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Times-promoter., 1909-12-02

ting shelfworn, and everything looks
stale, and bills enough are coming in
to make banker pale. Oil then's
the time a fellow is feelin' kind o.
blue, and is puzzled with the thought
of the proper thing to do. In such a
situation but one remedy applies. If
you want to get the customers, you've
got to advertise. Exchange.
Times-promoter., 1909-12-02

Alabama voted Monday on con-
stitutional amendment to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors. The amendment was defeat
ed by good majority. Alabama al
ready has a state prohibition law.
Times-promoter., 1909-12-02

A mummy three thousand years old
was recently shipped from Egypt,
bound for this country. We have a
supply of mummies already without
importing any, not SO old but just as
pood.
Times-promoter., 1909-12-02

Fl may be necessary for this eoun-
try to chastise the little republic Of
Nicaragua. The ruler Of that country
has been acting in q defiant manner
toward the United States ever since
he had two Americans executed.
Congress may declare war On Mica
ragua when it meets.
Times-promoter., 1909-12-02

Roosevelt just heard few days ago
that Peary had discoveIed the north
pole. Here at home we have been
hearing it until we are tired.
Times-promoter., 1909-12-02

The Vicksburg American publishes
a dissertation on the word ''liar." We
imagine Col. Theodore Roosevelt
could handle this subject in the most
interesting manner.
Times-promoter., 1909-12-02

The republican insurgents are
after Uncle Cannon's scalp. As Father
Time got his hair, they may not be
able to get good grip on it.
Times-promoter., 1909-12-02

When the dust u on the counter and
the cobWeb's On the shelf, and there's
10 one ii the store but your own dis
Eeartened self, and your stock is get
Times-promoter., 1909-12-02
Waste Of Energy.

iii antebellum days Colonel Moore,
.of Kentucky, owned q large number
of slaves, says the Cleveland Leader.
He was q kind master and never pun
ished with the whip. One day one Of
the field hands named Jupe was guilty
.of some negligence and was sent to-
the woods at once to cut down and
split up a black gum tree, practically
an impossible task.
Jupe cut down the tree and labored
hard to split the tough wood, but in
vain. Lin the meantime a thunder
storm came up and Jupe sollghtrefuge
under d brush heap. Directly the
lightning struck a large poplar near
BY, splitting it into kindling wood.
After the storm had passed Jupe
crawled cut from his place of security
and after taking q careful look at the
remains Of the poplar tree, which
were scattered all over the woods
said: MIR. Lightnin', wish you had
just tried ven ham on dis black gum.
Amy blame fool can split a poplar.n
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
The Senator all Ri0ht.

i would rather fill my purse
with money and keep its pates
aJar to my happy girls while they
yet linger under my roof than to
clutch it with miser's hand
until all the harpstrings of youth
are broken and its music forever
fled. / would rather spent INV
last nickel for a bag of striped
marbles to gladden. the hearts
of my barefooted boys than TO
deny them their childish
pleasures, and leave them a BAG
of gold to quarrel over when |
die. | abhor the pitiless hawk
that circles in the air only to
swoop down and strangle the
song of the linnet, or bury its
talons in the heart of the dove
| despise the soulless man whose
greed for gold impels him to
strangle the laughter and song of
his own family. - Senator Bob
Taylor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
8oOne Township Trustees
Notice.

ine undersigned, Trustee OF Boone
ownship, Dubois county. hereby gives
|notice that he will attend to all busine g
pertaining TO the Office OF Trustee, at his
residence, two m es West OF Por
ersville, on Saturdays OF each week, and
reqnests all persons having township
business 10 present il on Saturday. Citi-
ems desiring books from the Township
Litrary, are notified that the Library Is
vent ~ my residence.
School books at James Mulkey's
a. Por'ersville. THsMss H. TNsAN.
Trnste. Boone To.
Ian 1909 Tyr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

% Cox says of bills before the
late legislature: there are humid
reds of bills pending and members
are irving almost savagely to
save their fayorites from slaugh-
ter. 1t is only death that they
fear at this stage.
Not many Of the pending hun
dreds will escape death Most of
them will die because they do not
deserve to live. If all of them
should pass it would be necessary
to wall in the tate and turn half
OF 1t into a penitentiary and the
other half intoa lunatic asylum :"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the regular
annual meeting Of the Stockholders ~
the Jasper Ice 4 Cold Storage Co. Of
Jasper, Indiana, will be held in VIM
\ Wilson's office in the town of .Jasper.
Dupols County. Ind, on Tuesday March
dh' 1879 at the hour Of 30 p. VI. for
tle purpose of electing directors and any
them.
JASPER leg x Com STORAGE Co.
Per VIM. A. Wilson, Sec'v.
Feb. ~ l9O9-2w
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

~ Some enterprising galoot
at Washington has the newspaper
fever bad. He is modest and
don't care for expenses. So he
does not publish his ma ne and
clrculates the Cleaner" at night
free gratis. 1t was open expo-
sure of Imported indecencies.
both political and social, and
stories of a scanderous nature told
on the best citizen of the CITY
The goats are kicking and the
sheep are on the run. Good
Lord suppose some well informed
woman was to write up" the
rlsque happenings of Jasper
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

~As will be motto ed in the
Rock Roads adv in this paper the
County Commissioners changed
the date of the election and some
OF the specifications on part of
the roads.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
FARM FOR SALE.

One mile east of Celestine or
the New Albany road 81 acres.
4O acres bottom land; good well
coal mine, barn, farm residen %
| broke up housekeeping and will
make my home at Washington
Inquire of John c. Striegel' Gel
estine, Ind.
MRS. BARBARA SrNc
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
a. ffersOn TIP. Trustee Notice

Notice is hereby given that will at
tend TO the duties Of the Trustees office
IN Saturday Of each week at my Office in
schnellville where those having bushes
VIII please call. Also will sell school
books.
:, J,HN BLOCK, Trustee.
Mar. l. 1909 Year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

bladder remedy, be-
cause OF its remark =
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root fulhlls almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain II the back. kid
neys. liver. bladder
and every part of the
urinary passage. II
cOrrcCts inability to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

p9-Bob Tucker has eyiden tly
been smoking speaker Romans
cigars judging from the soft
soder boquets" he has been
throwing at the speaker.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

@lndiana Legislature is dead.
Praise God from whom all hles-
sing flow They appropriated
eight million seven hundred
thousand dollars of the taxpayers
money
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

~ Sixty countiesl gentlemen.
Sixty count 'eml are dry" in the
little Hoosier state, and the soul
of old local option still goes
marching on. What will be
the fate OF old Dubois.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
Good Farm For Sale Cheap.

z mi. south of Orwell, lis a. of
good land; 8 room house and cell
lar, good barn, fruit of all kind:
good well and cistern at house;
good well at barn; some timber.
Will sell at bargain if sold soon.
Joe Hadlock, R.F ID. Velpen. Ind
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
NO REASON FOR II,
When Jasper Citizens Show the Certain
Way Out.


There can be no lust reason why an,
reader OF this Will continue TO .uffei
The toftures OF an aching back, the an
noyance OF urinary disorders. the dan.
gers OF diabetes of any kidney ills when
relief IL so near at hand and the most
positive proof given that they can be
cared. Read what Jasper citizen saws
William J Lampert, living on Fonrth
Street, Jasper Ind, says II suffered .or
long time from depressing backache
In the afternoon before finishing inv
days work. this would become so ms
tense that J would feel almost unable TO
stand II. IL was accompanied by diz-
zlness at times and an irregular action
oil the kidney secretions. This robbed
me OF energy and ambition. tried
several remedi g, but my misery still
clung TO me and when reading of Doan's
Kidney Pills, | was induced to procure
them at click x PIaus drug store. had
not taken the contents OF one box before
was better. Now | am quite free from
any lamsness in my back or any kidney
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
toster- Milburn Co, New York sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the -Doan's-and take
no other.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

hold water ard scalding pain in passing IT.
or bad effects following use of liquor, wine
or beer, and ove-comes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled TO 20 often
through the day. and TO get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-R0o is not recommended for
everything but If you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, II Will be found Just
the remedy YOU need. II has been thor
oughly tested in private practice. and has
proved so successful that special ar
rangemcnt has been made BY which all
readers Of this paper, who have not al
ready tried IT, may have a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp-Root. and how 70
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
FOR SALE.

Story-and-half seven room
house. Good lot, 5Ox1OO it., al
Iley IN rear; graded street, good
,pavements, good well and cellar.
Must be sold at once. No rea-
sonable offer refused Apply
Courier office.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

tr Willard Cox, the Democrat.
and Bob Tucker. the Republican.
Manufactures of legislature rot
are now open for other engage
ments.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

This paper = "a led regularly 70 il
subscribers until iehnite order 10 dis
continue = receive sld all arrears paid
in full; unless in the discretion OF the
publisher different coure should be
deemed advisable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

~A. X. Merkel was in Jasper
Monday on business.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
FRIDAY. MARCH u 1906

~ Boss Joe Cannon declares
he will still be Boss or nothing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

hndoutifyou have kid
ney or bladder trouble
When writingmeution
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
r. I-,f-,. G.. ..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

lIT 0nllfS itations .ni ouacaments
G. 80 In script, tive sats OF
IuIUuIVU 'nyelops. $3.50. 100 visiting
cards for t0c Write to. day
"en 70 Doaae. y ST. st. Jasper, Ind
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12
DO You Get Up
With a Lame Back?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everyone knows Of DR. Kilmcr' :
Swamp Root, the great kidney. liver and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

Sore Nipples and Ohapped Hands
sAive. 1yk' Il Is s<'s.t Rrg = xSi2 :
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-12

When the lid $50 tight some
men have an excuse for being
sober
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-15
JAS. GRAN ,ACEO78,
KILLS HIMSELF.
Worrying Over Wife's Illness and
Over Failing Health, Swallows
Carbolic Acid.

- tffftr1g- Way-to GRIEF over the Ill
ness OF his aged wife. which had
come as an added blow after his own
long illness from ailments due TO his
advanced age, James Grant, 7S years
old, swallowed quantity of carbolic
acid in the parlor OF his home, No.
$40 Milwaukee-ave. east, Tuesday
-neeH,- aifd-wfs fUunt gasping out his
life when his son, Dennis, came home
at noon and stumbled over the pros
trate form OF his father, as it lay on
the parlor floor.
The son frantically summoned
neighbors. who called DR.. Claude
Burgess, No. 1856 Jos. Campau-ave.
but Grant was dead before the physi-
clan arrived.
Grant, who had worked as an iron
moulder most of his life. had recent.
ly been forced to quit work on account
OF his broken health. For months ne
had fought against illness, growing
more and more discouraged Recent
~ his wife about 90 years old, be.
came bedridden and the old man grew
morose and respondent.
He leaves three sons besides the
widow
Coroner Burgess was called, but
decided an inquest was unnecessary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-15
SENATOR OWEN RAPS
ALDRICH TARIFF BILL
Republican Leaders Have Openly Vto-
lated Interests of People, Declares
Oklahoma Statesman.

WASHINGTON, June l5.-An eX-
haustive review of the pending tariff
bill and vigorous protest against the
practice OF veterans in having new
members. were the chief points In an
interesting speech delivered by Sena-
tor owen, (Dem. OklahOma) In the
senate today. He would not vote for
the-Aiarieh- biiiTyhe- said beeanse-tt
was measure to protect monopolists
at the expensefo of every class OF con-
sumers. THE bill should not pass
because Il Is contrary to the will Of
the American people lie declared.
"They were promised reduction by
both parties"
He criticised the finance committee
for having failed TO furnish informa-
ton as TO the cost of production IN
this country and abroad, and for re-
fusing to permit the Democrats to as
sist in framing the bill.
This evil precedent" he said, has
always borne bad fruit, and the chair
man of the committee on hnance (Ald-
rich) has been induced to put into this
bill and retain in this bill many so
called lockers These devices have
already been pointed out on the floor
The Republican leaders have openly
violated the interests of the people 70
aid the interests who benefit by this
Nigh tariff. The hill ought not 10 pass
because Il violates the principle OF
protection from beginning TO end"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-15
PREFERS DEATH TO
PRISON SENTENCE
Gustave Meert Makes Dramatic Ap-
peal in Court-Given 7lIa to Is
Years in Jackson.

Don't send me to prison, judge. II
/ must be sentenced then let Van
'Houten come into this court room put
a loaded revolver into his hand, and
let him shoot me dead; but please,
good Judge, please do not send me to
prison."
-The speaker was Gustave Meert, the
Belgian who shot Alex. Van Houtten
a countryman, through the eyes In
Tack's saloon, out Jefferson-ave.. In
December, 1907. and rendered him
blind for life. Meert was found gull
~ Of assault with intent TO kill He
appealed TO the supreme court, but
his conviction was affirmed, and Tues.
day morning he stood before Judge
Phelan for sentence. All that his az.
torney could do in his behalf had been
done His last hope was n personal
appeal to the court and Il was a dra-s-
attic one
Though he spoke with a decided for
eign accent, Meert had no difficulty IN
making himself understood. His words
were deeply pathetic at times.
why, your honor" he said, between
sobs, even the animals in their cages
at Belle Isle have light and air AMI
while Just thing, have
been In jail for year and a half de-
prived OF Gods beautiful outdoors,
prisoner with four narrow walls for
my home. And for what? Because
defended my life swear to you |
am innocent, your honor. If | had not
shot him first | would not be alive
myself today.
"Yet some good, Christian people,
some OF my good church friends, have
come in here and rerjured themselves
to send me To prison. Thev swear my
life away on false statements and then
go 10 church and pray. Yet they are
called Christians.
ooh. Judge, think OF my poor mother
and father. my sisters and brothers, T..
600 miles away. They are crying for
me, your honor. and want me TO come
back to them"
I|ut Judge Phe1an pointed out that
he had no alternative and reminded
Meert that he had been given every
TO establish his innocence.
The sentence of the court is that
you be confined in Jackson prison for
not less than Z l-2 nor more than-15-
years. and the court recommends that
YOU serve the maximum period said
the Judge.
And the defendant accepted his
tOoD1 without n murmur
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-15
FLOORS CROWDED.,
SAY INSPECTORS
Experts Believe Accident in PENN
sular Stove Plant Was Due
to This Cause.

After a visit to the Penlnsular Stove
works at the request OF Coroner Bur
CESS. Tuesday morning. Building In
spectors Frank w. Claxton and
Charles Heck were strongly OF the
opinion that the accident OF last sat
urday, when six floors in the ware
house gave way, causing the death OF
one man and the serfons injury OF
three others, was due TO oyerloading
I'VE found that the heaviest stoves
were stored on the sixth or top floor,
said Mr.. Claxton, while the lighter
ones we're stored on the lower floors.
We found. too that poor judgment had
been used in piling the stoves up. In
stead of piling them so that the great
est weight would be over the Orders,
they were piled so that. in some parts
of the floor, the weight would fall
principally on the joists, between the
Orders.
I'VE talked with several employees
and they told us they had been afraid
OF overlooking, but were told TO keep
showing them in.
I'VE found the timbers all sound anti
took measurements from which we
will estimate how much they were
capable of supporting. Then we will
compute the weight OF the stoves and
will be able TO say definitely whether
the floors were overloaded
The inspectors found that on that
norton of the sixth floor that went
down there had been piled, previous
TO the crash, three tiers of stoves.
four high, eight long and four deep
and each stove weighing 300 pounds.
In addition there had been one tier
piled UP on edge. All these were
heavy cook stoves
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-15
BLAZING BOTTLE HURLED
THROUGH BIG WINDOW
Attempt is Made to Destroy Life and
Property of Man Who Has
Prosec uted Liquor Cases.

BELLEFONTAINE, O.. June 15.-
An attempt TO destroy the life and
property Of Mayor William b. Men
was made early today by an assassin
and incendiary who hurled a blazing
bottle through a large plate glass win.
dow in the parlor OF his home. Mayor
Men was absent from the city but
the assassin could not have known
this for he left the city sud
denly. His two sisters and a
niece, sleeping In the house az
the time were rescued by firemen and
policemen. Mayor Nizen was elected
on an anti-saloon platform and has
been unusually diligent In prosecuting
violations of the liquor law. Recently
he attempted TO force fruit merchants
from selling their wares on Sunday
The fire damage Is estimated ALL
900.
The crash Of the bomb through the
plate glass window was followed by
an explosion which. shook many build
ings in the neighborhood.
Two policemen, attracted by the re-
port and flames, made no attempt 10
arrest a man they saw running from
the yard, thinking he was about TO
turn in an alarm. When they arrived
at the house Mrs. Fitchnorn, Miss
Edith Nizen and Miss Maude Fitch
morn were hemmed in by the flames
and almost In state OF collapse. They
we're carried to safety by the officers
and fremen
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-15
HEAVILY YELLED, MRS.
CLEVELAND TESTIFIES
Trial of Broughton Brandenburg, Ac.
cused of Setting Spurious Article,
BEGINS In New York.

NETWORK, june f5.--Garbed In
the deepest mourning, her attractive
features completely hidden by black
crepe veil. Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
widow of the former president, arrfv-
morning TO testify for the prosecution
in the trial Of Broughton Branden-
burg. the magazine writer who Is &C
cused OF having sold a spurious article
on William Jennings Bryan and the
Democratic party to the New York
Times during the last campaign and
which Brandepburg alleged was writ
ten by Cleveland. The widow OF the
former president was primarily re-
sponslble for the article being char
acterizod "A fake" After her testi-
mony is completed she will go TO her
summer home in New England. While
the preliminaries were being disposed
OF she was permitted to remain in the
private office OF District Attorney Je-
rome.
The trial was begun before Justice
FITZGERALD BFaHdenburg was brought
In from the Tombs accompanied by his
attorney, Samuel Bell Thomas. He
declared he expected to be acquitted
and intimated that he has several
trump cards to play when his defense
is reached The work of selecting a
Jury a-ee4fsiderabie time.
The charges against Brandenburg Is
grand larceny in the second degree ID
having obtained $500 from the newspa-
per under false pretenses,"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-15
TO TAX EARNINGS
OF CORPORATIONS
Senator Aldrich Has Enough Votes
to Adopt Compromise Plan on
the Income Tax Subject.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Wher
the Bailey-Cummins income tax propo
sition comes up for consideration IN
the senate on Friday. 1t will be in
definitely postponed. In its place
there will be adopted a tax on the net
earnings OF corporations and reso'
luton providing for an amendment 10
the constitution. specifically authoriz-
ing congress TO impose tax on in
comes.
These new plans will be offered by
Senator Aldrich, and a careful canvass
OF the senate has shown that he has
enough votes to ensure their adoption.
Neither proposition is favored by Aid
rich. but they were forced on him by
the realization that, unless he made
concessions enough Republicans
would join with the Democrats to
write into the tariff bill! an income
tax provision. BY proposing the tax
on corporations. he meets the views
OF those OF the progressives. who
claim that the tariff schedules alone
would not raise all the revenues need
ed by the government. The proposed
tax Is expected to raise anywhere
from $20,000,000 to $4,000, 900. BY
the proposition TO amend the constitu-
ton, 80 as to authorize the income
tax, he meets partially the desires
OF those who want TO tax wealth, and
at the same time avoids the possibility
of enactlng now measure which
might be declared unconstitutional by
the supreme court.
or course, the radical income tax
advocates do not favor the compro-
mise for they know that TO amend the
constitution it will require the ratifica-
ton OF the resolution by three-fourths
of the states or the Union. That
means great delay and possible failure
in the end. But enough OF the pro-
gressive element have been weaned
away from the Cummins- Bailey COM
bine by the Aldrich proposition to
make it practically certain that this
program will go through
President Taft's advocacy OF the
corporation tax in preference to an In
come tax, is what made the AldT-ich
plan So strong. The president has
given the subject much serious con-
sideration during the last few weeks,
and has had frequent conferences
with Aldrich and other leaders OF the
senate and house. One feature which
especially appealed to the president
was thaL-the proposed tax,Tf adopted,
will put into the hands Of the govern
ment the power OF supervision over
corporations, which has been admit
ted to be necessary and for which
Roosevelt argued for years. It VIII
give the government access To the
books OF the companies and will en-
able it to ascertain which. If any. are
conducted dishonesty, and whether
any are making extortionate profits.