The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-28

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hardened steel surfaces, driven b
steam power, the rollers beint
brought closer as the thickness be
comes reduced At certain stage
as the bars become longer. they arr
cut into several lengths, and to re
duce the hardness induced by pres
sure they are annealed. The fni-h
ing rollers are so exquisitely adjust
ed that the fillets d. not vary ID
thickness in any part more than tn
ten thousandth part of an inch
The fiIlets are fed into presses, and
pneumatic punchers cut out as inany
blank- a. possible. The scrap, at
ter the blanks are cut out, called
scissel, is sent back to be melted
Each blank is weighed by bal
ance. Blanks which weigh within
a certain per cent. Of the Standard
weight are dropped into a medium
box t. be coined Those below thu
required weight are pushed into an
other box to be remelted. Th'
blanks go through different ma
chiues and are STAMPED AMI ed Sed
After that they are again weighed
before they are delivered to the pub
lie. All coin made in this mint ha-
the letter 80" beneath the wreath
After leaving the mint we visited
Jackson Square, which contains an
equestrian statue OF Gen Jackson
Across the street, back OF Jackson
SQUARE. is the old French cathe-
drsl, Notre Dame de Bon Secours,
which is very ancient looking in the
interior, and is said to be about 200
years old. By its side stands the
old court house, very ancient
looking structure, also.
As we walked down street we no.
ticed a larg, vessel at the docks
We found on arriving there that II
was the Liverpool, OF Liverpool
England, taking on a cargo O
cotton. 1t was an immense ship
and would carry many thousant
tons. The officers were friendl.
and made us feel welcome by show
! ing US all over the ship. As tn
!. day was nearing its close We return
: ed to the city, secured our dinner
; which is served late in the after
: noon, at hours from five or six til
late in the evening. We then wen
! to our rooms and viewed the gorge
Gus parade.
! The next morning, much re
J ireshed after our night OF repose, VI
; started out to view Lake Pontchar
e train. Here we saw the shell road
! Instead Of using gravel, as is don
: in the North, oyster shells are use'
q on the roads in the South.
1 From the lake we went to Chal
: nette Monument, which was erect
: ed on the old Battle Ground OF New
Orleans, where Gen. Andrew Jack
/, son, with just half as many men a
I the British commander, in Isl,
, defeated the approach OF the Bri;is
; to the city, with Notifications OF cot
, ton bales and banks of earth.
/ short distance from this monumen
4 is the spot where Pakenham fell, al
!. ter which the enemy gave up tn
4 battle. Between this monumen
q and the spot where Pakenham fe
q is now the National cemetery
e known as Chalmette cemetery, cor
}. tsining number OF acres surround
j ed by brick wall. Here lie 67S
= known and 54S4 unknown OF th
4 brave boys Of the war OF 1872 an
b Of 1861, and perhaps some OF othe
> wars. A part Of the entrenchmer
q thrown up in 1862, when Farragr
,e took New Orleans, is yet visible
,f the other part having been du
4 away 20 place the wall around II
q cemetery. On our way up to n
- National cemetery we passed N
re old Beauregard homestead, at whic
e place Judge Beauregard resides
10 After leaving these places oi u
4 terest we went out to see II
q "Szigetvar," an Austrian man
! war, anchored out in the river.
sr had come that its crew might Wis
,e New Orleans during the Mardi Gra
! All visitors we're received on boar
4 courteously, The mechanism
n this vessel is wonderful, and tt
" telephones on it were a curiosity a
n 30. All that the captain has to d.
even 10 the din Of her own guns ar
W the bursting Of shells OF the enem.
ia is to put his mouth to an openir
re in q hose-like contrivance on Il
70 bridge and say what he wants to 81
= in an ordinary tone Of voice, but
J. the other end the volume Of Il
AZ sound has so increased that it com
i with a roar, and swells out in Il
\. gun room, and conveys the cor
i mand to the officer in charge. biz
.hove tho doan ahock OF the big gun