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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
His Impressive Voice.

An amusing episode of Robert
Louis Steyenson's school days and
his fathers manner of teasing the
boy is described in Robert Louis
Stevenson's Edinburgh Days" by
T. b. Sampson.
Roberts voice." master had
said, els not strong, but impressive. :
"This opinion" Louis adds, Il was
fool enough to carry home to my
father. who roasted me for years in
consequence"
If Louis, in some dispute or child
|ish excitement, raised his tone to a
shrill pitch, Mr.. Stevenson would
listen with intentional gravity, and
when Lonis' treble was silenced
would turn to a visitor and remark,
Louis is noted at school for his i'm
pressive voice." and would wonder
that they had not noticed II before.
When he WIS grown up, MIR. Ste
venson at times would refer to this
old blister, and Louis, remembering
the Smart every allusion to his i'm
pressive voice had given him when
boy, laughed at the remembrance
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
SOME COSTLY SAWS.
State Cutters That Have Points
Studded With Diamonds

Probably the most expensive saws
in use anywhere in the world are
those in the factories IN Pennsyl-
vania where various articles are
manufactured Of slate In one Of
these factories there are 800 hori-
zortal saws, twelve feet in length,
each Of which l. furnished with sew
enty-fve cutting diamonds. each saw
being worth $4,000. The slate land
which furnishes the material for
these costly saws To work upon was
once so little valued that the tract
upon which the famous Chapman
quarry in Pennsylvania is situated
was sold for a pint Of whisky Its
subsequent owners have taken mil
lions Of dollars from the land.
The most valuable slate deposits
in the world are found in the central
and eastern parts of Pennsylvania
In the neighborhood Of the Pennsyl-
vania quarries there are houses
whose walls are entirely of slate.
The blocks of which they are made
are smoothly sawed, and are certain
| lv most substantial. When slate is
blasted in the quarries the rough
slabs are taken to the shanties OF
the "splitters." The stone forms
naturally into layers, and the split
ter" following the grain or ribbon"
with his large chisel, separates the
blocks into strips Then these
strips are passed through trim
lining machine, where, BY the blows
Of heavy knife, they are cut into
rectangular shingles Then they
are piled up into squares" ready
10 be used for roofing purposes.
When slate Is cut up for use In
other ways the procedure differs
THE huge horizontal saw, with it
lscores Of diamonds, in the factor,
lis called into play: it IS lowered OF
one Of the blocks of slate by ratch
Il at the rate of a quarter Of al
Inch a minute. The saw would Gu
Through iron or steel at the SAM
rate. Tie workmen play stream
Of water On the slate to keep it COO
and wasI the dust from the cut
After the saving the block is plane'
by being moved back and forth b
machinery under firmly fixed CHS
| lel. 1t is afterward polished, mucl
as marble and granite are. Th
value Of the slate quarries runs in
Ito millions.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
Advice 10 Preachers.

This is good advice, given to
preache 5 by Charming, many years
ago, but needed in these days,
when temptation is only too great to
speak ..smooth things" +"
"Preach with moral courage.
Fear no man. high or low, rich or
poor, taught or untaught. Honor
all men; love all men, but tear
none. Speak what you account
great truths frankly, strongls bold
ly. Do not spoil them OF life to
avoid offense; do not seek to pro-
pitilte passion and rriudice by
compromise and concession. Be-
ware Of the sophistry which recon
Giles the conscience to the suppress
sion, or to vague. lifeless itterancer
of unpopular truth Better earl
your bread with the at OF your
brow than part with moral freedom
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
Increased His Range Of Vision.

Justice Sir John Armour of the
supreme court Of Canada was a
member of the Alaskan boundary
commission. At one Of the sessions
he was greatly annoyed by the re-
marks OF members on both sides
who INDUCED in speculation on fu-
ture conditions. Sir John favored
dealing with present issues. Dur
ing the discussion squeaking noise
was heard by the wranglers. Look
ing around, they saw Mr.. Armour
coolly screwing up the rotary chair
on which he had been seated, evi-
IDENTIFY taking pleasure in the noise
which he was producing. When the
chair was raised to such height
that it would make its occupant RI
diculous as well as conspicuous Sir
John addressed himself to the MEM
bers of the commission and said:
Gentlemen, l am not SO farsee-
ing as you are, but with your indul-
gence l have raised my point Of
view"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
SERVANTS IN ECUADOR.
The Traveller 10 Forced to Hire Many
to Serve Him.

II you we're living in Ecuador and
wished to hire a servant you could
hardly get one by himself or herself,
but would be compelled to take up
with drove Of them, probably far
outnumbering your own family. For
example, with cook you would have
to receive her husband and children,
and perhaps also her father and
mother, into your house to bed and
board, and each would bring along
all his or her portable property,
consisting mainly Of domestic pets,
such as pigs, chickens, rabbits, dogs
and other 'live stock" The hus-
band may have sonE trade which ne
follows during the day, but at meal
times and when night comes he re-
turns to the bosom Of his family and
yours. 1t would be considered down.
right inhumanity to refuse them
food and shelter, and not a servant
in Ecuador would work for so mean
a master or mistress. The children
of your cook may be utilized for
light services, such as running er-
rands, weeeding the garden and
tending the baby, but the numerous
brood is apt to be slight fingered
and certain to be dirty and proba-
bly, diseased. There is no help for
it, however, because eel costumbre"
has decrecd that for every servant
you hire you must expect at least
dozen extra mouths to feed
4 Nor is this the worst of it. Oc-
casionally the cooks relatives from
another village come to pay her a
visit Of fortnight or two--lasting
as long as you will tolerate it-men,
women and children, bringing more
dogs, pigs, chickens, etc, to be
housed and fed Fortunately they
are not accustomed to "downy beds
of ease" or sumptuous living, but
consider themselves in clover ii
plentifully supplied with beans, corn
, meal and potato soup, and will sleep
contentedly on the stones OF the
patio or the straw of the stable The
danger Is that some Of the stranger
hangers on may not be as honest as
the cook herself is supposed to be,
!, and cases are known where thieves
|, and even murderers thus gained ad.
mission to the inside of the casa
with disastrous results.-Philadel'
phia Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
Wa,ehfuI stone SINGERS.

When the wheat is growing in the
fields near the banks Of the Nile,
Egypt, great quantities OF birds OF
every kind pounce down upon the
tender grain and would soon destroy
the whole crop we're it not for
the watchful stone singers These
are men who stand all day perched
on little platforms here and there
throughout the fields with slings
and pebbles, shooting ans bird that
comes within reach. The work OF
a stone singer is regular profes-
sion in Egypt, though poorly paid
one, it being thought that simply
standing still all day is not very hard
labor. Ii is only for few weeks
twice a year that the stone slinge'
can find employment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

In Japan the women arrange their
hair in q manner SO ingenious that
person can tell at once whether
any woman he sees is q maiden who
desires to get married or q widow
who is inconsolable or one who is
willing to be consoled if the proper
suitor presents himself.
Young girls arrange their hair in
front in the form of q fan or butter
fly and adorn it with silver or col
ored ornaments, widows who are
looking for second husbands fasten
the hair at the back of the head by
means of tortoise shell pins, and
widows who are resolved to remain
forever faithful to their departed
spouses cut the hair short and wear
| no ornaments in it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
w. C. T. U.COLUMN.
CONDUCTED ny MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
Cast The Jonah Overheard.

In the local campaigp each week
has ils own sensation. That oil last
week was the resignation from the
Republican ticket Of Charles n
EDIott, who had been re-nominat-
I'd for city clerk, BY the srap con-
yentio',. His loose methods oil con-
ducting the affairs OF the Office had
become notorious he had withheld
payment of some - 900 belonging
10 the city received By MIN as po-
ice court fines, until becoming
known il was no longer safe TO hang
onto il; and he had befriended GER
tain criminals, particularly gamb
lers. by neglect 10 collect on hnes
and forfeited bonds, until loss TO
the city Of s6, 900 or more has re-
suited. Besides this his personal
habits had become such, by reason
of bis political companions that
they would hardly stard the search
light which would surely be turned
lon them. He had shown himself
10 be too good a mixer " so he
Iresigp,d under fire. giving his rea'
lsone therefor in letter, that he L
so loyal a republican he is willing
Ito sacrifice personal interest for the
party's good, and would not ieop
ardize aud possibly defeat the en-
tire ticke, by remaining upon 1t
\ He has been about second englnee
> TO the Bookw alter machine and bii
action is a distinct confession o
weakness and alarm by the whol'
o i;fi'.
!. The News published a ar'oon
showing a badly damaged vessel Il
command of Capt. Bookwalter, ~
! waves OF public opinion dashinl
agairst it to its imminent peril
Jonah Elliott has been pitches
e eoverboard in the hope OF saving
: sfron wreck. Here, however, "
think the parallel with Jonah OF o.
: Will end. Then, "the sea cease'
from her raging" But there ar
/, no signs Of abatement OF the tenn
pest which the ship Bookwalter
vainly trying to make headwa
agalnst .-Phalanx.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

A correspondent of the Field OF
London states that three times with
in his experience have bees died
within their hives on the death OF
their owners. 1t would be interest
ing to know if those bees were in
formed of the death, for it is COM
mon superstition in rural parts that
bees kept in garden Of house
where a death occurs if not inform
ed of the event will either die or
leave the hive. Hence the custom
is still observed of making three
taps on the hives with the door key,
after which the bees are told OF the
sad event. A piece Of black Grape il
then fixed to the hive or hives, and
an offering Of pounded funeral cake
soaked in wine, is placed at the en-.
trance. Another common belief Y
that if bees when swarming settle
on hedge stake there is certain t
be an almost immediate death in th'
family of their owner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
The Introduction Of Tea.

The first cup OF tea drunk in Eng
land is believed to have been taken
At Arlington House. which stood on
the site now occupied by Bucking-
ham palace. The drinker was Lord
Arlington. and that cup OF tea was
a luxury indeed. the price Of tea pei
pound then being s3, which Is equal
to about IS of our present cur
rencv. 1t was many years before
tea became a popular beverage, but
il was taken into favor at once by
the wealthier classes in the commu'
nity.--London Globe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

sDid You say that l had dropped
out OF public life z" asked the man
who had met with political defeat.
II believe that form Of expression
was used" replied the interviewer.
"Young man. you have made .
mistake. have not dropped.
have ascendcd to a high plane oi
economic thought which the plod'
ding masses have not yet reached
But the separation Is only tempo
rary. All I need to do l. to sit here
and fish awhile and let the public
catch up to me" ."-Washington Star
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

A French mathematician gives
the following rule for calculating
the age to which the average human
being may reasonably expect to at
tain. The rule. however, Is not APP
plicable to children under twelve,
and it will not work with persons
over eighty. Subtract your present
age in years from cighty-six. divide
the remainder by two, and the re-
suit will give you abou; the same
number Of years as the tables Of
mortality used BY the life insurance
companies.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
How the Pcore Family Announced
Their Return.

.sNow. Jennie" quoth Mrs. Poore
as She descended To breakfast, have
YOU thoroughly mastered that story
about the Italian marquis falling IN
love with YOU at Narragansett Pier
this summer
YES, mamma"
".And Mary" 10 her second
daughter. --you haven't forgotten all
the details 81 the iiirtation With the
New Norl. millionaire that ! took 80
much pains To coach You mp in : Re-
member. it happened while We were
at Saratoga.
Ill not forget. mamma.
"Of course. John, You'll bear in
mind that rou became engaged 10 d
California heircss al Newport"
"Trust in ME. mother
~Mcll. If YOU al know youl
parts. and Mrs.. Poore breathed 4
SIGH 81 relief. Il suppose we may
as well get home today The Up
pertens next door arrived Yesterday
After dinner. John, you get thOs'
empty trunks ont Of the barn anC
have them brought around to th'
front door by an express wagon
Then well open the shutters anC
get breath Of fresh air It's beer
insuiTerablv close in here all sum
mer. and we'll all be glad to get out
doors again. BE cure to gush
great deal. girls. about the charming
time we've had at the seashore. p
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

The growth Of nails is more rapid
in children than in adults and slow
est in the aged. 1t goes on more
rapidly in summer than in winter,
so that the same nail that Is re-
newed in 1872 days in winter requires
only 116 in summer. The increase
Of the nails on the right hand Is
more rapid than on the left; it also
differs for the different fingers, and
in order corresponding with the
length Of the finger. 1t iS most rap
id for the middle finger, nearly
equal for the two either side Of this
slcwsr for the little finger, and slow
q ,1nR1ha tAnnh
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

A New England deacon sold .
pair Of oxen to brother farmer,
who inquired before purchasing il
they were "breachy." They've
never bothered me-" answered the
deacon. The purchase was conclud-
ed but in few days the purchaser
had suffered considerable damage to
his fences from these same oxen.
Indignant, he confronted the dea-
con. Il asked you If they were
sbrcachy,'" he exclaimed, "and you
said they'd never bothered you.
|"well," answered the deacon, Il
never allow that kind Of thing to
bother me" -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
Business.

Il see you have chicken for din
ner."
~Yes. suh," sand Mr.. Erastus
Pnkley. :.
Il hope you bought tho chicken :
"Well. no: but de transaction
we're strictly REGULAR. Dat chicken
has been roostin' On my fence foh
months wifout pawn. an ! reckon
ed il were about time = fohclo-e.--
Washington STAR
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
A cr-a. Haul.

~Youne Ericils had only been ad-
mittcd To the bar week when he
made 4 fortune. lie was caught IN
a railroad wreck in which forty peo-
PIE were injured
-And he was one of those who
got damages .
.He vas all Of them He got all
the victims to retain him. '-Phlla-
delphia Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

Dumley - There goes Fred's
grandmother.
Ccrliss-What are YOU talking
about. That's Fred's wife.
Dumley-Then what did he want
to lie about it for. ! asked him IL
she was his mother, and he said no
grandmother. Boston Transcript.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

~what time did that young man
leave last night, jane
"About III o'clock, papa
ct seemed later than that
1T might have been q little later
but 1t wasn't his fault. You see.
/ gave him liberal time allow
ance.---Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

"Yo' kin allus tell er polite man.
said Charcoal Eph ruminatively. "by
de way he lii his hat I de ladies. an
RI he llr II high. yo' kin also tell dat
he amt baldheaded. histah Jackson"
Baltimore News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

A man who dares to waste an hour
OF time has not learned the value o.
life-charlcs Da--'V.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18

Il spent all the money ! had in
the world on flowers for you- dar-
ling"
~Well. dear. it wasn't your fault
that YOU didn't have more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-04
SONS OF l.E REVOLUTION,
100000 For Monument to the Prison
Ship Martyrs Nearly Raised.

New Haven, May 3.-The Fourteenth
Annual Congress of the National So
ciety, Sons of the American Revolu-
tioh was held here Friday and Satur-
day. President Gen. Edwin Warfield of
Maryland led the delegation in the
march from the hotel to the New
Haven Colony Historical Building and
Yale boys cheered them The address
Of welcome was delivered by Former
Lieutenant Governor s. E. Merwin of
this city. Ex-President General Breck-
enridge OF the District of Columbia
also spoke.
1t was announced that the Martyrs
Memorial Fund for q monument to be
erected at Fort Green. N. Y, to COM
memorate the prison ship martyrs,
amounted to $4,000. Only $4,000 more
is needed to complete the work. Con-
gress appropriated in 1902 100000 for
the monument. provided Il like
amount was raised. New York state
subscribed s55.000, New York city $25.-
COO and private subscriptions 100000.
The Empire State Society of y. \. r..
AIS raised $1,000 more. The other So
ceties will subscribe the balance.
The membership of the National So
ciety at present is 1880. Massachu-
sets leads with SLAP members, New
York is second and Connecticut third.
A society has been formed in the
Philippine Islands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-04
LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS.
British Jumpers Coming to Take Place
of Montreal Strikers.

Montreal. May Am attempt to set
tie the longshoremen's strike was
made. his afternoon, a conference being
held between representatives of the
stevedores and ship agents and the Of
flcers of the International Union
AS far as wages, hours, etc, went,
an arrangement was quickly affected.
but when it came to recognition of the
union. defined in this case that none but
union men should be employed upon the
wharves the shipping men fatty re-
fused to make concessions. On the
other hand the union officials stated
that they considered this the only
point of importance in the fight. The
conference then broke IN.
The union officials We're notified that
if the men were not back at work by
3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the
steamship men would at once cable to
England instructions to send forward
the first batch of 1900 men, with a sec
ond thousand to follow the next week
Some of these men have already sailed
and some are now at work in the har-
Dor.
The union officials We're notified that
these men had been engaged for the
season and that even if the union men
returned to work these men would not
be discharged to make room for union
men. . .,.
: The militia are ,fstill doing duty on
the wharves. but an attempt is being
made to secure their release by substi-
tuting the men attached to the Cana
dian regular forces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-04
CUMBERLAND DIVORCES.
Decree Two Years Old Annulled-Othe,
Couples Separated.

Portland. Me-, May 3.-Mrs. Helen
Il. Bracket of Boston, appeared before
Judge S. G. Strout in the supreme
court, Saturday. as petitioner for an
u!ment of q divorce decrced two years
age to her husband, Luther NJ. Brack-
EFT. formerly Of Melrose, Mass.
Mr.. Bracket was at that time resi-
dent of Portland, and he alleged in his
libel that the re Sidence of his wife was
unknown to him. Mrs. Rrackctt testi-
fled that 1T the time the divorce libel
was acted on she was living in Boston,
and that her address was known to her
husband. Judge Strout issued an Or
der annuliing the divorce.
Judge StroGt. Saturday. issued de-
crees of divorce to the following per
sons
Florence I. Davis of Portland, from
George =. Davis of Boston; Mabel p
swan Of Raymond, from Charles F.
swan of Boston; Bethel II. Hall of
Portland. from Fred Hall of Trout
Creek. Mich; Charles 6. Slower of
POWnal, from Lillian f. Slower of Port
land; Eliza S. Nelson of Portland, from
Nathan A. Nelson of Auburn; Wilson
y. Douglass of Westbrook, from Myra
NJ. Douglass of Bridgton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-04
THE PRESIDENT
Attended Church, Sunday, at
Sharon Springs, Kan.
Shared Hymn Book With Two Little
5 Girls, Called Into Pew.
Town Crowded With STRANGERS for
Look at the President

Sharon Springs, Kan, May 3.-Presi
dent Roosevelt attended the Methodist
church at this place. today, and lis
tened to a most instructive sermon by
Presbyterian minister, Rev VIM.
Carter of Kansas City, who came here
for that purpose A number of pastors
from this neighborhood also participat-
ed
g. A pleasing incident occurred as the
services began. Two. little girls were
standing N the aisle near the Presi-
dents pew. AS soon as the President saw
them he drew them into his pew and
during the singing the three shared the
same hymn book.
At the conclusion of the services the
President shook hands with a large
number of people. In the afternoon
he went for a long horseback ride.
The town is full of strangers who
come here to see the President, some
riding so miles for that purpose
y Sharon Springs admirer of the
President presented to him, today, a
two-weeks-old badger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-04
ing this fc: 60 years. Z is C. aEI' s c.:

| pine islands with his regiment. and there
took part in what he described as great
Dattle.S Why" said he. the End Califor-
MA settled the war. We met at least 1000
flnpinos, and after desperate battle
chased them into the river, Two of our
men were killed and seven wounded" do
you call that desperate battle" said
Hurst with two men killed and seven
Wounded?' why, certainly" answered
the soldier. There might have been a
good many more" We'll, IA tell YOU
said Time. Il come from a little mining
town In pennsylvania where they get up
n Dig picnic party every st. Patrick day
ana III there amt at least 10 men killed
at that picnic the managers give out rain
checks, good Tor next ST. Patricks day
Henry Killilea wants zach StahI. the
star illinois player, for his Boston team
The Boston manager met Stahl and talked
WITH him, Monday, at .Urbana,, ILL.,, after
Stahl went to bat and Knocked home
run with two men on bases. 'sI1l give Won
500 a month and an ironclad contract to
catch for the Boston team" he said when
the big athlete came back painting from
his circuit of the bases. Stahl promised
to take the matter under consideration
but told killlea that he was in a measure
bound to Selee. He had none but verbal
contract with the Chicago manager. but
sraphed Selee, telling him of Kiililea's
offer. If Selee equa Is it he will likely get
him, for Stahl would like to go to Chica-
go on account of Lundgren. Killiiea's Of
Ter is tempting. especially as he wants
Stahi Tor q catcher. The big fellow would
not have to adapt himself to new posi-
ton