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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-04
w. U.COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
Help the Fallen.

| rlead by all the wounds and
tears and blood and groans ana
lgonies and death throes OF the Son
Il God, who approaches you tM'
with torn brow and lacer-
tied hand and whipped back, and
saving, "Come unto me, all ye who
IRE weary and heavenly laden, ana
will give you rest.
Again. there is field OF useful
ness, but Little touched, occupied by
hose who are astlay IN their habits.
All northern nations, like those OF
North America and England and
Scotland-that is, in the colder
lclimates-are devasted by alcohol
ism. They take the fire to keep
up the warmth. In the southern
countries, like Arabia and SPAN,
the blood is so warm they are not
tempted to fiery liquids. The great
Roman armies never drank anything
stronger than water tinged with
vinegar, but under our northern
lclimate the temptation to heating
stimulants is most mighty, and
millions succumb. When a man ;
habits 20 wrong, the church drops
him. the social circle drops hlm.
good influence drops him, we all
drop him. OF all the men who gel
off the track but few ever get on
again.
We do not preach enough to suci
!, men. We have not enough falti
i'm their release. Alas, if when the,
come to hear US, we are laboriousil
.trying to show the difference be
tween sublapsarianism and supra
(, ,lapsarianism, while they have
Thousand vipers of remorse and de
ID spair coiling around and biting thel
Immortal spirits. The church !
)" not chiefly for goodish sort OF me
whose proclivitics are all right, an
who could get to heaven prayin
and singing in their homes. 1T
on the beach to help the drowning
, Those bad cases are the cases th'
God like, to take hold Oil. ID
a, Witt Talmage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-04
A Fable For License Men.

There was once a donkey that fed
in grassy meadow wherein were
many fresh water ponds greatly in
tested bv leeches. When the don
kew went into the water. to drink or
cool himself, the leeches would
fasten upon him and greatly de-
! let. the blood supply. AT tlast the
donkey resolved to do something to
yet rid Of the leeches. First he
shook his long ears at them and
said it was shame. Next he got
on a platform and brayed at them.
Then he went to the ponds ano
kicked at them, but all to no pur
pose; the leeches stuck to him a
|tenaciously as ever. AT last az
idea came like sudden inspiration
I"I have it." said the donkey. "a
| can't prevent the leeches iron
sucking my blood, I'll regulate thu
business by giving them a licens'
10 do il on condition that they Civ
me back small portion Of tn
blood as a license fee" (" And SO III
did. II was a brilliant idea, ant
eminently worthy of an ass.
Moral II you are an ass, .licens'
the saloon leech TO prey on you
blood.
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ply is only $515. No wonder mon
ey has gone up in valuel If silver
is remonetized the supply by and
by will be 81 ,115 per 100 persons,
which will be about right. Then
the debtor will receive justice and
the robbery act Of 1873 will be a
thing Of history. The dollar Will
again be an honest dollar-a dollar
of something like a stable value.
1t is queer that this table shows
both gold and silver have increased
500 for 100 persons since 1873.
How is it then that the "overpro-
duction" Of gold since 1873 has not
brought down the value OF that
metal when the same "overproduc-
tom of silver has worked such
wonderous result?
In conclusion it will be showr
that silver bullion instead OF de
clining in value since 1873 has real
| lv advanced. Using the above ta
bic of New York prices and the pre-
sent gold value of 81 cents pc
ounce for silver a little figuring
shows that:
In 1878, 61S grains of silver bull
ion bought one bushel of wheat; IL
1896 it takes only $50 grains or on
ounce to do it.
In 1873, "a grains bought on
pound of cotton; in 1896 1t takes
only 53.7 grains to do it.
In 1878, 247 grains of silver bull
ion bought one bushel of corn; i
1896 it takes only 2l5 grains to d
it.
In 1878, 40, ,S37ls grains OF silve
bullion bought one ton of bar iron
in 1896 it takes only 25,O14
grains to do it.
And so on. And yet people prat
about decline in silver bullion
Were all debts payable in silve
and the bullion value was no higl
er than it is today. yet the credit,
would have somewhat the best OF /
The debtor stands ready to be rol
bed to a moderate extent, but whe
the creditor increases this robbel
to an unbearable and outrageol
degree it is time to smash the el
gine of robbery, the gold standar
and without the creditors conse
OF anybody else's consent remon
; tie the white metal. And if En-
land doesn't like it she'll have
take her dislike out in whistling.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-04

Prohibitonists have a principle
the old parties have a policy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-04

They demonetized silver, by which
only gold became real money. The
mass of money metal being thus re-
duced e-half, the effect on the
values was to double it-in other
words, the measure OF value was
doubled in value. While the cred
itor was getting the worst OF 1t be-
fore 1878, since then he has pros
pered amazingly. Mr.. Van Norhis
figures ii out that at the end OF the
war the public debt could have been
cancelled by the payment OF 10 ,O0O,-
600 bales of cotton. Since then
the nation has paid the equivalent
of 10000, 900 bales, and yet 1t
would take 50,000,O00 more bales
to balance what is still due. A
debt of 15 600, 900 bales OF cotton
| has been transformed into debt OF
lac. 900, 900 bales, which is only
one of the miracles wrought for the
benefit of the creditor by the tam-
pering with the money supply.
But the astute creditor tells his
army of goldites tn It all this fall
of general values is due to overpro-
duction; to machinery and in
creased facilities for transportation.
Some figures are necessary. The
steam power for each 100 persons
in 1850 was 81 horsepower; in
1873 it was / Z horsepower and In
1896 it Is horse power. THIS
shows that from 1850 to 1873 the
increase Of horsepower per lOO
persoHs was 1913 horse power.
This Sroal increase in machinery,
according to the creditors theory
ought to have resulted in decreasing
general values, but the table given
above shows that it didn't. Values
went up despite it. The reason io'
! this clearly is that along with IN
; creased use of machinery there was
| an increased demand for money
| and this increased money demand
| was amply supplied under th'
: double standard. Again, the com
: merce of the world increased l7'
: per cent. from 1850 to 1873 and on
r iy 81 per cent from 1873 to 1898
And vet the great increase in com
merce in the first period did no
) lower values.
e The increasd demand for money
g due to increased commerce wa
e sufficiently supplied or else value
v would doubtlessly have gone down
/ A brief examination of the perio
from 1850 to 1873 thus eiiectuall
explodes the overproduction thecr
of commodity values. That theor
means that the only way to irc 'eas
Z the prices of things that labor make
is to destroy half of all the con
modties in the world and slaughte
half the laborers. In as much q
this would simply bc destroyin
y half the demand for money it WI
7 be granted that it would cffectuall
% raise general values. But thanh
AZ to kind Providence there is
q much simpler and less paint
2 method to reach the same resul
i and that is to increase the supp
= = Of money.
'e The following table shows Il
~ product of gold and silver in u
., world at the dates given:
q, 1850. 1873. 1897
OF Gold per 100 persons s297 SAG S5k
10 silver per 100 persons 3'o ool
n
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Bainbriigc Township i'"i
tees Notice..

The Undersigned, Trustee l"'' :,
h~;dge ,ownship, Dubois county, WI /"
v."s ."nI - Township business on Satnr'as
anu ".,srv ~ week. at Frank Betx's office VI
%.,h 3, csHM Msin street. between Eighth an
Ninth, in Jasper. Inc LOWS loMns,i =, I'M, 49,
brary and Indiana scnool noosT Tr,,.,,r -
slsce. n WILLIAM shuLhh' i'"s'S''
Aus. 10, 1857.
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This table shows for one th1ng
how remarkable these various
staples have declined from 1873 to
1896. The only commodity, that
has advanced in that period is mon
ev-money is essentially com
modify, and as such its value Is
Idepcndent on the working OF the
law Of supply and demand, the
same as wheat or corn. Baron
Rothschild says it is the mass OF
the precious emetals used rs real
money that measures the value OF
things, and certainly he ought to
know. Now the demand for mon
ey is beyond human control, but
the supply Of it is easily managed
by the sovereign powers. To alter
the value of money, therefore, IT Is
only necessary to tamper with the
supply. This is what the creditor
powers succeeding in doing in 1873
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Lincnln's FrnphECy.

= "As result of the war, corporations have
: been enthroned and of corruption WILL
follow; the money power Of the country WILL en-
Z deavor to prolong it's reign by playing on the
: preiudices Of the people until all wealth is con-
= centrated in a few hands and the republic is
Z DESTROYED Before God fear more tor my
Z country than when in the midst OF the
I war"--Abraham Lincoln.
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DENTYSTR Y
@
nr B. A. MOSS \
Resident Dentist,
.,rrnTTINGHURG. IND

renacrs his professional servi,ed'ir 'i, ~ an, nc
naraing iig any wors in the denaa' a,,t"ntion ,tnu
promises 70 give c,niv y nj solicited. and al
Gold plate atc.,.J WI Apr. ~, ~.
Evening star., 1896-11-13
CLAIMS THE ESTATE.
Litigation Commenced Over the Pl

Litigation Commenced Over the Prom
erty of the Late DR.. w. T. Dixie.
Gertrude Okie, claiming to be a natural
daughter of the late Dr. VIM. T. Okie- To-
day filed an amended bill of complaint In
her suit against Susan P. Okfe, the widow
OF her alleged father, and against his chill
dren, to establish the will of the said VIM.
I. Okie, who died at Bedford Springs. Pa.
August p. 1895, supposedly intestate.
The complainant, who says she was born
at DR.. Okie's farm, Deep Point Charles
county, Nd. about eight years ago, claims
that DR.. Okie made a will in which he
made her. together with Fredk. w. Dixie,
principal beneficiary and one of the re-
siduary legatees. The said alleged will, she
complains has been lost, destroyed or
stolen, and as she contends that her claim
ed father always expressed himself desirouS
of leaving her not only the property men
toned in the alleged will, but also all his
earthly possessions, she prays the Equity
Court to establish the said alleged will as
his will, or so much of 1t as can be proven,
and that the defendants be restrained from
further prosecuting proceedings in the Pro-
bate Court, where, in the absence of a will
Walter c. Clephare was appointed admin
istrator of the estate.
The complainant asserts that the alleged
will left a legacy of 5000 for her, and
made her residuary legatee of the residue
of the estate, together with Fredk w
Okie, her alleged fathers favorite son.
The estate is said to consist of real and
personal property here and in Charles coun-
ty, Maryland. but Of value unknown to
the CON plainant
Attorney Edward L. CITES represents the
complainant, who sues by her next friend
Hattie L. Woodwork.
Evening star., 1896-11-13
MRS. BOOTH-TUCKER.
Special Salvation Army Meetings tn
BE Held Here

Bc Held Here.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker commander of the
Salvation Army in the United States. is
coming tomorrow from New York to sneak
Tor the first time in Washington at special
meetings to be held in Foundry Church.
14th and streets, Sunday morning and
evening, and at Calvary Baptist Church,
Sth and H streets, at 3 o'clock on Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Booth-Tucker will be as
sisted In these meetings by Brigadier Alice
Lewis OF New York. Brigadier William
Evans of Philadelphia, Staff Captain
Blanche Cox of Washington and other
prominent Salvationsts, who can both
speak and sing, and the meetings nromisa
to he unusually Interesting. Mrs Rooth-
Iucker Is herself an eloquent speaker. re-
sembiing in her power and impress;vepess
ner mother, Mrs. General Booth, who was
the mother Of the Salvation ARMY Sba
has directed the operations of the army in
d.4ierent parts of the world, and therefore
speaks out of worldwide experience and
observaecn. anu
She has already addressed large aud;encec
IN all the principal cities of the IInieed
States- commander and Mrs Booth-Tucker
nave already made success of their ad
mihistration in the United States. and the
army mere is stronger than it ever was be-
Iore. Iheir latest achievement was in pro-
Vlding for the Armenian refugees who &C.
caPeo from the Constantinopla massacre
snd We're commended to the care of Ihe
salvation Army bJ- Miss Frances E. Willard
and Lady Henry Some,ser. who met them
at Marseillss. Mrs Booth-Tucker VIII prob
GDly refer In her addresses TO their success.
fui Introduction mere Of the philantnron;c
work. which the army has established in
othei countries. and especially the rescue
anc shelter homes, the farm colonies. the
work Tor prisoners and ex-convicts and the
Mercy Box League, which is to help furnish
money for these operations. Mrs Booth
tucker goes from Washington TO st. Louis.
to speak at the National Women's Christian
Temperance Union convention, upon the in
Vitation of Miss Frances E. Willard.
Evening star., 1896-11-13
OLD OFFICERS REFLECTED.
Action of the Directors of the Wash.
fnEtOn Board of Trnde

Action of the Directors of the Wnsh
fnEtOn Board of Trade.
The directors of the Washington board
OF trade met yesterday evening at the
rooms of the board in the Ames building
on G street, for the purpose of choosing
officers for the ensuing year and trans
acting such other business as might be
brought before them. There were present
President Woodward, First Vice President
Noyes, Second Vice President Bell, Treas
urer Somerville. Secretary Wight and
Messrs. Frank Hume, W. 8. Thompson,
James w. Somerville, Isadore Saks, Henry
F. Blount, Ellis Spear, r. Ross Perry,
Archibald Greenless, Tallmadge A. Lam
bert. John Joy Edison, George H. Harries
Henry L. Biscoe and DR.. Samuel c. Busey
The election of officers resulted in the
unanimous choice of all the old officers,
who are: s. w. Woodward, president;
Theodore w. Noyes, first vice president;
Charles ]. Bell, second vice president AL
Somerville, treasurer, and John B. Wight,
secretary.
A committee consisting Of Dr. Busey,
Mai. George H. Harries and Sec retary John
B. Wight was appointed to consider the
question of reorganiZing the board commit
tees with a view of eliminating such as
are inactive and appear to be unnecessary.
This committee was ordered to report at
an adjourn ed meeting of the directors to
be held Eext Thursday afternoon.
Evening star., 1896-11-13
UNCLE SANS BLUE JACKETS
Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Naviga-
ton.
Estimates for the Next Fiscal Year
Improvements at the Naval Acad-
emy - Athletic Training.

Admiral Ramsay, chief of the bureau of
navigation. has made a report to the Sec
retary of the Navy, showing the move
ments and duties of the ships Of the navy
during the past fiscal year and covering
the operations of the Naval Academy the
naval training station and the photographic
service.
During the last fiscal year 1916 men and
40 apprentices were enlisted or re-en-
listed In the navy. Eight hundred and
seventy-six of the men enlisted under con-
tinuous-service certificates.
One hundred and twelve special service
men were enlisted for the coast and geo.
detic survey, and ITO special service men
were enlisted for the vessels of the fish
commission.
Eleven thousand six hundred and fifty
four men and 2,30 boys, candidates for
enlistment. were rejected for physical dis
qualifications and other causes. More than
y per cent of the enlisted men were Ameri-
can citizens. and more than 81 per cent
of the apprentice boys were American
born.
year are the following: Naval Academy,
$55O,2O1, including $S52. 500 for buildings
and grounds: war college, $21,2OO naval
training school, $l63, 500; bureau Of navi-
CATION $l3i,2GO.
improvements in the Naval Academy.
In an accompanying report Capt. Cooper.
superintendent Of the Naval Academy,
makes a number of recommendations for
the improvement of the institution and the
naval system generally. He urges the
building of two moderate size composite
sailing vessels. which he says should be
81 pplemented by two small brigs for sta
tionary work. He recommends that the
course Of instruction at the academy be
extended. SO as to comprise the post-grad-
raining n a q q ted I'M
Der of cadets in foreign schools. He also
recommends an earlier age of entrance
from fifteen to seventeen, or sixteen to
eighteen; a reduction of the course from
six to four years, to be followed by
cruise of all graduates of the usual length,
three years as ensigns and assistant en-
gineers: that there should then ensue
compulsory postgraduate course at the
Naval Academy of one year for ensigns
and assistant engineers and two years for
these selected to become naval construct
ors
Athletic Training.
In his report Superintendent Cooper
makes the following reference to athletic
training:
Everything within reason should be
done to encourage a love for the water
whereas the disposition has been to turn
too much to the athletics of the field in
competition with secular colleges The idea
OF seeking the sports on the element for
which the young men are destined has be-
come a strange and repugnant thing Dur
ing the past year properly equipped boat
mouse Tor the cadets has been built two
elght-oar shells of the latest type have been
bought, and four catboats are now build
ing With others to be added. 1t ia hoped
that with the proper facilities at hand
@ mere may be lesser tendency for foot
pan and base ball. which, although bene-
nclal in their way, should not be the prom
lnent sport of young sailors"
Evening star., 1896-11-13

and warmer in the west gulf states Satur-
Cay. Frosts are indicated for the southern
portions of tie east gulf states tonight, ex-
cept eastern Florida; also in South Carolina
and Georgia.
Fair wea ther is indicated for the Atlantic
states Sunday.
The following heavy precipitation, in inch
es, was reported during the past twenty
four hours: Jacksonville, 1872; Seattle, 1.96
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at :
am: Great Falls, temperature, 80: condi-
ton, 16. Receiving reservoir, temperature
80; condition at north connection Is: condi-
ton at south connection, r. Distributing
reservoir, temperature, 53: condition at in
fluent gate house, %; e Cent gate house. 26
Tide Table.
Today-LoW tide 1888 q m. and 9.O6 o. m
high tide, 1 "a am. and 2:3O pm.
TomorroW-Low tide, 9:3O a M and 1OO1
p.m.; high tide, 2:4S am. and 1924 p.m
The Sun and Moon,
Sun rises, G:41 sets, 4:4S Moon sets 1:1I
am.
The City Lights.
All gas lamps are lighted tonight by 5:41
pm; extinguishfng is begun at COG am,
Public are lamps are lighted at $3.50 pm
and eXtlnguished at SOL am.
Range of the Thermometers.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau TODAY:
8 an. 40; PM, A; maximum, 40: mil
imum. 10.
Evening star., 1896-11-13
TOMoRROW's STAR.

Some of the Many Features 1t VIII
Contain.
Saturdays big Star will be one of unusual
glance at the following partial list of the
special articles to be published in IT.
An interesting description Of the daily
life of Uncle Sans troopers.
TRAMP VISITORS Qllustrated)
What the Plodding Petes do when they
come TO this city aid where they find
accommod a tions.
WORK AMONG WIRES ullustrated).
Perils and kardships in the lives of men
who repair telegraph and telephone
wires.
PARIS REGGARS Qllustrated).
Sterling Heilig tells of the attempts made
to check public mendicancy.
A DIAMOND STAR Qllustrated).
A romance of English life by John
Strange Winter.
FASHIONS FOIBLES Qllustrated).
Piouant peculiarities of the prevailing
Marie Antoinette styles.
WHERE COTTON IS KING Qllustrated).
a visit to the section of the country
which produces more wealth in cotton
than the gold mines of the world.
THE LUTHER LEAGUE Qllustrated).
Second annual convention, which meets
next week, and the topics which will
be considered.
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH Qllus-
trated).
An adventure in the Scottish highlands.
BY George Manville Fem.
HANDSOME EQUIPAGES.
Some of the stylish turnouts which are
owned in this city.
TRAINING ATHLETES.
A chat with local trainer as to the
methods employed in getting men into
condition for athletic contests.
AN EARTHQUAKE TRAP.
The valuable work of the seismoscope at
the weather bureau.
AIDING THE POOR.
Method of charity relief followed in New
York city.
IN THE SOCIAL SWIM.
Pauline Pry tells how to shine in ex-
elusive circles at Washington.
THE FAMILY DINNER.
The featGre of the Thanksgiving holiday
that appeals to all lovers of home.
FOOD PREJUDICES.
Primitive and civilized people who have
queer notions about diet.
BENEFIT OF BUYERS.
Investigation of cooperation by De-
partment of Labor official.
Evening star., 1896-11-13
MRS. COAKLEY,s SUIT.
The Reasons She Gives for Desiring n
Divorce.

Divorce.
Thomas A. COakley, one of the door
keepers of the House of representatives,
MED petition against his wife, Mary A.
Coakley. the I'D of last September pray
ing for divorce Several days later Mr..
Coakley dismissed the suit, reconcilia ton,
IL was said. having taken place between
the parties sequel tp that suit was the
hiing by Mrs. Coakley late yesterday after
noon OF petition for, divorce, in which
she prayed that her husband be enioined
during the tendency Of the suit from inter-
fering with or molesting her In any way.
upon her petition the court granted tenn
Wednesday, * II
Mrs. ccakley states ip her petition that
they were married at New York January
IL. lss2 five children bling born to them,
h1,sha shr1e o, who whom survivt1 81, charges her
complains that he has endeavored to de-
stroy her health and reputation. and as
serts that his recent snit for divorce was
dismissed by him because he feared a cross
biil winch she intended to file. She alleges
that he mas not only accused her of drunk
enness and of infiielity but has also given
her intoxicating liquors and then sent her
to Providence Hospital
Mrs. Coakley also says that since the
d1sm,ssal OF her husbands suit for dj-
Vorce he took her to New York trea ting
ner there cruelty. and finally leaving her.
since the 4tE instant she claims that her
husband has been in hiding Their home
Eere' OH b street northeast, she states,
was purchased in part with money of her
separate estate. and she prays that her
interest therein be ascertained and protect
ed She fears that when he learns of the
nhng OF her suit her husband will abuse
her, and she therefore prays that he be
enJoined from entering the premises and
from in any way interfering with or
molestins her. She says his income is
anout S2oo month. and she asks for rea-
senable alimoay, and that she he gr.nta5
the custody and guardianship of the chill
Mrs. Coakley is represented by ATTORNEYS
Bailey and Richards.