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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
FAMOUS OLD CABIN
Early Home of President of the
United States.
North Bend, Ohio, Is Known in His
tory as Having Contained the Res
idence IF Gen. William
Henry Harrison.

The home of Gen. William Henry
Harrison, at North Bend, which he
maintained all through the years Of
his public services, and to which he
retired when in private life, was really
in part log cabin. One who was
guest there in 1916 describes it as
long, rambling structure, part two sto-
ries in height, but mostly with one
story, with the wide front facing the
Ohio river, from which it stood back
about three hundred yards.
There were nine rooms in all on the
ground floor, says the Columbus DIS
patch, and one Of these-a large one
was the log portion it evidently hav-
ing been originally a log cabin stand
ing by itself, but the owner had quilt
additions to it as need was felt and
means permitted, until he had quite
a pretentious country residence. The
whole of the exterior had been COW
cred with apboards-sawed boards
being too expensive II those days
and the clapboards were painted
white. Seen from the river at the
bend, it is said to have presented
very beautiful aspect, the white build
ing in its setting of green in summer
being particularly striking
In this leg cabin portion of his resi-
dence General Harrison often enter
tanned companies of friends, and
cider was the beverage used at these
dinners. This hospitality was famous
just prior to the presidential campaign
in which he led the Wings, and the
contest became known in political cir
cles as the log cabin and hard cider
campaign.
After the death of President Harri-
son, Mrs. Harrison returned to the
old home at North Bend, and there
spent the rest of her life. General
Harrison owned large farm, and it
was managed by his son-in-law, w. II.
II. Taylor.
Mrs. Harrison who was a daughter
Of Judge ]. G.. Symmes and was born
in New Jersey, lived to be eighty-nine
years old, her death occurring III
1864, near the close of the Civil war.
Her body lies buried beside that OF
her distinguishel husband in the soil
Of the old farm. where in all PROBABLE
ity a suitable monument will soon be
erected by the joint Efforts of the ma
| ton and the state Of Ohio.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

A few years ago l heard George
Bernard Shaw give a lecture before
the Camera club in London. The one
thing that | remember that he said
was that. in going into a house, he
could always tell the degree OF cul-
ture and refinement there was in that
house by the width of the mats on the
pictures. OF course. Mr.. Shaw was
trying TO be funny as usual, and as
usual there was lots of truth in what
he said. IL every one would make a
tour OF the house with that in mind,
take down those pictures with the
wide white or colored mats and have
them reframed close. or If a certain
one seems 10 demand a mat. have a
very narrow one put on il, they would
really be surprised TO see the i'm
provement in the appearance OF the
rooms. In many cases the same
frames could be used: they would only
need to be cut down.-Philadelph
Public Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
Important Discovery.

The discovery of a prehistoric pueb-
10 in Nitsu canyon, in the Navajo
mountains of Arizona, has added ma
terially to the archaeological develop
ments of the year. 1t contains at least
eighty-four rooms, or apartments,
which are all more or less connected
with each other. In some OF these
most interesting specimens OF ancient
handiwork have been found. Among
them is a large, handsome shawl COW
cred with elaborate embroidery which
is in excellent preservation, although
1t is known to be at least a thousand
years old.
Beads of Jade and other material,
baskets, prayer sticks. a large variety
OF pottery. including several good
sized elias in the rare black and white
ware and some ornate moccasins OF
yucca fiber. are among the articles
taken from the cid ruins. They will
be added 10 the museum OF the Uni
versity of Arizona.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
HERE is THE LATEST ALIBt
Briton Asserted He Was Full Of
Quinine When Arrested for As
saulting Man After Alteration.

At a London police court recently,
Frederick Hewlett Burton Brown. fifty
three years old, who was in the uni
form of a captain in the royal army
medical corps, was charged on remand
with being drunk and riotous and
with assaulting William Imrie. a
horsekeeper of Bloomsbury square,
by striking him on the head with an
electric torch. says the London Times.
The attorney who appeared for the
defendant said that on the night he
was arrested he was leading an off,
Ger who had lost his sight in the OAR
danelles and when crossing the road
switched on an electric torch TO see
his way There had been a Zeppelin
attack some twenty minutes earlier
and the prosecutor thought he might
be signaling the Zeppelins and pro-
tested. The defendant became ex-
cited and a policeman who appeared
on the scene wrongly thought that his
excitement was due to drink, and ar
rested him. The defendant had suf-
been taking large doses of quinine.
which accounted for his condition
when he was arrested He desired to
express his regret for any injury he
might have caused the prosecutor and
was willing TO compensate him.
The magistrate allowed both charges
to be withdrawn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
Tonquc in Cheek.

George II. Siege. president OF the
Society for the Prevention of Munich
pal Waste. says that he could easily
save New York sl7.O00.OO0 a year.
TO praise New York's economy"
said Mr. Siege the other day, "one
would have TO speak with the tongue
in the cheek-like the girl ar the
dance. you know.
A fat man painted TO a girl at the
dance: It's very kind of you to hesi-
tation with meme. the worst hesita-
toner in the ROOM
Here he trod on her foot for the
eleventh time. ana the girl answered
sweetly
"'Oh. how can you say so? Why.
you hardly seem TO touch the fioor! :
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
Held for
Ransom
By Augustus
Goodrich SherwIn
Copyright. 1915. by W. G. chapman.)

copyright. 1915. by W. @. Chapman.)
Il shall never see your face again."
cried pretty but willful Nina Wilder
stormily.
All right" was the cool rejoinder
of her fiance, Walter Bross-"youll
be SORRY"
81? never," declared the wrought
up young lady. her quivering tones
betraying the necessity of emphasis
against the dictates of her real soul.
Il shall go away from you as far as
1 can-cIear around the world, but I'll
forget youl"
Then III go, too Walter assured
her.
Il shall take the opposite direction,
IL you do" insisted Nina. and then
she rushed from the room and UP the
stairs, and throwing herself on a
couch i'm her own apartment burst
into a violent fit os Mysteries.
II was foolish quarrel, for never
were two beings more felicitously
adapted to make life bright and happy
together than they. Nina was an or
phal living with a widowed aunt and
possessed Of a very liberal income
from the estate OF her dead father
Walter had just inherited a large for
tune. He made no pretense OF active
business outside of being listed a:
president Of large construction com
pany well patronized by political infiu
ence, all the real labor of its manage
ment falling to the lot Of the subor
dinate officers.
The trouble was-jealousy. Neithe
had been in love before, both wer'
young. fond OF society, petted an'
spoiled. Because they were mer'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

without the
to
and a whether not he
claims
held square vanous looking
package from audible rafting.
said going
IF going gentleman I'm gone" And ne
purchases Immediately and
ndescrbaby funnyo
Two was hur-much
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

children OF the heart they quarreled.
went through the luxury OF reproaches,
then tears. then contrition. then a
new plunge into a happy reconcilia-
ton.
This time. however. the tiff was
serious. In a spirit of reckless mis-
chief Walter had flirted outrageously
with young lady whom Nina detest-
ed. In retaliation the latter received
the attention OF an old discarded
flame. Then the crisis-the pretty en-
gagement ring returned by mail, a
cold bow from Walter when next
Nina passed him on the street. and
the following dag Walter was be-
wildered. shocked, made madly des-
perate with the discovery that Nina
and her aunt had left the city.
Whittier bound he knew not. but by
the end of week he was pretty we'll
assured that capricious Nina had in
deed started on a trip abroad.
For another week Walter worried
and sorrowed. Finally he came TO the
conclusion that there was no hope OF
a reconciliation and decided that it
was his fate to die of broken heart
II was quite the fad for the idle man
with money II seek consolation in
change. He started for Europe by
way of New York. Meantime. al
though he did not know that, Nina
had followed out her threat TO travel
49, H. Of 80
cisco.
The war broke out while Walter was
in Paris and he changed his plan OF
visiting Russia The same intelli
gence was acquired by Nina while en-
joying the novelties of Japan. She
learned that Berlin and Vienna were
now an impossibility to her Hel
timid, nervous aunt insisted on s
quick dash for Italy and a speedy fur
ther progress homeward
Walter Bross. Installed in the bes
hotel of Rome. was gloomily wonder
ing if he had not better join one o
the contending war forces and forge
his troubles amid the roar of cannon
and the boom OF bursting shells. How
Nina would regret that her stubborn
ness had sent him 10 tragic death
reflected he, Then he arose from tn
luxurious chair in which he was rest
ing. Two ladies had just arrived a
the hostelry. He saw them clearl.
on their way TO the parlor.
"Fate-destiny' he gasped. for h.
had recognized Nina and her char
eron
What to do? The detected lover
heart beat nightly. II seemed as IL
sentient spark had stirred up all tn
stored love Of his soul. He had foun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

her-they were under the sama roof.
but
He knew Nina well. He realized
that. given the benefit of any abrupt
advance on his part, she would in
sist on torturing him with feigned or
real Indifference until she had taught
him lesson" Result: a disguise. IL
was elaborate For a handsome fee
Walter was transformed into very
natural looking gentleman of the up
per Italian set.
Then he set about briDing the hotel
servants to learn the plans. for the flu
ture of aunt and niece. He ascertained
that they had arranged to sail for
home within a week In the mean
time daily the two ladies made their
| pleasure and shopping rounds.
| There was to be an international
social event that took the form of
masked ball and Walter learned that
| the ladies were invited guests. Those
attending were required to go in char
acter costume, or at least to wear a
mask He secured an invitation. He
made a notable cavalier and envel-
oped in a long cloak as soon as a cab
had taken Nina and her chaperon
away from the hotel. jumped into a
second vehicle and Joined their COM
pany at a distance.
Suddenly he made discovery The
vehicle containing the ladies, after
pursuing the main thoroughfares lead
ing to the place of the masquerade,
turned off into side street. AS it
did so two suspicious occurrences
fixed the attention of Walter The
driver of the former carriage swung
a hand towards Nina's driver, while
the latter kept straight on without
turning.
Stop" ordered Walter instantly.
Get sign-no;' returned his driver
with a shrug Of the shoulder, and
drove on.
!, You scoundrel-this is some plot
cried Walter, and sprang from the
vehicle and was down the side stree,
in pursuit of the other 1oFriage.
1t was we'll that he did So The
: days Of brigandage were not over in
the imperial city. Later Walter knew
: that the practically unprotected Nina
, and her aunt had been spotted by {
league of criminals. Her diamonds
, a knowledge of her wealth hat
led to plan to kidnap her, remov,
her to a remote mountain fastnes
and hold her for ransom.
Walter was hot in the wake of tn,
| carriage as it drove into the court o
| an isolated mansion. The drive
| sprang down. He was about to appl,
| a whistle to his lips to summon hi
confederates within the building
when Walter. close at hand, acted
| He had seized heavy piece of
wagon tongue lying in the yard On
| blow and the villainous driver wen
| down like piece of lead. Waite
| lifted his senseless form up to tn
! seat, sat down beside him. took tn
| lines and drove for the nearest polio
] station.
The alarmed Nina fell to a chat
stupefied as. reaching the station, Wa
ter told his story. She glided to hi
side with contrite face and pleadin
eyes.
"You-you were seeking mel" SIN
sobbed. 1t must have been So
AT least / found you said Waite
:, with a glad smile.
- "Oh. Walter. forgive me, forgiv
me! have been cruel, wicked" sh
faltered. Take me back. won't you
4. Into my heart?" voiced Waite
s, softly. why. you have been ther
a always-and ever will be-"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
As Others Saw Him.

J. Fuller Gloom stood on the cor
ner the other afternoon and thought
TO myself how distressingly homely
were most of the people who passed
along the street. Just as had
plunged pretty deeply into philosophiz-
ing over the matter, two girls fiuttered
by. and l heard one of them say to
the other: Mercy, What homely peo-
pie one sees on the street. Just look
at that awful-looking old man stand
ing on the corner. for instance!"-
Kansas City Star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

fulfilled the requirements of a 1916
model religious plant
The recent completion of the nine
story church Building, with social
rooms, motion pictures, hotel for men.
roof garden, cafeteria, barber shop.
smoking room, nursery, hospital and
bowling alley, marks the largest en-
terprise of its kind ever attempted on
the Pacific coast.
Activities of the church and Sun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31


auditorium 500 The roof garden also is
held dedication
ghts addition
| event
public
at
|
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

Jake and takes the entire collection Then
All
his pockets
ake" practices
reported
o
operating nothing but always
WI s
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

had of actually
hurdle
deliver his Don't the ship boys
the admiral
the
exceptionally welldeveoped
nothing
squad another
floating kidney
could the Patagonan
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

ney Charles F. Clyne, but as yet the
"snipe shooter" is monarch of all he
surveys. Jake visits the federal
building at 1905 a. m. every court day
of the year, and 1t is at that time his
"pernicious activities" start and they
continue as long as there is court in
session
Many attorneys, court attaches,
litigants and others who enter the fed
eral courtrooms take the precaution to
leave ir cigars outside. There is
only one place these may be left, on
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
Web-Foo Man Wanted to Join Marine Corps

SYRACUSE YBecause thin membranus famen connecting his
L. i,
smaquc organization the United
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
Quite Naturally

THAT girl you see just passing US
has a lot of fellows crazy about her"
Why. she's very unattractive. Who
is she?"
"One of the nurses in an insane hos
pital ward"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
Los Angeles Has a Really Progressive Church

eecclghed sefsarting
Of Trinity auditorium million
nstiu he leyeS he has
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

States marine corps. and was keenly
disappointed when Sergt. George b.
MCGEE, in charge of the local recruit
ing station, rejected him for that very
reason. Now Leque believes that If
Uncle Sam can't use a man-duck, he
still has a mission in life, and is con-
templating applying for position as
traffic cop" in the city of unfixed
leaks-Venice.
Sergeant MCGEE Of the marines
was loath to reject Leque for what he
was pleased 10 term "duckitis," and he
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
Jake, the Snipe Shooter, Annoys Chicago Lawyers

rHCAGOJak shooter" with national reputation Jake
"
made the office District Attor
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

might have added that you may get
nothing for something.
The auctioneer was Max Glauherg.
selling the unclaimed baggage that
had collected at the Cunard line pier
at the foot of West Thirteenth street.
This baggage. about the most monde
script collection a man could well i'm
agine, was piled all over the second
tier OF the dock. There were trunks
and handbags, golf bags and burlap
bags, umbrellas and canes, and a num-
Der of packages that looked like bun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31
New Workers Buy Unclaimed Steamship Baggage

en-" the auctioneer was saying, "and
| don't know what is in these pack
get something for nothing" And he
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-31

AyEW YCRK-"You step up. gentleme
IL take your choice and your chance.
ages, and neither do you. You may 6
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-01
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 4.
THE GETTYSBURG BOOK

THERE is bill in the Legislature
providing an appropriation for
4 publication of twenty-five thou
sand additional copies of the
book presenting a history of the tif-
tieth anniversary celebration of the
battle of Gettysburg.
This reunion was a momentous occa-
sion in the history of the Common
wealth, the like of which was never
seen in the world before and probably
never will be duplicated. The book
sets forth handsomely in text and
photographs the spirit and the hap
penings of that great week and it is
not too much to ask the Legislature to
set aside money for the publication of
the book IN quantities sufficient to
place a copy in every schoolhouse and
every Grand Army Post in the State
and to put it on the shelves of every
public library and in every Confeder-
ate Veterans post in all the land. 1t
illustrates. as could be done in no other
way, the manner in which the wounds
of fifty years ago have been healed
and teaches a lesson of peace and
good will that all who note it will be
the better for learning.
The commission has on hand a bal
ance more than sufficiently large to
meet the cost of the additional publi-
cation, so that the necessary money
will not come out of the depleted
revenues of the present year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-01

The Cheney reporter for the West
Chester Daily can dig a tragedy out of
Twas nearing the hour of midnight,
time for all human kind to be in bed,
when Madame Owl, who had stopped
her dismal walls for a time just to
perch. high in the branches of dead
tr4, caught sound which caused her
to. cut a wall of woe short that she
might the better learn what was being
done. Got the lines and bait all right,
there, Bill?' she heard, as she almost
fell from her perch in surprise. BE
sure you light that light, there in the
bow; we don't want any of those peaky
ferryboats to run us down" "All right,
Jack" said another voice, cast that
line off and for III hold bS her ipe steady while
off. and Jack evidently jumped as di-
rected. as Madame Owl says she heard
a splash and some things said that IT
made her blush even to think Of, but
Jack got safely in the boat at last,
and then she heard Say. Bill, l guess
we'd better anchor right here, where
the water rushes up through the top
of the Culvert; it's Il dandy place for
carp and snapping turtles. [ know,
cause my. grandpap caught carp there
in 1876 that weighed twenty pounds"
Then silence fell, so oppressive that
Madam owl was about to start her tale
of woe once more, just for company's S
row for your life; here comes team
down the road and tho have to drive
right through this run to reach the
other turn. Just one thing after an
other, when culverts choke and make
good fishing grounds. teams have to
spoil the sport" But this, gentle
reader. did not happen. and neither is
il liable to but that section of road
down there below Locksley where the
water comes through the stone cover
ing of the culvert, instead of running
out the end. and has made a way for
itself in the middle of the road, is GER
tain1y an unpleasant section.
Rehersburg is one of the few towns
in Berks county which has n Federal
Building But that's what Rehersburg
has as the result of the industry of II.
G. Meyer. the new postmaster. Mr..
Meyer upon receiving his appointment,
drew a set of plans. and got out his kit
of tools The building from foundation
own hands.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-01
ELECTRoCUTIoN
"HHERE appeared in the newspa-
pers the other day, the Tele-
~ oranb fnrIudad n Very HvNtl-

"HERE appeared in the newspa-
pers the other day, the Tele-
= graph included, very we'll
written and lengthy account of
the first execution IN the States new
electrocution building in Center coun-
ty. Possibly there was excuse for the
detailed description of the official kill
ing of this murderer because of the
fact that it was the first electrocution
in the history of the State in the CEN
trally located deathhouse that has
been substituted by law for the jail
yard hanging-bees that periodically for
more than a century have disgraced
our county seats.
The public was no doubt entitled
to an intimate knowledge of just how
this new system is operated, but there
can be no excuse for a continuation of
such lengthy descriptions of death cell
scenes. No good can come from them.
Only the tastes of the morbidly curl
Gus are satisfied by them. Normal
minded people do not care for such
rhetorical horrors. Henceforth it is to
be hoped that the news associations
will content themselves with brief an
nouncements of executions covering
bare facts. The day is long since
passed when the newspaper deems It
important to tell how the condemned
man spent his last night, what consti-
tuted his final meal and whether he
went bravefy or coweringly to his
doom.