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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-05

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-05

principles On ih|s matter. D nccepfInG
fhe nomination for Governor. ~ s1Iu;
.'Subordinafcs N public place should b
selected and retained for their clIlcicncy,
ana not because they may b used % o.
compli<h partisan ends Again: The
eysfcmof lcvring assessments for partisan
purposes Oh those holding Office Or place
can not 10 too strongly condemned
Through che thin disguise Of voluntary
contributions, this Is seen 70 be naked
cxtorfion, reducing the compensation
which should be honestly earned, and
swellinr a fund used 20 dcbauch the
people and defeat the popular will.
The siafcsmanship Of to-day 4 face
| % face with The problems Of labor and
capital as they never presented tnen,-
selves before. Labor IN this country y
demanding more than u ever did ana
demanding II with formidable inteiii-
eence and purpose. and through organ.
led associations. Capital y united and
welded BY gigantic corporations.
1 Cleveland has had something 70 say
and 70 DO IN relation 70 the issues con-
stanfly arising Corporations. he de-
clares, should be protected IN their le-
ultimate sphere, s-but when by combina-
ton or bv the exercise Of unwar-
ranfcd power they Cypress the
people. the same authority which Gre
ated should restrain them and protect
the rights Of the citizen" The labor
ing classes should be protected In
their efforts peaccably 70 assert their
rights when endangered by aggregated
capital. and all statutes on this subject
should recognize the care Of the State
for honest toll, and b., framed with q
view Of improving the condition q the
workingman.' These were CIeveland<
declarations before he became Gov
ernor
Almost his first act a. Governor was
TO appoint the Railroad Commission o'
one Republican. one Democrat and one
representative Of anti-monopoly- IL
took an early opportunity 70 urge
, greater publicity Of all corporation pro
cccdings. BY requiring minute and fire.
q,ient reports, that the public ma.
} know how their funds are spent, and
, said the State should provide a way ''b'
, which the squanderinc or misuse of cor
porafe fur IL should be made good 4
l The parties injured" IL passed ever!
bill but one Of the seyen'introduced int
3 the Legislature last year BY the Stat
) Trades Assembly, including the aboll
/ ton 81 convict contract labor and Iii
q establishment Of Bureau Of Labor Sta
< tistics. The bill he vetoed was the bill
A 10 regulate the hours 81 labor q con
( ductors and drivers q New York Ut
9 horse-cars- his reason being solely ina
Il ~ .I.t y n.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-05
STAGE-STRUCK.
:spoopendyl<e's Cruel Criticism or
His Wifo's Histrionic Attempt.

HIS Who's hisprionic Assempr
my dear" said Mrs. Spoopcndyke.
contemplating herself IN the glass a. she
......r.-,l h., ~ ~ GLOVES an
'.'''
ue"r' WASH '"c '''s''''e' 10y 80 s"eo.
TOT anything: 40 you Know, ! think
would like - so On the stage!
Like 70 drive, perhaps suggested
Mr. Snoopendyke.
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' 80 $3.50 ~ 80
think \ coniu 90 y ~ wei y ny ~
those women tonight DO you know
much about thcatcrs? Is II hard?"
.No.r gr,,ntcd Mr.. Spoopcndyke,
.tu,c;nc n III boots 1T would be
very easy ior you A, you nave g 90
i stand around and TAX ana you won =
want any rchearsals for that
But I would have 70 practice twist
,nc ,ronnd u A. ~ fall n that man's
r ,:,s~, .,;a.. ,,,...d NJ snorn-
1870 80 IN w ..s-,r ..,s
envy Sc ~ 'n -, :. so !
Is gracefully as she uid "'tnout Trying
several times
That's the part you want % play, Is
it?'' growlcd Mr.. Spoopcndyke. with a
shade 81 green in his eye. You let
me see you fall on any man = shoulders
like that. and you'll find no trouble In
getting twisted around . few times:
What's your idea IN going on the stage?
Have you got stomach full Of deyo-
ton 10 Art like the rest Of the women Of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-05

"A lady Of Mayencc. Germany. for
mcrly in rood circumstances, sold her
late husbands tombstone 70 the super
intendcnt 81 the Jewish Cemetery. II
Ind cost $50 some years ago. She ac-
ccptcd $3.50. and il was removed from
che Christian TO the Jewish graveyard.
She used the money v pay hor passage
I'd America.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-05

New York has q monthly magazine
conducted by lady and devoted CD.
tircly 10 the faith curo.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-05

An anecdote Years ago = Yer
mont farmer lost many sheep through
the dcprcdations 81 wolves. He jour
ncvcd 10 Boston and returned with .
wolf dog which cost him many dollars.
He started oui the next day and soon
his dog was following up scent rapid
N and disappeared IN the woods: The
farmer on horseback followed and met .
chopper: "Wall. stranger. did yer see
q cr 4 dog and wolf 70 by?" "Yaas. y
s.Vall. how was it?r "Thc lorg was .
lcetlc ahead. - SoD,erriiie journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-05

Wild grapes are abundant In Cali
fornia, where they are gathered IN large
quantities for making jam and Jelly.
They make much more delicious arti-
Gle, II il said. than the cultivated grapes.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17

Ladies approve CT your smoking Little
Jokeru
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17

Z -7--7 ls5U Is IA TX c~ntsibr M x>11E
n rfFlA0 reofivA lice, aIcosfy ~
goods which viii help ~. ctft ncf NJ
1utely tuTo. Al on<e eddf<U IktE
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17

DETRoIr, Anrll i0.-A second wrestling
m ,tob osme of tonight Ia this city be-
tween Ross, Of Cleveland, and Mclaughlin
az this city. There vas biz attendance.
The match was Tor 81 0o0 siue and lhe re.
otipts OF the housc. aud
the mixed wrestling Championship;
There were two falls. collar ann
elbow tao aide hold one catch as.ea,ch-oap,
with jscktts Ths Rpt bont, collar and
elbow. lasted seven minutes and was won
By McLauehlln. Tne second, "A side hold,
lasted ionr minutes aud Rms won. The
third, collar aud elbow, lasted two minutes
and was won by McLaug ain. The fourth,
aide held. listed ops minnie and was
awarded TO Ross. The iitth, catch.ss.oatch'
cau. la.tsd eight minutes and ives woa by
McL,ushli1. At the conclusion Of the
match Mel, uehlin challenged the Japan.
ese a,hlaia Mn'ssda Socorscbit who had
come up With tae Cleveland parry. But the
Jsncncse Insisted on wrestling without
Jackets, nothing came OF Tho challenge
Mclaughlin insisting Oh jackets.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17
Concentrate Vitality.


AL exeitAnts, % radically cure. must ba
innocent The art oonsisis In continuing
their use until matters 10 tho aystem con-
trary 10 health are removed. Health tlnds
happlneEs Ia the mere sense OF existence
Bfsndrslh's Pills stimulste the blood so
as 10 enable nAtuts 10 throa oil all morbid
humOrs, and cure DISEASE, no matter by
what name u mny called,
The secret OF yeernitlpg the .yltIl pthei'
Pile 10 discovered IN Brandrath'a pills, be-
cause they remoys what holds IL In check,
IL Is believed they posstss the elements oil
vitality. Heat, healthy animal warmth, 10
caftainly Increased by the use or this Won
dsrinl medicine. Provided the great organs
are not irrepHrsbly injured, there Is no dts
ease Brandrtth'g Pills viii not cure. The
true ART 81 healing Is % assist nature 10
throw IN diease--,o concentrate, ss u
were, the whole vitality Of Tho system to
tject The cnsny that has ilS'ened on a
pert.
&c, Brsndtoth's Pills. Be pu; oil with
no other, aud follow the printed directions,
aud heblin will sursiv BLISS you.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17

A Ugh. frost fsli Tuesday night, and it
WAS feared that tho fruit and corn crop
would bs injured. but growers report that
no damage resulted. yney rread hesyy
frost AZ this season, which would kill oif the
fruit nj corn crop The weather ooDtln-
ues clear vita slight norlher blowing.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17
Iiarcmrx and POTASH

Are dangerous even when administered
Nv directions and nader The eye OF good
physician, and sben put up in nostrIus
often by incompetent parsons are apt to
ap.oduce evil consequences. Bs carefal OF
theee poisonous mixtures oryou may regret
it. s5wtfl's Specific 10 not Only prefers bio
to these dangerous compounds in the treat
ment OF blood aud skin diseases. but eiiini-
na,ea. tho poison of mercury and potash
frora the system by toning up the organism
and forcing ont the poison through the
po7es of the skin.
| Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseas es
The SWIFT SPKciFIc Co,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. \
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17
pENNsYLvANIA suMooRAls.

ALLENrowr, Pa, April 0--Tbe demo.
cratic convention was called TO order BY
Chsirmau Hensci. Tie roll call showed
twelve contested seats. At the close Ok the
roll.call, II Milton Spear was
elected temporary chairman. by
acc,an stiop. MIR. Spear having
taken the chair, made sresch, in which
| he said: III homo TIE issuS Of this CONVEX
| ton will be tha nomination OF another
| psnnsylvanian, who will bs elected. Penn
aylyania could not be unmindsuBof herself,
and the democratic party cannot be IN
mindful as long as there is emp'oy ment Ior
labor. She viii not serve the democracy
Lin vain. The enforcement OF the
lass and the puriacatlon OF the civil
| ssryics are dear 10 al oil us.
| man hiss been named here who has been In
| nnolic eervlcs twenty five years and is 70
/ day poorer than when he catered. III ne
shopld be declared as be wi DO tue choice
OF this convention Tor the national ssAscu'
tive let him go not Only with Your voies
mi with YOUR hearts, Shouts otapplsust
for Kendall were here given by the eonven
The rules of the house OF representatives
were adopted for the government OF th'
i body and committees appointed. =,
4 The convention then adjourned vi
4 When the convention re-assembled 4
Il Milton Spear was chosen permanent CHAIR
! ian and William Muukler, chairman OF tn
committee on resolutions. presented tn
following report:
i First--We the democratic party Of Penn
isy,yspi., in state convention, will maintain
me principles of government ordained b.
line Federal constitution and the lnserpreta
ton which the founders OF the party sa}tle'
nd made known, they VII deuouuce tn
attempt OF the grant of tho FsosrA govern
mept TO oveftorn these principles py Ju
, / dicih legislation and executive usufpA
Ssc1ud- We are against naturalization
monopoly. extravseaDt expenditures. sur
sdy and debssement OF the civil ser vice
bipartisan spoilati,n.
'','rhird--Wa believe fhst the electors
n frruds at 1870 and 1871 BIZ which ,. y. I'll
, de1 and Thcr. A. Hendricks Vere cheate
|ont o. the offices Of president ma zee pee
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
The Formal Call"

Whatever may betide, men have good
cause to rejoice that they bear no part
in that browning bore of all bores
known as the formal call " That is a
feminine institution. 1t is an inven-
ton of the sex, and the sex groans I'M
der its yoke. Man smokes his Dur
ham in beatitic peace, whilst the wife
and daughters pay tribute to the for
NAL call. He hears the soto voce
prayer that parties will be out, and
that the man can be dispatched with a
card. He quietly notes the sigh of re-
lief when the exhausted women return
after hours of social Distress He OBJ
serves the tax of dress incident to the
affair, the bad temper it invokes, and
the hypocrisy and total absence of any
equivalent in the way.of pleasure for
all this slavish adherence to custom,
and then dimly realizes the miraculous
felicity of his own escape from such
thraldom, and it maybe takes comfort
in the thought that the whole business
falls totally on those who have made
him pay the piper for countless other
freaks and whims of fashion and ca
price. The elasticity Of conscience
with which the gentle creatures en-
deaVOr to mitigate the intliction of the
formal call by convenient fibs, furnish
es the masculine monster some anus
ing food for study, and it NAV be
doubted whether he would bulge an
inch to abolish the formal call. 1t is
diamond cut diamond; women annoy
ing women. In such q transaction the
wise man holds aloof and lets the
dainty bellgerents disappearing as
friends manage the hollow and artificial
show as suits themselves. 1t is not Of
ten that he has an opportunity of keep
ing out of game in which women ar
ray their wits against one another in
stead of against the common tyrant,
man. He is at liberty to be judiciously
silent and hear the fair prattlers dis
cuss each other in style utterly unlike
the fancy pictures of novelists and
poets, and if lie doesn't get some
wholesome enlightenment he is hope
lessly stupid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
The Locomotive of To-day.

The locomotive Of to-day is Il GRANT
by the side of the production Of 1851.
The New York Central express engine
is q very Anak. It's weight is "a, 900
pounds, or nearly two and half times
heavier than its shove mentioned pro-
tOtype. The cylinders are Is inches
by "a. The average man head is far
below the top of the driving wheels,
which are 70 inches in diameter. Ia
1854 a New York express passenger To-
connective travelled %, 900 miles in q
year; last year the average mileage per
engine stood between 20, 900 and 80, 900
miles. A locomotive for express passen-
ger service costs, taking the expert
ence of the past few years, from 49, 800
TO $40, 900 to build. In comparing the
locomotives of to-day and a quarter of
century ago, you will notice that
while the weight of the whole machine
has increased greatly, certain Of the
dimensions have not altered much.
This is because we are limited in vari
Gus ways in constructing q locomotive.
We can not make the body of the en-
CINE over certain width, because of
the gauge Of the track; not over 4 GER
tain hight, because we must keep the
center of gravity at about the same pO-
sition; not over q certain length, be-
cause of the wheel centers. So the To-
connective must always remain nearly
the same in form. 1t is to increased
capacity of boilers that we must look
for increase of power. At present an
express locomotive boiler is of eighty
horse power, that is, if it were q sta
tionary engine that would be its capac-
ity. But when the locomotive is draw
ing a train of cars at five miles an hour
the boiler supplies the strength Of 375
horses, and at forty-fve miles an hour
the power expended is equal to that of
from 700 to $40 horses. That's q curl
Gus fact. isn't it?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
A Paris Adventure.

One of the most distinguished physi-
clans in Paris me with startling adj
venture the Other day. His servant
handed him, at o. clock in the even
ing, letter signed by an unknown
person, asking the DOCTORS immediate
attention for relative of the person
whose signature appeared at the bot
tom of the letter. The relative did not,
however, live in Paris, but in St. Ger
main. at the old pavilion built by Hen
ry ". The address given was rather
singular, but the letter contained 600
francs in crisp, new notes of the Bank
of France. The case was represented
as urgent; the patient intended leaving
for the south of France in the morning.
Gould the doctor come at once?"
1t was furthermore suggested to him
that the train that left Paris at mid
night Tor St. Germain-the ''theater
train would be the best one to take.
They would expect him at the pavilion;
q room had been prepared, and he
could return to Paris the first thing in
the morning.
The confident tone of the letter and
the snug sum inclosed decided the
doctor. He left home that night in
time to catch the midnight train.
That night dreadful storm burst
over ST. German. The doctor was
afraid he would lose his way in the
darkness, and secured the services of q
trustworthy railway porter as pilot.
When they arrived ut the pavilion he
was informed that mo one of that
name lived there, )" that mo doctor
was expected" The door was slam
med in the doctors face, and he spent
aportion of the night in the pelting
rain, running from house to house to
find o shelter.
Was it a practical joke, q wager, a
trap to waylay and murder him, or
was there "a lady in the case?" No
body knows.
The doctor is q quiet married man, a
model of the domestic virtues, and has
no enemies so far rs he is aware of.
1t was reported that q stranger call
ed at the pavilion the next day, and
finding upon inquiry that the doctor
had been there, simply remarked:
''Oh, it is all right; let him keep the
money"
And so the doctor did.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24

A Colorado burro has been shipped
across the Atlantic and presented to
the Prince of Wales. 1t is matter of
profound national sorrow that this was
not the first American iackass ever pre-
sented to his TallnesS, the Prince.
At Omaha, last week, u barrel of
sauer kraut rolled out of & wagon and
struck O'Leary H. Oleson, who was
trying to unload it, with such force as
to Kill him instantly, and to tlatten him
out like kiln-dried Goldfish. Still, at
ter many such instances, there are
many scientists who maintain that
Sauer kraut Is conducive to longevity.
AS an evidence of the healthfulneSs
OF mountain climate the people of Den
yer point To man who came there in
"a without flesh enough to bait 4 tran.
and now he puts sleeves to IN ordinary
feather bed and pulls it over his mead
Tor a shirt. People in poor health who
wish to communicate with the writer
IN relation to the facts above stated
are requested TO enclose two unlocked
postage stamps to insure 4 reply.
At Ubet, NJ. T., during the cold snap
in January, one of the most inhuman
Outrages known in the annals of crime
was perpetrated on Il young man who
went West in the fall, hoping to make
his pile in time to return in Nav and
marry the New York heiress selected
before he went.
While stopping at the hotel two frol
lcsome young women hired the porter
to procure the young mans pantaloons
at dead OF night. They then sewed up
the bottoms Of the legs, threw the doc
tored garments back through the tram
som and squealed ''Fire!"
When he got into the hall he was
valnly trying to stab one foot through
the limb of his pantaloons while he
danced around on the other and Joined
IN the general cry of Fire" The hall
seemed filled with people, who were
running this way and that, ostensiblv
seeking mode of egreSs from the
flames, but in reality trying to dodge
the mad efforts of the Young man. who
was trying to insert himself in his OBJ
Stinatc pantaloons
lie did not tumble, as it were, until
the night Waterman cot 4 Babcock fire
eXtinguisher and played on him. do
not know what he played on him.
Very likely it was, Sister, what are
the wild waves saying?"
At any rate he staggered into his
room, and although he could hear the
audience outside in their wild. tumult-
uous encore, he refused 10 come before
the curtain, but locked his door and
sobbed himself to sleep.
How often do we forget the finer
feelings of others and ignore their sor-
row, while we revel in some great iov.
Bill Me
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24

He took seat by her side. She
seemed strangely changed. All her
buoyant spirits appeared to have de-
serted her.
After moments silence she softly
said 81 want to explain. Her cheeks
were flushed, and the slight tremor in
her voice indicated more than pass
ing emotion.
4 don't want you to misjudge me,
for you have been my good and true
friend so long. | am not the silly.
reckless girl that my talk the other
evening would lead YOU To think. 1t
was all wrong, and | am very, very
sorry for it, though | wouldn't have
said it, I'm sure, if you and Guardy
hadn't so cxasperated me. You know
what [ meaG-about the author of
The Pie-B;ters. "
She looked "pDealingiy at Frederick,
who gravely answered.: Yes, lunder-
stand.
Il am only an inexperienced gnI,
you know, and can't help being fool
ish and enthusiastic sometimes. But
you'll overlook it. won't YOU, Freder-
ick?"
"Overlook it," cried that delighted
Young man. Yes, and forget it alto
gether. Your words, Lucy, give me
courage, and beside this may be nv
last onnortUni;y Perhaps it is folly
for me to place myself beside Your
ideal, but [ have resolved to venture
all. You know [ have long loved you,
but [ doubt if you know the intensity
to which this love has grown. We've
always been the best of friends; but ]
want something moro than friendship
now. Your love, yourself.
Lucy slowly turned her eyes to meet
his burning gaze, and in them he read
his title clear.
Ten minutes afterWard, Frederick,
with a start of mock surprise, inquired:
What will you say TO the author OF
The Pie-Biters?' .
''Mercyr' cried Lucy, II had forgot.
ten all about him."
At that moment, Mr.. Perkins dis.
creetly opened the door and paused at
the threshold. The MISUNDERSTANDING
tableau he beheld, filled him with
amusement.
"Ho, hor' he chuckled, $50 you've
told her?'
Told me-" cried Lucy, told me
what?"
''Why, that he, our Frederick, is the
author of The -Biters.''
els it true?" she gasped, turning to
her lover.
Yes" he answered, smilingly.
Then" she cried Historically, 'Tu
keep my promise after all and marry
the author of The Pie-Biters