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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28
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Status of ARAB Nation.

The Arab nation is without money
or natural resources. Its territory con
tains neither mineral nor external agri-
cultural wealth-but the redemption
of Mesopotamia will afford the Arab
of the future opportunity for aggran-
dizement. There, under semi-inde-
pendence. after barrages on the Tigris
and Euphrates have been built by Brit
ish energy and cash. Bagdad may rise
to a higher scale of learning. splendor
and wealth than under the caliphat OF
Haroun al Raschid.
OF the entire outcome from the war.
therefore, notes n correspondent. the
Arab renaissance Is %assuredly not the
least momentous. Historically, II will
mark the advent Of n new era ethno-
logically IL becomes n charming study
OF futurists OF literature.
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How a Woman Got a Pumpkin.

She is a dainty little madam, relates
the indianapolis News. and does not
look as If she could lift more than
ten OF fifteen pounds. When she ac'
companied her husband TO the country
recently and saw Il field dotted with
pumpkins she said:
Lets stop here and buy II pumpkin
for pies"
Pumpkins seemed to be a drug with
the farmer, and he told the little
madam:
"If you climb that fence" pointing
10 the field, you can have the biggest
pumpkin you can carry"
I'll accept that Offer" she replied
with alacrity. with visions of Thanks
giving pies galore.
Ten minutes later she returned with
n pumpkin that weighed 30 pounds and
put it down trlumphantiy in front Of
the farmer.
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breeds. To these should be added the
Hamburg, Houdan, the Redcap, and
possibly some others. They all lay
w~hite-shelled eggs.
The most common varieties of Leg
horns are white, brown. buff, black
and silver, and some of these color
varieties are again subdivided into sin
gle and rose-comb species. The White
and Brown Leghorns, are the most
widely bred, and they were the first
varieties known.
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A woman In London entered a a
rather out OF breath and presented a
singular appearance, for lnstead OF a
hat she MAS balancing a huge basket
on her head with as much grace and
ease as If Ii had been her Sunday
bonnet. She could just manage to get
through the doorway. but she sat down
with the basket gracefully poised on
her head.
"All fares. please" said the conduc-
tor. "And l shall want twopence for
that there basket, num-"
Get away with yer" she said. Dye
charge anything for ladies' hats?'
mo. num-"
Thin get on with yer work. This
'er basket is a-going 10 be my hat"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28
PLIGHT OF TROUsERLEsS MAN
Wine Blowing Door Shut Leaves Him
In P~redicament, Causing Hasty Re-
treat to Garage In Rear.

A certain North side man. the In
d~ianapolls News had a patriotic gar
den and IL was his habit TO get up with
the sun, don khaki trousers, drink a
cupful of coffee and work until his
wife called him TO breakfast, about
two hours later.
He rose about five o'clock one morn
Ing and dressed completely-all but
the khaki trousers, which he kept In
the basement. He descended the stairs
and was on the way TO the basement.
when he saw outside a bottle of cream
left by the milkman. Thinking of the
effect of sunlight on cream and of his
cupful Of coffee, he peered up and
down the street. opened the door.
stepped out grabbed the bottle hurried
ly. Just as he turned to go in he heard
a slam-the wind had blown the door
shut. He found himself out on the
front porch, fully dressed. with the ex-
ception of a pair of trousers. The door
was locked. He looked wildly up and
down the street, vaulted the low ce-
ment railing and made a Decline for
the garage, the only available place of
refuge and seclusion. He remained I'm
the garage until his wife learned of
his p~redicament, about two hours la
ter, and came TO his rescue.
The story would have remained a
dark secret had not a neighbor-a
woman, loosen the whole affair and
witnessed, the mad scramble for the
garage.
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SPORT COAT, PLATED SKIRT
Tweeds, Both Plain and Checked,
Made Into Simple Models.

For sports coats that are about
three-quarter length. inStanced in n
khaki color gaberdine on military
lines. there are any number OF planted
skirts 10 select from. TO 90 with them.
In one case II Is a bright red-and-
green Scotch plaid. but many of the
clan plaids are represented.
Tweeds. both plat and checked. are
fashioned into simp.e models.
Only n few open all the way down
the front-a sports idea characteristic
of last seasons models.
All have pockets OF the slot variety
inserted at varied an IS and defined
by tailored tuck effects, the patch pock-
ct not being exploited.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28

Defendants Lawyer-You say my
clients called you names! How did
you know for sure that they were
talking To you and not TO somebody
else?
Plaintin-Well. maybe | was mistak-
en-, but when they accompanied their
conversation with bins ON my jaw and
swats In my ribs | naturally couldn't
be blamed for thinking they were nd
dressing their remarks 10 m~e.-Judge.
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REFRESHMENTS NEXT TO GO
Gatherings Declared to BE in
Opposition TO Conservation.

Food conservation Is being religious
~ preached, and we are being taught
that IL is a sin TO waste even Il cab
bage leaf. This is all well and good,
but nobody seems yet to have organ
lied a systematic attempt to effect n
tremendous saving I'm food by the sim
pie e~xpedisnt of a%bolishing the custom
or fashion of Serving refreshments
on any and every occasion, In season
md GU OF season. says the Woman's
Home Companion. Whenever n hand
full of people get together, either for
business or pleasure, refreshments
have TO be trotted out and passed
around. In most cases, the consump-
ton Of food and drink on these occa-
sions Is superfluous and n waste. pure
and simple. Nobody needs the refresh
ments-all too often the persons in
dulging In them are fell to repletion al
ready.
Every patriotic woman Interested In
food conservation and thrift should
consider this matter and appoint her.
self n committee OF one to make this
overdone, wicked and unnecessary
practice questionable. Why not make
IL n matter of social ethics To eat only
three meals n day during tbc war.
and make IL questionable or o breach
If etiquette to waste food by ser ing
refreshments at purely social func-
tions? Entertaining friends Mt regular
and established meals is not. of course.
meant to be abolished. but merely
su%perfiuous, unnecessary and senseless
eating and drinking, just for the sake
Of indulgence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28
JUMPER SKIRT is POPULAR
Requires Blouse of Lord Fauntleroy
Type Of Which Exaggerated Col
lars and Cuffs Are Features.

If one is interested in the new jump
er skirt brought out this year by no
less an authority than Doeuillet, and
Jumper skirts have always been adored
by both women and girls-equally APP
propriate TO women and girls If they
are of the proper slender build-then
one must have special blouses 10 be
worn with them. These are mostly OF
the rufiy, little Lord Fauntleroy kind.
They are always becoming to n girl.
They are so fresh and dainty. But
some of the models are entirely new.
For instance, there Is one which Is
made without much fullness aid fas-
tened down the side front. II has n
wide graduated knlfe-plaited frill
which turns back over the front. Then
there Is n frill. of the same knife
plated stuff. which surrounds the neck
and n frill trimming the wide turned
back cuffs. With Il velveteen suit hay
ing a jumper skirt 1t would look very
attractive.
Exaggerated collars and cuffs arc
features of all Doeuillet's blouses. One
is made of white wash satin and fin
ished with wide Quaker collars and
cuffs, the blouse made "kimono" sleeve
style. A long streamer tie of narrow
ribbon is worn with II. Another jumper
suit has n blouse Of flesh georgette
with narrow turnover collar md cuffs
which are tucked and edged with
coarse silk tatting in flesh color. This
is worn with the jumper skirt, which
has n black satin sash starting inside
of the jumper V ut the front. crossing
and tying around the whist at the back.
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FUR TRIMMINGS SAVE FABRIC
Materials by Using Only a Lining
Underneath Very Deep Bands.

Thrifty designers OF manufacturers
OF coats and suits on which fur is
employed us II trimming often use
very deep bands Of fur about the coat
with only n lining underneath. so that
the expensive material OF the garment
is economical and elbow deep cuffs
on the sleeves may be set over lining
only. also.
If extravaganza. seems 10 be pres.
ent In the form of an ultra long suit
coat the wearer may point TO the fact
that this coat overs n skirt that is
sheathlike rs TO width. and that could
not possibly be n part OF n suit EN-
ploying II short or medium length coat.
The fabric shortage and necessity
for conservation are real but women
must be we'll dressed. and designers
are doing their best to meet condl-
tions Us they are.
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prohibition has made n great
change in Crimson Gulch." commented
the occasional visitor.
yes" replied Three-Finger Sam, II
never saw the settlement So quiet and
polite"
"How do you account for liz"
"Well liquor is no longer handy as
an excuse for reckless talk and every
body's nerves has steadied down so
that If n man should reach for n gun II
'ud have 10 mean something"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28
WINTER RULES.

Protect your animals from the
cold. This will make them more
comfortable, and will save you
feed.
Stop the holes In your barn.
Board in your tie-up.
An old horse, especially, like
an old man, feels the cold.
Blanket your horses on frosty
nights In the fall, when their
coats are short.
Give your horses and cattle a
good bed. Bedding is cheap.
Water your horses at least
three times a day. The stomach
of the horse is very small.
Punctuality in feeding and wa
tering the stock Is very impor-
tant. They will worry and lose
flesh If kept waiting beyond the
regular time.
4 good grooming costs no
money, and Is equal TO two
quarts of oats.
A horse cannot thrive on hay
alone. He needs oats or corn for
strength and grass, bran or po-
tatoes to keep his bowels right.
Keep your horses feet soft,
and have him shod often. More
feet r ruined in the stable than
on the road.
Dc not degrade your family by
using n lame horse.
Kill the WORKOUT or incurably
lame horse. If you sell him, the
money that you receive is blood
money.-Boston Work Horse Re-
lief Association.
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PRODUCTION OF DAIRY
Output of Five Breeds Given in
Farmers Bulletin.
Comparison Made Of Ayrshire, Brown
Swiss, Guernsey, HoIstein and
Jersey-Hoistein Is Given
Largest Average.

The average production of FIVE dairy
breeds most generally known in the
United States is shown in Farmers
Bulletin No. 500 of the department of
agriculture.
Fol- Ayrshire the average of the
1888 cows that have completed yearly
records for advanced registry is 1856
pounds of milk testing 3.95 per cent
of butterfat. amounting to 377.51
pounds of fat. The ten highest milk
producers of his breed range from
25,329 to 1915 pounds of milk and
the average of these ten highest pro-
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1892 pounds OF milk. testing 5.35 per
cent, making All pounds of butterfat.
The ten highest milk producers ranged
from 19,694.S to 16,633.2 pounds, an
average. for these ten, Of 17,703.4
pounds of milk. The ten highest but
terfat producers range from 1901 TO
1852 pounds. an average for these
ten. of 9I3.1 pounds of butterfat.
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Brown Swiss Records.

Brown Swiss Records.
In the Brown Swiss breed the aver
age of 1919 cows that have completed
yearly records for the registry pro-
dutlon is l0.S6S.7 pounds of milk, test
ing 3,995 Der cent, amounting to 433.45
pounds Of butterfat. The ten highest
milk producers Of the breed range
from 19.460.6 to 16,496.7 pounds Of
milk with M average, for these ten, of
1922 pounds. The ten highest but
terfat producers Of the Brown Swiss
range from 79S.16 to 647.30 pounds,
with an average for these ten Of
6S3.72 pounds of butterfat.
Guernsey Records.
In the Guernsey the average of 5000
ows that have completed a years rec
ord for advanced registry is S,934.33
pounds of milk. testing 400 per cent,
amounting to 446.01 pounds OF butter
fat. The ten highest producers Of this
breed range from 24,00S to 17,297.51
pounds of milk with an average, for
these ten, of 19,337.0 pounds of milk.
The ten highest Guernsey butterfat
producers range from 1,o9S.1S to
910.67 pounds. an average for these ten
Of 976.75 pounds OF butterfat.
HoIstein Records.
Among Holsteins, 1920 COWS that
had completed II yearly record for adj
vanced registry averaged 1i,622.7
pounds of milk, testing 1924 per cent
butterfat, amounting to 500.7 pounds
of fat. The ten highest producers OF
this breed averaged from 31,246.9 to
2S,S26.4 pounds of milk, an average for
these ten of 29,S9S.34 pounds OF milk.
The ten highest Holstein butterfat
producers averaged from 1,205.09 to
1,017.2S pounds, IN average for those
ten of 1,090.S pounds Of butterfat.
Jersey Records.
In the Jersey breed, the average of
5.244 cows that had completed yearly
records for the registry of merit was
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28
LEGHORN is POPULAR BREED
Best Example OF Nonsisting Class and
Most Widely Bred of Any Eu-
ropean Fowl.

The Leghorn is probably the best
example of the nonsitting class. II is
certainly the most popular and the
most widely bred of any European
fowl. Other egg breeds include the
Minorcas, Anconas, Andalusians. Cam
pines and Spanish, all Mediterranean
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28
PUT FARM IMPLEMENTS
IN REPAIR I'M WINTER

When housing the farm nipple
ments for winter make II list of
repairs needed To put them in
shape for efficient service next
year. Order these repairs at
once and have them on hand
when needed. Such precaution
may easily save days of delay
next spring. Materials are so
short that manufacturers will
not carry more parts than seems
absolutely necessary. An order
placed now means that you will
not be disappointed next spring.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28
USEFUL FOR WINTER MULCH
Leaves Are Not Only Serviceable
When Placed About Plants, But
Also Good for Litter.

Save the leaves. They are useful
for winter mulch about garden plants,
for poultry 70 scratch in and. when
piled and rotted down, make n good
fertilizer for the garden. Ii is worth
while 10 save them If possible.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28
PROTEIN REQUIRED BY PIGS
Feed Necessary for Bone, Muscle,
Frame, Material, Etc.-Skim Milk
is Recommended.

After the pigs are weaned they may
lose flesh or at least make gains very
slowly unless fed a feed rich in pro-
tein, 10 make bone, muscle, frame ma
terial, mineral matter, etc. If fed
kin milk and grain they will not dis
appoint you.
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SKIM MILK OF GREAT VALUE
Value of Product as Hog Feed Gener-
ally Known, But Not Always Fully
Appreciated,

The value of skim milk as Il hog
feed Is known IN every farm, though
not always fully appreciated. In the
neighborhood of many large diaries
pork production is a very prominent
and lucrative supplement to the dairy
industry.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28

The mothers frock consists of a fas-
cinating coat of gray cloth, with a
waistcoat embroidered in black, silver
and cherry red soutache, and a small
skunk collar. II is worn over a frock
of black satin and gray chiffon. The
little girls coat is made of black-and-
white checked cheviot, with collar and
sash of bright green jersey cloth fin
ished with wool balls.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-12-28

Let us have peace. permanent. Sc
cure and, II ! may use the term. indie.
pendent. Peace which depends not on
the pity of others, but on III own
force. Let us have the only peace
worth having, peace consistent with
honor.-Governor Morris.
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ABOUT ACCESSORIES

Handcut beads make delightful trim
mings.
And many Of the new dressy blouses
show horse collars.
Rubberized crepe de chine makes
wonderful sports coats.
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Champion Jersey.

ducers is 21,53S.9 pounds of milk.
The ten highest butterfat producers
among Ayrshires range from 955.56
to Tab pounds, with an average. for
these ten, of 1854 pounds of butter
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Woman's Influence.

Mems best deeds can be attributed
To woman's inluence-also. not infre-
Quently. their worst.
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Game Of Politics.

Politics is Il profession only when
you are on the losing side; If you are
with the winners It's business.
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The seeker for something new in
nIlady's clothes will surely be salts
fled with this odd and unusual frock.
The effect of the entire dress is decid-
eddy new and every little touch &C
e~entuates its novelty. There is moth.
Ing about it that is like any other.
The material used is black satin. The
single reVers and band are OF MORE in
a delicate sand color. The same
shade Is used in the delicate tracincs
of the silk embroidery on the skirt.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23
New England.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Nov. IL, 1871


The warehouse season has begun in a
small was in the Connecticut Valley,
and for various reasons-chief among
them being the labor shortage-is not
likely to be under full headway before
the first of the year. Two good damps
last month enabled growers to take
down large quantity Of tobacco. De-
liveries to warehouses, however, have
not been as large as packers had hoped
for and another warm rain is needed to
soften more of the tobacco hanging in
the barns. Early opinion of the new
crop, based ON cursory examination OF
tobacco thus far delivered, is that there
will be little polesweat and that colors
will be good. The results of the sweat,
of course, are still to be reckoned with.
When the balance sheet of the 1917
tobacco crop is struck it probably will
be found that the Connecticut Valley
growers, as a body, made little or
nothing this year owing to hail and
frost damage of unprecedented proper
tions. A large number of growers &C
tually lost money, but as set off
against this loss there are growers who
raised crops which escaped hail and
frost and who waited until late in the
season before selling, thereby realizing
the highest prices ever paid for domes-
tic sun-grown leaf. The staggering
losses suffered by hundreds of growers
have had SOLDERING effect on even the
relatively few fortunate farmers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23
New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. II, 1917.
Trading in the leaf market has set
tied down now mostly to routine busi-
ness. Opportunities to buy in bulk are
restricted even where offers are most
liberal. The price question does not
seem to play any role any more in buy
ing. An offer of AZ cents pound for
1000 cases of 1916 Pennsylvania was
refused by packer as the goods were
pledged previously to old customers.
What the new Pennsylvania will fetch
in the market nobody is able to predict
now. In the meanwhile, Manila leaf
seems to be growing in favor and the
imports of tobacco, stripped and scraps,
has become quite factor in the mar
ket 1t is selling freely. When the
first attempt was made to introduce
Philippine tobacco raw leaf in this
country it was complete failure. But
the necessity of substitute for insult
ficient supply of our domestic leaf and
the improvement of the quality of the
Philippine product by more careful
and scientific cultivation has created
quite an extensive market here for it.
The Sumatra situation is likely to be
eased somewhat if the Washington
news that the administration has at last
made some arrangements for transport
communication between the United
States and Holland should find it's real
ization. 1t is then likely that great
quantity of Sumatra stored in Amster
dam, the property of Americans, might
be permitted to be sent over to these
shores. 1t is, however, pointed out
that the arrangement in contemplation
depends upon the safe conduct permis-
sion by the German government but
that such permission for the transport
of Sumatra might be refused because
of it's being enemy property now. The
development of this new phase of the
Sumatra situation is awaited with hope
full expectation. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.

GOGERION, w IS.s NOV. 20, lJ1 &.
Favorable weather conditions that
have prevailed so far during November
is doing much in helping out the curing
of the tobacco crop, which has already
reached a point where there will be
less fat stems to be found in stripping
than was at first feared there
might be. Even most of the she'd d-froZ-
en- leaf seems destined TO be put to
some useful purpose, so that losses
from this source will be considerably
minimized. A few packers are sending
out circulars to growers urging that
unusual care be exercised in stripping
and the heavy stems rehung in the
sheds until thoroughly dried out as the
best means of receiving the full value
for their tobacco. 1t seems doubtful,
however, if much stripping will be at
tempted before the holidays.
A few Wisconsin dealers have long
ing eyes on the Ohio and Pennsylvania
districts, where the crop is now NOV
ing, as there is little hope of any fur
ther business in their home state until
another crop is produced. The old leaf
market furnishes no news.
The shipment out of storage is ham
dicapped at present by the car shortage.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. IA, 1917

LANCASTER, PA, Nov. IA, 1917.
The declaration by some growers
some weeks ago that 1917 tobacco of
Lancaster county would sell for thirty
cents a pound was very generally look
ed upon as brag and very little atten-
tion was paid to such talk. But last
week plenty of the crops brought Is,
26 and II cents. A we'll known packer,
who was discussing the tobacco situa-
tion with the writer, said he had no
doubt whatever that lot of the new
crop would go at thirty cents. That
many growers are convinced that they
will get this price and are holding off
selling until they do get it.
Only few weeks ago local hackers
voiced their indignation over the fact
that the nibbling of small cigar con-
Germs and small country packers were
giving the growers an inflated idea OF
the value of the crop, resulting in the
stiffening of prices. All of which
sounds more like joke than anything
else, considering the onslaught soon to
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