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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
aoDPARENTs.
Origin Of tho Custom Of Having spos-
aors az Baptism.

sors az Baptism
The names OF godfather and god
mother are from the Anglo Saxon,
and they are applied TO those who
act and speak for a child IN the rite
Of Christian baptism. The Latin
name for the same office-sponsor-
having been incorporated in the
English language, is even more Of
ten used than the Saxon appella-
tives. II signifies a bondsman or
surety.
The first appointment Of sponsors
in the early church occurred about
l54 A. D., and the selection was the
act Of a Roman bishop, whose OBJ
ject was 10 provide for the Chris
tian appearing Of a child. both Of
whose parents had persisted in perse-
cution. From that time on the Gus
tom Of having sponsors at the baP-
tism of children grew on the plea
that their parents might be cut oil
by some fierce attac,: on the small
company Of Christian believers, un-
iii il came to be retained after the
period Of persecution as a part OF
the baptismal rite.
i A rule adopted BY a church coun-
ell in sl3 =. D., forbidding parents
to act as sponsors TO- a child Is sup
posed to have for its purpose the Sc
curing for q child a Christian guar
dian should one or both Of the par
ents die, for il was held that the
parents were, per Sc, the child's nat
} ural sponsors and bound, by theil
very act Of bringing him to the bap
tismal font. to rear him in the faith
Another church rule adopted by
J the council Of Trent in 1915, limit
; ing the number of sponsors to I've
! for each child, is said to have oweC
its origin 10 the fact that the choic,
7 OF sponsors had come 10 be made
r largely to secure gifts and favors,
dozen or more friends, present o
: absent, being recorded as sponsor
IN many instances, a custom ina
simply converted the office into
farce.
The duties Of sponsor as defines
. in the church catechism are Z
) pledge the child to-frst, renun
citation Of the evil works OF III
world, the flesh and the devil; sec
ond, belief in the Christian faith
and, third, to life lived in accord
ance with Gods holy will and com
mandments. An active interest i
the child's Christian welfare was q
. one time expected of its godparentl
: but little Is looked for now beyon
kindly interest, more or less pei
Q functory, in his Tor her) well beinI
o -Houspkeeper
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The periopathalmus, one Of the
most remarkable Of the several spe-
cies of dry land fish catalogued by
the naturalists, is a native OF Mauri-
thus. He is only four or five inches
long, but has a big head, very promi-
nent eyes and side fins which bear
a strong resemblance to legs. They
have the curious habit Of leaving
the water in the evening and spend
ing the entire night hunting the
nocturnal insects which inhabit the
muddy flats near tidewater. A sim
liar species OF New Zealand are
called running fshes" BY the ma
tiyes.
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How the Patriotic Song Hail Column
biz Came TO Be Written

Doubtless many Of our bow and girl
readers would like TO know how that
patriotic song, Hail Columbia"
originated, says the Chicago News.
Il was written BY young lawyer
of Philadelphia named Joseph Hop
kirson in the year 1898, when war
with France seemed probable. Gil
bert Fox, a -oung actor and a singer
of some note, was about 10 have a
benefit performance in Philadel-
phia theater, and he asked Mr.. Hop
kinson, who was a friend OF his, to
write a patriotic song for him tc
sing at the benefit to the tune OF
the Presidents March," then q
popular air. The request was made
on Saturday afternoon, and the
song was to be sung on the follow
ing Monday evening. Mr.. Hopkin
son consented, and the announce
ment having been made, the thea
ter was packed with people Th'
song was received with great enthu
siasm, Mr.. Fox being recalled eigh
times to sing it. After that /
spread everywhere and became tn
popular song of the time.
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Expert instructions From the Head OF
the Hous

"Here," said Mr.. Te n his
wife was trying 10 inso the point
Of the scissors in the tight wrapper
of rolled magazine that had just
been left by the postman; there,
that's no way TO open that wrapper.
Let me show you how il should be
done, and after this you will have
no more trouble. You go at II
wrong. You shouldn't try 10 RIP
the wrapper down the smooth side
Of the package, but should just slip
your finger in here where the ends
Of the pages show, and
He stuck his finger under the
wrapper along the edge of the
leaves, but only tore away about a
quarter of an inch Of it.
This is tolerably tight he NUT
tered and took the scissors. III
work it this way. You see, the way
you were going about it YOU would
have torn the cover if not several OF
the leaves"
He pushed the scissors into the
wrapper and began showing, but the
paper was tough, and the scissors
slipped out after going about an
inch. He tried it again, with no
better luck. Mrs. Telhtt looked on
with a Observation-Disclosures ex-
preston, and Mr.. Telhtt iabbed and
/ damned with the scissors, bringing
away little scraps Of the wrapper III
I'll finally he grew angry and stab
bed the magazine with the weapon
until he cot one end free of the
wrapper: then he seized the free
leaves with both hands and ripped
and tore the thing from the wrap
per.
There" he growled, handing hi
wife the fragments Of the periodical
"there, if YOU had handed it TO me IL
the beginning and hadn't started ]
TO rip there wouldn't have been an.
damage done il. Next time eithe
come straight TO me with II or dom
bother me about il at an."-Chica
90 Tribune.
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She was Sunday school teacher
and Of course she tried to make ev
erything good. She spied a lot Of
urchins going bathing one Sunday
afternoon, and so she tackled them.
do you know where little boy
20 to who battle on Sunday" saic
she.
YES" said one little arab, black
er than an the rest. Its farther
up the canal side. But you can
go. Girls amt allowed. Strand
Magazine.
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Madison Township Trustee
Notice.

Notice II gwen that hereafterTet her u
tae Of Madison township will be at b
office each Saturday at his residence
one mile southwest o. ireland, Ind,
for the pur pose OF attending 70
township business, and all persons hav
ina business with the township are ex
oertei to confne il TO those days.
The township library is KEEP. at Sam .
Eeans' in Ireland, where all may
nb ain the books.
Che Indiana School books will bt
d md at Henry summers store at al.
a.nes. SAMUEL A. CLEZES,
tan IqO7-v Tr-.stee Madison To
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jefferson TIP. Notice.

The undersis ned trustee OF Jefferson
township, Dubois county hereby gives
notice that he will attend 10 all business
pertaining to the office of Trustee at his
Drug Store in Birdseye Indiana on
the Tuesdays OF each week and requests
Ali persona having township business &c
crescent il on office dave.
JOHN w. ENLOW, Trustee.
Jan. 5, 05-lyr.
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HARRISON Trustees Notice

Notice is hereby given hat the under
signed Trustee OF Harrison township.
will at. End to TOWNSHIP usiness on eacb
Monday OF tine year, al my ONCE, ano
dersons having township business tc
transact are required to present 1t to hin
on Mondays
The township llorary will be kept a.
nv home near Dubois.
joan L. HARDER, Trustee.
Ian s. ~. b q
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RAILROAD EXCURSIONS

Colonists rates to all points, at lee
lasn one fare for the round trip; all
Homeseekers rates TO the North, Soutd
and West at about one fare for the rounh
trip, Tickets sold the first and third
Tuesday Of each month.
There is now a rate 10 Bran ch points
OF one fare for the round trip going eve
ning train Of each Saturday good re-
urning until first train Monday. Tick
b. told On Sunday at one
ETC., rCur q tr1p.
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what He Wanted.

I'm glad you've walked up at lastl
I've been sitting here two full hours"
Yes. but what do you want OF meT
IF you'll excuse me. you're sitting on
my hatT'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
His Parting Shot.

The late Catholic bishop Raphoe Ire
land used often to tell this story with
much enjoyment II was suddenly cali
ed" he said, from my home 10 see IN
unfortunate sailor who bad been cast
ashore from wreck and was lying
speechless on the ground, but not quite
dead The life's IN him sill, your
reverenec-he stirred a little so
stopped down and said 90 him, Ny
poor man, you're nearly gone. but just
try 10 say one little word or make one
little sign to show that you are dying
IN the true faith SO he opened one Of
his eyes Just wee bit, and he said,
BLOODY end to the poper and 50 died"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
A WAR OF MAPS.
Bolivia Wiped Out England and the
British Isles.

British Isles.
Bolivia is the only country that ever
wiped England off the map" said
Frank Robertson. 1T came about this
way The British ambassador several
years ago gave dinner for the official
and social circle people of Bolivia.
when they arrived at the embassy
they found that he was not married
to the woman seated at the head OF the
table, and they left. In the name OF
his government he demanded an apol-
ogy. whereupon the government gave
him twenty-four hours TO get out Of
the country.
''Inasmuch as little Bolivia is way
OH the ocean and practically lost in
the eternal mountains Great Britain
could not by guns get the retraction
that she wanted, but her mapmak.
ers got revenge by issuing maps Who'll
~ eliminating Bolivia
"Fmally this information reached Bo
livia, whereupon with a stroke of the
pen new maps were ordered for the Bo
livian government and the Bolivian
schools. They showed more ocean
than any other maps ever printed The
British isles had been sunk into the
sea And so far as the people and
school children of Bolivia are concern
ed there is no Great Britain. INDIAN
apolis News.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05

Yes, I've given up shaving" he told
his friends. Il never could shave my
self, and the last time | was operated
on | was in such blue funk that
shudder TO think of it. The barber
had>a musical ear, and he lathcred me
to the tune of The Blind Boy which
was being ground out by barrel organ
close by, Slow certainly, but nothing
to complain about By the time the
scraping process had commenced the
tune had changed TO the livellest Of
jigs, and the musical shaver seemed to
be enjoying himself hugely as he did
his best TO keep time. / was afraid to
take breath for fear it would be my
last.
".rhen the organ stopped, but only
for second, and when | heard the
strains of Stop Your Tickling, Jock
vowed that rather than run the risk OF
being finished off in BARRIERS chair
by a musical maniac l would let 'em
grow for the future and chance the
crop" Modern Society.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
F. E. Davisson, Auctioneer.
Eavesdropping Over the Phone.

Madison Democrat.
The rural telephone has been a great
blessing TO the farmers all over the
western country. 1t has done very much
to save long trips to town. 1t is Won
derful help in time of sickness and at
threshing time; in short, is an improve
ment which farmers would not get
along without at any reasonable cost.
There are, however, some grave
abuses in the use of these rural tele-
phones. They are so constructed when
call is made for one member it is
heard by all, and any person who wishes
to 90 to the phone when the bell rings
can be in touch with the gossip of the
whole community. In other words, the
telephones are used for eavesdropping.
This is conceded by all to be one of
the worst of all small vices which a
child may contract and every sensible
parent takes every pains to control the
natural curiosity OF children about ev-
erything that is going on by pointing
out to them the necessity of attending
strictly to their own business and pay
ing no attention whatever to things
that do not concern them.
There are other abuses connected
with the rural telephone system, but
all could be easily corrected if the man
ayers would limit conversations, as they
! have in town. to three minutes and
charge for longer use of it. Any farm
er or farmers wife can say all that
needs to be said in three minutes,
whether it is about buying new horse,
the baby's teething, Johns cold, or a
new dress pattern, or the prospects for
weddings in the neighborhood. The ru-
raj telephone is a wonderful help to
farmers, but like all other good things,
it may be and in some cases is very
greatly abused, to the moral detriment
of those who abuse it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05


The undersigned will sell at auction
on his premises, miles east of Miner
al Point on
WEDNESDAY, Nov. IL, 1908.
The following described property:
SEVEN HORSES Team work horses,
ages and Il; brood mares; single
driver, years old, sired by Will Curd-
ling; sucking colt.
Span two-year-old mules, one STAN
dard Jack
SEvENTY-FouR CATTLE-22 cows, Ia
two-year-old steers, II yearling steers,
8 yearling heifers, Is spring calves and
a two-year-old Shorthorn bull.
NINTEEN BREEDING EWES, 20 tons of
hay, 200 bus. corn in crib, some straw.
Terms: $40 or under cash. over $40,
one years time on bankable paper at
Z per cent. Sale to commence at 1890
p. m. Lunch at noon.
CHAS. DUNN, JR.
IL Il no,,;sco1 h,o+,npaar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05

Why Their Bones Ere Feurd kaAr
Salt or Sulphur Springs.

Why ncif CShSS SEc FSuhN - FAr
salt or Sulphur Springs.
wherever you tad salt or sulphur
springs. says a gentleman conncctr?
win the United States geological sur
vs., YOU may expect TO hnd the bones
III nastodonS and other huge creatures
r,mI have now become extinct. Many
,pl,onS suppose that the presence OF
tr.e homes Ia great numbers indicates
,at The animals had a sort of common
rGetery like the llamaS of Chile.
winch when they felt death coming on
ways made for the nearest stream or
,p,ed ard. if they could get there, died
"a HE water
"Ihat. how ever, is likely only su-
pprStition The mastodon bones In a
,al' or sulphur marsh indicates that
iiIa animals went there To drink the
waiter aud occasionally one got mired
ard was sui'oCuted The great num-
bcrS Of the bones do not prove that a
whole herd Of mastodons was drowned
az once. but that one being mired ev-
cry year or so during several centuries
would in time cause great accumula-
ton of bones. Missouri has a bone
inarsh at sulphur Springs; there is a
great mine of them ut the Salt Springs
In Kentucky and at several places in
Ohio and Indiana where there are
saline springs. A great spring In Flor
ida. one Of the four or five huge out
tets which are grouped under the name
of Silver Spring is called the bone
yard" because the bottom and sides
are masses of mnstodon bones st.
Louis Glohe-D Democrat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
THE IOWA COUNTY COURT
Reported by W. IL. Thomas, Register in
Probate.

Reported by w. Ii. Thomas, Register in
Probate.
Estate of Stephen Polkinghorn,
adjustment of claims.
Estate of Hans Doe, final hearing.
Estate of Owen c. Jones, adjustment
of claims.
Estate of Simon Waters, final
hearing.
Estate of Margaret Day, adjustment
of claims.
Estate of Louisa Wilamovitz, hear
ing petition for probate of will.
Estate of John B. Wallis, adjust
ment of claims.
Estate of John Jeuck hearing petit
tion for probate of will.
Estate Of John Rowe, ST., adjust
ment of claims.
Estate of Alexander Mckenzie,
adjustment Of claims.
Estate of VIM. II. Imhotf, hearing
petition for probate Of will.
Estate OF Bridget Melody, adjust
ment of claims.
Estate Of John KiefTer, Sr. adjust
meut of claims.
Estate Of Morgan J Williams,
final hearing.
Estate OF Annie Larson, adjustment
Of claims.
Estate Of Elizabeth Polkinghorn,
final hearing
Estate of Jacb Theno, will and Pc
tition for probate OF same.
Estate Of Thomas Hughes, final
bearing.
1
GRADERS for choice beef. Phone
| No 81
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
49, Rird ! weathercoek.

where's the windf' scoffed the sail
or. why, look Mt the birds, They'll
tell you Don't you know that every
birds weathercock? stop mostenin'
your finger and holdin' 1t up" he went
on in tone Of disgust "The practice
amt hardly clearly. Look at the birds
is all you got TO do, for every bird sets
with It's head always straight at the
wind. Every live bird IN tree Is as
reliable a weathercock rs them dead
birds on the spires ~ New York Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
A eli Different.

Towne- There's one thing about my
w'fe-she makes up her mind If she
can't afford q thing that she doesn't
need IT, Browne Something Ike my
wife, only she buys 1t first and makes
UP her mind aftcrward. Philadelphia
Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
Mis- Neffle Y. WaLLS.

Graduate of the American Conserva-
tory of Music, Chicago, will give piano
and organ lessons. For terms inquire at
her home in this city. Phone 90. 26tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
A Good lime 10 Paint.

A full line of Alston's Ready Mixed
Paint and Barn Paint at Prideaux a.
Bliss. 43w3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
jersey Iily Fiouf~

Don't forget that Jersey Lily Flour
is the best yet. Include a sack in
your next order The Toay Grocery
Co., sole agents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
Men Wanted.

To handle freight from now until
Dec. 10. Wages soc per hour. No
trouble. Open shop.
40tf w. j. CoNNERs,
So Reed ST.. Milwaukee, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05

All persons are hereby forbidden to
hunt or trespass on land owned or oc-
cuped by the undersigned in the town
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05

Elias ]. Jacka, William Hawke,
William Hewett, Fred Golliner,
William Hartford, Henry Bennett,
Thomas Harris, Mrs. Mary Dunn,
Ward Grange, Thomas Hartford,
Chas. N. Person, Geo. f. Richards.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
Notice.

Hunters are hereby warned not to
hunt or otherwise trespass on land
owned by the undersigned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05

AIDE Bros, JOHN TERRILL,
COOKING Bros, c. d. REYNOLDS,
H. j. DEMUTR, j. r. WALLIS,
JOHN HOLMAN, j. F. BENSON,
S. w. SALMON, F.. BENSON,
ERWIN HOLMES, w. II. DUNN.
45w3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05
Prepare for Winter.
Window glass and putty at PrideauX
& Bliss. 43w3

The renting of safe deposit box
at the IowsE ounty Bank
for 81 per year,
affords perfect'protection for
your valuable papers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05

GRADERS for choice beef Phone
No 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04
ON
SALE
TUESDAY

Just the weather when an Oil
Heater is appreciated most. They
give out just the re9uired heat for
chilly mornings and evenings.
No better Oil Stoves made than
the Brightest ard Best We
offer these. full size, full r'ckel
hnish. with best steel oil tank and
fitted with Miller patent brass
burner for S249
1t is absolutely odorless and
smokeless. and self-extinguishing.
We stand back of this oil heater.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

Louis Taliaferro. for many years
city editor Of the Evening Telegram,
died at his home in Colorado Springs,
Col, after a long Illness.
The president has sent to the sen,
ate the nomination of William Heimek
of Kansas to be minister TO Guate.
mala
Thomas B. Wauamaker of Philadel.
phia, son of former Postmaster Gener.
al John Wanamaker, died suddenly at
the hotel Liverpool in Paris
Bishop W. w. Duncan Of the Metho.
dist Episcopal church south died at
his home in Spartanburg S. c. Bishop
Duncan had been in i'll health for
some months.
Hypodermic injections of a serum
similar to that used I'm the treatment
Of diphtheria are being successfully
employed IN scarlet fever cases i'm
New York City.
Three men We're burned to death
and IL others seriously injured by
jumping from windows in fire which
destroyed three workmen's shacks on
the north side of Menhassett bay. Port
Washington. l.. |.
Brig. Gen. Joseph stephen Adam of
The Austro-tlungarian army is soon TO
become member Of the New York
City fire department, not because he
needs the money. but to get expert
once for the benefit Of the fire de-
partment a. home which comes under
his jurisdiction.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
HoW's This?

We offer one Hundred Dollars
lteward fer any case OF Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hairs
Catarrh cure.
+. J. CHENEY and CO., Toledo, q.
we. the undersigned, have known
f.. j. Cheney for the last 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially able TO carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
WAlIDING, KlNNAN q MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, ..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system Testimonials sent free Price
75c per bottle. Sold by ali druggists.
rake Halls Family pills for con-
stipalon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
Rouraet and Germany.

Paul Bourgeois attack on Germany
and Germans has aroused much crlti-
cism not only In German newspapers,
but In the papers where he expected
to receive support. The Paris Revue
says that Bourgeois words arouse only
painful sensations. "When he speaks
of the venom of the miserable Kant
and Of the musical mlsdeeds Of Wag-
ner he harms himself only and does
nothing to lessen the fame OF these
men OF genius. France smiles at the
assertion that she is under obligations
to Germany for nothing, for II is well
known and has been proudly proclaim
cd by Bourget that his maternal an
cestors came from Alsata and origl-
nally from Germany. IL for nothing
else, France is indebted to Germany.
then, for Bourget."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
IN LEAP YEAR.

He loves mel He loves me not!
The wind blows cold, the wind blows hot
/ watch his lips. his eyes and nose
And wonder II dare propose.
] wonder II he'd answer Yes
And seal Il with warm caress,
or would he tell me to zee mother
or volunteer to be my brother?
Last night I took Jack unawares
And kissed him. We were on the stairs
OF course he struggled and was fused
Because his nice mustache was mussed
But In his roguish eye the while
saw the portent of n smile
The pardon of the robber bold
Before the booty had grown cold.
He always gladly wears my flowers
And let's me call and stay for hours,
And when, at last rise to go
He'll say. "Why do you hurry so3"
And every day / think I'll speak,
But put II off from week to week
And watch his lips and eyes and nose
And wonder IL ! dare propose.
Paul G. Willard in Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
owe and Tattooinq.

The tattooing craze was the rage
among the smart set in London at the
time Of the South African war 1t Is
now the rage In the slums among the
humber classes, especially girls. who
pay threepence for the operation. A
tfttooer tells the London Sphere that
this business thrives on love- A girl
came into his studio the other day and
mad 81 love Jim Curly" tattooed on her
arm, About $50 the next morning
the girl knocked at his door and, on
being demonstrated with. said: "I
don't care If yer charges me shllllns.
Ere. kiver this up" she exclaimed,
barring the tattooed arm.