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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-14

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LIVERY and SALE STABLE.
FERD. VOLLMER.

MAIN STREET, Jasper, Ind
Always have the best turnouts, Of any
variety for customers; particularly COM
mercial travellers. Courteous and care
ful drivers to all parts Of Dubois and adj
joining counties. Horses boarded and
sod on cheap terms.
Oct IL. lslN.-1v
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-14

Two small children were chased
across a field one day by a ferocious
COW. and in telling about the escape,
the little girl said:
1--WE were saved, mamma, in an
swer to a prayer. | told Tommy
to pray as we ran, and he said he
didn't remember any prayer, so !
told him &c say what papa says at
breakfast; so he shouted. "For
what we are about to receive, make
US trulythankful.' Then We craw-
led under fence and were saved"
School teacher, examining the
class, lights on the youngest, and
is so struck with his intelligent as
pect that he questions him forth
with:
"Now my little man, what do
five and two make?"
The little one remained silent.
Well suppose, now, | were 10
give you five rabbits to day and two
more morrow, how many rabbits
would you have them"
Eight" promptly answered the
juvenile.
Eight. Why how do you make
that out?"
"Cause I've got one TO home al
ready. Ind. Sun.
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HARRISON Trustees Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Trustee of HARRISON township,
will attend to township business on each
Monday Of the year, at my office, and
persons having township business to
transact are required to present it to him
on Mondays.
The township library will be kept at
my home in HayEville.
GEORGE Nix,
Nov. 70 1907. Trustee.
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Get a Home Phone!
Dubois County
Telephone Co.
Good Local Service.
Long Distance instruments.

Good Local Service.
Long Distance instruments.
Full Metallic Lines.
Wegive our subscribers free tel
ephone service to every point we
reach in this and adjoining counties,
(more thar 100 towns and we are
improving and extending our lines
every day.
No Shouting.
No Party Lines.
No Second Hand Stuff.
R.,ss ! Business 81. 90 per month.
Residences 75c I"
Call US "HOME PHONE" for
short. Office and Exchange in
Kuebler Block.
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The old gentleman who had pur-
chased the factory requested the
former owners to keep the trans
action secret for few days. Then
he sirolled into the work shop.
"Ah my good fellow" he said to
husky workman, "what are you
making?"
Gags for laxative people, re-
piled the workman, without look
ing up from his work.
In a few days, however, the
workman learned that the inquisi-
tive old gentleman was the owner of
the factory, and he thereupon be-
came a model Of courtesy. But to
his fellow workman he still contin-
ues to discourse upon the mani
field blessings that will accrue when
the world realizes that one man il
Is good as anoths Eek.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-14

Advertisers in The COURIER are
capturing the trade.
An advertisement does not sell
goods, but it helps the seller to sell
them.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20

Mr.. Steinert that Horatius ALBANIA was only
a repairer of q much later date than the
original builder of the specimen Of which
he mas CHANGED to come into possession. II
Is a fact, historically proved. that as early
As 1874 the ha~rpeichord had been developed
to the point where 1t had four and a half
otaves. The Steinert harpsichord has but
three and 1ve-eighths octaves, showing II
to be OF earlier make.
1t should not. however, be presumed that
this old ha~rpsichord Is to-day merely a reno
of long ago. On the contrary, It IS now IN
such playable condition that its musical
tones are as fresh as they were when-aI-
most 800 years ago-it charmed companies
of music lovers as guests of some noble
patron in Venice. Moreover, the interest
connected with the living instrument car
ries the musician Of the Twentieth Century
back to a time when the great musicians
-Domenico Scarlatti, Bach, Handel ana
o~thers-gave to the world their sublime
creations, compositions that are still as
fresh in their intensity so far as musical
art is concerned as when they came from
the brain of the composers.
And in playing upon this harpsichord the
compositions are heard In the timber that
was Intended for them. and In which they
were thought by the composer.
TT remains. for those who are interested
in the classical ~polyphoEy of the seven
tenth Century said Mr.. Steinert. Ito
compare these compositions as they arc
played upon the modern pianoforte. with
the assistance of the original tone afpara-
tus. to Judge whether the modern instru-
ment Is entitled to the full way and the
conquered field It now possesses. and to say
whether its ascendancy over Instruments
Of the old masters is merited. or whether
there Is not after all q hidden charm In
the old that 10 absent In the new.
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dent with a snuff box, and the royal cachet
or the HohenZollern goes with the old-time
custom. Just as the Guelph approval makes
~snun-takirg fashionable in Great Britain.
The box presented to President Roosevelt
Is made of highly polished Jade, or nephrits.
a rare mineral Of dark-green color.
1t IS mounted on sold gold. The
III" set in diamonds, adorns the lid. The
Princes initial is surrounded by an oval
formed of % diamonds and, like the por-
trait. is surmounted by the imperial crown
In raised gold and jewels. Four large and
eight smaller diamonds. IN beautifully de-
signed settings, make this one of the cost
Hest snuff boxes ever gotten up, even In
the days when these jeweled gew-gaws
were worth fortunes.
Prince Henry brought with him a number
Of other snuffhoXes made Of gold and set
with jewels. but that intended for the Presi-
dent is the choicest and richest in the en-
tire collection.
Autograph Cigarette Cases.
Prince Henry's gift box contained also
several magnificent cigarette cases. on
which the autograph of the Prince and the
date Of his visit are traced in diamonds. One
of these is also intended for President
Roosevelt.
The portrait of the Prince. the snufrboxes
and cigarette cases were designed by the
artists OF the firm OF Friedlander Bros,
but all designs were first submitted to the
Emperor for selection before they were
exc cuted. so that each gift left behind by
the royal visitor bears as a special mark Of
value to the recipient the stamp Of approval
Of the imperial brother who sent him.
While writing the name OF Roosevelt, IT
may not be amiss to say that Hon. Richard
Bartholdt, who was in st. Louis last week,
is authority for the statement that the
President himself pronounces the 90 in his
name the same as the 20" in rose" not as
the double ''oo' in soon, or coon" The
great majority OF the people Of the United
States have undoubtedly therefore, always
pronounced the chief executives name
wrong,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
WORLDS COSTLIEST HARPoICHORD
Rare Old instrument, Probably Five Hundred Years Old, Was Found
in a Carrot in Venice and Is Now Owned by an
American.

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY
Even after its rescue from a dingy corner
OF asdxrk closet in the attic Of an ancient
palace In Venice. an old harps,chord does
not seem a promising instrument upon
which to play the compositions OF the old
music masters. Grimy with the dust Of
ages cracked and warped. abused as the
resting place Of heaps of rugs and moth
eaten garments, II presented a most unpre-
possessing appearance, indeed. to q prospec-
tive purchaser.
To-day. restored by q loving hand directed
by an intelligent and discriminating mind
and treated with mastery kill by a piano
forte builder, and an artist, Il is a delight
TO the eye and possessed OF a charm for the
ear OF the music lover almost incredible to
any one who saw It taken from the crate
in which It was shipped across the Atlantic
a few weeks ago.
Critical musicians have been fascinated
and delighted by the sweet tinkltns melody
as OF q harp and yet with q quality that
suggests the p;anoforts when they have
heard Mr.. Norris steinert Of New Haven.
the owner Of tho instrument play compo-
sitions Of Sebastian ZACH Handel and Do
menico Scarlatti to illustrate his claim that
TO properly appreciate the music Of the old
writers one needs be transported. as It were
back to the time Of their composing and to
hear the musio rendered In the timber and
tone quality which was intended.
Mr.. Eteinert - the donor Of q magnificent
end wor1d-famous collection Of ancient mu-
steal instruments to Yale University. Part
of that collection he exhibited In 1892 at the
International Exhibition Of Music and the
Drama in Vienna Stno> then ha has added
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
The Man of Her Choice.

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
In days when the love of q maid was held
The rarest of charms to wear,
When mobiles were fearless and fought and
died
For love OF a ladys fair,
There dwelt in those storied day., It's told,
A beauteous Princess, who
Smiled not upon suitors who came from fay,
Or came they from near, to WOO
They proffered her riches and acred landH
They profrered her wealth Of fame
And gems that were ravishing. stin the
maid
Gave answer to all the samA
At length she gave word to proclaim to all
Who dwelt in that tabled land,
That the gallant who best described her
charms
Would win him her heart and hand
Each knight in his turn had his love ~
vealed.
Each knight in his turn had Lost,
TIL three Of the many who came remained
To win or to pay tho cost.
And one was . soldier. who fought the
wars.
And one was q learned man;
And one was q poet who dreamed and
sighed
As only . poet car.
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Thine eyes" sid ths soldisr. ~tAas know
not fear: .
Thine eyes. that command 1t WI,
Have made mo q captive, who soorned de-
feat.
And keep ma q captive still.
"And l." said the learned man. DOW fov
To love in my heart enshrined
For that rarest Of gifts. that u more than
gold.
The slory that crowns thy mind.-
Said tho poet and stepped to the maiden,s
side.
And gained IN her Eyes along
Said the poet and taking the maideaAu
hand,
.oh. fairest Of all. my song
l. not Of thy mind. which I worship, toct
Nor eyes like the skies above,
It's thy pure and thy radiant, snow-whfts
soul
That blossoms my heart with love-"
EENvoI.
I've told Of the love of the learned man,
The soldier who vanquished foes;
I've told Of the poet, who dreamed ana
sighed,
Now which do you think she ehosef
GEORGE D. SUTTON.
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strong enough to soothe savage beasts and
many other sentiments dear to the anoients
and appearing in romantic poetry are
strongly suggested by the groups upon the
cover, inside the lid. and all about the en-
easement
Naiads. nymphs, graces, cupids, fsuns and
satyre, dancing to music of the Tyre. the
harp. the lutte and the violin, all are bound
into one theme, and that the sentiment Of
the power OF music. by bands Of garlanded
flowers In brilliant hues. The background Of
a light blue throws the whole into greater
holiness. Allegorical in conception, the
work is worthy of study az Z picture quite
apart from its alliance with the old in
strument- .
Awakened Its Old Chords.
An indiscriminating collector Of antiques
would have been tempted to preserve the
harpsichord In the state in which it was
discovered 1t showed its extreme age ana
was more expressive of antiquity than of
music. But its real beauties Of color and
tone would have been lost had any one but
a philosopher In music found II.
1t was dumb and voiceless when It came
to Mr.. Steinert. The dealer who acted as
his agent IN Italy IN securing it little knew
It's value. 10 him it was a curious ex-
ample OF antique parlor furniture. Mr..
Steinert almost reconstructed it. but pre-
served faithfully the exactnes, of the in
struments mechanics in every detail. Even
the form OF the tiny goose quill picks which
pluck the strings. upon the plectrum prtn-
ciple. has been preserved lnvioiate. And the
OF the instrument are Of interest
to the studen. Of mechanics also. The
tuning pins. black with age, looked a
ly out OF place. contrasted with the modern
steel wires stretched across the Cremona
sounding board But the tuning pins were
serviceabls and Mr.. steinert permitted them
to remain
One detail Of exquisite workmanship de-
serves particular mention. A rosetts carved
in Grecian traceries. less than i've inches
In either lineal dimension, is q beautiful bit
Of work that allies the relic to stn another
ranch of art
MI. steinert personally superfntendsd the
restoration and did much Of the work him.
self tn fascinating tones that Issued
when he swept his fingers ACROSS the bog
wood keys, and the sounding board that had
been silent for centuries and now responded
to the vibration, gave him a thrill Of pleas
ure nat ne says none can appreciate who
has not done a similar work1Eivsn life and
usefuiness to . beautiful thing that WAS
dumb.
With regard to III instrument, ma how
he came TO possess II, Mr.. Steinert mid:
seVera yea1s " I gave IN order - a
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20

WRITTEN FOR H SUNDAY REPUBLIC
The presents which Prince Henry brought
70 President Roosevelt and his daughter.
Miss Alice Roosevelt. on his recent visit
were costly, beautiful and unique.
The first of these gifts to be delivered
was that selected for Alice Roosevelt, who
christened the German Kaisers new yacht.
Immediately before the Royal Prince and
his distinguished guests sat down to din
ner on the Hohenzollern after their re-
turn from the baptismal ceremony at
Shooters Island, Prince Henry presented
the fair and charming sponsor of the new
craft with the exquisite bracelet Emperor
William had sent to her as his own es-
pecdal gift.
This bracelet was designed and made by
the Imperial Court jewelers., John Wagner
& Son, OF Berlin. The circlet is a massive
gold chain. OF the exact size of the illus
tration here given. The portrait Of the
German Emperor represents him in the
gala uniform Of the Guardes du Corps,
With the orange-colored ribbon of the or
der of the Black Eagle. 1t Is painted on
ivory and In a perfect likeness. The In
ner circle. surrounding the portrait, is set
with innumerable small b%rilliants. The
outer setting. which form the frame to the
medallion contains nineteen large diamonds
OF the purest water. Emperor William Sc
lected this design from a number Of others.
made especially for the gift Intended for
Miss Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt received as his own
particular remembrance Of his royal visitor
the Princes portrait in enamel and set
in . massive frame Of pure gold. This
portrait is encircled by forty-t1ree dia-
monds and surmounted by a diamond
crown. Into each of the four corners is
sunk m unusually large and costly dia-
mond, a. choice In water as it is in size.
The frame alone OF this portrait II worth
a Drsfty penny, and the diamonds are val
uahls enough for a Kings ransom
Jeweled SNUFF Box.
Psrhaps Americans will initiate their En-
glish cousins and take to using snuff, now
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
Association Football Is More
Popular Than Rugby Game.

Gradually the French element grew more
ana more important, and now, although, Of
course there are Americans and Englishmep
VINO take a prominent part IN either Rugby
or Association football here in France, .
leading French team will rarely play more
than one or two nonfrenchmen especially
II they be playing against a foreign club.
Association football is far more popular
IN france than Rugby. The Frenchman Is
essentially a lover OF all games Of skill, and
even TO the new class Of Frenchmen, which
frances late attention to game, of all
kinds has evolved. Rugby football seems a
little brutal.
One of Frances best football players said
10 me recently. IT myself much prefer N.
rusov game; but Association has found
more adopts here, because It causes fewer
accidents fewer black eyes and fewer
scratches viva
The Implication in tho last word I. ,tr.
nifcant. S
One man in france has perhaps dons
more Tor football and for games of all binds
man any other. He Is Mr.. Frantz Reich.l-
one OF the chief leader writer's on the yclo
ana captain of the Stade Francois. and Of
one or two other football teams. RetcheI Ia
an aii-round athlete and a brilliant writer
ne not only plays Rugby and association,
footoall. cricket, golf. lawn tennis. rackets
pelote basque. pfng-pong, and almost everv
other game. but he Is a motor-car enth,i-
siast. a mighty hunter and a particularIv
expert fisherman: can sit the widest Golf
that was ever foaled, and only recently rod.
to Berlin on his bicycle ito see what the
German roads Uyar~ 1fL.
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was a draw. and nearly every one was hurt
] don't remember the exact scores and I'm
not absolutely certain that there were any;
but know that the real reason for the I'M
ish was not SO much u tina limit. as thaa
the thirty gladiators who had been-.f tbs
late Lord Byron will allow m-"dirtied to
make a Paris holiday" were so caked in
mud from the tops OF their heads to the
soies OF their feet that each one OF them
would have had to undergo a surgical oper-
alton before he could possibly have played
again. One OF the players said to me as he
walked Off the field:
l. feetSall will do a great deal Of good In
France. You see we play It at least once Q
forth'ght. and then We have to take 4 bath.
and this is healthy"
Since 1859. however. and particularly
within the last five years. football has made
such strides IN rance that IT would b
absurd to make fun OF It. Several clubs
were formed in 1S90-s1 and 1892. and they
Were formed, in those days. Of rs per cent
or English members and the remaining Is
per cent OF Frenchmen-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
/ the place of honor in his drawing

given It the place of honor in his drawing
room.
Instrument an Art Creation.
The instrument is encased in a highly dec
GRATED wing-shaped box, painted in a style
and with treatment SO different from that OF
the dark-hued pianoforte Of to-day-its lin
cal descendant. by the ~way-that the OBJ
server is at a loss to classify the instrument
because Of its oddly. Lower and not quite
80 long as a grand piano, Mr.. Steiner's prize
relic of music rests upon a frame work e1-
Quisitely carved. pedestals. Dashboard and
top as well, with a wreath encirclins It.
Fancy designs. in which the acanthus leaf
and shell decorations abound. give It the
characteristic treatment of the Italian
renaissance carving, of which the frieze Is
said to be a good example.
The case holding the harpsichord is Of
great interest TO the lover of painting and
to the student Of mythology. The painters
name is not known. but that he was a mas
Ter hand with the brush is said by compe-
tent judges to be evident from the skill Of
the work and from the treatment. Nor in
there absolute certainty that the name nv
geographically etched into the front board Of
the instrument is the name of the ~oririual
builder Of the hsrpsichord.
Evidence that IL technical, and which Will
be referred to, indicates that the instrument
IL possibly q hundred Year, older than 1s4s.
the date in the Inscription. which reads. In
Roman script;
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
Where Nerve Was a Fine Art.
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FoR THE UNDAY REPUBLIC.
Not many men can stand being made con-
spicuous II the attendant circumstances
have in them any element Of humor. But
1t didn't Tease the Handsome Man a bit
he went through the part allotted to him
by the Leading Lady without SO much as
the flicker of an eyelash. So far as ap-
~pearances were concerned. an observer
could not have told that the Handsome Man
knew he was doing what he did.
The Leading Lady was seated In a Column
bus avenue street car. She gripped a but
ton on the overcoat of the handsome man.
who stood before her. and terked It per-
sistently.
She was a very ordinary. elderly woman.
The gentleman who bent over. in response
to her unique was noticeably
well groomed and distinguished looking.
AT first he seemed not to catch what she
had said. for she pointed to the other side
Of the car. He turned inquirIngly in that
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
Roseberry's Envelopes.

Lord Rosebery. It is said. was asked some
time back what kind Of envelope secured
most attention from public men. Adver-
Users viii be interested to hear that he is
most Impressed by a long blu envelope
which opens on one Of its longer side.the
kind Of envelope. in fact, which inshrines
the unwelcome communications of the tax
gatherer. From such an envelope the public
man expects something Official, and is apt to
attend to It himself. nave found a seal
with q coronet-not my own-equally enca-
cious. says an English writer. / always use
It when am writing to naughty people
Ike the sditefs Of newspapsrR
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"Le Feet Match"
Between Chosen Teams.

The schoolboy's beard Is. I believe. strict
ly a French product. and lovers Of the
beautiful may congratulate themselves up
on this fact. AS the owner of the append
age is q boy in years. he is not allowed TO
shave. and the consequence may better be
imagined thar described. But let US get
back to the football.
It was a muddy afternoon early IN No
vember. The ground in the Bots de Bou-
logne was soft and PUPPY. and a crowd Of
some 400 people had assembled to see /
Feet Match" between two chosen fifteens Of
the Ecole Monge. There was no football
in those days. Each footballer had
contented himself with taking Off the post
mans coat, removing his collar, tucking his
trouser legs into his socks, and padding all
the assailable portions Of his person with
folded newspapers.
1 remember shaking hands with a member
Of one of the ffteens before the game began
and wondering what 1t was that made him
crackle so. Somebody tore his gray flannel
shirt in a ~scrimmase during the game, and
a COPY Of the Temps which fell out Of
the small of his back, explained the mys-
terry. The gallant half back was thickly
with mis- country's current literature,
in case of accidents
We were all told before the game began
that it was Rugby; but rules were observed
only now and then. when the PLAYERS and
the umpires thought OF them. To the Eng
fish onlooker it seemed as though whoever
bit and scratched the hardest in a scrim-
mage was rewarded with a touchdown bv
the umpires five minutes afterwards. and IL
he could pronounce the term. then his side
got a goal,
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direction. Close to the door. at the feet Of
another man. was the glimmer Of something
white. With unmoved dignity. the Hand
some Man made his way down the half
filled aisle.
The car gave a sudden jerk. at the Fifty
third street curve. so he had to grab a strap
TO save his equilibrium When the swayinE
permitted. he stopped. grasped the white
linen gingerly. and arose. rather red OF
face. paced slowly back TO the Leading
Lady. and, with a bow. restored to her her
lost possession-her pocket handkerchief.
Thank you, SIR" she vouchsafed conde-
scendingly.
You are welcome" he said distinctly,
then stood nonchalantly aloof.
1t became apparent that they were not
together, that the woman did not know him
How did sho ever have the sublime nerve
to send that unapproachable looking man,
iackeywise. to do her biddingf Oh, for TIE
beautiful intrepidity OF the uninittatedi