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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-14

II Is said that the 500 900, Orwhat-
ever the sum was, provided BIZ the Brit
ian people Ion the payment Of the Prince
Of Wales expenses ii India will not BE
enough. The demand for presents has
been Unexpectedly steady and gem
cIal; and Il Is feared the Princes treas
ures win be exhausted before he has
seen al the native Princes be i under
obligations to visit.
Earl Stanhope. the English hisio-
rian and es~ayist, who died recently. al
the age of 40, was the author Of several
historical works, and had figured some
what conspicuously in the world of let
tiers and art. lie was elected Lord
Rector Of the University Of Aberdeen in
1858, and founded a prize for the study
OF modern history at oxford He was
Chairman of the National Portrait Gal
lery, and in 1872 was elected one of the
six foreign members Of the Academy of
Moral and Political Sciences at Paris.
A novel plan for promoting habits
Of economy among children has been in
operation for several years in the public
schools in Client. Belgium. Savings
banks were established in each of the
schools. and the children encouraged Ia
deposit their pennies The wisdom Of
the scheme is shown in the fact that az
the present time 1900 of the 1900
scholars attending the public school i'm
Client have succeeded in getting them
selves accounts opened At the State Saw
ings Banks, with about $4,000 to their
credit.
India has its drawbacks when view
ed a. place ofresidence Awhile ago
one DR. Fayrer caused some sensation
by showing statistics 70 prove that dur
ing the year 1869 no less than 6,2l9
deaths from Suake-bites occurred in the
Bengal Presidency alone. Now he hor-
rifles his readers by accounts Of he de-
vastations caused hy man-eating tigers.
One tigress killed liz persons before il
was shot Another caused the deser-
ton Of thirteen villages Certain see
tons of the country are 50 oyerrun with
tigers rs To be pronounced wholly I'M
safe, and in the district east Of Jubbu-
poor for many years between two and
three hundred villagers were annually
killed.
A Rome correspondent gives this
gossip about the Pope " His Holiness,
who is great snufi-taker. wears out
five cassocks a year; each cassock costs
twenty pounds. His red cope costs
about thirty-two pounds; it lasts him
about twelvemonth. Ills silk stock
ings, which are made by a Belgian
house, cost four pounds pair. His
shoes vary in price, according to the ma
ture of the embroidered cross on them;
one pair is decorated with crosses Of
brilliants, worth f4,0OO. The Pope's
old clothes are eagerly sought after by
devotees, who keep them as religious
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IF You haven't sent "A poor widow
barrel OF Hour this winter you haven I
made any tally-marks in Heaven.
-Charirori tells Of negro named
Domingo, in one Of the French colo
MES, who, speaking Of the advantages
Of the Christian religion, said: There
was time when | knew nothing Of God
or the devil, but now | know and love
them both"
Observing that she contemplated
the toe of his boot on Christmas Eve, he
shrewedly suggested; "Are you think
ing, love, of how to embroider a rose
bud on my slippers for a Christmas
gift ?n ''Nay, Charles Augustus, dear
est, | was just wondering il there
wouldn't be nearly enough room for an
embroidered map of North America. I"
"A motherly old lady entered Jew
elry store yesterday to select a present
for her daughter, and after long time
she decided on purchasing a ring.
"This is real gold Pr she asked. "Oh,
| warrant it, Z" No brass about it?n
THAT ring, madam, is made Of eight
cen karat She gave him a look Of
astonishment and exclaimed: "Well,
what won't they git up next. Made
out of eighteen carrots, was il f? DE
trou Free Press.
~" just poked an orange seed into
brudder's ear" said little Cleveland
girl 10 her mother. The latter saw the
seed, tried in vain 10 reach il and then
hurriedly sent for the doctor. The lit
tie boy set perfectly quiet when the doc
tor came, and when the latter could not
find the offending kernel allowed the
physician to poke away as much as he
chose. 1t was all in vain and the doe
tor sent for instruments. He had be-
gun operating once more, when the
mother asked frantically, "Don't it hurt
you" "No," said small boy, - cause
it dropt out fore doctor come"
Somebody having asked Mrs. Jeru-
shy Dusenberry, Of Cincinnati, why "A
woman always wants a man, when he is
sick, 10 take OF his shirt downwards in
stead OF over his head. that matron pro-
ceed, to explain as follows just be-
cause she j. sensible and kind-hearted.
and wants him to do il the verv easiest
wag. do think. Of all the silly sights in
natur, il is a man a-thrOwin' his arms
about in the air, a-strugglin' with
shirt to get it off, when one little move
ment downwards would bring it off as
slick IS the skin Of an eel. But them
Is some Of his insensible WAYS. and it i
our duty 10 correct them if we can, es-
pecially when he is sick =
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The Presents NJ Didn't Want.
Prom The Atlanta Con.ti,utlon !


Yesterday ri came up the street i'm
his stumbling way, and spying his
former young master standing in his
store-door, approached and made
profound bow
Well, ri, what Is itP"
"Marse John, 'spose you kno' mex
Saturday is Christmas?"
Yes, that's so. -
"Well, yer amt gwine ter furgit de
ole man, is yer?"
"Oh! no, 81; l never do that you
know. What do you want this time ?''
'Nlose any thing, Marse John, dat's
good" said ii, Frightening up.
"Iimes are pretty hard now. ST"
"Dat's a fack,m interposed ii, with
a deprecating shake Of his mead.
''And we Southern boys can't be as
liberal as before the war;
u kno's dat, sab; OATS true, too. +"
Suppose give you nice copy of
the Declaration Of Independence?
"sahi Aw, 90 way, Marse John, yer
amt talkin' bizness nowl" pcrplexed,
said 81.
"Why, it says that you and / were
both made free and equal?"
"Well, DAT amt so; you know il
amt. / was born slave an YOU wus
born free-I'm a niger an you're a
white man! Now, what for do yer want
to fool a poor Niger wild dat for,
Marse JohnPn argued 81, with great
junction..
"Then, say | shall give q Constitu-
tion Of the United States, with the fif-
teenth amendment includedin
.'Dar, now Marse John, YOU kno'
dat iifteenf commenment is list another
name fur Niger, I'm seekin' arter
somefin solid, Marse John, like pare
shoes or an obercoat-somefin oh dat
sort-like it wuz fore de war;" plead
ed 81.
Now, wait minute, 81, How
would You like a genuine civil rights
bill?' IN
"Dat's jis' bout de mos wotfess
ting yer could pick out, sah,n
Then check on the Freedman's
Bank, eh?n
"Wuss an wusslr lugubriously
mourned 81.
"You are hard to please, ST. Now
i know what you want-one OF those
elegant emancipation proclamationsl
"Elephint nuthin', Marse John, /
didn't tink dat you'd fool wild yorc ole
niger dis way. wants somefin com
fortin' and stantial; somefin like feed
and kiverin', case dis ole niger, like
all de rest, is left out in de cold-put
too much 'pendence 'pou dat manserfa-
shun proekymashun what put Dc niger
in de wrong pcw-too high up in de
church--and he had to come OUT OATS
what's allin' us nowlr and ii moved of
mournfully, muttering and complain
inm
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the pulp with chloride Of zine, and put
ting il under high pressure. II may
be employed advantageously in the COW
ering Of floors or roofs, and affords a
substitute for leather i'm the manufac-
ture of coarse shoes; il can likewise be
worked into whip handles, buttons,
combs, the mountings of saws, and
other useful articles.
"A man living in Clay, n. Y, has in
vented a snow-plow which is 80 con-
structed that instead of crowding or
pressing the snow from the tracks, il
carries il up an inclined plane or apron
to the height Of twelve or fourteen feet,
where il i received by side shuie and
carrier, which throw il from the track
as fac as may be desired. The inventor
asserts that the new plow will do the
work Of one hundred men, and in heavy
banks Of snow considerably more.
The burning of piece Of bitumin-
Gus coal seems, and really is, very
simple matter; but to understand fully
the chemistry Of the processs matter
requiring much thought and study. OBJ
servations thus far have shown that
combustion results in the form alton Of
at least tfty-one different chemical COM
pounds, 10 say nothing of the indefinite
number not yet determined, and which
are supposed To be quite numerous.
There is practical utility in knowing
these compounds, AS without that knowl-
edge il is impossible TO calculate ac-
curatcly the heating power Of any given
coal
The danger arising from the employ
ment Of leaden pipes would appear to
far smaller than that resulting from the
use Of shot in cleaning out bottles. NJ.
Fordos states that having shaken up
shot in bottles in the ordinary way, he
filled four Of them respectively with
white wine, red wine. quinine wine, and
vinegar. After allowing the liquids to
remain in the bottles undisturbed for "A
few days, he discovered lead in the So
luton; and these experiments may
serve. he thinks, to explain the frequent
presence OF lead in the human system
a phenomenon which has given rise to
various theories, but which, being so
general, has been considered BIZ Dever-
gle, Oria, and other eminent physiolo-
gists and chemists a normal constitu-
cnt.
A manufacturing firm Of Boston
has laid before Congress = petition ask
ing that a nominal stamp duty be inn
posed on articles Of gold and silver
made in this country, denoting the
quality Of the gold by aiiiNing the carat.
and establishing one uniform standard
for silver. Owing 10 the lack Of uni
form system our goods are looked upon
with suspicion. and our manufacturers
suffer abroad and AT home in compeii-
ton with those OF England and France.
our artisans have at
tanned a higher degree Of perfection
than those OF tho former country and
lose nothing by comparison wiz. those
Of the latter. Il il claimed that the
adoption Of the proposed measure Will
enable our manufacturers 10 sell their
goods all over the word.
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a State Normal School was opened
al Nashville, Tenn, on Dee. > Ii
will receive 5000 per annum for the
next two years from the Peabody T. lu-
cational Fund. The entering class NUM-
bered ID.
New England school-mmms have
become so plentiful that the papers Of
that section are begging the fair dam
sells who are crowding the normal
school, 70 adopt any other occupation
or livelihood than teaching.
The Mcthodi, Education Board has
an annual income Of $4,000, All Of
which, except 2 small reserve for ex-
penses. is devoted 60 the preparation of
young men for the IA nistrv Its invested
funds amount to Slpi,O0D.
Japanese of All classes are intensely
anxious for the spread Of education.
New schools are opened, and education-
nj endowmcnts lre made 10y individuals
almost daily A few days AFRO the En-
press in persO' opened a Normal School
for girls at Ioaio and delivered an adj
dress.
Mr.. Spui -eon il described ~ being
out of the pr il an :. olf-hand, cheerful,
laughing gentleman, hut without ever
An approach to leyity.n lie Is Of med-
um height, stoutly built, with forid
complexion. and would not be taken,
from his looks. to be a minister.
The Presbytery Of Oregon includes
30 ministers and 70 churches. Its field
extends over Oregon. Washington Terri
tory, and Idaho The Presbytery re-
Gently resolved to appeal to the General
Assembly for the establishment Of
synod with three or more Presbyteries.
The Commissioner Of Education has
issued a Giro ular concerning the repre-
sentation Of the higher education at the
Centennial Exhibition. IL is proposed
TO give (D "A summary Of the history Of
each institution and of its several grants
and endowrnents; (2) full statistics Of
the professors and students; CD an ac-
count and estimate Of the buildings
owned hyeach; (D a separate account
Of the chemical laboratories and of the
observaiories for astronomical, mag.
netic, or meteorological observations;
(5) statistics of college societies; CD
statistics of grants and endowments. In
this way most important body of sta
tistics win be gathered and made ac-
ccssible to the student ofpolitical or So
-cial science.
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Hap. and AIIshnps.

a few DAYS ago while two Young
men named Rose and Wilson were hunt
ing in the woods near Forest. o., the
gun carried by the latter was accident
ally discharged. lodging the entire load
Of shot in the body II Rose, making a
frightful wound. 1t is thought he can
not recover.
Near Rivertown. Ky, a few DAYS
ago, while some workmen were engaged
IN repairing the tunnel on the Eastern
kentucky Railroad, a rock, weighing
several tons, fell, instantly killing j
W. Bauer. roadmaster; Robert Allen
and Jack Thompson, section men, and
badly injuring George Barney, section
foreman.
AT Nebraska City, Neb., on Christ
mas Day, 4 young girl, named Lizzie
McFana, sister If Mrs Zach. White.
was in the yard witha companion, play
ing with AN old pistol. supposed Of
course to be unloaded. Presently the
sister rushed in where Mrs. White WAS
sitting, and, exclaiming :. I'm going 10
shoot you," discharged the pistol. The
ball entered the back Of the head, near
the cerebellum, and passed out Of the
forehead. Mrs White exclaimed
you've killed mc,n and fell TO the
floor dead
AT Memphis. on Christmas Day,
while party Of boys were firing a toy
cannon, it exploded. and a portion Of il
struck Wiley Galloway, aged is.
nephew of Colonel Galloway, editor OF
the appeal, in the face, destroying his
right eye, breaking his nose, and in
flcting wounds which will doubtless
prove fatal. Another piece struck
negro man who was passing by on the
wrist. lacerating il horribly. Another
piece struck Captain Walter Goodman,
Secretary of the Planters Insurance
Company, on the leg, inflicting a slight
wound.
Some recent suicides: At Cincin-
natl Charles Hemmerle, German.
aged 43, Gu: his throat from ear to ear.
Hemmerle's wife was killed some three
months ago, and after burial the body
was eNhumed by two rcSurrectionists,
who were captured with the body by the
police. The event preyed upon Hem
mcrlc's mind, and is supposed to have
rendered him partially insane and
pronpted the suicide. At Zanes-
vile, O., Samuel McCallister, an old
citizen, drowned himself in the canal.
No cause is assigned for the deed
Milwaukee, Charles Hoppearth, a car
penter, terminated spree by cutting
his throat.-A Kalamazoo, Mich, Miss
Anna Squires, aged IS, hanged herself.
No reason given.-At Faribault, Mimi,
;. c. Jones, Of It. Peters, hanged
himself. AT 81. Joseph, Mo. James
Isaac Sullivan, being thwarted
in love, hanged himself AT Center
vile, Mass, Benz. +. Wing, having met
with financial rcverses, shot himself
AT Hartford, Conn, w. +. Derrin, aged
2S, while laboring under religious cx-
element, ii is said, took his life with a
dose of laudanum.
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And his name was Alexander, but he
used to like TO wander Ms Thomassen
or Thompson till he blewup the Mosel
then he drained a poison bottle, put
bullet in his throttle, told the story OF
villainy, and now he's gone to-well,
gone 10 meet his cremator. - Graphic
And if half that's told be true he Resid-
ed in 1T. Louis For a length of time suf-
ficient To upset his moral poise. And
the logical deduction To be drawn from
this ruction Is that living in st. Louis
most infalliby destroys all chance a man
may have for ever attaining perma-
nent habitation in climate more equa-
bly, mild than that in that city.
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relics, and many are the faithful who
write 10 him TO beg the gift Of an old
slipper or pocket-handkerchief; but the
Holy Father, as "A rule, leaves the mat
ter in the hands Of his valet, who naiur-
ally makes fine pickings. I"
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A marked Improvement has been
made in the ventilation of the Ohio coal
mines during the year. The number
Of serious and fatal accidents have been
reduced 81 per cent. since last year.
French journals aythat paper may
ise hardened and toughened by treating
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-21
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

FREgroRr. w. T.. Ang. 10. 1876.
En-. INrELLIGEScER - SIR: The
Plank in the Platform adopted at Gin.
cinnau by the Republican National Con-
yention. Is one that should commend it.
self 10 all, without distinction of party
and which endorse most heartily. l
presume that body meant that i. should
20 cut {" the Republican party. ss their
solemn protest against the good old
Democrats doctrine th., h the victors
belong ta4 spoil" A. sioh scctpt i,
AMI shall cndcavor TO shox 10 Beriah.
that he has not such n " beautiful com
mentary on professions of civil service
reform.' rs he in his paper supposes
fail IA see ~herrin Jacobs ever fsv.r
ell civil service reform since his election
To Congress. Ii may hc from = lack Of
early education. or possibly my not
having sufficient associations with gen
tlemen," or that my vision is obscured.
Ii II be civil service reform n rem ore
tried and efficient officials. i'm the Re
publican ranks. aud nil their place with
unrepehteut rebel Democrats. then, Sir,
want none of 1t. Away with such So
phis,ry Does Beriah suppose that the
.auk aud tile # the Republican party
will endorse such reform Does he
suppose that any such all Interpretation
was placed upon /; by the gentlemen
assembled AZ Cincinnstiy Perhaps
jacobs may see more clearly the posi-
ton IN which he has placed himself, af-
ter witnessing how nearly the relel Con-
grcssmen have followed his plan Of civil
service reform They turned out the
manned aud disabled soldiers Of the
Union army. and filled their places
with just such men IS Jacobs dill here
This Is civil service reform with ven
geance.
do charge Jacobs With having been
false To his party. frr how could any
Republican remain true. and endorse
such appointments 81 Beriah and Ned
| pause for reply. Il know too we'll
the endorsements they had from King
county officials AM nearly every
Federal officer holder on the Sound:
AMI Srox too Of one Federal ofice-
holder that did not endorse them, w1o IS
the perr Of any other. although holding
a subordinate position" and may speedy
promo,ion he his reward. is my earnest
prayer, and. / tell YOU sir. the hot blood
ooursei through my veins with iadis
nation when the final deed was consn-
mated
~ for Bcri.h'> supporting J,c,bs.
voluntarily ani unintiueaoci by perso
nal or pagtyronsiiers,iou hat solely .or
public Interest" | DO NOT proposes 10
notice. The fact. II his having t.en
hired 10 snri.e,t the party tao wears
ago. aud demanding aud obtaining still
more money from Jacots al: er n election
Was over, are facts too we'll known 20
need repetition.
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Monday, August q, 1875.

AssrnrrxG TnEIR RIgHTs - Satur
dav evening about half past seven
o'clock q number If laboring men gath
cred on the corner Of Commercial and
Main streets, and engaged in loud and
excited conversation. They soon grew
more emphatic and bitter in their de
nunciation 81, and their threats - wreak
heir vengeance upon certain indIvid-
uai. whom IL appeared was the object Of
their wrath. We soou learned that they
had been employed on the beach road
~ a man who had taken a contract -
repair the same that this individual
had failed 10 come 81 time with the
cash Saturday night; that they hal
learned he had received the money for
his work, or for the portion which vas
finished; and that he could not be found
4 man was then soon seen vending bis
way up Commercial street with = for
i0rn and disconsolate look; with his hat
pulled down over bis eyes, and locking
altogether like one who had been driven
through hickory swamp on quick
time. IL proved 10 he the contractor.
upon whom. the lsborers bounced with
all the wrath Of victimizcd mortals,
After demanding Of him an ex pianation
in loud and angry tones, the contractor
grayely explained how be had during
The afternoon imbibed too much Of the
ardent, and wandered into the classic
.h.aes Of the lava bed" and while
there had lost all his money At this
announcement the laborers became more
Indignant, and the foreman of thcm
6o.ily drew off aud struck him n stag
asring blow in the mouth, whereupon
the contractor made a rapid retreat and
lef. the laborers TO eiucidate their
wrongs TO the gaping crowd of specia-
tors who had gathered around them
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ATTEMPT To WRECK TRsIN-On
Thursday morning. the 18th inst. We
learn. ~ the south bound mail train was
speeding toward Roseburg and nearing
Turner's Station, beyond Salem. the en-
giueer ob--rved some Instructions on
the track ahead Breaks were called
fDr with vengeance. and the train
brought tO stand in time 10 save the
cars from being wrecked and the pas
sengers from danger and probably
death. The obstruction consisted of a
number Of heavy planks which were
thrown across the track They were
undoubtedly placed there by some mis-
crcant fer the purpose of wrecking the
train. This Is the second diabolical at
tempt made within the last six weeks
10 throw the train from the track. No
effort should be spared 10 hunt down
these would-be murderers, las there is
certainly more than one person con-
ceracd, aud Ia bring them To condign
punishment. We do not wish To ne
understood as advocating lynch law.
but if summary justice were meted nut
to the guilty parties, without the slow
legal process of courts and juries. the
community would be rid of dangerous
characters. and the example thus set
would not be protitleSs. - OrcgoniaR.
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: CHATTER oE ACcIDEsTs.-We
were Informed by gentleman who
came over from Portland. Saturday.
taa, shortly after the train bad las~ssi
Olaqua SiAtl n. ~ - ssy 70 Tacom.
one Of the brakeman. ~ho@e uafne ~s
did not learn. fell from the top of o
frsigh. car. ard broke bis arm. The
train proceeded on is Nay over ten
mills, " ben il was diccoverea that be
VA missing, whereupoC II ~as backed
up about three miles, and as no trace
VA found of the brakeslnan, the cars
were switched Of, aud the engineer
drove back after taking on a doctor.
who chAnCti 10 be 81 the train aud y ho
volunteered hss sersicrs. when the
young man vas found and his arm
tenn porsrly st H Va. then taken
back 20 the train which started on it's
way again for Tacoma But 1t dill not
proceed bat short distance before =
nan - Of COWS were di~cogered on the
track. which def.-i the approaching
tram, and though whistle after y hi.,le
WAS sounded the train ram into
them st fuli speed aud pitched two or
three # them down ali embsnkm-nt
sevefsl feet After this while crossing
the tre-tle work about S. mile. the
other side Of Tscoius nite II the axles
Of the engine broke which occasioned
another long delay.