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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13

A well-bred man puts his hand over
his mouth when he yawns, but not one
well-bred man In 10000 knows why.
The reason is this: Four or Eve hundred
years ago there WAS superstition COM
mon in Europe that the devil was lying
in wait to enter . mans body and take
possession Of him. Satan generally went
in by the mouth, but when he had waited
q reasonable length Of time and the man
did not open his mouth the devil made
him yawn, and while his mouth was
open jumped down his throat. So many
caaes Of this kind occurred that the peo.
pie learned to make the sign Of the cross
over their.mouths whenever they yawned
in order to scare away the devil. The
peasantry in Italy and Spain still adhere
to this method, but most other people
have dispensed with the croes fign and
keep out the devil by simply placing the
hand before the lips. 1t ia most re.
markable survival OF practice after the
Significance has perished.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13

OF .leeping with Miss Lyons. A search
IN the DOC revealed the pet rat snuslv
hidden among the blankets.
Yesterday afternoon when DR.. Black.
burn called ne found that blood poisonipe
had set in. The dressmaker's neck va
badly swollen, and she complained Of
pains In her throat. Br. Blackburn feare
she may not recover. He wanted MI
Lyons to go to the City Hospital, where
she could get the benefit of careful nuro-
ing, but she refused to 20. Neither
would che allow the pet rat to be kilIed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13
A MONKEY FARM.

A Funny Incident OF the Time OF tho
Birmingham, Ala, Boom.
From the st. L uls Globe Democrat.
1.-THE funniest thing witnessed during
that brief but exciting period known az
the boom, in Birmingham, Alabama"
said DR.. Everett at the Lindell, Twas the
formation of q company to establish O
monkey farm. About the time that
excitement was at it's greatest height,
two Heb-e bankers from country town
came with $40 900 In cash, and were very
anxious to get into the little group Of
capitalists who were making big money
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13
The Power of PlutOcracy.
ram the RalttmOre Sun

TI0uH tne bHIVII1Ure sun.
1t is better not to conceal the true char
acter Of the obstacles placed in the way
Of the Wilson bill In the senate. The
plea that revision Of the free list and Of
the rates of duties on manufactured arti-
cles Is being attempted in the interest Of
American industries and for the benefit of
labor will not hold water moment. Tho
only labor that is considered by the Sem
atorical emasculators OF tariff reform 10
the labor Of the lobby. The danger fore
seen by the earliest and purest Of Ameri-
can statesmen, feared by Jefferson ): Madi-
son and Calhoun, and Numbered against
by Jackson the danger that special leg
islation might create privileged classes
that would at length prove stronger than
the government and conquer 1t by cor
rupting it is now distinctly in sight.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13
The Ruling Passion.

From Life.
At the spring term Of court Georgia
darby had been found guilty Of murder,
and in due course he was arraigned be-
core the Judge.
"Have you anything to say why sen.
tsnce should not be pronounced on youT'
inquired the court.
"When am hit gwinter come off, yo'
honor ?" asked the prisoner.
1.-THE last week in May"
A look of disappointment swept over
the prisoners sable countenance.
"Yo' honor" he said, CANT you
DOS 'pone hit twel after watermillions ?'
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13

John Horton, carpenter at work on
the new Post street bridge at Spokane
Falls, fell into the river above the main
falls Thursday afternoon and was swept
down to death. He made gallant fight
for his life, cheered by 400 persons on
the shores and bridges, but it was hope
less. The swift current pulled him into
the cataract, and there. he was quickly
pounded to death. The body has not
been recovered.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13

From the BostOn Evening RECORD.
got an amusing answer from a famous
Boston lawyer few days ago relative to
All equally famous colleague Of his who
had died only few hours previous.
! asked him If there was any particular
characteristic of his friends life worthy
OF especial notice. "Yes-yes, there
was one just one, and it should receive
due attention in any obituary. He had =
habit Of eating the same sort If breakfast
for l5 years at the same hotel four eggs,
two slices Of toast, rasher Of bacon and
| q cup OF coffee most remarkable habit.
most remarkable, and never broken in all
that time. That is all that marked his
social life as being out Of the ordinary"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13

The New York state board Of health
has issued q circular stating that the
communicating OF pulmonary tubercu-
losis has been so thoroughly established,
and is now so generally recognized by
the medical profession throughout the
world, that the board has determined to
take such active steps as may be consist
emit and possible for the prevention Of the
disease known % consumption.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13
stol. for H,s rsm,Iy and Died.

Officer j. A. Mannker, of Carthage,
Mo-, just before dawn, Thursday morn
ing, discovered burglar In Smith q
jennings grocery, and entered the store
to arrest him. The burglar ran and the
officer crowded himself through window
quickly and fred, killing the man. who
proved to hs John Peterson, a local car
penter. long out Of work, and stealing to
keep from starvation wife and four
children.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13

From the DetrOlt Free Prebs.
The young man was making himself 40
disagreeable as q man could who didn't
know any better, and she was hoping the
house would fall on him or SOM ething.
"Some women" he said, in the course
of his remarks, "are pleased by BRAIN
less youth with q handsome face"
Eyes," she replied YEARLY. "but I'm
sure that doesn't apply in your case"
81 hope not, he said conceitedly.
"Oh no p'she. murmured, "for you haven't
a handsome face"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13
RAILROAD SPEED
A Disabled Locomotive Runs Five Miles
without steam Power.

From the New Haven Palladium.
A marvellous race, up grade and down,
in which momentum was the motive
power, took place on the Consolidated
Road Saturday. Five miles below STAN
ford the cylinder head Of the big engine,
No. 247, blew out while the train was
making express time. Instead Of stopping
and getting stalled, Engineer Scofeld let
the machine have its head and pulled
into Stamford Station on time, and not
even the conductor knew that anytbinp
was the matter until the engineer called
for another engine, and No. LA was put
on and pulled the train to this city. The
five miles was run without pound o
steam and solely on the momentum ths
train was under when the mishap tool
rlace.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13

If the money spent every year in
this country on drink were given to .
person in sovereigns, he might walk
around the world at the equator and drop
three at every step and then only ex-
haust his supply
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13

d F. FULTON,
Att0rney at LGsO,
Legal papers carefully and accurately
drawn. Collections given prompt
attention. WIN practice in
all the courts OF the I'd
judicial District
of idaho.
GRANGEvILLE IDAHO
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13

Keller and Peter Thompson. Several
workmen were painfully injured.
The s-year-old con Of T. N. Corson
butcher, was killed at his fathers
slaughter house in Sacramento Tuesday.
The boy fell into q vat Of boiling water,
used in ecalding hogs, and was scalded TO
death before be could be rescued.
The director of the San Francisco Saw
ings Union has ordered 5000 paid to the
mother OF VIM. HerYick, cashier OF the
} bank, who was murdered by Fredericks
and $4,000 to Charles Smelvin, who
aided in the defense Of the bank.
T. Judd, city clerk and prominent
politician of Tuscon, Ariz, was instantly
killed while hunting Saturday. HI
failed to return at the appointed hour
2 and search parties found the back OF BIZ
head blown off by a gunshot wound.
Guy Olmstead shot and killed Letter
Carrier Clifford in Chicago Wednesda.
' evening. hundreds Of people witnessed
the shooting, and threatened Olmstea'
= with lynching, but he was soon locke'
= mn. A scandal is said to be back of tn
shooting.
Two Cinnamon, Lee See, an employ
in hotel, and Jung Fow, laborer, be
= came involved in q quarrel Tuesday q
u Ellensburgh, Wash. Lee shot Fo'
through the lungs. The latter, 1t is rt
ported, cannot live. His assailant SUI
as rendered.
At San Francisco, Monday afternoon
k John j. Benson, miner from Colorado
shot his wife, from whom he had bee
separated about three years, and the
70 shot himself. The quarters Of Mrs Bel
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

Rev. Father Basil is on a visit to
his father i'm New York City. Dur
ing his absence Rev. Father Cvrine,
OF st. Meinrad, has charge II his
flock.
John Sternberg and wife and Mrs.
.Jno. Toenjis are at the French Lick
Springs this week. We wish them
a good time.
DIR. O. a. Bigham is called to
Kyana about every day on account
Of the great number Of typhoid
fe YER cases there; he reports that
most all Of them are doing well.
Last week Henry Snausz, while
driving home from Celestine, fell
from his buggy and received serious
if not fatal injuries. Likely too
much bug juice.
Another serious and almost fatal
accident occurred the same week
here. Mrs. Jos. Stettcr, while driv-
ing home load Of wheat, the horses
became frightened and ran away
with the load, turning the Wagon
over, dislocating her hip and bruis'
ing her up considerable otherwise.
Joseph Hochgcsang, son Of our es
tccmed neighbor John, slippedfron
a straw stack and dislocatcd hi:
ankle, which will keep him in ths
house for several weeks. Dab.
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Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev, j. Gun
derman, Of Dimondale, Mich, we are
permitted to make this extract: II
have no hesitation in recommending Dr..
Kings New Discovery, as the results
were almost marvellous in the case of my
wife. While | was pastor Of the Baptist
Church at Rives Junction she was
brought down with Pneumonia succeed
ing La Grippe. Terrible paroxysns OF
coughing would last hours with little in
terruption and il seemed a il she could
not survive them. 4 friend recommend
ell DIR. Kings New Discovery; it was
quick in its work and highly satisfactory
in results" Trial bottles free at Martin
Friedman's Drug store. Regular size
ilA. and 81 90.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

Mr.. X. NJ. Milbum spent last
week at French Lick Springs.
Sheriff Traylor, of Jasper, was in
the city last Friday Rockport
Journal.
Mr.. Jno. 4. Sermersheim went
to French Lick Tuesday for few
days rest.
Mr.. Herman Rothert and his
genial wife, from Louisville, were in
Jasper on Monday, visiting Clerk
Eckert.
Miss Maggie Kuebler is visiting
in Owensboro. KY, this week, and
her sister, Miss Rose, has charge Of
the millinery store.
Mr.. August Sonderman and Miss
Clara Sermersheim leave to-day
for a visit to st. Marys of the
Woods.
Judge y. X. Peckinpaugh has re-
moved his family from New Albany
to Evansville, where he will engage
in the practice of law.
Mr.. Henry c. Fink Esq, Of Mon
trose, Colo, arrived in Jasper
Tuesday, to visit his relatives and
many friends.
Mr.. John, Frank j. and Osca
Seibert left Wednesday for Troy anc
Tell City to visit relatives anc
friends.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
Home Seekers Excursios.

Tickets will be sold by the L., +. 4 st.
l.. Cons. X. X. on account Of Home
Seekers Excursions, at one fare for the
round trip, good for continuous passage
only, and limited to twenty days from
August 7th, Sept. 4th, Oct. I'd, Nov. 9Th,
Dec. 4th, 1894, to all X. X. points in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennes-
see, Kentucky, south Of, but not includ-
ing Henderson, Louisville and Lexing-
ton, louisiana, east Of Mississippi river,
except on Y. x NJ. v. X. X. Stop-overs
in territory South can be arranged with
agents there
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

At "A called meeting Of st. Fiielis
Branch No. ll9, Catholic Knights Of
America. the following resolutions were
UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
Whereas, Almighty God in Ills unerr-
ing dispensation has seen fiji 10 call from
our midst our esteemed and worthy
brother and fellow member, JOSEPH
ScnIrTER. Therefore
BE III RESOLVED, That We hereby ten
der Ia the bereaved family our sincere
and heartfelt sympathy That the
Branch has lost faithful and worthy
member. who was ever ready 10 open
his hand and heart for any act Of charity I;
That his family has lost a true AMI faith
full husband. a kind and loving father.
and the community good and exemp-
larry citizen
RESOLVED. That that the Editors Of
the JASPER COURIER and Huntingburg
Signal be respectfully requested 10 in
sert the above in their respective papers.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions he
spread upon the records Of the Branch,
and a copy he furnished the bereaved
family Of our deceased brother.
j. A. MEHRI~GER.
PnILIr KAsTNEE, Committee
,IoU~ BErz.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
Union Valley Viewings.

Harvesting is almost over.
We again hear the humming OF
the threshing machine.
Many Of the people of our town
went to the quarterly meeting last
Sunday.
An infant Of Geo. W. Wininger
was buried last week
Mr.. Elva Parsons took a flying
trip to French Lick.
Miss VIVA Simmons who has been
visiting friends here for short time
has now returned to Frenck Lick,
to remain the rest Of the season.
n. b. spread his sails to the
breeze and sailed into Crystal we
think he made a water haul.
Milton 4. Simmons met with
good luck here of late,-he swings
his hoe briskly and exclaims "My
Scott ~
The +. NJ. Il. a. convention went
of with boom. with Mr.. Philip
Conrad for trustee and Willard Cave
for assessor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hillard Simmons
are visiting friends and relatives at
this place.
We think there will be an early
frost this fall. for the Birdseve katy
did has begun to holler again.
While out driving for pleasure.
Mr.. Wesley Baggerly's horse got
scared, as Wesley says, Cat what
the little boy shot at) run away,
kicked his cart TO pieces, but did
not iniure the boy. Ii IVES would
ask Amos Panther why he did not
hold his horse, he would soon find
out that he did not have the muscle
Last week while chopping wood
AL. Panther accidentally struck his
foot. the axe going directly toward
his ankel split his foot wide open
he will be confined to his bed fol
some time.
Mr.. Wiley Weaver, one Of oul
well known farmers, took sick Sun
day night and died.
Sunday morning, while out look
at the corn, Il. Il. Simmons and hi:
chum seeing some fish floating in
BAYOU, Il. Il. says to his chum
would it be any harm to muddy thai
water and catch some of them? Or
mo. saws his chum, there is no one
to see us here, and it will not bs
like chopping wood on Sunday; 81
they both plunged in, made captive
many Of tn. creatures and started
for home; on going b. Ii. made thu
remark about meeting some one
and would rather 90 through thu
woods or leave his fish; the partne
insisted not 70 do that. They die
meet many, and the Rev. wcul'
thoroughly explain to every one h
would meet; he reported the N x
day that they were tarpen.
TIP-Po-TED.
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the bicycles, and the number Of ad-
mitted errors each reported, is as fol-
lows: Norman J. Smith, Airing
ton, n. j., 70; DIR. James l.. Howe,
Louisville, KY, As; Jas. p. Lafferty,
Philadelphia, 81; Martin /. J. Grit
fin, Philadelphia, q; c. l.. Jud-
kins, Needham, Mass, %; J. M.
DeAmond, Davenport, Iowa, 25.
In all, there were received reports
from 1872 different persons, widely
scattered through the Y. S., with
5, 800 alleged errors.
Another notable fact is that there
was not a competitor for bicycle
from Dubois county. Do all our
studious persons take it for granted
that whatever is published in a
school book is true, or were they
too lazy to undertake a research Of
the school books for errors for the
reward % one Of the best make Of
bicycles-the Columbia? We are
sure many Of our handsome lady
school mistresses could soon become
graceful riders, and improve health,
strength and beauty by canvassing
their districts on a Columbia. Miss
Phoebe G. Thompson, Plymouth,
enjoys the distinction of being the
only competitor from Indiana, and
she reports seven errors. We Won
der if they are in the Indiana School
Ronk sarias
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

with, and il was found to have de-
creased, by the report Of the As
SCISSOR, more than the proportion OF
other adjoining townships would
justify, and il was thereupon or
dercd that the assessment Of per-
sonal property, AS returned by the
Assessor of Madison township be
increased 20 percent. all around, ex-
cept money on hand.
The returns Of Patoka township
showed too large a decrease there,
also, and the returns were exam
ined, and enough added to the
amounts in various instances to in
crease the assessments Of personal
property as returned by the Assessor
of that township 30 per cent.
1t appeared to the Board by the
statement of witnesses, that in Pa
toka township the township AS
SCISSOR had in many instances made
out and signed the assessment
blanks for individuals, that they
might thereby escape just valua-
ton. and compel others to pay an
increased tax to make up for their
differentiation. As an illustration
of this one Of the best farmers had
his HOUSEHOLD furniture and library
returned at SIS, when it cost him
over 5000; and six horses at 1925,
when he asks $50 for a single one
of them, and his farm implements
at $25, and II head of cattle, six
horses, 40 sheep, &c, and only ~
bushels of corn to feed them from
the lst Of April.
The Board adjourned on Satur-
day until Monday.
The Board on Monday examined
the returns from Jefferson town
ship, and found that it was not
properly assessed, and that an in
crease by per cent. would not dc
Justice to over one-half Of the citi.
zens, as the very lowest assessments
came from persons in the best finan.
cial circumstances. II was ordered
that the county Assessor re-assess
Jefferson township, and raise all
undervalued assessments, and file
his report with the Board Of Re-
view for further action.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the
Board examined and raised thu
amounts of assessments in Madison
and Patoka townships, in accord
ance with the order heretofore made
The county Assessor reported hi
assessment Of Jefferson township
and it was accepted and approved
by the Board, and the several town
ship Assessors books corrected il
accordance Herewith.
The Board is yet at work, an,
; will bring the duplicate Of the coun
:. Ity up to about what it was last yea
before they finish. They show
commendable disposition not to lie
tax-dodgers escape bearing thei
fair share of taxation-even If the
do bride township assessors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

The COURIER has received from
the Pope Manufacturing Co. re-
port Of the result Of the company's
offer Of six bicycles as premiums to
persons who reported the largest
number Of admitted errors in any
school books now in use in schools.
Our readers will remember the offer
was published in the COURIER last
July.
II is at once remarkable and as
founding that SO many errors should
be admitted by school book authors
in books intended for the instruction
of youths. The report shows to-
tai Of admitted errors Of 673, Of Ell
rors claimed, but not admitted to be
such by the authors, Of 3,114, and
of errors claimed in books whose
authors proved obstinate and failed
to deny or admit them, of 1913
The COURIER believes the Pope Co
made a mistake in not publishing
with its report a list Of the books
whose authors evidently were OPP
posed to having their errors ex
posed, or to correcting them, bu
preferred they should still be uset
lin schools to impress the younl
generation with falsehoods insteat
Of truth. The Pope Co. has dom
the cause Of education a great ser
vice, by its efforts to secure correct
ness in school books, and it shoult
carry its work further by exposing
those authors or publishers who re
'Ifuse to correct errors when showl
them.
i 1t is singular, too, that Their
should be 3,114 differences Of belle
as to facts between persons win
think themselves capable Of investi
!, eating a. TO the correctness Of schoo
! books. The result shows that NJ
school book should he permitted I
be sold or used in schools until
has first been submitted to a com
petent State board for examination
and has been approved by sucl
board as absolutely correct in it
statements Of facts.
The six successful competitors 70
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

FATAL X. X. Academia train
of excursionists for Marengo Cave
on the Air Line met with an acct
dent at velpcn on Friday last (,
which resulted in the killing of Mel
vim Stanley, of Albion, Ills, by a
car falling on him, and the probable
fatal injury Of NJ. Dycus, Of English
and serious injuries to a dozen 9TH
ers. The accident was caused by
the breaking Of the front truck OF
the engine tank. 1t had just come
out Of the repair shop, this being its
first trip. 1t was probably repaired
by scab labor during the strike
The excursion was church one
from Albion, Ills. Those hurt were
in the baggage car, which wa:
broken to pieces as it rolled ovel
the bank. The coaches did no
roll down the bank, or the loss o
life would have been very large.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
Dentistry.

NH. Wilson, Dentist, desires to in
form the public that he will continue to
make regular visits to Jasper; notwith-
standing the report To the contrary. The
time OF which will be published in the
columns of this paper and the Hunting
burg Signal He has no connection with
Drs. +. NJ. Green, r. A. Brown, and w
q. Downs, professionally. But has
made arrangements with DIR. b. A. Mos
by, Of Huntingburg, to attend all urgent
cases during his absence, without extrs
charge to patient II.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
Boone Township Trustees
Notice.

The undersigned, Trustee Of Boone
township, Dubois county, hereby gives
notice that he will attend 10 all business
to the office Of Trustee, at his
residence I y miles southeast Of Porters-
vile, on Saturdays Of each week, and re-
quests all persons having township bust
ness TO present il on Saturday. Citizens
desiring hooks from the Township Ii
brary, are notified that the Library il
kept by VIM. McHarris, in Portesville.
Henry b. BRRIDENBAUcH, Trustee.
Nav Is, 1887.
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Four Big Successes.

Having the needed merit to more than
make good all the advertising claimed
for them, the following four remedies
have reached phenomenal sale. DR..
Kings New Discovery, for consumption,
coughs and colds, each bottle guaranteed
Electric Bitters. the great Remedy for
Liver, stomach and Kidneys. Bucklen's
Anica Salve, the best in the world, and
DIR. Kings New Life Pills, which are a
perfect pill All these remedies are
guaranteed To DO just what is claimed for
them and the dealer whose name il at
tached herewith will be glad 10 tell YOU
more Of them. Sold at Martin Fried
mans drug sfor