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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-21

said there wa . pool In which the
blood stains could be washed away.
Heraclio was taken 10 the pool. He
had 70 press his way through q chap
arral Of thorns, infested with ~scrpenfs.
scorpions. Lizards and all sorts Of pois-
onous reptiles. At times he grew faint
and was on the point OF turning back,
but the dove urged him on. At last he
came 70 the pool and found It . iount-
ain Of blood.
"'IIow can | be clcanscd by bathing
thcrc?' he asked. The dove assured
him he would. and after a long time he
plunged into the pool. When he came
out, 10! every thing was changed. The
dangerous chaparral had disappeared,
and the enchanted city which had been
rcceding from him. now seemed mo-
mentarily drawing nearer. All stains
had disappeared from his hands and he
was now AS white As snow. The pool
had become a fountain Of living water.
Those white-robcd people gathered
about him. as he stepped from the
water. and bursts Of glad music filed
the air. He was conducted to the en-
chanted city, down its streets of shining
gold. Straight to the palace Of Tezcu-
co, he was led by the white-robed
throng. In the royal palace was a
courtyard, on the opposite sides Of
which were two halls Of justice. In the
principal one, called the tribunal Of
God, was a throne Of pure gold. inlaid
with t%urquoises and other precious
stones. On the stool in front was
placed . human skull, crowned with an
immense emerald Of pyramidal form,
and surmounted by an aigret of brilliant
plumes and precious stones. The skull
was laid on a heap of shields, quivcrs,
bows and arrows. The walls were
hung with tapestry made Of the hair OF
different wild animals, of rich and
varied colors, festooned by gold rings
and embroidered with figures OF birds
and flowers. Above the throne was q
canopy Of varicgated plumage from
the center of which issued respondent
rays from the precious gems and gold.
There. was another apartment in the
palace called the Kings tribunal 1t
was gorgeously surmountcd with a
canopy OF rare feathers worked in fig
ures Of beautiful colors. Here the
Sovereign Of the Encantados gave pub
lie audience and issued his dispatches,
which are frequently directed to differ
ent parts of the earth and have more
effect on mortals than they think. But
when he decides on important causes,
or confirms a sentence. he passes to
the tribunal of God, attended by four
teen great Lords Of the realm, mar
shaled according to rank. Then, put
ting on the mitrcd crown incrusted
with precious stones, and holding a
golden arrow for a scepter in his left
hand. he lays his right on the skull
and pronounccs his awful judgment.
All the wonders Of the enchanted
towns can not be told. Men have been
there and come back. but it's so many
years ago hat none are living now.
They all come back loaded down with
gold. But no one can enter there with
bloody hands"
As Ramirez finished l asked him Il
we had not better 90. He assented.
and in five minutes we were mounted
and riding up the steep ascent. l could
not but think that Ramirez had got the
history, legends and religion Of his
country somewhat mixed. - John r.
MusicE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-21

The Republicans Of Wisconsin
have carried nearly all the spring cleo
tons, even sweeping Milwaukee. The
Democrats say it is all the faultof Villas
and Bragg.-N. Y. Mail and Express.
Or the total number who suc.
cessfully passed the Civil-Service ex-
animation during the year eighty-six
per cent. were educated in the common
schools. while the other fourteen per
cent. had either received 4 partial or Z
complete college training. This speaks
volumes in favor of the public schools
of the land.-Philadelphia Call
We understand that Judge E
r. Hoar. who stands at the head. OF
near the head. as a lawyer in Massa-
chusetts. believes that President Cleve-
land is right in the contest forced upon
him by the Republican majority OF the
Senate. Judge Hoar had q similar
contention with the Senate when he
was Attorney-Gen in President
Grants Cabinet Boston Herald.
Either intimate friends Of Mr..
Blaine are trying q deep game or they
are being played upon by the willy pol
itician. One Of the number asserts
that Mr.. Blaine's friends are still 10th
to believe his political career il COM
pleted," and another friend is equally
certain he does not desire renomina-
ton. This confusion Of opinion must
eventually lead to trouble. If Blaine
really wishes the Presidency. but fails
to receive notice BY the convention. he
will present one OF the saddest specta-
Giles in the gloomy pageantry Of the
times. He should get his forces in
hand and not permit them to refuse
the crow IL he intends making : grab
for Il. Many a good man is wrecked o.
the rocks Of modesty. Chicago NeUs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-21
THE R~ATTLEsNAkE.


Poisonous Reptiles.
The rattle consists Of a number, often
twenty or thirty, Of dry parchment, or
shell-like pieces, strung loosely but
firmly together. and are shaken by a
fore and aft potion Of the snakes tail.
II sounds very like peas in a dry pod.
The seven-year locust and some Of the
grasshoppers make a very similar
noise. These rattles are rather brittle
and many are broken of and lost.
They are produced at different lengths
of time, owing to the vigor, health or
food Of the bearer. Sometimes two are
added in the same year, so the number
Of rattles does not indicate the age, as
is generally supposed. They are like
the flowers that bloom in the spring.
They have nothing to do with the case.
There is considerable speculation as
to just why the rattle Is attached to
this snake. 1t cant be for the snakes
protection, else the young ones. being
most in need Of protection. would have
the most ~rattles; whereas it Is the
adult which has the most. Neither
can it be for the purpose of warning
man and other animals Of its proximi.
", as this Is just what his s~nakeship
does not want to have known; beside.
there are many other serpcnts just as
venomous which have no such APP
pendage. The copperhead has only
bony tip on its tail. Some writer says
It Is for the purpose Of startling small
animals from their hiding places; but
the rule Is that if an animal Is startled
when hiding, 1t only crouches the
closer in its crypt. That il a question
which will have to 20 unanswered. At
all events. whatever use it Is to the rat
tier 1t Is like the cucumber odor Of cop
pcrhcads. It serves a good purpose to
man. and when either of these warn
ings Is noticed in the woodsit Is a pref
ty safe thing to move out Of range.
kattlcrs ana copperheads live in
damp, cool places, although fond Of
basking IN sunshine. They feed upon
young rabbits, squirrels, rats. mice and
small birds. Their young are incloscd
in eggs. which have a membrane for .
shell. These are Matched in the moth
er's body. and the little snakes are born
alive. These two serpcnts strike their
prey and the poison actsin a very short
time-less than a minute. II the victim
escapes the first effort Of the crpcnts
they never pursue il. Although fatal
to a small animal it Is exceedingly
doubtful whether 1t Is virulent enough
to compass the death Of a human be-
ing or a large animal. There are 50
many remedies which always prove
successful that the probability il that
recovery would take place without their
use. To kill, tho venom must be intro
duced into the blood. II can be taken
the stomach with impunity. Pigs
kill aud eat r~attlcsnakes. The
poison does mol gebinto their circula-
tion.--PNsburgh Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-21

President Cleveland's special mes.
sage to Congress on the labor question
will be attacked BY the croakers and
do-nothings, as . matter Of course. put
Il Is full of sound sense and good adj
vice. In recommending the establish
mcnt Of q voluntary board Of arbitra-
ton he fortifies his position with the
same suggestion that has been advanced
repeatedly in these columns. that 1.-THE
very existence Of such an agency would
invite application TO it for advice and
counsel. frequently resulting in the
avoidance Of contention and misunder-
standing" Public opinion could BE-
depended upon to do the rest. The
implacable, the ~tyrannical, the law.
less. whether representing organized
capital or organized labor, would b
attended to in due time.
The sentiment Of the American PEG.
pie Is unalterably opposed to the idea
that il Is beneath anybody's dignity to
take these demands Of labor into re-
spectful consideration. 1t Is hostile to
the autocratic assumption that organ-
lied labor Is to be defeated It all has-
ards on all occasions. and IL Il more
than h~alf-inclined to believe that the
police and the military are not main.
tanned solely for the purpose Of assist
ing exacting and grasping employers
in cocrcing their men OF in taking ad.
vantage Of the neccssaries OF idle labor.
With . National board OF arbitration Of
high character in existence. reasonable
men VII appeal TO il. and the unreal
sonable men who do not appeal to it
will be reached by this public scnti-
ment II they defy Il.
Mr.. Cleveland message indicates an
appreciation on his part Of the gravity
Of the issues now presented, and IL q
to be hoped that Congress. viewing
them In the same light, will act piseln
and speedily. -CAicdoo Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-21

Rev. George Washington q chap
lain q the British Legation at onstan-
tinoplc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07
PASTOR SCHNEIDER oUTDoNE.
Squire Beasley's Immense Wedlock
business at an Ohio Gretna Green.

Business at an Ohio Gretna Green.
From he Lq4ssUiIe Courier Journal.
Aberdeen, o., is small suburb Of
Maysville. and is the most famous
Gretna Green in the United States. 1t is
ebrated matrimonialist OF the present
age. tits the Mecca toward which elop-
ing couples have been making pilgrim
ages Tor over seventy years. Nearly o,OOO
runaN ay couples have evaded the stub
porn viii of parents ard been united for
better or worse in this little. quiet village.
The tameot this town is not local, or even
confined to Ohio and Kentucky, but has
gone everywhere. A visit to Maysville is
never complete without crossing the river
and calling on Squire Beasley, the vet
eran knot tier. The cause Of the wonder
derful popularity Of this place with anX-
ious lovers Is found in the fact that the
usual restrictions, imposed by law are
here ignored, and no license is required
nor questions asked. The loving pilgrims
who have knelt at this SHRINE, thus dedi-
Gated to Cupid, have afterward proved
shining ornaments to society, and useful
and honorable citizens.
The commencement of these marriages
dates back to 1916, when Thomas Shelton
was elected magistrate. Squire Shelton
held this post continuously till his death
in 1869, and during this period, extending
over tifty-fOur years of time, so great was
his popularity and so widely was he
known that he joined in marriage over
1000 couples. His successor in office
was the present magistrate, Massie Beas-
ley, who was elected in April, 1870, and
has continuously held the post ever
since. During the fifteen years he has
married over q 700 pOTnlag
The majority of the runaways come
from Kentucky, hut nearly every State
has been represented from time to time.
West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois have
sent great many. 1t is no rare occur
renee for copule to hail from Tennessee
or even Wisconsin.
One would naturally suppose this a
very lucrative business. and it is. No
fixed fee is charged, and the rule is to get
all you think the best man will pay. In
Squire SheltOn's day a couple came from
Louisiana and paid $50, which was the
largest fee he ever got. A few years ago
couple from New York city paid Squire
Beasley $40, which is the largest fee he
has received. Squire Beasley's custom
is to charge man according 10 his gen.
eral appearance and seeming ability to
p6y. If his dress and manner indicate
that he halls from the mountains, small
fee is asked. On the other hand, if he
thinks he comes from the Blue Grass re-
glon, his services are valued high. The
Squire always presents the blushing
bride with his photo, and since he Is a
very handsome man many parlor man
tel in the State is ornamented with his
picture.
One season of the year is as good as an
other for this business, and he ia often at
busy in the hot months OF summer as IL
the cold of winter. During the opening
of the Maysville fair a few years ago ht
married eight couples one morning before
the races began. 1t was not very gooC
day for weddings either.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07
A HERO OF THE THROTTLE.
How McSwain Rode His Hot Steed
Through Scalding Steam.

From the Richmond Dispatch.
The fast mail train from the South, due
in Petersburg yesterday morning at 8
O'Clock, did not reach there until $3.50
O'Clock, In consequence of an accident
which occurred about three miles beyond
Pleasant Hill. The train left Weldon on
time in charge Of Engineer William Nc
Swain, OF Wilmington, N. c., and was
travelling at the rapid speed of the "fast
maiP' until within three miles of Pleasant
Hill, when the connecting rods OF the en-
CINE broke, throwing the running gear
out OF order and causing the swapping OF
bolts, which was followed by free escape
Of steam and hot water. directly in the
face and upon the person OF the engineer.
His position vas mob, only dangerous but
extremely painful, and he was almost blind
with steam. The engineer, however, did
not lose his presence of mind, and. think
ing more of the passengers in his charge
than of himself, stood bravely to his post.
The engine crashed along at undated
speed, and but two miles ahead was
long trestle bridge, which, IL reached,
would render doubly dangerous the risk
of accident. Suffering intensely from his
scalds, and his body burning from the
effects of the hot water which saturated
his clothes, Engineer McSwain was en-
abled to find the lever and reverse the
engine.
His fear then was that an explosion
might occur, and to prevent this he
worked until he had flooded the furnace
ana extinguished the fires. The engine
was stopped before reaching the bridge,
and the train and passengers were saved
from accident.
The passengers and officials of the road
were loud in praise Of the heroic conduct
of the engineer. An engine was sent to
the assistance of the disabled train and
it was brought here about four hours late.
Engineer McSwain was brought along
with it and was taken to the Albemarle
Hotel where he has received every possi-
BILE attention.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07

passed, and the stations and turnouts
were all blocked with huge piles OF them.
1t is to be hoped that the adoption OF
standard railway gauge will inure great
ly TO the advantage of truck growers.
The distance from Macon to Atlanta
was accomplished In less than four hours.
The Gate City seemed unusually dull,
and there was little or no movement in
real estate. Our next objective point
was the mountain region of South Caro-
lima, where the writer hopes to complete
the sketches that were interrupted by the
Liberty county centennial. Accordin gly,
leaving Atlanta by the 7:40 a. m. train OF
the Air Line road, he proceeded as far as
New Holland Springs and stopped there
one night.
This road has done more perhaps to de-
velop the region through which It passes
than any other highway In the South, the
Central of Georgia excepted. What q
few years ago was literally wilderness,
sparsely inhabited by a rude and unculti-
waited people, is now 6lled with lourishing
towns and villages, and Is the abode OF
wealth and refinement, and yet the cOun-
try is stillin it's infancy.
We found New Holland under the man.
agement of Mr.. W. A. Camp, the clever
proprietor, more charming than ever.
Large improvements have been added, in
sides and deliciously cool, Immediately
adjoining the Spring House. Here all the
guests assemble every evening to listen TO
the sweet music of a splendid Cincinnati
band and "trip the light fantastic toe."
The patronage the present season has
been very large, many times greater in
deed than that of any other pleasure re-
sort in the State.
The climate is most invigorating, and
the fare the best that city and country
can afford, deity prepared by Felix
Morell, one of the most noted cooks In
Georgia. Every day hacks and carriages
ply between the springs and the beautiful
town of Gainesville, so that the guests en-
Joy both city and country life, and also the
privileges of daily mails and the telegraph
and telephone. We never saw
at any similar place a more numer-
Gus and happy group of children, who have
ample room to disport beneath the
sheltering boughs of the stately forest
trees which surround the premises. The
writer found here a gOodly number of
representatives from Georgia, Alabama
and Florida, among them his old friend
Capt. TripletU OF the Thomasvile Times,
who is always on the right side in poll
tics, Col. sweet OF Clinch county, Clayton
of the Atlanta bureau OF the Macon Tele-
graph and Messenger, and Mr.. Jonas of
Palatka.
New Holland is certainly the place at
which to recruit ones health, aud at the
same time take in any amonnt OF amuse-
ment. Its felicitous situation and pecu-
liar advantages must ever make it the
favorite summer retreat of Georgia.
Once more on the rail, 1t required but
few hours to land the writer In Spartan
burg, 5. G. II. Ii. j..
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07
Who Was This Senator I?
From the Eoening Poet

from Lne n oefsiRg Posf.
The receiver of a once bankrupt but
now reorganIzed and highly successful
Western railroad, soon after entering
ment with another connecting and pow
erful railroad corporation in respect to
the Interpretation OF certain contracts.
And as the parties were unable TO agree,
the matter, which was one Of great inn
portance TO the stock and bondholders of
the bankrupt road, was taken by the re-
ceIver into court for adjudication.
The tactics OF the opposition from the
first were evidently not so much TO de-
pend on the merits of the case as to pro-
crastinate, on the theory that the recelv-
ership could not last indefinitely, and
that the receiver, sooner or later, would
consent TO compromise or yield I'm order
TO settle and terminate his trust. The
case, although the proceedings were uni
fOrmly in favor Of the receiver, was ac-
cordingly delayed and appealed, until it
reached the United States Supreme Court,
where, after the further and usual long
delay, the time came tor its hearing. and
where, under ordinary circumstances, IL
might be expected that the litigation
would terminate.
When the docket was called, however.
a Senator OF the United States, who was
not previously known TO the receiver TO
have any connection with the case, arose
and said to the court that be expected TO
appear for the defendants, but that his
pressing Senatorial duties had interfered
with his preparation therefor; and, fur
Their, that his absence at That particular
time would greatly delay important legis-
lative business. and under the crcum-
stances, therefore, he asked the indul-
genoe Of the court, and that 1t would con-
sent to postponement of the hearing.
And this modest request--with one Judge
on the bench who undoubtedly owed his
nomination TO the Senator, and with two
others whose confirmation the Senator
had favored-the court joyfully and i'm
mediately granted.
The result was Just what tho defense
anticipated, and which the Senator, be-
yond doubt, was hired TO effect; for the
receiver, feeling unwilling TO submit 10 a
further and indefinite delay, promptly
settled with his adversarIes by giving up
what he felt that, both in law and equity,
he was entitled TO have, while the Senator
p0oketed rich fee for aboutfyo minutes
court service, which none other than him
self could possibly have rendered.
The receiver. In telling the story, added
that all the consolation be got from his
friends to whom he stated his grievances
Was that he ought to have known enough
70 have anticipated his adyersarles In re-
tanning the Senator, or 70 have headed
him of with larger fee.
A fun line Of ane Perfamsrg cheap. ls2
Erou htoa atroef.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07
A JUMBO ANACONDA.
All Previous Records Knocked Out
by a Huge Monster from Brazil.

All PREVIOUS lOeCOruS AnOCkSu OuO
by a Huge Monster from Brazil.
From the Neoo York Journal.
People who tell snake stories would
have felt how little and petty all their
snake stories had been could they nave
seen the great snake that arrived from
Brazil yesterday on the steamship Ad-
vance. 1t was said to be the largest
snake In the world-as much larger than
all other snakes as the late Jumbo was
larger than all other elephants. 1t was
the Jumbo of anacondas.
1t Is well to say how big snakes are.
According to the people who perennially
tell snake stories the largest snakes are
usually about 40 feet long. These big
snakes, however, are never seen by any
body else than the veracious and reliable
person who describes them, and SO there
is never any chance to verify his story.
People who buy and sell snakes and
ought to know something about them say
that an anaconda or q boa-constrictor
that is Is feet long is a monster.
An anaconda, then, an ordinary obser-
yer would say, was IS feet long, and
sideshow man would declare 1t was so
feet long if an inch, Is really feet long.
A snake 10 feet long Is one and half
times the length of q fence rail, and that
is a pretty big snake-a big enough snake
to make dozen snake stories outof.
This snake from Brazil is twice as big
as that. 1t is 80 feet long, or as long as
three fence rails, and it is as big around as
a water pail. 1t is supposed to be 100 years
old, and there are said TO be snakes in the
forests of the Amazon that are $50 years
old, that have their third set OF teeth and
are able to crawl a mile before break
fast.
This big forest of the Amazon, in the
heart of Brazil, is where this big snake
came from. He had seized and swallowed
a deer and was taking placid after-din-
ner nap when a party of Indians came
upon him. One of the leading Industries
of the Indians Ia Brazil is capturing
snakes for North American sidesnows.
The Indians got around this snake and
before he knew it they had him rolled up in
large wicker basket. They put the snake
on board boat and started down the
Amazon for the seacOSJ to sell him.
The South American agent at Para,
Brazil. OF Mr.. Donal Byrne, a well-known
dealer In all kinds of animals and birds,
whose store is ON Roosevelt street, heard
of the big snake, hunted up the Indians
and bought it. The Indians mad brought
along somewhat of cargo Of snakes
and the agent purchased seventeen
anacondas of them, besides the big ana
couda. The big snake was captured by
the Indians in April last.
The agent placed the eighteen snakes in
six big boxes aud put them on board the
steamship Advance, which was about
TO sail for New York. The big snake &C.
cupied strong box about 10 feet square
and 4 feet high. They all arrived yester-
day and spent the day in the custom
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07
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personal.

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