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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
NEW ARMY PISTOLS.

This G arm, which the United
State army i Sreparing TO adopt
is m automatic magazine pistol that
neither looks like the revolver nor
loads like il nor shoots like il. The
crr.rNges. in packets Of ten, are in
serted in the stock. The firing re-
coil throws out the empty cartridge,
a new one rising into place. Firing
rs automat G az pleasure. The sol
der can thus discharge the 200 car
tr.dge- he carrie almost without
stopping. II the man who makes
two blades of grass grow where but
one grew before and the man who
makes four incandesccnt electric
lights burn whore but one burned
before are ~benclactors of their race.
what shall be said Of the man who
makes it possible for the fighting
man TO kill ten men whore before
he could kin but six?-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
Cot the Best Of Bismarck.

When Bull Run Russell was
with the German army in 1870 he
reported a long interview with the
crown prince (Frederick), some ex-
pressions in which gave umbrage to
Bismarck. Bismarck sent for him,
lost his temper and said, Il suppose
YOU couldn't resis. showing your i'm
portance BIZ reporting all hat that
'dunderhead' conlided to your" Rus
sell replied: "Your excellency knows
that | always respect condolences.
There Is much that YOU have said to
me yourself that | have not report
ed" "Poufl Anything ] say to
YOU you may bawl from the top Of
st. Paul's." 81 thank your excel
lency," sad Russell. 81 shall use
that permission to record your opin-
ion Of the crown prince"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
INSECT WISDOM.
The Wonderful Ratioeinary Power o.
the Busy Bees.

II would be easy without appeal
Ing to any prehistoric event 10 bring
together a large number of facts
that would show that the faculty Of
adaptation and intelligent progress
Is rot reserved exclusively for the
human race.
Transported TO Australia or Cali
%fornia. our black bee completely al
tiers her habits. After one or two
years, fndiNg that summer is per-
pctual and flowers forever abundant,
She viii live from day to day. con
tent to gather the honey and pollen
indispensable for the DAYS consump-
Ition. and. her recent and thoughtful
observation triumphing Y c hered-
Iitary eypcr ence. she will cease TO
make pro- sion fer her winter.
Buchncr mentions an analogous
fact, which also proves the bees
adaptation To circumstances. not
slow. secular, unconscious and fatal,
lbut immediate and intelligent. In
Barbados tie bees whose hives are
In the midst Of the ~refineries, where
lthcy End sugar in plenty during the
whole wear, viii entirely abandon
their visits to the flowers.
Let us lastly recall the amusing
contradiction which the bees CAV,
To two learned English entomolo-
Kirby end spence.
~Show Us" said these, "a single
case in which. under stress of cir
cumstanccs. the bees have had the
idea OF substituting clay or morta-
FOR woy end propolis, and we will
admit thc'r reasoning faculties"
Hardly had they expressed this
somewhat arbitrary wish when an
other naturalist. Andrew Knight,
having coated the bark Of certain
trees with a sort Of cement made Of
wax and turpcntine, observed that
his bees entirely ceased to gather
propolis and used only this new and
unknown substance, which they
found prepared for them in album
dance in the neighborhood Of their
home. Moreover, in the practice OF
agriculture, when pollen is scarce.
the beekeeper has but to place at
their disposal a few pinches Of -four
for them to understand at once that
this can serve the same purpose and
be turned TO the same use as the
dust Of the anthers, although its
taste, smell and color are absolutely
different.-Maurice Maeterlinck in
Harper's.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
The Dutch Fear Balloons.

A bill has been introduced in the
Dutch parliament to prohibit bal
looms. aeroplanes and all other kinds
Of flying machines from landing on
Dutch territory, under a penalty OF
a fine not exceeding $40 or three
months Imprisonment. Further leg
islatinn is proposed to make it com
pulsory on all aeronauts passing
overhead to obey immediate signals
to descend and to pay a deposit in
case Of inficting damage by throw
ing out ballast CT from other causes,
London Express.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
Reads His Own Epitaph.

Richard Bartholdt, congressman
from Missouri, is one of the few
men who already have bronze tab
lets erected to their memory. The
house in which he was born in Ger
many is marked with a tablet show
ing the Interesting events in the
life Of the doctor. together with q
statement to the effect that he went
to America and there became ia
nous, becoming a member of the
national lawmaking body and a
prominent figure in the worldwide
movement looking toward disarma-
ment and universal peace.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12

The othe~ afternoon a nan stop
ped at the checking room of a New
York department store and checked
his watch. Lots Of people do that
nowadays" remarked the attendant,
Somehow the impression has got
abroad that an unusually large num-
Der of crooks are conducting their
special line Of business in depart
ment stores just now When one
begins to take precautions against
pickpockcts the first thing he looks
out for is his watch. lie is willing
TO take chances on letting the rest
Of his possessions guard themselves,
but his watch he leaves with us I'M
til he is through shopping."-New
York Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
Alvarado and the Yanuis.

The temptation of a gift OF $lO,-
00O.O0 from the Mexican Croesus,
Pedro Alya-ado Of Parral. evidently
proved too strong for the Mexican
government 70 resist. and the great
sum will. il appears from the words
of the MeN'can minister of war, be
used in supporting an army for a
var Of determination against the
l1 The minister SAYS Diaz
viii accept the offer upon condition
that all the officers Of the command
be selected from the Mexican army
and that none llt ,ieXicans be en-
li,tel in the campaign. which is a
wise prccanlon. tholeh does not
NEST DgaDtl9 thc ideas oi Alyarado.
boston Advertiser
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
Edinbureh's Unemployed.

Edinburgh is to attempt a new
way Of dealing with the unemploy-
ed. Recognizing that a permanent
scheme is desirable, the corporation
has bought a farm fifteen miles from
Edinburgh which has 235 acres, sew
enty being unimproyed moss land.
Refuse from the city destructor il
to be deposited on about 100 acres,
rendering that land ready in course
of time for tillage. The aim is to
use the whole farm for spade work
and to sell market garden produce.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
Singers Of the Future.

The prediction is made BY one
giving much thought to music that
the majority Of the American sing
ers Of the future will hail from the
south. This belief is founded on
the fact that the people Of southern
climes have the soft voices and tenn
permanent requisite to the success of
a singer. The prediction is Of es-
pecial interest, as it comes from a
woman Of New England origin and
,raining.-Circle Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
Comfortable.

Comfort is a relative term. In a
soldiers camp things appear de-
lightful vhich would hardly be
thought so at home. When, the day
after the battle Of Gaines Mill,
a negro servant, came in fol-
supplies, says Mrs. Pryor in her
"reminiscences, his mistress asked
after his masters we'll being.
"Did he have a comfortable night,
Gle sholy did, missus," was the
reply. "Marse Roger sart'nly was
comfortable las night. lie slcp' or
de field twixt two daid horses"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12

Investigation by the navy depart
ment shows that the United States
stands third as a naval power and
Japan fifth and that if all the ships
now building in the two navies were
the relative positions
would remain the same. The war
ship tonnage of the world on Feb. 2
stood: Great Britain, 1,6l2,S57;
France, 625,49s; United States,
.525,97O; Germany, 475,067; Japan,
.347,461; Russia, 261,945; Italy,
.204,253; Austria, 114,127.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12

Mother III You're very fond OF
your dolly, aren't YOU, dear?
Little Mary-Yes. She's nicer
than anybody else | know.
Mothcr-Oh. no. She's not nicer
than your mamma, surely.
Little Mary-Yes, she is, cause
che don't never disturb me when
I'm talking.-London Mail.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-19

Such an investigation would have
disclosed that contributions were
made by corporations whose officers
know that within a year perhaps
within thirty days-after election
they would have to go to the post
master-general for renewal of their
mail-carrying contracts; and, being
practical men," they realized that
the attitude of that official might be
affected by the circumstance of a
large contribution on the one hand,
or by refusal to contribute at his
request on the other hand. They had
ls son to believe that the request
for contribution by the chosen rep
resentatives of an administration i'm
piled an agreement to treat them as
they had been treated before.
For years tbe tarifffed corporations
had been solicited for contributions
to Republican campaign funds, and
they responded generously, and like
wise for years the Republican ad-
ministrations had protected them by
tariff duties that enabled them to ex-
act from our people large price
for their products than they were
demanding from foreigners.
Now, what was done with this
money? Much Of it was employed
to corrupt the voters Of doubtful
states, until in many OF them man
hood suffrage has in considerable
measure become chattel suffrage. 1t
is evident that it was for that pur-
pose only that this So called Harri-
man fund of $26O,O0O was raised. 1t
was secured on the 29th and 3Oth
days Of October and turned over to
the National Committee on October
81. Two hundred thousand dollars
was then given tc the State Commit
tee and for what purpose?
Obviously in the closing hours of
the campaign but one practical use
could be made of it, and that was to
swell the fund already accumulated
to secure beyond peradventure the
large floating vote builded up by
years of effort to corrupt the electo-
rate by means of money contributed
'by those who were willing to buy
favors from those willing to sell
them.
Court Says Confscatory.
Judges Wilson and Audried, in
Common Pleas Court at Philadelphia,
declared unconstitutional the two
cent railroad fare law passed by the
last Legislature. The rate is held to
be unreasonable.
The decision applies only to the
County of Philadelphia. The law be-
comes operative October 1, and in
order to have a decision that will
cover the entire state, it is the inten>
ton Of the Pennsylvania Railroad to
ask the Supreme Court to take action
on today's decision before that date
The law was enacted as a result
of agitation during the last political
campaign, all parties pledging them
ca1vac ~
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-19

cripple thousands Of worlxingmen has
appeared at Chicago 1t affects the
hands and forearm, and has been pro-
nounced incurable by Chicago ply
sicians. In the medical books the
malady is called CDR. Armbruster'
disease" but among the labor organ
izations as 'union paralysis"
It shortens the-tendons of the arm,
resulting in a gradual contraction Of
the fingers, and in some cases COM
plete closing of the hand. It is
ascribed to strain on the muscles due
to the use Of modern tools and imple-
ments.
The spread Of the disease in Chi
cago has been so rapid that the
Steamftters Union has started an
investigation. It's President, John
Mangan, was one of the first to be
affected by it.
Georgia's Negro Legislator Quits.
w. Fl. Rogers, of Mcintosh county,
the only colored member of the Geor-
gia Legislature at Atlanta, resigned
his seat in the General Assembly. He
gave no reason for his action, but
it is believed that the passage Of
the Negro Disfranchisement bill by
the last legislature influenced him.
Parker Says Congress Should Have
Investigated Hartman Fund.
Alton B. Parker, Democratic can
didate for the presidency in 1904,
made the following statement re-
garding the Hartman fund for Pres
ident Roosevelt's election:
Congress should have performed
the services te-tEe country chat The
World and other papers are now at
tempting to render it.
Senator Tillman introduced a res
olution calling for an investigation of
the charge that I deemed it my duty
to mako in the campaign Of 1904.
That resolution should have been
passed and an opportunity afforded
to prove the amounts contributed by
tine many various protected industries
Of the country-the insurance and
other gigantic corporations, includ-
ing the great railroad corporations.
This should have been done, not
for the purpose of proving whether
my charge was we'll or i'll founded,
for surely an investigation was not
needed for that purpose after the in
surance investigation, which disclosed
a contribution by three companies,
out of many aggregating nearly $780,
900 to swell the Republican campaign
chest. Since that happened no man
who reads and is both fair-minded
and intelligent can doubt the accu-
racy Of my statements.
But further and broader investi-
cation should have been made, COW
ering all the great corporations hav-
ing interests that the Federal Gov
ernment could protect or advance,
either by the maintenance Of exist
ing protective statutes, such as the
So-cal1ad nino1av hill or h1y tba ,,o,,
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-19
Summary Of Ebents as They Happen

The Pennsylvania was the first to
attack the new law, bringing suit to
restrain the County of Philadelphia
from collecting the fine for violation.
The hearing lasted nearly week,
and among the witnesses were Presi-
dent McCrea and several Of the wee
presidents of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
The contention was that the law
was not constitutional, and that the
two-cent rate was fixed without any
investigation by The legislature as to
whether the railroads could make
fair profit under the law, which the
company asserted it could not Go.
All other railroads operating in
Pennsylvania brought similar pro-
ceedings in various counties, but no
decisions have been rendered, as it
was understood that the Pennsylva-
MAS suit would be made The tes!
case.
Cortelyou Isn't Talking.
Secretary of the Treasury George
B. Cortelyou declined to comment in
any way on the statements made by
ex-Judge Parker He said he had no
reply to make to any Of the specif-
cations or charges, or to different pa
pers calling upon him to resign as
Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Cortelyou said several days
ago he would give an account Of his
stewardship in and out Of public life
at some future date. When asked
last night to take the present occa-
sion to give an account, he declined,
and would not specify when the oc-
casion would arise for his accounting.
New Zealand a Dominion Now.
A royal proclamation has been is
sued at London by which New Zea-
land is advanced from a colony to
dominion, sharing with Canada this
coveted title.
Western Union Hides Effects of the
Strike.
The directors of the Western I'M
ion Telegraph Company declared the
usual quarterly dividend, but made
no statement of the earnings of the
company for the quarter, a failure
which conceals the effect of the strike
on the finances of the company.
The board readopted the resolu-
ton passed by the Executive Com
mittee on Tuesday indorsing and ap-
proving President Clowry and the
other officers for their management
of the "late strike.''
Among the directors present were
j. Pierpont Morgan and Chauncey
M. Depew. The meeting lasted near
ly half an hour, which is consider
ably longer than usual.
National President Small, of the
telegraphers, said that the fight would
be kept up until the meeting of
Congress next December, when an at
tempt would be made to bring about
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-19
Appeal to Governor Hughes.

York business men has been forward
ed to Gov. Hughes at Albany, asking
that he empower the Attorney-Gen-
eral Of the State, in person or by
one of his deputies, to come to New
York county to take charge of the
criminal prosecution Of officers and
directors of the surface, subway and
elevated railroad companies who have
violated the Penal Code by juggling
and destroying books, records, max
ing false reports and stealing mil
lions Of stockholders money. The
petition in effect is scathing in crit
icism of District-Attorney jerome,
who has persistently refused to dis
turb the traction malefactors time
after time, when evidence Of their
offenses has been presented to him.
It asks the governor to exercise his
right to call upon the Attorney-Gen-
eral to intervene in scandalous sit
uation, and supercede the District
Attorney in taking up a series of
crimes, all Of public knowledge, which
there is every reason to believe will
be allowed to go unpunished unless
such Intervention takes place.
Savannah Gets Ready to Receive I'm
migrants.
Savannah is making great prepa
rations for the reception of her first
cargo of immigrants next month.
They will come from Austria, and it
is expected there will be about two
hundred of them. Council has taken
steps to have wharfage facilities
fixed up for them and corps of i'm
migrant inspectors, doctors and 9th
ers from Washington will be on hand
to receive the first immigrants by
sea to come to Georgia in long
time. F. p Sergeant, commissioner
general Of immigration, is expected
to come here to be present when the
immigrants arrive.
Judge Lands Trust in Thief JUS
titled.
Two months ago, John E. cMcCaf-
frey, a letter-carrier twenty years
old, was found guilty of stealing a
letter, and Judge Kenesaw M. Lands
sentenced him to one year in the
House of Correction at Chicago. In
imposing the sentence Judge Lands
said:
"I am going to give you two
months to prepare yourself and wife
for this separation. want you to
give me your word of honor that
you will at the end of that time go
to the House of Correction and give
yourself up"
For a moment the young man was
dazed by this unusual and unexpected
generosity. Then he said:
"Your honor, if I am alive will
go to the Bridewell, as you order me
to, and give myself up"
He went to work for a construc-
ton company and saved 800 in the
two months, which he gave to his
xr;Po
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-04

despues ncn6 los persOnaes qdnes cOnoa
pero cuya mission adivinaba.
Os amais Juan Renaud lie dijo uez de instruction. ha-
bes Sdo sodado ess casado habaS vuestra
e pueblo de Civr>. Que edad teueis!
-Cuarenta ahoS
-Sos muy conocido el canton de Sant-Irum donde
hasta hoy hab gozado de buena reputation Habes amsmo
prestado reveantes servco vcndao matando gran n
de animales dno que han Waldo e sobenombe hon
oso por dema de matador de lobos La administration ha
EpOca que esa prohbda Sabemss que habe abu
sado de graca exceptional que sos cazador
urvo PGro hoy Juan Renaud pesa sobre de las
saciones mas graves ebeS Expcadnos clara reuelta
mente, que hicfsteis durane e die de aver.
Salt de mi casa las cnco de ID mahana.
Con vuesra escopeta?
Si, sehor Saba que loba crfas habia sdo
vista los bosques de Sueure u bosque rgise
odo los econdroS natore Pude cerciorarme del de
los anialeS po rasro pere los vi Entire los sque de
Aremon que econi tambkn n1lmene Los lobos quseon
esperanto Estaba renddo aden$s enfa hamb ui descan
sar conner Artemont.
"A que bora sasteis de pueblo?
-Cerca de las cuatro de Ia tarde.
NO fuisteis vueStra caSaf
No, sehor.
-Por quel
enfa que hacer en- Terrose GUERRA al molinero de
Fremicourt.
DE aqu al pueblo de Artemont hay tres leguas,
entire seis siete tarde han vo Femlcou no
eu oomno Seuon No scorda de haber habado con
una mujer que trabaaba cerca de Ia granlaf
Me acuerdo.
-LlevAbas Ia escopetai
-Si, sehor
POGO despues os haasteis pes.nca de dos hombres
con oscuaes ctuzases gunas pba Ahora ben hOm-
bres afrman due no ebabis ning1na. Is verdadF
Renaud sc estremeci6 pero permaneco mudo.
-Veo os turbais dijo eI magistrapo Eectvamente NO
llevsbais "a el arns;, que habais hecho DC elaf
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-04
GRANDE! N0vtOl0t!

Sc acabau de recibir en- el PA.
RIS BAZAR por el dltimo vapor
frances llegado 4 este puerto, gran
des novedades de cinturoaes, peine-
tas, carteras de mauo, ioyeros,
adornos, etc., etc.
Tambien Sc ha recibido un
gran surhdo de abrigos y faldas,
corte frances, para sehoras, asi CO.
mo sombreros adornados, gran no:
vedad.
En- abanicss modernistas, dld-
ma palsbra de Ia moda, hay precio.
sldades.
Una vista al sParfs Bazaar. >
PEDRO G1Usr1, Fortaleza ~.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-04
%Se neeesitan buenos ven
dedores para este peri6dico.
- s~s.f DiAz NAVARRO ha

- sa.Aar DiAz NAVARRO hs
sseahlecido su ofcina de Abogado y de
Notarfa en- esta ciudad, calle de San
Iusto n6mero IS.
Fierce ante la Corte Federal, Cor
tes de Distrito de toda Ia Isla y Corte
Suprema, dedicAndose asf mismo al
examen de de titulos de propiedades.
incorporation de Corporaciones del
pais y extrangeras y trasmi:aci6n de
expedientes de expropiacion forzosa.
Aceptando Ia noble compstencia
hoy establecida en- el ejercicio de las
rSotasiones de AbOgado y Notaho, el
sefIor DIAZ NAVARRO &c dispone {
eabaar 6 sur clientes honorarios exec
sivxmente m6dicoa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-04
XIV
HI INTEKROGAToRIe

Cast oda de consistorial vefaA u
miuadas Un geAdarme hacfa guardia ante la puerta.
I'm Ia plaza cncuenta pesona hablaban gescua-
ban discutendo animacion.
Los magistrates acababan de reunirse.
La escopeta Juan Renaud va descargada por complete
Sc v ante eos encma de Las baas sc haaban agu
padas en- mon6n debo de elias pdazos del pe que srvo de
Como anterormene tribunal h0la auxliado por me-
dco oense uez municipal de Santrun e acade de Freml-
court.
sageno de gsndarmes, de pie apOyadO en su sable es-
pera las 6rdenes que lie dieron.
Oto gendames ests zqueda ante una puerts csrrada
Fl cuarto donde yace e muerto esa Ia derecha.
Dos hombres conin6an velando el cadaVer.
-Gendarmes haced Juan Renaud ordeno el Pro-
Curador de la RepGblica.
UnO de elos abr6 puerta hzO sigus Juan Renaud
aparec6 en- el uHbral
Cog6 sOdado pOr e brazo lie empu6 suavenente hacia
Ia mesa.
81 desgraciado eba horrorosamente pAdo ojcs iris
te su acttud doloros Reeonoc6 juez municipal acade
digi6 cada mrada leua de profuuda melancOls
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-04
Kga Ia rSLA

CKIEENES horribles se cometen
q todos Loo paises en- los que el amor
l. sldo ei m6vil principal. C6menes
& Ia Elegancia y al buen gusto &c Co
laete. usando un Perfume 8 un Jabon
vulgar, cuando el exquisite sCashinire
Dousquet,--ya en- perfume 8 en- Iabon--
e el sumun del bueu tono. Colgate
y CO, New York.
THE H-E-Lrv-E-T-I-A.
~ calle de LA CRUZ.
Gran casa de huEspedes. sTable
d. hotels. Aposentos para familias y
personas solas. Comidas cincuenta
ceutayos cubierto. BaHos. Telefono
ioa. Apartado de coreo 2o5. Pro-
pietario Pedro Shira.
Nota Este hotel esta 4 cargo de
ana sefiorita cagdeha.
rs NECESARIO exigir que cada
stia obtenga grabado el nombre Di-
gestivo Mojarrieta, pero un solo estu-
che produce meior efecto que una do
cena de botellas de aqua mineral 8 dc
Ger el 6nico curative radical. del est6'
mayo = del intestine, el digestive Mo-
iarrieta puri6ca los alimentosy y los ha'
&c asimilables. 81 legitimo Digestive
Mojarrieta cura en- un dfa Las indiges.
tiones, en- un mes las dispepsias 8 gas
tralgias, y en- tres meses las mas gra'
ves intermediates cronicas del 9est6ma'
20 v del ineestino. EstA universal
ente confrmado, en- iorma sin igual,
que Ia efcacia del Digestive Mojarrie-
q e. verdaderamente radical y supe-
flor 4 ID de todos los otros remedies.
De veuta en- las principales farmaiasc
de Europa y America.