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Pythian.
Crescent Lodge No. 3.

Crescent Lodge No. ;, X. OF p, meets
every Friday night In Pythian Hall at
1880 o'clock.
K. Chestnut, chancellor commander:
II. l.. Kirkpatric, vice-chancellor; J. B.
Babin, prelate; A. S. Coyel, master OF
work; A. c. Heron, master-at-arms; +.
Z. Babin, keeper OF records and seal:
George Lecourt, master OF finance: L.
j. Peterson, master OF excheduer; c.
Miller, Tuner guard; Louis Martin,
cutter guard; J. b. Babn. grand repre-
sentative; Geo. w. Pollock, alternate;
c. Miller, janitor; Z. f.. Babin, organ
list; +. J. Mothe and J. B. Babin, gener-
al relief committee; r. Chestnut, ]. B.
Babin and A c. Heron, committee OF
nine; Louis Peterson, Or. c. V. Kraft.
and L. J. Burton. trustees; Dr.. ]. E.
Pollock and Or. Chas Gelbke, physl.
clans; E J. Mothe. undertaken; L. ].
Peterson. delegate to Anti-Tuberculosis
League.
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Virginia Lodae No. 1875.

Virginia Lodge No. 1876. X. of p,
meets on the second and fourth Mon.
days of each month in Pythian Hall at
1870 p. m.
A. Stecklin, chancellor commander:
Louis Fist, vice chancellor; Walter
Wright, prelate; Jno. Pendas, master
OF work; VIM. Owens, master-at-arms;
{. krogh, master Of finance; A. F..
Kaufman, master Of exchequer: /.
F. Gisch, keeper of records and
seals; Walter Goodwin, inner guard;
J. Z. ThOrning, outer guard; S.
G Smith, Grand Lodge representative;
Vim. B. Owens, alternate; S. G. Smith
and l.. F. Gisch. general relief commit.
tee; S. G. Smith and VIM. Owens,
trustees; Jno. A. Barrett, undertaken:
Or. J. E. Pollock, physician.
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Article IN.-No stakeholder shall ever
be held liable for the contract cor faults 81
said corporation. in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due the corporation uu
the shares Of stock owned by him. nor shall
any mere iuformality IN organization uaE.
the effect Of rendering this charter uI..
or If exposing the stockholders 20 any liJ.
biiity beyond the unpaid amount remain .u-
due on his stock.
Article n The subscribers hereto have
written opposite their respective names 'At
amount OF stock In this corporation 81.
Of incorporation Shal! serve a the original
subscription list Of said corporation.
Thus done and passed IN my Office AZ the
city Of New orleans, on the day month aud
year herrin3huvc first written in the pres
encc Of Anthony j. Ro>Si and William '.
unto signed these presents. together with
the said Jpprar"rS and me- notary after
due reading Of the whole.
Original signed Frank H. Rio. \. :.
ChencJ. W. e. Loyeioy, J. W. sheldon. j. g..
Blutuyich, T. \ Wagner Witnesses WIN
'. Sycber. Anthony !. Ro>Si.
tlIAS. l. DENEriIAUp, Notary Public
/. the undersigned recorder Of mortgages
in and for the parish of Orleans. Stale -
Louisiana, DO hereby certify that the above
and foregoing ar' Of Incorporation uf t."
United oil and Gas 60. was This day dug
recorded in my Office. IN book lll9 folio -.
New Orleans Sept. -. 1913.
tSi@nedl EMILE J. LEONARD, by. L.
| hereby certify the above and for"-uiH-
10 j." "a true and correct copy Of the Original
act Of Incorporation of the United Oil aud
Gas Company. together with III" certificate,
Of the recorder of mortgages thereto alNcI
In witness thereof | have hrr"unto az
tachcd my seal Of Office and SiEnatur"
CUAS. l. pENEIWATp. Notary Public
sept II Is - oct
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Order Of Eastern Star-St. John Chan.
ter No. IS.

st. John Chapter No. 35-Meets on
the second and fourth Mondays OF
each month in Masonic Hall, at 1880
o'clock.
Mrs. n. Reynolds, worthy matron:
L. W. Burgis, worthy patron; Mrs. f.
w, Burgis. secretary; Mrs. C. A. Suth.
erland, treasurer; Mrs. A. ]. Amuedo.
associate matron; Mrs. L. Goodlet, con-
ductress; Miss Olga Nelson, associate
conductress; Mrs. S. G. Smith, Ada;
Mrs. Bialas, Ruth; Miss Maude Tufts
esther; Mrs. G. w. Pollock, Martha;
Mrs. c. Nelson, Electa; Mrs. G. Frisch.
warden; VIM. Lucas, sentinel; Mrs. C.
A. Borden, chaplain; Mrs. A. Wander.
linden, marshal, and Mrs. C. Corbett.
organist
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such meeting, and notice mailed TO eacl
stakeholder, who appears as such on th'
books OF the company, to the poStOfice ad
dress designated by him, or, in case or ran
ure. to designate an address, TO the general
delivery. city oil New Orleans.
Any changes which may be proposed OF
made, in reference to the capital stock OF
said corporation, shall be made in accord
ance with the laws of the state Of Louisiana
on the subject, and il may b. increased or
diminished upon compliance Herewith upon
an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
stock of the corporation.
Article NIII-No stOckholder shall ever
be held liable or responsible for the con-
tracts or faults of this corporation in any
further sum than any unpaid balance due
on the shares of stock owned by him; nor
shall any mere informality in organization
have the effect Of rendering this charter
null, or Of exposing a stakeholder to any
liability beyond the amount due on his
stock.
Article IX-The first meeting Of the
stockholders OF this corporation shall be-
held, without further notice, on the second
Tuesday OF August, 1913, at which meeting
a board Of directors shall be elected to serve
until the next annual meeting. or until their
successors have been duly elected and in
stalled.
Article X.-Said corporation shall COM
mence business or operations as soon
fifty 900 shares of this capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for, and in
order that this charter may also serve as
hereto nave set opposite their respective
names the number of shares of stock sub
scribed for by all Of them.
Original signed: ]. G. Rainwater, 90
shares; Irene Sims Rainwater, l share, to
authorize my wife, ]. G. Rainwater; John
VI. Upton, l share Lucy p. Cooper, share.
Witnesses Monte NJ. Lemann. John T. Dab
men, Jr.
SCOTT z. BEER. Not. Pub.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
l. the undersigned recorder of mortgages
in and for the parish OF Orleans. state OF
Louisiana, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation OF the
u. G.. Rainwater Lumber Co." was this day
duly recorded in my Office in book loss, folio
-. New Orleans, La, Aug. II, 1913.
EMILE !. LEONARD, d. r.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans
], the undersigned authority. hereby GER
tify that the above and foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the original charter.
with the certificate of the recorder of mort
cages thereunto affixed. of record in my
current notarial records.
New Orleans, Aug. II. 1913.
SCOTT Z. BEER, Not. Pub.
aug II 81 2S sept IL IS
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Woodmen Circle.
Orange Grove No. 9.

Orange Grove No. 9-Meets On rhs
first and third Thursday of each month
In Pyth!an Hall, 1880 p. N.
Amelia Smith, guardian, 625 Belle
vile street; Lizzie Borden, clerk, $40
Vallette street; NJ. Stalcup, assistant
clerk; Anna Vanderlinden, past guar.
dian; Mary Jacobs, advisor: Hattie
Iufts, banker; Shade G. Smith, at
tendant; Julia Erickson, chaplain;
DR.. j. Ernest Pollock, physician:
Josephine Mock, inner sentinel; Mrs
j. Matchett, outer sentinel; Grace
Fruitt' Emma Short and Ida Hymel,
managers; Gertrude Back, organist;
Jno. A. Barrett; E. ]. Mothe, under
taker.
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sue and be sued the corporate seal Of same
to break or alter at pleasure; to receive,
lease, purchase, hold and convey, as well
as mortgage and hypothecate property, real,
personal or mixed, corporal or incorporeal |:
to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of
Indebtedness; to name and appoint such
managers, agents, directors and officers as
Its business or interests and convenience
may reuire; to make and establish as well
as alter and amend from time to time such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the proper
conduct, management and regulation Of the
affairs Of said corporation as may be nee
essary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile Of this corpora
tion shall be at New Orleans, Louisiana, and
all citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president Of said corpora
ton, or In the event Of his absence, upon
the vice-president, or In the absence Of both
OF these officers, upon the secretary.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is established, and
the nature of the business to be carried or
by Ii, are declared and specified to be:
To purchase, own, hold, sell, mortgage,
lease and ALLEVIATE, receive and acquire, real
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CHARTER

OF ]. G. RAINwATER LUMBER co;
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans, CITY
of New Orleans.
Be It known that on this 9th day Of Au-
gust, before me, Scott f. Beer, notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified In
and for the parish of Orleans, state Of Lou
isiapa, and in the presence OF the witnesses
hetksS after named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who
severally declared that complying with the
provisions of the laws of Louisiana, they
have contracted and agreed, and do by these
presents contract. covenant, agree and bind
themselves, as well as all such persons as
may hereafter become associated with them,
10 form and constitute corporation for
the objects and purposes, and under the ar
ticles and stipulations following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style Of this
corporation shall be ]. G. Rainwater Lum-
Der Company, and under Its said corporate
name It shall have power and authority
to have and enjoy succession for the full
term and period OF ninety nine (99) years
from and after the date hereof. to contract,
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Keeps an Eye on tho Dancers.

Dancing at German court functions
is a serious business. for the kaiser
will allow no one TO take the floor
who is not an expert. When a ball is
In progress the court dancing master
sits in one Of the galleries and care
fully observes the dancers Should he
detect ungracefuneSs in any guest he
communicates with the emperor, and
the offender is presently warned that
he or she must become more proficient
before again being invited to the pal.
ace
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His Act of Charity,

Mrs. Hpupcuur- 50 Won did an act
of charity Ia commemorate the TWEEN
tieth anniversary of our wedding.
Mr.. Ilcnpegue- Yes: | refused a raise
in salary To one of my clerks who
wanted To get married
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

The Constitution originally car
fled forty-four guns. A particular.
ly interesting history is connected
with this ship. During the wal
with the Barbary powers in 1908
she was Commodore Preble's flag.
ship in the Mediterranean and
played a conspicuous part during
the whole war. Lieutenant Wads.
worth, who was blown up before
Trpoli in the i'll fated Intrepid,
was one of the officers of the Con-
stitution. In the course of the wal
with England in 1912 the English
papers laughed at the Constitution
and spoke of her as ga bundle OF
pine boards sailing under q bit OF
striped bunting" But when under
Captain Hull she captured the
English frtgate Guerrero, a vessel
Of nearly equal force, the people
who had before ridiculed her called
her zone of the stanchest vessels
ahoat." A few months after thil
victory the Constitution, then com
manded by Captain cambridge
compelled one of the finest frigstei
in the British navy, the Jaws, to
strike its colors.
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they weighed 45. so and 60 pounds.
and when they were weighed in the
middle of December they averaged
10 pounds. Counting a gain Of 70
pounds per head and allowing $4,000
for about 200 bushels of corn fed
to the hogs. and figuring the pork at
5 cents per pound, these hogs re-
turned $4,000; the hay was worth
s195.00, total S657.00 from six acres
or $4,000 per acre. Contrary to the
results in many other cases this pas
turing did not hurt the alfalfa and
was repeated without harm the next
year.
Ia 1909. this piece OF alfalfa yielded
3h2 o per acre in three cuttings
and pastured So hogs from the time
the alfalfa was four inches high IN
the spring until August IA. when SO
head were sold, and from then till
frost 1t pastured the remaining Il
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
Then and Now.

When "St. Jacobs Oil" was
first painted on the rocks at Ma.
CARA Falls, the ad was a good
one; because it was novel
When patent medicine alman.
acs were first issued, folks read
them-certificates and all-be-
cause some of their jokes were
new and professional certificate
writer's had not become known
of all men.
When circulars were first sent
to individuals through the mail,
they did not all reach the waste
basket unread, because people
had more vanity about being per-
sonally singled out and addressed
than they have now.
When the church fairs, and the
secret societies and the charity
organizations. and the labor uni
'ons, and the individuals with "a
pull" first began to perpetrate
the programme" and the han.
ger" on the defenseless business
man. black-mail had vague ter
rors for the advertiser which
have we'll nigh all been dispelled.
In truth, the unavailability-
not to say utter worthlessness =
of these forms of advertising
have long since been demonstrate
ed by expensive experience, and
the advertising world is rapidly
turning to newspaper advertising
as the only practical, resultful
kind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
WlTCHcRAFT IN ENGLAND.
The Last Of the judicial Prosecution,
and Executions.

Sir Matthew Hale, it is true, had
hanged two poor women At Cam.
bridge in 1864, but q few years late,
Lord Chief Justice Holt set him.
self strongly against such charges
and in every case tried before him
directed the jury to bring in q YER.
dict of acquittal. In q celebrated
trial at Guildford in 17O1 not only
was the supposed witch found not
guilty, but her false sccuser, one
John Hathaway, was condemned to
a years Imprisonment and to stand
in the pillory three times. Yet,
horrible to relate, a woman named
Hicks and her daughter, I child OF
nine, were hanged together q
Huntingdon on July %, 1716, 70,
raising a storm of wind in league
with tho devil.
The last judicial sentence for
witchcraft in England was in 1876,
one Jane Wenham being actually
found guilty, according to the in
dictment, of "conversing familiar
ly with the devil in the form Of 4
cat" The Judge, however, procured
a reprieve for poor old Jsne, and
she was ultimately released, to end
her days. in peace.
Last, the witchcraft act was re-
pealed for the United Kingdom in
the same year. 1t was quite time,
for only nine years earlier, in 1927,
q woman was brought before Cap
tain David Ross, deputy sheriff Of
Sutherland, charged with Causing
her daughter to be shod by the dew
H." and so making her lame both In
hands and feet. The fact having
been proved to the captains salts
faction, the old woman was put into
a tar barrel and burned at Dornoch.
The weather being cold at the time,
we are told that she "sat composed
ly warming herself by the FIRE pre-
pared to consume her while the 9TH
er instruments of death were get
ting ready"
The last attempt to execute .
witch in England ended disastrously
for the perpetrators. In 1851 ct
Tring two old people named o.
borne. man and wife, being suspect
ed Of witchcraft, we're seized by q
crowd, stripped. cross bound and
thrown into a pond. Both died Of
this brutal treatment. Bat the
witchcraft act had beeE repealed.
and, a verdict Of willful murder hav-
ing been returned against one Col
ley, the chief instigator of the a.
sault, he was In due course tried
md hanged.Icornhill Magazine
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Charles e. Yanney OF Mclean
ty, on the George s.. Hanna Place, has
some remarkable results with alfalfa.
He got a good stand on six acres by
breaking the ground the last of July,
disking it three times, narrowing and
cross-harrOwing two or three times,
dragging twice, sowing 20 pounds per
acre OF seed broadcast, narrowing
1t in and rolling the ground. THIS
was in 1906. The alfalfa grew about
four inches high that fall and was not
cut. In 1907, it yielded about two
tons per acre, but in addition $50 pigs
In 1903. the big returns began.
Three cutting of hay returned 21R
tons per acre, but in addition $50 pigs
were pastured on this alfalfa from the
time of the first cutting until Decem-
Der. The pigs were bought when
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Died Of Scarlet Fever.

Leo w. Erny second oldest son
of Township Trustee Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM j. Erny died at the
home of his parents Thursday
Nov. 20, 1913 at ITO p. NJ. He
was i'll but four days when claim
ed by death. He was 13 years.
z months and 19 days of age at
the time of his death. Leo was
an industrious young boy and
was beloved by all who knew
him. He also was one of the
common school, graduates of
cambridge Township in the year
of 1912--13. He leaves his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Erny
and two brothers, Otto and 9th
mar Erny to mourn for his de-
parture. The buriel took place
Immediately on Friday after
noon at / o'clock where his re-
mains were laid to rest in st.
Joseph Cemetery. May his Soul
rest in Peace.
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Glass Polishing.

Glass grinding is effected ~ the
use of emery powder of various de-
grees of fneness. But it has been
shown that this grinding cannot be
carried beyond a certain point
however fine a powder may be used
In fact, q continuation Of it undoec
the work and breaks the surface uE
again. The most finely ground
plate, if largely magnifed, is shown
to be covered with tiny bits which
no grinding will remove. The work
Is therefore continued with rouge
carried on a pad. of rosin, which
gradually smooths' down the eleva-
tons between the pits. Hydro
auoric acid gas corrodes glass very
rapidly, but q weak solution Of il
melts away the roughened surface
and leaves a fine polish underneath
This method u used where very
fine adjustments of the surface are
requires-as, for instance, in lenses
ssssT Telescopes ana microscopes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
TWONOTED AUTHORITIES ON Alfalfa

In speaking OF his experience in the
growing OF alfalfa, the Hon. A. p.
Grout of Winchester, H., one OF the
largest alfalfa growers in the state.
has this 10 say:
MY success at first in growing al
falfa was not startling. but on the
contrary / met with many discourage
ments. Had it not been for the dod-
dies, (sheep and hogs) that seemed SO
fond of it. and thrived so well on the
small quantities l was able to furnish
them, 1t is doubtful If l would have
kept up the struggle. A knowledge
OF its wonderful feeding value. gained
by experience was the incentive that
urged me on.
The time has come in my expert
ence, and | believe in the experience
OF every alfalfa grower, when just a.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1913.
uiCheaI KreSS ST..

Is this week announced as a
candidate for County Recorder
of Dubois County subject to the
1914 Democratic primary cleo
ton.
Mr. Kress has lived in Balm
bridge township all of his life
being one of the townships most
successful farmers. For the
last 10 years he has been the
efficient Secretary and Treasurer
of cambridge Township Farmers
and Home Insurance Co that he
has given the policy holders sat
isfaction is evident by his being
reelected so often to succeed
himself. For about a year he
was in partnership with his
brother in the u S Hotel, but
returned to his farm two years
ago. He is well qualified for the
Office he seeks and if elected will
give the county efficient service.
Success.
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certain and favorable results are ex-
pected from seeding TO alfalfa as
from any other crop.
ut is not SO much the soil, the eli
mate or the location, as in knowing
how. That fact has been clearly dem
onstrated.
I'm my judgment, alfalfa is the most
valuable farm crop that can be grown
in Illinois, and yet comparatively lit
tie is known about it in the state. 1
know OF nothing that will do more
for the development of the state or
add to It's wealth than q
thorough knowledge and understand
ing OF alfalfa
81 do not know OF any greater or
moye valuable service that the few
successful alfalfa growers, who have
learned the lesson, can render their
state than to spread far and wide a
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hogs and % pigs bought at that time.
1t is estimated that the 83 hogs which
weighed rs or so pounds in the spring
made a gain of rs pounds per head.
The ones sold in August averaged
1872 pounds and those kept till later
225. Counting only 80 hogs and nolh-
ing for the pigs, they returned, after
paying for the $50 bushels OF corr
fed. $4,000 to the credit Of the alfal-
ia alone; the hay was worth $4,000;
total $693. 90, or $115.50 per acre.
This alfalfa was not injured by this
extra hard treatment but some parts
of it were frozen out last winter, and
this spring the field was disked and
cross-disked and the thin spots re
seeded, securing a fair stand. While
many doubt that alfalfa is suited to
Illinois, not having examined the evil
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knowledge OF alfalfa, and encourage
It's cultivation and use by the farmers
OF Illinois. To be instrumental In
bringing into general use a plant
which will add untold wealth, not only
to the farm. but to every other In
%terest, will be far more reditable and
more deserving of honor than that
usually accorded for any public ser
vice"
Joe Wing Believes In Alfalfa.
Joseph j.. Wing OF Ohio, who has
100 acres of alfalfa. and who is one
OF the best known authorities on this
crop in the United States, says:
alfalfa is a perennial enduring on
well drained soil from five to fifty
years with ono sowing. 1t may be
cut from three to five times a year,
and will yield in the region of the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

~We have just received in.
formation that the First Nationa.
Nurseries of Rochester N. Y.
want lady or gentlemen repre-.
sentatives in this section to sci
all kinds of Roses, Shrubs, Trees
and Seeds. They inform us that
without previous experience it is
possible to make good wages
every week. Any one out OF
employment write them fol-
terms and enclose this notice.
adv.
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5000 ADVICE.

A Jasper Citizen Gives Information OF Price.
less Value.
When you suffer from back
ache,
Headaches, dizziness, nervous
ness,
Feel weak, languid, depressed
Have enjoying urinary disor.
ders;
Dc you know what to Go?
Some Jasper people do.
Read the statement that fol.
lows
It's from a Jasper citizen.
Testimony that can be investi
gated.
Alois F. Pfeffer, Mill ST., Jas
per. Ind, says: II was in poor
health and my back ached most
of the time. At night l could
not lie in one position for any
length of time and sharp twinges
darted through me when l at
tempted to stOop, The kidney
secretions caused me no end of
annoyance. | often had head
aches and dizzy spells and felt
languid. Nothing seemed to
benefit me. The worth of DOan's
Kidney Pills was proven when
they cured me. Two boxes re.
stored me to good health"
For sale by all dealers. Price
30 cents. Foster Milburn Co., But
falO, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-DOan't
and take ne other.