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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-12
IN Thousand Acres Of Land for Sale!
LOW PRICED. GOOD LANDS FORSALE ONTHE BEST
PART OF THE PENINSULA, IN SOUTHEASTERN
SECTION OF VIRGINIA.

Eastern Va is comprised OF nine large and hundreds o
smaller pennsuas and it is truly wonderful section oil
country largest and most important OF the peninsu
os lies bet wen the and York rivers The Chesa
peake K Ohio Railway it's way from Richmond to the
sea passes down the backbone the entire length OF this Pc
nnsula which is from > to - miles wide and % miles
long Toano is about half way down the Peninsula pc
tween Richmond and Newport News and only III miles
Williamsburg, the county seat oil James Ity county,
and lies about 100 feet above udewater The lands are
gently rolling and the natural drainage Is perfect III Is
country we'll adapted to grass, wheat corn trucks ana
all kinds fruit do spendldy The soil Is productive ana
very easily cultivated. All kinds OF vegetables are grown
perfection The nearby waters OF the York and James
rverSand the Chesapeake X Ohio Railway furnish cheap
TRANSPORTATION to all parts OF the world. have 4Oooo
acres lands sale in tracts to suit ut prices Tor 10
IL dollars per 1t will be to your interest to come
and before locating elsewhere. have small farms
iron 10 up with without buildings nave large
(pantatOns) from 800 5000 acres each IN good
observation-disclosures among Northern people, with churches
md schools Each issue OF the GAZETTE Will contain new
list for sale watch it from week to week ANA
YOU may able indjust what will suit you For ur-
lther particulars, call on or address me as follows
i C. NJ BERGH,
i Land and Excursion Agent, C. x Q. r. r.
d TOANo, JAMES CITY COUNTY. A.
The following list OF Farms have for sale, to be con
tinued from week Subscribe for this paper,
and the bargains shall Offer.
~, ~. DLkOT1, IORNo, WRGtNiN
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-12

~ sure your iickets read TO
Williamsburg. via the chesa,
peaks a Ohio Railway.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
pa,oka lncendiariseJ.

Patoka Gibson county, was sc
on tire Friday last, and all the bu>i
ness houses but two destroyed.
The fire started in Samuel Burns
saloon and was not checked unit
the heart Of the town was in ashes
Tha losses are:
l.. +. Reilly, confectionery, los>
81, 600: no insurance.
William Reilly, on building, los
$1,000.
John Hitch, grocery, loss 81 ,o0oi
insurance $3.50.
Sam Burns, saloon, loss 800;
no insurance.
K. v. Burns, on building, 5000;
no insurance.
W. ii. Collins, saloon, $500; n,
insurance..
Marshall Harrison, butch,r, los
800; no insurance.
Henry Rike, restaurant and hotel
loss - ~; no insurance.
Rachel Rike, building, loss
81 200; no insurance.
Henry Spellman, drugs, 81 200
insurance 81 900.
Rev. L. q. DaEks, dwelling
81 900; no insurance,
Thomas Stewart, dwelling, $500;
no insurance.
J. 7. Devin, grocery, loss 800;
no insurance.
The fire is supposed to have been
Of incendary origin.
Within the last year there hav,
been several attempts made 'C
burn the town and there are nov
seven firebugs serving time in tht
penitentiary for incendiarism in the
town.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
DWELL OUTINGS.

Sebastian De Note, of Otwell
was at Jasper last Monday.
Roads and Garland intend {,
build a furniture store soon.
John Eek was at Jasper Monday
Cassius Craig is biiliing a new
residence.
Ben Thacker is building a fine
new building on his lot.
Byron Goodwin is deputy p. NJ.
at present.
The Otwel lodge /. o. o. F.,
went TO Winslow Friday, to help
bury Bro. VIM. Griffith.
p. NJ. Craig was at Washington
last week.
The saints have been holding
m ,etings here for about three weeks
aud have made "a additions.
VIM. Roads is happy over the
arrival of twin b bies at hi resi-
dence.
The cold weather has nearly ruin
ed the growing wheat.
Our town has suffered a severe
loss by the burning Of McCorn ick's
store.
G.. c. Cooper was at Jasper sat
urday.
Lewis DeM)tte was at Ireland
Friday.
G.. w. Schell b agan spring nor
nal school here Monday.
G.. w. Abbot talks Of building a
d ,uble store building on the Nc
Cormack lot.
VIM Charnes has a fine boy at
his residence. UP-ro-DATE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24

Ia the correspondence between
Mr. Perry Belmont and the leader
o the National Democracy with re
gard to the proposed Jefferson ban
luet, Mr. Bryan has put himself
distinctly in the right.
Mr. Belmont, ia the name of the
Democratic Club, inyiIed the lead
NJ Democrats Of the country To at
end dinner in honor of Thomas
Jefferson. Ihereupon Mr.. Bryan
cent the following preliminary re.
-ponse.
Invitation received. Remem-
oering that you openly repudiated
The Democratic platform in the last
campaign, | desire to Know, before
answering your invitation, whether
YOU have, since the election, pub
lIcly announced your conversion tC
the principles set forth in that plat
fern"
r. this Mr.. Belmont replied, witt
an al Of pained surprise:
The invitation extended to you
l. in behalf of the Democratic Club
Individual opinions have not beer
considered in issuing invitations tC
celebrate the birthday OF Thomas
Jefferson"
Mr.. BelmOnt's concern for the
memory Of Thomas Jefferson i.
touching, but the idea that anybody
who honors Jefferson IL thereby
estopped from objecting TO public
association with anybody Else VIII
chooses to profess the same sentl
meAtS will not bear examination
Suppose, to make the matter clear
that Mr.. Bryan should receive al
invitation to Jefferson banque
sig gled "B II Skies" would it be
dlsrespectiul to the memory of the
author Of the Declaration OF lnde
pendence to respond II am hatter'
ed by your compliment, but you art
Bill Skies, the burg ar
Or, 10 take an example more
pleasing to Mr.. Belmont, suppose
the invitation should be signed
"Mark Hanna. Would not Mr.
Bryan be justified in asking whether
this was The Hanna, befole agreeing
to sit with him in public as fellow
Democrat
Thomas jefferson did not regulate
h politics by his persoI a interests
and banque designed to honor his
memory are most likely to be sue
cessful when they are organized by
men who follow his example in this
respect. Mr.. Belmont il a higher
priced man than the 'tlOater' who
sells his vote for - on election day
but when the vote goes as pecun
iary considerations direct, what
difference does the price make?
New York Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
w. C. T. u. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
Is the Prohibition Party Needed.

4 gentleman who l. proiessedly 3
temperance man and an ardent sup
porter Of one OF the old polllIca.
parties say
LET the question OF prohibition
be kept entirely out OF party politics
And while this question must b.
made political in order that proper
legislation may be secured, yet u
need not at all enter the arena o
party politics. Intemperance, like
murder and theft, Is strictly d ques
ton Of morals, snd the needed leg
islation in reference To all sucl
questions should be obtained in the
same way. We might, with the
same propriety, advocate the neces
sity OF distinct political party to
work against the crime OF murder
a. against the curse OF lntemper
ance. y
To The above we offer the follow
ing objection. Ii neither of the
time honored political parties would
take open and decided action against
murder and theft, but evade them
in order 10 get votes, then another
party would be necessary in order
TO arouse properly the minds Of the
people on these matters. II the re-
publican and q, mocratic partie :
should assume the same attitude
toward murder and theft a they dc
toward the liquor traffic, and the
curse that attends il, there would be
widesp pread disgust throughout the
land. They would not dare To take
such a position. Ii the old parties
will not take position agalnat the
saloon what must those do who de-
plore the saloon and it, evils We
cannotconscientiOu~ly vote to license
an inSt:tution-a buslneS--that Is
fraught with 50 much evil. We
cannot be Indifferent TO the cries OF
wives. mothers, sisters and brothers
who saw: The saloon l. cursIng
our home, i destroying loved ones,
will YOU not help us2H How can
we be Indifferent We must plead
against the saloon. We mast 30
vote a. to register our protest against
the saloon. the liquor traffic.
W. %. MOORE.
Indianapolis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
POrtersville Pointers.

For the want of something better
to do sister and | will try and tell
you all good readers that Porters
Vile is still on the boom-like al
ways, you know.
Ell Rudolph says that its dollars
to dolghuuts that X b. has ,um-
bled into love.
What a nice place PJrtersville
would be to live i if.
Miss Lizzie Kroiel is going to
stay with Mrs. Sherrit this summer
again. Lizzie l. a bonny damsel
and she is highly beloved at this
place.
Farmers were all busy sowing
oats last week.
The old Blup, Blup Show Co.
showed here Saturday last. :.
The way all things appear spring
must be coming on soon, as sis
ter says Billie Breidenbaugh was
sowing lettuce seed three weeks
ago, and the young damsels were
all cleaning up their houses last
week. Katie says she wants her
house in good order before she
makes her new tumble. Glove tum-
ble?)
If you have a hair raising tail tc
tell always call upon bald hea led
man.
L. II. was again on the street:
; turday whistling his old tune.
The birthday party at g. b
Grim's is going to be well attended
we apprehend. Parties ETC., etc.
are ha,f of the Portersvillers life,
amt it, j. {?
Wonder why L. P. Eisenhut with
the great wonder Gramophone dom
come to our little Ilittle burl
any more.
Now, Doctor, here is a nut fol
you to crack. Pronounce this
word. Memornandrenctificaluban'
danalleloli ipedonisemiemically.
:. and b. TEcANGHRErANGO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24

Prom a sermon by Henry ward Beecherl
LIN every reform from intemper
ance, from vice, from crime. eacf
Individual citizen j. responsible e
the degree of influence which he
has. and If he does not exert IL h
D. re- pom. ble for a neglect Of duty
4 bin ling duty. Tie i bound tC
create public sentiment that shall
work for virtue. He i bound tc
drain the community Of all those
evils that run together and form a
channel for vice and riIne. II j. not
matter Of election; II l. a matter
II obligation. and because there are
the most respectable classes in the
community that don't do it, it does
not set YOU free. Because the man
of riches, and the man Of p 'wer and
the man Of standing IN society
don't Do it, the poorest man in the
community If he does not, under
the direction and reason OF his con
science. labor for the publication OF
the comm )nwealth. he is responsible
TO God. lie is bound To do it. II
his individuality on the one side
has shielded him against aggression,
it brings with il also certail obliga-
tion@, and he l. bound TO meet
them. All parties hold their mem
bers only subject TO the corrected
Judgment and moral sense Of the
individual. II they 90 with their
party on the general ground that il
is going right and j. doing right, a.
far a. the Limitation Of human ig-
norance and human pow ar are con
cerned travelling in the right direc-
ton. although with many imperfect
steps and many imperfect elements,
he may Justly 90 on with il; but il
he il committed, a were the parties
of slavery, to so atrocious a wrong
as that which violated the rights oi
the whole human family, a man i.
bound to fight the party, in it and
out Of it; in IT by correction, out o
it 5y protest and opposition. Anc
merely because he can say: 18Th,
party did il, did uot,' he is moi
relieved Of responsibility. Ina~
much as you knew what was righ
and did not do it, 80 much YOU arr
involved in the guilt; and there wa
a great deal Of guilt. The churcl
Itself was involved in the same
dumb pulpi's, uncirculated bibles
a corrupt and vicious public senti
ment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24

An incident of the forest fires in
the hills of southern California H.
lustrates the comradeship that COM
mon peril brings about among
beasts, as well as among men.
After the flames had completed
their work of destruction and spread
pail over the hills, rancher went
70 Il eng the charred stum
and smoking brush heaps to look
for a number Of cattle and colts,
which he feared had been hemmed
in by the fire. He went across gull
ly and ridge l., his search, until at
last he saw his stock some lite
distance ahead. He was more than
astonished upon coming upto the
group to find not only his cattle and
colts. but a deer, three wildcats,
coyote and several rabbits, all alive,
and apparently in no fear OF him.
They watched bis approach with in
difference, the timidty gone from
the big eyed deer, no venom in the
wildcats purr, and honesty SHINING
in the gray coyotes face. The rab-
bits sat on their launches, as meek
as the pets of children. But the
poor coyote wcs in pain, and as the
farmer came close the erst-while
robber of the roost dragged his hind
quarters toward the man in mute
supplication. The legs of the an
imal had been frightfully burned.
The rancher at once drove the
stock through the smoldering brush,
he deer going along with the cattle,
the rabbits hopping along at the
rancher's heels, the wildcat slouch.
ing along behind, and the coyote,
unable to follow, whining a pathetic
appeal for succor. When the burn
ing field was passed the deer broke
into a run for the distant hills, the
rabbits were away like flash, and
the old defiance and snarling leer
came back to the wildcats, VINO
scorned to make a show OF haste.
They walked slowly out OF sight.
San Diego Union.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
JASPER INDIANA. FRIDAY. MARCH "a. 1899

only more so. When the train gets
into Corydon the conductor changes
his uniform and takes charge of the
ticket office. He is also assistant
brakeman, travelling b.akeman,
train dispatcher, travelling passenger
agent, G.. L. A., A. I. +. A., Il. I.
NJ. and all the other letters of the
alphabet. He is the original pluri-
bus unum. Don't 90 down to Cory
don ifyou can possibly help it, or
you may take notion to try to get
this mans jcb away from him.
-Cannelton ENQUIRER.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
NO.. 90.


Gov. Mount called the meeting of
county tax assessors to order, We'd
nesday morning, in the hall Of rep
resentatives. lie was elected per
manent chairman and Frank Mar
tin, deputy auditor and secretary Of
the state tax board, was chosen sec
retary. A rcll call showed 90 of
the - counties represented. More
assessors arrived later in the day.
Committees on various sorts OF
property were appointed. These
committees met to discuss methods
and Try to bring atolt uniform ty.
The governor delivered an address
in which he said that the meeting
OF assessors last year had resulted
in adding $4,000, 900 to the tax
duplicates in the way of personal
property, while for six years pre-
viously, personal property had been
falling OFF He told the assessors
that they have 40 right to make
rule "a TO how property shall Be as
sessed, but must assess it at its
cash value according to law. As
real estate will be assessed this year,
he said the duties of the assessors
are especially important He as
serted that average price should not
be fixed in assessing land, but that
each farm should be considered sep
arately.
Tax commissioner Buskirk ad-
vlsed the assess prS to have suit
brought to
TEST THE VALIDITY
OF the 500 mortgage exemption
law. He discussed recent opinions
OF the supreme court on the subj, CT
Of taxation and was given very close
attention. OF The tax-dodger he
said:
These tax-lodging gentry are
not ALWAYS of the under-half of So
ciety. Many Of them occupy high
social positions, and are rated as gi +
edged in the business world, by
Dunn and Bradstreet, while many
OF them, also, occupy front pCws in
our houses Of worship, and tire fer
vor of their appeals to the throne Of
grace on Sunday Is in no wise d.
minished by reason Of hard days
work in hiding their prosperity from
the tax assessor on Saturday. As
a rule these tax dodgers are known
, of all men. The county assessor is
presumed to know all that the gen,r
al community knows. Put that
knowledge to practice and sub
stantia. use, and the honest tax
payers, who are yet in the majority,
will rise up and call you blessed" I"
Assessor Compton, of Wayne Co, +,
delivered an attack on the 500 ex-
emption Of mortgage Indebtedness.
He believes it will reduce the dup
licate of Wayne county 10000.
indianapolis Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24

qllsnrD EVERY FRIDAY, AT JAS
ye. DrBoIs COUNTY, INDIANA, BY
CLEMENT DOANE.
| nFFlCE.-IN COURIER BUILDING
|. Arsr SIXTH STREET.
PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTION.
|, year. 81 Numbers, Postpaid, sl.5o
| ,rer time in proportion.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
!, legal advertisements legal rates :
lines 81 90 for first insertion; 5Oc.
,rh Subsequent insertion.
!, yearly advertisements liberal con-
,s-s vii be made To regular adver-
rsers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
Porto Rican Facts.
,tal popnlation. SOC, 900.

Total population, SUI, wv.
Area of Porto Rico, 3,66s square
miles.
Temperature varies only six de-
grees the year around.
Cockfghting j. the best loved
sport of all Porto Ricans.
Seven out Of eight Porto Rican.
can not read or write.
Laborers' wages are paid in ban
anas. Fifty bananas is a day,
wage, and bananss grow wild.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24

The central passenger association
has made a rate Of cent mile foi
the next grand army encampment,
which will be held in Philadelphia
Iext September The Trunk j
association which controls the ter
ritory east Of Buffalo and Pittsburg
a. made rate of one fare for the
-ound trip. In order not to conllic
With the trunk lines the Centra
passenger association will not sci
-ound trips for less than 5000.
-,,h.o~,ha e. tha rprpfru
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
cox e KEAN,
at Law
,ASPER. INDIANA -.

4 urtctire .n the courts of Dubois and
\ r NJ ,.alntlt.. Collections ana Probate
w. specially
4n ia N4.lN
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24

Prof. Jas. Troop, Purdue univei
sity, has been appointed state ea
tomologist. %
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
Responsibility Of Individual Voters.

Indianapolis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24

500 jails are required to harvest
the saloon crop.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-27
Civil Service Rules
IN OUR RESTAURANT.

it has to. Our walters are
srained to be civil, quick and at
tentive to our guests. Our chef
% unrivaled in preparation of
dainty and appetizing dishes.
Everything is scrupulously clean,
everything rs comfortable as we
enn make it. And the prices are
always in reason.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-27
The CONSUL GENERAL.
Returns from the d lent on the
Steamer Goptic,

COnsul-General Hayward accompa-
A.ed by Mrs. Hayward and the children
came IN on the C0ptic Saturday. Mr.
Hayward will resume his duties here
while Mrs Hayward went on through
10 San Francisco, whence she will GO
70 Washington. D. c., for the social
winter
Mr.. Hayward spent considerable
time in Japan and China. and made a
side trip to Manila while awaiting the
steamer Coptc. While in Manila Mr..
Hayward went out upon the lake in
one of the government launches. and
a. Calamba, nearly fell into the hands
of the insurgents. 1t had been the
COnsul-Genetal's desire TO keep as far
away as possible from the enemy's
lines. but upon this occasion he came
much closer to the enemy than the
average soldier in the Philippines
cares 10 get.
As to General Otis and the burdens
which the Commanding General is car
rying in the tremendous army organ
iZ3tiOn, Mr.. Hayward is of the Opin-
ion that he is working along the right
inc " cIIStL an Sdl ~ NOIICItSLOI Vi Tie
struggle.
The Philippines are rich in re-
sources, and Americans do not yet full
~ appreciate what we have down there
1t will prove of great value to the
United States, and American capital
will be well placed in our new posses
siOnS.
The Cancellation methods of General
Otis will surely bring about an early
peaceful termination of the war, and
he is sanguine of early success. In
Manila with Americanism there will
be changes for the better and it will
become a great city
Mrs. Hayward's return to Washing
ton, and the probabilities of the per-
manent absence of his family from
Honolulu, is an indication that the
COnsul-General expects an early pas
sage of the Hawaiian bill in Congress
in which event the Consul-Generals
office here would be abolished.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-27
GRADUAL PROGRESS.

'How's your boy doing?" inquired
the man whose business takes him oc-
casionally to a rural community where
he knows all the inha bitants.
Fine"
Has a good job, has he?"
He amt got a job no more He's
got a situation. He started in with a
job, where he didn't get nothin' but
wages-four dollars "a week But he
done so good that they boosted him
right along, so that now he's gettin'
ten dollars a week. That there amt
wages That's salary
How are your own affairs prosper
ing?"
First rate
Still pursuing your old business?"
No I'm farmer now
Why, isn't that what you always
were?"
NO, Stree. l don't fool myself with
no fiatterin' notions. Up to a little
while ago, when the wave of prosperi-
ty struck, l wasn't nothin' but a COM
mon cracker. But I've bought an extra
piece of ground an lifted a couple of
mortgages, an now I'm a farmer. Eff
the luck holds out III have some mo-
ney in the bank in a few years. Then
l m goin' to buy a three-minute hoss
and blackboard and NOV the grass
in front of the house and be an agricul-
turaliSt"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-27
DEATH OF Mr.. PHELPS.
Well Known Here For Years Chief
Engineer of KOhala Plantation

The funeral of the late Caspar Phelps
took place yesterday afternoon from
the Masonic Temple under the auspices
of Lodge q, F. e A. NJ, of which Mr.
Phelps was a member.
The deceased gentleman came to the
Islands over thirty years ago. He
married a daughter of the late Capt
Adams and settled in KOhala district
Hawaii For some nine years he was
chief engineer of Kohala plantation A
few months ago Mr.. Phelps health be
gan to fail and he sold his property
interests in Kohala and came to Homo
lulu for medical treatment, making
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wright on Beckley street.
In spite of professional skill and the
careful nursing given him by Mr.
Wright's family and the Masonic Fra
ternity he steadily declined and the
end came at six o'clock Saturday even
ing.
Mr. Phelps was born in Bellville
Ohio, sixty five years ago and leaves
a widow and many warm friends to
mourn his loss.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-27
Residence Sites
AT MANOA
FOR SALE.

HAVING PURCHASED 4 TRACT
of the finest land in Manoa for resi-
dence sites. will now receive appli-
cations from i,artlos desiring 70 pur-
chase.
These lots are Immediately in front
Of the residence Of II. e. Cooper, Esq.
and command a grand view Of Manoa
Valley and the picturesque country &c
Diamond Head
There are 10 lots in z series, S front
ing on the west, or main, ManOa road
and facing on Liboliho street.
The lots are each LOO feet wide and
rom 100 to 236 feet deep. Government
water main laid past the lots on West
Manoa road.
Early applications necessary. Map
of the property and all information in
regard to terms Of purchase, etc, ST
my Office.
Terms-One-thfrd cash, balance In
one and two years at per cent
Early application necessary.