The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-19

- Inc latest evidence OF cOmmerc1dl
recuperation is in the establishment Of
an "American store" by an enterpris-
ing New England merchant in the
heart Of st. Petersburg, Russia.
OF late years every city or large
town Of British India has one or more
papers conducted by Hindoos and pub
lished in HindostaRee. A comic paper
was recently issued at Allahabad which
makes specially Of jokes upon Euro
pean vices and peculiarities.
About 1920 Icelanders have immi-
grated into Manitoba, and settled on
Lake Winnipeg at place which they
call Gimli. The Colonial Government
has given them land and helped them
to get over. They are very unlucky,
however, this winter, numbers of them,
especially children, having died of
smallpox.
DIR. Schliemann has discovered in
tomb at Argos \ large golden mask
and an enormous breastplate Of gold.
He also found the body Of man won
derfully preserved, especially the face.
The head was round, the eyes large,
and the mouth contained thirty-two
fine teeth. There is, however, diff
Guilty about preserving the remains.
There were alsofou ID bronze swords
with great golden hilts--a mass Of i'm
mense golden buttons, splendidly en-
graved, ornamented the sheaths Of the
swords; also two great golden goblets
and great quantity Of other objects in
gold, articles in earthenware, a carved
wooden box, several articles in chased
crystal, ten large cooking utensils OF
bronze but no traces Of iron or glass.
Odds and Ends.
Why Is fashionable society like a
warming-panP Because it Is highly
polished, but very hollow.
1.-THE slumber OF the pure is sweet, =
says the Talmud. That accounts for
sleeping in church, surrounded by the
pewrest influences.
A Paris paper says Baron, the
singer, Is Of unusual height-so tall in
deed that when he went the other day
TO consult doctor about n severe cold
in the head, the physician said: "My
friend, you must have got your feet wet
last year. "-Boston GLOBE.
Many women scold Mt a mark, and
so accurate Is their ain that they will
knock all the good resolutions out OF a
man in three minutes, and leave him
doubled up over the aching void where
his manhood ought to be, like a small
boy who has became the sepulcher Of a
green appte.-Rone Sentinel.
The Brooklyn Theatcr people have
had one grain Of comfort. A wind
storm visited Cleveland the other night,
caught hold Of regularly ordained
orthodox church spire, and pulled itup
by The roots and stood il on its head
and yanked the roof off the church, and
never touched theater. -- Exchange.
An Indianian went into Chicago
saloon and asked for ga gin cocktail
with some strength in it.n The bar
keeper made mixture Of acohol, pep
per sauce, absinthe, lines, and pain
killer. The lndianian drank It and
about quart Of tears came to his eyes,
his mouth contracted to about the size
OF a safe-key hole, and when he suifi-
GENTLY mastered his emotion to speak,
nc said, How much's thatP- "Fif-
teen cents" responded the barkccper.
The customer put down quarter and
said, keep the change--have some
thing yourself;" then, wringing the
barkeeper's hand, he added, +" That's
the first good gin I've.taste since left
home-something like liquor; it's sort
Of quick In taking hold and slow in let
ting 60. Come and see me, and Ill