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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-26

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Noting creates quite as greas commotior
r. 4 woman who has lost her pocket hook.
What vas in II had nothing to do with tho
case Washington Democrat.
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She-"Do you love me for myrf lone.
dearest" lfe-"Of course. ] do. You don't
suppose / want your mother abous all the
time, do Judy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-26

do you rectify mistakes here?" ssked
gentleman. as he stepped into a chemists.
"Yes. sir, we do, if the patiel. is still alive"
replied the urhane clerk.--G Glasgow Times
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and child.
THE LAST NIGHT.
With the coming of the dawn came
the full appreciation to the condemned
murderer that he was TO die Tor MS
c,ime. He had held sup bravely all
during the night, but one glance AT
the rallows in the dim light OF the
morning robbed him Of all his strength
and forced tears from the eyes that
had not felt them in three years OF
terrible suffering
: He had been awake since three
o'clock. chatting with his guards,
bravely and pleasantly. The CHASTITY
tragedy that was SO soon TO be enacted
was kent as far from his thoughts as
nossiblc. Apparently the shadow OF
death was as far from him as it was
from any prisoner in the jail
Toward morning he became a little
restless. and Guard hrekel suggested
Tint the inner door be opened and h'
be allowed 10 stretch his limbs IN th'
larger room outside. lie accepted th'
offer in a courteous spirit and steppe'
out
Through the window IN the ems
end cf the cell the FIRST streak OF daw'
vas creeping. The moon was dyinl
swiftly under the fire Of the rislni
sun; the frosted house tops down IN
road to the Burbois river were plain'
visible.
Duestrow walked calmly towar
this window and looked out. lis ey
fell on the gallows just beneath ~
urewsomc cruss-bar from which \
was 70 swing, looming high ~ u
growing light and glisiening with u
froz "a ucW.
N MADE ii4M WEAKEN.
IL was like knife thrust in h
heart. moan escaped his lips al
lie burst into tears II he had nev
understood the fate lac was 10 meet
80 short time. the full realization
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Mother fimpatiently) don't knov
What viii ever become Of that child; noif
NC pseases him Father tsererely l-"NeI
veil make an art critic Of MIN. Tit Bits
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Over 400, 900 -ured. Why not let No-5olle
regulate or remove your desire tor % i4cco'
Saves money, makes health and maraood.
Cure guaranteed, soc and "a 90, all dru. sists-
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Famous Author (who has been invited 70
z.nncr, to himself) wre,lhed
nenu, / shall take care rot to make any
WITTY remarks "-FIiengends Batter.
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Fits stopped free and permanently currd.
Nc FITS after first day. use Of DIR. kl'nes
Jrsat Nerve Resto-er. Free " trial bottl.
.reas;se DIR. Kline, $50 Arch St, Phia., 1
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Any ache, from toothache 10 backachss
p Jacobs Oil will cure.
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A LETTER TO WOMEN
From Mrs. James Corrigan-

optfauOn, as 4
turoors in the
womb. and 1t
wasa case Of |
life or death. |
/ was ope-
rated upon
twice. but IL
did not seem !
to DO me any |
good, 1t made
me very weak,
/ wa troubled
with the leu
ccrrhma a
great deal.
I also suffer
e3 with the
sick headache,
vomiting
spells, back
ache all the
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28
Under Sealed Orders.

The custom Of having warships sail
under sealed orders" has arisen from
the desire of maritime powers to pre-
vent their plans from becoming known
to the enemy.
In the American navy such orders
come from the President, and are de-
llvered to the commander of ship or
squadron by confidential messenger,
who knows nothing Of their contents.
Sometimes they are in cipher, but
they are always sealed with the official
seal Of the Navy Department, and the
package cannot be opened until the
time marked on it. which is usually
several hours after the hour of leaving
port.
BY this precaution the newspapers
are prevented from disclosing, prema-
turely, movements which may be OF
the greatest Importance, and the spies
of the enemy are rendered useless so
far as their ability to discover the Sc
cret of such movements Is concerned.
Sailing under sealed orders is now
the common naval practice in time of
war.
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A monitor is peculiar battleship,
having low freeboard, light draft and
flush deck and guns mounted in heav.
lily armored revolving turrets placed ON
the deck. A monitor is floating bat
terry more than a ship and derives its
name from the first of the class ever
constructed, which battled with the
Confederate ironclad Merrimac in
Hampton Roads The original Monitor
was described as resembling u great
cheesebox on plank, but it did yalu-
able service and revolutionized naval
warfare.
Torpedo boats are the racers among
the war vessels They are swift, small
craft, designed to launch torpedoes near
large vessels. In order to do its work
properly the torpedo boat must go close
to the object of its destructive designs,
and having placed the instrument of
destruction in position its next object
is to get away and out of the reach of
the enemy. A torpedo boat must be
small, and the men who form its small
crew must be absolutely fearless.
A torpedo boat catcher is designed
expressly to catch or to destroy torpedo
boats. In order to be fitted for the work
the boats are larger than the torpedo
boats. They can make letter time and
carry heavier armament-New York
Tribune.
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In Belgium a two acre holding q
suficient 70 maintain a farmer and his
family. The typical two acre fam h
that country contains patch Of wheat
OF rye and another OF barley. Another
fair portion grows potatoes A row ~
cabbage grows all round On the SIGNING
sides Of the bitches. with a row Of ON.
ions just inside. leaving bare walking
room between them aud the grain. The
shade trees round the house are near
srees. Every foot of land is made to
produce, and the farmer keeps pigs and
chickens.
In Germany, out of 1873, 900 farms.
l,223, 900, or % per cent Of the whole.
are each under 2 x acres in extent and
Of the farms above Sc per cent are cul
tiyated by the owner himself. over 2S
per cent partly so, or about SIS per cent
altogether, leaving Is per cent out OF
every 100 per cent that are let % ten.
ants. In Germany, notwithstanding
this small size Of a lsrge proportion Of
the farms, IFS out of syery 1 900 inhab-
itants are nevertheless engaged in agri-
culture, whereas in England no more
than SO are thus occupied, in Scotland
only 81, though 1876 per |, 900 in Ire
land being thus engaged raises the pro-
portion in the whole United Kingdom
to 70 out of that number, less than
half, however, the percentage so en-
ployed in Germany.
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The greatest enemy to the best spe-
cies Of fish is found in the vicious, vo-
racious and dangerous bluefsh. In size
ordinarily as long as your arm, with
teeth like barbs, he can snap in halves
a fish of his own size, and nearly all
fish stand in mortal dread Of him. Gen.
orally travelling in schools-sometimes
as much as five miles in length-they
will in short order decimate school Of
shad, spot, isenhaden or such like. In
his stomach can be found numbers OF
smaller fish, according to size.
We hare opened one which contained
trout Of almost his own size, while
another contained shad nearly as
large. Still others are found having
within themselves one or more of their
own species of smaller size. But their
destructiveness does not end here. We
have seen them behind school Of shad,
spot or menhaden, and sometimes schools
of mackerel and cod, swapping and
slashing their prey until the water was
all a-foam. They eat until they can hold
no more. but their viciousness is not
abated. With snap shad is sundered
and spit out, and the next shares the
same fate. They never tire, and the fish
destroyed, but unbeaten, cover the sur
face OF the vater.-Exchange
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Il say, old man. " said Dodson, a. he
loaned his friend Blobson q nickel 70
pay his car fare. why don't you try my
scheme:"
What scheme:' growled Blcbson,
as he ment3lly tried TO figure out how
much his wife had realized in her mid.
night raid.
why scheme TO break your wife Of
going through your pockets when you
are asleep"
u say, old man. Z" cried Blobson en-
gerly, IF you have any scheme BY which
can break my wife Of going through
me, for heavens sake put me on to il,
and | am your friend for lifer'
well, you see, used to suffer from
this thing until | discovered means by
which broke my wife Of the habit /
gathered together all the counterfeit
money that ! had accumulated in 20
years OF business and filled my pockets
with it. The next morning discovered
that it was gone. That same day my
wife went shopping and was arrested
for passing counterfeit money 1t look
ed very black for her when they found
the rest Of the stuff that she had. and
she was just ready to faint when | ar
rived ON the scene. OF course I PLAYED
the indignant husband and threatened
to sue the whole outfit for damages
But the scheme worked. Since then the
only thing my wife will accept is q
check. Detroit Free Press.
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Loye,n Sweet Work.

A London paper tells this touching
story of Professor Herkomer: His aged
father, who lived with him in his SPLEEN
did home at Bushney, used to model
clay i'll his early life. He has recently
taken to it again, but his fear is that
soon his hands will lose their skill and
his work will show the MARKS of i'm
perfection. 1t is his one sorrow At
night he goes to his early rest, and
when he has gone his talented son goes
to his studio, takes up his fathers feeble
attempts and makes the work as beauti-
full as art can make it. When the old
man comes down in the morning, he
takes the work and looks at it and rubs
his hands and says, 'Ha, can do as
we'll as l ever did
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28

The barking bird, which Is common
In Chloe and Chlnos. Islands OF the
South American Archipelago. II is call
cd by the natives "Guidguid." ''but its
English name" says Darwin, rs well
given. for defy any one at first TO feel
certain that a small dog is not yelping
somewhere In the forest" The Toucan
OF South America, has, according to
Mr. Waterton, the same peculiarly,
and one OF the favorlte tricks OF the
mocking-blrd Is to initiate the bark Of
dog, which 1t does to such perfection
as to deceive even the most experienced
cars.
There is no part of the ocean that Is
without birds. The seaman ploughs
the waters with his craft; one bound
less expanse OF sky and water meets
his glance, no ship, no boat Is to be
seen. but there sweeps before him that
mighty flyer, the Wandering Albatross,
which knows neither distance nor soil
tude, regardless alike of storm or calm.
So 1t is with those other ocean wander
ers. the Stormy Petrels. Like the alba
tross, they have no distinct circle of
distribution, They wander over all
the seas, and cover such enormous dis
tances In days flight that no distinct
lihlits can be assigned to their habita-
lions. They are at home, and brave
the storm In every latitude and In every
sea.
A sharks egg Is one of the oldest
looking things Imaginable, and has no
more resemblance to an egg, strictly
speaking, than 1t has to paving stone.
In one variety 1t Is pillow shaped. and
has n long horn" or ''feeler" at each
corner. The average size is about two
inches by two and three-quarters, and
the color almost pure black. 1t Is I'M
provided with shell, as we understand
that word, but the contents are protect
ed by thick leathery covering, which
has almost as much elasticity about It
as a covering of India-rubber would
have. The feelers mentioned catch hold
OF and wind themselves round pieces
of seaweed and other floating objects
tjust as a grapevine tendrll would do),
and hang there until the egg Is hatch
ed, providing 1t does not get destroyed.
One variety Of shark lays eighteen eggs
during the month of April. These float
about until early in December when
the little sharks emerge, the period of
incubation having been about nine
months.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28

Members are not allowed to refer to
each other BY name in debate. The only
member who is properly addressed By
name is the chairman who presides over
the deliberations Of the house in COM
mittee. On a member rising to speak in
committee he begins with "Mr. Low
Their, and not with Mr. Chairman, I"
as at public meetings. When the speak
er is in the chair, the formula is ''Mr.
Speaker, sir. F"
IN DEBATE member is distinguished
by the office he holds, as "the right
honorable gentleman the chancellor Of
the exchequer, or by the constituency
he represents, as the honorable gentle
man the member for York. Some
make use of the terms my honorable
friend or My right honorable friend. Z"
In case of family relations the same
form is usually observed. Occasionally
my honorable relative" or my right
honorable relative" is heard, but my
right honorable father or MY right
honorable brother" though no doubt
allowable, has not been hitherto used.
Nineteenth Century.
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what an idiot I have been" He
turned and walked to the piazza. what
an artificial atmosphere. I am going
back by the first traln.r
He turned TO so, but before him stood
a magnificent woman. Was 1t her ex.
preston or was IL her face that re-
minded him OF that one old masters so
loved to portray?
Her regal head. her beautiful face.
had the dignity OF a queen. As she
smiled he thought OF the running
streams IN the mountains. the music OF
the pines of the beautiful Western
country Of his adoption: then her sweet,
monotonous voice broke the silence:
HAS the paleface forgotten the Rob
In OF the springtimey
His lips could form no words. He
opened his arms and clasped her to bis
Observation-Disclosures Item.
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the sAsY.s PENSIONERS.

They are all Eeroes; Captain Jim, Y
Wounded and sore distressed,
With weak and webbing dexter limb
And stitches Ia his breast;
And Colonel Price. with one arm gone,
And crippled Major Mears.
And exc the humble Private John,
Who's minus both his ears.
They do not buster OF their wars,
Nor tell how these occurred;
And OF their stitches, stumps and scars
They never say a word.
Not Que OF all the band declaims
With fervor fierce and hot
OF circumstances. dates and names
Concerned with battles fought.
And yet know that Major Mears,
And also Captain Jim.
Could tell us tales TO fetch our tears
And make our eyes grow dim.
And even humble Private John,
Whose heads 50 smoothly round
Because both OF his ears are gone,
Could cause our hearts TO bound.
But modestly these heroes bold
Forcgo temptations TO
Grow eloquent OF days OF old,
When hearts were brave and true
Crippled in wretched wise and MANNED,
They only wait the end
To pass from view unsung. unframed,
With not mourning friend.
Vain be your sympathetic tears!
Alas! They cannot charm
Back 10 his head the private's ears
Nor mend the cOlone's arm.
The only hope for these poor, racked
Victims OF Baby Paurs
Is for some congress to enact
4 A pension list for dolls.
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The Baby.

"She is a little hindering thing"
The mother said:
Il do not have an hour of peace,
Till she's in bed.
"She clings unto my hand or gown,
And follows me
About the house from room to room,
Talks constantly.
"She is bundle full of nerves,
And willful ways;
She does not sleep full sound at nights
Scarce any days.
"She does not like to hear the wind.
The dark she fears;
And piteously she calls for me
To wipe her tears.
"She is little hindering thing"
The mother said:
but still she is my wine of life,
My daily bread
The children-what load of care
Their coming brings;
But, o! the grief when God doth stoop
To give them wings.
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The snider,s Thread.

An eminent naturalist says that every
thread Of what we call the spiders
web is made up Of about 5000 separate
fibers. IL pound of this thread were
required 1t would occupy nearly 2s,000
spiders a full year to furnish it. The
author of this statement does not In
form US how long the thread would be,
but 1t is safe to say that 1t would reach
several times around the world.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28

In preaching his extempore trial SER
mon before Bishop TAFT and Dean Stan
ley u candidate for priests orders grew
very nervous and stammered, II will
drive my congregation into two-the
converted aud the unconverted
This proved too much for the bishops
sense of humor, and he exclaimed, Il
think, sir. as there are only two of us.
you had better say which is which "
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Greedy.

Office Boy-Please, sir, can't go to
dinner now? It's almost an hour PAST
my time, and I'm awfully hungry?
Employer-Hungry? Well, | wonder
if anybody ever saw such a greedy boy.
Here you have been licking envelopes
and postage stamps all the forenoon and
yet you complain of being hungry -
Pearson Weekly
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A plant grows in Assam the botanic
al name of which is Gymnema sylves-
tire and which has the peculiar prop
erty when chewed of temporarily neu-
tralizing the sense CT taste as regards
sweet and bitter things, while sour and
saline substances remain unaltered The
Hindoos claim that the plant IS an anti
dote to snake bite.
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She Paralyzed EN-.

Counsel-What is your age, madam?
Witness-Forty seven, sir.
Counsel-Married or single?
Witness-Single. Inever had an offer
of marriage in my life, and if it is Of
any interest to the court I don't mind
saying that have worn false hair for
nearly 80 years.
Counsel-Heml That is all, madam.
There is no use trying to shake the di-
rect testimony of SO truthful woman
US you are.-London Tit Bits.
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THE CLIMATE OF CUBA.

Because of frequent rains in Cuba malarial
fevefs are common ailment there, Just as they
are IN many sections OF the United States. ALL
ments of this kind, no matter in what part of
the globe they occur, are quickly cured with
Hostetters stomach Bitters. Besides being q
specific for nalaral trouble, these Btters also
make pure blood, strong nerves aud muscles
and firm, healthy flesh They have no equal
for dyspepsia and constipation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28
| DREAM REALIZED.

o II n OvERTON
sat alone. smoking
his pipe. He could
hear the men as
they laughed and
pOked around the
campfire, but he
could not join In
their merry max
Ing. Five years
ago he had left
his Eastern home
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
OF all cough cures. : George w. Lott,
Fabueher, e., August 26, 1875.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28
TRY ALIENS FOoT-EAsE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
.msrting feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
Foot Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
corns and bunions of all pain and gives rest
and comfort. Ten thousand testimonials
Of cures Try it to-day. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent by mail
Tor 25c in stamps. Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen 3. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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GLOVES for the Worl,i.

The two little islands of Zanzibar
and Pemba furnish four-fifths of the
cloves consumed by the world.
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Husband-That man you've invited here used
TO kiss you before We were married. Wife-So
did you. But I've gotten over it, and he
hasn't
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28

After man quits a Job, he tells
around that it was necessary to hire
three men to do his work.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28

At the present rate OF increase the
population of the earth will double
itself in $50 years.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-28

show do you charge for ride In the baloon?''
Forty lens going up" And downl" -Four
dollars"
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The other half gets all the happiness
out Of marriage that the better half
puts In.
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CONSUMPTION
CAN BE CURED
The Doctor Slocum System Has
Proven Beyond Any Doubt Its
Positive Power Over the
Dread Disease.
EXPERIMENTING THE CURSE OF AGES
BY Special Arrangement with the Doctor Three Free Bottles
Will be Sent to All Readers Of This Paper
EXPERIMENTING THE CURSE OF ACES
BY Special Arrangement with the Doctor Three Free Bottles
Will be Sent to All Readers Of This PAPER.

The Doctor slocum System,
as the name implies. is a COM
prehensive and complete sys-
tenn OF treatment, which at
lacks every vulnerable point
OF the disease andcompietely
vanquishes il. IL leaves no
point unguarded; 1t leaves
no phase of the trouble neg
lected; it cures, and cures
forever, Weak Lungs, Coughs,
Bronchitis, Catarrh,
Consumption and all
other throat and lung I\
diseases by absolutely Ann
obliterating the cause. ANlIIHI
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HOw's THIS?


We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarih that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known Y. J.
Cheney for the last is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
WEST Il rRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
WALDING, klNNAN L. MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Ii ledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials Tree.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
eITe Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
Itiv after first days ute Of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. eend for FRkk -. 90 trial bot
lie And treatise. DR. r.. II. KLINE, Ltd, $50 Arch
st., Philadelphia Pa
Try Schillings Best tea and baking powder.
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COULD NOT SLEEP.
Mrs. Pinkham Relieved Her Of An
Her Troubles.

Mrs. MADeE BABcocK. I76 Second
St.. Grand Rapids. Mich. had ovarian
trouble with its attendant aches
and pains. now she is we'll. Here