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4 TREE on A TOWER,
It Is the Last OG q Grove Of -Four On thS
Same Perch,

BAAuN HNNCAs
A tree growing on the top Of the 10 foot
tower Of the court house At Greensburg,
Ind, Is a curiosity which is said by q writer
in ST. Nicholas 70 have no dIplicste In the
world.
There we're formerly four trees, but
when the court house was remodeIled In
1897 the largest tree, then about fifteen fest
high, vas removed, a. its size was thought
10 render the tower unsafe.
Two others on the south side pershed
from the intense heat. The tree left 10
found at the northwest corner Of the tower,
where the reflection Of the heat Of the
tower is not 90 intense a. at'the point where
the two others died,
As there Is grove Of soft NAPLES growing
in the court house yard, the grove on the
tower is supposed TO have been started
by the wind blowing the winged maple
Seeds into the crevices where, catching
root In the sediments Of dust and watered
by the rain, they sprouted.
The trees were frat noticed sprouting
more than thirty years ago.
A recent examination OF the tower shows
no damage done by the spreading and
growth Of the roots This tree is about
fifteen feet in height and three inches In
diameter. II was found that the trees
were nourished by a layer OF growth a
few feet below where the roots emerge.
A large crack on the south side Of the
tower where one Of the trees was removed
is noticeable from the ground, Because Of
the lone tree, Greensburg IL sometimes
known as the Lone Tree City
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pFttation a HE character. We can discern
from these melodio records his religious
nature, his attitude toward the unseen
power that control him.
-In q way. too. they arc a revelation ot
his social and tribal relations. In no song
Ia there mention Of the father or the vile.
The grandfather IL not alluded 10 as personal
kindred, but az one whom age has made
wise and Al 10 be trusted The mother is
only indirectly referred 70, but the slater
Il the representative oi the family, and per-
aonates the women ol the tribe In many
songs.
THE explanation for ell this is found IN
the peculiar structure Of the thbe and ~
the non-development Of the family idea
~ We understand H. In fAot the only rec
ognized relationship IL the clan or gems,
political subdivision Of the tribe
Among Indiana. with few exceptions
the woman carries the clan, and klnship
IL traced only through her, the children
being counted IN her clan and not IN that
Of the father. AZ q man oan never marry
In his OVID clan, he must be a. q stranger
10 his wife and to his own CHILDREN: and
when he dies, his brothers and sisters, who
constitute bis family, are his heirs;
$50 when an Indian sings OF his home,
his sister, with whom he has a recognized
relationship, representa- that home, rather
than the wife and children. who can never
belonR to him. The Indians love song is
practically song without words, consist
ing OF unmeaning syllables.
Friendship IA common theme In Indian
sonEs. There are no songs OF labor, Inc
mystery song has q peculia origin, as " u
supposed 10 come TO the composer In
vision, after days and nights OF tasting
and suppllcation. The revelation often
comes IL the form Of some animal, typifytng
supplIoator, and ln praise Of which the
song Ia composed,
sometimes the revelation is the same
10 different perSons, and In this case the
ono song becomes common property
creating a bond Of fellowship and sym
pathy. In some Of these songs there ie an
element Of the weird that is truly impressive
Indeed. In this Indian music | am sure
that the accomplished composer OF to-day
can And vast world Of new motifs,'
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CRIMINALS MEN or SCIENCE.
70 OutWit Them Detectives Must Make
Use OF Modern Methods.
From he Chicdgo Ttihunt.


The methods employed by criminals have
improved They have become scientific,
most scientific. The criminal OF to-day
handles ohloroform, opium, morphia, with all
the cleverntss Of physician.
Again, the tools used by the modern jail
bird are unriyalled masterpieces, One amaZ-
ing proof OF the scientific knowledge Of the
modern criminal and his keenness in keeping
abreast Of modern discoveries lies in the
following fact; Recently In Marseillts the
huge safe OF a bank was rapidly opened by
means OF complicated apparatus which had
only been invented By prominent engineer
ten months previously
But the detective also svails himself OF
scientific discovery. Formerly in oases Of
forgery. for instance. drop Of water was
placed on the forged words. II the paper
had been scratched and its size removed the
water was Immediately sucked 10: II the
paper had not been scratched the drop re-
mained for a while on the top. This process
was primitive and spoiled the document.
Nowadays the Suspicious paper is photo
sraphed and on the proof the marks OF
scratching are easily detected by clear dii-
ferences in the color. Photography is used
also In the case OF iorgeries made by means
Of chemicals. b
when heap Of burned documents Is found
In the fireplace thin sheets Of glass ere in
serted between the burned papers As soon
as one sheet IL on the glass il is rendered
less brittle by means Of special LIQUID and
It is unfolded and photographed, Theprocess
is repeated with every sheet, and after few
hours ell the documents are easily read
A process formerly used for the classihca-
ion Of blood stains consisted In examining
them under the microscope and from the
appearance Of the red Elohules the investiga-
tors would draw their conclusions as 10 the
nature OF the blood. Unfortunately this eX-
animation gave no result when the blood
stains were not recent.
To-day more scientific method 10 used
The stain is washed few drops Of the water
used are poured into a tube containing somS
specific serum from a rabbit inoculated
With human blood, When the addition Of
water produces in the serum fine deposit
and gives misty appearance to the liduld
one can he perfectly certain that the blood
stains we're human.
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a that time u viii BE- 10 the nutusl edyon.
taKe Of the paFtlea 10 change the oonolt'ons
Of THE instrument IN such Q way that sne
may have the period Of married lie, ynils
Mr., H. becomes entitled TO the time o, tne
engagement. This suggestion is not now
ever, 70 have any binding force.
OF course Mr. BoneymooneT slgne1 ms
name TO this very satisfactory understand
ing and returned Il 70 the bueinesslke
literary agent. Tho NJ. U. literary market
IA thus preserved. ..,-.
Mr. Honeymooner'A fidelity "a oomfnende5
by hs friends, who 500 IN bis stories ana
poems that he has never recovered from the
blow of tho divorce and the unhappiness
that preceded II. A poet, they say never
loses hls ideals -,
Mrs. Honeymooner's work, on the other
hand. shows that she l. evidently happy;
for che Is again writing the same stories ano
the same little poems about the young
couples that always marry happily, AftSr
all II IL sometimes the man that feelsh ALL
most people say. ,.,It-
Mrs. HoneymoOnsr bears up under thl,
criticism. for she knows that abe will control
the other eide OF the marital unhappinefe
market next year. Sympathy wlll again
be with her regrets and lost illusions.
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SCHOOL GARDENS IN TEXAS
Agricultural Branch Of the Training Of
san Antonio Children.
From 10 kdn1dl Ouy SI9I


The school garden system Of San Antonio.
Tex. is on an established practical basis.
Il ls said that this city has more more gardens
attached to its schools than any place OF
its slze IN the world. There are $40 Of these
cultivated plots attached 20 the twenty
nine public schools. The gardens are 10
charge Of school superintsndents, but the
work OF planting, oultivAtlng and harvest
ing the products OF each IL carried on by
the pupils Of the school 70 which the garden
belongs. The gardens vary from one.tenth
To one-ouarter Of an acre. II II estimated
that the total acreage 10 more than 100, or
e1ual TO thst Of a good sized farm.
The boys Of the schools take great pride
in their gardens. The teachers declare
that siues the gardens we're established
the bows are much more industrious In their
studies. that they learn more readily and
that they all show evidence Of material inn
movement in their health and physical con.
diton.
The climate Of san Antonio Is peculiarly
sdanted to the operation OF the school gar
den system. The work can be carried on
during practically the whole school term.
Certain vegetables can be grown SUCCESS
h,Ilv during the fall and winter. The Spring
gardens are planted early In February and
M. ufu,iuots are dihLsivi aad uaf 1Asted
nv the time the school term ends In June,
An enormous quantity Of vegetables 10
grown. The boys take such a keen Interest
In the work that they give little time TO play
ing the games that usually consume good
mart of the time Of young students. There
Il much rivalry among the different schools
over the gardens.
Text books on agriculture now are used
in the public schools Of San Antonio. The
youths are given a basic training in farming
and gardening and are enabled to put their
knovledge to practical use. in the gardens
that are provided for them. Energetic
b,-, who become Interested In the work
do not connne their lSbors to the school
garden but many OF them have converted
unslRhtly back yards and vacant lots at
their homes into cultivated plota.
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st that little bridge tied my hook 10 nv
whip. dug 4 worm At the roadside and
angled IN that pool
livery morning going and every evening
coming NOT once did ] fan to fnd a from
there. but never more than one. There
vas never the variation Of half an incb
In the eine oi those trout. and invariably
they Were we'll fed. pecubar'tyo of this feed.
ing being thst nearly always q freshly
caught cfawtish was The ast tnorsel 70 has
been taken.
Il vent away from there the second
year Of this odd trout fishing ana gave
the secret Of u TO my successor Two years
aiterWlrd met him and he ssid the ltla
hidden pool was still yielding lite one plump
trout morning and evening as II Is douh.
less doing vet II the conditions of that
alder choked spring run have not heen
changed. for this unfaiing and prumrt
coming In Of ono trout as a tenant Of some
certain chosen haunt s a way trout have
and II 10 one OF their mysteries that have
always impressed me.
Apool such 40 this one have descr'bed
4 little cavern under q shelving rock or
the Rravelly hollow where the water sWirls
below some big obtrudlng stone in mid.
stream. q shaded space beneath a sunksn
log lying parallel with tbs bank that over.
hangs u, some quiet depth behlnd a
strag agEllnG root, q mound Of foam Wom
round by tho eddying waters where the
creek bends sharply aud beld in place
by them against a rocky front or hooved
bank what angler who has ever whipped
q stream does not know them ell, and that
he may be sure 10 get his trout at each
And II he lands his trout az each the
angler who has taken note Of things 10 bic
day will know likewise that beyond thar oDs
there IL no trout lurking In such uoolA,
and he will 20 HE way 10 others. But he
win know further that u he pass that Vay
again within an hour or go or soma tins
during the day each such pool and cavern
and hollow and space and depth will have
been retena nted, and with lusty occupant
ready 20 20 20 its undoipg a. vent IT'S pre-
decessor Ia that chosen haunt. And 50 II
will he day after day and year after year.
90 long as the stream hoVe W lie old rsy
and the chosen haunts remain
where were these trout, moving 10 thus
90 promptly after the former occupants
we're taken out. before the places we're
vacant for them2 Why did they not have
lust a. good places themselves? And II
they are moved out to-day, whore is Il that
the ones who viii move right In after them
come iroml That's the mystery
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LTPTON'S NEW YACHT,
NAMED shamrock - the Shamrock W. Il
70 Ne q Cup Challenger.

Sir Thomas Upton Ia - enthusiastic ovH
his new rs foot yacht a. be has been over an
cup challenger and recently visited the yach'
AZ Fifes yard at Fairlie. II is almost ready
70 20 In commission, aud the crew will rsrort
10 Capt Sycamore this month. While a.
Fairhe Sir Thomas talked OF bic plaps sod
hopes 10 a representative OF the idthh'e
World and sald he named the yacht shamrocs
a. he desired 70 keep the name and emblem
Of the lucky four leafed Shamrock for his n'It
America Cup challenge, He IL still hopeful
of being able TO arraAge 4 race and satd
Il am not only willing 70 20 op With that
contest. but an more than eager 10 sei2s
the first opportunity Of making A new s'at.
Iar, ready, and 20 is Mr.. Fife. Weare Wiling
20 build any kind or any size OF boat that
will be acceptable 10 them. aud our only
stipulation is that they shall take the contest
under some OF the modern rules OF raiiue
Instead OF the old out Of date conditions which
have hitherto been allowed 70 rule tbs
matches. Il will be equally acceptable 70
us n they take the universe rule as recos1lted
IA Europe or the rule which they have framed
and approved for the conduct OF Their ovp
rscno IN America. Either OF these will make
h possible 70 continue the struggle, sod this
oppoTtunlty OF taking up the hight sgain =
~ one point upon which | arn particularly
Concerned have reasons Tor hoping that
the way may be cleared for contest nei'
REGARDING the new Shamrock, Sir ThomIs
il almost as enthusiastic a. be was over any
OF the chsleugsrs. Seeing Der IN the shed,
he said II seemed to him A. though she WAntso
very little Of the slze OF the challengers. Nhpe
the good influence Of the rule IVES seen W the
snug and beaptiful scconmodatloo Enl5a
which I have owned, he said. has surpassed
this racer In elegance OF line or perfection OF
finish. livery detail seems TO have been
wrought v lth the utmost care, and altnougb
7 am unable TO hazard more thar 2 Ruess o.
her performance "a against the other racers
Of the class. am confident that she viii hsVe
a. least a good sporting chance Of giving :
go1d account OF herself. AZ the same tlmer
win be admitted that the task before herb
probably the hardcst that has ever been set"
a facing yacht in these waters.
White Heather has been IN the hands q
the woTkmen practically az winter. and y y
less than the truth 10 say that she viii be a.
ance. Asa matter cf feet she will BE- eettefl
SST sSrlbS 0S' N %s Which y 70 Test her and Snd or q
her peculiarties Of tripll and sailing NyrF
has been oyerhaliled With equal care. and n
this vessel there were sven greater oppor-
|, tuniues for improvement, BrynhUd has r.
Oeiyed greater alteration than either N ne
othert, and II seems 70 be beyond donot 'ha'
All three on the existing boAts wiz be drought
70 the line In perfeet racing trim. We cin
have nothing 80 gre away ~ shamro0'
and I hopeto have her out FOR her frs pra'
limlnary trials in the hrst days OF May.
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Tree an Old Mans Prlsnd.

Westfeld CORES spondsnce Houston Post.
Charles Nicholson. Sr.. has q pecan tree
Of which he is justly proud. In 1855 he was
brought TO Texas as g slave. When he wss
act free he bought q small farm and there
was one pecan tree on II. He planted q few
more trees, but they were small or common
pecans.
10 save. To-day he is no longer able to work
the 1eld but devotes his attention 70 pecan
trees One tree bears the largest pecans
grown In America. They can be found a.
The Department OF Agriculture, Washington,
where he sent few.
Iast year ne sold - worth from this one
tree. Ne gave his friends SONS and planted
more. Ihe young trees he "a selling rapidly
at 81 each and esterday said he had none
lpft ....
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How Fast wind Travels.

From the boeton froHacTtP
NIost people at some time or other have
used the expression went like the wind. -
Wishing 10 convey the idea Of extraordinary
velocity. .....- .r.y..
COMING down to actual fgures, however.
the wind is not such a speedy traveller after
ali The month Of March more than any
other In the year has q yindy record. so the
STTes supplied by thE Neal Naai her .Pureeu u
station for the month Just ended will do to
Illustrate. the fallacy OF the expression,
sment 40 registered at the top OF the
FEDERAL Building was ., ,S1e I1iles, or an aver
age on 37a miles Q day for thirty days; Here
e an average Of only US miles an hour. .
rteimer approHches,'' ''3
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HAD Prejudice Against Overcoats.
From fhs Boldmors Amsrcon,

Y T""' W. DVT'''''V' : y - :
My vensrated grandmother looksd al me
rather srorniully when approached sSi
clad In my hrst ovetooat. snd Y never for
get tho roasting she gave nh for hlviaE
one. said ]. M B0nd NJ 81 Isoub.
-She sah that no sensible man would Dc.
scend To the efsminsCy OF Bu overcoat and
that the effect Of wearing one vaa to reduce
,igor and the hardlbess that comes Of bsttling
example Of piatesman Gflh whom she had
A uertoDh aoouAihtbnoe, the Hon. hannlbol
Hsmlin elected Wee Pres dent, Of the ,Unlted
States With lincoln who N big ghple carer
ueyer put one on, no matter bow low ths
mercury, dropped. ~ :. 'skN
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,nurcn Popursr wun LSvrr.
p,ou M, Wide World AfseoiiH,.

From the Wide World hsSOEiH' q.
The little church ~ Absaui. near lahsbrucs
snioYs reputation which is pr0pAbly unique
of ~ kind. '' T. ny .......f. 60.
His,s popular superstition that couples
uAii Cd within the ohuFrh Of Absam especially
during The month OF May are assured Of IN.
cloudsd htppiusts durinEftAs whole Of their
FMS idss brinRs'soo Of lovers to Abssin.
and during May IN paFticQlaf the fgWlliar 70.
& Va EsfSs dsSilTT.d y sS'.Ids .Ss saildilS !
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Hard to Do WitAOG, Pockets,
Ernm a. Kan ara (Nl Tlnt,l

FROM ho huHsUs IVY IWlte'
The most Annoying thing in navy I'VE
for recruit s the sbsepce of side poeAep
in the ubiform trousers, J, r. Rose, 'eo.
man at the navy recruiting station, ''H
this morning.
The average man doesn't realize. ho1S
strong Is the custom Of thriietng his hands
In his trousers pockets until Ne dons lSr
without pockets. I've worn the navy uui.
form four Years nov. and tre' neDuy Nrf
myself trying TO putt be DDS 10 nly rocs'''
The sun., 1908-04-05

The Director Of the United States Mint
gold as about 1900 600 900 The inference
h that nearly half the gold mineral has gone
into iewelry OF the arts, or 70 boarded or lost
snnnai production OF 500, ,OoO, ,o0o now goes
into coin. AZ the quantity increases every
wear. il Is apparent that 10 less than ten yeArs
The total OF gold money viii inrcease from
slI 10 over nine billion dolATn,
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The Gold supply.

Prom me Banker and lHresior,
The following Is believed to be fairly
accurate record of the gold production Of
tho world 10 date:
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paneinRo emptied Of q crowd OF several
hundred people in less than two minutes
after the fret shock was felt.
This thing OF heing routed out OF bed
several times in night 10 not very en-
iovable. hut the people ere used to IL.
'Ther viii nun into the street, and II the
rhock Ia not repeated IN the course OF an
bour or 20 they 60 back TO bed.
II has long been believed In Mexico
that rarrots can foretell earthquakes. Many
" the natives keep pet parrots about their
homes for the special purpose Of keeping
them Informed IN advance Of when earth
uuckes sre 70 occur. Monkeys are also
sai1to lie good earthquake forecssters.
Tho recent shocks rocked things up
considerably down st ISuala,- said Louis
Rohevers. an American commercial t1yeller
who has arrived here from that place.
u was fully warned of what was coming,
however, by the p9rrots and monkeys
which we're in the patio oi The nlace wherN
vas stoppi az
The oil Mexican portero of the place
called my attention 10 the s,Rns OF the
coming quake. had heard an unearthly
clustering NJ the parrots and the cries OF
the monkeys for en- hour or two, but was
raging no attention 10 tho noise wien the
old .MsHieen remarked casually that we
wera going 20 have a hig ierrsmOtO
y asked him how he knew he pointed
IN the direction of the patio and explained
the import of the nose which came there
from I then recalled that the parrots
~ the town where vas stopping last
April on the night ~ severe earthquake
kept up an Uuesrthiy ssus viking for several
hours preceding th7t disiuTDance.
L did not heel tn lirs; warning and |
had 10 shin down trnn the second story
Of the hote, when the severe shock came,
A Iglala ] determined to act upon the
Judgment Of The monkeys and parrots
and spent the time IN the open. The hTbt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-07-03

rors of the air whose smiles perennial the glad earth
and kiss the budding landscape into bloom Drawer
than those whose vaOr and mperous love have given to
the world model of governmental progress and universal
democracy upon which to build daughters so beautiful
lovabe loved hersborn goddesses of liberty
the keepers of her patriotism the pride of her present and
the hope and promise of her future
And this is the day which within its scope and history
represents embodies and symbolizes it ALL Ah yes we'll
celebrated Away with formalityl Throw away the
crutches of and responsibility. Chase the shadow
from your dollar hungry countenance and if necessary
throw away the dollars Lay aside the multiplication ia
be Lay Blackstone and Hscuapus the shelf. Clear
up your conscience entertain the stranger within your
gates embrace your friends and forgive your enemies
for today only.
Tell the boy that this is his day. that the switch has
been burned, the catonine tails destroyed, the slipper
hidden in the darkest of the attic and that the
boogy man was shot at sunrise Bid farewell to mean-
choy recognize creditors, kill the bill collector sing
(ap The Star Spanged Banner see the elephant, and
having passed judgment upon the fireworks your
decorated with arnca for the children and chopped
ice for papa Give goodnight whoop for George Wash
ington, and bury his hatchet for year.
Ready! Go! Bang!
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And So He Was Killed. T"

Great men do not affiliate
freely with others, and Goebel,
in some respects, was a great
man gre at in intellect, great in
energy, great in will. But he
was not a good mixer" for he
possessed neither personal mag
netism nor persona attraction
He never condescended to per-
sonal familiarity or personal init
macy He did not achieve sue
cess in the political arena in what
may be termed a popular manner
He neither passed pleasantries
nor recounted jokes. He dis
liked handshaking as a business,
and only submitted TO it when II
could not be avoided. He was a
political strategist, a schemer, a
planner. He had fought life's
battle, beginning in the ranks OF
poverty. He was bold. self-re-
liant. a lawyer of ability. and SO
confident of his own opinions
that his advisers, usually became
in the end instead of his counse-
lors, the creatures of his domi-
mating will Caleb Powers in
indianapolis Star.