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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-04

No two words for him-not look OF
question or demur. They had all found
that out before he had been week in
charge of the hospital-a charge he had
taken during the holiday of the regular
resident doctor instead Of taking holi-
day himself--young Deane needed II,
ne said to the matron, and he didn't
Little was known Of DIR. Hastings
(uness by his friend Deane) except
that he came from London, had prac-
ticed there for five years, but previous
ly had, il was thought, been good
deal abroad. He was quite six or seven
and thirty--a tall, handsome man, with
a grave. rather sorrowful face in re
pose, and smile that was infinitely
sweet and tender. like his voice and
manner. He was q favorite. IL
really = wonder" the ma
iron, an elderly woman. said. that
he Is still an unmarried man." though
neither that nor any other information
about himself had ever come from his
own lips Not he; whatsoever his
troubles had been he kept the secret
locked fast in his heart that knew its
own bitterness.
In scarcely more than i've minutes
she doctor came 70 his room. to which
shs nuroe had Just fetched some restos'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-04

Indignation SEQ forth this appeal -
the great masses Of producers end sod'srs
Of the United States, We ask them 70 ponoes
we'll tho sta tements hssein made. and not 70 b
premsturely biased In their judgment By me
false utterances of interested classes, ana Q
subsidised press To the oilers Of the SOIL -
the growers OF wheat and lhe planters OF Gov
ton. We say: In this matter your interest," 10
our interest: and our interest II your inter-
eat To the workingman OF the land We say
You, 700. have . deep and abiding interest 10
the cause Of free coinage Of silver and In the
movement for il restoration: for. 10 throw out
Of employment avast army of men. ana precipi-
tate them upon IN already gutted labor mar
ket, must work incalcuiabls injury 70 the cause
Of labor
I'VE ther efore ask you. one and ALL TO join
hands with us and make common cause 10
behalf OF tho white metal-thc money oil ne
passes through all ages and In all lands We
Ask you 70 let your combined voices be heard,
Ard 10 see 70 Il that those who represent you 10
o<raress cast their votes In accordance with
your welfare and ours The people OF Montana
are an honest people. They believe In hard
money They scorn all suggestions OF repu-
diation They are progressive. energetic. cour-
sgeous end loyal They have ALWAYS paid their
lust obiigat tons and notwiths landing that ~
this moment they are overw helmed ~ the
greatest calamity that has ever befallen them.
they viii con tinus 10 meet all their responsible
tiles . becomes honorable men,"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-04
A SUBSTITUTE FOR LEATHER.


A Interesting and New Material Called
.Flexus Fibra-"
Leather possesses such excellent quail
tiles for the many purposes to which 1T
is put that it would seem idle to seek .
substitute. Nevertheless. there are
many persons who, while they find that
leather serves as an effectual protective
covering for the foot, find also that 1t Is
often obstinate in adapting itself to tho
requirements Of individual feet or TO
the more or less physical abnormalities
to which so many are subject In such
cases, il comfort is to be expected, only
the most supple and yielding quality
should be worn. At the same time. OF
course, it should be waterproof and
durable. These qualities, SO far as we
have been able TO Judge, belong in
satisfactory degree to an interesting
and new material called ''hexus fibra."
II appears to be a hax-derivcd material,
suitably prepared and oiled. SO that to
all appearances it is leather. 1t Is par
ticularly supple and flexible and takes
. polish equally well with the best
kinds of calf
We have recently had occasion TO
wear = DOOt OI Wnlcu ZIG sosAsP "
cut front section consists entirely Of
nexus Rbra, and have purposely sub
mitted It 70 somew hat undue strain, In
spite Of which no cracking Of the ma
terial was perceived, while the sense OF
comfort TO the foot was very evident
rlexus fibra, being material of veRe-
table origin, is calculated also to facili-
tate free ventilation and thereby TO OBJ
viate the discomfort arising FROM what
II called drawing" the feet Tests'
with = view to prove its damp-resistinR
power were made with the material by
placing q small section over an open
| glass tube with true ends, 40 that ON
applying pressure at the other end OF
the tube IL was found to be practically
cir tight hishaving been ascertained
. little water was placed in the tube
resting on the fexus libra and pressure
once more applied. After some time
traces only Of liquid had oozed through;
but, of course. this was an exaggerated
state Of things, and, as matter Of
fact, no oozing Of water took place n
all when 1t was simply allowed To rest
on the material several hours The
structure Of fcxus fibra Is better seer
when the oil in II Is removed with
ether, to which IL imparts distinct
Huorescencc, and when the black dys
: II washed out (being II the same time
changed Is redD by hydroehicria scid. :
Londou Lancet
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PREPARED FOR WAR.


How the Nations Of Europe Reached tho
Limit of Endurance.
What = wonderful spectacle IL Is that
Europe now presents! Her population
claims q sort of monopoly in civiliza-
ton, vet outside OF England every ma
tion has reached the limit OF its en-
durance in preparing for war, which
nevertheless does not arrive. The SUR
plus energy and money of the whole
continent is devoted to keeping up
security which Is nowherS felt to be
quite sufficient, yet Is nowhere overtly
threatened--which, indeed, is guar.
snteed by profuse professions OF
peacea BILE intentions
The work of civilization Roes ON,
every day records some advance In
science or in human comfort, the toll
ers are daily exerting themselves to Sc
cure more leisure. better housing and
pleasanter food, and yet the nations
with one consent are converting them
selves into food for powder. 1t is IS
il the professor and the merchant and
the laborer, while strenuously going
on with their business and eager to de-
rive more comfort from it, were all
agreed that they must sleep In
plate armor II would be almost
comic, were il not so terrible, and as
vet there is not sign that we are ar
irving at the end of the situation. Peo-
pie say il must end some day, but 1t has
gone on getting worse for twenty
years; and though it cannot get worse
still, because men and money are alike
SAl sS
will not last for twenty years further
yet
There is not . statesman in Europe
who could draw up, much less carry, c
project of general disarmament. There
is not popular leader in Europe who
makes Of disarmament an earnest cry.
though the socialists in their fear OF
repression would do it il they could;
and we question il there is nation in
Europe which would consent to be dis
armed. That is certainly not triumph
of human wisdom; and yet the nations
are no more furious than usual, are not
unreasonable, are not even indisposed
TO work through the methods Of diplo-
macy. They are not even, in . way.
unfriendly, for something "internar
tional" is arranged every week. and OF
congresses with all Europe represented
in them there il literally no end
Still the nations lie down in armor
and rise up, pistols In hand. and before
they begin the days labor look first to
see what the armed burglar may b
At What the end may be or can be
we know no more than the simplest,
| hut Of this We are very sure, that NO
spectacle at once 50 unaccountable and
sad has ever yet been presented to tho
historian with eyes--Spectator.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-04

an impromptu danger signal. You're
sending the down express off slap into
the up-goods-the other switch,-Ah,
my God, too late.'
A rush--a roar-a frightful crash
and the down express had dashed into
the up-goods outside the small junction
station-then the rifting of breakage
and falling debris, heartrending cries,
shouts Of men and wild confusion for
a few minutes of horror Then Eng
lish pluck and cool-headedness took its
usual sway. and the work of rescue was
begun by the few officials, aided by q
crowd of eager helpers, who in five
minutes seemed to be on the spot from
the town: the doctors. as always, to
the fore with their services. Some OF
the injured were carried to houses near
70 be tended, Others, those who seemed
the most hurt. were taken to the hos
pital-not large one-and consigned
to its trained staff. now aided by two
or three doctors from the town. Such
. sudden accession of patients had soon
filled every bed in the wards; the ma
tron had converted her chamber Ton
the ground floor) into an extra ward,
and still yet another sufferer, the last
patient, was found, either dead or I'M
conscious, amongst the debris, some
time after all the rest. and was borne
on stretcher to the hospital; one OF
the men had reverently laid his own
rough neckerchief over the young face
that might be that Of the dead.
As nurse, called by the hall porter.
paused for second. perplexed what to
do with this last patient, the chief doc
tor himself came striding through the
wide corridor, hurrying from one ward
to another.
Whats this?" he said. scarcely paus
ing. Another poor creature? Put hel
in my room, nurse. at once. Ill bs
there directly"
His apartment opened on to this cor
ridor and the order was promptly
obeycd. Woe betide anyone who die
not obey DR.. Hastings orders at once
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-04

Writing letter il. to many people,
an irksome task; hut IL isn't half 70 irk-
some "A IL Is to hear . lawyer reading
your letter about Eve yean eStsswards
n open court
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-04

"One hundred and seventeen years ago the
patriots Of the American revolution gave 70 ms
our Independence. In framing the laws and
laying down the principles which were 70 Gov
ern US, they sought no counsel and asked no ID
vice from their enemies Relying upon their
own splendid courage and wise statesmanship
they inauguratcd . system Of finance based
upon tho worlds previous experience and upoa
equality and justice. We ask that the present
generation OF American statesmen follow their
example: that they imbibe new courage from
contemplation Of the sturdy patriotism and
broad wisdom exhibited by the founders OF this
government. that they will enunciate second
declaration OF Independence; that they will re-
store silver to IT. timc-honored place - full
legal tender money. and thus give 20 the United
States-thc grandest and richest In natural re-
sources Of ali the nations Of the earth-a nnan
ciAl system which II may call Its own free from
foreign control Standing to lag mid The
wreck and ruin Of our crstwhi'c prosperity. :
condition wrought By sclnah aims, By weak
policies and unjust laws, the people Of Mon
tana without regard V class, occupation,
or political creed, inspired BY . deer
ssAas 4 tniasy. and alled ~tth jus'
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30
MlODlEBUR6.

Rev. W. NJ. Vines will preach AT
Grove on the 2nd sunday at O'clock
r.. VI.
Magistrates court was IN session al
Yosemite Saturday with several cases on
the docket. His Honor, Jacob A, wall
disposed OF all of them in manner salts
fac,orilv to one or the other sides.
-Enoch Wesley has been engaged to
teach the school at the Fogle school
house. Z. ii. Taylor has made his call
ing an election sure and will teach young
ideas shoot-wads against the ceiling at
Yosemite.
Rev. and Mrs. w. J. Ward attended
church here Sunday. Prof. Griffin who
has been here some two months teach
ing the band, left sunday Tor his home
at Eubauks. The professor is an excel
lent teacher of music and as clever
gentleman az one wishes to meet. tie
made host of friends during his stay
here.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30
LIBERTY.

We are requested to state that there
will be an old-iashioned picnic at this
place on July ID.
Marriage licenses have been issued
TO james Emmett to marry Miss Olive
Baugh and to John T. CHUNKY TO marry
Mics Luttrell.
Luther Rains, after several years
absence in California and other places,
is now spending a short vacation from
very acti We duties, among his many old
friends here. Luther is young man OF
great worth aud has bright future in
prospect.
The Southern Oil and Gas Co. have
got their suger fastened at a depth OF
about 900 feet and have suspended OPP
erations for the time. We understand
that Mr.. Messenger, Of the Company
has gone to West Virginia to procure ap
paratus to unfasten it,
The committee appointed for the
purpose, Judge Myers and County At
torney Godbey, have returned from
Frankfort and report that they have sue
ceeded in inducing the State Board o
En- ualization to remove the IL per cent
additional tax assessed on real and per
sonal estate in this county.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30
eARn AN0 TRADE iTEMs.

Joseph Coffey sold to johnson, oil
BOYLE, a bunch of butcher cattle at 2ic'
An American bought the late Squire
Abinsdon's great three-year'old colt
Middler, in London, paying flo'22o'
-Strayed, a black SOW, two-notches IN
one ear and underbit in otEer. Inform
alton will be appreciated. j. b. Fos-
ter.
Charles Marvin has driven horses
TO worlds record for age, sex, etc, %
times; Bud Doble, his nearest competit-
or. has done so only II times.
-Fayora, by Patchen Wilkes, won a
race at Rushville, Ind, in 2:l2l, the fast
eat mile trotted this year and the fastest
ever trotted by stallion this early IN the
season.
A number OF our farmers will try 10
get their money back on wheat by Iced
ing it to hogs, which they will have 10
buy from the city markets, so scarce are
they here.
-Boundless will run at the Reailza-
ton Stakes, Saturday, but snapper
Garrison has refused an offer OF $1,000 to
ride him and it is said that he VIII noe
st. Leonards Ito get even with the
owner of Boundless for not paying him
more than 81 900 for winning the Amer
lean Derby.
We find from our millers that % cts
per bushel is the best price offered io'
new wheat. This is terrible on the farm
ing community, for it leaves no margin
OF profit. A farmer says that 1t costs %
cents TO cut, thresh and deliver hl'
wheat and that it has cost him as mucl
to bring it up to harvest, and at % cents
nothing is left for rent of land.
Font Fox sold to l.. ii. Hudson al
English Berkshire boar for sl5 and ont
to Charles Wood for $40. He also sold
to sam Shelton a pair OF work mules lo'
$3.50 Ike Dunn says he has threshed
good deal of barley, and none OF thu
crops came up to last years average, OF
any where near it, In the field OF Bruce Z
farm that yielded 5000 bushels last yea
the yield this year was only 1000. -Ad
cate.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30
His Razor All Right.

II Colonel Buncum, who Il president
of the Frio County Savings bank, Is
more precise about one thing than an
other. il is his razor. He is so particu'
lar about it that he has almost come e
the conclusion not 10 allow himself even
10 use il on his own chin on Sundays
Buncum went off fishing a few week
ago, and while he was gone the cashier
Bob Bangly, who was also his room
mate, committed suicide. The colone
was asked by telegraph to return. liz
came back as fast as he could. Rush
ing to the bank, he asked In voice
husky with emotion of the vice presi
dent:
as it a fact that Bob Bangly has com
United suicide
Eyes, he was buried this morning.
The blanched face of Buncum became
more blanched than ever. His voic'
sounded unnatural as he Whispered
hoarsely:
"How did he do it,
morphine.
Thank heaven" cried Buncum, witt
tears in his eyes, my razor IL safe, bu
| might have known it would be, fc
Bob was one of the most considerate o
men. shall always revere his memo
y."-Texas Siftings.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30

There was not great crowd here al
county court Monday, but nevertheless
il was lively day. Among the distin'
guished men from other counties We no
ticed at Charlie Prescott's hotel, were;
DIR. Hawkins Brown, vice-president oil
the U. s. Medical Association, j. Wesley
Hooker and Dr. p. S. Humphrey. OF Hus
tonville, DIR. j. q. Carpenter, OF Stanford,
and X. l.. Tanner, OF Mckinney.
The Casey County Medical Associa-
ton convened in the circuit court room
according to previous appointment at II
A. NJ, on Monday, with DIR. ]. t. Wesley
in the chair. Fourteen out OF the n
members belonging to the Association
were present besides the visiting physi
clans. Interesting papers were read be
fore the body by Dire. j. I. Wesley A.
W. Cain, /. s. Wesley and j. I. Hughes
and the topics upon which thew treated
were ably discussed by Drs. Brown, Car
penter. and the members OF the Asso
citation generally. Though your cores
nondent could not conveniently attend,
he learns that the session was lively and
profitable. The next monthly meeting
will be at Middleburg on the ith Non
day in July,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30
To Teachers

The first examination for white teach
ers for the ensuing year will be held At
the courthouse in Stanford, Friday, Ju'
" :, ate A. NJ. sharp, and continue two
days if necessary. No one can beginthe
examination on the second day. The
law requires that those VINO are not
known to the board OF trustees or the
county superintendent shall bring prop
err certificate as to moral fitness before
they can enter the examination.
Examination for colored teachers Will
be held, subject to the same rules, on
the second Friday in same month and
NAV also continue two days, If necessa'
nv. W. f. MCCLARY, Co. Supt
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30

The Louis Snider's Sons Co., one OF
the very best paper housesin Cincinnati
has been forced to the wall by the strln'
pency of the money market. Its assets
are stated at million and its liabilities
$500. 900. AS one OF its patrons for near
" score OF years We can cay that there
never was a more satisfactory house to
do business with, so far as the excellen'
CIV of its wares is concerned, or in the ac'
commodating nature OF its members, and
we sincerely regret the misfortune that
has oyertaken it.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30
EVERY FRIDAY.

soME people are disposed to assert that
they would rather be hung than sent TO
the penitentiary for life. That depends
however. II life sentences meant that
they would end only in death, then a
hempen cravat might be preferable. But
while there lie life there is hope and ma
nv are held out to the life convict, such
az escape, q change o! administrations
and the increase OF the chances for par
don. &c. A few years ago five anarch-
ists were hung at Chicago and three sent
nm for life. 1t was the general opinion
that the three ought also to have been
executed for the part they took IN the
Haymarket riot. They seemed pretty
we'll satisfied to get off go easily and well
thew were for after serving three years,
thew have been Internationally pardon
ed by Gov. Altgeld because they did not
have a fair trial and the Judge was
preiudiced. And this leads us to again
remark that life sentences nova days.
beat hanging long shot. When a man
gets his neck broken there's an end
ont. There's many aslip in the matter
of serving out life sentence.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30

The Greensboro Inquirer calls Editor
Mescham, of the Hopkinsville kentuck'
ian. an "old red nosed scoundrel.' II
this does not call for blu d Meacham 10
indeed patient and long'sutiering man,
slow to anger and plenteous in mercy.
His red hair, what little there is left oil
it, though, does not betoken the fact that
he ia a Moses even OH small scale, 80 1t
is pretty certain that he will stab the en-
vious Casey-with his pen.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30

THERE has been another swap arounu
in the Courier.Journal editorial force
Mr.. James w. Hopper, who has been
the commercial editor, returns to the
regular editorial department and Mr..
Arthur Y. Ford, the excellent In and
About Kentucky editor takes Mr.. Hop
ner's Mace. Mr.. w. NJ. Hull, who form
erly held it with credit and satisfaction
will again preside over Mr.. Ford's col
umu, his regular dramatic work having
closed with the theatrical season.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30

YouR Uncle Tom Corbett, whom the
last State convention rejected for regis,
ter of the land Office. has become chiei
of the corner in the National govern
ment service, that is to say, he has been
made a receiver OF moneys at Guthrie u
T., the president being so anxious 70
give him job as to violate the nome
rule clause of the democratic PLATFORM
Mr.. Corbett is now clerk of the sinking
Fund Commission at Frankfort. he has
grown old in the service OF bis country
which he was always 80 willing to serve
that he would take lesser job, II DE
could not get greater.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30

The Second National Bank OF Ash
laid suspended Tuesday
Cholera advices from Mecca report
ooo deaths from that disease Monday.
WIN. Mcstewart has been appointed
,os,-master at Artemus, Knox county:
Edward Atkinson proposes 10 ra'se
Thirty millions OF revenue by increasing
the tax on a glass OF beer from one
,or,,h Of one cent to onehalf OF one
cant. OIL
James Markey, of Alliance, Ohio
dreamed that the house was falling In
and he jumped out Of three-story win
dow during the scare The dream cost
him his life.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30

INDIA has closed it's. minis to the un'
limited coinage OF silver and the action
has affected the money markets OF the
entire world and forced silver down to 81
cents an ounce, the lowest price yet
reached. The Sherman silver law must
he repealed or the United States will be
bankrupted in the attempt to maintain
a fictitious value of the metal. The ex'
ira session must repeal the burdensome
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30

jim RICHARDSON failed to get the APP
pointment of collector, owing TO the In
gratitude OF men he helped to elect to
office, but he still has the Glasgow Times
which ia worth more than all the collec-
,orships combined. The "d-n newsPa
per man" may get left in such matters,
hat if he chooses he can send to grass
every mothers son OF a politician that
opposed him.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30
BUSINESS.

extend the above time We propose giving
the best goods and guarantee sell Hardware,
Woodenware Tnware &C. for less
anywhere months Our eXplana
making the change that takes much
months time During the rs months have
sales been much than
and we grateful for liberal patronage have
been the
in make
We will continue take Country Produce
change goods the highest market price Thanking
avors we Very Respectfully,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30

Econfess, oh noble Blakely, that the
Cominsore break was inexcusable and
outrageous, and we should not have
murmured had you called US a bloom
inc iay" instead of "our blooming neigh
horn We can not account for the lap
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30
The Correct Thing.

"Who's that down stairs, Jane"
"Some friends Of mine, ma'am."
but You had some friends yesterday,
Janet"
eyes, ma'am."
"And on Monday night"
"Yes, ma'am."
Don't you think You had better have
a regular day at home each week.
"Thank you, ma'aml That Will lie
very nice"-London Fun.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-30
Read This and Profit by 1t.

the July instead Of selling goods months time
the 9Th of each month"; suits the
buve Our is do