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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
HE CAME BACK.

Representative Ben Johnson. chair
man of the District Of Columbia COM
mittee of the house, was aroused from
sleep at three o'clock the other morn
ing by the ringing of the electric door
bell. Being alone in the house, MIR.
Johnson had to answer. Poking his
head out of a second story window. he
asked:
What is it?"
"A telegram" came the plalntlVe
cry of a messenger boy.
Read it." said the congressman.
The telegram was from a constltu-
ent asking Mr.. Johnson who is go
ing to be recommended for post
master at Blennerhasset, where the
present incumbent has Is more nth
TO serve.
Take it back to the Office; a t
come down for it,
Mr.. Johnson returned TO his bed and
went to. sleep. About five o'clock the
bell rang again.
What is it?' 'ht shouted.
You didn't sign for the telegram,
said the boy.
What Mr.. Johnson said would not
do to print.
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ROTATE OR FAILURE, WHICH?
Weeds and Insects, Too Numerous to
Mention, All Accumulate Under
the One-Crop System.

The accumulation of noxious weeds,
diseases, and insects on the farm Is
one of the most serious sources OF
loss. This results as a rule from the
constant growth or too long continued
culture of the same crop or class OF
crops on the same land. Wilt Ill
various crops, bacterial diseases,
grain rusts, and weeds and insects too
numerous to mention all accumulate
in the soil under the one-crop system.
These pests often multiply 10 such
an extent hat ultimately it becomes
impossible to secure profitable re-
turns from land thus infested. Re
sistaEt varieties must then be secured
or crops cultivated or land not sub
ject TO these pests. All these troubles
| can be avoided and the fertility OF the
soil greatly improved BY intelligent
| systems for any locality or type OF
| farming. so far as they have been de-
veloped. can usually be obtained from
| state experiment stations or from the
| department of agriculture, Washing
| ton. ID. C..
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IS vEX|NG PROBLEM
Distribution of Public Documents
Big Job for Bureaus.
Government 10 Spending Millions OF
Dollars for Popular Dissemination
of information Through Me-
dunn Of Printers Ink

Washington.-How to insure prompt
ness In the distribution of publica-
tions continues to be a vexing prob
lem In many bureaus of the various
branches of the government, particu-
larly in the departments OF agricui-
ture, commerce, interior and labor,
These are the departments which pub
lish the greatest number of printed
documents for which there is a popu-
lar demand. The government is spend
ing millions of dollars on printed u
letins for popular distribution each
year, the fund for the dissemination OF
information through the medium OF
printers ink in the department OF ag-
riculture alone amounting to more
than 81. 600. zoo.
At the present time all bulletins are
sent out BY the superintendent OF
documents of the government printing
office. This officials task would be
easy and his service most satisfac'
tory il his work were restricted to
the sending out of bulletins to large
uldllllS lStS, uut, dSNoiuiho
law passed By the last congress-. he
has TO take care of all miscellaneous
distribution, and all mail requests foI
bulletins of any kind must be hlleo
by the government printing office.
The object of this law was efficiency
and economy, but chiefs of various
bureaus believe hat it entails more
expense in the end than the origina
system of direct distribution. Whei
congress made the law, which ha'
been in operation about n year.
did so on the information that at th'
! time bulletins were carted from tn
government printing office to the in
dividual bureaus and thence maile'
out over the country. Because of tn
fact that the government printing Of
flee is near the Union station 1t wa
figured that a saving in transportatioI
could be effected il the bureaus woui
refer their requests for bulletins t
the superintendent OF documents an
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
TOAD SHOULD BE PROTECTED
Food Of Little Creature Consists OF
Insects Of One Kind or Anoth-
er-HeIpful to Farmer.

Investigations which have been
carried on by the United States de-
partment IF agriculture give the
common garden toad a most useful
place among the insect ~destroyers
which are helpful to the horticul-
turist. An examination of 149 toads
stomachs showed that 9S per cent. of
the little animals food consists OF
insects of one kind or another. Among
these were found cutworms, ants,
bugs and beetles. spiders. potato bugs,
thousand legged worms, weevils, tent
caterpillars and grasshoppers, wire
worms, and army worms, cucumber
bugs. plumb %curculios, gypsy moths,
cabbage moths and grape .~caterpilars.
In the stomach of n toad seventy
seven acknowledged worms were
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found; in another ffty-fve army
worms. One toad in captivity snapped
eighty-six house flies in ten minutes;
another was given t~wenty-four gypsy
moths at one feeding. With so much
required to satisfy the appetite OF a
toad at a single meal. it would be diff.
icuIt indeed to put an estimate on the
huge amount of insect food consumed
in a single season.
The natural enemies of the toads
are hawks, owls, crows, snakes and
skunks, and poultry destroy many
young toads. The little
which are TO be found in every gar
den, should be protected with the
same care as are the useful birds
which frequent it.
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PiMPLES ON FACE AND ARMS

All Howard St, Dayton. Ohio
About a year ago my face, neck. arms
and back were beginning to become
afflicted with pimpies and blackheads.
My pimples would get very large and
appear to come to a head. IL / tried
to open them the pain would be terri
BILE. but nothing could be taken from
them. They itched very badly; SUI
fered terribly from itching. After
scratching, the pimples would swell
and after the swelling was gone my
face would become very red and re-
main so for some time. Ny clothing
caused the itching to be worse. When
it was warm it was utterly impossible
to sleep.
ct used a cream and the more L
used the worse they got. Shortly after.
I read the advertisement OF Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and determined to
use them. The itching stopped almost
Immediately. This vas about three
months ago and | am entirely cured
now" (Signed) Miss Marguerite 4.
Jacobs, Jan. Is, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
REMOVE PINE STUMPS
Clearing of Land for Agricultural
Purposes Is Problem.
When Cleared and Properly Handled
Soil Is Rich and valuabIe-Big
Cost of Work Has Oiscour-
aged Many Settlers.
(By e. b. FERRIS.)

Practically one-third OF the area OF
Mississippi Is embraced In what is
known as the Long-Leaf Pine belt.
Also large portions OF many OF the
other states bordering on the Atlantic
ocean and Gulf OF Mexico are, or once
we're. covered with this long-leaf pine
The clearing Of these lands for agricul
tural purposes is quite a problem,
as SO many acres have been denuded
of their timber growth and await de
yelopment at the hands of the farmer.
AS a rule IL is quite an easy matter
to free the land from logs and tree
tops. but the removal of the stumps is
the really serious task about clearing
pine lands, for unlike the hard woods
and many other pines, the stumps OF
the longleaf pine do not decay very
fast, many being almost as resistant
10 decay as bronze.
The Mcneil experiment station has
removed the stumps from 100 acres Of
land. using all known methods, and
keeping sufficient data to determine
approximately the cost by each meth
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
DANIELS RIDES IN COAL TRUCK.

Their was some mistake in placing
an order for a cab to taxi Secretary
.Josephus Daniels of the navy depart
ment to hear President Wilson dehv-
er his message on Mexico to congress.
At ten minutes before time for the
message no taxicab appeared.
Mr.. Daniels and his secretary, How
ard A. Banks, stood on Pennsylvania
avenue waiting. 1t was too late to
take a street car. Two minutes later
Secretary Daniels and Mr.. Banks
seated by the driver, were going up
Pennsylvania avenue as fast as the
law would allow, in a big truck USED
to haul coal for the navy departre nt.
Mr.. Daniels, seeing U. S. n. on the
truck. hailed the driver. jumped IN
and told him to beat it for the cap
itol.
Il am the secretary Of the navy, and
have authority to press any OF our We
hicles into service" was the order the
driver got.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
SOME GOOD BEE ESSENTIALS
Neglect to Provide Honey Caterers
With Drinking Water as Culpa-
BILE as NegIecting Food.
(By BESSIE L.

We take pleasure in kindness. in
various ways, to the higher domestic
animals. we'll knowing that there is
profit In this humane treatment, but
that Ii should extend to the bees may
come as a new thought to many.
Neglect to provide drink is as culpa-
BILE as to cut OF the food supply, and
yet the bees are in many instances
wholly disregarded in this respect.
Yet the insects pluckily shift for
themselves in such cases, and they
may be found congregated around the
vilest spots, If they happen 70 contain
moisture. not because they do not pre-
fer pure water, but because 1t Is not
convenient to obtain.
You may notice how they invariably
flock around the watering trough, If it
happens to stand In the neighborhood
of the hives, showing plainly that wa
ter is necessary, and can you fail TO
appreciate how many are drowned In
this effort to get a drink?
A fountain for their special accom-
mediation is so easily made that it is
wasteful to neglect it.. Cover a pan or
| other shallow dish with wire screen
| cloth, and keep the dish filled with
water, placing it in a shady place
where it will keep as cool as possible
The bees can get the moisture throufh
| the screen, and yet there is no posi-
bility Of their drowning.
Another hardship through pure neg
lect. and one which often results dis
astrously, is a failure to keep the grass
moved in front of the hives.
How would you like to have such al
obstacle in your path when coming
home tired and heavy laden?
Ease and convenience applied to tn
work Of every helper is not without it
reward.
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WOULD SERVE AS SOLDIERS
French Women Anxious TO Make Ev-
cry Sacrifice for the Sake OF
Their Loved Country.

The women OF France are not con-
tent with merely serving as nurses
on the field of battle and attendants
on the wounded or dying. They have
in their minds the example OF Joan
of Arc and other heroines of France,
and they are confirmed in their aspira-
tons after military service, according
to the Journal des Debats (Paris). by
the example of the ancient AmaZons OF
Greek mythology. They affirm that
the law of three years in France Will
not produce forces of reserve sufficient
to defend the frontier OF their we'll
loved country. They have accordingly
through the hands Of Colonel Driant,
commanding the troops in Paris. sent
a petition, carrying about a thousand
signatures, to President Poincare in
which they say:
THE French women who have IL
Illuminated our history with so many
beautiful examples of self-denial and
se~lf-sacriice do not wish in the pres
ent generation to be surpassed by the
ome of other countries in which the
question of female rights is being so
earnestly agitated.
The members of the Red Cross com
pany have already obtained leave TO
serve In the ambulance corps. But
a great number of us, not having the
leisure to pass the infirmary examina
tions, would like to make ourselves
useful to their country. and would de
sire that a law should be passed In
parliament giving them this privilege
Our dearest hope is to obtain al
opportunity of offering to France some
part of our youth, and SO TO cooperate
with our brothers in the national de
fense."-Literary Digest.
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he should mail them direct to the ap-
~plicants. The theory of the practice
which was outlined and on which the
law governing the present method of
distribution is based was good, but
it's working out has proved defective
In many instances.
Director William J. Harris of the bu-
reau of the census had his attention
called TO defects in the present meth
cd a few weeks after coming into of
fee. A correspondent wrote to Direc-
tor Harris requesting that a summary
of the latest agricultural statistics be
mailed him. A form letter was writ
ten in the census office TO the appli-
cant for information, saying that the
u had been referred to the SUI
perintendent of documents, and that
the bulletin containing the statistics
would be mailed from the government
printing office. The information was
wanted in a hurry; the correspondent
waited FIVE days. then wrote 70 the su-
p~erintendent of documents stating
that Director Harris had written say
ing that the bulletin would be mailed
from the printing office. A polite re-
quest was made of the superintendent
of documents to hurry the informa-
ton. as the time for completing the
article in which the statistics were
TO be included was growing very short
The superintendent of documents then
sent a form post card TO the CORE
spondent. saying that his letter had
been referred TO the director Of the
census. The correspondent. whose
patience was almost worn out by thi:
time. having expected the information
I'm one or two days at the most aftel
his original request was made. brough
the matter TO the attention of Director
Harris. who was surprised that tn
red tap created by the present Law
makes prompt distribution Of publi'
documents almost impossible. provid
ing the request for them comes b,
mail. On personal application a docu
ment will be furnished Immediately
but only those people living in Wash
ington can have the benefit OF thi
prompt service.
Hundreds of cases similar 10 the O
which has just been outlined occu
} every month in the departments. ant
according to chiefs Of bureaus. Il
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
A Stump Borer.

oughIy with sand or clay. Effort should
be made to so place these holes that
the pressure from the explosion will
be exerted equally in all directions in
the stump. otherwise it will simply
blow out the weakest side and fail TO
shatter the stump. A good boring ma
chine can be Used very effectively for
boring these holes, reducing the cost
over hand boring at least so per cent.
There is an element of danger in the
Use of dynamite. but a very slight one
II even ordinary precautions are used.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
After a PIeazant Evening.

Mr.. Sydney Buxton told an anus
ing story for the purpose of illustrat-
ing a point at a recent dinner. A
certain convivial soul, who had been
invited to dine with a friend, whose
house was at the end of a dark and
muddy lane, was advised to bring a
big lantern. After a very jovial eve
ming the c~onvivial one left and strug-
gled home through the mud, firmly
gripping his heavy burden by the
handle. Next morning h. received
this message from his host: Here
with your lantern; please return par
rot and cage"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
NEW POSTMASTER LIST BIG.

In the 176 days, including nda
and holidays, since postmaster Gen
eral Burleson assumed the duties OF
his office, he, among other things, mas
appointed 5,765 postmasters. ms
makes his average something over 81
a day. Of the total number, 2,2O3 were
presidential postmasters, who receive
in excess Of $1,000 a year salary, and
whose appointment must be confirmed
by the senate. The remainder, o,obZ,
are postmasters of the fourth class
named either as a result OF civil serv-
ice examinations or after personal IN
vestigations by p~ostofice inspect
ors.
First Assistant Roper the other day
reported to Mr.. Burleson that the ap-
pointment work was up 10 date, al
cases having been settled in which the
department has the necessary data
upon which to base affirmative action
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
Alfalfa Hay for Cows.

Because of the high protein content,
alfalfa is especially valuable as a feed
for dairy COWS for breeding animals
and for gro wing young stock. Ii is of
considerable economic value when
grown and fed on the farm. as il takes
the place of high-priced, p~rotein-rich
concentrates. such as bran and cotton
iced meal. IL is more economical, un-
der most conditions at least. 10 feed
IL as A part ration either with corn or
some carbohydrate roughage. as corn
slower or grass hay. rather than 70
iced IL alone.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
A Stump Fuller.

cd. Fifty acres of this land was cul-
tivated several years before removing
the stumps and this experience led to
the conclusion that it is far better to
remove all stumps before the land is
put into cultivation. The lands can
not be cultivated economically with
the stumps on them.
Digging and cutting is a sure meth
cd of removing the stumps II persisted
in. but under our conditions has
proved the most expensive one except
for stumps ten inches or less in liam
eter. or for lands that have been in
cultivation a long time and are par
italy decayed.
So far the most successful methods
OF getting rid of the stumps necessi-
tate the use of fire to destroy them.
The common method is to Zig a hole
IL or more inches deep on &c ! Of
the stump and Is close to it as pos
sible and use this as a furnace for
firing the. stump. In digging these
holes it is necessary that the soil be
removed from as much of the stump
as possible so as to allow the fire to
come in contact with at least six
inches Of il. Burning stumps by this
method is a slow process. but il ne
cessitates no outlay of money and be-
sides il ma be done by one individual,
while 10 pull them requires several
men and a team.
! The burning of stumps may be great
w hastened by boring a hole diago-
nally through the stump from the sur
face of the ground on n side into the
furnace on the opposite side. This
serves as a fue through which the
heat and flame pass out. going through
the stump and heating it up In one
fourth the time required without the
hole. A stump thus treated usually
burns ont with little effort on the part
of attendants and in most cases tt
a sufficient depth beneath the surface
TO be out of the way Of plows and cui
t~ivators.
A Quick and fairly satisfactory meth
cd of removing stumps is by frs
blasting them with dynamite AM
then burning the shattered remains
1t requires from one-Quarter to on
pound of dynamite 20 shatter the gen
eral run of pine stumps. In order I
do this with the amount of explosiv
mentioned, il is necessary to place tn
dynamite into holes bored we'll int
the stump and to lamp same tho
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03

Among the most wonderful OF rare
fowls are the Phoenix, the males
among which have tails five feet long.
Il is the custom to keep the birds In
houses. the only windows i'll which are
near the roof, and with perches In
front of the windows so high that the
tail feathers will not drag on the
ground. Each day the birds are taken
for a walk, while an attendant care
fully holds up the tail so that the
feathers will not become broken or
soiled.
Mounted specimens of the cock and
hen of this breed we're obtained In
Toxic by II. d. Baker, vice consul
General TO Australia. The TAIL of tff
rooster is IL feet long The hen Is
very plain. These cocks are very vai'
of their beauty.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
Device Figures the interest.

A Hungarian citizen has invented an
instrument which shows instantly the
mount of interest due on any given
sum for any period at any given rate
of interest
The instrument. which is made In
the size and shape of a watch, has a
very simple construction, and all that
is necessary to operate it is to place
the hands in the proper position on
the liza and the exact amount OF In
terest in each case is indicated on the
face. The instrument is inexpensive
and it's usefulness is apparent The
inventor has applied for an American
patent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
FOUR BILLION CARDS.

Four billion postal cards will be re-
ouired by the ~postofice department
during the next four years, n Post-
master General Burleson recently ask
ed for sealed proposals for furnishing
hat number. The contract now is
held by the government printing OF
fee. but previously vas executed by a
private printing concern
The postofice department supplies
the plates from which the cards are
printed. and it may change them a
any time. Engravers now are Work
ing upon a portrait Of Thomas Jener
SON which Is 20 be substituted To-
that OF William Mckinley on the new
issue.
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Somewhat Hard to DO.

Patsy and Tom were working near
there was a beehive and a
he'd of onions, when a bee stung Tom
ON the wrist. Patsy exclaimed: Il al
WAYS told yez whin ye'd get a sting
ay a bee to suck it and thin rub In
onion Juice" After a short time a bee
lodged on Patsy's neck when he shout
ed: "Oh. Tom. there's wan on me
neck. Oh, it's gone down between me
shoulders. Begorra. I'm stungl'
suck 1t, Patsy" ordered Tom: suck.
and I'll rub in the onion juice"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-03
HAPPY OLD AGE
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating

AS old age advances We require less
food to replace waste, n o tnat
will not overtax the digestive organs,
while supplying true nourishment.
Such an ideal food is found in Grape
Nuts, made of whole wheat and barley
by long baking and action OF diastase
in the barley which changes the starch
into a most digestible sugar.
The phosphates also. placed UP un-
der the o~uter-coat OF the wheat, are
included in Grape-Nuts, but are lack
ing ia white -four because the outer
coat of the wheat darkens the -four
and is left out by the miller. These
natural phosphates are necessary TO
the well-balanced building OF muscle,
brain and nerve cells.
II have used Grape-Nuts," writes an
Iowa man. for S years and feel as
good and am stronger than l was ten
years ago.
Among my customers I meet a man
every day who is well along in years
and attributes his good health 10
| Grape-Nuts and Postum which he has
used for the last 3 years He mixes
Grape-Nuts with Postum and says
they go fine together.
For many years before / began 10
eat Grape-Nuts. | could not say that !
enjoyed life or knew what il was to be
able TO say L am we'll. | suffered
greatly with constipation. but now my
habits are as regular as ever in my
life.
whenever | make extra EFFORT
depend on Grape-Nuts food and IL just
fills the bill. l can think and write q
great deal easier
There's a Reason Name given b,
Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich. Reat
aThe Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letters a new
one appesr RI from time to tiue. They
are gesuine. true, ana full % hunal
interest.
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Small Farms in Demand.

The L. S. Reclamation Service an
nounces that an increased desire on
the part of settlers on irrigation pro-
jects 10 take up small farms has ne
cessitated regulations facilitating the
subdivision of established farm units
On most OF the government projects
the farm unit consists OF. 10 and 30
acre tracts.
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Caution.

1t was the last day of his vacation.
He had just finished carving her name
on the smooth bark of the birch tree
Dear" he said, will you promise
TO wait for me till l came again next
summer"
She looked up at him with the love
light in her eyes. Yes, Henry, she
murmured.
Then I'll cut my initials beside
yours"