Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 46, Number 16, Jasper, Dubois County, 1 January 1904 — Page 1
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J AS PKK, INDIANA. FRIDAY. JANUARY I, 1904
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r v o afk, DUBOIS COUHTY, INDIABA, 1 CLEMENT DOANK. OFFICE. In Cocaut Btnum Weht Sixth Btrebt. pRICI OF KL'B8CKflTI0. , , Year, 68 Number, Postpaid, 1.6 shorter time In pioporUoa. HAT KM OK ADVERTISING, .vi a1 advertisements NN rt IC linM ll.UU for tint msartiou , 60. tech subsequent insertion, r 5 earl 7 edvartisemant liberal ooj rerts will be msds to reeller advr Mtere.
IOMMKRCIAL AND JOB WORK . i 11 Kinds Promptly end Nestiy a jteu et libbbui. rnrcBe. We invite inspection end boeiaeBB.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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V Have Ns MajfeJ R gat 10 Vetc te b A Moisl WrtBf. I 1867, Iba riu r -w rgi g
i uib lue leeus, bu migrated Dom ne noble rainie Htute to the Qei ten state (III ) It AugUrt, lo6b itb a lankew litem), we reut llOMM beck 2Ü miles lo bear riteph o A Dougla. the o-ttlled "little iant," peak et I.ewiaion, Fulton . . . - - - j; .
0 udiv. We were very uuucu ais-
appointed to the little gimt. He
1 1 pealed tu the prtjudtcea
ere selling tu b under sixteen will he promptly dealt with fror thia date."
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WRITING THE SERMON. utr la ik Hiatal' Owr r.rfuriul Tkl laek Probably fw of the good people wno Usteu With rapt attention to the aei IXioU which U pieui Leu to them ach Sunday, says tut- Denver Pott, know that fur nearly 3on rears Friday has been tue ttOM honored day for ttie pas tor to go Into his study, write tbe er inon whirl la to furnish "food for
i antes ul bis heareia, tiled to enow thought" to the eou,Tegatlou on tbe i hat enfranchising he negro eould following Sunday. In speaking of tbla increase) suiix- d mc. elc. Aud he custom a clergyman saya:
FAMILIAR CUSTOMS.
f-OR THb LITTLE ONES. Queer Way the Hawaiiana Catch Ft Without Using Heeks. "Lau bm omei t' i hat the Hawaiian nah man rail thia decoy.
It is made of the nardost wood to knowing the reason Why, iof in
be found on Um ande and is wart-, stance, do widows wear aap!" PerJ and rubbed till it assumes the,haps you may say because they shat.e of a club, v.uh a httle knot i make thein luck pretty and interest-
st tint sniMÜer end. to which the hneiinir But the real reason la that
Thinge W Oo That Mad a Different Significance Originally, it is most surprising what a uuxuhcr of little things we do without
i. W.Traylor. M. D Phvßcian 8urgeon. Inland, Indian. Cail answered niaht ant day.
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Ujh Notice.
The undersigned, Trustee of ColumolaTp , Dubois county, Ind., willaUena so Township business at hie otBce op if if Haturday, and persons bavin ewnabip iHisineaa to transact are requested to preeent it on that day of th nak. the Township Libraj is kent at th ott or of the Trustee, ehere those en titled can obtain books. Gbobob W. MiLBCBft , Trustee Hi lib am, Indiana Not. 23, 1800-ly.
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Ii. IUHKB. B at KAAX
FISHER at K KAN, Ärtorneya at La J ABPBK, INDIANA
Wnl prartlee In IB Coarts of Dubois and Ad)oiaiD( coaallM. Speci-lattaDt.ua glT rtilejat of ettataa aad oolltloas. UOtee In Spayd Buildiuf, otr Drug Bur.
wt aatrauoa klirefa l.tSDO
-Hulled "popular mrrtiKMy nid "i-ciuatier sovereigns, ' or vob lavety up or down a ou pleat-e, Bing many bumcombe pbretee and
aiura.
We then knew nothing of A Lincoln. Tbelriiid who ei.terlem d u- coiiolrtttoed ue to "stay an;ferdav B'id hear hll friend Lin oln." Liocolo'a awkward uiaQneroid p nin peeeh did im' attract us h lie grew int hi- addrea-, with - aVeruieiil BM d d :i ' hie idror appiicauoi s ot liuh, w-li
eaaeoned with live facte, drew tne uadivided attei ti u of the audience
"Wbeu ;h:l8tian ty waa first promui gated, all preaching waa done externporuneoualy Such a thing as preparing a aennajD was unknown. Many gifted men expr.s-d their views on vut ous eubjecta, then added a few Woids of icood advice to their list euere This practice t tili continued in the Unman Catholic church of the present day, and I think that. a very limited uumUf of the priests eVCff write a aer luou. Kol all ministers, however, ad here to this rule by any means. W hen Henry Ward Bee ober was asked on Thai day he prepared his sermon, be replied. uu Suuday morning, of course.' W. ll Mr Rercher. don't yon think
i i. silicix m. a. swan bt
niLBUUN & SWKSBKT. a ttorney o at Law, JASPER, INDIANA. rfui practica IB tbe Courts of Dubois and M)olBiBf Oeaaatea farticolar attcatieo IV to colievtiuns. worricL Juki at., sett the U-ikoU Cnsnty SMI. ue. s. . wat. a. cox. w. . hxwtibv COX A HUNTER, ttorneys at Lav JASPER. INDIANA. m ill tretlc In tb eoart of Dubois sad
a Ituiaiag oountlM, Collections aad Probat Work a specialty umca In Saayd't building en Publlo Bquare ret i.isavivW. A. 1 railWr . Bvassw TrstytWr. i It A I LOK A TRAYIiOR, Attorneys at Law, jAhPEK, INDIANA, em practica in lb Courts of Dubois sad ai)Oioigoountis. ae-ofllceoTBr Dubois County State Baak. ro 4. IM
Hi well pu etatements for freedom that is rjh r dilatory habit for you . a AB? a. I ä. ...a aaa
r hIL and hie MteSMU tianaiing ' "ulu
a id arraignment cf "popular suver
ignty rquatter BoV rnxnty or vote it up or down aa you pleaee," ere convincing, causi g the "ar rest of thought" that If ad to investigation and aelf conviction, aud resulta in a fixed purpose to be and do right. Undoubtedly one of the rato& that died some word" tod phraser on our memory waa in bis dealing with ui opponent's logic and state
ments relative to miscegenation ana skepticism or hU friends have been ex amalgamation of races, was hi cited by the uumber of successful au comparing Virginia, with ite CS.bHX) thors who have set down famlhar and
mulatto with Neve Hauipehire and flattering liibcrlptions
its 384 mixed negroes aa per the t.rior cenaua of 1850. In hicgener. ej gamming up be used these wort t: - Mrsj ne wsj moral right to do or
vote a moral wrung."
Ob. no. uot at all.' replied Mr.
Bt-echer In hit Ulrk way. 'You see, I look at a sermon l.ke some c.o on a pancake They can be served not or cold, and I Hka mloe hot. tnufa att.' " 111 Frlead o.wfirr The following story, told by the Washington Post, leads ua to wonder which to condemn first, the boaster or his critics. It concerns a certain man who has a large colWtioO of auto graphs. Indeed, the envy and sometimes the
in his book
Some carpers have even gone so fax aa to hint darkly at a similarity of
handwriting throughout the collection.
lie recently purchased a rare edition
of Chaucer, aud one evening when a
party was gathered at the bouae tbe precious book waa paased from band
to hu.?d. The owner lost aight of it.
but the uex morning he found it lying
oa bia library table. On the fly leaf waa lnacribed:
"To Jack . from his old friend and
schoolmate. Ueof. Chaucer."
is tied Tbe club it from jiit to three feet long. A village urerer performs certain ntts over it over a sacred fire. After this i üoiie the club is magic, and tlx- üshernian must he sxtremeU careful of it. If a wom
an should sun oer It ur enter a
canoe in which it lies th club would
lose all its power and would be useless ever afterward After the club has been charmed the Üshertnau mux ei caudle nat and cocoanut meat, bakes it and ties thk
mixture in wrapper of cocoanut Über. At the fishing grounds the club is covered with the oily juice of the Stuff and is then iouered carefully to the bottom. Tbe scent of the baked nut meat attracts certain kinds of tih, Lieh oon gather and begin to mhble at the club. As soon at enough fleh are around the
decoy a small bag shaped net is low
when the Hornaus were in England
they shaved their heads as a sign of mourning. Uf course a wnmhaji couldn't Ut herself be seen with a bald head, so she made herself a pretty v.ap. And now, though the MClMltl of wearing it has passed aw., the cap remains. Bay! a London magazine. What is the meaning of the crosses or X's on a fcurrel of beer f They signify üegTee of quality nowa foys. But originally they were put on by the ancient monks aa a sort of trademark. 1 Ley were crosses in those days und meant a sort of oath on the eteaa worn by the manufacturer that hu barrel contained good lacjuor Why are bells tolled for the dead? This has become so familiar a practice that a funeral without it would appear un-Christian. Vet the reason is quite Larburou. Bells were
tolled long ago when people were
sa a e CRUSHING A BORE.
ered very gently until ita mouth is being buried in order to frighten
just over the club. 1 he latter is, away the evil spirits who lived in . ... as aa t
then nulled un carefully and cun-itbeuir
ningly UU it ii within the bag. The fish are so eager for the stuff with which the club is covered that they follow it into the net without fear. As soon us all the fish are in it a fisherman dives and closes the mouth of the net, whereupon the rest haul it up quickly. Miss Malcontmt. Nw wondtr my dolly Looks say and glad . ab haa i.uthlng In 111 mki hr ad. And any child can b glad and gmy If it aly U dressed In a saoalbl war
Today, tbeu, on lk wbo armoving on tbe liquor truffi qu-e lion, aud advocate "Vol it up "i down ae you please," i. e., let us have local option would it not be juat hi consistent to give thieves, murderers, adulturers, slanderers,
etc., tbe right to vote up or down Wlt of Hor. Tou. on all opiioft legislation thereto? it u asid that Horue Tooke, who ex Tbe liquor traffic is morallv guilty celled In that ducllike controversy ex-
of all these crimes, directly or in- blbited by two disputants when pitted
.!iroilv How can christian men against each other wltn only tne
' - . . . k .1,. . t n.lw.nanB ...., r.t Utlfn I
Should not tbey vote u,ruuiu w
hnnM lvva Uiem, wus eiceeoiugiy quica auu suary
wwi.a " J - . . ,irv.. v I
vote it up'.
it down? They si
J 1 . Ä I. k Um rUhl "l rviori. nwu
eianu ty vuve uu clo o7 4 d, thrusts. It waa with a sculling ! i i i i ..... ......
as before God and true men
ü. H. Obeervator.
Tbe tifarette Evil it kokoate.
iua lutiun 1A1 t.vu. ..ums ww - naiu, i i;i u-u uir uvt, ui. diauspolis News is of special inter- does it take to muke a w e-it to US, because our 8tate W. C. Wbcn aaked by George III. wl
HEXTiSTUY
BR. m. tl. MOS BY, Resident Dentist, talTWTINQMUltO. IND. tsaaars bis professions! srrlcs to all Deeding say work la the dsatal II, and troscl to give II bis olosl altDtlon o jIC plate work ipelally solicited, and all werk warranted Apr. 1, SS.
Money to Loan
at
5 Per Cent.
Wm, A.
ASPER.
Wilson. INDIANA.
countenance and without seeming ef
fort or einetlon. lle(lylng to a man wbo contended that only laud wners ahoiild be allowed to vote at elections.
The following item from tbe In- he said, "Pray tell me how many acree
wiseacre'.-'
bet her be
T D was held there last October, tver piayeu caras, ne repueu, i canFrof Oaa welcomed us in bebalf of Bet, your majesty, tell a king from a bb knave." What tan be more uniquely the city schools. The Prof, and Mrs. Ogg are members of the W . aDj , my r brutu.r lu. C. T. U.: verted the laws of nature. You have "At a mass meet ng of the Far- ln iht woru pv your gravity, and ents' League, onanimous action i UMVc fajlea by my levity?'-Saturday was taken agaiast the cigarette nab- Kveniug Post.
it, and the school authorities, supported by the league, will wsge a crussde against the evil, which ia
growing on the hoys. Frof. Ogg,
Tbe Woeld'a Largest Irak. How would you like to have a crab I like thia ueexing your toe when yoi go bataiagl The KKutlc Jupaneee
S)be led I uesS up 7 In a great long coat Too louse ln the sleeve
And too tight round the threat.
superintendent oi ecnoois, naaae a crab measuring twelve feet, is proba
report to the Hoard oi riducation, biy t,e iarKest creatareaB in the world. showinH that OUt of 1,800 boys in The snecimeu Is a tjrpS of the spider
the City schools, 400 were addicted crab, which Inhabit, the water, of tbe ; JSSJSL oaVwun SLVStasea to the cigarette habit, and were in group of isisnds forming the empire) t, pimy.
consequence two years bebind with of Japan, res dooj pomoa is oe sue r? . .m ... fj pi no- of a hnir bushel menure. while Ita
IIIOII SVUUIOB. J H ' . . ... . ,- . I m ..1.1 ..a
Tbee various reports include near- .. , ..... ...... ...
- , njr rutin it in- ii-iin- i " ly 1,300 boys, from the brst grade riKht (rlns r r,.m,,e LuKe through the high school. Over one- bamKW rjoiea and ai elf elas
third of these admit they do smoke tjCi m ,r sunn.- late oaw line they or have smoked. would reach o tin top of a four toi
Thoae who belong to the Claas of apnrticent bu'ldi- i, OBe of the ei
smokers average one year older than traordinary peculiarities ef this crab
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LIVERY AND SALI (STABLE r'ERD. VOLLMER.
au mkkkt, Jasper, lud
..i ways have the best turnouts, ot any
nety for customers ; particularly comaisrcial travelers. Courteoua and care-
Jl drivers to all parts ol Dubois and ad
x.Qing counties. Horses boarded and
said on cheap tonna. Ort II,
And she don t wear sbuea That plinh her toe Or a bat tbat flies When strong wind blowa Fin clothe ar too flue far every day
And tbey re so In th way when yu try
t play' M O Kobb In 8t
Whv do 1'aii Udies break a bottle
cf um on the ship they are chris
tening!' lierelj another survival of bai imra- cu-toui In the davs of sac
rifice to the gods it was customary to get some poor I ictun when a boat was being launched and to cut his throat over the prow so that his
blood bapliied it. Why are dignitaries deafened by a salute when ihev visit a foreign port ? It seems a curious sort of welcome, this firing off of guns, but it appears the custom arose in a very reasonable way. Originally a town or a war ship tired off its guns on the approach of important and friendly strangers to show that it had such faith in the visitors' peaceful intentions that it didn't think it necessary to keep its guns loaded. WerktS a BBeBBBBI WSUe Aal. An Amsterdam banker once request
ed a professor of muthetnaUcs to werk
out a very intricate aud puxzllug problem for him. The professor, thinking
tbe matter good exercise for the Intel lectual faculties of bis pupils, men
tloned It to them and requested them to work eut the enigma. Oue of tbe students, who bad pondered deeply
ever tbe intricate subject during the
Slay, retired to bed. Some time after
ward he arose, dressed, and, seating himself at bis desk, worked out tbe problem accurately, covering sheets ot naner with his calculatlona He bad
no recollection ln tbe morning of bav lug done so. Clreae Moese Wrk HarS.
Traveling with a round top Calico found to be no sinecure. The Urand
Occidental, being a wagon enow, mov
ed wholly by road. The shortest jump waa fifteen tulles, but often they did
thirty between midnight and morning and thirty miles over country high
ways make no short jaunt when yon
save a Ave ton chariot behind you
Th Jump, ho we er, was only tbe be
ginning of the dsy's work. No sooner bad you flntsbed breakfast thsu yon
were hocked ln for tbe street parade
meaning from two to four miles more
- beweil Ford In "Horses Nine."
rk Aalkarttr Bwtaral atuiars Ikst tef Baatta se.t.e Hydney rtmltb jokes have a del;. ate
Savor of acr- but an anecdot la Mi
orte of Half a Century''
told so often as some ef
tales. Sydney was s guest at the die ner of an aiebdeacoa, aad a feilaw guest, a hose bobby was natural kvta tory. wss a bare If once starved oa his subject Smith promised te try te keep htm ln . .beck, The naturalist get sua Opening 'Mr ArcJkdeacon.'' said be. "have you seen the pamphlet writtea by my friend. Frufeaaur Dickenson, on the re tnarkttble size of tbe eye In a common house fly"
fbe arcbdeacon courteously said be
had not The bore pursued ale advaa tage
"1 can assure you It Is a moat later
esting pamphlet wetting forth pastica tare hitherto anobserveal aa te the aaa anal also os that eya"
I deny the fact!' Bald a voice from
the other end oi the table. All smiled
save the bore.
"Ton deny the fact. Birr" aatd be
May 1 ask on what authority yeu i
damn the mveattlgatlons of nay
learned friend -'
I deny the fact " replied Smith.
"and I base my denial oa evidence
wedded to Immortal vers well known
to every scholar at least st tale tseleV
Tbe emphasis laid oa scholar nettled
tbe naturalist by Ita implication. "Welk
ab-," he aald, "will you have the kind
to quote your authority T"
"I will. air. Tbe evidence Is those
weU known. I may say latmortai. I lave.
"Wb eaw blau UT" I." said tbe fly, "With rar utu rr Tbe guests roared, and daring th
rest of tne dinner nothing further was
beard on the subject or natural
tory
THE COOKBOOK.
Did as He Was Told, little freedom is a dangerous
those who do not smoke, laaing - wing, nut u is a mosi nuuriuui one, those who .re habitual -mokers, the ur "thought young Alfred, who, accord-
difference in age it two years, mala -"
mg them two yearn behind the non- . , , . , . ma-B a i .a
users in their studies, nut mere looim nimi. are other losses besides those of In a lesson on the animal king-
progreae. In the teachere reports dom the teacher put the following there are anuotstion marks of 'no question: a if-cvniral.' 'Door.' 'inattentive,' "t an an bov name to me an ani-
ing to the Utica Observer, went to
a party under instructions from his father not to walk home if it rained, but to take a cab. It did rain, and great was the father's surprise when his sou arrived home drenched to the skin.
"Why didn't you take a cab, as 1
sett ell eat UaT . i f tbv ' 'lasv.' 4verv dull.' it,., 1 of tin orJcr mdentata that is, "vN
no concentration.' 'vacant stare,' a toothless animal:-" told TOttT asked the father sternly.
aww - I I , . 1 lit kl
etc
A b face beamed with "Oh, I did:" was tne savage re-
. . er . .ti
Contiouing, Prof . Ogg eays : "We picture nt the prospect of a good ply. "öut wnen i noe wun you
now propose to invoke the law. m..rk rcpl.cd. vpu always maae me nue inaiae Ws hav. agood anti-cigarett. law. 1 cam." Hie tune I .eut on top with the The law is adequate if enforced.! MvTtl), what is tha aaimair driver. ae, dad, it waa grand r Frim UU data teachers will report "My grandmotnerr replied the what eear will aid in snforcittg Iba bov m great flat, Lxchange I
a oaa n.s
On of the oddest fishes that ever
swam lu any sea Is tbat known to nat
ursllsts und. r the unattractive name of
opbiocephalos. A aeclea of It Is found u the sea of ÜaHlee. where it builds a
nest which for beauty of design and ei egauce of workmauahlp excel the ef
fort of th majority of feathered neat builders. Its favorite pot for building
IS Lb an old reel or r... s projecting un der the wtr. and tbe material con SiStt of sea wee.! grass and leaves. T talaaate l 1 SSM
Mr. Ooksii Sure. Molke, sn' what
did yea do wit' yure dor
Mike- uh, he wua Wurf $1 au' Ol
kep' t'inkln' If some wan t-h d stale
um Ol could 111 afford th loss, so Ul
gave urn sway, )'gorra: Chicago
News.
Was Easy. "As 1 understand it," said the judge, "be dealt you a winning hand and then got mad snd whipped you."
"That is correct, your honor," responded the plaintiff "Or, in otb er words, he ga.e me cards and spades and beat me." IndianApolia UU.
Peeled, chopped tomato sprinkled
over lettuce. Ui whole covered wun
French dressing, makes a boasts a
salad.
To steam potatoes peel them snd
when very clean put tnem ln a colsn
der over boiling water. Cover tightly
with a lid and leav them until done.
Tarragon leaves are most useful la
alad sad should be scalded, S'lueeaed
La a towel and chopped flne. Tfcls herb
gives a xest te tbe salad tbat Is slways appreciated.
When making beef tea, never add
the salt till the meat has beea ceoalag
for several hours. Salt acta upua the fiber and prevents It giving oat all lu nourishing properties
A steak oue Inch thick requires tobe
broiled seven minutes, one inch and a
hslf, twelve minutes: two Inches, twenty minute, near the Are at ftrst
and theu four inches away.
A substitute for capr sauce I made
by bolting some sprigs of parsley stow ly to let 11 beioine fa bud toloT. Do Hot chop H Uue Set it lu melted butter.
season ah salt aud a deaserunowatul of vinegar, bull up and serve
a Btwetar
The populaUon of St KUda. th anoat
wtrly of Ue inhabited Scottish Isles, is s unique one In msny respects Th people are the most lonely ln th I' ait ed Kingdom, there being very iltU
communication with tbe mainland aad
sometimes not for mouths at a stretch Socially tU islander ar practically a commune. If the head of a household La Injured or loses his llf among Ui
rocks, hi widow and family share in tbe proceeds of their labor as If be
were there to take part la It. If family
Illness prevents any one Joining ia the day's work, be Is asked to stay at
home, aud his interests will not be lost
sight of. Ail gueeilons. complaints.
etc , are determine oy tseir aneoe. or
local partlamint whose Judgment Is
Anal Kariy morning conferences usu
ally determine the day's tasks. Ht. Klldians are a most Industrious and actlvs aa well as a religious people, and on tbe island at any rate the vexed problem of church attendance has been solved. Every Ban. woman and child capable of leaving- tbs house bold goes regularly te raurch, end only asm serious disability will keep any person at home -Scottish AAeri can Ssesse f mit.. Childhood in Its weakness is ortest a strength that resists the strain of si' tbe passions, and that holds even when deep hatred exefts Its power te drlvs asunder If It were not for tbe child. I would not live with you another day." 1 heard an sngry husband ssy to bis wir, when righteous Indignation drovs him nearly ts distraction
Thst wss quit s number of years ago. and now they hsv two more ctdl dren to etrengthen the bond between
them This little episode or aomu. Infelicity was recalled by eome statls Ucs that recently emanatsd fres Br Un snd whkb spak volumes. These staUerJc bav bean carefully fathered from Ue divorce osurts, snd shew tbat out of l.OUU divorces &ed wsr grsnUd wker there were no call area 21 where there was sa ehlid.