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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-09

Col. Gordon, the African explorer,
has been appointed Governor Of the
entire province OF Soudan.
Eugene will not live at Chiselhurst
much in future. She is going tn Spain
TO try 70 get royal wife for her son,
who is TO offer his military services to
the Gar.
K The Countess Waleuski, the widow
Of the well known Minister for Foreign
Affairs under Louis Napoleon, is about
70 wed Nj. Alessandro, q young Napoli-
tan many years her junior. She has
three grown.up children, and one
adopted son, now French Consul at
Cartagena, the result OF Count Waleu-
skis intrigue with the great Rachel.
The Countess has been authorized 10
assume On her new marriage the title
d Marquis Ricci d'Alessandro.
INV The experiment 81 employing
woin n ~ CLERKS at stations has proved
50 successful in the case of few rail
ways In England. that the others arr
adoptingii on every sidr;i tnd twill
not toe long before Tho voice that issues
from the little window where tickets
arc sold aud timetables given AVA,
and general information II dispensca
will change from unmclodiuus bass Il
piping treble.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-09

on the occasion Of Mr.. FlDrence's
benrft at the California Thcttcr, San
Francisco. friend OF the comedian
paid $40 for private box. and then
handed into the treasury god check
for Sl,O0O, made payable 20 The order
II Mr.. Fl0rcnco. MIR. Florence lets
san francisco s22, 500 richer than when
he arrived there.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-09

lie returned 10 France under the gem
efai amnesty act Of 1859, and during
me franco-German war, by special in
vltation OF the Emperor, came to Metz
ahd conducted the initiatory negotia-
tons, which resulted In the capitua-
ton Of the French Army. Since the
war he has held u seat III the National
Assembly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-09


The cost OF tuition per pupil In the
Boston schools Is three times that Of 20
years ago.
1t Is reported that 40 cents per
capita is provided for the education Of
colored children in Georgia, and 81 80
for white children.
delaware has $40 schools, with 21.-
5S7 pupils and 430 teachers. 1t has
spent during the past year, for school
purposes, S2l6,2 1925 40.
--Sadiier's Directory for 1877 gives
the Roman Catholic population OF the
country as 600, 900. The hierarchy
consists Of cardinal archbishop, 10
other archbishops, 10 bishops, and 1927
priests. There are 1922 churches and
1857 parochial schools.
The Collegiate Reformed Dutch
clergy Of New York City are called for
life, with a salary Of 81, 900 a year, and
an annuity OF $4,000 il obliged to leave
through ill-health or old age; and one
Of them now wisely refuses his elders
request to resign until his 5000 year
is assured.
Brother Moody has got his ideas of
heaven, and gives them: II you were
TO take an unregenerate man off the
streets Of Boston tonight and put him
on the crystal pavements Of heaven, he
wouldn't want TO stay there. If you
could take drunkard and put him I'M
der the shadow of the tree OF life, he
would say, "It is hell for me-" Heaven
Is prepared place for prepared people.
The Legislature Of Minnesota APP
proves uniform system Of textbooks
In the public school Of that State, and
proposes To let the monopoly for Is
years to any publisher who shall give
assurance Of furnishing books to every
scholar at half the present trade prices.
This important measure, over which
there has been animated controversy in
that State Of late, only awaits the Gov
ernor's approval to become law.
Mr.. Tooth, the London Ritualistic
martyr who is now immured in Horse
monger Lane Jail, is allowed to furnish
his own cell, to pay poor prisoner for
cleaning It, TO use a second cell as a
dressing-room, TO look out OF a fairly
large window, to take airings, to eat
and wear what he pleases, to smoke
whenever he likes, and drink pint of
wine or quart of beer day, and to
receive as many visitors as he chooses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-09

A l0-year-old daughter Of A. Gold
man, Of GraRd Rapids, Mich, was
building a fire in q stove when her
clothes caught fire and she was fatally
burned
DR.. II. G. Phillips, a well known
dentist, committed suicide by taking
poison at Quincy, Mich, on the 10th.
Intemperance was the cause.
AT Appleton, Wis, few days ago,
little son of p. N. Smith was burned
to death while engaged with some play
mates In building fires in vacant lot.
AT Manistec, Mich, the other day,
Perry Russell, while engaged shooting
at a target with pistol, accidently shot
and killed his nephew, young man
named Willis Russell. The pistol went
off accidentally, the ball entering at the
left arm-pit ard piercing the LETT lung.
Mrs. Eleanor Seabrook Apologize,
aged IS, Of Red Bank, N. j., was car
rying lighted kerosene lamp to her
room, when the lamp exploded, setting
her clothing on fire and burning her SO
severely that she died in eight hours.
William Schmeling, proprietor Of
the Lisbon Plank-road House, Milwau-
kee, was fatally burned by the explo-
sion of a can Of kerosene, which ignit-
cd from lighted candle, while filing
from a barrel
One morning recently the teachers
and scholars Of the Second Ward School
in Janesville, Wis, were thrown into
confusion by the report OF pistol and
the exclamation, my God! I'm shot"
1t appears William Roper, about Is
years Of age, had in bis possession .
small pistol. During recitation he
put his hand into his pocket and began
fooling with it, when the weapon was
discharged, causing painful but not
dangerous wound in the boys leg.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-06
Anecdotes Of . Virginia Gsvernsr.

An elderly gentleman in this county,
who well recollects Gov. Thomas Mann
Randolph, represents him to have been
man Of remarkable activity and great
physical power, although his weight
was bat $50 pounds. It is related that
3 mad dog once came to Monticello and
ensconced himself under the portico.
Colonel Randolph ran for his pistol.
but found to his dismay that there was
no powder on the premises with which
to load it. In this dilemma Colonel
Randolph resorted to curious expedi-
ent. and accomplished . daring feat.
Encasing his left arm heavily with
wooden cloths, be took his dirk in the
right, and boldly attacked the rabid
brute. Presenting his left arm, the dog
Immediately seized il, when be was dis
patched by the dirk with single thrust.
1t is said that Colonel Randolph would
frequently swim rivers when out Of their
banks rather than 60 out of his way TO
. bridge. Upon ons occasion, having
sold horse to friend, he told the psF-
chaser some weeks afterward that be
had forgotten to inform him that the
animal would sometimes shy at logs
when swimming, Meriwesker Lewis
Randolph, q SON Of COY. Thomas Mann,
was also q man of grsak physical
strength. 1t is related that he once car
ried 1000 pounds weight across a room
in Shadwen Mills.-CAarlottesrtlls
Chronicle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-06
TO c0RREsroapDrx

An communications for this paper shdnld be
accompanied by the name Of the author. not
necessarily Tor publication. but a. evidence Of
good fatfh on the part of the writer. Write
only on one side of the paper. Be particularly
ca-eful In giving names and dates. 70 have
all letters or figures plain and distinct
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-06

pressed between two glass plates.
school and Church.
The Dartmouth, n. H., Agricultur-
al College has only eight students, in
place IF "a last year. None have enter
ed this fall, and the prospect is not very
encouraging.
Bishop Wiley, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, has sailed from San
Francisco for China He will visit the
Methodist missions in all parts Of the
world, except Liberia, before his return
year hence.
If the Northern and Southern Pres
byterian Churches were united the sum
total of members would be 670,12i. In
1861, when they parted, the total num-
Der of members in the united body was
3OO,814.
The following colleges admit both
sexes on equal terms: The Cincinnati
University, Antioch College, Cornell
University, Michigan University, Penn
College and the Swarthmore, and the
Iowa Law College. Two young ladies
have entered the latter this year.
1t is suggested in Great Britain that
Government might make payments for
practical instructions in cookery in the
same manner as for the teaching Of
elementary science; and Sir John Lub-
book has asked in Parliament, Why
should not boys learn about cleanliness
and ventilation, the management Of in
come, expenditure and saving?"
Three prominent gentlemen of Pitts
burg, through their counsel, have filed
bill in equity against the Rev. NJ. w.
Dallas and number of the members of
the Ames Methodist Church for intro
ducing an organ to assist in the music,
contrary to the charter of the Church,
which provides that there shall be con-
gregational singing in the services, and
that no instrument shall be used.
Miss Helen Magill, daughter of DIR.
Magill, President Of Swarthmore Col
lcge, is the only lady who ever was
graduated from the Boston Latin
School, and who received from the Bos-
ton University the degree of Doctor Of
Philosophy last summer, sailed for
Europe the other day to continue her
studies in philology and science at Cam
bridge, England, and perhaps in Ger
many.
in the Grand Duchy of Baden new
State law Ordains the establishment of
Middle Schools for Girls, with seven
years. course Of tuition. The very best
teachers will be employed. These new
Higher Schools for Girls are to receive
subvehtion from the State Exchequer,
like the corresponding institutions for
boys. Summaries for the training Of
lady professors are to be founded in
connection with these new educational
establishments.
fare there many professors Of re-
ligion at your college, James?" solemn
" asked the deacon of his nephew, who
had just got home from his freshman
year. "Think not, sir, /" replied James,
musingly; "we've got professor Of
Hellenic Greek. a professor of compara-
tive conchology; in fact, professors Of
almost every thing else; but with \
wink) 1 don't recall any professor of re-
Hgion among the faculty" Old man
holds up his hands astounded.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary,

Wendell Phillips is reported to be
worth @250,OO0.
Henry Ward Beecher will visit CAL
ifOrnia next spring, lecturing about 20
nights en- route.
Mrs. Burnett's "Lass o. Lowrie's"
in its dramatic form is the success of the
season in London.
William Morris is to give a series of
lectures on the history of decorative art
in England during the coming winter.
Joaquin Aiiller's play of "The
Danites" is the success Of the season in
New York. Mckee Rankin and wife
have been engaged to represent it for 40
weeks.
Elijah A. Morse, of Morse Bros. the
Rising Sun Stove POLISH man, has
been nominated for Lieutenant Gov
ernor Of Massachusetts by the Temper
ance party.
Edward Lear, author of the de-
lightful ''Nonsense Verses" is great
broad-shouldered Englishman, who
spends much of his time among chill
dren, and delights in making them hap
Ply.
The Rev. DIR. Schneider, who re-
Gently died in Boston, was the first per-
son in the world to write and preach in
the Turkish language a Christian SER
mon. 1t was over 40 years ago, and at
Constantinople.
"A new opera, lie Dernier des Mo-
hicans," will be brought out in Brussels
in November. The composer is Mrs.
Corinne Young, of New York, who is in
Brussels attending the rehearsals. The
libretto is taken from COoper's novel.
An effort is being made by Lon
don publisher to compete,with the cheap,
unwhOlesOme literature of the day by
the republication Of good, healthy books
at a cheap price. One of these, Bum
vans "Pilgrim's Progress" has al
ready appeared, and may be obtained
complete for one penny. The book is
in pamphlet. form, and consists of Ga
pages, fairly printed, and with nunaer-
Gus wood cuts, which, if not highly fin
ished, are quantity suggestive.
Prof. Asaph Hall, of the United
States Naval Observatory at Washing
ton, who discovered the moons of Mars,
is native Of Goshen, Conn. He learn
ed the trade of carpenter and married
a schOOlmistress, and it was she who in
duced him to study, and became his
teacher. He rapidly advanced, surpass-
ing his teacher, and reached the higher
branches of mathematics. When about
% years old he obtained a position in
the Harvard College Observatory, and
was retained there for several years as
assistant. In 1861 he was appointed to
the Naval Observatory, and since 1875
has had charge of the large telescope.
Sell nd Ind afrw
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-06

Near Greencastle, Ind. Fred Siegal
was blasting . rock, when the limb OF
tree, blown of by the explosion. fell up
on him, killing him instantly.
AT Ottawa, Ont, James Farming,
while going down stairs to wait on his
sick wife, tripped and fell. breaking his
neck. He died almost instantly.
While two brothers, John and
Nathan Petticord, Of Indianapolis, were
ont hunting. John was fatally injured
BY the accidental discharge Of Nathan s
gun.
"A little daughter of William Wynn,
of Pittsburg. while playing in vacant
lot found q bundle Of jamestown weed
(Stramonium), q portion Of which she
ate, producing death in few hours.
AT Omaha, Neb., Mrs. P. H. Leary
was out driving with her two children,
when her horse ran away and came into
collision with telegraph pole, throw
ing Mrs. Leary from the buggy and
breaking her neck. The children were
but little injured.
Two boys, named Jones and Bar
ton, were standing on the platform Of
car on an excursion train, near York,
Pa, when the locomotive met with an
obstruction which threw it of the track
and badly shattered the cars. The two
boys were crushed to death and several
others were injured.
The suicidal list DIR. Daniel XII
ser, for nearly so years resident Of
Fort Wayne, Ind, took = fatal dose Of
morhhine to ease the troubles caused by
poverty and domestic infe!icity.-Chris-
topher Cumphrey, Of Little Greek, Ind,
shot himself through the head.
Cause, sickness and temporary insanity.
I-Gustavus Hanson, Swede, aged
IS, residing near Westville, Ind, in a
fit of dependency hanged himself to q
tree.-A man giving his name as Horse
felt was arrested on charge of horse
! stealing and locked in the Lawrence
burg (Ind.) Jail. During the night
he cut his throat with q
penknife. G.. Armstrong, OF
Cleveland, o., . gentleman well con-
nected, but hard drinker, severed his
jugular vein and also cut his wrists with
q razor. His wounds were not necessa-
rily fatal.-At Columbus, O., Constable
Jonas Pletch shot himself with revolv-
er. Pletch has been low-spirited for
some time, caused by dissipation.-At
Dayton, o. Michael Myers, "a blacksmith,
jumped into q well and broke his neck
At Detroit, Mich, Ida Jacobs, 3 young
girl from Norwalk, o., shot herself dead
after having had quarrel with her low
err, a noted sporting man.-Charles
Braffit, confined in the Richmond va
Jail for forgery, cut his throat with q
pocket knife. -Mrs. Garean, of East
Templeton, Ont, aged so, who had
been slightly deranged for some time,
committed suicide by throwing herself
into the river.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-06

ter Of . Prussian General: "Thc Gen
eral was not blessed with much wealth,
but with many manageable daughters.
One day the Turkish Ambassador called
upon him and asked IL he might hope
to become the Generals son-in-law.
with pleasure replied Gen. Bonin,
delighted. How many do you want?'
Aristarchi. seeing that the General took
him for Mussulman, replied with some
trepidation that he was Christian, and
wanted only one. what u nuisance!'
grumbled the General. We'll, take
whichever you want!'"
Odd and Ends.
"A business that couldn't succeed
without strikers: The match trade.
The lover who is kicked oil the
front stoop may be said to have good
start.
--Dobson thinks his wife has got re-
ligion, because she is always singing
"Sweet, Buy and Buy" to him.
-" The best way to cure a crying
child" says an advertisement, "is to
buy it baby-carriage." That is, to
keep the bawl rolling.
Miss Long, of Oregon, has married
Mr.. Little She, of course, says, .sLove
me Little" and he, of course, says,
"Love me Long" And the legitimate
result of it all will be that Long hay
ing come q Little, Little will soon
come Long.
"A lady having attempted to explain
the new birth to class of lads at SUM-
day-school, asked one whether he would
not like to be born again. "No," was
the reply. "Why moi, my boy?" inquired
the teacher. "AcOs l might be born a
wench." answered the boy.
SHE UNDERSTOOD HIN.
A penstve mood came over me;
REMARKED with many . sigh,
The frost and cold win soon be here.
The landscape change 10 brown and sere,
And all things green viii die"
She looked sweet, sympathetic,
IA And the tears stood in her eye,
I As she murmured in a voice divine.
Placing her lily handin mine,
I'm sorry. but-Good- bye"
Here is Turkish fable: Abdullah
went to the house Of Nasereddin to Dor
row his mule. Nasereddin, who was
ready lender, said that the mule was not
at home. At that moment the mule
prayed loud enough to wake the echoes.
What did you say, Nasereddin, that
your mule was not at hOmeebut hear
him." "Go thy way, false Abdcllah,"
said his neighb0r, "you are not true
friend, for you believe the mule and re-
fuse to take my word"
Commenting on q recent statement
to the effect that "Professor Hall, the
discOverer Of the moons of Mars, began
life as . carpenter" correspondent
says: "That is probably the reason
why it was he who first saw the satellites,
and it not only adze to his honors, but
augers well for future aspirants for as
Economical fame, though it's plane that
his case is the exception rather than the
rule. We square away to let any other
craft compass this that can. We have
done our level best'
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-06
Science and Industry.

1t is claimed that Corpus Christi
handled 100000 pounds of wool the
past season.
The production of coal oil has been
increased from 800, 900 bbls., in 1860, to
$685., 9O6 bbls. in 1876.
A new establishment, to be known
as the Progressive Art Company, has
been established at New Britain, Conn.,,
for the manufacture of bronzes and for
wood engraving.
There is invested in the carpet trade
at Philadelphia over - 900, 900, and the
prospects Of the trade just now are very
bright. All the manufactures are run
ming on full time.
Mr.. Bradley, of Lampasas County,
Texas, raised this season IA wagon-lOads
of onions, estimated to be over 0,O00
pounds, on one acre of ground. They
will net him four cents pound or $500.
Judge Biddle, of the Supreme Court
of Indiana, has invented musical in
strument somewhat like violin, and
called a tetrachord. 1t may be made in
different sizes, so that II instruments
will constitute full string band.
A class of % young Boston women
has successfully prosecuted diamond
cutting, which has heretofore been car
ried on almost exclusively by the Jews
of Amsterdam. The girls cut and pol
ish the diamonds in an excellent man
ner.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-06
Irish moss is gathered in the bay

Irish moss is gathered in the bay
near Scituate, Mass. The water is clear,
and the ''mossers" in their boats can
easily see to gather with long rakes
punches clinging to the rocks below
The preparation Of the moss for market
consists simply of washing and packing.
Brewers use it largely instead of higher
priced isinglass.
"A method of separating oil from
cotton or wooden waste has been in
troduced in Germany. The waste is
placed in q drum and q quantity Of
plaster Of Paris is mixed with it, suffi-
Gent to take up the oil after prolonged
contact. The mixture of plaster and
waste is next placed in perforated
drum. which is revolved rapidly, and
the plaster escapes in the form Of pow
der.
The new metal, gallium, discovered
two years ago by NJ. Lecoq de Boisbau-
dram, is so slightly diffused that the dis
coverer had to employ half ton of zinc
from the Pierrefitte Mine to get ~ grains
of metallic gallium. 1t resembles pew
ter in color, is not so soft as lead, but
can,be bent and cut. When heated to
redness, it assumes a slight tarnish,
without being reduced to an oxide. 1t
is very fusible, melting with the heat of
the hand, forming white globule. and
would form mirror, like mercury, II
pressed between two glass plates.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-06


Queen Victoria, will, it is reported,
go to Berlin shortly to witness the mar
rage of her granddaughter, Princess
Charlotte, to the Prince Of Meiningen.
-Gambetta put out one of his own
eyes when q child in a fit of rage. He
was placed by his parents in the keep
ing Of some people who had i'll treated
him, and he wrote to his father that if
he did not take him back home he would
put out one of his eyes. No attention
was paid to the childish threat, but
Gambetta kept his word and tore out
an eye.
Mr.. E. w. Blyden, the new Liberi-
an ambassador to England, is the first
minister ever accredited to that country
by q negro State. He is Of pure negro
blood, and was educated chiefly in Lii
IBERIA. He has excellent ability, has
been professor in the College of Libe-
ria, has contributed very clever articles
to Fraser, and has served in the Libe-
rian Government. He has just been re-
ceived by Lord Derby.
-LOndon's nobility fiutter over an
other of its frequent scandals, Viscount
Frankfort de Montmorency, an Irish
peer aged IL, having been sent to . lun-
attic asylum by his friends to prevent
his marrying q woman with whom he
was years ago concerned in a divorce
case. The lord, whose family name
was formerly the plebeian name of
MOues, has not been credit to his or
der, having in 1852 spent year in Jail
for sending an outrageous letter to Lord
Henry Lennox, and conspiring for
scandalous purposes.
The following story is told about
Aristarchi Bey, who married the daugh-