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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

HALL TP. COMMENCEMENT. The
Common School graduates com
mencment in Hall township will be
held tomorrow, under the manage
ment Of Trustee Levi l.. Jacobs, and
will be an interesting and notable
event in the township, which is pro-
crossing fast in educational affairs,
and this year had some of the best
students in the county schools.
The exercises will begin al o'clock
p. m with some patriotic music by
the Dubois Brass Band. The edu-
cational address of the day will be
delivered by Hon. w. Z. Cox, who
was one of the former teachers in
that township. Supt. Wilson will
deliver an address to the graduates,
and present their diplomas, and will
talk of local educational progress
and requirements to the general
audience.
With good music, interesting
speeches, and commercially indus
trious and ambitious graduates, it
will well repay the people of the
township to attend, and it is hoped
all well-wishers of education will be
there. Come one. Come all.
LEVI l.. JACOBS, Trustee.
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nesse and Lot for Sale.

A good residence on Mill street 10
Jasper, for sale cheap, and on reasonable
terms. The lot has on II good driiieo
well costing nearly 500, furnishing an
unfailing supply Of good water. fr
price and terms apply to G. DoASE'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

Il
An eastern paper speaking of an
old colored lady's visit to President
Mckinley brings up an incident in
the life of old Aunt Ann Landram,
an old colored woman of Client.
Ky. Aunt Ann had saved enough
money to buy her a good home and
furnish it very substantially. She
he'd also purchased an upright
piano. Just after the presidential
election when Harrison was elected.
she informed the colored citizens OF
the town that she was going to visit
the president, and the colored citi-
zens knew that she was going. Her
departure was very quiet one
the old carpet-sack in her hand and
the dress she had treasured for
years. She was gone about foui
days, and when she returned, her
self-important air told you she had
met the president. She said, 81
des went to de house an knocked
on de door. A yaller niger come
TO de door and say, Who is you,
and who you want to see, and |
SEE, Il don want 10 see you possum-
head want to see yor master
He tried to shove me back, but |
swung my carpet-sack and he LETT
me go. | went on in through de
house des us / used to do down at
old Marse Joel's, an a lady come
laughin'-like an say, 'Aunty, here
dis way and she fetched me in
to whar the president was wild some
gentlemen. He had whiskers and
body des like anybody else, an /
shook hans wild him and tole him
who wuz, and when tole him
bout bein' de haid cook down at
Marse Joels on Green River, an
how | made those yaller niggers
stand 'roun' like | done dat wun i'm
de hall des now, he laughed like he
would bust. He had 'em take me
az git me something to eat, an I
didn't hesitate to drap some of de
good things in my carpet sack. De
lady what showed me through wuz
a mighty good woman. You didn't
think ! wuz going to git to see him,
did you? Wall, / made up my
min to see him an | pushed my
way right through, an. | dun made
up my min to see God, an Pm
gwine to push my way right through
till git to whar he's at"
Aunt Ann laid down the burden
Df this life short time after her
notable visit, ami all who know her
old heart believe that she went
through. JAMES TANDY ELLIS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

A meeting Of citizens oi Seymour,
Ind, was held to demand that the
Evansville 4 Richmond railroad be
placed in operation or that the char
ter be forfeited. The people along
the line helped build the road, and
since March no trains have been
run on account Of the destruction
caused by the floods. Jason b.
Brown and Senator Louis Schneck
were appointed committee to ex-
anime the charter and report at
another meeting of the citizens. -
Louisville Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09
All Aboard for Cincinnati, July IIth.

Train will leave Jatper at IL :35 y. m.
The company guarantees seat for
each passenger. Everything possible
will he done TO make the trip pleasant.
Cincinnati has many attractions. You
will never get blue on the trip. Base
Ball, too, Cincinnati will put Louisville
one step nearer the bottom. Only g
for the round trip, good to return for
three days. v. +. CLAycoMB, Agt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

In the Senate, on the I'd, Senator
Vest made the declaration that the
duties in the pending tariff bill are
81 per cent. higher than the duties
in the Mckinley bill. No Senator,
he said, dares deny this statement,
and no Senator did deny it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

There are in this state, according
to the last enumeration, 749, 500
school children. The semi-annual
apportionment of the school fund
was made last week by the superin-
tendent of public instruction. The
per capital is 81 .43, the same as
the last distribution. The total
amount to be distributed is 81 ,09l, :
Ala.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09
LIE. 4 st. l.. Ry Excursions.

Reunion Alumni Indiana State I'M.
versity, Bloomington, Ind. Tickets VIII
be sold at one and one-third fare for tho
round trip, June ~, IL and IA good IN
til June 18th.
Rates to Nashville, Tenn, Exposition.
Tickets will be sold any day until Osfo-
Der 30th.
Via Louisville good Is days $1,000.
Evansville Is s..s.
v. T.. CLAYcoMB, Agent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

DiED, Sunday morning, July 4,
1887, at , O'Clock, Mrs. BARBAR,
FIERsT, aged 81 years, s month,
and 3 days, at the re sldence OF hel
son, Mr.. Christian Fierst, on West
9th street, Jasper.
Mrs. Fierst was said to be the
oldest female in Bainbridge town.
ship. She was buried Monday al
st. Joseph's Catholic church grave
yard. She was native OF
Germany, but came to the U. $.
with her parents, and settled in
Louisville, KY, where she married
Mr.. Louis Fierst, who brought her
to Dubois county, and settled on a
farm about four miles east of Jasper,
in what is now known as Marion
township, some time about 1910.
He died on the farm some 40 years,
on Corpus Christi day. They had
five children, who are all living but
one. The deceased was sick but
two days, but her age made her too
weak to recover. She had lived
with her son Christian about Is
years. Her other children are Mr..
John Fierst, Of Huntingburg; Mrs.
Jacob Young, of Louisville, and Mrs.
Geo. Wunder, of Daviess county.
She was we'll respected by all who
knew her.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

MARRIAGE LICENSES a m )
Parsons and Ruth Walker; Henry
Benken and Be-nadina +. Meyer /;
John Landner and Margaret Arnold !;
Charles ii. Dooley and Elizabeth
Scott; Hubert Quante and Ida M.
Senninger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

WANTED AGENTS.--In all parts Of
w Indiana. Best latest, cheapest
Cyclopedia. Quick easy seller. Com
mission or salary. 81 Lombard B'lding.
indianapolis, Indiana. 3g-tts
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

ARBITRATE.-The Indiana Labor
Commission, created by the Legis-
lature, and composed Of one social
ed representative of labor, and one
capitalist, have tackled the present
strike OF coal miners, and invited
labor commissions of other States
affected by the strike to join with
them. II will investigate the con-
ditions, and endeavor to settle the
dispute by arbitration. II is desir-
Gus that the effort should succeed,
but it is difficult task, as the strike
is of such large dimensions, and ex-
tends over seven States, in all of
which there must be an agreement.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

In the matter of the injunction
suit of Floyd Thurman, ct al
against the commissioners of Spen-
Ger county, relative to the Honey
creek bridge, upon motion Of de-
PENDANTS, a change of venue was
granted to Dubois county. Rock
port Dem.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09
Chlcago. lad. 4 Chattanoosa z. r.

Clarence r. DeBruler has been
appointed receiver of the Chi "a 20
Indianapolis 4 Chattanooga rail
way company. The court Of Spen
Ger county has instructed the re-
ceiver TO advertise and make sale o.
the entire assets and property Of the
company. The property is 10 b.
sold in September.
This is Patrick's defunct road.
1t Is the line that he promised would
be built Immediately after the cleo
ton Of William Mckinley as presi.
dent. The people Of Spencer coun-
~ and Ferdinand are very much
disguised over the failure Of Patrick
to fulfill his promises, as they would
like to see the road constructed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

Jerry Simpson owns up 10 having
a gold-filled tooth, but asserts that
he has sixteen others filled with an
alloy Of ilver.-Louisville Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

The Petersburg Press, the leading
republican paper of Pike county
has been sold to Sylvester Thomp-
son for - 900, w. ID. Crow retir-
ing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

DRAMATIc.-The Excelsior ORA
matte Company, Of Orwell, will be
at Ireland next Friday night, July
10th, and present at Red Men hall
the interesting temperance drama
in three acts entitled "rhe Turn of
the Tide Admission 10 cents; ;
children 10 cents. The young
ladies and gentlemen composing the
company it is said make talented
combination.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

Air Line will sell tickets at one fare
for the round, trip good returning Oh
date OF sale only. each Sunday, COM
mencing May 9Th, 1897.
". T.. CLAYcoMB, Agent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-09

OF condition of the Comfy Funds of
Dubois county, Ind, for the fiscal year
ending May 3lst, 1897.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-16
Two Billions for Pensions.

TWO belIoOne IOp t'ens1OOe.
One Of the most striking facts In the
report of the Interior Department IL
that during the last thirty-One years, or
since the close of the civil war In 1865,
the government has paid out for pen
sions. including the cost Of distributing
them, the enormous sum OF ~, O34,S ST.
100.
The amount paid last year. $13S, 214.-
7Gl.0I. was nearly 100000 less than
that OF the previous year, ana far below
that OF 1909. Stlll, once more the pro-
diglOus annual sum of Sal 100000.
which Is more than double the average
of the thirty-One years, IL required, that
being the estimate for the twelve
months beginning July !, 1897. 1T IL.
therefore, absolutely certain that the
aggregate pension outlay since the war
will, within three or four years, have
exceeded the amount of the whole in
terest-bearing public debt. when ut Its
climax. In fact, two ana a half years
more mt the present rate OF apprOpria-
tons will put the pension expenditures
mt the top.
How IL 1t that, nearly a generation
after the close OF the war, the pension
outlay IL fivefOld greater than 1t was a
dozen years after the WARP For, In
1875, 1t was, II We have the correct
figures, only $40, 456, 2l2; the next year,
$2s, 257 1906; the year following, $27,-
0tcs, 1862; the year after that, $27, l37, O10.
Tho causes are three. one being the
Introduction Of the policy of paying ar
rears Of pensions to those who were put
on the roll, as established under Hayes;
u second, the opening OF the rolls to new
classes of pensioners, scores or hun
dreds Of thousands strong. as. for eX.
ample, In the dependent pension act;
finally, the raising of the rates of pen
siOns, which Is constant process. Sec.
rotary ID. II. Francis, in his annual re-
port, proposing to Increase by 80 per
cent one such class.
Commissioner LOchren long ago esti-
mated that, In the ordinary course, the
pension roll would be decreasing In
number by the year 1895. But here Is
1907 ut hand, and ebb tide has not yet
set In. There are now more pensioners
than ever before. The latest figures
give us O7O,67S names on the roll; and,
II table before us Is correct. the num-
her for last year was 070,524; for the
preceding year, 069,544; for the year
before that, 066, O12.-New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-07-01

Success in war, In politics. in letters
in business. IS not success in life. Bring
your gauges Place them beside d man
living to crafty himself alone an Alex
ander or a Napoleon for instance. and
whether the world be beneath his feet,
CIR only the bare rocks Of st. Helena, he
dwindles 10 nothingness. Above such as
these the humblcst being on Gods foot
stool who Is earnestly, conscientiously
endeavoring to ill his place IN the plan
of the master builder, towers as does the
Great Pyramid above IA grain of sand
at its base.
II is to the measure of the stature of
the fullness of Christ that we may at
tain and with Him say at life's close 1T
is finished" Then live. so that thy lips
may frame that divine sentence and when
the day of testing comes and the Christ
who helped thee 50 to live shall call thee
TO stand beside the measuring reed of
heaven at whose summit hangs a crown
and thou dost lift. Thy head thou wilt
meet the Sslvior'S smile: the crown win
rest upon thy browrand frcm II will blaze
IN tetters of dazzlttg brightness, success
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-07-01
Earth's Rood and Heavens Reed.

Earth's Rood and Heavens Reed. was
the subject taken by Fred Elmer Taylor.
Nothing is more patent to the young
man OF the present than the awful pres
sure OF modern life. Tfiple-expansion en-
gines with throttle wide open do not
struggle and pant more desperately than
does our nineteenth century Me. TO
youth, though they have not yet rst the
full strength of the pressing, Marrying
throng, 1t seems that
We glance. and nod. and hustle BY
And never once possess our. soul BEFORE
we die
And yet, careless of the facr though he
may he, every man as ne ventures out
upon life holds the tiller Of his own bark;
his own hand shapes his course wnetner
1t end in prosperity or wreck. 4 - In
deed an awful thing TO live Three score
strength four score years. yet is the span
of life exceeding short. So brief and
yet full of meaning.
Hundreds of young men anu women ~
this month of June are receiving their
college diplomas. They seem to be only
entering upon life but already they are
far from it's beginning. The spring time
Of life rich with the budding flowers OF
hope and promise. is even now verg1ng
into the heat of summer, speedily TO be
followed by the harvest time OF autumn
and the frosts Of winter. And when the
wind shall have passed over II and II Is
gone, what shall ii have profted that a
man has lived upon the earth? Such
questions appeal to thoughtful men II
the morning c1 lf2 perhaps more stIoHB- :
ly than at any other time.
And what is success? What IS failure2
In what does the one differ from the
other? BY what standard shall we meas
ure. "a human life and declare whether 1t
has been 4 success or a failure? has
earth a rood to measure life as 1t has
for measuring land?
To arrive at the correct standard OF
measurement one must consider what the
end and aim of life IS. We do not live
for the mere enjoyment of this beautiful
world However brief our life may be 1t
is made long enough for us to establish
our relationship TO God and eternity.
eve do no: choose our own parts in life:
our simple duty is confined to playing
them we'll Every human; being how
ever lowly. possesses one prirccly power.
the ability to fulfiIl the purpose of God
in regard to him and only by working in
harmony with Gods plan can be. make
the most OF himself. With perfect knowi-
edge of every man the Infinite gives to
each a life to live that will tax his pow
ors to the full and yield the. ncblest re-
suit 1t has been said that Heaven was
made for those who, have failed in this
world" But 1t Is not true.
NET all who seem to fail have failed in
deed;
There is no failure for the good and
wise."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-07-01

especially importanta just conception
OF public Office and proper recognition Of
public service, and a sound and powerful
public opinion--the onewiil secure us COM
petent and faithful officials. the other
Will assure Us honest and efficient gov
erninent.
What is public opinion? II is only the
aggregate opinion Of all the people. And
there may he a false public opinion as well
as Il true. There Is such today 1t says
that public office Is u thing for respect
able and honest men to avoid: that pub
lie service Is the prerogative of a class,
the politicians not the duty OF the best
and ablest citizens. Public opinion must
be reformed. Every honest citizen knows
In his heart that public Office Is the NEST
sacred gift In the power OF the people
and that the city has an absolute right
TO the best service of her ablest citizens.
Such men are needed in public office and
a sound public opinion will put them
there and Will keep their duties SO con-
stantly before them that they will rem
der the city their best service.
Finally the duty of the college man to
the municipality is very plain and prac-
teal Ii involves the exercise OF inde-
pendent Judgment, the formation of
clear opinions. the courageous utterance
OF settled convictions upon every question
OF civic policy. 1t means that ne Is TO be
disinterested. unselfish, upright. sincere.
resolute and fearless. IL means that he
must and everywhere act as an Americaii
because he has absolute confidence in the
ultimate triumph OF American ideas and
ideals, 1t means that he must stand for
the ballot. the mightiest force under
heaven in the hands OF q free and indie
perdent people. for the establishment OF
good government, that he must preserve
It's integrity. maintain its freedom. pre-
serve and protect Its purity. II means
that by his unremitting efforts to secure
administration which Is in favor of pur-
ity of sobriety, or honest thrift he Is
bur reiterating to the youth of the COM
munity the lessons of morality and re-
lieiOn which they learned at their moth
er's knee, and is emphasizing their truth.
1t means that the city of the future, II
he but work intelligently and patiently
for the realization of his ideal, may In
deed become one whose walls are agate,
whose gates are pearl, and whose streets
ETnG fine gold.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-07-01

looked for, murder in the first degree
may be pronounced.
Jnries ak they average. are more likely
e be influenced by prejudice and I'M
proper considerations than the Judges
who are men OF experience and culture
and poss.sss broader views OF things In
general
II is fair to say that not one verdict IN
twenty MY, !, founded entirely upon testimo-
ny ana the Judges charge. The average
Juror y sntireiy unaccustomed 10 weigh
ing evidelce and Us incapable OF reading
human nature well enough to distinguish
netWeen ne evidence OF the witness who
testifies falsely In d fluent manner and
VINO unda.rgoes cross examination orally.
ana the true statements OF the bashful
brow-beaten witness, who Is honest and
taken asIan evidence of perjury.
The jury Is judge OF the law as well as
oi the iaets, and when twelve men, all of
whom may be ignorant. and some OF
to decide questions that should be decided
only by men Of ability. intelligence and
known Integrity, what may we not ex-
pect n the way or blunders and errors,
both inn0cent and wilful?
II is misfortune to let a guilty man
escape conviction and go back to demor-
alize and injure society, hut to convict
an innocent man ~ terrible crime ana
The presumption is that the law does
rot contemplate the hanging Of insane
persons, but who can draw the line be-
tween s,lnitv and insanity?
The insanity expert will nearly always
testify fOEy7he side that employs him. The
large nun5ber that become insane among
our prison Inhabitants is an evidence that
many We're at leslst on the borderland OF
insanity when they transgressed.
1t is beyond the power of man to dag
nose the condition of the mind es-
pccially when it approaches that middle
ground between madness and reason. In
sanity is not disease of the mind. but
of the train, and III the mind shows its
presence and effects. 1t Is only because
the mind is the product of brain action.
and an unhealthy organ must always
give rise to disturbed action.
Does the death penalty make life more
secure Would the crime of murder be
less frequent, or no more frequent. II
the state should cease to set the example
CT killing? The influence of punishment
in keeping down crime is greatly over-es-
timated,
The sanguinary punishments of history
are accompanied by numerous crimes,
While offences have diminished as penal
ties have been softened. No penalty that
human ingenuity could devise. has pre-
vented crimes to any observable extent.
Experience speaks with no uncertain
voice AZ to the advisability of abolish
ing the penalty Of death. Reason adds
her plea in demanding a more sensible
and humane method of dealing with
criminals. and there is no good reason
why every man saould not oppose the
cruel law, and why every Legislature
should not erase 1t from its statute books.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-07-01
America in Art. u,


Miss Annie l.. Knights very able pro-
dnction. excerpts of which follow:
A nations growth Is marked by Its
ideals Strife for development. demand
peace and prosperity. The history Of
lie bears record of a high
standard reached IN letters and material
|tchIevement. prophecy holds before us
n lofty pinnacle to be gained in the world
of art. Id)als OF beauty are becoming
one with 0eais OF honor and of glory.
Our age5s TO see the growth s,f dis
tinctive school whose depth and breadth
of our national life Liberty of ina gina :
ton and liberty of treatment are essen
tial to the development Of an art that
shall be the outgrowth. the expression OF
our aspirations and ideals. Such require
merlts are met In the realm OF Atnural
painting. Its scope is limited onl ~ the
scope of architecture. The grd Ith of
architecture depends alone on the wealth.
and taste OF the people. Not for the em-
bellishment, not for the hiding of the
walls which it covers does mural paint
irg aim chiefly, but for the enrichment
on It's surface. the accentuation Of its
scale. The serenity and subtle charm
of every minutc de4aA-ana the complete
bending of d grand @hol@ are charsic-
e risties Of this, the highest branch Of
aerora,ion. GO a. "
our generation.s ne men are still livinga
who hase laid the foundations upon
" hlch the, coming centuries will bufldy
1'ne earliest .Isfnpnoters of this moventent3
" as Mr.. John LilForge. In the churches4
of our largest cities he worked to prove
that i'll the conception and expansion Of
mural decoration our greatest opportuni-
ties lie. His Madonna 'Crueinxion" !
and Ascension not only for their sacredI
subject. but fNAthe power which is the
rcsnlt of sublimfc ~ design. subtlety of
grouping and delieN,fnf color stand for
ever monuments of Neeexpression} a
deepest spirtua4fty. 1s
As in older saNssNenice, NafRQSf "a
Assist became the great seAl
.ng' SO in the ,hsstsry of Amen /
there are to ne great ceilters to'
the world shan look for richest
With the building OF the BoHtOn pun
library, that city 3ecame a. trybtine placeJ
Of lhe art lovers of our M4,d.
\ story winch fascInat0 ma0KPOetS,
Abby chose for his master, nd can |
Geny, 1t Is in the line Of the phets |
tkat the most triumphant proof Io his |
faculty lies. From the prophefs OF |
mourning on the left to the prophets OF /
REJOICING on the right, noble types Of |
power and reserve, they stand. The fig
ure OF Moses in the center the almost
winged, mysterious, magnificent, mighty
is the keynote OF the whole. In tlA1
prophet Hosea Sargent has best revealed
his supreme power of drawinf
The compiexhy OF subject ne IS. /
ity of intellect and imagination III
place aimmed. The melody OF lin ~ i
external majesty Of Chavaffnes has Bistn
the impression OIL lack OF Vltaiitys aga
poverty of color, but in the calm. plfc Il
beauty we see the greatest trlumpnsS u |.