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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-07
The rover OF Enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm Is one magnet OF
power. You must fire every event
with il, touch thoughts and acts
with it. 1t will transmute dross
into gold, drudgery into delight.
What matters if the soul which
lives beside you is cold and selfish (?
Set him a good example! Joy is
sunshine, and he will feel it. Every
irksome task is y chance for power,
for the qualities which they bring
out are Gods gifts which fit us to
enjoy better things. Easy things
will come if you have spent your
hearts blood on gaining strength,
for the very goal of power is the
ease which comes from strength.
We laugh at things and people who
used to COW or annoy us. We dc
gracefully and swiftly the tasks
once so hard. One by one we have
unriveted our chains. We are free
Nautilus.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-07

At an unusually large dinner par
tv. where the guest of honor was an
English bishop, the butler, an elder
lv man, was obliged to bring in
from a friends house an inexpe-
rienced lad to help him in the din
ing room. The aw wkward helper an
moved the butler beyond enduranc'
with questions as to his duties.
He continued interminably until
the butler, worn out and nervous
said ironically:
"All you will need to do is &c
stand behind the bishops chair, snc
whenever his lordship puts dowr
his glass you must reach over anC
wipe his mouth with a napkin"
That silenced his assistant. Bu'
the Young man actually took the or
der seriously, and g soon as dinner
began he stationed himself behinc
the bishop. waited till his lordshiE
had drunk anl put down his glass
and then, a. deliberately as IN
nervousness would permit, he open
ed out large napkin and wiped tn
dignifed old gentleman's mouth!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-07
WITCHCRAFT IN ENGLAND.
The Last OF the judicial Prosecutions
and Executions.

Sir Matthew Hale, II true, had
hanged two poor women at Cam
bridge in 1864, but few years later
Lord Chief Justice Holt set him
self strongly against such charges
and in every case tried before him
directed the jury to bring in ver-
diet of acquittal. In a celebrated
trial at Guildford in 1901 not only
was the supposed witch found not
guilty, but her false accuser, one
John Hathaway, was condemned to
years Imprisonment and to stand
in the pillory three times. Yet,
horrible TO relate, a woman named
Hicks and her daughter, a child Of
nine, were hanged together at
Huntingdon on July 2S, 1716, for
raising a storm of wind in league
with tho devil.
The last judicial sentence for
witchcraft in England was in 1876
one Jane Wenham being actually
found guilty, according TO the in.
dictment, Of "conversing familiar
~ with the devil in the form of q
cat" The judge, however, procured
a reprieve for poor old Jane, anC
she was ultimately released, to enc
her days in peace.
Last. the witchcraft act was re
pealed for the United Kingdom il
the same year. 1t was quite time
for only nine years earlier, in 1927
a woman was brought before Cap
tain David Ross, deputy sheriff o
Sutherland, charged with "causinI
/ her daughter to be shod by the dey
L." and so making her lame both i
hands and feet. The fact havin
been proved to the captain's sati;
faction, the old woman was put int
a tar barrel and burned at Dornocf
The weather being cold at the time
I we are told that she "sat composed
" warming herself by the fire pr
pared to consume her while the otl
er instruments of death were &c
ting ready"
The last attempt to execute
] witch in England ended disastrous
for the perpetrators. In 1751
Tring two old people named .
borne, man and wife, being suspec
ed Of witchcraft, were seized by
y crowd, stripped, cross bound ar
+ thrown into pond. Both died
this brutal treatment. But Il
witchcraft act had been repeale
and, veIdict Of willful murder ha
ing been returned against one CC
ley, the chief instigator of the q
sault, he was in due course tri
and hanged.-Cornhill Magazine.
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strona Words.

Big words pass for sense with
some people and sometimes may be
very successfully used when nothing
else will answer. says an English
writer. Thus when a man, in great
alarm. ran 20 his minister to tell
him he could see spots on the sun
and thought the world must be com.
ing TO an end. "0h, don't be afraid,
said the good minister, "it's nothing
but a phantasmagoria." us that
all?" said the frightened man, and
then he went away relieved.
A very smart lawyer some time
since had the misfortune to lose a
case for a client who had every rea'
son 10 expect success. The client,
plain old farmer. was astounded b,
the long bill Of costs and, Fastening
to the LAWYERS office, said, y
thought YOU told me we should Ger
tainly gain that suit ?" 80 | did,
answered the lawyer, "but, you see
when | brought il up there befor'
the iudges they said it was quo
rum non judice.' well, if they SAT-
il was as bad as that" replied tn
old farmer. II don't wonder we los
1t" And he paid the costs and
bio fee besides without anothe
murmur.
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THE OBJECTION TO JOHN.
u Was Easily Removed When the SIT
uatien Was Explained.

uaNiCn was GePtsiHce'
The Gaylords and Nelson's have
always been neighbors and intimate
friends. So when John Gaylord at
twenty-four, as fine a fellow as ever
was, began to sec what an altogeth'
er charming girl Molly Nelson was
there was naturally no opposition.
Indeed, as the "aeair" became Sc
rious il was evident to'all, includ-
ing John and Molly themselves,
that the parents concerned were de-
lighted. As yet there was no form
al announcement, but every one
knew that it was understood" and
evening after evening John talked
to Molly on the front porch, often
lingering after the other Nelson's
had retired.
The surprise Of the two was con-
sequently great when one evening
shutting step was heard in TIE hall.
and presently Mr.. Nelson appeared
in slippers and dressing gown, can
die in hand. Quite evidently he
had gone to led and then got up
for some purpose.
"Why, father, what is the mat
ter"
/ Molly's cheeks were burning, as
her father stood there hesitating
and ewing John closely. John, lean
ing against the doorpost. where he
had stood for the last fifteen min
utes saying good night TO Molly,
felt decidedly uncomfortable under
Mr.. Nelson's gaze.
In fact, it was embarrassing all
around. But John is a young man
who goes straight to the point.
as anything wrong, Mr. Mel
SOM" he began. "Am | to infer
that you object to my being here ?
"Well, no. not exactly, John"
Mr.. Nelscp coughed slightly, hesi-
tating. Its only that mother and
would like to get little sleep
Father" cried Molly, quite in
dignant, "wc couldn't have been dis
turbing any onel John has been
talking very low
81 don't doubt that. my dear"
Mr.. Nelson was beginning to enjoy
the situation. Its not that, nor
have | any objection to Johns talk
ing to YOU. In fact. | haven't an
objection in the world to John nor
to his conduct. except
Mr.. Nelson is open to suspicion of
, having prolonged the matter unnec-
, essarilv II this point.
-"except in one thing. Mrs. Nell
son and do object seriously. my
dear John, 10 the habit you seem to
have forwcd this evening Of leaning
l against tire bell push Our bed
: room is next to TIE kitchen, and
9 this continuous bell ringing is not
conducive TO rerose."
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IT SHOOK HIS NERVES.
An Incident That Made a Man Feel
Queer Or Awhile.

"One night" said a LAWYER, q
was preparing ome tedious plead
ings which had 10 be submitted to
court the following morning, and,
knowing that won.d need every
moment of my tme, | locked my
self in a small private consultation
room in the rear Of my suit, where
no chance caller could interrupt me.
The room is very diminutive, with
only one window, looking into a
court, and 300 furniture except a
table and two or three chairs. Well,
] worked on steadily hour after
hour long aftcr The city had settled
into sleep and silence The build
ing was so still could hear even an
occasional mouse scamper acros.
the floor alone. At last | concluded
the task and, sitting erect in my
chair, began 10 stretch my cramped
limbs.
"As did so my yes happened
to fall on lighted cigar stump ~
ing on the carpet not four fee
away. and | stopped stock still, fro
zen with amazement. l do no
smoke. | had been sitting for houri
in that little locked room. | could
swear that no one had entered. Th'
window was tightly closed, vet ther'
right at my feet lay half con
sumed cigar with a great live Goa
still glowing at the end. II seem
ridiculous to confess, but thrill o
horror ran through me like gal
vanic shock. A halluclnation OF an
kind is an appalling thing; it make
no difference how grotesQue 0
homely the subject 1t carries sucl
frightful suggestion of breakdown
in ones mental engine room.
"Wen, finally summoned u
enough nerve to stoop down and el
anime the stump. and what do yo
think it was? Why, a tin foil caI
sule from the top Of an ordinar
quart bottle OF mucilage. In stril
ping il off it had assumed the CT
cular twist Of cigar and, the fo
being brown. was just the right CO
or. The red seal at the top form'
the coal. and yard or so away q
illusion was perfect. | drew a dee
breath of relief. but il was actual
several DAYS before my nerves 7
sumed their normal tension. p
New Orleans Tines Democrat.
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eladstone's Hsndshaks.

An Aberdeen paper tells Glad
stone s..rv of the memorable Mid
lothian t-flr. On one occasion
there was a great handshaking or
deal nj the window Of the old gen
tlenan's railway carriage, and he
was rapidly getting the worst Of It.
4 stalwart young policeman who
accompanied Mr.. Gladstone proved
equal to the occasion. Crouchlng
behind the great man and thrustlng
his hand under Mr. Gladstone's In
verness cape. the muscular "peeler
gave each conner in turn grip that
had no lack Of cordiality.
"The ayld mans uncommon
veerorous at his time O. life,' OBJ
served one unsuspecting Scot as he
stroked his fingers.
"IIc Is that" concurred another
OF the policeman's victims, but did
We notice his dirty nails!"
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His sIund.r.

"Hayc YOU ever stopped to
think hc began and then hest
tated.
Well" she urged, "go on. What
were YOU going to say"
Il beg your pardon" he replied
i was about 10 ask you whether
you had ever storpcd to think about
something, but might have known
that YOU never d "A"
And YOU mcan TO insinuate that
never think :" She demanded.
"Oh, no, no. not at ALL" he made
haste 70 assure her. 81 only NEAR
taat women don't have to stop talk
Ing 70 think. for we all know tha'
inev do think sometimes"
And yet lc wonders why sh'
haIes him. .cNoland Leader.
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Embarrassing For the Lecturer.

Civilized people when they listen
to a lecture on some abstruse scien-
tifc subject applaud even if they 90
not understand. But there Is eyi-
IDENTIFY more frankne-s among saw
ages. according to a story told by
Captain Guy Burrows. A white man
one evening tried to explain to
some members of an African tribe,
the Mobunghi, the wonders of the
steam engine and steamship. lie
drew diagrams on the sand, and the
audience listened and looked with
apparently intense interest. At last
he asked. his hearers whether they
understood. "Yes," they replied
they thought they did.
"Thcfe was deep silence" Cap
tain Burrows said, "for some time
and then a voice in the center o.
the crowd expressed the unspoker
sentiments of the whole assembly IL
one emphatic word, uttered in
tone Of the deepest conviction
/ Liar -"
Embarrassing for the lecturer!--
Westminster Gazette.
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an cld Glory.

Once when Rldyard Kipling ~s,
a boy he ran out on the yardarm OF
ship.
Mr.. Kipling," yelled a sailor
"yoar boy is on a yardarm, and II
he lets 20 he'll drown
"Ah," responded Mr.. Kiplingl
with a yawn, "but he won't let goP
This incident also happened to
John Burns, Horace Walpole, Ma.
poeon Bonararte. Dick Turpin
julius Caesar and the Kait
McTooki. Presently il will 'fhap
pen again - London Answers.
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THE ATTIC INSTINCT.
whv some rsv.ea &c Cling to Things
That trs Rubbish.


Tho attic ins tinct hangs on so7-
rri-inqlr and an observing eye can
isu lew naay years person has
lived in the cry by merely glancing
nnJcr hcr led If there are three
~ boxes one viii contain letters,
one scraps Of ribbons and laces-if
~ man it's newspaper clippings
and one a7rthing from a broken
lool, TO old road maps. II, besides
rcse there are band.es of maga-
zines and piles of newspapers, not
n mention bicycle seat and a
Green umbrella that one might use
n private theatricals-if all these
things have been placed under the
he'd against the protests Of the fam
nv. il they al patiently moved
eyorv cleaning day and clung TO
through a moving. then their own
ers have the attic instinct to such an
evtent that there is not the slight
est hore Of their ever being cured.
Thcv will think from an attic point
of view for tho rest of their lives,
and their family might as well be-
come resigned
When people are willing to make
themselves disagrecable over a bit
Of string and absolutely objectiona-
BE on the subject Of stray pieces of
brown paper they should not be ac-
cnsed Of having bad dispositions,
nor should they be suspected of do
inc il to annoy one. They are
merely suffering from the attic in
stnct and cannot help themselves.
Their characters we're formed and
have now hardened for a scheme OF
life where certain things we're al
vavs kept in Tie cellar. others in
the wood shed, Others in the pantry
ard the cupboard on the first floor,
stll others in the closets on the
next floor. and everything and any
thing that oyerflowed from any of
these places was Just taken up to
the attic. And now these poor dear
souls live with a cellar, three storie:
and an attic still lodged in their
minds, and, though they will il
time disappear, like all unnecessary
mcmbers-seycnth toe, tails, an ap
pcndiS-in the meantime they are
having trolble with them, they are
suffering and sighting for them, anc
it takes serious operation TO re
move SO much as one scrap book i
the owner thinks he may like t
read it over in his old age.-Har
per's Weekly.
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There was a famous British otf-
Ger. Lieutenant General Sir George
Murray, who served in the exPedi-
ton to Egypt. When before Alex,
andria. the troops having suffered
severely from want of water, n his
literary requirements were of the
greatest service, inStructing hlm
that Caesars army had been in the
same predicament. Referring to his
"Caesar- (which he always earned
in his portable library, he found
his recollection right-that water
had been obtained by the Romans
from wells dug at a certain spot IN
the sands. A trial was immediate
" made, and the result was a CO
pious supply. The British troops
lbraced up and conquered Egypt
New York Press.
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The Nutmcd Tree.

The nutmeg is the kernel OF the
fruit of several species Of trees
growing wild in Asia, Africa and
America. The cultivated nutmeg
tree is from fifty to seventy-hve
feet high and produces fruit for
sixty years. The fruit is of the
size and appearance of roundish
pear, yellow in color. The flesh!
part of the fruit is rather hard and
resembles candied citron. Within
is the nut, enveloped in the curious
yellowish red aril known to US al
mace. Up to 1896 the Dutch, beine
in possession Of the islands produc
ing the only valuable variety Of th'
nutmeg, jealously tried to prevent
the carrying of the tree OF hvint
seed Of it into any territory inde
pendent of Dutch rule.
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Eraaoerntina.

From the dark kitchen there en-
anaied series Of thumps and angry
ezciamations. Jones was looking
for the eat.
"Pa" called the son from the
stairway.
"Go to bel ard let me aloneP
blurted Jones. I've just barked
my shins"
"Pa" insisted Tommy after
moments silence.
We'll, what is IL? Didn't ] tel
you TO keep quiet?'
Il didn't hear your shini
bark"
And the next moment Tomm,
was being pursued by an angry sir,
Win a hard hairbrush. - Chicag'
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A SQUARE DEAL.
All Advertisers Are Treated
Alike.

The COURIER has but one rate
20 all advertisers and treats all
.dvertisprs in the same manner
and squarely. 1t frequently
comes TO Us that we lose business
because the other papers make
concessions with respect to their
rates. We urge you not to be
misled by newspapers which are
granting you concession In
that kind of a newspaper you
never know when you have
reached the bottom. You may
hink YOU are favored, but your
,eighbor is probably nearer the
.Miom tran you are
The advertising department OF
any newspaper is only conducted
rightly when the rate is the
same to everybody under the
same conditions. When a news
paper offers you a cheap rate
YOU can easily bank on it that Il
lis a cheap newspaper and is con
scious of its own weakness anC
probably has a smaller circula
ton than it is generally credited
with. f,
The COURIER wants all the ad
vertising that its circulation de
serves and expects to charge
fair price for the same. "A
present the COURIER Ky ows tina
liz has much the largest circula
tion in Dubois County and know
THAT commensurate with tina
Icirculation its rate is the lowest
If you want the most for you
money. advertiseip the CoURIEf
An advertisement does not Sc
goods, but II helps the seller to Sc
Il ham
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auol~heat Cakes.

There is nothing on the dining
room table and nothing that could
be placed there that is so great ana
formidable an enemy to the human
face as buckwheat CAKES. They are
sure 70 make the complexion yellow
and covered with eruptions. Don
insult your face by putting buck
wheat cakes into it. They head the
entire list Of complexion destrOyers
--Exchangs.
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1a w..h chamois Leather.

Make a weak solution OF soap
and warm water. Rub plenty OF
soft soap into the leather and let
III soak for two hours, then rub II
It'll quite clean. Afterward rinse
liz we'll in a weak solution OF warm
water, soda and yellow soap. After
rinsing wiring it well in a rough
towel, dry quickly and pull about
till quite soft. 1t will then be bet
Ter than most new feathers.
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what Foods Weigh.

1t may be convenient to know
that one quart of flour weighs one
pound; a quart of cornmeal, one
pound and two ounces; quart OF
best sugar, one pound; a quart OF
powdered white sugar, one pound
and one ounce; quart Of best
brown sugar, one pound aNl two
ounces; that ten gs weigh one
pound, though this depends some
what on the size; sixteen large ia
Iblespoonfuls make half pint; h
quart Of butter, one pound and ono
ounce.
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She-I thought you said nothing
would ever come between us?
He--Wcll. you can't tell what may
snppcu OF a plnch.--Optical Review.
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An advertisement does not sel
goods, but II helps the seller to Sc
hem.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-04-14
HIRSUTE ITALIAN BARRIERS.
Pecu1iartties Noted by an Observing
Hair Tonic Salesman.

MY best customers" said tht
salesman for the hair-toniC house, &C
cording to the New York Times, "ari
the proprietors Of barber shops, where
all Italian BARRIERS are employed
There's q reason for this and a very
simple one. Did you ever see a BALD
headed barber in an Italian shopI
Think it over Rack your memory,
I've been in the hair-tonic business for
good many years and, take my word
for It, there is no such thing as a
bald-headed dago barber No, ! cant
explain It, 1t is simply an incontro
yertible fact. That's why I say my
best customers are the proprietors OF
these shops Would you buy a bottle
of hair tonic from a barber with a
bald pate? Would you place any con,
fldence in the recommendation Of a
barber whose thatch had a NANCY,
moth-eaten appearance? Not If you
are in your sober senses American
BARRIERS and BARRIERS OF other nation.
alities, particularly the Germans, have
a disgusting habit OF losing their hair.
l use the adjective advisedly from my
point Of view, for it interferes with
my business. And it's a curious thing
that when a barber loses his hair he
doesn't lose his job Nor is his sal.
airy reduced. Inasmuch as con5id.
cradle portion of the revenue of a shop
consists of the selling of various
toilet preparations, you would natur,
ally Think that, in the interest OF ex.
pert salesmanship, when barber lost
his hair he would also lose his job.
But the boss barber is person to be
reCkoned with, quite aside from the
purely commercial phase Of the situa.
ton. He is loyal to his men and loyal
to an extent that would seem suicidal
to the head Of a big industrial corpor.
alton. But that's his attitude, and In
way 1t is an admirable one. Still,
that has nothing to do with the fact
that there are no bald-headed Italian
BARRIERS. Keep your eyes peeled for
one, and when you find him show
mo"
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at every turn, A huge chunk OF coal
may topple upon his head from an
overloaded car, a pin may stick. and
In the hurried effort to right the
knuckle before the cars meet his hand
may be crushed. Unheard trains may
toss him when he rounds the end Of
string of cars. While pulling a pin on
sharp curve to make a drop" he
may be caught between the corners of
the cars and his ribs STAYED In.
Constant vigilance is the price of the
switchmans life Occasionally even
constant vigilance" is fruitless.
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known lands have turned their
hands to work, which, if not more pic
turesque. is fully as dangerous.
That great time saving record break
ing game wherein the necessities and
luxuries of life are whirled from one
end of the continent to the other at a
constantly increasing pace has engaged
many of the present day industrial
pioneers. Among them, skirting the
death line as delicately as the aviator.
the deep sea diver, the structural steel
worker, or the linesman, stands the
switchman. Without him the arteries
of traffic would cease to flow.
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Taft Reduces the Army.

At least one of President Tafts prom
ises to the country has been kept, but it
was a promise with which Congress had
nothing 10 do. II was the reduction of
the standard strength Of the army.
President Taft, while at Beverly last
summer. said he would have the army re-
duced to $4,000 and maintained mt that
figure during peace. He hts done SO.
The present strength Of the army is
something over 5000 and orders have
been issued that all recruiting must cease
and that only discharged soldiers dcsir-
ing to re-enIist shall he accepted The
ayar If 1898. the Filipino insurrecton
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SUES SCHOOL TEACHER.
Parent of Beloit (Wis) Pupil Bames
Young Woman Pedag0guc for Sons
Permanent Injuries.

EELOlT, Wis, April o. Special ~
Suit has been begun by r. y. Hughes
for Kent Hughes his son, against Miss
Helen Ercdcricks, a teacher in the BE-.
lott public schools, for $1,000 damages
Tor permanent injuries alleged TO have
been received at the hands of the teach.
or in the way Of punishment
Miss Fredericks, WHO comes from ono
of the oldest and most highly respected
families, says the lad was huhiuaily uu.
ruby; that She did not strike him Oh the
occasion referred To- aud that she did
nothing to injure him but merely shook
him
The doctor Is quoted as saying that
the boys uilmcnt originated before the
alleged punishment