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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09
First Bank in Indiana.
Started at Vincennes and had a
Branch in New Harmony.

There vas very little specie or paper in circulation
in ldiona before its admission in 1916. The period
from 1907 to 1916 was the worst era in our history
for wild cat banking. Paper money at this time
ranged in value all the way from the notes Of the
Massachusetts, banks, worth 20 per cent above
national treasury notes. TO the counterfets that de-
luged the country.
Western bank in those early days was very
simple affairs. Any man inclined TO start bank
hired an engraving company to print him few
thousand bills and than opened an office in some con-
Went town. Since these banks rarely received deposit
and only served the one function place to discount
notes. they were opened usually one day in the
week or two half days either all day on Saturday
or Tuesday and Saturday afternoons. If business
prospered and banker tOated much of his money at
fair price he remained If the situation did not prove
favorable he packed the capital in his grip. and
sought more favorable spot. This might be called
the Nomadic Age of banking. The earliest Indiana
banks at Brookville and New Harmony were Of this
kind
A law enacted in 1917 created a state bank at
Vncennes with fourteen branches. one OF these
branches was to be at New Harmony with Frederick
Rapp. Thomas +. Casteburg and Tomas Gibson as
the organizing board The capital stock was to be
$4,000.
The plan to establish the bank in New Harmony
was not successful which was the same IN number OF
other cases. Banks Of that time was of very little
use There was very little money in the state ana
scarcely rs 900 inhabitants Ninety outot onehundred
men were foreigners and intent only on meeting
the payment on their homesteads and as the govern
ment gave them liberty terms they did not need 10
borrow money.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09
A Preltu Woman and The Law.

Laura Morrison. an actress shot
her leading man dead a few
weeks ago because as she SAID,
he had insulted and annoyed her
There was nothing in the
evidence on the trial TO show that
he had annoyed her seriously;
but the jury in the case acquitted
her in less than two minutes
after l etiring, and she afterward
neld a reception in the court
room. since then she hac
lectured, with the stage as hel
subject and has doubtless founC
the killing of the man a very pro-
profitable bit of advertising.
She should not be advised tC
repeat the experiment, however
because she might find hersel
presently in the hands of peopl'
who have some resi- ect for law
life and decency.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09
Companion.
She oiumpes 3'aesiens.

The story is told tAat at lia"sr-
den one morniny little Dorothy
Drew refused to get up. When all
other means had failed to coax her
out of bed Mr.. Gladstone was
called.
"Why won't you get up. my
child ?" he asked.
"Why, grandfather, didn't you
tell me to do what the Bible ssysT
asked Dorothy.
"Yes, certainly"
"Well, it disapproves of early ris-
ing: saws it's a waste Of time"
Mr.. Gladstone knew his Bible bet
ter than most men, but he was not
equal TO Dorothy. For once In bis
life he was nonplused.
"You listen, then," went on
Dorothy in reply TO his exclamation
of astonishment, and, turning up
her Bible, she read the second verss
of the One Hundred and Twenty
seventh Psalm, laying great empna'
sis on the first words, ut IL vain fol
you to rise up early"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09
Stories Of The Town

School was out and George and
his chum known as Geo q NO z
were together at a so-cal.ed Cluo
room They were inclined TO
talk about the clouds that over
hung their young lives
Their situation might have
h zen positively dismal had 1t not
been for the new box of tobacco
The tin box, with flare OF
oiled paper at the top, was on
the taole between George NO, }
and George No 2. 1t bore the
label of an eastern college Mel
Ither of the depressed young men
had ever seen the college, Dul
thev felt that the smooSing OF
the tobacco advanced them some
what toward the university
Resides George of the freckle'
was allowed to wear a class PHI
whicn his sister Zinia had brough
home from a seminary,
Sometimes when they wer
under the influence of colleg
tobacco the two Georges trem
Ihled with the consciousness tina
within a few ars-probabl
not more than three years at tn
most-they would be qualified t
null down lamp posts and brea
up theatrical performances.
That's great tobacco. Gro
said No 2 the without removln
the pipe from his mouth.
"it's dog gone fine"
81 think | shall buv some."
IT'S the swell kind"
There was a long silence, Il
smokers regarding each 9th
= moodily, ,gand then George OF q
freckles suddenly asked: i
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09
PARIS PAWESHoPS.
Run by the State, They Are Boon &c
All Classes of People.

The "mont-de- piete," as the
French equivalent Of the pawnshop
is called, is state institution. Con
sequently there is not that friendly
communion between the lender and
the client that one sees in London:
There is no private Office
where the person temporarily en-
barrassed for money may screen
himself from inquisitive eyes.
If you are in want of money and
YOU have any portable property OF
the value Of 3 francs or more you
take il 70 the nearest branch Office
of the ''mont-de-piete."
The first thing that meets your
gaze is guard municipal" patrol
liRg up and down the pavement out
side the entrance.
With feeling OF wholesome re-
spect for the majesty of the law,
YOU now enter a large room, OF
which one side is occupied b.
benches (very hard and uncomforta
bic onesl and the other by half
dozen employees behind a counter.
Hayirg handed your property u
clerk whose desk bears the In
scription. reception of Articles,
YOU receive a numbered metal cherI
in exchange and then join the rank
of the expectant borrowers on tn
, benches.
There are all sorts aud condition
Of men and women, from the wor
, girl who brings her Sunday hat t
the great lady who brings he
Jewels and whose motor car Is wal
p ing in the street.
, But II there is no fraternity
O the "mont-de-piete" there is at leai
I equality. and no precedence IS give
Q to wealth or fashion.
a When the value Of your proper'
! has been estimated in another roo
% a clerk calls out your number az
the amount offered, which you ca
% accept or refuse. 1t is never mo
Il than half the lowest selling price
mi the object, as the valuer is rcspon'
W bic for any loss arising from unr
deemed pledges. If you accept !
20 offer your name, address and pr
fession are taken down by anoth
We clerk, and you must produce pap'
xe to establish your identity.
The interest charged is only II
NV cent per annum, and there is
doubt that the state pawnshops r.
veldcr great services to all classes
W. French people.-London Standar
rotl -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09
Lazy Birda

The "mound fowls OF Australis
and New Guinea construct MOUNDS
Of decayed leaves for theis nests.
In these the eggs are laid and COW
cred over with the same material
The warmth sngsndered BY the de-
composition Of the leaves causes the
eggs to hatch. and the young In que
time burrov their way out TO NE
am the open air. These birds are
regarded a. the LATEST OF AL the
ftathery kingdom. Next to them
come the common blackbird. Q.
America for lsziness. These BLACK
birds never build nests OF their own:
but Law their eggs in the nests OK
other birds and leave them to be
batched by foster mothers. This -
an unfortunate imposition on the
smaller birds, as the blackoird : |,
young is so large when first hatcned
that he soon crowds the smaller
birds out of the nest and has u ~
A>.himsAk
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09

YOU ever wear detached cuffs?''
mol Who SAID you could wear
themY'
"Clandios Straight | noticed
that he was wearing the detach-
ed kind, so | spoke to him about
it, and he claimed they were all
right now"
"Oh thunderl What does he
know about what's right? lie
didn't begin wearing link cuff
buttons until last year"
"Dog-gonel Is that so?"
"Of course it is. He isn't II
/ it any more The Newman girls
aren't going to invite him up t
see them any more. | told faI
Newman all about him the otheI
night"
straight is kind of cad.
"Of course he is. and a dog
gone big one, too"
Then the two unhappy youn
men glanced at each other In
frigh' ened way. like men VIII
are swimming in deep water.
was the second or third TN
, they had introduced the wor
cad into an intellectual tete-'
tete and they had not becon
! quite accustomed to it as yet
The two unhappy mortals ono
: more relapsed into gloom, al
, nothing was heard for a II
three minutes, except the slo
ticking of the clock.
Then hatchet face broke Il
2 silence.
Say. old man, !" said he" ha
your folks ever tried to ma
you stop drinking?'
"No; out think they KIN
e about it."
n "You know the other night
lie drank three beers after.the sho
10 Did you feel it when you
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09
liDRliDRS and StIlg in Advertising.

The trite comment upon success of any sort
that "there is everything in knowing how IS
particularly applicable to the business OF ad-
vertising. Merchants generally advertise
their business, but not many OF them regard
advertising as part OF their business; tnaI ID
they do not put business methods and business
brightness into their advertising. JudlclouS
advertising pays every time, and he VINO
knows how to advertise judiciousy IS better
equipped business man than is his merchant
neighbor who does not know when and howto
advertise.
A striking advertisementwill run the gamut
of popular attention and get into the ar ike a
popular song. Advertisements have become
as familiar as household words, and renamed
advertisements long after they had disappear
ed from newspaper columns ana from awe.
ng billboards. Who will ever forget the mys-
tic rs. T. 1860 X?" 1t can no longer be seen
III print. nor upon biliboards, but the name Oh
the compound it advertised comes TO mihu
with the legend, and the advertisement Is as
bright as it was twenty-five years ago. =, :,
"You press the button; we do the rest! II
is hardly necessary to state what these words
advertise. They have been so widely read ana
are so taking and SO suggestive OF ablIlty InaC
everybody knows what they refer to- 10 SNOW
to what extent an advertisement with prlgnI-
ness in it gets into the public mind, the lact
may be cited in relation to the advertisement
under comment that no less parsonage tnan
Chauncey M. Depew. in speech before N: tne
merchants of New York at their annual am
ner closed an interesting statement OF the az
vantages of reciprocity with the remark, AS
merchants, as bankers and business men, we
say to congress in the language winch adVere
tses that most universal and productive OIL
our institutions, you press the buttoh' VIC
will do the rest"
If merchants and manufacturers want 10
win advertising of this happy kind. all tney
/ have to do is to advertise in the right way
/ and put happy thoughts into their advertise
\ ments.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09
A WARNING.
The Utter Usslessness Of Tskins
Course In German.


A customer during trying on
asked her dressmaker, whose son
was at college, if he were pursuing
general course or specializing IN
any particular branch. The answer
came promptly, through mouthfui
of pins:
"Sanskrit, ma'am. He's speciallz-
ING in Sanskrit. | can't say but I'd
have preferred something a bit
more usual in the way of education
something more plain tailor made
for every day like. Sanskrit's such
fussy study"
Her criticism, if oddly worded,
was comprehensive and not unina-
telhcent. Less reasonable and equal
" unexpected were the remarks OF
an old farmer in a remote hull VII
lage upon the favonte studies OF ms
son. lie had always been suspicious
of the higher education and was far
from pleased when his Joe, whom
he wished to keep on the farm, OBJ
tanned scholarship.
Languages may be all right for
folks that's born to 'em in foreign
parts" he declared recently, with
impressive deliberation, ''but a man
that amt had better talk plain
Yankee and do things.
"To see that boy of mine sit down
with a book We can't read, saying
over words We can't sense-lest put
ter. putter, mutter, mutter, sputter.
sputter-why, il makes me fair sick.
And for all he's been at it most a
wear. he can't make those Italians
on the highway understand three
: words together. lie owns himself
he can't"
1T is Italian he is studying.
them the listener murmured po-
2 htely
"No. faint; it's German" admit
ted the old man in a reluctant
growl. "But a precious poor eI-
} cuse call that, and so | told him
81 don't care if 'tain't their own
lingo, Joe says |. 1t oughter. come
f a long sight higher to it than jest
n United States talk. Squeezed AL
! up together the way folks be on the
map o. Europe, course they must get
used to each others talk enough to
make each other out.
"'Bet We my Sunday-go-to-
meeting hat,' | told him, If ye talk
ed reel German to those Italians
e thev'd understand YEP
P "But he can't All he can do Z
/ TO set in a corner with his book
y putter puttering and sputter sput
u tering. 4,
l: Don't We talk to me about col
legesl Joe's warning. ."-iouthl
/ Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09

homer"
"Doggonel | should say did.
Did you?"
Il could feel it some, but |
walked straight .
II wonder if any one told the
girls about US. "
"I'll bet they have"
Il don't care; do your
mo; what do | carei"-Chlca'
90 Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09
LEGAL BLANKS.

Warranty Deeds, Quit Claim
Deeds. Chattle Mortgages, Real
Estate Mortgages, Inventoie S
Suponeas, Warrants, Reports etc
for Sale at the COURIER OFFICE
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09

Those Zeppelin airships have
to be handled more delicately
than a pot rhinoceros.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09

Air sickness is an afiliction
that has come with the flying
machine. Stand from under. y
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09

The reckless chauffeur and his
machine are soon parted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-09

People have such a habit of
crowding around broken-down
automobile as if they were glad
of it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
NORTH EAST ITEMS

1t has rained almost every Gay
for a week and the ground is
thoroughly soaked.
Earl Hampton is working for
Mr.. Fanchar.
Lillian Carter spent last Thurs
day with Martha Wallace.
Stephen Wenta finished plant
ing corn last week.
Frank Weber is working on
Mr.. Combs house.
Geo. McBee and son and
daughter attended the County
High scnool meet at Meade Sat-
urday.
The Manly girls visited Sun
day at John Fanchars.
Violet Wallace came home last
Friday. She has been staying
with Mrs. Don Otto for some
time.
Tom Carter is planting the
Ross Burns place to Kaffir corn.
Earnest Wallace was looking
after the south livery barn at
Fowler while his father was
gone on his trip east.
The young folks of the neigh
borhood gave surprise party
and post card shower on Pearl
McBee last Monday afternoon,
it being her 18th birthday. The
afternoon was spent in playing
games, after which six o'clock
lunch was served. An enjoy
able evening was had by all.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18

Mr.. Corp is working on the
prospectus for the electric line
and as soon as this can be printed
the actual work of promotion will
begin. The Beaver Herald says
of the proposition: 'It is the
only proposition the people of
Beaver would accept" That is
the kind of deal everyone wants.
If the line is built it will take
money-but there is no money to
be raised unless trains are actual
ly run. There is no "survey
graft" or anything of the kind
connected with the deal. 1t is
straight, business proposition of
pay when the goods are delivered.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
Decoration Day.

The committee on program is
very anxious that parents OF
children desiring to take part
help them to secure song or rec
itation.
We want a wagon load of flow
ers. This will not be too many.
Fowler is invited and expected
to assist to some extent. The
Pinnick sisters have agreed to
to be present and they are excel
lent entertainers.
CAP. w. G. OsGooD.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18

The town of Meade comes
nearer having all the modern con.
veniences than any town of its
size in the state.
Meade has strictly first class
water works system owned by
the city which furnishes water
which is almost absolutely pure
at very low rate.
Meade has large and finely
equipped opera house capable of
holding any attraction which
comes this way.
Meade has a new electric thea
ter.
Meade has the best train SER
vice, all trains stop here making
it easy to travel out of here in
either direction.
Meade needs more business In
situations.
A cold storage, ice plant, -four
mill, broom factory, bottling
works and many other lines of
business could find an ideal loca-
ton here.
Meade has live commercial
club which is boosting hard to
Make Meade Move and is sue
ceeding.
Anyone looking for a location
for business or desiring a good
live town in which to retire and
invest their money can find an
ideal location right here in Meade.
There is a demand for bust
ness buildings of the better class
to rent and large number of
would find ready ten
ants.
If interested in the town write
the secretary of the Meade Com
mercial Club or the News and
and all questions will be cheer
fully answered.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
SANCHO PATS

l S jet black, weighs 140o pounds,
is a good actor, good disposition,
with the best of feet and legs. He
is a very active coach horse.
This horse will make the season
of 1911 from April 3 to June 9TH as
follows: Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday at my place
I-2 miles south and a miles east
of Meade and Saturday at thinner
man & Basinger Bros. breeding barn
in Meade.
TERMS:-S10. to insure a mare
in foal. payable on or before the
Both day of December. SIS to in
sure a colt to stand and suck. Par
ties breeding to my horse will be
held for the insurance. Care will
be taken to prevent accidents but
will not be responsible should any
occur. All lovers Of good horses
who are interested in raising and
breeding good horses are invited to
come and examine my horse | will
be pleased to show him to all who
come and solicit your patronage.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
PICK UPS.

A glorious rain fell here Saturday
evening and Sunday, but not before
it was needed. How things will
grow now for few days.
Mrs. H. l.. Howe returned from
K. c. week before last, much i'm
proved in health.
o. J. Easton thought it time to
work the roads last week as some
fellow on his way to market with a
load of broomcorn upset and the
wagon team and all rolled down hill
together.
Henry Cochran has erected a
wind mill over his new well.
Grandma Rhodes spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs Tom Barragree.
Walter Fisher went east Saturday
to hunt work.
w. w. Davidson was out hunting
for his horses Sunday.
Everett Davidson had the misfor-
tune to lose young colt.
Will Barragree and Edgar Paden
returned from Englewood Saturday,
staying over night at E. Sengers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
Methodist.

Next Sunday morning will be our
first quarterly meeting. Rev. Burns
will be present to preach and admin
lister the Holy communion. We
hope all members of the church will
be present.
On Monday night Rev. Burns
will deliver his lecture at the church.
The subject, "Musings in The
Mountains" No admission will be
charged but a free will offering will
be taken.
There were only 60 at Sunday
School or account of the rainy day.
The offering was s. 81, Mrs.
Williams class offering was 81 20.
The League Anniversary service
Sunday evening was interesting and
profitable. Every part was good
but all seemed especially pleased
with the song "Mothers Apron
Strings" by Roland Paul. The
newly elected officers were installed
with the League Ritual service.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
Baptist

S. S. 10 a. m. Morning worship
II a. M. c. E. 7 a. IN. Evening
worship 8 p. m. Prayer meeting.
Wednesday 8 p. m.
Church business meeting Saturday
at 2 p. m.
A cordial invitation to all.
]. Frank Moore, Pastor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
Fitst Published NAV Is. 1911
Very truly yours,
]. L. Robinson.

State of Kansas, Meade county, SIS;
In the Probate Court in and for said County.
In the matter OF the estate Of Lloyd Myers,
Deceased
Notice is hereby given that Letters Of Admin
stration have been granted to the undersigned,
on the Estate Of Lloyd Myers, late OF said County,
deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate Court of
the County and State aforesaid, dated the 9th
day Of May 1911. Now, all persons having
claims against the said Estate, are hereby noti-
fed that they must present the same to the
undersigned for allowance within one year from
the date Of said Letters, or they may be precud-
ed from any benefit Of such estate; and that II
such claims be not exhibited within three years
after the date Of said Letters they shall be for.
ever barred. Frank 8. Sullivan,
Administrator Of the estate Of Lloyd Myers,
May 18th, 191l3t Deceased
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
JOHANN HARDER.

When you have cold get bottle OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t will
soon fix you up all right and will ward OF
any tendency toward pneumonia. This
remedy contains no opium or other narcotic
and may be given as confidently to baby
as to an adult. Sold by all dealers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
From Fowler Gazette.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Mcclure
went down to Meade last Satur-
day to attend the triangular meet
between Meade, Cimarron and
Liberal. They acted as Judges
and report that Meade won the
highest honors of the day, with
Cimmarron as a close second.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18

An effort is being made to pro-
mote interest along educational
lines in Meade County. To out
line general plan of work for
the county as whole, especially
the city schools, the school boards
of Plains and Meade were invited
to meet at Fowler yesterday and
talk matters over in a general
way. The Plains board could
not get here but Messrs Bennett,
Reed and Wilson, the school
board from Meade came up on
No. ? and spent the afternoon
with the local board.
The visiting board was ban
quoted at the Hotel Bunyan by
the board here.
Several citizens and the teach
ers of the Fowler schools met
with the boards and made the
supper hour an enjoyable social
occasion.
There is much to be done in an
educational way in Meade county
and the various school boards of
the county can work together
with profit.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-18
Meade, Kans.,
Nav 10, 1911

Fowler Academy,
Fowler, Kans.
Field and Track Team: We
challenge you to a dual field and
track meet containing in both
track and field all the events of a
standard meet. To be held eth
er here or at Fowler any time
after the goth of May.
Winner to take all receipts or
we will pay all expenses for you
sending team of ten men here.
1t is to be understood that each
school may make two entries
in each event, and no student or
person shall be eligible to COM
pete, who has not an average
attendance of 80 per cent for all
the school days taught this year,
and be it further understood that
each person. or competitor repre-
senting either the Academy or
Meade High School shall at the
time of the meet completed salts
factorily at least three of the
subjects in whose classes he has
been enrolled.
Very truly yours,
j. L. Robinson.