Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 56, Number 11, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 January 1914 — Page 1

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AN ENGLISH BLIZZARD.

RUNNING THE RHEA.

It Took a Ck There pine v. .CXI a, I J i J the I giTcn other mail many r

ment of Soldiers

Roads In 1636 rtain lie i noble figure tu tha le played hj . if l II 1: t K i I the -l -rm on f 1 n "L F .urteor anrione i on aj aether v.a dng out mes between xetei

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An' il so (loop thai ft took n, i nci pall v sappers And it i I hours to make a ffa?- t . a and rescue the mails and passengers, while near Chatham the snow lay to a depth of thirty or f rty foot, the military being turned out t the n imber of 600 to el ir tho way. In L m the drifts were ton feet deep, and hundreds of nfen and carts were employed hauling snou amt to Vac fields in the suburbs. The fcjarkots wore in a had way. One by onlv four t all holders were aVble to reach a main market. Orpcn? which a few dr.vs before the stonn were hein sold for threepence a bunch at market now fet lied from tenpence to a shilling, turnips, carTots and celory becoming equally dear, while pnny handfula of parsley realized 2a 6d., and ihe happj possessor of a b :: h which he had .previou-!v pvreh;i ed for nncpence aJizol rpr his prize no less a sum than 1 ? 1. Amid all this confusion the pioneer rai'-v.-r. rovrred them?el . e with plory by running trains almost without interruption. There was a deep cutting on one line where the snow had drifted badly, and great

numbers of people turned out to

For t unique i rhea" in ei the v tmi.Y of a has trad . ing : hunl bola. Seeing I hnnl

Ostrich Chased With D05

end Hone. ii person who desires a m of sport "running the southern Patagonia i3 reci. bee is a member ri r : . ni ! v. but somev hat t r aril h the swift ne and r i fast horse an J ;k '" doubling on ita i of i i rves it in elttd- -'. er-. i he native ir iso har.'i J dogs and the ticui course after the . in fall cry, while tiw low after .it ton sneed.

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portw.it v offers. The bo!u, consisting of two or three heavy bells of lead or stone attached to a thong six or eight feet long, serves to hamper the movement- of the bird, for the balls twine about the part which the bola strikes regardless of whether it be the legs, neck or wings. This permit3 the do.cr3 and hunters to overhaul and dispatch the bird. At the approach of danger the rhea will often crouch flat upon the ground with r outstretched under the grass, t i inj : motionless until the dogs h; e i 3 !. This Strategen is o ten sj cessful when the wind is blows r .a inst the scent, bat when the contrary is the case the do s böo i discover the hiding bird, in this e.;-, doubtless bewildered by the sudden failure of its artless ruse, it makes no attempt at escape. The cLa-e of the rhea, which ßometimes extends over a distance of five or six miles, Is a thrilling one. It has for the rider all the ex

citement of a horse race, with the

The Nutmeg Tree. The nutmeg is the kernel of the fruit of several spec : es of trees growing wild in Asia, Africa and America. The cultivated nutmeg tree is from fifty to seventy-five feet high and produces fruit for

sixtv vears. the fruit is of the size and appearance of a roundish pear, yellow m color. The fleshj part of the fruit is rather hard and resembles candied citron. Within is the enveloped in the curious yellowish red aril known to ns as mace. TTp to 179G the Dutch, Iteing in pe . ion of the island- producing the only valuable variety of the nutmeg, jealously tried to prevent the carrying of the tree or a living seed of it into any territory independent of Dutch :-ule. - - mm ... - - m His Latin Helped There was a famous British officer, Lieutenant General Sir George Murray, who served in the expedition to Egypt. When before Alex-

jandria, the troops having suffered

severely from want of water, his literary acquirements were of the greatest service, instructing him that Caesar's army had been in the same predicament. Referring to his "Caesar" (which he always carried in his portable library), he found his recollection right that water had been obtained by the Romans from wells dug at a certain spot in the sands. A trial was immediately made, and the result was a copious supply. The British troopu braced up and conquered Egypt. New York Press.

see how the Hercules engine would added satisfaction of knowing that

got along. They imagined, of course, j the winning of the race will result that she would be stopped, but to ; in a welcome addition to the larder, their astonishment the engine dash- The wings ofMhc rhea have a flavor ed right into the drift, "clearing I not unlike that of turkey, and if her way through apparently witb)ottl to not averse Ho the taste o! out the slightest difficulty, the snow horseflesh the meat of the thigh is at the same t:me flying over the top ery satisfactory. The rhea is one of the engine chimney like foam of the main food supplies on a Patfrom the broken waves of a violori agonian hunting trip. New York

sea, and notwithstanding oust r ic-1 Tribune.

tions tho train came down from Qreenhead (twenty miles) in on hour and- a quarter." Lend i Queen

Miylf j Sot the Only One.

Forced to Surrender.

The Youner man had aced tl

father for hi? daughter ant

refused.

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"Then v u Jane ?" he I "I didn't i

I?" sneered The youn- . n pa. -d at ti door. "I am co"' . a ', ' fellow,' he tare after me street. V nisrht vrl . ; ' door. I returned c smi c I will f" 'v up this favorable n i presßion. i ii make love to t..e

cook, ji: a i ' h " ' luuc .

Tlie M man ( urn 1 pi Don't talk like that!M irYou wouldn't be eruel

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Banker's Danjrtiterpp. He proposed t i IXer Prtend 1 Lr-u U

lo yo'j know

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T ue bare a loves te Today. I you. tVwl

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rob us of our cook! N"o, r 1

another word! Jane is yours ! Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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Ontlats (retarir; v to bote) v.- ? a. in. aaü oil taking his roeeiV Qoed ppnetona, I m,.t be tu hd alreai v Here nr .. y fet. - ! l Mi, hi&g B lly, I regrets ter Fey oi our engagemeLt liu got ter broke of. Rill v Wot's de trouble now?

Me ma - ! 't 1 1 a c me w no more, 'cos it makes r

'Great neighbor, whafs itppened hnivlars t?c or wLiat?" ".'o;h'; dV irlfe! cboree Is holding m rurnir - !e t get money to dot'o

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.orry Fm bo late, m'dear Dingle apologetkallj, u.

tome fresh jokers stopped me aa

wouldn't lei . i

"Indeed'" int rr pi his will

Tiv didn't vo i ta! e tho Lrick c .

jour liat and hit them with itr

Tht i Tour ma is looldng eveir where foi you. Xi-e Oück Tefl hor Tm ut

A Two Headed Bab-

No. nesting K!ac For years Rossini's body rostet in Pere Lachaise, and then cif of Florence asked that it might h transferred to the Church of tfc Holy Cross in that city, where V. bodies cf Galilei, Michelangelo Machiavelli, Alflen and other grea Italians are entombed. Consen was received from the municipality but the master's widow, Dom

Olympia, would consent to th translation only on condition tluu when ker time came her bod might e placed next to that of hci hnsbauld. This request was bluntly denied, for the reason that only Italian "who had achieved greatness" could rest there. In 1878 the widow died and before her death consented in writing to the removal of her husband's body to Florence, provided her body be placed in the grave from which his would be taken in Pere Lachaise, and afte a long time for consideration this was done. no Accepted tho Apology. A prominent Xew York lawyer is noted for his ready answers and skill in repartee. When a voun practitioner he appeared before a pompous old judge, who took offense at a remark the awyer made criti cisi ng his decision. "If you do not instantly rnogize for that remark, Mr. Blank," sal the judge, "I shall commit you for contempt of court." "Upon reflection, your honor," instantly replied Mr. Blank, 'T find that your honor was right and I

was wrong, as your honor always

IS.

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A Lively Chill. IM time darky had a great c f for high sounding word jies. He also had a deep irr a man who has tl c bold

.use inn

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a pow'f ul com r-! aee old plan tat i fully on Ms refur

ly call. "I Vnect t'im? eberv time I He was telling a "bout his wife 1 ng er dat doff bi1 1 ob savin? in resist ; j o fit she had dat si ic had de ager.' same would say. wliat ing ho used ?" "I d -aid wife s" fife Hit : '. -pan.' fl gwine for:; ! ' V ion.

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Tho rowtr of Enthuolat

Enthusiasm is one magnet of power. You must fire every event with it, touch thoughts and acta with it. It will transmute dross into gold, drudgery into delight What matters if the soul which lives beside you is cold and selfish ? Set him .a good example! Jen ia 6unshine, and he will feel it. Every irksome task is a chance for power, for the qualities which they bring out are God's gifts which fit us to enjoy better things. Easy things will come if you have spent your heart's blood on gaining strength, for the verv eoal of power is the

hook like she ease vhich comes from strength.

most folksi ne laugn at tilings ana people who

used to cow or annoy us. We do gracefully and swiftly the tasks

man's once so hard. One br one we have

from a neighbor

to irurn some I car him talk Of William? tooken sick aft- , an' 'stead

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nin ; board nnriveted our chains. We are tree!

' ;e an ash an' I an': I ii's Corn pan

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jtt GJadston. 5 tol 1 that at Ha warlittle Dorothy t up. When all of to coai her ed Mr. Gladatonej waa

At t-.o Flood. Hearin? of a rising; river at tlu

headv atera of theEuphrates, with 0

a falling barometer and indication Ci of a flood in the valley, the Pithe- "Why wont you get up, my

nnflirnnra o T rrcr V i a minl ami Clll 1 (1 .' UC UiCeO..

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frankly admitted it to Noah. Hi

"Whv. grandfather, didn't you

that of a chastened and tel1 1110 to do 'vhät the Bible ?r

asked Dorothv. "Yes, certainly." of "Well, it disapproves of early rising; says it's a waste of time." Mr. Gladstone knew his Bible bet-

manner was

softened person. "You monkeyed too long," said the patriarch. "We gave you a . hnnce to come in with us, and you

wonldn t take it. Xow we have ar

The judge looked dubious, but finally said that he would accept the apology. Two of a Kind.

about trying to float. " The general liquidation which followed had the usual effect upon all but the insiders. Puck.

gmnll BoyOb, come and look at tail Mb? with a head on both euuV, Do lou Telegraph.

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ranged for all the stock we care tlian most mGn but ho was not

eoual to Dorothy, ror once 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 Twenty-

seventh Psalm, laying great emphasis on the first words, "It is vain for vou to rise up early."

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