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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

treadmill WITH some - AGsAtor's eth
er activities. ana ~ aS1ieiDl a.
thsritiss decided tAA9 tAsy wssA si
thsr have to change Ne Aans q tl<
town or ask Asitator 70 leave Tub
voted IN favor Of the latter alternative
ana one Ans cay the hardware dealer
was ridden IN state ea = rail to the
outskkts of ths city. where. he was
handed his paSspoYts.>-chariss A. Rio
ser, InxeststsI 0osservottosA Nes
Yoek
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
NINE. PETROVA GOES
TO BERMUDA TO REST

Famous Star VIII Arrange Scena-
rio for New Metro Production
Nine. Petrova has just completed
the final Scenes IN "The Scarlet
Woman" forthcoming Metro Won
derplay produced by the Popular
Plays and Players, and will take a
rest Of three weeks before begin
ming work on a new Metro produo-
ton. Immediately after finishing
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
a WARNING.
The Utter Useiessness of Taking Q
Course In German.

Course In German.
A customer during IA trying on
asked her dressmaker, whose son
was at college, If he were pursuing
a general course or specializing in
any particular branch. The answer
came promptly, through mouthful
of pins;
"Sanskrit, ma'am He's specializ-
ing in Sanskrit | can't say but I'd
have preferred something a bit
more usual in the way of education
something more plain tailor made
for every day like. Sanskrit's such
a fussy study"
Her criticism, if oddly woFded
was comprehensive and not unin
telligent. Less reasonable and equal
ly unexpected were the remarks OF
an old farmer in a remote hill VII
lage upon the favorite studies OF hls
son. He had always been suspicious
Of the higher education and was far
from pleased when his Joe, whom
he wished to keep on the farm, oh
tanned scholarship.
Languages may be all right for
folks that's born to 'em in foreign
parts" he declared recently, with
Impressive deliberation, "but a mar
that amt had better talk plain
Yankee and do things
"To see that boy Of mine sit.down
With a book We can't read, saying
over words We can't sense-jest put
ter, putter, mutter, mutter, sputter.
sputter-why, it makes me fair sick
And for all he's been at it most 6
year, he can't make those Italians
on the highway understand three
words together. He owns himself
he can't"
at is Italian be is studying.
them" the listener murnured po
htely.
'No, faint; it's German" admit
ted the old man in a reluctant
growl. "But a precious pcor ex
cuse / call that. and so l told him.
'1 don't care if faint their owl
lingo, Joc,' says l. 1T oughter come
a long sight higher to it than jest
United States talk. Squeezed al
up together the way folks be on the
map o Europe, coyEse they must get
used to each otheH talk enough to
make each other out.
pet ye my Sunday-go-to
meeting het,' [ told him, If We talk
ed reel German to those Italians
they'd understand ye"
"But he can't. All he can do =
to set in corner with his book,
putter puttering and sputter sput-
tering.
Don't We talk 10 me about col
legeS! Joe's ~ e Youth
Companion
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
WOMEN VOLUNTEER
To HELP WIN WAR
Betty Blythe Tells Why 1t Is
Necessary for All
To Register.
EVERY WOMAN CAN HELP
EVERY WOMAN CAN HELP
eounsil Of Defense Seeks TO Create
Channel For Use Ut
Mar Agencies.

Anl NOW let's see Why the govern.
0ent is mobilizing the women OF
kmerica--why il is asking every
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
NM&

Later reports from Iowa state that a
third count Is now being made.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

Some ,a,s 49, '.ese
tleman O. ilao.- l..tt.s \, 80, ,s.-..
his time v!s.t.ns asaoaf hI 5..e..Js
Alter Eea ~ ost as e.esne IN
bls own - bo oe3 re ib9usitt
be would vi, 80 a..s 'r'vr'
some twc1.E r..,s 81. ,al.. - =.
.rrival lie ear .9et.a.ly rtgoi. :: D,
the Quake, 70. ,aaI6'pS ~ rs
ltor had l.. 4m9~h pans 10 come
so far to So ii, treated lin with &
great deal ca attention and polite
ness for several days. Is the sis
itor showed no signs Of leaving, tbs
Quaker became uneasy, bat bore Il
with patience until the eighth day.
when ne said to him:
"My friend, am AFRAID tAse viii
never come again"
ooh, yes l Shall" said the visitor
u have er.o2ed my visit very much
I'D shall certainly come q ain"
But" SAID the Quaker, IF the:
YiE never leave how can thee con'
again ?"--Philalelphis Ledger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
The Perfect Gentleman.

Sven our ideas Of honor change"
notes q friend who is always arguing
that virtue is mere matter of geog-
raphy or era. 1T is but a century
since y Nan Of Honor-it was an en-
tirely different sort Of person from the
one 10 whom that term could be ap-
piled to-day. A Man Of Honor-a Real
Geniieman-Was one who made ii a
point 10 pay I'll MS gambling debts
ana wine Bills, Cgen if he had TO marry
TO GET tie money But our friend is
wrong ahoAt -hoaor. The one he mep-
tions MAS not man of honor-he was
merely called So The Indians were
not natives Of India just because
Columbus thought they were. though
the misnomer stuck TO them for all
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Plain Dealer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
Little Benny
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

Is fellows played we was wild ANIMAL
hunters yestidday. me and Skinny Martin
being the hunters and Sam Cross and
Pubs Simkins being the hunting dogs
running ahead Of US barking like enythlng
and getting down on their hands and neez
every once in a vile and smelling the pave
mint out loud to see ii they was on the
rite track, witch jest as we was starting TO
run past the back alley we saw Miss Win
kels yellow cat setting on the tents OF the
corner house, and Sam and Puds started
to lump up at it yelling, Bow, WOW, WOW,
WOW, and the cat ran along the fentses Ike
lightning with the dogs after 1t and the
hunters after the dogs going Bang
bang bang, panther. panther. And wen
the panther got To Miss Winkels yard II
! Jumped down and the hunters and the
dogs all climbed over the tents after il,
witch ~ that tnN"' cite aptntlnnorwss out
OF site.
! Quick. to the ambush. | sed. Meen-
ing a ash ba,ril over in the corner OF the
yard, and the , hunters and the dogs
got down behind it TO wait tor the pan
ther to come out Of its lair. Wich Jest
| then the back setting room window openec
and Miss Winkel put her he'd out, saying
Boys wat are You doing in heer dowr
there?
Wich us fellows all quick got ont frun
in back OF the ash barriI, Sam Cross say
ing, We lost sumthing.
How abserd, what did you lose. Sc,
Miss Winkel Wich us fellows all locke,
at each other, and | sed. Nam:
I sed wat did you lose. sed Miss Win
ll,el
A mouth organ, sed Skinny Martin
Well how did you lose it ia my yard
sed Miss Nnkel
Not being "A easy question to anser unde
the circumstances so nobody answered
it, and Miss Winke sed, I'm coming dow
there to find out for myself And sh
smut the window and came down. ony b
the time She got there the hunters an
the , dogs were over the tents and rul
ming down the alley mile a minuis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
SIRE Cure for seasickness.

In AN Irishwoman in China" Mrs.
De Bursh Daily tells of an amusing in
cident that she witnessed on the jap
anese ship Sendai Maru. A young
lady, after long scclusion in her cabin,
came on deck and walked about lit
tie. Presently the breeze freshened.
the ship began 10 roll. and she turned
pale To my establishment, says Mrs.
DAILY. saw Japanese sailor go up to
her and slap her violently between the
shoulders with his open hand. "Oh,"
| cried to the captain. who was stand
ing beside me, what shamei Why
did he do that?" I'm so sorry" said
the captain in a small, meek voice. Il
told him 10 90 IT, We think it such a
good cure for seasickness! y And, says
Mrs. Daily. it did cure her. for she was
so indignant that she forgot her un-
easy feelings, scolded the man roundly
and felt much better.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14

Friends of Col. William c. Hayes,
formerly of the old Second Nassachu-
setts and later commander of the lo4th
infantry in France, decided at "han-
quet In the colonel s honor, to send .
petition to Washington asking for his
reinstatement. Col. Hayes, we under
stand. sent his resignation to Gen.
Pcrshing, because he was Peevcd, aad
the general accepted the resigaa-
tion five minutes after it was received.
Col Hayes has been shooting off his
mouth pretty freely since he returned.
The movement to get him back into
the army may be among personal
friends in his home city but we doubt
whether il viii be appIauded south
of Longmeadow or north Of Chicopee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
Be Sure o. Your Ground.

DO not tall, but Of what you know;
90 not think but of what you have
materials to think Justly upon; and
do not lock for things only that YOU
like, when there are others to be
seen-this is the lesson TO be taught
to our youth, and inbred in them; and
that mainly by our own example and
confluence. Never teach child any
thing of which YOU are not yourself
sure and, above al, If you feel
anxious to force anything into its
mind in tender years, nat the virtue
Of youth and early association may
f0ston il there, be sure it is no lie
which you thus sanctify.-John
Ruskiu.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
Mrs. Tigers Eyes Were Very Angry
Looking.

roaring voice that number of people
locked to her yard TO look at her
Mrs. Tigers eyes We're very angry
looking. If she thought for a moment
that anyone would put her indoors
she would eat them up, yes she would.
She roared so loudly that Mr.. Tiger
couldn't make himself heard. Master
Tiger began roaring, too. Il wouldn't
stand it, | wouldn't" he roared.
They think they can look at Us, and
then they don't consider us" said Mrs.
Tiger, who was becoming angrier all
the time.
It's so tiresome the way they look
at US" said Master Tiger. Il suppose
they will move us indoors so tender,
delicate, silly people won't get cold'
There is no use in getting 50 ex.
cited" said Mr. Tiger. You are both
working yourselves up over nothing.
No one will put US inside. because We
couldn't and wouldn't keep car beauty
then. And we're famous fC our size,
out fine looks and our shaggy coats.
Wed lose all these if they took US
inside, and we are the prizes of the
whole zoo. No animals are as hand
some"
"That's So said Mrs. Tiger.
at is indeed" agreed Master Tiger.
And then, for 4 time, they We're
quiet-fOr tigers-as the keeper threw
into their yards some big pieces Of raw
meat, and they thought of nothing else
! except their food,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
| ADCYSV[N|NG)
\ FAIRY TALE
III s. NApN GRAAAN BONNER |
THE SIBERIAN TIGER.

From far up north in another land
did l come" said the Siberian Tiger.
"And l came with you" said Mrs.
Siberian Tiger from her cage next
door.
4 came, too said Master Siberian
Tiger.
Now, Mr.. Tiger was always called
plain Tiger, and he liked that bet
ter than any other name. 1t seem
ed strong and simple to him. These
fancy names should be given only to
creatures who We're delicate and fra
gle, he thought.
THE reason | am SO big" said Tiger,
lis because / have lived in such a cold
climate. And how l have loved it.
"Tigers who are born down here in
the zoo don't know what it is like to be
the tiger Of the biggest size and kind
that comes.
1.-The cold weather makes us grow.
They think it's winter here, but good
ness! They don't know what winter
means"
Mr.. Tiger looked far out beyond his
cage. few people were watching
him, but not many, for it was very
cold. They could not bear staying
outside. They wanted TO look at the
animals who were indoors.
Tiger gaZed far over the heads OF
the people who did watch him. He
didn't care for them at all He knew
of land they had never been to. he
was sure of that. And he knew OF
/ great and wild adventures such a.
i would have made their blood run cold
Il Oh, how much he knew of another
life, far, far away from the zoo anC
Il its cages and its keepers and its chill
dren who watched a fellow as though
h he were peculiar, when he simply wa!
/ very fine and noble.
u They say" continued Tiger to Mrs
Tiger and Master Tiger, who were il
: cages on either side of him, that Their,
Il are no tigers who grow to the siz
q that we do. Look now at my coat o
s thick, shaggy hair. Isn't it beautiful
e That's what a real winter has don
Y for me, several real winters.
e. '"They look at me, these people, ant
,e they SILVER as they say to then
"a selves, How can those tigers live on
, in their yardsY
And they ask the keeper If W
won't freeze to death.
y THE keeper has more sense tina
- most people. He knows that we wan
le to be out of doors all the time Tha
ne is why our cages are out-of-doo
= cages. He has heard something Of GU
- life where We came from. And h
,o tries TO give US the same as nearly a
II he can
,.t ph - IesnUuuld OSerernnputnIu ofnSti
would hep asked Master Tiger.
Il would he have the impudence an
he imnertinenca to do sucb thing.
- asked Mrs. Tiger, in such a cross, lou
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14

Believing that it is 'sthe time to
quit informing German agents and Civ
ing them three square meals a day, =
Representative Kelly of PENNSYLVANIA
ha introduced . resolution in congress
providing for the hanging of all Ger
man spies convicted in American courts.
What will come of it is Of course prob
icmaticai. The administration is com
mitted 70 a mild policy in dealing
with spies, plotters and other enemy
agents, much milder than is or has been
IN vogue in any other countries now at
war. Public opinion, irritated by tn,
repeated acts Of violence and treason
and disclosures of widespread system,
OF espionage, undoubtedly favors {
sterner method OF dealing with spies
and many men prominent in public life
including Former President William II
Taft, have openly advocated the deatl
penalty for active alien enemies, but
whether the administration can b,
brought to see the necessity for OK
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14

The dattcrinC report on the condition
Of the United States navy, filed h. the
Investigating committee selected by
congress will not draw half as much
editorial comment as it Hould if it had
contaiuel 4 general attaek-eu Ameriesn
naval methods The fact is now pretty
generally recognized that our navy is
doing an efficient work and that it
will be more of factor in the world
war as time progresses. Josephus Dan
iels is 70 longer regarded as joke ut
the head of the naval department.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14

Bradstreet 5 reports building opera
tions for the month of January the
smallest in 10 years and more than 80
per cent below the figures Of January,
1917. \ part of the decrease may be
explained by. the difficulty of securing
labor and materials and By the high
cost of each; but much of the change
is due to the agitation against unnec-
cssary activity, so that the whole
strength Of the country may be de
voted TO the tasks of the war. The
sclf-dcuial in this ease has been b.
capital which might find a profitable
outlet in the erection of new buildings
but defcrs operations until time wael
men are not SO urgently war,cd il
construction work in the shipyards anC
in the factories and fields where air
planes are being turned out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Eeroin smuggler Sentenced.

\ sentence of four years in the fed
cral penitentiary at Atlanta, GA, was
pronounced in the federal court at Bur
lingtoa by Judge IIarland B. Howe on
Jack Lawrence of New York, the not
ed opium smuggler. who was found
guilty last Friday of smuggling hcroin,
and conspiracy against the laws Of the
United States. The maximum prison
sentence was imposed, the prisoner re
ceiving two years on each charge.
In lronouncing sentence Judge
Howe stated that the government was
making q determined effort TO stop IL
legal traffic IN opium.
LawEenc" was arrested about eight
months ego when 200 ounces Of heroin
concealed iii linen closet i'll a
Pullman ear was seized at Alburg. He
and the syndicate with which he is al
legged 20 have been connected are sup
posed to have made fabulous sums by
smuggling the drug into this country
from Canada for addicts in New York.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14

The war department 5 order listing
the published accounts of casualties
among soldiers abroad to the mere list
OF names, has stirred up hornet 5
nest all over the country, 0en. PerahS
ing Is sad, by advice OF the French
to have favored such a course, on the
ground that 1t would give valuable IN
formation to the enemy. me war de
partment has planned to inform parents,
guardians or next OF kin III ease young
men were Killed, wounded or MISSING
Inc lay mlnd can see no objection to
giving the nome addresses OF the boys
Ia case nothing Is 'aid ABOUT the di'I-
SlohS 10 "'''h the% are attached or the
location "here they met the enemy,
lA'fe might oe loo 'ohn oihi'nS
from America III france II one
were Nliieo the fela'lNeS o. an the
others would nave Shoek- an Mus
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
Is a Temporary Disease.
[ Bloomington Banner.l

To the Brattleboro Rcformer, the
Randolph Herald and News ana others
who have commented fairly on few
side issues in connection with the state
election this year-it is impossible to
induce a blind partisan to put on spec
taelcs. 1t simply ism t safe, lest he
might see something that would open
up his vision permanently. When you
observe a newspaper writer or a bench
man of any stripe so excitable in his
partisanship that he is willing to
distort the facts relative to any and
every circumstance and who is prompt
to impugn the motive of any person
suspected of even being friendly to
some other candidacy, the case is be-
yoHd the reach of argument and not
open to the ordinary good natured dis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
BACK GIVES OUT.
Plenty Of Brattleboro Readers Have
This Experience.

You tax the kidneys-overwork
them
They cant keep up the continual
strain
The back may give QUIT may ache
and pain;
Urinary troubles may set in.
Don t wait longer-take Doan s Kid
ney Pills
Brattleboro people tell you how they
act.
Mrs G. H. Butler, No. so Clark
street. SAYS: = have used Doan s
Kidney Pills off and on and have
always found them very satisfac-
tory. l have been troubled at
times my kidney disorder, which has
always been shown by pains through
the small of my back, which were cut
ting when / bent over. 1t has been
hard to rest at night and l have felt
lame and stiff in the morning. Doan 5
Kidney Pills which | bought from the
Brattleboro Drug Co., have always re-
licved this painful condition of my
| back
Price 60e, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan' s kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Butler had Foster Milburn Co.,
Mtgrs., Buffalo, D. ADV.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
Farmers Preparedness.
Rutland News.

Rutland News
Ihs wise farmers of Vermont have
their sugar making equipment in readi-
ness now. Never before has there been
greater demand for the maximum
product Of the maple trees not only OF
This state hat of every other section
Of the country The comforting ad-
vice comes from various parts of the
state that owners of maple woods have
their apparatus ready for the demands
to be made upon tAam within very
few days. The greatest obstacle in
the way OF tapping every tree, OF
course is the scarcity of labor, but that
scarcity affects every industry, large
and small. and it can be overcome in
large measure by the employment OF
young people and women. Maple
syrup viii be veritablv n golden stream
to the Vermont agriculturists this sea
son, and the price will probably Snow
no sign OF dropping.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14

The Reformer Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c.
w. Cleaveland, s. L Purinton tEstey-
WILEY. Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. D. F. Doyle.
South Main Street
west 5ratteboro, L. StockweN
East Oummerston, NJ F. Brown
Putney NJ G Williams
Newtane, \ NJ Batcheder.
Townshend, c. W. Cutler.
West Townshend. c Il Grout.
jamaica. r J. Dageett.
South Londonderry, n Tyler
South Vernon, Bunum
Mortified. Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, NJ. H, Mrs "
Streeter.
Hinsdale. N. H., W n Lyman
Bellows Falls. Depot Restaurant
Windsor. VI. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim Of the management TO
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night. and II solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure TO receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission. in person
bv telephone or postal card. thus enabling
the cause Of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
treme measures in combating the spy
peril remains to be seen.

1t is surprising what a large mum
Der of small bad habits Americans IN
genertl formed in pre-war days that
must be corrected now The larger
and more glaring excuses and extrava-
gances have been brought to attention
and overcome in many instances. But
it is the smaller, little routine things
which taken individually would make
little trouble, but which make havoc
when joined in by a host of people.
! that must be corrected, with the idea
/ in view that anything that taxes the
capacity of any public or semi-puhlc
utility now must be changed as much
as possible. We have all kicked the
/ past year about the postal service, but
who has stopped to consider that the
general custom OF business houses in
sending all mail to the postolicc at
the close OF day swamps the office and
entails delays The authorities in
Washington are urging New England
business concerns to dispatch their
mails at frequent intervals during the
day, SO that the load may he more
evenly distributed upon the postotlicC
department. 1t seems like a little
thing. but if thousands of business men
distribute their mail IN this manner ii
will mean q lot for our government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
Green's August Flower

Has been used for all ailments that
arc caused by disordcrcd stomach and
inactive liver, such as sick headache
constipation, sour stomach, nervous in
digestion, fermentation of food, palpi-
tatlon of the heart caused by gases in
the stomach. August Flower is a gen
tie laxative, regulates digestion both in
stomach and intestines, cleans and
sweetens the stomach and alimentarv
canal, stimulates the liver TO sacrete
the bile and impurities from the blood
Sold by Wilfred T. Root
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-14
Pays to Have Live Governor.
{ Bennington Banner.)

tLtHIiltS lOil DduHtl.J
Governor Horace +. Graham has been
down to Washington and won another
victory in getting a direct order from
the war department that the young
men indicted into service from Yer
mont may go into the Vermont regi-
ment. the 57th Pioneer infantry now
at Spartanburg, s. G. This is an in
stance where the Vermont boys in the
army will profit from having gov
ernor who has been in touch with
events since the outbreak of the wal
end he Is able to get this change OF
plans through being familiar with the
situation and able TO bring to the at
tention of the war department the de
mands made on Vermont and the way
in which they have been met. This i.
a case whore Il new man in the gov
eruog : chair would have been al dis
advantage.