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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-29

his lips, and our most elegantly
clothed men are scarcely seen ex-
cept through cloud OF tobacco
smoke. This habit is even more
firmly entrenched in our best So
Iciety than gambling or drinking
Our truly Christian men do not
gamble or drink, but do you know
score of them who do not use to-
bacco? Even our deacons and ell
ders, our college professors and our
physicians, men who stand before
our boys as examples of well devel-
oped manhood, are found using this
poisonous weed. Even some min
listers use it, though | thank God
some churches ara forbidding it to
their ministers. Yet if il Is such a
vice that the minister cannot con
scientiously use it how can the lay
member?
We who have studied the L. I. 5
leaflet Tobacco" look upon the in
creasing use OF tobacco with much
alarm. Have you ever passed a
young man on the street and had
him speak to you without lifting his
hat? What did you think of him
Did you ever pass a young man on
the street and get a cloud Of smoke
before he could smile recognition
What did you think of him? Did
you ever go into crowded car and
find a half a dozen young men
seated, none Of whom offered you a
seat? Did you ever have these
same young men blow Tobacco smoke
in your face while you held on to a
strap? Well, what did yoc think
OF them? I'll tell you what our Le-
gion lessons teach US. They tell US
that tobacco deadens the finer SEN
bilities, so that a tobacco user don't
have that fine sense Of honor and
reverence due woman and that the
nicotine so blunts his finer nature
that he loses much Of his polite in
stinct. So, rather than condemn
the victim OF Tobacco, he should have
our sympathy as surely as the one
who is forming any other dangerou;
habit.
But taking it for granted that
have convinced you OF the necessity
of work along these lines, have an
other pledge for you: 81 will try t
be kind to all harmless living crea
lures, and will try to protect then
from cruel usage" Did you eve
hear that before? OF course none o,
us are really cruel to animals in 1
direct way. But do we wear birds
lor any part Of bird on our hats,
This is probably the most common
way in which women show thei
cruelty to Gods dumb creatures
and the way our pretty songsters arr
being killed OIL every year, and th'
cruelty of the manner in which thel
are secured, surely little reading
along this line, would take the birC
from many lsdy's hat.
Passing the Flower Mission De
partment, which is worked in al
our Legions, | wish to speak few
words along the contest line. WIZ
not make a medal contest campaigr
next year in our l.. t. LIS?
wish we might have contests in ev
cry Legion in the State. Just nov
Indiana needs an educational wave
along prohibitive temperance lines
and as the coming year will be al
active one along political lines, lie
: US push the contest work. tits th'
greatest educational work we have.
And now, in closing, let me con
gratulate you on the work you have
done during the past year, and 20
llicit your more careful attention t
the L TIL. and to the requests o
your leaders for 1904.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-29
cashIna a Yellow Chip.

a merchant who occasionally sits
in quiet game Of draw absent
mindedly dropped yellow poker
chip in the contribution basket.
The late Bishop Dudley of Ken
tucky found out who dropped the
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ola Up, Dubois county, Ind, will attend
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week.
The Township Library is kept at the
oflce OF the Trustee, where those en-
titled can obtain books.
GEORGE w. MILBURN, Trustee.
Hillham, Indiana
Nov. %, lS00-ly.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
BOYS IN THE BULL RING.
Swarmed Through the Gate and Over
the Fence and leased the Animal

From the Kansas City Journal.
1t would seem from an account given by
a Kansas man that the Mexican bull fight
is considerable of bluff that it does not
require the skill, courage and agility to be
a bull fighter that most have believed
Frank Dibert of Eureka was visiting in Ell
Paso and went to bull fight across the
lines of JuareZ. For the Eureka Messenger
he writes full description of what he saw,
concluding as follows
During the two hours sport six horses
and seven bulls were engaged in the fight
and two horses and three bulls were killed
and quickly dragged from the ring by
mule team. The equestrian part of the
sport was a roaring farce. very much like
Don QuiXOte3 fight with the windmill. In
feature was introduced that nearly took our
breath. An outer gate was thrown open
and free admission given to a hundred boys
ranging from twelve to eighteen years of
age, mostly Ell Paso kids. The boys did
not wait to enter the inner gates leading to
into the bull ring from every side. A fresh
bull met the boys in the center and seemed
daZed at the daredevil spirit of the Ameri-
can kid. This was a feature of the bull
never heard. However, the boys exhibited
more bravery and fearlessness in tackling
the big, wild wiry bull than the armed
and trained hull fighters. They had no
weapons but their wamusses and SOM
breros, with which they leased and pelted
the bulls tail, while others went close in
front and thraw their coats over his horns
They finally worried the bull so much that
he ran to the gate and bawled to get out
The boys then actually called to the man.
ager and pleaded for a fresher and wilder
bull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Contraband of War.
From the Speakel

from the Speaker.
The Russian regulations concerning con-
traband will certainly lead to protests from
our government and probably from that of
the United States. For the Russian govern
ment has declared coal, naptha, alcohol and
all similar substances to he contraband, as
well as '.all objects intended for war by
sea or land including rice. provisions. ETC."
Jurists make distinction between things
essentially contraband. such as munitions
of war. and things ancipitis usus which may
or may not be contraband, according to cir
cumstances The claim of the English gov
eminent in 1898 to confiscate provisions go
ing to France has long been regarded as
barbarous and untenabie When France
claimed the right to confiscate rice to China
in 1885 Lord Granville demonstrated prompt
ly and strongly. At the beginning of the
South African war he detained some car
goes consigned to Lorenzo Marques and
for some time there was an uncomfortable
impression that we intended to attempt to
enforce claim we had resisted In 1885,. 1t
Is scarcely necessary to point out that no
country stands to lose so certainly as do
these islands by the recognition of food as
contraband. Coal which Is designed for the
use of the fleet may clearly be regarded as
contraband; but Russia can scarcely stop
all our trade and all American trade with
the civilian industries of japan. We are
interested, of course, as country exporting
both rice and coal to Japan, and 1t is likely
that both our government and the United
States Will ask Russia to modify these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Are Wives Supported
From the Housekeeper.


This question, which is raised by a lead
ing newspaper, recalls our own recent
symposium on THE Wife's Pocketbook."
Before a definite answer is given it would
be well to understand clearly just what is
meant by the term Supported" Wives
are in the great ma jority of cases depend
ent upon their husbands earnings for their
shelter, clothes and food. but they are not
supported in the sense that children are,
or pensioners. or objects of public charity.
In the ideal marriage husband and wife are
equal partners. Two departments engage
the energy and attention of the firm--the
earning department and the home depart
ment. One is as important as the other.
Each requires an expert, Industrious,
watchful manager If the firm is to be sue
cessfm.
The manager of the earning department
may bring home a pocketful of money
every Saturday night. but without the intel
ligence and economic cooperation of the
home department manager will find himself
ere long bankrupt. The money he earns
is not all his. 1t belongs to the firm. III
managing the home, experimenting or pre-
pairing his meals mending his clothes, to
say nothing of caring for the childreA and
performing the thousand and one arduous
and nerve wearing tasks that fall to the lot
of the busy housekeeper, his wife Is doing
Just as much for the success of the firm as
he Is If not more. And IL we mean by
supported" that she is an idle dependent,
subsiSting upon her husbands merciful
bounty, then the term cannot in Justice be
applied to the average American wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
FOOD 1NspEcToRs
Senators Disagree as to What = an
Adequate Number.

At 2:30 O'Clock the Senate resumed con-
sideration Of the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill. Senator Allison proposed
an amendment for the COMMITTEES. increas-
ing from 81 500 to 5000 the salary Of the
sanitary and food inspector. who shall also
inspect dairy products and shall be a prac-
teal chemist. In place of seven sanitary
and food inspectors, who are to be yeteri-
nary surgeons. at 500 each. the commit
tee proposed four sanitary and food In
spectors, to be veterinary surgeons. at
81 200. and three at 500, who are to insist
in the enforcement Of the milk and pure
food laws.
Another committee amendment proposed
by Mr.. Allison provides that no money ap-
prOpriated in the bill shall be used to pay
any employee of the health department who
is in the service of any one engaged In the
dairy business
Senator SpOoner amended the bill, fixing
the number of sanitary and food inspectors
at fifteen instead of twelve, as now pro-
vided by the committee, and six as provided
by the House Of Representatives. Senator
Stewart then offered long amendment
which he said embodied plan that did not
increase the number Of inspectors. but
which would give better organization for
the inspection Of dairy products. food, ETC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
PANToMIME FAIRIES.
How They Learn the Difficult Task of
Ballet Dancing in London.
From the London Mail.

From the London Mall.
Nobody has the least idea of what train
ing for pantomime means until a visit
has been paid to Nine. Lanner's school of
ballet dancing. There dancers ranging in
age from sweet-faced tiny mites of six to
beautiful women whose age one Will not be
ungallant enough to think about, daily and
patiently go through 4 course of training,
acquiring steps and department that later
or will be seen at the Garrick, Vaudeville,
Empire Alhambra and elsewhere. Nine.
Morris one of Nine. Lanner's teachers, told
the writer that finished dancer is the
product Of many years strenuous work "A
child of six can learn to dance well In few
months but to acquire the grace and agility
OF the finest Spanish dancers now perform
ing in London requires twenty years of I'M
RENTING practice. There are very few
boys ever trained as pantomfme dancers
The reason is that the male sex Is awkward,
their Joints are hopelessly stiff, and they
can never hope to aspire to anything of a
higher grade than step dancing. It Is one
Of the prettiest sights on earth to watch a
score or SO of little girls assemble in the
dimIy lit room where Nine. Lanner's classes
are held.
Hinge mirrors are arranged round the
walls. piano stands In corner, but sell
dom gets played, because for long time
the novice has to practice nothing but steps
to a monotonous zone two. three. four,
five six, seven. eight. hop!" spoken by the
teacher.
All re girls please togazieri" commands
madame, and promptly tiny tots of six and
graceful young women of sixteen or so. all
"a rbed to a girl in short white muslin
Skirts, pink sasles and tights, grip with one
hand a rail fixed to the wall. extend the
other arm on level with their shoulders
and deftly kick their hands seven times in
succession.
watch the children and one sees that they
thoroughly enjoy the training Every move
ment OF the first. second, third and fourth
rositions under which headings the various
steps are grouped, has been studied by the
little ones, and each member of the class
enedayors to give her individual rendering
harmonious movement Of the whole body.
Many Of the little dancers can stand on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Living a Century.
rom the New York World.


Many rules are laid down by which to
a ,omplish thief. of living century
Some of these come from people who have
rounded out the one hundred years. Each
deems his method the only reliable one,
although the methods are various and con-
flicting The abstemious ascribe longevity
to Temperance The antique soak Is certain
that for him the loon of old age was pick
led in alcohol Observation by the individ-
nal who neither expects nor desires to live
a century is that tie ambition to prolon /;
exist ice leads to as many follies and In
furious PRACTICES as 1t does to sensible
schemes for preserving the health. People
heve to live in accordance with their con-
stitutional equipment. BY study and i e
exercise of moral courage they may do
this. but they 90 not understand the consti-
t,tions of their neighbors.
Among the Mexicans and Indians OF
southern California have been a number of
the most remarkable examples of longevity
The Mexicans smoke cigarettes from the
time they are tall enough to toddle drink
mesal. which is worse than whisky and
violate every sanitary law known to NOR
raj Indians are filthy Il all their habits.
viii eat meat an ordinary dog would re-
water" and they vie with Mexicans in lin
gering long.
n fa of more Importance to learn how to
make life enjoyable while 1t Is lasting a
normal span Ian now to snatch an extern
aion of time The last twenty years of
.anybodv's century Is bound to be lonely
ana usually profitless season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
CoNGREssMFN AND THE DESKS.
No Unnecessary Furniture in the
House of Commons.

From the Philadelphia Record.
One of the worst obstacles to good gov
eminent in Washington is the desk with
which every representative and senator is
provided Not content with the facilities
afforded by this desk for transacting other
business than legislation, representatives
have voted themselves an office building,
where every man can have room or
suite of rooms for the transaction of his
outside business, which now occupies much
more of his time than his inside business.
The desks occupy a great deal of room
and spread the House of Representatives
over vast area that only men with
exceptional lung power can be heard. Con-
sequently the bulls of Bashan have an I'M
fair advantage over men who think hard
but cannot talk so loud. The opening and
shutting of the desks is a disturbance. But
the great disadvantage of the desk, the
private secretary and the proposed office
are that they encourage the congressman TO
spend their time sending seeds to their con-
stituents, getting pensions for the friends
of men who may be able to help them. Sc
curing increases of rent of post offices for
influential men in their districts and getting
more clerk hire allowance for postmasters
who will see that friendly persons shall be
elected delegates to the congressional con-
ventions.
In the house of commons there are no
desks. A man may speak though he have
not the voice of fog horn, and the MEM
bership of the house is much larger than
that of the House of Representatives..
Members of the former do not act as gen.
eral claim agents and solicitors for their
constituents, and they have no facilities
for doing The average American is
getting to think of congressman as moth
ing else and the industry of congressman
in getting money for the post offices in their
districts shows one of the less Objectionable
results of Congress as a walking delegate
for his district. with Keen interest incl
dentally in making friends who help him
to another term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28

their toes and pirouette like tops, and then,
with modesty, elegance and ease go down
until their knees almost touch the ground,
rising up again with a graceful wave of the
hand and sunny smile. To give suppleness
to the limbs series of exercises are gone
through with first one leg. while the whole
weight of the body rests on the other. The
positions are reversed every few minutes,
and in this manner both limbs receive equal
attention and obtain equal suppleness. A
watering can plays a prominent part in a
ballet class room. 1t would seem that the
thousands CT steps INDUCED in have a tend
ency to raise the dust and bring about an
epidemic of coughing. Therefore, a little
judicious sprinkling at intervals has the eff
feet of allaying this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Malayan English.
From the Penang straits Echo.


Kampar.-A tin mining advancer, with a.
kepala of a mining kongsi two and a half
miles on the Cheroot path, were set upon by
three Macaos on the oath instant, who spoke
both Ken and Macow, armed with parangs
who relieved them of about $50 in cash The
kepala had often seen these robbers In Co
peng, and can identify them. The robbery
was reported at the Gopong police station at
$50 pm. on the oath and a sergeant, a lance
corporal and n Chinese detective, accom-
panied by the kepala, proceeded to the scene
Of the robbery and on arriving there at $50
pm. saw three men hiding In the Jungle
who seeing the search party scooted. The
lance corporal gave chase and succeeded In
capturing one of the robbers. The other
two men managed to make of and hide in
the jungle, as darkness had set in and they
could not be seen. The robber who had
been arrested gave the names of the two
other robbers as Lin San and Lo Qui, and
he stated that he worked in mining kongs
quarter of a mile from the scene of the
robbery. The search party proceeded to
the kongsi and arrested one OF the prison
ers. The other prisoner was found early
the next morning. hiding In some lalang.
and was soon captured. This was very good
smart work on the part of the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
THE AMBrDExrRous MAN.
Shall Man Use Each Hand Equally
WellP

from the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The modern school teacher Is begin
ming to insist that the coming man shall
be ambidexter Germany seems to be
especially interested in the equal edu-
cation of the hands, but there is a no.
ticeable tendency in this country In the
same direction, notably in the manual
training schools. Until quite recently the
left hand has been subordinated from child
hood. The well-regulated man is supposed
to do nearly all e-handed things with his
right: hand. To be sure, one drives and
points gun and holds fishing rod with
his left hand, but In general no man does
with his left hand what he can do with his
right. This is largely the result of early
training. The mother and the nurse begin
to insist upon the use of the right hand
when the child is still in arms Even when
child is plainly left handed he is forced
In most cases to reverse nature.
Theoretically this is wrong. Nature OBJ
jects to this arbitrary rule and takes re-
venge. Every part of the body that is
not allowed to do its full share of the work
becomes in time entirely inefficient. The
logical conclusion is that the left hand will
in time suffer this fate. Practically, how
ever, there is little danger, for the reason
that there are too many two-handed trades
in the world The worst that can happen,
probably, I is that the left hand will still
further lose strength and adroitness.
1t seems plain that nature intended
that the arms should be equally strong
and equally used. The prize fighters knock
out blow with the left arm shows its power
when properly trained. Moreover, there
is no difference in a mans legs, which have
been allowed to go their own way; right
handed man is quite as apt to run and
jump from his left foot as from his right
But even If there is no positive danger
to the welfare of the race IN the almost
exclusive use of the right hand, there is a
large possibility in many directions In am
bidexterity. 1t Is clearly desirable that
both hands should be equally trained, II
for no other reason than that the ambideX-
trous man is the more capable man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
STORY OF TWO LEADERS
The wheat King" Of 1898 and the
"Cotton King" Of 1904.

From the New York Evening Post.
Although few if any people had predicted
80 early a termination of the career Of the
"cotton market leader as that of yester-
dav few experienced financers have
doubted that such an end would eventually
come. Certain indications in the career OF
market leaders are unmistakable. and
one Is the evidence that one success in a
speculative venture has led the lucky ad-
yenturer to believe that his judgment was
infallible and his luck impregnable.
The notable case in point that occurred in
MAY. 1898 suggested the outcome of the
sully operation. Even the cotton clique" s.
achievement of January, 1904, must yield
for dramatic interest to the Letter corner
in wheat six years before. The Spectator
who figured in that episode bought wheat
as low as IS cents a bushel. The short Eu-
ropean supply and the Spanish war came in
to help him; help put the price up on the
10th of May, 1898, to $1.S5 per bushei. The
newspapers chronicled his movements. and
serious articles were written Ia foretaste of
this year, to show what young Letter had
done for the American farmer" 1t was the
burden OF nearly all current comment that
no one had ever grasped the facts of the
market more intelligently.
What young Letter did was to purchase
on borrowed money contracts requiring de-
livery of 81, 100000 bushels. He sold part.
as Sully did of his and even after the 10th
of May had $5,OO0000 clear paper profit to
his credit On June Is he confessed insol-
yency The consumer had refused to keep
on buying but the corner manipulation could
not stop. His creditors, therefore, found a
way to make him do so. In 1898, as in 1894
news of the failure was called bolt from
the blue" For twenty-four hours no one
could understand it, After that interval.
however, every one remembered that he had
predicted 1t all along.
With Letter. as with his more recent imi-
tator in another market 1t could be said
that he showed a fair comprehension of the
conditions of supply. very great misunder-
standing of nature of demand. and total
inability to distinguish the proper limits of
the use of credit. The moral is so old that
nothing but sensational case In point can
interest Entertained observer in 1t.