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Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Get your laundry work in early. as we
shut down Christmas day. Flitton's
laundry.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Miss Merle Blanchard. of Albion,
who has been visiting in the city a
few days, returned to her home Mon
day evening.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

SAINT Claus will be in our windos.
Wednesday and Thursday from eleven
O'Clock until noon. All small children
be given funny papers. C. Deuelrs
News Depot, opposite postoffice.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Mr.. Joseph Dunn. of st. Anthony. ar
rived in the city Monday. and today
accompanied home his sister Miss An
ME, who has been in the ST. Thomas
hospital for the past few weeks. or
since an operation for appendicitis
Miss Dunn has recovered nicely from
the effects of her operation.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Visit sinclair's 1913 per cent dis
count sale. Open evenings.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Visit sinclairs 331-3 per cent dis
count sale. Open evenings.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Havana cigars 50 per box and up
at Lander's.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Lyons chocolates, 10 cents to IS pei
hnX at I4ander's
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Special for Christmas at the Purity
Baking Co. A ree-layer cake of any
kind and made of the best material for
80 cents. Marshmallow angel food cake
at Is cents. Leave orders early. Gray
& Binder, II South First street.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

President A. A. Moore. Secretary H.
]. Howe, and Superintendent w. q.
Bowe, of the Marshalltown Telephone
Company. We're In Grnnell Monday
night. where they met President c. r.
Morse. of the Interior Telephone Com
pany. or business pertaining to the
connections made by the local company
with the Grinnell line
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

We never had so large and varied a
stock of furniture as this year and
any article would make suitable
Christmas present. Marion Gard
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

The Times Republican has adopted
rule OF cash in advance for all one
cent-a- ward lads" and small briefs,
Including announcements of secret So
cieties. This Is done in order to avoid
extra bookkeeping and taking the time
or our collector who is kept busy with
his larger and regular collections.
Cigars SO cents to S1l per box at
Lander's.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Dabrook's perfumes. so cents per
ounce at Lander's
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Buy a package of Doll coffee" and
get chance on the beautiful doll dis
played in Olson's window
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

Holly. holly wreaths and greer.
wreathing Al Wrights greenhouse, 1l3
North Third street. Both phones.
Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-22

The choicest meats In town are TO be
found at our market. Place your order
with us for your Christmas turkey
and get fine home grown bird. Jar
wis & Kellogg.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

The well known Assyriologst. DR..
Hugo Winckler. published an account
OF the legislation promulgated By King
Amraphel OF Babylon. which. so far as
is known at present, was the first book
OF laws ever given to the world. King
Amraphel lived 1850 years B. c. and
Is mentioned in the Bible as a contem.
porary of Abraham, so that his statutes
were drawn up fully five centuries be
fore the laws of Moses. They number
2S2 and contain the following:
IF woman who sells beverages
gives bad value for the money paid
her, she shall be thrown into water.
III wife be spendthrift or IL she
otherwise neglect her duties. her hus
band may put her away without com
pensation, but II a man put away his
wife for no other reason than that she
has no children he shall return heI
whole dowry.
III betrothal be resciDded, the mar
shall pay the woman compensation.
"A widow with grown up childreI
may not marry again without permis
sion from a judge. Express.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26
Burial Customs.

The Turks perhaps were the first peo-
pie to use ornamental burial grounds
such as we call cemeteries, but as to
when this custom was first adopted In
the land Of the crescent no one seems
10 know. The earlier Jews buried their
dead in the earth. that method being
without doubt the most ancient burial
mode known TO man. The very earliest
Egyptians seem to have understood the
art OF embalming and to have pracuced
il from time out OF memory. The an
clent Greeks and Romans cremated the
body, the ashes only receiving sepul-
ture. except In case Of. illustrious war
riors. statesmen, etc, these latter being
buried unburned as a special mark OF
favor.
Some ancient tribes preserved only
parts Of the body and burned or buried
the remainder The parts retained and
preserved. dried or in liquid. varied ac-
cording to tribal notions With some
II was the heart that was thought to
be too sacred for cremation or burial.
with others the liver. ears. nose tongue
or fingers. The Tartars of 1000 years
ago preserved only the thumb and toe
nails Of their dead.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

Here are few amusements OF great
men: Edmund Burke, farming: Lord
Byron. swimming: Carlyle, riding and
smoking; Lord Chatham. bowls; Oar
win. backgammon. music. smoking and
snuff taking: Dickens, bowls, walking.
SMOKING and snuff taking: Tom Hood.
sho ing; Kingsley. fox hunting, music
and smoking: Lamb, witnessing per-
formances OF Punch" card playing.
snuff taking and smoking; Lord Lyt-
ton. gardening. walking. music and
smoking: Captain Marryat. snun tax
ing; Lord Palmerston. horse racing
Pitt. telling trees and studying classics
Shelley, making and sailing paper
boats: Sydney Smith. chess. swimming.
riding and music: Wesley. whist; Dean
Swift. harnessing his servants with
cords and driving them up and down
stairs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

Caleb Cushings peculiar manner OF
dress and his eccentricities were fire.
quently the subject of newspaper arti
cles. Although quite large and port
ly man. bis clothes always seemed tc
be two or three sizes too large for him
and Of the cheapest material. He al
ways during both summer and winter
wore large cloth cap pulled close
down on his head and altogether look
ed anything but the brilliant turis'
and diplomat. One day, after reading
an unusually caustic comment upon bis
dress. he remarked to the writer, Il
guess by the time that fool is as old al
am he will care more for comfort
than fashion"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

Felt Is n union Of animal hair with
wool In such manner as to produce a
firm. compact substance. Its discovery
was OF so much Importance that IL
seemed necessary TO attribute II to d.
vine agency. and hence we have q ira
dition Of sanity origin When st. Glenn
cnt was fleeing from his prosecutors
his feet became blistered. and I'm order
to abate the pain he placed wool be-
tween his sandals and the soles OF his
feet. On continuing his Journey the
wool. by the perspiration, motion and
pressure OF his feet. became uniform
" compact substance, which was after
ward denominated felt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

l have always doubted the PROPOSE
ton that misery loves company" and
have believed that such statement
was first put forth by some arch hypo-
critic whose misery was but pretense
and who was beckoning some other
sham sufferer into quiet corner
where they could both be jovial on the
sly.
However slight my knowledge Of uni
versal misery may be, can attest
from personal experience that my own
misery claims solitude and slips away
all by itself and turns the key upon the
curious world. asking nothing so much
as to be 'let alone" l do not care 10
weep In company, nor would II cheer
me 10 have chorus of other weepcrs
to sob In unison with me. Rather would
l remain In unmolcstcd wretchedness
until my tears had vanished and my
eyes aud nose assumed normal appear
ance.
'Tis mirth then. and not misery.
which pines for company. Fun cannot
thrive alone and fourishes only among
congenial spirits. our laughter must
be shared. our smiles responded to. and
every glance OF mcrriment needs recog-
milton to make il worth the while
Caroline Ticknor In Atlantic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

II Is in the seventeenth century that
the first beginnings OF the platform
must be sought, but these early traces
OF its use are very slight. That there
must have been some little employ
ment OF il In demagogic way may be
inferred from the Character" Of But
ler. the author OF the ever memorable
"Hudibras" He describes "a leader
OF faction" as one who "sets the
psalm, and all his part- sing after him.
lie Is like figure in arithmetic-the
more ciphers he stands before the more
his value amounts TO. He is a great
haranguer. talks himself into author
ity. and. like n parrot, climbs with his
beak." 1t Is probable. moreover. that
the first form of the platform was the
conventicle or meeting house OF the
Puritan or Dissenter. FOR Butler, in his
character OF 1.-The Sedhious Man,
says that III he be preacher he has
the advantage of all Others OF his tribe
for he has way to vent sedition by
Wholesale But the platform at this
time was Of no practical account Such
attempts as there were outside parlia.
ment TO influence opinion were made
by means OF the press, partly by the
book, partly by the pamphlet and part
ly by the journal-C. Il. Roylance Kent
in Longman's.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

Nelson. like all the greatest COM
mandcrs on sea or land, made his mis-
takes and his failures but there IL only
one instance on record OF his having
been actually defeated In direct at
tack. This occurred at Santa Cruz. In
the Canary islands. ON July "a, 1897.
The place was very strongly fortified.
and Nelson. in the face OF fire Of fifty
guns from The batteries. attempted to
storm the town by boats. The attempt
was frustrated by the strength OF the
mole and the nonappearance OF a land
force which should have co-operated.
A hundred and fifty men were killed
and hundred wounded on the British
side. and Nelson lost his right arm.
Two flags We're also captured, and
these are still kept In the cathedral Of
Santa Cruz.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

The primary class in Sunday school
was listening to a lesson on patience.
This. according to the Boston Herald,
was what came Of IL. at least In the
minds OF the more literal minded chill
drcn
The topic had been carefully ex-
planned, and as an aid to understan
ing the teacher had given each pupil a
card bearing the picture Of a boy fish
ing.
Even pleasure" said she. requires
the exercise OF patience. See the boy
fishing. He must sit and wait and
wait. He must be patient"
Having treated the subject very fully,
she began with the simplest most
practical question:
"And nov can any little boy tell me
what we need most when we 20 fish.
ing!" The answer was shouted with
one voice:
"Bait.'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

In an Iowa law court an attorney
was arguing with great earnestness
and eloquence. In the midst Of his ar
gument he paused a moment, says the
Green Bag. and said:
II see your honor shakes his head at
that statement desire to reatfirm 1t,
although your honor dissents."
Il have not intimated." replied the
Judge, show l should construe the evi-
dence or what my decision will be In
the case. and your remark IL uncalled
for"
"You shook your head"
That may be true" the court re-
,lied. There was fly on my ear. and
l reserved the right TO remove II In any
manner l saw it, Proceed with your
rgument'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26
AN ARABS HORSE.


In his "Sorvenirs dun Voyage NJ.
Spoll describes visit 20 Arabia ana
the attempt OF an English friend TO
buy an Arabian horse. The EnGlishman
was at great pains TO induce the Arab
who owned the horse 10 agree to sell
him. lie persuaded the man TO make
an appointment TO conclude the sale
after employing "as much diplomacy
as would be used in year In making
or breaking the balance Of power in
Europe"
On the eventful day the Englishman.
with NJ. Spoil and NJ Lascaris. rode to
the rendezvous and found the Arab sit
ting by his horse, which was browsing
quietly.
LAS salam aleik' Il salute you, be-
gan the Englshman cautiously. What
shall pay you for your horse!'
who knows said the Arab.
Throw on my cloak here whatever
you offer"
Three thousand piasters fell at the
feet Of the impa ssive Arab, then 10000
then 10000 more The Arabs eyes
shone Ten thousand piasters more won
him. "Ah," he said, going up to his
magnificent animal I'VE must part"
The Englishman began TO bride the
horse. The Arab sobbed. Suddenly the
intelligent animal, perceiving bis new
owner. sprang away and neighed
mournfrLly. No one could doubt that
lie knew what was going on.
With one bound the child OF the des
ert was in the saddle. "Adieu" he said
"Your money could never replace my
only friend. And he vanished In q
cloud of dust.
Stupid cried my English friend
and then we rode home In silence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

In mt mory OF VIEHE HARRIS,
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Har.
ris, who died at his home at Gentry.
vile. Ind, Of appendicitis. He
was born and spent his first school
days at Portersville, and it was sad
Tor his many friends here to learn
Of his early death. Little Viehe
was born July "a, 1889, died Jure
10, 1908, aged IL years, 10 month
and 16 days. He was conscious ia
the last, knowing every one, and
called all his loved ones to his side,
telling them not to weep for him,
that he would soon be at rest, and
to prepare to meet him in that home
above. He was the drummer
boy" OF the Juvenile band, and the
little band boys were his pail bear
ers. His many friends remember
him for he had a bright smile fol
every one he met, and was the pet
of every one. He was laid to res,
in the Gentryville grave yard. His
grave was covered with flowers from
those who loved him.
But let us submit to the will o.
the Father that doeth all things
we'll. Then parents, sisters anc
brothers, and friends let US so live
that we may meet little Viehe ir
that bright city beyond, where We
will part no more. A FRIEND
Portersville, Ind, June IL, '03.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26
RUNNING TO A FIRE.
Kew the Horses Enjoy the Mad Dash
Through the Streets.

Everyone who has waichcd fire horses
dashing through tile streets In answer
TO an alarm will ndmit that the ami
mails seem TO enjoy the run. This idea
Is brought out by Sewcll Ford In
Horses Nine" as follows:
For silver all other minor pleasures
In life were as nothing TO the fierce
clinging to the handrails. the captain
pulling the bellropc and Lannigan, far
up above them all. swaying on the lines.
the Cray Horse truck swept up Broad
way TO a first call box.
1t was like trotting To music If you've
ever done that Possibly you could
have discovered no harmony at all in
the confused roar of the apparatus as
II Numbered past. But 10 the ears or
silver there were many sounds blend
I'd into one There were the rhythmical
beat of hoofs. the low undcrtone OF the
wheels grinding the pavement. the
high note of the forged steel lock
opener as IL hammered the footboard,
the mellow ding,iong Of the bell. the
creak OF the forty and iifty foot exten-
sions. the rattle OF the iron shod hooks,
the rat-iat-tat OF the scaling ladders on
the bridge and tile muiiied drumming
Of the leather helmets as they jumped
la the basket.
With the increasing speed all these
sounds rose In pitch until. when the
team was at full swing. they became
one vibrant theme-thrllling inspiring
exultant-the action song OF the truck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26
DISCUSSES OF NATURE.
The Quality of Defense 10 Found Ia
Every Animal.

NJ Soassss -
Every Animal.
BY a decree of nature onehalf the
world fiourishes at the expense OF the
other half The sparrow chases the
butterfly. but the hawk chases the
sparrow. For the problem Of life Is
twofold. II is not enough merely to
eat. 1t is necessary TO avoid being eat
en-. Yet nature detests killing for kill
ing's sake. Massacre forms no part OF
her great plan. So we see that every
creature is provided with some more
or less effective quality OF DEFENSE BY
means Of which the attacks Of its nat.
ural enemies are rendered less frequent
or less deadly.
Thus the antelope by means Of its
superior speed at times escapes from
the lion. The armadillo. rolled In III
wondrous coat Of mail. lies secure
among score OF hungry. gnawinf
foes, while the white hare. scarcely
distinguIshable from the snow OF
which il crouches. Is often overlooked
by his foe, the fox. But OF all creatures
none has received more ample pvotec
ton than the insects Some Of thsu
possess stings. others bite. and . fev
puff out clouds OF poisonous vapor &
stupefy or blind their pursucrs. Again
there are insects clothed in impeDetfa
BILE armor. insects covered with sharI
spines and prickles and others whose
means of defense consist in nothing
but likeness to the objects which sur
round them.-Royal Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

When was at Malaga. the light
house was out of order, and some
Americans had complained officially
that their shipping interests Were be-
Ing damaged No answer was received
for two years. Then 1t was declared
that 1t was the fault Of the earthquake
which had taken place many years pre-
viously. Finally the light was put out
altogether because 1t interfered with
the fireworks. When a pair OF boots ]
had ordered did not fit and com
planned to the maker. he arrived indig-
nantly to protest They ht here" be
said. prodding my tender toe. "and they
lit there" another prod. "You cannot
expect them to fit everywhere all al
once" Blackwood's Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26
w. C. 7. u. N.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. n. L. HOBBS.
Do The Preachers Driak3

A few days ago l received . con-
fidential letter from distiller, with
blank order giving instructions how
to order whisky, and booklet Civ.
ing q brief history Of the distillery
and how the whisky was made, etc.
My full name and Rev. were both
on the envelope and the address in.
side, so there could be no mistake
as to the address; and on the blank
order was this: "All shipments
are made in plain, thoroughly seal.
ed boxes, with no mark or brands
whatsoever to indicate contents, and
charges we pay"
In the city of - lawyer told
me that a saloon keeper sold q
prominent preacher yearly one hum
dred dollars worth Of liquor-of
course, principally wines-and that
said saloon keeper would show me
bis books if would ask him. A
minister said to me not long since
that in a certain city he was at an
entertainment given exclusively to
ministers at which there were about
forty preachers, also, at which there
were several bowls of punch. /
know Of some prominent D. D's
who speak Of the unfermented vino
when used iu the Lords Supper as
"slop." Now, when Bishop Pot
tier, DR.. Rainsford and others take
1.-THE position they do in regard to tho
saloon, the w. C. I. U. and prohi-
bition, and when so many preach
ers are silent on the subject, and
when the liquor dealers are bold
enough to send blank orders to
preachers, with instructions how to
order liquors, l am constrained to
ask, "Do the preachers drink?"
| prefer that neither my name
nor address be known to the public
at present, nor the firm who sent
me the letter. ! have been regard.
led by those who know me as q pro-
'|hibitionist. E.
.|-Union Signal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

Editor Phalanx The following
lis taken from the Sunday School
Journal.
1.-TWO years ago the president OF
the Ohio Liquor League said, in bis
speech at the annual meeting Of the
Organization: 1.-The success Of our
business is dependent largely upon
the creation of appetite for drink.
Men who drink liquor will
die, and if there is no new appetite
created our counters will be empty,
as will be our Golfers. The open
field for the creation Of this appe-
|tite is among the boys. . - 1t
will be needful therefore, that mis-
sionary work be done among the
boys. / make the suggestion, gen.
|tlemen, that nickels expended in
treats to the boys will return in dol
lars to your tills after the appetites
have been formed. Above all
things create appetite"
once read OF q duchess who held
the horse Of her paramour while he
slew her husband. And in it l
thought saw consummate deprav-
|ity; but surely we find her parallel
lin the man who can coolly advise q
plan for the damnation of our boys
for q money consideration-and
that through an institution that re-
|ceives hearty support OF old party
Christian voters.
"How long, 0 Lord, how long,
shall the wicked triumph"
How can we save our boys?
But here comes another man
and be is a president Of the Nebrss.
ka University, advocating licensing
the "social evil"
Here, Mr.. Editor, would ask:
Since the "social evil" is as much
q product Of the saloon as is an
archy, is President Andrews wors,
than these who vote TO license the
breeder Of those infamies?
Surely the time has come when
the philanthropist should invoke the
almighty to protect our boys and
girls from the Vaccinations Of the
president Of the liquor league and
DR.. K. B. Andrews.
THOS. STONEX.
lie Roy, Indiana.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

II Is no uncommon thing to see .
male ostrich strutting about followed
by three or four distinct broods, all OF
different sizes. When the incubating
process is completed, the cock bird
leads his young ones or and II he
meets another proud papa engages In
a terrific combat with him. The van
pushed bird rtires without single
chick. while the other, surrounded by
the two broods. walks away trium.
phantly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

Willie Crcading his verse mt Sunday
school And they took Joseph's Oat.
killed boy and dipped the coat In the
blood"
"Now. Willie," said the teacher, you
know the text reads killed n Kid not
a boy"
"Yes. but didn't you tell us II Is vul-
gar to say Kid when talking about lit
tie boysf" replied the apt scholar,
beaming with delight mt his good mem.
ory.- Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

Five or six m"n were recently chat
ting In vi.a.c inn when one Of then
said:
Il say. | lets " dinners all round "
can't tell me the answer TO puzzle
knows Of
Done" they said. II bet we can
What Is III"
We'll" said Tat. why Is journal
list the funniest creature In the world z
After valnly trying for about two
hours they sadly said they must give Y
up.
why" said the delighted PAT, be
cause his tale comes out Of his head
don't itf'-Spare Moments.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26
Content ment.

One who had tried several times to
jump across stream and had repeat
cdly fallen In finally succeeded. when
he said TO friend. "lIow much better
am than you in having accomplished
a difficult feat"
Not at all" replied his friend. X
am better than you In not wishing to
Jump across. st. Nicholas.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26
The scotch sunday.

As an instance Of the observance Of
the Sabbath I'm Scotland. an English
paper tells Of postman having route
between Stirling and Blairdrummond.
He was observed To ride a bicycle over
his six miles on weekdays and to walk
the same distance on Sunday. and when
asked why he replied that he was
not allowed 10 use the machine on Sun
day. An investigation followed, and
the postman's explanation proved to
be correct.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-26

After preaching on the OCCASION OF
the reopening OF restored church the
bishop thanked the churchwarden, an
old farmer, for his share In the good
work. And l must thank your lord.
ship for your sermon" was the reply,
but l could not help thinking, as you
talked about sin, that your lordship
must have been little wildish your
self when you were young man."