The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-30

anu shc was burned 30 badly that she
died in few hours.
While carclessly handling a re.
volver. John Montgomery, q young
married man, living near Lawrenceyillc.
Ind, shot himself through the body.
The ball entered just above the heart,
iniiicting serious and probably fatal
wound.
Miss Virginia Hicks, Young LADY
OF Wyandotte, Indian Territory, was
riding a very spirited horse, and was
thrown from the saddle. She struck on
her head, and q high tortoise-shell
comb which was in her hair was driven
clear to the brain, producing almost in
slant death.
A 9-year-old son Of John Miller,
near White Bear, Mimi. during the
absence Of his parents. took down
shot gun and, supp ssing it unloaded,
pointed at q little brother OF
years, and discharged it, the charge
entering the stomach, causing death in
two hours.
Among new industries recently in.
troduced in France is the expressing OF
oil from grape seeds. 1t is stated that
at least five pounds Of oil can be OBJ
tanned from every 500 pounds of seed.
The oil extracted from the grape seed
is OF light color, odorless, and Of a
mild flavor.
AT BettsviIle, o.. Mary Ruggles,
aged III years, while playing with
two other little girls. accidentally step
ped on a parlor match, igniting her
clothing. In her terror she ran TO the
street, enveloped in flames. Neighbors
soon tore the clothing from her, but she
was burned terribly, and died in a few
hours.
A 5-year-old son Of Henry Boil
gan of Mankato, Mimi, while playing
in an unoccupied house with other chill.
dren, jumped through window, and
a scarf which he wore about his neck
caught on hook and hung HIM. The
children ran to the house and gave the
alarm, but so much time elapsed that
when released he was apparently dead.
By extraordinary efforts on the part of
the mother life was finally restored.
Foreign Notes.
"A St. Petersburg letter declares that
the heads Of the secret police have dis
covered that three-fourths of their men
are in league with the Nihilists.
by the birth Of a daughter to the
Princes Charlotte of SAKE Meiningen.
Queen Victoria becomes great-grand- \
mother, before she has attained the age I
II CO.
When the Duke of Connaught was
married his Royal mother forbade the
bridesmaids to wear high-heeled boots
Dr. pull-back dresses. Victoria, il
seems, is about as sensible rs though
The were not a Queen.
The Mora Gazette de Palermo an
lounces that the authorities are prepar-
ng biography Of more than 1900
origands living in Italy, with short no
ices on their friends and associates.
These gentlemen all belong to the
dreaded .'Mafia," and many are said to
occupy high positions in the State.
The Prince OF Wales was 50 tickled
With the rifle shooting Of DIR. Carver,
he American, before his august pres
nee recently, that he sent him letter
u compliment, accompanied by gold
horseshoe scarf-pin, studded with dia-
nonds, and having in the center the
'rince's feathers, with minute colored
precious stones in the band Of the cor
met.
In the best Parisian society Of late
he power to read with grace, meaning
md intelligence has been much studied
iany capable professional readers are
Employed in families. Indeed, reading
hreatens to replace the classic piano in
be programme of the feminine educa-
ion Of the failure. Paris has, too, a
eading society, composed Of shopkeep-
rs and clerks, who every year have
rand public meeting for the interpre-
alton Of literary masterpieces.
Odds and Ends
What is more deserving Of our
than young man with Is
ents in his pocket, girl on each arm,
nd seven ice-cream signs in sightP
The Bolivian army has been much
BY the detention OF its bag
age train, but they've got fire going
nder the mule now, and 1t Is thought
Q will start Boston Post.
-"Why," asked governess OF her
tile charge, "do we pray God to give
) our daily breadP Why don't we ask
,r four days, or five days, or week."
Because we want 1t fresh" replied the
Igenuous child.
The unbushing assurance that leads
lie hen Of 20 summers to enter market
J spring chicken compels the belief