The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-30


In one single day last summer ios
Americans visited burns birthplacc.
The pilgrims during the year numbered
30. 600 to the cottage and $1,000 70 the
monument.
Mrs Stanley expectedto find only
shan.y cities outside ~ New York, but
Is quite charmed with v hat She has seen
Of the interior. She says; Nothing
can he exaggerated about America. J
have already learned Ia 80 much admire
America and the Americans"
Eismarcks inseparable companions
are two large Danish hounds. At dinner
they eat beside their master and he oc-
vasionally feeds them with his own
hands After dinncrthe Prince smokes
three pipefnls Of tobacco, that being the
amount allowed him BY the doctors.
General Ben Butler. though nearly
scvcnty-fivc years old. Is one Of the
Understanding lawyers in Boston. lie
comes down from Lowell every morn
ing and goes back ut night after day
of toll. and he does not hesitate 70 burn
the midnight oil when occasion requires.
C. u. Emery. living fifty miles
southwest ~ Caldwell Tex recently
found gun-harrcl bearing the inscrip-
ton: presented TO Mike Jones By Kit
Carson. is4o." The bones Of two men
were IN the vicinity and also tine bones
Of three horses The barrel is four feet
six inches long. The woodwork had
rotted away. but all the iron parts were
there.
Mrs. Campbell Praed, the author
css. is always striking figure in Lon
don society. She has a rather long and
delicate face. an olive complex ion and a
slight figure. She is frequently seen in
public with Mrs. Arthur Standard. WHO
! i known 70 the literary world as John
Strange Winter and whoi is said to be
hard at work on half dozen new
novels
The Sha Of Persia is a fair draughts-
man. and i particularly fond Of draw
ing portraits. A fairly skilful photog-
rapher. he has a passion for photog.
raphy. and. whenever he il in the
town, in the country or in the mount
aims. he has always al his side chief
court photographer. who must be ready
with his camera AT the shortest notice,
in order to pcrpctuate Landscape a
group or any thing that may hlvctalSen
his masters fancy.
An amusing story j. afoat in Hart
ford about samuel J.. Clemens and Rev.
Joseph II. Twitchcll. Ii seems accord
ing to the Post. that the gentlemen
who are enthusiastic bicycle ri..ers. We're
pcdaling along side hy side one day,
| when the author Of ,Ronghing IT. sud
denly took a header Mr.. Twitclicll
| slowed up and was about 70 diSmoun'
| 70 aid his friend. when Mr. Clemens
said: Don't stop. Joe: 20 right along
| think III stop here Il while to swear
| a well-lxnown book collcctorof this
city entered the shop Of a ''rare-edition
| broker recently. and after looking
| about him for few moments hit upon
| a volume he had long been in search of
| ..How much do Won " ant for this?" ht
! asked. '.Wcll. cant sell il yet" re
| turned the broker. II must send il x
Mr.. manning a wealthy book fan
cier. also Of this city first He has The
refusal Of all my stock" lin GLAD
| YOU told me. said the collector. "A
shall never try to rival him again
don't believe in an ariStocracy Of buy
ers. and do not intend 70 patroniz'
| those who encourage one" a nd so ths
bookseller lost a good customer.-N- y
1 Sun