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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
ARRANGE FOR WINTER
TASK SHOULD BE PERFORMED
WHILE WEATHER is WARM.
Each Hive Should Be Examined to AS
certain II Required Stores Are on
Hand-There 10 Nothing Bet
ter Than Sealed Honey.
(Py F. C. HERMAN.)

IF there Is one item above another
having great importance in the winter
ing problem, it is the securing of the
winter stores near and about the clus-
ter of bees in time for them TO settle
down into that quiescent state SO con-
ducive to good wintering, prior to the
middle of October, in the more north
ern localities.
To arrange these stores properly
and seal them, requires warm weather
hence all will see the fallacy of put
ting off caring for them until cold
Weather arrives. To be sur that
all have the desired amount of stores
there is only one certain way to do,
and that.is to open the hives and take
out each frame.
If, after going over a hive and
weighing each comb, l find that there
Is % pounds of actual stores, | call
that hive or colony all right for win
ter. II less it must be fed the def
cheney; if more, it can spare some to
help another colony which is lacking
In the amount In this way the whole
apiary should be gone over.
Colonies left on the summer stand
require anywhere from 20 to 80 pounds
of good food for successful wintering.
A little in excess of this will do no
harm, but on the contrary will stimu-
late the colony in building up faster
in the following spring.
II one has on hand some sealed
combs of honey, few of them can be
distributed among the light colonies,
but in the absence of these it will be
necessary to feed liquid honey or a
strip made Of sugar and water
Do net think of using anything but
the best graduated sugar. When bees
can fly all the time, you can safely
feed them anything. But when they
cannot fly. there is nothing better than
sealed honey. When you cannot have
that use a strip Of granulated sugar.
If the feeding can be attended to
while the weather Is still warm, the
strip may not be quite SO thick, say
about pounds of sugar to one pint
OF water, which will make 3 pounds Of
strip
If the feeding is deferred until cool
/, weather has set in, the strip will, OF
necessity, have to be a somewhat
thicker consistency, for the bees will
net be able to evaporate the super
fluous water out Of it.
In making the sugar-sirup be care
full not to burn it while boiling. In
| fact 1t need not be boiled at all; just
pour the boiling water over the sugar
and stir until thoroughly dissolved;
when cool it is ready 20 give tc the
! bees.
1t is claimed by some beekeepers
that if few tablespoonfuls of extract
ed honey are added to the sugar siruI
1t will prevent it FORMULATING in the
comb. but there is little danger oil
this anyway. If there are weak lots
just unite two or more together, re
moving the least valuable queen.
The bees Of two lots may be united
peaceably by sprinkling them thinly
with sugar strip favored with pepper
mint, and then placing the frame!
with adhering bees alternately in
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
vETCH is IMPORTANT CROP
Materially in Live Stock Indus
try-AIso Improves Soil.
(By A. SMITH.)

Vetch should occupy an important
place in the agriculture of those states
where it can be raised with success.
In four years comparisons on over
500 fields. vetch has consistently made
heavier growths and greater yields
than crimson clover, red clover, or
bur clover, although under favorable
conditions these have done we'll.
Vetch is high in protein content, is
a good hay, pasture, and soiling crop.
and its more general growth would
aid in the development Of the live
stock industry and remove much Of
the existing necessity for buying hay.
Vetch is used as a cover crop to pre-
vent the teaching and washing Of soils.
Like all legumes, it improves land by
adding nitrogen and organic matter
to the soils. AS it grows through the
winter and spring and may be har-
vested in time to plant corn or cow
peas on the same land, it should be
used in building up impoverished soils
and in maintaining the productivity
Of the land. The vetch crop does not
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
Wise Turkish Judge.

An amusing story of oriental justice
comes from the arrest of an Austrian
subject of 90 years residence in Jaffa
for insulting the Turkish flag. The
Austrian had walked about the streets
with the flag wrapped around one
shoe.
AS il was clear that he wore the
flag In this fashion in order to offend
the Turks. and as the Austrian consul.
with the backing of a powerful gov
eminent, demanded the mans release,
the Turk on the bench saved the honor
OF both countries by his ruling:
THE cause of the offense is the
Shoe" ruled the resourceful court.
You can therefore take the man, and
We will keep the shoe
The Austrian was then released,
while the offending shoe is still do
ing time
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
POTATO JUICE AS MEDICINE
London Scientist Gives Out New
Idea, Which He Claims to
Have Discovered.

Again science comes to the support
OF old wives medicine. Everybody who
has lived in the country knows that a
slice OF potato is 1.-The sovereign'st
thing for wound, q bite or bruise.
or even that dread malady of the farm
er. rheumatism. And now the London
Lancet publishes an article advocating.
from the results of some years ex-
perience, the introduction of potato
juice into medical practice. The author.
Dr. Howard OF Chaplain. squeezes the
Juice out Of raw potatoes by hydraulic
pressure, evaporates off "a fifth of the
water and adds n little glycerin He
finds its application to .lfiamed joints
gives prompt relief from pain and
rapid absorption of fluid He also uses
1t hot for govt in the toe If. now.
any doctor calls il superstitious TO fol.
low the good old custom of MASKING
up raw potato and binding il on a
bee.sting or rheumatic limb he may
be respectfully referred 10 the Lancet.
Very likely he himself will in a few
years be writing ext solani liz, on
q prescription blank and the druggist
will charge a dollar for II. But so far
science has afforded no confirmation
OF the popular belief that carrying a
potato around in the pocket will cure
rheumatism
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
seejno VS.. Photooraphinu,

The relative constituencies Of the
Photographic plate and the human eye
has been the subject of recent inter
esting experiments by Professor p. G.
Nutting, of Rochester. An extra rapid
plate was used for the tests. source
OF light that could be "dimmed" at
will and to any degree was placed
twenty feet away from the plate and
from the eye. The professor found
that a light so dim that IL required
three hours to produce a Just percep-
tible image on the extremely sensitive
plate was easily visible TO the human
eye after resting the latter for three
minutes in total darkness. I'm other
words" adds Professor Nutting. IAN
image on the retina just visible after
partial adaptation to darkness would
just produce an image on a photo
grapic plate after an EXPOSURE of one
hour. The retina fully adapted to
darkness is still a thousand times
more sensitive than this"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25

she saw Bagley standing I'm the door
way.
Going riding. Miss NaidaT drawled
tho sheriff. Il reckon I'll go along with
YOU, TO see you don't come to no
harm"
For answer Nadia dug her heels into
the pony's TANKS. and the desert-bred
steed was away like the wind. But
half an hour later. when IL pulled up.
breathless. with heaving tanks. the
sheriff was AZ Naida's side. and his
mare. though blown, was still un-
winded
Rest be getting home for break
fast. hadn't we" he asked with a
touch OF hamor in his gruff voice.
Nadia rode back five PAGES IN front
OF him. She knew that she was
beaten.
Not altogether though, Sheriff Bag
ley had the instinct of cat when the
mouse was out. The next morning at
five that instinct made him crawl
from his mattress In the little room
above the kitchen, which he had occu-
pied unasked. He saw streak OF
sunlight dancing upon a rock about
two miles distant There would have
been nothing strange about that. only
the sunlight was round
Backward and forward II jumped
and the sheriff stood grimly watching
Il. TGen. looking downward. he saw
the edge OF Naida's skirt in the door
way
The sheriff went back 10 bed. turned
over. and had short sleep. Then he
got up and went downstairs in lei
surely manner. Neither the girl mol
the old crone was TO be seen.
The sheriff hunted about until hs
found the mirror-a small. round one
which the Kid" had probably brought
her from one OF his jaunts in town
The sheriff slipped it up his bis
sleeve. took his Winchester. and la,
down under tree. facing in the direc
tion OF the distant hills. His rifle h'
snuggled UP against his side. keeping
his finger conveniently near the trig
ger Since II vas hot. the sheriff en-
joyed q brief ssesta.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25

GLASS vs. BULLETS
BY FRANK FitSON.

The sheriff had known all along that
the half-breed girl was trucking him.
But big Tom" Bagley had meant to
be tricked. He wanted TO set eyes
upon kid" Long. not to follow a du-
bious trail that might lead nowhere.
And he had been certain that. at some
time or other, the kid" would show
up at Naidas snack.
Nadia lived alone. save for the old
crone who was said to be her mother
and looked like her great-grandmother,
twelve miles out in the Painted Des-
ert. II is the cruelest OF all deserts.
1t breeds scorpions and gilas and ven
omous things, and those who take
to II, whether perforce or from natural
affinity. share the same nature.
Half Spanish, half Indian, Nadia, at
seventeen, was a fit mate for the
Kid" the most bloodthirsty, and at
the same time cowardly, of the bad
men of Parthenon county. The list
OF deaths which he had checked of
in notches on the barrel of his Win
men, and nearly all had been killed
unarmed or unawares. big Tom
Bagley had laughed when he was
warned of the outlaws reputation
James Penney. the sheep owner. q
man universally esteemed for his
quiet. lsw-abiding nature. had beer
shot n he back by kid" Long, or
account of some grudge the OUTLAW
bore. and Bagley had just taken dowr
his rife. saddled his mare and ridder
out to Naida's cabin.
At first the Indian girl tried an ar
fectation of ignorance. then cajolery
then threats. None of these moved
big Tom" 81 reckon if your mar
amt here he'll be along soon," hi
said and took up his quarters in th'
cabin.
the big, quiet man who treated he
with such Difference. She planned t.
ride out to the kid" and give hin
warning. The kid" was lying VI
among the hills. fearing a posse. AM
II was cold there. He longed for tn
comfort of the cabin. But if he ha,
known that only big Tom" was Their
he would not have hesitated for me
ment. The coyote is always a mattel
for the lion in guile.
As soon as Nadia. at dawn. ha
leaped upon the back of her mustan
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
Humus Needed.

The amount OF water a soil will
hold against gravity depends upon
the type of soil A clay soil composed
of fine particles with very small spaces
will retain more water than a coarser,
sander soil composed of larger par
ticles and larger. spaces. Also, the
amount OF humus. or decomposed or
ganic matter. In the soil influences
the water holding capacity. The more
humus in the soil, the more water il
will hold, providing the soil Particles
are Of similar size.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
SICK DOCTOR
Proper Food Put Him Right.

The food experience of a physician
In his own case when worn and weak
from sickness and when needing nour-
ishment the worst way, is valuable;
"An attack OF grip, so severe 1t came
near making an end OF me, left my
stomach in such condition could not
retain any ordinary food. / knew or
course that must have food nourish-
nient or / could never recover.
Il began TO take four teaspoonfuls
OF Grape-Nuts and cream three times
a day and for weeks this was almost
my only food. IL tasted so delicious
that l enjoyed it immensely and my
stomach handled il perfectly from the
first mouthful IL was so nourishing
was quickly built back 10 normal
health and strength.
"Grape-Nuts Is OF great value as food
70 sustain life during serious attacks
in which the stomach Is so deranged
Il cannot digest and assimilate other
foods.
II am convinced that were Grape
Nuts moro widely used by physicians.
II would save many lives that are 9TH
erwise lost from lack OF nou-ishment-
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich.
The most perfect food In the world.
Trial OF Grape-Nuts and cream 10 days
proves. There's a Reason"
Look In pkgs. for the little book.
THE Road TO MELVILLE"
Evev read the above Ietters n new
one appears from time 20 time. They
| are genuine. true. and fall OF human
l lmtoeOot.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25

Half an hour later, lazily opening
one eye. he perceived a figure creep
ing cautiously through the boulders OF
the dry gulch about three hundred
yards distant In its hand was a
rifle. The sheriff edged a little. SO
that the tree covered him.
Bang. The Kids" first shot came
uncommonly near. The Kid thought
the sheriff asleep. but he thought that
he could put bullet through him at
that distance, so that Ii was unneces-
sary to take any chances.
The sheriff did not reply, because it
is difficult to hit an inch of eyebrow
at three hundred yards. He pulled the
mirror out of his sleeve and handled
it in his fingers The second shot
went wild
The sheriff rose quietly to his feet.
and he did not seem to be particu-
larry interested in the man In the
arroyo. for he strolled toward him in
quite casual manner. He still held
the mirror in his fingers, and he ad-
vanced so steadily. and apparently
disinterested and quiet in his mind,
that the reflection played always upon
that inch Of eyebrow and the left eye
underneath it. And, try hard as he
might. the kid" could never get his
eye clear of that circle of light, unless
he. ducked behind the stone. And
whenever he did so he always looked
up TO see the sheriff a good deal
nearer Yet the sheriff was strolling
toward him at the same even gait
Bang, Bang, Bang. went the
Kids" rifle, and the sheriff smiled
happily as he heard the bullets go
whistling by, far 10 the right and left
of him. The fingers that held the mir
ror did not waver an inch. The kid
was becoming panic-struck as we'll as
/ light-struck. 1t seemed like the mex
orable approach of doom, that quiet
even advent of his enemy. The figure
| came near and ever nearer, OUT of a
sort of luminosity that framed the
dazzling light-beam like a sheath.
The Kids" head ducked and came
up on the other side of the stone
And he leveled his rifle once again
into that beam of light, and his bullet
plowed up the sand some twenty feet
, distant
Suddenly his chance came. The
sheriff, advancing with his eyes f1xed
on the man in the gulley, tripped ovel
stone. With shaking fingers the
kid" drew a bead on the PROSTATE
man and fired. The bullet went wild
The kid" had lost his nerve as wei
as his clear vision. He damned &
cartridge into the breech and aimed
once more-into the same sunbeam.
He flung his rifle down and, spring
ing to his feet, held up his hands.
Don't shoot" he yelled. You've
got me-"
big Tom" grinned in his amiablt
way as he camc up to him. You cal
put your hands down Kid" he said
and the kid" lowered them.
Snap Snap, The sheriff hat
slipped the handouts round them.
Who in thunder gave you tina
glass?' began the Kid" bitterly, a.
they approached the empty house.
That? Oh, just borrowed it from
Miss Nadia" the sheriff answered
You see, | found that Id come GU
without any cartridges"
| Copyright. 1914. by W. G. Chapman)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
Read in RedY

Persons who are accustomed to read
ing in bed may be interested to know
that a new electric-light fixture which
can be attached to the bed rail has
been developed
1t consists OF e reflector and holder
mounted on a swivel joint attached to
a metal strip bent in the shape of "A
hook which can be hung over the head
rail OF the bed. back OF a chair. edge
OF mirror. ETC.. or telescoping floor
or table pedestal
1t is especially adapted TO use In
hospitals or doctors offices. where the
illuminated area has to be shifted fire.
Quently.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
WORLD MISSION OF cHIvALRY
OF Much Worth ~ Only to Create the
Useful Romance Of
Action.

Chivalry served to draw out and de-
velop those free, bold spirits whose
talents could not have been evoked by
the disputations of the schoolmen ror
the notifications OF the religious zeal
OTIS. says the Engineering Magazine. II
created a romance of action to match
the saints moral paradise and evoked
poetry and the arts to celebrate it's
charms The love OF the beautiful
which il begot caused a hospitable re-
ception to be given in Europe 10 the
retinements brought from the East by
the returning crusaders, which caused
the first slight stirring of international
trade.
The enthusiasm which the many
sided IDEAL of chivalry evoked with
its galaxy OF virtues, may be seen, in
literature, in the unfolding of the
themes of the simple Aryan folk tales,
and the prose romances of the twelfth
and thirteenth centuries, into the SEN
suous beauty Of Proyencal poetry ard
the delicacy and pathos of Plutarch
and Dante. Chivalry embellished With
romance the lives of its half-legendary
founders, Charlemagne, Siegfried and
Arthur 1t supplied the conception OF
virtue sung in Chaucer's Pilgrimage,
! Malory's "Morte D'Arthur" and Spen-
ser's "Faerie Queene." In the world
of action chivalry animated the cru
sades, dispensed justice throughout
Europe for 400 years, purified court
life and made much of the warfare OF
the middle ages peculiarly humane and
noble. It's enthusiasm burned into
brilliancy in such chara cters as Rich
ard and Blondel, the Black Prince and
his father. Tancred, Godfrey of Bouil-
lon, CASTOR de Folk, Bayard and War
wick, and in a thousand forgotten COM
manders Of the Templars, the Knights
Of ST. John and the Teutonic Knights.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
Alfalfa Causes Scours.

Alfalfa fed too literally to very
young calves will cause scours. 1t is
very rich feed and the amount given
must be limited. especially when the
calf is young and before II has a
chance to adjust itself to alfalfa hay.
In short. whenever there is a change
made in the feeding of animals II
should be done gradually or there Is
danger OF digestive troubles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25

Put on your helmet an your red
shirt. Silas. There's a big fire down
the road piece"
.Shucks, | can't go. My shirts in
the washtub an the old woman's out
In the garden film my helmet with
mess OF reanA"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
Burn All Old Canes

As soon as the old canes of black
berries and raspberries are through
fruiting. cut them out and burn them.
thus destroying many insects and fun.
gous pests. The young canes need the
room.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
Waste of Ennd

Food is wasted when the animal is
exposed to excessive cold; when II is
deprived of sufficient water; when IL is
compelled to drink ice cold water:
when 1t is worried. driven about.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
Proved.

Her father thinks n great deal OF
you"
Huh, He refused me her hand in
marriage"
THAT proves t."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
Mulch tho Celery.

Do not delay applying the manure
mulch to the celery. 1t conserves
moisture better than any kind or
amount OF tillage. Use three to fow
inches Of manure
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
Shame on Him.

What is your friend so elated
about"
Seems his wife Is marooned In Eu.
rope. Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25

marry for money than for chance 10.
get even.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25

Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Red
Cross Ball Blue; have beautiful clear white
clothes. Adv.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-12-25
TELLS OF DEED OF DARING
English Sapper Describes Attempt to Blow Up Bridge in Face of
 Germans.

London.-A thrilling incident in the wonderful retreat of the British from Mons is described by Sapper Wells of the Royal Engineers, who passes light ly over his own part in an extraordi- nary act of heroism.
 Our officer asked for a man to go with him to blow up a bridge so that the Germans could not follow us, and I went with him." said Wells.
 Well, to blow up bridge we use gun-cotton and a wire fuse. It is safe enough if you take your wire well away, but this time 1t would not work. Our men in running back had stepped on the wire, and so we had to go near CT to the bridge and try again. Even then it would not act, so the officer said to me: Get out of the way, Wells : I said: No; I'll go with you We were the only two on the bridge and the Germans were shooting at us, but our luck was in.
 Well, we both lay down and I fired tel rounds at the gun-cotton with my rife and he did the same with pistol, but 1t wouldn't work. If 1t had we should both have gone with it, so you see what shave we had. We made a dive back and got some more gun cotton and were making to have an- other go when an officer ordered us back, saying it was no use trying"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-12-25


 Permission for the transfer of 1 50 head of elk from the Yellow stone National park to Arizona was received this week by State /, Game Warden Willard from the l department of the interior: The l elk will be liberated in the Ora l ham mountains.
 i Under the governn7ent regula- l tions not more than fifty head of elk will be allotted to any state and states receiving consign- 1 ments will be required to pay all 1 the expense of capturing and i transporting the animals. The ] freight on a carload of elk from Gardiner, Montana, to Fl Paso,
 via Billings and Denver will 1 come to approximately $500. The shipment of elk will be unloaded at Pima on the Arizona eastern, the nearest station to the Graham mountains.
 Just now soon the elk can be shipped from their present habit at is as yet an unanswered ques- tion, for in spite of the efforts of Congressman Carl Hayden, who has been assisting the game Wardenis department in the ef- fort to secure the allotment, the federal quarantine on account of the foot and mouth disease bids fair to delay matters for several
 weeks at least. Under the feder- al regulations, which exist in ad- dition to the state quarantines no
 movements of stock can be made
 for ninety days after the last case
 is reported, so that for the pres ent at least there will be no ship ment from the big park in north
 western Wyoming.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-12-25
AMERICAN COPPER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-Represen- tatives of the western copper produc- tug intereS1s met Secretary of State Bryan too9y and were informed that an understanding between the United States and-Great Britain is being framed, with indications of success, whereby Amercan copper will be al- lowed to be transported to Italy with out detention.
 Most of the copper is shipped 'to order" or consigned to belligerent countries. Great Britain declared cop. per contraband and asserted her right to seize it. The nature of the under standing which has been reached be- tween England & Italy is not disclosed but it is understood that the Italian has guaranteed that the copper shall not reach Germany or Austria.