Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 24, Number 49, Jasper, Dubois County, 10 November 1882 — Page 2

PEftHMAL lim UYtfUMY. Mrs. (t. C. Howard, who ha been ne Topsy of "Uncle Tom's Cabm'' for tjilrty yean, is still enacting that j art. Wendell Philip loads a noiet, retired Ufa in Ma now hens on Common street, Boston, where ne ha suewMmed In mmktiig bis immediate surroundings rasembte very closely tboae of the old lam atrset home. JMm Pott. - Joseph Perkins Beach, a son of the founder of the Xew York Sun, is t-u-gnged in preparing a mneajogicel raverd of the Beach famlrV. He has the name of 2,73$ Beaches. descendants of two brothers who came to this country in ltum Mr. Corcoran, the venerable Washington banker, is desirous of bringing the remains of Joan Howard Payne (ram the lonely grave where ther lie, at Tunis, and hre them placed in Oak Hill Cemetery, at Georgetown, IX (',. whk a momttnent hi honor of the author of "Home, Sweet Home." There soenu to be none of his family living to constat or object to the change in their retting place. Washington Pott. JJora Perry, in her Boston letter to the Providence Vy. says of Maggie Mitchell: " I saw her on the street-car the other day. She had on a black silk skirt, a brocaded velvet basque, and a little poke bonnet, with a while lace veil Ctod over her face. At the back of the bonnet that brush of light curly hair that we all know, anted out when 1 first looked at ber I didn't realise that It was Majrgie Mitchell. I had no wauiier of doubt but that it was a girl of twenty!" t-The Boston Courier in regard to the modern profusion of frivolous books for children, declares that - "children are very apt to acquire the habit of looking upon books exactly as ther regard their toys, as mere playthings designed to minister to their amusement, and this end being aoeomplished. to be thrown mide. 'Phis way of looking at literature has already too strong a hold upon American children, influencing not only tfieir treatment of books, but their aeleoxlon of them. r A young mdy savs that males are af no account from the time the ladies atop kissing them as infants till they commence Kissing them as lovers, A facetious boy asked one of bis playmates how a hardware dealer differed from a boot-maker. The latter, somewhat mtanted. gave it up. "Why." said the other, "became the one sold the nails, and the other nailed the soles."

An intelligent youth, recently enjgugsd In a commercial office, made out n shipping bill for "fourty" barrels of Sour. His employer called his attention to an error in the spelling of forty. "Sure enough." replied the promising, clerk. "I left out the ;A." Nearly S.fiOO.QOb is invested in the printing and publishing trade in Boston, una the yearly product is valued at ,- 467,0(10. This does not include the amount paid to writers who furnish the motter for minting and pntmsntng, ana which, if all added together, aggregates eve rat nuaorea oottors more. rmiattdpkitt yrM?$. A promising youth of five summers, being about to retire for the evening, was asked by his mother to kneel by bur side and repeat the I-ord prayer. The Utile -chap, whose mind was evidently fattens on the beauties of the national gams, having reached the middle of the prayer, paused, looked into his mother's face and exclaimed: " Billy Brown Is a boss short -stop," and pro eseded with his devotions as if nothing unusual had transpired. Bottom Pod A little five-year-old friend who was alwav allowed to choose the prettiest kitten for his pet and playmate before the other nurslings were drowned was taken to his mother's room the other morning to see the two, tiny twin new babes. He looked reflectively from one to the other for a minute or two, then poking bis chubby linger into the cheek m ins piumpest naoy ne saw, uecraealy: "Save this one. " C'A icafjo Tribune. H. At. Seima, Ala.: "How can 1 permanently remove an indelible grease spot from a broadcloth coat?" The only way to permanently remove an indelible mass spot from a coat is to saw it out of the coat, but that would possibly injure the coat On the other band. 11 you would saw the coat from the from spot but really we feel inadeottate to the task of furnishing the right brand of advice In this case. Tcxo ii s 9 o' ' XttWsm Ms4 tN Mnmi) A Pmh-Hnwk who had a way of tkrowtne; throe sards about ht a dexter ows manner, one day met a Hen and in vHsd nor to bet on bis game, "But I don't understand K." "Why. all there is about it, I ton these three card so, and to, and you hot toot sou can nick up the Ace of for ojtamnnv I don t wnnt to take your money' nK IJsbsbI Ww"jRrJf ssrm JElone "Ok. as to that, yen art write wel"oH bora's an X The Hawk smiled as he thought how easy It was to throw snuff in n Ken's eyes, but, lot Biddy picked up toe card sm mm named ana nutea in toe sugar. TI1 be hanged if I am not completely dtoouraged trying to make an honest ttvingr' cried the Hawk, as be flung wren we cams in disgust: ana be there upon not only tornea Robber, but aU tie Hon to boot K XORAt.: Xevor disoournne indnstrv and in amfL 14 iiifclarfan.sdsmi sti irHt- , SSHssli? jxroSf nnsmwp aesm sssa en ts onsns sysnovone

NOME, PAtX AMD UIt To remove tar rub thoroughly with clean lard, and then wash with soap and warm water. This may be applied t either the hands or clothing, Sunflower seed given to a horse at each morning and night feed will keep him in good spirits and give his hair a sleek appearance. National Partner. The tigs produced on the trees the fir -it few year after thev commence to bear are of inferior quality rand said to create the impression that the varieties are poor. After the trees become older, however, the quality Improves. (.ardeuer at Potsdam, X. Y.. raise little violet trees by preventing the plants from blooming for several .tears, and having them grow upright by removing the lower leaves and shoots. These little trees, about fourteen centimeters high, are very pretty. Some of the gardeners winter as many as "iO.OOO pots of violet. Corn bread can be made without eggs, though two eggs added to the quantity of batter mentioned here improves it very much; Two cups of corn meal, sifted; one cup of flour; two cups of sweet milk; two tablespoonfuls of melted butter: .one heaping one, of sugar; two tablespoonfuls of baking powder. N. Y. Pott. To clean steel forks fill a small keg with tine sand or brick-dust, press it down well, and let it be always kept moist. Run the prongs of the fork in tlrls once or twice, and all the st aim will disappear. Brush the dust from them as soon as they are taken out of 'he sand, and polish between the prongs with a slender stick covered with leather. Chicago Journal. The Secretary of the Michigan Horticultural Society give in substance the following report of the fruit this year in that great fruit State: Seventyfive reports place the apple crop less than three-fourths the average: fifty less than one-half, and thiny-iour less than a fourth. Pears are nearly a full yield: peaches about half a crop; grapes abundant; plums a good average. It is not a goo 1 plait to have toe white lawn and cambric drosses done up." a the phrase is, to lay away for the winter, for the expectation that they will look fresh and be ready for immediate wear in the spring will be disappointed. Of course tbey should not be nut away dirty, but the starching and ironing mav well I lelt till spring; only common calicoes sliould be starched and ironed before packing away. N. Y. Post. Late Fashian Item. Mahogany-red gloves are much worn. Whole costume of red corduroy repped plush are exhibited.

the yard for bodices and jackets, Kensington embroidery in silk and chenille is seen upon new felt hats. Long, plainly-mwle redingotes. trimmed with braining, are in litgh fashion. Trained dresses for evening wear are coming back to fafor, judging from the unusual number in this style exhibited bv leaning importers. Ultra-fashionable Indie cover 'heir pet lap-dogs with tiny blankets made of a bit of the dress goods of which their own costumes are made. Jersey jacket of royal cardinal, olivegreen, marine oiue. velvet or casnmere, are verv lasutonamy worn over satru and tunics of tweed or Roman plaid. One hundred and fifty yards of ribbon thirty yards each of terracotta, pale blue, olive, cream color, ami tmwn wont to make up the tr minings of a successful toilet I ruin over the A French bonnet has five contrasting colors upon it in satin velvet, "plum, potrpona, and otrlch tips, to wty nothing of the gold and bronze colors composing tne cMsp wnton fasten tue saun bows. Bewitching little gowns for two-year-old girls are made of soft white wool, crocheted very do ely in loop in the s iich known as the brioche, and after ward cut, leaving a soft and smooth surface. The collar and deep cuns are made of white plush. In brocaded satins, velvets and silks the figures thi season are montirouslv large ' in size dahlias, sun flowers, fullblown roses, passion flowers and vines, and the like, all being reproduced in their natural hues nd dimension-. Thee fabrics are designed exclusively

for the use of portly d antes and dowagers, and never for little Women, who would look like lost banes in th Woods enveloped In a labyrinth of huge buds, blossoms and spreading foliage, two of these floral monstrositm being almost enough to cover their, dainty and delicate backs. As to general outlines in the world of fashion, the coiffure is stilt arranged in severe simplicity, close to the bond, and with no false switches where there ht even a passable amount of one's natural tresses. The shoulders art h'gh and square, the bodice i cut round, K luted, or in long basques, as one s best, and very often is open below the throat a la pompadour, with a chemisette Kusse set underneath, and not ktw in the neck all around, even with full dress toilets. Waists, sleeves and shoes are all uncomfortably tight if the wearer will allow It. The most fashionable shoes, spite of the protestation of the doctors and the teachings of the boot-makers, have the heels little and high, and the toes pointed. Skirts to dmsses are perfectly plain, with a treble-plaited ruche around the bottom, or are' loaded down with voluminous pottfs, plaits, kilts, or chicorle trimmings in a variety of styles. Color are unusually brilliant, ana the wildest caprice ut noticeable in ths manner In wfttefc these gay hoes are ssssAjaouAjisnsBOu lao Mb sso sftsasaasi aaaJ nsswHrssLAaio sssssssjs'sjsjrsson sjsTeesn, usjpsjen, ssjasjos sSBrefnvopjfJ, Jtl T. Y, Mvtnim 1.

Headers. M Y UTTLA QVE8TIOHKB. I.MMi muM, I ittl bum. ok, why to ru ask bm Hui 4iietinaa, sTT grave, ana u a, saa s iur ! To answer them all tnnM bkmu terribly task me, I Even had I the wniuM of or of ser, Vow wn aaxloas to hear whettier neopla are dwelling I In the tam. that Shi up down tnutt the lark sikI tin efw. I U-U you wc live in Sue Mar, but the telliur Untr eiieits nm iitftry new. " For how do we kit that our earth is a star, Uionf T , t It eetua very UoMct and how osn K took iM-tshtl" ! I sbmiIc f the iu.t when I get so far, then You want mo t tf where the sun Suns iu light. I supxixi I eouJd uit stories, itesaiwlthe swl aleadid, Of netHtkws meorr. wtUi B of ttM rest, . , But, I rtr-osly swig set, lonjr betore I had You would be rastfasleen, with your head u my breiisc Oh, my dariiBf, ecms stoferto aw.jmd'iww i-- uin Till l whtnier a wf4 In yew ear, very low; I.tkt the :ar from us iud, white awawer and iriltfteu, There is muek in mis wmtd that none of us know, that the FSttier above wa4ht And I think orU. As I in my hu nun love wafva over you. To bring ever) pkMtum and duty before u Jut when wi aremaily to have and to do, ,, . . I Por llenowwe aa weak, and He knows we , With vr-u the tktngs that we ean underTo he gmmm of dtataat, mysterious land. ( Uttle nstd, little mmti, ah, how softly you're ctt.-MnifW Does your Unci' Kilt ream to the light of a star? Or do your glad eres, through shmtber-lkts Ftod oui. after slL that Heaven fc far? asu nl ttaV Lttiir. Wat litw, a tniragu Jdeanrs. SOMETHING jUlWr PEXS. Aunt Parian, I heard you say the other day that you liked quill pens," aid Tom one morning, coming in with a handful of goose quills, "so I thought I'd brisg you some from our geese." Oh, thank you. Tom!" sakl Aunt Marian. "I do like them very much, they are so much more flexible than steel pens. I suuDose neonle had to use them. whether they liked them or not, in oki, Ume before steel pens were made. udd Tom. V '' Mill lunt fai-Un hut in pens were not needed until )mper began to be mhnufactttrexL In verj early, times writing was done ou stone or . metallic tilates with a graver of steel, which isspokeu of in the Bible as an iron pen;' and for the waved tablets of the ancients a sharp instrument called a style was used. The earlv Arabs wrote their poetry and other com1ositions on the Shoulder bones of sheep, ''or writing on papvrus, reed pens about .a,ie.VrI oofll1w,!re, "T1 - who nuHi ma. aimh" uw iniruuuwiiwn of paper the quills of the goose, the vnMt Him ijMV vauw fcmnv ihiv ,wfv, w,. 1 for several centuries these articles were ! in great demand. In Poland and Russia immense flocks of geese were raised chiefiv for their uuilts. In Ifll' i a Mr. n ise, ot ureal rit - aln, produced a barrel-shaped steel pen, mounted in a bone case for carrying in the pocket, but it was clumsy ana evCtnsive; and it was not until Mr. Giltt, of Birmingham, introduced his famous steel pens that people began to abandon quills. In the school 1 went to when I was a little girl, quills were u.ed altogether; and the making and mending of pens took a great deal of the teacher's time. He was a tall man ami wore glasses, being a little near-sighted; ami one day while he wm mending my pen some one called at the door to him. As soon as the visitor went away he uame back with his penknife in his hand. ' here is your pen. Mis Marian?1 he asked, in his stern voice. I win aim mm i nan nov naa n. -nm i certainly left It on your desk,1 he said; and then the boys and girls began to laugh, for there was the pen stuck be - hind his ear. with three or four others mai ne natt nau m bis nanu Keeping n company." "1 don t wonder the scholars la'ighed." said Tom; "but I've found out something; that's why they call them pen-kntves, because they used them for making and mending pens. 1 never thought of that before." ,But what kind of ink did they use in out times, Aunt Marian!"' askea uraoe, wno nan come in ueninu i ora so somy tnat Aunt Marian ttiu not Know, she was there. f " Various kinds, you sly puss," said Aunt Marian, slipping an arm around Grace ami giving her a kiss, "it is thought that in the early ages common ink was maue ot water ami puivemctl charcoal, with the addition of some kind of gum. The ink used by the ancient Romans was a dark purple liquid obtained from a species of Ash; and the Chinese, and Japanese from very earlv times have used the preparation which we call Indian ink applying it with fine brushes. In Japan the children carry to school a box containing camelhair brushes and a fake of this ink, and when the copy is written, the copyliook is bung up to dry. It is the custom in their homes to see who can be up in time to write the fir 4 copy on New Tear's morning, as it is believed that the one who is first, is ure to become a great scholar, so there are some early risers among the Japanese little folks on Nnw Year's morning " I don't think I'd like writing with brushes." said Grace; "it would be too much like painting." g." ik they might just as ink,' said Tom; anyink. Wi hoys made I should think well use pea and body ean makejuk. Wt hoys

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Kelp Mather! It expected always that girls withelp their mother about Imuschtdd fl fairs, but sometimes we come mchihs a boy who thiuks that "helping mother" is out of his line of duty; that his work is out-of-doors, in the garden or broad fields, and that it is "undignified" to be found helping about the domestic affairs in-door, largely his work must be out-of-doors; he Is trong. hale ami hearty, ami farming needs strong hands and willing hearts to make it a puwess; in short, be is better adapted for such work. But there is a time before boys become strong enough to lalior hard at farm worit wnen tney coutu uoutuenio -neip mother ' with Iter too arduous duties; ;nor would we have inem stop wnen they are big enough to hold a plow or Inue wie iiiuwiug uiavuiuu. ii it iiu necessary to mention the many, matiy wavs that boys can help mothtir' 'wonderfuUv; there are certain mutes ie--Q ewy farm hnoW ani ihvn are others that differ widelv, so each general, a mother has too much run1 nmg wh me , her he would be doinx her an inestimable favor. Hard work at wing and mending, at washiug and ironing, at cooking and scrubbing i hard work, hot will tint mativ h. mother av v.iih me that ills the continual running about the house, here and there, uihsUu-s ami ' down, that tries her most';' i If a boy or girl wants to keep on the fright side ot mother (ami how easy that can be done) they will strive to ! please her, to help her and to obey her, I and what a pleasure it gives to think ' vou have done something to make her burdens a little lighter, her duties a little less difficult to liear. Some day mother will be bowed down in sickness, i and her bodv mav 1ms racked with pain; evtf)y , t her slightest nod! howgtauiy you will then iietp iter; now nm whv not do this for her now, ami tlms ! it may be ward oft the aicknes and pain that comes irom overworKJ I do not forget that l-oys neel la p'ay as well as to worn; no one can juiy denv the exuberant spit it of healthy boyhood H4 natunil, ami ometime4 noisv. inauifetations. but there is a time for work and a time for play and neither should seriously encroach upon me oiner. iow oovs, aim gins. vi ' let m think this matter over ami see how we can " heln mother1 most, and ' selves mucfi' more. by pleasing her we shall please ourfani .Vt? J orUr. A Key Ners. Deep down m a mine in Ward ley Colliery, Newcastle, England, there is a bravo boy who deserves to be called a hero. In a situation of sudden peril he . ummI precautions which prevented a dreadful explosion, simply by behaving with courage and presence or mind. i He noticed that his lamp flared up. l a sure ign of the presence of dangerous gas. Had be hastily rushed away, his light might have hurst through the wire and setting fire to the gas, caused a heart-rending accident. The lal did nothing so silly. When ' questioned by the .Superintendent as to how he fmind out that there wat gas in the neighborhood where . he was at work, he reniied; "Because mv lamo flared." 1 "And what did you do thenf' asked , the gentleman. "I took my pricker and pulled down tne wick, nut me tamp sun narea. ' ; Well my bov, and how did you man , age then?11 : "VVhv. I out the lamo Inside mv lacket, and covered It up tight ami the light went out. i Of course the lamp could not burn , without air. i To think of the right thing to do. and then promptly to do It, boys, is what makes the difference between a common 1 man and a hero. This little fellow, whose name is not mentioned -Mick, or Ted, or Jack -has In him the making of a gnutdmau, cool, resolute ami clever. Fortunately there was an overseer near him, who, when he heard from the lad about his lamp, went bravely , through the gas, in total darkness, and set open a doer, the closing of which 1 had forced the gas into the main-ways 1 ot tne mine. All honor to them both Jhnrpcr's Young Ptopk. "-There has been another silent couple at Gal way, Is, , I., Jonathan i .i iwiiot, xmi nm wiib, wno ii vou KMreiner II, til LWBIUl.lllBTDHfA W1UIIHII HIIKUIIIV to each other. Having disagreed about tne wonts ot a sermon thev heard in 1H66, they vowed eternal silence, and kept the vow, though always on appar ently good terms with each other.. Mr. James died last spring, but Mrs, James is still living. iV. Y. ikraltL A corrmnondont of the Bdentifc American, who resides at a mining camp on the mountain in the southeast ern corner ot Ariaona. savs that the brilliancy of the moonlight there is such that mountains seventy miles distant are To clean willow furniture use and water, and anolv with a o salt 'kkssnJUllsW Mkashl sii4-a sssosAsissWjiott . , . stsVjttjaa sva WsBwej osohH J lrtfrtrWrJma t FvfrosjeW

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