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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-31

He wanted to "sec" certain hand,
Hut II cost him ten dollars to look.
And four little aces turned up their faces
And they cmptied his pocketbook.
1t Ticlxled Her.-Will Gust return
ing from six weeks trip)-"How do
you like my new mustache?" MILL
cent-"It just tichles me to DEATH
Brooklyn Eagle.
Indignant. Charlie - Unless old
Duste takes back what he said TO me
this morning. won't wo rk for him any
more ssYou shouldn't get SO mad.
What did he say?" Charlie-"Get out
and stay on. "-Jewelers' Circular.
-''She is very beautiful, I under
stand?" ''IIeavenly." ''And her "a
thcr?" "One Of the most genial anc
kindly Of men" ''And her mother?"
"A delightful lady" And her chap,
erone?" ''Out Of sight."-Cape Cod
Item.
Florence 1t Home.-Toots (stand.
ing in the shadow lis Miss Florence
at home this EVENING"" Bridget
Come out where can see you. (Sotte
voce Yes: red hair. no mustache, turn
up nose Yes, come right n."-N. Y.
Herald
An Indiana woman, returning from
Europe, brought with her young maid
from Portugal. Are her people Portu-
guese?" asked neighbor. she has
no people. She was Door, lone Portu-
gosling when ! took her." said the In
diana woman sadly. - Detroit Free
Press.
Farmer Jayseed-"Whar's the city
boarders. M'riar?' Mrs. Jayseed-
They've all gone down ter the pasture
TO practice bow m arrer shootin'."
Farmer Jayseed-"wal. you send Jim
my down to pick the arrcrs out O. the
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once more to the retired corner. Shs
sank into . chair with . half-pathetic
look Of inquiry upon her face.
Am 1 never to be allowed to see
you?" he wrote.
''Yes-I am here"
s'But alone-in your own home. }
love you madlyw
There was no answer to that The
tablet trembled in her fingers He
snatched il from her again.
MY first glance at you was fatal.
do not care that you arc"-he hesitateo
Just how to word il, deaf and dumb. =
or mute" but finally, as II to make II
as cruelty true as possible, he wrote
deaf and dumb. love you Ell the
more for that"
She read and grew pale. She took
the pencil. but her fingers refused tc
move and dropped helpless into her
lap.
You are mistaken" she murmured
II am not deaf and dumb
Rawleigh had been SO many weeks
in keeping his passion up to heroic
pitch that this announcement, gently.
whisperingly made as 1t was. snapped
the tension with twang that was al.
most hystcrical. For an instant he
was dumfounded and incredulous.
"Why-why didn't you talk. then?"
he stammered, with a foolish laugh.
don't know" she answered. with
confusion. AT first out Of mischief.
I think. I knew you thought me a
mute and it amused me. Afterwards
hadn't the courage, and tried to keep
you away"
general movement Of the guests
towards the refreshment room brought
them to their senses. lie gravely Of
fered her his arm and they went out
together.
At length. when they must part. he
whispered: II shall come tomorrow.
lie sought her next day with most
impetuous wooing. lie told her the
story OF his miscrabl battle with his
pride.
"And you--what will you say TO me?
Say IL with your fingers. darling, for
fear the walls may hear"
She spelled few brief words with
hot bushes.
When they were able TO more calmly
discuss matters Rawleigh found the
riddle OF the situation made plain.
Miss Wcstlander had this only brother
who was deaf. They were orphans.
lie must be educated. So, in order to
be near him, aud to keep pace with
him in the only language he could
ever know. she had obtained place q
teacher in the institute.
"Whcn we were on the stile together
that funny day" she said. II was not
certain whether you knew could talk
or not So put you to the test by
spelling and using the signs rs fast a
could. When you burst out and called
me windmill knew you supposed
was deaf and dumb. was half afraid
Of you. you seemed so---bold."
1--WE shall have one advantage ovcl
common people" said Rawlcigh. gayly
1--WE can talk our love on the street cor
ners and upon the highways and no one
will be the wiser. Ah"--spclling mys
tcrious words wish his fngers--'t this d
the language Of Heaven"
Clara DorY BATEA
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the shoulder, as II to say: ''Only passa-
bly,"
II read you perfectly" he said, but
you do half the talking with your
eyes
hut why did she talk so fast? Her
fingers few through letters and signs
until he was bcwildcred.
Hold on" he cried. aloud.
"Ah--wc read from the lips some
timcs--you said hold on N"
"Ycs," he spelled, clumsily, pray
do take breath"
But she would not. Letters, gcst-
ures. changes Of expression, often in
terrogativc, followed in : whirlwind.
"Oh, the witches are in YOU" he ex-
claimed. ~ cant understand word
you say" with despair ing sign OF not
having caught her meaning.
She still went on. To countcrbal-
ance his chagrin he began running
fire Of comments aloud with the intense
satisfaction Of knowing she could not
hear.
"You little windmill. You talk me
blind. II you belonged 70 me should
enjoy being scoldcd like that, because !
should simply look awsy-li ke this"
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HUMOROUS.

He wanted 10 "see" certain hand.
Hut II cost him ten dollars to look.
And four little aces turned up their face
And they cmptied his pocketbOok.
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MISUSE or THE FAN.


rhe Damage They Cause In the Hands or
Thoughtless Persons.
Talk about the early martyrs" said
a lady, as she came sout Of crowded
concert room the other evening. They
are absolutely nothing to me. Here l
am. just up from an attack Of influenza,
and I'll warrant myself TO have another
attack, and all for the selfish stupidity
OF one old woman with q fan. wish
people had more consideration or sense
or something" and the speaker stopped
to sneeze and pull. her wraps closer
about her throat.
'And she sat there by your side and
waved one of those great, strong, gusty
fans, creating breeze like young
whirlwind, until you are all Of chill,
! suppose" said her friend.
Indeed, yes. and the more pulled
up my scarf the harder she famed
There wasn't . vacant seat in the
house or would have taken It.
didn't like TO ask her to stop. for she
hadn't . specially inviting countenance.
And have taken a severe cold. for
every bone in my body aches. think
there should be q rule against fans 10
crowds, just as there Is against canes
and umbrellas in art galleries. You
can mend statues or build more, hut
there isn't any remedy, that know Of,
when once we are dead from some
body's carclessness or Indifference"
But It is easy enough TO use fan
% as to disturb no one; wave IL gently
forward and back, never from side to
side. see no reason why people
should make their neighbors uncom-
Portable by such acts, when little
sense and consideration would make
every one comfortable. l think there
are very few delicate persons who have
not at some time in their lives suffered
from the too vigorous waving Of fan
in their vicinity Indeed. anyone, how.
ever well. is seriously exposed to colds
II. on coming into an assembly, often
quite heated from hurried walking. a
current Of air from fan is directed
across the neck and shoulders. have
made up my mind that anyone who Is
careless or inconsidcrate enough to use
: fan TO my discomfort is suitable sub
ject for reprimand, and that then and
there she will get ~. Y. Ledger.
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bye pile Of buildings?' he now asked,
the locomotive screamed out its APP
oach to all the echoes about the
vn.
That's the deaf and dumb insti-
e." the stranger responded.
RsAh--ySM live in this placer"
ives, snhr."
III expe\ 81 toscttle herein the law, y
th sAudfn youthful impulse to-
hrds cons tence. Judge Chiloers is
v fathers friend shall be in his
hce."
II know him well. Shall we walk
p town together?"
Thank you--yes. / should like to
reich my muscles little, and need
guide
rhe streets we're bustling with busy
sople More than one passcr- by
lrned to note the newcomers clean
II cosmopolitan figure.
"A stranger" was the verdict
eastern
Presently an exclamation burst from
be young mans lips.
Aha pretty face"
They had just met and passed the
Hdy. Rawleigh turned to get q second
,ok at her.
"Very, very pretty" he repeated.
His companion merely smiled.
When they reached the hotel Raw
Ugh made short work Of depositing
Is hand luggage and Of registering.
Il must see the judge at once" he
aid to himself.
He looked up the number. and then
rent roundabout way to the street
here he had met the haunting face.
le looked up and down its tree Dor
cred length. He examined the houses
either hand To see IL she might moi
e at window.
shes probably q mile away by this
ime. he thought.
Just then he spicd her about a hall
lock distant. She had turned cor.
er and was coming towards him. A
al Of about twelve was with her. II
as plain as daylight from the strong
lkeness between them that they were
brother and sister.
The lad was making : series Of rapid
md mysterious gesticulhtions. IL sent
cold shiver through Rawleigh. lie
'ad seen mute people talk before, and
y knew what this meant she was
leaf and dumb.
The time II took 10 reach this dread.
ny conclusion brought them face "a
ace Rawlcigh bent such look upor
aer as sent vivid red TO her cheeks.
ie 'et mis- own color mantle to tina,
blush.
ie saw something lying on the walk
yard-long trail Of blue tissue. She
'ad dropped her veil.
should he call her? She could no,
gar Should he keep the token? The
louch.
ie caught Il in his hand, ran awk
Mardly after her, and thrust IL before
lsr lace. She received IL with another
o'ush and nod Of thanks.
What an adventure" he said to him
~ when he had collected his sense,
enough 70 have . coherent thought
Dsai and dumb" he shuddered
w WA an outrage upon nature-whal
libel upon lovc.r
nan dozen times that day and 70,
week afterwards he found himsei
ss.rrlng 70 the incident.
must not think Of T." he sdmon
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and he turned an immovaDlr yu<e up-
on their friend, the goat
She was forced to stop for want OF an
audience.
Presently the owner Of the goat mp
pcared with rope in his hand. That
hostile creature ran 10 meet him with
bleat and allowed himself to be led
away.
There was no longer any reason why
they should not escape. Rawlcigh
helped Miss Westlander down from her
perch with a regretful sigh.
lie walked 10 the gate Of the insti-
tute grounds with her lie asked leave
to call upon her She hcsitated plead
ed that she was busy-and did not seem
To wish It.
He went home dazzled and confused
beyond anything he had ever known.
From this day on mere dreaming in
Rawleigh's passion was over lie left
no means untricd TO be near Miss West
lander. But in one way or another he
was nearly always thwartcd.
But his opportunity came at last.
One Of the banker Westlandcr'i
daughters was to be married II war
To be a quiet wedding to which Raw
leigh as a special friend of the groom
was invited. lie was certain he should
meet the lady Of his heart there.
He sent her bunch of roses ans
asked her To wear them. lie supplied
himself with tablet. SO as to avois
hand speech. which might make then
conspicuous.
| On entering the room he sought hei
side at once. She and the omnipres
ent brother were seated together She
wore his flowers. She greeted hin
with a bright smile.
| He beckoned her to window alcove
intimating he had something to .mpart
lie took out the tablet and wrote hur
riedly:
| ''As soon as the ceremony is over
please come here again. must speal
/. with you.
| She wrote back: rs anything
wrong?"
| "Yes, everything, unless can. So
| you alone for a moment"
| II will come"
! There was no chance for further tall
until the ceremony was over. Their
Rawlcigh managed to withdraw hei
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While two little boys were looking
over collection Of stamps, they came
across seal Of the United States war
department Ill bet you don't know
what that Il" said Leo.
"Ill bet I do" replied Sidney. .Thas
is-why that isl should think you'd
know. Leo, that mcans--it means--that
they had fight q few years ago. and
the south tried 70 depart from the north
and that's the meaning Of war depart.
usnk "--Tisld's Washington
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) he neared his
journeys e n d
Ellington Raw
leigh looked out
of the car win
d o W w it'll a
strange futter
at heart.
This western
city was to be
his home.
He had chat
ted some with a
middle-a ged
stranger in the
seat behind him.
"What is that
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In ,hc magic OF the mornin',
when there's vigor IN the air.
~ a teller needs no warnin'
rer his fodder ter prepare;
when the sun hes done cts rlsin'.
An q fellcr's risin too.
~ e. really quite surprisin'
what Teller thinks he'll do.
pefore breakfast. when a.washin'
An 4 wipn' hnn's an face.
~ Iest thinks he'll do a slashin'
lot az work about the place;
pIe the weeds from out the taters,
Hoe the patch 81 bcans an corn.
KIN the slugs on the tcrmaters,
Fore they blow the dinner horn
An he thinks tibet after dinner
he will rake tho clover hay,
lie Il sech an agile spinner
Erli be ter him nut play;
An then, ef he should get through OF,
rs he really thinks he will
'rwon't take very long ter do ct
He will 20 ter town un' mill.
But the air gifts ruther suitry
Fen before cts nine O'Clock,
An the sunshine extry uitry
Hot ernough ter mott rock;
An a Teller willis ct weedin'
An the hoein' OF the corn;
AM he's IN the shade q readIn'
Fore cts noon. cs sure's yer born,
An then. Is he tries the rakin
After dinner. OF the hay;
Then he says: ''Ets better maxim,
Most too green ter rake ter day"
An he bitches up old Dolly
Ter the wagon with will,
An. with wife. er cousin Molly.
on he goes ter town an mill.
so, sc See Ct amt the thinkin'
Thct alone completes the work;
III es brav'ry 'ithout shrinkin'.
1T cs courage 'ithort shirk.
Eta feller 1ics from under
The refulgent rays OF sun,
Do Sc think he ought ter wonder
Thet the labor esn't dones
EDWARD Vincent. In Good Housekeeping.
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A wELLrDREssED man, wearing din
mond pin, got caught with four tickets
worth four ccnts) on hand when the
Brooklyn bridge was made free %
pedestrians, and got very indignant
and noisy because an officer at the
bridge refused 70 redeem them.
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JosErn ADAMS. Of Kcnnebunlspors,
who Is ninety years Of age, has never
been in steam or horsecar. never was
ON board Of q steamboat, md never
travelled farther east thar Portland nor
farther west than York in his life, hav-
Ing always lived upon tho farm where
he was born.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-02
TEXAS NEWS AND NOTES.

Seymour now has daily mail from
Throckmortou.
Col. T. J. Hurley of Fort Worth and
president of the Worlds fair association of
Texas will deliver the Fourth of July ad-
dress at the Abilene celebration next Satur-
day. Mr.. Hurley will have fine audience,
and the audience will hear good speech.
WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, July
IA new feature has been added to the
jubilee which will afford much merriment
on July 4. There will be foot race by
Messrs. p. F. Roe and W. \. Gullahorn.
The former weighs 315 pounds and the
latter 265. The anticipated race is the talk
of the town and will be run for $50 side.
The jubilee promises to be the biggest thing
the Panhandle has ever seen in the way of
an entertainment.
TAYLOR, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, July l.
DR.. A. V. Doak conveyed to-day to \. L.
Bowers and f. NJ. Grand 112 acres for
sll, 200 cash. in the southwest part of the
city limits, south of the International and
Great Northern railway. = The fire
mans barbecue committee are hard at work
for July 4. Maj. Joseph D. Sayers, MEM
Der of congress of this, the Tenth, district,
will deliver the address. Bolton, Temple,
Waco and Palestine fire departments, as
companies, will be here. Also four other
adjacent towns.
Local option went into effect at Savoy,
Fannin county, Tuesday night last.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-02
Baseball.

CHICAGO, Ill. July 1-Chicago-Runs,
9; hits IA; errors, 0. Clevelard-Runs, 3
hits, Z; errors, . Standardization
and Kittridge, Gruber and Zimmerman
Umpire-Lynch
CINCINNATI. OHIO, July 1.-Cincinnati-
Runs. +; hits, 4; errors, 2. Pittsbmg-
Runs, 8; hits, S: errors, S. Batteries-Mul-
lane and Harrington, Baldwin and Mack.
Umpire-Battin.
NEW YORK, July 1.-Brooklyn-Runs, O.;
hits, =; errors, .. Boston-Runs, 6; hits,
10: errors, ,. Batteries aruthers and
Day, Nichols and Bennett Umpire-Mc-
Quaid.
PHILADELPAIA, PA, July Now York
Runs, =; hits, ); errors, 4. Philadelphia
Runs, 4; hits, 2; errors, ?. Batteries
WEIGH and Clark, Gleason and Clements
Umpire-Hurst.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 1.-St. Louis-Runs
;; hits, S: errors, 4. Louisville-Runs, 4 !;
hits, s: errors, 4. Batteries-Stivetts and
Munyan, Fitzgerald and Weaver. Umpire
Jones.
CoLUMBUs, ONO, July Columbus
Runs, 4; hits, 10; errors. T. Cincinnati
Runs, .; hits, 10: errors, 3. Batteries
knell and Dowse, Dwyer and Kelly. Um-
pire-Davis. Twelve innings.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, July l.--Athletics-
Rune, 2; hits. g; errors, 5. Baltimore
Runs, 4; hits. s; errors, .. Batteries
Chamberlain and Milligan, Bakely and
Townsend. Umpire-Ferguson
BosToN, MASS, July 1.-Boston-Runs,
Q; hits, 9; errors, g. Washington-Runs, 3 ;
hits, Z; errors, 3. Batteries-O'Brien and
Murphy, Foreman and Mcclure. Umpire
-iSerens
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-02
SUING FOR DAMAGES.
An Important Suit Filed in the District
Court Yesterday.

Late yesterday afternoon an important
suit was filed in the district court. The
suit is one of J. B. Collier, young man of
this CITY. against \. Q. Cason, manager of
the Fort Worth dry goods company. W.
II. Taylor, as owner OF the Fort Worth dry
goods company, will also probably be made
4 defendant in the suit, which is for the
sum of $4,000.
The causes which led to the fling of the
suit are these: On Tuesday last two bolts
OF silk were missed from the silk DEPART
uent of the Fort Worth dry goods sosT {
pany. Mr.. Collier himself renorten thc1
loss, and it seems suspicion fell upon him.
Mr. CaSOn, the manager. day or two later
in conversation with another employe. in
quired if he knew anything OF Collier. The
young man said he had been rooming with
him for week, and only had such an &C
Quaintance with him as running with him
that long would warrant. Mr.. Cason then
inquired whether or not he kept his trunk
locked, and added that he thought if he
could gain all entrance into it he would be
able TO find the missing goods. Three days
after the silk was missed Mr.. Collier was
given notice that his services were no longer
needed. In view of these facts Mr.. Collier
has through his attorney, Ben NJ. Terrell,
sued for damages to the amount of $4,000
for injury done his good name and fair
fame
a GAZETTE reporter saw Mr. Terrell at
his Office and inquired somewhat into the
case, asking what the young mans chances
for recovery are. Mir. Terrell said:
My client has one of the strongest cases
lever saw and will, | think undoubtedly
recover. He can show a blamelesS char
acter from every one for whom he has
worked, and since early childhood has been
an exemplary young man. The charge has
seriously injured him in more ways than
one. He consulted ME in the matter and
decided to get redress through the law
rather than do anything violent, though
;.ssses circumstances were of the most
aggravated nature. l think Mr.. Collier
has splendid case and will win the case
A GAZETTE reporter called on c. \.
Smith at his store on Main street and asked
him what he knew concerning Mir Collier.
He replied that Mr.. Collier had been in his
employ for awhile in Kansas City, and dur
ing that time had conducted himself honor
ably to the best of his knowledge.
Mr.. ". H. Taylor was called upon in
reference to the matter and was non-com-
initial, saying that he had nothing TO say in
regard to it, further than that the case was
The hands of their lawyers, who would
Took after the affair.
Mr. Collier is originally from Illinois, but
came here from Kansas City.
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TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


y good rain fell in Cook county Monday,
which insured the crops aud revived every
thing that had begun to droop from the
heat
Ny. T. LAWS of Archer county has
thirty-six acres Of corn that he thinks viii
average forty-five bushels per acre.
Archer county had good rain Sunday
and the corn crop will be good ii it does not
get any more.
CLEBURNE, JOHNSON COUNTY, June So
The rain yesterday and Sunday seemed 10 be
general all over the county, and the farmers
are Jubilant over the present outlook.
TAYLOR, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, July l.
Farmers are pleased with the fine corn
crop. Cotton needs rain. The Taylor
compress is at work all day. During the
season il compressed 10000 bales, but farm
ers made big mistake in not selling last
fall. 1t is estimated this county alone lost
$4,000 by holding cotton. There is still
over two thousand bales in this county; an
average loss of 8 to 81 cents per pound on
weight, insurance, interest and price.
NJ r. Hoxie has threshed his oats; has
5000 bushels. Ike Low had an average of
seventy bushels per acre.
WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY. July
Wheat is beginning TO move now.
several cars being shipped daily, besides
tnaU bought by the mills.
LANPAsAS, LAMPAsAS COUNTY June 30
On yesterday afternoon a fine rain visited
Lampasas county, the first for more than
two weeks. This rain guarantees a fine
crop of corn, say from forty to fifty bushels
per acre, and it is now confidently expected
that the country viii be full of ''two-bit''
corn this fall. The summer was favorable
for harvesting oats, the crop is unusually
heavy, and the new crop will perhaps be
marketed at about 10 cents per bushel.
GAIL, BORDEN COUNTY, July IA fine
rain fell in the eastern and southern por-
tons of the county Monday morning.
Grass aud water are plentiful.
WILLS POINT, VAN ZANDT COUNTY, July
l. Good rains recently fell here. Crop pros
poets good