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Arizona republican., 1896-06-13

For your Protection CatarTh ''Cures" or Tonics for Catarrh in liquid form to be taken internally, usually contain either Mercury or Iodide of Potassa, or both, which are injur- ious if too long taken. Catarrh is local, not a blood disease, caused by sudden change to cold or damp weather. It starts in the nasal passages, affecting eyes, ears and throat. Cold in the head causes excessive flow of mucus, and, if repeatedly neglected, the re- suits of catarrh will follow; severe pain in the head, roaring sound in the ears, bad breath, and oftentimes an offensive dis charge. Theremedy should be quick to allay inflammation and heal the membrane. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for these troubles and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-13
AN OLD PLOT.
But in This Case 8 New Heroine Was
 Worked In,


 Worked In.
 Young story-writers are apt to begin literary career by telling, in some form or other, the story which follows. But it must have taken a real genius to make COW the heroine. This particular story is attributed by the Philadelphia Times. in which we find it, to a Texas locomo- tive engineer.
 The engineer was running his train at full speed, when, he says, his atten- tion was attracted by a COW which seemed to be coming straightdown the track to meet the train. He put his hand on the valve and puffed out three sharp whistles
 Still the COW came on, believing at every step, and acting altogether in an unusual manner. AS much from curi- osity as anything else, the engineer slowed up and sent the fireman ahead to see what was the matter with the COW. No sooner did the COW see that the speed of the train was slackening, and that the fireman was going to invesfi- gate, than she turned and ran straight back down the track, stopping now and then, looking over her shoulder and switching her tail as much as to say: Come on!''
 The man followed, and by and by saw the COW stop short at a high trestle.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-13
A GREAT SNAKE COLONY.
An Australian Enthusiast Has a Fine Col

An Australian Enthusiast Has Fine Col lection of Venomous Reptiles. MT. J. McGarvie Smith, an eminent bacteriologist of Sydney, Australia, is the proprietor of probably the greatest collection of snakes in the world, says the New York World. He is in the business partly for scientific purposes and partly for business. He advertised some time ago for 800 venom GUS reptiles, but one publisher refused to permit the advertisement until he had satisfied himself of the sanity of the scientist.
 The different species of venomous snakes in Australia, so far as known, number 42, and MT. Smith has speci- mems of all of them. The poison ex- tracted from the reptiles is largely used in the Pasteur institute in Paris.
 MT. Smith is an enthusiast on the subject of snakes, and regards them as the most wonderful of living creatures. He has in his collection serpents that have gone nearly year without food and are still fat. He has injected some of their own poison into them without the slightest il-effects to them. As a result of his investigations he has estab- lished the fact that a non-poisonous snake is not affected in any way by the poison of the venomous species.
 "Why," said Smith, "it does not kill one of it's own species while it is so fatal to other creatures is one of the myste- ries of the Almighty which we cannot unravel."
Arizona republican., 1896-06-13
MADE FROM NIGHTMARES.
Methods Used by Artists Who Design
 Popular GrOtesque Posters.

Methods Used by Artists Who Design
 Popular Grotesque Posters.
 People who dine late at night in a certain uptown restaurant may have noticed a well-dressed, wild-eyed, hag- gard-faced, dyspeptic man devouring night after night with apparent relish dishes which only the ultra brave have courage to eat more than once a month. That man is an artist, says the New York World, and eating indigestible food is a part of his business, for he is maker of posters. Since the use of grotesque posters, built on the lines of Aubrey Beardsley's phantom fan cies and on the principle of Chimpanzee Johanna's savage sketches, has become general as a means of advertising news papers it is no more than right that the world should know how the de- signs are conceived.
 The case of this wild-eyed, haggard- cited. His may or may not be the method used by all the better poster makers. Every night he goes to this uptown restaurant, eats welsh rab- bit, a cold broiled lobster, two cream rolls and dish of ice cream and drinks a quart of cheap claret. Then he goes home, drinks two glasses of ice water, retires and the nightmare does the rest. In the morning he s tches the hor- TOTS he saw in his dreams and finishes them as the orders for posters pour in. He is making fortune in the business.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-13
THE FORMIDABLE UMBRELLA.
French Tragedian Finds It Mightier
 Than the Sword.


 Than the Sword.
 The affection of the collector for the objects of his zeal has been amusingly illustrated by story told of Melingue, a French tragedian who had mania for gathering together great quantities of old vestments, arms and similar an- tique apparatus. Among his treasures was beautiful and keen-edged sword which had belonged to Philip IT., son of Emperor Charles V.
 Having worn this sword in piece in which he was performing, Melingue was making his way homeward in Paris one night. The weather was rainy, and he carried an umbrella. Under his cloak he bore the precious sword of Philip II.
 Coming around corner, Melingue was suddenly menaced by two sneal. thieves. He was an expert fencer, and knew that with the sword he could quickly beat the rascals off. But he said to himself:
 What! Betray to these rascals that l have such precious possession? No! They might be too much for me, after all, and then they would get it. will keep it out of sight"
 So saying, he placed his left hand on the hilt of the sword inside his cloak, and with the other hand let down his umbrella. With this as weapon, he assaulted the footpads with such force and spirit that he put them to flight. In this case the umbrella turned out to be mightier than the sword.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-13
Dusky POliteness.

A story of the colored mans fondness for good words is furnished by the New York Tribune. It is well up to date, and is about venerable Philadelphia butler:
 He was helping a visitor to put on @her walking jacket the other day, and seeing her struggling to push in her rebellious big sleeves, he said, in his most respectful manner:
 "P'r'aps you will hab de goodness to allow me to suppress dem puffs. madam
Arizona republican., 1896-06-13
GENEALOGICAL SEARCHERS.
They Spend Hours in the Libraries Trac
 ing the Family Tree.

ing the fam1ly Tree.
 The attendance in the public libraries are kept busy these days by horde of callers who have suddenly developed a mania for genealogical research. In fact, says the New York Herald, it seems to have become fad to trace the family tree. The cause of it is not easily ex- plainable. It is possible, however, that circulars calling for heirs to large for tunes, scattered broadcast by many law yers throughout the country, may be re- sponsible for this fad.
 The seekers look carefully through the old books, records and histories. and every little clew found therein is coveted with avidity. There have been rare cases where some startling and i'm
Arizona republican., 1896-06-13

portant clew has been found, but they are few and far between.
 One of the library attendants told me that many of the genealogical callers were young men, who think good family tree may help them along in the world, as he expressed it. However that may be, the fad, if it is really a fad, is by no means fippant, as it opens the avenue to much interesting and useful informa ton, and instructs the searcher, even if his own wish for family informa- tion is not gratifed.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-13

Going up, he discovered another cow which had got herself fastened in the trestlework squarely across the rail. the two cows lost no time in scampering away
Arizona republican., 1896-06-13

But, notwithstanding they are now in the city itself, there are few lots for sale yet at prices corresponding with the "Sound Money Doctrine" of President Cleveland and his cuckoos, which means that kind of a dollar which will buy two dollars worth of property. These lots are near the new elec- tric car line which is now in operation. The lots are in the city and their occupants do not need to ride into town, but the presence of electric street cars is popular and adds market value to the property. Inside of five years this will be business property. Buy lot now for residence and when business crowds you out the rents will SUD- port you in house outside in some addition where you can keep horse and drive into town and collect your rents. Terms, 5 cash
 5 in one year, in two years at 10 per cent interest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10
W. u. COLUMN
What We Would Save.

Ono hundred thousand drunkards
die annually and 60 to drunkard's
graves. Twelve hundred million OF
dollars are consumed by the drink
traffic, and certainly not less than
an equal amount is the loss and cost
|of the crime. pauperlsm, ana
wretchedness that flows from this
|hideous curse Of rum selling.
Who but the voter is responsible
lfor this annual loss to our country!
Where are our eyes, our brains
lour consciences? Is II ou'
moral sense or common sense, OF
both, that is SO benumbed that W.
cannot realize the duty and necessl
~ of using political Prohibition a
rlthe best and most effective mean
Ito annihilate this monstrous evil
and blot it out by one blow at th'
n lballot-box?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10

Let us not be turned away from
this pole-star Of our efforts, nor
waste our strength upon mere re,
strictive measures, as to days and
hours of sale, nor in tape lining a
few wards around churches and
school-houses, nor in dallying with
dispensaries, nor in playing with
the toy gun Of local option. sucf
prohibition always perishes with the
using, or almost before the using
III A. Scomp.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10

According to the report OF the
Internal Revenue Commissioners
Miller for 1894, the patrons OF sa,
looms in the United States paldi
$500 600, 10000 for whisky and
*6l7.25S. AGO. 90 for beer, total o.
81 226. .25S, AGO GO, the interest O
which for ONE MINUTE at . per cent
per annum is $S,515.6S.
How can a people prosper whel
lit spends outright about one tho1s
and millions Of dollars yearly 10
,liails, hospitals, etc, in which =
lock up 81 ,2OO,OOO,OOO OF capita
(which at interest would earn VOL
Ieyery minute Of the year?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10
Madison Township Trustee
Notice.

Notice is given that hereafter the !, irus ,,,s
49, room of Mr.. John p. Norman. ~
% isa,enS an every Saturday, for the puI-
a' - attending TO township business /,
pa p"% al II ersons having business with the
township are expected to conhne :"
those days. -. ., Isaa,
The township library IL kep. ~ Al, NAV
Alexander's in ireland, where al "'"
obtain the hooks. IN =.
The Indiana School BOOKS VII II
.;".a. s Joux r.. NORMAN,
,I Az. "a .o,-v Trustee Madison Up
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10
Moral Assassination.

John Ruskin, the son OF vine
merchant, testifies against the
LIQUOR traffic as follows:
drunkenness is not only the
cause Of crime, but it is a crime
and if any encourage drunkenness,
for the sake of the profit derived
from the sale Of drink, they ars
guilty Of form of moral assasslna
ton as criminal as any that has
ever been prac,ised by the bravo'
lof any country or Of any age"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10

vN~r~ os~Asnep e - 0soNy 0DOse
c. - vAnA Tssg WsnA
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How Loag?" b. Rev. }. c. AsAs0. -
..sAyloek.- By Oordoa Clark. ..sss
..rhe 0sstils Ass.. by EbssssS
WAkeley .............. '....
~psmocrasie Cespsl.- b. c. B. TUT
~cAa,tar, = ssivsr.- n Hsary Q.
Min0e ......... ....... -
.-rhs Psople's Msosy"..
.TseAs Absut silver b Osa- = :.
..yhe New Ysrk NsGisaA BAnk@s
Coasplrasy Against IAlssesy 49,
Prooerty.~ By J. ". sAsskess -
Money W PrsAuess. Or Why Tnss -
Hard. b James ". wileee -. -
ne my ce.t Dollar. by Nsn -. -
rothers.
Any OF these books ssot Doespesa u
anv address BY the National b'os...
n.ssa. IA Monroe strssl chAeass' ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10

The British Home Secretary, tne
RIGHT Honorable II. II. Asqulth,
sneak;ng recently in reference to
ne Gladstone government and the
I;ouor question, said: eve mean,
gentlemen, to strike a blow, ana
i,ust and believe it will bc an effect
live blow. at that which is, after al
|,he greatest Of the plaques an'
curses which afllict US as a socla
community mean the curse 9
lintemperance.'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10
o...t,ons on the Constitution Of Indiana
fcoutinued Prom january 3. lsss6.

Continued From January 3. 1855
1s5. Can persons over twenty
one years Of age attend the public
schools? II so, under what con-
ditions?
1856. Name the different officers
|of the township?
1877. How is each chosen and Tor
what term?
1888. What are the, duties OF the
township trusteeY
1s9. What are the duties Of town
ship Assessor?
1870. What property is exempt
from taxation?
1871. What are the duties OF JUS
Il tices Of the Peace?
1872. What are the duties OF Con-
stables?
1913. What are the duties OF road
supervisors and school directors.
1874. What provision is made tor
removing state, county, and town
ship officers, and filling vacancies?
1875. Why should there be spe-
cial provisions made for the govern
ment Of cities and towns?
1879. WHAT are the different De
lpartments Of city and town govern
ment?
1877. OF what does the Legislative
department Of a city government
consistY
1913. What are the powers OF tn
city council?
1879. Name the executive officer
Of a city government?
200. How are these officers chos
en- and for what term?
POI. Name the judicial officer
- Of a city?
2O2. How are they chosen, an
as ,ir for what term.
in in 2O3. Compare the government
ur a town with that OF cityY
,ss.s ,ssss 2O4. When and how often a
totown elections heldY
2O5. Under what conditions mi
"s, town become cityY
2O6. What is the difference
ntween civil and COMPRESSION
:" township?
TIP POI. What advantages does
town gain by becoming a c'tyY
nd there any advantages?
2OS. Where is the Iudlclai po"
y 'a;, =, Of the State vested?
ther 2O9. Which of the courts are
very tablished by the Constitutio
!. ama ~, Which by the General Assemo
easy Cro sE cosrrsUEp)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10

Loyalty to a party at the ex'
pense Of principle is disloyalty to
God, and men who believe in HIM
will vote right, whether it takes
them out Of an old party or into
new one; whether they win or
lose. Vote only for principle, and
the party that stands pledged to
put principle into practice, and you
can never throw away your vote.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10

Mason City. Iowa Special Telesran:
Seventeen crews have been laa1 o. On
the Iowa and Dakota division q ne
Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul RAM
road. occasioned BY farmers hesdins
their grain for . rise In price, Thsy
claim that the prevailing Price q esss
does not pay them for vssk In huskina
and marketing. II ID nov being esAta
generally used for fuel In lieu Of cs1.-
Inter-Ocean.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10

While talking about the Matabele
Il i interesting to note, in the above
connection, that Khama, whose
name has figured once or twice
in the Matabele complication
sa;d to Sir Sidney Sheppard, in
1SSs. at were better for me that
I should lose my country than thai
i should be flooded with drink
But to fight against drink is to hgh,
against demons, and not against
men. | dread the white man
drink more than all the assegals o.
the Matabele. "
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10
IT PLEASES ENGLAND.
m AM8N1CAu LAND
vALugS osMc0 1910.
Z. - 0soos osaAs - poansyevono -
D>saans - nsasAs1 - onAsoso
- - Oisaeee. q -
Asoallaso QsssA.

.-rhe valvs q farm lanA In PsaAsyS-
vaniA shsank 70 ths sxtsas q - ~.
lion dollars between le7o aaA leoe. ana
the process q sxtssnsnatns vc
|stin goss o. - gold aAvanees u w.
s."-PhilaAsaphia Maaufnetusss.
Under normal conditiens tAs va1os
|oe the farm lands in ths on Ksyseens
stafs should have iAersassd dustAS
|thoss twenty years at lenA V>0.VssUo'
ILsaving the elements q nsw 49,
ment ana speculation tvhteA ass I'M
portant factors In The nsv0 sfAseel
out q eoaaAssatton. - 6nsing eesssy
With legitimate business seo1Seseess
there u No stats In ~ unSsa n vesen
lfarmera . Q elass. 0houA - Dets
Iprosperous than thess e PsansylvaasA.
IThs had 10 4 fairly go esAlity ana
ladmirably div@aAsd II ehasoeses. ~
viii produce almost everything thak =
common b ne temperate so0s- the
: Ifarmers are . very supssies aaD
temperate ana ins'.
; rent The aAts y literally niIsd VIZ
? lminss aad fsetories. and alDsse svssy-
!. lthipR tho farmse raiDss AnAs . mAfxsS
!. lat hk very door.
Undsr such Circumstances y y D.
clrsasoaabls 70 expect . sshsaanesA ne
y |sesady increase q valua InseAd ol
'e that hovsvss. ~ And . 6eAd leD q
It elcs. .voo 100 N twenty ysef2 No ~
IA ural eunAitisa could predoes snen
If result. TAs goad-seandardia un .
r eourss have his excuse. Unfsetssa1s's
70 though. psspls eaanos hvs aaA -
dsbts ana Axss - mere sxeseee.
I" htsh-novr dselana&iea - bsoAH .
~ "seund mensy."
ey Norsovse, 4 = h ~ AigAs0 eeps
ed sigpincant thaa he t1smeAdeus sAFsAi
10 ere in values eomplainsd q OsgAA -
no temporaneoualy With ~ oe0ee
nd ton q silvss aaA ~ adsostos = y
ar gold staaAnrd. It y 80 e - -
"A q features q tAe eooGsov0v -
~, msn vim strsnuoasay 40 svsn eDessS
Va, " insas2 thst The virtual 6essussase
laii . large portiea = u vsssds
us has haA 10 e4ec9 upao prsoas .
un- nen ana snAeavss - exDaaAo - :
for anA industrial Aspreosion ~ sneer
ON q evsr-produetiea and tAs hks. ~
are have never bssn proved aad nsv1 Z
"a -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10
Good Residence In Irei"'i''
For Sale. :,

Hons. II eight rooms and two M na',s \,
and good cellar, with three town a 'osl ".har a.
ireland. Good water. stable, and .'.arv o.nr,
ont buildings. In good order every S
wav; a nice home near churcnes chu,ra;no no
schools. with good society surIonna,mr, .sy
will be sold very cheap ana ON ea''
.rms. Apply TO &. DoAsE, Jasper
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10
The Church.

So long as the church defends the
w;ne.cup. the drink traffic is IN
trenched and fortified; but when
the church gives it honest, active
combat, it cannot live twelve
month in any civilized nation on
the earth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10

less cermOny, though AL tne uisnoPsI
and archbishops in England assisted
at it. Mercenary motives destroy
its sanctity, and render it naturally
null and void. Yet in all grades
matches are made from these, and
are called marriages. Every day
the papers tell us Of marriages that
have been arranged" as If any
real m arriage could be arranged.
What can their sequel be, except
of the misery Divorce CourtY
Every manly man or womanly WON
an must needs feel as old Warner
saws in his "Albion's England;
Let peasants marte their marriages,
And thrive at peradventure,
love for love, no gentle heart
should fancy by indenture.
How many of our best women II
, feudal times sought refuge in relig
! ious VOWS from disgusting or op
pressive marriages? How many
,, abstain to-day without flying Z
. nunneries, because OF the unequa
. conditions Of the marriage system
/. which exacts so much from one sex
|. and permits so much to the other
! Who can reflect on the appailin
: amount Of enforced maternity--fror
: India to England--of the million
s who are morallyxand physically ou'
I. : ragged under the sanction OF law an
marriage customs, without shudde
:. ing at such enormous cruelty
: Where is the religion OF marriat
:, when delicate women and imm
: : ture maidens are subjected to u
!, brutalities of male lust and tyranI
., without help or redress, and q
/, compelled to bear children again
I their will, even though their heal
=, or lives be sacrificed by it,
q a splendid position demands inh'
e e TORS by any means whatever;
~ mercenary natures are willing
III M "marte their marriages.; If sol
al al must marry only because II
m - "burn"; yet let not all re class
.e' alike. There is still large p
' portion of true men and women '
~ :. unite only from mutual esteem
- - their religious instinct. Let n
~ rage, then, be graded and classi
! = = to suit all sorts, and then all
m m know what to expect. We s
ous ', not require honesty from the
am, avn honest, nor sympathy from the
que feeling, any more than we look
~ ~. grapes from thorns, or figs Il
my my thistles. Barter, sale, love,
f'y, each motive Of unioE. Let us
attempt to sanctify all these with
! same ceremony, if ceremony 4
.asS S must be, but give a suitable
anu distinctive one to each. Then,
.s':. :: admiration Of the loftiest, the b
- : forms will die out. Then reli
~ ~ in marriage will become all-im
a'l tant. Mothers will learn agair
a,u ', pray for the advent Of their b
s1's ata,e as for a crown of glory, and to
, ma. the whisperings Of inspired
''e.' heavenly visitants saying, :"
nay thou that are highly favou
Ia Ia Blessed art thou among women
ent; o9s.u .n. = EscI.xn Dc 1Ss
at
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10
A
Mean-Looking
letter-Head

Has lost many . oo!iAf
for business men. II :
man is judged By tho coat !
he wears, he i also judged
by the letter-hssd hs uses.
An artistic and business-
like letter-head has often
been . basis Of credit. u
NAV be looked on - agood
inyeatment. Let us 6tyour
business with . good coat.
We do fine printing.
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Educational Column


CONDUCTED BY GEO. r. WILSON, co. SEPT
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