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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

maniacs In tho royal family Of
Belgium. and the list might easily DO
extended. Among the causes OF this
tendency 70 mental alienation in royal
lines i~ntermarriage Is prominent.
This Is n cause either Of imbccility or
madness. recognized by physiolo-
gists among peopl6o OF all ranks II Is
more frequent in the royal rank be-
cause the number OF parts allowed
by law or etiquette Is limited; a Prince
Of one crazy family has often wed a
Princess Of another. and the chances Of
transmitting feeble intellect TO OIL
spring are thus continually aug
mentcd-
Physical maladics are also among
the results OF the frequent intcrmar-
riages in royal families. Scrofula.
which often affects the mind Injurious
". is promoted by the conjugal union
Of cousins or other relatives. and
nearly all the older reigning families
OF Europe have scrofulous maladies.
developing sometimes in canccrs
lameness. consumption and other mall
aides. The hcalthicst royal families
are those Of modern origin. like the
swedish, which began in Bonapartc's
times. and the Bonapartcs themselves,
who, though not over-wise. are at
least not maniacs or inyalids. But tho
great Napolcon's son By his Austrian
wife was weak In body and mind. in
hcriting some Of the tendency that
has appeared among the llapsburgs
of this time in Vienna. Had he lived
to be the father OF children they YOU'D
probably have Inherited thai tendency
in an increased degree.
These are physiological points only,
but Ii Z show that the limited matri-
monial field for royalty loads to i'm
pairment Of body and mind. The
Princes brought up in luxury. idle
ness and selfish indulgence are apt 70
become feeble intellectually and
| physically. and when one Of them
succeeds to "A throne and has the
burden OF State affairs thrown upon
| him, he Is not likely to be able to
endure the labor or TO withstand the
shocks to which he Is as liable as
any humble man. Francis Joseph and
his wife we're apparently ms healthy
as most people, but the catastrophe
OF Rudolph's death was crushing. and
there is no improbability in the re-
ports OF their mental and physical
condition which are so strcnuously
denied. The poorest pair OF peasants
among their subjects might have been
as much gricved BY a similar aflic-
ton. but they could have bornc il
more patiently and bravely. They
are not descended from a long line OF
intermarrying relatives; they have
had no notorious and shameful scan
dals in their family: they have not
been worried by State affairs and
heavy responsibilities, and they are Of
a sturdy stock that can endure the
heaviest blows OF misfortune without
damage to their mental or bodily
health. Philadelphia Bulletin.
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CROWNS AND GREATNESS.



A quick. uneasy denial has been
made BY authority in Vienna Of re-
port that the Empress Elizabeth Is i'll
and derangcd. Similar reports con-
corning her husband. the Emperor
Francis Joseph. have also been denied.
But there Is an impression that in
both cases the rumors are correct.
The unfortunate pair have had
enough TO deprive them Of health,
and even Of reason In the dcplorablo
death Of their son and heir. and in
the scandals OF his life that were
then made the subject Of public COM
ment
Insanity in royal families Il. how
ever, becoming so 0 NJ mon that some
thing more than a special cause for Il
may be looked Tor. Rudolph was not
the first Austrian Prince who became
crazy. There have been many mad
Hapsburgs, Hohcnzollcrns, Romanoffs
and Guc,phs. The actual King 81
Bavaria has for years been a l~unatic,
and 50 was his brother, whom he sue
cccdcd. Tho King OF Holland. who Il
dying, has long been more or loss Of Z
maniac and latterly has been m i'm
beetle. There are and have becI
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

DIES MONKS. Ia. May 1.-THE Supreme
Court Yesterday reversed the judgment
az the lower court In the case OF the state
VI. NJ. r. Billings. The defendant was
tried for the killing OF County Attorney
w. g. Kingsley, Of Wayerly, convicted q
murder in the second degree aud sen-
fenced for life. He appealed on several
grounds. the chief being that the court
and county were unduly prejudiced
against him; that his motion Tor a change
~ venue was refused, and as a result he
wns deprived Of q fair trial. The Su.
preme Court sustains this view. reve:ses
the judgment and rcmands the case for q
| new trial. Billings Is now serving out
his sentence.
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Murder and suicide bv a Jealous Hus.
band.

CINCINNATI. May ia. J. Blanc. q
chemist, In the employ Of the Diehl Fire
works Company. shot his wife and seven.
ycar-old daughter with a 32-caliber re-
volver abont nine O'Clock yesterday
morning and then fired a bullet into his
own head. Blanc is an Alsatian, who
came to this city about 4 year ago He
married a daughter OF J. G. Hanover. the
real estate agent. a few months ago,
aud took apartments in the Kenilworth
building, No. 1917 West Seventh street,
where the shooting took place. Mrs.
Blanc at the time Of her marriage was q
grass widow with a twelve-year odd
daughter. Blanc was a widower with n
child, a little girl named Flora. He was
Jealous Of his wife, and suspected her Of
being criminally intimate with other
men. While the eldest child was absent
from the house yesterday morning, q
quarrel arose betwee tho couple. which
resulted Ia tho death Of the father and
child. The woman injuries are not
necessarily fatal. and the physician IL
attendance upon her thinks that she viii
ecover.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

a Great Field for American Enterprise
The Government Disposed
to be Particularly Liberal I" b"nis
Eide Capitalists ard Desirable I'm mi-
grant--A Change Of Policy Toward the
Uniie . states.
WASHINGTON. May 12.-Edmund r.
Smith. for eight years United States Con-
sui at C~arthagena. Republic 81 Colombia,
and now a merchant In that city, j. Ia
Washington OF a short visit.
sThere Ia a great field for American en-
ferprise in the Republic Of Colombia"
said Mr.. Smith TO a reporter. Electric
lights. water-works railroads aud ice
machines are particularly wanted. The
government is disposed to be particulars
" liberal. Concessions will be given 70
bona ide capitalists for twenty-five
years, aud in the vase % the water
works the government will guarantee
seven per cent. on the capital invested for
twenty five years. immigration l. par
ficularly desired, and in order to infuse
new blood into the republic the govern
m.nt will pay the passage Of an immigrant
give him six dollars a month, 30 acres OF
land, a COW. two pigs. a plow aud help
him build his house, and transport him
free from the seaport to the point where
he desires TO locate DR.. Nunez, the
yresident OF the Republic, Is doing all in
his power TO develop the resources Of the
country. and has decided to completely
change his policy toward the United
states, and TO favor. - much as he posi-
bly, can, CON ,nercial and other friendly in
t~ercourse between the two republics. he
will send representatives to the Three.
Americas Conference here"
There has been a great change OF feel.
ing on the part OF Colombians towards
the United States. Formerly they we're
very suspicious, and it was all because
.hey totally misunderstood the Monroe
doctrine. They thought that America
for Americans really meant America
For The United States. and that suspicion
and Jealousy were industriously famed
by English. German and French mer-
chants. TO whose interest II was TO con-
troll their trade. The foreign trade Of
Colombia amounts 70 $4,000, 900 annually,
and the United States gets very little 81
IL. The English and Germans control
most Of II. The United States ought "a
have IL. Carthagensss only distant four
and a-hnlf DAYS from New Orleans, and
seven days from New York"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

SANTA ARnAE Cal. May 12.-In ad.
dition 10 the facts state | IN the ofieial re-
port of the trial trip Of the cruiser
Charleston, II j. learned that the trouble
with the starboard high-pre>sure slide
was due 10 the development OF some hard
spots in the steel. Thu defect was no.
ticed on the trip from san Francisco. but
II was thought that II had been eliminated
before Yesterdays trip began. The star
board engines speed had 20 be lowered,
aud this made II impossible 70 deliver the
highest steam power of which the cruiser
is capable. During the entire trip the
quantity Of steam in the boilers was IN
exces. of requirements. Only one slide
out OF the four was affected, the Others
working perfectly.
While the representatives Of the Union
I~ron-works naturally feel some disap-
pointment over the temporary trouble,
the naval officers aboard express great
confidence in the vessel. and predict that
with full power employed she will easily
exceed nineteen knots.
Chief Engineer Wilson. u. 8. ~, says:
.sThere was not a crank pin, bearing or
journal warm, and this has never in my
experience been equaled. There was not
a tendency to beat shown by either main
or thrust bearings. With the minor DIM
.culties developed to-day remedied. the
cruiser bids fair to equal l2) revolutions
10 the minute, with consecutive speed ex-
-ceeding nineteen knots. To my view she
promises to be one Of the fastest ships OF
her class ~afoat."
Other officers express similar views
The Charleston is expected TO take a rur
north Tomorrow.
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FOR OUR U FOLKS
4 SAD LITTLE Man.

when he was up. ne cried 10 get down
Ana when Ne was In. he cried 70 get OUT
Ana no little boy Ia liostop town
Was ever so ready 10 fret and pont
foutsy h
And Ere ~ OH
And spend the whole day IA . petsy on
And " what shalt we DO 10 this bnd little man
lsut shake him as hard as We possibly cani
when he was cold. he cried 10 be warm,
And when he was warm, he cried TO he cold.
And all the morn nr twas scold and storm.
And mll the evening twas storm and seoid.
stormy oh
And scoldy oh,
And never do what he was ioldy OH
Aud what shall we do with his bad little man
But shake him as hard as we possibly can
Youths Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

PITTSBURGH, Pa. May 12.-The names
Of the victims Of the fatal explosion Of
mine gas ia the Toms Run mine, on
CHARTERS creek, yesterday morning, are;
Martin Tershock, married, aged forty.
seven; head blown on.
John Adierscheits, single, aged twenty.
seven; head and one arm blown on.
Mike Marlowitch, married. aged twenty.
three; top ~ head blown on.
Mark Stuedier, single; aged twenty.
Two; burned 70 q crisp
The min had been unoccupicd for sew
eral days. The men had gone after their
tools, preparatory 70 leaving FOR Minnc-
sota. No other persona were injured
!zhs mine was considerably damaged
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

ne speed Test Of the Charleston Develops
: Little Trouble With One ~ fier Slides
which. when Remedicd. will show Her
40 be Ons of this fastsst ships 81 Hes
Chase Afioat.
WAsHIS0roS. May 12.-The following
dispatch was received by Secretary Tracy
to-day:
SANTA BARnARA. Cal. May IL.
SEcRErA or NAVY. wAsHISoroS; Trial
Of Charleston made to-day q failure. OWING 70
etarbcard engine slides heating No trouble
with port engine. Average revolutions Tor y
minutes. fE; maximum horsepower, a.opo;
speed. ISL knots. At speeds up 70 W revoiu-
tons. vacuum " inches. Vacuum decreased ~
speed Increased. falling Al highest speed 70 y
inches. Boiler supplied steam freely.
tSigned.l RESHAM' Commodore
Secretary Tracy said to q representa-.
tive OF the United Press In explanation OF
this report that tho announcement that
the trial was a failure" was perhaps
susceptible Of wrong Interpretation. IL
was a failure owing 10 certain conditions,
which could, no doubt, be remedied cas-
ny.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

THE greatest and deepest of all
human controversies" says Mr.. Glad
stone. apropos Of a recent English
novel. .is the marriage controversy.
II appears to be surging up on all sides
around Us; and every book which
helps definitely 70 map out It's lines
has on that account both interest and
value"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

An Irishman was planting shade
trees when a passing lady said; You TO
digging out the holes. are you. Mr.
H~agrarty?'' mo. mum. Dim diggin'
out the dirt an lawin' the holes.
Texas Siftings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

"A smile Is generally supposed 70 b
: spccics az comparison. but II Is moro
a n paradox. You knock one Of its IL
out 70 make l. smile --Tcrre Hauto
Express
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

The following passage occurs IN =
notice posted on the court house by .
constable Or Wicomico County. Nd:
II have sccsed and took into execution.
accordin to Law and iniquity. the follow
ing aforesaid property"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

$50. here l am between two tall
said a dandy NJ hotel table where
Two young taiIors just started out in
business were sitting. True. was
the reply. r..wc arc beginners. and
only afford one goose between US
Philadelphia Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24
THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA.

A Great Field for American Enterprise
tho Colombian Government Disposed
20 be Particularly Liberal I" b"nA
Eide Capitalists ard Desirable I'm ms-
grant--A Change Of Policy Toward tho
Unite I states.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-26

hear hln gzcly.
Tie cczrca baIding Il erected upcn sAe
lot owned by tas Wa Ness FANNY, froa
wn0n ths zrsatsr poFtloa ~ tae LAzd upoa
unicn TIE s410nzi capita = bait Szs par
chased Taat weakly FAM , went - Rome.
svsn u1ro their iADesG descendants, and, A.
thoazh a. TIE rest Of thelr laai w4s c-s-
posed o. they aeid tais lot for nllety years.
ald hasily disposed q u ~ tie yoQDg Con
gregal.0nal socisfy for aa almost n0alnz-
s-4- sld - . tine Nnen ths cnurcn =
Their Love. ths ch1rch of Rome, vas ARK
las % purchase ID Ter s. PstrlcEs parish
IEis a1oaAy las never ceel explained
o4r II - . statement 0f fact
General u. u. H1serd, as = wel known,
t06z great Interest 10 tie race of freedmen
Through his efforts . mission school Tor
cCLore1 peCp-s NF4s established away CUT ca
X street, hear The boundary, aud t1s
teachers were tLe good peop-s 4 TIE Con
Kregaiiol4l church Tat C1 shoot. cal4ed
Lincoln n $500, 14s become an dependent
society Three CtLsr Missions were est4b-
.sled in various portions Of tie city, which
are n0E independent churches, making IL
a.. i've Congregational chl-ches which
have sprung from the original society
formed a. the instance Of Mr. H3opoF.
That gentleman Is now clerz in tie post
cfse department, and takes deep religious
PRIDE 10 tne W0rz which Vas hlmbly be- gun
D. him SNTn ID. FAY
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-26

week or two ago, the porter OF tho
Bristol Royal infirmary was disturbed ono
morning about g 30 by the bowling OF a
dog outside the building. Finding that il
continued, he went out and tried 10 drive
it away bat it returned and continued to
howl SO piteOusly. that he was obliged to
go out TO it again. This time he OBJ
served that one OF its paws was injured.
He. therefore, brought it in and sent for
two nurses, who at nee dressed the paw,
and were rewarded Dy every canine sign
Of gratitude, including much licking of
their hands. The patient was retained
for two days, during which time he re-
ceived every attention from those inside
the house, ana from the neighbors out
side, VINO quickly heard OF the case. AS
no one appeared 10 claim the dog, he was
sent 10 the Home for Lost Dogs in the
city, where so interesting an animal was,
of course, not long in finding purchaser.
The dog was one of those called "lurch-
ers"
have myself called on the porter Of
the infirmary for confirmation Of the
story, and am assured by him OF its truth.
How did an apparently friendless dog
know where to go for surgical aidf The
case differs from that OF the dog which
took its friend for treatment TO Kings
College hospital in London. for L under
stand that the Kings College dog had pre-
viously been taken TO the hospital for
treatment itset but in this case there is
no such clew.-LOndon Spectator.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-26

Wbsn returning 70 BsS4- PestA, Nolan
led Man. a. Afghan aerfa74. SeAs1
Ipo1 ne He related ~ ne TIE d~ta--s
u nls eXtra9rdi14ry GcYsut Tres s1a t1s
impression produces upon him thfe1gn o
bls d4m5 inJerc0Qrss With the people =
hizhly Interesting Judzing men snd
tnlDgs fr0n al Afghan poL4t u slss, IL
was al = ioss u uEd 81 explanation Tor
the kluchsartedness shown 60 lin - =
aars9n 50 utterly di1srent he religion,
morals and habits. He Yery naturally
arrived at the conclusion that lis Own
cO1uurynlen, agit2tec - AZ AooiAPre-
ueusisle mode u thinking. are rude,
crael AID certainly inferior e. tAs N4ILs-
tlans among whom be wandered.
Ny afghan brethren be SAID, by
caring TOO much for the salvation ~ men
belonging 10 another creed, are cerlSlnl y
acting against the rules of hospitality aed
humanity. wAile tie Christians. oy caring
little oF nothing Tor religious differences,
really fllhl toward tlgir fellow Great 1ros
al the duties of humanity and ot 50
elal Intercourse" Ihis be gladly al
mltled. but, On the other hand, he
staucnly adhered % the superiority oi his
Aohammetan religion, and curious were
the motives with ~ nich he tried 10 justify
his opinion The Jews, he said, 'ac-
cept and follow N0sss as their prophet (,
the Chllsyiaus. by accepting Moses and
Jesus, have got TWO leaders. and are IN
advance OF the Jews; while We Moham-
medans, by accepting Moses, Jesus and
Mohammed, have got three leaders, and
are therefore ahead OF ali as regards spir-
i.lal ..dance, for d people led by three
leaders f. certainly less exposed 10 lose
Its way or - stumble on the pat1 " 1lcl
leads 10 truth. - -
In the course OF his further CONVERSE
ton be nevertheless felt himself obliged
u confess that the Christian world Il Ia
tho asceDdency over the Moslem world,
and that sooner or later all Islam will DC
subdued by the overwhelming power Of
the active, strong ana just men OF Europe.
The downfall OF the MOhammedans he
finds inevitable, but he ascribes IL rather
10 the sinful negligence and religious
laXity OF his fellow believers than 10 the
higher level Of the Christian religion
ArmInius NambeTy in Good Words.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-26

Charles o. Films OF Scituate, Mass,
makes this interesting statement in a
letter 20 the Boston Journal, samuel
4. Turner OF Norwell, now living az the
age Of -, well remembers Ebenezer Cobb
OF Kingston, who was born in 1894 and
died AZ the age of 107. ana who romem-
bercd the funeral OF Deputy Governor
Bradford, born in 1921; that the public
road was Oustructed by a deep snow, the
body had 10 be brought from the family
residence along the scasAor3 to tho spot
where his father Ex-Governor Bradford
was buried. Mr.. Turner has two lives
between him and the Pilgrims, whose
eces combined reach 10 within four years
of the landing a. Plymouth.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-26
CAPITAL LETTER
Brief sketch OF one OF Washing
tons . Leading ChurcnsA
Ia aansis 0ris1a sad Uaprsts.usas Be-
slA@ias-Its Frsssas st.eas a1d tAs
~srk a L. Doaas Kew. - "a ss~-
saaa ths Prassss Pastor.


ne largest Coazrezatisnzl church IN
AZ Uaitsd States SCUM of Ns~ Ysrk :
heated % this eity A e13rt Wss 1sle "a
l.55 70 establish cnarca q tlis dshOmt
Ea-il1, zlt me largest cCaEc4 ever called
10 the examination and ordination o1 .
p4sLcE Ia tlls country Dst sa1 examined
tie candidate. no fal-sd To pass TIE exam
in4tlea seeagse % nis disbelief Ia ~the
perseVeralcs ef the sa-nts No1nllg Nzs
Afterwards 1sne in the matlsrof tne es-ao-
Lslnens ~ chlrca here uatL ln i''tt
Nleu NJ W x Hooper Inserted aollce
IA the AaE.o1al Intelligence, iauIlag a.
believers la tle cg8gre za-lonal form u
church government TO meet AZ Tenn perzn 20
Hall. on Niafh street Thirty zeltlenea
responded, aad there the church vas or
FGnizeG - Hooper paid a. expenses, o1E
Was Afterwards reimbursed when tna soct
ety vac completely formed. The number
cf N0rshiDsrs graQlaliy Increased, and TIE
UaitArian cl1rcn 5lldlaz NAs hired for
0ns summer That Cnitarzn chnrca. By
tie way. Is today used IS police court.
I.oca1 preachers were depended upon for
long time, some Of them 0sinz clerks 10
dspartmsnts who tii not charge Tor thels
services Bus tn lso4 Rev g. b Boynton,
ID %, was invited 70 the pastorate. ar.
Boynton was Ia Washlo gt0n oy Invitation
Of Secretary elles, 20 write the history Of
ths Navy Department
Ia ls86 there was q spllt 10 the thriving re-
ugioas community, owing 70 the unfortunate
Isrencss between Rev Dr. Boynton and
Genera y. .. Howard. who Was the princi-
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-26
The PICTURE ALeUm.
an Arrangement That VIII save An
stereoty ped Explanations.

stereOty ped Explanations.
TIE following form for the arrangement
OF pictures ia tte family album has been
copyrig gnted Persons adhering 10 II VIII
save the stereotyped explanations usually
gwen 10 callers as they turn the leaves:
No. l-"Understood 70 be my father you
know, now ia Ia seventeen wear. Nice old
man, bat rather sol In his ways.
THAT'S grandms-siTty-hve years Old
and as spry as cricket. Coming out 10
see us next fall Dldn't turn gray until she
was sixty.
3-"Oldsst sister, Mlnnie-lives IN Cin-
einnati-hve cnlldren-keeps three serv-
auts-cataract 10 the left eye.
4-"Thatl Oh, that's my brother Ben,
taken Just after he got well He's out IN
Denver row. We think he's engaged.
5-"My sister Jess.e's four children IN a
group. Aren't they cummings Jessie lives
in Chicago. We don't think she is happy
with her husband, but she never lets on,
you know.
6-"My cousin Bella; lives in Wisconsin
rather concerted snd uppish. We used to
write, but don't now.
MY Uncle william, Of Massachusetts.
Hes rich and we expect no Il leave Us his
money. Queer old duck, and we have TO
use him tenderly.
SOB, yes That picture doesn't belons g
in there That's my Aunt Sarah, but she's
dead. Been dead five years, but we kind o.
keep the picture around. She didn't amount
70 much. Just ordinary, you know.
Gone OF my girl friends. She thinks
she's good-looking, but she isn't. I'm mad
az her just now, and l keep il in there for
spite.
10-"One OF my fellers. The picture isn't
near as goOd-looking as he IS. We were en-
gagged, but his mother broke 1t up.
IL, l2, 13, II aud l5-"Aunts, uncles, cous-
ins and other folks who don't amount TO
much, but have been put in TO ill up
Detroit Free Press.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-26
Where Penn signed the Treaty.

well-worn spot, kissed, no doubt. by
the lips of many ardent tourists as the
one on which William Penn made his IA
nous treaty with the Indians, has just
been proved TO be some fifty odd feet re-
moved from the historic elm beneath
which that treaty was really made. The
spot is on the lower side of Beach street,
below Palmer, and is now the property
OF Neafie L Levy, the shipbuilders. When
they purchased the lot two years ago for
the purpose of enlarglng their works, an
Old resident of the neighbOrhood stated
that the elm stood about fifty or sixty
feet from the street. He was laughed at
Of course, but his statement has just
been verified.
In excavating for the new building
Neavy & Levy unearthed at the point
indicated the root OF the old elm. 1t was
about eight feet in circumference and so
firmly embedded that the workmen were
unable 10 remove it without labOriOus
effort Fifty-hve feet from the root, on
an adjoining lot, stands the weather-worn
marble tablet, which says that upon
''this spot" William Penn made his fa-
nous treaty. How the error in locating
the tablet was made is not clear, but It
has lain there many years and has always
been thought 10 be upon the very spot
on which Penn od.-Phlladelphia In
guirV