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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rush were
over from Huntingburg to spend
Easter with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. j, P. Huther.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

L Rattel. Edicor of t. : II Burg
Argus was brolsing around in
Jasper Wednesday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Two of the Southern trains
have changed time, the first
morning train now being due at
8 II and the afternoon train a.
4.O7.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13
A Word 10 Mothers,

There seems TO be more than the usual
number of children suffering from neas-
les, whooping cough. land other children g
diseases this spring. Do not neglect
any cold, for cold weakens the system
and makes q child more liable to attack
of more serious ailments. Foley's Hon
ey and Tar relieves cough, cold and
Group. JOS. A. Mehringer. adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Street markers have been
placed at all street crossings over
the city.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Mrs Frank UNDERESTIMATE re-
turned home from Evansville
Thursday where sic had been
visiting relatives for several
weeks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

The man about town was out
Joy riding Tuesday night and
did not know it And Lost his
Hat. Bob,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Mrs. Jacob E. Schneider and
children. of Shelbyville, are in
the city visiting relatives.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Judge 7. K. Dougherty is in
West Baden this week on bust
ness.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

The girl with red hair, blue
eyes and enough money to afford
a white waist will be in luck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Miss Stella Gullette returned
home to spend the summer with
her parents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Forrest Bartl came down from
Bloomington last week for a Wis
it with home folks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Everett Written came home
from Louisville yesterday for a
few DAYS visit,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Miss Ardella Vonderschmidt
came home from Evansville to
spent Easter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Mr.. Philip Greeley returned
from Indianapolis Monday where
he had been visiting relatives.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Mrs. Geo. W. Habrrly was
hostess for the Twentieth Cen
ury Club Wednesday e eniS&
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Victor Sprauer was home from
Indiana University to spend Eas-
ter,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Albert Geetling came up from
Evansville last Thursday for a
few days visit with relatives.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Mr.. and Mrs w. A Wilson.
spent Monday in Evansville

Bomar Traylor and sister Flora
spent the latter part of last week
in Chicago on business.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Miss Margaret Wilson went to
Hopkinsville. KY, Tuesday to
attend the funeral of a cousin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13
Had Trouble Four or Five Years.

Many people suffer from bladder trou.
BILE when they can be quickly reliebed.
W. j. Fury, Z. 4. ID. 2, Salem. Mo.
writes: 1 was bothered with bladder
trouble four or five years. 1t gave ice a
great deal OF pain. took different med
icines, but nothing did me any good un-
til got Foley Kidney Pills. JOS, A.
Mehringer adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Henry Evans of Vincennes was
in Jasper Tuesday looking after
his business affairs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

A girl vas born TO Walter Ia
btr AM vie FIR day
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Mrs. Harry Aberg and child
visited relatives in Cannelton the
latter part of last week.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13

Mr. and Mrs. Ostay Hayes
were down from Birdseye last
week visiting friends.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15
Modest and Good humored.

Whatever other qualities the men
Of the Officers Training corps may pos.
sess there can be little doubt of their
modesty and good humor. Two OF
the men were discussing the probable
trend of their work at Plattsbure
while waiting for necessary papers
at the Officers Training Camp asso'
citation. II certainly like the artil.
lery," said one, "and I'm going to do
all | can to get into It," "Well," said
his compa Mon. "if you get into the ar
tillery my ambition will be to get as
far from 1t al possible. You know I'd
hate to be shot by friend, and
can't imagine you near guns without
some slight mistake occurring" Fun.
ny enough" answered the ambitious
artilleryman, "but some day, my boy,
I'll come laundering up to save your
battalion" "In which case" was the
answer, "my head will doubtless be re-.
moved from the rear" 'In which
case" was the instant rejOlnder, ''lit.
tie damage will have been done. From
military standpoint there Is only one
place for head like that, and that Is
off."-New York Times.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15

out of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam
lilies. In some of the big camps the
Y. M. C. A. is providing banking facil-
tiles for the men as we'll
Do Your Bit With q Tenner.
This month (November) the Y. M.
c. A. must raise $35,OO0,00O to carry
on its work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. OF this
s35,OO0,0OO about $2A,0OO,OOO will be
spent on the work with our own troops
or about $40 for every man In Uncle
Sans uniform. II everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail,
ors were to contribute $40 the task
would be easy. Are your boys health,
and happiness and clean soul worth
$40 to you?
Your town mayor, your pastor, your
school superintendent will know who
is the treasurer Of the campaign COM
mittee in your county or town. Other
wise send a check or money order to
Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer, 124
East Twenty-eighth street, New York
city.
Only sacrifcial giving by millions of
givers will make possible the contin-
uance of this vast work for American
soldiers and for those Of our allies.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15

part OF the word to another than sta
tistics can express. Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when 1t comes to
reckoning IN terms OF love and human
tenderness Let's put 1t this way:
That the Y. M. C. A. is the biggest ex'
press company the world has ever
seen, and the parcels 1t is handling
are the loves and devotions OF human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
This war has made US think hard
and fast Your boy or your neigh.
boris boy or some boy you know and
love has been called to do his share
in the big Job Of policing the word for
democracy and human liberty. Is 1t
any comfort to you to know that wher-
ever his duty may call him your boy
will nave a friend that will serve him
in body. mind and soul? Are you
glad to know that this friend will place
books and magazines at his disposal,
organize classes to teach him what
ever he wants to learn, give him a
pocket testament and invite him to
Join religious meetings OF the faith
that he was brought up inH Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his favorite
games, teaches him games II he knows
none and holds concerts. lectures,
movies, Bible classes, dramatic enter,
tainments and every kind Of whole
some amusement to keep him interest
edH Are you glad to know that this
friend will 60 with him overseas, help
TO shield him from score OF difficult
and dangerous temptations and follow
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond IT. The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves 80
we'll is q cup OF tea given him by the
Y M. c. A. tree just before hs goes
"over the top" to a hand to hand strug-
gle with the enemy. And as he comes
tottering back from No Mans Land.
wounded, but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet.
even before his woands are dressed
the Y. M. c. A. is waiting for MIN with
tea and sweet chocolate, the great com,
forts OF the man In the trenches. Do
you wonder that the Red Triangle is
called "the best loved trademark La
the world" One soldier In France has
called 1t the last evidence that any
body cares"
II every thinking citisen could sec
with his or her own eyes something
Of the actual work being done for our
men by the association there would be
no question OF the Y M. Q. A. having
to appeal to the public for money.
Rather than let this essential work
falter for an instant rich men would
sell their motorcars. poor men weaA
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15
RUN AUTO PLOWS
Manned Soldiers of France Are
Trained in New Work.
Schools Established to Enable Farm.
ers to Take Up Their Old
Profession Again.

What is called motor Culture"
school has been established at Cha.
pelle-Saint-Luc. just outside of Troyes.
1t inaugurates new era in French az
riculture.
Fifty army nurses Of the older
classes are there, teaching manned sol
diers to run automobile plowS and 9TH
er traction implements Of every sort.
In four crews the pupils, in turn,
drive the tractors In the field, learn
repair work at the forge and the prin-
ciple OF the motor in a series of lec-
lures. AS soon as they are able to
repair broken part as well as drive
motor efficiently, they are placed at
the disposal Of the mechanical cult
waiting commission and assigned to
one Of the farming centers that has
been provided with motor implements
for the common use Of the farmers of
the neighborhood.
This is only one Of a number of
similar schools In France. At Ondes,
Bordeaux, GrenOble, Grignon and
Noisy lie Grand, also, maimed farm
ers and farm laborers who comprise
60 per cent Of the total of soldiers who
have suffered amputation are being re-
trained for the new method of farm
ing.
The purpose Is to prepare the mu
tilated soldiers to take up their old
professions, If possible, or another If
physical disability prevents.
The experience Of the school at
Chapelle-Saint-Lu tends to show that
the use of tools appropriate to work
that interests the patient Is far more
effective in relieving and curing
anklyosis, due to wounds, than any of
the special mechanical appliances.
Many mechanic who dreamed of
country life before the war Is timber
Ing up his muscles in learning to
handle farm implements; on the other
hand, many a farmer who had lost
interest in his calling is losing the
stiffness of his joints by the manipu.
lation of tools of the cabinet maker
and mechanic,
Basketmaking is favorite trade
adopted on the edge Of the Champagne
wine country, where the great demand
for champagne baskets keeps these
war apprentices busy. Locksmiths,
tinsmths, horseshoers, blacksmiths
and shoemakers also are turned out
by these establishments.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15
May Give Language to World.

Our language has been modified by
the multiplicity of tongues of those
who have come to our shores, and to
this extent we have been automatical.
ly developing the speech which has in
it the elements Of universally. There
never has been and there may never
be speech suited to all the races, but
America, with over hundred millions
of people speaking the one tongue aud
with great commercial future before
1t, may carry that tongue to the ends
of the earth. AS the land of adoption
of so many millions Of Europe, its dis.
tinctive speech may present less objec.
tions to the peoples Of Europe than
that of England. Much will depend
upon how distinctive 1t becomes and
how well 1t serves the purposes of d.
rect expression.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15
THURMONT, FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBE

forego coveted possessions or even No
cessities. The work must 60 on, be-
cause there Is no one thing that con-
tributes so much to the spirit and ef-
Hciency OF the troops The Y. M. G.
A. Is working night and day to help
the government win this war. And
every penny that is given to aid the
work is a direct assistance to the
health, happiness and strength Of your
boy and mine,
Snapshots Of KaIeldoscoplo Work.
In all the big cities in France where
our men pass through in large num-
bers, the Y NJ G. A. is operating
hostels, where they can get beds and
meals at a minimum cost. In London
the American Y. M. c. A. mas erected
q large building for our soldiers and a
clubhouse for American officers.
There are Y. M. c. A. dugouts right
behind the front line trenches, where
the soldiers can get hot drinks, crack.
ers and other comforts at all hours.
Over 1000 men who had been reject
ed on account OF physical disability
have been able to get into the British
army by reason Of the physical work
of the British Y. M. c. A.
A fleet Of motor cars leaves the big
Y. M. C. A. headquarters in London at
midnight every night to pick up SOL
diers who are wandering about the
streets without any wholesome lodging
in which to spend the night. These
cars are operated by Englishwomen
Of position and refinement, who report
that they never meet any discourtesy
at the hands of the soldiers, The i'm.
portance OF this service can be esti.
mated by the fact that at least $4,000
soldiers are on leave In London every
week Over half Of these sleep In Y.
NJ c. A. beds every night.
Entertainment on Vast Scale.
The Y M. C. A. has erected big
auditorium, seating 5000, In each OF
the big draft camps, and huge chautau-
qua tents, seating $500 In the otner
encampments The association Is run
ming a 20 week entertainment circuit
among the camps and Is paying l8
companies OF entertainers, who are
travelling to 80 camps performing be-
fore the men.
In each OF the draft camps the Y.
NJ C. A. has ten secretaries engaged
In educational work The association
J, ! hnt
cannot speak English Is taught to do
so In many OF the camps the asso-
citation has a singing director, who Is
teaching the men to sing the popular
and martial airs that do 80 much to
keep up their spirits.
or GA Y NJ. c. A. men at Camp
Dix only three are being paid full sal.
aries. In all the camps the majority
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. men have left lucra.
tive positions to do this work simply
because It's appeal Is irresistible to
any red blooded man. Harry Lauder.
the famous Scotch singer and come
dian, now on his farewell concert tour
In the United States, Is giving all his
spare time TO the service OF the asso-
citation and is singing to the soldiers
at all the camps he can reach.
In one OF the draft camps the Y. M.
C. A. is supervising athletics on 120
playing fields. providing full athletic
equipment The winners Of the inter-
regimental games will play the cham
pions of the other camps.
One of the greatest services render
ed by the association Is the making
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15
Charitable Mason,

G. f. Townsend, Santa Ana pion.
eer, who died there recently, left a mo,
mortal behind him Of no mean charnc-
ter He LETT $4,000 to be placed at
interest for thirty years. by which time
it will have reached sum of $1Go,.
600. AT the end of that perio" the viii
provr:es that the trustees purchase
a gooA tract Of land and erect there !"
a home for INDECENT members of tEe
Masonic lodge to which the deceased
belonged, and other members of the
order. The man who bequeathed thb
fund for such an excellent purpose wa )
not rich, the estate subject to proba's
being O0,O0O.-Los Angeles Times,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15

least Is on its way to you. Each one
OF our 18 cantonmcnts, Whers the new
national army Is being trained, Is
using more than q million sheets OF
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that m cans 100000 fla
ments Of love every month reaching
out from the great encampment where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding tnem to the
hearts at home Multiply that by
thinking OF all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the fiag--ir
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse
nails and officers training camps anf
"Over There" In France, In all thes'
places men are writing home, Thos'
unassuming little sheets OF notepapet
gladden. millions Of hearts day
They transfer more love from ont
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15

In each OF those . soldier was strum,
ming on q piano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young men were busy passing out
hotepaper and envelopes, selling
stamps and weighing parcels, which
che men were sending home. One OF
the soldiers said to me as | stood IN
che tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Moines, and we were mighty
lonely. Then we found this Y M. G..
A. on tho Job, and it's been home
and more than q home to US 1t gave
Us what we wanted when we needed
1t most Well never forget 1t. The
boys best friend ID the Y, M. G. A."
Elmo, cisan-cut, Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches were pack.
ID with mon, bending over the long
cables absorbed In their writing!
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups OF soldiers make!
Fine, clean-cut, outstanding fellows,
some OF them mere boys, one thinks
Immediately OF the sacrifice they have
made tor the rest OF us and how pre-
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere, In far of farm or village
or city street. there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for one glimpse OF those
Sunburnsd faces as you and see
chem on their last night before going
across. And It was with throb Of
the heart that l watched them. bent
over their letter paper. in one after
another OF those seven big tents.
These were the tents Of the Y NJ. G.
A. On that last night In America the
association was serving the soldiers
in the best OF all ways-giving them
an opportunity to write home On
previous nights thsy had enjoyed box
ting bouts, movies, concerts. dramatics
and a score OF healthy entertainments
as we'll as religious meetings. But on
this last night home ties were strong
est. And perhaps that is the keynote
Of the splendid work the Y. M. G. A.
is doing among our meD in uniform
Keeping them in touch with home.
MaaIo Words, "WIth the coIors."
In these times there are some let
ters that mean more to us tnan any
we have ever read before. They are
written on sheets OF paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle OF the Y M e A. and
they bear the magic words, with the
Colors." There are many more than
0 million such letters in the mails now
while you read this. Perhaps one at
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15
Ut was evening on the broad

ut was evening on the broad
II Hampstead Plain. Long Island,
where the Rainbow division was
spending its last night before embark
ing for France. 1t had been raining
hard in the afternoon-a cold, steady
autumn downpour-and there was
nothing to suggest the rainbow in the
outward aspect Of the camp. Lines
and lines Of sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men, gathered from 81 different
states The ground was dotted with
pools and Quagmires, Under the wet
canvas 1t was damp and cold, with a
penetrating chill. Lit by pickering
candles, the tents were far from cheer
ful shelter for a mans last night in
his native land.
But there were seven big tents
where electric lights, numbers and
friendliness made the night pleasant.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15

making me very Mr., Sun Had Just
uncomfortable" Gotten LIN.
'Ha, ha," laugh
ed Mr.. Sun. "The children want to
look out Of their windows and you're
in the way"
Chilly and the others began to move
little and as they moved their castles
disappeared with them. The children
We're getting up now and were calling
to each other. "Oh, look at the won.
derful pictures ON the windows. There
are castles tool Aren't they beauti'
full !"
Chilly, the othe- srost brothers and
workers were delighted. "You see.
Mr.. Sun, they like u.s."
"Well, maybe they do," said Mr..
Sun, "but l can't help you stay around
l must smile and talk in my usual way
and it's too warm way for you to
like"
Slowly the frost castles left the
windows, for they were taken away
and destroyed by the Frost Brothers,
as they will never teach anyone else
the mystery of their work.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15

"Yes," agreed Master Very Cool,
"that would be fine. The other even
ing great many of us were so busy
with the flowers that we didn't 60 to
the windows, and only few went to
make the castles. Well see that the
flowers are thoroughly nlpped first
Some OF them are apt to revive, or get
quite all right again, owing to Mr..
Sun"
Every WE'LL" said Jack Frost. "We'l
all 60 to the windows tonight. There
are so many windows and such lots
Of houses that we can all have fine
time. But we must work hard, my
workers, yes, we must work very
hard"
'Our work is like play" said Master
Very Cool. And Chilly nodded his
head, as did the other Frost brothers
and workers.
"Chilly," said Jack Frost, "you 60
In that direction and take with you
half the followers. Then separate and
90 to all the different windows" Jack
Frost pointed with hand and fingers
that looked as If they could freeze
anything. The fingers did not need to
touch most things-a wave was all
that was needed.
"Will you 60 the opposite way2"
asked Chilly.
YES" said Jack Frost. land Master
Very Cool can come with me-"
that he was to go with Jack Frost and
Chilly was extremely happy that he
was chosen as q leader.
They all started off and they went
to the different windows. "We'll build
castles" said Chilly. watch me ga ]
use my magic brushes" They watc, I'd
Chilly work and they followed his ex.
ample, and in the opposite direction
Jack Frost was teaching all those who
had not yet learned how to make the
wondrous castles
Now Chilly and his friends started
In. They made castles and turrets
and towers. They made great bridges
which went between two castles and
under the bridges they made terrible
looking dungeons which they thought
were very fine.
Chilly made flag pole on top OF
one of the castles and then he made
flag, Of which he was very proud.
"I think l will choose this castle as
my own," said Chilly. They had been
working q long time.
Lets all take maps in our castles
said Master Heavy Frost. He Is one
of Jack Frost's best workers.
They all went to sleep in their cas-
ties on the windows. Such dreams as
they had of other castles and other
turrets and towers. They knew how
they could make them the next time
for in the dreams that come to Jack
Frost and his brothers, they get many
new Ideas of castle-building.
OF course they never have to be
taught how to nip the flowers. But
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15

AA6hIs We VIC
only left the two
or three flowers
that will not pay
any attention to
u.s."
"We've done q
good autumn's
work." said Chill
ly, who Is one Of
ack ros t's
b r o t h ers and
workers.
"We have in
deed" said Jack
Frost.
Let's b uil d
castles tonight"
cui1 Chilly
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15
million Letters In the Mails Today
Bearing Magic Words with the Co|oTs''
keynote Of the Splendid Work the YM.C.A Does Among
Our Men In Uniform Is Keeping Them In
Touch With the Folks at Home.
STAMPED With STARS and STRIPES and RED TRIANGLE

Which tho Association Appeals to Your Boy
Your Neighbors Boy Some Boy You Know and Love
Helpful Environment in Cantonmen Way Overseas
in Front Trench and Beyond-Fst to Aid e Comes
Toeng PacGvs Your Share of the Required to
Accomplish This Last Evidence That Somebody Cares.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15
DR.. IA H R n Ely
HAGERSTOWN, ND.
DlAGNOSTICIAN

Only chronic diseases. Send me
your name and address and l will
send you mailing case and question
blank. Don't use dope for chronic
troubles, get cured. 1t is a salts
faction to know what the cause Is.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-15
Rather Be Mended.

Dorothy" said the mother Of a
sma.i miss, "yon'u have to be broken
Of the habit oi fussing at the table,"
Hadn't l b tier be mended. mann
uaY' Queried Dorothy.