Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 16, Jasper, Dubois County, 21 January 1910 — Page 1

WeekIm v OL. 52. Jasve, Indiana, Friday, January 21, 1910. No 16.

T r ' WC Quoufief.

L .GLAND'S SACRED BEAST.

ritten Law Against Shooting Even Hen Eating Foxes. . au mi the country the other v.. rv ! a village sensation in . I v... railed upon to adjudir tl.e furniere assetnblod in - or of tho only village inn." tin- London correspondent of i and Country. "One of their r li.id shot a fox which had

i' ti u i mouK uxq xowis lor

RL'HHIHG THE RHEA. Relativo of ;trich Chaoad Wi;h Dop nnd Horet. For the portion who desire a

-uniqnc for .a of sport "running tho Irlinn" in nnilA.i l.

... i,.lu j uuijjuiuu as recommended. The rlica is a member of the ostrich family, but somewhat smaller. It-runs with the swiftness of n fcreylio ir.d or a fa horse and has a Liiiick of doubling on ita track, which often serves it in eluding iJU treuer. The natives in

, ,i . 1 i Ihtinl rtrt if I. .1 l ii

.r.v mguis luni lowi Keeping uav "Ull, uugs uuu me

m i tig u risky business. "u,iU 1,10 ll0Ss course alter the , ordinary farmer does not Jeemg bird in full cry, while the ! ...r.s: an occasional hen, but hunters follow ai'tyr at top speed,

: i i.- a greedy boast

in re pleasure of

hunt does not al

mptiy. ao nere wis a

j " A STUDENT JOXE. TroT,aFOr '''"II'" 'Conspiracy of ISS&That' Put the There was something m the at-, Pyrofessor ln Panfo , mospherc which told urn that -n.t -i- t e things were not exactly the same. Profcssor Loomis for many Silence followed soo after the ! years occuPied the chair of;astronousunl greetings, but at length shelIny at Yale and.. was the author of

spoke. "Are you aware, sir" she ! tue wc" known series of mathemat-

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jcai text nooKS. Professor Loomis'. repeated each year to tho junior class a course of lectures on physics. The, lectures

were illustrated bv experiments,

began, "that one hand of the Bar-

thokli statuo measures sixteen feet five inches?" "So I have heard," hoi riodded,

nappy to bo addressed agaiW

The thickness of tho head from Lnd m one on composed air he to ear, she pursued ;icily, "is ! cxplajncil the principHle of thc weU

and kill prepared to throw the bola if op-' the thing, port unity Oders. -long, lwavs av lno ,oIa. consisting of two or f, ras "a Iinoitnroc heavy balls of lead or stono

ear

ten feet.

"Yes."

t. -i t

in; iiv&u is luur met bii incites

ii f porting euquette to do ;. T. e farmer had shot a fox. ! tmt deny it. In fact, he pre-

. to iu row out his choot with

attached to a thong six or eight feet long, server to hamper the' movements of thc bird, for the, balls twine about tho part which'

if in defiance of all the un-itnc Dom strike regardless

aus of British snort. whether it bo the legs, neck

custom from

1 1 i t i

uocreeu tnat

That's right."

The mouth ia three feet across."

I believe so. Just imagine it."

"The waist thirty-fivo feet around." . "Y-yes. Why?" um i.:i' i.s

Kir." elio rnni innod "u"liv vnn cfntnrl

safe from gun and trap v. re socroik He belongs to

imo imme-iings. This permits tfie dogs and in 1 c P0, w.hich you addressed to The professor wa3 alwayi hat thc fox! hunters to overhaul and dispatch 0 that I reminded you of the God- plauded for this feat, but Jus Mm and trap the bird. 1 ss f Liberty ."Ladies' Homo face, covered by a tightly t

i and must be allowed tq

igh the covers and farm

Af ti.n nnnn..i. t a ii.. uournai.

-it WU UJJIlUUWil UI UUllUl lilU rhca will often crouch flat upon tho street Lighting, ground with neck outstretched un- The streets of XW York wore

known air gun.

The students of each succeeding claaa as they entered the room for this particular lecture found on the side of the room rcmoto from the platform a small target. After explaining the operation of .the gun Professor Loomis was; in the habit of landing three of its projectiles with mathematical accuracy in the

center of the bullseye.

s an-

grim

drawn

skin of parchment hue, never show-

. ne Accepted the Apology. I A prominent New York lawyer is

noted for his ready answers and skill in repartee. When a young practitioner he appeared before a pompous old judge, who took offense at a remark the lawyer made criticising his decision. "If you do not instantly apologize for that remark, Mr. Blank," said tho judge, "I shall commit you for contempt of court." "Upon reflection, your honor' instantly replied Mr. Blank, "1 find that your Jionor was right and I was wrong, as your honor always is." ' The judge looked dubious, but finally 6aid that he would accept tho apology.

She Stumped Gladstone. The story is told that at Hawarden ono morning little Dorothy Drew refused to get up. When all other means had failed to coax her

lout of bed Mr. Gladstone was

called. "Why won't you get up, my hild?" he asked.

wiiv, granuiatlicr, clidn t you

Jlag UlUy, I regrets tor say aat our .engagement has got ter be broke off. Billy Wot do trouble now? Ma? Me mu won't lervo me wear fer nt; no rnvre. 'coj it mnkes me nnv- bh'rk. heilte' WeeUlv.

"S'i

jol.or.; htuppc 1 me an

v fc.

Brrczsrr..

lorrv i ;.i ; '!- lute, m dcar. '

w;;a: lir -.'k petita ;!y, "but

ho: o fro

vo.. ..-. i i ; "lad wir 'Why didn't jf your ha' ;; -('aiho'io

Hov. Hw v "The man I nmr h the jwrlur i title loei i'.'.. "i '

n'.vl Iiis

'c br -k at u: w.-hit?" 1 and TI -3. ' .n Icr.

' d l' o?;irl ;:m t. i,f I) ;t .1

..nge:.-.

"Well, what's tie mat Icr v.tth one?'" queried the ung maa as ha dropped on li.s ki: i't Ii r fcot.

''You see, Tin a I.t'.'o ! er thuu ina of them." IIou ton i'ost.

jed the slightest sign of gratification tell me to do what the Bible says?"

!or recognition of any kind. To him nskou Dorothy.

. tiv Mt.v ,.Aiwn --.vj- &

will, devouring what ma v. der the gras, remaining motionless f,rßt lighted in 1G97, tho lichtin

in ins wav. uustom, too, u"" "- ""6s u' paeu. xnia Dejn? tione DV a iantern susDende

'11 1 M t J mI I "

Siat the hunt shall pay

rrtt i

inc mint generally : :ii in innumerable case tarv is well aware that he

-windlcd

strategem is often successful when from a pole stretched out from tho

i l avfia n.nnAntl.. a1.p n jtiiMiififi

experiment to be exactly demonstrated. .fy One class of juniors, horever,

who had learned of the nnmemorial

the Wind is blowing again3t the u-inriW of vnrv uivinth hnnne

feSÄ"!!8". lhe,.contr"7, is, Tl- ' - -Stat mThc'th cnscS .

; l 1 t Vt i , wa5 rsi u,eu in 1010 in iiaiumore. tempted a little experiment of mg oiru. in tms case, doubtless At Thiladelohia a theater was thus Uhoir

jmrticular farmer said bewildered by the sudden failure of lighted on Nov. 25, 1816, tho first matical and scientific human na;n'cd for many years him-;,t3 urtless ric, it makes no attempt place of amusement in America il- turc. ' a.l never made a claim for j-t escape lumi'nated in that manner. I Three puffs from thb air gun, and, -. A year or two ago, how-1 The chase of the rhea, which , Gas was first used for lighting ! although the students saw that the f had paid a nocturnal , sometimes extends over a distance houses in Boston in 1822. It had bullsevo was perforated as usual, 1 . fowl yard and had played. of five or six miles, is a thrilling been used thirty years before at there was not a sound of anBlause'

,lk fU t,miU nro.l .Inni.nnc OI1G- It lllS fOT thO VHIOT Jill IMP OT- On-n nll Pnr.1inil Cnron Pnnlr ! T T , t 1 i

. i . iiiv iiuiiiiivu uvuifcUUSt j w vviuniuji unt;iauu. iv.al ivuft

r two after it happened; cuemenc 01 a norsc race, witn tue

expen-ire BuiT Orpinj

A third time the fox camo.-dded eatisf action of knowing that m1 made a mo3t deplorable 1 the winning of the race will result .1 lot of fine Wvandottos in a welcome addition to the larder.

The wings of thc rhca have a flavor not unlike that of turkey, and if one is not averse to the tasto of horseflesh the meat of the thigh is very satisfactory. The rhca is one

of the main food supplies on a Pat

'lion !'- farmer wxote to the.

: r 'turv anü asxett lor tiamrply was that the claim ! ' attended to sliortly, and

Where Four SUtei Meet The United States is the only country in the world that has a "four corners," that is to say, aplac where four itates meet. Look at your atlas and you will see Colorado, Utah, .New Mexico and Arizona, touching each other. At no other

Professor Loomis looked a moment at tho clasF in a startled wiy, then at tho target, and then, with a degree of emotion he had never before shown, exclaimed: "Didn't it hit? Didn't it hit? Didn't it hit?" A roar cf laughter, followed by even more than the usual applauso, 6howed the professor that he had

... r' I . i ii a. . vi i tnrrttAi! na YMrttn f a

tir.H.i the settlement came agonian nunung inp. iew xotk u; r""" lUkV'

a i i a nam. riiereupon iuuuk.

eclared war on all foxes

What Attracted the Attention or tni

Place on the globe do four states, not ost his mathematical accuracy.

y a:

( 1 (hem ruthlessly. And tL- point which puzzled the on Satim'fly night. t t'rawford shot n fox last 1 one of thc men, 'and no oic to him since. It ' -nd it ain't sportsman- ' t V-n ki!i your hens. That's are .hero for, and if ono ri'furv is mean there are a

I who are generous.

Solemn Faced Man.

Causes of War.

The horrors of the Indian muti

"Yc-5. certainly."

"Well, it disapproves of early rising; says it's a waste of time." Mr. d'ladstone knew his Bible better than most men, but he was not

equal to Dorothy. For oncb in his life he was nonplused. "You listen, then," went on Dorothy in reply to his exclamation of astonishment, and, turning up her Bible, she read the second verse of the One Hundred and Twentyseventh Psalm, laying great empha

sis on the first words, "It is vain forJ

you to rise up early." The Pr'nce of Crumbier. When Mr. Bceton asked if he did uot lind many unreasonable people among, his summer boarders Farmer Joy quickly assented. "Lots an' lots are never satisfied xnyway," he said. "No matter what's done for 'em there'll always

ue sometnmg wrong somewnere. "Now, last summer," he went on, with a gleaming eye. "wo had a man

icre that was so fond of grnmbltn

form such a junction.

The spot is on a spur of the Carito

mountains, and few tourists visit it, ny iU stin be remembered, and that one dav he actually called for a ,fc ls not eas"7 awes- tho cause which led to it is a mat- toothnick after lu-M had a plnsa of

One of our southern salesmen DlQ ana l"ny ih3 comp"-- ter of history. Cartridges greased milk !;' Youth's Companion. brought home the following from tivcly few people think about with cow's fat were served out to his last trip: , monument marks it, however, erect- the sepoys, who refused to uwl Household Hints.

Bemove vaseline stains by wasS-

incr in wann water and soan: rinsa

rrrtnm town ior the nurnose "K uuui nie ruuu xrvm lue naio nf. nnv wnrnmir hi fnmh o mnsao- i i.. .i.i......i,..i ,i " . -

... . ------ --- - i i c: n i i ji Tri v e ' v uuu uiuiv Tiiiuniinii'ii buuii iu ui of Felling leather and buying new bpnngs in Colorado, in the Ute res- cre3 followed, which were only ßtain hides. j erratum, to the San Juan river. avenged at an enormous expendi-l To kfton hrn or rnnr hnVhi

When he had completed the build- ture of lives and money. Ifor some time after cleanine ruV

xrfcv . ' Tho wnr wlnch delu?ed Austria it over with beaten white of egg. . V . and Prussia With blood in 18CG em-1 T.i nrnvont -nun nr kmlinn trnm

ihed use wana

Uli yoft cIothsxt

The proprietor of u tanyard built cd by the covernment survevorg. them on the ground that the cpvrl a stand on one of the main streets 5 poiai i reached by a trail leaa- was a sacred animal. Almost with- i of a Yircinia town for the purpose ng from the road from the Navajo out any wnrnintr the terrible massa-

Sport is'mP' he considered for a long time

ii-,.

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null iiiuuv in vuu cnii lhii

' -fc mine o-n nlomn-f Tf WUHl, burl Ul U bl"ll HI IJUl UP IU Ul- ' . . . 7

- lunij un. UUIUUdU .. am . ...... hoThn. hno a fnri nnW ...... ....

w-vor, bo put to thc credit: fact attention to the new establish- ' " Hi. "X anated in Xori?cr. Kng to an-yell owing v.Ven Ava

.-!. hunt clubs that they ent. finally a nappy tliougnt r J: " ' iTZ eLa acd.,a (Efllt, r b w

nu ions of nonniU n vear in biruetv I,U,K n f T 0 ViT in uic spring 01 mat year me us- rii ( v. ""''"" 01 pounus a jtar iu small wav. narticul.irlv in tho oner- x L "j. J j.m

! Wales and Ireland for the " u """ - - ' J..-1 ".Zl r" oegan m arm very speeauy f t Me snort fche doorpost and stuck a calfs tail -itrcuinr. to es-jv vw- nnd powerfully, and the Prussians i n nil in :. L .iuntcr, that arc 1 ft" SÄ ÄifiS SQUAB

i annually, the packs I cn . , . na readv as well t 3 i 6 -i. . the huntsmen, the sUleJ1 ? strips of cliih fpr Kd?nghi fSf' Jjf1 Won ,U ,l7n0;L0Jlff"gCS: andathc Patient's arm. When the staff was ab"t theory campaign1

I not m use me Danuace was uea 10 t- rri;fnua

E DEAL

' ' '.onnds certain districts of '' 1 tould be depopulated. ' r-hire and the midland ' ' would be almost impovcri f f ':!; were suddenly put in t make an end to the rich l'i pa-t mo. (ountry houses in '""! vtinc 'islricts may be had ali r the prk-e of a cottage in NT-hire. whereas in the f ar-l P. rhlcy country a coun'"a.e is us expensive, if not "' o. than a Iondon mansion. ;! of d;tninishing, hunting has ' in popular favor."

The eternal Feminin

u. C

stepped ou and addressed him.

"Good morning, sir!" he said. "Morning!" said the other, with out taking his ees off the sign.

"Want to buy leather?" asked ,th$.

tanner. "Xo " "Got any hides to sell?" "No." "Arc you a farmer?" "Xo." J "Merchant?" . ,

-lInnMr's UVel:lr.

y t c synJDathlt

"No." "Lawyer T "No."

"Doctor?" "No." "What are you, then ?" "1 am a philosopher. Fvc been standing here for an hour trying to figure out how that calf got through that auger hole." Boot Htrap.

N'tcecsary Then. "It ain't true," said tKe milkman, "that wc always put chaik in our milk." "Do you ncxn to Fay," demanded Mrs. Ilom r'rtt?"" )u never do

it?" "Well, heavy rai?

.brown and 'Journal.

it so that they might be together ,

wnen wanted, and tho barber usually hung them at his door as a sign, la vhc course of time, nowever, a Sainted polo took the place at tn oor of the one used in tho operation, and thus cam the sign.

All Advertisers Arc Trenlrd Alike. The Courier has but one rate to all advertisers and treats all

advertisers in the same manner

and squarely. It frequently

In Philade!; ;. i t!cy to!l a story of a man .L(...o w'fa had arrau-.otl an "anther. rwniug" and xersuadod her rol'i.'tant husband to remain at home and help her receivo tho fifty guests whij were asked to participate in this intellectual feant. Tho first author was dull enough, but the second was worse. More

over, tho roons wero intolerably warm. So, on pretense of letting in some cool air. thc unfortunate host escaped to thc hall, where ho found a servant comfortably asleep on the settee. "Wake up!" sternly commanded the PhilaiMphian in the man's ear. "Wake up, I ay! You must havo been listen'n at tlie keyhole 1" ITarper'ti MagaainHow Semincles Bury "heir Dead. Scmir.olos bury thc;r dead on top of the ground after wrapping them in blankets, but alwaysjeavo the top of the head exposed. They build a

pen over tho body and usually chink it with earth. When his squaw dic3 the huebund wean his shirt until it rots off, which is not ßtrikingly distinctive. When the husband dies tho squaw doesn't comb her hair for

throe months. Little reverence is eliowi) for the don'.' When Tom Tiger'? -r:r.e was "l'-Vd and lm bonc3 taken for exhibition the outcry over the desecration was ulrvfet wholly a newspaper affair. T'i near.1' ft -rs were unnlar.:.Ni jn.i the I:-.u,.rj: indifferent, Collier's Weekly.

' it 11':. On- IlolCrr.

Thm Terrible Infaat.

Chinese Worship of Ancestors.

The one spiritual force that dorn- comPS to us that we lose business mates every Class Of society in Chl-ihp-nnon tbo nthor nnnore mnlro

na is ancestor worship. I thc Chinese religion there is no other that can take its place for a moment. A man may or may not worship idols.

He may express his utter skcpticI ism about them or profess helief in 'them. No one cares what ho thinks. Let him, however, neglect I tho worship of the dead and he is

looked upon and pointed, to with the bitterest scorn both hy his own

4 relations and by his neighborThA

, worst taunt that tho heathen can

hurl against the Christian, and ths one that stings him most, is the sneering statement that he has no ancestors. New York Tribune.

because the other papers make

concessions with respect to their rate?. We urge you not to be

misled by newspapers which are granting you concession In that kind of a newspaper you never know when you have reached thc bottom. You may think you are favored, but your neighbor is probably nearer the 'mttom than you are

The advertising department of

. -.ept after n v. hen the water gita muddr.", Ohio State

Mrs.

V4 -1

. ' l that yt , Mv o ntw lnm married I don't nilm

... V ' ntetl 'a love vuiirsMit." several times I was

i lurca't, c? mint' nil vm, b. breaking off the

. y:. 1 onw advertised for n wifn i. ' Jlr- Newlywed

-hon dollars, nnd I navor nt - i don't auppow It cam

Kl rmit- m O i-r

- -raiiadelphJa Pres.

KewlywcdN'j that we ava

1 telling you that

M the polut of

onjfaKcucnt.

(gloüin!Ij)-WelI, I

be helped now I

rblladelpbla Praa.

The Child (after silent Inspection) Well, I don't understand why ma sayf t's easy to see through you, Mrs. Jacks. Fou're so thick. Brooklyn Llfa-

lt Was Waited on Him.

Too Great a Loss. Whoever knows anything about the small boy and his pride in his first pair of trousers will rccognizo the truth of a story tho Philadcl-

Ile was a callow youth and as- phia Ledger prints, eumed many liberties. Tommy was at Sunday school in "Ah, Lucy," he said to a young his first "real" clothes. A picturo woman with whom he was some- of a lot of little angels was before what acquainted, "you look tired. 'the class, and the teacher asked Wlint have you been doing?" j Tommy if he would not like to be Hunting a fiat," she answered, one. "And did you find one?" ho "No, ma'am," replied Tommy asjccj after inspecting thc picture. Her eyes snapped. ' "Not want to be an angel, Tom"1 found one' she replied, with my I" reproached the teacher. "Why a meaning look. P0?! -,, , . . tw on..n t.n di'fln't OPA the 1 " 'Cause I d have to ciye un mr

paint 'of it Cleveland Plain Dtal- new pants," said Tqmmi aagafr.

a? newspaper is only conducted rmhtly when the rate is the

same to everybodv under the same conditions. vVhen a news paper offers you a cheap rate, you can easily bank on it that it is a cheap newspaper and is con

scious of its own weakness and

probably has a smaller circula tion than it is generally credited with. The Courier wants all tho advertisinp; that its circulation de

serves and expects to charge a

fair price for the same. At present the Courier krowsthat

it has much the largest circula

tion in Dubois County and knows that commensurate with that

mrMilntmn lfo roto Je fVir lnwncf

biibuiuuvu ivd mill. 1 tv. iuiivui1 , . , , , ., i

If you-want the most for your ,ar- l e ,cf "e'e,r. l,r"

.,i,.n,no;n 4-un pftitniirn again witn untrer, pncK cic

An advortiFcmcnt does not sell'piaccü all( bek twenty minutes in goods, but il helps the seller to sell . Uot nveiL Good Üqus&V-ääs"5-- -

,be3. - -

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!hntty Old Gentleman (n they pas? iiv usyhi.ii -We f;et tin excellent view f tlu -isyluni from the railway. Rirajioil LutintlcAli, but jo oxiKbt 0 he ralTwcy from the aayisni!--h Trom Hand io Mouth. The t'oijuotle Hwlly, Mr. flagg, 1 was so dreadfnily bored that 1 r'imply had to xa'wr. but, of course, I hid ivy tnotit' with my hand. .Mr. iiagg '.n; vou don't mean to say Ilm4 su i i.ear, pwect, tiny little hand could hide such a or ich a great that is, of course iovely weuther, isn't it? London Sketch rirst niner Out I shay, olo cnap, il'you know Wllnhon? Second Diner Out-No. Wlintsh Ish name? First Diner Ot;N-I dunno. Tatlcr. Graham Crisps. Mix two cups of graham flour with one toaspoonful of salt and one cup of water. Holl out rather thin. Cut into round?. Put a lavcr

on A groaed pun, brush them with molted butter and put on another

brush