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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-17
Philippines Transports.

WASHINGTON. June Assistant Sec
re,ary Meiklejohn has chartered the
steamships Indiana, Morgan City and
CITY OF Para for transports Of troops to
the Philipp mes; has closed u contract
for the Victoria, Olympia and Arizona,
of the Northern Pacific line; has
secured the privilege Of acquiring the
Tacsma aud the Columbia, II needed
nIl five on condition that they be given
an American register. He also has or
dcred impressed into the service the
Senator, Queen and City of Pueblo, Of
the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.. ii
found satisfactory.
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MADRID, June IL. -l the
of deputies yesterday senior Romeo
Giron. minister for the colonies, in re-
ply to "a question, as to whether Capt
Gen. Augusti had been given instruc-
tons in the event of being obliged to
surrender and as to whether the in
structions directed him to treat with
Admiral Dewey, the American com
mander, or Aguinaldo, the insurgent
chief. said the government had given
no instructions on this subject.
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THE FINAL COTTON REPORTS.
A slightly Decreased Acreage Compared
with Last Year Tho Average Condi-
ton better Than for Ten Years

WASHINGTON. June 1.-the final re
ports of the agricultural department
on cotton planting make the area
planted %. 400. 33i acres. against "A,
39i acres last year. a reduction of L.
63i. 900 acres. or 6.s per cent. The de-
crease in the dixerent states, as com
pared with last ysear, is as follows:
virginia. : per cent: North Carolina. Z
south Carolina. =. Georgia. 8. Florida, II. Ala
hama. a: Mississippi. 4. Texas. :. Arkansas. :
Tennessee. 10: Missouri. II; Oklahoma. ?. In
dian territory. IL: Louisiana. Z The average
condition on June | was -. compared with -!
NJ the corresponding date last year. and WITH
an average general condition for the Last Il
years OF SOL
The condition by states Is as follows:
North Carolina. -. South Carolina. IS
| ceoruia. 20: Florida. -; Alabama. 70. Missis-
! sIppl. 80. Louisiana. ~; Texas. ~; Arkansas
~ Tennessee. 30. Missouri. ~: Oklahoma, -.
Indian territory. 40
The condition in Texas. Georgia. Mississippi
and Tennessee IL 3 points above the ten years
average. in Arkansas 9 points. In North Oaro-
linn > points and in Louisiana ! point In Ala
hama the average Is exactly the same a.
the average for the past ten years. ana
in south Carolina there i a decline o.
/ point as compared with that Of the ten years
pcrlod. There j. no state from which the usua
complaint ~ hail. insects. poor stand. etc. hzv'
not been received. The general condition \
highly favorable.
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800 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
disease that science has been able to cure i,
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. HALF
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. CataIrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF tho
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
%proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list OF testimonials.
Address +. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
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POST OFFICE STATEMENT
The postmastcr-Genersi Asserts that the
Privacy of .he Mails Has Not and
VIII Not be Invaded.

WAsmNGToS. June POSTMASTER
General Emory smith authorizes the
statement hat all reports indicating
that the post Office inspectors or other
officials have been detailed or author
lied to open letters within the mails
are untrue and misleading.
The privacy of the mails at no time
or under any circumstances anywhere e,
| will lie invaded during the war.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-17
THE IMPORTS OF DIAMONDS.
Remarkable showing ms Compared with
Is95-Reduction of Duty Makes
smuggling Unproftabie.

WASHINGTON, June IA report from
The collector OF customs at New York
shows that the imports of diamonds at
that port during the period from
January l to April 30, 1s9s,
amounted to 2.0s5. 49, as com
pared with se4l.l-5 for the same period
in 1897. This enormous increase of
nearly go per cent. is said to be almost
entirely due to the reduction OF the Gus.
toms duty, which has operated to pre-.
vent smuggling.
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GERMAN BIG GUNS USELESS
The Arupp Weapons DissEansie-i at SAN
tlago Will Prove Hard to Put
In service Again.

wAsHISGTox. June 10 1t Is said tina,
Sampson has dismantled every gun in
the forts to the right and left of the
Santiago channel sea entrance.
"a Krupp gun once dismantled by
violence Is badly damaged remarked
Iear-Aamiral Ramsey. United STATES
navy. former chief of ordnance. II,
will Se difficult work TO ever make
AZ I'm useful or effective again
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Notice of Expulsion.

MONTREAL, June 9.-Word has been
received here from ottawa that u mes
senger mas left there with the notice OF
emulsion from Canada of Lient. Car
rama and Senior Dubosc. recently at
tached to the Spanish legation mt Wash
ingtoD.
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Aliens Foot Ease. a powder Tor the feet'
II cures painful. swollen. nervous. smartin4
feet and instantly takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery OF the age. Allen Foot Ease make'
tight or new shoes feel easy. IL il a certain
cure for sweating. callous and hot, tired, ach
ing feet. Trp Il to-day. Sold by ali drmggl,.'
and shoe stores. o5c. Trial package FREE'
Address Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, \. \.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-17

God finds 10 hard TO do much for .
lazy man.
Most people feed the body too much
and the mind too little.
The sins we pet in our lives. we are
npt to pelt in those Of others.
There j. no going to any kind OF .
heaven on flowery beds OF ease.
When every shirker becomes a work
err. the devil will soon be on the run.
The trouble in the Lords army to-
day is all the soldiers want TO be OH
eer.
II IT, worth more TO the world for Z
man I o live right, than to die happy.
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No Lack Of Attention.

time properly.
.Jeweler-Perhaps it needs regulating.
"Surely not. | move the regulator over
the entire scale every day."-Jewelers'
Weekly.
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at strikes me. Mr.. Brief" said Mr.. Doe
way, "that your charge of $50 for this opin.
ion is pretty steep"
"No doubt" said Mr.. Brief. "But YOU
see, Doorway, when you come and ask me Tor
an opinion which violates all my convic.
law. but for my conscience. "-Harper1s
Bazaar.
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Nhe Garrison Mt Manila ~surrenders to the
Americans.

Madrid, June ct Is rumored that
the Spanish garrison at Manila, rather
than be massacred by the insurgents,
preferred to yield to the Americans as
prisoners of war.
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ssThey tell me that Blakely is not rich,
and vet there is not a day but what the
wagon from the jewelers. and the mer'
chants stops there"
That's so. She's one of these women
| hat has things sent home on disapproyal."
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STRONG STATEMENTS.
Three Women Relieved Of Female
Troubles by Mrs. Pinkham-

From Mrs. A. w. SMITH, 50 Sunmes
St, Biddeford, Me:
"For several years / suffered with
various diseases peculiar to my sex
Was troubled with a burning sensation
across the small Of my back, that all
zone feeling, was respondent, fretfui
and discouraged; the least exertion
tired me. l tried several doctors bus
received little benefit. At last l de-
cidcd to give your Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound n trial. The ei-
feet Of the first bottle was magical
Thoce symptoms of weakness tina !
was afflicted with, vanished like vapor
before the sun. / cannot speak 700
highly Of your valuable remedy. IL y
truly . boon to woman
From Mrs. MELISSA PHILLIPS, Leg
ington, Ind, to Mrs. Pinkham:
"Before l began taking your medicine
had suffered for two years with thas
tiredfceling, headache, backache, noaP-
petite. and a rundown condition OF TN
system. / could not walk across inc
room. have taken four bottles ths
WORKABLE Compound, n box OF Liver
Pillsand used ono package OF Sanativs
Wash, endn feel like a new wonaAn
snda am able to do my work.
From Mrs. MoLLIE u. hERRE TO"
oil Station, Tenn:
Uror three years I Suffered with acn |.
sadness OF the back, 1 could nov
perform my household duties. ! also
had falling Of the womb. terrible bear
ing-down pains and headache. nus
taken two bottles Of Lydia f. IlnN
hams Vegetable Compound and Zee,
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medicine TO every woman know"
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Piso's Cure cured rue OF a Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing.-E-
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. II, 1894.
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Yo- Know what Is - Follow.

"What | am about to say is for your good,
IL always the preface for the meanest thing
our friends can possibly retail into our I'm
willing ears.-Chicago Times-Herald.
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The six-nundred- pound lady in the nv
scum draws a pretty fst salary.-L. A. W.
Bulletin.
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HEADERS ov THIS PAPER
DESIRING TO BUY ANYTHING
ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS
suouLp INsrsT UroN HAVING
WI At THEY ASK FOR. REFusISo
AL SUBSTITUTES OR INITIATIVES
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29
"she comes from the past and re-visits
my room;
She looks as She did then, all beauty
and bloom,
So smiling and tender, so fresh and
ca "a ir
And yonder she sits in my cane
bottOiued chair

And yonder she sits in my cane
bottoined chair"
Many man sits silent and alone in a
home of mourning and centuries up before
his eyes the face and form of the woman
who was once loving wife and a faithful
help1nate. In thousands of such cases the
wife might still be alive and well and
happy, had the man been not only good
husband, but wise adviser. Women
shrink. from the ordeal of consulting a
physician. They shudder at the thought
of submitting to the obnoxious examina
tons insisted upon by most physicians.
In the majority of cases they have none
of this hesitancy about consulting their
husbands. A wise man will understand at
once that troubles of this description will
soon break down woman's general health.
Hewill understand that specialist of emf
nence and world wide reputation should be
frankly consulted at once. DR.. R. v. Pierce,
for thirty years chief consulting physician
to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti
tute, at Buffalo, N. Y, is one of the most
eminent and wide1y-known specialists in
the world. With the assistance of staff
of able physicians, he has prescribed fol-
many thousands of ailing women. He has
discovered wonderful medicine for wo.
men, that may be used in the privacy of
their homes. It is known as DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. 1t cures surely,
speedily and permanently, all weakness and
disease of the distinctly feminine organism.
1t allays Inflammation, heals liberation,
soothes pain, gives rest to the tortured
nerves. and checks facilitating drains.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29

Advices from Honolulu under date of
18th inst state that it is rumored that Min
lister Sewell and Admiral Miller will take
formal possession of the islands in the
name of the United States as a coaling sta
ton.
The Spanish-American war Is lettering
the London market. Wheat has jumped
five shillings quarter and holders are dis
inclined to part with it. AT Glasgow sugar
rose Is Cd per ton. and large business is re-
ported.
The executive committee of the National
sage which has been sent to President Nc
Kinley urging him at this critical hour Of
our national life, with the horrors of war
impending" to proclaim a day of fasting
and r,ravar
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29
IS 1I|||!
Medicine

It is true wisdom for every
body to take thorough course of
Swift's Specific just at this season
of the year. The blood is sluggish
and impoverished, and the system
is full Of impurities which should
be eliminated. In addition to
thoroughly cleansing the blood,
and toning up the system SO as to
avoid loss of appetite and gen.
eral rundown feeling in the
spring, S. S. S. SO strengthens and
builds up as to fortify against the
many forms of dangerous illness
that abound during the hot sum-
mer season. It is very small
matter to take this precaution but
it insures health and strength all
summer. Swift's Specific
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29
S.S.S.fTffss Blood

is far ahead of all other remedies
for this purpose. It is a real
blood remedy which promptly
purifies the blood and thoroughly
renovates the entire system, tones
and strengthens the stomach, and
renews the appetite. It is the
only safe tonic, being purely vege-
table, and the only blood remedy
guaranteed to contain no arsenic.
sulphur, mercury, potash or other
mineral substance, which is of so
much Importance to all who know
the injurious effects of these drugs.
Nature should be assisted by ma
lures remedy, S. S. s. Take
s. s. S. and be well all summer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29
CHAPTER xxx.
ON PAROLE

ON PAROLE.
was wakened-indeed, we were all
Weakened, for ] could see even the senti-
mel shake himself together from where
he had fallen against the doorpost by
a clear, hearty voice mailing us from the
margin of the wood:
'Block-house, ahoy!" it cried. "Here's
the DOCTOR"
And the doctor it was. Although /
was glad to hear the sound, vet my
gladness was not without admixture.
remembered with confusion my in
subordinate and stealthy conduct; and
when saw where it had brought me
among what companions and surround
ed by what dangers felt ashamed to
look him in the face.
He must have risen in the dark, for
the day had hardly come; and when /
ran to loop-hole and looked out saw
him standing, like Silver once before,
up to the mid-leg in creeping vapor.
"You, doctorl Top O. the morning to
you, sir!" cried Silver, broad awake and
beaming with good nature in moment,
Bright and early, to be sure, and it's
the early bird, as the saying goes, that
gets the rations. George, shake up your
timbers, son, and help DIR. Livesey over
the ships side. All a-dooin' well, your
patients was-all well and merry"
So he battered on, standing on the
hill top, with his crutch under his ell
bow and one hand upon the side of the
log house-quite the old John in voice,
manner and expression.
We've quite surprise for you, too,
sir" he continued. We've a little
stranger here-he! he! A moo boarder
and ledger, sir, and looking At and taut
as fiddle; slep' like supercargo, he
did, right alongside of Johnston to
htem we was, all night"
DR.. Livesey was by this time across
the stockade and pretty near the cook,
and could hear the alteration in his
voice as he said:
Not Jim?'
"The very same Jim as ever was" SAYS
Silver.
The doctor stopped outright, although
he did not speak, and it was some Sec
onds before he seemed able to move on.
well, WE'LL" he said at last, duty
first and pleasure afterward, as you
might have said yourself, Silver. Let
us overhaul these patients of yours"
moment afterward he had entered
the block-house, and, with one grim
nod to me, proceeded with his work
among the sick. He seemed to me I'M
der no apprehension, though he must
have known that his life among these
treacherous demons depended on hair,
and he ratified on to his patients as IL
he were paying an ordinary profess
sional visit in a quiet English family.
His manner, I suppose. reacted on the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29

About 100000 false teeth are manu-
featured annually in the United States,
while one ton of gold and three tons Of
silver and platinum, to the value Of
100000, are used in filling teeth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29

Iowa women have secured, after a
hard fight.a favorable committee report
on resolution for q constitutional
amendment striking the word male"
from the suffrage clause.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29
Attention Farmers!

Are you aware that we have
full line of Farm Machinery. Bug
gies and Wagons. Also line Of
Hardware, Tinware, Paints, Lin
seed Oil, Machine Oils, Axle
Grease. &c. Mems Oyeralls,
Working Shirts, Jackets, Mems,
Women's, Misses and Children's
Shoes, Rubbers and Hosiery
these are side lines of goods and
they come in at time of year
when our grain and stock business
is dull; therefore l claim I can af-
ford to give you lower prices than
regular dealers in these lines who
depend entirely upon them for a
living. I will make prices to Cash
Buyers that Defy Competition.
Shall be pleased to figure on build
ing hardware with anyone intend
ing to build dwellings or barns.
Will take sound horses or colts
in exchange for machinery, bug,
gles, wagons. etc.
Yours for business,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29
A Life for soc.

A Life for soc.
Many people have been cured of
Kidney diseases by taking a SOC
bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure.-For
sale by J. j. Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29
Pernicious Literature.

Books have been called companions;
NO better description could be EN-
pioyed; and as bad company with foul
minds, bad books with foul contents.
damage irreparably the thoughts of their
readers, impregnate them with vile
IDEAS, and put trash in the place which
should be occupied by valuable knowl-
edge. 1t is we'll known that an in
ebriate perpetually INDUCING in an ex-
cess of strong alcohol DESTROYS his
taste, and can appreciate no other than
strong drink, for which he always
Graves; this Is similar to the reader
Of vile books; his taste is DESTROYED,
and he can appreciate no others after
he has accustomed his taste to, and
saturated his mind with, abominable
publications. Pernicious literature ap-
pears to consume the very intellect of
Its readers, as opium, SIN oling destroys
the intellect of the smoker; for such
readers appear to possess no knowl-
edge of matters which directly or in
directly affect themselves or their fell
low-creatures; they take but little, If
any. interest In matters which rightly
claim the attention of all members
OF the human race, but concentrate
their attention upon what is called by
the far too mild name, sensational lit
erature
Drink champagne and drive dog
sled. That's the way to get acclimated
for Alaska. Anyhow, that's the way lot
of Englishmen are doing up at Ed
monton," said j. G. Mclean, of Winni-
peg, reports the ST. Paul Pioneer-Press.
Mr.. Mclean, who is one of the visiting
curriers', was seated in the lobby of the
Merchants hotel. There's a big crowd
of prospectors now camping at Edmon-
ton. They have found it impossible to
strike out for the northwest al this sea-
SON. The weather up there would turn
pepper pods into icicles. But the crowd
won't retreat. 1t has settled down to
live there in tents and become used to
the climate. Everybody expects to get
away ON dog sled some time the latter
part of next month. So the principal
recreation, ! am told, is subduing a
curly tailed Bucephalus. Even after
the travellers start they will have 1000
miles or SO of con tinuous journey, and
it'll take them at least three months to
get through"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
25c. II G. @. G. fail. druggists refund money!
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27

ent day before yesterday on the steam ship Coptic. MT. Dunn left Vladivo- stok recently, but when asked yester- day concerning the number of Rus sian troops at that garrison replied:
 T did not try to ascertain the num- Der. and if I knew I would not say anything about my knowledge of the strength of the garrison as I expect to return to Russia Vladivostok is a fine city of 30,000 inhabitants and is rapidly growing. The improvements are of fine character and the merchants are enterprising and prosperous It is sure to become a great commercial me- tropolis and the leading city of East ern Russia. There is no reason why a large trade between San Francisco and Vladivostok should not be deveI- oped. The ice there obstructs naviga- tion somewhat in the winter. but with the aid of ice-crushing boats the har- Dor can be kept open all the year round. We came out with an ice- crusher.'
 ''Ycs, Russia is the dominant power in the Orient to-day" remarked MT. Dunn in response to questions on that line. 'At first glance it seems that Russia will Russianize China, but the