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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-03-03
MICHIGAN CENTRAL

The Niagara Falls Route.
Arrival and departure of trains noted below as
fnilowa.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

-ssMr. Jones. You said You were
connected with the fine arts; do you
mean that you are a sculptor? mo.
sir. don't sculp myself, but furnish
the stone to the man what Goes. ~
Brooklyn Eagle.
Little Beggar-"P Please give me :
penny to buy loaf Of bread" Old
Party-s.But you can't buy Loaf OF
bread with one cent" Little Beggar-
..No, but I'm buying on the installmens
plan. The Judge.
An old man-of-war sailor. who had
lost leg in the service of his country.
became retailer Of peanuts He said
he was Obliged to be a retailer, because
having lost a leg, he could not be
whole sailor Judge.
Sick husband-.D the doctor say
that am TO take all that medicine?"
Wife-..Yes. dear" Sick husband
s.Why, there is enough in that bottle to
kill mule" Wife (anxiously)- Then
you had better be very careful, John. "
MY son. said stern father to
seven-year-old hopeful II must dis
ciplinc you. Your teacher said YOU
were the worst boy in the school. p"
ssWell. papa was the reply, s'only
Yesterday She said was just like my
father. - Montreal Witness.
America has to give up the claim
Of having invented the game OF poker,
it having been known in Persia centu-
ries ago; but nothing can take from
Columbia the proud glory Of having
been the mother Of the remorselesG
train-b )v.-C Chicago Ledger.
-Afarmer demanded free admission
70 a show on the strength Of being in
the same business. II fail to see, y
said the manager, show you make that
out" ssWell, I'll tell you," responded
the farmer. II make nv money by
selling spccked apples, and you make
yours by selling spectators" He was
admitted L0sCcH Citizen.
An album containing the photo.
graphs Of twenty million stars Is being
prepared BY French astronomer. We
| believe that il about the number man
| sees when he sits down in an inverted
| position on the icy sidewalk. but how
| the astronomer managed to get instan-
| famous photographs Of them when il
| such an awkward position is difficult 70
| understand. Norrisf0sCn Herald.
| A certain divine, who had wan-
| dered. in the course of his travels, be-
| ys,nd the convcniences of the railroad,
| was Obliged TO take to horse. Being
| unaccustomed to riding he said TO his
host: IL hope you are not 80 unregen-
crate in these parts that You would give
me horse who would throw = good
Presbyterian minister?" wall.
dunno" was the reply. I'VE believe
in spreadin' the Gospel!"-N \. Inds'
pendent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

A hoy watches = Mysterious Proceeding
and Jumps 1t = Conclusion.
In waiting-room we're three or four
fond mammas and papas and their numer-
Gus direct descendants Of both sexes. The
children we're all restless-what child ever
was not in waiting-room-and there were
many narrow escapes from bad falls and
bumps. the inevitable casualties OF climb
ing and romping. At last one Of the
youngsters fell of seat and struck his
poor little head against the stove. remov-
ing a square inch or so Of epidermis from
his face. He was Immediately picked up
bv his pa. his tears wiped away and Z
piece Of court pIastercarefu!.v moistened on
the paternal tongue and applied TO the
injured part. Then he was lifted TO his an
cestors shoulders and passed bodil,
through the ticket window into the arms Q
the ticket agent, who was the papa
| brother.
| s.Oh. MAJ exclaimed another youngster
evidently from the country. who ha'
/ watched all Of these proceedings with open
mouthed astonishment; ''Oh maj there's
| poor little boy who's going TO be sen
| through the nails They just put a stamI
| on him and dropped him into the post
Off &C icago Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19


ELLEN Terry. the actress, gots y154
: week Tor the flfty-two weeks q -
wear. with 3 vacation whenever Gho
chooses. - Chicago journal.
About 10000 copies Of uows
thorne's "Scarlet Letter" have been
issued. The House Of Seven Gables"
did not reach more than half that num-
Der.
--Horatio Seymour died on Abraham
Lincoln's seventy eighth birthday. and
General Hancock died on the seventy.
second anniversary Of Samuel J. III
den's birth. r. Sun.
Mrs. NJ. 4. De Geer. Of Scott City,
Kan. has pre-empted land. founded
several towns. built several hotels an0
established several paying newspepesD
In Kansas. -- Chicago Sun.
-Talcot Williams, managing editcg
OF the Philadelphia Press, has . coIiec-
ton Of biographies Of noted Per.ene
ready TO be used as obituaries o their
demise. which Is insured for SS,400.-
NJ Y. Tribune.
with my own eyes," said Dr.
Theodore L. Cuylcr to some Yale -.
dents. the other day, II have socn 0k'
Gladstone kneel by the side Of . com
mon street-sweeper and pray for the
salvation Of his soul.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat sayss
sThe recent death Of b. Gratx Brown
carried of the last Of the National cam
| didates Of 1872-Grant, Greedy and
| Wilson having gone before. And the
death OF Heratio Seymour carried o.
| the last Of the candidates Of 1868, the
others being Grant, Colfax and Blair. +"
| General Hancock was married in
St. Louis in 1850 to Miss Almira Rus
sell. Of that city. who survives him.
Probably it was her full name the dy-
| ing man was trying to pronounce when
his utterance broke into "Allie,"
"Myra." as given in some Of the re-
ports Of his last moments.-Sf. Lewis
| Post.
Elder Thomas Parker Dudley, Of
Lexington. XIV. is said to be the old
est Baptist minister in America. He
| is ninety-four years old. blind and verZ
feeble. He began preaching in 1890
and has preached in Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi-
gan. Missouri. Kansas, Virginia, Dela-
ware. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
New York;. Y. Times.
| The richest woman in the world
has lately been discovered. Donna
Isidora Cousino, Of Chill. is the lucky
individual. No one, not even HERSELF
knows the exact amount Of her wealth.
which is derived from land, cattle,
mines. house and ship property to any
extent In addition 10 these sources
of income she owns the only coal mines
in South America. from which she draws
about f16,0O0 month 1t Is stated
that Donna Cousino is : remarkable
business woman
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

euch n wife a. Willie has.
such q honny. loving wifci
She u Ike q biz Of sunshine.
In the rainy DAYS u life.
Du<g still Nor clever Fingers.
And shes never cross or silly
II werr we'll IN every husband
Only had wife Like Willie.
On ~aid Charlie. with decision.
~wiiiic's wife - very well:
But she's out Of MI comparing.
with my own dear darling Nell
when IN happy. shes 80 happy.
when m sad she's full ~ care,
And I'm sure IN al the village.
There u not wife 80 fair"
= There you're wrong" said Farmer Carer
:. And it's that ought 20 know.
Tor married my sweet Mary
More than twenty years nxO-
She wse countei then The Beauty.
You'd not match her fnr or near.
And shes just been growing swccter
Every day and every year
Well. indecdr' said Lawyer sImmona
With a twinkle In his eyes.
sIn the matrimonial struggle.
II Was that won the prize
ny SeiIna's good and clever.
Aud sou need not 20 b. told
That's she's very well connected.
And she brought me land and gold"
But mi frankly tell you. nclrhbors
How the matter really lies;
Twas 20 In the beginning.
So there's nothing for surprise.
Only one wife u made perfect
Loving. pretty. good and bright;
All good husbands IN nix Inv have her.
And 10 think 80 makes them right.
-Lali< 4. nnrr. ~ ". y. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

Dust and smoke in factories may now
be dealt with by electricity. It was re-
Gently asserted at the meeting Of the
British Association in Montreal. in .
paper BY Prof. Lodge, that dusty At
mospherc would be speedily cleared BY
the passage Of electric sparks. a
prominent lead smelter Of Wales, read.
gin report Of this meeting, determined
70 apply the scheme to purifying the
atmosphere Of his works, where the
fumes II volatiIized lc2d were continue
ally escaping from the flucs and poll
soning the atmosphere. An expert
mental shaft was made Of barrels with
windows cut in them, and the electric
spark was transmitted. The expert
ment Is claimed to have been CON-
plcte success. - Chicago Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

rhe Startling Increase Of Mortality frOn
Consum ption In America
Within the past year the civilized
world has been shocked and saddened
BY the knowledge Of the great deyasta-
ton wrought by the cholera in Spain;
and every precaution. in the way Of
sanitary measures and quarantine regu-
lations, that modern science could sug-
gest. was taken TO prevent its spread
ing into other countries The public
scanned the columns Of the daily press,
eager for information with regard TO
the advance of this fearful disease, and
read with bated breath as they learned
that it numbered its victims BY the
tens Of thousands
III it was a matter Of such deep and
universal concern that in Spain lvl 100
| souls gave uy their lives 70 this fell
| DESTROYER. should 1t not also be mat
| ter Of some interest TO our own people
| that. within the borders Of these United
| States. over al.JO0 persons die each
year Of pulmonary consumpton.-thai
twelve out Of every hundred deaths are
| caused by disease which. though
slow in lis progress. is as sure in its 70
| suits as cholera itself?
| Should it ever transpire that some
| means Of prevention should be found,
by means Of which people would be
rendered proof against the disease. or
al least could BE- cured when once Il
had set its seal upon them. would i
not be one Of the greatest boons vouch-
safed to man since the introduction 81
vaccination?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

Pretty Pictures which. Perchance. Yoo
Have Seen Yourself
DO you know enjoyed the decora-
tons Of the dining-car? Oh, YES.
There was nothing original about
them. They were the same old din
inc-rOom pieces that one sees in all
dining-rooms Of all hotels and many
houses: but was pleased to see them on
the car. Right at my elbow was .
panel that was the very soul Of appro-
pirate suggestivcncss for dining.
room. II was painting Of string Of
dead fish. Nothing can be more appe-.
thing in . dining-room than string Of
dead fish. Another panel held up 10
view some dead birds. hanging heads
down. One bird seemed to have been
shot out Of season. and one appeared
to have starved TO death In trap. A
I looked at them thought how
would enjoy the duck when il came on.
Then u another panel hung two dead
rabbits; thew had been dead long
time, too, for had seen them hanging
in places where people eat ever since
was q boy. ! do admire these game
pieces on dining-room panels. ! think,
however. ar interior Of a slaughter
house. under full sail. and an interior
OF Chicago packing-housc In execu'
tive session should be added. And fol
q coy brcakfast-room why not q plaque
representing some very tender spring
chickens just crawling out Of theiI
shells? The genius who iirst thought
a painting dead fish and dead rabbits
for dining-room pieces has not yet car
ricd his fish and game depot idcaI
quite 70 completion. - Burdcttc. 4
brooklsn Eagle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

A man who was struck by lightning and
apparently killed showed signs Of life
shortly afterward, and. rcstoratives being
applied, he soon recovered. One Of the by.
ISLANDERS wanted TO know how il felt to b
struck BY lightning, and asked him what
his sensations were at the time the thun
dcrbolt struck him.
Good heavens said he, ''have been
struck by lightning"
Certainly you have Didn't you know
it?f'
..Gracious. no, didn't have the least
suspicion that way"
..what did you think was the natter"
IL didn't know but / might have bevs
irving to kiss the hired girl and my wife had
come in Unexpectedly. ~ y. Mercury.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

sd unsaoere k&ep-
The man who succeeds u the popular
man the person who has hosts Of ac-
quaintances and who does not hesitate
10 ask favor any more than he does
70 do one. lie cultivates his acquaint-
ances and blossoms out before each one
He Is always glad 70 see them and al
ways has . smile and q pleasant word
Beyond certain point he il intimate
with none. knowing that man with
strong friendships Is sure to have some
decided enemies. and an enmity often
i most inconvenient- There y moth
ing hypocritical in all this. The poPu-
lar man is what he seems 20 BE-. he
wishes well 10 every one. himself in
Guided. and he would do no one an al
turn. He wishes no one TO do him
harm. His desire Il 10 make things
pleasant TO others. that others may
make things pleasant unto him. he
does not neglect the harder work Of
life. II he Is in . profession he studies
diligently for some hours each day.
when there Is no opportunity TO cuiti'
vate the social part Of his nat
ure or to render his relation1
with others more friendly. u
he Is in trade he does nos neglect to
learn his business thoroughly from the
bottom up. What he does he does
well. no matter how small it is Suck
man Is sure 70 command success.
He is thorough, and can be depended
upon in purely business relations, and
| in his social life he charms and attracts
his acquaintance. 30 that every one
wants to help him. II he il a young
lawyer the elderly men, TO whom he i
| always deferential in manner, think %
| him first when little legal business
comes in their way that will pay hin
| well but is too smallfo them. Heget
| the job. II he is young broker, spec
ulators remember that he Is Coos
fellow. and knowing that he i homes
and capable give him their commits
sion. even in preference, perhaps, to
more rcpcllant acquaintance who !
more conveniently at hand. II socia
gathering is lacking in one member 7.
Is always thought OF as the one to I'll
the vacant place. Women smile o.
him, and his chances Of marrying we
are tenfold better. even If he Is pool
than more sedate and quiet man
possibly much greater force Of chara<
ter.-N y. Telegram.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

N H<Hitokt81 1I<14~@ Ase~ '@~"~~
Than : Brother.
The cockroach." said Josh Billings,
is a bug at large" and Josh's editorial
experience entities him to unlimited con-
fidence. Whether Il is a roach's taste for
literature or paste that causes him TO seek
and roam at large in the editorial sanetum
has never been satisfactorily determined.
Certain il il, however, that with the first
breath Of spring he comes, and when In
November the water bucket In the corner
freezes he is still there. and may be seen
any crisp morning clambering up its sides
with club skates slung over his shoulder,
or doing the spread eagle" on its glass
surface Oft in the Silly night when the
midnight oil burns low, and the editorial
Quill moves sluggishly, then the roach
glides from crack and crevice and strad-
dles the odorous paste brush, eyes the dis
tracfed writer with look which speak X
volumes, and which moves him TO oaths
and paper weights. But il there jour.
nalist in all West or South who can truth
fully say that he ever hit a sporting roach
with missile Of any kind? No, not one
You may chuck. you may sling
The Weights as you will,
BUT the festive roach will
Hang around still
ST. Louis Whip.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

.ITerc Is copy Of our next issue. II h
damp from the prcSs," remarked Bill
snort. editor 81 the Crosby County Clarion
and Farmers vfndicafor. handing the viz
itor paper.
did you say this copy was damp from
thc prcrs?" asked the visitor.
Yea
.IIumphl It's mighty dry TO be 70
moist" remarked the visitor. after he had
read the paper a little while Texas Sht.
ings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

Peter Pincscsd iron Wayback) -Come
along. Jane. Wen hustle through this
german.
ane-But. Peter. We don't know any
thing about the german.
Pcter--Janc. I'm surprised mt you DO
you suppose I'm gong 70 expose my II.
norancc 81 foreign languages before ~
thess people, hiiadelphis CALI
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

In Norway the wolves are SO
superstitious that they will never 80
into space incloscd by ropes stretched
on posts, and they carry the thing 50
far as to Immediately forsakc any
ncighborhood in which telegraph
wires are erected.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

Clare had been told not 70 leave his
TOYS too near the fire, a. they would
ungluc. One morning his sister was
standing by the stove. when he called
70 her: Nellie. 70 right away or you
will all ungluc. - Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

"A young Lady Reader wishes 70
know what will remove grease spots
from silk drcsA = pair Of scissors.
N. 4. Herald.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-06

Mrs. A. T. Stewart, the richest wo-
man in America, died i'll New York,
last week. She was a Miss Corneiia
NJ. Clinch, born on Blocker street, III
New York, October 20, 1918. Mrs.
Stewards wealth was estimated TO be
considerably more than 500 900 900 1t
is not known what disposition she had
decided to make of it, but all intimate
friend of the deceased has stated tina.
the residence at Thirty-fourth street and
Fifth avenue had been left to the city
for the purpose of a public art gallery.
This gift includes the famous art works
now in the house. Some of the best
known of the pictures are: Meissoni-
er's .'Charge of Cuirassiers," Rosa
Bonheur's ''The Horse Fair" Krauss'
'.Village Festival Alfred Stevens
CATER the Ball." David H~untington's
"Washington's Reception and master
pieces by Boueereau, Fortunv aud
other leading artists. The collection
is considered the richest in modern
painters Of any in America. The
Meissoniar alone cost $60. 900, while
the total value of the collection is over
81, 900 900. The statuary also includes
masterpieces.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-06
HOW TO MAKE HOME ATTRACTIVE.

AS to the exterior home-the house
make ii clean. Dirt is an emblem of sin
q I'd very u~nattractive. whether 1t stares
at you from the window is, peers from the
corners or cOnfronts you in the closets
and ~cupboards. Cleanliness is next to
godliness; exalt her. Also give place 10
for everything, but don't have everything
in 1t, il you would make yours a rest
ful home. So will your daughters rise
up and call you blessed; so will your
sons i'll preparing to set up homes for
themselves, pass by mere beauty and
seek those sterling qualities that will
insure to them a wellregulateu home
''like mothers"
Make the rooms bright and CHEEKY.
Throw open the shades, except hen
the heat is excessive, and let in the
sunlight. 1t will not injure your carpet
halt as much as the lack of it will in
jure your disposition and that of your
children.
Cover soiled walls with paper-not
dark and gloomy, making the room
look like the passage to hades, but that
which Will inspire rest and good cheer.
Then the walls should be relieved by
something TO break the mOnotony of
baroness. 1t need not be expensive.
That maple tree. SO gorgeous in its u
tumn attire, will furnish you a pro-
fusion OF beauties fit to grace the
walls OF a mansion, while the gath
ering and preparation of them will be
iine sport tor Carrie and Ned. Some
branches OF the sweet gum tree or the
tarnarack form q pretty device over "a
picture, or a graceful trellis for your
vine. These, when slightly covered
with southern moss, with a bright au=
tumn leaf or two thrown in, make a
unique and attractive orpament-one
of natures own-as also the plants in
your window.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-06
COOKING AT SEA.
Cassell's Family Magazine.1

The first thing that naturally attracts
the attention OF a landsman is what a
fearful state of confusion there must
be in the galley during a rolling sea!
Imagine an ordinary kitchen CRATE
covered with saucepans, etc., were it
suddenly to begin to swing backward
and forward like a sea-saw. This diff
ficulty, however, is easily overcome.
Every galley fire is fitted with a num-.
Der of iron bars fastened to a rod at
the back and which fit into little
grooves in a rod in front. Consequent
w, when the sea is rough these bars
are fixed and each cooking utensil is
held tightly In its place between the
bars just the same as a saucepan could
be held over an ordinary fireplace with
a strong pair of pinchers.
Another difficulty is when the sauce-
pans on the fire are at all full-when
the ship rolls they u over. The REM
edy tor this is as simple as DR.. Aber-
nethy's n for the old lady who COM
planned of having such a dreadful pain
La her arm when she went $50" He
pocketed his guinea and said, "Don't
20 So" So with the saucepans, the
oithPiO AOulCuy 49, AOu y III Tic 6aUCc
pans" No saucepans on board ship
should ever be more than three-fourths
full when the ship is rolling.
Ny first impression in watching the
cooking on board ship was how many
practical lessons might be learned from
it by cooks on shore! How often do
cooks complain that "there is no doing
anything in this pokey kitchen;'' the
pokey kitchen being probably quite
four times the size of the galley in
which I am standing, in which break
fast, lunch and dinner have to be pre-.
pared daily tor over 200 persons. The
requisite qualities required for success
are early rising, an entire absence of
business, and, by no means the least
important, the power of looking
ahead and seeing that each person
minds his own business without inter-
ferinQ with anOther's.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-06
THE SHORT LINE RAILROAD.
From the Fulton telegraph


There IS a growing Dellef In the
minds OF the people deeply interested
in the construction OF his railway thal
it will not be built tina because me
company nave not oo'aiheu o. per cent
will prove a failure. inns IS a grave
lmcorporators and the prospects OF the
road. Inc constructor OF sucn a roaa
draining the richest n most promo
sections or TINS great stare Is
NOT ! De, anu wiz not oe !,
uoheo On the s.ish.es. p..'oA., u H
there any oiMcuity s!eaI eno"Sn VI
s.rohs enough 10 oaine i.s 1nwaiu pio.
Sress. thefo 10 nv nv.
tne sligntesl e. amo"s
tue Original proJectors, out ,ney are
s.rohs IN iaitn anu ouoyant WIN hoPe
lnat VIII very 'ooh 'ef"ina'e Ill LILO
flcnest Ilui,lon. ~
me Peop,o AMY 5 diSoonr.eod o. tha
.us .ea, aStI auu - ~ ns;an.
p.u';s.eu aeisy u~ au a~d aro
'iisnn.ed ~ dar;d. tho tassih;I;tv ar
uaapHSsa .nrHnn tha onnt.m
p".n9 Nh fea,;s, hos ,udnoad
.ham 80 sn.n.nd oil act;ve c~o-onerat;on
and 70 antsrts;n an indifferent hone of
tho A.. "on"nm~a.;n NJ Tho ma,tor
Th;. nf ;t.oIs ~ smsac;ant to defast the
IN. ~ a. ,a"nnors,nrs n;va ane
annraoaman - oopna,;Ma ond host;io
linz. Ind ~orI ;ncaIcnIab,e ininrv to
nrr ,ooaI 800 10 th. ~nrosnor;,y "
our st. M .;.u nf EFnI.dm sHd !
lar-a T.;on of C.iIawau nossassos
sncS gS.n -and.,,1inn istsreat in the
son.,r,ct;an ~ ,h;s rasd that thov con-
not afford 70 ro,.x INV effort or ihrow
nv oh0tso,o ~ .ha - ,h.t w;u Iood
- or rat..d ;.s sne"dr comniot;on
IT,. ora NJ nnJ: vha,anor for
th;s 60. - fa.,Sn .n f.r .s th;s road
10 oo"oo.,o e
M.ns"r.". m,,.u h.x. hon, 4.
vised and raised Which will make ,be
road an sssnred fact A svnd;cata of
rsiIroad canit.i;sts have msda an in
snecf;on ~ tho en,;re limo and nro-
nnnnca :, ono of tho 6nast relim;porv
snrvevs ever m.ds and The =onaning m
of one of the orandest roads in tho
uo,t Th.v .,uS nnuoo;otaI, mar;.s