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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
When The World viii End.

When lawyers fail to take fee
And juries never disagree:
When politicians are content.
And landlords don't collect their rent;
When parties smash all the machines,
And Boston folks give up their beans;
When naughty children all die young,
And girls are born without a tongue:
When ladies' don't take time to shop.
And office-holders never flop;
When preachers cut their sermons
short,
And all folks to the church resort;
When back subscribers all have paid,
And editors have fortunes made;
Such happiness will sure pretend
This world must soon come to an end
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
The Title Hunter.

In the Indianapolis Sunday
Star appeared an elaborate story
of the number of American girls
who have paid out millions of
dollars in dowries for titled hu-
bands. 1t was pitiful story
at once pitiful and disgusting.
Not that there is anything dis
gusting in marrying man who
has a title, but disgusting in that
it,shows that many of our Amer
lean girls will marry a title
whether there is a man behind it
or not. And glancing over the
long list published we find that
in the most cases our American
girls have paid high for a title
without getting anything that
bears the slightest resemblance
to a man. Some few of them
have been more fortunate. The
Letter girls paid well for their
tides but both got men with the
titles Lord Curzon does not de-
pend upon his title for distinc-
ton. Nature made MIN a noble
man. The title in his case is the
least significant thing about him.
His career has been so exception
ally brilliant that the title pales
into insignifcance beside it. And
the Earl of Suffolk. whom the
other Letter girl purchased. is a
man every inch man.
Perhaps the poorest bargain
made by any of our girls wa,
that of Anna Gould, who gave
herself with her $4,000, 1000 for
a questionable title and with
nothing limiting of a man in
sight. Helen Morton, daughter
of the formef vice president, also
made poor bargain. Both of
these girls are now playing an
engagement in the limelight of
the divorce courts. Somehow
the titles, once theirs, lost all
their glamour. Thus the old
adage, "All that glisters is not
gold"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
WHOM THE GODS LOVE.

You say that being so old
Twas time for him to die?
Rings not your comment cold
And.even inhuman? Why
Should tender tears be shed
When death lays young lives low.
Spared years of sorrow and fret.
Spared ages overthrow?
When young we are called away,
We shirk untold regret;
For austere Time will slay
Not merely ourselves, but yet
Brand with authentic sign
His despotism elsewhere
Drape wisps of silvering hair
Ger eyes beloved plough line
And furrow on treasured cheeks
Whom the gods love die young"
All me. there Wisdom's tongue
With sovereign accent speaks
Pity the old who die:
The young behind them leave
Such bOunteous grief whereby
Fate bids they should not grieve
Heart-racked with many a sigh,
Wounded with many scar,
Pity the old who die;
The young are happier far.
EDGAR FAwCETT
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
LEGISLATURE TRIES
TO STOP TREATING.
Ohio Representatives Would
Make il Finable Bartendcrs
Must Mt Give Drinks.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. II. - The
house committee on temperance
favorably reported the Spangler
anti-treating bill today. The
measure makes it unlawful for
any person to buy a drink for
another in a saloon or in any
place where liquor is sold. 1t
also prohibits bartenders giving
away any drinks.
The penalty provided is a fine
of 81 to S25 for the first offense,
So to $50 for the second, and So
to 500 for the third offense.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
A Democratic Democrat.

The Democratic primaries in
Floyd county for the nomination
of candidates for the county
Offices, passed off very good ma
tured on Friday, notwithstand-
ing there were some very hot
contests. The day was an ideal
one and a large vote was cast.
To-day no complaints are heard
among Democrats as to the re-
suit of the primary, but on all
sides there is acquiescense in the
result and the expressed deter
mination among both winners
and losers to elect the entire
ticket, and to largely increase
the Democratic majority in the
county.
The race for the nomination
for County Auditor and Sheriff
were the hottest fought that has
been made in rloyd county in
years. Emil Dupaquier's con-
test for the Authorship against
Julian I. Miller, was character
lied by remarkable energy, polit-
ical sagacity and fairness, and
though Mr.. Dupaquier lost, he
says he is willing and ready to
take off his coat and roll up his
sleeves and enter the fight to
elect every man on the ticket.
No one doubts the thorough
Democracy of Mr.. Dupaquier nor
Of his successful competitor Mr..
Julian I. Miller. New Albany
Ledger.
we are unable to find words in
our vocabulary to laud the un-
compromising democracy of our
friend Dupaquier and we regret
very much his defeat, and we
venture to say that after the
votes have been counted in Mr..
Dupaquier's ward next Novem-
Der, he will have made good his
ward.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
Boone Township Trustee's
Notice.

Inc undersigned, Trustee Of Boone
lo1nship. Dubois county, hereby gives
nonce that he will attend TO all business
pertaining to the office OF Trustee, at hif
.esilence, four-miles southwest Of POI
.-Fsyiile- on Saturdayso of each week, anc
'44lests all persons having township
o0siness TO present il on Saturday. Cit
,eas desiring books from the Township
2 - 'ary, are notified that the Library u
se" my residence.
school books at Mrs. Mary Gi sler't
q torieryille. PETER j. ScHSARR,
Trustes Boone TIP
Jan. 3. 1865.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
WaIita. A Troopers Story.

Two hours before, when the
fight had begun upon the little
hill overlooking Wounded Knee
Creek, the newly fallen snow
had been white and crisp-al-
most trackless; but now, as we
regained the summit with
thinned ranks and faces dark
with powder smoke. the warm
winter sun shone down on a sea
of tiampled mud that almost
covered the huddled forms of our
dead foes. Eighty of our poor
fellows lay scattered over the
prairie, some dead and some still
fioundering in the mud; but for
each one of them three warriors
had crossed the dark river; and,
saddest of all, the Indian women
in their winter dress could not
be distinguished from the braves
SO they had been all killed to-
gether.
And thinking thus, | glance1
at Black Elk, our giant Cheyenne
scout. He stood leaning on his
gun in front of the troop, the
light of battle still in his eyes,
and smile on his lips; for had
he not this day killed with his
own hand four Sioux, the hered-
itary enemies of his tribe, whom
he hated as the wolf hates? But
as | looked, his expression
changed to one of infinite sad
ness and then | knew our
thoughts were the same.
During the preceding winter
our troop had been stationed at
Standing Rock Agency, the home
of the tribe we were now fight
ing. There lay the stern old
chief who now lay dead in front
of his tepee, and there lived Wa
lita, his little daughter, the belle
of all the north country. Soft
eyed and shy and slender, she
was very unlike her stolid tribes
women, and reminded one of
nothing so much as a young
fawn. But she was a coquette,
too, and all in vain the young
warriors wore their brightest
blankets and spurred their frey
ponies headlong past the teppee,
she would have none of them.
Black Elk was with us that win
ter also, and strobe about the
agency gloomy, and armed al
ways. for well he knew what an
unprotected Cheyenne life would
be worth in a Sioux camp. And
so | was indeed startled, one
night while riding on the prairie,
to hear Black Elk grooming an In
dian love-song near the old
chiefs home.
"a tress Of thy hair attached to an arrow
And shot to my feet, as stand in the snow,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
Jefferson Tp. Notice.

TIE unie-si ned trustee OF jefferson
township, Dubois county hereby gives
'noiice that he sill attend 10 all busin IS
PERTAINING 10 The office OF Trustee At bis
rs-iirnce on mile north Of Biriseye on
ne Tuesdays OF each week aud requests
"a pers NJ having township business TO
present il on office davs.
JOHN W. ENL0W, Trustee.
dan. ;, 05-lyr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
1adisoD Township Truste,
Notice.

!, notice ls gwen that hereafter the Trus
- o Msdis' township will 5e in Ire
~ on the 6rst Saturday OF each
lolih, and the remaining Saturdays at
residence, one mile southwest o.
,,itland. fer the pur ooee OF attending tt
SNn-niP business, and all perscut hav
~. business with the township ar ey.
's,te 70 confine u 10 those DAYS.
ine township library is KEEP, at sam'il
Ans In Ireland where all una,
0Iain the books.
lne Indiana School books will be
sSlnd ct VIM. T. Young's store at al,
SAMUEL A. CLEzES,
'An p lDo-y Trustee Madison Tp.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02

VIII tell me you love me- and then on the
morrow
Far. far away To my tepee we'll 90.
oh white dove, on fond love-
Then wing mean arrow to say that you love me,
Or send il straight into this heart here below ="
So the song went: and then the
1.-THE figure of Walita stole out
among the willow shadows to
meet her fathers deadly enemy,
and ! galloped away. But alas,
when spring came, Walita was
sent away with many others to
attend the Mission School at Pine
Ridge, and thank heavenl she
had not returned TO get mixed
up in this trouble.
And SO | was thinking, when
a smothered exclamation from
the man who stood next to me in
ranks brought me back to the
present. Following his startled
looks, | saw that an Indian had
just darted from one Of the bull
let-riddled tepees at the foot of
the hill, and was skimming along
like startled deer toward the
ravine a few rods away. No one
had stirred; and he had almost
reached the rocks when our cap
tain shrieked out, "Shoot him."
and every gun sprang to a
ready" Perhaps some instinct
made us stop there, but | think
it was the sight of Black Elk.
He stood there in sharp silhou-
cite against the sky like a bronze
statue, taking long, cool aim
at the flying figure. Then came
a sharp report, a wisp of smoke
was blown along the line, and
when the bright blanket flew
back, we all saw it was no paint
ed warrior, but Walita, that
plunged forward into the mud.
shot by her Indian lover.
One moment Black Elk stood
there with startling eyes and
ashen lips, then, closely followed
by myself, sprang down the hill
side. kneeling at her side he
called out her name, and then at
last, through the shadows of
death, she recognized her slayer.
He saw her shrink from him
with look of horror; and then,
before | could prevent the deed,
he snatched a knife from out her
belt and stabbed himself to the
heart. She understood all the
terrible mistake as he sank for
ward on her breast and her
brown arm stole around his neck.
Cosmopolitan.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
JASPER, INDIANA, FRIDAY MARCH 3, 1906.

VIII tel me YOU love me and then on the
morrow
far, lar away to my tepee we'll 60
Oh white dove Oh fond love-
Then wing me an arrow to say that you love me,
Or send il Straight into this heart here below p
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02

{. Notice is hereby given bat the under
rsianed Trustee OF Harrison township,
wi attend TO township business on eaci
aonday Of the year, st my Office, and
persons having township business /,
vans aci are required TO present it TO hin
on Monday.
The township library will be kept
nv home near Dubois
JAN l.. HARDER, Trustee.
Jan. s, 1876. q.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02

seen a single man of standing
and capacity in either organiza-
ton who is looking after your in
terests."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-02
WRONG FOR MAN TO
HAVE 100000. 900.
Difference Between Nulti-Nil-
lionlire and 50 LabOrer
Not Right


meaning of Jesus Christ and
Gods meaning was that it is not
right for one man to live in a
five million dollar mansion in
Riverside drive while another
man, with his family, is crowded
into a two room fiat in filthy
east side tenement.
So declared George L. Record,
corporation counsel of Jersey
City, at a meeting held under
the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian Association, in the Ma
jestic theater.
Il don't want you to think !
am appealing to class prejudice"
he continued, but the whole
meaning of Christ's gospel is
that we are brothers and should
live as such.
There is a growing discomfort
and a feeling that our annual
production of wealth is not equit-
ably distributed. | don't believe
one man is the equal mentally of
another and don't think he ever
will be. But say without hesi-
tation that there is not between
man and man any such differ
ence as there is between $780,
600, 900 piled up by one man in a
lifetime and 81 a day for a labor
er.
"Now. what can he done? We
can't adopt Russian methods: we
don't want to use dynamite; we
will not permit the assassination
of rulers; we will not permit the
pillage of the wealthy mans cas-
tie, but we will settle these ques-
tions along the good old fash
ioned American lines of reason
and common sense enacted into
the laws of the land"
He declared that the remedy
never would be worked out along
the lines of socialism as we hear
it preached on the street.
Il don't believe in socinlism.
And, moreover, | do not hesitate
to say that | have no fear of any
man who with newspapers and
pamphlets or from the street cor
ner appeals to the reason of such
as he can get to listen to him.
But the trouble with socialists
and with the followers of Henry
George was that they were i'm
practical.
IF the single tax ever is
adopted it will be after a trial in
some community where it can be
tested like we now test new
reaping machine"
Here he took up the traction
merger.
"A group of big capitalists
have managed to get control of
the traction lines and they pro-
pose to use the time-honored fl
nancial method of injecting
hundred million dollars worth of
water into the DEAL" he said.
"'In five years they will,
through banks and other invest
ment distributing concerns, have
distributed this watered stock,
and yet it represents neither
thought nor a mans sweat. 1t
represents not a thing on earth.
1t means that they will have the
power to tax you and your chill
dren indefinitely on a hundred
millions.
"And we, political fools that
we are" he said, under our
laws which permit this kind of
finance do nothing. | do not
blame these men. would do
the same thing if in their place.
"Who is looking after your in
terests? | have looked over the
ground, | have looked to the re-
publican party and to the demo-
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-06-14
THERE WAS A CRASH.

naries had been disposed Of but Miss
Gardner had what wanted. You are
just trlhe too late" Covington felt
like kicking the big S. & S. sample case
that leered at him In the hallway.
When Covington tossed his grip into
the bus after dinner he found Miss
Gardner already ensconced In a corner
Of the vehicle.
During the ride to the railway sta.
ton he discovered by oblique glances
that she was even prettier than he had
at first imagined. Her profile was
good, her complexion beautiful and
real, her lips superlatiyely pretty
"Tommyrotr snorted Covington to
himself when he saw where his refiec-
tons had led him. He began planning
how to outwit Miss Gardner when they
reached Essig, for he knew that she
surely would stop there.
Experience told at Esslg. and Gov
lngtOn sold big bills to the two dealers
in the thriving little town. 1t was
Miss Gardeners turn TO depart without
an order There was something more
than the mere Indifference of a stran-
ger In her manner when they were bus
companions once more this time for
the evening train TO Tilton. The at
mosphere was so chilly that Covington
felt like blowing on his fingers.
The first day was a counterpart OF
most Of the days that followed for
two months Occasionally Covington's
side trips TO small towns which Miss
Gardner did not make would keep them
out Of each others way for time
Soon Covlngton found himself plan
ming 10 avoid these side trips 10y hav-
ing the customers come at the expense
Of the house to the larger points Oh his
route. "Other fellows do IT," he ar
gued. "It makes good feeling to give
them a little holiday. and II doesn't
cost much more than my livery hire"
He never once admitted that a growing
inclination TO see as much as possible
OF Miss Gardner had anything TO do
with the matter
The situau certainly had its draw
backs. They became acquainted, Of
course Miss Gardner told him Of her
first employment In Stern & Sulz-
mann's as a stenographor: how gradu-
ally she had been detailed to wait on
the smaller customers who came 10 the
city for their goods and how the firm.
quick to note her natural ability as
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-06-14
In C1pid'S
Chariot
BY Michael JameE
Copyright, 1906, BY E. c. Parcels
BY Michael Jamer

Shades of Cleopatra" CALCULATED
Covington 10 himself, its "A woman.
and" he ADDED. "a mighty pretty one
too!'
The sample room of the Hotel Went
worth was filled with neatly arranged
dry goods samples, among which the
young woman moved, calm and conf
dent. Behind her trotted old Epton,
the best customer he had in Went
worth. The little circle embracing each
corner of the old mans thin lips show
ed that he was pleased too. She's
sold him, or I'm a Dutchman," was
Covington's thought as he backed out
of the door he had so airily opened a
moment before, land that means I've
got to work, for the man, woman or
child who can sell Epton under a years
acquaintance Is wonder Well, It's
the back sample room for mine and
hustle to snare the rest Of them before
she gets done with Epton."
His eye caught big black sample
case in the hall. Jim Dunkley's trunk!
I'll bet a dollar booze got the best of
Jim, and they've given this woman his
territory"
Ignoring the grinning clerk, who had
seen Covington advance on the sample
room like conquerlng hero, he scan
ned the register. Yes, there it was:
Miss Cecil Gardner. Chicago" The
signature was very like the young lady
herself-trim. neat. capable and yet al
most appealingly feminine.
As he laid out his samples in the
poorly lighted back sample room Gov
ington pondered resentfully upon the
depravity of the firm Of Stern & Sulz-
mann which would fire good, easy pick
ing like Jim Dunkley and give his place
to a woman-what was worse, to a
woman who knew her business. Slam
ming the door viclously, Covlngton
started out 10 round up the other dry
goods men Of the town.
He returned In half an hour, even
more resentful than before. Miss
Gardner evidently believed I'm the early
bird theory, for she had already sold
good bills to all three dealers. Gov
ington met Epton on the hotel steps.
He knew the case was hopeless, but
he greeted his former customer cor
daily. Sorry l can't do any business
with you this time, Mr.. Covington."
said the merchant when the prelimi-