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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-27

WE are reminded by
Ihe may anu the official notice of
June Conventions. tho California Con.
vention which appears this week that the
Convention season is rapidly approach
ing. California leads the van, meeting
at San Diego, May to 10. Next fol
lows the annual meeting of the Woman's
Centenary Association = the National
organization-in Brooklyn. NY. May 16
and II. May "a the Kentucky Conven-
ton convenes. In June-the second week
occurs the Ohio Convention and the
annual meeting of the several auxiliaries
of that body. Several other State Con-
ventions also meet in that beautiful
month, the one of all the year most ia
vorable for religious gatherings. The
UNIvERsALIsT will be represented at all
these meetings and reports of the pro
ceedings will be given in our columns.
1t is our purpose this year to condense
Convention reports as much as possible,
excluding all extraneous or unnecessary
matter, and outlining only the most inn
portant action. This is necessary in be-
half of our multitudinous friend, the
general reader" Yet we hope to give
everything that is absolutely necessary
to afford interested State readers SUBJ
stantial and accurate transcript of the
action OF the State bodies.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-27
SATURDAY. APRIL 81.
EDITORIAL.

"LYMAN ABBoTT's ar
nynaan nooo'' gument, like most
Argument. reasoning ;s strong
on the positive side and weak in it's neg
atives. II we may ignore hair-splitting,
every thinking Universalist will say with
him that God has made men free, and
that without freedom virtue is impossi.
BILE. Our difference with him is when
he asserts that it is possible for man to
lose this freedom. We insist that if God
made man free. and if this freedom is
the fundamental condition of moral re-
sponsibility and virtue, then it cannot
lapse or disappear. Freedom here is the
very essence of God and it is not handed
over to be the plaything of ignorance.
1t cannot be the instrument Of soul sui
eide in the hands of perverts or fools.
To say that moral freedom is the instru
ment of destruction for moral existence
is peculiar reasoning" = Req. F. w.
Belts, IN Convention at Work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05

Supt. Mowry, Of the Salem.
Mass. schools issued cards 70 his
teachers containing, among others,
the following excellent practical
suggestions on school government:
/. Prevention Of the wrong do
ing is better than Furnishing the
wrong done.
2. Never charge pupil with q
misdemeanor on mere suspicion;
never at all unless you have posi-
tive proof, and absolute demonstra-
tion that he is the guilty one.
3. Exercise great care in taking
a stand, that you may have NO oc-
casion to retreat.
4. Fault finding 10 not calcula-
ted to cure . fault.
5. Distrust in the teacher breeds
deceit in the pupil. Therefore, d..
ways trust your pupils.
=. Absolute self-contrOl on the
part Of the teacher il . necessary
prerequisite to proper control Of the
pupils.
I. Obedience won IL far better
and easier than obedience compel
ed.
8. A child properly employed
is easily controlled.
8. A school not properly con-
trolled is school Of little progress
lor profit.
~. Never threaten; never chide
|angrily; above all, never use, in the
least degree or under any circum-
stances, sarcasm"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05

The matter Of official titles in this
country is exceedingly simple, b.
cause there are none. The attempt
has been made several times By
congress to fix official titles " gov
ernment officers, but al such a.
tempts have failed because they
were not only undemocratic but un-
necessary. In fact there is . law
Of congress forbidding tho si6xing
of the word honorable" 70 The
name Of a member Of congress, and
yet no blunder is moro common
that to use the prefix With the name
OF congressman.
The only state in the union that
has q law on the subject - Aasss-
chusetts, which provides thss the
governor shall be called "his sx-
lcellency," but in al other states
the chief executive il simply gov
ernor." The people Of the United
States, while never growing weary
of defending the democratic simpli.
city OF all that pertains 70 us - =
people, seem 70 have gone mad
with the idea Of hitching . title "
the name of man, and from men,
bers Of congress down the word
honorable" is made to do service.
whether the man 40 designated b
a bridge-tender or sewer inspector.
There is 4 very simple way Of
using the name of the office . man
holds that is not only distinctive
but complimentary, and good sense.
if not custom, indorses such use.
MIR. Cleveland, in official circles in
Washington, is addressed ~ "Ar.
President" and other ofiicsrs Of
the government are addressed By
the names Of the Offices they hold.
1t is simply boorish to address .
letter to the Hon. Grover Clevs-
land" when it should be addressed
to "Grover Cleveland, President Of
the United States" or simply
President"
Americans destroy the word
honorable" by its SO frequent ap-
plication to dishonorable persons,
to those who have filled some paltry
Office, so that it belittles q man like
the president, a cabinet officer or
justice Of the supreme court, to
hitch it 10 his name. The know
ledge that we have no official titles
in this country might Of itself cause
thoughtful persons to pause in their
wild career Of calling everybody
honorable" who doesn't cell pea
nuts on the street corner.-Chicago
Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05

Mr.. George X. Holmes made q
detailed statement of his investiga-
tons as to the debts of the Ameri-
lean people, in the Political Science
Quarterly last year. According to
his estimate this debt amounts to
about $260for every man, woman and
child in this country. He showed
that 8 per cent. Of the families in
the United States own II per cent.
of all the property in the country,
while the remaining 81 per cent. Of
the people own only 20 per cent. Of
the total wealth. OF the wealth
holding portion 3-100 of | per cent.
of the total number Of families own
20 per cent. Of the total wealth. and
the remaining S.97 per cent. Of the
families own 81 per cent Of the total
wealth. The 3-l00 of per cent.
includes the class owning over
81 600, 900 to a family.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05

Only one firm in the United
States is making slate pencils from
native slate.
Queen Anne detested the smell Of
roses, and became sick when they
were in the room,
On q Virginia farm two small
colored boys, who were hired TO
weed onions, were started at op-
posite ends Of a row, and told TO
weed toward each other. ssI's done
mon what you's done," said Dan,
presently. mo, you amt, nuth-.
|er," asserted Sam. Eyes, I Is,
den," glancing down the row. "I'se
lots nearer to yo' than yo' is to me.
'-Harper's Bazaar,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05
THE WATER WORKS FOR JASPER.
PURE Water at Lower Price Than
the Disease Breeding.

Recently the editor of the Coz.
RIEK wrote "A letter to the "lIowt
Pump and Engine Co. ;" one 81
whom, Mr.. l.. NJ. Howe, paid Wis
it to Jasper last year and looked
over the ground, and therefore
knew something of the locality
asking an estimate of probable cost
Of system of water-works in JAS
per, with about 2'a or 3 miles OF
pipcing. In reply we r'ccived a
letter a. follows:
INDIANAPOLIS, June 26, 1895.
Nr. &. DoANE, Jasper, Ind.
eve Judge
that system Of water works such
a. you described in your letter could
be put i'm for about the same amount
that the Fairmount job was put in
for, VIZ, about $l2 10000. We
send you newspaper account OF
this plant. If you desire il the
writer will call and see you and
make YOU close estimates in this
matter "A little later.
HOWE PUMP AND ENGINE Co.
By l.. Nj. HOWE.
The article referred to was pub
lished i'm the Fairmount "News. "
BY the census Of 1890 Fairmount
had |, ,462 population, thus being in
the same grade Of towns, as to pop
ulation, as Jasper. The works
have now been in operation there
over year, and continue to give
the best satisfaction. What has
been. d me by the Town Trustees OF
Fairmount can be done by those of
jasper, and since the election on
last Saturday shows such an over
whelming majority for water works
and since Mr.. Howe is willing to
come to Jasper and make an esti-
mate without cost to the town, for
furnishing PURE water for the town,
good for all purposes, the plain
duty Of the Trustees is to ask him
to come, and get the benefit Of his
experience and proposal. In any
event the water should be PURE
The following is the article from the
FairmOunt News:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05
The Tale Of Two Nations.
Congressman Hardy and Grant Monu-
ment.

Washington Democrat.
Eastern Republicans ar, rsin.
every endeavor to have the Repub
lican national convention, mex,
year, held in New York City
Every Republican who has in
tluence is being asked to favor that
city.
Congressman Hardy received 1
letter Monday requesting him to
use his influence in favor Of holding
the convention at that city.
The Congressman tersely answer.
ed the committee that he would
take pleasure in doing what hs
could to have the national conven
ton held in that city, whenever the
citizens OF New York exhibit enough
patriotism to complete General
Grants monument.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05
JASPER INDIANA. FRIDAY JULY 5, 1895.

view on account Of the low prices ol
materials at this time, We having
got rs much for $l2 500 as other
cities have got for $4,000 OF
$50. 600.
Besides, the putting in Of the
plant has given work to our laborer-
and mechanics at time when they
needed it badly; it has also at these
dull times put into circulation
among the merchants and trades
men quite a sum OF money.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05
W. E. COX,
Attorney at Law
IA SPER. INDIANA.

Proscc uting Attorney for the 18th Judicial
Circuit. and will carefully attend to any CIV J
business entrusted to him I'm any county oi
the circuit.
Office in spayd's building on Public Square
Dec. y. W-ly
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05
The fairmount Water Works.

Now that our water works are in
successful operation, brief history
oi the proceedings and description
OF the plant will he OF interest tc
many OF our readers.
This question had been agitatcC
for a long time, and on Jan. 3lst
1898, "A vote was taken on the ques
ton Of bonding the town for x25,
600 for this purpose there were
l79 voters III favor and 20 opposed
1t was estimated that system to
answer our purpose would cost $25,
600, "A neighb,rlng city having paid
that amount for a similar plant
and it was decided to issue and
sell that amount of bonds. These
bonds were sold to a Chicago party
but they, after considerable delay
refused them. The council made
repeated efforts to place the bonds,
but were unable to do SD until the y
got in communication with the
Howe Pump and Engine Co., of In
dianapolis.
The firm are bond dealers, en-.
gineers and contractors, and they
told our council that they could
give us a good system for $l2 800
one-half of the original estimate
and they could handle this amount
Of bonds, having through their con
nection with eastern capitalists, un-
usual facilities for disposing o1
bonds.
They prepared a complete set oI
specifications, plans, drawings and
maps, showing the entire plant in
detail, the line Of mains, location ol
hydrants or fire plugs, etc, and Of
fered to guarantee the entire sys-
tenn to be practical, and to be able
to give four good fire streams at the
lhydrants the farthest from the en-
gines. The work was advertised to
be let on these plans and specifca-
tions, the bidder 10 take pay in
bonds, and to deposit the cash fol
the par value Of the bonds in the
Citizens Exchange Bank Of thi.
city.
The Howe Pump and Engine Co
were the lowest and best bidders fol
the work and were awarded the
contract. They deposited the cash
in the bank on the 10Th day o1
April, and at once began active
operations; and had the Original
contract completed in six weeks
The city council then determined t.
extend the mains and add tirs
alarm system. This has been done
Our city now has complete wa
ter works system, including ganl
Of tour inch wells, drilled about ~
feet into the rock, brick pumping
station, two pumps, each a halt mil
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05
KERR TRAYLoR u. q. Philips
TRAYLOR 4 Philips,
ATT ORNEyS At LAW.

JASPtK. ISUuANN.
Will practice in Dubois and adjoining
counties. sp-ci attention given to coilec.
tions
once over Post once. south side ~ Public
square. sept. ~. %
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05

Ii has taken about two bales OF
cotton where it took but one, two
bushels Of wheat where before it
took but one in payment on these
debts, largely due to English cred
itors.
The per capita circulation Of the
United States for 1893 was $1S.42
Of France, i0.56.-Bimetallist.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05
j. L. BKETz JE. MCFALL
BRETz { McFAll,
Attorneys at Law
IA sPE:ls. INDIA ~


Will practice In the Cour of Dubois and
adjoining counties. and Civ close attention
to any business entrusted t. them
ss-ofYice on sth street one square East OF
Court h.,use Dee. y. W-ly
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05
WA Trwyps... w =. Hunter.
TRAYLOR & HUNTER,
Attorneys at Law,
JASPER, INDIANA.

win practice in the Courts of Dubois and
adjoining counties.
ssOnice over Dubois County state Bank.
April n. m
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05
Educational Column.


CONDUCTED sY eEo. \. WILSON CO. ssrr
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II is generally the MAI who car
least afford the cost who has th,
reddest nose.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05

No mans character is any better
than his word.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05

~ Subscribe for the COURIER.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-05

lion gallons daily capacity, two fifty
horse power boilers. This gives us
two complete pumping systems, Ell
ther Of which is sufficient for our
town, keeping one in reserve all the
time, and both can be used together
when needed. We have about two
and one-half miles of distributing
mains, beginning with ten inch
pipe and running down to four
inch, and twenty-three fire hydrants.
In addition to our water works
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23
BLOOD WASHED
Two Men Shot by Police
men FedaaEy FedaaEy.
MOtOrman Samuel G. CrOSSley
was M0rtally Wounded.
Disturbance Started at 18th Street
and Girard Avenue.
Half a Dozen Cars Were Wrecked by
Philadelphia Strikers.
Half a Dozen Cars Were Wrecked by
Philadelphia Strikers.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 23.--Blood was
shed in the street railway strike today.
Policemen who were protecting num-
Der of cars oil the Girsrd avenue line,
which had beoa attacked by meb,
opened fire and wounded two striking
motormen who were in the crowd, one of
them, Samuel G. Crossley, fatally. The
other, William III. Matthew. received
scalp Wound. The disturbance started
at seventeenth street and Girard avenue,
where crowd of about one hundred
began throwing stones at car. After
repeated warning TO the crowd 10 dis
perse, the policemen drew their revolvers
and began firing. Only few shots were
necessary TO send the mob scat ering in
every direction. 1t is estimated h { fully
five thousand people were in the crowd.
Half dozen cars Were wrecked. Riots
Of less serious nature occurred i'm five
other places and numerous arrests were
made. Notwithstanding, he attacks the
company IL running more cars today than
at any time since the strike began. Nearly
all OF the men at work are strangers,
although few OF the old men are seen
on the cars. The board OF directors OF
the company is in session and rumor has
gained currency to the effect that Presi-
dent Lowoer Welch has resigned as re-
suit of the criticism O. his management
OF the strike. Ii is understood that they
have a proposition from the strikers, in
which they agree 10 return 10 work, the
men VINO have been hired since the strike
began TO be retained as "extras. "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23
jill. ROBERTS CO., 1O5, 24O Westminster St.
BUYING STAMPS.
To Wait at POStOffice Wicket
Is the Only Way.
Disappointment of Woman Who Thought
She was Brighter Than the Rest.

''If the law allowed it, and could get
supply" said M,s minister street store
proprietor this forenoon, 81 could do
very profitable business in postage
stamps. We are having more calls for
them than any other one article. You see
how IL is. Every woman with Christmas
card TO mail to an out-oi-town friend
goes TO the postofrice and is disgusted to
find that her progress is blocked by a
line of a hundred more women, with
something to mail, who got up town a
car or SO earlier than she aid. Then 1t
occurs TO her that they sell stamps at
drug stores and OF she goes 10 the nearest
one ,deceiving herslf with tue tlattering
idea that she Is the only one OF the thou.
sands of shoppers who has been bright
enough TO think OF a quick and easy
method for buying postage during the
holidays. She even feels sorry for those
weary and worn women who are going
to stand in the postohice halt the fore
noon just because they are not bright.
Twenty minutes later hel sympathy is
transferred to herself. She has tried four
drug stores in vain and taken her place in
the line at the stamp window, which has
grown materially since she thought OF her
easy way, and she doesn't care If the
dinner does burn up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23
For the Eif,h Time.

BosToY. Dsc. 23.-Another serious i'm
cendiary fire occurred in the Boston and
Albany railroad stock yards at Brighton
late yesterday afternoon, when two largo
barns, containing 40 head of stock, large
quantity OF hay etc, were destroyed. Tho
fire Is the fifth of inccndiary origin wbicl,
have occurred in the same locality within
the past few months. In every case thu
fires occurred about the same time in the
afternoon and always on holiday OF
Sunday. A wild steer and number o.
hogs broke loose during the tlre. Nobody
was injured. however.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23
THEIR CHRISTMAS SERVICE.
An Attractive Program Arranged for the
Bows at SockanoSset School.

Next Sunday afternoon the youngsters
at the Socksnosset school arc to have a
most attractive Christmas service i'm their
chapel.
The program, containing the text OF all
ihe carols and anthems and responses, ~
out today, and makes n handsome little
pamphlet, good to read ana good TO keep,
and the best part OF ii is IL was printed
and bound by the boys themselves.
Among fhe scholars who are 10 have
recitations are Cadets Toomey, Sullivan,
Moran, Cooper. Henderson, Diamond,
Austin, Walsh and Whipple.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23

Though tho great Napoleon was not &C.
customod To tolerate talking back on
tho part OF the people about him, several
instances arc Oh record in which he not
only forgave but rewarded "a certain degree
OF bluntncss OF speech from persons whose
loyalty he had no reason 90 suspect
Victor Hugo tells a story of Mgr. Myriel,
In which Napoleon asked, "Who Is that lit.
tie man who is staring at mey" and was
answered by Myricl himself, "You, sire,
arc looking at n little man, and l am
looking at great man, and ~ may be to
tho advantagc'of US both" The story is
declared 90 be true. The emperor mado n
bishop Of tho little priest the next day.
10 Is related in recent volume of Ma.
poloonic "reminiscences that as Napoleon
was one day passing in review some of hi.
troops hc came In front OF an old and
faithfrl officer who. perhaps from want
OF brilliancy on the mans part, had never
been advanced beyond tho grade OF cap
tain, though he was well enough known
TO the emperor
The emperor was passing nj n slow trot.
AS he came directly in front of the old
captain, the officer salutcd and said loud.
ly, bat without any apparent movement OF
the muscles OF his face:
Fifteen campaigns, private, captaiu"
And tho emperor. without turning his
head or slaokcning his pace, said:
Colonel, brifaeitr, l-tsrt.t4iii il--
Then he was gone There had indeed
been no time for word more than had
boon passed. but these had sufiiced for the
captain 10 conShunlcatc long story and
n reproGchfui complaint and for the en-
reror o. set matters right with n military
and social promotion. Youths CON- sau.
Ton
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23
NEARLY 10000.
An Unusually Large Registration Last
Saturday.

And still the registration is piling up.
On Saturday last III names were added to
the list, 37S OF which were put on be-
tween 3 and 8 o'clock p. m. The total
registration for the year at the close Of
the office OF the board OF canvassers and
registration Saturday night was 962s.
This total is only III below what it
was Mt the corresponding period i'm 1894
when il was 9745 snd 522 less than in
1891, when ii was 10, $50. The Office will
be kept open from 8 a. IN. 10 9 p. IN. on
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday evenings
next, which.are the last three evenings for
registration for 1896.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23
DECEMBER TWENTY-THREE.

The members OF the retiring Common
Council! are TO dine this evening at the
Union Club. The gentlemen who were
not reelected are TO be the guests OF those
who were.
The Providence,and Fall River teams
play polo at Infantry Halt tonight.
This 10 Forefather's DAY.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23
LAST EDITION
4:l5 O'CLOCK.
AN EXPLOSION.
Eight Men Badly if Not
Fatally Burned.
We're Working in the Bottom
of the Blast Furnace.
Hot Metal Poured Over Them Before
They Could Escape.
Hot Metal Poured Over Them Before
They Could Escape.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 23 by explosion
OF gas at schoen berg's rolling mill this
morning eight men were burned, one OF
them fatally. The names OF the injured
are: Phillip Bowman, colored, will d.e;l
Fred Lear, Michael Kelly, William Mooney
Anthony McNaliy, Joseph Rodmgn, Da-
yid Scott, Unknown. Ihe men were
working at the bottom OF a blast furnace.
When the gas exploded il forced the hot
Stag, which accumulated in the cupola,
over the sides. Before the men could ger
out OF the way, the hot metal poured
over them. Bowman was badly burned
ell over the body and the rest sustained
severe injuries about the face and hands.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23
Free Meals on Christmas.

Superintendent Smith Of the Midnight
Rescue Mission. eGs south Water street. is
planning TO give free meals on Christmas DAY,
IN addition 60 the regular supper which l. pro-
vided for the unfortunate every night in the
year. Any ono who wishes 10 help him out
may send donations 90 the mission.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23
READY ON THURSDAY.
ways and Means Committee VIII Be
Ready Then.

WASHINGTON. Dec 23.-nlr. Dingiey. chair.
man of the ways aud means committee. an
nounced in the house today that the bill
from the ways and means committee would
DO ready on Thursday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-23

Today marks the beginning OF the last week
OF the Crystal Maze in Providence.
Never in the history Of amusement enter.
prise has there been such marked and in.
stantaneous success as the Maze made here.
Don't miss the last chance 60 SEQ that really
funniest place on earth, at liz Westminster
street.