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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
RiItv ManninQ.

They tell many stories relating 10
the ready wit of the late Billy Man
ming. but probably none better exeDa-
plifed it than the following:
Manning and Dan Bryant, eacn
heading his own travelling company,
met at a junction, and in the course
of conversation it developed that each
was to play the same town at an
early future date, and Bryant re
ouested that Manning announce his
(Bryant's) forthcoming appearances
which Billy promised he would do.
A couple of weeks later the famous
Ethiopian entertainers again met, anc
Manning said that he had played the
town already mentioned on the prev'
Gus evening.
Did you announce me-? sale
Bryant. Il was just going to-" salt
Manning, when the fellow got up ant
went out. Chicago Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

for the blind poet when he wished to
leave London to escape the plague.
The room in which he sat and wrote
is now a small museum, containing
letters, pictures and various editions
of his works. We a easily imagine
1t as it must have. beer on that day
when the two friends were talking to-
gether. and Milton produced the poem
he had lately written, asking Ellwood
to read it at his leisure. 1t was as
Ellwood says, that excellent poem,
entitled Paradise Lost" and then he
continued:
After I had, with my best atten-
ton, read it through, l made him an
other visit and returned him his book
with due acknowledgement of the
favor he had lone me in communicate
ing 1t to me. He asked me how ]
liked it and what l thought of it
which | modestly but freely told him
and after some further discourse about
1t, I pleasantly said to him: Thou
hast said much here Of Paradise Lost
but what hast thou to say Of Para
disc Found?'"
Millions cottage is at the end O
the picturesque irregular village
street. It's windows look out on fields
and hedgerows and on the fragfan
garden which seems to be but a par
of them.
The back Of the house joins on t.
other houses, in appearance hardl,
less interesting than itself. In n o
them Breakspeare, Millions publisher
once lived. 1t is still a charming
place In spite of the fact that n o
It's rooms has become q butcher
shop; that joints Of meat hang In on
of It's windows. Another house call
itself "The Old Cottage" and claim
to be the Oldest in the village. Thi
Is a shop, too, but of far more artist
quality, a curiosity shop, with a
sorts of quaint things, peculiar to tn
county or connected with its worthie
The back windows look out on tn
cherry orchard which stretched frol
Millions cottage to Breakspeare
farm. 1t is said that Milton used
!. find his way thither through the o
chard, guiding himself by the TIRE
trunks. In fancy n could see II
blind poet stepping slowly throue
the rich grass, holding out his hant
to touch the familiar trees.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
WOMEN IN CLIMBING FEAT
Scale Mt. Washington Summit Over
Dangerous TrestIe-Ascent Was
Result Of a Wager.

Bretten Woods, n. H.-Climbing to
the summit of Mount Washington
over the dangerous trestle Of the
Mountain railway in the darkness,
Mrs. w. G. Honford and Mrs. Beatrice
Recknadel of New York accomplished
a feat never before undertaken, it is
said, by their sex. The ascent was
made as the result of a wager.
With a high wind blowing and no
lights TO guide them. the task Of the
climbers in crossing yer the lofty
Jacobs ladder trestle was regarded
as extremely perilous. AS soon as
~roalroad officials heard that they had
started up the mountains, men with
lanterns were sent after them to
dissuade them from the attempt, but
were unable to overtake them until
they we're close TO the summit.
The two women reached the noun
tain top about ten o'clock, making
the distance Of five miles in -four
hours and a half. They remained a
the house there until morning. wheI
Mrs. Honford's husband arrived in his
motor car and took them back TO thei
hotel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

Man overheard" shouted an excit'
ed passenger on an Atlantic liner. as
he hastily left his place at the dinner
table and scrambled up the companion
way.
An anrighted crowd of ladies and
gentlemen followed him. He was Wild
~ e~xpostulating with the captain on
deck when they surrounded him With
eager inquiries.
where is he? Who is he?" LEY
manded, and the originator OF the
scare laid his hand on his breast and
said. with melodramatic air:
Here he is, / am the man over
bored. have been compelled to SIT
four days at the same table with three
men who can't talk about anything but
golf. I want my place changed. OF
I'll get out and walk
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
RED, ROUGH HANDS MADE
SOFT AND WHITE
MADE

For red. rough, chapped and bleed
ing hands, dry, assured. itching, burn
ing palms, and painful ffnger-ends.
with shapeless nails. a one-night Cuti-
cura treatment works wonders. d.
rections: Soak the hands, on retir-
ing. In hot water and Cuticura Soap.
Dry. anoint. with Cuticura Ointment,
and wear soft bandages or old, loose
gloves during the night. These pure
sweet and gentle emollients preserve
the hands, prevent redness, r~oughness
and chapping. and impart in a single
night that velvety softness and white
ness so much desired by women For
those whose occupations tend to In
jure the hands, Cuticura Soap and Gu
ticura Ointment are wonderful.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston."-Adv
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
Makinn Fun for Fechter.

The great tragedian, Edwin Booth
had a keen sense Of the ridiculous,
and frequently told of a performance
in which the late Charles Fechter was
appearing. In n Gene Fechter had
10 hand over some money to the VII
lain. which he did in a very deliberate
manne counting one. two, three
four. five, six and so on. The interest
centered ON Mr.. Fechter having
enough coin to satisfy the rapacious
demands of Mr.. Bad Man, and the
audience was becoming restless ano
impatient to know II he (Fechter)
could make the right change. Finally
a young Irishman in the gallery, get
ting tired of the delay, called out
Say. Mr.. Fechter, why don't you give
him a check?'-Chicago Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
TO MAKE STUDY OF MONKEYS
Important Experiments, in the Inter
ests of Science, Shortly to Be
Undertaken.

Monkey politicians and orators ana
.simian'' prima donnas may be a com
mon thing In The course or a Few
years IL an experiment TO be made oy
scientists proves successful.
According to the Journal or o
American Medical association scien-
lists who have struggled for years TO
prove or disprove the Darwinian
theory. and incidentally have WORKED
out medical problems and cures with
the aid Of monkeys, are now planning
to establish a monkey farm on the
Canary islands, where the simians
may be more closely studied.
Fear that in a few years n mon
keys will be almost extinct has caused
the movement for the experimental
station. Scince and medicine would
sustain a severe loss IL such a state
of affairs should exist, says the Jour
nal.
The "primates' r to be trans
ported from Africa and allowed te
live in their natural state. A study
will be made of their language ane
their ability to learn TO talk, gesture
and sing. They will be taught colo
perception, and the influence or Ger
tain colors upon the nerves or tn'
monkeys will be studied and an al
tempt made to apply the same tests u
human beings.
One of the main studies will be TN
hypothesis of a double origin OF mar
the belief universal among savage
being that ~snthropoids living In IN
trees of their front yards are nc
brutes. but men like themselves.
The propagation of the simian Is a
important factor in the study OF med
cine and the discovery of serums an
cures for human ills. Numerous tes'
have proved, says the Journal. Una
diseases which are prevalent In ma
kind exist also in monkeys, n I'd
simian will react to the test pra
tically the same as man.
AS an example, 1t was a monk
which first taught that bovine TUBE
culosis could be transmitted TO d
man beings, although not as easily, I
in monkeys. Four species OF slmlal
will be taken to the Canary lsiano
the gorilla, chimpanzee, organuts
and gibbon, as these have proved
have more human traits han otn
anthropoids.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
LOOKING AT THE OTHER SIDE
Granting That Rolling Stone Gathers
No Moss, There Are Other
Things to Acquire.

A bright young man. tw!tted with
being a rolling stone, and with nav
ing suffered the ill-success or gather
ing no moss replied to his tormentor
with the remark: "A rolling stone
may gather no moss but it acquires a
mighty fine polish" Perhaps the
youth was right. There are better
things than money and the right sort
of polish is one OF them.
For one kind of polish We would
gladly advise our friends to exchange
any hopes of getting moss. That
kind of polish 1t is that makes the
world go round.
Nor is 1t necessary that n be a
rolling stone in the accepted
Of the words. A pebble. but little
agitated by the crystal clear water
above it, will gain as fine a pohsn
as the stone which is ground be-
meath the relentless moving glacier or
the rending avalanche.
TO this class of people who gain
polish but no moss-thel PEBBLES VINO
fulfill quiet destinies in the bed OF the
blOn-IlONl INK oOh
comfort should be addressed.
They hear the birds tell of the grea'
boulder bedded win the banks or the
river, with the thick, soIt
green moss, and they wonder whetnel
such a place in life would not be bet
ter than their own. Or, on the othel
hand. they listen to the winds stories
of the hurting avalanche whlci
careers down the mountain SIDE, an'
they envy the stone which constituted
a part of the natural engine OF terro
in his place in the world OF destruC
ton and of power. Again, they ma
get from the cold waters which haV
been part of a glacier the tale OF Tn
ice mountains inobstructible move
ment toward the sea. They will thin
, that the great fragment of Motne
Earth's bones is doing a noble PAL
when 1t helps the advance OF tn
frozen river.
Meanwhile, hearing these wonoro
: tales of accumulation or achievemer
5 they become dissatisfied. They year
s for one of the two rewards-the mos
of the immobile boulder or the pohs
of the hard ground rock. All u
o while. they know not that they al
r gathering the signs of duty well lone
that. as long as they stand firm
their posts and guide the gentle rive
to it's appointed place they are servlI
n as high and as honorable a purpose
those, which gather moss or which a
It ouire polish by speedy motion. A
N e-ressiveness is not the only virtue
II Columbia State.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
And She Couldn't Slap Him.

A teacher in a tenement district
hurried from the school to find the
mother of a pupil who had been taken
i'll.
Can you show me where Mrs. An
cello Scandale lives?" she inquired OF
a cherub transplanted from the sunny
south to a dark sunless alley.
Eyes, teach, / show you.' and
willing, sticky hand dragged her Oh
with such speed as to make her STUN
BILE over an Italian dame seated OF
the threshold.
After the teachers b~reathless fiigh'
toward the clouds the little han'
stopped tugging.
There where Mees Scandale live,
indicated the horizontal arm and III
ger. but she downstair sitting on tn
STEP finished the smiling lips.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use OF Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: / have
not changed my faith In your remedy
since the above statement was author
ized. Correspond with Rev. e. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
Tnm,s Two Worries.

We'll" Aunt Mary, asked SOMEONE
OF an old colored cook in a Richmond
family. how is your son Tom getting
on in Lynchburg?
About de same answered Aunt
Mary. with a sigh of resignation
He's always kinder contented like,
I amt never knowed Tom to have
but two things to worry him in life
And what are those two things?
tom worries dat he has to wake
up to eat; and den he worries dat be
has to quit eatin' to go to sleep
Aside from dat, dere amt nuthin
much de matter with im."-Illustrat
ed Sunday Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
WROTE FAMOUS POEM THERE
MIItcn's Cottage at ShaIfont ST. Giles
the Shrine to Which Number
less Pilgrims Go.

London.-Milton's cottage at Chal-
font St. Giles. the shrine OF number
less pilgrims, the pretty spot to which
travellers journey from the other side
of the world. Is particularly attrac-
tive just now, with its climbing vines
in all their fresh young beauty. its
latticed windows open to the May
sunshine, its garden sweet with old
fashioned flowers. it's orchard white
with cherry blossoms 1t has been
altered but little since Milton lived
there, being still the pretty box" that
his friend Ellwood, the Quaker, toob
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
Permanent Situation.

do you remember that profiigate
Young Tewksley who used TO live
here"
"Oh, yes. He used to say he wouldnt
go to work until he found his life
work"
We'll, he's found it"
What's he doing now?"
He's working in the shoe factory
OF the state penitentiary under a life
sentence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
To Clean Llaht Wooden.

Make a mixture OF cornmeal. a hand
ful OF borax, and half a cake OF mag.
nesia. Mix this dry, and scrub the
goods with II. To clean wool shawls,
sweaters. etc. sprinkle h mixture
over the garment, place inside a sheet
folded several times. and beat lightly
II Is surprising how much the borax
assists In the cleaning process.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

Warden-What did that woman
give the prisoner?
Turnkey-Only n pie she baked for
him herself.
Warden-Good heavens, Get II
away from him quick before he makes
a saw of the crust and escapes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

Bacon see an apparatus invented
BY a Paris scientist matches chickens
and protects them from all microbes
until they reach a desired age
Egbert-,i didn't know there was
any special age when a chicken was
desired by a microbe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
No. That Sure Of Himself.

She-Here's a story of a man out
west who traded his wife OF for a
horse. You wouldn't trade me for a
horse. would you, darling?
He-Of course not. But I'd hate TO
have any one tempt me with a good
motor car.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
Ccinu South.

BiIl-He's an up-to-date architect.
He's just designed one of those slit
skirt houses.
Jill-What on earth is that kind OF
a home?
'One with a southern exposure"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

ing, was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer-
ton. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensa-
ton across the
loins that 1t was
diff to move.
After using 5
1900 4f n4IAo
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
.uiober slit Skirts Artr-scuIptor.

Chicago.-Skirts slit higher mean
higher art, according TO Mario Korbel.
the young Bohemian sculptor. Gre
clan girls wore skirts slit TO the hips
and were paragons.' said Korbel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
A CHURCHMAN'S TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop OF Wig
ton, Pa, suffered from Dropsy for a
year. His limbs and feet were swol-
len and puffed. He had heart futter-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
His Trade.

Jones is a man Of fact. He a.
ways manages to put affairs on an
easy footing"
He ought to do So He makes slip
.pers."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
sotbered bv Rats, Break Lease.

New York.-If a tenant is bothered
by rats or mice he can break his
lease and move from the premises, ac-
cording to Judge Friefeld in an opin-
lon rendered here.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
Great Times.

September Is the finest time OF
year"
You bet; oysters and watermelon
both on the bill of fare"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

promptly the suffering cue to weak. 10
live kidneys and painful bladder action
They offer a powerful help to nature
in building mp the true eScresins na-
ney tissue, in restoring normal action
and in regulating bladder irregularities
Try them
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
Protests bur Pays.

Griggs-I am surprised that you put
up with your wife's extravaganza.
Briggs don't. | merely put up
for it.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

Occasionally a widower's heart is
warmed over by an old flame.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

Bronchial troubles weaken the system.
Pneumonia sometimes follows. Deans Men.
tholated Cough Drops prevent trouble.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07

Heate rs-because the most practical,
the most economical TO operate ana
most satisfactory in general results.
See the different models at your
dealers. Descriptive booklet mailed
free upon request.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-23

and Mrs. Pearsons and daughters Lucille
and LeVon of Los Angeles, Cal, and Mr..
and Mrs. Cassius Gentry of Scotland ave-
nue..
The Missionary society of the Third
Presbyterian church met yesterday after
noon with Mrs. J. c. Weaver, 517 Lake
street. Dainty refreshments were served,
and those present were: Mrs. J. A. Alex
ander Mrs. George Flintham, Mrs. Clark,
Mrs. Bowen, Mrs Patterson, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Weeks of Wabaun-
see county are spending few days with
his father DR.. J. Weeks 406 Lake street,
and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Ida Floadenberg of German avenue
left this afternoon for a months visit
with relatives in Indiana.
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Porter Will
be held from Penwells chapel October g..
suddenly, August u, from heart trouble
Mrs. Charles Barry, 203 Branner street.
will leave tomorrow for Burlington, Kan,
to visit friends for a few days.
The Fraternal Brotherhood No. 81 viii
hold their regular business meeting
Wednesday evening at their hall on East
Seventh street. and every member Is
urged to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs of Winchester. Kan.
are TIE guests of Mr.. Price Jones OF
Fourth and Swygart avenue.
Miss Margaret Mack of the telephone Of
fees is spending her vacation with Mrs.
John ..chule- in Cincinnati, O o.
Mr.. Earl Brown of 113 East Ninth street
will leave tonight for Idaho Falls. Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. William Austin of 81 Swy
CART avenue entertained the following
guests at their home Thursday night in
honor of Mr.. John Bechtol, who returned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-23
MONTGOMERY KEEPS BUSY.
Atchison People Alarmed and Fear
Publicity in Liquor Cases.

Atchison, Sept. pa motion to
quash in the Mrs. Hoover liquor case
was overruled by Judge Jackson which
means that all cases will be up for tria l.
Attorneys for all those against whom
liquor complaints were filed, united to
make a test case out of the Hoover
complaint. They held, as w. P.
Montgomery, assistant attorney gener-
al, is acting as county attorney, the
names of witnesses should be endorsed
on the complaints. Mr.. Montgomery
showed that he was not obliged to fur
nish such information. Then when a
motion was made that Mr.. Montgom-
cry be ruled to file the names of wit
nesses, he stated he would not object
only it might take a little time and he
would read them and allow the attor-
neys to copy them. He proceeded to
read from five pages of names, two
rows to a page, and read until the at
torneyS declared they had all that in
formation they resired.
For the further Information of the at
torneys Mr.. Montgomery said he was
withholding the names of seven impor-
tant witnesses which he would present
when the cases came to trial; that he
would issue ten more complaints and
he would file four and maybe six per-
jury charges against witnesses He
also read a statute to show that a wit
ness on whom subpoena has been
served, and who fails to appear is LA
BILE to fine of not more than $500 or
to serve not more than sixty days in
Jail
Judge Jackson made an order for the
sheriff to destroy liquors and gambling
paraphernalia seized in the recent
raids.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-23

to Parsons, Kan, after a six weeks vaca-
ton spent at the home of his parents on
Swygart avenue: Mr.. and Mrs Ford
Jones and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
stone Mr.. and Mrs. John Bechtol Mrs
White Miss May Steadman Miss Emma
Snyder, Miss Freda Bechtol, Miss Edith
Austin, Mr.. Elda White Mrs. Sandiffer,
Mr.. Ralph White Mr.. Emil Bechtol Mr.
Willard Austin, Mr.. John BechtoI, jr
liam Austin The evening was very pleas
only spent in singing and playing and
dainty refreshments were served.
Mrs. ]. F. Spohn. pit East Tenth street
will entertain the ladies of Temple No Id
Pythian Sisters at her home Wednesday
afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. John BechtoI entertained
FRIDAY evening a number of their neigh
bors in honor of their son John, ir. who
left Saturday for Parsons. Kan. to re-
main during the winter. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Steadman, MIR and
Mrs. F. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs Mr.
Mr.; and Mrs. Fred Bechtol, Mr.. and Mrs
Will Austin, Miss Freda Bechtoi Miss
May Steadman. Miss Emma SNYDER Miss
Verna Rake. Mr.. Foster BradfieId Mr.
Harold Steadman, Mr. willard Austin
Mr.. Ed Rustin, Mr.. Emil Bechtol. Mr.
John Bechtol, jr., and Master Victor Fred
Bechtol.
The Golden Rod Embroidery club will
meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
Claude Daugherty. 632 Madison street
~ood attendance is desired of the
members of the Third Christian church
Ladies' Aid society at the all day meeting
which will be held Wednesday in the
church, as there much work to be fin
ished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-23
DR.. CHAPMAN DEAD.
Veteran Physician of Santa F'e Hos
pital Association Succumbs.

Word was received at the Santa Fe
hospital this morning of the death of
DR.. E. c. Chapman, physician in charge
of the association hospital at Fort
Madison, Ia, which occurred Monday.
DR.. Chapman has been suffering with
a complication of diseases for several
years and his death was not unexpect-
ed. His first employment was with the
Santa Fe at Ration, n. M; later he
moved to Topeka and then to Fort
Madison, where he has been in charge
of the hospital for twenty years or
more.
He has been employed by the Santa
Fe Hospital association about thirty
years. and during his early life was
considered one of the most proficient on
the system. He has not been as active
during the last few years on account of
his physical condition A
DR.. Chapman's funeral will be held
a Fort Madison Wednesday.