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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
SALARIES PAYABLE IN PELTS
How Officers of the state OF Tenn
essee Were Remunerated.

Probably few people know that the
original name Of the State of TcnneS-
See was Franklin, or that in 1888 the
salaries OF the officers Of this COM
monwealth were paid in pelts, but the
following is a correct copy Of the law:
BE IL enacted by the General As
sembly of the State Of Franklin. aud
it is hereby enacted by authority of
the same, that from anu after the lst
day OF January. 1883, the salaries OF
this commonwealth be as follows, TO-
wit:
Ills Excellency. the Governor, per
annum, 100 deer skins.
His Honor, the Chief Justice, 500
deer skins.
The secretary Of his Excellency,
the Governor, sec raccoon skins.
County clerk, 300 beaver skins.
CLERK OF the House of Commons
200 raccoon skins
Members of the Assembly, per
diem. three raccoon skins.
Justices fee for serving warrant,
one mink skin"
At that time the state of Franklin
extended to the east bank Of the Mis-
Sssippi river and on the west bank
was that great unknown forest region
of Louisiana. Ii was then terra in
cognito." save few canoe landings
and Indian trading posts on the river
banks. Ii was known as the district
Of Louisiana.
The State Of Franklin, which be-
came Tennessee in 1896, was almost
as little known. The now great city
OF Memphis was mere trading post.
and was not laid out as a village until
1920.
Pelts were as plentiful in those days
as pennies. and much better distrib-
uted for purposes Of currency and bar
ter. The pioneers were perhaps as
happy and MS well contented as is the
average citizen now.-Arkansas Ca
zette.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
LAKE MANoisHLAK.
Its Strongly Perfumed Waters Are
Mauve in Color.

"Grasse, clinging TO its Alp. high
above the Mediterranean is supposed
TO give the stranger a headache on ac-
count of its perfume" said a per
fumer "Grasse makes the world 5
perfumes. You see mountains OF
flowers there. as in a milling country
you see mountains OF wheat The
odor is powerful, but as far as head
aches--no.
But in the Caspian district there
Is lake so strongly perfumed that II
the stranger boats on IL or swims In
II he really gets a headache. This
lakes banks are OF white salt crystals
its waters are mauye in color. and
from II an odor OF violets is exhaled
1t is Lake Mangishlak. | visited
II 10 see If | couldn't bottle it up and
put II on the perfume market No go.
you see. IL is the presence OF the
seaweed, Polydcystia Niolacea, that
gives the lake its hue and smell
When you bottle the waters the sea
weed atoms after a few days die and
rot Then the odor changes from VIC
let tO-pahl
But IL you are ever in the Caspian
visit the Mangishlak peninsula and
take a look at the lake. 1t is in its
way as curious as the asphalt lakes
Of South America. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
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CURE AT CITY MISSION.
Awful Case of scabies-Body n Mass
of Sores from scratcbing-Her
Tortures Yield 10 Cuficurs.

"A young woman came 10 our city
mission in most awful condition phys
ically. Our doctor examined her and
told us that she had scabies (the itch) i,
incipient paresis. rheumatism, etc.
brought on from exposure. Her poor
body was a mass OF sores from scratch
ing and she was not able TO retain solid
food. We worked hard over her for
seven weeks, but we could see little
Improvement one day bought a cake
OF Cuticura Soap and bottle OF Cuti-
cura Resolvent, and we bathed our pa
tient well and gave her n full dose Of
the Resolvent. She slept better that
night and the next day got box OF
Cuticura Ointment. In five weeks this
young woman was able 10 look for n
position, and she is now strong and
well. Laura Jane Bates. - Fifth Ave-,
New York. y. y Mar II. 1907"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
THE SHIPS BELL.
Various Uses to Which IL is Put
How it Tells the Time of Day.

"Strike eight BELLS" shouted the Of
ficer OF the deck on one Of the war
shins a few days ago, and then one of
the women visitors remarked "Oh,
this is charming, Have you ever heard
the chimes on navy ship? The man
escort, one of the full-of nautical
knowledge kind. responded: 'Oh,
yes; I've been frequent visitor to the
ships. for know so many of the Of
ficers, and the chimes are rung beauu-
fully But they don't have them on all
OF the ships" At that instant the boy
10 whom the order had been given
made eight strikes on the ships bell.
and then all was silent. even the group
OF visitors. who simply looked inquir-
lngly into each others faces. But the
chimes" were not referred TO.
Eight bells" does not mean that n
shin has this number Of bells, but il is
n nautical term for the hour. The
nautical day begins and ends at noon.
when eight bells il struck, as IL is
also at o'clock, S o'clock and at mid
night. The hell is struck half-hourly,
one stroke being added for each half
hour. until eight is reached. when the
tOull ntEtllN N-AAiA- anu a. Vht II
asked the time on board of navy ship
the response would he so many bells
and not the hour. Tie bell is Of ordi-
nary size only. but 1t has a sharp tone,
and is hung Just forward or abaft the
foremost The captains orderly usual
IN watches the clock and reports TO the
officer OF the deck what hour II is I'm
number of bells. who then orders the
bell struck. But at s O'Clock in the
morning this rule is varied, the orderly
reporting TO the officer of the deck.
"Eieht bells. SIR when the officer re-
plies, Report TO the captain eight bells
and chronometers wound" The cap
tain then responds, Very well; make
IL so" when the orderly reports to the
officer OF the deck, who commands the
messenger boy OF the watch. Strike
eight bells" hut IL the captain should
chance to remain mum and not say,
Make II so" no one would hear the
bell strikes eight. and the nautical day
would be thrown out Of Joint.
At noon the eight bells" Is not
struck until the navigator has cor
rccted the clock, either by his monday
sight for position OF the ship when nj
sea or from his chronometer. IL with
a fleet or az naval station, the bell
must not be struck until that OF the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
Beaten at His own Game.

"A few days since" relates a so
licitor, "as was sitting with my
friend D. in his Office, a man came in
and said.
MIR w. the livery stable keeper
tricked me shamefully Yesterday, and
want 10 be even with him
State your case. said -.
al asked him how much he'd
charge me for "A horse 10 go 10 Rich
mond He said half a sovereign.
took the horse. and when came back
he said ne wanted another half SOY
ereign for coming back and made me
pay it,
ID. gave his client some legal al
vice. which he Immediately acted
upon. as follows. He went 10 the
livery stable keeper and said. How
much viii YOU charge for horse &c
Windsor
The man replied a sovereign
Client accordingly went 10 Wind
sor. came back by rail and went TO
the livery stable keeper. saying:
Here is your money paying him
a sovereign.
Where Is my horse@ said w.
He's at Windsor answered the
client Il hired him only TO go &c
Windsor Pearson Weekly
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senior officer sounds. and the messen-
ger stands by the bell. with lapper in
hand. aud as soon as the flag officers
bell begins to strike the bells on the
other vessels are struck When there
is large fleet lying close together the
effect Is interesting and agreeable, and
one might imagine that chimes We're
being rnng
Every navy in the world except Eng
land follows the same custom, and
England only varies AT the dog
watch" from 10 5 o'clock IN the even
ing. In these hours the bell strikes
every half-hour till 6 o'clock, and then
AT 6.30 one bell Is struck; but eight
bells are sounded nj O'Clock. Ira
ditiOn gives this reason for this Gus
tom: Before the British naval mu-
TIMES Of 1897 the bells OF the ships
were struck as in other navics: but i'm
one OF those mutinies the signal agreed
upon by the mutincers was the stroke
OF i've bells $3.50 D. M, and at that
hour the mutineers rose 10 slay their
officers. Then, VIXEN order was re-
stored throughout the navy, the dog
watch system Of bells was adopted, To
allay superstition.
But the ships bell has other duties
than that OF keeping the time 1t tolls
on Sunday mornings for the services
OF the chaplain or his substitute: also
10 call "all hands 10 bury the dead"
and II Is fire signal when ii is rung
vigorously, and then the ships crew
take the positions To which they have
been assigned on the first day each has
been detailed TO the ship. The bell Is
not used as a tire signal in an engage
ment however, for the reason that the
crew might become panic stricken and
distracted from the tight; in such cases
the ire is reported 10 the captain, and
he dispatches an officer with men 10
eXtinguIsh ii. The bell is also used in
fog, and when the ship is at anchor
II is struck in threes, with short in
teryal between each set of strokes. In
the Use Of the bell for these several
purposes no confusion is caused The
half hour signals are struck in pairs,
with couple of seconds between each.
and If an odd number Is TO be sounded
the single stroke comes last The toll
ing for church is 10y slow strokes,
while those for a fog are in sets OF
three. and for fire they follow each
other with great rapidity.-New York
Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
NOT A MIRACLE


There are some quite remarkable
things happening every day, which
seem almost miraculous.
Some persons would not believe that
man could suffer from coffee drink
ing so severely as 10 cause spells OF un-
consciousness And 10 find complete
relief In changing from coffee TO Pos
tum is well worth recording.
II used to be great coffee drinker.
SO much so that IL was killing me by
inches. My heart became 50 weak |
would fall and lie unconscious for an
hour AZ time. The spells caught me
sometimes two or three times day.
My friends and even the doctor,
told me il was drinking coffee that
caused the trouble. would not be-
lieve IT, and still drank coffee until
could not leave my room.
Then my doctor. who drinks Postum
himself. persuaded me to stop coffee
and try Postum. After much hesitation
I concluded to try H. That was eight
months ago Since then have had but
few of those spells. none for more than
four months.
II feel better sleep better and am
better every way. now drink nothing
but Postum and touch no coffee. and
as am seventy years Of age al my
friends think the Improvement quite re-
markable."
There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read, The Road TO Well
ville' in pkes
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time TO time.
They are genuine, true, and full Of
human interest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
A Third Solution.

Two diners at hotel We're disput-
,nq as 10 what a pineapple really was.
one OF them insisted that II was a
sruit the other insisted that IL was a
vegetable. The friends determined TO
accept the decision OF the waiter who
was called 10 the table.
John" asked one OF them, how do
YOU describe q pineapple? Is II fruit
or IS IL vegetable
IT'S neither, gentlemen; pineapple
IS always a hextra!' he replied-Tit-
Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

No other medicine has been so
successful in relieving the suffering
of women or received so many gen.
uine testimonials as has Lydia T..
Pinkham's Negeta BILE Compound.
In every community you will find
women who have been restored TO
health by Lydia +. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound. Almost every
one you meet has either been bene-
fitted by it, or has friends who have.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, anywomananyday may
see the files containing over one mil
lion one hundred thousand letters
from women seeking health, and
here are the letters in which they
openly state over their own sigma
lures that they were cured 10y Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has saved many women
from surgical operations.
Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is made from roots and
herbs, without drugs, and is whole
some and harmless.
The reason why Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is so
successful is because it contains in
gradients which act directly upon
the feminine organism, restoring it
TO a healthy normal condition.
Women who are suffering from
those distressing ills peculiar to their
sex should not lose sight of these
facts or doubt the ability of Lydia
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to restore their health.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
500 Reward. Sl0O.

The readers OF this paper Will be pleased
TO learn that there Is at least one DREADED
disease that science has been able 10 cure
IN all Its stages and that j. Catarrh nan
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catartn
being a constitutional disease. requires z
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrn
Cure IL taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease. and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assist
Ing nature ia doing It's work The propre
tors have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer one Hundred Dollars Tor
any case that II fails TO cure. Send for list
Of testimonials
Address +. J CHENEY h CO, Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. 7Jc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

A story writer who catered for the
bows OF fifteen or twenty years ago
built up many thrilling tales about
mechanical contrivance in the form OF
a man. Such a Hercules.
the Iron Man"-was actually on exhi-
bition last summer IN an American
park. about which he perambulated in
the following undesircd and inconyen-
lent fashion.
He was eight feet high. and when
the oil ire inside him was lighted, and
steam generated. he walked about
pushing sort Of iron wheeled cart.
lie wore tall hat and a hideous grin.
and Iuffed exhaust steam through his
nostrls.
Late one night some Of the campers
at the park lighted The fire in Hercules
after the resort was closed and the
owner OF the figure had gone away.
The valve had been left open when the
fire was put out and when steam was
generated again the man began to
walk about the park. For a little
while he surpassed Frankenstein' ;
monster.
No one knew how 70 stop him. and
he walked all over the park. through
the lake and the camping ground.
Sleepers i'm his path had TO be awak
ened TO get them out of the way. Tor
IL was impossible TO control the steam
mans movements. Inequalities In the
ground. trees and other Instructions
turned him aside. but did not stop him.
lie terrorized the park for an hour,
but. like many human being. came
to grief at the gate lie marched up
to II. bumped against il. topplcd over
and alighted on his head. Thus he
remained. kicking his feet In the air,
until his steam went down.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
Counting Death.

Ragson Tatters-rlease. lady. gimme
dime an help me to die in peace.
Mrs. Goodart (handing him a quar-.
terl-Poor man! Are you so bad as
that? But. stop-surely smell liquor
on your breath.
Ragson Tatters-Yes'm dat's waite
KILN me. -Phlladelphia Press.
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poisoning me. DIZZY
spells almost made me
fall, sharp pains like
knife thrusts would
catch me in the back.
and finally an attack
OF grip left me with a
constant agonizing
backache. Doan's Kid
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
Plows in Spain.

In Spain about the only kind Of
pillow in use Is a primitive wooden az
fair with one handle and a tongue. To
this is hitched a pair of small oxen or
mules yoked up like oxen. The
driver rests his right foot on a rear
extension to keep the plow from
jumping out of the ground steadying
himself by touching his left foot whe'.
about to lose his balance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
liuhtninu Rods.

Lightning rods seem to have been
known in Spain seven centuries ago
A writer in the Frankfurter Zeitung
cites an author of the thirteenth cen
fury who refers TO some savants OF
our time who know how to conduct
the lightning to given spot"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

Silence is never quite so golden as
when it gives the maids consent.
fireman's hose usually is white,
but IL is seldow drop-stitched.
The discouraged man is not worth
his salt in any field of labor
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

Nell don't suppose Mr. Silllcus
has any vices?
Belle-Nices, Why, he belongs 10 a
glee club. an amateur theatrical so
cieiy and writes poetry Philadelphia
Record
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
Modern Methods.

why do you want TO be Governor?
The salary is not large"
NO; but / can hire a man TO run
the Office for $40 a week, and a Gov
ernor can earn big money on the chau-
tauqua circuit. kansas City Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
Turkish Houses.

Very little furniture is used in the
bedrooms of Turkish houses Rarely
is a chair seen in any of them. A few
mats adorn the room, and the bed is
stretched on the floor
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

ney Pills helped me quickly aud IN
three weeks time there was not a
symptom Of kidney trouble remaining"
Sold by all dealers 80 cents box.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, y. Y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
You Can Get Aliens roo,-Es.c FREE

Write to-day 20 Allen : olmstei. lie Roy.
y Y. for a FREE sample ~ Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder 20 shake into Your shoes
II cures tired. sweating hot swollen. ach-
ing feet u rafcs 1cv or tight shoes easy.
certain cure FOR Corns and BnDions. All
DruggIsts and S.ne slnrrs sell II &c.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

When woman declares
She has nothing 10 wear
What she really means is
She has nothing TO air.
st Louis Post.Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

Stella-Did she get duplicate we'd
ding presents?
Bella-Yes. the same as at her first
marriage. New York Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
A Close Fit.

Mrs Midge-I wonder what in the
world Jonah thoueht when he was
swallowed by tho whale?
Midge-He probably had an idea
that he had got into a sheath gown
Harper's Weekly
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

Mrs Knickcr-What's The matter?"
Mrs. Bocker-James discharged the
cook because her fourth cousins hus.
band is "a Waterman for a trust-New
York sun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

II you use ball blue. get Red Cross BAH
Blue, the best ball blue. Large 2oz. pack
age, . cents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
Generally Admitted.

Whate'er may be said Of a sweetheart.
Too giddy.' too old" or too new. =
There's one point admits Of no question
She can't be "toO good 10 be true. q"
Philadelphia Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

Keep them white with Red Cross Ball
Blue. All grocers sell large -oz package.
. cents.
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You can get fine work only from
free hearts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

There Is no proof Of camels ever ex-
listing in a wild state
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
The English Language.

The English language contains forty
one distinct sounds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

Dreams OF golden streets will not
pass in place of deeds OF the golden
rule.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

The Romans used little stones-cal
culi-in counting, and hence the word
calculate
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How can you expect a woman 10
trust a man the grocer will not trust ?
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Found BY the Child.

Mabel Mamma. what do those rows
OF little stars mean?
Good heavens. George. the child's
found that book brooklyn Life
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

It's funny how hungry some men
will get before they will 60 to work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

Some women have n tantalizing,
purr over a telephone.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

No man can long be a bigot who
tries TO be a brother.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23
THREE WEEKS
Brought About Remarkable
Change

Mrs. A. ]. Davis Of Murray, KY,
says: when began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills. kidney disease was slowly
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-23

Liberality is the saving grave in
frugality.
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Friendship can not live save in free
dom.
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When there is no garden TO make,
every man knows how.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
Graduation Exercises.

Graduating Exercises will be held
in the schoolhouse in Dist. No. SO,
town OF Lake Lillian, next Friday
evening, April "a. This is the first
graduation held in this district and
the members of the class are DELL
mar G. johnson, Amanda J. Will
amson and Hulda Williamson. Vic
tor Knutson is the efficient teacher
in the school and deserves much
credit for the work accomplished.
The exercises begin at eight O'Clock
and the following program will be
rendered:
Selected-Orchestra
Song, America" Evening Chorus
Recitation, ''Frithiof's Tempta-
tion," Dellmar johnson
Recitation, MAUD Muller" Huldah
Williamson
Vocal Duet, Eddie johnson and AL.
bin Erickson
Recitation, ''The Raven" Amanda
Williamson
Song, Maryland" Evening Chorus
''The Value Of Education" Supt.
w. D. FredericksOn
Selection, Orchestra
Address, A. O. Forsberg
Song, Evening Chorus
Presentation of Glass and Diplomas
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
PRICES
We sell goods at the lowest possible living prof
it's. Our record for making low prices on the
goods we sell is the reason for our increasing
business. We cordially invite all the public to
call and investigate our methods of doing business
Easter Sunday at Bethel Church.

Easter Sunday was great day
for the Swedish Lutheran Bethel
church of this city. A class of
nineteen was confirmed in the faith
Of their fathers. The class had
made good progress under the tute-
lage of their pastor, Rev. Peterson,
and the catechization proved that
they certainly were we'll grounded
in the fundamental tenets of the
faith. Each member Of the class
received a certificate of confrma-
tion and copy of the Bible from
the congregation. The church was
handsomely decorated with potted
plants. In printing the names of
the members Of the class in our
last issue we inadvertently omitted
the name of Anton Lundquist. In
the evening communion services
were held and it was attended by
the largest number of communi-
cants in the history Of the church.
A male choir composed Of Messrs.
E. Ohsberg, ALI. Bergeson, SAM
Nelson, Albin Carlson and Victor
Fridlund, with Miss Amy Fridlund
as organist, rendered selections at
both morning and evening services,
In the morning they sang "Her.
denS S0ndagssang" and in the even.
ing they sang Easter Joys.''