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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-28
A MAY-DAY FITTING.
The Trials OF q Poor Widow Who
Moved Alone"


which brings such anguish to the
hearts Of the citizens OF New York City
who contemplate a change Of residence
a the first day Of NAY. Mrs Light
lace is a citizen Of the great metropo-
lis. and Mrs. Lightlace is Obliged to
move, consequently that lady is the vic
tim Of care and anxiety. II is true that
she has moycd before: but. unhappily.
familiarity with the operation does
not engender love for Il. and in all her
other moves she has had the assistance
Of Mr.. Lightlace, and he has made his
last move. with the assistance Of the
undertaken. and his sorrowing partner
has 70 Ego it alone" or with the
meager assistance afforded by her it
tie daughter Alice. II was very pro-
voking that her landlord sold the
house over her head. and 10 a man who
was so unreasonable a. Il wish 10 live
In i himself, and gave her notice %
evacuate the premises by the lst Of
May. Now Mrs. Lightlaca il both an
ambitious and energetic M She
SAYS 70 Alice 'swhat other women have
done ! can do. and l am determined
that yonr aunt Grimshaw and your
cousin Jcmima Strong and your uncle
james and his wife shall not have II I'd
say. As ! know they will il they get the
chance. that poor Mary i 20 little Mt
teu 70 nght the battle Of life alone. l
am gong 70 show them that am
eqna' 20 any emergency. And on the
empnauc any MIS- Llghtlace threw
uP ner head IKE WARRIORS seeming
me battle afar on" and Alice looked
me w me feit over the astounding
spirit q ner heroic parent
20 y happened that when Uncle
yannes came a. IN duty bound. 70 his
o'o.ner : WIDOW. 2 offered his servi-
- - ASSIST ner, sne SAID. with praise
"".ns unSeih>hncss. as she LAID her
nana ~ ms arm IN true sisterly FASH
~. lou are most u my dear
ulolner' put Y decline with
.nahks' made up my mind when my
uea, husband LETT me there Mrs
Lightiace wiped away from her eyes .
u.ou,s " the near departed) THAT l
o".u never puruen any one with my
"- Lach ~ = ms W to
Dea'' anu must learn TO take care Of
~ sell ana little Alice here shall do
WY Wen.
70 protner James went away with
- casy nina greatly relieved that he
niHn. uesote himself to his " o
,ng win an easy conscience; and Mrs.
LiIntiace would have been pleased had
snc overheard nm telling sister Grim
snaw ana Jemima Strong and his wife
LAT "roor Mary - 2 very sensible
~oman; mas very good ideas OF taking
cais % nersen.
Ai'cr many disappo'ntmcnts a house
Mas secured, and then the all-import-
any matter q an express-man with his
magon was 70 DC side a must
.cliaoie and ne must be reasonable"
me woman 81 Judgment II Mrs.
been a. wise as she fan
s,eu herseif sne would have consulted
urotner James on this all-important
question rs any y experienced in
me business Of May moving knows the
semcraIizing influence Of that fateful
day on the most trustworthy New York
Ely furniture exprcss-man. The only
question which agitatcs him Is how
large = harvest he can reap from the
Of his fellow-man. and he
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-28

"A singular phenomenon Is TO
corded in the Savannah Ncsrs rs having
been observed III Carrollton. Ca: Near
the residence 81 A. II. Sharp the rain
fell in a circle OF about ten feet. and in
no other spot. II came in huge drops
and lasted fully ten minutes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-28

81 see that nm Eastern genius has
constructed an engine Of paper"
sYes; wonder what kind Of an en-
gine?r Stationary. Of course.
-BsRghampt0n Republicans
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-28

A lady who was a member Of Z
class studying art concluded a recits-
lion on Benjamin Hayden BY saying
that toward the close Of his life he
committed suicide. "-Harpsr's Bssor..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
Mrs Cleveland Apartment.

If you should take the Presidents
house and run line through it from
north to south, at the end of the Ii.
brary, you would cut off Mrs. Cleye-
lands part of the mansion from that
of the Presidents. She has five bed
rooms, and they are all large and
airy. The Presidents bridal-cllam-
Der is the state bedroom, and it looks
different now to what it did when
Mrs. Cleveland first came to it..
There are more home touches, and
the dressing table always has its
flowers. Vixen President Arthur
was here he had his wife's picture,
which hung en- one of these walls,
wreathed with roses every morning.
Now the roses are everywhere about
the room, and the gardener has done
his best TO make it look beautiful.
There is wide lounge, or divan at
one side of the room, and the bed is
OF rosewood, with great canopy OF
silk brocade in gold and silver above
it. A rich Turkish carpet covers the
floor, and there are a number of easy
chairs scattered about the room.
Great chunks of wood lie upon the
highly-polished brass and irons, and
the mantel Is covered with a heavy
velvet cloth of a soft, dark red
There is a tidy on one of the arm
chairs bearing the inscription in red
white and blue silk; GOD bless oul
country and our President"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
Two Veterans Meet,

Zone day last summer I was in
Louisville. While seated in the ho-
tel Office l noticed gentleman scam
ming the register, saw him speak to
the clerk and then turn ->and
look at me. Then he approached
me and asked: is your name II. II.
Hamilton?' At my affirmative reply
he asked: "Will you remain here
fifteen minutes and then meet me:'
1 again gave an affirmative answer,
and asked: L don't know who you are
sir, but will meet you.' In fifteen
minutes the stranger was back, and
in the same mysterious manner asked
me to get into the elegant carriage
with with he was accompanied. We
drove to an elegant residnce, Tito
which followed the stranger. He
seated me in a parlor and left me,
telling me he would return i'm min
ute, was nervous, but very curious.
Presently my strange escort returned
with companion, an aged lady,
who was leaning on his arm. Moth
err lie said. this is Mr.. Hamilton,
of whom you have often heard me
speak; he is the man WHO gave me
i this ugly wound in my shoulder.
I'm the man who crippled the hand
he's now extending to you That
old lady, as beautiful an old lady as
ever 1 saw, then threw her tender
arms around my neck, and--didn't
shed some tears!"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
Selling Skim Milk from the Farm.

Prof. Alvord does not believe in
selling skim milk from the butter
farm. but in feeding it to the cattle
there. He says: "Thc most serious
objection to selling milk is the daily
draft made upon the fertility of the
farm, resulting in nothing moro nor
less than selling the farm itself, by
the gallon or by the gound. In
every Zoo lbs. Of average fresh milk
there are present 6 lbs. OF nitrogen.
q lbs. of pEospheric acid, II lbs. of
potash, and lbs. of lime. Accord.
ing to the value placed upon these
materials, this portion Of the milk is
$l.54. So gallon OF milk is worth
II cents on the compost heap. In
one year IN average Cow will remove
$40 worth of fertility from the soil
she feeds on. Liberal feeders rarely
buy enough grass to replace this
waste. A daily ration of four pounds
bran, four pounds corn meal and one
pound of cotton-seed meal will leave
The balance on the wrong side.' A
writer on butter making recommends
s tting the milk for twelve hours,
and building up the essentials of
good milking stock by feeding the
calves on the skim milk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
Cement For Concrete Walk.

The proportion of sand to be mixed
with good cement for concrete for
foot-paths is three of sand to one of
cement. TIE sand first spread
evenly upon mixing board, and the
cement is spread over the sand. The
two are then mixed dry by shovel
ing over into the heap: then divid-
ing inc two heaps and then casting
it back into one again, five parts of
gravel or broken shells may be added
to make the concrete as follows:
The gravel or shell is put into a heap
by itself and we'll wet. The mixed
sand and cement are wet and mixed
to a thin mortar, a small quantity
at % time; then the. wit gravel is
added, and the whole worked over
quickly until every particle of
the gravel is covered with the
cement; the cOacrete is then spread
and beaten down, and il 1t Is too
moist dry sand is sprinkled on to
1t and beaten down until no more
will be taken up. After a short
time 1t may he rolled or smocthed
with plank rubber and left until
it is hard.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
Mourning Cards.

The other day a very dainty young
woman in black, with a mourning
veil-not too mourning, just about
enough mourning--so draped rs to
set off her shapeiy heal aud neck to
advantage, entered a large stationary
store on Washington street, and
sweetly said to a clerk behind the
countee;
"Do you have all kinds OF mourn.
ing cards bere?"
"Yes'n; we have the cards, and
can get them engraved for you.'
"Oh, I don't want the kind they
get engrayea-I want playing cards.
you Know
"MouiniEg playing cards"
"Why, yes, don't you think they
would be real nice and tasty?"
The clerk was obliged to confess
that the trade hadn't yet reached
the point Of supplying playing cards
with mourning borders for bereaved
lovers of whist and draw poker, and
the young lady left the store yisibly
disappointed,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09

Mr.. Nelson's Investigations also
led to the following results as to the
comparative length of life the drink
or and the abstaiher may look for
ward to with a reasonable degree of
certainty.
At the age of twenty years a tenn
perate man may reasonably expect
to live 44.2 years longer; a drinking
man, only 1876 years. That is, at
20, a drinking man can. at most, ex-
Pect to live only one-third as long as
he otherwise could did he not have
the Rum habit fixed upon him.
At the age of thirty years, a tenn.
perate man may expect to live c6.5
years; an Incorporate person only
1873.
At the age of forty years, the tenn.
perate man may look forward to 28.S
years still before him; the intemper-
ate person emily 1873.
1t is hopeful sign that the medi-
cal profession is getting aroused to
the tremendous dangers that men,
ance humanity from Rum. 1t is full
of promise for the future. As we
have so often said, the prohibition
movement is in the educating
stage. The masses of the people are
slowly but surely becoming aroused
to the danger to health, TO life, from
the use of Rum; to the enormous
sums which it costs the nation; to
the vast burden of misery, and
pauperism, and vice, and crime,
which it imposes. Tens OF thous.
ands have come to realizing sense OF
these things, bit tens of. thousands
mere who have never studied the
matter must b, aroused to the dan
ger of allowing Rum to continue its
work. They must be brought to see
that, to stop drinking, the manufac
ture and sale of Rum must be stopped
entirely. So long as MONEY can b.
made by it, there are men who vii
deal cut the liquid damnation to all
who will buy. To prohibit its manu-
facture and sale is the only way t,
Pulrerize the Rum Poper.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
Not as Easy as it 10 oked.

1t was the first evening was in
gondola. and, after admiring tn
skill and ease with which the gon
dolisr manipulated his oar, l wa,
struck with the idea of attem ptinf
the feat myself. Nothing looked
easier than TO initiate that swathy
Italian, to stand up in the rear END
of the gondola and just dip his oar In
and out Of the water. s-sa.
"YOu look tired, II said to the gon.
dolier. "if you like you may rest a
little while ard 1 will row for you.n
Had l offered to stand on my head
and walk to Milan the man could not
have been more astonisbed.
lyon, signore!" he exclaimed.
why, you could lot possibly learn
to stand up here under two months. -
"Poohl' said 1. 1 have rowed
boats on the Mississippi from Mem.
phis as far as HopeGeld. Do you
think don't know how to work this
numbering thing on the smoother
waters of Venice?''
The gondolier smiled very unsat.
isfactory smile, and said:
"Ah, buono-good, signore. I take
you where you have a nice SWIM
Signore, you take your clothes off,"
This was consoling advice to con-
fidcnt oarsman, not very Hattering to
my pride, still 1 thought might as
we'll follow his advice; so he slowly
pulled over the lagoons between the
cemetery and Muran's. 1 Invested
myself of all my clothing and pre-
pared for my FIRST lesson in the Ven
ethan art of gondoliering.
. AS have said, it looks to be the
easiest thing in the world. The gon.
dolier stands at the extreme end of
She long, slim boat, and the oar rests
in an oar-lock that stands up from
the deck foot or eighteen inches.
There is nothing to hold the oar in
the lock, but this 1 did not notice
until 1 tried myself. 1t stayed there
so quietly and pleasantly rs long as
the Italian was at the stern that. the
idea never entered my head that it
belonged there and stayed there of
its own accord. Woful mistake!
had scarcely taken position on
the stern of the boat and made my
first stroke when the oar flew out of
that lock in miraculous manner
that l am to this moment unable to |
understand, and l flew out of the |
boat into the water. Then it was
hat ] thanked that gendolier for his |
timely warning and advice. The
traveller docs not carry with |
lin a very exte nsive wardrobe, aud |
had fallen into the water with my
on would have been IN a |
'ery bad plight indeed. AS it was 1 |
wan around a while, had a good
oath, then climbed into the gondola
md tried it over again, and with the
ame result. A third and fourth at
empt proved no more successful, land
inally 1 came to the conclusion that
yondoliering was not as easy as it
ocked, and so dressed myself and
urned the oar over to the proper
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
M ISCELLANEOUS.
Tilden's Will.

The will of Samuel j. Tilden
is long one, containing
about 10,0OO words, and would
occupy about five columns in nom
pareil type of any of the great dailies.
Besides the family there were pres
ent John Bigelow, Andrew II. Green
and MIR. Tilden's private secretary,
George W. Smith. Mr.. Bigelow gives
the following facts about the will ::
Mr.. Bigelow, Andrew II. Green and
George w. Smith are named as exc
cutOrs and trustees. All of Mr.. Til
denis kindred are generously provid.
ed fer in this. way. The whole estate
is placed in the hands Of the execu-
tors as trustees. Each heir is to re-
ceive an equal share in the line of
his or her consanguinity. That is,
nephews and neices equal amount
and their children certain amounts
but they are to receive only the in
come derived from an equal separate
specific sum, the principal at their
death to be disposed Of in manner
which Mr.. Bigelow would not state.
None of his relatives, he said, except
Mrs. Mary b. Pelton, his sister, are
given any specific bequest forever.
To her he bequeaths the residence
No. 80 West Thirty-eightll-st., and
the sum of 100000 to live upon. All
of his real estate except this is placed
in his executors hands to be dis
posed of as they see fit, either by
sale, rental, or exchange, Graystone,
and the Gramercy Park property
falling under the same rule.
Tho executors are charged with
the duty of setting apart for his re-
latives the sums named for them,
from which the several incomes are
to be derived. This done, it becomes
the duty of the executors and the
trustees to carry out his wishes re.
garding certain public benefciaries.
They are charged with the duty,
first, of establishing free library in
his native village, New Albany also
in Yonkers, and, il in the discretion |
of the trustees they choose to estab-
lish free library in this city, they
may do so, and if not, they are at |
liberty to usc the funds that free
library would cost In the prom otion |
of educational causes. A great deal
is left to the discretion of the trus-
tees. In general terms the relations
are handsomely taken care of by the
receipt of specific incomes. which
consume, Mr.. Bigelow says, an
amount not to exceed one-third of
his estate. All the rest and residue
is devoted to the public good, and
the trustees are charged with the
responsible duty of choosing such
methods as shall prove the greatest
good to the public in the disposition
of this property.
The estate is not as large as esti.
mated by some people. The value
has been placed at s10,OOO,0OO, but
Mr.. Bigelow says this is double its
actual value. As regards public
library for this city, that matter is
left to the discretion of the trustees,
both as to location, size, equipment
and cost. Hence the city of New
York will have library If the trus-
tees think that The funds in their
hands cannot be used for the public
to better advantage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09

no conception how.
Years afterward, when he had out
grown boyish days and the glass Of
wine kindly given him had produced
good fruit, he asked his wife how he
came to lose.
ct is easy enough to duplicate
girls and dresses, and every time
Kate dashed in among us girls"
II see; another took her place, she
being certain to be on hand at the
close"
"Yes.'' . ...-. .... ...
"But I lost the kisses thus.
Gloves, you mean. AS for kisses,
well, if you are good boy You shall
have as many as you want, Byrd"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
POETRY.
PRAY NUoHl

BIZ ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
PRAr much { God loves a sweet, dependent
spirit, ... ...
That owns itself too weak TO walk alone
No plea goes forth but listening angsls heal
IL.
Sometimes In ways mysterious and un.
known I,
Their answers come; but surely a. the light
Hears the dawn calling and dIspeis the
night,
So do those blessed messengers on high
Hear when we cry.
Pray much ! The friends with whom We
hold communings.
Exert the subtitle influence hour by hour.
Turn often then. with soulful importunings
To those celestial comrades. By their pow
Thou shalt be girded for the times of strife
That try tho strength of every human life;
Thou shalt become victor In the field
where others yield.
Pray much Each day allow thyself sea-
For clo.e companionship with minds
above.
Put by thy win, thy pride, thy stubborn rea-
SON;
Keep nothing but humility, and love.
As one is charged by magnets, so thy soul
Shall feel divine electric cHrrants roll
Thro' all its chambers, till IL CLOVIS with faith
That conquors death.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09

During practice of about forty
years, l am happy to say that l have
never prescribed intoxicants as a
bevera &c, or as a medicine, and hope
that shall not live long enough to
do so, as have never found a clse
absolutely demanding such a poison.
Our materia medica is poor indeed il
on substitute can be found. -Dr. J. II.
HGAafcrd.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
TEMPERANCE.
Strong Drink Makes Weak.

Strong drink is, in sense, the
weakest Of all drinks in its fruits,
and the most prodigal also of that
which is not only the strength but
the glory of man. 1t enfeebles his
body and hurls the mind from the
loftiest and most brilliant eminence,
and lays it PROSTATE in the dust of
inert imbecility or driveling idiocy.
1t squanders the money. and leaves
families in squalOr and discomfort
who would otherwise be well clothed
and happy. The landlords pleasant
greeting is hollewness itself, render
ed even more hollow still by the
mercenary inspiration that prompts
it. We do not light the fire for the
behring's comfort, but to roast him.
"But, doctor, 1 must have some
kind Of a stimulant," cried an inva-
lid, earnestly. IL am weak and it
strengthens me. l am cold and it
warns me-"
Precisely" came the old doctors
truthful answer. "See here; this
stick is cold" taking up a stick Of
wood from the box beside the hearth
and tossing it into the fire" now it
is warm. But is the stick benefit
ed?"
The sick man watched the wood
first send out little puffs of smoke
and then burst into flame, and re-
piled -
"Of course not; it is burning it.
self"
"And so are you when you warm
yourself with alcohol. You are lit
orally burning up the delicate tissues
of your stomach and brain. Every
time you take it, to give you strength
you are becoming weak. And the
stronger the liquor, the weaker 1t
makes tie drinker."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD
Digging Potatoes. /.

A great many northwestern farm.
ers practice the system of harvesting
potatoes Just before the ground
freezes in the fall. In some instances
the harvest is delayed SO long that
the frost destroys them. 1t is be-
lieyed by some of our best farmers
that If potatoes are dug late they can
be kept through the winter in better
condition than when dug early. Iris
Is not our experience. We bold, that
the best results can be obtained when
they are taken from the ground as
soen as they are perfectly ,matured.
We have dug some of the early va
Iietics in August, and found no diff.
fculty in keeping them through the
winter In tile very best condition.
Potatoes, when properly stored, can
be dug early in the season--if they
are fully ripc-with as much safety
as in November. In this climate 1T
Is mucl better to dig them In Sep.
or early in October, than at
a later period. When placed in cool,
clean, winter quarters, there Is no
more danger to be apprehended from
the effect OF the rot, than when bar-
vested late. They require an even
when in the pit, root
house or cellar, and above all, the
sun should not be suffered to reach
them. The less light they have the
better. 1t is not a good plan to
place potatoes in their winter quar-.
'ers while they are wet. They should
'e perfectly dry. Nor should they
'e kept too warm. OF course, when
lie freezing weather sets in they
must be protected from the frost.
Until that time the cooler the TEN.
pera:ure the better they will keep.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09

Handel was large eater as well as
a large man. Once he entered a res
taurant and ordered dinner for
three. lie waited, but no dinner
came, and finally called the waiter.
"Why don't you bring me in my din
ner?" We will serve the dinner as
soon as your comdany come"
Thunder ard lightning" klurted
out the hungry Handel, "briDg me
the dinner prestissimo-I am the
company"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09

The average importation Of horses
from Canada into the United States
for some years past has been about
$4,000 head. A few years ago the
average value per head Of horses SO
imported was s95, whereas last year
it was $40. aF
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09

Not one farmer in "a hundred, has
enough large and small fruit on bis
place-not even enough 10 supply
the wants OF his own family. hat 1t
is safe to say that they who have an
abundance appreciate its worth, and
are both healthier and happier by its
use.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09

The exports of genuine butter
have fallen from 100000 pounds in
1880 to p, 63S, 1873 pounds in 1885, or
nearly one-half, while the exports on
butter substitutes have increased
from 2O.OOO.OOO pounds in 1880 to 49,
OOO. 600 in 1885.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09

A. u. -.
Meets first sunday in each month l0clock
&. NJ /, In the g. A. r. hall
T-;Esrtpsh Pres, Theo. EuTight secy
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-09

ccpk.sander; d. cleveland, Adjutant.
- ae5nd md Fourth Wednesday evenings