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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11
MANY HAVE SOUGHT
AND NONE FOUND. PERFECT sYS-
TEN OF SHORTHAND.
Desire Was AS Ardent IN the Days OF
the Romans as in Our Own Time
Fortune Awaits the
Discoverer.

Sir Edward Clarke. In Joining the
ranks OF the inventors OF systems OF
shorthand. has yielded 10 tempta-
tion common 10 great men OF all ages.
The learned Egyptian who first got
tired of writing out complete hero
glyphic, and took To suggesting part
OF IL only. was on the way not only
to an alphabet. but toward the goal
reached by Sir Edward himself Since
that dim period We have all been do
ing our best 10 find a roya. road 10 ex-
preston. and have achieved the gram
ophone Even Herbert spencer, whose
father invented Lucid Shorthand.
was bitten with the desire TO con
quer time. and he tells Us that an
examination OF his fathers system left
him In no doubt whatever that IL was
the best of all.
The fatality OF all systems. however,
is that what seems easy 10 the eye
OF hlial piety may be terribly difficult
20 the cold gaze OF the stranger. or
the innumerable systems of shorthand
that were in vogue century ago how
many survive today In spite of Pit
man. fame and fortune still await the
man or woman who can invent sys-
TEN that will appeal TO the reader as
effectively as 10 the original writer.
Perhaps II We were 10 rediscOyer the
lost shorthand writing OF the ancient
Romans We might feel ourselves on
the road toward solution OF the prob
lem
For the Romans were on affection.
ate terms with shorthand. Did not
Suetonius. speaking OF Caligula. ex-
press surprise that an emperor OF so
many promising parts should. never
theless. be an ignoramus in short.
hand: and did not Titus Nespasianus
pride himself on his facility in the use
Of stenography both for business and
amusement So fond was he OF the
sport that he delighted to gather his
amanuenses around him in order that
they should tilt against each other in
the stenographic field II may be that
but for the rediscovery OF the art in
our own country toward the end OF the
sixteenth century the curious Pepys
would not have been moved 70 write
his Diary. says the London Chronicle.
The first impulse 70 the rediscovery
aud cultivation Of shorthand in mod
ern times may probably be traced 70
the desire. AT the time OF the Refor-
nation. of preserving the discourses
OF the preachers of the new doctrines
TO write as fast as a man speaketh
treatabiy." the Elizabethan writing
master and stenographer. Peter Bales,
declared To be in effect very easy
the shortness whereof Is attained
by memory. and swiftness b. practice.
and sweetness by industry But the
early systems were very inefficient.
and this has been considered oy crit
les 20 be one OF the causes of the cor
rupt readings of the text OF some OF
Shakespeare plays Contemporary
opinion on the subject may be gath
cred from the Pleasant Dialogues
and Dramas" Of Thomas Haywood
G637l. who says that his play OF
Queen Elizabeth"
ibid throng the seats the boxes and the
stage
So much 50 that some by stenosraphy
drew
a plot put it in print. scarce one word
true
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11
Yes. Why Not7

DR. Frank c. Bostwick. Official aa.
fist to the sultan OF Morocco. has 81. \
spending his vacation in Plainae
y. j.. and a; a recent dinner be sa
apropos OF a bad child:
1T is wise TO punish children. lst
not corporally. 5now a deniis- ID
Gibraltar who got Oh. a birch rol .
punish his little SON With one DAY.
The boy. looking at the i..d. said bite.
ously.
Papa. would you mind giving ,s
gas frst@"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

Happy marriages are surely possible
even in these unpoetic. hardhearted
times. They are. If the people will
only follow the instinct OF their better
natures and marry for love-the rever.
ent. impassionate love OF the man for
the maiden. the pure. unsophisticated
affection Of the maiden for the man
instead of bartering happiness for
rank OF money -Thorne.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11
AS in the Olden Time.

a great sensation has been caused
at Mantua. in Italy. by the discovery
in real life OF what reads like the
lurid climax Of redieval melodrama
II appears that a young woman named
Cornelia Orlandelh. is years old and
OF good family. has been immured il
a lunatic asylum by her own family
in order TO keep her from correspond
ing with a young man OF her own sta
ton in life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

There are so many soothing and
hYgienic elements in water. just clear
water. either hot or cold. that. gen
orally speaking. the whole human
race would be better for more varied.
If not necessarily copious. use Of il.
Few persons drink enough water be-
tween mealE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

Mrs. Cussem-Why did yon take 2. /,
parrot out of the rOom2
Mr.. Cussem-He's just beginning %
learn TO talk. and thought il was bes
to keep him out while | was putting
on my new shirt"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11
Hnw's Ihis2

We Offer one Hundred Dollars Reward for any
cA-e q CAfarrh that cAnnot be cured b. Hs.ls
CAfArrh Cure.
FI. CHENEY a CO. Toledo. o.
We the undersigned. have know T. }. Cheney
for the last IS yesrs and believe him perfectly BON
orahfe 10 al business transactions aud fnaDri a.
able 70 carry oct any obligations ade hy his nru-
NALpISg kiSNaN a MsEytS-
Mhoesa'e Druggists. Toledo. q.
Halls Cstarrh Cure g. fAken Internally. aciins
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces 81 the
system Testimonials sent free Price > ce1ts Pei
bottle sold by aii urugEists-
Take Hare Family Pllis Tor corstipatf1r
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

Nth a smooth iro- Al Defiance
Starch. you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can. il will have the
proper stiffness and finish. there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods.
and il will be positive pleasure 10
use a Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

Ascum-You don't bolie.e in col.
lcge education. them"
Wise-No II units man for
everything except TO SIT around
croaking about how much more intelli-
gently he could enjoy wealth than the
average rich man does. philadelphia
Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

Laundry work az home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order 10 get the
desired stiffness. il is usually neces-
sary 10 use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric IS
hidden behind paste OF varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality Of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as ii can be applied
much more thinly because OF its great
er strength than other makes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

Photography has caught the fast
est express train In motion by means
OF the cinematograph. and II also
shows the growth OF flower. A bud
which bursts into bloom in. say. IS
days. is exposed 10 a camera every
- minutes during the Is days. and
when the pictures developed from the
films are assembled in order in the
moving picture machine. the observer
may see. TO his delight. all in a min
ute or two. the gradual breaking OF
the bud-the blossoms open. close by
night and reopen in the morning. the
leaves grow under the eye. the sta.
mems peep from cover. and. finally.
the full-blown flower.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

There goes the big-feelin'est man
in town" pessimistically said a citi-
zen OF Pettyyille. indicating with con-
temptuous jerk OF his thumb a pom
pous-appearing parsonage who was
passing. He thinks SO darned much
OF himself that he won't loaf in a gro
Gerry store like ordinary folks-if he
can't loaf in the bank he won't loaf
at all And, as far as can see. he
amt so ALFRED better than some Of
the rest OF US. neither, Puck
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

Sheer white goods. in fact. any fine
wash goods when new. owe much OF
their a;tractiveness TO the way they
are Numbered. this being done in a
manner 10 enhance their textile beau
~. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory If proper attention was
given TO starching. the first essential
being good Starch. which has sufficient
strength to stiffen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at me
improved appearance OF your work
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

New and Liberal Homestead
Regulations in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

drinks. but containing no potency beyond
that of the carbonic gas in the fizz water.
In former years, when the soda business
became big enough for the druggist to need
a fountain attendant, small boys were hired
at $50 per week TO dispense the fizz water
to thirst wayfarers. AS the business grew
and flourished and the mxed-drink idea
expanded. these boys necessarily became
more expert and received larger wages.
Nowadays the expert presiding at the large
fountains, where every variety of soft
drink can be purchas d. has to know how
to mix several hundred fancy beverages
and gets SO per week or more.
The latest variation In the soda fountain
trade is the 'Sundae." They spell it that
way now, but originally it was spelled Sun
day" sundae Is merely an ice cream
Soda as described in the opening para
graph Of this article, before one has squirt
ed the soda upon the ice cream and pre-
serve. The sundae grew out of the nforce-
ment in certain localities of a blue Law
prohibiting the sale of any form of drink
on Sunday, Intoxicating or not. The foam
tain keepers got by this through the in
PRODUCTION of the little cup of ice cream
with strip or crushed fruit sprinkled over
1t. The sweet lovers took to the innova-
ton and today it is one of the most popular
refreshments to be purchased at soda
fountain.
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ES DEEPLY NEED NEVER BE BALD. X =.

during its stay in the artificial lung.
Strange to say. the skins of fur bearing
animals. like rabbits and guinea pigs. were
not affected at all by the same substance
that left the hens and pigeons looking as if
a cyclone had struck them. Just what the
reason for this may be Is only one of tn,
interesting problems which have been open
ed up for later investigation.
The next step was to isolate from the So
luton the substance which was producing
these startling effects. Only a. chemist
could appreciate the vast amount of de-
tailed labor and expense which this made
necessary. Almost every reagent known tc
chemistry was tried. The first successful
separation was accomplished with the
sistance of ether. which was used TO isolate
the substance from the water in which it
had been dissolved.
Viewed under microscope the substance
was found to consist of differently shaped
crystals in a nest of waxy tissue. BY add
ing alcohol 1t was observed that the waxy
tissue largely disappeared. Further expert
ment showed that the portion which would
dissolve In alcohol had no further effect
when injected into the birds. SO that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

y all the wide realm or medical science
nothing has bafiled the profession mar.
completely. according to the lew yorl,
u Tribune, than the discovery of m.
specific cause of badness and an er,
c. II treatment fr its prevention and cure
Large sums of money have been wasted in
fruitless research for a genuine remedy
and far larger sums have been made in
foisting Guack nostrums upon baldheaded
public willing 10 grasp at any straw Inat
promises relief. but now comes DIR. Deios
L. Parker of the faculty of the Detroit Col
lege Of Medicine, who, after nearly twenty
years of investigation AID research de-
clares that no one who brcathes properly
need ever be bald. Furthermore, he has
observed In some instances that after the
correction OF errors in breathing hair has
been restored to scalps bald for more than
twenty years.
Were such assertions the claims of a
quack one might dismiss them with a smile
of incredulity. but DIR. Parker has offered
the proofs of his theory before learned
bodies of the profession. He himself Is a
physician in good standing. q passed as
sistant surgeon of the Michigan Naval Re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

carried out with each breath, as it should
Is taken up by the blood and conveyed
through the body.
DR.. Parker has found that in the warmth
and moisture of the upper lung these i'm
purities undergo a chemical change and
form a soluble crystalline poison to which
he has given the name trichotoxin (from
the Greek meaning hair poison) This sub
sta-ce, as the name indicates has a de-
structive action on hair growth.
But why" may ask, does 1t at
tack the hair on top of the mead and leave
growths on other portions of the body un-
harmed?
The reason is simple. The scalp on the
crown forms close-fitting cap of tough
fibrous tissue. If one could visit dissect-
ing room he would be surprised to see low
difficult it Is to cut through this shiny,
white sheathing that lies close to the
bone of the skull. The blood supply here is
meager, and hence the roots of the hair do
not receive sufficient nourishment to en-
able them to withstand the ravages of the
invading poison. On the other hand the
roots of the hair on the back and sides of
ta head are imbedded in soft muscular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
In 4 DRyq 51oRE5 AmRx::.

such practice. No. this is the only proper
way to attack and devour this wild Amer
lean drink: Take the spoon and mash Up
the gcb OF ice cream In the glass, stirring
1t into the fizz water and srup until you
have glassful Of a semi-liquid substance
that can be drunk from the glass drawn
up through a straw. Then get busy and
absorb it. What's the use Of putting ice
cream in the soda If you are going to eat
the ice cream.
Then there are a number Of eccentric
styles in use by a minority of zZ-fghters.
Some fountain fiends drink off all the soda
first and then eat the ice cream. This Is a
foolish practice also and should never be
followed in good fountain company. Then
there are those who stick straw into the
ice cream COB and blow holes through it,
These are of the class that like to torture
their prey. play with 1t before eating it, as
cat with mouse 1t Is cruel practice
not only because of the injury done the
ice cream. but because 1t isn't pleasant for
ones companions to watch the bubble
blowing performance.
The Ice cream soda is an insidious article
and should not be lightly tempered with.
In real hot weather one should not take
more than dozen or two a day and never
more than three at a sitting. Confirmed
fountain fiends are known to have exceeded
this amount, but sooner or later it tells
on their constitutions and they become af-
flicted with what is known the Stom-
achus Frigidus Polaris. Should this NAL
ady spread to the feet the victim loses his
nerve and becomes a vacillating. indefinite
sort of character afraid Of his own auto
mobile. Several cases have not been known
where ice cream soda fiends have temporar-
lily lost the power Of speech because of a
frozen larynx. Under any circumstances
it is always advisable to stick to one flavor
during the day. If you start vanilla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

continental tastes. Even in this country
there are many who are inclined to knock
the ice-cream-soda game, but to the masses
the beverage is as popular as ever, al
though the ''sundae'' has gradually been
forging ahead toward first place as a drug
store refreshment.
Certain sections of the Unit d States are
more freely afflicted with the soda craze
than others. Down south where in many
states there exists a peculiar system OF
Clandestine booze drinking known as. local
option" it would seem that there was a
soda fountain for every ten inhabitants. In
New England prohibition states also. where
there is more or less Formally attached to
the purchase of intoxicants one finds the
fizzwater tanks a powerful institution.
Some of the establishments are magnificent
affairs and the fountains marvels of in
genuity ard splendor In many places one
can selzct from an assortm=n OF different
favors of ice cream one to match the soda
favor desired. Ordinarily vanilla is the
only ice cream used.
Washington ranks with the most frenzed
of soda water-ridden communities. Our
summer climate is boon to the trade. and
the soda business occupies a position OF
great Importance with the local druggists
Many of the retail druggists make the
soda-water business the big speciality and
prepare to deal with the soda drinkers on
an extensive scale. Sidewalks and adjoin-
ing lawns and parkings are utilized in
many instances for the laying out of tables
and chairs. In the twilight of these long
summer evenings young and old come from
their sunbaked doorsteps to sit ard sip
lingeringly from the tall thin boakers with
the long tin spoon. 1t is then that tired
the long thin spoon 1t is then that tired
and dimes and happy it'll, Jonnnies and
Sues trot over to the corner ana drink their
ice cream.
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CSS tables poonfuf Of raspberry
preserve into young saucer, lay
COB of vanilla Ice cream gent
1y in the center and step back to
, view the effect. 1t looks good,
and. for one with a taste for sacharine SUBJ
stances it is good But now dig from the
Refrigerator a cold siphon Of seltzer APP
proach the saucer warily. attack 1t sud
denly with the slphon and ruthlessly spray
large quantities of fizzy water over the COB
of ice cream as It lies helpless on its bed of
preserves. Having accomplished this muir
der, dump the mixture into a tumbler.
tickle 1t with spoon and drink lift you
have the nerve. Why not? It's merely
perfectly good homemade raspberry ice
cream soda, such as the great American
public daily consumes by the thousands Of
gallons.
And let 'em do it II they want to. At the
outset let it be understood that this is no
muck-rake exposure. No attempt is to be
made in these columns to ruin the soda
fountain business. This Is merely a de-
scriptNe article written to fill lot of space
and possibly tease smile from some bag
gard hot-weather physiOgnomy. Incident
ally. it Is meant to be instructive To this
end an entire afternoon spent in in
vestigating this great American institution
the soda fountain At least three drug
gists were questioned and many soda
mixers and in this wise the investigator had
the whole subject laid bare before him. II
he wanted to he could set forth a large
bunch OF statistics. but it's too hot and you
don't want TO daily with figures anyway.
So instead of telling you how many glasses
OF soda water are consumed daily in the
United States and how big an ice cream
lake it would make you are to be given A
semi-histOricaI sketch OF the evolution of
the fcroCious American ice cream soda and
how Il is hunted and slain in its lair with
some dissertation upon the soda fountain
game in general.
To begin with. this proposition OF mixing
fZz water with sweetened favoring ex-
tracts isn't the modern institution that
most people think oyer in the old coun-
tries couple OF natural fizz-water springs
seltzer and apollnars-are bubbling out of
the depths of The earth just as they have
been bubbling since Eve handed Adam the
original lemon. For centuries these waters
have been bottled and Cartcd about Europe
for the dc!eCtation of thu upper classes
There are no musty records showing that
the robber barons used TO mix preserves
with their fiZz water and IT is reasonable
to presume that this form of dietetic vice
came into being in another way.
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please the children somebody must have
started the sweetened water craze. which
grew and spread all over Europe until
booths where water favored with sweet
syrups were in evidence at all city parks
and other public places. Then some high
toned milf must have opened up can of
settler for her children and mixed in a
little syrup The young ones finding 1t
good, spread the tdings to their acquaint-
ances and the soda water business was
born. Germany came to the fore with the
siphon invention, and the manufacture of
artiftcially charged waters began. Early
in the last century America brought into
the world the soda fountain in it's complete
form and since then soda water has been
pretty nearly the national beverage.
The thing started on a simple basis. The
soda water man had a few cans of sirups-
vanilla. ginger. lemon, orange. chocolate
strawberry and raspberry-and the old
fountain had three fzz-water spouts, one
in the middle for the plain soda and one
on each side for Deep Rock" and
''Vischy." There was also a spigot on a
syrup tank bearing the mystic word
Tonic Whenever anyone blew into the
establishment and told the Doc. of Phar
about certain queer feelings, the Doc
would lead MIN up against this Tonic"
Each Doc. had his own special brand of
nerve restorer. but most of the compounds
were strong on calysaya bark.
In those old days it was an easy matter
to set out the thirst quenchers. The Gus
toners had to choose between but a few
favors and most of them knew what they
wanted when they leaned up against the
marble counter. But there developed a
class of spasmodic soda drinkers who both
cred the Doc. exceedingly by coming in and
blocking the trade while trying to decide
which flavor he wished to have squirted
into the waiting glass.
NhatN you have?" the Doc would say,
oh, l don't care, let me see,' would Re
the response.
Some bright pharmacist hit upon an idea
He made a mixture of several syrups put
IL IN one of the spare syrup tanks and
labeled 1t Don't Care" Then any Gus
toner with vacillating tendencies who
would spring that Il don't care" thing on
the patient soda man would have the new
compound served him. This worked well
and for while was universally adopted.
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crystals which were left were the true
trlchotoXin.
One Of the difficulties encountered was
getting enough OF the poison to work with
one gallon of eXhaled air makes only t-53
of grain of trich0tOXin. The college stu
dents came to the rescue. once u week an
entire class took turns in blowing into the
apparatus. After five months of tireless
putting their efforts had produced only
eleven grains. or less about 1-25 of All
ounce. The apparatus is operated just like
one of the common penny-in-the-slot lung
letters
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Then came the first variation that led in
the direction of the fee cream soda. Com
petition In the soda business had devel-
oped a keen spirit of rivalry among the
druggists and new ideas were at a pre-
MUM The big idea wasn't long in coming.
one day sign appeared on a drug store
window reading Soda Water With Cream.
Try It. Everybody made a rush for the
place. The smiling druggist. with the air of
great discoverer. greeted them with glee
Somebody asked for strawberry. The Doc
started operations in the customary way by
squirting an inch of syrup in the glass
FROM the Ice chest he then drew forth
bottle OF cream and poured tablespoonful
or two in the glass. Holding the glass un-