The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-07-08

-'f All rcnagcrir stuck The mon,..,
tribe - The most prccariouS m. .,.,.
parativr comfort Of a roof trc~ does M,
compensate for the activity 81 thrlr
natural life, and, considering that thcv
feed on fresh fruits IN their priaeyal
forests. y Is not amazing that after .
time m unlimited dietary 81 hazel nn,.
and stale buns Is apt 10 disagree Win
the quadrumanal digestion.
"A good story Is told OF the
which Miss Lucinda Q. Gore. 4 schoo,
teacher ut I1ackharabad. India. had
with n tiger. Turning from the black.
board. she Was confronted by a ROYAL
bengal at the open school room door.
With woman's wit. she damned tho
brush end Of a broom into his eyes. AMI
when he drew back with 4 growl ~
pain, slammed the door in his face. ilclo
came before the man-eatcr conld cain
insre>s elsewhere. and the brave won.-
an and her pupils were rescued.
The French government has on.
scented that plaster casts be made for
the worlds fair OF .hc numerous Art
treasures in this Trocadcro. Paris. The
exposition authorities will bear the *.
pensc. which will be something above
$4,000. The collection will BE- a very
fine n and will occupy a conspicuous
place in the fine arts building. After
the fair the collection will BE- placed in
the projected Chicago museum. where.
1t Is believed. IL will prove Of great
benefit 70 American artists and Of much
interest to visitors.
"A reason given for the use OF the
third as the ring finger by some author.
/ tiles Is that in the early Christian mar.
rage ceremonies the bridegroom. tax
ing the ring put Il first on the brides
thumb and then successfully on the first
and second fingers, -pronouncing in zach
case the rams Of one person Of the
Trinity Immediately after tbs words:
with this ring | thee wcd"-namcly.
In the name 81 the Father. and Of the
Son. and 81 the Holy Ghost. nntil. with
the final Amen" the third finger was
reached. and there the wedding was
suffered to remain.
DIR. v. Mct;iilicuddy. who. as col.
onrl on the staff Of the governor -
f''httt finRN~t NNttlt- NJ iI-ttA tNAft4I
war. issued ammunition 10 the state
volunteers, estimates that il took eight
hundred pounds ~ lead 70 kill the two
Indians who fell victims 10 the rrowc>s
Of the state troops. Dr. Mct;iii;cuddy.
also issued three hundred gums - sei-
tiers for their se~lf-protec'iDn, and when
1t became his duty - collec. sncsr arms
after peace was assured he found them
scattered all over the west. n WAS the
doctor who stopped 4 ,host-dlnre
among the Sioux by ungraeion,iv kick
ing old Red Cloud when the chief qacs-
toned his authority.
Dwellings increased in number
more rapidly than population IN the
last decade. according \, tac census re-
turns. and there were only , I persons
70 I'M occupied building Or house in
1929. where in 1850 there were 80 per-
sors. There has also been a decrease
Of the number Of persons % a family
from 5.c4 in 1850 70 i.gl in 1879. The
number OF dwellings in 1920 was ~
4ss.aIS FOR the United states and the
number Of families ie.c9o. 15s-icaving
an excess OF l.2Oj. s34 families oser
dwellings. or lO.5 per cent. which is
less than in 1850. when there was over
ii per cent more families han dwell
inrs~=Springhcld Republican.