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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

It's the judgment Of many smokers that
Lewis Single Binder &c cigar equals IN
quality the best l0c cigar.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24
Counterfeit Whisky.

"But so clevorly Is whisky counter
feited today that club connoisseurs
cannot detect it. as was shown In an
experiment made recently by DIR. Oar
lington OF the board of health. DR..
Darlington went around and collected
a number OF samples OF whisky from
saloons OF all classes. took the sam
pies TO his club. where he had sew
eral Of the members test them, and
much to HE surprise the cheap imi.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24
AND THERE WASl

Juvenile Drummer-There ought TO
be a great opening for 4 pushing
young fellow in this country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

Remember it's a poor resolution
that will not hold water.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

Every addition to true knowledge is
an addition 70 human power.-Mann.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

7 ne Fe-Tu-Hd HIUdHdC IN ofVVNFOOO
Homes.
The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has
become a fixture in over eight million
homes. II can be obtained from all
druggists free. Be sure to inquire early.
The 1908 Almanac is already published,
and the supply will soon be exhausted
DO not put II of Speak for one today.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

foreign medical societies. and formerly
of the Columbia university faculty,
the drink habit is spreading at an
alarming rate among the women Of
New York. To a representative Of
the Sunday World he said
1t is with real alarm that ! note
the rapid growth OF the drink habit
among women in New York city. !
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

FW YORK.-According 70
Prof. John Duncan Quacken-
hos. specialist in nervous
and mental diseases. mem
. ...- k,,,,,{aav and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24
ONLY ONE "BRoMo oUISINF-

That is LAXATIVE nKuNp ouiNlNE. Look fol
the Signature az q. W GkDN h. Used the world
over to Cure a Cold n one Day. &c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27
ALEXANDER ESCAPED.

AS young man Alexander the
Great escaped death in curious man
ner. A great banquet was being held
at Pella, the capital Of Macedonia, at
which were present the future con-
queror of the world, and his father,
Philip.
During the feast one of the guests
proposed a toast and prayer offensive
to Alexander, who hurled a goblet at
him King Philip, angry at this out
rage, started up, drew his sword, and
rushed furiously upon his son, but he
had drunk so deeply that before he
reached him he fell PROSTATE among
the terrified merrymakers.
Not a whit perturbed at this extra
ordinary escape from death, Alexan-
der retorted: Here is a man prepar-
ing to cross from Europe to Asia, who
yet cannot step surely from one couch
to anCther."-New York Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27

Southern California yields 1000 tons
Of salt per year. :,
In some Viennese schools a phono-
graph which repeats speeches as recited
by eminent actors has been introduced
In order to teach the pupils declama-
ton.
Miss Leonora O'Reilly, organizer OF
the Wemen's Trade Unions League, es-
Inmates that there are between five and
six million working women In the Unit
ed States. Her work has taken her
into every State in the Union and into
most large cities.
Miss Elizabeth *. jackson Of Mobile.
Ala, is said to be one Of two women
claim clerks in the country. She has
held that post with the Mobile, jackson
and Kansas City Railroad, with head
quarters In Mobile for upward Of two
years, and has given perfect satlsfao-
ton.
Few members Of the Supreme Court
have exceeded the time Justice Harlan
served-thirty years. Justice Field
served about thirty-dve years, Chief
Justice Marshall about thirty-four and
half years, Justice Bushrod Washing
ton thirty-one years, and Justice John
Mclean thirty-two years.-Every-
where.
We publish a simple cure for small
pox kindly sent by a correspondent
lone ounce Of cream Of tartar, dis
solved in water, drunk at intervals.
when cold," is the recipe, and in rec
ommending 1t the correspondent says it
"has cured thousands, never leaves q.
mark, never causes blindness, and
brings speedy relief. "-Advocate Of
India.
|. One of the great transatlantic steam
ship lines has added trained nurses to
the medical personnel of It's vessels.
This opens a sea career for the trained
nurse. Undoubtedly other lines will do
the same and the nurse will become as
Indispensable en- adjunct to the first
class passenger vessel as the ships
doctor.-New York State Journal of
Medicine.
Seven former students of the Chicago
Training School are among the mission
aries appointed by the Bengal Metho-
dist Conference for 1908 to do woman's
work. One is an evangelistic worker,
two are in charge of the Girls School
and Widows Homo at Pakur, another
has charge Of the Anglo-Indian orphan
age in Calcutta, and three are connect
ed with the Lee memorial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27
Where Nurseries Are Unknown

Nurseries are unknown in France,
and year-old infants take their place
at the dinner table, eating whatever
they take a fancy to. 'My daughter
adores fish, said the proud mother
of a tiny baby to her d'hote neighbor.
French babies are never supposed to
be in the way. Of course, there are
seldom more than two in the same
family. A hard working professional
man confided to a friend that his wife
and he had given up attending the the
atre because their little boy cried
at being left behind. When in Lon
don Nine Alphonse Daudet was as
tonished to find that children were
net invited to luncheons, dinners and
receptions. A clever Freedman at
tributes the amiability of his nation
to the fact of early Indulgence, chill
dren's tempers never having been
spoiled by Dundee Ad-
vertiser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27
TIME ISN'T MONEY IN LONDON.
A Draft Asked for at 1880 O'Clock
Ready at $3.50 that Day.

A Draft Asked for at 1880 O'Clock
Ready at $3.50 that Day.
The operation Of the great banking
houses Of London is typical Of England,
says the Kansas City Star. The bank
ers, like most Of the business men Of
the metropolis, are very polite, but,
also like other Englishmen, carry on
business N way that seems extreme
ly deliberate to Americans. An Ameri-
can called at one Of the London banks
recently to buy New York draft for
$50 It was then about 10 80 o'clock
in the morning. The teller requested 4
memorandum Of his wants and then,
bowling, said: r.
THANK you, sir, the draft will be
ready for you at 80 o'clock this after
noon. Will you call for 1t or may 1
mail 1t to your
This was not an isolated case. 1t is
simply London's way. When a person
makes a deposit he is given no pass or
deposit book and he is required to pay
q small amount for his checkbook. On
beginning business with the bank he
signs his name In a large record book
and the signatures on the checks he
draws subsequently, which, Of course,
must correspond with that in the large
book, are the only evidence Of deposit
he has to offer. A woman depositor
must, Immediately upon her marriage,
furnish the bank with her new sigma
ture. Some bankers even require her to
produce the certificate Of marriage.
The paying teller is provided with a
small shovel and when a person with
draws a portion Of his account or CASH
es a check the clerk lifts the money in
the shovel and from that utensil emp
ties the coin upon the counter in front
Of the customer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27
Legal Information
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A railroad company whose eastern
terminus is in Chicago, but maintaining
an Office in Philadelphia for the pur-
pose of soliciting business, is not do
ing business" at Philadelphia, within
the law regulating service of process
according to the case Of Green VS.. c., B
& Q. Ry. Co., q Supreme Court Report
er, 500.
Defendant, a duly licensed practicing
physician, was prosecuted for issuing
prescriptions for liquor in local option
territory. Evidence showed that all
ailments received the same prescrip.
ton, which called for liquor, and were
filled at certain bar. On the theory
that it showed system or intent, the
state was allowed, In Weatherford VS..
State (Tex. Grim. App 1913 South
western Reporter, 632, to show a num-
Der of prescriptions besides the one on
which the information was based.
In International Silverware Co. VS..
Rogers IN. ]. Ed. & App 81 Atlantic
Reporter, 105, an action was brought
to restrain defendant from stamping
his own name upon his wares. Plain
tiffs were the successors Of the original
Rogers Bros, silverware manufacture
ers. The defendant was engaged In the
same business. The court granted an
injunction unless defendant Should
thereafter stamp on his goods, "Not
the original Rogers" or mot connected
with the original Rogers"
The question whether a debt is ere
ated in fduciary capacity, so as to be
affected by a discharge in bankruptcy,
arose in Haggerty VS.. Bedkin, sc At
lantic Reporter, 400 PLAINTIFFS intes-
tate and defendant entered into an
agreement to form partnership, plain
tiff's intestate to put in $500 as capital
Immediately after the money was paid
to defendant, and before the written
agreement was signed, plaintiffs intes-
tate died. Subsequently defendant be
came a bankrupt, and set up his dis
charge in bar to the claim of plaintiff
The New Jersey Court of Chancery held
that the debt was not discharged by the
bankruptcy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27
Very. Very VaEue.

Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee's
famous head, said recently in New
York that he thought the closing of the
saloons Of the South would be good
thing. And to an objection he replied,
with q smile:
ooh, what a vague objection Vaguer
than the answer Of the Mobile woman's
son.
"a Mobile woman's son, a youth OF
20 or so, celebrated Easter in the un-
closed saloons by drinking large guam
titles Of egg nogg. The next morning
he came home to breakfast red-eyed
and pale. He ate nothing. He only
tried. with many grimaces, to swallow
a cup of coffee.
"'John,' said his mother severely,
what time did you come home last
nightY
SThe vague youth answered:
"'Bed time"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27

An editorial in The Independent dis
cusses the subject of useless learning"
and shows that all advanced learning
may be considered useless on strict
test except for specialists. A student
forgets his mathematics, his chemistry
and his physics as he forgets his Latin
and Greek. The value to him OF any
of these studies is occasional and indi-
rect. What he gets from them Is sim
ply a wider outlook and larger
breadth Of life" If one Of them is dead
so are the others. THE defenders OF
Latin and Greek have no business to
admit that they are at all more dead
for practical purposes than the advanc-
ed study Of biology or chemistry or as
tronomy." At least one well-known
teacher OF modern languages has ar
gued that little can be said for their
usefulness if we consider that term in
connection with the ordinary demands
OF life. An American traveller would
find French useful in France, but most
Americans never see France, and those
who have studied French IN books are
unable to make their reading knowl-
edge count for much In conversation.
On the other hand, a French waiter
who comes to this country to live soon
picks up enough English for his pur-
poses. He is a specialist to that extent,
but not an exemplar OF the needs of an
educational system. The truth is, as
The Independent points out, that no
scheme for a general education will
stand the test Of utility. When we turn
to the special we pass from the general,
and If we do not all want to become
professors of Greek, neither do we
want to become engineers. Hence the
exclusion OF the classics does not solve
the puzzle, but leaves it to be consid-
cred in another form. This Is not to
say. however, that modern educational
tendencies have not been productive OF
good. There have been some substan-
tial gains, but by this time various ex-
travagant claims that have been made
should be pretty thoroughly discredited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27
rAuaHT THEM TO GROW DATnA
Texans Learned a Valuable Lesson
About Palm Trees.


About Palm Trees.
1t has been known for many years
that date palms were well adapted TO
the lower Rio Grande region of Texas,
but it was not until two years ago that
the owners Of these plants were made
aware of the fact that they could DO
made to produce an abundant yield Of
dates, says the Kansas City Star. In
Hidalgo, Rio Grande City, Brownsville
and other of the old settled towns
along the Rio Grande are groves OF
these date palms. They never bore
fruit and were commonly looked upon
as ornaments only. Hundreds Of these
trees were scattered upon the planta-
tons and in the yards Of town resi-
dents. 1t was generally supposed that
they did not belong to the fruit-bearing
variety of palms.
A marked change has been brought
about by a visit, nearly two years ago,
to that section Of an experienced date
grower Of California. He expressed
surprise at the fine appearance Of the
numerous date palm trees and inquired
what was done with the fruit. He was
told the trees never produced any fruit,
whereupon he declared that they re-
CURED artificial pollenation and that
If this was done they would yield an
abundant supply Of dates. He volun-
teered to pollenize the trees and treat
ed scores Of palms in this manner. To
the delight Of the owners Of the trees
dates began to form upon the trees and
enormous clusters Of the fruit were
raised. The fruit was found to be Of
delicious taste and Of large size.
There were many doubters as to the
outcome Of the artificial pollenation
when it was made, the Mexicans, par
ticularly, being much amused at the
work Of the American horticulturist-
They now look upon him as a sort Of
sorcerer who Is able to perform mir
acles. They have such reverence for
him that when he visited the Texas
borders a short time ago for the pur-
pose Of further instracting some Amer
lean owners Of date palm groves, q
crowd of crippled and sick Mexican
men, women and children gathered
around him and begged that he cure
them of their ills and inf1rmities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27

Too little attention has been given
10 the effect Of deforestation upon the
water supply, and therefore the Presi-
dent, senators, congressman and COVER
nors OF States should carefully read
and digest the resolutions sent them
BIZ the Union League Club of Chicago.
Greatest stress has heretofore been laid
upon the waste OF timber which, unless
L Is stopped, Will soon bring absolute
want. The reason for this, Of course,
In that the financial loss that will be
Involved is readily grasped by even the
dullest mind. But the destruction OF
forests that preserve the water re-
sources OF every section OF the country
and regulate the flow OF streams will
Be productive OF damage not less seri-
Gus. When they are gone we shall be
at the mercy OF great floods, compared
to which even the annual floods in the
Ohio valley, due to deforestation Of the
mountains in which that river has its
rise. win seem small. These will wipe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27
WORLDS GREATEST BANK.
Characteristic Features and Achieve
ments OF the Banks of France.

Characteristic Features and Achieve
ments OF the Banks of France.
The volume of business transacted
by the Bank of France last year is
indicated by the discount of q, 50O,O00
Of bills aggregating In value more
than $3,OO0,eOO,OOO; application for
discount from clients in Paris alone
numbered 100000 says the New York
Financier.
The surprising fact is disclosed that
the average value of all the 3,000,-
100000 bills was $145 and their life,
or usance until maturity, was a little
more than twenty-six days; Of the
bills offered by Partisan clients,
tradesmen, about $4,000 ranged from
S1.82 to SO, 100000 from $40 to $40
and 100000 above $50.
The discount business Of the bank
was conducted at the uniform rate Of
8 per cent, this being the official figure
for ten months Of the year. Another
interesting fact is that it's branches
are so located throughout the republic
as to be accessible to the entire popu-
lation, thus enabling borrowers to OBJ
tain accommodation in the vicinity OF
their homes and those who seek to
deposit their funds to effect such de-
posits with a minimum of inconven-
fence.
That the Bank of France profits and
that, too, largely from its business, is
shown by the fact that the net divi-
dend last year was at the rate Of 1712
per cent per annum; this will account
for the maintenance of value Of $500
a share, the par value Of which is 5000.
Moreover, the credit Of the bank is
incomparably greater than that Of any
institution in the world even during
the siege Of Paris by the Germans, and
when the commune was in possession
of the gay capital, the notes Of the
bank fell to only a slight discount and
they Immediately recovered when the
crisis had passed. Furthermore the
bank holds the largest amount Of gold
of any purely trading institution in
the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27

out water power of inestimable value,
render arid vast tracts of country now
prosperous, injure agricultural lands and
communities, and menace commercial
and manufacturing industries in cities
and towns on the banks of rivers. If
the Ohio river floods destroy 100000
600 worth of property, as has been esti-
mated, deforestation will result in the
destruction Of many times more. Con-
gress should not only remove the tariff
on paper and wood pulp, which fur
nishes one important reason for attacks
on the forests, but should repeal the
timber and stone act and create nation
al forests in the White and Appal-
achian mountains and in the West.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27
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| 1e8HB
I'M A GIRL

JIM A GIRL.
I'm 'Liz'beth; and you needn't think
Just accuse l am girl
That I'm a-scared to romp and play
Fear my hair'll come out O. curl.
I'm a girl. / low no boys
On our porch, cause they'd rather
Track up mud than wipe their teets-
Cali 'cept Sammy-he's my broth
err
I'm a girl-you don't catch me
Braggin' bout my mustle-pooh!
I'm no boy what fights! and, sides,
I've a dress what's most brand
new
It's betten n muscles any day;
And there's Lucinda-she's my doll.
The folks next door, they has bird
What screeches out plain, Pretty
Poll!'
I'm a girl, and can skate
On rollers, good as any boy.
When mother goes down. town to
shop,
She fetches me funny toy.
Father buys me ice cream; then
I've an uncle what writes rhymes
And lovely stories. l tell you
1t takes a girl to have grand times!
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27

Plans are maturing for the erection
Of a statue of Alexander Hamilton in
Washington. 1t is rather curious that
the intellectual prodigy whom Mr..
Bryce characterizes as "the greatest
constructive statesman Of the nation"
should be represented at the capital
By no monument, when so many lesser
men appear In marble or enduring
bronze. Perhaps, however, it will be
hard to make monument which would
otertop his own great work, the Fed
aralist."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27

After all, John Hay did write THE
Breadwinners," a novel that had con-
siderable vogue twenty-five years ago.
Il was published anonymously before
the author had made a reputation as
one Of the greatest Secretaries OF State
the country ever had, and the secret
was kept, although suspected, until at
last Mrs. Hay has consented that the
credit which belonged to her dead hus-
band shall be given 90 him in an &C
count Of the book in "a Manual OF
American Literature" recently pub
iIshRd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27

Under the law, all immigrants who
are admitted are on probation for three
years. II IN that time they become pub
lie charges, commit misdemeanors, OF
profess anarchy, they may be deported.
The Department Of Commerce and La
Dor intends to make practical applica-
hoa Of this law, with the help Of the
police, to anarchists and others who
pass the entrance examinations and
later turn out badly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27

Following the example Of his master,
q Chinese formerly employed by Luther
Burbank has raised, so the story goes,
no less freak Of nature than an odor-
less onion. If, as the report has 1t,
the flavor has been retained, Western
science must bow to Oriental subtlety.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27
Cultured Curiosity.

The chauffeur was taking his load of
tourists for a ride through the resi-
dence portion of the metropolis and
pointing out to them the stately man
sions Of the nabobs.
give often heard" said the portly
dowager with the diamonds, "of these
Oliver Wendell homes. Would you
mind showing US one of 'em Chicago
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-27

I'm restricting their output and rails
ing prices that corporation is going con-
trary to the law"
"The law ~ echoed the sad-eyed con-
sumner; 'why, it doesn't even respect
the law of supply and demand. Wash
ington Star.