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president necessarily reflects the type
of his times. The stately dignity OF
official position in years past, with tall
collars, stuffy cravats, laces and ruff
fles, has passed away, and now In
stead of gaining personal distinction
through rich attire or an appearance
of official position, it is studiously
avoided, In response to the popular
ideas of democracy. The only op-
portunity accorded the American OF
adjoining himself in gold and lace is
in the precincts Of the lodge room or
on the governors staff. for even the
military itself is becoming most Sc
date and unobtrusive in military trap
pings.
AS We waited our turn for an audi
ence with the president, there was
plenty of time for discussion on al
these points, for there were some Is
prospective postmasters in the ad
vance guard, and progress was slow
AS we advanced to the bend of the
line my pedagogue friend put on his
extra pair of glasses to get good pro
file view for his chronological study Of
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
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Ohio CONGRESSMAN Champion Spe||er of Capital

these representatives OF the common
peepul" were going to acquit them
selves.
Fourteen statesmen and an equal
number of newspaper men faced Pro
lessor Houston when he called his
roll. but when after nearly an hour
had elapsed. during which time the
teacher had selected some OF the most
difficult specimens from the well-worn
"blue-backed" speller. Representative
Frank b. Willis of Ohio was the lone
occupant of the stage.
Not only had the doughty represen-
tative shamed the press. but he had
trailed the colors of the senate in the
dust as we'll His last rival was Sena-
tor Miles Poindexter Of Washington,
who had tripped on "hydrocephalus'
by adding an TO the last syllable,
"Hydrocephalus," which for the edit
cation of the general public Mr.. Web
ster and other authorities define as
IAN accumulation Of Serious fluid with
in the cranial cavity" or water In the
head" appeared to be favorite wore
with Professor" Houston and STUN
bling block for his pupils. 1t haC
proved a Waterloo for Representative
Thetus w. Sims of Tennessee before
Senator Poindexter stumbled over 1t
The statesmen only won by tive
I'D" however, for Ira f. Bennett hat
upheld the spelling reputation OF thu
press manfully, until the pronounce
sprang bdellum upon him. He pausef
to rack his brain and then made nj
best effort with "delium," which sen
him from the stage, to leave the vic
tory between the house and senate.
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He Can Tell Them by the Color of Their Hair

beat 1t for Tennessee. In the mean
time hundreds of southern men and
women contributed to a fund amount
ing TO $4,000 to defend Curran in the
courts should he be brought back for
trial.
Another thing has made Chief Cur
ran famous among his brother chiefs;
his ability to tell where a negro is
from by the color. kinkiness and length
of the hair, and shape of the head. The
other day at the Raleigh hotel the
news OF the chiefs power leaked out
among the colored walters. One for
curiosity asked the veteran: Mister,
can you tell where Use from" Take
of your hat. Niger" commanded Chief
Curran. The waiter did so. why
would say that you were from Pensa-
cola. Fla" said the chief And the
chief was right. Great Gawd, mister.
how does you do that?" the waiter in
auired The chief figured out this
way: Negroes from Pensacola and
that particular section of Florida have
a peculiar reddish hair"
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Modern History of Classic Ground.

There is quite classical flavor
about the place where Greeks and Bull
garians have been coming into con-
fiict in the neutral zone established
between them.
Here, Bacchus, the god of wine. is
said to have avenged himself on the
Thracian King Lycurgus, who had
banished him and his worship by driv-
ing the king mad, so that he cut off
his own legs, thinking they were vine
branches. and was torn to pieces by
his subjects, who wanted to have
Bacchvs again. Seated on his noun
tain Orpheus charmed the trees and
beasts
1t overlooks on the southwest Am
phipolis, for which Athenians and
Spartans struggled (Thucydides was
banished from Athens for losing it as
general; and on the northeast Phil
ippi, where the earthquake released
Paul and Silas In prison, and Brutus
and Caesars ghost met again.
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Elaubert at Chenonceaux.

Flaubert was invited to Chenon-
ceaux to write a poem on the Fontaine
du Rocher one of the old wonders of
the chateau, fountain In the park.
which Nine. Pelouze intended to re-
store. when he departed F1aubert
gave his hostess a kind of six-page IL
bretto, wherein were recorded the
transformations of water, from the
spring which Moses made to spring
from the rock to the water of st. Gal
mier. from the deluge to public foun-
tains. from the passage of the Red sea
and the water Of Jordan to the foun-
tain of Petrarch and eau de cologne. "
1t is to be regretted that this great
jeu despite of F1aubert's is lost to us.
Flaubert seems to have wearied some
what of the refinements OF the
chateau. for he often spent the day
In the game-keeper's cottage. living
upon cabbage soup.
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Emperor Of Japan confers Third Or
der Of Rising Sun on Rev. Or.
Daniel Crosby Greene.

Boston.-The American board or
commissioners OF foreign missions has
received word that the emperor OF
Japan has conferred 10 Rev. DR.. Daniel
Crosby Greene OF Tokyo. the boards
senior missionary in the empire. the
decoration OF the Third Order OF the
Rising Sun. the highest order con-
ferred on civilians resident In Japan.
The Official notice accompanying the
decoration mentions DR.. Greene's val
liable services In promoting interena-
tional relations between Japan and
America and In introducing a knowl-
edge of Japan TO other countries while
he has been engaged In the propasA-
Of Christianity. :
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w ASHINGTON.-The great and
w those who record their greatness
assembled the other night at the New
Willard hotel, and casting OFF the
cares of tariff. Hobbies and land laws
returned to childhood days to enroll
themselves In Professor" Houstons
Class A at the old-fashioned spelling
bee held by the National Press club
rs the feature event OF that organiza-
tion's annual ladies day"
President Wilson and his daughter.
Miss Eleanor Wilson, and Secretary
and Mrs Bryan sat In the audience.
which laughed and applauded as con-
gressmen and newspaper representa-
tives wed with each other in twisting
their tongues around some of the Jaw
breaking" words which Secretary of
Agriculture Houston. the pronouncer,
propounded.
Though the guests of their rivals in
the "bee," the statesmen were not
without their supporters in the audi
ence. Scattered through the large
room were many members Of both
house and senate who we're not to
enter the competition. There were
also present wives and daughters who
sat nervously watching to see how
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-18
CAPITOL WAS SMALL
CoIorado's First Statehouse Con-
trast to Present One.
Chinese Laundry Once the Center Of
Government In Centennial State
Colorado City's Glory, How.
ever, Was Very Short.

Denver.-It is a far cry from the
flrst capitol of sovereign state OF the
United States of America to Chinese
laundry. no matter If the descent did
occupy half century. This Is the his
tory in the nutshell OF a building in
Colorado City, Ell Paso county, Colo.
Moreover. as If the drop were not suf-
ficiently ignominious, the place was
recently raided for opium by the au-
thOrities.
Colorado became a territory on
February Is, 161, under Governor Gil
pin. A section Of the organic act en-
powered the assembly to locate and
establish a seat OF government sub
ject to change by any succeeding as
sembly.
Three commissioners were appoint
ed to select site for the first capital,
and to perfect a title at a cost not ex-
ceeding 500. The hailed respectively
from Pueblo. Central City and Gold
HILL and Colorado City, nearly equi-
distant from the three, was finally
chosen as a compromise. By dint OF
quiet but diligent convassing of the
populous mining camps, majority OF
the legislature was induced to look
favorably on Colorado City, according
to A z. Sheldon, the early historian
Of Ell Paso county. But in the light
of what came after, the assertion is
open to doubt. In Denver, which had
complacently regarded itself as the
certain choice, there was surprise and
dissension. Colorado City, though the
county seat, was paper town." with
no bright prospects; no real estate
| booms had enriched it's landholders.
Nevertheless the first assembly met
| in Denver on December 9, 1861, mainly
for the purpose of recognizing as the
capital the town Of Colorado, at the
mouth of Camp creek, on the east
bank of the Fountain-qui-bouille as
provided by the act of November s.
1861 With the house Of representa-
tives quartered in one building, the
council in another, and the Offices OF
the governor in a third, the session
lasted long enough to arrange for the
| VI oil civil OlAlSOlo
tiers to the new seat of government
But in the heat of political strife the
order was never obeyed.
The Second assembly convened al
Colorado City on July z, 1862. wrin
gled for four days over the election Of
a speaker, and then adjourned to Den
yer. Colorado City's short sojourn il
the limelight was over. and the place
soon fell upon evil days. In 1873 the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-18
VANISHES; MILK NEAR KILLS
Zenophon Hebert Does Sudden Dis
appearance Act in Street OF
Chicago.

Chicago.-Zenophon Hebert drove
slowly along st. Lawrence avenue
here. Zenophon is driver OF a milk
wagon. He was driving slowly. Sud-
denly the street opened beneath the
horses feet and the whole combina-
ton disappeared from sight. People
who were on the street at the time
stared aghast.
: Nov you see it and now you don't"
they reasoned vaguely. WAS it
phantom milk wagon, or what?"
Then they heard a faint cry-the
cry of a man who seemed TO be drown
ing. II was the voice OF Zenophon and
he was notwithstanding In the
milk and cream that had been intrust-.
ed to his care. The bystanders ran in
to the street and found that large
section of the pavement had caved in.
In the pit thus created 20 feet down
lay the milk wagon. The horse was
sitting on top of it gasping helplessly
and kicking the wagon and several
hundreds of bottles filled with milk in
to small bits. or -Zenophon nothing
at all could be seen.
Then came a glass crash OF more
than usual violence and from the up
tilted end of the milk cart protruded
the surprised face Of the driver, drip
ping with milk from chin TO eye
brows. He climbed steadily and cour-
ageously until the hands of the by
ISLANDERS clasped his and he was drag
ged to the edge of the pit.
The police and fire department were
called in and in an hour or SO the wag-
on and horse were drawn TO the sur
face. The milk was all spilled. but
Zenophon refused TO cry over il.
IT'S all in the days work. he said.
but it came trifie sudden. Whose
wife was ii took milk baths for the
rheumatism"
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Artist Was Under Civilizations.

The cid black nanny" of a Kan
sas City family was recently present
ed with an old portrait of herself done
by the fiance of her young mistress
When the portrait was exhibited to
the family young son. after wink
at the artist, proceeded to criticize it
numerically.
Nanny" he declared, that
doesn't look a bit like you
Now, Jimmy, you is surely jokin'
for that's Twin image of me a-fore
All los nah hair"
Gee. nanny, two women never
had that much hair"
Nanny" stepped back and care
fully surveyed the portrait
We'll, Miss Edith done told dat art
is to tech up NAH hair, an mebbe he
did overdo hit a little Dis love
bis'ness surely makes a man mighty
uncertain"
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Men Slated and Women FIopped in Spilled Syrup

THE crowd that freauents the SODA
j fountain at the drug store at the
corner of + and Fifteenth streets. just
across from the Treasury building.
where women in their new gowns
leave the street cars TO commence the
parade up fashionable F street. had a
grand time for two hours the other
day.
A barrel % syrup dropped from the
tail end OF n transfer wagon. the head
of the barrel came out. and 80 gallons
of Juice. covered about 200 square feet
OF sidewalk.
Five women wearing tight-htting
skirts went down almost In a heap
when they struck the syrup. The tight
skirts kept them from skating through,
rs the men did.
Soon an army OF drug clerks were
lout 'shooing' the people around the
slick spot and escorting those who fell
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-18
CURIOUS DEEP SEA FISHES
Captured In Depths Of One 20 Two
Thousand Fathoms In At
Iantic Ocean.

New York--These fish were cap
tured in depths OF from one 70 two
thousand fathoms in the Atlantic, and
brought to the surface by means OF
brawl. To preserve the extraordinary
shapes OF these strange dvellers OF
the ocean floor. a corps Of artists
quickly made casts OF their bodies
and copied the colors- The majority
Of those living at great depths were
Jet black
Their luminous organs. which light
up the dark regions which they In
habit are marvellous. These fish plow
through the dark waters like flaming
torches. Some have elongated
shouts, on the tips or which are
luminous organs emitting great vol
umes OF light Others have rows or
luminous cells on top and below their
bodies, with refiectors and lenses
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-18
Liabilities of Common Carriers.

The court of appeals of New YORK:
"a common carrier is liable in dam
ages to a passenger for an injury to
his feelings caused by the insulting
language Of it's employe, upon the
ground of breach Of its contract.
which obligates it not only to trans
port the passenger, but to accord to
him respectful and courteous treat
ment, and to protect him from insult
from strangers and it's own employees.
Among the elements of damages in
such a case and which may be consid-
cred in determining their amount are
the humiliation and injury to his feel
ings suffered by him, not. however.
including any injury to his character
resulting therefrom and he is entitled
to recover compensatory damages
only. not including punitive or exem-
plary damages"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-18
CROMWELL IN A NEW LIGHT
Life and Deeds CT Great "Protector,"
as Viewed by an Up-to-Date
American Writer.

Oliver Cromwell was the author OF
the first Mems Religion Forward
Movement known in English history.
Starting in life as a Puritan, he final
ly became head of the department OF
scientific management and made an eff
fort to put things on a business ba-
Sis. VI course, great many heads
came on, among others that of Charles
l., who had been more or less unpop-
ular, until Cromwell discovered that
he vas making too many after dinner
speeches and trying 30 advertise him
self.
Cromwell was the Theodore Roose-
welt OF his time, allowing for certain
differences in the scenery. He came
into possession of a rump parliament
and carried it about with him for
some time in carpet bag. until final
tenn that enabled him to find his pos
sessions where he had previously left
them, he took the chair and estab-
lished bureau of Puritan agriculture.
Unfortunately the seeds he planted
did not come up as he expected, and
later on Charles IL moved in at the
expiration Of the Cromwell lease
The owners Of the property, however
had made some advance since Crom
well had been tenant-he had taught
them a few things which are still go
ing on.
In all probability, If it hadn't beer
for Oliver Cromwell King George
would not now be acquiring a reputa
ton by his inability to dance the
turkey trot" Instead of this, ht
would probably be ordering a few
more people around
Oliver Cromwell had his faults. HI
didn't inherit vivacious or sunny dis
position. He was probably the onl,
and original member of the Pessi
mists' club of England. If he coul'
have written the Congressional Rec
ord for a few years, and thus &C
| CURED a sense of humor. he nigh
have held down the throne a goo'
deal longer.-Life.
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FOR USEFUL WEDDING GIFTS
London Journal Suggests Change From
the Usual Flood Of Presents OF
Little Real Value.

Why should not really useful. prac-
tical wedding presents, such as two
or three tons of coal or a years guar
antee of rent-be customary gifts?
Surely that would be better than
giving bride and bridegroom duplicate
gifts of plate. etc.
The season Of weddings has begun
and a man who has just married asks
the above question. He says:
ut is high time that some reform
should be made in the giving Of we'd
ding presents Friends and relatives
Of the bride and bridegroom never
know what presents to give.
The result is a mass of silver
dishes. travelling clocks, cigarette
cases. ETC.. ETC.. which are all very
well in themselves. but when multi
piled by. say. ten, become simply a
nuisance"
Some original suggestions as to the
form wedding presents might take In
cluded these
A years free supply of milk from q
local dairy
Half dozen hams.
A box of cigars.
A season ticket for six months-i
the bridegroom travels by train every
day.
An order on the butcher or baker
for supply of goods to the married
couple up to a certain specified sum.
Two tons of coal.
lawyer suggested
A years rent of house or fiat guar
anteed.
The payment of the gas or electro
light bill for year.
Money for a weeks holiday
Guarantee for the first doctors bill
A gardening outfit
| Two or three dozen rose bushes.
"a very good idea for making ser
sible wedding gift was adopted" n
said, by man / know. He told
friend who was about to be Marie
that II shan't give you anything at a.
just now, because | don't know wha
you really want, and you don't reall
know, either Come to me a yea
from now, when you have discovere
the one thing lacking in the house
and l will get it for you up to, sa!
S25."-London Mirror.
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which serve the function Of projecting
light in definite directions.
These light-emitting organs are
thought to be of vital Importance to
the life of the animal for the purpose
of Illuminating the surrounding water
to avoid foes, TO recognize their own
kind or to capture prey.
At 1900 fathoms animal life is
quite abundant. The greatest depths
found by sounding was until lately
$3.50 fathoms, or 31.614 feet-nearly
six miles. This is point in the Pa
cific ocean off the coast of Guam.
about 100 miles or so. But a survey
ing ship of the German navy has re-
Gently discovered deeper spot in the
ocean, near the Philippines, about 40
sea miles off the north coast OF
Mindanao.
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PRETTY SMART RATS.

Mr. Rohback, farmer whose neigh
bors say they never had any cause to
doubt his veracity, on approaching his
chicken house one morning saw two
big rats making away with a newly
laid egg. One of the rodents was ly-
ing fat on it's back with the egg tight
ly clutched between it's four paws
by the tail. The rats dragged the egg
ten feet to a hole in the ground into
which they Disappeared.
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county seat was removed to Colorado
Springs, and before the tracks Of the
Colorado Midland railway went
through it in the last SOS giving it a
new lease of life. the population had
dwindled to $50.
By the act of August IA, 1862, Col
den City, in Jefferson county, was des,
ignated as the capital. Its career as
such was also inglorious. The Third
assembly convened there February 1,
1864, but adjourned to Denver in three
days.
In 1867 Denver's turn came again,
and land all over the Queen City OF
the Plains" was donated by public
spirited citizens TO raise funds for
more pretentious quarters. In that
year lot of land presented by Mr.
n. c. Brown was chosen as site, but
the matter, hampered by red tape
dragged along until 1879, and Colorado
had been three years a state. Then Mr.
Brown, Disguised at the delay, at
tempted to revoke his deed of gift
The matter was carried to the United
States Supreme court, where in 1885
1t was decided in favor Of the state.
Meanwhile, in 1880. Denver, hat
been chosen as the permanent seal Of
government It's present magnificent
capitol building, on Capitol Hill. stands
partly as a monument to Mr.. Browns
repented generosity and partly re
hinder of legislative vicissitude:
equaled, probably, by no other state
In the Union.
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Clam Has $4,000 Pearl.

Capt Charles easier of Bedford, N.
J., is bemoaning his i'll luck in selling
a clam a few days ago in which was
found large pearl valued at $4,000.
easier, who conveys large quantities
of clans, fish, and other sea food to
the New Brunswick markets, says
that couple Of days ago he sold a
few clans to a stranger on the New
Brunswick dock. The man proceeded
to open and eat them. In one he
found large pearl of particular
beauty, for which a nearby jeweler
offered him $500 cash. The offer was
refused, and the gem has since been
appraised by experts to be worth at
least $4,000
Two years ago easier sold some
clans to a party on the same dock,
and in one of them pearl was found
which proved to be worth several
hundred dollars.
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Dentist BARRIERS.

Although extinct in this country.
the race Of dentist-barbers survives
abroad. says the London Chronicle.
The current number of the "Cri de
Paris" quotes an advertisement from
an Algiers paper: THE undersigned
begs TO announce that he has now
been established for seventeen years
as hairdresser and dentist at II, Rue
de la Marine. He is endowed with
faculties which enable him to extract
teeth with the utmost celebrity and
without inflicting the slightest pain.
He Is warm-hearted. public-spirited
and thoroughly proficient in all forms
of dental work"
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Of the several hundred police
" chiefs who came here for the con-
yention one OF the most interesting
characters is Chief Henry Curran OF
Nashville, Tenn.
In addition TO having one Of the best
regulated departments in the country,
Chief Curran attained fame June 4.
1908. at Detroit. Mich. when the police
convention met there, by throwing a
colored man out of restaurant when
he attempted to eat at the same table
A warrant for Curran's arrest was
sworn out. but before 1t could be
served the chief grabbed train and
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The traffic on the streets of Lon
don must be seen to be appreciated.
Not so very long ago the street in
front OF the Bank of England In
London was said to be the busiest
spot in the whole world. but according
10 Scotland Yard officials II is now
easily outclassed by Hyde Park cor.
ner.
A census recently taken at this spot
showed that the following vehicles
passed In an hour: Motor buses,
sec; motor-cars and taxicabs, I,S00;
bicycles. $40; horse-drawn vehicles
900.
The total Is 3.726. which means that
tire vehicles pass quicker than seconds
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into the store TO have their clothes
cleaned
Three men who dashed 10 the rescue
OF women lost their feet and went
down with them.
Twentysix skirts and fourteen mems
suits suffered Several women whose
skirts were a little high and who
wore up-to-date summer under-outfits
declined the offer OF drugstore help
and hurried home