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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
Time. Not Space.

Mrs. Frink was a trusting soul
and rarely questioned the opinions
of others about matters concerning
which they were supposed to be in
formed. One day she came home
with a new pair of shoes under her
arm. "Got them at Brides, she
explained, "and they're the best l
ever bought you."
"What is so very good about
them" inquired her son. for whom
the shoes were intended.
"Why, the salesman said that you
could walk farther in them than IN
any others without getting tired,
ana said that you couldn't walk
vel lar just now on account OF
your knee, you know, and he said
that he meant farther for the same
distance. So / bought them, and
here they are. Save the string,
please"
She did not notice the smile on
her sons face as he undid the pack
age, and he was spared the trouble
Of explaining. - Youths Compan-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
orvbwom Races.

An odd form Of animal contest
used to be practiced by Office clerks
in London some years ago. 1t was
known as grub racing, and nearly
every younger clerk had his stable
of racers. These worms were bred
in nuts or apples and carefully sta
bled between two walnut shells.
They were selected by placing them
in the center of II piece of paper,
and the one that proved most adept
in making a speedy bee line to the
edge of the paper was matched
against the pick Of a rival stable
Some of the fastest could not be in.
duced to travel in straight line,
In racing parlance, they bolted and
were bad betting propositions. But
when two came together that show
ed u disposition 10 run straight and
true the betting on the result was
lively enough to stir up the anti.
gambling enthusiasts.-New York
| AiASehS- -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
Curing a Doctor.

An eminent physician of London,
who was remarkable for continuing
his visits to%his rich patients after
he had turned their disorders out
of doors, attended a 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 5 guineas.
Weary Of his expensive calls and
CONCLUDING that to lessen the fee
would he to lose the visitor, she
ventured to give him 4 guineas at
the conclusion Of his next call. He
looked anxiously in his hand, then
on the carpet and stood for some
time in evident embarrassment,
"Have YOU lost anything?" in
quired the lady.
"Why, madam, I thought 1 had
dropped a guinea"
cit is only mistake in the per-
son, sir" reioined the fair patient
"Tt is l who have dropped the
guinea"
The doctor, Of course, dropped
lis visits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
RAdeemind Time.

Dean Swift, when he claimed the
degree of A. B., was so deficient as
to obtain it only by Especial favor" |"
q term used TO denote lack of merit:
OF this disgrace he was SO ashamed
that he resolved to study eight
hours day, and he continued this
industry for seven years, with what
improvement is sufficiently known.
This part of his history deserves to
be remembered. 1t may, says q
commenter, afford useful admoni-
ton to young men who, having lost
one part of life in iGleness and
pleasure, are tempted to throw away
the remainder of it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
DEVICES OF THE BODY.
The Cough, Sneeze and Sigh Ara
Measures of Self Protection.

One OF the most interesting facts
about the human body is its power
of self preservation-its power OF
evading or overcoming the thou
sand and one conditions which, I'M
less corrected, would be injurious
or destructive.
Anon the moet common o.
these cts Of self preservation arl
the cough, the sneeze and the sigh
Every ore is familiar with these
acts, yet few people ever ask them
selves the cause, and fewer still
could explain them.
One of the simplest of the body's
devices for self protection is the
cough. The cough is merely blast
of air propelled from the lungs ID
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 a foreign matter comes IN
contact with them an alarm mes
sage is at once sent to the nervous
HEADQUARTERS" and the result is
the sudden, spasmodic expulsion OF
breath which Is called a cough.
Very often the cough is produced
bv the irritation Of the accumula-
ton Of mucus on the surface mel-
toned. In this case, as in the case
of foreign body, the cough /;
merely a means of e1pelling the
matter.
So, you see, cough is merely one
of natures methods of self protec
ton Cough cures contain some
drug which, by paralyzing the
nerves, prevents the cough and al
lows the mucus to accumulate.
Thus the cough medicine does
only harm. The cure for a cougf
] is to cough-to cough until the ex
cesSiVe deposit is removed. Mean
time. of course, measures should b,
taken to prevent added deposits.
A sneeze is exactly like a cough
save that the obstruction occurs il
the nostrils owing to the deposit O.
, some irritant or foreign matte
and that the blast Of air is thrown
out through the nose instead o
through the throat and mouth.
Why do we sigh: When grleye'
or depressed the tendency Is to hol'
the breath. This means that tn
: body suffers for oxygen, and tn
, long, deep breath which we call
sigh is merely a means by which tn
, body obtains for itself the neces
sary amount of oxygen.-Dr. W. b
: G. Latson in Health Culture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
4 DIAMOND STORY.
Tho Way Q Russian Princess Disposes
of Her Jewels.

OI TISF SSWStos
A few years ago Ludwig Nissen,
q well known wholesale dealer OF
the Maiden lane district, was in the
Office of a diamond merchant in
London when a stranger came In
and offered an unusually beautiful
stone for sale. The Englishmap
did not care to buy But Nissen
thought he sew rain. But he
was not willing by until he
learned who own, ne stone and
where it had come /. IN. The man
said he represented friend, a wo-
man, who did not cdre to have her
name disclosed. The American was
firm. If he could not learn the
owners name he would not buy.
The stranger said he would see the
woman and talk the matter over
with her.
The next day he came back and
took Mr.. Nissen to the woman's
home. She lived in q handsome
apartment in one of the most fash
ionable quarters Of the city. 1t
turned out that she was q Russian
princess who, with her husband
and her daughter, had been driven
from Russia for having taken part
in a nihilist movement. Of all
their large property they had saved
only their jewels. She opened 9
little safe and showed the Ameri.
can one of the finest collections Of
diamonds he had ever seen. They
were worth 100000 OF $500, 900.
owe sell them few at time,
she explained, "just enough o1
them each year to give US & living
Perhaps you will wonder why w
don't sell them all and live on thu
interest of the money? But m,
husband has the gamblers spirit
The money would not last a year
So We part from them piecemeal
I estimate that there are enough O
them to keep us twenty years, ant
I don't expect to live longer thar
that"
One of those diamonds forms tn
centerpiece of one of the most val
liable necklaces in New York. 1
few others are sent to this countr
every year. In the diamond horse
shoe" at the opera there is never
night when there are not some o
the Jewels of the exiled princess o.
view.-New York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
A WARNING.
The Utter uselessness CT Taking
Course In German.


A customer during "A 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 mouthful
of pins:
"Sanskrit, ma'am He's specializ-
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
a fussy study"
Her criticism, if oddly worded,
was comprehensive and not unin-
telligent. Less reasonable and equal
ly unexpected were the remarks of
an old farmer in remote hill VII
lage upon the favorite studies OF his
son. He had always beer suspicious
of the higher education and was far
from pleased when his Joe, whom
be wished to keep on the farm, OBJ
tanned a scholarship.
Languages may be all right for
folks that's born to 'em in foreign
parts" he declared recently, with
impressive deliberation, "but 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-iest put
Ter, putter, mutter, mutter, sputter,
sputter-why, it makes me fair sick
And for all he's been at it most a
year, he can't make those Italians
on the highway understand three
words together He owns himself
he can't"
'1t is Italian he is studying,
them" the listener murmured po-
itely
''No, 'tain't; it's German" admit
ted the old man in a reluctant
growl "But precious poor ex-
cuse | call that, and so | told him.
81 don't care If 'tain't their own
lingo, Joe,' says L. 1T oughter come
a long sight higher to it than jest
United States TAX. 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 ye my Sunday-go-to-
meeting hqt,' ! told him, If We talk
ed reel German to those Italians
they'd understand yen
"But he can't. All he can do 8
to set in corner with his book,
putter puttaring and sputter sput-
tering.
"Don't We talk to me about col
legesl Joe's warning."-Youth's
Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29

Before engage you must tell you
my husband is very particular and
very cross"
Don't fear. Between us Wen man
sgs him"-Fliegende Dlattar.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
TRICK SHOOTING.
The Way Some Of the Stage Feats Ara
accomplished.


When a champion rifle shot fires
blindfolded at a wedding ring or a
penny held between his wife's
thumb and finger or seated back to
her shoots, by means of a mirror, at
an apple upon her head or on a
fork held in her teeth, the danger
of using bullet is obvious. None,
of course, is needed. The explo-
sion is enough. The apple is al
ready prepared, having been cut
into pieces and stuck together with
an adhesive substance, and thread
with a knot at the end, pulled
through it from the wings" Sc
that it flies to bits when the gun Is
fired, is Chow it is dore."
Generally the more dangerous
feat appears the more carefully is
all danger guarded against. In tho
'sWilliam Tell" act the thread i
Otter tied TO the assistants foot
When, again, the ash is shot off 6
cigar which the assistant is smok-
ing a piece of wire is pushed by his
tongue through hollow passage il
the. cigar, thus thrusting off the ash
at the moment Of firing.
A favorite bat simple trick is the
shooting from some distance at ar
orange held in ladv's hand. Great
applause is invariably Forthcoming
when the bullet droTs out on he,
cutting open the fruit 1t is insert
ed by hand earlier in the evening.
Another popu.ar trick is that o.
snuffing out lighted candles. Hal.
q dozen are placed in front of {
screen, in which as many small
holes are bored, one against eacl
candle wick. At the moment O
firing a confederate behind th'
screen sharply blows out each can
die with pair OF bellows.
In most instances where ball o
other object has TO De broken on
living PERSONS head blank car
fridge iseused and the effect pro
duced by other means. A specia
wig with a spring concealed in i
worked by wire under the clothe
is generally used, the confederat
manipulating the spring simulta
neously wNh the firing of the rifle
As the ball is of extremely thi,
glass, mere touch suflices to shat
ter it.
In these exhibitions some of tn
rifle 'expcrts" invite gentleme
from the audience to testify tha
the weapon is indeed loaded. Th
cartridge sho~n looks very well, bu
it is a shell Of thin wax blackene
to resemble icl',c1 bullet.
would not hart a fy.-London Til
J Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29

Humorlst-Tve just written fiftee1
foxes on the man who doesu't adven-
tse.
Poet-That's wrong. You shouldn't
Jest about Lle dead Cincinnati EDn
quirer.
Mi. Mecnly--Its eA.iething drcadIa.
Ny wife Is always as...ag nle for NOR
8. It's money. maucy. money. al tie
line.
Mr. Japson-Why. whatever does size
g. with all this money?
Mr.. Neanly-Eh? Oh. l don't know.
I haven't given her any yet
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29

Senator Penrose at the dedica-
ton of Pensylvania's splendid cap
itol at Harrisburg said of a certain
speech that had been made at q pri.
vate dinner before the dedicatory.
ceremonies:
"That speech was pregnant with
meaning. 1t revealed n every sem
tence its suthor's character. Brief
and full and illuminating. Il re-
minded mc of tho beautiful young
lady who rcarmurod to herself one
afternoon a she paused uncertainty
or a street corner:
"What bore. For the life OF
me can't remember whether I'm
to meet Morris In Tasker street OF
Tsskar IN MQyn stsaat'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
Pure Milk.

"IIave YOU thrown the COW into
The antiseptic tanky'
"Yes."
"1Iave YOU washed the can with
carbolic acid solution p
81 have"
"1Iavc YOU plunged into the
germ DESTROYING bath yourself?"
"Certain'yw
"All right. Go ahead, now, ana
take the COW into the alright glass
cage, but keep on the lookout that
no stray bacteria get into the milk" |"
|-Hphsmian.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
Pei IN HAWAII.
This Peculiar Feed Is to the Native a.
EreE6 Is to Us.

10 OSs
What bread IS to tie American {
European poi is to the native Hs
waiian. No meal is complete With
out it, and for the great majorIt,
of the natives it forms the primes
pal article OF diet. While they prof.,
ably could at the present time liy
without this accustomed dish, the
time once was, before the advent o.
the whites to the islands and the in
PRODUCTION. OF new foods, that life
without it would at least have been
precarlous.
Poi is made from the tuberous
root of the taro plant, species Of
the caladium family, of which the
we'll known elephant ear plant IS
also a member. The tuboT, which
averages in size that of large
sweet potato, is baked and after
ward pounded up with water until 9
smooth white paste is obtained
much resembling a wheat tlo
paste, except that the color :
pale pink or purple, depenue.
upon the variety of taro used. 'th
paste is allowed to slightly ferment
or sour, when it is ready for 80
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 machin.
cry grinds the taro and mixes it or
a large scale have largely srpplant
ed the old hand method. The Chi
nese of the territory have come tt
be the leading manufacturers OF the
product.
Many of the white residents Of
the islands eat poi to, o,almost the ex
tent as the natives, but the taste il
largely acquired, and strangers sci
dom care for it. Poi has higl
food value, and, since it formeI III
principal article of diet of the Oh
Hawaiians, some persons have cree
| tied it withpthe splendid physica
development of the race.
/ Poi was always eaten from wood
en- bowls, or calabashes, and wa
conveyed to the mouth by the fin
gers, one, two or three being EN-
ployed, according to the consistenc..
of the food, which also establishe
a designation of one, two or thre
finger poi. White poi eaters no7
usually employ a fork or spoon L
lieu of fingers, although it is stil
common even in the highest fami
lies to give native dinners, or luauf
at which knives and forks are ia
booed and fingers ouly used. Their
is as much ctiqratte among the HG
waiians in eating with the fingers 9
with modern table implements, An
the graceful motion bv which POI
ton of poi is twisted upon the fir
gers and transferred t. the mout
would not shock the scnsibilities c
the most refined. An invitation t
a real luau, at which poi, baked pis
fish baked in leaves and cocoanut l
various forms form the princips
part of the menu, is something ths
is always looked forward to ~ ever
visitor to Hawaii and alv Us pleas
antly remembered afterWard.
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New Member lwho desires to be-
elubbable. 20 old member-Do you nab
Old Member (who hasn't been Intro
onevd>-What sos1-z0kstch.
~- ---A-s
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
ATLANTA ORGANISE LIKED
BY AUGUSTA MUSIC LOVERS

Dr Percy !. Stsrnes and Airs Starnes
are highly praised by The Augusta
Chronicle for their work in an organ
recital which Dr. Starnes gave at St
Johns Methodist church in Augusta.
Mrs Stalnes sang a soprano aria and
received many compliments on the
clearness and cultivation Of her voice
"One Of the most enjoyed OF all was
Or. starues' own improvisation, Which
showed his genius as composer
equaled that ~ performer \ greatly
sung by Mrs. starncs who has dnclN
trained and superhN cultivated voice
of cmerkabie feasibility aud leeruo
nf TOM The Chrouisle 70 trih.
ID rs tne Atlanta urganiFt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
LEADS
DIXIE IN AUTOS

That Georgia has twice as many au-
tomobies as any other Southern state
is a fact made known by the Southern
Peess clipping bureau of Atlanta in a
list which shows the number of auto
mobiles owned i'm each Southern state
Georgia leads the list with $4,000. and
the next nearest number 1000 in
Tennessee. Several states have APP
proNimately 1000 each
The lists hoWs that nine Southern
states require state registration, two
(South Carolina and Texas require
county registration and one state
louisiana has no state law govern
ing autos, each county or township do
ing its own regulating.
Summary by States.
The list is complete to April / and is
based on information furnished by the
automobile registrar in each state
Alabama Registered April l. 1850;
law went into effect last October and it
is estimated that several thousand are
yet unregistered
Arkansas 600 (estimatedl.
Florida 500.
Georgia l4.l5$ TO April /, 1889 to
May IS
Kentucky 5000 5estimatedl
North Carolina 1000 oosumatedl
Tennessee-G
Virginia Annual registration in 1911.
0.o $500 registered to April /. 1912.
estimated that t5eo Nilt register during
1871.
Mississippi Law effective June /.
lot- estimated that There are 1000
autos ip the state
$ A. Martin, manager Of tho elm
pins bureau, who prepared the let
ssYs
The recent government report shows
that Georgia leads all Southern states
IN road building, and is second in the
Union, only being eNcelled by New
York state. Another cause is the prac-
tical use TO which the auto is being put
The auto is no longer being regarded
exclusively as a luxury Iii is neces-
sity
"a surprising feature Of the Situa-
tion n Georgia 5 THAT Suen "A large per
cent ale owned in the small towns and
ia lne-cauntry, Which accounts Tor The
iais humber of ruuabout, 81 small
~ Aeina sotd- There - town ia
,mldaHo G@ffea au1 l,-s nau oea
panuafom that a mote fhan 200
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
X3E.5BF IssSsaSAo
.21O CONTESTS IN
REP. C0NVENT
Bulk of Disputes Over Dele
gates in South Georgia
Alone Contributes rs.

CHICAGO May 31.-Two hundred
and ten seats arc at stake in the dele
,ato contests ele1 nm 70 todav vim the
r...,.,,...
SUI o''''''''''' ~ s'' ~ pun, GU ''''
toila' eon'll'lee' now ~ session ne T.
This number it was expected by the
Committeeman might be augmented by
contest parcre received later and
d, ,ioh r.or, n,af,d horoo,. ~ limo limit
.,,...,- W..
io' nuns sAp-' ~. Ct NUNS ''' 0''
nesaay
ne contests by states io'lo". "o
oeles'tes are contested ~ c7c'' ulstiic'
'ho'ealeo.
= ''''''',' - q. ''i : : ''.Co''u' , = -
H'%tn ana N'ntn os'rietS. o'a' -
= 'NahSas.- = our 'alS' -
fouflh. + Ii'h ana 0eNchth olsule'S'
Total -
p'S'Il'' 81 ''D''i''d- . - '''' 80
Total :.
F1oild 4 SIX az 'aree, FlFS' second
mira o.StFlc,S' o''I -
''eo. ga oui ~ ials'' : -
ono ihlra. Foui'n ruin SKIN Sev-
emu hlsht". Nl''lu le'ilh. EleNenttl'
IWell'h olstrieIs' o'aI ~
lhulai8 ~ ou' az ldl8e fltst' MIRO
hlr'eehth dlstflcls. lotai' ~
hehtutN>-FiIth' eleNeh'h diStflc'S
) o}ai. /.
touIsiana--SIN al large flfst' SEE
ond Ihita. foultl. Flftn sixth 9eV-
emu ois'rlcts. lolal' ~.
M'e'i's'h-9lA AZ arg o'a.' D
Minnesota-Fourth district Total ?
Mississippi-tout At large. flls''
second FOURTH rum S'Nth' HoVei'h'
Eighth districts. Total rs.
Missouri-Fonr at large FIRST, hifa
districts Total. 10.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
PLAN PERMANENT
REGISTRATION
STATUTE
Bill Allowing Georgia Voters to
Ballot at County Seats
Also Framed.

Representative Carl Vinson, of Bald
win. speaker pro ten of the house and
one of its leading members. viii in
troduce two bills of extraordinary and
far-reaching importance at the forth
coming summer session Of the legis-
ature.
one Of Nj Wilson's bills will provide
for the permanent registration OF voters
in Georgia. and the other will provide
that voter may cast his ballot either
inh sim litia district or a tne county
scat as he may elect.
Both measures likely will be hearth
ly supported b. many members. and it
is not at all unlikely that both may be-
come laws.
Undoubtedly there is widespread dis
tion law. and also with the law which
restricts q voter 10 his own militia dis
triet
Vinson Discusses Bills.
Il am of the opinion. said MIR. Vim
son that simple registration law,
under which voter once registered
snail remain registered until he dis
qualities himself by non payment Of his
sRes, OF otherwise would meet every
regis;ration requirement of fair bal
lot and an honest election. The present
registration law is utterly unreason-
able, aud 50 complex that lawyers diff
fer widely as to exactly what it does
mean. Registration should be made
an easy matter. not difficult one.
AS to the other proposed law. under
the operation Of the present statute
many voters in rural counties have to
go farther to vote in their militia dis
trcts than they would have to go to
vote a their county seats. know of
case$ where voting a the county seat
involves trip Of four miles, as against
trip Of fifteen to the voting place in
the required militia district All voters
should have the unquestioned right to
elect where they Will vote.
Mr. Ninson proposes Ia introduce
both measures early in tue session and
to work hard for their passage.