The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-12-15

most successful leaders Of early ex-
peditions.
The last county organized was
Newton, in 1850. Previous to that
Jasper. IRON which it was taken,
was the largest county in the state.
Allen j. now the largest, with 612
square miles. Ohio Is the smallest
With 30 square miles. Floyd sec
bud with 100. and Blac ckiori third
smallest, with 1863 square miles.
The first county organized was
Clark in 1901, the secoLd was
Knox, in 1902, and the third Dear
born in the same year.
Chrisi's Monument Fills all the World.
In the opening chapter of Rev.
John Watson's The Life OF the
Master in McClure's Magazine
tor December, i this transcendent
truth
zone Man has Immortality OF the
first order, who does not live in
books or works, but has his home
IN the heart Of his disciples. IL was
fitting that a monument in stone
should be raised to Columbus to
remind his fellow countrymen OF
his genius, MS perseverance, hi
courage, his triumph, but no one a
Jet has been capable Of proposing a
statue To Jesus Christ. Ii were an
impossible stupidity, it were an
actual blasphmay. And why!
Because He i not distant, but
present, more real than those We
see and touch. 70 whom an innum-
erable host bow their souls morning
and evening every day. Ii they could
be convinced, which Is impossible,
that Jesus had never lived, accord
ing 10 the Gospels, or that If We
) blew aside the Imagination OF HIS
, friends. tie was a self-deceiyed en-
thusiast. then the faith and hop'
,lof millions would be eclipsed, anC
l they would fall into despair. With
out Jesus risen from the dead AM
stainless in his perfection, som
would hardly care 10 live; and 10
Jesus, who left this world alm0s
I, nineteen centuries ago, more mel
and women would die than for an,
other cause on earth, and they
: would be the best blood CT the race.
( 4 musical organization, intending
, to give a performance of an oratorio
: began 10 be alarmed about tn
probable cost of the production.
: Accordingly the director Of tn
E chorus said To the leader of the OF
2 che-tra. who was a profes>iona
I musician:
: We've got Il keep down our eS
4 peuses. aud ,hought | might ge
n YOU to leave out the trombones
v Iol know they have only fou
= measures in the entire oratorio, an
a il we leave them out we can save {
+ least SIS. and no one will be an
the wiser
The leader of the orchestra wa
extremely shocked. Assuming
n tragic attitude. he exclaimed:
n That would be an insult to tn
y composer
/ The chorus director reflected
moment, and then said cheerfully
/ "Oh. never mind him; he
d dead adlr-ColIier's Weekly.
n When Sir John Steel, the note
: English sculptor, had the duke I
Wellington sitting for statue, |
: wanted to get him to look warlik
r All mis- efforts were in vain. hov
e ever. for Wellington seemed, judi
! ing by his face. never to ave hear
A OF Waterloo or Taiayera. At la
i Sir John lost patience somewha
/, and this scene followed:
g "As | am going TO make tn
: statue Of your grace, can you n
> tell me what you were doing befor'
= -av. the battle cf Salamancs
= Were you not galloping about Il
N field cheering on your men to dec
10 of vaIor by word and action?"
"a "Bah," said the duke in evidel
n sSorn ..If YOU really want to mod
D. me as | was on the morning
4 Salamanca, then do me crawlil
ri along a ditch on my stomach, wi
A. telescope in my hand"
B,bby-"Are you in the shC
business. Mr.. Wedier?'
= Mr. Wedier. with eight childr
..-l--"Why. no. BJbby. What ma
e you think so2N
= Bobby-.'Oh. | heard papa I
= Kate il she married YOU sne'd ha
an a whole menal erie to look after
- Bro klyn Life.
Ial You won't need mag aifyi
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