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The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-21
STUDY OF PoLITENEss.

I'm China the art Of being a gentleman
is sedulously cultivated. There is a whole
vocabulary OF words that are indispensa-
bic TO the celestial who wishes to pose as
a polite person. words in which whatever
relates to self is depreciatory. The polite.
Chinaman will refer TO his wife-if driven 10
the extremity OF referring to her at ali
as his dull thorn or his 'stinking wom-
an This trait OF Chinese etiquette Is
aptiy expressed in one OF their own tales
In which visitor is represented as calling
In his best clothes. and seated in the recep-
tion room awaiting the arrival OF his host
A rat that had been prying I'm a lar of oil
on a rafter above. frightened at the intro
sion OF the caller, ran away, and In so doing
upset the oil jar. which fell on the visitor
saturating his elegant robes with oil Just
as the face OF the guest was purple with
rage, the host entered. when the proper
salutattons were performed, after which
the guest proceeded 70 explain the situa-
tion: AS i entered your honorable apart
Enent and seated myself under your hon
oraDle beam, 1 Inadvertently terrified your
honorable rat, which fed and upset your
honorable oil-Jar upon my insignificant per-
son, which fssthe reason OF my contenptible
appearance In your honorable presence
The Street OF the Roasted Corn. 10
which have referred, Is one OF the curious
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

We clip the following from the
Cincinnati Enquirer of last week:
p. L. Sweeney, Of Indianapolis,
on Saturday completed deal with
the Thomas w. Fox Marble Works,
on Spring Grove avenue, by which
space is sold to the Okey Burial
Vault Company, Of Indianapolis, in
which to erect q place for the man.
|ufacture of sectional cement burial
vaults. 1t is expected that the To-
cal works, which will be branch
of the parent concern, will turn out
about 10 burial cases day, and
will employ about Is workmen.
Mr.. Sweeney is an old Cincinnati
boy, as he and his three brothers
once drove carts in the streets OF
this city, and later they removed to
Indiana, where they have all at
tsined prominence in the business
and political world, and p. l..
Sweeney is a large stakeholder in
the company he represents here.
A. M. Sweeney is one Of the School
Commissioners Of Indianapolis, to
which position he has repeatedly
been elected when the rest of his
ticket went down to defeat. He is
President OF the Indiana State Life
Insurance company, and the third
brother, M. A. Sweeney, has been
twice a member Of the Indiana Sen
ate, and has frequently held coun
Ity Offices. A pretty good record fol
three poor boys. Mr.. Sweeney il
stopping at the Palace.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

pA-The U. S. Civil Service Com
mission will hold examinations,
during September and October, in
several places in each state to Sc
cure young men and women Tor the
government service. There are
now 1877 ,423 positions in the CLASH
fed civil service, being an increase
Of 46, 1876 in six years. There were
1872 persons appointed between
July 1, 1901, and April Is, 1902,
being at the rate Of 1000 for the
year. There will probably be IL
900 appointments next year. Sal
aries at appointment vary from
$500 to 81 200 year, with liberal
promotions afterward. All appoint
ments are for life, and for most pc
sitions only a common school edu.
cation is required. Politics or re-
ligion is not considered. Those
desiring to take examinations o.
this kind can get full information
about them free by writing to the
Columbia Correspondence College
Washington, d. c., or any othel
correspondence college.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

AT Harvard banquet Wednes-
day, the President spoke as follows
Of Gen. Wood:
"Leonard Wood, four years ago,
went TO Cuba; hs has served there
ever since and rendered services in
that country Of . kind which, per-
formed 1900 years ego, would have
made him q hero. He hae devoted
his whole life these four years and
thought Of nothing else and did
nothing else save to try 70 bring up
the standard Of political and social
life in that island; 10 clean il phys.
ically and morally; to make justice
even and fair IN Il; to teach tho PEG.
pie after four centuries Of misrule
that there are such things a. gov.
ernmental righteousness and hon.
esty and fair play for al. He il q
man Of slender means. He did il
on his pay ~ an army officer and
= governor Of the island. Sixty
millions Of dollars passed through
his hands, and he came out havinf
had 70 draw on bis slender capita
n order that he might come on
even when b left the island"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

King Edward WI and King Roosevelt !,
May be Crowned Simuliane0usly

The much touted event OF the
browning Of England's monarch,
Edward VII, which was to have &C.
CURED this week, has been indeti-
nitely postponed. Ths King on
Sunday attended personally the first
ceremonies, and was received at
church with great pomp. Ga Mon
day he was not so we'll and on Tues
day was compelled to submit TO an
operation for appendicitis, and the
browning ceremonies were declared
loft. lie is in a dangerous condition
|on account OF his age, 81 years, and
his life habit Of luxurious living,
and his fleshy disposition. Yet he
has a chance Of recovery, having
stood the surgical operation well,
and on "Wednesday night was re-
ported as doing well.
The foreign princes and diplo.
mats who had gathe red from all
all over the world to attend the
ceremonies Of crownjng, received
word OF the kings attack and seri-
GUS condition with conste rnation,
and most of them Immediately
made preparations to return
to their homes. Whltelaw
Reid and his retinue, representa-
|tives from the U. s., will probably
remain in Europe for some time.
The postponement has bankrupt
ed many Englishmep, who had
went to large expense to provide
for the festivities. The more pru-
dent Of them had taken out policies
of insurance on the chances Of the
browning, and it is said the amount
of the losses of the insurance COM
panies on these policies will be
So ,OO0, 900, while large number
carried no such insurance.
1t is predicted the king will never
be crowned, as it is said an old pro-
phecy made at his birth in lS41,
thus predicts.
Edward is the seventh bearer OF
a name that has proved ufbrtunate
for each Of the six Edwards who
preceded him. Edward 1. was in
trouble during all his reign; Ed
ward H., a weakling, was murder
ed; Edward Ill.,, was unfortunate
in his son and successor; Edward
w. lived only a short time and
died of disease; Edward V. was
murdered; Edward vi. died while
q boy; Edward VII. was compelled
to wait until he was 60 before as
|cending the throne.
Although the king is in such a
critical condition, he expressed the
wish that the big dinner to the poor
Of London, estimated at 500, OOC
persons, should be given, under any
circumstances, on July 5.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27
Boone Township Trustees
Notice.

The undersigned, Trustee Of Boone
township, Dubois county, hereby gives
notice that ne will attend to all business
pertaining to the office OF Trustee, at his
residence, three miles southwest Of Por-
tersville, on Saturdays of each week, and
requests al persons having township
business to present i. onSatuiday. Citi-
Eers desiring books from the Township
Library, are notified that the Library is
kept at my residence.
CHRISTIAN HOFFMAN, Trustee.
Dec z, 19O0-y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

To Sweet Sulphur Springs, via Vel
pen; White Sulphur Springs, via En-
glish; from June 10th till September 30,
1902, at one and one-third fare, GOOD for
thirty days from date Of sale.
g. T.. State Convention at Indianap-
oils, June 1920, at one fare for round
trip limited to return h June 30, 1902.
Sunday excursion rates commencing
Sunday, May 4, 1902. One fare for the
round trip on each Sunday, good for the
day only.
Cheap one way rates to California.
Low rates are now on sale to all points
in California.
v. r. CLAycoMB, Agt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

The County Board Of Tax Review
on Saturday concluded it's cursory
examination Of Assessors returns,
and noted quite . number Of in
stances over the county TO be fur
Their examined with the assessors.
On Monday, John Eek, assessor
Of Boone township, was on the car
pct, and explained several assess.
ments satisfactorily to the Board,
and his assessment was accepted
finally except as to Anthony Coff-
man, whom the Board thought had
forgotten to list q lot Of his corn, q
added 800 10 his assessment there
for.
On Tuesday Hall township wai
looked into, and the Board raiset
several assessments Of household
property, noted the raises in th'
Assessors book, and accepted tn
rest a. returned by the Assessor.
On Wednesday Jefferson town
ship was taken up, and assessment
compared with last year, and SOM
household property was raised 4
correspond with last year returns
and noted on Assessors book, an
tho township assessment was the
accepted, except as to additions
improvements-the Assessor havin
failed to report any, and he was d
rected to look up the additional in
provements and their value.
On Thursday Assessor Joe Goet
Was explaining to the Board his q
sessment Of Bainbridge township
and had not concluded when thee
minutes were taken.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

June 2O-4w'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27
S~The people are beginning

~The people are beginning to
sec that ours is q government OF
trusts, and that we pay taxes to
monopoly far more burdensome
than those We pay to the official
tax collectors Of state, county and
the general government combined.
That's Why prosperity" abounds
with the millionaries, like Rockefel-
Ter, Cleveland, Morgan, Levi Nor.
ton, Dave Hill, w. E. English,
Schwab, Swift, Armour, ct omnet
genus.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

Notice lie given that hereafter the True
zee Of Madison township will be in Ire
land on the first Saturday OF each
month, and the remaining Saturdays at
my residence. FIVE miles southwest Of
Ireland, for the pur ,ose OF attending tc
township business, and all persons hav-
ing business with the township are ex-
pected 10 confine it t. those days.
The township library is sep. ut j. G.
Evrard's in Ireland, where all may
obtain the books.
The Indiana School books will be
iound 1t VIM. +. Young's store 1t al
times. Gro. M. GRKENE.
Nov. %, 19OO-y Trustee Madison Up.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

Election NOV. ., 1--WE.
For secretary OF state
Albert $choonover. Attica-
For Attorney General
W. r. stillweli. Princeton.
For state Auditor
James X. Riggs, sullivan.
For State Treasurer
Jerome Herr, Peru.
For Clerk OF Supreme Court
Adam Heimberger, New Albany.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
samuel l.. Scott, Clark county
For State Statistician-
Myron ID. King. indianapolis
For State Geologist-
Edward Barrett, Hendricks county.
For Judge OF Supreme Court. Fifth District
Timothy Il. Howard, South Bend
For Judges Appellate Coart for Southern
John r. East. Bloomington; W. II. Brack
en-. Franklin; John ID. Mcgee, Rushville
For Judges Appellate Court for Northern
Richard II. Hartford, Portland; Jamos T
saunderson. Fowler; Henry q. thinner
man, Albion.
VIM. I. Zenor, Corydon.
For Senator, Dayiess and Dubois Co.'S
Richard n Ailburn. Jasper.
For Representative, Dubois and Pike
For Judge 9th Judicial Circuit
Eugene A. Ety. Petersburg.
For Prosecuting Attorney
Leo. II. Fisher, Huntingburg.
For Auditor
Michael A. Sweeney, Jasper.
For CLERK
John r. Huther, jasper.
For Recorder
Philip J. kunkel. Jasper.
For Sheriff
Victor v. Cassidy, Jasper.
For Treasurer
WIN. r. Beckman. Dubois.
Tor Surveyor
Geo. r. Corn, Ireland.
FOR Coroner
John 7. Meinker. Runtingburg
For Commissioner, I'd district
Herman Teder. Jasper.
For Commissioner, I'd district
Henry Landgrebe. Huntingburg
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out Of order.
what to DO.
There is comfort In the knowledge so
often expressed. that Or. Killn.r's Swamp
Root. the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back. kidneys, liver bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. II conects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
It. or bad effects following use Of liquor.
wine or beer and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 60 often
during the day. and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp.Root Is soon
realized. II stands the highest for Its won
dertul cures Of the most distressing cases.
II you need medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in SOC. and 81. sizes.
You may have sample bottle Of this
+: ::;::i e.: &; ' e.
absolutely free by mail. =G1 9ssS "
address Or. Kilner & Home Of swanpRocs
Co.. Bnghamton. N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27
Columbia Township Trus-
tees Notice.

The undersis aed, Trustee Of Column
ola Tp., Dubois county, Ind, will attend
10 Township business at bic office on
avery Saturday, and persons having
ownship business to transact are re-
questei to present il on that day OF the
week.
The Township Library is kept at the
office of the Trustee, where those en-
titled can obtain books.
GEORGE w. MrLBuRN, Trustee.
IIillham, Indiana.
Nov. %, la00-ly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know Il.


Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and le, |, stand twenty-four hours; .
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

sediment or sell
thing indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; IL It stains
your linen II Is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequen, desire TO
pass Il or pain in
the back Is also
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-10-29

The case Of Gregorio Cortez, for
the murder OF the Sheriff of Karnes
county, which was taken to Goliad
county on change Of venue has been
granted a continuance.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-10-29
MR.. DOOLEY ON SWEARIN

Il don't believe in profanity
Hinnissy-not as a reg'Iar thing
But it has its uses an its place. FL
instance, it is issintial to some
thrades. No luan can be printer
without swearin.' lis impossible
l mind wanst / vent to a printin'
office where frind ~ mine be tn
name " Donovan held cases an !
heard tn foreman say: What
gintleman is settin' \ thirty?" he
says.
81 am, says a pale gintleman
with black whiskers, who was atm
tobacco in th' rear " tn room.
'Fhin," says tn foreman, ye
blankety-biank blanksmith, get a
move on We. D'ye think this is a
annyooal incrycloptiee?" he says.
'lvFybOdy sWore at lvryDody else.
TIL little boys runnin' round with
type prattled innocent profanity
an afther awhile tn editor come in
an he swore more thin anybody
else. But twas aisy to see he'd
not larned tn thrade " printer
He swore with tn enthusyasm an
inacc'racy " an amachoor, though
l mus say, he had his good pints
l wisht l cud raymimber what il
was he called tn car iv Roosha fl
dyin' Jus as tn pa-aper was goin'
to press. ! eud've often used il
since. But it's slipped me mind.
Copyright, Robert Howard Rus
sell, 1902.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-10-29
EDI4oRs EypERIENs
How a Newspaper Might Sound II
We Always Were Truthful

A Missouri editor announced that
for just one issue he would tell the
truth. Here are a few items from
that issue
John BONN, the LATEST mer-
chant in toxin. made trip to
Bellview Yesterday. John Doyle,
our groccryman, Is doing a poor
business. His store Is dirty, dusty
and noxiously odoriferous. How
can be expect to do much2 Rev
Styx preached Sunday night on
Charity. The sermon was punk
If the reverend gentleman would
live up a little closer to what he
breaches he'd have bigger congre-
cations. Dave Sonky died last
Saturday at his home in this place
The doctor gave it out as heart fail
ure. The fact is he was drunk, and
whisky Is what killed him His
home was rented shack in Rowdy
street. Married-Miss Sylvia Rhodes
and James Canadian, last Saturday
evening at the Baptist parsonage.
The bride is very ordinary town
girl who doesn't know any more
than a rabbit about cooking, and
who never helped her mother three
DAYS in her life. She is not beauty
by any means and has gait like
a fat duck. The groom is we'll
known here as an up-to-date loafer.
be has been living off the old folks
all his life and don't amount to
shucks. They will have a hard life
while they live together and the
News has no congratulations to Of
fer, for we don't believe any good
can come from such a union"
The issue in which the Missouri
editor told the truth was the last he
ever made. Now, in the springtim
when the dew like diamonds spark
les in the tender grass, when sweet
throated birds make a melody all
the day, subscribers to this paper
while it was published drive out
into the country a short way to
catch a glimpse Of piece of black
skin which hangs suspended from a
barbod wire fence. 1t is all that
remains of the once manly form Of
the Missouri editor who told the
truth for one week. "-Rubliskin's
Auxiling.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18

THE Chinese exclusion bill which
had been framed by the western
senators and represen tatives and
passed by the house was defeated in
the senate On the 10th inst, and by
a vote of 48 against 33 the bill OF
Platt of Connecticut was substitut-
ed. When the substitution had
been made it was supported by all
the senators present except Hoar,
and the vote stood rs to l. 1t will
now go to the house as a new bill
originating in the senate. There is
little doubt of its passing the house,
and while it may be called a COM
promise between the EXTREMISTS
pro and con, it is far preferable to
no restriction. The Platt measure
provides for the continuation of the
present Geary Act to 1904, and ex-
tends the provisions of that law to
all insular territory under the juris-
diction of the United States.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18

UP to this time nothing definite
has been reached in the peace nego-
tiations existing between the Brit
ish and the Beers. The st. James
Gazette predicts an early public an
nouncement of the progress of the
peace negotiations. The paper says
there is little doubt that if the Brit
ish and Beers arrive at an under
standing on the main points of the
proposal, peace will ensue, the ban
ishment proclamation will be with
drawn, and minor points like re-
stocking the farms, will be referred
to a board composed of British and
Boer representatives. tits believed
that discord exists between the
British cabinet and Lord Miner,
the British High Commissioner in
South Africa, over the terms for OBJ
tanning peace proposed by Lord
Miner. There is good reason to be-
lieve that the Beers are vigorously
demanding representative govern
ment, which demand is opposed with
equal vigor by the British repre-
sentatives.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
Decided Against the Heir.

Judge Buck has granted letters of
administration to Public Administrator
G. q. Franklin in the estate of w. r.
Williams, deceased. There was a con-
test for the letters. A. B. Richards, a
nephew of the deceased, and who had
been assigned one-sixth interest in
the estate, filed a protest against the
appointment of the public administra-
tor and petitiOned or letters himself.
In deciding the contest Judge Buck
said: sit seems clear from the statute
that the legislature has declared it to
be the public policy of this state in
the granting of letters of administra-
tion to prefer the public administra-
tor to any relative, no matter how
close his relationship, provided such
relative is not entitled to succeed to
the decedent's personal estate or not
entitled to share in the distribution of
the estate, in the absence, of course of
the statutory nominations. RECORD
Stockton,
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
NOTICES.

When you are about to buy suit
of clothes, it would be absurd to 90
to a carpenters shop. When in
need of medicine, you would not call
on the blacksmith to prescribe for
you. To reasonable people it will
appear that to buy a suit there is
but one place, and. that is the tailor
shop, where your suit can be fitted
on you before being made up; and
where you can select your goods,
not from piece of scrap on paper.
where in nine cases. out of ten when
your suit arrives it ism t at all what
you selected. If you buy it home
you can select your goods from a
large assortment OF piece goods, and
can see what you are getting for
your money. Your ready made
suits are pressed and remodeled with
no extra charge; this | guarantee.
Remember mine is the only place in
Jackson where you can have this
done free of charge.
Have just received a brand new
line of spring and summer goods all
ready made and to be made up to
order Mems, Youths and child
ren's clothing of the latest styles.
Trusting to receive a call from
you, and thanking you for your past
favors, and soliciting the same in
the future,
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
Bad Break in the Ditch.

Last Friday a break occurred in the
old ditch of the Standard Electric
Company, causing considerable incon-
venience and expense. The water had
been turned into the Page reservoir,
preparatory to running it into the Ia
beaud lake through the new waste
gate. Owing to the location of the
Page reservoir and the character and
formation of the earth and rock in
which it is built, some doubt has ex-
listed in the minds of the engineers as
to the ultimate success of confining the
water at that place. These conditions
however could be ascertained only
after the work had been done and the
experiment tried.
When the water was first turned in
some trouble was caused, but the dam
age was repaired and a further test
was required. Accordingly the gate
above was again opened, allowing the
reservoir to fill. Friday the hillside
on the south gave way above the ditch
which supplies the old plant and the
New York Ranch reservoir, carrying
away the ditch for a distance of four
hundred feet. A force of carpenters
were set to work Immediately fluming
the break, the work being rushed with
all possible speed, being completed the
following Tuesday. In this space oi
time the old plant was forced to close,
and the water supply on the Sutter
creek side fell off considerably, causing
one of the mines to prepare for steam
power. On Tuesday the water was
again running in the old ditch as usual.
A fume is now being run through the
Page reservoir to the head of the pipe
line, and the company will soon test
the big plant.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
Accident at a Mine.

At the Defender mine last week, SAYS
the Calaveras Chronicle, an accident
occurred which came very near costing
two men their lives. Walter Wickham
and James Lunt, upon finishing their
shift, were going up on the skip to the
surface. Just as the skip reached the
collar of the shaft and the men were
about to step Off, the cable slipped the
reel and down skip and men went to-
ward the center of the earth at an
alarming rate. The men thought they
were ''goners" as three hundred feet of
perpendicular space were between them
and the bottom of the shaft To their
good fortune, however, the slack of
the cable caught on set-screw and
stopped the downward move. AS it
was they only went down about twenty
feet, but that was enough to give them
a number of bruises about the arms
and back, besides bad scare.