The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-24

70 70 over ana take up her abode II
England even for a few weeks, though
the Queen has minated the propriety
and reassuring effect of such measure
She idolizes her father, and does moi
love the English Court. The latter fully
reciprocates this sentiment.
There Is every ground for the state.
ment that Queen Victoria's views con.
tinue thoroughly In accordance with
those OF her grand vizier, and that Lord
Beaconsfield has not lost one iota Of the
confidence she reposes In his political
wisdom. Neither Queen nor Minister
share the uneasiness respecting the fu-
ture by which others are tormented.
The North German Gazette states
that Germany intends following the ex-
ample set by Sweden, and rendering
compulsory the use of Berlin time
throughout the Empire. All clocks at
Cleves, AK Ia Chapelle, Metz. Stras-
burg. and Colmar, would, in that case,
have TO be put on half an hour, and
those on the Polish frontier to be put
back 81 minutes.
A severe shock of earthquake was
felt It Mineo, Sicily, on the 9Th OF De-
cember. As that day happened to be
the fete of the Immaculate Conception.
the church was full. At the first deep
rumbling sound the congregation, prin-
cipally women, became dreadfully
alarmed, and rushed to the doors TO
make their escape. The crush was SO
great that two Of them were killed and
large number of them more or less in
jured.
The Emperor of Austria is tall.
spare man Of soldierly bearing, who
does not look much over 40, though he
is nearer so, with sandy hair cropped
close to the head, and turning an IRON
gray, with regulation military whiskers
and moustache, small, restless gray
eyes, and the blunt features and heavy
lips which distinguish The Hapsburg
family. He has patience, tact and a
logged spirit Of hard work. He is mas
ter OF six European languages, and wins
the heart of bis subjects by addressing
populations from Hungary, Bohemia,
Austrian-P and Croatia, each in
their mother tongue. He is personally
very popular all over the Empire.
Odds and Ends.
On the tramp-the files. Meridcn
Recorder. On the fiee-the tramp-with
the big dog after him. ishkiH Stund-
ard.
"A Whitehall milkman was very
mad because some one bought a quart
81 milk and then told him to "chalk it
down. y Whitehall Times.
BAD BOYS.
Two bad little boys of Tarcntuv
FIRST borrowed some pins, and then bent 'em
When their pa took seat,
They both beat a retreat
As likewise did the fellow who lent 'cm.
-Harrard Lampoon.
The following unique epistle was
picked up in the street at Schuylerville:
: Dear Bill The reason l didn't laff
when yu laft ad me in the post offs
was becaws hev bile on nv
ace, and kant laff. II laff she'll burst.
sut ! luv w Bill, bile or no bile, laff or
70 laff. Yure luvin Kate, til deth. -
Sun.
THE REASON WHY.
What makes the man appear so sad?"
Asked little Jacob Crow.
what makes him draw that awful sigh
Anu curse this Jolly snOwg
Be still, my boy" his father said
= BE still, and blame him not.
For cruel fate has set him down
Upon corner lot"
-Faifon Times
A man Of an inquiring, statistical,
nd cynical turn of mind cut out and
lassiiied all the accounts Of marriages
Chicago girls that were published in ,
he Sunday papers last year, and found
hat of the 697 brides 4l6 were 'loye- !
y" 107 beautiful" 80 " beauteous,
fair" so charming" and the re-
aiming 81 " handsome, " "piquante."
attractive" "dashing." and so on. I
What" he said to friend, TO whom :
had exhibited these figures, "what ,,
ecomes Of the ugly girlsP'' His friend
as struck dumb at this question, and
ltirely lacked the presence OF mind to
lswer that there were no ugly girls in !
hicago.-CHicago Tribune.