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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-07


Sweet Messenger ~ Rest.
To nerves o'crsirained. 10 brAln o'etwrought,
From delylnr IN The held ~ thought.
To mind oppressed by welgit 81 care.
ri eyes grown 4 lin hy brsxen glare.
n only a Wink Of sleep
A Messenger o. Rest
~r, hands ntrr.trainel Nv da Nv toll
10 -prits bru sed In ll;e's turmoil,
To feet grown soc along the way
o er which they pass from day 20 day
And only a Wink OF sleep.
A Messenger o. Rest.
Though BRET, yet rostful TO the soul.
A gEerdua br pht. a welcome goal
From winch 70 start LIES race Racw vi
Adding tc tr ais old adicu.
And only q Wink " Steep.
A Messenger ~ Rest.
With healing cen on folded wings.
With VII ch proclaimed from eSnolng strings
on mus { heard in soothing strains
,Onc moment lost 70 care and pains,
Ana only a Wink Of sleep
A Messenger OF Rest.
Oae moment lost. "a new I'VE won,
"A setting and a rising sun
Reflect their rays OF richest nue.
Farewell TO old. all hail The new,
Born OF q Wink OF sleep.
Good Housekeeplng.
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= Uaique Ornament That the Nite ~ the
Dead Statesman Possesses.

anu &tihA = 80 ~ w ~ -
Dead Statesman l'o>ss>srr.
Mrs.. Conkling. widow ~ ,nc late
Roscoe Conkiing. has one Of the most
unique ornament In the country.
1t l. a locket Of exquisite design and
rare workmanship, the delicate
enameling nearly as lusirou- 2, the
brilliant that c~ncrGSt- It's surface.
Aside from il intrinsic value il has IN
authentic historical one, and Is in
vested with a sacred sentiment TO its
gracious owner as the last souvenir
bestowed upon her py her gifted hus-
band.
The ornament was executed from an
original design and under the imperial
suggestion. and supervision of Napo-
leol l. Though the mind Of the En-
peror was cngrosscd with mighty
projects. he TOOK a lively interest in
It's manufacture. and on its complc-
tion was greatly gratitcd with the re-
suit. lie held it in especial regard.
After his death IL was found among
his effects. and in their sale. by some
chance. fell into the hands Of a New
York gentleman Of fortune. who on
one occasion exhibited It to Mr.. Conk-
ling. who was an cxtravagant admlrcr
OF rare jewels.
He asked many questions about II,
and. though he had not too much
money. he was flied with an ardent
desire and determination to possess
the lockct.
II mus; have II for Mrs. Conkling.
he said. impcriously; ''shc has such
delicate fancy in such tribes. ie'
Judgment is wonderfully discriminat-
ing; she will be delighted with It; you
must lei me have il for hcr.'
His friend generously presented him
with the lockct he coveted. but he de-
clined TO receive 50 valuable a gift
For Mr.. Conkling to desire a thing
however. was TO sooner or later &C
quirc il. and after much persuasion h'
succeeded in purchasing the jewel 7
few weeks before his death the locke
reached Mrs. Conkling. Not lon'
after he met an intimate friend iron
Utica.
..IIas Mrs. Conkling shown you he
wonderful locket?' he asked. eagerly
mo. l have been too busy to 9
around to the house. The grca
statesman looked disappointed.
go around as soon ~ you e
home he said. II want you to Sc
IL" As the last gift Of her husband
and the evidence Of his aticctionate d.
sire to give her pleasure. the Iocket
tho Emperor is the most cherishe
umong Mrs. Conkling's many jewel
! Mrs. John Lawrence has. pcrhap
one Of the most unique ornaments
this country, a Snltana necklace
rubies. The dozen rubics that cor
l prise il are large and fine, and are 5
in d delicate Etruscan design that
a fast c%rumbling away. and Us own
: wears 1t attached to a band Of vely
rather than nave IL reset and forfeit
e historical value. This supurb nee
! lace was made in Paris more than
: hundred years ago at the command
the last but one OF the Sultans OF Alt
q ria for d ~favorite Sultana. IL h;
o however. an inferior duplicate, viii
y may be found in the Louvre amo
J. the treasured jewels Of the republic
4 Frarcc.-N. Y. Mail and Express
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HIT By A


a Man with y wooden Leg Meets ~"
Head ~ u sympathetic Family.
The owner OF "A place on Second
avenue stood In his barn door on the
alley the other day when a man with a
wooden leg and a crutch came along
and passed the time o day and finally
said:
.Say. | want you to do me q favor.
/ want to leave my leg with you for .
few minutes.
s'Why?'
Al want TO 70 around on Second ave-
nue. and work n house for hall a dollar
in money. I've got a pointer that the
folks are very sympathetic. II 1 60
with one leg I'm sure OF L.
Very well; just leave your leg here
| and III take care Of it,
The wooden substitute was un'
strapped and handed OVER. and the
cripple used the crutch 70 help himself
down the alley. Five minutes later he
rang the door-bell OF a house around
the avenue. to have II opened by Tho
man he had seen al the barr.
..W-wha-whatl" he gasped In as
! constituent.
Very sympathetic family live
hcrc.'' quietly replied the other. "io'
seem 10 have met with 4 sad loss, ant
I'm anxious 70 help you. Here Is
wooden leg which may IT you.
The leg was handed over, the ma
sat down on the steps and strappe'
IL 81. and as he got up ind siumpe
through the gate. he said 70 himself;
1--WE heard Of condolences eve
since | was knce-high 70 q hop-toad
but this i tho first one that ever b
me with both tsct ut oncc!'-Dexo
Free Press.
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PICTURESQUE FouLA.


The Island OF Birds. for such IL has
beer ~conjectnrcd Is the meaning OF the
word ''Foula.' is net so frequently
visited by the tourists AZ IL deserves to
be. Situated at d distance Of fifteen
miles from the nearest point Of the
mainland OF Shetland, its cloud-likc
form, which seems to float on the hor-
lion. il visible from every hill-topo Of
any Importance in the archipelago
The eve OF the observer Of the p~ictur-
csquc. as 1t glidcs along the distant
prospect, is caught BY the fine. bold
peaks Of Foula, and returns again and
again from the general survey to gaze
fondly on that island as the finest feat
ure Of the scene. Nor j. II only at a
distance that II looks grand. The cliffs
on the west side. which 4 beaten By
waves which have rolled without q
check all the way from Greenland
are the loftieSt in the British
Isles. The highest hill Is the Snuck.
which has an altitude 81 thirteen hun
drcd feet above the sea Another
peak. almost a. high. confronts the
ocean as a stupcndous prccipicc from
summit to base. These crags are the
homes Of innumcrablc sea fowl, the
noric sea parrot and kittywakc being
most abundant. On the east side the
rocks are comparatively low. but not
uninteresting. On the north side there
arc some remarkable stacks, or iso-
lated rocks. one Of them being pierced
BY a lofty Gothic archway and another
surmountcd BY a ruin. The hollow
center OF tho island affords peat. and
the grassy Slopes al the back OF The
cliffs affords good pasturagc forc cattle
and sheep and d number OF handsome
ponies. The population numbers two
hundred and seventy. and with b cx'
ccption OF three families is engaged
in crofting and fishing. The Fouless
are masters 81 many trades. They make
their own turning-lathes and spinning
wheels. Some can repair clock
and watches; all can make an
cobhlc shoes. a few are AM
tailors, as we'll as dycrs. Every maj
i IA mason. The women clip. and,
am afraid. sometimes o or plncl
the sheep. They spin the wool an
knit excellent stockings and sailors
frocks Or jerseys. believe u q Foula
man were 10 be placed naked on 2 dcs
ert coast. with nothing In his posses
sion but a clasp knife, he would no
only contrive I . find food for his SUI
port, but in a short time would. BY hi
unaided efforts. be provided wit
clothes. with a house, having a cloc
u the wall, ind with . boat and hsl
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ing tackle. When they 60 TO sea they
never use the language that y en-
ploycd on shore. but a jargon sacred
10 the occasion. A woman they call
''cloycn foode'' or ''hcmclte.' Apar-
son Is an ~s'upstandcr.' and the church
Is Il ''bonc house. and so on. To use
a land word in u boat IL certain to
brighten away the fish. A copper coin
i nailed on every keel 70 prevent
the "brigdy' (Which Is the Dam
ish name for the basking
shark from sucking the boat TO
the bottom. A worstcd thread having
nine knots on II il tied around a joint
when it Il spraincd. Sick cows are
cured by drawing a tom cat By the
tail over their backs. II a minister
or a person with fiat feet crosses the
path Of the man going out fishing, no
fish will be got. To accidentally wet
the foot when stepping into the boat
Is a favorable sign. A cat should
never be mentioned when a man is
batting his line. A rusty mai! from a
coffin v II cure the ~toothachc II used
as a tootnpick. and d sip Of water from
an old kneepan is d sovereign remedy
for some disorders. To catch a hall
but for bait the fishermen put nine
pieces OF peat into q kettle above the
fire before proceeding to sea. A hen
should be set when the tide is flowing.
and an egg must be placed among the
seed corn before it is WI When a
sheep is being slaughtered indoors no
woman should pass between II and the
fire. Stacks should be built and the
ground dug according to the apparent
course Of the sun. Boats always take
a turn sunward before going TO sea-
London World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-07

.'Wcll. ! felt heartbroIscn for 4 little
while; but as | was working very hard
soon forgot all about Alice,
and declared hat ! would have moth
ing more 10 do with the faircr SEX
every one who get, Tilted says that
self-same thing ana iorscts il in less
than d year afterward- IL SOP
/ nodded my conviction that he was
correct. and he resumed.
..At the end Of three months ! repaid
Lilloy lIcynum and called several
times 10 show my gratitude for her
kindness. but after all cause for call
iny was removed still continued 70
call once a moAth. or oftencr, until ut
last | had regular Tuesday night en-
gagcment, and before long 1 found my
Self in love more deeply than ever. but
was too poor TO pop the question and
had TO adore ia silence.
..Whcn ! was twcnty-one years old
my father gave me Il fourth interest IN
his business as Il starter, ana after that
| began a regular conytship aud pretty
soon ! married the present Mrs
Melton
..But why do you call II tho shake.
spcarean Marriace?'" ! i~nterposea'
fearing that he woald leave his story
in a very unsatisfactory condition.
.sOh. yes. you want to hear about
that. / expect. While we We're engaged
in a conversation one night IN june
we naturally enough thought about
the events Of our school days, and
commencement. had made up my
mind to Get an answef that night. ana
whom II came n the As You Like IL
part. | ncrvcd myself for the question
( and said very abruptly: win you be
: my Hosalind?' She thought a moment
/ and said: TO you give myself for
am yours
/ ..Thcn / asked il she would marry
} me and She said: IN have no hus'
I band il YOU be not he;' that is what
RosaIind tells Orlando. you remember
B DO you see the point now?'
We'll" said l. 'that was strange
! ..Dr. Graynor had in the meantime
q been given the pastoratc OF M
i Methodist church in Pittsyillc. and b.
married is! On the day of tho wed
4 ding ! received a letter postmarSe'
!, Denver, Col. / opened it an'
" found n check for two hun
! dred dollars and d letter from larson
. He said that he was compelled Y
3 cheat me. as Dilford had him unde
Nj. thumb on account Of some frau
a they had committed together, but tina
d he had settled down 70 an honest ne
y ana the two hundred dollars was y
saving his sons life and in paymcn
q OF the overdue note'
/ ..Dilford was arrested ~aftcrward
y and served Il term in Sing Sing for
\ similar sharp game; that's all. Nov
isn't that d little real life romance"
\. yes" / answc ed. ''but how d
= Dilford make any thing out Of you''
n. Don't you see? lie was getting
commission on the number Of po!ici'
4 ho issued. and II l did the work K
" nothing he made his money clear; !
II paid me some and larson. his conle
n crate. borrowed it all, so l was a cat
paw
81 The orchestra ceased playing. y
20 bell rang. the curtain rose and y
% were suddenly transported to a drea'
in Scottish heath whore the witches GO
u vcr-od mid thunder. lightning az
~ tnmult. for il was Macbeth.
\, never saw the narrator OF this sto'
y. after that night. and II this comes
n his notice let him judge whether b
a. story has suffered by the re-tciling.
N--l--- n1.l.
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MANS extremity is Gods opportunity.
Not until dcspairing Of help from mortals
did tho VI comc 70 Christ for rcliof.
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" you have really given up your heart 70
God in private, your life will show forth
the praise Of God In public; II God has tho
heart He Is sure OF the life.
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IT Is a noticeable fact that the cyangelists,
ii telling the story Of Christ's life, never
attempt 70 e~ulovizc His character. What
they DO Is 70 state facts in that life, repeat
His sayings, and describe His acts and sui
fcrings. leaving these things 70 make their
" impression upon the reader. Their y
thoughts and opinions are IN the back
ground. whilc Jesus Christ as Hcwas comes
Ia the front.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09

W 1a
The bill He charged the Legislature viii
1856 thbcoatOf maintaining the insane dad
been S56. 600, in 1S67ithad been $66 600,
- 1668i t had .6een $s6, 600. In Idaho
the care of t:le insane costs only 80
per head per week. Here they cost So per
week. All the money Was-paid- oat-and
there was nothing to show for it. Every
mamber who goes there was q Territorial
charge. The people who raj that place
were honest. He had no fault to find with
them. They were treating the inmates all
right, but they were getting % per week
for it. They ought to treat them right. I'll
the Legislature had bought that property
two years ago it could have got5en it for
SI26, 0O0 esand tho, money could have been
paid in government bonds. Novgit would
cost $2OO,OOO The Territory had lost
$4,000 BY the negligence Of the past Legis-
lature.
Joslyn gave 9 synopsis of the property
owned by the Warm Springs lnsanelAsy,
Iun. There was 1000 acres OF land, and
the building was worth 100000. The
warm springs was medical and valuable.
There were stores enough on hand to last
six months, and the property was highly
desirable. Still ne was not legislating Tor
the purchase OF the Warm Springs asylum.
What he wanted was q territorial insane
asylum, whether it be the Warm Springs or
and other. ss4
The question on the adoption OF the Sec
ton, as amended, was then put and
adopted.
The committee then passed to section 3,
which was adopted, as was also sections 4
up to Is, at which time the COMMITTEES
arose and the House II snmed.
II Davis said he wished to apologize for
anything he might have said about Nilsson
rians in his speech on the Biedler bill yes
terday. Blakely said the apology was ac-
ceptedE in the same spirit it was rendered.
Recess till 2 o'clock. 81 i4s@tAt
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09

JOE HOWARD is forced to remark in the
New York "Press," that the most care
fully edited Journal is fallible. On the
New York "EIerald" proof readers have
been suspended for weeks. In spite Of
this severe discipline the Herald" once
made the astonishing announcement
that "a long line Of scorpions feathers
filed into church" instead Of supplied
fathers" A reporter on that paper had
occasion to quote a verse from a familiar
hymn. In which the word herald occurred.
The proofreader dutifully UNDERSIGNED
the word. and the verse appeared, "Hark,
the Herald angels Sing" It wasin the
New York worlds" report Of a political
meeting that the word shouts was SO
l%udicrously misprinted as to make the
blunder famous: "The shouts Of 10000
Democrats rent the air"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09
A Not Improbable STORY.

A pretty married woman living o
Americas, Ca, own q COW that she thinks
the world OF. She milks the COW herself, as
she does not want her spoiled by endless
attention. Since the crops have been gath
cred the COW has been running in the fields,
and the brush Of her tsil got filled with
cookie burrs, One morning last week the
lady went into the pen to milk, and, while
she was performing the duty, the cow
switched her tail into the neatly done.up
hair on the lady's head. The burrs caught.
and the lady dropped her pan OF milk and
began to entaugle her hair. The operation
disturbed the COW and she began TO prance.
The lady grasped the tail with both hands
and said: $50, wench! 30, wench !' but the
wench not liking the grip started in q trot
around the pen. The lady startled the
household by her shrieks, and a negro
woman ran to her rescue, but had TO re.
turn to the house for a pair OF scissors.
The GOV was driven into q stall, her tail
trimmed OF and left it sticking to theIady,s
head. She vent to the house, and it took
her husband, the negro woman and the
family until 10 O'Clock that night to take
the burrs from her head.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09
SPRING
The Street Department Waking Up With
a Burst of Activity.

q Burst OF AcC1vlCys
1t is q little too soon in this latitude to
speak OF the advent Of spring here for some
weeks to come YET. But the unusually fine
weather of the last week or so has had the
same effect as though it came at the genuine
spring eason with the accompaniment oil
the exposure Of the winters accumulation
OF garbage and rubbish, necessitating its
removal. The authorities are determined
to take advantage OF the present spell oil
fine weather to remove this now and will
inaugurate proceedings to-day with all
the force at the command of the street
department..
The citizens will be impressed with the
absolute necessity of doing their share in
the work OF cleaning up. Alderman Pink
ham said he had been urging the Street
Commissioner to, notify people to clean up
back yards and that a general notification
is in order. The authorities mean business
but they want to give folks fair warning
first, and il that is not needed then the
ordinance will be enforced in the usual way
through the Police Court. The yards and
alleys must be cleaned up and where any
thing in the shape OF garbage has been left
exposed 1t must be cleaned up by those re-
sponsible for it's presence.
A gang OF street cleaners will be put at
work to-day in an effort to make the streets
p~resentable. The three street carts and
the team belonging to the fire department
will be pressed into active service. All
other street work will be suspended until
this is accomplished, and as far as the
street department can effect it the streets
and alleys will be made presentable. ''Clean
streets and alleys are needed just at pres.
sent before everything else," said Alderman
Pinkham yesterday. 1.-THE city will do it's
share and private parties have got to do
their cleaning too, and may as well realize
at once that the ordinance will be enforced
if they do not pay attention to notice
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09
MINING NOTES.

Development work is being prosecuted on
the Orphan Boy.
The Parrot mine has about 125 miners
at work on both shifts.
It is stated that some very rich ore ia
being produced at the Orphan Girl.
At the Washoe a large quantity of Con.
per ore continues to be produced in which
native silver lie plentiful.
1t is reported that the ore now produced
at the Grey Eagle is as fine as ever came
out oil the shaft before.
Work has been resumed on the Marv
Ann, heal the old Centennial mill, under a
lease to Oleson & Co.
A small hoist has been erected on thu
EIba to facilitate sinking, the within in use
having been cast aside.
At present there is not a silver mill in
the camp running on free milling ore, all OF
them treating roasting ores.
The large new hoist OF the Mountain Con.
solidated works to perfection, and the en-.
gineer, jackson Davis, feels proud OF it.
A good deal OF shipping ore is daily pro.
duced from the Harris and Lloyd tun.
mel, which goes to Swansea for reduction.
The Mountain View shaft is down 800
t66G, ana CFOSsCuItiug 10 U0ins prosecuted
east and west to cut both lodges and open
up the ground.
A new shaft has been started on the Pol.
lock ground by a party OF ~lessees, which is
west OF the old works, on a very satisfac.
tory showing.
The lessees of the Little Bonanza are
drifting and stopping on the 50-foot level,
and the mine is said to be turning out a
bonanza of no trifing size.
Three new boilers have been ordered by
the Boston and Montana Company for
three OF the mines belonging to that com.
pany, he>Mountain View, East Colusa and
Grsenleaf.
The pumps in the Cora are run a short
time each day, sufficient to keep the mine
clear Of water, SO as to be able to start up
at a moments notice. The Hope is also
being kept clear ID the same way.
At the Eagle, north OF Walkerville, owned
by Kennedy and kellogg, twenty-five
miners are employed, principally drifting
on the 100 level. This mine was purchased
a few months ago for 5000, and has since
cleared for it's owners $11,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09

THERE is a veritable mining craze in
regard to the alleged gold find neal
Ensenada in Lower California. People
are rushing to that point wildly, even
paying the e~xtrayagant shipping charges
now being made in order to get there
with as great haste as possible. Stories
are told Of the marvellous finds of gold,
and every effort seems to be made to
create q stampede toward that country.
People Of prudence, however, will hesi-
tate about rushing pell nell into this
vortex of almost frantic humanity. The
chances are that instead Of its being an
FL Dorado, 1t is a mere ignus fatuus. No
man should leave a position to go to this
new field without greater assurance than
has yet been given Of its possibilities.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09
III Ounalasks, / am told by those !.

vest of Ounalasks, I I'M told by those vbo
hsse seen them, numerous corpses Of raeas
81 people believed to have inhabited tbess
IisIands long anterior to thecoming Of thoss
found here when the Russians first cams
They are said, those in the Green island
caves, to be closely and tightly wrapped II
several thicknesses Of fur skins, while tboso
OF the -Four Mountain caves are simply
clothed in dpgsLik parkas (~aearment made
like a shirt, with q hole in the upper bart
just large e~nouehiora head to go through.
- the present day in that their hair and
beard were red, and the skins OF their bodies
black
Who and what these people were and
whence they came is the question which will
probably never be solved.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09

WHAT Pacific coast man was 1t who
went to Harrison with blood In his eye,
a week or two ago, on hearing that the
coast would be ignored In the cabinet
makeup, but who came away all smilesp
Was 1t the assurance that Minnesota
and Missouri would get there that recon-
ciled this fierce California Republican to
the inevitable ? Or was Morrow promised
a mission il the subject were dropped
then and therep