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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

One of the astronomers al the Brus-
s-Is observatory has taken several e.
ceilent iarge-size photograph. ~ the
-un when near Is setting that show
very distinctly the osai appearance
il sometimes has al that hour Every
body j. familiar with the fact that
the sun appears larger when near the
horizon than when several degrees
above ii. but few Pcr~ons. perhaps.
have noticed that IL often assumes ar
oval shape. This j. due to the rapid
change in the retroactive action II the
air near the horizon by which The
lower edge Of the sun seems to b.
lifted with reference TO the upper
edge. giving the disk the appearance
~ being compressed In one Of the
photographs referred 10 the oval
shape j. very noticeable. the ratio a
the vertical to the horizontal diameter
being a. IS TO So Scientific American
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

Di~raen dearly lowed Joke at the
eNss.n~e Of Others. An author who
hal sent his latest effort in fiction TO
him received the following compis-
mrnfary acknowledgment:
\ thank ron for the book YOU sent
me-. and viii lo~e No me "a reading
it,
" nds- what makes my eye~ -
weak fierce radical once said 10
Di~raeli
1T j. because they are in = weak
place was the reply
An incident in the iif- ~ the late
Lord Eo~~lyn shows how acute wa
the sense ~ hnmor in DiSrae What
can We Do with X" lyn~- he asked Of
colleague
MAKE him master If the buck
hounds. a. hi~ father was suggested
the latter
-No.- replied the premier he
sw~ar~ far - much for that We
will make him high commissioner IN
the church 81 Scotland * hamber~'
Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.
Rapid Growth In the system shows
by D~Psrfmeut Fsxarr.-usay
Applications.

Figures prepared ar ~. post Office
department. show the rapid develop
m.-nr of the rural free delivery service
These figures show that on the first
~ August there we're iH operation /. 0--
rural free delivery routes in the
| nited State They are distributed
through every state and territory and
iheir number j. increased a. rapidly a.
the service can IT, organized in new
field. saws a Washington report
The routes are established in local
tiles in which requests for the service
are made When q request j. received
il II referred 10 an tNp.rt in the field.
~ho visits the LEGALITY and goes over
the proposed route lie takes into
consideration the density Of popula-
tioH. the facilities for transportation
and various other factors and submits
a report TO the department recon
amending the establishment Of the
route or advising against H. His rec
Communication j. usually followed. znJ
Il ii j. favorable th.. service j. estab
lished at once
There are now ia the Office and or
the hands Of men IN The field 1905 pc
III ions for the establishment Of the
service 1t will be impossible for the
department to comply with all If
these requests within the amount u
s7.OOo.Oco appropriated by congress
but Mr.. Machen hopes BY the end Of
the current fiscal year 10 have in opera
zion fully 5000 routes. an increase Of
- per cent over the present number
The present service covers about
3o0.OOO square miles Of territory and
serves = population II about 100000
IL j. the eventual aim VI the depart
ment To extend the delivery service uu-
I'll practically every family in tho
United >tate> shall have its mail de
lvered at it, home
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

Tae Chiea-c & Alton Railway hsS estab-
Il Isl 81 knE Ioy u1en- Bureau the purpose
Of kllea g. 10 reerll- employees from atlong
the people living along tae llre * the Alton
RaE TIE head o. tie Bureau meets eta
req living In town. upqr an1 a-Hcent 10
the l.ne " tie Alton kaAsay Tor tle pUr.
p0-e 81 getting in tour ~lfn yo1n- men q
rr,1 habits and ll-A character w-o would
llSe I'd brc1me empieye--
>-uisnt. in telegraph Offices. dark IN va
nous cefartnsnt-. 0r<ra-or-. bra ke-ren. flre-
men. etc. are regru ted fr0-a per-on- whose
re.sorl : kept b. the Aiton'- Emrioyrnent
Rur-au. the selections beng made frrrr
ths-e who arr bet suited and qualified after
having r.a~~e-1 mental and phy -scal ezsmira
tisns whicn have been made part Of tn<
requirements sor emrl0ymert.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

The orphanage al T-mcsyar in
Hungary. hold an -fnfan- market
one. a month. at which all the chill
dren At the orphan-ge viii b. on
view. and al which persons desirou<
Of adopting one or more ~ them
can inspect them and take their
choice. The first If theSe markets
paS~rd OF very successfully Thirty
children were on ni-w-boys and girls
between the ages 81 one and ten
wears. Nineteen IF them were adopt
Ell. i've boys and IA girls Most 81
them were adopted by fairly well-f.s-
d. people. and one foster-morher
went straight "a lawyers Office and
made her newIy-adopted child heiress
a. her fotune OF $4,000 -fcaIson' .
Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

Shade j. as necessary TO the welfare
81 your poultry a. 20 yourself They
Go not have access 20 the water cooler
or 20 the re cream scca fount -
srske their thirst or cool their feverfsh
bodies Tf nature has not provided for
them by means ~ trees or other
foliage. YOU must provide il artihciaIIy
by means If small she'd roofs in vari-
Gus rortS<ns ~ their runs We have
found that = low frame covered with
canvas or ssrrei paper l. = desirable
thing. Also. take ont your windows
and substitute wire acting Inlssd
Poultry Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

TO do al the labor through the medium
Of the apparatus shown in the illnstrs-
ton The inventor contemplate The
installation Of private lines ny th-
farmers IN a certain locality or the
rental 81 electric service from one of
the suburban trolley companies which
now cover the country around every
large CITY A. will b~ seen an cleo
trio motor j. placed on the wagon. and
power j. obtained from the over
head wire the connecting pole having
a flexible adjustment 10 overrome all
inequalities in the roadway The hori-
zontal portion Of the conductor i Dir
viced and insulated receiving the cur
rent from one wire and returning II TO
the other after il ha~ passed through
The motor q drive the wagon The rra-
srr for using n return wire parallel
xirh the power wire J. - avoid posi-
bTIirv Of shocks 10 the driver when
ssanfin- beside the wagon and in con
tact with X. which might prove dan
rerous II the return current passed 10
the earth after use ~ gearing the
driving shaft low v~ry heavy loads
could he transported with rnmpsrz-
lively little expense for current. and
az there are no heavy storage batteries
or power generators aboard there is
plenty 81 room in the wagon for the
loading OF produce etc Daniel : Per-
gin ~ Chicago III. j. the Inventor
Louisville Courier-Jourrzl
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

Cork trees in Spain and Portugal. in
nos stripped more than once ia three
year. thrive and bear for sp,sard ~
i5e year,
The big lantern To " used ia tie
government lighthouse al scotch
cape. Ala-ka. has jns, b.-n finished -
an Atlanta tIa-b manufacturing plant.
4 nickel steel thar g. rustlssx ami
practicalis Without eNpansi ion or heat
ing ]. claimed bs DR. .iilaumr. 81
sesres a. a result ~ iisr year, ~ ex
pertinent.
The biggest baiioun ever made "a.
by German named ,san~wendt. about
~ years ago. Its cspacity va. .O.Oqs
cubic yards. Ii weighed III. tons and
would rise 81. tons in the air
IL j. 20 year. since The John Bowes.
the first iron-screw steamer ever built
was launched at Jarrnw-on-T Tyne by
Messrs. Palmer Br0-. The vessel was
49, tons register. and WAS calculated
a. carry - keel ~ cnai- and "a max e
% trips per snnum between Newcss-
tie and London
An effort j. being made 10 secure The
establishment If q government bio
logical station on the great lakes. The
purpose If such q station !, To- invexri-
gate all the problems connected with
the fisheries II these lake. throughout
their whole extent. principsily for the
protection Of the commercial fish
Prof Henry A. Warsi ha> announced
the discovery II great Ueteorife in
western Mexico Th. stone weighs
over 80 tons; IL j. u feet afSi one inch
in length and lay buried by the ter
rifle force ~ II. own momentum ne1r r
Il % feet IN the earth Small portions
~ the meteorite We're broken III: the
remainder was left intact for the time
being. The cost Of transporting the
stone To the sea coast II miles away.
would have been more than >5Q.oN0.
Experiments by the government
have shown that no matter what the
process II cooking meat io>e> great
deal ~ il bulk owing 10 the evapora-
iion 81 the water. which corstitutes
a large part ~ an f.~h. Thi~ loss
i greater in small pieces than IN the
larger one~- In lean piece ~ beef
weighing from one ~ ~, pounds the
los Of weight was 40 PER cent while
IN piece weighing from five 70 -.
pounds. the loss vi. ont, 3D. per cent.
The los II nutrition j. nor nearly e
great. however ~ thar - the weight
would seem 40 indicate
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

esnseissssies al uars~ss~s Psases
H~sss the ssasiss.ssaa sf Lev
Prices 60 B.y~r.

The v~nrh.s that Will rnLoubtedI,
Result 10 farmers from tie recenf in
corporation ~ the International Har-
v~@tef Company. nhrh took o.rr the
business OF the fi.c l~sdin- harvester
Manufacturer haze probably not
be-n considered ID large portion Of
The farming community.
The economical is-sr->iir of = con-
s"iisia .i"n of th- a. -r-sis Of manu-
iarinr~rs and th">+ ~ fhcir farmer
Customers must l,e apparent I. any
"n- who understands the present sit
cation.
The Increased and Increasing cost
az material. manufs.f aring and sell
irg latter in consequence Of ex-
irene and bitter competition between
manufacturers and their several sell
ing ag,nt~--ha> made the business
Improbable
The TWO alternatives left for the
manufzcf urers were either the in
creasing of the prices Of machines
or the reduction Of the cost OF man
ufaeiure and Sal~~ The lar-er could
only - accomplished by copcentist-
ing the business IA one company.
~ can readily be seen. the forming
Of the new company Was rot a stock
jobbing operation. but centering Of
mutual interests. There j. no waierei
STOCK. the capitalization H. conser1a-
tive and represented by actual and
tan-i.ils assets There j. no stock
Offered to the public. IL having all
been ubSeribed and paid for by the
manufacturers and their aSsoc IA ions
The management of the InterLa-
tipnal Harvester Company Is in the
hands of well-known. experienced
men
The officers are: President. Cyrus
II. Mccormack: Chairman Executive
Committee. Charles Drering: Chair
man Finance Committee, George w
Perkins. Nire-PresidentS. Harold f.
Mccormick James Deering. VIM H
JoneS ara John j. GiesSn-r. >ecre-
tart ard Treasurer. Richard r. Howe
The merni,erS of the BOARD of Dr.
rcctors are - follows Cyrus Bent
lev. William De~ring- Charles Deer
ing. Jau'-~ Deering Fldridge r. Pow
Ter. T. H. Gary. John J. GlesSner.
Richard T. Howe. Abram NJ Hyatt.
+ William II Jones. Cyrus H. Motor
mick Harold r. Mccormick. George
". Perkins. Norman +. Eeam- Leslie
- Ward. Paul H. Cravath.
The International Harvester Com
pary rwns five 81 the largest har-
sest~r plants IN existence. The Charn-
pinn. Dsering. Mccormick. Milwaukee
and Plano-plants hat have been pro
dreirg nearly or quite 20 per cent
of fh. harvesting machines ~ he
world
Ii also owns timber and cosl lands
blast furnaces and a Sfeel plant. il
ha~ new factory in proce~- II CON
struction in Canada
III j. believed that the cost of pro-
sducing grain. grass and corn har'
veSting machines viii be - reduced
that the present low prizes can be-
continued and that consequently ths
results cannot be otherwise than
I,@ncf iai ~ the farmer. To main
tain TIE present prices Of these ma
chirr~ means TO cont inue and in
erea~e the. Development Of the a-rl
culture ~ the world. for No one
cause fa~ contributed or can con
tribute more 10 this developmen '
than he cheapr-~~ II machines fol-
harvesting grains.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

All women Of the stag says the
Dramatic Mirror. suffer more or less
from the Misrepresentation with re-
gard to the matter Of their years-
Mr.. FiSke has lately been described
a. acting with John Wilkes Eooth.
and has fgur~d as the heroine OF
several episodes 81 half century
ago. Mrs. Fiskr IVES born IN View
orleans ON December ~. I~hi- and
he i Is wears Of age. Acting cun-
tfnnpu~lv from the age OF three
,-sr-. he retired NJ "a and resurne<s
-. ser profession at -
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;'S;;iI;S;;;JJzlylg!:;5jf11]j1'aall9
&ssllE5a
FARMERS TROLLEY ROAD.
Chicago Inventor Hs. Idea " hieh
Ne rhSsks- al rrss~ "a Ne
N~ry Popular.

The inventors seen. :, "~ striving
faithfully 10 relieve the h~r-' - all
the heavy hauling which il has in the
past been called upon 10 perform. and
j; j. probable the day J. not far dis
iant when pleasure drivers vii BE- the
only ones who will find u>e for this
animal The latest idea along this line
a horseleSs vehicles y the farmer,
trolley road. which will make II pos
sibie for the raiser ~ produce tocone
70 town with his load dispose ~ i and
return home without the aid ~ his
team. the electric current being made
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

The arrest Jf queen ! an unusual
occurrence This however. befeil in
I-aiy. where the Italian queen. riding
ter bicycle in a part Of the park al
Mona from which the general public
j. exelndsd- was stopped BY a guard
Who ~ primanded her for rre<pe<sing
and demanded her name Green Mar
caret afterwards sent IL man her pno-
tog-aPh and q reu-frane piece bearing
Ser efTigy- With that OF King Hrmbert
N. Y. Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

shes a demurr-lO0king little thing
NOT at IA the style you would pick out
for sncct -sful politician said the
stranger IN the western town
We'll. you can't always tell ahous
these deniure little things returned
the new woman This one beat US ali
out"
How was that
Why. while W. were all chasing
around hooking after appointments she
quietly Slipped in and married the
mayor before the rest 81 V knew whai
she vas about &C hicago Post
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

Tie Noble & Otie Ezilr0sd has fnzuru-
rated dlniu r car -erste between St- Louis
and Srw Orleans and NDDile The head
quarters 81 the Superintendent ~ DIN M
Cars ard the Comm ~-ary have BEEN located
~ Jackson Tennessee. Ia Gust finish and
furnishing the cars equal any that have Z;
49, pailr
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

She-Yes. I'm sorry married you.
so there.
He-Oh- you were glad IN get any
hcdy. l guess You were no young
bird when I married you
NO? but. considering what I got
you must admit was an early bird
Philadelphis Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

This salad j. excellent when mixed
with potato salad. or 10 use a. gar
niSh for that salad The corn salad
should I've well picked over and all
yellow leaves removed. washed and
drained. placed in a salad bowl and
mixed with French dressing Ledger
Monthly
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

T-e Cot u TT rorGer If Advertising
Ike rhs-- said the ur~c pnist cs-rt youth.
after booking over to deT sr ment ~tere an
rsrreenerr- - really expensive Wait
- voc r=t a rise wh0 r-aG- tho-e 4Ls and
v1ll tnd cut" replied Paznllmsa--Pa.-
aaetu,-ts Pea
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

Alaska a. a country Of more square
miles then square meals and the le-
=, ndary governor Of North Carolins
Yukon water. =sssying 81 per cent
solids to the liquid ton in which 20
q1snch his celebrated thirst do "A
you please ! the motto. In civiliza-
ticn coats ARE worn for various reasons.
ION the lukon.- because il blows up
cold or rains Napkins. tabie-cIotks,
sheets aud pillows do not go on the
Yukon. or have not heretofore Even the
KIondike millionaire packs his blank.
cts and takes What he can get--Johu
Sidney Webb. IN Century.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

>0ii--I sank ttat decor 81 ours VII
give ~ -nrn~tAtnx 70 top lie tait : cFy in-
BOW To.i1--Nny Nod I'm 20
.n< ~ move next door % him. London
Tlr-Bgts
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

Ven a bachelor doc ind Ms iceal wnm-
n ID i 0nis 10 discover lnat s1e j. loeksrg
ei-ewaers t0r aeT zeal nzs--< 1lraso Daly
Mesa
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DO not be.ieve Pi-0's Cure for Corsump-
tioa has an eguaI for coughs and colds
l0k- y Boyer. Triniiy Spri1-s. lad, Feb.
Is lS1.
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>o-llng l-rs an invalid more than 70
rake I'D IN the morning feciiag splenc.fly
and then sEilrniy ren-sn iber shat ne . siek
--Iltr1so Daily >ews.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

Down IN Mexico the Castor bean.
which we think do~s pretty well for us
II " stands uP ter or Il feet lin its
sfc~kings.- grows 20 be a tree % feet
high. ~ith hard wood and orthodox
lark. Our common feli daisy IL pruntsi
into . shrub two or three feet high and
Irade &c cover its~lf with q wrath Of It's
,sllow-cy~d no~~rs; iTs stem b~con~-
a. large as ones -risi. and il j. much
used n an ornamental shrub in GENE
teries- Hibiscus. q rare greenhouse
shrub with "a. which has large. fame
colored howers. with curious plum ike
center-. 4 plaatcd for heslg~s- and is
said 10 MAKE very t~auriful ones The
foliage j. lovely green. anil the free
dom with which 4 produces is flowers
uakr> il VERY attracri,e--Goid Days.
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AIlen's Foot Exse - certain cure for ~
sxeailng. caii0us. and swollen, aching feeS
Sod BY al Druxxsts- frIse -'c- Dont &C
Address Aliens Olmsted. lie Roy. y. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13

them, and soon Claus found there were
other things besides toys that children love
So he sent some Of the Fairies, who were
always his good friends. into the Tropics,
from whence tkyrl burned with great bags
full of oranges aud taIanas which they had
plucked from tie trees. And other Fairies
flew to the wdnderful Valley of Phunny-
land, where delicious candies and bonbons
grow thickly on thu bushes. and returned
laden with many boxes of sweetmeats for
the little ones. These things Santa Claus,
on each Christmas Eve, placed in the long
stockings, together with his toys, and the
children were glad to get them, you may be
sure.
There arc also warm countries where
there is no snew in winter, but Claus and
his reindeer visited them as we'll as the
colder climeS, fer there were little wheels
inside the runners of his sledge which per-
mitted it to run as smoothly over bare
ground as on the snow. And the children
who lived in the warm countries learned
to know the name of Santa Claus as we'll
as those who lived nearer to the Laughing
Valley.
Once, just as the reindeer were ready to
start on their yearly trip, a Fairy came to
Claus and told him of three little children
who lived beneath a rude tent of skins on
a broad plain where there were no trees
whatever. These poor babies were miser
able and unhappy for their parents were
ignorant people who neglected them sadly.
Claus resolved to visit these children before
he returned home, and during his ride he
picked UP the buShy top of a pine tree which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13

that the frost line is just where it used to
be and the hot or cold or rainy periods
are no more or less frequent than when
grandfather was boy.
Thomas Jefferson was a victim to this
popular delusion, and writing in I'LL said
"A change of climate is taking place very
coming more moderate within the memory
frequent and less deep. They do not often
lie below the mountains more than one
two or three days, and very rarely week.
The SHOWS are remembered to have been
formerly frequent, deep and of long con-
tinuance The elderly inform me that the
earth used to be covered about three
months in every year."
But in those days there was no weather
bureau and everybody was free to give his
recollections without the danger of an Of
fetal observation being quoted In Europe
accurate records have been kept Of the
dates of the opening of navigation of
streams at certain points, in some places
for several centuries, and it is shown that
covering a long period of years there has
been no appreciate change. The first
twenty years of record compared with the
totals of the last twenty years give the
same result.
Observations made by biologists convince
them and Prof Moore of the weather bu-
reau that in our lake regions no changes
of climate have taken place for several
thousand years. Ossian Guthrie, the noted
civil engineer, says that 1.-The same variety
of trees now growing in the lake regions
We're growing soon after the glacial epoch"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13
WEATHER NOT CHANGING.
Summer Days Are Just as sultry as
Ever Before in This Latitude.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
1t is a very common belief among many
people that the summer weather has under
gene great change in recent years. The
figures of the weather bureau do not bear
out this supposition. Last year we had a
summer so hot as to break the records of
the weather bureau and yet this summer
the countrymen are saying that 1.-THE eli
mate isschanging.' and specifically charg
ing that ''the summers are not what they
used to be-"
This is a psychological phenomenon SINH
lar to that one which accounts for the pc
culiar brand of pie that mother used to
make" Whatever the plea, the climate re-
mains the same. as will be proved by the
truthful records of scientific appliances.
There are periods during which it varies;
times when cold or rain or heat prevails to
a larger extent than the normal But
when the whole is summed up, covering a
reasonably long period of time it is found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13

his body is crooked. and he is remarkably
shrewd. as well. And Peter agreed to fur
nish strips of tough leather for the harness
This leather was cut from the skins of
hons that had reached such an advanced
age that they died naturally. and on one
side was tawny hair while the other side
was cured to the softness of velvet by the
deft KNOCKS. When Claus received these
strips of leather he sewed them neatly into
harness for the ten reindeer, and it proved
strong and seryiceable and lasted him for
many years.
The harness and sledge were prepared at
odd times. for Claus devoted most Of
his days to the making of toys. These
were now much better than his first
ones had been. for the immortals
often came to his house to watch him
work and to offer suggestions 1t was
Necile's idea to make some of the dolls
say papa and mama" 1t was
thought Of the Knocks to put a squeak
inside the lambs. so that when a child
squeezed them they would say "baa-a-a-a!'
And the Fairy Queen advised Claus to put
whistles In the birds, so they could be
made to sing. and wheels on the horses, so
children could draw them around. Many
animals persisted in the Forest, from one
cause or another, and their fur was
brought to Claus that he might cover with
1t the small images of beasts he made for
playthings. merry Ryl suggested that
Claus make donkey with nodding head,
which he did. and afterward found that 1t
amused the little ones immensely. And so
the toys grew In beauty and attractive