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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29

ora Harrisburg paper informs IL.
readers that "when lady and gentle.
rnan are walking on the street. he lady
should walk inside the gentleman
How the lady Il to do II il not stated
Philadelphia Leo scr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29
Better Bargains,

than ano<, any else IN Dubois county He invite.
an inspection o. his goods and prices. whether son
want "a buy sr sct. n fs pleasure 10 show good
goods.
Remember the house. south Size ~ ihs public squa
JOSEPH fLlELNAS.
October psh, ls.s.--iy
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pvsLIsHED EVERY rRiDAr, At JASPER,
.DUsNs COUNTY, ISDIASA|BY -
CLEMENT DOANE. ~.

OFFICE. -Iv CoUrirR PUiLbiNs OF
WYsr MAIN Srarfr.
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Ptrgsr or ADyrET'sEISG. :.
For square. 10 lines or less. week. 81 oc
,,aeh SUBSEQUENT Insertion, Is cts.
Louger advertisements at the same rate,
traction over even square or squares,
eounted a. square. These are the terms
foy transient advertisements: n reasona-
bic deduction viii be made TO regular
advertisers.
Notices OF appointment OF admins
traitors and legal notices of like character
TO be paid in advance.
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rar Cmnty $50
Fer District. Circuit. or State, 600
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-02-27
TILE BEST PAPER TRY n.
PosTAaE TREE

.THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,
now in its thirtieth year, enjoys
the widest circulation f any weekly newapaper
Of the kind IN the world. a new golG.me
commences January a 1875.
It's content embrace the latest ana NEST
interesting information pertaining t0 The Indus
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The World; Descriptions, with Beautiful
Engravings, Of 80 Inventions, New Imple-
menss New Processes, ana Iuproved Industries
~ an kinds; Usaeal Notes, Reripcs, Spggest
fians and Advice. hy Practical Writer'S for
Workmen and Employers, in Ell the Farieus
arts.
Tho SGTEETTEIC AMERICAN IS the
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published EYerYanumher eontAins from ten
10 fifeen originai engravings cf new machinery
ana novel inventions.
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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-02-27

A man went Che other evening u one
of the polca stations of Paris, and
begged "a be arrested His bead, he
said had not been ven replnesd, and
tho blood circulated badly Y tliat he
felt cold; he regensratel that he bad
permitted his being mendad, and wished
he had been iafl ia two pieces. He vas
surprised east the police did not racog
ni1s him; hs vas MoFaan the hefhalias
vho had been suiil0lined, bat tho
Acadamy 81 seienea baa rit his hsad
81 Grain. He vas ans q Charenton
ana 81 appears thas hi came is aiafe.sa
and chat he witnessed the execution
81 his nam ahe. which completed the
tnrnins 81 hia hrains aiEaady none q
clio sRen9
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-02-27
THE WEEKLY ECHO
PaB7islnl Egegg Saturday MorsRno,
AT
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Nocredit viii be given for Advertising
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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-02-27
NIX'S FERR Y
AND STORE.
one mile above Lake Charles on the

One mile above Lake UnaTIes on the
CaIcasieu River.
The undersigned wishes to inform
the travelling public and Stock Drovers
chat lie. has put his Ferry and beef pens
I'M good repair, and is ready to accom-
modate all who may wish to cross with
him, with everything that is generally
required bv stock men and travellers.
He has a large safe HAT, suitable for
crossing any kind af stock; also two
chain booms forsWimming Pssturage
on each side Of che river. free of charge.
Keeps constantly on hand full sup
ply Of Groceries, Provisions and For
age. at the very lowest pricesl
my9-tf H. ID. NIX.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-02-27

on motion. resolved. Ihat t'fis body
adjourn tia tomorrow at ! o'eloek
Approved III. L4C
President
Attest. j. N Moss
Clerk Police jury
LAKE CaARn February q 1915.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-02-27
PERSEVERANCE


nIR MILLS ARE SUBS TANTIAL-
.VB liz built. expressly for the purpose
of Rice NTfliIng, with al the new Inn
provements and appliances. with sufii-
eient warehouse capacity to meet any
demand for receiving and forwarding
RICE. centrally located to railroads,
shipping. ferry aud steamboat landings
We viii guarantee our milling and
Weld both Az To quality and quantity
to he unsurpassed by any rice mil IN
this State.
Our turn out has always been from
1O4 Cd 11A lbs. cleaned Rice to the bar
rel of rough, which IS about twenty
per cent. over any min ii this olty
aud country
We Will pay particular attention to
Che separation of al lots Of rough Rice
received By rs.
Cur charges for milling are aa follows
ID Der pound. cleaned, for Nos. / and z
49, sf ~ No ~ 8
iSc /" for polishing horse min
Rice
No deviation on the ahoye pFiees mn
der any circumstances.
Sacks furnished free Of charge.
SIEsWEIlD & KIP,
Address, Loch Box 1885,
auQsy1 New Orleans, Ila,
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-02-27

Aa American, who has besn tkasst-
fly N Mexico ~ nighs says he wy
astonihea at the amount oi eoeS-
Growing al8ng the hne. aaaat sAe hear
og laghg impss en was
thaA tie srain mast 6a pa lne t2fosi II
endless Rows S. goE hnt Ae eis.
eovarea 81 theteveEy Other asxsean
an bs e h8a same ocs under bis
Miss Smith asHse ek ten
E kithr Smith WHO IS nenainE the
winter NJ Waeairs aa, ls aesRtet Nssa
Wearine atha leaaaA aat Mesa
/ becoming hat o thee4son IS iH 81
arsb felt with feather lmuinG
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-02-27
L.anlEaE ao -.

From ihs Sew orleaas Tnh
It viii ba seen FROM our special ABash-
ington teleagam, published this morn
ING, that not snding ihe proha-
bility 81 two reports from tha recent
sub-committ both agree shnt the
Returning Board Naa argagcd con-
trary TO law. and thas the Cons fativas
IRE Justly entitled % The maioriiy Of
votes they originally claimed Even
the Hoar yeport. which IS asserted vii
ba b the eiTsct Eintinids ion existed
prior 70 tie election. does not contend
that it materially Altered the result
Tie allasion ia the Presidents action
hints at future deveIopasns1 nf no
unimportant character, and those Who
saw what purported to Be- & telegram
sent by him 81 the 4th 81 January and
published il tie Times u Friaay, Feb
ruary 5th. can comprehend tho proba-
biIity of establishing the fact that il
was by Executive orders thc military
interference took placa. AID shings
considered, the Louisiana casa Is as-
suming 4 new phase. and may rebound
1pon some Who have endearered %
push Is to extremilies.
Special to lbe NUw Orleans Times
WAsHfScxoM 10. C., Feb. I3. The
Congressional Committee arrived Tins
morning, and are preparing their re-
ports, of which thers win probably ba
two. the frsf Of The Hoar and Frya
committee, win declare that there Vas
much naturalization lueing Che canvnss.
But tie nction 81 the Returning Board
was fraudulant ana tho Conservatives
elected their ticket III the state. and
the White League ought e be sup.
pressed
The report al Wheeler and Marshall
viii state that no clear case og intimi.
dation was proven. That she Return
ing Board Is organized of one political
party contrary q law md TINT the
Conservative weza deprived ~ seats
III the Legislature to which they were
entitled. That the state government
Is wholly bad aud that the people aro
ven disposed toward the General Gov-
ernment, but opposed 70 The Kellogg
governments, because they believe i so
be fraudulent
Some eyidence proving thai General
Sheridan was really ordered By tho
President h take action - prevent the
Conservatives from being seated which
was elected by lhs testimony Of Bad.
Ger. creates comment sa il seems 10
raisa q question of tho eorraeanes of
some parts of the Presidents message
Ills reported to-nisht that senat0r
Hamiin tslls story of blaekmailing
not very creailahls - aaensbsg eg sae
funding board.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-24
Virginia city.

Persons residing on this side of the
Rocky Mountains who have an in,
definite idea that Virginia City, Ne
vada, is q mining town somewhere
out in the far west, have but little
conception of the wholesale destruc-
ton caused by the conflagration
which swept away nearly the whole
of that place.
Virginia City is situated on the
eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada
range, twenty-five miles from the Cal
%ifornia line, and is distant a days
journey from San Francisco. 1t de
ponds for It's existence upon the Com.
stock silver lode. The town is built
directly over the mines, and the
earth below has been boney-combed
by mining shafts, drifts, chambers
and tunnels to the depth of over two
thousand feet The superintendent
earth is supported upon tiers of i'm
mense timbers.
The mines on the Comstock lode
were discovered in 1859, since which
they have yielded a little over $500.
000, 900 in silver bullion. About a
year ago the Consolidated Virginia
and California mines, in their devel.
opments. encountered the richest ore
body ever found in America. They
have made cross cuts through it III
til 5000, 600, 900 Of ore is in sight
and its extent has not yet been deter
mined. 1t lays between l,400 and
1000 feet below the surface. Thi:
discovery gave the already pros
porous town an extraordinary stmu
| lus
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-24
The Habit Of Reading.

The following, from Scribner's
Monthly, contains some very suggest.
i've thoughts:
81 have no time to read" is the
common complaint, and especially OF
women whose occupations are such
as to prevent continuous book peru.
sal They seem TO think because
they a not devote as much atten-
ton to books as they are compelled
to devote to their ~avocation, that tney
can not read anything. But this is
great mistake. 1t isn't the books we
finish at a sitting which always do
US the most good. Those We devour
in the odd moments, half a dozen
pages at a time, often give US more
satisfaction, ana are more thoroughly
digested than those we make a par
%ticular effort to read. The men who
have made their mark in the world
have generally been the men who
have in boyhoed formed the habit Of
reading at every available moment,
whether for FIVE mn ties or Eve hours
1t is the habit of reading rather
than the time at our command that
helps US Cd the road to learning.
Many of the cultivated persons,
whose names have been famous as
students, have given only two or
three hours a day to their books.
If we make 5 of spare minutes in
the midst of our work, and read q
little, If but a page or a paragraph,
we shall find our brain quickened and
our toll lightened by just SO much in
creased satisfaction as the book gives
US. Nothing helps US along the mo-
~notonous daily round so much as
fresh and striking thoughts, to be
considered while our hands are busy.
A new idea from a volume is like oil
which reduces the friction of the ma
ehinery of life. What we remember
from brief glimpses into books, often
serves as a stimulus to action. and
becomes n of the most precious de-
posts in the treasury of our recollec-
ton. All knowledge is made up of
small parts, which would seem insig-
nifcant in themselves, but which, tax
en- together, are very valuable wea-
pons for the mind and substantial ar
NOR for the soul. Read anything
continuously" says DR.. Johnson,
'and you will be learned" The odd
minutes which we are inclined to
waste, if carefully availed of, will,
in the long run, make golden hours
and golden days that we shall ever
be thankful for.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-24
Remarkable Crops.

There seems something remarka.
bic in the way nature often turns
out crops for us, without our having
any idea at all as a general thing
what she is about. There seems, for
instance. TO be no doubt Of q tremen-
dous corn crop in the west, yet no
one up to a few weeks ago bad the
least idea that such abundance was
in store for us. 1t was growing all
summer under our eyes. We bad no
idea that anything more than usual
was favoring us. But this is the
end
In this part of the world, and
very common wherever German ideas
Of farming prevails, pumpkins are
planted with corn. 1t is said TO be
by some writers a bad practice, as
running the ground too hard for, it
is argued, how can the ground sup
port two crops at the same time, corn
and pumpkins But either the pump
kin does not feed on the same ele-
ments the corn requi es, or it gets lit
tie Of its nOurishment from the soil,
drawing in perhaps sorse from the
atmosphere. At any rate it is found
by experience that there is no dimin-
uion in the crop Of corn that a be
be raised, though a good crop Of
pumpkins be taken off at the same
time. Ii is not an Important crop.
The pumpkins are simply fed to cows
and hogs, the COWS in particular en-
joying them. Still they are useful
aids, and it is always agreeable to
our farmers to have a good crop Of
them. Some seasons they bear but
little, and we have known scarcely a
CARLOAD to be gathered from several
acres OF ground. Now that the corn
is cut it is interesting TO note this
year how extremely abundant they
are. They certainly never were
thicker on the ground. The same
circumstances that favor corn are
evidently al good for the pumpkin
crop.
We never knew exactly what the
phrase "some pumpkins" ment, or
how it originated T; but if in exclama-
ton after the corn was cut at the tre-
mendous crop exhibited, such a
phrase would correctly describe the
present condition Of things. There
are certainly "some pumpkins" now.
-Germant015n Telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-24
An Equine setter

A Yankee who was travelling
through Kentucky had a fine horse,
and no money. He had taught the
animal to lie down or sit on his
launches when the bride was pulled
pretty hard. Our traveller saw ne
Other way of replenishing his purse
but by selling bis horse, and this be
resolved to do at the FIRST opportuni-
ty. As be was going very slowly
along, be saw a hunter at some dis.
lance from the road, whom he rode
up to and accosted. In the course OF
the conversation be told the latter be
had a valuable horse to sell-a
horse that would act precisely like q
setter when he was in the vicinity o.
game. Casting his eyes around, al
the same time discovering some fresl
rabbit tracks, be gave the bride 6
jerk. The docile quadruped immedi
ately laid down.
There are some rabbits here
said the rider; Il know it by hi!
ears"
The Kentuckian curious to test ths
reputed sagacity of the horse search
ed around and sure enough, started
three or four rabbits. He wasgreat
ly surprised. but the Yankee tool
the affair as a matter of course
To make a long story short, the won
derful horse changed hands on tn,
spot, $500 being the consideration
His new owner mounted him, AM
with characteristic hospitality th
Yankee agreed to accompany hin
home. They soon came to a strear
which they had to cross, and whic.
was rather deep for horsemeu
Judge Of the Kentuckian's disma,
when on pulling the bride in tn
middle of the river, the steed sub
sided in the running waters as if be
were a bippopotamus.
How is this?" be roared out
nothing but his head visible.
The Yankee, who was mounted
on the hunters horse, was not dis
concerted in the least, but repliet
cooly:
ooh, | forgot to tell you, he is a.
good for fish as he is for rabbi.s."-
Oncea Week.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-24
Happy

It is a mans own fault if be is IN.
happy with his wife, in nine cases out
of ten. 1t is a very exceptional wo-
man, who will not be all she can be
to on attentive husband, and more
exceptional one who will not be yer
disagreeable if she finds herself ne.
elected. 1t would be very easy tc
hate a man, who, having bound g
woman to him, made no effort to make
her happy; hard not to love ore who
was constant and tender, and wher
a woman loves she always strives tt
please.
The great men of this world have
often been wretched in their domes
tic relations, while NEAR and com.
mon men have been exceedingly hap
Ply. The reason is very plain. Alb
sorbed in themselves, those who de.
sire the worlds applause were careless
Of the little world at home; while
those who had none of this egotism
strove to keep the hearts that were
their own, and were happy in their
tenderness.
No woman will love a man the
better for his being renowned or
prominent.
Though be be first among len she
will only be prouder, not fonder, and
if she loses him though his renown,
as is often the case, she will not Of
ten be proud. But give her love,
appreciation, kindness, and there is
no sacrifice she would not make for
his comfort. The man who loves
her is a hero and her king. No less
a hero 10 her, though he is not one
to any other; no less q king, though
his only kingdom is in her heart and
home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-24
Pardon OF John Parsons.

One of ex- Governor Dix's official
acts near the close of his administra.
ton was the pardon of John Par.
sons, who had served twenty-three
years of q life sentence. His crime
was the ~unintentional killing of a
man 10 o street fight in New York
city. In Sing Sing he became,
through good behavior, a faverite
with the keepers, and was often sent
to the village on errands, but by bis
few friends and relatives out in the
world be was soon forgotten. He
lost, with the knowledge of their dis.
regard, all desire for freedom, grew
to regard the prison without regre,
as his permanent home, and opposed
frequent offers of endeavord to Sc.
cure for him a pardon. Several years
ago be was allowed to visit New
York alone, and while in Niblo's
Theatre was cen by a keeper, who,
supposing that he had escaped, hand.
cuffed him and took him back to Sing
Sing in spite of his explanation
That was his last absence from the
prison, for when The pardon from
Governor Dix was received be wept,
declaring tfat if sent away he would
commit some crime hat would in
his return, and prevailed upon
the warden to allow him to stay. A
few days ago he died in his cell.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-24
The Rapacious Cooper.

In the story of Napoleon's life W,
are told hat shortly after the birth
of he King of Rome, the Emperor
planned the erection Of a palace fol
him on the banks of the Seine, near
ly opposite the bridge of Jena. Tn,
government accordingly set about Sc.
curing the necessary ground, anC
finally succeeded in purchasing al
but n small bit of land upon which
stood the hut and workshop of a poor
cooper. This piece Of property the
commissioners estimated to be worth
at the very highest, 5000; but the
owner, mulish and grasping, having
ascertained that possession of his
hut was absolutely essential TO the
proposed plan, demanded 81, 1000
The exorbitant demand was reported
to the Emperor.
at is exorbitant, indeed" he re.
piled. But the poor nan is to be
turned out from his old home. Give
it to him."
The man finding his demand SO
promptly acceded to, Immediately
declared, that, upon further refec-
ton, he could not afford to sell for
less than Sc, 900.
All representations were in vain
The architect was at a stand still
He was afraid to annoy the Emperor
again with the matter, and yet be
could not proceed with his plans
Napoleon was inally informed of the
state of affairs.
This fellow trifes with u.s." be
said; "but there is no help for it. We
must pay the money"
The cooper. now grown utterly ra-
pacious, increased his demand to
$4,000. The Emperor, when in
formed Of it, said Indignantly:
"The man is q wretch. | will not
purchase his bowel. 1t shall remain
where it is, o monument of nv re-
spect for the laws"
The plans were changed, and the
work was in progress when Napo-
leon was overthrown. The poor
cooper, when he found the golden
opportunity gone from him forever,
bitterly lamented bis folly, and his
sad repinings soon wore his life
away.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-24
Historical.

Early in the eighteenth century
some Jewish spectators offered IL
pay 81, 000, 900 for the privilege o
searching the bottom of the Tiber
with the intention of retaining some
of the treasures supposed to be los
and buried there. Lately the Ital
ian Parliament has approved of this
project as presented to them by the
great Italian patriot, Garibaldi. This
will be done by turning the river
from its course a mile above and be.
low Rome, by way of an artificial
channel. The work will be looked
forward to with a great deal of in.
%terest, as many things of interest
will be brought to view from the
depths where they have laid SO long,
aud the enterprise, no doubt, will
more than repay the expense incur
red. Not only much wealth of later
centuries lies here concealed, but
from the time of Romulus, before We
commenced to reckon our centuries,
until the present, has this river been
made the receptacle for wealth for
gotten and untold.