Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 51, Number 20, Jasper, Dubois County, 5 February 1909 — Page 6

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B12N KI. DO AX 12. Publisher. JASI'EIt, INDIANA. The majority of Jokes reached thav age too many years ago. An ovordrawn argument usually covers a nlggor In the woodpile. One of the first things to learn about setting a hen is to gt the lion. "What is the shortest day?" asked an exchange. A holiday, of course. Some people, are so methodical they talk half tho excitement out of life. Money making is like quicksand; the more you get into it. the deeper you go. Some people are so unreasonable that they can't hear of a canal without insisting that there mtut b' a scandal connected with it. ''When things are coming our way. e ci j thing is dead easy," said a philosopher. Doesn't he mean "everybtKi ' instead of everything? II re's a good idea, Bank tellers arc to stamp "c unterfeit" ou ali bad bills presented tn- them. That will stop utie kind of endless chain. A I'hilidelphla editor has discover, d that kissing U a cure for the frcikl. s la Washington, there is no net 1 of that hypocritical excuse. If Gr. ek dancer manage to set the st:.s : feminine attire the corner in wl.aJtlp.me now being organised will not ina lie any particular difference. Xlanv a young man who ha vowd to go through fire and water for the girl he loved, has won her and suae through fire-water instead. It will take something like a year to pi'hsh the Culi;;.aa diamond, which now has the dhvinrtlon of being the biggest sparkler in the world, before It is finally prtM uted to King Ed- ! Edward And een then it will be j considered bad t.ts'e for the owner to wear it in his Sunday cravat. It Is really t.o bad that Adam didn't have that apple story copyrlgh'pd. As one of his heirs I would be reaping quite a i.iee royalty from it mys 'lf. A leading choir master says most pretfy girls open their months crooked when they sing. That man will find fault with Heaven if he ever arrlvos there. For one ancient Chinese rug J. Piotrpont Morgan is reported to have paid $75,000. This Indicates again what foresight and economy early In life will permit later on. An Improved aiming device for heavy guns makes It possible to keep tho weapon trained on a moving target continuously, without regard to the rolling of the vessel. Tho Haitian congress unanimously elected General Simon president We trust that the fact that the general had a victorious army at the front door had nothing to do with the case. It seems to be the consensus of opinion that living is cheaper abroad, but that money is harder to make. There never was a rose without a thorn, but perhaps Luther ßurbank will be able to make one some day. Having become a preacher, Pat Crowe says: "Ill-gotten gold brines no happiness." He is not abb though, to back tip his assertion with testimonials from the officials of the coal and meat trusts. One of the msny great pieces of engineering which toaie of us will perhaps live to mp is a canal serosa Flon la by which ocean traffic from the Gulf to the Atlantic will be saved the Journey through the Strait of Florida. The project, which has long boon urged, is now favored by the Gulf Coast Inland Waterway Assocla tion. Wastern Ireland was recently excited over a particularly clear mirage soon near Rnllyconnelly, a town on tho wild Connemarn const. The spectacle of a beautifully situated small town, with buildings of different sizes and varying styles of architecture, was seon rising out of tho sea appar ently about six or seven mile west ward. Hundrods gathered to witness tho sight, which was visible from three until six p. m., when It grad ually vanished. The woman down In Verona. X j who alone was building n house of concrete got along nil right till she came to the roof. Then she had to sjet "mere man" to help her. Hut it required two men to do as much as one womnn. The question of su perlorlty of tho oxes seoms to he tin settled by the Verona experiment Hut It does appear to he proved, re marks tho Troy (N. Y.) Times, that even in New Jersey a home without both woman and man Is like a houso without a roof.

Butlers Grew on tfoc 1bcao of HvOoriQucs

Is True That Horns Sametimes Gro:c on Human Being! A story comes from Pendleton. Ore., of the finding of a human skeleton, eight miles from that place, with a skull furnished with prominent Jawlmnos. strong, wide teeth and horn two inches long, projecting from eat. side of the forehead. It is a fact well known to anatomists fhat horny excrescences upon the fnt nnd body of the human subject are by no moans rare and were also known to the ancients That woodland deity, the satyr, depicted with goat-like ears, budding boms and a short tail, dtd not grow altogether from the imagination of the ancients, either as to horns or tall. In the olden time horns were symbolic of wisdom and power. Michael Angelo. In his great tculpture of Moses, has given that patriarch a pair of hums'. Among collected examples of humangrown horns In a medical museum in l.ondon there is one 11 inches long and 2U inches in circumference. One modern investigator report seventyone cases ot horns, thirty-seven in female, thirty-one In male, three in Infant Of i his number fifteen were on the head, eight on the face, eighteen on the lower extremities and eleven on the trunk. Another investigator collected reports of ninety eases, forty-four women, thirty -nine men., the remainder infants. Of these forty-eight were on the head. A third collector reported 10t case of cutaneous horns. The greater frequency of the growths is with women. Old" age is often a predisposing cause. The most remarkable case of a horn was that of Paul Rodriguez, a Mexican porter, who from the side of his bead had a horn fourteen inches in circumference at the base, divided into three shafts. A case is mentioned of a horn that grew uion a woman's forehead six Inches in diameter and six inches long. In W'i there being an old woman in France who constantly shed long horns from her head, one of which was pre sented to the King. Vidnl. the eminent French physician, in lsM. presented Iwfore the Academy of Medicine a twi.ttd horn ten inches long, taken from the foivtaead of a woman Small horns grow in from the tyrn panic membrane of the ear are not rare. Dr. Saxton, of New York, reported having excised several of them. The lat Dr. Pancoast, of Philadelphia, reported the case of a sea captain. T vears old, who had been exposed ße wluds all his life. His nose, cheeks, forehead and lips were covered with horny crowths. which wer. constantlv being shed and again reproduced. A number of authorities speak of horns growing upon the legs. Among these was one over tonnten wrnes long, having been forty years In grow ing. This was taken trom me rainaie of the leg of a womnn SO years old. six nches below the knee. The old women of the time of James I. King of England, wno cnancea i iv thsA AToresrences on their fore head could hardly hope to escape burning as witches. Stories of cutaneous horns when seen and reported by the laity seldom lack exaggeration In description. One of these is a Jry published in papers of New South Wales, which describes a child "five weeks old. born with a tail eighteen inches king, horns upon its forehead and a nui sei oi iww. Tho nnmint add that "the country people abort Bomlalla considered this child a punishment ior a return umv th mother cave to a peddler selling Pictures of the crucifixion. Vexed by his persistence, sne sni'J sne wuuw sooner have a devil in her house than his picture." THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. An Existence That Is Fascinating, but Nerve Destroying. American visitors In Paris, Berlin or Vienna often wonder how and where correspondent do their work. The truth is. a large part of their work Is done at these very social gatherings wher you have met them Important news is usually there obtainable only. Statesmen and diplomats, generals and admirals, loaders of thought nnd action, the foremost men of business and the indefatigable promoters of great new venture all the men and women. In fact, who make the news and who are tho fountain head of it. the correspondent will meet there. It depends on his Individual exertions and on bis tact and gifts of persuasion what use he makes of his opportunities. Being treated as a social equal. It devolves of course on the correspondent to recip rocate favors shown not In quantity perhaps, but at least In quality. The leading correspondents must have homes of comfort and must throw them open to the official and unofficial world at stated Intervals, say. three or four times per season. Their privato fortunes or their Incomes must be large enough to admit that. Their annual expenditures can not be lees than tS.ocM) and may exceed $15.000. Tho London limes, for instance, pays its correspondents on a liberal wale, sal arles of $5,o00 to $l0.im being tho rule. Yet the majority of them find it necessary to make up regular deficien cies in their exchequer out of their own private funds. Money in the cap ltal-4 on the continent goes furthest in Parts and Rome. Derlln being next, and Vlunna and SL Petersburg being the most expensive places. The life of the American correspond ent on the continent of Europe is n life interesting and fascinating enough In its way, and It broadens the mental horixon as, perhaps, no other occupation does. But it Is a nerve-destroying lifo, a life In which there is scarcely a minute he can call his very own. Ev ery day In the year It spurs Its slave on to utmost oxortlon. It barely pays expenses, and it necessitates constant

' outlays In tlmo and money which can not bo put down in the "expense ac count." and which are a drain on I health and purse alike. Even under ' the most favorable circumstances the j game is hardly worth the candle. To go to lted at two or three, fagged out j with never ending excitement and toll. ; to be waked out of a sound n.cvp t hour later by a ring at the telephone

or by inopportune cable luquine-. from the home office; to dress hurried I, take a cab to the nearest telegraph once and there wire a hasty rep! . then to retur and seek a few more hours fitful sleep, and to rise, morning atttr morning, nnrefreshed with never reoe for body and soul all this i neither conducive to longevity nor to a quiet and contented mind The World's Work. WEST POINT AND ITS BEGINNING. How This Strategic Place Was Occupied In the Revolution. The antiquity of Fort Putnam, at the West Point Military academy, has been a question of dispute the lat few days, but it will probably soon be righted, and Its proposed restoration to its original condition, or soaietaiug like it, will be carried out. How the military academy came into being, and various other tacts about it. are ot interest to every loyal American. The tract ol laud owned by the government st West Point contains 2U a.res. and was flm settled in May. ,tz. The greater part of this area was purchased from Stephen Moore on September 10. ITiw. for ?tl.i'S5. The smaller and southerly portion was bought from Oliver Gridley on May 13. 1S24. for IIO.W0. On March 2, 1S2. toe Stat of New York ceded Jurisdiction over that part of the property on Ahieb the pricipal edifices connected with the institution stand, and only reserved the right to execute any process, civil or criminal, wherein the real or personal property of the United States was affected." The importance of West Point ia the Revolution was due to its command of the Hudson river, then the thoroughfare for freight and passenger traffic between the seaboard and the interior. Early in 1775 the provincial congress, pursuant to,the wishes of the continental congress, resolved to fortify the highlands, and sent commissioners, accompanied by Colonel Bernard Romans, with 24 men. to execute its plan. Romans was a willful holeric Hollander, an engineer by profession and an employee of the British Crown. He constructed the fortifications on Constitution island (then Martelaed s Rock), but in such an un-M-ieniific manner as to invite the strictures of the most capable experts of his own profession. For this reason, and also tecause of a report by a special commission of inspection, made to congress on November 23. 1775. that the works could be assailed from the nigher ground across the river without any danger to the enemy. It was planned to occupy and fortify West Point, but the proposition was not followed, and "the key to the passage of the Highlands temporarily fell into the hands of the enemy. After the British had abandoned the High lands In August. 177 1. Generals Putnam nnil James Clinton were detailed to supervise the reconstruction of the fortresses, and on July 2, 1773. the headquarters of the comaianuer-in-chlef were transferred to West Point. tf wk hero that General Washington tcciiod nmomr his "many and pointed orders" one "against that unnecessary and abominable custom ot .swearing West Point had cost $3.(o.M. Ta addition to three years of labor by tae local force, and was accounted the "American Gibraltar." New iortt Tribune. Only Fun. Two mlddle-aeed men stood in front of a poulterer's shop and one of them looked very sly and cunning as ne said: "Let s p'.ay a Joke on him. 111 take that turkey down and hide it, and we'll hear him rave." Ho took the bird off the hook and tarted to hide It in a barrel round the corner, when a policeman, who was coming up and bad seen the theft, took him by the collar. it's only for fun!" protested the man In exnlan&lion. "Oh. is it? Well you can explain that at the station." "But the poulterer knows me. "Does he? Come in and we'll see." The situation was explained to the poulterer, who. after looking hard at the man for a few seconds, replied: "I can t say that 1 know you." "But I have been dealing here for a king time. My name is on your books," said tho other, now thoroughly frightened. "l et's see: you owe mo a balance of two jjounds." "1 ellevo so." "And you kaTO owed It for four months. I can't say I know you." "But I'm going to pay. Here take it out if this note. I always pay my debts." "h.xactly; three pounds back. Oificer. I think I know him. Yes. I'm sure I do. He took the turkey for fun, and you mar let him go." Buddhist Priest a Yale Student. Yale University numbers among the students taking the postgraduate course a Buddhist prlen named Ichlno Shthnta. He is a soldier and fought with great distinction and great bravery In the Japanese-Chine" war in 1S94. He received at th cloe of the war a bronte medal, presented by the Mikado himself. A Slander. Blnks My stars! I heard that you had died of heart failure while drunV Winks Thai's a mean, miserable, mallelous slander. "Then you were not drunk? 'T didn't die of heart failure." New York Weekly. Cheering. Mrs. Fentherly I mean to cot well, doctor. I am going to show all my will power Into tho effort. Dr. Pompous That will be vain and useless madanie. You are now In my charge. Kansas City Journal.

PARIS FASHION HINTS. 1S92. Indies' Blouse Dressing Sack. with three-quarter lengih sleeves. Flannel or flannelette are pretty for this style. Seven sizes, 3 to 41. 1&4D. I-ndies' Dressing Sack, with three-quarter length sleeves. A good model for flannel, challls or cretonuo and would be pretty if the trimming band were finished with French dots. Seven sizes. 32 to 44. GST. Indies' Sml-Fitting Cot. In 37-inch length. Developed in broadcloth, serge, tweed, velvet, corduroy or Venetian cloth. This is a very stylish and desirable model for the separate coat. Six sizes, 32 to 42. 2603. 1 Julies' House Dress, consisting of a waist having round yoke, and an attached seven-g'ored skirt. This attractive little house dress was developed In dark gray wool-bat Iste. Seven sizes. 32 to II 26S3. Ladies' Work Apron Heavy linen, in plain or figured patterns chambray. Indian-head cotton, and gingham in plain colors, as well as In striped, figured or checked designs may be used in the development of this Jaunty little apron. Four sizes. 32. 30. 40 and 44. Gil. Shirt Waist, design to be transferred to silk, linen, madras, challls. crpdechine, or cotton crepe worked with braid and outline stitch In mercerized cotton. Fashion Editor. 4K Century Building. Indianapolis. Ind.: Inclosed please find 10 cents. Please send Paris Pattern No Size Name Address NO HARD FEELINGS. Was Even Willing to Pay Half the Repair Bill. Coming to a sudden stop, the driver of the automobile Jumps out of his machine and runs bark to where his victims lie upon the ground. But one of them is alive, and he is seriously hurt "I'm profoundly sorry this bappene.d" says the man from the automobile, "but it was as accident I could not avoid. I am deeply sorry, and I hope yon will allow me to settle whatever damages there are and that you will not feel harshly toward me." "It's all right, friend." sighs tho surviving victim. "That other man was my rich nnele, and I am his only heir, and. besides, I have been carrying a JHK--week accident policy for ten years. This is the first time I could ever get action on it. If your machine is broken I'll pay half the repair bill." Judge. A Rondeau. She uses slang at times. I grieve to say. I not the tendency with great dismay. For slang In women Is a thing I hate. She thinks, of course, that it is up to date. The proper language of The Girl Today. But it's bad taste, which girls should not display. Whn I say that, she says. "Don't get too gay." 'impertinent" seems quite inadequate. She uses slang; "Nit" is equivalent to "no" or "nay," And thlnro provincial she declares are "Jay;" Then a small-minded person is a 'skate !" She "bttrrs?" No, she "hits a lively gait Or "bats it. Why, It's simply fiorco the wny Slio uses slang. Chicago Nows. Wees of the Suburbanite. Oftend Pa, what Is the "Suburban handicap?" PaThc lawn mower In the summer and the snow shovel In the winter, my war--Denvor News-Times.

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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL The Senior Berean Lesson for Sunday, February 7, 1909.

TRUE AND FALSE BHOTHERIIOOD Acta. 4. 32-6. U. Golden Toxt. -Lying lips aro abomination to tho Lord ("Jehovah") ; but they that deal truly are His dolight. Prov. 12. 22. The Lesson Text, Acts 4, 32-5, 11. 32. And tho multitude of them that believed fwero of one heart and of one soul; neither said any of them that ought of the things which he ponbe&sed was his own; but they had all things common. 33. And with groat power gave th apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all. 34. - Neither wns there any among them that lacked: fur as man s were jnessors of lands or huusts sold them, und brought tho prices if the ihlngs that were sold. 35. And laid them down at the apus ties' feet; and distribution wa n...de unto every man accurdiug as he had med. 3U. And Joses, who by the apMtls was sumatned Barnabas (which is being interpreted. The son of conoiatlon), a Levite, nud of the country of Cyprus. 37. Having land, sold It. and brought tho money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 1. But a certain man nnnied AnanUs. with Sapphirn, his wife, sold a possession. 2. And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it. and brought a certain part, and latd it at the apostles feet. 3. But Peter said. Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to He to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the laud? 4. While it remained, was it not thine own? and after was sold, was It not In thine own power? Why hast thou conceived .this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not Heal unto men, but unto God. 5. And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost; and great fear cntne ou all them that heard these things. G. And the young men arose, wound him up. and curried him out, and buried him 7. And It was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came In. S. And Peter answered unto her. Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said. Yea. for so much. 0. Then Peter said unto her. How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Hehold, the feet of them which have burled thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10. Then fell she down straightaway at bis feet, and yielded up the ghost; and the young men came tn. and found her dad and. carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 11. And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. The Lesson Explained. 1. Concerning the Christian Communism. Vers. 32-37 Though the chief priests opposed the new faith, yet it spread widely and the disciples were of one heart, that is. they were agreed In spirit A great multitude boHeved. The first effect of the newly received belief was to Inspire such love as to make the disciples wish to hold things in common. No one was to be poor, and no one was to be rich. Property was not to belong to the individual, but to the community. The scheme proved to be but a dream. It was easier to carry out such a scheme then than It is now. Then all the disciples had llttb wealth, and there was no great difference betweon him who was poor and him who wns not quite so poor. There was an expectation of Christ's immediate return from heaven, and hence earthly treasure was not so highly prized. Intense affection inspired enthusiasm In sharing propary. The scheme of propertysharing failed, for Christians were not perfect. Some were covetous, and some would rather share In other's goods than work for a living. Human nature seems as yet too weak to sustain a community of goods. Many trials have been made and many failures. And yet here is something that is true, mixed with error, and society is moving faster than many are aware of in making the weath of tho community the property of all for enjoyment Christianity certainly touches that we are stewards, and hold what we have In trust. "To do good and to communicate forget not." The whole subject is of vast importance in the pn-sent day. and profound thinkers aro studying It. It does not appear that the disciples sold all. but what they sold they brought to the aepostles that they might distribute, not to all. but to those who were needy such as widows and orphans and It mar be to those who lost their menus of support because they had espoused the faith of Christ. Care is needed in distribution of charitable funds that pauperism be not increased and that self-respect on the part of the recipients lie not hurt or destroyed. The gift of affection should awaken gratitude. Note that giving In charity added power to the truth of Jesus as preached by the apostles. Joses In verse 36 Is the same name as Joseph, rightly named Barnabas, son of consolation, he was the companion of Saint Paul In his first missionary Journey He was n Levite. that Is, one of the tribe of Levi. The Levitos In more ancient times had no inheritance, but were scattered among the other trlbos. Joses was of Cyprus, an island in the eastern part of what was once called "the great sea," that Is, the Mediterranean. He had land, that Is. a field, and he Is singled out probably either for the value of his gifts or the generosity of his sacrifice. Our pictures show coins of Cyprus. 11. The Covetous Spirit. Vers. 5, i.j.The story of Ananias is one which a history of the Christian faith would hardly have given if not inspired by truth Itself. It stands In markod contrast to the lost Just seen among the oarly Christians. It Is a black cloud swiftly chasing the sunblne. The offense showed contempt for God.

A Musical Educatior

"Why do you keep . nractlcintr sn Inonausnti.. . ''cwr piece?" "I want to be sure Komothlnir when hear hnr." "But supiKso they wat.t play something more?1 "Oh. there's no danger . Cleveland Plain Dealer. " to ' htr Chief Character Knicker What is me about the horse show" Hocker II ijU sara s Sun. ab! How It Would Tempt h "See yon fat fowl." ! tk tall tramp at the water tan- 1(jn thou enjoy him?" "Yeas," yawned the la -afflp in all the states and trr.- -( do engine killed him. n l..v rij all his feathers off an i : must ruck de dry grass and I : : tia nice and brown l wouldt . pard; yes, verily." Chi aco N - ITCHED TWELVE YEARS Kficinn Mntrt llnnil inxl Pert eil, 1V"I niut firt Himt (rmi V tfmti, Toil Cnr VII Hope f or, (tuleklr t'nreit lijr ("nllciirn. "I suffered frm eezein i ... mj hands, arms ami feet for .ttTf ihti years, my band. and feet -.mj nn, sweat and Itch, then would N-. .. Ions and get very dry. then , ' .r get raw. I tried most every k ( nlve nnd ointment without su. . t tried wverul dK-tors. but :it "ivr wt up thinking then was a cure f -r zemn. A friend of mine lnit.-,f mj trying the Cutlcurn 1'eme.Jie-. m did not giro them a trl.il tw r st so had that I had to d 'vi. -I secured a set and by the ti were u?ed I could see s ra iv.- remeat nnd my bands nid f- -n healed up In no time. I h:ie !. -I s trouble since. Charles T I bitter, i: F D IB. Volant. Pa.. Marco U I" Potter Druz & Cbeii; t'rj. Mt Props, of Cutlcurn i:emdi.-. lt.tos. Found Use for It He My friend married for mTaey. She Does he regret It? "He doosn't regret the money" Smart Set The rcrmin Aliiinimr. The drucglsts hve already teen pplled with the Peruim almanac for 109. In addition to tbe tflcur astronomies! matter usually funilshtrd In almanacs, the articles on aztwx? are very attractive to mt peojtJ Thf mcntnl characteristics of ea-h -'zn given with faithful accura? A list of lucky and unlucky day i 1 furnished to those who lave ur almanacs, free of ebarse. Addre Tat Pernnn Co.. Columbus. O. God helps them that help themselves. Franklin. Whl.Urr for Cll. To one-half pint gd whiey. atkl one ounce syrup sarssiparlüa .-1 ounce Trls compound. whlh nn 1 procured of nny druggist. Take In itspoonful doses before each m' sod before retiring. Immediate reu.t? always follow this treatment Sometimes an exploded theory do not even wake up the theorist Tlo Yonr Cltilhco Look Yellow f If so. o I!Mi Cr Hall B!" lt make tfar-ffi white a iw. tars J" as, 5 centn. An expert Is a roan who if aMe to Impress us with how little we know. Many a man puts his propcrv in his wife's name. Including his hapi '" pii,i:s cruun i.v to i i nws r.VZO OINTMKST I caraBt--J to r- -r 7 cae ef Itehljf. llsl. Bleli or IT Ine Wei tn 0 to H lay or monrj ttUutti. &Ot Pride goeth before a fall, and It doesn't soften the bumps any at that ltd, AVrnk. Wnrr. Wnlrrr " IWIered kj Morlw Kre Kmlr rtnt rwn t SWt : Sith- K ' Write Murine Kre ltemeilr o . (! for tlliMtrate! Kre Itook tree lilt- - v,, slsts of a willingness to pass tnI A Safe end Sure I Coucih Cure. ! EiSnip'a Balsam I Decs ret centals Ophta, Morehlac, er any olher aarcolic er habit-teraJng drag. Nothing- of a poisons or In " ful character enters into it puitin. , ... This clean and pure cough o .7 ctircscoughsth.it cannot be cure by any other medicine It has saved thousands from c nsumption. It has saved thousands of lue. A ?V lxittle contiins 40 do-. At all druggists', 25c, 50c and ... .i.i.