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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

A Practically Unanimous Action
by tho Commissioners.

The board met 3 O'Clock IN the office
ar the superintc ndent OF instruction. II
was soon joined BY number OF the rep
resentslives Of prominent publishing
houses over the country.
The report Of the committee OF tn
" hole was then read BY the secretary
At the conclusion OF the reading mo
|tiou prevailed that the various resoIu'
|tious contained In the report be taker
|up one at time and voted upon. Thi'
Was done. Below 10 . complete copy Q
the report Of the committee OF tns
whole:
/. whereas, II Il the opinion Of tn
ATTORNEY general that in seeking bids 70
M blicatiou OF manuscript books, tn
law requires the board OF textbook com
lmissioner, to advertise for twenty -on'
days, % provided oy Sec
,of the textbook law and,
Whereas, The board has not eufhcien
|funds available TO make such advertise
Resolved, That the further considers
Ition OF eli manuscript books be indefi
lnitely postponed.
2. Whereas, The text.b0oks 10 geo
Igraphy submitted BY the Indians School
| Book Company, consisting Of On elemen
lsarv geography and . complete geo
qraphy, are in the Judgment Of The boart
fully eqnal in size and quality, - 70 ma
Iterial matter, style OF binding ana me
lchauIcsl execution to the eclectic series o
named In sec. ] OF an &C
|en titled aao oct 10 create board Of com
lmissioners for the purpose Of securing
for use In the common schools o. ~
state or indiana : series Of text. BOOKS
de fining the duties Of certain omcer
therein named with reference thereto
making appropriations therefor, defining
certain feionies and misdemeanors, pro
viding punishments for violation o. IN
Iproyisions OF said oct, repeating all law
|incoutiict Herewith and declaring q
emergency" and,
whereas, The proposal Of the Indian'
School Book Company is the only ON
eu omitted 10 furnish text books in geo
IRraphy In accordance with the law abov
|named. therefore,
Resolv ved, That the bid presented D.
that company be accepted, and that
contract Be entered into with the 81,
Indiana School Book Company 70 furnis
thcse text books In GEOGRAPHY, 10 accor
dance with the terms Of the Law, ana IN
supplementary proposals contained y
the note accompanying ths bid, = Iol
lows:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

The Railroad Gazette, Of July u, VIII
pubIish table OF new railroad construcs
tiou Tor the flrst half Of 1889. This table
shows l,llO miles Of new main line track
built in the 6rst six months Of this year
n the United States. against 1850 10 the
corresponding period Of last year. This
is about the samO ratio g was shown ct
the end o. the irst quarter. IL this ratio
n maIntained throughout the year the
sotaI nav mileage would BE- about $500
miIes. The Southern States have built
Is per ceut. Of the total new construc-
tIon or this year; the Southwestern
Ststes 81 per cent. Tho characteristic
feature Of the year's building % that u -
ln short Lengths BY many companies.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

One Dupont Bell. . tall, salIow and
Ions. haired individual claiming 70 b the
Son of God, has driven Georgia negroes
into ! religious frenzy BY bis teachings.
He says August 10 will Be Judgment
day. and then tho negroes VII sure
white, while the whites VII! become
black. Ne hes sold 500 angels wings q
IS apiece. An uprising 10 feared ana
the people ere devislug mesue for spirit
iug The Son Of God away.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

An s,ple.pis banquet was arranged
for n. J. Appel, jr The pie measured
i've ~ two feet and 100 Tammany braves
az about Il. When Il Was opened ont
jumped ! dozen rats, and the braves fell
on the floor Ia fright The rats got N the
pie while Il Wss On exhibition II
saloon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

George w. Hon, resident physician
OF French Lick, died Ct that place lss'
Monday at . 80 .. M, OF Inflammation
OF the bowels, at the age Of ~ years.
West Baden Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

A female OF IN uncertain age was asked
~ ( ceusus tsker: "How old aro you,
madam n "Thirty years." che replied.
sThsts what yOu told me last census Ten
wears ago. aWell. I'm not one Of the
kind or women who tell one story one
time sud another story another
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

Petersburg News: Friday last ths
sum Of $4,000 was subscribed for tht
|buIIding or new Methodist church q
|this place. Work will bc commenced q
once end the building will cost $500
when completed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

The man who likes 70 sit and dream
Whose life % never sunny;
He always has little scheme,
But nevSr soy money.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19
pupLusnrD EVERY FRIDAY, At JAsrEs'
nunors COUNTY, INDIANA, BY
CLEMENT DOANE.
OFFICE.-IS COURIER BuILpISs on
Wrsr SIXTH STREET.

PnIcK OF 50 UBscKIrTIoN.
s,ry,e Subscription, for SO Nos, q % %
FOR six months, ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

RArEs % ADvERTssEIN0'
-. = mare. lOlines or less. lweek. - "
rseh - subsequcnt insertion, 20 CO.
fraction over even square or
sc"sres. - counted IS q square; Incse
she terms for transient advernee-
.ss.ts:a reasonable deduction Will oe
,~sSs "a regular advertisers.
Wotices OF appointment OF ADMINS
s..crs Ana legal tices Of like charscte'
70 be paid in advance.
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.
For Township Officers, each - - -
For County . -. AZ
ror District, Circuit, or State. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
COMPRISING By TELEGRAPH.
AN OPERATOR SAYS He DOES NOT HEAR TIN
CLICK OF THE INSTRUMENT - ITS
co-Nn &c TrKE- VOICE


SOUND IS LIKE VOICE.
"Do hear the click of my Instruments said Z
telegraph operator when asked what was the sensaS
ton of receiving sage and writing out at thu
same time. well. l suppose l do else l could nos
take the message but the sound does not MAKO q
noticeable impression on my ear In fact, am
never conscious Of the fact that there is a click
do not associate the actual dot dash with letter.
To me It is letter itself So when I am receive
ing it Is precisely the same as If some one was taKf
ing to me. Most of the messages come along so rapt
idly you know, that they make a running CONVERSE
ton. 1t is not precisely as II you were talking 90
me here but rather as If you sat in corner OF
room and spoke TO This is so true that when
question Is asked operator fancies that ne hears
the rising of the voice at the end or the sentence
This prevents one from being overcome by the teri
rble monotony of the thing for often get Interested
in the messages. When l am receiving graphic
newspaper account of any incident feel as If SONS
one was telling It to Perhaps It is more real 70
me than TO who reads It afberward.
Sometimes when my wire IS not at work lid
back I'm my chair and doze of When anothet
operator begins TO call me the effect the same ~
II he spoke my name in my ear, repeating It oves
and over again. do not associate the call with any
thing but the idea It represents That why the nttld
pleasantres which two operators exchange do nos
seem so unsympahetic 10 people think they are4
have hau men laugh az me Nncu 1 una lH'lh
| had Just greeted follow operator after getting him.
The thing struck them as being ludcrous. He beard
nothing but the metallic snap. 1t ofton happens that
YOU lose track of man for long time. some day
he bobs up again at the other end of wire. You
don't discover who It is. until tho message over the
wire, perhaps. Then you say 'Iullo where have you
been; how you?' just about as you would If you
met him In the street -.
Then you get to know some man whom you have
! never seen. lOu talk with him. say huliO anu
! 'goOd-by' and get well acquainted with nm IN IN
time. You wonder what he looks Ike. whether no
is tall or Short and such things some uay no
changes, or you change for operators arc sIwa5
moving around. you meet him ana you are HeDds
/ on the spot. or course, when YOU know nan
personally and talk with him. the conversation i. an
the more natural But you mustn't get the IDEA Ihat
operators say much the wires at one time. Ihey
! don't often have the time. When work Is pressin
we lump from message 10 another Without "aSuua
much time. =, Al, ~, ..,,,A -, A.,
] kev7 No | can't say that can. But, there are
/ some men who are like lightning, and usually IND
ont pretty soon whether or not the fast man oil an
osice e on the other end. Then there are men who
ore terribly slow that feel as II was LISTENING
IN a drawing voice. | can tell when i have taken
\ tyyo words whether the sender IS good or pool
! operator
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
THE GERMAN NAVY.
TEN NEW IRoNCLADs FOR COAST DEFENCE
LAUNCH OF THE sIEGFRIED.
IRON Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE

rRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Lelpslc, Aug IA new German man-ofwa was
launched at Kicl, Angus. 10th, and was chnstencd
slegfred by Vce-Admiral Knorr, acting as proxy for
the German Emperor Tho vessel commands some
special interest since It IS the first Of series OF ten
constructed for defence and destined TO protect
tho mouths Of rivers and canals, particularly OF the
great canal between tho North and Baltic seas,
now in course of construction The new vessel IS
22s feet long and As feet inches wide, and draws
about l6 feet OF water with displacement OF 3,4Oo
tons The engines are OF 4,soo horsepower and
the ship is propelled by two She IS protected
nv a broad steel belt on tho water level and carries
three heavy guns in two towers situated forward ana
aft on deck Except signal staff between the lowers
there arc no masts, the sole reliance being on inc
steam power The speed IS sixteen knots an hour
probably great the low draught OF water ana con-
seouent great width would permit. The DECK however,
IS very narrow the sides being drawn In, and thus
the freeboard IS very low ard affords only COM
parativelv small mark for an enemy. There are also
,ontrivance for launching orpcdoes and besides she
three reavy guns the ironclad viii be armed with
oucll-hring and revolving guns and VIII be Lighted
by electricity. .a
The new ironclad, as described IS built as an ex-
perimental ship TO model for the o'her mus
of its kind It's construction and shape above the
water level adapt It TO the strain OF high seas ana
enable IL to encounter ironclads NJ some distance
from the coast, particularly in view OF the iact nat
bnt few ~ tbe present arnors whether steel or iron,
can withstand The force of Its guns The vessel,
though destined principally for coast dcience mas eoa1
power of attack. , a., a., -.
The cost is about S775 900. not including me pat-
terry estimated at about $4,000 more mus nus o Ine
hoie feet of ten vessels will cost about $40 OOOOOo
rerhars SlI 900 600 The Siegfrled IS built OF Ger,
man Steel It's plating being composed OF cOmPoT t
Yielded steel and iron plates upon bac King or lnud
oak and 1t is almost superfuous to state that the
vessel is guarded against sinking by waerugno com,
rartents and as 10 auxiliary engines, etc lacks no
! Improvement that has been made use OF III rcceht
times. r.tro and . for
| mdaLle reinforcement in these ships and our Amerl'
/ can Government might we'll take notice 10 whal eN'
| tcnt the nations of the Ola World are preparing 10
meet the eXigencies of coming STRIFE Tor mo su
nfrmacy on the waters that govern their coasts anu
tarlors the keys and doors 10 the homes ana 10 inc
lives the property and the families of their ctzehs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
THE LITTLE KING or SPAIN.
4 VISIT TO THE REGENTS PALACE AT SAN
SEBASTIAN.

A VISIT To THE RfIGENIS lAl'NNH NJ S-N@'
SEBASTIAN.
From The London Sunday Times.
\ friend of mine, who has been visiting spain, gives
me the following pretty account OF her Visit 10 Inc
Queen Regent and her son, tho infant King says She
ave paid a visit ON our way through san sebastian
IN the Queen We found Her Majesty seated in an
inner apartment OF the villa which has been lent 10
her by The Duchessc de Baena. She did not Keep us
very long waiting In the corridor ere she sent an sher
IN lead us into her presence She looked very elegant
and was simply dressed IN white soft SILK spoted
v'ith black. and had a string of black pearls ROUND
her neck. Hor Majesty entered into conversation
about our journey through various parts of SPAIN ana
visit TO her telling us how charmed she was with
The unaffected cordially OF Queen Victoria
After insisting upon our taking tea we were iefl
into the next room, where we round his spanish
Majesty I'm a rather soIled white fTOck sprawipR on
the floor AS he did not rise when We came In his
ryai mother spoke very sharply TO him. and he pres
entity got up and made us civil sort OF bow. we
smoke 10 him IN Spanish and he answered very readily
and then ventured upon few words OF English,
which he undors TODD perfectly. He has an Fnglisl!
nurse and Is brought up rather after the style of
English children. lie IS very good natured looking
and intelligent HIS chief or head nurse Is tho Sonora
Tacon who educated the lnfanta Isabella, and goes
with him everywhere, especially the beach, where
His Majesty has a very good time with any OF tho
children of the arstOcracy who NAV be playing about
lie is extremely fond Of drilling little soldiers The
seems that during the winter when he was attending
mass. and the priests as Is usual with them, we're
mumblng the prayers, the King suddenly cried OUT IN
a loud voice 'TIabela listed forte hOmbre, which
in English would be- Speak up, old chaps to the
irresistible moTimcnt of the congregation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
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TILE KAISER,S TITLE



Should 1t be Emperor Of Germany or German
Emperor This is ono of the questions periodically
in dispute. Every year or SO the same mistake Is
made and IS followed by the Same correction. ScmO
ono speaks Of the head Of the German Confederation
tho Emperor Of Germany" and then the fat Is In tne
fire. Some one else of the superior Person. type
writes say that he has always been taught TO use tho
title German Emperor" and would be glad TO know II
he Is wrong I'm doing. And then day or two
after all the special correspondents weigh m with an
assurance that the Superior Person Is all right and the
Emperor Of Germany all wrong. During the last
day or two the disease haS appeared and run its usual
course. The Court Circular in It's account Of
william lis visit to England spoke OF him throughout
as the Emperor OF Germany VI. Pr wrote to Tho
Tines TO call attention to this fact aud to ask for
explanations, aud the explanations are today pro
vidcd by its Berlin and Brussels correspondents.
German Emperor Is right of course and really 10
should not bo very difficult 10 remember the fact,
when the origin of the present German Empire Is
taken into account. The head OF the old German
Empire based his title, 10 large extent upon terri
fOnal right. But the modern head of the Germans
bases his pre- emuencc upon no considerations save
those laid down in the Imperial Constitution. In 1871
The other German natlonaltics much too jealous
Of the restore the old Empire for the bene-
fin of their King. Isteal they raised up new En-
pirp and gave It's head new tite as q standing
memorial Of the various forces which brought II into
being william II Is German Emperor II Is pos
snle that he would like % be Emperor of Germany
but while he may long retain the former title he Is
hardly likely ever 10 gain the latter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
IMMIGRATION 4 DRAIN ON THE COUNTRY
ENORMOUS INCREASE IN THE SALE OF SMALL
DRAFTS ON EUROPE

ENORMOUS INCREASE IN THE SALE OF SMALL
DRAFTS ON EUROPE
Nearly 500 immigrants, burdened with pots. pans,
bags of luggage and kitchen furniture, and with tho
warm, steamy' smell Of the steerage about them'
were landing at Castle Garden nom barge one day
last week. They had come over on French steamer
and they poured over the gangplank, motley thrOhs
OF many nationalitics, and disappeared through ITO
narrow wooden alley that leads from the landing stage
to the Castle Camden rotunda. There were about @oo
Italians among them, and sprnhing Of darkfaced
Arabs and Syrians
Emigration Commissioner Stephenson sat on mo
landing stage with his long legs crossed eyeihS u'o
stream Of immigrants renectiyely. "IwehH 'ed's
ago. he said, "a writer political economy u'eu 10
demonst rate that every immigrant was worth SlVOo
to this country counting the value Of his iaoor anu o
money he brings with him. The figures won no"
good now The immigration 10 this country Is
drain on IT, These people send more money ou' Vi us
country than they bring to it sixty per cent Oh 'no
immigrants coming here como on money sent over 10
them by relatives and friends on tbs Slde' ION OF
-lOney is sent back by them 10 support AS'l'0' l"
Europe or IN the shape Of Christmas presents etc''
while great numbers of them only stay over nero
unt they have hoard;d up sV COCKS 10 All be %e
their DAYS where they were born. Especially is this
'rue NJ continued the Commissioner who has grown
gray in watching immigration at Castle Garden, YOU
,vould ne aStonShed to Know Mhat an enormous NUNS
hc NJ mail drafts on EuOpe-frOm one IN Ave pounds
ara sold on this side \ one pound note is sold hero
for IS IL costs the banker 81 o. twenty years ago
,Ser, was scarcely such thing known as an emgrant
draft and they sold In only two places now tbs
city is fun OF banks where their sale Is special and
prSatable feature. They are sent oven 10 bring oui
/ piber immigrants support families In Europa
Then the sale of steamship steerage tickets 10 Europe
I e. ANONYMOUS. Thousands of them are sold by
Street peders along with ShoeStrncs and suspcnder5
They sell them like furniture on the insalment plan
With blank spaces for the name and date nf sailing
All this is the work Of the steamship companies, WHIT
in their keen rivalry for this business do not neglec
10 work up this side OF the water while having agelu
| In every hamlet In EnronAs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
HOW TO MANAGE IT.
From The Arkanslw Traveller.
w. w.

From The Arkansiw Traveller.
NJ Durand propounds the following literary puzzle !:
Publisher 10 the Unknown AuthOr--MaLe yourself
known and will publish your writings.
Query by the Unknown Author-HOw does one be-
come knOwnl
Publishers answer-You mua get your writings
published.
Here Is something with which obscure but clever,
writer's can amuse themselves while awaiting for tho
return OF their MSS from tho publishers who conduct
their public atoms the lines above suggested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
ONE WAY TO CARRY A BABY.
he New-Hayen Palladium.

TTNm The NeW-HAVeH TIIIH'IIIII'
A gentleman who was walking through Easist.
YESTERDAY morning saw a sight which amused him
very much and lie related tho incident follows
A man and his wife came down the street, ono
carrying "A bouncing baby and the other what looked
like a ten-quart milk pail. Tho man had the child
and had become tired OF holding H. He took the pail
from his wife and put the child into q. Then she
took hold OF side of the pail and of they trudged
with the weiSht OF tho child divided between them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-07

WASHINGTON, March 4.-President
Cleveland has approved the bill amend
ing the interstate commerce act which
was finally passed substantially as it
was prepared last session by the Sen
ate Committee on interstate COIN
merce. Itcontains several important
ant provisions whic are expected to
aid the commissioners materially i'll
carving out and in enforcing its pro-
visions. One chan requires three
days public notice OF ANY prop ed
reduction in the published rates o u
railroad. Special provision is made
to prevent and punish = under bill
ing under severe penalties. The
penalty section of the present act is
strengthened BY adding the penalty
of Imprisonment to the fine now pro-
yided when the offense is an unlawful
discrimination in rates or charges.
The provisions of the present act in
regard to the publication Of rates are
made to apply to joint through rates.
A change is made in the court provis-
ions, which is intended to facilitate
the recovery of damages for over
charges, and the powers of the COM
missioners are increased in several re-
spects.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-07
Practical Theology.

A colored Georgia minister preach
ed the following practical theology
=" Breddren, my 'sprience is dat it aint
de perfession of 'ligion, but de cas-
ional practice of it dat makes man
'ceptable up yonder. Wen yer gets
to de golde gate an Peter looks yer
right in de eye, and yer shows him yer
long creed and says, pompous like,
dat yer 'longed to big church, de
post ii shake his head an say,
Dat amt nuff ter get yer through. ;
But if yer takes all yer bills under yer
arm, yer grocer bills an yer rent bills,
and your bill fer the SITTER, dat
mos 'ycellent Vermont noospaper,
an he looks them over an finds them
receipted, he'll say, "Yer titles
clear, an unlock de gate an yer pitch
yer voice for de angles song But
'taint no use ter trabble along dat
narrer path less yer can carry, folded
up in yer creed, a good Recommendation
from yer creditars. Hebben amt no
place for man who has to dodge
roun' a corner fur fear OBJ meetin'
some one who'll ask for dat little bill
dat nebber was paid"