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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

I EROY CHADWICK'S car, appropri-
ately enough, was done in battle
ship gray. Despite his assertion that he
had never gone in for the sensational,
rival managers had always found him
somewhat of long-ranged dreadnought
when scrap was on for any real celeb
rity. 1t was typical of him that he
should have persisted in trying again
after one tour of Fifth Avenue failed to
disclose the young woman with the Rus
sian wolf-hound. 1t was even more typi-
cal of him that what his eye now picked
out should have rendered him keener
than ever to see her.
1t was limousine vanished in rich
shade Of chocolate brown, and equipped
with light and heat and vase for flow
ers, as his own was not. And inside he
soon made sure that the chunky figure
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
Activities Of Women.

Over 10000 women are employed in
the canneries of California
Mrs Winston Churchill is a design
er Of curtains.
French women are now cleaning
the streets, currying the horses, clean
Ing motors cars and acting as miners.
Miss Margaret Kennedy, a unsteady
inclined girl of Skomakawa, Cal, ie
paying for her education by crawfish-
ing.
Miss Caroline K. Kenworthy of Phil
adelphia, is licensed to practice law in
the Federal courts of the United
States.
A census taken OF the women who
attend theaters in New York city show
that they predominant in the gallery
seats.
Russia and Serbia, also Austria, may
allow young women TO fight in their
armies, but Canada will not, although,
according to a recruiting officer in
Winnipeg, several have APPLIED and two
could hardly be kept from joining by
force in response TO a call for ste
nographers for the secondary service
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
MorQan's Valuable Library.

Experts attached to the American
Art association have completed their
nine months task of appraising the
Morgan library, and have submitted
their report to the comptroller's office.
No official figures have been made
public, but it is known that the value
OF the rare books, manuscripts and en-
cravings has been placed at about ST.
100000. OF this amount the books rep
resent about 100000.
The Morgan library is housed in the
marble building built for it at SO
East Thirty-sixth street by the late ].
Pierpont Morgan, a New York CORE
spondent of the Philadelphia Ledger
says. The library is especially rich
in the collection of Bibles, which ex-
tend back through the era of printing
to the manuscript Bibles that preceded
1t. Especially noticeable, also, are
the Chaucer, Shakespeare and Burns
collections. Among the manuscripts
In the Morgan collection which have
greatly increased in value are the
Dickens manuscripts, including that
of "A Christmas Carol" which ex-
perts believe now would bring about
$4,000 to 100000. There also is the
manuscript of Thackeray's Vanity
Fair" and OF Millions Paradise Lost"
in the handwriting of the blind poets
daughter. The manuscripts OF all the
more important Burns poems are In
the collection
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
PROSPERITY IN
WESTERN CANADA
900 Million Dollars in New Wealth
Added in 1915.

Canada as whole has enjoyed won
derful prosperity in 1915, from the
products of the farm. the orchard and
the centres OF industry. No country
wrote brighter page of history IN
agricultural and industrial develop
ment during 1915 than Canada. Nearly
a billion bushels OF grain produced.
Taxes in Western Canada average s24
and will not exceed s35 per quarter
section. which includes all taxes. No
taxes on improvements.
When Western Canada was faced
with her enormous harvest last fall
the military authorities decided that
soldiers in Canada could give the EN-
pire no better service for the time
being than 10 assist in harvesting the
crops. For that reason leave OF abb
sence was given TO soldiers who
wished to work in the harvest fields.
and their labor was an important fac
tor in harvesting the big crops success
fully.
The necessity for increasing the az
ricultural production is commanding
even more attention in 1916. and IL Is
now announced that soldiers In Can
ada may obtain leave OF absence from
their military duties in the spring for
a certain length OF time to enable
them to plant the seed for the crops
in every Province of the Dominion.
The fact that the Government rec
ognizes the seeding and harvesting OF
Canada's crops as being or the first
Importance is perhaps the best evi-
dence that CONSUMPTION or any In
crease OF taxes which would reduce
the agricultural activity OF Canada
will never be considered by the author
tiles.
Owing to the number who have en-
listed for overseas service 1t has been
found necessary TO secure farm labor
In the United States. 1t is hoped that
fifty thousand can be secured.-Adver-
tisement.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
WEIGH AND TEST MILK
Lack of Records Is Reason for
Improbable Cows.
Only Reliable Way to Learn Whether
Individual Animals in Dairy Are
Paying ls 70 Keep Tab on
Production of Each.

r- is variously estimated that one
fourth TO one-third of the number of
COWS in Wisconsin-one OF the very
best dairy states in the Union-belong
TO the class that is referred to as
"robber COWS" or star boarders,"
fToni the fact that they do not pay
for their keep, to say nothing about
yielding a profit to their owners. Ac-
cording to Mr. F. N. Wolf, the main
reason why farmers continue TO keep
such COWS is that they do not know
how the accounts stand with the indi-
vidual COWS in their herds. They do
not know how much milk or butter
tat the different cows produce, nor
how much feed they consume, or
it's cost.
There are, on the other hand, many
dairy herds in the state that average
over twice ITO pounds of butterfat
(the estimated average production in
the state) year. These are yielding
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
RAPE WILL ASSIST RYE CROP
II Rye Is Not Pastured Too Closely,
Rape Will In All Likelihood
Make Good Stand.

II your stand OF rye Is a little thin,
SOW four or five pounds OF rape seed
per acre early and afterward give one
or two strokes with the harrow. There
need be but little fear of dragging out
the rye, as the crop is deeply rooted
and the harrow will have but little in
furious effect.
OF course IL the rye is pastured close
the young rape plants will be nipped
off when they are very tender, and this
may interfere with rank summer or
fall growth; but, on the other hand, IL
the rye is not pastured too closely the
rape in all likelihood will make far
" strong stand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
PREVENTION OF OATS SMUT
FormaIdehdye Treatment Has Been
Thoroughly Tested and Found e.
fective Against Disease.

Just before seeding oats is the time
to prevent oats smut. The Tornado
hyde treatment has been thoroughly
tested and found effective, and Is the
cheapest kind OF insurance against the
disease. AS an example, the Cornell
station points out that a man who
planted five acres of oats last year
had fourth of It affected by smut,
SO that the yield was only $50 bush
els. Had he treated the seed, there
would have been an additional so
bushels. At so cents bushel this in
creased yield would have brought him
s25. The treatment, including mate
rial and labor, could not cost more
than 50, which would have meant
net profit of $23. Farm experts claim
that it pays to treat seed oats even
if it prevents only two per cent loss.
The formaldehyde solution, which is
a colorless pungent liquid and prefer
ably Of 40 per cent strength as pur-
chased, may be obtained at any drug
store for about 80 cents a pint. It
sometimes goes under the trade name
Of formalin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
COLTS AND CALVES IN FALL
Practical Dairymen and Horsemen
Make Most Profit Out Of Animals
Dropped in Autumn.

We have inherited from our ances-
tors the idea that spring is the time
for calves and colts. But the most
practical dairymen now know that
cows which freshen in the fall are
apt to make them more money than
the ones which come in in the spring.
The succulent pastures of May and
June cause great flow when milk is
cheapest; and the usual August
drought cuts down the yield so early
in lactation that the loss in getting
the cow back or trying TO do so is
great.
When milk is dearest the COWS are
drying up. But the fall freshening
cow, when comfortably housed, gives
her full yield IN the winter, when milk
is scarce. Just as she begins to need
crowding, to prevent a shrinkage in
her yield, the spring grass comes on
and gives her the required boost The
August drought strikes her about the
time she ought to begin to dry off,
anyhow.
But fewer realize the arguments
for the fall colt. The dam of colt
dropped in October has the entire
winter Of leisure to devote to the
duties Of maternity. She is off work
when the drain on her vitality is the
greatest. If the colt has warm quar-
tiers at night and during stormy
weather he will do as we'll as he
Il
the grass is ready for him He has
more vitality to devote to flies and
mosquitoes. Some mighty good horse
men think the fail colt is the only
colt for them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
Returns From Highest and Lowest
Producing Cows.

vantage Of the facts brought out and
to apply in the management of their
herds the principles which these illus
trate. The standards set by the COWS
in the competition are high and prob
ably beyond the reach of the majority
of farmers, but all can profit by emu
lating the methods of handling
and feeding practiced by the breeders
who achieved the best results in the
competition. Above all, no farmer
depending on the income from his
herd for living can feel that he has
done his duty to himself. his family
or his community, until he takes prop
er steps to ascertain whether each
one OF his cows is yielding him ade-
quate returns for the feed she eats
and the care bestowed on her. A con-
scientious inquiry as to how matters
stand in this respect will inevitably
lead TO improvement In the production
OF the COWS and in the returns which
will be secured in the management
of the herd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
ORIGIN OF THE TANKER"
Thirty Years Ago the First Iron oil
Carrier Was Built by
PrussIan.

About 1880 Wilhelm Riedemann, 3
Prussian shipowner. withdrew from
the East Indian and American .rade
for use in transporting petroleum two
sailing vessels which had amidships
two iron tanks of the same depth as
the distance between deck and keel,
the Wall Street Journal states. Orig
inally these tanks contained drinking
water for the sailors. but Ii was found
out that the water could not be ken.
free of iron rust and this use wes
abandon d. Reidemann utilized these
tanks as petroleum containers and
found that his transpor .ation ex-
penses were reduced four marks a
barrel in this way.
Continuing the experin4 ent OH a
larger scale, Riedemann transformed
the Andromeda, a 5000 ton vessel.
into petroleum carrier by installing:
on each of her three decks ~ anty-
four iron tanks connected with pipe
lines. The big disadvantage on this
arrangement was that IL the event OF
repairs being made on the ship. which
was Of wood, the tanks had 10 be re-
moved at great expense and risk of
damage. Riedemann finally concluded
that the ideal tanker must be of IRON
and the entire hull Of the vessel used
as a container. Accordingly he
planned a ship with the engine aft,
protected by a water-filled cofferdsm
and the remaining space separated by
bulkheads into eight compartments
Riedemann tried in vain to get q
German shipbuilding firm TO construct
a vessel after his design. He went to
England and finally persuaded a New
castle concern to undertake it. The
result was the first modern tanker,
the Glueckauf, which was launched in
1886.
The arrival Of the Glueckauf in New
York in August of the same year Gre
ated CONSERVATION among petroleum
shippers. An Indignation meeting was
held, and it was proposed to petition
congress to prohibit the expectation
of petroleum in bulk on the ground
that the oil gases would endanger the
lives OF all on board the tanker. A
committee was appointed to request
the Standard Oil company to refuse
petroleum to the Glueckauf
But progress triumphed as usual.
Today there are 400 vessels Of sub
stantially the Glueckauf type trans
porting petroleum and So more are in
course Of construction in American
shipyards
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
Best Ten Cows-Poorest Ten Cows.

Best Ten Cows-Poorest Ten Cows.
large profits, and the number of such
herds is increasing with each year, as
more and more farmers learn how to
feed and care for their cows so as to
secure the best returns
The only way to learn whether the
individual cows in a dairy herd yield
profit is to weigh and test their milk
regularly, so that their production of
butterfat during the year can be de-
termined with at least fair degree of
accuracy. This work Of testing the
cows is generally admitted to be of
fundamental importance in the man
agement of dairy. 1t can be done
by a farmer himself, by means of a
milk scale and a Babcock tester, or
it can be done by outside parties,
either comparatively in the CONTEST
ing 5sociation, or by the system Of
official testing of dairy cows conducted
by the experiment stations.
AS a special incentive to better
dairying dairy cow competition for
the benefit of COW owners in this state
was begun several years ago which
lasted two years.
A large number of extraordinarily
high records were made. Nearly two
thirds OF the cows produced over 400
pounds of butterfat during the year,
or considerably more than twice the
average production of dairy COWS in
Wise onsin and other states.
Striking fundamental facts relating
to the dairy production Of cows are
brought out by the results obtained
in this important competition 1t
remains for our farmers to take ad-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14

Think We Hired You to Sleep Herc2'
supporting himself against the wall.
1t was the night Waterman.
Randall went up and beloved in his
ear. Kimball started and looked at
him vaguely. He had been nine
months in the corporations employ
ment, but that did not assuage Ran
dall's anger
You're fine watchman!" beloved
the treasurer You can get your
money in the morning."
Mr.. Randall" the man began to
stammer.
mot a word. now. Think we hired
you to sleep here. l suppose?"
He left the discount. ed man and
walked back to his desk, growing.
One could trust nobody. Thieves
might enter while Kimball was sleep
ing. He forgot all about the books.
To Randalrs indignation and aston
ishment his seat was no longer empty.
A tiny, neat little girl, with fiaxen
curls that hung about her shoulders,
was seated in his chair, scribbling all
over his blotting pad. Anger rendered
Randall mute.
Then the little girl looked up and
smiled at him. Something in RAN
dall's heart seemed to rise up and fill
his throat. Minnie had smiled like
that-and this child looked like
Minnie.
Well, Who are you?" demanded
Randall grufiiy.
I'm Leonora. and I'm not a bit
afraid OF you" answered the child
How did you get here? Kimball
brought you. eh?"
The child nodded He often brings
me. only he tells me not to let you
see me. because you're an old Crouch
Il guess I'm an old crouch all right"
said Randall
But you can't make me afraid of
you" sid the child. People say
you're terrible. Papa says So"
1 guess | am. Somebody's got to
be-"
I'D hate to be you" said Leonora.
Randall glared at her At first he
could not find words TO say. He was
thinking that he hated TO be himself.
AT last he found his tongue Kim
BALI" he beloved
The Waterman appeared. He stood
looking in dismay. first at the child
and then at the treasurer
Got any good reason for being
asieep on duty?" Randall inquired.
The watchman's face flushed heay
lily. Il was up all last night with nv
sisters husband" he answered
That's his child"
Randall began TO notice that Kim
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
Old
Crouch
BY H. M. EGBERT
sTEFI.TTI..f.T.TTS
lCopyright. 1els. by vs.. Q. Chapman.l

Copyright. 1916. by w. G.. Chapman)
"Old Crouch" as Randall, the treas
urer. was called. was the hardest mem
Der of the corporation. This much
was universally admitted. Nobody
ever went to him for a raise OF sal
airy without a sinking heart, for what
ever Randall did was done grudgingly.
Yet the few who were in the know
were aware how deeply the acid Of
life had eaten into Randall's soul His
only daughter had died. five years be-
fore, Just after graduating from Vas
sar. His only son had gone to the
bad and run away from home prior to
that. Once the boy had come to the
fathers door; but Randall had sent
out a curt message by the servant
that he would not see him.
OF late Randall had been conscious
that he was growing old. He had won
dered whether he might not have dealt
with the lad more kindly He had
heard nothing of Horace since that
visit, which had been shortly after
his daughters death. His wife had
died years before; he was alone in
the world, and his enlightenment made
IL a gloomy one.
He was working at the office late
that night, for the spring rush Of
business had started; then the de-
partment managers were overworked,
and Randall had to check up their err
rors, which were numerous and annoy
ing. Having to consult the books, he
rose from his desk and went into the
large bookkeepers' room. A man was
leaning over a broom, his eyes closed,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
SALTS IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS TROUBLE YOU
Eat Less Meat II Your Kidneys Aren't
Acting Right or II Back Hurts or
Bladder Bothers You.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
1t generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat says a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter II from the blood and they be-
come sort Of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them like you
relieve your bowels; removing ali the
body's urinous waste. else you have
backache, sick headache, dizzy spells:
yoIr stomach sours, tongue Is coated,
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine Ia
cloudy, full OF sediment, channels Oft
en- get sore, water scalds and you are
OBLIGED to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult good, reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharma-
cist about four ounces OF Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys. also TO neutralize
acids in the urine so 1t no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters. 1t is inexpensive. cannot
injure and makes a delightful, effer.
vescent lithia-water drink-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
BUILDS UP DAIRY INDUSTRY
Community-Owned Purebred Sires
Help Business-Discourase Idea
Of Selling Calves.

Purebred sires comparatively owned
by dairymen in any community
means the upbuilding of the dairy in
dustry in that section.
In order that this system may be
successful the prevalent idea and prac.
tice Of selling the young calf for veal
at an attractive price and ready money
must be abandoned. and the whole
milk separated at the farm and the
skim milk fed to these young animals
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
On the Face of II

"Mustaches come and mustaches
go" scraped the razor to the lip.
But | go on forever" winked the
eyebrow in an almost inaudible whis-
per.
What an Eyebrow remark" twit-
tered the chin.
And what lot OF cheek" cut in the
razor.
Whereat they all bristled up and the
blood flowed freely.-Michigan Gar
goyle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
Wants EQUAL Riohts

III had cents and gave you 2, how
many would have left?" asked broth
er, whose hobby was arithmetic
II wouldn't take cents" said the
sister. cause then you would have
more than ! would have"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
rranspIantinq Plants.

Transplanting OF cabbage, tomato
and other plants encourages a thrifty
growth OF root and stem. Neglect
transplanting and when ready to put
IN the garden the plants will be spin
ding and weak and may not survive.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
FEED HOPPER FOR CHICKENS
Device Can Easily Be Made by Saw
ing Sides Of Laundry Soap Box
as Shown in Sketch.

A feed hopper for chickens can cas-
lily be made by saving the sides of
laundry soap box as indicated. A
lid is fastened on the top by hinges,
and the feed is poured in at the top.
The front slants, which keeps the feed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
RiQhtinu a Wronu.

Biggs (angrilyl-I understand you
said my face would stop a motor truck.
Diggs-I never said anything OF the
kind.
Biggs-Then | have been misin-
formed
Dfggs-That's what Instead OF
stopping at sight OF your face any
reputable motor truck would increase
its speed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
Chicken Feed Hopper.

always sliding down as it is taken out
of the opening. The opening is COW
cred with chicken wire to keep the
fowls from stepping into the feed and
fouling it. The dotted lines show the
original construction Of the box.-Pop-
ular Science Monthly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14

Now IL the Time To Get Rid Of These
Ugly spots.

There's no longer the slightest need OF
Ieehng ashamed OF your freckles. as the
prescription othine-double strengths
guaranteed 10 remove these homely spots
Simply get an ounce OF othine-dOubls
etrength-from your druggist and apply q
ntue OF IL night and morning and you
snouie soon see that even the worst freckies
nave begun 10 disappear while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely IL IS seldom
tnat more than one ounce II needed 20 COM
pietey clear the akin and gain 4 beautiful
clear complexion
Be sure TO ask for the double 9Th
othine. as this II sold under guarantee OF
money back IL IL fails to remove freckl.a-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14
British Doctors Get Gasoline Rebate

Gasoline is far more expensive in
Great Britain than in the United
States, and in order not to inflict a
too heavy outlay on physicians using
light cars in their professional work.
the British government is now grant
ing rebate of Sd. per gallon to all
doctors making application for 1T be-
fore their local collector of taxes.
taxes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14

II you want anything done well. do
1t yourself. That is why most people
laugh at their own jokes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-14

The average man wants others to
see him as he sees himself
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-06-10
A Pleasant Visitor

Meeker was honorsd with the pres
ence Of very pleasant and gentle
manly visitor this week, In the per-
son OF r. H, VsnBuren Of Stnrgis,
Mich.
Mr.. VanBuren Is nephew Of the
late Newton Major, the pioneer mer-
chant Of Meeker. and was here to
close up the remnants Of the estate
Of the late popularand revered pion-
Ger, which he did successfully.
AS soon as 1t became known that
the visitor was related to '.Old MAZE"
a. the pioneers we're wont to affection
stely designate Mr.. Major, he receive
ed the glad hand from everybody
with whom he came In contact
Aside from his family connection,
Mr.. VanBuren is richly endowed
with two winning attributes-ap pleas
ing personality and gentlemanly
ways. III his home community, he
is successful manufacturer and q
man Of affairs.
The many friends Mr.. vanBuren
made during his short visit to Meek
er On this occasion hope to see him
again some day when he can stay
longer.