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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

Wa are indebted " Mr.. Frank
Of Whitewater, for the very
craphIc account OF the manner n
which q Piute Indian prepared ms
deadly arrows He gathered dozen
or more rattlesnake heads and put
them III q spherical earthen vessel
With these he put half pint OF
.pecics Of large red ant that Is found
bercabouts fhe bite 81 this ant Is
moro poisonous than that Of bee.
Upon these he poured bit Of water,
and then sealed up with moist cartn
aud lid this vessel. He then dug
hole two feet deop into the ground, ~
which he built roaring hre and put
IN some stones. When the interior of
the hole and the stones we're red hot
he made place III the bottom for the
earthen vessel aud put il in. About II
and upon it hc put the Goals and hot
stones and upon the top be built
fierce fire and kept it up for twenty
four hours. Then be dug out his yes
sci. and. standing of with long pole,
lie disengaged the top and let the
fumes escape. lie insisted that had
they struck his face it would have
killed him. The mass left in the ves-
sci was dark brown paste.
To test the efficacy Of his concoc-
ton. the Indian with his hunting
knife made cut in his bare leg, just
below the knee, and let the blood run
down to his ankle. Then taking 2
stick, lie dipped it into the poison ana
touched the descending blood at the
ankle. 1t Immediately began to sizzle,
as II 1t were cooking the blood, and
the poison followed the blood right up
the leg, sizzling its way, until the In
dian scraped the blood of With the
knife. lie assured our informant
that lad he allowed it TO reach the
mouth Of the wound he would have
been dead man. Banning Herald.
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Progresiss Farmer.
CAx'r DO Ir.-All parties vii! natusa!55
" TRY 20 get the greatost possible oeue4t
ont OF the farmers' organizations. u
thev can divert Il ID their directlous they
will applaud and encourage y; q they
find they cannot. they will deride aod.
try 10 destroy II. We serve notice g.
part, managers now that they can do'
neither. The #. M. b. A. is made Up %
farmers Of al predilections and beliefs.
These be- isfs must and will be respected.
No majority, however large. can draw .
minority. however weak, into the sup.
mort or parties or candidates other than,
OF their own choice, and this may -
we'll be written now upon the NEST con-
spicuous page Of every politicians mem
orandum hook. II any office seeker
ioined the Order hoping thereby 70 draw
70 himself enough OF votes. that be could
not otherwise command, to place him -
ofYiciaI station. be will find himseli mis.
taken. We take Il that THE movement
il An honest effort for mutual bcnent:
aud that The intelliRence Of the organized
farmers OF the country Will not permit y
20 be made anything else.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Pactz Of In
were almost ready for SOW
eral weeks 10 believe that q ghost was
hovering over their peaceful home; a
month ago queer noise was heard IN
their sitting room. AT first Is was sup
posed 70 be ia the natural - stove,
but when they would list1n i would
escape them and 60 in1o another part
n the room. al 49, the ghost
moaned like q pe4uDn 81 great pain,
and at other times it would roar like
q great planning MN or steamboat.
Plumber aftsP plumber was sent for,
natural % inspectors were consulted,
but no one Was able 70 locate the
strange n0iss. Mr.. and Mrs. Paetz
were about ready TO give up the haunt
ed house, when John Keen, the pic.
turc frame dealer. undertook 70 lind
out whence came the sound.
Examining the walls Of the room In
Mr.. Pnctz's house, Mr.. Keen found
near the stove a burnt spot in the wall
paper. In the center of the spot was
a cracked place, hardly perceptiblc 70
tho eve. When hand was held over
the spot the noise ceased. The vibra-
tions or the air through this crevice
| had caused the noise and almost driven
Mr.. and Mrs. Paetz to believe In
ghosts.
The hole was plastered up and thu
family are happy again. -Indianapoli'
| News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

Burton G. Evans is Georgia man
who stood in the Girard cafe prcpar-
ING Ia mail letter. The envelope was
scaled. and he had moistencd three one
cent stamps when they slipped from
his fingers and fluttercd 70 the hoor.
He looked at them in disgust (for Mr.:
Evans IS q stout mani, and then stopped
10 pick them up. Eut before doing 50
he drew buck in surprise 70 see the
stamps slowly move along the floor.
AS Mr.. Evans gazcd at them they con
tinucd TO float along IL an easy,
independent way toward the wall.
Evans ran his fingers through his hair,
and pincled his ears TO see If he were
awake. Then he followed the stamps.
which had begun slowly to ascend tho
wall. Then he turned TO the Othei
aide Of tho room and saw that thu
stamps he'd ascended half way to thu
ceiling and that they were still mean
dering upward.
was roady for Kirkbrides asylum, and
lust as he was about to call for : ply
sician, he happened 10 zee the stamps
about face and begin to come down
again. In q few minutes they were
in reach Of the southernsr's hand, and
upon lifting them he NV beneath q
large fly. The latter bad been on thu
floor when the stamps Auttered from
Mr.. Evans hand, and, being moist
ened. they stuck to the insect. -Phila
dclphia Press.
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SEC. RusK.-The Hon. Secretary Of
is reported to be about to !s'
sue an address 10 the farmers OF the
country, in which be will explain, u .
said. the depression Of agriculture. and
tell how it can be remedied. He attrtb-
utes The present state Of affairs In part 70
csrelessncss in culture. Well, greater
care IN culture would produce heavier
crops. wouldn't Il Mr.. Secretary, ana
YOU folks in high places. cay there y TOO
much raised. nov, don't you-an "over,
prod uctiom? ?" II . barrel were % foil
that its hoops were bursting, would you
suggest, ~ means Of saving. the put.
ting in of little more2 Beaides. u th9
farmers OF the Mississippi Valley Lost
millions OF dollars on what they did
raise, what would they have lost had
they raised twice as much2 We like
YOU. Uncle Jerry. think you are very
good *. farmer. ex-g vernon, politician
ETC., etc., and n things continue - they
are now going. the people will like you
eiill better when you are on ex-oocre'
tary. When the most damnable laws
ever enacted in any land 20 rob and
pluuder industrious farmers blaze oul
from the pages Of public etatuies. and
meet the approval OF those in power the
farmers are not In very good humos g
be told they sre ruined because eney
hive been careless. ss.-PfogreeAlve k9'
mer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

The2foIIo wing pupils graduated from
the district ech0Ols OF Dubois county
this wear: r.. r Denote, Harley Grs-
ham and Minnie Greene, Of Boone town.
ship: Boone Battles. Grace Greeues
Fimis r. Woods aud Grace McSwsnes
oi Madison township; J. +. Sanders. 3,
T.. Main and Maude Farvcr, Of Je1er-
eon township: L0uis Hildebrand. VIM.
r. Kinchel, Geo. n. Ksmmom. Robert
Kemp and Dan Katerjobn. of Cas-
sownship; making : total OF ID grsdo.
ates in the county.
Mies Minnie Greene receives The eIl-
W, mrdsl Ot Booze township, and NJ.
Boone Battles that ot Madison township.
Mr.. Battles u the only graduate that 81
tended all examinations and earned :
diploma ~ each one. No one earned
The gold medal, and Il = cpen fos ~
next coutsst:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09
raue SERVICE,

Tvs not thy scrlors Lord thy dreadful frown,
That keep lay step IA Gn'y narrow path;
IT'S nof lhr awful thrsat,'n.uss ~ Thy wrath
Hut thst IN VltAat's sacred Smile alone
fini o. pss,cc or happiness. Thy light
In all IA prodigality. A. shed
Upon The worthy ani the unworthy head;
And thor dost wrap IN misery's stormy night
Tho holy ~ the thankicss. an l. we'll:
Thy wisdom has b. each his portion given;
Why should our hearts ly s.lnshness be rivens
It's vain u murmur daring 20 relcl;
Lord, would fear tAee though feared not hell
And love thee, though had no hope Of heaven
Santa Theresa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

Poisoning from -four y Of interest
70 all who cat. In 1857 upward Of
hundred persons In : Erench town
were attacked BY . colo Of great sever
ity. The water supply and various
articles of food were examincd for tho
cause. when it was found sixty pa
tisnts had eaten -four from : particulas
mill, where the grain was carried 70
the mill stones b. an elevator with
buckets Of tin plate containing good
deal Of lead. The flour which passed
through tbese buckets had not les.
than fve ounces u metal which had
rubbed Of into the grain, and persons
who ats this flour suffered severely,
while thoss who used -four from an
other elevator were not at1acked. -
CDR. Washingt0n Star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

"You do not love me, perhapsr
asked the maiden
Love YOU N lie answered. ''Do you
not call it love when man Will brave
the anger OF the Manilou; yes, even y
the voice itself, for your sakea heard
il come from the deep water, and y
said But no matter. .kodjeesh lies.
Oh, Bcbaybickouse, II ! did not love
you would hate you.' u.
And Kodjccsh turned away, nor did
Bcbay ybickousc durc again 70 speak 70
him Of love, but she hovorcd near him,
trying in an artless manner ~ make
him forget The past, and 20 far she sue
ceedcd that lis noisy laugh again woke
the echoes Of the camps, and the fol-
lowing spring IL was arranged between
them that their nuptials should take
place after the return Of the spring
packet from Tcmiscaminguc.
Kodjecsh, us usual. was chosen To
carry the packet" but he did not 60
alone; another young Indian named
Manijosh, who was also sultor Tor
the hand of Bebaybickouse, accom-
panied him.
Nothing Of especial interest oc-
Cured 10 them until they reached the
Frey Rock" Here, however, as
Kodjcesh half hoped and half feared,
they saw the same frog sitting upon
the same ledge. with the same ar of
deep abstraction. and apparently none
the worse for having been twice eaten.
II must kill that frog and cut him, Y
| said Kodjcesh to lis companion.
..Retter not" said Maniiosh. 1T Is
| unlawful 10 eat frogs"
| But Kodjcesh would not be per-
| suaded. lie raised his paddle on hlgh
| about To strike. But this time the
| frog quietly hopped of the ledge into
the water, dived down b ~ the SUI,
face before the blow was sruck, and
up from these depths again came tho
awful voice, saying:
.sThou cater Of frogs, thou art pun
ishcd.' And then, with wild cry
| Kodieesh leaped from his canoe int
the water; not TO sink. for he remaines
on the water struggling convulsivel'
for several moments, until, wonder Q
wonders his form began TO shrlve
and contract, gradually assuming Ia
shape Of frog; and he swan 70 IN
self same ledge where his victims ha'
| been; crawicd upon il, and sat there
no more Kodjeesh, but "Omugikee,
The Frog"
| A soon as Manijosh had recovere
somewhat from his surprise and terro
lie hastened on to the fort, and there n
ported the awful things that he ha
| witnessed.
The unbclieving white men douote
his veracity and pretended that he hd
made away with his rival for the .saI
Of getting Bebaybickouse himself, "
If he did SO he did not obtain his o
iect, for when Bebay bickouse bcal
the awful history Of her lovers "
sacrifice to love, she stole away
nirht and padded TO the place whe'
her lover had disappeared, and II VI
supposed that she had joined hi
! there. for her canoe was found tioa
I inr. bottom up. close 10 the Fro
Rock, whercon two frogs We're scs
sitting close 10 each other, but hayir
. phlcgnlaiic countenanccs and gazir
at every thing and every one with
7: difference.
And thus ends the legend OF \
Frog Rock. Even 10 this day the
Q are some who declare that two fro
can lie seen sitting on that fatal led
Z watching with Indifference the days
by. and that thus they will watch
Q eternity. Buffalo Express.
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

Everybody likes Lima beans. but ~
erybody does NOT raise them. Somehow
they scem difficult TO grow, The high
poles required is one obstacle, perhaps
the principal one. 4 Wriser in thu Rural
New Yorker saws he has grown them Sos.
thirty years without poles q sll. and ~
believe bic plan IL good one. not only
Tor Limaa, but for other running beans:
Ia plows tho land and mskes . good
seed bed. furrows out the rows dve feet
apart. He then puta in some fertilizer
ana turns the sofs earth back with tyo
light fnrrows. On this he makes the
bills. and plants about two feet apart "a
the row. He then hoes end cultivated
until tho vines are : foot or two long,
He then takes any kind Of brush and
spreads II along each alternate middle
leaving The other middle" as passage
way. and trains the vines on the brush.
This hsa many advantages. There = no
blowing down Of poles, or thrasping
about il the winds. the beans ere more
abundant and earlier, he says. and they
are not 40 dificult to gather. Besides
the brush will act % mulch. keep the
ground moist, and make Il better all the
time. Progressive Farmer.
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Ms. Su.allpay (wifc of q clcrk) II
saw Mrs. Smailpllrsc with forty dol
lar dress on today. and here Inn wear
ing a twenty dollar one. You and Mr..
Smallpurse are clerks in the same
store. TOO. aud got the same salary: I'D
Just like to know what you do with all
your money.
Mr.. Smailpsy You ought 70 know
about as we'll as any one what be-
comes Of II. A. for that dreas, / sup
pose you know that Mrs. Smanpursc
does her own work, while you have
four dollar servant.
Mrs. Smallpay-Huhi I'd like 70
know whata paltry four dollars has 70
do with Z forty dollar drcss.
Mr.. Smallpay-Four dollars . week
for ten weeks Is
Mrs. Smallpay (triumphantly) She
has only been here nine weeks-so
there ncwl--New York Weekly.
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n EVERY FRIDAY, At JASPER
c,u~ry. INDIANA, Hy
'un"',r EVENT DOANE.
Ann ls COURIER BUILDING on
! s,xrn STREET.

..,cr.uv SUBSCRIPTIONS.
,'',,.rrip.ion. for 90 Nos, 8 80
Liz months,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-04-05
A ROUGH DIAMOND.

Good Advice for Persons who Have the
Western Fever.
We are asked many times in year:
Would you advise me to go West? We
can not answer the question. We can
not give advice upon such matter.
There is the West, many parts Of it as
splendid land as the sun ever shone
upon, and destined sometime to be as
thickly settled rs Illinois. Much of it
is wild now. There Is no civilization,
little government except Of the crudest
kind; plenty Of rum-shops, and the usual
rough crowd that nrst finds the frontier.
A mans life and property are safe, how
ever, IL he behaves himself, and in time
he viii have all the civilization he needs
and wants. Now II the man has the
pluck and industry to take the rough
diamond that il offered him a. free
gift and cut It and polish it, he will
likely become the p0ssersor Of some
thing worth having. That Is all We can
say.
People are going to Dakota, Montana
and Washington, and some Of them seem
to be surprised when they get there to
ind that all IL rough and Wild. What
else can be expected? The prairies are
untouched and the towns are primitive.
II this was not the case the land could
not be had for nothing. Nobody can 20
West and ind developed farms lying
around loose or cities and towns With
magnificent architecture. building them
selves. Everybody must turn in, in :
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WHAT SHE SAID.
II was Practical Remark. Bat Rather
Unexpected.

Il was Practical Remark, Bat Rather
Unexpected.
He was San Franciscan In the played
out city Of London. He came from the
West, where be had developed that in
dependence and self-re1fance which,
combined with good looks and twenty
dollar gold pieces, made man superior
to All Europe. He strolled with graceful
dignity into gilded bar. over which
presided divinity Of superb physical
form, but still woman, with that afr
which only an English barmaid can pos
ably put oman air Of mingled ccnceit,
pride, coquetry and humility. She
awaited his order.
He was dressed in the latest fashion.
He threw the lapel Of his coat back with
= proud gesture, and fixing his fascinat-
ing eye on the bar beauty he said:
Tell me. my pretty maid, what can
you suggest for = man who ate = Welsh
s sssa Lest night and does not fssl we'll
She did not smile; che did mot appear
" be affected By the appearance Of his
Dwe11inE chest or his wicked eye; she
! "Why didn't yon heat two Welsh rab-
bits and let 'cm chase beach hother7"-z
~ raneiPeq gAroliele.
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ABOUT MAKING MONEY.

Problem to he C0nsidered ~ Carefully
rs Higher Things.
In the rush and whirl Of life In the
cities, it seems as IL the old, slow ways
of building up . comfortable fortune
would be forgotten. But. though every
thing else changes, human nature re-
mains about the same. Radical diner
ences Of disposition and habit will never
be wiped out. However severely we may
be shaken up together, we shall never
be all alike Forethought and care and
responsibility will still govern some ma
lures, be their capacities more or less
developed; in others self-assertion. self
indulgence, immediate enjoyment will
be the chief objects, even when many
admirable requirements are 1T their
command.
No one who has any experience can
doubt that money Is one Of the great
practical forces Of all organized society.
The poor boy who resolves to mako
money is not necessarily mercenary in
his spirit or low in his aims. To gain >
foothold by the ownership of property
is simply one step ON the road to sue
cess That gained, he has gained . great
lever. Every energetic, aspiring Ameri-
can boy may rightly and naturally look
forward to the accumulation Of property.
But to wish for money, to seek it, or to
use it in selfish, base spirit, to make
1t in itself the frst and most important
object of life, is contemplate and de-
graded manhood.
Think about making money then;
think about it earnestly and with
fixed determination to do it; but think
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TWO BOYS. JACKETS.


why 10 tnose nan'~orn JacAo'S n"ns
Upon the chamber wall, -.
Just wnere my eye, .sss ,ls"s Ae
And do they never leave their nail'
And are they never worn?-
The Melton still looks somewhat smart,
The Tweed" Is sadly torn.
Ihev can 70 MIND last year mesh
Left on icaness Dousn%
! scarcely Know Isason wns
It's just way we mothers have
OF boarding little things
Mementoes OF the time before
Our dedglings found their wings,
VI course, I'm plouo snu slau '" A"o"
Inc iaos nave etown apaco,
Ana were no. slack 70 seek inc lron'
I've seen them do their manly part.
But in my heart they wear
The boyish guise Of boyish days
The Tweed" and Melton" there
Inc louen, gray !scxo. ,ofaoo "oio
Win pockets premium a
"a.n eioow psscncu ano ouss 1913, so"''
It brings himself before my view,
All IN the IRE and fun
OF school-boy days, whT- firm Of front
And feet Of foot, even
u.s reaoy WI, nls s.esoy piu'A'
"a nas uIsloss one.sy;
ms sienucr loEm snu luce as'o"
- s s .ssis, y -
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MARRIED, NOT MATED.


ssGuess who called, Florry, while you
were out" queried q ten-year-old, wide
awake looking child of her elder sister,
who had just returned from walk.
s'Guess who called"
II do not know" was the indifferent
reply, as the girl turned to the window,
and commenced drumming idly upon the
pane
"You do not know, and you mean you
do net care" said the other, archly.
"But Iknow better"
sswho called, Lily?" asked Florence,
suddenly turning from the window and
her idle employment. who called?"
20, you know; now don't. shake your
head and pretend you do not, cause you
do, and ma says"
''Mother says what?" asked Florence,
abruptly.
20, nothing" added the little chatter
box, having received warning look
from another sister who had been aroused
from her book.
Mother says whai?" repeated Flor
ence, imperatively. "Now tell me,
Lily" she continued, in coaxing tone.
do not mind Mary, but tell me who
called, and what ma said"
"You know very we'll" said the other,
In an injured voice. 'sBut you want me
to say his name. Well" she continued,
In lower tone. coming close to Flor
ence, and CHANGING neTyously around at
1T the other sister, who was again alb
sorbed in her book. twas Mr.. Weston.
He called to say goodbye, and seemed
80 sorry when he heard you were out;
he said perhaps he might see you before
he left, and that / was to give you these
for him;" and, throwing her arms sud-
denly around Florence's neck, she kissed
her twice warmly upon the cheek.
20, he didn't, Lily" said Florence,
blushing deeply, as she disengaged her
self, and seeming almost AZ much en-
barrassed as IL the gentleman himself
had performed the act. ''You mistook
him."
mo did not, " said the child, stoutly.
HE shook hands with ma, and all the
others, and then came to me, but he
didn't shake hands with me; he took me
in his arms and kissed me twice, and
then whispered, that ma and the others
might not hear: Give those to your sis
ter Florence, and say goodbye to her
from mel and then he kissed me again,
and that was for myself, you know"
"And what did ma say?" asked Flor
ence, quietly.
20, she did not hear him; that was the
beauty Of it." said the precocious young
lady. s'But as he went out of the door,
he turned to ma and said: If can pos
sibly, will call again for few mo-
ments; It may be tomorrow. I would
like TO see Miss Florence once more be-
fore x*lesve this country, perhaps for
ever And ma said: Very WE'LL and
smiled; and then he shut the door and
went away"
And Is that alp" asked Florence,
with weary, PARKWAY look n her dark
eyes Ibid mother say nothing when
he had gomez"
Eyes; she said" continued the other,
slowly, ''but she did not mean. me to
tell. Aunt Mary
Never mind Mary" said Florence,
quietly. "And, Lily. mother wouldn't
say any thing before you all she did not
wish me to hear; so what was it?''
.ssWell, = said Lily. desperately. climb
ing upon Florence's knee and putting
her face close to hers to whisper: s'She
said. II he Was not engaged, and You as
god - married, he should never zee
ron again.
= sxrTS-. ~ @..> -, m - - 1.s-ea =.
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Mysterlous water-Holes.

Semitic inquirers are puzzled by GER
tain mysterious water-holes in the ledge
on the shore Of the Boothbay Land Com
pany's territory in Maine. They are on
the eastern side Of Spruce point, close
to Lovers Walk" There are three of
them, eight inches to foot in diameter
and about ten inches deep. They are
bowl-shaped and perfectly circular. Lo-
cally they are sscribed to the Indians.
They are supposed to have been used
for pounding corn, but = more incon-
yenient arrangement can not be imag-
ined. The sea fills them twice day
and fresh water constantly trickles into
them. In winter they are entirely
frozen up. Besides the Indians were
too lazy to take such pains. 1t seems
from the conformation of the surround
ing country, impossible that there could
ever have been water-course there.
Their originis mystery. Two are per-
feet One has q cracked side. Pitts
burgh Dispatch.