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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

a clear white egg, while Boston wants
a rich brown color; and the interme-
date cities, all the way across, may,
in a way, take almost any color; but
most city retailers find it to their
advantage to separate the colors TO
suit individual customers.
But never, no never, fool away very
much time with scrub" or mongrel
stock on the farm, and don't try to
keep too many breeds or you may soon
have a lot of mongrels yourself.
Even on the regular poultry ranch
where many breeds are kept, strange
"mixeries' sometimes happen in
some most u~nexplainable way.
1t is often claimed that mixed
breeds or scrubs" lay better than
purebreds, but a careful investigation
will generally prove that the feed,
care, and perhaps the age of the birds,
has more to do with the egg product
than the simple fact that they are
cross-bred.
But while different markets demand
different cOlOred eggs there is no mar
ket on this continent. at least, that
demands a dirty or stained egg, or
an egg that has been under a broody
hen for a night or two, or IN that
has been out in the sun for several
days. Gather daily at least and ship
at least weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
ROPED HIMSELF TO BRIDGE
And Then the Youngster Let the Tide
Come In i'm True Melodrama
Style.

The colossal lie told by seventeen
year-old John Streeper proved a little
too much for him, and he was confined
to his bed with a doctor trying to give
him something for his nerves. The
police said it was not his nerves that
needed treatment at all; what he need
ed most was a remedy for an over
grown Imagination. The boy had the
police and detective forces of the city
in a fine frenzy for hours with his yarn
about being tied by four negroes to a
log under a bridge for the tide to owe
whelm as it rose inch by inch.
1t was a thriller for sure, and Streep-
er was tied to the log, but he had tied
himself. Color Of truth was given the
boys colossal yarn by the fact that
negroes caught in robbery by his ia
Their had threatened vengeance upon
him, but that incident merely formed
the foundation for the fabrication. The
lad had remained out later than the
domestic law allowed, and it was nee
essary for him to frame an excuse that
would 60 we'll with dad. The chief
incident of a movie" show he had wit
messed recently gave him all the cue
he required. He provided the scenario.
Atlantic City Dispatch to Philadel-
phia Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

"Play Bail, Never Mind the Shells"
The German artillery were doing
their best t erase a small town from
the map, says a war correspondent
Every fe minutes there would be
q deafening crash and the remains
of a house would soar skywards en-
veloped in a cloud of smoke.
In q field in the outskirts OF tho
town some Canadian soldiers, relieved
from the trenches for a few days,
were indulging in their favorite game
of baseball. The pitcher had just
pitched the ball and the batsman had
hit an easy catch to one of the field
ers when a huge shell landed In the
adjoining field. The fielder's attention
was fixed on the shell, which burst
with a d%eafening crash. and he missed
the catch.
For the love of Mike" roared the
pitcher, If you are going to play
baseball. play baseball. and quit watch
ing the shells"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
ASHES GOOD AS FERTILIZER
They Not Only Contain Potash and
Phosphoric Acid, but Also
Maenesia and Lime.

The farmer who burns wood for
heating and cooking should carefully
store the ashes and not permit them
to leach, as they have a peculiar fer
tilizing value. They not only contain
potash and phosphoric acid in appre-
cable amounts, but also contain mag
nesia and lime, and when applied to
the land they also act indirectly to
increase h available nitrogen con-
tent OF organic matter in the SOL.
Ordinary house ashes contain on
the average about eight or nine per
cent Of potash and two per cent OF
phosphoric acid. Investigators have
considered that there is enough pot
ash and phosphoric acid in a Dushel
OF ashes TO make it worth 20 or %
cents. Besides that. some 10 or 10
cents additional might be allowed for
the "alkali power of the ashes. This
power is that which enables ashes to
rot weeds and TO ferment peat. The
potash content of ashes will be lost if
they are permitted 10 leach. and care
should be taken TO store them in a
dry place.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
DAIRY HERD IN WINTER
First Essential Is That Cows Be
Kept Comfortable.
Right Kind of Feed Goes Long Way
Toward Bringing About Contented
State of Mind-SeveraI I'M
portant Factors.


Good stable management Is an i'm
portant factor in determining the
profits from the dairy herd during the
winter. The first essential is that the
cows be comfortable, because a cow
kept otherwise can never do her best.
She must have a comfortable place
to lie down, stand up, move and
stretch her limbs and lick herself all
over the body. She must have sun
shine and plenty of light. She must
have pure air to breathe, and this
means that the stable must be pro-
vided with some system Of ventila-
ton to give a frequent change of air.
This need not be expensive, only a
little forethought and a few dollars
worth of material and labor. She
must have good pure water at least
twice a day, or better still. have an
automatic water basin at her side.
The stable should be cleaned daily,
and be thoroughly disinfected. The
ceiling, floor and sides should be all
smooth and of concrete construction,
and the fixtures largely iron. 1t is not
expensive, and they are sanitary and
permanent.
Large, smooth concrete managers for
feeding are about the best we know
Of today, Judgment and common
sense must be exercised in the meth
DDS of feeding and handling the cows.
Fixed rules in feeding are not prac-
tical.
Overlooking is wasteful; underfeed-
ing is Improbable. The COWS must be
we'll nourished at all times, but if
given more than they need for main
tenance and production, they waste
it as a rule.
Never stir up dust or foul doors at
milking time. If you do a lot of it
is sure to get into the milk.
Whether to feed the COWS just be.
fore milking is a much debated ques-
ton. 1t is not at Eli dangerous to
feed them a little grain, provided you
stir up no dust or disagreeable odors.
AS a rule, the COWS will give down
their milk more freely when they have
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
"Girls" at Ace Of Thirtv.Ejve.

Cheer up, spinsters. You are still
young even If you're thirty-ive and
melancholy. Shake the latter feeling
and laugh y%outhfully, for the members
Of the Brick Presbyterian church have
solved the age problem for girls.
Yes, it's true. says a New York cor.
respondent of the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
You are still a girl at thirty-ive. This
is the age limit they set for admis-
sion OF boarders to the new William A.
Barbour Memorial dormitory for self
supporting young (notice the "young")
women. The age limit to the member
ship is one of the new laws laid down
for the management of the new home.
The building will be seven stories
high and will accommodate 120 young
women as regular boarde-s.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
SHOT MEANT LIFE OR DEATH
Salvation Of Arctic Exploring Party
Depended on Accurate Aim of
One Man.

After they had existed on the BAR
rem ice-bound Wrangel island for six
months. the dozen survivors OF the i'll
fated Karluk of Vilhjalmus Stefans-
sons arctic expedition, were rescued.
A small moun of seal oil and a few
fox ~carcasses were all that remained
OF their food supply. writes Mr.. Burt
NJ. Mcconnell in Harper's Magazine.
Munro had only twelve cartridges left
with which to sustain himself and his
companions.
'On one OCCASION said Munro,
latter our food supply had become ex-
hausted and we were wondering where
the next meal was coming from. | saw
a seal out on the ice. 1 crept to
within a hundred yards of him be-
fore | had to stop TO steady my nerves.
Ny heart beat so loudly that | thought
the seal must surely hear it.
while / was resting the thought
came to me, If you miss him, you will
starve-for seals were very scarce,
and we had seen no other game in
seven days.
Il crept to an advantageous posi-
ton, set the hair trigger of my rife,
and took deliberate aim. | think /
held the gun sights on the head Of
that seal for at least two minutes, but
my hand was too unsteady to make
my aim certain. | lay down On the
ice to regain my composure, but the
thought that if | waited too long the
seal might disappear would not allow
me to rest.
Il aimed again, but my nervousness
again frustrated my aim. | kept say
ing to myself through clenched teeth,
I'll get you,' and calling the seal all
sorts of | was a a V man
for a few moments. When | had be-
come calmer, | fired. The seal gave
one shudder and lay still.
Il saw and killed only just n seal
after that; so the rescue party came
in the nick of time"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

this formal a for 500. although contracts Of this character are taken, it
is said, on a contingent fee offs smaller proportions, because cabinet officers
are lot S o available as members of congress.
hi operator "a doing YER well until he tried to take in to much
territory" HI agreed to introduce a ellen. t a certain public man They
reached the mn and when the introduction vas accomplished, the public
resented. This made tn client suspicious and he subsequently told all
about the broker"
Washington has a number of characters o. this type, som Of whom
work among the politicians and others among society folk. AS in every
other city where society plays a big part, there are mnumerable society
brokers in Washington. They work a bit mor cleverly than the "nroduc-
ton broker of the capitol but they work more slowly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's Weight on Old Age

When people realize the injurious
effects OF coffee and the better health
that a change to Postum can bring
they are usually glad to lend their
testimony for the benefit OF others
MY mother, since her early child
hood, was an inveterate coffee DRINK
er, had been troubled with her heart
for a number of years and complained
OF that '~weak-all-over' feeling and sich
stomach.
Some time ago / was making O
visit to a distant part OF the country
and took dinner with one OF the mer-
chants Of the place. / noticed a some
what unusual flavor OF the coffee
and asked him concerning it. He re-
piled that it was Postum.
Il was SO pleased with IT that 4
bought a package to carry home with
me, and had wife prepare some for
the next meal. The whole family
liked it SO well that we discontinued
coffee and used Postum entirely.
Il had been Tesy anxious concerx
ing my mothers condition, but We
noticed that after using Postum for
a short time she felt much better, had
little trouble with her heart, and no
sick stomach; that the headaches
were not so frequent, and her gener.:
condition much improved. This con
tinued until she was well and hearty
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members OF ths
family. especially my mother, as shs
was a victim of long standing" Nane
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cercal-the original form
must be we'll boiled. 15c and 25c pach-
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup OF hot ~
ter, and, with cream and sugar. makes
q delicious beverage instantly. 3ee
and soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicio1s
and cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum
sold by Grocer9
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

government in listing specifications for cotton flags side by side with those
or wooden bunting which has heretofore appeared alone; and by the an
uncenen of the treasury department on Of. the heaviest users Of flags
among Uncle Sans family Of departments, that it will in the future use cot
ton flags almost exclusively
The faction of the supply committee is not one of patriotism alone. When
the European al put a stop to the expectation of cotton and there ws
mutee became interested in the possibilities of cotton flags. ut determined
on rigid tests before any action should be taken. Cotton flags were therefore
made up n placed o several of the wen cutters. and samples IF cot
ton-fag goods were sent to the United States bureau Of standards for tests
Both kinds OF tests were highly favorable for cotton. The flags stood the
strain of constant use in all kinds of weather as well as flags of wool, the
report from the ven cutter service said.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
BREED FOR THE FARM FLOCK
Conditions in Selecting Variety
Discard the Scrub.

AS with most OF III domestic ami
mails. there is absolutely no best breed
of hens; If there was there would soon
be only that one breed left. while
now n hardly dares say how many
good breeds there are without first
consulting the very latest issue OF
the Standard of Perfection.
Then suit yourself and your mar
ket conditions in selecting your
breed, but select some one breed and
stick to it, until you have the best
flock Of that breed in the county or
state. The color OF the shell of the
egg has much to do with the market
demand for it. San Francisco demands
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

rCVnV VU-cV UV
might be expected, find this exhibit remarkably interesting But sometimes
thew are critical of the nkenesses If. the White House ladies' While admit
ting that many of them are good. they think that others are not first rate.
Back of all this. there is a real joke. for, be it understood, the faces Of
the White louise mistresses are not meant to b e licensees at all In fact,
their faces are all the same face, the original of which is the face o a
classical statue.
So ar as the features are concerned Martha Washington. Mrs. Cleveland,
Mrs. Taft and all the rest are II woman. The important difference is in
the arrangement Of the hair.
The deao oft the exhibit is not to offer a series of portraits of the women
concerned, but to show the costumes they wore-these. a a collection
a1ording a most useful study of phases Of fashion in feminine auire as they
have succeeded on another since the days OF the revolution.
Ill of the gowns that adorn the lay figures we're actually worn by the
WHITE House mistresses represented: and ever the minor accessories. such
as ms. handkerchefs, tables and chinaware, we're personal belongings of
the ladies' themselves
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
Hurt Milk Business.

Before anyone condemns the dairy
business, he should make an effort to
keep real COWS and feed and care for
them so they will make a profit. A
few of the weak sisters ~meandering
around in cows hides are what put
the kibosh on the dairy business.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

"A young woman in Vancouver put
a note in a pair OF socks she had knit
asking the soldier who got them to
write her. She received a letter from
a man III a northern logging camp stat
ing that he had bought the socks for
90 cents" says the Rocanville (Sask.)
Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

OF the country and all it's auxiliary
banners that fly from thousands of
public buildings, army posts and
ships masts have been made of wool
en- bunting-practically all of it inn
ported.
In the future, however, a large
proportion Of the governments flags
will be made in America from the
planting of the fiber to the sewing
of the last stitch in the completed
banner. This is assured by the action
of the general SUNNY cnmmittep of the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
How 3ympathies Are Divided.

There are now in the United States
4,063,02S persons native to Germany,
Austria and Turkey, and $685. 24 ma
tive TO the nations lighting in the op-
posing alliance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
Of Kind.

Il wish Evelyn hadn't gone rowing
with that young De Swift. He Is q
fool in a boat"
"Rock-the-boat idiot?"
mo. Not that kind. He is ons
of the sort that proposes"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

~ oCooiOh- no LA OdoCo vi H
numerous petty grafters who infest
the capitol. ii has been found extreme
ly difficult to catch this man with the
goods"
Quotations on introductions, &C
cording to the gossip. were s25 for a
senator and s. for a member of the
house. The rates are varied in &C
cordance with the influence of the
senator or representative to whom the
Introduction was sought and the poign-
ancy of the desire of the person seek
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
Dormant Sprayino.

The dormant spraying" which de-
stroys the bark scale and the eggs of
injurious insects, is the most impor
tant spraying Of the year, in the judg
meut OF some o~rchardists.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

Some cows should go dry longer
than others, but every COW will need
a season Of rest Of at least a month
or six weeks. 1t will be better for her
and her unborn calf.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

appear in a gown she used TO wear.
seated in n OF her W chairs, by
the side of a Noun Vernon table.
For a modern contrast. Mrs.
Grover Cleveland is attired in a Won
derful frock OF white silk sprinkled
over with full-blown roses. the arm
Loops and upper edge of the corsage
decorated with big butterflies OF gold
and glittering sequins-about q dozen
of the gorgeous insects in all. n of
them adjoining the bosom.
Recent visitors TO the museum. as
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
His Natural Tendency.

"Dobbins, the big promoter. is going
to spend the summer vacation at CT
braltar."
Il thought he couldn't be easy. even
I'm his rest, away from some big bluf-~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
Old Glory Now Being "Made in America" Of Cotton

old GLORY. to which the patriotic American dons his hat as typfyingt the
" spirit OF America, is in about nine cases out of ten not a domestic article
For ever inc Betsy Ross made her first American flag. the official emblem
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
White House Manhequins in the Nat;ona! Museum

. ECENTLY there has been placed o view in the National museum a
N series OF lay figures representing the miIresses of the White House
under successive ADMINISTRATIONS running back to Martha Washington. who
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
Introduction Broker Busy in National Capitol

CENATORS and members of the house have been discussing with surprise,
been doing a thriving business in the capitol zinc the beginning Of the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
MT GRAY Haira huv Triad Ew~a

make us look older than we are. Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young-
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago. Sends Eye Book on request
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21

Only a great man can successfully
dodge ~undeserved praise.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-21
Internal Revenue Secret Service Is Doing Well

the government which might otherwise have gone undetected. The state
lei continued:
These officers will be the personal representatives of the commissioner
and, in fact will be hfse eyes nd ears throughout the country. Violators of
the law, o unfaithful employees of the government, if there be any, will not
know the eye oft he commissioner are p hem.
These agents will be sent into any part of the country where the COM
missioner "a reason to believe that raud is being committed which it is
impossible fol the regular revenue officers to uncover. Revenue officers are
largely known in their districts, n a strange, unidentified person LAY be
able to detect Irregularities where regular officers may fail.
This action reduces to permanent form the temporary policy which has
been followed and which has unearthed numerous frauds on the revenues
It ws through the work Of a number of similar agents temporarily appointed.
that the vast oeomargarne frauds were brought to light The organization
of this force is n o reflection IN III regular internal revenue force, but is
intended to promote the general welfare and efficiency of the service"
The Pulaskian., 1916-01-28

been only three survivors besides the d-fshermen. It was little coast ing steamer. Why should Helen's mother have taken passage aboard her?
 No matter what ever happens, Helen, I shall trust you," said Tom
 T shall always be true to you, dear," answered the girl
 Two weeks before the marriage the man with the domineering face ap- peared. The older folks recognized him from the photograph Helen had kept. Silently they followed him to the house where the girl lived.
 The story that he unfolded was a strange one, but bore the mark of truth. He had quarreled with his wife, IT years before. She had left him, and he had never associated her with the wreck. There was no req son why he should have done so. He had tried to trace her and the child for years, but had only received a clue from a summer visitor to the island, who had seen the photograph the year before, and heard the roman tic story. He. wanted Helen to be his daughter in his old age.
 He drowned angrily when he learned of the approaching marriage. "Nonsense!" he said angrily. My daughter is going to school. She is destined for higher things than to become the bride of fisherman. am her guardian, and I refuse my per mission"
 Everybody was against Tom Hollo- rem. They showed him his selfish ness, they proved that he could never marry the girl until she was her own mistress. Finally the magaate, Jo- seph Henry, proposed, half humorous ly, compromise.
 "She shall stay with me for four years, til she attains her majority" he said. If she wants to marry you then, she shall.''
 Tom was forced to accept the con- ditions. He kissed Helen as she clung to him.
 I shall never forget. shall never forget!" she sobbed as they said good by.
 When the father and girl were gone Tom Holloran sat looking at his fa- ther across the hearth.
 T told you you were fool, Tom," said the old man frankly What chance have you got with a girl like that? Why, four years will blot out all her memories of this life. She ain't for the likes of you"
 Well see," said Tom slowly, and left the room.
 He had saved $500 toward the fur nisking of their home and purchase of a share in boat. The same night he disappeared from Clark island. Three days later he appeared at a small university and asked to see he president. He told him his story.
The Pulaskian., 1916-01-28
DEAD" MAN WRITES HOME
His Sister Had Taken Spiritualst Mediums Assurance of
 Tragedy.

A letter received In Baltimore from the British trenches in France put the nose of one spiritualist medium in that city out of joint. The letter was from a man who, the medium declared sev- eral months ago, was dead.
 The medium disclosed the sad news to Mrs. Emma Berman, who sought in- formation of her brother. Mrs. Der man accepted the mediums word and went into mourning.
 The letter was received by Police Captain Henry from Sergeant Har- man, No. 25784, master cook, Com pany A, Seventeenth battery, R. M. M, British expeditionary force. France, . asking for information of his brother, who is patrolman. Sergeant Har- man is the brother of Mrs. Berman, who has been mourning him as dead.