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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
CALEB POWERS FOR CONGRESS-
is NOMINATED BY REPUBLICANS
IN 1fTH KENTUCKY DISTRICT.
Served Eight Years in Prison for Com
plieity in Murder Of Governor
Gobe.

Lexington. Ky. II the pri-
mary OF the Republicans OF the
Eleventh congressional district Caleb
Powers. who for eight years was a
states prisoner on the charge Of com
plicity in the murder OF Gov. William
Gobel on the streets Of Frankfort Jan.
uary %. 1900. defeated Don c. Ed
wards. the present incumbent.
Since Powers was freed by pardon
from Governor Wilson. the noun
taineers have stood by him. believing
him TO be a political martyr and de
spite all influences that could be
brought 10 bear on him BY the fol-
lowers of Edwards they returned Pow
ers the Republican nominee by large
majority Money was spent freely on
both sides. It is said
The Indications are that when all re-
turns are received Powers will be
nominated by 5000 Much trouble
was had at the polls among the ad-
herents OF the two principals and at
Grape Vine. Squire Colwell shot and
killed John Holmes Trouble arose
over the election and the killing re-
suited
The fight for the nomination has
been the most bitter in the history OF
Kentucky and IL was feared that the
followers OF Powers and Edwards
would come TO open conflict. but aside
from the trouble at Grape Vine. no
shooting occurred
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
YOUTHS FIRST LOVE LETTER
lndites Epistle 20 Fair One Whom
He Had Elected as Partner
at Party.

He was growing up and had acouir.
ed change in his voice. dancing
school lessons and practice In writ
ing business applications all in the
same three months With these &C.
complishments came the revelation
that girls were something besides tom
boys, and that they were 10 be rever-
enced and feared some what. and look.
ed after. instead OF having their hair
pulled and their lives made miserable
by all kinds OF teasing.
At dancing school he met the spe-
cial girl. and he had passed through
tbs stages OF worship from afar. 70 the
place where he was blissful FOR DAYS
II she agreed with him about the
weather, and now came the event OF
the spring-a dancing pacty. The boy
conhded 10 his mother one night who
IL was he wanted 20 take. but he
didn't know Just what 10 say when he
asked her.
Why not write her a note?~ sug-
gested the mother. and she was re-
warded several days after by finding
on his desk the following. copied with
many hourishes. and after many at
tempts, as the litter on the foor testi-
fed:
Miss Eleanora Haight Thompson. No.
lsl South Fortieih street. city.
Dear Madam hear you have no
one TO take you 10 the party next
Thursday evening Id like TO present
my application. Yours truly.
r z. THORNE.~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
ROOSEVELT DEFIES HIS FOES
Open and Fisht-Warmly Com
mends Taft.

Syracuse. y. Y-Coming into n
stronghold Of the opposition. former
President Roosevelt boldly cha, enged
the opponents OF his political doctrines
to come out In the open and fight II
they dared. He prophesied that II
they did they would be beaten.
The colonel also warmly commend.
ed President Taft "a a public official.
and expressed his approval OF num-
Der OF the accomplishment OF the
Taft administration. He did not in
dorse the administration as whole.
What he did have TO say. however.
placed him on record for the first
time in regard TO many OF the more
important features OF II. breaking the
silence which he had maintained
steadfastly on the subject except for
his brief references to his successor
made while he was on his western
trip.
When Colonel Roosevelt arrived
here Saturday from New York the
state fair grounds where he spoke
were thronged with crSwd estimated
AT 10000
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
Pierp's Appetite.

j. p. Morgan. ST.. was always a
good trencherman in his youth and
he has as good an appetite today as
b. ever had. not only for corned beef
ard cabbage-his favorite dish-but
for other foods. II the Morgan. who
dazZled the Teutons with his mathe-
MATES when he was a German unE
yersity post graduate student. had ac-
cepted the chair OF mathematics Of
feI 10 him by Heidelberg instead OF
his Yankee corned beef and cabbage
II ight have been frankfurters and
So rkraut-Nev York Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
Gambling in Insurance.

Tie Britisher's favorite gambling is
ms rance gambling lie will take
out policy against anything from the
dea OF the king TO the loss OF a
hor race by a thoroughbred. Ma
rine Insurance gambling by those who
hay, no direct interest in the safety
OF a hip or its cargo grew into such
abus that parliament has beer com
peile 10 pass n drastic act TO prevent
such gambling on marine accidents
and sses by those not otherwise con
cerne New York Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30

been operating as usual. when sud
denly the crew were whirled from their
posts in the rear gondola as the craft
trembled and mrched. There was a
sharp report. fash o. fame and in a
moment he immense fabric OF silk
canvas was afire.
The fire spread so rapidly that the
shed was soon destroyed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
MEET IN CONGRESS AT ROME
international Gathering OF Foes Of
tuberculosis TO Be Held Late
In September.

Ot1cial announcement OF the Sew.
enth International Congress on Tn.
berculosis. which will include repre
sentatives from every civilized conn.
try In the world. has been made by
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention OF tuberculosis. The
congress viii be held In Rome from
September "a TO 80. 1911, and viii be
similar in many respects to that held
In Washington in the fall OF 1908
The congress. which meets every
three years. will be under the direct
patronage OF the king and queen OF
Italy.
An American committee OF 100 VIII
be appointed as the Official represen.
tatiyes OF the United States. Mean.
while the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
is acting I'm that capacity and its Office
In New York will be the Headquarters
for the United States delegation. The
secretary general Of the congress 10
Prof. Vittorio Ascoli OF Rome.
As direct result OF the stimulus of
the last international congress held ha
this country, the American committee
will be able TO report that the number
Of tuberculosis agencies in this coun.
Try have been tripled in the three
years. More than twice as much
money Is being spent in the fghg
against tuberculosis by private socie-
les and institutions. and the appropr.
atoms OF federal. state. municipal ana
county have increased nearly four
fold. II is estimated that nearly SIS.
600 900 will be spent in antituberculo-
SIS work in 1910.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
One Swift Kick.

Studio Bore (patronizingly) II
think those thistles in your fore
ground are superbIy realistic. old
hap. Pom my word. they seem TO
me TO be nodding in the breeze. don't
you know,
Ungrateful Artist-Yes: I've had
one or two people tell me that they
would almost deceive an ass
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
Hov. she kre,u

Wife-There 20 the Ayers in their
new monoplane
Husband-Are you sure it's the
Ayers
Whe-Of course 7 am. I'd know
the top Of her bat anywhere. Brown
irg's Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30

Doniphan. Mo.-Thomas y. Kennon.
who was on trial on the charge OF
numbering r ~ Hughes. left the
courtroom and killed himself in a no.
tel Saturday. lie left a note which
read: Swearing lies has ruined me
Good-by 20 all my friends"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
BLAST WRECKS BIGAI RSHIP
ZEPPELIN DlRIGIsLE NO. ? Es.
PLoDEs IN AERoDRoME.
Three OF Crew Are Hurt When Motor
Cylinder Blows Up at Baden.
Baden.

Baden-Baden.-The German dlrigi-
Die balloon Zeppelin VI. while enter
ng Its shed. was blown up Wednesday
by an explosion OF the motor cylinder
In the rear gondola. Three OF the
airship's crew were injured seriously.
The accident happened as the dirigi.
bic was being slowly worked into its
shed here. The defective motor had
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
AMERICAN
Turkey and Russia Are A,,,..

Paris.-The Temps Saturday con
firms the report that Turkey and Rus
STA have entered into a military ain.
ance, and says that the convention in.
dicates tina; Turkeys rapproachemen,
with the powers in the triple al.
lance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
End. WALK Of $500 Miles

Oklahoma City.-George Palmer
reached home here Friday. after a
walk OF $3.50 miles lie started De.
cember |. 1909. walked TO San Fran
cisco. from there TO New York. and
thence back here
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30

seguin, Tex.-County Judge n. NJ
Wursebaeh OF Guadalupe county was
shot and seriously wounded SATURDAY.
BY Adolph Seidemann. a rival candi.
date for county Judge on the indie.
pendent ticket
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
EInd New seovrae .n Incr.a..

Harrisburg. Pa.-There are ass
cases Of infantile paralysis in as Of
the 81 counties of Pennsylvania. az.
oording TO reports received by the
state department OF health Saturday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30

Reading. Pa.-Former City Engineer
Elmer u. Beard and Penrose W. and
Albert y. Hawman. contractors. were
Saturday found guilty by a Jury here
Of conspiracy in connection with tho
construction Of a street railway.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30

Princeton DIR Woodrow Wilson
announced Friday that he will resign
as president OF Princeton university
before beginning his campaign
for the govemorship OF New
Jersey.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
N, Day.

Mrs. Frankfurter-Ach. GOODNESS,
Don'd you see dot your husband iss
vighting7
Mrs. Casey-An' why shouldn't hef
Amt this his holiday7-Tid-Bis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
Maslmlllan's Widow rallIro

Brussels -Ex Empress Marie Char.
lotte. widow OF the late Emperor
Maximilion Of Mexico. who has been
III for long time. is reported to be
failing rapidly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
Distinction.

Mill lis this picture like your IA
Their?
THY OF course not. silly II IS
like "a her when he had his picture
taken Puck
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30

! want any person WIN snc... -,
business constipation, indigestion ~. ul'
nter or blood ailment, 70 ery INV pa,. ssny
I've, hses rus, 4 guarantee they viii purity ~
healthrui condition and will positiy,i ."so a
pllonsness and constipation, or Vim ,., ~
lonr money MUNYON'S homeooathlc ,,a..
hemeoS Co., e3rd and jefferson Sis. phil, "V y.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

my property. | paid YOU zen thousand dollars down,
and I II take II out of yJur filthy carcass" Then
he srlacked his big fist home again the inven-
tors face, Wen never lift the treasure now' he half
walled.
only then did l see what Mr.. BeIden had done, and
why he had hacked his invention into broken glass
and twisted metal; but there was time think OF
r-iies, for the Fortunes double Jon-h working
TT last
Red -n-u-r-d-e-r." screamed a voice, and
there the Old CrClIug round the fighting pair
with knife in her hand Where she had got it, and how
She had escaped from the cabin where Mr., Larrabee
kept her confined. passes The steel flashed she
struck It home. and the instant Henderson had
her arms pinned close though She kicked and bit like
a cat.
THE mail packet was swinging her light and now it
fell upon and rested for half d minute | saw
Spanish Dick in Straughan grip, and heard him spit
ting curses; recognized Brophy voice in the veil that
from the bridge the light showed him for the
first time what up; then the father Of all waves
struck the Fortune head on and sent her staggering; and
Nh Larrabee and the inventor pitched against the
rail the bag chartered again:
Red rum rl-ll-r-d-c-r.
The murder va done a. last and it was the liquor
that had done il.
The packet swung her light away, and for second
the darkness blinded and stunned every man Of US
Then man the watch yelled, Man overboard,' -
and Henderson, quicker than any Of prang for the
bridge A second later Brophy wa~ Yelling down the
tube TO McKittrcl, Hold her. For Gods s.le hold
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

SANK I'll going break that psalm. singing Slade
They think they own Wall Street between then but
J drive EN- L. the Htll.
Nh Belden looked up at this and ! saw he was not
pleased They r. big men. he said quietly; and
though take stock IN newspaper talk could tell he
was right Morton and Slade were names had heard
mentioned IN waterfront tales about IL blood between
my owner and other stock gambler.
Big men' ~eotfed Mr.. Larrabee. and my eve went
then ~ a le.4u-l~ ou the table before him THEY'LL be
.--.. men soon" tie was past discretion. Smash q
ltzen banks know ot. and they wouldn have leg %
stand on,
-l SEQ The inventor prick up his ears. and when
Ike hardly knew his voice. " What banks: he
1.- l.-raoee ratified of the names for all the world
~,-r Dick mother rafting Of her creepy rum
.r -.-- ..r nonsense. And when they 60 d hundred
.-a.- tool" he Dragged "ThatU pc Morton
ANA ~.-le -rt-a- They'll never come back
4 great -.-e-aa said Mr.. Belden then. his ewes
1r- don't why you didn't think Of that be
Think Of IT," AIr L4rrabee. I've had it in
~-l .~ years. Ba- I've never had capital enough to
-~ -re deal. -l.- Spanish loot viii turn the
t- what II the other people who happen to be in
--e - those haukSvla- o- the poor small deposit
asked The inventor.
..- L4rr-5ee laughed bis ugly Laugh. They take
an.e ae mapped Ike the cracking Of head
5..i.- They never have chance" said Mr..
---.. and his eyes were foggy as he went past
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

her even Us ue rang to stop the scie" Il IL meant
1ear.uE the engine loose. Then came l''
Man rhe launch. / roared H.
THAT gr,aled some one.
That's mutinv," sang out. Then turned 70 tn tlc
diver Lend d hand / said, and we ra:ea 1e 10 .'l lIy
la<iis casting off the rsi i17I',si [ y.
" i.l te IN beside mine over my sh"iIue' '0~'h
mzei aaeu.on.
u with you, sir he said and fell 10 WORK. ,i.,.
~ lia' ang out for them not 10 cts. i"4' " Rr,,E
near. from me- and rushed up to the brliRt nno!n,
va l'eIe holding the yacht 10 the "lIiA .' "
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

--a and everything that had been brewing
| i'--F- a eypllg what followed The hand
.-- a,ns u. them daring 4. interfere. But
iie--.1 nam. Straughan. who came running up
~ NJ could Together three bore down
-.-- --Il7i.' . tear him away from The inventor
~. @. oath Ire flung u- back shouting
. -iI -sle taar le would hang us Tor the mutt
.-.- "e "ere- And while va paused held back
.-.-I was III him, he beiaborcd Mr.. Belden,
md .lIaag III The pitching deck. but never
-r'-.r-He ID hold
you TT rai5 be roared you've destroyed
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

Get the launch over" I shouted in his ear. Ny
place is here"
He stared at me. " I couldn't leave the bridge
couldn't leave the bridge" he cried as if he was u
blame for what had happened.
Don't come back till you find them BOTH | sang
pushing him away. And he | beloved for
the scarchlight.
RACK and forth it PLAYED that nsy sea- as thor
oughly the telescope had raked the floor of the
inlet; and presently quicker than had hoped, it held
steady something that tossing in the hollow OF
swell far in the Fortune wake.
The mail packet dropped her light beside ours, and
her siren spoke harshly the stretch of be
tween In a flash was answering with One, two
one, tWo-one, two hoping to be understood. Then
the wireless contrapton that Mr. Larrbee alone knew
how TO use began hum the packet ratified off
message which could not
While light held steady guide the launch the
packet threshed the hills all about searching
every dip and hollow. By that | knew they had under
stood my signal with the siren and looking for the
other body.
saw the launch stop, pick up something, and then
swing about and presently one OF the two who had
pitched over the rail came aboard by way OF a sling. 1t
Mr.. Iurrabec, halt drowned and with the hag's
knife wound in his shoulder, At first | thought ne
would never walk the Fortunes deck again. Brophv
SWenson, and the divers had br3ved death get him
and by miracle they kept the launch clear Of the
Yacht while they sent him up to the deck Then they
put of again that batterng to find the inventor
But he not to be found. The searchights raked
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

the sea far and near; but all we saw
was tho launch climbing up one side
and dropping down the other as she
struck the swells, and the tramp
steamer, hull down, belching smoke as
hard a~ ever.
After an hour, Mckittrick called UP
the tube, Shall bank the fires"
And presently the launch came
crawling back, and the four came
aboard at the risk of their lives.
Wen have to give him up. gasped
Henderson, dead beat The bloom
ing engine out of commission
That settled 1t. The packet 5 siren
hooted like bell tolling, and she stood
away | called to Ackittrick to give
the Yacht headwav. and we began to
beat offshore again. with the hurricane
unabated and Mr.. Belden's body
somewhere IN the ruck behind Us --
THERE was work to bc done that
L night, and We did il solemnIv. II
was hours before Mr. Larrabee gave
any IGN of coming 20; but We kept at
il. and at last, with the blood begin
ming flow from his wound We knew
he would do. And SO We inched
through the night and near morning
the wind shifted. Not until then did
/ find out what else had happened.
The divers gear still stood amid
ships where they had piled it useless
stuff, now. But the wreck of the sea
telescope. which had been lushcI near
it. was gone Even the sphuter9 of
glass had been swept up.
Brophv came up as ! discovered
this, and there was trouble in his eve.
The longboat's gone, he said.
Carried away? | sang out. not
believing II possible.
40. set adrift.' he answered me.
Tho downfalls are still rove through
the blocks"
II was the boat was gone, and
not It soul had seen her 60. had the
watch on deck before me and dressed
them down: but nobody would admit
having seen anything. The same with
the watch below Then sent Brophy
down 10 fetch the Spaniards.
Before he came up shaking his
head, | knew they were gone. After
the business OF the night before they
had been locked IN cabin. Now
they were gone, and the door was
intact
Mr. Larrabcc Will fix thisl' | told
the hands; but not one Of them batted
AN rveltsh.
And So we drove ON through the
hc Santa Teresa unified and Mr..
in Il fever in his statcroom, singing
ain Ten thousand dollars. I'll kin
I'll never lift the treasure now. '
that took the Molic G. Swavuc int,
arbor in cargo. | cleared my manifest
down to the wharf when some one
ehind. | swung about and there w..
r. from Skull Island.
my ship, he cooked his eye AT me, a.
Quite a come-down, Captainl'
S are at a discount now IN New York
,ncv's tight. And | told him ahpu.
Continued Oh pags II
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

what II the other people who
-.-- 81 those baukS-Wla- ot the pc
asked The inventor.
- Lar--bee laughed his ugly l4ug
lance. le mapped Ike the IT.
l.EiL- They never have q cI
and his ewes We're Ioggv
saloon.
- I'D deck. leaving Mr..
- the gold pieces On
III. lceantcr m front
--ar WAS -ranlIng
-ug your pardon,
ueu- makes him
INIT 70 SAY It's
We Seen him
my arm He
- means It he
breath ike
r ----. He'll -tu-.a-
s.. G.- Aut he
T IRE Ha- ~9ken
-.e 'e.e.e. -.-
.- ..- 3oH and .u-n- FL.
.--4- r..'-g -
-..a .a-L-.l-
r E
Nh the
e.. . ..~ IT,
- nj
~. Ta.sec' -4ug
Tipped away,
-- ~ ... Steamer
~ t0a re-
tramp
.Gehore. /
-r the light
-1er ot coli
] Jumped
-.l-a Ha-
u3E--talks
a-l. tgmhliug
rGt before
ppeu,ug The
Halfa lnzeu
sound " re-
are5 rr,Ee-,
r- pounding ID its
eal uE gives Wav
-l frees and j.. ,le
IT,. u.-- II. divers
u- reached taa Tar
M aa telescope had
s- nader -.r -err.. wings
..~a aE. Halea Alr.
alt. al DDS might.
ryu mm. and Ire
=. ra-isr; for be knew
- done. HI face was
rg from q lantern in
.-. the watch. Then
r.ea broke throHg. Tire
'-rl and everything that j
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

TUTI0nc. WIIN ITo NIntl Tcrc-I UnITIcI, and VT
Ltrrabcc tossing in Il fever in his statcroom sngjn
out now and again, Ten thousand dollars! I'll N
you for tins, Wen never lift the treasure now
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-21
NO EXCUSE OR RAISING CONTINUATION RATES.

Ta HERE is nothing in the financial statements Of The railroads to
I'll sustain their contention that they are obliged 10 increase
IL cummutat ion rates TO make both ends meet. For last January
thy earnings of railroads were six millions greater than in the pre-
vHns January. and for February the increase was seven millions
Slice January last twenty three railroad companies have increased
tIthr dividends AT the rate of an annual increase of fifteen millions
Tie New York Central, which is among the companies that are to
raise Communication rates, has increased its dividends onethird. What
with increased fares for passenger traffic and increased freight rates
the railroads viii put an immense new tax upon business interests
aud the people, and they will show fat dividends after their new
wealth comes rolling in. If the administration railroad bill. as in
dp}sed and urged by Mr.. Taft, could have been passed by Congress
the country would be placed completely in the grip of the railroad
Interests. Shippers are organizing TO fight the increased freight
rates. Shall the commuters and tle numerous communities in which
they have their homes sit right down and submit to the new cxac
tiens?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-21
poesn't Like Reformers.

the Editor Of the Evening Star:
The Progressive Republicans, or New
Ideaites, or Colbyites, or Reform Re-
publicans, or any other old name they
may be called, are doing what Chair
mar Dalrymple, of the county commit
tee of Republican Regulars, said they
would do-meet to talk and resolve
and resolve to meet again for more
talk, and at the primary election and
on election day the Regulars will snow
them under.
Men In the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties who did not get elective
Offices from their party have organised
so-called reform parties several times,
and the voters have, been fooled at
times by the "holier than thou apos-
ties. but the voters recovered their
sanity after one or two campaigns and
returned to their old party organisa-
ton. 1t will be the same, now. for
honest Republicans see that the Re
formers intend to divide the old party
by putting up independent candidates.
A PENITENT.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-21

cHAshERE are drownings of people throughout the year, but the
psa great season for drowning is the summer, when the schools
are closed and people leave the cities TO so to the country or
seash0te. and when thousands take daily excursions. If all persons
above the age of infancy could swim there would still be drownings,
but the number would be only Il small percentage of the annual
mortality at present. In New York State the annual record is as
high as one thousand. In nearly all cases the victims could not
swinL Gay parties go boating and few can swim. BY some mis-
chance a boat is upset. Il sad tragedy occurs and homes are made
desolate. Colleges are now awake to the Importance of swimming
as part of the equipment of a youth. Amherst College requires that
every pupil who graduates shall be a swimmer. The University
Of PENNSYLVANIA and other great institutions make swimming a part
Of the gymnastc course. 1t is in the public schools chiefly that the
art should be taught, for they contain the great bulk of the nations
youth, and their pupils generally do not have the facilities for learn
ing chat are at the command of colegians.