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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-01
SLIPS OF THE TONGUE.
Even the Disnified English Butler Car
Co Astray at Times.

( A little story which has just
found its way across the Atlantic
from an English country house tells
of the recent slip made by new
and nervous butler in serving his
master, duke, at the luncheon ta-
bic. Quiet, respectful and assidu-
Gus; he proffered dish with the in
sinuating query:
"Cold grace, your grouse"
The slip is so obviously a nat
ural one that doubtless the tale is
true. Thus far it is also unchal-
lenged as new, although probably
by the time it has made the full
round of the press somebody will
discover that in its original form
It was an Athenian Chestnut" in
the days of Socrates.
An anecdote which at least be-
longs to the same family used to be
LAUGHED over in early Victorian
drawing rooms.
Among the royalties, great and
little, who came to London for the
young queens coronation there
was a certain small, dried up, gray
haired, bright eyed, brisk little old
reigning prince of tiny principai-
ty. He was faraway cousin to an
Irish duke, whose estates in Ire
land he visited before returning.
For his entertainment a village cell
ebration was arranged, with games
and dances, and especially Irish iigs
and clog dances.
The gay old prince was delight
ed. He came himself of race IA
nous for its dancing. He still pos
sessed a good eye, quick ear and
light foot. That same evening In
the great hall of the castle, to the
whisting of his hosts son, he en-
deavored to emulate some of the
feats he had seen.
The dukes solemn English but
ler was present, and his horror ct
such unroyal antics was reflected IL
his eyes. The prince perceived il
and, shooting a sudden forefnger
at him, demanded imperiously
'Th! Tell me, then, what you
think of my dancing"
f Discreet aud lignife5, but fur
ried inwardly, the buffers manner
was perfect, but his tongue betray-
! ed him. He answered:
"0our royal spryness is certain
ily Ugh"
There Was a shout of laughter,
and The duke, with assumed anger,
cried stcrnly: "What! Do you dare
to insinuate that the prince is ele-
vated-that his viyacity is due to
any other good spirits than his
own"
Before such an accusation The
poor buffers last remnant Of com
posure vanished. and. turning Wild
ly, with cliSpei hands. from hii
highness to lis sra {. le protested
earnestly:
"No, ! neccr, sir, - r royal gray
ness; nc, | isrecf, II, your iceF-
Youth Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-01
aobbv's Unfortunate Delay.

He was five years old. On this
particular day mother had dressed
him with unusual care and was very
much displeased to have him come
in with clothing dirty and torn.
She had so often told him be
must take his own part in the boys
scraps-fght should the occasion
demand it. This he would not do
And now she intended to punish
him.
Bob became very indignant and
said, well, mamma, ] just told the
boy | wasn't ready to fight, and
when | got ready he was settin' or
7s."-Delineator.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-01
The Welsh Note.

Here is what the Rev. John
Evans tells us in reference to the
way in which English was taught
IN Wales in the eighteenth century:
"This school had several features
unknown in the Welsh school of to-
day. The Welsh note was one in
dispensable feature. This secured
English conversation. 1t was
smooth piece of wood, like a fat
inch rale, with the letters wv. N
carved on it. When any one was
caught speaking Welsh the Welsh
note was Immediately handed to
him, but the hand which held it at
Tie end of the lesson was the one
made to tingle in consequence, 80
it was common occurrence for the
child who had it to move about
from pew to pew, craftily tempting
others to speak Welsh. This sign
of guilt therefore often changed
hands until at last it rested in that
vhie'l had to bear the burden of all
tie tranSgressions of that Law"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-01
" early through.

A stranger entered a chrneh /
the middle of the sermon id scat
ed himself in the back pew Mite
awhile he began to fdget. Leaning
over to the white haired man at hi.
side, evidently an old member OF
the congregation, he whispered:
''How long has he been preach.
ing?"
Thirty or forty years, l think" "
the old man answered. "1 don't
know exactly"
"I'll stay then," decided the
stranger. "He must be nearly
done. Every body's Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-01
WkTERnkRKS.
They Are Stamped In the Paper By
Patterns of Wire.

The discovery Of the watermark
was the result of an accident, prob
ably althousand years ago. Perch.
ment was then made of vegetable
pulp, which vas poured in a liquid
state into sieve The water drip
ped out from below, AID the thin
layer of pulp that remained was
pressed and drieG When dry it
was found to bear upon it the
marks of the fiber that composed
the bottom OF the sieve.
These fbers 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 coar anl the decp i'm
preston made on Tie paper proved
drawback in writing.
The quill Of the scribe found
many a yawnine rap 10 cross on
the surface of the nanuscript-
"switchback scr'nt4re' II has been
termed. Blu, oea wire was sub
stituted for fiIel N the sieve, SAYS
writer in the Denver Republican,
the lines of the watermark grew
thinner and less rnnsDicaOus.
The possibilities Of the useful.
ness of the watcTmark became ap-
parent by degrees. 1t was first
found to be of service in preventing
the forgery of books and manu-
scripts. Many bogus copy of g
rare work has been detected be-
cause the counterfeiter failed to
take into account the watermarks
Of the original.
The watermark of many a pre-
cious manuscript in the worlds mu-
seums is alike its glory and its
safeguard. And in the sphere of
bank notes and paper money every
where the watermark is most use
full in protecting the notes from
imitation.
The term "watermark" is in re-
atty misnomer since the mark
is actually produced by wire. Wire.
is fashioned into the desired pat
tern, figure or lettering. THIS is
inserted beneath the sheet In the
last stages of its manufacture and
while the paper is still capable of
receiving the impression, and the
wire device stamps itself into the
sheet.
Ordinary note paper held up to
the light reveals hundreds Of par
allel lines running up and down,
betraying the fact that the paper
was made on a wire foundation.
To this the paper owes its smooth
ness and its even texture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-01
STRIKE:
WHILE
THE
IRONS
HOT!

Strike the people for
business while they're
in a buying mood. If
you want to strike
hardest, put a striking
ad in the JASPER CoU-
RIER and keep it there.
Keep on striking and
the iron" for YOU.
will never grow cod.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-01

Flowers my lady hath galore
Rare and lovely posies;
These my lady doth adore
Mignonette and roses.
Little skill have | of flowers
Men have scanty learning;
Yet throughout the golden
hours
Still | turn with yearning.
To the fairest flower | know
Whispering my story.
Meier could blossom here be-
low
Rival her in glory!
So, though tastes may di-
verse be,
Whether hearts or pOSies,
Rarest blooms is e'er to me
Myrtle mid her roses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-01
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02
Jayhawker Jots

Here's unpleasant fuel for many q
mans pipe that 10 passed around by
the Sedgwick Paragraph: Revenge
will make q man walk to places where
charity could not coax him In q car
rage.
"As understand the situashun," said
q colored man within the hearing of
the Atchison Globe. President Watah
done got stubborn because Uncle Sam
refused to return his solution"
It II the belief Of the Halstead indie
pendent that a fortune awaits the in
ventor who can devise q mechanism
which will separate the spoony couple
man on his way home before the roost-
ers begin Growing an an indication OF
approaching dawn.
Expert criticism. by Charlie Blakes-
ley in the Kansas City Star: The hard
est job in Kansas at present il that of
telegraph editor Of any one Of the TWEEN
ty or twenty-five daily papers that
have no telegraph news service. Han
ding the war news calls for ingenuity
and resourcefulness of high order.
Tender little story. related to the
Beloit Call by Judge Gundy: A young
couple were at a baseball game, and
a player hit the ball right on the nose
and sped to second. what is the
runner trying to do 2" she asked. HE
is trying to get home" he said. Good
ness, he must think q lot of his fam
ily," she said. why doesn't someone
show him the gate leading out? Poor
man, he seems frantic with worry"
Picked up on the curbstone by the
Jewell County Monitor: A preacher in
this town gave his wife strict orders
not to feed any more tramps. He told
her to pass them up. The very next
tramp that came along, he happened to
go to the door himself. So he said in
reply to his request for something to
eat. II guess can get you a little
something" So he gave him some
things out of the refrigerator and his
wife told him that hereafter she pre-
ferred to feed the tramps herself, since
he wasn't so bold as he thought he
would be when 1t came to turning them
down and she said she would rather
feed them than to clean up after her
husband had fed them. sr4ss So. r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02

In Denmark the primrose path to
delirium tfemens il not without it's
compensations, and when q wayfarer
Is picked up drunk by a gendarme the
inebriate is not hustled unceremoni-
ously to a chilly cell, but instead is
given medical attention and later sent
to his home in cab.
The arresting officer Is Instructed to
file at headquarters the name Of the
dramshop keeper who sold the way
farer che last drink, and the next
morning q bill for medical services
and cab fare IL presented for payment
to the grog dealer. In the absence Of
a perfect alfbi, the publican settles and
the incident is closed, with no moro
after effects than probable headache
for the citizen of libational habits.
Fer five years in Amsterdam there
has flourished society which for
modest fees provides escorts and
transportation for bibulous Dutchmen
who, having drunk their fill, want to
go home and are neither stable Of To-
comoti0n nor keen as to sense of
direction. The success attending the
venture has prompted the formation
in Belgium of q similar company. The
industry In not wholly phi1anthropic.
as an escort de luxe, as rated in the
schedule OF charges, costs about 81.
and IL the inebfiate be possessed Of q
grateful spirit the sight Of his own
1onged-for doorstep should move him
to tip observation-disclosures City Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02

DIR. Scott Nearing Of the University
Of Pennsylvania always has an tllumi-
mating view Of the problems OF the
hour. In his Social Sanity q vol
ume just sent out by the MoffAt, Yard
company Of New York city. he gives
this vignette Of the different ways of
preparing our daily bread today and
yesterday:
"As late as 1850. in = now prosper
Gus section Of New York state, the
farmers boy rose with the dawn.
hitched a team of oxen to . wagon
loaded with sacks Of wheat. and start
ed for the mill. BY nightfAll he was
home again with his wheat trans
formed into flour. Then his mother,
making her own yeast and potato
water, kneaded and set her bread over
niRht, ana in the morning the boy
built q hot fire in the old stone oven.
heated the stones well. rAked out the
fire and put the bread in its place to
sHow different the process today!
The wheat, carried In . freight car
from Dakota to Minneapolis, u con-
verted into flour and shipped by rail
to Buffalo. There Il goes to . baker.
il tested, and turned into = machine
which automatically measures the
proper quantities Of the various In
gradients, mixes them, kneads them,
divides them into 10aves, and delivers
them to the oven."-EdWin 1larkhem.
in the New York American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02
White Man in thte Tropics.

DIR. Anton Breinl, director of the
Australian Institute of Tropical Medf-
cine. who has been studying the pos
sibilities Of maintaining tropical Aus
tralia as a white mans country, con-
firms the observations made by Amer
lean scientists in explosion of the
theory that a white mans blood de-
teriorates or becomes thin in tropical
chimes.
The American observations had
been made in comparison Of the blood
corpuscles of acclimated East Indians
and American soldiers of long service
in the Philippines and these showed
that no appreciabie change had taken
place. Similar results have been OBJ
tanned by DIR. Breinl from experiments
on school children in an Australian
town.
What is called tropic anaemia, a
form of pallor and listlessness OBJ
servable in the inhabitants Of hot
climates, Is really due, not to any de-
feet in their blood, but to minute
changes in the outer skin, according
to DR.. Breinls belief. and along these
to establish the actual influence OF
high temperatures on physical organ
isms.
DIR. Breinrs first report concludes as
follows:
1T is yet too early to say definitely
wAAOeuSA .eAAO % cat SARCA 1xAAcHN u pop
ulating tropical Australia by white
working population can be accom-
plished. This, however, is certain,
northern Australia when compared
with other troptc regions offers the
most favorable conditions for per-
manent white settlement. The posi-
ton certainly justifles the application
OF unlimited effort, as the prize in
view IN the successful holding OF q
whole continent for the white race. -
|-Aelbourne Gable to the Washington
Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02
Hu,,,or Of the Day

ssWae her marriage . happy oner II
should say IL was She was Drawing alt-
mony IN less than six months. "-BufIalo
Express.
..Bobbie why did you take your lttlo
sisters candy and eat Il? Why didn't you
ask her II you could have it?' why.
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
HIS Wl1o-'Duf, dear. tell me why you
tunnel" Her Hub6y-..9o that in three
years you will look 1t Il and say what I
would like to say right now."-Ju0Ge.
s'Why aren't they going to try and float
that stock? They're afraid it went
hold WutR.'-Baltlmoro Amoeican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02
Globe Sights
BY THE ATCHI8ON GLOBE

Don't be eternally looking for a good
quitting place.
We have always thought that we would
hate to be found dead on a beer case.
An automobile usually stops squarely
in front OF hitching post reserved for
horses.
1t is refreshing to meet now ana then
baseball writer who doesn't refer to
rain as J. Pluvius.
A man who talks too much during good
times has no chance at all to hold q lob
during hard times.
Childhood feels patriotic on Decoration
Day. but not sad. which may be the best
view OF the situation
II you stick around long enough. you'll
be old, but not as soon as II you were
q big league ball player.
Did anyone. in writing the advertiser.
ever mention the mag. In which the ad.
appeared? We are curious to know.
There are many patient sufferers who
tinue to wear tight shoes to pinch them.
The rfotous movies are pretty bad at
times. Still. II one must have trouble
perhaps the cinematograph sort Is prefer
Nostalgia. the highbrow name for home
sickness. is most severe in the case OF
one who Is toonear broke to- buy = ticket
home.
ly youth were bad enough, but one might
sing them without blushing, which was
something.
In these days Of diaphanous drapery, a
good deal shows through. not. as . rule,
Including the o. (. blush, which wasn't
hand painted.
Jude johnson recently called Short
jerks every mean name in the world,
kicked him in the SIDE spat in his face
ana then walked along on his PROSTATE
FORM Then Short got up. looked danger
Gus Tor second or two. and then said !:
II believe this thing can be arhitr. rcd
with honor to US both"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02
AN ECoNoM LrAcUE.

A pupils economy league has been
organized among the pupils Of the
public schools Of Garrett county,
Maryland, under the direct supervis-
ion OF the county board Of school conn
missioners. Each pupil of the county.
by virtue Of enrolment upon the
school records. II q member of the
league. A button y given to each one
on which IL printed the words, Pu-
pills Economy League, Garrett County.
Maryland" the words encircling the
state coat of arms.
The primary object of the associa-
ton 10 to secure greater returns for
the educational expenditures OF the
county. 1t IL felt that the principle
Of economy, learned first in respect to
school equipment and supplies. may be
carried over into the broader education
Of the child and become an important
part Of character instruction. The
county commissioners are convinced
that there il considerable waste which
may be prevented through cooperation
between the school boards and pupils.
Such waste may take place in one of
the following ways:
Destruction of outbuildings and
fences.
DETACHMENT Of school buildings.
Mutilation Of interior walls.
Breaking OF window panes.
Carrying away Of school furniture
pals, shovels. brooms. etc.
Carving, cutting and breaking
school desks and benches.
Injuring or losing school textbooks.
The essential means of stopping
these leaks Is to make pupils and
teachers, trustees and commissioners.
principals and superintendent. all
realize tho accumulated loss due to
continued careless destruction Of the
small things In q large system where
Thousands OF individuals are directly
concerned. Tho pupils economy
league il a constant force for careful
ness and intelligent use. Each day
something occurs in or outside of the
schoolroom where the work of the
league comes into play and the impor-
tant principle Of economy il taught
All Of these forms Of waste and
needless destruction are occasionally
reviewed and emphasized at meetings
of the league held the last Friday of
the school month. al.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02

families become 20 ON account Of death
or prolonged Illness Of the bread-win-
ner.
And the chfldrenf
The ranks OF tho dependent and d.
linquent are rscruited-1n what psr-
centage we ought to know. but any per-
centage II too large from the families
Of the working-men that arc brought
into our cities and dumped into our d.
lapidated old death-traps.
And 30 / say that tho responsibility
10 upon those who import working-men
to see that there are decent homes for
them when they come, and not to set
snares to destroy them and their chill
dren.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02
Journal Entries

A quitter often gets the best Of II.
Neither IL there much sympathy for
the poor loser.
The closer the friends tho bigger
the fight they usually have.
y
Almost everybody believes that
everybody else Il happier than he.
A mans faults are his worst enc
mics, but he seldom 30 classes them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02
.Euening Chat

NJ RUTH cA1GERolt

Putfang innings Into Wt1t1nG.
The jury OF eminent artists and ctitits
which decides what picturea~ shall BE-
bought BY the art galleries Of France
IL required to put its reasons for buy
ing each picture into writing.
Don't You think that's = very wise
requirement7 I do.
Not only because It makes It plain
to the French people why each picture
deserves to be bought, but also because
It makes plain to the jury itself why
each picture deserves to be bought.
and renders them less likely to make
= mistake.
Nothing in the world clears the mind
on Z subject like putting ones
thoughts into writing.
When We think upon any matter we
usually slur over q good many points.
especially those points on which we
are at all confused or which for any
reason we do not like to consider.
II we put thing into writing we can
not slur. The dim neutral grays in
which we shrouded confused or UNI
pleasant details must needs vanish
when we set the thing down In black
and white.
Did you ever try this method when
you had some important decision to
make?
1 have, and md it invaluable.
Suppose. for instance, you are think
ing OF buying or renting q house and
you can't make up your mind between
two desirable candidates. You like
some things about one house and some
things about the other. Then Of course
there are certain objections to both.
When you try to think the thing over
you soon find yourself, between all the
advantages and DISADVANTAGES. in q
morasS Of confusion. The beautiful, big
living room in the first house appeals
to you greatly. and then you remem-
Der that the second has a lovely gar
den and a place for a tennis court.
the second has q much finer outlook.
The first has open plumbing. but the
second has open frtpIaces. 50 your
mind IL pulled this way and that by
each new consideration which pops into
it.
Now take a piece Of paper and write
down on one side Of line the advan-
side the advantages OF the other. Do
the same with the disadvantages.
Now compare them. If you wish to.
You can cancel advantages and disad-
vantages which you think are equal
and see to which side the balance tips.
In any case you have the thing in black
and white and can get q much better
idea Of IL.
To many people suppose this idea
will seem fantasticaL To my mind 1t
is a great deal less fantastical than
trying to decide any important ques-
ton without marshaling all the pros
and cons clearly before you. OF course
there are few people with such clear,
logical minds that they can do this
In their minds just as well, but I'm
free to confess that I'm not one Of
/
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02
HOMES FOR WORKERs.

The outrage OF our American cities IL
the way we bid for home-seekers, when
we have no homes to offer them. after
we lure them to comes, writes Albion
Fellows Bacon in The Survey. Our fac
tories scour the country for workers,
bring them in. and turn them loose, to
find shelter wherever they can. Our
business organizations offer bonuses for
new factories. bidding for these which
bring in the largest number OF families.
Another factory! 100 families! More
prosperity" they announce. in big
headlines.
One Of the saddest sights Of the slums
Is to see the thrifty wife Of the work
ing man. with her rosy brood Of chill
dren, used to country air and sunshine.
used to space. privacy. good surround
ings. cleanliness. quiet. shut up amid
the noise and dirt and confusion, IN the
gloom Of the slum. That Is an unusual
family that can maintain the sanctity
Of its homo life. in the tenements
The brave fight may be made II the
father and mother are spared. to hold
control. and provide the bread. But
how many working men in our cities.
the records show. fall q prey to tuhsr-
culosis, typhoid. pneumonia, and other
house Diseases How many mothers
are beckoned from their little families
by the same ghastly finger! Any one
who will search the records will ind
that q startling number Of dependent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-02

One great advantage Of the activi-
ties Of the Mexican mediators is that
It permits the Americans and other
foreigners to make a getaway. They
would have had hard shedding other
vryiun