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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
A Grotesaue Creature.

The Maori Is not strictly beautiful,
but he is valiant and. let us trust good.
AS for his better half. I'm her native
dress. with tattooed lips and chin and
long, single eardrop Of greensboro and
with an appropriate background OF
tree fern or Il tree scrub. she Is savage
and not unpleaslng. But I'm town. when
her fancy has been permitted 10 riot
among the violent aniline dyes Of the
diapers cheap lots and she is dressed
to the bent OF her barbaric taste. she Is
a hideosity.
Begin at the ground and picture a
pair OF large. fiat. brown feet and
thick ankles appearing beneath bad
ly cut skirt Of some bowling design In
checks. Above hangs n short and dis
proportionately full jacket of scarlet,
purple. magenta or green velveteen. A
neckerchief OF yellow. blue or crimson
encircles the neck and topping all is a
grotesque tattooed face half concealed
by the tapping frills Of brilliant pink
sunbonnet
No sketch OF a Maori lady Of respect
ability Is complete without a pipe
frequently a heavy silver mounted one
worn I'm the mouth. the united effect
of the pipes the frilled bonnets and
the gorgeous gowns being to bestow
upon the worthy danes the appearance
of animated Aunt Sallies. - Black
woods
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
Two True storiea.

The Piscatorial Preyaricators' asso.
citation was in session.
Il was fishing for cod of the Banks
one day some years ago" said one,
when dropped my watch overheard.
The next year | went fishing at the
same place. | caught a whopping big
fellow and found my watch inside OF
him. Ii vas running steadily, the ac-
ton OF the tishs liver having kept ii
wound up But IL was five hours fast.
The only way that can account for II
is that the fish crossed the Atlantic.
staid on the other side long enough
to get the time over there, and that
caught him too soon after he got back
TO allow the watch 10 regulate itself"
81 was fishing for trout In Pennsyl-
vania last fall" said another member,
"in company with my nephew, who is
an inyeterate cigarette smoker. We
landed ten FOUNDER and allowed him
TO founder around In the bottom OF the
boat while we cast again. because they
were biting freely. My nephew had
lust thrown a lighted cigarette I'm the
Il, put IL In his gills and smoked it,.
The cigarette seemed to have a sooth-
ing effect or him. | brought the trout
home, taught him to smoke pipe. and
when we killed him Christmas served
up 10 my guests something that l be-
iieve has never been served up before
self smoked trout. 1t was great too"
New York Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
An ExtrnOrdinary Islnnd.

In the bay of Plenty. New Zealand,
Is one Of the most extraordinary is
) lands I'm the world. Ii is called White
island and consists mainly Of sulphur
mixed with gypsum and few other
minerals. over the island. which is
about three miles in circumference and
which rises between 800 and 900 feet
above the sea. floats continually an
immense cloud Of vapor attaining an
elevation Of 10000 feet In the center
Is boiling lake Of acid charged water
covering 30 acres and surrounded with
blowholes from which steam and sui
phurous fumes are emitted with great
force and noise. With care a boat can
be navlgated on the lake. The sulphur
from White island is very pure, but
little effort has yet been made to pro-
cure II systematically.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
Not a Question of Ownership.

President Eliot of Harvard told this
story at dinner:
"A friend Of mine. college pro-
fessor, went into a crowded restaurant
in New York city for luncheon one hot
day last summer. The negro in charge
of the big corridor where the hat
shelves stood was an intelligent look
ing fellow. and his bow and smile were
not Of the obsequious, stupid kind SO
often affected by colored walters and
.doormen In hotels. He took my friends
hat and gave no check for II In return.
An hour later, when the professor
came out Of the dining room, the negro
glanced at him In comprehensive
way, turned to the shelves and handed
him his hat.
my friend Is man who prides him
self on his powers of observation, and
the negro's ability to remember to
whom each article OF clothing belonged
struck him as being something very
wonderful
How did you know this was my
hatT he asked.
81 didn't know 1t, sah,' was the re-
ply.
"'Then why did you give 1t to meT
the professor persisted.
Because you gave II to me, sab. ="
Boston Journal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
A FamOua Duel.

duel was fought in Texas by Alex
ander Shot and John s. Mott. Not,
was shot and Shot was not. In this
case II Is better TO be Shott than Mott
There was rumor that Mott was not
shot. but Shot avows that he was not
which proves either that the shot Shot
shot at Mott was not shot or that Mott
was shot Notwithstanding.
may be made to appear on trial
that the shot Shott shot shot Mott or, as
accidents with firearms are frequent. II
may be possible that the shot Shot
shot shot Shott himself. when the
whole affair would resolve itself into
its original element. and Shott would
be shot and Mott would be not
We think. however, that the shot
Shot shot shot, not Shott, but Mott
Anyway, II Is hard to tell who was
shot
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

What always strikes one 80 forcibly
~ i think, the shortness Of human
life, compared with other works OF
nature. The longest life-how short
II is! And half OF II one can hardly call
life, being spent In sleep, which Is
not real existence.
A French preacher | heard once
brought the shortness of life strongly
before me by relating In his sermon
how a saint. In olden days, wishing 10
impress on himself the rapidity OF life's
race, when he came TO years of dis.
erection. placed so marbles In a glass
jar, each marble TO represent year OF
human life. taking 80 years as an out
side limit very far exceeding that.
Then. taking another glass jar, from
the first one he took the number Of
marbles representing the years he had
already passed, and placed them In the
empty jar. and then year by year ex-
tracted marble from the other, till.
more rapidly than he could have
dreamed. the two jars contained 40
marbles each. Then still more swiftly
did each year seem to speed away, and
what had so short a time before been
the full jar became the nearly empty
one. till three. two and then only one
marble remained. and life. which
had looked so long at starting. had
swiftly and silently melted away.-C.
De la War;.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
Too Much For the Tiger.

A keeper at the Philadelphia 700 told
the following interesting story Of an
encounter he once had with a tiger In
India:
"With several companions | was on
my way TO visit some native friends
in neighboring village. and as the
jungle paths were tia shortest route
we made the trip In chairs slung on
carriers shoulders. was about half
asleep from the swinging motion when
was pitched out by the native drop
ping the poles and scampering off.
That's how | met my tiger With a
bound he was on me and had taken a
mouthful Of my coat, intending. no
doubt 10 carry me into the dense un-
dergrowth.
"Fortunatcly for Inc ! had big bot
tie of ammonia in my coat pocket. car
ried II for snake bites. you know, and
when the brute took the mouthful he
broke the bottle The Whit he got
made his whiskers curl. and one was
enough He rolled over a couple OF
times. gasping and waving his paws,
and then made off as quickly as he
appeared. Hurt? No. only few
bruises from the fall, but the close
shave took my nerves for some
months"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

In little town or village in Glouces.
tershire there is a church which
contains the mortal remains OF one Of
the old Crusaders. In molderlng eff
figy he is depicted on the tomb. while
by his side In cold eloquence is imaged
the form of his wife. Ii will be noticed
by even the casual observer that the
female image is bereft OF one OF the
hands, and the story runs that the
Crusader, while fighting In the east,
was made a prisoner OF war and
brought before Saladin, who, before
executing judgment upon him, asked
him II there was any reason why he
should not be put to death. To this
the knight replied that he was but
young, and would leave a newly welded
wife. who would bitterly mourn his
loss.
1.-THE love OF woman Is as fleeting
breath" retorted the sultan. Your
wife will forget that you have ever
lived; she will love again and marry
another" To this the sad knight
could only reply that on her fidelity
he could rest his soul. "Well, then"
replied Saladin, 81 will promise on my
oath as n soldier that II this mans
wife will cut off one of her hands and
send II TO me | will set him free TO
go to her" BY tedious and slow jour
neyings the message came, and she In
all piteOusness for him who was her
lover and her lo.l, caused her hand TO
be cut off and sent 1t to the sultan,
who kept his word and set the Cru
sader free.-Notes and Queries.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

In Mexican theater women always
go bareheaded and the men wear their
hats all the time the curtain Is closed.
During the performance they remove
them.
Frequently men rise in their seats
and sweep the tiers Of boxes with
large glasses. II Is considered some
thing OF an honor to have the glasses
OF a swell below leveled at your box.
Smoking Is permitted in all theaters.
City OF Mexico Correspondence.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
CYcIinr In Normandy.

The roads In Normandy are splendid
for cycling. the only disadvantage be-
ing that the straightness of many main
routes hides the beauty Of the country.
for which reason ii is often a good
plan. when time is not an object. to
pick out the bywGys on the map. This
is the easier because not only are the
byways excellently kept. but the name
Of a French village is plainly written
up. and one does not have ridiculous
difficulty. as sometimes in England, in
finding out where one Is. SiCnposts
and milestones are abundant. and the
decimal system renders them perfectly
simple and exact Highways and
Byways In Normandy" by Dearmer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

The fear OF poison In lacerated
wound under certain circumstances Is
In itself quite sufficient To give q
wounded man tetanus, or lockjaw
than which no more horrible complica-
ton exists. Thus for long time II
was thought that the natives OF the
Solomon and other neighboring Is.
lands lately added 10 the empire used
poisoned arrows and many white men
shot by them died In tetanic convul
sions, including one very horrible case
Of a commander in the navy who had
made special study OF tetanus.
At length the French governor OF
New Caledonia, noticing that the symp-
toms exhibited were not consistent
with the use of any known poison, ap.
pointed a medical commission to In
quire into the affair. when IL was dis
covered that the arrows OF the natives
were not poisoned at all. although con
structed In such way that a small
piece OF the bone point almost always
remained In the wound. The Irritation
produced by this prevented the wound
from healing quickly, and the mental
disturbance produced by fear and per
haps change of climate did the rest.
1t was discovered at the same time
that the natives of other islands who
firmly believed In the poison theory
seldom suffered much Inconvenience
from the arrow wounds because they
believed that the spells given them 10y
their own sorcerers prevented the poi
son from taking effect.-Pall Mall Ga
Zette.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

An elastic play of the muscles of the
mouth Is necessary. not only for dis
tinct utterance. but for expression of
the face as well. Next to the eyes. the
mouth has the greatest significance In
the play Of the features When all
the muscles OF the mouth are In nor
NAL tension, the line OF the mouth Is
waving and beautiful. In singing and
speaking. as well as In repose. all un-
due tension OF the muscles must be
guarded against. else the mouth may
assume forced and strained express
sion
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
An Impromptu Ring.

A marriage ceremony was performed
In Toronto recently, with a substitute
for the ring which. though odd and
amusing. was appropriate for the oc-
casion. The couple went over from
the American side Of the St Lawrence
river. but forgot to take ring AS
there was no ring to be had In the
house the resourceful clergyman sent
for his wife's sewing scissors and. with
the finger clasp. completed the cere,
mony.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
Drinks and Thirst.

Ii is a mistake to suppose that cold
drinks are necessary To relieve thirst.
Very cold drinks. as rule. increase tie
feverish condition of the mouth and
stomach aud so create thirst. Expert.
ence shows II to be n fact that hot
drinks relieve thirst and cool of the
body when IL Is in an abnormally heated
condition better than Ice cold drinks"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
PM LIN the Price

Senator Frye of Maine was once of.
fered $500 to write an article for a
leading magazine. but refused. saying
the figure was not large enough.
How much would you require %
asked the editor.
Twenty thousand dollars" answer
ed the senator. which. OF course. put
an end to the negotiations.
"And. do you know" said Mr.. Frye
to friend afterward. II couldn't have
written the article anyhow"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
Lfautd Glue.

To produce liquid glue which will
keep for years break pieces Of glue and
place In a bottle with some whisky.
CORK tightly and set aside for a few
days. This should be ready for use
without the application of heat. except
In very cold weather. when the bottle
should be placed In hot water for few
minutes before using the glue.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
Learning.

Wear your learning like watch. in
private pocket, and do not pull II out
and display IL merely to show that you
have one. IL you are asked wha
O'Clock II is, tell It. but do not pro
claim II hourly or unasked. like the
Waterman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

She-f can't understand what he saw
in her. Her face is decidedly plain.
He-Yes, but then the figure she has
made up for all the
She-Figure! Why. she's painfully
scrawny. She hasn't any figure at all.
He-You're mistaken. She has six,
and the first one Is a Philadelphia
Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

The nails Of two fingers never grow
with the same degree OF rapidity. The
nail Of the middle finger grows with
the greatest rapidity and that OF the
thumb the least.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
saturday. SUNDAY and Monday arc

saturday. SUNDAY ana Monday are
the favorite days In the week for mar
riage-Sunday In rural districts and
Saturday In towns. Sunday weddings
seem TO be generally less numerous
than they were. while the number
which take place on Saturday are
grsPtly on the increase.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

Nothing makes the earth so spacious
as to have friends at distance. The
marx the attitudes and longitudcs
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
yust m Way of Hers.

you must not think. young man.
said the corn fed philosopher. that u
young woman doesn't know anything
just because she has habit OF asking
foolish questions that give you a
chance to lmpart Information with n
superior air."-Indlanapolls Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

Harmony and brotherly love are the
basis OF fraternal prosperity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

Peptorene Tablets cleanse aud i'm
prove the blood, curing all eruptions
OF the skin. % cts. per box.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

Peptorene Tablets regulate ana cure
disordered stomach. 25 cts. per box.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

Whpp WnDu We guarantee to remove
I'M II WUnM tape worm or refund your
money. Medicine entirely harmless and no i'll.
effects from the use Testimonials furnished
Enclose SO and address the Curtis Medicine
Co., Chicago, III. Remember your money
refunded II the medicine fails. References,
any bank in the city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13

FOR THE PEOPLE, OF THE PEOPLE
AND BY THE PEOPLE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22
Air Line Bondholders to Appeal.

A dispatch of Tuesday from Ind
annapolis says after five years OF lit.
igation in the United States court
signs indicate that the Louisville,
Evansville and st. Louis railroad
which Judge Woods has ordered
sold, still has a good many months
ahead of it in the circuit court OF
appeals. 1t is said that the holders
of the con solidated mortgage bonds,
representing 81 300, 900, are dissat'
isfed with the ruling OF Judge
Woods, and will make an appeal tc
the higher court.
One appeal will be filed by the
consolidated bondholders who want
a division Of the 500, 200 worth o
second mortgage bonds held to be
alive by Judge Woods. The othel
appeal will be filed by the holders
OF the seconds Tor reversal OF thu
commissioners report regarding thu
unexchanged bonds.
So, unless the Southern compro
misses with or buys the interests 0
the dissatisfied parties, Receive
Jarvis is likely to control the roac
for some years yet, as the Y. >
District and Supreme Courts ar
never in a hurry with this class Q
cases.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22

Electors az Large--ALLE> COLLARS OF IT.
Wayne, NlCiioL CORNELL, of Versailles.
Delegates at Large->. r. MO k~s, OF lndi
annapolis, HUGH DOT CHERRY, OF Bluii'
ton, JAMES MURDOCH, OF Lafayette, o.
v. ME>ZlEs. of Mt Vernon.
Governor-JoI> W. KERN, OF indianapolis
Lieutenant Governor-JOllN &. LAWLER, OF
salem.
Secretary OF state--ADAM lIElMBERGER, OF
New Albany.
Treasurer OF statc-JERoME HERfF, OF
Peru.
Auditor of state--JoI> MINOR, of Indl'
annapolis.
Reporter for the supreme Court--Il, G.. \ Err
GIN, of New Castle.
Attorney General-CIARl.L> Y. pRJ NJ
Mo>D, OF Plymouth.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
CHARLES q. GREArHousE, Of Mount
Vernon.
State stician-EDWA ARD HoRUff oi
Madison.
Judge of First Dlstrct-~oEoRGE j. REIN
HARD, OF Bloomington.
Judge of Fourth Dstrict-JosEPiIM NJ. ADAlR
of Columbia CITY.
District Ticket.
For Congressman, Sd District-W NJ.
I. ZESoR, OF Harrison county.
For Representative from Dubois and
Pike counties-P. l.. CoBLE.
For Prosecuting Attorney 5,th judi
cial Circuit-LEo III. FISHER.
County Ticket.
For Assessor-Ww. III. kuPER.
For Sheriff II. CAsrRUP.
For Treasurer-CHARLEs MoENKHAus'
For Suveyor-WM. I. You've.
For Coroner-PH. A. GucKEs.
For Commissioner, 1st district-H ENRi
WEIR.
For Commissioner, I'd Distributions
MAN TEDER.
For County Council-At large.
j. HERMAN BEcKMAN,
CHARLES Eco,
JACOB III. SENG.
1st Dist PHILIP ScHwENK,
I'd Dist. -JosKPH FRIEDMAN,
81 Dist.-JAMEs II. CUSNINGHAM,
4th Dist.-WM. HEITMAS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22

Never be satisfied with your own
work.
Most attempted reforms are only
advertisements for the evil they
would reform.
1t il said of an Atchison man
that as he has lost his job, it is a
sure thing that he is to get married
right away.
A man may think he is his own
lord and master, but he waits until
bis wife says so before he takes oil
his winter flannels.
If a man doesn't think that the
lettuce his wife grew in her gar
zen is better than that bought
down town, he is brute.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22
SHERIFF,S SALE.

Bv virtue Of certified copy Of de-
cree issued on a Judgment rendered in
the Dubois Circuit Court, on the 10Th day
OF Nav, 1900, and 10 me directed by
the Clerk of said Court, / will offer for
sale. at public auction and cutlery, to the
highest bidder, at the door Of the Court
House in Dubois county, Indiana, on
SATURDAY, the 18th day OF JULY,
1900. between the hours Of 10 o. clock, A.
NJ. and 4 PM. of said day, the rents and
profits for term not exceeding seven
wears, OF the following described real
{ state, situated in Dubois county, in the
state Of Indiana, to-wit:
The north part Of the west part OF the
north half of the north west quarter OF
: ,cton No. eig lteen in township Nc.
two south, range No. five wes., contain
ing five and eighty-seven hundredths
%, $1,000 acres more or less.
And in case the rents and profits fail
10 bring the amount demanded to satisfy
the Judgment and decree aforesaid, in
terest and cost. together with all accru.
ing costs, | will, at the same time and
place, and in like manner as aforesaid,
offer for sale at public auction and out.
cry, TO the highest bidder, all the right,
title, and interest and tate in fee sim.
pie OF Francis NJ. Vandovar, Mary f.
Nandovar and Frederick Warensman
in and to the above described rea
estate, or so much and such part thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy the iudg
ment and decree aforesaid, which is in
favor OF Robert Cox and against Francis
Nj. vandovar, Mary +. Vandovar and
Ere ielick Warensman.
Said real estate will be sold without
any relief from valuation or appraise
ment laws, and subject TO the redemp
ton laws of the state of Indiana.
HERMAN III. CASTRUP,
sheriff Dubois County Ind
Cox x HUNTER, Attorneys for Pm.
June %, l9O0-3w. pH'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22
Board OF Tax Review.

The Board met pursuant to law
Monday, June Is, 1900. Present
"A. II. Koerner, Auditor; Charles
Moenkhaus, Treasurer; VIM. II.
Kuper, County Assessor; and Thos.
j. Nolan, of Hall township, and
Samuel G. Taylor, Of Jefferson
township, appointed members by
Judge Ely.
The Board examined the returns
Of Columbia township and found it
generally satisfactory, but passed it
to look up some small discrepancies
when the township assessor comes
in, and then adjourned until
Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 19-The board
examined the assessment OF Harbl-
son township, and found it in the
main satisfactory, but passed it un
tiLthe township assessor comes be-
fore the board.
Boone township assessment was
examined and considerable fault
found Herewith, which was noted +,
to be called to the attention OF the
township assessor when he comes
in. The board then adjourned I'M
til next day.
Wednesday, June 20-The board
examined the assessment of Madi-
son township. and found Q good
many assessments unequal ana too
low, of which notes were made to
refer to the township assessor when
he comes before the board, and
further action was deferred.
4 Bainbridge assessment was then
taken up and examined partially,
and found generally satisfactory as
far as it was examined, but the
board adjourned until Thursday be-
fore completing it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22

p0 Big armies of all civilized
nations Of the world are invading
China, and the Celestial Empire,
having one-third of the total popu-
latior Of the globe as its subjects,
may be destroyed. Is it the begin.
ming of the end? The United States
has 2 900 soldiers in the big army
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22
Collars and Complexion.

WHY will women Of uncertain com
plexion wear linen collars? The
dead blue-v bite is trying to any
skin, and especially SO when it is
past its first freshness. 1t is hard
on that, but blooming IL can afford
to laugh at its efforts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22
Clothing at cost at
Eckcrts' New Store.
Sunday Excursions.

Beginning Sunday, May l3, 1900 the
l.. T.. x st. l.. will sell excursion tickets
on Sundays, between all points on the
line, at a rate OF one fare for the round
trip, tickets to be good going and return
ing on date OF sale only.
v. Il. CLAycoMB, Agent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22

m-The President yesterday Is
sued an amnesty proclamation TO
the Filipinos, and expects Agul-
naldo to surrender. If the Presi-
dent will agree to pay him an an
nual salary for life, as he did the
Sultan Of Sulu, maybe the brown
man will.