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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06
STRETCH YOURSELF.
Ds u the First Thing After Yes wsks
In the Mernias.

A splendid thing for the body is
stretching. When you first wake
up in the morning, take a good, long
stretch. Stretch the hands as far
out sideways as possible. Then
stretch them over the head as far as
you can reach. and at the same time
stretch the feet downward as far a.
you can. Raise tho feet and stretch
upward just as high a. you can, and
then lower the feet and legs very
slowly.
When you get out 81 bed. rais'
your arms over your head. and
standing Ola tIptoe. see how near yol
can reach the ceiling. Then wal
about the room while in TINS posi-
tion. Stand on the right foot an,
stretch the right arm forward and
upward as high as you can, while at
the same time the left foot rs raised
from the floor and stretched out
ward, and the left hand is stretched
backward and downward. This is .
fine exercise for the whole body and
is especially good for the waist and
hips, making them firm and strong.
Standing on the left foot this eIer-
else can be reversed.
II you have been sitting In the
same position for long time read
ing, studying, writing or sewing and
the muscles have b'cOBe tired and
crsmped, the best thing TO do is to
get up and stretch. Stretch the
arms upward and outward and for
ward and backward. Lift the shoul-
ders as high as you can and drop
them. Expand the chest and
breathe deeply, or, sitting in the
chair, stretch the hands upward, life
the feet from the floor and stretch
them forward as far as possible,
any way SO you give the muscles q
good, vigorous stretch
When one is very tired, there ID
nothing more restful than stretch
ing the muscles and then relaxing
Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06

rhey weighed Is. 50 and 90 poanda
and vhsn they were weighed IN the
middle of December they averaged
Is poxndS Counting . gain ef Tb
pounds per head and allowing sloc.ce
for about 800 bushels Of corn fed
20 the hogz. and figuring the pork At
8 eeno Der pound these ho<s re-
turned s<s2eo: the hay vas worth
s1sS-oc. total $500 from six acres
or tieS0e per aera Contrary 70 the
results IN many oes-r cases this pas
tzrins did not hurt the alfalfa and
vas repeated without harm tbs nezt
year
In 1919. THIS piece Of slfsifx yielded
1i1 tons per acre In three cuttings
and pastursd - hogs from the tiue
the alfalfa was four inches high IN
the spring until August IA. when &C
had we're sold. and from then I'll
frost ~ pastUred the remaining ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06
RAISING ALFALFA IN ILLINOIS

Charles Z. Tanney Of Mclean coun-
q. on the George s Hanna Place. has
some remarkable results With alfalfa
He got a good stand on ssx acres By
breaking the ground the last Of July.
dtski1g II three times. narrowing and
cross narrowing two or three times.
dragging twice. sowing 20 pounds per
acre Of seed broadcast harroring
Il in and rolling the ground This
vss IN 1896 The alfalfa grew about
four inches high that fall and vas not
cut In 1907. II yielded about two
tons per acre. but IN addition $50 pigs
In 1905. the kig returns began
Three eutting ot hay returned "a
tons per acre. but m addition $50 pigs
vere pastured 0r this alfalfa from the
tine OF the frst cutting until Decen-
Der. The pigs we're bought when
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06


Civilized people when they listen
to q lecture on some sbstruse sden-
tifc subject applaud even IL thsy do
not understand But there is svi-
dently more frsnkness among say
ages, according to q story told BY
Captain Guy Burrows. A white man
enc evening tred to explain TO
some members Of an African tribe,
he Mobunghi, the wonders Of the
steam engine and steamship. He
drew diagrams on the sand, and the
audience listened and looked With
apparently intenss interest At last
he asksd his hearers vhsthss they
understood. ~Ys," thsy replied; (;
they thought the did
There was . dssp sils,es,' CsP-
tain Burrows said. Afsr ssms tims,
and then q voice In ths osntsf II
the crowd oppressed ths unspoksn
sentiments Of the whole ssssmh,y In
one emphatic word, uttered n .
tone Of the despsst eonvict,sa--
TiarYs
Embarrassing for tAs lscnr9t-
Westminster GsssttA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06

hogs and Is pigs bought at that tina.
Il IN estimated that the 81 hogs which
weighed Is or 80 pounds In the spring
made a gaia OF rs pounds per head.
The ones sold In August averaged
1s2 pounds and those kept tn later
rs. Counting only 50 hogs and moth
Ing for the pigs. they returned after
paying for the $50 bushels OF corn
fed. $4,000 70 the credit Of the alfai
"a alone: the hay was worth s173oo;
total ses3oO. or s11b5o per acre.
This alfalfa was not injured ~ this
extra hard treatment bat some parts
Of II were froze1 oct lass winter. and
this spring the feld Was cisksd and
eross-disked and the thfn spots re
seeded, securing q fxir stand. While
many doubt that xlfAlfa N suited 70
uhnols. MOI having examined the svs-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06

Many people have noticed viii
onch interest the many tinted ban
snd bands that rise n chs shnps d
-forked tongnss- ef hsns" ffvn
wood burning h Arv. These 70
ried hues srs The result II cenAps-
tion from ths different elensab Of
ths fuel. TAs Hght blus = fssn
The hydrogen and ~ vhits fssn
ths carbon The violst n from u
nangsnsss, The ned froa IL nag.
nssis and the yslles ssn ia O.
DAicA 80 osnstt.snt pash = -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06
Coburn on Alfalfa

-The cultivation and feeding of al
fzlfs mark the highest Development
Of modern Agriculture Aifzisa fs one
OF naturst choicest giffs 70 man: II
n ths preservx and the conserver Of
the hcmes
A N does not hil from
old age II icves the funshfne. con
vert1ng ne surbesms INTO sold coin
fn the POCKETS Of the thrifty husband
man n 10 the sr>assst mortsage-iift
er yst ciscovered-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06
LABOR DAY At INDIANA FAIR

L1hor Day. Sept s. Is going 20 be
C-s Of chief importance At the lncian@
fair. Il Is the only day when many
toE.rs can .zke the time 70 see the
sxDosltion. and the manager ent has
arr1ag.S a great biH OF attractions
fOr .sen- ssth Law. the greatest
soraan biplAre Eyer. Wiu give spec
tarular fights followed By q para
chute leap oy George Maryland A
fyh class vaudeville SAL A clean
carnival show Fogr harness events
uill make ap . strcng racing card
Concerts BY the Weser and Indian
spciis Military bar6s vil BE gwen
TIE rirht horxe show, with Weber's
hard ard two Gngers=Niss Helen
Wzrrur- IrdiRnz's premier soprano
arc Mss Winnie Haumann. Of Gin
cirna-i-Eill b az gorgeous as any
night q the week Monday, viii. IN
fsr-. te ore Of the best days Of the
saposiuan-
Ths Irdisnspohs Chamber Of Com
rtrce VII give is annual business
rsr's party On this day, and much
af-er-ior WIN he given % the enter
tairns-t cf al visitors-
Where Alfalfa Is Grown
IAe accompanying map shows where
sfAi,2 = grown IN TIE United States
tocly- Al the present tine an the
AiA's g-cwn In the Unfret States T.
hFs tn1n the arsa OF the little state
q Sss Jersey Tbe totas area Under
al'2Ha IN this country is 4.TO7.13s
sres Or this area Kansas alone has
st-tl acres OF alfalfa-or about one
t.h q or entire alfalfa crop
Neor1sEA comes second With sSs.-
= seres; Colorado third With sos.s .ss1
slFsss California foprth. With 4s4.13s
serts; and Idaho hfth, with S0S.Ss3
Ec-es
~ q the ocrn belt states are lam
e-i-o-E shy IN the growing OF alfalfa.
sroEn By the following rank IN
eAca tasy come as producers Of the
crrD.
Nissou-1. l.. Ohio, ls: Iowa. 20; nll
.os p. Wisconsin q: Indiana. ~:
10 ran. - Minnesota. IS.
VIA he 1nq1esttoned advantages
q Arzl's. ve should Be growing more
q Us great legune crop
Advantages of Alfalfa
As % the advantage o. growing al
IA n the corn belt. Prot p. G.
Aolesa says.
= B-ocuc-e q large yield Per acr-.
0ors IA. 5oubie that os clover.
! 70 rieh IN protein. having almost
- s'Ea feeding value as b-zn-
= The most enrichfng crop for
Eround -hich ne hsv.
1en a good stand 10 once secured
- reo-rzlly last four TO stu year.
= t,s hu-id regio,s and much longer
ts ,he wsst
u "a, % tet a. hay 20 All kinds OF
- 1ais. AID has 10 superior a. a hog
SaEture-
sSii5s U Asrfesfts-s.
70 o7e Dore literally ab>ts the
~H o. to blades of grass vhsre
EreT before thas he vho eject
"-s Srges the ezltiv.tIor Of Alfalfa
E --er urgs- yIsIcs froz
Ds crops that fellow.
Af1ltR eu1tails rors protein per
teHz eicvs- or corn-
Afsira n ne agricultural vo1der
~ tAe trerttsfh Century.
Araha yisits frorz two % three
1 - EscA a. eicver or tlno<hy,
- n ncr, v~,rsAfs hay.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06

AIrkrx 10 most ,Hlussle IN The Corn
Belt b~czuss ths Cora Belt has an
a5una&aes q ssufsA - = sbo<a q
rosA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-06
Denatured Prohibition
By JAMES c. KELLY

Professional leaders Of the prohibition apparently
have intention of discommodne the individual who in
dulees in alcoholic beverages Their plain adms
sion that the sincere prohboniss who practice what they
preach are hopeessy in the minority.
few weeks ago the little coerie Of individuals who are
tracine political support held socalled prohibition con-
vention Washington. Plans for making the nation dry
via the Hobson under discussion when Frank
Hanly proposed real prohibition by such as would
strike only The sale OF liquor but its manufacture Ac
cordng dispatches he contended that the Hobson
resolution would be ineffective temperance smeasure that
under liquor could be manufactured for personal and that
result would be the creation of nnumerabe small stills
Mr. Hany proposed real prohibition but because real
prohibition the polsns in that meeting rejected his plan by
overwhelming They knew only too well that were they
adopt prohibition resolution with teeth in IT, they would
lose the support of the who loves drink secretly but
who apes regulate the personal conduct OF his eowmen
This political prohibition organization. which at the
meeting referred brazenly attacked the nations Chief Ike
cutive attempting reflection upon Indiana
CONGRESSMAN who the aacy of the Hobson proposal and
who attempted substitute therefor real prohibition
The political prohbonists attacked him through his church
but when he demanded justice. il developed that his fellow
churchmen had been deceived the character of the
Hobson BILL
The professional prohibition agator fear real prohibition
than do the liquor interests themselves Their action IN
these the best evidence of their insnceyAdv.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
YOUNG FOLKS CORNER
Six Foot "Pocket" Knives.

A knife large enough to serve as a
pencil sharpener for the biggest giant
OF the fairy tales was recently finished.
after four years of labor. by a New
England mechanic, says Popular Me-
chanics. When open the knife is six
feet seven inches long from tip to tip
OF the opposite blades. Closed 1t
measures three feet two and one-half
inches. 1t Is six and One-fourth inches
wide and weighs forty nine pounds two
ounces. The blades are Of tool steel.
the springs of steel and the tips and
inlaid name plate German silver. The
handle Is rosewood. 1t Is so construct
ed that it can all he taken apart and
put together again In u few minutes.
The maker OF this huge tool Is a knife
maker by trade employed In a Con
necticut factory. He made this knife
entirely by hand at home In his spare
time in addition to doing other'regular
evening work. Before beginning this
knife he had made many very small
ones, one measuring seven-sixteenths
of an inch closed and three-fOurth inch
open. having two blades and a pearl
handle.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
A Story Of Washington.

Abe Lincoln was not the only presi-
dent who wished to abolish slavery.
George Washington disapproved Of
slavery and said about the subject. II
wish from my soul that my state
might be persuaded to abolish slavery"
One day Washington was out walk
ing with II of his brother officers. A
negro slave passed them and saluted
the general. Immediately Washington
responded by raising his hat.
"What.' said the officer. ID you
raise your hat to a negrOT
"Would vol have me less polite than
q negro slave?" asked Washington.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
Building a Campfire.

There are ways and ways OF build.
ing Il camp fire. An old Indian saying
runs: white man heap fool; make um
big f%re-can't git near. lnjun make
um little tire-git close. Ugh! Good!'
Two things are essential in the build
ing Of a ire-kindling and air. A fire
must be built systematically. First get
dry. small. dead branches, twigs. FIR
branches and other ~infammable mate
rial. Place these on the ground. BE
sure that air can draw under 1t and
upward through it. Next place some
heavier sticks. and so OF until you
have built the camp fire the required
size.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
WASHINGTON as a Marksman.

One story of Washington's marks
manship in his youth is to the effect
that he could sight and fire a rifle with
one hand, This was ar extraordinary
feat. indeed. for the firearms Of that
day were heavy and cumbersome. and
the loading OF the piece was a long
and difficult operation
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
Transpositions.

Express by the same letters a rich
fruit and how we would like to buy It.
Peach cheap.
Transpose sixty and 1t Will show
what every nan says his lady love
does.
LX-XL (exceD.
The hardest and almost the heaviest
substance in nature t~ransposed will
give the lightest.
Rock. cork.
What race horses do t~ransposed will
give a vessel used in making tea and
which formerly contained the ashes of
persons.
Run-urn.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
An Apt Answer.

"Where did Washington live after he
retired from public life!' asked the
teacher after reading the story OF
Washington to her class.
There was silence for a moment.
Then little George Brown at the end
of the class popped up. Il know.
teacher. He lived in the hearts Of his
~cOuntrymen."
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
Army Post for Canal.

Panama, March 31.-Plans for the
100000 army post for the Panama
canal zone have been completed and
a site selected near the canal town Of
Corozal. The final decision as to the
location of the post will, however, be
left to Major General Leonard Wood,
commander of the department of the
East, when he arrives on the isthmus.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
"a Moved Shoreward.

Washington, March 31.-Submarine
F-4, sunk at the entrance to Honolulu
harbor, has been moved 300 feet to-
ward shore by vessels with cables,
according to a message received by
Secretary Daniels.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
Maxims Of Washington.

Labor 10 keep alive in your breast
that little spark Of celestial fire called
conscience.
Speak not i'll of the absent. 1t is
unjust.
Commerce and industry are the best
mines of Il nation.
! never wish to promise more than
~ shall never attempt to palliate my
W foibles by exposing the errors OF
others.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
Tho STUDY Of Astronomy.

A sharp schoolboy home for the holt
days. wishing to inspire his little broth
err with awe for his learning. pointed
to q star and said: do you see that
small luminary? It's bigger than this
wide world" mo. 'tain't!" said his
brother. "Yes. it is," said the youthful
scholar. '"Then why is it that it don't
keep the rain off," was the trium-
plant rejoinder.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
Girls Name Puzzle.

MY whole, of course. you've often heard;
A name to many dear.
Read carefully and scan each word
YOu'n find it plainly here.
Answer.-The initial letter of each line
spells the name-Mary.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02
Boy Scouts Game.

First aid for spelling down is a good
game for boy scouts. Two leaders are
selected. and they choose sides. Ev-
erybody Is in it. Sides line up.
Scoutmaster the first aid
subject, and one leader gives first
symptom and second leader next point.
1t goes back and forth as in the Old
fashioned spelling bee. When case Is
finished another is named. A scout
missing a point sits down.-Scout.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02

After this proof of its efficiency as
a prohet the grounding ought to be
able to ! comfortably for several
years on it's reputation.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-02

Both Greece and Italy might display
ancient title deeds and lay claim to
Constantinople, if the presenth older
gives it up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11
~, J.. PARMLY PARET.

The women's ranking committee of
the T.. =. ", l., r. A. In sending out
circular letters this week to the women
players Of the country TO collect data
on the matches won And lost during the
season. Mrs. william n. Pouch. who
as Miss Helen HellwiR won the ma
tional championshin for women many
years ago. liz chairman of the COM
mittee. and as abs has n,aved a great
deal In the tournaments this season
and kept in close touch with the play-
ers IL liz thought that her committee
should compile an official list that will
not permit of much criticism.
The task IL no easv one. as any fol-
lower of the game will admit. although
"A far less difscult task than the men
ranking. because there are fewer NAV
ers to rank and because on the whole
the play OF the leading women players
has been more consistent than that of
the men. Both OF the first two posi-
lions his season will be occupied by
Eastern women, while both last year
were held by those from the far West.
But the East In the gamer in one case
that OF Mrs. wightman. who has moved
to this section. AZ Miss Hazel Hotch-
kiss. before SHE married she lived In
California. and her tennis education
was gained out in In far West.
The rule Of the L. S. y. l.. T. A.
committees always has been to rank
only players who have played in enough
official tournament to Justify "A fair
tima OF their skill. and this custom
Will prevent the leading California
players from securing positions th's
season. Neither Miss Mary Browne.
the IVA champion nor Mrs. L. &
BuhuN. WI" as MISS May sutton was
the nest payer III tne woriu sofne years
ago p!aSed IN the EAST at all a'thoush
poth 'ooh part III ~ Ie" 'ourhafhehts
out on the coast. III 'heir absence All
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skill of Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. r r
Bundy. Miss Bjurstedt Is on her w1r
out to California now with Mr. and Az
George Wightman, and II IL quite ulmv
that they will play some prac,,c.
matches II no tournaments are n,n1'
AGAINST the former champion. The "a.
fornians firmly believe that their fayori,a
daughter can easily beat the Norwegian
girl. and ] do not think there : ,."
doubt that she could do so when AT b.r
best. Hut whether or no, Mrs. ljundr
can show her best form so many ye,r.
after her greatest successes Is nuv ,ba
great question. She played in a rumh,.
OF coast tournaments this season m,
easily beat Miss Browne, the prryIou.
champion. as well as the bes, OF m.
other California players. Pacific coa..
critics were enthusiastic abou, her stII,
and some wen declared that she vs,
rs good this season as IN the hcyd,v A,
her success, when she won the all Eny.
land championship at Wimbledon.
Already there have been promise, tia,
Mrs. Bundy will come East again re,,
June to play for the crown she held a.
many years ago. n Miss Mary I,rnvrs
and several Of the other Californl.
cracks may also accompany her, lnclud.
ing one or two of her clever sister,
II she does come and Miss Bjursted, i,
on hand to defend her title there will h.
some tennis nj for the gods on ye,
Add Mrs. Wightman. Miss Browne, Miss
Violet Sutton and one or two OF IN.
other coast experts TO the entry list ami
the greatest tennis ever seen amonr
women players would surely result.
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RECORD AT ARCOLA
EQUALLED BY KIRKBY
With MarstOn as Mate, De-
feats Travcrs and Graham,
Playing Strong at End.

ARcoLA. n. j.. Oct. 10.-Oswald
Kirkby of E~ngiewood was 'he star In
the four ball foursoms played at the
Arcola Country Club here to-day,
In which Jerome Travers. Archie
Graham, a former State champion, and
Max M%arston. New Jersey champion.
participated. In to-day's contest Graham
teamed with Travers against klrkby and
M%arston. Yesterday the latter two de-
feated Travers and John O.. Anderson In
thirty-six holes. play. and they repeated
to-day on Travers and Graham.
In the morning Travers Graham
finished ] up, but in the afternoon their
opponents finished 8 up. leaving the
latter "A margin Of 4. kirkby played
phenomenal golf in the afternoon ses-
sion. and In the last ten holes was 3
under par. finishing with a thirty foot
putt for n 70. equalling the course record
The scores:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11
CROSS COUNTRY TRYOUT.
y, y. 4. G.. BrORx Church Uoas~
and NiIIrOse Men in Trial spis.

The ~cross-cOuntry teams Of the Ns~
York Athletic Club. Bronx Church
House and Millrose Athletic associations
went over the official three mile couue
at Van Cortlandt Park yesterday morn
ing for "A trial spin.
Melvin Sheppard. coach Of the Mil
rose squad. had n numbe of Youngsters
in his squad. Paul Pilgrim and Mat,
Halpin kept their eyes on some recruits
in the Winged o group Castor
Strobino. Hugh Honohan. Tom Bdrde..
Charles Pores. George k!ely and Jim
O'Connor were some of the men who
ai,ernated in setting the pace. There
were abou one hundred runners on thu
course.
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Ruth would give Boston one more dan
gerous left handed hitter shan faced the
champion right handed pitcher last Fri
day.
There was some talk tonight that
Moran might cross Boston by saving
Alexander until Tuesday, Pat thinks ~
We'll II Chalmers hat lie would have
started him Instead of Mayer Saturday
had IL not been 81 chilly. The intima-
ton 10 that Pat IL seriously consider
ing the a~dvisability of IA gamble which
must come sooner or later at this par
ticular time when the record home crowd
IL likely to have it's demoralizing effect
on his players in general. The pitching
question IL the only problem that SON
froDts Moran. The rest OF the batting
order will be the same rs in the first
two games.
The National Commission held a meet
ing W New York early this forenoon
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but refused to divulge the nature of the
business transacted.
The meeting didn't amount to much"
declared Ban Johnson, president of the
American League, president I'ener Of
the National League had another en-
gagement and could spare only IA few
minutes OF his time. Absolutely moth
ing Of public interest developed"
Johnson said tina James r.. Gilmore,
the Federal League president. did not
attend the met Ing, Furthermore he
stated that he had not seen Gilmore
since he has been East, II IL e United,
however, that Gilmore and "A quorum u
commission representatives discussed in
Philadelphia Il general scheme M truce.
Something definite Is expected to devclop
In the near future. II not before The close
of this worlds series. Both sides are
tired Il the war, though neither will ad-
NIT the fact,