The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-03

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neignDorhood meet In one OF yol
big kitchens one evening a wee
= these long evenings, and have
= general information club, " to leal
and to impart all the knowledy
/. possible concerning the commo
things about us, putting question
and facts in Il clear, concise wa,
! think our good editor will pe
> haps publish them for the mutua
benefit Of the readers. To sho,
what my thought is, here are ques
: tlons for you to answer:
Did you know that person i
warmer riding on white hors
than on black one? Why?
How can you tell the difference
between a maple tree and an asl
. tree, when the leaves are off?
I How are hailstones formed?
, Why are cats thin?
When was the first issue of nos.
tage stamps authorized by act OF
congress?
Who can tell how the Jingle gets
inside of sleigh-bell?
Are lead pencils made of lead?
DO you know that tumbler
brim full Of water can bear the adj
dition of one-half or whole tea
spoonful Of sugar without overflow
ing? Why?
Where, or how does dog sweat?
DO horse and COW rise from
the ground in the same manner?
And does horse eat grass toward
or away from him. How difserent-
ly from a COW?
Did you know there never was a
white colt foaled?
How many upper teeth has a COW?
10 a cat and a squirrel come
down a tree the same way?
Did yon know that three-fourths
ol The moss on trees grow on the north
side, and the heaviest boughs on
spruce trees are always on the south
side? Explain why?
Is 1t true that the topmost twig
81 every uninjured hemlock tins
20 the east? If so, one never need
got lost in the woods.
DO you know that chickweed al.
ways closes its blossoms before n
rain?
What are the habits of other
lowers in relation to time and
Weather?
What is the difference between
tar and a planet?
Which way is the moon moving? =
Viii Thermometer show mer-
ury lower if we fan it, and if not, !
Thy not? II
Where does water go to when /;
vaporates?-American Agricultur- 7
t. y
- -.
II seems likely that one of the
nost important benefits to civiliza-
on Of Stanley's African expedition
i'll be the introduction Of African "
lahogany to Western commerce. ca
here is even now fourishing ~ =,
'ade in this wood, which is sold u u
lore cheaply in the United States :"
IAN it formerly was in Liverpool.
entral America, Brazil and the u =,
'est Indies have hithrcto contrib ny
ted the worlds chief supply Of - y
lahogany. ~
In ten years the English Society a.
r the Prevention of Cruelty TO ~,
hildren has rescued 100000 little =.
lildrcn from the inhumaity of their al,
lrcnts. OF these 25. .437 were VIC g.,
ms 4 violence, 81 ,SS7 were suffer an
e from neglect and starvation, n,
,663 were compelled TO beg; 4,460 nr,
'ung girls were rescued from life af
vice, and 3,605 children were alc
ken from travelling shows, where 40,
ey were employed in dangerous 2
rformances or as monstrosi les. l.
ne oIilclaI Ilnanclal accounts OF Iru
Queens visit to Manchester on pre-
opening Of the ship canal have dit
last appeared, and the sum par
'unts up to nearly $4,000, sea
'ugh Her Majesty spent only vii
'ce hours attending the function. FeI
e OF the items was.sweets for the dec
'al children. sta.
|ohn l.. Benson, a Californian. aic'
returned from journey to ace
uador, in the interest Of Cornell pu'
Stanford Universities. At the t,on
Idwaters Of the Amazon he found quo
Jivaros Indians, who kill their the
Y by blowing poisonous arrow or
Dugh a pipe. A monkey so hit 70
: i'm three minutes. stra