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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14

Took Regiment Of Soldiers -
Clear the Roads In 1896.

There was a certain Hercules en-
gine which cut noble figure in the
English blizzard Of 1886.
To appreciate the role played by
the Hercules some idea must be
given Of he effect Of the storm on
other methods of travel. Fourteen
mail coaches we're abandoned on as
many roads. Another was dag out
of drifts five times between Exeter
and London.
Another was buried so deep that
it took 800 men, principally sappers
and miners, several hours to make
passage to the coach and rescue the
mails and passengers, while near
Chatham the snow lay to depth Of
thirty or forty feet, the military be-
ing turned out to the number Of
600 to clear the way.
In London the drifts were ten
feet deep, and hundreds Of men and
carts we're employed hauling snow
cut to the fields in the suburbs. The
markets were in a bad way. One
day only four stall holders were
able to reach a main market. Greens
which a few days before the storm
were being sold for threepence a
bunch at market now fetched from
tenpence 70 shilling, turnips, car
rots and celery becoming equally
dear, while penny handfuls of pars-
ley realized 2s Cd, and the happy
possessor OF a bunch which he had
previously purchased for ninepence
realized for his prize no less a sum
than 81 2s. Sd.
Amid all this confusion the pio-
neer railways covered themselves
with glory by running trains almost
without interruption. There was a
deep cutting on one line where the
snow had drifted badly, and great
numbers of people turned out to
sec how the Hercules engine would
get along. They imagined, of course,
that she would be stopped, but to
their astonishment the engine DASH
ed right into the drift clearing
her way through apparently with
out the slightest difficulty, the snow
at the same time flying over the top
of the engine chimney Ike foam
from the broken waves of violent
sea, and Notwithstanding obstruc-
tions the train came down from
Greenhead twenty miles) in one
hour and quarter" - London
Queen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14

Here H. bat the Rev. Jol n
Evans tells as in reference TO lie
way in which English was taught
in Wales in lie eighteenth century:
"This school had several fcatus es
unknown IN the Welsh school Of to.
day. TIE Welsh note was one in
dispensabla feature. This secured
English conversation. 1t was q
smooth piece OF wood, like a fiat
inch rule, with the letters w. N
carved on il. When any one was
ca ght speaking Welsh the Welsh
note WIS Immediately handed to
him, but the hand which held it at
the end of the lesson was the one
made to Jingle in consequence, so
it was a common occurrence for the
child who had it to move about
from pew to pew, craftily tempting
otlc-s ., speak Welsh. This sign
Of guilt therefore often changed
hands until at last it rested in that
which hal to bear the burden Of al
the tran .ressions of that law"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14
WkTERMARKS.
They Are Stamped In the Paper b.
Patterns Of Wire.

The discovery Of the watermark
was the result of an accident, prob
ally thousand years ago. Parch.
m Mt was then made Of vegetable
Pr ,, which was poured in liquid
state into a sieve. The water drip
PEI out from below, and the thin
layer Of pulp that remained was
pressed and dried. When dry it
was found to bear upon it the
marks of the fiber that composed
the bottom of the sieve.
These fibers seem to have been
twisted reeds, and the mark they
left on the parchment took the
form of wide lines running across
and across diagonally. In those
days the watermark was regarded
as a blemish since the fiber was
thick and coarse and the deep i'm
preston made on the paper proved
a drawback in writing.
The quill of the scribe found
many a yawning gap to cross on
the surface of the manuscript
"switchback scripture" it has been
termed. But when wire was sub
stituted for fiber in the sieve, saws
a writer in the Denver Republican,
the lines off the watermark grew
thinner and less conspicuous.
The possibilities Of the useful
ness Of the watermark became ap-
parent by degrees. It was first
found to be of service in preventing
the forgery of books and manu-.
scripts. Many bogus copy Of q
rare work has been detected be.
cause the counterfeiter failed Il
take into account the watermarki
Of the original.
The watermark of many a pre-
cious manuscript in the worlds mu
scums is alike its glory and it
safeguard. And in the sphere o
bank notes and paper money every
where the watermark is most use
fa in protecting the notes from
imitation.
The term "watermark" is in re
atty a misnomcr since the mari
is actually produced by wire. Wire
is fashioned into the desired pat
tern, figure or lettering. This il
inserted beneath the sheet in the
last stages Of its manufacture anC
while the paper i still capable OF
receiving the Impression. and the
wire device stamps i;self into the
sheet.
Ordinary ne paper held up "a
the light revcss Hundreds OF par
allel lines runnirr up and down,
betraying the fact that the paper
was made on wire foundation
To this thc aner owes its smooth
ness and IL oven texture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14
AZ the Flood.

Hearing of a rising river at the
headwaters of the Enphrates. with
. falling barometer and indications
OF flood in the valley, The Pithe.
canthropus changed his mind and
frankly admitted it to Noah. Iii
manner was that Of a 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 ali
but the insiders.-Puck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14
Didn't suK Washlnoton-

Didn't svft Washington
Until the early part of the last
century Milford, Conn, had q house
In which Washington was said to
have spent night. It IVES in 1889,
when Washington made q tour of
New England. Tradition says that
there we're certain things about his
stay at the Milford tavern which he
did not enjoy. The supper set be-
fore him consisted of boiled meat
and potatoes. He was not pleased
with the meal and asked for a bowl
Of bread and milk. The landlord
brought TIE rev order and broken
pewter spoon with which to eat it,
'Have vo go better spoons than
Ris?" asked General Washington.
ats the be., aave in the house,
mr." replied TIE Inst.
~Send me the ,crvant," said hiA
exeellency. "Heres 3 shilling- Go
tG the minister's and borrow . sil-
YER spoon"
Tradition does not add whether
he got the spoon or not -Ex-
change.
He Would Get ovs.
eff he's as good as he looks said
Lord Archie, 'thell do"
"Thry him, yer honor, thry him."
said Delaney confidently. 'Tve .
grand field and plenty o. jumps"
The colt was saddled. and Lord
Archie mounted. He first gaIloped
around the field, about twenty acres
In extent, and then took him over q
couple Of hurdles, a wide turf, fence
and finally . stone wall quits five
ieet high. King Brian jumped like
\ stag, he could 60 good pace, and
his mouth was perfection.
How about water ?" asked his
Iordship.
"Wather, Il it" said Delaney,
nth suprem disdain. Sure, ifye
put him Mt the river Shannon hs
wouldn't ba'k."
"Do you think he'd clear it?'
"Well, no, yer honor" replied
Delaney t'oeghtfully. 81 wouldn't
70 as far as that. But, bedsd," hS
ldded, with IN air Of conviction,
what he didn't Jump he'd swtmr
-LouAOn Answers -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14
A CecaKED BOUNDARY.
Cause ef the pscalisr Lines That o.
vide Two States.

If vou will look on the map oi
New England you viii see two cu-
rious irregularities in the dividing
line between Massachusetts anc
Connecticut. One of them is in
Granby township, a little north
west OF Hartford, and the other in
Enfield township, on the Connect
cut river. south of Springfield. II
is a standing conundrum why, Sc
Iong as the boundary is imaginary
they did not make it straight IL
stead Of crooked. But thereby
hangs a tale.
Those tive little jogs on the MAJ
are monuments to human obstinacy
and to the persistency which is onc
Of the CHIEF traits of the, Yankee
character. The ancestors OF the
farmers who own those little sT'ts
of ground preferred to live in Mas
sachusctts rather than in Connect
cut and fought for their preference
until they had their way.
The controversy began in 17lS
and continued for 11s years before
it was finally decided In 1924 the
question was appealed to England,
but the government was so much
engrosscd in the Seven Years war
that it was never brought to the at
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14
MI. Merchant Do. You
ADJ ertiSe?

e. W. Post, the millionaire breakfast food manu-
fac-lrer at a dinner given tc. his employees some
time ago in response to toast to the success Of his
foods sad Gentlemen, appreciate the delight
ul compliment paid to our breakfast food, which,
o course merits your favor and the applause of the
world. but would not have you forget that the sue
cess OF this venture is also keen compliment to the
science Of advertising"
That's true, it proves what advert ng viii -o. If
you viii find some use for common white sanC and
jrctis i extensively ond lldiciousy, it Wi BE- as
god nine
Why is that merchants are { fraid to yentu out
IN Us line, is hard TO unde. itanC. Every bus ness
man Knows It pays to advertise Every business
ows millions have been made with some com
,ce, not alWays even q necessity, buJ aycr-
eIiy. Every business llau knows tAtt the
erOu1 merchants are the heaviest advert
se,t ,c average man does not seem to grasp
.1ceas M.
9lY w.l oe AID and inlirm, before trade will in
cIse without the use of printers ink in some form.
he personal te4 moulalS OF your few cust0mes viii
be & long time reacllng around the community.
Advertise, and get your personal workers band
enlarged and instead OF hall dozen or so families,
get dozens and treat them so well that they are
compelled to talk about your merchandise.
See here, Mrs Merchant, to sum up, you must
make your advertising an intelligent campaign,
planning with the same thought used IN the selec-
zion Of the merchandise.
Advertise your goods and you will sell them as
sure as two and TWO make four.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14

first Diner Out--I shay, ole cnan
d'you know Wilshon7
Second Diner Out-No. Whatsh ish
name?
First Diner Out-I dunno.--Tatisr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14

DR.. SkInn-wnl the patient stand an
operation?
DR.. Flint--I think not-from the looks
II this X ray picture. - HsrDR's
Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14
ButterNoiIk Life Saver.

A French medical man advises
people to drink buttermilk for long
life. He says that the Tactic acid
dissolvcs every sort of earthly depos-
it in the blood vessels, keeping the
veins and arteries so supple and free
running that there can be no clog
ging up, and hence there is no de-
posit of chalky matter around the
joints OF of poisonous waste in the
muscles. 1t is the stiffening and
hardening of the blood vessels
which bring on old age. Butter
milk is likely TO postpone it ten or
twenty years If freely drunk. A
quart day should be the mini.
mum, the maximum according 60
taste and ourortanitv
rcaly through.
A stranger entered q church in
the middle Of the sermon and seat
cd himself in the back pew. After
awhile he began to fdget. Leaning
over to the white haired man at his
side, evidently an old member Of
the congregation, he whispered:
"IIow long has he been preach
ing?"
"i'hirty or forty years, think"
the old man answered. Il don't
know exactly"
'T'll stay them" decided the
stranger. "IIe must be nearly
done" ."-Evsrybody's Magazine.
49, - ~ 1"JH.yA
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03
WALKING DELEGATE
TO Be ARRESTED
JERSEY CITY LABOR LEADER AL
LEGGED TO HAVE CONSPIRED .
AT MURDER.

Jersey City, ~. j., Feb. 2.-As an
outontc of the shooting of Thomas
Conroy, Jersey City labor leader, by
boWcry gangsters, in this city last
Thursday, a warrant was issued to-
night for Peter p. Murphy, walking
delegate for the hosting engineers
union, on a charge of conspiracy.
The warrant a sworn out nv join.
w. Burke, another labor leader. who
accuses Murphy of having plotted
with Ernest Wildhaber, Kid Dyna-
mite and Big Slim,' three gunner,
to attack Burke so he could not APP
pear against Murphy at a trial tomor-
row before the Hosting Engineers
international council. 'Conroy was
shot while going to Burke's assistance
when the latter was attacked. Wild
habCr is the only alleged bandit under
arrest.
Nonroy's condition tonight was no
better. Tho physicians say the
wounds will undoubtedly prove fatal.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03
MILLIONAIRE FACES
TRIAL TODAY
SOUTH CAROLINA MAN CHARGED
WITH ASSAULT COMMITTED
UPON HIS WIFE.

Aiken, S. C., Feb. 2.-Frcdcrick O
Beach of New York will be placed on
trial here Tuesday in the court of gen
eral sessions on a charge of assault
ing his wife with intent to kill. The
hearing will be the sequel to a mys-
ferrous attack on Mrs. Beach on the
lawn of the Beach residence here Feb
ruary 26, 1912.
N addition to being bruised, the
millionaire's wife suffered a serious
cut on the throat.
Immediately after the assault. it was
announced that Mrs. Beach had been
attacked by a negro from whom she
was in the act of taking a note to be
delivered to one Of the Beach servants.
Rewards a~ggregaling several thousand
collars were offered for the appre-
hension of her mysterious assaiIant
Detectives on the case later caused the
arrest of Mr.. beach.
Pearl Hampton, a negresS, said To
to have witnessed the attack on Mrs,
Beach, and q detective emDlovet nv
the town of Aiken to investigate the
case, probably will be the states chief
witnesses.
It is understood Mrs. Beach will take
the stand.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03
INCOME TAX SURE
TO PASS
APPROVAL OF ONLY ONE MORE
STATE WILL RATiFY THE
NEW AMENDMENT.

Washington, Feb. Qualification
of the income tax by III necessary
three-fourths of the states in the
Union will be accomplished this week,
favorable action by only one more
state being necessary to make pos
sible the amendment which will be-
come the sixteenth article OF the con-
%stitution of the United States.
Either New Jersey or New Mexico,
it seems probable tonight, will join the
ratification column before the end of
the week, the New Jersey assembly
and the New Mexico senate having
already taken favorable action on the
proposal as adopted by congress-.
The So states which have already
ratified the amendment are: Ala
bama, Arkansas, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana. Nebraska, Nevada, New
York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oklahamo, Oregon, Ohio, South Caro-
lire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Washington, Wisconsin and West Vir-
ginia.
-Four states thus far, Connecticut,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Utah, have rejected the amendment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03
MINERS ARE BUSY
At SALMON
OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS AND
THOSE TO BE STARTED ARE
VERY PROMISING.

Salmon City Feb. 2.-(SpecialD-
Local mining men are jubilant over
the outlook for the coming season.
From all parts of the country come
reports of operations in progress or o
be started shortly. The G~ibbonsville
district, with the A. D. M. property
and reduction works, the Zortman
mines and several others. will be par
ticularly lively. The 15-Stamp mill at
Ulysses promises to work continually.
Musgrove camp has lately been
equipped with a CHILEAN mill and large
cyanide plant. Word comes from Vel
low Jacket that some big undertakings
VIII be started in that camp. In the
main range of the Rockies, the Climax
mine, owned by R.. Giles, of Great Falls,
is working steadily. A 10-stamp mill
will be installed before this spring.
The Idaho Copper Mining company,
adjoining the Climax, is opening up a
good vein of which about so inches
is high grade, principally silver and
copper. The big OreWay tunnel, i'll
that neighborhood, is working towards
what is believed to be an immense
porphSry dyke carrying gold values.
Four miles west of Salmon, the Golden
Rule property is turning out remark
ably well according to recent reports.
A Gilmore camp indications are that
the present heavy shipments will be
largely increased.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03
SOCIALISM WRECKS
HOBO SOCIETY
EFFORTS OF MILLIONAIRE Nm
Der TO SPREAD PROPAGANDA
ARE DISASTROUS.

New orleans, Feb. 2.-Tle national
hobo convention came to an end today,
and. according to official announce
|ilent made by President jefferson
f Davis, the hobocS' organization, which
James Eads How founded in st. Louis
I eight years ago, has been wrecked on
the rocks of socialism and is a thing
Of the past. Davis declared the at
tempt to hold a national hobo conven
tiUn in New orleans had proved q
flat failure, which he attributed 10 the
efforts of How and others to use the
hoboes for a socialistic propaganda.
Davis entertained a motion sug-
gested by himself and declared the
hobo organization dishandcd. How
continued to urge political and relig-
ious principles to the very last, but the
hoboes appeared to be charmed by the
vigorous and magnetic utterances of
jefferson Davis and never failed to
join with the president in helping to
howl down How and his ohortS
1t is said How and Davis likely will
organize separate associations of the
"migratory workers."
"A hobo is not a bar-house bum, a
mere tramp, nor a yeggman,' said
Davis. He simply is a workman out
OF employment. who in the e~Xigencies
OF his pcregrinations is compelled to
ride a freight train, 20 hungry and,
occasionally, has to seek loWly en-
ployment in order to get a bite and =
bunk"
A delegate proposed today that the
hoboes petition congress to stop
bulls from .sappirg 'bo's WHO are
merely trying to ride a freight train
The resolution was defeated.
The v~agrancy laws of Georgia,
Florida and Texas were bitterly criti
cised today by several of the hoboes.
one delegate declared he believed one
half of the men of Georgia are acting
as deputy slcriffs. Oklahoma, he said,
pays only so cents a head. and conse-
o%uently hoboes are not bothered there
ps they are in Georgia, where the
bounty is s..
Inspector Of Police Reynolds advised
me delegations TO clear out Of the city
before morning or they would have to
stay in the parish prison until after
VIC al 'ihS N.iSii'l7 l'Nt Wv i'''i tN''
At the conclusion of a secret SEES
sion of he leading spirits of the con
ventiOn, it was announced tonight that
plans had been perfected for organ
izing hobo unions and affiliating with
the American Federation of Labor.
The name chosen for the new organ
~ization is the "National Itincrant
Workers and Hoboes of America"
f. A. Fitzgerald, organizer of the
American Federation of Labor in
Louisiana, assisted in organizing the
new union.
jefferson Davis Of Chicago was
elected president: J. Raymond Fred
ericks, Cleveland, recording secretary;
Rev. Peter NJ. H. WynhaVen, New Or
leans, treasurer, and Robert W.. Gil
leSpie, national organizer.
James Eads How was barred from
the meeting which effected his or
ganiZation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03

Hustles you up, clears the head,
you feel different all over-it's Hollis
ter's +. M. Tea, hest for bowels and
stomach. George Freisheimer.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03
JERSEY LEGISLATURE
WOULD HONOR WILSON

Princeton, n. j., Feb. 2.-Presidont-
elect Wilson will go to Trenton to-
morrow. There are no scheduled con-
1erences with party leaders from out
side the state and he expects that
most of his time will be given to his
New Jersey Legislative program. Only
four weeks remain before the governor
Wlll resign his present post, and, as a
compliment to him, the senate and as
scmbly leaders desire that the chief
recommendations of his message Shall
be acted upon before he leaves. To
this end they have let it be known
that from now on the legislative ses-
slons will be heightened each week.
The president-elect. accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson and the Misses Jessie
and Eleanor Wilson attended the COM
munion service this morning at the
First Presbyterian church.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03

both of Plains, secured a marriage
license one day of the past week at
the county clerks office.
f. M. Lewellen, H. Rennick, Charles
Fairbanks, Dave Clark, w. o. Burrill,
Attorney Blaisdell and several others
returned Saturday from Thompson,
where they We're in attendance at the
Pat Whalen case. Plains citizens are
all pleased at the news of Whalen's
acquittal. The jury was out but 10
minutes.
About 15 couples went to Paradise
Saturday night on No. 6 to attend a
masquerade ball.
A large crowd attended the hard
times dance given by the band boys
in Avery's hall Friday night. Miss
Avery won the prize for the best hard
times costume.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03
DEFENSE LEAaUE FORMED.

Washington, Feb. To work for a
larger navy, an adequate army, the
Improvement of the national guard
and for all things that viii better pre-
pare the United states for war, the
National Defense league was organized
today.
Representative julius Kahn of Cali
fornia was elected chairman of the
executive committee and to the board
OF directors.
While the league will work to
strengthen all forces which would
maxi the country better prepared for
war, it states in its constitution that
lit believes in universal peace, but
firmly believes hat preparation for
war is the best guaranty of peace"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-03
CONFIDENCE MANS
STRANGE STORY
ONE WHO DOuBLE-CROSSED 9TH.
ERS AND THEN MET FATE,
SQUEALS ON PALS.

Boston, Feb. 2.-Further revelations
concerning the looting of the Ma
tional City bank of Cambridge will be
published here tomorrow. Most of
these are made ON the authority of
William ]. Keliher, the confidence man
who robbed George w. Coleman of
money which the latter, a bookkeepcr,
had stolen from the bank.
Big Bill Kcliher, as he is known,
made a business of ~defrauding those
who believed themselves to he his
partners in a fixed faro game in New
York. At the end, he says his real
partners 'doublc-crossed" him and
now he is anxious to help John L.
Bates, receiver for the bank. to re-
cover some OF the stolen unds.
In the new statement credited to
keliher, the confidence mar says q
large part of the. stolen money was
placed in a safe deposit box in
Eric, Pa.
According to an announcement made
here, District Attorney Whitman Of
New York is considering the sending
of an assistant to this city to inter
view kclihcr regarding the former
New York police lieutenant, who, ac-
cording to keliher, is alleged to have
profited to the extent of $4,000 in
helping the confidence MAJ rob vic
TINS i'm New York.
Mr., Whitman is quoted as saying
over the telephone to persons in Bos-
ton: Il will go the limit to obtain
keliher may propose. In all proba-
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