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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13
NESTING WOOD DUCKS.
re Courtshtp Period IL Followed
~ Very PrOsaic MasrisA Life.


! When pair OF wood ducks flpt
water and hollow tree to suit. LITTLE
uMe IL lost In preparing the nest. Thi,
task and the covering OF the eggs are
performed by the female. for, to the
Drst or my knowledge. the male does
little more thnn sit around on handy
limbs and look pretty. During tho
period OF nest building and while the
uack Is laying he Is the beau ideal of a
handsome and loving cavalier, ever at.
tentive and seemingly most anxious as
10 her whereabouts should she happen
10 get out of his sight. But with the
waning or the honeymoon he seems to
feei rather Lorcd with the whole busi.
Ness, and gradually he gets clubby-i.
O., wanders from his own fireside and
hunts up another drake or two to help
him loaf away the summer. The busy
little duck keeps her own counsel and
sits tight" on the dozen or more highly
polished ivorylike eggs crowded to-
gether In bed of soft decayed wood
and down from her breast.
Quite frequently the nest Is at the
bottom OF hollow several feet deep.
and no doubt the strong, hooked avs
'f the wood duck are a special pro-
vision for the oft repeated climbing out
u the hollow Edwyn Sandys in Out
ug.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13

The enthusiasm Of the thoroughRoi
lover OF Browning takes some surpris
Ing turns. The author of In Tuscan
Garden tells . story concerning DR.
Furnival. one Of the founders OF th,
Browning society.
A young relative OF the Englishwo-
man In London was looking out at one
time for bachelor chambers in a block
or nats. The secretary Of the compa nv
TO whom they belonged intima ted that
the testimony Of two householders n
T. bis rent paying capacity would be
required. The applicant gave the Eng.
lishwomSns name az one and DR.. Fur.
nival for the other.
Dr. Furnivai's reply. after a glowing
panegyric on the merits Of the applt
cant. wound up by congratula ting the
company OH getting as a tenant q man
who was not only a gentleman and a
yood fellow. but Z member Of the
Browning society"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13

An author who illustrates his owl
novels has submitted to an interview.
You hnd that II pays, don't your,
You bet--in lots Of ways. For in.
stance, | get paid for the storyY
Yes"
Then the illustrations OF the author
OF oook are worth double those OF the
ordinary artistsyv
"Of course"
Then some fool Of a rich fellow
comes along and offers fabulous sum
Tor the original drawings and wants an
introduction to you and invites you to
dine with him. and your fortune ia
made and your future is safe! It's =
great scheme. I tell you. and authors
are fools who don't make the most OF
't!-Atlanta Constitution.
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The daily talk of the Hcbrideans ba,
shrewd .'icturcsqueness. Let th,
loan 60 laughing home" they saw
Ihat Is BE careful OF whatever You
have borrowed"
IL q person were to be ,as< coldlv
on going 10 friends house, be would
say:
The shore IL the same. but the shell.
fish is not the same"
The Impossible il denoted by 'black-
berries In midwinter and sea gulls'
eggs In autumn"
Better thin kneading than to be
empty That Is. ''IIalf a loaf is bette-
than no bread"
The man who IL idle will put ths
cats on the fire.
He that does not look before hin,
Will look behind him."
A house without dog. without 4
cat. without little child, Is a house
without pleasure and without laugh !,
ter"
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The 18th Of March Il the anni,

The 18th Of March IL the anpiyer
saEy not only of St. Patrlck's death
but OF some other notable events
among than, according to . trsdi.
ton Of the middle ages, was tho be.
ginning of Noah's voysgs in the
ark: with bis strictly limited and
exclusive party Of passe nRers .
though Why this date was chosen II
not apparent. The Roman Emper-
|or Marcus Aurelius Antouinus died
on March II, A. D. $50. Other
events recorded on March IL are
the birth OF Samuel Pattsrson. the
first book auctioneer, London l728.
and the death of David Dale. the
Engiish philanthropists and manu-
factursr, grandfather Of Robert Dale
Oven. The day is also dedicated
to st. Joseph, of Arimathea, the
patron Of Glastonbury. st. Ger.
trude, virgin abbess. was martyred
II Brabant March II, 659.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13

Speaking Of homes and ways Of liv
Ing. Mr. Luigi villari In italian Life
~ Town and Country" reveals a curl.
Gus state Of affairs. In italian cities
there are no slum districts. The poor.
cst OF the poor may be lodged In the
same palace with people whose income
runs over $4,000 annually. The poor
are packed away In the garrets or in
the cellars. to be sure. and their rnis.
cry must be rendered all the more
acute BY the sight and scent Of such
lavish living. High class Italians have
10 object'ons whatever to dwelling over
shop Or place Of business.
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JASPER. INDIANA. FRIDAY. MARCH IS. 1904.


The Authority - Natural ulseos,
That sydasy Smith oaoesd.
Sydney Smith jokes have q dslicat'
SAVIOR OF age. but an anecdote in Mem
ories OF Half Century" has not bees
told 20 often AZ some OF the classl,
tales. Sydney was a guest at the din
ner Of an archdeacon. and q fellow
guest. whose hobby was natural his
tory. was bore II once started on hi
subject. Smith promised to try to keeu
him In check. The naturalist got hil
opening.
Mr.. Archdcacon," said he. "have
you seen the pamphlet written BY my
Friend, Professor Dickenson, on the re.
markable size OF the eye In q common
house nyy
The archdeacon courteously said he
had not. The bore pursued his advan-
tage
Il can assure you II IL a most inter-
esting pamphlet. setting forth particu.
lars hitherto unobserved as to the unu-
sual size OF that eye"
sS sAS AoSts oalO u VOICE NOM
the other end Of the table. All smiled
save the bore.
You deny the fact, sirf'' said he.
May ask on what authority you con.
demn the investigations Of my most
learned friendy"
4 deny the fact" replied Smith.
and | base my denial on evidence
Wedded to immortal verse well known
o every scholar at least at this table!'' |
The emphasis laid on scholar nettled |
he naturalist by its implication. well
'ir." he said, will you have the kind
less to quote your authorityY
i Will. sir. The evidence 10 those
veil known. may say immortal lines
Who saw him die?"
Il said the ny.
with my little eyer
The guests roared. and during the
est OF the dinner nothing further was
card ON the subject OF natural his
ory.
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what lucky girl you are. Liddy, "a
be able to choose between two such
handsome and stylish young gentle.
meni Have you made up your mind
which Is to be your husband:-
ITO tell the truth, I'm In a bit Of n
nx. II ! desire to wear my cream
colorcd dress at the wedding, I shall
take Alphonse. as he IL dark compiler.
ioned, you know; but II I decide to 70
IN my blue dress I rather think fair
Joseph will make the better match OF
the two"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Hypnotism Is scientifically studied /
some OF the French medical colleges.
At the German universities ther
were last winter "a. 1863 students, at th
French 29.0O1 students.
The 81 beet sugar factories In thi
country now yield more than . third d
our domestic sugar product.
A searchlight or the electric tow Or q,
the fan-American exp position At Buns
10 casts rays for distance OF 80 l.,,les
For the first time FOR 1000 years m
ordination service In st. David's cstl,e.
draI. Cardiff. has just been conducted
In Welsh.
A new Berlin municipal budget
shows that 800 streets in Berlin ar.
planted with 1900 trees, which repre.
sent value OF 100000.
Cardiff has grown more ouicklv Than
any other large British town OF late
years. From 1881 to 1891 Its popula.
tion rose from $1,000 to 10000.
Canoe building Is one OF the indus.
tries OF Kennebunkpvri. Me, which
used to build great ships and even now
launches an occasional schooner.
A runaway horse In Denver the other
lay finished his flight by landing in the
Interior OF rapidly moving trolley car.
where he rode for nearly a block before
he vehicle could be stopped.
by a law passed recently the most
ncorriSible Of the rateros. or pickpock.
Is, OF the City Of Mexico are TO be- put
work on the tobacco fields in the in.
erior OF Tehuantepec.
The number OF arrests for drunken.
ess In New Orleans. 5000 In Z year. n
lrger than IN Baltimore, although the
opulation Of Baltimore Il sos. 600 Ana
iat Of New Orleans 5000 only.
The king Of Italy received 28.Ooo :
'legrams Of congratulations In the /
rst day or two after the birth Of his Z
lughter. He also received 10000 r.. b
tests for money In honor Of the event. i
The total number Of experiments on q
ring animals In the United Kinsdom h
1900 was i0.S39. 1870 more than n b
e previous year. II 10 stated that buA 3
v Of these experiments were 10 any .
rious degree painful.
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The attraction Of mans charactef
10 apt to be outlivsd. like the attraction
of his body. and the power OF love
grows feeble In its turn. a. well @ the
power to inspire love In others. Il r.
only with few rare natures that
friendship is added to friend. hip. love
to love and the man keeps growing
ricner In affection--richer. mean &C
bank may be said to grow rich, both
giving and receiving more-a fter his
head is white and bis back weary, ana
be prepares to 20 down into the dust
o. DEATH Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13

Maxim Gorki, the Russian noveiist,
nad IN early career that IN many ways
recalls the early struggles Of Jacob A.
hils. He ran away from home when
z lad and for years found NE mighty
nara grubbing. He worked a. . day
laborer. q sawyer. cook and I lighter.
man. Then ne heard that free instruc-
usn could be obtained at Kasan, and,
having no money to pay for hIs Jour-
aey. be walked there. q distan nee Of
ever w miles Then be found he had
! head.
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Deacon" began the old colored par
soo. do ron ebeh say. Git behind me
Satanr"
NO. bruddah. All do not" said Dea
con Green. "Ef Ah told Satan to ri,
behind me. be might stick me wheu
Al want soekin'. All keeps him righ,
In front whah Ah kin zee him."-Chi.
caeo NewA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13

Alexander Mcdowell, clerk OF th,
house, has made the official compil
ation, showing the work done BY
the house during the fifty.se venth
congress. Bills and resolutions in.
troduced in the house during the
two sessions, IS, 400. Reports were
made on 2,810 bills and resolutions.
The senate sent to the house 1859
senate bills and resolutions. The
house disposed Of 2,418 Of the
measures originating with it, and Of
l,012 OF the senate bills, a total Of
3,43O. It left on its calendars 4O5
house and 1l8 senate bills and res.
olutions.
Fifteen members Of the house
died during the congress, seven re-
signed and Rhes, Of Kentucky, and
Of Missouri, were unse ated.
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10 While attending . convention Of
: christian workers few months ago,
70 1t was my pleasure to be present at
~ q very spiritual praise service.
10 The people assem- bled were might.
of i!y moved and the holy enthusiasm
oi - that swayed them seemed to be
X stsrted by brother far back in the
! I. ball who started forward and began
singing that stirring hymn, "Move
. Forwsrd, Move Forward, All Along
! !. The Line" Truly, there was q
! moving forward all along the line in
that meeting. Many times since
that convention have thought Of
s that scene. Many times have |
i seen that noble brother who 80
!, aroused that body of christian work.
ers. Often in former days l saw
him 10 the hack part Of the church,
and frequently in the seat nearest
the door, but today be stands in
the foremost ranks Of christian work
and is a strong advocate Of the
cause in the defense OF which we
write.
As that particular scene Of that
convention has been before me, and
az | have heard the repeated words
of that sacred song, "Move For.
ward, Move Forward" Il has Seem.
ed to picture to me the movement
OF our Young Peoples Christian
Temperance Union.
The christian young people Of our
country have been in the backRroud
far too long-thsy have been con-
tent to take their places Is members
LOT the rear-guard.
There are many who have borne
tho trials, battles and the tests of
conflict, waiting for tho young peo-
pie OF our country to push their way
from the rear TO the foremost ranks.
They have been waiting 10 see them
With banners aloft moving forward
70 the call Of God, and now that the
movement has begun, We arc hear
ing from every side words Of praise
and Thanksgiving to God that he is
leading His people on to destroy
that monster curse Of human socie-
Ey-the liquor traffic.
10 It wrong tO solicit ono million
Non to vote for the destruction of
he liquor traffic? Il it wrong 20
eek out one million voters who will
tand out openly for the revision OF
ne laws which legalize sin and
rhine? If go, it was wrong for tho
igners of the Declaration Of Inde.
'endence to use their God given.
lberty in this land Of the free and
ome OF the brave. IL il wrong to
etter the conditions of life for our
.llowmen-to stand for the making
men rather than the making Of
svenue and capital2
Bigoted and selfish men NAV de.
" every endeavor and every effort
rescue the inebr,a!e and 10 caro-
'r bis children. They may turn Z
saf ear to the pleading Of wives
I'd mothers; the blight Of the e.
on on home and nation does not
sturb them.
Indifference on the part Of many
~ seem TO stem tho tide Of our
ogress, but If there be . righteous
I'd It will not always DO 90. For
ough
Right be ever on the scaffold,
Wrong forever on tho throne,
That scaffold sways the future,
But behind the dun unknown
God amid tae shadows,
Keeping watch above his own
Nay we earnestly appeal TO al
0 read this brief message 10 give
society your name now, and
lr country your vote for the de.
lction OF tho LIQUOR traffic.
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Not : saloon 10 Steubsn county |
Not jury Gaze in her courts
Eleven husky lawyers ia Angola
and not drop to drink or case 70
tryl Lamentabls. Camden Ad.
vance.
No wonder the Prosecutor writes
to stop bis Banner. Well lust call
the books square, brother. The
above 10 great text for . prohibi.
tion sermon, but mighty hard on
tho Prosecutor who might sing a.
he walks through his official grave
yard:-
mo one to shove, none to confess,
Out Of . case, no jury 10 address
Sad e my plight, . fee IL unknown,
But blessed be nothing, I'm not ali
alone. Hudson Banner,
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Il is evident that, 90 far from be.
ing . conservator Of health, alcohol
q "a active and powerful cause Of
disease nor 10 any other result pos.
sib|s. .--POisssor Youmaus.
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~vv~~~~~S+*$$*$$$$$$<<$
: SMALL BOYS PLANT.
When tho blizzard is blowing outside in the street.
! have 70 stay here in the house.
have to sit quiet the whole Of the time, as still
! - little brown mouse.
They wont lot mo tease my small brother st all,
or play with my small sisters things.
And mamms's not pleased II l stop in her room
and cot up store with her rings.
! And papa gets mad q . crazy March hare when
cut pictures out Of his books.
cannot 30 down 70 the kitchen 70 stsv hac.us.
we have the crosssst OF cooks.
The Waitress don't like il, il BY some miscb.nce.
upset the cranberry pic.
"a oIa.asdly days there isn't boy 80 unhappy
and tired q /.
The dog he snaps at me II pull his tail: and
pussy, shc scratches my hand
put her aboard the piano and play she's tho
head Of . musical band.
The baby, As cries Il I poke at his eyes, and bis
nurss drives me out Of the place,
And tells me that al through the rest Of the day.
she don't want sight Of my face. 3
wish Il would clear, for want to 20 out can !
not stay quiet AID still.
I'm 20 full Of noviness Ill OF the tre that sit.
ting down makes mo feel i'll.
cannot do snything-no, not q thing-I can't
say will or l won't;
can not 80 out. and can not stay ia. when
there's nothing to do but to don't.
-Harper's Bazar
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13

There are one hundred student.
taking the course of electrical engin.
eering at the university Of Michigan
Ann Arb0r.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-13

Uncerta1n.
Hes queer chap"
"Yes. Just now he was saying that
nothing was certain In this world but
the uncertainty Of things, and you
couldn't bank on that"-Detroit Free
press
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FISHER. H.M. KEAN
sturnsys 1t Law;
ASPER, INDIANA

l,csIce In the courts OF Dubois and
counties. special attention given
tent Of estates and collections.
! bpayd Building. over Drug sters,
anco.
I, 800.
The independent., 1903-06-04
FOLLOWS THE FLAG

Justice Harlan's dissenting opinion
in the Hawaiian nanslaughter case
(Hawaii vs. Osaki MaukichD contains
the following strong arraignment of
our present anomalous position, grown
out of the Philippine muddle:
"The opinion of the court" he con-
tinued, would mean that the United
States may acquire territory by ces-
sion, conquest or treaty and that con-
gress may exercise sovereignty de-
minion over it, outside of and in vio-
lation of the constitution and under
regulations that could not be applied
to the organized territories of the
United States and their inhabitants.
1t would mean that, under the infu-
ence and guidance of commercialism
and the supposed necessities of trade
this country had left the old ways of
the fathers, as defined by written con.
stiutions, and entered new way, in
following which the American peo.
pie will lose sight of become indiffer-
ent to these principles which hal
been supposed to be essential to real
liberty. 1t would mean that if this
people do not retrace their steps, il
the principles now announced should
become firmly established, the time
may not be far distant, when, under
the exactions OF trade and commerce,
The independent., 1903-06-04
7. n. TIBBLES, Editor.
G. @. DE FRANCE, Associate Editor.
F. D. EAGER, Business Manager.
KARL MARX EDITION

Pursuant to our promise made IL
The Independent of April 8, we now
announce that the issue of July %.
1903, will be known as the Karl Marx
Edition and devoted to the presenta-
tion of socialism exactly under the
same conditions as surrounded the is
sue of our Henry George Edition.
, That is to say, the entire issue will
be given over to the socialists. They
will write the articles and be in fact
the editors. All that the present edi-
tors of The Independent will do will
be to wade through the manuscripts.
look after mere typographical errors,
read the proofs, and fill every avail
able inch of space-aside from tho
advertising-withs socialist doctrine as
the socialists themselves understand
1t.
AS was said in our issue Of April g.,
1.-THE Independent is not inclined to
adopt the modern fad of issuing a
multitude Of special editions" and
only after serious consideration was
the Henry George Edition undertak-
en-. The undoubted success of tha,
gives us encouragement to take up tie
Karl Marx Edition with will and
make it as great or even greater q
ccess-depending, of course, upon
the socialists themselves.
The Independent at the outset de-
sires no Misunderstanding regarding
either of these editions. 1t is a pop
ulist paper and has taught populist
doctrines for more than fourteen
years. 1t recognizes in both socialists
and single takers men inspired with
strong desires for the enlightenment
and betterment of the human race.
Jefferson democrats, Lincoln republi
cans, Karl Marx socialists, Henry
George single takers, and Thomas
Watson populists can all agree that
equal rights to all--special privileges
to none'' is what they are all striv-
ing for. Their disagreements are over
the best methods of securing the equal
rights and abolishing the special
privileges.
So while The Independent stands
editorially as champion of the
methods proposed by the populist na-
tional platforms, it has never yet re-
fused it's columns to an earnest man
who was trying to reach the same
goal by a different route. And these
two special editions are doing in a
larger way nothing more than The
Independent has done right along.
What shall be told to Independent
readers in the Karl Marx Edition is
left wholly to the socialists, but The
Independent believes some light On
few points would be of great benefit
to its readers in the way Of giving
them a clearer idea of the socialist
belief. The theory of Surplus val
ue," the class struggle, and the ma
terialistic conception Of history, OF
course, will cover the fundamentals;
but little touch of the Utopian would
be valuable-not a bald statement of
what will happen under socialism"
The independent., 1903-06-04
ANOTHER CORPORATION VICTORY

The courts are rapidly forcing public
ownership of franchised utilities upon
the American people. Philadelphia
undertook to compel the change from
overhead wires to conduits by means
OF heavy tax. The A. & P. telegraph
company-really the Western Union--
went into court to test the law, but
was beaten until the United States
supreme court was reached.
Justice Brewer said that there was
no question as to the right OF the
municipality to legislate for tax os
this character, but it did not follow
from this fact that a municipality is
not subject to any restraint in such
charges. In this case, he said, the
cost of the maintenance of the tele-
graph lines was less than one-half the
charge made by the city for supervi.
sion alone and he added that the tes-
timony in the case indicated that the
city had undertaken by the imposi-
ton of an unreasonable tax to forcs
the telegraph company to put it's
wires under ground. "We do not
say" he said, "that city has not By
virtue of it's police powers authority
directly to compel the removal Of
wires from poles to conduits, but i.
may be questionable whether a city
can seek the same results by an ex*
cessive and unreasonable charge upon
overhead wires" s,r ysT
The independent., 1903-06-04

democratic convention will avoid taxi
ing these steps toward socialism-and
hence, a split seems certain.
Secretary Edgerton expressed pleas
ure because of the work being done By
The Independent toward brushing up
the populist organization and prom
ised at an early date to prepare an
article for publication covering the
whole ground as he views it. When
this comes The Independent will issue
a special edition of probably 10000
additional copies and place in the
hands of populists who need waking
up.
In the meantime The Independent is
hearing from the populist national
committeeman and others regarding
the party's status in the several states.
Let us hear from populists every
where. Out of the counsel of many
comes wisdom. Make The Indepen-
dent a meeting place for the first pre-
liminary conference-its columns are
open.
Socialists have the opportunity to
edit the Karl Marx Edition of The
Independent (July %, 1909 just as
%k4
George Edition.