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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-05-17

INT xtItt lcLlCko ACA
Aug. g., 1893.
"DEAR Mrs. PrSKHAM:-I have
suffered since the age OF sixteen with
painful mcnstruation. l have been
treated for months, and was told that
the womb had fallen a little. The
doctor says that is now in place again,
but / still have the same pain. Please
tell me what to do MRS. EMMA
KuEHL, 112 Trautman St., Brooklyn,
Il. d., NY.
Jan. 10, 1899.
"DEAR MRS. PryKHAM: After re-
ceiving your reply to my letter OF
Aug. 6 l followed your kind advice,
and am glad to tell you that l have
been cured Of the sever pain NJ time
of m~enstruation through the use OF
lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
mound. 1 have taken six bottles OF
it. felt better after the first bottle,
and after . while had no more pain
or womb trouble.
had doctored fromthc age Of six
teen to t~wenty-six, and had lost all
hope, but your medicine has made
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II would like to have you use my
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liz Trautman St, Brooklyn,E +. D.,N.Y.
Feb. 20, 1900.
II Jaw your medicine 90 highly
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TO you for advice.
my menstruation occurs every two
weeks, lasts a week, and Is painful. ]
have been troubled in this way fol
some time. I suffer from sick head
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"Since receiving your answer TO
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MAoorE POLLARD, 3lo So. 4th ST.
Richmond, Va.
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Other side n short story.
4 Two pays Breathing spell.

The holiday. Saturday. n the iac'
That Sunday follows will. il Is felt'
have 4 tendency TO further steady the
market. The managers Of the con
sDlidated exchange have also decided
10 suspended operations Saturday. 50
There viii be a great deal of house
cleaning over Sunday. Some small
blocks OF stock were sold under th'
hammer on the consolidated eN-
change 10 meet the obligations OF the
concerns which went under Thurs
day.
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tite poor. sick at
stom every
morning, every
thing | eat hurts
me. am very weak,
thin. and sallow.
IL have tried .
doctor, but he did
not seem to do mo
any good" Miss
MAGGIE POLLARD,
1919 So. 4th St.,
Richmond, Va.
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Lo~-e. Were stupend"us.

The icsses Thursday were stupenu-
o,,s. one commercial paper places
The losses in the bucketshops through
out the country. Thursday, at SSo.oou'-
oon. and if the figure j. anything Ike
cor.ect il covers q profound impress
sion of the shrinkage in h iegltl-
mate places. Naturally the greater
mart Of these were losses on paper
hut they were all sufficiently tang'-
bic to be counted by owners, anu
could az one time nave been realized
upcn in cash.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

Prof w. J, Mct3ee. OF the bureau
ethnology in Washington. has receiv
official permission to exhibit at 1
Pam American Exposition in Buffalo
studies of trephinlng among the eai
peruylans. lie will show ancient sku
trcphined by stone implements and
connection with this some amin
skulls, showing experimental wc
done under Prof. McGee's direetis
using the same flint implements viii
the aborigines were forced to empl'
1t IL doubtful whether the ancient
erations were performerd for a q
tinctiy surgical purpose or whether
operation was of some mystic sign
canoe. In some cases the freshness
the wounds In the bone showed u
the patient did not long survive the
GRAFTON. and in one or two instances
IL plain that the ancient operator mi
have cut down upon a large blood y
sci. causing almost instantanet
death. but In other cases the operati
was more successful and the patti
must have survived for some years
least.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12
Let IN. Opportunity slip


With the close of the civil war MANY
Irishmen who had won fame in the
Union army on southern bSttlefelds re.
turned 10 Ireland. having been led to
believe through Stephens representa-
tion that good-sizcd army of Irish
patriots had already been organized
and equipped, and was only waiting for
competent commanders. Among those
who returned 20 ireland at the time
we're Cen Michael Kerwin. Cen. Den.
mis- r. burke. of the Irish Brigade:
Cen. William Halpin. Col. Thomas ].
Kelly. Capt. James Murphy and John
Nolan. When these distinguished sol
diers had been In Dublin for a time
they became dissatisfied with stephens
methods. When 1t was urged upon him
that the time for action had arrived,
Stephens insisted upon delay. and ne
was openly accused of being a bragg
CART. Of being vain and altogether in
competent
What might have happened had the
revolution actually begun no one can
state. The fact Is that the British gov
eminent got wind OF stephens plans.
found him In Fairfield House, Sandy.
mount, a suburb OF Dublin. through the
skill OF the famous detective, Dawson.
and on the morning Of Saturday, Mo-
vember IL. 1865. the agitator was ar
rested and lodged In Richmond Bride
well prison. Three days later he was
arraigned before Magistrate stronge.
His After Career
He was remanded for examination.
but before he could be brought into
court again he had escaped from
prison. chiefly through the efforts OF
Capt. John Kerwin, who IL now in New
York. Stephens made his way to
France and thence TO the United
States. He was received with great
honor In New York by the Fenian
brotherhood. In November. 1866. when
IL was reported that Stephens was to
sail from this country to again place
himself at the head of the movement
In Ireland, tho British government Of
fered reward OF $4,000 for his cap-
ture. Stephens, however, did not sail
and this in the face OF the fact that ali
/ preparations had been made for his
departure lost him many friends ana
admirers and earned for him, whether
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

Aristocrat and plebeian are only
comparative terms. Some years ago
Professor Geddes of Edinburg moved
his family into slum district, where
they hoped to do friendly work among
the poor. One evening he asked dis
tinguished statesman to dine with two
local guests, chimney-sweep and a
scayenger. The statesman accepted
with unfeigned pleasure, the scavenger
said he would come; but the chimney
sweep refused to sit down with the
iscavenger. At another time the fam
lily on the first floor of the decrepit
tenement they inhabited told Professor
Geddes that II he continued to speak
to the family in the garnet he must
drop their acquaintance IF the an
gels have any fun in Them" wrote
Horace Walpole, "how our distinctions
must divert themp
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12
FOUNDED FENIANS.
NOTED FIGURE OF FORTY
YEARS AGO.
When . FalI-risdged Revolution Faced
observation-disclosures stephens In HIS hay
overahadowsd o'conneii and Other
Leaders OF the Irish Cause
Especial letter.


To those interested In the National
list movement in Ireland the name OF
James Stephens. who died in Dublin
q few days ago, Is little more than a
memory. They have heard OF him as a
great Fenian leader of other daya, but
he Is not remembered as. for instance.
they remember 0'connell and Parneli,
Nearly half century ago, however.
James Stephens was the most promin-
emit Irishman In or out OF Ireland. He
believed in liberating his country by
physical force. and at one time he was
all but successful In launching we'll
developed revolution.
stephens as an OrEaaixsr.
Stephens was born not far from Dub
lin and was educated at Dublin Uni
versity. He was great iinguist, =
fluent speaker. and is said 90 have been
the greatest organizer which the Irish
Nationalists ever had. He had pc
cuiiar faculty OF convincing the masses
that what he said was right and that
what he promised would be fuliiiied.
He was in the Young Ireland rebellion
OF ls4s, which began with a spiurgs
and ended so ingloriously. Fired by
his association with Irish patriots at
that time, Stephens began almost "a
soon as the rebellion OF as collapsed.
TO plan for another. In 10 years his
plans had so far matnred that driil
classes were meeting nightly In Dub
lin and vicinity. and young irishmen
INDUCED high hopes OF freeing their
native land
What the Irish patriots needed,
though. was skilled military leaders.
These they had not. but the civil war
In the United States furnished a school
for Irlshmen on this side OF the At
iantic In which 10 learn the art OF
war and the skill 10 command. which
they hoped TO be able TO practice In Ire
land when the civil war was over,
Under Stephens direction active en-.
iistment In the various Fenlan soci-
cities was undertaken in 1864. and Sc
cret driliings were carried on all over
the island.
This activity had been preceded the
year before by convention In the
United States. at which Stephens was
proclaimed the practical head of the
Irish nation. or. ms he was called by
the Fenians. the central organizer ofths
Irish republic. John o'Mahoney was
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

When presidential train like that
which Is now journeying throughout
the South and West starts on long
journey across the continent. much
more is involved than appears on the
surface. In the load which such a
train carries is involved the possible
safety and the welfare of the nation,
and 1t Is literally the chief business Of
thousands Of men. while the train is on
the road. to see that it passes in safety
and without delays or inconvenience
OF any kind.
In the first place, every division su-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

The municipal council of Venice has
Offered reward of 10000 lire to any
person who may rescue Lieut.. Count
Franco Quirini and the Norwegian
sailor, who were lost from the explor-
ing party of the Duke Of Abruzzi. A
reward of 5000 lire is offered to any
one who furnishes definite news OF
the fate of the men. Only few days
ago an expedition started for Franz
Josef Land, for the purpose of finding
the lost adventures. They may be
discovered, but the chances are against
it. The remarkable experience of Nan
sen and his companion in that region
affords some hope that the Italian and
the Norwegian are still safe.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

The deepest hole in France is well
in the coal mines of Ronchamp, Up
per Seine, which was completed in De-
cember, 1900. Its depth is $500 feet
and its utilizable diameter is 10 feet.
The shaft is walled from top to bottom
and lined with copper where it ira
verses water-bearing strata. To com
plete it sixty months were required
AT 30 feet below the surface the tenn
.perature of the rock is 50 degrees Fab
renheit; at the bottom the tempera-
ture is lit degrees Fahrenheit, all
though the highest temperature Of the
iair in the shaft without artificial ven
ttilation) is So degrees.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12
deserved or not, the ,mputation q ,

deserved or not, the imputation Of 6
ardice. The fact probably is |
Stephens was not coward; but W
being a splendid organizer. he IA
TO rise to the full height OF lea
when the situation was ripe for act
He was more man for the cou
chamber than the field, Soon after
he sailed for France. where he
mained until 1885. He then came
the United States. where he was
scented with a purse OF $4,000. In
he was unofficially informed that ii
would give up all further Fenian
tation he might return to Ireland.
accepted the offer and the closing 4
OF his life were spent In retiremen
Dublin.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

A PILOT ENGINE TRAVELS AHEAD.
psrintendent, and practically every en-
ploye over which the presidential train
passes Is notified days in advance of
its coming. The exact minute OF Its
departure and carefully arranged
schedule of its arrival at and departure
from every station on the line was sent
out to every station agent and section
hand. Beginning several hours before
the train was due every foot or the
track was carefully patrolled by keen
eyed men, who felt the responsibility
which rested upon them. IL President
Mckinley had sat up in the observa-
ton car attached to the train he might
have seen at intervals OF few min
utes and all night along the yellow
lights OF the lanterns of the sleepless
sentinels who were to guard his safety
and assure his convenience Practi-
eally, it might almost be said that the
train passed between two lines Of
watchmen, so close are they together
and so careful Is their watch.
Nor does railroad vigilance stop
there. That, in fact, Is only the begin
ming. All day and all night long a
pilot engine runs little in advance
OF the Presidential train to make sure
that nothing has been overlooked
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12
WAITING FOR THE PREsIDEN-
TIAL TRAIN

IIAL TRAIN.
which could by any human possibility
endanger it's safety. Close behind the
presidential train is usually seen sec
ond engine, SO that 1t is closely guard
ed before, behind and on both sides.
Still other precautions are taken.
Every station agent Is notified that on
the night or day when the train bear
Ing the President is to pass his station
he must be continuously on duty. He
may not leave the responsibility to his
subordinates. He must personally at
tend to the arrangement OF the proper
signals and see to 1t with his own eyes
that everything possible is done to
forward the train with speed and safe
ty. It may pass HIS little hackwoods
station at sixty miles an hour, but he
must stay on duty and watch and wait
until II flashes by in the night, and,
with a sigh OF relief he can call up
the next station ON the wire and an
nounce that the Presidents train has
gone by and the weight has been lifted
from his shoulders
Even weeks before the date OF the
Journeys start the roadbed has been
carefully inspected by the higher Off
:ials of the several roads over which
the presidential train is to pass, and
improvements and alterations ordered.
little later second trip OF inspection
- made to see that the orders pre-
giously given have been carefully and
properly carried out.
There are three instead OF two men
N the cab. One OF them is the en-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

The bursting forth of a new spring
Mt Carlsbad, throwing out eight hun
bred gallons minute at temperature
of 162 Fair, is remarkable event.
For 600 years the waters of Carlsbad
have run with, so far as is known, only
one intermission, which occurred for
three days at the time of the great Lis
bon earthquake. The temperature of
the new spring shows that its waters
came from what is locally known as
the sprudelkessel, or "foaming cald-
ron." which is believed to underlie
Carlsbad. and to supply its seventeen
hot springs.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

Preliminary reports of the Austrian
census taken on December 81 last, give
the population of Austria as 26, ,SO4
and that of Hungary as 19,203, 5S1. The
total population of the empire, includ-
ing Bosnia and Herzegovina, is prob
ably about 100000. an increase Of a
little over per cent. since 1890. The
population of Vienna is 1,6S5,647 and
that of Budapest 729,3S3.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

THE AUT0CRAT OF THE PARTY.
out OF hundred this statement will
doubtless be startling. The Russian
state draws an annual net profit OF as
000.O00 rubles from It's forests. mines.
and agricultural property. IL receives
annually 100000 rubles from It's
communities OF ex-serfs for the use OF
land IT coded TO or purchased for them.
IL Is building by far the longest and
most costly railway In the world. and
II owns and works over 10000 miles OF
railways. the net revenue IN which is
equal to one-seventh OF the net revenue
of all the railways In the United States.
In 1898 IL received $500. 900. 900 into It's
Golfers, nearly one-haif OF which sum
was not produced by taxation. Its bud
get is greater than that OF France by
more than s20O.OO0.0O0 In 1890. when
one OF the banks OF London was unable
to meet it's obligations. the Russian
government had with IL on current ac-
count balance Of so many millions
Of pounds that when the bank OF Eng
land came 10 the rescue a request was
Immediately made TO Russia not 10
dispose OF her balance before a certain
date. since to do so would be to precI-
plate financial crisis OF the utmost
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

The Emperor OF Russia Is tired
his Job. His naturally delicate heal
has not been improved by the strs
OF domestic and foreign difficulties.
will walt only long enough to Disco
If HIS next child Is a son. II his "
presents him with male heir he v
cling TO the reins Of government
the boys sake. II the child is 3
he will gladly lay aside his crown Q
live In retirement.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

The Archduke Rainier of Austria has
presented his magnificent collection OF
papyri, which is one of the finest in
the world, to the Hofbibliothek at
Vienna. This splendid gift consists Of
t70, 900 Greek, 10000 Arabic, and 5000
iCoptio manuscripts. all of which have
been catalogued during the last Is
years by Professor Karabacek, who
has just been appointed director OF the
Vienna Hofbibliothek.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

What are the two changes in the per-
sonal appearance of people which
would most surprise Rip Van Wrinkle.
opening his eyes after sleep of CEN
fury? According to a recent observer,
they would be the number Of persons
young and old-who were wearing
glasses, and the few OF any age who
were pitted with smallpox. A very
agreeable exchange. Perhaps another
century will teach ivan how to re-
cover normal eyesight, as well as to
save the smoothness Of his skin.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

Here is the latest story of Judge
Henry E. Rowland, one of the most
popular after-dinner speakers of New
York: There was little boy who
was badly puzzled over the theory OF
evolution. He went to his mother and
asked: Mamma, am l descended from
a monkey I don't know, she an
swered: I never met any of your ia
theirs people,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12
Tho Coming Country.

Australia IL a great country to CT
CRATE to. Two-thirds of the contln'
Is a desert. and yet her prodnctiyen'
is enormous. This land contains o.
100000 sheep, between 3O,oOO'
and 35.O0o,000 head OF cattle
horses. It has given the CONNIE
OF the world over $4,000, 100000 In 90
copper. coal and tin. The two pr
inces OF Ballarat and Bondlgo ale
have produced $500 900 900 of gold, Q
as much more has come from
great Tambaroora and Landing ~
In New South Wales.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12
UNCLE SANS SALARY.
No wonder washinKroa Never EIp
sacss Hard Tfmss.

No wondsr washiaKtoa Never Exps =.
saees Hard Times. =
According 10 the latest Official ~
there are ls.446 public funetionaries v aos
various kinds and degrees emploN VIII
exclusively In the District of Colum 4be hs
conducting the numerous departme Will
and bureaus OF the federal goyernmesTr ith
These are the civilian appointees And
the executive departments and do
include senators and representati Die HI
and several hundred employees OF And
houses who vibrate between the caWith
tai and their homes In other parts The
the country. Nor does this aggreg
include $50 or 400 army and navy "a ~
GERS. active and retired. who form Soi
large permanent colony. The mont en-
compensation OF these 1896 civil vi
employees amounts TO $685.. T0s
Therefore the aggregate sum In said
les annually paid out In Washinge "oh
by the government dlsbursing cles 1les "
reached the enormous total OF SIS. sa&peak
505.72. Besides. probably not less tisfrey.
81. 000. 900 additional goes to the seM DO
tors and congressman and their sub III fan
dinates and perhaps 81 10000 more 8ne o
the army and navy officials. most ire d.
whom are OF high rank with large pS8ide
there being constantly In WashingtA Foun,
not less than sixty generals and adm "0h
rails, active and retired These totxhat.
form a grand aggregate OF s25 81. SOS ing"
annually paid out In Washington Ia W wv
single item OF salaries. hiee
II Is a vast. unyarying. rons,ahot II
stream Of cash flowing from the goye1& ame
ment Golfers into the hands OF Fanny
banks. business houses and prolesaIo4io IL
al men Of Washington. the ofiieial III Mrs
sonnet OF the United States actlspf the
merely a. middlsmen. because tfturiet
money IL largely spent or permanently Pre-
invested. IN all tins departments ssnoise,
aries are paid seml-monshly. and II dkest ,
sirabin the oihee-holdsr can drssery
sums oitcner. II the money u Que hif stand
pnt TINS " dependent Nhoiy on ,sfnent
courtesy o. the disnnrslnE clefka y sudde
NOT singular. thsn. that there arc her u
any hard times In Washington. Tdwin,
money for these vast salary dssburs her ii
ments Is not squeezed out OF Washln# IN,
ton itseh. except perhaps an lahaNes icta,
NAL portion Of Il toward defraysng ION
expenses nt the local government. han
the great bulk Of II comes from eli eo,.,
whore. poured Into the eity'h lap by III "rn
nation at large from internal reyen ming
taxation. custom duties. etc, malns ren,
levied elsewhere. This II a distinct II 1, I,
/ ture not enjoyed In any other city IN
the union similar disbursements av
the great municipality OF New Yor =, :
W 'uassa , ate tasar ,,Vui '.s ~ 1ours
- .a'sau ~ .usai sAAAs'o". ~ ~ wi
80 o'u., y nsasn oas a"a' rougi
4s os' ."s 'ont,oa's' ~ Der i
month nearly s2.0c0.0O0 Of addiilca
money. never previously available. -
scattered broadcast. so TO speak. amor ~. -
it's citizens. 80 ~,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

1t does not appear that the English
are ready to withdraw from South
Africa. British agents are in this
country asking bids on 20,000,000 bags
of feeding oats, 20.O00.0oO bags of seed
oats, 10000, 900 bales of alfalfa hay and
20,000,000 bags of bran. 1t is under
stood that these supplies are for the
troops in South Africa.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

There are more than 100000 square
feet OF glass surface in England ex-
cluslvely devoted to the cultivation and
production of tomatoes for market pur-
poses.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12
Russian .srafs m Basinsss.

THE Russian state. which is the
most socialistic one on earth and the
one that the worlds money power Ia
almost forever fighting Is by far the
greatest economic unit on the face OF
the globe" To ninety-nine readers
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

The quick firing artillery with which
the whole Swiss army is to be equipped
forthwith, consists of nickel steel guns.
"a centimeters caliber, firing ten shots
a minute, with a range of $500 yards.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-12

Among the figures returned for
cities from the Italian census taken on
February 9 are Rome, $4,000: Flor
ence, 10000; Venice. $4,000, and Boz
logna, $4,000.