Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 46, Number 23, Jasper, Dubois County, 19 February 1904 — Page 3

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Early Celebrations

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bunbtf l sentient p ii. ft in a New York tavern to celebrate ihe gn at general .-. birthday. They thn agreed to in,. - in til Kur M t hut day, celebratlug it with odf a and tOMta. Washington's aacsnrtsncy shortly alt lotha presidency gave a new zest to the "aa i:titt!." uu that in time it - eUM ti " ral. atid linaliy grt Into ft "legal bu. ua." the people cli-ninUiiiK i trom a custom. Tiio first pffbltc celebration of Washington's birthday occurred OB Ft binary 1!, 1 7n I. and the ar.iii ipati d occasion was- thus aliud to by Iba P im? lvauia Packet of VtbrmtJ IT. satnc ear: "Wednesday last being t he birthday of Iiis txi ellency. Ghi Washington, 'he. Fame was celebrated here by all the true friends of American independence and constitutional liberty witb that hilarity and manual decorum attendant on the, sons of freedom In ih- evening an entertainment waa given on board 'he Kast India ship in this harbor, to a very brilliant and respectable company, and a discharge of II cannon w as fired upon the Joyful occasion."

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Martha Washington

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THE FATHER of HIS COUNTRY

v. ;,v We Delight to Celebrate Washington'! Birthday.

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the i id world inatructed according to Ike modi - of kll tint, only in the spare, plain, but wholesome elementary knowltdgt which our institutions provide f r the children of the people uro. Inf up beneath and penetrated by the genuine tnloenees of American society living from infancy to manhood and ige am dst our expanding but not luxurious civilization partaking in our great d alfny i f labor, our long contest with

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GEORGE WASHINGTON our agony of glory, the war of independence our great victory of peace .hi nnstion of the union, and the en gh '.in. nt of the constitution-he Is

ers of Virginia, able to give his childn n hat Hi. nation the times could afford. I i!" first ii achi r of George is reputed to have been a convict, whom his father b jht far the purpose. All of washingloa'l schooling ended before he was 15 His lung and brilliant career as a soli Iii r and statesman has given to history anmi Of Its inoal interesting pages. " It was strat.ue." wrute Thackeray 'tha ;n a savage forest uf Pennsylvania a young Virginia officer thouid fire a ihot, and waken up a war that was to la.st for CO years, which was to cover hi ; own country, and pass into K-.f-jpe to ei st France her American colonies, to I v r ours from us and cieatr the great ereab rn repnbltoi to rag ovat the old rM when extinguished in the new; ipd, Of a'l the mvrlads engaged in th" vast contest, to leave the prise of the greatest fame with h m who struck the

Brat blow." As to the esteem anif affection in Which the name and i haract' r of Washington wire held one cannot do better than quote Lafayette, v. hu wrote from France as follows:

W ere you but such a man as .lulius Caesar, or the king of Prussia, I should illMSl hi Ol! for you at the nd of the treat tragedy where yon are acting such a part. Hut. wiih my dear gen-

! era!. I rejoice at the bksaingl of a piace when our noble ends have been secured Keim tr.ber our Valley Forge times; and from a recollection of past dangers and lahon, shall be still more pleased at I our present comfortable situation. 1 ! cannot but envy the happiness of my I grandchildren, when they will be about r. i bra ting and worshiping your name To have on of their ancestors among I yoOT Soldiers, to krow he had the good formne to be the friend of your heart. j will be the sternal honor in which they , shall glory " I The poet Shelley, aboard an American ship, drinking to the hralth of Washington and the prosperity of the lArmrican commonwealth, remarked: .' a warrior and statesman he was r.i '. eOttS in all he did. unlike all who ; lived before or sinie; he never used his

HERE was a ready response i f

good and prominent women ;n both Knuland ar.d Amer ca to

the call for nurses during the late Spanish-American and South African wars. This brings to mind the kin 1 and helpful attitude of Martha Washington during a critical period of American history, long s in e happily mpefneded by the good feeling, based on mutual understanding, that both countries now seek constantly to foster. William Terrine tells the story: "Martha Washington was then 45 years of age. and those v. ho went to the i imp and expected to find her arrayed In the gowns which they had supposed would be worn by the literal's wits

H ii on tb ottbuath TIME n sumn i i a. v. (pait el TtM ror ) PLACfk A couiirv i aausa. and a sysagegw

laiiUaa nwns KOTKÜ AND COMMEMTf .i.i' teaehlncs end methods and

those of the orthodox religious leaders v. r- so difTcrc nt in every particular that troubi- was certain to come. Many of the scribes and pbgeiMCt may have b. sa perfectly sincere, but their point of view was so entirely different from that of Jesus that they could never see things aa He did, and of course they considered Him a heretic and a dangerous man In the first place, in teaching, if not in character He seemed to them to be an upMart He "spoke without "authority." Ai.d then He had Wad a publican one of His disciples f9: 913 The Pharlseee saw in the publicans or tax collectors a get of contemptible, unpatriotic merce

naries who had sold themselves out to the hated Roman tyrants Jesus' eating with publicans and sinners convinced the Pharisees that He was a man of decidedly questionable character (11:1t) A?aln Je sus and His disciples braved all criticism and misunderstanding of i I.e beat peOfda by ler.rring the wi ' ly ft tings and the rabbinical laws f i Joined ar.d which all religious people nbsersed fesOS was directly opposed to BSCetlcism on principle This opposition waa considered an affront to the Vp'. rCliKkMM svstem ef the Jews. Th four things, wltboal the one we Uli t up r.. xt. were enough to injure the bitt. r opposition of ciffiVial Judaism. rhtatt.12.l-K.) Ore of Jesus' i t obnoxious heretics was In regard to the Jewish Sabbath The Fourth Commandment He alwsyi rrvererced and cheyi d but the abrnrd restrlrtlrs with which the crib's had surrounded It He rejected bodily. "Hi-iciplee wire hongry:" V.'. it the disciples did was to meet the physic al neeesstty for fcod "P.egan to pltick ears an! to eat : " This was pcrntitted by Yeartth law er. week days. A man p3cIrg by a wheal field or a vine-

The Read Smoot In vestidtiont

"Vott can't mix politlCf and pedyfgfriy4 sai.l a re ', noted man to me the other day. He ha-l the careworn and discouraged air of a n an who had made close personal sttivly of politics pretty much all his life and had stnieicd 00 year after ear, trying to obtain a little political preferment from first one part) and then the other, hut. from the agitated and alarmed appearance of his note, 1 judged, had never been able to get more than ten cents worth at a time. 1 "I sec," he went on. "where they've been having a lot of fun at Washington with this Reed Smoot, of I'tah. Kvcr since congress opened thev've had Reed walking around on one ear. Kvcry known society fto.-n the Young Men's Sewing Circle of

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l.i.l u I ri hi MmpfHf Ihr Ir. - ' , ' Inlnrr. !lni' W rrlrh. wllh ..IU Ladies idee C lllD Ot NCW SOTK, DM :.ihrr-ii-i.w r in tour o Q R peejfjofj against allowing J .111.1 . . , Brother Smoot to spread out ins coat tails and sit down in the senate. Yet, sir. they held a special meeting m Cranberry and the secretary was instructed to take his fountain pen and dictionary in hand and address the United States senate aa follows : M 'Gents: It i. the sene of this meeting that ou arc a bod) of nice and pleasant old gentlemen. Some of you are a little infirm and trembly in the hands, but still r.s able, we widerstand, to slip an ace off the bottom as in the grand old days of Jefferson. Jackson and Polk. But your aye is your crowning glory, and a senator at g8 and out after another term is just as ood as any other man even if he docs wear ft red n cktic and a diamond that you could knock a man down with and beat On! his inmost thoughts. Therefore, it is the sense of this meeting that m the head and crack the Imee before you, and beg that you give t man Smoot no place amr.ng yu. lest smie day. while you are llcepmg peacefully n ihrottgh first one speech and then another and dreaming ol ptk Ö deuces, this villain may rush out oi the senate with his hat orer otte ear and marry up every female from Georgetown to Buckwheat Crossing. 0n before you can arise on yOW tottering limbs atid stop him. Therefore, venerable sires, we ak that you expel him t t1wiiii.1i ilrnutv orerinrts either hi oar-

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hanget nut the oral law forbn. this hanuntary process or ny toot. .ua mats isk way is issw en. nK rn lbs abbath, on the trt and that to mvet ince the nresent session of the senate opened up for the asaina-

Uon of such business as might regularly be brought before it."

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an all out ow n Waaaington is ours

The foregoing was written by Daniel power but for the benefit of his fellow V. I r in regard to the Father of His reatures." Country, the anniversary of whose 0Bem7lB RsiVlSKS MISTeMIT.

birth incur February an occasion tht IS e.r frishly remembered by Asaerkaa hearts. "He was the inrt man . f the time in which he grew, wro e RnfttS Choate "His memory is firs' and n.ost sacred In our love; and ewer hereafter, till the last drop of blood shall freeze In the last Amrican hear; 1 til name shall be a spell of power and might There is one personal, onr tas felicity which no man can shsrr with htm. It was ehe dally beauty and towering and matchlesf glory of hie life hl h enabled him to create his country, and at the same time NcaN an unfying love and regard from the whole. American people. Dadonbtedly there . a e and wise and good men before h s day in every cob ny Hut the Amer;, an nation, as a nation. I do not sengten b) have begun before 1771. Md I the first lows Of that onng America, was Washington The first word she lisped was his name Her earliest ; tMtn Bt.oke It. It Is still her proud;

Sjacatattoa. M Will be the last gasp! Teacher The first thing the Puritan.; of her expiring life. About and around ,;,, aftir landing on Plymouth Kot K was him we call up no dissentient, discord- to fall upon their knees What was the

m and dissatisfied elements, no sic nPXt thing they nut?

MARTHA WASHINGTON wer.-. lüHannointed Whilst our hus

bands and brothers are examples of pa triotism,' she would say to her countrywomen, 'we must be patt, rns of Industry.' She d d not hesitate to wear a brown dress and a tpeckli d apron when receiving fastidious and elegant visitors at Morrlstown. It was said afterward that she acquired her InVCtemte habit of knitting in her zeal at Valley Forge to relieve the barefooted men round baV. on esery far day aha might be seen walking throng, the rude st reet s o f the town of bull .. ith a basket in her hand Knterin the but of a sergeant, she found him dying I D a pallet of straw, his w if bt side hint in th" i.nItttnh Of final separation the ministered to bis comfort with f i prepared by her own hands Then, kneeling, the earnestly prayed with her SWeet and solemn voice' for the nr'.eken couple. All day long she was busy with thei-e errands of grae -. r in the kite hen a the

stone bout-e. or in urging other mr.ni tc ntl a helping band. And when she passed along the lines of the trooj s she would sometimes hear the fervent cry: Cod bless I.ady Washington!" or 'Long live Lady Washington!' Wall, indeed, might the men fi el that they could fiuht to their very last drop of blood with a commander whose wife, who was formerly the belle and leader of her t among the dames and damsels of Virginia, w as not anhnxted to be seen darning his and her own ItOt kiagn!" i v i . s 1 1 iMSWtHtBO

pick the l.iads Of gtata was harvestlrg. , to rub them In the l.ai.ds was ti n r-hlng

and to blow out the ehatfwae wlanowIr.r whlet thirds were unlawful! Kote Jesus' twofold defense of His d!eeip!ee: in H eltes exnmpies f!t-S; reminds tlim of w hat David or.ee did to meet his own need (1 S.m 21:0 They esouM not think of qu. itkmtl - the propriety of David's act. especially sir.ee he did what he did With the Far.ction of lbs tirleef In his case recos!t.v v. rts seen to be above ritual Even the law (Nr.m I.:3-10' recognised that certain work connected nitf the sacrifices w,as rreessary and therefore right (? He shows the nadeelytng prir.elplis "The Phr.rlseAs were men c-f rules, rot aocUS tomi d tc. go bach on principles The passion for minutiae kll'ed reflection " -Dr-Kc "One greater than the temple:" Commonly taken aa a referent e to Htm lelf. b.it the Creek rcsris "P.ut 1 ray unto j ou a greater tbtSf than the temple 1 here " The mar-made regulations hr.d given way before the claims of the temple s'.-vice. the Iff; er Interest clvtttg way to the greater A greater Intersst than that of keeping Up the temple

sacrifices was Involved hi re, it was the I lu :,1; to a female suffrage c invention. Ami so, I say, if a man wants work of the kingdom Itself . This Inter-I , . ... . . t- c . i t Um smhKU i. eWealfWi!

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"But, being from Utah," he replied, as he took a clove from his Veil pocket and began to eat it with an air of reckless extravagance, "b tig. I sav. from Utah, the raspictOQJ have naturally been against him. No. 1 don't kn.w as he ever was a polygamist. but. being from Utah, a g'd many people have been afraid it might break out on him some time. Von see. a man is always judged more or less by the state he hails from. It he comes from Massachusetts he is fond of Ibsen and baked beans, and is bothered a great deal by weak eyes and the sir ndar accent. And yet when he is at home he may drive a dray and drink tea out of a saucer by the suction process and sleep in his OveralÜ. If a man comes from Kentucky he is cither a r&tinguistted colonel with a cheese knife clown his boots or a no less disiingni-hed major, sah. with a gun in ever) pocket and another one up Ins sleeve just to keep his wri-t warm. If a man comes from Kansas he has either composed a corn salve or a political platform and it doesn't make much difference which. If a man is from Indiana he is either a reformed px-t wh i swore off before it got the upper hand of him or else he is addicted to it BOW, and if a man comes from I'tah he is cither a plgamt or Habit to take down with some time and marry anything from a pair ol

1 A (Iaw fa iKa mora rn'nfob rdf Vrr 'a

nosMble. "1 delre mercy, ar.d not eseri- trv to do his hailing from I tab. He tnav get m. but every 15 minutes

flee:" (Hos. l:d)J Jems' way r.fremlndIrc them that the principle He was con-

tlonal prejudice or bias, no party, no creed, no dogma of polities. None of these shall SSSSSfl him. Yes hen the etorm of bat lie grows darkest and rages highest, the memory of Washington aball nerve every American arm and cheer every American heart. It shall BSjOlUfM that Promethean fire, that mbllme flame of patriotism, that devoted love of country which his words have commended which his example has cons crated." Th" story of George Washington's Hfe is an old one, but the salient facts will bear repeating He was born at Wakefield. Westmoreland county. Va.. February 22. 1732. lived from 1735 to 1739 at what is now Mount Vernon, and when h was seven years old he was taken to an estate on the Rappahannock, almost opposite Fredericksburg The fath-r was erne of th prosperous plant-

Little George Washington- They fell

upon the aborigines - Hostnn Budget 1 lie I heerflil Irn. Joel Grump Well, I see our hood I in' common council's gone an' voted f.'1" fi r Washington birthday dnin's another sheer waste o' good money Hiram Pond Mebbe it'll turn out a lucky Investment. Joel, like three years ago, when the cannon busted an' killed four on 'em - -Judge. The Mini W OOWlOOe Imlm. They tll us hosC.ii.ric Washington MtiJe truth his constant mission He must have min. d a lot of fun n m eer "sotn gahiu'.H -Washliiaion 8t;i A PWOtSsi Washington es h ar remind us That It reaoy i ub'.lme To. dej.artlna. sick uur hatchet In the linrry tu ol urns. -Pnab

Teacher - Why should all good little boys liVe Washington's hirthdsy" Chorus of Five 'Cause they ain't no school hat day!- Chicago Chronicle. A Possibility. "Do you believe that George Washington never told a lie?" "It's possible. He never wai much of a buslnass man, auway." Cb.lc.a4 Poau

tending for was Scriptural 'The Son of man Is lord of the Sabba'h:" Mark ouotfs Him assaying In this eon -.cit ion: "The iabbat was made for man. nr.d ro man for the Sabbath " Tne real

i rood of th Sabbath had been lost;

Chrpt's purpose was to restor N (V f : 1 4 . "Is It lawful to he;il or, th Sabbath day:" Jesus does ret answer the question directly, but with an Illustration tries to appeal to their c ommon ser.n and humane feelings. Th. discussion over the picking of the fcade oi wheat made His position plain on works of necessity; this deals with works ol mercy, "it is lawful to do goo-i on the Sabbath:" To refuse to do povvl to on who needs it Is tO io evll.nomavter what the day of Um week Jesus an inj leid Ing. TTIs Influence was Increasing and the Phier-s saw that the only way to silence Him was to kill Him. and He ust he silenced

Co oil leeil nnil Hnit. Pecds are sieds Men come before measures Gr ed Is the de II 's .-cid ofsf'-ed Death Is the only escape from death. Splrltnal forces car.net be tt down Id flgurea. God can only lead eg aa long aa we waliv In the light We do not defe r to-day's punishment! by to-morrow's promisee. Wicked aenf Is a plant that is meet likely to die If we cease to water It. God Is not likely to trust truth to the heeplng of the man who eant.et kn phis t mner. A sirmon our duty to God will not b a rented a substitute for dolngour doty to man. It Is a rood Idea to have some everyday virtues In your possession before you pretend to have uncommon onas. Rstn'i uen

lomebody will Come along and haul htm up enit of his seat by the bark

of the neck and hold an huptest over him.

" VVhiskered monster from the boundless west, arise and be sworn,' ttteyll say to him. 'Being from Utah, how many wives had you aceordtng W the last census? How did u get elevted. bv over fee ding the ballot box or b stampeding the legislature with the solid fatber inlau VOtC in y-OUr Own family? Did you ever try to marry an old ladies' home? Do you hire a preacher b the month or do you have your rilsUrviflg fate by contract?' Do your wives converse with you in pcrs n of send delegates? If it or is it not true, that you have sliced up your affections, base wretch, and scattered them from one end of the itate to the other?" And so it will go with him." "And have you ever been a politician, that is enough so you Could really notice it? I imiuired. with the use of a slight rising mriection. 'Tve run." he replied, "for everytbitiK from congress to janitor of a bdgC, and been beat everv time. Tve been exp .sod to every political . . ... If l I 4.. ..l!

oiheo. you might say. n IDC map. nut 1 ve uwsi lUMisgcii w j".., through without being stricken with any of them. And so my advice in political matters is worth something, for in politics if the man that gets licked can't tell you all the details of DOW it happened, nob dv can. 1 remember OUC time in the heat of a campaign another patriot and myi II became involn 1 in an argument that meant the life or death of this n public, Od betöre I knew it he had hit me a blow in the cause of (reedom that laid me Sat Well, sir. I didn't carry a torch light or defend the grand Old Hag ( any orhcr capacity for a week, but I am here to ge to yon that I understand the physical prowess of that man better

than he does himself. So. for advice in politics. 1 say. giwayi go to tue msn that was elected and then got counted out. And mv MTviae ig, if von ever want to doze around the halls of congress and not be disturbed, don't come from Utah and be suspected of a happy fireside in every hamlet and city that rears its protid head to the clear, blue skies. I mtghi say, of that glorious but mother-in law infested common w alth."