davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20

Cox and a few o lis ward
heelers think he is the oniy dem
ocrat in the third district that is
able to go to Congress Holy
Moses and the Angels" is it pcs
sible that a district of ten coun-
ties and several fair sized cities
cannot produce the equal OF the
dubois county attorney? Mr..
Cox got into congress by begging
for it on the plea that If 1t was a
GOOD thing pass it. around and
that two terms were enough lor
any man but since getting the
government teat in his mouth
and beginning to fill up his frame
on the public pap, he has decided
that four terms is not enough
and he has resorted to disgust
mo unfairness to hold his place
against any other democrat But
Cox is not The Only" and ne
will find it out when that fatal
Friday. March 18th, rolls around
Menn who formerly admired him
have recognized his littleness
and will help to retire him t(
private life. Mr.. Cox and ;. his
iurid vote catching promises
have become joke in the Th'r(
Congressional District and today
the people are laughing over HI
latest grand stand play, tina
$25O.OO0 appropriation Tor tn
army depot at Jacksonville. l
with of course fade away Tx
the government building he one
promised French Lick after tn
occasion for the promise ha
passed.-French Lick Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
Pike County

Amt SO slow they can catch
the measles according to, this
from the Winslow -Dispatch:,
almost this entire county has
an epidemic of measles. Winslow
has had more cases than we ever
had at one time before. There
are not so many cases now }as a
few weeks ago which IS probab-
ly because about everybody who
had not previously had them has
inst gotten we'll"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20

Zone of the best printed and
most carefully edited democratic
Dapers that comes to US is the
Jasper Courier. Though getting
well along in years, the Courier
has all the vigor of youth. FOR
over "a years has it been going
forth on its weekly visits to its
numerous patrons OF Dubois
county, Publishers Auxi liary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1914.
Is That So?

Unless Dubois county nomln-
ates for prosecutor Pike county
will have no officer in the joint
arrangement and the democrats
of this county will be disfranchis-
ed. This county will stand some
of this but after a while will rise
up in their might and something
will happen that will make the
democracy of Dubois county
think that might does not always
mean riget. If Dubois county
even comes over and chooses q
man from this county it will not
seem so bad but it will not set
well with the democracy OF this
county to be left out entirely = :.
Winslow dispatch, Feb Is, 1914
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
THINK OF IT.
10000 Persons Publicly Recommend Our
Remedu, Some are Jasper People.

hcineuy, vohio uis SuSPs' 's"P'e'
Over one hundred thousand
have recommended Doan's Kid
ney Pills. For backache, kidney,
urinary ills, Thirty thousand
signed testimonials Are appeef-
ing now in public print. Some
of them are Jasper people. Some
are published in Jasper. Nc
other remedy shows such proof.
Follow this Jasper mans ex'
ample.
Charles Borho, Main ST., Jas.
per. Ind. says: Il frequently
had dizzy spells and headaches
and in the morning could hard
ly get around. | had terrible at
tacks of backache and my kid
neys were badly disordered
Doan's Kidney Pills. which | got
at the Flick & Pau Pharmacy
cured me "
Price soc at all dealers. Dom
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills th'
same that Mr.. Chas Bcrho had
Foster Milburn Co., Props, Buff
alo, N. Y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
Oft in The SILLY. Nlqht

Oft in the Silly night ere
slumbers spell has bound him,
Billie Cox, in his palace home at
Washington thinks of the days
of '96 when he had the support
of the entire Democratic press
of the Sd District; AUDI today
only The Tell City News, The
H'Burg Signal and the Jasper
edition of the Tell City News,
and who pity and desmsc him,
but they want the Postoffices,
hence the support. And he
laughs in his sleeve as he thinks
how he will fool 'em.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
How About Your

If a man does not believe In
himself how can he expect other
men to believe in him? de VINO
has SO small an opinion of HIM
self as to think he is not mucn
better than a worm or a grass
homer must expect to be treated
ike one. A man may succeed
when others DO pot believe IN
him. but he can never succeed II
he does not believe in himself.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
A Light in The Court
House StGeplGr

Was placed there onc'time for
one man to see. He is gone
Jasper is going to put another
light in the Court House steeple
soon for all to see free without
extra charge. The new Couyt
House Clock has arrived ready
to be placed ia position. And II
our genial friend Of thefH' BURG
Independent viii climb to the
top of their water tower some
calm, clear night with a good
telescope he caa see when at +
low twelve. -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
Chanbe rlain' S
Cough Remedy

It is favorite with many mothers and
never disappoints them. 1t contains no
opium or other narcotic and may be gwen
with implicit confidence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
Do Not rifle
With a Cold

Is good advice for men and women. il
may be vital ii the case of a child. Lone
experience has proven that there is Moth
inc better for colds IL children than
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
SHOWER OF GOLD AND
silver FOR BABIES
Gold Purse With $500 in
Gold First Prize
The Evansville Courier In.
PRODUCES a Novel Contest
for the Parents of
Pretty Babes

The Evansville Courier
this week announces its
novel baby contest, which
opens January %. Parents
Of pretty babes in this vicin-
ity should send in their
names. as It costs nothing to
enter.
The first prize is gold purse
containing $500 in gold, the sec
ond a silver purse containing 500
in silver, whiie nine distinct sets
of prizes SIS in gold, SO, S. and
FIVE prizes OF ST. each in silver are
offered. The prizes constitute a
veritable shower Of gold and silver
for the babes.
The votes will be cast by cou-
pons clipped from The Courier.
Votes will also be allowed on sub
scriptions
Congressman Lieb and other
leading men viii act as judges.
There are lots Of pretty babes in
this locality and their parents
should send in their names 70 The
Courier and receive particulars.
/ Address The Evansville Courier,
Evansville, Ind.
The Courier is sen by mail ore
year daily for $500; daily and
/ Sunday, $500.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

No one knows where in this planetary
system our earth is, whether near or
far from the centre of the universe. or
in what direction, up or down. 1t is NOV
ing, or what are the bounds Of space,
but all the same the earth has a place
and is moving, nor does our ignorance
settle the question of the limit of space.
DIR. Eliot some time ago visited coun-
tries in the Far East. He doubtless has
crossed to Europe several times, but
how little he has travelled compared
with what he has not He has not
walked along the star decked Milky
Way. he has not visited the Dipper nor
the Southern Cross. nor Jupiter. nor
Mars, the moon, the north pole nor the
south pole, nor has he yet taken the
death journey.
"Dr. Eliot is still in the land Of the
living. The invisible. spiritual realms,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

eternity is the pulpit entertainment
called for.
The opinion Of DR.. Eliot. il We may
continue the repetition of his name, is
this, that the thought Of hell no longer
has any use and so may as well be
abolished.
IF the rantings OF the late Robert G.
Ingersoll and the more digni.ied an
nouncemen,s Of DR.. Eliot express actual
conditions or a general conviction then
the ethical motive for holding and ad-
vocatlng the Bible doctrine OF either
heaven or hell would be so largely di-
minlshed that pulpit silence on the sub
ject may as we'll remain unbroken. But
on the other hand the opinions Of many
experienced and wise men is that the
thought OF future reward is still an in
ccntive to the ordinary man and woman
and that the deep rooted expectation of
a merlted punishment after DEATH as in
all ages and countries, acts as whole
some and restraining check upon hu-
manty.
"A distinguished judge has observed;
Were all ministers To preach the doc
trine of universal salvation there would
soon be a hell in this world. II not in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
or Bill Snyder Hears Of Snakes at Play

Three forty or possibly 3;45 in the
afternoon"
"Oh"
Then the little snake wiggled over
that branch until his head reached the
ground so that he could seize In his
mouth the tail of the snake that was
last in line and complete circle"
Snyder interrupted sadly.
Then they looped the loop didn't
they?" he inquired.
Sure they did. How did you know?
Began moving slow at first. each snake
humping himself when he reached the
limb and when he got to the ground
That's what had worn the bark off the
tree and made the furrow.
when they. got to going real good
they made regular hoop and just
touched the limb and the ground once
in while just to keep them a-going.
] guess they made about 200 revolutions
a minute"
"Must have been pretty sight"
ut was, but the little snake had to
spoil it,"
THE one with the blue cycs?''
Yes. ] could see he was up to some
devilment. And all Of sudden he let
go the tail OF the snake ahead Of him"
"Crackcd the Whip"
Eyes, and the last I see of those
snakes they was sailing like long
black and yellow arrow through the
tree tops"
Mr. Snyder looked steadily at Mr.,
Herman for minute and then resumed
writing his article on the man eating
goldfish. Mr.. Herman looked over his
shoulder.
mighty pretty stationery you've got
there" he said. whats that printing
at the top? Maggie Is Very"
"Magna Est Veritas."
whats that mean?''
"Oh. you wouldn't know II l told YOU"
said Mr.. Snyder bitterly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

the gates Of heaven and Gods throne
are far beyond his ken. He has not
diligently searched for nor devoutly
needed the evidence concerning the
place said to be prepared FOR the devil
and his angels, called Gchenna in the
New Testament and translated hell
Nor has he gone as far As hades or
sheol, the intermediate world, where the
dead remain until after the Judgment
How. therefore. can one allow any nah
who has travelled so little decide what
is or Is not in those realms that are far
beyond visitation?
THE trouble with DR.. Eliot and with
others Of his way of thinking seems to
be that they admit of no provision or
qualification in their theological unbe-
liefs. There is no hell in their theology,
no a,onement; the Bible Is an anti
quatcd book and Christ is only another
human being.
zone is sometimes led to wonder
whethe. such man as DR.. Eliot,
learned as he is said to be. has ever
seriously taken into account the fact
that there are two sides to some theo-
logical questions or whether he has
ever considered thoughtfully what ii
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

means that men Of the highest standing
in scholarship and mental grasp have
firmly believed what he does not be-
lieve? Are the opinions of these ortho-
doX men, simply because they are
orthodox. to have no weight in the set
Element of these profoundest of prob
lens?
1T may be as we'll To call attention
to another fact OF no small Importance,
which is this: orthodoxy has at pres
ent fully as much to contend against as
at any time during the Christian era.
Toward its more rigorous demands and
teachings there are feelings both Of de-
fiance and indifference. Church MEM
hers are so absorbed with business af-
fairs that attention to theological
and religious subjects is almost out OF
the question. The preaching that is
now largely in. favor is that which does
not entail upon the hearer any consd
cradle burden of thinking. Two or
three bright things, bouquet or two
Of rhetorical flowers, a sprinkling of
anecdotes, one or two Of which shall
have pathetic cast. but not one word
about Gods austerity or about death or
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

the next. One is therefore led 10 think
that our liberal minded people have
rather overshot the mark and that the
doctrine Of hell is not such an I'M
mitigated evil or such an unserviceable
dogma as they would have US think.
One thing is certain that the preach
ings Of the doctrine of hell during the
last ten or fifteen years have not been
IN quality or quantity such as to make
it responsible for the existing doleful
civic and religious conditions"
Replying briefly to this, DR.. Eliot
says:
Il say we are absolutely immersed in
mystery in our daily lives, amid all our
most practical affairs, amid all the
things we call real. Yet we utilize these
mysteries by clear, bold thinking.
Therefore let us not excuse ourselves
for lack of clear thought about religion
on the ground that ii is mysterious.
The scientific man never pretends
that he understands the fundamental
nature Of the mystery he studies, never
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

in line with II was deep furrow in
the ground, just the same width rs the
smooth place on the limb.
We'll, l went back about ten feet
and sat down on n log. trying to figure
out the connection between those two
things and what do you think hap
pened?"
ITS rather warm for this time Of
year." said Mr.. Snyder, impersonally.
Yes. indeed. Well, as sure as you're
sitting there. Bill Snyder, II wasn't
more than a minute before more than
a dozen rattlesnakes wriggled out of the
brush and began to cut up like they
was out on a holiday.
There was one little fellow that was
particularly frisky and he kept playing
so many practical Jokes that the others
were for chasing him home, but he
promised to be good and they let him
stay"
We'll. pretty soon ] see that what
them snakes was doing was just warm
ing up. 80 to speak, for the big event OF
the day.
"They lay down in a row, right in a
line with the furrow ! told you about,
and the smooth place on the tree branch
over 1t, with the little snake with the
blue eyes in iront."
"Blue cyes?"
Light blue"
"Oh."
"Then every snake seized In his mouth
the tail of the snake ahead of him and
all of a sudden all Of them snakes gave
Il sudden hump and snapped themselves
backward and the next thing knew
the little snake ahead was a-dangling
over that limb and the other snakes
were hanging below him."
IAN this happened yesterday"
Certainly.
AT about what time yesterday would
you say?"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

believes he knows not what, yJ' !,
thinks closely about it.
This scientific frame Of mad az.
counts for the extraordinary pro-rrs- 10.
mankind during the last hundred years
in the daily use of powers mysterious
And that is precisely the way We should
APPROACH and deal with the rcl.g .ouS mNS-
terry God has surrounded Us w'h
mysteries. but it is man who has made
the INVESTIGATIONS.
In a very true sense each human
being imagines his own God. Thu,
gradual publication and eXal,auon 81,
the legitimate result of clearer and -'..
clearer thinking. and that clearer. u 2,
just thinking is what our generation
greatly needs That is what our g"r'ri-
ton must have in order to fire." "s"!
from the curse of materiallsm. That j.
what will again nil the empty chgr ..-
clearncss of view on the sacred t.. IS
Of lifc-clearness of view Cou.'r. ~
heaven and he'll in this pres,u' ~.
world"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

w re are extracting radium COM
nv mercially in this country
something that Is Of the ut
most importance If this pre-
cious metal is used successfully in the
treatment OF cancer. Until recently
two-thirds Of all the radium or radium
salts on the market here had their
source in the carnotite ores mined
principally In the Paradox Valley of
Colorado. The vast bulk Of this raw
material was shipped abroad to for
eign laboratories and we got the fin
ished product here only in meagre
measure and at very high price Then
two or three refineries in the United
States undertook to extract the radium
salts and thus to put in the way of
surgeons and physicians a small native
supply Of this wonder working sub
stance.
Not far from Philadelphia lies the
little town of Sellersville. in Bucks
county, and there is located one of these
refneries. If you secure the privilege
Of visiting 1t you may see at least the
outward processes BY which the car
hottie Is made to yield its precious par
ticles of radum. But don't flatter
yourself that you are being let into
the real secrets of the work. The fact
is that each laboratory, for that is
really what a radium plant is-on a
magnihed scale--is feeling its way In
hunting for speedier and more eco
nomical processes 10y which to get the
salts ready for the market.
1t was reported the other day that
the Bureau OF Mines at Washington
had evolved a method which would cut
down the cost Of this work IS per cent,
but unfortunately that as yet has not
been accomplished and for some time
TO come the medical profession will have
to pay anywhere from $50 10 Sl20 a
milligram for the curative grains.
From Colorado and from the Green
River region of Utah the carnotite ores
are shipped in sacks to the East. and
then begin the various operations 10y
which the yellow mineral Is broken
away from the matriX and gradually
concentrated, the radioactive charac-
ter Of the stuff rising continually.
When this concentration has advanced
far enough then begin the long, te-
dious and expensive chemical manipula-
tons by which the radium is separated
and gradually by a series Of intensity
ing disqualification is transformed into
radioactive rranules of high power.
The object Of the refner is not to pro.
duce pure metallic radium; that would
add needlessly TO the cost Of production
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
Continued from First Page.

hell one cannot but feel that an un-
scientific attitude has been taken and
that whatever evidence may be pre-
scented to him Is likely to be thrown out
Of the window.
"A challenge Is sometimes put in this
form: DO not ask me to believe in hell
unless you can tell me where II is
This it is impossible to do. No man
living knows further than this. that 1t
seems to be in a direction downward.
which, however, may not signify a geo.
graphical direction.
But because one cannot tell is no
proof that there is not such place.
No one can tell where heaven is. though
we point upward. This lack of knowl-
edge, however, does not settle the ques-
ton whether or not there lis a heaven.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

Foreign Superstitions in New York
THAT superstitions brought from
i Europe by immigrants survive !,
New York many inspectors an.
nurses Of the Department Of Health az.
willing to testify.
II child is suffering from d.Nicul,y
in breathing as a result of enlarged ton.
slls or adenoids. the parents will some.
times tell the health inspectors tina, 4.
God put the adenoIds or enlarged ton.
sils in the child's body they should no.
be removed, and that to do SO wog5
not only make the child's throat 20.
wide. allowing the air to rush into On.
lungs and thereby causing inflammat5,
of the chest, but that the power o.
speech would be seriously interfere.
with.
Again. when it is discovered that
child is suffering from defects Ut the
teeth the representatives of the II par.
ment of Health are sometimes told ,ha'
to pull teeth gives children sore eve.
while 1t Is bad luck for any poor child
to have gold or silver placed IN IL.
mouth, as may be necessary in troa'u.
bad teeth. In one case the mother o.
the child concerned showed her tooth.
less mouth and said: Il have no teeth
yet I'm still alive"
\ suggestion that n childs ha.g o.,
cut brings the reply that to do So nigh
rctard the growth of the child ana also
lessen his strength.
In the case of defective vision. { the
parents are advised to permit the child
to be fitted for eyeglasses the rotor, is
frequently made that eyeglass,~ are a
luxury. that they add age To the oald's
| appearance, and that If the child he.
| comes accustomed to wearing glasses
| his eyes will grow weaker. In the cast
Of girl. it is believed that the wearing
| Of eyeglasses will interfere with hei
/ chances for marrying.
! Among some parents the belief exists
that the evil eye may be wardod III by
the mother licking the c, ild's eyes and
| face. or by sewing salt in some part o!
the child's clothing or by tying red rib
bon around his neck or wrist.
In other instances a child's weak
memory is attributed to the fact that he
is in the habit Of eating the hard ends
of bread loaves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
u BILL SNYDER, head animal
keeper at Central Park. was
polishing his article on the man


eating goldfish yesterday, when
OF Bill Herman, who lives over Jersey
way, came in and greeted him cheerily.
There had been some GOODNESS on Mr..
Snyder's part since Mr.. Herman told
the strange tale Of the New Jersey bear
by mistake, and the acidity in Mr..
Snyder's greeting was unmistakable.
THAT bear still dead?" he inquired,
sarcastically.
"Why. great snakes. Bill" protested
Mr.. Herman. Didn't you believe"
Then ne stopped and it seemed he
had been reminded of something. Hitch
ing his chair close to Mr.. Snydcrs desk.
he leaned confidentially over and trans
fixed the now desperate Snyder with
earnest eyes, permitting the following
tale TO percOlate through his long sandy
whiskers.
Il was going through the woods over
. near Little Round Top the other day"
he began. when | saw something that
reused my curiosity. 1t was in a
little glade, IA sort Of natural clear
ing In the brush. and In the middle stood
one Of these slippery elm trees with a
straight branch about ten feet above
ground"
whats curious about that?" de-
manded Snyder.
"Wah u minute. Bill. You don't give
fellow q chance" protested Mr.. Her.
man.
1.-THE curious thing was that about
half way out on that limb the bark
had been worn rs smooth as an axe
handle for the space OF couple of
, inches and right underneath and right
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

like hunting for a needle in the tradi-
tional haystack. For every given
measure Of uranium oxide the labora-
tory can obtain for all Of its pains and
trouble n fraction OF radium equal to
1-3,20OOO0 of the parent oxide. That Is
to say. with carnotite ore containing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
Copyright Underwood & Underwood.

and really serve no immediate end in
therapeutics. The retiner is satisfied
when he obtains crystals of radium
bromide or radium chloride. These diff
fer In their radioactive strength. the
chloride being considerably more power
full than the bromide, and when the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

The greater the radio activity the
more valuable the bromide or chloride,
and the measure OF this is determined
by an exquisitely sensitive instrument
called the electroscope. 1t consists fun
damentally OF two very thin leaves Of
gold which are mutually repulsive when
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

3 per cent. Of uranium oxide ton Of
the raw material would yield sixty
pounds of oxide. and from the sixty
pounds the patient chemist would have
in the end just seven milligrams Of ra-
dunn chloride Remember that II takes
a thousand milligrams to make a gram.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

latter is bringing $40 a milligram the
chloride fetches 500. These are the
prices charged abroad for the stun.
The entire operation of extracting
the radium from the Carnotite ores.
which contain the oxide OF uranium
from which the radium comes, is much