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The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-11-16

We gladly welcome TO our exchanges
table, once more, the long absent on.
familiar face. Of that spicy and newsy
sheet, the Congressional 6iobe. Inc
Globe Il the official organ Of the Ameri-
can Paragraphers' Association, and ~
columns are repletc with expensive non
sense HaDkeye.
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~, Z, % ANA%As,
t4er'l PRssr Agt.. Chicago
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New Advertisements.

coca week IN your own,own, Terms y IS outfit
0UU tree. Ii, HALLETT 81 Co, Portland Me.
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Illinois Central Railr'd

Commencing Dec. 9th, 1874,
a Daily Express Passenger Train viii leave
City, Sundays excepted. on the arrivfl OF
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RAILROADS..
9 &
L N $

THE cntoAgo 4 NORTHWESTERN KA1lwAY
Trunk Railway Lies Of the West and North
west, and, with Its numerous branches and con
%nections, forms the shortesg and quickest route
betwee 2 Chicago and all points in Illinois, Wis
con.ln, Northern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nehraska. California and the Weston Tsuito'
liz. L.
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q Crosse, Winona and st. Peter Line
Green Bay and Marquette Line

Is The only line between hicago and Janesyille,
Watertown, Fond du Lac, oshkosh, Appleton,
Green Bay; Escanaba N~egaunee, Marquette,
try. Its
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.glae stations. Telegraph stations.
CONNECTIONS.

!. AT Sioux City with Illinois Gen -al, Sioux
CITY and Pacific and Sioux City and st. Paul Raj
roads.
, Passenger train going east connects at Davis
Junction with branch trains arriving Al Port
Ian1yille at r. 10 p. ~, and then connecting with
H1ward's STAGES for Virginia. Eden, tairview,
p,loit, Canton, harrisburg, Flandreau, Linwood,
ROCK rapids, Sioux Falls and all points on The
Big sioux River, and from leaving Portlandylile
at Is p. m, connects AT Davis function with
train going west.
~ u Al vermillion with stages for Lodi, Rivr
side. Turner. Bloomingd lie and Finlay.
g. AT Meckling with stages Tor Sl.James.
s. AT Gayville with stages forSt. Helena.
At Yankton with stages for all points III
southern and western Dakota, and North Nebras
ka; and during the season of navigation with
Missouri River Transportation Companies me
of steamers for Randall, Brule' Pierre, s1lly'
Rice, Bismarck, Stevenson, Berthold. Bulord,
arrol and Benton; connecting at Pierre with
transportation wagons for the Black Hills.
This is the only Direct Route to the
o'seA mus GEO. E. MERCHANT.
E. v. DERRIoKsoN, CENT S@perinte1tdt
AQeAt.
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- 10 cts, postpaid. L.JoNES& 90, Mas,
san, N. Y.
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2E QO0per day NJ home, Samples worth S.
OOtoDAU free. Stinson \ Co., Portland, Me
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EXPRESS. EXPRESS
G

i. At u. P. Transfer with Union Pacific Rail
.. Al council Bluffs, with Kansas City, st. Joe
and Council Bluffs Railroad for 81. Louis and all
=. At Missouri Valley with Chicago & North
western Railway for Chicago and all points east
Paul. Illinois Central and Dakota Southern Rail
roads. Steamers for upper Missouri river, during
navigation, and with stages for all points Ia the
5, AT Blair with Omaha and Northwestern Il
r. for Omaha and southern Nebraska.
e. At Fremont, Neb., with the Union PACING H..
r.. for all points west, and the Pacific coast. :,
Z. At Wisuer, with stages for Norfolk, and all
points in Northern Nebraska.
tfg-B Be sure your tickets read via sc. Il PR.
r, &. HILLS, Gent Ticket Agt,
l.. BJREETT Superintendent.
G. j. 0nCoNNoR,
Western Passenger Agent.
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Treeport and Dubuoue Line
Chicago and Milwaukee Lin

the only route between Chicago ana Elgin,
ockford, Freeport, and all points Via Freeport.
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Rockford, F~reeport, and all points Via Freeport.
Its
Chicago and Milwaukee Line
Is the old Lake Shore Routa, and is the only one
passing between Chicago and Evanston, Lake
Forest. Highland Park, Waukegan, Racine, Ke-
nosha and Milwaukee,.
Pullman Palace Drawing Room Cars
are run on all through trains OF ms roao.
This is the ONLY LINZ running these cars be
tween Chicago and 81. Paul and Minneapolis.
Chicago and Milwaukee, Chicago and Winona, or
Chicago and Green Bay.
Close connections ale made at Chicago with the
Lake Shore " Michigan Southern, Michigan Cen
trial, Baltimore q Ohio, Piitsburg, FIT. Wayne y
Chicag d, kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes,
for all points East And Southeast, and with The
Chicago and Alton and Illinois Central for all
points South.
Close connect ons are also made with the Union
Pacific X. X. at Omaha for all far West points.
Close connections made at Junction points lcith
rains Of all cross points.
Tickets over this route are sold by all Coupon
Ticket Agents in the United States and Ganadas.
Remember, you ask for your Tickets via the
Chicago X Nofth-Nestcrn Railway, and take none
other,
New York Office, No. 415 Broadway; Boston
Office, No. 5 State street; Omaha Office, 245 Farm
ham street; San Fran isco Office, l21 Montgomery
street: CHICAGO Tickle Offices. 81 Clark street,
under sherman House; Is Canal, corner Madison
and Canal streets; Wells Street De OF, corner
Wells and klnZle streets,
For rates or information not attaipable from
Your home ticket agents, apply TO
LAgvIN EueHI7g,
Gen, Manager, Chicago
u. g. 8TENEETg,
Ger'1 Psss'r sgt.. Chicago
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Omaha and California Line

| The shortest ana best route between Chicago
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada.
California, Oregon, China, Japan and Australia.
Its,
Chicago, St. Paul 4 Minneapolis Line
+ the shortest line between Chicago and all
points in Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota,
and all points in the Great Northwest. lis
La Crosse, Winona and st. Peter Line
Is the best route between Chicago and La Crosse,
Winona, Rochester, 0w tonna, Mankato, ST. Pc
ter New Ulm, and sll points in Southern and
Cnnlral MInnH.A.a- Lis
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GRAoE,s CELEBRATED ssLyE

Hch, LHgr0piaz NGaS, Nettte Rash, lM0Squifo and
Ffed Bites, Spider SHRqs,
And all cUtGne0iS diseases and ef4pfi0nS geaeY-
ally.
For sale by all druggists, groceries. and Mt all
country stores throughout the United States and
British Provinces. Price by mail 30 cents. Pre-
pared by SETH w. FOWLE SONS, 81 liar-
rison Ave. Boston, Mass.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-01
A Fight with a RattieSnake.

George Case, constable, few days
ago was away from the house ut work on
the farm, and the mother had stepped
out If the house for short time, lcav-
ing little girl of eighteen months
alone. Hearing the child laughing IN
great apparent glee, she looked IN and
was horrifed to see it striking at large
masasaugua, or marsh rattlesnake, and
when it would make q lunge to bite, the
child would laugh, supposing it play. A
pet cat was between the child and the
snake, using all its strength by rubbing
against it to keep it out of danger. 1t is
the opinion of the parents that they are
indebted to the cat for their childs life.
The mother seized the child and placed
it in the middle of the highest bed in the
house; then she, all unmindful that she
had lain off her shoes, seized kettle of
hot water and commenced pouring it
upon him. This brave little barefoot
woman, near enough to a four-foot rat
tlesnake to pour hot water on him,
poured it on the reptile till he made q
lunge to bite, when she screamed, drop.
ped the kettle, and ran. By this time
MIR. G., who had been called, got to the
house. By tearing up the floor he sue
ceeded in pushing the snake out with a
pitchfork. His snakeship was found in
a very demoralized condition, being half
cooked and entirely blinded by the hot
water, trying to bite with mouth all
knocked askew by the falling kettle.
After he was despatched and the rattles
secured they were found to number sew
enteen, and some of them gone at that,
showing him to be old enough to vote.
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!, Thougllts for Saturday Night.

Assurance and intrepidity, under the
white banner of seeming modesty, clear
the way to merit that would otherwise
be discourag by difficulties.
No company is far preferable to bad,
because we are much more apt to catch
tile vices of others than their virtues,
as dise'.se is far more contagious than
health.
For the honest people relations in.
crease with the years. For the vicious
inconveniences increase. Inconsistency
is the defect of vice; the influence of
habit is one of the qualities of virtue.
No man is defeated without some re-
sentiment, which will be continued with
obstinacy while he believes himself IN
the right, and asserted with bitterness if
even to his own conscience he is detect.
ed in the wrong.
It appears to be among the laws of ma.
ture that the mighty of intellect should
be pursued and cooped by the little, MS
the solitary flight of one little bird is fol.
lowed by the twittering petulance Of
many smaller.
There is nothing more to be esteemed
than q manly frmness and decision of
character. I like person who knows
his mind and sticks to it; who sees at once
what is to be done in given circum-
stances and does it.
If this life is unhappy. it is burden
to us, which is difficult to bear; if it is in
every respect happy it is dreadful to be
deprived of it; go that in either case the
result is the same, for we must exi st in
anxiety and apprehension.
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Hot Temper and Rash Action.

As an instance of what hot temper
and rash action csn accomplish to ruin
life, an affair that occurred at Sharon,
Pa, is one of the best illustrations. A
young lady, Miss Kate McGilvery, was
out driving alone, and when on State
street she desired to get ahead OF
wagon. She called out to the driver to
turn aside so that she could pass. He
was deaf, infrm old man, named Bell,
and at first did not hear what she said,
but after a second or third call did as re-
ouested. misunderstanding Mr.. Bells
delay, the young lady on her arrival at
home told her father that the old man
had tried to frighten her horse. MIR.
McGilvery is very impetuous, and this
made him SO angry that he started down
town to find Mr.. Bell. He met him in
front of store, and, without warning,
knocked him through the window, cut
ting his head badly though not seriously.
MIR. Bell was removed to his residence,
and his son Richard was SO maddened
by his fathers condition that he de-
termined to punish his assailant. He
found him in front of the very stefe
where the first assault had been made,
and picking up two-pound brass
weight he hurled it at Mr.. McGilvery's
head, fracturipg the skull. The wounded
man died in a few hours. Miss Kate,
the innocent cause of all the trouble,
has lost her reason, and is now raving
maniac, though her physician has slight
hopes that she may recover from the
shock. Young Bell was taken in GUS
tnl1,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-01
The Little that He Had in Bank.

Amorg the subscribers to Audubon's
magnificent work on ornithology was
John Jacob Astor. He was always ready
to encourage such works, and he put his
name down upon Audubon's book for
one thousand dollars. During the pro-
gress of the work, which proved to be
more expensive than had been at first
anticipated, Mr.. Audubon often found
himself obliged to call upon his generous
patrons for assistance; but he did not
call upon Mr.. Astor until the letter press
and the plates had been delivered. When
the final delivery had been made, how
ever, he called upon the great merchant
for his thousand dollars. 80
"Ah, Mr.. Audubon" said the owner
of millions, "you come in q very bad
time. Money is scarce and hard, and 1
have everything snugly and tightly in
vested"
And so the ornithologist called, time
after time, and was often put off. 1t was
not because Mr.. Astor did not wish to
pay, but it was from the strong desire,
growing stronger with his years, to keep
his property intact, and see it increased.
When he had paid away hundred thou
sand dollars for really benevolent pur-
pose he felt good, as man feels good
who has got rid of all aching tooth. 1t
was only the wrenching away Of the
money that hurt him.
At length Audubon called the sixth
time. Mr.. Astor had commenced to be-
moan the low-ebb condition of his cash
in hand, when he caught a disappearing
look from his son William, who happened
to be present.
"But," said the old man, after pause,
"I suppose you want your money, and,
really, should like to let you have it.
I may have little in bank--William
have we any money in bank"
Evidently John Jacob had expected
his son only to answer simple yes; and
it may be that William B. thought his
father wished to know something of the
bank account. At any rate, he was just
fresh from the cash-on-hand page of the
ledger, and he answered:
"Yes-we have little over hundred
thousand in the Bank of New York;
eighty thousand in the City Bank; nine
ty thousand in the Merchants; ninety
eight thousand four hundred in"
"That'll do, William! That'll do! I
guess, Mr.. Audubon, William can give
you check for the money!"
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Living Eighteen Hours With a Broken
Neck

A Gentleman pamed Miller, residing
at the corner of Park and John streets,
Syracuse, N. Y, and aged about sixty
years, was engaged in picking cherries
at neighbours near by, and while 80 do
ing a limb broke, and he fell to the
ground, distance of only ten or twelve
feet, striking on his shoulder and the
back of his head. This occurred about
ten o'clock in the morning. Miller was
taken to his residence, and DR.. Whedon
was called. When the doctor reached
the house and made IN examination, he
found that Miller had suffered disloca-
ton of the neck at the base of the brain,
and at the upper part of the spine. He
could hear and understand, but could
not speak. DR.. 'Whedon, on further ex-
animation, found that when the mans
head and neck were pulled into the natu-
ral position, he could not only under
stand and hear, but could talk as well.
For about two hours the neck remained
in its dislocated condition, and most Of
the time persons were employed in hold
ing the neck and head in position, the
mental faculties being in their natural
state Doctors who visited the house
during the afternoon declared that not
in the history of the country has such o
case ever happened before. A dressing,
consisting of bandages and weights, was
applied to the patients head to keep the
neck extended.
The injured man died about four
o'clock the next morning, and previous
to his death he became paralyzed in his
right side. He lived eighteen hours
with broken neck
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-01
They We're all Slumberinc.

Victor Hugo never learned the art of
thinking upon his feet, and so is com
PEELED. carefully to prepare his parlia-
mentary efforts beforehand and to read
them in public from manuscript. In
connection with this fact, the Paris
Figaro relates this anecdote: "The time
was after 184S, and one day NJ. Victor
Hugo, being in the tribune, read man
uscript on which had been noted at q
certain passage (at which he supposed a
storm of Interruptions would take place.
the following words: 'Ah you interrupt
me!' But, on the contrary; not mem
Der said word. The orator paused and
repeated in his most sonorous voice,
'Ah l. you interrupt mel NJ. Dupin,
who presided, leaned little toward him
and said to him, in a tone to be heard
buth~ by tho deputies and the public {:
Not ut all not the least in the world |!
Do you not see that they are all slum-
bering2'"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-01
Pleasant Bedrooms.

There is nothing more indicaive OF re-
fnement and a genuine cdture In q
family than bright, cheerfufsand tastss
fully.decorated bed-chambers. Taste
full decorations do not necessarily mean
expense, and it is possible to make q
chamber look very pretty at very small
outlay. Indeed, in many instances, no
outlay at all will be required beyond
what would be incurred under any Cir
cumstances. The women of q family,
especially, are apt to pass good portion
of their time in their bed-chambers, and
in some households the sleeping apart
ments are used alike for sewing-rooms,
tting-rooms and nurseries. 1t is worth
while to obtain all the innocent pleasure
we can in this life, and there can be no
doubt that life is pleasanter if most OF
it's hours are passed in cheerful-looking
apartments.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-01
Value of a Timely Word.

A great deal of harm is done through
forgetfulness. A little thoughtfulness
and care with respect to others would
often save them from a great deal of
suffering, and aid them in their work. A
man is discouraged in consequence Of
the difficulties he meets with. An en-
couraging word may be all that is neces-
sary to revive his energies, and to cause
him to persevere. That word were
easily spoken. There are those who are
perfectly willing to speak it, but they do
not think Of it. They are busy with
their own work. The discouraged one
sinks into deeper dependency, not
through their heartlessness, but their
want of thoughtfulness. A young man
is exposed to temptation. He is about
to take q step from which a little i'll
fuence of the right kind will save him.
The ere are numbers among his acquaint-
ances who could exert that influence.
But they do not see his danger, or are so
busy that they must leave him to the
care of his other friends. He takes the
step. and it leads to his ruin. A little
effort rightly put forth would have saved
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let the breeze from the surf bring back

let the breeze from the surf bring back
your spirits"
81 hate the sea" she said; "the ght
and sound of it will accuse and accurse
me so long as 1 shall live" -.
He kissed her, and, arm in arm, they
went forth, crossing Wild Rose Clltf on
the farther side, and strolling up the
beach toward where fishers hut and a
ruinous penthouse arose in dark Jag
ged mass against the blue-green waves,
with their fringe of foamy surf.
"What a picturesque picture" Oh.
served Ralph, pointing toward the spot
where on the sand in the foreground
they saw boat drawn up and overturn-
ed, and setting upon it q petite form, n
scarlet shawl draped about her shoulders,
her dark hair flying in the wind and q
lover reclining at her feet.
"Why, love, isn't she your maid,
Ninon ?" asked Ralph, giving Camilla
his glass.
The fair woman gazed through h it with
eyes wild with eagerness.
ut is she, indeed" she cried; "and
that is Antoine Chariot with her. He is
saved. Oh, my Ralph, once more I can
look in your dear face"
Impatient with their hearts and foot
steps as they traversed the silvery space
of distance between them and the two
who seemed too happy to hear or care for
their coming.
Presently Ninon looked up, her pretty,
infantile face radiant as star.
80, monsieur! O., dear madame y
she calculated. (" It was the old fisher
man who swan into the sea and brought
out my Antoine. And oh, my madame,
he loves me-he does, indeed. It was all
mistake about his not caring for me in
France. We are to be married now. Are
you glad, madame p
Ninon's volubility ended in whisper
that Camilla only heard.
"I am very glad, Ninon," she an
swered.
But she was thankfully, reverently
happy, when she learned tnat Antoine
Chariot had not Intentionally flung him
self into the sea. In his passionate
haste he had caught his foot in trailing
vine, and accidentally fallen over the
cliff.
In few weeks Camilla lost her maid /;
for Ninon sailed back to her own bonny
France with her Observation-Disclosures Char
lot.
And Camilla and Ralph Kenwick, in
all the joyous, peaceful welded love that
came to them in after days, never forgot
the trouble and romance ended SO hap
PLY by the Summer Sea.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-01
A Persian Story.

In Persia, in olden time, liveda great king,
Whose name was Shah Noshirwan:
Twas his custom, whenever he heard good
thing,
To say "Zeh !" and his treasurer then would
A purse to the fortunate man.
This king, when out hunting on one fine day,
Saw an aged man planting trees
He rode up, and said: " With your hair so gray,
Don't you think you are throwing your time
away?
You'll never eat food from these
"For three-score years have eaten sweet food
From trees that did not SOW;
And would it not be base ingratitude
II took no thought Of posterity's good,
And paid not the debt owe?"
"Zeh zeh !" said the king and the treasurer
straight
To the old man purse hath thrown.
"See, see! for good works it is never to late :;
God hath given me fruit without needing to
- wait,
Before all my trees are sown.
"Zeh, zeh!" once again; ore the word was
said,
Another purse flew on its way.
"Till God placed the crown on your majesty 8
head
Was such strange thing ever heard OF, or
read,
AS to reap two crops in one day"
"Zeh, zeh !" yet again, and third full purse
To the old mans hand falls nigh;
But the king in his horses flank drives his
spurs,
Nor waits for more answer in prose or in verso,
Lest the wit Of that old man, SO prompt, SO
terse,
Should drain his full treasury dry.