The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-18

Mary T.. Booth, daughter of Junius
Brutus Booth, has gone on the stage in
Philadelphia.
The French Academy Of Moral
Science has elected Ralph Waldo Elmer
son one OF its foreign associates.
Bret Harte has dissolved his connec-
ton with the Washington Capitai and
returned To New Jersey.
Jules Verne owns n new iron steam
yacht of 100 tons, called the Saint
Michael" From Havre, the port
where II was built, NJ Verne intends 10
sail on visit to all the seas Of Europe.
and probably TO Others also.
Ben Hill, on being asked to address
some Alabama editors, answered: ~
really desire to address Press associa-
ton, because there is no power in this
country capable Of doing so much good.
and really doing SO much evil, as the
press Of this day.
A most noted monk, Alcoin, occu
pied himself 22 years in transcribing
copy Of the sacred Scriptures for the
Emperor Charlemagne. This interest
ing relic Is now in the British Museum.
and is valued at 1850.
MIR. Andrew Elliot, Of Edinbnroh.
is going To publish a fac-simile reprint
Of the Indian Primer Of John Elliot.
This reprint is from the original edition
Of 1863, copy Of which is in the library
Of the University of Edinburgh.
Said Mr.. Whittier once: at was a
wonderful thing to see ones self in print
for the first time. shall never feel so
well again. 1t is not true, as has
been said, that dash off nv writing
rapidly, and send il to the printer with
out correction. don't believe any
body does that, or has any right to do
it,
The expenses of SANKEY'S great AZ
rican journeys, Just concluded. have
been about $4,000, borne equally by
the New York Herald and London Tt1e-
graph-more than any previous African
expedition, private or governmental, and
giving, for that matter, more complete
and important results than any other.
A writer in Chanlbers's Journal.
who has been lcok NC over the manu-
script copies ofse.en or eight of Charles
Dickens's novels in the South kensinr-
ton Museum, says that one is struck by
the number Of alterations and interlinc-
atoms with which the pages abound.
The first emotion is one of surprise that
the books that appear so fluent and nat
ural, should have been the result Of so
much anxious thought, care, and elab-
Grafton.
George Eliot has won much praise
for her 'Daniel Deronda 2 from the
Hebrews Of many countries. A Ger
man Professor, David Kaufman by name.
the Jewish Theological Professor at the
Hebrew Seminary at Buda-P esth, has
written monograph to thank the novel !
ist for her wonderful skill in portraving
Jewish life and character. Heconfesses |
himself astonished at her ripe knowl- I
edge and comprehension, and out-of-
the-way search Of Jewish lore.
Joseph Cook is getting rich in the
lecture business. John Il. Cough Is 10 \
make lecture tour in England. Col
lector Simmons II Boston lectures "a
New England audiences on q Reform. y
joaquin Miller i on The platform this
season. Thirty-one women are giving
readings throughout the country. They
are cheaper than lecturers, and exceed
the demand. Burdctte If the Burling-
ton Hawkeye j. on a lecture tour in tie
East. Gen. Banks has made a few en-
gagemenis. Mrs. Liyermore Is booked
for the winter. Beecher lectures two
or three times every week, and has re-
duced his price from $500 to $500.
Wendell Phillips has just completed
tour Of six weeks in the West.