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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
Looking After Well Children.

On the basis that a physician can
do more for the general health Of
child if he takes the child under his
care while in good physical condition
rather than in sickness, New York
has completed plans 10 keep its 500
600 school children we'll. A dispensary
for the prevention Of disease among
well children is contemplated. ms
arrangement will be put into eject
when the public schools reopen and
embraces the most sweeping meas
ures ever taken by the city authorizes
TO get their power from the s2nitary
code. Back Of the movement are the
leading educators, social workers ana
philanthropists of the city. They nave
pledged their influence and support 10
the board OF education and health OIL
ficers. The big thing is TO see that the
child on enrolling for the first tine IN
the public school. and thus coming
for the first time under the care Of
the city. gets a thorough medical eA-
animation. and that the pupils phys
ical condition is made plain MT caly
to the parents. but to the municipal
authorities.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
PROPER FEED FOR THE COLT
Fr.sh Pasture Grass Is Excellent
supplement With Oil Meal, Bran,
Corn, Oats and Alfalfa.

Nome farmers believe that a colt
WI make up as a horse the growth
that IL does not make as a colt AS a
matter OF fact a colt or any other
young animal that is not kept growing
is very likely never to become as
large and strong as II would have
been had IL thrived while young. The
colt should receive the proper kind
of feed and be fed literally. The feed
should be nutritious and palatable
Among the best colt feeds is fresh
pasture grass. This should be sup
plemented with oil meal, corn, oats,
bran and alfalfa or clover hay.
Where II is possible to do so the
colts should be kept in the stable
away from flies during the day, given
all the alfalfa or clover hay they will
eat and one pound OF the following
grain mixture TO each 100 pounds of
colts Six pounds of oats or corn,
three pounds of bran and one pound
OF oil meal.-Ohio Bulletin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
CARING FOR THE RAM
Eead Of Average Farm Flock Re-
ceNes Little Attention.
Should Be Given Every Opportunity 70
Keep Strong and Healthy Before
Breeding Season 6egins-Give
Abundance Of Water.

Usually. the ram which heads the
average farm flock receives very lit
tie care from the time he Is turned
out TO pasture in the spring until the
advent of the breeding season in the
fall. Then, about the only thing which
is done is to turn him in with the ewes
and allow mating to occur at random.
Perhaps this is the sort OF care and
management which results in many
barren ewes and weak lambs.
The mating season is naturally one
OF severe strain on the nam and he
should be given every possible oppor-
tunity TO keep strong and healthy.
This means that he ought to have the
proper kind Of care. even before the
breeding season begins. or course.
II the pasture is plentiful. there is not
any need of feeding anything else
during the early part OF the grazing
season. However. as the hot weather
comes and the grass becomes less
abundant and less succulent, ii may
be advisable to feed other roughage
or perhaps a little grain.
Especially during the month just
preceding the mating season should
the ram get the best of feed and care.
for experience has shown that the ram
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
Misunderstanding instrument.

Sirius. the celestial furnace. being
40 times hotter than the sun. and hav.
ing an atmosphere of glowing hydro
gen, is so far away that its stupendous
heat cannot affect any known thing
save the magical meter of w w. Cob
lentz of the United States bureau OF
standards, who demonstrated his in
vention az the Lick observatory. Mount
Hamilton. Cal IL is called a radiation
pyrometer and the thermo-electric
battery used is. perhaps. the most del
icate ever constructed.
Mr. Coblentz measured the heat that
reaches the earth from 112 celestial
bodies including los stars. II even
Sirius were as near to the earth as
the sun, our poor little planet would
shrivel up in the heat. glowing hot
sphere, which would finally dissolve
into the dust of ashes.
The vital part of the instrument is a
thermal battery made by joining two
wires OF different metals-either plati-
mum and silver or bismuth and silver
and covering the junction with a heat
absorbing surface painted with lamp
black
The wire used is so fine that II can
scarcely be seen without the aid of a
reading glass and the absorbing sur
face is about the size of pinhead
This battery - inclosed in a glass
cell with a window OF fuorite. A
vacuum is maintained in the cell, and
il is placed in a telescope so that the
light OF the star to be observed is TO
cussed upon the fiuorite window
The tiny battery. or thermo-couple.
is connected with a tangent galvanom-
eter. which is inclosed in an armor
of soft Swedish iron to protect it from
extranecus magnetic influences
Thus the amount of current gene
rated in the thermo-couple by the heat
AZ the star is measured by the galva-
nometer. Within the galvanometer a
mirror smaller than a pinhead is sus
pended upon a fine thread OF spun
quartz.
Some distance In front of the win
dow in the galvanometer a scale is
set up with a strong light upon II. This
scale is reflected in the little mirror
which is observed through micro
scope.
There is a tiny dot upon one side Of
the face of the mirror. The genera
tion of current in the thermo-couple
causes the quartz thread to twist, turn
ing the mirror from side to side. and
this DETECTION is measured upon the
reflected image of the scale.
Now, as we know--cr at least as we
have been taught to believe-heat is
a mode of motion So is sound. Which
prompts Mark Telfair to ask In this
connection: IF we may detect and
measure heat from sources millions OF
miles away, why may we not. by the
aid OF such wizards as Edison and Bell,
be placed in possession OF an instru-
ment as wonderful as the radiation
promoter which would transmit TO us
the sounds from the planets which
may have tremendous human activi.
ties? And who can deny that there
are not other inhabited spheres?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
"UNSUlTED TO EACH OTHER
That Was Dickens Confidence to a
Friend Concerning His Separation
From His Wife

Dickens and his wife Catherine Ho-
garth separated by mutual agreement
in 1858, the eldest son going with his
mother and the other children with
their father. The event called forth
a good deal Of ill-natured comment at
the time. with many stories that could
be called scandal. but it is perhaps
sufficient refutation of them that his
children always had the greatest al
lection for their father
Dickens wrote TO one Of his friends
that he and Mrs. Dickens had lived
together unhappily for many years as
I'VE are il all respects OF character
and temperament wonderfully insult.
ed 10 each other" lie also wrote.
Nothing has, on many occasions.
stood between US and separation but
Mrs. Dickens sister. Georgine 10
garth" He said the peculiarly OF
her character has thrown all the care
OF the children on someone else
The peculiarly" referred to seems
10 have been nothing more than lazi-
ness and disinclinatioa 10 care for the
house and children. which was pro
voking to her husband. But. on the
other hand. Dickens had the faults Of
the literary impairment irritability.
sensitiveness and intolerance of dull
ness. He died June 3. 1870. lie was
not reconcilod TO his wife.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
First Prize Winner Hampshire Ram.

which is gaining in condition at the
opening of the breeding season will
get more and stronger lambs than
the ram which is in poor flesh. Oats
is one OF the best grains for use
at this time.
In addition to providing plenty Of
pasture, and small amount of grain
during the late summer. the ram
should have an abundance OF water.
The usual practice in pasturing the
ram during the summer months is TO
place him in a small paddock or an
orchard, where there is no natural
water supply. Under such conditions
1t is necessary TO supply water by ar
tificial means. And when the water
is supplied little salt may be given
once each week
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
90 .g,agNaassagaasSaSsaaaSsauIsg'eg
The Point
ofView
FRANK FILSON
s,a.a.a.a

Copyright. 1915. by w. q. Chapman)

Copyright. 1915. by W. U. Shapman-)
That devil OF German aviator
how l admired him. The little
wretch, | could not have found II
in my heart TO kill him, even II had
been able to do so. Once. indeed
when his Taube lost its balance in
the vortex caused by bursting
shrapnel. could have winged him.
But before had my automatic TO my
eye he had executed the most grace
full maneuyer imaginable. dipping
sheer for five hundred yards, so that
i could not believe but that he had
Sustained a mortal wound. and then
soaring in spirals back TO the hostile
lines.
We had exchanged salutations, dip
ping the little French and German
flags at our bows. We knew each 9th
er intimately-in the air. had long
since resolved 10 take him prisoner
IL it were possible not tc slay him.
But this girl this Belgian girl who
stood before me-what was to do?
Inc illie utNH Ol a DOCHcS udN bt'h
making love to her, His exploits ter
rified herl She wanted him safe, a
prisoner in the French camp, If nee
essary. but where he could return to
her after the war
At first | smiled at her with pity.
"Mademoiselle. | said. do you not
know that they are all philanderers,
those Germans? Undoubtedly the lit
tie lieutenant has a wife awaiting him
at home, perhaps a child-two chill
dren-"
was continuing in that strain
when she flew out at me like wild
cat. 1T is not so. and | can prove
it" she stormed
How. then. can you prove ii, made
moiselle?" | demanded
Il know that he is a single man, be-
cause he told me so himself she an
swered.
| shrugged my shoulders. What
was to do? Here was this girl. who
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
PROTECT STOCK FROM FLIES
Fine Spray OF Kerosene Oil Is Effec.
tive In Keeping insects OF Ami
mals-Other Remedies.

Sometimes a fine spray of pure kerr
osene is very effective in knocking Off
flies This spray should not be heavy
enough TO penetrate the hair. or il
will blister the skin. Another spray
is made by the use OF ordinary coal
tar dip or creosote two parts. mineral
oil -four parts. water ten parts. This
is usually put on with a brush or a
sponge.
OF the mixtures classed as ''repel-
Tents" the following is supposed TO be
very good: One gallon fish or whale
oil; one pint coal oil; two ounces
crude carbolic acid. A little melted
resin is supposed TO make these mix
lures stick to the hair a little better
Another remedy suggested Is ten parts
lard or axle grease to one part Of pine
tar Such mixtures are usually dis
agreeable to apply. and the bad odor
is generally a greater nuisance than
the presence Of the flies
The principal advantage of light
sprays is that they drive the flies
away during milking time. These
have to be applied every day and do
not keep the flies off very long The
repellent mixtures are usually applied
twice week, and will keep flies of
from two TO four days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
Kites Aid Germans.

Most people are under the impress
sion that the only aerial machines pc
ing used today by the armies that are
at war are aeroplanes and airships.
AS a matter of fact. ordinary balloons
and kites are much to the lore ana =
is recognized by all the great powers
that their uses are invaluable.
During the last few years the yer.
mans have recognized the advantages
gained by the use Of manlifting kites
and a certain number of their soldiers
have been trained to fly them ootn y,
day and by night. 1t is said that NY
Messenger OF a German war Kite -
supplied with camera capable Oh Tar
ing photographs under almost any
conditions.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01

Once again 900 American farmer
has proved himself the backbone OF
the nation. fer while business leaders
had been afraid 20 take steps toward
opening wide tn channels Of com
merce. the farm I'd seeded his lahds
and is now harvesting the greatest
bread crop ever known. Through the
activities Of American farmers more
than 400. 100000 bushels Of wheat VIII
be sent to foreign countries this sea
son. This is based ON the assuiLP
ton that we shall need about 5S5,Ouo-
600 bushels for domestic consumption
and about SOO000OO bushels reserved
for seeding. Although these hgures
are almost too large for conpreheh
sion, they go to show what mighty
factor the American farmer Is IN the
world today.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
He Had Opened on Me With a Quick
Firer.

loved him. and she was pleading at
my feet now.
All, monsieur lie lieutenant. you
must save him. she begged, weep
ing. Consider how perilous is the
live of an aviator. monsieur. Some
day he will fall and be killed. And
everybody says that it is you whom
he singles out to do battle in the
clouds. Help me. monsieur. Make
him prisoner"
She extracted some sort of q prom.
ise from me. But 1t was more easily
said than done.
Three days passed before saw him
again. Then one fine morning | per
'ceived him. when | was aloft. He
was coming straight as an arrow to
ward me. and there was no mistakine
that answering flight l dashed to
ward him.
During our months OF enmity We
had established a sort OF code Thus
when he sighted me. the German
would rise vertically. dip. and rise
again. For my part, ! would describe
the arc OF circle. Il was much the
flourish that duelists make before
they thrust. So, seeing the signal.
turned and began to make my swift
glide from south through west 10
north. calculating that this would
bring me face to face with him.
How quickly was undeceived. The
German had risen above me. and
from that height. let fall a bomb.
heard II kissing past my wings, and
saw the little cloud of white smoke
rise underneath where II struck. En-
ragged by this breach OF convention.
covered him with my automatic. anc
fired.
Naturally, did not hit him. THAI
one hardly expects to do. However
1T struck me as strange. even then
that he did not make his customary
reply. What seemed more singular
was that the German. instead OF en-
deavoring to rise above me- wheeled
as IL to retreat, then, returning, cam,
al me as II he meant TO collide will
me.
An instant later--bang. bang. bang
bang He had opened on me with ;
quick-firer. II was, in fact. a Maxim
which he had mounted on his ma
chine.
My blood boiled at this unfair. dia
bolicaI continuance. He had givel
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
BALANCED RATION FOR EGGS
Satisfactory Feed Is Made Of Corn,
Wheat, Oats, Alfalfa, Beef Scraps
and linseed Meal.

The following ration is fairly well
balanced for egg production One
hundred and fifty pounds each of
cracked corn and cracked wheat, 20
pounds each OF wheat bran, mid
dIings, cornmeal, ground oats and
gluten meal, 80 pounds beef scraps.
five pounds each OF alfalfa meal and
old process iinseed-oiI meal.
For hens having free range OF the
farm. very simple ration is made
OF equal parts cracked corn and
cracked wheat. and a dish OF beef
scraps TO which they can help them
selves.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
GIVES STARS HEAT
Radiation Pyrometer Is Most Re-
markabIe invention.
Can Measure the Heat Of Plants Mil
lions OF Miles Away-Has Moot
Delicate Battery Ever
Constructed.

II may not mean much TO you TO be
told a machine has been invented that
can measure the heat OF the stars
millions of miles away. but when the
proposition is given in terms of famil-
lar things one. in a measure. appreci-
ates the marvel OF the continuance.
Suppose a German soldier. thinking
himself shielded from observation.
struck a match to light his pipe, but
that threefoot reflector, on noun
tain SO miles away. caught his image
with the little flaming light-then.
with a marvellous instrument, would
the observer be able to tell exactly
the heat of the flame
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
REFLECTION ON THE PEOPLE
Great English Surgeon Espress..
Opinion as to the Prevalence OF
Fly-eorne Diseases.

Sir Frederick Treves. the late KIM
Edwards famous surgeon. was ~
have presided at a meeting held AZ
the Mansion House in London re-.
Gently TO inaugurate a national cam.
paign against flies, but was prevented
from doing SO
And IL was flies that were respon.
sible for his absence. If his own sus.
picions are correct, as he explained
In this letter. which was read al the
meeting.
Il am sorry cannot attend the
meeting. More than a month ago
acquired-through flies. suspect
complaint in Alexandria which has
got gradually worse. until now | am
laid up in bed. Had | been able 10
attend the meeting / should have
liked to have laid stress upon the
gravity and Importance OF the subject
In South Africa during the war
there were more casualties due 10
flies than TO bullets. In France the
presence OF so many unburied dead
makes the fly question a very serious
one In Alexandria. owing to the vast
number of cavalry horse lines near
the town, the trouble OF flies is De.
coming really distressing. II OILY
wants definite source of infection 70
be introduced for an epidemic to run
rampant.
"F1y-borne diseases should cease 10
exist. It's very existence is a discredit
to the intelligence of the people"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
Good Land Wasted.

Get after the old briers and weeds
along the line fence. Why not use the
old mower that has been superseded
by new one. II would be interesting
to know Just what proportion OF good
land in this country is allowed 60 20
to waste along line fences,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
Excellent for Nervous Horse.

ow. The little pasture is 16 by 20
feet and the fence is mounted on
wheels. One man can move it easily.
The horse seems quite contented, and
when one piece is grazed sufficiently.
the fence is moved to a fresh piece
Popular Mechanics.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
PASTURE FENCE ON WHEELS
interesting Solution Offered by Illinois
Farmer TO Problem of Caring
for Spirited Horse.

A portable pasture fence. made out
Of the framework of set pieces OF fire
works, is the interesting solution of.
feret by an Illinois farmer to the prob
lem OF caring for a spirited horse
which runs itself out in a large mead
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01

Out IN the field is the place to pick
out your seed potatoes Get them from
the hills that have the finest potatoes
and the fewest little ones.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
Rather Indefinite.

AT about what age does n man
usually begin to get bald?" asked the
teacher
What kind of man-married or
single?" queried the bright pupil
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
Oh. Shucks.

Tomdix-I thought you was sutton
for the hand of Miss Gotrox?
Hojax-I was, but ! didn't.
Tomdix-Didn't what?
Hojax-Didn't suit her.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
Usual ThinQ.

His Wife, got into an awful jam
at that bargain sale today.
Her Husbands that so?
His Wife-Yes; all the money was
squeezed out of my purse.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01
oofl Oofl

Groans-What motive had your son
Cor becoming a railway engineer?
Grins-A locomotive. presume
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-28

forces OF the united states. The
taking over OF the railroad building
IA refutstion OF the stories 20 the
! effect that the big structure was
not included In the deal.
VIII Sell Ship Creek Lots
A small amount of work has been
started on the Alaska Northern To
prepare Il for the running OF either
the gasoline cars or some heavier
rolling stock The work Is being
directed by W. J. Fogelstrow. Hen.
iamin l.. Campbell. Donald MELON,
aid and X. n Meyer, recent arrivals
In Seward.
To guard against the possibility
OF speculation In town lots In Ship
Creek TOWNSHIP. the government
plans TO either lease the lots or sell
them for n nominal price. with prop.
er safeguards 10 shut out specu.
lators
A. Christensen. chief OF the field
division OF the general land office.
Is at Anchorage TO advise tho engi.
neerinE commission about laying
out the to~nsise and placing lots.
Lively Demand for Lots
There Is a lively demand already
for lots In the new railroad town.
II IL believed quite a time must
elapse before the matter can be 30
arranged as TO make the building OF
permanent town possible or adj.
visahle.
Tho site will first have TO be
chosen. This win only mark the
beginning OF the real work.
Tho fire which recently swept
the government machine shops
caused loss OF e15. 900. An old 10.
oomosive was spoiled and n lathe
and planer in the machine shop
were destroyed.
The losses 10 private people
whose houses were burned will not
run above $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-28
GOVERNOR Of
new JERSEY TO
Be HERE MONDAY

James r. Fielder. successor 10
Woodrow Wilson as governor OF
New Jersey. Mrs. Fielder and the
governors staff. included in party
OF 80. will be guests OF Seattle on
Monday.
The Chamber OF Commerce has
taken charge OF the entertainment.
They will be taken to Tacoma dur
ing the day for a short visit, after
which they will be escorted over
the city In autos. They will dine at
the Washington hotel. and, Tues
day. will leave for Victoria.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-28
SEWARD IS STILL EXCITED
OVER ITS GOOD FORTUNE

SEWARD. May ss-Seward still
teens With excitement over its good
fortune In being the chosen terminal
Tor Uncle Sans great Alaskan rail
road. and II will be many weeks yet
before folks who are now conducting
their affairs at high gear win drop
back into intermediate.
Formal transfer TO the govern
ment Of the Alaska Northern is
swaited with impa,ience. That oc.
eurrence viii mark tho real begin.
ming OF this city's boom. every one
believes.
The office building OF the Alaska
Northern has been invaded by the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-28
ONCE FIRED FOR
DRINKING! Who
WILL HIRE HIM?

A woman came into The Star Of
flee and asked for the editor.
She told us her story. Tears
filled her eyes as she talked.
The Star gets many callers on
similar business. but II isn't easy
TO refuse a mothers plea for her
Children mother in tears.
This woman has husband.
Once he held a responsible position
with railroad. He lost II thru
drink. He has had no steady work
now for two years. and there isn't
anything to eat in the house. The
family is three months behind In
rent. AND THERE ARE FIVE
CHILDREN. the youngest q year
old. the eldest eight years.
Two OF the children 20 to school.
THE last thing they say when
they leave in the morning" said
the mother is. Mamma, I'm hun.
cry"
II has been that way for week.
They have had only dry bread TO
eat--not fresh bread with butter,
but JUST DRY BREAD-the moth.
er says.
MY husband wants to work,
says the woman. but he can't 20
back where he was because he was
fired for drinking. They won't be
lieve him when he says he has quit
And he can't get work anywhere
else"
All right. now.
Who has Job for man who
was once fired for drinking, and
who has five starving children?
Call the city editor of The star
and well tell you how to get into
communication with him.