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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-12

20 re- fh-r r rhr 2 lhiican theory o,
lection va correct. u 60 vas rr-e
rtat u-V-re-ttr s-t the Republican
-.-rv vent t.-f Ia land u The hiEher
rt sos rszce rhe rari1 rates -he surer
sou wera rO ss-- ,ht wtetis g industry
moving and shs kmtriczl ~'crkinsrlsn
-lih a fun dinner pail large wages.
snple uprcrrulitg for res- and ~
skrleri and Tor rhe saving % a cOI-
so--ahI. sun fcr his Old age. then. in
-his awful nozr - financial and ma
-erial dfsfurhzuce. wh-1 factories are
closed. machinery stopped The tracks
frsi % i1fe ears IN bottom trOppet
ont % the fin-er pail and many a
s-ier1iE specimen - American work
fnrrzn is fa~sinE frr1 door 20 dor
f.z-inr s1- rhe necessities ot life. Il
forty wears of Republican rheCry a. %
rha- ra-ir schedules would 60 for
-htse Indus rtfs and these theories art
~ c-- rh.r her- and l.E j. the hour.
This !. INDEED The accepted time
"a IN luSteaf Cf revising tre tzr.- and
-esucin. TIE SCHEDULES - gtsht %
--f -ten NJ zno-her notch. SIN fur
fAf- sirensl1tl 2 n-r t-a A--'''- '--'l--
--s give 70 rhe American laborfng
nan a further opportunity fur liveli
-ffd- 2 inl 1l-nfr iAi- ana eon-'1'-
mind NQr eAn I@s~ tns I.-n'
mont calling at-elri1n 20 The fact
-i ne Irt-"nt Guns -lllo- ~ ---ls
CLOSES m s--lsil---- ~ ll-n 80 =
ntnci+i - 'nt 'Af-l 500 llss -s
.ar' + made apiAf-A' y - i-io' IA
Wrtch ne pl-c U.S. 1lse>
A.mcsf eFtrH prom '--' DIX arm e.
fo- in fhis country = hr@ ursls-lnE
rte halls ci rl--f--a --l tAls l-l
srorEtrE n r1lr ASKING 'AAt tle t4fll
-aH st1l - ss-- - ~ood pup
NtTf had alHf- t-~n 20 20 o.
atFe from the T-a-in- ~ tner pAs~rs-
r1ai he tu-En-r laid t1e taH u
hey have se-- e -ffAi -l-lt o. tneiF
uaF 70 lanlzscus- z tteF have ben
s-rirsen dumb bs r1s .ni1riiT q hiSh
-7-ir -zNes. u -htF have realiEed tnai
-leF rave ha@n Fersacutin- the saints
a -hHse ua1y ytars. then hez o
--rm in fairness 70 ~ American peo-
Ils % noe cziy hammer az the doors
NJ cungr~ss with reference 20 free
Hopt pulp bur 20 also insis; on free-
* IL neosssarifs . iif.- and % ask
rat that same spirit % Justice Which
hey demand toward themselves shall
also - sKhfbited rorart their less
~eii Informed and their less Influential
feiluW-cifirens- MsF ] - permitted
40 70 srx-es- that this promise =
aitsr-eiectiru REFORM ought % - &C
cspf.t hy TIE people with a grain q
salt II is one tang for the Reguh-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-12

cs--'cs.e for High o-ce of crief Es-
ecstise os TIE Prous ols t-ccser
State Gives Rezs31s-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-12
Hon. Thomas R. Marshall
Sounds the Slogan of the
Coming Campaign.
.s ARGUMENT TOTRE VOTERS
Gear. Reasonable and Logical Pres
sn.ation Of Democratic PriRc,pIes
as Applicable 10 Indiana.

N-Y THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SHOULD sE RETURNED
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-12
The Liquor Question.

! come now 10 the consideration OF
the liluor question. which Is engross-
ing the attention ofmany communities
in the state>-< Indiana I have such
an abiding faith in the desire Of the
people OF my native state to maintain
the present system OF goverlBent un-
I'll the same shall be changed lawfully.
consideration OF what | shall say. un-
Biased by any personal views which.
they may entertain upon the subject.
This may be difficult to do. but it is
possible.
Either ours is a government design
ed to exercise its powers under the
limitations Of a written constitution.
or Y is not From ne academic stand
point no one will dispute that II Is such
government But fear that In the
mad rush OF the individual citizen to
obtain that which he desires, he. has
lost sight OF this fact and has made up
his mind to obtain what he wants,
constitution or no constitution. 4
While Thomas Jefferson was the au-
thor OF the bill for religious freedom
in Virginia and thus brought about tho
dis-association OF church and state in
America, presume that there are not
yet rlany Americans who are desirous
OF reuniting church and state. 1t may
be that our distaste Of this idea arises.
to a certain extent, IN the fact that
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-12

do no, speak upon ,he constitution
al;ty Of the income tax. | only say
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

the mayor - tie town. tried to hold
him up. and one Of them shot anG
morally wouEded hi1H. To avoid
lynching both pleaded guilty and were
sentenced 70 death. which under the
Kansas practice meant life imprison-
ment.
Arnold DID not care to talk Of the
crime
mo. hadn't been reading dime
novels. he said in reply 20 a ques-
ton. Il had read Scott and Cooper
and the villains had attracted me. [
suppose YOU might say 1t was A spirit
Of adventure that
He broke off and twitcned at his cap
again.
when did YOU become interested
in poetry -
The change Of subjects was a trihe
abrupt He grasped at the new one
with evident relief at getting away
from the old.
Poetry I'm not especially inter-
ested in poetry. I'm more Concerned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
Plan Many Gay Functions.

The Carletons are making great
preparations for the young woman's
reception. Elaborate plans are being
made BY AIRS. Carleton for a round Of
teas. receptions. luncheOns, dinners,
and balls at which the adopted
daughter ain be formally introduced
The Cartoons ara prominent socially
and IN the business world. and some
doubt has been expressed whether so
eiety dares 70 reject the Chinese
daughter even II # wished TO.
Murray Carieton was born septembsr
l. 1852 son Of Henry D. and Mary
Ellen (Booghsr) CARLTON. OF Cumbsr-
land, Md He received his early edu-
cation IN the common schools OF Cum
bersand. and later spant a year AZ the
high school Al the ags OF thirteen
he sits-ed the ofrics OF tia AIlsshan-
lar. a Cumberland newspaper. Astsr
spending about six years II the print
ing business. ne went 20 St Louis IN
July. 1878 and entered ths employ OF
Henry Bell & Son, a wholesals dry
goods firm. one OF the members CT
which was his uncle. J. II. Boogher.
The firm is now known as the earle
tor Dry Goods Company. and Is one
OF the swo largest wholesaIs dry
goods houses IL the Southwest M.
Carleton was married June e, 1854, 20
his first oou sin. Mss Annie Laurls
Hays. OF 81 Louis. Murray CsxiStoa.
5r- was ;SA. year president Of his
class at Washington University
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

sentence or death. The verse that so
impressed Governor Hoch that he
comnuted the sentence 70 expire early
next year. its author mentioned hest
tatingIy.
We all write little on our
states now and then. I suppose. he
said
That IL. all OF us who can wrote
that plea to Governor Hoch with no
idea that it would be published II
was intended only for him. There are
paris OF it that weren't so bad But
some lines I'm ashamed Of
He showed no embarra ssment un-
der the trying ordeal Of leaving the
shop to talk of poetry and fiction and
literature in general under the re-
~traint OF the presence of a prison Of
fetal He had views on various sub
iects. but he did not obtrude them.
or his limitations arising obviously
som the prison environment he was
<eerIy conscious. His reading he adj
nltted had been restricted 10 news
papers. magazines. and the rather
scant prison library.
With some urging he reviewed has
life briefly. He was born in Hanfield
Ind. though I don't elidm place
with the Indiana school 81 writers
I'M parenthesls. When he was eight
years old the family NOV d 10 Digh-
ton. in western Kansas. Tb ere he went
through schooi-a country grammar
school--attended what was called the
normal session for a moath and got a
teacher certificate. For, three months
he taught in Lane county L don't
remember the district. he explained
ut was so long ago.
Then he went to the farm Of a rela-
tive near Enid. Okla. and spent Il
year there At the end OF that time
he started out with an OLD school com :
panion OF Dighton. William Harvey.
who had made the run 10 the strip
10 see the world. They expected TO
reach Colorado eventually. But they
stopped at Kinsley, met John Marsh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
PREsrpENT o. SWITZERLAND.

The new President Of the Swiss Re
public. Dr. Ernst Premier. ls one OF tbs
most distinguished tu-ists N SwitEer~
land, a nan OF wide culture and Of
great experience in public affairs. Re
leaves the post Of chief OF the depart
msnt OF justice and police 70 assume
the S0dss presidency. No person who
has been elected 10 the presidency OF
that country has enjoyed to a greater
extent the respect o. his fellow citizonz
OF attained to greater popularity. His
election ~ his high office was ordered
by the federei assembly by q vote that
was little SKIRT OF unanimous, Ise nsr1-
bsrs out OF IA giving him their support
Exchange
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
DISAPPEARING BEDS LATEST

into a closet or recess. ventilated and
lighted by window or vent. creating
an all-iay sanitary arrangement. The
bedding is securely fastened al the
foot OF the bed. and when shut away
for the day the sheets and comforters
hang slightly separated. thus afford
ing proper sanitation. When not in
nse the ornamental face OF the he'd
presents To the eye a large cheval
plate mirror and mantelpie4e When
the bed IS down. automatically dosing
doors form an apparently selid wa.t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

midas government is making
practical test OF a monorail system.
It Is described as follows: "On grooved
wheels. arranged tandem fashion. is
carried platform. The gFooved
wheels run upon a rail- which projects
an inch or two above the ground. An
other wheel. OF large diameter and
having = broad tread, is attached To
the car by a hinged arm working on
snrings. This wheel is light in con-
struction and weight. It is merely the
balance wheel and is placed a few
inches from one side of tie car and
runs on the road. It carries no load
whatever. the whole load being on
the rail- and the central wheels. but
it enectualIy prevents the cars being
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

'Villon? VINO is hs7 I don't bs.isvs
I ever heard OF him"
oscar wilde's Ballad OF Reading
Gaol. them"
yes. I've read the Ballad That
WAS several years ago. But you
oughtn't 10 mention that IN the same
breath with my verse. Reading Geor
is real poetry"
KipiiHg? Yes: I've read all Of Kip
ling I've been able TO get hold Of. The
'RecessionaT and The White Mans
burden are fine. Shakespeare rvs
read and reread. He's the master OF
them al. What a use OF words be
has.
Then again Arnold protested that he
WAS no poet. and was not especially
interested In poetry.
I've read the standard novsiistS,
he admitted Scott is my favorife.
We don't see many OF the newer books
here. Mrs. Wharton? No; / haven't
read any OF her novels. 'Ben-Hur is
the one I like best OF the later books
that know snything about"
A smsttering of philosophy WAS all
no confessed TO having read Some
thing OF Plato. and Aristotle. and Ba-
con. and Locke had come under his
notice. Prison reform IS the subject
that most interests him just now. Sc
crstly he wrote q book about the Kan
sas penitenuary two years ago. SNUG
gIed It out. and II was printed to the
great disgusst OF prison officials. who
eontended that & was an unfeir pre-
sentation of the facts.
Arnold's companion. Harvey. whose
sentence has been commuted to expire
at the same time with Arnoid's. next
wear, expects TO go to a farm wher
ne leaves prison. Arnold himself hopes
to be able to do some sort of writing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

A new era in fat construction. in
which bedroomless apartments. made
possible by the Introduction OF SAM
tary disappearing wall beds. is the
feature. is about 10 be launched upon
IFS journey of popular acclaim or ie-
feat by firm of Western rat build
ers. It is claimed that fat buildings
thur constructed viii make two and
three room suits serve the purpose OF
the old four or five room apartments.
The bed when not IN use is folded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
Soon 70 Graduate.

During al this time Mr.. Carleton
has kept in close correspondence with
IFS adopted daughter: frequsnt photo
graphs have Deen exchanged. and. al
though they have never seen each
other, they are almost as we'll &C
quainted as II she had been brought
Up in the Carleton home. Recently
Mr.. Carleton received word that his
daughter Il about 10 graduate She
win be given the choice OF coming TO
America for good and becoming Mr..
Cartoons daughter. in fact as web
as name. or remaining In China as a
missionary 10 her people
She has announced her willingness 10
become a missionary, but her foster
father desires that she shall come 10
St louis first. visit with Afr. and ALra-
Carleton and their remaining eight
chfidre1 After they become real well
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

Orient. and has a number OF friends at
work IN the land OF idols and incense.
lie had kept up a desultory CORE
spondence with several Of them. and
one day. shortly after the death OF
his daughter, while he was trying 10
devise some plan 10 perpetuate the
memory OF his child. there came
letter from one OF his far-away mis-
sionsry friends. telling him Of a bright
little Chinese girl that had been con-
verted to the Christian faith. The
missionary told OF how bright the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

cannot fawninEly impiore.
As feeble. false hearts can;
But, In humility before
The power that bars my prison door.
I plead, as man 70 man.
Oft folly more th&n vice appears
In errors We have made
The IDEAL that the man reversS
Is not the dream or early years
Youths brief decisions fade
Though hearts. embittsred, SIN retain
A Erudge for old mistakes,
Excessive penalties a-e vain.
The long monotony Of pain
No restitution makes
The ancient eye FOR eye decree
God has. Himself, destroyed
Still speaks that voice from Calvary,
Shall Shylocks. with their Ehoulish plea,
Make his commandments void?
Ave. Blessed are the merciful
o. Christian Heart relenti
For sins Of folly faults Of will
I kneel al Mercy's tribunal
\ contrite penitent.
Long have been With sorrow. Lon
The ag0nlzing- years have held
No freight Of love. and song.
And laughter-only pain, and wrons
and penitenCe, and tears.
The coarssr soul but lightly fes,s
The daily dole OF ~.
Rut what distress aaCh hour reveal
For him. who in his heart concea
Some aspirations still
For home and love. FOR liberty
To toll as free men can
o Hand 81 Fate. that bars TO me
The gates II opportunity
] plead, as man 20 man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
CeIeShaLM
Adobted By a
St.LOuas Nil
hOnatYe for
II eY Resens-
bLance to Has
DeadDaugh-
ter.

w :: q: IS: !: 8. 6: !: :; :: ):
St. Louis SmarteSt
society?'
The bellies and beaux of the
Mississippi river metropolis have
never seen the young woman from
the Chinese empire; neither has
her foster family, who live in St.
Louis, but she was adopted by
them many years ago, and will
soon cross the Pacific ocean to join
them. The question arises. VIII
the aforesaid bellies and beaux vel
come her in their midst?
This young Celestial met her
good fortune because she was the
living image of a St. Louis NIL
lionairs's dead daughter. YET the
foster father has never seen her.
Money has been lavshed upon hss
and she has been brilliantly edu-
Gated. She is now nineteen years
old and eminently equipped to take
her place in the most elite society.
The story of the Chinese girls
adoption by the st. Louis million
aire and clubman has just been
made public at a meeting of the
Young Women's Foreign Mission
any Society, and the one who re-
vealed it is the millionaire himself,
Murray Carleton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

ri me years ago Mr.. Carleton =
M home was invaded by the grim
4 reaper. and when II stalked
out. it took away the sunshine
OF the household in the person of the
eldest daughter, a child Of ten sum
mers. The grief OF the parents was
inconso!able, especially that Of the
father. He had idolized the little girl,
and for many weeks and months he
did not care TO live. He became de-
spondent. and would have gladly well
coined death.
During his residence in ST. Louis Mr..
Carleton has been more or less inter
ested in missionary work in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

prison ot-tm and-naybs-
philosophy.
But vosI have written poetry. What
suggested your appeal In verse To
Governor Hoch2 Villon's poem, when
he WAS under sentence to haIsEI You
remember II;
" brothers that after us in life re-
main,
Harden your heart against US not ss
stone
For. If TO PITY US poor wights you're
faln.
God shall the rather grant you beni-
son
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
midas MONORAH SYSTEM

overbalanced. On this monorsil road
the power Of pair OF draft animals
is multiplied by ten and OF traction
engines by nearly twenty, and the
line is capable of being laid as. rap
idly as any army can move.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
NO RFspEcTER.

Winser's rot a pleasant time
Tor Gotroczs or for me-
am poor while he is rich.
As rich as he can be:
He goes South and has to pay
one long continuous tip:
As for me I stay at home
And rassle with the grip
-Bunalo News
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
Liring Inage OF Hls Own.

NJ. Carleton gasped as he looked At
the miniature. The little Chinese girl
was the living image Of I.eXie Rust
Carleton. mis- departed child Like
flash a plan Suggested itself 10 him.
For business reasons he could not go
10 China. but he Immediately wrote
missionary friend. and began negoia-
lions looking toward adOptins the lit
tie girl, and bringing her up as
monument 20 the little girl he had just
lost
The distance IS great. and the mails
across the Pacific slow. and some time
was consumed with the negotiations,
bot finally everything was satisfactor-
iiv arranged. and the little Chinese
sirI became the legal daughter OF tho
American millionaire. she was az
once placed IN the Susan B. wilson
school, at Sung Kong, where she has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

parents must continually meet The
httle boy did not want TO leave the
pom, and finally lifted I'D MS yoice
In weeping al the mere thought. He
chung to the pOnys neck. bury1ng his
face IN the name Then the mother
hit upon & happy idea according 10
her notion Said she:
Say, Johnnie you pet OF the pony
and so home Ike 8 good boy, and to-
morrow papa viii buy you pony al
for yourself.
Poor. dear little Johnniel One list
ener. who had seeiI the child persuaded
to leave the pom back and had sss
back OF him In inc car, felt a lump
in her throat VEN she thought q
Johnnie's tomOr. 5E.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

There she likewise owns an ancient
palace, facing the Grand Canal. but
the climate not suting her, she seldom
lived t'e - and the old house is grad
ualiy falling into ruins
Madame buses country house Al
Settingnano, adjoining d Annunzios
villa is for rent. An iron gate leads
from one garden into the other. but
its lock is rusted. and its hinges have
not been oiled for many. many wear
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
She VII Soon
Visit H0na e
0fHeyF0SteY
Parents and
TaReHeYP0-
S1t102a IN the
Smart Set.

acquainted sae may return 10 China
as missionary II she so elects.
When she was adopted the EirI b.
came Miss Lexie Rust Carleton. tax
ing the name OF the dead girl at the
request of MI Carleton. and as such
she viii arrive IL American and viii
be introduced TO st. Louis society. The
gossips Of that city are wondering
what attitude the smart set viii take
toward this maid OF China.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
MADAME DuSE
BUYS CASTLE

. LEONORE DUsE. the famous
E actress. has bought the ceie-
/ brated Capponi Palace for zoo -
600 francs. IN the monumental
pile. once the abode OF one of the
proudest families OF Italy. she intends
Ito spend The evening OF her life"
So the city of her birth. Venice Will
see her only occasia@"ll-- IN future
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
TELLING LIES
TO CHILDREN
FATHER and mother rsoantl

FATHER and mother recently
~ spent an afternoon Ia an
n amusement park with their
child. a dear little Toy about
four years old. They we're plainly
persons in very humble circumstances.
but, with the determination that their
little one should enjoy himself. let him
have a number Of rides on one Of the
ponies provided for the amusement OF
The children.
But when il came time TO 90 home
there was the sort OF trouble so many
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

been for = little more than sight
years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

claiming himself a poet
He disavowed any such notion as
he sat in the warden's Office one day
last week in his neat suit Of prison
blue. nervously lingering his cap. a
tall. slender fellow OF th9rty-one. with
A face that failed to suggest in the
slightest degree the convict under
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
BOARD HAD MEETING
DEVOTED TIME TO ELECTION or
 TEACHERS,
Only . Part of the Teachinx Fo,c. o,
 fhe Montgomery City Schools Were Elected.

The Montgomery City Board of Ed ucation held long meeting last night at the office of Dr. B. J. Baldwin in the. First National Bank Building, at which plans for the coming year for the Montgomery city schools were dis cussed and number of teachers were elected. "e'
 The larger part of the time was oc- The list was not completed last night Only pert of the large corps of teachers in the Montgomery city schools were elected and it will be Sometime In June before all places are filled.
 The procedure of the meeting last night was of routine nature. The Roard heard reports from Superintendent e. L. Floyd and elected quite a number of teachers. As some of the teachers June. several of the places will not be filled unti after the examination.
 Those attending the meeting last night were Dr. Baldwin. Dr. J. l., Gaston. George W. Jones and Super. intendent c. l.. Floyd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
OF INTEREST TO
 CHURCH WORKERS
UlHlMlnuMluB9 mlIHm IHl

Friday and Saturday. Luncheon will be served at the church.
 A reception will be given the dele- gates and visitors to ths Layman's Mis- sionary Conference, and the Woman's Home Mission Conference at Court Street Church, Thursday night, after the address by Dr. Pinson.
 Mrs. Luke Johnston. Of Rome, Ga., will attend the Conference. Mrs John. ston is a member of the General Board and was in attendance upon the Board meeting held in Montgomery m 1905, when she was the guest of Mrs. Phares Coleman. v - V
 Rev F. A. Dannelly. Presiding Elder of Greensboro District, will preach the annual sermon. Sunday, the, 25thL .
 Mrs. Thomas M. Owen will deliver the address of welcome in behalf of the Home Mission Societies of the city. and Mrs w M Cox, for the Foreign Mission Societies. Mrs. T.. ". Chalk CT: of Abbeville. will respond.
 These exercises will occur after the organization Friday morning at Perry Street Church.
 The meetings are open to the public. and cordial invitation Is extended to all persons interested In Mission Wark