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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

She walked out Of the office. The
postmistress watched her. She saw
her go into the railway station. A
train would leave for Portstown In q
few minutes. 1t was an hours run,
the county seat. Miss Plumtree smiled
TO herself and nodded her head
briskly.
THAT settles you and your man,"
she said to herself II can see through
you; you're almost as deep as he Is,
Mrs. Usher, but / can see through
yoc."
In strictest confidence she told one
of the neighbors, emitting all men,
ton of her part in the affair. By three
in the afternoon half the gossips in the
village knew. BY six all the gossips
were waiting on the station platform
to see Mr.. and Mrs. Usher return.
They were enjoying their anticipa-
tions. And when Charley Black put
in an appearance, looking decidedly
downcast, they nudged each other and
chuckled.
The train drew in There were only
a few passengers descending at Four
Falls. Duly arriving among them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Usher-radiant-
Charley Black ran toward them, a
word passed. and he vrung his broth
er-in-law's hand warmly. And the
smiles on the three faces, which had
only been normal smiles of happy peo-
ME. broadened as the three encoun'
tered the onlookers, until they became
regular grins.
This is quite a gathering, said
Andrew Usher addressing the post
, mistress. Waiting to meet some
body?'
j Don't you dare speak to me- sale
l the offended woman. Il know all abou
: YOU. if you think / don't. And let me
V tell you this, Four Falls is a mora
4 village, and we won't stand for any o
i your denominations.
Hal" exclaimed Andrew Usher
briskly. Been opening letters, Ell!
How dare youi" cried Miss Adilah
We'll, all ! can say is that thos
two unfastened letters were in tn
right envelopes when they left m
hands," answered the bad man, DE
cause took pains to have witnes
present. You laid little trap, Mis-
Plumtree, but it was | who set tn
spring"
He turned to the onlookers.
hope you are all satisfied, he sal'
Perhaps it will be a little lesson
some OF you. Mrs. Usher knew
about the matter, but she was foolishl
l afraid of the village opinion. told he
; the village opinion was that OF lot
female rattlesnakes, due to the fa'
!, that there is superiority of fema
rattlesnakes over male rattlesnakes
these parts, the men having emigrate
and l don't blame them
The spectators fell back with angr
> inarticulate gasps.
But who is Lily?" gabbled dam
" whose curiosity was too strong for n
> discretion.
THE FLY that won twenty thousai
dollars in q canter this afternoon
answered Andrew. Mine"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
PRESSED HARD.
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When people realize the injurious
effects of coffee and the change In
health that Postum can bring. they are
usually glad to lend their testimony
for the benefit OF others
MY mother, since her early child
hood, was an inveterate coffee drinker.
had been troubled With her heart for a
number of years and complained OF
that weak all over feeling and sick
stomach.
: Some time ago / was making
visit to a distant part OF the country
and took dinner with one or the
merchants of the place. l noticed
somewhat unusual favour OF the cot
fee and asked him concerning it. He
replied that it was Postum.
Il was so pleased with ii that. after
the meal was over, bought package
to carry home with me, and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
whole family were so well pleased
with il that We discontinued conee and
used Postum entirely.
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
dition. but we noticed that after using
Postum for short time, she felt SO
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with ner
heart, and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not SO frequent. and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was well and
hearty.
II know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members OF the fam
ily. but not in so marked degree as
in the case OF my mother. as she was
victim of long standing" Name given
by Postum Co.,. Battle Creek. Mich
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum = must be wei
boiled. 15c and CSC packages
Instant Postum-is soluble pc"
der. A teaspoonful dissoives quickly
IN a cup of hot water and, with cream
ard sugar. makes a delicious oever
age instantly. soc and soc tins.
! The cost per cup OF both kinds
about the same.S
There's q Reason" for Postum
sold by Grocer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

of his friend Charles was the black |
sheep of the village. and it was often |
said that his brother-in-law would COM
plete his ruin.
Commiserating chances were often |
thrown at the pretty wife as she
passed by She seemed so devoted to
her husband. How long would ii be be-
fore her eyes were opened? Could she
not read her husbands character in
the fiashy attire. the money that he
spent so lavishly. the ever-ready smile,
SO different from the sour visages Of
Four Falls?
And then. everybody knew that it
was no legitimate business which took
him away. He was not travelling for
any firm.
Miss Plumiree sat in a daze for a
long time. She must tell Mrs. Usher.
But how could she without betraying
her own breach OF trust? She looked
at the heading of the letter again. 1t
was Portstown, OF all places, where all
the Hashiest sports" went about that
time for the county fair.
Suddenly a brilliant idea came TO
her. She knew there was another let
ter In the mail addressed to Mrs.
Usher by her husband. She found 1t
and looked at ii. Ii was mailed from
another city. and. like its predecessor.
it was unfastened. Mr. Usher was
careless with his mail.
The postmistress quickly exchanged
the envelopes. Then. sealing them
carefully, she handed them to the car
rier for delivery. After that she
waited.
About half an hour after the deliv-
cry Mr. Charles Black came into the
post Office with singular expression
on his face.
ANY letters for me?" he asked.
why. think there was one for you
watching him narrowly.
Mr.. Black locked perplexed ant
walked away. And Miss Plumtret
squinted out up the street. watching
for her victim. Surely enough, ther'
she was coming down.
NOOu lhOt Hi1tt 1iios S>i'
Rose Usher.
Good morning, Mrs. Usher sai'
the postmistress. Il think there was
letter for you this morning"
"Yes, / have just received II, ar
swered the girl To the disgust OF tn
postmistress there was not the shado'
OF trouble on her face.
do you know, Mr.. Usher Is CROWN
very careless" she continued, laugh
Ing. what do you think he did? II
actually put a letter to my brother int
my envelope
Dear me-" murmw ed Miss Plur
tree. Then. yenomously. 1T isn't tn;
ne takes anything. you suppose, is IL
she asked.
Rose Usher turned on her with di
nifty. my husband Is the finest ms
I'm the world. would have you know
she answered.
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something doing besides Cubsox battle First wowheed pha
cowboy made
stretched sides giving the bride
welcome admoniion
hungry Irish melodies
and in its couple
Murphy Tom
Tex Hobart Jim Mcturk
ywentto packing business the job
church awaited Snrky
big touring bdetoDe
Miss MaryC
automobile
made a speech permitted
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

authorities smuggling
and this
conducted by runner
applicant desires to
into he
their snare III the
golden harves in Uncle
the
across the aides
waiting for quick
to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

There was a great dinerence In the
manner OF commencing a war cen
turtles ago to what there is now. Now
the blow is frequently struck before
the word. and there is no obligation TO
issue a formal declaration at all. the
act of war constituting the declara-
ton. But in medieval times no war
ever began without formal declara-
ton by a herald. who, in most lei
surely manner. breathed defiance on
the part of his royal master, ex-
changed innumerable bows with his
enemies. and departed in as dignified
a manner as he came.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

A VILLAGE CUT-UP


&C II. 1914 by W. G. Chapman)
iah Plumtree, the postmis-
ire .'our Falls, sat staring at
let her hand. The letter was
M -essed TO her, but it had come
ua .ened in the post, and So she had
exeg eised the prerogative which is
generally ascribed to postmistresses.
II was addressed to Mr. Charles
Black, and was signed by Andrew
Usher The sentence which was burn
ing itself into MISS Plumtree's brain
was as follows:
81 have told my wife that l have
been called away on business till Mon
day. which is true In certain sense.
I have brought Lily down here for a
couple OF days She is the smartest
little thing you can image, Charley,
and as fast as they make them For
heavens sake throw Rose off the scent
in case she suspects anything"
Miss Adilah read and re-read this
epistle. and then she folded her hands
and uttered calm, benignant, Il told
you So"
Everybody in Four Falls had pro
phesied what would happen when pref
ty Rose Black married a travelling
man. Charles. her brother, had brought
him to the house. and he had falleI
violently In love with Rose. They hat
been married nearly a year now. No
body knew for what firm Andrew
Usher travelled, except Charles. am
he seemed completely under the spell
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

Plague is thought TO
and they trapped
manyas ~ a single week
al
they
buildings raised
shelter rodent; walls
getting through
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
Have You PLAYED Square?
Latest and best game home Selling like Id


The school children Of California
are saving up their pennies to pay
for the monument TO the pioneer
mother which is to be executed by
Charles Gradfley for the Panama-Pa-
cifc exposition. The woman's board
of the exposition suggested that such
a statue be erected and the children
were the first to respond, sending In
an avalanche of pennies. The GEN.
trail figure is that Of the pioneer
mother dressed in a homespun gown
and at her knees are two sturdy lit
tie children.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
New Series of Plays.

Four new series of photoplays by
prominent authors are announced for
future presentation. Each play Will
be complete in itself, treating an ino'-
vidual incident Below the Dead
Line" by Scott Campbell, VIII be
detective series; Young Lord Stran-
leigh" adapted from the stories by
Robert Barr, which appeared in
well-known weekly. will be produced
in four two-reel subjects; Olives OPP
portunities," written especially for
motion pictures by Mrs. Wilson Wood
row, and 1.-The Girl Who Earns Her
Own Living" by Mark Swan, are the
other future serial plays.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

He worked
worked He taking the OF
pleased although he was
He talked about ne ala
a when
approached
manipulated
Then the serious business Of the mo-
agreed but he was so young
a
10 make much oil such opportunities
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
Novel MOVING Picture.

A novelty in motion picture presen-
tation is promised in the forthcoming
moving picture, entitled "The Bache-
lor's Baby" comedy drama, in
which two tiny children take the lead
ing parts. The story deals with a
wealthy girls financial ruin, her fight
to support herself as governess. and
her final reconciliation TO her former
sweetheart through the children she
cares for.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

name to learn how the underpaid
CLERKS live.
AS the result of her investigations,
she forces her father to increase the
wages of his employees and incident
ally saves him from being killed by
dissatisfied workman. A pretty ro-
nance is woven into the production.
Wallace Reid, Billie West and Al
Ellison have prominent parts. The
scenario was written by Anita Docs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
The Earmer'e Exclamation,

Every now and then we read about
a lot of quail following hen up the
road" said the summer boarder.
Yes" replied Farmer Corntossel.
How do you explain it,"
Various ways. Sometimes the phe-
nomenon is due TO the fact that lots
of people don't know the difference
between quail and . younS brown
Leghoyn-"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

sent to the public health service, ana
a strenuous campaign was started to
stamp it out The government was
concerned in preventing its spread to
other sections of the country. And
the task is costing the government
$4,000 month.
There are three kinds of rats, but
the worst is the Norwegian rat. He
is the nomad of the rodent family, a
oilitant brute that soon cleans out
all others of his tribe. 1t is he who
xu1,n q
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
Stars in a New PLAY,

Blanche Sweet is featured in For
Her Fathers SINS a two-reel film
play produced by Jack O'Brien. In
the production is told how a college
girl daughter of a wealthy, miserly
department store owner, leaves her
home and works under an assumed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
Hoosier Poet Seen In Films.

An interesting future Selig produc-
ton is a drama based on james Whit
comb Riley's famous first poem, The
Ole Swimmin' Hole" The noted poet
will himself be seen on the screen in
q prologue.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

ed at the altar
1t was the biggest cowboy we'd
ding" the yards ever saw. When
Smoky" knocked off buying hogs for
the Bismark Packing company early
in the day and got ready to hit the
trail for the Holy Cross church, East
Sixty-first street and Maryland ave-
nue., he had no hint of the scheme
on foot.
Late in the afternoon the South
side, however, became aware there
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

Detroit aver. For John Chinaman is
willy, and John Chinaman is shrewd
when it comes to realization of pur-
poses. From the days of Sand Lot
Kearney" in San Francisco down to
today, John Chinaman has shown
disposition to enter the United States
whether the laws said him nay or yea.
Detroit immigration authorities
estimate that large number OF Chi
nese successfully "smuggle" from
Windsor to Detroit, and thence on to
ro r.icuc doct;r long year in and wear
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

Bernstein's Play TO Be Filmed.
Henri Bernstein's dramatic success,
''The Thief" which was produced In
this country by Charles Frohman. -
now being adapted for pictures. and
VIII soon be filmed"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

stream of water from the nose. lhey
were not Indifferent to the small
amount of pleasure their work afford
ed them. Some OF them enjoyed
keeping one leg on the track untli
even the motorman was bit worried.
anc then jumping away and grinning
at the nervous passengers.
Many of them waved or laughed,
but ell of them took their pleasure
lightly and went back 10 work serl-
ously.
II was not that way with the boy
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
Dan Cupid Corrals "Snory Dan" Cowboy Of Chicago

tied his the rack the stock
u wlggled
of 300 wildly enthusiastic boys from
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
When Play Really Became More Serious Than Work

INDIANAPOLIS working
esurely and
tribe of before the assault
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
MAKING New Orleans RatIess to Keep Out Plague

LATHE federal helping this city to rid
bubon
discovered here hurry call was
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06
Hard to Keep the Chinese Out OF the United States

n would Chinese bent entering
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

It's a fine thing TO make good reso-
buttons, but quite another thing 10
make good.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

The less some men know about any
thing the louder they talk about II.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

Enhanced By Perfect Physi-
cal Health.

The experience of Motherhood Is try
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives Not ono
woman in hundred is prepared or IN
derstands how to properly care for her.
self. OF course nearly every woman
nowadays hiss medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism unified for the
trial of strength, and when 1t Is over
her system has received shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
q happy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing Is
that, with all the evidence Of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman ct this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, q most valuable tonic and
invigorator of the female organism.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

In m any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause of the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams V e g e t able
Compound m ak e s
WON en- norm al,
healthy end strong.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-06

III you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Go. (conh.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-11
WASHINGTON.

President Wilson presented diplo-
mas to the graduating class at the
naval academy at Annapolis.
All three bills on the administra-
tion trust program passed the House
and were sent to the Senate for action.
National legislation to deal with the
problem OF unemployed labor was
urged before the House labor commit
tee by delegation of sociological
workers.
BY vote of to the Senate for
elgn relations committee adopted the
Sutherland resolution directing Presi-
Great Britain for special arbitration
of the Panama tolls dispute.
An income tax decision handed
down by the commissioner of internal
revenue will necessitate the redrafting
of thousands of income tax statements
and will add materially to the govern
ment's revenue from that source.
Daniel v. Jauch, who confessed he
planted four sticks OF dynamite in the
Department of Agriculture, that he
might discover them and win a pro-
HOtlOn LOT HeToisHl, was ueIu ioT lue
grand jury in default of bail on a
charge of attempting to dynamite a
building.
Senator Vardaman, Democrat. as
sailed President Wilson in the Senate
for asking the repeal of the Panama
tolls exemption.
Society rolled under its tongue
choice morsel, involving a scandal"
in navy circles including gay midnight
champagne parties on the palatial
Presidential yacht Mayflower.
Five sticks of dynamite with burn
ing fuses attached were found in the
Department of Agriculture under the
office Of Secretary Houston. The
fuses were extinguished before dam
age was done
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-11
Foroet-M e-Not,

"Ah, yes. there are still true and
loyal souls in this sad world" mur-
INJURED the solemn individual in the tor
toise-shell glasses. Il Used to know a
dear girl-it was ten long years ago
and not year has passed since that
she hasn't written me birthday let
ter. Always what she writes is about
the same: Dear Alfred. can't ever
forget. not If live to pc hundred,
this day of all the days in the year.
Let me once again wish you long life
and happiness with all my heart etc"
Very sweet Of the GIRL said the
stout young man with the amazing
waistcoat, very sweet of her, in
deed"
Very" replied the solemn indi-
vidual; only, you see. she writes that
dashed letter to me on different day
every year"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-11
SUGGESTIONS FOR ICE TRUST
Just a Few Reasons Why There
Should Be an Advance In Price
Of Summer Necessity.

The ice trust having offered a silver
loving-cup for the best excuse which
might be invented for raising the
price of ice after the cold winter. we
hopefully submit the following:
l. The ice being SO thick and heavy.
it costs more to handle it.
2. The blocks are SO large that there
is great waste in cutting them up for
the retail trade.
The ice is so cold it freezes solid
in the storage houses and is very diff
cult to get out.
4. AS the winter has been SO cold.
the summer will necessarily be very
hot, and the demand for ice very
great, so that it is doubtful If there
will be enough to go around.
5. The ice being extra thick, extra
cold, and extra quality all through, it
is only proper that an extra price
should be demanded.
6. The price OF ice never had any
relation to the cost of production. any
how.-Life
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-11
HOG PRICES GO LOWER.

Washington.-Farm prices for beef
cattle advanced more than 3 per cent,
but average quotations for hogs and
sheep were lower on April Is than on
that date in 1918, according to figures
prepared by the Department of Agri-
culture. Cattle prices for April, 1914.
were 1929 a hundred, an advance OF
21c. In Michigan. Iowa. Missouri and
Kansas there was no change in cat
tie prices from 1913 quotations., and in
Wisconsin there was a decrease OF
soc hundred pounds.
State averages of prices for beef
cattle showed greater variation than
hog quotations. ApriPs lowest aver
ages were in Alabama, Georgia and
Mississippi. $3.50, $3.50 and $4.40, re-
spectively, compared with $3.50 in
Rhode Island, $3.50 in New Hamp-
shire and $3.50 in New Jersey. the
highest
Other state averages were: Penn
sylvania and Iowa, $7.40; Maryland.
1920; Ohio and Kansas, $40; Maine.
Indiana, Illinois and Nebraska, $500;
Massachusetts. Missouri. Wyoming
and Colorado. $500; Nevada, Wash
ington and California. $3.50; Oregon.
$6.70; Connecticut. West Virginia and
South Dakota, $3.50: New Mexico and
Idaho. $3.50; Delaware, Michigan and
Kentucky, $6.40: Virginia and Mon
tana, $3.50; Arizona, $500; Okla
homa and Utah, 500. and Minnesota.
$500. In other states the prices aver
aged below $500.
The average hog price to producers
on April Is was $3.50 a, hundred, lac
less than that on that date last year.
In all the important hog-producing
states from Ohio to Kansas the de-
cline was from 30c to 40c. but In some
OF the New England states and in
practically ali the South except Texas
and Oklahoma. the prices were higher
than year ago.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-11
ScALY PSORIASIS ON LIMBS

Troop H. 9Th U. s. Cavalry. Camp
Mccoy, Sparta, Wis.-"I was troubled
with psoriasis for nearly two years.
Portions of my arms and limbs were
affected mostly with it. 1t appeared
in scaly form, breaking out In very
small dots and gradually grew larger
and white scales formed when about
the size of an ordinary match-head.
The looks of it was horrible. which
made it very unpleasant for me. 1t
itched little at times.
81 tried several treatments which
cured me for a month, but it always
broke out again. One day friend
saw the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment in the paper and
/ sent for a sample. They helped me,
80 l purchased two more boxes OF
Cuticura Ointment and some Cuticura
Soap and they completely cured me.
1t took three months for Cuticura
Soap and Ointment to complete my
cure" (Signed) Walter Mahony, Oct.
%, 1912.
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.