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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
A CROOKED BOUNDARY.
Cause OF tho Peculiar Lines That Di
vide Two States.

Cause OF tho Peculiar Lines That 81
vide Two States.
II you will look on the map Of
New England YOU will see two Gu
rious Irregularities in the dividing
line between Massachusetts, and
Connecticut. One of them is IN
CRANKY township, little north
west of Hartford, and the other in
Enfield township, on the Connect
cut river, south Of Springfield: 1t
| is a standing conundrum why, so
long as the boundary is imaginary,
they did not make it straight in
stead Of crooked. But thereby
hangs a tale.
Those two little jogs on the map
are monuments to human obstinacy
and to the persistency which is one
| Of the chief traits of the Yankee
character. The ancestors of the
farmers who own those little spots
Of ground preferred to live in Mas
sachusetts rather than in Connecti-
cut and fought for their preference
until they had their way.
The controversy began in l713
land continued for 112 years before
lit was finally decided. In 1924 the
lquestion was appealed TO England
but the government was so much
engrossed in the Seven Years wal
that it was never brought to the at
ter tion of the crown. Up to the
outbreak of the Revolution boil
states continued to levy taxes and
send notices Of fast days and cleo
ltions to the farmers who occupied
the land, and there is no record Of
Ihow they avoided one or whether
they paid both. Later, however
they voted and paid taxes in Massa
chusetts only, Notwithstanding th'
protest of the county authorities II
Connecticut. In 1898, after peace
was restored, both states appointed
commissioners, but the dispute wa
carried on until 1904, when a com
promise was reached. There were
several similar disputes between th'
two states besides those which nov
appear upon. the map, and an agree
ment was reached by which Massa
chusetts consented to surrender he
claim to a strip of territory il
Woodstock and Suffield townships
provided Connecticut would yiel'
Ter claims to the other tracts II
: dispute. No action, however, wa
taken upon the report.
In 1910 the controversy was re
vived by some legal proceeding, an,
another commission was appointed
but if it ever reached a conclusion
there is no record to be found. i
1890 a third commission was IN
trusted with the settlement, an
!. after two years they decided upo
the present boundary line, whic
was adopted by the legislature Q
Q both states.-Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Sarcastic.
versity.

There is a certain Wilmington
business man, of rather waggish
disposition, who contends that his
wife has no Imagination. At dinner
one night he CHANGED to mention
a tragic circumstance he had read
in the evening paper on his way
home. A passenger on transatlan-
tic steamer had fallen overheard in
lmidocean, and he had never been
seen again. "Was he drowned 2
asked his wife. "0f course not.
answered the irrepressible hubby,
''but he sprained his ankle, | be-
Ilieve." -Argonaut.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Ysarnina For Light.

"When it comes to consuming
gas in large quantities blind peopl,'
can beat their seeing brethren al
hollow" said an inspector OF th'
gas company. 81 know two faml
lies where both husband and wif'
are blind. Every jet is turned OF
full tilt in their homes at night ant
is kept going at that rate clear NJ
to l2 o'clock. Light and darkness
are all the same to the afflicted
ones, but they insist upon illumina
ton brilliant enough for a recep
ton. And that partiality for ligh
Is not a wllim peculiar to those tw'
couples. Most blind people fee
that way. They demand the light
and in ell private homes and insti
tutions whore the blind are care
for the gas bills youch for tn
strange fsncy."-ExchanEc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
AZ tho Flood.
lazine.

Hearing of rising river at the
headwaters of the Euphrates, with
a falling barometer and indications
of a food in the valley, the Pithe-
changed his mind and
frankly admitted i to Noah. His
manner was that Of a chastened and
softcncd person. !.
"You monkeyed too long," said
The patriarch. eve gave you a
chance to come in with us, and you
wouldn't take it. Now we have ar
ranged for all the stock we care
about trying to float"
The general liquidation which fol.
lowed had the usual effect upon al
but the insiders. Puck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
OUGHT 70 Ee Thankful.

Doctor growled the patient,
at seems to me that $500 is a big
charge for that operation Of mine.
1t didn't take you over half a min
ute"
"My dear sir" replied the famous
specialist, ain learning to perform
that operation in half minute ]
have spoiled over eleven pecks OF
such eyes as yours."-Success Mag
azine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
A STRIKING CONTRAST.
Entering the United States Senate snc
the Hous1 cf Lords.

When a senator is elected in the
United States he sends his creden-
tials on in advance They are pre-
scented by his colleague, read from
the desk aud filed in the secretary's
Office unless some objection is
raised, when they are sent to the
committee on privileges and cleo
tions for examination. When a SEN
ator elect appears he s.eps quietly
up to the clerks desk, escorted by
his colleague. takes an oath to sup
port the constitution OF the United
States and is then led to a desk on
the outer row, which his colleague
has selected for him, where he re-
cclyes the congratulations Of his
friends and introductions to the
senators who care to make his ac-
ouaintance. He looks as wise as
NAV be and waits for adjournment,
when he goes to the secretary's of
fee. writes his autograph in a big
red book for the use OF the cashier
and draws his mileage.
In the English house Of lords the
proceedings are very different. A
newly created peer enters that his
toric chamber in a robe Of scarlet
velvet trimmed with ermine. at
tended by two fellow peers, who act
as his sponsors and escorted by the
black rod, as the sergeant-at-arms
is known, and the garter king at
arms, arrayed in gorgeous tabard
The procession marches around
making low bows to the empty
throne and to the presiding officer
who is the lord high chancellor
from different parts Of the gilded
chamber, to which that imposing
person grayely responds. When the
new peer reaches the throne he
kneels reverently and places upon
the empty chair, where his majesty
ought to be sitting. the patent OF
nobility he has received from hi:
sovereign. He is then led to the
woolsack. where the lord chancellor
administers to him the oath. Hi'
sponsors next lead him to the prop
er bench, where he takes his sea
for a moment. Then all three rise
and bow three times at the vacant
throne and three times TO the pre-
siding officer. The lord high chan
cellor then leaves the woolsack anC
comes down to shake hands with tn,
new peer and welcome him to th'
house. The other peers come alst
and tender their congratulations.
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POI IN HAWAII.
This Peculiar Food is TO the Native o..
Bread Is 70 Us.


What bread Is TO the American or
European POI is 20 The native la
waiian. 80 meal Is complete with
out it, aul Cor ihe great majority
Of the natives ii iorns the prnci-
pal article 8. l'et. While they prob
ably could at tho present time live
withor fhis n,natoucl dish. the
time oaee .a, BIZ ae .G.eat ~
the white 90 IL Island ami the in-
PRODUCTION Of new ,oa That life
without 10 would 40 Yea haze leen
precarous.
Poi is madc from The tuberous
root of the taro plant, species of
the calad.um family, OF which the
well known elephant ear plant is
also a member. The tuber, which
averages in size that Of a large
sweet potato, is baked and after
ward pounded up with water until
smooth white paste is obtained,
much resembling wheat -four
paste, except that the color is a
pale pink or purple, dependent
upon the variety Of taro used. This
paste Is allowed to slightly ferment,
or sour. Whom il IS ready for use.
In oldon time each family prepared
its own poi. tle varn being done by
the mca. gs ia ftet were most other
cookinr oncrioaa At The present
time ro. .acorie. in will "a machin-
ery gr.nd- tae tWo ard misses VI on
a large " snpplant-
ed tic ~. unod The Chi
nese of l.c tcrr,nr iare come to
be I'll. ca uaa ..c 7crs Of the
product.
MANY Of tile uite rc idcnts of
the isli e oi 10 almost the ex-
tent as The natives. bat tile taste is
largely aceuircl. and strangers sell
dom care for it. Poi has a high
food value. and. since 1T formed the
principal article Of dict Of the old
IIawaiians. some persons have cred
tied it with the splendid physical
dcvclanment of the race.
POI was always eaten from wood
en- to.ls. or calabashes, and was
conv i to the mouth by the fin
ger. die. two or three being en-
ployea. according to the consistency
I.I Ia ~. a..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
The Manager Was Cute.

The crowd swayed toward the
Manager Of the open air show.
What did you mean by advertis-
10 y iaet tight rope walker ?" cried
The spokesman.
Just what I said," replied the
1nabashed manager.
But the rope was laid on tn
Sound, ''cried the spokesman, can
your fraud of rope walker just
walked on il step or two! Do you
'aa that tight rope walking?"
Certainly" shouted the man
Ser, The man was tight, wasn''
le Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
impatient.

We'll, il that amt the limit"
1hsed the postmnn ~ he came
tovn the steps Of a private resi-
:, What's the troublef~ queried
sne passing citizen, who had over
uesTd ara, the postman's noisy thought
why" explained the man In
gray the woman in that house
Sn u | dcn't come along earlier
.ae I get her letters from some 9th
= carrier. r.'-Chicsgo NsvA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

They we're country people pure
and simple, but they had read the
papers and thought they were edu-
Gated up to all the Improvements OF
n citv When they went to Wash
'incton they went through the navy
department and saw the models OF
our ships - war Pointing to
companion ladder hanging over the
side Of one Of the boats, she asked
her better half what It was.
"Oh. that's the fire escape, re-
Piled The usband.-Lippincotts.
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1vr S JcX EXCHANGE.
:, n first Agreement Among
y" ,.vy Ycr&s csckers.

y. ef tn First Agreement Among
isw Yer%s csskers.
r.f.~ y par. Of March, 1892,
a. f-st notice was printed of the
..srinc 81 a stock exchange office
% Nall street by a. l.. Bleecker
so,s J. Pintard, McEvers & Bar
~ cortlandt & Terriers and Jay
Srtton These several firms held
.,etions Of stock each day. nt noon,
..I;nr in rotation to insure equal
.snoriunities for each other.
gSome Of the broker specialists re-
.Dted such a restricted organlza-
son and on March 2l a meeting
=. called Of the dissatisfied brokers
4, purposes o. protection and a
|rmmittee was appointed to pro-
rde A suitable room in which to
,.semblc and to suggest such rules
md regulations for cond icting
aeir business as the committee
issmel necessary. The final result
4 This Meeting, says Moody's Mag
,ane. was the first signed agree
nent among dealers in securities,
ae Oldest record now in the ar
Aics Of tnc New York Stock Ex-
hanrc The agreement reads as
fellows
we, the Subscribers, Brokers
,r The pur hase and Sale of Public
Stck, 90 hereby solemnH promise
md PLEDGE ourselves to each other,
tat We will not buy or sell from
tbs day. for any.person whatsoever,
nv kind Of Public Stock at a less
nte than one-quarter per cent com
mission on the specie value, and
Dat We will give a preference to
srh other in our negotiations. In
testimony Whereof we have set our
. hsnds this nth day Of May, at New
York, 1892"
This organization had no local
hbitation for conducting exchange
business. Like the curb brokers to-
dy, transactions we're carried on in
| IL open air at a point between he
present. numbers Of 6S and 20 Wall
street, under a famous old button
rood tree that stood there with
ndespreading branches, which pro.
|.ected them from the SIMS rays and
ordinarily Indictment weather,
Business in those days was not
rshing, and there was an air OF
esure and quiet about the gather,
ng. Securities were not active
enough to employ all the time oi
tie brokers, so between times bet
ting on the results Of domestic and
foreign political controversies and
dealing in merchandise were in
duded
The first inside quarters OF the
exchange were secured in 1898
vhen the Tontine coffee house, a
The northwest corner OF Wall anC
William streets, was completed
The old buttonwood tree was aban
toned, and the dignity Of the bro
kers' organization was elevated BY
the change. The Tontine coffee
house was controlled by chartered
company composed Of 203 subscrib
sn at 5000 each, organized as
Merchants exchange.
The dealers in securities and th'
merchants we're al jumbled up to
gether, and at times when tradin,
vas brisk there was wild excitemen
and shouts that would have don'
credit to a band of Comanche In
cans. No constitution for a stool
exchange was adopted until 1917
When the New York stock and eI
change board was formally organ
ned and a constitution adopted
Nathaniel Prime was appointe,
PRESIDENT and John Burson secre
hy.
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M Lonaest psyA

The longest day Of the year al
New York is lb hours; at London,
l61a; at Hamburg IL; at Stock.
holm, 1872; at st. Petersburg, ID
at Tornea, Finland, %; at Spitsbr'
gen. 3h monthA
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He had gone 10 ask her father for
her hand in marriage.
swell, sir, what is it?' snapped
ont the old man. Remember, | am
a man Of few words.
al don't care II you are man OF
only one word il its the right one,"
replied the suitor.
lie got the girl -.
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she-Never mind. dear. bald heads
are {Ikc kind words.
Hc-EOw's thats
ehe-Tb-y can never dye.-Hah Holi
day.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-06
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

l. What is teachers institute, +,
What are its objectsf Give the laws
concerning the institute. What sugges-
tions have you that would help to make
yours better next yeari
2. Discuss interest. attention and dis.
cipline as the basis of effectual training
3. Distinguish between imagination
and observation; between perception and
conception.
4. Write short history of the work
of the leading educator whose writings
you have read the most. What are some
OF his teachings'
5. Give your plan for teaching self.
respect and good behavior during the
intermissions.
9. What is punishmentH What are
the objects for which it is used2 What
kind of punishments are to be avoided
Is punishment necessarily When2
I. Can q board OF education furnish
free textbooks TO the pupils2 Ought the
board do so2 What benefits from free
text books? What obiections2
8, Discuss school ncentives-good and
bad.
0l0. Outline your preparation for the
work of II teacher. What part of your
preparation was mos t>importuntI Why2
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UNITED STATES HISTORY, INClUD-
ING CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

l. What is a riot Anarchy, How
ar these relatedi How prevented, By
whom!
2. Write fully of the events that lead
up to the Missouri Compromise. What
were the provisions of this laws
3. What is a platforml A plank in a
PLATFORM Give plank in a platform
made this year. Is 1t good plank
Why so, or why mott
4. Write a sketch Of one Of the fol-
lowing men: John A. Bingham, Jay
Cooke, Rufus Putnam, Coates, Kinney,
or w. d. Howells.
8. Give an outline Of the progress Of
this country in the last twenty five years.
Describe in detail some phase Of this
progress.
8. Name the principal difficulties that
beset Washingtons administration. Do.
scribe two OF these fully.
7. Give the effects OF two OF the wars
previous to the French and Indian war
upon the American colonies.
8. Outline a very important campaign
OF the Civil War. What we're its chief
results, Who were the commandersi 7
What battles?
Q. What were the principal events ct
Hayes administration? Describe one OF
them.
TO- Describe a very important civil
event that occurred between the dates
1880 and lS45.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-06
POLICE
And Ticket Sellers Appointed
By Fair Directors

The Board of Directors of the Knox
County Agricultural Society met at
the office of the secretary on Sept. 3,
and completed all arrangements for
the big fair to be held Sept. 1915.
Among the arrangements was the ap-
pointment of Mr.. M. T. Gaines of Dan.
vile, Ohio, as superintendent of the
poultry department, Vice Granville
Hilliar. The following men were ap-
pointed to sell tickets and as gatemen:
]. N. Braddock, Carl Sellers, j. G..
Scott, ]. H. Bone, Willis Bebout, Chas.
G.. Weaver, d. e. Chadwick, Clyde
Baughman, Ed. Beckley, Ray Earle
ywine and Rollin Grubb. The follow
ing Policemen were appointed: Brown
McCune, Frank Hardesty, VIM. Nc
Kinzie, George Cook, VIM. r. Horne,
VIM. Mann, Walter Black and Roy
Rice.
Inasmuch as the Board of Directors
has made Wednesday September 14th,
children's day at the fair, and we ex-
pect the children to be our guests on
that day, we invite and urge each and
every teacher in the county to dismiss
school on that day to enable all to at
tend the fair.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-06
PHYSIOLOGY.

l. Define quarantine, fumigltion, in
fectious, sanitation, ancm1a.
3 Describe your school house and
grounds, especially as to its sanitary
conditions its influence for good behavior
on the part of the pupils, and the in
terest displayed in it by the board of
education and the people of the vicinity.
3. How relieve a person nearly drown
ed? One poisoned from eating bad vege-
tables?
a. Classify he muscles of the body.
Describe the composition OF a muscle in
detail.
5. What is lymph2 Describe the
lymphaticsH What are the uses of
lymph?
8. Explain taking cold. A boil A
corn. Nervousness. How prevent these ?
7. Describe oxidation in the lungs. In
the digestive apparatus.
8. What is the sympathetic systemi
Give its workings.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-06
GEOGRAPHY.

l. Name some islands that belong TO
Ohio. Name five rivers in Ohio; trace
three Of them from their sources to their
mouths.
2. Draw map Of the waters of the
Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
locating the islands and the cities upon
them; name the ports in North and South
America upon these waters; tho products
Of the islards.
8. Discuss your method of teaching the
seasons and the motions of the earth so
as to give q good idea of their causes
and results in a comprehensive manner.
4. How early in the childs life do you
begin to teach geography What do you
think of course of study in this sub
ject that shall include the pursuance of
but one booki
5. How is Nicaragua making history
and geography interesting at this time I,
8. What can you write of the relation
OF botany, agriculture and geography?
7. Describe canons; zone of calms;
summer solstice.
8. What is the tropic of Cancer 7
Where is it located? Why is it here
What countries are crossed by it?
0. Name five rivers of Asia, tell where
they rise and give the specific bodies of
water into which they flow. Name the
cities along tneir banks. The products
of their valleys.
10. Compare any of the countries of
Asia and any country of South America
in five particular points.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-06

2. rIvc q synopsis OF the verb ''have"
in the passive voice.
3. Diagram and parse the words in
italics' "Ihc more the horse reared and
plunged, the more determined was the
man 10 master him-as was most nat
urdL"
4. OF what real uses is the study of
grammar?
.. Define idea, thought, appositive,
finite verb, and refexive pronoun Give
examples of the last three.
@. What is an infintive? Show it in
Its different uses in sentences.
Z. What are expletives3 Give ex-
amples. Why use themY
g. Classify the clause fully and give
examples of each.
9-lO. Write letter to some very inti-
mate friend or relative of not less than
two hundred words. This will be
graded as to form, good and original
English expression.)
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-06
ARITHMETIC.

l. What is the Metric system! Write
two tables of this system, and write the
two corresponding tables in the system
that we use generally.
2. A business man has three creditors.
To the first he owes 81 ,360.5O, to the
second $l,087 80, and to the third SS16.
TIE man fails and the creditors seize the
property, which amounts to S2,O65. How
much does each creditor receiver
8. Solve and explain as to class OF
beginners: (a) 2h is what part OF
3Hi (b) 316 is what part of 81?
4. AT S5.75 a perch, what will be the
cost of GREETING the stone walls OF a
house 80 #. long by "a it. wide, the walls
being 80 #. high and it. in. thick
allowing for s windows, each 4 it. wide
and #. high, for | door it. wide and
s #. high, and 2 doors, each it. wide
and it, highl
5. A Spectator had 5000 barrels OF
-four that cost him $3.50 a barrel. He
sold 300 of it at an advance of 1919, and
500 of the remainder at an advance OF
1914 % of the cost He then closed out
the lot at $500 per barrel. How much
did he gain on the, flour?
6. What do you understand by Com.
mercial Arithmetic? Bank Discount I:
lnverting the Divisor in Division OF
Fractions? A Premium Proportion?
T. A man starts from longitude S0'
l5' %" W., and travels until his watch
is 3 hours, minutes, IL seconds faster
than local time. What is his longitude
8. If you deposit $500 in a Building
and Loan Association and leave it there
for years, what will be due you from
the association if the deposit draws go
interest payable every six months, pro
vided that you make no withdrawal and
receive none of the interest due you!
9l0. Solve and explain as to a class
OF beginners Wheat is piled feet high
in a corner OF bin and reaches out from
the corner in circular manner to the
distance Of 5 feet from the corner of the
bin. How much wheat in the pilei
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-06

8. How are reading and composition
correlatedH Explain fully.
4. What are the o. T. X. G. books for
next year' What ones did you read last
year?
5. Who is our National Commissioner
of EducationH The greatest living writer
in American Why is he so? Who is the
present ruler of Spain? Of Hollandl
6-l0. Read for the examiners.
(These questions may be answered
orally or the answers may be written at
the discretion of the examiners, except
ing of course those applicants who are
working for the four-year provisional
certificates; such applicants must write
the answers and take the examination in
oral reading, too.)
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-06
LITERATURE.

l. How does your knowledge of liter.
ature help in the teaching of reading,
OF language and GRAMMAR
2. Write about Mark Twain and his
works.
8. What can you say of the effect upon
American literature of the writings Of
Coopert Of Helen Hunt jackson? OF
Francis ParkmanS
4. What Ohio authors have you read
after' What are their writings? Quote
from them.
5. Quote from three OF the following
writings: Present Crisis" The Ris-
ing" death of, the Flowers Hanging
of the Crane" Concord Hymn" "The
Gettysburg Grafton"
8. What is meant by the Ozark Ages
in English Literature"2 Who were the
writers2
7. Locate the early educational insti-
tutions of Ohio. What can you write
about their influence upon the study of
English in all its departments in our
stateY
8. Give list of classics for children.
Who are the authors? Why have you
named thesey
8. What is a lyric? An essayi A
drama? A satire? Give a famous one
and author OF each. Quote from two of
them.
10. What current magazines do you
read? WhyY Who are the editors
Tell OF some article of note of recent
. issue,