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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-04
WAR IS Imminent
BETWEEN NATIONS
Only a Miracle Can Avert War Be
tween Bulgaria and Turkey.
is INFLUENCED BY GERMANY
The Revolt Has BECOME Gen~rai-
Soldier. Attack r~asnsss without
Inserferenc~-Pcpu sab
teeted 40 Every Outrage.

Sofia. Bulgaria. Sept both in or
cial and revolutionary circles the opin-
ion is freely held that war between
Bulgaria and Turkey IS imminent. and
can he ayerted by nothing short OF a
miracle. II is not expected that either
government viii formally declare hos
tilities. but that the prevailing condi.
tons will force on a war.
There is no question that large mum
bers OF insurgents have recently
crossed the frontier. An extensive out
break in northern Macedonia IS posi-
Die any day The Auionomie prints a
telegram from Constantinople declar-
ing that the sultan. influenced by the
counsels Of Germany. now favors a war
with Bulgaria The Turks here. how
ever. take an optimistic view. assert
ing that there Is no danger OF war.
as Turkey does not desire one. and
Prince Ferdinand and the present Bull
garian government are not in a posi-
ton TO force hostilities.
Unable TO stop Atrocities
The Bulgarian agent at Jskub re
ports that the detachments Of Turkish
troops sent 10 garrison the small towns
in that vilayet have spread destruction
along their route. the villagers have
been robbed and beaten. the women
violated and the Christian population
subjected TO every conceivable outrage.
while the local authorities appear to
he helpless 10 stop the atrocities Al
The village OF Dracheve. six miles from
Tskub the soldiers attacked all the
peasants without the gendarmes inter-
fering on behalf Of the latter The
Bulgarian agent specifies similar ex-
sess-s in many other villages. and the
position of the Bulgarian residents is
reported 10 be terrible
Up to six O'Clock Monday evening
Prince Ferdinand had not arrived in
sofia and the court officials declare
that they are without information a.
to his movement
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11

From Me Sentinel, GeLo, Mont.
ln the first opening Of Oklahoma
to settlers in 1889, the editor Of this
paper was among the many seekers
after fortune who made the big race
one fine day in April. During his
travelling about and afterwards his
camping upon his claim, he encoun-
tered much bad water, which, ~
gethcr with the heat, gave him
very severe diarrhoea which 10
seemed almost impossible 10 check,
and along in June the case became
80 bad he expected 10 die. One day
one of his neighbors brought him
one small bottle of Chamberlain 3
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy a. last hope. A big DOSE was
given him while he was rolling about
on the ground in great agony, and
IN "A few minutes the dose was re-
peated. The good effect Of the med
icine was soon noticed aud within
an hour the patient was taking his
tirst sound sleep for "a fortnight.
That one little bottle worked "a com.
plete cure, and he cannot help but
feel grateful. The season for bowel
i.aordersbeiDg ut hand suggests this
item. For sale by VIM. +. Green
well, Leonardtown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11

A New England man found him
self on his arrival at a southern city
so besieged and set upon by negro
porters from the hotels that he was
fain to plead for gentler treatment.
"Look out for my bagp' he cried
Indignantly as it was at last torn
from him to become the bone of
contention between three stalwart
darkies. Its old, and it won't
stand such pulling"
81 amt fetch yo' bag, sab, said
a husky but determined voice, which
came from a big negro who had OBJ
tanned firm hold on his elbow. Il
dom care who gets de bag, sab, long
as | gets de man. Youths Com
panion.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
AN OLD WEDDING CUSTOM.
Throwing the Bridal shoe,i ard How "a
Originated.

In nearly all countries when q
young couple are welded some one
filings an old shoe or shipper after
the carriage in which they roll away
from the scene at which the cere-
mOny takes place, yet few know
how the custom originated. II was
first known in what Is now part
of the German empire. According
to a law in Hamburg, enacted in
1891, the bridegroom was bound
to present the bride with a pair OF
shoes. They almost .played the part
of our engagement ring and were,
as it were, evideneefof betrothal.
Among the Saxons ef Transylsa.
mia it is still the custom for the
bridegroom early in the morning OF
the wedding day to send his intend
ed a pair of shoes, and an ancient
tradition enjoins upon the girl that
she must treasure these shoes up il
she wants to be kindly treated by
her husband, for he will not begin
to beat her until they are worn out.
In Greece when the maiden has con-
cluded the leavetaking with her
friends in her fathers house the
"best man" puts on her feet her
boots, the gift of the bridegroom.
Then the procession starts for the
church, but before entering it the
bridegroom's mother asks the maid
en- three times, "Bride, hast thou
the shoes"
In many places the shoes are Civ
en- & the relatives and not to the
bride. Among some of the Ameri
can Indian tribes the braves on Wis
iting their intended before mar
riage place shoes on her feet (moc-
casins). Among the east Firms the
young couple are attended to their
bedroom by the entire company,
but the brides mother will not al
low the young husband to 60 to bed
until he has given her a pair of
shoes. In Bulgaria the bridegroom
makes a money present to the rel
atives of the bride. 1t is called
"shoe money" and the father buys
shoes for the other members of his
family. This money is said to be
the relic of the price paid for a wife
to the clan from which she was
taken.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
Wanted to See the Live skeleton.

Little Willie had often begged his
mother to take him to the children's
museum. A number of his play
mates were in the habit of going
there, and the stories they told on
their return filled Wiliie's small but
active mind with longing for a sight
of the unknown marvels on exhibi-
ton. Finally his mother agreed to
take him to the museum. All the
way over he was on the qui vive of
anticipation over the strange things
he expected to see, and no sooner
was he in the building than, drop
ping his mothers hand, he rushed
up to an attendant, crying excited
ly, ooh, mister, / want to see the
real live skeleton, pleasep = Ex-
change.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
He Drove Between Them.

Farmer Button walked into the
market place with one arm in a
sling, his head bandaged and with
the general appearance of having
been in a very bad accident.
GLOW did it all happen ?" crowd
of sympathetic inquirers hastened
to ask.
Farmer Button shifted his band
ages uneasily and explained: 'Driv-
in home from market t'other night
it were terrible dark up Black hill,
and presently ! says to the driver:
Look out, Jim. There be a light
comm down left side and one com
in down rigi. side. Mind where
you be a-goin' to- Right says
Jim. I'll drive slap in between
EN- And he just up and did so,
and hanged if they warn't both on
'em on to one cart-one on each
gidep
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
The Scene Mas chanaed.

lie kissed devotedly the hand that
passed him the autograph album
and wrote therein:
81 write my name upon this vir-
gin page. Would that | could in
scribe it upon the purer scroll OF
your heart in that invisible ink
which shall only appear when the
thing upon which It is written is
warmed at the fires OF love which
takes no note of time"
That was year ago. They are
married now, and when she asks
him for his autograph in the shape
of goodly sized check to liquidate
her millinery bill he grasps that al
bum or larger book, if handy, and
threatens to throw il at her.-Lon-
don Globe.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11

Small boy on railroad train can
easily get into trouble. A Detroit
man had TO leave his little son while
he transacted some business with
the conductor. says the Free Press,
ana, az was natural enough, he
gave the boy careful instructions as
10 his behavior.
Now, Willie." he said, "I'm
going 10 be away just few minutes.
You sit right where you are and
don I move bit. II you do, IN
spank you good aud hard. So don't
stick your head out of the window.
You might have ID taken of IL YOU
do. Then You wouldn't have any
head, and you'd get spa hiking be-
sides.
The man went away 10 find the
conductor. After q few minutes he
came back.
There was Willie with just his feet
and the seat Of his trousers stick.
ing in through the window. He
seemed Ia be- more outside than in.
side. and, moreover. whenever n
telegraph pole whizzed by and look.
eel especially close he would make a
lnnge for IL, as IL trying 10 catch 10.
The father did not hesitate long.
He made CRAP for the boy just rs
the latter was making "a luuge for
pole. Tie pulled him in by the heels,
laid him over his knee aud began 10
fulfill his promise. The little fellow
yelled until lao almost drowned out
the noise Of the train, but during a
lull in the uproar the father heard
"A snicker behind him. lie laid the
boy down aud turned around 10
see what IL meant.
There was his son, two seats be.
hind aud across the aisle, with two
fingers stuffed la his mouth to keep
his m'rrimcnt in. The man looked
again and rubbed his eyes, but
there was no mistake.
lie looked nj the boy In his Ian.
Behind the tears was face that he
had never seen before. lie had
spanked some other man y sou.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11

Little Arthur was visiting his
grandmother, who owned a large
rooster that was possessed of fight
ing qualities. Arthur went out TO
feed the chickens, when the rooster
flew at him, pecking him severely.
Arthur beat him OF as well as he
could and finally got away and ran
to the house. Some time later he
was playing on the porch, when all
at once the rooster flew upon an ad-
joining fence and crowed Justify.
Arthur looked up and exclaimed:
"You lie! You liel You didn't
lick met | runnedT
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11

The youthful orator came down
from the platform at the close of
his address, and many people press
ed forward to shake him by the
hand. He accepted their congratu-
lations with smiling face, but his
eyes were on a certain auditor who
fingered in his seat. The young
lecturer pressed through the throng
about him and extended his hand to
the waiting man.
81 want to thank YOU" he said,
''for the close attention you gave
my remarks. Your upturned face
was an inspiration to me. l am
sure you never changed your earnest
attitude during my lecture"
mo" said the man; 81 have o
stiff neck"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
FRANCIS PIzARRo.
The Audaeious. Atroeious and Avari-
eious Ccnqueror Of Peru.

OF all the romantic and audacious
adventures in tie history of Chris
tendon that of Francis Pizarro is
the most romantic and most utterly
audacious. He brayed fearful per-
lis, endured untold sulferings and
privations, oyercame incredible OBJ
stacles with inaexible constancy of
purpose, stimulated by his lust for
gold. The achievements of Pizarro
are not more excitingly phenomenal
than his crimes were periidious.
There is no record OF a more afro
eious act of perfidy or a holder ex-
:lrslplp oi andacious violence than
fIai ii The seizure Oh the great Inca
AtahuaIlpa, the holding him for q
ransom of gold amounting to over
$l5, 100000 and then the burning
of the monarch at the stake after
this was collected.
With less than 200 men Pizarro,
knowing To what he went, marched
through narrow and high delilcs
into the interior of country, faced
tented host of warriors gathered
round their ruler, invited him to a
conference, seized his person, slay-
ing the mobiles who tried to protect
him and massacring his reiinue.
The inca's conduct was friendly
throughout, yet he was treated with
barbarity and fraud. One more
such act and Plzarro sealed his own
doom He was killed in broad day
light in his governors palace ut
Lima by the avengers of the death
of his old comradc, Almegro.
These two, Pizarro and Almcgro,
began life as deserted foundlings.
Manhood found them knight errant
adventurcrs in the new world, with
Balboa looking first on the Pacific
and having as helper in Peru Her
nando de Soto, discoverer of the
Mississippi. With silent partner
they planned the conquest of Peru.
After two unsuccessful attempts Pi-
zarro went to Spain, secured audi
ence and high titles and commits
sions from Charles V. Returning,
he made the most splendid discov.
cries ever made in the western world
and might have carried out his
many peaceful projects of building
and general Improvement and en-
terprise had his perfdy stopped
short with the inca.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
Grief That Mas natural.

The boy came into the house
weeping, and his mother was nat
uraily solicitous. Whats the mat
ter, Willie ?" she asked.
"The boy across the way hit me," /"
he replied.
ooh, well, / wouldn't cry for
that" she returned. 3Show that
you can be a little man.
81 amt crying for that he re-
torted.
"Then what are you crying for ?"
'He ran into the house before I
could get at hin" New York
Times.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
ARCTIC - cA.


To undertake sa 80 people a
correct conception fxtR Amer
ica or Of any par n i difficult.
Although they knos tEAt the coun-
try IS much larger iIae fhe United
States, they look nss Il as being
all alike-a eounsf long, dark
winters, fields Of ik4 M snow and
barren wastes. In fxs ssfhin arc
tic and snbaretic ia there is
much diversity of 'ia|zse And in
this beautiful susnn 3 Of Alas
ka there are I'm misla s8sssep endless
fields of heaatifnI iall lie afany
times | have lefs - - asss the
fest sf tIsN Ia6sssss,sillS. j aiiss, paissing 4
through a little meadow where a
variety Of wild grasses waved their
tops above my head, | would COM
mence to climb among the dense,
tangled and almost tropical jungle
of alders, where grew several vari-
ties of the most beautiful ferns.
Reaching the upper limits of the
alders, great, waving fields of the
purple lupine and dainty red colum-
bine covered acres and acres of the
high, rolling hills. Among them
wild celery and wild parsnip grew
many feet high, and other luxuriant
foliage plants gave my surround
ings an almost tropical appearance.
A little farther many little ponds
grew beautiful, yellow lilies, with
their great leaves resting on the
surface of the water, and the pur-
pie iris bordered the shores.
Still higher came. the yellow sun
flowers, white and purple daisies in
endless fields and higher yet violets,
pinks, forgetmenots, buttercups and
bluebells and dozens and dozens of
dainty blossoming plants in many
colOrs.
Purple is the predominating col
or, then white and yellow and blue
and pink dividing honors. But few
red flowers were seen. ! have trav-
eled many miles where every foot of
my way was one grand profusion of
beautiful flowers in many varieties.
Andrew J. Stone in Scribner's.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
What Caught uneIe zeke.

Uncle Zeke had never seen a great
orchestra in action before. He sat
looking with rapt attention at the
stage till the selection had been
played to the end and then drew n
long breath.
81 am glad it interested you, un-
ele," said his nephew.
"Me?' exclaimed Uncle Zeke. 81
wasn't listenin' to the playin'. |
was watchin' the lady with the big
harp and wonderin' when she was
goin' to begin, and, by jocks, she
didn't begin at all. l."-Chicago Trib-
une.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
THEY STUDY At HOME.


In Germany the law requires that
every child attend school from the
age of six up to fourteen. Parents
are compelled to pay fne in court
IL their children are absent from
school without good cause, and the
child must make up the time lost by
just as many extra days at the end
OF his course as be has been absent.
Children are called by their last
names from the very first of their
school days. Their teachers are
men almost without exception. The
hours for attendance in the winter
ara from 3 to Il in the morning
and from . to 4 in the afternoon
and in the warmer months from z
to IL and from to 4. These hours
are shortened for the younger chill
dren. On Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons the schools are closed.
What seems strange to us is that all
studying is done out Of school. A
class not having recitation, there
fore, is sent home, and so il hap
pens that few children are all of the
six hours day in school, as the
above hours would seem to indicate.
The very little ones, for instance,
may be in school from & to o, from
IL to IL and from 2 to 2, the inter
yening time being spent at home in
play or study. In consequence of
this out of school study oil books,
pencils and stationery are taken
home at the close Of the morning
and afternoon sessions. This has
given rise TO the use Of knapsacks
by both girls and boys. These KNAPP
sacks are made Of leather either
dressed or with the hair on.
If boy intends to carry his cdu-
cation beyond that afforded by the
grammar school, he is expected Ia
enter the high school at the age Of
nine or ten years, where his lower
school studies are continued and
languages are commenced in a sim
pie way. Girls in like manner 90
to higher school. The studies
pursued in German schools are
much the same as in our own.-
Charles Walter Gcrould in st. Mich
olas.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11

Stothard, an English painter, was
noted for his certainty of hand. An
anecdote related by Leslie, broth
er artist, shows how he acquired
the sGreness that gave him fame.
Stothard was showing some early
drawings from the antique, made
while he was a student of the acad-
emy- They were begun and finished
with pen and ink only, and Leslie
remarked that ''they looked like
beautiful line engravings."
81 adopted this plan," replied
Stothard, because, as could not
alter line, it obliged me to think
before ! touched the paper"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
In the Wrong Place.

A well known and popular physi-
clan whose belief in the future &c
cords with that of the late Colonel
lngersoll had occasion recently TO
perform a surgical operation upon
man not select ia his language.
After etherizing his patient the
operation was successful performed.
When the effects Of the ether had
passed oil, the subject, looking
wildly around the room, exclaimed:
Where am II"
The doctor replied: ''Oh, you
are all right. "
But" said the man, IL may
be all right, but where am II"
The doctor aswered iocularly,
"In Heaven.
hepatient responded: IF that Is
so, Id like tO know what in-you
are doing here!'
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11

Fancy the waves of the sea set
ting fire to the cliffs they break onl
Yet this is what did really happen
at Ballybunion, on the western
coast of Ireland. These rocks,
which the great Atlantic rollers have
for centuries been slowly breaking
down, contain in their depths mass
es of iron pyrites and alum. At last
the water penetrated to these, and a
rapid oxidation took place, which
produced a heat fierce enough to
set the whole cliff on fire. For
weeks the rocks burned like a reg
ular volcano, and great clouds of
smoke and vapor rose high in the
air.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
The Suicide Wind.

A curious belief prevails among
the natives of Brazil and other parts
of South America which prompts
them to fear a certain condition of
the air, which they call Suicide
wind" 1t is not a superstition, but
an actual condition of the atmos-
phere which seems to drive people
to madness, and during its continu-
ance SELF inflicted deaths are numer-
Gus. Criminologists and scientists
all over the world are interested in
this peculiar atmospheric influence,
which is indicated by soft, moist,
warm air that settles heavily on the
earth.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
Rreathe Throuah Your Nose.

In all kinds of atmosphere the
breath should only be inhaled
through the nose. An occasional
breath of extra pure air through the
mouth may Be goed, hut - eara and
in most offices and rooms nose
breathing is essential. A second
rule is, since so much time is spent
in cars and offices and rooms in
earning a livelihood, and since these
places are overheatcd and under
ventilated, the heating and yentilat-
ing being done out of the control
of most of US, we must take in fresh
air whenever possible in order that
we may restore the balance. The
best times TO do this will be in the
early morning, when the air is fresh
est, and late at night, when deep
breathing will help us to get sleep.
We may breathe correctly while we
are waiting in street and especial
ly where streets meet. We can soon
form an automatic habit of breath
ing properly on such occasions
Chambers Journal.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
A Frank AvoWal.

Joseph Jefferson once had sort
of valet or factotum who was fairly
satisfactory except that he drank
No one could ever catch him taking
a nip, however, and William always
swore solemnly that he was a tee
totaler. One day Jefferson saw him
staggering into the house by side
door. lie sent for the man and
said severely, "William, do you now
deny that you are drunk" With
accustomed earnestness the man an
swered: "Miz Jeir'son, I'm worse n
that. Tm drunk-'s lord" In tell
ing this story Jefferson says: "Now,
what could | do? William proved
himself a truthful man. lie was
with me for years after that"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
A Bad Halt.

A negro couple were in police
court at Topeka on a charge which
grew out of their quarrels. The
evidence was heard, and the judge,
thinking to harmonic the family's
domestic relations, told the wife
that she was too easily led by the
gossip about her husband; that she
mustn't believe all the stories told
by enemies. "'Decd / don't belieb
all de lies da tells on Jim," she re-
sponded. 81 doesn't belieb noah n
half oh dem. But half OBJ dem lies,
jedge, makes him a low down, onery
Niger. Kansas City Journal.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
A Retort Of tiilborn.

Representative Hilborn of Cali
fOrnia after vote in the house un-
seating him retired to the cloak
room, where he held n leyee as
friends crowded in with expressions
of sympathy and good will.
"Well, Hilborn," said one of them,
''you are certain to come back, 50
you ought not to feel so bad"
Yes" said Hilborn in his dry
way, 1--WE all cherish the Christian
belief in the resurrection, but
don't think that it entirely recon-
Giles Us TO death" - Francis L.
Leupp in Century.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-11
Bismarck and Names.

Prince Bismarck once said: at
was occasionally one of my func-
tions to present all sorts of people
to the king, and it now and then
happened that my head was so full
of more important matters that the
very name of the person | was about
to present lapsed from my memory.
When that was the case, | used to
put bold face upon it, and, there
being no time to inquire after
names, ! bluntly presented man ]
did not know as Count Solms. You
sec, there are so many Count Solms
that the king could not possibly
know them all by sight. On the
other hand, a man whose name
might be Muller or Schultze was not
likely to take it very much amiss if
he were presented as Count Solms,
which, after all, is a good family
name. got out of my difficulty in
this manner on more than one occa-
sion, and it never failed"