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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25
AWrULLY SCARED.

The Courier-Journal's fears that
the world would dump its silver up
on us in the event Of the restoration
of free silver coinage have been re-
vived in some way. But the unem-
ployed men and women ofthe coun-
try are not at all frightened by the
aspiration. All they ask is to be
informed as to the exact place where
the dump will occur.
What would be the disadvantage
of having all Of the worlds silver
dumped upon us or all OF the
worlds supply of any other kind Of
valuable property? Is not every
thing which has value property and
is not wealth the aggregation Of diff
ferent kinds Of property? Do the
Courier-Journal's fears indicate that
wealth is not desirable thing for
a country to have, that it is better
for nation to be poor than to have
wealth If that wealth is in the form
Of silver?
Can there be anything more alb
surd than this hobgoblin that the
world will dump its silver upon US
in The event Of silver restoration?--
Evansville Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25
The Declaration Of independence Save
by Woman.

In historical article recalling
the destruction of our National cap
itol by the British forces in 1914
Clifford Howard in the July Ladies
Home Journal will show that Dolly
Madison, the most beloved and
popular woman of her day, was
courageous and fearless in the face
of grave danger. In the mad STAN
pede from Washington, that pre-
ceded the invasion by the British
troops, Dolly Madison was the las
to seek safety in flight, and heI
final act before quitting the White
House, as the enemy advanced
was to seize the Declaration of In.
dependence and carry it with her t.
a place of safety. As the White
House was Immediately afterward
looted and burned by the British,
Mr.. Howard declares that but for
brave Dolly Madison the priceless
parchment would have been des-
troyed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25

and tissues of the brain, as well a
the whole nervous system, pro
ducing melancholia, vagaries, illu
sions, suicidal mania, delirium
trcmens, etc.
Though these terrible results ar,
plainly indicated, they are not SC
apparent to the drinker, who is con
stantly hattering himself that he
can continue to use these alcoholic
beverages without injury, and SC
the poisoned victim, cheated anc
deceived by agreeable sensations,
and impelled by an inordinate thirst
that has been created, goes on anC
on until finally some even slight NAL
ady hastened and aggravated by thi'
alcoholic poisoning, and sometime
with a delirium of madness, end
his life.
Alcohol as a means of sustenanc'
or benefit, therefore, has no part in
the human economy, not even as
medicine, except TO aggravate dis
ease. The foremost medical au
thorities are becoming more anc
more unanimous in the conviction
that no physician ought to use, and
can seldom foresee, the effects OF al
coholic liquors when used as rem
edy.
As the most potent effect OF alec
holic beverages is to poison, moth
ing is more horrible than to hav,
this enemy of life foisted on credu
lous invalids, as malt whisky
bitters, or pure wines, etc, as
panacea for disease and debility
especially as these liquors produce
agreeable sensations that make then
SO alluring to the taste.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25

on, was also called down, the Other
day. The governor told him tha
the Legislature did not appropriate 9
cent for papering his house, but b,
is going ahead anyhow at the states
expense.
A story of Warden Hert's methods
has come to light. While the leg
islature was in session he and DR.
Sharp, prison physician, were al
the Dennison. 1t is supposed they
were lobbying in the interest of the
appropriation for their institution,
and for other changes made by the
general assembly. Not long after
ward bill came to the auditor oi
state for $l07 for meals while at the
Dennison. Warden Hert was ques-
toned on this bill. The board OF
managers allowed it, but the bill
was held up in the Office of the audi.
tor Of state, and the warden was
compelled to leave the money in the
state treasury. He complained to
Gov. Mount. The governor asked
him if he was called to indianapolis
by any committee. Hereplied that
he wasn't. Then the governor told
him that he had no right to charge
a cent up to the state for his own
lobbying. 1t is reported that the
warden was very angry about thi,
matter. When asked as to why
DR.. Sharp, prison physician, was
here, Warden Hert replied that h,
had a pull on a certain SENATOR
vote.
The stories of luxury in Warder
Hert's home are corroborated by
persons who have visited the insti
tuition recently. The governor ha'
been there himself.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25
IN THE GAS BELT.

The Pike County Democrat, pub
lished at Petersburg, Ind, says
The drilling on the gas wells Nos.
2 and 3 progressing finely.
No. 2 on the Fleming land, is down
about 400 feet. Several veins OF
finecoal have been found and TWEEN
ty foot vein of pottery clay was also
found. If nothing should happen
the well will probably be drilled
within ten days. No. 3, on the
Omelvena land, is down 800 feet OF
more, and about the same stratas
are being drilled through.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25

N. A. Ledger:-Warden Her
and the Board of Control of the Re.
formatory at Jacksonville, are
threatening to resign on account ol
Gov. Mounts criticism OF their ex-
travagance in the management OF
that institution. The Governor
should demand and insist upon
their designations.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25

WThere can be no more con
vincing argument Of the terrible in
jury to business Of all kinds, a.
we'll as labor, inflicted upon the
people Of the United States by the
gold standard Of money, than the
replies received from business mer
when asked about cash seles, ol
collections, that 'they are very
slow and dull" When the People
have money prices are good, collec.
tions prompt and sales brisk, but
with currency which it pays to
hoard rather than invest the People
have no money, because they must
sell their products below cost.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25

Evansville Courier: Secretar,
Gage laughs to scorn the idea of the
Chicago scientist who claims to hav,
discovered process by which the
base metals can be converted into
gold. But their is nothing more ir
rational in this idea than in the one
now dominating the Republican
party, which is that prosperity may
he restored out Of laws that increase
taxes and decrease the supply o
circulating money. Mr.. Gage be-
lieves in both these laws, and i.
therefore as open to the charge O
empiricism as the Chicago expert
mentist.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25

Never spend dollar away from
home when it is possible to leave il
with your home merchant. The
more money spent at home the
more capital there will be for invest
ment, and consequently a greater
demand for labor. There is no rea-
son why the home merchant, who
advertises for your trade, can not
sell as cheap as anybody anywhere.
he invariable has the best trade and
sells the most goods, consequently
can afford to sell the cheapest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25
There i a beer war at Indianap,

There is beer war at Indianapo
lis. The Western Brewing Com
pany, of Belleville, ILL.,, /, inaugurateC
the war by cutting the price from
S. to 81 per barrel. This aroused
great indignation whit the Indianap
oils brewers, and they were backed
by the local liquor league, and il
has passed resolutions condemninl
the cut and resolving to discounte
nance the effort of the Illinois com.
pany to lower the market. Ledger
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25

Old time theories are being rapid
" exploded. One of the latest tc
be relegated to the ash heap of past
superstition is that thunder will
ruin setting of eggs. Thunder
will do such thing, although it has
been handed down from generation
to generation that such was the case
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25
Huntingburg Argus.

Huntingburg Argus.
! A letter from Hon. c. w. Fair
banks the first of this week states
that the previously published date
of change in postmasters in this
Icity was an error, ,and that the Office
will change on the 14th of Septem-
Der, that being the date of the ex-
Ipiration of Postmaster Behren's
commission.
Other changes will be made in
presidential postofiices in this dis
trict, according to the indianapolis
Journal, as follows: Corydon,
Oct. 2S, 1897; Jasper, January %,
1900; Jeffersonville, December IL,
1897; Orleans, December %, 1900;
Seymour, December II, 1897;
Salem, June II, 1898.
New Postmasters have already
been commissioned in Cannelton
and Tell City.
On last Tuesday night the Com
mencement exercises Of the Birdseye
schools took place. A few minutes
after eight o'clock the interesting
ceremonies began, under the eff.
cient guidance Of Miss Lettie Dillon,
one Of Dubois county's best teachers.
The weather was quite warm but
the M. K. church was filled to over
flowing. One will go long ways
|, before finding better music than
|, was rendered. The vocal music
was rendered by Miss Vollmer, of
Jasper, Miss Fromm, Of this city,
|, and Mr.. C. H. Hubbard, of Birds
Ieye. Miss Esther Schwartz, of this
|, city, presided at the organ, ably as
sisted by Miss Norma Koerner and
others.
The graduating class consisted Of
six pretty young ladies all dressed
] lin white. They were: Misses Katie
: Marlette, Flora Witsman, Bessie
Busenbark, Lottie Grant, Ella Mar
lette and Lulu Brown, the latter of
; whom also received the gold medal
from the trustees Of Birdseye for
scholarship.
J Rev. j. T. Demunbrun, in a few
well chosen remarks presented the
diplomas, after which he dismissed
/, the congregation.
The City School Board met We'd
nesday evening and selected the
following teachers:
j Supt.-J. 7. Worsham.
/ 7th and Sth grades-Robt. Arm
strong.
9th grade-Von Cox.
5th grade-Louis Katter.
4th grade-Anna Behrens.
3rd grade-Willa Bretz.
End grade-Anna Fromm.
/ 1st grade--Willa Nc Nahan.
Asst High School-Genevieve
Williams.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Principal-Wm. Maurer.
Primary-Maggie Brett.
The annual meeting of the South
west Indiana Miller's Association
met at the Farmers Mill in this
city on last Monday afternoon. A
very interesting session was held.
Many we're present and all took an
active part in the meeting. Among
those present were: Messrs. Jasper
Hargrave and J. F. Katteriohn, Of
Bonneville; George Klenk and Hen
ry Baker, Of Oakland City; ]. r.
McCord, of Augusta; Henry Kat
terjohn, Of Winslow; Jacob Schaley,
of Otwell; Conrad Eckert, OF Jas
per; and Huntingturg was repre-
Isented by Henry Winkenhoffer and
Ben KatteIohn. The following
officers for the ensuing year were
elected: President-Jasper Har-
grave. Secretary-GeOrge Klenk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25

Sixteen ounces of performance
to every pound of promise in the
advertisements Of The COURIER.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25
ROTTENNESS At JEFFERSONvILLE
PRISON.

The Chief Executive Without Mincini
Words, Accused Warden hert Of Di
verting State Money to Other Chan
nels Than Those Provided by Law
The Wardens Luxurious Home Con
trasted With the Condition Of III,
Prisoners Incident Where q Po
litical Pull Was Worked At the Ex
pense OF the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03

driver In q furious rage. He swore he
would be paid, and rang the bell and
battered the door until not only the
servants, but Miss Minerva and four
and twenty scholars appeared in the
hall and on the stairway in all sorts of
impromptu drapery, and. having de-
cided that it was neither fire or muir
der, opened the door to behold Miss
White and her angry companion.
Miss Minerva, on recognizing her
scholar, darted forward, rescued her,
slammed the door in the mans face,
ordered the servants to guard it and,
asked for explanations.
The explanation ended in a swoon on
the part of Miss Minerva and hyster.
les on that Of Helen White.
The next morning Charles stood his
sister with a peculiar expression on his
his face. In her lap she held a packet
of letters which she had perused.
"Mydear sister," said Charles, ,'all
is as I have stated, and it is as we'll
that, on the part of q gentleman, it
was all a piece of acting, Helen was in
earnest, and has no idea that her let
ters were from her uncle. That he, in
a mustache and cloak eloped witty her,
and wound up the affAi by robbing
her, or that the driver was his old
friend Winter, who has daughters of
his OVID, and who promised to wind up
thr off air in the most dreadful manner
possible. YOU must, however, prom
Use me to send for Helen tomorrow,
and to keep the truth of this eff air a
secret, so that it may be a lifelong les
son to her."
And it was not until after Helen was
married that she learned that her love
affair, slopement and desertion we're
all carried on by her Uncle Charles,
who knew what the result of boarding
school flrtations might be.-New York
News.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
BIZ THEIR DEAREST FRIEND.

In bringing up children, sometimes
the mother seems to forget the great
power of love to influence action. A
word, a blow, a etern command and a
swiftly following punishment so often
constitutes the family discipline. In,
stead of the sternness try a little
g~entleness, not persuasion. for when
an order is once given obedience ought
to be implicit; but try the loving per
suasion before the emergency comes,
make the children feel that you love
them and want them to love you and
teach them to show their love by obey
ing your wishes Show your pleasure
when they r prompt in obedience,
show that you appreciate the sacrifices
of feeling they make when they give
up their own will to follow yours, and,
take my word for it, they will learn to
obey you cheerfully and spontaneously,
simply because they love you and
would in their little hearts be sorry to
grieve their dearest friend.-Ex,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
E. M. ANDREWS.
A NICE CLERK,

She sailed into the telegraph Office at
Fourth and Vine streets and raped on
the receiving clerks window. The re-
ceiving clerk remembered that she had
been there about ten minutes before as
he came forward to met her. He
wondered what she wanted this time.
'Oh," she said, 'let me have that
telegram l wrote just now. I forgot
something very important. I wanted
to underscore the words perfectly
lovely in acknowledging the receipt of
that bracelet. Will it cost anything
extra9"
mo, ma'am," said the clerk, as he
handed her the message.
The young lady drew two heavy lines
beneath the words, and said:
Its %awfuully good of you to let me
do that, 1t will please Charlie so
much"
Don't mention it," said the clerk.
"If you would like. 1 will put a few
drops of nice violet extract on the tele-
gram at the same rates"
"Oh, thank you, sir. You don't
know how much I would appreciate it.
I'm going to send all my kilograms
through this Office, you are so oblig-
ing"
And the smile she gave him would
have done any one good to have seen,
with the possible exception of Charlie.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
oLIrrLR BROWN BABY"

title brown baby wifi sparklin' eyes,
Come to yo' pappy an set on his
What o bin dOin', suh-makin' SAN
Look at dat bib-yu's ez durty ez me +;
Look at dat mout-dat's merlasses, I
Come hyeah, Maria, an wipe off his
hans.
Bees gwin'6er ketch you an eat you up,
yit,
Bain' so sticky an sweet-goodness
lan'sl
Little brown baby wifi sparkling eyes,
Who's pappy's darlin' an who's pap
py's chile9
Who is it all de day nevah tries
Fer ter be cross. er once lose dat smiles
Wnah did you git dem teef9 My, you's
Whah did dat dimple come f'Om in
vo' chin3
PappY don't know ou-Ib lieves you's
q tramp;
Nanny, dis hyeah's some ole strag
gler go5 in
Let's throw him outnen de do in de
We S don't want stragglers a,lOaAn'
rom hyeah;
Let's gin him way to de big buggah
know he's hidin' erroun' hyeah
right neah.
Buggah man! Buggah mani come in
de door,
Hyeah g a bad boy you kin hav' fer
to eat,
Nanny an peppy don't want him no
mo-,
swaller him down from his haid to
his feet!
Dab, now, I thought dat you'd hug me
up close. !
Go back, OIL buggah, you shan't hav'
dis boy;
He ANT no tramp, ner nc straggler, Of
co'se;
He's pappy's pa'dner an playmate
an boy.
Come to yo' pallet now-go to yo' rec,
Wisht you could allus know ease an
clear skies;
VISIT you could stay jes' a chile on
my breas'-
Little brown baby wifi spa'klin' eyes!
Paul LAWRENCE DUNBAR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
OF e e

In reply to the question, Is it wise
for a man to deny himself and get
along with a few hours sleep a day, to
do more works Tesla, the great cleo
trician, is said to have replied: THAT
is a great mistake, l am convinced. A
man has just so many hours to be
awake, and the fewer of these he uses
up each day the days they will
last; that is, the longer he will live. l
believe that a man might live two
hundred years if he would sleep most
of the time. That is why negroes often
live to advanced old age, because they
sleep so much. It is said that Glad
stone sleeps seventeen hours every
day that is why his faculties are still
unimpaired in spite of his great age."1
The Scientific American.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03

them, for they are honest about re-
turning what they borrow. In fact,
we all take pleasure in little neighborly
cOurtesies. Good neighbors are Ger
tainly a great blessing and should not
be imposed upon, and there r some
things that should never be borrowed.
I remember in Oaio a neighbor who
had a copper boiler which went the
rounds of the whole neighborhood for
making apple butter in. The idea of
such a thing was enough for me. Those
neighbors might better have bought a
large kettle together and passed it
around the neighbordood as occasion
required, and they could have afforded
it, too. Anything that can be injured
by usage should be seldom or never
borrowed.-Mabel Fl. Monsey, in
Western Rural.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
TO H YOUNG oLKs

[aere are a few rules which we hope
u youthful correspondents will re-
member in writing Is:
1. Write only on n side of the
paper.
2 Do not ask any questions that
some one else has asked.
8 Try to ask questions that will
cause the young people to search for
an answer. Most of the questions seem
too easy for a circle as intelligent as
we hope our young people are.
4 Do not try to initiate another
writer too closely. Take a subject and
stick to it. If you have been on a trip
write the most interesting things you
learned. If you live near any inter
esting or historic place, mountain, etc.,
tell something about it. II you are a
great lover of books, tell what ones
you like best, their authors etc. Make
your letters short and to the point,
emitting all unnecessary sentences
EDITOR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
Advice to The Cousins.

OXFORD, N. q.
Dear COuSGns:-It seems that my
letter asking you to take it for granted,
please, that we now know that Eli
Whitney had the honor of inventing
the first cotton gin as we learned it the
Readers at school and have been in
formed of the fact every week for
several months by some n of you,
was of little use in preventing you
from asking that question agaln.
Twice it occurred in a recent issue.
Christian Wicker will not find that
question asked in my letter. Read IL
a second time. Cousins, don't use the
old expressions, II will answer q few
questions" Il will ask a few ques-
tions," My father takes your paper
and likes it very much"
Were l the editor I would cut out
some of the thread bare sentences or
toss the letter into the depths of the
waste-basket placed SO conveniently at
his side. Children in these days are
we'll taught and you a write good
compositions or charming letters if
you take a little more time and trou
BILE. Tell us something funny, inter
esting or instructive. GOOD bye.
MARY SMITH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
IT'S WELL TO KNOW

That the green tint. so desirable in a
good broom as indicating fresh and
hence tough brush, is given to it often
by mea of a dye said to contain
arsenic. Testing cake with broom
straws should only be allowed when
one is sure the brush has not been sub
iected to such treatment.
That broken china mended with
white lead will be nearly as strong as
at first. Apply the Iced with a small
stick to the broken edges, press them
together, tie with a string and Get away
for a year. The mended article a
then be washed and used as before.
That furs and woolens securely
wrapped in newspapers are often safe
from the ravages of moths. These
pests are not fond of printers ink. A
fur dealer once said, in his experience,
newspapers we're far far superior to
any of the so called moth prevon-
tives "-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
a RAGGEDY MAN.

10, the Raggedy Man! He works for Pa,
AN he's the coolest man ever you saw |
He comes to our house every day,
An waters the horses, an feeds 'em hay {;
An he opens the shed-an' we all jes'
laugh
When he drives out our little old wob-
bleiy calf;
An nen'-ef our hired girl says he can
He milks the COW fer Lizabuth Ann
Amt he a'awful good Raggedd mani
Raggedy ! Raggedy ! Raggedy
Man!
Wy, the Raggedy Mamie ist so good.
He splits the kindlin' an chops the
wood;
An men he spades in our garden, too,
An does most things at boys can't do
de Clumb cleSn up IN Our Dig tree
An shocked a. apple d. IN fer me-
An n%oJher'n', too, fer L ztbeth Ann
An nother'n', too, fer the Raggedy
Amt he g. awful kind Raggedy Mans
R4ggedy ! RAggedy ! Raggedy
An the R3ggedy Man, he knows most
rhymes,
An tells 'em, eff 1 be good. sometimes 4;
Knows bout Cunts, an Griffuns, an
elves,
A the squidgicum 7squees at swallers
themselvesl
An wife by the pump in our pasture
lot,
He showed me the hole at the Wunks
Is got,
At lives way deep in the ground, AN
Turn into me, or 'Lizabuth Ami
Amt he a funny old RaggedY man7
R1ggedy | Rsggedy ! Raggedy
nan!
The Raggedy Man-one time when he
Wasmakin' a little bow an AIRY fer me,
Says, When you're big like your Pa Is.
Air you go to keep a fac store like
MS
An be a rich merchant-an' wear fae
Clothes7
Er what air you goin' to be, goodness
knOwst."
An, nsa he laughed at 'Lizabuth Ann,
al ! says, I'M goin' to be a Raggedy
Man
I'm lst goin' to be a nice Raggedy Man =
Rtggedy {! Raggedy ! Raggedy
Man!
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
From Hartford County.

Nh. EditOr:-I am 10 years old and
have been going to schoolal l the season.
I had a very kind teacher by the name
of Mr.. L. V. Owen, I like him very
much.
Well, 1 will ask some few questions.
How many letters in the Blble9
How many words in the Bible9
How many words in the new Testa
ment2
How many children had Nebo9
Where was Christ borne
What is the difference between the
unit of q fraction and a fraction of a
unit2
Who was the son of Perdition9
I will close by wishing The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER Farmer much sue
cess. EVA E HURDLE.