Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 54, Number 13, Jasper, Dubois County, 29 December 1911 — Page 2

WEEKLY COURIER BEN ED. DOANE, Publisher. JASPER " INDIANA

Only reckless persons cat chestnuts Id the dark. Bracing days theso and fine (or business. Paper bags, however, are of no use In roasting one's neighbors. The man who thinks the tipping erll can be stopped is an optimist. No skilled train robber goes through a coach in the wako of the porter. Perhaps a courso in aviation may bo included in the higher education. One way to get a glow ot warmth on a cold day is to help the suffering poor. One nasty thing about a blizzard is thnt it generally keeps its engagements. With her skimpy skirt and her mastodon muff woman is not afraid of cold waves. A Chicago Mulberry Sellers proposes to start a cat ranch stocked with one million cats. China has tho firecrackers and sha can set up a Fourth of July whenever she thinks fit. A head waiter says tipping will be well maintained when commercial travelers are but a memory. A Missouri farmer lost his pocketbook in a polecat's den. That approaches our idea ot hard luck. Women are to be educated in the handling of checkbooks, and then the source of many a good story will be missing. Kansas Judge told a man ho was too dense to be a Juror. Any man who ts too dense to bo a Juror doesn't know be Is alive. An Ohio woman boasts that she has lived 100 years and never has been kissed. Just think of a century of wasted years. A man eloped with tho wrong twin, which may not prove a hardship for him. but an awful annoyance to the other twin. A Callfornlan ba3 produced red. white and blue chickens, which he rails "patriots." He might have called them mandrills. The "chlckenreel" has come to displace the "grizzly bear" and "tho tur- ' key trot" The fish seems to defy , Imitation successfully. j "Walnuts are fattening." says a British medical authority. And wo havo known newspaper paragraphers to grow fat on chestnuts. An expert writer says that rich girls make better wives than poor ones. Perhaps that Is the real reason why they are In more demand. Boston has a preacher who says he never has and never expects to see a game of baseball. He Is missing more than he has any idea of. The latest invention Is an alarm clock which not only awakens the sleeper, but lights the gas. Modern invention Is doing its utmost to murder sleep. Chicago physicians tell us that school children are becoming toothless. If the price of food keeps on going up the average child will not need any teeth. A Brooklyn man eighty years of age is being sued for breach ot promise Weare busy hoping the lady has no letters of bis In which he referred to himself as her "Baby." A Philadelphia woman seeking a dl vorce blames the spirit of hor husband's first wife But. naturally, this plea will not bavo the ghost of a show In the court proceedings. Two Frenchmen fought a duel the other day and then refused to kiss and make up. Evidently they aro ' playing for another match before the - club offering the largest purse. New Yorker deserted his wife because be preferred buying himself silk stockings to supporting her We move that be be sentenced to walk batefoot for the rest of bis life. A Bonn University professor, lecturing nt Columbia University' the other night, asserted that the soul Is not Immortal. Perhaps the Kaiser will havo something to say to him when he gets home. News that a gold nugget was found In a chicken's crop will only give the cold storage men another pretext to raise the price of chicken. Baby carriages In Minnesota nre required to carry lanterns after dark, it seems that the citizens of Minnesota start Joy riding nt an early age. A Jerseylte won a verdict against a doctor who cut blm open on the wrong side. As a rule doctors know on which side a man keeps his pocket-

DURBAR AT ELH

I GORGE Splendor of Ceremony Never Before Equalled in India. GREAT DISPLAY OF JEWELS George and Mary, Seated on Imperial 'Thrones of Hindustan, Witness a Wonderful Pageant. Delhi, India, Dec. 12 Amid- scenes of splendor never before equalled even in India, the country of marvelous pageants, nor in any other land In modern times, George and Mary,

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The Great Durbar Procession.

king and queen of Grpat Britain, were J recognized today as emperor and empress of India. Up to their thrones marched the proudest chiefs of Hindustan and there did homage. Tho ceremony was without precedent, for never before has a British emperor of India come to Delhi, the ancient seat of the kings of India, to assume his title. The Durbar, for which elaborate preparations had been under way for months, took place in a great camp to the north of tho city, some five miles square. The temporary population of this camp is about a quarter of a million, and it Is furnished with all the conveniences of modern life, including 31 post offices, ten telegraph offices and oven electric light, railways, motor cars and taxi-cabs. There the people gathered Native Princes on for tho durbar have been amusing themselves for several days with polo, hockey and military tournaments ana other festivities. Display of Jewels Is Wonderful. The durbar proper took place In an immenso scml-clrcular amphlthonter on tho historic ridgo where a few Englishmen once mndo a heroic stand against tho revolting natives. In tho center of tho soml-clrolo was a throne of gold aid silver surmounted by a copper do:ne. Taking his seat on this, Georgo received tho homage of tho rulers of tho "dim millions'' of his subjects, about ISO rulIbk ' princes of Hindustan. These

dusky potentates were rosplendant la tho magnificent Jewels for which thoy

bavo long boen famous. Indeed such a display of precious stoues novor boforo was Foen in modern tlmos. Tho rajahs, aftor waking tholr oboiosoucos. grouped themselves about tho throne, whoro also stood tho governors of tho Aslutic colonies of the crown, other distinguished government ofUcials and invitod guests. Queen Wears the Kohlnoor. The king was crowned klng-empcr-or at Westminster, so ho took his throno alrendy wearing a crown that had been mndo especially for this occasion, garbed in tho royal robes of state, wearing tho stato Jowols and carrying the scepter. By hla side 6at Queen Mary, on hor brow tho crown that was made for her coronation and in tho front of which blazed tho great Kohinoor. tho Indian diamond supposed to bring good fortuno If worn by a woman. Hor Jewels wcro even more magnificent than thoso she wore at tho coronation at Westminster, among her new rnaments being a beautiful lotus flower of diamonds. She was garbed in the white and gold embroidered robe worn at the coronation. Close beside the imperial thrones whon the twenty-four stato trumpeters with their silver trumpets heralded the durbar were, of courso Lord Hardinge, viceroy of India, and Lady Hardinge. Most spectacular was tho grand review of troops, about 90,000 in nurabor. Most of theso were native troops, and they were garbed in tho most gorgeous uniforms in the world. The rajahs and other native princes prosent brought their own olephants, the sizo of the aillmal depending on tho rank of Its owner, and the 'juge brutes with their magnificent apwdahs and other trappings added Black Chargers. much to the oriental splendor of tho scene. Presents for Indian Subjects. The king; and queen brought from England a vast number of presents for their Indian Biibjecta. Including a thousand plum puddings mado in tho Buckingham pnlaco kitchens, and a great number of rich cakes, York bams and Stilton chooses. Then there aro rolls of English Mncn, pIleB of Buckinghamshire, honlton and point laces, illustrated books, fancy leather goods, sllvcrwaro of all kinds, )lritlsh silks and velvets, pictures and photographs and a great variety of other articles.

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVEF? INDIANA. GET PROMISE OF REGIMENT Gen. Leonard Wood Assures Indianapolis Delegation That Fort Benjamin Harrison Will Be Occupied by Infantry Soon. Indianapolis, Dec. 12. A dispatch from Washington says: "The presidents of the four leading commercial organizations of Indlaunpolls and Joseph 11. Keallng. corporation counsel for Indianapolis, obtained from Gen. Leonard Wood a definite promise that a regiment of infantry will be sent to occupy Fort Benjamin Harrison within tho next' two or three months. General Wood assured tho committeo thnt ono" of tho regiments returning from tho Philippines would bo ordered direct to the Indianapolis post. Ho could not fix definitely a date whon the returning regiment would reach Indianapolis, nor did he name the regiment that would bo ordered there, but ho was positive in his promise to tho delegation that the post would bo occupied shortly." Launch New Democratic Paper. Huntington. Ind.. Dec. 12. At a conference of Democrats the movement In Huntington to launch a Democratic newspaper was brought to a head, and it wns announced that the newspaper, which probably will bo called the Huntington Democrat, will appear wlthlnl sixty days. Tho company Is to be capitalized at $25.000, with a majority of the stock to be held in New York. The promoters declined to give the name of the New York holder of the stock. The conference was attended by J. Fred France, clerk of the supremo court; Louis Trixlcr, deputy clerk; MUo Foightner, mayor of Huntington; C. A. Edwards, president of the Huntington Trust company, and others. City Officials are Fined. Terre Haute, Dec. 12.- Louis Gerhardt, mayor of this city; Daniel Fasig, chief of pollco. and Robert M. Burns, city engineer, were each fined $100 and costs for contempt of court, by Judgo Charles M. Fortune, of the Vigo circuit court. Tho court also dissolved his restraining order recently granted the seven councilmeu to prevent Burns from taking office, thus putting Donn M. Roberts completely out of office, and leaving the entire matter up to the appollate court. The defense asked for time to consider what action to take. Plans Cheap Christmas Trees. Indianapolis. Dec. 12. Cheap Christmas trees will gladden tho hearts of purchasers if Mayor Shank is able to carry out his plan to soil the trees at the lowest possiblo price in the city market. "I am told," said the mayor, "that It Is possible to get Christmas trees in Michigan for practically noth ing, and that about all they would cost us would be tho cost of handling and frei cht If this is true we may bring In a carload or so and let every person have n Christmas tree at reasonable price." Asks Death for Alleged Slayer. Hammond, Dec. 12. In Lake county superior court hore State'B Attorney Ralph Ross asked for tho death pen nlty for Murray Phillips of Indiana Harbor, accused of killing William Harris in an empty house while In tho presence of his wife. Sensational evl denco is expected, ns when the pollco were apprised of the shooting Mrs Harris was helping Phillips to carry away tho dead body of her husband. .Call Poole of Sound Mind. L.nfnyotte, Dec. 12. -With tho open ing of tho fifth week of the John W, Poole murder trial tho state contlnuod its Introduction of testimony In rebuttnl and put Dr. Clnrk Cook and Dr. E C. Davidson on the stand. Both testl fled that Poole was n person of sound mind. The state asked a hypothetlcn uucstloii S.000 words long. liiO caso probably will go to the Jury late this week. Steel Products Are Booming. Gary, Dec. 12. Although there la a depression in the rail business, outlook In other steel products Is promising. For the first time In Its history the plate mill of the Gary steel workB is working two turns. Heavy nxlo orders have been received and 1,500 of billets nro being rolled on every twolvohour turn. Exertion at Fire Is Fatal. Martinsville, Dec. 12. C. W. Rose, a grocer and member of tho flro dopartniunt, died suddenly after assisting the firomon to extinguish a fire. Over-exertion affected his heart and ho died aftor reaching a physician's office. Ho wns fifty-four years of age and Is survived by n wife, ono son, ono sister and five brothers. Takes Strychnine by Mistake. Evansvillc, Dec. 12. -Alfred M. Colllns, an employe of a locnl buggy factory, took n doso of strychnine by mlstako for quinine and died In a short time.

JOQDDD HOOSIER NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

Tnrro Hauto. The Indiana ap pellate court has decided that tho will of tho late Col. Thomas Harper, lawyer, was valid, thus defeating tho claim of Mrs. Winifred Harper Cooley, suffrnglst and lecturer, who 1h a daugh ter by his first wife, Mrs. Ida liustod Harper. The estato Is valued at J4U,000 and goes to a second wife, Mrs. Ella Harper, who slnco tho litigation begnn married Percy Stout, a government Knusor at a distillery, lu his will Harper sold his dnughter would recolvo tho property her mother obtained when a divorce was granted hor, which was all ho posseBsod then. Greencastle. Workers for Depauw university must obtain $30,000 In the next twenty-threo days, or about $1,300 overy day from now un til December 31 in their race for tho endowment fund of $500.000, which must bo obtained by January 1, 1912. They havo already obtained $370,000 and $30.000 moro is necesary. If that amount is raised within tho next 23 dnys the general education board of New York City will make tho univer sity a prosent of $100.000. This will mako a total addition of half a million dollars to Depauw'B endowment. Bloomington. While attempting to reboard his train, after havng alighted to telephone his moth er that he would bo homo to spend Christmas with her. Harvey W. Carmlchael, twenty-eight, an Indianapolis Southern conductor, whose homo is at Palestine, 111., fell under tho wheels In front of tho station here. His right leg was ground off. It is feared Carmichaol will not withstand the shock. Terre Haute. John P. White, president of the United Mine Workers, may withdraw his Invitations ior a meeting of representative operators and miners of western Penn sylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to bo hold In Chicago December 14 be cause the operators already have taken steps toward reviving their in terstate association as preliminary to resuming Jolut wage conferences with the miners. Greenfield. John A. Riley, only brother of James Whitcomb Riley, died of heart failure at his home In this city. He had been In poor health for several montns. Mr. Riley was a man of high literary attainments and some of his writings compare favor ably with those of his distinguished brother, although he never wrote other than for tho pleasure of the work. Fort Wayne. Endria Stelche, who stole a sum of money from tho safety deposit vaults of tho First National bank here some tlmo ago, and who was finally arrested, after being followed across the sea by bank detectives, was sent to the peni tentiary in Michigan City for one to fourteen years by Judge O'Rourke. Spiro Alexsl, who wub a pal of Stelcho's, Is yet to be tried. South Bend. Grief over the death of her son. Charles T. Lindsey, former president of the Indlnna Bankers association, resulted In the death of Mrs. John T. Lindsey, age eighty-two. Just nine days ago tho son fell dead while eating luncheon. Indianapolis. A man who cave his name ns John J. McNamara. and said his home was In Cincinnati, was arrested here by the police early this morning when he was found In tho Peter Gallagher saloon. Sound of breaking glass nttracted tho attention of a passer-by and bo called the police, who surrounded the building. The burglar was found hidden behind an Ice box and was slated charged with burglary. The cash register bad been rifled and some stolen tobacco was found In McNamarn's possession. Indianapolis. The National Asso ciation of Furniture Manufacturers, in session hero, has adopted a res olutlon in favor of reducing the work day of furniture factory employes all over the country from ten to nlno hours, nnd has appointed a committee to preparo plans and fix the tlmo when such change shall be made. This will bo done without reducing the pay of the employes. It will affect many thousands of men. Indianapolis. Mrs. Mary L. Mc Cornilck. forty-seven years old, com mitted suloidu nt her home hero last night by taking cnrbollc ncld Tho woman was found In an uncon sclouB condition when Illrnm M. Mc Cornilck. her husband, returned home from work. The pollco could learn no motive for tho milclde. Tho woman died at tho City hospital. Gary. Workmen excavating for tho fivo story Harries and Northern Stnto Bank buildings In Broadway un earthed black dirt 1C feet below the street level. This Is the first time that black dirt has been found In Gary proper, and people flocked from all parts of town to sec the unusual sight At a cost of $1,000,000 tho Steel corporation brought In black earth so that grass could be grown In tho city, ami tho Gnry school board Ib asking Porter i ounty farmera to bid on $12,000 worth of black soli to yfaca around tho new Froehel school building.

WESTERN CANADA

FARMER SECURES WORLD'S PRIZE FOR WHEAT ROSTHEBN, SASK., FARMER THE LUCKY WINNER. Sir Thomas Shnughncssy of tho c. nadian I'aclllc Rnlhvuy offered $1,000 in gold ns a prlzo for tho bust 100 lbs of wheat, grown on tho American continent, to bo compctod for at tho recent Land Show In Now York. In making tho competition open, tho donor of this handsomo prlzo showec" us heller in tho superiority of Cn. nndlnn wheat lands, by throwing tho contest open to fnrmers of all Amercn, both United State- zv.a Canadn Tho United States railways wore by no means anxious to havo the Ca. nadian railways represented at tho snow and n Now York pnper comment, lng on tho results of tho competitions says thnt thoy wcro not to be blamed, as tho Canadians captured tho most mportant prlzo of tho show. Tho winner of this big wheat prize was Mr. Seager AVheeler of Rosthern. aaskatcnewan, and its winning has brought a great deal of credit on tho district. Tho winning wheat was tho Marquis vnrlety, and received no more attention from Mr. Wheeler than his other grain, but ho is a very particunr farmer. His farm is one of the cleanest and best kept in the Rosthern district, and this year he won first prize in a good farm competition which included every feature of fartnng and every part of the farm. Ust winter Wrhceler was a prize winner at tho provincial seed fair In Regina. "Wheeler Is a firm bellcvor In sowng clean seed of tho best quality pro curable, consequently his grain is much sought after by tho best farmers for seed purposes. Wheeler is an Engllshmnn. Ho Is a pioneer of Rosthcm, coming hore fif teen years ngo. In the last six yeara he has done much experimenting, particularly in wheat varieties. Ills farm resembles an experimental farm. A ong driveway, lined on both sides with trees, leads to a modest house, the homo of Wheelor, a modest, unassuming man with tho appearance of a student rather than a man engaged in commercial pursuits. There aro now no free homesteads to bo had In this district, and farm ands nre worth from $20 to $40 per acre, which a few years ago were secured by their present owners, either as a free gift or purchased at from $5 to $8 per acre.. It is not many miles from Rosthcm. where tho farmer lives, who secured tho first prize for wheat last year at the National Corn Exposition at Co lumbus and West of Rosthorn, about 150 miles, lives Messrs. Hill nnd Son, ... it,. r-tAln.nrln Cltirh Trnnhr W II n Willi LI 11 ÜUU uitt u a. .niiiAii nf 41 nnn fnr tho IwRt nock o tUlUVU III. vj oats, also awarded at the National Corn Show nt Columbus in 1 910. Not contented with tho high honors obtained In its wheat, Canada again stepped forward Into the show ring, and carried off the Stlllwell trophy and $1.000 for tho best potatoes on the continent. This time the winner was a British Columbia man. Mr. Asahel Smith, tho "Potato King." of that province. Tho exhibit consisted of ono hundred and ono varieties drawn from all parts of tho provinco aggregating In weight ono and a half tons. At tho recent Dry Farming Con gress, held nt Colorado Springs, and at which tlmo It was decided to hold tho next Congress at I.cthbrldge. in 1912, tho Province of Alberta made a wonderful showing of grains, gnuaea and vsgetables. "At tho Congress, Alberta got moro prizes and trophies, ten to one. than any state of the Union." said Mr.

Hotchklss to tho Kdmonton Huuenu"We brought back all but the building with us, and they offered us that. Baying wo might as well take all that was going. Wc would havo brought it nlong. too, if wc had had a flat car to put It on. Alberta captured nearly 50 first prizes. 20 seconds. 3 thirds. 9 cups, 40 medals, CO ribbons and -sweepstakes. Tho grand sweep-tako prize, for tho best exhibit by state or province, n magnificent silver rPwa3 presented to ub with much ceremony at a reception to tho Canadians in tho Empress hotel. Tho probation was mndo by Prof. Ol in. chairman of the judging committee, ana tho cup was received on bohalt of tno province by tho Hon. Duncan Marshall. Husband Was Willing. Tho Scot has no monopoly of domestic felicity, as many a piquant Paragraph bears witness. Tho other aJ an old farmer nnd his wife were " In" tho sights of a provincial toJ and, among other places they vlsiieu a panorama of South Africa. Tho views were extremely l"1" lng, and tho couple wcro enjoy's themselves to tho full. As scene aue Bceno passed, tho woman niw asm Increased, and nt length, ju lng to hor husband, she cxrlnlmed "Oh, Sandy, this Is really cmI could jist sit hero all my days. . "Ah, wool, Jennie, woman." rep"" Sandy, to tho mirth of those B near, "just sit yon still there; grudge tho saxepence." A Born Qulbbler. "Didn't I tell you not to shoot au qunll on this plnce?" tt .... "Ynssnh," replied Uncle a,ij "You done tolo nie an' I done nw you. DIs aln' no quail. DIs Is o P"1 r,Jfi0 " , . .hi. ace It Isn't until a man renches inc of discretion thnt he discovers w havo n good tlmo without suflenuB It the next inornlop.