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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-04

Some remarkable remains of a
mammoth have been discovered near
Yreka, CAL, by some miners. They
comprise a mammoth horn, jaw, teeth,
yertebra and other bones. They were
found As feet below the surface. The
horn is FIVE and a half feet long, in the
shape of a cows horn, and is eight
inches in diameter at base. The teeth
and other bones are OF mammoth
size An animal built in proportion
to them would weigh at least ten tons
when alive. The teeth, horn, ETC.,
give evidence that the animal was OF
the bovine species.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-04
ing hand.

Recent statistics show that Lastly
in the number of newspapers con
yeyed in domestic mails, the United
States was first with 852,lS0,792;
Germany next, with 439,Oss, 500
France third, with 31O,ls8, 636;
Great Britain fourth, with 1872 $780,
100; While Italy follows with SO, $685.
ITO. In the number of letters DIS
patched in International mails, the
positions are reversed, Great Britain
ranks first with 46,O51. 500, and the
United States fifth with %, 1901
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-04

The contributions for the Grant
monument at Riverside, New York,
come in very slowly. The agregateis
still less than one hundred thousand
dollars This is somewhat discourage
l.g as the original design was the col
lection of one million dollars. It is
probable that the city, State and Ma
ton will be called upon to lend a help
ing hand.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-04

A southern paper says that God is
good to Pennsylvania, for when the
whales ran scarce petroleum was
discovered, and just as cheap South
ern coal and good iron ore threatened
to undersell the Pennsylvania mines
natural gas was found.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

Sinner one day went 20 church,
To hear the Gospel teachings,
He was inspired with sudden thirst,
Once more 10 hear ~ eacher.
when Rev. Father did begin.
He spoke Of many varit ~ sins
That folks are most committing.
Our Sinner thought twas him alone
The Reverend was hitting.
Says 10 himself In UNDERGONE.
With teeth almost gritting,
Get even with you. Sir, to-day,
For this abuse and SANDER.
lie stopped the father on his way
Ito oder reminder.
How did you know Sir. I would 60
To church this very morning?
And frame you sermon Ia = tone
That tells me OF reforming.
lAh. am sorry sir. that you
Have found yourself most guilty,
Yet am glad 10 find you too,
Thinking now Of quitting.
Sinner started home In haste.
To cool his heated temper.
lTakes up the paper he finds first,
4 Lo. twas the Couricr-Journal;
He reads, exclaims, all things eternali
Turned loose on me, for here soc
i A piece that tells BETTING
1.-THE troubles l experienced hast
Not church. nor Journal gives me resi-
4 But I'll get even with them all
4 Before the Autumn leaves do fall,
h IL study now new contrivance
,iThat will sew up all their counivance.
Thus people often do confess
| Their sins aud other iailings,
J They cannot keep their tongue ct rest,
Guilt talks without an aiming.
il J. NJ. QuEER.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

The SILVER QUESTION. --Notwishstand-
ing President Cleveland wrote = letter
urging the suspension Of silver coinage
for the present, showing thereby his SYM
patty with the gold bugs Of Wall street,
vet Congress in both branches last week.
BY very decisive votes, refused to do any
thing looking toward the suspension OF
silver coinage. IT'S well. America has,
and should always have, . monetary
system Of her own, In no way entsngled
with or dependent upon that Of other
nations. We are big enough to stand
alone in everything. and should do Il
Greenbacks would be : very good cur.
Tency to pay or the National debt with
and stop paying interest, and We hope
the gold men will keep up their racket
until the people rise In their might and
elect officers pledged to pay on al thu
National debt with new greenbacks. /
will surely come 10 this IL the agitation
against silver IL continued.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

The real estate belonging to the late
DR.. Welman's estate was sold under or
der OF court last Monday. The Main
street lot brought s4IO, and the Jackson
street lot Sl70 both being bought BY
Mr.. Leo Spavd. The residence was
struck off for 81 400 very cheap certain
liz to Mr.. John Gramelspacher, who,
with others held mortgage upon It.
The Pike county 20 acres OF land was
sold for SITS making she total realized
|e2.l55. This will about pay the prefer
red claims. we presume, leaving nothing
for the general creditors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06
MEAT MARKET!
JOHN R. CHRISM0N

Has opened In the Post-ofIice building
Ia Jasper q meat market, where he will
supply customers with the very best the
market affords for cash. Open every
day except Sunday. lie soliciis the
patronage OF every body. and BY having
the best Of meat will endeavor 10 merit T..
Persons having Tat beeves, calves or
sheep to sell, will fnd Il 10 their inter-
lest 10 call on him.
Farmers coming 10 town are invited to
lcall aud take good roast or steak home
with them. Feb. 20. l665-tf
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

rT The County Board granted liquor
licenses this week to Urban Edcle, st St.
Henry, and VIM. Monkhaus b Co., and
Adam SchIessing At Huntingburg.
Ferry license ct PoFtersvilIe was grant
ed 10 Chas. Lavender, and L. l.. KcIso
o. guardian Of John Csvender, q the
came ferry rates as heretofore.
There are only 81 accounts and peti.
tons on the docket. Among them wal
one for $500, first payment on the safe
IN the Treasurer's Office, which was 81.
lowed to Halls Safe and Lock company
On yesterday the Board spent the day
inspecting the poor farm, and have vel
about ~ accounts 70 act upon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

Try virtue Of a certified copy Of de-
I'D cree 10 me directed from the Clerk
or the Dubois Circuit Court. in q cause
wherein Elijah Payne. Is plaintiff. and
James +. Spurlock, Martha Spurlock ct
Al. are defendants, requiring me to make
the eum of money therein mentioned,
with interest on said decree and costs,
I will expose at public sale 10 the highest
bidder. on
SATURDAY, THE l4rH DAY or MARCH
A. ID. 1885,
befween the hours OF 10 o'clock .. m.
and 4 o'clock D. M, Of said day, al the
door Of the Courthouse Of Dubois coun-
", Indiana. the rents and PROFITS for q
term not exceeding seven years, OF the
following Real Estate, to-wit:
The southeast quarter or the south
east quarter: also thirty 1907 acres of Of
the east side or the northeast quarter Of
the southeast quarter, the same being
that portion Of the said northeast guar
ter lying and being east OF Patoka river {;
also fifteen (15) acres of Of the south end
OF the east half Of the south-east quarter
ofthe southwest quarter also the south
west quarter OF the southeast quarter,
Excepting, however, from said south
west quarter Of the southeast quarter
ak (6) acres of OF the south side thereof ;
Iall said lands being In section Number
seven IN, township Number two ~,
south Of range five t5) west. containing
one hundred and eighteen (llS) acres,
more or less. Said land being situated
in Dubois county in the State Of Indiana
| Ifsuch rents and profits will not cell
Tor sufficient sum to satisfy said decree,
Interest and costs, will at the same time
and place expose to public sale the fec
simple OF said Real Estate, or so much
thereof as may be sufficient to discharge
said decree interest and costs.
Said sale will be made without any
relief whatever from valuation or ap
praisement laws.
GEORGE COX,
| Sheriff Dubois County, Indiana.
w. r. TOWNSEND. Atty for PIN.
Feb. Goth, 1885 3w. Up. T. SO 90.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06
NOTICE TO HEIRS or PETITION
TO SELL REAL ESTATE.
STATE OF INDIANA.

COUNTY OF DUBOIS,
Cause No SIT
ouS ISIS. Circuit Court ~'"' ''"'
Conrad Eckert. Admr. of
ofthe Estate Of John w.
Snoddy, deceased, p.,;,;on -
Louisa Snoddy. WaIterJ. nsA'
Snoddy. lgnatz Eckeri, "'e'
John Mack and Martin
Friedman.
YOU are severally hereby notified thai
i the above named petitioner as Ad-
lministrator Of the estate OF John W.
lSnoddy, deceased, has filed in the Circuit
Court or Dubois county, Indiana, peti
|tion making you defendants thereto, and
lpfaying therein an order and decree OF
said Court authorizing the sale Of certain
real estate belonging TO the estate Of SAID
Idecedent, Ia said petition described. 20
make assets for the pay ment Of the mort
lgage liens on such real estate. and the
debts AMI lisbihties OF said estate, and
that said petition so filed and pending
will be heard on the first day Of ths
April term. 1885. Of said Circuit Court
being the 27th day OF April, 1855.
PETER J. GosMAxN, Clerk
Dubois Circuit Court.
TRAYLoR 4 HUNTER, Attorneys.
February 20ih. 1885 3w.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the r. O. At Jasper. Dubois
Co, Ind, March 5th. 1885, which Il
not called for within four weeks will be
sent 10 the Dead-letter Office:
LADIES' LIST.
Mary and T. McGivney Emma Lever
GExTLEMEx's LIST.
William Ammons n d Dietoiche
Louis n Mullen Anton Henninger
Joseph Steffe.
Persons calling for any OF the above
letters will please say advertised in th'
Jasper Courier, and give date.
,. ". PLEASANT. r. N.
March 9Th, 1885.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

0TThe evangelist Moody and the sing.
ere, Mr.. and Mrs. Veterinarian, held .
very successful religious convention at
Evansville last week, and were Al Hunt
ingburg Saturday morning on their way
20 hold another convention a Louisville.
While waiting q The Hunting burg de-
pot for the east train they were called
on by many Of the citizens Of that town,
aud were objects Of curiosity TO . good
many They ought TO hold conven.
ton In Huntingburg. II would proba-
bly, result In more real good than IL usu.
ally accomplished Ia the larger cities.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

0rThe Democrats OF Huntingburg
held primary election last Monday IN
that town 70 ascertain the wish Of the
Democracy % 20 who should receive the
appointment Of Postmaster al that place
when u becomes Presidential Office on
April let. All candidates withdrew but
Messrs =. II. behrens and +. Pickhardt.
Behrens received % votes: Pickhardt 20,
and n. Fisher 2. Fisher vas not there
and was not candidate.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

JAMES HI. LOGAN.
For seven years Principal Of the Grand
view Graded Schools, and for the past
wear Principal Of the Jasper Academy,
will open Normal School at
IRELAND, on MARCH 9Th, 1885.
and continue twelve weeks. This will
afford an unsqualled opportunity for
teachers Of Dubois county aud others ex-
pecting to teach 10 perfect themselves IN
the profession. The latest aud most ap..
proved methods will be introduced, and
guaranteed.
Board can be Obtained for " 90 per
week, and deductions for parts Of week
lstudenis may be away.
TUITION $500 for the term. For
further particulars address,
G.. L. PAIR.
.JoHN LENNON,
w. II. ii. GsEES.
ireland School Com or
JANIS ii. LOGAN Jasper.
| Feb. 20. 's5-3s.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

They were duly installed into ONCE on
Wednesday. with the greatest parade
Washington has ever witnessed. Cleve-
land's Inaugural takes decided ground
against mixing In any way with the
diplomacy Of other continents; he says
nothing directly about the silver ones
tion; he argues for the introduction o.
sbusiness principles ia public Affairs,
without regard to party subserviency
and assures all that there need be no
anxiety about the protection Of the freed
men in their rights. The Bible he took
the oath upon was one his mother gave
him when he LEFT home as yonng man,
and soIenlniy rcvcreing II. he chose 1t TO
add solemnity 10 his oath Of office.
ScExEIx COMMISSIONER CoURr. LAST
Monday at o'clock the County Com
missioners met 10 regular session, and
found bill on file Of fifty cents in favor
81 Mr.. Andrew Mehringer, farmer
living two miles from Jasper, for putting
. hickory split bottom In . large high
chair for the Recorders Office. The
Board are, : part Of them. experts At
bottoming chairs, and concluding they
would investigate that work, went in I
body TO the Recorders Office to see thu
chair. and acknowledged the work wal
we'll oone, but after talking over 1t some
time. agreed that twenty five cents wa
enough Tor it, and went back to thu
Courtroom and so endorsed the allow
snce. Shortly after. Mr. Mehringer pu
IN an appearance and was informed o
the reduction in his bill. He took tn
chair up to the Courtroom, and explain
ed that be had to carry IL out two mile
and back again. and that il was large
than IN ordinary chair, aud compared
with the others there. The judges, how
ever, refused TO allow any more tha
twenty-five cents, whereupon Mr. Mehr
niger took pocket knife, and informe
them that he couldn't work for tha
wages. cut the bottom ont entirely, An
presented them with the bottomles
frame. The time consumed altogethe
In deliberation over this twenty-fiv
cents difference was nearly an hour, 81 .
expense to the county OF something owe
three dollars, and yet the county has q
chair. How Il this for economy?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-12-04
SELECT STORY.
A GIRLS HEART.
BI ETTIE ROGERS.

can see her now just as | saw her
,hen-her slim round figure and small
round face, her short dark skirts Just
revealing her tiny and coarsely shod
feet,a dark straw hat canted negligent
ly over her closelycropped curly black
hair, and tat.ered bit of scarlet shawl
draped about her decidedly statuesque
shoulders.
A scarlet shawl was the weakness
and the one pride Of the untamed and
inscrutable girl, who was alike the idol
and the tyrant OF my boyhood And
she had managed to become the pos
SCISSOR of almost every variety Of the
article common and uncommon, ker-
chief, scarf, square and oblong, gauze,
silk and wool, belaced and betasseled,
fringed and embroidered had Zeltie
and each and all were scarlet, glow
ing, gorgeous and uncompromising
| scarlet.
She was much older than $50 much
Older that those statuesque and strong
young shoulders have Just sportively
borne me across the bramby swale,
whittier we had gone berrying in the
early morning.
"And now," she said with a wicked
little smile which showed all her daz-
zling white teeth. 81 have carried you
over and you must carry over the ber-
ries.'
"The berries p repeated uneasily.
"Oh, | left the basket by the big log
at the edge of the wood on the other
side of the swale," she explained, with
a mischevous litter. Il couldn't carry
you and the basket too, you know"
Not for all the berries which had
ever ripened under sun and dew, would
| have gone back alone to the place
designated and that she knew obvious
ly. / had superstitious and mortal
terror of the dim whispering wood,
where along the margin, the old char.
red stumps looked like the phantoms
of abnormal monsters, where grizzly
owls hoeted on every blasted and
branchless tree trunk, and where cat
birds cried lugubriously from impene-
trable and mysterious hollows.
a'i hoI SoihS pdoh, ulsSenIeu
stubbornly "Ask Paul Shirley y--he is
Just over on the sumach knoll by the
brook, and he is making your picture,
guess
She was worthy of a picture or a
sculpture as she stood then in her atti-
tude of untrammeled grace,her piquant
face half in shadow, her arms bare and
interlocked behind the saucy head, and
the scarlet shawl falling in picturesque
negligence from one superb shoulder
But at my remark, her attitude and
aspect changed,
"He would not dare make my pic
ture,' she said defiantly, and with a
swift tumultuous anger in her i'm,
mense black eyes.
"Why would he not p / queried
with the boyish zest ] always felt in
arOusing her wilder moods.
"Because | hate him because he
knows | hate him." she said in a voic,
as clear as the note of a thrush ant
which must have been distinctly audi
bile to the artist, who was busy sketch
ing behind sumac not many paoe'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-12-04
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/ got bottle of HUsT's kidney and Liverl
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y "Deeds are better than words" q
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-30

State Auditor Steele has made q
discovery which may prove beneficial
to the educational fund of the State.
In overhauling the books in his Office
few days since be came across one
which contains valuable and interest
ing information concerning the 10th
sections of land. This book which
contains information that could not
be had anywhere else, shows that
there are out and unaccounted for
about 100000 worth of notes on
18th sections, and into whose hands
the notes we're placed for collection.
The accounts or register of such
transactions in this book run from
1850 to 1877. The delinquent parties
will be called on for q settlement
Home Advocate, FarmerviIle.
the auditor has only unearthed q
nest of old rubbish. 1t is matter
Of notoriety in Louisiana that the
school fund was plundered of some
thing over 100000 during the
Yarmouth Kellogg regime, and we
doubt very much if the State school
fund will be benefited one iosa from
this musty old book
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-30
Negroes as Soldiers.

In a speech delivered in the Con-
federate House of Representatives,
in February, 1855. by Mr.. T. Barks-
dale, of Mississippi, on the bill to
authorize the employment of negro
troops by voluntary enlistment. he
quoted . letter of Gen. Lee, which,
it is said, has not been generally
published. Mr.. Barksdale, who is
. member elect Of the 10Th Congress,
furnished q copy of the letter from
his mnsty files. It is as follows:
HDoRs. CoNyxDsaAzz STATES AaMss,
Feb. 10, 1885, !
Z. Barksdale, House Of Representatives, Rich
mond:
SRI have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt Of your letter OF the
18th inst. with reference to the en-
ployment of negroes us soldiers, l
think the measure not only expedi-
ent but necessary. The enemy will
certainly use them against Us if be
can get possession Of them, and as
his present numerical superiority will
enable him To penetrate many parts
Of the country, cannot see the wis
dom Of the policy Of holding them
to await his arrival. when We may, by
timely action and judicious manage
ment, use them to arrest his progress
l do not think that our white popula-
ton can supply the necessities of q
long war without ovsrtaxing its ca
pscity and imposing great suffering
upon our people; aud l believe. we
should provide resources for pro-
tracted struggle, not merely for o
battle or = campaign.
In answer to your second question
l can only say that in 10y opinion
the negro under proper circumstances
will make an efficient soldier. l
think we could do as we'll with them
as the enemy, aud be attaches great
Importance to their assistance On
der good officers and good instruc-
tons l do not see why they should
not become soldiers They possess
all the physicsl qualifications, and
their habits Of obediencs constitute
a good foundation for discipline.
they furnish more promising ma
tsrial than many armies Of which
we read in history, which owed their
efficiency to discipline alone. / think
those who are employed should be
freed II would bs neither Just or
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-30

The reopening Of the Exposition
next fall is now looked upon as an
established fact Subscription lists
amounting to over $4,000 have
already been secured and the rail.
roads are said to have guaranteed
500, 900 more. The beneficial effects
of the Exposition are fully appreci-
ated by the people of New Orleans.
as we'll as by all other citizens of the
Louisiana. In fact, both North and
South the desire for its prolengation
appears to be decided, and there is
every reason to continue it under the
more favorable circumstances that
would attend another opening.
Since peuning the above we see
from the Washington dispatches that
Mr.. Clevelands cabinet decides be
has no power to authorize the gov
exhibits 10 continue lcager
in Louisisns. This is an unexpected
rebuff. and, unless reeonsidered or
got around in some way, it will be
> heavy drawback to the reopening.