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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-11

Gan Anyone Tell the Meaning OF
This?

This preamble and resolution was
introduced in congress December o.
1877. and passed January rs, 1878, and
Is still in force.
In ls7s-fye years after the bill that
substituted the trade dollar Of APO grains
OF standard silver and made legal ten
der for five dollars for the original
dollar of 4l2H grains Of standard sill
yer, and which was "A legal tender in any
nmount-the congress of the United
States, by two-thirds vote in demo-
cratic house and three-fourths vote in
n republican senate, adopted the follow
ing preamble and resolution introduced
in the senate by Stanley Matthews, of
Ohio:
Paste this In your scrap book.
"Whereas. BY the act entitled AN act u
strengthen tho public credit approved
March IS. 1909. Il was provided and declared
that the faith OF the United states was
thereby soemnly pledged TO the payment
I'm coin, or its equivalent, OF all the IN
terest-bearing obligations OF the United
States, except In cases where the law
authorizing tho issue OF such obligations
had expressly provided that the same Nigh
be paid in lawful money or other currenc,
than gold or silver; and
whereas, All the bonds OF the United
States authorized to be issued by the &C
entitled AN net TO authorize the refundinl
OF the national debt approved July II
1870. by the terms OF said act were declared
TO be rcdecmable In the coin Of the thei
present standing value. bearing intercs
payable semi-annually I'm such coin; an
whereas. All bonds of the United State
authorized to be issued under the act en-
titled AN act to provide for the resumr
ton OF specie payments approved Jant
ary IA, 1875, are required TO be OF the df
scription OF bonds OF the United state
described in the said act of congress al
proved July II. 1870. entitled An act TO al
thorize the refunding of the national debt
and
Whereas, At the date Of the passas
OF said act OF congress last aforesaid, u
wit, the lith day OF July, 1870, the coin
the United States of standard value OF Til
date included silver dollars Of the weig
| OF 412ia grains each, declared by the a
approved January IS. 1887, entitled An a
supplementary 10 the act entitled AN
establishing a mint and regulating Z
coins OF the United States" TO be legal te
: der OF payments, according 10 their non
: nal value. for any sums whatever thei
a fore
Resolved. by the senate-the house
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FLOUR TRUST BUSTED
And the Penalty fund Divided Among
Tbose Who Remained taithfui.

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-A special from
Milwaukee says: The Northwestern
Millcrs association. also known as inc
Flour trust, has gone to the wall. ~
was organized year ago to main
tain n uniform price Of -four and to do
away with competition. The books
were closed and the penalty OF one
cent barrel, which every manuiac-
tnrer of aour paid into the trust as u
Guarantee that lie would keep faith,
was divided among the faithful
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CAPT. DREYFuS
said TO Have Escaped From the Fortress
AT Isle Du Grand salut.

LONDON. Sept. 8. Capt. Hunter OF
the British steamship Nonpareil, which
has arrived at Newport. Monmouth
shire. from Cayenne, French Guiana,
reports that Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, who
was sentenced TO be publicly degraded
and confined for life in fortress, after
having been convicted by a court
martial of selling plans OF French
Notifications, etc, to a foreign govern
ment. has escaped from the Isle du
Grand Salut.
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a hOOSlER FATHER
shot His Daughter for Marrying Agains.
Ills VIII.

BroourYoToN, Ind, sept 5.--Wm.
Uall shot his 1s-year-old daughter
Yesterday because she married against
his will. He then tried to kill him.
self Hall went TO his daughters
home and begged her to leave her
husband She refused. The daughter
will recover, but Hall Is fatally shot.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-11

States which are In the form OF bonds
"are payable. principal and interest. as
the option Of the government OF the
United States, in silver dollars OF the
coinage of the United States, contain
ing 4i2H grains each of standard sill
yer."-Peoria Journal.
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CLARkSON, OF OMAHA.

Elected mmandsr-tn- Chief OF the Grand
Army OF tho Republic by Acclamation
NJ ~. Paul, MINI. The other tandi-
dates. Recognizing the Inevitable. Grsse-
fully WithaTr.- from the Contest he
fore ~ Ballot WAS Taken.
ST PAIL, Mimi, sept. Maj
rhaddcus ;. ClarlSson, Of Omaha, was
elected commander-in. chief OF the q.
A. Il. by reclamation by the national
encampment. When nominations were
Ia order the following candidates were
presented TO the cncampment; Maj.
Thaddeus :. Garrison, Of Nebraska,
nominated by Judge L. NJ. Hayward,
OF that department.: John {. Linehan,
Of New Hampshire, by Comrade
Cogswell. OF that state; y.
II. Balou. Of Rhode Island,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-11
DUN'S COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

Heavy Imports of Gold iiave Tended Ia
Increase Confidence aud Put nn End Ia
Monetary Anxiety, Mark nn Upward
Turn la Prices aud "A Coming Revival
Ia business stocks aud Iron Advance,
with Wool and Cotton stronger.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
Isall 1sclrinys.

The Rock Island Railroad company Is
experimenting with recently invent
cd mechanism that. II proven practical.
will rcvolutionizc car building all over
the world. The novelty is confined to
the aNlcs of the wheels. These aNles
are roller bearing. They are built on
the same principle rs the ball bearings
used In bicycles. with the difference
that steel rollers in place of balls are
used on car-axles. These rollers. seven
In number to each axle. are covered hy
an iron or steel box. The contriyanca
is n patent of Il. Poege of Chicago. and
the Rock Island is trying the device for
the first time. 1t has tested the new
style wheels on suburban coach. The
car can be moved by one man. 1t re-
ptiires ten men to move a car with the
ordinary aNles. In n few days car Is to
be sent on long trip to California as
part of a regular passenger train.
This journey. 1t is believed. will demon
strate the practicability Of the device.
III the new roller bearing axles should
prove n success 1t would result In
greatly increasing the speed of trains
and in saving railroad companies
thousands of dollars yearly. An ordin-
airy engine can pull as many of the
new cars as can be coupled together.
1t Is noiselcss. and no oil. brass ur
waste Is necessary. Hot boxes will he
thing of the past. and the occupation
OF the man that pounds the wheels
with n hammer ut ever station will be
gone.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
A Strange Coincidence.

A certain peasant and his wife, in
Germany. were married on the same
day as the emperor and empress, the
peasants Christian name being Will
liam. Their first child, n boy, was
born on the same day as the crown
prince. after which they had FIVE other
sons. each OF whom was born at the
same time as the five younger boys OF
the emperor. The royal couple were
informed of this and were exceedingly
interested in the very strange coinci-
dence, but this interest was intensified
when. on the last occasion of a royal
birth-viz., the little daughter of the
kaiser-it was learned that the. p.as-
ants wife in question had also given
birth to a daughter on the same day
So astonished were the emperor and
empress that they stood as godfather
and godmother to this little girl and
have well provided for her future
Philadelphia Ledger.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
Observation-Disclosures;
! STORIES OF BAD MEN.
FHHu.r.uumuuX
He Raised Them.

He RAISED Them.
A few nights ago a miner from The
ncrth who had lately sold claim, Esd
money to burn and was in an inoan-
dtery mood, came down to spokSne
TO make the currency bonfire. He was
rather rusty-looking when he struck
Spokane. but he was hungry, and, De-
fore going to barber shop or btNb,
dropped into an uptown restaurant tn
gstsomething to eat Th"re was but ene
waiter and he, busy carrying chHm-
payne to a party at another table. paid
little attention to the hard-lookng
miner. Finally the waiter was cas'ed
over, when the miner said:
"See here. kid! Do eat?"
Sorry can't wait on you now," vas
tns prompt reply, but the gentlerseo
there have Just ordered fifty-do,,ar
dinner"
"Fifty-dollar dinner be damBed!
Bring me 800 worth of ham and eEgs,
ard be quick about 1t! Do l look IKE
O. guy who can be bluffed by mesh OF
pcpinjays?" He was waited us,on
p'omptly.-Spokane Spokesman-Re-
wow.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
Measuring It. Own Velocity.

BY means of an electric device ex-
oerimenters. acting for the United
States board of ordance. have recently
succeeded in obtaining Photographic
records of the motion of projectile
while yet inside the bore OF cannon.
The projectile carries n rod of wood at
tached to its front end, and copper
rings. encircling this rod Mt fixed in
tervals, successfully form electric con-
facts as the rod is driven from the gun.
Each of these contacts produces an au-
tomato record on Photographic
plate. The Scientific American, in de-
scribing the apparatus and experiments.
says that the shortest distance travel
ed by the projectile between two sue
cessive records was 3.7 centimetres,
which is little less than an inch and
half, and that some OF the time in
tervals between the records were only
one two-thousandth of n second.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
SETTLED WITH THE WIDOW.
He Found Himsclf Creditor When He
Thought Himself Debtor.

He Found Himself Creditor When He
Thought Himself Debtor.
An American who recently returned
from Japan, where he held an official
position in consulate. relates the fol.
lowing, which forcibly illustrates a
condition OF life there the rule. and
happily unknown in this country. He
says: "On one occasion l lost my
'betto' or footman-a dissipated and
somewhat Incorporate fellow-by an
aneurism Of the heart while out with
me In the streets OF Toxic. He was
running some ten or fifteen yards In
advance to clear the way for my horse.
and suddenly. without a moments
warning. he threw up his hands into
the air and fell forward on his face
stone dead. After satisfying myself
that every spark Of life had fed, ]
caused the corpse to be carried into
neighboring shop. and thence to n
closed litter back to my house. When
returned home three hours later and
rode into the courtyard the first person
on whom my eyes rested was the mans
widow, who l confidently expected
would assail me with reproaches fol-
causing her husband to overexert him.
srlf, and would hold me responsible for
his death. Instead of this. however.
the woman. to my utter amazement.
grasped hold OF my stlrrup. commenced
kissing my boot, and in the most abject
language implored me to pardon the
conduct OF her husband, whose out
rageous stupidity in dying while out
with me had subjected me to the in
convenience OF attending to the horse
myself Having made inquiries rs to
what would be the right thing to do
for the widow. I presented her with
$50. Two days later the funeral took
course OF the guild. or union, Of 'bettos.
| who were feasted with rice wine. cake.
and sweetmeats by the widow. Three
weeks had elapsed after the date OF the
funeral. when one evening large box,
beautifully decorated with multi-col-
ored ribbons and cords. was left at my
house. On opening It found letter
In which the widow Of my late groom
informed me that she was widow no
longer. and that she had married again.
She added that in view OF the hand
tome dowry which she had brought to
her new husband-a dowry that was
constituted by the balance OF my gift
o. $50. after payment of funeral ex-
penses-she deemed It only fitting and
proper to offer to her benefactor. as she
styled me. the wedding cake"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
CLEVELAND is BUSY.
He Gives Much Time to Details of Public
Business.

Business.
President Cleveland does not often
read books, although last summer in
the intervals of fishing lie read in sue
cession everything that Ian Maclaren
has written. When the Rev. John Wat
son was here recently he attended his
lecture and invited him to dine Mt the
White House. He was first attracted
to Beside the Bonny Briar Bush" by
the fragments which We're read to him
by Mrs. Cleveland. He took 1t up In
n leisure moment himself, and became
so much Interested that lie has since
read everything DIR. Watson has IN
print. and 1t must have gratiiied the au-
thor when he recently learned the fact
from the presidents own lips.
Mr.. Cleveland has very little time 10
read. He makes more labor of the dut-
les of his Office than any of his prede-
cessors ever did. Every case that
comes before him. no matter what 1t Is,
receives the same patient investigation
and is the subject of the same amount
of reflection that he would give to 1t
were he lawyer employed for n Zee.
He searches the recommendations or
every candidate for office as IL he were
to be employed upon the most Import
ant service, and every change among
and labor.
Secretary Olney tells story that IL
lustrates this disposition on the presi-
dents part. A worthless, rascally,
half-breed Indian was convicted FOR
the murder OF an equally disreputnble
companion down In the Cherokee ma
ton. and condemned to death. His at
torncys appealed for n communication Of
sentence. and the officials of the de-
partment OF Justice, after making o
thorough examination. reported against
1t. The records We're then sent to the
president for his approval. After din
ncr one evening the president tele-
phoned for Mr.. Olney. who was then
attorney-gcneral. to come to the White
House. and sat up with him until 2:3O
discussing the case, the president TAX
Ing the side of the condemned man and
the attorney general Offering the argu-
ments for the prosecution. Finally the
latter became tired and went home to
bed. telling the president that he had
given the matter unusual care, and
was thoroughly convinced that the
penalty was just.
The next day. when he went into
cabinet meeting. the president. who
looked haggard and weary, remarked:
'wcll. olney. have finally come
around to your view In that Indian
case. think the fellow ought to be
hanged. / read every line OF the record
over again after you left here this
morning. and I was Just finishing 1t
when they called me to breakfast.
have declined to interfere" 20
Record.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17

his scathing denunciation Of the sin OF
gambling and its associate evils.
When the delegation arrived from
Fargo, headed by Poker Pete. notori-
GUS gambler and tough. there was
manifest uneasiness felt. as he was
known to be bad man, quick on the
trigger and somewhat deaf. which de-
feet had more than once ended disas-
trously to some one whose language he
had misunderstood. Poker Pete had
dropped into the meeting. When the
crowd was seated he got upon his chair
and said:
Now, partner, yer hev spoke yer
piece n I'll speak mine. Yer hev all
said yer wanted ter go to heaven, not
ON flowery beds of ease,' like tender
foot. but yer want ter sail through
bloody seas Now, I hain't man to
stand in the way Of any pilgrim. Do
you see these guns? They are gettin'
rusty, but l kin accomerdate any man
as wants to go to heaven. Now, all
who wants ter be an angel will git up.
A quick trip and no stop-overs is what
you'll get"
As Cue reNoiNefs SHShou oAo"'.''
the evangelist made dive for the back
door and the audience crawled under
the benches. Poker Pete held the win
ming cards.
"Well," said he. 81 am glad you was
MT In earnest; no more was 1; but the
bluff went an I'll rake In the pot This
meeting will now adjourn" And ad-
iourn II did. The next train east car
ried the evangelist back to st. Paul,
and the two towns were left to work
out their own salvation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
Back In the E.rIy Seventies.

Away back in the early seventies.
when the Northern Pacific was push
ing its way westward. motley crowd
OF adventurers kept in the van OF the
graders, and close In the wake o: the
first train followed n restless throng
to each new terminus. As In all foat-
Ing populations. there was to be found
a mixture OF all peoples, all bent upon
one purpose-that of making stake.
The bad man had his tent stocked with
villainous whisky and poker outfits.
Far into the night the sound of drunk
en- revelry rang upon the still air, and
awoke responsive howl from the
prairie wolf that lurked in the shadows
beyond the camp. The good man. and
the Christian who traded in goods of n
different nature. were there with their
shacks and hopes of worldly gain.
Perhaps the most heterogeneous mass
Of humanity that ever congregated was
that which gathered in and about
Moorhead and Fargo during the coll
struction of the railroad bridge across
the Red river, which separates these
two points-the former in Minnesota,
the latter in North Dakota. In those
railroad-building days. says a writer
in the Fergus Falls tMinn.) Journal.
when every incipient town sits was in
the eyes of Its owners, the coming mo-
tropolis of the northwest. there was a
rivalry between these two places which
exceeded even that now existing be-
tween the Twin cities. And It was n
bitter rivalry. There was no specula-
ton in which they did not indulge, no
1awlessness and crime-which were
then SO prevalent In frontier towns
that were not openly winked at They
were the twin paradises of the gambler,
the thug. the whisky-seller and the
dance-house keeper. As better class
Of people was attracted to these places,
this state of things became unbearable.
They were Mortified at the utter disre-
gard of law, and shocked at the flaunt-
ing sin in their very faces. 1t must be
stopped. II remained for Moorhead to
take the first step. But the people who
were to inaugurate the reform were
Christian men and opposed to acts of
violence. They would get UP a revival.
and win these sinful creatures from
their wicked ways.
A large, nondescript tenement, half
boards and half canvas, wherein one
Deacon Feedem furnished entertain
ment for man and beast" was secured.
an evangelist sent for, and messenger
ferried over to Fargo to announce ,e-
ligious services on certain evening.
When the time came, the diningroom
of the hotel was lighted brilliantly with
star-candles fastened to barrel-hoops
which hung from the ceiling. The
audience was mixed one, but at
teDtiye. and the evangelist, who had
been given his cue, was eloquent in
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
a Iiursa Cxn.e

President L. s. Woodbury., of the
Great Falls Iron Works, Montana, says
a Western contemporary, has in con-
temptation the construction of what he
chooses to term horse cycle, whereby
horse can propel a four wheeled We
hicle on ordinary ground at the rate OF
one mile In fifty-nine seconds. The pro
posed machine can be made In two
forms, either one of which Mr.. Wood.
bury thinks will fill the bill.
The first Is in the form of an ordin-
ary buggy. Instead of being hitched
ahead. the horse will occupy a position
between the four wheels and operate n
sort of treadmill. Should the velocity
be 30 great as to attract too much air,
then 1t is proposed to enclose the en-
tire machine-horse. rider and all-in a
whaleback or tropedo-cut shell, the pro
pelling operation to remain the same.
The seat Of the rider will be directly
behind or above the horse. President
Woodbury. is SO confident of success
that he is willing to back his bonds
against silver that a mile can be male
in fifty-nine seconds or better.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
Buying on u Road Agent.

After Arizona Bill had held up ttSee
or four of the stages on the Deadw 9od
line the manager sent word to him to
meet him at certain point for bust
ness talk. and both were on hand at
the appointed hour.
Look here, BILL" began the mtn'
ager. "how much are you making out
of this deal?"
Just fair wages" replied Bill. Il
think got about 5000 off the four
stages and that's nothing to brae
about. Some OF the boys on the other
lines are raising $1,000 at clip. It's
poor line Of passengers you are senetna
out. colonel"
"They are afraid to travel with
money and this thing has got to stop.
Tie sheriff says he can't hunt you
down in week"
Hes duffer, colonel. and you
know 1t. He can't hunt me down In
a year"
But I can hire four or five men to
track you down and kill you"
"You can hire 'em. of course, but
LNey'd want big pay and then they
Might not find me. Take 1t all around.
Db,onel. I've got the bulge on your line.
None of the drivers can shoot for
shucks and, as for the passengers. they
sp-uldn't hit red barn rod OF. It's
eeg'lar soft snap for me-"
Say, BILL" continued the colonel af-
tsr while. you've always HAD .he
reputation Of being a square kuls.'
"yes I reckon I hey"
"And want you to be on tha square
about this matter. I'm willing 70 meet
You half way"
'As to how?"
"As to buying you OF. How much'll
ysu take to let our line alone?"
Cash down and no dodges?"
"Yes."
Must 1 let every stage pass?"
You must. What's your figure.
Bill? Make 1t as low rs you can"
"wal. colonel" said Bill. after think
ing 1t over, I've got purity good
thing Of 1t. but l don't want to act
mean or play the hog. Gimme $500 aud
I'll haul on"
Make 1t $500. Bill, to obliss me per
sonally."
wal. say $500 then. though it's dog
cheap. It's only fur your line. though? ?
only my line and here's your money
and shall expect you to stick to the
agreement"
Bill vowed he would. and he did
That is. the first time he tried to holt
up stage on the opposition line he
was riddled with buckshot and buried
alongside the road.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
NASAL CARARRH FOR YEARS.
So-CALLED cATARRH CURES
FAILED TO CURE.
The True Way Is to Take the Ono Tru
blood Purifier,

The True Way Is to Take the Ono True
blood Purifier.
Catarrh is caused by impure blood.
The best physicians say so. The only
way to cure catarrh is to purify the
blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla cures ca
tarrh when all other medicines fail,
because Hoods Sarsaparilla is The
One True Blood Purifier. This Is log
ical, and that 1t is true is proved by
thousands of testimonials like this:
II was troubled with nasal catarrh
for many years. doctored for 1t, and
at one time took a dozen bottles Of n
so-called catarrh cure, but without
beneficial effect. l had read Of cases
where others
HAD BEEN CURED BY HOODS
Sarsaparilla, and l determined to try
1t. took five bottles last year, and
was highly pleased with the relief OBJ
tained. ! have had no particular trouble
from catarrh since that time except a
slight Inflammation when catch cold.
! have proved, in my own case, that
Hoods Sarsaparilla will cure catarrh,
and l also derived benefit in a general
way from it's use. 1t is an excellent
remedy, and 1 am glad to give my ex-
perience with it for catarrh for the
benefit of those who may be similarly
afflicted" MRS. JOHN LEHMAN, 103
Wilkinson St, Goshen, Indiana.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
ca,orrh canno. Be Cured

cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tnrrh is blood or constitutional disease.
and In order TO cure II you must take In
ternal remedies. Halls Catnrrh Cure Is
taken internally and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is not quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scrlbGd by one OF the best physicians IN
this country for years, and Is regular pre-
scrlptiDn. II Is composed OF the best tonics
known. combined with the best blood puri-
fiers. acting directly on the mucous sur
faces. The perfect combination of the two
ingredients Is what produces such wonder
full results In curing Catarrh. Send for les
timonlnls free.
II. j. CHENEY Il CO., Props, Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
whnt the Pre.ldent says.

"I take pleasure In stating that per-
sonally know persons who, once ab-
soluteiy bald, have regained their lost
hair through the use of DANDER1NE.
My wife, whose hair was falling out
from some cause, has received great
benefit from 1t. 1 heartily commend
DANDERINE." Thus writes Edmund
d. Murdaugh, president Of the Terri
torlal normal school to the Knowlton
Danderine company Of Guthrie, Okla
homa, from whom Danderine can DO
obtained for 81 per bottle, IL not kept
In stock by local druggists.