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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12
Coincidence in suicides.

indianapolis. Ind. Dec. s--Rober.
killian. a musician who recently came
here from ST. Louis. and Thomas
Sharp. a young man living on Meek
street. this city. committed suicide at
Titles hotel. Killian took morphine
and Sharp took rough on rats. The lat
ter was found in agony and taken 10
the city hospital. where he died. At
about the same hour Killian was found
dead in his room at the hotel. Both
had rented rooms at about the same
hour the previous night. They were
strangers TO each other.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12
CIaim~ world. Record.

Kokomo Ind. Dec. Shark Nc
Tigue has ended his 46 years as sexton
of the village cemetery. 1t was in De-
cember. 1856, that he made the first
grave. and from that time until the
present he served continuously as the
custodian Of the burying ground in
which with his own hands he has dug
some 5000 graves. Mr.. McTigue
claims the worlds record in the num-
Der Of interments and years Of service.
He came here from Ireland when ?
boy and is ~ years old.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Laporte. Ind. Dec. s.-A movement
has been started at Westvile TO raise
testimonial fund for the father,
mother and sister of Wesley Reynolds,
aged 10 years. who was murdered re-
Gently by robbers while protecting
bank treasure. The father is incapa-
BILE of taking care of himself and the
family. The Westville bank. in defense
of whose cash the boy lost his life,
will probably be made the place of de-
posit for the subscriptions. The pur-
pose Of the fund will be to place a stone
at the boys grave and TO assist the SUR
living members OF the family.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Whiting, Ind. Dec. s.-kuined
through his avarice. Carl Smith. aged
SO. was killed by the cars within 30
feet Of the spot where his only son met
death six years ago. AT that time the
father sold his sons body to a physi-
clan. On the proceeds Of this grew
some transaction he became intoxi-
Gated and lost his position, and since
then had been penniless drunkard.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12
he DIED A RICH MAN.
The First Newsboy 20 Cry His Ps-
pers Ont In New York Has
Just Passed Away.

New York. Dec. o.--Henry L. Catch
lit, who as n lad was the first news
boy in New York to cry his papers
aloud, has just died at his home in
Brooklyn, . rich man.
He was born on the east side. and
sold newspapers in the streets whea
the site of Cooper Union was a corn
field. Acting on an inspiration, one
day, he took up his stand in Park
Row and began calling out the names
Of his papers and an liking Of their
contents TO passers by. The present
extra" yell of the newsboys dates
from that time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12
FELL DEAD ON THE STEPS.
Sudden Death Of Harry n. Mccall
mont, Sportsman and Member Of
the British ParIl ment

London, Dec. 9.-Harry II. Mccall
mont, the well-known sportsman and
conservative member of parliament
for Newmarket, dropped dead, Mon
day, as he was leaving his house her.
He was apparently in his usual health
as he passed out Of the door, but he
fore he reached the sidewalk he fell
and died almost instantly. supposedly
Of heart disease.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Red Key. Ind. Dec. s.-The four men
charged with the robbery Of the Me-
Kinney hardware store. q. W. Smiths
grocery. and the Home restaurant,
broke jail Charles Smith. of Peoria.
H.. and Charles Rogers escaped but
James Campbell. Of Kenton. o., and
James Carroll. of Pittsburg. Pa. we're
captured after a chase Of about two
miles in the country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Lebanon. Ind. Dec. s.-H. X. Wood,
of Leba non. who was burned 10 death
in the Lincoln hotel fire in Chicago,
was well-to-do farmer five miles east
of here He came TO Leblanc fouI
years ago from Virginia. He left fam
lily of three children-two girls and one
son. The son is attending Purdue uni
versity. Mr. Wood went with party
of Lebanon people TO attend the live
stock show
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. s.-The state
board has received word from Madison
that the circuit court punished q. w.
Ober. of Indianapolis. for practicing
without license. Fine and costs
amounted to $2O7. The court also fined
w. @. Richardson $47 for practicing
without a license.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Terre Haute. Ind, Dec. s-The COM
mittee on arrangements for the annual
convention Of the Commercial Travel
ers' Association OF Indiana. which will
be held in this city December 2G-2', has
obtained rate Of half fare for the
round trip from all points in Indiana.
Tickets will be good for members OF
the association and their families only.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12
New Factory starts.

valpar raise, Ind. Dec. s.-The plant
of the Chicago Flint and Lime Glass
company started up at Chesterton. this
county. with 100 employees. The plant
is owned by Chicago people. who have
invested 100000. The first output of
glass is expected by December Is.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Anthony Brogan. Of South Bend
Ind a graduate Of Notre Dame uni
versity. ias been appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt postmaster to the in
sular government in the Philippines.
with headquarters at Cavite.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows that. az the close of
business November %. 1902. the debt.
less cash in the treasury. amounted
20 s95s-0s7-2 si, which is decrease foI
the month Of sfI0.440.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Portland, Ind. Dec. s.-One Of the
largest oil wells in the Indiana field
has been drilled in section .. in Jack
son township. in this county. When
the oil sand was penetrated the well
commenced flowing. Efforts are now
being made to secure tankage. The
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Shamrock ILL., Sir Thomas Lipton's
new Americas cup challenger. had q
narrow escape from destruction in q
fre at Denny's shipbuilding yards at
Dunbarton. Scotland. on the 4th Her
completion viii be delayed somewhat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Paymaster-General Bates Of the
army says that the records show a
large increase in fines and forfeitures
IS the result of courts martial of en-
listed men since the abolition Of the
centeen at army posts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Latest reports concerning the stats
hood bill would seem to indicate that
an enabling act for Oklahoma will
be passed. but that New Mexico and
Arizona viii be eliminated for the
present.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Georgia Csyvan. the once popular
actress. who is in New York sani-
tariun. is said TO have reached the
end of her resources. and benefit
performance for her relief is being
arranged
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

President Roosevelt has denied an
application for pardon in behalf Of
j. NJ Mcknight, convicted Of embez-
zling funds Of the German national
bank Of Louisville. KY of which he
was president
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

The Hartman system. including the
Oregon Short Line. the Oregon Rail-
road q Navigation Co. and the South
ern Pacific Railroad Co. viii follow
the lead Of the Union Pacific and e.
tablish . pension fund for old en-
Moves
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Mishawaka, Ind. Dec. Sired Hen
mig. aged eight years, while playing
with a rife, shot and probably fatally
wounded the five-year-old daughter Of
Philip Trowbridgc at this place.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Snow fell in eastern PENNSYLVANIA.
on the sth- 20 the depth Of four
inches accompanied by wind that
attained velocity OF "a miles an
hour Telegraph communication was
paralyzed and suburban railroad traf-
&c badly crippled
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

The navy department has been in
formed that the Asiatic squadron II
assembling for series of maneuve-s
In which il will be engaged this win
ter In eastern waters.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Prof Lorenz- the eminent Austrian
orthsopedic surgeon. and his assist
anr- DR. Mueller. were presented to
President Roosevelt by Baron Hengel-
mailer. the Austrian amba ssador. at
thc executive Offices. in Washington.
OF the 5th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Henry Nicolaus. one Of the alleged
ST. Louis bribers. was acquitted by q
jury. on the I'd. the first of the cases
in which Circuit Attorney Folk has
failed 10 secure a conviction.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Julian Ralph. the famous war cor
respondent and author, is critically
I'll at the Southern hotel. st. Louis,
from the effects of violent hem
orrhage- DR.. Louis ii. Behrens says
that repetition OF the attack would
terminate fatally
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Representative Dalzell. Of Pennsyl-
vania- has been withdrawn as a can
didate for speaker Of the house Of
representatives Pennsylvania -
viii 60 solid for Cannon
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

The Chicago board Of trade. on the
ID. began its fight against the open
board Of trade in that city by cutting
on its quotations and causing 'ickers
20 be removed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Seventeen Of the biggest malleable
iron concerns in the country agreed.
~ Detroit Mich. on the -, to form
one big company with = capital Of
$50 OOO.OCO-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

The Minnesota supreme court de-
rides that a man who gives a drink
Of liquor to n friend is violating the
law unless he has a license 10 dispense
liquor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 9.-The Chey.
ennc opera house. operated by James
NJ. Carey. and valued at $4,000, was
burned Monday morning. The Wyo-
ming Tribune Publishing Co., which
occupied the basement of the build
ing. suffered loss Of $4,000. Adj
joining property was damaged, and
The total loss is estimated at $751;
600. which is severed by insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
About two-score people were steering
In the building when the hre was dis
covered. nt 5:i5 O'Clock. but al got
out safely.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

The German kaiser has dismissed
the Russian Grand Duke Paul Alex
sndrovitch from the honorary colo
nelcy Of curiassier regiment sta
toned at Brandenburg. because Of his
recent marriage TO the Baroness Pts
tolkor. isvorcee-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

AZ . meeting Of the New York dele
estton In congress. on the I'd. IL was
unanimously decided 10 support Rep
resentative Cannon. Of Illinois. for
speaker.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

The condition Of Hon Thomas h.
Reed. on the night OF the sth, while
somewhat improved. was still critical.
Appliances were at hand TO admins
ter oxygen IL IL should be found neces-
sary to oxydize the blood TO elimi-
rats the uraemic poison
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

After celebrating four hours on
the c-Ase Of Charles = Denny. charged
with perjury in testifying before the
grsnl jury that he had no knowledge
81 the suburban bribery deal excep:
what he Aad read in the newspapers.
the jury. at st. Louis. returned a vsr-
dict Of guilty. ard assessed his pun
hhment at two years IN the penitcr
tiary-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-12

Maj p. s Scott. Of the Eighty-fifth
Illinois volunteers, during the civil
war. and one Of the oldest and most
respected citizens Of Petersburg. Ill,
died. on the 18th, aged n wears. He
vas for some time in Libby prison
Richmond. Va. but escaped
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04

ewhen Gen. Louis Botha passed
through Vryheid a few weeks ago.
saws the London Chronicle, 'the i'm
preston given by his good spirits was
that he was pleased with the terms.
The English commanding officer went
out 10 exchange eourtesies with Botha,
and our infantry gave him guard
Of honor until he Joined his own
hurghers a few miles out Of Nryheid
An this is as might be expected. bat
a strange incident occurred. The Eng
lish officer in charge Of the escort was
presented 20 Gen. Botha's secretary
Jacobus De Wet, who had been three
years az oxford, and 70 his abide
camp. louis Eslem. also varsity man
They were evidently anxious % get
speech with oar lieutenant and theii
first words were: "Who won the boat
racer
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04
PUZZLE THE WOMEN.
Ths Ways of Government and Legis-
Iatiye Affairs Are Bewildering
TO Women Visitors.

Two ladies from Massachusetts,
were in the senate gallery one day re-
Gently when their escort, who was
showing them various objects Of in
terest, pointed out the desks of Sena-
tors Hoar and Lodge, says the Wash
ington Star.
"The desks, you see" said the i'm
promptu guide, ARE next to each
other"
"Oh," exclaimd one of the ladies, II
know now what i means when it is
said that senator's are paired"
Stories Of the mistakes which wom-
en- make concerning public matters are
always current at the capitol The
other day an eastern congressman re-
ceived letter from lady in his dis
trict who asked him TO look after her
nephew. "He is a secretary in the cab
met or something of the sort, !" wrote
the lady, and the congressman finally
found him acting as clerk TO a very
subordinate official in the treasury de-
partment. The capitol guides tell the
story Of the woman who. when told the
vice president presided over the senate,
said that she always wanted to see
Bryan
But Bryan is not vice president, ="
explained the guide.
II thought he was, - replied the lady,
because he got almost as many votes
as Mckinley"
And there is still another story Of
the woman visitor to the capitol who
asked the name OF the secretary Of
state
"Mr Hay" was the reply.
AIR Hay?" queried the woman, in
surprise THAT can't be. because Mr..
Hay IS a member Of the cabinetl"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04
PAYS THE FARMERS WELL.
The Importance Of Fruit and Nege
table Raising l. Increasing
Every Year.

Gardeners and fruit growers, espe-
cially those residing near the larger
cities of the country, have been enjoy
ing a profitable business of late years
and the demand for their products is
still on the increase, says the Chicago
Chronicle The handling Of these ar
ticles. too, has developed and is great
business enterprise, commanding mil
lions Of dollars Of capital. Already
North America is the greatest fruit
growing country in the world, prae-
ticing the most scientific and progress
sive methods. The fiower-growing in
terest Is itself an important source Of
national wealth Where once we grew
tomatoes in an amateurish way as a
garden product. we now grow them in
blocks Of hundreds Of acres. So great
have become the horticultural inter-
ests in this country that departments
Of horticulture have been established
even in many small as well as the
large schools The generation To come
will see the different branches Of hor-
ticulture. each in itself a department
Of the institution. The extent TO
which these special industries are sin
rled out and emphasized measures the
increasing importance Of agriculture
as a whole
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04

the phantoms Of the night and / shall
be young and happy Wen be Off
Sandy Hook and looking to catch a
sight Of home And l shall be getting
ready TO meet Annie and mother and
the rest. And I'll have my best clothes
out. o, tin be grand"
The old mans face had merry
smile as he spoke of the coming morn
ing and the things it had for him.
Seems as if this dream had lasted
a thousand years, he continued, yawn-
ing and rubbing his eyes. Seems as if
! had grown old since l went to bed
last night. But I've dreamed the like
before, and, my Godl how glad ] felt
when | woke in the morning!"
Come" said he, speaking to the boy,
Tets have the lights up-port an star
board an masthead All right. sir, you
may have it for a dollar TIN be all
the same in the morning"
And so we left him like a ship lying
10 and straining at the cables, his an
chor sunk in the deep Of that long
night It seemed TO me that it would
be better for many of us if we could
think it all dream and have his faith
in the morning-thati il win bring back
the things we have lost. But then, he
was a lunatic.
And years went by-many Of them
filled with coming and going and
loving and striving and nights
and days like this one And.
long afterwards, when went TO Riggs
funeral, they told me that he rose
in bed before the end came andsheld
his hand 10 his eyes Looking into the
far sky he cried aloud: "The day has
come. thank Godl and ] am going
home"
And as l was coming away hearN
the preacher saying: "a thousand
years are as a day Our lives are but
a dream Of the night You that hear
me are dreaming
The words angered me, for ! knew
that was awake | could bear with
the insanity Of Riggs. but not with the
sophistry Of the preacher. and l
shouted:
Life Is not a dream, you fool Can
we not hear and see and feel2' AT the
last word / struck a table az my side.
And. us my hand touched it, the room
turned dark. as If night had fallen
suddenly. and every sound hushed And
then I thought a mighty wave Of light
swept over us in which everything van
ished and was awake and it was morn
ing
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04
IDEA OF THE CASH REGISTER
IL Came 90 an Ohio Man While He
Was watching the Machinery
OF an ocean steamer.

a hotel keeper watching the ma
chinery Of a big ocean steamer work
ing 10 midocean received a mental sug-
gestion that resulted in the modern
cash register" said C. G. Eakin, OF Day
ton. o. "The inventor Of the first cash
register was Jake Rittie. a hotel keep
er. Of Dayton o., according TO the Kan
sas City Times He was on the way TO
Europe several years ago, when he was
invited 10 look at the machinery that
propelled the steamer that was con-
veving him across the sea. The chief
engineer showed the hotel man the APP
paratus that registered the number Of
revolutions Of the propeller.
why wouldn't the same idea be a
good thing 10 keep track of cash ac-
count2 the hotel man asked. i am on
nv way to Europe. and some Of my
employees might be rcbbing me back in
Dayton. II I could invent a machine
to keep a cash account I would make a
fortune The hotel man hurried home
70 begin work on cash register. He
did not take his trip through Europe,
but took an early steamer homeward
bound.
"The modern cash register is the re-
suit Of the idea the Dayton hotel
man caught while watching the ma
ehinery of an ocean steamer. OF
course, improvements in cash registers
are made every month, but the princi-
pie Of all Of them is the same
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04

II Is said that a feature Of 1902 will
be the strawberry which ripens in
September. Gardeners have been
struggling for years to produce a
strawberry which, planted in March.
should bear in the open-which alone
secures perfect fiavor-a ripe fruit in
September. They have now succeed
ed. and al least two sorts, the st. Jo-
seph and the st. Antony Of Padua, full
filled last year all Prerequisite condi-
tons They are being planted this
season by hundreds where single plants
were ventured on last year.-Golden
Penny.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04

Since the United States took Porto
Rico under its wing s35 new school
houses have been opened on the island.
The distinguishing characteristic Of
the Porto. Rican population used to be
uliteracy, but all that is to be
changed. And il is doubtful II the
Porto Ricans will benefit a bit more
from the change than will Americans.
Troy Times.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04
Manila Has Is4 Lawyers.

There are l54 lawyers IN the city OF
Manila. as shown by the register in
the supreme court. OF these SO are
other than Spanish and Filipino, being
mostly Americans. Many Of both
classes hold salaried positions under
the government in the legal work of
the departments.-W Washington Star.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04

The following notice appears on a
sirnboard near Port Clinton. Pa;
"Notis. Take this roaf q Port clinton.
You cant trive over the Pinte-creek
Bridge. she Is TOO Poore, and abe is
fentsup. Suprowiser."
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Grand.Nieee of Ex-President
lanes X. Polk, Writes to
Mrs. Pinkham Saying;

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far have not been blessed with a ehlla.
! have. however, suffered with com
nlication Of female troubles and PAIN
mi reconstruction, until very recently
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