The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-18
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cient land 10 support him is also eN
empt from seizure.
There are upward OF seventy species
OF edible seaweeds growing on the
coasts Of Hawaii. and about forty OF
these are in common use by the ma
\ tiyes.
A swallow was conveyed in a cage
20 London from its home in Chetwynd
/ II few 20 lis home-nest. a distance of
\ l45 miles. in 80 minutes. making the
I trip az the rate Of almost two miles a
minute.
A lady in Paris. during a violent
quarrel with her husband. hurled a
I saltwater siphon az him. He lodged.
and IL missed him. il went through a
window. dropped into a passing motor
cab. and exploded like "A bomb The
four occupants ~ the cab We're seri-
0usiy cut about the face and hands.
A strong-minded damsel in Detroit
has achieved nOforiety By running on
with a Coachmsn. deserving him after
three weeks "a clone with a police
man. splitting the iatters lip with his
own club because h. could not supply
her with sufficient money for her
wants. and then committing forgery.
Tor which she is held a prisoner.
There ara twice as many blind men
as blind women
The temper of fine-edged surgical
Instruments Is gradually destroyed by
frequent exposure % brilliant light.
Since the earthquake and fire az san
Francisco $500 buildings have been
erected and 1000 others remodeied
The disaster destroyed 2S.041 build
ings
To scare burglars Daniel Reilly. OF
Mansfield. o. uses a monograph. All
the house is wired and when any door
IS opened the phonograDh shouts:
Get out Of here. or III fill you with
lead"
The ladies OF Atlanta have petit
toned the managers OF the trolley cars
On that city 90 order the conductors
not 20 assist them on and of the cars.
stating that this form Of politeness IL
ruiuOus 10 shirt-Waists
The policemen in Hamburg are i'm
structed 10 watch the cars sharply.
and u they find a car containing a
single passenger more than the mum
Der allowed by law the conductor is
fined 9 marks-about - cents
farmer in Youngstown. O.. while
playing biz lizards wagered a dollar
that he could put a billiard ball in
his mouth and close his teeth and
lips He won the bet. bu. he had 70
nav s. 70 a doctor for removing the
ball
" hen a traveller in Baden desires
20 send telegram while he is on the
train ne writes the message on a post
card. puts on a stamp and drops il into
the train letter box At the next sta
ton the box is empticd and the mes.
sage sent
The stingiest man in Tennessee
dweiis in Gallatin. He married a girl
Of his town and they walked around
the square for a bridal tour. He
bought her a nickeis worth OF stick
candy for q wedding present. and then
suggested that they save the candy
FOR the children.
COruCObs are used for building pu--
poses In Denmark and Norway The
cobs are crushed and pressed into
blocks of various sizes just as bricks
are nodded. These blocks are bound
with wire so as 10 make them hold
together. They are tnen soaked in
tar 20 make them watertiEht and are
ready for use after this treatment
They are much lighter than bricks.
are always dry ard make good houses.
Secretary MetcaIf Of the Navy De
paremtn IS giving attention TO the
question Of the practicability Of using
oil instead Of coal as fuel for surface
tOrpedO-boafs. and interesting expert
ments will soon be made along this
line IL has been estimated by officers
that the radius OF operation " a tor
pedO-boat would be increased az least
20 per cent il oil were substituted for
coal as fuel
A Servian named Merchep has de-
vised what he terms a boat IN a KNAPP
sack for army purposes. The boat
j. composed OF linen. rendered imper.
meable by a coating Of rubber. il is
provided with oars. which fold into
each other 10 the size Of an ordinary
walking-stick. and a cork seat. VIII ch
also serves 10 keep II taut when open
The model can accommodate one per
son only. but larger ones may be
made on the same plan for the con
veyance ~ troops and baggage when
crossing rivers.
Il is rash and dangerous 70 holl
erect a fainting person. Painting Is
caused by a want Of blood in the
brain. the heart failing 70 act with
sufficient force 20 send the blood
against the laws Of gravi;ati0n n
! then. you place person sitting whose
/ heart has nearly ceased 10 beat. his
/ brain viii fail 10 receive blood. III Won
/ lay him down. with the bead lower
\ than the heart. blood VIII rln into tn
brain BY the mere force 90 gravity.
I and. IN fainting in sufficient quantity
I generally. tO restore Consciousness
Bald men NAV derive comfort from
y the fact that abundant hair is not Z
\ sign ~ lod.iy OF mental strength
Z The sfoTs ~ samson has given RS
~ the notion that hairy men arr
strong physically. while the fact O.
Z that the Chinese. who are most en-
during ~ al races. are mostly bald
Z As 10 the suppOsitiOn that long and
thick hair Is a sign or token oi intel
I lectualitv. all antiquity. all madhouses
and all common observation are
against it. The easily wheedled Esal
was hairy the mighty Caesar va.
bald
More 10 Be Desired.
That mountain said the pessimis
I tic director 81 the new railroad
seems 20 have blocked our progress