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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19
His unespeeted Speech.

General S. b. VI. Young, the first
chief of the new army staff, was at
a dinner the other evening and was
called upon to speak. The guests
expected that he would content him
self with few stereotyped phrases,
but the general arose to the occa-
sion. Gentlemen" he said, Il beg
you will pardon my expression of
surprise. have been caught in a
cul de sac. i had not expected TO
speak on this occasion. But, gem
tlemen, if l had expected TO say
anything | should have spoken
somewhat as follows And at this
junc;ure one arm of the veteran
plunged into the labyrinths of his
coat and produced a carefully pre-
pared speech, which he proceeded
to read. The apology for his un-
preparedness and the evidence OF
the painstaking way in which he
dressed his remarks in advance were
too much for the banqueters, and he
was forced to suspend his remarks
until the uproar was over.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

In New England cobweb pills are
supposed to cure the ague. and in the
south a certain knuckle bone in pigs
foot is a sure cure for rheumatism II II
be carried in the pocket or worn sus-
pended from a string around the neck.
Tracing the spider web pill. 1t origi-
mated in China. where all species of in
sects have certain positive or negative
values in medicine. In Picking IL Is
customary TO give two or three scor-
pions or spiders to patient III Of fever.
In Ireland the peasantry swallow small
spiders alive 10 effect cures From
these the cobweb pill OF the New Eng
land native was easy. In Flanders the
live spider is faste~ed into the empty
shell OF walnut and worn around the
neck OF the patient As the creature
dies the fever decreases until il is gone
entirely.-Rochester Post Express.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

The recent abolition OF the royal
boars has brought 10 light an anecdo'e
OF Queen Victoria and two Eton boys
who secretly undertook pig sticking
expedition among the herd OF wild ami
mails in Windsor great park and sue
ceeded In killing one. Inquiries were
made for the culprits. and on the
youths honestly owning up the head
master sent TO the queen for her COM
mands as 10 their punishment. Pun
ishmpni." said the queen. why. not
even the keepers dare enter those pens.
do not want them punished. Brave
boys | am proud of them Both he
ioes of ihis p~caladr have served I'm
the soI.h African war. one has fallen
with homer. the Other has returned safc
to England.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19
A CHAINED CHURCH.
Novel Place Of Worship In Iceland,
Where the Winds Are Wild.

Inherent in humanity Is the IN
stinct of devotion. but morality does
not necessarily follow religion. a
native Australian will steal sheep,
assault his neighbors and wage un-
just war upon other tribes and re-
turn to his wretched hut 10 engage
in some act of devotion expressive
of gratitude to a higher power for
success. Without qualm of con-
science Chinaman will declare
black to be white, gather in the last
cash from his best friend at the
gambling table and spend the last
Of his i'll gotten gains in the pur-
chase Of some baublc wherewith to
propitiate his fayorlte idol, says the
Housekeeper.
1t is remarkable how much one
can tell of creed or religion by
the appearance, exterior and lnte-
rior. of its places Of worship. The
Roman Catholic church in every
part of the world is designated by
the sign of the cross. The mission
aries of this faith. have always been
most energetic In their work at the
outposts of civilization, and, 60
where you will, YOU find their little
missions flourishing. The most in
teresting. though probably the
smallest. Of their outposts Is on the
northern shores Of Iceland. Most
of the people of Iceland belong 10
the Lutheran church, and for many
years it was the only denomination
represented OH the island.
During the visit Of wealthy lee
lander and his wife TO the continent
of Europe they became converted to
the Catholic faith, and upon their
return home erected the present
church on the northern shore. II
is situated on spot where the
winds have full sweep from the
northern seas. and for fear the lit
tie church might be borne away by
some Of the mighty blasts of winter
it is made fast to posts driven deeI
in the earth by great chain, on,
of the heaviest ever constructed
On a cold night in January it is {
weird experience 10 sit IN tins
church and try to listen to sermon
or song while outside old Boreas Il
howling and his blasts cause th'
tiny shrine to sway like ship a
sea. But it is firmly anchored, anc
the danger is more imaginary thar
real.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

Savares always walk with their toes
turned in for two reasons In the hrst
place the foot naturally falls I'm that
position when IL has never been con-
f.ned by boots or the ankles distorted
by high heels. In the long stride OF the
savage The leg swings freely like a
pendulum round tie center Of gravity.
which is somewhere between IL and
the otlcr leg In the swing the abduc-
tor muscles of the i..s.,ie OF tho thigh
bring the sole Of the foot under the
center If gravity. and IN doing 80
slightly rotate the foot toward the In
ner llar. turning the toe In. Conven-
iencc * also on the side OF the natural
position OF the foot in the case OF the
savage. for he has TO do much walking
through long grass and underground In
forests.
a moments reflection will show how
very much his progress would be I'm
peded II he turned his toes out to catch
these obstacles instead OF brushing
them aside and outward as be now
does. Lastly. the savage uses his foot
much more as help TO his hands than
we do. and IL Is obvious that In doing
this lie must turn his toes In.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19
Omar a Plaoiarist7

Another charge of plagiarism!
An Edinburgh firm has recently Is
sued an edition of Omar khayyam,
and the Academy has dug the dread
full charge from Scottish newspa-
per, which compliments Mr.. Ed
ward FitzGerald on his translation.
zone is inclined to think" writes
the Scotch reviewer of the Persian
bard. "that the Persian astronomer
poet Omar Khayyam has been a dill
igent student Of Shakespeare and
Burns For instance, Burns writes,
"The desert were a paradise if thou
vert there" and Omar has it thus
And thou.
Beside me singing In the wilderness
All, wilderness were paradise enowi
Is it not obvious that Omar cop
led from Burns? Or perhaps the
reviewer is like the lady who could
never distinguish between Adam
Bede snd the Venerable Bede.-
London Chronicle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19
and who will, II elected, wink at the
violation thereof?

and who will, If elected, wink At the
violation thereof?
Saloonists will defeat, if possible,
all probationary measures. But
il in spite Of them, prohibition is
enacted they will redoube their en-
ergy and open wider their purses
for the election of their friends.
They know full well that, EVEN
tho their business is forbidden by
the law, they will be able to prose-
cute it just the same, if they can
only place in Office men who will
violate their oaths.
Oh, for the coming Of the time
when The power OF the saloon to
elect whomsoever it will shall be
challenged by the church, and when
the church in the greatness Q OF her
strength, shall march forth and
trample this boastful, this wicked
Goliath beneath her feet.
When once the Christian voters
form and execute the determination
to vote only for pronounced and
proved Prohibitionists, who stand
upon unequivocal prohibition plat
forms, the end will be at band
and the saloon will gol
May God speed the day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19
IN FEW LINES

Hypnotlsm, Is scientifically studied In
some OF the French medical colleges.
AT the German universities there
were lastwinter 34.363 students, at the
French 299Oi students.
The 81 beet sugar factories In this
country now yield more than third OF
our domestic sugar product.
A ssarchfight on the electric tower OF
the American exposition at Buua
10 casts rays for distance OF 30 miles.
For the first time for 1000 years an
ordination service In 81. Dayid's cathe'
dral. Cardiff. has just been conducted
In Welsh.
A new Berlin municipal budget
shows that 800 streets in Berlin are
planted with 1900 trees, which repre-
sent a value of $4,000.
Cardiff has grown more quickly thar
any other large British town OF late
years. From 1ssi 10 1891 its popula
tion rose fronps3. 600 TO 10000.
Canoe building Is one OF the indus
tries OF Kennebunkport. Me-. which
used TO build great ships and even nov
launches an occasional schooner
A runaway horse in Denver the othel
day finished his fight by landing In th'
interior Of a rapidly moving trolley car
where he rode for nearly block befor
the vehicle could be stopped.
BY a law passed recently the mos
incorririble Of the rateros, or pickpock
cts. Of the City Of Mexico are 10 be pu
Ito work on the tobacco fields In the In
terror OF Tehuantepec.
The number OF arrests for drunken
mess i'm New Orleans. 5000 in year.
larger than in Baltimore. although th
population OF Baltimore is 5os.ooo an
that Of New Orleans 2Ss.0 only.
The king Of Italy received 26.co
kilograms Of congratulations in III
first day or two after the birth OF hi
daughter. He also received 10000 n
quests for money In honor OF the even
The total number Of experiments o
living animals in the United kingdol
In fgOO was 10.s3J. 2.310 more than
the previous year. IL is stated that bl
few Of these experiments were In an
serious degree painful.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

The Stockholm museum possesses an
interesting collection OF eyes taken
from human beings at different ages.
which are cut across in such way as
TO exhibit plainly the internal and the
external eye. II IL easy to observe that
the eye OF a young child is as trans
parent as water: that Of the youth a
little less SO: In the man OF thirty the
eye begins to be slightly opaque, I'm the
man Of fifty or sixty II 10 decidedly
opaque. and In the man OF seventy or
eighty 1t is dull and lusterless. This
gradual development Of opacity IL due
to the increase Of fibrous tissue and de-
posit OF waste matter In the eye.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19
When Ansstheties Were New.

When anasthetics were first dis
covered it was urged by those who
had learned TO admire the dexterity
of surgical art that the days of that
art were doomed, that surgeons
would become mere "puddlers" and
that a false sentiment and fear
about pain and the infiiction of pain
would take from the Esculapian
fraternity the boldest and manifest
qualities. No more heroes of sur.
gerry would be born.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19
A Too hasty Dentist.

A young Maryland widow has
Just won strange lawsuit. She
had a number of teeth filled with
gold, and after the work was done
She said that it was not satisfac-
tory. The dentist asked to exam
Inc his work and while doing SO
pulled out all the teeth which he
had filed with gold. He said in
court that he could not afford to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19
For Prevention OF Cruelty to Men.

AT recent charity fair at Nice
none Of the men was worried 10
buy, as they had all purchased a
badge, price 20 francs, which ex-
empted them from all importuni-
ties from saleswomen. These badges
purported to be those of the Society
For Prevention Of Cruelty to Man
but in spite Of them most OF ths
gentlemen spent a good deal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

Sister You've seen Mrs Newpop's
baby. haven't you?
Brother-Yes. but I'm afraid Mrs.
Newpop must think ] don't take any
interest in babies.
Sistcr-Of course. II you don't ask
questions about il She
Brother-But | did ask a question.
asked II il could sit up on its hind legs
and leg yet. ard she wouldn't answer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

Hark, In the dark watches of
the night they could plainly hear
footsteps in the kitchen.
Burglars he exclaimed, hastily
covering up his head.
"Oh, Henry" sighed his wife, II
wish ! had your faculty for looking
at the bright side Of things. I'm
sure its that Brown woman trying
to entice my cook away."-Kansas
City independent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

A great many attempts have been
made to grow alfalfa in Indiana,
some successful, but moro unsuc.
ceseful. The result Of several years
trial on the Experiment Station farm
at Lafayette, have, on the whole
not been sufficiently successful to
justify unqualified recommendation
for this locality; although there lie
at present a plat of something like
an acre of alfalfa on the station farm
which is making very good show.
ing.
If the seed is good and the ground
properly prepared, there is usually
not much difficulty in getting
stand Of alfalfa in this state, but the
crop is sometimes either killed out
right the first winter, or "heaved"
out Of the ground by freezing or
Ithawing. II also frequently hap
pens in this state, that alfalfa after
growing fairly we'll for year or two,
will gradually lose its vigor and
cease TO be profitable crop. This
is usually due to exhaustion Of the
available nitrogen in the soil caused
by the absence Of the bacteria which
enables the plant to take nitrogen
directly from the air. If this is the
case the trouble can be remedied by
inoculating the soil by sowing one
or two hundred pounds per acre Of
bacteria contsining soil from an old
alfalfa field. 1t can also be RENE
died by fertilizing with nitrogenous
fertilizers, but this is two expensive
to be profitable, as alfalfa requires
an extremely large amount Of nitro.
gen in its growth. If the bacteria
are present, small rounded tubercles
'Ior knots the size of grains Of wheat,
or smaller, will be found on the
roots, upon digging up the plants
and examining the same.
\ AS alfalfa should be allowed TO
stand for several years to produce
profitable returns, no pains should
be spared in preparing the seed bed.
1.-THE land selected should be as free
az possible from weed seed. The
seed should be sown in the spring,
at the rate Of twenty pounds per
acre, and covered about half an inch
deep with light harrow or other
wise. The seed may be sown with
"a with a small amount OF oats or
barley, as a nurse crop, but this is
unnecessary.
! Alfalfa is more delicate than clio.
yer the first season, and is liable 10
be choked out by weeds unless they
are kept down by clipping, which
should be done. As rule no hay
will be secured the first season.
The second season and thereafter,
the alfalfa should be cut each time
when about one e-tenth Of the heads
are in bloom. In Indiana, from
three to four cuttings may be secur-
ed if the rain fall is sufficient and
the season favorable. More cuttings
can be had in the southern than in
the northern portion Of the state.
The hay is cut and cured the same
as clover, which il resembles in BE-
ling spoiled by very little rain. II
should be thoroughly protected from
the weather.
i The fact that alfalfa has such .
high value as . forage crop and that
lit has been grown successfully in .
TInumber Of places in the state, would
sIseem to warrant careful trials in its
production by . large number Of
Jour farmers. Arthur Goss, Direc-
tor. Purdue Agricultural Expert
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

For an illustration Of icy polite
ness watch an old maid chatting
with q widow who's had three hus-
bands. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

rose the gOlu II he was not 10 get
his money. but the judge thought
he had been a bit hasty, and il cost
him $4,000.
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-27
COLONEL PLUMMER.

w. w. Jermane writes the Minne-
apolis Journal from Montreal: "The
first person saw when I stepped in
to the American consulate general
today was Col. W. G. Plummer, for
many years the particular pride and
Joy of the republican campaign man
ayers of North Dakota. He had run
up from New England, where The is
living at present with one of his
daughters, to spend few days with
Major Edwards. Colonel Plummer is
in better health than he has enjoyed
for many years and is planning to
take an active part in the approach
ing municipal campaign in New
York city. He is in great deman
for political speeches in the east in
campaigns, and all of his time is &C.
cupied stumping. The most of this
work he does in New York. The
New England states are too safely
republican to need the fire of 49,
inch gun like Colonel Plummer.
81 am thinking seriously of going
to North Dakota for the campaign
next year," said Colonel Plummer
to me. ~ retain my legal residence
in the state and am always proud to
tell my eastern friends that l am
North Dakotan."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-27
WILL BUILD

Among the proposed building i'm
provements that may become realities
in the near future is a large two
story and basement structure on the
old Lloyd residence corner, on the
west side of the street, ana north Of
the residences OF MesSrs. Crum and
Rudy. Geo. Kur,z has bought the
lots which is one Of tie most desir-
able residence locations in the city
having a Is foot frontage Oh 9Th and
extending back 10 the aIier. a house
bIild Of Ii new cement building
stone being manufactured here by a.
S. GOdhy. will probably be erected
first, and later modern tia' ihlild-
ing also Of the SaiGa material. IS e%'
pected TO be D;iii; il the ) .one proves
satisfactory. The l0a .tion nis and
east and soath frontage -, hurtZ
is fr,a believer IN til, rrO"'h o.
jamestown and is contsmI laL4.s :
large investment III >l!cll pl pc. y.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-27
may HAVE BEEN MURDER
BRAKEMAN WESTON MET HOR.
RIBLE DEATH A MILE
EAST OF LEEDS.
BELIEVED HE WAS KNOCKED
FROM TOP OF TRAIN BY
HOBOES.

Brakeman A. L. Weston met with
horrible death east of Leeds Sunday
morning, and the trainmen believe
that he was knocked from the top of
the train by hoboes with whom he
had had words while in the yard at
Leeds. Weston was on an east bound
Great Northern train and when it
reached Churcbs Ferry the conductor
missed him. Knowing that Weston
had put some men off the train at
Leeds and fearing that he had been
knocked or had fallen of the train,
the engine was detached and run
back to Leeds, the last point at
which he had been seen, he having
closed the switch at tnat place and
swung onto the caboose as the train
pulled out. No trace of the man
could be found and his loss was re-
ported to the section men at Leeds.
who found the unfortunate man abou
5 O'Clock at point a mile east of th
station.
The body was found at least ffteel
feet from the track and it is pre-
sumed that after having both legs
crushed Weston had crawled that dis
tance before he died. He had been
dead several hours when his body was
found and an examination of the
train showed traces of blood on the
seventeenth car from the cabOOse,
that car presumably being the one
from which he fell or was thrown by
the tourists who climbed back onto
the train after being put of at Leeds.
J. &. Weston, brother and a Sis
ter, live IN Bottineau, and they have
taken the remains to Olley, ILL.,, for
burial. Brakeman Weston was a
single man.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-27

TRIED TO KILL HERSELF
OF EXISTENCE A
WOMAN DRANK SOME
POISON.
PHYSICIAN WAS SUMMONED
AND REVIVED
HER.

A woman tried to end her life at
the resort OF Alto Brown on Capitol
hill and it required several hours
work on the part of physician to
save her. Wearied of the life she
mad been living and depressed over
recent disappointments, she drank
poison. Her act caused CONSERVATION
in the place and a messenger was
sent at once after physician. In
the meantime efforts were made to
counteract theAeffects Of the poison.
When the physician arrived he found
that only a small quantity Of the
poison had reached the woman S
stomach. Emetics we're administered
and it is stated that the woman will
recover.
The woman goes under the name
of May77J0hnson and is married but
parted from her husband some time
since.
Her face was horribly burned by
some of the poison being spilled on
it.
1t is stated that she made an at
tempt to kill herself in Moorhead a
year ago, by taking poison.
May Johnson, the woman who at
tempted suicide at the Alto Brown
resort recently, left Jamestown for
the east on last evenings first train.
She wore a heavy black vail to pre-
vent people from noticing the scars
on her face and recognizing her as
the person who had attempted to end
her life. 1t is said that the woman
is inclined to be glad that the poison
did not work as expected. She is a
physical wreck and her attempted
suicide created no g:eat surprise
among her companions on the hill.
One story regarding the attem pied
suicide is that Miss johnson had a
quarrel with a friend she regarded
highly. The other girls in the estab-
lishment teased her about it. She
was drunk and became very much en-
ragged. She declared she would kill
herself and returned from her room
with a bottle of carbolic acid which
she put to her lips. When she raised
the bottle most of the liquid ran
down her chin and neck, making
deep burns. Very little. if any, Of
the acid was swallowed and when the
doctor arrived she resisted his efforts
to use a stomach pump.