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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-29
then placed it in Faiths hands without

then placed it in Faiths hands without
saying "A word
'You see, now. father. IL he could
have told me about IL IL would have
been all right ! suppose he thought !
would find IL soon, and now il is over
two years. IL is too late now" and
here her voice grew pitifully weak and
trembling, but ! shall write him at
his old address. just once. though l
may never hear from him again. Per-
haps this is what he meant by whisper
ing New Years"
Faith took her letter and went slow
" 10 he. room. Mr.. Carson looked aft
er her with "A sigh.
''So-that's what's been the matter
with her. an I've ben a-doctorin' Of her
with sarsaparilla an other arbs. Guess
they won't cure her. might a. well
let things take their course
Faith wrote Oscar a dainty little let
ter. telling him of finding his at that
late day, and simply said: II would
have written you il | had found it
sooner.'
Oscar was not at the old place. Her
iCttci NiuutltNA iIcih piict W Ilbtt,
forwarded by Uncle Sans faithful pos
tai clerks, until it reached him one
happy day in thu midst OF rising for
tame.
IL found him still free. except for ties
Of love for Faith Only four more days
and the new year would be here. He
started hurriedly for Cramp Hollow
and walked into the old kitchen from q
binding snowstorm-
lie glanced for an instant toward
Faith. sitting by the fire and leaning
her head YEARLY against that old oven
door; then marched resolutely toward
the surprised old farmer and said.
mir. Carson. have come for FAITH"
Mrs. Carson dropped her knitting
work. Mr.. Carson dropped his newspa-
per and said in IA broken voice:
Then | have faith to believe you will
get her"
And he did the very next day, which
was New Years day.-Chicago News
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-29

The latest story sbou. the prince Of
Wales comes from Vienna. In the
Hofburg thcater in that city aristo-
cratic subscribers have the privilege Of
visiting the green room. in accordance
with q custom dating back to 1870.
All visitors must remove their hats.
however. The prince OF Wales visited
this green room. but did not remove
his net, whcreupon one of the chic
young ladies OF the ballad stepped up
TO him and said: II dare not ask you
70 rcmovc your crown, but ! must ASK
you to remove your hat" The hat was
aorcd In an instant
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-29
NAVAL NOTES.
The New York aud M-iantonomoh Will to
to Rio IL Necessary.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2l.-The report
that the cruiser New York will go to
Rio .Janeiro in the event that II is
necessary TO strengthen the United
states fleet i'm Brazil has been denied
by Secretary Herbert. No orders have
been sent TO her commander, Capt J.
W. philip. to proceed to the brazilian
capital. but he has been direct
ed to prepare his vessel for sea
without delay. in order That
she can leave for Brazil Immediately
upon the receipt Of orders to that effect
IL is stated at the navy department.
that the New York viii not be ordered
to Rio il no change takes place in the
present situation there. but 1t Is BIZ
licved that affairs arc nearing a crists
h will call for her presence az Rio
Orders have also been issued by The
department directing that the double
turretcd monitor Miantonomoh. now
at the brooklyn navy yard. be prepared
for sea as speedily as possible. Inc
N~iantonomoh will be fitted out subject
| "a the same conditions governing the
preparations OF the New York. and u
| the expected should occur, the two
vessels VII proceed 70 Klo ! y
company.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-29

ou,s,rc,chei upon a snowy bier
Lies the Old Year
His slow pulse s.illcd. his last breath spee-
The King is dcadi"
Across the ,hrcsiold New Year stands,
HIS rosy hands
Laden with gifts Rms. 1cy-bells. rin6i
Long live the KING"
-. Torrcy Conner. u Good Housekeeping.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-29

X"TLT AVAH $3.50 "Ns@
Oh. was IL not his ham that brought
The sprfngtime's wealth OF green
And flung into the lap OF May
Eli garlands for a quccny
And though among the blossoms fair
lie dropped some sprigs Of rue,
Wen take him by the hand aud give
The poor Old Year his due.
when summer held high carnival
Amonr her sylvan bowers.
Was not his hand the one TO strew
Her onward path with flowers,
And when. in billowy harvest fields,
The rcapers' song went round,
Did he not loi,er on his way.
TIL all tho sheaves were bound,
And II among the bearded grain
Some blisAicd talks there grew
Wen winnov out the gold and give
IA good Old Year his duet
An WAS he not our comrade still
Through many a glade and void.
When all the autumn trees were gowned
IN crimson dun. and roldf
Ana whcn his hair and beard grew white
With fakes OF wintry snow,
DID he not bring the Christmas Joys
To set our ntart. aglowf
Ana II tho trimming cup he held
Was mixed with sorrow. too.
Wen drain II TO the drcgs and give
The kin Old Year his due
whitney Clark. in Leslie's Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-29

Faith lived with her father and
mother, who were farmers and came
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-29

Secretary Carlisle says that one OF the prlnci-
pal difficulties encountered hy the treasury de-
partment results from the indisposition OF the
public 10 retain standard silver dollars and sill
yer certificates In circulation. The secretary
1oes not know why tins should be. and adds:
with the policy OF maintaining equality In
the cxchangeabie value OF all our currency
firmly established. and the further accuinula-
tion OF silver bullion arrested. there il no sub
stanfial reason why the silver certificate
should not he favorably received and as
literally treated by the public as any other
form OF note IN circulation. and for the pur-
pose OF creating a greater demand for their
permanent Use In the daily transactions OF
the people. ! have directed that, as far rs the
iaw permits. and - rapidly as the op-
portunity Is Afforded. the amount OF such
certincates OF denominations less than ti0
shall be increased by substituting them for
larger ones 70 he retired, and that the small
denominations Of other kinds OF currency shall
he retired as they are received into the treas
ury and larger ones substituted In their places
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13

s.titudes are reache, 10y a system OF
nine s~witchhacks. The road ut n place
returns three times 10 within 800 feet of
its former line. only a little higher up
the mountain side. but ii thus covers q
distance of four miles in curves. II
charts from Tunnel City on the east side
of the mountain and runs to Stevens
CITY on the west side. Both of these
places are the pc'g.3 which the tunnel
will connect when finished, and they
are q miles apart, yet to reach them
over the switchback a distance Of 10
miles must be traversed.
There are five switches on the western
side of the pass and four on the eastern
side. while the heaviest grade is 2ll feet
to the mile. The survey was begun last
July, and when completed a force Of 200
men were put to work and the road rapid
" pushed forward. The tracks were
connected Jan. "A. at which time the first
train went over the road. Two freight
trains a week are now being run over it,
but it will not be opened for passenger
traffic until April.-San Francisco hron-
icle.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13

The switchlack, by means Of which
the Great Northern railway crosses the
Cascade mountains in Washington, is y
wonderful piece Of engineering. When
Jim Hill, the president Of the Great
Northern, decided to push his road from
Spokane to Puget sound, he had compar-
stively a fair field at all points save one.
At that point he was confronted by a
solid mass of granite which blocked his
line for about three miles. 1t was de
termined to tunnel the mountain, but as
the excavation would be nearly three
miles in length and take three years to
complete it was decided to build a teur
porary road over the mountain in orde,
10 open through connection with the
coast as soon as possible.
The temporary road crosses the crest
OF the range through Stevens pass at an
elsxption Of 4,066 feet, and the different
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13

An important result of the congress NJ
Brussels on criminal anthropology has
been the discrediting Of the so called
criminal type" or habitual criminal.
The person who was born a criminal,
and must be one, ''nolens ~volens," was
supposed to have a smaller capacity Of
skull than the average, a more retreat
ing forehead, the back of the head large,
the lower jaw very strong and pro.
nounced, the ears often deformed, the
hair coarse and thick, the beard scanty,
etc.
DIR. Tarnovski, Of st. Petersburg, and
DR.. Naecke, from a very large collection
of data, maintained that there was NJ
special popularity in the physique Of
criminals, male or female, and the general
tendency of the papers read and discus
sions on the subject was to regard crime
as the result Of social and psychical
rather than physical peculiarities.
chester Times.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13

Our minister was learned II v arm
hearted, but somewhat erratic II alb
sentiminded. He had Il pony that had a
great aversion to donkeys. and it was
with the greatest difficulty that it could
be got to pass one OF those animals on
the road.
One day when riding to Forfar he
met near Quiii;ie an itinerant earthen-
ware merchant whose stock i'll trade
was drawn Icy Il DONKEY. The pony
reared and backed and was only got
past after a great struggle.
The minister. at the urn OF the road
a little farther on and before his mind
was quite composed. met the provost of
Forfar.
"A fine day, provost" said the minis
ter.
Yes. fine day, Mr.. Allan," replied the
provost.
"Do you think, provost, I'm likely to
meet any more asses on this road:'
The provost used strong language in
reply, though there was no cause for it.
Yankee Blade.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13
4 Pneumatic Coal Chute.

1.-THE man who goes about with a
big shovel and a big basket over his
shoulder looking for IA JOB at putting in
coal finds less and less to do" said a cit
izen. The coal wagons which have
bodies that may be elevated and adjusted
at almost any angle. and which are pro-
vided with extension chutes through
which the coal is made to run straight
from the wagon into the Goa, hole. appear
TO be multiplying. But Of course coal
won't run up hill. and when it is to be
used Adore the first story it still has to
be carried up stairs. But perhaps the
next thing will be a telescope tube with
q tlaring lower end big enough to fit
right over the top Of a coal wagon and
provided at its upper end with an APP
paratus to exhaust the air. Then when
the tube is in the window and you're all
ready. zip! and there you are, Coal de
liyered on the fourteenth floor without
extra charge.'"-New York Sun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13

..IIow MANN stamps do You sell for a
quarter" she said to the stamp clerk 1T
the postolice.
one. maalh.'
Don't you give back the odd cent
change
Certainly"
Are they The Columbian stamps or
the old kind"
~ can give you either"
Don't The old style ones come Il little
cheaper now"
40, ma'dlu."
Il Thought thcy would. They are ont
of style, you know
The government receives them the
as the lew ones i'll payment Of post
axe, and many people prefer them
But tlcir red color doesn't mate,
some styles of envelopes"
II can't help that"
Couldn't Won sch me a dozen of the
old 2-cent ones for Is ceuts:"
NO ma'am."
,Cculdn't You on Friday"
mo, ma'am."
But that's bargain day in the Stores
POSSIBLY, but not at the postottice.'
When is your bargain da,":
"We don't have any"
Not have any bargain day! Well,
never: And my husband told me the
p~ostoffice was run on business principles.
Why. YOU don't know the first principles
of business. | won't %patronize such al
establishment. I'll go across the street
and buy a stamp at the drug store"
Which she did.-Exchange.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13
Cost Ut Living in Australia.

l now believe that a workingman can
live here for as small a sum as he can in
England. On a Saturday night, in order
to see a workingman's market, l went of
20 one Of their big markets to see the
prices paid. found good beef I'D. to I'd.
per pound; mutton. Sd. to 3ad.; half \
lamb, Ss.; rabbits, Sd. per couple; any
quantity of prime hares at Cd. each; cauli-
flower as big as your head, Id. each; po-
tatoes about half English price.--Mel-
bourne Cor. London News.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13

A popular captains wife was more
than usually anxious over the safety Of
her husband, and accordingly handed a
parish clerk q slip one Sunday morning
bearing the words. Captain Wilson hav-
ing gone to sea-, his wife desires the pray
ers OF this congregation on his behalf"
Unfortunately, by the displacement Of
the comma after the ''sea," the congrega-
ton were told that Captain Wilson hav-
ing gone to see his wife, desires the pray
ers Of this congregation on his behalf
Cornhill Magazine.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13
A HISTORICAL DUEL.
TWELVE SWORDSMEN SLAIN BY ONE
WAN BEFORE AN ARMY.

A Scene More Exciting Than Amy Battle
In the Annals OF Modern uis;or.-T"c
Crea. Armies IA. Witnesses of the Terri
bile Work or One sword.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13
Ori4ip Of the Coast Indians.

In 1876 a large canoe was sent to the
Centennial exposition from the north
west coast. This was made after
the pattern of a japanese junk, of one
piece of timber. Again the carving fol
lowed the Japanese skill and design.
A lot of japanese were brought over
to work in one of the mills here, and at
the sight Of them the Indians here said.
'sOur peopls."-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13
OfCOurxe Not.

The day was a warm one. and the gen.
tleman from Kentucky was coming up
from the spring at the foot of the hill
with a bucket in his hand.
"Ah, colonel" inquired an Ohio visit.
or sitting on the porch, "have you some
ching to drink in that pail?"
.Oh, no." responded the colonel, Its
Water."-Detroit Free Press
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13

Prison Warder-It's just been found
out that you didn't commit that crime
you've been in for all these years, and 50
the home secretary has pardoned You.
Innocent Man-Um! I'm pardoned,
am !?
Prison Warder-Y-e-s, butdon't go yet.
I'll have to telegraph for further instruc-
tons.
Innocent Man-What about:
Prison Warder-Seems to me that, con-
siderin you hadn't any business here, You
ought to pay for your board.-London
Tit Bits.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13

Mr.. Newcome kissing his hostess
There's one for namm and one for baby
sister.
Miss Una Ware with apparent indig-
nation)-Why. Mr.. Newcome, you for
get yourself.
Mr.. Newcome (delightedly)-So l did.
Well, here's one for myself. -Matrimo-
NAL Gazette.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13
A Glorious Victory.

Lawyer-That was a great victory OF
mine in getting that man convicted and
hanged.
~Layman-But everybody says the mar
was innocent.
Lawyer-That's just it. That's why
I'm so proud of it. Ii the man was inno-
cent, so much the more glorious my vic.
tory, don't you see:-Boston Transcript
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13
The Use u the Adjective odd"

Some one has noted that the adjective
applied by college graduates and stu
dents to their alma mater is always
"old." 1t is .old Harvard" 'old YALE"
"old Dartmouth" and one enthusiastic
admirer and attendant at the University
Of Chicago has been heard to refer to
certain rules Of that institution as "a
way we have at old Chicago" There is
certainly an affection conveyed by tho
word 'old' that no other adjective a :
ries, and like the terms Of address ''old
man" or '.Old boy" it signifies that low
ing familiarity with which every n re-
CARDS his college home.-Boston Journal.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-13
The Fashionable Difference.

She-There is often a vast difference
between a boor and a bore.
He (fishing,-And are most men either
one or the olher:
She (wearily)-Well. a man is a boor
when he does moi call on us. and gener-
ally a bore when he oes.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02
Dainty Doggie.

A woman who was robed in dress of stylish make, and who showed by her air that she was in the circle of the well to do, was accompanied by little pug dog. The street was somewhat muddy from the water that had been lavishly sprinkled upon it by the city's watering cart. Little buggy ran into the street, where he saw nice bit of bone, and even his aristocratic breed and training could not restrain him from taking at least 8 few bites of it. He was inclined to bring the choice tidbit to the pave ment, but his mistress forbade this, so he dropped the tempting morsel and slunk on to the sidewalk again.
 But in puggy's nibblings at the bone he had muddied his little fattened out nose. The woman scolded him as seri- ously as though he were 8 child. He ac- knowledged the justness of the repri- mand by dropping his aristocratic head in remorseful manner. His mistress thereupon patted his head, and taking a delicate lace edged handkerchief from her handbag, deliberately wiped dear, naugh- ty little puggy's nose.-Boston Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02
m. Crow as . soavenrer a Fraud.

A curious result of the religious riots In Bombay has been the exposure of the hollowness of the plea that has been put forth for the crow as a scavenger. Lazy governments in the east have been wont to excuse their sanitary shortcomings on the ground that "the crow, the pariah dog and the kite" may be relied upon to clear away the offal in the streets, but the smells of Constantinople and smyrna have not been observed to be much the less because the dogs eat of the offal thrown from the houses. nor has Jerusa- lem or Cairo been found to be any sweet CT from the presence of tho mongrels who destroy the repose of visitors
 In like manner the Bombay crow has failed to justify his ancient reputation. During the Bombay riots, whom the op- erations of tho city scavengcrs were brought to standstill, dead vermin and offal accumulated in extraordinary quan- titles in the bazaars and slums of tho na- tive quarters till the city became par adise for the crows." But the Bombay crows entirely neglected this opportuni- ty, and thus have como to Do denounced as "sham sanitarians. ."-London Tele- graph
Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02
PIentxofGoId.

In the Witwatersrand goldfeld, South Africa, an experimental boring has just been completed to the depth of 2,50o feet for the purpose of testing the quantity and quality of the auriferous deposits there. The results are said to be most satisfactory, and a MT. Scott Alexander has based on them the following extraor- dinary calculations: Circumference of basin, 400 miles, diameter, 127 miles: area. 12,5S0 square miles, or 300, TIC, ,272,- 900 square feet. Taking an average thick ness of eight series of blanket beds at 6 feet, equal to AS feet. equals 16,834 ,093,. 056, 1000 cubic feet of reef, or at 15 cubic feet to the ton, 10,521 ,433, 160, ,000 tons. At 30 shillings per ton, very low value of gold, equal to e1, ,578, ,196, ,224, ,000. Talk ing the population of Witwatersrand at 10000 souls, this allows each e39, ,454, ,905 k 12s Cd
Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02
MoORS VICTORIOUS.
The spanish Commander at Meiiiis Killed
 Tn Battle.


 Tn Battle.
 MADRID, Oct. 30.-Dispatohes received here last evening say that fighting between the Moors and the Spanish forces at Melilla was continued Sunday, and it is rumorcd that there has been serious loss of life on both sides The situation of the Spaniards is said to be growing desperate, and addi- tional efforts are being put forward to hasten the dispatch of re-enforcements to the front.
 The battle fought Saturday and Friday night in and about the trenches before Melilla and which resulted in the death of General Margallo, who commanded the Spanish troops in the first battle about Sidi Quariach, has caused 6 profound sensation here. The engagement was commenced by General Ortega, who, at the head of the re-enforcements sent to Melills, drove the Moors from the trenches they had oocu- pied in iron of the Spanish fertilization. The Moors ought desperately and with the greatest outrage. Many of the Span iards were killed, and among them was the unfortu unate General Margallo, who only 4s hours previously exposed his troops to a second defeat by sending mere handful of men to the onslaught of tens of thousands of Moora
Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02
American. No, Favored In London.

According to our neighbors, the French, we English are a perfdious race. Whether this opinion with regard to us is justified or not In the main, tho Amer ican colony has some ground now to re- proach us for being capricious. It Is only year ago that 1t seemed sufficient to claim American citizenship for sec- ton of London society to offer effusive welcome to even the most outrageous adventurers from the United States.
 Tho tide has turned, and the American colony appears to be in as much disfavor at present as 1t was the reverse only little while ago. It twas noticed last sea- son that the American colony was no longer so prominent as 1t was formerly. The short season which ended at Hon. burg on Saturday lasJ has brought this change out into even bolder relief. As they say in the money market, ''there has been a great fall in Americana" At Homburg this year these deraocratic idolators of royalty have been left se- verely alone. London Truth.
Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02
Cave Dveller. In Brooklyn.

It is true enough that one half of the world doesn't know how the other half lives, and it is likely that some residents of the Brooklyn heights are unaware of the cave dwellers who eat and sleep with in 50 feet of their back windows. In cut ting down the hill front to lay out Fur man street precipitous face of gravel was left, and instead of making an easy slope from the crest of the heights to the waters edge the gravel was kept in place by heavy retaining wall. This wall has been pierced in several places, however, 80 that 1t has become the front of row of underground houses, veri- table caves that extend back for about 30 feet into the hill, the lawns and gar dens of the rich people overhead consti- tuting their roofs. In these caves there are saloons, shops, storerooms and tene- ments. They are dark and rather damp. as they have no light or air except on the street side.-New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02
YOU'D BETTER CHERISH HIM.

There are husbands who are pretty, There arc husbands who are witty, There are husbands who in public are smil-
 ing the morn; There arc husbands who are healthy, There are husbands who are wealthy, But the real angelic husband-well, he's never
 yet been bornl Some for strength of love are noted, Who are really so devoted That whene'er their wives are absent they are
 lonesome and forlorn; And while now and then you'll find one Who's fairly good and kind one, Yet the real angelic husband-oh, he's never
 yet been bornl So the woman who Is mated To the man who may be rated As pretty fair should cherish him forever and
 day,
 For the real angelic creature, Perfect, quite, in every feature, He has never been discovered, and he won't be,
 % they say.
 Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.