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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26
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The University of Cambridge. Eng
land. has conferred the honorary degree of
Doctor of Laws on James Russell Lowell,
Of Boston.
Mrs. lmogene Brown, well known 10
New Workers as "A fine vocalist, appeared,
under the name of " lmogene Orelli,' at
Her Majesty's Opera-house, London, May
:. The London Times speaks very Halter
ingly of her performance in 1rdridta.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher in de-
clining an invitation 10 attend the recent
Editorial Convention of Missouri, says !:
.. think am little more proud of be-
ing a newspaper man than of anything
else. | have noticed that people generally
pridc themselves on something little one
idle from their regular vacations more
than in their main business"
There must be something wrong cl-
ther with the recent great wedding or the
illustrated papers. II Mr.. Sartoris mar
ried the Young lady whose picture is pub
lished in HarDer's Weekly. he has Tilted
the poor girl IN Frank Lesiie's. and if he
has welded the latter. his conduct toward
the owner of the pretty face in the Graphic
j. in the highest degree reprehensible.
viii the artists explain ?-Boston Trap-
siler.
General Robert Williams. L. :. A..
and Mrs. Williams. have returnedto Wash
ington from Fort Leavenworth, where
General w. has been stationed for three
wears Mrs. Williams was the widow OF
stephen A. Douglas, and known and cele-
brated for her beauty. She has four chill
dren. but maternity has only heightened
her charms. and she is now "A more beauti-
ful woman than when. twenty years ago,
l.. I,. h. l..I oil
hearts captive.
- General Sherman went TO the circus
the other day in Washington-he is con-
siderable on the prance-and with him
number of children whom he had gathered
from the "by-ways aud hedges" He look
ed down. and hauled from under the seat "A
ragged little darky, who had crept in un-
der the tent. and then put him at his feet.
where. by crowding. place was made for
the little rascal. "Now." said the general,
'.sit there. my boy. and see everything.
Bless me , many time | have done just
the same thing. and many thrashing |
have had He seemed like a child, and
enjoyed the whole thing just as much as
the brief negro did.
MIR. William G.. Howells. the veteran
editor of the Ashtabula (Ohio) Sentinel.
has been appointed Consul at Quebec. The
Cleveland Herald pays this handsome
compliment 10 Mr.. Howells and his family:
MIR. Ilowels is gentleman of fine cul-
ture himself and the head of family of
rare literary ability. one of his sons. Mr..
w. -. Howells. editor of the atlantic
Monthly. occupying a place in the front
rank of American authors, and a daughter.
Miss Annie Il. Howells, being young
writer of great promise
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26
Science and Industry.

An English writer asserts that the
decay of wood arises from internal and not
external moisture: hence the danger of
shakes. as they admit il often to the very
center; and so long as free evaporation i
allowed decay will not very readily set in.
II would be very absurd to say that no
paint ought To be used in the interior of
house. but il j. certain that piece of wood
painted on both sides will not last nearly
% long n one not painted at all. The rea-
son j. evident
A week or so before the flood in Lou
i-iana the average of all the estimates
made by the cotton pools at New Orleans
and Augusta, as To the extent of the com
ing crop. was 4,l75,G9l bales. OF course
the great destruction of growing cotton
changes all this, but IL Is not Nelieved that
the falling off. under any y cumstances.
will exceed 100000 bales. This will still
be- in excess of last years crop. and should
not affect materially the price of futures.
-Handsaws i'm America and England
have the teeth pointed from the handle,
while in Asiatic countries and in Greece
they are made with teeth pointed the other
way. The latter must be operated by
pulling them. the former by pushing. In
delicate work. and where very fine small
saws are used. the Eastern saw Is the
best. The Oricntals differ from Ms i'm SET
ting the teeth of the saw also. They turn
group Of dozen one way. and the next
group the other. while we alternate one
on one side, the next on the other.
The native wines produced in the Unit
cd States are estimated in round numbers
A twenty millions Of gallons. California.
the largest producer. yields one-fourth this
amount. five millions: Ohio about one
sixth. three and one-half millions New
ork. three millions: Missouri and Illi-
nOls each two and one-half millions. and
Pennsylvania two millions. In these six
States are produced all the wines of the
country. excepting about one million and
one-half of gallons raised in smaller guam
Titles in the other States. Wines are pro-
duced. however. in some quantity in nearly
every State and Territory. 10000 gallons a
year being credited to New Jersey. and
1900 gallons 90 Delaware. The annual
value of our wine crops about $1,000, 900.
Some experiments have been ma6e
recently in England with an apparatus
termed the acrophor. This invention. il j.
claimed. will enable a man TO penetrate at
once. and 10 "a great distance. into pit
hlled with coke damp. to remain there
several hours. to carry his lamp with him
"hloul 'Einger. ana without ueprlNlng
MN OF the free use Of his arms. To prove
these positive assertions the inventor.
armed with this apparatus, entered small
Int which had been filed with a mixture
Of sulphurous and carbonic acid gases.
and remained there about twenty minutes.
while in the hut he constructed box. 10
show the freedom of the arms. Ii was
claimed that il would have been a good
boN u the hammer used had not been
spoiled by the excessive amount OF sui
phur.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26

When the door Of the family vault AT Sa-
Ion was opened, a heart-rending specta-
Gle was seen. Her daughters corpse lay
in the middle OF the vault. The collins
top had been wrenched OFF; top and coffin
lay on one side of the vault floor. The
floor Of the vault was strewn with hair of
the corpse. the grave clothes were torn TO
shreds, the hands half eaten. The unhap-
py young mother had been buried alive,
had recovered consciousness in the vault,
had burst the coffin-lid, had made super
human efforts TO escape from her fearful
prison or To attract attention To her All
of them had failed. and she had died of ter
ror, Of starvation. of exhaustion. Of des-
pair. a living death, whose seconds seemed
centuries. The distress of the mother
may be conceived. She sank in swoon
as soon as the awful reality was conceived.
She has been "A raving maniac ever since.
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Buried Alive.

The Paris correspondent OF the New
Orleans PicaVune writes: Two years
since a family OF Marseilles married their
daughter. who had just turned of sixteen,
To "A young man Of Salon, a town not far
from their residence. After the wedding
festivities the bridal pair set out for Salon,
which they made their home. In the rsu-
al course of time child made its appear
ancc. The mother seemed in fair way
of recovery, when a violent hemorrhage
supervened. a physician could not be-
Immediately procured. The loss Of blood
had produced "A swoon. When the doctor
did at last come. he could only declare that
the patient had passed away beyond pro-
fessional skill. These incidents occurred
Ia August. The weather was unusually
sultry, even for that month and latitude.
The medical man engaged the family TO
have the body Inferred a. speedily as pos
sible. six hours after her death the young
mother was laid in her grave. Last week
the widower acquainted his mothcr-in-law
and her family that he proposed 10 marry
again. She insisted that her daughters
body should I've delivered 10 her, To be-
buried at Marseilcs. Tie consented. The
motncrin-law came over To Salon 10 SUI
perintend personally the elimination.
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Odds and Ends.

Josh Billings says he dent care how
much people talk, if they will only say 1t
in few words.
"A convict, on being offered the choice
of being taught one OF several trades,
chose that of a sailor.
The longest word in the English Ian
giiage is smiles. because there is "A mile be-
tween the first and last letters.
The man who had IA will of his own"
didn't get on very well at home. because
his wife had a won't of her own.'
The Golden Age says that you may
know an old bachelor by the fact that he
always speaks of a baby as {" it,"
=" Where do wicked little boys 90 TO
who fish on sunday: - asked teacher in a
Riffle,' was the prompt reply.
The poet of the Lynchburg Ne,os hasn't
been particularly lucky. In an ode TO his
girl he SAYS Keen j. your sorrow. but
keener is my grief The compositor set
it up. = but keno is my grief
Why is the letter like young lady
Because it makes pa pay.-Ezchanqe.
Why is young lady dependent upon the
letter Y? Because without il she would be
"A .'young lad. "-Boston Advertiser.
"A Junior d-htu "a NOuip lduN the iot-
lowing conundrum: Z" Ii small girls are
waits. are large ones wafersY' Certain
w." she replied. AT any rate. the boys
are in the habit of applying them 10 their
lips in sealing their VOWS
The time has come when the wearer o
the starched linen coat rises from his chair
and goes forth. unconscious of the fact
that the lower portion of his garment re-
tains the position which il acquired while
he was seated.
A fashionable periodical states that a
" first communicates should consist OF
Swiss muslin skirt aud dress. etc; and
"A . confirmation robe" should be a skirt.
overskirt, blouse-waist and mantelet. etc.
Now what we want TO know is. what ought
Ne to wear at the opening of Maguire's
new drinking saloon next Tuesday ?-Dan-
bury Ne'os.
"A novelty. is the handsome $3.50 field
Croquet Set that the Excelsior Magazine Is
giving To new subscribers for 30 cents.
through special arrangement with large
manufacturing company. They furnish
sample copies of the Magazine for - cents.
from their office, Room 30, No. l51 La
Sale St. Chicago. Ill.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26

The trustees of the TichbOrne estate
have been compelled 10 ask permission TO
effect "A mortgage on the property. TO raise
funds 10 pay the expenses OF the Orton
trials. The amount OF these costs are
100000. The cost of the criminal prose-
cution, which was paid by the Government,
was S275.OOO. so that the entire cost OF the
litigation growing out of Orton's claim,
amounted TO S735,000.
The English Mechanic. in noticing the
return from America OF Mr.. Proctor, and
his lecture delivered at ST. Georges Hall,
reports that gentleman IA saying that I'm
many respects the Americans were in adj
vance of Englishmen both in their instru-
ments and the courageous and rapid man
ner in which they conduct scientific in
quiries."
"A company has recently been formed
i'm London ITO supply want which had
long been felt by the provision Of hearses
and carriages of elegant construction and
appropriateness, with such symbolical
adornments as Were calculated 10 deprive
the surroundings of death OF their CHASTITY
and repulsive features. and TO assist in the
inspiration of bright hopes and elevating
thoughts Of the future"
The other day London artist found
model in beggar with splendid long
beard, dirty and unkempt. Just such "a he
wanted for some venerable, sanity per-
son he was going TO put on canvas in the
old master style. He gave the man two
pence. and told him he could earn a shil-
ling day If he would call at the studio
address so-and-so). The man called the
next morning. and had cut off his beard to
make himself tidy and tit for the artists
society.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26
An Important Invention.

One of the most important recent in
ventions is that of Mr.. Thomas Griffith, OF
Liverpool. England. Ii consists of a wa
terproof paint. which forms firm coating
on the surface of the article To which II i
applied. BY this means the surface is
rendered absolutely waterproof. however
porous il NAV be. The material Is conse-
quently intended not only for decorative
purposes. but to be applied as a water
proof coating to the walls or foundations
of dwelling-houses or structures of brick.
plaster. wood. or iron. II is also well
adapted for covering the bottoms of YES
sells, or submerged structures of any de
scriptinn. Various trials have al different
times been made of il. At Portobcllo il
was tried on some iron plates. and these
were immersed for three months in sea-
water. Al the expiration of that time the
plates We're taken up and examined. when
1t was found that they looked fresh and
clean as ever. and quite free from seaweed ;
and on some of the enamel being scraped
off. the metal showed no signs of rust. al
though plates treated i'm the same way !.
only other kinds OF paint being used. were
both foul and greatly oxidized. Some o
this paint was applied to steamers trading
to Africa from Liverpool. and these show
ed no signs of corrosion on their return.
It's smooth surface gives il a sanitary value
for the reason that il defies the attacks
the white ants. The huts used for the sol
diers in the Ashantce expedition are TO be
coated with il. Walls covered with IL are
smooth and polished, and ear therefore be
washed with soap and water or disinfect-
ing fluids. This enamel is available for
painting the walls of hospitals, fever
wards, etc, rs the porosity of the plaster
is entirely stopped. thus preventing infec-
ton from being absorbed. II can be made
Of any color. Various processes for pre-
serving ships bottoms from fouling have
been brought before the public. and pat
cnts on the subjects are numerous. The
earliest of these was taken out in 1888 !:
No. 81. by Charles Ariesolf, "for a new
invented composition which will preserve
ships from the worms. insomuch that any
ship may. by virtue OF the same. continue
nj sea four or five years without receiving
any damage from the worms" since that
various methods have been employed with
greater or less success. The chief merit
claimed by Mr.. Griffith. is that of simple
ity OF application, as II l. simply spread
on with brush. like common paint, aud
sets even on a wet surface.
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Rules to Insure Connnbial Felicity.

Theodore Parker married in April, 1886.
Miss Lydia ID. Cabot. only daughter of
John Cabot. of Newton. with whom he
had plighted troth five years previously.
The following resolutions are entered in
his journal on his wedding. day
|. Never. except for the best of causes,
TO oppose my wife's will.
,. To discharge all servants for her sake,
freely.
3. Never to scold.
4. Never to look cross AT her.
5. Never to weary her with commands.
g. To promote her piety.
z. To bear her burdens.
:. To overlook her foibles.
2. TO love, cherish, and ever defend her.
10. To remember her always most alice
tionately in my prayers; thus, God will
ling. we shall be- blessed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26

Gothic churches built of iron are be
coming the fashion in England.
The King Of Siam is reported to have
engaged an American gentleman. Mr..
Alabaster. to translate the Indian Civil
Procedure Code into Siamese. previous TO
its being introduced as the law of siam.
Among the important and liberal APP
preparations made by the present House
of Commons, Is that of eighty thousand
pounds 10 continue the work on the new
Natural History Museum at South Ken
sington.
The Grand Duke Alexis took back to
Russia remembrance of his visit To Lon
don. in the shape of an English bulldog,
which he was compelled 10 lead on board
the vessel himself, the Russian sailors not
liking the appearance of the animal.
The Car OF Russia has done himself
credit IN signalling his visit to England
by having formal announcement made
that all the Poles now ma exile IN England
and other countries, except two OF three
known assassins. are at liberty 10 return 10
thcir natIycla
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26
The German Vote.

In view of the recent declarations OF
Mr.. HIessing and other German leaders of
Illinois that they are done with the Repub-
lean party forever. and the additional fact
that in tine other Western States they are
taking position of independence. the fol-
lowing estimate of the German vote, taken
from the Cincinnati VoKsfre,md, wiz not
be Mifhnnf Interest
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26

Miss Kate Field. the authoress, will
make her appearance on the stage in Phil
adelphia some time during the month OF
June. She should succeed. Her family
has been noted Tor dramatic abilities. One
OF hcr ancestors. Nathaniel Field, was
famous dramatist ami friend Of shaks-
pcare.
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--Pmch's receipt for the preservation 81
furs i excellent: "Pul out all the hairs
with twpczcrs. and varnish the skin. Ia
tho spring remove the yarnish and CAREFUL
ly stick an the hairs in their old places"
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1t is announced as an interesting fact
that for 81 900 man can buy ticket that
will carry him around the globe. This
seems like useless extrsvagance. when, II
he will stand still. the globe itself will carry
him around the same distance in twenty
four hours for nothing.
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The German empire has 25,n0O.nO0
iroleslants ANA io,OU0,OO0 Roman Catho-
.ics.
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Another Reformed Episcopal Church
has been organized in Philadelphia, max
ing the second IN that city.
The tide seems to be running for the
moment against the ritualists OF England.
Two cases, one at Exeter and the other at
Liverpool, have been decided against them,
and Archbishop TAFT has introduced into
the House Of Lords "A bill which Is intended
10 clip their wings.
Professor patton's appeal I'm the Swing
case. from the Presbytery of Chicago TO
the Synod Of Illinois, is published. 1t is
on the following grounds (l) irregular
tiles in the proceedings !" % hurry6g to
a decision before important testimony was
taken; (3) manifestation OF prejudice in
the case ~ mistake, and (5) injustice in
the decision.
Brooklyn is called the City of Chur-
ches. She has just $50 of them. They are
divided "a follows:
Epscopalian ....... p Roman Catholic. .. 80
Methodist. .......... 49, Baptist .-......... ~
Presbyterian ....-....3 ~ Congregational ..... Is
Reformed Dutch .... II Lutheran ............ ~
Non Episcopal Meth unlversalist ........
odist. ....... ....... Unitarian .........
tolOred Methodist German Methodist.
Jewish ............... Miscellaneous ........ g
This l. about one church to every LOO
OF thc population.
Rabbi Sonneschein, of Cincinnati, has
written "A letter To the Israettte, opposing
the movement on foot To have the Jewish
Sabbath observed on the Christian Sun
day. 1--WE reject" he says. 1.-The Sunday
as a substitute for the Sabbath. We don't
want to honor a forgery, where we still
own the genuine coin. And the Sunday
must, even in the eyes of impartial Chris
tian theology, be recognized pious for
gerry. False and tickle Jews. ready to
throw away the last sign of distinct Juda-
ism may flirt with the Sunday. Where
Irritation is crime and obstinacy virtue,
we prefer to be obstinate. a true jew
clings TO his true Sabbath that is our
motto, by which we live and de-
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-07

IN Washington territory nearly
forty of the Indians on the Chehails
reservation united with the methodist
episcopal church lately; forty,thiTte,e
were baptized; twenty-three uited with
the church October %, and twenty-one
more were baptized. Arrangements
have been made to build a church FOR
these people. The southern presbyte.r-
ians continue to report progress IN
their Brazilian mission. Mr. smith
has begun regular Sunday service III
Portuguese at Pernambuco. Al Socor-
70 and Barranquilla inquirers are con-
stantly coming tothe missionaries, say
ing that their minds have been deeply
impressed 10y the preaching, while the
missionaries themselves thought that
no good impressions were being made.
Reinforcements are called for for both
stations.
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DISSOLUTION.

The partnership heretofore existing be.
tween the undersigned under the style and
firm OF Wellborn 4 Scruggs, is hereby dis
solved by mutual consent each party con-
tiruing business in his own name.
G. b. WELLBORN.
]. b. SCRUGGS.
Dallas, March 8, 1874. iSdlw
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The NonparieI Butchers Stall

Shreveport, La.
propose to continue to keep, as have
heretofore done, the finest stall in the Shreve-
port market. Having effected arrangements
by which | can always have on hand the
BEST QUALITY OF MEATS, / will be pre-
pared to satisfy the taste of the most fastid-
ious epicure.
BB- Special attention given to receiving
and forwarding cattle.
26dly ID. l. DODEI.
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Railroad Strikers Refuse 10
Come TO TermS-Mail
Trains stopped.
Travel Resumed on The Union
Paclilc-An Important BIZ
Before Congress.
An English Ship Lost at Sea
and All On Board
Drowned.
Special dispatch to the Dallas ierald.l


WAvERLY, o., March GA PROPOSE
ton was received here this morning
that the Lehigh Valley company would
restore to the strikers the ten per cent
taken from their wages last December,
which they refused to accept. The pay
car came to the state line this evening
with officials on board but remained
on the Pennsylvania side They pro-
posed to pay Off and discharge all who
refused to word at their offer. The
strikers refused to cross into Pennsyl'
vanin to receive their pay, ana the
car went back. The strikers are firm
in their demand to have the same pay
ms is received on the Erie road. Nc
trains are running, and the mail cars
have been stopped. The company re-
fused to move them unless the train
can go with them.
All the siding between Waverly and
Sayre is filled with cars with thcil
brakes set, wheels taken Off and
switches spiked. Last evening a pas
senger train came up to Athens, loul
miles from here, and was left there.
New YORK, March 6.-The lagei
dealers of Brooklyn have appealed lt
the general term of the supreme court
from Judge Pratt's decision, giving eX'
else commissioners the right to revoke
licenses for selling beer on Sunday.
SALT LAKE, March 6.-Two passen'
ger trains from the west arrived at Og'
den to-day, and the track is believed
to be clear of snow.
WASHINGTON, March Gin the sen
ate Mr.. Chandler, Of the commerce
committee, reported a bill authorizing
the employment of aliens as pilots and
engineers, was placed on the calender
New YORK, March 6.-Admiral Case
made general signal that all the re
porters be required to leave the vessel
and all the correspondents thereupol
left Immediately.
Key West dispatches say the Wabash
and Pinta arrived there yesterday from
Havana.
LONDON, March G.-The reports con
tinue to come to hand of wrecks, ac
companied with loss of life and disas
tiers to vessels, caused by the heavy
gale which lately swept over the At
lantic.
The steamship Zebra, from Newcas
tie for this port, it is said, encountered
a storm, and was lost. Thirty people
were Oh board, and all We're drowned