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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
WlTCHcRAFT IN ENGLAND.
The Last Of the Judisi-i Pre- seou,ions
and ENcou.l-r-.

Sir Matthew la il j. trno; had
hanged two poor women al Cam
bridge'in 1864, bat a few years later
Lord Chief Justice Holt set him.
self strongly against such charges
and IN every case tried before him
directed the jury TO bring in a yer
diet Of acquittal III celebrated
trial at Guildforl IN 1901 not only
was the supposed witch found not
guilty. bul her false accuser. one
John hathaway, was condemned 10
a years Imprisonment and TO stand
in the pillorv three times. Yet.
horrible 10 relate. woman named
Hicks and her daughter, child OF
nine, were hanged together at
Huntingdon on July 2S. l7l6. for
raising a storm Of wind in league
with tho devil.
The last judicial sentence for
witchcraft in England was in 1896,
one Jane Wenham being actually
found guilty, according to the in.
dictment, of "conversing familiar
~ with the devil in the form of
cat" The Judge, however. procured
a reprieve for poor old Jane, and
she was ultimately released, TO end
her DAYS in peace.
Last. the witchcraft act was re-
pealed for the United Kingdom in
the same wear. 1t was quite time.
for only nine wears earlier. in 1922,
a woman was brought before Cap
tain David Ross, deputy sheriff Of
sutherland. charged with causing
her daughter 10 be shol by the dew
il" and SO making her lame both in
hands and feet The fact having
been proved TO the captains salts
faction, the old woman was put into
q tar barrel and burned at Dornoch.
The weather being cold at the time.
we are told that she "sat composed
" warming herself by the fire pre-
pared 10 consume her while the 9TH
er instruments OF death were get
ting ready"
The last attempt to execute q
witch in England ended disastrously
for the perpetrators. In 1851 at
Tring two Old people named Os-
borne, man and wife, being suspect
ed Of witchcraft, were seized By a
crowd, stripped. cross bound and
thrown into a rond Both died Of
this brutal treatment. But the
act had been repealed,
and, verdict of willful murder hav-
ing been returned against one Col
ley, the chief insti~ator Of the as
sault, he was ID lac course tried
and hanged Cor..-.li Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
hcw He Acquired Trouble.

Education" said the man who
had been sued for breach Of prom
Use, as the root Of all evil"
"How SO: asked the man who
had not been sued and consequent
ly could not reason from the same
premises.
IF | hadn't been able TO write"
answered the defendant, what evil
dence do you suppose they would
have against me?" Still, he con-
eeded after some argument that the
man who can write and won't has
some advantages over nan y no
doesn't write because cart
Chicago Post.
Would Suit Him Better.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
The Natur. Of N, Beast.

Mrs. Gunson was entertaining a
visitor when Nora appeared at the
door of the drawing room.
"Plaise, mum, viii yez tell me
PLAT yez want done wild tn oyster
shells yez left from lunch ?" she in
CURED
81 want them thrown away, Of
course. replied Mrs. Gunson.
"Yis, mum. But OF didn't know
phere to throw thin" replied Nora.
"Do they be ashes or jarbridge ?"-
Judge.
The oasis., 1910-02-05
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Saturday, Feb. 5, 1910
Manufacturing curlos.

Are the Indians now manufac- turing obsidian idols and other obiects2 If so how do they do it?
 Yesterday an Indian from the hills offered to representative of The Herald collection of more than a score of obsidian objects, ranging from a we'll executed turtle of more than six inches in diameter, to smaller objects of less than half an inch. They looked genuine; but a closer inspection showed that they had many flaws in the work manship. Obsidian, which is a sort of volcanic glass, is one of the hardest of all materials to work; and it is popularly supposed that it is never worked at the present day. It cannot be cut as an or dinary stone can. All the obsidian arrows and knives of the Aztecs, Toltecs and other Mexican nations before the conquest were made by either splitting or clipping off. Hence these objects always present a very rough appearance, much like the flint work of the North American Indians. This is the obsidian form of manufacture gen. erally known to the pedestrian who wanders into the country and picks up remains of the former in- habitants at almost every step Throughout the valley of Mexico. Notwithstanding the popular belief to the contrary, this work is easy enough to do.
 But there is another class of ob- sidian work that is as difficult as the former is easy. The Aztecs were in the habit of making mir TOTS, idols and images of obsidian by a process which certainly was not chipping. The objects thus made are as smooth as glass and must have, in the days of their Manufacture, presented exquisite polished surfaces. As obsidian can- not be cut, except by chipping, how was this work done2 The general opinion is that it was the work of infinite patience and the result of rubbing the obsidian upon some stone of as hard or harder Surface. This method would have taken months. But, as we know, the aboriginal inhabitants of Mex lep possessed patience above all things. As to obsidian articles of this class, they generally made Ihem as perfect as was possible, so iar as polish was concerned.
 Now while the objects offered to the representative of The Herald yesterday for purchase were, un- dpubtedly obsidian, they lacked that fine polish and finished work manship of obsidian articles of the same class. Are the Indians i'm Eating obsidian articles now as they have already done with all others classes of antiquities of Mexican origin?-Mexican Herald.
The oasis., 1910-02-05
Live Stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2S, 191O.- Battle here this week 32,7OO, last week 4S,400, same week last year S,9OO. The market has declined Tom day today, and practically the whole list of cattle, with the Exception of prime beef steers, has been revised downwards to the ex- tent of 25 to 40 cents. Cows and
 helters have sold stronger yesterday and to-day, account of short SUD- plies, but not enough to put them
 pack anywhere near week ago. A few cattle have sold at $6.25 to @ .O5 this week, but bulk of steers bring $5.15 to $6.00, COWS $3.25 to %.65, heifers $3.65 to $4S5, a few lots upwards to $5.50, veals $6.5O
The oasis., 1910-02-05

to $500, heavy calves $3.75 to to $500, quarantine beef steers $425 to $515. Three trains of Oil Hill steers from Oklahoma City sold here in the native division Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day at $525 each day, weighing 11l0 to 1l45 tb. Stockers and feed CTS have been dull this week, prices off 20 to 5 cents, stockers at $3.25 to $500, feeders $400 to $5.15.
 Hogs here this week 5S, 400, last week 52,4 400, same week last year Fl 500. Three fourths of the hog supply this week came in first three days, and the market broke sharply, but prices have been stronger yesterday and to-day. al- though the advance was granted under protest, especially from the packers, and closing prices were weak both yesterday and to-day. Top was $S.424 to-day, bulk of sales $8 10 to $S 35, with fight hogs from $7S0 to $S.30 Predictions favor a moderate run next week, and apparently the market is able to handle fairly good supplies with out further losing price.
 Sheep and lambs this week 29,- GOO, last week fl, 200, same week last year 2S,000. Lambs have lost heavily this week, best now selling around $7.85, although no full test of prices has been made for three days. Yearlings bring up to $7.4O, wethers $500 to $5.60, ewes $4.5O to $5.35. Receipts have dropped down to almost nothing since We'd nesday, and dealers say the run will be small next week. Commission men are better able to govern the shipment of sheep and lambs than any other class of live stock, ac. count of the fewer number of ship. pers with whom they have to deal.
 J. A. RIcKART, L. s. c.
The oasis., 1910-02-05

Heavy black cardboard for Tounting photographs for sale al mHE OASIS office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-11-28

FOR SALE BY
Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd
HOLSTER Drug Co., Ltd.
Chambers Drug Co., Ltd.
Hilo Drug Co.,
and at all Wholesale Liquor Dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
TIE HIGH COST OF LIVING.

In his speech at Atlantic. Iowa, Sec
re.ary Wilson discussed the high cost
Of living. He said that for one thing
the homestead law makes it possible
for the homesteader to drive the
ranchman away and thus decrease the
meat supply. He illustrated the in
creased cost by saving.
City people live in flats with no
cellars The wife calls up the butcher
and orders meat for each meal He
must deliver II. This means extra
expense to the retailer and he raises
the Price. / have found that the re
taller OF meats gets an average of IS
per cent profit Sometimes II is as
high as 65 per cent. Don't blame the
farmer for this Under present con-
ditions twenty-five men are doing the
work in trade that one man can do.
The other tEenty-four should be pro-
drcers
YOU blame it TO the tariff. Let the
bars down ard see What happens DO
You want 10 put the American farm
er on a plane with the Canadian
fsrme-. ire Mexican farmer. the Arg
entine farmer or the Australian farm
ere Is that right II you do. elect a
Democratic congress and let down the
bars. :,
LET down the bars and you VIII
kilI he rice industry OF this country:
Yo, viii kill the sugar beet Industry
Of TIE nation Both are on the pro-
tected list and they we're never SO
chean. and we are producing all that
We need. II you let in the cheap
ice and sugar OF Europe, what viii
happen7
In the same address Secretary VII
son touched OF the conservation PROB
lem by saying that i, anyone wanted
to know the truth about conservation
b. should read President Taft's st
psri speech.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
TARIFF REDUCTION.

Tas-e las been 50 much misrepre
ss-Iato1 On TIE tariff that il Is hard
Tor TIE 11Ez5t5zSs6 70 ten when he IS
getting he -uth Nis alEays EASY
% setl66la schedule The MARKET
price On los1 any article q ne-caan-
disc * constantly changing hence
tcs5gE ne E--E VII ssy schedule
Il r=51ced r1ils e7ofher VII ssy II
has baa Increased Those R=pu5,i-
cgn -e--s q congress Eho voted
sEalns- The bin ID SO because sched-
ties thsy ~sre fighting Eara not r.
Eas he RATIO they fought FIR
Er5fa- Il tie MIEaukee Sealna
las takez The following list Of art
ieles II cpu-cl rs and made 2 CON
EsT5soa xith ne Ds-zlsr tGiE law,
a which Re Euds he rates Ee-e re-
duces5
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04

at last discovered that the tariff does
not cause the high prices in this coun-
Try. Here is a difference varying from
25 per cent .os50 per cent In prices IN
two cities not 200 miles away,and both
under the same tariff law. The differ
ence can be made even more radical
By other comparisons with other cities.
In further discussion of the matter the
Herald Transcript well says:
AS matter OF fact, high prices are
direct result of great prosperity.
The natural greed of men with things
TO sell is asserted BY the natural ex-
traragance of people with money to
buy. We pay unconplainingly prices
which ten wears ago would have made
us leave the store in a huff, and vow
to live on corn meal. rather than be
robbed. The hardest time in the world
TO be economical is when one has
money, and the hardest time TO quar-
rel with prices is when one is prosper
Gus. Greedy middlemen and mer-
chants. knowing this. have pushed the
prices so the limit, and there is bound
10 be q reaction. II viii come. and
prices Will fall. but the tariff viii re-
main as il IS So long as we take our
Impotence ont in cursing the Tariff.
which has only provided the initial
prosperity which enables rs to endure
high prices. there will he no hope OF
reducing them 4 little plain talk,
locally, an little independence in the
matter of buying, viii do more to ed
Hcate the n1anioulTors of prices In
this country than anything else.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
DO You Want a Changer

Keosauqua Republican: II we were
now having hard times, there would
be bowling epidemic of discomfort,
the political administration would be
charged with being the cause Of the
calamity and voters and partisans
would be urgently demanded a poiia-
cal change. However instead of hard
times We are, and have been for a
number Of years, enjoying g phenom-
email era of prosperity. and If it is
logical or reasonable 10 blame the
political administration for hard times
conditions, 1t is just as logical and
reasonable TO credit the political ad-
ministration with helping on the cause
of prosperity since this is true, there
is and ought 10 be, a disposition
among the people to let the conditions
alone that are blessing this country
with unprecedented prosperity. This
is not a presidential campaign, but
congressman are to be elected, and
it is for the voters to decide whether
these congressman shall be Demo
Gratis, who are demanding q change.
or Republicans who are in favor of
continuing our present prosperity
rather than experimenting with some
thing said TO be Just as good. !"
Charles Kennedy. congressman from
this First district, by his competent.
business-like methods has helped to
maintain the healthy conditions this
country is now enjoying and, il re-
tanned in congress. viii exert his in
auence TO further maintain these
prosperous conditions His Demo-
cratic opponent, Mr. Pollard. demands
a change. It should not be forgotten
that The Democratic party has had
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

Under Section 3, Article 10 of the
constitution of the State of Iowa IT
is proposed that every terAh year the
people may vote as to whether or
not they desire convention called
for the purpose of revising the state
constitution The proposition is
brought before the voters in the form
of q question:
Shall there be convention to re-
wise the constitution and amend the
same?''
Under she above provision the prop
osition will be submitted at the gen
eral election this year. Under pro-
vision of law enacted by the Twenty
eighth general assembly this question.
in common With all other public ques-
tons, viii be submitted on separate
ballot printed on yellow paper. The
purpose of this arrangement is 10 call
the attenion of each voter 10 the
question or questions submitted. Tn
der the former plan the questions
printed at the bottom of the ballot
were quite largely overlooked BY all
except those especially interested.
The yellow ballot appeared for the
first time st .he general election in
1900 when this same constitutional
convention question that IS TO be vosed
upon this year was submitted. The
biennial elections amendment was
submitted 81 the same time and on
the same yellow ballot, one above the
other. The biennial elections carried
by 3o59s majority. The constitution
81 convention question was defeated
by only $50 votes.
In the present campaign the people
generally are taking but little interest
In the matter, and even the newspa-
pers are giving it but little attention
Revision OF the state constitution is
an important matter and merits the
serious consideration of every voter
In another column We repriEt from
the Burlington Hawk-Eye thoughtful
discussion OF the peril involved in
me6dling unnecessarily with the or
ganic Law OF the state and bespeak
for 1t careful perusal by every Iowa
reader OF The Care City The Hawk
Eye IS July justified in the strong
ground i takes il opposition TO a con
yention 10 revise the constitution AS
that paper 50 clsarly points out, there
IS nothing 70 De gained By making
fad Of The business OF s constitutional
convention. and the danger Of II under
present conditions may well engage
the soae- and sensible thought OF the
electorate The nteiiige1. voter will
render public service By remember
ing this special question when he goes
70 the voting booth and making GER
-ai1 thze L. woes no On The propo-
silica
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
question. Mark your cross. opposite
the word NO Vote it down,
G. w. Green Tor Represen.atIve.

Pennington News Republican: The
race for representative from Lee
county, on the Republican ticket. IS
being made by G. w Green, of War
rem. Mr.. Green has made success
OF his own private affairs and THEREBY
shows his ability to take care OF the
affairs of others He is veteran Q.
the civil war and has splendid wal
record
We would like TO see Mr. Green
elected, not only on the ground OF 20
ing Republican. hut also on Tue
ground of personal friendship. II We
were in Lee county we would certain
ly see to 1t that our vote was regis
tered for him. The Republicans :.
Lee county have chosen Mr. Green =
make the race and of course thes
will see to II that the will of the pep
pie is carried out in electing him
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
The Constitution of IolUa
Has No Superior in Any State-No Necessity
for Revision-The Peril of Fads fla Con-
stitutional Convention is Called.

ings are satisfactory. Nobody has
pointed out any serious defects. Occa-
sionaliy faddist has something he
wants grated on the constitution.
but the great majority of the people
are content with the constitution as
ii stands
There Is peril in G constitutional
convention. This is a period of strife,
of visionary schemes, new fads, and
a general upheaval. A revision under
present excitable conditions would
not be favored for calm deliberation
apparent necessity for revision, but If
the necessity exists in any degree it
were better to defer 1t to calmer mo-
ments than now prevail. Revision
ought, at least, to be preceded by
general and thorough discussion OF
any supposed defects in the existing
constitution, and a very thoughtful
study Of new propositions. With only
two weeks intervening before the
election there certainly is not time
to carefully and periodically consider
and decide upon SO momentous
proposition as a constitutional con
vention 1t is a matter that is deserT
ing of at least one full year of study
and intelligent discussion. 1t has not
had that attention. The defects, II
any. have not been discerned; the
remedies have not been suggested,
No apparent exigency requires haste.
1t would be a blind plunge into an
unknown jungle No prudent business
man would subject his own business
to such a risk He would carefully
consider any radical changes in his
enterprises before committing him.
self TO the undertaking.
Iowa has thrivec under its pres
ent organic law. 1t Is the equal OF the
organic law of any state in the union;
it is the superior of some-lllinois
was carried off its feet by the fad Of
minority representation some years
ago and is now longing TO get rid oil
il. Oklahoma is swamped with follies
f! in its constitution and is beginning 10
repent in sack cloth and ashes. II IS
I moor time for Iowa to enter the
game. The bulwarks of the common
wealth are solid and substantial,
time-tried and true, practical and en-
during. above reasonable criticism
and equal to our necessities Why
vote to cast it into political maei-
strom and take chances on getting a
conglomerate that will afterwards be
source of possible trouble and en-
| barrassment?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04

Burlington Hawk-Eye. OF all the
political issues in the pending Iowa
campaign. the one receiving the least
attention in proportion 10 Its import
ance is the revision of the state con-
stitution Probably 90 or So per cent
of the voters have given the matter
no real thought, the vast msjpority OF
voters not even knowing that the
proposition to revise is to be voted
on at the November election. Article
of the Iowa constitution provides
two ways of amending that instru-
ment, one tsection u by the general
assembly submitting specific amend
ments for the approval OF the voters;
the other tsection 81 by constitu-
tional convention. The latter provi-
sion reads as follows:
Art. 10, Sec. 3. At the general
election to be held in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.
and in each tenth year thereafter,
and also at such times as the general
assembly may by law. provide. the
question Shall there be conven-
ton to revise the constitution, and
amend the same?', shall be decided
by the electors qualified to vote for
members of the general ASSEMBLY:
and in case a majority of electors so
qualined. voting at such election for
and against such proposition, shall
decide in favor of a convention for
such purpose. the general assembly,
at its next session, shall provide BIZ
law for the election of delegates 20
such convention.
Adopted March 5. 1857"
The constitution is the foundation
OF our government. The terms and
scope OF that document are of vital
importance TO the state. To change
the terms and scope is serious MAJ
Ter. requiring deliberation and ma
turity of judgment. Unless there IS
obvious necessity for revision he
electors are naturally indisposed TO
disturb 8 structure that has rendered
excellent service for hfIy-three years.
Men repair the superstructure or
their dwellings but do not often touch
me foundation. II It is well built The
fundamental structure OF the state
permits wide scope in legislation.
The changing conditions of soeie,y.
OF business and economic movements
are easily provided for BIZ the sener-
al assembly Progress is not hin ier@d
ty ANYTHING il the state CONSTITUTE "a;
there is. therefore. little, if any
thing. requiring revision. No public
complaints prevail against the pres
e1t organic Law. It's Rracticsi work
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
Novemher.


Now the turkey. truly bright,
Tries to curb his appetite,
For he knows Thanksgiving day s o,
the way
When mis- brother that is fat
VIII be found a-lying flat,
With his neck all nicely ruffed,
And his bullying stomach stuffed
Full OF chestnuts and OF bread,
That the thankful may be fed.
On the hard and muddy field
Foot ball players are revealed,
Smashing heads and smashing less
Like a lot of scrambled eggs,
AS they writhe and squirm and roll
On toward the waiting goal;
While the blue-eyed maiden cheers
Every time they lose their ears,
Or with dull and sick'ning thud
With their noses pillow the mud.
Now the candidate who wins
Sports an endless stock OF erins,
And has scarce sufficient vest
For to cover NJ his chest
While that other little group
That has landed in the soup
Speak OF modern politics
AS a mass of shady tricks
And improbity, wherein
Honest men can never win
All of which is but the sign
That we've reached the month divine
Full OF health and cheer and love,
That's abbreviated Nov.
-Jadge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
-.e CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES

The Peoria Journal recently pub
Iisbed = Imperative list OF prices
charged By grocers and butchers IN
Fort wayne. Ind. and In Peoria This
list shows tha. apples, which cost
s. cents bushei in Fort Wayne, cost
s15o or 81 in Peoria That Michigan
potatoes cost - cents bushel In In
diana and 20 cents in Peoria Tnai
three pounds OF Japan rice can De
bought IN Fort Wayne for Is cents.
while onIy tho pounds can be bought
for the same sum in Peoria Ina.
California lima leans, oat meal ana
nomiuy are all much cheaper in Fort
WAYNE: that ham is two and han
cents q pound cheaper. sugar half
pouud cheaper ard everything ou'
saaer kraut and Holland herrings costs
less in Fort Wayne than in Peoria
This. gays the Journal, is an answer
IN he distressed Inquiries as 20 me
reason of the high cost Of living N
Peoria
The Peoria Heraid-Transcrip. taxes
note OF these findings to express pleas
IRE hat its local contemporary ma
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
Vote Il Gown.
At the

Keosauoua Republican: At the
election to be held next Tuesday
there will be ballot to be voted
which contains this question:
Shall there be convention to
revise the constitution and amend the
same7',
Vote it down-yote against it. Let
the constitution of our state be. Ii
has been good to live under so far in
Iowa, and is still good enough. Don't
vote TO have it dabbled with for II viii
come from the hands of the meddlers
worse than 1t is. This is not party