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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-03

An Instance 81 the IOrtuous Process o.
Reaching state OnicIaIs.
French red-tapeism Is getting worse
every day. As an instance tsereof IL
may be stated that village in the de-
partment de Ia Drome. whose inhab-
itants applied two years ago to the sub
project for leave 70 bring . water sup
ply into the village, have only just re-
ceived permission 70 do 20. The sub
project sent the application to the pre-
feet. who forwarded il 70 the minis
ter Of the interior. in Paris, who handed
il on % the minister Of public works.
who laid IL before the council of state
and then passed il on to no one knows
where. All this. however. was but the
usual routine. The interesting part Of
the story Is that some officials in Paris
stopped its further progress by remark-
ing that IL was absolutely necessary TO
have sample Of the spring. The par
ish clerk accordingly filled bottle
with the water and sent II to the local
board Of the caux et forets. who
handed IL to the sub-prcfcct. and 20 the
bottle was passed on from Office "a
Ollie in tie same order Is before. When
once in Paris another official chose to
express his doubts as 10 the genuine
ness OF the liquid and the bottle was
sent back to the south Of France 70 be
refillcd and returned with q long wlnded
certificate Of origin. This was done. and
the water having been tested in Paris
IL was sent back again 20 the labora'
tory Of valcnce. the county town Of the
department de Ia Drome. 70 be analysed
The report reached the minister sew
cral weeks later. was submitted 70 the
council OF health and went through
many other vicissitudes before the per
mission was ut last granted 70 the
thirsty villagers Chicago News
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-03
THEN AND NOW.

When they first invented gunpowder.
They did most dreadful things with u
They blew up popcs and parliamcntA
And cmperors and ks..gs with IL.
fhey put on funny hats and boots.
And skuiked about In cellars. oh.
with shaking shoes they laid fuse.
And blew Il with the bellows OH
They wore great runs the stupid muffsi
(At least that's my opinion. then;
And said: what ho," and .'Socth. = 10 Sor'
And called each other ''Miniou N then
But now, the world has turned about
Five hundred years. and more. you 500;
And folks have learned q thing or two
they did not know before, you see.
30 nowadays the powder serves
To give the boys jolly day.
And try their Aunt Lousa's nerves.
And make general holiday
In open day We blaze away
with popguns and with crackers OIL
with rockets bright We crown tho night
(And some o. them are whackers ohD.
And pop and ''nzs~ end bang" ana
-whizz-'
Sounds louder still and louder. oh.
And that's the way we use today
the funny gunny powder. on.
Laura r. Richards, In 81. Nicholas
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-03

~ =
81 sianch Puritan and cavalier;
- Upon Atlan,ic's shore they
Their lot IA life and anchored fast;
The yoke o. tell the fathers wore.
The children'. children gladly bore
For love Of thee.
Fair country. free
From mountain top 70 boundlcss sea-
America! America'
With loyal hearts and courage strong
They fought the rising tyrant. wrong,
Ana freely their red life-blooi gave,
The nations future good 10 save.
How brightly Independence day
Directs Us thr oueh them with banners gay
And ciangs it, bell,
The note 70 tell
OF liberty We love so we'll
America. America!
For aye shall fond respect be done
Unto our noble Washington
And those brave souls that shared with him
The musket smoke and cannon din.
Truth. freedom. honor. glory. might
They wrote upon the banner bright
That waved DER them.
Fair. starry gem.
Our country matchless diadem-
America: America
Strong union whose might overcame
Opposing foes OF noble fame.
And on whose face intestine war
Could trace no lasting mark or scar
We cheer thee and thy giories great
or valiant navy and OF state,
While blue and gray
Proudly obey
Thy powerful and upright sway
America. America
Firm union where sweet peace adde's
In valleys green on broai hili<ides:
Where gallant sons and daughters fair
Guard thy rcnown with tenderest care.
We hail thy future from the past.
Where shadows came but could not last
And with warm zeal
To God appeal
For thy success and lasting veal
America, America.
Grace W. Hal eht. In Good Housekeeping.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-03

A Magnificent Joke, and How It
Ended.


ELLTALE-
I'm not tell
ale" nd
Beth's e eyes
filled with
tears. II only
said " h e n
grandpa asked
me that I saw
you boys in the
pasture. ! did
not know that
you let the calf
out and IL broke
it, leg. You
must NOT cay /
did.
xsY - 49,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-03

nv were always alluded to by those
IScelling nearer the seaboara as
|.porn East" or else, in the quaint
,eroacnlar OF Yankcedom, as The
Xroo-'icl.
..tha. time the railroads had not
,rened NJ this vast and thinly popu-
hated region and thousands Of acres
.wep. away in grand and almost I'M
kro,,cn forest. Occasionally and NJ
Ionr distances from each other the
roaas appeared. bordercd by fair and
ssr,ils farms whose abundant stumps
Lame bore testimony to the ncwncss Of
|be so;l. As the traveller viewed tho
oanv substantial farmhouscs he had
tsrd work 20 realize that he was so
rearlv in the depths OF the forest
'primeyal." even II some Of them were
but o. great logs rudcly squared by
h. settlers Ak: but he had only to
limb the nearest hilltop in order TO
see the mighty woods stretching away
IL far IS the eye could reach. vast and
uobro;xcn save for the little clearing Of
|>omc industrious agriculturist now and
thea
the deer. the bear and the catamornt
were not infrequcnt visitors in these
newly cleared localities. and most OF
NJ hardy settlers were expert hunters.
|.close time was almost unhcnrd o..
|,or the government officials never mo
festcd anyone; and during the winter
krason especially the sport ran high
"a the trec-clad hills resounded far
near with this merry crack Of the
bdsman's rifle.
Inc day in the latter part of Decem-
shorty after became citizen OF
!ooStick. shouldered my gun and
kct out for days shooting. There
wcre about six inches Of light snow on
Ne ground. but not enough: so
ought il not worth while TO take my
owshoes: and started out unencum-
rcd save for my rife and a heavy
} rcoat / had no dog, but every
\k was. almost plain enough to be
.hr 4 'blino man; 80 had strong
= - COPING back ~ night laden
. back load Of venisos
~ ,srs clear and c1id. but plod
, X1~t h the snow was rq(her hard
VI "a ! was soon y I'd vash o.
again and again J 'is I'd had
Ygreat coat at hone, but It was
late then. as did not know which
y would return. So kept IL on
hd tramped along as best l could.
had been gone some three hours
! was, as nearly as could calculate
me- six or eight miles from home a
fll A. from the nearest road, before
an across any game larger than rec
quirrels and the three cartridges has
ucceeded in bagging. was getting
quite tired and discouraged and strong
thinking of returning home. wher
uddenly noble moose sprang from
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-03
LOST IN A STORM.


pr MANY years
ago the north
eastern part Of
Maine was. TO
its older and
N ore thickly
settled southern
portions. what
the whole STATE
still Is ~
M 5 saehusetts
and New York.
The g ntiTc
country Of
Aroostook. and
large sections
Of those aij,in-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-03

n IN love for our country you share
And The star spaslgltd banner" are verses
In
You win know when the bombs burst In cir"
Twas . national als thas thsy burst IN
--JudgA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
HOW MAN MADE HIS ENTRY.

An Indian Version of the Creation of the
World and the Origin of the Race.
There are few stories of legendary
nature that are not related in several
different forms. A correspondent who
has read the Indian legend Of the crea-
ton sends the following excellent YER
sion of it:
When the Great Spirit created the
world He first made three men, all OF
the same color. Then He led them to
pool of water and babe them jump in
and battle. One of them obeying at
once 1eaped in advance of his fellows
and came out clean and white.
The others hesitated, but one soon fol-
lowed the first. When he went in the
water had become somewhat stained
and he came out copper-colored.
hen the third man went in. By that
time the water of the pool had become
black, and he was consequently black
when he had bathed.
Thus it happens that there are white
men. red men and black men in the
world
TIL the Great Spirit laid down three
packages before the three men, which
contained their future fate Out Of pity
for the black man He permitted him to
have his first choice of the parcels.
The black man, without hesitation,
took the largest Of the parcels; the red
man, whose turn was next, took the
next largest parcel, and the white man
got the remaining one, which was very
small.
Then the men opened their packages.
That of the black man was found to
contain sho-cls and other implements
of labor, the red mans contained bows
and arrows and the white mans small
parcel consisted of pens, ink and tools
for light work.
From that time on each man made
use of the tools he had chosen.-Chica-
90 News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
!, but are wild instead OF

can peccary, but are wild instead of
fierce.
The woman had clothing to last her
five or six years, but the provisions she
had brought from the schooner would
not supply her needs more than a few
months. While hoping and expecting
to be taken off almost any day, she
wisely prepared for a long stay. She
had fish hooks and lines in her outfit,
and with fish from the sea, meat from
the woods and bananas and wild fruits
from the groves, she had variety and
in plenty. Six months after she landed
native craft put in about mile from
her hut, but creeping through the
woods she saw that all were Malays,
and SO savage in appearance that she
did not dare make herself known.
Seven months after second craft sent
men ashore to fill two water casks, but
she was also afraid of these. She lived
very quietly from that time until near
ly two years after her landing, having
remarkably good health all that time,
but naturally lonely and cast down at
times.
One afternoon, as she was in the for
est about half mile from home, hav-
ing her shotgun with her, Borneo
sailor suddenly confronted her. He
was entirely alone, and whether he had
been marooned or cast away she never
learned. AS she was dressed in a mans
suit he naturally took her for a man,
but his first move was hostile one.
He advanced upon the woman with a
club in his hand and uttering shouts OF
menace, and to save her own life she
was cOmnalled tn shoot him
Now and then, all through her stay,
trading vessels were sighted in the Off
ing, with now and then craft known
to be manned by Englishmen, but the
signals made to the latter by means OF
smoke were never needed. Her main
hope was that the loss of the schooner
would in some way reach her friends at
Singapore and that searching party
might be sent out to her rescue.
One day, when she had been on the
island four years, lacking about fifty
days, the British survey ship Sahio:
then engaged in resurveying the group,
dropped anchor off the mouth of the
creek, and sent party ashore to ex-
/ only to head the party, but to be the
first to see and speak to Mrs. Williams
We found her in excellent health,
although tanned and roughened by ex
posure to the weather. When she hao
donned h own proper apparel and
had time to tidy up no one could fine
| fault with her appearance.
After a few days we sailed for Singa
pore, where Mrs. Williams was safely
landed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
DANGEROUS SPORT.
Buffalo Hunting in the Wilds of India Is
Risky Business.

Buffalo Hunting in the Wilds of India Is
Risky Business.
Among the big wild beasts of India,
which serve the purpose, in these times,
of provoking our exiled countrymen,
military and civilians, to healthy and
manly exercise, sometimes favored
with the excitement of danger, the buff
falo is not to be despised, writes an
English traveller in India. This animal,
standing Is hands high, with a girth
of perhaps feet and 6 inches for the
full-grown bull, on short strong legs
but wonderfully active, seldom over
taken by a swift horse on open ground,
has provided himself with formidable
weapons of defense. He carries pair
of horns at least feet long, of Is inches
circumference at the base, curving in
ward at the point. His skin is very
thick and the only sure-killing spot to
hit him with bullet is behind the
shoulder-b blade, or between the withers
and the bottom of the girth.
1t is necessary to use a heavy rifle
with large bullet of hardened metal.
The herd may be found, in the rainy
season. amid the tall grass near the
edge of jungle, known to the shikar-
rec, or native huntsman and guide. who
conducts our innocent friend to stalk a
chosen bull buffalo in his first ambi-
tious attempt
One may be excused for a sensation
of nervousness in stealthily approach
ing from 200 to within so yards;
the beast is not likely, when alarmed,
to run away, but to charge his foes
with so much justiiable fury that
courage will be needed to stand and
fire. He may be lodged, for a moment,
behind tree, and the shikarree will
prefer, if he can. to climb tree on
pretense of looking out.-N. Y. Jour
nal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
Steam Cars Too Risky For Him.


Within few months gentleman of
nearly eighty summers named Aiken, a
member of Amity Presbyterian church.
Venango county, concluded to visit a
daughter living in Wylie avenue, this
city. Mr.. Aiken had never in his long
life seen railway train, but he had
read of numerous mishaps and frightful
accidents on railways, and after he had
purchased a ticket at Grove City for
Pittsburgh he boarded the train with
great trepidation. The old gentle
mans nervousness increased until
at length on reaching Butler. he could
endure it no longer, and getting off, he
threw his ticket away SO that he would
no longer be tempted At Butler he
hired hveryman to bring him to Pitts
burgh and to come after him at the end
of two weeks. The wagon roads were
awe inspiring and the old gentleman
was greatly shaken up. His ride from
Butler to this city and back cost him
thirty-fve dollars, and what it cost to
take him from Butler to Venango coun-
ty is not specified, but, counting the
cost of railway fare in the first instance.
thirty-fve dollars between Butler and
this city, and that from Butler home,
Mr.. Aiken might have ridden as cheaply
and had palace car all to himself
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
The Servant Question.

eff housekeepers would take q hint
from hotels" says a hotel man, 'tthey
would have less trouble with servants.
Hotel men have no trouble in getting
all the help they want, though they
offer only moderate wages The differ
ence is not so much in the work as in the
hours In a private house a girls la
bors are from the rising of the sun
even unto the going down of the same,
and more, too. And If she does happen
to get through her work and ventures
to sit down, her mistress is apt to OBJ
iect In hotel a girl has certain we'll
defined duties to perform and after
they are performed, as rule, her time
is her own If some such arrangement
could be recognized in private houses
the servant problem would be much
simplifed. IN. Y. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
THE DoMINIE's NEW PIPE

A Story with a Moral
Within his chair the dominic
Sat at his open cottage door;
His neighbors baby on his knee
Another on the grassy floor.
And he puf'd his brand new pipe
He looked like peace's prototype.
OF carven stone that wondrous bowl
Cupids from latest Dutch designs:
Upon its top was shaped a scroll
On which appeared these loving lines:
''Old Amsterdam sends DER the sea
This tribute OF respect to thee''
~ was quiet eve in June
With crimson clouds and golden sky;
@And to her southern throne the moon
Timfdly mounted, pale and shy.
Alas. that peace should reign above,
9nd earth decline the rule of love!
The governor, with angry brow,
Paced up and down the garden walk;
GsD~ pilfering brave had filched his COW,
And war was his revengeful talk.
trll put price," he fercey said,
con every savage rascars headF'
Ooh, shame"' replied the cody man.
Must human blood be shed for thisi
Believe me- 'twere the wiser plan
So stern project to dismiss.
Forgive them sir, and they will learn
To give your kindness kind return"
Bold words. And now he pufi'd so fast
That soon the trees were yelled in smoke;
Twas full minute ere he spoke.
At last he said: you're right; the thief
Has got q tough old piece Of oeef"'
The governor walked down the lane,
Musing on-everything but cow
The parson filed his pipe again,
And told his neighbours chatty vrow
How he had saved a brother race
BY words OF charity and grace.
Next morning some stalwart burghers brought
The robber Of the brindled beast;
VThe gov nor led them to the fort
And when their angry threats had ceased
He said: For Christian acts I'm ripe;
Gas anybody got piper
UP stepped the parson: Sir, this deed
Will surely your renown increase;
Perhaps you'll gain friend in need
BY this same pipe Of love and peace.
This bowl awaiteth your command;
The hest pipe in Nieuw Nederland."
The gov nor took Whit two,
Then passed it to that tawny buck,
Who did the part he had to do
With many q wondering, grateful look:
And then-a form no brave Omits-
He smashed that precious pipe to bits.
''You dog" the dominic exclaimed,
Your heather blood for this shall pay!
Be war against his tribe proclaimed;
Nieuw Amsterdam, arm! Arm, say!"
The gOv'nor Numbered: Silent be!
Who touches him lays hands on mel"
Then to the holy man he said:
"Henceforth your counsel you may keep,
The seeds of precept Oft are spread
By those who ne'er example reap;
Your sense of wrong is mighty fine
The pipe was yours the COW was mine!"
Thomas Frost, in N. Y. Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

Having heard of the attempt Of a
citizen of the town to commit suicide
by cutting his throat, Uncle Simon
sagely remarked: s'Well, if he'd sew
Grated the bugle vein there wouldn't q
bin any alternity under the paniclkes o.
heaven!'-Lewistop Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
NOVELTIES IN JEWELRY.
Quaint and Beautiful Designs i'm Silver an

Quaint and Beautiful Designs i'm Silver and
A match box recently seen is in the
shape of a large domino.
A gold chatelaine represents large
horseshoe nail bent into a circle
A glove buttoner appropriate at this
season is in the form of a lily in gold
The end of the stem is bent into a
hook.
A watch charm, lately exhibited in a
Broadway jewelers. case, is in the form
of plummet with sounding line at
tached. The latter is coiled irregularly.
A neat lace pin shows two chickens
facing each other on a gold bar. One
is just emerging from an egg of white
enamel, and both are set with diamonds
and have ruby eyes
The demand for opals is increasing,
and their popularity is greater than
ever before. They are mounted chiefly
in scarf pins. but are also seen in neck
laces, earrings and brooches.
A new form of an old device for hold
ing the necktie In position is made of
two dimes and a spiral spring, SO adj
justed that the tie and shirt front are
held together between the coins.
A novel design for a gold locket is
So engraved as to present the appear
ance of wood with a strongly marked
grain, and heavy hinges are simulated
in silver.-Jewelers' Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

There is a man in town who eats
bones, and who is known among his
friends as the great American bone
eater" He is a scientist, and when a
question was put to him he said: 81
do not follow this habit for any fam
tastic reason / believe that the or
ganic chemical elements found in bones,
such as phosphate and carbonate of
lime, are greatly needed in the human
frame for the development of the osse-
Gus system do not make dinner of
bones, but merely take little bone
delicacy at times. when not in COM
pany. will go through the rib bones
of a spring chicken or quail, or what
not / viii have the grilled leg bones
of a young chicken, which are easily
eaten when we'll grilled, and are very
nice. Then there are the grilled bones
of a sucking pig, or of lamb and, in
fact, there are sundry bones that can
be prepared in various ways to the adj
vantage of the eater. have had bene-
fit from bone eating, and / know sew
eral bone eaters Some of the African
negroes, who are very strong, eat the
bones of game after making them crisp
at the fire, and the books tell of the
bone eaters of Europe in olden times.
1 would advise you to get a few dainty
bones in nice order and try them-"-N.
Y. Sun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
HE OBJECTED TO THE MUSIC.

He Said He Hadn't Ordered It and Didn't
See Why He Should Pay For It.
A quiet, unassuming little man polled
his head through the Office window and
said efficiently:
81 live at No. 206 Bellevue place"
Eyes, SIR" said the accommodating
clerk, as he stuck his pen behind his
ear.
''And don't care anything for mu-
Sic"
''I beg your pardon" with surprise.
81 say 1 don't care anything for mu-
sic. I've probably heard all the best
whistling soloists, too"
''Well, what of it?" The clerk was
a trifle impatient.
Nothing much. Of course you don't
expect man to pay for music he hasn't
ordered"
Certainly not. But what in the
world"
Exactly. I've never made any ar
rangement with you for music, have I?'
''Of course not We don't furnish
'Well, 1 wish you'd stop the pumps. n
s'Stop the What in thunder are
you talking about?"
''Pumps and music. You're pumping
air through. the pipes SO hard that it
whistles when turn on the gas. AL
ways does it near the end of the month.
Now, didn't order that whistle and ]
don't want to pay for it, but it's going
through my meter like a cyclone. You
admit never ordered it.
The clerk ran his hand under the
counter, though undecided whether to
pull out a Ratchet or a revolver, but the
little man went serenely on
''You overplayed yourself last night,
too he said. 'sYou put on SO much
pressure that the wind blew out the
gas That's wrong. Be artistic. I'd
rather be killed by a rapier than a
bludgeon. The latter is so brutal I'd
rather have an expert than a novice GO
through my house. The former will dc
the job neatly and without any fuss. ]
hate bungling work. So say, be ar
tistic. But then you are not going to
charge me for the whistling. You'll
subtract it from the bill, of course. I'll
be obliged to you"
He smiled pleasantly and backed out
of the office. The clerk toyed nervously
with the something under the counter.
but finally dropped it. Then he made
use of some harsh expressions and
asked as a special favor to be allowed
to make out the next bill for No. COZ
Bellevue place. It will be a startler.-
Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
Americans n Meat Eaters.

think flesh foods could be dispensed
with under all conditions, and we
would be better of If there were no
more animals slaughtered. The idea
that we must kill our fellow creatures
is entirely erroneous Recently an ed
ucated japanese Buddhist sent letter
to the United States, appealing to us
against the cruel practice of the Chris
tians who come to Japan as mission
aries He says their meat-eating habits
are repulsive and horrible and that
Christians will not have much influence
with the Buddhists unless they leave
of killing their fellow creatures.-Dr
j. II. Kellogg.