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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-12
BRITISH BRIEFS.

The first Jewish hospital IN the Brit
ish empire was opened AZ Mancheetei
on Nov. II. II cost $4,000
No fewer than 35.202 cases Of dissp
pearance were turned over to the Lon
don police last year. snd ia less thar
half was any trace OF the missing per
sons discovered.
An English declsicI. has determined
that piano playing 10 a legal nuisancs
only when IL Is rarried on with intent
20 annoy. Continual playing does not
In itself constitute a nuisance
The British armored cruiser Galatea
which was built in 1883 at a cost OF
<i.333.02O has been placed with the
obsolete ships OF Port Victoria and or
dered 10 be sold out OF the navy.
only bona fide Irishmen- are 10 be
enlisted In the Irish guards In future
A similar rule as 10 Scots would de
plete considerably the ranks Of the
Scottish regiments in the British serv-
ice
Medals are cheap in England. The
nurse who attended the Duke Of Con
naught when he had some skin scraped
OF in an automobile accident recently
has received the Victorian medal from
King Edward.
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

The Schoolgirl" IS making a record
rIn in New York
Mrs Fiske IN Leah Kleschna" Is the
hit OF the season at the Manhattan the
ater. New York.
william Courtlelgh Is now playing a
prominent role In James X. Hackett's
production OF The Fortunes OF the
King"
Miss May YOhe Is making a tour OF
the vaudeville theaters. She says her
husband. Putnam Bradlee Strong will
come TO New York in about three
weeks
Andrew Mack and his company will
sail from San Francisco March III for
Australia. Ills engagement will begin
April in Sydney with The Way TO
Kenmare'
George Cohan and his company. which
opened In Little johnny Jones" at the
Liberty iheater. New York. have moved
10 another theater 10 make way for
Fay Templeton and Peter Il. Daley
and their comedy company.
Francis Wilson. who is starring this
season under the management OF
Charles Frohman In new play by
Clyde Fitch. entitled Cousin Billy
will begin his season IN Chicago Mr.
Wilson will soon appear in New York.
Robert r. IIaInes has completed ar
rangemeuts whereby be will begin q
starring engagement at the Berkeley
Lyceum tieater. New York. In play
written for him 10y his wife. Genevievs
G. HaInes, and entitled once Upon
Time"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-12

The stranger entered the outer office
timidly. lie eyed the office boy. who
was seated Ia the most comfortab"
chair the place boasted. his legs grace
fully resting upon his desk. Nonchai-
sntly be puned at a magnificent Flor
de woodbine. and. after a cursory
glance at the stranger. he once more
Immersed himself In the pages OF Pol
ly the Polecat: or. The Mystery OF
Dustman's Darling" Excuse me,
said the visitor. lis Mr.. Buziman iny
But contemptuous glance was all the
reply be obtained from the figure In the
chair. Il wanted 10 know IL Mr. BuEi-
man was inY' be venthred again after
n short wait. And at last the boy
turned. Don't ask such silly ques-
ton, guv'nor." he said. Use your
eyes. and you'll save yourself and 9th
or people a lot OF trouble. Now, put
IL to you: DO you think | should be
taking things like this II he was int
Go away and dust your brains" And
he started a fresh chapter Of that mys-
tery with a scornful laugh.-Birming-
ham (EngiapdD rost.
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Portefs,ille Items

Bertha Carson was visiting
Villa Cox last Sunday.
Mrs Mary Giesler is having
her house re-painted.
Walter Cooper brought Grand
ma Rogers home from Otwell,
Sunday.
John Schnarr and Jessie Cox
ATTENDED the School examination
at Huntingburg last Saturday.
Albt. Traylor and Thos. Inman
visi ed here Sunday.
Walter Rudolph met a Com
mittee of the S. S. convention at
l.. l.. Cooper's Sunday.
Mrs. Bouher's many friends
are glad to know that she has
about recovered from her recent
attack of rheumatism.
The surprise ball given at the
home of Henry Hoffman on his
33d birthday was well attended.
Della Gray visited her mother
near Petersburg last week.
Julia Cox and daughter Goldie,
visited in Daviess Co., last week.
Aud Schnarr moved into his
new dwelling house last week
Preaching next Sunday after
noon at 3 p. m. C.. K. at 7:30.
Mrs. Minnie tMunkle) Rudolph,
wife of John Rudolph. died at
the home of her daughter Mrs.
Emma Gray, at Afford, on April
"a. Aged 67 years, Aunt Min
ME. as she was familiarly called,
spent most of her life in Porters-
vile, where she was loved by all.
She was a good neighbor and
loving friend, always ready to
lend a helping hand. She was a
member of the c. p. church, and
leaves her husband and four
children. with many relatives to
mourn her loss.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted here by Rev. Brown, of
Petersburg, and she was laid to
rest in the Portersville grave
yard. May she rest in peace.
AUNT HANNAH.
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The m os Delightful Summer Resorts
In America are the Lands Of
the s by' County, West
ern North Carolina.

AsHESlLLK, \. c., more nearly than
any OF her city in America meets all Of
the req uirement of a natural sanitarium
and health resort For temperature and
climate it lie unryaled. MiIdness char
actenses the atmosphere OF this capital
of health at all seasons Of the year. Its
hotels never close. situated Cyer 200
II. above the sea level, the Asheville
Plateau possesses an atmosphere AT once
dry and bracing Hills, valleys, riyers
and forests abound.
Near 10 Asheyile, which j. the center
Of the beautiful Land OF the SKY"
country, are other resorts of lame, such
as Hot Springs, HendersonviIle, Brevard,
lovely Lake Toxaway, etc. The "Sap-
phire Country" az the district around
Lake Toxaway and Sapphire has come
to bs called, lie within a short ride of
Ashevi lie. There are lakes OF wonderful
beauty several thousand feet above the
sea.
The great natural beauty of the Land
OF the SKY" country has not yet been
marred by the hand Of man, his only
encroachment upon the sylvan solitude
having been the erectien of splendid
h Jtels on attractive sights and the con-
struction OF excellent carriage roads
upon " hich to reach them.
For handsomely illustrated free book
lets, alec as 70 rates, train service, etc,
write to any passenger represen atlye oi
the uthern Railway or direct 10 q. b.
Allen, A g. Il. A., 70s Chemical Build
ing, ST. Louis, Mo.
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HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
Fred Hyde has engn ged TO train for
Nick HublIlcer ueIt season

Fred Hyde has engaged TO train for
Nick Hubincer next season
Bud Doble will have charge Of Lou
Dillon at San Jose. Cal. this winter.
Wentworth. 2.0s j. new addition
to the Philadelphia speedway brigade.
Ed Benyan will have the fast three
year-old trotter Jessie Benyon in his
stable again next season.
George +. I.attlmer. the well known
Buffalo horseman. viii sell all Of his
horses and retire for time.
II Is said that the foreigners paid
Dave McCary $1,000 for Lord Revel-
stoke. 2:l2T 10y BlnGen. 2'osl4-
s. ii. Knox OF Buffalo Is driving Oh
tie road John Harvard. a brother 70
the Futurity winner Peter Sterling
2:1lie.
Thomas Sharkey. the pugiliSt. Is sa.
TO be the purchaser of Oak Blossom.
2.lei.. she VIII Le shipped 10 England
and r.ced
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But The Child Died

A man may be honest in his
opinions, but wrong. He is not
entitled TO much credit for that.
The fact that he is wrong con-
demns him.
A mother reached into her
medicine chest for medicine to
cure her sick child. She looked
at the bottle and honestly believed
it was what she wanted.
1t was a bottle of poisonl And
the child died! The child died.
Honest mother dead child
What consolation did she receive
from knowing that she was hon
est and meant well? None, for
her child died.
You are a Republican or Demo-
crat, we will say. You are a
total abstainer from liquors.
You hate the saloon. You wish
it were abolished. You think the
prohibition will come through
your saloon party. You think
the time has not come to vote for
a prohibition party. You think
you will lose your vote. You are
honest. You mean well. But
the saloon livesl
Honest mother dead child
Honest Christian voter-live
saloonl
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-12

Army engineering experts declare
that the great canal In the state OF
New York viii he of cnorm Gus military
value In time OF war. The uses 10
which the canal may be put In the
event OF war" says Colonel Thomas
w. symons. who is In charge. have
not been sufficiently understood. For
Instance. torpedo boats, gunboats ana
all the smaller auxiliary craft OF the
navy may he taken from the ocean 20
the lakes Sr from the lakes 20 the ocean
through the ditch. The tremendous
quantities OF supplies that would have
to be moved before. during and after
war could also he transported throur h
the same channel at a great saving OF
expense over the cost Of transport By
rail"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-12

iiNoi NiNsoo NOlh uD-Sli Cdlll ICDIt-
sents the Prohibition party, the
only organization striking at the
root of the trouble. And strange
to say. even the church, and
many, very many Of her ministers
are Indifferent, if not directly
opposed to the movement, All
honor TO the church for building
almshouses, asylums and hospitals
for the unfortunate product of
the saloon politics Of this Repubh-
can government! But we cannot
commend her wisdom so highly
as we can her heart. Her vot-
ing citizens to a man ought, in
all reason, join the movement to
stop the work upstream There
is absolutely no reason why they
should mott None in the world,
but prejudice, and surely that is
no reason-that is sin, not rea-
son.
1t is said that in some insane
asylums they test their patients
in this way: From a large cask
overhead, a small stream of water
is allowed to fall into basin and
while the faucet in the cask is
still open, the patient is given a
cup and told to dip the water out
of the basin and keep it out If
he works on and never looks up
to see where the water comes
from, they know that reason is
not in any way restored: but, if
after laboring in vain to keep
the water out of the basin, he
looks up, sees where the water
comes from. looks around for
some means of getting up to the
cask, seiZes step-ladder (placed
purposely near mounts 1t and
turns the faucet then they know
that reason is again on its throne.
How like the unrestored patient
the church has been, laboring to
care for the results of the open
faucet Of the liquor traffic. never
once looking to see where the
stream Of wretchedness comes
from that fills the almshouses,
hospitals and asylumsl Or, if
seeing from whence it comes,
taking no steps to close the open
faucet In Maine, Kansas, Iowa
and Vermont, and in parts of
Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky
and Texas, in her saner moments,
the church saw the open faucet
whence issues this stream of woe
and misery; but her sanity was
short-lived, for she set her
enemies the Republican and
Democratic parties to close the
faucet, which they do not pro-
pose to do
The Prohibition party now or
ganizing to stop this wrecklng,
running work of the liquor traffic,
calls upon Christian men every
where to join with them in the
work of destroying the legalized
liquor traffic. Never will the
Christian men in the old parties
have a better time to sever their
allegiance to their parties with
so little sacrifice as now, when
there is absolutely no issue Of
Importance between them.
We call you to an issue ignored
by both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, and yet involving worse
than the waste of twelve hundred
million dollars every year, and
the well-being of eighty millions
of American citizensl We call
to you in the name Of a million
sorrowing wives and mothers,
and in the name of three millions
of children without chance to
ever be anythingl. For their
sakes for Christ sake, who
died for them-for. your own
sake in the coming judgment,
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New cond u etOr's Modest Request.

A droll Irishman has been draft
ed into the street car service of Co
lumbus and affords much amuse-
mcnt 10 the passengers Of the High
street line. as when a large crowd
attem Dts to board his car he sing
out, ~Will thin in front plaZe 10
move mp SO that thin behind can
take the places Of thin in front and
lave room for thim who are nayther
in front nor behind| - Columbus
Dispatch.
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Ire Cor,lnl sorrow.

The London Tailcr tells Of a lady
who, OH tie way back from her hus-
bands funeral, called with a few
sympathetic friend al house OF
refreshment. Gin was fixed upon as
a beverage suitable to the occasion.
"Any water with voIrs, I'm Z. IN
uuired one Of the ladi''. of the wld-
ow a. she held out the jug. Wa
ter shriel.cd the lereaved one.
water, l.oT' ! rnrr -Nln't ! got
trnult,. amci.,ii +"
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VIC. T. U.COLUMN.
coSpucrED BY Mks. N. L. HOBBS.
Slcp Cause Stop Effect

man standing on the bank
ofa swollen stream saw a man
Smuggling in the water, while he
was being swiftly borne down the
stream by the rapid current. He
atonce plunged in andat the risk
~ Ills own life rescued the drown
ing man. Scarcely had he re-
rorered his wasted breath when
he discovered another man strug-
glinr in the swift current and
EALING piteously for help Again
H. braved the swollen torrent,
and at great peril to himself,
hropght the man safely TO shore.
Sooo 4 third man was seen strug-
oing in the stream in immediate
danger of drowning. Again our
hero braved the danger and,
nanting and exhausted, saved
N. man. A stranger coming up
lust IS moment, compl-
mented rne heroism of the man
hut informed him of the fact
that further up the stream there
WAS a strong and heartless fellow
throwing every man he could get
hold of into the river. He sug-
gested that it would greatly
lessen both danger and labor to
stop the work up stream That
stranger reasoned well. Stop the
cause and YOU stop the effect.
The hero in the parable repres-
ents the church, which, like an
angel of mercy. stands at the
rear of the saloon, receiving into
Her almshouses and asylums the
wrecked manhood, widowed and
impoverished mothers and the
orphaned children turned out as
the legitimate work of the saloon.
The heartless fellow up stream
represents the liquor power,
grown to fearful size and
strength in this country under
the fostering care of the Demo
cratic and Republican parties.
This heartless monster casts into
the swollen stream of drink one
hundred thousand of out young
men every year, where there are
now an army of five hundred
thousand sot drunkards being
swiftly borne TO a drunkard's
hell.
The stranger in the story re-
presents common sense as ex-
pressed in church resolutions,
such as, The liquor traffic can
not be licensed without sin," and
No party has right TO expect,
nor should it receive, the votes
Of Christian men, so long as it
stands committed to the license
policy, or refuses TO put itself on
record in an attitude of of open
hostility to the saloon"
In the background, not brought
out in the parable, there is a
movement organizing to stop the
work upstream. They are beat
ing up for volunteers. The
leaders of this movement are sure
that if they muster sufficient
force to succ essfully grapple with
the monster up the stream, and
stop his awful work of ruin, the
church would be relieved of a
great burden of labor and ex-
pense-that the millions of
money and thousands Of men and
women now employe in caring
for the direct and legitimate re-
suit of the saloon, would be re-
leased and could be employed in
the direct work of extending the
kingdom of Christ in the earth.
Ihls nroro airatinra 20 cf0n 1 he
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Mayor Collins of Boston tells Of a
Christian Scientist who, with his
little boy, was crossing q lot in
which Was q vicious looking goat.
As they approached the goat tn,
boy showed fear, whersst his father
told him to think it not possible for
the animal 10 harm them. But ths
boy, remembering a previous en-
counter with a goat in which he
came out second best. did not grow
any braver. Papa, you're a Chris
tian Scientist, all right" he said.
"snd so am !, but the goat doesn't
L,,... % - Itk,c..o H..
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The Duchess of Westminster's baby
son is hclr To an income Of fIo day.
or f255.OOo a year His title dsrins his
fathers lifetime j. Earl Grosvencr
taken from tie family name. and IL i,
survives his fa'.er lac will Inherit 80
100 acres. inc.utin- coo acres of a.
nos, vauable land n the west end Q
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JASPER INDIANA. FRIDAY. MAY t2, 1905.

open your eyes, see your duty
and do it like man a Christian
mani Selected
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about me, and never but once did | come
near losing my life. That was one winter
when your mama was little girl like the
little Miss now resting against my side
There was fuel famine In this part OF
the state. Continued snowstorms had cut
Off all traffic by rail and the supply OF
coal and wood gave out Then the people
began burning corn. Pretty soon this
commodity began to dwndle. aud this
meant starvation to the stock II 1t con.
tinued. One winter morning your grand
father and hired man came to me with
axes on their shoulders. There was other
timber on the place, but 1t skirted the
little creek, and your grandfather thought
1t best TO sacrifice me-, as was growing
of this fine wheat field and my roots crept
out for many feet all round tc gather the
moisture and richness from the soil. You
see. my little man. do eat. Well, as |
was saying, here came your grandfather to
take my life on that winter morning AS
he stood contemplating me he remarked
to the hired man: i do hate TO cut tns
grand old tree down. 1t has been a land
mark in the county for so long and some
of the most nOtShle men of the West have
sheltered here In the early days This
spot lowered over by 1t seems almost like
sacred ground
Even while your grandfather was sneak.
Ing l saw coming from the house-not the
fine old house they now live in, but their
first little three-ro0m frame house-your
grandmother. She had seen the danger
threatening me and her loyal heart re-
belled against the impending doom. Be
fore an AK was raised to cur into nv
side she had called out to her husband TO
walt till she should come up Always
granting her wishes. your grandfather put
his az down and waited. Don't do II.
dear, your sweet grandmother pleaded.
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juryman. who wns ''Catty" Hoover
"Seer' and he turned his pockets inside
out.
We'll. what hive you got?" asked the
Judge. You amt got cent In your
Jeans nor you mint got any sense In your
amt got penny, neither" declared
the second Juryman, who was Lazy Sim.
-, Let's see your peck s. commanded
out; handful of string, fish hooks, bent
nails, etc, dropped into his palm. Shyly
he hid bright, shining bit under MS
hidY' asked the Judge. Gulltlly Lazy
Sim uncovered the object In question: aud
replied; Its smoth dime what amt
any good. Mamma gave 1t to me cause
the vegetable man got 1t off on her and
nobody else won't take It,"
We'll, | reckon It's worth cent" said
the Judge. You can pay your fine by
leaving that dime till you do get penny
to redeem It."
Lazy Sim shook his head denanty, 10
the establishment of the court pocketed
his dime and other pocket belongings aud
said: Il amt going TO give up my slick
dime. | didn't do nothing anyway to be
fined for. | wasn't whispering"
Yes, he did Whisper" declared Art
Brown. you whispered as much as
''Did you whlsper?'' asked the Judge,
with a frown, addressing Art.
wy. none of us really said anything,
but we did the next best thing we snick-
tltu anu HiDkeu. But we WISH I SnlGktf-
ing at you, Bunkie, IL was Tom n Tim
made us laugh. Them two kids looked 80
funny And Art smiled In remembrance.
Never mind about Tom n Tins
looks" seowled the Judge. And your
testimony goes against yourself. You ac-
cused Sim of Whispering, then you say
that no one said anything Guess well
have to arrest you. for forgery mean-
Tom n Tin looked frightened Fer
guryl' they whispered in breath, look
swell, if you arrest me you'll have to
be as quick as creased lightning, Art
cried out, leaping the low hedge like a
deer and leaving a cloud of dust behind
him as he flew down the road.
locke here, Bunkie," said Billy in a
displeased voice, this Is no way to run
court OF justice. Instead of settling Fred,
and my dispute you raise a scrap with the
jury and break up the whole proceeding
Don't talk too sprightly to met warned
the judge gl9ring at ELY Win lou pi ea
tne for sassing the court.
NO, street" came n remonstrance from
freckled Fred. You needn't be so sure OF
your power to fine folks. Wei adjourn
court till we find better judge-n this
is your way of doing the law business.
fen S9g bet we foward rre esFSsdf Fred
"An right, gents" coolly spoke Bunkie
GO on and try your own eases; ma each
other guilty and both get locked up up in IN
head policeman of this town long before
either OF you is old enough to vote; so
you needn't bother yourselves about fuss
ing over that little job. I've got an end
of 1t in my vest pocket now:
Fred. Bunkies words We're disquieting
Then Billy said, easiiy; ..oh, well be
lawyers, and law you out OF your, JOB,
Tom n Tim Will be the two most
prom nent lawyers in this town, and III
throw all my arrests In their hands
You'd starye for business with them
against you
Then Bunkie rose from the stump seat,
slowly shook down his trousers and smash
ed a mosquito on his nose. Come, Tom
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the young timber he had been so anxious
to save, for In that day timber was more
precious than gold, 1t was so scarce. Your
grandmother slipped her arm about me
and said: Dear old tree, you shall live as
long as ! do, unless you die from soma
cause that / have no control over
so the years have glided by and | hava
been happy. from the top OF my branches
can look for sixty mtes-away to the
Blue Hills. / have seen the springs come
and go; the birds have Quilt their nests
In my laps for nearly century. Squirrels
often forsake the timber on the creek and
come to live in my thick network OF
branches. The wind sings its most beauti.
full songs through my foliage. aud tho
soft white snow cllngs lovingly about mo
In winter, cloaking me from the cola.
During the summer the little ones-yol
know, my dears, who mean-play In ths
shade / furnish, just as their parents
played here before them. And, perhaps.
to woo-and be wooed-in the years that
are not so very far off. Just so 1t was
with their mother. Seated beneath my
for one another, and heard their VOWS OF
faith. which have been so truly kept. All.
my dears, much happiness | have wilt
ment as WELL But life is not all summer
for the, tree any more than 1t Ii for tho
boy and girl
.sBut | have talked too long, fear, foe
just come onto the porch and il shading
her eyes from the sun with her hand al
she looks down the road In this direction.
But before you go let me tell you that |
am happy here. Though l have dweit IN
this very same spot for century, have
seen more than any traveller has ever
seen, for so much has come my way.
Nov, my dear little frlends-who seem
to almost belong to me in way-I shall
say good-by."
Mabel rose md looked mp into tho
branches. signing gently. Little Jack,
wideeyed. whispered: Il wish 1t would
tell us some more"
mo, no, brother; you must not ask too
much Just think how old 1t Is, dear, dear
old tree! Why, 1t knew grandmamma and
grandpapa when they were young. Isn't
/, wonderful? But we must go. 1t says
mamma Is looking for us, and II can see
from its top branches, you know Come
at shall never, never, never be cut
down-while 1t belongs to this family.
emphatically declared JAG. running down
the road toward home, ais heart full OF
the wonderful things that had happened