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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
A STRIKING CONTRAST.
Entering the United States Senate and
the House Of Lords.

When senator Is elected in the
United States he sends his creden-
tials on in advance. They are pre-
sented by his colleague, read from
the desk and filed in the secretarys
Office unless some objection is
raised, when they are sent to the
committee on privileges and cleo
tons for examination. When a SEN
ator elect appears he steps quietly
up to the clerks desk, escorted bv
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 bis colleague
has selected for him. where he re-
ceives the congratulations of his
friends and introductions to the
senators who care to make his ac-
quaintance He looks as wise as
may be and waits for adjournment.
when he goes to the secretary's Of
fee, writes his autograph in a b1g
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 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, srrayed in gorgeous tabard.
The procession marches around.
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 gravely responds. When the
new peer reaches the throne he
Sneels reverently and places upon
he empty chair. where his majesty
ought to be sitting, the patent Of
nobility he has received from his
overeigr. He is then led to the
goolsack. here the lord chancellor
administers to him the oath. His
ponsors next lead him to the prop
r bench, where he takes his seat
or q moment Then all three rise
nd bow three times at the vacant
hrone and three times to the pre-
lding officer. The lord high chan
ellor then leaves the woolsack and
ONES down TO shake hands with the
ew peer and welcome him to the
ouse. The other peers come also
nd tender their congratulations.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
DUMAS AUDAcITY.
Unique Literary Scheme of the
Great French Writer.

Amer'cln readers are aca STONED
TO surprises il their newspapers
but imagine thoir Il nishmen-
sho ID some favorite jo- aal pub
hsh an good faith. in daily install
ments and adapted accord ~ 10 ia,
notions OF some stair writer. ,
classic such as. for examp @
Dante's Inferno" Yet tie astln
ishment 20 .cxcitcd would not |
without parallel in the annals
newspaper management, lnasmucl
as Homer once figured rs fcuillc
toniste for a Partisan newspaper.
When Dumas the elder was edit.
ing his journal, lie Mousquetaire,
Urbain Fage5, one Of his assistants.
who was an exceptionally fine Gree K
scholar, was one day enthusiastic
ally expatiating upon the beauties
Of the "Iliad' and the odyssey"
Dumas grew most interested.
IF only YOU could read them in
the original, sighed FACES.
"Why not?' asked Dumas.
"But," exclaimed FACES, "my
dear fellow. you don't know alpha
from omegap
"Will you tran slate for me?"
asked Dumas eagerly.
Accordingly l'ages undertook the
task. Beginning with the first
book OF the 'Iliad," he would read
line OF the Greek ard then give a
literal translation. Dumas quickly
caught the spirit Of the epic. As
Fages read he wrote a translation
sndssigncd it.
I'm the name of all TIE sncients,
n. Dumas exclaimed FACES, "but
you are signing your name 10 the
friad p"
Certainly responded Dumas,
that is 20 nv version Of il. It
will appear as a feuineton In lie
Nousqnetaire.'
Fages was flied with dismay, as
he afterwsrd related, bat before
such audseity and naivete he felt
helpless. How was he to convince
q writer accustomed to every tri-
umph that he was too bold?
And so the next day an install
ment Of the "Iliad," as rendered in
half an hour or so by q man who
could not read the Greek alphabet,
at the bottom Of the page
Of lie Mousquetaire, with the note.
Continued In our next"
This enterpEising bit Of Journal
ism raised such a storm of criticism
that Dumas was persuaded TO dis
continue il after the third install
nent, though il was doubted that
no quite understood what was the
Paul Pioneer Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
The First Census.

4 The idea OF the census originated
among the Romans. when a group
Of the many functions performed
by the high officer called censor re-
ceived the name Of Gems Is. 1t was
taken every five years and indicated
not only tie number Of the respec-
tive classes Of the people, but their
domestic positions as husbands,
wives, fathers, mothers, sons and
daughters. The first modern ma
ton to take up the census was the
United St. tes Of America in 1890.
The first British census was in 1901,
but this did not include Ireland.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
Curino m Doctor.

An eminent physician of London,
who was remarkable for continuing
his visits toShis rich patients altar
he had turned their disorders out
of doors, attended q lady Of some
celebrity in the world OF wit FOR
three months after her recovery
and regularly stayed WITH her until
in the English manner, he received
his dismissing fee Of guineas
Weary Of his expensive calls and
concluding that to lessen the fee
would be to Lose the visitor, abe
ventured TO give him 4 guineas at
the conclusion Of his next eall BE
looked anIiously In his hand, then
on the carpet and stood for some
time in evident embarrassment
Have you lost anything 2" IN
luired the lady.
~Why, madam, | thought ! had
dropped guinea"
1T is only a mistake in the per
son. SIR" reioined the fair patient.
1T is ] who have dropped the
guinea"
Ths doctor, of course, dropped
his visits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
DENcHGeoF THE BODY.
The Cough. sneexs and Sigh A.,
Measures Of Self Protection

One of the most interesting fact,
about the human body Is its power
of self preservation-its power o.
evading or overcoming the thou
sand and one conditions which, un-
less corrected, would be injurious
or destructive.
Among the most common OF
these acts Of self preservation are
the cough. the sneeze and the sigh.
Every one is fanshar with these
acts, YET few people ever ask them
selves the cause, md fewer still
could explain them.
One Of the simplest, Of the body's
devices for self protection is the
cough. The cough ia merely a blast
of air propelled from the lungs in
such a manner as to forcibly dis
lodge some foreign substance which
has been drawn into the throat, the
windpipe or the tubes leading to
the lungs.
The membranes lining these
parts Of the body are very sensitive.
and when foreign matter comes in
contact with them an alarm mes
sage is al once semitic the nervous
Headquarters" and' the result is
the sudden. spasmodic expulsion Of
breath which IS called a. cough.
Very of.en the cough is produced
BY the irritation Of -ths accumula-
tion Of mucus on the surface men
toned In this case, asin the case
Of a foreign body, the cough is
merely means OF expelling the
matter.
So, you see, q cough is merely one
Of natures methods Of self protec-
ton. Cough cures contain some
drug which, by psralyzing the
nerves, prevents the cough and al
lows the mucus To accumulate
Thus the cough medicine does
only harm. The cure for q cough
is to cough-to cough until the ex-
cessivc deposit is removed. Mean
time, Of course, measures should be
taken to. prevent added deposits.
A ncese Is eIactly like . cough,
save that the obstruction occurs in
the nestrih ewing TO the deposit o,
some irr,tant or foreign matter
and that the blast Of air is thrown
out through the nose instead Of
through the throat and mouth.
Why do we sigh? When grieved
,r DEPRESSED the tendency is to hold
he breath. This means that the
BODY suffers for oxygen, and the
ong, deep breath which we call
Ugh is merely a means BY which the
,ody obtains for itself the neces-
airy amount of oIygen-Dr. W. R.
:. Latson in Health Culture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03

A promising young merchant TO
Gently presented his better half
with a handsome piano lamp - q
birthday gift. He was much fat-
tered when she told him TO give il
bis name until he asked her rea-
sons for so peculiar proceeding.
well" said she, you mov,
dear, Il has a good deal Of brass
about il, it is handsome 10 Look at
requires q good deal Of attention, Y
remarkably brilliant Is sometimes
unsteady ON its legs, liable 70 e1-
plode wien only half full, flares up
occasionally, is always out at bed.
time and IL bound TO smoks.
XnnAon Ht-bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
A DlIemn,s's Horns

The young lady sighed deeply and
was almost affected to tears.
Harold" she said, declares that
II | don't marry him he viii end his
life, and ! am afraid he will"
She stifed a sob, then continued; /;
"And Randolph declares that if !
don't marry him he will so into pol
itics and become great and famous,
and then he SAYS | shall see what |
have missed, and | an afraid he will
keep his word too"
Overcome by emotion. She buried
her face in her hands. not knowing
whether to save a life or to spare
the country another politician.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
The Black Sheep.

What" asked the man who had
returned to his native town after
an absence Of many years, "became
Of Ed Ferguson? ?"
I'D: Oh, he's doin' fine Got
The best livery stable anywhere
around here and runs the denot
hack"
Lets seel He had a younger
brother, hadn't he?"
"Yes-Lem. He never amounted
to much Wrote poetry and painted
pictures. ! guess the family kind
OF dlsowned him. At least he went
away several years ago, and | dunno
what ever became OF him."-Chica-
20 Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
Enterprise.
fCl IN HAWAII.
This Peculiar Food Is TO the Native a,
c,ad Is to Us.


Bead Is to Us.
] What bread Is 10 the American OF
European poi is to the native Ha-
waiirn. No meal is complete with
out It. and for tie great majority
Of the natives it forms the princi-
pal article Of diet Naile they prob
ably could al the present time live
without this accustomed dish, the
time once was, before tie advent Of
the whites 20 the Islands and the in
PRODUCTION of new foods, that life
without Il would at least have been
precarious.
Poi is made from the tuberous
root Of tie taro plant, a species Of
the caladium 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 a
smooth white paste is obtained,
much resembling a wheat -four
paste, except that the color il q
pale pink or purple, dependent
upon the variety Of taro used. This
paste is allowed TO slightly ferment,
or sour, when it is ready for use.
In olden times each family prepared
its own POI, the work being done by
the men, as in fact were most other
cooking operations. At the present.
time poi. factories In which mschin-
cry grinds the taro and mixes it on
q large scale have largely supplsnt-
ed the old hand method. The Chi
nese of the territory have come to
be the leading manufacturers Of the
product.
Many Of the white residents of
the islands eat poi to almost the ex-
tent IS the natives, but the taste IL
lars y acquired, and strangers sell
dom care for it. Poi ha. a high
food value, and, since it formed the
principal article of diet of the old
Hawaiians, some persons have cred
tied 1t with the splendid physical
development Of the race.
Poi was always eaten from wood
en- bowls, or cslsbashes, and was
conveyed 10 the mouth by the fin
gers, one, two or three being en-
ployed, according to the consistency
Of the food, which also establishes
a designation Of one, two or three
finger poi. White poi eaters now (
usually employ a fork or spoon in
lieu Of fingers although il is still
common even in the highest fami- {
les 10 give native dinners, or luaus, j
1t which knives and forks are ia
oooed and fingers only used. There
$ as much etiquette among the Hs- &
Eaiians in eating with the fingers as ,
With modern table implements, and '
he graceful motion by which q por- {
ion Of poi 10 twisted upon the fin /
,ers and transferred TO the mouth q
would not shock the sensibilities Of (
he most refined. An invitation 70
J real lusu. at which poi. baked pig, q
ish baked in leaves and cocoanut in
'arious forms form the principal d
'art Of the menu. Is something that
5 always looked forward toby ever .
isitor to Hawaii and always pleas q
nty remembered afterward. &
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
The Eternal Feminine.


Fanny Ksmble, the celebrated
actress Of years ago, once spent the
summer at a small country town in
Massachusetts,. While there she en-
gagged a neighbor, a plain farmer,
TO drive her around. The farmer,
desiring to. entertain his guest, ex-
patiated freely upon the state o!
the crops and to neighborhood GO
sip until Miss kemble remarkei
somewhat testify, "Sir, engage
you to drive for me, not to talk O.
me" The farmer said no more
When Miss kerble was ready to
leave town she sent for the NM
and asked for her bill One of the
items therein she could not under
stand and asked for an explanation.
THAT said the farmer. "Oh,
at's Sass, s5.' l don't often take
but when / 10 charge
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03

A Bar To Beauty.

tif Mildred II ,and tod the Profession.
Woman ; leagu' TINT one aid to acquiring
Deauts was 20 keep yu IT mouth shut when
asleep
She has longed u have radiant bsatv.
Though 1t seemed very far from her reach;
She mas sought for SKIN that is fruty
(Nhlch refers not to lemon. but each)
She has to'd to acquire complexion
And has laughed at the size Of the bill.
But she will not obey the direction:
Keep stll'
She has laved in the tonic that s oceans.
She has daobled in sulphurous streams.
She has tried many hundreds OF lotions
Also poA ders and bleache and creams:
Che has rubbed in lemon juice cutting
Till it burned like blast from the south.
But she never sought beauty by shutting
Her mouth.
She has put on mask when retiring
And her husbands exceedingly gay
For her voice should be close to expiring
When it's covered by paper mache;
But alas as he falls into doing
He can hear her. relentless as law,
For no commonplace mask can be closing
Her jaw.
Yea, to garner the beauty that facial
There is only one thing she won't do,
She will live in reign that's glacial;
In the tropics she'll broil herself through:
She will starve in deter mined endeavor
She will Danish the bite and the sup,
But she'h rather stay homey than ever
Shut up.
John O'Keefe in New York World.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
VALUABLE IN THE HOUSEHOLD
InnumerabIe Uses 20 Which sawdust
May Be Put 20 Good
Advantage.

Sawdust may be put to serve a num-
Der OF purposes for the housewife. II
10 good for removing sediment In glass
and earthenware. A handful thrown
on dying fire will help to revive it.
Well dried and heated and sprinkled
over grease spots In carpets, 1t is USE
tul in removing these Objectionable
marks. II should be well rubbed In.
left for a few hours, then treated
again II necessary. Heat some saw.
dust on a piece OF paper In the oven,
and II is an excellent remedy for mil.
dew and damp spots on metal or other
polished goods. Rub some dry saw
dust on articles that have been pol
lshed, and the polish will last longer.
Slightly moisten sawdust sprinkled
on clubhouse floors, verandas or larder,
etc. and brushed on with a hard
broom will cleanse the floor without
much trouble.
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usetuI HInts.

Milk viii clean piano keys satisfac-
torily. II will take out ink spots Of
long standing. Used In starch II will
give a fine gloss. II will remove dis
celebration from gilt mirrors and pic
ture frames. Used with bluing for
lace curtains II will make them look
like new.
To cloud quickly the windows in .
bath room. ETC.. apply with brush a
strong solution of epson salts mixed
In vinegar. This gives beautiful
frosted appearance and becomes
permanent II vanished over win
white varnish,
Mahogany or any other colored
wood may be darkened by polishing
with cold drawn linseed oil.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
WHAT THEY SAID.

Penolope-charley called last night
Justine-That's twice in a week,
ISN'T ~
penelope-Yes.
justine suppose he'll come three
times In the next week.
Penelope-That's what my brother
says.
Justine--And six times the nextf
Penelope-That's what aunty says.
Justine-And seven times the next3
Peneiope-That's what papa says.
Justine-And then what7
Participation wen get married.;
that's what everybody says.
Justine-And then what?
Penelope-Then shant see him
any more OF an evening; that's what
mamma says.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

be that devised by California man
and shown here. This contrivance
consists Of couple of cleaning stones
held in Juxtaposition in resilient
frame. The frame consists of two
inverted V-shaped wires with springs
connecting the three corners Of each.
This has the effect of keeping the
stones closer together all the time,
but allowing enough leeway for the
admission of a knife blade or the
tines of fork, which can be cleaned
by being rubbed up and down few
times. The springs will insure a suf-
ficiently strong pressure to give good
FRACTIONAL action at all times.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
CHILDREN AFFECTED
BY Mothers Food and Drink.

Many babies have been launched
into life with constitutions weakened
by disease taken In with their moth
ers' milk. Mothers cannot be too care
full as to the food they use while nurs-
ing their babes
The experience of a Kansas City
mother Is a case In point:
II was a great coffee drinker from
child, and thought could not do with
out Il. But found at last It was do
ing me harm. For years had been
troubled with dizziness, spots before
my eyes and pain in my heart, to
which was added, two years later, q
chronic sour stomach.
THE baby was born months ago,
and almost from the beginning, 1t. too.
suffered from sour stomach. She was
taking It from mel
I'm my distress consulted friend
OF more experience and she told me
10 quit coffee, that coffee did not
make good milk have since ascer-
tanned that II really dries up the milk.
80. quit coffee and tried tea and
at last cocoa. But they did not agree
with me. Then / turned to Postum
with the happiest results. It proved
to be the very thing needed. II not
only agreed perfectly with baby and
myself. but It increased the fiow Of
my milk.
my husband then quit coffee and
used Postum and quickly got well Of
the dyspepsia with which he had been
troubled. no longer suffer from tho
dizziness. blind spells, pain In my
heart or sour stomach.
Nov We all drink Postum from my
husband to my seven months old
baby. II has proved TO be the best
hot drink we have ever used. We
would not give up Postum for the best
coffee we ever drank" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich.
Get the little book, "The Road TO
Wellville." In pkgs.
There's Reason"
Bver read fAs above Ietterg new
one appears tssm tln,e 90 fime. They
are geauine, true, and full OF human
1ateFest.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
AsTONIsHED THE "OLD MAN"
He 'Rah 'Rsh con BY No Msans the
"Dudo' Ne Had Hitherto
eeemed 20 Pc.

The new governor OF western
state has two sons. one is big and
husky like bis father. but the other Is
more slight; and at time he rather
vexes his father by his affectation OF
'rah-rah-boy clothes and a general afr
Of lassitude and dudishness.
The two soma and the father were
In the library one night and the name
Of a prizehght referee came into the
conversation. The 'rah-'rah boy had
been sitting by. twiddling his thumbs.
but his ears pricked up at the mans
name and he drawled: II rather like
that chap. He's all right"
What do you know about him?"
the other brother asked, rather con-
temptuously.
"Oh, he gave me shade the best
of IL one night"
Gave you the best of it?" both
father and brother shouted.
Yes; you see. | fight under the
name of Young Ryan and he counted
pretty slow one time when l was
down. Saturday Evening Post.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

One sitter OF -four. one teaspoonful
soda. and pinch OF salt; sift and then
take lard and mix In. as for pie dough.
Two cupfuls OF brown sugar; flavor
with mapleine and vanilla; roll out
and sprinkle graduated sugar thickly
on top; cut out with a large cookie
cutter and press raisin or nut in the
center OF each; Just before putting
IN the oven take the tip OF the finger
and wet the top. and the cookies viii
be crinkly and crisp. II sweet milk
or water IL used two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder IN place Of soda
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
~ : T711E5-5s SS7SHN1xI-7
| Gzl&SnI !. ~


TIo simply wouldn't worry.
But also wouldn't hurry.
Nor took part IN the hustle
When others gan TO hustle.
Just sat around stili dreaming.
Ills brain with fancies teeming,
Till Fortune passed right by him
And vowed she'd never try him
Although. IN sooth. It's needtw
To stay serene. the speedfui
Progressive sort OF fellow,
Yet klndly-souled and mellow.
Is one who'll cop the prize out
And bulge old Envy's eyes out.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

Poor Uncle Henry embarrassed us
all when we dined in the ultra-fash-
donable restaurant"
I'm what way?"
Why, the waiter brought the dear
old man a cayiare sandwich, and
guess what he said?"
What, my dear?"
why, he said he didn't care about
blackberry preserves smeared on his
bread for dinner"
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unehanaed.

do you act toward your wife as
you did before you married herr"
Exactly. remember just how
used to act when ] first fell in love
with her; ! used to hang over the
fence in front Of her house and gaze
at her shadow on the curtain. afraid
to go in. And act just the same
now when get home late"
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Interpreted.

NAM" said the new cook. Il should
like to ask you something. It's about
Jenkins. the butcher. He says | shall
have five per cent. on all orders | give
him. What does that mean7"
The lady OF the house looked
thoughtful. These technicalitios
Jane" she said. ARE hard to explain
exactly. Broadly. II means that we
shall get our meat from Jones In fu-
ture."
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A Useful Remedy.

Little four.year-old Billy was Wis.
ting his neighbor, Jerry. Billy
showed every evidence OF a bad cold.
Ierry's mother asked with grave so.
hcitude: Don't your mother give
you anything for your cold. BillyT"
Whefeupon Billy answered. feeling
In oil his pockets at once: Yes.
ma'am, she gives me a clean hand.
kerchief. "-Lippincott's
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
CLEANS KNIVES WITH EASE
Device Of California Man one Of the
Best Ever Placed on the
Market.

There are all varieties Of knife
cleaners from the single stone on
which the housewife rubs her cutlery
10 the elaborate device OF multiple
wheels used in the big hotels and res
taurants. But one Of the simplest and
most effective of all would seem to
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
Merelx Wished 70 Know.

Mother. did father have to ask you
more than once to be his wife?"
why, dearest. what makes you ask
such a question:"
Il Just wanted to know whether
you always answered no before you
thought, the same as you do to me
now."