The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-17


RECENTLY mother and two dauch-
'rrs u New York State all gave birth 70
twinso the same day.
= NHosiio County. Kan. farmer sent
ms mixed order 70 n Chanuto merchant:
send 'nr sack ~ -four. five pounds or
cole and ono pound Of tee. NV wifo
gave birth ton big baby boy last night
also iive pounds 81 corn starch. q screw.
driver and nstrap IL weighed ten
pounds and q straw hat"
a BosroS young man. clerk IN q re.
tail dry-goods store, was granted fort
nights vacation, and amused himself by
daily visiting the store for half an hour,
marching up and down. and pleasantly
nodding 70 his associates. When asked
for an explanation, he replied that no
had felt for a long time desire TO 10
able 70 do ~ he pleased in tho store,
and he had now been able 70 do SO.
A SHORT courtship Is reported from
Maine Deacon Marvin. one Of the early
settlers OF Buckficld. ono day mounted
his horse with only q shccpslxin for :
saddle. rode in front OF tho house whore
Betty Lee lived, and. without dismount
ing. requested Betty TO come TO him
On her coming he told her that tho Lord
had sent him there to marry her. Betty,
without much hesitation. replied: 'sTle
Lords will be done"
THE New York Tribune tells OF a fas-
tidious lady who drove to her butchers
and told that individual that whenever
Lc or his assistants spoke to her through
the telephone they must wash their
hands and put on coat. 1T Is highly
indicate" She said, flor you to speak
r. lady with unclcan hands and in
your shirt sleeves. and unless you cease
doing so ! shall have TO trade with the
other butcher person.
lI's an obligfng world. sure enough.
a New York woman mailed a letter TO
Baltimore. 1t had paper pocket sewed
on til. outside OF the envelope with
white thread. On the pocket was mes
sage 70 : postmaster that it contained
ten cent and that the writer desired tho
postal authorities to buy special dcliv-
cry stamp for the letter and deliver 1t as
soon as II reached there. Tho injunction
was obcyed and tho letter promptly for
wardcd
a CITIZEN o. Lee County. Georgia,
tells the following story: "Last spring
] planted lot OF English peas. One
day tho chickens got in tho garden.
scratched them up and acc them. I
didn't havo time just then 70 send to
town after more pea seed TO plant. 50
decided 70 cut the chickens craws open.
take tile seed Out and plant them. / did
that; then ecwedup the craws with q
common needle and thread. | never
saw liner crop o. English peas than
raised last spring, and think those
chickens were the best ever tasted, for.
b it knnwn. tho chickens lived and
grew 70 be 81 good size"
CURIOUS story OF burglary comes
from London. 1t was at groccr's shop.
AT a very carly hour in the morning be-
fore the inmates sleeping TIRES stories
above were awake, man, os.cnsibly a
rroccrs' assistant, unlocked tho door
from. outside, and. putting on an apron.
started with brisk air OF business to
take the shutters down. As he was SO
engaged cart with two other men
drove up, and by and by the three were
busily removing dozen chests Of tea
from the stores into tho street and load
ing the cart. Having completed their
task they drove OF, no ono then sus-
pecting that any thing was wrong. Tho
robbery was an adroi: one, and the
thieves were not caught It appeared,
later, however, that their booty was
only some chests filled with sawdust and
used as dummies in the window.