The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-18

oliver Il. Morton. the son OF the
"War Governor" Of Indiana. is about to
publish a book entitled ''Thc Southern
Empire" IL contains three essays, the
first Of which gives its name TO h vol
umc. and is a study Of the probable ef-
feet on the western world of q success
full result Of the southern rebellion.
Patrick Lynch. who for twenty
four years guarded the dangerous
Broad street railroad crossing in Eliza
beth, n. j., where nearly seven hum
dred trains pass daily, is dead. He was
| seventy yea RS Of age. was ON duty four
| teen hours n day, and was worn out In
the railroad service. Now his work 10
lone by four fag7pen.
Except himself. but two members
Of Oliver Wendell Holmes class at coll
lcge still survive. The famous class
dinners at "A public hotel have been dis
| continued. but those who remain are
still annually entertained by DIR.
| Holmes in his own house. 1t has been
sixty-thrce years since the graduation
exercises of these three octogenarians.
In their young days, the now cele-
brated artists, Thomas and Edward
Moran. were employed in a carpet fac
tory in Philadelphia. where they mixed
the colors used in designing carpets.
Their skill at this work attracted the
attention of the proprietor, who sup
piled them with material for higher art
work and encouraged them TO study
after factory hours.
The idea Of using beet juices in
steam boilers instead Of water has again
attracted some attention in Belgium.
The juices are heated to PAS degrees
fahrenheit. at which temperature there
is no danger of sugar inversion. Steam
obtained Is used in regular way about
the factory. The thiclcned juice is
subsequently, reduced to a strip in
triple Scientific American.
-"What America Owes to Woman"
Is the title of a book which Mrs. Lydia
Hoyt Farmer is preparing for the Wom-
ans Department Of the Worlds fair.
Mrs. Farmer ~solicits any suggestion
concerning t.he work of women in this
country, especially ''eithcr personal
facts of interest or statistics of the
number Of women engaged in philan-
thropy, education or any line Of labor.
mental or physical" Her address is
Cleveland. q.
The oldest man in England is said
70 be Amos Jinlxs, a native Of Shrop-
shire. now living at Wcllingborough.
Northamptonshirc. The claim that he
is one hundred and seven years old. it
is averrcd, has been investigated and
thoroughly verified by responsible par
ties. The old man is withered and bent.
his eyWight has failed. and his voice is
shaky, but apart from these evidences
Of age he is free from physical infirmi-
~. lie eats, drinks and sleeps well. and
is not at all deaf.
Edwin Booth. the actor, has posi-
lively decided not to appear again upod
the stage. He has n fortune Of seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
which he does not appear ambitious to
increase. His professional and bust
ness associat ties nave urged him to mako
a farewell tour Of the country for the
benefit Of old thcater-gocrs who would
like to revive their memory Of his act
ing and Of young people who have never
yet had an opportunity Of seeing him.
But his reticence and lack Of vigorous
health drciav sis;-~ - ~e~1 his d~ye 10
private life, which is a matter of deep
regret.