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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

Sh. founcd up Sixth avenue in
yellow satin, pink plush and "A black
hat trimmed with pale blue ostrich
feathers. She was a black as tho
inside of a tunnel. hut her spirits
were exuberant and gay.
There was a broad piece Of white
court plaster that reached from the
outer rim Of her fowing lower lip 70
the extreme end Of her elongated
chin. Some rival belle Of the Blac'S
Tenderloin had hit her a whack with
a ttatiron 70 emphasisc her jealous
hatred. and q a gentle aiming
But she was gay never relcss.
A crowd Of tenderloin Bohemians
stood on the corner Of Thirty second
street AS she wGltzed by N called
out to her:
Black court plaster too expen-
silver
rYo' is from de woods, 20 is was
the naughty answer, with a look in
tended to he one Of supreme scorn.
Can't 20 see I'ze i'll style. an am
goin to stay dar, too. or bus'f War
would de contras' be. chile, If ! wore
black, an wot would my com'pec'scn
be if dar wasn't no contras', say1 70
is from de woods."-New York Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

Though the idea still fingers that
brandy keeps out the cold. a writer
on mountai eering repeats that it has
the opposite effect, and adds that as
a cure for giddiness alcohol Is also
valueless. The broad path is the only
remedy for eiddiness. Another which
was once tried may he eiticacious
enough. hut is only mentioned. with
out being recommended. in the fol
lowing story:
A party of four were entering on
a narrow ledge. when one OF the
travellers declared that he was giddy
and could not move. The leader, one
OF the two most famous Oberland
men of the time NEARLY thirty years
ago.. merely turned to the second
guide with the brief command,
Push him over" His orders were
always beyond question, and the
traveller was straightway lowered
over the precipice, and after dan
Cling on the rope for a few seconds
was drawn back with all his powers
of climbing restored.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
Mig John. rnanlmou. Election.

There was a character out in what
was then known as the toughest part
of creation. who went by the name
of Big John" ! doubt if he ever
had any other name. We had a lit
tie settlement we going to make
a town out Of. and concluded that
the first thing to do was to choose a
marshal. which we proceeded to do.
There were several candidates. Big
John" among them. and when the
pieces of paper dropped into a wide
brimmed hat Big John" walked up.
coolly took the votes and put them
into his pocket and said This is the
quickest way. All them as votes for
me come to this side" Not a man
hesitated. 1t was the most unani
nous election ever held. He made a
good officer. though. and we kept
him in till we pulled up the town and
moved on to the next terminus of the
railroad. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
Urtrustworthy Males.

IF there il one thing | hate to d
worse than anything else. It Is 10
trust a man." remarked a Grswoli
street cigar dealer the other day
There are two objections 10 il, IA
went on as be offered 10 treat ths
visitor. In the first place. q mer'
chant doesn't realize that he is losing
money in two ways. Suppose yor
give a man tick for a quarters
worth of cigars. He promisesto pay
you on Saturday. Saturday comes
but your man doesn't. He had Y
meet more important bills than your
and keeps out of your way. lie WI
60 four blocks out OF the way Z
dodge your store and prevent meet
ing you. and buys the cigars dowI
street that he would have boual
Of you if he didn't owe you. io'
therefore not only lose the money d
owes you. but his custom foreye
afterward. No. sir. if a man Ak
for credit | give him what he wants
but never trust him Detroit jour
nal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

The educational process prerequisite
to the c~onstructicn Of good roads isquite
different from what Colonel Pope CON
ceives il to De. The country Is full OF
engineers w'o possess I'll the needful
knowledge for good ruadbnilaing The
true apostle of the cause Will te hr who
discovers q sar4ical process by which
the agricritrri crlnium can be opened
10 the adnt sian Of m ilet. The fact
that none ha been discovered. though It's
need has hecn fclt from thu date Of
Buot:an statehood TO this present. is
calculated q disVirit wen tie sangnine
II the country members OF any state
legislature whateyer viii permit the
money 10 be spent. that state will have
a road system weil advanced in less
thar five years afterward.
In repeated messages TO the legislature
Of New York Governor Hill urged upon
them the policy 81 providing for asys-
tenn Of state AMI county roads. As fruit
fully did the good saint Of legend preach
10 the fishes. Much enlightened were
they. but they preferred the old way.
The question IS not Of politics. but Of
plain downright ignorance. Speaking
generally. toNusfolk know the value of
good roads. country fox do not. The
first are prepared to pay the cost Of good
roads. the second VIII neither pay for
them themselves nor submit TO any con
tribution toward their cost. even under
mode Of assessment that would throw
the chief burden of construction ON
shoulders other than their own.
Furthermore. though no principle is
better approved hy experience or Is
founded in sounler reason than that the
maintenance Of roads once built ought
10 fall npon the vehicles using them. yet
this is a principle two subtle for the agri-
cultural Intelligence. Its first fruit -
found 10 bc tho widening of the wheel
tire, so that the wear Of the road is much
diminished. IN other words. the cost of
maintenance is diminished. Again. the
main roads between towns are used by
the townsfolk' several times more than
they are by the countrvmen. In short.
an important economy is effected AMI a
right principle adopted by imposing the
cost of maintt upon the vehicle.
But this is an idea, and again calls for
the undiscovered surgical process. New
York Evening SIN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
An Anxious Shoemaker.

Here is story for which Chauncey
NJ. Depew is responsible:
Up in Peekskill we had at one time
that Millerite excitement which went
over the country. when Miller pre-
dicted that on a certain night, at IL
o'clock. the world would come TO an
end. A very good and pious man. a
shoemaker Of our village, believed III
Miller's doctrine. He left his bust
ness early on the last day, locked up
his store and prepared himself and
family for the dread event.
When ~ o'clock had passed and 1t
got 10 be | o'clock. the shoemaker
felt that he must appeal to some
higher power than Mr.. Miller. Ee
said 20 Lord. if the millennium Is
to come. let it come now, and then
shall he translated at once To a land
where the people wear no shoes and
shoemakers are happy in dong moth
ing. hut if il is TO be postponed, let
me know now. because | must get
ready Mrs. Browns shoes for Sunday
morning church or lose the best GUS
toner I have."-New York World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

MY husband is the most forgetful
mar / ever saw" said the lady to her
visitor, land he was that way before
/ married him. Indeed if it hadn't
been for that l don't think should
have had him"
Naturally the visitor asked for the
story.
1T was this way" resumed the
lady. while we were engaged l
asked him to do something for me
and he forgot it he forgot itso many
times that at last we quarreled about
it, and ! became very angry.
"'Our engagement ends right
here l said to him. and l never want
to see you again. Go away and for
get me entirely. want you to for
get me utterly repeated for EN-
phasis.
Very WELL he said. I will if /
don't forget it, and the earnest way
ne said it made me smile in spite of
myself. and Of course when a WON
an smiles on such an occasion her
case is lost. and our engagement
didn't end. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
The Lightest Metal.

Some people seem TO think that
aluminium is the lightest metal in
the world" said "A gentlemen who
deals in all the fancy articles now
made of that commodity, but that
is a mistake. The specific weight Of
magnesium is only oncthird Of that
Of aluminium. and il even harder
and more durable. It is not as useful.
however. rs it catches fire very cas-.
lily. even at the open hearth. II il
not destined to crowd the popularity
of aluminium. although upto a short
time ago it was even the cheaper OF
the two -Cncirrcti Commercial.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
HIS BROOM ovERAWED THE "a,
A Green LAborrr Picked Ahous
Cage Nonchaiantiy and rso,,ua

~ uree" sA""'~s 'eAe" About n
Gags Nonchaiantiy and Escaped
An incident at Barnum Il Bans..
show after 1t took up its VIM.
quarters nj Bridgeport shows ]
what danger an ignorant man ,,s
expose himself and how be NAV
cape all injury. ''Tody" Hamli,r,
tho press agent Of the firm u.
asked for work by a hulking 4,
German named Hans. and a. soms
body was wanted to clean the Gao.
of the animals he WAS engaged i.
was told to clean the cages CONTAIN
ing the lions, tigers. etc. Thorough.
", both inside and outside.
The man set TO work and N,
Hamilton went about his bushes
He came back sometime a~fterwaa
and was wondering what had i.
come Of tho new hand, for he ~
nowhere 10 DO On maxine ,
closer search Mr.. Hamilton ".
Mortified to see the man inside M
cage with the five lions. He wa
going about his work in a mo,
methodical way. sweeping the for
vigorously with his broom, which b.
occasionally ''shooed" into the faces
of the astonished lions wheneys,
any Of them came anywhere near
him. The animals were eviden,lv
80 surprised at the mans utter indt
ference 10 them that they kept hua
died up III one corner until Hans
wanted to clean out that particulu
part of the cage. They Were uncer.
moniously evicted with the help d
the broom and they scamperd
around utterly forgctful Of ther
proper dignity.
Mr.. Hamilton never expected ID
see the man come out alive. a. h
felt sure the animals would Alta.
him as soon ~ he started 10 leay-
the den. He hastily got some Of Ii.
older hands together. and thea he Or
dered the German to come out d
the cage. The fellow wanted to fa
ish his job and laughed at the ide.
Of the animals hurting him. but b
finally obeyed orders. and got OUT d
the cage without a scratch.
What prevented the animals fror
tearing him 10 pieces is a mystery
for nobody dares enter the cage i
which these particular lions are, q
they are a savage. unruly lot. Tl
GOODNESS of the deed must have u
tonished the lions. and his steady rs
Of the broom. which was pokedi
their faces every now and thel
must have convinced them that the
had TO do with some new species
animal. and that under the crcur
stances discretion was the better pa
Of valor.
1t was some time before the ms
could be convinced of the great da
ger he had been i'll and persuaded
use the rakes that are always ts
for cleaning ont the insideS Of d
cages. These are provided with lo'
handles. and the man using theme
stand safely out Of all danger VIII
doing his work. New York Trbun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
soh 1I.r roAp rxhlsIT.
Suggestion for The Practical pemonstra-
tion of 90. Na.rc 81 Cuod Roads.

tion OF tb. VAR" 81 tuod hoaur'
In a laitcr to tAe New York Tribune
On the subject ~ GOOD roads exhibit 81
The World's f;iy. Air.. 1Aerln Smith
makes the follo'ii. sngE estion;
In view q t@c iftt .il wei deserved
interest which t.e ~ Irct 1T improved
public rolds r. now c.citinw throughout
the land. and as-n.in;i lrt a special ex-
hibii il likely 20 VIZ s, pwn "a the Colum-
bian exposition MOI oaiy Of various road
vehicles. lit of short sections of the
roads themselves. II - 10 be hoped both
very bad ana bud. us well as indifferent
and good. | write 30 suggcst that an a
ditional object lesson be given 10 the nu-
merous ami interested crowds Of visitors
who will see this exhibit. as follows
over the various sample pieces of ROAD
which will be shown. consisting presuin-
ably Of asphalt. l,leian. macaGlnl. tel
ford. cobble. wood, she'll. gravel. sand
loan. mud. deep mrl and hub deep mud
ravements. or AZ any rate over a Few ~
tie most characteristic of these. LEI there
be drawn vehicles Of one or more kinds
rs loaded farm wagons. light market
WAGONS s.EI tir-lf~ 't IffAHFN 81 lNf''
ing apparatus which Will show the mr
tual number Of rcnnd> draft necessary
to propel them IN n horizontal direction
such n lesson rs this. with the number ~
pounds pull actually registered upon a
large dial before everybody eyes. won'd
do very much to convince the public. and
especially the farming public. who ar~
most Interested in the matter. Of th-
enormous decrease 81 required ~prorelutg
power 10 he obtained ly ro.d improve
ment. This le-Soa woaiA far surpaSs all
the still life exhibits and ~ the l;terrry
matter nov published. even were i ~
creased a thonsandiuld, and would le
Instrumental IN doing 4 vsSt amount Of
practical good Regarding the details of
the above iaentiYnr! aii; ratuS i y mol
necessary now io slr They arr. how
ever. bur a simple matter of engineering
The question as 10 who will install
and conduct such nn EXHIBIT as has here
been limited ~ san imlv rtant one. 1t
would ~ a y,ry rvolsr function Of the
agricultural department 81 the United
States royernmrut. This failing. could
it not be done Vs. a rational road i'm
provement society Or iicycle association
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
A Useful Song.

Speaking Of the good which a
singer may unconsciously accom-
plish by the exercise of her vocal
powers, Nine. Antoinette Sterling
said that one evening at a concert
she sang Darby and JOAN" and a
few days afterward she was told by
n friend that a gentleman and his
wife who happened to be present
were 80 affected by the song IL.
they had become rcconciled TO each
other after a quarrel which had
made their home wretched for
months. London TitBits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
MS PREVIOUS LIVES.
4 Man Who Thinks lie Has Reason Tor
Believing That lie EXISTED before.

A Msu Who Thinks He Has Reason Tor
Believing That Ito EXISTED Before.
mo. l am not exactly a Buddhist.
but | do believe a portion Of the doc
trine taught by Gautama, said Rob
ert Senteny to the little coterle OF
travellers that were discussing theol-
" in the rotunda Of tho Lindell.
II believe that ] have lived in this
world before. I not only believe 1t.
but know It as well - it is possible
for the human mind to know any
thing. retain some shadowy mem
cries Of a former life-of several for
mer lives in fact. l have a faint
recollection Of having been a farmer
in the land where the tools were very
primitive and the people ore a
dress entirely unknown to any mod
ern nation.
Il believe that | was q Greek sol
der and present at the battle of
Marathon. In fact l think ] was
killed there. almost torn TO pieces.
l remember having seen William Of
Orange crowned king Of England.
These memories are so shadowy that
they might be mere vagaries OF the
mind and count for nothing, but l
have much stronger proof Of a pre-
vious existence.
II can pick out the places where
lived before. l recognize them the
moment ! see them and car tell
what changes have occurred in the
landscape. visited the Tower Of
London some years ago. l had
lever seen a picture Of it nor read Of
it in history. yet ! could point out
every change that has been made in
the old pile since the days Of vii
liam and Mary. l travelled over
England looking for my old home.
and | found it. l recognized the
landscape at once. A considerable
hill had been cut down to fill a
marsh. No one living there knew
the hill had ever existed. but ! knew
it. and a consultation of old records
proved it.
Il visited Greece. knew that at
some period l had lived there and
died there. ! found nothing famil
lar until ] reached the plain Of Mara
thon. 1t was familiar to me as the
face Of my wife. l needed no guide to
point out the position of the armies
or the slight changes which have
occurred in the topography of the
country. for l was ar eyewitness Of
the battle. | have talked with many
people who have shadowy recollec-
tons of a previous existence. who.
like myself, were not well dipped in
the River Lethe.
If this is my first experience on
earth. where did | get my knowledge
Of England during the reign of Will
liam of Orapgel Where did learn
the topography Of the plain of Mara
thong How did know that old hill
had been carted awayi Why is it
that faces that have been dust foi
centuries are familiar to me as those
of my family There is a bundle of
knots for your professors of psycholo-
rv Sc To,,io G1oha
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

In the old church at Palos their
are a number of small ex votes O
beaten silver. representing arms
hands. Il man. a nun. the eyes elc.
hanging over the altar. Some q
these objects are said to be Of grral
antiquity. A recent visitor founc !
shop ut Huelva. where they are ~
made and sold. and purchased for tn'
museum of the university a SCI Q
these interesting objects ldcntiea
with those in the church where 20
lumbus worshiped. Philadell'hl
Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
What is

Csstoria II DR.. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
aud Children. 1t contains neither Opium. Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. 1t is q harmless substitute
sor parcroric. Drops, Soothing syrups, and Castor Oil.
1t "a Pleasant. Its guarantee Is thirty years use ~
Millions OF Mothcrs. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd.
cures Diarrhna aud Wind Collie. Cast0ria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and hatulcncy.
Castoria assimilates tho food. regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Ca.
toria Is the C~hildren's Panacca-tho Mothers Fricnd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

A number of interesting lndia'
mummies are in possession OF q re-
dent Of Pendleton. Or, They "e''
found about a year ago on Lrn- I,
land. in the Columbia nver tafi''
in n sand mound.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

When the i'll advised person wn0
has the skimming habit readSa booA
he looks at the end first. turns ha,S
to the beginning. dips into the miuaF
and fits skippingly hithcr and thlinell
fluttering the leaves like a pan 2
wind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

In the United States there Ws''
printed in 1880 $40 German pal''N
2S French. 10 Scandinavian, 10 Sisn
ish, 2 Italian, ? Polish. ana ! eacn y
Portuguese. Chinese and Cherokee
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

Woe betide THOSE who seek for 'al
gains in shoes. {The bargain sho, !
a very fancy thing. and Is genera
like all fancies short in duration
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

1t il in the evening. when ne WI"
Of the day IL done, that\a Suisr'n''
meal should be taken,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
Castoria.

"Csstoria IL an excellent medicine FOR chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly old me Of IL
good Effect upon their children"
DR- O.. G.. O~ooop,
Lowell. MAJ
.Css'oria Ia the best remedy for children OF
which | am acquainted. hope the day Is not
far distant whrn mothers will consider the real
interest OF their children. and uss Castoria in
stead OF the variousquack nosuuns which are
destroying their loved once, by forcing opium.
morphine. soothing syrup and other hurtfui
sgcnts down their throats, thereby sendinS
them TO premature graves"
DR.. j. y. KrNcHKIos,
Conway, Ark
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
Castorin

"Castoria u 20 we'll adapted TO children that
recommend It - superior 70 any prescription
known 70 me-"
II. A. AscRsR, n. D..
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, n. Y.
"Our physicians In tho children's depart
ment have spoken highly Of their expert
ence In their outaide practice with Castoria,
and although We only have among our
medical supplies what y known - regular
products, yet We ars free 70 confess that The
merits Of Castoris has won u 70 look with
favor upon It,"
UsIrBp HOSPITAL AND D~IsPEraARy,
Boston, hAA
ALLEN c. SnIrH. Pres,
urray Street, New York City.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20

The Centaur Company, u Murray Street, New York City.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-02-08

being offered to tho public generally.
They contain In a condensed form all the
elements necessary TO give new life and
richness to the blood, and restore shatter-
cd nerves. They are an unfailing specific
for such diseases as locomotor ataxia,
partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciati-
ca, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous head
ache, the after effects OF la grippe, palpi-
tation OF the heart, the tired feeling re-
sulting from nervous prostration all
diseases depending upon vitiated humors
In the blood, such as scrofula, chronic
eryslpelas, &c.
They are also a specific for troubles Pc
culiar TO females, such as suppresslons,
Irregularities, and all forms of weakness.
They build up the blood and restore the
glow OF health to pale or sallow cheeks.
In the case OF men they effect a radical
cure In all cases arising from mental
worry, overwork or excuses of whatever
nature. They are manufactured by tho
DIR. Williams Medicine Company, Sohen-
ectady, n. Y, and Brockville, Ont, and
are sold In boxes never In loose form by
tho dozen or hundred) at 80 cents box
or six boxes for $3.50, and may be had OF
all druggists or direct by mail from DIR.
Williams Medicine Company from either
address,
The price at which these pills are sold
makesa course OF treatment comparative
ly inexpensive as compared with other
| remedies or medical treatment.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-02-08
Sensible to the Last.

A good story is told of a late Dub
lin doctor, famous for his skill, and
also his great love of money. He
had constant and enriching patient
in an old shopkeeper in Dame street.
The old lady was terribly rheumat-
ic and unable to leave her sofa.-
During the doctors visit she kept a
pound note in her hand, which duly
went into the doctors pocket. One
morning he found her lying dead on
the sofa. Signing deeply, the doc
tor approached, and taking her hand
in his he saw the fingers closed OH
his fee.
Poor thing" he said, as he pock-
eted it, sensible to the last. It'd
Bits.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-02-08
VARIETY
STORE.
344 Dock Street.

When you want any Goods in the
following lines, you will find it to
your interest to get our prices before
buying, as we make prices right on all
goods we handle. Fair dealing to all
Crockery, Lamps, Glass
ware, Silver Plated Ware,
Woodenware, Table and
Pocket Cutlery, Hardware,
Notions, Tinware, Window
Curtains, and a large assort-
ment of Dry Goods, Hosiery
and Stamped Linens. In
Stoneware we have Jugs,
Churns, Crooks and Milk
Pans, that we sell at whole
sale and retail.
LANGWORTHY & HISER
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-02-08
On the Way.

The day when boy puts on his
first pair of niminutive trousers is
indeed time of Importance.
Two children, one in boys
sailor suit, the other in a little
checked WOODEN frock, were accosted
by an interested passer-by one day,
as they played together on the side
walk.
"Good-morning, children" said
the lady, addressing them with
smile, as she stopped a moment to
watch their game of "hop-scotch,"
''are you brother and sister, play
ing so nicely together, or" as she
saw somewhat distressed and ag-
grieved expression on the face Of
the child in the frock, "are you
both boys?'
1--WE aren't relations" replied the
other child, land I'm boy now,
and Tommy's going to be one next
week, when he gets his new suit"