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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
rnE OBJECTION TO JOHN.
Il Was Easily Removed When the SIT
uation Was Explained.

The Gaylords and Nelson's have
always been neighbors and intimate
friends. SO when John Gaylord at
twenty-four, as fine a fellow as ever
was, began to see what an altogeth-
er charming girl Molly Nelson was
there was naturally no opposition.
Indeed, as the "affair" became Sc
rious it was evident to all, includ-
ing John and Molly themselves,
that the parents concerned were de-
lighted. As yet there was no form
81 announcement, but every one
knew that it was understood" and
evening after evening John talked
to Molly on the front porch, often
lingeringNafter the other Nelson's
had retired.
The surprise of the two was con-
sequently great when one evening a
shutting step was heard In the hall.
and presently Mr.. Nelson appeared
in slippers and dressing gown, can
die in hand. Quite evidently he
had gone to bed and then got up
for some purpose.
"Why, father, what is the mat.
ter?
Molly's cheeks were burning, as
her father stood there hesitatine
and eying John closely. John, lean
ing against the doorpost, where be
had stood for the lSt fifteen min
utes saying good night to Molly
felt decidedly uncomfortable under
Mr. Nelson's gaze.
In fact, it was embarrassing al
around. But John is young man
who goes straight to she point.
as anything wrong, Mr.. Mel
son ?" he began. cam l to infer
that you object to my being here?'
"Well, no, not exactly, john
Mr.. Nelson coughed slightly, hesi-
tating 'Tt's only that mother and
I would like to get a little Sleep"
'Father," cried Molly, quite in
dignant, eve couldn't have been dis
turbing any one! John has beer
talking very low
| 81 don't doubt that, my dear
Mr.. Nelson was beginning to enjoy
the situation. '1ts not that, mol
have any objection to Johns talk
ing to you In fact, l haven't ar
objection in the world to John nol
to his conduct, except
Mr.. Nelson is open to suspicion o.
Having prolonged the matter unnec
essarily at this point.
-"except in one thing. Mrs. Mel
son and do object seriously, ny
dear John, to the habit you seem tx
have formed this evening of leanins
against the bell push. Our bed
}. room is next to the kitchen, ant
, this continuous bell ringing ia no
;, conducive to repose"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
Sound Philosophy.

OF all methods of making anoth.
sr person angry and disagreeable
the worst is to tell him that he vii
"have to" do something. How Otter
do we hear, "You VIII have to ge
to the other window" "You VII
have to 60 into the other car
You will have to wait an hour
"You will have to write the genera
passenger agent OF superintend-
ent," and the hkel Primarily We
are all free agents and don't "have
to" do a darned thing. We may
find it expedient or necessary to q
c-.tain end, but we don't even
"have to" eat if We don't want to
How easy to put the direction in
another manner, such as, "The 9th
er window, please" or "Will you
kindly take the car ahead ?" OF "The
rules require" A short, very short
explanation of why certain thing
10 necessary viii always work won.
ders in avoiding trouble.-Railroad
Employee.
Clean q shad and stuff with mash
cd potatoes to which Is added .
teaspoon Of finely minced parsley.
Lay shs fish on a baking dish on
several slices Of salt pork. Bsfe
and bAsts often with the fat frsm
The pork.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
Pure Milk.

"Have you thrown the COW into
the sntiseptic tank ?"
eyes"
"Have you washed the can with
cafbohc acid solution !"
T have"
"Have you plunged into the
germ destroying bath yourself?"
"CeYtainlyw
Gall right. Go ahead, now, and
take the cow into the alright glass
cage, but keep on the lookout that
no stray bacteria get into the milk. .
bohemian.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
The Manager Was Cute.

The crowd swayed toward the
manager of the open air show.
"What did you mean by advertis-
in thet tight rope walker" cried
the spokesman.
Gust what I said," replied the
unabashed manager.
"But the rope was laid on tn
ground" cried the spokesman, can
your fraud of rope walker just
walked on it step or twol Do you
call that tight rope walking?"
Certainly" shouted the man.
ager. ''The man was tight, wasn't
he ?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
A IA Flood.

Hearinr Of a rising river at the
headwaters Of the Euphrates, with
q falling Llrometer and indications
of a food in the ALLEY, the Pithe-
canthropus changed his mind and
frankly admitted it to Noah Hi
manner was that of chastened and
softened 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.-Puek.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
The Disturbing Telephone

'The telephone has destroyed al
the privacy of society" said the So
ciety girl. '1t breaks in on every.
thing. Nothing is sacred to it. You
may be saying your prayers. The
telephone. Or In the midst of your
bath. The telephone. Or doing up
your back hair or, worse Of al, q
delightful man may be making love
to you, when killing, killing, killing !
The telephone breaks Oh the thread
of his theme and he fsiH to resurha
it"--New York Proea
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
Date Of the rirs. Agreement Among
New Ycrns Brokers.


In the early part of March, 1892
the first notice was printed of the
opening of stock exchange Office
at 90 Wall street by A. l.. Bleecker
& Sons, J. Pintard, McEvers & Bar
clay, Cortlandt & Terriers and Jay
& Sutton. These several firms held
auctions OF stock each day at noon,
selling in rotation to insure equal
opportunities for each other.
Some Of the broker specialists re-
sented such a restricted organiza-
tion, and on March 21 a meeting
was called Of the dissatisfied brokers
for purposes of protection, and a
committee was appointed to pro-
vide a suitable room in which to
assemble and to suggest such rules
and regulations for conducting
their business as the committee
deemed necessary. The final result
of this meeting, says Moody's Mag
azine, was the first signed agree
ment among dealers in securities,
the oldest record now in the ar
chives of the New York Stock Ex-
change. The agreement reads as
follows:
owe, the Subscribers, Brokers
for the purchase and Sale of Public
Stock, do hereby solemnly promise
and pledge ourselves to each other,
that we will not buy or sell from
this day, for any person whatsoever,
any kind of Public Stock at less
rate than one-quarter per cent com
mission on the specie value, and
that we will give a preference to
each other in our negotiations. In
Testimony Whereof we have set our
hands this 18th day Of May, at New
York, 1892"
This organization had no local
habitation for conducting exchange
business. Like the curb brokers to-
day, transactions were carried on in
the open air at point between the
present numbers of 68 ard 70 Wall
Street, under famous Old button
wood tree thct Stood there with
widespread NJ trr rGches, which pro
tected them from the suns rays and
ordinarily inclement weather.
/ Business in those days was not
rushing, and there was an air Of
leisure and quiet about the gather
ing. Securities were not active
enough to employ all the time OF
the brokers, so between times bet
ting on the results of domestic and
foreign political controversies and
dealing in merchandise were in
cluded.
The first inside quarters Of the
exchange were secured in 1898
when the Tontine coffee house, at
the northwest corner of Wall and
William streets, was completed
The old buttonwood tree was aban.
doned, and the dignity Of the bro
kers organization elevated by
the change. The Tontine coffee
mouse was contrc' led by chartered
company composed of 2O3 subscrib-
ers at $500 each, organized as q
merchants exchange.
The dealers IN securities and the
merchants were all jumbled up to-
gether, and at times when trading
was brisk there as wild excitement
and shouts that would have done
credit to a band of Comanche In
dians. No constitution for q stock
exchange was adopted until 1917,
when the New York stock and e1.
change board was formally organ
lied and a constitution adopted
Nathaniel Prime was appointed
president and John Burson secre.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12

Auntie upon her return, TO somewhat
2essimistic nephew)-Did Tommy play
With you while | was out, darling? He
admit make you cry?
Nephew-He made me cry a little
oit
Tommy-Oh. Philip. made you laugh
nearly all the time mother was out.
Nephew-W | laughed till / cxted
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
\ Tabloid Fable.

A man once collided with an OPP
portunity.
"Why don't you look where You
are going?" growled the man.
Don't you recognize me Z" asked
the opportunity pleasantly.
"No, and ] don't care to. You
have trodden on my corns," replied
the man as he limped away.
Moral.-Don't believe the people
who say they have never had .
:hance.-New Yo.k Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
Iha Bird OF Death.

New Guinea is the abode of the
most wonderful feathered creature
known to the student of ornitholo-
gy-the awful rpir n'doob, or ''bird
Of death" The venom OF this bird
is more deadly than that Of any ser
pent except the cobra. In fact, No
antidote for the bite of the creature
is known. A wound from its beak
causes eIcruciating pains in every
part of the body, loss Of sight,
speech and hearing, convulsions,
lockiaw and certain death
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12

'Are all your boys making money!
-No; only three. Two were shot o,
the baron while he was hunting. ase
one was run over by al automobils
They all received pensions. but my
other boy Is good for nothing.
yende BlSttar
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12
The Carr Of CARPETS.

Sponge carpets occasionally With
hot water in 'xhich either common
salt or powdered alum has been dis
solved. This ,aot only brightsns tAs
earneta- hu< nrevents motha
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-12

There IS one thing I never realized
until | began to cast my bread upon
the water"
"And that isY'
"How many people are out for II
dough- h"-Philadelphia Press.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
CONFESS AFTER
 GRUELINC TEST
Prisoners Break Down In RG
 SenthaI Murder Case.
SEVEN MEN WERE IN PLOT.

9Iayers of Herman RosenthaI, the
 Gambler, Are Known by the Police.
 Lieutenant Becker Is Held Above
 Suspicion by His commissioner-Ds-
 tectives Spreading Net.
 The police know the men that shot down Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, in front of the Hotel Metropole a few hours before he was to reveal to Dis trict Attorney Whitman the names of gamblers who. could tell what police men had been getting protection money.
 Police Commissioner Waldo, Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty and Inspector Hughes wrung a confession from Louis Libby and William Sha- ptro, who owned the touring car that was used in the murder raid on the MetropOle. Shapiro, who drove the car, broke down after hours of gruel- ing questions, told the police that seven men were in the plot to kill RosenthaI and that four were actual ly concerned in the killing.
 The minute this confession had been extracted from Shapiro 15O plain clothes men were sent scurrying to every part of the city, and Deputy Commissioner Dougherty was saying confidently that within a few hours the assassins of Rosenthal would be jailed. Libby and Shapiro were charged with homicide, and John Clark, a gambler of several aliases, was held as a material witness.
 The question that everybordy asked was, "Who had so much to fear from Rosenthal that they took the desperate chance of staying him almost in the presence of half dozen policemenw
 Lieutenant Charles Becker of the ''strong arm squad" accused by Ro- seminal of grabbing 20 per cent of the profits of Rosenthal's gambling house and who was to be investigated by the district attorney because of this accusation, hastened to deny that he had any hand in the killing or that he had the slightest idea who killed his accuser. And Becker is held to be gutltless by his commissioner.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
PRESIDENT TAFT NOT
 TO GO SEEKING VOTES
Had All He Wanted In PreCOn. VentiOn JOuSt.

Presiden- Taft has had enough of campaigning. He caused 1t to be known at the White House that he would not go over the country fight ing for votes. Much as e presi dent loves the executive pleasure of travelling, he had all be wanted in the preconventton joust. He will try this time a porch campaign, with some intervals on the golf links. The announcement came in a reply to the managers of the Minnesota state fair who invited him to come up there so the people could gratify a yearning to see him and hear the sound of his ar guments on the issues of the day, and incidentally the gate receipts might feel the influence of the political curl osities of the season
 ''The people of Minnesota are eager to see you," appealed the managers of the fair, land personally listen to your views on the great issues in this cam paign." But the president shook his head and remained tnsensible to their entreaty. He has had enough.
 An invitation to attend the meeting of the General Society of Mayfower Descendants at Plymouth, Mass, on Sept. was also declined.
 In view of his activity in the pre- convention fight, when he visited Mas sachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey and made speeches in scores of cities, politicians had been led to believe that he would extend his itinerary in the fight preceding the election in November.
 Even following his announcement, there are many c. O. P. leaders in Washington who believe he will change bis mind before many weeks and de- eide to make personal appeal to vot- CTS in many states.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
SENATOR LORIMER LOSES SEAT
Illinois Man Is Ousted by Vote of 55 to 28-Came After Six
 Days Debate.

By a vote of 55 to 2S, almost two to one, the United States senate unseated Senator Lorimer from Illinois and de- clared his seat vacant
 The end of the long fight to oust the senator came after six days of pro tracted debate, in which Senator Lori mer himself had occupied the floor for three days, making an impassioned appeal to his fellow senators not to ex- pei him.
 The Lea resolution by which the sen ator was expelled was as follows:
 Resolved, That corrupt methods and practices were employed in the election of William Lorimer to the senate of the United States from the state of Iln- nois and that his election was there fore invalid"
 When the vote was announced the expelled senator gr1mly rose from his seat and in the tense silence passed out of the chamber.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
General Markets.

BUrTER-steady: receipts. 1860 pack ages; creamery, extras, To-, TRzTho.; nrstM 16a161lc. seconds 2baeSLc.; thirds, 23a231tc; state dairy. tubH finest Ac.9 good to prime. 24a2bc.: common to fair, 2aazSc.: process. extras e6c.; hrsts. 23lka 24bc.: seconds. 22a221ao.; factory, current make. firstS. 22c. seconds. nIha22c.; thirda. 2Oa2Orhc.: packing stock. current make- No. 2 2oiaa2lc.; No. 3, l9a2oc.
 CHEESE - Irregular; receipts. 1881 boxes; state. whole milk. new. specials. white. lb 15kal5tto.; colored. l55kc.: aver age fancy white, 15c; colored. lSai5Ac.: undergrades 1sa141sc. daisies, 12o.; state skins. new. specials. white. l2Na12lto.; colored, 121fc. fair to choice, pai1hc.; un- dergrades, 3has14c.
 EGGS - Steady; receipts. as.622 cases: fresh gathered. extras. doz, 2sa24e.; ex- tra firsts, Ha22c.; frsts. loa2Oc.: seconds, 18a1St4c.; dirties, 12a161ko.; checlks, Sal5c: state, Pennsylvania and nearby, hennery whites. fancy large 26a27c.; fair to good, 22a23c.: hennery browns 24a25c: gathered brown and mixed colors. Pc
 POTATOES-New, firm: southern. new, No. 1, bbl, $2a2B; seconds. S1.50a1.s5: culis. 15c.a a$l; Jersey, cobblora, new, bbl., S2a2-25 Long Island, bbl. $2a226; Jersey. N. C.. new, bbl., $3.50.
 LIVE POULTRY-Tone unsettled; prices not established.
 DRESSED PoULTRY-Fresh killed, firmer; chickens, dry picked, Philadelphia broilers. 32c.; Pennsylvania broilers. sa BOG; western brotlers 24a18c-; fowls, dry packed. western boxea 1ba17o-: bbls., iced, 14a15hc: old roosters, uc.: spring ducks, nearby, 1Salec.; aquabs, white, dozen, tl.60 as.5O; dark, n.5; frozen turkeys. No. 1. 21a23c.: No. 2 14a16c.; chickens roastorns milk fed, 2Oa24c.; corn fed 1anR0c.i fowls ( and lbs. each, 16a1To-
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

selected as the nominees fer president and vice president of the national Pro hibition party here at the concluding session of it's convention
 The Taft family played an important part in the final days work. The Rev. Stephen Taft, founder of Humboldt college at Sawtelle, Cal. tried to secure a change in the title of the party to Conservation" and the Rev. William Taft, also of California, started the campaign fund with a contribution of 10000
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

The Record of the Week on Accidents
 and Tragic Events.
 Miss Adams was killed, Miss Fannie W. Wisham and Mrs. Emma Adams were dangerously injured and Edward Stokes, father of former Governor Stokes, was badly bruised when an au- tomobile in which they were riding was struck by q train on the electric rail road at Malaga, N. J.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
GENERAL NEWS EVENTS.

Happenings of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.
 A freight rate of $4.15 a ton on cot tonseed meal and hulls from Monti- cello, Ark, to destinations in Louisiana was decided by the interstate con- merce commission to be unreasonable. The carriers were ordered to maintain during the next two years a rate not exceeding $8.15 ton
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

From all parts of the world presents came in by vanloads to the country home of Miss Jennie Crocker, the Cali fornia heiress, who is the bride of Malcolm D. Whitman of Brookline, former tennis champion. To protect the gifts the Crockers have a corps of private detectives.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
FROM THE SPORTING WORLD.

This and That In Amateur and Profess
 sionai Athletics.
 Sam Richards of the Brookline Swim ming club of Boston broke his own record time for the nine and one-half mile swim to Boston light His time for the distance was hours 15 min utes 40 4-5 seconds, or nearly an hour better than the mark he made a year ago
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

While in a field Russell Golden, twelve, and Joseph Golden. eight, sons of James Golden of Elizabeth, a sub urb of Pittsburgh, sought shelter un- der large tree during a storm. The tree was truck by lightning, Russell being killed instantly and his brother seriously injured.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

David Lloyd George. chancellor of the exchequer. was assaulted by a male suffragisv while he was entering Remington theater, South London. where he made a speech.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

The French aviator Ofiveres fell 500 feet and was killed in the course of an aviation fete in aid of the military avi- ation fund.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

The Italian government reveutly tn- formed the powers in m unofficial way that it was anxious to bring the Turro- Italian war to an end, according 10 information from an authoritative source.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

Clara Hanley, stx years old, was crushed to death by & stone boat on John D. Rockefeller's estate at Tarry- town, N. r.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

French Kongo. He rhet denth on June ' last. although the news has only just reached Paris.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
NOTES FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

What Fotks Ars Doing on the Other
 side Of the 0Ioh@
 The national tete of France was celebrated with an, enthusiasm un- equaled in many years. A great re- view of the garrison of Paris was held at the Longchamps race track. Presi dent FalTieres, whose term of office expires In January next, attended, and the spectators numbered more than 100000.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
DEATHS OF NOTED PEOPLE

Men and Women Who Have Died In
 the Last Week.
 Isaac F. Paul, a we'll known lawyer and prominent in Republican politics in Boston, died his home in that city, aged ifty-nve years. Mir. Paul had been i'll for more than year and had submitted to two operations.
 Rev. Reese wIlmer Perkins. presi- dent of LeIand university. New Or leans, and 6 noted Baptist preacher writer and educator, was found dead in Philadelphia. Death was due to heart disease
 The Rev. pr. George .Armfstead Lealin, the oldest alumnus of Prince ton university. Is dead at his home near Baltimore. He was ninety three years old
 John Blakeman Loomis, author. trav- eler and business man. died at Roches- ter.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

Tommy Houck had the better of Young Reilly in every one of ten rounds of their bout in New York.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

Juarez, Mexico, Is likely to be aban- doned by the rebels as port of entry. Dissatisfied because so little ammunl- ton has been smuggled from the Unit ed States, thirty-nine rebels who have had charge of ammunition purchases in Juarez left tO make their" way to some point in the state of Sonora, opposite New Mexico or Arizona.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
PRoHIBlTIoNlSTS REPEAT.

Chain and WatkIns Again Selected =
 "Dry" Standard Bearers.
 The Rev. Eugene ". Chain of Tue son, Ariz., and Aaron Fl. Watkins of Ada, O., who were the standardbearers of the party four years ago. were again
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

Treasury rficials estimate that there are now 1.0a2 131 .s61 pennies in cirrm- lation This Is 20 cents for each of Uncle Sam's ninety odd millions of peo pie
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

The referee was compelled to end matters in New York in the eighth round of the bout between Buck Grouse of Pittsburgh and Dave Kurtz of Newark when the latter refused to get out of his corner and fight. KurtE was badly outclassed.
Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18

Mir. and Mrs. Henry Anderson of Valley Park, Mo, were killed when a Missouri Pacific passenger train struck their buggy.