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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

II Will Hearafter Be Known as the
Indiana Southern Railroad.

The Evansville & Richmond is
no more. The new owners have
changed its name to the Indiana
Southern, and say they will make
a good railroad out of it. The old
Evansville & Richmond has an in
terestng history. When ID. J.
Mackey was in the zenith of his
power he owned about all the roads
that entered Evansville, and on the
market in New York played with
millions Of dollars as if they were
putty balls.
He had long wished a line to the
East, and decided to build road
from Evansville to Richmond and
extend il from that point to the
East. Richmond has only one
system of railioads-the Pennsyl-
vania-and some of the people there
took up with Mr.. Mackey's plans at
once and gave what assistance they
could. The line was projected from
Elnora, Ind, where it would con-
meet with other of the Machey roads,
and would be l75 miles long Sub
sides were voted along the pro-
posed route, and the company was
chartered in 1888. Mackey at that
time was president of the Evans
vile & Terre Haute, and that COM
pany guaranteed the bonds of the
new road. The road was partially
opened May %, 1890 at Sey ymour,
Ind, in the fall of that year.
In the meantime the Pennsylvania
company served notice on Mackey
that if he built the road into Rich
mond, Ind, the indianapolis q
Vincennes would be extended to
Evansville, and this called halt in
the building of the road. Mackey
got into financial difficulties and
had to retire. The Evansville 4
Richmond went into the hands of a
receiver and until this spring was
not operated. After its sale it passed
to the charge of men with money,
who will, they say, make first
class road of it, and extend it to
Richmond, as originally intended.
The line runs through a good coun-
try, and if put in good condition
maydo considerable business. .-Ex.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12
Our Darling Militia.

Adjutant-gen. Gore filed his an
nual report with the governor, Fri
day. There are. now a total yof
Y ,S22 men in the Indiana national
guard, composed of Al companies
'of infantry and three batteries of
artillery. Instead Of holding an en-
campment, last summer. the ap.
priation by the Legislature is being
used to fit the guard out with new
uniforms and other things needed,
Four sets of heliographs for sig
mailing have been purchased. A
regulation ambulance has been Sc
cured and negotiations are on for six
escort wagons. The Springfield
rifles are being refnished. The
bands of the First and Fourth regi-
ments of infantry have been fitted
out with full dress uniforms and the
band OF the First artillery with IA
tigue uniform.
The report calls attention to the
fact that the records of the office
are incomplete and in bad condition
and recommends that the legisla-
ture appropriate enough to. COM
plete and restore them. As they
are now it is difficult or impossible
to give certificates Of service, often
asked for.-Ind. Sun e''-'H'- -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

Are we not entirely too fast? /:
speed to be the end Of our efforts
or only means to something vast
ly better? Ii is well TO do work
quickly. But is it SO if we are on.
ly to keep or working? We should
say not. 1t is not through boom:
and deals and record breaking alone
that the kingdom Of heaven is tc
come to man. II increase Of speed
enables US to achieve more in 9
given space Of time it should also
enable us to have more leisure fol
the enjoyment ofthat which we have
achieved. If it means more wealth
it should mean more rightful use ol
wealth. If it means more work i
should also mean more play
Minneapolis Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12
SWIFT IN WAR.

An old Georgia darkey, who was
doing a.job of work at an Atlanta
residence the other day, in the
course of conversation with his en-
|pIoyer touched on the late war.
"And you say" said his en-
|ployer, "that you followed your
master through the entire WARP"
"Dat did, suh," was the proud
reply.
"He was great soldier, was he?"
"Well, sub, replied the old man,
81 couldn't tell much erbout dat.
He was runnin' so fas' all de time,
il wuz hard ter keep up wild him.
All | does know is-he wuz purity
Iswif' ."-vAt!anta Constitution. -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12
A Great Magazine Feature.

The Ladies' Home Journal ha
secured what promises to be tn,
great magazine feature of 1898. ]
is entitled The Inner Experience
of a Cabinet Members Wife" Ii
series Of letters written by tn,
wife of Cabinet member to hel
sister at home, are detailed he
actual experiences in Washington
frankly and freely given. The let
ters were written without any in
tention of publication. They give
intimate peeps behind the curtain
of high official and social life,
They are absolutely fearless, they
study Washington life under the
searchlight as it has never been be-
fore presented. The President and
the highest officials of the land, with
the most brilliant men and women
of the Capital, are seen in the mos,
familiar way. As these are all
actual experiences the name Of the
writer is withheld. The "Experi-
ences," which will be beautifully il
lustrated, begin in the December
number and will continue for sever
al months.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

Spain is disposed to complain of
the United States because she does
not more effectively patrol our
Southern coast and prevent the Gu
bans from receiving any sort Of aid
from this country. That is very
impudent and .ungrateful in view Of
the fact that Spain doesn't patrol the
coast Of Cuba half as effectively as
the United States does hers. Con-
gress ought to recognize the bellig-
erent rights Of Cuba and let Spain
take care Of herself. .- Louisvillei
Dispatch. "A. N.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

In the annual report Of the chic,
of engineers of the army, on tn,
improvent of waterways in the coun
try, the engineer reports unfavora
bly, on improving White river.
1t will be remembered that Q
SIN al appropriation was made few
years ago and a survey of the river
made. According to the estimate
submitted 54S,977 would be neces.
sary to deepen the channel and
otherwise improve the river so as to
make it navigable, and this is con.
sidered too large sum TO expend
considering the amount Of COM
merce on the river. There still re.
mains Of the former appropriation
for the river SSH, which has never
been expended.
Although the amount required tc
Improve the river is large, it is in
when compared to ex-
penditures made on no larger
streams in many parts Of the coun-
try.
The appropriation for the Wabash
lis not large enoughto cover the cost,
and $4 900 more is asked to com
pete the improvements above, and
SO, 600 below VincenEes. Peters
burg News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

A sturdy small boy and pale
faced mother came into hairdress
er's shop in Fourteenth street one
afternoon recently. The boy wore
an immense white collar and O
mammoth necktie. His face was
framed in soft golden curls.
"I-I want my little boys hair
cut" said the mother with a catch
in her breath. ''He's going to
school, and his father"
"Yes'm," answered the attend
ant, utterly unmoved. The boy
grinned.
The mother gave a gasp as the
first curl fell. Then she sat very
still, her lips compressed, and
blinked fast while the golden haired
cherub was transformed into a bull
let-headed small boy.
""There," said the child as he
climbed down from the chair: "I'm
glad them darned curls is gone.
amt no baby now
"No' said the mother, and then
something seemed to choke her;
"you aren't a baby now"
She carried the curls away with
her in a little paper box, and she
blinked her eyes rapidly as she
went down the street. The boy
was trying to whistle. He wasn' t
a baby any mere. Washington
Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

They were talkingo of figures Of
speech. "Have you ever noticed, y
said one, show fond people are Of
vegetable metaphors when then are
dealing with a woman? Her
cheeks are roses her lips cherry
her hands are always lily hands,
her mouth is "a rose bud, her COM
plexion is like peach, and her
breath is fragrant of honey-suckle.'
"You have forgotten one,v said
the cynic.
whats that?'
"Her tongue. It's scarlet run
ner. Pick -Me-Up
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

In Owensboro, Ky, during a
series Of meetings, Sam Jones asked
all whose lives had been made miser-
able by whisky to stand up. Some
five or six hundred women arose.
This in one town in one state How
many towns in a state? How many
in all the states? How many in the
whole world? Calculate, if you can,
the number of homes and lives
made miserable by rum, you who
make light of the liquor evil.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12
"While Admiral Porter was

"While Admiral Porter was il
command Of the Mississippi squad
ron, and at time when they wer,
most actively engaged" said Capt
Lloyd G. Harris of St. Louis, So
young ensign made his appearance
on the flagship and astonished the
admiral by asking him for leave
of absence. why, sir, roared
Porter, don't you understand thai
no officer can leave at this time, nc
matter who he is or what his ex,
cuse?"
But, admiral, it is a case oi
life and death; | must GO.
"But you can't go; it is impos-
sible.
+" Please hear me, Admiral Por-
ter. When | entered the service
was engaged to as pretty a girl as
there is in northern Illinois. | have
Just got word that one Of those mis-
cradle home guards has been court.
ing her, and my friend says it looks
as though If | don't come back
pretty soon | will lose her. Now
admiral, think, under the circum-
stances, you might let me go for Q
week, at least
"Porter's heart melted; the en-.
sign got leave, went home and mar
ried the girl in triumph. ."-Chicago
Times Herald,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12
An Awful Wreck and Heavy Loss Il
the Air Line.

/
\. A. Ledger, 9Th.
There was a very serious wrecl
on the l.. 4. and st. l.. Railwa,
one mile west of the city, at Cat
lo'clock this morning, liz which en-
gine No. 109 pulling through
East bound freight train consisting
Of eighteen cars and engine No. 10t
drawing a west bound local freight
train made up Of about the same
number of cars came together and
were badly wrecked. The trains
we're running at fairly high rate OF
speed. The wreck occurred just
around curve and the trains were
almost upon each other before the
respective crews realized the stu
alton. Engine 106 was in charge
of Engineer Frank Fronmiller- and
fireman Johnson, and 100 was in
charge o. Engineer Jack Cain and
fireman George Gassman. When
the crews realized that collision
between the engines was inevitable
they jumped for their lives and
strange to say all with the exception
of George Gassman escaped without
injury. The latter in jumping
struck head first in a pile of corn
that had been spilled from a wrecked
car. His escape from instant death
was in the nature of a miracle.
When found he was imbedded in
six feet of loose corn, and nothing
was visible but head and shoulders.
DR.. c. p. Cook, surgeon of the road
attended Gassman, and to Ledger
reporter stated that while his in
juries were OF a serious character
they were not necessarily fatal, and
the chances were that he would re-
cover. He is hurt about the head
and body, but il is not thought he
is internailyinjured.
A tramp whose name could not
be learned was also injured in the
wreck.
The cause OF the collision was
said to be due to the fact that Con-
ductor George Shumack, of train
106, instead of going to an authora-
tive source for his orders regarding
the arrival of 109, took the word Of
an employee Of the. company that
the train was in. No. 109, the east
bound freight, was over due this
morning and followed the East
bound passenger train that is due
to arrive here at 6:47. Conductor
Shumack taking for granted that
l09 was in gave orders for his en-
gineer to pull out, which resulted
in the collision.
The two engines were awful look
ing wrecks and the loaded freight
cars that were wrecked were broken
up into splinters. The engines
came together with great force and
as they appeared after the collision
they seemed to be locked in each
others embrace. The entire front,
the driving wheels, of l09
we're several inches off the tracks,
and had the two monsters met with
a little greater force 1O9, would un-
ioubtedly been found on top of lO6
after the collusion.
There were nine loaded freight
cars, and one one containing an oil
.ank wrecked in the collision, and
men, women and boys from all di-
rections were seen going toand from
he wreck with buckets and cans
illed with oil that was running from
he tank in streams, and one wo
nan was seen to have a churn filed
With oil in her arms.
The loss to the company by the
collision will be very heavy and
will probably reach fifteen or twenty
thousand dollars.
M0re hisure Nou In 0gdev
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

George Washington Stevens, who
made the greatest reputation as a
correspondent in the Greco-Turkish
war, is not quite % years old. He
is graduate Of Baliol College,
Oxford.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

Oakland City business men ore
preparing to handsomely decorit,
the town in red, yellow and blue,
December 1st, in honor of the dis
trict meeting of the Knights Of
Pythias which will meet here -
Oakland City Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

The gold bricks made in Seattle
from Klondyke gold are nine inches
long, three inches wide and three
eighths OF an inch thick, and are
worth 81, 700 each.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

Hech & McKenny's Touring mill,
the Hamilton tobacco factory, and
the catholic school were burned a,
Rockport, Friday. Loss, about
$4,000. Insurance $25, 900. y
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

How much pleasanter this world
would be to live in were it as easy
to 60 to bed at night as it is to re-.
main there in the morning, and as
easy to get up in the morning as it
is to talk Of getting up when you 60
to bed!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

Belgium is declared to be the
most Incorporate country ir
Europe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

A boys school is supported by
the w. G. T. U. Of Muskogee,
Indian Territory.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

II is no longer considered breach
Iof etiquette to decline wine when
dining with Queen Victoria.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

The temperance children of the
world are raising 81 900 for free
drinking fountain in Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12
President G. Stanley Hall of Clark

President G. Stanley Hall of Clarl
university has been collecting facts
concerning the fears of children
The fears Of children, he says, are
generally created by parents ano
servants. President Hall found
that l,701 children had 6 ,456 fears
the leading ones being the fear ol
tightening and thunder, reptiles,
strangers, the dark, death, domes.
tic animals, disease. wild animals,
water, ghosts, insects, rats and mice,
robbers, high winds, etc. A few ol
these fears are rational. In New
Jersey no children were found to be
afraid of high winds, but in the
West that naturally leads all 9th ers.
AT Trenton, however, sixty-two
children were found who dreaded
the end of the world, fear created
entirely by adult teaching. His
tabulation shows what education
can do in this respect. No child
was found to be afraid Of the devil.
Tho hundred years ago and less that
fear wonld have led all the rest.
Few were found who were afraid OF
ghosts, fear which would have
stood high on the list not long ago.
The fear of robbers and of wild ami
mails is survival, though robbers
have not disappeared as completely
as the wild animals. Forty-six
New Jersey children were afraid of
being burned alive, monstrous
thing to inculcate in the child mind.
Fear will always be one of the
strongest influences in human life,
but at least il is possible by teach
ing what real danger consists OF to
eradicate groundless fears.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

An old negro, being informed
that a member Of his race had
forged a note in bank, exclaimed
"Dat's what comes er eddication
| got ten chillun, but, thank de
Lord, not one er dem kin read or
write 4"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

France has one saloon fot very
eighty seven Of her population. \
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12
A Contested Election.

Thought you said Frank and
George agreed in politics?"
$50 they do.
"Well,, they argue over it every
time they meet"
That's because they don't know
wha. ii is they agree on.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12
w. c. T. U. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. M. l.. HOBBS.

The evil wrought by alcoholic
drink is now acknowledged and
proclaimed by all the organs of pub
lie opinion. 1t undermines health,
enfeebl,s the will, coarsens the
mind and inhames animal passions
1t separates husbands and wives,
divides families and deprives child.
rem of the home influence which
nothing else can supply 1t lowers
the standard of morals, fills prisons
and insane as, lums with its victims
and feeds the germs of corruption il
the body polite. 1t is, in word
the cause or the occasion of four
fifths OF the crime by which oul
national life is disgraced. Bishop
Spalding.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

The proportion Of passengers
killed on British railroads in 1896,
was one in every 10, ,541 ,2S7.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. e. COX,
Attorney at Law,
JASPER, INDIANA.

Prosecuting Attorney for the litb judicial
Circuit and will carefully attend to any civil
business entrusted to him in any county OF
the circuit
once In spayd's building on Public Square
Dec. y. '2-lY
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

Drunkenness is indeed the cause
of many fatal diseases-cerebal
meningitis, congestion and softening
of the brain, epilepsy, gastritis, dis
eases of the liver, heart and kidneys
and increased liability to all dis
eases. In itself, however, drunk
enness is not disease known as
"inebriety," OF by any other name
intended to made it less odious, bit
it is now as it every has been, the
most debasing of all sins against
bo'h divine and human laws and
deservingthe severest reprobation.
1t should therefore be made pro-
portionally the most odicus and the
most liable to punishment, as being
the most effectual Of all means for
its prevention.-A. n. Bell, M. ID.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

Turn now to the temperance revo
luton. In it we shall find a stronge'
broken bondage, a viler slavery
manumitted, reater tyrant de
posed. In it more of want supplied
more disease healed, more sorrow
assuaged. BY it no orphans starv
ing, no widows weeping; by it none
wounded in feeling, none injured in
interest the dram maker and
dram seller will have glided into
other occupations SO gradually as
never to have felt the change, and
will stand ready to join all others
in the universal song Of gladness.- -
Abraham Lincoln.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

JOSEPH Cook Now, | say two
things-frst, that when a traffic is
so VIGOROUSLY injurious that man
who practices it is excluded from
from church membership by the
common consent of the great body
of the Protestant den ,minations,
then church members in those de-
nominations ought not to legalize
that traffic by their votes. 1t is a
flat contradiction for the church with
one hand to excommunicate rum
sellers, and with the other hand to
legalize rumselling. The second
thing say is, if the church mem
bers would stand together and vote
as they pray, the liquor traffic
might be made an outlaw tomorrow.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

In South Carolina, the "dispen-
sary system" has failed. OF course
it has failed. Everything fails
where the liquor traffic succeeds.
Business tails, churches fail, home
lite fails. Nothing succeeds but the
brothel, the gambling house, the
poor house, the insane asylum, the
boss, the police court, the Police
Gazette, the brewery and distillery,
the associated charities, and the city
police. Regulation does not regu-
late. Tax and license foster the
saloon, and poverty and the social
evil grow like weeds in it,. Roisome
shadow. Western Christian Advo-
cate.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-08
Az TEE CizssjTA:jGr.A.
= &r:,nd &icres,Iiicnn SpccIncir oil
-',;nU ftt,T.' 10 uisht.

An enthusiastic audience n tho Acad-
envy Of Music last night enjoyed a de-
liSntiul entertainment by Mc&si's Ram
Sohec and R1bcrt*on. III which the lat
ter made some exquisite music and the
former performer many abpafrr;Iv
wonderful and successful raa,S OF magic
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-08
bSlihIS isl.2; TON.


Mr. " +. Russell and family, who re-
Siucu on North Maltby avenue. removed
YESTERDAY o Tic corner Of James ana AL
C&andra streets IL
Nj T; II. Little Of AInltby avenue loft
- lew DAYS ago TO spend his vacation in
liision, \. G.. his home. lie was ucco,n-
banned by his brother, Mr.. W. b. Little.
VINO, sEent some time with him in the
ward '' - "
y blaze, which might have causd n sey-
ca Thousand dollar fire, was extinerish-
q yesterday morning; by several buckets;
- water; The fire broke out aro,;nd the
.iHc u me kitlhrn Of Mr.. Nm y Wal.
h&r, No ~ E&ilIC:id avenue Timely
aEtion made TIE damage nominal.
ATS. w. ii. Alorris.tte OF Nl;Nby ave
ms - on a visit 10 relatives III Occ;iia
ne iocn! board vii hold q short meet
ln% tn-nsht -; Lhcir organization and
otter matters Of 10 &necai interest.
All. i. y. $nier$ OF IItcrStllrg Sunnt
nue.
Miss Carrie iiulgins, OF South Clayton
avenue, came TO the city yesterday from
; N'aihewS county, where her mother las
w Quest ION often heard is where can
| get !. Stamr?'' \ reliable branch, post :
ottlcc Is on" great need Of the ward.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-08
The GrandeSt EninadN

Mr.. X. i. Grceve, merchant. OF Chill
movie. Va. certitlcs that he had con-
sumption, was given UP to die, sought all
medical treatment that money could
procure, tried all cough remedies he
could near OF, but got no relief; spent
many nights sitting up in a chair, was
Induced 20 Try l)-. Kings New Discovery
and WAS cured by use Of two bottles.
s'or past three years has been Attending
Ia business and says Or. Kings New
discovery is the 2ranaest remedy ever
made, KS II has done 50 much FOR him
and also for others in his community
Dr. Kings New Discovery is guaranteed,
Tor Coughs, Colds and Consumption 1t
don't fail. Tria! bottles free at Eur.
row, Martin &. Co.'S Drug Store