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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

Every Saturday morning the Dutch
women wash their houses on the out
side, scrubbing them from pavement 10
chimney Any point that is too high
for broom or ladder they reach by a
forcing pump. Out Of nearly every
window may be seen woman, stretch
ing herself halfway out, perhaps with
a brush and cloth, reaching after some
fancicd dirt-spot, or dashing pail Of
water al ii. Ii is understood at this
time that the town Is given up to clean
ing. and the passers-by on the pavement
below have no right to complain If they
get shower Of water and suds over
their heads. The spiders have been
driven entirely out Of Holland, or left
in disgust; and | do not think ever
saw fly anywhere in the country. No
swallows are allowed to dirty up their
houses or stables, and, strange 10 say,
one sees no birds about whatever, ex-
ccpt the omniprcscnt storks, which are
allowed, BY special favor, to build their
nests in the chimney-tops. owing 10 the
particular vencration which the Dutch
have for this bird, likely because ii Is a
Waterfowl, or rather. water and land
fowl or, like the Dutch themselves, an
amphibious swamp-animal AS you 90
through Dutch town the most common
sight Is the women washing in the ca
nails. On both sides, from one end Of
the street TO the other, they may be seen
ut all times Of the day, washing every
thing from baby's stocking 10 a table
cloth; and, when they have nothing else
70 wash, they wash out their brooms and
brushes and tubs and themselves. some
times the whole canal has the appear
ancc Of flowing with soap-suds. The
Dutch have learned the art If washing,
and every thing connected with Il, SO
well that other countries often send their
linen there 20 be washed and bleached,
especially the large manufactures. The
meadows outside Of n Dutch town are
fairly white with washed articles stretch
ed over them. - Ladies Repository.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

The fidelity and afieciionate intimacy
Of married bird-life appears most con-
spicuouSly in pairs Of the grosbeak fam
lily ard in small parrots. Here is per-
feet harmony Of will and deed. The
two sweethear.s appear unwilling To
leave one another's company for mo-
ment all their life; they DO every thing
togcther--e eating and drinking. bathing,
and dressing Of feathers. sleeping and
waking Various degrees Of affection
and harmony are discernible on close
observation. Among the small gros-
beaks. pairs Of which sit together, the
intimate relation Is never disturbed;
even over the feeding-cup there Is no
quarreling. They stand highest in this
respect among birds. Love tokens are
exchanged BY pressing Of beaks together
"a veritable kissing, accompanied by
loving gestures. They are also more
sociable, and even at nesting time more
peaccable, than other birds. In the case
If other grosbeaks, when the male bird
sits by the female in the nest, there are
various demonstrations Of affection, but
also slight occasional disputes. especial
In about feeding time. Next in order
come the small parrots. which also APP
pear almost inseparable. The male bird
feeds his companion with seeds from the
crop. This goes on quite regularly dur
ing the Matching, and until the Young
are somewhat grown. During all this
time the hen bird, which broods alone,
never leaves the nest but for a few min
utes. and the cock shows such Affection
,.. oar., tbaf liz, xrbnfn lnxs bn uoats,s IN
do nothing but take food and give il
again. Yet even this loving union IL
married from time to time, even dur
ing the Matching time. with quarrels
that even come 10 blows Again, the
male bird Of a pair Of chaflinches only
occasionally sits on eggs or young, but
he watches the nest very carefully, sing
ing to his mate the while, accompanies
the hen in fight, and helps her in feed
ing the young ChanibcrS's Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

The British Trade Journal says The
ingenuity Of the American inventor j. a
curiosity in itself. Having exhausted
the credulity of the customers for wood
en- nutmegs, and the ligneons ham hav-
ing proved a failure, the New England
or has lately been dcvoting his sharp in
tcllect 10 inventions nearly as profitable
and rather more reputable. "A few years
ago soft felt hats were extensively worn
in the United States. They were very
pleasant. but had the one fault Of get
ting limp and slouchingly unsightly in
the briin. Ii struck keen New York
cr that bit of galvanized wire run
around the brim would not only obviatc
this, but give the beaver the desired cock
at will. No sooner thought Of than done,
Luckily patent does not cost quite 30
much in the United States as here, and
the lucky inventor l. said 70 have netted
a fortune. Now we hear that the gent
Us who first brought out wooden tooth
picks has made $50. 900 by his little man
ufaciure. At first, If the universal tray-
cler's tale be true, fork, or the abuse
ful bowie knife, served this purpose.
But, as the country advanced in luxury,
the demand for weapon more civilized
and little lighter became universal.
Found the demand, the man who was 70
satisfy ii soon appeared. AT first the
toothpicks were made Of hard, iibrous
wood. But this, we are told hy New
York journals, did not serve. The hick-
ory toothpicks lasted too long. Latter
" he has been making them a soft pine
wood. and with great increase 70 his
gains, for II now takes four sound picks
10 get the broken end Of one out from
between the teeth. This almost equals
the genius who, finding no sale for his
cargo Of shoe pegs in Philadelphia,
" whitfield the other end, and sold them
for oats in New Orleans" Al least 50
we read in an American newspaper, and
all the world knows how jealousy they
cling 10 the truth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

The Colossus of Rhodes he tramp.
"A black mailer-A colored post
master.
Prof. Proctor says the earth il grow
ing larger. We are glad TO hear II, for
real estate has shrunk fearfully in the
past three years.
Some husbands are only accompa-
niments for their wives, while others
again bear about the same relation To
their wives that the bellows boys do to
the organists.
When woman makes up her mind
that a hen shall not set, and the hen
makes up her mind that she will, the
irresistible meets the immoyable, and
every law Of nature j. broken or per-
vcrtcd.
"A young man applied al a newspa-
!. Have you ever had any experience as
an editorgM inquired the newspaper
man. well, no, not exactly re-
piled the ambitious aspirant, cautiously.
= But I've been cowhided number Of
times, have been married quite while,
have worn borrowed clothes for three
years, and never had cent Of money,
so thought might work in" He was
engaged.
II i not yet known where she lives
this year, but don't LEI Us worry; she
will surely appear IN the newspapers
within the next three months. We al
ludc 70 that farmers daughter Of IL,
who plows 20 acres of ground, cuts 10
acres ~ grain with reaper and mower.
thrashcs all the wheat, cultiyates one
acre Of cabbages, milks 20 COWS every
morning before breakfast, and does
nearly all the homework, while her
father lies abcd with the inflammatoy
rheumatism all summer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01


The time when serious danger j. an
ticipated 10 the peach crop upon the
Delaware and Maryland Peninsula has
passed, and the growers are ready 70
acknowledge that the prospect ~ the
present moment for an abundant
yield l. appalling. The widest dream
Of the most sanguinc peach enthusiast
Of ten years ago j. likely to be more than
realized this year.
Making the figures Of 1875 the basis Of
calculation, II appears that the shipment
this year will be between 100000 and
lO,OOV,voO baskets. In that year the
railroad company estimated that they
would ship 5000, 900, and the total yield
was 100000. IL must be borne In
mind that the water facilities 70 New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore are
great, aud that the railroad company's
estimate only includes the amount Of
freight expected TO be carried by them.
But these eight or ten millions viii not
be the entire yield, for the numerous
canning establishments all over the
peninsula, and the home consumption,
together with the drying establishments,
will use up something near 2,0o0,O
baskets, so that ii Is probable the total
estimate Of the yield from the present
outlook will be 100000 baskets Of
fruit, which would afford during the
season a peck Of peaches for every man,
woman and child in the country.
Until two years ago New York had
always been the grand distributing
point, where the bulk Of the crop was
shipped, and thence, through commits
sion men, reshipped to interior points
and TO New England. A partially sue
cessful attempt was then made to avoid
this, and bring the interior and New
England cities in direct communication
with the grower, and considerable
quantity of fruit was shipped west TO
Cincinnati, Chicago, indianapolis, etc.
The object Of the Convention which has
just been called is 10 further perfect this
system and altogether break up the re-
distribution Of fruit from New York. IL
j. understood that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will be prepared this sea-
son To make such complete arrange
ments that the fruit can be shipped 70
st. Louis even, in time 20 save II from
decay, and to this end the fastest en-
gines and finest trucks on the road will
be placed at the disposal Of the growers,
and faster time made BY the peach trains
than is now made on that road by their
passenger coaches. Direct commune
cation has already been made with Bos-
ton without breaking bulk at New York,
and il is even proposed 70 send the fruit
up in Canada and Maine direct from the
orchards. But should All these arrange
ments be- completed the effect upon the
price Of peaches in New York would not
be disadvantageous 10 the consumers.
They may depend upon cheap and ex-
cellent fruit in any event.
Another attempt is 10 be made dur
ing the season 70 ship fruit to Europe
BY means Of refrigeratorS, an expert
ment which failed in 1875 only because
the steamship failed 20 carry sufficient
ice. More care will he taken this year,
and il is confidently predicted that i
will meet with success: and il Il should.
"A great problem for peach-growers will
10 solved Nesr York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

We noticed on the street on Yesterday
our old friend Charley Brown. the great
mining cxirrt and principal owner Of
the Hudson mine. Every one knows
Charles as one Of the mos polite and
aifable Of undcrtakers living. Some
years ago he presided at muurnful oc-
cassion In Virginia City, brought about
by the shooting Of a gentleman who kept
a saloon. He was popular man. and
was buried by the fire department. Sew
eral companies were in advance. with
bands of music and large concourse Of
people. The officiating clergyman was
a comparative stranger, acting for the
time for one of the resident clergy.
When every thing was in readiness, and
the services about 10 commence. the
thoughtful Charles quietly approached
and softly remarked: "Parson. | reck-
on you are a stranger up here NJ some
what" replied the clergyman.
:" Thought So" said he; "Louk kind o.
strange like. You didn't know The : de-
ceased N" mo" ). Well. = added the
accommodating Charley. = thought
nobody but me would be likely 10 help
you out, so thought I'd tell YOU. He
was shot innocent, he was. lie was just
"A pourin' out glass o. whisky free, you
know, and that miserable skunk just up
and draw'd and shot him dead. and there
he Is. He wouldn't a harmed nobody,
he wouldn't. Why, that man had a
menagerie in the corner Of biz saloon,
where he kept tame animals and led 'em
with his own hands every day. Dogs and
rats and cats and mice aud little
pigs and lizards and horn-toads
and monkey. and every darned
kind Of varmint-like that eat each 9TH
er And he let the little boy~ and girls
in To see 'em for nothin'. He was kind
% animals and little children Put it
in. II will please the boys You hear
me? / mean TO have this thing 90
through clean.'' The parson put 1t
i'm and il did ..please the bows At
the proper time the procession was
formed with carriage at the head, then
a band Of music, fire company. then
the hearsc, and so on. When The cler-
gyman came out he said, '.Mr BROWN
think there Is some mistake about ar
rangemcnts. My carriage should not
be NJ the head of the procession. but inn
mediately preceding the hcarse I" The
prince Of undertakers gave him one Sc
we're look. and said firmly ..l'arson,
what do YOU know about a way-up fun
era? iou ride head. you're the prin-
cipal man in the outfit except the
corpse The parson took his seat, and
a. the sequel proved he was the princi-
pal man. for at the first blast from the
leading band his team started. and ran
violently. reaching the cemetery a full
half hour il advance of the procession.
Charley met the clergyman some years
after, and in speaking Of the circum-
You? Well, don't you see, can always
make things pleasant and agreeable in
them affairs by just giving the parson a
word when he needs it. '-Austin (Ner.)
Hel.filLe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01
Indian Counting Time.

The Indian counting season will open
in about ten days--so we are informed
by Captain sam, an Indian high IN the
councils of the piute nation. The In
dians will then break mp their camps
near the towns and take % the hills,
where they will remain cncanped until
after the spring fandango. This court
inc scason--which Il the best name we
can find for it's the principal holiday
Of the Indians. aud while n lasts no
money or persuasion will induce an In
dian, male or female, ~ perform labor.
dustin Rerciiic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01


Fernan Caballcro, the Spanish
novelist, il dead.
Mrs. Wilson, better known rs Au-
ms,a j. Evans, has an elegant house
ssar Mobile. and II Ii said she will write
. no more books
Admiral Semmes practices law NJ
uoble. lie Is slim, with STOPPING
.houldcrs, and his thin hair falls over
M sharp lines Of his face.
Mrs. Belle Boyd Hammond Is living
IN Baltimore. and giving dramatic read
iups. She is described as being very
graceful on the stage
The Chicago Inter Ocean has en-
Moved Mr.. Jesse X. Grant as lis special
correspondent in Europe. lie will ac-
company his father on his grand tour.
Ii i reported that ex-Gov. War
moth i shortly 10 be married in New
ark. n. j.. and that after travelling
With his wife In Europe he will return
"a political work IN Louisiana.
-Gounod, the composer, Is 80 years
old. and man Of an absorbed and quiet
manner. The melancholy Of his nature
|. said 70 be the consequence Of his theo-
lorical studies, for he was destined for
the Church.
Rev. John Adams, Vicar Of Stock
cross. Berkshi England, and well
known in his own country rs the his
torian Of Cornish Saints, as an archmolo-
rist. and as geological writer, was
among those who persisted at the South
em Hotel fire nj II. Louis.
IA subscription has been opened in
France for the erection Of statue To
George Sand The committee, under
ths Presidency Of Victor Hugo, contains
the names Of almost all the literary ccle-
brilies ii the day. including George
Eliot. The coomittec have asked per-
mission 10 place the statue in the Square
St. Michael, near the Luxembourg.
"A part ~ the speech Of Webster In
reply to IIayne. written out by Web
sier's own hand. has been added 10 the
collections Of the Boston Public Library
This j. bound with Mr.. Galcs's short
hand notes % the speech, and with the
original copy uf these notes written out
in part BY Mr.. Gales and his wife, and
revised BY Webster.
Col Thomas W Knox, the veteran
traveller and writer. has started on his
second voyage round the world. lie
goes overland 10 san Francisco. and
thence % Japan. China, siam. Java.
ceylon. India and Egypt. returning via
the Paris exhibition in 1873. whence he
will return in the autumn 70 New York.
There are several claimants TO the
ownership ~ the Nom de plume Of '.Saxe
Holm" the popular but unknown nov
elist. one q the latest being a young
lady q Wayne County, Pa, Miss Alma
Calder. clergyman's daughter. The
best informed critics maintain that Mrs.
Helen Hunt Carpenter, the poctcss, i
the author Of the books in question. not
outstanding she has seemingly made
an explicit denial Of the report.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

An unpublished mass, by Mozart,
has been discovered. II Is claimed 10
he autograph, and was composed about
the year l777, for fine Convent Of the
Holy Cross, NJ Augsburg. There is said
10 be no doubt of lis authenticity. The
Domino Deus" and the Incarnatus"
are said 10 be especially fine.
Rome can boast, at the present
time, one Of the finest tenors ever known,
in the person Of Franciscan monk,
Father Giovanni. Imprcsarii have re-
peatedly besought him 10 leave the
cloistcr for the stage, but he turns d
deaf ear. When he sang NJ the Easter
fetes the churches were crammcd to
sufiocation. lie IL fine, robust man
Of 80.
Dom Pedro shocked the social sense
Of the Berlincrs by being out when the
Kaiser called on him at his hotel by APP
poiniment. lie appeared afterward, and
apologized by saying he had been de-
laycd by conversation with Helmhoz.
Imperial reverence for intellect seems
not to be appreciated in Berlin.
a Partisan manufacturer has re-
ttifth al oidtt liuiii hihtf wi l1t ~
number Of white shirts upon which ex-
tracts from the Koran are TO be printed
in sky blue letters. Upon number Of
white wooden nndershirts is to be stamp
ed the signature Of Mohammed The
articles are intended for distribution TO
Turkish soldiers when upon especially
dangerous duty, 70 stimulate their cour-
age under the impression that they are
talismans.
-Petosi, the nationalist poet Of Hun
gary, is yet alive, according TO the latest
news, although he has long been thought
dead. II will be remembered that all
the world supposed that the gallant
young man fell mortally wounded ia
battle with the Russians at the fight
near Fcjeregyhaza, july 81, 1s49. Re-
port, however, says that he yet lives as
a Russian prisoner in Siberia. Count
Andrassy, his old time friend. il max
ing every endeavor to discover the truth
or falsehood of the riimor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

mittcd to the next session, for increasing
the facilities for manufacturing cotton
goods In the South by admitting, free Of
duty, foreign machinery for making
cotton. Such hrportations are for actual
use OILY by the importers, and are not
10 be offered for sale. II such bill II
passed, II IL stated that the machinery
Of two English companies will be trans
ferrcd 70 Columbia, s. g.. and cotton
foctories established At leading points Of
all the cotton-growing States. Gov.
Hampton, Senators Lamar and Gordon
and others favor the scheme.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

1t costs 36 l-2 cents per mile 10 run
locomotive.
NY, New Jersey firm has lost $780,
vuV ~ experiments 10 find out how 10
dye plush for silk hats. The best that
can be produced in America turns
brown under the hot iron. Hence the
high price Of silk hats.
--Sheathing ships with paperfastencd
On with cement, i being tried at Ports
mouth, England. A sea captain, who
invented the process, claims that sea-
weed will not grow on, or barnacles adj
here q the paper.
.lquique, in Peru, reported destroy
eu ~ an earthquake, was Headquarters
10Y The trade In nitrate Of soda. The
annual exports Of nitrate Of soda from
'quique reach nearly 1900, 600 cwt.
Prominent European capitalists
nave been negotiating for some time.
ana, At last successfully, with the Land
commissioners II Florida for as. OOO,-
w worth Of orange lands. They in
end 70 bring into the State 1900 or
S'Voo hardy farmers from England, Ger
"'''s' france, and Italy.
The refrigerator cars used in ship
Plng fresh beef to the Atlantic Coast
nave hitherto been coming back with
wv loads. II Is now proposed to load
nem with saltwater fish, oysters, etc.
FRESH shad, brought thus, sold in Gin
vlnhati last week at 10 cents pound.
,hls refrigerator car business i asthing
'aa' VIII soon be working both ways.
The arms and ammunition factories
Y Connecticut, including the Bridge
/ pon metallic cartridge factory, and the
nrown broihcrs' factory at Waterbury,
I'm running night and day 10 fiji orders
Nh, MI, both Russia and Turkey The
mm'hchester Arms Company Of New
raven NJ the cartridges. Colts facto-
N New Hartford IL said 10 have re-
svnsly received q large order from Rus
va ior navy rcvolvcrs.
4 French machinist has discovered
' WIN ~ Keeping his turning tools con
,,snlly wctted with petroleum he was
"D'c V cut metals and alloys with them,
though when the tools were used with
~, we oils the edges were turned and
~ 'a''cu: The hardest steel can be turn
Il Easily ! the tools be thus wet with a
n a.A'urc y two parts Of petroleum with
0uc part q turpcntinc.
Several Southern senator's and Rep
aG;sen'atlvcs, Il i said, have had under
'''Vussion y plan, which will be sub
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

ID. Conrad, an old resident Of Saun-
ders County, Neb., was killed BY light
ming while herding cattle.
Andrew Whiteman Of Rochester,
n. j., II years old, was accidentally
shot and instantly killed by pistol in
the hands Of q playmate.
Cyrus Browns 4-year-old daughter
fatally shot herself at Epsom,' N. H.,
while playing with revolver.
AT Minneapolis. Mimi, Clarence
Bunker, son Of II. T.. Bunker, in sliding
down the banisters Of the Nicollct House.
fell three stories. breaking his thigh and
crushing his skull.
some recent suicides At Clcvc-
land. o.. solomon wilmer, on account
Of continued i'll health. AT Sundusky.
o., Charles Zulusky. machinist, aged
f5. At Madison. Wis, Mrs. John En-
dres. At Battle Greek, Mich, Eugene
Morgan and al Muskcgor, Mich, Thos.
Davis.
A young man named Mack Fitch, Of
Ohio Township. Bartholomew County,
Ind, was killed BY the kick Of mule.
Desiring To pull of one Of the shoes
on the mule, Fitch raised one Of the
hind legs Of the animal for that pur-
pose. just a. the foot was raised the
mule jumped forward, discngaging II
from the young mans hold, and immc-
diately kicked, one foot striking Fitch
just behind the ear, breaking his neck,
and killing him instantly. lie was but
IL years Of agc.