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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20
pUN'S COMMERCIAL REVIEW
a slight Setback Not Unexprcted-Cnr
bility OF Government crop Reports
Failures

4 slight Setback Not Cnexprcted-Cnreiil
bIlity Of Government crop Reports
Failures
New York, Sept A-R- q. Dan \
Co. in their weekly review OF trad
issued to-day. say:
A slight setback. which may meal
much or nothing according TO the find
outcome of the crops, is not uneI
pected at this season. IL the gover1
ment crop reports were correct. III
situation would not be encoura -inl|
But not much confidence is placed
the reduced estimate OF corn. none 4
all in the estimate of wheat. and eve
the most enthusiastic bulls do nd
think it worth while TO quote the got
eminent report a TO cotton.
The commercial stocks of cotto|
September here and abroad amour|
to .. iO0.6 3s bales. and domestic mil
stocks were 800. 6is bales. allowing nd
a single bale for increase of stocks 4
southern mills. Prices have SETTLE
back little during the past weej
Notwithstanding the gloomy depar
ment report
IL we are 10 have a large crop 4
grain and small crop OF cotton. II
natural TO infer that MANUFACTURER
may find large transactions at N
west but not at the south. There
in fact. very large demand for good
1t the west. and west-bound shipnen
are unusually iarge-
The largest output OF pig iron cyl
known. 1914. 0a9 tons. is apparently sui
ported by a reduction Of $4,000 tons
stocks of pig iron unsold.
The failures during four weeks
August amounted To Ss.lal. 500.
which 81. s63. 3yG were manufacturii|
and 81. lOs. s04 Of trading concerns: b|
for the first week Of September II
aggregate was 81. .G.7. OF whi(
sG-5. CAB were Of manufacturing II
S.55. 534 OF trading concerns.
Failures for the week were Isl
the United States against sig la
year. and "a in Canada against - la
year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20
Earthquake shocks Experienced In Both
Henisphcres, hut no Damage Reported.

CINCINNATI. Sept. ia special to
the Post from Knoxville, Tenn. says:
A heavy earthquake, lasting ten sec
onds prevailed in lower east Tennes-
see. along the North Carolina state
line, yesterday morning ut o'clock.
The country in that section being
mountainous, but little damage was
done.
MADRID. Sept. lS.---The province.
and especiallythc city. CT Grenada was
visited by earthquakes "Wednesday
night, but. though the shocks were %
we're, no damage Is reported
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

DISPATCH 10 London news agency
from Rustchuk. on the nth. said that
twenty arrests had been made OF per-
sons implicated in or suspected OF be-
ing connected with plot TO take the
life of Prince Ferdinand Of bulgaria.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

HUNDREDS of thousands Of specta-
tors lined the streets OF Louisville.
KY. on tne 18th. TO witness the pa
rade. 80. 900 strong, 81 the Union vet
Grams in attendance upon the national
encamnment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20
NERvELEss OFFICERS.
AFRAID to serve Warrants Against str
Ing Miners.

IsurEMIxo. Mich. Sept ls.-l.eadd
IN the outrage of yesterday event
have not yet been arrested. IL = "a
that Negaunee officers do not posse
the courage to serve the warran|
They have acted like a lot OF cowaT
and are being roasted on all sides
II Is reported that Mr.. Maitland
the Cambria mines, has been uns7
cessful in securing any COMPROMISE
the interest Of the strikers from Y
other mines.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

DIR EDWARD Ii. BrRSErTT. OF New
York. was reported. on the 9th. to be
dying Of cancer. contracted while
treating female patient. The case is
the first of the kind in the history of
medicine. and seems to prove conclu-
sively that cancer is contagious
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

The Canadian government was noti-
fed. on the l2th. of tine seizure by a
United states cutter in Behring sea of
the Canadian sealing schooner Be
atrice, which was sent back to Vic
toria The offense was failure to keep
a record of the number OF seals and
the location of capture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

ApvIcEs from Havana, on the 10th,
stated that, according to rumor, GEN.
Campos had sent an ultimatum TO
Spain, demanding that the govern
ment send him forthwith 100, 600 addi-
tional troops or grant Cuba separate
government.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

WASHINGTON. Sept ia warrant
for the cxtradition to Germany OF ST.
mon Gonschior was signed BY the act
ing secretary Of state yesterday. Con
schior Is wanted for arson. lie is held
in New York.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

HEIRS to the celebrated Leake estate
the Pacific coast and elsewhere in the
west. with heirs in New York. intend
making claim to the estate. great
part of which is located in New York.
and the value Of which is variously es-
timated at from $50, 600. 900 to $500, 00O,-
mo-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

AT Louisville, Ky, on the 18th, Gen.
!. \. Walker. OF Indiana, was nom
mated by his only competitor, Gen.
Thayer, OF Nebraska, and unanimously
elected ommander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic St Paul.
MINI. was unanimously selected as
the place for holding the next national
encampnent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

LADY FRANCES RosE CUNNING, who
was arrested in London. on July %, ON
a charge Of forgery, pleaded guilty on
the 10th. The court sentenced her 10
one years imprisonment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

The second race Of the International
series for the Americas cup was sailed
over triangular course off Sandy
Hook. n. j.. on the 10th. valkyrie nom
inally winning by forty seven seconds.
As the English yacht fouled the Amer
lean at the start and crippled her, the
result is subject TO revision by the
racing committee
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

MRs. CLARA McABrHUR, the woman
who jumped from the Brooklyn bridge,
before daylight on the morning OF the
9TH. was fined s. in the Tomb> police
court, New York City, on the 9th
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

ALL hope Of rescuing alive the fire.
imprisoned miners in the Osceola copper
mine at Houghton. Mich. was aban-
doned. on the 9th. and the mine was
Theoretically sealed for the purpose of
smothering the fire. Twenty men
were known TO be entombed, all but
one Of whom were heads OF families.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

The annual reunion OF the Latter
Day Saints Of the Decatur, pes Moines,
Eastern Iowa. Northern Illinois. Ke-
vance and Nauvoo districts COM
menced at Bluff park, opposite Nau-
700. H.. on the 9th. TO continue ten
DAYS
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

THE Morgan Belmont bond syndi-
cate came to the aid OF the treasury
gold reserve again. on the 18th, with
e3, o0O 600 Of the yellow metal which
they exchanged for greenbacks, max
ing in all Sl4, 900. 900 gold turned in in
excess of the requirements of their
contract.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

A GREAT radical liberal organization.
known as the Constitutional Reform
club. organized to combat the gowing
power and prestige of the Catholic
clergy and to defend the public
schools. is rapidly extending its MEM
bership in Mexico.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. Isl
board Of health yesterday morning 4
clared Honolulu an infected port a
ordered that rigid quarantine We
sarved
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

The new English battlcship Males.
tic started on her trial trip, on the 9th.
but ran aground on the sands at Spit
head. She was floated AZ high tide
but further trial was postponed un-
iii her hull could be examined.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

THE eighth constitutional conven-
tion OF the state Of South Carolina met
in Columbia on the 10th. The princi-
pal business before the convention is
the regulation Of the suffrage so As 10
disfranchise as many negroes as possi-
BILE withou. DISTINGUISHING single
white man, except for crime, and
maintaining white supremacy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

The province OF Podolia, Russian
Poland. has been officially declared to
be infected with cholera.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

The regatta committee of the New
York Yacht club, after hearing the
statements of all parties in interest
and large number of witnesses of the
fouling Of the Defender by Valkyrie,
IN the second race for the Americas
cup. awarded the race 10 tho Defend
er. lord Dunraven accepted the de-
cision, and proceeded to get his yacht
IN trim for the third race.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

HAVING received no reply from the
regatta committee Of the New York
Yacht club To his protest against
the proposed course marked out for
the third OF the series Of Americas
cup championship races, on the 18th,
Lord Dunraven refused 10 sail valky-
RE over the route. but with true
workmanship instinct entered the
race and crossed The line so as TO ena-
BILE Defender TO make the race. and
then Withdrew. The race aud the
trophy were awarded TO the American
yacht.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
The Microscope.

The illumination Of opaque objects
for the microscope has, for high
powers, been hitherto almost i'm
possible. NJ. CHI. Fremont has de-
scribed an extremely ingenious
method of carrying out the desired
end. Inside the body Of the micro
scope is fixed a concave mirror,
which reflects the bundle of rays Of
light received through an aperture
in the side, and rendered parallel by
an interposed prism, through an OBJ
ject glass, on to the object under OK
animation 1t is difficult, without
seeing the contrivanoe, to under
stand how the eye, and at the eye
piece end, can see the object. This
is clearly provided for by the SIM
pie expedient of boring a hole
through both mirror and prism in
the track of the rays passing from
the objective. From this device
great service is anticipated in the
chrome Photographic study Of the
movement of microscopic beings.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
An Empty Sentiment.

II wish" said the man who in
dulgos promiscuously In sentiment,
that I could be a boy again"
"And havet to do your daily duties
whether you felt like it or not?" in
CURED his practical friend.
"Ye-yes." saa#
"And have to ask permission ev-
cry time you 60 out at night?" .usil
"Of course. Think of the freedom
from responsibility, tho
do you think you'd enjoy being
told to your face that you should be
G and not hoard?"
mo, ] cant say that ] would"
"Or being licked every time you
were caught in a prevarication and
compelled to 20 to bed because some
body else thinks you are sleepy"
"Of course not. I--er-you see,
1t doesn't do to take anything in
this life too literally. / was quoting
poetry, you know. '-Washington
Star. asa14GgtD
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
Not . Deaf and Dumb postnan.

The numbers have been changed
since College plnce has become part
of West Broadway, and persons who
know only the old numbers have
difficulty in finding places under
the new. A seeker for information
on this point made inquiries theoth-
er day of a postman who was in the
act of opening a letter box. The
postman, in place of answering,
showed the inquirer aside. When
the inquiry was repeated, the post
man put his finger on his lips and
gave another shove.
The inquirer thought the postman
deaf and dumb, if not crazy, but the
postman, after closing the letter
box, in which he had made changes
in the movable numerals giving the
hours of collection, said:
1--WE are not allowed to speak
when the box is open. I would be
discharged if / were seen to speak to
you then. What is it you want?"
He then gave the desired inEorma,
tion.-New York Sun.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
Unsafe Criticism.

It is not quite safe to ~oritioise
Americans in the higher circles"
of British society, unless the critic
has studied thoroughly the pedigree
of those whom he addresses. SO
many American girls nowadays are
becoming a part Of the etfete" aris-
tocracy of the old world.
Not long ago at q reception given
in Romo at the British embassy, an
Italian baron, who was presented to
tho Duchess of Manchester, sighed
deeply, as with relief, and said to
her:
"Ahi How glad / am to get from
those Americans thoreI We como
across them everywhere, don't we,
duchess? You can't imagine how
happyI am to converse with you;
there is such a contrast between the
manners of English and American
women!"
The duchess let him 60 on as long
as he liked in this way, and then
said, with a gracious smile:
Perhaps you are right, baron,
but being myself an American / am,
no doubt, incapable of judging"
The baron wished that the floor
would swallow him up and reflect
ed that he should have known, AZ
every one else did, that the Duchess
of Manchester was a New Yorker
San Francisco Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
A QUEER PROPOSAL.
1t Was Made on the Fly, but 1t Caught
i the Girl

II IA
An aristocratic young lady of Mag
deburg, Germany, had spent some
time at the country scat of her I'M
Gle. and young cavalier from Ber-
lin had been paying much attention
to her. Everybody thought 1t would
be a good match for both, and Of
fairs went on swinimingly,i until the
day drew near when the young lady
was to return home. The nearer the
day came the more disappointed
We're the young miss and her moth
er at the failure of the young man
to ask the all important question.
Finally they left thor relatives
house in great dismay, and just be-
fore leaving the young lady remark
ed to her uncle that it probably was
as we'll for both, as her mother had
not much use for such a Chicken
hearted son-inlaw." Thoy left on
the train on the narrow gauge rail
road connecting the valley with the
nearest town.
After they had gone the young
man questioned the uncle why the
young lady had COMO away so angry
and hardly noticed him whom bid
ding goodby. The uncle, a blunt ex-
soldier, repeated the remark made
by his niece when leaving to the
young man, who was touched to the
quick by the ~insinuation of coward
ice contained therein. He was very
much in love with tho lady and had
abstained from broaching the SUBJ
jet on account of his not consider
ing it proper to propose anywhere
but at the young lady's home, which
no intended visiting before long.
This remark, however, reused his
sense of honor, and, without saying
another word, he'mounted his horse,
which happened to stand ready for
an outing, and ;galloped after the
train, whichh had conc a quarter of an
hour before. Owing to benign Provi-
dence and the management of the
country railroad he caught the train
before it had reached the next sta
tion-Cracow. He spied tho young
lady at the window of q first class
compartment, and, riding up to the
train before it came to a full stop,
almost shouted breathlessly: my
dear Miss 49,, I ask for your hand.
Yes or no?" In the Station Craoow,
just as the train arrived, a Eyes"
vas joyfully given by the young
miss and tearfully approved by her
mamma.-Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
A Bird Catching Insect

H. o.
In this country we talk Of insec-
tiverous or insect eating birds, and
few of us have ever heard or read of
a country where the tables are turn
ed to snch a degree that they speak
Of a bird eating insect, but that IS
the exact condition Of affairs in
southern Brazil and Venezuela. In
those countries they have an insect
called the great mantis, which is
some four or five inches in length,
not including his strong jaws and
immense n%ippor1ike fore legs. +
This pair of enormous "pinchers''
arc equal in strength to those of a
orawfsh or q crab and r used by
the giant mantis in capturing it's
prey. The food of this oannabalistio
insect consists of spiders, grasshop-
pcrs, small snakes aud lizards, and,
according to Brumlister, tho most
robust specimens of the genus will
not stand aside with On empty stom.
acb if be can manage to get his nip
pcrs on bird Of the size of a canary,
warbler or chickadee. The great
mantis resembles a combined leaf
and twig both in color and shape,
and being aided by this resemblance
is ablo to stcalthily approach its
prey, whether it be reptile, insect
OF bird, and seize the unsuspecting
creature with it's razorlike claws
St. Louis Republic. III ;
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
Janin,a ADVICE.

One day a rich but i'll natured man
who made sad havoc of the French
language called upon Jules Janin,
the famous French critic, and began
a TRADE upon some trivial matter in
execrable French. After listening
politely for some time Janin at last
replied to his visitor in Latin.
"What do you mean, N. Janin?"
demanded the man angrily. Il
don't understand you. I can't speak
Latin"
"Try, sir; try!' cried the great
critic. "You could not speak II
worse than you do French"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
Force Of Habit.

aala@E-e MLrAse
A laughable story is toldo an old
miser, who, being at the point Of
death, resolved to give all his mon
ey to a nephew at whose hands he
had experienced some little kind
ness. "Sam," said he, for that was
his nephew's name-.Sam, ! am
about to leave the world, and to
leave you all my money. You will
then have $50, 600. Only think! Yes,
I feel weaker and weaker. I think I
shall did in two hours. Oh, yes,
Sam, I'm goingl Give me2 per cent
aud you may take the money nowl"
New York Ledger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
An Amateur Postmaster.

A member of the government was
visiting the other day at a ball in
the neighborhood Of Doncaster.
Having a pretty wide correspond
ence and there not being any postal
delivery in the village, the lady at
the hall took a bundle of letters to
the church on the Sunday evening
and gave them to the churchward-
en-, thinking he would be able to
got them sent tothe Doncaster post
office. ~ ~ Yg .ad Is
He, not catching what she had
said about them, oameto the con.
clusion that they were something
for him to distribute in the church.
The lady took her seat at tho organ.
Then the acknowledgements
to take them from pew to pewa as far
as they would go. 1855
One young person, looking at hers,
said to him that it was a stamped
letter and did not belong to her. He
said: rsHold thee noise and put it in
thee pocket and read it when thee
gets home. There's something in it
that will do thee good. "-Pearson's
| Weekly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
In Ether Case n1i..ed.

He was a well TODD looking stran-
ger, and when he had retired for the
night the landlord said to his wife,
IF We don't get a good speck out OF
him, I'll miss my guess"
After he had been there a week
he cleared, leaving his bill unset
tied. we'll" said the landlords
wife after they had talked the mat.
ter over, you have missed your
guess"
YES" said the landlord humor.
ously, II have missed my guest"--
Boston Courier. ay7 is
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
A Trying Moment.

Justice-Call the next case, bailif.
Bailif-The next case, yer honor,
is a case o liquor. -.
Justice-Let the case be opened,
an if it amt any better than the
liquor we've been havin roun' here
I'll fine the whole business fer con-
tempt O. court an adjourn till Sun.
day.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04

Transient advertisements $500 per
square for first insertion, 50 cents for
each subsequent insertion. AA a. 2s
All advertisements of n political ma
ture must be paid for in advance.
All notices of a personal character will
be charged for at the rate Of Is cents
per line. #a&
Marriage and obituary notices, not ex.
ceeding ten lines, will be published free
exceeding ten lines, will be charged at
Personal cards, double regular rates.
Communications solicited, hut we dis
claim any responsibility for the views or
correspondents. All-communieations
must be sent in by Saturday otherwise
they will have to lie ioyrr for next issne,
Correspondents must invariably send
us their real as well ss assumed names.
A failure to comply with this rule will
consign all such communications to the
waste basket. rs II
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04

In human life there is constant
change of fortune, and it is unrea-
sonable to expect an exemption from
the common fate. Life itself decays,
and all things are daily changing
Plutarch.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
The Beneats OF Exercise.

Piano Maker-How does it happen
that in this house the pedal is bro.
ken every week?
Servant-Oh, our young lady rides
a Wheel Batter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
Against His Principles.

"Why didn't Jorkins wear that
last suit his tailor NADER"
HE said it was against his tenn
perance principles to wear anything
tight. Detroit Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04

Ararice is generally the last pas
sion Of those lives Of which the first
part has been squandered in pleas.
IRE and the second devoted to am.
bition.-Johnson.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
NOW HE AovERTlsEs.

gI.r.r. 20 va ~ NHr. .EFeE. 3
A tinware pcddlcr called one day -
On Mrs. Blark IF Dallas
And introduced himself, they say,
AS Raphael Gonzales. tlH.4& VI T.!
He showed a patent coffeepot, @H5 f48lI
Which took her eye co,npletcly;, fe
It bdilcd the coffee strong and hot,
The grounds it settled neatly.
"How much for this ncwfansled potf -.
! think Ia like to try it," t4lE5GJ
~ it's the LAST one of the lot, ..sss ,-ts
Two dollars, n,a'aln, will buy it,"
N&5sA -sHA ~ 49,
When Mr.. Blank at home that night
Eat ly the store :.-yawnins, @s''
His good vile brought into the light tod
Her purchase If the morning. 2f1ar. q
Now Mr.. ElHnk. the story GOES. - 81
Sold hardwarr-s,nvts, tin Clippers,
Spades, shov..ls. axes, wcc2ing hoes,
And also coffee Griprers.
So when his good VIE told him how
Don Raphael Gonzales ,Eitah sA3f ~
H:sd sold ut price extremely low Iyya ~
Throughout Oak Cliff and Dallas
''Tlese coffscpots so neat and Cute 1
stop, Wadami bttftR dfd ftoitfrs
."Your statement l right now refute-
/ sell these for one dollar!''' "a. sI.I
"Grcat land Of rest!" tho lady cries. 2
care these kept in your store, sirP
Why do you fail to advertise e
And let the people know, sira
"How will they ever find out. pray,
II you will never try, sir 90 80 ~f3'
To bring the patronage your way, - ise
As does the advertisers"r ~
"You're right, my dear. " Blank made reply.
II know you're not surmising, .,,
I'd Just as we'll attempt to fly
As sell 'thout advertising"
qgs4g5ts
And now Blanks trade is growing fast
Way up in wealth he's rising, ,,,s
Since through his wife he found at last
The good Of advertising. 81
Dallas News.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04

The skin of a rattlcsnake exhibit.
ed at Jefferson, Ga, is ~ inches III
length and has q rattles attached.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-04
LODGE MEETINGS.

II NIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.-Alexan
u dria Lodge, Ne. SO, meets the First
and Third Thursdays at 8 p. In. Visiting
brethren cordially invited. ris
SIDNEY SCHMALiSsKI, C. C.
A. HILTON, X. Of r. d S.