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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

Tho central thought Of Samael Smiles
work entitled Thrift" Is that the i'm
providence caused by drink produces
more misery in the civilized world than
any other agency. This is not an orig
inal contention, but il is set forth in
such a variety OF manners that IL appeals
strongly TO the understanding.
If Mr.. Smiles could have seen some
figures which recently appeared he
would have been able TO invest his sub
lee, with renewed interest. Ii has been
shown that last year the city OF New
York spent 81 900 coo on its schools,
81 100000 for its amusemenis and $780,
OO0,0JO for drink.
These figures are sufficient 10 stsrile
even those who regard with contempt
the general effort OF reformers to rcgu.
late the liquor traffic. They tend TO
reinforce the necessity for some other
method of handling this question than
tina, which at present prevails. Albany
Express
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01
A Sermon in a BarrO0m

A young man entered the barroom OF
a village tavern, aud called for a drink.
No. said the landlord. You have
had the delirium tremcns once, and
cannot sell you any more"
lie stepped aside TO make room for q
couple OF Young men who had just en-
tered. and the landlord waited upon
them very politely. The other had
stood hy silent and sullen, aud when
they had finished he walked up TO the
landlord aud thus addressed him:
six years ago. al their age, | stood
where those young men now are.
was man with fair prospects. Now
At the age OF wenty-eight, am wreck
body and mind. You led me to drink
In this room formed the habit that hs'
been my ruin. Now, sell me few
more glasses. and your work will OF
done. shall soon be out ~ the way
there is no hope for me. But they ca
ne saved. DO not sell II TO them. sci
IL 10 me aud let me die, and the worl'
will be rid OF me; but for heaven 9 SAX
sell no more 10 them."-The Christian
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

own author and HE political associated
felt compelled to join 10 the effort fos
Ito repeal, and we congratulate the coun.
try upon the result Of the policy Of the
present sdministration, developed In The
recent extraordinary session Of congress,
which has sensibly decreased the dsngss
to the national cre'lit, and will, Ia time,
gradually rcsore the public credit and
business confidence, and will lead to the
renewed employment Of labor. the In.
crease of wages and the rise in the value
OF farm produce. We are proud OF the
bearing and acts Of our senators, Daniel
w. VOORHEES, and David Turpie, and OF
our represen. alive. in Congress upon
this question and ihe controlling iufl0.
ence they exercised upon its determina.
ton.
PLEDGEs WILL BE REDEEMED.
I'VE rely upon the judgment OF the
American people that the policy Of the
so recently chosen shsll
not Q condemed without trial. and We
have the utmost faith that every pledge
made TO the voters Of the republic by
The convention last held st Chicago viii
be redeemed, and that every promise
made will be kept end that tho result
will DO relief to tho whole country, not
only from the evils which Il now sul-
fers, but from tho causes Of those evils
which are not iaacied. but real, end
which have been engsndsred by thirty
years OF unbroken misrule."
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Huniirgburg Independent.

Independent
1t would be . splendid idea for the
Air Line Company to run its smoking
cars into the shops and have the shutters
or blinds repaired. Az fast - shutter
is raised now just that fast does Il fall
again, and smokers wanting 10 read
must do so by the fire OF their cigars.
Several months ago M. McNelIis vas
fined $50 for selling liquor without city
license, and the other night he appeared
before the Council askine them TO re.
fund the 6ne. Thursday night the
council voted on the question. two mem.
bers voting In favor Uf funding the
money and four against II.
J. II. Sample, General Superintendent
OF the Air Line, Vas In the city Monday,
TO several Of our prominent business
men he 10 reported to have staied thai
the machinery had been purchased and
that they we're only waiting iis arrival
when the work OF repairing and 70.
bull ling care would be commenced In
the shops hero. w. ID. Andrews will
then be placed at the head of twenty OF
twenty five men, and tho hum nj ma.
chinery will once more bc heard In ths
shop buildings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

N. .ws. news. newell Its enough 70
give . fellow the blues. Nobody mar.
ried and nobody dead. nobody broksa
On arm or head. Nobody came 10 %
talk OF the "crsp," no oos got boosy so6
started . scrap no one got 10 for sue.
ming horn, nobody buried end sobody
born. Oh for rseket, riot fussl
Some one to come In end kiek sp .
muss; some one 10 stir up the peace 10.
den cir, somebodyb e0Asst 10 give us .
scare. Somebody thumped Wlthia -
inch Of bic life; some one run OF With
another man's wife: some one come u
and pay up HE dues; snything, aay.
thing, just 90 lie nsws. .-Corydon Dem.
OCT u.
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why Christ Was Poor.

A young lady who teaches . class Of
very young men In one o. our local Sun.
day schools T. lis the following % true
story: She had been talking to them Of
the Savior. telling Of his parents, tie
poverty, etc.. and to review her work
che asked:
.Now children, who csn tell me Why
Christ Vas 90 poor3"
A number Of little hands went up 10.
ttartiy. and the sner OF one Of them
answered when called upon:
"Csuse Cleveland wss elected. Ter.
70 uaute Nail.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

Shoals Nsws:-Young mss when you
sit on these sutumn nights sud gaze
fondly into your daeky darlings eyes
and tell her that shs 10 sugar du9p.
ling you are not physiologicsliy correct.
Il your girl is Of svsrsgs sire and weight
she 10 compossd Of niosty.six pounds o.
water. three pousds Of white OF egg, .
little less than one pound of pure glue.
thirty -so0r aud oss.hsle pounds Of line,
three ounces Of sugar end starch. eevou
ounces Of fchlorids Of calcium. elk onncss
of phosphate Of magnesia and little
ordinary table salt, So she 10 only three
ounces OF sugar and part 10 ssarch.
And como Of them 10 more starch thsu
others.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

987. Louisville. Evansville B oalae
Louis consolidsts1 railway company ".
John Berry. Dubois Z. q. A0sood.
Lotx, J. Ross. j., disssnts. Who're The
Jury was % capable - was % expert
witness Of dstsrmining wbethee . d.
ceased wss careless 10 bic cosduct when
killed By the dsfendast, Il vas aot error
to exclude the expsrt's tsstiooay there
on 3. The admissions Of - infsat Dc.
cedest q the tlms OF The injsry ere not
biading on HE lsthss - .plalati6 u >
suit 70 recover for bic death. but srs
admissible % part Of The ree gosloe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

John Kessner, the oldest son Of our
esteemed felIow.citizen, J. B. Kessner,
and who 10 employed - brakeman on
the Air Line, sustained severe injuries
by On accident which befell him Of
Ayershire station last week Thursday.
He was In the act of jumping on the 10.
comotive OF freight train No ~ when
he clipped and injured his right leg. he
was brought 10 this city where medical
aid was rendered him m.-Hunting burg
News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01
Farmers Home!
Ton Mil Street. JAsPERJ
HILIP KASTNER, Prop'r.

commotieus hotel has been thoroughly over
ulei and rrttt "a new throughout, and v now
w pnblic entertainment The table Will always
l'ani veil supplied. and prices will be reasonable
xppt stable fHr farmers horses and cheap iced.
good bar we'll supplied With the choicest liquors
'na cigars. aue polite attention a~ays. Give me a
PHILIP kAsTNER.
%. 'sa-y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

A through and way msil hes been
placed upon the night trains OF the All
Line, and the road carries 10 accommo-
date the nov service . first class mall
car and postal agent. This new mail
will prove great advantage to the bus.
iness interest Of the people along the
main line between Louisville and 81.
Louis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

Dale Reporter: r. W. and D. r
Jones are tying an experiment in feed
ing hogs with wheat ground almost into
-four and given them in the form Of slop.
The increase In weight from the nrst
so bushels fed Was quiet satisfactory,
and they think still better results will b
shown from from the feeding OF the
next SO bushels.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

INV s"~ SsoS0S WOt0 0om00s
We publish b. request, Q very intsr.
esttag account Of hoW the varioos ststee
came 70 b nsmed. Il will b found
ENRIQUE and profitable.
Virginia the Oldest Of the stalee ~
called IL honor Of Quoos Elizabeth. The
virgin Queoo," IN whose roigu Sir
Walter Raleigh msds his nrst attempt 70
coloui1e that region.
Florida-Ponee Dc LAou landed on
the cosst Of Flosids On Easter Sunday
and called The eountry in oommsration
OF the day. which vas The Pasous Foride
OF the Spaniards. or the sFeast Of PIow.
ers."
LouisIsss was called otter Louis the
tousteenth, vho at ono time owned
that section OF The country.
Alabama Vas % named By the In.
dams, aod siguiAss "Hsrs " Rect"
Misstssippt 10 likeWise su Indian
name. meaning. "Long River"
30 slso 10 Aeksnsas, from Kansas, The
Indian word for ''smoky water" It's
prefix was really Are" the French
word for "bOW."
The Csrolinss vsrs originally one
Iract. aad we're called "Caroliua," aftsr
Charles the Nissh Of Fsaace.
Georgia owes its name % Gooreo the
second Of englssd, Who 6rst esiablIsh.
I'd c0l0oy there In 1873
Tennessee 10 the Indian Tor "sivee Of
'f the md !" that h The Mississlppl:
vhich forms lie wssteru boundary. \
kentucky 10 the Iadian same loe sae
he head OF the river"
Ohio meass ..bsauufsl )" love.
drowey ooes;" Minuesota, .cIoudy
.stsr;" and wisconsia. wild rushlse
hannel."
Illinots y derived feom The Iudiaa
gord "ilina," msa. ssa the Frsaeh suGlx
ole" together sigaifying stsibs og osa.S
Michigan vas called ~ the naoe giv.
u the lake, "FishWoir," which voS q
tylsd fro0 its tsaeisd ssseoblanee %
Aissoori ID fro0 The ludias veed
Huddy," which more properly opplloo
o the river which howo through &.
Oregon owes Ito Indian namo aleo g
70 principal river.
Cortsz nsmsd Cslifosuia.
MassAchusstts 70 the Isdiaa "loe the
ounlry arousd the great hilis.s
Counscticut. from the 1sdiaa s'Quaa.
h-ts-cut. sIgnifving the "losg river
Maryland alter 0euriotts Nosla.
l0esu OF Charles the 1rss. Of Eagloo1.
New York was named b. the Duke oe
FORK.
Everybody ksows thse Pssusylvsaia
means "Penn's Woods" ssd Wss called
'ftse W0. Pess, it, origisal owaee.
Dslawars sftss Lord D. 10 Ware.
New Jersey. % called 10 hoaor %
|ir George Carteret, Who Was Govoeooe
& the lslasd OF Jersey, 10 the Bsitish
hannel.
Maine vas called sftee the Provioeo
{ Main 10 Frases, ia complimeoe q
lussn Hearistts Of eoglaad, Who ews-
d that provisea
Vermont from the Feeuch words
YER most," sigaifyisg green oess.
lin."
New Hsmpshirs froa Hsmpshire
ousty. Eagisnd- Il wss formerly eall.
d Lacouie.
The bsautiGsl little state ee Rhodo
Dlsnd oWes its name 70 the leloud Of
Ihodss 10 the neditsrrsuean, which i
OMAN u 10 ssid 10 greatly resembie.
Texas 10 the Amsrioss word for The
lexicsu nalnes BY hich eli that 60
ion Of countsv Wss called before e was
eded 70 the Uuitsd tss.-Normalite.
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q. X. or A., Branch 10,

Meets the lst and 81 Sun lays Of every
month, at their hall inJasper.
CHARLES SoLiGA, Pres.
Il +. j. MILLER, Sec'y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

The people Of Orange county realize
that Hon. John l.. Breiz is one OF the
best and safest members OF Congress
that the 20d District hss ever had. He
gives bis entire time and attention to bic
Official duties and does not even practice
law during vacation. He has accom.
plished more for bis constituents r. %.
pecisIly 10 the way Of appointing post.
masters, than any other member Of Coz.
gress in the United States. Hs's the
right man In the right place.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

A little boy Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kemp, four miles north OF town, died
last Saturday Of scarlet fever. Il YES
sick but few days. The week before
Cyrus Norris, their next height lost .
boy With diptheria. Dale Reporter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

In another cOlum will DO found an
official statement Of the indebtedness Of
Martin county, which 10 466, ,693 IL.
Rather . large debt for . small county.
-Shoals NeWs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

Mormon church leaders havo 0e6e
aressgo0euts 10 purehase 100000
asses sad start colony u Aexis~,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

The records Of all heathendom and of
all savagedom. cannibaIistic or other
wise, might be searched in vain 10 match
the unnatural horrors caused by drink.
In Halifax, Nova Scotia, not long ago,
r.an by tue name Of Abraham Corn
well, under the influence OF drink. took
nearly q dozen OF drunken companions
to his home, seized one OF his tao
daughters, held her while the crowd
committed nameess atrocities upon her,
then drew his knife and was abont TO
cut the throat Of his other daughter for
when two sober men came
Ito the rescu with shot guns aud dis
lpersed the gang. Such unspeakable
villainies wrought by business legal
lied and protected by Government
would justify revolution, either bloody
or boodless, o overthrow such Govern.
ment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

Al TIE Duff school, civil government
aud algebra have been added TO the com
mon school branches. and the class u
doing well. The duff commencement
last wear had 4 good effect.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

II is said that men will get liquor some
where even II the saloons are closed.
Those who have formed the habit Of
drink aud have lost All sense OF 10 ,or
will undoubtedly manage to secure liq-
uor through unlawful means and dis
reputable persons But people do not
naturally take 10 drink. VINO ever
heard OF Young man who had never
seen a saloon and never tasted liquor
hunting for some place where he might
obtain glass or bottle OF the fiery stuff
TO quench his thirst! Do away with
the temptation and influence OF the sa-
loon, and il we do not have absolute
prohibition Immediately. we will at
least have il practically when the pres
ent generation OF drunkards has passed
away. which according to the longevity
of drunksris will not be more than ten
years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

II Il perhaps the most frighiful gin
which An evil genius makes 10 his age
knowledge without capscity to do.
PEsTALozzI.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

IL Satan wa~ an American citizen. il
is safe TO say that he would not be found
voting the Prohibition ticket Would
you aud he be likely to deposit The same
kind OF ballot! Think it over. Wes-
ierly rrib me.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

Teachers should call attention to the
beauty in flower. the tree, the bird, the
landscape, the heavens Awaken the
flrst love Of the beautiful in art by con.
trasting grace and beauty with ungain-
illness and ugliness. Teach reverence
for age. for authority. Tor law, for the
name Of God Awaken the feelings OF
love and thank fulness, in return for love
and bened 3. DEuARMo.
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II II is fair question TO temperance
men who still adhere 10 the old parties,
and there are many. aud in other re-.
spects sensible men. who do = How long
DO you think it will take u TO down
the saloon by voting a ticket that saloon
keepers vote! Newport Enterprise.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

Between TWO corrupt political rings,
choose neither.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

The Atlantic Monthly, IL an article
on the saloon in politics, admits that
although our American system OF gov
ernment aud education j. theoretically
sound, our politica! schools are saloons /;
that a candidate TO 5e successful must
make himself solid with the saloon
power.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01

Voter. Christian Minister, church
member. good citizen, the saloon is
yours I; it has the stamp OF your appro-
val. the seal OF your endorsement, GER
tifica,e of good character over your sig.
nature, unless, At the ballot OK, you
rebuke it and fisown it, and decline to
1--WE your support TO those who feel
10 court its favor. There is
no neutral ground. You are Tor il or
sgainst IT, Which !-The Citizen.
The morning call., 1893-05-16
INTERNAL COMMERCE.

When an English globe-trotter locates
himself in foreign port for couple of
days be generally has the satisfaction of see
ing the English flag at the masthead of one
or more merchant ships. The flag makes
the Euglishman feel good. he points to
it with pardonable pride Go where he
will the flag follows him and he follows
the flag. 1t is possible that it is this con-
slant contemplation Of their flag that has
gained for English tourists the reputation
of being the most self-eontented people on
earth. The American globe-irotter does
not have his national pride inflated in the
same way. He seldom sees the flag of his
country unless he carries one with him.
Tie BritOn is not above commenting
upon that fact. The American globe
trotter generally comes home with the idea
in his MUD that foreign commerce is the
lie of a nation. The cause of the ad
mtted fact that the ocean carrying trade
is mostly done by English ships is found
principally in two conditions. First, the
English subsidiZe lines of steamships
until business is established; Sec
ond, the business is conducted at a
very small prodt Americans do not
make much of an effort to get it because
II does not pay. They have more profit
able work nearer home. Thanks to the
navigation laws that have been maintained
for more than a hundred years. the domes-
tic trade is in the hands of Americans.
The domestic fleet has now a tonnage OF
3,76l, ,241, of which 1,l8l OIL tons are on the
great lakes. Some idea of the magnitude
of the business may be gained by the fact
that there are but three European potts
which surpass Chicago and Buffalo in
handling water freghts. These two cities
rank next to New York, which is the chief
center of the ocean carrying trade. The
lake passenger service is now to be so i'm
proved that competition with railroads will
be close in point of time. Steamships are
now building which will make the passage
between Buffalo and Dlluth in fifty hours.
The average lake steamer is larger than
the average ocean steamer. Off in the
future are visions Of a deep-water canal
that will give lake steamers a frseway to
The morning call., 1893-05-16
TANNING BY ELECTRICITY.

Another use has been found for cleo
trieity in an important manufacturing pro-
cess. Tanning in the ordinary skin pits is
very slow process, not materially has,
tened perhaps since ancient times, The
gelatne Of the hide is very tough and long
resists the action of the tannin or other
chemical substances by which it is con-
verted into leather. Experience has shown
that absorption and conversion are pro-
NOTED by mechanical agitation Of the skins,
but only to moderate extent Now. how
ever, electricity and mechanical stirring
are combined with remarkable results in
shortening the process. 1t is not yet de-
termined how this is effected, but electricity
Is not sufficient alone, and agitation by
Itself operates only a little faster than still
tanning. The skin of the OK. horse. sheep
or other animal subjected 10 tannugis full
Of tiny gelatnous particles. and the tannin
must soak into them to complete its work.
The interstices between the cells are ap
parently charged with tannin by the agi
tatlon, and the cells are penetrated by
means OF the electricity. This discovery
seems to have been quite haphaZard. and
while the scientific are evolving an expla-
nation, the practical tanner is making use
of The method in Germany. In the United
States also it should soon be applied
Perhaps the discovery may assist Calif0r-
man capitalists in setting up industries
which would convert hides into boots and
shoes. But just as tanning is shortened
In process. 1t may be expected that leather
WIN be cheaDened in price. Places which
ENJOY the benefit of water power have
diStnet advantage in the new development
of the ancient ministry
The morning call., 1893-05-16
SMOKELESS POWDER.

This year the Germans are to hold army
maneuvers on gigantic scale on the
French frontier and partly in the provinces
conquered from France. The Emperor has
resolved TO surpass all former efforts of
martial display and is to have host of
potentates and princes as onlookers.
Some remarkable results may be expected
In the use of snokeless powder both by
the artillery and The infantry. The diff
culties in the way OF Introducing this
powder have now been overcome very
thoroughly, and the strategist has TO deal
with new conditions of warfare in very
long range of weapons and inVisiDlity.
which were not thought of ten years ago.
The scientific aspect of war is in the
ascendent far more than has formerly
been the case, and generals of the Moltke
type are more needed than leaders of
personal daring and dash, whose impetu-
osiIy is of little avail in modern tactics.
The perplexity into which smokeless
powder may throw a commander was
Illustrated recently during artillery ma
neuvers at Aldershot in England. Sir
Evelyn Wood, who is in command at this
military camp, re portad that one battery
which had been pounding away for some
minutes at distance of one mile and
half was so invisible to the force which it
was attacking that for the sake of practice
orders were sent to fire a few rounds of
ordinary black powder in order that the
position might be distinguished and the
range found. In actual hOstlities there
would be no such accommodation. The
death-dealing guns woulG be served with
energy as long as the advantage OF being
unseen and nnopposed remained. This
must be regarded as a striking proof thar
the new powder of the British service
cOrdite, is answering It's purpose well.
COrdite consists of about 90 per cent of
nitru-glycerine and 80 per cent of nitro
cotton, which are combined by a solvent in
small proportion, and camphor is added TO
reduce the sensiliYeness to explosive
action. The material is a paste rather
than powder, and it is made by special
machinery in the form of thin cords or
threads, which are afterward rolled into
! cartridges of any szs and form. Cordite
Is thus equally suitable for small arms or
| artillery. An initial velocity OF 1000 feet
per second is obtained aud the pressure
| within the gun chamber is said TO be less
| than when black powder is used. The
smokeless powder called balistjte is some
what similar in composition and is also
! prepared in any shape for use By the sol
| dier or sportsman. One very distinctive
| advantage this smoke!eSs ammunition Of
the nitro. .glycerine-cotton description has
over guupowder lies in impermeability to
\ wafer