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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-19
Elephants as Timber Carriers.

One Of the great industries Of Bur-
NAH, writes DR.. Field in the New York
Evangelist, is the timber trade. The
teak wood, which. is the chief timber cut
and shipped, is very heavy, and requires
prodigious force to handle it, and as the
Burmese are not far enough advanced TO
use machinery for the purpose, they en-
ploy elephants, and bravely do the mo-
BILE beasts perform their task. In the
timber-yards both at Rangoon and at
Maulmain, all the heavy work Of draw
ing and piling the logs is done by them.
have never seen animals showing such
intelligence, and trained to such docili-
ty and obedience. In the yard that we
visited there were seven elephants, five
Of which were at that moment at work.
Their wonderful strength came into play
in moving huge pieces of timber. | did
not measure the logs, but should think
that many were at least twenty feet long
and foot square. Yet male elephant
would stoop down and run his tusks I'M
der a log and throw his trunk over it,
and walk off with II as lightly as gen.
tleman would his bamboo cane on the
tip of his finger. Placing II on the pile,
he would measure it with his eve, and If
il projected too far at either end, would
walk up to it, and with gentle push OF
pull, make the pile even.
If 4 still heavier log needed to be
moved on the ground TO some part Of
the yard, the mahout, sitting on the ell
ephant's head, would tell him what to
do. and the great creature seemed to
have perfect understanding Of his mas
ter's will. He would put out his enor-
nous foot aud push il along: or he
would bend his head. and crouching
halfway TO the ground, and doubling
up his trunk in front. throw his whole
weight against il, and thus, like a ram,
would "but- the log into its place; or,
IL 1t needed to be taken greater dis
lance. he would put chain around II
and drag il off behind him. The female
elephant especially was employed in
drawing. as, having no tusks, she could
not lift like her big brothers, but could
only move by her power Of traction OF
attraction. Then using her trunk as
DEITY as lady would use her fingers,
She would unite the knot or unhitch the
chain, and return TO her master, per-
haps putting out her trunk 70 receive
banana as d reward for her good con-
duet. II was very pretty sight, and
rave us new idea Of these noble crea-
lures, and Of the way in which they can
be trained for the service OF man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-19

II appears that young man named
Jubal Shine arrived in Detroit two days
ago on one Of the up-river boats IL
also appears that in due course Of time
he was found drunk in an alley and
taken 10 the Station-house, and from
thence 10 the House Of Correction for
80 days. lie left behind him memo
randum book. II would seem from the
entries that Mr.. Shine is young man
who desires 10 keep himsef posted, and
that he is also close observer Of things,
and warm friend Of his mother. The
first entry was made as soon as he ar
rived II reads:
beats any thing ever saw! Saw
four locomotives just now In one yard!
Saw more'n hundred barrels Of flour
in one pile Saw over forty horses soon
as got of the boat Saw almost three
policemen the first thing! Wish ma
was here.''
After an interval Of half an hour he
wrote again:
Counted 347 people on the streets in
ten minutes, and tisn't Fourth of July,
either! Saw over 800 grindstones piled
up before one place! Counted eighteen
telegraph wires on one post! Wish ma
was here.''
lie probably waited awhile again be-
fore making his. third entry, which
reads:
i've counted more'n sixty stores
already. Never saw such place for
stores in all my life Believe I've seen
over two hundred women! just went
by store where over thirty pairs Of
breeches were hanging OUT Wish ma
was here
Some hours must have elapsed before
he wrote again, as he began:
"I've seen morn'n a million things!
Believe I've seen over six hundred peo-
Pile! I've walked over mile, and
haven't come to the end Of the city yet!
Boys and girls walk right along the
same as any body else, and ! heard q
boy sassing man who sells peanuts
Guess I've heard as many as seven bells
at different times, and | came pretty
near seeing three dog fights. Darned-
est place ever see for housesl Them
things they call street cars run on wheels
and won't turn out for nothing. Wish
ma was here"
Some time during the evening he
wrote.
:. Begin to feel As II | had always lived
here. Man asked me what time twas,
and told him just as naturally as if /
had lived here 10 years. Got two Of
the darnedest best meals ever had!
Let a Teller take as much butter as he
wanted to, just had a drink Green
horn from the country was treating me
10 beerl Wish ma was here.
His last entry was perhaps made by
starlight, after getting into the alley.
The hand was unsteady, and some OF
the words ran clear across the page. II
reads:
y Saw MORN a. hundred greenhorns
from the country. Sat down here to
cool off an klect my thoughts. Drank
lots Of beer, but it's hard on the beer as
on me, Sheems be good place here
guess Ill SHAY all nize. Wozzer-
Wozzer-where- w-h--wish ma waz-
hic-here ,"-Detrou Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-19

The lace trade i'm Normandy en-
ploys $4,000 persons.
-Georgia's crop 81 dried peaches this
year will be worth 81 100000.
One billion five hundred million
shoe eyelets are made annually in South
Abingdon, Mass.
Sweet fern Is extensively used in
Maine in the manufacture II tannin
Producers receive - per ton for il.
"A l4-acre field near Georgetown. 5.
O., has produced 1894 bushels Of rice,
being an average Of II bushels 70 the
acre.
The Russian Government recently
ordered All rolling stock and locomo-
tives used on Russian railways 70 be
manufactured within the Empire.
In Virginia and North Carolina the
acreage planted in tobacco Is 80 per
cent. larger than last year, and the yield
promises 10 be better IN the same ratio
San Francisco manufacturers are
trying To supersede Chinese manufac-
turing 81 ruchings and laces by employ
ing American girls, who are quite apt in
the work.
The Raleigh Observer claims to have
information that there are now in opera
ton 81 gold mines in North Carolina,
some Of which are operated on very
extensive scale.
A Necedah, Wis, cranberry firm
has about 500 Indians employed picking
berries. They are good berry pickers,
but the farmers in that section complain
terribly about raids on their potato and
corn fields.
The great increase in the meat cx-
poriation from this country 70 England
has necesstated the construction Of i'm
mense refrigerat0rs on many Of our
largest sailing vessels. and il Is reported
that the Great Eastern j. to be devoted
a. that trade exclusively.
The building ~ metallic railway
cars has been IN course Of experiment
for some time Steel freight ears are
suggested. a. they are far less in weight
than those constructed Of wood, thus
saving wear and tear of the tracks. Il
j. claimed ihat.a steel car can be made.
weighing no more than seven tons. that
will carry twice that weight in freight.
Ii the trucks are Of steel car Of 10 tons
weight can be made that will carry ~
tons Of freight The construction Of
these vehicles j. also stronger and more
durable than the wooden cars. Already
many iron coal cars are in use.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-19

s. v. Curtis, prominent farmer
If Walworh County. Wis. was fatally
gored by bull belonging To him. He
occurrence.
Ellen Ganley, aged 5, Of West New
York, was bitten on the cheek by a
black spider Soon afierward the flesh
began 70 reddcn and swell, and in a
week she died.
At Newport, o.. Mrs. John +. Fon-
dcrhert was fatally burned while kin
ding fire with Kerosene, and Al Mil
waukee Mrs. Mccain came to her death
by the explosion Of a Kerosene lamp
AT Wheeling, w. Va, Thos. f.. Sui
Ivan, prominent druggist, fell from a
window in the second story Of his resi-
dence 10 the pavement below, and broke
his skull.
Near knightsville. Ind. some boys
were playing around an air shaft ~ an
old mine, when lU-year-old son Of
Hugh Ranney fell in John Steele, his
uncle. seeing him fall, went down to get
him out, and both were sutlocated by
foul air.
A 3-year-old daughter Of Albert
Parry, Of Upton. Hardin County, Iowa,
went into the barn 70 play, and while
there climbed up partition and crowd
ed her head through small aperture
between the boards 10 look on the other
side, when her feet slipped from their
standing place and she was caught by
the neck and strangled % death in few
moments.
-. j. Laughlin, aged about 20 years,
Of Bloomfield. ILL.,, was found dead on a
wood-pile on the levec, AT Memphis,
with bunch If cotton saturated with
chloroform at his mouth. II l. believed
he was addicted 70 the use Of chloroform
and morphine, and that his death was
accidental.
Shooting accidents: At Sharps-
burg, O., VIM. Garyey dropped his gun
while hunting. and one II the barrels
was discharged, blowing OIL the top Of
his head 5-year-oll son Of Alya
Buckles, living near Mount Pulaski,
ILL.,, was PLAYING with loaded revolver,
which went of, killing him instantly
Louis IL. Favernide. while hunting near
st. Paul, Mimi, had his left hand shot
away al The wrist BY the accidental dis
charge Of his gun. samuel Stickney, u
Waterloo, Iowa, Rugged gill SO hard
that a revolver in his pocket was dis
charged. seriously wounding aboy who
was passing the gate where the pair
stood.
The suicidal mania: Crosby Hayes,
aged 80. wealthy farmer living near
Washington Court-house, o., hanged
himself in his wood-shed without any
known cause. Kate Mallory, aged %,
hanged herself At Cleveland, 81, be-
cause she had been accused Of stealing
$50 from her brothers. house. son Of
james Harriott. aged 20, near Lima,
o., shot himself through the head on
account Of disappointment in love.
VIM. Hauscr. aged 81, hanged himself
at Dubuque, Iowa, on account Of III
health and other affections. Clara
Challenger, a young woman. ended her
! mortal troubles at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-19

During the recent convention 81
Governors al New York, the Governor
Of North Carolina rose 70 make ms
usual remark, but observing that the
Governor Of Boston was present, he 80
far amended the original resolution as
To saw TO the Governor Of South Caro-
lima that the leadcn hours, on slow I'M
folding wings, had dragged their weary
lengths in mock cteriAties nigh hall
way round the tircsome dial-plate, since
last night they bent the pregnant hinges
Of the elbow and touched with earthly
nectar rare, from old Kentucky's cop
pcr-bottomed hills, the parch-ed lips, 70
cool with gurgling dewiness the dry and
whistling throat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-19

TOMATO SouP.--Pour over dozen
ripe tomatoes small quantity 81 weak
stock, and stew them very gently until
tender. Mash them through sieve,
and add the required quantity Ct good
strong stock; add cayenne pepper 70
taste. Let all boil together for few
minutes, and serve very hot.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-19

The laboratories for women which
We're established six months ago nj the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
appear to be successful. Some Of the
pupils are fitting themselves 10 teach;
two have made special study Of some
subject for the purpose Of assisting their
husbands in business; others take the
course rs part Of their education, with
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-19

tpoublc loaded Editorial in the -. Louis
Globe Democrat.
A Democratic victory In Republican
State can be interpreted only as rehuke TO
the mistaken policy Of Republican Admin
istratiou. A policy which commenced by
ignoring representative Republicans IN the
selection Of Cabinet, and which proceeded,
step by step, in the direction Of party oblit-
Grafton until II o'creaped itself and land
cd on the other side" could expect no other
reward than that which y received yester-
day. We are not disappointed, how
ever much we may be chagrincd, a.
the figures which come 70 US. Ihcy
tell story which has been familiar 70 OBJ
serving men from the beginning-that every
important act o. the President has tended 70
weaken the Republican party ana "
strengthen the Democratic party. Ills nat
terers have had such complete possession "a
him that they have not allowed him 70 see
his mistakes or 10 correct them, and this =
the first opportunity be has had 70 hear me
real voice II the people. Republicani.m =
not defeated in Ohio: but the Presidents ci-
forts to paralyze the party which elected
him have produced their expected iruii.
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out definite plans for applying their
knowledge, and others still take some
subject that will enable them 70 under
stand and 10 make collections At home,
and 70 give their children An intelligent
interest in some form Of science.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-19

IN you don't want TO be robbed o.
vour good name, don't have It painted
on your umbrella.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11
4 JTORD PERSONAL.

We have received several letters
from friends in Dakota county, in
quiring whether we are candidate
this fall for reelection to the state
senate. We desire to state In reply,
that we are not a candidate. The
pressure of our constantly increasing
labors forbids it.
We take advantage of this occasion
to thank the people of Dakota county,
both Democrats and Republicans, for
the generous support they have hith-
erto accorded us. We have tried, to
the utmost of our ability, to secure
the passage Of such laws as would
promote their welfare. We shall con.
tinue to work, through the columns OF
the ANTI-MoNOPOLIsT for the same
ends.
We trust Dakota county will elect
no man to the legislature who is not
in favor of the Cheap School Book law
and the Usury law; for we learn that
strong efforts will be made, next win
ter to repeal both these great reforms
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11

effort will be made during the coming
winter, to repeal the act, and THAT
AS SOON AS THE ACT Is REPEALED
PRICES WILL GO BACK TO THE OLD
FIGURES.
This was proven in Olmstead coun-
tv the other day. The superinten-
dent came out and boldly repealed the
act of the legislature and refused to
permit the people to have the cheap
books. Instantly the booksellers of
Rochester united in notice REsTOR-
ING, sUBsTANTIALLY, THE OLD
PRICES, on the plea that times were
hard and rents high =!
Remember that the repeal of the
Merrill contract will cost the people
Of the state one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually.
Look to your candidates for the
legislature.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11

John March. a wheat buyer at Della
no, is in the city to-day looking after
business interests. He says that the
farmers in the vicinity Of DelanO are
hauling their wheat to other markets
owing to impositions that have been
practiced npon them in the matter of
short weights. \ load of wheat offer
ed to some unprincipled dealers that
would run by measure 80 or 40 bushels
has been weighed down from sixty to
one hundred pounds, and the result is
the farmers will haul their wheat a
dozen miles to find an honest mark
et.-PioneerPress.
The farmers are cruelty fleeced in
this matter of weights and grades
We have been trying for years to have
the Legislature provide for a system OF
inspectors of wheat, etc. with power
to examine all scales. But our labors
SO far have been in vain. The farm.
ers should disuss this subject and agree
upon some remedy.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11
THE REVIVAL OF BUSINESS.

The Republican platform of this
state says
1--WE commend the conservative
financial policy by which the national
currency is steadily and surely ap-
preaching gold standard
coupled with the healthfulbusiness re-
riral already resulting therefronl.' =
Now as the Republican speakers
may need some proofs that 1.-The
healthful business revival has al
ready s'arrove' we would suggest the
following from the Jackson (Ohio)
Herald. Ohio is one of the wealthiest
states in the Union and the home of
the President
The Sheriff Of Fayette county adj
vertises about 100000 worth of prop
erty for sale, as an evidence of the
"good times Republican leaders have
been promising the people for the past
four years! If you want these ''good
times to continue, vote the Repu.
| blican ticket at the October election
| The Sheriff of Knox county adyer.
tises 700 worth of property fol
sale. Republican contraction is the
cause.
The Sheriff Of Henry county adver
tises sd 900 worth of property Of the
victims of Republican resumption and
contraction.
/ The contraction policy of the Re
publican party makes it necessar.
for the Sheriff of Defiance county t,
!, sell 5000 worth of property.
The s'good times" which were t.
come with the success of the Republi
cans last fall, have reached Huron
county. and now the Sheriff advertise
$50, 900 worth of property at forces
sales.
The Van Vert Bulletin last wee1
advertised $4,000 Of property a
Sheritf's sale. Yet the leaders of tn
Republican party insist that resumI
; ton and contraction must 60 on.
Perry country is getting down t
hard pan. Twelve sales are advel
tised by the Sheriff, in the New LIE,
: ington Herald representing $50, SO
of real estate, and yet John Sherma
! says this is the most prosperous cour
try in the world.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11

The great objection made by the
Republican party to Mr.. Banning is,
that he was until very lately, a Re-
publican. The Pioneer-Press thinks
that this is enough to ruin him in the
estimation of all honorable men. 1t
says:
What renders it still more interest
ing is that Mr.. Banning has always
been q Republican and has always
acted with that party, We believe, till
last year when he became an adherent
of the Democratic party, but by no
means a convert to Democratic prin-
ciples. For he is by nature, by edu-
cation, by the whole bent of his mind,
as incapable of being doctrinally a
Democrat as he is incapable of being
Nohammedan.
This is rather rough on the Repub'
lican party, that mere membership in
it disqualifes man from holding any
office of honor Or profit. On what
ground then does it advocate Gov
Pillsbury's reelection!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11

The New York Tribune the other
day ridiculed us for the paucity Of the
Greenback party in Minnesota and
abused us as lot of lunatics. Now
it is looking little nearer home with
open-eyed amazement. 1t scratches
it's perplexed head and ruefully
says
The vote in Maine more than justi-
fed Mr.. Blaine's prediction. Gov.
Connors majority will probably ex-
ceed Ii 5000. The only other signifi-
cant fact in the returns is the strength
of the greenback ticket, which re-
ceived 5000 votes. This e.rceeds all
the prophecies. Last gear its rote ras
one-teuth Of that number. There is
food in this for an instructive contro.
versy. Let the harmonious Demo
cratic press proceed to settle just what
proportion of this vote was east in re-
volt against Mr.. Williams.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11
4 MISERABLE DOCTRINE.

New York Evening Post: Mr.. Wen
dell Phillips is reputed to be worth
$3.50, 900. lie is also the candidate
for governor of the Massachusetts
workingmen, who roundly denounce
capitalists. There seems to be an in
consistency here somewhere, but
Mr., Phillips right to the title Of
workingman rather than capitalist
will not be questioned by any one
who reflects that he works rs hard
with his tongue as any workingman
does with the rest Of his body.
The Post seems to think that a man
must be stepped in poverty himself
to the very lips before he can sympa-
thise with the laborer; and that if a
man is we'll off in this worlds goods
he must necessarially grind the faces
of the poor. We don't believe it. A
wise man sees that the rights Of the
laboring class are the foundation O.
the republic; and that to ignore these
rights is to dig the grave of liberty
and prepare the way for empire.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11
AFTER RESUMPTION, WHAT?

Gold at LOB, and another million of
greenbacks cancelled. If it were safe
to predict anything about SO slippery
a matter as finance, it might be claimed
that we are on the high road to re-
sumptiOn.-Pioneer-Press
Yes; s'another million of greenbacks
cancelled another million added to
the Understanding debt of the coun-
try; another million and quarter of
the notes of private corporations issu-
ed to take the place Of those destroyed
greenbacks; and for what! Suppose
this ruthless system forces paper and
gold to the same level, what then!
Will that revive business; will that
give the starving thousands employ
ment; will that give US good times!
Not bit Of it. In England after spe-
Gle payments were reached there fol-
lowing many years of the most terrible
suffering. We are only on the thresh-
old of our miseries when greenbacks
and gold reach par.
Suppose that end attained what as.
surance has the country that the So
called resumption will be permanent
Ii the great English demand for our
wheat, (due to short crop at home
and continental, war; has set the
current Of gold flowing to our shores,
and thus made resumption posi-
bic, will not gold rise again as soon as
a counter flow of gold from any cause
commencesl When you get the pre-
MUM on gold down to nothing how
can you stick a pin in it to keep it
there forever after!
| And suppose resumption reached
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11

The greenbackers of California
elected eight members of the legis-
lature at the recent election; all this
in the state that uses an eNclusivelgold
and silver currency-but times are
just as hard in California as any other
state.-Litchfeid independent
That was one of the fallacies which
the progress of the debate has explod-
ed, that there could be no hard times
where business was conducted on a
gold basis. The poorest and least pro-
gressiye people that ever lived were
the inhabitants of Europe during the
Middle Ages. when paper money was
utterly unknown, and when the pur-
chasing power of coin was SO great
that a penny would buy a sheep.
When the financial smash-up of 1887
and 1857 came we were on gold ba-
sis.
1t is we'll to note the fossil remains
OF these dead fallacies: they mark the
track of the great debate.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11
1t is % beautiful sight.

Mr.. BANNING, personally. is not a
political opponent to be despised. He
is a man of ability and will make an
active canvass of the state. At this
time, when party lines are not closely
when, in fact, parties are un-
dergoing such changes as are conse-
quent upon abandoning old issues and
taking up others which have been
neglected-his canvass may seriously
injure the Republican party unless it
is guarded by an equally vigorous
canvass. We do not imagine the Re-
publican party in this state can be
defeated but we do think it important
that it should be kept in fighting or
der.-'St. Paul Dispatch.
The Dispatch is beginning to realize
the situation. Yes; Mr.. Banning is a
candidate not to be despised, even by
a party with p, 900 majority.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11
TROUBLE AHEAD IN MOWER
COUNTY.

The last number of the Justin Re-
publican contains a call for Il People S
Independent Convention for Mower
county. to be held at Dexter Oct. 9th.
the call is signed by over five hun
dred citizens of all parties. and the
names are published! This means
business.
The Republican advocates the
movement in ringing editorial
There are tempests ahead in Southern
Minnesota. and those who think Mr.
Pillsbury is going to walk over the
track will find themselves dreadfully
mistaken.