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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12

In n paper on Tangiers In the New Re.
view, Vernon Lee" reports "A chat she
had with Moorish gentleman, one Ila-
san. He related 90 mo the history OF
las three marriages aud descanted on the
perfection OF his present wife. Tho first,
he said was his cousin. He bought her
beautiful clothes and furniture, but.
after some time, she gave him words.
Instantly he sent her back. with all he
had given her. aud took another wife:
remarks that she had given him three
girls, dead. and a boy who still survives.
The second wife went all right till one
day she took IL into her head TO go TO
the vapor bath without his permission.
"Who gave YOU leave 90 20 to the vapor
bath without meT he asked. II don't
require anybodv's leave" answered she.
And Immediately" he added, with that
energetic, downward pointing gesture,
II sent her home with all the things
had ever given her" As regards the
present wife, he " quite delighted with
her. She made all the children's clothes
and her own; she could sew with the
machine: she cooked; she never required
20 buy bottle OF orange or rose water,
80 excelently did she prepare u herself
above ALL she never wanted 20 go outi
Never once" he said. ''has she asked
leave TO 20 out--nOt from one year end
20 another Never wants 20 leave the
house or 20 SEQ any one--never even
crosses the street "Ah," no said, ''she
Is woman OF excellent reputationl''
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12

Miss Hurryup. "Ah! George, you
cannot tell what troublesa girl has who
is receiving the attentions OF "A gentle
man.
Mr.. HoIdoG. Troubles, Carrie! or
what nature priyY
Miss ii. "Well. ones little brothers
are always making fun OF one and ones
relatives are always saying. when is IL
to come OFF, as IL marriage was "A prize
fight. There's the inquisitiveness OF
ones parents. They want TO know
everything. There's pa, now; he is con-
stantly asking such questions MS: Car
RE. what are Mr. HoldoA's intentions.
What does he call upon you SO regular
~ for and stay so hate when be does
call.' And he sometimes looks so mad
when he asks these questions that | ac-
tually tremble.'
Mr.. IL. And what answer do YOU
make 20 his questions, Carrie, dearestf'
Miss III. II can't make any answer at
all. for YOU see you haven't said any
thing o me and-and--of course ~"
Then Mr.. HoldoH whispered something
ia Carries ear, and the next time her
father questions her she will be ready
with n satisfactory reply.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12

"My husband doesn't chew any more
tobacco" said q newly-married lady To
n party OF friends, ''or, at least, he
doesn't where | can see him."
How did you stop hims" they all
asked.
1.-The morning after we were mar
ried, +" began the lady, land he and |
were sitting on the front porch, no
ticed that he was i'll at ease, and finally
asked him what was the matter with
him."
my darling" he said, taking my
hands, "there is something should have
told you before we were married"
What is itr' i gasped, as the vision
of another woman swept over me.
Love-" he answered, II am an invet-
crate tobacco-chewer. Can you, will
YOU forgive me!'
As he finished ! slipped my hands from
his hand, drawing out box OF snuff and
"A brush. / said:
20. John, I'm so glad you spoke OF
IT.. for I'm nearly crazy for dip.
HIS face was "A picture. | can tell you,
and IN less than three minutes we had
entered into solemn compact 10 for
ever abstain from the weed.
And did YOU really use snuff before
you was married." asked one OF the La
dies
mo-" answered the wife, "but was
fixed for John. "-Ahdntd Constitution.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
AARON BLAlR'S ATONEMENT.


..Milllcent." Lady Elizabeth asked
that evening while the two ladies sat
IN the drawing-room at the The Cot
waiting for Owen 10 make his appear
ance from his ride TO the matched
Cottage. ibid you by chance notice
that girl in Burke's this afternoon"
Burke ~" Milly looked up with
start. for the question had been put,
wi h sudden sharp abrup'ness.
What girl. Lady Elizabeth
There was but one In the shop
ner ladyship said cold y--'sa tall girl
in a pale-blue dress. with a large hat
and fair hair. .'Do you not remem-
bcr her?r
..Oh. yes-I recoIlect now. " hat OF
her. Lady Elizabelhp'
"Mcrely-what did You think OF
horP"
II thought her very pretty" Milly
said honestly.
You thought sop Lady Elizabeth
questioned slightingly. ''l'hat was
not my meaning. Did II strike you
that she was like anyone that we
lSnowPn
Like anybody" Miss Heath knit
ted her pretty eyebrows. "No--I
don't fancy SO. don't recall tho
likeness AZ any rate Why?"
''Recausc II struck me that there
was Ia her face--in her whole figure
and atllud IA strong resemblance TO
some on, Lady Elizabeth answered,
looking away from her ward across the
moonlight garden; sand thought
that your memory might perhaps as
sist mine. Have you ever seen her
bcforo?n
.No. Lady Elizabeth think not.
Il ann sure not
Milly was faltering; II the grim gray
eyes had been turned towards her the
dusk would not have hidden from
them that she was blushing too.
you have no idea who the girl Is,
presume. Mllicent?" Lady Elizabeth
asked slowly.
Ill think / do know" the girl
siammered Burke called her by
name-Miss Blair
eBlaire
.'Yes. think she must belong TO
the That he'd Cottage--thepl place where
Owen and Mr. A'leyn rested when
they had lost their way fishing that day,
you remember, Milly exi lained hest
tatingly.
'.And the pace where Owen Is
foolish enough TO still go now and
then, regret TO see.n Lady Elizabeth
said fiigidly. $50 that is the carpen-
tcr's daughter, you think? Very
probab c. Quite impossible that |
can have known the girl or her con-
ncctionsl Some chnnce resemblance,
doubtless.
But Lady Elizabeth, although she
thus co diy and proud dismissed the
subject, con not. with her utmost
e.iorls, exclude IL from her thoughts.
When presently Milly wandered out
into the garden and left her alone. II
haunted her She sat with her head
resting upon her hand aud her brows
knitted hroodlng moodily. She had
10 doubt that the CIR, she saw was
Lily Blair 49, the girl who she
angrily knew was Owens attraction at
The Thatched Cottage although how
strong nm attraction she did not as yet
suspect. She was wrathfully. disdain-
fully surprised mt her beauty, and
more SO at her grace, her evident re-
finemcnt But II was not on that ac-
count that she SAL bordering and
gloomy; IL was the curious. intangible,
porplo sing likeness that troubled her.
she could recall nothing she could
link il 10 nothing; but somewhere In
fhe past. she knew that she had
known n iace like that OF Lily Blair
ny. md hnied LII
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
TO BE CONTINUED.

Aunt Mlranda-"Wall. never.
These modern ways be too much for
me. II dew seem that there Is no lib
erty Ia this world AFTER all.
Mollie-..What Is Il now. auntieP
Aunt MIrands.--''I was just read
ing. child. that FIVE American girls. all
as han9um ms picturs, were presented
to The King Of sweden.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31
YOUNGJIM BLAINE.
One Ofthc Premier's Sons Gets an
appointment.

Washington, Jan. "a. Representative
Hit, ot ILL.,. has appointed James q
Blaine, Jr., TO be clerk OF the committee
of winch he j. Chairman the committee
0, Foreign Affairs. The place pays So,
lsO year, aud people think that \ oung
jim ought 10 now provide for his wife
and child. whom he deserted Tor no
cause whatever. Those who know The
vouny man well. AMI there are many
who d., are having lsugh over young
jim- appointment, coming, A. II does. 80
soon aftrr the columns of gossip that were
printed about him Is having apprenticei
a. a locomotive engineer. and
pef-isting IL = determination io
stick "a IL aud "makr man Of himself"
From The why oung Jim .has started
on ia life he will never succeed ia max
ing ~ man oi himself he mas not got
the manly stuif ip his makeup to accor-
pl-h such blessing, tliat his il;uslrious
;ather has.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

i Most OF the good done ~ the world 4
done hy cranks. while most Of The evil i
done by men whose heads seem 10 bs
pretty level. "A man j. OF no use with.
lout d hobby. a hobby may be described
~ thing that spends money ii contra
distinction 10 The straight way Of iie
which makes money. There isno sermon
in the world strong enough, for instance,
against dealing in lottery 10 connierbaI-
ance the cbeck your friend shows YOU
for the money he has won. You can
preach sometimes To p op!e who lose
money gambling. but you can't reach the
conscience or the reason OF the man who
wins. When man goes into new
speculation aud loses, he's a crank
When he goes in and makes success he
has long head lie wins the money. (.
perhaps. from the crank. When a crank
becomes rich man, he y no longer a
crank. lie Is successful. But the crank
ways of reforning the world are some
times very absurd. and work in quite a
different way. Major Dix. an officer
well known IN the army years ago, had a
joke that he used 10 tell with gusto. Ill
was about = mar in his town who was a
rabid anti-drinkist. IL went to someI
expense in trying 10 convert his neigh
bors. lie hired painter 10 paint him
seven degrees Of vice in the human
stomach. Ho began with the pure in-
terios and worked up by degrees 10 the
stomrrh ruined by liquor. Those seven
were each huug on pole anil
every day seven men paraied the street I
With the terrible exhibition. One day
Major Dix met him.
What do you mean by parsding such
IN exhibition through the town ?"
ITO show the public the horrors Of
rink
"Wcll,' said Major Dix, "you'd do
more good 10 keep them inside your
ouse. They make me so sick evc.y h
ime see them ] have to 20 and take
rink TO get over the sensation
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

The Remarkable Pcculiaritics Of
their NOnicncIature.

lSew Albany Ledger
| There il something curious and inter
csting in The number aud nomenclatur
,of the townships III Indiana. The n,l,n
Der OF town@hip>in the different cDunfic
varies greatly. Willie there are but lou
each in IlIarkford aud ohio counties
there are twenty ~ Allen. Furts sever
townships are named Jackson. whii'
Washington honor- forty-~ix. Jninn |
lsne next name IN popularity. aud IL i
borne bv thirty -four townships. Jef
lier-on follows with twenty eight. ihcf
comes Ccntgr fwentv-six times. Harri
son. twentv-four, Liberty anh Clay .cy,
.nieen each. Monroe aud Franklin six
isscn each. Perry aud Madison fourteen
leach. Adams eleven. Johnson mite. Tns-
Height. posey seven. Ohio -ix. No oihe'
Ione name j. given 70 more than five
Lincoln. Grant. Mcclellan. Colfax aud
Cleveland are remembered by grateful
organizers. Odd names ap-
pear occasionally. There is Dick John
son township also Democrat and Re-
publican township. A Whisky Run, a
Bourbon and two Brandywine town.
ships, but no Prohibition. There il an
Oil township. hut whether petroleum or
fuel Is not disclosed. There il q Wildcat
township ss well a. Rsccoon. = Swan.
Two Pigeons and an Eel; likewise .
Pawpaw, Grass and Bean Blossom
one Lost Creek and Los. River. but no
reward for their discovery. There a'e
four Blue Rivers and three White Rivers,
Several Of the townships are Green
some OF them are Brown and one Is
BLACK. Smith figures several iimes.
Robinson once, but Jones Is left out inl
he cold.
There are few Indian names. such as
Wea. Iriquois, Patoka and
A Ausbeenaubee, though the last one
sounds like an importation from Ser
many. There fsa Clearcske township.
which most have been named by a wo-l
nan. Orange county, oddly named H.
elf for this latitude. has townships
FAMED Northeast. Northwest and South
ast. In addition to town blessed with
christian namc and surname, towit
Newton Stewart. Eden i IN Lagrange
ounty. But the saddest thing about the
natter is that there is only one moral ,
ownship In tho state, and that is 10
'hclby county.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

Tanner sits in his Office chair, smoking
his pipe OF clay. Noble keeps chopping
the heads of the boys clearing Tanners
record away. Tho soldier sits watching
his heap Of old logs. all sogyy and emoky
aud black, while bis wife aud his CHILD
rem admire the snow that keeps pourko4
IN At the cracks. Wife says be. they
told Us last fall that II harrison filed the
great sest. pension would surely Be
granted TO all, and our children should
have bread and meat. Now look in the
cupboard and see what Is there-tl,e echo
says nothing, the boards are all bare !;
aud since there's no meat, no bread aud
no pie, Gm about to conclude twas .
republican lie. So, wife, we must bear
II, our beans and hard tack, and pray the
dear people 10 return General Black I;
for he made no great prattle, nor fed us
on honey, but every three months came
down with the money. Tanner, you
know. was one Of the boys, and filled al
our cups with pensions aud Joys. But
Benny (the soldiers fIiend) came down
with swoop, and down went Tanner,
pensions and All ia the soup. .-Hutchin-
son World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31
Hovey Oh Indipna Pensions.

\ Pensions seem 10 be cniting 4 figure
now, aud are likely 10 be rnade 10 cut 4
wider swath In the complication ofthing.
political al some later date. Gov. Hovey
IL receiving almost innumerabIe indorsc.
ments OF his "appeal 10 the loyal people
lof the U. ,. and their representatives in
congress- in behalf OF a service pension
Iact, from q. A. X. posts all over the
country. A he figures 1t, Indiana has
35,35O resident pensioners. 2,0Il non.
resident pensioners, 767 Mexican survi-
vors aud 10 survivors Of the war Of 1872.
These old soldiers receive pensions
monthly at an average OF trine over $40
each, but they don't all get $lO by a
long shot. Some 400 OF them get but
81 per month; 30 get %, 400 get "A:
ZOO get $40; 200 get e25: 100 get 8 50 :
100 get $f5; 100 get $50; and 100 get
S72, while the balance Of the $3.50 yet
various amounts.
Gov. Hovcy says: "That doesn Il
represent 0ne-balf OF the soldier vote or
inc State. Politicians generally figure
the soldier vote at $1,000, but that's
where they get left. Every other soldier
In the State Masnt q pension, and or
course the soldier vote would amount 70
over 10000. have counted II at 1000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

Republicans met Thursday OF last week
Throughout the State in the variou,
Congressional districts to elect a new
State central committee, each district
clecting one member. The new State
central committee il as follows: II. Al
Mattison, First district Evansville: 4,
II. Adams, Second. vincennes; s. r.
Carter, Third, Jackson county; M. r.
Sulzer, Fourth, Madison; Charles Il.
Hammond, Fifth, Greencastle; John w.
Macy, Sixth, Randolph county; w. 4.
Durbin, seventh. Anderson; w. 4.
Brush, Eighth, Charlottesville; g. e.
Shirley, Ninth, kokomo; Ed. Crum-
packer, Tenth, Crown Point; William
Hazen. Eleventh. Wabash William Bun.
van, Twelfth, Auburn; IL. d. Wilson,
Thirteenth, Goshen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31
AN OUTSIDERS PREFERENCE


raoli Republican.
Now comes the report that Hon. John
III. Brctz. Of Dubois county. j. a candi-
date for Congress. We are fer Brefz
liz Democrat has 10 60 TO Congress from
this district. aud the 1000 majority
rolled up by the unterrified looks like II
would have 10 be that way. we want a
big Drained, whole-sculed, liberal mind
ed man to represent Us ut Washington.
Brett Is fair, square man. Dubois
county, with her l.SUO Democratic major
ty, has been holding the bag for CEN
tury while Knox county has been taking
the game. This is unfair. Dubois coun-
~ now has il in her power to confer a
distinction on one OF her
worthy citizens. and at the same time
give heed 70 the only aud the just de-
maud OF the minority-that creditablcI
man represent the Second District in the
next Congress.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

Petersburg Democrat.
Robert Weldon. a former and well
known citizen Of Otwell. died ct his
home in Oakland, Sunday morning.
Reddick Harrell, Sr, died at his resi-.
ldcnce Friday morning, of heart disease,
lie would have been 10 yrs. old July 25
lie was horn on the IIarrell farm near
Walnut Hills Cemetery. where his body
was inferred Sunday by the Odd Fellows
with impressive ceremonies.
Not denying the fact, gentlemen, he.
publican legislation made our tariff laws,
and the tariff being so as to favor the
rich, letting the rich get the labor Of the
poor, London capital has come 70 this
country, because here the tariff enables
the millionaires TO grow richer and the
commoner 10 grow poor. No wonder
the Republican politicians despisc the +.
NJ. B. "A.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

President Mackey, or the LouisvilIe,
Evansville q 81. Louis road. states that
this portion Of the Mackey system haO
earned, IN the last six months, enough
above operating expenses aud fixed
charges. 10 leave q surplus Of S7l .567. =
sum sufficient to pay 81 per cent. on tho
preferred stock. A railroad man who IL
acquainted with the situation, says that
if President Mackey IL wise. he will n ot
pay this surplus out in 1ividende, but
expend II on the road-bed and equip
mcnts of the line. and that any surplus
money he II likely 10 have for the next
three years had better be expended ia
the same way.-N. A. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31
Rules for Common School Gradus
ates' Examinations In Dubois
County.

o. Applicants will have blank space 0l
0 one inch on the left Of their writing, and
I. a blank space Of one line between csch
answer.
j Pupils need not copy the questions,
, but must number each answer to cor
l|respond with the question. and mnst
write the manuscripts IN ink. "A pupil
mat cannot nse pen IN answering az
these examinations, need not expect 10
graduate in Dubois county.
4 Write your name and r. q. address
plainly on the backs OF your manuscript,
and since your trustee and feschef
should sign the diploma, If you earn one,
write their names there, also.
Applicants must use 4 regular exami.
nation manuscript. or common blank
l"composision book No "lcgsl-capv or
l"fools-cap" cannbe accepted. Township
examiners will have these blank MSS.
for sale AZ the examination.
In arithmetic both the solution and
ans wer must be placed in the MSS.
The township examiner will collect
return postage. and forward with d IS.
Applicants will receive one hall OF the
questions in the morning, and the other
half after the noon intermission.
WEITlNa.-T penmanship shown ID
the manuscripts OF the entire exsmipa-
tion will be graded on a scale Of 100,
with reference 10 legibility (50). recu.
larity Of form (30), aud neatness (2O).
The handwriting OF each pupil will bo
considered in ITSELF rather than with
reference TO standard modele.
SrELLrNG.-Thc photography Of The
entire examination will be graded on
scale Of 100, and will be deducted for
each word INCORRECTLY wRITrEH.
The MSS. OF applicants must be cent
after examination 10 the
County Superintendent, who will grade
them, giving each correct answer lis
rational value. Certificates OF gradua<
ton will be issued to every applicant
who attains general average Of rs. with
ont falling below 60 in any subject.
No whispering or changing Of seota
will be allowed. and ii we are satis.
factorily informed Of any irreguIaritief.iu
these examinations the work will not ba
ccnntenanced. We mean business"
Respectfully,
Csc. II. WILSON.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

II IL claimed that Hon. William A
Travorl. OF Jasper, wants the judgcsbiI
for this judicial district composing III
counties OF Pike, Dubois and Gibson
II looks 10 ns like Dubois county wa.
trying 10 'hog the persimmonr. Glib
son county has had the judgeship foI
several years: Dubois county has had
the Prosecutorship since the flood. and
titled 10 the judgeship. f. A. Ely, oi
Petersburg. should beS ominated and
elected. lie il one Of Ase best lawyers
IN the State. would ". the place with
dignity and credit. va The Democratic
party owes that ny 10 Mr.. Ely for
past militant and s.lective work. Not
only /, he entitled to il, but Tie judicial
lermine could not fall on more worthy
shoulders. Petersburg News.
While do not merit, l fully appre-
ciate, the foregoing. 10 aspire to that
high aud responsible position IL COM
mendabIe in any lawyer who takes a just
pride in his profession. Judge Welborn
has long filed that office TO the satisfac.
ton cf the people ofaII parties ID this cir
cult. His long experience, great learn
Ing, untiring industry. patience. and ab-
solute impartiality render him one Of the
best trial judges in the Stale. These
qualifications em;nently fit him for the
Supreme Bench, where kis services
would be equally satisfactory 10 the
State at large. Had all our Supreme
Judges been so eminentIy endowed with
these traits. the docket Of that Court
would not be so far behind. Judge Well
born should hold his present POSITION
until he receives his well merited Ju-
licial promotion
For these reasons am not candidatel
for Judge but am for Judge Welborn
for that position.
T. A. ELY.
Mr.. Ely told the editor Of this paper
some time ago that he would not be a.
candidate for the Juageship. aud gave
substantially the reasons he otFers in the
foregoing In our judgment. il is not
the place Of q paper - dictate the nom-I
iuaiion of any man. unless il be for itsl
home man. No one who has been
spoken Of, or who is liable to be a candi-
date. is without merits sufficient TO war
rant a hearty support by the Democrat.
When Mr.. Elv was candidate, be re-
ceived the hearty support OF his own
county, and flsttering support even
where he was but slightly known. Had
he been candidate. he no doubt would
have received m increased support; but
70 keep bis word. he declines to run
Petersburg Democrat.
II will be seen bv the above that the
position ,aken bv Mr.. Traylor, as con-
Fsined in the COURIER heretofore, is CO.
ncided with by Mr.. EIy-as, indeed. i'll
: bv the mass or the people generally,
without regard TO politics. Judge We'll
'orn will receive unanimous endorse
nent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

A svndicate has been experimenting a.
tho Pendleton glass factory IN making
glass thing or tubes for the use Of under.
ground electric or telephone wires, and
having been succes .ful, company is
forming, looking TO the manufacture on
lao extensive scale. II Ia claimed that y
will be the only factory ofits kind IN The
world.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

The Republican party is evidently not
the party of the farmers III Iowa. Ic
was the farmers who beat Hutchinson
and elected Boirs. Their attitude was
go wrlI known before the election that
Mr.. CIarksnn's newspaper appealed 70
them 70 keep out Of politics -oi IN other
words, TO vote the Republican ticket.
BY an almost unanimous vote tho Farm
ers' Alliance At its Des Moines meeting
adopted 4 resolution that Senator ALT
son ought not 10 be reelected. Then
the Republican members Of the Legisla-
tnre went into caucus and unanimously
voted that he should be elected.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

Col. Schroeder. postmaster at Hunting.
burg, aud Chairman Of the Dubois
County Republican Central Committee.
controlled the entire Federal patronage
Of his county. He visited Washington N
City and returned with more than 4
score Of appointments In his pocket.
Tho Colonel could give Col. Adams aud
Col. Merideth some pointers. ~ Wash.
ington Advertiser.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

Sixty acres OF land near this city have
paid the owners $4,000 royalty, or
nearly $1,000 per acre. Some years ago,
however. coal operators paid owners or
the lands they worked one cent per
bushel royalty. Now the price is one
eighth and onc.fourth OF cent per bush>
ell. Washin gton Advertiser.