Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 33, Jasper, Dubois County, 20 May 1910 — Page 1
Jtagpef
uoufief Vol. 52. Jasper, Indiana, Friday, May 20, 1910. No 33
SLIPS OF THE TONGUE.
ELECTMCITY.
Even tho Dignified English Gutler Can
Go Asiray at Timei. Why It Is Difficult, Far ths Lavman to a v.in,, c.. t T , . , Understand What It Is! fJL hlC$ httS JU8t ,.. , . I . . , found its way across the Atlantic ec.r:o.tr is n avor- from , Kngfiah country house te 8 ite query inUi ro:.it. rno desire to 0f the recent slip made by a now yei la me o or a nicatiiic man. and ncrrons butler in serving his And when lie fail, tu answer it in ma.ter, a duke, at the luncheon tatho ynv rmye fashion hat he ble. Quiet, respectful and nssiduwpl treat the qnMUon "hat is 0us, ho proffered a dish with thein-ks-iiit? tho qiifsUoner cries out: pinunting query Ab! You prof to know all "Cold grace,' your grouse?about e cctr;al.j. , hy, you can't The slip is so obviously a nateuB Ml what il w! urnj one thlU (oubUesa t,c talo , .r, o ' fell what a hin is"- true. Thus far it is also unchalUut k to (bfine it if to state its longed as neu-, although probably Hati -us vith w :ethmg more fa- bv the ti it i,na r..ii
... . ! I ... ...... ... ...la IUUUC IUC lull jili-r e articular familiar round of the press somebody will Üun.r the questioner is think- discover7 that in its original form ingof in -in cu.e is or.lmary mat- it WIW un Athenian "chestnut" in ter. Heat has Ikjcii "xphnncd to the duv of Socrates, him r H ; brat ion of material par- An anecdote which at least beuch', I j lit, Ik, .ins len told, is longs to the same family used to bo a i.niion m tho ether, and he laughed over in early Victorian ur.o Mamls the other to he a kind draw ing rooms, of ratter or a pulislnnco rosorn-i Am., ft,n.'Mu;n. 4.
... . . , "'""o lujmiiM, til fill, uuu blinr matt -r in nme particulars, little, who came to London for tho It ir. t to le denied that no young queen's coronation thero
eilen eim..e :e:ierai relationship was a certain mall, dried up, gray n he .itcil 1 ,if VVfMiri nlnrtt riilf.f t.: 1 l.i i , f,r.
: - " . , . , "'v-iij- uiiuc-u, onpni eyeu, onsK uttie old and mar v But, ihm being so, it reigning prince of a tiny principaliwouM .nt as correct to eay that ty. Jle was faraway cousin to an w do n m Know what matter is as Irish duke, whose estates in Ire-
uuu ! . um kdow wnai eicctnci- land he visited before returning ty is. As a matter t fact, we dn Fnr hia
not know v hat matter is, and the ebrntion was arranged, with tfames
i L- uiwrv u it ÜUHU3 and dances, and especially Irish jigs
up.,,, un so innion and clog dances. this theory the idea of electricity is I The gav old prince was delight more fundamental than that of 1 Uo.
matter. I nfortunately our senses'mous for its dancing. He still pos
TRICK SHOOTING.
Jenner as an Eater. Dr. Jenncr. the famous English
physician, was a great tea drinker
.The Way Some of tho stage Feats Ar and very abstemious, never taking I accomplished. any stimulant except n measured I When a champion rifle shot fires' glass of brandy when he had indiblindfoldcd at a woddinp r ng or a'gestion. Once for that cau60 he penny held between his wife'd lived on stewed chops and rice for 41.. If . i i . .
luuinu anu linger or seated back tojUJncncon and dinner, with tea, for I her shoots, by means of a mirror, at 'a couple ofsVears, but ordinarily he
an muni; uiiuii nor nonn nr nn n.wiis a urnjr inpnor
4 1 X - w a J
fork held in her teeth, the danger
oi using a bullet is obvious. .None, of course, is needed. Thn vnln.
"I recollect." said his friend. Dr.
Cooper Renthnm, "on one ocoasioa
Reynold came to sec him. Jcnner
sion is enough. Tho apple is al-.w"s at : uncr. He had soup, fish,
ready prepared, having been cut 1,10 greater part of a chicken, and into "niprOS nnil cfnolr innnflmo 1, . llO WSlR in tili tTlillfllo ff a hnr.n rinn
f u ( V, bULUIUl 1llil " ...... v. . v ,.vv . . V. V. an adhesive substance, and a thread pudding when Reynolds entered and with a knot at the end. nulled sked him how he was. Jenner
through it from the "wings," so row a pitiful sili and replied, that it flies to bits when the crun is ' ttn! unt nt aH well no appetite.' "
fired, is "how it is done
Generally the more dangerous a feat appears the more carefully i all danger guarded against In the "William Tell" act the thread is often tied to the assistant's foot. When, again, the ash is Bhot off a
cigar which tho assistant is smok
Unjuttly Blamed.
Speaking of the unreliability of
circumstantial evidence, a lawyer
said: "Sanders McDowell, a coal heaver
of Peebles, said angrily to his wife
one night:
ing a piece of wire is nushed bv his ! . . J,avcrf. . wspeth, lioo many
tnnfnio thrrmrrL n hniw ncc tinics ' 1 to tell ye I winna hae
the cigar, thus thrusting off the ash ' ftho r"W P coal in my at the moment of firing. I ? r o , A favorite but simple trick is the' J0?1' .an(ers!. m?' bo rc.Q-
shooting from some distance at an T x 1I',sPetlh- e ,ye sP0llt orange held in a ladv'a hand. Greatltho ?haHe . the,l0P hat V .ver fu.n'
applaue is invariably forthcoming 1 H,re.f'' "nV smce R! A' 1..1I.J. i , heavin coal all dav. wot can a httlo
ntre len evolved by contact with ECssed a good eye, a quick car and mattrr and are trained to detect
only matter. Llectncity they know , the great hall of the castle, to tho
iu wonaarur, inrougn its action whistling of his host's son, ho en-
upon manor tne iiit or heat that deavored to emulate some of the
it causes matter to give out, the at- feats he had seen.
uan:on that it causes certain sub- The duke's solemn English hut-
stances to exert, and so on. To tho ler was present, and his horror at i man in the street, therefore, mnttpr ennh
is famüiar. and ho demands a state-. his eyes. The prince perceived it
- i wiu Muw ui terms oi tue .and, shooting a sudden lorennger
iVIIIH-i. IlilXfirni inO:ifTl ItllS tntlV nf him rlnmnnAnA (mnln,,.!.
i. After tho sninnticf 1mc cfon,l 1TII
w" "' ..4 CliliLU llL . . iril 1 1 1 1; . Llll'll. v iiui. tuu
when the bullet dron3 out on her
cutting open the fruit. It is inserted by hand earlier in the evening.
Another popular trick is that of
snuffing out lighted candles. ITalf
a dozen are nlaced m front nf n
screen, in which as manv small
holes are bored, one acrainst each
candle wick. At the moment of
finng a confederate behind the screen sharply blows out each candle with a pair of bellows. In most instances where a ball or
other object has to be broken on n
living person's head blank car tridge is used and the effect pro
duced by other means. A special
extra coal dust in tho headpiece
matter?'
" 'Woman, ye dinna grasp ma ar
RUNNING THE RHEA. IWtativa of Ostrich Chaad With and Horm.
For the person who desirea a unique form of aport "running the rhea" in southern Patagonia, is recommended. The rhea is a member of the ostrich family, but somewhat .11- T i VL x ii
Luauci. j.v ruus wiux uio Bwuiness of a greyhound or a fast horse and haa a knack of doubling on ita track, which often serves it in elud
ing its pursuew. The natives in hunting it use horses, dogs and tho bola. The dogs course after the fleeing bird in full cry, whilo the hunters follow niter nt ton nnnorl
prepared to throw the bola if op
portunity oilers.
rhe bola, consisting of two or
THE VOICE IN THE DARK. A Memory of Pickett's Brigade and a Night Attack. Some years after the civil war a gathering of veterans of both -..Va
was exchanging rominiscemv- at a banquet given by the board of trade of New York, writes Air. 1 a "e Corbell Piel.c't in L ; ;. -The presiding officer ,iV i . ,., J. J. Phillips of the Xintli :r .i regiment, Pickett's di W,.' t-
was speaking of nicht ttü
recalled oue in particular. ii"t I
cause of its startling Imrroi-. f t because of a peculiar tircurnt.iri almost resulting in the compul -.try disobedience of orders the obev-
a 1
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three heavy balls of lead or stono mE as 1C wcre ot a inglier cm
- li 1 1 1 it . ... I m O rwl thnn tlinfV
attached to a thoiu? six or aiuhfc
feet lonir. serves to hamner the
movements of the bird, for tha
balls twino about tho part which, the bola strikes regardless of whether it be the legs, neck or
wings. This permits the dogs and
hunters to overhaul and disnateh
...
we Dim.
mand than that of earth.
"Tho point of attack had boon carefully selected," said Col.irel Phillips, "the awaited dark night had arrivcdvond my command was to fire when General Pickett slmuIJ signal tho order. "There was that dread, inde.T'H-
able stillness, that weird, omin
C KlixXm ' , aiv fwAva, villi n ' 13 At the approach of danger tha ' ßience, that always settles o ,r
-l. ..'11 V ii. CrervfhlTlfT hnfnrn n firrl,f . T-
iui'u win uiivu cruueu liat upon me , " v..v. nnw iumtn ground with neck outatretchod un-i?1 nowere n the universe was
oer tne grass, remaming motionless " m muuuii. until tho doga have passed. Thial "Suddenly the awesome
u i strategem is often successful when
tne wind is blowing against tho scent, but when the contrary is the
case the dogs soon discover the hid-
was broken by the sound of
lull voice rolhn? over t.
void like the l.i!!uvs i, T a directlv in line with our
'inns.
gTnent,' said Sanders. 'I only wear .,b'rd' , ,In ,thls CftÄe oubtlesa that top hat in the evenin', an' if peWercd by the sudden-failure of
;Tho chase of the rhea, which
T i t r i i t
j m nnr Jin i tnir r nit it innrna
black band around ma forehead. escape.
Wrltlt'c. oU 5 tin... T.
"uum mi; linuuil . n 11V. 1 1U ui:-1 .
,.1 II 1 m sometimes extends over a diefunn
luri'u uu un mui u wuaiiiii ma mce . , . - wi' ma hat on!'" St. Louis Globe-fiv! or stl mücs 13 a "ogl
Democrat. t"u 11 "Uö lur "IB rmer an tne ex
citement of a horee race, with the
It
was singing the old hymn, 'Jesus Lover of My Soul.' "I have hurd that grand old music many times in circumstance which intensified its impresari Bess, but never had it seemed so solemn as when it broke the stillness in which we waited for the or
aer to lire. Just as it was civen
uicuivuk ui u uuiw; nice, witu vne I , UJ (,mi added satisfactipn of knowing that there rnnS through the night tho
tt. n.. -ij r ii .' : .i ai. ...in ix.1 vorn!
uu was live vears oia. ju tnia ""uiui: ui lu race win result
all thi the reply comes back, "Yes, I understand all that, and it is most clear, I am sure, but tell me,
men. wnnt is electricity anyway?"
think of mv dancinel"
Discreet and dignified, but flur-
ried inwardly, the butler's manner
was perfect, but his tongue betray-
. mi - J ' I "
ivnother
tie lay mind is that scientific men "Your roval spryncss is certain o not alwa-s use the word "eW- K. "
tncity to mpan the same thing. I There was a shout of laughter, Joe engineer often employs it to'and the duke, with assumed anger, express the thing that the thcoret-; cried sternly: "What! Do you dare ICa! eleetrieinn rnUa 1 x i 1 1 : -i.
-uj utiibiiii; unci-
ET-
Bobby's Unfortunate Delay.
-. j V. J V - uiu. vsu klitn I ...... v m. nil tuiui nn rtiiiilti r Anv irtnttmr aA AmnnnAi ft i'1frvm flfitlnn n Alii Uni
nixn with unusual care and was vor- Tho wings of the rhea havo a flavor
wig with a spnnjr concealed in it!in xvitu ninfh;nn-,i;rt
worked bv a wire under the clothes si, hnA n i.i uninro.ftooh thn m.of ik;!,
is generally used, the confederate must take his own part in the boys' rery satisfactory. The rhea is one manipulating the snrim? siimiltn-.cpr.mi k.tUi dimiM n...;An n (Im mum cinni;. n . pni
neously wih the firing of the rifle, demand it. Tina he would not do. agonian hunting trip. New York
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xxo LllL- uail JÖ UL UALrcillUlV LI11I1 Ann nntr elm infnnHol a mm p . I ITi hnnn
r s kU, aaafcaavau lu iU414i4ll wv,v
glass, a mere touch suffices to shat- him.
Bob became very indignant aud said, "Well, mamma, I just told th Vint" T lo.n'f innA in ft nY i . 1
kiv aail b i tuui lu 111:111, Hill.
To find the enercv of eleefriei'fr
that is, its ability to do work
me e.ortrieian multiplies the quan
tit
ml to insinuate that the prince is eta
vatcd that his vivacity is due to
anv other trood spirits than his
own?"
Before such an accusation the
Icctricitv hv tli S Tinf nntfnl tnnc lwirlnrV lief rrtmninf ortn.
or tension under which it exists. posure vanished, and, turning wild-
ter it.
In these exhibitions some of the
rifle "experts" invite centlemen
from the audience to testify that
the weapon 13 indeed loaded. The
cartridge shown looks very well, but it is a shell of thin wax blackened
to resemble a leaden bullet. It
would not hurt a fly. London Tit-
XSits.
Two of a Kind.
v. with clasncd hands, from his
Siighness to his grace, he protested
earnestly : "No, I never, sir, your royal gray-
ness; no, 1 never, sir, your ice I -Youth's Companion.
out to the engineer this product tlf measures the thing that ho alls "electricity "
The work that a pound of water Man .1.1 Ail. .
j( w laumg a foot is one foot pund. Tho water is the same after
uuing as before, though its energy Je. So to the electrician a qoiotity of electricity at 100 volU Jpretiacly the same as at one volt, tliough the former is able to do a OTndred times as much work. riii difference in meaning causes thousands of disputes amone- stu-
deoK "Kleqtricitv is a form of
"e7. says one, "just like light
un 9 1- nor is the reply. not energy at all, though it Ja.r p'ess or convey cnerpy." One Jfputant is talk.ng about the elccj'ty of the physical and the other 4t that of the engineer; henco rj'r dlPto is merely a matter of Jtnn. though they do not know hat wonder Hint some people are ti 1 ...... ...j , 1 ..
'01H 10 rcgaru tne wnoio Rbjeet a, n civilized .Mumbo Jumst. Louis Kepublic. f Nearly a Hero. Jn up!"
or lo,,if ir. the s t mtron nt a glance M .1.1 . Xnvly wjult train rob. l1 I them to do. At t!,. v:..i. .. r 1 1
Im- 1 r"" 01 ms guns ne rc-
.T ;.' ,n'w of their vnltmbles.
" kx of. one with a start.
tsjB 1 1 !' "r you vromm ?" 1,0 do' bcd tlie nurse. Upon waking ho mm . inquired: k Vi r fl"nvorMl "nm iIisa yl "Phwnt did ye eay the doctor's niiliip. ,e vvoj knovra actress, name was?" flif "rc ni.V jewels. Take thetn. "Dr. Kilpatrick," was the reply. k. . , , I "Thot settles it," replied tho sick Pranrt UhlV ,,ol(1 "P hls hcnd rnan- "Thot doclor not git a t U'lIV. 1 1 1 I
v . uuauvv iu uiifiuiu uu Jiiei k rclll!cd 5 "T mn) be ftl "Why not?" asked tho nurse. Keen 1 nm no PrcS9 nPent- rrTc is n Kood doctor' ilT wcaUhl" Cleveland "Maybe so, but not for mc. Yon ler Bee, my name ia Patrick.,, XadieaV - Homo Journal.
Pedeemlng Time. Dean Swift, when he claimed the
when I got readv he was settm' 0 T 6 T " Z"1 s. man:
me." Delinentor . iu. lo.ut, i was me emger.
a icrm u?ca to aenote incK o: merit. There was a second
Ui this disgrace ne was so ashamed Then "Jesus
"Cover my defenseless head With tho shadow or thy wing. "'Ready! Aim! Fire to the left, boys!' I said. "The guns were shifted, the volley that blazed out swerved nnde, and that defenseless head was Vm -ered' with the shadow of his win r." A Federal veteran who had be n listening looked up suddenly and said : "I remember that night, colonel, and that midnight attack which carried off so many of my comradr-.
Manly Little Fellow.
of silence.
1-AJIU1 Ul HIV ÖHUI.
V vvJM, JW I V.. UL 411 U"UJ.
"Now, my mnnlv little man." snii .tnat he rc3olved to study eight rang across that banquet board as
Mr. Mildun, laving his hand kmdh ?,ura d"-v' flnd hö cnnued this on that black night in 18C4 it had on the bov.'a shoulder, "vou didnnindultry for 6even ycars with what rung across the lines at Bermuda
j it. i i i ii I lmnrovetnenf is aiifflptrtnflt l-nni I tt ,i j
urop uiai "anann pcei mere on pui-lrm'.. . , . r . " J i jh.uuuj.iai.
one part of life in idleness and
pleasure, arc tempted to throw away tho remainder of it.
urop uiai "anuna pcei mere on pui- rfn.'.. " " . . , . J pose to make mo slip on it, did U his -part of his history deserves to
y0U j" ityiimufu"u. ii may, says a
"Course not," replied the mann c.ominenter, atlord useful admonilittle man, wriggling away. I put t,on to yunF !nen Tho' havinff st Jilt t .'ii'i , . One nnrt of life in ir'lunoca nnrl
ju. iciuru icr yer ncarsignieil orotner who wouldn't V dodged it" Ka
Bas City Times.
Druce's Mother. ' Pure Milk.
The inspector was examining "Have you thrown the cow into standard 1, and all the class had the antiseptic tank?" been specially told beforehand by '''Yes." their master, "Don't answer unless : "Have you washed the can with you are almost certain your answer carboi'c acid solution?" is correct." "I have." History was the subject. "Have you plunged into the "Xow,"tell me," said the inspect- Kcrm destroying bath yourself?" or, "who was the mother of our "C"tan?l' great Scottish hero, Robert Bruce?"' ' A11, r,ßht- Qo ahead, now, and Ho nointod to the ton hov. then take thc w into, the airtight glass
First summer Glrl-Who Is that clean around the class. There was nö PS0 but keep on the lookout that ffhnvcn. handsome lwy? innswer. Then at last the hesrt of uJ"ay bacteria get into the milk."
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i wuiiiuiatt.
More Tkaa Cnontth.
Teacher What Is the longest sentBce yon ever read, Bobby?
Bobby Imprisonment for life. Cb 4nuatl Ouauierdnl Tribune.
But
woman ho
Hla Late Calf. Goraldine Mußt you go t Gerald Yes. I make it a point nover to be late for breakfast. NewYork Preaa.
Second Summer Girl-oh. Iie'a an the teacher of that class leaped with Mrr! i. .... . . i
acior: i .. mi.. i. i. .
First Summer r.lrl-N'n T i .h. " 1,,B. uo- W.M anamg at
other one. tne vcr-v foot nnd ncltl UP ms haQd.
Second Stimmer Girl Oh. be haun't
DlitlartUa Wltheat n DICT
any inouey cltherl Punch.
Generally.
Too 8uggestlve.
The new patieni had been put to t 1 IV TT 1
"Well," my boy" said the in
spector encouragingly, "who was
she?"
"Please, sir, Mrs. Bruce."
A Setter.
Doleful Donald- Some of mv brJirht
est thoughts come to me when I am asleep. Thirsty Gus-Troubled with lnsom ala, alu't you? Now Xork Man.
Of a doff la that mv i
a
"I fear you hato not had enoueh ux
pcrlence." "Not-'ad 'nun experience? Whv. 1'va
rad ten places In üi lusi nnfh
Load an TaUr. Lytsutc So poor Jones, the toymnfc ar, has gono out of his mind! Btryppes Yes. lie had boon hx3 for thrco months on n tncchani'-nl tramp, and lie couldn't get it to wottc411 81opr.
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Senslttre Golfer (who has foozle4Did you luugh at me, boy? Caddie No, air; I wis Jaughln' at anlther man. Sensitive Golfer-And whafa funy
about him?
no Accepted the Apology. A prominent New York lawyer is noted for his ready answers and skill in rennrtee. When n vmirw
i - j practitioner he appeared before a pompous old judge, who took offenso at a remark the lawyer mnde criticising his decision.
"11 you do not instantly apologue for tliat remark, Mr. Blank," aid tho judge, "I shall commit you for contempt of court." "Upon reflection, your honor," in Bt&ntly replied Mr. Blank, "1 find that your honor was right and I was wrong, as your honor always ia."
The judge looked dubious, l-t
"What kind
Caddlo-lle plays eowf aufu' Ilka n A:a i i.i .i,..
. i I uxinujr dhiu iiiBk ne nuuiu uuui'jn vuu TWO) SIT. I UIICU. I Tvnlnmr
mJT"vOJ'
"It'a a Mtter.
Caa't jn M klsav h 4 i Ii,.- ii mm
Baaavn '-k.