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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06

Dr.. Jenner;; the f8nous English
physician, was a great tea drinker
and very abstemio9s. meyer taking
any stimulant excd i asmeaaured
glass of brandy when he had indi-
gestion. Once for that cause he
lived on stewed chops and rice for
luncheon and dinner, with tea, for
q couple Of years, but ordinarily he
was a great feeder.
"I recollcet," said his friend, DR..
Cooper Bentham, con one occasion
Reynolds came to see him. Jennel
was at dinner. He had soup, Ash,
the greater part of a chicken, and
he was in the middle of huge rice
pudding when Reynolds entered and
asked him how he was. Jennel
drew q pitiful sigh and replied, Z
am not at all well-no appetite.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06

In the Philosophical Transactions
of the Royal Society of London for
1899 is printed letter, written in
1891, in which the Rev. John Clay
tor details a series of experiments
he made in distilling coal in Q re-
tort, showing not only that he had
observed the infammable gases
evolved, but. that he had collected
and stored them for some time In
bladders. In 1887 Lord Dundonald
made gas from coal, with which he
lighted the hall of .Culross abbey.
In 1892 Robert Murdoch began the
experiments which resulted in the
establishment of coal gas as an illu-
minating agent. In 1897 he public
ly showed the syste0 he had ma
tured, and in 1898, being employed
in the factory of Boulton & Watt,
Birmingham, he fitted up an appa-
ratus for the manufacture of gas
in that establishment, with which
it was lighted. This was thesfrst
use of Illuminating gas except BY
way Of experiment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
Cured b, Funny Stories.

Having vail V tried man; an
various remedies to restore to heall
q business man whom ] know an
who had fallen into morbid 90.
dition owing to years of OvcrwoI
a famous Baltimore physician !
last persuaded his patient to IA
course OF funny stores. one 4
each meal. with an extra twO IA
dinner Tie patient, a solemn III
gloomy fellow, at first rebelled, ba
finally falling in with the ldc.
adopted the course recommends,
and was IN the end restored I.
health. the effect of laughter beins
entirely TO change his mental ant
bodily condition.
Laughter, in fact, is one of tn,
cheapest and most effective of med
icines, breaking up stagnation o
mind and body and sending ,
healthy vibration through ones sys
tenn. There is very little the mat
ter With the man who can enjoy
hearty laugh. - Nashville Tennes
seean.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
Tho BARRIERS Pole.

How many Of you can tell why Q
barber has a red and white striped
pole as q sign? In the olden time
BARRIERS were also surgeons in .
mall way, particularly in the opera
Esa a. bleeding. TO casts: 80 -
sration 1t was necessary for the pa
tient to grasp staff, and the bar.
Der always kept one ready, as wen
as strips OF cloth for bandaging the
patients arm. When the staff was
not in use the bandage was tied to
It so that they might be together
when wanted. and the barber usual
y hung tnrm at his door as a Ga.
:. ::.v c-.-se oi tine. however. q
painted p = took the place as -
door of tie one used in the oIal
don, and .hus came the sigA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
Lazy Birds

The mound fowls" Of Australia
and New Guinea construct mounds
Of decayed leaves for their nests.
In these the eggs are laid and cov-
cred over with the same material
The warmth engendered by the de-
composition Of the leaves causes the
eggs to hatch, and the young in due
time burrow their way out to life
and the open air. These birds are
regarded as the LATEST of all the
feathery kingdom. Next to them
come the common blackbirds OF
America for laziness. These black
birds never build nests Of their own,
but lay their eggs in the nests OF
other birds and leave them to be
hatched by foster mothers. This ID
an unfortunate imposition on the
smaller birds, as the blackbirds
young is so large when first hatched
that he soon crowds the smaller
birds out of the nest and has it Ill
~ himsAh
a. GO Courage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
Left Till Called For.

Khen Wilkinson went to his Of
fce one day last week be felt calm
and contented. He hsdn't any need
to worry about his wifSe Loneliness
any more, for he had bought capi-
tai watchdog for her.
But, alas, when he arrived home
his wife met him with the deplora-
bic news that the dog had gone.
ssEhw said Wilkinson. "Did he
break the chain, then?"
NO." sne replied, ''but q great,
ugly looking tramp came her ind
acted so impudently that / | T.
dog. loose. Butgiwtead of teAriA
the tramp to pieces the nasty do
went of with him"
"Great Scott" said Wilkinson
THAT must have been the tramp ]
bought him fromP'-London Ex-
press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
Me Fo .. sAes Meet.

The Unl.ed States Is the snly
country in the world that has Z
"four corners" that is to say, place
where four states meet. Look at
your atlas and you will see Colorado,
Utah, New Mexico and Arizona
touching each other. At no other
place on the globe do four states,
territories or provinces unite to
form such a junction.
The spot is on spur Of the Carlo
~ountains, and few tourists visit it.
~"-A it is not easily acces-
sible ana partly becs:se comp 80
lively few people think about il, y
monument marks it, however, erect
ed by the government surveYora
90 ae poiut is reached by trail lead
ing from the roaG from the Navajo
Springs in Colorado, in the Ute res-
ervation, to the San Juan river.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
STRETCH YOURSELF.
Dc u the First Thing After You Wsks
In the Morninq.

A splendid thing for the body ia
stretching. When you first wake
up in the morning, take good, long
stretch. Stretch the hands as far
out sideways rs possible Then
stretch them over the head as far as
you can reach. and at the same time
stretch the feet downward as far as
you can. Raise the feet and stretch
upward Just as high as YOU can, and
then lower the feet and legs very
slowly.
When you get out of bed, raise
your arms over your head, and,
standing on tiptoe, see how near you
'ican reach the ceiling Then walk
about the room while in this posi-
.tion. Stand on the right foot and
stretch the right arm forward and
upward as high as you can, while at
the same time the left foot is raised
from the floor and stretched out
ward, and the left hand is stretched
backward and downward. This is a
fine exercise for the whole body and
is especially good for the waist and
hips, making them firm and strong.
Standing on the left foot this e1er-
else can be reversed.
If you have been sitting In the
same position for long time read
ing, studying, writing or sewing and
the muscles have become tired and
cramped, the best thing to do is to
get UP and stretch. Stretch the
arms upward and outward and for
ward and backward. Lift the shoul-
ders as high as you can and drop
them. Expand the chest and
breathe deeply, or, sitting in the
chair, stretch the hands upward, lift
the feet from the floor and stretch
them forward as far as possible,
any way SO you give the muscles .
good, vigorous stretch.
When one is very tired, there is
nothing more restful than stretch
ing the muscles and then relaxing.
Exchange. :.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
A Peculiar Couple.

Conversation had turned to the
subject of two men, utterly dissim-
liar, who nevertheless roomed to.
gethcr. One of these men was gen
ersAy conceded to be a "freak." Hif
name was John.
@John and Jim are certainly Q
queer pair" opined somebody.
@John and anybody are . queer
psir," opined somebody elsa
Door JohnH-E1chans~
Lytsute So poor Jones. the toymal
q. has gone out OF his mind
6uyppes-Yes. He had been. bus,
skx three months on mechanics
1sanp. and - couldn't get II to work
AlU slopG.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
The Bird of Death.

New Guinea is the abode of the
most wonderful feathered creature
known to the student of ornitholo-
U-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 excruciating pains in every
part of the body, loss of sight,
speech and hearing, convulsio4s,
lockaw.and certain death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
The Prince of Grumhlers.
a. GO Courage.

When Mr.. Beeton asked if he did
not find many unreasonable people
among his summer boarders Farm
er Joy quickly assented.
"Lots an lots aresnever satisfied
anyway" he said. "No matter
what's done for 'em there'll always
be something wrong somewhere.
"Now, last summer" he went on,
with cleaning eye, eve had man
here that was so fond of grumblin'
that one day he actually called for a
toothpick after he'd had a glass OF
milk!"-Youth's Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
A Inhioid Eahle.

4 man once collided with an op-
portunity.
why don't you look where you
are going?" growled the man.
Don't you recognize me?" asked
the opportunity pleasantly.
"No, cad I don't care TO. You
have troG1gn m my corns," replied
the man a. he 'imped away.
Moral.-Don't believe the people
who say they have never had 4
chancs.-Nev York Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
%Breech:es6ina Cannon.

= The tbreechloading cannon were
among the eariiest used. We find
them on English and other ships a.
early as the last quarter of the four
teenth century, and therefore much
before the time oL The buccaneers.
The cannon was a mere tube, bound
with heavy iron rings, and was load
cd by the insertion of the "gonne
ohamBerY an iron pan containing
the chsige, which. fitted into and
closed the breech. These guns were
very clumsy affairs in comparison
with the modern breechloader, but
Che principle vss the same. x
sne Cuure vamxsrs.
"a movement was on foot fol
the alliance Of King Charles Of
Wurttemberg and the Grand Ouch
ess Olga of Russia" said an artist
can emissary Of the Russian. court
came to the young king, laid certain
proposals before him and submitted
portrait in oils Of The royal lady,
King Charles, after q close scrutiny,
said:
"This portrait flatters over.
much. The eyes are too large and
brilliant. the hair too abundant, the
complexion too Howerlike and the
neck and arms too beautiful alto.
gether.'
"But, your majesty said the as
tonished Russian, you do not know
the grand duchess
"'No,' said the king, 'butII know
court painters"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
Spoke Well Of Her.

A. preacher in the reign Of
Charles II. was to receive f10 if in
his sermon at the funeral of Nine.
Creswell, he said nothing but well
Of her. She was rather bad char
scter and herself had dictated the
clause in her will. So, after a gen
eral address on mortality, he thus
concluded: "By the will of de-
ceased sister it is expected that l
should mention her and say moth
ing but what was we'll of her. ALI
that ! shall say of her, therefore, is
this: She was born well, she lived
well, and she died well, for she was
born with the name Creswell, she
lived in Clerkenwell, and she died in
Bridewell l"-Minneapols Journal
What Fsods Weigh
It may be convenient to know
that one quart of -four weighs one
pound; a quart of cornmeal, one
pound and two ounces; quart OF
best sugar, one pound; a quart OF
powdered white sugar, one pound
and one ounce; a quart of best
brown sugar, one pound and two
ounces; that ten g weigh one
pound, though this depends some
what on the size; sixteen large Ia
blespoonfuls make half . pint; q
quart Of butter, one pound and ons
ounce
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
r. W..h chamois Leather.

Make q weak solution Of soap
and warm water. Rub plenty OF
soft soap into the leather and let
it soak for two hours, then rub il
till quite clean. Afterward rinse
it we'll In a weak solution Of warm
water, soda and yellow soap. After
rinsing wiring it well In . rough
towel, dry quickly and pull about
till quite soft. It will then be bst
ter than most new leather.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
Benefits Of Education.

Mistress-Good gracious, Marie, what
q mess your kitchen is In! Whatever
have you been doing? 1t will take you
week to clean It. should think.
Marte-Yes. mum; the young ladies
have been down here showing me how
TO hOil potato according to the cook
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
Nearly Through.


a stranger entered a church in
The middle of the sermon and seat
ed hipself in the back pew. After
awhile he began to fdget. Leaning
over to the white haired man at bis
side, evidently an old member of
the congregation, be whispered:
"How long has he been preach
ing?"
Thirty or forty years, / think"
the aid man answered. 81 don't
know exactly"
T'll stay then," decided the
stranger. "He must be nearly
done" ."-EverYbody's Magazine. /.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06

You don't look Ike a man who haA
tasted for three dAys"
Appearances II asin me. Lady: but.
ah. II You only knowsd how many
pairs Of pants I sp< on.'-PhllsdalpAln
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06

Keep your head sttlr" n the Ars1
suis In sosk. and Binks mSa11 to DO -
Ruch
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-06
Stopping The Paper.


| didn't like to do it,
But the editor he got too smart
And allow he'll rue it.
| am a man as pays his debts,
Al. | won't be insulted,
SO when an editor gifts smart,
| want to be consulted.
| took his paper 'leven years,
An helped him all | could, sir,
An when it comes to dunnin' me,
| didn't think he would, sir,
But that he did an you kin bet
1t made me hot as thunder,
Says l, I'll stop that sheet, | will,
If the cussed things goes under!
| hunted up the measly whelp
An for his cunnin' caper
paid them 'leven years an quit!
Yes, sir, I've stopped his paper~
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28
scaIIoped Cabbage With Meat.

Boil head of cabbage in two wa
ters, and when you cook cabbage al
ways leave the pot uncovered and
have standing near 1t on the stove a
cup of vinegar Drain the cabbage,
let 1t cool ,and chop it fine. Butter
pudding dish and strew 1t with fine
crumbs. On this put layer of minced
cabbage seasoned with salt and pep
per; dot 1t with bits of butter. then
put on more crumbs and a layer Of
chopped corned beef. You may use
ham, but in this case omit the salt
from the layers Of cabbage. Continue
in this way until your dish is full Pour
in a cupful Of this liquor. in which
your corned beef was boiled. strew
crumbs on the top, and over this
grated cheese, bake, covered for half
an hour, uncover and brown. Serve
In the dish in which it was cooked.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28
Mock Indian Duel Fatal to Boy With Toy Pistol

D-TTSBURG. Pa.-During mock
i Indian duel with toy pistol and
fobert rife as the weapons. Frank
Lark.ns. aged nine. son Of James
Larkins Of 2544 Spring alley. shot
in the head and instantly killed his
cousin. Francis Barr Boyle. aged
seven, a son Of Edward Boyle Of 2004
Penn avenue. the other afternoon.
The accident occurred at the home
OF the children's grandmother. Mrs.
Bridget Egan. at 2313 Penn avenue,
rear. Young Larkins ran crying to
his home and told his father that he
had shot his cousin. The boy was
taken to the Penn avenue police sta
ton, but was later released at the
request Of Coroner Samuel C. Jami.
son.
Younk Larkins In relating the "A.
cident to Police Inspecor Bailey. said:
Francis and were playing in grand
mas bedroom when Francis found al
old gun. We didn't know 1t was
loaded. Francis said we would play
Indian and have duel, 80 he gavo
me the gun and he took pistol with
caps in It. ! stood up on the bed
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28
Boys Pet Wildcat Puts Big Bulldog to Flight

YANSAS City. Mo.-A wildcat is the
n pet of William Miles. sixteen
years old. of 1916 Baltimore avenue
The cat is three months old. It was
caught by brother of Miles who shot
its mother in Mexico and captured the
kitten and sent It to Kansas City.
Miles has a collar on the cats neck
and when the weather is fine the cat
is brought from the cellar to the back
yard and hitched to a rope that leads
up to a wire across the yard. A ring
on the end of the rope travels along
the wire and gives the cat the range
Of the width Of the yard.
Not long ago a bulldog that had
whipped every other dog in the neigh
borhood discovered the wildcat in the
back yard of the Miles home.
Il was watching from the window
when that old bulldog put his front
paws up on the back fence and looked
over at my wildcat" said Miles.
"The bulldog looked at him for a
while, seeming to be thinking to him
self: Well, there is a strange look
ing kind Of cat but I'll bet a mill
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28
NOTEBOOK HABIT GOOD ONE
Method by Which Housekeeper win
Accomplish Good Deal Of Work
e4sre In a Short Time.

II you are one Of those people who
Keep putting off doing little tasks
about the house until they are piled
up mountain high. try the following
plan: w
Get a notebook and write down in 1t
a list OF all the various things you
nave been meaning to do but never
nave time to-such as sending on a
recipe to friend, returning the song
you borrowed, or mending the hole
IN the curtains. When the list is com.
pieted, set aside the first afternoon or
evening you can possibly spare and
work on as many as you can. As soon
'as you have finished one, score 1t of
with a pencil. and you will be sur
prised to find what a pleasant sensa-
tion 1t is to see the list growing
smaller. tc t,e .atlt,,7g ~
Very likely you will clear the things
on SO quickly that you will be looking
round for other things to do. says
Home Chat.
of course, some people have taught
themselves to do things just the mo.
ment they are noticed, or as soon aft
er as they can possibly manage 1t, and
DON'T need reminders, but the note
book will help those who have not ac-
quired the do 1t now habit. ...4
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28
USING STUMPS OF ASPARAGUS
Writer Gives a Recipe for Most Eco.
nomleai as Well as an Especially
Nourishins Soup.

A very economical asparagus soup
may be made by saving the tough part
OF the asparagus and the water in
which the tips have been boiled. Boil
the stumps until they have become
soft. and squeeze out the goodness.
which add to the water in which the
tips and also the water in which the
stumps were boiled and add two
slices Of onion or some onion Juice
and flour. butter. seasoning and cream
to make soup Of the desired consis-
tency, as you would make any other
kind of soup. This saves the whole
OF the value Of the stumps as we'll as
the water In which the tips were
boiled. and you have the tips for the
other uses. while not wasting them
In garnishing the soup or needing to
buy the whole punches for the soup
alone or for the toast alone. The
habits Of making our cooking take
every scrap of value in any mate
rials means the difference between
sharp poverty and comfortable living,
in most cases of ordinary living, with
average income. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-C. E. Reeves,
~ East Seventy-irst and Hough ave-
nue., expected to find two desperate
yeggmen trying to gain entrance in
his house shortly before one o'clock
the other morning. when he heard two
persons tip-toeing about his front
porch and making curious rappings
on window and doors. Instead he
found e pair Of very new, very much
frightened and very cold and miser-
able newlyweds.
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L.
Bowers. Mrs. Bowers having been
only a few short hours before Miss
Hope Joy. $50 Lucerne avenue.
Reeves. who had just come in from an
out-of-town trip. was writing in his
dining room when he first heard the
mysterious sounds. He crept to the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28
Finds Burglar" Raps Were Made by NewIyweds

door and peeked out, saw the shadows
OF the two, but was afraid to lei
then in.
He hesitated. but finally got ur
nerve enough to go to the door and
demand in a brave. manly voice
Who's there?
The reply came meekly and plain
lively from the bride and hoarsely
from the bridegroom:
IT'S u.s." Reeves let them in.
They had been married at the home
OF the brides mother, and all new
shih.' and resplendent In their wed
ding clothes and happiness. entered
taxicab and started on a honey
moon trip to Cincinnati. Bowers
however, had made the. mistake of try
Ing to keep his wedding quiet.
The suitcase, the bridegroom's hat
eyeglasses and other particles o
wearing apparel were snatched, ant
the pair felt themselves lucky whel
the taxi got under way and left tn,
crowd. Their pursuers, however, fol
lowed in another automobile. The
machines went whizzing about tn,
city for more than two hours. Final
ly the wedding taxi got away and tool
the exhausted and bedraggled newly
weds to Reeves home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28

lion dollars I can whip him. And
then he leaped over the fence and
made straight for the cat, growing
and showing fight My wildcat has
long front legs and an enormous paw
for his size and his claws are long
and sharp. He looked at the ap-
preaching dog and crouched for him
and when he got close enough he Just
took one swipe at him and that bull.
dog disappeared like a streak over the
fence"
The wildcat is tame. except when he
is fed and then he becomes so wild
that the boy cannot go near him. He
growls and shows fight while eating.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28
HELEN GOuLD'S FIANCE IN RAIL WORK

Finley ]. Shepard met Miss Could
soon after entering the operating de-
partment Of the Missouri Pacifc.lron
Mountain lines, in June, 1911. He
accompanied Miss Gould and her
party last March over the Denver &
Rio Grande lines when she made
tour of inspection Of the railroad
Y. M. C. A. buildings. A close friend
ship sprang up from that trip.
Mr.. Shepard is forty-five years old
and the son of a Connecticut minis
ter who died recently. He has been
IN railroad work since 1889. Before
entering the service Of the Gould
lines he was with the Northern Pa.
cific and the Santa Fe.
When B. F. Rush. president Of the
Missouri Pacif1c-Iron Mountain lines.
was also chosen president Of the Den.
yer G Rio Grande in January. 1912.
Mr.. Shepard was selected as his as.
sistant, and recently his appointment
as assistant to President Bush on the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain. with
Jurisdiction over all departments Of t
Since going to st. Louis eightet
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-02-28
Midget Weds Show GIRL Giantess Maid Of Honor

inches tall, was matron of honor, and
her husband. man or ordinary size.
was best man.
Barnett had to be lifted upon a high
stool when he was called ON to sign
the application for license at the
city hall With the stool beneath him,
he stood with his head about on a
level with that of his bride-to-be.
Barnett gets $75 a week and Miss
Warield gets $50. they said. Mrs.
Morris Is the "giantess" of the side
show and her husband is ticket
taker. T F..
Miss Warfeld Joined the show at
Baltimore last April" said Barnett.
"and two days later she was intro.
duced to me by Mrs. Morris. 1t was
love at first sight on my part"
Miss Warfield said she liked Bar.
nett from the time she saw him, but
did not let him know.