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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

One Of the most dis gushing and preva-
lent vices which IL growing 10 alarming
proportions, aud which, In our opinion
is the duty Of every journalist 10 help
suppress, Is that Of profanity meaning
less, vulgar profanity. Its use IL cou-
fined TO no age, sex or position. II pol
lutes alike the conversation OF youthful
strength and decrepit age. In the high
ways and byways, the counting room
and workshop. aud too often 10 the
social and family circle the ear ID dinued
BY conversation intcrlatded with pro-
family which neither dignifies, empha.
sizes nor enibellishes. The stripping
vies with the man Of business IN the in-
terjsction OF his oaths, and long before
he reaches mans estate hse acquired :
detestsble habit which becomes second
nature, and has secured his proficiency
as professional swcarer for the
term Of his natural life 90 that 20 where
he may his foul mouth carries the con.
tagi0n. and becomes . veritab cesspool
of slime - standing menace TO the vel
fare Of society.s
Leaving moral or religious considera-
tions entirely out OF the question. IL Il
not time that this abominablc. ungentle-
manly practice was abandoned; aud can
the press fulfill . nobler mission than
make its influence felt In aid Of its sup.
preston? The vernsculsr Of the black.
guard, under all circumstances repre-
hensible. ie especially out Of place in the
family circle. business or social conver.
Dation or friendly greeting; and yet the
practice referred to prevails TO . greater
Or less extent in sll OF them. II IL high
lime to call . halt, 10 put the penalty OF
social ostracism on the individual who
INDUCES Ia Il. Peculiarly apropos In this
are the lines Of Cowper:
Maintain your rank. vulgsrisy despise;
To swear is neither brave polite nor wise.
Weekly Proof Sheet.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

lPss,srnsl Times.
"Charity IL charity. No matter how
warm Il may be, there 10 always On ele.
Iment Of cold comfort In it when brought
home 10 our own families. Some men
seem to be perfectly inssusibIs TO the
possible needs Of others. They follow
Iout selfish and narsov.minded policy.
Among the worst Of men must ever BE-
ranked those who wilfully refuse 10 pro-
vide for their families We should
|strive TO be practical. and In THE we can
learn Wisdom from the shrewd Yankee,
who, IL his salary be not over one dollar
per day for selling notions. generally hes
filed away In some remote corner OF HE
house . paid up insurance policy on bic
life Of sufficiently large amount TO en-
able his widow, in case OF bic death. to
battle successfully against hunger. Yes,
my dear iriepds, We are behind in these
matters, very far behind. Not long ago
was present at the death Of compare
lively young man who left bic widow
and i've children to be provided for.
His great regret wes that his wife had
persuaded him to discontinue his life 10.
surance payments IN order 10 purchase .
piano on the instailment plan. That
good woman, fear, will have more mu-
sic % . result OF her folly than she ex-
peeled. say "as result Of her folly"
1t 10 objectionable f0olishness for any
woman to barter away the necessities OF
life for omplishments obviously pro-
bable. would advise young ladies to
demand Of any young man, q the first
introduction 10 her friendship, . policy
Of ct least 81 O0O written on bic life. In
this an perfectly serious. His life in
sursnce policy and marriage certificate
shouId both adorn the preliminaries to
the wedding breakfast
! would sdvise mothers Of families to
20 importune their husbands thstlife iu.
sursnce would be the only condition Of
domestic peace. Oh! but it costs 90
much. This is an excuse that springs
from shiftIessness. Ii does not cost 6vo
cents per day for 81 900 insurance pol
Icy. What Is twenty dollars year to .
man who spends double that amount to
crafty his whims2 Usually those who
are alarmed at the expense have more
money to squander in some life destroy.
DR. than 10 lite insurance. But lite insur.
Ince money 10 blood money. No; Il 10
bread money. And the man who need
essly denies 1t to bic family is I'M
worthy 10 have . family. Therefore,
when God commanded % to not serve
wealth - false God, He did not ssy
hat wealth could not serve us."-Ilev.
Father Harrison, Milwaukee.
That priest believes IL the welfare OF
bic people for time - we'll % eternity
Ind bis advice should be followed by I'll
he young ladies about to get married.
Jasper Lodge, No. 60. A. q. u. w., will
% glad 10 welcome any honorable and
healthy man under so years Of age, and
write him . sound policy for o2OO0 for
zee than ten cents day. The order has
been in existence over 20 years, has paid
)ver o35 000 600 to WidoWs 10 and or
ohans. and has now 263.OOO members.
4 has paid $4,000 to widows IN Dubois
county.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

:. There was unquestionsbly some gros
exsggeration and considerable rubbiel
, OF various sorts in President Polk
address bsfore the farmers alliance, th'
Ilfull text Of which was published In yes
tsrday's Sentinel. But the address slst
Get forth some weighty and portentouI
facts. Mr.. Polk did not overstate tht
case In the least when be said:
I "When the manufacturer IN the opeE
field complains TO congress that he IL un.
able 10 compete with fair and Legitimate
competition. that body, in . spirit OF
most paternal generosity. rushes to biz
relief with Q system which forces the
people OF the country 10 sell their pro.
ducts in the cheapest markets and TO buy
all articles Of manufacture needed Ia the
dearest markets. When svndicates 0l
ship owners aud railroad corporations
complain 10 congress that their invest-
menis have become Improbable, that
body with parental magnsnimity be-
slows upon them lavish subsidies in
land. money and government credit.
When the bondholders and money spec
ulators Of Wall street. overreaching even
their greedy design. become involved In
complications which threaten TO thwart
their schemes. they have only TO appeal
TO the secretary Of the treasury for him
TO rush 10 their relief with liberal loans
OF the peoples money, or graciously re-
Iteve them OF their bonds 1t the liberal
premium Of IS per cent"
All this is true; every word OF Il.
But the remedy 10 not In % extension (as
Mr.. Polk proposes) Of the policy Of gov
ernmental favoritism and class legisls-
tion OF which be and the farmers' alli-
ance complain. The remedy can only be
found IN the total abandon ment Of this
policy.
There exists to-day . great historical
organization. embracing more than half
the voters 10 this country. which IL now.
and always has been. opposed to the
vicious and dangerous policies which
Mr. Polk denounces. but which, with
singular inconsistency. he asks shall be
applied in new directions. The Demo-
cratic party 10 sgsinst the system which
compels the farmers 10 sell their pro-
ducts in the cheapest markets Of the
world, and buy their manu- featured
goods in the dearest markets; Il 10
against subsidies either in the form Of
land. money or government credit-to
ship-owners, railroad corporations. or
any body else IL is against any co-part-
nership between the national treasury
and Wall street; IL IL against every
measure and every policy which tends
to favor one cIsss at the expense Of an
other ciaas.
The way to remedy the evils Of which
Mr.. Polk ana the farmers alliance lust.
" complain l. not to multiply the sources
Of such evils. hut 10 destroy them. And
this can only be accomplished By placing
the grand old historical party OF the
peopIe--the Democratic party--in con-
troll OF every department Of the govern
ment --Indisnspolia Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

N II. w Budd. In the Farmers Record
reply Ing 10 The Toledo Blades argumen
that silver was demonelized because IN,
discovery Of the great American silver
mines made silver too plentiful for I
money metal. gives some important
facts and figures. He quotes from A
X. Stafford, librarian Of congress, tc
show that when silver was demonetized
The worlds production OF the preciou.
mesals was. gold . hundred and one and
. half milIions and silver only sixty five
millions. VI this the United States pro-
dnced 80 millions OF gold and less than
~ millions OF silver. The worlds pro.
duction Of these metals in 1861 was 223
millions which shows that 1t the time
silver was demonefized. instead Of there
being an increase OF production there
had been falling of from 223 millions
10 little more than Ia millions.
Taking another view Of the financial
situation at that time. Mr.. Budd notes
that just before the demonstration. 1872,
The amount Of gold and silver coin ia The
United Sistes was l07 millions-5 mil
lions ia the banks and l02 millions in the
country. According to the report Of the
secretary OF the treasury the public debt
81 that time was 81 253. .257. .326 78. When
this debt Was contracted il vas made
payable BY the mutual consent OF tho
contracting parties, the government snd
the bondholders. In any lawful money
OF The United States, then gold and siI-
yer coin and greenbscks but in 1869
this contract was changed by congress,
and in violation OF ell law Of contracts,
the debt was made payable 10 coin. then
OF gold and silver. AT that time, IL the
above figures are correct, aud Bro. Budd
elaine they are taken from Official
sources. there were only l07 million dol
lars In the country with which 10 pay
debt OF more than two thousand mil
lions.
Then comes the crowning infamy.
About three years later the trusted SER
wants Of the people. the congress. again
the contract by detnonetizing
silver, thus making the. dett payable In
gold alone.
To rscapitulate. Let II be remem-
bered that the silver mines IN the United
Ststes were discovered in 1859. and the
annual production OF silver had reached
in 1874 only % millions, the gold pro-
for the same year being 36 mil
lions. Also thst The worlds annual pro-
duction had fallen of from 223 miiIions
Ia 1862 10 l77 millions in 1873 Nov
take into consideration the tact that In
dis was then aud always has been pay
ing : premium IN silver. and that Rus
ala. Austria, Egypt, Mexico, Central
Americs, Peru. China. and Ecuador
were all silver standard governments
aud anxious t. get our surplus IL we had
any, what becomes OF the go.diies srgu-
uent that silver was demonetiz-d be-
cause 1t Was becoming too plentiful TO
be used ~ = money metal!
This dives us hack 10 the inevitable
conclusion that silver was demonetized
~ the command OF the gold owners in or
der 10 make their property immensely
more valuable. and the power domi-
mating all other values. No tyrant OF
the dark ages ever perpetrsted q greater
crime upon . people, aud the political
papers and speakers are attempting 10
Justify aud perpetuste it.-Progressive
Farmer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

fAon News
| Sam Kcsterson. who was tried and
convicted in the Orange Circuit Court In
Novembe.. 1890 for the killing Of bic
lstep-fsther, Daniel Nicholson. ~ Hin
ham, two wears ago. aud sentenced to the
lJefIersonville Prison for life, escaped
from that institution Monday evening st
Is O'Clock.
Kesterson was employed IN the found
|rv and just few minutes before the con-
|victs were taken 10 supper. be. unno-
ticed went to the machine shop where
long ladder IL kept TO be used when The
pulleys require oiling. He seized this
and ran to the wall and began 10 make
the accent when guard Wheeler began
firing with his Winchester. but 10 no ef-
feet. lie scaled the six foot wire fencing
on the walls aud made the leap Of 30 feet
to the ground Standing near was : de
livery wagon and in II were two young
men. Into the wagon Kesterson jumped
q knife he threatened 10
plunge Il into the drivers heart II he did
not carry him 10 . place Of safety; the
driver not obeying. Kesterson knocked
him down and cutting the reins loose
from him mounted the horse and urged
Il into dead run. On reaching Ciarks.
burg, suburb of JefFetsonvilIe, he sban.
donsd the horse and disappeared into
the darkness and 10 still st large at this
writing. Upon receiving the sentence
here he made the threat that II be ever
was Afforded the opportunity be would
kill J. l. Breiz, who prosecuted him.
He is . dangerous character. 900 re-
ward was offered for bis capture. and he
was found near New Albany Tuesday
night, and identified By bic prison
.lothee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

The State board Of agriculture did
wisely In selling the fair grounds. They
now have . large sum of money, the
price received being e275, 100 But they
vii! make : mistake In buying other
grounds. They should invest The mon
Is In good interest paying securities and
put the Fair ION the road" for series 0l
year,. There IL no room for doubt that
such movement would popularixe the
Fair. largely incsease thu attendance and
interest and rebound 20 the benefit Of the
agricultural interests Of the Stste.-N.
a. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

Paoli Republican -F. M. B. A. lodges
al over the county, and al over the
country, are going out OF business. II is
reported that lodges In one township IN
this county, held : public auction some
days since and knocked Of the appurts.
nances thereunto belonging 70 The high
est bidder, persons out Of the order @
we'll o those In. becoming purchasers Of
the by.laws, ritusls, etc, Of the inssitu.
tion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

The lines In the Central Traffic Asso.
citation have agreed that for the Christ.
mas and New Year holidays On excur-
sion rate Of one and one third Of the
lowest local fare for the round trip may
be made TO apply locally. Tickets will
be cold only on Dec. ~, 25 and 81, and
Jan. l. good going on date Of sale and
returning % late % Jan. 4.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

Can township r. M. B. A. took no
stock IN the Peoples party msss meet.
ing held q Hunting burg, Nov. sth. Dr..
Coble 10 70 appoint township commit.
teemsn for Cass, % the Secretary, Isaac
Curry, says. We have no dupes here
DR.. CobIe, ID other words, 1--WE are not
10 IT, JohOsburg correspondent Hun.
Nsws.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

The creamery ct this place closed
down for this season, and the proprietor.
IL Weitksmp. LEFT for bic homo IN Gin
cinnsti. His son Harry viii remain here
about two weeks yet 70 put things IN
proper shape for the winter. - Hunting.
burg News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

Said Z New York boy 90 bis father:
PA. what makes you look % angry?"
Il look angry because am vexed at
hearing your mother scold you 50 much
for vour badneSs'
"Well. pc, you should do o I do. I
hear ma scolding you for your badness
20 times day. but never remind you
OF II. for ! always think you have been
punished enough already"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

Leavens' chart gives the total number
engaged on the union side q ATS, S0l,
divided o follOws: White troops, g..
494 So; sailors and msrines, l0l. .207 ;
colored troops. i76 97S; Indisns, $3.50
Thus Il will b seen that since the war
began, IN 1861. there have died l,6l7 .O72.
or more than 54 per cent. OF the whole
number engaged.--Somerville journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

J. T. Bundy, who came from French
Lick, Orange county, has rented tho
prospective hotel that Il being erected
by Marion HinkIe, on West 6th street,
and win use 1, as hotel. The contract
calls Tor q : day Bloomington
Telephone.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

Whom first we love, you know, We eel.
dom we'd
Time rules us al. And life, indeed,
u not
The thing We planned Il out 'ere hope
was dead.
And then, we women cannot choose
our lot. Owen Meredith.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

Rams Horn: n women could get to
vote and hold Office long enough "a psss
laws that ua poor men should do Ill The
dish washing, II wouldn't be long until
the whole business would be done By
machinery.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

The following table. prepared By Capt.
Fred. e. Ainswort Of the medical de-
partmeut, q. 8. A., giving the probabls
length Of time the soldiers OF the Iste
war will live. 10 Of interest 70 all who
wore the "srmy blue !"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

There are rich men who began life q
hard work for smsll wages. There are
poor men who have always had little 70
do and got big pay for II. Il b not the
anounslmade q much = Il d The amount
saved that leads TO wealth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27
THE STATES CROPS.


Indiana polls Sentinel.
4 The Hon. William A. Peelle, IT,, chieI
7 OF tho bureau OF statistics, hss complied
the tables relating TO the:cereal crops for
the year 1891, aud. in discussing the re-
suits, declares that the several crop yields
are the best that have been known for
yesrs. Hardly 10 the history Of Indi-
ana.r eays he, "snd certainly not since
gsnized has there been such . generally y
prolific yield Of the cereal crops - that
which characterized the present year.
While the conditions we're ct times un-
favorable and there were strong proba-
bilities that tho growing crops would be
more or less injured, the changes IN cIi-
matte conditions came in time TO over.
come, or ct least greatly ameIiorate, The
threatened damage. and the results show
. crop year which may be properly called
pheno menal. Indiana has harvested
some magnificent crops Of wheat, some
excellent crops OF corn, and has grown
some exceptionally large crops Of clover
and timothy hay. oats, barley end rye,
but Il % seldom that ell OF theae crops
have been ss abundant % In 1891, when
each outstripped the average Of former
years"
Tho following summary shows the
acreage, average yield per acre, and to-
tel product Of the several crops:
WHEAT.
Number Of acres, 2 691 922
TotAl product in bushels. So ,3O5, ,796
Average yield per acre, zoos
conE.
Number OF acres, 3637 927
Total product in bushels, 25.092 .649
Average yield per acre, "a SO.
OATS.
Number OF acres, 697.952|
Total product in bushels, 23, l23, ,l80i
Average yield per acre, 25.7b.
BARLEY.
Number Of acres, 213s8
Total product in bushels. 467, 1871
Average yield per acre, 21.s7.
RYE.
Number OF acres, 44,8lOI
Total product In bushels, 0Oe, ,l4el
Average yield per acre, 1e02.
1UcKwHEAr.
OF acres. 0.6lIl
Total product In bushels. l51,45Ol
Average yield per acre, 1856.
TLAxsEED.
Number Of acres, i4lA6I
Total product In busbels. ll6, ,46Ol
Average yield per acre, 694.
CLOVER HAY.
Number Of acres. laos 672
Total product In tons, 2,lO9 Sl4l
Average yield per acre. 1 73
TIMOTHY HAY.
of acres, 1.257 758l
Total product IN tons, 2,O3AN2l
Average yield per acre. 1 81.
IRIsH POTATOES.
Number Of acres. as s9i
Total product in bushels, 1883 70l |
Average yield per acre. 81.
SWEET POTATOES.
Number Of acres, 3.339I
Total product in bushels, 247 .Oo6
Average yield per acre, ~.
TOBACCO.
Number Of acres, 1881
Total product In pounds, l0.72O 323 II
Average yield per acre, 62s5.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

Excited little girl 10 10 her mamma:
"Did you Geo the collapse Of The moon :"
Philadelphia Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27

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ments:a reasonable deduction will be
made to regular advertisers.
Notices OF appointment OF adminis-
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10 be paid In advance.
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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1891-09-28

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