Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 43, Jasper, Dubois County, 29 July 1910 — Page 1

W EEhlU iifirf Vol. 52. Jasper, Indiana, Feiday, July 29, 1910. NO 43.

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ELECTRICITY.

Why It Is Difficult For the Layman to Unciarstand What It Is. "What is elf :r.fity?" is a fnvori nunrv with m-onir who desire to

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Ami when he fails to answer it m tli. game simple fashion that he might treat :he question "What is" t hicuit?" tl questioner cries out: "Aha! You profess to 'know all about oloctrieitv. Why, you can't even tell what it is!" Xow, to "tell what n thing is" that is, to drfuie it is to state its relations with uütetlrng more familiar. The particular familiar thing that the questioner is thinking of in this ca e U ordinary matter. Heat has been explained to him as a vibration of material particles. Lhht, Ikj has been told, is a wave motion in the ether, and ho understands the etiicr to be n kind of matter or n stib.anco resembfrag matter in same particulars. It is not to be denied that no euch simple general relationship can Tie stated between electricity and matter. But, this being so, it would be just as correct to say that wo do not know what matter is as that we do not know what electrica tr is. As a matter o fact, we do not know what matter is, and tha latest plausible theory of it builds it up on an elcc.tric bais, so that on this theory the idea of electricity is more fundamental than that of matter. Unfortunately our senses hate been evolved by contact with matter and are trained to detect only matter. Electricity they know only secondarily, through its action upon matter the lieht or heat that it causes matter to give out, the attraction that it caused certain substances to exert, and so on. To the man in the street, therefore, matter is familiar, and he demands a statement of the latter in terms of the former, illogical though this may W. After the scientist has stated all this the reply comes back, 'Yes, I understand all that, and it is most clear, I am sure, but tell me, then, what is electricity anyway?" Another pnurce of confusion to the lay mind is that scientific men do not always use the word "electricity" to mean the same thing. The engineer often employs it to express the thing that the theoretical electrician calls "electric energy." To find the energy of electricity that is, its ability to do work the electrician multiplies the quantity of electricity by the potential or tension under which it exists. But to the engineer this product itself measures the thing that ho calls "electricity."

The work that a pound of water

mar do by falling a foot is one foot

pound. The water is the same after falling as before, though it3 energy is less. So to the electrician a quantity of electricity at 100 volts is precisely the same as at one volt, though the former is able to do a hundred times as -much work. This difference in meaning causes thousands of disputes among students. "Electricity is a form of energy," savs one, "just like light

or heat." "Oh, no!" is the reply. "It is not energy at all, though it may possess or convey energy." One disputant is talking about the electricity of the physical and the other about that of the engineer; hence their dispute is merely a matter of definition, though they do not know it. What wondor that some pcoplo are still content to regard tho whole subject as a civilized Mumbo Jumbo ? St. Louis EcDiiblic. öoine time ago there lived a gentleman of indolent habits who fpent hi time visiting among his friends. After wearing out his welcpmc in hi own neighborhood he thought he would viit an old Quaker friend emuc twenty miles distant. On his arrival ho was cordially received by the Quaker, who, thinking the visitor had taken much pains to come fo far to see him, treated him with a greU)eal of attention and politeness Tor several days. As the visitor showed no signs of leaving, the Quaker became uneasy, but bore it with patience until the eighth day, when he euhJ to him: "My friend, 1 am afraid thee will never come agnin." t "Oh, yes 1 shall," said the visitor. "I have enjoyed my visit very much nd shall certainly come again." 'But' said the Quaker, "if thee will never leave how can thee com gtinP' Philadelphia, Ledger.

The Boy. He walked the streets of the staid old town His step was boyish, his face was fair; The rays from above came glinting down, And toyed with the locks of his sun-strown hair. His look and his walk and voice expressed The themes and thoughts of a boy's unrest; His heart held kindlings of future fame, But where was the match to light the flame? A journey to greatness mocked his soul, But where was the path to the brilliant goal? He was a bov with a humble name, Unheiped by a kinsman's wealth or fame. "I must win my spurs," his proud heart cried, "And earn the horse upon which to ride. I must pierce the forest of glory," he said, "And hew a path upon which to tread." So walked Ulysses in days of yore, On Ithaca's far famed island shore; So Caesar fondled, a weak armed boy, His mimic sword as a dangerous toy; So in the orsican's humble town, Trudged young Napoleon up and down; So with his humble hatchet or truth, Walked Washington as a callow youth; So Grant, unfollowed by gleaming ranks, Along the Ohio's shifting banks; So wanders today some lonely boy, Whom God is waiting to yet employ, When youthful apprenticeship is through, In something great He would have him do. Wiil CarletoH.

Tall Men Ideal Of Women Of England. Answers Obtained in "Ideal Man Competition"---Six Footers Are Favorites. Tall men will still continue to be favorites in the "ideal man competition." There can be no doubt that the five feet ten inches to six feet stature is the most favored among English women. The general idea of the appearance of the ideal man is clearly defined, but there are few competitors who do not depend upon some peculiar attribute. For ex ample, one says: "He must be sportsmanlike' yet not aggressively so. He must be well read "and he must tolerate learning in women. "He must be of upright bearjng and walk well. "Last, but not least, he must be a tariff reformer. "He must have socialistic tendencies. "Five thousand dollars a vear would be a minimum income, and he must be a politician, with power to lead attract and command men. "You ask for the ideal man. Will youaccept mine as being described in Psalm xv., 2-6? 'Even he that leadeth an nncorrupt life and doeththe thing that is right and speaketh the truth from his heart. He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbor, and hath not slandered his neighbor. He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes and maketh much of them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth unto his neighbor and disappointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance. He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. ' "He must be a priest in charge of a parish of about three thousand people, all of whom should look to him as a father and a friend. "He should smoke good cigars and drink moderately (weddings excepted); and be, in fact, everything that is opposite to Mr. Lloyd George. The reason for the choice of a tail man as her ideal is explained by one reader thus: He must be tall (six fieet at least), for in big men the protective instinct is more highly developed. He must also be a man of the highest principals, so that I may be able to look u to him in both ways for protection and for moral guidance." Another reader who gives a reason for her choice, says, among other things: "He must not be handsome, for women are always jealous of handsome men, and he must be capable of saying tender things; every woman likes them though she may say 'No.' " Jealousy seems to many competitors to be quite a desirable attribute in the ideal man. "He is a wee bit jealous. "He must be capable of jealousy until the truth is explained to him, then he must believe me absolutely. "Must take complete charge of me and allow no other man to have anything to do with me." Two much-demanded qualities are those of chivalry and humor. The following extracts are typical; "He should have the greatest respect for all women, whether of high or low degree. "Above all, Tie must be a good son -a good son

I makes a good husband. He mwst be frank truthful j and not consider it unmanly to be kind and synipatheI feie when occasion requires. He wtuld not sneak jest-

inly and disparagingly of religion, love or marrxige, and should be kind to whildreh ami damb amm&ls. "Above all, he must possess a strong sense of Irjmor one of the best gifts a man or women can p'ess."

Millions in Peanuts. ... . The person who buys a nickel's wwth of peanuts to muHh at the ball game, to feed to the squirrels in the park, or to gladden the hearts of he ki'ddies at home, scarcely realizes that he has contributed to any industry that last year farmed a $1,000,000 crop, and which placed an the market in various forms reached the enormous sum of $36,000,000. Bit it is a fact! This little seductive nut a resolution to "eat just one" is soon forgotten whoee birthplace is America, was, until comparatively recently, unappreciated either as to the "money in them" or as a really nutritious product. Today the peanut plays an important part in pleasure, f rorr the swell dinner party to the ever-present democracy- of the circus, ball game, or picnic. After all, what is a ball game, a picnic, or a circus without the peanut accompanimotit? By far the'largest part of the crop is consumed from the peanut stand, the little whistle-sign of the roaster being the sign; 1 for the average youngster to suggest to dad or ma that some of them would be very äseeptable, and the paternal parent's willingnes nine times out of ten to invest. let there aro millions of bushels that go to the fattening of hogs throughout th South; the feeding of poultry, while the vines, often cured as hay, feed thousands of head ef tattle, and even old mother earth is nourisked by the roots of the plant, when furnishes nitrogen to it from the air. The result of all this is that scientists claim that the peanut, which in tfiepast was not very highly regarded is the onjy food staple that will at once nourish man, beast, birds, fields. It is the most nutritious of the entire nut family, risii is tissue bufldins properties, containing glucose and carbohydrates and is the cheapest. Beyond the shadow of a doubt m it is first from both a drätäry and economic standpoint. The fact of the matter is the peanut in a'bout every way is in a class by itself as regards price, average number in pound, edible part, graste, and fat. They average about 350 to a pound at a cost of 10 cents, the edible portion is 73.6 waste 26.4, and the amount! of fat is placed at SO percent. These are remarkable figures when one stops to consider them, and brought out more clearly when compared with the small Texas pecan, its nearest competitor, which sells for over a third more, averages but 216 to a pound, has a wasto of 61.8 percent, edible part but 38.2, and contains 68 percent of fat. The farming of peanuts during the past fire veins net longer than this has beeome an established industry of this country. At present about fiye-stxth of the crop comes from Virginia and most of the balance from Tennessee, Georgia, West Virginia and the Carolinas, although most o the Southern states contribute some. As the peanut industry has increased so has the use of all nuts grown mightly as an article of food during the last decade, and the entire family now forms a most important part of the diet of Hie physical oriturist and vegetarian.

Let the Buyer Know. There are many merchants who beliere that money spent in advertising is like charity, because everybody in their territory knows them and the goods they sell. Yet we venture the assertion that a laige perc3ntage of tne business the mail-order houses draw irom rural eommunities is due to the fact that tiie purchaser does not know he can get the goods as advantageously from his home merchants. The country merchant can advertise with the same proportionate success in his county paper that the department store gains by advertising in the city papers by simply tetfiHg the people what he has in stock and what he is charging for it. Wheeling (W. Va.) News.

Advertising is Necessary. "The business man who doesn't believe in advertising says the Reading Times, belongs in the same catogory with the farmer who doesn't believe in fertilizing the soil. The husbandman can gather several successive but constantly diminishing crops from tke same piece of ground without restoring to it the life-giving elements of. which he robs it; but there comes a time when completely exhausted, the land refuses to respond to agricultural entreaty. The business deprived of the stimulating influence of publicity furnishes an apt parallel gradual failure, ending in complete paralysis of its functions. Advertising like fertilizing, is mighty cheap in proportion to the money value of the jrowtjf it promotes.

Now, Who Else Would! It was in school. The children wore studying the stationer's table. Twenty-foHr sheets, oive cniie. Twenty quires, one ream. the teacher asked: "Whp can tell me what a stationer is?" Two little boys raised their hands "John?'. said the terhe "A stationer is a maw who keeps a station," said John doubbfttfly. 4 'Frank tell me what you tfrink. "I think a stationer is 2 hotel keeper," he declared confidently. "Whv do you thinkso, Frank?" asked the teacher curiously. "Becaise I don't know and one else who weuld have twenty-four sheets. " "The early bird will get the won," Of that there is no question; But if that worm should chan'oe to tasrn He'd get the indigestion. Dreaming, he lay beneath the stars Till.th crimson of the dawning But when the sun got in its ,ork He crawled beneath the awning Tivb years ag .vhen James E. Watson and Jamc s A. Hemrnenway were fightiig for political lives, they ai-pealod, it is said, to ene AfberL f. Beverage to aroüso his friei-. ; in their behalf and als to actially enter the campaign in thi. state, But Ä1bort J. was too uusy making his "special train" trip ovet the eonntry and having a "good time" to'think a )t Watson and Hmmenway . he could not have sated Watson and Hemmenway he can not oven save himself this year -but he might have tried- The fact that lie would not even try is one of the things that naturally h not forgiven by the two eminent regulars and feheir friends. Not Iteinarkalle. "Yes Miss Blank is very charming, but did you ever hear of hpr cold fob?" "Sir! How do you know?" "I witnessed it She ate six ice creams thatl had to pay for " "No happiness save in mental and physical activity," says the Huntiugburg Argus. What is a sin is for a man to be idle! Woma are at liberty to frivol, bu4it's agsinst the law for men. Goat Edwards, widower, says lw ca prepare as g'od meals as any vman, and that he doesn't need a wife. The neighbors, however, s:iy Coat gets the good mea's of which he boasts at a boarding houseA Jasper woman was roiling and tossingin bed the other night. "What's the matter?" her husband asked. The wife, who is somewhat despeptic, implied: "Calves' lirer and bacon. In advertising always be As honest as you cap; Be sure it's merchandise you seH .And not your feJIew man. Subject fw discussion at the next meeting of the jasper Literary society: "Is jthere anything dirtier than a man when ke eomes in from the harrest field." When travel becomes so light that only the hotel proprietor, members of the family and employees appear in the dining room then times are really dull. An employer discharged a man the other day. "What was the troubleZ" we asked. Every timo I told kirn to do a thing," tke employer replied, "he began arguing vith me " Bill Cox whe has jut returned f iom Washington tell the story how he and his hired kand weee charged Seven dollars for a watermelon in a Washington hash foundry. All of these big yarns are simple tales told to astonish the natives. Tha grat speech-makers jiwt now are The Coukieu's ndvcrtitsersd Thy are talking from- the band stand. Read them. The local ndvertteere in Tho Coukjkr ore presenting tfce flnoat

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