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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-16
Some scraps OF science.

DR.. BARRON says that town life leads
to degeneracy on account of the bad air.
AN immense blast of granite was re-
Gently made in Scotland, displacing 49,
900 tons. ss,
\ THE bridge over the Indus at Sukkur
is at present, the largest railroad bridge
in the world
i ASBESTOS has been found to work adj
mirably when used as a fireproof screen
in the theaters.
AcRoPHonIA is a new, term used to
describe an exaggerated condition of fear
when in high places.
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summer, he is certain to be driven al
most mad by the mosquitoes which are
of enormous size and7unparaleled feroci-
ty There. is. no escape from them. In
order to have comparative peactt the IL ur-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-16

corner of the. Continent and there re-
manned relic of almost prehistoric
times.
However this may be. it is certain that
in intelligence they far exceed most ma
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

NJ. J. A. Buchanan, special examiner
Of The pension baresu, was iD town this
week on oficisI business. while here
he related . curious circumstsnce 10 the
matter Of pension claim that recently
came under bic observation. IL Wss that Of
: soIdier Of the 9Th u. 8 Rebel iofantry
who he made application for pension,
and whose papers are nov on die IN the
department. Mr.. Buchanan savs the
claimant u clearly entitled 10 : pension
when biz proof Of disability - coaplese.
He Gays there wss actually such : regi.
ment IN the United States service 10 the
latter part Of the war. . strange - e
may seem, II vas designated the 18th u.
8. Rebel Infantry" IL Was composed ol
rebel prisoners from Camp Douglas.
and did service 10 Texas. ~ Princeton
Clarion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11
THE APPLE CROP.
Some or the Big Orchards Of
Southern Indiana.

Nee Albany Ledger.
\ The apple crop OF Southern Indisnl
tho present year hss been . large one
The counties IN this part Of the STATE
most largely engaged In apple culture
are Floyd, Clark. Jefferson. Jackson
Washington, Harrison. CrAwf ford. Perry
and Spencer. II 10 sstimsted that ths
produ uction Of the orchards OF these
counties in 1891 was between 25OOO(
and 275.OO0 barrels. The shipments
larger than ia any previous year.
In relation TO the apple and other
fruit crops OF this part Of the state, 3 H,
Full, an old fruit grower Of Jefferson
county, near Hanover. says: II esti-
mate The crop OF the great fruit belt ol
southern Indiana st 25OO00 barrels, and
the yield Of Jefferson county alone. the
bsnner county 10 this part Of the state,
at $1,000 bushels" During an intesview y
With that gentlemen b. . correspondent,
Il was learned that the crop Of apples
for 1891 WAS nearest 20 . full crop that
has ever before been raised In this eec-
tioo. and the quality unsurpassed - to
every known vsriety. Mr. Full states
that the attention Of farmers 10 be-
ing directed more than ever before 70
fruit culture in this section. especially 10
the raising Of apples and peaches. for
which both coil and climate seem to be
specially adapted. Many thousands OF
crops peaches particularly - will be
largely augmented. 10 the matter Of
pssch-raising, tho yield In Jefsrson
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

The water power of Niagars is 10 be
employed 70 drive the dvnsmoa thst are
- furrIsh electric lighting for the
Worlds Fair. II IL sssisnsted that fnII
1s5 600 horse power can ~ made avail
able Now when N u remembered that
Niagara Il as miles distsnt from Chi
csgo. the idee ~ obtaining the power for
The electric lighting of the great Expo
sision FROM such distance is staggering.
But experts ssy Il can be dons. and there
q M room for doubt % 20 the cosrect-
mesa or their opinions; and when u ises-
tablished, practical perpetual motion
viii be fact. Niagara never stops. So
long @ man can furnish engines the
falls will not run out Of power.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

There are 395 saloons In Indisnapolis
that each pay $3.50 Iicense, and perhsps
there are q many "spesk cssies" that
pay only . government license Of o95
1t was thought that increasing the H.
cense wonld decrease the number Of 80
looms. This was the case at 6rst. but
now we have more saloons than ever,
and the number is still increasing. -
Some Of these saloons are In the sparse-
" settled suburbs; the house and lot In
which u the saloon, IL not worth what
they psy for one years license. II don'i
appear that they cell enough In . yea, 70
pay the license. hut on account Of the
enormous profit. II 10 supposed that the
brewers and Wholesale liquor deslers
help paw II. Drunkenness is increas-
ing. Wine rooms connected with these
places ere ruining the youth Of both
sexes, and the Democratic and Repuh-
lican parties are forced 10 encourage this
demorsliziug state Of Affairs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

The New York Post calls attention to
recent interview With ex-President
Hayes and indorses bic calculation Of
the negro problem. It certainly con-
tains much food for Fellectioo, although
the psesidsnts views may not meet
those Of bis party leaders and followers.
simply because nothing would please
them beyond the certainty Of every De-
gro voting the republican ticket Mr..
Hsyss says that education 10 the most
feasible Wsy Of settling the troublesome
question:" and when be uses the word
education" he uses II in its broadest
sense, and concludes that this would en-
sbls the colored voter 70 BE- in intsI.i-
gent political harmony With bic white
fellow voter. Mr.. Hayes remarks fur
tber: III it b 70 the interest of the
South 70 b democratic then & y eo TIE
Interest OF The sousbegn noGro . veil -
the white man ;bot. osoomlng ooch @ oo
the case, ho does not noU recognise H.
and BE- y dioconeentod- o. the other
hand, " Il b. % The intesest q tbe 6oaeh|
20 b republican. the only woy . briog
shout the change 10 10 remove, By negro
education. the impressions brought obo01'
by the mere words negro oopremacy.' n
All this. coming from : prominet ropub-
lican 10 significant. although, - already
intimated. il will not probably meet the
views and desirss Of the managing boss-
e Of the republican party. Nothing but
IN UDscrstcbed republican ballot voted
by the coiored man can crafty the nm
healthy IoDgiugs OF the average rspub
licsn politician. Beyond this I'll the ed
ucstionsl theories in the world will not
bulge him an inch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

Govdy. Chairman Of the Republican
State Central Committee. has jusvswung
around the circle 10 southern Indiana,
irving to set things up for the Blocks-of-
Five party 10 which Dudley 4 Co. are
ginning liebts. he announced bic COM
ing in advance to "the failhful' BY cir
culsr and letter In which he says "pIsy
your part IL you are interested 10 :
proper result' and ssys ~eulist local Re-
publican postmssters.' Il wss also re-
Quested 10 .'hire hall" for the conspirs-
tors against hoDest elections, but Il sp-
pears this Was not always done back
alleys being used 10 dry weather. Gov
dy also wanted to know after be got
home what effect HE visit he'd. No
doubt be has been tslegraphsd from
many . place concerning the local @ o.
r. q foIIows: She's desd'r'n nail
vincennes Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

The emperor OF Germany is becoming
alarmed over the increase oi drunken-
ness aud the prevalence Of crime and
suicide resulting thercirSm. he hss
projected = "measure for the repression
OF public drunkenness" and instituted
IN inquiry on the relation Of drink 20
crime. France d becoming equally
alarmed, and the fact that one country
10 the home Of beer and tho other the
home Of pure Winesv does not seem r.
insure sobrlety. Strange. isn't n? We
modestIy suggest 70 the emperor Of Ger
many that the cause or drunkenness y
drink. Voice.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11
BOUNDARY DISPUTE.


indianapolis Journal: The original
survey Of the Ohio-TndiaDs boundary
line has bsen turned mp q Columbus. q,
W. N. lngaiIs. OF the canal commission,
discovered among the records 10 the
Auditor OF States ONCE the original snr-
vey OF the boundary line about which
there hss been 90 much controversy.
The line wss run By Surveyor Hsrris
under the direction OF Survevor-general
Tifhn, who was afterwards Governor Of
Ohio
Professor Mendenhsll, OF the United
Sfs'es geodesic survey. has not yet filed
with Governor Campbell the original let
ters OF himsslf and aide, copies OF which
were filed With Governor Chase on
Tuesday last. II 10 likely that the
OF this record will make their
examination into this matter case Of
loves labor lost In their work they
proceed upon the theory that there wss
no record OF this survey, and took neigh
borhood tradition - 20 the location ~
the old line. With which they made their
three longitudinal comparisons. Nov,
if The Ohio Legislature wants to pursue
the controversy further Il will have TO
Institute . comparison between the real
and traditional lines Of the old survey.
properly locate the real line and then
see Il IL agrees With the terms Of the Law
the Territory.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

Little Brotber-.Y and sister ain't
mad q each other, 10 you7
Unsuccessf0l sustor-'Oh, no, not at
|all, not q ell
do you ltay away Just because che
wouldn't marry your
"Um partly, yes. She didn't abso-
|iutsIy refuse me, however
NO, ! know. She ssid she wanted
time
"Yes that's il. And promised not
10 bother her until she vas ready"
"WeiI. Jon won't have more'n ten
years to watt
.Wha-. Ten yesrs?~
"Yes- She's twenty now, and she
said she'd marry before she va thirty,
even II shs bad TO take you.'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

while rndfana contsins not al The
farms and d only one OF . great sister
hood. her history 70 connterpsrt of
msny others-- Hoosisrdom has thrown o6
shc mantle OF odium and sssnds to-day
the peer Of any 6tste. she invites tho
merchants, the miners, the msDniac-
surers. the Quarryman. farmer. scientist,
and scholar, 90 varied are her resources.
- Mrs. waugh.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

Evansville Courier: When we made
Quinine free. the price dropped 70 about
20 per cent. OF what IL wss under Pro-
seciion, and where we had but TWO Quiz
nine factories there are nov twenty.
When ~ made Hides free. shoes were
reduced 10 price and vastly improved in
quality. while the exports Of shoes In
creased from . few hundred thousand
dollsrs 10 el2 200 600.
when sugar wss placed on the free
list Il dropped enormously in price. and
Il y now possible for every body % nee
: better quality of sugar than ever b.
fore.
The results Of Free Trade IL these
thrse articles hsve been . complete vim
dicstion Of the contention Of Free
Traders, thst untsxed necessariee ere
not only very much cbssper, but The
consumer gets : bstter quality for even
less than be bee heretofore paid for %
inferior grade.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11
THE LAvELLE CASE.


The cause against ex-Au uditos James
C. Lavelle and Aaron B0vr HaWoo,
charged with the great crime. ssys The
Washington Gazette, Of procuring The
burning OF the Court House in October
last. was e.iIed in the Pike Circuit Court
yesterday. Between seventy -6ve and
one hundred witnesses IRON this city
and county were present. Messrs Bill.
heimer. Gardiner, Ogdon. U'Nesll and
Prosecutor Mesrs. Of this city. and Pros
scutor Dillon and Judge Ely, OF Peters,
burg, appeared tor the State. while
Me6srs. Thar, Padgett and Hardy, OF
this city. and Posey aud Taylor, OF Pc
tersburR. represented the defendants.
The States attorney announced that
the State was ready to begin trial, but
the defendants moved for . continuance.
two affidsvits in support or
such motion. One sfidavit ID signed By
both Lsyelie snd Hswes, and sets out
the absence or the two witnesses Nike
Lavelle snd John W. Coniey. Conley %
ia Georgia. Mike LaveIIe's whereabouts
are not Known. He u . fugitive, and
The State would be glad 20 Get hold OF
him, - be 10 jointly charged with Hawse
md Lsvelle - one Of the insligators OF
the court house crime.
When Sheriff Colbert 10 able 10 6ud
Mike LaveiIe With . sobpoena be will
serve couple Of warrants at the same
!. 10
Jsdge Welborn sustained the motion
and granted continuance until the next
term Of court which 10 in March.
The defendants we're released on the
old bonds until Friday. when the bond
question will b. discussed. The Slate
I0sists that the bonds are not good. and
will endeav0r TO prove their worthless
ness in court next Friday.
Il IL believed the defendants viii have
10 furnish better bonds or return to jail.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

General Nsnsger George F. Evans, o(
the Airline, went 10 HuntingDurg this
morning for the purpose Of removing
from his position Msster OF Transports
tion Craf, for disobedience OF orders
and assumption Of sushoritv not belong
ing 70 HE position. Nr. Gran hsd is-
s0ed IN order consolidating the Office of
trainmaster With that Of master Of trans.
portstion and hsi u posted IN al the
ofices along sbe line. General Manager
Evans ordered NJ. Gran to rescind this
order and report Immediately 10 him as
Louisville. Both these orders Craft
treated with contempt. Hencc the Dc.
termination or General Manager Evsns
20 remove him IN. A. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

One or the most soccessful men Of the
day. 10 : financial point Of view, Il Rus-
sell Sage. OF New York. Ia % article iD
the November number OF the Ladies
Home Journal be writes Of sThe Boy
That u Wsnted" The boy that is
wanted in the ofiice, the shop. the store.
The banking house. in fact. in al branch
e Of mercantile and professional life I, 10
the boy who 10 not afraid 10 work, who
Il sducsted, gentlemsnly. neat in drsss.
honest, truthful and sslf-respecting.
Such lsds ere always and every where 10
demand. They are sought for With
ssgerness. and when found, employers
delight ID pushing them forward, 10
opening 10 them new fields Of enterprise
and usefulness. IN making them their
confldapts. and finally taking them into
Boys who are slovenly 10
attire, who are stupid. uncivii. and Who
cannot be trusted are to be had. but they
srs not likely 10 keep position for any
length Of time. Employers do not
want them"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

The old possal card. which = % ~
miIiar will soon be superseded by two
cards Of different siza and designs. The
smsIIer one OF the two cards will be on
white card board 2 1-5x45 8 inches IN
size a viginetts Of General Grant . bo
appeared 10 his young days is printed
ON the card in shade Of blue. The
large card will be three -fourths Of an
inch longer than the present card.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

RATEs or ADvERTssIN0.
For SQUARE. 10lines or less, week. 81 %
Each subsequent Insertion, 20 cts
Longer advertisements at the same
rate. A fraction over even square or
sousres. counted as q square. These
Arc the terms for transient advertise
ments:a reasonable deduction will be
m aae 10 regular advertisers.
Notices OF appointment Of adminis-
tr.orsan 4 egal notices Of like character
10 be paid in advance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

The appellate court Of the Third die
trict Of Illinois Friday decided that >
pesson purchasing : secoud.clsss rail-
r0ad ticket cannot ride 10 sleepiog csr,
no meter what hs may pay Tor berth.
Peter q. Brady. . lawyer Of Cumberland
county, purchased . second-class ticket
from Chicago 20 % eastern point Then
be bought : sleeping CIR ticket and went
into Pullman sIeepcr. On producing
HE sec0nd-class ticket be Was elected
from The sleeper and taken iato the
smoking car He brought suit Tor dam
ares IL lhe circuit court Of Cook county
a9sinst the Pullman Palace CIR Com.
psny. That court found for The Full
man Company, and now The appellate
court a0rms the decision.
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A Timely Suggestion .

Ma. Ledger: Il would In view OF
the very general demand for better
roads. Be . good plan for road sOpervi-
sors TO hold institutes. whore the subject
could be discussed by sboss actually en-
gagged in the work. County institutes
could be held quarterly or ofseper. q the
county ssats. at practically no expense.
Il might b we'll enough in large town-
ships to hold township institutes. In
THE wsy the best and cheapest Wy Of
building roads would be learned and
pracsiced. The rssult would BE- : uni
form syslem Of roads throughout the
state. Good road builders would also
Be developed and their knowledge and
skill utiliz-d to the benefit Of road max
ere and TO the people Of the whole state.
Organization made necessary in %
many branches BY the changed coudi-
iiens OF life, is just - essential in this
line % any other. and through these pro-
posed institutes thorough organization
can BE- effected.
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rreLisHsp EVERY FRIDAY, At JAsrrE
Dusois COUNTY, INDIANA. sy
CLEMENT DOANE.
OFFICE. In CourrrR BUILDISe o.
wrsr SrxrH SrREKr.

PRICE or SUBSCRIPTION.
rinrle subscription, for SO Nos, 81 90
For six months, 90
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Ionn I. Rrets. william y. Cox.
BRETT & COX,
Attorneys at Law,
JASPER. IND.

WILL practice in the Courts Of Du
w bois aud adjoining counties.
OrrrcE'East Of Court House. Feb.6,91
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-15
FRANK BELL KILLED.

CINCINNATI, April IA tragedy oc-
Cured this morning just before day
light in David Schoonberger's saloon,
on Vine-st. A party was IN the place
playing freeze-out. The PRINCIPALS In
the game Joe Hughes, the barkeeper;
Frank Bell. the well-known athlete and
amateur ball player, and William Loe-
wensteln, a private policeman. The
three had been playing for some time,
their luck alternating. until the tide OF
fortune ran against Bell. His last dol
lar had been stsked and lost; he was
very angry and desperate, and with a
mutteret oath he arose from the table.
Hughes fingered for n moment and
gathered together the cards and chips,
aud started for the rear of the bar.
when Bell attacked him IN vicious
manner. kicking ana beating him over
the head. Two or three men pulled
Bell oh. but he shook them loose and
reached for his gun. Hughes saw the
movement and grabbed q pistol from
the bar and fired three shots ~ Bell
killing him almost instantly.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-15
MANY MEN KILLED.
Fatal Train Wrecks Reported In New Horn
and North Carolina.

Fatal Train Wrecks Reported In New Horh
and North Csrolins-
ALBANY. N. Y, April IA fatal wreck
occurred on the Delaware a Hudson
railroad. between Worcester and Cobles-
kill. Monday. A fast freight running
at the rate of IS giles an hour. collided
with gravel train, wrecling the engine
of the freight and several box cars At
tachcd TO the gravel train was a car
containing five Italians. When the col
lision occurred the car was thrown for
ward into the center of the wreck and
the mass took fire. Two OF the Ital-
isns were killed outright and three were
injured. As the flames approached
the car the cries and groans Of
the imprisoned workmcn Were heart
rending. Owing 70 the position OF the
car and the intense heat the rescuers
were unable 10 reach them and were
Obliged to watch them slowly burn 20
death before their eyes. The names Of
the Italisns are unknown. but IL is un-
derstood they were all men Of families.
AsBHvrrLE. y. C.. April - "A freight
train coilided with work train Mon
day sfteroo n on the Asheville 4 Spar
tanburg road, between Tyron City and
Melrcse Five colorcd train hands were
killed and several others hurt
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-15
GREAT RUSH FOR HOMES.
Lasd Seekers at Ashland Enduring
Great Suffering.

ASHLAND, Wis, April l4.-There was
talk this morning of land officials re-
moving to the court house on Friday,
the day of tillng. THIS would set the
men who have stood in line week after
week IN an uproar. Liners who were
eylcted from the premises IN the rear
have fallen IN three abreast budding
close to the window. Large pens are
built, giving the appearance of stock
yards. aud considerable speculation is
rife among the men III liue. Another
large delegatlon arrived today from
Wausau. They are old-tlmers VINO
went through the water reserve land
rush. Hundreds more men arrived
this morning ana scores are compelled
to sleep in chairs at the hotels. The
rush is unparalleled. The weather Is
extremely raw and cold, and large
number of liners have been compelled
TO drop out Of the ranks. Over two
hundred men are getting ready To fall
IN tomorrow. but II Is impossible 10 see
where they are going to squeeze IN.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-15

DIR. w. b. Van Lennep, assisted ty
Drs. Strong and Fisher, has just per-
formed an interesting surgical opera.
ton at the Hahnemann Hospital, Hsw
York. The subject was white chiid,
years old, who had received fall ia
infancy, causing the skull 30 unite pre-
matureiy. thereby preventing the brain
from expanding properly. IN order 20
give the BRAN relief the doctors femov.
cd a piece of the skull half inch vide
and four and one-hsif inches in ieHGth.
No sooner was the done tnan the brain
Immediately expanded. clearly demon.
strsting the success of the operation. II
IA stated that this 10 bat the third opsr-
alton Of the kind ever st.empted. The
first was performed by the originates
of the idea, Or. Ieneone, IN PARIS.
another, several weeks ago. by Profestsr
w ". Keen, ut Jefferson Hospital. and
the one as described above. Tie pres
eni patient ls said TO be dong we'll.
The operation Was performed IN the
presence OF number of professional
men belonging 10 this city, sew York.
Baltimore. Brooklyn and other citles.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-15

The New Proprietor On Hand Awaiting
Possession.

Inc Now SI manu- - -
Possession.
Frank Riseley and wife, and dsugh-
ters, Misses Nellie, Sola and Gertrude,
arrived in the city yesterday from
Iowa, Miss Bessie Riseley remaining IN
Chicago TO whit friends. AS has already
been published, Mr.. Riseley is TO sue
ceed n. c. johnson in the command OF
Sweets Hotel, and he has now per-
manently located here with his family.
Mr.. Johnson's lease does not expire IN
I'll June 81. but IN the meantime Mr..
Rlseley's time Will be occupied IN con-
slderatlon OF the changes which are
contemplated IN the new lease, as well
as To matters of refurnishing and other
improvements which are now contract
ed for. The new proprietor comes
here full OF hope, and is already thor
oughly imbued with the enthusiasm
and active spirit which is so character
istic of a Grand Rapids business man.
One thing is assured. and that rs that
he will be heartily welcomed and gen
erously encouraged.
\. c. Johnson said last evening: 81
have always felt a pride III maintaining
this hotel up TO first-class standard,
and am rejoiced that Mr.. Riseley is 10
succeed me. l have known him for
nine years or more, first meeting BIN in
the annual gatherings OF the National
Hotel Association. He is a gentleman
OF wide experience, and highly es-
teemed 10y his brother honifaces
throughout the country, and ! bespeak
for him that patronage and greeting on
the part of our home people that has
constantly been extended 10 me.
know that he will maintain the hotel IN
a careful, liberal and high-,oned condI-
ton at all times, and from that pride
which feet from ten years connec-
ton with IT cannot but think that
am indeed fortunate in having for a
successor man who will probably
make 1t more respected and even more
extensive IN It's popularity. and his
name is Frank Risely, formerly from
the savery House, Des Moines, Iowa" "