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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

Before the first ray Of blushing ,iay.
! Who should come by but Kitty Chan.
With her cneck like the rose on bed OF
And her bosom beneath like the sailing swan
looked and looked. ttli my heart Was gone.
with the foot OF the swan she crossed the
lawn.
Half connding and half IN fear;
And her eyes Of blue. they thriils me through.
One blessed minute--then like the deer
Away she darted and neft me here.
O sun. YOU are late ~ your golden gate,
For you've nothing to show beneath the sky
To compare 20 the lass who crossed the grass
OF the shamrock field ere the dew was dry,
And the glance that she gave me when she
wentby.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

The custom Of shaving the beard was
enforced by Alexander OF Macedon, not
for the sake Of fashion, but for prac
teal end. He knew that the soldiers Of
India, when they encountered their foes,
had the habit Of grasping them by the
beard, and so ordered his soldiers to
shave Afterward shaving was prac-
tised in the Macedonian army, and then
among Greek citizens. The Romans
initiated the Greeks in the practice as
they did in many other things, and
spread it to the different European ma
tons yet barbaric In the Middle Ages,
at the time of the Renaissance, shaving
was introduced, and the habit was re-
tanned, though classicism gave place to
romanticism, and that, in its turn, was
replaced by realism The beard was a
source of trouble 10 Peter the Great,
who, simultaneously with the introduce
tion of his great reforms in Russia, tried
to induce his people TO initiate the shaw
ing nations. This innovation was re-
sisted by his subjects with the utmost
persistence, and they preferred to pay a
heavy fine rather than suffer disfgure-
ment, as they believed, Of the image Of
God. To the Russians of oldcn times
the beard was a symbol Of liberty. In
several countries Of Western Europe and
in the United States the beard was re-
stored to honor only about twenty
years ago, but even yet the majority Of
men respect the custom introduced by
Alexander the Great.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

The new educational bill in the Bel
gian Chambers provides that for the ia.
ture, religious instruction shall be i'm
parted in the schools Of that country by
the ministers of the different denomina-
tions in person. A room is TO be set
apart for them in each school, and there
they will be free TO come daily and
teach religion as long as they please,
either before or after class hours; but
they will no longer be suffered to inter-
fere with the lay teachers work. and
they will cease to have any control over
the schools as inspectors. An addition
al clause Of the bill provides for the es-
tablishment of three new Normal
Schools (there are already two) and en-
acts that all teachers DESTROYS Of being
appointed to State or communal schools
must graduate at these establishments.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

A burglar climbed into an editors room
Needy and poor was he
And he saw IN the dim uncertain gloom.
pair Of trousers-s IN Just freeze TO en- -
He chuckled. with hendish giee.
He lifted them up from the back Of the chair !;
Lightly they hung on his arm;
They We're the editors only pair.
Thinner than gossamer everywhere;
on, but the knees were worn and bare
Good clothes-when the weather Is warm
All over the room he searched in vain,
There was no more TO md.
There WAS no sign of sordid gain.
NO passing ~, aT1Ps 81 IRON, RON sSaea s rain
The peace Of the editors mind.
He turned his back on that happy home.
Thourhttnliy betting those pants;
He emptied the pockets-a broken comb,
stub OF pencil, manuscript poem,
Answered his searching glance.
lie started the tears flashed into his eyes
He leaned up against the fence;
look Of pitying, mute surprise
Softened his face; he stified mis- cries.
He lcohed az his swag, and measured It's
vaiue-about nine cents.
Into his pockets (his OWN he went.
And he dragx out a ten dollar bill.
And he hastily crammcd II, every cent.
Into the editors pockets and bent
The trousers into wad and sent
Them over the wfndow-sill.
Then on to q Weather house he sped.
Twas charity well bestowed"
He said 10 himself, and when night had fed.
And the editor rose from his virtuous bed.
And found the money, he whisflcd and said.
"well, l am essentially blow.di"
Huntington Hasrkege.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

Mrs. John ID. Carroll OF Oskaloosa,
Iowa, placed her babe ia its carriage for
a nap while she went about her house
hold affairs. Upon going to the room,
some time afterward, she found her child
dead. II HIS slipped from the pillow,
and the strap placed across 1t in front
to keep It In the carriage caught It by
the neck, strangling II to death, and Il
hung limp and lifeless over the side Of
the carriage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

Acharaes.rissie sketch from the French.

ACharnctsristic sketch from the French.
my friend" said the Notary to Sig
isbert Lancinet, "here are the $500
franc. willed and bequeathed to you by
your uncle. The legacy-duty, stamps
and fees have been deducted. Put the
money carefully away in your pocket,
be careful not to let any sharp-looking
stranger brush up against you, and get
home as soon as possible"
WORTHY sir, your excellent advice
shall be followed" said Sigisbert Ian
cinet, squeezing the good Notary's hand
and leaving the Office with the dignity
Of man who does not have $500 francs
in his pocket every day Of the week.
For Sigisbert Lancinet, Bohemian
both by disposition and profession, had
never hitherto been the owner of 10
francs Of his own.
When be was in the street Sigisbert
Lancinet soliloquized half aloud.
"What an old ass that Notary was
To fancy that II of all people would
be silly enough to let any ore get away
with my wealth. Suppose drove home
no, that would look like cowardly
concession to the Notary's fears. Be-
sides, | am not sorry at the prospect of
showing myself to my acquaintances in
my new role of bloated capitalist
So saying Sigisbert Lancinet APP
preached a shop.window and took an
admiring glance at his image reflected
In the great mirror.
Heavens,n be exclaimed, starting
back in CONSERVATION, "can that am
bulatory g-bsg be Sigisbert Lancinet?
Lazarus in all his glory was not arrayed
like unto this. What shocking bad
hati--a perfect epic Of decrepitude.
Let me not lose an instant in shooting
this tile, which makes me redden as
much AS il reddens ITSELF
He went TO the hatter's and bought
him hat. and when he came out he
respired more joyously and said to him
sell, !" Now, that Is more like the thing
Il do not quite 50 closely resemble a.
but hold on On letting my gaze run
to my other extreme I am horrified to
observe that the soles Of my boots are
not waterproof, and that the uppers are
a libel upon shoemanity. Let me not
hesitate one secondr-
He entered the bootmaker's.
III.
"By Jovei- he said, on regaining the
street, "that jobs off my hands, but
oh, the frightful discordance The i'm
maculate varnish Of my boots makes my
pantaloons look ten years older BY con-
trast, while beside my dazzling hat my
coat loses the few pretensions 70 respect
ability which II formerly possessed. To
appear in such guise would be ridic-
ul0us''
lie crossed the street and entered a
ready made clothing establishment,
whence issuing robed and crowned he
for he had tasted since getting-up time,
and had got up unusually early so as To
be AZ the notary's Office betimes--feli
the inner man assert itself. He found
himself ut that moment ut the Palais-
Royal.
"And to think" soliloquized the
noureau richie, s'that not once in nv
brief lire have set foot within the plate.
glass doors Of these opulent restaurants
inihe " ndows whereof are heaped fas-
cinating trophies OF game and fruits OF
Tantalns! Yet had always hoped
and, indeed, why should I not CRAFTY
myself just for once. One doesn' 4 cet
legacy every day. What stunning
truflesl"
Tuat a. hc Ma ,l.cod IL. 49,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

The papillon bow Is the pretty
head-dress for the house. II Is made Of
full pulled loops Of India muslin with
Breton lace mixed with IL, and Is more
compact In shape than the long looped
Alsacian bows. A smaller butterfly
bow Ii shown as . cravat bow.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

the handle Of the door some one tapped
him upon the shoulder.
"Hi, Sigisbert!"
!" Hullo, Adolphel"
"The same. Where are you of TOP"
Going in to breakfast-don't you
seeP'
"You going in TO breakfast therep''
Certainly. And what II | amp"
"Oh, nothing, only IL would be
graceful act on your part to invite me
70 join you, seeing that you are flush
and that my pockets are rs empty IS
my stomach"
" BY all means; come along"
They breakfasted. They began with
Burgundy and continued with claret,
and the waiter waxed 80 eloquent in
praise Of q peculiarly fine and dry
champagne for which the house was
noted that they had bottle Of that.
Then they had coffee and liqueurs.
At the third glass of Chartreuse Sigis-
bert Lancinet was the friend of the
whole human race without exception.
Adolphe, with the pilots wary eye,
marked his friends growing good hu-
NOR. and whispered to him gently,
"Sigisbert, ole fell, I've always said
that II there was good-hearted chap
in Paris, Sigishsrt Lancinet was the man
For you are good-hearted chap, IS you
Know"
~ should hope, old boy, that
wouldn't 60 back on friend, il he will
allow me to call him So"
"Of coarse you wouldn't. know you
will stake an old friend of yours, who
only wants 800 miserable petty francs
till next Tuesday to-"
Never mind what you want them
for; that is none Of my business Here
are your 800 francs. So long As Sigis-
bert Lancinet has q shot in his locker
be will not steel his ear against the ap.
peals Of friendship. Take my arm and
let US 60 for walk"
".
In the Galerie d'Orleans some one ac-
costed Sigisbert:
IN. Lancinet, / am glad to see you
looking so well. About Is months ago
you promised to pay me bill"
IA bill-for how muchpn
{" Five hundred francs"
Five hundred francs -whom do
owe 500 francs TOP"
ITO me. I keep the restaurant at"
Here's your money. Call on Sigis-
bert Lancinet at any hour of the day or
night for money and if he owes it it
shall be paid instantly"
little further on he met Cydalisa, a
piouante little brunette for whom Sigis-
bert Isancinet's heart used to beat like
one-like forty.
In her society he visited the miliner's
shop, the jeweler's 8, the Bots de Boulogne,
the Opera Comique and the Maison
dor.
1t was $3.50 q. m. when Sigisbert
Lancinet reached his lodging.
To whom the angry janitor:
You're a sweet duck. staying out
guiding and nuzzling till all hours.
You can bet your new boots Ill let the
boss know what sort Of tenant be has
in you. There's your bedroom candle
and letter that came for You"
Here-I'l make that all right
this'lI pay you for getting up said Sig
isbert Lancinet, opening his pocket
book.
1t was empty!
Mechanically he opened the letter
which the janitor had handed him. II
read as follows:
SIR: made an error this morning ia Civ
ing you $500 francs a. the net amount OF
your late uncle's legacy. That was The gross
amount from which should have been de-
Quoted duty, stamps, fee. etc. amounting
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

Mr. Edison continues 70 hold the Al.
tention Of the leading scientific men %
Europe. His loud-speaking telephone
has excited great interest. AT recent
meeting Of the Fellows Of the Royal 20,
ciety, communication was established
between the Royal Institution and Bur.
lington House, with Prot. Tyndsll
one end Of the wire and Professor Hns-
lev at the other. The voice Is saih v
have been audible over the whole %
large room.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

In the hollow Of a tree 60 feet from
the ground, II. w. White Of Fcnncr, N.
r., found in . thriving condition .
gooscberry bush about foot high.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

THERE il one thing which the lower
animals can not comprehend IN man
why IL Il that he carries an umbrella
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15
One Week i'm wall street.

October 7th, 1873, Western Union Tele-
graph stock sold at the New York Stock
Exchange for 96% per share; October IA Ia,
1873, it sold al 86A, a fluctualon Of 9& per
cent. in seven days; l2,50O shares sold on q
margin of one per cent. required an actual
capital of $l2,50O. The same stock deliv-
cred at S6A gave a profit of 9% per cent. on
the stock or 1887 80 per 100 shares. On the
whole L, 500 the actual profit was$l17, ,1S7 SO
or 9% times the capital used, in one week.
This is a single case taken from the official
record of the Stock Exchange, and shows
how money is made so rapidly in stocks.
Few people, however. have the necessary
cash 10 pnt up in order to realize such inn
mense profits as these, but capital in any
amount from SO to $4,000 can be used
with equal success by the new combination
system Of operating in stocks which Messrs.
Lawrence & Co.. Bankers New York. have
established. By this method of pooling
thousands of orders in various sums and
operating them as one immense capital,
shareholders realize large profits which are
divided pro rata monthly. New circular
contains two unerring rules for success, and
full information, SO that any one can oper-
a profitably. s ocks and bonds wanted.
Government bonds supplied. Apply to
Lawrence & Co., Bankers, 81 Exchange
Place, New York City.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15
Shot in the Abdomen.

Between 8 and o'clock this morning, while
Private Officer A. B. Cavagna was making his
rounds on East Walnut Hills. he discovered two
men who were evidently attempting to enter the
residence of Mr. G. B. Hoffman on Hack berry street.
Upon the approach of the officer one of the men
jumped over the fence and escaped. while the
other attempted to secrete himself behind shut
ter
The officer called to him to come out, and after
repeating his order several times the man made a
rush for the ofic r, whereupon the officer drew a
small revolver aud shot hi in the abdomen, pro-
ducing serious but not dangerous wound. The
wounded man was taken to the Hospital, where
he gave his name as Chas. Brown, alias Bobo. a
river pilot, residing On Front street. near Broad,
way
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15

/ deem it my duty to tell the world what
DR.. Swayne's Compound of Wild Cherry
has done for me. had a violent cough,
night sweats, sore throat great weakness
wi h severe attacks of hemorrhage; gave up
all hope Of recovery. l am now cured, a
sound and hearty man. Edward II. Ham
son, engineer at Sweeney's Pottery, 1884
Ridge avenue, Philadelphia. Over twenty
five years have elapsed, and still remain
healthy man. Price: Trial bottles, 25c;
large size 81, or OK for IS. A single 25c
bottle will oflentimes cure recent cough
or cold, and thus prevent much risk and
suffering Prepared only by DR.. Swayne &
Son. North Sixth street, Philadelphia. Sold
by all druggists.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15
A source Of Much BODILY Evil.

II the habit of body becomes irregular.
much evil is inflicted on the system. The
stomach becomes dyspeptic, bilious symp-
toms develop themselves, the circulation
is contaminated, and the nerves share in
the general disorder. 1t is of the utmost
importance that the bowels should be
thoroughly and speedily regulated when
they grow derelct The corrective agent
best adapted TO this purpose is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, a wholesome, non-griping
vegetable laxative, worth all the rssping
cathar, les invented since the time of Para
celsius. People who have been in the habit
of using blue pill, calOmel, and other drugs
and cheap nostrums, should abandon such
hurtful and useless medicines, and substi-
tute for them this pleasant and gentle ape
rient, which not only produces the purga-
tive effect naturally, but also strengthens
while it regulates the bowels, stomach and
liver. 1t moreover cures and prevents in
termittent and remittent fevers, gout,
rheumatism, debility and urinary troubles.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15
Forty fifth CONGRESS. - Third Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l4.-Mr. Thurman called up
the bill relating to the old Cumberland Road to
the Ohio, making it free road, and it was
passed.
Mr. voorhees, introduced bill to amend the
Pension Laws and to punish claim agents for vio-
lation thereof. Referred to the Committee OH
Pensions.
Consideration was resumed of the bill to restrict
Chinese immigration. S! eeches in favor of the
bill were made by Messrs. Thurman, Blaine, Beck,
Mitchell and others; and Messrs. Hamlln and
Bruce spoke in eppositiO 10 it. Without voting
on the bill the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. H.-Several bills were passed
donati & condemned cannon for monuments.
A bill was reported from the Committee on Mil
tary Affairs placing Gen. James Shields on the
tired list of the army with the ,ank Of Brigadier
General, which led to an excited discussion. and a
point of order was finally sustain aud the bill
referred to Committee of the Whole.
The Hou'e went into Committee of the Whole
on the rivate calendar.
The bill to pay J. T. Armstrong 81 $40 rent for a
wharf ut A exandria, Va, used by the Govern
ment during the war; caused q long and animated
discussion. Without coming to q vote on the bill
the House took recess.
Evening session for debate only.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15
County commissioners.
A regular session was held.
The weekly payroll WAS read.

The weekly payroll was read.
Yesterday the bond Of the Licking Rolling Mill
Company, in the sum of $4,000, with Isaac Grave
son as surety, to indemnify the county in ease of
any loss by reason of the failure of the contrat-
Ors to construct superstructure over the Miami
River at Remington. was received, and the Clerk
was directed to notify the Solicitor and obtain his
opinion as TO whether the Board could legally &C.
cept the bond and pay the money, as eontem-
plated.
The Solicitor to-day gave an affirmative answer,
but the Board indefinitely postponed action on
the same.
The County Auditor was directed to transfer
from the Morton Road Fund to the County Road
Fund $l54 Al.
The bill of John W. Irwin for services as Con-
sulting Engineer on the Mitchell avenue Tunnel,
in the sum OF $4O0, was reject, d.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15

under religious Excitement, killed himself
in Philadelphia @
The French Government has issued de-
cree that The Marsellaise shall be the
National anthem.
Asher NJ. Atkinson, Superintendent of
the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company,
died at Port Jervis, N. Y.
Three hundred feet Of the track of the
Mine Hill branch of the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad caved in near Glen, Car
bon, Pa.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15


The New York store burned at Lima, 0.
Loss S. 600.
Jas Balls was killed by a falling tree near
Troy, Ohio.
Aaron Arnold was killed by falling tree
at Forest, O.
Myron Wells saw-mill burned near
Pomeroy, O.
A man named Petty froze to death near
Lebanon Ind.
Mrs. George Adams was burned to death
near Madison. Ind.
John Staufter was killed by runaway
team near Akron, 0.
Jacob Heuyck, aged fifty-six, was found
dead near Forest, O.
A stranger was cut to pieces by the cars
at Cambridge City, Ind.
Ellen Kelly, servant girl, drowned her.
self in cistern at Madison, Ind.
Denny Kerns. miller, killed by machinery
at Boxley, near Noblesville, Ind.
McGill executed at Cleveland, will be
buried at Athens, O., tomorrow.
Rear Admiral Fouilley, of the French
Mediterranean Squadron, is dead.
Is TuulOTcu L TlbCC Ido
decided to dissolve the Reichstag
Geo. Hacket, farmer, committed suicide
with log-chain at Hampton, Iowa.
James Fontesque, O Frenchman. was
drowned near New Harmony, Ind.
Widow Murphy was fatally injured by a
falling limb at Mount Vernon, Ind.
The United States steamer Ticonderoga
| ot Giorro Ianna TanuarV 9th
Miss Bertha Woods is supposed to have
committed suicide near Florence, Ind.
James McAdams, wealthy farmer, COM
mitted suicide in Mahaska County, Iowa.
Aaron Ray, aged eighty-eight. died from
the effect of q fall at Bloomington, Ind.
| VIM. Speer took too much beer, fell from
a bridge and was drowned at Cambridge,
Ohio.
Stephen Reeves, aged ninety-nine and a
half, died near GAINESVILLE, from fall from
a colt.
Robert Kerr, formerly Auditor General
of the Province, perished in the snow storm
in Victoria.
John Stopkirk committed suicide at Ma
rion, Washington County, Ia, under re-
ligious excitement.
Knight and Jackson train wreckers were
sentenced to the Penitentiary for life at
Terre Haute, Ind. F...
| John Edwards was hanged yesterday in
Smithfeld, N. c., for the murder of Kader
]. Ballard, preacher, October 9th. 1878.
The thermometer is 21o below zero. at Ot-
tawa, Ont, At several points the mercury is
frozen.
In an alteration 1t Menosha, Wis, George
Hammer hammered old man Olesop to
death.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15
Tive i'm One--A Kest0rer of Gray
Hair

And perfect dressing combined. "London
Hair Color Res,orer" restores to gray hair
its original color and beauty, complete
within itself; no washing or previous prep
aration of any kind required to secure these
desirable results. Stops hair from falling
and insures a luxurious growth. Price 75c,
six bottles $4. All druggists sell it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15
FINANCIAL.
CINCINNATI. Feb. $3.50 p. N.

Gold at par.
Moderate inquiry for exchange on New York
York and rates are steady. We quote IL to-day
buying at 50c discount and selling Ut soc premium
per 81 600.
Sterling is firm and in moderate demand. Sight
is drawn at 81 SO and sixty-day bills ut 81 S611,
per &.
There is light demand for Governments, except
the active sa OF new four per cents
The following are today's local rates, buying
auG selling.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15
Hayess Errors.

President Hayes may commit grievous errors in
his Government Policy, but he person VINO ad-
ministers Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for biliousness or liver complaint, impure blood,
scrofula, or kings evil, pinples, blotches, erup-
| tons or any blood disease, will be rewarded by
the restoration of health and order In the diseased
system.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15

John c. Underwood, candidate for Governor Is
in town.
The police will appear tomorrow in full dress
uniform. Whoop-a-a
Kate Beinaro is experimenting the gigantic
business of peanut stand i'll Indianapolis.
The Turner M;enperchor will entertain their
friends tomorrow evening at Turner Hall.
Mr.. Ed. Remme Teller at Taylor's Bank, has
prize that he would not discount for all the money
In the bank. He has been made father for the
first time of darling ten pound daughter
Mrs Lape, wife of Ed. Lape, died this morning
about 2 O'Clock. She was sister of Dr. Dameron
and Mrs Thomas proprietor of the boarding
house corner Of Taylor and Monmouth streets.
The civil suit brought by the Ilif brothers
against T. p Bodkirs to recover the $40 which has
been so often mentioned was heard by Squire
Payne in Squire Fnllcr's office, yesterday. The
Jury stood eleven for plaintiff one for defendant.
The one for defendant was Whittiesey of the Sixth
Ward. The case will be tried again next Monday.
The following indictments were reported by the
trunnins pool table,, Frank Scherer Charles
Mott VIM. Frieson, Henry March, Margaretha
Brutsche. Henry EieheH Selling and giving
Hqnor TO minors: Charles Motz, WIN. Dreer, John
Moller, Charles Kuhlman. Theodore Smith, Adam
Phwetzer, Frank sehersr. VIM. Treason. Fred