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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30
What the Baby Said.

A New \ ork doctor asked ano,h-
er medical man AT a recent meeting
OF number OF the fraternity il he
had ever heard of a three-months-
old baby talking. oh" said the
other, "of course it is very unusual,
but | was called once 10 attend a
sick infant OF that age. The case
was desperate and past all hope OF
relief. | was sitting watching for
its last gasp when the mother said,
Doctor. Is there nothing that can
be done 70 snve my baby :: Md |
:ephci Nothing. Absolute, moth
ing Just then the baby opened it.
eyes and said nothing, absolutely
and died"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30

II must require no small amour,
Of courage on the part If Church
of England clergyman to preach q
sermon on kissing" The deed was
recently done in an Anglican
church in the most fashionable
suburb Of Melbourne. Naturally q
good many giggling girls were in
evidence among the congregation.
They doubtless Welded their assent
10 the preachers preliminary propo-
sition that "a kiss is one of the most
pleasant Of earthly things" and that
"a kiss is not perfect unless il is er
peeted and reciprocated." The bulk
of the sermon was devoted TO Scrip
tural forms Of the practice-the
kiss of peace. the kiss of reconcilia
ton, the kiss Of conservation, etc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30
Pin Drop.

Give each person six pins. Have
one person at a time take mp his po-
sltlon on the rug or carpet and,
standing erect with his arm stretch
ed out from the shoulder, drop the
pins one at a time, Each pin that
stands upright IN Tie carpet mean,
a point for the PLAYER The person
having most points Is prize winner.
If two or more have equal scores
they must draw for the prize. which
II there j, any way Of obtaining such
an article at the time might be q
pretty pin tray. \ very pretty one
can be made Of heavy white linen.
embroidered with tinv roses and
having the edge turned w all
around, buttonholed with colored
silk and the corners tied together
with ribbon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30

II is quite common in Fiji and
Samoa for a man to bear upon his
arm or body a certificate 81 his birth
which is practically indelibe. Tat
tooing IS carried on in these islands
TO sn absurd extent, and it is the
practice to tattoo on the hand OF a
mother the date Of her childrcn's
births. Sometime, an enthusias tic
father will tattoo the date Of the
birth on the child elf, and no mat.
ter how long it . the certificate
viii remain ca d, decipherable. In
some adjoining islands every child
is tattorcd almost from head to foot
on it, completing its twelfth year
The re IL is very remarkable, espe.
cially i be child is growing rapidly,
SO that The spaces between the tat.
too marks increase in size year BY
year
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30

A writer in an English paper tell,
US some interesting facts about IN,
grasshopper. This insect has a wing
that is very curious to look at. You
have doubtless seen the grasshopper
Its color is light green, and Just
where the wings JOIN the body there
Is thick ridge and another on the
wing. On this ridge there is thin
but strong skin. which makes sort
Of drum head.
II j. the rubbing Of these two
ridges, or drum heads. which makes
the queer noise YOU have heard.
There is no music in it certainly.
The insects could keep quiet if they
wished, but they must enjoy making
The noise.
The gras-hoppcr sometimes makes
two rubs on hi, drum head and
sometimes three. The moment it Is
very dark il begins. Soon the whole
company IS at work. As they rest
after each rubbing. ii seems as IL
they answered one another.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30
Too Many For Him

Al the conclusion Of the regular
lessons at a certain Sunday school
the superintendent made a short ad.
dress 10 the assembled classes. AT
the end OF his remarks he said.
"Now, all you boys and girls that
would like to 20 to heaven when you
die hold mp your hands"
Instantly every child had a hand
in the air except one little fellow
sitting In the far corner. who. in
answer TO the superintendent
question, Don't you want to go to
heaven 2" replied, mo. stree, not il
that crowds s-goln'." - LAdist
Home Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30
A Novel Competition.

A contest brought out at a recent
party given for younger school chill
dren was voted by the youngstcr,
as novel and very good fun. For il
everybody was seated around a largo
table and given a strip Of paste
board and one section of a paper OF
pins. When the bell rang everybody
began to stick the pins upright in
the pasteboard so as to form a row.
The player having the greatest num-
Der Of pins in this row when the
bell rang the second time received a
prize. This took the appropriate
form OF pincushion Of handy
shape TO hang up.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30
aobroRT and oASNELroN DIVISION.

Except S'adsy. Da. Fxsu nday.
so.S. No 81. No.ts. No.t0. Noa. No.A.
NJ VI. A NJ. AN AM I'm
90 So tl.40 Lv. Lincoln Ar, SEA i2O 20
TO- 40 90 Ar. Rockport y 80 100 lO.is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30
1ne Somlna serroNe

The London latter tells OF lady
who, on HE way back from her hus-
bands funeral, called NTH few
sympathetic friends al ,use of
refreshment Gin was fixed BON as
a beverage suitable 10 the . asion.
ANY water with yours. En- in
quired one Of the ladies of the Wild
ow a. she held out the jug. "Na
ter shrckcd the bereaycd on
water Ior' lummc' Amt | gol
trouble enough > Il i K"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30
Hidden Cities

That We, not so pleasant a
feature q the game
? Do verify these statements, !
beg of YOU.
3. DO YOU expect Charles TO nayi-
gate the Pacific ocean,
:. If YOU wish TO drive him mad
ridicule him for his bunders.
5. ] do not play the piano. but ]
can sing
s. | watched Tom corral eighty
horses.
Answers, Santa fe. ,. Do
yer; 3, Charleston. 1. Madrid: 8,
Utica {. Raleigh Find them
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30
F1R ThE LITTLE ONES.
The Z IN o. 45x.l, a Clever Trick &c
Play "a Party.

Fldl a. TdftJs
Try this trick when YOU have
some friends dine with YOU:
A boy, Tom by name. tried it, AMI
his friends thought nm very cley.
er. JUST when dinner was nearly
over Bridget quietly announced that
the groser must have forgotten TO
bring tile nuts and raisins. The
company were all more or less dis
appointed. Bu, Tom. the host.
seemed very angry al this omission.
lmpatientiy he SAID to Bridget.
Fetch me the dish in which the
lut4 an rns.u- shoull have bevn
served
Pretending To be very much an
noyed, he flourished his own napkin
vigorously over the empty dish.
Then carefully lifting the napkin.
much to the surprise of all, the dish
was revealed full Of nuts and raisins.
This j. how Tom managed the
trick: lie had got Bridget to sew
two napkins together all around the
edges and 10 slit one across the mid
die. The space between the nap
kins made bag. into which Tom
had slipped the nuts ana raisins
He held the bag between his knees.
with another napkin over his lap.
While he was gesticulating in APP
parent disappointment, he had
quickly changed napkins The trick
was clever bat of homemade sleightl
Of hand. and all shouted At Toms
lleverne..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30

Sc.a No.52 No.5O. No.Si. N01. No.s
e-6 u AZ a. Lv. Lincoln Ar. 7.55 sos II as
t0.Is ~. VI. Tell city Lv. 7.O7 GO 10 az
1879 no ,. Cannelton f" 100 80 lo.D
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30
= natursi Question.

The Young hopeful had Just re-
turned from the sunday school and
his mother was busy catechising him
on the afternoons lesson. you
know, mother" he exclaimed. IL
don't believe Solomon was as rich
as they make out"
But. darling" eNpostulated the
fond parent IN pious horror, "vou
know what the Bible saws -
"Yes. ! know it saws Solomon
slept with his fathers. If he were
80 rich, why didn't he have a bed
20 himsclf."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-30

Train No. runs on Sunday only leaving Evans
~ilie ;35 ~. HLatrFburg at ar y m Arriving At
jasper "a ~ returning leaves Jasper so ar
living al Hnrnnghufc 10 10 D m.
: Day ire - between Louisville and ST. Louis carry
Cafe Paiiof Cars a. with one change - cars
through slees'ng ~ service from ST Louis and
ouisviu 20 Chat ano, ga, Birmingham and other
stints ~ the sautneest
Might -atns betv %. Louisville and st louis AIRY
'uilmT 'io~iar room sleeping cars with buffet
erN 'oe.
h.B. SPENCER. General Manager.
81. Louis, Mo-
Washington y. c.
G.F ALLEN, Asst Gen Pass'r Act.
st. louis Mo-
w., cLaycOSB. Local Agent,
Jasper. Ind
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Csuuht In the Rsln.

"oh. isn't II jolly?" said Dlcky to Dolly.
Il wonder why people complain
IL we are together. what matters The
weather?
love 70 be out IN the rain"
mo need Of = hroily'" said DIcky IA
Dolly.
Were not made - sugar cr salt
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
The Bristol Road

The committee Of the common
council appointed 70 look over the
proposed change in the street and road
AZ the Bristol mine did their work on
Tuesday last
The members Of the COMMITTEES walk
I'd over the proposed route inspected
all Of the places the road shenld pass
a. well as looking into the condition OF
the present road
The proposition made was to extend
Harrison Avenue 20 the line of Mrs
Parks farm and then open mp street
along the line OF the Parks farm north
past the houses which the Bristol in
tends erecting and which they have al
ready erected. straight on down the
hill TO ths west Of the mine 10 june
tion with the county road at the sand
cut
The new route will be quite an ex-
pensiye one 70 open np should the
council decide 10 90 ahead with the
work. In talking the matter over
with Alderman Jacka he said "Tbe
Bristol company is certainly justi fed
In wishing that road changed It's
present position ~ bad one. think,
though. that the work is one which
the county road commissioners should
do rather. than the city az all Of that
stretch from the Bristol location to the
sand cnt IL simply part OF the Amasa
ROAD. OF course that part in and
about the location and plated land il
one in which the city is directly in
terest..d and should do but the cost will
b. large as it will be necessary TO pur-
chase right-ot way
The comnittr will report AZ the next
meeting
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
"A Strong Man

There was a big commotion down
the street last Tuesday evening. \
strange Finlander got into an argu-
ment with Dave Nendelson and struck
him blow In the face.
The officers came 70 Mr.. Mendelson I
rescue and attempted 10 take the fellow
30 Jail but he was a powerful man and
successfully resisted them until the
come alongs were put on his wrists
and even then he was taken along with
difficulty.
10 il claimed that after NO vas In th,
cnstoiy Of The officer, a number of by.
ISLANDERS struck him and this was re-.
scnted BY All lovers of fair play
who witnessed the affair
The fellow was arraigned bcfor,
Justice Dawson ON Thursday morning
and paid his fine He threatens Il
have every person who struck hin
after he was in the hands Of the officer.
arrested. excepting those summoned
by the officers to assist in the arre-
and in this stand ne has many sym
pathisers
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
New Jewelry Store,

Mr. Peter Seholl an experienced
iewelcr from Chicago. will open q
iewelry store in the Diamond Drill
building. Mr. Scholl expects 70 get
things in shape for IN opening today
lie has brought along well selected
stock Of iewelry, watches, diamonds
etc and intends 20 give the people Of
Crystal Falls the BEST there Is In the
jewelry line. Mr. Scholl has taken a
long term lease aud intends sticking
by Crystal Falls lie is no itinerant.
Mr.. Scholl is first class matchmaker
and intends making this feature Of the
business n very prominent one.
He L. also graduate optician. n
graduate Of the Laport, Ind optical
school, and will be in position TO serve
the people Of the city along that line
also
lie has an "a in another column Of
this paper Look it over and pay him
a visit after he opens and see what
kind of fellow he IS
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
THE ElMBALL mine
LOOKS GOOD TO ALL
SHAFT IS DOWN AND DRIFTING
COMMENCED.
HtHRtpIH SHAFT DISMAhTlEO
Tobin Nine Viii Reply upon the Old
Tobin Shaft For hosting Ore
Other Mining News

TIE work Of getting the Kimbsll
mine squared away for the thorough
exploration which the Corfigsn Nc.
Kinney company PROPOSES 70 give il IL
well under way and things are begin
ming TO assume mine.like appearance
about this property
The old shaft snpk about twenty.
i've years ago by the origisnl explorer
has been re.timbered from top 10 bot
tom. In addition 70 the re-timbering
OF the shaft, the ''kink' in IL has been
taken out and the shaft made down.
right form the top
The shaft was started a. downright
one but when depth cf about 20 feet
was attained IL was changed 20 an un-
derlsy. The new operators have con.
tinued the shaft down straight and
nave drifted through on the first level
: to catch the old workings
+ Captain JAYNE has done very good
job In the handling Of this shalt work
and is now ready 20 20 ahead and do
some exploring Of the ore body that
exists in the old workings as well and
sinking 20 cut the ore "a greater
depth
The work Of sinking Was resumed
the first OF the week and viii be push
ed right through until completed.
IL is the opinion Of all Of those who
have any connections with this pro.
perty, that mine Of very fair sized
proportions viii be- developed
THE TOBIN.
The most noticeable piece ~ work,
20 a passer by now being done az thi,
property is the dismanteling Of the
Hennipin shaft, the main shaft OF thi.
big property for several year past
For nearly eight months the work oi
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28

taxing the cattle away in the morning
and bringing then. back ~ night. It's
an easy matter tc keep these animals
in bounds AT night
By the arrangement | suggest no one
would be put 70 any hardship. The
meager fee for caring for there animals
wouldnt burden anyone and then there
j. the consideration that the COW Is
brought TO ones door in the evening
and theirs is no hunting for her after
work IL over. Thus the poor man
cry IL removed from the question alto
gether and IL anyone disregards the
ordinance, with such conditions reign
ing, then he is "a law breaker pure and
simple snd has no sympathy or ought
10 hive none,
rhe t,leoh that ! soggeet that the
city take hold OF this matter 10 that
unless sorno one in authority goes a.
head and organizes the movement II
will never be accomplished, The only
way 20 do away with cattle upon tht
public streets. without a pound and
the consequent trouble. is by the At
rangement enggess and the only way
to get this arrangement wofking is fo'
the city authorities 20 take hold OF the
matter; employ corps OF herder'
taken from different sections OF the
city, establish the price for herding
aud then enforce the ,rdinance against
the snimals running at large.
It's worth the TRY and vel ~ee !
the new administration makes u inov'
10 abolish this greatest Of all lcca
naisances.
A Resident
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28

odd Fellow lodges OF the Menominee
Range including the lodges OF this
city. Iron River, Norway and Iron
Mountain. was held az Iron Mountain
Thursday and was grand sucress.
The Iron Mountain fellows started in
20 give the visitors better time than
the Crystal Falls people did at the fret
meeting. held in this city last year.
and from the results it looked very
much as ii they succeeded,
The visitors arrived in Iron Noun
tain at all times during the day but
by far the larger crowd arrived on the
special from Iron River and this city
which carried 200 rsople into the met.
topolis
5 grand psnlde beaded by the Iron
Mountain band Of 81 pieces was formed
shortly after :0o O'Clock nc the lodge
rooms spd all Of tbe lodges fell into
line and marched through the princi.
pal streets Of the city.
Ranks we're broken Mt the lodge room
and the Iron Mountain people held
open bonse until 90 O'Clock when the
visitors and members sat down TO q
grand banquet served in the First
National Bank block About 800 pcopl,
were served
4 concert followed at s:4j 10 the l.
10 q. y hall which was very enter
tanning and Rt 300 clock the dsnc'
started at the armory. The larges
number OF dancers were on the Hoo
that has been seen az any party in th'
history Of Iron Mountain
The special retnrned To this city a
80 in the morning and everyon'
votes that he had the time Of his life
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
SUBSCRIPTION $500 PER YEAR

preparing the old Tobin shaf. 70 take
% place OF the Hennlpin has been
going on. Tins work was completed
late ~ the winter but no move towards
dismantling was made until the ship
ping season began when the main
hoisting ropes were taken off the Hen
nipin shaft and sne went out Ut com.
mission. The big crusher. the best
one IA the district. was taken down
last week and dnrinS this week the
worknien have been busy stripping of
the sheating AMI the timbers Che wilt
ba completely razed in very short
time now.
The passing OF this shaft was neces-
sitated by the ore cutting under 1t or
20 close 10 u as % make 10 untenable.
The big stockpile adjacent 10 this shaft
il being loaded into cars az fast "a.
possible and soon tho snrface will be-
cleared ready to be dropped when the
time comes
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
Blasted at the Tobin.

Two Pollock workmrn were blasted
az the Tobin mine last Tuesday night
about II 90 clock. one OF them the
regular blaster. the man whose duty
10 is to place and fire the explosive in
cases Of ore lodging in chute or the
like
ORE had hung up" in one Of the
chutes and 10 is thought that the men
were TOO slow In getting away.
They gave bnt an unsatisfactory ex-
planation Of the affair but ~ the nc
cident was not serious there was no
extended inquiry. The two men were
taken TO the hospital and the doctor
states that their eyes are badly ininr
ed.
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
BUSINESS GOOD
Las, Saturdays Pay DAY Was 4 e1ommer
and erough; Results
a Resident

II did the Jest business Saturday
that have done any week since
have been in Crystal Falls ] think
that last Saturday pay day was the
best we nave ever had IN this city
Mondays business broke all records
for single DAYS business IN my store.
Peter Warrhwasky spoke IN that
manner to reporter for this paper
one lay during the week and the senti
ment reflected therein was reiterated
~ almost every 1n,ines- hou-e ID the
city.
Business hns been picking up right
along Ia Crystal Falls for several
months back ana will continue 20 pick
up right along from nov "a. There
are new people coming to town every
day and the strange faces % the street
outnumber the old faces now DAYS
Many Old timers are returning here
again. assured that Crystal Falls nas q
better future ahead Of ner than she
ever had
What We NEED now, 10 complete this
prosperity If for everyone q work IL
harmony Tor the good Of the place.
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?
oswald Reiehelt o. Clare wisienously Dis
appeared in These Parts.

fhe Diamond Drill il IN receipt OF a
letter from Miss Elfrcda Reichelt ask.
ing ont cooperation in finding her
father who disappeared from these
parts about six months ago
The Young lady SAYS that DE worked
AT Pentsgo Iron River and Saunders
but no one had heard anything OF him
since be left tine west side.
The family lives a, Glare. Mich aud
are very much worried over the faith
er's disappearance and snXious to hear
from anyone who knows anything Of
his whereabouts
Upper peninsula papers please copy.
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
The /. o o r Re-union.

: The second annual reunion of the
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
MONEY FOR FRISCO
Collection Amounting 10 s5s Sen, Away on
Wednesday,

The absence Of Mayor Moriarty from
the city left Crystal Falls without any
executive head 70 20 ahead and take
up the work Of collecting for the
stricken Of san Francisco
However. Crystal Falls was not
wholly dormant in This line and an
impromptu collection WAS taken ar boy
Rev. q v Hoard that hetted So4.
Mr.. Hoard sent the money away on
Wednesday.
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28
THE FAIRBANKS

This property win enter the ship.
ping list in small way in week or
two. A requisition was made for a
track some time ago and this week the
work OF grading is being done and it
is expected that the cars win be run
under the pocket in a very short time
now
Only such ore as is taken out in the
regular course OF exploring will be
loaded for some time TO come.
A very fair sized stockpile has been
accumulated ana shipment Of no
mean proportion viii be credited up 10
this property at the end Of the season.
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28

Frank Il. Hoard, Of the 500
manager Of the Chippwea engine work,
is 10 be guest Of his brother, Rev.
q. V. Hoard over sunday.
The diamond drill., 1906-04-28

Mrs Price at the Lockwood and q
Of May with line u new patterns ana
mid summer hats and white duck hats
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
IRBO04o ond BOO5IS--byz the DUTCH UNCLE c.
If Diver d Rene Upon the ngan,w
:tions Upon the Passing Show

slid over bases and split their livers,
fell down in open fields and sprained
their ankles and when not on the field
spent their. time in putting sulphuric
acid in their eyes or some other pastime
equally reprehensible. Minneapolis
should have had that pennant without
getting up a perspiration, but it went
to the bunch headed by Babbling Bill.
This year, if the grandstand does
not fall down, engines don't hit the
bus, lightning don't strike the club
house or trains don It run into box cars,
we hope to win a pennant. The team
as signed at present is fast enough to
trim up the Sojers home team signed
for St. Paul and that will help some.
We also want a team that can clean
Joe Cantillon = :owdies and make a
show out Of White Wing Tebeau S
NUTS and super NUTS Of Louisville
and Kansas City. With these out Of
the way it will be easy to win the rag.
Watty will probably lick himself at
tempting to play the Hoosier Yexas
leaguers by the signal system and if
Babbling Bill Clymer ever gets a cold
in his throat so he can It talk the buck
eye state delegation will be as easy
as getting in debt After this analysis
of the situation any fair-minded fan can
see where we stand good show to
cinch the championship. 49,
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"stiff." O'Brien is clinging to his
cash and is called 8" the dude.'
The fellows who blew their cash
stand in no higher esteem. Critic and
his ilk are referred to as fools with a
vigorous and profane emphasis upon
the adjective. They are damned if
they do spend their money and meet
the same fate If they do not.
To the young fellow who is taking an
interest in the professional sports and
those who follow them it is always well
to remember the adage that "it> don It
take long for a good fellow to become
poor DEVIL The chap who goes out
and plants his cash on lot Of cheap
grafters, who believes what these graft
ers tell him about his being "real
one'' is standing on thin ice. The
"spender" is fool. Don't do it..
Be crab.
"The gang" may curse you, but
they will come around one at time
to borrow quarter in the years to
come.