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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-01

Secretary Root has some elevated
notions about the revision of the tar
IN. but they can never be attained
The way To revise the tariff Is to re-
wise IL: that is. 20 nj il and have n
party fight over IL. The existence Of
parties is necessary thing TO our in
situations. and while they are in ex-
istence they must be In almost con-
slant opposition 10 each other. We
hear n great deal about the tariff be-
ing revised. when IL becomes actual
" necessary TO change IL. by its
friends. The republican leaders call
themselves its friends. in the sense
that we have now a high protective
tariff. That though. will probably
never be. The democrats will have "a
take another hand in the work. The
time for revision has been ri;Te long
time. The excess in tariff is pilinr
IN an unnecessary surplus in the
treasury. The republican Leadership
has been fiddling and dallying with
the question. and will continue TO do
80 till the people rise up in Their
might and make change in the gov
eminent at Washington. The tariff
must be revised by the friends O
good and honest governLisni.-Cir
cinnati Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-01

Mischief is the crows occupation.
The crow of India appears to be par
ticularly malicious. He delights to
torment other birds, and will wanton-
~ pull nest to pieces. Mr.. a. j..
Ramford, in "Turbans and Tails" de-
scribes the crow as having admirable
self-possession, and usually most
perfect control over his countcnance.
have only once seen crow. to use
n familiar phra Sc, taken aback--forced
to own himself discounted. IL was
one morning before breakfast. and !
was speeding across the maidan on
my bicycle. A crow, to which the
machine was perhaps q novelty. for
at that time there were not many in
use in Calcutta, came flying toward
me to satisfy his curiosity. The
bright steel spokes were, of course,
invisible to human eyes, and, as Is
proved. to his.
In the spirit Of impucence and
frolic, exhiarated. perhaps. by the
early morning freshness, he made
dash TO 90 through what seemed 10
him to be Simply hoop on which my
saddle rested.
1t need hardly be said that he did
not get through. looked back. lie
lay on the ground, evidently much
surprised. His cav expressed per.
plexity mingled with disgust. His
head was sore. his feathers ruffled;
and when he got up and went away
10 think about II, he looked more like
a crow ashamed Of himself than any
had ever seen before.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-01

Tommaso Salvini will shortly take .
final leave of the stage. He will, pre-
vious To doing SO. perform in the
principal towns of italy. in company
with his son. Paola Snlvini.
Fanny Herring. the actress Win
charmed the audiences of the old
Bowery theatcr 20 or 40 years ago,
celebrated her seventy-frst birthday
recently. After nearly so years IN
the stage she retired 10 her farm II
Conectincut, where she now lives Z
the best Of health.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-01
THE PHANT0M'S
y WARMING. "
X < * X q = \ \ ~ X xx*
nv WALTER .. HIATT.

4 BOUT the broad hearth in its
IA customary manner the family
had assembled after the evening
meal. and Henry Carroll. the city
cousin, come to the country to re-
store failing health. found his first
visit into n kentucky home not SO
dull as he had anticipated. The hos
pitality of country folk. who knew
well the art of entertaining, was his.
Mr.. Rankin, his wife, and above all,
the daughter, Martha. ingeniously
led the guest to talk Of himself and
his short history. and os that branch
OF the family from which he was d.
rectly descended. until the hour of
l2 was reached long before he would
have guessed IT,
The conversation lulled. Silence
was broken only by the ticking OF
the clock. Suddenly Carroll heard
the faint pit-a-pat of gallopinS
horse on the frozen turnpike. lie
walked to the window overlooking
the road, and the sharp air bore the
sound more clearly to him.
II wonder who that can be, riding
SO wildly at this time Of night?' he
asked.
some drunken fellow going home,
l suppose" said Mr.. Rankin, indif-
fercntly, but with q significant look
at his wife.
Carroll pressed his face 10 the win
dow pane and once more looked out
upon the moonlit country. He had
"a full view of the pike, and some
distance down the little valley, just
where Dix river was bridged. he saw
the dim figure of horseman dash
ing along. The horse crossed the
bridge with terrific chatter, the rider
not drawing rein for an instant
Every board in the wooden struc-
ture seemed to start and tremble,
arousing all the drowsy echoes OF the
valley.
He rides like Wild mani" ex.
claimed Carroll. Come here! LOOK
at him, One would think both man
and beast were hunted-were flee
sn1 from the devil himself"
Martha ran to the window and
Onxed for q moment at the fast-dis'
anpearing horscman. Papa, maybe
it's our ghost-'Rob the rider-tha'
Aunt Dinah once met
The mournful bay of foxhound'
disturbed by the hoof beats and ths
suggestion of a chase gave her re
mark tingc Of color. The young
people stood side by side at the win
dow, curiously watching the silen'
horscman. In n few moments he was
lost in the mist which hung over tn
valley. and the sound Of the hoo
beats, growing fainter and fninter
were heavd no more.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Rankin had KEEP
their seats while the rider passed
and now tried in vain to lift TIT
gloom his appearance had left y
passing. Carroll noticed this an.
half laughingly inquired II Martha
.~host was reality.
mot at all: simply stupid Oh
story Of the negroes said Mr.. Ha
kin. He spoke in an unconyincinl
manner, however. and the hres'd
group relapsed into a moody silence
Carroll saw the glance Of the nos
wonder from timr 10 time to ina
corner next the w;ncow, where IN
hardwood hoor wus carefully hid
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-01

As might have been expected the
parties TO the Northern Securities
merger are squirming under the de-
cision OF the circuit court of appeals
outlawing their gigantic fransconti-
mental railway trust. and all the other
mergers present and prospective are
looking for cover. There's q great
"getting upstairs" in trust circles.--
Houston (Texl Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-01

voted himself to the task of build
ing up his health. going hunting. rid
ing to neighborhood FOX meets, driv-
ing Martha TO dances and parties,
and in other ways filing out the rou-
tine Of life in the country. In fol-
lowing this social round he found
that the chase after health can
sometimes be made q cheerful occu-
patton, especially with a girl like
Martla to help one. They rapidly
became good friends, and Carroll was
astonished to discover how neces-
sary her company was TO his com
fort and pleasure. IL seemed that he
was always seeking n pretext to be
With her. Were there errands at the
grocery store or the post Office In
town. only he and Martha could do
them CONFORMITY. As these errands
we're numerous. they drove to town
in the buggy nearly every day.
with the passing Of the spring
rains these drives became more and
more delightful. Nature awokc to
full life and the earth throbbed with
maternity. The dull. sodden fields
Of grain and the frozen pastures I'M
folded their cloalks, and Carroll saw
for the first time the full beauty OF
the blue grass region. Field OF blue
followed field of blue in slight rises
and falls until the eyes sight wa.
lost in the vaguely outlined foothills
Of the mountains. Was 1t any won
der. then, that the two lovers fell
the pulse Of nature stir within them
that they felt the joy of living ant
turned TO thoughts Of love?
i The slightest reason often serve'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-01

shame the worlds greatest com
poser" said the musical instructor.
"Chloroform." promptly replied
the young man who had STUDIED med
Chicago Daily News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Isssoa II the International sessss
for MAY =. IDo3-Past
Arrested.

tActs y .5o-s9,
o. And all the city was moved. and the
people ran together and they took Paul.
and drew him out o. the tempe. and forth
with the doors we're shut
81. And a. they went about 10 Kill hin.
tldinss came unto the chief captain OF the
band. that all 1erus allen Was an an up
roar.
go Who Immediately took soldiers and
centur.ons. and ran dawn unto them: and
when they saw the chief captain and the
soldiers. they lief; beating OF Paul
80 Then the chief captain came near. and
took him. and commanded him TO be bound
with two chains: and demanded Who he
was, and what he had done.
81. And some cried one thing some an
other. among the multitude: and when ne
could not know the certainty for the tu-
mutt. he commanded him TO be carried into
the castle
%. And when he came upau the stairs.
so Il was. that he was borne OF the SOL
Iirrs for the violence Of the people.
Sc. For the multitude or the people ios-
lowed after. crying. Away with him
81. And as Paul was 10 be led into the
casts, re ss.id unto the chief captain May
speak unto thee. Who said. cansi thou
speak Greek?
3S Art not thou that Egyptian. which be-
fore .fese days Eaaiest an uproar. and led
dest out into the wilderness four thousand
| men that were murderers,
I 49, But Paul. said. l am man which am .
Jew OF Tarsus, a city In C.iicia. citlzen VI
no mean city and. beseech thee. suffer II,
to speak unto the people.
GOLDEN TExT.-If any man sufSeI
as Christian. let him not b
ashamed.-l Pet. AsiG.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
SAID OF WASHINGTON.

Just honor to Washington can only be rendered by observing his pre- cepts and initiating his example, Robert C. Winthrop.
 However his military fame may excite the wonder of mankind, it is chiefly by his civil magistracy that WaShingtons example will instruct thcm.-Fisher Ames.
 \ great and venerated character like that of Washington IS not an isolated fact in history to be regarded with barren admiration-it is a dispcnsation of Providence fol good.-E. Everett.
 He illustrated and adorned the civ ilization of Christianity and furnished an example of the wisdom and per lection of it's teachings which the subtlest arguments of it's enemies cannot mpeach.-Zebulon E. Vance.
 George Washington, the brave. the wise, the good. Supreme in war. in council and in peace. Washington, valiant, without ambitions; discreet, without fear; confident, without pre- sumption.-Dr. Andrew Lee. To add brightness to the sun or glory to, the name of Washington is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in its naked, deathless splendor leave it shining on.-Abra- ham Lincoln.
 Let him who looks for q monUmen | to Washington look around the United States. Your freedom, your independence, your national power, your prosperity and your prodigious growth are monument to him. KoSsuth.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
FAREWELL TO VALLEY FORGE.
While Preside ent Was h in s't on Visited the Historic Camp Ground of
 the Revolution.

''Ncarly score of years passed away at Valley Forge, when one summer day a tall gentleman of advancing years, dressed in black and riding on horse was seen by the farmers while they were working in the fields" writes William Perrine, in the Ladies' Home Journal. Accompanied by his negro servant. he alighted from his horse by the roadside and began kindly to put questions to one of the farmers. He told that he had been in the camp of the Contine ntals, that he expected soon to leave Philadelphia forever, and that he wanted to once more look upon the scene of the sutferings of his com rades in arms. He was pleased to see happiness and prosperity now around him. He would stay over night, but his duties required him to be at the capital. When the farmer heard his name he was astonished, and protested that he should have been more respect ful. The stranger replied that the sight of his companions of the war now engaged in the happy pursuits of peace gave him more satisfaction than any homage that could be paid his per- son or his station as president of the United States. It was George Wash ington, soon about to bid farewell in his great office to his countrymen, and as he rode away forever what thoughts must have come over him as he looked back in those piping times of peace to the anguish and tolls and the despair of that dark Christmas at Valley Forge!"
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
SAID BY WASHINGTON.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few. and let those few be well tried before you give them your con tidcnce.
 The company on which you inn prove most will be least expensive to you.
 It IS easy to make acquaintanccs. but difficult to shake off, however irksome and unprotitable they are found, after we have once commit ted ourselves to them.
 1t is a maxim with me not to ask what, under similar circumstances, l would not grant.
 1 expressly forbid the sale or trans portation out of the said conmon- wealth, of any slave l may die pos sessed of, under any pretense what soeyer.
 In my estimation, more permanent and genuine happiness is to be found in the sequestcreG walks of con nubial life than in the giddy rounds of promiscuous pleasure or the more tumultuous and imposing scenes of successful ambition.
 Without virtue and without in tegrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect and conciliate the esteem of the truly valuable part of mankind
 1 shall never attempt to palliatc my own foibles by exposing the er- TOT of another.
 Nothing would give me more real satisfaction than to know the scnti- Inents which are entertained of men by the public, whether they be favor- able or otherwise.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20

Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolona, H., writes:
 ''I can recommend Peruna as a good
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
A VENERABLE PASTOR
 CURED BY PE-RU-NA.

In old age the mucous membranes become thickened and partly lose their function.
 This leads to partial loss of hearing, smell and taste, as well as digestive disturbances.
 Peruna corrccts all this by it's spe- cific operation on all the mucous mem- branes of the body.
 One bottle will convince anyone. Once used and Pcruna becomes :, life long standby with old and young.
 Mir. Samuel Saunders of BIythcdalc, Mo-, writes: My disease was catarrh of the urethra and bladder. got a bottle of Pe-ru-na and began taking il, and in a few days was relieved and could sleep and rest all night. think that Pe-ru-na is valuable remedy. l had tried other very highly rccom- mendcd medicines. but they did me no good. My physician told me that l could not expect to be cured of my trouble, as l was getting to be an old
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHPLACE.
But Small Monument Marks the Spot at Wakefield Farm on
 the Potomac.

Mount Vernon h-s become a great mecca for the American tourist; at Yorktown and Valley Forge stand stately reminders of the First Gen. tleman of America, while in every part of the land the smallest mcmen- toes of his life and actions are reli- eiously preseryed; but in magnificent decay on the lower Potomac lies Wakefield Farm, which was associ- ated with his early life. A simple granite shaft marks the spot where George Washington was born, and a few bricks and stones are all that remain of his early home.
 The old country mansion was burned early in the last century, but the brick chimney, within whose arch four people could sit, and the corner stones, with a portion of the founda- tion, were saved. Shortly before the into the hands of a family which at first showed some appreciation for it's associations. A succeeding gen cration, however, tore down the chimney and the remnant of the walls in order to secure the bricks. A marble slab bearing an inscription giving the date of Washington's birth and other information, which had been set into the great arch, was removed to the old family grave yard; but in placing it beneath two ancient fig trees planted by the moth CT of Washington, it was broken, and it's fragments lie there to-day, moss- grown and vine-covered.
 1t was in 1895 that the national gove rnmcnt erected at Wakefield a miniature copy of the Washington monument, with the inscription "Washington's Birthplace" and in small letters at the base the words: ''i.rected by the United States, A. D. 1895" "-Waldon Fawcett, in Wom- mans Home Companion.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
A Tribute.
Forge!

''The best of us," said the man of generous inclinations, "are occasional ly betrayed into a deviation from the strict paths of truth.'
 George Washington never tol6 a lie," was the rejoinder.
 That is only hearsay. There is noth- ing on record to show that Washing ton, personally, ever made the claim. He was too truthful a man to venture any such assertion" - Washington Star.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20

In later letter she says: CT am only too thankful to you for your kind advice and for the good health that am enjoying wholly from the use of your Peruna. Have been out to the Yellow Stone National Park and rnany other places of the west, and shall al- ways thank you for your generosity" Mrs. F. F. Little.
 If you do not derive prompt and sat- isfactory results from the use of Pe- runa, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving full statement of your case; and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis.
 Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
A TRAVELLER AT SEVENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE.

also a cough. Now my cough is all gone. and all the distressing symptoms of catarrh of the stomach and bowels have disappeared. I will recommend it to all as a rare remedy. am so we'll I am contemplating a trip to Yellow Stone Park this coming season. How is that fo. one Fl years old?"
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20

m e d icin e f o r chronic catarrh of the stomach and
 bowels. l h av c been troubled se- verely with it for over a wear, and
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
Pe-ru-na IS a Catarrhal Tonic EspeCiallyAdapted to the De- Clining Powers of Cid Age.
The Oldest Man in America Attributes His Long Life and Good Health
 to pe-ru-nd.

MT. Isaac Brock, of McLennan coun- ty, Texas. has attained the great age of 114 years. He is an ardent friend of Peruna and speaks of it in the fol lowing terms. MT. Brock says:
 After man has lived in the world as long as i have he ought to have found out Il great many things by eN- perience. l think l have done so.
 One of the things have found out
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20

to my entire Satis- f d C | i 0 II is the proper remedy for ailments due di- rectly to the ef- fleets of the eli mate.
 "Eor 114 years l have ly-it hGtnnJ th
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20

man (51 years). l feel very thankful for what Pe-ru-na has done for me."
 In d later letter Mir. Saunders says: II am still of the same mind with re- gard to your Pe-ru-na medicine"
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
In Nradern Times.

If the cherry-trec episode had not occurred before the days of the for estry commission no doubt George would have heard from that body.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20

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Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-20
"i RELY UPON PE-RU-NA FOR ALL CATARRHAL DISEASES"

changeable climate of the United States. During my long life I have known a great many remedies for coughs, colds. catarrh and diarrhoea. l had always supposed these affections to be different diseases. For the last ten or fifteen years l have been read ing Dr. Hart mans books and have learned from them one thing in par tlcular: That these affections are the same and that they are properly called catarrh.
 ''As for Dr. Hartman's remedy. Pc runa, l have found il to be the best if not the only reliable remedy for these affections. Hhas been my stand by for E7any years and Iatfribufe n7y good heaifh and iny extreme old age to t1is remedy.
 Tt exactly meets all my require ments. l have come to rely upon il al- most entirely for the many little things for which I need medicine. 1 believe it to be especially valuable to old people, although l have no doubt it is just as good for the young'-- Isaac Brock.
 A New Man at @.
 .ior Frank O'Mahoney, West Side. Hannibal, Mo-, writes:
 ''I am professionally a newspaper correspondent, now 79 years old. l have watched the growing power of the Peruna plant from its incipiency in the little log cabin, through it's gradations of success up to it's present establishment in Columbus, Ohio, and l conclude that merit brings it's full reward.
 up to a few years ago I felt no need to test it's medicinal potency, but late ly when my system needed it. your Peruna relieved me of many catarrhal troubles. Some two years ago I weighed 210 pounds, but fell away down to 168 pounds, and besides loss of flesh I was subject to stomach trou- bles, indigestion, loss of appetite. in somnia. night sweats, and a foreboding of getting my entire system out of or der. During some months I gave Pe- runa a fair trial, and it reiuvenated my whole system. l feel thankful therefore, for although 70 years old l feel like young man" n."-Major Frank O'Mahoney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-07
THE ARGUS.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-07
NEWS IN OUTLINE

Captain George Fearing Hollis. for
merIy United States consul at Cape
Town, South Africa. is dead at Nal
den. Mass. He was 10 years Of age.
\ constable at Chicago Interrupted
the wedding celebration of William
Kresser to serve papers of eviction
from rooms prepared for his bride.
Secret service agents prevented a
band OF negro boys from an orphan
asylum ut Charleston. s. c.. from sere-
nading President Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay.
Nine Calve has telegraphed the
mana ger of a French theater from Lon
don that she cannot keep her en-
gagement, as she is very i'll of heart
disease.
Fifty Ladrones implicated in the re-
cent raids in Mindanao, p. l.. have
been sentenced to long terms of i'm
prscnment.
Russia has prohibited all meetings
of Zionites in the province of Kherson.
Because he is afflicted with cancer
Andrew Murray, wealthy Brooklyn
man. has been denied admission TO
Binghampton. n. Y, hotels and forced
to seek lodgings IN the poor house.
The American School Furniture COM
pany at Piqua, o., has lost $4,000 by
fire.
General Gillespie. chief of engineers,
will be designated president of the
board of ordinance and fertilization on
the retirement of General Miles.
The employers and employees in the
Pittsburg building trades have got to-
gether and the labor trouble is show
ing signs of ending.
The new coins struck by the United
States government for the Philippine
islands are not popular in the islands.
Five men were drowned by the sink.
ing of the barge Florrie in storm off
the Massachusetts coast.
The French bark Grand Duchesse
Olga has arrived at Portland, Ore,
year out from Antwerp.
The house of lords has adopted one
amendment to the Irish land bill.