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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
TAB ON THE PHONE
Meter Tells Exactly How long
One Has Talked.
Sweet Conversation of Lovers, and
Neighborhood Gossip, Alike Will
Be Measured by Continuance
Claimed to Be Perfected.

Hereafter you will have 20 show
with the telephone operator when dis
putting as to whether you talked over
your allotted time, and must pay ex-
ira, for they have geared meter to
the phone so that the time is clearly
indicated The costly whimsicalities
of the taxicab meter at once come TO
mind, suggesting that a new sore trial
is to be added TO the operation of
the telephone All service in this time
of efficiency and exactitude tends to
be metered The gas and electric me-
ters We know; the water meter some
oppose frantically, but vainly; the
meter in the taxicab drives us mad
as it ticks off the miles, and now we
are even to talk by meter!
Increased efficiency has come to be
pretty much the secret of increased
subscribers lists, increased revenue
and increased cordiality in the business
of telephony generally Nowhere along
the line, however. has the cordially
been more often or more sorely
strained than through inefficient in
adequate or careless timing of toll
calls.
Particularly is this true. declares
Telephony, in smaller offices, where
the elaborate and necessarily expen-
sive apparatus for timing calls has
been too costly for installation. and
dependence has been placed upon or
binary clocks. which are, Of course,
as unsatisfactory to the company
itself as to the telephone-toll user.
The 'phone-meter, II is claimed, has
completely solved this small office.
timing problem. and in larger offices
it is already proving of great value
in timing the handling of calls on the
observation desks.
AS shown in the accompanying illus.
tration. the phone-meter registers up
to six minutes in one revolution of
the dial, and it continues until stopped.
When a connection is made the opera
tor starts the meter to record by NOV
ing to the right the lever at the top.
Moving IL in the reverse direction
stops the indicator instantly, showing
the exact time which has elapsed in
minutes and seconds. The dial is grad
uated TO seconds, and the device, ii is
said. is marvelously accurate.
The phone-meter is placed upon the
keyboard within convenient reach of
the operator. II while the converse.
ton is in progress an interruption oc-
ours the meter may be stopped and
then started again when service is
resumed. The operator is thus not
obliged to make any calculations as
TO the time consumed The phone
meter may also be used by subscribers
TO check the time of toll calls.
This is all very we'll for the power
! full corporation anxious to prevent the
slightest loss of earning. but it is said
that sentiment is not even remotely
considered, says one sweet young
thing who has phonomania. "Imag-
inc" she suggests with sorrow and
contempt, "hitching a stopclock to a
real sweet-and-tender love converse
ton! Why. they are simply clocking
the whole of romance out of the
world, This measure by clocks and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

during many years of experimentation
has discovered a new remedy which
is thirty-seven times more powerful
than lithia in removing uric acid from
the system. If you are suffering from
backaChe or the pains Of rheumatism.
go to your best druggist and ask for
90 cent box OF "AnuriC' put up by
Doctor Pierce, or send 10c for a large
trial pck'g. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription for weak women and DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for the blood have been favorably
known for the past forty years and
more. They are standard remedies
to-day-as well as Doctor Pierces
Pleasant Pellets for the liver and
bowels. You can have a sample of any
one of these remedies by writing Dr.
Pierce. and sending 10c for trial pack
age.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Corroborated.

Tell me moo, jamie. what was the
most wonderful thing you saw at
sea-"
Il think the strangest thing ! ever
saw was the flying fish,"
Moo, laddie. dinna max a fule o
yer mither. VIVA ever heard o fish
fleein' %
Another strange thing | saw when
crossing the Red sea. We dropped an
Choir, and when we raised it again
there was one of the wheels of Pha-
raoh's chariot entangled on it."
Aye, laddie, believe that We've
Scripture for that."-London Tit-Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Landlords WAY.

John Barrymore, the actor, was
talking about Germany's submarine
policy in New York.
when Germany told us we Amer
leans might cross the seas in safety
provided we used such ships as she
offered, | nearly died laughing" he
said.
Il was irresistibly reminded of the
poet who complained to his landlord:
Landlord, | really must insist on
your repairing my doors and win
dows. They close so badly that it in
terrupts my work. 1t blows my hair
all about my face
Humph said the landlord. The
easiest way out of that difficulty is for
you TO get your hair cut off New
York Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Nothing Doing.

Can l sell you a copy of the latest
edition of the unabridged dictionary?
1t is a work that should be in every
home"
Does it contain any words that
are not in the older editions?"
Thousands of them"
Then | don't want it in my home.
My wife has quite enough words at
her command as it is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Trade Statistics.

An export total of approximately
$75.000,000 is the indicated record of
goods in the fiscal year 1915. while
imports of cotton manufacturers will
probably fall below $5O,OO0000. max
ing the balance OF trade on the export
side about $25.O00.000. as against an
import balance in every earlier year
in the country's history. save 1905.
when the excess of exports in this
group was about 81 100000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
BABY LOVES HIS BATH
With Cuticura Soap Because So Sooth-
ing When His Skin Is Hot.

These fragrant supercreamy emol-
lients are a comfort to children. The
Soap 10 cleanse and purify, the Oint-
ment 10 soothe and heal rashes, itch
ings, chafings. etc. Nothing more eff
fective. May be used from the hour
of birth, with absolute confidence.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
lona Known.

Father" said the ministers son.
my teacher says that collect and
'congregate mean the same thing. DO
they?"
Perhaps they do, my son. said the
venerable clergyman; but vou may
tell your teacher that there is a vast
difference between a congregation and
a collection. Christie Register.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

we don't hear much about Doctor
Cook since the time be claimed to
hav discovered the North pole"
No; l daresay he never fully re-
covered from the terrible frost he en-.
countered."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Out of Sorts

THAT is, something is wrong with baby but can't tell
just what it is. All mothers recognize the term by the
asstude weakness loss of appetite, inclination Sleep
heavy breathing and lack of interest shown by baby These
the symptoms of sickness 1t may be fever congestion,
dphtheria scarlatna Do not lose minute.
Give the child Casora 1t will start the digestive organs into
operation open the pores of the skn carry off the fGtd
matter and drive away the threatened sickness.
Genuine always the signature Of 2X /cM
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
In the Swim.

Your daughter is studying art.
hear. Is she making any progress"
oh. yes. She has been invited to
the annual frolic of the illustrators
and has a bid TO the Art Students
league costume party"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
One Year More.

"My. but Percy has grown to be a
big boy. How tall are you. Percy?"
Just an inch short of being able to
wear fathers tennis trousers. but
they'll be all right next sumner
New York World
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build In The system

Take the Old Standard GROVE )
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label. showing it Is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. so cents Adv
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
laraest pIrect.current pxnamos.

The largest two direct-current dy-
namos ever built have been completed
in Germany. each with a capacity of
about fifty thousand l6-candle power
amps.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
As the TWiQ Is Bent.

Hills-What line does your son
take to?
Mills-Contractin Debts. For dad
70 pay!-Judge.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Just Il.

II see by the papers old Tompkins
has failed for half a million
why, l had no idea he had half so
much"
HE didn't -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Outciasscd.

"Were you much impressed by the
majestic roar of Niagara"
Il was at frs, but later on. when
my husband put up roar about our
hotel bill. Niagara sounded like a
ripping brook"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Money Saved.

Ever make any money in the stock
market"
NO but I've saved lot by not play
ing it,"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

Death is assured, otherwise men
would not require life insurance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes

make Us look older than we are. Keep your
Eyes young and you will look young After
the Movies always Murine Your Eyes
Don't tell your are.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

The difference between ignorance
and innocence in a woman is that one
or the other is genuine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
The Case.

'Matrimony seemed largely Incl
dental TO Henry Wits career"
4 should call il more accidental"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

Happy is the home where Red Cross
Ball Blue Is used Sure 20 please. All
grocers. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Here is the Hello Cupid's Tab Keeper.
Which Cannot Be Hoodwinked.

meters will simply reduce the human
race to unimaginative cogs in a big
machine-a perfect mechanism, | will
admit, but still a machine"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

For genuine comfort and lasting pleas
IRE use Red Cross Ball Blue on wash day.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

a term in Office will in most cases
kill the reform bug in man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
Its Sort.

Military courtship must be trying
Naturally. Ii is a sort of court
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
When all others fall to please
Try Denison's Coffee.

The tail man is occasionally short
on intellect.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
WIN Dads so Dinnu-

Pa, was Joan Of Arc Noah's wife,"
"a moment later.)
Pa, does ink come from the Black
sea-"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago
for illustrated Book of the Eye Free.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
When all others fail to please
Try Denison's Coffee.

The more a man Is envied the less
real happiness he has.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

A woman's greatest need in life is
love
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
An Extremist.

An Extremist.
Il see that a man aged one hum
dred and two has just died in the poor
house"
He lived long and died short chr
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26

He didn L.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08

more torpedoes on the outside of the vessels shell, the battery or boilers will be found to have exploded as a unit blowing up the inside of Che ves- sel. This efect could be obtained al- so by the thrush of water through torpedo holes in the boiler rooms
 In explaining the matter Of tcush- ions Carroll called attention to the manner in which pro5ecti1es and dy1aa- mite are packed, by naanufacturerH. Each lot of these is placed in a boz and carefully surrounded with saw dust, Tn the case of small aranuni- ton a thick coating of lead is drst sealed about the cartons ann the v7bois placed in a wooden box
 Citing the manner Of exDIosfongl tbr expert gave Illustrations oE the nan ner that scontaea's causes expIosiou illustrating the center fire cartrides ne said that unless struck forc1bIy on the illuminate cap there was chance of exploding it by droppinr- Similarly ,ipiece of dynamite placer in a, bucket of water ana ss1t5edtsd to the dropping of a weight would bS
 teush1oneda against the blow where Fas without the water the percusslou would be. sufficient to explode Ener- inaents have shown that a series of boilers one connecting with the other in soatteFys form would explode as a unit when one blew up. Likewise a piece of dynamite placed between two '@1seSS Nt1lu will explode though when surroun5all by cushion of sawdust the same
 blow seldom has effect
 ] From these premises and the fact that a torpedo nearly always strikes below the water line the e1D7oss1. force of any substance l1nder 4zafs7.
 being upwards, and the ignition beinq sudden and violent, Mir Carroll IS of the belief that the shock would have
 been sufficient to explode the boiler
 or the magazines providing each pack
 age received on board had not been
 properly placed with a surroundinr
 coating of sawdust or other cushioninr material.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
HILL CHARGED
 mTH MURDER,
 GETS FREEDOM

Joseph A. Hill, charged with the murder or George w. Higgins Of this. city, was acquitted this morning on the charge of murder
 Hill was given1 hearing before Judge Robert s. Alexander in the Dan bury police court and he re-enacted there, his demonstrations to Coroner J. J. Phelan and repeated his testi- mony. He was discharged before noon.
 Coroner Phelan had found that Hill killed Higgins in defending himself against attack
 The defendant was taken to Bedding where he is well known. and all along the. route his townspeop1e, stopped the automobile in which he was riding and shook his hand. They hadn't been prepared for acquittal and were surprised. Some, expecting him to bound over, had raised enough rnon- ey to obtain his release on bail
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
HIGH EXPLOSIVE EXPERT
 DISCUSSES TORPEDOES FOP
 READERS OF THE FARMER
Thomas Carroll Inventor of Deep Sea Typeof Torpedo Tells of Possible Effect on Ammunition in Cargo of Vessel Under Fire

Thomas D.. Carroll, 1o404 State street for forty years an expert in high ex- pIosives inventor of deep sea torpe-s does, which are used by various na-. tions. and an authority whose Judg- ment is taken on matters pertaining to use of dynamite, illuminate and sun-cotton in warfare expressed his views upon the destruction of the Lusitania, to-day to a reporter of The Farmer, in substance. as follows:
 s.From accounts have read, I should judge that the ship was tor pedoed probably twice in rapid sue ceston. The projectiles exploded probably beneath the waterline of the vessel where the explosive force is greater and the resistance of the steel plates less than above the, waterlin e. The blows were such as to strike prob ably some distance apart and tear away the sides of the vessel in each instance over an area of approximate Iy 15 or 20 feet. The exact force of the torpedo blow cannot be ascer- tained because all governments use different formulas for their explosive mixtures and the depth beneath the surface of the sea is a great factor in the force of the explosion
 ssThough the external force of the explosion would be sufficient to dis charge as one body all the projectiles and small ammunition that might have been contained in the magazines of the vessel providing that steve dbres had not properly cushioned the individual cases containing projectiles, I am Of the belief that such would not be the case, as those employed in slowing such cargoes would be men thoroughly familiar with the storage l of high explosives and not likely to forget the cushioning required. Should such an oversight have been counten-
 anced by officers of the ship, those re-
 sponsible would be criminally negli- gent. q
 q am of the belief that should ii lbe found that a violent internal ex- tplosion followed the striking of one ol
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
FRIENDS FEAR THAT MRS. ANDERSON
 AND HER BABY MA ' HAVE BEEN LOST

The relatives and friends of Mrs. R oule Anderson of I a4 Wheeler ave- n9le, are q istracted today. Although a report has been received that she ana her old daugh ters Bar bara, are saved, there has been no confirm ation of the report. i
 Mrs. Anderson, the wife of RouIe Anderson, an efnp1oye of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. was on her way ltoz visit her mother and father in Darlington. England Both Mr.. and from England four years ago; since which time they were married and 3 child was born to them
 Mrs. Anderson hasn't seen her pa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
SURVIVORS ONLY PARTLY CLAD

Dublin, May 8Many of the Iusitania's survivors who landed at Queenstown only partly clad having thrown much clothing possible they donned life belts the children helped ashore by local blue jackets still their belts One than 70 taken the after having been kept afl for time by the life belt
 talking with Nr Winters of the Cunard line, when hit. said Charles Hardwck, New York, who Atlantic sixty-one Winters got into which overturned and then to boat No 19
 saloon passengers luncheon and the portion saved small
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
BROOKS, CHAIN SAL MAN, NOTIFIES
 HIS FAMILY HERE THAT HE IS SAFE

Made in Brid dgepo ports ueks, which ar e playing a large part in the British military operatioIis. will have Made. in Bridgeport equipment to help them over the rough roads in Ahe war zone James H.. Brooks, mana ; ger Of the tire grip departxhent Of the weed Chain 6 Tire Grip Co. of Eonneoticut avenue, this city, is safe near e1ueenstown
 Brooks went to England to equip the lLoeomobale and other trucks with Weed chains.F; His company learned Of the oppprtunity to get large orders for the Bridgeport product because of the soggy condition Of the roads there, and Brooks went there assured that he would be successful.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
LEAVES HOSPITAL MERE. TO FIGHT
 FOR HIS COUNTRY REPORTED DEAD

John Thurston of Norfolk Eng land, hasn't been heard from Re nnarkable sacrifice for the sake of his country has probably cost him his life
 III with pulmonary trouble that pre- vented his acceptance in the English army. Thurstun took a trip to this country last winter for his health. in tending to go back if he recovered.
 He arrived here January B. but in stead of getting better he became sud- denly and violently il after getting a job on farm in the neighborhood
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08

Of TrumbulI. He k as taken to the Bridgeport hospital.
 Treatment at that institution re- stored his health and he was discharg- ed from there feeling better than he had in many years. Instead of rest ing, he rushed to the steamship office of S Loewith5 & Co. and there he procured passage to England. He sailed five days after he left the hos pita1.
 2 ThurSton wanted to fight for his country He is only youth He is not recorded in the list Of survivors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08

rents since she left Europe and be- cause of the fact that her health just now isn't very promising, she thought a trip to the land of her birth, a renewal of the old scenes and especially a visit with her pa- rents would help her srecuperate.
 Nothing has been heard from Janles Harrison. a znachintst, work ing for the Crane Valve Go. It is feared hest1s lost.
 Harrison has been living at the Y. Afs O A. rooms in this city, with his nephew John, an er1p1oye of the I.ocomobiIe Go. 1Ie has a daughter in EngIand whom he visits every two years and he was on shis way to see her when he took the Ls1aitanial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08

Mrs. Brooks at her home on SeeIey street to-day received cable from her husband In which he reported that he is safe. William M. Wheeler, secretary Of the Weed co, had been cabling all night long and this morning received the news that his emp1oye is alive
 Mrs. Brooks was happy this morn ing, He went over there to Tut chains on the trucks that are being used in the war. she declared to a Farmer reporter. T received word at g
 Brooks has four children dependent upon him and his good fortune is p1easurahIe to his friends He had never been to England before.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
DEATH LIST I,2I6|
tcontinued from Page D
PLACE DEATH LIST AT 1,216

London May 82:15 P. is informed by the Admiralty today that regarding the us been received that all ready given may be regarded approximately correct
 Inquiries being along there little hope of of survivors.
 The best available information forth that the Lustania had board 251 passengers This gives board the liner orpedoed known being would quenIy reach the total of 216-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
BRlDCEPORTERS HOPING FOR
 SAFETY OF MISSING ONES

be saved. She was awake when the ship was torpedoed and she was ready to disembark with her daughter.
 Mrs. MacFarquhar is the mother of Colyn MacFarquhar, a tool maker at the plant of the Remfngton-U. M c. Co. ' Her daughter-in-law cabled last night to Europe and this morning, Miss Elsie MacFarquhar, who is en- pIoyed- by F. Lynlan,s optician, receiv- ed a cable from Queenstown in which the two words: Both Safe appeared.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
Abduction Suspect
 Is Given Freedom

Little headway has been made by the police in ascertaining the where abouts of 14-year-old Marie Petrino, daughter of Pasqua1e Petrino, who disappeared fronnsher home PAP Lex i11gton avenue last Sunday. and is now believed to be- in the hands of per sons who are keeping her where abouts a mystery
 Owing to lack Of evidence to con- viet him with her abduction, Louis Teracino, of New York, arrested upon the complaint of the girls parents both in New York and this city was discharged from custody in the city court to-day. It is rurnored that he will bring suit for false arrest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
WITHHOLD RESULT
 OF COURT HOUSE BIDS

Bids for the addition to the eountv court house were opened this after noon in the offices Of ArcI1ftects Briggs & Caldwell in the Security building, The county cornrnissionsrs. as well as several members or the building committee. wore present.
 Justice George ", Wheeler. on be- half of the committee stated that there was considerable work 10 be done by the co1nmittee before the names Of the successful bidders. could be announced- Tt is nndertood that large number of bids were re- ceived