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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-25

The increase in the consumption Of
American hog products In Great Britain
can only be attributed 10 their good
quality, combined with cheapness.
Probably no country in the world has
better breeds Of hogs than England;
and the provision merchants and con-
sumcrs are good judges Of the quality
81 pork and bacon, and they never
would have taken the meats OF Amerl-
can production TO such an extent as
they have done during the past few
years. II they had not been satisfied
with the quality as well as the cost.
One Of the main reasons why the quail
ity is good is that the English breeds Of
hogs have been imported into the Unit
ed States, and. perhaps. improved; then
they are fattened upon the best Of
grain for making healthy meat, and
that is Indian corn or maize. Then
the packing for the markets Of Great
Britain is largely in the hands Of pack
ers from that country. who are thor
oughly conyersant with the wants Of
those markets, and they cure and pre-
pare them in the best manner Agood
article. properly prepared. at q low
price. is sure to find good market,
and, in the long run. the demand will
steadily increase to an almost unlimited
extent, although il may be temporarily
restricted by SANDER and misrepresent-
alton. The war upon American hog
products in Europe doubtless had is
origin in sinister motives. and that It
| has had the effect Of very largely re-
ducing the foreign demand this sum.
mer cannot be questioned, but IL will
have the good subsequent effect Of diff
fasing more accurate knowledge Of
the high merits Of the article, and con-
sequently to make IL more difficult in
the future TO brighten consumers BY
groundless reports detrimental 10 It's
quality, and calculated TO reduce is
consumption and the traffic init. Great
Britain is BY far our largest customer
IN fact. she takes mere Of our hog prod
ucis than all other countries combined
and her people. ton, better than ans
other. understand thetrue merits Of The
article.
It's important for the interest Of thu
trade that there should be no dcteriora
ton in the quality Of the meats which
we export; on the contrary, every con
sistent effort should be made TO i'm
prove II possible. the quality Of th'
breeds Of hogs, and the methods Of fat
tenlng them. and TO preserve. 70 th'
fullest extent. the best course Of curin;
and preparing them for market I
this Il done. American meats will sool
regain their former footing in foreigI
markets. and our export trade will IN
crease rs rapidly as the gain in our ca
pacity for production. Cincinndti PrSc
Current.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-25

Everyone who ever visited Barnum's
Museum when il stood 81 Broadway and
Ann Street, and astonished Young
America with is real and stuffed Won
ders. must note with astonishment and
alarm the great falling on IN the pro-
duction OF natural curi0sities- The
stock that Barnuln collected twenty
years ago il still doing duty in the
museums Of the country. without half =
dozen additions worthy Of note. Il Il
not. h,weyer. 10 gossip about the an
tiQuity or the natural ouri0sifies 81 the
present day that this article d written,
but rather 10 tell Of some Of the per-
sonal peculiarities Of the well-known
legion. For within the last few years
have had the pleasure Of the acqueint-
snce Of nearly all Of them This y an
honor not easily attained. for they arc
shy Of making friends. being duly inn
pressed with the lesson taught BY Dick
ems IN the ..Old Curiosity Shop" that
they must not make themselves too
common. for fee- " spelling their bus
mess. Bu. il Is entirely another ques-
ton when the seeker after an introduce
ton is 3 newspaper man. Nothing de-
lights the average dwarf 30 much - 70
see his name IN print, and reporter .
TO him an angel with quill wings. pun
ing" everyone with whom he meets
To fall in with these generally amiabio
and always interesting people GER
tain reporter has braved the foul
odors OF Bowcry museums, been
squeezed and stepped on and cl-
bowed BY unsavorv crowds, has
-. 49,. - - .~;~t s,<>~koto md r.
commoded himself generally. But the
result u his reward. He knows ok sep
arate and distinct dwarfs (not including
I the Midgcts), 81 least three giants, the
bearded woman. the tattooed man, the
living skeleton. and any number Of fat
people. The amusements q these sin
gular beings. ~ may easily b imagin-
Cd. are few. They dare not show them
selves IN public, or they become too
| familiar 10 the people. Sometimes they
live IN the museums where they are ex-
| hibitcd. and sometimes in boarding
house. When In the latter place, dwarfs
and giants and skeletons and fat boys
are put together without ad0s
and those Of them who have
ever heard il can not fail q
realize that poverty makes strange
bed fellows" They are only mortal,
after All. these people, and, like the roso
OF Us, they have their little feelings,
Some 81 them have weakness for gin.
Hardly any ofthem refuse malt liquors.
They have 70 he very careful n their
drinking. for thew are almost constantly
on exhibition. Sunday h their only
time, and they take advantage "a -
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HOW NAN SPENT THANKSGIVING.
Nan wasn't afraid. Nobody looked
1t her; the people al hurried BY just
as though there was no Mamie Meri-
dith, aged four, In the world; the carts
and carriages rapidly passed one an
other. II was cold. too. real freezing
weather, and il was Thanksgiving
morning.
50 many people we're out! II was
delightful to be in the midst Of the
hustle. Nan wasn't ono bit afraid.
II was too bad. though. that her
pretty white dress and pretty blue
stockings still reposed in the bureau at
home. Nan came OF in hurry. The
front door was unlocked. and mamma
was down in the kitchen seeing to din
ner. 50 Nan thought she would take
walk all by herself. Bally cried to 60.
too. Bally was little fat kitten just
in from the country. who hadn't seen
any Of the city sights yet. Nan stood
on tiptoe and took down her hft from
the hat-rack-not her best one. mind.
but . shabby gray felt affair. tucked
Bally under one arm and her wax soll
Jennie under the other and started.
RI was nrettv cold down On The nv
enua Ladies n soft seal-skin sacks
Ana l;ttle oir,s n warm cloaks ana
hooas hnrr,ed mast II was 4 GOOD
,h;ng Mans mother had but on her red
flannel sack over her little calico wrap
per that morning. else she would have
been nearly frozen, know. Asst was.
| her short chubby fingers soon began to
grow red with the cold. and Bally shiv-
cred and cried: New! new. mewr'
but Jennie's face wore her usual sweet
smile. although her dress was Of tarle-
tan. and she was even without shoes
and stockings Jennie nken w,nscr
pe..sr .nan su ", 81. h w ne me- u' ~,
nlnu .Le51ns, -. - - 800 -
~. n Ha.'.'ns
~ ana ~ IAN ana Jennie ann DAILY
grew tireu. 80 Tan .urneo uown :
broad. handsome stree1 ana seasea nel ]
sell on tne carr'ase s.eP ~ Aton' =.
large Drown stone mouse.
- want my oinner 'nougn' Nan
A neL'en -
ne 9ss ,s ~: su, nv s;a 49, ~ 49, e
me eoulu look ,l.o WI ui ~ . I1vn y.
Ihe umeill.g ue5o ~, M ~. ; 49, 49, q
;,,..; s's $500, ~ ,'..ssr Nv $3.50 s;5a
,a ,sr 4 ~ !. si wsrt M d;cner,,, Nan
,h"nrht .cs;r II Va VERY cols "ut
there On tie pavement.
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Thanksgiving Day--bah! Dis world
here keen Thanksgiving Day-eh? Ny
faith. il mas 50 much TO be thankful for
dis worldr' and with inexpressible
irony in her face, Madame shrugged
her shoulders and threw away the daily
paper with vigor Of contempt that
would have ended in il destruction had
not little Lizzy. her maid. caught y
from the grate-pan on which i de-
scended-
Madame win ike TO read the rest
81 the paper after awhile she said,
apologetically;
.Certainly. childr' replied Madame,
.-and you are very good girl 70 re-
member il: as for me. can remember
nothing when l am enragc- All. BAH
WHY should this Governor Of yours
command one % be tankfiil We must
Be tankfui when we can. OH l do
hate foolish" and Madame took her
seat At her breakfast-table and slipped
her solitary cup Of chocolate with .
massive silver spoon while Lizzy. as
good little Methodist ~ ever served q
foreigner Of Mysterious religious views.
ducked small courtesy, and faltercd
out:
..pleasc. Madame. our minister says
We have all great deal 70 be thankful
for every day. First our health. please,
and the sun rising and-and the low
ers growing. and having enough 70 eat;
and. please. Madame, / don't think i
means INN American just what i
does in French. only that you ought %
have good dinner and not work, and
20 10 church and say your prayers.
please. Madame"
DOh. please always 70 have good
dinner- cried Madame: laughing: a.
for saving my prayers" suddenly she
paused. 4 soft. kindly look came over
her face -. But II = right for Won e
<av your prayers. my child she adj
dcd: and You shall 20 70 your church
and have good dinner On your Tanks
giving Day"
.Oh, Madame. Ihave real nice thing
10 eat every day--bctter than eyel
had Christmas time before answered
Lizzy. The poor little Galsons an
often glad Of what you tell me to throw
away. Mrs Galson. you know, Ma
dame. does up your laces." (.
"Ah. have never seen her. she =
poor. den. dis Madame Galsonr
.Oh. 6srfnlly poor. Madame re
piled Lizxy. $50 poor poor the
have but one tiny little room. he
husband was rich. but he died. She
real lady. Madame; and then her eld
est boy was drowned, and now she M
four children. and all she can do Is Z
mend and do up lace
''Ah. you seef cried Madame
And your Governor says % her, ~
tankfuIr See, now. for me: Am rich
richer than you know; Dut al my IAN
lily are gone out q dis world. "a
poor husband -ah. shall ever forge
dat day. And once anozzer ting mar
pened 70 me. A little sister-a youn
girl-she had sixteen years she va
younger than but j was when "
were both young-we sept togezze'
in de morning Weakened, she was ns
in bed she was gone! never saw ht
again. cred! An. yes l praye.
too; but no answer ever come! Litt'
Lizzie. i : not certain one = happ
because one = rich.
am 20 sorry. Madame. said ~
~. so sorry. and poor Mrs Galso'
she's > French lady. too: There y
knock ! think i = Mrs. Galson's litt
girl for the lace iichus.
LET her come % th,s room. lshou'
IKE g Sc ner. sa'd Madame.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-25

The Valley Of Death. spot almost -
terrible a. the prophets valley Of dry
bones, lies Just north of the old Nor
mon road 10 California, in Utah--a re-
gion thirty-five miles long BY thirty
broad. and surrounded, except 1t two
points, BY inaccessible mountains. i ID
totally devoid Of water and vegetation.
and the shadow Of bird or wild beast
never darkened It's white, glazing sands.
The Kansas Pacific Railroad engineers
discovered Il and some papers which
show the fate Of the "lost Montgomery
train, which came south from Salt
Lake in 1850. guided by Mormon.
When near Deaths Valley some came
10 the conclusion that the Mormon
knew nothing about the country, 90
they appointed one Of their number ~
leader and broke OF from their party.
The leader turned due west. 90 with
the people. and wagons and hocks he
| travelled three days and thendcscended
into the broad valley whose trcacher-
I Gus mirage promised water. They
reached the center. but only the white
sands bounded BY scorching peaks met
their gaze. And around the valley
| they wandered. and one BY one the
men died, and the painting nocks
stretched themselves ii death under
the sun. The children. crying for
water. died at their mothers breasts
and with swollen tongues and burning
vitals the mothers followed. Wagon
after wagon was abandoned and strong
men tottered. and raved and died
After weeks wanderings. . dozen
survivors found some water In the hol'
low Of 4 mountain. II lasted BY shor'
time, when all persisted but two. who
escaped out OF the valley and followed
the trail OF the former companions
Eightv-seven families with hundreds q
animals persisted here. and now, aftel
thirty-one wears. the wagons stand
still complete. the iron works and tire
are bright, and the shriveled skeleton
lie side BY side. --ksby HH Colo
NesOs.
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In making preparations for whites
protection, or for summer pasture, kcer
In mind that the farmers dependence \
10 be more and more On his stock
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-25

TO Keep Preserves. Apply the
white q an cgg with q brush 70 single
thickness Of white tissue paper. with
which cover the jars. tapping over "a
inch or two. IL will require no tying.
becoming when dry inconccivably tight
and strong. and impervious TO the air.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-08-27
PERSONAL.

Hon. S. s. Vaughn, of Ashland,
was in town Sunday.
A. A Rabinean, Esq, a prom IN
ent citizen or Detroit, was III the
city Thursday.
Mrs. James E. O'Leary, O: St.
Paul, is visiting her father, Nj.
John Collins.
Mr.. Bacon a lawyer from Mi CHI
igan has moved with his family
into one of John Lynch's houses
on Fourth street.
Mess. John J. Murphy and
James Kasson, Of WooodstocK,
Illinois spent several days here this
week looking over our twon and sur
roundings.
Col. John @. Spooner, attorney,
and W. II. Phipps, Land Commits
sloner of the Omaha railroad, were
in toNn this week accompanied by
their wives.
Miss Lottie Mayer, who has
been teaching in Rochester, MINI.
for some years past, spent few
days in town this week. She has
been engaged to teach one of the
schools at Glyndon the coming
year.
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DIST-ANCES
GONNEHT[ON.E .

At GREEN BAY with Chicago & North
western and Wisconsin Central Railways foi
Milwaukee and Chicago. and for all point
North East aud South.
At NEW LONDON, with the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore & Western r. for Shawano and
appleton, Oshkosh, Manitowoc, Sheboygan
and Milwaukee.
At AMHERST in. and PLOVER with
Wisconsin Central r. r. for Ashland, Ste.
vens 20 mt. Portage aud Madison.
At MERIDIAN Pm with Chicago, st.
Paul & Minneapolis and Omaha Railway for
Black River Falls, Eau Claire, st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
At WIN0NA with Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway, for St. Paul and Mnneap-
oils, with WiHona & St. PeterRairoad, &C.
& N. W. fer Rochester, Marshall, Sioux
City, Yanlton, and points West.
At LA CROSSE with Southern Minnesota
and @, c. d. & u. Divisions c. N. & St.
? aul R,y.
TIMOTHY CASE, Receiver
and Cent Manager:
IUNs0T Z, CASE Gen Pass'r Agt.
Green Bay. Wis
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Maj. Chas. J. Allen, chief en-
gineer, and Mr.. Guy Wells, assist
ant, were here on Tuesday looking
at the government work on the har-
Dor. The water in the entry and
to Quebec Pier is now dredged TO
thirteen feet, and boats drawing
twelve feet can enter the NemadJi
Tho present appropriation will be
! exhausted in about two weeks, and
sitter that the dredges will probably
be continued 1t work for the rail-
road company.
MIR. George W. Riggs, the
banker, of Washington, died
on the 18th inst. Mr.. Riggs was
well known here, having been iden,
tilted with the town as a property
owner from It's earliest history. He
was about sc years of age, and one
of the best of men. Peace to his
| ashes. 1t was only on the 9th of
July last that his brother Elisba
Riggs of New York suddenly died.
Thus the members of this old and
prominent family sre passing away.
Mess. Joseph Retallack and
William Cox, late of Eagle River,
Mich, have decided to cast their
lots amongst us, and have rented
one of I. Ritchie's fine buildings on
! Second street, wherein they will
open out a large and select stock of
dry goods, clothing, hats and caps,
boots and shoes, blankets etc. They
will bring their families at once,
and one of them will reside over
the store, and the other build a
dwelling. Both are excellent gen
tlemen, and fine business men and
they will be a valuable acquisition
to eur town. They have wisely de-
cided in their choice OF business,
and are sure to do we'll The fact
that they are really the first new
corners to go into business here of
that kind, should specially commend
them TO the favorable patronage of
our people.
"A. Arneson, has boosted his
sign at the Quebec House and is
now ready for business. He has
roomy and commodious quarters,
and his charges are reasonable.
Give him a call.
100000 acres OF Choice Pine
Lands for Sale in Mackinac, Chip
pewa and Schoolcraft counties,
Michigan, in large or small lots to
suit purchasers. Also two first
class Steam Saw mills now in oper.
alton capacity 100 m per day.
Mills on Lake Superior near Sault
Ste Marie, Mich. Enquire of John
Garrick 242 South Water ST.
Chicago, or L. V. Ripley Superior.
-Logue & Whitney continue to
add to their already well selected
stock. Mr.. W. has just returned
from market and has ordered anice
line of Parlor goods also some
Chamber suits, Easy Chairs, Brack-
cts of all description etc. Whitney
says that the Superior folks have
treated them we'll and that they in
tend to return the compliment by
keeping all that is demanded and
selling at bottom prices. Take a
look at their 81 80 cromos.
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Henrietta Newton w. Michigan ST
Robert Ould West 2nd street
A Pleasanton West LIST street
do do

5 5 Pridgeon, Diagram und1 y Of : y
d Quinn Estate West 9TH street
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The more rain The aore water.
Brooks is selling hardware at
cost.
The County Board this week
issued license to James Johns for
a saloon.
Peter LeClaire's stock 10 ar
irving and he will soon be ready for
business.
Geo. l.. Brooks this week sold
800 cords of wood to the Dredge
Co.
ID. Dean received this week
more lamps than you could shake a
stick al in q month.
Beth dredges are at work
widening the channel from the
point to the dock.
Wild pidgeons are unusually
numerous ia this section, and the
man ehat kiils the most feels the
biggest
fired. Bischoff and wife have
the sympathy of their friends i'll the
less'of their infant child, which
died Thursday.
Thursday appeared to be a
good daysfor travelling agents-at
least fifteen of the brotherhood
swere.iu i'm town that day.
-tUosing out sale of Boots &
aShses,as Brooks
Traffic between here and Du-
luth Isl iznmense., and the ferries have
nil tssy can attend to in the pass
>engersnd freight line. =.
The timber for the railroad
bridge across Newton's creek at
Second st. Is being hauled and
work has already commenced.
1t is said that Asa Daily and
John Lachapellc haye purchased
Scott s. McLean's mill on Mime
sofa Point for $4,000.
-Enooh Hallom, the man who
was shot in Duluth on Saturday
last died Wednesday night at -
O'Clock. The murderer is still at
large.
Key. II. G. Flash was con-
secrated bishop of thsi Catholic
Diocese of Lacrosse On Thursday,
at the Pho Mono College, Mil
waukee.
Brooks is closing out his
stock ofgroceries as fisssD possible,
and advertises his store fsE rent.
Thomas Garrietyisre-buiiding
the addition to his heasa, the COM
pletion of which witipdd greatly to
the appearance of hnPHperty and
increase it's facilities 1or-H boarding
house.
Alvin Lord has moved into the
Wakelin House. The houssvacated
by him has been rented by Mr..
WEIGH, of Minneapolis, who will keep
q boarding house. Mr.. W. has also
q contract on the Northern Pacific
extension.
Charles Watkins finding it SO
profitable to have one team work
ing on the railroad, went down to
st. Paul and purch ased, another for
the same purpose. Charley sees
wealth in the near future.
The Northern Pacific Railroad
runs 10 emigrant trains or cars,
holders of emigrant tickets being
carried on regular express trains, in
neat, seeond-class cars, with cush-
ioned seats.
The number of black eyes TO be
seen this week is probably owing
to the fact that officer Columbia
has retired from the police force,
preterring to build camps for the
Air kline road to maintaining the
majesty of the law.
The recent heavy rains have
brought down o large number of
the logs "hung up ON the Nemadji,
belonging mostly to Cutler, Gilbert
is Pearson. AS the logs are left to
come down themselves the river is
reported full of jams.
1T is nip-and,tuck between
Duluth and Superior as 10 which
shall inscribe on its commercial
escutcbeon and make.it stick, "Apex
metropolis of the uhhrny ocean,
Mining Gazette.
Charles Kunert is repairing his
halaino ON Second Street. and IN
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60gam st. Paul. ! sos

'U1fW TMInHe1poIsI UJDm DIP
Trains run on Chicago time (Which is 23
minutes faster than Winona time,) daily
Sundays excepted. For time of night freight
and accommodation trains, see local time
table.
#Dnner
DIST A NOES
From Green Bay to New London, 80
miles; Grand Rapids, 90 m; Mcmillan
Junction, las m; Arcadia, 1872; Winona
al; La Crosse, 289; st. Paul, 28I
Minneapolis, Z92.
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18th DAY OF MAY 1880

they will be conveyed the respective purchssers
assignees, recording to law. The amount o.
tsxes, intere.t and charges calculated to the las,
day of redemption is set opposite to each piece
GEO. F. HoLCoMB, County Clerk
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Notice of the Redemption OF Lands
Sold for Taxes May 18th 1879.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DoUGLAs !
OFFICE OF TIE COUNTY CLERK
Superior, August 18th, 1881.
The following pieces of land having been sold bv
the County Treasurer of the County of Douglas on
the 18th day Of May 1872 for the taxes interest and
charges for the year 1873 Therefore Notice is here
by given, that unless said lands redeemed rom
said sale before he
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-24
Financial Affairs.

Business having greatly revived money f.
easier, And the weather being warm and
pleasant everybody and HIS wife are at work.
This will of itself loosen up finances and sci
them afloat, for when whole community Ii
at work money Ia obliged to freely flow from
hand to hand, from people to bank aud from
bank to people. II we come out Of the winter
little sour we must remember the money
merchants and traders failed to got, of which
there is much still on hand and viii DO good
for the spring and summer
Not as much was checked out OF bank
to-day TO pay for cotton as was antlol
pated for the reason there were not
hall as many bales received as anticipated. A
large amount Of silver is ned by our bonks,
for the reason nobody will accept more than
five or ten dollars upoA check 1t is too
heavy to tote around tho streeta. Ten dollars
OF scart wheels" make u fair load for the
pocket aud is more than will so Ia pocket
book. Our bankers had better not import any
more than they can help.
There Is a fair demand for exchange, and the
following quotations ara made:
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IN he Country.

The ground is dry enough to plow uplands.
People in the city To-day report everybody gone
to work with q will and vim, and a delormi-
nation to make up lost tImeas quickly as pos
sible. That ls right. We have had long
holiday, long rest, and must now
bend steadily to tue task Of making
another great crop. All slsns arc pro-
pitious for this being - good year for an
abundance 10 be raised But the seasons help
those only who help themselves. There must
be blowing before planting, blowing before
reaping.
Farmera in the city to-day are making lib
eraI purchases of SEEDS, fld and garden.
They are going to make great effort TO raiao
big crop of everything, especially grain and
cotton.