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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
GETTING Out From Under.

1t is probably quite natural that
there should be considerable rivalry at
FIT. Harrison between the student Off
GERS OF National Guard training and
those with no previous military expe-
rience, and sometimes stories are told
which might not be told if 1T were not
for this rivalry. says the indianapolis
News.
A young student officer was putting
n squad of fellow-students through
squad formations the other day of n
rather intricate nature and the pro-
cess proved TO be like climbing Il roof.
Ii is easy To climb into n perilous posi-
ton astride the cone, but difficult TO
climb down TO safety. The young stu
dent officer got along very we'll until
he attempted 10 get his squad back in
TO Its original formation. Somehow II
wouldn't work out right. Then he cut
the knot of his difficulty with II com
mand. delivered rs sternly as possible !:
LAS you were at first March! -
This would net have been told IL
there had not been several former Ma
tional GuardSmen In the squad.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26

nearer to the climax of revelations,
like IL willy cat bouncing upon a poor,
unsuspecting canary bird.
Il don't want To distress you, dear"
she said in her smooth, sinuous way,
'but-Mr. Winters is on his regular
trip To the city,"
why, yes. You are not bringing
me any bad news. are your" fluttered
Mabel apprehensively.
"Oh. nothing new. just general" re-
piled Mrs. Hall and then she repeated
what her associate scandal mOnger had
impaired to her.
Arnold visit n gambling house !
Arnold go into Il saloon !" gasped Ma
bel. "Oh, Mrs. Hall. that is a vile
Slander!"
II hope So. for your sake, dear
purred Mrs. Hall s~peciously, "but | got
the information from n very reliable
source"
I'll not believe it" cried Mabel.
why. Arnold does not know the taste
OF liquor, nor ever knew one card from
another. oh. if it were true!"
DO as | do" advised Mrs. Hall
practically. Il keep Gordon, my hus-
band. tightly under my thumb. When
he goes TO the city TO make his weekly
returns. TO the house of his trips,
make sure re isn't gallivanting about
the country somewhere else"
II trust you will not repeat your in
formation spoke Mabel with dignity,
but there was an aching sense of sor-
row and dread a. her heart.
She wept and frettcd. \ score OF
times the sinister impulse was impart.
cd 10 her reason To watch her husband,
to have others watch him. Then she
abandoned the suggestion as utterly,
unworthy OF a true and loving wife
When he returned home the next day
she had locked her secret closely with.
in her soul and vas kinder and more
~caressing than ever.
She was glad rs the days wore OF
that she had not repeated the story
Mrs. Hall had revealed TO her 10 Ar
mold. Then, the very day he again
went To the city Mabel made n discov
cry that utterly crushed her and CAV,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
QulfA HapnY.

Through the wild way of her good
for-nothlng husband. n Woodworking
charwoman had 10 remove TO a little
two-roomed cottage, where there vas
scarcely space TO sneeze without shak-
ing the from the mantel-
piece.
ITS hard lines for you 10 be brought
down like this, after what you've been
accustomed to-" said Il sympathetic
neighbor. ~ don't doubt you feel very
miserable. Mrs. Jones'"
mo, | don't" the charwoman stout
ly denied. I'm happier here by a
long way than | used TO be in the old
place. For n thing. when my hus-
band comes home In a brute of q tenn
per, he can't throw me down the cellar
steps, as he used 70, COS there amt
none now !''-Pearson's Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Curious Siberian Jewel Box.

A curious jewel box made of fossil
ivory by the natives Of Siberia is on
exhibition at the Museum of Natural
History in New York.
The sides and top are composed or
fiat pieces of ivory and are carefully
fitted together, the corners being dove
tailed. They have carved In them
scenes of the %northland, the front side
representing a hunter returning from
the chase riding n reindeer.
The box is made from the tusks OF
mammoths that have been buried for
ages beneath the ice in Siberia. says
the Christian Herald. Some of these
tusks weigh from 200 TO 800 pounds.
Elephants tusks furnished the ivory
for the Jews. Solomon made his throne
of Ii.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Odd Wedding Custom.

An odd wedding custom prevails
among the Santals. a tribe In India. by
which. after an agreement has been
reached between the parents. who usr-
ally do the bargaining, the youths
friends, after a short interval, visit the
girl and give her a piece of cloth as n
sign of betrothal. The money is then
paid. This is called "the binding down
Of the thatch'-and a date for the
wedding is fixed. The next step is for
each party 10 tie n knot in a string for
each day that is to intervene before
the wedding day. Then the parties
separate; day by day a knot is united,
and when the end OF the string Is
reached the real knot is tied that
makes the couple one.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
The True Word.

Two elderly New York clubmen who
have retired spend much OF their time
gazing u upon the Fifth venue
at n club lounge window.
Charles Il. Towns was seated near
them the other day. A very stunning
woman of middle age passed I'm a
handsome turnout.
81 wonder how old she isl" said one
woman is as old as she looks" was
the reply.
There was n pause. And man IL
not old until he quits looking" said
the first-and both resumed their gax-
ing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Copyright. by w. q. Chapman.)

It was a seed sowed in receptive and
fertile soil, that nugget of a dark sus-
picion instilled by n chronic gossiper
within the mind of Mrs. Gordon Hall.
isn't it awful what deceivers the
men are? Oh I'm not mistaken about
Mr.. Winters. You see. my sister who
lives In the city, spent a week here
last summer and met Mr.. Winters a
score Of times"
"And she wrote you that h saw
him in the city under suspicious cir
cumstances?"
Twice" pronounced the spinster
gossip with zest, as though rolling an
appetiZing mOrsel under her tongue.
"First, two months ago-she positively
saw him going into a notorious gam
bling place. A month later he was
coming out OF q common saloon"
Dear dear what hidden wicked
ness of the world" murmured Mrs.
Hail.. what you say tallies with he
visits of Mr.. Winters to the city. The
firm he is with here as a bookkeeper
sends him there regularly once a
month. What would his wife say TO
all this? l won't tell her, for 1t would
break her heart"
But Mrs. Hall did tell Mrs. Win
tiers. She was a shallow, frivolous
piece of femininity, slipshod about her
housekeeping and n virago and a scold
on occasions, as likewise idle, ignorant
and a gossip. She did not like Mrs.
Winters any too we'll, either, for the
latter was all hat she was not and
the vivid contrast nettled her. AS TO
her husband, she made him q poor
wife. She was always parading her
rich relatives before him and nagging
him to provide for her more literally
than he could afford. Unconsciously
she was making herself a sort of ter
ror to him and driving him TO involve
himself deeply to cater to her extrav-
agant notions.
1t was the next day that she called
upon pretty, peaceful. happy Mrs. Win
tiers. BY degrees she drew nearer and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Safe.

Madge was three years older than
her baby brother. and felt herself equal
to assuming the responsibilities of big
sisterhood. When. therefore. her moth
er asked her 10 keep al eye on the
baby and see that he didn't fall out Of
bed, Madge answered:
Yes. mamma. III mind him an If
he falls III call you the minute he hits
the foor."=Pearson's Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
CARE FOR YOUR SKIN
And Keep IL Clear by Daily Use OF
Cuticura-Trial Free.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol-
lowed by a gentle amounting with Cuti-
cura Ointment clears the skin or scalp
in most cases Of eczemas, rashes and
itching of children and adults. Make
Cuticura your everyday toilet prepare
tons and prevent such troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
OIL. "The Master Fortune Builder

NOT what we "EXPECT TO DO" BUT
what we ARE DOING" The Capitol
Petroleum Company is now drilling Well
No. 2. The 2-cent allotment of stock is 60
ing faster each day. You may be too late,
but it will pay you TO try. Five payments.
or go off for all cash. Send to The Securities
Finance & Investment Co., Fiscal Agents,
800 Foster Bldg, Denver, Colo.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
In Fat Berth.

Towne-No; Grafton doesn't work nj
all now.
Browne-He doesn't? Why. when
knew him he seemed 10 be n young
man with considerable push.
Towne-All that's changednow. He's
n young nan with considerable pull
and doesi't have To work.-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Near a Storm Center.

I'm sorry | built right here"
"Why?'
Because they do say that sound car
ries best southeast OF n storm cen
ter"
What has that got to do with it?"
wei, I've just discovered by hear
ing your wife's voice every night when
You arrive home late that | live in
Il southeast direction from your house,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Wise Caddie.

Green Golfer Ito caddie)-What are
you looking there for? I must have
driven 1T 80 yards farther than that.
Diplomatic Caddie-Yes, sir; but
sometimes they hit a stone and bounce
back a terrible distance, sir.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Very Ohllnind.

Mr.. Dubbs-Bobby. do you think
your.father will object to me marrying
your sister?
Bobby don't know. but I'll ask
him IL you want me To.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Her Idea.

W~ifey-JameS. make n little garden
for me in rbe back yard.
Hubby-Golng into amateur garden
ingY
Wifey-YeS; | cot some bird seed
md I'm going 10 try 10 raise canaries.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Capable Housewives.

PLENTY of modern girls know how
to clean and mend"
Just rs their grandmotherS did ,ehT'
well. they know how TO mend a
tire and clean n spark plug"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
First Of the Month Stuff.

The Sport Coat-Say. Jim. how are
the bills coming in?
The Knickers-Bills! I'm so broke
that when l go 10 class / can't even
pay attention Purple Cow.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Fat; the Body's Fuel Supply.

Potatoes contain 1-10% fat; wheat
flour 1% milk 4.4e6 lean beef 1890
eggs 1850; Navy Beans 1.S% and
Sofa Beans (the kind used In Alice
Pork and Reaus) 1850 fat.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Couldn't Blame Him

Jie-Do you like romantic girls?
Jack-No. When you make IA hole
in your bank account buying them
flowers, they tear them apart. saying !:
HE loves me; he loves me not"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Alice Pork and Beans.

Contain more protein and more fat
than other foods. They go farther and
cost less. Try them. All grocers.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26

Happy is the home where Red Cross
Ball Blue is used. Sure to please. AL
grocers. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
Fifty-Fifty.

Publisher really can't make any
thing out of your songs.
Composer can't either.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26

A mouse is afraid of d man. A
man is afraid OF n woman. and a wom-
an Is afraid OF a mouse-sometimes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26

For genuine comfort and lasting pleas.
urs use Red Cross Ball Blue on wash day.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26

To he witty 1T the expense of some
body else Is sometimes positive cruelty.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26

California products will this year
bring 5000. 000. 900 TO the state.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26

Don't talk too much a stiff upper
jaw is Us useful as a stiff upper lip.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26

Temper. not trouble. makes the mis-
cry of most mems and women's lives.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26
ee's Little Shot

I'm re over the draft age"
"Whl
"'Thi' Inundated | should be
to have ,dmit that | was dependent
on yo' .ingy salary every week for
my living"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-26

re over the draft age"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
CONFER M. M. DEGREE.

At a special communication of St Johns lodge, No. 8, to be held al Masonic temple, this evening, a o'clock, the M. M. degree will be conferred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
POLICE ARREST INNOCENT MEN
 FOR SLACKERS

Harsh criticism was directed against police officers who, since Sat urday, have been prosecuting a cam paign against alleged "slackers," when 1t became known today that of the IS thus far arrested, only two have been found from investigation up to the present to have been justly inn pFisoned.
 Inquiry is still pending to de- termins the status of about a dozen others held in the tolls, but the au- thorities having charge of this work feel certain that the outcome will prove not to have warranted the ex- treme measures taken<fby the police in their over-zealousness.
 All of the men claim to have regis tered for the draft, but say that they have lost their registration cards, mis- laid them, left them at home, etc., and in some cases since Saturday, these excuses have been proven well founded.
 the fact that in at least three instances the fact that in at least threeinstances men were arrested who actually had registration cards in their possession. These individuals were locked up, it is said, because they didn't look good" to the policemen who took them in tow.
 They were suspected of having left the jurisdiction of the draft boards in charge of their districts, and in all of these cases it has been found that the men were not wanted by their home authorities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
SCIENCE REDUCES
 HORRORS OF WAR

London. Nov. 2S.-"The doctor has made this world struggle probably one of the least deadly ever fought in proportion to the numbers engaged" said pr. Woods Hutchison, an Amer ican, in an address at the Royal So- ciety of Medicine.
 "The doctors control over wound infections is so masterly,'' he added that of the wounded who survive six hours, 90 per cent. recover, of those who reach the field hospitals 95 per cent. recover and of those who arrive at the base hospitals 95 per cent. get we'll.
 +"The twin angels anaesthettcs and natiseptics have not only enormously diminished pain and agony but have made amputations rarer and grave cripplings fewer than ever before in war history. Barely per cent. of the wounded are crippled or perma- nently disabled.
 From the statistics made public there is good reason to believe that the death rate of this year, in spite of colossal increase in instruments and engines of scientific slaughter, does not exceed per cent"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
REJECTED MEN ON
 SPECIAL ORDERS

Reports current today, to the effect that drafted men who have been sent to Camp Devens and been rejected there because of minor physical in firmities, are to be called for special duty in various military branches were proven to be not without foun- dation, today, when it was announc- ed that Policeman Daniel Fitzroy, of the first precinct. has been summon ed to report on December 18th.
 F1tzroy will do duty in France as an ambulance driver, it is stated. It will be remembered that he was sent home from Camp Devens, after be- ing conscripted, because of his weak ened condition, due to his having had three ribs fractured in an accident, about a year and a half ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
LEWIS CITED IS
 AS CO-DEFENDANT

Judge Howard J. Curtis of the su- perior court has granted the motion of the plaintiffs in the suit of the H. J. Lewis Oyster Co. against Lucy T. West and others to cite in the heirs of H. J. Lewis as party plaintiff. The suit is for s30,000 damages because of the alleged violation of an agreement between H. J. Lewis and Pehr F. West, made about 30 years ago, to give the oyster company first right to purchase dock property at the foot of Pembroke street. Some testimony was heard, and then the trial was suspended to cite in the heirs Of the H. J. Lewis estate. The motion was heard Friday, and the continuation os trial Is assigned for Tuesday, Decem Der at 10 o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 SUED BY HICKMAN

Two suits involving injuries in an accident near Waterbury, January 27, 1917, have been filed against the New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R, Co.,, one by Geofge w. Jackman foI $5,OoO and the other by John M. Jack man, father of George w., for $2,000 The allegation in both is that George w. Jackman, IT years old, a student at Storrs, was passenger on a train which was derailed, and suffered g fractured leg. The boy wants $5,o0G for his injuries, and the father $2,00G for money expended for his care, loss Of services, and payment for baggage and clothes. Both suits are filed ir the Superior Court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
SUBSTITUTES FOR sos ARE
 DISCOVERED

Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-Announce- ment of two discoveries of worldwide importance in the cure of dreaded blood disease and tetanus were made at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Science held at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania.
 Both discoveries were made at the Rockefeller Institute in New York. under the direction of Dr. Simon P. Flexner, who announced the discovery of the new cure for the blood disease amid the cheers of the scientists. They regarded the discovery as a triumph over the scientists of Germany, who had given the world "6O6," the only previous cure for the dread disease.
 Discovery of the new drug, known as "A-1S9," was made at the Rocke- feller Institute after collaborative ex- periments, dating from the outbreak of the world war. It means the medi cal independence of America from Germany.
 In announcing the discovery. Dr. Flexner explained that it was sought for because of the danger attendant
 upon the injection of salvarsan, or
 "6O6,'' and owing to the fact that the war had made it virtually unobtain- able in the United States.
 The new drug, an organic arsenical compound, can be prepared at a nom inal cost of five cents a dose whole sale, whereas the price of salvarsan is almost prohibittve.
 But the most important feature of the new discovery is the fact that it develops greater resistance for the spirochaotal infections without doing
 as much damage to the cells of the body.
 pr. Flexner pointed out that, al-
 though salvarsan has been of much benefit to thousands of sufferers,
 many experiments with 1t have result ed fatally, due to the potenoe with which it attacks the body cells while combating the spirochaotal of the dis hease.
 Salvarsan is about ten times as poisonous to the spirochaotal as to the body cells. A great deal more of the potency of the new drug will be con- centrated on the disease germ than was the case with salvarsan. It will be from one-half to one-third as pois- onous to the human system as the German invented cure, while acting with relatively the same effect on parasites.
 Hence, the drug can be used in smaller doses. It may be much more
 easily produced than salvarsan. pr.
 F'1exner said that the German cure
 still could be manufactured, but that
 the cost was prohibitive. He said that the cost of the German drug, even
 prior to the war, was too great, due to the German royalties collected on each sale.
 The new drug has been perfected and is ready for immediate manufac- ture. It Is soluble in water and may be injected into the veins the same
 as salvarsan.
 The several scientists who collab- orated in the discovery of the drug have given all the credit to Dr. Flex- ner for his perfected organization at the Rockefeller Institute. Announcement that tetanus, or lockjaw, can be cured by an tn5ec- | ton into the veins of 8 per cent. solution of ordinary epson salts amazed the scientists and prepared
 them for the announcement by Dr. Elexner that America had discovered
 its own cure for blood poison. pr. Samuel J. Meltzer, also of the Rockefeller Institute, made the an- lnouncement of the simple tetanus
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
TWO LUNG YEARS
 HE SUFFERED sfT.,,sR ~ RR>,>~N RH.l~ gessn Fn>g
"FTuit-a-ffVes" Made Him Feel
 As If Waking On Air
ORIIL1A, Nov. 18th. 191.

ORILL1A, Nov. 28th. 1914.
 "For over two years, I was troubled with Constipation, Dvowsiuess, Lack ot Appetite and HeadacAes. One day saw your sign which read "Fruit-a-tives make you feel like walking on air. :" This appealed to ne, so decided to try box. In very short time, I began to feel better, and nozv I1eeLfne. Ihave agoodappetite, relish everything I eat, and the Headaches are gone entirely. recommend this pleasant fruit medicine to all my friends''.
 ., DAN MCLEAN.
 5oc;. a box, 6 for $2.5o, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
INSPECTORS OF EXPLOSIVES

Washington, Nov. 2e.-Inspectors for Al states and Alaska to enforce the federal explosives law under supervi. sion of the bureau of mines, were ap. pointed today by President Wilson. They include:
 necticut-James B. McGann, New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
ASSETS ONLY $45O

Louis Etler in business at 541 Main street, has filed a petition in bank ruptcy. He has liabilities of $1,772.- 10, and all but $44 of the amount Is unsecured Assets are listed at $450.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

A club for officers of the United States and allied armies was opened at the Hotel McAlpin. It will be
 known as the United Service club.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-13
MASKED MEN WHIP l.. w. w.

A band of men CARRIED in long black
robes and wearing masks Friday night
seized II members of the 1. w w.
took them to the edge of Tulsa, Okla,
and administered lashes and a coat of
tar and feathers, after which the 1. w.
WIS were started toward the Usage
hills, with a warning not to return to
Tulsa.
With each stroke of the brush the
black-robed men in charge of the
ceremony uttered the words, I'm the
name of the outraged women and
children of Belgium"
The men were being taken to 1. Nv.
w. headquarters when they were
taken in charge by the band, police
being forced to drive them to a Sc
cluded spot at the edge of the town.