, Bucks Reclining Chair
Cars, Pullmans Palace Sleepers, the
famous Miller Safety Platform. and the
celebrated Westinghouse Air. Brake, and
runs its trains from st. Louis to principal
points in the west scittoat chduge. We be-
lieve that the Missouri Pacific Through
Line has the best track of any road west
of the Mississippi River, and with its su-
perior equipment and unrivalled comforts
for passengers, has become the great pop
ular thoroughfare between the East and
West. Trains from the North, South and
East connect at st. Louis with trains of
the Missouri Pacific. The Texas connec-
tion of this road is now completed, and
passengers are offered first-class all-rail
route from St. Louis to Texas, either over
Seddlia, or over the Atlantic and Pacific
r. R., uio Vinitd. For maps, time tables,
information as to routes, etc., address j.
F. Thompson, Northern Passenger Agent,
151 Exchange Street, Buffalo, New York,
or E. A. Ford. General Passenger Agent
st. Louis, Mo. Questions aoiu be cheerfatlly
and promptly Gnstoered.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-28
Memorial Church.

The following-which we clip from the
columns of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of To-
cal interest in this community where Mr..
Varian labored for many years, and to
those who came to know and revere him
as their pastor and friend.
The Memorial Church of the Good Shep-
herd, situated on East Madison avenue,
near its intersection with st. Clair street,
is the result of the earnest and untiring
efforts of the family of the late Rev. Alex
ander Farian, devoted Clergyman of the
Church, whose life was given to the SER
vice of his master, and who, by his many
personal sacrifices and labors in his sa-
cred calling, his patient struggles with
privations and failing health for several
years, made "fnll proof of his ministry"
From the land upon which stands the
family residence and homesteads-per-
haps better and favorably known as
s'Light Cottage," family boarding-SchOol
for little girls from six to twelve years of
age, in charge of the Misses Varian-a lot
was surveyed and decided to Mr.. II. Il.
Cleveland, in trust, the deed being pre-
sented as ''an offering unto the Lord" at
Grace Church, on Easter of last year.
under contract in June following, and on
the 9th day of November the first services
were held in it, with large attendance of
clergy and laity, the Rev. r. S. Smith of
Uniontown, Penn, preaching most in
teresting and appropriate discourse on
the occasion. Since then regular services
have been held, the Rev. W. E. Toll, ofic-
iating at one of the services each Sunday,
and the Holy Communion is celebrated at
the Morning service on the third Sunday
of each month. A Sunday-school of over
one hundred scholars has been organized,
and the average attendance shows most
encouraging condition of this aux iliarv to
the work of the Church.