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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

Hast No Ous nd No One Hurt Him.
At the battle Of Ohickamauga ] saw
. fellow shooting straight mp In the air
and praying as Justify a. ever one OF
Cromwell's roundheads prayed.
The Presbyterians Of i646 prayed
loud and sang hymns in battle, but they
shot straight ut the cavaliers every
time. This fellow was blazing away al
the sky, and when Lieutenant Killing.
worth demonstrated with him about II
he paid NO attention 70 him whatever.
Captain Joe Billingsley threatened Il
cut him down with his sword II hi
didn't shoot at the enemy, for the wood
in front were full Of them. He merely
remarked 70 the captain. lyon can xii
me il you want to, but I am not goini
To appear before my God with the bloo<
of my fellow man ON my soul. /"
He never fiinched. but stood squared.
MP, exposed TO every volley Of the enc
my's fire. When the sun set ON tn
evening Of Sept. IS, 1858. Captain J. Q
Billingsley and Lieutenant Allen Kill
ingworth both lay dead on the battle
field Of Chickamauga, and R wen
through without scrAtch.-C0r. Gal
weston News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

Rsu,asscssess es the Civil wsr Rslassd
b. IN Old soldier.
Among the men wounded in my
regiment at battle in Virginia, said
the old soldier. twas . man In my com
pany who was shot through the body
and taken TO the rear. Our troops fell
back after the fight. and we had more
wounded than we had transportation
for. but two men out Of his own tent
Get out to carry this man wherever wc
were going. which was presumably
the camp behind intrenchments that
we'd left in the morning.
They took turns 1t backing him for
half q mile or % until they came to
farmhouse that had . grassy yard in
front They laid him down on the grass
and took little look around the house
to see what they could see In build
ing at the rear they came across some
thing that made 'em stand still and
look 1t each other and laugh. Il was a
hand cart. What use the folks here had
made Of il they couldn't guess, but they
knew what use they were going 70 make
Of IT, They got il ont Of the building
and rolled il around the side OF the
house alongside the wounded man and
dropped the handle ON the grass he
laughed. too, when he saw it. He wal
going the rest Of the way in private
ambulance.
II "The two men took their blankets on
their shoulders and united them and
spread their rubbers down on the bot
tom Of the hand cart and spread theil
1 wooden blankets down on them, ant
| then they ran the hand cart mp and rest
ed the handle on the front steps OF tn
house and lifted in the wounded maj
and laid their guns in beside him Thei
they turned the cart around again. ant
one man got inside the shafts, with tn
crosspiece against his waist belt, AM
the other man got behind To push The.
all smiled again when they started
. wounded man and all
1T beat backing him ont OF sight.
. was dry weather. and the roads wer
sandy, and mp hill and ON the level tn
i wheeling was hard But there wa
E more down hill than there was NJ
places where they had to hold bach
' and il was all immensely more CON
: irritable for the wounded man. and
: they got him back 70 camp and 70 tn
surgeon again But he died after all.
New York Sun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

Editor ito old schoolmateeIt hurts
me, old fellow, to wound your feelings,
but really we are - overlooked with
poetry that it's useless 10 read yours.
We can only accept what shows unmis
taxable geniuA
Old Schoolmate-Well,j Just read thai
poem and tell me what you think Of il.
Editor (having rad the poem)-It II
a feared the poem shows no promiss
whatever. Pardon me, but 1t II simply
absurd.
Old Schcolmate with broad grim
That's just what / thought. It's copy
Of some verses you wrote in my auto
graph album while we were st schoo
toQether. -Pearson' Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

The sympathetic Tenderness of low
Ing husband u everything to an ezpec-
tant mother. eaDecially during her hr:s
ordeal. George Layton. Esq, . promi.
nent druggist of Dayton. O., gives the
following case:
euaoues 81 mine. whoss vile has used
lDsr bottles q 'Mesher': rriend before con
6neuent, says. after seeing the effects OF the
remedy. that II she had 10 60 through the ordsa
eRain and there were but Sour bottles on ~
market ss5 the cosa vas 400 per bottle. sh'
vould have them
Mothers Friend" Il . scientifically
compounded IMMINENT which affords Ger
tain relief in the various ailmeats pre-
eeding childbirth. and assures Prope'
elasticity TO the cords and muscles IN
volved IN the anal ordeal
"Nother's Friend" 10 sold BY drug
gists, q sxpressed On receipe a on
dollar.
Valuable book, "Defors Baby
Born, 4" mailed fres - application.
M oaAoeuGlo oeoUlaIoa CO.. Asteaaa. q
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
FORTUNES FROM GARBAGE


science Ceavevss the Rsfuse Of Cities Into
sAsam, Hessalissrs. seep, ne.
william George Jordan, writing on
Of the Worlds Waste" in
The Ladies' Home Journal. says: The
garbage Of . great Gty y worth Q for
tune every year II properly utilized In
st. Louis the refuse IL placed In enor-
nous vertical cylinders. surrounded by
steam jackets. which cvaporste the 20
10 so per cent Of water In the garbage.
The fatty Substances are dissolved, and
a the result Of Q number If processes
fertilizer il produced which II worth
from % 70 ela per ton, the demand ex-
ceeding the supply. One Of the pures'
and best soaps Of the country was made
Of garbage grease before costonseed OIL
entered the neld Il u now prUposed e
light Loadon BY electzisity for nothing
Il now costs that city o. o6 IA Sd e
get rid Of ton Of garbage A combina'
ton Of rollers and other apparatus hai
been devised that can burn the garhae'
q "a cents q shilling) per ton and gen
er>se steam sufficient to run enough dy
namos TO light the entire city. Londoa
can thus save 81 3D. On each ton ant
in addition illuminate its city withou
cost Garbage. by . machine called tn
dust destructor. is converted into ciink
ers. which can be used for roadways.
artificial stone for sidewalks and .
and for mortar and cement In PAR
the invisible particles Of iron. wor
from wheels and from the shoes 9
horses, are rescued by passing POVERTY
MAGNETS through the sweepines-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

Notice is hereby given that the unt
signed, Trustee OF HARRISON townsf
will att md to township business on e
Saturday Of the year, at my office,
persons having township business
trrnsact are required to present it to
on Saturdays.
The township library will be kept
my home in Haysville.
GEORGE Nix,
Aug. %, 1877. Truste'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
LINCOLN At GETTYSBURG.

Account a nov He Ftrss Wrote hh
ramo1s speech.
Speaking Of the dedication OF the nA-
tinnal cema cry AZ Gettysburg and Mr.
Lincoln's famous address delivered ON
that occasion. Nov. 10. 1868, Governor
Curtin began by saying that there had
been much discussion as to how and
when that address was written. and he
continued. says The independent:
II can tell you all about that "
course l WAS there. and the president
and his cabinet had arrived and were
at the hotel. Soon after his arrival. as
we were sitting around in the parlor,
Mr.. Lincoln looked thoughtful for
moment or two and then said: i be-
lieve, gentlemen. the committee are ex-
pscting me to nay something here TO-
day. II you will excuse me, l Will go
into this room here and prepare It. :
After . time he returned. holding In
his hand q large. yellow government
envelope, On which he had written his
address.
Here. gentlemen. he said, I want
20 rcG0 tuls vO you W 80 ~ ~ wa ~
And, sitting down. he read 1t to us and
then said: Now for your criticismA
Will il dor What do you sayT
Several spoke in favor OF it. and
one or two commended it in strong
terma WELL, says the president
haven't you any criticisms? What d.
you say. Seward!'
"Mr. Seward made one or two sug
gestions bearing ON some slight .verba
changes, which / believe Mr.. Lincoln
Incorporated
".Now, if you will allow me. gentle
men,. continued the president. i vii
COPY this of And he again Withdrew
made . copy Of the address.
"Ah," continued the governor. III
had had wit enough about me TO hav
begged Of him that yellow envelope
what q trophy it would have been! Ho'
much it would have been worth to som
of the ladies' fairs which little late
, began to be held TO raise money for tn
, hospitals and the soldiers But ! di
: not think Of it then"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

The difference between ancient and
modem slang was amusingly illustrated
in . recent incident 1t the ChautauQua
assembly, when the teacher of English
literature asked. What II the mean.
inG Of the ShAkespearian phrase &c
tor " and . member Of the class replied,
''Oh, that il only the sixteenth century
expression Of the modern term Come
on. The two phrases, while appar
emily opposite, do. in fact. substantially
mean the same thing Chicago Chrou
| icla
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

II Il the Sunshine Of the World. but May
He Ovsrvorked.
"Humor is the very sunshine Of the
world" writes Carrie E. Garrett In
The woman's Home Companion.
Hardly any other single gift will go
50 far to refresh and inspire one IN
everyday life and keep the heart still
young IL steals merrily across the
wurkaday world, animating the drear-
iest monotony and finding place in the
most hopeless destiny. Such gay trav'
cling companion is humor for the pill.
grimage Of life.
1.-THE woman with q sense OF humei
has q safeguard against ennui, against
folly and against despair. She can nevel
be dull 50 long as the comedy Of life Il
being played before her eyes With
keen sense Of the ridiculous she il no
likely to make fool Of herself. and
she will never be hopelessly unhappy
for she will find in the most advers
fate something still TO laugh 1t. AM
after all laughter Is your true alchemist
However il may be with the unmusics
person. surely the surly individual VII
cannot laugh spontaneously ON occasion
is fit for treasons, strategems and spoils.
but this pleased gift Of hurnor shoul
| be used to lift the shadows OF life, nc
70 deepen them. A joke which cause
another . pang Of humiliation or make
some sensitive heartache 10 not only
cruel sort Of Amusement, but IL IL ali
. very expensive indulgence. For just
moments qualification at having mao
. hit the funny woman may forev'
lose Q friend and may even arouse
very genuine spirit Of enmity. We lea'
, TO forgive and mayhap forget maj
, injuries in life's troubled journey, b
: perhaps among the wounds that rank
! longest in the human heart are tho
which arc made only in fun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

Il 10 IN extraordinary fact that only
two presidents were born between April
aud October. The record by months Ia
q follows: January. .; February. 8;
March. q; April. 1; July, 1; August. l;
Octobcr, 8; November. 4; Dcccmber. ,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

what do you consider the most abb
solutely certain way 70 distinguish
toadstools from mushrooms?"
Cook them, get some other man TO
eat them and then watch his ymp-
toma "-ChicAgo TribunA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
Madison Township Trustee
Notice.

Notice il given that hereafter the Irus
tae Of Madison township will be at the
store room Of Mr.. John p. Norman, IN
Ireland. on every Saturday, for the pur-
800 ~ Attending TO township business,
and ali persons having business with the
township are expected 70 connne !"
those days.
Alexander's in Ireland, where all may
obtain the books. :, =,
The Indiana School books wiz d
ecs,nd AZ Norman 4 Gray's store ct ~
&c. John f. NORMAN,
AZ IA 'Q6-v Trustee Madison TIP
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

The local advertisers in The
COURIER are presenting the finest
spectacular play ever produced IN
their line.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

"Did you hear what Whin1ptonh lit
tie boy aid when they showed him the
twins,"
"No; what was it,
"He aid. There, mamma's been get
ting bargains again :" - Collier
Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

The great speech makers Just now
are The CouRIER's advertisers.
They are talking from the band
stand. Read them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

rood residence ON Mill street in
Jasper, for sale cheap, and on reascnable
terms. The lot has on it . good drilled
well costing nearly 500, furnishing an
uniailing supply Of good wster. fof
price and terms apply 70 Q. DoAxs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

Sixteen ources of performance
70 every pound Of promise in the
advertisements of The COURIER.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

In Russia women householders vote
for all elective officers and on al local
nattsra
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
RoCkPoRT and CHAMELEON DIVISION

Lowest rates to all Eastern ana Wester
points. Folders, rates. and general nfor|
nation will be furnished upon applicatio
to v. Il. CLArCOhB, Ag't. Jasper.
II. D. STRATTAN, Trav. Pass. Agt Mt Vernon
Ill X. A. CAMPBELL, Gen'l Pass. Agen
sc Louis Nd
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
Boone Township Trustee
Notice.

The undersigned, Trustee OF Boo
township, Dubois county, hereby gi'
notice that he will attend to all busin
pertaining to the Office OF Trustee, at
residence, about one mile west of ?
tersville, on Portersville and Irels
road, on Saturdays of each week, a
requests all persons having towns
business to present it on Saturday. {
zens desiring books from the Towns
Library, are notified that the Librar,
kept by VIM. McHarris, in Portersvi
N. b. CoFFMAS, Trustee.
Aug Z, 1877.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
TIME GARD IN ErFECT. Sept. !, 1850,
line
EVANSVILLE DIVISION

No. 70 leaves Jasper daily ut 40, l.. ar.
rives at Huntingburg at D co.
No rs leaves Huntingburg daily. excep,
Sunday at 6iO a. IN. arrives at Jasper at 8 80
No. 40 leaves Huntingburg daily at sos ar.
rives in Jasper at 9.25 "A. m.
No. 6 comes to Jasper only on sundays, an,
No. "a does not leave Jasper Sundays.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

An ads beauty is only ink-deepr
but its power cannot be fathomed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
General Repairing 4 Horse shoeing
North Mails Street

JASPER, INDIANA
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-04

 schells pawn shop and bought a pistol. After it was loaded he remarked that he was going to shoot a white man. Tn getting on his wagon by some means the pistoiwas fired and the negro fearing arrekt drove hurIiedly off. He was pur- sued by-two afiioersin a hack, but eluded them TTheyk however, captured anather negro Who proYed to be the wrong man.
 In the naea ntimeETkomas went to the neighborhood of as saloon on Avenue B and 1'wefity-seeond street, knowing that McCabe usually went there before going home. Capt. Will Weir, hearing of the negro's threats and also knowing Me cabe'A readezvdus, sent two officers MgssTSI Disheroon and Culpepper, to the lokality to arrest the negro before he ceald saccomplish his design. When in twp bsecks of the place the officers heard
 shots and hughying there found that the negros had gdtten ahead of them and succeeded in placing a bullet in McCabe's S thigh. The negro made off at once, but the officers gave chase and at last &C., counts were still on his trail.
 Drs. Jones and Ransom went to the as sistance of the wounded man and after heswas~ taken to-ats hemesin the Warner Snfil mbulances succeeded in extract ing fhe Ibullet.
 McCabe is resting easy.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-04
DELEGATES NAMED
By the Jefferson County Popu1ists Execu- tive Committee to Represent Their
 Party at Nashville.

In tine office of Hon. John T. Sugart yes- terday morning the Jefferson county popuhst executive committee met pur- suant to call by Chairman Shugart for the purpose of selecting delegates to at- tend the middle-of-the-road conference at Nashville. Following is a list of those present: U. G. Walker, Hewitt; M H. Fitzpatrick, Jonesboro; c. H. Spencer, Bessemer; Jere Fountain. Lewisburg; F. w. Hollister, Oxmoor; W. F. Bazemore, Birmingham; J. R. Heaton. Birmingham; {; R. E.. Cowden, Morris; W. H. Burks, Pratt City; s. B. Franklin, AdamsvifIe; W. A. East, Warrior; w. B. Fitzgerald Woodlawn; John Lamont. Blossburg c. P. BlanlSenship, Adger; z. T. Carwile. Bessemer; A.. A. Harris, Bessemer; T. w. Huffman, ,Jonesboro;G Belcher, Coalburg; c. P.sWafd, Birmtngham; John T. Shu- gart,f East Lake e. B. Grove, Birming- ham; George P. Zimmerman, Birming- ham.
 The prevailing sentiment among the committeeman was opposition to fusion.
 Delegates to Nashville were chosen as follows: John T. lshugart, Grattan B. Grove, c. P. Ward and c. H. Spencer.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-04
DESPERAD0 CAPTURED.
Mel Klmsan, Memi5er cf Thra-her'a Band. Is Now Behind the Bars
 Many Charges Against Him.

sheitly after Il o'elaalS yeaterday morn ing, Deputy Sheriff J. R. Carroll. accom- panied by Dave Sha ni5lin, of Goethitt. car ured Mel Kinball noted desper1do. in Halls mill, about fifteen miles south of Bessemer. The officers were in the neighbo.hosd simply for recra aasion. when they learned that Kimball was also there. picnic was in progress at the old mill. and, to keep out of the rain, Kim ball, who seemed to beein attendsnce' with the Try makers, rlfl in 0 the build ing. The two officers silently stole upon him and easily effeeied the capture. Kim ean was armed with a S8-cal.bre revol- yer, but made To resistance. He was brought to sseity last night and placed in the oountys jail. ai B $
 Kimball was d. one time a member of the famous IIhrasher gang Of outlaws, and it is for a number of crimes commit ted at that time he is now under arrest Among a number of other crimes he killed a negro in Bibb county. The re- wards offered for his arrest amount to nearly $500.
 Deputy Sheriff Carroll is located at Blue Creek and. has the reputation of being a brave and fearless officer.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-04

High diving will be. the go at Lakevlew today and barbecue tomorrow.
 All the wholesale grocery and produce houses will be closed tomorrow after Il o'clock.
 T. c. King has knocked the price out on Oxford Ties and Tan shoes. You will save by looking his stock over before buying shoes: Free shine daily. Take T. c. & R. R. checks at regular price for shoes. Phone 922-
 Carl Kinney an aged white man, who has been living at North Birmingham the past six months, dropped ad Friday evening from heart failure. He was a carpenter by trade and was well liked. He came from Missouri
 Ella Freeman, colored, was bound over yesterday morning by Judge Feagfn in the inferior criminal court in the sum of $50 on the charge of larceny Jchn Fax ton, on a charge of burglary and grand larceny, was held in the sum of $500.
 The Warrior Machine Works has added eleo- -rieal works to its other lines, and Manager Geohegan guarantees satisfac- tioR. He makes a specially of house Wifi ing, annunciators, call bells, re-winding armaturess for motors or dynamos, and also electric fans for offices, parlors, din- ing rooms,~ etc. }Ne
 Glen Havis, Eugene Dowsing and Joe Leath, three young white men of this city, were held in the sum of $1, GOO yesterday in the infection cgi mira I Court on charges of robbery vagraney and gaming. oscar simon, charged with being an accomplice was held in $500 bail They will have a trial on Friday next.
 The many friends of MT Henry Bling ham, tl1es popular and efficient night round- house foreman for the Southern railway, will be pleased to know that he is a great deal better. MT. Bingham is confined toihis. room in Avondale, and has been very i'll, but marked improvement was noticeable yesterday. He is a bro. h. CT to Hon. Julian Bingham, the recently appointed collector of internal revenue.
 Yesterday moraing' Ss atss negro woman walkedsa antostlle Birmingham m Drug com- pany's store, on First avenue, having in hsr hand a basket. In a. confidential 1 manner she told one of theS affable pro- prietorsstiat she swas nrdfl Ishke offH and had something In the basket which she desired to exchange for a b5rtle of morss phine. On opening the basket, imagine the surprise of the vendor of pills, on seeing an immense number of empty morphine bottles. By actual count there were forty of them, all of the contents having been used by the woman. She got her morphine
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-04
Chace's City Band, East Lake, Sunday. Phil Memoli, Director. 4-28-tf
GOES UP HIGHER.
MT. J. w. Mcqueen Named to Succeed w. L. Sims as Secretary and Treas
 urer of the Sloss Company.

The position of secretary and treasurer of the Sloss Iron and Steel company hav- ing become vacant through the resigna- ton of MT. W. L. Sims, who filled the position ably for six years, the following circular has been sent out and is self-ex- blaming:
 Birmingham, Ala, July 1, 1S97
 Mir. W. l.. Sims having resigned the position of secretary and treasurer so efficiently held by him, on and after this date MT. J. w. Mcqueen auditor in ad- dition to his former duties, will attend to those heretofore performed by MT. Sims, except that MT. A. HI. Mccormick, treas urer, will receive and disburse all moneys. (Signed.) SOL. HAAS, Prest.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-04
Is your watch running? If not, bring it in and we will make it run. Charges reason able E. CHUCK.
KEPT HIS WORD.
Will Thomas Buys a Pistol, Saying He Will Shoot White Man and He
 Does What He Says.

About o'clock last night Will Thomas, a negro wagoner, waylaid and shot Thomas McCabe, white man. and then made his escape, hotly pursued, however, by two of Birmingham's finest
 2 It seems that in the afternoon the ne- gro was passing down Twentieth stre ct 5 on the south side and was hailed by Mo- Cabe. The negro used very ugly word and told the white man not to speak to him. .McCabe jumped on the wagon and gave the negro severe beating.
 Last night the negro went to Hent-