The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-11

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A eu,xolE nail was found In a perfectly
fresh egg recently by farmer near Niles.
Mich
A DEER weighing 200 pounds broke mo
the oflice Of the Indiana Central raiiroau ~
Cairo, H., recently. II was killed
TuE Baxter family, Of Norwich. Conn.
found a valuable diamond ring slowed away |
IN the interior a ncirThanksgiylne turkey
Tur champion economist Of the nineteenth |
century lives IN Fulton County, va. he
has his socks and gloves made from his
own hair.
LITTLE Lizzie Rollins. born in Marnc, Cass
County. Ia, last week, has six grand
mothers the Oldest, her great-grcat- grand
mother, being ".
A COW broke into rrooklyn oyster deal.
crs' establishment last Monday night, ana
dcvoured eight quarts Of raw oysters per
fore she was discovered
A WATCH lost by an OHIO farmer two
| years ago was found in the throat OF one on
| his cows which had chokcd 10 death tue
| other morning. She had found II IN a straw
| stack.
! A CALF jumped on the pilot Of a rapidly
| moving train on the Southern Pacinc one
! day recently and rode nine miles III inc
| car stopped II then scampered on about us
| business.
| A KEY WEsr fisherman captured turtle
weighing 1000 pounds, the largest ever
seen. The old fellow was broad enough on
the back for six men to stand on him, ana
he could have floated on with ton OF coal
A WOMAN living near Fort Worth, Tex,
recently gave birth 10 q male child who h9d
on its back the letters $ T. formed OF
growth OF jet-black hair. The letters
we're about two inches high and perfectly
made.
SOME hens eggs that were accidentally
covered up by some men plowing AZ fe,ay-
luna, Cal, last summer, were hatcnea ~
the heat OF the sun upon the EARTH ana inc
noise made by the chicks led TO their aiscoV-
cry and release.
A CITIZEN OF New Ulm, Mimi, owns :
I horse which he considers an unerrinS
weather prophet. He can always yen WIZ
a storm is coming by watching the animal
eves. which change from very light coIor
, 70 dark blue twenty-sour hours before
/ change in the weather.
A pooR fisherman who piled his trade ~
canoe on the Chalapo Lake, La, caught
big snake on his line, and on hauling II OF
board. the reptile wound itself around Tn
2 mans neck and stranglcd him 70 death
Q The canoe containing the corpse WIN ~
|. snake still wound about the mans neck
1 was found the next day.
. NOVEL. wedding occurred on the bound
ary line between Virginia and west VII
. pinia. near Doe Hill. the other day. In
b nartics 10 be married belonged in West WI
l. pinia. and the minister, not having hcens
: 10 marry in that State, stood on the uol
ders OF his land" while the contractih
y partics stood in West Virginia and wcr
y made man and wife in the presence
e many witnesses.
ii a SKYE terrier in New York gave Dirt
,e lately to one pup and soon after died AZ
a pup was too young to drink milk ana was
= danger OF starving. The young oog u'a
\ ter owned cat that had seven kttc.
Il when the dog was born. All attempts
have The cat nurse the unfortunate caD'f
: with the kittens failed until the kitter
!" were taken away. when the old cat at on'
g took kindly u the pup and cared for II.
= OK Glade Mountain, West Virginia,
ii aides perhaps the most peculiar family
TO the country. Ii is q family OF coincidence
IA The father and mother were married on Y
4. 18th day OF October; they have had M
4" children all OF whom were born on the Il
ne ~ October: Ave Of the children are del
he and all five Of them ceased to breathe
i'll the 18th day Of October. The name OF !
Ia head OF the family is Joshua Franklin.
saws that he was q Confederate soldier; II
II he was captured twice by the Yankees
- thathc lost two brothers in the war.
be that al four Of the mishaps or misfortur
Of war occurred on the memorable 18th
October. In the ncighborhood the Frank
family il regarded with superstition,
not human being can be prevailed 10 81
bv either in the house or on the premises
either day or night on the 18th 81 Octoo