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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21

The horrors of the Indian mutt
ny will still be remembered, AM
the cause which led to it is mat.
ter of history. Cartridges grease]
with cows fat were served out ia
the sepoys, who refused to u.s.
them on the ground that the COW
was a sacred animal. Almost with.
out any warning the terrible massa-
cres followed, which were only
avenged at an enormous expendi-
ture of lives and money.
The war which deluged Austria
and Prussia with blood in 1866 EN-
anated in the former falling to an
swer a question asked by the latter.
In the spring of that year the Aus
TRANS began to arm very speedily
and powerfully, and the Prussians
wanted to know the reason. To
this they would give no reply, and
Prussia, thinking it was an un-
friendly and menacing action,
brought about the CORY campaign
London Tit-Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
The BARRIERS Pole.

How many of you can tell why Q
barber has a red and white striped
pole as a sign? !. the olden tims
BARRIERS were also surgeons in q
small way, particularly in the opera
80. &: 5ieeaIng. 10 sss,sc .:.-s --
GRAFTON 1t was necessary for the pa
tient to grasp a staff, and the bar
Der always kept one ready, as well
as strips Of cloth for bandaging the
patients arm. When the staff was
not in use the bandage was tied to
it so that they might be together
when wanted, and the barber usual
ly hung them at his door as a sign.
= ne course on time. however. .
painted pole took the place at the
door Of the one used in the opera
ton, and thus came the sign
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
Street liahtina.

The streets OF New York were
first lighted in 1897, the lighting
being done by lantern suspended
from a pole stretched out from the
window of every seventh house.
The lighting of streets with gas
was first tried in 1916 in Baltimore.
At Philadelphia theater was thus
lighted on Nov. 25, 1916, the first
place of amusement in America il
Illuminated in that manner.
Gas was first used for lighting
houses in Boston in 1922. 1t had
been used thirty years before at
Cornwall, England.-Scrsp Book.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21

Remove vaseline stains by wash
ing in warm water and soap; rinse
and andy chlorinated soda to the
stain.
To keep brass or copper bright
for some time afler cleaning rub
it over with beaten white of egg.
To prevent zane or bamboo from
yellowing when washed use warm
salt wafer; RIB with soft cloths IN
I'll Z n.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
Chinese Worship Of Ancestors.

The one spiritual force that dom.
mates every class of society in Chi
ma is ancestor worship. In the Chi
nese religion there is no other that
can take its place for a moment. A
man may or may not worship idols
He may express his utter skeptic-
ism about them or profess belief in
them. No one cares what he
thinks. Let him, however, neglect
the worship of the dead and he j;
looked upon and pointed to with
the bitterest scorn both by his own
relations and by his neighborsSThe
worst taunt that the heather can
hurl against the Christian, and the
one that stings him most, is the
sneering statement that he has no
ancestors.-New York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
A STUDENT JOKE.
Conspiracy Of Silence That Put Tn.
Professor In a Panic

Professor Elias Loomis for many
years occupied the chair OF astrono-
my at Yale and was the author Of
the well known series of mathemat-
ical text books.
Professor LOOMS repeated each
year to the junior class a course Of
lectures on physics. The lectures
were illustrated by experiments,
and in one on compressed air he
explained the principle of the well
known air gun.
The students of each succeeding
class as they entered the room for
this particular lecture found on the
side Of the room remote from the
platform a small target. After ex-
planning the operation of the gun
Professor LOOMS was in the habit
of landing three of its projectiles
with mathematical accuracy in the
center of the bullseye.
The professor was always APP
plauded for this feat, but his grim
face, covered by a tightly drawn
skin Of parchment hue, never show
ed the slightest sign Of qualification
or recognition of any kind. To him
it was apparently only a scientific
experiment to be exactly demon
strated. rtsk
One class of Juniors, however.
who had learned of the immemorial
incident from the then seniors, at
tempted a little experiment of
their own, the subject being mathe-
matical and scientific human ma
ture.
Three puffs from the air gun, and,
although the students saw that the
buiiseye was perforated as usual,
there was not a sound of applause
Professor Loomis looked moment
at the class in a startled way, then
at the target, and then, with de-
gree of emotion he had never be-
fore shown, exclaimed:
didn't it hit? Didn't it hit?
Didn't it hi: ?"
A roar CT laughter, followed b.
even more than the usual applause,
showed the professor that he had
not lost his mathematical accuracy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
Too Great q Loss.

Whoever knows anything about
the small boy and his pride in his
first pair of trousers will recognize
the truth of story the Philadel-
phia Ledger prints.
Tommy was at Sunday school in
his first "real" clothes. A picture
Of a lot of little angels was before
the class, and the teacher asked
Tommy if he would not like to be
one.
NO, ma'am," replied Tommy
after inspecting the picture.
"Not want to be an angel, Tom
myw reproached the teacher. "Why
not ?"
"'Cause I'd have to give up my
new pants" said Tommy SaGaly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
The Terrible Infant.

The Child (after silent inspection)-
Well, don't understand why ma says
rs easy to see through you. Mrs. JankA
You're 90 thck.-Brooklyn Lifa
!. Was Wasted on Him.
He was a callow youth and as
sumed many liberties.
"Ah, Lucy Re said to a young
woman with whom he was some
what acquainted, you look tired.
What have you been doing"
Hunting fiat" she answered.
"And did you find one" he
asked.
Her eyes snapped, !,
Il found one,' she replied, with
a meaning look.
But, of course, he didn't see the
point Of it.--Cleveland Plain Deal
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
LgGLAMD'S SACRED BEAST.
u~.ritien Law Against Shooting Ever
lien Eating Foxes.

NN-H GdNHS FSNTos
poRu in the country the other
~. 'here was a village sensation in
vr..h was called upon to adjudi-
cste for tie farmers assembled in
th. mr'or Of the only village inn. .
writes the London correspondent of
To.n and Country. "One Of their
number hal shot a fox which had
prowed d. vt among the fowls for
81 many nights that fowl keeping
ST.. becoming a risky business.
Ihe ordinary farmer does not
.l losing an occasional hen, but
r.n ~ T. greedy beast and kills
for TIE mere pleasure OF the thing,
rnd ,hc hunt does not always pay
up promptly. So here was a fine
iou, in sporting etiquette to be
.lrd Tie farmer had shot fox.
l-- ld not deny it. In fact, he pre-
t-el to throw out his chest with
lt. rs If in defiance Of all the un-
written laws Of British sport.
Vow. custom from time imme-
ra has decreed that the fox
-laN le rs safe from gun and trap
r T. he we're sacred. He belongs to
hounds and must be allowed to
...m through the covers and farm
.-ri at will, devolring what NAV
.arpen in his way. Custom, too,
jemnls shat the hunt shall paw
TIE damages The hunt generally
ar though in innumerable cases
. cretary is well aware that he
= - swindled.
~lr, tlis particular farmer said
.- BAD hunted for many years him
,ct ARD lad never made 4 claim for
iy-t lels = year or two ago, how
r,rr. a fox had paid a nocturnal
sls.i 90 DIS fowl yard and had played
havoc gith the feathered denizens.
i u-lt Or two after it happened
-a.n. A third time the fox came
rplai and made a most deplorable
re-s of a lot of fine WyaRdottes
rad s9nc expensive Bu.f Orping-
tlas
Then the farmer wrote to the
: nt secretary and asked for dam
ages Tie reply was that the claim
Noa'd BE attended to shortly, and
gt C iiras the settlement came
ll t. togm cf-a nam. Thereupon
the i-ccr declared war on all foxes |
ari .Ilcl them ruthlessly. And
t-.s va- Ike point which puzzled the
farmers on Saturday night.
~Jm Crawford shot a fox last I
year, said enc of the men, and no
good ias come 10 him since. It'll
amt .uesr and il amt sportsman
IKE. let EN- kili your hens. That's
vhat Trey arc ,acre for, and if one
hnnt secretary is mean there are a
hundred who are generous
There YOU have it. Sport is
sport and It's rules are adamant. 1t
in1,t. however, be put to the credit
of British hunt clubs that they
spend millions Of pounds a year in
ENGLAND. Wales and Ireland for the
upSeep oi the sport.
Think &c the hunters that are
hred ana sold annually, the packs
q mounds. the huntsmen, the stable
People, the dozens Of hangers on
-ho make a living out of it. With
on thf hounds certain districts Of
England would be 6epopulated.
Lecesicr.hire and the midland
counties would be almost impoyer-
isAed i law we're suddenly put in
'oree 20 make an end to the rich
nan pastlne Country houses in
nominating districts may be had al
most Tor the price of cottage in
leicestershirc. whereas in the
Vlorn and Pytchley country a coun-
Uf house is as expensive, if not
more 50, than a London mansion.
Instead Of diminishing, hunting has
-tNMN IN pOuular fnvorv y
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
A SQUARE DEAL.
All Advertisers Are Treated
AIike

The COURIER has but ore rate
to all advertisers and treats al
advertisers 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
think you are favored but your
neighbor is probably nearer the
bottom than 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 news
paper offers you a cheap rate,
you can easily bank on it that it
is a cheap newspaper and is con-
scious of its own weakness and
probably has smaller circula
tion than it is generally credited
with.
rhe COURIER wants all the ad.
vertising that its circulation de-
serves and expects to charge a
fair price for the same. AT
present the COURIER krows that
it has much the largest circula-
ton in Dubois County and knows
that commensurate with that
circulation its rate is the lowest.
If you want the most for your
money, advertisein the COURIER
An advertisement does not sell
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
What Attracted the Attention Of tne
Solemn Faced Nan.

One of our southern salesmen
brought home the following from
his last trip:
The proprietor of lanyard built
stand on one of the main streets
Of a Virginia town for the purpose
Of selling leather and buying new
hides.
When he had completed the build
ing. lie considered for a long time
what sort Of a sign to put up to at
tract attention to the new establish
ment. Finally a happy thought
struck him.
He bored an auger hole through
the doorpost and stuck a calf's tail
into it with the tufted end outside.
After awhile he saw a solemn
faced man standing near the door
looking at the sign. The tanner
watched him a minute and then
stepped ou. and addressed him.
"Good morning. sir" he said.
"Mornirgw said the other, with
out taking his eyes off the sign.
"Want to buy leather ?" asked the
tanner.
"No"
"Got eny hides to sell?"
'No."
"Arc you a farmer?"
NO"
Merchant" ~
"No." =
LAWYER
"No."
"Doctcr?"
"NO."
"What are YOU, then"
81 am a philosopher. I've been
standing here for an hoar trying to
figure out how that calf got through
that auger ole"-Doot Strap.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
Tns Eternal Feminine.

IIarper's Nrellr.
r,.,. ressoa y -~-~ eyn,pathis~
So He Is that " No ncv3r beer.
!, p'.hted In love yours-n.~
v7.. '.'en'- ehf That's all you know
= ..,,, ~, ! once advertised for wife with
sls ."., ,h collars. and never got a ain
'ep'y"-PniladelphIa Presa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
No is.

Mag-B!llv, / REGRETS ter say dai
our en- agemcnt has got ter be
broke Off.
Billy--Wot's ac trouble nows
Mag-Me ma won't leave me wear
ver ring no more. COS il makes me
inge- blsck.--l eshc's Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21

Nseeesary Then.
at amt true" sa.d tie milkman,
"that we always put chalk in our
milk"
do you mean to say" demanded
Mrs. Hou .sH "tNet ~ never do
it?"
"Well-, -.,cpt after q
heavy raj vhef the water gifts
brown and muddy" - Ohio State
Journal.
Mrs. Newiywed-Ssv that we are
married don't mind telling you that
several times I was tn the point or
breaking of the engagement.
Mr. Newlywed (glocinlyD-W Well. I
don't suppose II can be hoped now
Philadelphia Prs0-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21

The Coqacttc Really, Mr. Bagr.
| was SO drca.Ifnly bored that I
simply had to ,aen bat. Of course,
hid ry iuoui' " N my hand.
Alr Bacg-No: YOU don't mean
70 say iha' su Gear, sweet, tiny
little hand could hide such a-er--
such a great--that is, of course
lovely weather, isn't it?-London
Sketch
FIRST Diner Crt--T shay. ole cnan
d'you know Wilshon?
Second Diner Out--No. Whatsh ish
name:
First Diner OGi--I dunno.--Tatler.
Graham Crisps.
Mix two cups Of graham -four
with one teaspoonful of salt and
one cup IL water. Roll out rather
thin. Cut into rounds. Put LAYER
on a creased pan, brush them with
melted butter and PIT on another
layer, pinch edges together. brush
again with butter. prick clear
Through both LAYERS in several
place. and bake twenty minutes in
Aat nvea Good Housasasss==- =
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21

An advertisement does not sell
goods, but il helps the seller to sell
hen.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23
smudse Pots Do Good Work.

Last week Friday nigh afford gI
an opportunity for an experiment with
smudge pots In Z y, Berry's orchara
three miles west Of La Junta. n.
w. T Davis, OF this city. was 81
charge and the experiment proved %
great success. Al 10 o'clock tn
night the temperature was down .r
y degrees. the danger point, aud
about midnight Mr.. Davis fired six
OF the oil burning orchard heaters
In half an hour the temperature 100.
side the heated area was 80 degr s
and outside % degrees. The temp
ature remained at this point VI %
3 80 a. m, when IL went down to 81
degrees. Mr.. Davis then fired fory
additional heaters and in half an
hour the temperature inside was %
degrees and - outside. It remain O
near this point until O'Clock. whau
the outside temperature rose to abl.u
danger point.
All of the inside temperatures N,ru
taken six feet above ground. and En
experiment In the lap OF the trn"
showed temperature OF two degr'
higher. The final results show taat
all OF the buds inside Of the hes O
area are alive. except a few that were
killed before the heaters were ins aIE
ed outside Of the heated area 40
of the blooms that were open ar"
dead. although quite few are 40
living that were Just In bud on Lhe
night of the experiment The Deer
point for fruit blooms, Just living
red, Is - degrees. blooms ius ready
10 open, &c degrees. bloom wide
open. or young fruit. 2s to 80 a.zrees.
The experiment demonstra'rH the
fact tina, orchard heaters can be-
utilized Just RS successfully 90 rae Ar
kansas Valley as they are on the
western slope. and that all THAT is
needed 10 make this section Just as
great fruit section is TO plant Jrees
and make the effort.
Although there was quite "a leasy
frost on Thursday night OF this week
Mr Berry reported yesterday norn-
ing that the lowest temp uure
recorded In his orchard thai night
was 20 degrees. and most of tha time
II was around 81 degrees
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23

Junta is dry by virtue Of the iocal
option Law and not through any ef
fort made by the city council in thu
way OF an ordinance. In Greeley they
recently passed an ordinance maxim
It a misdemeanor for any agent %
take orders for intoxicating liquor
within the incorporate limits. Tax
ing orders In La Junta is In vogue
right along Such an ordinance in
this city would make La Junta dryer
than IL IS The Tribune does no, b.,
licye In any half way measures On
this wet and dry proposition. "
want 10 see La Junra made an objec,
lesson and shining example Of
the successful operation OF the loca
option Law In establishing dry terri
tory. This would be preferable 10
even having the chicken ordinance
strictly enforced II man violai q
the law. soak him. give him the linli
aud teach him lesson. Violations Of
the law will not be popular und
such a regime. II community IS
wet, let II remain wet still. sous d
II 1t will, but II IL is dry make 81
dry, so dry that he who must drius
will have to hire an auto and 10 10
Swink
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23
Lecture BY Pastor Nicely.

The Boy. Il lie Worth while!"
viii be the subject OF lecture by the
pastor. J. Wesley Neely. In the
Methodist church Sunday evening"
This service Ii intended to assist In
the work anticipated In the new Il
Jun's Boys Club. George l. Hess
will state the plan and purpos. Of the
club. A special musical program viii
BE- rendered.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23
viii Remodel Building.

During the coming summer the
second story Of the Commercial Gel.
iesc building. which is now under
the supervision and control Of the
directors Of School Dis,ric, No. II.
will b. rcmodclled and equipped fur
the commercial department Of the L.
Junta High School. and 1, is reported
there win be . day and nigh, school.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23
Santa Sc Traii Endurance Bun.

Today the pioneer run over the new
Santa We Trail will take plao' Six
automobiles, containing the ificiai
party. lef, Hutchinson. Kan last
nigh, at O'Clock. and will 'rayel
.si miles. Arkansas Valley an the
way with the intention OF rrachins
Pueblo within a t~enty.four hour per
iod. IL viii b. q triumphant i1lrney
all the way. delegations from each
town passed through Accompanying
the official party to III. neat Town.
The official party is expected 20 mr..
riy. In La Junia this afternoon Al
:3s. prompt. and a dozen or more
automobiles from this city Slll make
the journey 20 Rocky Ford. Auiomo-
bil.s from many ,owns In the ALLEY
viii make the run to Pueblo, md II
is probable ,her. will be hundred
or NOR. In line when the party
reaches the end Of the journey in Pu.
eblo. !, Is going to BE- big day In
the Arkansas Valley.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23

Mapping the boundary lines for the
proposed division OF otcro county Is
a fayorite diversion OF some OF the
newspapers OF the county these days,
La Junta Is saying nothing. saving
wood and keeping both eyes open,
ordwRy, OF course, wants the north
ern section segregated from the ter
ritory south II the river. with ord
way as the county seat. Fowler
thinks the eastern section should be
rent In twain from the western, with
tha' burg as the county capital Now
comes Rocky Ford and solves the
county division muddle by advocating
the retention OF the present boundary
lines and the removal OF tn. county
sea, to the melon metropolis. which
is as nearly centrally located within
IN. present boundary lines Of our
county ms II In possibl. TO get H."
Most generous Rocky rord' This so
luton should satisfy all Of the con
fiic,ing interests. although I, might
no, all Of the selfish once--~hich
seem to be the animAtins
ultima thule Of the agitation
for county division. Meanwhile. the
state OF Colorado. comfy Of otcro,
city Of II Junta. S.. one and inscp'
arabic. Bow and forever. Ii . trinity
that viii Coatinuc to swell the sound
Ing trump Of fame indefinitely.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23

"Thc mills Of the gods grind slow
ly, yet they grind exceeding fine
when thcy'r. grinding Last week
the mills Of the county court did not
grind at all, although there we're sew.
eral cases up FOR grinding All OF
the cases we're continued for the
term. The cases against wm Edgar.
the Ordway druggist. charged with
dispensing plain booze contrary 10
the peace and dignity OF the state of
Colorado. were nollled tn. four
cases against n. g. Todd. OF IN.
Resall drug store, charged with a
similar offcnse. wer. continued until
June list The oontinuanc. Was re
au.siod by @. NJ Dameron. Todd's
attorney, ON tn. ground OF the alb.
scncc In California of very impor.
iant witness whose testimony In tn.
interest OF his client Is vital POUNDS
Mcthinks the atmosphere is permeat'
ed with the aroma OF the s,ockyards.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23
~ AN
ABOUT
TOWN

Uncle SIlas-This is great city.
Henry. but they do have some awful
poor help In some places here.
Nephew-W What's the trouble?
Uncle Sllas-That girl that an
swers your telephone thinks this is
Jail. guess. was just talking
into the blamed thing and told her
was 81 Hollins. of Dobbin's Center,
and before | could tell her what |
wanted she yelled, Number please.
at me. just as II | was some low
lying convict
II is very evident that the truth
Is not In a boom writer for boom
edition. In a recent boom edition is
sue OF the Capital. published IN Des
Moines. Iowa, II IS alleged thusly
Iowa has more sunshine than the
states OF Washington. oregon, Colo
rado. Florida aud score uf others
The one thing that the newcomer
from Iowa maryels at more than
anything else when he comes 20 Col.
orado is the superabundance OF sun
shine. Wholly cloudy days in Col
orado are a rarity. and continuous
days OF sunshine are so common that
not one notices them except the new
conner from Iowa. or from some
other dank and drear seaport on the
Mississippi In the daily papers OF
last Monday the dispatches night
from Dies Moines told us that the cs.
timat-d loss Of fruit and vegetables
from freezing weather would be b..
tween $1,000, 600 aud $4,000. 900 The
thermometer was down 10 p degrees
above zero over most Of the state,
aud all early fruit, cherries and plum
In particular. were totally destroyed.
In Colorado. during the same period,
We had nothing but sunshine. and
then some more sunshine We feel
sorry for Iowa and likewise glad FOR
Colorado. for u is quite likely that
Colorado viii reap the benefit OF
Iowa's misfortune. We are going TO
have trainloads Of fruit in Colorado
this year Of srar
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23

NJ. N. Davis. of New York, chief
electrical engineer. J. r. Loonay. OF
Chicago. division electrical engineer.
and " C. Black, Of Denver. super.
inteudent. all prominent officials OF
the Postal Telegraph Company, were
La Juuta visitors last Tuesday In con
ference with ". l. simpson. local
manager Of the company As re-
suit Of the conference SIR Simpson
viii remain in La Junta. whereat he
Is not aggrioyed and which viii be
pleasing news 10 his many friends.
Mr. simpson had been offered a po-
sition In Denver, which was In the
line OF promotion at an advance In
salary, but he succeeded In inducing
the powers that be- to postpone their
call to things higher mp until he could
arrange his temporal affairs In La
Junta aiyantageously y