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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-08

-"1Ly Lord, said Tawmus. " you've
10 idea what horror il gives man %
steal up behind girl who il scribbling,
look over her shoulder and find that
she's idly writing your name. with =
Mrs prefixed. - Boston Poet
IA n. Bumper" Whats phrenol-
ogy. map Humps on the head, nv
dear. !" Was pa chronological when
be came home the other morning and
you were putting vinegar and brown
paper on bis head. ma?'-Fns.
As two ladies were gazing e the
large black bear brought into town
yesterday. one remarked: "Oh. what
> nice bulkalo-robe his skin would
maker The other replied: "Or such
: splendid sealskin. sacque. Oh Guy
Derrick.
"A Terrible Infant:-
rccoiIcct nurse called Ann.
Who CARRIE me about the xraS4
And one nne DAY . me youn< man
Came up and kie.cd the pretty lass.
'e - n'' mn 4sin NE Iess. h iss'fc''on'
And that's ny earliest rscoiieciion.
Irish gentleman (paying debt q
honor): There's the sovereign W
kindly lint me. Brown. I'm sorry
haven't been able''--S Saxon (p0cketing
the coin); "Neyer thought u Il from
that day % this. Forgot III about Il"
Irish gentleman: " Bcdad! wish ye'd
tould me that before''
This Introduction gives me great
pleasure believe me. frankly e.
claimed Brown. when introduced %
popular society actress. Really, you
Halter me. Mr.. Brown Mot q I'll. I
have korshiped Jon from : distance
for over twenty years and Brown
j. still engaged racking his brain trying
% lind out why the actress cut him
short, and has since declined % reco1-
nize him when they accidentally met
Boston Globe.
"a colorcd individual who went
down On the slippery nags at re corner
Of Woodward avenue and Congress
street scrambled up and backed out
into the street and took = Iong look
toward the roof Of The nearest build
Ing. "You fell from 1he fhird-story
window. +" remarked : pedestrian who
had witnessed the tumble. ssBoes. I
believes yer" wns the prompt roply;
s'but what paxzles ne an de- quesh1n
q how I got Up dr. ~ Why I wns
!eanin' 0utsr . Winder. Co. D1CFoie me
ftx0.
--.Accordmg % - tssslnosy u ~
witnesses y0u VEN caught Just - YOU
were getting ont u ths window, With
he contents q tke till n your pookets
Now. what excuse have yoo gotr' an1
he magistrate leaned bGck IN he chair
very complacently. II kn0w II your
honor. and shall always b grateful %
he man wh6 caught me. When I have
lhcse somnambuIistic IT, I an u dan
yer d falling ont q windows and hurt
|ng myself." That idea newer occurred
10 me-" remarked ~ magis>r.ts. psn-
1ively. III hns often occurred b Ne. I"
remarked The prisoner. with uncon-
,cious hum0r. That beInk tke caee. 4
win direct TIE Governor" TO turn
ne looscp" mo, but . have - extra
bar acroos your ell window, lOr fear
ron may fsll out r--C kicsgo HsrsI&
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-08


4 SUDBURY BALLAD
A simple child. .icnr brother IimI
That lightly draws IL breath
Aui feels ~ life IN every limb
what cnn Il know Of DEATH
-Ijorisumfh.
asked little simple child.
That wore HACK ribbons on her head
whom she was mourning for. She smiled,
And mentioned that her aunt wn- dead
where did your aunt reside. ms dcnrf
over 70 Norlh0ry." she replied
!" Shc had hccn feeble moro year.
a. Az eh AZ d, nas =, .s .s'snx Day she dIed
Ny heart within began TO melt
sudden teardrop forced IL why.
You say your aunt III Marlborough .lwcll
And died upon Thanksgiving Lay:
Hut what your aunt nird or nv dear
y. VI ! Is. did lt not fully understand
she had the rinRworm on her hand:
hut she died 81 the shoeanum palsy"
That name never heard before.
1hi. was my little maids reply:
I've told you twice and won't no more \
tprithee. sweetest once nkah.
she answered: j VII tsiI you shsn :'"''
But u you ask again. -hnnt;
She died q rho shocanum palsy"
Happy condition. moi 10 know
More than this Oh In on dying
Lemo-likc 20 zee your kin laid low.
Without q thought or sighinr.
This creature knew no more IL grief
Hut the black ribbon on her head.
Nor Of paraiysis--in brief.
She only knew her aunt was dead.
And Did Or the sshocanum palsy"
."shock o numb palsy. an old-fashoncd
guish paraplcgia o. hemiplceia from shaking
~. ". R.r>on@. n boston Tnsa~npt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-08

"Mining i IN exciting business n
said an old prospccfor. n There Is q
SORT Of hopeful inspiration aI,out il. that
when miner puts in shot his hopes
may b. forever blasted a. well a. the
rock. or Il may be the result N iisclos-
ing riches that will encourage him to
still pursue the downward course with
bright expectations % striking rich pay
While the various other occupations man
may follow are different. there Is 4
chance IN the dim future thar the miner
may revel IL al the Injuries THAT wealth
can give. The Illustrations that have
been given ms in the past prove that any
man who follows mining continuously
may g some time make strike.
The history u the bonanza kings
for the last thirty wears il that they
were one day poor. and they did not ~
Their riches because they were smarter
than others, but simply through What y
Il fascination about mining that when
: man once gets started he never likes
% stop until hc makes raise and
even then some win not stop until they
either double their money az lose K al.
Mining u 1 business n which more
money can be made IN shorter time.
than any other. A man will make
when he least expects. and will lose III
NE same manner. A man should know
something u the business. and b. being
careful. u<ing good Judgment. the
chances arc nut % great % lose. but
every chance % gain. - Denrxr
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-08

Half-Moon was y new mining camp
In deep canyon ut the head waters 81
the Gunnison. One Of that adventurous
class known as .'prospectors" had, in
the fall Of 1881. wandered through that
country. following bnrro which bore
upon is back all his worldly wealth.
and had brought into winter quarters
in the valley of the Arkansas such
promising specimens Of brittle and ruby
silver that many. seeing them. were in
duccd 10 90 In the spring 10 spy out
the land And 80 il happened. On 4
March night In 1882. that dozen
camp-iires were brightly burning. 4
dozen tents We're dimly outlined in the
shadows and openings Of the stunted
pines, and forty or fifty men. in groups
Of from three TO six. were gathered
around the fires smoking their evening
pipes and relating their experiences and
wonderful finds Of the year before
Among fifty men brought together
from every part 81 the world in wild
country, By q purpose born. % some ex-
tent ~ least. Of seliishncss and greed.
some are likely 10 be found in whom
brutishneSs predominatcs. There we're
several such in the camp nj Half Moon.
The poets say that communion with
nature rcfincsand cleyafcs the soul, and
leads men onward and upward toward
natures God The poets are somewhat
wrong. The kindly spirit born and
reared amid the best influences Of 4
city home. where all the surroundings
are Of refining character. will become
kindIler and better ~ the years 20 on:
II.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-08

The two departed: reached and passed
The summit before daylight had faded:
and n six o'clock were IN the timber ~
Topper Creek on the eastern slope. ID
. few minutes more they were In snug
cabin BY . glowing lire. telling their
story 70 four fearless. big-hcarfed
miners.
They All knew Bill Lewis. and thought
he could win II any man could: but they
had little hope d finding Little John
alive They all. however. willingly
made ready 70 set out. They had eight
miles u comparatively easy trail. which
they could do in three hours. leaving
them two hours In which 10 climb the
two miles from UNDERLINE 10 Red
Mountain summit Without great diff
iiculty they reached the foot Of the slide
IN the time proposed But discourage
ing. indeed, was the prospect upon ar
irving there. That drcary waste Of
snow, snow. nothing hut snow, stretch
ing up. up, up. a an angle Of seventy
degrees, until Il faded IN the uncertain
light; the wind roaring far above their
heads rs il came sweeping over from
the other side all brought . swift sense
Of their own powerlessncss a. against
The appalling forces Of nature. which
weighed down and discouraged them
drearily.
One BY one they crawled up the fear
full winding way. Not one had heart
70 speak or breath 10 spare Even min
utes seem long in time and place like
this. and it seemed an age before they
saw the top. and. oh. how long before
they reached il.
They had hitherto been warm enough.
But when they turned the summit the
cold west wind chilled them through.
There was no snow falling. but the wind
was driving and swirling the recent
snow in small cyclones Of arctic horror
around their shrinking forms. In
moment they had abandoned every
hope.
There was no Bill Lewis there.
There was no council held; there was
no time for that; but insiinctively every
man rushed forward for some slight
shelter. Onward they went. at times
easily and rapidly over the hard. old
snow, and then struggling through deep
drifts. until. some half mile from the
the snow ahead
II couid bc noth;no else. RET were
they alive or dead,
Good. faithful R.Ia.m, ~ man sh.ll
abuse thee more. Rrave mn Tew;s'
Thy sins ~ FORGIVEN thee,
Bill bad worked III w.v - fron, she
cabin by tramping the snow IN front Of
coiny over nv Ground several times NM
II t6e animal conld nass fbrongh ara
then repeating for another hundred fee,-
This Ne hai DOM n bitin0 blast And
binding snow. never falter;ng. never
despairing. for III lone hour~i
Bilrs greeting was Characteristic:
.Well lone 6.ris, Z l,o,.,,j ~o,-5
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10

Bright and warm yesterday. Mercury ZOE
at 2 a. M, $40 at 2 p m, TAO at sunset; wind
southwest.
president of the Dartmouth college athletic
association.
There will be an outdoor concert Thursday
evening, at 7.30 o'clock, by Chambers band
In Deering Park.
Mr.. William e. Wood, general agent of tho
Maine Central at st. John, was in this city
yesterday with Mrs. Wood
Horace King and wife, st. John, N. B., e.
W. Pond. New York, s. W. Davis, Philadel-
phis, James M. Patten and family, Boston,
were at the Falmouth last night.
The steamer Lewiston OF the Portland, Mt.
Desert and Machias steamboat line has been
chartered by the International Steamboat
Company, to run between Boston and St.
John in place of the Forest City.
General Agent Stevens Of the Boston and
Maine received the following despatch from
his son at Salt Lake City yesterday afternoon:
"Glorious victoryl Hurrah for Mainel for
Blaine for ltobie! for Reed!" 1t don't take
long nowadays for good news to flash through
nation.
Officer Slower yesterday noon prevented
lady from doing what might have caused a
severe or fatal accident. The lady had a tick
ct on the Boston boat and was riding across
the city on the noon train. When she got
az the head of Franklin wharf she attempted
to jump from the train when the officer, spring.
ing forward, caught hold of her and prevented
her from attempting ths foolish proceeding.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
A Splendid Hose Carriage.

Messrs. Talbot and Moulton of this city have
just completed splendid hose carriage-or
more strictly speaking, a hose wagon-for
Hose Two, Portland Fire Department This
hose wagon is a great improvement over
feet the old hose reel for, by means of it 600
of hose can be carried with ease. and 1000 feet
without discomfort and one man can handle
it, where formerly. and by the reel arrange
ment, it took, and takes, three men to do the
same work. By the laying of the hose in the
wagon it is impossible for it to get heated,
great objection to the old reel. The wagon is
solidly built, is handsomely adorned with
nickel plated hubs, and a hard rail for the
men to cling to, and is beautifully painted by
Mr. Hovey, the body in carmine and old gold.
the wheels in red and gold. On either side of
the drivers seat is faithful portrait of the
head of the old horse that drew Twos reel 80
long. On the side of the wagon in letters of
old gold are the words "H0se 2, P. f. D." The
whole affair shows great taste, and is splen-
did piece of work
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
John HI. sterling.

The funeral of the late John II. Sterling at
Peaks Island, Sunday, was attended by an i'm
mense concourse of friends, the procession be-
ing much longer than ever known there before.
The music, furnished by a quartette of init
mate friends, was remarkably fac, and the re-
marks of Rev. Mr. Parsons were most appro-
pirate. The floral offerings were profuse and
elegant; one seldom sees as much refined taste
and feeling as was displayed in the lovely
banks Of flowers sent in memory of the loved
and lost one. Conspicuous among them were
beautiful cross from DR.. Way; lovely pill
low, bearing the legend "Rest," together with
most exquisite floral harp, marked "Friends"
from the crews of the Union Steamboat Com
panys boats, with others too numerous to
mention. Nearly all OF the flowers were sup
piled by Dirwanger.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
MRS. THROOP'S

DEMOVED to Merton Block, 1913 LIZ Con-
III gTess So Fits pupils for college, scientific
schools or business. Tenth year will begin Tuesday,
Sept 9th. Pupils admitted any time.
IsY-Private lessons in Ancient or Modern Ian
guages at reasonable rates.
For further information until above date, apply
to Q. B. YARNEY, A. NJ, Deering, Me.
August 10th, 1884. augl9eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
BaiIne and Logan Rising Cadets

This company was presented with flag yes
terday by the young lady friends of the CON-
pany. The Rising Cadets is composed of boys
from six up to twelve years of age. The COM
pany was organized in wards and g. and its
officers and members are as follows:
Drum Maior-Ralph Howe.
Drum Corps-Jos. and Geo. .Legault, Earnest
Gateley, Jos. Colley.
Color Bearers -Chas. Symond, Jas. Howe and
Geo. Bucknam.
Banner Bearers, Arthur Floyd, Divide Legault and
Albus Cushing.
Captain-Fred Meller.
First Sregeant-James Dyer; Second Sergeant
John Dean.
Priyates-Carney, Oscar Buchanan, Walter Mel
Ter, Willie Erskine Alfred Frost Charles Mitchell
John Mack, Willie Wade, Willie winslow, Henry
Lord Fred Oleson.
Miss Alice Gushing presented the flag in an
appropriate address.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
Excursions 10 tbe Aroos,ooI,

The Maine Central Railroad officials ara
continually proposing delightful surprises for
the people of Maine in the way of pleasant
excursions and they now offer one to the beau.
ful country OF Aroostook-the garden OF Maine
now to be seen at its best. The session Of
the Episcopal Board of Missions at Pressure
Isle, on the 10th inst, the attractions of the
Aroostook County show and fair at Houltou
on the 18th and 18th, and the Northern ARGOS.
took fair at Presque Isle on the Goth, will
draw thither large number of strangers, espec
tally as the Maine Central has placed theil
rates SO low. These tickets will be on sale on
the 10Th and hold good until September SOth
A special train will run from vanceboro to
Pressure Isle Monday the 18th, arriving at the
latter place early on the 10th.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10

The st. John papers say another attempt
was made on Saturday to raise the stranded
steamer. She foatsd aft and would probably
have hoated forward, but it was feared that
the weight might prove too heavy for the pom
toons, and the effort was abandoned for the
present. The stern was hauled farther in
shore. The Dirigo assisted the Cyclops in
towing. A number of empty whale oil barrels
were sent for, and were expected to reach the
Point last night, and tomorrow, if the weather
is favorable, another attempt will be made.
The Cyclops went up to st. John Monday
morning to take down some timber that is re-
CURED. 1t is thought that when the barrels
have been placed In her there will be no diff.
Guilty in raising the steamer
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
Superior Court.

111H71'I1 VO1JOI9 I'O-N4N19h
TUEsDAY-A new grand jury was impannelled as
follows:
Warren B. Chute, Naples.
Samuel L. Davis, Standish
Luther Douglass Bridgton.
Isaiah Elder, Deering.
Charles M. Golf Gray.
Frank o. Gray, Harrison.
Francis Haskell, Harpswell.
Charles E. Herrick Cum berland.
Martin v. B. Jordan, Freeport.
Horatio Libby, Scarborough.
Nelson Maberry, Windham.
Patrick MCGOWAN, Portland.
George W. Merrill, Portland.
Charles S. G. Orr, Cape Elizabeth.
Alonzo Qnint, Yarmouth.
Robert Skolfeld, Brunswick.
Excused, Morris f. Parker Gorham
Jeremiah H. Walton, Westbrook.
After an exhaustive and able charge to the grand
jury by Judge Bonney they retired and chose War
rem b. Chute OF apes as their foreman. Mr.. Chute
was a deputy sheriff under Mr.. SAWYER
The traverse jury will not come in until next
Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10

Land-Corner Park and Danforth Streets
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
Samuel E. Spring.

At meeting of the Directors of the Maine
General Hospital, held Sept 9th inst, the fol-
lowing minute was adopted as part of their
proceedings:
Called now to mourn the second break in oul
ranks within the year, we do sadly place upon our
records the expression of personal sorrow at the
death of our friend and associate, the Hon. Samuel
Z. Spring.
The great business capacity and energy displayed
by him, his many noble traits of character his gen
erous impulses and kindly charities, his cheerful
presence and buoyant spirits that never tagged in
the face of difficulties, have always commanded our
respect and admiration.
We recognize the severity of the blow which has
fallen upon many enterprises of this city and com
munity, as well as upon ourselves, in his lameDted
death; but we would especially record our deep
sense of the abiding loss which the hospital and lis
counses have sustained and our appreciation of mis-
long continued interest in its welfare as shown both
by gifts which make him of its earliest and most
liberal benefactors, and by generous subscriptions
to its funds repeated to the end of life.
Voted, That copy of the foregoing, with the ex-
preston OF our heartfelt sympathy be sent to the
ed to the daily papers for publication.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
The snow Murder.

Libby, the murderer of Miss Snow, was not
80 we'll yesterday. Inflammation had set in
and the pressure on the brain was making it.
self an open question as to whether he will re-
cover and it seems hardly possible that he can
DO SO. So far as is known he has never given
any indication of any knowledge of how he
came by his wound. Sunday he made rs
mark that he felt so much better he guessed
he would go home in the afternoon, but he
didn't feel SO much like it when afternoon
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
SPECIAL ADYERTEsING RATES.

Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WANTED, For SALE, To LET,
BOARD and Rooms and LOST AND FOUND, not
exceeding forty words, will be inserted in the
Daily PRESS one week for twenty-five cents,
If paid in advance.
When payment is not made in advance, reg
ular rates will be charged.
The large circulation of the PRESS makes it
the best medium for these advertisements.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10

The Aldermen met yesterday in their room
to make the official count. The vote for Gov.
ernor, congressman, sheriff and Judge of pro
bate was correctly given in yesterdays PRESS.
In the vote for senators, Wescotts vote
should have been 4l56; Rays 4035; True's
3191; Pcor's 3173.
In the vote for representatives to the legis.
lature, Mattocks' vote should have been 4O46:
Ames' 4013; Gerrish's 4,079.
In the vote for register of probate, the scat
tering vote was 60 instead OF Ga and the scat
tering vote for treasurer rs instead of n.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10

The State Camp of Maine - Omcers
Elected.

The meeting Of the State Camp, P. o. s.. of
A., was held here yesterday. 1t was called to
order at 1870 q. M, with State President T.
W. Daniels in the chair The State Marshal
being absent G. e. Littlefield was appointed to
fill the vacancy. The roll of officers was called
and @. A. Maxwell was appointed as Secretary
pro TEN, and John w. CORTLAND as M. of f.
and c., after which a very earnest and feeling
prayer was offered by the State Chaplain, B. f.
Pritchard. The President read his address
and appointed the following committees: on
cred entails, auditing, appeals, resolutions, for
eign correspondence, District Presidents re-
port and appropriations, after which recess
was taken until 2 D. m.
The afternoon session was called to order by
State President T. W. Daniels. After the
opening exercises the committee on credentials
reported credentials from Camps 1, 9 8. 4, 9
and 10.
The State Secretary reported the Camps in a
good condition with gain in their finances of
$671.64 over last year. The total valuation OF
the Camps is So, 500 amount received and dis.
bursed in the State Camp $500. A most
pleasing feature in the subordinate Camps re-
ports were the gains in the Camp treasures
and in the amounts invested in real estate and
bonds. The reading of the State President Is
address and State Secretary's report were re-
ceived with hearty applause by the Camp.
After hearing reports on auditor District
Presidents reports and resolutions, the meet
ing adjourned until Z 80 this evening.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected as
follows:
State Presidential. c. Leslie, Portland
:. ice President-A. K. Connors Bar Harbor.
NJ F. and CD. H. Hugtey Portland
Secretary-O. l.. Robertson, Ferry Village.
Ireasurer-M. j. Prince, Portland.
Marshall. w. Higgins, West Eden.
superintendent A. Maxwell, Port
land.
Delegates to National Camp-J. W. Courtland,
Portland; A. e. Connors, Bar Harbor; and o. L.
Robertson, Cape Elizabeth.
The above officers were duly installed By
Past President T. w. Daniels.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10

Children feel the debility of the changing
seasons, even more than adults, and they be-
come cross, peevish, and uncomfortable.
The blood should be cleansed and the system
invigorated by the use of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
"Last Spring my two children were vacei-
mated. Soon after, they broke all out with rum
ming sores, so dreadful thought should lose
them. Hoods Sarsaparilla cured them COM
pletely; and they have been healthy ever
since. I do feel that Hoods Sarsaparilla
saved my children to me-" MRS. G. L.
THOMPSON, West Warren, Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10

]. P. Wescott Of this city, aid-de-eamp on
the COMMANDMENT Chiefs staff, was present
at the session of the Commandery-in-Chief at
Philadelphia, and he reports pleasant time.
John @. Blake, who was the efficient quarter
master general of the order last year, was
elected a member of the Commandery-in.
Chief council from the division of Maine. The
next meeting will be held in August, 1885, at
Detroit, Michigan. G. P. Hayford, of Lewis
ton has been elected Chaplain. in-Chief
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-10
Municipal Court.

TUEsDAY-PatrickC Corners, John Gregor, Fred
erick Green, Michael Ward, VIM. Campbell, Asa
Smith. lntoxcation; fined So and cost
John Libby. Intoxication, I'd offence; so days in
county jail.
Amos Manuel Assault; fined So and costs.
James Merrill. Cruelty to horse; fined SIS and
costs.
Edward Foster. Common drunkard; two months
In county house of correction.
Michael Ward. Search and seizure; fined S1OO
and costs. Appealed.
Charles II. Givell. Search and seizure; dis
aharo