Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 59, Number 13, Jasper, Dubois County, 1 December 1916 — Page 1

Vol. 59. No. 13.

m " Jasi-ee, Indiana, Pridy. December 1, lt?!6

Nashville's Piiglii Uader Prohibition Wat tenon's Paper Shows City is bankrupt About seven thousand pieces ef real estate now figure in the delinquent tax list or Nashville. The Courier-Journal the other day printed the news of the impending loss by Nashville of its first-clacs hotel through Lie operation of its prohibition system. The Nashville Banner recently published an editorial reporting "a cripls in the financial affairs of the city" and disclosing tUHUl L1VJII WilKJH lb UCCH-J lkjzyi lie "riAnlorable." A bond issue, of a million dollars has already been made to meet the deficiency, in the.-city's revenues and still further increases of taxes are threatened. Read this picture of the once proc perous capital of Tennessee. as drawn by the Banner: "Nashville is staggering under z bonded indebtedness. Property is assessed out of all proportion to its value in many instances, and the income from property is often exceeded 1) V Lilt UV V IJJ 1.1 II' LdA-L'ilLIlCi 11 . I "TM vonrWn is nn inpronso nrnnnvnA nf 50 000 000 in tho nccmcsrnnnf ! J - j-w . pUOVU VX. tl W WU W AAA. VilW UWtJWUUlAAVliU . of city property. . "There is much property in this city Ädraisyennt8tandthe contem !

"There is no disputing the fact that is known, and the garter km? i-t propery values in Nashville have do- arras, arrayed in a gorgeous tabard, predated. Property recently sold at The nrroiou marches around, public auction has been knocked off to ,ir;. i i rtle i. fhn orr,fv bidders at a figure far less than the ;"?atCmS lo 8 fco . he assessed valuation. S throne and to iN presiding otneer. "The oppressive tax rate has! who is the lord high chancellor

brought to Nashville innumerable 1 T, n?Tr -7 1 T . Winer Hnt1i1 kin vnplrlrvnnn of l-nnf n " in j. i f 1 1 ii man of small means is nracticallv uro- ! hibited from owning his home, audi city taxes have made it no longer profitable for the owners of rental property. There is no satisfaction in this condition for the renter. The rent he pays is based on the amount of taxes required of the property. The 1 I : 1 3 . VI' J xes in iiAiiij tue price ox me article ne sens, i "The result has been that manv

people have, with much inconvenience, sponsors neo.t lead him to tiie pro moved outside the city boundary in'er bench, whore he take? his set order to escape taxation. The price of j for a Tllomcnt. Then all three rh e

uiucuiu liguuug m piacucuuy uie same as in the city, and the price of water is but little more than the city price and street railway facilities are equally good. As a result every person who removes from the city leaves behind a burden which must be assumed by those who remain in the city." And the cause of this distressing blight! ... The Banner does not once mention it. For the Banner professes -to avor nrohibitipn, and its exposition of Nashville's ruinous plight was made not as an argument against prohibition, but in urgence' of a 'taxpayers' organization to take' steps-to prevent the further increase'of taxes and to promote the more economical expenditure of the revenues. The Banner studiously avoids articulating a syllable of "prohibition" but that will be the first word to shape itself on the iips or in the mind of every unprejudiced reader of this somber story at all familiar with the recent history of a once thriving city whose most nounshinp: industries now are those of the lax collector and the bootlegger. Louisville CourierJournal. Publication authorized by the Indiana Brewers Association Hw 5emlno!ti Bury Their Oe.. Seminoles bury their de:: ou i of the ground aftor wrapping th.in blankets, but always leave t'.-e of' the head exposed. Theybui.d pen over the body and usually ehuir ft with earth. Whin his squawMleth "husband wears his fthirt until i1 rots off, which is not strikingly di tinctive. When; the husband d:othe squaw doesn't comb her hair i three months. LiUle revrror-'e efoVn for the dead. Whtjo T Tigert grave was. ro;t-'1 n bones taken for cyh:bil:on cry oviiithe diserrnlion vm ' wlioliv a ne-r'M1 r ,,r nca rest se t Ü s r . . 1 i . the Indians 'luhlTexnu WWkly: r Once wl en !. a boy he mo w. t - a chip. your boy is n. -i he lets o h-U irr n "Ah' n?8po"k"! with n ynvn, -f Thin iBrV-.-.' n. .Tnhn Ihirni. ? T poleon Boa; ) Tur, Julius (' r ct. fh- F McTotfki. PigieiHly it will

pta" jlqx London Answers.

A STRIKING CONTRAST.

Entering the United States Senate and the House of Lords. When a senator is elected in ths United States he sends Iii eredfinitials on in advance. They are presented by his colleague, read from 'the desk and filed In the secretary's omce unless some objection is iiua J. committee on privileges and elections for'exannnation. When a sen - at or elect appears he steps quietly !up to trie clerk's desk, escorted by fa. colIe.lgue takes ;m oath to Slip. T. r. gort tilß constitution Of the ÜQltwl 'Spates and" is then led to a desk ou ( the outer row, which his colleaGfie h selected for hira. where lie "revnirnf1 ttt V i-i"n o Tft ennf in f It O ceives the congratulations of hi friends ani introductions to the Beriators who care to make his acquaintance. I!h 'ooks as vise a? may be and wr..ts for adjournment, when he goes to the secretary's office, writer his autograph in a bi: red book for the use of the cashic; and draws his mileage. In the English house of lords V 'proceedings cr very different. A j nevrly created peer enters that rr--9 i OriC CÜamber 121 a robe of scar! et - Vfi Vßt trimVneCl WltM ermine. Hi " - - tended bv two fellow peers., who jki as his sponsors and escorted by thf black rod, as the sergeant-at-arm, fr0m different narts of the ffilöV. I oh amhci to which that inroos n P"'1"" v ) I person gravely responds. hen the new neer reaches the throne llQ kneels reverently and places upon the empty chair, where his majesty ought to bp fitting, the patent of nobility he i i reeeiyed from, hi? loyeneigu.. -jüo.s tn Ied to:, Vool?ack kliere --Übe lof-cl onstteeiioy - . . ' , , . . , administers to hirn tue oath and bow three times at the vacant throne and three times to the presiding oOicer. The lord high chancellor then leaves the woolsack and -comes down to shake hands with the new peer and welcome him to the house. The other peers come also ttfd. tender, their congratulations. rcal Otitis of Baidneas. . Coming in from rntLibertj' f. a train vor fw irin who appai ijntly were -oltl nl'intauces am who." met in o jovfjil . mood. Boil men werg qaitp grnj'. bivt each v a luxuriSTit.'heal" of hair 7c; then sat a stout partv with n shh ing dome that was ahnpst dcNtuui of hirsu fb covering. t The two friends exchanged face tious remnrks about silvered locks then indulged in some pleasantry 1 about the "thinning of the thatch, i with casual references to doorknob; and billiard balls, much to thf amusement of the passengers, but to the evident discomfiture of th baldheaded man. The talk finally developed into argument on the cause of baldness and after considerable joeularih the pair turned to the pearly pater stranger, and one said: "My friend and 1 have been dis cussing the cause of baldness, but we can't seem to agree. Would you 'mind lolling us what you regard as the real cause of baldness?" The .stranger wheeled about, eyed bis questioners fiercely and snorted; '"Brains !" Pittsburg Gazette. A D3ciplinarlan. Iiis? Ilohsou was most popular with the two voun and unmanied members of Conterville's school board. They did not propose to have any change of teachers in district No. 3. ffDo you think Miss Hobson pays quite enough attention to disci-: plineP' suggested one. of the elderly mamec sciiooi committeemen ono day. "Discipline! Why, of course she pays a great deal of attention to it' asserted Ed Porter hastily. "We revere had anybody else be rin to pi-v as much." said Henry Lane. f,Whv, one :!'cr.ion 1 wain there at ainl Mi. Hobsr. ipent the h !f ttmi every min !te of it p-.r eivhiir order, in tiui --. M. fit

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in Dubois county this year than in any year in the past ten years. A ride thro any township will convince anyone who believes his eyes.

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INDIANA.

PARIS PAWNSHOPS. Run by tho Stats, They Are a Boon la Ail Classes of People. The "mont-de-piete," as the French equivalent of the pawnshop is called, is a state institution. Cpn sequently there is not that friend', communion between the lender an ;the client that oe see,s. in Londoi There is m "pidfato office ; where the person temporarily ei barrassed. for nyj?y may scref t m a nl -i5 -frTim inn' 'i 1 ri mraa 1111 IwJVJLX -Li. Uj.il. XXX. I t i I w j. If you are in t iL of money an I you have any p( dtfu? property icne vaiue ox 0 irancs or more y take it to the nearest branchoffic of the "mont-de-piete! 5 The first thing that meetayour gaze is a "guard municipal" piatrolling up and down the pavement' outside the entrance. With a feeling of wholesome feBpec for the majesty of thn law. you now enter a large room, of which one side i; occupied by benches (verv hard and uncomfortable ones) and the oiuer bv half 1 dozen employee? b;it.l inter. - ) ty to t . u f of ben; v Tin-: of men girl who the great jewels and ing in thBut if the "rnont-' quality, ik. to wealth WhpD has be. a ckrk 1' 1 t- .V no pR w- tri ii pr- nrt the ivr$': por. - and p. vr.n (!o. n bv anoti fes8:c du cleik, iv.vl y must produce pape to etul: xoi:r ideniity. The m. ?v-t ch-ir;TGd is only 7 pe; cent pc : r. nnv.f and there is n( doubt ii at ti:e settle pawutobopsr der ercn service? to all classes French pojilc .Vondon Stand Buttermilk c Lift Savor. A Frencb medical mpn advises people to drink buttermilk for. long life. He says that the lactic acid dissolves every sort of eartny depos it in the blood vessels, keeping the ! reins and arteries so supple and free running that tbere can be no clogjArg up, and hence there is no deposit of chalky matter around the joints or of rxisonous waste in the' muscles. It is Vie stiffening and, hardening of the blood vessel? which bring on old age. Butter-' milk is likely to postpone it ten oi j twenty Tars if freely drunk. A quart a day should be the minimum, the mas mum according i taste and onnortunifey. ' r -3 r ' 3. . t-w . -.V. Outlato (returning to his hotw at 1 i. m. and mistaking his room) Good gracious, I must be- In bed air&dy1 Here aro my feet Pele Mela. Uncle Ephraim Ravlfense Whv Ä that's a perfect picture of my old hoss! Wliat'U yon sell it fur, mister? Artist (who has been sketching in the neighborhood) Well, when that painting is finished it will be worth $100 anyhow. Uncle Ephriam Ain't 'there goin, to be nothin' else in it ? 'Artist Xo, nothing but the horse. Uncle Ephriam Well, youucanH sell it any where's around hero, fur no $100. Everybody knows Jve of f ered the ho?s t himseljL iis an' ig'in fur $15 an' take iSSut im trucks Ohinaxra fl?rihnn

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6CLDEN NEEDLES. ' They VWre Used When GallanU In r ran co Did Fancy WorkDuring the old regime in France, about which so much glamour remains to us, the very men who wero Uving and making the history of the empire of Louis passed their leisure time in a way that seems to us of today utterly ridiculous. In all the fancy work on which ladies employed themselves the men Beem to nave taken part. Poinsinct in one of his comedies represents a young marquis entering a room whefetwo fair damsels are embroidering. One is working a piece o. Iress trimming, the other a Marly f.o.i::ce. The beau examines the einlroidery with the eye of a connoisseur, points out hero and there the specially good touches end Is too politt to notice any defects. He taJ.?s a little gold tube out of the po. ket ofIb richly decorated waistcoat and selects a dainty gold needle. He goes to the frame at whi h Cidalisc is .orking and finishes the flower w ic& she had begun. From her he moves to tho sofa nnd. chm one end of the fio'm n Uwri Isrjcne, to whom he pas special attention, to complete her tfok. A 1 1his time it was the custom of tL !n-':es invariably to carrv their orkuaqs wit-1 them to the evening recepf;is, in hich they had not only their embroidery materials, but the last novel, the popular songs, their patch bxe and louge pots, Ghmtlemen Iso carried deftly embroidered little bags int) company, which 1 L-:-: "a whole arsenal of cutlery and fuuey articles, such a boxes of difierent shapes filled with loeenges, bonbons, snuff and scent.r At another period th fashion of the day was to cut out drawings from books and pamphlets and to paste them c ?i e 8, lamp .hades,

boxes and ' - -he skill in thi? parts 01 oju'C; 'unwtrjsrtit.02 produce a riri 1 or ar .sing effect. Then there camu a seasm when all the rage was fr charadea and riciles, which gare u peculiarly good opportunity to exercise the Eght and rapid wit so conspicuous in the French. Every eremng tho drawing roonis were converted into impromptu charades. Some lady would suggest a word or phrase, and forthwith it would be converted into the subject of a sprightly little play. Many of the word games -iio?s current ,. lth us in America' Had their origin in the necessity the Frcnti Ealoi.:: T"(ro under in Vre last cen"fcurj to divert themselves. Tz sonif. of the salons the fashion of keeping a daily chronicle- of n'ewa,-. which was to.- often a mere chronicle of candal, was adojfted. Mnre. Dou biet de Persan 'issued bulletins which she called "nouvelles . a a main' In her apartments two regie i 'is werd kept, one of the authentic news received here and there, by her guests, the other oi floating tumors and on dits, and from fliese the budget of her chronicle was made up and circulated throughout Erajfcc. Appleton's Magazin. " 1 DEVICES OF THE BODY. Th Cough, Sneeze and Sigh Ar Measures of Self Protection. One of the most interesting fact about the human body is its power of self preservation its power of' evading or overcoming the thousand and one conditions which, unless corrected,, would be injuriou-s or destructive. Among the most common o these acta of self preservation ara the cough, the sneeze and the sigh. Every one is familiar with these acts, yet few people ever ask themselves the cause, and fewer still could explain them. One ot the simplest of the bodjs devices for self protection is the cough. The cough is merely a blat of air propelled from the lungs In such a manner as to forcibly d.. lodge some foreign substance which has-been drawn into the throat, tho windpipe or the tubea leading to the lungs. Necessary Thn. "It ain't true," said the milkman, "that we alwayt put chalk in our milk' rDo you mean to say," demanded Mrs. Houakeep, "that nver do it?" "Well tf fcaror reept after heavy rain when the water git brown and muddy." Ohio Stat