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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25

One Free Bird That Attracts Attention
Among Hundreds OF Captives.

One Free bird That Attracts Attention
Among Hundreds Of Captives.
In big bird store where there are
hundreds of birds of many kinds inces.
sanity squawking, chirping ana singing
there is one that is free-a tiny tit
mouse. The window is full Of cages
containing birds of various Sorts and
one side of the store is lined with bird
cages stacked up high all along. But
there is none that attracts so much at
tention as the little titmouse fitting
about the store at will. At night it
perches ON gas fixture in the window,
and TO that il comes back from its vari-
Gus excursions by day.
Customers that come in to buy birds
and birdcages and bird seed and one
thing and another never fail to notice
the titmouse. They may not notice an
other bird there individually, but their
attention is sure to be attracted by this
one as il darts about, free among so
many captives, and they are likely to
smile at it, they are so pleased with it.
And sometimes children, looking in at
the windows of the bird store. come in
TO tell the clerk that one of the birds
has got loose.
When it has nothing else to do, the
titmouse sits on its gas pipe perch and
perks its head this way and that and
looks about. Sometimes it whets its
beak on the gas pipe. Every now and
then it dashes off somewhere II 1t
wants drink, it perches on the rim Of
goldfish globe-for home aquariums
and stock for them are sold here as well
as birds-no doubt to the great surprise
Of the goldfishes and certainly to that
Of the human beholders, who wonder
that it doesn't fall in, it has to bend
over SO far to reach the water. But it
gets it. and when il has taken its fill it
flashes back to its perch on the pipe in
the window.
The titmouse catches spiders and 9th
er insects, and it feeds in the larger
cages when it will. 1t goes in and out
Of them between the bars with perfect
ease. 1t is very little bird, even with
its plumage in its natural form. With
its feathers pressed against its sides it
can get through very narrow space
between the bars of a parrots cage. for
example-with ease. There are in the
window a number Of parrots cages in a
row. The titmouse almost flies through
these cages, stopping in each perhaps to
eat of the parrots food, but they never
modest it. Parrots that would bite at
the finger of man who should put his
hand near enough to the outside Of their
cage stand back In fright or sheer
amazement when the little titmouse
dashes in and perches on their feed cup
New York Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
German Education.

The Germans are the most thoroughly
educated people in the world. What
they know they know well.
A fellow traveller had taken his de-
gree of b. A. in the University Of Penn
sylvania and gone to that Of Berlin,
where he spent three years. Subse-
quently travelling in Switzerland, he
met a young German whose range and
accuracy of knowledge weee simply be-
yond that of any man of the same age
he had ever met. In many walks and
talks the German had absolutely pumped
the American dry, while his own store
Of knowledge had only been touched.
"Ach, said the German student one
day, Il shall never get my degree. it is
so difficult, it is so much, so hard, so
long l must have patience. used to
see you at the University Of Berlin.
and, forgive me the question, how did
you get into the university"
"Why, was admitted on my b. A.
from the University of Pennsylvania, :"
replied the American.
"Mein Gottr' gasped the German
scholar. II knew it must DO some way
like that"
No better comment on the relative
standards of knowledge and the thor
oughness of the method by which it is
pursued could be asked. -Philadelphia
Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
THE HOUSE OF WISDOM.

| had not thought-ah, God. had hut knowni-
That this FAD hour should ever me hefsll
when thou judged tho hottest OF all
should come 20 hc the thing must dsown.
Was II not true, that Arril morn, thy blown
Gold hair around my hair for corunal,
or n this truer-thou at the outer wall.
Unroyal and with unrepcntant moanf
Yet prize now this wisdom have won
Who must always remcmber-I.ay, my tear
Must close mine eyes. rs thor 5uldst hide thy
face
II some great meteor, kindred 10 the sun,
should haunt the undying stars ten million
years
To fall. some noon. dead in thy market place.
Francis sherman in Bookman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
Examination Stories.

Isis of Oxford , lis two good exami-
nation stories. The first is candidate
who in the divinity viva voce was asked
to translate portion Of the gospels.
AS he did not stop at the end of that
portion the examiner said to him
THANK you, Mr.. -, that will do.
We are quite satisfied with your pa
per-" "Oh, please" was the answer,
lido let me 60 on. I should so like to
find out how this story ends" Modern
history furnishes the other. One candi-
dates paper in the Oxford local exami
nation contained the following luminous
and surprising passage, General Wolfe
boldly attacked the Arabian knights
without waiting for the other three
corpses to come up"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
ORUMMER'S QUEER STORY.
Male Them Drink to ~. Early Grave and
Survived Them All.


A hale and hearty travelling man with
pink skin and white hair--a condition
Of complexion which, by the way. not
every travelling man lives 70 reach--was
renewing his youth with party Of
young and festive drummers. Drinks
Were going round freely, and when one
Of the ''boys" turned down his glass
there was considerable remonstrance ON
the part of his companions at his refus-
al to have Just one more"
The white haired man quietly cut the
discussion short by saying, THAT re-
minds me-.
The old drummer fiicked the ashes
from his cigar and settled back in his
chair. 1T was long time ago." said
House in this city. There We're five
young men seated in a room, just as we
are here tonight, only they were all feel
ing pretty good. and there wasn't any
old man around to bore them with q
story. But along about midnight one Of
the party turned down his glass just as
my young friend here has done. He said
he had had enough, and goodness knows
he had His determination was greeted
most hilariously as good joke. He
steadily declined, however. though the
wine was brought and set before him,
but the taunts and innuendoes of his
comrades finally exasperated him SO that
he exclaimed rather petulantly, but half
in fun, We'll, boys, I'll join you once
more if you will drink to an early grave
for me-. The toast was proposed uproar-
iously and drank standing. But some
how after that the fun was not so furi-
Gus. Things quoted down. The men
seemed to half realize that to drink toa
mans death wasn't such a good joke
after all. and one by one they made ex-
cuses and went off to bed. F"
Here the old man paused.
''Did the man die?" queried be who
had refused to "have another" with
some interest.
"No." was the reply. "Hc is the only
one of the five now alive to tell the tale. I"
Buffalo News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
THE SANCY DIAMOND.


This Magnificent Jewel Will BE Owned by
Pauline Aston.
In the ordinary course Of events Miss
Pauline Aston will some day become
possessor of the most famous and mag
nificent diamond owned outside Of a
crown treasure. The gem in question is
the world famous Sancy diamond, owned
by her father, and were it to appear
among tho jewels worn at any court
function or royal drawing room it would
entirely throw into the shade every 9TH
er gem there except the Kohinoor,
which the queen always wears OH state
occasions as a brooch.
The Sancy is a stone which is pos
sessed Of remarkable history. Weigh
ing about 81 carats, it at one time
formed part Of the crown jewels of
Duke Charles the Bold CT Burgundy
and ON his death in battle III Switzer-
land was found set either in his helmet
or sword hilt. The Swiss sold it to the
French king Of the day, and from that
time forth 1t became one Of the crown
jewels of France.
luton, reappeared at the restoration
and at the time Of the second revolu-
ton in 1880 passed by purchase into
the possession of Anatole Demidoff the
Muscovite millionaire. It was worn for
q time by Demidoff's wife, Princess
Mathilde Bonaparte. but he took it
from her before their separation and
then bequeathed it to his nephew, Paul
Demidoff. The latter sold it in the six
ties for the sum Of $500, 900, a ridicu-
lousy small price, to the late Sir
Jamsetjee Jejeehobhoy, the Parsee mil
lionaire and philanthropist Of Bombay.
After his demise his heirs put it once
more in the market, and it was pur-
chased by William Waldorf Aston by
private contract, no mention being made
of the price paid. -Philadelphia Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
Boone Township Trustees
Notice.

The undersigned, Trustee of Boone
township. Dubois county, hereby gives
notice that he will attend to all business
pertaining to the Office OF Trustee, at his
residence, about one mile west of Por-
tersyille, on Portersville and Ireland
road, on Saturdays of each week, and
requests all persons having township
business TO present it on Saturday. Citi-
zens desiring books from the Township
Library, are notified that the Library il
kept by VIM. McIIarris, in Portersville.
y. b. CoFFMAS, Trustee.
Aug I. 1897 "
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25

Miss Fuller, newspaper woman, has
lately been appointed harbor mistress Of
Tacoma Wash. 1t is said that thus far
she has done remarkably good work,
keeping all records pertaining to the
extensive shipping business Of the city
in perfect shape. Last month she made
out the harbor masters report for the
year. the first report Of the kind ever
made out by an American woman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25

The sensation Of homesickness has
been variously described. but never more
graphically than by little girl who.
miles away from home and mamma. sat
heavy eyed and silent at hotel table.
Aren't you hungry. dear?" asked
her aunt, with whom she was travel.
ing.
mo"
docs your head ache'"
"No."
"What is the natter"
The child's lip quivered, and she said
In tone to grieve the heart:
"I'm seasick for home. National
Farmer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25

Mrs. Northside was telling about the
trouble Mrs. Manchester was having
with her maids and was apparently tax
ing much pleasure out Of her difficulties
"You should not be glad because Mrs.
Manchester is in trouble" said Mr..
Northside. You should remember tina,
the Bible says, Rejoice not when thine
enemy falleth.
"Oh, that's all right" replied Mrs.
Northside briskly. Mrs Manchester
isn't an enemy at all she is my dearest
friend. - Pittsburg Chronicle -Tele.
graph.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
HARRISON Trustees Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Trustee of Harrison township
will att md to township business on each
Saturday of the year, at my office, and
persons having township business 10
trrnsact are required to present it to him
on Saturdays.
The township library will be kept al
my home in Haysvile.
GEORGE NIX,
Aug. %. 1917. Trustee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25

1.-THE trouble with you. said Mr..
Ruifcugc's wife, after warm debate,
lis tina; you are u confirmed dyspeptic. !"
"No, ny dear, was the answer.
"Thai rot correct. The trouble with
me IL tLat am cOntradicted dyspep.
tic " Washington star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25

The Whittier homestead, in Haver.
hill, Mass, is open to visitors on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons
on the payment Of 10 cents each and on
Saturday afternoon on the payment Of 8
cents. All visitors are asked to register
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25

II understand his death was due to
an accident" said the man from the
east.
"That's what 1t was, stranger, re.
piled the native. "Bill only meant to
wing him when he shot. but somebody
joggled his arm. Chicago Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
General Repairing & Horse Snoeing.
House and Lot for Sale.

A good residence on Mill street in
Jasper, for sale cheap, and on reasonable
terms. The lot has on ii a good drilled
well costing nearly 500, furnishing an
unfailing supply OF good water Fol-
price and terms apply to g. DoASE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
Columbia Township Trus-
tees Notice,

The undersigned, Trustee OF Column
bia Tp., Dubois county, Ind, will attend
to Township business AT his residence on
every Saturday, and persons having
township business 10 transact are re-
questei to present it on that day OF the
week.
The Township Library is kept at the
Office of the Trustee, where those en-
titled can obtain books
X. 7. SMITH, Trustee.
Aug. 10Th. lsg7-y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
TIME CARDIN EFFECT. sept. 1. 1897
A.TN
EVANSVILLE DIvIsIo,

No. = leaves Jasper daily az 40, L. NJ al
rive- at HuntingDurg at %.
No ~ leaves Huntingburg daily. except
Sunday at :. 10 a. IN. arrives At Jasper al csc
No. 80 leaves Huntagburg daily AZ a.0o ar
rives in Jasper at s.95 a. IN
No. 6 comes 10 Jasper only on sundays. ant
No. "a does not leave Jasper sundays.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
and CHAMELEON DIVISION.

Lowest rates TO all Eastern and Western
points. Folders, rates. and general iufcr-
NATION Will be furnished upon applicat ion
to v T. CLAYCONB, Ag't- Jasper.
r. ID >TRsTTAN, Irav Pass -gt Mt Vernon,
Ill. K A. CAMPBELL, Genl Pass. AgeL
II Louis Mo.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25

Aristotle believed that the proper age
fer marriage was 81 years tor q mau
aud Is for Y woman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
Skin Diseases.

For the speedy and permanent cure of
letter. salt rheum and eczema. Cham
berlain's Eye and Skin Ointment is
without an equal. II relieves the itch
ing and smarting almost instantly and
its continued use effects a permanent
cure. Ii also cures itch, BARRIERS itch,
scald head. sore nipples. itching piles.
chapped hands. chronic sore eyes and
graduated lids.
DR.. Cady's Condition Powders for
horses are the best tonic. blood purifier
and vermifuge. Price. 25cents. Sold by
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
THE CHIEF CLERK CHOSEN,
MIR Clyburn of Lancaster to Go in
the Comptroller's Office.

Comptroller General Derham
has at last chosen his chief clerk.
The lucky man is Mr. + b ely.
burn of Lancaster. Mr. Clyburn
will, it is understood, assume the
duties OF his office IN Il few days.
He succeeds the present comp
troller in this position.
Mr. Clyburn filled the unexpir-
ed tenn of his father rs auditor of
Lancaster county with much ere
dit to himself. He is well known
young cotton uyer.-The State,
25th inst.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
Marshal Hunters Successor Sur
veys the Field.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Charleston, March 23.-Law-
son ID Melton, the new United
States marshal, arrived in the
city today, accompanied, by V p
Clayton. Mr. Melton is stopping
at the Charleston hotel, while Mr.
Clayton is putting up at the Cal
houn hoteI.
MIR Melton visited Capt. Hun
ter's quarters at the posteffice
building today and was shown
around. He will not assume
charge until April /. His deter
mlnatiOn not to qualify until the
end Of the quarter is perfectly
agreeable to Capt Hunter and the
United States court officials. This
arrangement will permit the wind
ing up OF the affairs of the office
for the first quarter and place the
department affairs in better con-
dltion for the transfer. There
would be considerable complica-
tlons if the office was transferred
at this time.
Marshal Melton will have the
appointment of successors to Capt
SImons and Office Deputies Hick ,
son and Moore, several baiIitTs
and 80 felt marshuls.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
Better Still.

The Enquirer was not exactly
up with the music last Saturday
when it stated that the stock of
the York Cotton mills bad been
selling at los and 10. The facts
stated were true; but after they
were published the reporter was
informed that previously sale
bad been made at III cash, and
that the purchaser is looking for
more at the same price. York.
vile Enquirer.
PAY your slbscrIDtion.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
May BE Needed Soon.

Newport News, Va, March "a.
The new battleships Kearsago
and Kentucky were launched to-
day with most impressive cere,
monies. There was "a big demon
stration. Thirty thousand people
were present. Governor Bradley,
of Kentucky, and Governor Tyler,
of Virginia, were present, accom-
panied by their stats.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
Electric Bitters.

Elect,c Bitters is medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen.
orally needed when the languid, ex>
bausted feeling prevails. when tbs
liver Is 'orpid and sluggish and the
need OF tonic and Alternative IL felt.
A prompt u'e OF this medicine has of>
on averted long and perhaps fatal bills
uus fevers No medice viii net MOI Q
thIeiy la countersctinR and freeing
the system from the nialsriaI poison.
Hadache, Indigestion, Constipation,
Dizziness yield to Electric BitteTs. SOC
and sl.00 per bottle at Crawford Bros
Drug Store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
State Loses Royalty.

Judge Simonton rendered his
decision Tuesday in the case
brought by the State against the
Farmers Mining company for
S12, 600 royalty on a lot of rock
which the prescribed royalty had
never been paid. The Judge de
cided that the State has not Il
prior claim on the lot OF 5000
tons of rock at the mines, save in.
sofar as the ROYALTY in this parti-
cular lot is concerned. The Bank
of Charleston loaned the company
So, 900 on tins lot of rock, and
Judge Simonton is of the opinion
that the State cannot claim any
more of it than the royalty on it.
The claim of the attorney general
that SO much of the rock as is
necessary to- reimburse the State
for the large quantities of rock
which were mined and sold with
out the roy atty having been paid,
could be seized by the State, is
denied by the court. The State
will thus lose considerable money
for having allowed the company
to dispose of its product without
having paid the prescribed royalty
before the rock was shipped.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
aIunble 90 Women.

Especially valuable to women is Browns
Hn HI;.af3. Backache vanishes, headache
>lnuenys. strength takes the place of
-T..n"ss, and the glow of health readily
'n-i 20 the pnllid cheek when this won.
.,..r 0edy is taken. For sick ly children
-nFTR"rSed men il has no equal. No home
"c#id nc without this famous remedy.
.r"'E8' lr9A Bltters is Sold by all dealers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
StcyenS-TOwnSend

Miss May Louise Stevens. the
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs
j IL w Stevens, was married on
Wednesday night last, at the home
of the brides parents, six miles
east of Lancaster, to Mr. B +
Townsend, n prominent ember
of the Union bar and II rcpresen-
tative in the Legislature from that
county. Rev ID n MCLAUGHLIN,
OF chester, performed the inter
esting ceremony which was wit
messed by a large number of the
relatives and friends Of tho con-
tracing parties.
At 9 O'Clock, the appointed
hour, the flower girls. little Misses
Mamie Jones and Mary Evans
Wylie, entered the parlor, which
had been beautifully and appro-
priately decorated, and scattered
with profusion the rarest flowers
of the season. Miss Annie Ste
vens, maid of honor and sister of
the bride, then entered, holding
in her hand large white lily.
Mrs A M Aiken sang, 80 prom.
ise me, and then rs the contract
ing parties entered, Mrs Gattis
played the wedding march. The
ceremony was imprcssively per.
formed and the happy twain were
one.
At 10 O'Clock n sunptuous sup.
per was served the bridal party
and guests.
The following ladies and gentle
men from this place attended:
Misses Maize Wlthcrspoon, Fan
ME Hasseltine, Rosa Jones, Eloise
Foster, Julia Taylor, Eileen Lem
mond, Rosa Jones, Rosa Moore,
Loche Crawford, Florence Brown,
Meta Jones and Messes j III With
erspoon, = G McCarkle, J f
Mackey, Jr., l. w Schley, &c
Hough, John Crawford, DIR b j
Witherspoon.
There were present also from
other places: Mr. and Mrs A M
Aiken and Mrs Gattis of Chester; /;
Mr. and Mrs S w Heath, Messrs
John L Stevens and NJ S Wither
spoon of Kershaw; Messrs V f
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
For the Ledger,
\ Note of Thanks.

To the congregation of Tirzah
church, in North carolina, who
presented me with a pair of
gold glasses last week, please
allow me to express my sincere
thanks as ! know that il was love
and friendship that prompted the
gift. 1t is more blessed to give
than to receive. Thank you again
for the handsome glasses.
MRS. w. w. Ratchford.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
;. G.. McTLw AIN.
IMPORTANT

Notice by Board of Rv@i~ITalOn-
The board of Supervisors Of
Registration fer Luuca.lrr goantv
met thi, the 7th day @. March.
1s9S, and organized hyl lection
of W G. : Porter, ch t'r... antH
j Montgomery Caskcy -.",nJarv-
According TO rul'.. ...IN
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
\rIIP PaIeg'iI IA =

This painful affection if contin
ned for any extended period leads
to II general breaking down of the
nervous system. Many have had
recourse to morphine to relieve
their ,utfcrings and in many in
stances the cnslaving opium habit
has been the outcome. BEWARE
of MORPHINE
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26

It's a cur ous fack, said L-,.-
Gle Ebcn, dat de man VIII, j. OBJ
willin, to rest on Sunday /, cquaI
ly onwiIlin' to labor dn vulhuE.
six days.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-26
219 Pensioners.

219 Pensioners.
The county pension board
has completed the revision of the
pension roll for Lancaster county
and is ready to forward the same
to the State Board. The revised
roll contains the names of PIG
pensioners-17 more than were
enrolled last year. The revised
roll contains the names of
10 soldiers in class "B'
1913 {" " /" &C"
Sc widows " /" &"