Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 58, Number 46, Jasper, Dubois County, 4 August 1916 — Page 7
! REPORTER GOtWRQNG STEER
COUNTY NEVER GOT ITS BELL
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Story Written Undoubtedly Wai Good One, but the Facts Didn't Bear It Out.
Mysterious "Cit" Helped Recruiting in Capital WASHINGTON. Bidden under an immaculate Palm Beach suit, and usually leaning against a tree In front of the Pennsylvania avenue recruiting station, la what the recruiting officers of the District National Guard regard as the
most dangerous germ of preparedness to be found within a day's journey in the District. Congressman Gardner of Massachusetts and Col. Bobert N. Thompson of the Navy league are rank amateurs compared to him according to accounts. Everybody and everything that brushes up against him becomes inoculated with the fever to enlist or to make others enlist. For several days the figure in the Palm Beach suit was
noted by the officers of the recruiting station. He appeared to be taking things easy in a very calm and deliberate way. He looked like a prosperous business man. Every afternoon he would appear and remain standing against the tree or talking quietly to groups of men in front of the station. After a talk with !him a man usually walked into the station and enlisted! J One afternoon an ex-volunteer officer passed the station, saw the "germ" and shook it warmly by the hand. Then the volunteer came into the station. "What rank does Marshall hold?" he asked, pointing to the "germ." And then it came out. The man is Creighton E. Marshall, officially known in the records of his countrv as a sergeant in Troop K, First United States volunteer cavalry, from May, 1S98, to October, 189S. Unoflicially he's "Crate" Marshall, fin nr. Buckv
CX-KOUgn J-viuer, coinrauu uuu Aiic-uu v.ii'i. wx'-"" i fCNeill, and Sergt. Hamilton Fish, among the first three men killed in the Span-iish-American war. Privately, Marshall Is custodian of the presses at the bureau of engraving tand printing. He Is a preparedness expert, who believes In every man doing his bit and doing it up to the handle. Marshall wears glasses because of the bit -lie did In Cuba. He wasn't expected to survive the Cuban episode but he pulled through. Arlington Woods Very Popular With the Crows mm n "ic aTjMBACK of the biological survey has studied the crow for several
JV1 vears has thoroughly familiarized himself with its habits and is interested
iie avers mat uie us&uuiLmug ujl uwusf.nds of crows for the purpose of roosting, usually close to some large
city, presents one of the most curious and remarkable phenomena occurring in the bird kingdom. Mr. Kalmback has ascertained that there are several fair-sized crow roosts in the vicinity of Washington. A roost at Arlington held, during the most
crowded period of its existence, fully 200,000 crows. In fact, A. H. Howell of the biological survey alleges that during the winter of 1910-11 the Arlington
roost was occupied by 270,000 birds and that at least 100 crows flew to roost each second during "the height of the influx." This would mean that 0,000 crows entered the roost in a minute's time, and a period of 45 minutes was generally consumed before all had returned from their day's forage. This estimate proves that approximately 270,000 actually made the Arlington roost a heaiuarters for the season. The -Woodrldge roost, near Langdon, D. C, was used by crows for sometime, but the birds found another roost more to their liking. The successor was the one on which Mr. Kalmback made observations. He noted four lines of these birds coming to this roost and estimated that probably 1,800 or 1,900 flew In each line, which would total something in the neighborhood of 7,500 crows when strays and belated members were taken into consideration. A few mouths later the crows deserted this roost and returned to the WoodTidge roost, where other crovs joined the original settlers, the whole population amounting to 30,000. Counting these birds would be very confusing to a novice. Ornithologists are familiar with two methods by means of which they are able to count large numbers Bv one method the birds are counted in the evening as they fly Itoward the roost in distinct lines, and, as a rule, there are anywhere from three 'to six air paths chosen. The other method Is to wait until all the birds have congregated for the night and then to choose a limited area of the roost, count the birds gathered there and estimate from this the approximate total. How Army Medical School Fights a Silent Foe
Some years ago Carl Crow, author of "Japan and America," was the cub reporter on a Texas newspaper, one of his duties being to cover the police station. One day, just before press time he made his usual trip to see the desk sergeant. "Have a great story for you," said the sergeant. "We arrested a parrot out on Front street awhile ago on a charge of using abusive language. The neighbors complained so much we had to go out and lock the old bird up." After getting a few more details Crow rushed back to the office and wrote a funny story about the arrest of the bird. He was congratulating himself on landing a story on the first page, an hour or so after the paper got on the streets, when the telephone bell rang and he had to listen to a torrent of abuse from an irate lady at the other end of the line. It developed that she was Mrs. Parrot, and she had been arrested for using abusive language, but she bitterly resented being written up as a bird. After she had exhausted her vocabu
lary and was preparing for a new
start, she asked: "What is your name?" "Crow," said the reporter. "What did you say?" "I said my name was Crow."
"You think you are blamed smart,
don't you?" said the freshly insulted
Mrs. Parrot as she hung up the re
ceiver.
Francis Vigo's Bequest to Indiana Community Named After Him Disregarded by His Heirs.
ELASTIC FASHIONS IN CHINA
Everything in Any Way Suitable for Wearing Apparel "Goes" in the Province of Kiangsu.
in every newly discovered crow roost.
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Hall, Kiangsu province, North China, home of the slant-eyed Flora McFlimseys of Far Cathay ! Not like Madison square there; you can't plead "nothing to wear" in Kiangsu, for anything is in style; everything goes! From Suchten, in the North China Daily Herald, comes tills: "The fashions here this year are ideal. Every man wears what is right in his own eyes and there are few to ridicule. A panama goes jauntily down the street followed by a fur-covered brim cap. Felt hats of scarlet and verdigris green follow along with grays and browns that really do the amateur hatters credit. Eskimo top capes, a few derby hats and the smart military uniforms give the streets a piquancy that one used to miss in the monotonous China-blue crowds.
"Of all the notices posted on the city gate the one that attracts the most attention is the fashion plate that has
been exhibited for weeks. It displays
two or three of the typical Western
suits. There are the 'swallow-tailed and the low-front frock for evening functions. " There one finds the plaited skirts recommended for the women.
The proud silk of 'stove-pipe' hat has
its corner with the other felts.
The phrase "the Yigo bell that was never rung nor hung" refers to an incident connected with the early history of Vigo county, Indiana. That county was named in honor of Col. Francis Vigo, a man of French or Spanish birth, who came to this country before the Revolutionary war, became a prosperous trader at St. Louis, and widely known as "the Spanish merchant." In 1778-79 he advanced considerable money to George Rogers Clark to aid the latter in his movement to capture the Northwest territory, then held by the British. The money thus advanced was used by General Clark in procuring supplies for his campaign, and it constituted a just claim against Virginia, in whose service and behalf General Clark was act
ing. After the Revolutionary war this claim against Virginia held good against the United States, and was finally paid to Colonel Vigo's heirs, but not until long after his death. He died in 1836 and his will, dated December 9, 1834, contained the following provision: ".Whereas, the county of Vigo has been named after me, and I feel toward it and Its citizens a great degree of esteem and affection for many favors conferred and services renderd me, especially by the inhabitants of Terre Haute, it is my wish, will and desire, and earnest request, that if the claim aforesaid (the Virginia claim), is recovered,, and the amount due me paid to my executors,
they, or some of them, shall pay out of the same $500 to the county of Vigo, to be laid out by the commissioners of
said county In the purchase of a bell
for the courthouse of said county, on
which shall be inscribed: 'Presented
by Francis Vigo.' " By an act of con
gress of June 2, 1872, the claim of Vigo's heirs was referred to the court
of claims for adjudication, and it was
allowed and paid in 1877, nearly 100 years after the money was advanced. The Vigo bell was never rung, though
the language of the will shows it was
the testator's earnest desire that it
should be. '
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GREATEST OF ALL SPORTS
Real Thrills in the Pursuit of the Afri
can Elephant Beast Not Afraid of Anything.
Bumper Grain Crops
Good Markets High Prices Prizes Awarded to Western Canada for Wheat, Oats, Barley, Alf al fa and Grasses
The winnings of Western Canada at the Soil Products Exposition at Denver were easily made. The list comprised Wheat, Oats, Barley and Grasses, the moat important being the prizes for Wheat and Oats and sweep stake on Alfalfa. No less important than the splendid quality of Western Canada's wheat and other grains, is the excellence of the cattle fed and fattened on the grasses of that country. A recent shipment of cattle to Chicago topped the market in that city for quality and price. Westen Camada preJaceJ k 1915 e-tklrJ aa -well waeat
ai ail tf tfci Uiitii Sittel, r tw 300,000,000 bisbls.
ä)V Canada in proportion to population has a greater
IWJvfc exportable surplus or wneat uns year man auj . country in the world, and at present prices yau
w ißS&s can figure out the revenue xor tne pro
ducer, in western anaaa you wui nuu good markets, splendid schools, excep tjonal social conditions, perfect climate and other great attractions. Ther
is no war tax on land and no conscription. Sead for illustrated pamphlet and ask for reduced railway rates, information as to beat locations, etc. Address Superintendent Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or
G.W. Aird, 215 Troclion-Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Indiana Canadian Government Agent
'Foi many reasons the chase of the
elephant stands at the apex of sport.
As a man-killer in open combat he
ranks with the Hon and the African buffalo. He is the only beast that fears
no other. While he will almost in
veriably run from the scent of man,
he is as invariably ready to attack on the slichtest provocation. Fear does
War. Officer What are your duties, my man? Outpost Ow; to mess around 'ere till the relief comes. London Opinion.
important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle or CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
not exist for him. His overwhelming in Use for Over 30 Years.
bulk, power, speed and intelligence Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
make him supreme beyond the range
of rivalry. Love Is Blind.
"As though this were not enough to Another proof that love is blind is
establish his pre-eminence, he alone that no decent husband ever sees a
carries a trophy which is one of the freckle or wrinkle on the face of the
, wise concession to the soaring staple products of the industrial world.
prices of leather is made in the op
tional styles of shoes. The cloth boot now has its place with the newer
leather."
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NPRETENTIOUS and unheralded, yet one of the biggest tasks of the
ilitia mobilization, has been going on at the Army Meinem scnooi, at -x eenth street northwest, where the vaccine for the prevention of various
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diseases is being prepared. A force of 20 men, members of the United States army medical corps, headed by Capt. M. A. Itoasoner, has been working day and night on one floor of the building, preparing the enormous 'amount of vaccine which the 100,000 troops of the militia require since being mobilized. An idea of the tremendous work is gained by the fact that in ordinary tin: es this same force makes the vaccine for the army and navy and the
Remains of Cliff Man.
While driving their sheep out of t
natural cave in a lonely part of the Navajo Indian reservation several
-miles south of Bluff, Utah, Indian herd
ers discovered the remains of a man. The matter was reported to Frank
Hyde of Bluff, who gjt in communica
tion with the Indians and bought from
them a perfect mummy of an ancient
cliff dweller. The Indians also gave Hyde the skin of an animal that resembled a muskrat stuffed with tobacco leaves. Two pipes made of soft lime rock were also found, and a fine wound reed basket. A pair of sandals were also among the articles brought in by the Indians. The features of the mummy resemble those of the present-day Chinese. The man was of small stature.
The value of ivory rises ; It never fluc
tuates. Nor is this all. In the mind
of the East the elephant is intimately
associated with dignity, pomp, pageant
ry and kingship; but in the mind of
the native African he is king a king in his own right. "In this regard, let it be affirmed that no elephant born in Africa has ever docilely paced a hippodrome stage, trundled a circus wagon, or taken children tor a ride In the park. Those sleep-walking cattle known to the American public as elephants come from India, and are mere bastard
cousins to the king. You may have
seen the African elephant in captivity, but never in subjection. Chain him
to the floor behind iron bars, and after
ten years he is still quick to throw muck in the face of the man that jeers
at him." George Agnew Chamberlain
in Century.
wife who has just put a bait of fried
chicken, hoecake, roas'n'ears, sliced tomatoes and sparrow grass in front of him. Houston Post.
STAFF AFTER REAL MONEY Temptation Was More Than Any Newspaper Men Could Be Expected to Resist.
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Crusted With Dandruff Yield Readily
to Cuticura. Trial Free.
forest service, and furnishes it to numerous other organizations besides. Since
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tho mobilization this force, in addition to tne supplies iur uie öciwu iu.- Mope jnsane Than in College.
tioneu. has been furnishing the vaccines lor tne miiiua troops aibo. Enforcement of the law by probate Eftch of the soldiers in this army must receive three inoculations of antl- jlldges preventing epileptics and f eeble-
tvphoid vaccine, and in other cases, inoculations lor omer uibeaeb uie umuu minded from being married would cor
All tho tremendous quantity of this vaccine has been lurnisneu Dy uns ntue army of 20 men, scarcely a sergeant's section in the terms of army organization While the big men cet the troops ready for service and have their names carried in the papers daily with suitable praise for their efforts, this little force, working with silent elliciency, is safeguarding the lives of the soldiers whom the big men are organizing.
Washington's Great Walnut Tree Is Victim of War WASHINGTON had a wonderful walnut tree. It stood near the American university, and has been noted ever since this country was known to the whites. About the time that V Ham the Conqueror invaded England, midway of the eleventh century, a splendid
walnut sapling began to run its head toward heaven, near what was later to become the city of Washington. In the times that followed William, while a disorderly group of islands were being welded into a Great Britain, this same tree developed with almost infinite slowness into a forest giant. A few weeks ago the Tunlaw walnut, after 900 years of life, was felled to bnln snrisfv the war-time needs of
that Great Britain It so far antedated. England must hiue walnut wood of the finest to manufacture rifle stocks. Having ransacked her own possessions, she has turned to America for the only timber suited to such a manufacture. So the huge tree, a floral Methusaleh, that stood on the tract bounded by the Tunlay ridge and Loughborough roads, lms been sold to a British agent for $120, lowered to earth, lopped of its branches, and freighted to Baltimore for transportation aboard. Tho Tunlaw walnut was famed as the largest hardwood tree in this section of the country. It was 125 feet high, 21 feet in circumference, and had a bough spread of 150 feet. The word "Tunlaw" is walnut spelled backward, and it is said that Generals Grant and Sherman were fond of visiting the estate upon which the .walnut tree stood, near what is now known as the American university, and (that they suggested the name.
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rect many of the evils eugenics are striving to abolish, Harry C. Bowman of the Kansas board of control told the Kansas Conference of Charities
and Corrections. Talk of eugenics, he
said, was useless. The speaker said juvenile courts ac
complished much reformation, but
4L county and city jails seldom cause per
manent reformation. He deplored the
increase in imbecility, declaring the census from 1904 to 1910 showed an
increase of 25 per cent in hospitals 12 per cent of the entire population.
"There are more insane in the
United States than students in colleges
and universities," said Bowman.
Irish Soldier Gave Warning. A nöw story of the British encoun
ter with the Prussian Guards is told by a corporal of a Warwickshire regi
ment who is wounded and at home in
England. "The night the Prussian Guards at
tacked us around Ypres," he says, "it
was only by chance and heroism that we were warned in time. An Irishman of the King's Liverpool regiment had gone out of the bounds to meet a
girl. Coming home late he stumbled on
the Germans stealing quietly toward
our position.
"Without a thought of consequences
to himself he dashed toward our guard to give the alarm. The Germans shot him In both legs, but he got through with the warning."
Progress by Kicking. A naval lieutenant, assigned to com
mand a submarine, found the storage batteries in what he considered an un
safe condition and reported to his su
perior, a rear admiral. The superior
considered the lieutenant's action
merely a "kick." He refused to have
all batteries examined, even after in
vestigation showed that the subordi
nate officer's "kick" was based on fact,
and accepted the vessel as it stood.
The matter went to court-martial,
and the rear admiral was acquitted of
negligence. Secretary Daniels disapproved the finding of the court.
Any superior who objects having his
subordinate kick occasionally is not
deserving of his rank. Bureaucracy,
wherever it has developed to curse democracy, is based on precisely the theory this rear admiral appears to
have adopted; that all wisdom is cen
tered in the heads of chiefs, and that
the only thing that need concern sub
ordinates is the following of orders
without Questioning or protest. The
world advances by kicking. Cleveland
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and scalp troubles of young or old.
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The Crime. "You don't mean to say the sheriff
has done arrested the boys that made
up that lynchln' party?"
"He sho' did." "Name o' goodness ! What for?" "Sheriff says he 'lows the law's got
to be respected mo' round here, an'
them boys used a tree in the cotehouse
grounds an' tramped all over the lawn right where there was a plain sign sayin' 'Keep Off the Grass. "Town Topics.
All But "Dear Mabel, do you love me?" "Gh, George!" "Don't you, Mabel? Just a tiny lit
tle bit?"
"W-e-11, y-e-s, George."
"And would your mother keep away
from us, except when I invited her?"
"She would, George."
"And vour brothers and sisters,
too?"
"Why, certainly, George."
"And, of course, the old gent would
settle my debts?"
"Of course, George." ""Darling, will you marry me?" "No, George!"
A visitor to a small country town In England unwittingly "held up" the local newspaper. Having lost his dog, an animal that he prized very much, he rushed to the newspaper office and handed in an advertisement offering $50 reward for the return of his pet. Half an hour later he thought he would add to his advertisement the words, "No questions asked." So he hurried to the office again. When he got there the place wai empty save for a small boy, who looked very sulky. "Where's the staff?" asked the tourist, glancing around the deserted room. "Out looking for your dog," replied
! the boy, who was evidently aggrieved
at being left behind. Youth's Companion. Not a True Idealist. "I always knew that Blnks was lacking in true poetical Idealism," said the Irate leader of one of the clans. "Just before the last election he made overtures to me for the purchase of 50 votes." "Well," said the sophisticated friend, "that didn't offend you, did it?" "Of course not; but when I made the trade and delivered the goods the
conscienceless dog refused to pay.'
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Chinese call China Ta-Tsing-Kwo.
Soils and Wheat.
The Influence of different soils on
the composition of wheat is the subject of an investigation undertaken by
the United States bureau of chemis
try. The effects of several kinds of soil will be tested under identical atmospheric conditions. The program
contemplates transporting to the Ar
lington experimental farm 1-320 of an
acre of soil, three feet deep, consist
ing of about 16 tons each of sandy.
clay, marl, muck and a good agricul
tural soil, and in each of these plant
the same kind of seed, will be grown.
The Ladies Are Learning. "Cut out speeches," Miss Mary Gar
rett Hay, chairman of the Woman's
Suffrage party, is reported to have de
manded at the recent meeting when
the clerks were overworked recording subscrintions to the new campaign
fund.
"Cut out the speeches; money talks best," this wise chairman is said to
have declared.
The late blind Boss Buckley of San Francisco, however, gained 'nothing In
public esteem when he told his work
ers upon an occasion of pre-election
funds allotment:
"Donft waste this good dough buy
ing talk, but results.1' New York Sun.
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