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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
DEATH AND THE PLAYER.


watched the players playing on their stage:
An old delightful comedy was theirs,
The very picture az a gallant aGc.
Full ~ majestic airs.
Wit. yrtuos-,. captain. stately lord
Zach played his part with smooth Augustan
grace
And gray and curled. III olympian peruques
Scored
Ger each fino oval face.
Anon. young Celia. poised ON high red heels
Advanced with Chloe. the discreet soubrette;
Her laughter rings abroad in silver pcais;
Her courtters fawn and fret
One WAS a whiskered son Of awful Mars.
And one. the favorite, a thing Of spleen,
Whose pasquil tests. n stream Of falling stara.
nlYNined all tho scene.
They trod n ninuct. and cvcrmorc
Betwixt the ourtsying lady and her thrall.
A piasksd and shrouded dancer kept tho floor,
Unnoted 10y them all
Alas poor player that was deaths dance In
The curtain ~; the maskcr's feshless hand
Compelled thccyo his chariot. which with speed
Rolled home to his own land.
And now with check and eyclids that confess
Grim stains 81 the Last midnights gay dis
guise,
TIL ingenious hacgard actors swiftly press
Where their dead brother lies.
How strange a graveside- how strange q
scene!
The players double life In such eclipse.
What moeAlity would this have been
On those once moe king lips.
But they arc dumb. and there's scarce time for
tears. -
Back 10 the town. They're clamoring for our
plays.
Tisnsood that arch comedian death appears
But once In many days.
-Macmillan's Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
Proud Of Their ProfessIons.

do not know In recent times Q
moro stirring answer than that Of
Lacordaire, the famous Dominican
to the court Of peers In France, who
asked him what his profession was
when he replied simply, "A school.
master" unless It DO the answer Of
his friend, the Compile dc Montalem
bort, the noblest specimen, l some
times think, Of the modern French
laity, to tho same question, "a school.
master and peer Of France" Nay,
It was but the other day that Learned
and humble man Of science, who will
live In moral history rs having de-
clared that he had mo time to make
money" began his will with the mod
est words, 80 great In their raodesty,
II, Louis Agassiz, teacher. Con
temporary Review.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
SOME ,oLo AMERICAN HIGHWAYS.
the Magnificent Roads Of tho Ancient In
Gas We're Unsurpassed.

The Magnificens Roads Of tho Ancient In
Gas We're Unsurpassed.
A hardy race once dwelt In high val.
ley shut in by snowy mountains. Cold
rains often drenched the unfriendly soil.
In this its native home the potato was
dwarfcd and bitter. maize was stunted.
the hardy barley would seldom npcn.
and no other cereals afforded food for
man.
Bearing the hard burdens Of their rug
ged life made the people brave and
strong. In conquering many difficulties
they became cunning. patient and per.
sistent. Having grown numerous and
powerful, they seized another and fertile
valley and established there their central
stronghold. They developed agriculture
and the arts and taught a tolerant reli-
gion. By persuasion when they could.
by force when they must. they allied
with themselves many other people and
30 became strong above all other nations
on the continent on which they dwelt.
They climbed the barriers that hemmed
their mountain home and cultivated all
the valleys that ran from them down to
tho sea. Their gardens terraced every
mountain side. They tunneled the hv-
ing rocks and led their waters far over
sandy plains scorching under rainless
skies. They made the barren deserts
bloom and compelled tho wastes to give
to man abundant food. They moved
whole communities to conquered prov
inces. TO make there new homes. to min
gle with the subdued race and thus to
continue the work Of subjugation and OF
assimilation.
To hold fast all 40 gained they estab-
lished arsenals and magazines at short
distances. They realized. as our own
nation has not. that without food at COM
mand the largest army is weaker than the
smallest, therefore stored abundant sup
plies along he lines of march. And from
post 10 post. from colony to colony. from
city to city. they made roads, broad,
smoothly paved and walled by stone,
shaded by fruit trees and by flowers
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

A lady who was fond Of riddles
dreamed that she met another lady.
= stranger to her. Il shall not tell
you my name, said the strange lady.
but III put II like this: II I had a
tame hare which escaped end you
caught It and asked me II you might
chain Il up-thats my name" "Let-
d Harrop." answered the dreamer
at onco; let I dc . hare up" There
was no pause for reflection In the
dream any moro than In another case.
The dreamer. walking With afriend.
mee an acquaintance Of ovine ap-
pearance, who saluted with . curious
duck. What . queer bow /" aid the
companion IN to dream. sGheep
dip" answered the dreamer; q hind
Of pun which perhaps nobody would
have made whsn awake any more
thsn he would have solved tho idiotic
riddle Of Ledtis Haxrop. San Fran
cisco Argonauk
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

OF such roads they had nearly score.
They stretched hundreds Of miles across
pains Of shifting sands and through
fruitful valleys. They afforded solid
paths through deep morasses, spanned
dizzy gorges by suspension bridges or on
masses OF solid masonry, scaled the faces
OF precipices and tunneled the eternal
hills. They led through regions Of deep
SHOWS and across wide wastes where no
drop Of rain ever blessed the parched
ground. They equaled the best roads OF
tho old world in magnitude and work
manship and were four centuries ago the
best and greatest highways ever yet
known in the western world. The great
Humboldt pronounced them tho most
useful and stupendous works ever made
by man.
The way from savagery to that high
stote OF living. Of government and OF art
doubtless extended through scores OF
centuries. The destruction OF those mag
nifcent works began with the Spanish
invasion Of Peru. Since that i'll omened
time no approach has been made on the
American continents 10 the excellence Of
the roadmaking OF that ancient race.
Yet they had comparatively little bulky
commerce to move long distances and
possessed no knowledge Of the mighty
power OF steam. nor had they explosives
nor even tool Of iron to aid them in
their gigantic work.
1t has been said that the road Is that
physical symbol by which one will un-
derstand any age or people. II they
have no roads. they are savages, for the
road iS . type Of civilized society. A
leader in the cause OF improvement Of
our public roads recently said that Co
lumbus discovered America In vain II
after 400 years we are still behind those
ancient Americans and are not ashamed
oft. d. E. vERAa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

Swindling and deceit are known
among animals In military stables
horses are known to have pretended
to DO lame In order to avoid going to
military exercise. A chimpanzec had
been fed ON cake when sick. After
his recovery he often feigned cough
ing in order to procure dainties The
cuckoo sometimes lays its eggs in
the sparrow's nest, and to make the
deception surer it takes away one Of
the sparrow's eggs.-Currcnt Litera-
ture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

A snow bank here. . puddle there,
With mud betwcen-a lions share
And then n strip Of slanting ice,
Washed CLASSY by the suns device.
Where one may sail along. then slip
In some pond-a foundered ship
With broken ribs and tattercd sails.
A victim for some testers rails,
And though twere Joy TO run aground~
There's not . solid bit around.
There's tuftcd grass upon the sides,
But then. alas! the cutters tides
or elush and slop-a warning moat---
Will not our longing footsteps float
The ruttcd track holds fast tho pace
We exercise with doubtful grace.
And though we sigh for earth or snow
N one unbroken stretch wc know
That eprin9 affords IN measure 1fU
vas1s(p The spios Of life.
~Bu1Nn 112A
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

An Ohio man has queer hen.
Near tho baznyard there u . large
cooler" hanging on . crane, and the
hen In question insists ON regarding
this cooler as her nest. She does not
got into II, however. but sits perched
On IT rim, In consequence OF which
her eggs are all broken by the fall
New York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

Upton-Your son has gone to spec
ulating In stocks, ! hear.
Downton-Yes; mighty smart boy
Heorge is, I can tell you.
Doing well. ehf"
"Splendidlyl Wonderfully! Hes
been ON the street for three months
and isn't broke yet. Good News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

Those versed In the science Of CD
tacs tsll us that no living creature can
80 u absolute darkness. Some rep
rsasutadves Of the animal kingdom
have eyss extremely sensitive 70 rays
@ light q low intensity, but there
mu3 b some Light present or no
vtlon- ST. Louis Republic
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

nsv city lGissseaasy Met HE Match 4.
shs Uss a. Language
my dear brother" faltered the
city missionary with red whiskers
and q tremolo voice as he reached
through the prison bars and fondled
the puzzle faced youth-''my dear
brother in God, what untoward cir
cumstancc, what unforeseen influence,
led thy erring footsteps from the
paths Of roctttuder
Once more, Petite"
Again the missionary repeated his
question with even q greater depth
OF feeling.
Yer curves Il too wide fer me,
podner. What's dc graft anyhow
How came you In jaili What
taV you done to thus forfeit your
hbertyf"
''Nawthin," replied the puzzled
faced youth as q food Of light broke
In on him. "Ididnt do nawthin. But
I'll tell you how IL waa Sect Bout six
months ago In Portland I hooks up
with gilly from Frisco. He had a
sack an braces me fer q game of
poker. Seei I'm pretty Zip wild de
pasteboards myself, but / sees deere
wuz q tapioca In sight an didn't want
to queer de mark Sect Sol touches
do wires to chum Of mine In Salem.
He's o dead smooth duck-a foxy
bloke with crockery glim. ! tells
him to come on an help me peel Do
pelt of jasper from de sout Seei
Well. we sits in a game wild de Frisco
mug and pulls his leg for 400.
Den he maces me fer q round wild
dc dice. Sea l, Does yer mean bizr
OATS what, seq he. 'Trot out yer
basalt blocks seq !. Sect Well,
skins him fer q hundred cases an
de bones, but the Jay wuz dead game
an wanted to bowl me fer 80. !
takes rim up an makes q KILN of so |
plunks on Hogans alley. Den he
quits an ducks his nut. Sect He
didn't let ON dat he wuz sore or moth
tn, and bout six weeks Later hesends
me letter, tellin me could make a
winnin In Frisco. Thugs Is comm me |
way, ! tink1, 20 I lines me clothes
Wild velvet and goes to Frisco. Sect
De mug meets me ct do ferry, /
Gows few ereasen into me. Steers
mo again . bsace game an IAanks
me wad Had to coax me spark TO
eat on. Den Dc mug gives me de
horse laugh low down, puts de- gang
On, IN Two been skaine on me up-
peB ever since. Sect Last niaht I
wus pinched fer . vag IN expect to
got It In dc neck today, but yer can
bot yer feet III play even. eeej"
And the puzzled faced youth scowled
lerociously.
AZ first the missionary listened
Nth IN expression Of panied aston
shment not unmaxed with ava Be-
w1ldeEment followed, then Q look Of
changing to righteous
ndignadoQ - the youth rounded Oh I
- tale Of woe Then the miaEiou-
~ hunted up the turnkey and said
was . downright shame to pen up
y insane man with criminal. BE
vas going tosee the authorities about
himself. San Francisco Examiner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

Doctor-There, get that prescrig
ton filed and take teaspoonf~
three times day before meals.
Poor Pstaent-But, doctor, ! don't
got but ono meal In two days. Texas
6iftp0
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
LICENSE NOTICE.

NOTICE - hereby given to the citizens Of Jasper.
Bainbridge township. Dubois county Ind that the
undsrssned male Citizen Of the United States gill
apply TO the County Of Dubois county y,
heir next regular session In June ls03, for q n.
cense 10 retail Intoxicating liquor beer and wine and
tne same 70 be drank on the premises under the
provisions Of the Law ~ Indiana governing such
me precise location where said liquors are TO be sold
y on lot No 1o5. shown the original plat Of the
Town o. Jasper, BAinbridge township Dubois county
, W.. ~ 80. FRANK KUNKEL.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
LICENSE NOTICE.

NOTiCK = hseby given 10 the citizens o. Jasps,
the ed ale eren Of the United states vi
apply 10 the CaOHy Commissioners 81 Duboi. con NJ
heir NEXT reeusr session In June, lss3, for a n.
permit the same ~ BE drank on the premises unde,
ne provisions sfGe Law Of Indiana governing such
licenses ~
The precise iocass where said liquors are 10 be .od
- on the West hall 81 lot No. g. As shown on he oris
nal plat Of the town Of Jasper. Banbridse ,o~ nshp
Dubois county. Indiana wv JrrT-r
Nay ~, '03-3w.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

Notice Of appointment.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the IN.
~ dersigned has been appointed Ad.
ministratOr Of the estate OF Mary
kigsbv, deceased Said estate Il
supposed to be solvent.
X. NJ. MILBuRN. Admir-.
MLsokN 4 SWEENEY, Attorneys.
May ~, f893-3t.
The herald., 1893-05-21
THE CHINESE MUST GO.
SECRETARY CARLISLE SAYS HE WILL
ENFORCE THE LAW.
The Chinese Minister Again Calls on
the Secretary Of state-Gresham
Says There Is No Prospect
OF Trouble.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Today the Chi
nese minister, with the official inter-
prefer of the legation. called at the de-
partment OF state, and they were imme
diately shown into the secretary's pri-
vate room, where consultation ensued
lasting nearly half an hour. When Sec
retary Gresham was asked for informa-
tion upon the subject, he eaid he felt he
could safely declare there was no reason
to fear any trouble or outbreak in the
United States or in China growing out
of the Chinese law.
Later in the day Chief Justice Fuller,
who has shnwf, Isfueh Interest IN the
fvgaf aspect OF the present Chinese stu
alton, had an interview with Secretary
Gresham.
Secretary Carlisle said today he would
certainly enforce the law as to deporting
Chinese as fast as the means at his dis
poHal would permit. He intended to
begin with that class of Chinese who
are in this country illegally, having
come in contravention of the law Of
1884. Having sent this class out of the
country, he would then turn his atten-
ton to the other and larger class, those
who have failed to comply with the
Geary law as to regietration. But $16,-
000 remains of the appropriation for the
present fiscal year to carry out this law,
but $50 900 will be available for the pur-
pose July 1st next.
The herald., 1893-05-21
1mpoErANr NAVAL oHANeEs.

Secretary Herbert Rearranges the Squad
rons and Commandants.
WASHINGTON, May 20. Secretary Her
bert today signed orders making num-
Der Of important naval changes. Ad-
miral Gherardi is ordered to haul down
his flag on the Philadelphia on the S1st
inst. and assume command OF the Brook
lyn navy yard. On the same day Ad
mirsl Walker will lower his flag on the
Chicago and go on leave fer three
months. Admiral BenhRm will trans
fer his flag from the Newark to the San
Francisco and assume Command Of
the North Atlantic station. Commodore
Erben, on being relieved OF the com
mand OF the New York navy yard,
by Admiral GheTardi, will raise his flag
on the Chicago nd prepare to go to the
European station, which he will COM
mand. The Philadelphia will 90 to the
Pacific in place of the San Francisco,
which will become the flagship OF the
North Atlantic squadron. No vessels or
commandant have vet been selected for
the South Atlantic. The Charleston
will 90 TO the Pacific, the Baltimore to
the Asiatic station, leaving the San
Francisco, Miantonomah, Atlanta, Kear-
sarge and Vesuvius to constitute the
home squadron, The command of the
South Atlantic station will be given TO
come officer now on shore duty, and it ie
believed Admiral Walker will bs given
command of Mare Island navy yard
when his leave expires.
The herald., 1893-05-21
rrRn,s Awr ruL WORK.

A Terrible Conf grafton at Saginaw,
Michigan.
SAeINAw, May 20.--Fire broke out in
the dismanteled mill plant OF Sample &s
es-----s,,ro.s vzo, ss-.vAu OF when UturS were
q number Of piles of lumber, this after
noon. In twinkling roaring mass
OF flames started on mad career, with
a fury that no human hand could check.
The Bristol-street bridge soon caught
and was partly destroyed; thence the
flames leaped to the east side, where
were located a large number Of build
inge, including those of house No. 6, j. .
F. Wink)er's ice house. These and IL
residences on Tllden street and those on
both sides of Washington avenue, down
to Holden street, were quickly licked up.
Then the sparks were carried
to the premises of the George F. Cross
Lumber company, the planning mill, the
lumber in the yard and dozen tenant
houses melting away like sriow. Next
came the Arlington & Court Manufac-
turing company's extensive plant and
Parrots old soap factory, ali of which
were wiped out. Here the FIRE struck
Jefferson avenue and in an hour some
of the finest residences in the city were
in ashes. The flames made a clean
sweep north to Emmerson street and
continued eastward along Emmerson
street toward the city limits.
The fire cut wide swath on Owen,
Howard, Sheridan and Warren avenues
and other streets east. st. Viucent's
orphan home succumbed early but tie
inmates were all removed to places of
safety. The fury of the yale carried
sparks long distances, and the planning
mill, factory and lumber yard of e.
German were destroyed, as we'll as
large number of dwellings in that Sec
ton Of the city.
Excitement was at fever heat during
the awful two hours from 4 to and
in many instances houses caught
fire and were destroyed before the
occupants were hardly aware that they
we're in danger and dozens of families
saved practically nothing.
1t is impossible to give q correct &C.
count of the losses and insurances to-
night. fhe former will reach nearly
81 800 900, with probable insurance OF
100000. Fully 1000 men employed in
the factories burned are thrown out of
employment and hundreds OF families
are homeless. as about 300 buildings
burned. John Clarke OF Owen street
was burnedsp crisp. Several other
persons ary leporoed missing.
The herald., 1893-05-21
rHE FanNoH DEpUrlrs.

A Stormy Debase Over the Prosecution
OF NJ. Baudin.
PARIS, Nav 20 --Tae chamber Of dep
uties today had 3 stormy debate over
the question of authorizing the prosscu-
tion of NJ. Baudin, Socialist deputy,
on the charge OF having assaulted tho
police on the firat day of May. During
the course Of the debate Beauery D'As-
son (Royalist) became irritated at being
interrupted several times in the course
OF his remarks by M. Dupuy, prime min
lister. He finally protested that NJ. Du-
puy ought TO be compelled to apologize
for what he termed his 'tdisorderly in
terruptions." At this point D'Asson
was compelled to subside by the Dresi-
dent, NJ Dupuy declared that the nun
ner and action OF D'Assou precluded
him from replying to him. When
vote was taken on the question the
chamber authorized the minister OF JUS
tice to prosecute Baudin. In conse-
quence OF the treatment to which he
was subjected, D'Asaon sent Deputies
De Cassagnac and De Bernis to demand
satisfaction from Premier Dupuy.
The herald., 1893-05-21
FROM BLAINE no BULL.
Charming Young Grass Widow About
to Change Her Name

A Charming Young Grass Widow About
to Change Her Name
New YoRK, May 20 The Herald
says: Young Mrs. Blaine is to change
her name. She is going to be married
to DR.. William 7. Bull There has been
many rumors of their engagement, but
all these have been denied until now,
when the announcement is authorita-
lively made. Ever since DR.. Bull at
tended young Mrs. Blaine professionally.
when she Was lying i'll with rheumatism
at the New York hotel, ,.slmost at the
very moment when she hoped to make
her triumphant debut on the profession
al stage, there has been a suggestion of
ramance about their associations. They
only recently became engaged The
wedding will not be long deferred. Ac
cording to present arrangements it is
fixed for early in June. 1t will be a
quiet one. and may be followed by
trip to Europe.
The herald., 1893-05-21
WAR Of THE ELEMENTS
Sad Havoc. Played by Wind,
Rain aud Hail.
A Terrific Storm Breaks Over
Pittsburg, Pa.
Heavy Damage in Eastern Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania.
A Terrible Confagration at Saginaw,
Mich.-The City Laid Waste by
FIames-Destructive Fires
in wisconsin.
By the Associated Press.l

BY the Associated Press.l
PfrTsBURG, May 20.-A terrific hail
and rain storm, accompanied by high
winds and vivid lightning, passed over a
portion Of Western Pennsylvania and
Eastern Ohio this afternoon, doing
great damage. The storm broke over
Pittsburg few minutes after 4 O'Clock
and ragged for an hour, striking terror to
the hearts of timid people and running
81 600, 900 worth OF property. Windows
were broken all over the city and every
green house suffered losses running from
$500 to 500, 900. Crops and fruit trees
were destroyed. The Phillips canserva-
tory and the conservatory in Schenly
park were damaged to the extent OF
thousands OF dollars.
The noise caused by the breaking
glass, the roar OF the wind and the pat
ter of hailstones on the roofs frightened
matinee audiences and panics were mar
rowly avoided in the Grand opera
house, the Bijou theater. the Academy
of Music and the Alvin theater.
During the storm score OF runaways
occurred, and many vehicles were
wrecked. Every photograph gallery in
the two cities was damaged, and many
valuable pictures ruined.
The skylights IN the federal building
were broken, and the water descended
in torrents, flooding the building. Gel
lars were flooded, and many streets rem
| dered i'm passsble by debris washed from
the hills. On all the street railways
traffic was suspended from one to three
hours.
At Marietta, o., number of build
ings were destroyed and crops laid to
the ground. Great destruction is re-
ported at Belmont, Eureka and the Sister
Bill oil fields. AS far as known no lives
were lost.