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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17


standing some twenty PAGES from them,
thus addressed them
Three Confederates taken IN what
your Yankee general over there point
ing) calls illegitimate warfare are TO be
shot this evening at sunset. In retalia-
ton am ordered to shoot three Of your
number You will begin to count from
right to left, and every fifth man will
step four PAGES to the front"
A shudder passed along the line. All
understood that those men who were
to step TO the front must die.
Begin, you man on the right there, y
said the officer
A young girl emerged from a door
leading from the commentaries quar-
tiers and came toward the soldiers. She
wore an apron and cap, denoting that
she was nurse She had made both
herself, for in those days there were no
uniformed nurses Lucia Clarke was a
northern girl who had gone south TO
find her brother, Allen Clarke, who was
an invalid prisoner Of war. Having
gained permission TO nurse him, she
had devoted herself to the sick In the
hospital attached TO the prison, includ-
ing Confederates, for in this case the
/ blue and the gray were mingled. till
she had won the admiration Of all and
| the love of the Confederate comman-
dant. She came forward with quick
step. She had just heard of the order
and knew what was going on.
"One." Two" Three" -Four" No
) said nothing. but tottered forward.
"Six." Seven Eight" "Nine" No
10 stepped forward with as steady g
tread as il ordered to meet a human
enemy.
eleven" Twelve" Thirteen
Fourteen"
While the men had been counting
Lucia Clarke had glanced ahead ant
had seen that her brother Allen would
he the fifteenth man He was only
discharged from the hospital the da.
before and now infirm and with one IL
five chances Of death before him, coult
scarcely stand.
"Flfteen.
A feminine voice rang out firm ant
clear Lucia, who had wedSed nersei
in between No II and her brother
stepped four PAGES 70 the front. Allen
seeing what his sister had done. move'
forward to contest the place with her
but. overcome by his infirmities. fell ol
the ground behind her. Lucia stoo
rigid while two Confederate attendant
carried him away.
AS Major Clarence Fitz-Hugh, tn
commandant, looked at the girl stanc
ing there in the rank of death his ely
was wet with sympathy.
, .Aiiss Clarke he said gently, bu
: firmly. "all must appreciate the sacr
, fee you would make, but 1T cannot b
permitted"
Then I will die with my brother
cannot die for him."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17

for their partners In carriages, the ex-
pense of which they paid beforehand.
Each girl sent the man she was escort
ing q boutonniere of his favorite flow
ers. At the dance the girls filled out
the mems cards, and they were obliged
also to ask the men for their own
dances and to write out their names on
the cards of all partners. The cotillion
leader was girl.
There are the usual leap year dinner
parties in which each man * assigned
to q girl, who must put him into his
chair and pay the usual assiduous at
tentions to his comforts that a dinner
partner is supposed TO give.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17
FASHIONS AND THE HOUSEHOLD
eRANDMoTHER'S ECONOMIES.

One Of These Was Q Better Method OF
Taking Care Of Her Wardrobe.
Discussions often arise over the ex-
aggerated economies OF our grandmotn-
ers. We are by no means inclined to
yield the palm to them for every per
lection IN the arrangement OF their
household. The modern girl has profit
ed by her course in domestic science.
She questions the superiority OF her
grandmother's methods, says the Phil
adelphia North America.
When the question Of caring for her
wardrobe Is considered the present day
girl must concede the palm TO grand
mother. She had the art OF keeping
her clothes In good condition. She had
the patience and practical common
sense necessary to renovate last
years wardrobe.
cessity In those days. 1t was made TO
last for years. Today the gown only
lasts & season.
An infallible remedy for cleaning
black silk or satin was mixture OF
gin and water. A sponge was dipped
in this and used to remove the shine
from the silk. 1t was then pressed
with q warm iron while damp.
To keep wooden dresses and skirts
free from dust they were thoroughly
beaten. A CATO nine-tailS was kept for
this purpose. This was short stick
to which strips OF leather were at
| tached.
An old fashioned method Of clean
| ing the first soil from white kid gloves
is quite worth repeating. Pure white
soap was moistened In water After
the gloves had been tightly drawn upon
| the hands the soap was applied. The
soap must not be wet, just softened. A
piece of flannel is used to rub the soiled
spots clean.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17
BIRDS AS SHEPHERDS.

Few know of the shepherd birds OF
South America. They belong TO the
crane family and are known as yaka-
miks. These curious birds take care
of large flocks of sheep, leading them
TO pasture early In the morning and
caring for them all day unaided. If
any stray animals approach the flock
the vakamik attacks them with beak
and wings. They are said to be much
stronger than dogs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17

A ROW Of Union soldiers stood IN
N line within the walls inclos-
ing a prison yard. A Confed-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17
G ,ttino Plenty of Sleep.

Some children wonder why il is that
they must always be sent 10 bed so
much earlier than grown folks and
many Of them make all kinds Of ex-
cuses 10 stay up little later.
Sleep is natures provision 70 enable
the body and brain TO rest and grow.
and most OF the growing is done by
children while they sleep. so that if
they DO not GO tc bed early and get
plenty of sleep they must lose some of
their growth, both bodily and men
tally.
In the old days some parents were
very careless about their children's
sleep. but people understand such
things better now.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17
GIVING LEAP YEAR PARTIES.
Original Entertaining In Which the
Usual Order Of Things Is Reversed.


Leap year affords an opportunity for
original entertainments and Is a well
come arrival to the harassed hostess
trying to think up something new.
There are many ways in which the
clever entertainer can assign the usual
masculine role to the girls. For In
stance, one hostess showed her guests
into a mans room. On the other hand.
the men were given dressing room In
which there were plenty of mirrors,
pins and powder.
During the evening each man was
presented with a needle, thimble, darn
ing thread and two socks TO darn. All
the socks were judged by women, and
the man whose pair was mended best
was .varded a sewing bag. The girls
received masculine souvenirs.
At a leap year dance the girls called
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17

There are GOO professional story tell
ers in Tokyo. who wander from house
IN house and spin yarns ut he rate or
20 cents an hour. The story teller
learns n new set of stories when he
finds the old ones getting worn.-Ar-
gonaut.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17
Gift That Will Please tho Men.

SILK handkerchiefs make q useful
birthday gift for men. Charming let
tiers can be made by using very pure
silk net, and 1t adds materially TO the
value Of the gift II it Is tastefully
decorated by one of these letters.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17
Religious WorR

Seventeen hundred churches are ~
ported 10 have been abandoned In Iiu-
nois within the last ten years. Per-
haps a thousand churches are on the
inactive list IN Missouri and a proper
tionate number in Kansas and Iowa.
These startling statistics. made In a
talk by President Henry J. Waters Of
the Kansas State Agricultural college
before the Bible institute OF the Con-
gregational church in Tokepa. have
startled the church people OF Kansas.
DR.. Waters declared that doubtless
many OF these abandoned churches
represent misdirected UNCONVENTIONAL
enthusiasm and are churches that
should never have been built and
which from the outset were doomed 10
die. The facts are that the church
has not held its own IN the rural dis
trictS''
Or. Waters expressed a sentiment
that is taking root in scores OF commu-
mites In Kansas. IN the early settle
ment of the state every little village
and town struggled 10 keep up two or
three church organizations and main
tain as many church buildings Be
ginning with this year. dozen small
towns have turned 70 the unionizat'on
of these churches. This sentiment was
cemented among the membership OF all
churches through union revival serv-
ices. i'm which the local ministers and
choirs joined. IN every one OF these
towns the people are pleased with the
new plan, and one preacher Is minis
tering TO ell the church members who
formerly separated into two or three
little denominational fiocks. This grow
ing movement will see in another year
1000 abandoned churches IN Kansas.
"One educated minister TO every 600
to 900 souls Is all we can afford. and
we work him 70 death and starve his
family" DR. Waters said. rs IL any
wonder that the attendance IN the the
illogical seminaries IS continually fall
ing off in number and in quality. while
in the schools OF engineering and agri-
culture and other so called productive
occupations the attendance has doubled
on an average Of once every ten years!
And yet. who dares TO say that having
our young men and young women care
fully instructed In the basic principles
Of moral uprightness. individual and
4 social. is of less Importance than is In
struction in the things that will serve
+ TO keep them out Of the almshousesT
What will become of the abandoned
7 country cb1,robac ~, Kansas Ia a ouoc-
ton that is being discussed. Already
they are mentioned as suitable for
stockbarns, and farmers and stocikmenl
are considering their purchase as soon
as the struggling congregations decide
to give them UP. In half dozen COM
munities IN the state such negotiations
are being considered.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-17
Church and Public Health.

(NuTCn dUE TuOHC FIcdtLF.
1--WE are accustomed to estimate the
state of Christianity by the number OF
church members and not by the figures
of the bureau of vital statistics" said
Robert Fulton Cutting recently in
speaking OF the church and public
health Can it be that a community
where the death rate Is suspiciously
high is at the same time one ia which
Christianity languishes? The aiIlic-
tons Of humanity, which are largely
preventable, make it unnecessarily DIFF
ficult for Christianity 70 fulfill its spir-
itual responsibilities 10 the world. Sim
gle handed. even with all ITS abundant
resources, the church could not ade-
quately sweep these obstacles from its
path. but government. clothed with au-
thority OF the whole people, If support
ed by the cooperation Of the church,
can wrestle successfully with the prob
lem. Thus, although Christianity has
established its hospitals, its asylums,
| homes. dispensaries and its children
visit and minister TO the sick and suf-
/ fering. there remains a multitude of
accidents and diseases with which she
is as yet little acquainted and over
which she is not sufficiently exercising
herself"
Mr. Cutting told OF the sanitation tn
umph won by the government In the
canal zone. He said the achievements
had given US an ideal within the reach
OF Official capacity and new hope for
the health and happiness Of the race
what philanthropy can compars
with a benefcence which touches 100
per cent of the populationT he asked
"The Christian stands by heScontin-
ued. land watches this splendid work
with sincere qualification. But IL does
not occur to him that what has been
done in the canal zone may be done IL,
his neighborhood in stamping out tu-
berculosis. In preventing the spread OF
typhoid fever and other infectious dis
eases and in saving infants lives
The church must now learn 10 oiD'
Germ the missionary in the doctor, the
sanitary engineer and the health OH
cial. and these in turn will learn TO ap-
preciate the spiritual function OF an or'
ganization that interprets Christianity
by concern for the health or Its COM
munity."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
With Waists So Pretty and Prices So
Small This Sale Amounts To
a Splendid Opportunity

This is sale without any of the features that
often dull the edge of sharp reductions for every
waist is as fresh and charming as little individual
boxes could keep it, and the reductions are
like this:
$500 to S225 Waists now $l.25
S2.75 to $3.50 Waists now Sl95
1878 to $475 Waists now sos
They are of Flaxon, snowy whit, and show
the daintiy worked handmachine embroidery
that experts could hardly distinguish from en-
broidery done entirely by hand
Simplicity charaCterzes them---the embroid-
cry is in dainty Aorals and sprays, the tucks over
the shoulders are the very smallest and the inser-
tons about the Dutch and V-neCks are the mar
rOwest These insertions are of Valenciennes Cluny
and, IN some instances, OF Irish crochet.
They waists you sure to like and
prices, too
The Clearance Of WOmen'S Bathing Suits
Here are the revised prices on all womens
bathing suits
2.05 to 3.25 Bathing Suits now S225
S $50 to AIS Bathing Suits now S2.75
5 500 to 6.95 Bathing Suits now $3.75
$50 to 500 Bathing Suits now $5.75
S SIS to 900 Bathing Suits now $3.50
$1,000 to $ll.75 Bathing Suits now $3.50
This is the general clearance of the bathing
suits and doubtless it comes at a time when many
women still have their vacation before them. 1t
includes the tatfeta and messaine suits as we'll as
the sturdy mohairs. In fact, you may buy mes
saline suit now for as little as 1915 and its Color
rich blue-wll stand the water just as bravelv
now when its price was $5.75.
Your choice may have very wide range
These suits came from perhaps the best maker
America knows man who makes bathing suits
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
PERSONALS

Miss Lillian Viola Mosely who has
been attending MIR. Louis Chairs Nor
NAL Schol of Dancing through the sum
mer. returns to Atlanta early in Sep
TENDER and will open her dancing
classes, on October 70, at Segadlos
Mrs. Harry English and Miss Harrie
Stockdel leave tomorrow night for
Toxaway where Miss Stockdell win be
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Wood
for ten days. Miss StockdeI will visit
in Atlanta on her return, before ieav-
ing for her home in Athens.
Master Percy Whiting. Jr. the two
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy II
Whiting OF East Lake. is the subject OF
a series of photographs in the current
issue of Golf" The pictures show
Master Whiting in various golf playing
positions. as the youngest golf enthu-
siast in the country"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
THEY NEARLY KILL MAN
TRYING TO SAVE LIFE

NEW YORK. Aug. although al
most killed by the antidotes of first
aid" experts, Jacob Heller failed in a
carefully planned attempt to commit
suicide Heller went 10 a drug store
and purchased a weak solution of car
boIic acid Inhaling cigarette smoke,
he killed the taste of the acid and then
taking the poison. he fell to the floor
screaming and coughing. He spied a
bottle on the counter and drained its
contents. lemon syrup, to stop the burn
ing OF his insides. A truck driver
thought chewing tobacco was good. so
Heller was made to swallow a piece Of
cut plug. Raw eggs were then tried.
Then whisky and milk was suggested,
as was ginger ale.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
AT AGE OF IL HE WEEDS
WIDOW OF OWN BROTHER

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-After nearly sc
years separation, Mrs Eulalie NJ. Stub
blebein, 81 years old, and William
Stubblebein, aged 70. we're married by
the Rev. Acton J. w. Mowatt at New
Rochelle.
The two were sweethearts when she
was Miss Lewis, but she married a
brother Of the present bridegroom, who
died few years ago william Stub
bIebein married also and has been a
widower for several years. He is a
prosperous mechanical engineer of
Schenectady.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
RATE EXPERT FOR ATHENS.

ATHENS, GA, Aug. 9.-The Cham
Der Of Commerce has engaged as rate
expert and publicity agent c. ID. Gala
way, of Atlanta, who has been engaged
in the railroad business for a number
Of years. He assumes his position Sep
TENDER /. at which time a publicity
campaign will be launched.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
COLUMBUS FOLK PLEASED
OVER NEW ATLANTA TRAIN

COLUMBUS. GA, Aug 9.-The peo-
pie Of Columbus are delighted over the
announcement that the Southern rail
way is 10 put on a new passenger train
between this city and Atlanta. to leave
Columbus at a. m. and return at &
=. m
The Southern has recently announced
that il will erect new freight depot
in this city, to cost $4,000 Recently
$4,000 was spent by the Southern IN
Columbus in building additional switch
tracks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09

This is sale without any of the features that
often dull the edge of sharp reductons--for every
waist is as fresh and charming as little individual
boxes could keep it. and the reductions are
lilo +bic.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
IA GAME LAW INDICTMENTS.

CORDELE GA. Aug. 9.-Of the So
indictments returned by the Crisp
county grand jury. in session here this
week which adjourned yesterday aft
ernoon until the third Monday in Au-
gust, l6 are for violations of the game
and fish laws. and there are still 9TH
ers to be passed upon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
..Mll nCATTERn mn ROME JAlL.

ROME, GA. Aug Caught in the
act of distuling whisky. W. r. Woot-
nue. officers The government men
caught Wootten unawares He was
brought to Rome and bound over, and Is
in jail unable To make bond
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
Mrs. Fosters Luncheon.

Mrs. Louise Spaldiug Foster enter
tanned at luncheon today for her moth
er. Mrs. a. T. Spalding whose birth
day was thus observed The guests in
cluded only the members Of the family
connection, covers being laid for IS at a
table decorated in goldenglow
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
Mrs. Boyd's Guests.

Mrs. Warren Boyd will entertain at
an informal tea tomorrow afternoon, in
viting a group Of unmarried friends to
meet Miss Laura Lacy Of Philadelphia.
the guest Of Mrs Samuel Boykin Tur-
man. The tea will he given at the
home Of her mother Mrs William ].
Garrett. The following guests have
been invited Misses Courtney Harri-
son. Agnes. Harrison, Frances Connally.
Helen Morris. Genevieve Morris Mary
Traylor. Passie May Ottley Lula Dean
Jones, Elizabeth Gregg, Emma Gregg,
Penelope Clarke. Frances Clarke, Flo
Use Stewart. Frances Stewart, Lucy Har-
rison. Louise Sisson. Eleanor Behre.
Edwina Behre. Rhoda Kaufman, Emily
Lowndes. Janet Lowndes, Martha Boyn-
ton, Cora McCord Brown Mary Brown,
Ada Alexander. Adeline Thomas. Helen
Muse. Caroline Muse Eloise oliver, Car
olyn King, Elyira Westmoreland, Laura
Cowles. Sarah Cowlcs Edith Dunson.
Elizabeth Dunson. Elizabeth Morgan,
Alice May Freeman. Elizabeth Rawson.
Sarah Rawson. Mary Helen Moody, An
ME Lee Mckenzie Bessie Jones. Nita
Black, Louise Black. and Gertrude Co
hen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-08
WILSON IN NEW YORK TO
HAVE PORTRAIT DRAWN

Seagirt, n. j., Aug. S.-Woodrow
Wilson left for New York today 10
have his portrait drawn. From the
picture will be reproduced campaign
photographs. The governor received
number OF kilograms OF congratula-
ton on his speech of acceptance.
New York, Aug. S.-Governor VII
son today Informed correspondents he
would discuss in detail in future
speeches many issues not treated in
Yesterdays speech of acceptance. He
intimated he would have a good deal
TO say about the navy, but did not
wish to interfere in the present bat
tleship tangle" in the house. 1t is
thought the governor will 60 through
the campaign without uttering a sin
gle word on the subject of a single
term.
New York, Aug. s.-Governor Mar
shall Of Indiana, here today. said he
was delighted with Wilson's speech OF
acceptance. 1T is most pleasing he
said. that the ills OF the country are
TO be treated by physician and not a
surgeon"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-08

palace. 1t was caused by the explosion
of a powder magazine attached to the
palace.
A fire followed the explosion and
the palace. which was wooden, was
consumed within a half hour. During
the fire there were a great number
of explosions of munitions of war stor-
ed below the palace.
All the houses around the palace
were greatly damaged by the explo-
sion. The members of the president 5
family were saved. CONSERVATION
reigns among the population, but
there have been no disorders. The
military authorities are maintaining
order. The cause Of the explosion is
not known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-08
KANSAS PRIMARY FIGHT
Is MOI YET DETERMINED

Topeka, Kan. Aug. S.-MOre COM
plete returns on the republican pri-
mary contest for United States senator
today made the fight between Cover
nor W. X. Stubbs and Senator Charles
Curtis closer. Senator Curtis left for
Washington after expressing satistac-
ton over the situation. The contest
will be decided by legislative districts.
Governor Strbbs said he had car
ried SIS districts out of total Of 165,
sufficient TO give him the nomination.
He had figured. however, from but So
districts favorable to him and six yet
to hear from. The claims OF both can
didates. however. are conflicting.
Hugh Farrelly of Chanute has been
chosen for the democratic senatorial
nomination, while George E. Hodges,
democrat, for governor, has defeated
J. B, Billiard by a small majority.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-08
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
JEWELER TO END
Time GUARANTEE
Inscription on Watches, Etc,
No Longer Means Anything,
Association Holds.

Kansas City. Aug. S.-Hereafter the
purchaser Of a gold plated watch takes
chances. The American National
jewelers. association today abolished
the time guarantee on gold-plated
watches and jewelry. The guarantee
stamp, the jewellers say, gradually has
come TO be placed on all plated ware
by responsible and irresponsible firms
alike, and the inscription, guaranteed
for 20 years" was entirely too COM
mon.
A resolution was adopted providing
that a committee arrange with the
federal government for a wireless time
service for the jeweler. The plan is
for every jeweler 70 have receiver
catch time flashed from the new gov
ernment wireless station at Arlington.
More accurate setting and regulation
Of watches than now would follow, il
is said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-08
$50 MINERS ARE
TRAPPED IN 4 PIT
Number of Bodies Already TAX
en- From Coal Shaft in
Germany.

Bochum, Germany, Aug. Six
hundred and fifty coal miners were
imprisoned today in Lorrain pit, near
here. Shortly after the men entered
the mine a serious fire and explosion
occurred. Rescue parties were formed.
Eight seriously injured miners were
brought TO the surface. The fate of
the other 642 is unknown.
This afternoon bodies Of seven dead
were recovered. The rescued number.
ed 16 at o'clock this afternoon, all
seriously injured. The rescuers believe
most of the men are Gagged up in vari.
Gus levels and unhurt
Many were rescued, but at a later
hour this evening it is feared more
than one hundred are killed. ,Twen.
ty-five bodies have been recovered
Rescue parties are unable to penetrate
the galleries owing to the flames and
poisonous gases.